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Lacemaklna MachIne.
It would be a revelation to the shop-
pera who visit the city stores In
search of finery to trIm their : gowns
to know the story of how the lice
which they BO much prIze Is mndc-
L ' how whole families and even towns
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J } this work , especially : In the long winter .
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, ' ers have to-day the aid of electrIcity
and line machinery In their work , but
' _ . for years and years others have been
toiling on old.fashloned hand looms ,
and even with no loom at all , turning
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out the dainty fabrIcs wIth only their
needles.
The great value of this product and
the enormous amount of labor spent
In Its manufacture have led the inventor .
ventor to study out every rosslble
means , of simplifying the manual part '
of the work. A simple little machine ,
' " ' with the aid of which even the young
may be taught to manufactur'3 some
neat pattern of lace and on which
a skilful woman can soon learn to
turn out complicated patterns , Is that
. shown In the illustration. The mode
of use 18 to attach the ends of the
threads from all the bobbins to a fiat
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. . strip of ribbon just beyond the pin-
- . . . . covered roller and then Interweave
the threads ! , on the bobbin to form the
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SImple MechanIsm for Home Use.
I desired pattern , winding up the finished .
ed product on the reel as the work
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. Sylvester G. Lewis , of Chicago , Ill. ,
Is the designer of this machlno.
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ElectrIcal Changes Fixed.
A naval physician , Dr. Jolly , has applied .
plied the Schllev rule In Madagascar ,
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. has been able to fix the changes of the
t electrical condItlon-changes which
vary during the day and night. During .
Ing the dry season there was an excess .
cess of positive electricity , Dr. Jolly
observing that both In his own case
and that of other subjects the best
condition of health corresponded to
the positive discharges , while during
the periods of negative dominance
there was weakness and lassitude.
' . These changes also have their echo
In the state of general health , notably
In fevers.
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Tells Amount of PrecIpitatIon.
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A tipping bucket attachment has :
been added to the rain gauge of the
weather bureau on top of the customhouse .
house at St. Louis. It accurately tells
j of the amount -precipitation. . The
1 - raIn Is drained Into n double bucket ,
, - i so poised that it tips on receivIng n.
. , . :1 certain amount of water. Every move-
I. . : ment of this kind is registered by an
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\ oK' electrical connection.
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. It can be said with reasonable cer-
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talnty that electricity and magnetism
are states of disturbances In the universal .
ver.sal ether , although the exact kind
of disturbance cannot yet be defined ,
partly because the mechanism of the
ether itself must be sufficiently known
4 In order to dUrere'ptiate Its disturbed I
conditions from Its normal conditions. I
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TO BUILD CONCRETE ARCH.
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Strong and LastIng Structure ComparatIvely - !
paratIvely InexpensIve.
S. S.-Pleaso tell me how to use
concrete In building arches over
streams and under main l'oads.
Where the span is not more than
ten feet the arch cnn lJe moulded all
In one. When the diameter Is greater
the concrete should bo molded into'
blocks and then laid up the same a.
stano. If the culvert Is not more than
five feet wide , the arch may be put
on fiat , but if wider it should have a
little crown. The plan shown describes -
cribes the mode of building an arch.
It has a 2 by 12 Inch plank all the bed
of the stream : on this stand 2 by 4
Inch uprIght , whIch should not be
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Concrete Arch Over Stream.
A. 2 by 12 In. plank ; D , 2 by 4 In. up-
rights ; C. 2 by 4 In. scantling on uprights
rights ; D , center Bllllportln arch ; E ,
concrct
more than 2 * feet apart ; cn toof
this a 2 by 4 inch scantling Is laid
lengthways of arch ; then a center cut
out of the plank , or Inch boards and
covered with inch lumber to hold the
arch. The earth should be well rammed .
med around the wall when filling In.
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FItting Rafters on a Barn.
E. N.-I am building a barn 80 by
32 feet , and wIsh to put on two sets
of rafters , to meet at the perllne plate.
What length should the rafters bo
and how should they be fastened ?
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Each set of rafters should bo 11 I
feet long. The lower set should project . i
ject one foot over the lower plate.
These should be sawed so as to sit
squarely on the plate , the projecting
foot to be two Inches deep. The up
per end of the rafter rests on the per-
line plate , and the lower end of the
upper rafter lies beside It. The top
sides of the two rafters should btI
fiush. The upper rafter fits on the
perllne plate with a tongue on the
lower side to drop down on the In-
side of the plate to form a brace. The
rafters are all spliced to the plates If
necessary. The lower rafters should .
have a 9.foot rise and the upper ones !
seven.
Support for a Chimney.
A. E. B.-I wish to build a brick
flue 18 feet high , 30 bricks to the foot.
I want It to rest , on a floor having 4
by 6 Inch sills , 12 feet long and 16
inches : apart. If the sills rest on the
6 Inch sides would they bo strong
enough to bear the weight ?
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If the chimney Is built at the end
of the building so that It rests on end
of the joists these will provide sufficient .
ficlent support , but If It Is built in the
center of the room supports should be
provided immediately unde1'l1eath. It
the chimney starts from the ground
floor a small abutment can be built
under the joints or sills , which will
hold the weight.
Setting a Cottage.
J. H. A.-In building a one.story
cottage , 19 by 23 feet , with a veranda
In front on level ground , how high
should It be set In order to appear
well from the road ?
A one-story house should be set
about two and one-balt or three feet
above the grade , If the appearance
from the road' Is the only consideration .
tlon to take Into account , and assuming -
Ing that the lot Is level. The depth
of the cellar sometimes has to do
with the height from the grade. As
the general thing houses of tMs size
are set about that high.
r FLOWER IS A MYSTERY.
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Remarkable Bulbous Plant That
Comes From Central AsIa.
Central Asia now puts In a calm ] for
the most remarkable of all the bulbous .
.ous p'lnl1ts. It bears the Imperial title
of "Monarch of the East. " Ip color
and appearance the bulb resembles a
large potato : end Its extraordinary
property Is that It
flowers without the
aid of earth , sand ,
stones , water , or
anything olso. The
: BLS . discoverer of thIs
p phenomenon Rays :
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: . Y two feet , Is of a
red.brown color ,
tipped with red and
yellow , while the
Inner parts of the
flower are equally , .
brillIant " He also
adds that the bulb i
of thIs extraordinary .
ary plant needs
only to be placed
In n saucer , without .
out water , In a
warm room , when ,
without showing
either leaves or roots , the flower
makes Its appearance , usually early i
In the year , thriving entirely upon the ,
nourishment contained within the
bullJ.
As soon as the flower has faded
away , and a growth appears to be coining .
Ing from the bulb , It should be potted
up In good soil and freely watered.
Later on an umbrella-shaped leaf Is
formed on a stout stalk resembling
brown granite In color , and sometimes
reaching n height of three feet. In
autumn this leaf fades , and as soon as
It has died off , the bulb is lifted out
of the Boll , cleaned up , and placed In
a dry condition in a warm room , when
the previous year's display wIll be re-
peated.
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Under the microscope the nerves or
the human body look like the tiny
roots of onions.
Ancient Legal Documents.
Two of the oldest legal documents
over presented at the court house at
Worcester , Ma.ss. , have just been filed
at the registry of deeds. One , dated
1786 , was a. deed of twelve acres of
land In Spencer to Nathaniel Bemis
of Spencer , yeoman. It was dated Dec.
19 , 1786 , and the 11th of the Independence -
enco of the United States. The sec-
end document was a deed dated Feb
1 , 1804 , and was of three acres of land
In Spencer , from Jonas Guilford of
Spencer to Nathan BemIs 'eoman.
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Lovely Woman.
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That one of the fairest out for n
stroll should appear thus seems odd
until you consider It Is a blrd'p.oyo
view.
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Remarkable Automata Made For the j
Amusement of LouIs XIV.
An extraordinary piece ] or mechanism . '
Ism waD constructed for the amuse-
meat or Loul ! ! XIV when IL child : It
consIsted of n small coach drawn by
two horses , In which was the figure of
n lady , with a footman and page boo
hind. According to the account given
by M. Camus , the constructor , this
couch being placed at the extremity : of
n table of n determinate size , the
coachman smacked ] his whip , and the
horses immediately ] set out , movIng 6
their legs In a natural maImer. When
the carriage reached the edge of the
table It turned on n right angle , and
proceeded along that edge till It arrived -
rived opposite to the place whore the
King was seated. It then stopped , and
the page , getting down , opened the
door , upon which the lady alighted ,
having In her hand a petition , which
she presented with a curtsey After
waiting some time she again curtsied , fl
and re-entered the carriage ; the page
then resumed his place , the coachman .
man whipped up his horses , which hogan -
gan to move , and the footman , running
after the carriage , jumped up behind
It. Louis XIV had an automaton
opera In five acts , with fresh scenes !
for each. It measured 16i % Inches In
breadth , 13 Inches 4 lines In helglh
and 1 Inch 3 lines In thickness for the 4
working of the machinery. :
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Korean Guide Post. l
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This Is the sort of thing the traveler ]
In Korea constantly runs across In
his travels on the public highway. In , '
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cldontally only Is It a guide post.
Its principal use Is to frighten away
evil spirits with whIch the country
Is believed to swarm.
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Cat Adopts a ChIcken.
A tabbY cat owned by Gibson II.
Jones , proprietor of the Wabash
House , Toledo , Ohio , la the foster
mother of n Plymouth Reek chicken.
Ten days ago the fledglIng was
hatched In advance of the rest of the
brood and taken by Mrs. Jones to the
house and placed on a rug before the
firo. The cat at once manifested an
Interest In It , and was soon licking It
In cat fashion. Since then sl\o \ has
continuously cared for it , and hundreds .
dreds have gone to see her curled up
with the chicken huddled up In her
fur. The cat pets and purrs over and
coddles the chick , which now follows j
her about everywhere. i
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Among the 450 pieces of Japanese
miniature art comprising a memorial
; gift to Princeton was a carving In
ivory this exact size.