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SCIENCE, MECHANICS, INVENTION<br />

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On one of the big truck farms in Western New York, there arc no stables and consequently no horses. Instead small<br />

traction engines are used exclusively, not only for plowing in the field, but for bringing the hay to the barn. If you are<br />

in the vicinity of Elba, N. Y., you may see one of these steel mules chugging along the road pulling three or four truck<br />

The Handbag Steamer Chair<br />

A new form of chair suitable for use<br />

on outings, steamer trips, and simi­<br />

lar places is so constructed that it<br />

(olds into a very small space, and can<br />

he i .im.d as a handbag. The chair<br />

is made in two styles, one weighing<br />

six pounds and the other eight; either<br />

will support a person weighing three<br />

hundred pounds. The heavier chair<br />

is provided with a head rest. When<br />

folded the chair is eighteen inches<br />

Square and tour inches thick. It is<br />

built substantially so as to withstand<br />

rough use. but makesa good appear*<br />

ance either when open or closed.<br />

loads, with a farmer's boy<br />

steering' by means of a big<br />

wheel, instead of holding<br />

the reins. And he seems to<br />

have a mighty happy time<br />

doing it.

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