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Show I POPULAR SCIENCE r I Window-Cleaning Apparatus j Tli Im. 11H..11 lmii in the a.'(.m- ran. Ii.i .Iiiiuii it li n In '-n .llelnd T 8. ('. l.awlnr i.f ImlMih. Minn., for iia In rlranliiR tin- nnliT 'iif!ifB of win-il,.w win-il,.w l.y a 1..1-..11 i..-iiithiif frnm tha . Inpl'lr. ihu. nwii.iiim Hie i-ipfiffiira In Operated from tht Interior, cold HfMiittfi mikI i lit- iIhuk'T of fulllni Vj appuritf un i-oinintii nf ft hnrlxtn lal tnK Willi tiprttiK n( luutiMl mil pro-JiTllnit pro-JiTllnit fi"in rlilii-r mil to proM liiIiihi th nUU-n ft tin- wlii'ldW fmriiK and hmtuic a mIMuik Mm k nicnuitfd on I lit tutu- to Mi.iMrt a lever nn-tmlllns nn-tmlllns thi actum iT a vtrllral nu-in tfr. Which flrt.U ih Itulhl iun ft ml mrrli'H tin rlnin dt vl n IiihIiIii iiif v- tii-nl mi iiit In ru'trr ctml. TtiM' r tin ln(r ftu and mnnr. t.il with tlir ttlUllim rlfaurr at thn tcip Hy iitillinp nn a curd which rum over Ox piilli-y at tint kMkiw and parallel with tin 'otifrnlllng vc thn Clcniifr I lowered (nun tlir top t th bottom of tht hi U tho r turn motion U cfTTti'i! by the rnMnr rord. To put thn apimiMtuN In niM-ratton, th rtnlft am rontriM-tiMl mfll lent ly to permit per-mit rntiUk'MiH nt wltb th window frnm, ttiti window rnh trnvlni Un prfvlntml) iHlHt-d to hMnw th pnrtiiiK- of th ri-rll. Hi tnt.n. The hvr In then KmMjirtl in oik Imiid mid th rord In th oihr, iImim cum-iihr a prnMiir on the kIhhi nn tint rltiiiuT U rained arid lowered. Mttrte Sytttm In Great Britain. Tli t iilt (I H'ali roiifnil Kt'tn'ral at l4Midon forwiirdH a letter from the ftiM-relnry of the Itechnnl AmMx-liitton of KnKland on ttio miliji rt of th agitation agi-tation tint KidtiK " lir th adoption of thit metric nHtem In On at llrltaln, of which the Miiimtanrf la aa follows: - . Thero art Slut nieintiern of the Ilouaa of t'omnioita In lavor of the adoptlor. ; ixty town roiihrlln have pansed rrao lutloiiB In favor of the movement ; all the t-hamhera of itnnmereu, m-ttrly all i the hi-IxhiI hoardn, the trmlo union j and maiiv wtimini1 noHriien nri liii wltf in rtrnr; the prtmo" mfnlHtor of , th r.ont-t. lately Ui nenlon hi I .on 1 Jon. panned a remihitlon tirnlnn the j adoption of the tm-HNiue, ami the prime tnlntmer of i:tiKland la aMo very favorahlr. It Ih pmhaliin that at the next nKfluii of inirliament ti hixTouiy hill will he imM d. If Ciu B,t,i ntera fh melrlr union t m 1 I'nUed Hiuti- w 111 pi ninthly folio. Then we may h'h mt for i xih uhIm rliaoH In the miirhlne linp, antilti..'-t antilti..'-t in nl olH. r. '(- , tliroimhoill tne con tit i y and for a plenl iful vri p of lawiiuliN lemirtllikK tlthtt to lui.r that IliU rl" wht'll the illiueniiifiit of rlty .. fft are erHni d In dei'imetn a ItiMtead or In feel mid tlx hen I ho tnetilr itvatetn hue ht-en UKti In tht I'litled Ktutea itliire Hfi. Any one j who wlNliea to line It ran do no All perm m to whom It la an advantaKo already line the melrlr nvnUrn. iV!iy ahould It he forc ed down the 0 -mata nf thone to whom It Is nn advai taire? Liquid Air Power . The reaul of leHta of a lliu . air ' plant, made at Cornell iinlvernltv, re- j ported at tiie IMtttdMiiK meetliiR of the Amerhan Akho lailon for the 4,1 vatii emettt of S lem e. Imllt aleU tiuit the expenditure of one home power t ontlitnouMly for one hour reHuha In the priHltK-tlob of Jiiht enoiiKh lupild air to pro-line, If utllUeil In iM turn , an a noiiree of power. In a peifeei inn- rhliie. one home tiower for one mln- ' tite. The expet linenter adds that thu ! ttiont efficient method of iditalnlnit Ihltild air aa yet dlnrovero' ould Increase In-crease the time to only fhu mluutua. New Folding Opera Glaaaca. , . . Many iMrnona who attend the I lira tor tin not take an opera k1uh uIouk ln aiiHf It In oo much tolher to carry It artnititl owInk to Ha hulk and weiuht and It U pr dmhly Tor this reanon thut V ' m Toldir g Winya Incloaa the Rear Lena. t lliun In u li iii, If i'lr. arfli ill Hie . nhiH ith n t'!i- utilrfH . . i with tht ' a n . v ii. i li n a hi.ii-s ii'ct'inly ; -: I In T.n ll llulniill nl llm ri 1 " ' a I :t' i'unii, nn IHiimU iiI'iiii ..I III. Ill ti-nuiin Im-Iiik -Ii.iiii I. r. vMlh , ' It Wlllllll f..l. HVMI , II'IIIIU' tl"l' ? II. i' iifw .'I i . i in, I 'i' iv .1.1.- i, Ikln ninl Int. I ii! in l 'i ... i t' i l u i 1 t)i I.,. . in ; I m t . I. I i;n In j niiiwiili i,. ,. hi . Tl i' lilt II .if i lint.K nil mi' with li-utli.r r j "iin" null ml. . t. i.i I v illi the pro- i ' i j. iui(t ili -a Iiiiii:ci I.i Ih- ry ll- i an.) ailiiinnl to n..Ti or rl..o a. mr.l ' ink to hIiwIi.t tin. i.l.).liw iifv I a p.mlll.111 imriilli l nr p. t p. mliriilnr In . thn lilllli.' nf tin. I li 1 1 . 1 in r , t A lint ' Inn on llm Hit.- ..f Hi.- .- in..vl.l ' mnnna for tllllni! the rlmtl hl.h ar-; ar-; rlca thn ili... llv. ni ti u-uiil n'l Juki ItiK mrrw .n.). l i!m .--fl' uritll tho Iniiiriiiiii'iii Ih in in.irr Iim 114 for the umt To rtoi..- II,.- tv, 11 l.i - tlv.- annum an-num .1 Dal. tin- ln;: I..I l.-.l tnK.-lli.-r anil tin- n.-..-i-.. on) ru. ti-il limi.ln Hi" I.-...J.- IIiik nhli l ! Llflht In the C-r.an Drplha. Th.il Hu m I. a ....-tii.n! Ilclit In tlif tvcnr f .l.-plhi. lr h miiiiI Hi" liolnl wlior.. Iim w.lnr rn . . .in i.-n.-iiiil.'. I ulii.wn l.y tin- In. t 11 11 aiilinala hm-Imnn hm-Imnn foimil Hi...- i .ipiililc ol iiriiilin I rial llinlr lion lll-lil 'I'll'" l m 'I Homo tlnma l.y .h.l-"r. '-nl h.-i r.'ll.ilii vhlrb riiv.T ih- '-'' of tli- animal ami infn.-tlni'-M l.v .lii.rlv ili-hni-'l atiit I.H allir.-il vIhiiiiI in w in. Th.. pl-tur of an. h an animal h- 1- ln.wn. r.-.r. iliM-nd from I'.ii.: - 1 1 in hi li .ti . la of a polllpn rant-lit In II. - Anl.ir.llr o.-nn at d.-ulll ul I :.' nn-l.-ri., ninl plmto ltmpli.il on l"..:r! of Ihr l-nnitilp Vnl.llvla llnninl.i.l-l. nfi.-r lln .-niituir until of ll.i- Cup. ol C..1.I II. .p". h- n j ll. liimlno'ln .11 1' 1 1. m K'lll .'llil'l.'il lll'llt I I'h.-a.- . ri-.tni hi.- In-rntv four In nnin I linr. mm.- lorinltil' a ir.iwn abound Ihr rra. whllo otl..-ir titr p'lii -.1 on thr nlral lin n ami on Dm nriiia. thr Unlit rarvlnit honi Hi - v ml lo purr hlir. Ka.ll IlKht n.ii-i'li. of xn.nll mp rov.-ii'.l ii:i a l.i.i. k iiliin. pt and r-covrrnl r-covrrnl with a itminirin-nt Irna. Optometer. Th J-hi-Ii ik Clr.iiliir lima ilr (rllma a no nilom. t.T, riM-mtlx pat antnl: "In an oplotn.-trr. thr ronililnatlon 1 ' itii m aiitiportma- rram. or a disk pi- uLril rrntinlly Ihrr.-tn anil pn.vlil.-d wltb H'lia holilrrii. anlit fratne bvlnr ptnvlil.-.t with aiinw havlnit liincllii.li-; liincllii.li-; lift.1 r'nlM liH-nlrtl liryonil lti Mrlphrrv : til Ihr lik. nnil l.-tn. holtl.-ra. Iiavlnx . wri' thr. ail-tl Mh.inka proj.-rlina I tin. mull nulil alt. ti. inn: provliloil with Kitpiitn. It la Ihr Invnitlnu of til 1 iril fhirli. Hiltltiuw. Ml. h." ! Fall of Meteorite. I I.. Kl.-trln-r. F. A. S.. Ki.-a In Nil ,11111. 1111 iii . limit of a tn.-t.'ortr xlon- lili h Ml ui I'm..--lull. ' 1 11 111 1 1 ti. al 1 ; I. .1 1 1 1 1 1 . w.-.t of lli-llil.t. oil Si-pt. l:i ht TIiIh III. I.1.1 II- i-l I In iiny uhlrh 1. 111. tull.-ii In Hi mini for i-l-.hl lilnr i-iim. It In kImi hiru-r I lilt 11 any whli ti Inia lull. -11 111 Kimli.ii l Mltll'l. 171 I. A tllIHO of IWt'llI) 01, l y.-ara r.'L-i.'..-ntH tin tllni. aim. liny 111-h i.rlK 'mil in... I. .inly .l.-.i -:i, I, -, nl II r will of llrltaln. a il In li-laml it m If no im li vlnlittnt Iihn In-.. ti r.'f-oril .J for llilrly aovrti v.ara. Mr. Will krr. on wn.1.1. faun 1 lit. in.-l In f-H .n-. 1. iliul ma linn. wu. hot wli.n It latiilml. ami f-tt hoi for at It-itM nn hour thti.Hitii- Thi lull wan ai-.-om luinl-. h, a nolhi .'onipiii-il 1.1 tht-lni-litiK uf a liollor. A .'hunt of i!ut nliovi.'il wh.-rr tho nl. in- I111.I rnlori-.l th- aroiinil. ami l.y nhl nl a hpii.l. It wan -vi in. n .l In. 111 n il-plh of a foot no. I a lull' A iil.liiiioiiH o.lor nn' ; p.t. -ivi .l in tho lii-nr v I. lull -. ami j tin nnli.1- niit.l. li v III. iti'ionatlon win. , h.'itr a ilutuu.-f of thtrtorn nill-a I Itoiti Cr-...lilll Econiimlcal Food for Horaea. . Thr Otntilhua .-.nnpany of I'utla 1 nialnlalna a liiliiiiattiiy In whh li .pica lion, lll.r Iliul nf nlilalnlliK ii.iin.iiiy 1 In f.'.illiia hor.ia an attiili.-. Th. Ih-ht ninniiK.-rt of tho .-otnpiiny nar.l ..lily ha), oula unit atraw aa f.Hiil. Inir- ' ItiK r.-.-rnt .niH thr rati. .11 haa 1 11 mUi'il with hoi ni'li.-iina. lo.-ilflt li.'ttna. oilrilUi. ot.- . ami tin. pi'l.-r of ilia ilatly railon ha. I..i-n thua tlinlnlHh.'.l Ii.iiii marly I li 1 -. hum-a In almut I I Mo fium a. Ill 1 N tin mat waa I alioiil : 'I Iii hum a; In lsi.7. : K 10; in IN7S '.'in; In ihk'i. ami In tuoil I Kin frnm-a. III. fooil la ili.ippnl ami itiortiiiutily mt..il hofor. iinIiik Maaa of the Rlnga of Saturn. L Thi inaHN of thr rhi'-.a of Siiturn I waa nri.1 ilit.rnilnr.l liy lit-Harl in !.i j yoar Ih:II hy ol.arrvniluiiN on tlir j motion of Ttluu. Saturn a lan;i'l MIII'llll. 'I'.II' lll lllOll l-lliplOU . v.11. an apiiinxliiiiiti- iiiti.s whiili wii.-- ,1.) , mill. -.Hi loo Iiiiki' TI.Ki'iiiii.l. I.i 11 .llll.-i.it n-llinil oliiiiliii-il lln- 1-,-iilt thai I I.- nn-. nt the riiiu. wn. to linn nl llu- plui.-i 11 h I to '..'.i I'rof -..1-h Hull 111 th.- A-inn 1I1 nl .lour mil No .'' 1 .1 it nl iim 11 miii h .mull, r ; ;.'iu. i.aiii.'ly I 1.1 T.ivi:' Tina urns 1. 1.. I..- llillkh !.) Inothil.lr 1 1 . it t . I ' I'lUl. !l NIIIM. I III lll.ll I I t.Mi 1 i. 1 |
