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iofticr altitude between the hours Of
four aud eight y. m. than ut any other
part OF the day, whereas between noon
aud four o'clock they fall a triAe below
the average.
In the United States we have. besides
the turkey four other birds which are
ranked high In the list OF the largest
birds. They are the beautiful golden
eagle. the national bald-headed eagle.
the great wild swan known specifically
as the whooper. and the California con-
dor, which IL almost as large as his
South American brother.
The Ural Mountains are the worlds
great source Of supply for platinum.
Ninety'iiye per cent OF the total product
OF that metal comes from the Ural re-
gioD. There has been q notable In
crease Ia the production recently. In
1890 the urals furnished f3,242 pounds.
In 1890 their total output was only
6.303 pounds. But in consequence OF
the demand for this rare metal, the
value has Increased. together with the
quantity.
Experiments are being made on the
Wannsee Railroad between Berlin and
Iehlendorf. Germany, 20 determine the
precise value OF electric propulsion as
substitute for steam. The train used
consists OF eight ordinary cars and Is
provided with an electric motor-car at
each end, the advantage OF this ar.
rangement being that the reversing Of
the train al the terminals OF the jour.
ney becomes unnecessary. Thus far
the electric power has proved 10 be
about fifteen per cent cheaper than
steam-power.
According 10 a recent consular re.
port from Magdeburg. Germany. the
production OF beet-sugar In the world
is now twice as great as THAI OF cane
sugar. This victory OF the beet over
the cane Is ascribed 20 the influence Of
the science OF chemistry IN developing
the industry OF beet-sugar-
This influence Is especially exerted In
Germany. where more than thou
sand chemists are exclusively employed
In the sugar factories The manufac-
ture OF beet-sugar has taken sudden
start In Spain since she lost her col
onies In the war with the United States.
In this country east OF the Rocky
Mountains the lowermost type OF cloud.
the stratus, floats M an average height
OF 2,700 feet In winter and $500 feet In
summer. Both In winter and summer
the bases OF cumuius clouds keep At d
mean elevation of 5000 feet. but the
domes sometimes reach height OF nine
thousand OF ten thousand feet. The
nlmbus. or storm cloud, varies from
$500 TO 6,200 feet The average height
OF the cirrus In summer is thirty-three
thousand feet, and In winter thirty
one thousand. But this Is occasionally
exceeded by three or four miles. In
September. 1906. cirrus clouds were
seen at an elevation OF fifty-six thou
sand feet, or over ten miles.
One OF the most striking spectacles
revealed by telescopes Is that OF the
Great Nebnla In Orion. In the complex
ity OF its glowing streams, spirals and
strangely shaped masses. intercepted
by yawning black gaps and sprinkled
over with stars arranged In suggestive
groups and lines. II has few rivals In
the heavens. The impression OF aston
ishment made by the sight OF this
nebula Is heightened by knowledge OF
Its enormous size. The entire solar sys.
TEN would appear as tiny speck be-
side H. Yet this tremendous aggrega-
tIon OF nebulous clouds aud starry
swarms has been proved by the re-
searches of the late Professor Keeler
of the Lick Observatory to be flying
away from the earth and the sun at the
rate OF eleven miles In every second.
But M vast Is Its distance that one hum
dred years reveal no visual effects Of
the great nebula's swift retreat. IL II
were near by II would seem to become
raDIdly smaller.