The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-04-30
CURIOUS PacTe

spring Of 1850 Tor hnndffa hFA" ~
cabbage plarts,
II Is predicted that electricity Twill
fiually snrblO Us 10 see friends who are
distant as II face to face,
In packing bottles in casos for trans
portstion, India rubber bands clipped
over them will prevent breakage.
J. Sehwaiser, Of Saloshurs, swllzer-
land, has patented steam vslocipsdo
which attained speed oC ahont i2a
miles an hoar.
The Sultan Of Turkey il ssia 70 pay
two German apo.hecarios $1,000 a year
each, with board and rooms in the pal-
SOC, and the services of several attend
anti.
The finest screws used in watca
have 25e threads 10 the inch, ,hnt screws
with 800 threads can be cut OF. IL
.aksa $4,000 watch serewa to weigh a
pound.
The principal commercial languages
Of the world are English, spoken by l00.-
900, 900 people; Russian, 0o.000,00O !;
German, 100000 Spanish by Co.
600. 600 Frsaeh by 40,oo0.000 and
Italian by 2s.00O.00o
Artificial apssge made Of coiton.rsn-
iereJ absorbent ard treated vith anti
septic., has been invented in England.
A piece OF the sizs Of walnut has all
sorbed water until /, reached the aizs Of
q cocoanut. Il iss cheap that |. need
be used but once.
A cherry tree stood in the way Of .
German railway extension that is being
pushed at Niedetlahnsiein, and the
owner asksi ahont 5000 fsr the tree.
Experts were appointed, and be then
showed that IL bad for Years yielded
him crops zach os ~nieh sold for sums
equivalent - she iatsfess on the amount
named. They linaIIr agreed to award
him 5000, and tho tree bad 70 go.
| Ne. Edward Atkinson states tha'
nearly tho whole wool clip new comes
(, market nnsashaI, and lhat cut 0
tbs 32O,O00,o00 pounds Of domss.i
wsol used. ,hers must bs tweniy-fy'
ip,r cent at the least. or 0,000,00l
ooaads. Of very valuable oil throws
into the rivera AMI wasted. When ib
"suint" is refined. thick, vicons oil
obtained. which Is absolutely free fron
oxidation, and which Il, therefore, tn
most valnabls oil for curriers' use tha
can bs found.
Il il estimated by Insurance. eompa
niss that ia the United States last yea
dwelling houses wefs burned at the rat
Of one every hour, with an average los
Of 1896. Barns AMI stables. City pc
J week. Country stores, three per daj
with a loss Of $4,000 per week. Te
, hotels burn week, with loss per yea
} of 81 ,00Q, 900. Every other day lum
: Der yard goes upsin smoke, each fepr'
ssnting $4,000. Forty.four co'.o
! factories, ths loss IN each case bein
: s2s,000 fosay.tbrse wo'lsa mills, so
! 900 each; forty.lwo ehemieal works
! $4,000 each, wers destroyed By III
last year. Eer,y.two boot aud -,
: factories wsrs consumed, the losl bsio
! $1,000 each.
(. Paper is shout TO monopollzs ahoih
y branch of iodussry, which Is no lsss
. one than tbe Masking vi gansiemsh
: headgsar. By new process u mst
a pulation, hats more servicable aud iin
]. than anything now on tho market q
Q made Of wood pplp. Fhey arc imp'
:, vious TO water aud not wanting ia ia
Is ibility. Il il believed ,sat felt h.
10 will have 20 take hack asat ~ soon
ID these new hats can be placed in
s. market in sufficient numbers to sup
81 the demand. They arc certain 70 r.
st oIationizs the hatter's trade,as tfey {
be moulded into any shape or style I
u sired and colorel 70 meet the tasto
he the Lublic. They can be made % r
ce resent a glossy or nappy appearance