Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-11-08
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

A new mineral found In Missouri is
called Adamscobite. 1t is said to take
fine edge thar viii cut stone rapidly
without impairing the edge
The experimental field of sorghum
cultivated near Washington by the De-
partment OF Agriculture gives twelve
per cent OF crystalizable sugar from
nifty per cent of juice which the cane
produced.- Washington Star.
Paper is now made in Sweden from
the bleached and blanched remains of
of moses that lived centuries ago, and
are now found in enormous quantities.
The paper is turned out in all degrees
of excellence, from tissue to sheets
fhree-fouTths of an inch thick.
Steel betting is, according to report
now being made in Germany The
belts are made exclusively of steel wire,
and are SO constructed that thew are
flexible, easily fastened, and NAV be
frightened at pleasure. The pulley up
on which the betting runs must be Gov
cred with leather or other suitable ma
terial for securing the necessary amount
of adhesion. The betting is wen adapt
ed for heavy work, it is claimed, and is
not affected by dampness or change
OF temperature, Is is leather
George Mexcur. a middle-ared
farmer OF Bloomfield. Conn. takes the
prize Is patient man. After nine
years assiduuus work he has Just finish
ed writing desk and book case COM
blned that contains so many thousand
piecesDf wood that it was found next to
impossible. to keep the numaer exact.
tnUy-two kinds of wood Were uSed in
- g., "a Il
Is scarcely a square inch that is not in
laIH = q The designs are of a very wide
ra1ge and take in animals, flowers
trees, agricultural Implements, articles
OF household use, etc The novelty OF
the thing is that every bit of the inlay
ing was done with jack-knife, and
Mr. MeXcur SAYS he wore-out nineteen
blades in the work.-BoStoza Post
"A curious fact about water is that i.
Is the rust Of metal known as hydro
genium. When oxygen combines with
iron 1t forms reddish rust. and the
metal becomes in time disintegrated.
In this condition it is said to be oxidiz-
ed. Now. water is simply oXidized
hydrogenium. This metal Is present in
the sun and all the planets in enormous
quantities. Indeed. it is said that the
human body is composed Of five and a
half pals of water. mingled with some
lime, iron and certain salts. Chemistry
has revealed to Us many maTels, but
none greater than the composition ''of
common water. 4
Captain J. A Nichols. of Duluth.
MINI. formerly Of Port Arthur, Super
intendent of the mine on Lusie Island,
north shore, has q copper Knife which
he found in one of the old mines ON Isle
Royale. This knife, with the exception
of three small pieces IN the blade. Is
made entirely OF COPPER, 8 nd the cap
tain says that it is highly tempered and
cuts and wears as well as any steel
knife he ever saw. Eis about six inches
in length, and the captain is inclined to
think that il was made by the Indians
who first discovered and worked these
mines, but how they succeeded in tenn
pering copper Is something that the
present race is vet to find out a re-
porter who visited Isle Royale last sea-
son saw this knife. There are men who
would give good deal to know how to
temper copper now.