The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-30
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

i'm many countries the rainbow is
spoken of as great bent pump or
siphon tube, drawing water from the
earth by mechanical means. In parts
of Russia, in the Don country. and also
name which is equivalent to 1.-The
bent water-pipe-"
The great cave in the Black Hills
region is said to be SO miles long, and
contains nearly 1900 rooms, some of
them 200 feet high having been opened.
There are streams, waterfalls and
81 lakes, one of which is an acre in ex-
tent. The cave is 5000 feet above sea
level and 400 feet below the earth's sur
face.
An ingenious contrivance for record
ing sunshine is the recent invention OF
Prof Marvin. The professor describes
the instrument as consisting in princi-
pie of Leslie differential air thermom-
eter-mercury, however, being used to
separate the air in the two bulbs, and
the whole thermometer is designed in
the form of a straight tube having q
bulb at each end
"A fiat car costs about $3.50, fat
bottom coal car s475, gondola drop
bottom $500, a double hopper bottom
coke car S540, box car 5000, n stock
car $3.50, a fruit car (ventilated) sT09
and a refrigerator car $500 A four
wheeled caboose costs $500. and an
eight-wheeled one s7O0. The prices
given on the above cars include power
brakes and vertical plane couplers.
Germany has 5000 600 depositors in
savings banks; France, 4, $50. 900; Great
Britain, $3.50, 900; Italy, 1870. 900; Aus
tria, 1,S50 900; Switzerland, 1900, 600;
Sweden and Norway, 1,570,000. The
amount of savings deposits in Austria
is s613, 900, 900; in France, $3.50, coo, 900;
in Great Britain, 1886, 900, 900: in Prus-
sia, s720, 900, 0o0 in Italy, s346, 600, 600;
in Sweden and Norway, 1920, 900, 900; in
Switzerland, Sis, ,0GO, coo. St Louis
Globe-Democrat.
The first state legislature of New
Jersey, under the new constitution, as
sembled at Princeton, late in August,
1916, and chose William Livingston gov
ernor. Like the New Y York convention,
the legislature was, on account of mill
tary movements, compelled to meet at
different places, at Burlington, Pittston
and Haddonfeld At the latter place
it was dissolved. leaving behind it only
a small remnant of the legislature first
assembled 1t was soon afterwards re-
esta blished.
The word Adirondack" is derived
from the Indian Ha-de-ron-dack (mean-
ing wood eaters), and applied in de-
rision to the remnant of once-power-
full tribe of Algonquins, who were de-
feated in war by the Iroquois and forced
to seek refuge in the New York wilder
ness, living for weeks upon the bark
and roots of trees, and finally ending
their existence here. The name was
first given to the several ranges and
mountains and finally adopted for the
wilderness as well.
-Paulus Posius gives the following
description of the unicorn, an animal
now generally admitted by all zoolog-
lists to have only been q creature of
fable: He is beaste in shape like
horse, ola dusty colour, with mayned
necke. a hayry bearde and a forheade
armed with horne of the quantity of
two cubits, being of spiral shape, and
OF ivory of exceeding puritie and Won
derfull whiteness. 1t also has the Won
derfull power of expelling all venome
and poison whatsoever"
"A curious box was recently found.
in the ruins of Pompeii. The box was
marble or alabaster. about two inches
square and closely sealed. When opened
it was found TO be full Of pomatum of
grease, hard but very fragrant The
smell resem bled somewhat that of the
roses, but was much more fragrant
What the perfume was made of cannot
be conjectured now, but it is singular
that men in the nineteenth ccutsry
should be able to regale their noses
with perfumes prepared in the first
-Ex-Gov. J. L. Kemper, OF Virginia,
writes TO his friend Gen Dabney Ii.
Maury that he is ''propped up on pill
lows, paralyzed, helpless, dying Grip
pie and sufferer" Gov. Kemper is now
past 70. For many years he has been
troubled by 4 wound he received while
at the head OF his brigade at Gettys-
burg, and his health has been feeble
for some time. He was brave soldier
in the war with Mexico as well As n
the confederate army, and he is deserv-
edlv admired in the south for his ability
and honesty Of character
In 1916 the state OF New Hampshire
made public declaration Of indepen- z
dence, and esta blishei a temporary
government. TO last during the war. +
On june 12.f7s1. n convention framed a 4
state constitution, which after Dlner- /
Gus alterations went into force June ,. .
i.sA The people had been very patri- .
ntic and active during the revolution, 4
and furnished their fall proportion Of F.
troops The constitution provided that F.
once n seven years i shoEld be sub .
,aitted 10 a vote Of the people. on pro-
posed amendments This was done n .
1871, and the constitution
then adopted continues = se the 81
preme law % the land 10 that state