The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-22

Carbuncle means a little glowing coal,
the appearance of the gem suggesting
the name.
Vagabond was once only a traveller
going from place to place on pleasure
or business.
Buffalo is the only city in the
United States that has given the coun-
try two presidents.
Wild ducks and geese fly in triangles
the more readily to overcome the re-
sistance of the atmosphere.
Vessels of 1000 tons carry seven
anchors, four of maximum weight of
Is tons, with about 300 fathoms of cable.
There are few spinters in the eau
casian settlements in South Africa, as
the men outnumber the women ten to
one.
Only one-fourth of the American ship
ping is engaged on the high seas, n per
cent being river, lake and coasting
trade.
The queen of Greece is president of
sisterhood devoted TO the reformation
of criminals, and she personally visits
prisoners.
Since the repeal of British navigation
laws in 1919 British shipping has in
creased seven times faster than the
population.
Many young women of Germany be-
lieve that drop of their blood buried
uuder rosebush will ever after Insure
them rosy cheeks.
Twenty-three Pittsburg firms manu-
facture flint and lime glass. The an
nual production exceeds 1900 pieces
of table ware alone.
Old brass may be cleaned to look like
new by ponring strong ammonia on it
and scrubbing 1t with scrub brush
rinse in clear water.
The chief duty of Russian frontier
guards consists in preventing smuggling
and the introduction of nihilistic litera-
ture into Russian territory.
A French priest stationed at Jerusa-
lem has been the fortunate finder of "a
talent of the time of King David" 1t
was unearthed in his dooryard
Yellow stains left by sewing ma
chine oil on white may be removed by
rubbing the spot with cloth wet with
ammonia before washing with soap.
The greatest depth of recorded of
Lake Michigan is $40 feet, or about one
sixth of a mile. The mean depth Is
about 395 feet, or one-sixteenth of a
mile.
Coffee is found to have 4 remarkable
antiseptic power, its tfi, ct in destroy
Ing microbes seeming to be due to en-
pneumatic oils, developed in roasting
and not TO caffeine.
If those who perspire freely would
use little ammonia in the water they
battle in every day it would keep their
flesh sweet aud clean, doing away with
any disagreeable odor.
The first printed books abounded to
such an extent in abreviations that they
were extremely difficult to read and
understand and a treatise was pre-.
pared and printed "How to Read a
Printed Book" 1t gave explanations
Of the abreviations.
The celebrated "queen's pipe" at
Portsmouth, 4 furnace In which for
many years all seized contraband to-
bacco has been burned, has Just been
abolished. The tobacco will in the
future be supplied to the troop ships,
for the use of troops during passage
from port to port and possibly to the
ships of the navy in general.
Reports from the far east are 10 the
effect that the silver crisis is becoming
more and more acute. There Is a scar.
city of currency in Shanghai, Hong
Kong and Singapore, and a committee
of the Hong Kong chamber of commerce
recently passed unanimous resolution
In favor of the coinage of Brittle. dol
lars, either in India or England
According to the laws of good society
in China young widows should not re-
marry. Widowhood is therefore held
In the highest esteem, and the older the
widow grows the more agreeable her
position becomes. Should she reach
so years she may, by applying to the
emperor, get sum of money with
which to buy tablet, on which her
virtues are named. The tablet Is placed
over the door at the principal entrance
! to her house.