The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-29
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During the recent session of the New
York legislature over six thousand oills
were introduced.
Cleaning windows with borax instead
OF ammonia or soap takes much less
time than the ordinary way, ana is
success.
A German government mine surveyor
has entered the service of the suftan In
order TO conduct coal explorations IN
Asia Minor.
Melbourne, now the seventh city of
the British empire, consisted at the
time OF Queen Vfctorias accession OF
thirteen huts.
Large numbers of dried bananas are
being shipped from Queensland To Lon
don, TO be used as substitute for rails
ins in puddings.
Mahogany is said TO nave been
broulSst to England by Sir Walter Raj
eigh in 1895, but not TO nave come into
general use till 1720.
Hawaii is making big purchases Of
agricultural machinery, pumping
plants and engines. Railroad building
is developing that island.
I'm 1850 our production of cheese was
1O5 500 900 pounds. In 1890 VI was 256,-
$50 900. At present il is estimated To be
about 2s0,000,OO0 pounds.
For every dollar spent In this country
for spirituous and IN quors the Chl-
cago News says that twenty cents is
spent for tea ard coffee.
1t is believed that the most ancient
dictionary in the world is the Chinese
lexicon, compiled by Pacut-she,
thousand years before Christ
Peas and beans are the most nutri-
tious of vegetables, containing az
much carbon as wheat and double the
amount of muscle-forming food.
In a recent lecture DR.. Stendel OF
Heidelberg. gave an account OF Sc
ries of 290 operations on the stomach
performed by Professor CZerney dur
ing the last eight years. The average
death rate was 2i.S per cent; in the
first year it was 45 per cent. but de-
creased TO 10 per cent. in the last year
TO prevent the relns of the harness
from dropping on the ground when
thrown over the horses back. new
rein holder is formed of n spring clip
placed on the back pad below the check
hook to receive the reins after they
have been looped and drawn through
the ferret on the harness.
Frames for awnings are made adj
Unstable by an ohioan's patent, the
horizontal front and top rods being
double, with telescoplng members,
which allow them TO be spread out TO
nt the window 10 which they are at
tached. the cloth being also divided
and Tapped 20 open with the frame.
After taking a snapshot OF Tenby
church recently. an English photogra-
pher was puzzled 10 find on his plate
a la.
ing and de down. He read in thu
newspapers next day of launch at
Pembroke. seven miles away and con-
cluded that he had photographed mi
rage.
A New York druggist has hit upon a
device which is much admired by the
persons addicted TO soda water.
very thin white Japanese paper napkin
Is placed beneath each glass before u Is
set into the silver holder. The four
corners fall dacoratively around the
glass and additionally prevent the
seething decoction from dripping on
the gown or gloves.
Compressed air has. within a short
time been introduced into workshops
as a means Of doing many things Ia
boriously performed Of old by hand
Weights are lnted and carried from
floor 10 bench or lathe. cbisel work ~
done. also riVetinE. and there are IN
genious devices FOR employing this
power of compressed sir i'm many ways.
Tunnels under the Thames az Lon
/ don are multiplying rapidly. Hardly
has the blackwell tunnel been open
| when another az Rotherhithe Is pro-
| 1ected. IL Is 60 be 90 feet IN diameter
three feet more than the Blackwell
tunnel IL Is 90 be mile .,end n quar-
Ter iong. the total work will cost
aboui S,Ooo.oeO. but nearly sl.c0,00O nf
this VIII 10 for the approaches.
To remove coats and hats out of the
way ana yet place them where they
can o. easily reached when wanted.
2 new device consists M n bracket or
rack to hold a number ~ coats aud
hats. attached 90 rod running up 20
the ceiling OF me room I'm such = man
ner that ~ can be- raised or lowered
to the desired height and fastened
either by thumbserew or spring
catch.