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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
CHUNKS OF COAL OIL.
The Man Who Can Put Up Petroleum
in Blocks Has His Fortune.
ITS UTILITY AS AN OCEAN FUEL.
Capturing Fugitive Smoke and Changing
1t to Useful Products.
ODD BITS OF SCIENTIFIC LORE
WRITTEN FOR THE DISPATCH,

WRITTEN FOR THE DIsPATCH.I
The value Of petroleum as fuel in navy
work has been signally proved in the full
speed trials made at Spezzia with the italian
ironclad San MARITIME, in which both petro-
leum and coal were used. The maximum
speed obtained with coal was nine miles an
hour, while that reached with the oil was Is
miles an hour. Experiments have also
been made under the auspices of the English
Admiralty with block petroleum in tor
pedo boat, the object being to ascertain its
actual value as fuel.
The great objection that experts have
hitherto had to liquid petroleum is that it
would require specially constructed boilers
in which to burn it, which could be pro-
vided only at enormous cost, while it would
also necessitate the construction of special
tanks for storage purposes. 1t has been
found that block petroleum is much more
powerful as heat-giving agent than coal,
and it is possible with it to attain speed
averaging over three knots an hour moro
than would have been attained with ordin-
ary fuel The discovery of cheap and
effective method of soIidifying petroleum
will be prize of such value that many
chemists are now engaged in experiments
and researches with that object in view.
As is we'll known, the agitation of petro-
leum with soap produces an emulsion hav-
ing more or less ielly-like consistency. Tho
same result can be brought about by agitat-
ing the oil with water and ground saponaria
bark.
Chemists have also tried the effects Of
soaps made from various oils, making tho
soaps IN contact with the petroleum by
sapon,fying a vegetable or animal tat with
either caustic soda, sodium, illuminate or
sodium silicate. The oils, etc, used en-
braced linseed, rape, cotton, lard oil, suet,
tallow, cocoanut oil and castor OIL The
best results were obtained with the last two
oils. Sodium illuminate and silicate were
found to answer better than caustic soda as
saponifers.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
VERY LIKE BUCK FEVER
Western Settlers Heroic Attempt to Bring
D,wn Buffalo Bull.

Dswn Buffalo Bu.l.
Forest and Stream.l
Ten years ago the hunter ambitious to Sc
cure buffalo could still go to region
where he could kill hundreds of them. Then
there was Western "town" into which the
buffalo often came down at night, and it
was not unusual for the residents when they
arose in the morning to see bunch within
rifle range of the houses. Among the
dwellers in this town was one who, al
though he had lived OIL the frontier since
the early '6Os, had never killed buffalo.
One morning when Hiram looked out of
his door, he saw, not far away. great buf-
falo bull rubbing his ragged sides against
the pole of an old cottonwood tree. Here
was chance such as had never before pre-
sented ITSELF ''Such an opportunity might
not occur again." and he was filled with a
great longing to kill this bull.
Selling gun he crept out, and stealing
through the sage brush and among the trees,
was soon quite near the bull. Its immense
size-for he had never before been close to
a buffalo-somewhat startled the hunter,
but he had gone too far to retreat now.
Feeling little nervous, he 1eveled his gun
and fired. At the report the bull jumped q
little and then glared slowly about with an
air of the utmost ferocity, as if eager to
pulverize whoever had fired the shot. This
slow, searching gaze and the brute's fierce
aspect was too much for His nerves. They
gave way, and, dropping his gun, he ran
nimbly to the nearest tree and climbed into
it with the activity of boy. The bull,
meantime, was laundering off in the oppo-
site direction, while some of His companions,
who had been looking on, were shouting
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
A PLANT WITH THE PIANO

The Former Is Sort of an Alarm on tho
Condition of the Latter.
You know the sounding -board-the life of
a piano-is forced into the case when it is
made so tightly that it bulges up in the
center. The wood is supposed to be as dry
as possible, but of course it contains some
moisture and gathers lot more on damp
days and in handling. Now when you put
a piano in an overheated, dry room all this
moisture is dried out and the board loses
its belly" and gets f1abby and finally
cracks. Even if it does not crack, the tone
loses its resonance and grows thin and tinny,
and the felt cloth, and leather used in the
action dry up, the whole mechanism rattles,
and the piano is blamed
How can you prevent it? Easily enough.
Keep a growing plant in the room, and SO
long as your plant thrives your piano ought
to, or else there is something wrong with it.
just try it and see how much more water
you will have to pour on the flower in the
room where your plano is than on the plants
in any other room. Some people keep q
huge vase or urn with a sopping-wet sponge
init near or under the piano, and they do
this e. long a. their fires are kept up.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
The Tax on Bachelors.

Bachelors had to pay dearly for their
blessed freedom century ago in England,
and perhaps the Canadian Government, in
its efforts to increase the population of the
Dominion, may fall back upon the mother
country's castof e1pedient Between 1895
and 17O6 the tax on bachelors, by reason of
their single estate, reached the maximum.
1t was graded according to rank, a mere
gentleman paying about 81 so, an esquire
Sc 80, and so on up to duke, who was
taxed s62 for the blessed privilege of re-
manning unmarried Though this tax was
materially reduced during the last century,
it was not entirely abolished until 1853
This direct method of discouraging celibacy
has never been so popular as the encourage
ment Of marriage by putting premium on
paternity, as is now done in several of the
Canadian provinces.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
Recording the Density of Smoke.

An ingenious instrument has been pat
ented for recording the density of smoke
passing in chimney fues, by means of which
comparative diagrams of the actual per-
formance of chimney at various times can
be obtained In his initial experiments the
inventor found that by exposing pieces Of
paper in smoky chimneys and withdrawing
them after few seconds he obtained marks
corresponding in depth with the amount of
smoke passing up. He also ascertained that
in order to obtain accurate results the paper
should be kept cold. On the strength Of
these observations he SO constructed his in
strument that strip of paper may be e1-
posed for definite time in the interior of
chimney and changed by clockwork after
the required period of exposure. II is kept
cool in the meantime by water circulating
through the tube on which it is wound. This
instrument will be of great service IN pro-
noting the economy of fuel by enabling
exact records of the enormous waste in es
Gaping smoke to be made.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10

safe for the absence of lovely Shottery's
fields of meadow sweet and rosemary and
the quaint, oid-tashioned dwellings Of the
better known ford-upon-Avon, any
part of which recalls the memory of the
famous poet more vividly than would row
of transplanted Hathaway cottages stretch
ing along the entire lake front of Chicago
The robin does not sing in the cage as,
when singing in the topmost branch, he
pours out his soul to salute the dawning
day, the woodhower never looks as charm
ing in the vase as it does when half hidden
by dead leaves in the forest ingle. The
surroundings are quite as essential to .
thing of wood or stone. 'Sweet Anne's"
home, without its neighboring Strstford
and Coventry, Castles Warwick and Kenil-
worth, Trinity Church and Avon river,
would be almost as uninteresting as any
other tumble-down dwelling, and as insult
ably set in Chicago as diamond would be
in glass.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
A Chance for q Eoyal Moving.

Although the telegraphio reports of the
great fire at Mandalay, the capital of Bur-
NAH, do not state that any OF the royal pal
aces were destroyed or njured. the King of
Burmah will, no doubt, find an excuse in
the present wretched condition Of the town
for a change of residence. The Burmese
monarchs have always displayed restless
ness only equaled by the American Indians.
For centuries they have not maintained. the
capital at one place for any great length of
time; thus the city of Ava was made the
capital in 1854. next Monchobo was chosen
by King Alompra the Great about 1740 as a
site for palace. Alompra, it may be said
in passing, was really person of low birth
who was honored by the surname "great"
as reward for having driven the Talains
out of Pegu and causing himself 10 be pro-
claimed king. Alompra first built palace
at Dagong, which name he changed to the
one it now bears. Rongoon; made a verv ad-
vantageous treaty wi h the English and es-
tablished the present dynasty Of Burmese
monarchs.
In 1882 the capital was again changed to
Amarapoora; from there back to Ava in
1919 at the advice of the court astrelogers.
A disastrous earthquake visiting Ava 20
wears later, the capital was in turn removed
to Monchobo again, and then again short
time afterward to Amarapoora, and again
for the third time to Ava, and finally to
Mandalay in 1857. Mandalay was then a
promising infant city of a couple of years
growth. In 1855 the area on which it
stands, on the bottom lands of the Irruwaddy,
was merely farm land. In 1856 the build
ing of residence places was commenced, and
one year later the palace was ready for the
occupation of the Burmese court. The city
proper is in the shape of an exact square,
measuring mile on each of the four sides.
The main streets intersect each other at
ris mt angles, are macadamized, and 100 feet
ia width. On account of its situation the
city would be very pretty if it contained
any buildings of consequence, but, except
ing the kings palaces, there are none that
amount to much.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
The Cigarette Eve Epidemic.

Notwithstanding all that has been said as
to the hurtfulness of tobacco smoke to the
eye, manv opticians hold contrary opin-
ion Cigarette smoke, however, comes
under different class, and concerning its
noxious effects the professional voice is
unanimous. The harmful nature of cigar
ette smoke lies not in the tobacco but in the
paper, in the manufacture of which chem
icals have been employed that induce
serious consequences when brought into
contact with the eye. In some large cities
Cigarette eye" is quite an epidemic, and
most dangerous affection it is. The eyes
become dim and covered with film-liks
gathering which comes and goes at inter-
walls, and there is a loss of control of the
nerves of the eye, which, if neglected, may
lead to permanent trouble.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
The Cottage OF Sweet Anne.

It is very evident that the action of the
trustees having charge of Shakespeare's
birthplace in Stratford in out-bidding
American Spectators for possession of the
cottage wherein "Sweet Anne Hathaway"
was born and wooed, puts an end to any
possibility of its being brought to this
country for exhibition at the Worlds Fair
After all, 1 do not think the Exposition is
much the loser. 1t is difficult to conceive
OF any great measure OF interest being taken
in even this famous dwelling place when
removed from its quiet, picturesque sur
roundings in historic Warwickshire. It
may be argued that it would be prettily
enough situated at the Worlds Fair, but
even so, no matter how painstaking the
efforts made, do not think it would be
possible to surround the cottage by any
artificial means SO as to compen-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
CARDINAL GIBBONS APPROVES IT
A Letter From His Eminence on the school
Children's Pledge.

A Letter From His Eminence on the School
Children's Pledge.
His Eminence. Cardinal Gibbons, has sent
the following letter to one of the gentlemen
interested in the total abstinence pledge for
the school children of Pittsburg:
CARDINALS REsIDENoE,l
BALTIMORE, March %. :
MY DEAR SRI am very much pleased
with the form of pledge which it is pro-
posed to give TO school children. am ac-
customed, on the occasion of confirmation,
to ask the children to accept such q pledge.
Ii they remain temperate till the age OF 2l
years there is strong hope that they will be
strengthened by the good habit.
II such.a form meet with the approval OF
your Bishop you will be engaged in noble
work in extending it as far as you can.
May God bless your firm endeavor.
Faithfully yours in Christ.
j. CARD GIBBONS.
The first edition of the school pledge is
almost exhausted. ST. Kiernan's Ladies
Society, under the direction of its presi-
dent, Miss Bertha C. McIntire, gives prom
ise of permanent prosperity. The cause of
total abstinence is progressing rapidly
among the Catholics of this vicinity.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
Unpopulari,y of Prince Alfred.

The Duke of Edinburgh, whose failing
health the cable tells US is causing alarm in
English royal circles, has never been very
popular. He has not the magnetic man
ners of the Prince of Wales, who is by the
way as people are prone to forget, only four
years older than Prince Alfred of Edinburgh,
and is in his ways far younger than the
latter. The Duke Of Edinburgh is the sailor
prince of the royal family, and, ought,
therefore, to be tavorite with the people
for the navy is the most popular institution
in England. Perhaps it is the fact that he
is moi. very much of sailor that stands in
his way. Beyond running around vessel
which he commanded, this royal sailor, who
is now an admiral, has not done anything
very startling at sea
Asa violin player Prince Alfred is more
ambitious, but his playing is hardly GAL
culated to make him: popular. Recently a
newspaper critic lambasted the royal musi-
clan tor a performance of his, and in revenge
he swears he will never play in public
again. If he sticks to this resolution he
may yet achieve some degree of popularity.
w. G. KAUFMAN.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
Importing Bees From Cyprus.

A very excellent and popular stock of in
dustrious honey-getters has recently been
introduced from Cyprus When the Vene-
tions owned the island, 200, 900 hives were
kept there. People used honey for sugar in
those daye Now there are only 10000
hives, owing to oppressive taxes levied upon
the industry by the Turks. The residents
are unusually unwilling to sell any of their
bees, believing that those left behind will
fly away after the ones which are disposed
Of Accordingly the purchaser is COM
monty obliged to buy 80 hives in order to
secure fifty queens.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10

once q month. To one
who desires to read his
own obituary, a dive
into the depths of the
Dark Continent pos
sessess unique attrac-
tions. DR.. Carl Peters
must have read some
singularly candid obit-
uary literature about
himself, for since he
hepan eyplorinp Afri.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
UnwearabIe Stair Tresds.

An excellent stair tread mas been pat
ented, composed of chilled steel or iron and
lead The Two metals are arranged in
strips, and the one withstands the wear,
while the other affords firm toothoid This
combination possesses many advantages
over cast iron strips and lead. Cast iron
strips soon become worn and slippery, while
lead gets ragged at the edges, spreads out
and is soon trodden down.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
warding on Grip Germs.

A preventive messure against grip and
malaria is to keep handkerchief to the
mouth and nose that has been thoroughly
saturated with ammonia or spirits of
camphor. Ladies use this protection
frequently on damp nights when going to
parties or balls where exposure to the night
air may induce chilliness and cold. 1t is at
such times that malarial, and presumably
grip germs, become established in the
system through the mouth and nose.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10

The prospects of Viscount Hinton, the
organ-grinding son and heir of Earl Poulett,
were made the subject of some sneering re-
marks in the English gossip cabled from
London few days ago. In-the trial Of .
suit brought against Earl Poulett it came
out that all the family estates were mort
gagged up to the handle, and Viscount Hin
toms anguish at the news was painted in
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10


shortly visit this coun-
try,it is said, to regain
the health he has lost
through hard work.
His endeavor to illus
trate parliamentary
and other scenes for
one journal, to make
timely cartoons for
Punch, and to carry
out a unique panoram-
ic lecturing tour at one
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10

name being dead, it will
now be in order to issue
his memoirs and corre-
spondence instead Of
waiting nearly 30 years,
as in the case of the Sec
ond John Murray.
When the book dealing ,
with the latter was is
sued about a twelve
month. ago it was al
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
How He Has Changed.

Detroit Free Press.l
Maddo1-Jay Gould was once . messen-
ger boy. ~.s
Gazzem-Is that 50? Well, there's moth
ing slow. about him now.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
A Great Publisher Dead.

John Murray, the third member Of the
famous English publishing house of that
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
A Promise of Fine Cartoon Work.

That very clever artist, cartoonist and
general illustrator, Harry Furniss. will
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10
A MAN HARD TO KILL.
The German Government Proposes
Taking o Whirl at DR.. Peters.
BEEN KILLING TOO MANY BLACKS,
The illness of the Duke Of Edinburgh
Doesn't Worry the People.
MUCH ADO ABOUT A WEE WHITE ROBIN

WRITTEN FOR THE DIsPATcH]
It is the fate of most African explorers to
be be killed, in the newspapers, at least
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-10

Ing SOrDetI interesting lalk as TO Wnat he
would do in front of Sullivan, I was forci-
blv reminded OF the liable of the fox and the
cat.
You may have read the fable while at
school, but I'll repeat it. The hounds were
out after the fox when he met a cat. Rey-
nard told the cat about the many tricks he
had of escaping the hounds and the number
rather paraIiyed the poor cat. The latter
only had one and that was to run up the
tree. The hounds came and up the tree
the cat went and Mr.. Fox began to put his
tricks into operation. He tried them all
and then was caught The cat escaped.
Well, now Corbet: has named many
things that he'll do, but Sullivan has one
trick that may likely end everything-that
is hitting Curbett. If Sullivan can land on
Corbett all the latter's tricks will be worth
less. 1 am not going to say now whether
he will land or not. The affair is too far
off, but it is quite easy to see that the one
trick of hitting as hard as Sullivan can hit
may be worth all the dodging and reaching
that Corbett can command. And Corbett
NAV. of course, escape. He thinks he will,
and he reasons very fairly and talks very
gentlemanly on the matter But even at
this early date let me say that Corbett can
only defeat or make a draw with Sullivan
by following the example OF Charles
Mitchell anu DOHliHick lhccaHreS. Scf-
tainly TO do that will be perfectly legiti-
mate, and am of opinion that had the two
men named never fought Sullivan, Corbett
would not now have been matched to fight
him. They showed where John l.. Sullivan
was weak, and Corbett doubtless thinks
that what they did he can do. Considering
the time that has elapsed since Sullivan met
Mitchell and McCafrey, Corbett has much
the best of il.
Mitchell and Pritchard.
Readers of this column will know that I
am strong believer in Ted, Pritchard. He
is pugilist of the genuine order and when
he challenged Mitchell the other day was
not at all surprised to learn that Charles
did not feel inclined to meet Pritchard
There was time when Mitchell would not
LaYe hesitated for one moment to fight
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-01-15
Draining the Poultry Yard.

Apoultry yard should be placed upon
sandy soil which drains itself naturally.
but if this is not feasible throw several
loads of sand and gravel around the
house. Last fall l had the hard coal
ashes e,nptied in my yard; it not only
formed a firm and dry walk, but the
cinders furnished the fowls with grind,
ing material for their crops. Charcoal
sifted from wood ashes should also be
supplied them, and broken oyster shells,
ground bone, or some other shell forming
materials. A long shed closed toward
the north and west is a better place for
feeding fowls in winter than the house
in which they roost, us greater cleanli-
ness can thus be obtained, and the fowls
are induced to take more exercise. Even
in the very coolest weather they should
not be allowed to remain all day upon
their perches. Miss H. G. Dudley.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-01-15
Live Stock Points.

Hogs, sheep and poultry On the farm.
Whatever these combined leave may
safely be allowed to go to waste.
When your hens cease laying change
their diet awhile, giving them less grain
and more fresh meat scraps and milk.
Let plenty of sunlight into your stables
for the winter. Cows and horses were
not meant to live like rats in a hole.
The more sunlight in the cow stable the
richer the milk, Hoard's Dairyman says.
Some of our learned scientific experts
are discussing the question of how fat
gets into milk. It does not matter how
it gets there so there is only enough of
it, and if COWS can be bred that produce
4 per cent. regularly we are not going to
quarrel with them about how they got
it. We know they did not steal it.
1t is claimed that the flesh of poultry
and animals killed by electricity has a
! superior flavor to that slaughtered in the
ordinary way. But the experiment has
certainly not been sufficiently tried yet.
1t is a matter which might be tested, as
it would be an easier way of taking the
lives of food animals than by the ordi-
nary processes.
"Hogging down" a crop is sometimes
an excellent thing for a poor field, and
rye is one of the best crops for this pur-
pose. Put the hogs on the rye field as
soon as the grain begins to ripen. They
will be in excellent condition for fatten.
ing by the time the corn is ready for
them and the rye field will have a fertil
tzing that it will remember for years.
Do not dose animals with medicine
when it can possibly be avoided. The
thing has been carried quite too far and
the most monstrous doses have been
poured down the threats Of poor quad
rupeds just because they could not help
themselves. Good food and sanitary
care will in all but extreme cases obvi-
ate the need of the horrid dosing and
%drenching. The old fashioned COW doc
tor was about on 8 level with thsIndian
medicine man asfara sintelligence went,