| Show patent picture hanger Is the fundamental law ot ign judged this standard alone picture hanger shown Is probably liott a worthy peer but from an betic viewpoint the critics may be ined to think that the design still es much to be desired this hang s intended to insure a horizontal ot the p frame when ift and to facilitate the operation hanging and adjustment andr ny conditions as in art shops are presumably tl e pictures on line have to be frequently aged and where it Is necessary remove them from the wall tie antii tor inspection in differ eitl its etc a hanger that will admit ready adjustment as to height in e stability ot the hung irame anal mit the frame to be removed son grasping it is a treasure in id rhe illustration shows a hanger ch combines all these features e hook adapted to engage an ry picture mold ng ts made of sheet tal and of sufficient to an e broad bi earing to avoid tipping the hook are attaches antly two suspension rods adapted diverge from ohp same at different diff crent agles these members are of corn site construction tte upper sec n consists of a length of wire ter aaning in a miok this is joined a second leneth prefer ly of flat metal beat at its per end to fan m a cylinder or ear 0 the orifice of which the wire Is ased in this ear are several open gs which re ive the ados at the picture hanger nd of the wire sections thus effect ig an adjustment of the length of ie hanger the lower sheet metal lember Is independently adjustable reason of a pivoted lower section arming an elbow joint which permits t considerable latitude in the adjust lent of the aggregate length of the anger As the hanger forms a more less rigid whole its use a frame to be readily hung on r removed from the wall without the ss istance of a stepladder fold ng chair for theaters the chairs commonly used in thea rs and auditoriums do not permit of ie rapid emptying of kneir occupants ie only egress being in a tra arse direction resulting by the im congestion of the entirely too contracted aisles the object of a re invention is to provide a chair aich will materially enable the pub c to escape promptly in case of fire r emergency side frames of the hairs are placed in rows and parallel each other each of which serves the attachment of a folding seat nd a back when not in use the hinged seat is turned up alongside ine ide frame the hinged back loses in next to it A spring engages alth the edge of the back preventing t from accidentally dropping the eat being folded toward the back he latter is free from connection ath the next side frame thus afford ig numerous comparatively free pas it is possible though not desirable esi rable by employing this style of hair to entirely dispense with the and side passages or aisles measures so I 1 temperature A new desert botanical laboratory as recently been established at tuc on ariz A most noyel device at the ab oratory Is an instrument for regis ering the temperature of the soil his device was invented by dr D T macdougal lac Dougal of the advisory board who as been spending some time at tuc on A copper tube connects the in trumont with a copper cylinder buried a the ground on a disc which makes revolution once a week operated by toc kwork a pen registers the tern lera ture of th soil for every hour and a nute in the day and week one of hese records is being taken at the lew york botanical gardens and nother at the tropical botanical lab oratory established in jamaica last uly it has been found that the tern lera ture of the soil between day and light varies one degree in new york nd five in arizona the newest explosive the latest in explosives Is powdered mixed with nitrate of am nonia and put upon the market under he name of ammonal this elpio ive Is said to be one of the surest ind safest known as it cannot be exploded by friction or blow while containing all requisites of in explosive metal industry an appropriate bridal gift the newest thing tor a girl to give 0 o a friend about to be married Is a set this consists of a corset aag for the corset a bag and bow to lip into the low bust corset and a 1 of ribbon bands to hold a set of underwear A dainta one seen recently was ot ale pink satin ribbon embroidered with forget me bots nots and had the monogram of the bride to be on each piece the bodice bag and bow was a unique arrangement which was made to slip into the corset length wise instead of crosswise it had a compartment for money and mother tor jewelry A separate piece of satin shirred around the top like a frill made a pocket tor the powder puff and also made a corset choi when drawn up |
