SCIENCE'S ; TIMELY AID.
ELECTRICITY, WILL PREVENT
, RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
An Inrr.mloii bj nr. A. II. B. Onllf
Aoiiumlt Deacrliillon of ll New
LirNavor Liimm Trlumjk m
aclcnca anil Aria,
' ' " -rut
As invtmtlon which will tnnd to pre.
vimt railway colliiitons, by giving I
timely alarm to an engineer on a mor-
; inif loutiraotivrj when approaching a
utitntlliig or moving locomotive on tha
mme track, and which will (five notioe
ol an ocoupied grade arcawlng, an open
switch, an open drawbridge, or a car
projnetlng from a Hide track over the
main track, and which will afford
signal effective In daylightor darkness,
on a Btraight or curved track, or in a
tunnel, is one which would cover most
uf the caunen of disamnr on railway,
and would prove a boon to travelers,
and a paying investment tor railwayi
if generally adopted.
Nindi an iuvenlion has been made by
Dr. A. H. K. Ihiilcy, and has lieen pat
ented in thin and most other countriea
in the world.
According to thin Invention, which il
llltiHiruted in the annexed engraving,
one of the rails ! made a continuous
conductor by connecting the rails
electrically at the jolntn. and the othei
rail in divided into sections or blocks,
and provided with electrical eounec.
tiona which overlap from one bl ock to
another. Uetween the. rails at suitable
intervals, preferably at oppoiute ends of
the blocks, are placed electric contact
pieces, .each formed of two plates in
sulated from eacu oilier and provided
with vertical ribs arranged diagonally.
These rilw lie in the path of an arm or
"feeler"earried by the locomotive, and
upon the locomotive is pluued a battery
and alunn mechanism.
The arrangement of the circuits is
such tliat when a train is passing in
; one direction, the feeder strikes a set
of contacts controlling the eircuit ao
'ranged for truins ptiaH.ng in that diree-.
tion, When the train passes in the op
posite direction, the feeder strikes the
opposite contact plate, securing op
posite results. The leeder. which ex
tends downwardly from the pilot of
the locomotive, is capable of swinging
laterally, and is protected so thut it is
not injured by the shock due to striking
the contact plates, or other objects
lying on the track.
In the cab of the locomotive Is ar
ranged an electrical alarm which is Bet
off by tiie contact of the feeler with
one of the ijlates, and continues to rlmr
ftuntil the engineer readjusts it for an
other alarm. The inventor has devised
an attachment to the feeler by means
of which steam is taken through pipes
and through the contact end of the
feeler for tiiawiuir snow and ice that
may accumulate upon the feeler or
upon the eoutact plates.
This "Improved system applied to a
railwuy furnishes a complete grade
crossing protection, and a very efficient
block signal, while at the same time,
under certain conditions, it may be used
. as a train signal by which one train
may signal to another.
in tiie annexed diagram, the con
tacts, li, B', etc. . and the electrical con
nections, as arranged upon the main
tinek. A', and branch track, and on
oppoailu sides of the crossing, as shown
in the diagram, protect the grade cross
ing, in. ami me switch. I.
J he switch, II. is orovidcd for tin
use of track master and others for nig-
1MM
nnllng a train In ease of necessity.
The detached view shows the applica
tion of the invention to a drawbridge,
J, the contact s'jrings. Ki in this case
serving to make or break the connec
tions us the bridge is closed or opened.
Mr. K, It. Uirnell, Vi'i North nine
teenth street, I'luludelphia, Pa., has
the business inuiuiirciumit of this inven-
' tion,
Kleeirliitir In tiie Piliulnir OfBna.
discovery has yet lieen uiade and
Bo coutcivuno) Uus bueu tutroduosd
that will absolutely dissipate or nullify
the disturbing effects of electricity in
paper, either latent or generated by the
revolutions of the press. Many employ
ers have paid out oo isiderable mone"y
to electrical experts and others who
claimed to have discovered or to be in
possession of infallible remedies for,
,LU . i '
kuik biruuie, nut not one o; mem nas
sqnarely fulfilled the terms of his con
traot. We have studied the effect of
wires connected with batteries and of
wires connected with gas or other pipes
leading to the grounds; the latter on
Uie principle of the lightning rod.
While those do to a certain extent help
ffl tnodlfy tha action of electricity or
the generation of it, they fall far short
of doing it effectively and completely,
and for that reason do not justify tha
outlay of much money npon them.
Again, many printerlcs throughout the
country are beyond the reach of those
who could help thera with the appli.
snccs described; are at an expense
which, as we have jnst said, the modi
cum of benefit that would lie derived
would not justify. It it for this reason
that we recommend to all whohava
trouble with electricity in paper the
adoption of the simple and inexpensive
but surprisingly effective remedy wa
now present. .
In nearly every printery a bottle of
glycerine is; kept for one purpose or
another. Take this bottle and a clean
rag or other cloth, wet the cloth with
water and wring it out well until
It is only damp, then pour a little gly
cerine npon the damp cloth, and wipe
the surface of the tympan sheet with
it. only on the part of the sheet where
the impression is, as it is there that re
action is affected at the point of pres
sure, Jk not put on . too
much glycerine, as it will
wrinkle the sheet too much. .Simply
gooveritasyoa would in oiling the
sheet to prevent offset, 1 t do not
saturate it. If you find that one appli
cation or wiping will not stop tha
trouble, go over the impression parts
again in the same manner. Home
kinds of stuck are more susceptible
than others, and call for an additional
application.
This is the simplest and cheapest of
all the remedies, and as good as any
hitherto known. .
lew Tin Plates are made.
Following is a summary of the More
wood process of tinning plates now in
use at the works of the I'nited States
Iron and Tin Plate Company, Limited,
at I lemmler Station, J'a.:
Tiie plntcs are rolled in the ordinary
manner into black sheets, eight of these
sheets being rolled at one time, and
after being sheared to size are placed
in me -'ciaca picKie' bath of sul
phuric acid, where all oxidation
is removed. They are placed in an
annealing furnace for thirty-six hours
and are next passed through the eold
rolls, receiving a smoothly polished
surface, after which thev are annealed
again and put into the "white pickle,"
wnere mey are tnorougllly cleansed
from any oxidation and are ready for
the tinning process. The mode of put
ting on the coating of tin is a verv
simple one, and is begun by submerg
ing me piates in a iiatn ol puim oil un
til all the water diwippears.the oil form
ing a tlnx for the tin, the first coat of
which is received in the tin pot, the
plates next being dipped into the
'wash pot." and when taken out the
tin is spread over 1 tie surface with a
brush by hand. ' The final act in the
tin coating process is in passing the
plates through rolls running in palm
oil, whereby the tin is evenly dis
tributed and a smooth surface is ob
tained. There are r fwt of these rolls
used, a running on top of S, and the
plateB nuike two passes through
them, " first being let down
through the first and second of the up
per set. and by a cradle arrangement
are returned the second and third.
J Ins completes the tinning operation
proper, and the polish is obtained by
rapid movements of the plates through
bran and middlings, resneetivelv. and
then polishing with sheepskin. Tha
result obtained at the Demmler works
is a very excellent article of brig-lit tin
plate. Iron Indus, tiagette.
The Phosphorescence ( IMamonde.
In the Sew' York Sun, Mr. G. ?,
Kun, the well-knovn expert in gems,
has recently calleil attention to a prop
erty of the diamond which may serve
as a means of distinguishing it from
other substances. Referring to the
paper of Robert Koyle "tin a Remark
able .Diamond that Shines in the
Uark," published in the Transactions
of the Jtoyal Society in lt!3,
Kuny. remarks that this
paper has been indirectly allud
ed to by a number of authors.'but never
read. Among u qmintity of facts Boyle
mention-i one tlttimnud 'that phospho
resced simply by -the heat of the hand,
absorbed light by being held near a
candle, and emitted light by being
rubbed. , He stated that many dia
monds emitted light by being rubbed
in the dark. The experinicuts made
by Mr. Kuuz .show conclusively
not only that Boyle's statement
that, -some .diamonds phosphoresce
in the - dark after exposure to'
the sunlight or an arc. of elec
tric light is true, bnt also that all
diamonds emit light by rubbing them
on wood, elotli or metal, a property
which .will probably prove of great
value in distinguishing between the
diamond and other ham stoues, as well
as paste, none of which exhibit this
phenomenon, and will be welcomed by
tue general public who do not possess
the experience of . the dealer in
diamonds. The property is evidently
not electric, or it would not be visible
on being rubbed ou metal.
Rev. Dr. Warren claims that if there
were no women on tha stage no wen
would go to.the theatre. . r
I'orty-flve years ago thcro was not a
postage stump in the United SUtea,
SKRIOrs JIANOKH
Threntenii every man. woman or child living in
fl reidou ol country where fever sad hoh.1h prev
alent, Dlnoe tho germs of niulsrlHl ihHeniie urn In
haled from the utr suit are wallowe'l from the
water of aach s renton. Me (Urinal safeguard la
ebanlutely nw-CHHary to nullify thin danircr. Aa
ft tmmliHof fortifying and acclimating the sys
tem so hh to be able to reaft.t the malarial sofsi'm,
HoatclUir'a Stomach Btttcra i lnPomimrably the
beat and the meet popular. Irregalaritlca of the
stomach, liver and bowels encourage mala
ria; but these are speedily reeUned by the Hit
ters. The fanrttoiiB of digestion and secretion
sre HHKlNted by lt use, and s vlgnroua ai- well ah
regular condition of the system promoted bv it.
Coiiatltntton and physique are thus dcfou'dod
agaluat the Inroads of malaria hv this mauhless
preventive, which is also a certain and thorough
remedy In the worat eases of intermittent sud
remittent fevers.
. Thtt now nbilian tariff law ii.l.inh
peals the customs law of May 5, provides
tor me graonai Bunsiiiuuon ot paper
currency by specie dollars for duties.
Men would tie very wise if thev emild onlv
learn as muuh as their boys thitilt tht-y could
tCHCb tbein.
HEDGED ABOUT BY A FR09CR.ll.
TIVE TABOO.
I am not aiming to convince mental babies, as
indeed tbst would be fruitless without the nec
essary cultured Intellect that mikes logic appli
cable. Force, brilliancy and originality even
are no weapons to attack s slave with. Kor many
oenturies the medical an was hedged about by a
prescriptive taboo which it, aa yet, has not sur
vived. The brand for murderiug tralh 1a the
penalty of imbecility stamped upon the tuental
caliber of the average individual in relation to
medicine and medicine men. The sun of the
nineteenth century has not yet dawned upon his
intellectual horizon. He, together with his ideal
medicine man, still hibernates in the good old
days of the dark ages, when It was bad form to
be inquisitive. He still believes " in bleeding,
blistering, vomiting, purging and sweating. He
loves copious doses of norse medicine. He de
lights in asaafietids and calomel and CHrbollc
hpM. They ure Miunklerwi indipnei.sH.jle; Do
well-nun. later. fuinUy. with ptfratv fntellectu and
uixioiiiiiiiii fivvt-ifiiiineni, coimiaerH nwil i
III (l mi
without thote family lure. Thww 1 do nut winh
to convert; they are the Rip Van Winkios thut
will wmtinue Ui.ttTumht? through this and prob
ably through the next century. Thev ptav no
role in the world's history. Thev live;'thev'dte.
No tnonuroent marko their (orwdtteu ;puicher.
HutuHiiity wfi not onricheri bv their witrmiw;
it han lost nothing by their exit. They are drift
wood on the iihores of time, and float with th
ebb atvd tide of opinions they have inherited
from their anlhrnpomorphie ancestry. No, it in
not to these J wlnh to add ret inycelf, but U) the
thinkhiK oneB, whom a thought doea not throw
inu an epileptic panixyBin ; who love knowledge
for itn own oake; who are willing to investigate
the truth or ftiUtty of anr propoKitioo, mid, once
eoHvimted.tfill nUitid bv it through all the grim
lieen of a chattering and delayed civilizHt-ion.
To thtKie-uot the ehatterere, but the thiukere
I comniemi the Hwtogeiietic Bytera for lnventi
gatiou, and will elucidate with pleasure auv
(jueHtioti uot BUificieiitiy clear ill book, wbicii
will be aeut free to tuiy addreaa.
Dr. Jordan's office is at the refrfdennfl nf
ex-Muyor YeBler, Third and James streets,
oeatue, vt anii.
CoiiBuitatiuiiB and prescriptions absolute-
Sen
Hid for free book explaininir the Histo
genetic system.
Cactiom. The Histogeiietic Medicines
are sold in but one agency in each town.
The label around tne bottle bears the fol
lowing inscription: "Or. J. Kujceite Jor
dan, Histo)t!enetic Medicine.'' Everyother
One element of Mhrewdneee ie to realize that
the man you are dealing with may be shrewder
tiutu juuret'ii.
JT GOBS WITHOUT SAYING! .
That Alliwk's Pomtcs Plawteru are ap
proved by the leading medical men in the
country.
That they are the original and genuine
porous plasters upon whose reputation
imitators trade. .
That AbUHH'K'd Poanrs Vi,AHTEHJire the
higtieat result of medical science and nkiil.
That in ingredients and method tliey
have never been eoualed.
That Allcoi k's PoatuH Plawkks have
never yet failed to tlo their work quickly
and effectually.
Bewure of imitations, and do not be de
ceived by misrepresentation. Ask for Ali
(wk's, and let no solicitation or explana
tion induce you to aouept a substitute
Allcock'h t'oRN and liiwioN Sheldb ef
fect quick and certain relief. .
If all the peooleiu the world were expert mind
readers, how ouiek the daily thoughts of most
puople would on radically Unproved.
Use XxumeUne Stove Polish; bo dust; nosmel.
Try Qbbhka for breakfast.
A Pure Cream ,of Tartar Powder.
Superior to every other known.
Used in Millions of Homes-
4 Years the Standard.
Delicious Cuke and Pastry, Light Flaky
Biscuit, Oriddle Cakes, Palatable 1
and Wholesome.
No other baking powder does such work.
YOU WANT IT!
OUR HOLIDAY CATALOGUE
MAILED FREE TO ANY ADDRESS.
SEND FOR ONE.
WILLI FlHCK.Sil FB&SCISSO, C&L
jvfPS
Baking
Bei ween I5.IKW and 2ii,U0i) Jewish fam
ilies, uewly arr ved (rum Kurope, have
i-ett e.t below Tenth street in New York
during lb ast live years.
Putthat inyourpipe
Price ought to be one of the
least considerations when buy
ing smoking tobacco. If you
want the best and are willing
to pay a tew cents extra, buy
the Mastiff Plug Cut ; there is
more solid comfort in one pack
age th'an you can get out of a
dozen others. Tacked m can
vas pouches. !
. J. B. Pace Tobacco Co., Kichmond, Vs.
"German
Syrup"
G. Gloger, Druggist, Watertown,
Wis. This is the opinion of a man
who keeps a drugstore, sells all
medicines, comes in direct contact
with the patients and their families,
and knows better than anyone else
how remedies pell, and what true
merit they have. He hears of all
the failures and successes, and can
therefore judge: "I know of no
medicine for Coughs, Sore Throat,
or Hoarseness that had done such ef-
fective work in my
Coughs, family as Boschee's
Sore Throat, German Syrup. Last
winter a lady called
Hoarseness, at my store, who was
, suffering from a very
severe cold. She could hardly talk,
and I told her about German Syrup
and that a few doses would give re
lief; but she had no confidence in
patent medicines. I told her to take
a bottle, and if the results were not
satisfactory I would make no charge
for it. A few days after she called
and paid for it, saying that she
would never be without it in future as
a few doses had given her relief. ' d
I INDIAN DEPREDATION I
PENSION f PATENTS
LAMP ' HOMESTEAD ' POSTAL
CLAImS
The"EX AHINSR" BTBEAV of CI.A1MK
iw-iirb tub niRKerioN or-
- San Francisco Examiner.
II yon liave a claim of any deHcrlotlon whatsoever
against tht. Unit! NUtos uoveriimi'iit and
wlsb it H))mJlly abjudicated, address
JOHN H KDllEhBI RN, Manaeer,
1 F street, N. W. Washington, D, C.
iftdefiesaH
a A ir A.
mhe king,-
IhHtC old nrnverh hi H o
.wiawiaw. ll JiAl i
royd iy it-self. Try b in you r nex h
house-cleaning: Grocers keep ih
DO YOU LIVE IN CREASE?
As a true patriot and citizen you should naturalize yourself
by using the be st inventions of the day for removing euch a charge.
To live in Oreas?e is utterly unnecessary when SAPOLIO is sold
In all tha yores, and abolishes grease anr! dirt.
Buy Your Own Goods if Your
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AI.I. OPR BEEPS ARE TESTED. If you
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will grow, at cash prices, write n
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2d Strut Portland, Oregon. Prot j.
Ponland, Oregon. A. P. Armrrtron?, i'rtn.
Bnincli Ht'lionl : Capital Rub. Ohm.k, Halem OrpmB.
Some course of iluiiy, same rat of tuition.
Business. Shorthand,
Tyfitivritinr, Ptnmanship, and F.ugtitk I)tf&r1mtt
Win wmlon throtiffhout the vcur. Student admtu
ted at ftiiy t.m, (Jaulogue from cither aclioul, fro.
Iliv FEVER CURED T0 "Y CURE0-
fllll iLf Lfl We want the natneand ad
dretuof every fwflerer in the
O I0TIJM1 U.S. and Canada. AArfreu.
a nu s isiiin i.i
f.HirldJir,..Bato,.l.
HOYT & CO.
Wnnt an agent in every town In Oregon, Wanh.
InKton and Idaho to uell .
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Ou comiiiiwiion. No Btoek or eapiutl needed.
Music teaehere preferred. Special rules on alt
goods. Write for particulars. ;
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Write for price
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Contractors on beating and ventilating ,
4 buildmgs. Estimates fiimlshed.
NTHEPIPE
Leading medical authorities
state that new and improperly
cured tobacco when heated in
the pipe produces a rank vege
table poison.
Tobacco like liquor can qnly be luprovtit 6 dpc,
Thisls the reason why "Seal
of N.orth Carolina" is the most
popular brand of smoking to
bacco in the United States. It
is made from tobacco, at least
three years old. Its rich mel
low smoke has never been
equaled. .
Seal ol North Carolina is now packed: in Patent
Cloth Pouches, as well as hi foil.
PIANOS'"' ORGANS.
WINTER X HARPER.
71 Morrison Street, Portland, Or.
nr-Bx sua. -a ,
Dealer foes Not Carry Them.
parricams ahd road iagohs,
tnd Cheapest In the World.
Carts, SI5 Up. Wagons, SSO Cp.
v . , .
eua luuujfc naUWU (llHDiretOrt. MUlIM Wrt
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