The evening times., 1899-01-28
NOTES OF THE DAY.


the Nihou YOshi Dagaku. in pace OF the former
Academy Of MOBILES at Toxic.
.'Birota velocissima'' is the form in which the
bicycle is addressed in ode printed IN 'Yox
Urbis." a Latin semi monthly newspaper pub
lished in Rome.
After many years OF public discussion, 81. Pc
tersburg has at last established fixed tariff for
cabs. These cabs are mich used as the street
car system Is little developed, but they are
small and uncomfortable. There about 3D.
coo of them
The results of an elaborate investigation the
protection of iron and steel work from rust haye
led Herr Julian Treumann 10 the conclusion Jhat
certain japanese lacquers form by far the most
satisfactory coverings They strongly adher-
ent. and resist sea water, steam, and acids, even
at high temperatures
Tests Of bicycle tires recently made b. Prof.
r.. c. Carpenter, OF Cornell University, show
that, other things being equal. the larger the
tire the easier the wheel. marsed differ
eEce IN ease OF running l. found between l T.
inch and pinch tire. 4 singlc-tUbe tire runs
easier than doabie-tgbe tire
Bsgdad is a promising e Dorado Ter advent
urous European physicians. With population Of
1900 souls. and with climatic conditions which
make quite an exceptional demand upon sciea-
tihealiy educated doctors. the ancient capital q
the khaiifa has only three resident practitioners
who have enjoyed competent training in EurJ-
pean schools Of medicine.
The coal Of the Philippines, so far as known
is caTbonized Ignite rather than coal, and BE-
longs 10 the tertiary age Of geology Coal ex-
lists in LUzol. and mining concessions have been
granted. Natural gas and petroleum are found
in Cebu. Gold Is frequently found in the archi-
pelago There is lead mine in Cebu, and iron
in Luzon and other islands
Charles Dudley Warner said in Boston in his
lecture to the College Club: II took up some Of
the magazines the other day-it
Christmas-and began to read some Of
the modern poetry there printed After
a bit l began TO feel as though was
losing my mind Then. in alarm. I took down
the Hymn Of the Nativity and found that i vas
all right"
A German editor las been sentenced 10 more
than four years Imprisonment for les nai-s;.
against the Emperor's second son. small boy
in knckeTbockers. Yet the offending article,
which in itself nothing. published with
out the knowledge OF the editor. Conyicti0rs
for les majestic under Emperor William have ex-
ceeded anything known before in EuOpe,
whether in medieval or ancient times
China still has the oId-fashoned system Of
private leJter-csrrying. Letter shops are to b.
found in every town. II he has a letter 10 send.
the ChiEaman goes to a letter shop and bargains
with the keeper thereof. He pays two-thiris of
the cost. leaving the receiver TO pay the rest
delivery The letter is then stamped with the
Chop Of the shop and sent There are saii
to be no less than 400 letter shops in shanghai.
Letters sent this way travel BY runners or
day.
Adolf Mcneil. the octOgenarian painter Of Ho-
henzolern glorie-. has received for i New Year
gift the order OF the Black Eagle. the highest
decoration in the gift O; the Kaiser N0 artist
before him had ever received such ~ honor IN
Germany. This highest honor ever bestowed
artist" SAYS thc Kaiser niJdrsjlE - intended
to be a mark Of uly thIukiuness for the sarv-
ices he has rendered 10 INV hcl-e bv his art.
and an incentive Co the disciples Of the art OF
painting 10 likewise follow in the path trod'ien
by Aenzcl, and 10 strive 20 do as he has done
\ correspondent Of the Spectator THIS tells
how a addicted the splitting habit
cured: .'The captain Of an Atlantic steamship
was II a los how To induce 4 passenger to d.
si-t from the filthy habit OF splitting the deck,
Among the passengers was gentleman we'll
known in Toronto forty years ago. who undsr-
took To stop him II a qIarterulBsJer we're placed
AZ his disposal The captain clcSe with tie offer,
and The man directed To fetch 4 bucket ot
water and Tnop. and TO follow the offender uF
and down tie deck. The result wls completely
satisfactory
Ireland has a KloHdise. II has Just been dis
covered in the County Of Wicklow, and in the
vale Of Avoea'' made famous by Thomas
Moere-s poem. The land belonged 70 Tie aHce>-
tors Of Counsellor Gallagher, OF Memphis bat the
>aIaccns came and despoIled them Fer SOM:
time past allyiai gold N appTecIahie amount
las been found IN the ueiZhborIns streams. aEd
the government l. setting seIiuiI-lF To work to
investigate. \ South African expert las been
sent 20 exp,1re for thr mother lode. and ge0ie-
g>tS believe there : chance III iIE'ilng q Tlc1
aurfeE0uS yeiH- County Nicki@S j. noted Tor
its mineral deposits Copper lead, and silver
have been prohjably worked in the past
The German Empcrot prohibited the Use Of
French words on his bills Of fare soon after a.
cendin2 the throne. and also inteTticted the us
OF French wine al his table In this connection
q funny thing happened the occasion Of his
first visit 10 CoHs;lntinople in ISS9. TIE sultan
consulted with his wise men aS to ;he best means
o; gratifying his imperial guest. and one ot his
counselloTs urged that above Al things the kaiSsr
shouId be treated to German ci.HaDagnr- 40
coriingiy this was served NJ a grand banquet in
NIldlZ klCSz- After the dinner Count Herbert
Bismarck, then foreign secretary and IN attendance
his majesty. went along To- reception AZ the
British embassy Sjr William White in Ei- bluff.
hearty way. asked Count Herbert what sort OF
feast the sultan had given them, and the Count
replied: 'Oh the dinner Itself superb. but
heaven Cuiy knows where the champagne came
from. for It wIs quite abomlnabie.'
Mr. Edison has devised an instrument for talk-
ing hole through a plank This sounds Ike i
joke. hut it Is face. nevertheless, and it A.
torsls enc of the most interesting Illustrations ot
the power Of sound waves When the Wizard was
in Washington while ago an examiner Of
patents spoke 10 him casually the subject,
and, struck by IN Inspiration. he ,8t down and
drew a sketch Gf the apparatus in question.
which consists primarily Ci diaphragm. rIJ,ii-
er, and a t0othe-l wheel When aHe talks az che
diaphragm its vibrations cause the wheel 10 ra-
yUive, and through the familiar coutrivancc CALI
ell worm gear a giTnirJ i turned. which
bore~ Is way through "a board Indeed. the dav-
Ice here dsJribed has been patented ~ Mr. I'll
isOn, but not for the purpose described above
1t appears in the records ot tlLs Patent O1ice
conJrivanCe for winding 4 clock. All vou
have got 10 do in order 10 wind this sort -
clock class Of apparatus nnt0riuusly obstinate
and untrustworthy-is to swear al it a hit and
call it some names Without anv more To do.
the obedieHt ti~epiece starts Itself a-sCing, and
/ Is good for twenty-four hours
Il want to 20 TO Manila" said the tall man
with the gray beard. Il want to 90 frst-cIISs
ard by the quickest routes How mach viii the
trip cost mey' The tourist agent grabbed UP a
handful of papers, ran them over quickly, and
after 4 minute or 50. said: The Cnly way 10 get
to Manila Is by way OF Honckong, China The
fare TO Hcngkong from this city Is S30S.50 in
American money. From Honskong to Manila, 4
journey Of three days or a little more. the cost
of transportation Is So IN Mexican money You
have the choice of half dozen railway routes
across the continent 70 the Pacific coast and
this Journey be made in five days. If
saTy. From the west coast there i choice II
two routes to Hongkong by some OF the finest
and fastest steamers On the Pacific
The journey from san Francisco 20 HougSonG
averages about twenty y-nne days. divided rs fol-
/ lows: From san Francisco 10 Honolulu seven
days: TO Yokohama. twelve more; 70 H0go,
two; TO NaGaSJki, about the time; to ShanE-
hd1. three DAYS. HO1gEOnE Is three dayS Jour-
ney from Shanghai There Is another way 10 20.
but the way quote Is the best The regulation
amount Of baggage Is allowed! and the accum.Ho-
datioGs are equal to these found on the Atlantic
There fTSt-ciJss banks and business houses
both at HOnGkcnG and Manila. that a traveller
need not worry about drafts. cables, OF the like.
! One could make round "trip 20 Manila, AMI