The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-06-08
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The recent trials at Indian Head, on
the Potomac, of the armor made for
the Russian battleship Retvizan, build
ing in this country. seemed to show
that armOrplate Of the Krupp form
made In America has the advantage in
the endless contest between guns and
armor. Five-inch projectiles with a
striking velocity of more than 1000
feet per second failed to penetrate more
than two inches in a five-inch plate,
and the projectiles were broken in
pieces, while the plate was not cracked.
In Brussels street traversed by an
electric tram car line. it has been no
ticed that the trees on one side of the
way begin to lose their foliage early
in August, the leaves turning brown
and dropping off. But in October the
same trees begin to bud again, and
sometimes even blossom Meanwhile
the trees on the opposite side of the
street are unaffected. losing their foil
age late in the autumn and budding
only in the spring. The cause of the
anomaly is supposed to he leaking cleo
tic currents. which stimulate the
growth of the trees affected
At the recent scientific conference at
Munich, Prof. Chun exhibited the re-
suits Of the German deep-sea expedi-
ton. Some of the fish found at Il depth
of about 10000 feet resembled. he said.
the fossil species in the rocks of the
Mesozoic era, when the earth's atmos-
phere was dense with carbon These
fish, in many cases, had special means
OF collecting light. Some possessed
enormous eyes occupying nearly the
whole side of the head, and some were
supplied with telescope organs. 9th
ers carried their light on their heads in
II manner similar TO that Of the glow
worm.
The National Museum in Washington
has come into possession of n meteorite
which fell on Thomas hill. in Allegan.
Michigan, on July 10, 1899 The fall
occurred about o'clock in the morn
ing. Observers noticed slight BLUSH
tinge and a hazy appearance HI the
track of the descending stone Some
report that they heard a rumbling and
rushing noise. The meteorite probably
weighed originally seventy pounds,
but it was shattered by its
fall, the largest piece weighing
siXty-twO and half pounds.
1t buried itself eighteen inches in the
ground. and was picked up while yet
warm. 1t is friable, and contains finely
disseminated metallic iron, Divine in
the form Of black glass, and some I'M
determined sulphides.
Deadly snakes are seldom seen mov-
ing about. This is to be accounted for
in two ways First, they are nocturnal
in their habits and generally in repose
when discovered. Secondly, if they
| should be on the move their colors are
/ SO much in harmony with their sur
roundings that they see the intruder
| first and gather themselves into coil,
/ so as to escape observation by remain
! ing still and to be ready for defense if
necessary. They always strike from a
coil. As to the distance to which they
can strike a great deal depends on the
manner of the coil and the position of
the object struck at. From good po-
sition a snake can generally strike an
object distant one-half or even two
thirds OF the creatures length. No
snake can jump, in the true sense of
the word. and so long as one remains
extended at full length it is practically
harmless. In such a position it may be
easily killed or avoided.