Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-04-25
SOME RECENT INVENTIONS

1uS cdr 1Tdu1e 10 enlarge IL, so IL can De
used for a church or theater, a num-
Der of chains and gears being attached
to a central shaft which is turned by a
crank to open and close the car. q
Strings are done away with in a new
shoe fastening, which has a series of
clips slidably attached to the edges of
the shoe upper and fastened to a tongue
which is pulled upward to draw the clips
along and bring the edges together, the
reverse motion sliding all the clips down
toward the toe and releasing the foot.
A Scotchman has latcrted an ap-
paratus for automatically closing bulk
head do1rs on ships to prevent their
sinking after a collision, n cylinder be-
ing placed at each doorway to operate
a piston, which draws the door shut,
the fluid which operates the piston be-
ing forced into the cylinder by turning
an electric switch, which opens the
steam valve and starts the pump.
In a new monkey wrench a series of
teeth are formed inside the handle to
engage teeth on the sliding member
which carries the Adjustable jaw, a lever
being used to throw the two sets of
teeth into connection after the jaws are
set. This wrench can be instantly al
tered for large OF small nuts without
screwing the jaw into position.
Burglar-proof doors which are to be
usedforexpressa and mail cars are mount
ed on a track inside the car and attached
to the outside door, so that when the
latter is pushed open the steel door
slides into position. The door forms two
sides of a triangle, giving a view both
up and down the track, and has slots in
it to admit a gun or revolver.
In a new river dredging machine a rail
is set on each side of the stream or in it's
bed on. opposite sides of the channel to
be excayated to support a truss which
carries an endless chain of buckets re-
volved by an engine, to .%eXcavate the
earth and deposit on the bank or in
scows, the truss being raised or lowered
to the proper position to reach the dirt.
Mnde of Chicken Skin and Worn mt
Night in the Sixteenth Century.
The wearing of gloves is q more an
Gent custom than it is generally
thought to be. Homer speaks of gloves
and tells Of one who wore them to pro-
ANS Nv VIII "OIhluH IL IlS gar
den,i says the New York Tribune. The
use OF some coverings for the hands
was known to the ancient Persians and
Old Testament writer's also mention
them. They were in such common use
among the Romans that they were worn
even in"the wild country blythe Britons.
st. Anne, the mother of the Virgin
Mary. was. 1t has been said. q knitter
and manufacturer Of gloves. for which
reason the Plove-makers Of France long
ago made her their patron saint. At
one time gloves had a certain meaning
attached to them, and were chosen to
show the character or OCCUPATION ofthe
wearer. There are records of gloves
being ordered for "gTave and spiritual
men," About this time. the. sixteenth
century, gloves made Of chickens skins
were used by both men and women for
whitening the hands and were worn at
hight.
REFLECTIONS Cr A BACHELOR.
Most girls are hero worshipers till
they meet one. ! z
Probably the most unhappy girl in,
the world is the one whose teeth ache
every time she eats candy.
A girl always comes away from q
house party with either a terrible quar-
1el Or an idea for u new waist.
Any man will admit that he can't
make bread, but no woma will admit
that she can't understand politics.
A mother would sometimes do better
il she spent less time teaching her
daughter when she ought to be a lady
ind more time teaching her when she
ought to be q woman.
When q man secs his wife really
angry he SAYS it IL foolish TO lose her
temper like that; when he gets the
same way himself he says there is n
point where patience ceases TO be a
virtue.-N. Y. Press,