An Ingenious Device

A very simple gato íastening, which eeems also to be effective and durable, was recently illustrated and described in Country Gentleman: On the gate was a commoii iron bolt, made fast and projenting two inches. Into the gatepost was driven a long staplelike iron, with a crosspiece one inch from the rounded end. On the crosspiece loosely hung an iron ring. When the gate was shut, the bolt, striking the ring, threw it np and came against the post, where it was held by the ring as it dropped again. The ring could not be pushed out, as it bore against the end of the staple or bent rod. Nor conld the gate be thrown open by lifting, as the bolt was uuder the staple. An npward pressure on the ring released the bolt.