New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-11
y NOTES HERE AND THERE.

.,oov ,s an interesting study, but oil the
Cn'os time and date cannot add one moment
esIe .rot,ed period Of mans life. Pope Gregory
he ten days of the calendar in 1882. and In
W ..,,urv TO come some other Pope. or. more
~ ,s council OF Nations. will agree to turn back
pHs, again one OF the puzzling questions put
pe men and In collegiate examinations Is
w. p,.. swhat were the ten days In Inc words MS
w. which nothing was eaten. nothing drunk ana
Il ~ snoken9' The answer Is. Of course. the
pn.s, .,reen october 8 and Is, In the year 1882.
~. ~ had fallen behind, and the Pope simply
ns S r. along ten days at Jump. That was the
1tnDinnss a Sserence between the old and the new
ii0 We s len DAYS. In the eighteenth century It
aay 1880 tn ioS W be thirteen Days
~ Pore did pretty bold thing In buryng ten days
~ y. @. Hoyt Is a wellknown physician on the
= s,ds of the city. lie mas had an extensive
..ss for eleven years. He gave an affidavit In
= r.,vls Harris few days ago. and the
-, Cerf, Henry d. Purroy, Informed the Dis
~ Insrney's Office that no such man as Dr. W.
Hor was licensed to practice medicine in the
49,, Of New York. This statement was published
..r,sl newspapers. DR.. Hoyt went TO the County
,'sa doe and forced the clerk to make a copy Of
y. s..ue that was granted to him In 1882, showing
UV ms q graduate OF the College OF Phystlans
~ srenes, and duly qualified " practice medicine
s.ss nee of business" he said, "for which
~ n. District Attorneys Office responsible. Such
H.trsSnt Is liable to injure me in my profession.
~ IS one thing that should be abolished il is
III che under Its present management
a. uarvels Of animal intelligence claim attention
Aru every one. In recent discussion on the sub
~ much that was surprising and instructing was
and. The horse was away below par in the
sudnIou OF all present. lie was voted O smplctOn.
One Of the speakers, well-known thurman. took
ne stand that II horse had any sense he would not
ubmlt to being driven with whip and spur over the
lev wastes OF Guttenburg and Gloucester, but would
II down and attempt 10 crush the life out of his
6der or 10 get rid OF him In some way and be free.
the animal were really possessed Of q high order of
intelligence there would be an end OF winter racing
ne same speaker held that the most intelligent ami
sab we're the ant and the chimpanzee. The ntelli-
eence Of ants has been subject Of remark for many
ses Solomon advised the slugcard to SO to the ant
me Greek philosopher Cleanthes made Instructive
sbsevatons the ants 500 years before the Christian
m. A,ntaigne the French essayist describes their
wonderful means Of mutual communication without
0e aid Of speech. PlatOs democracy may have been
funded on the political economy Of the ants, and
Momas Moore may have had them In mind when he
sroe about his Utopia. The arts are rigid commun
ID. In their republic the property belongs equally
al; even tho ant babies belong to the state The
yloe community forms a brotherhood. and no indi
4e public good The females are at ali times sur
csnded By respectful court. are carried when IA
0Cued, and nourished with the richest food. They
kveve, are not allowed to vote. as are the women
3 wyoming They are without political influence
nT gre content with being the mothers OF a power
n community. The red ants are both sculptors and
nak6ns. They believe In the dignity Of labor They
have regular market days. and days on which they take
eccH Plny discovered that ants are the only living
Sdnss besides man. that besow burial on their dead
Inc chimparzee Is supposed to stand next II man
NJ Is owing principally 10 his brain and the forma
Gn Of his thumb. 1t has mans appetite, when
Nldvafed. II learns to sit at table, n man has to
o. and partakes OF everything, being particularly fond
dsweets II has even been known to become addicted
strong drink !-another manly art. 1t can use knife
nfk ana spoon with facility (never putting the knife
TIE mouth receives visitors with politeness and
loows them out when II Is time for them to 90. IL
- another manly iailing-it loves bright colors and
= especially attentive Ia woman wearing a gay
es:s. II makes an excellent eubman. as ii Is very
M OF looking out Of windows. Mir. Crowley was
ue most interesting animal that ever in the
CkrtFa Park mcragerie.
=. Russell-IIowland, of Begbroke House. near
Oxford, England is at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. ~
enc friends he exhibited yesterday two coins which,
= ah, were ploughed up in his garden few weeks
~ They are elllptical, one being about half inch
y It's longest diameter, and the other about i've
Shths They are so well preserved that the i,scrip-
Ions can be plainly seen. The date OF one Is 3o5
and Of the other 33l. In those Years Constantine
the Great sole master OF the world so that the
.oins are undoubtedly Of MS reign. As Constantine
vas the hrst Christian emperor they must BE- Chris.
uan CONS. lie was converted, the world knows
~ seeing ut MONDAY Il flaming cross In the sky II
De had been an astronomer he would have cxplsined
scientlhcaLy The origin of that cross, but being n
eeailen ne regarded II voice from an unknown
unocated. - e -" WIZ