The morning news., 1899-01-14
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


returned feeling better than he has done
for some years.
in recognition Of the late Senator Nor
rhls great interest in the improvement
of the city of Washington, a newspaper
of that city suggests that the new Su-
preme Court building be made a memo
rial to him
"A curious example of the reward of ex-
cessive virtue, which is often its own un-
doing, is thus given: The English pickle
manufacturers have been making their
pintsbottles hold a little more than a pint,
to be on the safe side of an English law
on the subject. But when they sent these
pint bottles TO Canada they ran against a
law which provides that any package
measuring more than pint must pay
duty as quart.
If the thefts are committed by the
men sent by an employer 10 the premises
of a customer, to there do some work, is
the employer responsible? A London court
held that if the employer had used due
diligence and prudence in hiring his work
men he was not responsible for their dis
honesty. On the other hand, if he had
carelessly sent a man of thievish propen-
sites he would have been held liable for
NAAS AOSSIo u tilC NhSlOAAlGI.
The Spanish in their Mausers possess
a rifle that has hardly an equal. 1t is
said that Germany would adopt it in the
place of the Mannlicher but for the ex-
pense entailed. The Krag-Jorgenson,
used in the American army, is to be fur
nished with "clip" containing five car
tridges, to be inserted with a single mo-
tion. This saving of seconds would be
important in repelling a charge. At other
times deliberatienese of fire is a merit and
the prevention of the waste of cartridges
a necessity. AZ present the American army
rifle cartridges are inserted one at time.
"A woman shoplfter was caught sealing
an umbrella the other day in a Philadel-
phia dry goods store. But it was decided
not to prosecute her if she would pay for
the umbrella, valued al $3.50, which she
did. The next day she returned and re-
quested to see the manager. When that
surprised person could recover himself
sufficiently TO ask her business the woman
calmly told him that she had been pricing
umbrellas in other stores and found she
could purchase one like her own for 81,
and she wanted to know if he wouldn't
refund her 80 cents. AS a tribute to Ler
monumental nerve the 50 cents was handed
her in silence.
The Hartford Courant Of recent date con-
tained the following: I'm the Courant. of
March 16, 1854, we printed the following
queer story, which our readers will par
don US for repeating. Some of them may
have forgotten it: Hebron, Feb Is, 17s4.-
This day departed this life Mrs. Lydia
Peters, the wife of Colonel John Peters
and second daughter of Joseph Phelps,
Esq. She was married at the age of Is,
and lived with her consort three tim IS
fifteen years and had fifteen living child
ren, thirteen now alive, and the youngest
10 years old. She hath had three times
teen months and died the 18th day of the
month aged four times fifteen years
The American Baptist Publication So
ciety now operates five chapel cars. Each
car Is constructed especially for the pur
pose of holding meetings, with an audito-
rum capacity of seating 100 persons,
pulpit, organ and library and also apart
ments for living rooms man and his
wife are put in charge of each car and the
car is sent out for missionary work. 1t
is sdetracked at some small settlement
and kept there until there are number
of conversions. One car travels along the
railroad lines in the grain-growing re-
gions of the northern part of the United
States. Another has as its territory the
Pacific coast. Another is the far south
west-Arizona, New Mexico. etc. A
fourth is in Texas and a fifth in Kansas.
The railroads have willingly given free
transportation to the chapel cars.
II want to go to Manila" said the
tall man with the gray beard, according
to the New York Mail and Express. 81
want to go first class and by the quickest
routes How much win the trip cost me?'
The tourist agent grabbed up a handful
of papers, ran them over quickly, and at
ter a minute or so, said: 'The only way to
get TO Manila is by way of Hong Kong,
China The fare to Hong Kong from this
city is $30350 in American money. From
Hong Kong to Manila, a journey of three
days or a little more the cost of trans
portation is $75 in Mexican money. You
have the choice of half a dozen railway
routes across the continent to the Pacific
coast, and this journey can be made in
five days, if necessary. From the west
coast there is a choice of two routes to
Hong Kong by some of the finest and
fastest steamers on the Pacific. The
journey from San Francisco to Hong Kong
averages about twenty-nine days, divid-
ed as follows: From San Francisco to
Honolulu, seven days; TO Yokohama
about the same time; to Shanghai, three
days. Hong Kong is three days tourney
from Shanghai. There IS another way TO
60 but the way 1 quote is the best. The
regulation amount Of baggage is allowed,
and the accommodations are equal TO
those found on the Atlantic. There are
first-class banks and business houses both
at Hong Kong and Manila, so that a trav-
eier need not worry about drafts, cables or
the like. One could make a round trip
TO Manila and meet all reasonable expenses
for between $500 and$ 1000"
"A Boston dispatch to the New York
Times, dated Jan. TO- says; The theory that
the sun is growing hotter was advanced
by Prof T. J. j. See in a lecture on sid
ereal Astronomy" in the Lowell Institute
course al Huntington Han tonight. Prof
See said that his interesting discovery was
founded on law of nature as irrevocable
as the law of gravity, which is that gas
eous bodies axe constantly contracting and
that In contracting he heat grows fiercer
until solid is formed. Then the heat dis
appears and the body becomes cold and
dark. In the distant future accOrIipo "a