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Telegram-herald., 1891-02-22

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Telegram-herald., 1891-02-22

AT the recent banquet of the alumni
of the Northwestern University, Judge
Collins. one of the speakers, referred
TO the years be had wasted on Greek
and Latin, with the accompanying
comment that be doubted if he could
read page of either language now.
He said the same time spent on Ger
man and French would have resulted
in requirements of value. That kind
OF argument can be used to demon
strate the uselessness of any study.
There Is many man who cannot re-
member how to extract the cube root,
after he has been engaged in business
a number of years, and yet he would
ne foolish TO decry the study of arith-
metic. Forgetting how to demonstrate
a proposition in geometry or how to
reduce radicals, might be used as we'll
to prove the uselessness of algebra.
Because large proportion of business
men are poor spoilers is, in the same
way, a demonstration of the waste of
time spent on the orthography of the
English language. The benefit derived
from study is seldom measured alone
by tho amount remembered. The
greater part of a collegiate course is
disciplinary-mental gymnastics to
strengthen the weaker parts. The OBJ
ject OF athletics is not to make prize
fighters, nor Is the objec. of course of
studies alone to fill the head full Of in
formation. Many man who has
spent time on German and French has
put it to as little use. aud has forgotten
as much of it,, as Judge Collins has of
Greek and Latin. The fault is not
with the Greek and Latin, but with the
use of them. They should not be forced
down everyone promiscuously. They
are worse than useless to many, but
advantageous TO others. But it is hard
to believe that they were utterly wasted
on Judge Collins. Although it may not
be accurately figured out, the study OF
Latin and Greek is a wonderful disci-
pine to the mental powers and greatly
improve one in the command of Ian
guage.
Telegram-herald., 1891-02-22

lssArIUs DoSSELLr's eryptogram has
been turned against him. A clergyman
OF bennington, Eng, uses the cypher
and "root numbers" and makes a story
much more ingenious and plausible
than Donnellys. lie finds or makes
an inner story Ia the lines TO the effect
that Shakespeare wrote the plays and
that he acted in the various parts that
tradition attributes 10 him. Ignatius
has not yet been heard from IN reply;
but, As soon as be gets the Presidency
off OF MS hands, he will doubtless
evolve another cryptogram, which Will
prove that this new cryptogramist has
no; the elements of truth IN his make
up. is not safe 10 fool with Ignatius.
Ir seems as II there is no law IN
Russia for Jews. A Jewish boy was
accused OF small theft OF fruit and
convicted. He was punished by hav-
ing the word "thief'' branded in three
languages on his forehead. Rabbi
Markus and Chassanovitch, a Jewish
doctor, protested against the outrage to
the government, and both were Danish
ed for two years from the province.
The Russian empire is many centuries
behind the civilization of the present
day. This country has demonstrated
the fact that the Jew can be just as
loyal a citizen, just as peaceable, just
as intelligent, Is a member OF any
other race.
Telegram-herald., 1891-02-22

Hill put himself on record last sum-
mer, in a speech, in favor Of free silver
coinage. Cleveland has lately put him.
self OH record against it. The silver
Democrats and the Alliance silver men
now have their choice.
Telegram-herald., 1891-02-22

Uaitsd PFsss assosts. PRONG ase sss's
cslwsrs. Al the local Ness. sna tho
CIssssst ass Aost PiAsaly Printed PAPER
Saeiishsa "a Grand 5aptds.
Telegram-herald., 1891-02-22

Circulation Guaranteed TO Be the
Largest or All Michigan Dailies Ex-
cept Those OF Detroit.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-08
A VIEW OF THE PHoNoGRApH ROOM.

eral acres. Its original cost must have been
more than half a million dollars and it
takes it is said more than $780, 900 a year
to run it. It is the most complete labora-
tory in the world Mr. Edison has pieces
of every known material substance, from,
as he says, a spool of cotton to the eyeballs
of an United States Senator. The head of
the workshops, Professor W. L. x. Dick
son, has an international reputation as a
photographer and he brings out every week
some new wonder in his experiments. One
of Edison's great suits was gained lately
solely throug Oh the photographs made of a
slice of Japanese bamboo from which was
shown the fiber out of which Edison makes
the carbon for his incandescent lamps. This
slice was magnifed so that the picture
showed the little fbers of the bamboo.
Made No Money in Paten.A
Returning to nv interview and the patent
system, Mr. Edison went on: ''The people
suppose 1 have made money out CT my in
yentions The truth is I have never made
cent out of nv inventions. All have made
has been out of manufacturing. My inven-
tions have not been protected by the Patent
Office. The companies with which ] am
connected have spent millions in trying to
defend them. I have spent about 5000, 900
myself and I believe would be 5000, 900
better off if had never taken out patent.
What have made has been because have
understood the inventions better and have
been able to manipulate the manufacturing
of them better than the pirates. I could
not have made anything had not had large
capital back of me, and the ordinary in
yentor has no protection whatever.
sLet me tell you how it works. The in
yentor has a good thing. He takes out his
patent, thinks he is safe and organizes
plant to manufacture it. The pirate sees
he has good thing, organizes q company
bribes his men and startsin opposition.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-08
VIEWS FROM A K1NEroGRApH sL1e.

He can In most cases now put up for $50 600
what has cost the inventor 100000. The
inventor prosecutes him, but the court
takes three years before they will hear his
case. If they decide against him he carries
it. to the Supreme Court, which is three
years behind hand, and it is from G
to 12 years before he can get a final de-
cision. By this time the pirate has made a
fortune. What the courts should do is to
prevent the pirate from manufacturing
until he can prove that he has right to
manufacture. The man who has the papers
should be given the benefit of the doubt, -
Great Inventions OF the Future.
''Do you think, Mr.. Edison" said 7.
will be equal to those of the last 5O?''
''It seems to me" he replied, 'that we
ars at the beginning of inventions Take
electricity. When we get electricity di-
rectly from coal, lump as big as this
tumbler will light and heat a whole house
for hours, and basket full woulderun a
factory whole day. I have been working
on it for years, but 1 haven't got it vet
When 1t does come it will revolutionize
everything. We will have flying machines.
but not on any of the plans now pro.
rosed."
water?"
81 don't believe it will ever pay, replied
Mr.. Edison. "Water is the ashes of nature,
There is nothing more like ashes. 1t took
an enormous degree of heat to make the
hydrogen and the oxygen combine to make
water and it takes great degree of heat to
reyiyify them. don't believe it will ever
be commercially profitable.
The conversation here turned to the tele-
phone and 1 asked Mr.. Edison as to his
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-08

and during the 70 hours before this he had
closed his eyes for less than six. Still he
looked as fresh as daisy when the morning
sun strikes the dew on its petals, and the
sparkle Of his eyes and the laugh which
shook his frame from time to time were
those of boy. He was in the midst of one
of those inventive periods when he takes
but little rest and works away night and
day to accomplish his ends. He had left
his chemicals to talk to me, and he came in
his shirtsleeves, with his vest of Scotch
tweed open at the front and with his shirt
bosom of white linen decorated with spots
Of all the colors of the rainbow. An odor
like that of the broth of Macbeth's witches
came from the chemicals in the room.
Living in His Laboratory.
During these inventive periods Edison
sleeps in his laboratory and his meals are
sent down from his magnificent home at
Llewellvn Park. Upon a plain table cov-
cred with brown paper lay the remains of
his breakfast. These were the bones of two
mutton chops, the crumbs of muffin and a
glass fruit can in the bottom of which was
little coffee of the same brown color as that
in the glass beside it, out Of which Mr. Edi-
son had evidently drunk instead of cup.
This laboratory all told must cover sew
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-08

this clot is about the weight of gram, but
however big it may be, it has lost Mr. Lip
pincott 1000, 0OO A million dollars a
gram! Sixty million dollars an ounce!
That's the most expensive. material have
ever heard Of I don't know whether he
will recover or not, but the phonograph
will eventually pay, and pay WE'LL"
Mr.. Edison takes pride in having been a
newspaper man, so 1 asked him if it will
ever be possible to take the page of a news
paper as set up in New York and teIegraph
Of the country as could be placed at once on
an etching plate and one setting up in this
way do for the whole country. Mr.. Edison
thought for minute, and then said: eyes,
that could be done, though I don't know
whether it would be proftable and the day
may also come when q man sitting at a
type-setting machine in New York NAV. bv
tapping the keys of a typewriter, set up the
press dispatches by means of similar ma
chimes in every newspaper Office Of the
United States. -
Edison's New Electric Road,
Before left I looked at Mr.. Edison's
street railroad, upon which he is working.
The car and track are in the yard surround
ing the laboratory, and the invention, 1 un-
derstand, is ready for use. 1t will be much
cheaper than the cable, but will be more ex-
pensive than the trolley system, and it NAV
be used on regular railroad as well as on
street car.
My wonder as to Mr.. Edison's wonderful
vitality increased. What man of 50 who
reads this paper could act and feel fresh
after 36 hours out of bed? Edison is 50, and
he looks as though he would live to be 100.
Said ne in response to my question: 'T feel
that l am in my prime, and suppose am
a better man than have ever BEEN
"How do you get along with 10 little
sleep?" asked.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-08

mile. The men have firm faces the women
independence without brazenness. There
are no painted cheeks here, nor penciled
eyebrows, nor fashy diamonds and calico;
nor are there any aimless dudes lounging
here and there to stare honest women in the
face. The field is not theirs. You will see
such even respectability in no other street
In New York.
There is single break in this descrip-
tlon reserved for that part of Eighth avenue
near the Grand Opera House, where there
are some pretentious stores and some drink
Ing resorts. But the street people are
about the same. Speaking of the Grand
opera House, it receives its chief patronage
from these people, and sight of one of the
immense audiences there impresses one
still more forcibly with the individuality of
Elghth avenue. You will see no such audi
ence IN any other theater in this city.
Lessons In Human Nature.
By day Eighth avenue is alive with We.
h1cles OF all descriptions, it being the great
natural artery of traffic, not to mention its
inviting asphaltum and liberal breadth 1t
is the grand course of the bicyclers, hum
dreds OF whom are constantly whirling up
and down to the peril of crossing pedestri-
ans. Many complaints are being made
against reckless riding, and not a few seri-
Gus accidents have occurred In the early
dusk there is danger.
Almost every evening on Eighth avenue
in summer you encounter corner PRAYER
meetings. A flute, cornet and couple of
male and female voices furnish the music,
and the very respectable looking men and
women who pray are sure of a respectful
audience. Men and women pause and,
craning their necks over the outer row of
listeners, get a conception of what is going
on, then, perhaps, go away with smile or
a look of wonderment. A little further on a
blind sailor mournfullv MARBLES some an
cient forecastle ballad, and the hat is not
held in vain. Perhaps two or three more
of these street singing beggars will be en-
countered on single trip, for Eighth ave-
nue. people are honest and sympathetic and
will give pennies here and there where the
richer and more aristocratic would turn the
cold shoulder. A valuable lesson in human
nature may be learned on every block of
this popular boulevard by those having
eyes to zee and ears to hear and the inclina-
ton to use these senses.
CHARLES THEODORE MURRAY.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-08
BEES AS CARRIERS.
An Expert Is Sending Messages by
Them, a la Carrier Pigeon.
DIETING TO PREVENT Badness.
A Machine for Backing Shoes That Hasn't
Reached PittSburg.
RAPID TRANSIT FOR THE FARMER
rwRIrTEN FOR THE pIsPArcH.1

/ WRITTEN FOR TILE DIsPArcH.I
Astonishing records have been made by
carrier pigeons, and all the great European
powers have attached carrier pigeon serv-
ice to their war departments for the trans
mission of messages in time of war But il
would, at first thought, require more than
ordinary credulity to believe that the bee
can be utilized in the same way. 1t has
long been known that if swarm of bees
were inclosed in a bag and carried to a dis
tance of, say, two or three miles from the
hive. and the bag were opened the bees,
after circling around for short time would
quickly take flight in the direction of the
hive, with unerring certainty. Under ordin-
ary conditions, the most active ones would
cover the distance in 20 or 25 minutes, travel
ing at a mean speed of seven miles an hour.
NJ. Teynac, the distinguished bee master of
the Gironde, has turned this instinct to ac-
count in the carrying OF messages between
the houses of friends at a distance of or 2H
miles and his own. His mode of operation is
not a difficult one to follow. small hive,
well stocked with bees and food for them, il
sent to the friend. At the end of few days
the bees have become accustomed to their
new surroundings. They are then placed in
small shipping box, covered with wire
gauze so as to allow of supply of air. and
sent back to their destination. After their
arrival they are set free in room in which
q little honey has been placed upon q table.
A hungry bee Immediately aligllts on tie re-
past. At this moment the dispatch a tiny
strip. slit with pair of scissors so as to form
two flaps, is attached, the two flaps, which
are covered with fish glue, being quickly
and lightly applied to the bee held with
pinchers. The glue must not touch
either the head or wings OF
the insect. which as soon as il
mas had its fill of the honey, takes its fight
and steers straight for the hive. Before the
entrance of each hive has been placed
small tin box, having apertures in front Of
just suff1cient size to allow of the passage Of
the males or drones. The opposite side,
which is entirely open. is applied exactly
against the entrance of the hive so that, in
order to enter or make their exit, all the
Dees must pass through these apertures. The
little messenger, hampered by the weight of
the load on its back, exhausts itself in vain
efforts to pass through in its turn. and is
Obliged to wait for some one to free it from
the burden that prevents it from entering
the hive.
M. Teynac thinks that through patient
training and proper selection bee mes
senger can be developed that will be able TO
travel greater distances, and he is under
stood to be now experimenting with a hardy
species of bee, which he has domesticated.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-08
Backing Shoes by Electricity.

Chicago was the first city in this country
to introduce the electric motor for working
a shoe -blacking machine. New York has
followed suit, and has now quite a number
of these machines worked electrically. They
are principally in BARRIERS shops, and are
very popular. The machine consists OF a
circular brush, attached to a flexible shaft,
the direction of which is C ntrolled by the
bootblack. The foot is placed into the ma
chine, and in few seconds it is withdrawn.
polished to perfection. This result is OBJ
tanned by the rapid rotation OF three
brushes, so placed with regard to each other
that the whole surface of the shoe can be
operated upon expeditiouSly. The shoe to
be shined is placed on little platform,
which slides between the Hrs5 two brushes,
and as the third brush comes into action the
polish Is developed. The shafts Of the three
brushes are self adjusting, so that all sizes
Of shoes can be treated with equal ease.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-08

fact one out of the conventional style. But
the question is: What would Corbett dc
/ when forced bv another big man who>was q
natural fighter? fear that Corbett would
soon collapse 1 cannot bring myself to
believe that Corbett would ever defeat a
man like Slavin. The latter would soon
force matters so terrifcally that boxing
would be out of the question. And then
Corbett would be beaten. That is, think
he would, because he cannot hit as hard as
Slavin, nor can he stand the amount OF
punishment the Australian can. If Peter
Maher is anything like Slavin I think he
can defeat Corbett.
Sullivan's Programme.
After all the talk it seems safe to say that
John L. Sullivan will not fight for nearly a
year vet, even if he fights then. The other
evening in few remarks he said that he
would not fight ANYBODY until next October
or November. This means that in his esti-
nation he has better business on hand
than fighting. Doubtless, he is right. But
while I am Of opinion that he had better not
re-enter the ring, still think that if in con-
dition he is the best glove fighter living: 1t
may be that as soon as the champions from
the British Isles land here rivalry will get
to such pitch that all present plans will be
knocked on the head and amatch or matches
made in the heat of the moment In that
event don't think that Sullivan's chances
would be any too good. At present he
weighs 245 pounds and that means that with
the best possible care and training he will
require long time to get into condition.
But don't think his hackers will be caught
mapping" as they know very well that
Slavin is a desperate man. Whatever way
things 60 we can look out for one thing,
viz, lots of champion" pugilists on the
road with shows this winter. Not one of
them is half as anxious to secure a good
fight as he is to secure good show engage
ment.
Mace as an Instructor.
The other day I read paragraph in q
newspaper to the effect that Jem Mace had
been engaged to teach boxing in an athletic
club in San Francisco. That the engage
ment is good one have no doubt; indeed
1 have often wondered why one of these big
clubs did not secure the services of this man; ;
the best boxer that ever put on a pair Of
gloves in my estimation. IF Mace is as
careful about his boxing and about his
pupils as he used to be he has no superior as
a teacher to-day. 1t is unfortunate that SO
many young men who want to learn the
''manly art are simply defrauded out of
their money by characters who profess to
teach and who don't know even the rudi-
ments of boxing themselves. Generally
speaking, the amateur boxers of Pittsburg
give evidence that they have been taught
something" by persons who know nothing
at all about boxing A young athlete had
better confine himself to punching the bag
than be taught by some of those alleged
teachers who are to be found in every city,
because they get taught methods that will
result in getting their heads knocked off
whenever they meet good man.
PRINGLE
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-08
AN EXHIBITION OF MUSHROOM
The Show Now Being Prepared at Wash
irrton for the Worlds Fair.

The Show Now Being Prepared at Wash
irgton for the Worlds Fair.
An exhibit of most curious and original
description is to be made by the Depart
ment Of Agriculture at the Worlds Fair in
Chicago. Nothing like it has ever been
seen at an exposition before. twill be a
show of mushrooms. including all of the
200 varieties of edible agarics belonging to
the United States ALI of them win be
represented by models painted to initiate
nature as nearly as possible, while the
principal and most useful kinds will be dis
played actually growing and under cultiva-
tion.
For this purpose experiments are now
being made in barn some miles out of
Washington, under the direction of DR..
Thomas Taylor, an expert fungologist.
Various methods Of cultivation are being
tried and every day excursions are made
into the woods around about to gather fresh
species Already in that neighborhood
more than 100 kinds have been secured. As
fast as they are obtained, they have plaster
molds made from them. The casts are
painted by skillful artists in close imitation
of the real mushrooms
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-08
Diet and Growth, of Hair.

DR.. z. c. Mapother says hair contains per
cent of sulphur and is ash, % per cent of
silicon and 10 per cent of iron and manga
nese. Solutions of beef, starchy mixtures
and even milk, which constitutes the diet Of
patients with influenza and other fevers,
cannot supply these elements, and atrophy
at the root and falling OF the hair results A
fact which bears on this view of the case is
that young mammals attain neither strength
nor color of hair so long as milk is their sole
food. The foods which most abundantly
contain the elements required for the
strengthening of the hair are the various
albumonoids and the oat, the ash of which
yields % per cent of silicon. With care,
these foods are admissible in certain febrile
diseases. DR.. Mapother has often found a
dietary largely composed of oatmeal and
brown bread greatly promote the growth of
the hair, especially when the badness was
preceded by constipation and sluggish
capillary circulation.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-08
Names OF Naval Vessela.

It is curious what fatality seems to pur-
sue vessels that have certain names For
example, the name Boston for ship is re-
garded as very unlucky. -Four Bostons in
the United States service have already
come to grief in one way or another, and
ever since she was built and named by Sec
retary Whitney. There has never been a
steamer San Francisco yet that has not been
lost, and Guerriere is another hapless desig-
nation. On the other hand, ships named
Constitution have always been remarkably
fortunate
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-08
Elective Way of Cuttinr Iron.

II IS well known that a smooth DISC Of
steel driven at high speed will cut in two
file held to the edge of the disc. This prtn-
ciple does not seem to have been practically
used save In an instance recently recorded
in q Government armory. The ends Of tenn
pered steel ramrods, such as were in use Is
years ago, were being treated and the mate
rial was found to be too hard to cut. some
small wheels of iron about inches in diam
eter and inch thick were brought into
requisition. They were driven at the rate
of 5000 revolutions per minute and melted
or abraded the metal away instantly, at the
same time drawing the temper SO rhatA
screw thread could afterward be cut on the
end Of the tempered rod.