Largedeposits of platinum have lieen^discovered at Fitfield, in New South^Wales. One l^ed of platiniferous lead^ore is a mile long and from 60 to 150^feet wide. The crude metal contains^iiliout 75 |ier cent, of platinum and sells^on the field for six dollars an ounce.
ADniidieal dolmen has been trans^^ported from Brittai.y and erected again^in its original form over thegrave of an^archaeologist named Piketty at Meu-^don, outside of Paris. It is called the^dolmen of Kerhan, comes from the^neighborhood of Lochmariaquer and^consists of 14 blocks of granite.
Dr.Weldon, head master of Harrow^school, makes a plea in the Church^Monthly for the severance of sport^from gambling. He describes horse^racing as ^the sport of kings, tiie^noblest exercise of the physical |kjw-^ers of the noblest of animals,^ and as^acrts that in ancient tireece no one^made a bet at t he Oly mpian games.
ODDITIESIN EYES.
Manykinds of psh see equally well in^every direction, their eyes being so^prominent as to command a w ide field^of vision.
Thecommon leech is said by natural^^ists to be provided with from two to ten^true eyes, having all parts in compara^^tive perfection.
Manycreatures of the lowest order^of animal life are provided with eye^spots, which probably give c ly an nc^pression of light.
Theowl's eyes have no muscles by^which they can be moved. This de^^ficiency is Htoned for by extraordinary^flexibility in the muscles of the neck,^by which the owl can move his head^with incredible rapidity in any direc^^tion.
Theeye of the cat, like that of the^horse, is provided with a false eyelid,^which may be moved indt pendently of^the outer or true lid. It is often cm-^ployed by a cat when obliged to face a^very bright lighL 2nd is believed to Ml^as a shade.
NOTICE.
ProposedAmendment to Section 2, Ar^^ticle IX, of the Constitution of^the State of Montana.
