The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-03

rushed about to find the newspaper man 70
show him where ne was wrong.
To make sure OF the matter he dropped
into the weather bureau In passing, and
asked the observer the question The OBJ
server got out his atlas and began TO iig-
ure.
Now" said he, "al time Us measured
from Greenwich. When It is noon at
Greenwich according to this map, 1t 10
about S p. III. in Hong Kong, and at the
same time IL Is z a. m. In Houston So you
see 1t is earlier in Hong Kong than 1t is in
Houston. No. wait minute; 1t ID later. No.
that's right; it's earlier
which is II, earlier or later?'' broke In
the inquisitiye man. at is easy enough 10
find the difference Ia time, but the question
that 10 turning my hair gray is whether 1t
is earlier or later"
The observer took a new start.
Well all time is measured from Green
wich'
yes"
Hong Kong Is east of Greenwich; Hong
Kong is caller than Greenwich. Hold ou
this map says 1t Is p. m. In Hong Kong
when II Ia noon In Greenwich, that would
make IL later, wouldn't IL? But that's
wrong my boy, that's wrong. 1t stands to
reason that the sun rises in the east so 1t
rises first in Hong Kong oh. have IT.
he exclaimed. jumping to his feet. when
II In noon at Greenwich II Is afternoon or
the day before at Hong Kong-no, the day
after"
(which? The day before or the day after?
say, Is yesterday today or tomorrow? Is
1t now or when? Who are YOU. anyway?
IN a fool"
He rushed ha,less out the door. The Oh
server yelled after him.
Say. ask some schooboy, he can tell
YOU"
The inquisitive man was going wild He
looked at his watch to see what time it
was, and his watch had stopped. The first
man he saw ne asked what day it was. and
was told 1t was Monday.
Monday? oh, no; you're mistaken; it's
a m. Sunday. know. You can't fool
me. looked 1t up In the almanac and fig
ured 1t out. The sun rises In the east
doesn't it? Well, then, a. m. sunday Is
the time. and"
But the man had left him. There was
nothing to do now but to sleep his trouble
away. The nquisitive mans brain would no
longer do its work. In his dreams 1t was
all question Of time. He started from
Greenwich and circle1 the globe, going
eastward, when he returned he found that
he had gained day He made the circle
toward the west and lost day
He awokc late in the afternoon with
headache, and looked at the calendar to SEQ
what day it was The calendar said May
. He did not believe it. Then he thought
OF man who was professor and an as
tronomer. He wrote the question-ho
couldn't say it straight TO save him--and
the professor smiled and retired to his
study When he returned he carried tho
planned it ALL but the man couldn't under
stand SO the professor wrote H. Here is
what he wrote:
The figure represents the earth when II
is noon. April % on meridian 30 degrees
tSt Louisl as seen from point above the
North Pole It is therefore midnight di-
rcctly opposite at 90 degrees, aud it IS a.
IN. to the left Of the noon line ana p. m.
TO the right OF H. Hong Kong Is about liz |
degrees. and since the sun apparently trav- |
els from east to west ll2 degrees plus 90
degrees, or 202 degrees. is the distance the |
sun travels after croasong the meridian OF
Hong Kong before reaching 4 meridian OF
st Louis. Therefore, ST. Louis time Is
about thirteen hours and twenty eight min |
utcs slower than Hong Kong time, und 5
m Sunday AZ Hong Kong was thiyty-two |
minutes past p m Saturday 81 Houstou |
STANDARD time. or $50 o'clock"
Then Commodore Dewey's fieet fought
Saturday afternoon exclaimed the in j.
quisitiye man, after he had read It,
at fought Saturday in Houston time.
Sunday In Hong Kong time"