The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-10

record may be translated into the COM
mon notation.
Music boxes nowadays are made IN all
sorts OF queer shapes. The glass water
bottle on the dinner table plays a tune
while the guest fills his lumber. The
cigar holder becomes tuneul when a
match is struck upon II. Toilet sets
have music boxes concealed In them
Fruit plates. on being placed upon the
festive board. start ~ with jlss ano
valtzes. Photograph albums become mar
mOniOus when opened. Clocks instead OF
striking, emit operate fragments every
hour Artificial singing BIRDS. run ~
clockwork with below and whistle, caroi
melOdiously one may buy an lmltauoh
canary, robin or nightingale In a Gaze.
Music boxes run air the way from ~ Genus
up to 81 90 for complete orchestra IN
box, with reeds, bells and rolling drums
One sort WILL play any number Of operas.
the music being fed 20 the machine III
the shape OF n perforated strip.
Patents have been granted FOR making
Innumerabe queer things out OF paper
such as carpets, electric conduits, lead
pencils roofing material, car wheels, boats
pals. collins. brushes and combs. Mat
tresses are manufactured out OF paper
pulp and ordinary sponge, springs Delns
embedded in the composition. a clolh
paper for bank notes has been invented
the notion being TO render such money
less perishable and more diHlcult ~
counterfeit Paper is used no"adays lOr
architectural decorations interior anu -
terror. Cornices, panels and frlezes are
nodded out Of the pulp. Paper colars'
which used 10 be produced IN such fnol
nous numbers. seem 10 nave gone OUT OF
fashion. Only the other day n -lo ,l
ing person with a grirsack' att'i 49,,
dering I'D and down PennsyEahta 49,
for a long time, walked into the heuvPo.l
80. ho,ei and addressing the clerk, re-
marked: .,,, have been
N ffty stores, and not one paper coLiar
could / get. What do you wear he'9
one of the most successful OF recent
tnventions is a process for making atei-
nciaI straws out OF paper ioI " 80,
led beverages. Everybody knows ' ma,
real straws are apt 70 he deceive, a "a
me initafions are always satisfactory anu
oa,,ar fsii 10 draw After they are rolleu,
,bsv are treated with paraiilne, 70 Ien sre,
tbero wat4r-tignt and non-aDsoroent, ci,-
same patent covers moutnpleCes "a a. a
arettes, which are MANUFACTURER
similar fashion. ard coll
Nad.l. are made out OF paper ah1 cigar
MsoAIs ,ny.ts silver or bronze. ia.
orsu ors manufactured from the e s,ivs
po.,sr,J favored with cedar Oh " ,.l.
them the customary smell. hony NV in
graph poles Of paper pup w ats silieste OF
y vennSn 10 preserve them. The making in
pon.r Rags is an enormous lnuu h,s,
ms country. Four biilions OF s png year.
ar, used in the United bta.e ,urn. out
6f these the Paper Bag trust so' pro-
s,xtv.nye per cent. Not long as .sx,tth.
COS. was devised by which th.e .,ysd in
80, ,nch OF material could pe cso,,n,
~, y, a" cniiinr OF each bag. on tnis a.S o,,,ns
he trms, Obtained a compete ~ co.t
q %seslp ss7 &: s sa,t i gesr By that
Du. i" .conomy Of thres-sighths OF an
snnh VS. 5000. one machine ior sn go
INC inch n.n.r bass will cut ana nnisn ~"
bags bag day fhs business Of 4s. en-
:, i mn. are cut. printed. summed ana
seiSad nv the same machine. g..
Wany strange materials are utilized LOT
~~per. one Of these - peanut
ahni,s Tobacco stems are reduced 20
nnin and made into paper that Is stained
Moved Tor cigarette wrappers and Tor
wwrsnners and Alters OF cheap cigars.
one Of the oldest inventions recorded
at the patent once 10 a sort of gun In
ENDED 10 be nxed upon the head OF q
steer that II to be slaughtered. The
stroke Of q hammer on a pin fires . cart
rtdEe and discharges . bullet into ths
rain OF the animal. II 10 almost Noise
ess and dAAth y instantansouA ThAra