Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-12

fullcs, capacity, giving employment to
hundreds of men. and supplying tho
counSy with thousands OF gross OF
pocket cutlery annually. Not q single
knife is being made to-day, and the
chances are far from promising that
the industry will ever be revived to
any extent.
A New Orleans letter says apecuiar.
ity of the young Southerner, male or
female, is their early betrothal and
evcntful marriage, condition that
usually hinders undue dissipation, even
il the desire exists. As rule fewer
divorce suits cucumber the records OF
our courts than in the North. n reason
for which am at loss to give, not
believing that climate has any iniiu-
encc over it whatever.
A rich Georgia landowner sent for q
ncighbor and proposed that If he would
support him while alive, furnish him
medical attendance, and bury him de-
Gently, he would make him deed to
his land. The trade was closed, the
papers drawn, aud doctor at once
sent for. The result was that the for
tunatc neighbor of tho rich man was
IN possession of his estate within n
week. Doctors are indispensable in
some emergencies. s.-Burlinyton (NL)
Free Press.
An interesting estimate of the
amount, in weight, of one inch of rain
fall on one acre of ground is thus Civ
en-: An acre of ground contains 6,272,-
Gao inches square. Rain one inch deep
would give that many square inches;
l.72S cubic inches make one cubic foot.
Rain one inch deep would give $3.50
cubic feet. A cubic foot of water
weighs 62! pounds; 1000 make ton.
This will give 226, ,S75 pounds, or 1l3
tons and S75 pounds to the acre, Of
rain one inch deep.
The Scientific american approves of
the proposal to establish a chain of
lght-ships across the Atlantic. 1t
considers the general idea good, and,
as to its practicability, it states that
the experience with ight-ships proves
that vessel properly constructed may
be made to ride out the fiercest storms
at anchor, save upon rare occasions,
and that the light steel cables Of re-
cent construction have been success
fully used to anchor ships in the deep
est water of soundings."
Cocaine. the remarkable medica.
ment which annsthetizes mucous men,
brancs and has simpliied many minor
operations on the eye, is very costly.
Hence it is not surprising to hear that,
in Paris at all events, the manufacture
ers endeavor to obtain as much of the
alkaloid rs possible by submitting the
cocoa leaves to second process of ex-
haustion. The result is very similar
to that which follows attempts to make
a second infusion out of already eX-
haustcd tea leaves.
The New England Meteorological
Society proposes to find out this sum
mer all il can about thundcr-storms,
and TO that end invites observers in
every town in New England to unite
in marking the leading features of such
storms rs come within their ken, and
report to headquarters. The simplest
data are such as can be gathered by
anyone-the time rain begins to fall.
direction of the wind, duration of rain,
etc. while more delicate and difficult
observations, such as the height Of the
storm clouds, character of Lightning q
flashes, and velocity of wind, are to be
undertaken bv specialist
1t is the popular fancy in Scotland
just now to heap honors upon Burns.
Several monuments have just been
erected. or are under way in different
parts Of the country.
An epicurean doctor says that in or.
der to obtain the full flavor of butter
the bread upon which it is spread
should be introduced into the mouth
with the buttered surface downward.
Newspapers in all parts OF the coun-
try are paying much less attention
than formerly to roller-rink news,
which fact would seem to indicate that
popular interest in the pastime is abat-
ing.
The telcgraphers Of the country have
mutual benefit association with u
membership of $500 and reserve fund
OF $40, 900. Since its organization it
has paid to heirs Of members over
$3.50, 200.
Some peat moss which was recently
eXhumed near Dumfries, Scotland, was
found to contain seeds of plants dating
from prehistoric times. They were
planted and at once began to germinate
after a sleep Of ages.
The sea otter catch of Alaska is
worth more than half that of all other
furs put together the fur seals being
excluded), after that the others coming
in their order of value of catch, being
marten (sable). black fox, beaver, red
fox, cross fox. land otter, blue fox,
mink, lynx, white fox, brown bear,
muskrat, black bear and wolf.
Secretary Whitney's New York house
is fine building, really u small palace,
which formerly belonged to a wealthy
woman who left her husband and ran
off to France with the Prince of Ialey-
rand-rerigord, causing gricvous
scandal. She sent back orders to sell
the place, and it was then bought for
Mrs. Whitney by her brother, Col
Pavnc OF Ohio. ut II cost of S7OO,OvO.
Dr. Wormley, in recent work, con-
cludes as the result of a most searching
study Of the bloods Of forty different
mammals, that "a microscope may en-
able us to determine with great GER
tainty that the blood is not OF certain
animal, and is consistent with the
blood of man; but in no instance does
it in itself enable US to say that the
blood is really human, or indicate from
what particular species of animal it
was derived" The statement has a
high medico-legal Importance.
The number of stars visible to the
naked eye is commonly greatly over
estimated. Let one begin to count tho
stars and the false impression is soon