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The Portland daily press., 1895-05-23
MAKING READY FOR suNsTRoKEs.
Patients to be Treated with Electrical
Machinery at the House of Relief.
(New York SUM-

Now that the sunstruke season is
drawing near, the House of Relief, bet
ter known as the Hudson Street Hosui-
tai, is getting it's sunstroke ward ready
for action. This ward is as complete in
point of apparatus and appliances as any
similar institution in the world, and
from the time the patient enters the
cal machinery more gently than would
be possible even with the trained hands
of the doctors and nurses.
OF late treatment in sunstroke cases
has altered materially. The old treat
ment included warming drinks, and hot
applications to the body, with Il view to
drawing the heat from the head, as well
as iced applications to the head. Now
the patient is immersed in very cold
water and kept so until the abnormal
temperature decreases. Some remarka-
bile cures have been effected by this
tus is designed for the transfer of the pa
tient to the bath. 1t is worked entirely
by electricity. A sort of hammock sus-
pended, not from the ends, but from the
sides, between iron bars, is the recepta-
Gle for the sufferer. The end of this
hammock at which the head lies is nigh
er than the other end. The bars are
suspended by chains from wheel-trucks
overhead running on tracks and both
the motion backward and forward of the
trucks aud the raising or der re ssing o:
the hammock by means of the cnain are
controlled by the electric apparatus.
On the entrance of the patient tn g
hammock is lowered and be is gently
slid from the stretcher into it. A turn
of the motor wheel lifts him, and anoth-
or turn sends him moving along until he
is directly over a tub containing water
iced to the desired temperature. Then
the machinery lowers him slowly into
the tub until only his face remains
above the water. Ice is packed around
his head, and be is left there until his
temperature ia lowered TO point where
1t is deemed safe to take him out. Then
the machinery gently lifts him again
and transfers him to pallet at the side
of the re ON. If a second ice bath is not
necessary, the patient is tnen removed
to one Of the adjoining wards.
This method of handling is not only
attended with less jarring to the patient
than any other, but it also saves the
doctors and nurses much exhaustive
work, particularly in the case of heavy
patients. The apparatus was designed
by DR.. Lewis A. Stimson attending sur
geon of the House of Relief.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-23

The Supreme Court, it needs hardly be
said, is but one of the branches of gov
ernment established by the people. It is
not hereditary sovereign. The people
made it and can unmake it. They gave it
authority, or permitted it to assume au-
thority, to override acts of Congress, and
can take it away. Springfield Republi-
can.
Doubtless these things can all be done,
but no people so long as they choose to
abide by written constitution, will,
unless they lose their senses, decide to get
along without some authoritative tribu-
nal removed from the passion and heat of
partisan strife to interpret that constitu-
ton The abolition of the Supreme
Court, or the abridgment of its power
to determine whether the laws of Con-
gress are in accord with it or in defiance
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-23

Altgeld and the other free silver Demo
Gratis of Illinois are preparing for a grand
demonstration at Springfield to convince
the Democrats of the country that the
free silver movement is very big thing.
Plans are maturing to get together as
many as possible of the "big injuns" of
the Democratic party who have committed
themselves to free silver. A special train
will be run into Springfield from Cincin-
natl, another will be shot up from ST.
Louis, and another from Kentucky. Ne
gotiations are also on foot to interest the
Nebraska free silverites and make up a
special train at Omaha 1t is stated that
SO prominent man in Ohio as John r.
Mclean has been interested and that a
special train will probably be sent out
under the auspices of his paper. The
Democratic leaders in Kentucky who are
not in sympathy with the National ad-
ministration are thinking of joining hands
with the Democratic machine in Illinois,
and Col Jones Of ST Louis is expected
to look out for the Missouri contingent.
x-Congressamn Bryan of Lincoln, it is
said, has charge of the arrangements as
far as Nebraska is concerned. Senator
Daniel Voorhees, of Indiana, it is expect
ed, will be present and the State com.
mittee is now in communication with
other national leaders.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-23
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The Portland daily press., 1895-05-23

All of Chicago that could get into the
hall have been listening to a debate be-
tween W. II. Harvey, the author of
Coins Financial School, and Prof.
Laughlin of Chicago University. 1t is
needless to say that Mr.. Harvey spoke for
the free coinage of silver while Prof
Laughlin opposed. Both speakers, ac-
cording to the newspaper reports, were
literally applauded, so it appears likely
that the audience was made up of partisans
of the rival theories in about equal mum
bers, and that everybody went away with
the same opinion that he carried to the
meeting. Joint debates are entertain
ing affairs, but they very rarely effect
any conversions, and there is no reason
to believe that this one was an exception.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-23

The Illinois silverites have not given
up the idea of capturing Senator Hill
They are proposing to invite him to address
them on the 29th of June, and if he ac-
cepts they are going to bring him out
there as their candidate for the Presiden-
cy. The chances are, however, that he
will not accept. He is a pretty long
headed politician and he has lived long
enough to know that popular demands Of
tentimes are very short lived. If the
Democratic convention were to be held
this year probably he would accept, but
too many things may happen between
now and next year, to make it safe to tie
to the particular craze that is now raging
Anybody that remembers the greenback
agitation and its sudden disappearance
is likely to be very shy of identifying
himself closely with the free coinage
movement at this time
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-23

Ex-senator Butler of South Carolina,
declares that he is satisfied that Judge
Goff's decision on the South Carolina
election law is correct Asked il the
State would defy the decision, he said
that he did not believe that it could
South Carolina" he added "has made
two attempts to SO alone, once in 1882
asnd again in 1S61-5. l took part in
the last attempt. and. judging from
what l know of those who were with
me in that experience South Carolina
has had enough along that line" Mr..
Butler has become much more tolerant of
ths negro than he used to be, and now
professes)to be in favor of allowing him
to vote and have his vote counted.
IDLY he has met with a real change
of heart. but one can't help being sus-
picious that his present willingness to
allow the negro to vote is born of the
conviction that only through his vote
can the state be recovered from Tillman
and the PopuIists. After it is recovered
we fear that Senator Buffers feelings
toward the negro will be less cordial.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-23

of it. would mean the practical abolition
of the constitution, and permission to
the majority that happened to be in con-
troll of the government to enact any legis-
,lation that momentary passion OF pre-
judice might demand. There are metes
and bounds now set beyond which a
triumphant majority cannot 60 Abolish
the constitution, or, what would be prac-
tically the same thing, abolish the Su-
preme Court, and we are like ship with
out rudder at the mercy of every gust
OF passion or prejudice that sweeps over
the land. The people are not wise all the
time. When in their foolish moods the
constitution keeps them in check until
they recover. Take away the constitution
and their foolishness, as well as their
wisdom, would be crystallized into legis-
lation.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-23

The lower house of the Prussian Diet
by large majority has joined the upper
house in urging the imperial gov
ernment to take action for the calling of
an international conference for the settle
ment of the silver question. The Reich
stag is in favor of the movement, and so
it looks now as if such conference were
almost certain to be called
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-23
Rumford Falls and Rangley Lakes
Railroad Company.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

SEALED proposals for the construction
fl ON byron to Bemis, in the State of Maine.
will be received by W. Pettengill, for the
building committee. at Rumford Fails. Me
until Monday, June 10th, 1885, at S o'cloclt
and contract. can be seen and Information
obtained at the Engineers office, Rumford
Falls. Me-. after June 3rd, 1895. The rio ht
to reject any and III proposals is retained
4. B. 81 RATION,
my23tojeS Chief Engineer.
The Portland daily press., 1895-05-23
FINANCIAL.
$I50,000
First Mortgage q IL per cent
20 YEAR GOLD BONDS
Or THE
Portland Railroad
Company.

Deliverable and payable on or before
June 1st, 1895.
Price los and interest yielding net
return of about Al per cent? subject to
advance without notice.
These bonds are dated May 1st, 1898,
payable without option twenty years af-
ter date, with interest at 4s per cent
per annum, payable semi-annually on
the first days of May and November;
principal and Interest payable in United
States gold coin of the present standard
of weight and fineness.
Of the total authorized mortgage,
$3.50. 600 bonds are already outstanding,
and $4,000 will now be issued for
equipping the whole system with cleo
tricity; of this S220,000, we shall receive
for delivery $3.50, 900 on or before June
1st, which are advertised herewith; we
shall offer no more of the bonds until
August, 1895.
The charter of the Railroad was
granted in 1890, and is perpetual. This
| mortgage is first lien on all the fran
ehises, rights and property Gncluding
real estate and equipment) situated in
the Cities of Portland, Deering and
Westbrook.
The length of track is 20.14 miles,
making the bonded indebtedness less
tHdH SIU,uoU per mile.
The earnings for 1894 were as fol-
lows
Gross. $2O7, ,552. 20
| Expenses and taxes, 169,979. IS
Net, S37.572. AZ
Interest, 1922. "a
Surplus, S2S, $50. OS
| It will be noticed first, that the operat-
ing expenses, which included new cars,
motors, 1 snow plough, / mile new
track, ETC., were over so per cent of the
gross earnings, and secoud, that the net
earnings were sufficient to pay the in
terest on bonds then outstanding, plus
this new block of $4,000, tvice ouer.
| 1t is conseryatiyely estimated that the
increase in earnings and decrease in ex-
penses (due to electricity will be at
least sufficient to pay interest on the
aohole Indebtedness, additional to the
present large earnings.
The capital stock is $500, 900, which sells
in the home market at 115 to 120 and
pays per cent dividends. The surplus
is over $75, 200.
An experts estimate of the savings to
to the road, by making the change to
| electricity in 1895, over what the same
would have costin 1892, is at least $3.50, 900,
due to present low prices of rails, motors
cars, etc.
These bonds are legal investment for
Maine Savings Banks, $175,000 of those
outstanding being now owned by the
Portland Savings Bank.
| We feel fully justified in recommend
| ing them as particularly choice invest
ment, returning a better income than
any other home security of similar
standing.
pnRTI ann TRNHT CnMpANY
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-02-13
eETwEgn BaYARo AND NEW PHILADEL palA.

N0s. a:s6 and 33S connect at WelIsviIie for
SteubenviIle and Bellaire. Nos. 33S and 342
connect in Union Station, Pittsburgh, for the
East.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-02-13
Caught.

My business is easy enough, as rule,
said the express messenger on a west
ern railway, but now and then form Of
danger arises in the way least expected,
so that we have to be prepared for
emergencies. / have been on the road
a good many years and have had some
queer experiences. One of the queer
est, and on the whole most satisfactory
to me, occurred few weeks ago.
There was 5000 in the safe that trip
and in the car was the usual miscellan-
eous quantity of boxes and parcels, in
cluding a large stuffed buffalo hide
shipped to Denver man.
was sitting alone in the car reading
when CHANGED to glance at small
mirror which I had that day hung in
the car Reflected in it was the for
ward part of the buffalo and something
peculiar about the head startled me.
The impulse to turn and look at the
head itself was almost uncomfortable
but one learns to be cautious; so retain
ing my composure, I took second look
into the mirror.
The muzzle of revolver was sticking
through one of the eye-sockets of that
buffalo's head and it was pointed direct
ly at me.
The danger was imminent. A false
move and should be dead man. One
thinks quickly at such time. and in.
stantly decided on plan of action. ]
rose carelessly, stretched lazily, then
began fumbling in my pockets as if in
search of something; then, as if seeing
what I wanted, crossed the car and
was out of range of that ugly muzzle.
My next move was to leap astride the
buffalo, in order to hold the would-be
robber where he was. My weight was
too much; the framework collapsed anC
the stuffing crowded hard on the man
inside, holding him as in wise. He
was in nice trapi
He groaned and struggled at first
but he was fixed unless I chose to rist
and give him his liberty-a thing hat
no notion of doing. He tried threat!
and bribes but l had the rogue fast anC
l kept him so until he was given up tC
the authorities at Denver.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-02-13
HOW THE ORANGE BLOSSOM CAME.
Pretty Spanish Legend of the Flower
OF Love and Marriage.

Like all familiar customs whose origin
is lost in antiquity, the wearing of or
ange blossoms at wedding is account
ed for in various ways. Among other
stories is the following pretty legend
from Spain:
An African Prince presented a Span
ish King with a magnificent orange
tree, whose creamy, waxy blossoms and
fragrance excited the admiration of the
whole court. Many begged in vain for
branch of the plant, but a foreign AM
bassador was tormented by the desire
to introduce so great a curiosity to his
native land. He used every possible
means, fair or foul. to accomplish his
purpose, but all efforts coming to
naug ught he gave up in despair. The
fair daug hter of the court gardener was
loved by a young artisan, but lacked
the dot which the family considered nee
essary in a bride. One day, CHANGING
to break off spray of orange blossoms,
the gardener thoughtlessly gave it to
his daughter.
Seeing the coveted prize in the girls
hair, the willy Ambassador promptly of
fered her a sum sufficient for the desired
dowry, provided she gave him the
branch and said nothing about it. Her
marriage was soon celebrated, and on
the way to the altar, in grateful re-
membrance of the source of all her hap
piness, she secretly broke off another
piece of the lucky tree to adorn her
hair. Whether the poor gardner lost
his head in consequence of the daugh-
ter's treachery the legend does not
state, but many lands now know the
wonderful tree, and ever since the we'd
ding day orange blossoms have been
considered fitting adornment for a
bride
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-02-13
STATIONS. No. 8 No. No. "a No. a
LAKE DIVISION

Nos. S, 8, - 5 DAILY. ARRIVE AND DEPART
FROM 9. 4 o. DEPOT, PITTSBURGH Nos = OAILS
BETWEEN ALLEaRENN AND FOREST JUNCTION. OTAEH
TRAINS DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-02-13
THAT ENGLISH COMPLEXION.
Young Lady Of Observation Says That
the American Is just as Good.

"One hears a good deal that is STUPID
and untrue about the beauty of the En-
glish woman's complexion as compared
with that of the average American
woman" said young lady of observa-
ton. "Now you'll excuse me, won't
you, if I borrow an expression from
that that sort of talk is all tommy rot.
That idea was started when all we knew
about England was what few venture
some travellers from this side told US of
Albion fair daughters or what we
read of them in their own Books of
Beauty and other works of gush, and
when American women had not yet be-
gun to observe sensible rules of by giene.
"But all that has changed now, al
though we still hang on TO the discrim-
mating phrase as lingeringly as we do
to our petticoats. We know now that
there are plenty of rich complexions
among the full-blooded. beef-eating,
gently gymnastic maids and matrons
of England, and we know, too, that
there are plenty of them whose faces
look as though they had been dipped in
bran sack. who are as yellow as lem
ons. We know-yes. and know that
this is so, for I've seen hundreds of both
sorts of English women-the peach
skinned and the toad-skinned.
"And what, pray. about our women?
Isn't it pretty nearly time that the sun
dried, stove-dried, scorched-up, dyspep-
sia-tinted, and tiat-all-over whipper-
snapper and friend of humanity that
has done duty SO long for the typical
American woman should be packed
away to limbo? I should say so. /
want to tell you right here that we
American women are just as well de-
veloped and have just as good complex
ions as English women or any other
women. Our faces may not be as
startingly red and white as some of the
milk maid beauties of Sussex, or as
richly hued as Mr.. Hardy's young
| women of Dartmoor OF Exmoor or OF
whatever moor it is, but they have a
delicacy of tint and fneness of COM
plexion which, like Barnum's elephants,
are 'equalied by few and surpassed by
none
"Of course, there are plenty of sallow
American women yet, but they are no
more the type of us than the prunella
| gaiter and the bombazine skirt are typ
| ical of our attire.
"And, finally, want to say one thing
that's absolutely pivotal in its interest.
1t is that we American girls have mas,
tered the art of getting a summer COM
plexion gracefully, and that is some
thing our British cousins don't seem to
| be able to accomplish. IN Y. Sa7s.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-02-13
Besant's Cynical Views.

Novelist Walter Besant is credited
with the authorship of these somewhat
cynical views of life as it is lived: "Out
of ten men nine are born to work for
the tenth. Resolve to be the tenth.
Without trampling the cleverest cannot
get rich. The consolation of those who
fail is to depreciate those who succeed.
The greatest things are done by the
greatest fools. Wise men never at
tempt anything. When you lose leg
begin at once to practice with wooden
one. Mems motives are mercifully
hidden by their shirt fronts. Observe
moderation in all things, especially in
virtues. The best way to make man
honest is to make him ashamed of being
found out. There may be pride even
in confessing mistakes. Everybody
says that gentle birth is an accident and
every body treats it as an achievement.
The most charming attribute of friend
ship is the right of candor."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-02-13
THE WILD HORSES OF NEVADA.
They Are Nuisance to the Ranchers ant
Are Being Shot Wherever Found.

r. L. Fulton of Reno, for number
of years agent of the Land Department
of the Central Pacific railroad, is at the
California, and tells strange story of
the myramids of wild horses now
roaming over Nevada, and of the steps
that have been taken to get rid of them.
"There are now in Nevada more than
200, 900 head of these horses" said Mr..
Fulton, "and they are increasing SO fast
that they are getting to be great
nuisance. Cattle and sheep owners are
killing them wherever they can.
"The last Legislature passed law
permitting any one to shoot any stall
lions that were found running wild, and
the ranchers have in consequence been
killing them off wherever they could.
They do this as we'll to get rid of them
as to keep the wild horses from increas-
ing.
"The trouble is they are eating off
the grass, so that sheep and cattle own
ers are having tough time OF it in GER
tain sections. More than this the stall
lions are in many cases leading of the
domestic horses from the ranches. So
the ranchers have it in for them and are
making it very lively. Many is the
stallion they have killed, and some of
them are very fine, too.
"And what do you suppose they do
with them afterwardP Why, they turn
them over to the swine to eat. They
figure that in this way each stallion is
worth about 81, which is the top notch
figure that can be realized from them.
Horses are very cheap now the world
lint IOoh W ut q
ment of America have horses been so
cheap as they are in Nevada.
"Most of the wild horses are in the
neighborhood of Elko and Iron Point.
A few years ago there was turned
loose from the Evans ranch, near Iron
Point, a fine thoroughbred stallion.
He joined the neighboring bands oi
wild horses and could not be got bach
again.
of the herds was greatly improved. He
left many colts that were much superior
to the old stock. The various bands
have increased much since then. While
many of the horses would not be called
tirst-class others are very fine, and al
are as tough as pine knots and as fee
as there is any use in having horses.
"They are eating the grass off, anC
making it hard picking in places fo
cattle and sheep, and as the rancher
can't catch the wild horses they ar
shooting them down whenever they ge
sight of them and can get up &ls!
enough. The latter is not always al
easy task. In fact, it usually is mos
difficult thing to do.
They use long-range rifles. however
and ride feet domestic horses, and il
this way pick off a great many. Ever.
rancher OF cattle owner in Nevad
when he sees wild stallion and has
weapon with him turns loose at it.
is the particular aim and mission @
every cowboy to thin them off, an
oftentimes he is not so very particula
| just what kind of wild horse it is."-
San francisco Examiner.