The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-11-21
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been expended on London drainage
system.
\ Drlawarean has contracted to fur
nish 100 tons of cat tails to Il firm in
ST. Louis.
The addition of small amount of
oil To the water in fire pals will pre-
vent evaporation.
No wine" is now frequently added
at the bottom of invitations TO dine in
London. so that guests may know
what TO expect.
The British museum is gathering a
Stupendous collection of newspapers.
Additions for one single year comprise
l70,63S numbers.
Poker playing among the ladies has
become very prevalent in Buffalo.
Young ladies and old play it. and they
play for money. too.
A great many of the royal ladies of
Europe smoke cigarettes. but it may
he said for most of them that they do
it strictly under the rose.
A new mode of furnishing power to
motor engines by mixing steam with
hot gases is creating Il great deal OF
inicrr:' in English circles.
A bunch of grass more than three
feet tall and IA carrot weighing nearly
live pounds are among the evidences
OF the fertility of Montana soil.
The University of Arizona has or
tleI ed from the east outfits for the
working Of every kind of ore in order
to give practical instruction in this
line.
Russia has very powerful fleet Of
torpedo boats, numbering about $50
vessels and uiiiccrcd by men who are
especially expert in that kind Of serv-
ice.
Phosphorus is now being made by
electricity. The principal manufact-
orv is in England. where it is autici-
patcd fully 1000 tons will be made an
nually.
An extremely youthful married
couple live in Sterling. Conn. The
husband is not quite fifteen years of
age aud The wife is but few months
past fifteen.
The new tunnel of the Baltimore L.
Ohio railroad. under the city Of Balii-
more, will cost upwards of So 900, 900.
1t is being pushed night and day. fully
1000 men being at work upon it.
The widow of Joseph X. Emme, has
made up her mind To pass her remain
ing days in Albany. and has gone into
comfortable apartments there. Her
means are ample, and her health is
good.
The great railroads running from
the northwestern part of our country
TO the Gulf of Mexico have determined
10 establish steamship lines To Central
and South American ports from New
Orleans.
The European demand for Ameri-
can-madc carts and light vehicles has
greatly increased. 1t has also been
found cheaper to send them across
without painting. leaving that to he
done abroad.
The colored people OF Georgia arc
prosperous and gradually acquiring
wealth. They return Is per cent more
of property this year than they did
last. They have returned Sl4 1876 735
worth of taxable property.
An electric insect-killer is the latest
novelty in that line. II is formed by II
cover of wire gauZe. which is placed
over lighted candle. The gauza is
in an electric circuit, and when in
Sects touch it they are killed.
Western farmers are now ur.in. the
trial of Il modification of the rain-pru-
ducing system to see if mists cannot
he formed at times which will reduce
the radiation of heat from the earth
aud thus save the crops from frost.
Austria has an army 800 900 strong.
Bul correspondent SAYS that the Aus
trian soldiers are very poorly dressed
In comparison with the English and
German soldiery. aud they are also not
so good specimens of manhood as the
queen aud the kaiscr's troops.
A committee of French officers is
said TO have decided 10 recommend the
adoption of brcastplate for the in
fantry, made of nine parts of copper
and one of aluminium. equal 10 steel
plate of three times the thickness. 1t
will only be worn IN time of action.
Peru is not vet all republic should
he. H. is evidenced bv the fact that
many inhabitants in the different terri
tories of the country are signing petit
tions to congress asking that The free
exercise of all worship and religions
be permitted throughout The republic.
A patent has recently been taken out
for the manufacture of good substi-
tute for ivory. The ingredients used
are mostly those of which natural
ivory is composed, and the addition of
different coloring matters enables OBJ
jects of any desirable shade to be pro-
duced.
The most powerful telescope yet
made has just been finished in Munich.
Its ordinary power is 1000, which
can be increased to 10000. An elec-
trio lamp of minute type is used in it.
and special device which sprays
minute particles of liquid carbonic acid
is used TO keep it cool.
The Jericho, Jatfa & Jerusalem rail-
road through tue Holy Land is prog
rc>sing vcrv slowly. TIE Turks are
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