The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1900-02-16
New Things.

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fhtrS is nothing more Interesting than
The progress made in lnventlons The
| following are new.
Mayor johnson OF Denver, Col, 10 the
inventor of collar button which an
eastern authority says is worth $4,000.
A resident Of New Zealand has patent,
"a liQnid for branding cattle which
can be applied with brush.
A wseder on wheels 10 new departure
which has been recently patented, In the
way Of farming implements. The pat
ent was awarded 10 the Standard Harrow
On. Of Utica, N. X.
Alfred L. overcashier, acoloied barber
OF Pittsburg. Pa, kas been granted q pats
ent on anadiustabls STAND for bootblacks,
the iootfests Of which are clangtAt le al
TO the distance from the chair.
An old railroad man, n. E. Peterson oI
Rockland, Mass has patented an auto.
matte sand box for trolley cars. which
supplies the Sand to the track just AZ II
10 needed.
A typewriter machine which writes
in cipher and translates automatic
ally is the invention Of Frank SedSwick
of Chicago, H.. and the device is being
tested by government officials.
W. s. Eaton OF Nashue, N, a.. was re-
Gently granted patent ona loom inn
Provenent which be immediatly trans
tsrred to the Draper Company OF Port
and, Maine, and Hopedale, Mass., for
a handsome consideration.
James Hall, the negro blacksmith q
waycroSs, Ca, who last year Invented
travelling ccrn mill that would grind
q bnsbel ot meal while the iarmer vas
driving mile along the road, has aiso
invented cottouss,alk puller.
A iobacco.stemming machine, the in.
vention of A. J. Bush Of kaufman, Tex
ss, was exhibited recently at Houston. |
IL will separate the stems from the ieaf |
as fast as man can feed il. and one Of
them will do the werK OF eight ssrippers
V. 7. Bray, locomotive engineer Of
Et Dorado. Kan, 10 the inventor Of
'prins leg for the seat Of the engineer In
the locomotive cab which relieves the
body of all shock or jar resulting from
By the use Of . flexible shaft Berlin
irm is making motor which can DO
placed in any email boat without any al.
ernation or fitting whateyer. The shaft
'etween the engine and propeller papeed
hroush steel tube which is curve Q
'ger the stern OF the craft.
BuoYed and sallasted nets have been
with IN France for the
purpose Of stilling troubled water, and
hey have besn found to be superior to
Ill. Baron d'AllesandrO has perfected
ne idea so that il Ia applicable Tor use
IN shipboard 90 we'll az entrances to har
,ors.
DR.. L. E. Niles and L. L. WooIey of
'prlpgfsId, Ohio, announce that they
ave discovered an entirely nav gas
nth which they can make daylight.
hey say that coupled dozens OF lights
their building would light the whole
New York, and that 800. 900 candls-
over would not cost more than fifteen
snts..
Benjamin L. Miller, marina engineer
nd draughtsman Of Seattle has designed !
hat he calls beach dredger and I
Ihich he will send to Cape Nome. I
With this machine be says he can gath /
T the golden sands from points from 500
.et 10 q quarter OF mile and bring it i
n shore.
A cheap substitute for wood has been I
lade by oliver Johnston of Brooklyn ]
Tho has been at work for many years on
bis matter. The Ease Of the new ma
srial 10 straw, and it can be nailed or 4
crewed or treated in the same manner 4
5 wood, and, as il is more cold in its
truc'u:e, it is said to be much more
urable.
Thomas Edison says that he is at work
n method Of improving the telephone
0 as to enable 1t 70 be worked under
Tster and at very long distances. He
Ises uansmitter which is 1000 times
more powerful than that found on the
ordinary telephone and very powerful
induction coils. 1t will be tried fret on
he Haytian cable in few weeks.