The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-18

observations Concerning New Inventions.
Most OF the red lanterns used parades during the
Harrison Cleveland contest in 1899 now serve as red.
light signals of obstruction over the subways which are
building up town.
But twenty.six persons were arrested for vagrancy
last year in the entre annexed district which extends
from III. Harlem River to YonkerS and contains
population OF s5,Uoo.
A Rochester man has invented an alarm clock which
besides ringing the hour has an attachment which
Lights the IRE in tho stove.
company has been established to guarantee deposI.
tors in national. State, and savings banks and trust
companies against loss by OF the Suspension or
failure Of institutions in which those
may have thor deposits. In case OF the suspension or
failure OF such institution IN when the party guar.
Antced has money on deposit, tho company upon re-.
ceyng evidence of that fact and trausfor OF tho
Claim with powor OF attorney TO collect pays the full
amount due tha guaranteed BY tho insOvent nstItu.
ton. Tho ratos are follows: For any amount no.
exceeding $500, 81 per year; for any amount not tx
8 o. $50 perysHr; for any amount not exceeding
1898 sgsRst '"T s"a So 70, sTS %daY""
has been incorporated less than ayeAr
Tho little Guarantee and Trust Company has put in
operation system for tho animal registering OF proD
ery against tho assessments of all kinds. The charge
the uniform So. person who pays taxes on tho
7ng house through change or error Of tn. ward
l. Ibers hnds himself confronted making q sal or
executing mortgage with long bill for the principal
and interest Of an that he never heard o.
with OF water rates which he did not yet
bill for Tho system oOVateS all that for thor.
ough search Is renewed each year and tho patron is
practically insured against fraud neglect in
charging or in paying any tax aSssssmsnt water rate
penalty imposed upon the property for - city
1t remarked by the ConmerciII adu,rJer that the
clerical citizens movement has accepted as its only
motto Honesty In tho discharge of public duties on
Thursday last 1t appears C)mm,rchH reporter called
Mr. Pegk ham nd sEed for Of
mittees appointed which 1t was sad had already been
made up Mr., pecLhAndsnisd that the committees had
formed yet but they appeared In the morning
pApeTG tho day. The citizens motto Is useful
one says tho (o@mercdL ITO practise IN personal As
we'll 40 public affAirA"
dificulty with which hotel keepers, housshodsrs.
and transient dodgers have had unavsinG TO contend
has been tho and readiness with which thieves
could enter unOccupsd by tho forcing OF lock
or the displacement OF Eey. There has recsuty been
nut upon tho what called the automatic key
sscutcheon, which mech anioa cOnriyance designed
to make the burglars lot most unhappy one Tho oh
ect the escutchSon to securely hold the key In tho
door whom locked thereby preventing its being shaken
out or removed with skeleton key The burglar who
attempts the key from the door that he may
insert skeleton from the puside is bahod by this
trivance which besides furnishing thg security prevents
the koy from being lost or mslRd, II remaining in the
door when not In use Tho introduction OF the auto
matte eSouchOon will hn sad blow 10 the oaYSsdrOp
per for closes tightly the aperture The eGcuthsOhS
made OF bronze aud jGpAhnod IRON arc easily con
nected and weigh no more than SILVER Hado dollar
Here are few OF the words among those be
ginning with A. which appear IN the latest edISn OF
WsbsIorS Dictionary Agnostio, AnnihiationmL al.
tvPo 1stEmAtsm, AHophm' aiomiclIy' after glow
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