Show POPULAR SCIENCE NOTES during a severe storm recently at leek in the grand duchy of nassau a singular occurrence is reported tc have taken place A ing was seen to descend into a fish pond stocked with several species the next morning all the fish were found dead floating on the top of the water upon examination no wounds or breaks could be found but their appearance was like that of fish and their meat fell to pieces when handled busl as if it is estimated that the otal loss in the parks avenue and nurseries of paris sustained by the severo frosts and cold weather of tho past winter in the killing of evergreens ever greens ahab bery and plants trill reach fully a million francs it ii gaid that the white perch of the ohio biyer will often follow a boat for a considerable distance all the time making a pecolian pe culian humming noise wire inthe winy has breen heard to imprisoned in a fish box to keep it alive the run on was made recently by a locomotive on the pennsylvania railroad the engine was ordered to the acene of an acci dent and run CO miles in 40 minutes and seconds this is at the rate of a trifle less than 80 miles un hour abe croton water service of new york city la an extein of diatribe ting pipes over miles in length the aqueduct supplies gallon a day over a liala a million of which is consumed by the elevated railroads daily the next total eclipse visible near the united states will be that of way ga at in the afternoon lindof totality will pass through mexico the azores and egypt the anniversary of the american academy of arts and sciences will take place on the octh of may next in order to become a parliamentary candidate cand idale prof story maskelyne has resigned the of the mineralogical department of the british museum it is raid that the addition of a teaspoonful of borax to a pint of mixed starch will prevent any in from blazing petroleum has been discovered in large quantities in the vicinity of lake ainsley Ains lcy cape breton and also in the state of alabama |