New-York tribune., 1908-10-29
THE Talk OF THE DAY.

Hans Knudsen, Danish engineer. has invented
an apparatus for typewritins messages by wireless
telegraphy BY his device a message tapped out on
a form of typewriter at place IS transmitted
to another form Of typewriter at a place many
miles away and is written directly on the paper.
AS each key on the transmitter typewriter is
pressed down little pin corresponding with that
particular key comes into with travelling
metal band and so starts electric wave from
the antennse oAthe wireless apparatus. This wave
Is caught by the at the distant station. is
communicated by them to the receiving machlne
and is recorded paper as letter or the aIphapet
The inventor says that the same invention can be
made to set type by means of the linotype machine.
The Easterner-When I was in New York was
The Westerner-I see. Which OF the two
ciphers were you?-Chicago News
A Paris Journal suggests that in order TO rid the
world of rats the various governments should of'er
a reward of penny for each rat killed. Den
mark il appears has already the example.
There since a law passed giving a haltpenny
a head for dead rats the schoolbOys of Copenhagen
devote their pIaytinle TO hunting the rodent The
bodies are taken the fire brigade station where
the tails cut off in order that the reward may
not be claimed second time The bodies are
burned the same night IN a furnace at the gas
works.
Scott-Wherever does Easily get the idea that his
MottNOh he tells them to young with
pretty teeth.-Boston Transcript.
A searchlight which can be carried in a soldiers
knapsack has been invented and has already been
adopted by at least two governments. says The
London Observer The contrivance consists of
portable searchlght apparatus of such power and
lightness that a beam of N0o9 candepower can be
developed with an outfit weighing more than
thirty-fve pounds The principle is Of a
hination of two gases. which, acting a
metallic pencil, produce by combustion light of
brillance 1t is said that the light devel-
oped Is so powerful that IL be used for hello
graphing over long distances by daylight when
there is no sun BY night IT is said 10 have an
effective range of than thirty miles. The
German and Greek governments have already or
dered a number Of outfits and the British authori-
ties are carrying out experiments with the appli-
You think Mr. Bryan is true to his ideals?"
Absolutely. Having once decided that he would
make good President he has never changed his
mind Washington Star.
York large quantity of stuff imported from China
as egg yolk' was recently dumped ipto the ocean
as unfit for In the report of the case which
widely circulated the fact stated that
this commodity had been used for years In the
manufacture OF factory custard' and pastry and
the incident had depressing effect on the custard
business. OF the pie we'll the cup kind Tho
proprietor Of a luncheon place quick to SEQ
business point TO serve his patrons with sink
ers' eased the minds of his custard customers nv
posting this sign: Now that people know what
some cusard is made of they will surely appreciate
pure article. Only American eggs here"
hev stole ther wash often the line agin!
Farmer Shelpod-Haow dew You know they vuz
Mrs shellpod-Becuz they TUX everything but tn
towels.-Chicago News. -