A European syndicate has made proposals to the Sultan of Turkey to complete a railway from Scutari, opposite Constantinople, to Bagdad, on tho Tigris. Tho cost is estimated at £12,000,000, and tho syndicate seeks to obtain interest by drawing gigaatio lotteries.
A new thing ia tho application of a rubber heel to walking boots, by whioh means the force expended in planting the foot on the ground is utilized to assist in the progression of the wearer. According to tho in« vontor's theory, tho harder a man brings Wb heel down upon the pavement tho easier will ho walk, |
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXVI, Issue 75, 1 April 1892, Page 3
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