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New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

COUPLE. for country butler, clsnlberrnztc 10 :
f-s-7lans preferred must have good refer
er-ss. So Mss FilzGcrsId'E Employment
-,rr-1su sos 9Th ave- entrance 0n sd.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

POOKkEEPER-Cspa ycung single Amer
icar who has good knowledge Of spanish :
-=la--- about 81 QUO. Crcdenriai Emp nlent
---rc-s-Lr-. - ErosSn-a-. Agenc--
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

COUPLE Ter Connecticut. German preferred ,
r.s Iaurd-y- co work small house SEQ.
1-f-zE-Araldfs Employment Bureau, SoS 9th
a--a zrlrrar~n or 40
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

10 vOU ENTERTAIN send for the Hostess
Eoo- containing 20 clever entertainments
--aEez entertaining plesssut. Postpaid &c.
NF-s. A. Ecl-c-. ZIG West @5-L 81, CleFe-
land. o.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

MAID and SEAMsTREss. edish Protest
ant: assist chambermaid: understands halr-
dressing, massage, rnanlcUrlng; very pest-
citv or country Mrs. Golfers Agency, 4J1
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

NI-cTfATr-zT UfeAFTSNs% Cef-trffugsI
ruupz and ru-bI-ee. 8 fS1o- 81 .7no- Business
Service rr Arer--s -0f singer building
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

.lHWER axe rLa-ra = small place COZ
-ege woc5. r.Tk furnished SO. FttzGer-
s'ds Emrlsg-uell Bureau. J0S 9Th ave- en-
f-a10e on s-d
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

man three IN family country So. F1tz-
14eral6s Er1plo,--ezt Bureau. 5oS 9Th are-i
entrance z2d ST
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

ss- ES1-z-n- -n--ee1 Ca1v gas arcs. s11shin~ 8
g--e-eE rive .. rh= lamps hat produce = aF'-
rzf1le rfuer I.zrr yer c1e cert r1T hour, uses
rre---f~r iee~ gas gives e-rr.-l mere fislft
rHsr c-t-r Zss 81. iaUp ra t-e rnsrte'r F-ft
Tsss0usb-- prices easF rs-r1=Irrs Haeial con-
T~-Esffrr. f1I-eE f7ls L,E-s q Mig CO. 80 %
Eear york t.f--
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

BOOK E-fZeshNe Constantly fles4 men 'tA
vs-y1nE Qualifications and salaries for de-
slrsble permanent positions. CrecenJial tIn-
y,lo--usnt Corporation c5S Broadway. Agency.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

COCPLE.-French and English; man butter,
valet. useful. first class; wife excellent c9oh'
CITY country: best references. County INDUS
trial Association Employment Agency, II West
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

COI-P PLF,-English. butler and Iadys maid or
anberrnaid: first class servants; woman good
d~essmaker; excellent references; So. Waldorf
Agency IL West $50 st Phone 3n0-Madtsou-
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

COACFIWAE and C1ARDENER.-Young Finnish
man fire references: clean, neat. $50. Olsen =
Agency, 122 Lexington ave. corner 5sth St Tel
469s-PIaza.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

-IFTTFfTET DRAF-5RIAN on switchboard
v-a~l. Ep0o-SI. 600. Bllziuess Service Co
geneva SOS SINGER Building
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

1IE-EANFcAT. Il PEEI1- F--TrT-NT f5r wheel
barrow 1acr--- I1 Canada sL--r" buEtness
s-e-vi-@ 20 taz=u~-, SOS singer Building
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

: SS7ST VI F0PFMa N-sheer metal work: 81
a4o Business ser, ice CO tAgencZ4. SOS singer
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

COUPLES. buffers and cooks, first class ana
useful all nationaltiss. excellent references
wages SEQ S75 aud 500; city any distance
Waldorf Agency, L West $50 St Phone 600
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

COOK.-Swsdish. competent. excsllsr. baker.
also waitress and parorrnaid. together sepa-
rately, citF. country. M6rrow's Agency. al
lexington ave.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

FOREMAN f.r lin can factory; must he expert
-ncat in handling ana setting dyes salaf!
~ M-r-.-. . r-.---.-l- FL.LrLrlI EIllL-lrE
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

"a PoLTI |TfE-t .Eperieneer y Ha0-linE
age rs-~cls apply BUSINESS service Co
gene s6s s.-Ee- Eutlsing
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

ftf.F-artr. 3. f-xf,err-ueed with is8heE. rlan-
e-z fraT presses -te.s well known frn'5 eN-
,se-trr.r -.4.rF-s sssfsr-- D-e1fufiaf Employ
lu.-t ..runralLna. - EroaaN - Aeenc,.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

LER-Departmcn store wants man IN
cashiers cage used TO counting money
ssIary. ST2S Credeutial Employment Corpora
J -.n-- y R-naa-.a-- AE-nc--
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

LAUNDRESs (French) wants high class fam
fly washing. home or out; shirts. dresses.
blankets. lace curtains equal TO new sunny
yard; reference. 1Sa East 18Th st. Tel. 4J60-
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

- ..llefs catalogues and general advertising
- for manufacturing firm; salary according
I -. r-ao Rfirhil agency. Flattrcn building
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

--f5TSET5 WANTED to sell trees and plants
-ses 81 work: highest commissions. payable
SaeFfv. clean. straight proposition Write
=, f-es o,lter Ferry Nurseries. Rochester.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

-EFN HAND thoroughly competent in al
trenches o. Farm work. moderate wages
vu~lg -aI and winter months. call Train
.sEeHcr O.. Vesr 1Irh ST.. city
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

/ COUPLE English; with Doy, years; wife frst
class cook and laundress; man butler; usetul5
do entire work OF family; excellent references;
city or country. Industrial Association Employ
| fnent Agency. II West 42d St
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

FARMER AND WIFE, Scandinavian, without
children; man experienced farmer, knows all
about machinery, farming in general. handy
with tools: wife excellent cook, housekeeper
and Iaundress; first class references. II 60
TRx-- : -Trff,7r
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

sale or retail clothing. hats, haberdasl-erT.
r-r. -aIz-r arru- S-SN Credentlsl EmPlo--
.-e-r Corporation e55 B-cscway. Ageucy-
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

BT-TTFR-V AI,ET-First class; excellent man;
single handed or where two are kept eS-
eeIIent references. Osterberg's Agency, 7l6 lex
fugron ave Tel 105s-Plaza.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

COOK and observation-disclosures first
class help: excellent references. $50 and So
Waldorf Agency l. West SD St Phone 900
Madison
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

/ COUPLE-S5O: Swedish: vifo cook and laun-
dress: man outside work care of horses. gar
den etc: references. Carlson, Nathewson
Agency. SIG 9Th ave. Tel. 5TS-Brvant.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

ASSISTANT F9oKKEEPERS who under
sran6 trial balances. who a-e accurate and
--i-s plsirl-. Credental Employment Cor
-rrs~ior 2-,S broadway. Aseucv
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

Shr. .FlsaT, NE experienced with fine gas END
sre..-s. rv--.-es. eielf aruuatufco Ttlh arcil-
'-.rs and =radf ..rcleulisl s-.fpio- inent 'sl-
Lo------- - L--na- ~ Aaen---
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

acquainted among archite-ts an1 trade
As1cIiue fr- goods. ,reGenIal Employ llent
IlE-gra. On =. Rr-alItn,. ag.nr-.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

BITTI.ER - English: seven years references;
thoroughly understands his duties, city or
country Miss Margaret Smiths Agency. .
ue~+ 1cd vt Phone SO39-Brvant.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

MAID.-EngIish. Protestant. iady's maid
seven years reference. an excellent nsecle-
woman. Miss Curry's Agency, p West a-o'
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

Useful BUTLER. $40. city, English or scotch
preferred Call with references, Mrs. Collier S
Eency, 40 4th ave. near 31sy ST.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04
HELP WANTED.
Male.
cAx YOU SELL LAW BOOKS

r,.-rusi7ert position and good salary 70 Tight
- &C. = % e. and must have legal educa-
- A-,lv bv letter ony. stating QUALIFICATIONS
- .,sfeTrnoes or application VIII not be con
s.se-ed. Ajcress Vest Publishing Co. leo W H.
lam 81
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04
FenlaIs

COVER = F.ss French. wiz ~, ,s' = 4. Phii.dal
chic. fasches Itaiian and KS -, ,5S,sy-
hrauches. excslant references 80 s--s fsntrsr~.
n 42i st1.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

FARMLAND or USEFUL. MAN.-On gentle
mans place: cows, horses. lawns, gardening,
etc: sober, obliging: references. William Math-
ss-sor Age7cv SIS 9Th ave. Tel. 3Is-Brysnt.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

USEFUL Man Tor city; acf valet for gen
rlenan. SS0-E3S. any nationality. Miss
FitzGs-ald's Erplo-1nent Bureau, 505 9th
ave.. enrrance On 42a
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

/ TAT-NDRESS-First class; four years IA last
Mace. Eas best reference. very capable. Fin
nish woman. Juszila Agency. $50 Lexington ave
+ Tel AKA plaza
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

/ COACHNAN-Gcod rider driver, capable
| of taking care of gentlen1an's private stable
eight wears reference: city or country. Ad-
dress A 90 NaSf 1HAth 81.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

COOK and AJNDBIsSS-s Il AAIBERMAID and
WAITItEsS5.-Two young irish. wei recon
meDded Catholics DO suttre work ErnaN private
family. Morrew's Agency. T21 Lexington ave
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

kALEsMfE TO sell central Briush Columbia
land contracts in forr- and elE--y Etrt
sra--s ou easiest possible terms Acdtess
s1ecla-c LaIIev syndicate. EsIrol1e er. British
f0irrrlt
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

--N-Ts-yVe've yot the tastes, selling auto
=. f-- --cr. bi- moRey. sells - sight, no
4, - senvassiuC: Investigate Rapi- sales Co.
- =
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

NJ RSFS-LTrnz isil. German swedish. Irish.
etc: excellent investigated references; wages
s25. $50 S35 $40 Waldorf Agency Mrs. Mack)'
10 West e2d z+ Phone 200-NIadISCn-
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

references Mrs. Dickinson's Cooperative En-
ployment Agency, SO 18th ave. "A. e. corner Of
cJth ST
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

COOK.-Sws wsdish- all branches. ysry best refer
ences. SIS. Ol=en's agency. 49, lexington
ava.. 18Th Tel 4foS-Plsza.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

CrEFUl. BUTI-5R-SiN II family swiss pre-
farred- good references. $40. Miss FitZGer-
vFlds Employment Bureau. sos 9th ave. en-
Nrrarca N Ct
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

GERDENER- R-FARMER-Marrie four children
lifetime experience, under glass and outdoors;
understands rustic masonry, good mushroom
grower wife good buItermaker: 4 I references
Address Gardener, care Of H Obreitsr. ISL Elton
St The Bronx.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

LCCk-- ALSO AHAMbEh hN4D--- = Ho caFaDi1
Finnish women: ysr- best references from
New York families. Jussila Bureau, ESQ Lext1g-
ton ave Tel AaJ3 Plaza
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

EALEsNa0- ag.r-l -7rcd d. saIe ~ Lot ar f-l-
Esees BasIu-ss Service 40. tAEenrsi. So
fuEI Building
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

COTPLE-ButIer and de useful man; SO, wife
good cook; good city references; neat, obtg
ing; German. Miller. Mathewson Agency, SIS
ave HIS-Rrvanf-
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

NT-PSF5 or NURSERY GOVERNESS.-Engi
Protestant; capable. refined young woman; :;
excellent references; city or country MIS-
Golfers Agency. Asa 4th ave.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

COACHNAN, CHAUTFEUR.-Youn Swede un-
derstands horses. carriages and harness thor
oughy: good mechanic; careful driver; best rer-
erence Carrentsrs Agency, 154 9Th ave.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

INFANTS RSEn-Expertenc two years
excellent references: city OF country. 80
monthly Albany Employment Agency, 20 East
g2d at
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

BUTLER or VALET.-Ger1nau. g; in private
family. cftv or country; wages $50; first class
citv references. Address Butler. care Of Raabe.
Eau
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

F[A1EEEETElfE snd pa-n1aster on conhirS eS-
-a-e. man over SO. American single 5000
80 .T-s--e-s Cre6enlial Employment Cor
80 2r-oac7va-- AEencE
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

USEFUL Butler FOR ci;y. four IN family,
s25 20 sac Miss Margaret Smiths Agency,
- West 42d- Room c0T.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

TWO C5TRI.S-Together or separate: very good
cook: other chamberTnaid and waitress; excel
lent references. Miss Margaret Smiths Agency,
% West 42d ST. Phone 3O3e-Bryant.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04
Female

DUNG MEN wanted: out Of town preferred
Mall stamp ror particulars Burns 6 Reed
Importers, 900 Hudson 81. X. ?
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

COOK.-Neat German girl: excellent reference.
would consider going South as second cook Or
lauudress, $50. Waldorf Agency, l. West 33d
ST. Phone 9C0-aadisou.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

PARLORMAID. for country; all winter; SD
Miss Margaret Smiths Agency, % West "a
Room 20T.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

Salem N.-Firsf class typewriter salesman 2
s8tarr ans ss.rH- visible r. f-N tt'- F..
EDirfdiE territory. A.. fsox b. Tribune ono
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

young American woman; would help with
upstairs work: salary SIS: references Address
lFcIyar+v 1Ri ITlruer st. BROOKLYN.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

EAIfssAI q IS. lHeuze- all bras-es, acQiiiii'' 80
with architects Sew Nora salary olcn bGa4-
mess s..rtfr. CO. fAgancyl. sos singer BulidlnE
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

FARMHAND-STede s25. good all around
man; can milk team, etc; sober and obltg-
ing: speak English Olson. Mathewsou Agency,
SIS Srh ave. Tel. SI2-Bryaut.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

PROTEST. ANT NURSE. young, capable ana re
liable 20 care for three children under hVe
wears with assistance or younger nurse; good
nlender and highest references required; state
age, experience and wages asked Address IL =
r Postofice East Orange, y. =
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

FRENCH COUP. L.E.-Cc1npet butler, valet
and useful, ladv's maid. chamberulaid or par
Icrnald: honest, sober. written and personal rec
concentrations Ferdinand. 40 West 4Ath 81
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

IATE RESSES.-F1rsr class and second; SVe1-
ish. Danish. German and Irish; wages 50
$50 So; fnves gated references excellent " al
dorf Agency. L West sd St Phone COO
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

IATT NDfLESS.-eSWedishs INST cLass On sIIIIl .
collars cuffs; place head laundress pre-
ferred; friend second laundress; best reIershess'
Osterbergs Agency, 716 Lexington ave.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

SALESMAN Naaflt1a ia greater Nes York and
vicinity salary so 10 start. taA MONDAY
lAalll F-=4 1aE-aI. ~
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

EAi.ErAiAE. experience fu HO"eii- "f taii'is
trimming. BusIUezs Service go. AgenetD. so5
fiura- EtlilliuE
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

STEA OGRAPHERSs capable or iranslatlue
into Spanish. are IN great demand We are
now forming an evening Spanish class; emit
rcnt native Instructor. JupD Exchange, %
Nassn1r & NeEv York.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

ass; neat. tidy Young woman
rences: wages $50 FlaheTty's .
r,,,t-s ave. Tel. 741-Rfver.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

HsI.EEMAN. ezperieacea in sale - hitclr1
-1siun,rat Tor hotels aud re~tatIrsrts- si,2oH
f-eiaess service 40. tAE-uc-l SOC singer Build
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

FARI ORMAID- AAdSTRESS - Small private
family. city, good wages. steady work cail
! early. Telephone 1928 Plaza. Morrow's Agency
! T.1 lexington ave
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

.-aL.EEAIEe- Lhro1gnout rre IuIfed Etates 70
Eg.- automobile .eceEEliles- every owner
v-az-rs ou- prctsc-cEs references reeGtrec- TIE
q As4 Ii-s e Protector Co. go Ero.dWaTs
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

CCUPLE--Cook and butler do entire work Of
small private family; city or country; highly
recommended Morrow's Agency. ~ LeXing-
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04
DOMESTIC SITUATIONS WANTED.
Fernale.

1OOK-LAUNDREss. Ess.-willing 10 20 TO country:
splendid reference. Mrs. COoper's Agency, 6oI
th ave. Tel fOo5 Nr1r-13<- Hill
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

FJC1T -STrVVOE = n F-JR-FiuniEh. excellent cook
Iauudress, baker; child Of four, moderate
wages anyw here. Phone S632 Plaza Nor
ro,r,s Aganc-. 72I LeEingt ave, corner 5sth.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

NT-RSF-Te child from 1s months up; So
fifth
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04

PI-RIIC STENOGRAPHER wants beginner her
Office; learn business Follett. Room oO50 1
New-York tribune., 1910-10-04
Male

ALES MANAGER with thorough technical
know ledge Of manufacture and sale OF tool
.eeI: S5ee0. Business Service CO. (Agency), 500
.rrav Eer,ff.sfrr-
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-12-28
200 FOOT DITCH NOW
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Decision of the General Electric
Company as to Where it Will
Develop Further Power May
Effect the Situation.

If the United States government
will pay the cost of the locks there
will be a ship canal at the Strahorn
ditch, so-caIled, at Priest Rapids.
Work is now in progress there In the
construction of an irrigation and
power canal and the line of con-
struction followed shows a ditch 200
feet in width at the bottom ana
800 feet in width at the top. and Of
sufficient depth to carry any vessel
that can navigate the Columbia river
either side of the canal. The work
is not being pushed at present
though 500 yards of earth a day are
being handled by the force and ma
chinecy at work The canal Is TO be
nine miles In length and. as said, will
be a ship canal If the federal govern
ment is willing. There has been
talk that the electric power devei-
oped was to be used for operating a
marine slip which would elevate and
lower vessels to the canal level at
the lower. end.
May OBJECT Railway.
1t is possible to manufacture
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-12-28

who has patented a balloon to sup
port a man and auxiliary buoyant
bodies for his feet.
The largest ancient mosaic known,
covering more than $500 square yards,
has been unearthed on the site of
Aquieleia, Roman city that was de-
stroyed in 425.
Though the gas neon composes but
one twenty-five thousandth of the vol
ume of the atmosphere, the spectre
cubic centimeter of air.
Horseradish contains a higher per-
centage of sulphur than any other
vegetable food. spinach ranking next.
Pumpkin leads for phosphorus, while
radishes are rich in iron.
Paper machine betting, protected
on the edges by leather is being tried
out in England with measure Of sue
| cess. One advantage claimed for it
is thatit does not stretch.
To lessen the number of articles of
clothing which woman seems to find
necessary, California member Of the
fair sex has patented an undergarmen
stiffened with whalebone.
X magazine sandpapering machine
that a Louisiana man recently invent
ed carries a dozen sheets of paper,
the outermost one being easily re-
moved with a knife when it is worn
out.
Principally for use in apartment
houses is an electric light switch
which permits a person entering late
at night to illuminate the halls and
stairways and which is connected with
clockwork to cut off the lights again
automatically after q set time.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-12-28
NEWEST NOTES Of SCIENCE

By the addition of Venetian soap
and gum lac alcohol can be COM
pressed into briquettes for use in
lamps that are to be carried about.
The use of fish to complete the
publication of water discharged from
sewage reduction plants has been
tried with success in English towns
A Texas woman has patented a
simple but effective litter with which
hot pans can be handled without dan
ger of burning the users fingers
The kitchen is placed in the center
of Australian dining-cars, with the
first-class compartment at one end and
the second-class at the other.
AS bottle opener a New Jersey
man has patented knife with a semi
circular recess in the handle near the
end which holds the point Of the
blades.
The manufacturers of mattresses,
pillows and cushions from sponge ma
terial died and sterilized, has become
an important business in Florida.
An argument of the designer of an
automobile that has but one wheel in
front is that 1t steers more readily,
especially when the road is rough.
For making paper stencils a ma
chine has been invented by an Ohio
man in which an electric motor drives
tiny drill at the end of a flexible
tube.
BY the close of this year about co.
600 miles OF railroads in the United
States, little more than one-fourth,
will be equipped with block signals.
Damages estimated at $4,000, 900
has been charged up to the chestnut
tree blight In Pennsylvania, New York
and New Jersey alone in the past four
years.
Only the bridge. coming tower, fun
mel, mast and turrets will be carried
above the water line of a battle ship
which the British admiralty is de-
signing.
Resembling a big music box is an
attachment for electric signs, recently
patented, that plays a tune on a
Xylophone as the letters are flashed
on or off.
So transparent is the mountain air
at Quito, under the equator in South
America. that the white cloak of a
horseman has been distinguished
seventeen miles away.
There are more than 500 producing
gas-power plants, ranging in size
from fifteen to 5000 horsepower, in
use in the United States. most of them
using anthracite coal.
A wire support to hold watch up
right when placed on fiat surface
and which may be folded against the
case when carried in the pocket is a
recent invention.
An Indiana genius has applied the
principle of the slide trombone to a
gas fixture, with which a lighted
burner may be moved to any point
along the wall of a room.
Tested by the British military au-
thorities and found successful is a
new type of gun in which a mixture
of LIQUID and air is substituted for
the recon springs.
The 7 JOS Angeles chamber of COM
MERGE has what is claimed to be the
oldest vkhicle in the United States
an OK cdrt built by Pueblo Indians in
the seventeenth century.
AS a ubstitute for photographic
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-12-28

There are nearly 100000 acres OF
peat bog in Ireland.
Philadelphia has the Oldest textile
school in the United States.
1t costs London more than $780,
600 year to keep it's streets clean.
Twenty pounds of cloves a year are
produced by an average ten-year-old
tree.
Radium gives violet tinge in glass
and porcelain and turns white paper
yellow.
A deposit of almost pure tantalum
ore has been discovered in the Ural
mountains.
New York forbids electric signs pro-
jecting more than six feet from the
building line.
More than 1000. 900 acres of grazing
land in Australia are irrigated by ar
tesian wells.
Wrought iron electro-magnets can
be made to carry $50 pounds to the
square inch of core surface exposed.
A reinforced concrete building that
rises 295 feet above the street level
has been erected in Liverpool.
or the United States annual paint
and varnish bill of 100000, 900, the
railroads pay about one-tenth.
The population of Manila has de-
creased about 20 per cent since the
American occupation Of the islands.
A Chicago inventor claims to have
perfected a grip for wire that will hold
1t firmly, yet not injure insulation.
The annual consumption of sugar
per American family has Increased
by about 140 pounds in the last IS
years.
A two-piece mold by which poultry
men may make their own nest eggv
from clay has been patented by an
Arkansan.
Apparatus that brings moving-pic-
ture photography within the reach Of
the amateur has been invented by a
Partisan.
Gold and aluminium have been COM
bined in new alloy of beautiful color,
adaptable for many uses in the jewell
ry trade.
In some Argentine brockyards hors-
es are used to mix the clay by tread
ing it instead of employing more ex-
| pensive machinery.
India ink stains may be removed
from carpet by repeated applications
of milk, the carpet being wiped dry
between applications.
The. fishing fleet of Venice includes
about 1900 vessels. which visit differ
ent portions of the Adriatic according
to the seasons.
For the protection of window-clean-
ers an Ohio man has patented a metal
seat, hinged to and suspended by
chains from a window casing.
Lines of lights in an electric sign
which New Jersey man has invented
seem to move TO change the express
sion in an outlined human face.
The Sydney Technical college, an
Australian government institution, has
opened a department for special in
struction in the wool industry.
A cradle and stand which may be
folded into small compass when not in
use his been invented for the use of
persons whose room is limited.
Magnesium, zinc. copper and alum
mum constitute a new bronze of
light weight that has been invented
lin Germany for use INF airships.