Morning journal and courier., 1893-09-15

wear trousers are George Sand, Rosa Bon heur, Mime. Dieulsfoy, the Persian arch-
 eologist; Mime. Foucsult, the bearded woman, and two feminine stonecutters, Mime. Fourreau and LaJeannette.
 There is tree at Tule, state of Oaxsca, Mexico, which rivals in extent of ground covered by its branches some of the fa- nous monster trees of the orient. A tray eler who saw 1t recently gays that he found resting under its branches a detachment of troops numbering 529. Most of them be- longed to the neighborhood and their wives and children had come to the rendez- vous to meet them, and there were under the trees besides a number of vendors of all sorts of eatables and several horses. All these had plenty of room and they were all within the wall which surrounds the tree, while its branches extend some twenty feet beyond the wall on every side, affording shade for quite as many more.
 An interesting piece of advice Is given by Boston electrician, who was prompted to speak by the accident to MT. Bates of Newton, Massachusetts, few days ago MT. Bates suddenly found himself in con- tact with an electric wire and died before anyone could release him from the connec- tion, though one gentleman, 6 physician, succeeded In securing rubber gloves and taking hold of the wire. This gentleman could not rsmove the wire from contact with MT. Bates, however, and after being knocked down twice gave up the attempt. The suggestion of the electrician referred to, who had this case in his mind, Is that the rubber gloves worn by the physician were not perhaps the safest agent In the world for him to touch the wire with. He says that rubber in time gets so charged with electricity that it ceases to be non conductor. The non conducting agent which he advises persons to use, If ever it Is absolutely necessary, is a much simpler protection. A dry stick, he says, or board, or even a jacket or coat which has bsen relied up 80 that the person holding 1t can not burn his hands, is all that Is necessary, except that the person should have firm hold upon 1t and move quickly.
 The wonderful strides the petroleum in- dustry has taken in Pennsylvania since the frst barrel of refined oil wss offered for gale thirty years ago Is illustrated by some figures which are found In a report recent ly made by Albert s. Bolles, Chief of the State Bureau of Industrial Statistics. The exports of refued oil now rank in value fourth on the list, being exceeded only by cotton, breadstuffs and provisions. For the year ending June 30, 1884, the total exports were 23, 900, 900 gallons. Five years later they had increased to 100, GOO, 900 gal Ions; in 1874 to 200, ,000, 900 gallons and in 1891 to 700, GOO, ,OG0 gallons. A larger per csntsge of the oil product of the coun- try is sent abroad than of any other product except cotton. The reduc' tion in price has been remarkable. In 1861 the price of A gallon of export oil was GIL cents; in 1871, 23s cents; in 1881, 8 cents; in 1891, 6i cents, and In 1892, 6 cents. The growth of the industry is also we'll illustrated by the facts that 25, ,000 lines of pipe lines and 5000 tank cars have been built to convey the oil Fifty-nine freight >tesr"era sr' now employed in transporting 1t to for eign countries. The capital In Pennsyls' mia wells and lands Ia estimated at $S7,' 900, 900, and s65, 900, ,O0O is invested in plants for producing the crude petroleum. This is exclusive of such accessories as pipe lines, tank cars, refneries, docks, fleets CT vessels, etc., and an estimate of $500, 900, GOO ss the total valuation of all branches of the industrY is not too high.