There hnve been severe storms on
the Atlantic and many smaller craft
have been lost. The I'mbria
was at tho mercy ot the waves for four
days and aeveral were injured.
During the storm Mrs. C. P. Moorman,
of Louisville, died suddenly. The
Umbria reached New York two djy.s
overdue. The steamship Augusta Vic
toria struck storm after storm anil was
damaged. The big steamer Alaska is
much overdue and she doubtless met
rough weath'T.
INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS.
Ax inventor has applied for n patent
for an automatic child spanker.
A Dot.i. that writes letters on a slate
is a recent invention of a machinist in
Xuremhurg, Germany.
Tub New Jurscy man who secured a
patent on his idea of placing rubber on
the tips of pencils is baid to have realized
WOO.000 from it.
Hallway, tho inventor of the cable
street-car system, states that the sight
of six horses vainly endeavoring to draw
a car up 11 steep hill at Kan lYanoisco
first suggested to him the foundation for
his invention.
A xi:w pattern of shoemaker' awl is
encircled by a spiral spring. After a
blow has been struck and the point at
the awl has pierced tho leather, the reaction
of the spring throws it out again
and. saves considerable time nnd trouble.
ITEMS FOR FAIR
newspapers
IVarls oferent beautv and valim i against 4l,17i In 1M1
READERS.
Iu Kansas
aro edited by women.
Tin: day-census of the city of Loudon
shows that there are now .10,410 women
i engaged iu tho city during tho day us
have been discoveredit is; claimed, in I A for measuring medicine, by
great quantities, in shell, in the Cotton- w,',c,'.n do! ca b administered with-
i . ,, ,. . ,.. out spilling, has been iuvented by .Mrs.
