The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-11-29

ly TO become a popular pastime. But
It IS introducing US to unlnown re
gious, ard NJ Louis Boutan. who be
gan BY Investigating the animal life
Of the waters. has become an enthus-
iastic s,a bottom csmerist Some Of
his reua. kahle photographs Of sub
mavine scenery nave been recently
published He uses a hand camera
which is enclosed In a tight copper
box having a plate glass window, and
is mouaiod on a rastiron tripod. Suit
able mechanism Ia provided to expose
and change the plates The pressure
of the water. inconyenientiy great
eyen NJ 20 OF 30 feet, was an early
difficulty. hnt this was counieracted
b. means Of a rubber bali holding
ABOUT a gallon. from which air was
forced through tube Into tine box as
NE pres ure increased. Light fades
rapidly in sinking below the surface
daylight exposures being impracticable
at depth Of 2E feet. Magnesium
powder IS burned in oxygen IN suit
able glass globe. and by this power
ful Illumination in tantaneous expos
Ires are made win interesting results
The biological stations Of the New
England coast have solved the prob
lem OF lobster cul,u @. Several thous
and Of the young fry are put into
cylindrical sorim bag about three feet
in diameter and four feet deep. and
The water in the submerged bag IS
constantly agitated by dasher driven
by gasoline engine This prevents
the fry from smothering OF devouring
one another. at the same time keep
ing their food Of soft clam fragments
within reach In nine to Fixteen days
from eggs the creatures are able 10
take care OF themselves, this stage
being reached by l6 10 more than 40
per cent. OF the fry, although no prey
ious experiment mad even one per cent.
OF survivors.
That certain substances adhere so
tenaeionsly TO glass as to bring away
scales wa observed long ago by Prof
cailletet. For etching he applies two
coats Of Thin glue md after twenty
four hours places the article on
kitchsn range at not ore los +. The
glue will detach itself with numerous
fakes Of glass The designs may be
varied by adding various SAILS, the
best results being had from glue con.
tanning alum
The electric target Of Capt. Chas
Cheyallier of the French army. is
series OF metal segments When a.
projectile strikes a segmtst, an eIec
trio circuit is completed by one or
more spring supported rods at the
back. and The exact spot struck Is
signalled upon an annunciator.
About so earthquakes yearly dis
tCrb the world throughout its mass.
Prof. John Milne notes that between
Jan ! 1899. and Jan. !, 1902. the
world shaking earthquakes numbered
ls. OF which 25 originated west and
south Of Alaska. IA west OF Central
America, ls west Of the Antilles, 10
west Of he Andes. 2a east OF North
Japan, Al south aud gast OF Java. IL
north Of Maurtius. 22 on the east side
and on tho west side OF the no tn
Atlantic. 3 in the North Atlantic. and
"A Ia tile BaHaa Caucasian aad Him
alayan regions. Those sources-an
submarine but the last three are nea-
the base OF the s eepest nexures, with
boundary ridges no tly lined with vol.
canlc peaNs Bob on land and under
sea, the great earthquakes seem to
attend De opening Of The farrows and
an el,yai ion OF the nenking ridges:
and the elevation may reopen long
sealed volcanoes. a. in the euptions
in he Antilles in 1885 lTts. 1866. 1897.
1902, 1912 1886 and 1912. The oan
earlhauakes- which 10000 a year
are recorded have no sensible con
nectoa with volcanoes
The nsw image transmitting appa.
ra.us Of Belgian engineer Includes
two synchronous motors each the size
OF an egg which ale noun ed at the
two sta ions. and are driven by he
same current at he sane speed OF 500
revolutions second On each arme-
tue is a small leus which in every so
revolutions oscillAtes FIVE degrees
from the axis The transmitting lens
thus 's- over a circle Of ten de
grees. and the variations OF light aud
shade IN the spiral path are instantly
transmitted through a selenum cell
to the anne points on the receiver aud