Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-02-11


builtof wood, and just large enough to
admit man. They are placed upon
the sidewalk, as near to street corners
as practicable, and securely fastened
either to telegraph poles or to corner
stores. The keys to such houses are
uniform they are furnished to respect
able citizens upon application at the
station, and a record kept of the names
of the key holders. A mechanical
alarm 20 register the location of the
compliant is inclosed in a small box at
tached to the side of the house, which
box also incloses a telephone for the
use of the officer travelling that partic-
ulaI post, and which places the officer
in direct communication with his COM
manler at the station. The citizen
who possesses a key can, by pulling
down Il lever which protrudes through
sit outside the box, procure the at
tendance of three policemen and Il
horse and wagon in from one to four
milfltes after entering the alarm-house.
The wagon carries a Stretcher, blankets.
sha kles, handouts, ETC., and can be
used either rs an ambulance or con-
veynce for prisoners. The alarm
houses are furnished with patent locks,
which, after opening, retain the key
untilan officer arrives with master
key, which he inserts in the reverse
side Of the lock and releases the orig
inal; this precaution is taken to pre-
ventfalse alarms, and to keep the COM
plaiiant at the alarm-house until the
officers arrive to hear the complaint
and apply the remedy. A large bell
will be procured and erected upon each
station, and at q given signal each Off
Ger in the district will be required to
report Immediately at the alarm-house
upon his post, SO that if any serious
CRIME be committed in the district the
officer in command at the station can
summon each man on post duty, and
telephone to his whole command at
once, giving information to his men of
the crime committed, and, if known, a
description of the criminals, thus put
ting each patrolman on the alert to ar
rest the suspected parties.
In addition to these public alarm
stations are private boxes combining
police and fire alarm calls, which are
TO be placed III stores, offices and dwell
lings at cost of about $50 each. These
boxes are so small that they can be set
in wall, behind desk, or under a
counter, and q noiseless alarm given,
! which will not disturb the thief or
swindler until the officers arrive to
make the arrest.
Fire alarms can begiven in the same
manner, and registered ut the head
quarters of the fire department i'll one
second after the alarm is turned in
Scientific 1mericdn.
PAPER PULP FROM WooD.-The fol
lowing interesting description of the
process of making wood pulp is from
an account of the opening of the
Thorold Pulp paper company's estab-
llshment, published by the Thorold
Post, Canada:
"The wood, four feet in length, and
of any thickness, is brought in at the
basemsnt, placed III the barking-jack
lone stick ut i time) where two men,
with draw knives, rapidly peel off the
bark. 1t is then conveyed by the
elevator to the first floor, sawed i'll two
foot lengths with cross-cut saws, passed
on to the rip saw, where it is slabped
that is, a small portion of wood on OPP
posite sides taken Off, to permit it
resting firmly in the grinding engine
1t is then passed to the boring machine
an upright -and-a-half inch auger,
with foot attachment, driven by pow
err where the knots are bored out
The wood is then placed in racks of
the same size as the receptacle in grind
ing engine and carried out to be
ground. The grinding engines are up
right, and receive at Il filling one-twen-
tieth of cord of wood. The wood is
placed in receptacle, and by a sim
pie, variable, automatic feed process
is pressed flatwise between two out
ward revolving rolls, composed of solid
emery, which are flooded with spray
of water, carrying off the fbrilized pulp
in stream through revolving screens
to the tank or stuff-chest in the base
ment. 1t is then pumped up into a
VAT that forms part of the wet machine
In this vat is constantly revolving a
large cylinder faced with fine brass
wire cloth, which picks up the particles
of pulp out of the water and places
them on the felt (an endless piece OF
woolen goods which make between
rolls, for different purposes, continual
circuit of the wet machine). On the
cylinder is turned heavy roll, called
the couch; between the two. where
they meet, the cylinder leaves the pulp
with the most of the water pressed
from it. The pulp now makes its ap-
pearance on the felt above the concha
roll in a beautiful sheet, thirthy-eight
inches in width, and is carried along in
steady flow q distance of about eight
feet, where it passes between (the wa
ter here again being pressed from it.
but not beyond two heavy rollers, the
upper iron, the lower wood: it adheres
to the upper roll, which is constantly
turning, wrapping it up, and when a
sufficient thickness is attained, is cut
Oft by a knife being pressed to the
roll, attached to the machine for that
purpose. 1t now leaves the roll in a
thick white sheet, 36x3S inches, which
IS received by the boy in attendance
on table conveniently attached to the
machine and folded into sheets 14x2f
inches. 1t is then placed on scales
until the weight is 100 pounds, when il
is placed in the press, and firmly tied
into square compact bundles. 1t i.
now ready for shipment to the paper
mill to be made into printing and tes
paper. The wood paper pulp ha'
been placed in the market and found Z
ready sale. Recently contract to the
amount of 81 900 was made with one o
our large paper mills
Mrs. FartfngtOn Says
don't take any of the rostrums, as the.
arn roar p,apfa1 n tho h1Irnan cistnrD