The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-15

pounds. 1t is believed to be the largest
specimen OF fossilizod frog ever dis
covered.
The proposed underground electric
railway in London, il sanctioned, will
be IS feet under the Thames, IS feet be-
meath Regents Park, and IS feet below
Oxford street.
A number OF remarkable figures Of
hammered silver. representing men, wo-
men and animals, nave been exhumed
from peat bog in Jutland, Denmark,
and placed in the National Museum at
Copenhagen.
The "school age" is variable guam
tity in this country. In six OF the states
and territories children are admitted
to the public schools at the age OF 4
years; in nineteen, at 5; in twenty, at
8; in three, at Z, aud in one (Texas),
German piano manufacturers are re-
ported to be in great distress For
merly they sold many instruments in
Russia, but the present duty OF 500 on
a grand piano and $50 on an upright
has almost put an end to the export oil
pianos.
Philip Schlemner, OF BRENNAN, Tex,
fell from wagon some time ago, land
ed on stump and broke his neck. lie
was considered as good as dead and all
his effects were sold lie has now en-
tirely recovered and is at present en-
joying the best OF health.
Be JUST IN ALL THY ACTIONS aud iijoined
| With those that arc not, never change thy mind
II aught obstruct thy course, yet stnnd not still
| But wind about till thou hast topped the hill.
SIR John Deahdh
The frizzled glass threads from which
cloth is woven are said TO surpass in
tineness, not only ths finest cotton, but
even the thread of the silkworm's
cocoon, their softness and elasticity
being even greater than that of manu-
featured silk ''lint."-BOstoa Globe.
1t is claimed that the first pig iron in
this country was successfully made at
Colebrookdale, Pennsylvania, about 1925.
The old mansion, built in 1880 by the
iron master, Thomas Potts, is still
staining in an excellent state OF preser-
walton on what is now known as the
Gable farm, OF l0S acres.
In many countries the rainbow is
spoken OF as being great bent pump
or siphon tube, drawing water from the
earth by mechanical means. In parts
OF Russia, in the Don country, and also
in Moscow and vicinity, it is known by
a name which is equivalent to "the bent
water pipe. "-PtSburgh Dispatch.
An Englishman has invented rub
Der stud for floors and stairs. 1t con-
sists OF small iron plate with nail pro.
jecting from the under surface, around
which rubber is nodded. 1t is fixed in
place by blow OF the hammer, the adj
vantage being that when worn it can be
easily removed and replaced by others.
There was man In our town.
And wOndrous wise was he;
And with an axe and man whackS,
He once cut down u tree.
And when he saw the tree was down,
With all his might and main,
He straightwRy took another axe
And cut 1t up again.
In old time variation was supposed
to be special property of the seed to
get new varieties; now it is found that
buds will vary as well as seeds, and
many OF the popular flowers in use by
florists have been raised from branches
which have "sported," to usea technical
term. from other kinds. 1t is further
found that even bullets will vary in
the same way. Many ferns produce
these on the fronds, and Mr.. G. ].
Lowe has recently recorded the fact
that he has raised new varieties OF
ferns directly from these bulblets.-
MesI.dn's Monthly ior November.