The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-02

COMPARATIVE tests of the GRANTEES .,
New England and Minnesota, instituted
by Prof. Winchell, with a view to oe.
termine their crushing strength, exhibte
some surprising differences. The pieces
employed for this purpose were two.
inch cubes unpublished, and crushed be.
tween wooden cushions, the average
strength of twenty specimens of Mime.
sofa granite was found t be 90, 272
pounds, or 23,319 pounds per square
inch; crushed between steel plates, the
average strength was 104, 800 pounds,
or 20, 200 pounds to the square inch OF
surface. The average obtained for the
same number of specimens of New Eng.
gland granite was 50, 1856 pounds, OF
II, 7a6 pounds per square inch. The age
of Minnesota GRANTEES is archpn; hat OF
New England ganltcs is not definitely
known.
A VERY simply, though somewhat ex.
pensive, arrangement of telephone wires
has been introduced in Il Glasgow mer.
chants office. by which, it is stated, the
annoyances of induction arc prevented.
The Office is connected with the pro.
prietor's dwelling house, some thirty
miles distant, by a private line. To pre-
vent disturbance from the induction OF
other wires, he employs II return wire,
and the wires arc simply arranged in a
spiral or hclical form, as follows: Sup.
pose each post to be provided with -four
lnsulators, arranged at the four angles
of n square, the sending wire is attach
ed to insnlator 1 on the first post, 2 on
the second, 3 on the third. 4 OF the
fourth, 1 on the fifth, and so on. The
return wire is attached t. the insulntor,
at the opposite corners of the square. OF
what would correspond to that position
thus forming the helix.
A FRIEND of Ferdinand Ward is
quoted by the Boston Herald as giving a
reason why Ward is in prison. He had
ample money and opportunity to go to
safe country after the exposure of his
rascality. Several days of liberty
elapsed after the bursting of the Grant
4 Ward bubble before he was arrested,
and then he was kept only in civil con,
tincmcnt, from which his escape was
until his conviction. Why, then,
was it that the Napolconic scoundrel did
not retreat quietly rom the Moscow OF
his ruin "For the simple reason that !
he likes to live in New York" is the |
'he knew that he could not get
more than ten years, Which term would
be shortened by good conduct to about
and n half. He will be scarcely
more than forty years when he comes
out, wealthy, full of schemes invented
during his incarceration, and not Mt all !
Of his great exploit. This suits
him better than banishmcnt for life."
HER Is q man In Nevada named
Angela Cardelia, who claims to be the
strongest in the world. He is an Italian.
aged 80, and stands 5 feet 10 inches
Weighing 1873 pounds. His strength
vas born with him, for he had no ath-
etc training. He differs from other
ncn chiefly in osseous structure. AL
'hough O of unusual size, his spinal
column is double the ordinary width,
md his bones and joints arc made on a
imilarly large and generous scale. he
las lifted a man Of 200 pounds with the
middle finger of his right hand. The
nan stood with one foot on the floor. his
nj o~utstretched, his hands grasped by
wo persons to balance his body. Car.
ella then stopped down and placed the
finger of his right hand under the
mans foot, and with scarcely any per
eptible effort, raised him to the height
four feet and deposited him on a table
lear Mt hand. Once two powerful men,.
Cordelia with intent to thrash
llm. but he seized one in each hand and
them together until liis was
early Knocked out of them. His
tren. tn is inherited, for he saws his
ather was more powerful than himself.