New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-23

the town OF Houghton, that has been some"hat
neglected for several years. Is now about 10 oe
worked again. and larger scale thon h'ulei'v,
II Is the old Sheldon and Columbian mine snu wa
be operated by a corporation, the Onoaoss ~
Land and Copper Company An extehsvet he The
site OF a considerable village II the hopes now en-
tecrained are realized
The manufacture OF suitable paper for the print
ing OF photographs has long been something OF
monopoly What is known as the RiVes paper
made in Germany and imported to this country Is
a familiar commodity to all photographers a syn
Sss the U' Exclusive right 10 sell in the United
States A Hoiyoke concern has at last found
Tsy 10 mS bsfsan wS tSe Western Camera Com
for the distribution Of H ths ReG psper ~
course will come into direct competition win tne
ened rise in the price of Photographic paper would
be experienced in the near future
The name of Scotch has been identified with the
manufacture Of tobacco in Michigan for many
years one factory bearing that name was swat
lowed up In the Continental Trust not long ago
But member Of the family in Detroit, WhH var r.,
seoten nss pssnnfartTrinr tobacco and its works
are to be erected at an early date
Bertrand S Summers. chemist OF the Western
Electric Company. has devised new way to pre-
pare fax for spinning, which. he claims, Will great
ly shorten the time required for the process known
as "retting." He says that only day Is now
needed, where once from four to six weeks were
consumed lie has also invented a method Of spin
ming the fibre and he alleges that II gives strong
er and smoother yarn than that obtained py me
wet spinning process lie has Sun aHG no. Sdod a.
% If N Ssys se@ a@ AFsdae albany
Wis. with satisfactory results. In consequence
there Is good deal Of talk Just no~ about an eN-
tensiye fax industry in this country
The New-York Water Power Development Com
pahy has had representatives in the northwestern
most county of Wisconsin, surveying the streams OF
that region with regard TO the possibility OF con-
vert,ne their power into electricity for the cities Of
Superior WIS and Duluth. The scheme Is Ike that
formerly under discuss on for the purpose OK derV-
stream that enters the head Of Lake Superior be-
tween the TWO CltleS'
A notable advance in the art Of making nuts is
reported An Ohio firm has recently completed
machine which produces complete nut with two
movements OF the operator, the machinery used
heretofore requiring four movements y SAID ala
feeding can make ton Of nuts a day. Inc ma
lion It Is expected it will revolutionize the manu-
facture of nuts. Large orders from these wo t
have been sent to Leeds. Manchester and other
points in England
An old dam on the susquehanna River. at Column
bia is being rebuilt. with the idea Of converting the
power thus developed into electricity 1t Is possible
10 obtain eleven thousand horsepower there but
/ thousand a
Asaw that will cut cold steel hardened for armor
Mate must be a very good saw. Various attempts
TO make such article in this country have been
recorded within the last few years The Bethiehem
| Iron Works and the Carnegie mills have tried both
! the foreign and American saws but now nave
found a new one made In this country, that Is said
to eclipse them all.
! The practice OF adding few drops OF celery ex-
tract to glass OF beer. to improve the flavor OF the
latter. has led some enterprising CHAP IN Grand
Rapids Mich, to consider the feasibility Of put
ting on the market a beer already Favored with
celery AS yet his project has not taken dehnte
shape.
At recent exhibition of automobile carriages in
Chicago three types of vehicle were shown Two
of them used storage batteries and one was oper-
ated by gasolene. The sound OF the exhaust and
/ the pervadng odor of gasoene characteristic
OF the aforementioned carriage.
A remarkable interest Is being shown in Eastern
Pennsylvania in the hunt for proper limestones for
making cement. and in the erection of mills to grind
! the same for the market. The search Is most ac-
! tive in the belt that extends from Northampton
are going up in Lehigh County. Many Of the mills
! already in operation in that region run night and
| day.
II is regarded a simple matter to use the same
wire for telegraphy and telephony when two wires
! are employed. This is what is known as metallic
circuit. But when only one wire Is used. ana the
return is effected through the earth, the double
| service is more difficult matter. Some expert
| ments are being conducted by {. p. Adams and W
! H. Hal. of Crookston, MINI, which promise 10
/ obviate the trouble hitherto encountered. These
think that they haye overcome all obstacles obs
! something new
II is reported In Rochester that certain New-York
| and Buffalo capitalists mot named) are about to
utilize the whirlpool rapids at Niagara for the de-
I 70. fflaf hl
ac Of II a PPT dde Pb den h se steel
bridge and the whirlpool and get $500 horse power
! undertaking without defacing the scenery.
The iron-rolling mills at Hollldaysburg. Penn,
which have been idle for the last two years. will
shortly be put In operation by company OF foreign
| capitalists.
The hitherto unavailable forests OF the extreme
! northeast part Of Russia in Europe are about to
be made accessible and within short time the fine
redwood trees OF those virgin foretts bordering on
the Arctic Circle Will be put upon the English and
| other European markets In the shape Of lumber.
| 4 commission has been granted to n strong Swed-
lsh COMPANY with cutting rights. 10 fell about one
million trees in the basin Of the Plethora River,
| and arrangements have been made for transporta.
along the coast westward 10 the port OF Oserka. on
| the Thurman coast. i<Ola Peninsula, within a few
| hours steaminG Of the Norwegian frontier.
NEW Condensed FOOD FOR SOLDIERS.
| London dispatch 10 The Philadelphia Times
= retired royal artillery officer. 1t is reported
| has Invented a new food which is OF inestimable
1 advantage for military and naval purposes. Il has
been subjected TO the tests and il Is de
clared by experts that IT has succeeded at every
point wherein all others failed namely in preserva-
! ton. Flour. We'll the food qualities Of the
! original article, eggs meat. hsh and vegetables
! have all been successfully treated Fifty-three
pounds OF this food; occupying one cubic foot OF
space, IS equal to the cGrcasses OF thirteen half
! sheep Thus q 600-ton vessel could carry the
| equivalent Of 100000 pounds Of meat or ratons
| for the whole population Of the British Isles for
eight days. The officials Of the War Office who
are taking up the invention preserve the strictest
secrecy &c 10 the methods employed.