The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-10-13

II is stated that the Japanss'
manufacture scissors with stout stse
blades and brass handles, indicating
tAat they have mastered the secret o
uniting the two metals securely. p
/ The longest spsa Of wire in the wOrlt
10 used fer telegraph In Iadis syel
the River Kistnah. Il msasarss mere
thaa 6000 feet, and Is stretched bs.
tween twe hills, each Of which IL 1920
feet bigh.
cAiipers are said ky some 70 have
bssn invented by an ArtiGcor Of Nurem.
b;rg In 1910, saj ~ others much
elder srigin is ol.in'd. is bsIns said
that pictures Of calipsrs are displaysd
on Roman tomts.
The honor Of kissing the Toe Of the
Sultan Of Turkey Is reserved for the
vizisr, ministers and csrtaia privileged
Psshss. This act Of henage 10 per-
formed with the utmsst sslslnaity, and
b marked by every aign Of respect
worthy Of % important an occasion.
oswaldus NorhisEsrus, who was fa-
nous for bis miauts csntrivancss, 10
said 70 have made 1000 dishes Of turn
ed ivory, all perfect and complete in
every part, yet % small, thiH aud slen-
der, that all Of thsn ws7e ipeiaded 1t
once In . cup tarAed cut si 9 pepper
corn Of the common size. They we're
almost invisible 10 the eye.
Flint was used very early a. q cut
ting instrument BY the natiOss 50 fer
tuaate as 70 Psassss Il. A Ssrt Of saw,
which passed Tor katie, consisted sI
fakes Of aiat insertsd in wooden han
dies aad SECURED By titumsn, Or by
isstiags Of gut or siasws. oSssdiAr
was used In the same way. The Seutt
Sea Isla.dsrs bad ne fiat or sbssdian
and ussd shell splinters Of bamboo and
fakes Of tortoise she'll.
/ Il IL related sf the Tahitiaas that
when Capt. Cock Hrst burst int thti
loasly isle, they ~ere using nails Q
weed, boEe, she'll or stenf, and the
whsa they beheld the irsa AAils the.
: eoneeived them 10 Be shoots Of som
!, very hard wool, and, accordingly, d.
; ulrous Of securing "a thsir owa islam
sash = valuable esmmsdity, Plsaie
d them in their gardens
An artist named Clandias Gale
, made for Hippelytus d'Ests, cArdin
! Of Fsrrars, representations Of suns
~ birds sitting on the tops Of trees. Viii
'r by hydraalie art aud secret conveyan
v Of water through the truaks and branC
% Of trees, were made 10 sing and 81
Of their wings; but at the sudden sPPe.
10 ause of an owl out Of q tOsh Of the 81
., arti6ee, they immediately became
30 mute and silent. 4saa,
al The maehine-made nail may be 4
- 70 be Of comparatively rscent date WI
- the antiquity Of the hAadicrafe art
u nsil-making is considered. Ur
ninety years age all nails were fors
Seine idea Of the number Of people o
sagaged In the trade may Be gAil
frSm the fact that previous tc the
! Of the nsil-making machine, co.,
nailsrs were employed Al enc tine
~ the city Of Birmingham. each fan
p forging its own nails st'whst might
termed domestic forgers. This Ii
- done In sone sections 10 Germany.
to The rapid increase Of population
Of Manitoba has stimulated the inven
IN. geniuses Of the DsmiAion 70 esntl
w. houses that may BE- portable and %
In ly put up. A man in Bellevills, O
sm has planned one that Is in three
.et, sections and deystails together.
nd house, for hotel or boarding establ
by nsnt, has been put mp at Winnl
sr, ever 100 feet long, tso stories b
Lhe and divided iato apartments sutRe
a TO accommodate $50 guests. The 4
Inr lation was laid on q Tuesday, and
wv house was completed on the Thurs
rs following.