The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-08-05

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from wheat that pests and disease de-
stroy.
Smoking among the women OF Eng
land has increased to such an extent
that the railroads have provided spec
iai smokers. =
An air-operated hand-pick for min
ers has been invented by a German.
II is used In spaces too small for the
swinging pick.
wireless signals are most easily
~perceptible and loudest at that point
on the earth fartherest from the sta
ton sending the message.
Mining dumps OF South Africa are
being worked by improved machin-
cry to recover metals discarded when
the gold was being recovered.
The greatest food exhibit ever held
In the West began recently at the
Field Museum in Chicago. Members
of the vegetable kingdom present
numbered more than 100000 items.
Twenty-Five men were murdered
last year in the half-mile between the
Tombs Prison and police headquart-
ers In New York City and only fonr
men have been convicted for these
crimes.
Gold is to be reduced from the
| smoke leaving the United States As
| say once in New York City. Dur
| ing the process of reduction much
| gold dust is lost through the chin
eny.
Sea lions, marauders of salmon,
are to be fought by the Canadian
Government. A patrol steamer left
| recently from Vancouver. equipped
with machine guns to be used against
the lions.
The Bolshevik leaders have pre-
| served the great Royal Palace of the
| Kremlin, of Moscow. almost without
| change, as a reminder Of "the lavish
wealth and the pomp and splendor of
the old regime" sd
Radio accessory factories Of Cam
| ada are running under pressure, with
| three shifts for each "a hours. Con-
| ditions prevail similar to that In the
| days of war when factories were on
munition work.
A dance hall Is being erected In
Charing Cross road. London, to &C
commodate 1900 dancers and 1000
| spectators. Three bands will furnish
music and 80 women and 25 men will
be engaged to teach dancing.
Bank messengers In Wall Street
will be dressed in bright red coats,
and have portable safes attached to
padlocked belts around their waists.
Under this system, 1t is believed the
public will rush to the rescue OF any
relocated messenger attacked by
robbers. :
The smallest house in London Is
opposite Kensington Palace Gardens.
1t has a six-foot frontage and the
ground floor apartment is used as q
shop. A sitting room and bedroom
are above and q basement kitchen
below.
Supporting piers are now being
made Of paper in California. These
piles are now subject to attack by the
teredo. They are so feet in length
and from Is to 80 inches In diameter
A square steel cap is fitted over the
top to receive the shocks of the pile
driver.
Soda fountains are becoming more
popular In Great Britain. Until re
Gently iced drinks and soda foun'
tains were practically unknown out
side of London, but they can now b.
found in most Of the provincial cite
of the Kingdom.
Except for 100 miles there is nov
a paved highway from Los ANGELS
to Portland. Oregon, a distance o
1900 miles. In less than three year
the Pacific highway will be complet
ed from the Canadian line to tn,
Mexican border.
The Hudson's Bay Company re
Gently declared a dividend of IS pc
cent. In its 252nd year the compan
pays dividends amounting to nearl
half its capital stock. This com
pany is one of the Oldest trading COZ
porations in the world.
University professors of P~rinceto
may retire hereafter on half-pay whe
they reach the age of SIS years. Pre-
lessons can continue to teach, II the
wish to do SO. until they are 68 year
of age, but after that they r to n
tire automatically. ss'
A new gas has been developed 70
: aerial navigation. 1t is called cul
renium and costs 500 a thousan
cubic feet less than 1t costs to pre-
duce helium. 1t is non-infammabl
and non-explosive and has a Iii
t about the same as pure hydrogen.
: Manufacturers in Sweden are NAL
ing a new type of cut glass. cheape