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Dunstan Times, Issue 614, 23 January 1874, Page 3

The last big story is about a rat which ornes nut of its hole to keep the flies off a sleeping baby’s face. A little beggar girl, in New York, receut’y pro-’ented a certificate to a person to whom she applied for alms, certifying that. “ the bearer is a widow with five chi dian in destitute circumstances.” SciExcr. Axn art. — A striking instance of the immense value a small piece of steel may acquire by the great power of Vrilleil mechanical labor is the balance spring of a Watch. From its extreme fineness and delicacy four thousand weigh not more than one onnfe, and exceed in value £I,OOO. A most interesting little work, descrih’n’g the rise an 1 progress of watchmaking, has been published by J. IV, Benson, of ffj, Old Bond-street, an I the City Steam Factory, 5S and fiO. Lirdcate hill, London. The hook, which is profuse y ] i lustrated, gives a full description of tie various kinds of watches an 1 clocks, with their prices. Mr. Benson, who holds the appointment to the Prince of Wales, has also published a pamphlet on Artistic Gold Jew-lloi-y, illustrated with beautiful do- . si ns of Bracelets, Broaches, Ear-rings, i Lo-kets, Ac., suitable for wedding,birthday and other presents. The phamplots are sent post free for two stamps each, and they 1 cannot he too strongly recommended to those « mD-n ilWttg iv. pit chase, es recußy to Residents in the country or abroad, who are thus enabled to select any article they inay reqniro, and have it forwarded with perfect safe! y.