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That vast mausoleum of -wrecked
hopes and blighted ambitions, the
model department of the United States
Patent Office in Washington, is illuminated
here and there with the original
models of the very great inventions.
In one of the cabinets is to be seen
~^y
'FIRST WASHBOARD-FIRST PAIR
Morse's original model of the telegraph
Instrument, fashioned by his own
hands. The model is very crudely'
made, but it inspires reverence in the
visitor, and even a certain sort of awe,
when he pauses to think of what the
telegraph has done for the advanee
ment of the world, and what a slow
universe this would be if we did not
have telegraphic communication with
our fellow beings the world over.
In another cabinet, inspiring the
in
MODEL OF THE FIBST TYPEWBITEB.
same sort of reverence, and bringing
thoughts of the days when every bit
of sewing in the world was done by
hand, is Elias Howe's model of the
sewing machine. The visitor unconsciously
repeats to himself the words
of the song of the shirt, "Stitch, Stitch,
Stitch," and thinks of the agony of
that stitching in the days of Hpod,
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7ucu lb nao uu uvu\.
ElJas Howe's first sewing machine
Is almost as crude as Morse's telegraph
rounder, but in both cases the model
operated exactly as described in the
specifications, and the patents were
accordingly granted.
Not a whit less interesting is the
model of the first typewriter, the invention
of R. T. P. Allen, a Kentuck(an.
It is still more roughly made than
the models of the telegraph and sew
HOWE'8 SEWING MACHINE.
ing machine, but it proved to be quite
as important an invention.
The first pair of peg shoes is another
Interesting Invention exhibited in the
model room. The patent on peg shoes
was ijranted to S. B. Hitchcock and
J. Bement on July 30, 1811.
Thea there is the first washboard.1
It is as fresh-looting to-day as when
It wa3 first placed in the cabinet, and
show j not a particle of corrosion, although
the name of the inventor was
S. Rust, and it was Rust himself who
made the mcdel. The patent is dated
February 9, 183S. The first arc electric
light was made by Collier and
FIRST ELECTRIC ARC LIGHT AN
Baker, and patented by them May 18,
1858. The first Incandescent lamp was
the invention of Gardiner and Blossom,
to whom a patent was granted
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June 29, 1S58. Both the arc and the
incandescent lights, it will be noticed,
were invented in the same year. Nothing
could be more different than the
incandescent lamp of 1858, and that of
to-day.
When you happen to be in Washington
go over to the Patent Office and
cnonri n few hnnr? lookintr around the
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model room. You will find your pains
well rewarded?New York Mail .and
Express.
Electrocutes the Rodents.
The electric mouse trap is the latest
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novelty to aid in exterminating the
pests which infest dwellings and other
buildings, and the inventor intends
that it shall be the cause of many a
shocking death. There is no complicated
mechanism about the trap; in
fact, it is so simple that the wary
rodent is not at all likely to regard
the device with suspicion. Everything
is in plain sight, and the animal is not
compelled to insert its head in a noose
or to enter a cage in order xo reach
the bait In this case tlie tempting
morsel is suspended within easy reach,
but the instant the electrical current
is completed by the rodent itself death
ensues without the bait being disturbed.
The trap consists of two metallic
plates connected by wires to an
electric light circuit, the plates being
insulated by a plate of non-conducting
material placed between. The bait
holder is suspended from a supporting
arch secured to the outer plate. There
are numerous small animals which
may be captured in this way, and the
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A VERY SHOCKING AFFAIR.
inventor also intends it for use in destroying
roaches and bugs of various
sorts. The electrocution is accomplished
by the passage of the current
from one plate to the other through
the body of the rodent or insect. The
inventor of this ingenious device is C.
M. Shafer.
The Three-Meal Habit."
Our three-meal habit is a fearful tax
on our working capacity; it trebles the
temptation to over-eating; our champions
stagger under the weight of a
physiological handicap; one-half the
functional energy of the system is diverted
by the exigencies of digestion.
No other hygienic mistake has done
so much to make us a generation of
dyspeptics as the custom of afterdinner
work. Its victims, moreover,
incur the risk of contracting that form
of moral dyspepsia called pessimism.
It tends to rob the working day of its
reward?F. L. Oswald, M. D., in Success.
The Clergyman'* Error.
An English clergyman was addressing
a congregation of fishermen, and
in order to appeal the more to his
hearers he introduced a number of
nautical smiles. He pictured a captain
navigating his craft through a
dangerous passage, surrounaea wiid
rocks and currents, and he described
the voyage in detail. At last he
reached his climax, when it seemed
inevitable that the ship should be lost
"And what shall we do now?" he
made his captain cry. "Bless your
soul, guvnor!" replied a voice at the
back. "That captain o' yours can't
do nothin'. He's sailin' his shij
1 starn forniost."
D FIRST INCANDESCENT LIGHT.
New Zealand sent Great Britain 1,487,197
hundredweight of mutton, J
valued at $15,000,000 in the course ol
last year.
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England's Crown Jewel, Goes From Factory Fnr?
Will Be Worn by nace to City Hall.
The Koh-i-noor, one reproduce the picture :
^ was elected Alderman. He is
Mayor elected on the Demo^
lD that city In the last
Mr. Mulvlhill was so contme
koh-i-noor in its
casions by Queen Victoi^^B^H^HH^^HV/ < Y \
conspicuous again at \
The King is understood jpg|j& \ '
to be-placed In \\ V
crown that is being Bp - w. -^fy\
Alexandra. The Koh-i-noi^^^^^^^^^^^^B gjjlgfc . v y\
usually kept among the '.'. d
at the tower, was discover^^H^^^^^^^^H ?|:; '2. ^ I
in the celebrated mines ^ SPF^V, i^mvWft) !
about the middle of the ,
tury. It passed through j
several Indian princes, '
sented to Queen Victoria
Dhuleep Singh, the last ^SgBSM/ of
the Puiijaub. The va ^8
famous gem has been e^
The Koh-i-noor had a X|i
before reached the late >^oJ ^
the the ' fv -?!$Yfs~* .
1849 it was up to . t'?
a the sy
to John (afterward
for dinner the waistcoat
was thrown on on^?'
a Of Windmill.
Board Henry Lawrence very probrother
the advisability ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Hnstruction, bnt many
forwarding the Koh-i-noor made with varyVictoria.
John Lawrence l^^^^^^^^^^^^^Bautify these very useten
that the diamond had power
him; then suddenly from the Scientific
quitted the Board with bow nature and
home^
his manservant jaMB^
seen a small box which
in his waistcoat pocket.
the man replied, "I found it
one your drawers." J
here," said Lawrence. Th<^
produced it. "Now," said j? j
"open it and see what it ^x
The old native obeyed, and ffijffif JWgi&SiEt
moving the folds of linen, tyLJJ
o|is-T.^M^ o^n^yanc^
t"X mill, whicfc was Duilt Dy J. ti. uenster.
\ of Moline, 111., is of peculiar constrv\f
|^B tlon, "there being no gear wheels no:
X crank, the power being transmitted b;
an involute wheel which is a part c:
\i the steel wheel to which the fans are
{ W attached. The surface of the invoiurfJ
1 is perfectly smooth, as Is :iso that o:
// * the wheel attached to the'pitman cavI
rier, the one rolling upon the other.
I 1 The mast is of tubing, the pitman
/ J being carried down Inside. The wires
'J ? f for throwing the mill out of gear are
f A attached to a thimble on the outside
/ ' of the mast. From this it will be seen
/ I that the trees are not needed for act/
> ual support.
f I A number of these -mills have been
J attached to trees and have been giving
1 excellent results. It is also possible to
one op the stone colla^ carry the mills around on a wagon and
of very hard, greenish colored] 8^one* se^ to work at any part of a
They are all more or less ornai en^e^ field.
by a knot, or Shoulder, on eltj?er tb? British Nayal Wedding Caatom.
right or left side, which is ^overed- gy an 0j(j CU8tom which obtains in
with strange figures cut into tie hard the Navy the marriage of an officer is
stone. I signalized by the hoisting of a wreath
At the present writing ant^?Pol?* of flowers, with silken streamers, on
gists have discovered the pufP?ae or the vessel to which he belongs, says
use of everything manufact|"'e(i by V "\
prehistoric man with the excejP^01^?' \ \.4
these strange Porto Rican "cffHars." \ \
"Getting Into a Scrape?'" \S V
This popular phrase, involV^nS ^
use of an English word, in a sFnse ok
ferent from its proper mean<ino' j188 yk aajT jft
fnnsidernhlv nuzzled Enelis41 Mexico
One,^ more ingeniotaj^ljfcSkj^e ot^"
is played upon downsjHfl^^E on ^e I f i
seashore, -where manyH^^^Jurr0T^unfortunate
player bri^^^^^B^0Ile of
thoco cr?r?inoc nrnl i<a ^6* I^YlvV
moved. Special rules ^^^^^^ore^to !
be made for tbe player^^^^B?Pe-" tbe London Graphic. For the first
This would seem SjMHf11?51516 time since the new royal yacht Vicsource
for an otherwisaBB^H'nillte^ torla and Albert was commissioned the
ligible expression.?ye^gB|^B'tme8, custom has just been carried out on
nfflU tbat vesse* in h?nor marriage
Does Not preiUct a of Lieutenant Mansell, her First LieuI
do not predict a hoB|^W?e~~ tenant, to Miss Louisa Richards, the
from it?but a humaDMH^P a' daughter of a naval captain. At night
not very far away, wh?HHB work the wreath was brilliantly illuminated
will be done by the wlth the electric light.
that nature supplies. 'flfflHSFlol)ile
will be the servant, an^^^^^^Fe Traits of the Mikado,
companion in sport an?^^^^Bon The Mikado of Japan is a man ot
U ?M<] T-T? In
man. It "will not De luucij euerg,.) auu cuumuuic. juic io
grounds, however, thatlHj^R1 sub* fond of outdoor sports, and has warmstitute
the motor for 1RH> but? ly encouraged the introduction of footwhen
the more efflcientBH^^P8 su* ball Into Japan. He is a hunter and
perseded the horse we tbBHHb our" fisherman of no mean reputation and
selves for our humaneD^^^BH a. Is a good shot with a rifle. His devogreat
many things becal^^S^nnot tion to lawn tennis is marked, and he
well do anything else, aP* is clever as a wielder of the racket.
plaud ourselves for our D0"
bility.?Henri Fournier.^^B^B568' The city of Portland, Me., has in its
?KH streets thirty thousand shade trees,
A lucid explanation IsI^HE coId Borne of which were planted more than
cides with our views. Valf a eentury azo.
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Probably Spawning; Beds.
A New Hampshire man has been
watching "builders" among the finny
tribe. He says that they selected a
cove near his cottage and built their
homes. He tells how their nests were
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a bushel basket They were hollowed |
out in the center like a saucer, and
were kept In pei"feet shape and beautifully
clean by a swift, fanlike motion
of the tail of the fish, held in a
perpendicular position.
The man from the Granite State
probably saw spawning beds.
Foxes Protect Sheep.
According to the statements of the
majority of the game wardens under
the supervision of the American Ornithologists'
Union, the summer boarder
"who is out for sport, and will shoot
anything in sight," Is the greatest
menace to the various forms of bird
life. An amusing exception, however,
to the general cheerful indorsement
by the natives of the protective policy
of the society is brought to light by
the report of Charles Holt, keeper of
the Nash Island lighthouse. On Cone
Island, a breeding place for herring
gulls, within his official territory,
there have been numbered this year
only 900 gulls, as against 800 last year.
The unnaturally small increase he attributes
not to the occasional visitor,
but to an entirely different cause. The
resident proprietors of the island are
four women ? a mother and three
daughters, who own a large flock of
6heep. Claiming that the birds destroy
a large portion of the grass, they
bought a few months ago four foxes,
which they allowed to roam at will
through the fields. The foxes have
carried out the desires of their mistresses
by creating widespread devastation
among the eggs and the young
of the unfortunate gulls. The friends
of the birds are, however, patiently
biding their time. They think that
a?* Hi mi* rinnht tho fnTes will destrov
the young lambs in the spring, and
thus defeat the purpose for -which they
were imported.?New York Commercial
Advertiser.
He Lacked Appreciation.
She was young and nicely dressed
and fairly pretty. The car was full
when she entered it, and most of the
sitters were women. The girl looked
up and down the long lines of raglane
and flaring hats, and then planted herself
directly In front of a youngish
man who sat near the stove. She
stared down at him in a superbly
scornful manner, but he was an old
bird and evidently didn't mind.
Then her scornful stare changed to
one of deep indignation, and this in
turn melted into a look of pained surprise.
But the youngish man stood it
all in a thoroughly hardened mannfer.
so The look of surprise became a look
of pitl^and presently the girl stooped
a little and remarked: "I'm afraid you
don t know "WJaoiam /
He looked astonTs^ed, but managed
to answer: "Your fear "favwell ground
ed. May I ask who you aire?"The
girl stiffened with con&tftoQJ
pride.
"I am one of this season's buds!"
she said with a superb air of superiority.
But even then she didn't get the seat.
?Cleveland Plalndealer.
CnnnlDKbtut'i Changeable Peach Tree
James Cunningham, a farmer In the
vicinity of Pleasant Grove, has a peach
tree on his place that puzzles the horticultural
world. Last year the tree
had several bushels of plum peaches;
this year the tree had several bushels
of free stone peaches. Last year is the
first it has borne fruit of consequence.
?Nashville (Tenn.) Banner.
Putnam Fadeless Dyes are fast to sunlight,
washing and nabbing. Sold by all drag
gists.
In Newfoundland and Labrador cramps
are said to be guarded agaifist bv carrying
a cod's head or a bone from a haddock
caught without touching the boat.
I amsnre Piflo's Cure for Consumption gavel
my life three years ago.?Mas. Thomas Robei5b,
Maple 8t., Norwich, N.Y., Feb. 17,1900.
It is better to give than to receive what
you don't want.
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When the Bod Was Not Spared.
The change of thought and condl- ^
tlonB of mankind are no better illus- ,
trated than by the history of the rod. ]
In an article on the morals of the j
child, by Dr. Grace Peckham Murray, 1
there is mention made of a Suabian 1
schoolmaster who during his "fifty- i
one years of superintendence of u '
large school had given 911,500 can- i
lngs, 121,000 floggings, 209,000 cus- i
todes, 136,000 tips with the ruler, 10,- <
200 boxes on the ear and 22,700 tasks
by the heart.?The Delineator.
The Lnxnry of Modern Railway Travel
to Florida and tbe South.
The gratitude of touria ta who appreciate
luxury in railway-travel is due In no small
measure to the Southern Railway System.
Their line of operation is the great highway
thatleads by Washington,D.C., to and through
the Southern States. Year by year they have
adopted every improvement that could add in
any way to the oomfort of that army of visitore
who make their home in the vast territory
covered by its network of lines.> .
An eiamnle of the superb trains operated
by the cotapany is the "Southern's Palm Limited,"
whien runs between New York and 8t.
Augustine every day, except Sunday, during
the winter months. This magnificent train
will be inaugurated January 14,1902, leaving
New York 12.40 noon, the most luxurious in
the world, runs through solid from New York
to St. Augustine, excepting one drawing-room
sleeping-car, which is detached at Blackville,
S. C., and runs to Augusta, for the accommodation
of travelers to this popular resort, and
Aiken, S. C. The train is composed of Pullman
composite, compartment cars, drawingroom
sleeping-cars, library, observation and
dining-cars. Two other last daily limited
trains are operated, carrying through Pullman
drawing-room sleeping-cars^to New York,
Savannah, Jacksonville, Tampa, Charleston,
Augusta, Asheville, Chattanooga, Nashville,
Atlanta, Birmingham, Memphis, New Orleans,
affording excellent service to Florida, Mexico
and the Pacific Coast. Dining-car service on
all through trains. The popular route to
Pinehurst, N. C., Pullman sleeping-car Washington,
Pinehurst, Mondays. Wednesdays and
Fridays. New York to Tnomasville, Ga.,
Pullman drawing-room sleeping-cars, every
Thursday, commencing January 6. For further
information call or address New York
Offices, 271 and 1185 Broadway. Alex. S.
Thweatt, E. P. A., 1185 Broadway, New York.
Our own misfortunes are always the
greatest.
State of Ohio, City os Toledo, i
Lucas County. j '
Fbank J. Cheney makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney &
Co.,doing business in the CityofToledo,Cousty
and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pav
the sum of one hundred dollabs for each
and every case of catabbh that cannot be
cured by the use of Hall's Catabbh Cube.
Fbanx J. Cheney.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
..?'? , presence, this 6th day of December,
j seal [ A. D., 1886. A. W. Qleason.
' --~r? ' Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. Cheney A Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, 75c. v
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
An ounce of gold was worth fifteen
ounces of Eilver in the year 1880. It would
buy twenty-one ounces in 1900.
FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervousness
after first day's use of Dr. KlineGreat
: Nerve Bestorer. $2 trial bottle and treatise free
[ Dr. B. H. Kline, Ltd., 981 Arch St., Phila. Pa.
I With an umbrella it is always a case of
put up or shut up.
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"I was
quick consumption. Im?S^|?2an
to use Ayer's Cherry PectoraTS?J^
improved at once, and ant now in
perfect health."?-Chas. E; Hart- ^
man, Gibbstown, N. Y.
It's too risky, playing
with your cough.
The first thing you
know it will be down
deep in your lungs and
the play will be over. Be
gill Cdi ly nuu n.y\~i o
Cherry Pectoral and stop
the cough. J
Three sizes: 25c., enough for an ordinary
cold; JOc., just right for bronchitis, hoitrseness,
hard colds, etc.; fl. most economical
lor chronic cases and to keen on hand.
J. C. AYEP. CO.. Lowell. Mass.
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Muaic Hath ChartBi to 8o?ai?f
Physicians of the great Charity
Efospital In Berlin are convinced that ^
music has power to solace and help ;;
patients toward recovery. They have
amnffcH onnospt* for the Whole of ;VVi^
the coming winter. Solo players on
the harp, the violin and the piano will
alternate with quartets and orches- ,
tfal music. Every patient well
enough to attend ?will be asked to do
so. Many of the musicians are ij|||
ed from among the patients. Othert
are professionals, who will give their
services gratis?New York World. A*
The skin of the Canadian black bear
brings from $15 to $50.
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Makes an Important Statement
of Interest to All Women*
"Deab Mbs. Putkhaic ;?The hoix
est. intellicrent chvsician is above th? B
School.' Whatever is best in each
case should be used, no matter to what
school a physician belongs. I, as a rr
matter of conscience, can only pre
DR. WANATA, of Lwulng, Mich,
scribe the best, and aa I know and hav?
proven that there is nothing In Materia
Medica which equals Ljdia XL Pinkham's
Vegetable Compoimtt ia
severe cases of femalfe disorders,; *
unhesitatingly prescribe it, and hart
never yet been sorry. I know of nothing
better for ovarian trouble* and for.
falling of the womb or nlcerubions; it
absolutely restores the -affected parts
to their normal condition quicker and
better than anything else. I have
known it to cure barrenness in wo- . ,
men, who to-day are happy mothers of
children, and while the medical pro*
fession looks down npqn ' patents/ I' \j
have learned, instead, to Iook-upto
the healing potion, bv whatever name
it be known. If my fellow physldana : W,
dared tell the truth, hundreds of them
would voice my sentiment*." ? Da.
Wanata, Lansing, Mich. '
96000 forftlt If aboot Utdmoa/Sl^S^SStaS^^^^!^
The record of L7dlaE.Pinkham*8
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Mrs. Pinkham advlseflslck women
free. Address Lynn, Mass* |
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