The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-06
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The body OF every spider contains four
little masses, pierced with a multitude Of
holes Gmperceptible TO the naked eye),
each hole permitting the passage of a
amount OF 1000 to each mass. join togeth-
er when they come out and make the
single thread with which the spider spins
it's web so that what we call "a spid-
er's thread consists OF more than 1900
threads united.
Mr l.. o. Howard. the distinguished en-
tomologist felt somewhat fattered az re-
ceiving one day letter from gentleman
asking him TO send copy of his report.
MIR Howard replied promptly. and asked
to which particular volume his cores
pondent referred. The answer came:"Am
not particular which one YOU send. |
want it for scrapbook.'
reader OF the Scripture emphasizes
the fifteenth Psalm "a the gentleman's
Psalm. because IL describes as among the
many who are entitled to he considered
as gentlemen "One who leadeth an incor-
rupt life. speaketh truth from his heart.
docth no evil TO his neishbor. is lowly In
his-ewn ewes, keepeth hts word even IL
90 be his own hindrauce'
Since last May the tallest skyscraper
in New York has been I'm course OF erec-
ton at Broad street and Exchange place.
10
covers 1900 square feet and will cost 81, =
000.00O Ten thousand tons of steel have
gone into the framework, which rests
upon 100 lines OF columns, each based on
separate steel caissou sunk To bed
rock. Tenants are TO move In by May 1.
Experiments made by Prof. Mosso in
the University Of Genoa have proved the
great value of sugar as restorative af-
ter a long period OF starvation. IL quick
Is raises the temperature of the body and
restores vitanty much more rapidly than
bread does. ~ the German army expert
monts have heen made which prove that
sugar Is OF immense value Ca soldiers,
even without other food, during long,
forced marches
AIRS Nancy Mckinney. who died recent
~ near Cadiz. O.. at the age ot 100 years,
had the unique experience in her lnfan-
cy OF being carried Of by bear. The
incident occurred I'm the fall OF 1890. AZ
ter several hours securing OF the woods
the crying OF an infant directed Tho
searchers 90 some underbrush, where
the child was discovered. The bear ran
away when the party approached it.leav-
INK the infant unhurt.
That palming or Of a bogus William J.
Bryan ON them for a speech was a pret-
| ty good Joke on the senior class OF the
BuNHIO Law SCHOOL, ana " mas ufeddA
gone an over the country. But incldcn-
tally " might be said that the individual
! who was clever enough To stand up be
! fore n class Of bright young men and off-
! hand and make speech that deceived
] them and was warmly applauded Is out
I of his piaco polishing brssses In the FL.
I liCott club.
~ takes about 10000 OF the dried CO.
| clinical insects 90 make a pound hut many
| tons are imported Their wholesale valuo
| is about t0 cents a pound. The dried sub.
stance ~ used for dyclng purposes. max
| ing brilliant purplish-rcd color Among
the hups produced from II are those
/ known az carminc. and also lakes. "
1 Rouge II also made from cochlneaL
though probably few of the women who's,
| cheeks are colored with this pigmen,
| have tho least notion that n II derived
] from = liexiysn bpg. f