The engraving shows an improved apparatus for removing snow and ice from railroads and streets by means of heat.

It should be borne in mind, also, that being protected by heavy inclined transverse armor, the Destroyer, attacking bows on, can defy ordnance of all calibers.

An improved vehicle wheel has been patented by Messrs. George W. Dudley and William J. Jones, of Waynesborough, Va.

It will be noticed that with this construction the insulator cannot be broken by the contraction of the screw or by the swelling of the cross-piece.

This budget system was suggested by the difficulties encountered in explaining to parents the progress and standing of their sons.

The fourteenth annual convention of the American Institute of Architects began in Philadelphia, November 17.

The farmers will be able to enjoy sleigh rides in the cold, exhilarating air, but good sleighing need not be expected until after the middle of the month.

The great city is more and more the mart of the world, and the traffic and travel to and in it must increase.

The writer adds that whatever in literature the Sultan may chance to hear of which he thinks may interest him, he has translated into Turkish.

The head is screwed in and soldered, and the yoke, G, which receives the connecting rod pin, is screwed into the head.

Mr. Hermann H. Cammann, of New York city, has patented a basket so constructed that it can be compactly folded for transportation or storage.

The head, thorax, and legs are shining black; the elytra, or wing-covers, are olive-green, dotted with black spots, and are much wrinkled.

The breast is narrow and the body runs to length; it is all neck and legs, and can be bought by the yard.

The female had her arms tightly clasped around the head of the male, while his left arm was around her neck.

The roots of fir trees have been found alive and growing forty five years after the trunks were felled.

The cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) is, as its name indicates, a native of Ceylon.

A common jackknife and a few pieces of clothes line are the main appliances needed to impart the instruction with.

The decision of the Board of Examiners-in-Chief is reversed, and priority awarded to Dickson.

The North Pole itself is only shrouded in perfect blackness from November 13 to January 29, a period of seventy-seven days.

The foot is so squeezed upward that, in walking, only the ball of the great toe touches the ground.