The Swansea Gazette and Daily Shipping Register

North Dock Eebruary 10 a.m Nil Feb 10 p.m Idaho s 363 Hem, Cherbourg Prosper s 459, Steinarth, Harcelona Helen Londeo s 6-6 Anderson, Tonnay Charente Rhona s 280, Candlish, Cardiff Feb 11 a.m Cardiff Trader s 339, Rich, Britonferry Algarve s 680 Boieis, Marseilles Orne s 444, Pierre, Trouville Feb 11 p.m Atos s 475, Hansen, Norrkoping Princess Thyra s 311, McGilvr&y, Southampton Feb 12 a.m Snsann^h 91 Langmaid, Penryn Doris 77, Chidgey, Guernsey Laura Williamson 75 Nurse, St Valery Isabella 94 Lee London M E Johnsson 99, Hughes, Rye John ClavK 86, Solt, CalstocK Argo 41, Chedgey, Milford Forest Belle pg Roberts, Guernsey Lily Green 78, Dublin Stuc ey 32 Found, Bude February 12 p m. Fortadown s 77, MeConnell, Neath Amasis s 1491 Young, Alexandra. Cumberland s 158, McNicol, Dubiin Doonglen s 50, Payne, Bristol Feb 13 a.m Harald s 1207, Schmidt. Genoa Feb 13 p.m Alastpir s 156, Williams, Guernsey Kildare s 1549, Hemy, Ancona February 14 a.m Lenora 29. Chichester, B-irnstaple Wm Goorge 127, VicKery, Guernsey Feb 15 a.m Nil Feb 15 p.m Collier s 113, Wright, Bristal Princess Olga s 483 Collister, Hull etc February 16 a.m Portaferry s 74James, Port Talbot Lewis s 139 Moyse. Cardiff

f South Dock FeolOa.m City of Rochester a 806 Hardy. Havre Ed Greig s 597 Gregersen, La Pallice Stuarts 725. Cogley, Liverpool TV!al iga s 555, Salhstorna, Marseilles Hopetoun s 28, StoKes, Milford Mindful s 221 Bell, Jersey Feb 10 p.m Bass ROCK s 358, Bowden, Rouen Alacrity s 532, Colvin Rouen 0«siaus29?, Thomas, Cardiff Tweed a 49S, McConnell, Glasgow fi athful s 280, Silvester, Manchester Feb 11 a.m Express 95, Smith Fowey Agru s 62 Jones. Avonmouth Volante s 140, Carey, Belfast Feb 11 p.m Nil Feb 12 a.m J as W Fishe- 153 Garrett Guernsey Reward 145, Garrett, Guernsey Giovanna g 933 Passatare,. Tunis Marie Anna H9, LeQuellec, Lcrient Violet 124,, Tyrrell, Treport Lydia Cardell 170 Tyrrell, Oare CreeK Printemp- 177, Josse, Vannes Oliver 67 Siivey, Malpas City of York s 23, Weaver, Avonmouth Feb 12 p.m SnowilaKe s 36 Irwin, Combemartin Feb 13 p.m Kate & Annie 79, Stamps, Treport Li wisnistn £ 8, Klade, Weston S> Simnah ife Wright, H'bridge John l ees 59, Br ant, Pontrieux Finii .68, Lonrit-en, Ceuta Golgata 244, Sielemund, Laguna Mary Waters 89 Stevens, CalstocK New Pioneer s 321 Gemmell, Rouen Velocity s 62 Bullock, Avonmoth Findhorn s 461 Hewitt, Glasgow The Lady Belle s 99, Cornish, Liverpool Sunlight s '£'27 Dawson, Port Talbot Feb 13 p.m Kurland s 1220. Forceville, Leghorn Hope,totin s 28, Stokes' Porthgain Tosca s 167 Morrison, Fec&mp Feb 14 a.m Sylph 31 Fowler Bideford Feb Lí a.111 Nil Feb 15 p.m New Design 66, Duddridge, Bridgwater Rene 70 Sech aat, Belie He February 16 a.m. Condor s 375, Rasmnssen, Newport Agra s 62 Jones, Avonmouth Talbot s 280, Owens, Liverpool

Prince of Wales Dock. Feb 10 a.m Nordland s 1041 Muller Aartums Sallust s 2307 Edlin, Liverpool Ydun s 774 Kahrs, Leghorn Mary s 620 Steinberg, Newfairwater Everest s t331 Dower, Genoa Blanche Rock s 17 I Ashcroft, Casn Feb 10 p.m Kintail s 127 McCracken, Limerick Speedwell s 579, Leddra, St Malo Liverpool s 218, Tomlinson, Havre Feb 11 a.m. Start s 341, Olsen, Rouen Neapel s lu80 Rebetje, Genoa City of Liverpool s 657 Tyrrell. Hamburg Feb 11 p.m Lizzie 63, Nicholas, W atchet Miles Coverdale s 1475 Freeman, Graeta Bsvarian s 1949, Dix, Trieste etc Demetian s 695, Jones. Marseilles Feb 12 am Solis s 504, Rosselle, Barcelona Eleanor s 258 Morgan, Rouen City of Munich s 794, Gough, Rotterdam Ulla Borg s 1029 Ahrens, Stettin Hero s 1164, Atherton, Antwerp Tasso s Watkins, Bristol Juno s 825, Owf ns, Amsterdam Gamma s 477, Corneiliensen, Villa Real Feb 12 p.m Main s 286, CorKadale, Neath Iron Duke s 62 Woodman, Newport Feb 13 p.m Camille s 501, Grafford Rouen Valpone s 186, Hughes, Rouen The Emperor s 234, McAllister, St Servan Seriphas 8 2034, Schulz, Batoam and Odeswa Tyrant 58, Chevalier, Granville Chicago City s 1478, Hunter, New York Vivienne s 743, Olsen, Bayonne City of Cadiz s 464 Davison, Hamburg Feb 13 p.m Val de Travel's g 275, McLean, Treport Prudhoe Castle s 480, Drew, Calais Livie ta s 1709, Peaanta, Genoa Kings Lynn s 336 Bee, Rones February 14 a.m Clara Menning s 1005, Ecbow, Mataayas and Haranna Feb 15 a.m Nil February 15 p.m Medway s 580, Nirod, London Feb 16 a.m Glynn a 442 McKinty, Rouen For later Sailings see page 2

•MJli Ah f olf SL1 KFEKGK. Siavfe you ever studies the art of self-defence P «aiu a j'Junj; fellow to a man of splendid build anl aoble bear ny. Tne elder man looked at fcs questioner wi'n a quiet smile. "itid then answered feoughtfu ily: "•ires; I have botll studied and practised it. "Ah!" said the other eagerly. "Whose oyster 3id you adopt—Sfrtton'a 0- Sayers' ? "Solomon's," was the replv; "and as I bave nev been in training for some time on his priucip^es 1 Rpn confidently recommend his system." SomewiiaS abashed, the youth stammered Hi., -0: lomon's And what is the special point of hit system of training. "Briefly, this, replied the other; *A afitt ansy,er turneth away wrath.' For a moment the young man felt an inclination Ho laugh, and looked at nis friend anxiously, to see whether he was serious. But a glance at the accomplished athlete was enough: and soon a very different set of feeling cam.*> over the youth as hill muscular companion artded- with solemn emphasis. "Try it I "Doroth^.<'xelain;r! mamma impatiently, "wtjj <10 you talK so much?" "1 guess," repliedtif dftte glrl. if BECAUSE ,'ve got 50 much to say," ft was Gerald's tenth birthday. His father and mo uncle from Australia were discussing the advantages of life in Australia. "When you ha'te !ivt*i a certain time in Australia you get ten years younger," said the uncle. Gerald, who w.is sitting under a table, suddenly called out, frightened *Wkef then 1 bo nothing' 00081f UfSK

NEW ELECTRIC FURNACE. In order to determine the points of fusioo Of nrfix frn j substanoes, W C. Heraeus has can. ttraated at Hanau a new electric f uniace, tilt Msential part of which, says an American papfl Bonsiste of a tube of iridium 20 millimeters thick and 40 millimeters in diameter and ia whieh temperatures between 1,500deg.nd 2,000deg. Centigrade may be ma.intained for any dsairM length of time. To attain a toaperature 1.0000eg. it is veowsary to send through the Mb* an electric current of 1,200 amperes at t Totta At a certain temperature the substance wwoo wcamination oegins to soften, and at a tempera are 5deg. to 15 deg. higher, depending upon tht ■nkwm of the substance, complete fusion oeetMM.

CAU3E OF SLEEP. Sir William Gowers, the famous medioal OMOt- fiat, has developed a new theory of sleep. According to his explanation the suspension of eeoaciousnees in sleep is probably due to a "break ADd make" action among the ni8 oe1le. The activity of the brain is considered to be due to nerve cells, from which spring •orda that go on dividing and eub-diridia^, imtti they terminate in little knobs. Forwedp it was believed that the nerve cells of *;he braxa were in permanent oonnection by means of theif torminale; but now it appears that theae an only in opposition, and capable of being sepa- rated. The is that during deep euoh separation takee place, and the fact that nsfr (otic substances are capable of inducing mise a held tf support this view

"ELECTRIC STEEL" IN GERMANY. The Heroult electric process for th* produa tion of ste»i ic now m piactictl operatie* at Remscheid Haaton in Germany, and ft is na- ported 11 t the steel produced is raaeh cupeviw m many ways to that made by older methwb. Steel of great purity and homogeneowi is made from ordinary scrap-irea nAhiiih, ad melted, and then subjected to icie aetio* «f aa aieotric oven, in which the aecsssary earboa osanganeee, nickel and other subatanom reqn a to produce steel of various qualities are added to the liquid metal. The uven has a eapaetty af <tom one and one-half to two tons, and is heated by a current of 100 volts. The new ateel is saai to be stronger and m< resistant to wear umi lear than the old-fashioned crucible steal.

MEASURING THE INFINITE Of all the sciences, astronomy, probably, is the Most impressive and awe-inspiring rrfce epaee within the oonfines of the solar system* 0/ whioh earth is part, and the outermost known member of which is nearly 3,000,000,000 milee from the oentre, is but a drop in the ocean of tpaee. We think of and measure distanoes on earth in terM of an inch or a yard or a mile. The sotaSeat yard-stict, so to speak, with which the astro- nomer measures distance in the uniyeose l*, th* semi-diameter of the earth's orbii. row^fkty speaking, 93,000,000 miles. Such fig-ures are of rery little use to the ordinary person, bat they may serve, says the Pictorial Mafatine, bOafh* some notion of the grandeur of that human iatelr toot which can unravel and systematise the nay* teries of the stars

THE ORIGIN OF GUNPOWDER. The Chinese have long been credited with ttf invention of gunpowder, but Professor E. O. a Lippmana, of Halle, haa ooUected erkbsawa to indicate that this ia a mirtake, aad t^at 4w Arabians did not, as commonly stated, iwteodaa* fun powder into Europe during the amth centuries. Professor voa LippaaHU bo. ttaTea that the manufacture •! tiite ftaat c-a- powder waa baaed upon the Viva-book" Gr«ecus, which appeared ia Coasiaat» aopJI- about the oakidle of the thirtaaath eea- tcry. This was the source from whieh Raffei Baoon, Albertue Magnua, and Thomas Afataaa derived their kaowledge of gunpowder. TVe ftrvt 8M of gunpowder to drive projectiles is ascribed be a monk, BerCold Sohwarz, whoss diaeovary was made accidentally while preparing th* Btt hmt for medioiaal purposes.

FACTS ABOUT BUILDR^G STONB. Akaoet everybody know. the rale of iiu maaona that atone need in miilding shoitid be ac placed that it will He M it lay in its aataval 11.4 when quarried. Bat Mr. Vrajjcia W. Sayfc, m the Ei%firu*ri*tg Iftmt, says that this Immilial rule ia net always to be depended upea, mmi oeeda in inany caasa to be suppteoMeisd with aMier praoautkxia. INerlo 81M thvee pJnass of fraeture known to quarrymea. TS« wii" is the direetioa in which the ateae spfets moai •esily; the grata that which is asst sasiiri; the "head" tjKat which ofers the greatest xm ti&ta.nce. In a paving-bloek the tw" mdfiei rajwa- sent the rift fracture the top arvd bottom the graia, and the ends the head. But ia a aiwyyf tne natural bed i* sometirn^i <y>nswd*rahJy tit- alined to the plane of the rift; hence the i. perfection of the ♦r.JI'T.rf ru> for placing tkt ahoaa in build)