The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1885-03-20
GLEANINGS.


found in Fresno County, CALIFORNIA;;
also spring near it that cures The itch.
Cheshire, Mass, has two large bald
eagles which have their nest high up
on the side of rocky cliff. The hunt-
ers and citizens generally, wi,h;a sense
of pride and patriotism, leave them uli-
molested.
The mongooses imported into ia
maica to eat up the rats having ac-
complished their task, the burning
question now is how 10 get rid of the
mOngooses, which the blacks have q
superstitious fear of killing.
Massachusetts, has 1873 miles of
railway, of which 667 miles are double
track. OF street railways there are 800
miles in the state. Last year the for
mcr carried 66.517,000 passengers,
while the latter carried $4,000, 900 pas
:cnger5.
The statistics Of the salaries paid
Congregational ministers in Connecti-
cut show that of the 29S churches only
fifty pay $1,000 year or more and l28
pay less than $1,000. The average of
all except the first-named fifty is about
$3.50. The lowest salary is about $500
and the highest $4,000.
The Nevada gold-seckers have dis
covered new use for fowls. The hens
are picketed, and, being hungry, begin
TO scratch and cat After three or four
days honest toll they are killed and
their craws examined for gold. AS
much as SO has been found in one
craw.--San Francisco Alta.
Tuscarora, New, has small tree
growing in q gulch, the foliage of
which at certain seasons is said to be
50 luminous that it can be distinguished
o mile away in the darkest night. In
its immediate vicinity it cmts sufficient
light to enable q person to read the
finest print Its luminosity is said to
be due to parasites.
b. u. Shillaber, the venerable Mrs.
Darlington, is one of the few friends OF
Rev. Adirondack Murray who still has
y kind word 10 say for that notorious
back-slider. ''He is, as Father Taylor
said OF his son-in-law, Judge Russell,
not much of a saint, but q sweet sim
ner. The world has been much too
harsh with him. - Boston IraveIler.
That absolutely iireproof buildings
can be built, suitable for any comfort
able occupation, is very much of q de-
fusion and dangerous one. Proper
and scientific methods may reduce the
danger to minimum. But what is
mostly needed is that the tenants and
occupiers should have lireproof obser-
ltlinannn o,1 ,athn1 DLS1r
dcLphia Ledger.
The London TiUM says: wherever
there is an aristocracy of birth it inevi-
tably follows that the aristocrat is
socially the most pleasant person, for
his good status is clearly defined,
whereas that of others depends good
deal upon the company they keep; and,
consequently, they are ever engaged in
seeking 10 be on good terms with an
other person. An aristocracy is not so
much an evil in itself rs productive of
evil in others Every one Lord makes
ten thousand snobs"
The consumption of copper throughout
the world has practically doubled dur
ing the last twenty-five years, having
increased from 100000 TO 100000 tons
per aunum. Of this amount America
produces about 10000 tons and Chill
80, 900 tons. The present loT price
naturally stimulates consumption, and
will cause copper to BE- used III other
directions than has been hitherto the
case The peculiarly OF the copper
production is that it must go on, as
mines once opened can not be aban-
doncd at every depression of the mar
kct.
A varnish has been invented in Ger
many for foundry patterns and ma
chincry. 1t dries, leaving smooth
surface, almost rs soon rs it is applied.
1t is thus prepared: Thirty pounds of
shcllac, ten pounds of Manila copal,
and ten pounds of Zanzibar copal are
placed in vessel, which is heated OK
ternally by steam, and stirred during
four to six hours, after which $50 parts
of the finest potato spirit arc added,
and the whole heated for four hours to
81 deg. This liquid is dyed by the adj
dition of orange color, and can then be
applied as a paint on wood. When
used for painting and glazing machin-
cry il consists of thirty-fve pounds of
shellac. five pounds of Manila copal,
and $50 pounds of spirit.--Scicntifc
american.
The following is description of u
submarine terror recently invented by
q Mr.. Middleton: "Thc boat invented
by him was of the cigar shape, not UNI
like the Whitehead torpedo. Its Pc
culiarity was its power of carrying
men below water. The boat could be
propelled with tunnels without either
steam or electricity, and the coming
tower is above water. When within
gunshot of an enemy's ironclad it
could be sunk to any distance below
the surface, ami, guided by the electric
light, could be brought within thirty
yards or less of the ironclad, ut which
range q percussion shell fired from the
submarine boat could knock a hole
of several feet in the ironclad, too large
for any pump to remedy and sufficient
to sink it."
"There is more money in Bibles than
In anything clse," said Mr.. j. X. Jones
of Philadelphia, one of the largest
Bible printers in the United States.
There is steady, reliable trade for