Telegram-herald., 1890-06-05
ODDS AND ENDS.

Silkwor1ns wher newly hatched scarcely
weigh one-quarter Of an ounce, yet In the
course Of their life, which only lasts about
thirty-fve days, they will consume between
1900 and 1000 pounds OF leaves.
A German has invented On apparatus for
forcing sidewise the swell in front OF fast
going ships by means Of steam jets from
nozzle under the water at the bow.
French scientists have analyzed quart
of water taken from typhoid infected
district, and found 100000 to 20,ooo,oo
typhoid germs therein.
Electric traction Is said to be fairly
booming in London. In few weeks line
Of omnibuses run By electricity is TO be
started They will be driven by storage
batteries and have q seating capacity for
twenty-six passengers.
Each member Of congress gets about 5000
envelopes full OF seeds every year, and the
bill Uncle Sam pays for them amounts to
about 10000.
The people Of the United States during
1889 smoked 3, ,955 $50, ,779, I'd cigars, which,
at cents each, cost the consumers sl67,-
7sS. .6S5.lO This sum, at $4,000 a mile,
would have built s.6S8 miles Of railroad;
and at $500 each would have purchased
2O.973 locomotives.
Grapnels Of n new pattern for recovering
the broken ends Of submarine cables are
so arranged that on hauling in the graPnel
the bite on the cable will he not only main
tained. but increased. and thus the tend
ency of the cable 20 slip. even though a
/ loose end he caught, will be removed.
Never say Excuse my glove. " nor try n
remove Il hastily. II it is necessary 70
shake hands with somebody when you are
gloved-v0u may bc thankful Except IN
the case Of intimate friends II IL disagree,
able 70 give one 5 hand 10 every one. II
some one comes TO shake hands with you
when you are seated. half rise
F Sir Edwin Arnold recently visited large
and excellent school az Toxic. containing
loo pupils. with English and japanese
F professors. where the students paid only
f one ven Ter mouth-that is 70 ssv. about
Is "a. for as much learning of various sorts
as they could tmbibe
The forests of Furope. according 70 q lsts
+ rep0--. cover the following arras. Germany,
- -a6 go acres. Eossis. te4 D. GO0 acres
Austria- Hungary, =. ~. .700 arres. Sweden.
g. p0o o0o acres. Frsace. - 240D0 acres
Spain. ip 7snooo acres. Ttalv. P -. $50 sores
and Enal1nd. 2fJl 0o0 acres.
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