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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-19
Grease From Cotton Waste,

Until lately cotton waste has been cleaned
and reused, but the grease extracted from it
has been thrown away. 1t is now found
that the oil thus extracted can be made,
after very simple treatment, to yield first
class printing ink. A ton of this spent
waste will yield about !, 400 pounds of oil,
from which ink of a superior quality can be
manufactured at very reduced price. The
cotton waste is placed in steam chambers.
anda solution of bisulphate of carbon is
pumped into the vessels. This disengages
the oil and grease, which is then passed into
a series of heated coppers, from which it
emerges as varnish, from which the printing
ink is made.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-19
OUR MICROSCOPIC GUARDIANS,
The White Blood Corpuscles Which Pursue
and Devour the Microbes.

Inc " n1De blOOu COrpuScleS w h1ch Pursue
and Devour the Microbes.
Newcastle, England, Chroniclel
The revelations of the microscope as to the
existence of myriads of microbes in oul
bodies as we'll as in all that we eat anc
drink, has caused timid people much
anxious wonderment as to why these Great
ures are not more injurious and destructive
than they actually are. Writing in the
Speaker Sir Henry Roscoe explains how it is
that even the deadllest of these microbes
NAV be found in the mouths or other parts
of the body, and yet their host be perfectly
healthy. The question is not one of the mere
presence of these organisms in the system.
but entirely one as to whether or not they
find their way into the blood. If they do
not all is we'll, if they do the most serious
trouble follows.
Working with the microscope in NJ. Pas
tours laboratory in Paris, Russian physi-
cian,s NJ. Metschlnikoff, has been able to dis
cover the secret of the impotence of the
microbe to penetrate into the blood. These
most recent investigations show that there
are certain cells contained in the blood of
all the higher animals, termed phagocytes,
and identical with the well-known white
blood corpuscles, which are endowed with
the power of independents motion, and not
only wander inside but even make their way
outside the tissue aud pursue, devour and
digest any bacilli, whether poisonous or not,
with which they come in contact. This is
in reality the true battle OF life which,
though hitherto unknown and unobseryed.
is constantly going on within the BODY.
These phagocytes, which are the watchful
guardians of the body, attack and anuihi-
late the bacili before they can penetrate the
blood tissues. So long as they remain on
guard the body if safe from attack, but
should they from any cause relax their yigi-
lance, then the invading army of parasites
would pass into the system and Destroy life
either by the numerous mechanical LESSONS
which it produces, or by the poison which
it secretes. This apparently independent
life OF the cell within the organism is one
of the most marvellous revelations OF mod
ern science, as we'll as remarkable illustra-
tion of the extreme nicely Of the balance of
nature.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-19

be readily understood. Water leaking from
pipe will reach the ground and be evap-
GRATED, and so, taking a short cut, will reach
the clouds and thus close Its portion OF the
circuit. If there is a short cut through the
ground, that is, if there are two points on the
circuit having electrical communication
with the ground. portion of the current
Will leak from the wire to the ground, and,
taxing short cut to the other leak, instead
OF flowing through the entire circuit and do
Ing useful work, will close its portion of the
circuit. 1t will now be seen that a short cut
or complete "short circuit" in a dynamo
corresponds to flood with water. One
causes destruction by fire, the other by vio-
energy to do and energy to undo. In each
case the energy is transformed and changes
Its character, but the sum total is ever the
same, for energy cannot be either created or
destroyed. ScIRE FACIAs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-19
Search for q Name.

To end the long dispute which has been
waged with reference to the right designa-
tion of the metal which is now assuming
such importance, it is urged that the largest
producers in the world favor the form
aluminium, which also has the advantage of
greater brevity, and that therefore foreign
scientific journals and scientific men should
follow the example of American journals
and call it once for all aluminium, instead
of aluminium
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-19
HOW WESTINGHOUSE TRAVELS.
Some Enthusiastic Statements From q New
York Paper About Him.

George Westinghouse, of the Westing-
house Air Brake Company, probably travels
more than any other millionaire, says the
New York World. His business is scattered
all over the country and requires great
deal of personal attention, and he has .
special car and steam yacht for rapid and
convenient transportation. Neither car nor
yacht is used for pleasure trips. In fact,
Mr.. Westinghouse would as soon think Of
taking pleasure trip as he would of giving
away one of his thirty odd millions. How
ever, no expense is spared to make the busi-
ness trips easy and pleasant.
The special car the "Glen Eyre" is in
constant use. The yacht, besides conveying
its owner on his business trips, has another
use. 1t is an experiment boat. All the
Westinghouse inventions and improvements
are tried on this yacht. 1t is a standing
joke with his friends that the yacht never
has the same engine for three weeks. The
engine has been taken out and replaced
within a week. If Mr.. Westinghouse
happens to think OF an improvement while
on business trip he has it tested i'm
mediately.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-19
Novel Meat Choppers,

A new meat chopper for domestic use is
distinguished by the fact that the meat is
cut BY an action like that of pair Of scis-
sors and is not torn apart; neither is it
ground into greasy pulp. The forcing
screw feeds the meat up to a knife with
eight radial blades, revolving between q
fixed two-bladed knife and a cutting plate
of novel construction. The plate has q num-
Der of grooves oonvsrging toward central
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-19
Protector for Fire Hose,

The stoppage of travel in the vicinity Of
fires caused by the lines of fire hose crossing
the streets, has long been a source of COM
plant, and it has been wondered that no
practical means of running hose across a
roadway so as not to interfere with the pas
sage OF vehicles has not been devised. Such
a device has been brought out by an archi-
tect OF Chicago. 1t consists OF a temporary
bridge upon which the hose can be carried
over the street at height permitting the
passage of street cars and general travel. 1t
is said to have worked well, both in San
Francisco and Denver.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-19
Smoking Arrangements for Trains.

Quite change appears to be taking place
in the general opinion as to the best ar
rangement OF smoking room accommoda-
tions on some classes of passenger trains,
and it is quite possible that the common
smoking car will, before long, cease to form
a part of the better class of trains. Quite a
number of railroads have constructed their
chair cars with smoking rooms of sufficient
capacity to provide accommodations Tor the
occupants of each car. The practice of thus
furnishing smoking room for each car is
rapidly extending to the common day
coaches, and a number of very prominent
roads are putting smoking compartment
in nearly every car that they are building,
some even fitting up the second-class day
coaches in this manner.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-19
Improvement in Window clas.

One Of the recent Improvements in the
manufacture of window glass is the intro
duction of a process of dipping the sheet into
mammoth bathtub, containing mixture
of various liquids. Its results are instantly
seen. 1t removes all dirt and de lection, and
the glass becomes as clear and pure as 1t was
before it went through the fattening oven.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-19

aperture, the ribs between the grooves hav-
ing sharp cutting edges. The work is well
and rapidly done. A medium-sized machine
will produce four pounds of filled sausages
per minute.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-19
Pensions for Teschers.

The question OF . pension fund for teach
ers in elementary schools OF England is be-
ing revived by the Executive of the Ma
ton Union, who have outlined bill by
which it is proposed to give effect to their
scheme.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-19

lHIouSH 10 lne DacK OF the BOWL When the
pipe IS to be smoked, the plug is turned so
that the solid part OF the plug stops the
straight stem draught at the back o: the
bowl, and the cut-awav part forms the ey-
tension of stem to admit the smoke from the
bowl to the mouth. When the pipe is to be
cleaned half turn of the plug brings the
solid part round TO stop up the hole at the
base of the bowl, and opens the stem draught
right through, as shown in the illustration,
so that it may be easily and instantaneously
cleaned.
SMOKE IN THE NoSE-There is no de-
nylng the fact that tobacco smoking, when
carried beyond certain limit, Injuries the
eyesight, says a writer IN the Boston Herald.
1t is also capable Of destroying the sense of
smell. These results are hastened if the
lnduiger blows the smoke through his nose.
as is the custom with those who are habit,
uated to the use Of cigarettes,
such people IN time suffer from a dryuess
OF the throat and back part of the nasal mas
sages; they also have a stufiness in the nose
and occasionally one uostril seems to be mar
TALLY stopped up. With these signs as
rule, the sight is more or less impaired. 50
too, Is the sense of smell.
Unless these defects have existed for a
long time, If the habit of smoking is dis
continued, they will disappear, at least in
very great degree, if not entirely.
lnhailng tobacco smoke or forcing it out
through the nose is therefore most unwar-
rantable, and 1t iDtensifes greatly the in
jury of the smoking habit. Besides affect
ing the sense of smell and the evesight. il
also threatens the hearing power. In some
instance the latter declines before the other
defects are noted.
EFFECT OF THE TARIrF.-The other
day, Says Calumet in Tobacco 1 was walk
ing with cigar manufacturer, and he said:
81 want to make q call here; a man who
used 10 WORK ior me has started in business
for himself"
We went into neat little store and fac
tory and had 4 conversation with the pro
pretor. There were two bales of Snmatra
tobacco Just being put into the factory. and
my friend said: Glad to see Won so nros-
porous, Tom; that Sumatra means money!
Not bit OF 1t, was the reply, that cost
me nothing
"Why, how's that?"
''Ohl 1 paid 81 90 ior it last week. now
the duty on it is 81, so you see got It for
nothing and have cents pound for taking
it"
Who says Mckinley is not public bepe-
factor?
ILLICIT SNUFF FAcToRY-For some
tine past the steady increase in the snuff
output has attracted the notice and comment
of the trade, but although everyone has
heard of Illicit whisky stills, no one, with
one exception, has contemplated running an |
illicit snuff mill. The one exception is an
old man called Andrew Aranofski, Pole.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-19

living at $40 East Willis avenue, Detroit,
Mich, says Tobacco. He secured the alleys
and dumps in search of stems thrown out
by the factories, and between times picked
stubs in the streets, and this trash he would
dry in the sun and pound in mortar made
of beer keg lined with metal. For apestle
he had a rude rammer made of oak, rounded
and fitted to a cross piece by way of han
dies. How many days he sat there YEARLY
humping are best attested by the fact that
the hard-worked handles are worn into
grooves where his fingers used to press.
Having reduced the tobacco to a coarse
powder, he then dipped it out into an earth
en- dish, and with piece of an oaken wagon
tongue, four feet long, very heavy, round
and tapering, he still finer ground it, using
the smaller END, and holding the bowl be-
tween his knees. 1t was finally 81 ted and
preserved in a stone jar. He used no fla
yors, but by his crude, painful method.
managed to make a fair sample of snuff,
which he would sell at very low price to
his Polish neighbors, who use great quanti-
ties of snuff, smearlng it over the backs of
their hands, and forcibly inhaling it. They
bought enough of the product TO enable him
to live.
Information has been lodged before the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and it
is expected that he will act in the premises
at once.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-19

When oft the sails hang useless In the air,
But idly shaken by the long ground swell,
And white clouds drift across the heaven fair.
All! then. my pipe, love thy fragrance we'll.
But more than this. when, on q summer night,
As perfumed gephyrs softly kiss the trees
Upon my back lie in half moonlight
And hear sweet music waited on the breeze,
Or gentle rustling, signing of the wind
Through foliage thick with leaves and flowers
of June,
Or murmuring through the vines and trees
entwined,
far-off, dreamy. melancholy tune
Ali then L love to lie in the solitude
And watch thy curling smoke in peaceful
mood. Outing.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23
A Connundrum.

Let's see: Was it old John Ran
dolph of Roanoke, or some other sharp
old blade, who characterized the al
lance of Henry Clay and John
Quincy Adams as "a foul cohabita-
ton, between the blackleg and the
Puritan?" Now what could possibly
have recalled this old anecdote to
mind on reading in the Brattleboro
papers, that Hooker, Fuller, Harmon
& Company had struck hands with
Thompson, Waterman & Company
on the Brattleboro postofiice question !?
Where's the similarity between the
two cases! If there are any we are
too dull to see 1t. To be sure, good
Deacon Thompson might easily pass
for very respectable old Puritan !;
but, to complete the parallel, there
must be blackleg. Where is he?
An echo answers, "wEere?" Truly
the operations of the human mind are
fantastic and full of mystery, pass
ing all ordinary understanding. This
is melancholy world beset with just
such "chestnuts that are hard to
crack. Heigh-ho!
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23
BARNUMvILLE, Jan, 18th, 1890.


The following is sent US as having
been read before the Peru debating
society:
Prof. E. ?. Hannum. expert mustang
and bronco trainer, 326 Lakin avenue,
Peru, Vt; office lst floor parl + a. Of
flee hours from 9p. m. to 3 a. III.
New Years eve Prof. Hannum invited
the Bryant Brothers to >lcigh-ride and
supper at the Bromley house. Ed. htcn-
ed his best mustang into four wheeled
sleigh and ats p. m. they were all aboard
and started for he >righ-ride and supper.
Ed. invited he boys to hold the watch
aud time the bronco "a he was very fast.
The Bryant Bros 5 are mechanics and know
more about the speed IF Corliss engine
or circular saw than they do about the
the sle"d of mustang When opposite
the residence of X. |. Batchelder's. Ed
reported that the muslan. was at fnl
speed, and the boys timed him and
reported that he was making three thous-
and revolutions "A minute. When op-
posite the residence of w. w. West Ed
thought that he would hold seance, SO
he put on The brakes, reversed the steam.
The boys, not understanding the back
action of the mustang, took seat in the
mud in the middle of the road, facing The
audience Prof. Hannuni thinking that
golden opportunity to outdo Prof. Robin
son in his back action. double somer-
saut feat, sprang into the air. and sue
cecdcd in breaking the record by turning
-four complete somersaults, the mustang
all the While amusing himself by trying
10 Kick the stars out of the armament
Eds first inquiry of the boys was, if
they had seen any spirits during the
seance. All said they hadn't but thought
it about time the Professor brought on a
pint Ed. now exchanged the mustang
for " shank's mare" and they all arrived
in due time at the hotel. The boys said
that they didn't look as well as when
they started but they knew more than
they did before about Ed. Hannum's ex-
perie nee in driving mustang.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23

WASHINGTON, Jan. l7.-Gen. Raum,
Commissioner of Pensions, today recon-
mended to Secretary Noble, the removal
of Henry A. Philips of New York, chief
of the Middle Division, Pension Bureau.
Mr.. Phillips was one of the employees of
the offices whose pension was re-rated
during the administration of. Corporal
Tanner. Several months ago he was ask
ed by the secretary of the Interior to
resign. but failed 10 comply with the re-
au, ST. No turthur action was taken in
the case until today. 1t is understood
that some action will be taken in the case
of nearly ali the employees, whose pensions
were re rated. 1t is stated tnat while all
these employees will not be discharged !;
vet it is not The lutenliou 10 allow them 10
continue to occupy positions of lnpor'
tance in the pension bureau. Those that
are not discharged, 1t is said, viii be re-
duced to subordinate places.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23

AS the following comes to us with
out any signature, we dare not make
any alterations, SO here you have it,
verbatim, ct spell-atim:
Ed. Sitter. l See By your Paper Some
weeks go. about Some Big Pigs that
has been Killel in Simondsville. well
those pigs that was II months old and
only weighed 905. was good ones, But
Jack Chadwick & Daniel Eddy Killed two.
L. months old that weighed 9.6S. and j.
H. Bolster one that was z. months that
weighed 1857. & Allen Hilliard one 7
months. that weighed 927. and lots of
others that might tell Of, But 1 would
like to say to that Ludlow man that Kill
ed that Beef two years old weighed
Six Hundred and little over. that John.
A. thomson had one Killed q yeals old
that weighed 7,39 6 the hide weighed 80
l-2 in Stead of 81, as the Ludlow man
said he did Landgrove aint the worst
town for Butcher for George says his
has Killed 81 he'd of Hog and Beefs and
hant got done yet, Geo does his work
well, Win Richardson one Pig months
& days 2.39 lbs, Beet this if you can,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23

In the Brattleboro postoffice mat
ter the politicians have at last united.
Hooker and Levi have come over to
Waterman and Martin. Now let
every man stand, with barred head
and see the glory of civil service re-
form Capt. Childs has on his petit
tion nearly 1900 individual signers
and so firms. OF these 800 are Re-
publicans. The opposition, now that
they are united, will probably be able
to scratch up 800 or 400 names for
Dea. Thompson. As the SITTER has
said, it is clearly a contest between
the people and the politicians. Who
will win? Both. The politicians
will get the postmaster and thereby
kill themselves, and this will be an
immense victory for the people.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23
UTH LONDONDERRY VT, THURSDAY EVENING, 1890.
it and scrub along as three quarters
of the far western farmers do.

it and scrub along as three quarters
of the far western farmers do,
Suppose now that land has depre-
ciated from 25 to 75 per. cent from
the prices of twenty-five years ago,
the expensive habits and out goes
contracted in these better times, "de-
preciate" in like proportions.
Suppose farmers refuse to pay the
exhorbitant prices for labor they
have been paying for the past years.
Suppose laboring men, working
half the time, could not live better
than the men they work for, because
a dollar will buy SO much more in the
line of necessities than ever before.
Suppose the young men of Ver-
mont wanted to do little farming
instead of being preachers, or law
yers, or doctors, or store keepers, or
runners for city firm.
Suppose the old man and his wife
didn't have to sell the farm for
song because they are too feeble to
carry it on any longer, and the boys
are off West or following some "gen-
tlemanly' occupation.
Suppose we all wake up to the fact
that we can compete with the West
in grain or stock growing, now our
land is cheaper than theirs, and be-
cause we can get twice as much per
bushel as the Dakota, Iowa, Kansas
or Nebraska farmer.
suppose railroads should haul our
produce to market, say 200 miles, as
cheap as they haul a Car load 1900
miles, and give us special rates on
small shipments Of country produce.
Why, in such case, we might not
have to import the Swedes.
PAUL.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23

SAN FRACIsCo, Jan. Goth The snow
blockade on the Central Pacific railroad
in the vicinity of Truckee and Emigrant
Gap has become very serious since Tues
LAY last No eastern mails have reached
here, as no eastern overland trains have
been able to reach point furthur Yves
snow ranges from three feet to drifts of
20 feet. The railroad company has several
hundred men at work shoveling east, on
the west the road is blocked with drifts
of 10 feet to 30 feet deep. About 30 en-
gines and snow plows are stalled at diff
ferent points. The snow-bound pas
SCI, gers are quartered at the hotels by the
railroad company. Yesterday afternoon
it began showing again heavily and reports
from the blockaded trains at Emigrant
Gap showed that cleared portions of the
track were again filing fast. The Of
ticials declare that the present blockade
is the heaviest and longest they have ex-
perienced for over 10 Years
TRAINS BLOCkADED.
PORTLAND, Ogn., Jan. 20th.-For some
days past there has been a heavy snow
blockade on the Union Pacific trunk
branch and lines between Huntington and
Portland. There have been no through
trains for nearly week past, and con-
sequently no eastern mails. Bitter cold
weather has prevailed most of the time,
accompanied by heavy winds and blind
iny snoa storm. Five or six trains, both
east and west bound, are blocked some
where between the Dalles and Baker city.
The >vme condition of affairs has pre-
vailed over the Northern Pacific and in
the northern parts of California. No
through trains have arrived at Portland
from San Francisco or left here in week.
Heavy storms both east and west have
prostratrd the wires. On the Northern
Pacific, however. there has been little
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23
PRICE THREE CENTS.
is WILLING THE swEDEs SHALL COME

Down, down in the Western world,
Where the striped banner floats and furls,
Where forty stars on field OF blue
Light the diapason through,
Lives u curious kind of man,
And they call him "Uncle sam"
Uncle Sans a jewel, too,
For he knows just what to do
just when to launch a craft,
just how to build raft,
And he stands upon the shore,
And the stove pipe hat galore"
Tn he's worn hundred years,
still on his head appears.
AS he looks across the sea,
And says to himself, "may be
Some bright and industrious band,
Either white or 'contraband,'-
Some swede with morals good
In an emigrating mood,
win come upon the strand
And till my mountain land"
But another chap comes DER the sand,
A leaner, longer, and lanker man,
And stretching out long hand
Says: "Uncle Sam, why, how dye dew,
How's the world usin you;
Don't you know me e?-well, Il van
Why, Pm brother Jonathan,
Pm New England's patron saint.
I've come to tell you that aint
A goin' to kick agn the Swedes-
Let 'em come and kill the weeds;
Work is what New England needs
Brain and Drawn together feeds
The multitude of men,"
y. s. Lambert.