The Colfax chronicle., 1891-12-26
scleNoE AND INDUSTRY.

"A fall of about thirty feet between
Lake Superior and Lake Huron at Sault |
Ste. Maria gives probably one OF the
greatest water powers in the world. tits
to be utilized on the Canadian side by
race and on the American side by
canal l,c0) feet wide. and giving 236, 600
horse power.
1t has been concluded that whatever
prcservative is to be applied, the timber
Tor piles, subjected TO the action of sea-
worm. should first be charred, so as to
kill any germs near the surface, open
the pores of the wood for the antiseptic
and destroy the nutritive matter upon
which the worms live. - Scientific
American.
AT a recent meeting of the Zoolog-
ical society, Of London, Mr.. Boulenger
exhibited young specimens and eggs OF
n South African siluroid fish (Galeich-
thys feliceps). They had been taken
from the mouth of the male parent,
which carries In this extraordinary
manner the eggs laid by the female.
| The treasury department estimates
| that 500. 900, 900 pounds of sugar will be
produced in the United States this year
and that $40, ,O0O. 600 will be required to
nav the bounty. Ninety-three per cent.
| of the Weld Is from sugar cane, per
cent. from the beet, about 1ll per cent
| from the maple and the rest from
sorghum.
The watermelon business In south,
western Georgia has been overdorie, and
MANY growers will change their crops.
The man who bought the first carload
of melons in Fort Valley. the past season
paid $50 for them, and he thought he
was going to make small fortune on
the transaction. When the melons
were shipped the parties to whom they
were consigned surprised him by draw
ing on him for SiS He was out just
that much on the speculation.
A curious and interesting calcula-
ton has been made by Professor Rogers
of Washington, D. c., on the dynamic
power of coal. According to the pro-
fessor single pound of good steam
coal has within it dynamic power
equivalent to the work of one man for
one day. Three tons of the same coal
represent mans labor for period OF
twenty years, and one square mile OF o
seam of coal, having depth OF four
feet only, represent as much work as
1000, 900 men can perform in twenty
years.
The average weight of the brain OF
man bears a definite relation to the
climate in which he lives, q heavier
brain weight being found in cold than
in warm countries In proportion tc
their stature the Lapps have the largest
heads in Europe. the Norwegians next
then come the Swedes, Germans, French
and Italians. In the Arab the head !.
found to be smaller than any of thu
above while in the far north there exists
people called Chugatshes, whose head
are remarkably large
in an article on Infection Due t<
Shaving" physician says, with regard
: to selecting a barber: Whatever he il
not, he must be clean and careful. /
should not be forgotten that there arr
possible safeguards well within th'
: reach of this class of tradesmen, which
!. customer may fairly exact for hi
!. own security as part of the common
= law of shaving. These include the us
of perfectly fresh water and soap, o
preferably shaving cream as admittin,
, of exclusive use, q clean brush, and ,
clean razor for each person shaved.
= The rapidity with which steel rail
have continued to replace those of irol
in the railways of this country is re
markable. In 1880 there were dowI
80, $50 miles of steel rails, out of 1854
miles of road reported upon, or 29.1 pc
ID cent. In 1885 the steel rails had in
creased to 1O5, 724 miles. or $40 pc
l. cent, and at the end of 1890 according
c. to Poor's Manual the steel rail milag
N had reached 16s,6 ,606 miles, or S0.4 pc
o. cent of the whole milage reported, in
s. cluding sidings and other tracks TIL
IN increase seems to have averaged NOR
o, than per cent each year, and at tina
N rate it will take only about two year
TO to remove the last iron rails used o
N railways in the United States-Rai
way Age.
If coming events cast their shadow
W before, it is safe TO predict that durin
sr the next few years the southern state
er will take the place heretofore occupie
al by the western states in the constructio
lg of new lines of railway, rs well as the e.
lie tension of the old ones. Investigation
in the southern and southeastern stats
r. have revealed coal and other miners
IS deposits of great richness, and as col
in sequence investors are turning the
attention to that region; and in tho
It, states where legislation is not likely
hamper such projects it is probable TIL
l - ~~v
~ be rapid as well as profitable. -Chicse
ct Railway Review.
~ a NEEDED REFORM.