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Show New and Novel Inventions ELECTRIC BELL Entirely of Different Design to Thoso Generally Used. The electric hells at present In use are practically the same as those first Introduced, especially In the shape of the bell. A New Jersey Inventor has patented an electric bell which Is of the same shape as the old hand-ringing hell, the electrical apparatus being attached at-tached in a novel n. rumer. The bell IS of the suspended type, the apparatus being place, in the hollow Interior of th. bell It is operated by a clapper, which is connected with a vibrating arm&ture plVOtall) suspended from the crown of the bell. A magnet Is also suspended within the bell, and the usual lei trie apparatus nmi'i .ted with thS clapper. On pushing the pushbutton the clri nit is closed tin magnet forcing the clapper tO Vlbrati and ring the bell The hell and bell-rlnglng bell-rlnglng npparatus l suspended upon a wire hook the wires from the bat-It bat-It ry connei ting with this hook and not with the bdl dire, t, the circuit being continued i I, rough th uire hook. In this way the bell can be suspended instantly in-stantly Just as assembled at the factors-, wlth.iut requiring the connection of any wires and can he easily removed re-moved by simply lifting Ii from th- hook. Moreover, the bell will always hang free and true, which Is essential to Its satlsfactm operation, and the appearance of the bell Is also much enhanced en-hanced by the concealment of the circuit cir-cuit a Irt - GRAIN SEPARATOR. A Machine Which Both Cleans nnd Separates the Grain. The keen competition which is making mak-ing Itself felt In practically every article arti-cle of manufacture which Is brought on the market today has had tin of. ! . t of taxing human Ingenuity to the utmost in od r to Invent and devise n.w machines and apparatus which win lessen the cost of production Ii large manufacturing plants. An Ohio man recently patented a machine Whii h performs two operations at the same time the cleaning and separating separat-ing of grain The grain is placed In the hopper in the usual manner and motion Imparted to the driving wheel, which causes the chaff shoes and the ;tir- blasts to rotate The grain passes from the upper chaff-shoe Into a second I Cleans and Separates the Grnin. one directly below through B sieve all the larger particles of dirt being thus eliminated Ii next pat - to the Screen directly In line with the fclr-blasts, fclr-blasts, and any dusi or dlil remaining is bloWn oul bs one of the air-blasts the chaff beltiK discharged al the rear Of the machine. The grain dually reaches the separator and Is s. paralyl Into two gTadea, the larger grain remaining re-maining on the top screen and passing off at one side of the discharge shute. The smaller tiraln passes through the Upper screen of the separator o to a lower one and Is deposited at the opposite op-posite side of the discharge shute. Means are thus provided for collecting anel effectively separating the grain from the i hafr and foreign matter, as well as separating the leaned grain Into grades. MECHANICAL TOY. Gives a Representation of a Bucking and Kicking Animal. Novelties In mechanical toye; jrf. R. Moves Automatically. WttyS In demand, especially those which will withstand hard usage: and are practically unbreakable. The fault with the majority Is that they are not made with such purpose In view, hut are- constructed only to present a salable sala-ble appearance. Buch however, does not seem to be the cuse in the novelty shown In the Illustration her, the Invention In-vention of a Pennsylvanlan. it consists con-sists of a horse carrying a rider, anel the whole mounted on a pair of wheels operated hy a handle. The rider is pivoted to the animal, and when the latter moves on Its pivot It Imparts automatically tin up-and-down movement move-ment to the figure of the rider, giving the natural appearance of the ahlnmal trying to dismount the rider The wire frame Is bent to form bearings for the axle and u yoke upon which the animal Is pivoted, the ends being attached at-tached to the handle. The animal Is cast In two pieces, with an extension which engages the axle The clown rider Is cast In two pieces and mounted on the nnimul so as to phut on the forward part of the animal. WASHING MACHINE. Clothing Is Thrown First to One Side and Then to the Other. An Indiana man has Improved on the iinstrm tlon of washing machines so as to render them more efficient In re-niuying re-niuying the dirt from and .leaning clothing, fine feature consists of B staggered revolving cylinder In which the clothing Is placed, tin- surfa es of whh h are crimped or corrugated so that the Clothing Is first thrown to one side and thru to the other as the cylinder cylin-der i svolves, such movement of the Clothing assisting In removing the dirt The surface Of the cylinder l Ing ridged, the i lnthlntr Is also severely rubbed. The width of th- tank Is r- -duced so that there will be- as little ipace as possible between the sides ot the tank and the sides of the cylinder This Is In order that as tin cylinder is thrown from one side to the othet Ihe water will be forced back from the fi 1 Stirs Up the Clothes. side nf the tank through perforated openings In the cylinder In each half revolution of the cylinder this will cause a rush ef the water from one side of the tank to the other through the cylinder and also ahout the clothing. CAR-DOOR FASTENER Door Is Automatically Locked, Thus Saving Considerable Time. One of the most recent Inventions Is a car-door fastener, Illustrated below, designed by an Illinois man This fastener Is autonmticall) locked upon the i losing throughout In two parts. The fustenor proper is shaped as shown In the Illustration, and swings on a pivot the first of the door, thus saving considerable time over the common method of fastening car doors. It is made of metal phtuie BhOWlng the fastener In a locked position. After swinging tie fastener over iiu- sliding door Is closed and llv fasten, r pushed along in the opening in the receiver. Who the rlo,,r has he. n clpSSjd lightly the spiliiK - atch moves Into position and prevents the fastener from being Withdrawn, To open the door the key Is Inserted In the loi k, and by turning the key the back end of the catch is I Sm 0 ill " 1 ill IP I iff u 1 li Locks the Door Automatically. f uied upward, releasing the front end from engagement with the fastener, as shown In tin- picture ObViOUBly the lock is fa si ei i. .,i automatically, when the car door Is closed tightly the fastener fast-ener is push, il Into the lock as far ns it win go, th. cati h thus being released III BUCh a position as to lock the door. It Will be lea. lllv seen thai SUCh B lock i ould be ittnched to sliding doors of a similar character. SAFETY WINDOW LOCK. Ventilation Can Be Had Without Sacrificing Security The Valtie of ventilation to health Is acknowledged by every thinking person per-son To ventilate without sacrificing security, without mutilating sashes, has been looked forward to by all bullel-ers bullel-ers and owners. Such perfection seems possible In the safety window lock Shown here, Invented hy a i hl agoan. The lock consists of a ratchet and lock, whose boll pressed by a spring, is thrust Into the depressions or ratchets and prevents the raising of the window The casing "if the lock is made of the hardest steel, and the spring of line wire. It cannot be broken by lh- use of a Jimmy, neither Is it susceptible by meahS 61 a wire, string or knife Eiveh when the glass la cut und the burglar tries to manipulate the lock thrdUgh the opi ning, he is helpless, as his arms act as a wedge between the sashi -s and prevent their movement The Bashea .an he r&lSed Or lowered a few itn hes for ventilation but even then they tire ' OoriN TBrf raors iJR ! 7 j f?"1. PI j g Keeps Out the Burglar. Safe from the burglar When it is m-deslred m-deslred to raise the sash to Its full height it Is only necessary to pull out the spring boi it locks automatically and all elanger of forgetting to fatten the vv lndriws before retiring Is thus entirely en-tirely obvla ted |