Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-08-13
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1t is stated that the Thomson-H ous-
ton Electric company has 1,u3J patents
on its electrical apparatus.
The Josephine, Oregon, caves have
been explored for about ten miles, and
they seem to run away into California.
The Swiss have done the least fight
ing this century, ard their only i'm
portant outbreaks have been more of
q civil than military character.
There is law which, if enforced.
eompeis the delivery of ali letters for
girls under is and boys under p years
OF age to their parents or guardians.
The natives of Damascus call drunk
enness "the English disease" and the
name is an interesting commentary on
the refining influences Of civilization.
There is a house in Summerville,
Ga, which has had since its erection
three tenants, and soon after its occu-
patton by each was struck by light
ming.
Saturday is said to be the great day
for conAagrations in London, and the
fire department is called out more FREE
quentlY in August and Deem Der than
in any other month.
1t is now generally held By electro
clans that the principle of the aurora
borealis is the same as that shown by
the Geissler tube, in which electricity
is discharged through rarefied air.
A bright New York boy has set him
self up in the business Of exercising
fine bred dogs for rich men whose
time is too much taken up with
money-making to properly look after
their canine property.
Fluids which do not adhere, or are
not attracted upward by the sides Of
vessel, sink round the brim and rise
in the center Thus mercury in
glass forms a convex surface, while
water forms a cJncave.
In the summer of 1899 4,039, 900 lob
ster eggs were Matched and the young
HOLSTERS planted around the head Of
Trinity bay, the eggs having been OBJ
tanned from lobster packing establish
ments in the vicinity.
In a discussion lately carried on as
to the distance at which large objects
on the earth's surface are visible, il
was stated that the FimaDaya mount
aims have appeared to view from the
great distance of 224 miles.
Electric welding is now applied to
the work Of manufacturing iron wheels.
The process of Welding the hub, spokes
and tire of a wheel is accomplished i'm
thirty seconds, which is very much
less time than it took by the old pro-
cess.
A new form Of saddle is being served
out to the garda du corps experiment.
ally by order of the German emperor.
There has been some talk in military
circles lately of aew saddle, all the
metal parts of which are made of
aluminium.
a few years ago the Baroness Bur-
dety-C0utts came into possession of an
abbreviated edition of pony which
was only fourteen inches in height and
was but eighteen inches in length
counting from the end Of the nose
straight across to the root of the tail.
The largest wooden bridge in the
world is that at Two Medicine, on the
st. Paul & Manitoba railway. 1t is
tol leeJ long anu ~ IeeJ ABOVE the
water. In this bridge are I5J,OJJ feet
OF lumber ana any one olece can be
removed and replaced wi IN worn out
without disturbing the rest.
Inc japanese are fond OF bathing
IN the city OF Iokio there are over oJJ
puolc lighthouses IN which a person
can take bath, hot or cold, for sum
equal to one cent Most OF the Japa-
hese prefer warm baths, and very
ANeil TINS Is the reason why thelr
eo4pieMons are usually clear smooth
ana sPojeSs.
The Greeks had a superstition that
one VINO had had his ears lltHed by
seF4e1ts would ever after have the
gift Of prophecy. This superstition
arose from the fact that Cassandra and
ile.euus, both of whom were said to
taratell events, had their ears licked
ur erpents while sleeping in the tenn
p.eat Apollo.
A specimen of bread from the fam
inc districts iu Russia, as supplied by