Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-11-07

INFORMATION.
RESuwR OF THINGS RARE, RAOT AND READ
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Results Of Few Hours Reading Fixed Up for Z
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OF Portland, Ore, who died few days
ago, was native OF Germany and ex-
pended much OF his means In trying 20
people the parks and fields and woods
OF his adopted State with the sweet
song birds Of his native land. He
brought over thrushes, skylarks, mead
Ow larks, nightingales, cbaf1lnches.
gOldhnches and many other song birds,
cared for them until they became accli-
mated and then set them free. The
birds Jared we'll and to-day, not only in
Oregon, but In the sneighboring States
also, the songs OF these Old World war
blerS are heard.
The breSity OF insect life is illustrat-
ed In the case ef those insects that mol
est Snd ruin the mushroom. The lat
ter, whose life is measured by hours, Is
often ruined BY an insect who deposits
eggs that hatch out grubs while the
mushroom is still apparently in the full
Vigor OF youth. Before the mushroom
has reached the tottsring age Of forty
eight hours the grubs may develop Into
full-bloWn insects.
One OF New Jerseys best fish yarns
comes from Pennsville. IL is said that
we'll known gunner was cunning down
Mad Horse creek the other daN, but
didn't ind any game until be got near
home, when he found the fish caBed
JUMPING muilsts jumping out OF sEe
water all around him. he shot enough
Of them to I'LL q bushel basket
More than half the worlds supply OF
tin is mined 10 the straits settlement
81 the tip Of the Malay peninsula. The
OUTPUT 10 1891 was SO, O61 tons out OF a
total of 81, 551 tons; -, log tons came
from the Dutch East Indies, chiefly
froom the island of Banka, leaving only
1854 tons for the rest OF the world.
A device employed for cooling the air
in the English steamer Norman, which
il 70 sal in southern seas, is, In brief,
the piping OF the cold fluid from the r'e-
frigerators to the roof Of one az the
cabins. This will kill the ain descend
ing from the roof to the CABIN through
ventilGtors.
1t sounds like the "Araby Jan Nights"
20 read that two caravans laden with
gold and silver nave just arrived at 81.
Petersburg from Siberia. One, WIZ
gold, came from TOmsk, the other, Win
silver &nd gold, from the hronsoerg
mlnesJ The metal was for the mint.
IN \ somewhat speculative conclusion
OfR recent raper, Mr.. Preece mention
ed the effects OF an aurora on telephone
circuits, and stated that it was not
Iynd dream to say that we may hear on
this earth a thunder storm Ia the sun.
A pair OF hounds in Hardin county,
Kv., were set on the trail OF thief
bns afterAoon, recently, aud, after fol-
lowing it five miles, ran into house,
bpstairs, and into q bed in which the
hhief his wife and two children were
asleep.
Willie Robinson, eight years old, OF
New York, died on Wednesday -:.. SdS 5 559T
Sunday morning the little boy found
the bottle and drank the contents.
Mr.. Allan, OF Melbourne, Australia,
has invented an electric submarine tor
pedO boat, which, be maintains, can be
sunk 70 nay depth, and can be run as
fast es aAurface boat. IL can be kept
submerged for three days.
The snow is already driving deer
from the Southern Oregan mountains
down into, the foothills, and hunting is
Lively. A local authority estimates that
the deer cannot be exterminated yet for
100 years.
Charley r be brought suit at New
Lisbon, o., sainst Philip Wesley for
$4,000 for isnating Mrs. Roses az
fections. Rode is under bond for at
tempting 20 kill bis wife some time ago.
The n nc wer bridge Of London is
paved " wood OF the eucalyptus
tree Il 1stralia. The blocks are
about q OF building bricks aud
have bev edges.
Cotton ID has decreased 10 pei
cent. 10 during the last year. But
the wages the men who make cotton
cloth hav Zen reduced 81 per cent. in
the same eriOd.
A Ere oh woman who had lost her lip
has had hnoter one supplied by an eX-
pert surkeon, who took the needed
piece Of Assh from the arm Of the pa
tient
It is said that the shah Of Persia has
n pony that is only twelve inches high,
which be can carry around with him in
his palanQuin.
Paris has only one apothecary shop
controlled by woman, while Brussels
has 1va London had 1870 female
chemists in 1891.
The first white child born in Chicago
was Ellen Marion Kinzie, who first saw
the light Of day in December, 1894
It Is possibls ia India for a native to
obtain board and lodging for about six
cents day.
Thirtyktwo Italian families have left
EllWood, Pa, for Italy.