When Is a Cord Not a Cord in Wood Measurement
An article explains the variability in cord wood measurements across lengths, cuts, and moisture. It details how length, shape, splitting, and seasoning alter actual solid wood per cord, with examples of differing outcomes for sellers and buyers.
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United States Forest Service
Bribery Tale From Czarist Russia Enlightens Officials
An elderly Russian general recounts a bribery incident under Alexander II. A widow seeks a ministry post for her son. the czar advises a £1000 loan to the minister to secure the appointment. The minister later reveals he paid £22,500 for his own portfolio, and the czar tests the widow’s payment. The minister repays the loan and keeps his post. Odess a Cor. London Standard.
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Wounded buffalo as dangerous as a lion in pursuit
Edgar Beecher Bronson argues in Century that a wounded buffalo, though fierce, is more dangerous when fleeing than charging. He notes many predators are killed by lions more often, while buffaloes tend to circle back to attack the hunter, emphasizing the predator–prey dynamics.
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Edgar Beecher Bronson
Temple of Zeus Fragments Near Athens Declared Grand Greek Shrine
Ruins of the 700 year build Temple of Zeus lie about 150 yards from the Acropolis. Sixteen Corinthian columns remain, six and a half feet in diameter and sixty feet high. The temple was rivaled only by the Diana at Ephesus. Legend says Dukalion founded its base as the flood vanished via an underground opening.
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The Sea Elephant Attack Claims and Close Calls
Captain B. D. Cleveland recalls near misses with sea elephants while recounting an afternoon kill of about forty animals. A young bull lashes with its tail flippers and jaws, seizing a hunter’s sleeve and nearly biting through a jacket before a harpoon ends the threat.
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B. D. Cleveland
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Heat conductivity of metals and materials
The passage ranks conductors with silver as the top metal conductor and provides relative values: gold 981, copper 845, zinc 641, tin 422, steel 397, wrought iron 496. It notes glass, wood, gas, liquid, and resinous substances are poor conductors, and water boils at the top while the bottom stays cold when heated.
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