Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-26
SOME LATE INVENTIONS,

on can be discharged from new can
Without fitting, a spring-controlled piston
handle whereby a slight pressure with the
thumb forces small quantity of oil through
the spout.
An improved stirrup for saddles has de-
vice TO prevent the toe slipping in far
enough to allow the instep to strike the
yoke consisting of a bar above and in
front 'front.' or the strap-bar, which keeps the
stirrup bent back
By, the use of new attachment for shaw
ing brushes the br.stles can be made stiff
OF, or heXible as desired, a metallic tube being
slipped over the brush and contained in q
recess in the handle, with stops TO limit it's
outward movement.
For use in burning stumps western ma n
mas designed a furnace, which can be built
up IN con1cal sections around the stump,
with draft openings in each section, which
cause a fire started at the roots to consume
the stump instead of going out.
By the use of a newly-designed caster
chairs and tables are made to stand steady
on the floor. the socket which carries the
caster-spindle being. formed of a screw
down to adjust the wheel to the floor
An Ohio man has patented a device to
prevent electrolysis in pipes and conduits,
formed of non-conducting collar to fit
between the ends at the joints with
one end Of the collar fanged to prevent
the ends of the pipe from coming in con-
tact
In a new heating attachment for lamp
chimneys cone-shaped tin top is inverted
on the chimney, with the lower end open
and fiat wall over the top. to be heated
py the lame which can be used for cook
Ing, or the top can be raised to heat the
room.
To enable letter carriers to carry heavy
bags of mail matter without straining
ing single rubber-tired wheel suspended
at the lower end of light frame. the
latter being fitted with basket for the
mail bag.
meat are prevented from sticking to the
teeth by the use of a spring guard, a single
piece OF spring wire being bent around each
tooth to be forced back as the meat is
struck, springing forward again to scrape
the teeth.
Workmen are protected from falling when
working on scaffold by a New Yorker $
patent apparatus, formed of number of
straps, to be buckled around the body with
a clamp on the harness, which grips a rope
suspended over the scafrold to hold the man
II he falls.
Medicinal powders can be rapidly put up
In papers by new apparatus, having a
hopper for the powder. with slotted bar
sliding underneath, which receives the
proper amount of powder and is pushed
along to deposit 1t on paper spread out
for the purpose.
To prevent the breakage of incandescent
mantles New York man has patented a
frame of wire, with ring at the top, which
fits oyer the support, the mantle being
stretched over Se frame before being
shocks and Jars.
To rapidly .,moisten, the buttonholes of
shirts and collars New Yorker has pat
ented a handy device, shaped like pair
of pliers, with the jaws fitted with a pair
of absorbent pads which are closed over
the buttonhole by pressing the grips to-
gether in the hand
The temples of a newly patented pair of
spectacles can be separated from the frame
to allow the glasses to be inclosed in "a
smaller case, the ends of the frame hav-
ing open-ended sockets, with the ends of
the temples wedge-shaped, to be drawn into
the sockets for use.
Two Maryland men have designed a ro-
tary plow which has series of teeth pro-
jecting from the edge of revolving wheel
with a system of gearing to connect 1t with
the shaft carrying the supporting wheels
the toothed wheel being geared to revove
rapidly In the ground.
For use in marking the page of reference
books a new device Is formed of a pair
of metallic slides, which are drawn out
to fit the back of the book, with curved
fingers at the ends, which grip the cover,