The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-02-10
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

oCsENSe AMI tNOOSJHYs
New Jersey sends to market every
year 2, 200. 600 baskets Of peaches ana
makes over 200. 900 gallons at apple
jack.
Louisiana has but tenth of thu
arabic land under cultivation, but pro
duces 100, 200, 900 pounds Of rice, ss0. 00'
hogsheads of sugar and 500, 900 barrel,
| of molasses.
The American locomotive is finding
Its way into every quarter Of the globe
Chile has now given an order for twelve
at cost of $3.50, 900. During the past
two years we have sent s55 to South
America and seventy-five to Australia.
Brazil, it would seem, orders all the
headlights used on its locomotives in
this country.
The cave animals Of North Amer.
lea, according to Prof A. s. Packard,
OF Brown university. comprise one
hundred and seventy-two species Of
blind creatures, nearly all of which
| are mostly white in color. He de-
scribed their anatomy and discussed
their origin in an exhaustive paper
read before the National Academy OF
Sciences.
The physiological mechanism of
blushing has been carefully studied.
and shown to be momentary fainting
fit provoked by certain emotions, the
heart stopping for second, after
which the organ starts with new force
and sends the blood bounding through
the arteries The relation between
the physical blush and the feeling
which causes it has not been ascer-
tanned.
Over forty railroads have gone into
the hands of receivers thus far this
year. They represent about $4,000
miles of road, with nearly 900 millions
of bonded debt, and 40sh millions of
stock debt. In the disastrous years of
1884. the mileage of roads which
fell into receivership was 16, S47 with q
bonded debt of 55sX millions and
stock debt of S72K millions-Wall
Street News
This seasons orange crop in Florida
was much above the average in GUAM
tity, being estimated at 5000. 900 boxes,
and was much earlier than usual.
While during the whole Of last season
some So, 900 boxes were shipped through
Savannah to New York City, more than
$4,000 boxes have already been shipped
this year. Usually large shipments
have also been made to Europe, where
Florida oranges are now beginning to
compete successfully with Mediterra-
mean fruit.
The much-disputed question Of tho
loftiest mountain on the North Ameri-
can continent has at last been settled.
John Partridge, secretary of the Geo
graphical society of the Pacific, has
received letter from the chief of the
United States coast aud geodetic sur
vey, Washington, d. c., stating that
Mt Orizaba. in Mexico. is the highest
Mt St Elias, Alaska, has for many
years past been considered the highest,
but Orizaba has been proved to be the
higher by 800 feet. The exact figures.
as forwarded to Secretary Partridge.
are: Mt Orizaba, 1854 feet; Mt. St
Elias, 1908 feet.
The total heat of combustion of one
pound of hydrogen is 50. 0s2 units, and
of one pound of carbon IA, 500 units. It
requires 1884 units Of heat to convert
water at temperature of zero to steam
of 100 pounds pressure, but as steam Is
generally generated from water aver
aging about sixty degrees the total
heat required to convert it into steam
8 only l, 1884 units, and one pound Of
oituminous coal of average quality con-
aims heat enough to convert twelve
Ind one-hah pounds Of water at this
into steam Of 100 pounds
absolute pressure.
-Overproduction has become a sub
ect OF serious concern with those in
crested in several prominent industries
Il the west There is q prospective de-
rease in. California's vintage, little |
money in cattle raising, and horse rails
ng has similarly slumped. A few days
go the Missouri State horticultural !
ociety occupied itself in a serious con-
Iteration of the topic. Secretary Good
AesAA cnAu cHoe % many mllIlOnS OF apple /
rees have been planted in the past few |
ears that soon there will be portions
t the country where it will not pay to |
ather the fruit. Something like 100,- /
90 acres have been planted with apple
rees in the past three years in south
IN Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas.
me speaker thought the fruit business
7ould meet general failure soon, and |
ater would become q success with q
sw after many had gone to the wall.
Dainty Collarettes.
Very dainty arrangements of lace
nd crepe de chine. or entirely Of lace,
re for sale in the shops, or can easily
e made at home to wear with old silk
owns which need Frightening up. A
Ugh stock collar fastening in the
ack, made of the lace or pale tinted
repe de chine, pink, blue, or yellow,
5 best suits the complexion, from
hich depends full deep ruff oil