Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, September 4, 1897, Page 3

NORTHWEST NEWS CATTLE ARE AWAY UP. ‘They Bring From $45 to $50 a Head on Western Ranges, Dickinson, N. D., Special—The cat- tle shipping season is on in earnest. “he good prices received for beef make owners anxious to get their stock -onto the market. A great majority of rapge cattle are yet unfinished for slaughter, but there are numerous “buyers from the corn states who want feeders, and they are willing to pay big prices. Iowa buyers are scouring the country for this kind of stock. “his week one of these men purchased trainload of steers on the rail at ickinson at $45 per head. Sheep buyers are also active. A local buyer, C. M. Dinsdale, has already purchased 20,000 weathers and lambs for October delivery, which will be finished for market at the Minneapolis stock yards. eq Pierre, S. D., Special—The country is being closely scoured by cattle buy- ers who want feeders for Iowa, and the price is pushed steadily upward. The high price of feeders has forced the marketoall along the line, and it is reported that in the yards in this -city last Saturday, when a large ship- ment was in for Chicago, a bunch of :wenty four-year-olds sold for $53.75 per head, and that another bunch of 100 three-year-olds sold for $45 straight. One ranchman in from the country north of here last week sold a bunch (of two-year-olds for $35 per head on his ranch. ao Chamberlain, 8. D., Special.—Unusu- ally large cattle shipments are expect- from this point this fall, and in order to be in a position to handle this traftic to the satisfaction of the cattle- men the Milwaukee has men at work enlarging the stock yards here. Criminal Libel Charged. Bismarck, N. D., Special—W. P. Moffet, publisher of the Settler, was held in $1,000 bail to the district court on a charge of criminal libel preferred oF Patterson. The alleged libel a clipping from the nindealer, published in severely arraigns The action is an outgrowth king of the i ettler the Settler, Patterson. of the recent wre ottice. Fatal Play With Matches. nd Forks, N. D., Special.—News has been received here of the burning to death of a two-year-old child of Kunrath Scherbenskie, living ten miles southwest of Kulum. The par- ents left their children alone in the ho und went to work in the field, returning in the evening to find the youngest child dead. It is supposed the baby found matches, and while playing with them ignited its own clothes and none of the other children were old enough to help it. Serious Bicycle Accident. Lisbon, N. D., Special.—Mrs. 8. P. Vining, an old resident of this city, had the misfortune to meet with a serious accident while out on her wheel. She was found lying in the road in an unconscious condition, and when ried to her home it was found she was suffering from a paralytic shock. New Bank for Fargo. Fargo, .—Controller kels re ) certificate of nization for in Fargo, and the promoters of the new enterprise met and eletced the fol- lowing officers: Martin Hector, presi- dent; O. . de Lendrecie, vice pr lent 1G. Wright, George E. } id W. C. MacFadden, directors. e bank will open for business Sept. i 15. AR UP A MURDER. - : Found on the Myste- f Howard McKoon, N. D. Special. torney Starr from Auburn, " that he has und new evidence against ©. Wight, who is held here on suspicion of connection with the death of Howard McKcon, who died at the Hotel Dakotah last week. The coro- ner’s jury has not reported. Hines Himself Again, Jamestown. D., Special.—Farmer Hines, the p dent of the Duluth & North Dakota railroad, who is in the insane asylum, is said to be improving and the chances for his recovery are good. Anoka Man Killed. irand Forks, N. D., Special.—Devel- opments show that the man killed by the Northern Pacific train was Will- iam Burry, son of a prominent farmer mear Anoka, and was not a Minneapo- lis man as reported. His own careless- mess caused his death. Farmer Shot a Man. Mayville, N. D., Special.—Morris summer, a farmer near Mayville, shot and killed a man, name unknown. SOUTH DAKOTA. Traps Arrested for Murder. Aberdeen, S. D., Special.—Sheriff Kemerer and Night Watchman Hed- rick of Redfield, assisted by local of- ficers, rounded up and arrested here two hoboes, one named King, charged with killing another tramp whose re- mains were found at Redfield in a boiler. He Quarreled With Them. Redfield, S. D., Special—Sherift Kemmerer has arrived from Aberdeen, tramps who are wanted in this city to answer to the charge of murder of the young man committed here Monday night. /Both prisoners admit that he is the’ one that quarreled with them **giday night. eadwood, 8. D., Special—Andrew Hottman, a brakeman on the Elkhorn road, while jumping from a work train to flag a crossing, missed his footing and fell in frontof the train. Both his hands were crushed to the wrists and he was otherwise injured. Aberdeen, S. D., Special.—In a fight | in a bagnio south of the city Jack Goss, an alleged pugilist, was stabbed twice with an ice pick by Kit Fulton, the proprietress. Goss had undertaken to clean out the place, He will re- cover. another national bank | Seattle, where he captured two of the three | ey ‘WISCONSIN. Ole Johnson’s Murder. Madison, Wis., Special—John Ti+ berg, the man arrested, charged with the murder of Ole H. Johnson of Lake Shore, was arraigned before Justice J. J. Daly. By ‘the evidence Johnson must have been brutally murdered, as his head was pounded to a jelly and there was also a long bruise diagonally across the chest and abdomen about eighteen inches long and two inches wide. His hat was covered inside and out with blood. Tufts of hair and clotted blood were found in the hat. ———————— New Grain Elevators. West Superior, Wis., Special.—It ts learned that a deal is closed for the erection of a grain elevator with a ca- pacity of 200,000 bushels by a com- pany of which H. L. Chaffee of Ar- menia and Sharon Land Company of Armenia, N. D., is at the head. The location is given as between the North- ern Pacific and Great Northern rail- road property. BAD FIRE AT RACINE. Meavily and a Fireman Is Killed. Racine, Wis., Special.—The manufac- turing plant of the Thomas Driver & Sons’ company was destroyed by fire. The loss was $20,000; insurance, $12,- 000. The Racine Milling company, ad- joining, was damaged $100,000. A fireman was thrown from a ladder and received fatal injuries. Slight Advance in Lumber. Wasau, Wis.,, Special—A meeting of the Wisconsin Valley Lumbermen’s association was held in this city and business of more than usual impor- tance was transacted. A committee was appointed to revise the price schedule. Its report favored-a slight advance in prices and was adopted. It was decided that a radical advance at present would not be advisable. Acquisitions for a Wiscousin Town, Spring Valley, Wis., Special.—Capt. I. H. Milliren, a veteran miller of Pepin, has been here this week try- ing to make arrangements to move his flour mill to this place. The Spring Valley Land company offers him the choice of several valuable sites. He wants about $4,000 bonus. Citizens are also making an effort to secure a creamery here. Wholesale Burglary. West Superior, Special—A gang of burglars broke into seven stores in the business center here and got away with less than $100 in all. They were discovered at Link’s grocery store by Joseph Holden and fired their revol- vers at him. All the jobs were done with chisels. Quarrels, Sickness and Suicide. La Crosse, Wis. Special.—Frank Fisher, who lives opposite this city in Minnesota, shot himself dead with a revolver. He had had trouble with ad- joining land owners. Wife-Deserter. La Crosse, Wis,, Special.—Sheriff G. G. Long has arrived in this city from Oshkosh, where he went in search of George W. Betz, a married man who deserted his wife and eloped with a | servant girl a few days ago. He will answer to the chargeUr desertion of his wife and family. Neenah, V Special—The body of Mrs. Jacob Mickelson, residing in the town of Dayton, was found in the | lake near here. She leaves a family. OTHER STATES, Fe Wet Ashore in a Fog. Port Townsend, Wash., Special.— | The brigantine Blakely, thirty -days from Bering sea, went ashore during a fog on Dungeness Spit, one mile be- | low the light. Capt. McFee claims that the fog whistle was not blowing. The tug Resolute pulled at the Blakely for some time but was unable to move | her. The sea is smooth and it is be- lieved the vessel can be floated at ‘the | next flood tide, acy Decide Not to Strike. Marquette, Mich., Special. — The threatened walk-out of miners at Ish- peming will not take place. Neither will non-union men be forced to quit work in mines. A continual election was in progress all last week, and when the votes were counted at a meeting to-day it was found the strike proposition was defeated by a stiff majority. The last strike in these mines resulted in seven weeks’ semi- starvation and then a return to work at the company’s terms. Ely Is Located. Ishpeming, Mich., Special.—Clarenee R. Ely, the city assessor and broker, who disappeared last May, being last seen in Chicago, has been located. John Walters of Buffalo, formerly of Ishpeming, encountered Ely recently in Rossland, B. C. The insurance com- panies, with whom Ely was heavily insured, had traced the missing man to the Kootenai district. Terrible Deed of a Mother. Flint, Mich., Special—While in a demented condition Mrs. William Z. Hutchin of this city chloroformed her five-year-old daughter and shot Iva May, her fifteen-year-old daughter. ‘The younger died four hours later. The older girl, who was shot in the mouth, breast and hip, will probably recover. New Copper Find. Wash., Special—W. A. Dickey of Seattle, who has just re- turned on the schooner Helen from a journey of exploration upon the Shush- nita river, reports that a new and im- portant find of copper has been made on the Island of Prince William Sound, near Montagu island. Washington, Special—The acting secretary of the interior has reversed the decision of the land commissioner in the case of the United: States vs. Rt. O. Omhdahl, involving a pre-emp- tion cash entry in the Duluth land dis- trict. Stillwater, Minu., Special.—William Briggs, son of Frank Briggs, of the town of Grant, was going out from his father’s farm Iast evening to shoot crows, and in getting through a wire fence his gum was diseharged. His right hand was entirely shot away. Two Manufacturing Companies Lose | MINNESOTA NEWS MURDERED IN A CAR. Cold-Blooded Shooting by Despera- does Traveling as Laborers, Hancock, Minn., ~ Special.—Three men were on a stock train passing.) through here.on their way to North Dakota. ‘When within about two miles of this town, and just after the train had got to a high grade and was running very slowly, five men made their appearance in the-car and ‘or- dered the three to throw up their hands. This being done too slowly to suit one of the men was shot through the left eye, death resulting instantly. The culprits then threw the body out on the ground and made the remain- ing two jump off the moving train. Nothing can be found on the body of the dead man to identify him. NOW IN ASHES. The Old Florence Mill at Stillwater Is Destroyed by Fire. Stillwater, Minn., Special.—After a career of twenty years, marked by ‘varying . fortunes and many vicissi- tudes, the Florence mill lies buried. be- neath a mound of its own ashes, while its tall brick chimney towers aloft like a giant monument to mark the resting place of its remains. Fire broke out in one of the mills and before it had run its course not only the five-story mill building, but the adjoining freight house of the Omaha road were in ruins. As nearly as can be ascertained the fire started either in the rear por- tion of the basement or the ground floor of the mill, but by the time it was discovered the entire lower por- tion of the building was ablaze. A BOLT OF LIGHTNING. Performs Fantastic Work Upon 8 Winona Man, Winona, Minn., Special—John Keen, a Burlington road section hand, was probably fatally hurt, being struck by a bolt of lightning. It tore his hat to pieces, cutting it down from the crown in V-shaped pieces. Part of the hair was burned off the scalp. The fiery fluid then ran down to his left shoul- der, badly burning it, and then tore down his left arm to the handle of the hand car. His arm is discolored. The sleeve was torn its full length. He was thrown from the car and sus- tained some severe bruises. The oth- er men were badly shocked. or rag Surprising Outcome. Pipestone, Minn., Special—The pre- liminary hearing in the ease of Emert Clair, arrested for forgery, was had before Justice Pierce. There was an abundance of evidence against Clair and he admitted before the justice, sheriff and county attorney that he committed the crime, but for some un- seen cause when the case was called the county attorney failed to appear and Clair was discharged, much to his surprise and that of every one ac- quainted with the case. AT LE SUEUR NEXT. Foresters Elect Officers and Decide on a Meeting Place. Stillwater, Minn., Special—The Catholic Order of Foresters remained in session until midnight and selected Le Sueur as the next meeting place. The question of forming a separate jurisdiction of Manitoba and the two Dakotas came up, and at the request of the delegates from there no change was made. The convention went on record as favoring the establishment of a reserve fund, ees Couneil Doing Business. Red Wing, Minn., Special.—The city council has levied a tax of $22,000 for city purposes. The council ordered the city attormey to commence action against the Milwaukee railway to re- cover the penalty prescribed by an ordinance of the city for the neglect and refusal of the company to place a flagman at the Jackson street crossing. The council is also making preparation to begin a suit against the company for refusing to vacate Levee street of its tracks and sheds. Careless With a Gun. Little Falls, Minn., Special—Miss Anna Vining, aged twenty-one, the daughter of C. H. Vining, a well known citizen, was shot in the abdo- men by the accidental discharge of a rifle and is probably fatally injured. She was hammering the trigger of the rifle, which was pointed toward her, when it was discharged. The rifle had lain around the house for years ae was not known to have been load- ed. Methodist Conference. Fairmont, Minn., Special—The semi-- annual session of the Marshall district Methodist’ Episcopal conference has concluded. The conference was un- der the guidance,of Rey. L. L. Hans- com, presiding elder of Redwood Falls. Among other matters decided was the purchase of a large conference tent in which to hold meetings in different parts of the district. The next session will be held at Tracy in November. Fatal Drink of Beer. Delhi, Minn., Special—Henry Bock, was assisting in putting up hay in Renville, and while at work he partook of two glasses of beer. After having drank the second he fell back and ex- pired. Burglary at Brainerd. Brainerd, Minn., Special—Burglars broke into Everett's carpenter shop, securing tools. They then broke into several stores around town, but se- cured but a few dollars. Cut in Two. Winona, Minn., Special.—Stanislaus Fraine, aged eleven years, was killed by a Green Bay train. While attempt- ing to catch a ride the lad slipped and was cut in two. Injured by a Printing Press. Wabasha, Minn., Special—Ww. L. Lewark, one of the proprietors of the Wabasha Herald, was: caught in a steam press and badly injured. His right arm was broken in two places. Grand Rapids, Minn., Special—The Grand Rapids, Minn., Aug. 28.—The accidental drowning of Andrew Hew- itt im the mouth of Leech river was caused by his canoe upsetting when he was hunting. He was from Rome, N.Y. The body has not been found. Many In-Going Yukoners Have Sold Out and Abandoned the Trip. Juneau, Alaska, Aug. 21, via Seattle, Wash., Aug. 28,—The latest news fro | the North still confirms all previous statements regarding the in-going Yu- koners, their successes and failures in getting over the trails. At Skaguay there is found a glutted condition, no progress being made in going over the summit by what is known as the White pass, it having proved a com- plete failure this year, according to all reports. There are now between four and five thousand persons camped along the trail between salt water and up five or six miles. They will re- main there, eating up their supplies ‘until spring, or until they make up their minds either to go over to Dyea or return to Juneau or the States. Many have already sold out and aban- doned the trip altogether some gladly taking 10 per cent of the original cost of their outfits and leaving that part of the country. Those who started via Dyea and the Chilcott pass are getting along very well since the In- dians are charging af®present 35 cents per pound for packing from salt water to the lakes. Under present con- ditions it is expected that all who are now on that trail will safely ‘reach Klendyke before winter sets in. Ad- vices from the interior under date of July 24 are a repetition of what has been said before as to the richness of the diggings that have been worked up to date; also that some less valua- ble finds have been made near Stew- art river. High prices and wages re- main as heretofore reported. SOMETHING NEW IN WHEAT. A Seven-Headed Variety Giving Sev- enty Bushels to the Acre. Santa Fe, N. Mex., Aug. 28.—Man- ager J. J. Leson, of the New Mexico exhibit at the Tennessee centennial ex- position, writes from Nashville to the territorial bureau of immigration that he has been overwhelmed with calls for seed of the seven-headed variety of wheat, of which New Mexico has a large display at the exposition, along with 117 other varieties of grain. According to Mr. Leson, this prolific grain has created a furor among farmers of the southeastern quarter of the Union. It is the product of a Socorro county farm owned by a Mr. Jonker, formerly a California wheat grower, and is the result of a sprout developed a few years ago in the East Indies, A gingle stalk yields seven perfect heads of wheat, and the prod- uct averages seventy bushels to the acre, which is nearly double the yield of ordinary New Mexico, as against an average of less than fourteen bushels per acre, taking the United States as a whole. o~ STOLE BY THOUSANDS, _.. are od or The County Treasurer of Mitchell, Iowa, Found to Have Been Short. Osage, Oowa, Aug. 28.—Great excite- ment prevails over the - discovery, made since the Republican ticket was nominated a week ago, that the coun- ty was plundered of several thousand dollars during the treasurership of W. B. Pelton six years ago. A hurried in- vestigation reveals: that in two years $5,470 was taken, and the books of four years are to be examined to prob- ably increase the amount. 8. R. Pel- ton, son of the treasurer, who was leputy and had eharge of the books, received the nomination for treasurer a week ago. He denies any complicity put admits he had knowledge of the defalcation. Another convention will pe held. Pelton, Sr., was killed by a pull a week prior to the convention. Timitstion reles pais Gélininal procccsings. ‘ - “See COMBINE IN FREIGHT TRADE. Great Western, Great Northern and Northern Pacific Make an Alli- ance. Chicago, Aug. 28.—The Inter Ocean in commenting upon the recent ad- vance in securities of ¢ to a report that the J. P. Morgan inter- ests which now control the Northern Pacific and the James J. Hill party, which owns the Great Northern rail- way system, are now in possession of options representing the controlling in- terest in the Great Western. This, it is said, will perfect a formidable com- bination which will minimize compe- tition in the carrying trade of the Northwest. The Chicago Great West- ern will give the Northern Pacific- Great Northern interests its own line from St. Paul to Chicago. IOWA COAL STRIKE. Miners Demand an Increase, and Operators Are Trying to Fix Prices to Give It to Them. Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 28.—Mines in this district are in a state of excite- ment. One hundred and fifty men in the Carbondale mine walked out yes- terday afternoon. All mines, except two, in the Des Moines district have demanded an increase in scale from 60, 70 and 80 cents to 80, 90 and $1. A general strike will not be declared until Sept. 1, as that is regarded as the winter season. Operators are trying to combine prices for coal in order to accede to their demands. ONE MAN KILLED. Rear End Collision of Passenger and Freight Trains at Alta Vista. Elma, Iowa, Aug. 28. — A rear-end collision occurred at Alta Vista be- tween the south-bound local and freight No. 82, going the same direc- tion. Sixteen cars, some loaded and some empties, were completely de- molished. The caboose of the local, in which were nine passengers, was smashed into kindlingwood. All the passengers escaped by jumping off the caboose except Mr. Hagerman of Dyersville, who was apparently asleep, and was instantly killed. . Artesian Power and Protection. Howard, 8. D., Aug. 28. — The au- thorities of this village have entered into a contract for the sinking of an artesian well, which is designed to furnish water for domestic and fire protection purposes. Street Fair for Red Wing. Red Wing, Minn., Aug. 28.—Citizens held a meeting and decided to hold a street fair here the first week in Oc- tober. ‘Thus far $700 has been sub- scribed, and it is hoped to raise $300 more. tne pondsmen and | * takes in Restaurants and Barber Shops—Locks Your Coat and Hat— How the Earth Is Held. Bleaching N important im- "\\ provement in the J\\ process’ of bleach- jing, has been brought forward by A. Endler, -the manager of a print works at Mul- house, by means of which there is produced a clear white in cotton any deterioration of the The material to be without fibre. bleached is treated in a starching ma- chine with a lye to which bisulphite of soda and an alkaline chloride have been added, and the goods are then subjected to a very heavy pressure; from this stiffening machine they are transferred to a steaming apparatus, in which they remain some thirty to sixty minutes, according to the nature of the goods, and this treatment in the steam- ing apparatus may be continuous, in the usual manner. The other opera- tions of the bleaching process are of the ordinary kind. The addition of the alkaline chloride to the lye promotes jon of the gummy matter and cap- sules‘in the fibre; and the composition of the alkaline lye and chloride solu- tion may be varied according to the kind of material in hand and the bleach desired. Mounting Photographs on Glass. It is frequently the case that one may desire to mount photographs up- on glass. This is very easily done, but one or two points should be very carefully observed. Do not attempt to mount a photograph on cheap glass. The effect will not be satisfactory. Se- lect a good plate, clean it thoroughly and place it where it will rest stead- ily under a considerable pressure. Soak four ounces of gelatine for half an hour in cold water, then place in a glass jar, adding sixteen ounces of water; put the jar in a large dish of warm water ‘and dissolve the gelatine, When dis- solved pour in a shallow tray. ave the prints rolled on a roller, albumen side up; take the print by the corners and pass rapidly through the gelatine, taking care to avoid air bubbles. Squeeze carefully on to the glass. The better the quality of glass the better the effect. Making Combustibles. A-writer in LiIndustrie describes a simple process devised by the chemist Yelna, namely, that of using petroleum or mineral tar only for enriching culm and other inferior and formerly worth- less combustibles, and from this ma- terial producing briquettes, the heat- ing power of which is represented to be 30 per cent higher than that of good coal, In this process a mixture is first prepared consisting of petroleum or bi- tuminous shale tar, oleine and soda, in | suitable proportions, by this means the euilmp rane or coal dust being cem-~*- 3 ottog ed together. Three kinds of 57 are produced in this way, those known as indusrial briquettes for the manu- facture of illuminating gas, and metal- lurgical coke. It is well known that brown coal has heretofore been~ the principal resort for the making of bri- quettes; later, however, experiments with briquettes of solidified petroleum or residuum have been made, as'a pre- sumable improvement—these failing to result_satisfactorily, at least in the case of boilers, which were unable to with- | coat and umbrella in it, brings down | the new hooks on the wall, places hat, the upper arm, withdraws the key, which then goes into the vest pocket, and proceeds to’ eat. After the meal the key is used to release the apparel. The mistake of keeping the key can- not be made, fo: after withdrawing the apparel the lock retains the key. Fire-Proof Building Material. A Boston inventor has put out a new building material which is said to be absolutely fire-proof. It is made of ground marble or stone, coal cinders and sawdust mixed with magnesia and some chemicals, the names of which have not been made public, and as the secret is guarded with jealous care, they are not likely to be. The mate- rial is ground to a semi-liquid con- sistency and is then poured into molds. There is no burning, as the hardening process is a chemical one. There are also fire-proofing blocks and bricks made of coal cinders, sawdust and oth- er materials. These bricks weigh about 1% or two-thirds as much as those of terra cotta of the same size and cost but about half as much. Effect of Incandescent Lightson Eyesight The mantle of the Auer incandescent light is made of a network of rare ox- ides. These, on being heated in the Bunsen flame, emit, a brilliant white light. It is claimed that no injury to the optic nerve has as yet been caused by this system of lighting. It has, however, been asserted that the ordi- nary electric light is exceedingly try- ing to the eyes, but when covered by a globe, through which the rays must pass, there is less chance of injury. Red or orange globes are thought to be the best, and these, if properly adjust- ed, are considered a perfect safeguard. How the Earth is Held. A pretty experiment, conducted by very simple methods, will show how this terrestrial globe is kept in its po- sition in space. Secure two magnets of equal power, placing them an inch or two apart. Then make a small ball of paper or other light material, fasten- ing on opposite sides bits of steel or similar metal. Place the ball between the magnets, where it will assume of its own accord a fixed position, held Geom only by the attraction of the magnets, which act on it as do the surround-- ing planets on the earth. Cast-Welded Joints. In a paper before the convention of the American Street Railway Associa- tion at St. Louis, Superintendent W. K. Bowen of the Chicago City road recent- ly gave some decisive data showing the value of cast-welded joints. From this statement it appears. that of the 17,000 cast-welded joints made on his road in 1895, only 154 were lost, and these breakages were due to flaws in the metal, comparative tests having shown the joint to be actually far gtronger than the rail itself, These joints ure’ made in a simple mann; ‘After the rail ents have becy scrapes o” filed off, a9 aS ¥2 present a bright surface, a cast iron isauld is placed around the joint, tue fit being ui2d6 86 exaét as {6 pro> vent the escape of amy Hi¢tal from the mould; the metal is ther pouréd in, and the outer part of the casting being chilled by the mould, sets first, form- ing a crust which retains the molten metal. As this crust contracts faster than the interior, the latter is forced up against the rails and a more per- fect contact is insured; the operation results, in a word, in a joint that is solid and continuous. stand the intense heat developed by such fuel. This Locks Your Coat and Hat. Sneak thieves who have been har- vesting hats, coats and umbrellas from hooks in restaurants, barber shops and other places will find something to thwart them in an invention just pa- tented by a north side barber. The device is a combination hat, coat and umbrella hanger, which locks securely apparel placed in it which foils any attempt of a sneak thief to purloin the hat, coat or umbrella of another with- out breaking the hook and attracting attention. ag After a hat and coat have been hung on the lower arm of the device and the umbrella placed in its place the upper arm is brought down on the hat and coat, this movement also fastening the umbrella, and then the key is with- drawn. Each lock has a key of its own and no mistake can be made in taking another’s clothing. This lat- ter mistake is of frequent occurrence In public places, and it is thought by the inventor he has solved the problem by preventing such mistakes, In a restaurant where the new de- vice is on trial one : out one ‘of New System of Oil Lighting. Experiments are being tried with a system of oil lighting that suggests the use of the student lamp on a large scale. There is a central reservoir and small pipes through which the oil is fed to the burners, drop by drop. There is an automatic system of cut-offs that prevent any waste or leakage and in- sure a steady and continuous supply, whether there are many burners or few. It seems that the only inconyeni- ence to this system is that all of the pipes must be of the same level in order to avoid the leak that would be inevitable were the oil to accumulate in perpendicular tubes. Value of Sugar in Muscular Effort. Persons who take violent muscular exercise, are greatly benefited by the use of sugar or pure candies. Tour- ists who climb high altitudes crave sweet, and are greatly benefited by it. The value of sugar as a part of the diet of soldiers has been clearly de- termined. It is said that after violent muscular éxertion the quantity of su- gar in the blood is greatly reduced, but that energy is rapidly regained by eat-’ ing pure candy or other good sweets. Are X Rays Dangerous? A number of persons who have been experimented on with the X rays, de- clare that they cause exceedingly vio- lent palpitation of the heart, which af- ter a short time becomes intolerable. ‘The uses of these rays are so many that it is important to know that the interposition of a metal plate is a very great advantage, and prevents much of the distress which the uninterrupted rays are likely to cause, Oyer three hundred thousand specj- mens of fossil insects have been col- lected from various parts of the world. Of these, butterflies are am