The Red Cloud chief., 1893-09-22
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

spoken of as a 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
n name which is equivalent to the
bent water-pipe."
The great cave in the Black Hills
region is said to be 81 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 cx-
tent. The cave is 5000 feet above sea
level and 400 feet below the earth's sur
face.
An ingenious continuance for record
ing sunshine is the recent invention of
Prof. Marvin. The professor describes
the instrument as consisting In princi-
pie Of "a 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 n straight tube, having u
bulb at each end.
"A fiat car costs about $3.50, a fiat
bottom coal car $475, n gondola drop
bottom $500, a double hopper bottom
coke car $5i0, a box car 5000, a stock
car $3.50, n fruit car (v%entilated) s700
and n refrigerator car $500. A four
wheeled caboose costs $3.50, and an
eight-wheelcd one s700. The prices
given on the above cars include power
brakes and vertical plane couplers.
Germany has 5000, 600 dcpositors in
savings banks; France, 4,150, 900; Great
Britain, $3.50, 900; Italy, 1870, 900; Aus
tria, 1850. 900; Switzerland, 1900, 900;
Sweden and Norway, 100000. The
amount of savings deposits in Austria
is 1918, 900, 600; In France, $3.50, 600, 900;
in Great Britain, $3.50, 900, 600; in Prus-
STA, sT2O, 600, 600; in Italy, e348, 900, 900;
in Sweden and Norway, $500, 900, 900; in
Switzerland, $l1s, 900, 600. st Louis
Globe Democrat.
The first state legislature Of New
Jersey, under the new constitution, as
sembled at Princeton, late in August,
1776, and chose WilliamL Livingston gov.
ernor. Like the New York convention,
the legislature was, OF account of mill
tary movements, compelled to meet at
different places, at burlington, Pittston
and Haddonfield. At the latter place
it was dissolved, leaving behind it only
n small remnant of the legislature first
assembled. 1t vas soon afterwards re-
established.
The word Adirondack" Is derived
from tho Indian Ha-de-ron-dack (mean'
ing wood e~aters), and applied in dc.
rision to the remnant of a once-power.
full tribe Of Algonquins, who were de.
fcated 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 rs we'll.
-Paulus Ponius gives the following
description OF the unicorn, an animal
now generally admitted by all zoolog
lists to have only been n creature o.
fable: ''lIc is n bcaste In shape like q
horse, ola dusty colour, with a mayncd
neckc. a harry bcarde and u forheade
armed with a 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 fount
in the ruins Of Pompeii. The box wa.
marble or alabaster, about two inche!
square and closely sealed. When opened
it was found to be full Of pomatum O.
grease, hard but very fragrant. Tht
smell resembled somewhat that of tn,
roses, but was much more fragrant
What the perfume was made of canno'
be ~conjectured now, but it is singular
that men in the nineteenth century
should be able to regale their nose'
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, paralyzcd, n helpless, dying Grip
pie and sufferer" Gov. Kemper is nov
past 20. For many years he has been
troubled by a wound he received while
at the head Of his brigade at Gettys
burg, and his health has been fcebl,
for some time. lie was a brave soldie,
In the war with Mexico as well as II
the confederate army, and he Is deserv
eddy admired In the south for his abilit,
and honesty of character.
In 177G the state Of New Hampshir,
made a public declaration OF indepen
dence, and established a temporar,
government, to last during the war
On June IL, 11si, n convention framed
state constitution, which after numer
GUS alterations went into force June 9
1884. The people had been very patri
otto and active during the revolution
and furnished their full proportion O
troops. The constitution provided tina
once in seven years 1t should be sub
mitted to a vote of the people, on pro
posed amendments. This was done Il
September, 1901, and the constitution
then adopted continues to be the su
preme law of the land in that state.
A High Atmosphere.
Beyond 90, 900 feet above the sea level