The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-08-28
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Figure-heads for ships are going out
of use. Where, in 1860, there were, in
Boston, six carvers of these heads, now
there is only one. Sailors are fond of
poking fun at them, and often o ship
comes into port with pipe in the
mouth Of the winged cherub on her
bow.
The healing power Of earthquakes is
being discussed in the Spanish medical
press. The statement is made that in
tho recent shake.up at Malaga most, of
the patients forgot their diseases and
took to the open air. The change
agreed with them so we'll that few
only have returned to tho hospital.
The exodus to Europe promises to be
light this year and the proprietors of
home resorts are expecting to reap q
harvest. But the same cause that pre-.
vents people from going to Europe
where they can get the worth of their
money in one way or another may keep
people at home.
Professor olozeski has produced tho
lowest recorded temperature, 393 be.
low zero Farenheit py vaporizing liquid
nitrogen under low pressure. Liquid
carbon monoxide gave 265 below zorro,
and liquid oxygen 246a.
The largest gun yet made for the
United States Government has been
completed by the South Boston Iron
Company, and shipped to the ordnance
proving station at Sandy Hook. 1t has
been in process of construction since
last August, and was mate of tho one
destroyed last September during the
moulding. This gun is 80 feet in
length, weighs "a tons, and is OF 12-inch
calibre, carries an 800-pound shot, and
uses $50 pounds of powder in one dis
charge. It is riHed with 80 grooves.
and it intended for an experiment. long.
range rife gun.
Philadelphia Times: Tho climatic
conditions of America are apparently ia
vorable to tho development of red hair,
and there is more than one reason to an
ticipate that wo shall become nation of
strawberry blondes in the not very dis.
tant future. The diverse foreign ele-
ments that are gradually fused into
new national character are such rs cor
roborate rather than weaken this ex-
pectation. We have, on the one hand,
the blonde type of the Saxon races, AMI
on the other the brunette type of tho
Latin races, with Celtic reinforcements
OF both types. What is more natural
than that the union of these types in q
nation, as in married couple, should
result in red-hcaded progeny2
An English shipbuildcr has prepared
model of a fast cruiser for the British
admiralty, which is worthy the atten-
tion of our own naval board. This ves-
sci will have speed of twenty-five
miles an hour, with coal. CARRYING ca
pacity sufficient to take her from Liver
pool to the West Indies and back at the
speed Of twelve knots. The engines are
safe from shot being protected by tough
stcel walls. Sle carries two l1O.ton
guns in barbettes plated by thirteen
inches OF srmor. and will carry torpe-
dues 10 obs ERECTED from from iler bows The
cost will he not less than 81. 500, 900.
Tho speed is the paramount recon-
mendation, if the programme of the
English builder can be realized.
Twenty-Five miles an hour is very high
rate of speed. It is average railroad
spsed, and will mako such q vessel tho
most formidable craft afoat.
The increase of luxury among the
officers OF the German army has become
so marked as to be made the subject of
IN article in one of the reviews, and has
led to the promulgation of the following
order by the Emperor William: "The
more that luxury and high living gain
ground in other quarters the more does
it become the duty of tho officers of the
army not to forget that it is not worldly
goods which have gained them their
high and honored position in tho state
and in society. Not only is the military
fitness and ability of the officer injured
by an cffeminate manner of life, but the
basis on which the officers class stands
is shaken." The Emperor has always
lived in accordance with these maxims.
and led simpler life every way than
majority of lleutenants.
The first steamer through from New
York to Albany reached that city We'd
nesday, April 8, the latest date since
1876, when navigation opened April
10. The only other years in which tho
river has been closed into April, for
fifty years back, were 1873, 1868, 1856,
l847, 1s43 and 1886. Since 1890 tho
river navigation has been opened forty
one times in March, seven times in
April and six times in February,
while during the year 1870 the Hudson
was not closed at all. The latest OPEN
ing was in 1843, when the channel did
did not become clear until the 14th Of
April. The earliest opening was in
1842, when Febauary 4th was the date
Of resumption of navigation.