The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-07-11
ecIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Over 43 per cent of the Irish citi-
Gems of this country find employment
in some form of personal or profession
al service.
I'm 1891 the state of Pennsylvania
produced AZ, 7ss, 400 tons of bituminous
coal, while Illinois produced 1860. 69s
tons; Ohio produced IL, 1868, 1888 tons;
West Virginia, 9,22O, sos tons; Ala bama,
4,759,7Sl tons; Iowa, 3,s25, 495 tons;
Maryland, 3,s2O,239 tons; Colorado, 81
512,632 tons; Indiana, 2,973, 474 tons,
and Missouri, 2,674, 6C6 tons.
The outer ear of a mouse is a thin
almost transparent membrane, and re-
cent experiments show that it is highly
sensitive to movements of the air
which to human ears do not represent
sound at all, 1t is asserted on good
authority that mice are sensitive to
music, and the stories of their singing
have been fully confirmed. They have
a pleasant, musical note resembling
that of the cricket.
Prof. Petrie reports that he has
discovered near Thebes, Egypt, relics
of race hitherto unknown to the
who were quite distinct in every way
from the Egyptians, were Libyans, and
that they lived at least 5000 years be-
fore Christ. Although this race must
have been very skillful in certain
forms of art there is no doubt that
they were cannibals.
London lost its trade in cheap
watches by the obstinate stupidity Of
trades union workmen, says Mr..
Booth. The Swiss makers contrived
the horizontal escapement, but London
makers would not bulge, and later
held out also against the Lancashire
lever escapement. Nor would they
hear of machine work. A company
for the use of machinery was opposed
by Clerkenwell influence, and, failing
to obtain charter, was transferred to
the United States, where it has been
the pioneer of the modern factory sys-
tenn"
The matter of the inheritance of
character acquired during the lifetime
of the individual is at present one of
great interest. AS bearing on this ques-
ton may be quoted statement in the
American Naturalist, contributed by
Allerton S. Cushman. A Clivedale ter
rier bitch gave birth to seven puppies,
sired by thoroughbred Irish terrier;
two of the puppies were born with the
tails just half as long as those of the
other five. Since for generations the
ancestors lit Is not said whether those
of both sexes have had their tails
artificially modified, lit seems as
though this was genuine case of nat
ural following of artificial type"
The United States consul at Shang-
hal, in his report to the state depart
ment, attributes the falling off of
Chinese importation of domestic cot
ton from the United States as well as
from Great Britain, to be due to the
increase of the manufacture of cotton
cloth by Japan and China. The report
by Consul Jernigan to the state depart
ment goes on to state that in 1863 the
first spinning mill was created in
Japan with o,456 spindles; in 1883 there
were sixteen mills with 43, 700 spindles,
and in 1898 there were forty-six mills
with some 100000 spindles Statistics
regarding the industry in China have
not been published, but a conserva-
tive estimate is that the end of this
year will witness 5000 spindles, 5000
looms, besides numerous cotton gins
ready to operate in fifteen cotton
mills"