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Show I New and Novel Inventions 1 "When a mouso helps himself to tho ' cheese In tho ordinary trap, he takes ono ( chanco In ton of being caught. If he had , to deal with tho trap Illustrated bolovr j thero would be ono chanco In ten o ca- ! caplng alive. This trap la both simple ' and practically suro of operation. The ; framo Is trlangulnr In form and lo mado from a slnglo piece of wlro, ono end of i he wire being shaped Into a r.pur. Tho striker la of about the samo slzo and shape as the frame, the two being connected con-nected by a colled spring at tho bottom, i tho spring forcing tho striker down ex- ! cept when held upright by flio trlggor. The latter is triangular In shape, and swings freely on tho top of tho frame. In thr enter of tho striker Is a rod which , fiupports a metal piece which servos as a holder for the bait. At the top of this I' Trigger Releases Trap, metal piece In an aperture, the end of the trigger fitting Into this aperture By this simple arrangement the striker will be maintained In a poised position until ' a slight downward movement of tho bait i holder Is made In tho effort of tho anl- mal to remove tho bait, when the striker i will bo released and forced violently " downward upon the animal, cither kill ing It Instantly or Imprisoning It. A safety safe-ty hook Is attached to tke aide pf the frame near tho tojy, which locks the trap i when not In use. This trap can be made of any size desired to catch different sized animals. FEED-WATER HEATER. Invented by a Japanese and Patented in the United States. 1 A feed-water heater. Invented by a Japanese and patented In tho United ' States should prove of Interest. It was tho object of the inventor to devise a heater In which tho products of combustion combus-tion utilised for heating the water are brought Into contact with the largest posslblo area of heating surface, and full and complete utilization of tho heat unit ' of combustion effected. The outer shell, or cQsIng, of this heater Is divided by partitions top and bottom Into water, smoke and draft chambers. The v,ator i chamber is provided with a number of combustion tubes, terminating at tho par-i par-i tltlons and bringing the smoke and draft chambers Into communication. In the I i n . Improved Water Heater. ,' center of Ihc healer Is the flame trunk, broken away at Its lower end to receive the products of combustion from the fur-pace fur-pace Tho flame trunk delivers Into the l smoko chamber at the top of the heater, the heat combustion then being directed downwardly through (he tubes Into the draft chamber; supply and delivery plpo? are shown communicating with the water chamber. Tho flame trunk is relatively 1 large In diameter, but in order that the 1 products of combustion which do not 1 come directly in contact with the wall are utilized, an auxiliary heating coll is om-ployed. om-ployed. This heating coll Is placed within tho flamo trunk and communicates with the water chamber. A greater advantage Is obtained In providing the products of combustion with a circuitous or double path of travel, and bringing them In con-tact con-tact -with all of tho heating area of the water chamber. By this means the hcat-j hcat-j i Ing properties are fully expended and the j greatest economy and the highest efll- denoy are obtained 1 A NEW RECORD. 1 Particularly Adapted for the Use of 1 Musical Instruments. ., Phonographs are being used for danc- . Ing, entertainment, alarm clocks, and by ' a recent Invention of a Michigan man the records can bo used as piano tuners, or tuners of any musical instrument. With this improved record a tone can bo. pro- ! ; Por Tuning Pianos, cuccd and sustained at an even pilch as 1 ong as desired. This would, of course 1 ' c of very great advantage In tuning in- irumonts, the method generally used rc-Irlng rc-Irlng a delicate musical scnoe and tho aoul careful attention and skill. Tho 1 -record illustrated here is In tho form of a- disk, although tho well-known cylindri cal form Is also applicable. This record consists of a scries of concentric tono circles, cir-cles, each circle being made by a alnglc or sustained tone. There arc thirteen of theso tono circles, representing what Is known to musicians as tho equal temperamentthirteen tempera-mentthirteen notes within tho scopo of one octave. Tho wholo tcmperamont Is so equalised as to glvo the operator an absolute abso-lute guide. By placing the photographic reproducer In (he proper tone circle any tono can be sustained for an Indefinite period, so that tho user can glvo his attention to tho proper adjustment of tho Instrument which Is being tuned.v It will be evident that the number of tono circles could be Increased, but for the purpose of a guldo In tuning Instruments it Is all that Is required. re-quired. MACHINE TO HANG PAPER, Pastes and Applies Paper to Wall ns It Unwinds . From the Roll. The latest novelty In the lino of Inventions Inven-tions Is a machine Invented by an Ohio man for hanging wall paper. This machine ma-chine pastes the paper as It Is unwound from the roll and applies ft in its proper place upon tho wall The several parts aro arranged within n frame, which Is plvotally supported at one end of a handle. han-dle. A paBto tank containing a roller Is secured In the center of the frame. Adjacent Ad-jacent to tho paste roller Is n. brush which spreads the paste evenly over tho paper. After leaving tho pasto roller tho paper la carried to padded rollors, which press the paper upon tho wall In using this nin-chlno nin-chlno the paste tank In the center Is removed re-moved and filled with pasto It Is then replaced within the frame, the roll of paper pa-per is then carried over the paste roller and brought In contact with tho paste brush. From here It continues on over tho two rollers at the top of tho machine, and applied by rolling the machine across tho celling. This movement causes the top roller to press the paper firmly against the celling. After the paper has been applied the full length of tho celling it can bo quickly cut by pulling on a cord which operates a revolving knife. t,ho exact length of paper still required being determined by a guide at tho front of the Hang Wall Paper. machine. When applying paper to the side valls of a room the paper Is carried over tho top rollers to the front roller and the handle switched nround. BEDSTEAD ATTACHMENT. Cabinet for Holding Articles of Various Var-ious Kinds in Easy Reach. One of the most useful articles rccontly patented Is a bedstead attachment, Invented In-vented by a Georgia man. The complete apparatus can be easily attached to a bedstead for tho purpose of holding articles arti-cles of various kinds, so that any article desired will be In easy reach of an Invalid In-valid or other person occupying the bed. The articles aro placed In a cabinet, which Is divided Into a number of compartments com-partments by partitions. At one sldo of tho cabinet Is a pair of braces, made of metal rods, tho ends of tho tods terminating termi-nating into loops. Clamps aro used to hold tho cabinet to tho bed, one end of tho clamp also terminating Into a loop. Connecting the loops on tho cabinet und thoHO on the clamps Is a vortical rod, which serves as a hinge. The cabinet can thus be swung around within convenient reach of tho person upon the bed, or when not In use can be swung to ono side. The Within Easy Reach. arms of tho clamp, which pass about the bedpost, being resilient, tho cntlro apparatus ap-paratus can bo readily attached to any bed. CLOTHESPIN BASKET. Facilitates the Suspending and Detaching De-taching of the Clothes. Below is Illustrated a simple clothespin basket, which can be suspended from and adjusted on the clothesline so as to facilitate fa-cilitate the oporatlon of hanging or detaching de-taching tho clothe?. The recoptaole Is mado of wire, the handlo being pivoted tu ono aide of tho basket. Tho handlo has a peculiar shape, Tho upper portion bent to form a guard on which is placed a roller. The freo end of the handle forms a hook, which flts into the sldo of Slides on Clothesline. tho basket. When it is desired to hang out clothes tho basket Is filled with pins and placed on the lino by releasing tho handlo and Introducing tho lino between tho sides of the guard, allowing the roller to engage tho lino and permit tho basket to Plldc freely to any position. By releasing releas-ing tho hook the handle can be tilted, as indicated In dotted lines, and the basket removed and placed o another line. KNOCKDOWN FURNITURE. Can Bo Readily Assembled Without Use of Nails or Screws. "Knockdown furniture," or furniture which can be quickly taken apart for transportation and ns quickly assembled again at the next point of destination, la cf very great value for certain purposes. An Illustration of a "knockdown table" Is shown here, the Invention of a North Carolina man. It Ih strong, durable and Htlrleiit, and can bo readily assembled . fyj Used as a Table. without the use of nails or screws. Wlu taken apart It can be packed within . small spneo for shipping or storage. On the Inner sldo of each of the legs of the table Is a metal locking plate. At regular regu-lar Intervals on the jikitc Is a series of keyhole slots, recesses being formed In tho rear of each slot. At tho upper end the locking plates projecting at the ends, these plates fitting over the plates at the tops of the corner posts and held in place by lugs. If desired, additional crosspleces can be added and drawers Inserted between be-tween them. The top of the table Is made with cleats on the under surface, these cleats fitting Into grooves on tho upper crosspleces. SCIENCE NOTES. Device in Lacemaking. A correspondent of Nottingham. England, Eng-land, reports that a resident of that city has Invented a device for lacemaking which Is claimed will be both a labor-saver labor-saver and an economizer of bobbin cotton. cot-ton. By mi-an8 of this device It Is expected ex-pected to work all the brass bobbins off equal in length and practically empty and to get about thirty single racks more off each Kime length of winding; that Is to say. In lining goods brass bobbins, with ninety-live varus of cotton, with the present-dav method, run about thirty single racks; but with this invention tho samo length of winding would run about sixty single racks, nearly double the number of racks, with the , same length of cotton. Tho waste, at present, Is tremendous. tre-mendous. In a breadth of about sixty carriages frequently half a dozen bobbins bob-bins aro emptied, while the others are three parts full: yet the latter have .to be taken off nnu tho cotton stripped and thrown to waste. Instead of this It 'Is all made Into racks. The same results will be attained with beam goods The bobbins will run about thirty racks farther and will be practically empty when off, which will dispense with all Jacking off. A rack Is a varying quantity of laco and is determined by so many motions of the machine. A ruck Is usually usual-ly the width of tho machine and may be from four to eight Inches in length, the shorter for very line and the longer for ery coarse fabrics. Roughly, -the average aver-age rack may bo placed at about forty Inches long and about 2uO Inches wide. Agricultural Motor. Tho following account of the result of an experiment In applying motor power lo farm work is condensed from a lottor printed in a London dally; "I have been conducting some experiments in regard to tho use of alcohol on an agricultural motor. I was able to arrango a simple attachment whereby paraffin could be utilized for tho running of the motor which was originally designed for petrol. It is possible either to start upon petrol or. after five minutes running, to turn "u paraffin and run on lh same for tho rest of the day. This Is accomplish. d without tho slightest troublo In regard lo sticking up of valves m fouling of tho engine. One of the Important points in connection with motors for agricultural purposes Is the fact that thoy should be run cheaply, tho question of rud consumption con-sumption and the cost of same bnlng verv Important. Tho first step I took was the utilization of paraflln, whldi can be obtained ob-tained at one-half the price of petrol and Is a clean spirit to handle I used alcohol alco-hol for the third fuel test, the consumption consump-tion being practically tho same " |