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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-25
Baby cried,
Mother sighed,
Doctor prescribed: CastoriaS
BRIEF JOTTINGS.

The Veteran Firemen will hold meet
ing in their room, at the City building
this evening at 7.30 O'Clock.
The Democratic district convention
will be held in Reception ball, at 9
o'clock today. 1t is understood that
Hon. John W. Deering is the most promi-
nent candidate
A young girl from Boston who was
stopping at Trefethens Landing, Peaks
Island, OF Sunday fell and hurt herself
severely. She was taken to the city on
a stretcher on board the Emita and
taken home to Boston Sunday afternoon.
Fireman Barney of the steamer Phan-
tom, while on mis- way to the boat, which
was lying at Freeport at am. yester-
day, discovered fire burning in Soule's
block. The flames were running up the
front of the building, and a serious
confagration would certainly have
ensued. Barney put out the fire.
Mr.. I. L. Rankin left for New York yes
terday to attend the Virgil Clavier
school.
The Lewiston and Auburn market
mems committee came TO PEAKS 1SlanQ
yesterday to arrange for the annual ex-
cursion dinner. Mayor Smith of Au-
blu m, secretary and treasurer OF the
ighth Maine Regimental Association,
has offered this organizations large
building for the headquarters of the
big excursion.
Yesterday there was southeast storm.
and the rain poured in torrents all the
morning, and far into the afternoon.
Steam yacht Oracle of Boston, and
the sailing yacht Kathleen of Boston,
arrived at this port yesterday.
Wood fires were in demand in City
Building yesterday.
The street department Will be paid
today. The payroll amounts to about
$24OO.
The county com missioners were in
session today and were hard at work
auditing the monthly bills.
Schooner Cosmos arrived yesterday
afternoon with a good catch of sword
fish.
The yacht race between the Gwendo-
len and Evelyn was not sailed yester-
day.
The Martha Washington S. ciet5 will
meet with Mrs. A. L. Gilkey at old Or
chard, Thursday, July &c. The the 10
o'clock train. Picnic dinner.
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this difficulty. He puts his type with
the paper crushed down upon it, on to a
table that is hollow and filled with steam.
While press holds the paper firmly
against the face Of the type, the hot
steam table soon dries the water out of
the paper. In five or ten minutes the
paper is dry and hard. The type is
then taken from the steam table, and
the paper impression is peeled off. This
impression then becomes
A MATRIX
1t is perfect reproduction in reverse
of the face of the type.
The ma6riX is then bent into semi
cylindrical form. the surface that has
received the impression of the type bel ng
on the inside. Thus bent the matrix
is put into an iron casing SO fitted as to
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der revolves the lowest letters in the
lines which it holds are successfully
presented to different combinations of
ridges, and when each letter finds the
proper combination it drops. Thus
letter after letter is sorted down, and
supply of sorted letters is gathered in
the channels of the lower cylinder.
The type being sorted the next thing
is to set it up. At the lower edge of the
lower cylinder is Il revolving disc so
placed that the lower letter in any
cylinder may be thrust out upon it and
carried away. A connection with a
key board enabled the operator, by touch
ing a key, to have any given letter thrust
out upon this disc.
From this disc there branches off q
channel along which the letters are
borne on a belt to little mechanical
device which packs them, one on top of
another, in a line which is pushed along
a groove AS letters are added. Thus the
type is set into words which lie along a
groove in one long line.
1t is the duty of a second operator to
divide this long line into short lines
of the width of column, and build
them into the column form-a task that
is done very quickly.
Here, then, is
THE TYPE ALL SET
! and ready to be made M into pages.
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Systematically. The as must be to-
case, the bis in another, and so on. So
he must not only pick up the types and
arrange them il lines; but also at times
he must replenish his case by taking to
pieces set matter that has been used, and
sorting the individual letters into their
proper places.
1t is evident that machine, to be sue
cessful, must do both these processes.
The Thorne machine does this; thereby
doing what seemed for long time that
human intelligence alone could do.
How can machine distinguish an
a" from "b" OF any other letter? is
the question asked at once. It may be
answered by another question: "How
does the Yale lock on your desk distin-
guish the little fiat key which unlocko
it from that other little fiat key which
unlocks your wardrohe?" You know at
once that it is by the combination OF
certain little indentations or Sits that
one Yale key differs from another. This
Mechanical idea lies at the foundation
of type setting by machinery A ma
chine cannot make distinction between
IA letter "a"or By; but it can make a
distinction between two pieces Of type
on the shanks OF which are series OF
differently combined notches. The
shank of each piece of type has its own
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notches arranged differently from the
notches on any other letter.
1t will be noticed that the main por-
ton of
THE MACHINE
consists of a cylinder, divided perpendic-
ularly by narrow channels running from
top to bottom, and long1tudinally by
line which shows that the cylinder is
in two parts, an upper and d lower.
These perpendicular channels are of
sufficient size to thrust line of type in
to each. By a little machine called a
"loader" it is possible to take portion
of column of set type wv hich has been
used and is ready for distribution) and
thrust line after line of it into the chan
nels of the upper half of this cylinder.
In this way the upper Cylinder may
be loaded with a large amount of type,
the letters protruding from the channels
and the lines appearing to the observer
somewhat as follows, around the cir
cumFerence of the cylinder, the figure
representing two channels:
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sheet OF paper twice as long as is the
PRESS from top to bottom 1t you will
spread your PRESS on your table, and
take the inside sheet and lay it out be-
side the outside so that the top of the 4th
and 9TH pages shall come at the bottom
of the End and 9TH, you will have the
paper III the position it is when it gets
through the printing cylinders.
The next thing is to cut the sheet from
the continuous
WEB OF PAPER
that it is going through the machine
into proper lengths This is done by a
knife fixed in the surface OF cylinder.
Once cut the next process is to get the
two sheets together. 1t is plain that the
head sheet must wait for the one behind.
This is done by means of cylinder
fitted with nippers, which grasp the head
sheet ard take it round one revolution.
By the time this revolution is completed
the second sheet has come along, the
first is released by the nippers, and the
two, laid together evenly, move swiftly
along to the folding apparatus.
The folding apparatus is an ingenious
arrangement OF rollers whereby the
folds are made in the sheet, and it is
thrown into a boz, an eight-page paper
all printed and folded
READY FOR THE CARRIER
or the mail.
Ali this goes on so fast that many
papers would be thown into the box in
the time taken to write line of this
description. In minute 100 papers are
printed and folded ready for delivery.
No description can give an adequate
idea of this interesting process; and any
readers of the PRESS who may wish to
see for themselves may see the press work
by calling at the office, 81 Exch aDg
street, at $50 am. any Thursday.
The type setting machines may be seen
in operation any day or evening except
Saturdays.
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PERSONAL

Bishop Perry of Iowa, who was formely
the rector of st. Stephens church in this
city, has received the honor of LII. D.,
from Trinity College, Dublin.
Ex-Alderman Michael McGlynn Of
Nashua. NH, is visiting friends lin
Portland after an absence of II years.
Hon. W. H. Fogler of RockIand was in
the city yesterday.
FIJI. Appleton of Bangor was at the
Falmouth Hotel yesterday.
Mr.. George c. Burgess of Boston, form
erly city clerk of Portland, is visiting in
the city. He is in excellent health, and
has been warmly welcomed by many
friends.
Miss McLoon, an accomplished music
teacher of Hyde Park, Mass. and Miss
Jackson, of the same place, were the
guest Of Miss Nellie Doherty the past
week.
Mrs. Jennie Hamm, wife of Professor
Carl Hamm, the noted violinist of New
York city, is spening few weeks with
relatives at KnightilIe
Mrs. Eta Sterling Sparrow left this
morning for Fryeburg to fill the posi-
ton of sooist for the Maine Chautau-
quans
Miss Addie White, of Hudson, Mass,
IS spending a few days with her aunt,
Mrs. Oliver, of South Portland.
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PRINTING "THE PRESSS. "
How Movable Types are Set by
Machinery.
ONE OF THE AGES GREATEST IN
MENTIONS IN OPERATION.

Printing by the Web Perfecting stereo.
type Press-A modern Newspaper
Office and Its Observation-Disclosures
Description OF How the ''PRESS'' is
Printed.
The PRESS from time to time has
kept its readers informed of important
changes in the art of printing as appli-
ed in its own office. Although Gutten-
burg's invention of printing by move
able type was made as long ago as 1896,
tie method of setting those types has
remained practically the same from
that day until very recent date. For
centuries men tried in vain to devise a
machine which would do away with the
hand composition, as other machines
had done away with the hand spinners
and weavers. TO the last five years has
been left the honor of solving finally
the problem Of SO many centuries. Type
is now set by machinery with speed and
success.
The PRESS has been one of the fir st
newspapers in New England to utilize
SAAAS 1J
ines were running in the PRESS compos-
ing room before any of the great Boston
papers had adopted them, although
several of the papers of that city
have since put them in. 1t was
over year ago that the PRESS put in
the first machine; and now all of the
paper except the advertisements is
SET BY MACHINERY.
Undue self-praise usually goes about
as far with a newspaper as with an in
divdual; but the PRESS feels justified,
while describing to it's readers at some
length the art of printing as carried on
in this office, in calling attention to the
fact that no other office east of Boston
has so modern and interesting printing
machinery.
From the moment the copy is prepar-
ed BY the editor and sent to the compos-
ing room until the folded paper is deliv-
cred from the press ready for the sub
scriber, there is succession of marvel
lousy interesting processes. From the
editorial room the copy goes directly to
the type setting machines, of which the
description is first in order.
Several kinds OF these machines are in
use, all of recent invention. One mach
inc makes the type as it sets it; another
sets a line of matrices into which mol
ten lead is turned, producing line of
type, or rather of metal with type faces,
at once; and still another sets and dis
trl butes the movable type. The latter
machine is used in the PRESS office,
and is in many respects the most remark
able of all. While the accompanying
cut will give general idea of the ma
chine, more particular description is
needed to explain its operation.
1t should be noted first that printing
involves two processes of type hand
ling; the setting of the type and the dis
tribution.
THE COMPOSITOR,
to work to advantage, must have the
types which he is to pick up arranged
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Inc next process is the printing. The
new modern press on which the FRESS
is printed is not so recent an addition to
this plant as the Jype-setting machines,
pu6 should be described to make this
article complete.
The old method of printing was by ap-
plying the sheet of paper to the linked
surface OF the types. At first the paper
was laid upon the type, and pressed down
upon 1t by an arrangement somewhat
like the letter press now in use in bust
ness Offices. Later the type bound to-
gether III frames, or chases as they are
called, each chase holding the type of a
single page, was put upon a movable
table which Travelled under roller.
The paper, passing between the roller
and the face of the type, received the i'm
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receive it in its half cylinder shape. The
moment the matrix is fitted into the
iron casing melted type metal is poured
on to every little impression left by the
type; and in moment there is made a
semi-cylindrical plate of type metal, with
an exact reproduction of the face OF the
type on it's outer surface.
BY this process solid metal plate has
been made from the type, which is now
sent back to the compositor for distri-
button. Although the description of the
PROCESS OF STEREOTYPING
is quite long, the act itself may be done
very quickly. The stereotyper can pro-
duce completed plate in ten or fifteen
minutes from the time he receives the
form.
There being eight pages in the PRESS
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eight plates have to aS made These
made the printing is nexs in order. The
panying cut will give some idea of
the new fast press lately added to our
plant, although the reader should see it
operate to understand fully its wonder
full mechani SIN.
Two Of she large cylinders are fitted to
receive the plates, four on each. These
two cylinders do not touch each other;
but upon each presses a cylinder covered
by wooden blanket. Upon one of the
plate cylinders are placed the plates
for the 1st, Sth, Sd and 9th pages; and
upon the other the plates for the 4th,
5th, 2nd and 18th pages. Each plate
reaches half around the cylinder for a
space as long as two plates are WIDE
1t is plain that
A CONTINUOUS SHEET OF PAPER
passing between one Of these plate CYL
inders and the wooden covered cylinder
would be printed on one side with pages
1 and s first, and right after with and
G. So here is half of the eight-page
paper printed as the sheet of paper passes
by one plate cylinder. 1t proceeds then
to the next plate cylinder, which i'm
presses upon it's other side, pages and z
being laid on opposite 1 and 8, and then
and opposite and 6.
Here then are eight pages printed on a
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preston. This principle was applied in
variety of ways, and in accordance
with it the greater number of printing
presses have been built.
But to obtain the
GREATER SPEED
necessary for large newspapers, new
principle had to be introduced. A de-
vice was arranged whereby the type was
bound on curved plates, and these plates
were put upon revolving cylinder. By
bringing paper in contract with this re-
volving cylinder, it was possible to
multiply impressions with greater rapid
ity than by carrying the type backward
and forward on d fat table under a
roller. But it was difficult to keep
the type in place properly on the outside
of revolving cylinder end speed was
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'"Antie how do you manage to keep dry
when it rains?'
There are two ways chicken. either stay
in the house. or provide oneself with a
strictly waterproof ackintosh, then brave
the Storm
But my waterproof, while it sheds the
rain, gathers moisture on the inside which
makes it as bad as though it leaked, how
can l avoid that?''
Easy enough, your garment is too air
tight. In another column of this paper you
will find advertised by Mr.. j. h. Libby
Inverness Mackintoshes,' built in such IA
way that rain cannot possibly enter. but
perspiration escapes freely.
''Thanks,''
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"Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup"

MFs " IhsIOW sOOInIIIg Syrup
has been used over Fifty Years by millions
of mothers for their children while Teeth
ing, with perfect success. 1t soothes the
child, softens the gums, allays Pain, cures
Wind Collie, regulates the bowels, and is the
best remedy for Diarrhoea whether arising
from teething or other causes. For sale by
Druggists in every part of the world. Be
sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup. Csc. bottle.
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Cook s. Mhithy,s Circus

Cook & Whitby's great English circus
will it on the circus grounds on
Forest Avenue, Deering, August %.
The troupe is highly spoken of and is
said to melinda Il great many attractions
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

is IikeLv to 6s
Fair.
PORTLAND. July 25th. 1894.
1.-TWO dollars 1f.l buys.
nowadays. We
offer a choice from a
dozen different styles at
this price. They are
made of fine Gloria cloth,
Have paragon frames,
natural wood handles, roll
as small as silk ones and
look almost as well.
We sell a fair l mbrel-
Ia for a $1.25 good
enough to lose, thorough
ly rain proof, fast color
strong and serviceable.
We have poorer ones
and better ones, but
these two lots are special
values.
1t is a great line Of
Rubber Coats and Mac
intoshes that we are
showing now. The best
of the American makes
and a choice assortment
Of the worthiest styles
from Macintosh of Lon
don. Rubber blankets,
gossamers and capes for
women, and everything
else for a rainy-day wear.
Tomorrow in the Art
Room we will sell fifty
genuine Water Color
Pictures, painted by a
we'll known New York
Artist, at SI,49 each.
The Pictures are in fine
gilt frames with gold
bevelled mat and the sub
jects are various. 1t is
far and away the
greatest picture bargain
the department has
offered.
OWEN, MOORE & &C
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The letters in the upper part OF these
channels are evidently unsorted, and
those below are sorted, one channel
holding "a's" and the other b's". Now
the question arises how are the letters
sorted in passing from the channels
in the upper half of the cylinder to the
channel in the lower half. 1t is here
that
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THE PRINCIPLE

of the key comes into play. The upper
half cylinder is continually turning
on the lower half, moving about a
quarter of an inch at time and stop
ping an instant so that each upper
channel may be moment over each
lower channel. One side of each lower
channel has certain little ridges of steel
running along its length, so that no
letter may drop into it unless the shank
of that letter is notched especially to
fit those ridges. AS each lower channel
has differently arranged ridges, it must
follow that only certain letter can
drop into it. Thus as the upper cylin-
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Hyour complaint is want of appetite, try
half wine glass of Angostura Btters before
meals. DR.. }. G. B. Siegert & Sons, sole man
ufacturers. At all druggists.
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DR.. Orrln Fitzgerald.

At Falmouth Hotel, Portland, Wednesday
July goth.
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MaCkintOShGS and Umbrellas ?

August is usually showery
month, and it isn't safe to get more
than five minutes walk from a water.
proof or an umbrella.
Our Macintosh list should be in
teresting reading to you.
S2.25. Inverness, "a inch Cane
No rain can get in, perspira
ton escapes easily.
$3.50. A slightly higher grade.
1915. This is a $500 garment
elsewhere.
$500 Cut, shape and finish per-
feet.
All the above are stylish, and
waterproof colorS, gray and
brown mixed.
1898. Inverness cut, "a inch de-
tachable cape, plaid lining.
A $500 garment for 1898.
$500. Blue and black water
proof, soft to handle, plaid
lining.
$1,000. Wool Serge, Inverness
$1,000. Blue and black, "a inch
detachable cape.
Some have plaid lining, others
are fancy Innings.
CraVenGtiG Cloth, Rain Proof.
$500. Blue, "a inch cape.
$1,000. Fine, Close texture, clear
color.
$1,000. Light weight, warranted
strictly waterproof, gar
ment adaped to style as
well as protection.
Umbrellas.
so cts, Umbrella Serge, 26 inch.
Natural wood handles, also
black handles trimmed with
nickel.
s1.25. Black Gloria, stainless 26
inches.
Natural wood handles, twisted
Into curious shapes.
$3.50. Fine Gloria, color does not
run.
Natural willow handles with
the bark remaining on, &c inch.
Silk Umbrellas, superior stock,
best of handles, suitable for storm
or sun.
1926, $3.50, $500 and $500.
These are only a taste of the
many kinds with which our stock
abounds.
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necessarily limited. Hence came the
So bstitution of stereotype plate for the
type itself. This brings us to descrip-
ton OF the process used in printing the
PRESS.
AS the type is set up by the compost
tors it is collected and arranged in iron
frames or chases, each chase the size of a
page of the paper. When one of these
chases is full, the type is bound into it
firmly by screws, so the form, as the
case and type together are called, NAV
be handled readily. Once locked I'D the
form is ready for the stereotyper
When
THE STEREOTYPER
receives the form he lays upon the sur
face of the type thick piece of damp
blottlng paper. With large, heavy
| brush he beats this paper until it is
crushed down into all the crevices and
interstices of the type. Just as one may
rub piece of paper on to copper cent
until perfect impression of the cents
is made on the paper, so the stereotyper
brushes the dampened blot5ing paper
down on to the face Of the type until
there is perfect mold of the type on the
paper.
But the paper is damp and cannot be
taken from the type without tearing.
| The stereotyper has a way OF obviating
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NEW ADVERTISEMENT
J. B. ==!g2Y.l IT'S
The toad is an ugly

Loathsome looking reptile, but
Fairy Tales say that precious jewel
is embedded in his head.
a stormy day is an ugly thing in
midsummer.
That is, to tourists, excursionists
campers, and vacationers, yes, and
to storekeepers.
But the farmer will tell you that
there's never a jewel half as precious
as a rainy day in July.
Moreover if it never rained what
should we do with our
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THE PRESS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TODAY.

Owen, Moore s. Co.
j r. Libby
RineS Bros.
Maine Central Il. r. Excursion.
Canal National Bank.
First National Rank.
X. John Little & Co.
Cressey, Jones & Allen.
Elk Cigar.
New Wants, To Let, For Sale, Lost, Found
and similar advertisements will be found under
other appropriate heads on Page 6.