Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-09-21
NEVADA INVENTIONS.
Remarkable and Valuable Novel.
ties. Lik 10 AstOnish

From the Virginia. ,xev.l Chronicle. ,

from the Virginia, New Chronicle.
One OF the most astonishing and at
trarrivr features nf the French expo.
SITInu i the department occupied 10y
\ mexican inventors. Dur.ig the
past fi5jv years the geniu, and III
%.rHuit, of American inventors have
more than h~pt pace with the pro-
gr~-- elsewhere. y though perhaps
not - ]prufpuu,i III phiI"s piIcai re-
~rr,rri, ~ the French aui German.
ne A'uerictn ~IurentOr has proved
more pra-ticu aut thorough. and to-
day tine triumph Of ms brain and
Haui l. lgrrt cllis the basis of tar
worlds manufacture and
IHc puiS ,IIun~ 81 our mighty tngIic-
beat the mad wave -! every sc and
IL .ea5-ie-s hum OF American ma
cnInrry ~inIteS alike The sweilerIng
4 m~o-pherr of the tropics aud the
colt wImds OF the tr gid Erue. Tne
g-u.u- OF Allison i nuw Ii Ing the
ADr,d with wonder aud delight, Yet
I the same time there are wants
" tich vet call Tor the ~prufnuIdcst
Ia ~ OF TIA. inventive brain. There
dos, not exist III AHncrlCt to-day 81
single DEVICE bE which q man can
Up-n "a can OF tonat res without strip
pIug u patch vi fish of his hand the
-IZ: of Il - cent piece, or ripping
open the seat Of hI> ue-t pautaiOOns.
IA-rc are, however,, men on the
tDIustuCk who are constantly at work
upon difficult probiems III mechanics.
Frank O-bItOn has just filed y
cavrat for u combined butter Churu
aud accordion The cream Is placed
i'll the lower portion OF the accord
ion, and while the player is drawing
sweet Spirit, Hear Ny Prayer out
of the Instrument, wooden attach
meut to tie keys are Churnlng the
butter. By the tlmc the opera OF
Fra Diavolo" is played through
(omittlns the choru-c-) the butter
aud the police may be looked for.
Tue combined prayer book aud
card-ca>e is a unique invention by
Mr.. A. ID. Bender. 1t is quite simple
but effective i'll construction. 1t Is Il
box mac in the form of u prayer
book and of the proper size to hold
a pack of cards. 1t can be carried in
the hand on Sunday morning, and at
the same time Is indispensable at a
evening party. The automatic adj
Unstable back-tiap with the seif-feed-
ing adjustable bed plate. Is H vast
Improvement on all other attempts
at the same line and combines piety
with business.
The bed-bug crusher is q very use
:ul invention by the keeper of a y
street lodging house. 1t is fully ca
pabie OF performing the work as
signed. The motive power operates
on II lever and fly wheel. 1t is a four
horse power machine, and "a bed-bug
IS crushed to pieces when once III its
Embrace with the greatest ease. The
proprietOrs of the BiUke or crusher
nave eijpined the sale, however, AS
they consider it an Infringement OH
their patent.
\ T. street salOOn-keeper has in
vented Il beergliss which, while aD-
penriug quite large on the outside.
has Il big bulge III the bottom which
lakes up halt the glass. The bulge
i made of frosted glass aud has the
appearance OF foam. Thus the con-
sumner pay Is cent for half a glass
OF beer aud i. no wiser. This iuven-
non Is destined to U quite pop
ular with vendors OF beer.
4. ley lead and nickle half dollar
Ia been devised by a Comstock phil
aItl:upist to distribute among the
| pour. Trainps, Migrants and bum
mcr- CaG be furnished with the bogus
money, which is such a close imilu-
tiun OF the original that the differ
cnrr can not be detected. They can
ur hai al 81 a gross.
The "NpGO-Ivc boOt-jick is an ill.,
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