The Dickinson press., 1894-11-24
FUEL FOR PARIS.
coal From Three Countries Mixed
For Domestic Use.

Coal From Three Countries Mixed
For Domestic Use.
Whenever possible the Seine is util-
lied for the transportation of fuel 70
Paris. Nearly all the great wholesale
firms have their yards in the ncighbor-
hood of tile river. The railroads. also,
bring in Il great deal Of wood and coal
to the city. AS the trains move slowly
through the yards of some of the lines
Of railroad some of the passengers can
see Enclosures filled with cordwood,
~storehouses Of sacks of fuel. also cars
loaded with these sacks. which all
seem to he of the ssmc size. The open
ing Of the sacks is secured by lacings of
cord, and the cords fastened by leads.
Here. also, may he seen. stored on
cars, large unperforatNl briqucttes for
use In engines and manufactures.
Along the embankmcnt of the Seine
may be seen hundreds OF cords of
wood piled in such "cgnlar order that
n could we'll believe that the spac-
The coal is from English. French,
and Belgium mines. Sometimes the
| three kinds are mixed for Use in the
kitchen ranges.
The shops for the sale Of fuel by re-
tail are almost as numerous as the
bakeries. They are always neat, and
the wood, coal and kindiings arc ar.
ranged in a most artistic manner The
wood is piled so as to show tile evenly
| sawed ends; the samples of coal are
arranged in glass dishes, and in some
Of the Shops where orders are taken
for the wholesale places. wood is ar.
ranged in.the windows and decorated
with growing moss and ferns. Indeed
the chief aim Of the French shop keep,
er is to make his shop attractive
| Ladies' Home Journal.
Quite Il curiosity is on exhibition at
the cigar stand of Dawson 4 Burch,
on Cedar street. If the curiosity is not
q petrificl egg, then nature can give
the fowl creation cards and spades
IN the art of e.sS manufacture. The
freak Is of a perfect oval shape, with
both ends very smoothly Clipped off.
A farmer living on Paradise Ridge
picked It mp In Il field Il day and
started to throw it. when It's unusual
weight attracted his attention. Stoop-
ing, he picked up a rock and struck the
peculiar object Il sharp blow near its
middle. The exterior shell cracked and
three pieces shcllcd off. revealing about
half of a perfectly rounded object nest
led away III the remaining portion of
the shell. This under sphere is of o
pinkish hue. and Is very granular in
its composition. something like sand
stone. The first thing a person would
think of on bellolding it would be the
yellow of an egg. and the more he
looked the more thoroughly he would
become convinced that that was what
1t Il The cOncave portion of the
broken shell fit back perfectly about
the interior sphere. The shells cx-
terror is also granular. though perfectly
uniform. 1t is about one-quarter of
an inch thick. and Immediately beneath
the granular exterior is of q (rab color.
resembling very much in composition
lava Or phosphate rock A close in
spection OF the broken edges of the
shell shows Il very thin exterior shell
Of about the thickness of an egg shell.
In fact The entire effect produced is
the same rs that obtained by taking
a hard-boiied hen egg and cracking the
shell, part Il section of II. FROM the
yellow, leaving the sphere nestled in
the remaining portion Of the shell.
The petrified egg-for that is mMoubt-
edly what the freak is-weighs about
half a pound AMI Ia about the size of
a large goose egg perhaps larger. 1t
Is causing no little interest ana wonder
ment among those who see it.-Nash-
vile American.