Thomas County cat., 1889-11-21
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var ships are constructed OF paper
An electric arrangement for reSu-
hating furnaces has been invented u!
Westield (Mass.l indiv1ddal.-60s'0''
Post.
The production of coal in Belgium g1Gn
In 1884 is Professionally put at DOW
600 tons, against aE ascertained P'~
duction of II. 177,7 ,754 tons in 1885,
1t is claimed that the stature ol
nee horses has increased an inca
every twenty-five years since l'oo.
The height of horses then was thirtee'
Sands two inches and in 1870 1t was
fifteen hands two incheS.-N.I. deT-
sid
Artificial cheese made of one part
| oleomargariue and two parts SKINNED
milk, mid to the consistency %
cream and subjected to the usual pro-
sesses of manufacturing the genuine
article. is the latest edible commodity
contributed by Germany tc the world
--C,ncinndti Price Current.
-Sot content with crazy quilts, W.
are to De inflicted with crazy cloth
dresses. The material is cotton, With
an odd mixture of colorS and patterns
and is particularly invented for chill
drcn. as it can not possibly show the
| Dirt so plainly visible on the white
trocks they havo been forced for so lout
| q time to wear. Detroit Post.
The Bangor (Me.) Commercial 10
lates that man in that section latel,
received several hundred dollars bach
pension. He has quite large tamil,
and had been very poor. The firm
thing he did after receiving his money
was 10 buy trottiEs horse. harness
wagon and the usual amount of boOtA
hoods and other horse trappings
The newest thing which electricity
proposes is to steer vessels without any
attention On the part of the man at tha
helm The needle of an automstls
compass. by opening and closing the
circuit. keeps ship on the course laiS
down without any Intervention. At
that is necessary is to set the compass.
and the good ship makes true line fos
port.-N 7. Herald.
The law of finding, says a writer.
Is this: The finder has clear titls
against the world, except the owner.
The proprietor of coach, Or rail-
.oad car, or shop has no right t.
demand the property found on his
premises Such proprt tors may make
regulations in regard to lost property
which will bind their employees, bui
they can not bind the public.
The decrease during tho last ten
years in the value of fashionable furnis
sure is striking economical phenome
non. More paint and less carving are
possibly the chief causes of the change
Signing swains are informed that thu
wooden portion OF any matrimonial
venture they may have in view can nov
be undertaken with fifty per cent less
cash than would have been necessary
1875. Current.
High chimneys for factories ars
tow becopaiag unnecessary. by reasof
II the introduction of a new kind OF
| wen. Any manufacturer. it Is as
| erted. can place one of these ovens in
ais works and obtain from every tor
of slack he uses coke worth two dollarA
tar aud ammonia worth one dollar.
and 1900 feet Of gas to generate steam.
! The cokc,tar and ammonia will thus. il
is claimed. considerably more than pay
Tor slack, wear and tear, eta. T.
| San.
Prof. J. W. Sanborn. of the Mis-
,ouri State Agricultural Collegs. and
,iso Secretary OF the State Board os
Agriculture. estimates the losses a
stock in that State during the iaSs
sinter. from disease and exposure. ~
ao1 less than four millions of dollar~
The principal loss by diseases has bee,
rom cholera in hogs and from e.
posure from want of proper shelter
Loss from disease, he states. conls
generally have been prevented b.
proper attention to Diet and from OK.
,osure wholly by providing suitabL
iielter.
In nearly every railway station fa
london is a small box on legs painted
.rimson. which may be called an auto
matte pos,-office. 1t is divided into two
compartments. On the top are apcr.
sares admitting a penny. one being 20,
postal cards and the othel for enve
tepss. You drop 4 penny through the
slot and open little drawer beneath,
and, prestA you find a postal card.
Drop two pennies in the right hand
slot, open . corresponding drawer. and
5ou find stamped envelope contain
ing . dainty sheet Of note paper These
6ttle convenienoes Are the property a
company.
"A L;tehfeld County (Conn.) cor
respondent Of tho Hartford Courank
writing of manners and customs in
that region fifty years ago. says thai
common people didn't own stoves
then; they rented them of the rics fol
twenty-five cents q month. DR.. Cabin,
sf Litchfield. had quite number thai
he rented We well remember seems
him staff around for miles to collenl
stove rent There were no clocks il
school houses; the teachers had nooz
marks on the Nindow-sill; when tho sur
struck the mark it was noon; II cloudy
shey guessed noon. There were clock
IN but families in those DAYS
Several manageable young me,
Of Rochester. N. H., are in Q terrible
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