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Show gravity of the animal must lie nearly, tLal nf swi water, so that little effoit la required to rim to the aurface; but the hies once lnM that the aulmal I cuableil to rim by ptunpln lu air la certalnl' , erroneous. Ill ere la, In the no air Tor It to get In the rtrt ttniii of the aea, anil !f tlMre were nuulilii con hi nut get it luto the frillI pipi,,,,, iH really limbing hut an cxtelisliui of the It IlllliM I IhicU luto the shell a sort of tall. In the nautilus the outer wall of this siphon Istoiis-more or less iturritl with u layer of came tliat the environ- incut was tinsuitcd to them. The mrtb could no longer afford anything good enough fur them mid they died; meannuutilua while the plain I'linthiues with ua to this day. O. 1. Hay lu Tliucs-Hcral- ,iib.ea ila-e- U- -n of conception of the present eoi.l can ignore history. any civilized nation Ua must Study the ilevelnpnient of the to Us presert nation from lu atate. and know miuielliing about all the people with which it has tome lit Contact. The present Is evcrywheie the child of the iust. I.ikewise t lu naturalist. If he d'si I to utiderstau.l tliumiiglil.v living t ti.na, must have ktiowh'ilgi "f tin relate! forma which have fierisliet! from the earth. He must learn the smivssiua o ft heap forms and the nioriilteatloin which they have uuderKeue during tl taime of ages. Hut it la still mure iiccck:h ry that Hi student of foasil nnliiials stiuiilil uiuli'.--unof thus the stnirtutv ami who now live. Tlnue statement may tie cou tinned by n study of the uautl-luThe animal itself U'lniig mining the rarities; the ahell la common an I well known. Field Columbian Must- nm poasesws an alcoliolU' Kjvlineii of the animal (it Its shell, and a considerable nuutlier of the shells, some whole, others eet lotted so aa to show the atriicture. Some of these a mall; others roach a diameter of nlt.e Inches The form of the shell tuny lie wnii i ; M A t,. JIISTIIIIIt; ( SCIENTIFIC I.wkI Shot Is the Last llaltle ot Ilia Itebrlilsa. a. rtirllaerras Colum-blalli'tice, tlie sale of the I whl.-l- i adverKlocomb." "Lady tised 111 the Mobile Register to lake place there cn the iriiU, arousrs the Interest of old soldiers and old soldiers' sot;, for the reason tliat It J gem-rallsupisietil to lie the gun which fired the last shots of the war, or that fired so many deadly volleys lu the lust Uittlo that took place ilu lug the civil w:t. This last engagement, said an old soldier yesterday, took phtee at Spanish Fort. This engagement, of eoutso. was tint a regular Iwtile, and Is not, peril m, recorded In history ns such, but it was. nevertheless, a conflict fierce, and fin flew Dial day as never ts'fore. Hen. Forrest liml sent to Kirin-bil- l Fort during the hist days of t!i'' war a sufficient force of men to guard the place, and among the nunilier was the Fifth Igttialhui of tlie Washington artillery, f'apt. t'uthliert Kloeomb la The laiily Klorotnli wns omnia ml. brought there and there tired Its last shots when Wilson's raiders storm d the placo and took It. There the l.nly Kliwomb. fur n few huurs liefure the old fort was surrendered, Is'lclu'd forth fire und aculicrcil death like an Intclli-jgebeing, but to no avail, as the as enemy linmliered several time j i.iai'h ns the gnrrhtoii. After the surrender of the fort some of the of ('apt. Klocoml.' romm.ii:il one night rolliil the Inuly Khwomb off the earthen eiuHii.kment ' Into a Ing'win. or old slush hole, and buried it, giving ns their reason that they dh! not want the gun to fall Into the hands of the ciiet.iy. It was afterward dug up anil curried to Mobllf, where ll was punliasod by Henry I'tnlgi r. a prominent I'.nifederale of that place, who liml served through the war, and knew of the excellence of the la.ily K1'h,u!iiIi. The gift was t amed after tl;e wife id Tapt. t'i'lhb. ri Kloeoinb, who went out In 1st El In charge of the Fifth ball .illmi of the Washington artillery. The gnu At the bailie of Kldloli spat out Its first smoke, and spread Its first desolation la llt ranks of the enemy. Through nil the liieiiiorable struggles of the it went and Army of the everywhere It gained well deserved tvnowti. It was prettily mounted, and was at that time, ns It prohnbly ii now, a handsome gun. Now Hie old relic Is to Is sold.' The estate of Henry llailger is being wound up, und the gnu, along with other relic of tlie ('i.ufideracy. Is to fall lulu tlie hand of others. Years ago several efforts were made by the Washington artillery to bur the gun. and they will i In all pmlmhir.ty lie heard from at tlw stile. New Orleans llcayuuc. s In many fossil it In thoroughly calcilicil. Hence tin air or wu- i limn;:h the siphon Into ,.r ,.nn im tin! cliamlsTs. The air in these churn-- I irrs Is timhiuhtcilly secreted by the Hsterlor portion of the iNidy of the imuillm, just as the air bladder of a lish secretes the air In II. It la difil-eu- lt to understand how the ahell, eon-l- a Inins air at a produced by of water, eau from Ti to .'It) fath-Jiforce when withstand the hr.dght to the surface. The tin tit Hum Is one of the old settlers Ita exof the earth. The gi'tiit ist phis at least as curly us tbo beginning of the Silurian ami haa In all geologies I iierlods furnished sMi'ies not very different from those now la existence. Mure than .Mxi sMfles nre drill urrrss from the figure; the lints which adorn known to have existed. It golden age '" ',"i' Like most snail ,wn ''"fl" It are Indem-rlhuhlspecies exls eil. but It has shells, that of tlie nautilus Is wound i until y dwindled In li.iiH.rtani-all the coil spirally, hut. unlike ily Hlsmt half a dozen. are In one plane. Hut the nnutlliiH dif- If the reader will the paleonln--' fers from the shells of all auulls In an- logical rooms of theenter museum he may other awl mure liiisirtniit resieet. lit see Homo of the anclciil ssvlcs. A a living snail ihe Issly of the uiiimal usually llll tin whole shell I rout the mouth to the tip of tin spire. The nautilus, on Hie mntrary, occupies only n of portion of the sin'll, alstut one-linl- f the Inst turn. Tic rest of the shell Is s Into a lurga divided ly number of eluiiiils'rs, and these am a slender filled with air. tulie, the afplmii. runs from the outer, or lnaly. (ImiulN-r- , through all the others to the center of the shell. All thlH may ln seen from the figure of the nautilus. The structure may In better understood If we imagine that wc Ufnirrriii. take a common t in horn and a nuiidter of rlmilar tin disks of different slid few of those there exhibited reach a dl sixes. 1s t each disk be concave mnetcr of nearly a foot. prosr The nautilus has In all periods of Its on one side and have a hide lit Its ccn ter. Imagine a small disk to be sol-- ! ex 1st cnee had a host of relatives. Koine f these appear, as might In exiiecteil, dered acnm the tulie near the small eml. and at Intervals of half tin Inch to antedate Its own mlvout. The disks as far ft the middle of the tlioseras goes hack Into the eamhrlan It hail a straight shell, begintula. The tulie would now la divided period.when yisttig with a nearly sharp Into a iiuiiiImt of chninlicra, the outer- nlng most of which Is large, and would rep- point, and. as age was attained, growresent the twirl Ion of the shell occupied ing longer anil wider and adding new The figure shows S pert Ion by the nnlitinl. Hut the boles In the of a fossilized BIM.KT 3141)13 A IIAII.STOXn. On the right ehaitdierN. connrrt the would disks filled now with we Imre the cliaiulNTN, tube atnnll a tin Now. siiiMise tliat roek, separated liy the partitions, (lu It Was Fire Into Snare and Cams Dorera Karaarl la lee. the itpiicr side a Hrtlnii of the outer wall of the slu-l- l Is seen. It Is only Col. Clark It. Westcott of when this outer wall Is removed that who has !ern upending a the edges of the in rill Ion can Is- - seen. England, monlhs In Chicago anil tint l' On the left of the figure the shell ha i so show to as the middle lu split Ihe siphon. This Is a common fossil In our Silurian rocks. Kmue kimm'Ics of nrthocerus became gigantic in slxe. A the following aceoiiut of a singular nrtoeera. cast of one In the nittscuiii Is nearly j nntunil phcnoiiivuiiti. Ills story is a Just filling the holes were to In' nine feet long, ami is only a iart of inliiiws from (fee bottom of the outer rhaiubi'r the shell. Another fragment. "Ihe real 'Hue hot day. n couple of week to the tip of tlie bom. anil to lie sol- tiling,' as visitors say. I was Is over two feet riding along a mountain dered to the pnrtitlou where It ihimscs lntig. Koine of the close relatives of since, road in (olorndo, on my way to n This would them. represi'Ui through the orlhocera and nautilus, connecting mine in which 1 am Interested, when 1 the aiplion and would oh-- into the links, are ls'iit like a cow's horn. Oth- noticed, high .above me, snoring In a body cluttnlier. hut none of the others, ers make almitt one complete turn. An- majestic circle, nn euglc. I liml a 45--1 HI and would, furttirrmoie, shut them off other stage of evolution Is furnished Winchester slung arms my Wick, am from one a not tier. The figure of nnd from this to the It was but tlie work of a moment to by the will illuslrnte this arrange- unlit Husgynsfras. tlie transition ls easy. nnsllng Hie gun nnd fire at tlie bird, ment From the Ugures which have been re- which appeared to lie directly alsivs If we now Imagine tliat we take this ferred to It will he seen t lint tlie Hite me. The shot was a clear iniss, ami, n Hit the tip. wrap where the edges of the partitions meet not horn, nnd. caring to waste any more cart-- I It around the finger, one turn on the ' (lie Isnly walls form cl ivies around ridge. I was nWiut to ride on. when1 I other, we shall have something like a the shell, or at most are gently undu- was startled to hear what I took to Is reason nautilus shell. Indeed, there lating. In the rnNC of the tin horn the dull Yliimg' of a stone thrown by for tifllevliig tlint the nnutllii lias it.ud for Illustration the Hues would bp nu unseen band, which fell into a littli been derived from a straight-chambere- . gully partly tilled with leaves, within shell, like that of the ortliis-enisfeet of me. twenty simply lieronilng more and more bent "1 lcoked carefully about nm In nil A then closely-coilelong as the direct intis, but could see no sign of a nautilus lives new chambers are Ix'ing liiinitiii oeing. and then dlaniounted( formed. At Intervals tlie animal moves and. scraping lmek .he leaves, was as forward In its Issly chamber slid Hint toiiished to find a piece of Ice ns large secretes Itself behind a new partition. BamlSlp. und uWmt ihe name ns a goose-egg- , Tim shell grows, iiiesnwhlb. by addi- circle. If now the edges of 111- tin ' kImm'. examination. 1 wn close I'poii mniitli. free tions to the edges of the disks forming Hie partitions had been ; further astonished to discover my rifle The outer walls of the shell consist of crimped, like Hie of a pleoHii, firmly IniW'ilded lu the center. I two layers, an outer one. resembl.ng the lines where they touched the tulie. ball deni over this have HtH'ululcd ft porcelain and Imndiil with terra cotta nr horn, would have ruu around In a phenomenon since great that time, anil the and white, and an In ucr, pearly one, xlgr.ag or wary Hy having solution 1 can see Is thst the Imll, which displays the Iridescent tints. the crimps themselves crimpid toe hue only In passing through the cloud, gathered lu more the outer liecn ' have shells, would often, shop Very complicated. Ilu moisture nnd held It hy Its whirlKvcit In the nautilus It Is somewhat layer 1ms been wholly removed. at n t fn iiv f in ' hig motion, so that It was frozen The nautilus Is a close relative of undtilaHii ilmmllia'lou - nnA f,,n t0 t,M wirth- nltl,Hd''l,lK:,,r IkFrom the the adniW suit the inotiltes the squids octopus. ........ Itody and out of the mouth of the shell came cnormoim. . ... It can extend sometimes as many ns was a straight sIn'II like the orthocerns, '10 . ninety arms. In the center of the circle Illustrates the course takeu liy the 1. 1 ea a aipaaishls. of arms Is the titoutli. armed with pow- edges of the partitions. Where the Hue one liouiid of coni al of The value erful parrot like jaws. I, Ike all the reus Istckwaril ami then again forsquids and octopl. the nautilus is wbul-l- wanl there were. In life, In Ihe Issly different epochs - of steamship carnivorous. Its food consisting of something like (xirkeu Into ; tlul n9 ,.von j,,- ir. a. J. McHlun'., crabs and fifthes. In llic Hast Indian which 1oIhs of the autinars hotly on- - i' tered. Hut the Im.udlte had very aim- - president of Hie l.lierias.l ns foluiws: In pie partition compntvil with some oth- - Ing siH'Irty, has lieen s ISM or forms. Our figure of Hie phylloeera piniml of coal proinuled a a higher grade of cotiiplicntlun. pliieeinenl weight of ..ri7K ton eight This figure represents a siiecltiieii. knots: hut the earning weight was only of this, ixi per ivnt of the with a iMirtlou of the outer wall re- Tlie parts left white would Ih placement reptrsenilug the hull, hy inlies nnd fringes of the chlnery nnd fuel. In 1K.T0. wllli Iron animal' Isidy, nr.il Into and between vessel and the screw propeller, a of a ton ran the partition wnll. After a placement weight of time tlie nnlinul would move forward was propelled ulne knots by a mnnd a short distance, when another parti- of coal; but the proportion of carg.i tion would lie produced, whose edge had risen to 'J7 per cent, or .1$ ton. In would ruu luck and forth like the one IStk), with higher Iwller pressure and shown. In notur shell when the wall the aurfaee condenser. - ton dlsplaiv-inen- t was propelled ten knots, and the Is removed the partitions are win lit Divided la fthaw great mindicr and forming must com- cargo was .TI jut cent, or .27 ton. hslul Shell of Rail 1S70, artcr the roiniKimu! engine plicated patents. lalerlor. In form the aniniunltc present re- conic luto use, 1.K tons displacement and Philippine Islands the natives They may ls was p'.i'pelled .Toten knots, ml hers Ih patch the nautilus In trails lulled with j markable variations. per ceut of the whole, small fishes or pleiva or chicken and straight, bent like a cow's horn, colled j cargo I mood s of a ton. In lS-sliclng unken to a depth of seventy fathoms lomely like the gyrueeras. or closely, the phylliMeras. The figure or the i there were two classes if freight or more. The flesh ls rcganbtl as a i shows ouc of th. more re- - j turns: the "tramp" propelled 3.4 ton anryhs-cra- s dellcary. knots, At the sea bottom the nautilus creeps uuirkable forms. Although most of the displm'ctiicut eightorand one-hatwo tons of cargo; colls with tkt icr cent, have the shell with bout on Ita anus with the sltell alwre species at Hut siime time the enormous steam-- ! It. It la aahl. to come at times to the lu one plane, some nre found In which were driving surface of the water In swarms ami to they wild around Just as docs the sit-- ll era of th. North Atlantic wlm there for a abort period. The of a snail. Kpivliiieus of all these a displacement of ;L1 tons twclv , knots, with .V per cent, nr 1.7 tons of awlninihtg Is aceunipUHhitl. as lu the strange shells may be seen la the Koine of them exceed two feet caygo. Hu the .mnleni expresa istssen- quids, hy drawing water Into the lu diameter. than lEOUd spcchM j gcr steamers the cargo weight lit down breathing cavity and squirting it out are known toMore exist. All these am- - to .td t in uer pound f coal Ualtrohf violently. On aeeoitnt of He air la the chambers tin ntecUle uuiulles are bine ago extiuct. Titov le-- H tie tie. shell. spi-cle- j inrn cxp'-.uslv- i I e pHli-ad- eMss-wrtltliui- er A I1YSICIAN3 and anltary experts tell ua that outbreaks of fever and other disease! that occur frequently during the autumn may be caused by the neglect of n , few simple sanitary precautions. When leaving the house ter the summer it ls well to see that the traps and pipes aro all In perfect order, that theflfe be no laakagea. Flushing tha pipes several times durlug the summer la of great Importance, also the free use of disinfectant. Before taking possession of a house that has stood unoccupied for any length of time, all of the Inside doors should be opened, the windows and outside doors closed, and four or five pound of sulphur shuld be burned in the cellar. This may be done with perfect safety If a cast iron pan containing water is placed on the cement floor, a smaller pan containing hot ashes and coals put Into this, and upon the coals a package of powdered sulphur is placed. .It will neither explode nor blaze, but smolder and smoke, and If inflammable articles are removed from the Immediate vicinity there la not the slightest danger in leaving it to burn out and thoroughly fumigate the place. Tlajr lValrh. lie-l- ln-- p 10th, good fur return until liecemlier Slat; r iiriTlIrgr iilliiwnl In Mexieo. Till 1 au uniiaiially favorable npiHirtunl-tto vhdt the land nf the Mnmexnuia. anil ace the mul iiciurciiic and lute reatlug portion of ihe North American continent. alnp-ove- .rlitfS'- For full Information and llieratcre of Mexico, call on or add J. 1'. IIALL, (jearral Agent "Kant Fe Ibnile,'' 17UO Lawrence Street, Denver. re, The fare clumey or of the watch ta not as large as the end of an ordinary lead pcpcll: "I tell yon them' little vm'atlnn trip iln n fellow an linineUKc amount of grt." "K they ilu I feel lirac.-- up enough to bluff every creditor I luivc. Cacearet When hilhiu or eoal'.ve. eat randy cathanie. cure guaranteed. 10c, Zac. lrnlnr Sarsaparilla i card-boar- is-c- d; wstw-proo- i : HOTEL, or u s d i ! ; ed-'e- s glass-blowe- ; rs Denver Public I Works, 1 1 ... I cvolu-clmmU'- r. y ChlMimn The smallest watch in the world ls A Tsasrlou Clutrh sc( In a finger ring. Thla novel timeFew remedii do umre nf tbet Ii dyqwiinl. keeper Is worn constantly by It. P. than imllUtr I In iilwtliistr euuiiilulut. Try Hluiiim-Hlllrrm however, ml ' It has kept lliwtellt-rHolden, a Chicagoan. ron will anil tbnt It I eouquerahle. hius perfect time for year. w'Stli lu iqriiirtiJiitt. luMriliufn, uirvounirMs uihI ln nf lli'h soil vigor. The convenience of having an accuMini friqneiitly on your finger and Iniiiy !l. Tliew. rate time-piec- e it malarial, i neniiiMlie are lo nhduable nd kidney iMiulr.ainu, therefore constantly in sight will apwith the lntler. one. to every peal The watch ring looks like an ordi"Korynwr keep I wo nllli-- tmy." "IVlijr V "Well, he nay lie nave uinjiey by Ii:iv.iiK nary seal ring. The tiny rlork face i t one Mmid right by him all day and keep covered with a thick crystal act fiualt track of tlw btntler." with the surface of the ring. The deliExeurabxi In MexleOb cate mechanism of thl diminutive the lnn Anwriedu Jliilical fniigre For la buried in the timepiece completely llll Ii to l'.ltli, Ihe t Urxhv I'lty. NorrinlK-band of the ring. The setting Is so Kama Fe Ibnile ticket will nell Mimd-triI I .,i7..V. leuver a rale nf small, however, as not to appear frniu Ticket will be un kale November 7th aud long-continu-ed , i wi Improving fh (omploxlon. Carrie 0. and Mollle Dawn want to "Why, Mr. Iemiind, dill you pa to tlie know how they may Improve their dining room liefure greeting tlie home;" complexions. They are troubled with "Ye, the hinge well kti'p. but the tvfreh-aiearaerated to be gelling away. blackheads and freebies. Ans. Blackheads ure caused by the accumulation TO f'lRE A COLD IN ONK DAT. of dirt or other matter in the pores of Take Laxative Uromo Quinine Tablets. All Druggists refund the money if it fade tocure.sac the skin. Careful and Hallway Aceiqaat Ciuid by llaat. of the face In warm water bathing "Did yon hear bow Splasher made a big A passenger train on the North Ilrit-U- h will No. how dhl lie do It?" usually soften the skin ao that hit in iKWter? accident a curioua met "He limed lilt a lot of photographs out of with railway they may be pressed out. Then the old family album. Inwhich engineers attribute to the same sort of haihing will prevent their tense heat which prevailed on that day. return. Freckles Just try a Pie box of I'aacnreta, the finest may be removed by liver and Imwel regulator ever made. The train when rounding a curve left the use of dioxide of hydropersistent Ihe rails and ran on the ballaat for gen. nearly four hundred feet before It could be ntopped. This state of things was imlylng brought about by the spreading of the Young Man and Annette J. want to rails from the expansion caused by the know where or.e can learn designing. fceaL According to the report the thermometer on that day cud at this point Answer: Among tlie beat places to obvougu m pneumonia Dy taxing s co tune i registered 128 degrees. The derailing tain Instruction in this branch of busioccurred at noon while the track was ness Is Pratt Institute, Brooklyn. The exposed to the full rays of the sun. pay one would receive for tsurli work The expannion took place within a when the course was completed would few hours, as an inspector had passed depend entirely upon circumstances. A over the road during the forenoon and few persons have a natural gift for everything appeared to be In the usual such work, and get good pay; others condition. As the train approached the do moderately well, and others, who The Beit In fact the One True Blood Purifier. spot the engineer saw that the rail can merely copy or modify or alter exHoods Pills were badly warped, and although he isting patterns, receive very little. st once applied the brake, it was too late to stop. The curious feature of Itonina Uavrii The Bert the mishap was that the engine reBanana leaves serve many useful mained on the track, having gono safe- purposes, for of them are made tough Waterproof ly over the spread rails. In connection paper, from the thinnest tissue to Coat with this account comes the statement thickest clothing, hats and In tbe that the road had not been kept in the brushes, mats and hammocks. MilWSH WORLD I very best condition. lions of pounds of banana fiber, misnamed Manila hemp," are each year Frutecltan for turn brought to the United States or taken While there may be seme plausible to Europe, and spun into cordage from pretext for setting trap for tulachlev-pu- i the flreness of silk up through the size persons and animals, there can be of twine to the bigness of mammoth Th FIRH IIXAXD SLICKER la warranted and will ken you (try In UMl! anfcat Barm. Tb but little urged in favor of this prac- cables; and many a dainty handkeruew POMMEL 8UCKEK IS a perfect riding coat, and tice when any number of individual chief and bit of fine lace haa been mtntheamlriiiiddla. Beware erf ImitalkKU.Doa' I boy a east If Ub" Flak Brand" la not so It. Ithatra-r- d have access to the place In which the woven from the fibers of banana leaves frre. A. J. TOWER, BoatnaL Maaa. traps are placed. An Inventor haa by the deft fingers of tlie women of brought out a device by means of South America and of the far caL la opened a which, when a safe-doWINDSOR hamtner falls, and a glass vessel Alamlnaui Wtra on nf l'.ffrrt Kluctrletfy poisonous chemicals la broken. DENVER. It has been ascertained by experiThe fumes of the drug either stupefy First-Clasan electric that ment! current Hotel in tha City nett Only or kll the burglar. All this la very well, an aluminum wire heated It Vj Centrally Located. If no one but the burglar ever went through of four hundred degre there, but should some interested per- a temperature son attempt to open the safe, he might above Its melting point. The marvel was that it did not drop. Thla wai forget that the trap was placed, and be for by the fact that the oxiaccounted suffocated by the vapor of the chemicals. 8uch devices Involve too much dised film on Its surface was sufficiently risk to the Innocent ever to become strong to keep It together. A may net moved gently about In its neighborpopular. hood caused It to wave and curve, and to coil and twist and almost tie Itself Flutnl. Mugailn knots. A magazine pUtol, pocket size, haa Into (American Plan.) been patented by Martin Bye, of Woix Vrivtlm (Slav. Perfect Service. Table Unexcelled. c ester, Mass., the operation of which is There is a strong sentiment growing indicated by the cut. The Grip" or KATE: S3 on to SSI.ffO per day. handle constitutes the magazine, and up in the public mind In favor of blown Tbe only TrilKIMII BATH la the atate. wher. fully loaded holds ten cartridges, glass as against cut glass, and when Tlie flnMt In the Went, emineeted with tlie Send fur llluBrnimt hock. fiee. Windsor. which are successively delivcrM to the one has taken careful note of the exJ. A. WIUUIN. Manager. discharge chambers by a spring, the quisitely tinted blown glass or Mura-n- o wonder. little is The there firing pin being operated by a trigger of this island have been steadily at work reviving all of the beautiful old ideas and fancies of the an Mont Venetians, and the glass they are turnB. I. SBITH, SoaaiaiMT ing out la attracting deserved attenORES (OLD ON THE tion among connoisseurs. PUBUC MARKET. Denver, Colo. j I11-- SCIENCE , in the last battle of the late war Is a gun wort knowing something ulmut. 1 d In AND INDUSTRY. AXNUV. The canuuii which tins! the last shut Miking Thatr Onrn Fnilnrn. eastern Australis IOO.WiO.OOO anil beep and great lienbi of cattle horses now feed upon pastures cover-,n-g fiat ground, whleli. thirty year a desert of soft sand, so "rotago ten" that the feet sank deep at every ha Hep. Tbl once worthies ground been beaten into compact soil by the feet of the sheep and cattle, and It I believed that other great desert expanse In Australia uiny lie turned luto produetive pasture in a similar manner Youth Companion. similar to those employed for producing artificial Ice. The apparatua for thla work Is of the most complete and scientific construction. Enormously powerful pumps force the frozen oil Into filter presses and convert the wax Into a solid cake. The uses of parafiln The EaHlaattaa ( Manblaf as a are manifold, and every detail of its A (IiIciimu tfetagurd ta Hrslth manufacture ia of the greatest Interest A ZlaaaitBa 11a Watch Flatul to all scientists. Hallway Accldauta Causal by llaat. CURRENT NOTES OP Fired the s COItXER. ! slmllrr to the ordinary pistol or volver trigger, New Ideas. t one-tcut- li tn i." asks the meaning of the Expression "18 to 1, so often used In discussing the monetary questions of th day. Answer: There are 371.25 grain of pure silver In a silver dollar, and 23.22 grains of pure gold In a gold dollar. In 1792 the ratio of value of coin of the two metals was fixed by law at 15 to 1, aa representing the relative commercial values of the metals. In 1834 It was rhanged to 16.002 to 1. and in 1837 It was placed at the present ratio of 16 to 1. i A Subscriber dis-thes- e s nine-tenth- lf nll-th- nri-scui- J Th Manafaetnr nf Far HI. Taraflln la one of the most valuable products of petroleum, and Ita manufacture has been brotipht to such per faction that it la scarcely possible to Improve upon It. By the most ap proved processes the wax Is redistilled for the purpose of reducing to the desired gravity and crystallizing the wax. Then the ll ts frozen by prorezxM Note of Hrlraro. The chemical constituents of tlie mushroom are almost identleal with those of meat, and it possesses the same nourishing properties. For removing grease spots from white linen or cotton goods use soap or weak lyes; for colored calicoes, warm soapsuds; for woolens, soapsuds or ammonia; for silks, benzine, ether, magnesia or chalk. Profeasor Norton, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has succeeded In getting Roentgen photograph of the liver, heart and lungs sufficiently plain to admit of medical examination. It ha been found by experiment with different colored glasses that mils ripen earlier and Letter under glass than under any olher. Orange glass Increase the foliage at the expense of the fruit. Violet plus, on lb' other hand. Increases the quantity i.l Hie fruit at the rost of Its quail1 y Red. blue and green glass are hunf-r- . to all aorta of vegetation. a good remedv The following or shrub bleeding; Take tv.vrtt ounces of black pitch, tfcrre iiuncra i becs'-wathiee outlets of re-ithr ounces of tallow; rrumble well before placing over a ho; will mix, and hpply war:. 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