Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-30


in Oyster Bay three years later, ut
which time he was believed by English
men to have given up his original mis-
sion of pirate hunting and tnrned buc-
cancer himself. IT Is probable, though.
that this legend. like many country
tales handed down from father to son,
has no foundation In fact II is said
that Mr. Allaire laughs ut the tale.
The exact location of the deserted
village Is seven miles from Belmar
and four miles from New Bedford
II Is reached by Pennsylvania trains
Anyone who has u liking for Studying
relics Of olden times will find it well
worth visit-N. Y. Sun.
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.
I'm 1870 there were 40 establishments
In the United States for the manufac-
ture of sewing machines, employing Q
capital Of about $4,000 1000 TheStotal
annual product Of the sewing machine
business In tho United States In 1890
was probably not less in value than
e20, 600, O00
Australia IL entering into strong
competition with France In the produc-
ton of brandy. In 1892 the colony Of
Victoria exported TO the United King
dom 5000 proof gallons It is said
Australia can produce brandy that will
stand comparison with the finest French
cognac. All the indications ape Of o
very encouraging character, and the
area planted with vineyards 10 very
largely increasing.
During the year 1892, 1890 vessels
arrived at the port Of New York In
this number are included only steamers.
ships, barks, briggs and schoonerS OF
this total a,705 were coastwise vessels
OF the remaining. 5,ssS vessels were
from foreign porta Greet Britain heads
the list with 28Sa; America comes next
with o total Of l,22s, and Germany 10
third on the list with SOL. In 1891 the
Of vessels of this class was H.
TIL. Railway Review.
Tho power of cold TO preserve ani-
NAL tissues from actual decay Is indef-
mite, perhaps infinite, but It cannot
prevent all change. A turkey that was
kept in o refrigerator for ten years was
free from putrefactive changes, but also
free from Havor-prsctically tastelesa
Flavor Is On evanescent quality Of or.
ganic tissues that cannot be in any
surely bottled up and preserved
for any great length Of time
Over o hundred specimens of deep.
sea fishes have been secured of the
coast For the most part
they are dark colored, soft bodied, and
many Of them are covered with phos-
phorescent spots which act as portable
lamps, whereby the fish are able to see
In the dark depths of the ocean These
fab live in the open sea, at depth Of
two to FIVE miles, and their soft bodies
at this depth are rendered firm by the
pressure of the surround
ing waters
Reports to Bradstreet's from one
and thirty-ive railway COM
panies furnish an aggregate Of $685.
025, 900 gross earnings in 1902, about At
per cent more than their total gross
in 1891, when their gain as
with 1890 was 90 per cent
Granger roads report relatively the larg-
est increase in 1892 (f2 per cent East
ern railroads and the Southwesterns
following with gains OF Z and 5 per
cent respectively. Southern railroads
their gross earnings last year
over 1891 by SO per cent, and Pacific
railways similarly. while Central West
ems gained 81 per cent and trunk
lines only q per cent
The general showing In regard to
the vintage in France last fall is con-
sidered to be very satisfactory. The
total yield for the seventy-six depart
ments in which wine is made Is esti-
mated at e54, s4s,0l5 gallons This Is @
decrease of some 5000. 900 as compared
with 81, and yet some 90, 900 more acres
were planted in vines 1t Is, however,
an increase over the two years proceed
ing 1891, and is 5000, 900 gallons above
the average of the past five years But
the average has been decreasing steadily
since 1875, when the phylloxera in
vaded French vineyards. In that year,
with $3.50, 900 acres in vines, France
produced l, 800, 900, 600 gallons.
The researches of many observers.
Is reported upon by Dr. Buchan, show
that the ocean currents cause the tenn
perature of the west side of the Allan
tic, ut depths from 100 to 500 fathoms,
to be nearly 10 degrees warmer than at
the same depths ON the east side At
500 fathoms, however, the temperatures
Of both sides are equal, while at greater
depths the east side Is the warmer.
North of the Wyvil Thomson ridge.
which is between Shetland and Iceland,
stationary temperature is reached at
700 fathoms, below which the water re-
mains at about 205 degrees In the
Gulf of Mexico the water grows cold
down to TOO fathoms, below which 1t Is
always at about 956 degrees The tenn
perature of the Mediterranean at 200
fathoma ia ahout Sc degrees. and no