The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-07-30

He has made many experiments, which
he declares to be conclusive. All of
the vaccinated sheep get very mild
attack of the disease and recover.
Jenner's silver lancet-case and Ian
Gets, the former engraved with the ini--
tials and the latter with the name of
the discoverer of vaccination, have
been presented to the Royal College of
Surgeons by doctor who obtained
them from the grandson of Jenner's
assistant.
A piece of pianoforte wire recently
tested at the Watertown Arsenal
showed the extraordinary strength of
POS tons per square inch in diameter;
large sizes gave a tensile strength of
135 tons and upward per square inch.
The metal contained O.85 per cent. of
combined carbon.
In Sicily young men have to exer--
else extreme care in their demeanor
towards young unmarried ladies.
Among the lower classes a vendetta
results if man pays attention to an
unmarried girl without marrying her..
and vendetta may have fatal conse-
quences for somebody.
1t is not now considered fashionable
to 60 on bridal trip to Europe. The
proper thing is to remain at home for
the honeymoon and when it is all over
and the little dovies are settled and Sc
date to HE to the seaside or mountain
top and pass the summer just like old
married folks.
Robert F. Joyce, who has just died
in Washington, was retired from the
Federal Army few years ago, under
the thirty years act. He was on the
Star of the West expedition, sent to re-
lieve Fort Sumter, and was an officer
in command of regulars in New York
City during the draft riots.
The order for 100000 feet of bicy--
Gle tubing placed with an American
by bicycle maker of
Birmingham, England, is interesting
as showing another revolution wrought
by the wheel. AS recently as last year
the United States imported tubing to.
the value of $5O7, O41 from Birmingham.
The artesian we'll at Great Island, in
Long Island Sound, near Darien, Ct.,
has reached the enormous depth of al
most 1900 feet through solid rock, and
1T present furnishes supply of pure
and soft water at the rate of six gallons
4 minute. The well was begun over
three years ago, but work was delayed
oy numerous accidents to the machin-.
cry.
Hermann Zingg, who died few
months ago, was the inventor of a now
process to be used in the manufacture
If paints and varnishes, and with him
lied the knowledge of the secret proc
asses upon which the hopes of the in,
7estors were based. He had formed a.
company in Stamford, Conn.,, to manu-
'acture under his process, and this is
low forced to dissolve
For 1895 the receipts of the Suez Ca
lal for traffic were 78,426,OOO francs,
IN increase of 100000 francs over
he last year. Part of this was due to-
he French expedition to Madagascar
md the Italian trouble in Abyssinia.
The number of vessels was 3435, of
which 1866 passed through by night,
The tonnage was o,448,383; 2318 of the
1essels were English and FIVE Ameri-
an.
When the sponge is in the sea alive
he inside of the pores is said to be-
overed with a soft substance like the
White of an egg. This appears to be
he flesh of the animal, and cur
ents of water may be seen running
nt0 the sponge through the small
ores and out of it through the large
mes; and it is supposed, while the wa
er is passing through the sponge, the
punishment requisite for the support
f the animal is extracted from it.
The Russian Gar, it is said, is in ia
or of universal education, and desires
D advance civilization by building
always through all parts of the en-
ire. He is not only religious, but hui
lane, and would like to mitigate the
everity of punishments in the empire.
lie is an ardent wheelman, good shot,
des and drives we'll, is fond of music.
nd speaks English, French, German,
'anish and Italian with only trace
accent. He enjoys most spending