The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-04-21
CURIOUS, USEFUL AND SCIEN.
TIFIC

A Columbus, Ga, cat has taken possession
of last years birds nest on the top OF
thick elm tree in that city, and the nest now
contains five young kittens.
"HzmIet'' was recently performed in Lon
don TO houseful of deaf mutes. panto mine
and the conventional signs by hands and fin
gers being the mediums employed.
At fair held in Jacksonville, Fla, fort
night ago, was exhibited a strawberry plant
from which ripe fruit had been picked four
times this season, and it still carried 104
berries and blossoms
With one pound of good vermilliOn
double the number of impressions can be
printed that can be produced with cheap,
inferior ink. Analysis says that the vermil-
lion commerce sold at low price contains
red lead, chalk and sulphate of barytes-
The longevity OF women who are fortunate
enough 70 marry soldiers is shown in the fact
that our pension rolls bear the names of
about 20, 600 widows OF the veterans Of 1872.
The brides of seyenty-four years ago are
neally centenarians now, and the number of
them quite surpasses belief.
Peter Ware of Washington, Ca, found
i've young foxes the other day whose eyes
were not yet open. He took them home and
turned them over to dog whose young pup
pies had Just been killed She received them
kindly, and seems to think as much of them
as though they were her own little ones.
An Atlanta COW fell into a deep we'll on
Sunday, and her owner was unable TO hoist
her out, so he brought many loads of shay
ings from neighboring planning mill and
dumped them into the well. As fast as they
fell the COW trampled them under her feet,
ard thus she came to the surface and walked
away.
A very interesting discovery is said to have
been made by the experts who are now
examining the collection of papyrl, consist
ing of many thousand rolls, which were
found at FL Fayoum, in Egypt, and were
acquired by the Archduke Rainier. The ex-
perts declare that among the relics are sew
eral autograph letters of the Prophet Ma
komet.
AIMS has been complied By an officer attach
ed to the Springfield armory for the Sultan
of Turkey. This collection is made at the
Sultan's request, and the photographs in
ciUde the exterior appearance and details Of
construction OF the rifles and pistols OF every
prominent manufacture in the country. A
duplicate set of the forty large photographs
win be kept At Washington.
The rays of the sun do not strike at the
same angle upon the earth at all times and
places. II has been ascertained that water
has beeh raised four and half feet at the
equator. This elevation corresponds to the
increase Of temperature. The pressure at
Lne bottom also decreases This Is the source
OF the gulf stream, which exercises so im-
portant an infuepce upon the climate of the
Eastern and Western continents.
The new oil fields of Wyoming in the
Bingham basin are directly south of Bill
lings Montana, near the boundary between
Montana and Wyoming. They are eight
miles long by forty wide. The oil is said to
contain 40 per cent. Of mineral sperm oil, q
per cent kerosene. with small percentage of
gasoline, benzine, and naPhtha. Its iflum-
mating power Is Of high order, and IL is 50
pure that ranchmen have been burning it in
their lamps