Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-11-21

been expended on Loudon's drainage
system.
Delawarean has contracted to fur
nish 100 tons of cat tails to a firm in
ST. Louis.
The addition of small amount of
oil to the water in fire pals will pre-
vent evaporation.
mo 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
slupendous collection of newspapers.
Additions for one single year comprise
10, S3S numbers.
Poker PLAYING among the ladies' has
become very prevalent in Buffalo.
Young ladies and old play it, and they
play foS money, too.
A great many Of the royal ladies of
Europe smoke cigarettes, but it may
be said Tor 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 great deal OF
interest in English circles.
A bunch OF grass more than three
feet tall and carrot weighing nearly
live pounds are among the evidences
OF the fertility of Montana soil.
The University of Arizona has or
dered 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 feet of
torpedo boats numbering about 100
vessels and officered by men who are
especially expert in that kind of serv
ice.
Phosphorus is now being made by
electricity. The principal manufact-
DRY is ia England, where it is antici-
pated 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 and the wife is but a few months
past fifteen.
The new tunnel Of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad, under the city of Balti-
more, will cost upwards of $1,000 900.
1t is being pushed night and day fully
1000 men being ut work upon it.
The widow of Joseph X. Emmett has
made up her mind TO pass her remain-
ing days in Albany, and has gone into
comfortable apartments there. Her
means are ample, aud her health is
good.
The great railroads running from
the northwt tern part of our country
TO the Cuff OF Mexico have determined
TO establish steamship lines to Central
and South American ports from New
Orleans.
The European demand for Ameri-
Can-made carts aud light vehicles has
greatly increased. 1t has also been
found cheaper to send them across
without painting, leaving that to be
done abroad
The eoIored people of Georgia are
prosperous and gradually acquiring
wealth. They return 10 per cent more
Of property this year than they did |
last They have returned Sl4 1876 1856
worth of taxable property.
An electric insect-killer is the latest
novelty in tbat line 1t is formed by
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 urging the
trial of modification of the rajn-pro-
ducing system to see it mjsts 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 500, 600 strong.
But "a correspondent SAYS that the Aus !
triuu soldiers are very poorly dressed /
IN comparison with the English and /
German soldery, and they are also not /
So good specimens Of manhood as the I
queen aud the kajser's troops.
A committee of French officers is
said to nave decided to recommend the /
adoption OF a breustpate for the i'm /
ianlrv, made of nine parts Of copper |
and one of aluminium equal 10 steel /
plate Of three times the thickness. 1t I
viii only ne worn m time of action
Peru is not vet all republic should /
he, rs Is evidenced by the fact that
many inhabitants in the different terri +.
tories OF the country are signing petit .
lions 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- /
tule for ivory. TIE ingredients used /.
are mostly those of which natural /.
ivory is composed aud the addition Of .
different coIoring matters enables OBJ /
jects Of any desirable shade to be pro-
duced.
The most powerful telescope vet /
made has just been finished ia Munich. /
Its ordinary power is Il OO0 which /
can be increased to 16 600 An cleo /
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