The sun., 1896-09-14
L1rE TOPICS AMOUR Town.

the Quaker duct In the second act of "A Trip
to Chinatown" otherwise the Cynthia and
Reuben" duet. many thousand couics of which,
with Mr.. Gaunt's name rs the CO nposer. have
been sold In music stores. As q matter of fact.
the AIR" or melody OF the song. Is a very old
one. and was first utilized for stage purposes
by that clever musical ad Apter Edward Solo,
mon. who introduced It into the third act OF
tho opera "Billee Taylor" It wAs.then trio,
and was designated on the musical programme
MS Revenge! Rctribution!" Reerranged for
"A Trip TO Chinatown" IL became at once
popular. and no small share of the success OF
Wit ana pbos6py of Il The sword words of the sobg no
One Of the latest Of the added verses relates 10
that form of intoxication known as "a skate"
Reuben. Reuben. ~. been thinking.
What is tails hear OF late.
In the sultry months of summer
Men who get skater
Cynthia. Cynthia, I've been thinking
And can answer in trice,
You can do without the ice.
Did you ever notice the bright lights, steady,
brilliant. and powerful, whi,h illuminate our
city cable cars2 People accustomed L, the
horse cars of the days Of fickering and unsteady
kerosene lamps sometkn inquire how IL Is
possible 20 illuminate street cars so brilliant
ly as those nf the Broadway and Third avenue
cable roads. 1t Is mads possible by the use Of
the Pintsch, or portable. gasliRht. which is-a
refined petroleum, the invention OF n German.
julius Pintsch. A constant stream OF petro-
leum is injected into retorts heated to a very
high temperature. and consequently becomes
yaporlsed. From these retorts the gas passes
into an Iron box containing water seal, and
thence through a main Of condensers and
washerr TO the purifiers. After the process Of
lime. the gas is compressed into cylinders,
and these are stored In the cars as needed for
use. The mandatory where this gas is
daily in the process Of making 10000 cubic
feet Of gas. The great expense Of the Pirtsch
many lines. and particularly 10 other cities.
IL is Transported from the factory TO the rail-
S,1. f0nd c9SmpsIys ,Sapr ONCE n tanks much Eesem
running from western Pennsylvania. From
the large tanks It IS run into small cylinder
and are drawn from unttl exhausted. without
any Of the inconveniences OF the light going
out" broken chimneys. smoky wicks, odor Of
oil, or risk of fire.
Tammany Hall has lost q valuable member by
the resignation OF Thomas F. Ryan. Mr.. Ryan
resigned from the organization because OF Its
decision TO support the nominees OF the Chicago
Convention and the platform of anarchy and
repudiction. In speaking of the matter yes
terday, he said: I'm n crisis like this a man
should think of his country. not Of party. I
have had no reason to doubt that Mckinley
made in Chieasc Tie third ,oket nssres @ets re
him the, electoral votes OF fve or six states
that might have been classed as doubtful. The
laboring men. They, are honest. and intelli-
gent; and want their wages paid in dollar.
ity OF the country means work on full time
for them. and Bryan and his friends, the silver
kings. cannot fool them"
Vast quantities OF English ale. old and pale.
and OF English bitter beer" are imported
into the United States for domestic consump-
ton. the average importation OF euch foreign
malt llqnors amounting in a year to zoo. 900
gallons in bottles or jugs. The superior. or
supposed superior. merits OF English ale and
beer sustain the demand for 1t in the United
States. but It is . fact not generally known
that a very large share OF the Engish ale and
beer drunk in this country is made from Amer
lean hops. An English trade Journal has called
attention to tho fact that the exports from
the United States to Great Britain OF hops for
use In the British breweries amounted to IT,
5o0,o pounds last year. The expectation OF
Americsn hops has been increasing at a very
lively rate. and has. in fact, doubled in VOL
ume during the past three years. the larger
hop acreage OF the Jinites States is 50. 900. and
the total product of American hop vines 40
ns. IN SHOW SC WRS posh6 as G
i;s Tere exported last year to make genuine Eng
ilsh peer. new hork Is the great hop-grow
ing State. with an annual product OF 20. .O00.-
nearly all OF II ls used by Eastern breweries.
tn .ee Pacific States OF Washington. Oregon,
and California. most is exported TO England
hoP sho IN state Of Eaa Is
are no hops grown in the South, and very few
Ia tho West, except in the State Of Wiscon-
the dsmands Of the milwaukee Ieee GesS bpeWeFIes 81
American hops for English beer. California
claret sent TO France to be returned as genu-
Inc French claret-thats the rule now.
There have been within the past two years so
many improvements on the boulevards that
bicyclsts ara grateful for the present cond ition
of these streets and are sometimes able to
overlook tho exasperating inconveniences
which arc still to be encountered, most Of |
which arc Of such a nature that they cannot bo
err fdicated unless the streets be given over ex-
clusively TO riders. Tho condition n: tho as- |
phalt Is better. The cast sido OF the road |
above Ninety-sixth street is in good condi- |
tion. and the bicycle policemen do good work |
the amount OF fast riding and keep |
ing the truckmen and drivers on the side |
Of the boulevard which IL intended for them,
But other objections and dangers to the street |
arc as serious as ever Still the inex per rienced
childreA driving grocery and butchers wagons |
clatter recklessly into the boulevard from the |
entirely unskilled In driving These are per- |
haps the liveliest menace to riders. Combined |
with the ineficencJ of the youthful drivers |
here Is u tact objection to tho bicyclists which
shows itself in the refusal to turn out Of the |
road and 4 particular enjoyment OF any sudden |
turn into the street which scatters a party of |
riders who struggle to get out oil the r, ,aoh OF |
this effective enemy. Drivers Of this class ara |
especially objectionable in rhe morning the |
time when most women are 10 be seen riding |
The drivers Of teev wagons anu heavy trucks |
still doZe r. 'ue horses wslk IeIsurcly along nr |
on worry hot day stop their vehicles altOgelAer
under a shady tree and go 10 sleep. some Of
these have never recovered from the first as.
tonishmsnt which the sight OF a woman on a
bicycle occasioned them, ana they appear to
be as much absorbed in watching the women
as if they had never seen them before. Nui.
ranceS OF this kind are To be got rid Of only In
the way which the Aldermen ar. seeking 10
accomplish. Undoubtedly the riders in New
York will he appreciative enough OF the favor
IL u be granted TO them TO keep the boulevard
clear OF any obje euOns caused by their own
fault Ihs frequent charge that the uicyc st
Is selhsL seems sometimes difficult to reCunrilp |
with fact. lAe east drive In Central ParE ia
tho most crowded thuroughfare in New lorH
during spring and autumn, and there is 10 be
seen the hnest display OF horses and vehicles
but within the last year bicyclists have given
m n nlaa M AID. AZ. u.