The Norman Transcript. (Norman, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 06, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, July 12, 1895 Page: 2 of 8
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COLONIAL COTTAGE.
ONE MAY BE ERECTED AT MOD-
ERATE COST.
|*lan of One Submitted to the Judgment
of Those Who Would Own Their Own
Homes Can lie llullt for the Sam of
•2.300.
(Copyright 1896.)
HAT THE SO-
called Queyn Anne
style of architect-
ure will not long
retain popular fa-
vor is a very safe
prediction. Its ex-
treme popularity
forebodes its early
decline. Every tid
al wave must re-
cede. It will be
matter for congratulation, indeed, if
the extravagances of tyro designers do
not bring this so-called style into posi-
tive disrepute. Already a noticeable
number of clients instruct the archl
tect, not to give them Queen Anne ex-
teriors. Such clients are pleased with
the colonial features, as a rule, which
is regarded as an Indication that the
colonial is growing in favor. Tills de
veloping preference must gratify all
people of good taste. The well-deflned
features of the colonial style are of
classic origin and cannot be "im-
BROKE THE RECORD.
AWCHtTCCTS K /
PERSPECTIVE VIEW,
proved." When the designer attempts
something "striking" with it, he gets
way from it entirely. The design
given herewith Is regarded as a fair
example, the designer being limited to
/ow cost. The colonial features may
be said to be confined to the windows,
but the windows are so truly colonial
that they dominate the whole exterior.
The following is a somewhat detailed
description of this design: size of struc-
ture: Front (width), 32 ft; depth (side),
44 ft. Height of stories: Cellar, 7 ft;
first story. 9 ft; second story, g ft.
ZZf,s:a? ^
The Blonile llrakfmau Tells of a rut
Run on a Montana Line.
The Railroad club met Tuesday even-
ing In the usual place, and after a short
business session the boys drifted Into
"shop" conversation. The recent fast
run of the general manager's special
from Hope to Missoula was comment-
ed on, and the talk on fast runs be-
came general. Several stories of re-
markable time made on different occa-
sions were related, and when the
blonde brakeman got the floor he saw
he was expected to break the record.
And he did, says the Missoula Silverlte.
"Speaking of fast runs," said he,
"why, that little Montana Union line
lays over anything I ever saw. No
Dutch clocks or anything else to hold
a man down there. I worked for that
road when Bib Smith wa/j dispatcher,
and when he told the boys to 'wheel
'em' we all knew what it meant. One
day we were going north and were de-
layed in various ways until we
reached Stewart. Rob wired the con.
at that point that lie wanted our train
to get to Garrison just as quick as
God would let us. We had a clear
track when we started, and it wasn't
long before the telegraph poles looked
like a picket fence. The biggest burst
of speed was reserved for the home
stretch—from Deer I.odge to Garrison,
11 miles. We didn't stop at Deer
Lodge, but as we approached that place
the engineer sounded the whistle as
usual—and you may take my head for
a foot-ball if the 'Slow' sign in the Gar-
rison yards wasn't passed by our train
before that whistle had cehsed to
sound!"
This made the boys look weary, but
the "braky" hadn't finished yet. He
continued:
"Well, we put our train away and
were resting ourselves, when we
glanced up the track and saw a dark
streak approaching at a lightning gait.
We were astounded for an instant, but
as it slowed up we readily recognized
it as the shadow of the train we had
Just brought in."
And the boys all rose up, and after
presenting the relator with a regular-
ly signed license the club adjourned.
GIRL BABIES' NAMES.
y^'o'K /i'.a'
B^IRST FLOOR.
Materials for Exterior Walls: Found-
ations, brick or stone; first story, clap-
boards and shingles; second story,
Bhinglos; roof, shingles. Exterior Fin-
ish: All rooms finished with white
plaster and soft wood trim. All wood-
work to be treated with wood filler and
finished with hard oil, showing natural
colors. Exterior Colors: Entire body
and gables painted a "colonial" (me-
dium) shade of yellow; all trim, such as
water-table, veranda and balcony rails,
all mouldings, brackets, window and
door frames, painted white. Outside
doors treated with wood filler and fin-
ished with oil, showing natural colors.
Roof 3hlngles, oiled.
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At I'r«'«ent Dorothy in the Killing Fa-
vorite of Font! Young Parents.
Tile most popular name to bestow on
a baby girl at this time is Dorothy,
evidently, for out of 178 girls' names in
the catalogues of the babies whose por-
traits were shown at a recent baby dis-
play, fourteen bore Dorothy. Next in
favor was Marjorie, spelled even Mar-
jourie. Ruth, which is generally sup-
posed to be the favorite, owing to its
connection with the White House,
wasn't in the race for popularity, as
only three Infants were so named in
the returns. Helen or Helene came
next in favor. Kate or Katherine holds
its own, and Mary and Marie were well
ihead along with Gladys and Elizabeth.
Such names as Beatrice, Josephine,
Anita, Eleanor, Jessica, Alice, Made-
line, Florence and Rachel were twice
represented, but aside from that the
widest variety figured. It is evident
that much greater independence is
shown now than formerly in christen-
ing the feminine portion of the popula-
tion. Where two or more children in a
family were represented in the cata-
logue it looked as if there had been an
attempt to select names in harmony.
In one family there were Mauriel, Do-
rothy, Marion and Marjorie, a happy
combination. The most distinctive trio
possibly were Honor, Gillian and Rufus
Barr. If that family doesn't turn out
well then there is nothing in the effect
of a name. Drenna was one of the odd-
est names; Serane another. There
were two Bettys, one dear Peggy, a
Mollie, three Virginias, one Lorna
Doone and an Yolande.
SECOND FLOOR.
Accommodations: All the rooms and
their sizes, the pantries and closets are
shown by the plans given herewith.
There is a cellar under the main house,
and the garret Is floored to provide
storage room. If preferred, the hall
may be enlarged by Including the re-
ception room. If preferred, the sit-
ting-room may be used as a bed room,
in which case the reception room should
be connected and be used as a dressing
room. It is an easy matter to convert
the smallest bed-room on the second
floor Into a bath-room. Cost: In the
vicinity of New York City, $2,200.
Komantic Preliminaries.
Jeanette (simpering)—I think the
count means to propose, ma.
Her Ma—Why, has he said any-
thing?
Jeanette—No, but last night he
asked what pa's Income was.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Dr. F. S. Smith, the venerable author
of "America," Is said to be in straitened
circumstances.
A recent suit in New York discloses
that the late Henry S. Ives, Napoleon
of finance, left $4,590.
Paris has a fat man's club, member-
ship in which is acquired by tipping the
beam at 100 kilogrammes, or 200 pounds.
Miss Mary Cary Thomas has been
nominated for one of the alumni trus-
tees of Cornell University. She Is the
first woman to be so honored In any
of the great universities.
A memorial to the late Christina Ros-
settl is to be set up In Christ Church,
Woburn Square, which she attended for
nearly twenty years. The form of the
memorial has not been determined on.
Senator Hoar has had the following
sign placed on his grounds at Asnebum-
sklt, Mass.: "Notice—You are Wel-
come. Build no Fires, Bring no Guns,
and Pull Up no Flowers by the Roots."
Thomas Jefferson had the dignified
bearing of an old-time gentleman. In
his manner he was generally cold, but
with friends would unbend his dignity
and be as sociable as anyone could de-
sire.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dudley War-
ner have been the guests of Professor
Willard Flske at his beautiful home
near Florence. This house, once the
home of Walter Savage Lander, Is one
of the most beautiful villas In Italy.
Rev. Dr. Amory H. Bradford, the
well-known clergyman and writer, says
his experience as a preacher In various
colleges leads him to believe that there
Is more skepticism among college
women than among college men.
Of the thirty-two secretaries of state
who have held office since the organi-
zation of the government, four have
died while in office, Hugh S. Legere, of
South Carolina; Abel P. Upshur, of Vir-
ginia; Daniel Webster, of Massachu-
setts, and Walter Q. Gresham, of In-
diana.
When ex-Governor Lubbock, of Tex
as, shook hands with Miss Winnie Da-
vis, at the confederate reunion at Hous-
ton, Texas, he said: "My child, it was
I who carried you In my arms Into the
prison to see your father." Miss Davis
threw her arms around the old man's
neck and mingled her tears with his,
and not a looker-on could claim a dry
eye a* his own.
VETERANS' CORNER.
iHORT STORIES RECALL OLD
TIME MEMORIES.
'Two Heroei," a I'oem—Tender and
True—Historical Kelic—Capt. Clein a
Major—Anecdotes aud lucldeuts of
the Late War,
HERO lived In days
of old,
And he was true
and brave and
bold.
In times of peace
he nobly wrought,
In times of war he
nobly fought,
And men have
wove It ipto story,
And of the hero
love to tell,
Who nobly fought and nobly fell ^
Upon the field of glory.
But one there lived who met a woe
More dire than any armed foe;
He faithful bowed beneath the rod.
He could not wrestle with his God.
He could not fight, he only fell,
And there was naught for men to tell,
And so the tale was never told.
Yet angels took their harps of gold.
And all the halls of Heaven rang
With echoes of the song they sang.
Tender and True.
For a long time a tall, spare man,
/>ast life's meridian, kept a little tailor-
ing shop on Third street in Walla
Walla where he eked out at best but
a precarious existence. He said but
little and walked quietly about as if Jto
shun acquaintances, or to hide himself
from the knowledge of men. He moved
as one who bore with pain life's burden
and longed to lay it down somewhere,
anywhere so that it was done and he
at peace. So, one day not long ago,
word came that the strange old man
was dead. He was found in a peaceful
sleep, with one hand over his quiet
heart. No one had seen him die. The
day before he told a young girl that
he was sick and would soon be past
"the sleeping and waking." As he had
no relatives there, and no one to speak
In his behalf, there was an Inquest, and
among his effects was an old, worn
but loving letter from a sister who
lived In a far off Isle in the Southern
seas.
Two army discharges showed him to
have served under the fiery cross of
St. George, in India, at Malta and at
Gibraltar, and, as his life's history de-
veloped, it was found that he had been
a soldier under the starry flag as well;
and the verdict was that he had been
an English soldier and was dead in a
foreign land. If he had been seeming-
ly friendless while living, he was not
friendless now, when he was dead. For
when It was known that he had been
a soldier In the Union, the true-hearted
boys of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lic auked no more, but silently gath-
ered around him and tenderly lifted his
poor, worn body Into the casket they
had provided, disposed his weary limbs
at length, folded his thin hands,
smoothed his hair as softly as his
mother did in the glad days of his
youth, and when they laid him down
to r<st within the shadow of the beau-
tiful mountains, two flags lay crossed
on John Crelghton's breast. One was
the flag of England, and one had on it
jf«rty-four stars.
Capt. Clem a Major.
Captain John Clem, the drummer boy
of Chickamauga, has been promoted to
the rank of major in the United States
army. Captain Clem's life story Is In-
teresting: "He was born In Newark,
O., Aug. 13, 1852. He was the third son
of Roman and Elizabeth Clem, of Ger-
man descent. He had five brothers and
three sisters. All are dead now except
himself and one sister. His mother died
in 1860, and shortly afterward his fath-
er married again. Having a child's
prejudice against a stepmother, he ran
away from home when not quite nine
years of age, and his family heard
nothing from him for over two years.
How he came to Join a Michigan regi-
ment I never learned, but probably he
wanted to get among strangers, so he
would not be recognized and sent back
home. Being fond of music, he soon be-
came an excellent drummer, and he had
such winning ways that the men made
a pet of him wherever he went. There
have been different stories about his
shooting the rebel officer, but the fol-
lowing account is as nearly correct as
I can remember: "After the battle the
troops were somewhat mixed up, some
of both sides having got beyond the
lines. Johnny did not hear the com-
mand to retreat, and finding himself
In a crowd where the men were taking
prisoners, thought he would take one.
He had picked up a revolver that had
been dropped by some officer, and step-
ping up to a rebel general said: 'You
are my prisoner.' The general swore
at him and threatened to kill him, but
before he could make a movement
Johnny fired; the man fell from his
horse. Johnny climbed Into the sad-
dle and rode back to the Union lines."
The story was confirmed by General
George H. Thomas, and at the close
of the war he had Johnny sent to West
Point. He Is now stationed at Atlanta,
Ga., and ranks as captain and assistant
quartermaster. He was married at
Fort McHenry May 25, 1875, to Miss
Antla French, daughter of the late Gen-
eral French.
Historical Relic.
No visitor to West Point falls to no-
tice the few links of the Iron chain
that lie around the monument up near
the hotel. They are the remains of the
great chain which was stretched across
the Hudson river during the Revolu-
tion, to prevent the British warships
from sailing past the forts and landing
an army or marauding parties. Few
people know that just above the en-
trance to Tuxedo park, on the east side
of the railroatf track, are the ruins of
the building in which that chain was
made. They are known as the old
Augusta forge. The western gable and
the south wall are all that are stand-
ing. It was never anything but a low
stone building, a few feet square, and
built by a country mason. It was
called a forge because there iron was
reduced from the ore by the old fash-
ioned charcoal method, and its coun-
terparts were common all over the
country within the last half century.
It was owned by the Sterling iron mine
company, one of the largest Iron man-
uftictures of the day. Here was re-
duced tht Iron taken from the mine,
four miles west, and the links ham-
mered out by hand. When It became
apparent to the continental war de-
partment that a chain was necessary
to prevent vessels going above the neu-
tral ground, Secretary Plckerlrg con-
sulted Mr. Townsend, one of the Iron
kings of the day and an owner of the
mine, and shortly after General Put-
nam gave an order for the chain. In
less than six weeki the links were de-
livered to the army engineer at New
Wlnsor, Just west of Newburg, ready to
put together. The carting was done by
the neighboring farmers with their ox
teams. The links were 2 feet long and
Inches square, each weighing about
150 pounds. When put together the
chain had a swivel at every hundred
feet. It was about 1,500 feet long and
weighed 180 tons. It was buoyed up by
16 foot logs, pointed at each end, so as
to offer as little resistance to the tides
as possible. It was put In place In 1778.
The part which is preserved was fished
up from the bottom of the river in 1855,
but the greater part was sold for old
iron to the West Point foundry, years
before.
New Clothes for the Army.
The new blouse Is very simple In de-
sign, in cut and general shape much the
same as that now in use, but braided
only on "the front edges, the bottom,
the collar, and on each side" where
there Is a "vertical opening on each
hip."
The letters U. S. In gold and the dis-
tinctive Insignia of the branch of serv-
ice to which the officer belongs will
be attached to the collar, the present
forage cap ornament being worn for
that purpose—ornamentation of an il-
lustrated reading matter kind. The
sword-belt will be worn under the gar-
ment as at present, the sword hook
passing through the vertical opening on
the left side, except in field service,
when It will be worn outside the blouse,
the revolver, as is the custom In our
service, being carried In a holster on
the right side of the belt. It would
seem that the main advantage pos-
sessed by the new blouse over the coat
now In use lies In Its reduced cost, ow-
ing to the suppression of the ornamen-
tal braid on breast and sleeves. The
present forage cap Is not a very prac-
tical or comfortable head covering, but
it has a certain jaunty military air en-
tirely lacking in that to be worn in
the army after Jan. 1, 1896, unless a
kind Providence causes a change to
come over the minds of the gentlemen
having in charge the regulations gov-
erning the clothing of Uncle Sam's sol-
diers. Made of dark blue cloth, three
and one-quarter Inches high, this cap
has a black mohair "band one and a
half Inches wide, with projecting welts,
a visor of black patent-leather," and Is
In shape a cross between the cap of a
sleeping-car porter and that now worn
by naval officers. You may see some-
thing like It every day on the heads ot
so many bicycle riders, and it requires
no great stretch of fancy to picture the
eager glee of a street urchin Inquiring
of some honest fellow, In town "on
pass" and doomed by department order
to wear this most unmartlal looking
headpiece, what had happened to his
wheel, or whether he had "bust his
tire." While comfort and practicabil-
ity are the main things to be considered
In all military dress and equipment, it
seems obvious that due regard for at-
tractive and soldierly appearand
should not be lost sight of.
Gen. Grant Ruled Blanks.
Upon him the adjutant-general put
the critical eye, when Grant applied to
him, and semed, like all the others, tc
be disposed to measure the unassum-
ing man by his clothes rather than by
his record and his Intelligence.
He, too, said: "Well, I don't know
that there Is anything you can do to
help us. We are pretty well organ-
ized. But," he added, "hold on; you
must know how to rule blanks for the
making out of such reports as we make
up. You certainly learned how to dc
that when you were in the army."
"Oh, yes,' replied Captain Grant, "I
know how those blanks should be
ruled."
"Well, you see," continued the ad-
jutant-general, "we are short of these
blanks. The department at Washing-
ton cannot forward us the printed
blanks as fast as we need them, the
demand is so great. I think I'll s*t
you to work ruling blanks. You may
come around to-morrow."
Captain Grant came, according to ap-
pointment, and paper, Ink and pen with
ruler were given to him. But he was
not permitted to have a desk In the
room where most of the clerks of the
adjutant-general worked. That was a
room well carpeted, a room with hand-
some desks and other convenient and
comfortable furniture. Just outside of
it was a little ante-room, where the
floor was bare, and the only furniture
was a plain table and a hard-bottomed
chair. There they put Captain Grant
and set him to work ruling blanks; and
thus. In that humblest of clerical work,
he who was a few years later to com-
mand all Its armies, and finally to rule
the nation, began his formal service in
the war.
The Great American.
It will not be regared as rank treason
on this natal day, In this generation, to I
publish of him in a Southern community ;
that he was a great and good man. He j
measured up to the work he was called |
on to do, and when he turned to obey
the final summons he had written his
name among the Immortals. He held to
the belief that he was elected president
of the whole country as it existed when
he was elected, and should see that the
laws of the union were faithfully exe-
cuted In all the states. This was the
pivotal Idea of the war for the preser-
vation of the Union. It was peculiarly
and emphatically Lincoln's idea, and
how well it prevailed let history say. |
With the lapse of time has come to us
a clearer vision and broader views, and j
we have come to recognize him as one i
of the earthly great ones, whose laurel-
laden brow, made fjr the morning, I
dropped not In the night. It would be j
fitting to make this his natal day a na-
tional holiday, for all men have come j
to know that to Abraham Lincoln was
it chiefly due that a government of the
people, by the people and for the peo- j
pie did not perish from the earth.— ■
Frederisksburg (Va.), Free Lance, Feb. I
SCIENTIFIC NEWS.
plies, and if other than clean and whole-
some materials are used, to discard
them altogether.
THE LATEST INVENTIONS AND
DISCOVERIES.
Progress In the Life-Saving 8ervlc« of
France—The Wooden Railroad of
7rance—Investigation as to the Cause
and Effect of Grief.
HE society to aid
shipwrecked sailors
at Boulogne,
France, has recent-
ly adopted two im-
proved life-saving
appliances for use
along the coasts.
One is an apparatus
for launching life-
boats beyond the
surf line and the
other is a new line
device for carrying baskets in which
shipwrecked men are pulled ashore. In
the launching apparatus an Incline Is
built, ag £he accompanying Illustrations
from L'Hlustratlon shofr, from the
shore a good distance out Into the water.
The lifeboat is held in a horizontal posi-
tion on a carriage which Is let down to
the water by means of a cable coilea
around a drum. If the water reaches
the bp^t in this h^rljontal position when
the ei}d of the Incline Is reached, the
boat simply floats off. If the tide Is out
the boat can be made to incline by
depressing the supports which hold it
in a horizontal position, and the launch
is almost as easy as when there is no
necessity for this action.
The carriage for the boat slides down
two rails. The life savers take their
places in the craft before it starts down
the incline. A pilot stands In the bow
with a boat hook to shove the craft off
when It strikes the water, and another
is in the stern to guide the rudder. The
inventor is an engineer named Polly.
The boat and sliding apparatus, with
the crew on board, weigh about ten
tons. It has been tried successfully, and
has secured the commendation of nu-
merous live-saving societies.
The second contrivance Is an endless
rope In pulleys which Is pulled on board
the shipwrecked craft by a small line
that Is shot out to It. The basket is
suspended by the upper part of the
loop and the lower part steadies the car-
riage as it Is brought in.
1895.
The love of the beautiful and true,
like the dewdrop In the heart of the j
crystal, remains forever clear and
liquid in the inmost shrine of the souL j
Never pick up an old glove or sorrowt
will follow.
A Scientific Investigation of Grief.
We are all familiar with cases where
travel, amusements and constant rush-
ing about from place to place have been
recommended as curative agents for
people who have sustained great shocks,
or who have had cause for deep and
heartfelt sorrow. Medical science has
demonstrated that violent and depress-
ing emotions cause many serious physi-
cal ills, and that It Is almost impossible
to restore health until the causes are
removed. Wild creatures that have
mourned themselves to death held In
captivity have been carefully examined.
Although their food was sufficient and
of proper quality, and enough was con-
sumed to sustain life under ordinary
circumstances, the tissues were found
to be In an unnatural condition, and
all of the organs had undergone degen-
eration similar to that brought about
by ordinarily Infectious diseases. Grief
generates a poison In the system, and
should be treated like many of the other
ills of life brought about through poi-
sonous infections. The relations be-
tween mind and body are much closer
in some persons than in others. This
state of things is not by any means
confined to the higher orders of life, as
death from grief or loneliness or cap-
tivity is not uncommon among creat-
ures of all grades. It Is supposed that
the sudden and violent depression of
spirits causes chemical changes that de-
velop toxic atoms of great virulence,
sufficient, indeed, to change the char-
acter of the tissues and cause degenera-
tion in the blood and brain and spinal
cord. It i3 believed by some excellent
authorities that what Is known as soft-
ening of the brain may originate in a
longing for something that the patient
Is unable to secure. Science has wrought
many changes that are little short of
miraculous, but in no particular has It
done a better work than when it proves
that baffled ambition, disappointment
and sorrow are real causes of physical
ills. In olden times, nervousness and
sorrow were things to be punished.
Thank Heaven we have lived past that
period.
Some Mushrooms Poisonons.
The greed of gain, regardless of con-
sequences, Is one of the dangerous ele-
ments in business life, and is never
more clearly brought out ihan In the
culture of mushrooms. It Is well under-
stood that mushrooms grown on old
pastures are wholesome and delicious
—of course, taking it for granted that
they are freshly gathered and properly
prepared. The London Lancet has an
interesting article on the subject of
growing mushrooms, and calls atten-
tion to some points that are worthy of
the notice of health authorities and
housekeepers. The mushroom is a very
low order of organization. It flourishes
on old manure heaps, and Is capable of
taking up a large amount of the mate-
rial from which It derives its existence.
Clean and carefully handled manure,
with a fair amount of old sod and earth,
grow healthful plants, but In some large
cities garbage and filthy matter of all
sorts Is used In the preparation of the
beds. Microscopic Investigation has re-
vealed the fact that the cap of the
mushroom Is so constructed that It can
absorb from the manure vapors which
are dangerous poisons. The little
fringes underneath the cap are there-
fore little more than storehouses of
poisons. It would be well worth while
for consumers of mushrooms to find
out from where they receive their sup-
A Wooden Railroad.
Florida is soon to have a novel metNoi
of transportation In the form of a
wooden railway. The Railway Age re-
cently gave an account of its history
and construction:
Some time ago the citizens of Avon
Park and Haines City, Fla., believed
that a transportation route connecting
them would be of great advantage. The
country Is sandy and nearly level. It
has been decided to build the road with
wood rails, which are large enough to
be laid so that they will be half im-
bedded In the sand, without other bal-
last. They are to be held in position
by wooden pins two Inches in diameter
and eighteen Inches long, while the ends
are connected by plank couplers placed
underneath and held by pins. Not a
pound of metal will be used in the con-
struction of the track, although the line
will be forty miles long. Moat of the
"rails" will be furnished gratis by the
property owners along the right of way.
The company believes that In a few
years the fruit, vegetable, and passen-
ger business over the route will pay for
regular steel rails, when the others will
be used for ties. A small steam dummy
will furnish power for the road.
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An Unsuspected Source of Danger.
In many households kerosene oil is or-
dered by the barrel, and when the oil
is consumed, the barrels are used for
other purposes. There Is great risk at-
tending this unless the greatest care Is
taken In cleaning them. This Is best
done by very strong soda and potash,
which should be allowed to remain In
them for some time. An Illustration of
the danger of using these barrels with-
out proper cleaning is given. A barrel,
with one head removed, had been
placed in the cellar and a quantity of
kitchen utensils were put Into it fo£
storage, the idea being that they would
not rust on account of the oil. Some ar-
ticle being needed, a match was light-
ed, and held over the barrel In order
to see to take the piece out. It
chanced to touch the edge of the bar-
rel, and lnsiantly the flame ran all
around the inside, setting the barrel on
fire, completely destroying the contents
and filling the entire house with black
and thick smoke and soot. In another
instance a wooden alcohol barrel took
fire In the same way and exploded,
throwing a quantity of Iron with which
It was filled with great force in all di-
rections, killing one person and severe*
ly injuring several others.
Driving Nails by Machinery-
An automatic nall-driver Is a late In-
vention. It is arranged with slides and
runways, Into which the nails drop
through fitted courses that necessitate
their going in right-end first. As the
nail, in proper position, slides down
through one of these channels, a ham-
mer automatically comes to the at-
tack and drives the nail Into place. A
tack-driving machine of the same sort
is also made. In factories where large
numbers of boxes are turned out, these
may have their uses, but for ordinary,
everyday usefulness the old-fashioned,S*
flat-nosed hammer still holds its own.
even at the risk of an occasional bat-
tered thumb-and fractured temper.
Cost of Orcan Commerce.
Statisticians who are fond of mathe-
matical problems have figured that the
treasures sunk in the sea, especially
those of gold and silver, are, of more
value than all of the specie at present
In circulation. Gold and Jewels have
been the prey of the pirate, and these,
in stress of weather, and under unto-
ward circumstances, have been con-
signed to the deep.
Chinese Woman's Foot.
The picture here reproduced is from
a photograph of a Chinese lady. It
shows the effect of tight binding, a
method resorted to by the women ol
high caste to keep their feet small.
Large feet are looked upon as a sign of
vulgarity in China.
POPULAR SCIENCE.
The eyes of birds that fly by night
are generally about double the size of
day birds. j
When the Gulf Stream passes out of /,<«
the Gulf of Mexico Its temperature H
about 70 deg.
The water of the Mediterannean con-
tains a greater proportion of salt than
that of the ocean.
Some students delving in old
libraries, now wear muzzles to prevent
inhaling the book microbe. '
The French government discovers,
through recent investigation, that mi-
crobes are to be found in common ice.
In Africa a constant lamp filled with
palm oil, and provided with a rag wick,
furnishes all the light needed by the
natives.
In the Loo-Choo Islands, though there
are neither vehicles nor public lighting,
the Inhabitants have letter-boxes and
telephones.
The eye of the vulture Is so construct- /
ed that It is a high-power telescope, en- /•
abling the bird to see objects at an al-
most Incredible distance.
To change a pound of ice at 32 de-
grees Fahrenheit Into a pound of water
at 32 degrees Fahrenheit requires 14J
heat units, or 142 times as much heat
as Is required to raise the temperature
of a pound of water one degree Fahren-
heit.
It Is reported—we know not how cred-
ibly—that Dr. Berson last year ascend-
ed alone to the highest point ever
reached by man. The reading of his
barometer was 9.1 Inches, the lowest
ever recorded, and corresponding to an
elevation of approximately SO,000 feet.
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