The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-08-19
A Round Up.

The only two animals whose brains
are heavier than that OF q man are
the whale and the elephant.
A machine has just been completed
that will count and bind in packages
100000 postal cards in ten hours.
Paper made from seaweed is growing
industry in France. II is so transpar-
ent that it has been used in place of
glass.
1t is calculated that il used in the |
propulsion of vessels, liquid air would |
reduce the coal consumption rs per cent
and increase the speed capacity s5 per
cent.
Four hundred years ago only seven
metals were known. Now there are
fity-one-thirty OF which have been dis
covered within the present century.
An elephant 5000 to be added to the
Berlin Geological gardens is eighty years
old, and for long time acted as exscu-
tioner in India.
According to the deductions of we'll
known astronomer, We receive as much
light from the sun as could be emitted
by $50, 900 full moons.
Here is a recommendation which .
Berkshire county (Msse). farmer gave
an incompetent man who had worked
for him: 'sTEis man,--has worked
for me a day and am satisfied.
An inscription dating from the fourth
century, B. c. has lately been unearthed
In Greece. 1t gives the price of work for
building operations at that period, and
trom it we learn that an architect was
Apaid less than4S0 per snnum.
Des Moines, la, last year had . Semi
h ON Sed festival and many of the people
wish it repeated hereafter annually. The
I title looks weird; examination shows
that it is the name of the city reversed.
4 The police pension board OF Chicago
has awarded pension of 81 ,260 year,
which is half police captains pay tc
the widow of Inspector Michael J,
Setback. He served the citv twenty
years as captain of police.
An Alpine glacier, near Briacon, i,
now being regularly operated rs an ies
query, the blocks being cut and convey
ed over an overhead galloway to CON
venisnt place for shipment by rail Il
Paris, there to be used in the cafes and
hotels Of the metropolis.
Natural gas has been flowing for age
in several sections OF the Caucasian
provinces bordering tie Caspian sea
Many of these gas wells have CONSTANT,
emitted flames for period beyond th
memory of living men. and are super
stinously spoxen of as the "eterns
free"
A ragged old tramp arrested as q yaga
bond at the Paris HAllee, on bein
searched at the police station, was foun,
to have 200, coo francs in bank notes an
$3.50. 900 in security on his person. b
was cent to the insane hospital and th
police will try to End out who he is.
Rocking chairs as engagement gif,
- may be demanded back in England whe
the engagement Is broken. In givin
judgment in 3 replevin suit recently tn
Judge said: "Che giving OF rings 70
personal sdornment is one thing, bu
rocking chairs for JOINT use aite
marriage is another"
Il is found that an Y ray shine
through a fox terrier as if he wsrel.
Chinese paper lantern. The expert
ment has just been tried on an anims
of this species which had swallowed
diamond ring. the trinket appsarin
tWinklIDg in his midst-visible as q q
in amber or goldfish in glass globe.
The walking advertisement. seen in a
large cities and sometimes Known as th
"sandwich man" is by no means
modern wrinkle. In 1916 procession {
men dressed TO represent straw covere
wine bottles used to parade ths etrees
of Florence, Italy, being hired by tn
wine merchants there.
A shrewd shopman on Broadway N Y
has placed genuine 13-inch, l2-incl
and inch shells and 6 and 1-p0unC
shells in HE big window. The hug
messengers of death and destruction
draw crowds of ''rubbernecks" from III,
bulletin boards. OF course, the she'll
are not loaded.
The regular army of China is said Il
consist OF 323, 900. Besides this, the en-
peror's army, there is national ARM
OF $4,000 men, who are paid about !
shilllnge a month. The cavalry receivl
about Is shilliDgs month, iced theil
own horses, and il they are killed Of
lost are required to replace them out o
their pay.
The following notice has been tackled
up in the postofice at St. Johnsbury VT
by citizen of Benson, who seems to be
in seriovs trouble: Lost-is There Any
one that can tell where my wife Is, and
Little Girl lie. II go Please rite and
send Full Address and will do tbs fair
thing. Address all letters C. L. Monesl
Benson. VI"