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IT GOES UP AND DOWN
BIGGEST SEE-SAW THAT HAS
BEEN CONSTRUCTED.
tt It s Font tire of tlio TonnrMro Cen
tenjiliil Imposition Thoo Who Rlilo
Upon It Will Crrlett 800 Feet
Into tho Air.
UKIQUE feature of
tho Tennessee Con
t o n n 1 a 1 , which
opened at Nasl
vlllc, Is tho great-
est Beesaw of which
I anyone ever heard.
It Is a mightily en
larged affair that Is
exactly similar in
principle to the
snort almost every
child has enjoyed which Is known as
"teetering." it Is tho nineteenth cen
tury evolution of tho plno board and
tho rail fenco to tho mighty steel col
umns that support two hugo cars, each
of which will nccomtnodnto fifty per
sons. Tho sec-saw, as .tho accompanying
illustration shows, Is composed of a
central tower nnd a bull steel beam.
This steel tower Is thirty feet squaro at
tho baso and seventy-five feet high to
tho upper pin. On this pin tho beam,
which is of steel, swings vertically.
It Is rectangular In sections, Is thor
oughly braced and ICO feet long. It Is
swung on Its axis by means of two
steel segments, which nre arfalrs re
sembling hugs croquet wickets tho ends
of which fasten into tho beam nnd tho
rounded center slides over a portion of
tho tower which is prepared to receive
such nctlon. Technically speaking,
pinions driven by tho oporatlng ma
chine engage tho two segments.
To the ends of the big steel beam
cars are suspended one car at each
THE GIANT
end. Each car is capablo of holding
fifty persons and can bo lifted alter
nately to a point 200 foot above tho
ground. This is tho maximum height.
Tho length of the steel beam is also
200 feet. Tho cars used are similar to
thoso attached to tho Ferris wheel in
Chicago. When ono car Is at its maxi
mum height, tho other rosts upon tho
earth. Tho beams will move very
slowly, tho tlmo necessary for tho as
'cent and descent from the ground to
tho maximum height and vlco versa
being about flvo minutes.
So slowly will tho boam movo that
tho sense of motion to the occupants
of tho cars will bo almost entirely lost.
This Is so arranged in order that very
many persons whom a Journey into tho
air of this sort would bo likely to an
noy with nausea, may bo frco from auy
such internal disturbance. Tho vlow
to be obtained from theso cars will be
of extraordinary beauty. Tho sceno of
the battlefield of Nashville will bo visi
ble to the passengers, as well as tho
"Hermitage," the home of Andrew
Jackson; Belle Meade, the famous stock
farm of Tcnnessoo, and many other
points of Interest.
Tho machinery that will move tho
huge see-saw Is located at tho bottom
of tho steel tower and inclosed In a
small house. It is very slmplo, for
while tho tower and tho hugo truss
beam aro monsters of their sort, so
delicate will be tho adjustment that
the task of tho machinery In moving
them will be comparatively easy. Ev
ery one who has over teetered and
that means almost all the persons who
will read this article understands how
BtcesBtfy It was that the board used
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should be nicely balnuecd upon the
fence, or upon whatever object was Its
central point of support. This Is the
Idea which has been observed in tho
construction of tho giant sec-saw.
It seems wonderful, when ono thinks
of It, that so great nn affair as this
could bo adjusted with such mechanical
nlcoty. Yet C. H, Dovnlloa of Nosh
vftte, whose Idea it Is, says that were
it not for that same dollcatc adjust
ment, tho see-saw would bo nn utter
failure. Tho question naturally arises,
Is It possible for tho Btcol beam to slip
and thus destroy tho balance and got
beyond 'the control of tho machinery.
Tho Inventor soya, however, that ow
ing to tho tremendous prehcnsllo
strength of tho structure, especially at
tho points where any strain may possi
bly dovclop, that an accident of tho
sort suggested is absolutely impossi
ble. At tho tlmo of tho World's Columbian
Exposition In Chicago, or rather some
months previous thereto, nn Idea eoiiic
thlng like that which has resulted In
tho construction of tho sec-saw was
broached. Tho building nnd mechnni
cal experts who were nBkod to pass
upon tlio lden laughed at tho plan and
said that even In this era of wonderful
creations the successful carrying out
of such a project was entirely out of
the r.ucstlon. It simply could not be
done. Mr. Dovallos 1ms, howovor,
sili(.vn that tho seeming impossible Is
clearly practicable and his sec-saw
promises to bo ono of the greatest at
tractions at tho Tennessee Centennial.
Tho only seeming Impediment to the
entire success nnd groat popularity of
tho sec-saw seems to he that on the
faca of it It Is what tho Tennessee
mountaineer calls "scary." When n
man stands on tho ground nnd looks
up nt tho top of the tower nnd remem
bers that the swing of the great tnus
beam would tako him 20t) feet from the
earth with nothing but air between
him nnd terra flrmn. ho is likely to lies-
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SEE-SAW AT THE TENNESSEE CENTENNIAL.
Itate. There really will bo no danger,
but tho trouble is, it is likely to seem
as If thero wero, and to most people
this Is as bad as It what was fearod
really existed.
If the career of the see-saw at the
Tennessee exposition is a success, it
will mean a now era In amusement en
terprises, for thoro Is no reason why
theso mechanical teeters cannot bo con
structed on a much smaller scale.
Thero aro a great many people who
possess so many years that thoy can
not bring thomsclvc3 to confess that
thoro still clings to them that innate
love of teetering which when children
thoy wero able to gratify. If tho see
saw makes its apppcaranco in tho great
cities, tho chances aro that thoro will
bo no ago limit upon tho passengers.
Muaington' MUtake.
"All evening," said Muttlngton to a
crowd of familiars, "I was on the khe
dlvel I was lookln' for Miss itlchcrly
everywhere. I had made up my mln'd
to propose. I went into tho observa
tory, and there, in an excluded cor
ner, I saw her. I saw, too, the mistle
toe prefixed to tho palm on her right,
Well, I wound up my courage and aall
cd In. I kissed her. At least 1 kissed
something I thought at first It was
Miss Hlcherly I found out later my in
exorable blundert It was tho old maid
aunt of the Ulakcs, tho ono with the
oxygen hair and the rouged face. I
thought I'd faint conscience was slip
ping from me, but tho old Idiot wasn't
fcazed! Sho never budged sho Just
looked up in my face and, says she:
Muille, dear, a kiss is catamount to a
proposal,' and, by Jove, my lawyer aaya
ihe'g right!" Now York World.
ROMANCE OF MAN AND WIFE.
Kryuitltlon for llrnil lltuibaud Ilrlnjrf
n Mi Outs
A romance such as Is read about In
novels, but seldom enacted In real life,
Is roported to tho Uoston Herald from
Auburn, Me.:
Twcnty-thrco years ago Mr3. ttuth
A. Dray of this city wns divorced from
her. husband on account of IiIb dissipa
tion. Uray moved to Texas, and for a
long tlmo hns mndo Ilrcnhnm hut
home, and engaged In business there.
This winter Mrs. Uray was very sick,
nnd during her Illness sho learned that
her former husband was HI and not
expected to live. She Had n mixJ
write a lettor to Texas making a re
quest that If Mr. Uray died his body
be sent to her.
In tlio mcnntlmo Mf. Uray hnn lm
nrnvori. lfi wrnln In reolV that ho wan
Btlll In the flesh, but If his friends In
Auburn wished for his body they wcro
welcome to It. Mrs. Urny thereupon
sent her daughter to Urenhnm to as
certain In regard to Mr. Urcnham's
condition. Sho found him almost des
titute. Tho daughter bought him an
outfit nnd brought him north. Ho Is
now at the houso of Mrs. Uray, In this
city. Mrs. Uray Is n fine woman of G5
years, and quite wealthy. Her own
sickness nnd that of her former hus
band have revived nil her fond affec
tion for him, nnd it Is said tho sequel
of tlio story will bo that tho couple
separated for so many years will bo
reunited again in marriage. Somo of
Mrs. Dray's frlonds wish her to wait
for nwhllo tp be certain that her for
mer husband hns really reformed, aiyl
this sho will probably do. Mr. Uray
has hml a hard Btrugglo, and thoro
would seem to bo ovcry reason that
ho would settle down to a quiet home
llfo with tho woman who, through all
theso long years, has novcr ceofled tc
remember and lovo him as in tho day
of their youth.
t't . uv ' i jtjk'
Downright Robbery.
Wife "Why did you send tho doc
tor away before allowing him to do
anything for you?" Husband 'The
fool said ho could euro mo In ihroc
days. Why, say, I'm Insured tor f 40
a week and my salary's only $20. J
wonder what he takes mo for!" Cleve
land Leador. Q
a.
A Hiipnoiltltlaui Cue.
Powell "Dut for your birth you
would bo my equal." Howell "Yes;
if I had novcr been born I suppose T
should bo a nonentity, too." Domor
est's Magazine.
SILVER THREADS.
A man with two faces never Deeds
but ono pair of feet.
'The "moderate" drinker never touok
cs it ono drink is oxcess.
Tho biggest debt in tho world. Is tho
Christian's debt to tho heathen.
Some men, if thoy prayed at all,
would say, "Give us this day our dally
grog." '
Success, like a lung-testing machine,
Is valuable only as it measures
strength.
Man should be a little lower than tho
nngols, and not a good deal lower than
tho beasts.
The only way to break company with
Satan, is for you to-do tho breaking.
Ho never will.
A St. Louis woman was married to a'
frcleht conductor Saturday, nmi timv
i aro now making a honoymo-ia tour
through tho south-vest In acaU'oa.
A SOUTHERN TOWN.
KLE.XANDR4A, VA.. CONTAINS
MANY PICTURESQUE SC.ENES.
.Md Curlylo llniKo nmi It Mnmortr
Tlio Mynlrry of thn ''Krumln Htriinc-vr"--A
Town Tliitt Un Itrpii Aitnrp
tcf u Century.
LEX AN Dill A hi
boon nslcep so
long, the sunahlna
has been dreaming
undisturbed in her
qulot streets for ao
many yenrs aud hnr
quaint old houson
have, such nil nlr
of mystorloiift wait
ing In their old
fashioned grand-
cur that It seems almost a sacrilege to
tear away tho curtain of contented si
lence which Mine lias hung there aud
to gano with modern eyes half blinded
by the dust of unceasing whirl nt t!o
bright, stately days of patch and pow
der, says a correspondent of tho New
York Tribune. Nearly every houso has
Us bit of history, Us comedy of dance
ind assemblies, or its darker tragedy
5f mlEfortuuc, death anil oven murder.
Among tho places crowded with his
torical myths and shadows tho old
Uarlylo Iioubo standn prc-otnluojit, for
It has played Us part lu all he war
'are of tho country and has had no less
i share in tho heyday of Alexandria'.!
jlory. Dullt of stono and Holland
bricks by the early settlers, supposed
ly in lC-ii). it was used during the
Preni'h and Indlnn war as a fort; and
n tho old kitchen that 1b now falling
.nto decay there Is n well that has
nipplled tho placa with water through
ill the varied phased of Its long oxist
jncc. It wns In tho houso thnt rose
lbovo the fort, which, by tho way,
made a most convenient foundation,
aot to mention stables and dungeons,
that Draddcck, In consultation with
:he governors of flvo colonies planned
his Ill-feted campaign; hero young
Oeorgo Washington received IiIb first
lommlsslon; tho war of 1S12 saw It
In ubo as n powder magazine and a
prison, while In the civil war It was
used as a hospital. Around tno colo
nial period, however, when Alexnn
Jrla's glory wns brightest, most of tho
interest centers; for, though tho old
house Is now comparatively unknown
and obscure, being hidden by the sur
rounding wings of tho Draddoclc
house, In those dnys its pillared porti
co looked down upon long tcrraccB,
bordered with slender Lombardy pop-
I lnrs. The wide hall is flanked on ciiu-
er side by quaint little rooms, tho most
famous of which lo tho "bluo parlor,"
unchanged since tho days of Wash
ington, whero the whlto cornice Is
carved In queer little roses nnd thistles
to remind them, perhaps, of tho old
English dnyB of "Merry Carlylc." It
was to this room that llttlo Salllo Fair
fax tripped down tho mahogany stairs
to dance at her first ball with Gen.
Washington and In tho tiny antechnni
bor in front-Gen. Draddock slept. Up
stairs tho rooms aro small and tho
modern housewife would look In dis
may at tho cupboards, for they aro
scarcely moro than two feet square.
Tho windows which front tho river or
iginally opened upon a balcony that
oveihung a most enticing garden, but
tho balcony lias gono nnd tho old gar
den, with Its circular path of brick,
Its groat box-trees and wistaria vines,
Is fast becoming a dream of tho past.
On tho third lloor the rooms nro small
er and bo still thnt but for tho spotless
whitewash thoy might easily bo peo
pled with ghosts. At ono end of the
passage that runs between tho rooms
thero is a door leading into a corridor
of tho old hotel and down its length
of blackness it Is said that tho walling
of a baby, long since dead, often
breaks through the stillness of tho
night. So much for the ghosts, who,
unfortunately, do not walk In broad
daylight, but tho old vaults, far down
below, aro surely spooky enough, even
whero tho sunlight pours its warm
flood through tho doorless archway.
In ono of tho partitions above tho
vaults stands an old cupboard, mndo
by tho Indians, with traces of beading
thickly covering tho doors. Tho beads,
however, havo all disappeared. Down
the stono stairs again, to the left, there
Is supposed to be an underground way
that led to the river, which in those
dnys was nearer by several hundred
feet than It is now, but the vault has
long been walled in, and Its secrets
arc still unsolved. Tho Draddock
house, which surrounds this relic of
a bygone statellncss, Is of a much lat
er date, but a quaint, rambling enough
old place It is. Tho front was original
ly built for a bank, nnd tlio rest of tho
houso was added afterward. It, too,
has seen many changes and much do
genoratltn, and lt3 wIheo seems fairly
to shako wltli holy hor'ror at tho buzz
ing of tho telegraph wires that have
their homo in its staid and propor
walls. Straight down tho street from
tho Draddock housq is tho old Clngett
tavern (they wore all taverns In thoso
dnys), whoso lower floor has beon de
generated into something that Is moro
like a Junk shop than anything elso,
but upstairs are tho assembly rooms,
whloh, It Ib said, George Washington
often honored with his presence, Thero
is a qunbr little musicians' gallery
looking into it that was accessible only
from the lower hall by means of a lad
dor, as the tiny door' leading into it
Is high up In tlio wall. When tho
musicians had' assembled tho ladder
was taken awo5, 'caving those unfor
tunates no way of escape. This room,
now divided Info three, is usod ns a
cltlb room by nh organization that has
done much to preserve and care for It.
The carv'ed walmcotlng and molding
.v vy fT
ere still tho same, though tho placo haa
bcon, of course, much modernized, On
tho opposite sldo of the hall lo the
room orcuplod by tho famous "Female
Stranger," ntul It Is still pointed out to
II other strangors, malo or fomalo, for
wTU'Mv'cr thoro Is'n mystery unsolved,
nnd n trlflo unranny, the Interest al
ways seoms tlio grenUt. This per
son, who Is known only as tho "Fctnnlo
Stranger," camo to tho tavern early ""n
tho contury. Sho stayed Just four
days., nnd during that tlmo held no
rnnverso with any ono mivo her ser
vants, to whom alio spoke always In
Kronen. At tho end of thnt tlmo alio
died, but Just boforo her death her hus
band arrived and In hU arms sho
breathed her last. Tho monument ho
crcctod to her ts still well proiorved
tuxl titands In St. Paul's cemetery, out
beyond tho city. Tho ntono In a llttlo
dark, thero Is a coping around tlio lot
nrd a willow treo bends over her head,
Tho words seem to havo a peculiar slg
nlllcanco, could tho mystery bo fath
omed, perhaps tho tragedy of tho llfo
cut off so suddenly, or perhaps tho
struggling soul that had found Its
peace:
: To tlio McMnoiy of n :
: ,ttl FKMAI.K STHANOr.lt. :
: wlioHp mot ml milToiliHt terminal- :
: cil tho nth ilny of October,
: tstn, :
: Abii1 yj yonri nnd h months. :
: Tiiii hIoih- In ou-cWmI by licr ilH- :
: connoiaid '.
: Ihtstmiul, in wliosn anna rIio :
: kIkIipiI out hor :
: l.nti'it lircatli, and who. undor :
: (lod, :
: DM IiIh uttnoHt to nootho I'Vi-ti tlio !
: cold ileail car of Ucutlh
: How loved, how honoicd once, 1
: nvuiiH tlioo not 1
: To whom rrliilml. or by whom bo- I
: not :
: A lionp or ittixi nlcno nytmlns of :
thi'p, :
: 'TM till thou art, ntul nil tho i
: proud shall bo. :
: To Him pavo nit tho Prophets :
: tttTiTunoo tint, throtiKli hln namo. :
: whoeoevor lipllpvatli In Him ulinlt :
: rccclvu U'tnlxHton of iUu. :
: ActH, toth chapter, 3d verse. I
Strnngo words for a soul roloasod
from Its bondage! Rtrnugor still tho
unsolved mystery that hangs about
her. Many nre tho speculations mndo,
Dome even averring that sho was the
daughter of Aaron Durr, tlio unfortu
nato Thcodosln, but this seomn In
credible, and nothing doflnlto can bo
learned concerning this cplsodo of n
lite to which, pcrhupB, It wus tho calm
und peaceful ending.
SOME HARD GREEK NAMES.
Nut l'riiiiounrcil ltulto ut tlio Average
Hr.iili-r Wonlil Huppinp.
Greek proper names havo been tho
sourco of considerable study to tho
reading public since tho Greek troubles
began and tho pronunciation of the
names of somo of tho officials who aro
prominent In Athens nt tho prcsont
tlmo has been tho subject of contro
versy, says the Now York Tribune.
A man who Is well versed on the
subject said that tho modern Greek
peculiarity was to a groat extent tho
accentuation and gave ns nn instnnco
the name of Mauromlchales, tho Grook
secretary of tho interior. Tho namo la
pronounced Mov-ro-mlchnlls, with
strong ccccnt on the second syllable.
Tho secretary of foreign affairs, Alex
ander Skouzes, pronounces his namo
Slto-tw.cs, with strong accent on the
I. Tho nnmo of Philip Varvoclcu,
minister of Justice, is pronounced Var-vo-chlcps,
the ch in tho third syllable
being hard llko the German ch.
Nicholas Metaxas, minister of war, has
an easy namo for forelgnors, hut the
minister of marine, Lovldcs, pro
nounces his nnmo Lovco-thes. The
president of tho chamber of deputies
writes his nnmo Zalmes and pro
nounces It Za-l-mls, with nccant on the
3econd syllable. Canarls, the fleet
commander's nnmo, is pronounced Can
arccs, with accent on tho first syllable.
Tho namo of Dclyannls appears In
print ovory day and most readers have
Ideas n3 to Its pronunciation. His
Grook neighbors call tho premier
Dolce-yances, with accent on tho sec
ond syllable.
Like the Russians, tho Grooks havo
no family names oxcopt In tho higher
wnlks of society, and a man whoso
nnmo Is Gregorius will call his son
Grogorlados, pronouncing tho d much
llko th in though. Tho son of Demet
rius is called Domothrlades,
Ono of the most common names in
Greece Is Pappadopoulos, which may
be assumed by any man whoso father
was a priest, and a man Instoad of
taking tho namo of Antonlndos may
call himself by tho longor name, If
Father Anthoy was a priest. Tho d In
Antonlndes, Pappadopoulos and in all
names where It comes beforo a vowel.
Is pronounced llko th In though.
Colored tVonmn Now a Doctor.
Tho State Hoard of Modlcal Exam
inors of Louisiana held an examination
recently at which thore wore slxty
sovon applicants, four of whom were
colored. A standard of 75 por cent,
was required to pass tlio examination,
which is required boforo tho Individual
can sccuro a license to practice medi
cine In Louisiana.
I'ltylng Vp,
Two men called upon tho mayor of
Llndsborg, Kan., tno otner day and
paid him ?1. the aum which the c'.ty
had paid for their lodging ono night In
July last, when tlioy wero caught ehort
thore. Thoy explained that they had
reached a condition In llfo which made
It practicable to pay what they counld
orcd a debt.
Cdppuil All Hie Coin III Klsht.
Thomas L. Lucas and his son Fred
haVo- left Huntlngtou, Ind In a hur-7-J.
It is said that they havo stolen
't35',dQ0i They wero In tho abstract and
loan business.
The truo bono oi contention Is son-
t orally found on the free-lunch counter,
ANIMALS SHAM DEATH.
Fenr Vr lVrtinpi llnionillln for Two
HlrnugM Incbli'iiti.
T-wo cbbcb aro on record of foxos be
ing discovered in hen houses. In each
case the fox not only completely do
coined tlm finder, but nllowed himself
to bo dragged out by the brush nnd
thrown down, In tho one case In n Hold
nnd In thu other a dunghill, snys tho
Scotsman. In inch Instance tho fox
then Jumped up and ran away. An
other example Is thnt of a fox which
dangled across n mnn'a shoulder as It
allowed ltsolf to bo carried altfng a rond
for more than a mile. At last It bit
the ipan and was promptly dropped.
A wit was rdiservod to carry n weasel
homo In Its mouth, tho weasel dang
ling helplessly. Tho door of the houso
wan closed and tho cat, In conformity
with ltn usual hnblt, mowed to gala ad
.nl'j.fon. To mow, however, It had to
act .lown tlio weasel, which jumped up
and fastened on ltn nose. Tho follow
ing Instnnco wns observed by the lato
Prof, ltomnnes; A corncrnko had been
retrieved by a dog, and, having every
nppoarnnco of being dead, waa put In
tho man'n pocket. Presently violent
struggles wero felt and the man drow
tho bird out. To his astonishment i'
again hung In his hand limp and ap
parently lifeless. It wns then set upon
tho ground nnd watched from bohlnd
somo rovor. In a short tlmo It raised
ltn head, looked around and docamped
nt full speed. A slngiilnr fact that
must not bo overlooked in connection
with this phenomenon is that somo an-
Itnnbj hnvo been found to bo QjtuoMy
dVml which wore at first Thought Touo
shamming. Romanes, for Instanco,
found this to bo tho enso with n squlr
inl which ho had caught in n cloth,
and with which ho wanted to experi
ment with regard to tho feigning of
death. Sir E. Tonnont also rolatos, in
his booh on thn "Natural History of
Coylon," that tho wild elephant somo
times, dies when bolng taken from tho
corral by tamo clophantB. Further, he
volutes a enso in which, being con
vinced thnt nn elcphnnt was dead, he
had Its lashings taken off, ho nnd a
friend Icarlnt; against It tho while to
rest. Hardly hail thoy left It when It
roio hurriclly nnd, trumpeting vocif
erously, rtihhed off lu tho Jungle. Tho
fact, howovcr, tluit a squirrel or nn cl
iphunt when captured unhurt will dlo
in sufllclont to show that a most power
ful nervous derangement of Bomo sort
Is induced. When tho Into Joseph
Thomson lectured on his Afrlcnn ex
perience ho rolated how the first buf
falo ho shot tossed him and how, when
.10 camo to himself and tried to sit up,
ho found IiIh antagonist glaring nt hlra
v. few yards awny. Ho told how ha
U'colloctcd that a buffalo does not tr7
to toss a croaturo which shows no signs
of life, and how ho lot his head sink
slowly back nnd lay shamming dead.
Pheasants, in flying across wlds
ntiotchcs of water, havo bcon noticed
suddenly to fall. In this way thoy are
apparently drowned. It la porhaps dan
Borons to assert positively thnt fear is
Hero tho actlvo causo of death yet we
aro apparently Justlflod in believing
that a paroxysm of fear can product
sudden death. Tho squirrel and the
elephant mny hnvo died In fright; cer
tainly death lu man can bo produced by
midden fear, and, although man has a
much moro scnsltlvo nervous mechan
ism, tho lower animals havo an ex
tremely actlvo Instinct of fear. Prof.
Lloyd Morgan mentions tho enso of n
surfaceman working in tho Severn tun
nol, who wno nearly killed by a train.
It Is stntcd that "his attention was so
riveted thnt ho was unnblo to make, oi
rather ho folt no dosiro to make th
appropriate movements" that ho could
not help watching tho rain, but felt no
terror. With tho greatest difficulty h
mnnnged to shako hlmsolf freo of hit
fascination. In describing his feelings
when tho danger Is past ho Is reported
to havo Bald, "I camo over all a cold
sweat and folt us helpless as n baby.
I was frightened enough then." Thli
may porhaps bo taken as a cataleptl
condition without fear.
lUIM'rlce.
Dusty Dick Say, boss, ain't yer got
or half cr dollar for a blind chap? Old
Gentleman Why, you're only blind In
ono eye! Dusty Dick All right, boss,
make It 25 cents, den. Now York Tri
bune SOME LATE NEW THINOS.
A handy muslc-holdor that needs nc
standard can bo attached to a table b)
means of a spring clamp and has stee!
arms to hold tho sheets of music in
Place. , . .i .,.
A recently designed chair can bi
changed into a bed by dropping thi
back and raising the foot-rest, the sldei
opening out flat to maka it wider if do
sired. A now parcol-carrlor for wheelmen
Is formed of a narrow box mounted on
tho framo over tho rear wheel and fit
ted with a lock and koy in the door at
tho ond.
Snaro drums can be attached to
chairs for orchestral playing by meant
of a new device, consisting of a framt
to hold tho "drum fitted with clamp tc
fasten to tho chair.
Cradles and rocking-chairs are tc
be manufactured soon which are flttei
with pneumatic and cushion pads oc
tho bottom of tho rockers to make their
noiseless nnd comfortable
Football can be played indoora bj
moans of a now game-board and ap
paratus, tho boatd boing flttod with
goals, etc,, and tho kicking is dont
by automatic model men controlled bj
levers.
For the purpose of lengthening tht
cranks of a bicycle a steel piece It
formed of such shapo as to enter thi
holo th tho end of the crank and Iocs
;.3t, the end extending outward and
containing a hole for the pedal skafd
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