The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-09
SCIENTIFIC SCINTILLATIoNs.

1t is estimated that~the armor for the
! cost $4,000 coo.
! A railway is to be built between Cape
| Nome and Port Clarence, Alaska. and
rams and narrow gauge locomotives and
! attic.
"A number Of living specimens Of +f,e OIL
rlous blind fish from the Kentucky Nam
moth cave have been deposited in RI,
dens. e"-
A trial of the Raddaiz submarine boat
was made at Milwaukee on June /. II
MADE a trip of a mile under water and
returned: Storage batteries are used as a
source of power.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie is building an ad-
ditlon to his Scotch home. Skib0 castle
Steei construction is used TO tho aston
lsh'nSnt of the inhabitants Of the sur
rounding country.
The people of Joplin, Mo. which IS tho
commercial center of tn. Missouri Kan
sa3 zinc and lead mining district, are
taking of holding a great mineral expo
sltlon in the near future.
Inc penny-in-the-Slot machines for
holding directories are becoming very
popular, both in New York and Chicago
and In the latter city directories are NOT
10 pc sold. but will be leased to sub
scribers
According to SCR: G. PoHacoi, the pres
ence of fornic aldehyde can be deter
mined by the ordinary tests in the first
p L,biD OF the distillate, when leaves
which have been long exposed to Echt
are nacerated and distilled with wateT
deaith specialists say pound of lean
oSH ana a quart OF whole milk contain
a St the same amount OF nourishmenf
pul the meat, although it costs moro i !.
more valuable for food as ii contains
tHe nutrients in more suitable proportion
~ oEr OF HVe ounces of sugar rs all that
f an adult in good health should eat with
Hnpunlty in the course of dav Co..
meal is an excellent food for winter az If
contains so much fat, and when eoqs
40 milk are added to it, has a high M
trftlVe value. - NJ
Small insects are automatically oaugb+
by the invention of a Maine man con-
PriSIng lamp incfosed in coniraI
9 3IIS5u ana resting in a basin partially
nIleo WIN liquid. into which the in
Sects fai after striking against the chin
ney or shield. Oi'iiii
Inc nrst symptoms of nervous troubles
80. nittao'I-IE OF temper, excitement
oyer oyer trI1les, lack OF interest in work and
theh insomnia. Inability to sleep wears
out the positive and negati for durin@
serve energy. ~
10 f lat no is to be furnished electric
a 100000 plant to utilize the pever' of
the Susquehanna river In a manner sim
lar :. 20 mat employed at Niagara Falls.
power viii be developed
Celery is native of Great Britain IF
grows IuXurlantly in bitches and brooks.
but, like the others. wild celery is nasty
'[ oat.ii1 POISONOUS: We. owe the delicious
t,li IL. Seiery to a French prisoner OF
war, Field Marshal Tallard, whom Mari
borough beat at Blenheim in 1904.
street cars are prevented from run
liIrlg lhto open drawbridges by a Sou H.
erher patent safety device which has a
Wedge-shaped block pivoted on eitbar
sue OF the track with levers connact-
t Ing Inc bieo Jeloek with The. bridge to swing
opens. Lug lid"
To enable fremen to carry a person
down ladder with both hands free a
iiem apparatus has heavy steel rod bent
INTO C-shape, with a seat formed at The
oQttom Of the u, hooks being provided
al the top to fit over the fireme-3's
In the saddle. Pei'''i
An extensive building has recently hean
opened III Leeds, England. to be devoted
TO the development of cIothworlkers;
F2 43i Iot qiyelng etc 1t is the intention
That this college should become the lad
ing and most complete example of n feT-
tile and dyeing school in the world.
An English electrical Journal has sug
gested that the propr:etors of an L;ny1is72.,
factory shall bring over a large nIImb@r
ol american Workmen in order to demon
Stfate the use of automatic machinery of
american manufacture. Ordinary door
laborerS may be utilized to do tha vvorL
ot skilled mechanics by the use of tbs
machinery. '-''
Experts connected with the London
Lancet have been looking into the SAM
tary features of postage stamps ;Tbav
find that the coloring on the new half.
penny stamp consists of mixture of
RUSSIAN blue and chrome color. w.fhoIt
any lead, arsenic or other irritant. Ira
gum is obtained from starch. It is DC
c!deo lhat the stamp contains no Injur-
1t is an interesting fact that at the
Paris exposition the mill engine IS NOT
in evidence and appears to be ceasing to
exist on the continent. There is not a
mann driving belt nor driving rope at
work In the exposition. All the large en-
g1nes without exception are employed in
drlVIn5 dynamos, fer the most part OF the
Ilywheei type, says the Engineer and
tneSe supply power where it is wanted
through cables LED in various directions
IRIS IS an evidence Of the favor with
which electrical transmission is regarded
on the continent.