The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-02
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Holes can le dug 900 frozen oar,h with
q new boring Implement which N.s iHu.a
extending down to tue uu ot tna D0r.N
10 receive heated air or nu.d to GOA"
the earth.
Pencils can bo securely held in 900
ordinary pocket by a handy ncw device
formed OK a wire clip 90 srip ule edsa
of the flap az ono side. With loop i'
receive the pencil
The horizontal part off uew h.cy .e
saddle post is hinged ou thD upr Nt ioi-
tion. and u spring extends irom tle rHi
to the top bar OK the frame I'D support
the weight OF Che rider
A combined piow and harrow BIAS been
patented, ln which an extension arm i3
attached 90 the year of the pIow to i1i-
low lt aud support tine WcIslt 0i Che
driver as IL spreads tle burrows.
A Missouri woman bias designed an leo
creeper 20 slip on the sole OF tle shoe,
"A steel plate. with curved ends. to grip
the edges of the sole, having teetn to en-
gage the ice a5 tho wcarer walks.
A handy device for hanging clothes BIS
formed OK "a ring 10 be screwed 10 tlo
top of % post 90 support number on
arms. which are dropped into hole in
the end OF the post when mot n use.
newly designcd brake which a hinged o.
the bow OF tine boat and is of hat shape,
To- spread out on either Side ot the buat
and resist tue passage of the wafer
Bicycle frames are to De- coated with
celluloid by O uew process the tubing
| being heated by steam pipes inside and
| the coating pul 0u ana muulaIy shaped
| 10 the frame, after which II - allowed
| 10 cool.
People who are compelled 20 stand On
street cars viii appreciate Am Improved
| strap which winds up on "a spring drum
| and can be pulled down TO steady rhe
] user without sIain.ns the arm contln-
| ualy
Instead or reshoeing horses with sharp
er shoes when the ground freezes am
! Ohio man has invented a device which
screws on tho under side Of the shos and
can be- removed easily when the ground
thaws.
An improved pail for milking COWS las
plates on opposite sides OF tho RIM. poo
yided with teeth or projections 90 en-
gage the clothing on tho knees OK the
person using the pain % prevent 10 from
| slipping.
lwo Michigan men have designed
( bulletin board composed OK q frame 10
support number OF adjustable cEcss-
bars, having grooves on each side Tor
the reception OF lettcred blocks. which
form the words.
Housekeeper5 VIII appreciate new
| kitchen utea1n which has tho bottom
| formed OF a perforated receptacle which
strains the vegetables after cooking and
| mashes potatoes, etc, without IeinoF-
| ing them.
Files are prevented from entering the
| house when the screen doors are opened
| by "A new attachment which has several
rows Of brushes on the outside OF tho
door 20 scrape tho nlc5 OF every time
the door opens.
Grass can be quickly cut on lawns by
a Wisconsin mans device. consisting OF
"a yelOclpede with a driving gear which
runs cutting knife as the operator rides
along the machine also gathering up the
| grass IN rOWs.
Flowers are prevented from whiting
By an Illinois wOmans device, consist
| Ing of a wire frame 10 serve as a sup
port Tor the flowers. with q rubber re-
| ceptacle % 0ntain water Tor miners
| Ing the stems.
Meat can be securely held in place on
| a block for cutting by Western mans
device. composed OF a nat strip OF steel
hinged on one end OF the block and drawn
down by stirrup az the other end until
| il binds the meat.
An improved handle Tor scoops for
erocers' use IS longer than the usual
handle and has a U-shaped attachment
| Al the end 70 rest on the under eide OF
the arm and &C, as fulcrum when lift
ing on the handle.