The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-23

Twenty-Five claims are bonded for $500,
90.
The United States as yet has manifested
but little interest in the forthcoming inter
national exhibition at Amsterdam. Littl,
Belgium has engaged the greatest space a
the exhibition. France comes next, anC
England follows closely behind.
The treasury department Of Mexico has
Just published an official valuation o.
LANDED property" IN the republic that putt
its total at upward Of S3OOO,OOO0 600, Of
which nearly two-thirds are credited IA
urban" estates, one-iourth to rural" es
tates, aud the remainder exclusive of prop
erty devoted TO religious uses to estates
pertaining to the government. The pre-
else figures in these subdivisions are 81 :.
ool ,o5,OU, Sll3,WO,CJO, and SS4OWO,cOOi
total, 1904 600.
The reports from the Lampson fur sale in
London, which has just closed, are as fol-
lows: "Sea otter Is per cent. higher than
July; red fox same as June; silyex fox ~
per cent, and cross fox 10 per cent. higher
than June; marten same as March; bear 40
per cent. higher than March; musquash
same as January; otter l2l per cent. Tower
than March; fisher and gray fox same as
June; opossum 10 per cent; skunk 10 per
cent; raccoon 70 per cent, higher than
June; beaver 0per cent. higher than Jan
uary; lynx same as Hudson Bay sale"
The Standard Oil company are laying a
pipe line from the oil region in Pennsylya-
MIA to Philadelphia, ana are expecting to
reach there about the LIST Of June next
The same company, 1t is stated, purpose
extending branch line to Baltimore, con
meeting with the main pipe at Midway,
Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. The pipe
is To be six inches in diameter laid not less
than eighteen inches below the surface; and
for the privilege of thus laying, property
owners along the line are paid % cents per
rod.
During the month OF January, New Or
leans exported So 6S1 ,2l5, and during Feb
ruary S0,5ll ,l0i, or So, 1889 in two
months-an increase of more than GO per
cent. over 1889. This places New Orleans
second To New York, commercially. In
deed, tho foreign commerce of New Orleans,
50 far this year, is gre alter than that of any
two other ports in the country, New York
alone excepted. or this cotton, as usual,
constitutes about four-tiiths of tho total OK
ports. Grain, however, shows very flat
tcring increase, the exports being l,772,372
bushels OF the value of $l,GD, 300-more
than ten times as great rs the grain trade
of the corresponding months of 1882.
Under date OF March 3, London cor
respondent writes as follows to the Finan-
cial Chronicles The weather is much more
settled, and is, in fact, all that could be de.
sired. The land is in u much more salts
factory condition, and is daily improving.
Farmers have, therefore, been able to re-
sumo blowing, and are now busy with
planting spring wheat. Floods are now, to
Il considerable extent, caused by the IA.
pldity with which the water is carried Off
the land by an extensive system of drainage;
but this fact leads to the conclusion that u
brief period of dry weather should exercise
speedy influence in bringing the soil into
u condition fit for blowing and
sowing. With the aid of machinery arrears
are soon made up, and IL is quite possible
that very gloomy prospect will soon be
converted into one giving encouragement
with regard to the future. The meat Ques-
ton has already become very serious one,
prices, though high, still tending upward.
1t is satisfactory to know, therefore, that
the pastures promise to be luxuriant and
that graziers will be able to allow their
stock to mature ut n comparatively small
cost. The TACT, however, cannot be oblter-
ated that our stocks of beasts and sheep are
annually diminishing; but 1t is understood
that the supply ofpigs has largely increased.
This, however, is not sufficient to cheaper
the price OF meat, and we can only look Tor
ward, therefore, to heavy butchers bills for
q long time to come. The finer weather has
caused the wheat trade to rule quiet, and
millers having purchased somewhat freely
oil late, they are now operating with great
caution. PriCes are scarcely so strong as
they were, but no desire is shown to force
sales.
Peppermintis grown for its essence chiefly
in western New York Two-thirds of the
supply comes from Wayne county, which
produces 10000 pounds OF oil yearly from
300 acres. the harvest begins in August,
and the first years crop is the best The
mint is cut with sickle, scythe or moving
according to the fancy of the
cultivator. After cutting il is allowed
TO wither in the sun for five or six hours,
and ~ then raked in into Cocks" where il |
remains short time before being distilled. |
1t Is not every cultivator that il provided |
with still, but stills are found distributed |
ioout the peppermcnt region at convenient |
Instances. The apparatus and method diff |
fer from those employed in Europe, where
I he fire Is applied to the still. In America |
ne stiil consists OF n wooden tub or vat of |
heavy slaves hooped with iron. The with.
cred mint Is packed into the vat by tread |
ing win the feet until the vat il full, when |
cover, made steam tight with rubber |
packing, is fastened down with screw |
clamps. A steam pipe connects the lower |
part OF the vat with a steam boiler and |
another pipe from the center of the cover !
connects the vat with the condensing worm, |
The latter varies in size acCor ding to the |
capacity of tie still, but becomes progress. |
siyely smaller toward the outlet. The |
worm is so placed rs to have constant |
stream OF cold running water surrounding |
1t, The steam from the boiler being adj. |
lnitted to the vat at u pressure of thirty to |
lorty pounds, the oil of the mint Is yolatil- |
l2ed and mixed with the steam condensed |
In the worm. The mixed oil and water are |
collected In the receiver, where the differ |
ence III their specific gravity causes them |
TO separate. No attempt is made TO redis. |
till the water which separates, and a CON
siderable loss OF oil which is held in solu. |
ton doubtless results from this lack of
economy. The oil is packed in tin cans, or
glass ,demijohns,. holding about twenty
pounds each. The glass demjohns are
much the best when the oil is to be kent
for any length of time, as its good qualities
are more fully retained and ii is less liable
to discoloration. Oil of peppermint ia
adulterated with turpentine and
also with oil OF hemlock. Pure oil .of pep
permint, as exported from Wayne county.
is colorless and resembles the English oil
except that its odor and taste are somewhat
less pungent and penetrating. The oil de.
terlorates with age, and the aroma becomes
more iaint; after certain number OF years
II thickens, and the color becomes vel
lowish tinge; exposed to air for q long
time, 1t becomes resinous.
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