Wichita eagle., 1889-07-03
FACTS WORTH KNOWING.

1t Is stated in the report of the department,
Of mines, New South Wales, that as many al
%, 600 diamonds were found in the fnvereIl
! district.
| The preparatory works for the construction
! OF canal through the isthmus Of Perekor
in the Crimea have been compieted and the
excavations will be commenced shortly.
The work Of photographing the stars of
! the Northern Hemisphere has beegv sn-
renced at Mount Vincent with the HxIIl1i
thirteen inch Photographic telescope 'Qlu'
Paper has long been olado from wood
but it is now manufactured from the "a q
dust refuse of mills. When tarred and dried
it makes On admirable sheathing for houses
method Of casting pipes without sand molds
In superheated steam or gas jacketed metal
molds pipes are cast which are uniform,
sound and true, as IL turned or bored In a
lathe
A single plate of perforated zinc about
foot square suspended over gas Jet Is said
to retain the noXious emanations from burn
ing gas, which is known 10 destroy many
articles In a room and TO yitiats the atmos
phere.
A French scientist has been producing AZ
tihcial eneralds By fudng silica, alunuins
and glucina, with traces Of oxide Of chrorni-
UNI, with acid nolybdn Of ithia, at tenn
perature Of from 60 deg. TO 700 deyS. for
fifteen days
Tho great nitrate fields Of Chill arc about
thirty miles inland from Iquinqui, and that
city exports 1e, 100 600 quintAs Of this sub
stance Tho export Of nitrate brings In ths
handsome sum Of 10000 per month 10 the
custom hotsa.
The total parnber Of animals In tho Zoolog-
zeal gardens, London, 10 stated IA the annual
report 70 he 2, 200. Tie annual income Of this
society lie over 100000. They lost nearly
1000 animals last yes-r. bu: tho additions By
purchase and gifts were I, III
Tho native population Of Benares, India,
cannot have very advanced IDEAS a. 20 tbs
importance Of sanitation, a. 100 600 CT th~u
have signed q monster petition 81 The govern
rnent protesting against tho proposed new
crainsge and improved water supply.
There has been considerable loss Of xrous
this year among tho preserves Of Yor0hirs
Aoorz, Ia England A land owner attributes
ths cause 70 the birds eating the vfthsrsd
tops Of the heather Ia the early spring
Ihase never rfpsned last year and The bsrtls
eating them have caused the eyAde1n1c-
The English railways sre us.ng The electric
Light ca Their tralux TIE xi6lAnd have tbs
dynamo "a tie rear guards van, The driving
gear beng attached 70 tho sxls Of the fro1f
pair Of wbselA Tie light ~ss found % he
quite steady and strong During The stoprAzs
the lights were kepf stssdy tly The ancurusis-
torz
81 a reoen: ezhib4ttor q the phozoGraph
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said TIA. II tune vas pl2yed ADD rsoordsd
CT he eyiinter IL nigh. Do trans-o.d tn;o
different keys by turning tie eJltntex fsE.x
OF slower. y "a stated "a, thsz fac. vas Do
E-lo1z.<a.ed By means u eorne; played n1a,
tie pto1ogTEPA-
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