Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-05-28
SIX comets are now visible through the
telescope, two af which are expected soon
to be visible to the naked eye.

SIX comets are now visible through the
telescope, two af which are expected soon
to be visible to the naked eye.
THERE has of late been great increase
in the shipment of oats for Europe at
Montreal. The shipments from that port
thus far since the opening of the season
have been 581 900 bushels, against $4,000
bushels during the corresponding week
last year.
THE interesting discovery has been
made in Switzerland of bright green
moss growing on calcareous rocks 200
feet below the surface of Lake Leman.
No other moss has been known so far un-
der water. and how shlorphyl-the green
coloring matter have been so rich
ly developed in place so remote from
the light is problem.
The origin of the Swiss confederacy
dates back to 1903. But there is a repub-
lie named San Marine, in Northeast Italy
which sprung into existence in AL, OF
which little thought has ever been taken.
The country would not now be noticed,
only that it has been ostentatiously stat
ed n railroad is to be constructed which
will traverse the entire republic" This
Is not so stupendOus an undertaking as
might be thought, since the length OF
the road will be only about twenty-five
miles
A PUBLIC administrator who searched
the premises of a Marysville, CAL lady
recently deceased found in an old apple
box in the kitchen, along with variety
of rags and other junk, an old stocking
wrapped around some heavy object,
which proved to DO one hundred $2O gold
pieces. The stocking was wrapped many
times around the coin, and then num-
Der Of pins, grown old with rust, stuck IN
to hold it together, thus proving that it
had been that way for years. Further
search revealed that $3.50, in purse made
of bed ticking, was III the same box. The
lady was very miserly, and died unattend-
ed by either doctor or friends.
novel habeas corpus case was tried
reeptIy.at Fort Worth Tex Moses Prince
and George EngIe were ardent admirers
OF pretty Dora Lacy. The young lady
favored the suit Of Engie and in order to
escape from being annoyed by Prince
,t rafn leI
To see him. Tuesday evening Prince |
procured license to marry Miss Lacy |
without her knowing it. The next |
morning he filed nm Application for writ of |
habcat corpus, charging that the lady was |
willing to wed him, but was wrongfully and |
illegally deprived of her liberty by her par
cnts. Tho writ was issued and the case
tried. The testimony of the young lady |
was decidedly against Prince, and she was
discharged. She left the court room with
EngIe, and they were married Wednesday
night.
ALuMNIuM, which only Il short time
since was so rare metal as to he found
mainly in cabinets, is now produced i'll
such quantities as to have given rise to
excessive manufacturing works. Its alb
soluto freedom from liability to oxidiza-
tion renders it peculiarly valuable for the
purposes of articles exposed to the ac-
tiou of the water, acids, or damp atmos-
pherr; and for that reason prominence
is given in the list of manufactures to
which it is now hahituully applied To ar
iicIes for outdoor use i'll which an orna-
mental surluco is desired Among the
articles for which the metal has been
found specially scrviceable, apart from
white metal tableware, may be mention
cd ships propellers, yacht-sheathing,
ahips' fittings. horse-bits, and harness fit
tings, railway carriage handles, locks,
keys, chains, wire and wire ropes, tubes,
chandeliers, wood screws, tenders, fire
irons, Gshcrmen's trawling ropes, carriage
lamps, pens, silver grids, rivets, etc.
Tur oldest fire engine in the United
States and probably in America is i'll pos
session of the William Penn Hose Com
puny Of Philadelphia. The tub is 3 feet
y inches long, | foot = inches wide and
foot $ inches deep. The wheels are solid
blocks of wood, foot inches i'll diam
cter and about inches thick. The cy-
finders are a., inches in diameter, with
stroke of g., inches. The internal con