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y [Moldehhiii jL^fclT Ccpyri*Li 1*1 Ly Boctu CHAPTER III. la Fimii sixxzb pxrrr. tv The dining-room at Holdenhnrst Hall waa a large, sombre apartment ' th* floor was of oat. uneven through ^ age, and perilously ?lippery, and the ~~ walls of Dutch oak panelling, relieved here and there by portraits in oils of m horses and dog*. Four windows did t{] no( admit sufficient light for the room, K and on the spacious hearts no lire M could be made large enough for com- ^ fort in winter. The centre was occopied by an enormous table, support- s[ ed by legs about ten inches shorter w than those with which a modern din- iQ lag table is furnished, and round it M were ranged thirty-two chairs, fifteen {a aitiA and one at each end? w cumbrous structures of oak and cm- ^ bossed leather, mounted on wheels. d( Indeed, I never look at this table with- ^ out recalling the ludicrous aspect presented by our friend Major Armstrong, of the Suffolk Yeomanry, when dining t;, with us. Major Aitnstrong atanda six D{ feet four, and the distance from his ^ plate to his mouth Is so great that gj when he is engaged with the former e3 It appears almost as if he were dig- w ging the ground with bis fork. A large m sideboard, loaded wlfh silver, com- m plated the furniture of the room. p, When I entered, it was at once ap- ^ parent that thia waa a special occa- ja ion. The table was lighted by more candles, and spread somewhat more ai luxuriously than usual, and. Infallible Cf sign! old John, our one Indoor manser- w vant had on his yellow silk waistcoat j ?a venerable and conspicuous article w "" * ? 1? N HI! III ire wmcu i iruiruiKm **wa? ]Q ny earliest infancy, bat Sad never be- 0t toe known him to wear except on \ Sundays?and waa moving about bu*i- b, Ij between the sideboard and tbe ta- e. We. f? 1 disturbed my relations in an exam- m InatJon tbey were making of the ^ quaintly carved mantelpiece. Mj fatb- i er at once stepped towards me, apd taking mj band In bis own, led me w tewaxda a beautiful and very elabor- r< ately dressed lady, saying: l? -Permit me to introduce* my son. jt Ernest, tbis lady is your audt tier- vj Now though in the first blush of my w youth 1 had suffered from overmuch ti elf-consciousness, I bad flattered my- ?i elf of late that I had reasoned myself at of that malady, and was as self- a: possessed as a young man of nineteen seed be. Tain delusion! Whether it f< I was the striking beauty of my aunt the splendor of her dress and jewels, 1J or my Intense surprise at finding her w a woman of at most thirty, whom I I had mentally pictured aa about fifteen years older than that, I know not; but b< certain It is, I bad never felt so awk- h< ward and fooliih before. I cannot quite remember what I said, but I v< BUKTe lew oiKoaoenw wwus w ui taped my lips to the effect that I was in very pleased to make her acquaintance. UJ My aunt noticed my confusion, and S1 with admirable tact endeavored to allay It "I am sure I am much grati- fN fled to see jou and your father," she *' aid In a soft voice. MMy husband has tt often talked to me of jou both, and of ol his old home in England. Your house 1 la perfectly delightful, and I long to al see more of it You must show me d< all over it when you have time." 01 Replying that nothing could give me greater pleasure, and that I would do 3J a to-morrow if she was sufficiently ? rested to undertake the task. I shook te hands with my uncle and felt rather tl more at my ease. b< My fathef having taken his seat at f* the head of the table with his sister SI on the right and his brother on left John removied the covers, and w v dinner was served. "No," said cncle Cam, addressing ay father, "the change is not all 01 . pyself as you suggest, though of tl course a nan's Ideas modify and ex. (Cud a good deal is twenty yea re, '? especially If his affair* are extensive m CBtl be clxes much with business a' ?en. Positively. 1 believe what I have . told you. that Englishmen are vastly bf altered from what they were when I *1 lived among them. They are not so f< cctcrprislcg; they seem to lack go and t{ CTit. and lave falltn into a slow way. Everything in England is depressed? c< capitalists afraid to invest, laborers C arltbout work to do. Coming from I London to-day. we saw a man and a a bor with two horses Diowinir a fiflfl n. " _ Why, the scene would serve for an o - s illustration to one of Pope's pastorals, ti No wonder that farming in England t< don't pay when you tickle and scratch P the earih in such primitive fashion! V And while the laborers are killing * time in this way, your legislators are * talking about Bmall farms and allot- d ments for laborers. Bosb. my dear I air, bosh! What is wanted is for at a least a hundred landowners in each t< county to form a tru*t. and to employ u modern machinery in cultivating their aggregated lands?that is to say. a 1) farm of tolerable size. By-the-by, r what is the acreage of this place?' v "Two thousand acres." t **A mere potato patch! I have a *ot twenty-five times as large, as Rood or ? as better than the best soil in England, * within one u una red miles of Chicsgo c ?acquired It in one d aL" t "Are the large far , in America h wry profitable?" asked my father. r "Xo; the most nnprofltable things In D the States; still, tliey do pay a beg- a garly fifteen or twenty per cent. No- R body kses money by them." r "And the laborers?of coarse they u are paid more liberally than in Eng- * land." ? "Liberally! Wb.-.t bas liberality to t to with a business arrangement? The t. laborer sells bis labor for the most money he can get for it, and the capi- o Ullst sells his money for the most * jfe ^ ,, v, cst'iIHallj ^ (IT LTER BLOOM FIELD r Bomii Sow. bor be can get for it. Midway bo?een these antagonistic forces is und the natural rate of wages. Au merican laborer does better for hiiuIf tban an English laborer, if tiiat wbat you mean." I observed my uncle closely while t talked to my father. He was a tali an, slightly built, with regular fcares, fresh complexion, and keen, stiess eyes. His manner was very irnest, and he had a habit of looking ird at the person to whom he was >eaking. His style was too aggrcsve to please me, but I considered m a very clever man, and was much teres ted in all that be said. IVr nally, be slightly resembled my tber; In other respects the two men ere absolutely different My father as a man of few words, and bis subled manner showed tbat be regarded te doings of men ratber as a spectar than as an actor among them. My uncle and father continuing to lk together upon subjects In which ;lther my auut nor 1 could join, it enrred to mo that the lady was ne ected; and I deliberated apou the :pediency of openlbg a conversation ith ber. Failing to tblnk of a~Bytbiug ore appropriate, I asked ber bow sbe ted England, bot was so nervous in ittlng tbe question that 1 knocked te contents of a salt cellar into ber P. This unlucky accident afforded me i unexpected relief. My aunt acptcd my apologies so gracefully, and Itb such charming good bumor, tbat was enabled from tbat moment to inverse wltb ber like a rational be If. IA/V*uig ui ucr auuicwwti iuvic iservantly linn I bad done before, noticed tbat sbe bad a profusion of own, wavy bair, tbat ber light blue rea were large and expressive, brr atures beautiful, and ber figure adlrablj proportioned. Altogether, I lougbt ber tbe handsomest woman bad ever seen. "I arrived in England less tban a eek ago," she said, "and have seen ?ry little of your country. I like ondon immensely, what 1 know of at Kensington; but I have not even alted your Museum there yet. When e return to London at the end of the eek, I hope to present my Introducing aud go about a little with my ster." "Have you a sister In England?" iked my father, looking up. "Yes," said uncle Sam, answering >r bis wife; "didn't you know that? :rs. Truman has a young sister who res with us?her only relation in the oild excepting we three. 1 thought told you about her." "No," said my father; "I have never sard of her. .Why didn't you bring ?r with you to Holdenhurst?" "Constance was more upset by the jyage ereii than I." remarked my int. "and did not feel equal to comig here." "You should know Connie." said my acle, addressing me; "she's a smart irL" I made no reply to this; but my aunt iled up the gap by asking if 1 was : liberty to return to London with iem, that they might have the benefit ' my knowledge of the metropolis, knew of no objection to the proposI except that my knowledge of Lonin as very limited?an objection at ice overruled. "Taking him all round. I prefer old larah to anr man I ever met; not be iu?c ue kuvc uie uue 01 u;u aaugnrs and half of his fortune, though lat is something, but because it was i who removed the English scales om my eyes aad caused me to look I the world like an American." "And is Mr. Marsh dead';" inquired >y father. "Very dead," said my uncle. "He is been balancing a marble column a his chest in Greenwood Cemetery >r three years ot more." My father aud I were shocked at the, vity of ancle bam, and our faces tust have indicated our thoughts, for ant Gertrude remarked: "You must not mind all that my husand says. His acts are more Chrisan than bis words. I cannot re>rm his manner, so must apologise >r him." "Well, you Bee.** Mid uncle 8am, intinuini?, "too strongly marked hristianlty spoils a man of basines*. could cite several instances. After 11. what are called Locust men are lerely thieves who iack the courage ' their convictions?feeble folks who rercble at takiug the shortest way > the accomplishment ot their puroses. I know many a man in New ork accounted a paragtfn of virtue rho is aa rull of hvnocrljrr a? evpr ias lloldenburst Church on a SunAy. I like io deal with a man who know will overreach me if he can, nd who expccts as much of me; maters are simpliGed, iind the trade aoves quickly." "When you lived in England you ir.d no such ideas. If I remember ightly, you used to read poetry, and cere inclined to be moody and *> uimeutul, as Ernest is now." "True; but I am sorry to hear that our son is stricken that way. Look o him; watch him. So long as be online* himself to reading poetry here is some hope of him; 'tis wb.*n ie attempts to write poetry that you mist put mm into a straitjacicet. ia i qc take him with me to New York t the end of the summer; or, better till, take him there yourself. A tern icrature low enough to freeze Ten lyson's brook, and a careful daily tudy of market prices in Wall Street, rill make a man of him inside ol hree months. What do you say tc bat, Ernett?" "I don't know what to say, uncle, nly that I should very moth like tc Isil America." A good answer. Ton shall certain* ly do so; and yaur father with you, I hojH-. We have a brown stone house ol East Thirty-Fourth street, close to Fifth Avenue, and a frame cottage at Newport. Rhode Island, both teleplx uically connected with my offlcea in the Mills Building. We have also a private railroad car, which 1 would like you to compare with those rattraps your Great Eastern Company calls carriages. Our chef is as good as run be found outside Dclmonico's. Come and stay w.'rh us. and we will feed you ujton oysters, blue Ash, canvas-back ducks, terrapin, Canadian frogs, and sweet potatoes, won't we, fii-rlrudf?" "Of court*, we *hall be very pleased indeed to sec you, and will do all in our power to make you comfortable,' said my aunt. My fatber thanked bin guests; but I noticed that be carefully avoided committing himself to either an acceptance or a rejection of this Invitatlon. Before we adjourned to the drawing-room it was arranged that I was to devote the following morning to showing my aunt over the house aud ground*, while my fatber and uncle discussed a certain business mat..... vi'x, nil to mopt n train at I luncheon, and I was afterwards to exhibit the documents my fatber and I bad been at so much pains to bring ro light. My uncle, baring approved of these arrangements, ignited a match on the becl of bis boot, and applied the flame to a cigar,, from which he proceeded to puff cloads of smoke larger and denser than I should have thought was possible to produce by such means. CHAPTER IV. T?!fliWnTVTU?KT. There is a peculiar condition of mina incident to some persons whose correspondence is small, which induces them to carefully examine the envelope of a letter addressed by a strange band?an Indescribable fascination in speculating as to who the writer may be and why be bos written. It is seldom that this self-imposed doubt lasts longer than is necessary to make out the writing and postmark, and then the letter is opened?a thing wblcb would have been done by a busy or nmiAlUal man a# tha i n af*n n t r\t if a VA> ccipt. Influenced by some such feeling. I delayed to open the copper box wbicli I bad taken from tbe oak chest in the library, tbough the nature of it? contents strongly excited my curiosity. An Instinctive belief that tbe contents were valuable bad taken a firm hold of my imagination, though I could not in any degree support such belief by an appeal to reason. Tbe contents of both tbe oak chests had doubtless been examined by bygone members of my family at least as often as tbe property had passed from father to son. and probably with greater frequency. It is true the chests bad not been opened for a quarter of a century or so; but men ine ua 01 uie copper dox uore tbe date This 23d daye Oct.. 1671. and I could not do such violence to my credulity as to suppose that the con-' tents had been suflered to remain S3 many years unexamined?which made strongly against the presumption that they were of any value. But the strongest human hopes are oftenest reared upon the most unstable foundations. I had certainly suffered the hope to grow upon me that it had been reserved for me to make a valuable discovery; and knowing that my chances of doing anything of the sort were the most shadowy conceivable, I delayed to open the box, contenting myself for the present by carefully examining its exterior. To be continued. A Rural Train. One of the must elaborate of royal trains Is that belonging to the Emperor Francis Josepb of Austria. It Is composed of eight corridor cars, and to tbe minutest detail is perfect in every respect. It Is lighted by electricity. and tbe kitchen is equipped with electricity for cooking. Tbe carriages are so bung that they will tit to any gauge of tracks, and so shaped and fitted with folding entrance steps tbat they can pass through tbe narrowest defiles in Italy or Belgium. The emperor's sleeping room is o/ittltirwwl with lila own field hrd. with out wbirti be never travels; a marble wnKbutand witb sliver faucets, wardrobes. clotbes presses, and a folding , writing table. Tbe emperor's private saloon is entered tbrougb bis sleeping room. The walls are decorated in olive, tbe furniture is oi olive green, and tbe curtains.and portieres are of harmonizing colors. It contains some rare works of art. A Xlll-Qaad la the Hop-ruid. Wben mills in upper New York sbut down in early fall many of tbe bands go to work in neighboring hop fields. Of tbe change one man &ays feelingly: "Do you know if it wa'nt for sornetbiu' like this every year or two I'd be a fit subject for an asylum. It often seems, wben I leave tbe mill at night, as tbougb I was never goin' to pet the clatter o" macmnery out o my head. I bear tbe wheels buminin' in the dark, an' see the straps spinuin' round an' rouud. Then I bepin to think o' tbe country, tbe smell o' i things." and be drank in the punpent aroma of the hop-fields with intinite content, "an' after a while I'm all ripht. There's no:bin' like havin* Nomethin' free an' healthy to look forward to."?Clinton Scohard. Id New Lippincott. Iadis-Uubbrr Corn li. The corset, as all the world know* Is an essential detail of the costume of the modern civilized woman. Tbe apparatus, in its present stage of evolution. has pained the wholesale codi tempt and detestation of ail physioloi gists as uu outrage upon the organs of respiration, circulation and digestion. I.oveiy woman, however, has carried her fashion a step nearer breaking point uy inventing corse is or inuia rubber designed for bathing purposes. ' Tbe idea of thus converting what should I* a most wholesome aud health-giving recreation iuto a field for i exploiting various kinds of irrational ] dress could have boon engendered only in tbe brain of a latter-day fashioni able woman.?London Medical Press and Circular. ST*\ \ ELEVATOR. 11 TO THE CLOUDS I i Captive Moon With a Car Dangling ! > ffrjlra BaIauu w ron Dviow* Patrons of suburban parks bare come to look for new sensational features i every year, and it is not improbable 1 that some amusement promoter may g decide to offer bis patrons this year ? it jgfaal? j XLET1T0S CABBIES PASSEXGBBS TO THE ? PLATFORM. T tbe attraction shown in the illustration, ? wbilh has for its object tbe maintain- . ing of a platform at a great height, with an elevator to carry passengers np and down. Going up in a balloon . 18 a leui lUJl llll' UJiljUlllj VI do not care to perforin, but If tbe balloon were captive, witb no cbancc for It to escape, it would make little difference at what height it was anchored; tbe bigber up it was tbe greater would be tbe temptation to ascend and view tbe scenery. Tbe intention of tbe inventor is to provide a car of sufficient buoyancy to carry cables of great leugtb, with means for drawing tbe balloons down to anchor it close to the ground when not in use. The ic illrlHnil Into BPftlons. with an equal amount of gas In each, and in ease of puncture in one of tbe sections tbe remaining pockets would bave sufficient buoyancy to support . tbe car until repairs could be made, i It Is already common practice to at- t tacb a balloon to a single cable wound : on a drum, and allow a few persons to I ascend at a time, but tbe amount of < power required is much greater tban i tbat necessary to raise tbe elevator in i tbfe case. There is a central opening In tbe observation platform, tbrougb wbicb tbe car rises to discharge and take on passengers, with a single cable 1 to operate tbe car. Joseph tiretb is 1 tbe inventor. Tool For OraaineaUog Wood. Smoked or charred wood, leather, -A- ??*1- MOA^I fit'., uave mxuii)' unru uocu 1VI uww rative purposes until much interest has been manifested in tbe preparn- < tion of desfgus and articles. In tbe illustration is *een a new ( barring tool for tbis work, tbe invention of Jobn P. Muller. It comprises a reservoir foe. tbe storage of a Volatile liquid, wbicb easily turns to gas wben exposed to tbe air. with compression bulbs for forcing aid tbrougb tbe liquid and a stylus to be beated by tbe flame of tbe resulting gas. Tbe stylus is rounded at tbe tip and is bollow, tbe flame being projected against tbe interior instead of acting direci on tbe surface to be decorated. Pressure on tbe bulbs drives air j tbrougb tbe liquid, mixing tbe latter in ( vaporous form witb tbe air and fore- ( | HEATED STYLUS CHARS TBI WOOD. lug it to the point of delivery insid* the stylus. Here a flame is presented to ignite the jet, after which frequent pressure on the bulb maintains tX>< flame and controls the temperature of the charring tool. The more rapid , ! the Sow of air and gas the greater the , beat generated. Braah With Soap Magazine. A sol* soaping scrubbing brusb is tbe j novelty illustrated herewith in section 1 and perspective. At tbe back of tbe j self-soapixo srurrBiso r.RrsH. J brush a stamped galvanized receptoele Is provided for lioldi:^ tbe soap, wlilcb may consist of waste, or chip|H-d pieet?. as most convei.k*nt. These arc introduced through a circular opening. The seetional illustration shows plainly the openings through which the soap and water arc fed to the film- or bristles. The manufacturers of this novelty assert their brushes use a lu'nimum of soap. and there is no need to 1 swill the floor with a wet cloth U-fonbeginning to scrub- The brush is easilj cleaned 1 y E iNPV^TaY-'ONVlE rRACKLESS |i TROLLEY LINE t Conpuy Gets Permission to BoU i One in FrsakHn, N. H. Tlie first trackless trolley line in Lmerica will be in operation at Frank* : in, N. H., the City Council Laving : ;ranted permission to a company to ; reel poies anu wires lor me i/Birui i >etween tbe railroad stations. Work ' ipon tbe new line is to be liegun at j mce. A floe stretch of macadam road vlll serve to give the trackless trolley in excellent opportunity. In Germany a line of the sort has icen operated from the old fortress of vonlgstein through the Biela valley, be cars making use of tbe highway ind street pavements without difficulty. The cars were at tirst operated iver a distance of a mile and a half, tut an extension of the service by eight ir nine miles is planned. In place of the usual single overhead rolley wire there are two wires, allowcg play enough for the car to deviate ibout ten feet, when need be. from its rdinary course. When cars hav? to pass, tbe motornan of one merely has to remove his Tolleys from the wires tor a moment chile tbe other car Blips past. The . ibility to change direction within lim- , t?, of course, will be necessary to illow passing other vehicles on the oacL The basic idea of such a line is not t new one. As far back as 1882. Sic rBACKLESS TBOLLBY CAB FOB STVXXB U8t. ens & Halske ran a carriage through the streets of Berlin by means of a suspended wire. The idea was not further developed at tbe time, however. and nothing practical was done n this direction until comparatively recently. R?T?r*lble 9owla( Mtehlat. It is a well-known fact that with nowers and reapers It Is difficult to cut grass or grain which has been blown BUNS IX EITHEB DIRECTION. Jown by the wind and become lodged m tbe ground. This trouble arises largely from the necessity of having to cut around and around tbe piece >n all sides with the machines now in use, instead of doing all tbe cutting m tbe most convenient side. To proride a machine which can be run back iind fortb on tbe same side of the 4f>M- Nil* S. Hindbionren has designed :be reversible mower wbicb we show in tbe illustration. Tbe# tongue of the nacbine is pivoted at tbe centre, and t>y pulling a lever tbe pin which locks ihe tongue to tbe curved frame i* Irawn and the team is swung around to pull the mower in tbe opposite direction. Tbe cutter bar has a double let of knives and tbe running gear works as well in one direction as the >tbcr. Tbe mower is also designed fur jse in large fields, where it is not dearable to cut clear around the piece in account of its size. Tlx ScUtor* Egg Opener. To be extremely technical in deicribing this invention it embodies a scries of Jaws relatively movable toward each other to contact with the shell of an egg simultaneously at different points in a single horizontal plane, whereby a continuous line of fracture Is produced. To tell tbe story In simple form, this egg-opener has ~.i nwr. o nlvntoil tnmif hpr nn> i "u tut i rii ut uiti !? < v%vU ~r poslte the handles and carrying three carved plate?. These plates have slots and pins as a connecting medium, and when the handles are drawn together the nrius contract the plates. This causes the pins to slide from the outer ends of the slots to the innci I W l OOXTB ACTION riAXDLER CLIP SHELL. 1'LiIh, contracting tbe Bize of tbe opcBiLg sufficiently to cau*e tbe hbarp teeth to bite Into tbe shell and sever It \' ' ' T** '*y " mS[ \ ONE-ARMED MACHINIST t Vtu m tka Vb4 a# ? Onmn tn Tiki Plac* of a Hoi Gnstav E. Soderbar.m, of Holyoke, Mass., was !>orn on the Fourth of July, ind since his arrival in this country ten rear* ago two of bis seven children were born on the same memorable day. rhe result Is that tbe Fourth of July is a day which must be properly ol> SUBSTITUTE FOB A IX)8T HAND. Berv-d in the Soderbaum household. While this was being done a few years ^ ago a cannon prematurely exploded and blew off Soderbaum's left band. s Being a machinist, it was thought that e he would never be able to follow his track- again, bat as be bad acquired I much valuable knowledge and expert- ! ence in bis line he was greatly grieved f at the prospect in front of h!m. lie f resolved to make an effort to do bis f old work and bad a device made, de- j< signed in a measure to take tbe placo t of the missing band. n This be does with an attachment to ]i tbe arm which probably diffurs conoid- a erably from any other ever devised. a The cat (from tbe American Ma- * chinisti shows the attachment of the ji arm with the vise in place. This viRe t was made by its user, and is for hold- c ing chisels, centre-punch, letter stamps, etc. It fastens into tbe socket by a spring nnd screw, and caa be quickly removed to substitute a book when one of these is called for by the nature of the work. Straps go over bis shoulders to form a support when lifting or doing heavy work. A "Safety" Firecracker. The average small boy generally wants to Investigate the cause of the non-explosion of a firecracker altogether too soon, with the result that he has a blackened face and perhaps a blinded eye to show for bis curiosity. Antonio Delgrande has designed the firecracked shown in the drawing with the intention of eliminating the danger of accident from this cause. To accomplish this result the cracker it made with a preliminary alarm ar- , rangement which, while not sufficient . to injure the face or bands, explodes i with enough force to frighten the child 1 and cause it to jump back in time to i escape the effect of the main explo- < sion. As will be seen by a glance at f tbe picture tbe fuse la similar to that hitherto employed for discharging the cracker, but instead of passing directly through tbe packing wad into the main charge of the explosive, it enters a preliminary division of tbe tube, coo- ' GIVES WAR.MXO BEFORE THE EXPLOSION tainlng a small charge of powder or illuminating compound. After passing 1 through this compartment tbe fuse v exteuds to the main explosive charge. ? Catches nod Kills the Maths. 0 Tbe affinity of tbe moth for tbe flame 0 is well known, and this Inordinate love 0 is utilized in the de%*ice illustrated 0 herewith to exterminate the insect. A : , - \ | I) I 1' I' *!Gfcl ! DEVICB TO EITBRMINATB INSECTS. i metallic receptacle is provided. whicl has the sides sloping toward each othef at tbe top. On this receptacle art placed two plates of tin or other polntnvillixl with slots. Which * allow them to bo set at right angles I _ to each other, supporting a small lamp I t! cn the shelf formed at the centre. The I 'j receptacle underneath is partially tilled ! 11 with water, and a small quantity of j it coal oil is placed on tbe surface to kill | fi the moths or other insects, which, at- | traded by the bright flame and the I numerous reflection# on the surface of | N the tin. will circle around the appu- | ii ratus until they strike against one of j u the reflectors, fulling Into the liauid. j u X ' ' PMpUf 4 Ca>*nUan Kor Army VackiilM*! ud Bride* Builder*. L The Americas Machinist give* these vo Tiewg cf a portable forge, devise^ - - W m iU ^ //T\ THE rOMl OPEX. y a Buffalo concern. The picture* II their own stcrj. It is readily vet-n ow the legs, the blower and other arts are detached from the frame of ic forge, and when detached this rame holds all these parts, so that 'lien rbe lid is closed the box la ready THE FORGE CLOSED. or transportation. The forge Is espe* ially well adapted for army use or for iructural ste< l workers, bridge buildr*. etc PMUBUic Ctulac Dtriet. Tbe principle cause for the spoiling of ruit canned for winter use ia tbe aeion of tbe air inside, wblcfi. induces crmentation of tbe alcobol In tbe nice of tbe fruit, ultimately passing n 4Ka ftnnl ctotrf?a nf Rf Offll* ary method* of canning it is almost ropotffeible to exhaust this air entirely,' D<1 it is to aid in this work that tbrf pparatus here fcbown has been do* igned by William H. Fredericks. The mention of tbe inventor is to make he machine exhaust tbe air from tb? an and then seel it antomatically. SALS JAB ST ATM08PHXBIC PBSSSrr.3 vitbout allowing a return of tbe air 'rom tbe outside. In order to accom- ] lisb this purpose tbe only change ren- M lered necessary in the jar is tbe in <ertion of a valve in tbe centre of tlu f icrew top. The mechanism con?i?t* >f a cylinder and piston, tbe latUn x?ing lifted by a hand lever to draw he air from tbe jar through the co:?icctlng mouthpiece. When tbe jar if illi-d and the cover screwed in plate be vacuum producer is set on tb< over, with tbe valve open and tbo (ihton at its lowest point. As tho ever is depressed tbe piston pulls the lir from tbe jar. and when tbe screw lead at tbe outer end of tbe lever trikes tbe projecting rod at tbe bottom if the cylinder tbe rod is driven inrard. turning tbe valve aod coinplctug tbe sealiug process. Tbe apjtaatus is then removed, tbe vacuum inide tbe jar retaining tbe valve in i:i lused position. When it is desired to >p?n the can a turn of tbe valve adult* air and makes it easy to unscrew be cover. A Novel Scarecrow. Tbe ligbt-tbrowing apparatus shown n the Hi-roniDnnvinir cut can be mount d on a post at any convenient placv ud serves to frighten hawks, crown nd other birds in the daytime and wis and rodents at night. It consist* f a fixed frame of any desired shape, pen on two sides for the free passage f tbe wind, with a lamp in each end f tbe frame for night use and a ccnrnl revolving wheel wbicb carries a umber of mirrors to reflect tbe light iro*s the field it is desired to protect, 'he fiances ou tbe blade* are shaped a catch tb.' wind on one side only, and vin a slight air current will get the rheel in motion. Any ordinary lampr lanterns may be used, those shown eing partially protected by metallk' Cc.js, wimci) aiso serve as reucoors, ri;L op, uin?'s only on tbe sides toward i evoltiso mirrcrs throw the lioht usa*#. Ijc mirrors. When this seaivcrow n i use a l uiirht It throws stream* of Sht round nod round tbe field, while 1 tbe daytime sudden flashes of light roiu tie sun serve the same purpose. At Boulogne the old chateau hi which Napoleon !. resided while superinteudij; the preparations for his projected irasiou of England has been converted i*o an orphanage.