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AUTOMOBILE GOSSIP.

The automobile dealers of Iowa have
formed a state associat ton.
A movement is on foot for the forma-
ton of a state automobile association in
Missouri.
There are now thirty-one state motor
organizations in the American Automobile
Association.
The youngest driver in this years Gid
den tour was w. S. Gregory, eighteen
years old, of Los Angeles, Cal.
Former Gov. Myron 7. Herrick Of Ohio
has applied for associate membership in
the Automobile Club of America.
A motor patrol wagon In service in
Baltimore has covered 100 miles since
MAY 49, and has never been out of COM
mission.
New taxicab companies have been
organized al New Orleans, Memphis and
Boston. with a combined capitalize ton
of SJj3UO.
The Automobile Club Manchester has
fixed September and : the dates for
it's annual hill-climbing competition up
Mont NentouX.
a new road. of less grade than the
present one. up Giants Despire mountain.
is being projected by the Automobile Club
of Wilkesbarre Pa.
AS result of the new tax on gaso-
line in Great Britain. henzol product
of tho coke ovens in gas works, is again
being pushed a substitute fuel for
motors.
The Wisconsin secretary of state re-
ports that only small percentage Of
owners have complied with the new
registration law increa sing the fee TO
S.. al this time.
1t is estimated that $1,000 words of
news matter were teiegraphed daily by
correspondents on the Glidden tour.
From April to July o 100 days. 300
automobiles were registered in Indiana
1t is estimated that the sale of cars in
that state averaged So. 600 daily.
The annual a0O-mile stock chassis race
to be run by the Quaker City Motor
Club, in Fairmont Park. in October. will
probably be open to foreign cars.
The Automobile Club of Delaware eoun-
ty now has a membership OF :57. and
is the second largest one in the state
of Pennsylvania. During the last three
months eighty-seven new members joined
the club
Refuse from ore mills has. it is dis
covered, proved an excellent substitute
fer stone for building and repairing roads.
The discovery was made in the south
western Wisconsin lead and zinc fields
Two auto buses have been put in
service in the Cleveland Park system
between Euclid avenue and Gordon Park.
along the East Boulevard, Cleveland.
Ohio.
The Philadelphia Automobile Trade As
sociation which conducts an annual local
ShauC Of aufam0hilaS and Accessories In
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AUCTION SALES.
TOMORROW.
c. G. SLOAN & CO. dNC.l. AUCTs.. 1907 & s.

c. q. SLOAN & CO. inc. AUCTS.. 1907 q ST
REGULAR SALE OF HOUSEHOLD AND OF.
FICE FURNITURE WITHIN OUR ROOMS. 1+0i
G ST.. SATURDAY AUGUST IA. 1909. AT TEN
An. COMPRISING SOME FINE AND IN
USUAL PIECES. SUCH As:
ELEGANT CHARTERED OAK MIRROR
BACK SlDEBOARD. SUPERB MASSIVE
OAK AND FINELY CARVED HALL RACK
MAHOGANY CHIFFONIER. WITH Bt-
REAU To MATCH: MAHOGANY PIANO
PLAYER. TWIN AND DOUBLE BRASS
REDSTEADS. FANCY IRON BEDSTEADS
MAHOGANY LIBRARY TABLE. roll
AND FLAT Top DESKS. rARI.OR SUITES
AND ODD PIECES. UPRIGHT PIANO
FAELOR ORGAN. FINE HANGlNGS. SIDE
BOARDS. EXTENSION TABLES. DINING
CHAIRS. GOLF STICKS AND BAG. PIC
TURES ORNAMENTS. PORCH SHADES
C0UCHES. EDDY AND OTHER REFRlti
IEAToRS. FOLDING BEDS. LOT SilEa-I
ING FROM SUPREME COURT. NEW "xl-
RUGS. MATTRESSES. BEDDING. ROO \.
EES TABLES AND CHAIRS. TOILET
WARE KITCHEN GOODS GAS AND
OTHER STONES. lot SrNDRlES. ETC.
AND At TWELVE NJ.
Orient Bue kboard. O'dSmobile. Horses. Carriages.
Harness. etc.
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RECEIVER'N SHE

Prince Georges county. Nd. In equity cause No.
1857. the retail grocery business of the Sanitary
Grocery Co.. located at Hyattsvie. Md. includ-
Ing the good will. trade furniture, one wagon set
harness. and the stock hand day of SALE
will be sold At public auction said storeroom on
MONDAY. AUGUST 18TH, 1909. AT 3 PM
Terms cash
The assets will be first offered as an entirety
but III a satisfactory bid is not received the
same will be sold in detail.
The purchaser. II he elects to do So will ac-
qnire the benefit OF payments made on Hobart
Electric Coffee Mill. delivered on conditional sale
contract. by paying balance, wit: $13017.
payahe monthly. according to said contract. In
spection of said store may he made a. any time
during business hours. LEVI Fl. DAVID
Aneiiiary Receiver Sanitary Grocery Co. Fendall
building aull-it
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Destructive Prosperity.

From III" Cleveland Leader
Why did you quit writing plays?
i found out that the critic who was
hired tn make fun of them was making
more money than | was"
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Chesapeake&O Ohio Railway

NOTE.-Puhlished only as information. and NOT
guaranteed.
400 PING o. LIMITED daily-Fast vesti-
bule train Pullman sleepers to Louisville.
Cincinnati. Indianapolis Chicago and st.
Louis. Connection for Virginia Hot Springs.
Pullman cars Louisville to Nashville. Mem
phis and New Orleans. Dining cars. q Ia
carte service.
l1:lo PM. F. v. LIMITED. daily-Pullman
sleepers to Cincinnati. Lexington and Louis
VILE daily and Virginia Hot Springs week
days. Dinin. Car. la carte service. Pull
man sleepers Cincinnati to Chicago and st.
Louis and Louisville to Memphis. Nashville
and New Orleans.
Chesapeake and Ohio of1ces at 513 Pennsyl-
yanfa avenue, 1899 street and new Union
station. Telephone Main 1866 22O8 for tickets.
baggage checks. reservations and taXicabs.
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Valuable Skill.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Did You say he was a base ball UNI
pre-"
Yes. and he's a dandy jugsler. too
You oughter see him catch pop bottles"
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The Philadelphia Automobile Trade As
ISOLATION. which conducts an annual local
show of automobiles and accessories in
| the Quaker metropolis. has already start
ed work for its annual exhibition next
winter.
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OCEAN TRAVEL.
CUNARD LINES

From Piers 51-52-5G North River. ny.
e QUEENSTOWN--LIVERP
LONDOE-PARfS.
Lusitana. Aug. 10. loan Campsnia. Sept I. TO- an
Mauretania Aus. 25 foam LUST MIA Sept. >. ~ IN
Caronia Aug. g. 10 am Carmania. Sept. II. 10 an
Mauretania Larses, and Easiest IL; steam
Lusitania Wednesdays.
Caronia These Iu1urions steamships.
: now on the Liverpool service.
SATURDAYS. .Fortnightly
viii cruise to EGYPT Jan. S. %. Feb. 10. Mar.
Hungarian-American Service
TO FIUME. VIA
GIBRALTAR. NAPLES. TRIESTE
Pannonia Aug. 10. noon: Oct. Carmania Nov .
'Carpathia. Sept .. noon; Oct. II. Caronia Nov q
Also calls ri Genoa.
Travellers checks issued-good everywhe:e
The Cunard Steamship CO.. Limited. 21-24 State
ST.. New YORK. Opposite the Battery.
Or 1o6 State St. Boston. Mas.
G. W. MOSS. Agent 1i11 6 st. NV. Washington.
fe14-d. eSu 312f
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Baltimore and Ohio r. r.


LEAVE NEW UNION STATION,
ROYAL BLUE LINE.
EVERY OTHER HOUR ON THE ODD HOUR
TO PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK
NEW TERMINAL. I'D STREET. NEW YORK.
100 am. Diner. Pullman ParlOr.
$500 m. Diner and Pullman Parlor Car.
t11.0O an Diner and Pullman Parlor Car.
f1l.O a m. Observation Paror 5-hour Train.
Il 90 pm. Diner and Pullman ParlOr Car.
900 pm. Royal Limited" All Pullman. hr.
T4.OO pm Coaches TO Philadelphia.
800 PM Diner and Pullman Parlor.
800 pm. Coaches to New York.
s12.15 mt Sleepers TO New York.
- 81 m. Sleepers to Phila. and New York.
ATLANTIC CITY. t1.00. 300. f11.0O an.
TO BALTIMORE.
EVERY HOUR ON THE HOUR"
.asa is 90. $40. 200. .72o. 1900. $50,
800. 1880. 1000. I'll 90 an. '12.0C noon.
400. s44s 800. 1893. $50. 1900. $50.
TOO. $500. 900. 1000. '1o.35. 'l.3O. az Is
night.
CHICAGO. 81 81. sS.m pm.
CINCINNATI. ST. LOUIS and LOUISVILLE.
rITTsRI'HG. 'el0 am. -l.27. 1910 pm.
'13.30 night.
CLEVELAND. .a1o nm.
COLUMBUS. $50 pm.
W WINaHfSIrp ~ - =, an. $50 Nm :,
.FREnERIck. 1870. fe.lo. 1915 am. si.su.
HAGERsToWN: 1910 am. $500 pm.
1870 $40 t se sns s tseo o,,,
TELEPHONES at all OF the following ticket
Offices: i4I7 6 81. NV. Main 1901: $40 Penn
syivania ave. Main 27s: New Union station
Ticket Once. Main 1850. Information Bureau.
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Two auto buses have been put in
service in the Cleveland Park system
between Euclid avenue and Gordon Park.
along the East Boulevard, Cleveland,
Ohio.
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HAMBURG AIM]IE|R0GAIN

All Modern Safety Devices Wireless etc)
OS-PARiS-HAMRTRG
y. Lincoln tnew'. Aug. lai 'Waldersee. Sept i
Cincinnati tnewb. Aug. q Cleveland tnew) Sept
firecher. ....-..Aug 81 4. Grant tnewp Sept s
*.tmrrika. Aug 2Sl fkaiserin Az Sept u
tkitz Carlton n la Carte Restaurant.
Hamburg direct.
II IT M II w VIA GIBRALTAR NAPLES
II II III IL IL AND GENOA
= = MOITkE. Sept =. Oct. y
" HAMBI RG ............ Sept. -. Nov. IS
ORIENT. Cruises
WEST INDIES. ] Winter
Travellers Checks Issued
Tourist Dept. for Trips Everywhere.
CoMPANY'S OFFICE. 81 BROADWAY. y. Y.
r. r. DROOP & SONS CO.. OPS PA. AVE.
au3-tu.tE.f.S
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Refuse from ore mills has. it is dis
covered, proved an excellent substitute
for stone for building and repairing roads.
rhe discovery was made in the south
western Wisconsin lead and zinc fields.
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The Automobile Club of Delaware eoun-
ty now has membership OF 357. and
is the second largest one in the state
of Pennsylvania. During the last three
months eighty-seven new members Joined
the club
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The automobile dealers of Iowa have
formed a state association.
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AT the dedication of these monuments,
an organization was formed: The Bull
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-01-07
SUICIDE AT MALLET1S BAY
Philip Gross of Burlington Used
a Revolver.
Shot Himself through Head ut Former
Home--IInd Alarmed brother by
Strange Acta--Died at Hos
pital.

Philip Cross OF Burlington. aged 40
years. committed suicide Monday after
noon, while on a Visit to his former home
at Mallctts bay. by shooting himself
through tho head with a revolver. The
man was found by his brother about two
hours after in n dying condition and he
died later al the Fanny Allen hospital
Mr.. Cross, who had been n resident OF
Colchester up TO n few weeks ago when
he moved his family to burlington, called
OF his brother. Peter. on the Interval road
NJ Nall"tts hay Monday afternoon about
two o'clock. lie appeared IN peculiar
mood and acted very strangely saying
that he was going to take look ut the
old place which Is about n fourth of a
mile from Peter Cross house. Not re-
turning by four o'clock, the brother went
IN search of him and he was found at the
farm In an unconscious condition with
revolver bullet hole IN his right temple
Health officer L. 4. Burlick and Select
man Arthur Mnnscau were summoned and
the wounded man was taken 10 tho
Fanny Allen hospital arriving there
shortly before seven O'Clock and dying
at 7;15. The remains were ordered taken
TO the Undertaking rooms Of A +.
Clement. Philip Cross. the dead man. is
survived by wife and five children. three
sons and two daughters, beside a brother
and a sister who reside at Malletts bay.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-01-07

and daughter, a teacher in Kansas city.
NC, were weaving raria and watching
them brought back memories of his old
employment to Mr.. Hartman. This work
seemed Just the thing and so his shop IS
now esta olshed His tools and material
are simple and Inexpensive hammer
smoother. Jackknife and two logs OF
brown ash. one log furnishes the handles
and the uprights or wrap OF the baskets
For the woof or filing second log
about foot In diameter IL hammered
with Infinite patience until the pith gives
way, leaving the grain free. Long strips
are torn from the log, pulling always
from the top to the bottom These strips
are smoothed with smoother and cut
into narrow strips with n tackknife From
this point on any fifth grade boy, who
has studied manual training could easily
make the baskets. but II is doubtful IL
he could shape them as perfectly as
docs Mr. Hartman. His baskets are
square round and oblong and are made
in all sizes Up-to-date the work has
been labor OF love with him, for he
has given away every basket he has
made. His has been a long active life.
Born in Peacham. August 49, 1892 he
has outlived all but two OF family %
seven children, two brothers Judge Will
liam Hartman OF Ann Arbor, Mich, and
Henry of Berda, H.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-01-07
TIE POSTAL LAWS.
Much Nail Matter Held IN Bccause
of CarcIrssness and Ignorance

Superintendent OF schools II. o.
Wheeler is in receipt Of several
pamphlets for distribution among the
tea chers Of the public schools with which
they can provide instruction to tho pupils
In tho conditions, classification ana rates
Of postage of the United Stato5 postal
service The pamphlets We're given Mr..
Wheeler by Postmaster H. J Derby NJ
the instance Of the postmaster general.
Tho amount OF mail which has beer
sent 10 the dead letter Office has grown
to bo enormous during the past few
years and II IS believed that with proper
instruction given to tho public this can
be materially decreased Tho mistakes
seem to come not only from carclossuese
hut from ignorance In regard ~ the
proper precautions, which should he
taken especially when sending valuable
mail matter. As an Instance az this
ignorance Of the postal laws there arc in
tho local postofflce over 1000 postal cards
which cannot be forwarded
The pamphlet takes up the matter o,
registered mail, postal money orders
special delivery letters, the rates n,
postage FOR the different classes Of mai
matter, the correct method Of sendin,
foreign mail and the classification o
mail In short every detail Is handle,
explicitly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-01-07
JOINT INSTALLhTICN.
stpnnard Fest and WOnnn's Relief
Corps Unite in Ceremony.


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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-01-07
CHANGES AT LIBRARY.
Assistants Appointed aud Action Taken
Librarians Recon me ndatiuns.

At the annual meeting Of the trustees
Of the Fletcher Free library. held Mon
day afternoon at the library. the
president and secretary Of the board Of
trustees and the librarian were au-
thorized to arrange n system for duplicat-
ing works II recent fiction, and that a
small fee he charged each borrower for
the duplicate book until enough money
has been received TO pay for the book
The book Will then be placed on tho free
list This act WAS made compulsory be-
cause Of the great demand for new works
of fiction. the demand being much creator
than the supply. As most Of the new
fiction docs not live longer than a certain
vogue Of the author or particular style
of the story Is popular. this arrangement
IS considered n wise one. II has been
tried ~ the public libraries in other cities
with success.
The trustees appointed the following
assistant librarians: First assistant and
cataloguer, Miss Ruth NJ Kidder: second
assistant Miss Elizabeth a Lapham:
children's librarian. N1rs Sally Farrar.
G. n. Smith. the librarian. read his re-
port, which contained n synopsis Of work
done during the past wear and some
recommendations During the past wear
80 volumes have been added S4 being
purchased and the remainder being Gifts
Seventy-four books were also purcha sod
FOR the children's department. OF the
number purchased So volume. were 70 re-
place orn-out copies. The periodicals
received currently were = by subscription
and "A as gifts. Practically all tie hooks
purchased are cstaloEued The total
number Of books now catalog,;od iz q. oGo.
yerrpeertfnP l. titles aric
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-01-07
RECENT DEATH.


Charles f, Phelps soldier, statesman,
jurist and author. who died in Baltimore.
Md, Sunday, December o., was born in
Guilford May l. 1923. In his childhood
his parents moved to Pennsylvania ana
few years later to Maryland Judge
Phelps received n classical education IN
Princeton and graduated from the Har-
ward law school He began the practice
of law in Baltimore in 1856 He held sew
eral city offices before he entered the
Union army in 1862 as lieutenant-colonel
of the 7th regiment. Maryland vulun-
teers. He was promoted to colonelcv
in 1863 and hrevetted brigad,er-Eeneral
May 9, 1864 He was taken prisoner but
was recaptured by General Sheridan. At
one period in his career as soldier he
was IN command OF the Maryland bril-
gade OF the Union army, He was elect
cd TO Congress in 1884 and in 1866 first az
Union war candidate and next as q
Union conservative candidate. He voted
with the democrats against the coercion
OF the South and with the republicans
on questions Of finance and public credit
He was elected TO the supreme court
bench in baltimore in 1852 and his term
was extended when the age limit was
reached. He wa the author of a mum
Der of Legal works including "Judicial
Equity" Judge Phelps was half broth.
err OF Gen. Jo,~ W. Phelps. who died in
GuilfOrd February 1855. Their father
was John Phelps. 4 lawyer who built
the homestead In Quilford where Joel
Fiagg now lives. Judge Phelps's mother
was hlmira Lincoln, a celebrated teach
or and author
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-01-07
MUNICIPAL LFCIsL ALTON
re solution for Purchase Of Police
Patrol wagon LRId on the TnhIc

The nrinciDal business transacted At
meeting Of the board Of aldermen
Monday evening was the consideration
OF q report from the police commission
ers recommending tho purchase Of n po-
lice patrol gasoline wagon. a resolution
authorizing the purchase Of such n
wagon at a cost not to exceed 100 was
laid on the table Tho report of the
commissioners mentioned that desirable
wagons Of the kind described could he
purchased at from s. 500 to $500
The following resolutions were adopted
One for tho purchase Of FIVE fire alarm
boxes at n cost not to exceed $l25 each,
together with 1000 feet Of regulation fire
hose.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-01-07

on the school census which he has just
completed. He found there were ITO
children In Montpelier OF school age
compared with IFS year ago. He
supplemented his estimates of tho
city's population by consulting the
check lists.
The United Wireless Telegraph COM
pany in an announcement relative to
It's proposed development for 1903
names Rutland, Burlington. Montpelier
and bennington Vermont towns
where It Is proposed to locate wireless,
telegraph stations The company
says: Contracts and leases will be en-
tered into and the advance work conf
pleted, ready for the insta 'lation OF the
apparatus. as rapidly as suts BILE sites
can be secured and satisfactory ar
rangements made.
In the matter Of age. the household OF
the late c. G. Williams, Of Essex June
ton. who died recently, WAS an unusual
one. The family consisted OF four mem
bers. Mr.. Williams. aged 81 years; his
sister. Mrs, Child. ~. and their brother
in-law and sister-!n law respectively.
Lyman Howe. 90. and Mrs Stiles SIS
years old. Their combined aSes were S+s
years Mrs. Child had charge Of the
home and did tho work Of the house
until few weeks ago when a nurse was
required to assist In caring for Mr., VII
liams
a suit against L.eut.-Gov John A.
Mead president Of the Howe Scale COM
pany of Rutland, TO recover .lt5.A, the
amount Of "A notes OF s. each with in
haa Nv =
Iangdon. The case was heard in Rut-
land city court Saturday and at once
appealed to county court by attorneys
for the defensa The plaintiff alleges
that when he went 10 work for the scale
company he gave DR.. Mend 20 notes with
the unders landing that he would be-
come the owner of a building LOT when
they were taken up. After paying "A
notes, Langdon lost his position. He
brings suit to recover the amount paid
in on the ground that ne was minor
when he made the contract.
Motor boating is gaining rapidly In
favor among Brattlehoro people and
already several have expressed their
intention Of placing gasolene craft on
the Connecticut river the coming sum
mer Bert A, Wood is building an ~
foot. torpedo stern boat, and viii In
stall 4-6 horsepower Fox engine for
motive power. Bernard Switzer -
building 2lfoot torpedo stern
launch. also from the patterns or the
American Gasolene company and chr
ton Fox has placed an order for IL
root torpedo stern launch of the same
pattern as that OF Mr.. SwitZer We're
Shipman is constructing 2o-foot com
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-01-07
FOUNTAIN Pens AZ FREE PRESS.


In the month of December Humans
Agent Fuller visited South burlington
ak times. Wnoosld ana Slcihurne Falls
tWi'c each Essex. Colchester. Nal.etjs
iaY and East Alhursh. II all. Il horses
were relieved Of life and It's sur'ar.n ,
Ten do" were pat out or the way and i
cats. FiVo horses were removed rom
work 20 recruit and thrce mora for trcat-
meat ny n veterinary. Another team.
whose owner had been on prolon ied
spree was found to ne suTeriu. IRON.
lack az food At SAelhurne Falls a man
who had beaten his horse with u chain
was proaecHtcd and fined At East Al
burgh some barns were found to he n
sad condition Of disre7a'r, and horses
were roaming aboHt without shelter. liV-
ing on what they could get by the road
side. In "Frcnoh village" a horse too
weak to stand was found stabbed Co> IN
clunp OF trees: said to belong to a
Jockey. Horses are sail 20 no VOL
hlanketel in bad weather This IS an
Improvement over former years.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-01-07
BILLIONS ARE GUARDED.
Wall Street Installs the Most Eff
cient Policeman in the World.
Downfall Of Thcntrc-TicItct SpecuIa-
tors-Americnns Conservative In
prcsS--Br;drr "hrcc NiicS Long
Planned FOR Metropolis.

Now York Jan. 1.-The very newest
anti-burglar device I'm the world has
Just been installed here. to guard
tho $50, 1000. 900 in cash and $500 0O0. 900
in securities reposing in the vaults
of one OF the citys banks which it
guards. This device is nothing less thar
a steam bath, ana any burglar who
could first penetrate the sixteen-ton
steel door Of the vault would find him
self promptly sufocated and scaidcd
to death by automatically relcascd
Jets OF super-hcatcd steam. Indeed so
far as safety goes the immense doors
might he left open, since the steam
BATH would offcctually stop any ono
trying to enter. oven though cncueed
I'm armour. In many other details this
new vault Is the most remarkable in
thc world II is made Of 400 tons of
steel and rests upon piers. tho spaces
nctwcen which are always brilliantly
lighted. BY means of an Ingenious ar
rargcment Of mirrors watchman
without MOVING can keep every Inch
= surrounding @r7oe under constant
surveillance. The 0oor beneath tho
sarc. consists in addition to its steel
inside Innings ~ two tiera Of railroad
intcr.ockcd rails. with four inrhos Of
corcr, - OH top ana four inches Of mr.
mour plato underneath. TO the vault
itself there arc two circular doors en- b
eight feet ard one-hair IN thickness.
Each ~ tho hinges ON these doors
weighs two tons. All around tho W. ~"
structure or. thu brass rOz-'rs. which
n.y. the turen If q button anywhere in
Z. la, ra - -, f.,.