The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-10-15

the special police agency has been this
That in population of 100000 no fewer
than 1854 lives have been saved. You
may imagine the frightful disproportion
OF the sexes when I say that even after
this gain there are still in that guilty
boys"
-Ihe inhabitants of Havre are MAX
ing disgraceful use of their aquarium by
setting octopods and conger eels to
nght. Crowds of people assembled the
other day to witness the disgusting ex-
hlbltlon. 1t was mere slaughter. The
octopod proved no match for the agile
and voracious conger. No sooner did he
perceive his antagonist than lie threw
out the inky fluid which is his chief re-
source in the hour of danger. But the
eel knew where to find him and a shock
ing scene ensued. The congers seized
the tentacula of the octOpods and
dragged the haplcss creatures round and
round until their feelcrs were torn off
with violent wrench. They then de-
voured the bag-like bodies of their
manned victims.
"A man named Wander Veken was
discovered one day in August stretched
insensible on bed in garnet in Ant
werp, Holland. He was taken to the
hospital, and then gave signs of life; but
1t was not till the next day that he had
strength to speak. Then he asked what
day it was, and on being informed that it
was the 18th of August said: Il have
been there these thirtyseven days" A
little later he became better able to
speak, and in reply to questions he in
formed the doctor that early in July he
had been suffering from splitting of
blood. He was alone in his garnet, but
expecting that he would be better, and
not wishing to trouble anyone, he lay
down on the bed. Here, however, he
found himself becoming so weak that he
could not rise, and though he tapped on
the wall no one appeared to have heard
him. Near his bed was pitcher of
water, and he was able, by means of a
small can, to get some out Of it from time
to time. Little by little he lost his re-
naming strength, until he found himself
unable to move. He could not speak,
and his sight became dim from time to
time, until all power of vision faded.
Still his sense of hearing continued most
acute, and he says he could detect the
smallest sound, though utterly powerless
to articulate syllable. At last accounts
he was recovering.
Industrial.
1T Is affirmed that iron can now he
purchased in New York much cheaper
than it can be manufactured.
"A large quantity of old iron from the
scene of the Crimean war is being con-
verified into plowshares by New Jersey
foundry.
"A vein of coal has been discovered
in Colorado which contains the trunks
and limbs of trees resembling red cedar,
transformed into bright hard coal re-
sembling jet.
The St. Louis Democrat demonstrates
in nine-column article that hog and
hominy is going to be scarce in The West
this winter. The grasshoppers and the
drought are the responsible causes.
In New England many farmers are
going through a second season of haying,
who in ordinary years never think of
such thing. Old fields are yielding an
abundant second crop, and the hay crop
of 1874 will be remembered as something
wonderful.
I'm the great Butler oil district of
Pennsylvania there are at present 59G
producing wells and 81 wells in course
OF drilling. One thousand and seventy
six engineers are employed. The work
ing capital invested is $1,S59,OOO. The
daily production of oil is 1888 barrels,
u large decrease since the 1st of August
The manufacture of cast-iron nails
and shoe pins is peculiar to the South
Statfordshire (Eng.) district, although,
curiously enough: the demand for one
description, known as lath nails, is almost
entirely for Scotland. The smallest nail
made is one-quarter of an inch in length,
and of these good workman will mold
upward of 5000 in day. The largest
measure two and one-eighth inches long,
and of these good days work is 52, 900
The yearly production is about ZOO
tons.
"A barrel with only one stavc has
been invented. The stavc is procured
by turning steamed log the length of a
barrel against a knife of the same length.
and cutting from the log continuous
sheet or vessel of the proper thickness
This sheet is cut into lengths of the cir
conference of barrel, and by machin.
cry is croZed or champercd, and by
means of gang of saws, saving Sits into
the ends of unequal lengths, the size of
the ends is reduced for the heads and
the proper bilge produced The barrel,
when bound with the usual number OF
hoops, appears to be quite as strong as
the ordinary barrels.
A process for the manufacture OF
iron direct from the ore, the use of the
blast furnace being dispensed with, has
been invented. Instead of pig-iron this
process employs compound called
"iron COKE" which consists of mixture
Of ore Tor any substance containing from
the necessary tluxes, and the equivalcn,
OF carbon. A lump of this compound is
put into the furnace, and by the single
process known as "balling" "hcat'
may be obtained in considerably less
time and with considerably less labor
than under the old method, the process
of melting" and "boiling" being en-
tirely dispensed with. The most i'm
portant feature of the invention is the
great saving which it effects in fuel.
Personal and Literary.
"A. T. Stewards ambition is to work
till the day of his death.
Miss Claflin says the man doesn't
live that can be governor of Tennie c.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher is an
nounced to lecture in Boston on the 18th
of October.
Lucy Stone doesn't believe that
ladies ought to change their names be.
cause they marry.
-Talleyrand, after all, gave pretty
good advice when he said: "Nevcr write
letter and never destroy one"
Miss Adams, niece of Charles Fran
els Adams, is, it is reported, to marry an
English naval officer of distinction.
William B. Astor is over eighty, and
old age is telling on him pretty rapidly
He will leave a little matter of $40, 900,
600.
Mr.. Leslie Stephens, in his Hours
in Library" tells us that Hawthorne