The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-07-09

It has recently been claimed that
iron ships fitted with electric plants
suffer rapid deterioration of their pipes
having direct connection with the sea,
due to electrolytic action,
Draughting compasses ars being
made with flexible rubber suction
cap on one end to fasten to the paper
and hold the instrument while the cir
Gle is being drawn.
Outdoor chairs and benches for
parks are provided with hinged backs,
which can be closed over the seat to
protect it from the weather and keep
it dry when it rains.
On the inside cover of newly-de-
signed watch thin pocket is provided
having an open center and slot in
one side for the insertion of pho
graph.
The prefix go" before SO many of
the names of Irish families is an alb
breyiation of the word "ogha, mean
ing grandchild.
Sweden and Norway find the United
States good customer of cod liver oil
and matches, those articles being the
principal items of export to this coun
try.
Johnnie" said Chicago mother
to her six-year-old son, els it possible
that overheard you teaching the par
rot to swear?'
mo, mamma" replied Johnnie; ST
was just telling it what it mustn't
say"
The elephant does not smell with
his trunk. His olfactory nerves are
contained in single nostril, which is
in the roof of the mouth, near the
front.
With an apparatus called the myo-
phone French scientist claims to
have proved that the nerves may live
hours after the death of the body.
There are several varieties of fish
that cannot swim. In every instance
they are deep seadwellers, and crawl
about the rocks, using their tails and
fins as legs.
A case of leprosy in its worst form
has been discovered in London. No
hospital or home for incurables will
take the patient in and no means of
isolating him from contact with other
persons has been found yet.
There was recently opened at Leices-
ter, England, a new municipal art
school, in which there is department
devoted to instruction in hosiery and
knitting.
Prof. Leonard, of Heidelburg Uni
versity, who first discovered the
cathode rays, has received from the
French Academy 10000 francs.
The captain of an Atlantic liner,
after many calculations, has come to
he conclusion that the general size Of
/ fog on the Atlantic is about thirty
niles in diameter.
sfWell, after dinner Boresome told
story about his exploits in Africa and
hen one about an Irishman he met in
Switzerland. 'But I thought you
we're not at the banquet s'Nor was
at this particular one, but have at
ended sixteen others where Boresome
old these stories. Washington
Times.
"Why do you allow your wife to rule
7ou as if you were baby?" indignant
y asked Mr.. Meeker's brother. ssYou
,ught to have q voice once in awhile in
he management of the household.
Assert your independence.
Independence" echoed Mr.. Meeker
bitterly. "She won't even grant me
autonomy. -[Chicago Tribune.
Experiments with locomotives on the
and Lake Erie railroad show
hat slight addition of graphite to the
Ill used for lubricating purposes pro-
notes economy.
1t is against the rules to carry match
IS on board a modern men-of-war.
From the time when the ship leaves
larbor for cruise she is never with
nut light of some kind burning.
A statistician affirms that the major
ty of people who attain old age have
lept late hours. Eight out of ten who
each the age of ten who reach the age
# 80 have never gone to bed till after
2 at night.
Austria is still talking of the nerve
# Liet. Moser, of the cavalry, who on
wager, 'saccoutred as he was" in uni
orm jumped into the Danube at Klos-
and swan to the opposite
hore. He accomplished the feat in ten
minutes.
It is announced that italian expert
nents on vegetable life with Roentgen
'ays have shown that the effect is
IDENTICAL with that of sunlight
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