The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-29

metal are SAID 70 be almost ipoeatf''cun'@.
There are about $4,000 automobiles
owned By individuals 10 the United States,
OF one for every 600 population.
OF the Sa7 steamships which carried
stoeraGe passengers aoroas the Atlantic
during the first half Of 100 lta were equipped
with wireless Instruments.
One life lost for svsry I.Sto.oOO paassn-
gers carried h tho record on steam passan-
ger vessels for Ipos. according 20 the annual
report Of tho United States Steamboat
Inspection Service. which has just been
made public.
King Albert. the new monarch Of Bel
GUM. devotes two hOurs every day 70 the
study Of mechanical enginearing.' He drives
his own automobile. and what Il more. he
can repair Il when anything gets out Of
order.
The famous clock on Hampton Court
Palace. England. Il said by many super
stltiOus people 10 stop when a person long
a resident la the castle dlen. The 1Fst In
stance recorded h that OF Anne Of Dem
marx. queen Of James !. The clock. which
was striking at the mOmsnt. Immediately
stopped Many other instances are quoted.
The new douhls track bridge built over
the Mississippi River AZ Clinton. Ia. Nv
tho Chicago aud Northwestern Railroad
has a length % 500 feet. but ~ chief
feature IL the length and manner % con-
structiOn 81 the swinging span. This span
i go fee; Ions and is swung on its central
pivot by means Of electric power supplied
By power house on the shore and carried
to the bridge by mems Of . submerged
cable.
Egg laying contests are becoming pOpu-
lar In Australia. They are generally held
under the MANAGEMENT ~ the different
States. The feeding Of the hens IL the
most. Important factor In the contests
One pm OF slx white IeRhOrns laid 81
eRgs I'M seven months. The experts are
continually, experiH eu'ing vita foods "a
determine on what diet TIE hen will be
most productive. Bone forming materials
are fed to them. ARd the winner Of ore
contest fed his fowl v ith curds Of skinned
milk. obtained by using rennet, With most
satisfactory results
Thirteen million cartridge she,ls. the
result Of eleven years Of shooting by the
remhers n a guR club, have been gathered
into a huEe pile by Sneof TIE leading sport
ing organizations % Fnriari
Eleven years ago one of the mem beru
conceived the idea Of having the mem
bers save al their shells and deposit them
on the pile. The she'll bank aaOW the club
mOai prized possession.
N slnria. man we're 10 shoot one car
tridRs q second. day and night. II would
taks hlnl about twenty-five years % dis
charge IaOogOoO
The club. maintains vigilant guard
over it, precious shell pils.
The elevators Of a bank building in
PittsburE. Pa. have been provided with
electrin lights 20 illuminate the foor At
tho doorway 10 that passengers enter
ing Or leaving tho cars know exactly the
position of the foundation they are about
10 step upon. The light consists Of an elec.
trio bulb az the lower right hand corner
OF the door OF the car, When the car st0ps al
floor the hight flashes and continues TO
burn until the car starts again. The con-
tact prodipcing the llxht Il made and broken
automatically when the door Il opened and
clossd
A lamp pos' that will serve for many
purposes. almost every inch Of spare being
utilized. has been designed for an Indiana
town. II will ~ placed In front Of one OF
the leading hotels. The lower section Will
serve a. q receptacle for mall packages
Above that viii h. a letter box. with a
ars alarm box on the opposite side OF the
post on the other two sides tho name OF
tho hotel will be placed.
The name 81 the street VIII No painted
On class and 20 n.scsd that sa electric lamp
viii shlne behind II a. night. Aud a. the
very tOpl Of courns will be placed the llRht
The base viii Ia made ~ cast iron and in
beddsd In cement IN tho sidewalk
One Of tho stranEest accidents In tho
records Of railrOadlng In tho United Stated
happened recently at Bullard, Cat. Whsn q
locomotive on the Southern Pacific footed
Itself out Of steam because Of the inability
Of the engineer 70 stop the W'.is,ls
In some manner the lever that operates
the whistle got out Of order and oould Of
be controlled. nor could any repairs BE- made
The locomotive was hAuliRR = long freight
train. Suddenly the whistle began %
shrek and nothing that tho engineer could
DO would sior n. The histls kept as Il
until the - no became ~ that q new
engine had 10 he brouGh ON Fresno 60
take Its placs. Then they lowed the sslll
IOotlnE engine to the repair shops.
A tee kpstls that Whistles ohssrHv 70
let Tia housewife know that the watsr IL
boiling and that tho gas may b turned
down has been introdaced 10 England ard
gsa~anaaW 18th =
lld through which the scaldiaR steam MAY
issue but IL filled end eNptisd through fhe
spout which "a Ru6icisntly large The ab-
ssncs Of the ia not only prSvsnts scald-
ms but keeps any Of the steam iron e.
Gaping. which means that the water viii
reach q boiling point much more quickly
than IN the ordinary kettle. In ne spout
IL = stopper which contaiRs the whistle.
and this IL the safety valve Of the Kettle a.
we'll a. the means BY whlch announcement
Il made that the water IL boiling.
A short time ago q arm Ia ElrIn. m.
devised an advertising campaign 10 which
postal money orders played q part very
satisfactory % the advertiser but somev hat
lpastfing 70 the postal authorities. The
advertiser secured from the post ohlcs
about go money orders payable for two
csnts each 20 a. many individuals. A form
lettsr wa thea prepared which notified ths
reader that he time wa probably worth
about ca. 900 9 year. and a. u would laku
him about half q minute 10 read the circular
the money 0Edw for two centa Was cent AZ
payment.
Az . result practically every one who
received q circular read 70, bat very few
-. a.
sAss1 iiHs8 thB BsslAi Ealssgiliss wsrs e.
serious dimcultiea. Every money order
issued. no matter how Nlan1. must b entered
on the books. and 4 thoY are not rsdsamsd
Ia q certain tins tho Federal authorities