The Traveler's Blessing

J. M. Farley, of Marshall, late deputy Clerk of thiscounty, and well knowu to out citizens has proved himself the traveler's benefactor by inventing a device for getting rul oí the sraoke and einders which issue from the locomotive smoke stack and are a source of annoyance to all travelers by rail. Everybody knows whai a disagreeable thing it 13 to be obliged to close the doors and windows in hot weather, in order to have one'a eyes, nose, and ears til led with smoke and einders, often provingeven dangerous on account of inflamrnation setting in, and not infrequeatly cauaing the losa of an eye. Mr. Farley'a Invention consista in attachiug a horizontal sheet iron tube, about "0 inchcs iu diameter, on the top of each car and also on the top of the locomotivo, the whole being connected together wheu tho train is made np. All motions of tho cars are providod for by an elastic ooupüng, made on the buffer order, anü intonded to be used on all joints following the baggago car, the saine to act in concert with an uuicjue oscillatiug joint, whicli provules tor all curves in the track- 110 matter how stidden or sharp they may be. For tho joint next to the cugine and tender a metallic coupling is to be used. Evenness of draft and the absolute certaiuty of renioviug both smoke and einders, by carryrng to the rear of tho train before diacharging them in tho open air, is secured by the iusortiug of a blower in the tube to work by tho power of thejengiue and uuder tho im111 odíalo coutrol of the engiuoer, who eau opcrate the same with oase and readluess as the draft of his engiue may require. The blower is desigued to act in harmony with atmosphorie force. In front of the smoke stack is a bell muzzlo, properly secured thereto by a suitable casting, having lateral air passages around the itack and disebarging the cold air into the tube, carrying tho smoke and einders as they issue irom the stack to the blower which forces them through the tube. Along the pipe or tube, at suitable intervals, are lateral inlets - one half opening forward and the other half opening to the rear. These inlets are provided with automatic valves on the iuside, tlius uiting the suction to the directiou in which lie train is meving, admitting cold air to oxinguish the sparks before teaching tho end of he tubo. When the train is at rest a valve mmediately over the stack may be opened, to erinit the smoke to pass out naturally ; and bis valve is also lo bc opened iucase the engieer should need to back his engino or train, rovisiou against heavy wiuda is made by laking the pipe perfectly rigid to the engino nd cars. The x1'!'0 on tho engine is to be lade of boiler iron, that on tho coaches of ictt iron, and benig Ustefully linished and rnamented wjll not detrftct frni the nppearnce of a handsomo coach. By the use of this inventiou the cone and et-work in the stack may be doue away with, lereby freeing an engiue so that she will exlaast with greater case, accuiring steam more eadily and with much leas iuel, and tho imïediate source of a large saviug to raihvay corporations. Auother item ot no little interest is the doing away with the cones in the stack, as they burn out in a short timo and can only be replaced by new onos. The expense to fit au engiue and train of cars will be hut tiifling in comparison to the saviug it insures to tho companies and the nuisance to tho tniveling public which it fully abates. A beautilul painting representing a passenger train with the device attached thereto may bo seen at the County Olerk'a office. Mr. Farley says he will dispose of oue-third interest in bis invention- a splendidopportunity for some one. I 1 M 1 I ■ Best fttüng and best maile youth's Coata ml Vests in tlic city at Joe T. Jacobs'.