Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-09-10
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The city of Paris bos
opened a scientific information H. year
at the Sorbonne. and the ,nO,,, Uureau
ready reach as many as +yop. f,es al
gle days While special cons,sa n sln.
Is given to scientific matters , n
ana france, foreign subjects Of F, aars
interest receive attention french
The recent excitement In ~.
market has served to attroot eo''On
tion to the possibilities of cot+o. @''en'
ing IN various places where that 49,. .alS'
Try mas not yet been developed Ea
bogota, for instance, comes ~, 'Vln
formation that in some parts 30 ~, m
bia cotton can be seen CROWNS ' "u,
on land that has never been tired va" .n,
the newspapers of that coun+rr 1uu
trying to create a Sentiment a. ae
of the cultivation of cotton there w
A remarkable instance of anno,..
mlmlcry In Ceylon has been hrons1.
to notice by DR.. A. Wiley. A ss A'
commonly known as the sea-bat stris
ingly resembles decayed leaf and
recent observer reports pursuno 80
of these fishes with a small NET wb N
the creature suddenly disappeared md
the pursuer saw only a yellow lax les,
gently and ineruy sinking to the hOs
tom. AS he turned away, the SIM
posed leaf righted itself and dartaa
off. wv
The appearance of solidity in photo
graphs-the stereoscopic effects nsr
ally given by two pictures taken from
slightly different viewpoint ~
Gradenwitz describes new sipps
lens that shows a far-distant image a,
photograph, free from distortion
and, under the same conditions of an
parent size, distinctness, perspecuye
light and shade as those under which
the objects themselves would be sean
with a short Photographic Objective
This conveys to the eye very natural
effect, suggesting unconsciously CO..
rect perception of relief and dis
tances>
The gteam-heat1ng and electric
lighting combination now being tested
by Dresden promises to open a new
era in municipal economy. A huge
central station of the Saxon govern
ment contains ten generators, produc
ing over $4,000 pounds of steam per
hour, and this Is distributed through
street mains to the Royal Opera
House. the Picture Gallery, the Twin.
ger Museum, the Royal Palace and
other buildings. After the morning
heating, little steam is needed to keep
up the temperature, so that most Of
the supply can be used for general
ing electricity, for lighting and other
purposes during the latter part Of the
day.
In Germany, the home Of technolog
ical instruction, there are seven spe
cial schools devoted to the sole purpose
of training locksmiths and black
smiths. They are in the cities OF
Burgstadt, Grossenhain, Frankenberg
Nielsen, Glauchau, Rosswein and zit'
tau. Only graduates Of public schools
are admitted. The course OF insuue
ton In three Of the schools lasts three
years; in three of the others It y
shorter. TO the school at Rossweln
are admitted such students only
have completed a course In one OF ln0
other six schools, and the curriculum
is highly advanced, covering physics
chemistry and electricity, win par
ticular reference to practical consuuc'
ton of machinery. The schools al0
supported by the blacksmith and lock
smith gilds, aided by subventions IRON
the government of Saxony and prlVa"
beneficence.