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Popular Science Monthly 



From Cellar to Sidewalk 



HANDLING ashes, ice and boxes be- 

 tween the sidewalk and the base- 

 ment is often attended by much heavy 

 lifting and the usual employment of two 

 men, or is done with a chnnsy elevator. 

 With a new hoist shown in the illustra- 

 tion this work is accomplished by one 

 man and more rapidly than it could be 

 done even with an elevator. 



When not in use the hoist mast tele- 

 scopes and is wholly contained below 

 the basement doors. When it is to be 

 used, a handle in the 1)asement is turned- 

 and the mast automatically raised to the 

 required height where it locks itself. 



The operator can now raise ashes or 

 other heavy articles out of the basement 

 Ijy turning a handle on the side of the 

 hoist within easy reach from the side- 

 walk level. A pressure of seven pounds 

 on the handle will raise one hundred 

 pounds on the end of the cable. 



The upper part of the hoist is on ball 

 bearings so that when the weight is 

 raised to the proper 

 height it can be swung 

 readily to the sidewalk 

 or into a wagon. 



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Rubbish removal is slowly being 

 modernized. Here is the newest form 

 of collapsible derrick for city houses 



This clock, built entirely of straw, 



manages to keep accurate time in spite 



of its flimsy fabric 



A Clock Made of Straw 



A CLOCK made in Germany is con- 

 structed of nothing but straw. Not 

 even a piece of stiffening cardboard or 

 a drop of glue has been used. It is 

 six feet high and is two feet square. 

 There are eight pendulums which allow 

 speed regulation. By pressing a button 

 which comes out automatically on one 

 side, the clockwork is wound up and 

 runs for five hours. By pushing another 

 ])Utton, the hands can be set. The dial, 

 figures, pendulum, hands, even the chain, 

 weight gears and the skeleton are of 

 straw. The chain is fourteen inches 

 long and endless. In the construction of 

 this clock, thousands of stalks of straw 

 have been used, mostly three and four 

 fold to give greater strength. 



Shooting at Jupiter 



IT is reported from France that Jupi- 

 ter, which has been especially bril- 

 liant lately, has often been mistaken for 

 an enemy airship flying over Paris, and 

 that gruns have been trained on it. 



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