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NAVAL STORES.

SPIRITS TURPENTINE-Firm Csc.
ROSLN-Firm s1.S5 to $1.90.
TAR-Firm at $1.65.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-Firm; hard
$40; virgin $500.
Prices same day last year-Spirjts
turpentine nothing doing; rosin 95c and
$1.00; tar $1.35; crude turpentine 500
and $500.
Receipts today-10 casks sririts tur-
pentine. 403 barrels rosin, 4S0 barrels
tar, Is barrels crude t~urpentine.
Receipts same day last year, casks
spirit sturpentine. $40 barrels rosin, $40
barrels tar.
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NAVAL STORES.
SPIRITS TURPFNT1NE-Fim Csc.
ROSIN-Ffrm s1S5 to $3.50.
TAR-Firm at S1.65.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-Ftrm; hard
s.. 40; virgin $500.
Prices same day last year-Sp;rits
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B. PEBBLES.
I11Ioa DrpciIinr

OUUSC IOSIUI1IN-
The Sewerage Company officials were
served with the order, and the plain
tiffs ave the required bond. The bond
is for $1,000 with j. G. Springer and
Thos. II. Wright as sureties.
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Friday, March 6.
Receipts of cotton today-1,213 bales.
Receipts same day last year-423
bales.
Receipts of the season to date-31o,22S
bales.
The quotations posted at 4 o'clock to-
day at the exchange
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PRODUCE.

SALT-Prices car load lots-200's Liv-
erpool TIC; F F Table 90 to $1.15; 1SGs
Liverpool roc; 100 FF c fine SIC; COOS
American 75c; 100 G extra 40; 100 Amer
lean CSC; 200 Rock Cattle $1.40.
BUTTER-29 to 81.
DRY SALTED SIDES-1e.
COFFEE-7 to 10c.
FLOUR-Staights 1915 to $3.50; pat
ents s3.SO@s4.O0; full s4.40@s4.50.
MOLASSES-S. House 14c: New Or
ean Brishts 23@25c. Port Rico Soc:
Cuba CSC.
SUGAR-Ganulated $3.50; W. c.. x.
No. 5, $3.50; No. I. $40; No. 9. $3.50; No
II. 1920.
LARD-CTierce Rg-il] Pare I1l4c:
Compound S@SAc
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS-North Carolina 65 to 72h.
Virginia so to 60. Spanish 60 to 20.
BEESWAX-25 cents.
EGGS-12 to 1919.
CORN MEALS to 60.
CORN-65 to g..
EGGS-16 to lie.
TURKEYS-16 to 1910 per pound.
CHCKENS-Hens so to So: roosters
80 to So; spring Is to %.
pork to &c per pound.
N. c. BACON-Hams (old) Is to Ice;
hams Cnew) 1914 to 13c; shoulders 10 to
10; sides 121ac.
SHINGLES-Per LOCO; s-inch saps
500; 6-ineh hearts, $50: s-inch saps
1900; 6-inch hearts $500.
FdMBER:-
Per NJ feet-Extra milling. ..s7.5o6s.O
Midi prime .ou
Mill fair 81. 50G5.5o
Common mill s4.00@4.50
Inferior to ordinary SO. 50@4.D
Friday, March 6.
Receipts Of cotton today-1,21 3 bales.
Receipts same day last year-23
bales.
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~turpentine nothing doing; rosin Soc
and s1.OO, tar s1.35, crude turpentine
800 and $500.
Receipts today-S casks spirits tur-
pentine, 949 barrels rosin, 451 barrels
tar, 8 barrels crude ~turpentine.
Receipts same day last year-15 casks
spirits turpentine. 200 barrels rosin, 455
barrels tar, 2 barrels crude turpentine.
COUNTRY PRODUCE
SALT-Prices car load lots-2OOs Liv-
erpool TIC; f F Table 90 to $1.15; 1905
Liverpool zoe; 100 F F. c fine &c; COOS
American 75c; 100 G extra 40c; 80
American CSC; 200 Rock Cattle s1.40.
DRY SALTED SIDES-10c.
BUTTER-29 to 81.
COFFEE-7 to 10c.
FLOUR-Straights 1878 to $3.50; 2na
patents $3.50 to $500; full $40 to $3.50.
MOLASSES-S. House IA; New Or
leans Brights % to %; Porto Rico 80;
Cuba %.
sUGAR-Granulated $3.50; w. c. x.
No. 5, $3.50; Nc. Z $40; No. 9 $3.50; No.
Il, $40.
LARD-CTierce Basis) Pure 1172e.
Compound s to SIC.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEAN UTS-North Carolina CD to NR;
Virginia so to go; Spanish 65 to 20.
BEESWAX-25c.
CORN-65 to G..
CORN MEAL-5s@60.
EGGS-12 to 12hc.
TURKEYS-16 to 16 2-3c per pound.
CHICKENS-Hens 80 to So; roostels
30 to 35; spring Is to 25.
PORk-6 to 7c per pound.
N. G. BACON-Hams (old) Is to Ice
hams (new) 1871 to 13c; shoulders II to
l2c; sides 12zc.
SHINGLES-Per 1000, 5-inch saps
81. 90; 5-inch hearts. $3.50; 6-inch saps
SO. 90: 6-inch hearts $500.
TIMBFR:-
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s. :s:: tn: T1'Ht Kin: W 4:: .!..': Bought
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and the cold is sure to pass away
without leaving any bad effects.
Unless this is done the cold is almost
sure to end in the second stage of ca
tarrh, which is making so many lives
miserable. If Peruna was taken every
time one has a cold Or cough, chronic
catarrh would be practically an un-
known disease.
Miss Elizabeth Uber, No. 81 Bassett
street, Albany. n. Y, writes:
Il have always dreaded unsettled
weather because of my extreme liabilityto
catch cold, when q CO tarrhal trouble would
quickly develop Though my entire sys-
TEN, which it would take weeks to drive
away. ] am thankful to say that since I
have taken PEECNA I do not have any
reason to dread this anymore. If I
have been a. all exposed to the damp,
wet Or cold weather, I take a dose or two
of PERUEA, and IS throws out any hint
of sickness lcom M system."-Miss Eliza
beth Uber.
Mrs. NJ. J. Brink. NO. 200 Michigan avenue
st. Joseph, Mich, writes:
"This past winter during the wet and cold
weather I caught q sudden and severe cold
which developed a catarrhal condition
through my entire system, and SO affected my
general health thatI was completel- .r2ler
down, and became nervous and lE-f lea
and unfit to supervise my home. u: physi'
clan prescribed for HE, but somehow smed'
icine did me nc good. Reading of PLRUNA
1 decided to try it. After I nae taken but
three bottles I foundm myself in fine health.
Mrs. Nj. J. Brink.
Sibyl A. Hadley, rs Main street, Hunting
ton, Ind, writes: alas winter after get
ting my feet wet I began to cough, which
gradually grew worse until my throat wa
sore and raw Ordinary remedies did no
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New Hanover County SIS. 102
Wilmington SIS. 1922...... 102
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
FINANCIAL

New York. March Money firm.
sixty days 5k per cent; ninety days
51s per cent; six months 5k to s per
cent. Money on call firm, al loans at
+ per cent, closed offered at 4 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 5 to 81 per
cent. Sterling exchange easy with ac-
tuaI business in bankers bills at 81. ISIS
for demand and at s4.SS.50 to s4.S3. 625
for sixty days. Posted rates s4.S41s'
and s4.S7k to SASS. Commercial bills
s4.S2s to s4.S3A; bar silver 1875. Mexi-
car dollars 1875. Government bonds
steady: railroad bonds irregular.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-08-14

Mr. Richard Wilson. New York, has
recently invented mirror which re-
fleets Images or r. transparent accord.
ing to the amount Of light In the back.
ground, that f.. when the background
Is darkoneo the glass is n perfect mir.
ror rejecting objects In front OF Il.
but when the background ls lighted
one can readily see objects through
the glass The inventor proposes TO
use the mirror for Elusive stage ef.
fects or In show windows rs an adver.
Using medium The darkenod back.
ground Of the show window will DO
Illuminated at intervals by automatic
means acting upon an electric lamp.
so that shoppers who stop az the win.
dow 10 gaze at their reflection In the
mirror will be surprised to have their
images suddenly disappear and see In
their stead The latest thing in Paris
fashions or the like.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-08-14

The common house spider Is harm
less aud renders positive service "a
mankind by killing flies and other IN.
sects.
Prof. Mollseh OF Prague has been
able 10 photograph the colonies OF a
phosphoresceut micrococcus by
means OF its own light.
The missing link from Fashoda 10
Uilil In the telegraph line from Cape
Town to Cairo win be supplied by
Marcoui wireless instruments.
For the manufacturing year 1o0i'09
our factories produced about 10000
tons Of beet sugar SO recently as
1883 the years manufacture was less
than 1000 tons
The atom Of hydrogen f. tho small.
est Of the ultimate atoms" OF tho
chemists, but Il IS $40 times as large
rs large as the corpuscles which have
recently been demonstrated as tho
clements OF the atoms.
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II the sea were dralned says the
Family Herald, what treasures W,
could md upon the cd ocean noor-
galleons loadon with gold beyond tho
dreams OF avarlcel Lesser water
than the sea, however hold treasure
which can be found Almost stimuli
taneously come reports Of two Ecion.
tihc quests for wealth hidden undo
the faoo OF the waters. The Tlber OF
old Rome Is 10 h8 searched, and q
lake IN the Republic Of Colombia iH %
be drained for the gold and Jewels.
yotiye offerings that were thrown into
IL by tho natives long ago.
For century there have been
plnns to turn the Tiber aside TEN.
porarlly to search its dirty bottom,
Now the authorities have given Prof
Nlspllandl permission TO make ays.
tematlc hunt. The ancients used to
throw treasures TO Father ribor as
onerlnes 10 the gods. and the current
Of the river has swept away the arms
and armor OF thousands OF warriors
who fought on che banks. Much Of
this wealth has no doubt been de-
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TO SEARCH FOR TREASURE

troyed by ages Of rust and rot, but
hore must be a great deal not yot
0und by occasional seekers.
The quest Tor gold and jewels AZ
no bottom OF the Lake Of Guatayitn
"A Colombia is at one, more romantic
md suror 10 be profitable Tho lake
lea ten thnurnnd feet above tho sea,
and was held sacred by the tribes Of
a.ivea that lived near II when tho
paniaIds cume. Every year tho saw
1gcs. headed by their king, visited
lhe lake. Tho king. covered with gold
dust. plunged into the waters, and his
subjects throw after him gold aud
silver and emoralds When Quegada
and bis sparlards made their way up
the Andes TO the lake. tho natives
threw their treasures 10 the god Of
the Lake for anfokeeplng. Enough
riches have been found IN tho lake 10
warrant several attempts 10 cut q
depression IN tho rids OF Il. All such
attempts have lowered the water only
a few feet Nov M English company
is To drain the lako boy means or q
tunnel. and rake the bottom.
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DEVICE FOR woolNc SLEEP

Most OF tho mental devices for
woolng sleep have failed because they
have nearly always tried to resort to
local treatment" In other words.
they have mado homeopathic at.
tempt TO stop thinking by thinking
about something olse-a process
which might also BE- called "ollmlna-
ton By substitution" but all think
lng spontaneous or forced. draws
moro or less blood 10 tho brain. pre-.
vents deep limitations and bars tho
gate TO the kingdom OF dreams. Any
device, on the other hand. which will
make one take deep. long breaths
spontaneously (the invnriablo foro.
runner OF sloop) may be counted upon
as a genuine remedy for insomnia.
Even deep breathing which Ia forced
ia better than any purely mental ut.
tempt to win sleep, says Good House.
keeping. But II the deep breathing
can be produced involuntarlly one Is
sure Of u passport TO Nodland. After
several nights OF experiments 10 this
end the present writer decided 20 ap-
ply the principal adopted by tho mas.
seurs. who begin their manipulation
at the point farthest from the scat
Of difficulty" which, In tho case OF
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LIGHT HEARTS AND HEAVY

There have always heen men Ike
Thoroau and st. Francis who be-
lleyed, says the London Spectator,
that property brought with II heavy
heart, and who have refused, as did
the American philosopher. 70 be 'har-
messed 20 his possessions" st. Fran
els east aside every weight" that he
might free himself from "ldle sor-
row" lie and his FIRST disciples
'loved nothing earthly; they we're SO
cure In all places. troubled by no
fears, distracted by no caros; they
lived without trouble OF mind, walt
ing without solicitude for the com
ing day"
ST. Francis IN the Businesses OF the
Italian hills singing French hymns
among tho highway robbers in his
whimsical lightness OF heart makes a
strange picture. lie know French
badly. but II seemed 10 him the Ian.
guage Of gayety. The founder Of tho
Franoiaoans. though we are told that
ho posfessed what was quantity
called tho gift OF tears when perform
Ing his dovotlonB IN his call, was new
or seen abroad without a smllo, Meth.
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pleasing impartlallty, seldom n ever
sees or hears OF tho thousand and
one peoullarities and oditios Of GUS
toms that arc In vogue In the various
towns and villages through which he
has made his gaping way. Il Is only
after long residence and a familiarity
with tho languages that these arc
brought 10 ones attention, while even
then many may be missed, for the
Swiss are too phlegmatic n people to
draw attention to their own little lido
yncrasies.
Take, for instance, tho custom OF
annoxlng the wifes maiden name to
that OF her husband by means OF n
hyphon. Then signs over the shops
are generally lettorod in that way, and
one may read over the door OF a con-
fectloner. Arnold Wlesendanger-
Nievergelt." through which sign the
public is Immediately informed that
Mr.. Wiosendanger married Miss Nlev-
orgelt, and that no error In the namo
OF Mr.. Wlesendnnger's mother-in.iaw
need be made. Which is comforting.
TO say the least
The different districts have an ON.
cial publicity organ caned the AN.
zoiger." or, literally. "rhe lnformer."
which is nothing moro or less than
the ancient town crier modernized for
present usage and put on paper. In
Berne, this Advertiser for the City
OF Berne" is published every morning
and distributed gratis 10 each house
holder by women messengers, who
carry the publication In market bas-
kets or push It In old pcrambulators.
Unconscious humor frequently plays
generous part in the columns Of the
"Anzelgor," as tho request OF young
man 10 learn billiards from an expert.
enoed player In exchange for gratis
refreshments consumed by the teach.
er during the lessonA or another,
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homeopathy, a tax must bo paid In
It's stead. II this tax remains unpaid,
the "Wirlhausverbot." or literally,
saloon ban a. the law Is designated,
Is called into force and the name OF
the delinquent "a published IN the ON.
clal paper mentioned above. while
penalty n Imposed upon an lnnkocper
who wittlngly caters 10 such a person.
The government believes that n man
has money 10 spend for hoor and la.
uora, he must certainly be- In n posi-.
ton 10 adjust his small dues 70 tho
state. aud 10 consequence OF publicity
this loss Of the privilege OF hohnob-
bling with ones friends In n favorite
resort ls ielt greatly by tho orring
ones, who realize keenly the humllla.
tion caused by tho prohibition, and
pay at helr earliest opportunity.
Even though such law can bo but
partially enforced. Il appears TO serve
IT'S purpose
Another peculiar law in certain OF
the sRptQrs ia that which compels a
man bvoteat local elections, whether
he saieslres or not A fine Of a small
sum exacted from those who do not
go q the polls. and tho only excuse
is abence, death In the family. or a
oondzon OF health that renders II
Necessary for the citizen to remain ut
homs This enforced voting may tend
10 brng out a respectable percentage
Of elrtors, yet the provorb. you may
leada horse TO water. hut you cannot
male him drink" In this case might
wellbe varied 80 that one could say,
''Yoi may lead n voter 10 the poll.
ing dace, but you oanno. prevent his
casthg n blank or mutllated ballot"
Tn more money one deposits IN a
bank the less interest Is paid. A largo
sign posted next to the toller's win
dow 0 the Swiss Peoples bank states
tho mount OF interest th bank pays
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Paste Jar win erush MoIs,ener.

II the bookkeeper OF a half century
ago could look into the modern once
and have explained TO him all the mum.
eroua devices wnich relieve the once
man OF today OF a large portion OF
his work. the loose leaf ledger and
card systems would no doubt DO
shown ms the greatest improvement
since the old timer was In his prime.
but there are numerous minor invsn.
lions which also an important places.
Among these must be ranked the
pastepot. which would much sooner
have taken its place could the paste
have been prevented from holding and
the brush from drying up as soon as
exposed to the atmosphere for a short
time, Two or three inventors have
already produced paste recoptaeles
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insomnia, would be the foot Lying
on the right side. with the knees To-
gothor, and considerably hexed, tho
victim OF Insomnia should begin TO
pedal both hts feet slowly up and
down, with the movement entirely IN
the ankles. The pcdallng should keep
time with the natural rhythm OF ros-
piration and be- continued until II ls
followed b. doep and spontaneous
breathing Several people Who have
tried thia remedy report that invol-
untary deep breathing invariably DO
gins before they have podnlod Up and
down dozen times. In obstinate
cases OF insomnia the patient may
need TO keep up the pedaling two or
three minutes. or even more, with IN
termisslons. II necessary. The treat.
ment may also be varied by moving
tho foot alternately. instead Of stimuli
taneously. though the lntter method
has proved the moro speedily anlcn,
cious In the cases known 10 the
writer. The explanation OF the result
oblained 10 probably simple. The
blood II pumped from tho head. and
with tho removal OF brain tension, q
general relaxation follows, with a -
quent deep respiration and It's result
ing sleep.
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II there is any one feature OF q
store which detracts from It's appear.
ance more than another Il is the dec.
Grafton OF the front with a dilapdated
and faded awning. This may answer
all purposes as far as keeping on tho
sun and rail. but It's condition is sure
to prove 4 dotriment to the store. In
some measure this has been i'm
proved upon by tho permanent metal
awnings; yet these must render tho
Interior Of tho store dark and gloomy.
and neceHsltate the use OF artificial
light on cloudy days. Now. a com.
promise between the two ideas has
made It's appearance. nothing less
than n metallic awning. which can BIO
projected over the pavement or with
drawn at will. In tho illustration Is
presented a sectional Wow Of n store
front with the awning partly pro.
iected over the pavement. showing
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the manner in which Il is operated by
the crank and gearing A horizontal
shaft extends across the face OF tho
building, with gear wheels at either
end. meahlng with racks on the avn.
lng supports. The latter pass through
openings In the front OF the building
betwoon the first and second stories.
with guides on the inner sides OF the
walls 20 slide the supports into the
space provided for them The guides
also sarye TO carry the weight Of the
awning when Il Is projected. this be
ing accomplished by simply turning
the crank, as is done in manipulating
the cloth awnings now in use.
Friedrich Thoms, OF San Francis.
co, Cal, is the inventor.
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TALE OF BUTTERBY's KID

old man Butterfly hated Bob.
And Bob. he equally hated him.
And as each was onto his shooting
Job.
II seemed that some ones show was
slim.
For from Butterby's ranch to Bob's
home place
Was a milo or So and that was all;
so the boys all said, as they Viewed
tho case;
81 reckon the Coronor1l sit a call"
Well, Bob and Butterfly mot one day
Twas a thing, OF course, they were
bound TO do
Aud each of them put tree IN his
way.
And then. you bet, the bullets few.
Bob'a arm stuck out and ho got a
ball
Right whore its passage was bound
TO hurt.
And old man Butterfly had call
From a bullet that injured the side
VI hlh hNliA
But they stuck 10 their trees as II
they were glued.
And they hurled some names that
that are not In the books
Como QUIT" said Bob. and his tono
was rude,
"You daseont" said Butterfly; "dern
your iooksi"
And the air was full OF bullets and
filings,
And adiootlves dire OF rod.hot
brand.
And they knew that Death on his
misty wings
Was waiting about to take a hand.
Come out" cried Bob, you COW.
ardly curl"
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ROBZIZ Ak2
SUZENGE

ership. The nine cities. In order Of
their size in 1900. are San Francis.
CO. New Orleans. indianapolis, Den.
YER. New Haven, Paterson, st. 10.
seph. Omaha and Scranton. Two OF
these. New Orleans aud Omaha. are
already committed to municipal own
ership, and for years there has been
a strong movement In that direction
at San Francisco. Agitation TO tho
same end was also very much in owl.
dence at Indianapolis and Denver a
few years ago.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-08-14

The dahlin is a plant priced solely
for It's bloom, yet we're all the Irish
potatoes TO be destroyed Il is possible
that this plant would 20 some extent
replace them, Roasted the dahlla
bulb Is wholesome and toothlome aud
makes not a bad substitute for the DO.
tato. When first introduced into Ecu.
rope Il was not for is flower. but as
a vegetable that Il was valued.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-08-14

EiNeNlsei anu oNeam EUAlueu.
The German government is encour.
aging higher speed upon It's railways.
and, to attain Il, has proposed com.
petition between electric and steam
locomotives. Builders OF both types
have been asked to submit plans for
motors which will attain velocltles OF
100 miles per hour. but under what
conditions OF load and permanent
way has not been stated. The capac.
lily Of our largest and most powerful
locomotives. with 200 pounds Of
steam pressure per square inch and
a very moderate load behind the ten.
der, Is limited 10 an average speed
OF from sixty 10 slxty.nve miles per
hour under favorable conditions. II
romans to be shown what kind OF a
steam driven engine can be produced
which will raise the speed thirty.dve
20 forty miles more per hour.
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Has Air Tight Cover and Water Com
partment.

which answer this profile fairly well,
but the idea which We snow seems to
have special advantages. IN that a
water compartment Is provided for
the immersion Of the brush, and also
an air tight cover for the jar itself
To accomplish this latter end the open
ing through which the handle Of the
brush projects Is lined with rubber,
having a resilient edge 10 1t closely
over the wood. The fastener for the
cover Of The iar IS formed OF two short
slots on the edge OF the glass, and
when the hardle Is slipped through
the opening and the cover pressed
down only q short turn Is necessary
TO secure II tightly to tho jar,
Charles b. Gordon. OF Boston, Mass,
Is the inventor
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draw hot water from pipe connected
directly with the city water supply.
How this is accomplished can be seen
by little study Of the drawing. which
shows the apparatus complete and
ready for use.
The valve stem Is extended at the
rear and connects directly with the
switch which controls tho electric cur.
rent, so that when the faucet ls open
cd the switch Is closed and vice versa.
Beneath tho faucet IS attached a cas-
Ing. which resembles filter. but
which Is In reality a pair OF cleo.
trodes, between which the water must
pass before It can flow TO the basin or
bowl beneath. When the current "a
turned into these electrodes. they BIO.
come 80 hot as TO heat the water
passing between them. provided the
flow is not too rapid. The Illustration
shows a small heater for ordinary use,
but there is no reason why tho device
cannot be enlarged TO heat water for
tho bath or washday. Who're tho
house ia already fitted with electric
. lights II Ia small task TO AZ up the
faucets for the new water heater.
Harry NJ. Hill. OF 81. Louis, Mo. IL
the inventor.