Morning journal and courier., 1894-05-24
favor of Europe and saainst the United
States under the present system.

States under the present system.
There are places where the bicycle il not
understood. A wealthy Hungarian, Mr.
Jordan. recently undertook to visit the
Balkan peninsula and even Asia Minor on
his bicycle. His trip has been suddenly
interrupted In Bulgarian village near
Philippopon. The rumor was spread that
. magician. mounted upon q strange ma
chine, had made his appearance. The inn
was invaded by peasants, the bicycle was
exercised by the priest and finally broken
into pieces. Mr.. Jordan had to make haste
to the nearest railroad station.
Some people are patient with boardsrs.
Ernestine Dittmar, of Milwaukee, claims
that in October, 1850, Ludwig Carlvolt-
brecht came to her house as boarder and
promised to pay q reasonable board. The
other day Ernstine went before the circuit
court and declared that Carl has never
paid cent, although he has lived in her
house during this long time. She claims
that 1t cost her $3.50 year to keep Carl in
food, and she sues for thirty years. board,
amounting to q. .sS2, which inciadss inter
est and costs.
For many years strong protest has bean
made to the Egyptian government by anti
quarians and hosts of other interested
people the world over sgainst the contin-
ued housing of the priceless government
collection of Egyptian antiquities in the
old wooden museum at Ghizsh. The col
lection comprises the choicest of all the
relics that have been discovered in Egypt.
1t Is, and has been for many years, ex-
posed to the greatest possible danger from
IRE. The government has hitherto de.
clined to remedy the matter, but few
days ago the Council of Ministers agreed
to the appropriation of $750,0oo for the
building of new fre-proof museum at
Cairo to contain the collection.
There are now more than eight thou
sand steam engines used for transport
service on highways in Great Britain. The
fact was stated by Lieutenant Colonel
Templer, at the Royal United Service In
stitution, some days ago, in lecture sd-
vocating the use of steam transport for
army purposes. He said that extensive
experiments had shown that train of
wagons can, on the best roads, make but
fifteen to twenty miles day, while trac-
ton engine cen transport the same train
aixty to seventy miles a day, and at less
cost. Horses sooner or later give out, but
the engine can keep right on day after day,
under all circumstances. The 5000 en-
gines are, of course, used for a great va
riety of work, mainly about farms, besides
simple transport. There are 90, 900 miles
of turnpike road in Great Britain.
A short time ago 1t was reported that 9
cold wave had ruined the watermelon
plants In Georgia, and that therefore the
crop would amount to nothing this year.
The frost, late and eevere as 1t was, did
not cause much damage, however. An in
spection of the melon territory in the
southeastern part OF the State shows that
the area of cultivation this season is 1876
acres, as compared $3.50 acres last year.
The melons this year will ripsn about one
week late. The first shipment from
Georgia will not be made before June 10.
A few cars may come In from Florida before
that time. One railroad company running
through southeastern Georgia handled
8, 833 cars of wstermelons from that Sec
ton last year. OF this number 1,076 cars
were carried east and 2,577 west. 1t lie
thought that, In spite of the decreased
acreage, the shipments will be almost as
heavy this year, for the vines are covered
with young melons, which are now about
the size of mans fat.