A pneumatic fan for cooling passen gen and sleeping ears has been de signed by the superintendent of one cf the Western roads. The compressed air for its operation is taken from the air-brake system. It is asserted the amount of air required is so small as to be hardly missed and not suf ficient to interfere with braking opera tions. It is designed for use on traiuf not equipped with storage batteries cf dynamo for electric supply. The increase iu the number of higt buildings has caused a largely in creased use of ribbed glass in win clows, and in the production of im proved varieties of such glass. The il lumination of dark rooms, shut in by high walls, is materially increased by the reflection from the many facets of the glass of light that would other wise pass the windows without pene trating the Interior. This "diffusing glass" has introduced a new era in interior lighting. Machine made lace cf late is re ceiving considerable attention in thin country, and already four large con cerns are engaged in its manufacture. Skilled operatives, who in the major ity of cases foreigners, are much in demand, and the supply is said to he far from adequate. Nets and some of the heavier laces turned out are often remarkably good, while nest effective galloons and embroidered mousselines of American make are to he found in the large stores. Those most familiar with tile business consider this a growing industry. A cheap aud rapid method for con centrating the enormous quantities of blocd collecting in abattoirs is de scribed by its inventor in the Tecli liiscbe Itundsebau. The blood is in jected in a finely pulverized state into an oven-shaped chamber, open at the top, aud la-ought into contact with a current of hot air ascending l'rom be lcw. All the water is evaporated iu this manner, and the blood powder is carried to the receiving chamber. According to the inventor, the powder thus obtained is tasteless and contains 74.8 per cent, of digestible albumen. Incandescent lamp filaments made according to the invention of Mr. C. Kellner, of Vienna, are said to possess an extraordinary eflieiency The fila ment may be made by two methods. In the first the thread is made under pressure from a powerful infusible metal such as thorium, which is then oxidized superficially by making it the anode iu an oxidizing electrolyte bath. The second method is to form the threads from metallic oxides which have the property of becoming Incan descent at comparatively low temper atures, aud using as a cementing ma terial the least possible amount of -cellulose dissolved in chloride of zinc. Briefly told the story of the "Black Hole" of Calcutta is as follows: One hundred aud forty-six persons were thrown into a room the size of an eighteen-foot cube at 8 o'clock in the evening. This room contained a door and two small windows. The latter were open. A small calculation will show that each of these 140 had in this room about thirty-eight cubic feet of air space, and yet by 11.15 p. in. all were dead hut twenty-six, most of whom afterwards succumbed te fever. The oulv causes operating to affect this in the case of the "Black Hole" was carbon dioxide and the exhaustion of the oxygen of the air There were, however, two small windows to effect -ventilation. The Hotel Beaten. A hotel keeper In the Catskills put up a sign as an advertisement: "Fifty dollars will he paid to any nail who can heat this hotel for $2 a day." Not long afterward a sliek fellow ar rived. He occupied a room and took three square meals; then he vanished. The proprietor had him arrested by the village constable, under the charge of defrauding or "beating" his hotel. The fellow hired a country lawyer, who promptly sued the landlord for the S3O reward, claiming that it was a fair game, as he had "beaten" the house for the $2 a day. The prisoner, x being discharged, gave the claim for to the lawyer as his fee. The lawyer sued, aud, in the course of events, being indebted to the judge, turned the claim over to him. His honor went promptly to the hotel to board out the bill, and on Sunday had the landlord arrested for contempt of ■court because there was uo chicken pie served—Boston Beacon. Switzerland's Spartan Schools. Recently M. Itingele's school for young boys at Seklngen, Switzerland, visited Basle during the holidays and roused great interest and excitement in the town by their Spartan dress ud manners. The boys wore a simple soft shift without sleeves, and a belt around the centre. They were without any head covering or stockings, and their foot wear was wooden sandals. All the year round they wear the one gar ment. Their food is of the simplest, and they undergo great exertions. M. Itingele commenced his Spartan sys tem with his boys some years ago, and the results were very encouraging. The hoys remain at school until they are of age to become soldiers, and they are considered the best recruits in the army. M. Itingele intends starting a glrle' .school very shortly on the same prin ciples and methods. BUILT OF WHALEBONE. From Frame to Seats, Tliis Summer House Is a Museum. A summer house made from the houcs of a giant whale, with the jaw bone entrance large enough for a man on horseback to ride in without bend ing his neck, is an attraction on Sulli van's Island, across the bay from Charleston. Sections of "ribby" back hone are used for comfortable seats in this unique resting place, and Captain John H. Devereaux, on whose hand some lawn the curiosity stands, has refused to accept an exorbitant price from a museum, anxious to buy it for perpetual preservation. The shrill winds from the sea and the great waves which frequently ride through the island in the hurricane season, have added the bleach to what was once the monster whale of the South Atlantic waters. This whale was cap tured in the harbor of Charleston, af ; ter the most desperate sea battle ever fought here with an invading enemy. When the whole city joined in the bat tle, with steamers and tugs and row boats running close, and from which slugs of lead and steel were fired, the s-a monster had to submit, and his mighty head was laid low. They dragged him to the Island beach, from which there came a stench which rose to heaven as the sun beat down upon the dead and lacerated giant. A coun cil of war was held. Men took wis uom together and then the funeral pyres were laid and the flames and the fire which spread out over the sand covered habitation, conveyed the news that his whaleship was being cremated, so that his ashes might drift back to the sea from whence he had come. There was a time when dates were reckoned from the year the rveat whale was killed. But other tilings— storms and hurricanes, and earth quakes—came on and the battle with the sea devil was of less importance. The man who looks upon the jawbones at Captain Dovoreaux's handsome sunnier palace can reason on the ease with which Jonah passed down by the palate of the whale. Even a horse could have galloped down the throat. AVlien the whale turned into the har bor entrance and swam toward the wharves and the battery he played out by the "graveyard," where the water was deepest. He was cutting and plowing through the water when the pilots picked him off with the glasses and the word went out, forth with, that an enemy was within the bar. The small boats moved cautious ly toward the graveyard, where the sea monster was cutting antics in twelve fathoms of water, and when tne attacking force increased in num bers the battle was begun. Every mis sile and every weapon within reach was used with more or less effect on his whaleship. When his snout was lifted above the water his troubles started afresh and the attacking army closed in. The animal could not with stand the attack and his life blocd ceased to flow. Then his body drifted back and forth with the changing tide and lodged on the island beach, where he soon let it be known that he was there. Wagons loaded with rich cord wood came up, and this was placed around the whale, while buckets of oil assisted in urging the fires to burn. Out of the ashes the great bones were saved, and the pick of them was secured by Captain Devereaux, who planned the summer house by his gate. The chief credit for the death of the whale was due to General Wilraot DeSaussure and Captain tfrank Porcher, two ex pert sports men of Charleston. It was recently printed here that Captain Devereaux had refused a flat tering offer from the Smithsonian In stitute for the bones now in his posses session, but he has refused to sell.— The Sunny South. The Apple. In speaking of the immense demand for fruit of all kinds in Chicago, a South Water street commission mer chant remarked recently: "Oranges, bananas, lemons and other tropical fruit: peaches, pears, plums and other domestic fruit are very well in their way, but apples outclass them all. They are marketable at all seasons of the year: they are staple as sugar, cotton or corn, and the wonder to me is that the supply Is never equal to the demand." It appears that to meet the wants of the apple-eating people of the United States great quantities of the fruit must be imported from foreign lands annually, and, although these imports are growing year by year, the price of apples is not mater ially affected. "The truth is," said the commission merchant, quoted above, "if American farmers and gar deners understood the wants of the apple trade 111 the country they would give a great deal more attention to apple orchards than they do now. There Is vastly more money in apple orchards in the Middle West than there is In orange groves In California and Florida." —Chicago Inter-Ocean. Telephone Confusion. The complications that may arise from lia-ing several telephone sys tems serving the :ame district is illus trated in the plight of several English towns. Here there are three separate telephone systems—those of the Na tional Telephone Company, the Post oflice System and the local municipal ity. Business houses are thus forced to have practically three 'phones. The confusion arising from having several different numbers is apparent. A Dlstlncuished Family. The four sons of Charles Darwin have all made their mnrk as scientists. George Darwin is a famous mathema tician, Horace Darwin is an authority on physics, Major Leonard Darwin is honorary secretary of the ltoyal Geo graphical Society, and Francis Darwin is a distinguished botanist The Perambulating Paradox. The fool who thinks he knows it all Forever blows and blows, Endeavoring thereby to let The world know that he knows. And here there comes a paradox, We hear him loudly shout. And watch the working of his lips, But not a thing comes out. —Chicago Record-Herald. Choke Him Off! Winks—"What is the worst post election feature?" Blinks—"The fellow who says, 'I told you so.'" One of the Possibilities. ''Mother, what would you do if we had a lot of money?" "Faith, Oi dunno. Maybe OiM be gin to worry about what we'd do if we hadn't."—Puck. Ambiguous. Bella—"But why did you refuse him if you loved him?" Dora—"Well, you see, he said he couldn't live without ine. aud it aroused my curiosity!"— Puck. Their Oliarm. "Henry, what do you mean when you speak of preferred creditors?" "Why, those that don't dun, my dear." "Oh, yes, X BCC."— Baltimore Jewish Comment. Mere Pleasantry. Passenger—"lt's shameful to have to wait so long on this switch." Conductor—"Well, if you want to finish your trip in an ambulance, we eun go on aud collide with that other car."—Puck. Not Quito Satisfied. "And you say the candidate treated you like a gentleman?" asked the po litical manager. "Well, I suppose that's what you'd call It," said the worker: "he only treated us once."—Yonkers Statesman. Aid to Conversation. Miss Summitt—"Look In tiie maga zines and see what is the most popu lar book in St. Louis, please." Miss Palisade—"Certainly. What do you want to know for?" Miss Summit—"Oh, I'm going out there ou a visit."—Judge. Forco oi" Habit. Sandy I J ikes—"Do yer think yer'll ever get to paradise, pard?" Billy Colgate—"Well, it's sort of doubtful. Yer see, when I knocked at St. Peter's gate I'd have a hard time to keep from forgettiu' mcself an' aekin' fer a handout."—Chicago News. If Stamps Are Inclosed. "What business brings the heaviest returns?" asked the muu who wanted to know. "Tho literary business," sighed the struggling author, as ho opened a two pound rejected hook manuscript.—Phil adelphia Record. General Toss. "There was quite a hit of tossing at the game." "Ah?" "Yes. First they tossed up a penny .to see who should go to hat, then they tossed up the ball and after the game the infuriated 'fans' tossed up the um pires'—Chicago News. Clieeriuß Him Up. Dr. Price—"Your husbaud's trouble is melancholia. Now, you'd help him materially if you'd only arrange some pleasant little surprise for him." Mrs. Sharpu—"l knowl I'll tell him you said he needn't bother about pay ing your bill until he feels like it."— l'biladelpbla Press. Vidn't Have To. 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