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Mohave County miner., 1891-07-25

The Honorable Board of Supervisors
OF Mohave county, Arizona Territory, met
as board Of equalization at the court
house in KingmaH Monday, July Goth,
A. d., 1891 at 10 O'Clock o. m.
Present the full board and the clerk
and w. d. Blaksly, district attorney.
G. E. Sherman appeared before the
board and consented to the addition OF
solvent debts, valued at $500, IS fixed by
the board on July 9th, 1891.
In the matter OF the assessment Of
Charles Cummings. On motion il is
hereby ordered that the matter be laid
over until the fourth Monday in August
for final settlement.
There being no further business on
hand the board adjourned. Attest,
e. j. GOODMAN,
Clerk
The Hon. Board OF Supervisors of
Mohave county, Arizona Territory, met
at the court house in Kingman Monday,
July 2Jth, A. ID. 1891, at III O'Clock a.
m.
Petition OF residents Of Mineral Park
asking that E. X Buttolph be appointed
justice OF the! peace Of said precinct and
on motion said E. X. Buttolph is hereby
appointed justice OF the peace Of said
precinct.
Voting aye--the full board.
Petition presented TO the board asking
that new school district be formed out
OF school district No. 8, and be created
with boundaries as fixed in said petition
and 10 be known as school district No.
l3.
Voting aye--the full board.
There being no further business on
hand the board adjourned. Attest,
Il. j. GOODMAN,
Clerk.
Mohave County miner., 1891-07-25
E. J. GoDxAs, Clerk.

The Honorable board OF Supervisors OF
Mohave County rn,ss pursuant TO adjourn
ment, Tuesday, July 7th, 1891, at 10
o'clock, q. M.
Present---The full hoard and the clerk
and w. q. Blakely, district attorney.
The following bills were then taken UP,
audited and allowed.
A. III. smith, stationery and
printing .......... sl93 so
The w. Fl. Tagrart Mercantile
Company, merchandise 49,. 70 81
Sam Croxier, per diem and mile
Mohave County miner., 1891-07-25
The MoHAvE MINER.
OFFICIAL PAPER or TINE COUNTY.
S0psryisors' Proeedlaqs.

The Honorable Board ol Supervisors OF
Moh'sve County, Arizona Territory met
rs a Board of Equalization ut the court
house in Kingman, on Wednesday, July
list, 1891, al O'Clock p. M.
Present--The full board and the clerk
and w. q. Blakely, district attorney.
In the matter OF the assessment OF the
Big SANDY milling and mining company,
ON ruotion it is hereby ordered that the
assessed valuation of the Signal patented
mine be, and the same ia, hereby raised
from $l04 TO $500. Voting ave the full
board
The assessment Of p. f. Ceilings raised
on town lots from $75 to $l75.
The assessment OF Chas. Cummings,
added 100 head OF range cattle, $3.50 !;
solvent debts, $500.
The assessment of Garden Springs
mining company, valuation of Ithica
patented mine raised from $i00 TO $500.
The California Moss patented mine
asseised to j. III. Harris--ordered strick-
on from the assessment roll, said mine
having been sold TO the Territory for
taxes.
The board then adjourned until 10
o'clock, .. M. Thursday, July End, 1891.
Attest. DANIEL SMITH,
u. j. GOODMAN, Chairman.
Clerk.
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TFN -..--..A<.S FEE7-.M -.
7NcREH ICRAivy7E
THE PATH OF A l6.1NcH pBoJEcrrLE.

knows whether It would last even Is long as
tfmpsrsd steel lining Of 5hs gun At sSsry DIP;
POUNDS. while to build it costs $4,000 $50. 900
s s4heea svn Sp
Tins building o, 11o.ton guns WAS begun
strong Se Co. IN a is of Them haVs BEEN
built. The Krupp works turned out one II
majority went 10 rI Itay Tho irst ones weTe
and tho BsnSow have two: each h meuni ed. and
one, each in reserve. There are two each
sh o ther ,ors eF5 th,:
weight and room occupied count Tor nothing
The one insupsrable defect " the great, gun
ship that has them must GO ilto action with
from twenty 70 tn rty feet Of each muzze rro-
snemys eunns,s.an ample tarset for the rap I'D.
flre cannon. The modern ranid-rre gun hnrs
ds hsp es sSa Ses Is % nenss IL
e. 'As e. '0' Sisnts fSo a. VIZ "
Kind Of gun can do so in Tho Window of tho
Winchester Arms COMPANY on Brondway. II
Tic lie FOL ow is ruined Even good slan nim:
tusa in the
bolt has penetrated six inches into the ch ase
OF u big cannon when fired q. a test shot. 1t Is
not ct all impossible at a swift cruise like the
baltimore should first silence and tnen destroy
the most powerful armnr-clad battle ship.
Uncle sam 10 now building a dozen l3-inch
The smaller sizes SO far comrleted-the Is. s.
and lO-nch rlies.-have. in ali cases. proved
themselves not only equal I" the best made In
other lands but on the average a small rer
cent better In two years. or three at most.
tina Amer can navy will be At to raise the tom
rerature in any navy a1oat. 1t will lack but
one thing:
The American navy is deficient in good
marksmen. There IL no provision OF law
worth mentioning for training men to shoot
tho NeRutilul new CunA Accurately
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ARTIFICIAL FISHES
Curious Realistic Work OF the United
States FIah Commisalon

WASHINGTON. Aug. ia very wonderAhl COL
lection Of animals that live in the water Is at
pres Mt being manufactured by the United
States Fish Commission for exhibition at the
Worlds Fair In Chicago. Somewhat less than
600 specimens will illustrate the food and
other economic fishes and reptiles OF this
country. each one representing species
Two experts, said to be the most skilful mon
living In this line OF work. are engaged in turn
ing out counterfeit REPRESENTATIONS OF things
scaly and tnny in the utmost imaginable
variety. The extraordinary thing about these
products Is that they not only look but feel
like the real creatures which they initiate. the
very substance being to the touch so like flesh
itself that It Is difficult for any one who han.
dies tho objects and examines them closely to
realize that he ls not dealing with the animals
themselves. So amazingly well are they painted
that their hues are tho very tnts OF nature.
For example, you can take frog in your hand.
pinch him and admire the beauty Of his color
from an aciua! bait achian Just killed. '
Inc secret Of this aIt, which 10 quite now
IsnY ~ ss Ds
first takes the fish to be initiated and makes .
plaster mould from i In the Ordinary fashion;
shape serves usually for the purpose. tue OBJ:
land Dours into tho mould the melted oompo.
siiion. Eight or ten hours later the mOuli is
s Sc 81 fhs
the details reproduced that each scale 10 dis
iinct. After the counterfeit has been hung up
fresh specimen nSt long out Of water being
ishsd. In the process OF mouldi e. siiiisning is
given to tho fms and tail with ordinary wire
The fishes required for moulding an copying
with colors are being sent to Washington MS
last fs NIX required rem the various station: 81
from Wood ho Il may b that lie s Experts
Fan Fran"isco and else Thsrs Ia o. order 70 ss
cure fresh :pecimrcpps from the Cult Pacific
Srsppei n cloths as uule posslbis atos
%snE 80. son: :snssS Snliissss hsss ;as s II:
Viii Also be shown IN the colisctien. including
tho shells and 6esks OF The sni ais shemsels.s
% s1S ASsq SoS:E H s. ; l.pss
,Lob.ters. craos. and ether crustacs. Will
nearly a foot long have come in with tie biz
frogs rom the Ozark region. Thes, is no res:
United States. and It A not unlikely that the
psh end IL. w it,. e..; TO
the lobster In appearance It's meat being much
more delicate In flavor, and it would be very
State OF the Union could be stocked with this
huge species. which IL very prolific and can be
made at home anywhere; A I'M eresting bur-
on ths Potomac meadows near Washington
It lives IN POLES with bottle. shaped enlSrge-
usually be found by digging In The sprlnS
each one builds over It's buIrow . sort OF ohim-
nmp. Il mud Thieh 4 ieto6e: s so%ap niis OF
geniously on top. Of one another in the shape
OF dome. closed at the top
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POWER OF THE l6-lNCn GUN.
WONDERFUL RESULT At = SPECIAL
TEST IN ENGLAND.

The Thickest Armor Plate, Hacked by =
Hinge Mas. OF Iron. Wood. Granite Con.
crete. and Brick Easily Pierced-Never-
thsiess. it - Not Good Gun for ships.
Ono OF the things most interesting to
thoughtful observers OF the white fleet Of war
ships that has graced the harbor OF New YORK
In recent days was the firing Of salutos. The
spectator saw noticeably long and slender
black tube projecting from the ships side-a
tube no larger than . wuman's forearm.
but seemingly six feet long outside OF the
ship. When the time for firing salute came
thsre was bit OF signalling between tho ships
very likely. and then came a squirt OF flame. q
cloud Of smoke. and crashing roar from that
slender tube.
In the old days when one saw the big black
mpzzle OF the smooth bore poked from the
wall.sded ship. he expected q big noise on its
discharge. but to hear 80 small weapon
thunder as do the little inch and A-half rifles
on the new war ships is startling. II tho tiny
rife can do all OF that-for the repor, is. aiter
. fashion. gauge OF the force behind the pro-
jectile-what must the power OF modern rifle
OF the Rrentsst caiibre boz 1t Is q question
often asked by people inspecting the batteries
on the new war ships. but An answer. to DO
fully comprehended By one not learned In
such matters. has not always been easy to
md In the accompanying engraving. how
ever. will bs found most interesting illus
tration Of what modern gun can do.
1t 10 picture made from work actually done
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Keeper Downey's whole time Is not devoted
to Fatima and his parents. however. He has
also to look Alter the panthers and tigers and
leopards. He keeps an eye on the sna axes. too.
None OF these charges. he says. Is particularly
troublesome. He visits their cages almost
daily. but during his eight years experience
no has had but little trouble with them. Now
keepers ct clawed, DowneE bears several
tho panthers., The snakes arg kent in large
glass case. The collection hcludes several
boa constrictors and q rationale. Downey
says that lie has TO 10 into the cage to clean Il.
and that he has been bitten by the boas.
The bite Is not DANGEROUS" he added I'M
concernedly. but It is very painful. As to the
I "a there e no danger. for can keep him
=. About every school hoy In. town knows
billy" Snyder tho elephant keeper at the
ZOO. Billy Is IN authority on elephants. and
likewise coons. His pot terrier Fanny has a
great reputation as coon hunter and an sle-
rhapt tanner; Billy walked out to tho
for Tom, Tom Il the crack performer. He
reared on his hind legs at once and went
through lot Of amusing mano,vres to please
his master Billy looked at him a Imiringiy.
Isn't that q fino statue: Z" he cried enthusi-
astlcally. II taught him to do that in two
days. But ! don't want to stand under him
when those feet come down"
Billy says that he has been stepped on, and
He asserts that 1t ia true Of all elephants that
twice around the fore foot measures tho AMI.
NAL exact height.
Billy has looked after the welfare OF the Con-
trail Park elephants since 1886. and has had as
many as twelve OF them under his care at ono
time. At present, however. he has only two.
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place In the cannon with machine. Then
enre the powder. This powder IL made 10
little hexne2nei cakes OF 4 COCOA coior with
eo s1ss s" little osEss are rsaSred shsrs:
for tho big gun, and the weight Of the charge
is 800 pounds-nors than half the weight OF
rifle used BY, sportsmsn the PROPORTION r., OF !
powder to bullet is - l2O to 800 grains. The
The powdsr charge is made up into eight
bags. are Of silk. and u layer OF black powder.
after ord Of each bag. The charge 81 powder
is rammed home By machinery.
Having the gun, loaied. the breech Was
and then one Of the oiaeeTs touched the but.
ns hs ar
the armor plate. the. einht-lnch Iron plate. tho
twenty feet OF wood: the fve feet Of granite.
last last IL the BRICK wall and remain there.
81 Of rss !. s
bore. The ,six-inch ride has a range. OF six
the the rs nj s g h % ss @
Hall 10 Orange. N. j.. or from Coney Island TO
In spite Of its tremendous power. however.
.S gun NEW WIN aGsn nb 1e on
yards tho projeetils will pierce .twsnty.seye
& sSS to nps q
its adyantaRes The thirteen. inch gun weighs
but slxty-seven tons-iorty- three tons less.
DIX %aS q h sp o. plays havoc s.
an: and e opssss hs X. Ss sas!s
est number OF times which It can be safely
fred 10 calculated at ssventy.fve. No ono
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meant and he never forgot kind act. And
enough. Tor her 10 romp In. During the winter
trspeze Tor. her. But Mr.. .vauS. ths architect
who is fond Of a quiet retreat while at work
Ms h sss a'G S the rR
sioners that kitty made too much noise, 30
had to 10 nr tho tr"PsS5s sn and KITTY could not
and died Of Ts Infringement Of ,bs liver" ~"~'
lakes present pet is a monkey named Jim.
w SS ar. sSf f Ens EsA in .s sd:
luxuIiance. In ANOTHER cage Jennie nurses
sss hss Ss' Al sp T: d
car. 9i Ills msshisy.ns in@is and hss them
stronger and more selfish eid. liners. Every
" monEs1 snd
the popular juvenile resort has TO be locked
up until peace and good order are restored q:
Snf @ my e: ,a%; m:
men met 'S and frsmea the ordinance eH against
monkeys. many organ grinders came up to
Ts, w fsoss sot so I'D
and bad tempered that tho grinders could not
just now win Hn;rh Dovney !. popular person
ago with visitors at tho Zoo. Hughs strong
point p his intimate seapaintanee With hippo.
ss mis-. ne M REp ana &
baby, Fntima- Fatima Isn't exactly a beauty.
but shs has points that make her interesting
to everybody. Fatima was Iust ~ months old
last week, and 1t is Hugh's boast that there
isn't ano her infant OF that age alive that has
such hearty appetite.
She weighs 500 pounds. and eats four loayss
Of bread every day. besides the meals that her
devoted mother provides. Fatima 10 the. only
hippopotamus ever raised In captivity. MANY
hevs bsen born in captivity. but none hss lived
long. She deyo'es large part OF her time to
fighting her father Callph's chief feature Is
It's mouth; 1t measures feet inches from
Downsy DELIGHTS to sc By the hour at the
to the baby hippopotamuS He speaks, 10 her
as human mother speaks to her child. He
says that Eaiima likes baby talk. and under
stands i Fatima rest. her head on tho edge
quiet as lsnR as Downsy rubs her gums.
ITS funny how Al young animals Ike to
q: " !r would vld rather eoms to me any
would do this Tor her."
Keeper Downey authorizes the announce
ment that there Is to be another interesting
event In Mr.. Calph's family shortly. He says
that Fatima will have . brother or sister
next March.
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OHIO'S OIL GEYSER.
1lowiaG At tho Rate or 10000 Barrels Of
Petrolsum In Twenty-rour Hours.

from the Cincinnati Commercial Gdx.ne
M1 1s o sns sas. s not =:
me4. than two o y. tho lsl InS Sn
hours. This great oil eeyser is located III
tHSneoSk S%Ioy |Hss four miles south Of the
at d:p.h Of s. feet In The sand ~ s MosS
@ nnd Ms ..!
oapaeiiy. Gas was not what was Wsn,ed I how.
s SSc, and ~ t1 20. d1 was 'sns feet dsepsr
xsSl' ESs ss so's sh s'ga p e:
was msde s,ousS osRs als o
S TsGh T ss.t ea ,U Mia so9H clean S
IKE Of oii. ana Il was also dl.coyered that Or:
Soo;barrel tank. AT the same time several
wers lai While w.r na bs ZIP ma aSs
d, 0n no siternoon q tho same day IT was de-
aocked in from all directions to see the iamou:
ss SSs tools St' %si. ~ s, a.
ualIy being brought to the, surface: The
Whsh over dt e.. asrrc Tih W.T..
the tools were within a few hundred feet OF the
surface the rope commenced 10 slack. and The
place oil safety. as the tools were being lifted
from the well by the heavy pressure OF the oil
II Was thought at the time that the rope had
drlI Mas ah qS tms 4Gs e n TIE hole but the
rig As soon as the, tools, we're out q solid
head; rising far above me derrick. whsIe i
lines connected on the cas- NJ.
II made ns beautiful q sight a. any one
Wished to 500, and it thrilled the hearts Of The
H tnoa The ths sight with delight
nS,obs6,y the lie ssst oil we'll ever pietsd
S veil 10; and eight men worked ioi nesEy twS
. 900 barrel tank through : sws:lncS line.
ssixty,,h,ss minutes. VA. We'll. Il Tho rate l.
time 1t was opened, would in twenty-four hours
produce u good 7O0Dl barrels OF roly oil max
Ing nearly double the size Of any wei, ever
The Ohio oil fold now leads all in the shape
Of Dhen geyser Of oil EQUAL toa vel
sent out from hp All statlps that w.l yith
opened w ip The Baku nsia Of RusstS Thur
BY sysWttnsssss to b Good Tor 10000 SAkroiA
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NEW FORK AND CALIFORNIA GRAPEA
Some Surprising Comparisons In Values
Revealed by an Experts Onicial Statistics.


Revealed by an Experts Omcial Statistics.
HAMMoNDsPoRT. Aug. ia study OF tho 81 a.
tistical tables prepared by Col. H. Gardner OF
this place rs special agent OF the Census
Bureau In the interests Of vtticulture. reveals
some surprising facts In the comparative re-
lntions Of grape and wine growing to tho
financial importance OF the different regions
where the business has come t. be a leading
factor in industrial affairs. California Is pop
ularly regarded as region overshad-
owing all others In this country as
grape-growing and distributing centre.
and in acreage 1t does exceed all the
other viticnltural areas OF tho Union COM
binsd. California has 1929 acres planted TO
vineyard. and IN 1889. which was the latest
crop report available for census returns. there
$3.50 tons OF grapes that were put on the
market as table grapes: 172.lDs tons wore
ens were dp
2S252 tom as the Dr9dss
f. s'!a az. nd
:1s2 IN i9s 81 rai''n' And dried grapes
Tho next largest and most important grape
growing district In th. country s tho New
arc four: tho Lake keuKs region: Of which
SI d .Ss ys sHH IL s. dstsss
Ss lsss the sineysrds Nov sS 2orG
sabs srapes and i5i7a tons which were Dur.
chased = tho wine collars Although tho
S on mi e
% tS say th:
the California product; The table grapes Of
hsv ho ss state Sb STsp Il ,o ssis oa, s
ii5,l6s tons made inio vine In GsiiiSrp!a. tho
ior Its ,prQduct, in that branoh Of the industry
ss VIA. 81 ~: SIT: e si q
IA 5s ss4s ESD Ys sitR
ss 8 ssp. bu.
ness With an excess in value OF CsllfOrnia's Of
II. su ,Hp si s' Feature Of this tn. sr.s.
u Isa.s aHs q e q
q: III sbs hs
ioES ths Wines 9! Ns% York State, AAA11
81 esssR var: are
planted with native varieties entirely. As tho
al the m 1ssn ere @ lar
e wh TSS sss e tea
mand only from s. to SIP ton. and are tho
grapes from which the bulk OF the California
wine Is made. The choicest grapes grown in
California. do not fstc! more than $40 per ton.
end they range rom Slo TO hat figure. These
grapes provide the material for tho best CALI
torhin wines. The poor quality OF grapes.
however being 50 greatly in excess Of the 70, d
ones. rule tho market, which accounts Tor the
low price OF 10 cents o gallon Tor tho wine
product Of that state.
The lowest price paid by the wineries and
champagne cellars Of Now York State 10 $50 q
ton. and some varIsts. aIways sompand 500
. ton. notably the IlviIas. The champagne
grapes. and the success Of champaTne making
the vlneyardst Tor the cellars fiI the price.
not only for the grapes they themselves pro-
duce, but for the table market as we'll That Ia
why New York State vineyards show such great
psr e sSfSss 81 ysne In return over
hs ,Ss%ss Tas1 only ve varieties The
suited IN such remsrkabl degree Of success
That only tho very best OF grapes can be grown.
and the market at large has to keep up its
rates With thoss Of the vine cellars or b m.
market dAmkndA
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Ten and TIP Tom has boon IN the Park sinss
Top 5!ds IslI e Dsss JUMBO: III %; 81 o}dss
years q age. but weighs only $500 pounds
Asa% prsssnsed him to the Zoo
i. is one q the me-. msanest elephants ever
lad daqy yi Sss, tE Do WITH said Billy SNYDER
msnagerie ii 10 had not been TOO mean to keep ee
II the show; you may 10 sure Of that. When
HssK soot on al The Cha sa. .asept
s nSs lgRx H %an
me wh. ADf hu ssap n
sssi and found that he had broHen ONE ,n1 Of lis
entered 10 faxed me acrc.s the BACK With his
Just passing and be- pued mo ont Was % an.
CONSCIOUS half an hour and lame for week"
un ny sSs. hst the 10 best bSy b.
cannot possibly move bis feet, and then ZEN. ja a.
him With pl.ehlork nntil he sqnsals. As
bite. and Jumps at The animate trunk 80 that
p % hs Few
weeks before b; bis kseps, last April
teen inches long. Another OF TIPS offences
last year. = Billy is an Old hand at Gle plant
training. He took care Of some Of Barnums
elephants before he had charge of those at the
Zoo. He ssys that the first day he went into
the elephant business no was put to cleaning
ont stalls. and he had not been az It more
he was laid mp for several days. Billy is
probably as good an elephant trainer - there
"Pst" Maroon watches tho bears and tho deer.
He began business when Keeper Downey did.
10 know how trou Dlesome the dser are.
They're worse tempered than bears any
day In the week" b. said. They are meek as
soon as they get Their new sntlers they grow
disAgreeably pl oud and Aggressive, Pat once
had q deer that used TO follow him around tho
yard Whenever he entered. until Pat began TO
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In March last tho British Admiralty determin-
Cd to test the full power OF q sixteen inch no.
ton rile. made for tho great war ship Sanspa-
reil. The gun was set up at Shoeburyness.
In front OF It was built such q target as the
world never saw before. First. to receive the
plate Of the best, MAKE. twenty inches thiok.
T IN u 81 q s' oas
form the most solid mass possible. BACK Of
the timbers was a granite wall five feet thick
hey S" SSs .a Eleven
feet thiSk and a slx-fo9t wall OF brick:
10 fully appreciate what substantial mass
this ta:get presented ono must onsder that
the twentyinch armor plate is the thickest
ever used on ship. The arm9, on the En-.
ships. Is but eighteen inches thick, while her
barbettes are seventeen inches. Tho eight
target was most eiile .ent backing because Of
lis topGhnsss e.. As 70 the oak: It shoul! be re-
than two feet thick. were able often TO stop the
proieo,iles Of the enemy At shor, range. In
Children sometimes ask. in speaking Of tho
big guns, Gould they, shoot =, thI ough =
Su thick aad Il IS sa
But what need to say more9 20 better wall
A description Of the gun that was fired at
tNlB taTRet ID worm giving. ue O'btno OF OF
tie bore was sixteen inches. 1t consisted OF q
steel tube forty-seven feet long, around tho
steel Jackets to give It strength to resist the
terrific strain Of the exploding powder. The
whole weight was ITO tons 1t was mounted
the gun itself was moved on its trunnions. BY
hydraulic aud steam power. Having 1t IN
the beech. hauled 1t out. and showed 1t to
one side, all ~ means OF hydraulic en-.
, ,, with ia another macIine This projettile
was of solid steel. sharp pointed and Yearly
four feet long. 1t weighed 500 pounds. 1t
Ind copper collar which was to catch In The
rifles o. he bore and send the pro ectile whir..
ing. THIS proJectile was ranmed into its
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Wonderful Properties 81 . Japanese Dsll.
Fso~ hs Neg Havs~ rustoaSvsA

A Yale professor who lives ON Prospect hill
has. among other Japanese cpriosities. 70.
temple in Japan. where 1t was once used Gy
the priests during the ir ceremonies. This bell
Is cup-shaned and abont lwe,yo inches In d.
bell Is remarkably SOFT and musical and a
sing touch Will rause q sound continuing for
twJ to three minutes.
A remarkable feature about the hell 10 that
II Ies1unds when placed on cushion With the
arrest the vibration Is . point that has hitherto
puzzled physicists. and no one who has seen
the bell can explain the phenomepon,