The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-10-25
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

--Soapstone ground fine can be mold
ed Into different shapes by mixing with
water-glass, and when dried clearly re-
senibles natural stone.
"A factory for the manufacture of
imitation sealskin is to be established at
Holyoke, Mass, by men from Bradford,
England. 1t is stated that 800, 900 will
be Invested, and that one hundred men
viii bs employed in the business.
IA jute-like plant, which has long
puzzled the Southern farmer by its rank
growth and seeming worthlessness,
tnrr s out now to possess fiber of great
utility. 1t is claimed that the yarns of
tho coffee weed are even finer aud
stronger than those of jute.-St. louis
Gio6s.
There seems to be no doubt among
experts that artesian wells will prove
successful at various mining camps in
New Mexico, and will be very import
ant agent in the development of the
mineral resources of the Territory.
Golden is trying the experiment, and its
example will be followed by other
camps.
Numerous cases of fire from the
spont lneous ignition of coal have becn
recorded. After considerable expert
menting Mr.. w. w. Williams has con-
ended that spontaneous combustion
tlkes place in some degree in all cases
where coal is exposed To the atm1s-
phere, although the combustion may
proceed so slowly that the rise of tenn
| perature will amount to only q few de-
grees.
+ The model of "Sun" engine was
recently exhibited by Mr.. Gamble to the
Philosophical Society of Cape Town.
| The apparatus consists essentially of a
silver-plated paraboic reflector, ad-
| Unstable by simple mechanism and
which concentrates the SUMS rays on o
miniature boiler, raising steam in avery
| short time. The engine is n new idea,
the value of which, however, can not
yet be estimated.-N. Y. San.
A new submarine torpedo boat has
been constructed on the shores of Stock
holm harbor for the defense of that port.
1t is to steam twelve knots under water,
without any part being visible above the
surface. On arriving within reasonable
| distance of the enemy, it can either ram
or discharge torpedoes. Having accom-
| p,ished its work, the crew can make
their craft rise to the surface, or, at will,
can return into harbor, keeping below
the surface.
"A paper read before the British As
socisti0n on the North Sea fisheries says
that $50, 900 men are employed in the
industry. The resources of the North
Sea are believed to be inexhaustiblo.
Oyster beds have been discovered ex-
tending east and west for two hundred
miles, and from thirty to seventy miles
wide, and deep-sea oysters are thought
to be of courser flavor, but Engiishmen
generally are delighted to hear that
North Sea oysters are abundant.
Electricity is said to have been sue
cessfnlly applied to street cars in Pitts
burg. The motor consists of a dynamo
| machine of one and half horse power,
which is suspended under the trucks,
attached by a series of gear wheels. The
electricity is produced by n machine
located at point on the line and sup
piled by a wire over the car, extending
out from posts on the side of the track.
The machine is capable of giving the
car speed of two miles an hour, and Il
easy of management and perfectly safe.
CHICAGO Herald.