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The open gnu and fen i rs aid stove fronts th-ii hare teen Iml ar rice during the wiuler prove e dally dlaireaslng lo the careful ewlfe when thoughts of the taming prlt reuurillon seem to Impart in exirs thanlilneae The old methods of lh t-Ing t-Ing with var'nut retmlliins in te form of aline palish liavij verv little iffe. t on ihe redtened ami nnmhenel iiirfiicci how tu give them n goed ih nlng bltrk polish that will last It the question l-very houeew'fe ahould kno that, one pint of laphaltum, tbornugalyl rnlied with a gill Of turpentln at4 applied with a paintbrush to these. ratet fronts nderx, or any elmllef Iron anhatance will give the shlnltf appeasii that they woro when new This amount of the mixture will palat live grate and belongings, also its kitchen stove It will list Just aa Irnit and will give exactly tbe appejraiicc thai each had when new It la ercured at a trifling cost, and la so easily applied ap-plied that thlt work will prove one of tho most satisfactory duties ot the spring renovating Vtnmlrra if Ibe llleaee llee. t)r John II Bmllh, wrltlnc In I'opu-Isr I'opu-Isr Sclenic, gltet tbo name of 'differ bee ' to u blue green bte hating a metallic me-tallic thren which may be teen flitting flit-ting about sandy placet during ths first heats of May Willi the all of liquid plaster of I'arls poured lnlo the boles that It nukes In the ground, he has followed the bee tbrouch n eoa- derful ruuiae of digging The vork Is all dune by females, and Us prlniry object Is lo provide protected relli la which the young are bred. The bee make a tunnel n quarter ot nn lish In dla-neter whlih, after alartlng lev n few Indies nn n slope, runs umljst iIohii Into the ground At the depth of a foot or moro short lateral tunnels aro driven, and at tho endt of iveM are farmed the breeding relit Having Hav-ing provided for her young, the bee "continues to dig, down and yet far-ther far-ther down, until tho It four ful or even more beneath tho surface dying dy-ing from sheer exhaustion about lie time her first progeny begin to nuts their way to the surface" Dulre l.i IM-ale damn t In heavy and tossy weather 11 li very difficult for the captains ill pilots of ships to ascertain the direction direc-tion from which lbs sounds ot Ut whistles bells nnd other signals n unlets thcro Is sonic special ilivlcefor .nldlng,Jni:lwo,k,,M,",' 'awph 'BchmltT ot Canada has InveottV tbe I apparatus hero Illustrated, its so aid I In the (.ultectlon uf the sound sal hi eating the point ot the compiM from whl( b the tuundt tnmnaie Jotmutcd In a sullnblo bearing on ths tp o' tho rasing Is n ronlral sound rtfilrer which ran bo turned to all potiti ot the compass by n irunk within reach of the operator The auund unti nro transmllled through the nuettlug pipe to tho pair ot ear tuber. It la easy to seo that when tho Inmost la turned In an opposite dim tlon (torn that of the sou'ida that tin y ifll bo taint, but ns It Is revolved tovul the signal the Inntrununt ol i ti note w nvet and the sound Hi. nut, md with a little prnitke the Incatlsa can bo fixed urmratel) tn tuliinmt lie Tn lley j A Trench Inventor has (nolkd one of tbe chief dllltculilea In the use of tho trolley s)sttm for the propulilon ot carriage nut running n rails by mnklng an automobile trolley which, while serving to loiineet tho cirrltce with the overhead wires Is Itself pro-pelled pro-pelled by the electric current under control nt the driver ot tho carrlite, to that It keeps step with the eirrlaie and no strsln Is exerted upon tbe connecting con-necting wire When connected wna wires In the ordlnar) way a evrtatt) that Is freo to move from side to aide of tbe road drags Its trolley after It, and In consequence the connection U frequently broken C. llpe line tn DUtrlbuU roer The attention ot electrical enttneeri hna been attracted to the proipectlrt lisn of the gas engine an a vast Kilt for the generation and transmission ol power Mr George Westlnghsma b,. Itevea that n great saving ot extents is enmparr with present roetbodi vuitld rew'i from the distribution ot git generttsd tt central points md conveyed In plpee along the lines ol railways lor the operstlon of gas engines en-gines Lnd electric generators lis auggrati the Installation of auch a ays-tern ays-tern In connection with the electrical equipment of railways especially metropolitan met-ropolitan and suburban lines, and also the use of fuel ga nnd gas englnti tn supply light and power fur tbt whole of Mnnlnttan Island. MORSE TIB FOIt 8TADLC3, Horsemen will appreciate the devlct pictured lu the accompanying cut, thi object ot the Invention belig to rcduci to n minimum the liability of gottlnn the animal's Net tangled up In the tethering rope, and alto to keep Urn rope nut ot the way while the animal It rating, liy meant ot a specially constructed halter the connection Is made on the upper Instead nf tho tin der side of tho note strep, and the Ho extends to a point level or above the nnlmals head The Invention also Include nn arrangement for taking up the slack In tho rope without In any way pulling on tho halter sufficiently suffi-ciently In anno) tho animal Ihe rope la passed through tin front ot Ihe manger, resting on a pulley, which may be adjusted to any desired height, and n small weight It attached to tho outer end, which It tnlllclent to bold tho ropj laut, no mattir In what position tha animal puta bit h(ad A patent on tha device hat been granted to William II, Unrlrum ot Kngland i Imiil Turret nn t Thnitlr-Mnrin. scientific explanation ot the connection con-nection between Imposing masses of cumulus cluiidt, piled up In nsplrlng blto turrets which aro popularly called "thunder heads," nnd tho np-proach np-proach ot n thunder storm Is offered In . a rcct report on cloud studies nt tbe 1 lllua lllll observatory. It appears ' that the form of cloud railed turrcted I cumulus Is must common when there Is a rapid vertical dccreiso ot torn-I torn-I erature In tbo upper air, combined with heating nt tbe ground, which favors fa-vors the nsecnt of columns of nlr to great heights and this Is, at the aame time, a condition favorablo to thunder storms Itcrrnt lureulltna. For use in painting signs a lettering letter-ing guldo his been patented, comprising compris-ing n pair of rulen Joined by adjutt-nblo adjutt-nblo clamps, which allow one ruler, thus Indicating tbo slant of tile edge of each letter. In an Improved washing raacblno two Independent arms nro pivoted at tbo center ot tho caver, with perforated perfor-ated beaters secured to tho tnnor endt ot tho arms, the later being grnsped one In each bands and operated Independently Inde-pendently to beat tho clothot Tailors rnu utlllto an Improved measuring clevlco, patented by a (ler-man, (ler-man, n tape being placed across tbo shoulders tn pass under the arms and Join at tho back, wltb tapes suspended nt either tldo to support n belt, which Is adjusted at the waist or chest lino for taking measurements An Ohio man has patented an Improved Im-proved trojsert guard which will not fall off from the auklc, having n locking lock-ing device attached to tbe endt to lock tho guard In placo, n tlotted head being formed on ono end, with a spring catch which engage a T head on the other end ot the guard A Maryland man has designed an Improvement In hair curlers, by which tho heating apparatus Is contained la tho handle, the latter being hollow and provided at the Inner mil with n wick, tho flnrao passing up through tho hollow tube which forma the body nf llio curler, to heat It from the tn-' tn-' tcrlor. Water pipes can be scoured and cleaned by a new German apparatus, which Is composed ot two globular floats to fit tbe Interior of the plpo. carrying between them n toothed temper which engages tho tides aa tha floatt nro forced through by the action of tho water lly the uae ot a now door-holding , dovlco tho knob It provonted from turning until releaatd on the inalde and the door can be held In any poal-tlon, poal-tlon, a rod being secured to tho upper edge of the door and connected at ont end with n crank arm on the knob spindle, tbo other end operaUng a clutch on the door casing All Thai Was NoMe.srr. "Pa, I made a nice speech when I gave m' teacher thoae flowers." "What did you tay, Tommy?" "Well, pa, when I handed 'em to her 1 made a bow an' then, pa, I ttldt 'Mrs. Jonea. t m me I' you' "Indian-spoils "Indian-spoils Journal, |
