Show M L a nd c an ks widen ng rig rad us of action by the del system for the propulsion of ships it Is claimed as the result ot of recent trials that the weight and cost of machinery will be reduced one fifth on an engine of 1000 1 indicated horse power and the weight of the fuel will be 14 to 15 per cent less or with an equal weight the ra ilus of action of the ship may be in creased from 25 to 27 per cent in III thia this system the power Is gener generated d by internal combustion engine driving a generator and an electric motor Is arranged in the same line as the shafting and also the screw propeller for ordinary speeds to avoid the of electromechanical electro mechanical transmits tran i slon the screw is driven direct by the engine the whole system being inter connected by means of elect electro mag betle clutches when elow slow speed or reversing is required the clutches are disconnected and the screw worked by motor supplied with current from the generator helps the fruit gatherer the harvesting of the fruit of the tree or vine Is an exceedingly delicate performance for the reason that the man engaged in this occupation must mus have several things on his mind at the same time during the perform ance first of all he must have a care to bis his own safety as he moves a among mong the loaded boughs of the tree and next he must see that the fruit is not damaged in the process of pick ing by rough handling or by falling fruit which has been damaged in this manner falls to command anything like the price which may be secured tor for the more perfect specimens when it comes to disposing of the product at market the little device which has just been brought out with the view of as the fruit picker Is shown here 4 with and any one who hae has bad had any experience on the farm will readily recognize the value of some such de 10 vice with this it is impossible to per mit the fruit to slip from one a hand band and at the same time it is possible to gather a greater amount of fruit than could be done otherwise the apparatus is exceedingly sim slin pie and consists mainly of a pair ot of blades working much like the familiar grass shears except that they are smaller and more suited tor for cutting a tough stem than the longer shears would be the outer edges of the blades carry a bag which Is designed to hang below the metal and as the stem is severed the fruit will drop into the bag without any possibility of damage this enables the picking to be conducted with one band while the other may be used tor for hanging on to limbs and it will be readily seen that the field of labor of the fruit picker is greatly extended autos for french postmen parisian postmen are soon to ri ride de in their automobiles and not only be grand but rapid it is intended to run the wagons between the central post office and the different branch offices in the city some of the latter are located at a considerable distance the new postal cars are operated by ac the total weight of the car is 2 4 tons and the batteries fig ure for 1300 pounds the motor Is placed in the center of the truck and drives the rear axle by chain gearing the box which forms the body of the car Is iq considerably larger than before it carries a net load of 1400 1 pounds it Is expected to run at a speed of fit teen miles an hour within the city but the cars have been tested as high as twenty five miles an hour of the fit teen cars which are to be put in ice twelve will operate regular and three will serve as relays A charging station containing the latest aepli ances has been installed in the cen aral ral post postoffice office building large X ray apparatus what is claimed to be the largest complete xray kray apparatus ever con strutted strict ted ed in the united states has just been completed by the carstarphen el atric company of denver the ma chine will be put in the phipps agnes memorial sanatorium at montclair the apparatus cabinet colls coils and all occupy about the same space in a room as an upright piano at the coll coil end of the cabinet there is a con trolling switchboard the dynamo and coils are all neatly in the cabinet only a small part of the dell cate and intricate machinery being visible the sparkers or photograph producing points work perfectly twenty seven inches apart As the machine has a capacity of 50 volts to the square inch jt Is possible to at tain a current of 1000 voltage enabling the operators to take a photograph through an ordinary wooden wall it if necessary for runaway horses safety reins for runaway horses Is an austrian austrians s invention two small rollers can by means of the reins be made to press against the horse s windpipe when desired the animal must stop at once for want of breath criticism first hog it is singular that those young lambs have so little sense second hog ilog very it is shocking to see them wasting time in idle triv clity when n it might be devoted to eat ins ing |