The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 2, 1896, Page 25

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1896 25 HE majority of persons do not ! chine, and to the front and rear seat pos know that the sky is blue on account of the thousands and thousands of millions of atoms of dust floating in the atmosphere. ‘Were it not for dust we would lack light on Mother Earth and the heavens would be an inky black. Suppose a room absolutely dark, savea hole through one of the shutters, A ray of light will dart through the small open- ing and one can observe tiny particles of dust dancing in that bright sunbeam of light. Asa matter of fact it is not “the light” we see, tut simply a reflection, caused by these motes of dust., Asit is with the shaft of light in the darkened room, so it is on a large scale throughout the air. The many millions of particles of dust catch the light, reflect- g it back and forth from one to another, so making the atmphere luminous. 1t is for this reason that, were it not for the dust, the sky would appear black, as it does at night when there is no moon. The sun would appear as an immense glowmg bell. The moon and stars would e visible throughout the day. Everything would appear different. Where the-light touched the eyes would be dazzled by the brilliancy. The mellow softness of the shadows wou!d become an intense black and the outline of objects harsh and angular., The sunlight, which has been analyzed by means of the spectroscope, consists of all the colors of the rainbow, their total forming the white light. This white light | going through a crystal prism is broken | up into its seven component, the so-called fundamental, colors. These seven distinct colors of light are the result of the differ- ent lengths of ether waves, blue heading the list as one of the shortest, yellow being on of the longest waves. Thus the finest dust molecules being up high- est in the atmosphere reflect only the blue light, imparting that tint to the heavens above. In mining dis- tricts and those where factory engines abound, where the air is full of iarge par- ticles of coal and other dust, even on an otherwise clear day the sun will have a reddish tint. The cause of it is that the es of dnst are too large and too low in the atmosphere to reflect the blue light, only the red being refiéeted. For this rea- son the sky in the country will be blue while above a large city on'the same day the heavens may present a grayish or | whitish color, on account of the dust atoms being rather large, and, therefore, not reflecting the blue light. The reason that in southern parts of the globe and near the equator the sky is very blue lies in the fact that the sky is much drier and the dust molecules, not being en- | Jarged by moisture, are thus enabled to re- | flect the blue color of the sunbeams.—New York Herald, Novelties in Cycles. In their presence at the National cycle | show in vast numbers the people of New York very practically put the stamp of | proval on the exhibition during its prog- | ress. There were all kinds of bicycles and bicycle appliances. The catalogue showed nearly 400 exhibits of various kinds, and all the available floor space of Tandem Bike for Army Use. the great Madison-square Garden was cov- ered. Among the exhibits which attracted most attention were the bicycles equipped for army use. The new army tuné‘em. mounted with a 40-pound automatic rapid- firing machine gun, was on exhibition for the first time. These machines have been equipped in the most thoroughly com- plete and convenient manner, and yet without carrying an _extra ounce or inter- fering in any possible with the rider or Tiders. The tandem is finished in the regulation manner, with enameled frame, nickel- plated handie bars, hubs and sprockets, although it presents quite a different an perhaps even more attractive appearance, on account of the accoutermentsof war which are attached to it, and seem to add | a more stanch and perfect appearance to the machine. On either side of the steer- ing head, and clamped or attached with perlect security, are steel enameled gun- rests, which are lined with leather and made exactly to fit the barrel of the guns, and attached to the main uprizht in the | same way are rests of the same kind, with the exception of being made a trifie larger, in order to hold the gun grip. Fitting most securely in these rests, and yet in such a manner that they may be easily and quickly detached at a moment’s notice, are two 12-shot repeating magazine carbines. = : Strapped on the right side of the ma- NURSE AND THE BABIES. it are two regulation six-shooters, qncasetf in holsters. Also on the right side, ex- tending almost the whole length of the machine, attached in front to the steering head and in the_rear to_tne lower center tube, isa jointed flagstaff in a_tight-fitting neat-looking canvas case, and in no way hindering the action of the machine or riders. On the front handle-bar and strapped in & peculiar manner, so that there is no possibility of their coming loose or causing any annoyance, are two tightly rolied blue regulation army over- coats. On the rear bars, sirapped in the same fashion, are_a double pair of gray army blankets. The guns, revolvers and all are so ingeniously attached that noth- ing can interfere in the slightest degree with the riders, and the adaditional weight of the various accouterments, which take in everything essential for a march in tin}es of war and peace, is hardly percep- tible. One exhibition suggested the downfall | of the baby carriage. It may not be an | out of the way park scene of the near fu- ture to see a nurse in bloomers wheeling | her charges over the drives. The vekicle | bas been designed, and was on exhibition. THE LOCOMOTIVE WHISTLE. | How It Developed ¥rom a Little Tin Horn. RAMK or CIE c (ITE BATU URE__ tossed into the sea; it then remains in the same place (is supposed to), in the water while the line is unwinding from the reel. The line is divided into equal parts of fiity feet each, called knots of 1-128 of a nauti- czl mile. Since a half minute has the same ratio to an hour that a knot hasto a nautical mile, the ship runs at the rate of as many nautical miles an hour as it runs knotsin half a minute. If say nineteen knots pass in half a minute the vessel is then running at the rate of nineteen miles an hour.—James Usher, The Horseless Carriage. It is not outside the realm of possibility that in the century soon to dawn the borseless carriage may be as familiar on the public highway as the bicycle is to- day; as familiar, in fact, as the family con- veyance of the period. Of course good roads are a prime requisite for the success of the motocycle, but good roads are bound to come, and it is to be hoped that the agitation for them that has been set on foot all over this country will not be void of desirable. results even before the | cruisers afloat. Her Krhwlml armament consists of two 8-inch quick-firing guns, four 6-inch quick-firing guns and six 4.7- inch quick-firing guns. There are also ten 3-pounder Hotchkiss guns and six 1-pounder Maxim-Nordenfeldt automatic guns. All the farge guns are 47 calibers in length. Cordite was used throughout during the gunnery trials, which were conskfered remarkably ‘snccessful by ex- perts, FIRST DAYS OF THE WORLD., The Time When Mollusk Life Reigned Supreme. ‘When geology took up the world’s his- tory, in early Archaian days, 300,000,000 of years had already passed since the molten rocks of the sun-like earth had formed from the condensing nebula, The cooling of the exterior nad gone for- ward with remarkable slowness, but at last it was hard, solid rock; the thick, heavy vapors had begun to condense and waters, hot and acid, covered the world, or at least its greater part. 3 Over the continental region the sea was When locomotives were first built and began to trundle their small loads up and | down the newly and rudely constructed | railways of England, the public roads | were for the greatest part crossed at grade, and the engine driver had no way of giv- blowing a tin horn. But this, as may be imagined, says a writer in Cassier's Maga- zine, was far from being a sufficient warn- ing. Oneday, in the year 1833, sorunsa story of the origin of the locomotive whistle, a farmer of Thornton was cross- ing the railway track on one of the country roads with a great load of eggs and butter. Just as he came out upon the track a train approached. The engine man blew his tin horn lustily, but the farmer did not hear it. Eighty dozen smashed into an ind Elensunt mass, and reduced. The railway company had to | pay the farmer the value of his fifty pounds of butter, his 960 eggzs, his horse and his wagon. It wasregarded asa very serious matter, and straightway a_direc- nguishable, un- mingled with the where George Stephenson lived, to see if he could not invent something that would give a warning more likely to be heard. | Stephenson went to work and the next day had a contrivance which, when at- tached to the engine boiler and the steam | turned on, gave out a shrill, discordant sound. The railway directors, greatly de- lighted, ordered similar contrivances to be attached to all the locomotives, and from that day to this the voice of the locomo- tive whistle has never been silent. VALUABLE FIDDLES. Paganini’s Instruments in the City of Genoa. The beauty and sweetness of Sarasate’s tone are often commented on by people who never think of the tone being in any way due to the fineness of his instrument. As a matter of fact, Sarasate has two Strads. One isthe renowned *‘Boissier” Strad., which he managed to secure in Paris for £1000 an hour or two before Hill of London sent an offer for it; the other is one that has been used by Paganini, which came to him through his son Achille. Of course {fie latter instrument has an addi- tional value from the circumstance of its former ownership. Paganini haa several valunable violins, and the instrument which he used in his later years—a Guarnerius, dated 1743 — would ~ provably command something like £5000 if it conld be put in the market just now; indeed, the sum of £2400 has already been offered for it and | refused, and a report was lately circulated that £10.000 had r)eex\ tried. But the in- strument cannot be sold. Paganini him- sélf bequeathed it to the city of Genoa, and the municipal authorities there are keenly alive to the value of the treasure. They have it bestowed in a giass case in the recess of a wall, which is again incased | in heavy French plate glass, the whole | being closed by a massive door. Every two months the seals are broken and the violin played upon for ahout half an hour in the presence of city officials, and then itis replaced and put under municipal | seal. This, of course, is done to keep the instrument in good condition. Paganini came by the viohn in a curious | way. A French merchant lent him the instrument to play uponat a concert at Leghorn. After the concert Paganini brought it back to its owner, when the latter exclaimed, to the delighted astonish- ment of the player: ‘‘Never more will I rrofnne the strings which your fingers have touched; that instrument is yours."” The Genoa people have been in luck in the matter of violins. Sivori, who died last year, was a pupil of Paganini, and Paga- nini presented him when a youth with a very fine Guarnerius instrument. It was therefore but natural that Sivori should wish his violin to rest beside Paganini's, and 8o io-day for a small fee you can see both instruments in_the municipal niche at Genoa,—Cornhill Magazine. A Ship's Rate. A ship's rate is found by a line about 900 feet long, on a reel, having one end fast- ened to a thin, sector-shaped piece ol wood, called a log: The arc of the log is loaded to make it stay vertical when ing warning of his approach except by | ds of butter were | indling wood to which the wagon was | tor of the company went to Alton Grange, | |plants.is first obtained, and the sticky MUELLER MOTOCYCLE. [Reproduced from the Cosmopolitan.] clase of the present century. Good | smoothly paved roads being a certainty of | realization at no very remote date, the | | Lsnmpecrs of the horseless carriage seem to | e quite flattering, if the judement of the | friends of the new invention can be relied | | upon. They contend that the horse may be dispensed with and the highest measure of speed and comfort attained over smoothy paved boulevards in a vehicle pro- | pelled by mechanical power. It is worth | while to take a look at some of these up- to-date vehicles. The *Electrobat” is the orizinal name | given by Morris & Salom of Philadelphia | to the first electric wagon constructed in | that city. It was the joint work of a me- | chanical engineer anaan electrician. The ! | wagon was run hundreds of miles over | the streets of Philadelphia without seri- | | ous mishap. Its total weight, including | | the battery, is 4250 pounds, and’ the maxi- | mum midéage on one charge- of electricity | is from Lifty’ to one hundred, according to ! speed and grades, the mmaximum speed at- tainable being fifteen miles an hour. Charles A. Daryea of Peoria, 1ll., has | succesdfully applied the gasoline motor to | horseless vehicies. The Duryea-motor re- | sembles an ordinary, heavily built buggy. weighs 700 pounds, and has ball-bearings An Electrobat. [Reproduced from the Cosmopolitan.] and rubber-tired wheels. It has an inge- nious mechanism for steéring and changing the speed without a moment’s loss of time. The cost of running this carriage is one- fourth of-a cent a mile, and a supply of gasoline can be carried sufficient to 1un the machine 150 miles. Upon good roads a speed of twenty miles 1s claimed. There are numerous rivals for popularity in the motocycle world. The Mueller patent, for instance, recently won a prize in a contest for economy ol operation, coming in a close sccond to the Duryea | machine. In order to stimulate invention and do what they can to hasten the com- ing of the age of the marvelous carriage the publishers of the Cosmopelitan, from which publication the. illustrations of motocycles on this page are taken, offer premiums amounting to . These premiums are to be awarded to motor carriages presenting the greatest number of points of excellence as exhibited in a trial trip to be made from the New York office of the Cosmovolitan on the 30th of May to the Cosmopolitan - building at Irvington, and thence back to the starting point. Poison for Arrows. The following account of the method used by Bushmen of Namagualand to voison their arrows is given in the Scien- tific African: “Some resin, either from the gift-bol orfrom one of the members of the Huphorbia group of cactus-like substance is placed on a stone.” The Bush- man then goes with a forked stick to look for ring-halse or black night adder, not the puff-adder which is called ring-halse, Having found the snake, bv a dextrous thrust of the stick the aniialisimprisoned just behind the head by the two prongs of | the stick. The pregnred stone is then laced in the mouth, and the upperjaw | yorced right back. By this somewhat rough treatment the poicon glands become compréssed, and two drops of f‘oisnn are forced out on the fangs an ught on the stone. The poison is then well mixed with resinous matter, and is ready for use. In the earlier days a more complicated precedure was adopted, through the medium of a witch doctor. The whole head of the puff-adder was obtained and ut in a sot along with the resin, and etles and noxious herbs added to the incantation of the witch doctor. The whole was stewed up amid great excite- ment. When the contents of the vessel were properly mixed, the sticky compound was collected by stirring it with a stick, to which the matter adhered, and, on becom- ing cold, remained on the stick as a black knob, and formed then an article of barter.” 1 < A Fino Cruiser. The Argentine warship Buenos Aires, the fastest ocean-going vessel in the world, as demonstrated by her recent trial trip, more or less shallow and the breaking and grinding of the ocean’s bed laid the nucleus for future land. A rwriangular island slowly appeared above the waste of waters in what is now the Hudson Bay region; there appeared, too, a narrow strip, which, in centuries to come, was to be the Highlands of the Hudson; there was also a coast line in the broad area covering the Rockies; small sl ands dotted the great northern seas where Noway and Sweden now As time passed the aters slowly be- life, lowl, | came cooler and at last v life, ap- pea vd] in some structureless plants and i . A warm and equable climate covered ths land, and a clouded sky tempered the rays of the sun; but the rocks were yet bare, and no sounds filled the air save 1?\0*& ofa lifeless and voiceless nature—the surging ot the waters and the raging of the tem- pest. But a gradual change was taking place; the seas adjoining these primordial iglands became shaliower: coralsand sea- lilies filled the bays; mollusks and crusta- ceans had begun, and for ages mollusk life reizned supreme in this embrvo world.— Harvey . B. Bashore, in February Lip- pincott’s. The Cry of the Dreamer. of planninz and tolling rowded hives of men, of buiding and spoiling, ng and building again; or the dear old river And a worler dies 1a a day. T am sick of the showy seeming Of a lize that is half a lie— Of the faces Iined with scheming In uhe throng that burries by From the sleepless thouzn's endeavor I would go where the children play— For & dreamer lives forever, And a thinker dies in & day. 1 can feel no pride, but pity For the burdens the rich endure; There i3 nothing sweet in (ne city But the Ol the i And th The daugh €ATL RTOW ™ And ti:c father’s heart th No, no, from the street’s rude bustle, From tie trophles of mar: and siage, I wouid fly to the woods' low rusile And the meadows' kind Let me dream as of 0'd by the river And be loved for the dream alway— Tor a dreamer fives forever, And a toller dies In a day. Jor~ BoyLe O'REILLy A ’PHONE IN HIS HAT. Constant Communication Between the T ainmen and the Dispatcher. An electrical telephone system will soon be introduced on’ the .Brooklyn briuge which will, it is said, reduce to a mini- mum the danger of collisions of cable-cars on the bridge. It is probable that within a short time telephone connections will be made between all the trains running on the bridge and the train dispatcher in charge. This will give the dispatcher almost instantaneous command over all trains. Assistant Engineer Kingsley L. Martin has conducted experiments which have shown that the plan is feasible. The ex- periments heretofore have been with- the electric light trolley wire strung over the bridge, with a ground circuit in _the truck of the car. In the future this will be abandoned, and a metallic circuit, which gives much more favorable results than the ground circuit, will be substituted. Under the proposed system the train- dispatcher wilF sitin his office and wear a head telephone, and will have a long-dis- tance transmitter and signal bells before him, as well as the apparatus he now uses. At both ends of every train there will be a head telephone and a transmitter, so ar- ranged that the gripman may speak into it without moving from his place at the wheel or his gaze from the tracks and sig- nals. He will be ready to receive orders and execute them instantly. The train- men ordjinarily will bave their telephones hung up, and will only adjust them when put their receivers to their ears. In fog, head telephone constan During the experiments a car fitted with an ordinary telephone was connected with the terminal so well that a voice in the car could be distingnished and understooa during the entire trip to the other end of the bridge.—Philadelphia Record. . Shoots 666 Times a Minute. The “Maxim”-gun, which has figured prominently in recent reports from Vene- zuela and the Transvaal, can shoot eleven bullets a sctond or 666 a minute. It is a light affair and looks like a small, slim- barreled cannon mounted on a tripod. The gunner sits upon a saddle behind the elevate or depress the barrel as easily as though it were a revolver. The gun loads itself. The cartridges are strung on belts which hold from 150 to 400 rounds each, and this belt is fed automatically to the breech of the gun. The loading, firing is also said to be one of the best armed and ejecting mechanisms are worked by a bell rings, when all the trainmen will | Y | ‘weather the men would nprobnbly wear the gun, and can swing it to right or left or’ the recoil of the gun. The first cartridge is fired by pressing- a button, and after that, 666 times a minute, every kick of the gun throws out the exploded shell, inserts & joaded one and explodes it. This is kept up as long as the button is pressed or until the belt of cartridges is exhausted. The steel barrel is encased in a water- ‘| jacket which keeps the gun cool. Eyes of Animals. The owl’s eyes have no muscles hy which they can be moved. This deficiency is atoned for by extraordinary flexibility in the muscles of the neck, by which the owlcan move his head with incredible rap- idity in any direction. 3 A deer’s eyes command a wide field of vision, and ‘the animal can see behind as well as before, though not so distinctly, for when alarmed by a noise from the rear the deer will always turn, so as to gain a clearer view of the object. A mole’s eyes are believed to give the animal rothing more than an impression of light, which is probably painfal or at least annoying, the sensation prompting the creature at once to burrow into the earth and escaps the annoyance. The eye of the cat, like that of the horse, is provided with a false eyelid, which may be moved independently of the outer or true lid. It is often employed by a cat when obliged to face a very bright light, and is believed to act as a shade. Oysters are provided with eyes, but the oyster’seye is not located where public oFinion places it. "Whatis called the eye of the oyster is the great muscle which holds the shells together, and which is separated by the knive of the opener. When the snake sheds his skin the skin of the eye comes off with the rest. Trans- Iucent in most parts, the skin over the snake’s eye is perfectly transparent. Blue-eyed cats are always deaf. The physiuloiiuts have in vain attempted to explain this curious circumstance. The ostrich is believed to see objects behind him as well as those in front, Per- sons standing directly hehind an ostrich can see the pupiis of his eyes, and, of course, are thus easily seen by the animal. The common house fly is said to be pro- vided with 16,000 eyes; that is to say, his two compound eyes have each 8000 facets. By thigsingular arrangement he isenabled to see in every direction ard to elude with great skill and success the many dangers that threaten his “daily existence.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Washington’s Dignity. Great as he was in every other direction profoundly as he appreciated and much as he enjoyed the dinner, General Washing- ton by his presence generally spoiled the pleasures of the feast, said Chauncey De- pew in a recent speech. The severity of his manner, his reticence and the distant majesty which enshrined him destroyed the freedom which is necessary to the full appreciation and enjoyment of the ocea- sion. The grandfather of General Coch- ran was surgeon-genera! of the staff, and~ he used to tell the story of the effort made by the younger members to break through this reserve and bring the commander-in- chief into connection and sy i Loth the serious amd the hilarious inci- dents which happended after he retired. The novel method of producing this resuit was that the best raconteur shou'd tell the story which had proved the greatest suc- cess, and then that Governor Morris, the most brilliant, audacious and best loved of the officers, should ‘slap the general on the back and say: *‘Old gentleman, how do you like that?” Washington was first as- tonished, and then a grieved expression came over his face; then he slowly rose and with great dignity retired from the room. This was the first and last ex- periment they made upon General Wash- ington. NOVELTIES FOR THE SICKROOM. A medicine bottle with a spoon attach- ment for administering the contents is a Spoon Attachment for Medicine. very unique sickroom novelty. The spoon is of porcelain, which Is the best material for the purpose, and is fixed on a hinge to the neck of the bottle. When not in use it folds over the cork and can be readily bent over to an angle so that the medicine To Keep Tab on the Doses. may be poured into it. When filled it is fixed at_right angles with the bottle and then is in a convenient position to dash off the contents. Another odd and extremely useful con- ceit for the sickroom is a cover for the medi-¢7 cine glass. It is in the shape of the face of a clock, with marble hands. These serve as a reminder of the hour at which the next dose of medicine is to be taken. There is a place for writing the directions, as far as the intervals between doses is concerned, and when one dose is administered the hands are moved around to the hour of the next one. Some Royal Crowns. The crowns of Spain, Portugal and Poland are all tiree of the same form and are described by Colonel Parsons in his “Genealogical Tables of Europe” as ‘‘dncal coronets heightened up with eight arched diadems supporting a mound, ensigned with a plain gold croes.” The crowns of Denmark and Sweden are of almost similar shape, consisting of the eight arched diamonds arising from a marquis’ coronet (a circle of gold bordered with ermine, set around with four straw- berry leaves and four pearls on' pyramidi- cal points of equal height, alternate), whic%o conjoin at the top under & moun ensigned with a cross bottone, The Kings of most other Continental countries are crowned with circlets of adorned with precious stones and height- ened up with trefoils and closed.by four, six or eight dilmonduupforting a mound surmounted by a cross. The trefoil upon the crown is thought to be of Gothic introduction. . ‘We find it upon the coins of Clovis and his sons, which has jinduced antiquarians to call it the fleur de lis—the lily of France —represented in gold ona blue ground, ‘but the fact is these trefoils were used on Constantinopolitan crowns before the time of the Franks and afterward on those of German princes in no way allied to Char- lemagne, Aubrey, a celebrated authority upon heraldry, was of opinion that the fleur de lis is ufle? nothing more than a spear head adorned, no flower of the lily ind having the middle part solid." The Bultan of Turkey wears over his arms a turban, enriched with pearls and diamonds, under two coronets, the first of thy with | which is made of &yrnmidical points, heightened up with large pearls and the uppermost is surmounted with crescents. SURVEYING A PARALLEL. The Longest Line Ever Surveyed Ia the World. No exaggeration can be attributed to the scientific press in declaring the survey of the thirty-ninth parallel of north Tatitude, just completed. to be the greatest contri- bution to science ever given by a Govern- ment. The prime object was accurately and precisely to determine the figure of the earth, for, though morth and sovth lines had lugely.comribmcd to this final result, yet for absolute exactness in astro- nomical calculations an east and west line of the furthest possible extent had to be run. The thirty - ninth parallel from Point Arenas to Cape May, N. J. was chosen. as the stretch of ter- ritory best adapted for the work, and the United States is now credited with having finished the longest line ever surveyed in this: world. Uncompahgre, where this thirty-ninth parallel of latitude crosses the continent, is a noted mountain among the National surveys and Government expeditions, and has repeatediy been the station for those intrusted with exploring and geological pursnite. Hayden’s party, who occupied it during the field of investi- gation from 1873 to 1876, placed its alti- tude at 14,235, while other estimates purt it some 300 feet in excess of that. ‘Uncom- pahgre is in high favor with the geode- sians because of its easy access and the roomy summit, the latter being nearly five acres in extent, with a gentle incline.— New York Sun. Whittier’s Repartee. In the main Whittier's life was one of earnest, serious thought, saysthe ‘“Arena.” He was always working for the ameliora- tion and elevation of humanity, and yet he was full of wit and humor. Not even Sydney Smith, who was so famous for his wit, or our own Holmes, could excel him in repartee. A young girl who was in the house with Mr. Whittier and of whom he was very fond went to him one day with tearful evesand rueful face and said: ““My dear | little kitty Bathsheba is dead, and I want | you to write a poem to put on her grave- | stone. I shall bury her underarose bush. ‘Without & moment’s hesitation the poet said in solemn tones: Eathsheba! to Whom rione ever sald scat— No worthier cat Ever sat on a mat Or cgnght a rat Requlescat ! The same little girl's pony broke his leg, and again the poet was- called upon to | comfort the child with some poetic senti- | ment. She said: “I have written some | lines muself, but I can’t think how to finish the verse. | “What did you write?” asked Mr. Whittier. 3ix pony kicked to'the right, he kicked to the lett, | The stable post he struck ft, He broke his leg short off— And then, added Mr. Whittier: And then he kicxed the bucket. Curious Epitaphs. £very man to kis hobby. Thatof W.| T. Vincent, the president of the Woolwich | District Antiquarian Society, seems to be | | ram bling in old graveyards and gathering {from the stones there whatever is quaint and curious, says the Westminster Ga- | zette. That this is an interesting purs..it | is evident from the attractive volume Vincent has compiled, and | Mitchell & Hughes of War- | ve just issued as a resnlt of i his wanderings. Among queer epitaphs | quoted is the following found on a grave- | stone at Crayford “ “The age 0f this clerk was just three score and ten, Nearly half of which time he had sung out Amen' | in bis youth he was marrled like other yousg men, But his wife died one day and he chanted Amen! A second hetook. She departed. What then? | 1ie married and burled a third with Amen! 1 “Lhus his joys and his sorrows were treble, bt then | Itis voice was deep bass as he sung out Amen! | On the hora he coiid bioss as well as mos: men, | S0 his horn was exalted i blowing Amen? { But he lostall Lis wind after three scoreand ten | And here with theee wives he waits UIf again The trumpet shall rouse him to sing out Amen't Another adorns the stone raised above | the grave of a village blacksmith My sledge and haminer lie reclined; ALy bellows, 100, have lost their wind; My fire extinet, my forze decay’d, ‘And in the dust my My cosl Is spent, my iron’s gone; M nails are drove, my work is done. A New Maurine Paint. A Scotch inventor has recently brought to notice a new and valnable marine paint, the object of the article being a capacity | of application in_a cold state to the sub- merged and various other parts of ships | or other craft, the effect being thatof a quick-drying anti-fouling zinc and tallow paint. For the accomplishment'of this purpose a composition has been devised copsisting of 40 per cent of oxide of zinc, 12 per.cent of linseed oil, 23 per cent of taliow, and 20 per cerd of thinnings—the latter substances being composed of 60 per | cent of shale naphtha, benzoline, or other | similar spirits, 30 per cent of gum dammar | and 10 per cent of resin; these proportions | are alterable to suit different watersand | cond itions. | Yenkee Engines in Africa. American manufacturers are furnishing an immense lot of engines, rock drills, stamps, air compressors, wrought iron and steel tubes, particularly in large sizes, for the gold boom in South Africa. American engines command high figures. I was told a few days a«o, writes a Johannes- burg correspondent, that an engine 25 to 30 horse-power, with an “indicator” of 40 to 45 horse-power, brings the handsome sum of £400 ($2000j. Light-Draft Steamboats. The demand for light-draft steamboats | from British colonies in various parts of | the world has caused their construction to English shipyards. One firm advertises vessels of this description built of iron, steel or wood, with speed up to twenty-five miles an hour, and draft of water as low as six inches. NEW TO-DAY. A TRUE STORY. THE MADDEST WOMAN You ever heard of was one who got hurt on a railroad. She lived on | Hyde street. t ‘There was & certainty for her of pain, & good rest and BiG DAMAGES. A friend gave her something tor \h it, which he assured her was good, | 80 she used it, and then commenced | making a list of all the things she | would buy with the damages. That Was bemnghonion i s ext day railroad people calle and found her so nemgey well they could not glve her a cent. Scene closed with a profusion of Feminine Swear Words, =< There’s & sharp point in these for RAILROAD MANAGERS, BICYCLERS and EVERYBODY. 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