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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-16
HOW KEROSENE is REFINED.
Something About a Remarkable American
Industry.


Industry.
How many houselleepers, as they fiji
their lamps with kerosene oil or their
simmer stoves with gasoline. have any
idea how these oils are made? And yet
:. few miles from Chicago, at. Whiting.
Ind, is the largest oil refinery in the
world.
Naphtha, benzine, gasoline OF l>ero-
senc, the last often called coal or il
Eliminating oil. belong to the same
family The three first named being
lighter oils. do not require nearly so
much handling to bring them to per-
lection as the kerosene. This, of course
is easy to believe, but when it is said
that from the same crude oil, after ali
the lighter oils have been distilled out,
wax is made so closely resembling the
product of the bee as to deceive even
an expert, and that it is used in chew
ing gum factories, candle factories,
laundrieS and even in candy factories.
one is often met with polite look OF
doubt or an incrcdulous shrug of the
shoulders. Yet it is so. 1t is possible TO
GO vet further, and say that hundreds
of homes in Whiting and Chicago will
be made comfortable this winter by
the refuse that adheres to the bottom
and sides of the "stills' after even the
wax has been pressed out. This ref
use makes il good coke, is easily lighted,
and is warmer. cleaner and cheaper
than coal Hundreds of tons are re-
moved from the stills daily before they
are "charged' again. and hundreds of
those who use this fuel do not know
that it was once crude oil, dug in the
Ohio fields and piped on to Whiting.
The carbon used in electric lights is
also made from this coke. Nothing is
wasted.
AS the most common the kerosene oil
is perhaps the most interesting of the
products. After leaving the crude stills
it appears again in ''sweetening stills,''
or in the compound cylinders" which
perform the same work as the sweet
ening stills, but in q newer invention.
and is patented by an outsider, who al
lows only 40 in each refinery The
''sweeteners" form an important fac
tor in the refining of Ohio oil. Owing
to the compound" before mentioned
and the continuous friction of the i'm
mense wire brushes. which keep the oil
in a mad whirl, it loses much of its bad
odor. 1t is again vapored off, cooled in
the condenser boxes and passed off into
the 'steam stills" for the next process.
In the steam stills it is treated Just
the same as in the two previous process
cs, with the addition of a washing by
steam from perforated pipes passing
through it. 1t is ''vapored'' off as be
fore, and now one would suppose that
it was ready for use. Not quite. The
kerosene oil now passes into the agi-
tator for the final process. The agitat Or
is funnel-shaped tank in which the oil
is treated with acid and beaten and
blown about by a machine called n
blower and washed by torrents of wa
ter until it roars like the lake in q
storm. Every particle of foreign mat
ter is thus expelled. 1t is then pumped
eff into the storage tanks for shipping.
Chicago Tribune.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-16
EnburicG Slain.

The war between Chilli and Peru IS
already ancient history. but traveller
who lately returned from South Amer
:ca states that on the battlefield of
Tararaca the dead are still lying just
rs they fell. There were 1000 of them,
and nearly 1000 horses are also LETT I'M
buried 1t never rains at Tara paca. and
the sun has dried the corpses, and the
nitrate in the soil has preserved them,
and up on the plateau. 5000 mummies
Tie in CHASTITY confusion with the broken
swords and h1yonets as fresh-lookin@
rs the day of the memorable fight.-N
i Ledger.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-16
NEW YORk'S SANITATION.
The Infant Mortality During the Hot
Spell Was Remarkably Low.

The Infant Mortality During the Hot
Spell Was Remarkably Low.
The appeal to the public conscience
told at last. With that attack in the
churches, which has rot been without
blame, the new era began. That year
| GS7O Il public competition evolved the
present type of tenement. far from per-
feet. but an immense Improvement on
the wicked old barracks. The sanitary
reformers got the upper hand. and their
work told. The death rate came down
slowly. 1t is to-day, at the end Of 50
years, quite p per cent. lower than
when the health department was or
ranized. and New York has been rr-
deemed from Il reprOach for which
there was no excuse. fer no city in the
world has such natural opportunities
for good sanitation.
The immense stride it has taken was
measured by the mortality during the
unprecedented hot spell of last sum
mer. 1t was never 50 great. as. indeed.
there never was an emergency like il
since records were kept. During thu
ten days it lasted the heat claimed many
more victims than the last cholera cpl
Iemic during its whole season. Yet. be-
vond those killed by the direct effects
of the sun. he mortality was SinGularlY
low; the infant mortality-ever the
finger that points unerringly TO the
sore spots in community. if any there
be-was so noticeably low as TO cause
feeling almost of eXultation among
the sanitary officials. And it was shown,
ny comparison with earlier hot spells.
shat the population yielded more slow
" to the heat. Where it had taken two
or three days to reach the climax of
aunstroke, il now tool: five. The peo-
pie. better housed. better fed. and
breathing clean air in the clean streets
had acquired a power of resistance to
which the past had no parallel. Tho
sanitarians had proved their case
Jacob Riis, in Century.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-16
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

The Only Thing Left.-Director--
shes positively getting too old for the
ballet. Manager-''Give her the part
/ of the child wonder."-Detroit Free
! Press.
IF YOU had half the nerve this
tooth has said the dentist to the quiz
ering wretch in the chair, you could
have this all over in about five seconds.
Chicago Tribune
Police Magistrate-''Iti is a long time
since I saw you here last. You have ev-
identity tried to be good" Burglar
"Oh, Mr.. Judge, | have been very i'll
Fliegende Blaetter.
-Late.-"What, Have all your
daughters become engaged this sum
mer? [ wished to ask for the hand of
Fraulein Marie myself" "Oh, she is
the most engaged of all!"-Fliegende
Blaetter.
-Bunson (amazed)-"That your I'M
Gle! Why, man, you told me your uncle
had both his legs carried away at. Sc
dan" Jimson-"So he did. He carried
them away himself, pretty fast, 1 tell
you."-Tit-Bits.
The Count-"My dear Mees Gold
dollar. I want you to marry me-" Heir
ess-"Oh, count. l am speechIess with
surprise" The COunt-"Zati is all right:
your money talk.''-N. Y. Commercial
Advertiser.
-Prostrated.-"Wh are you doing
with Turkish lounge in this coal Of
fice?" Our bookkeeper writes poetry,
and we had TO fix up place for him to
lie down when his manuscripts come
back.'-Chicago Record
Shetland now. Charlie, / suppose
tomorrow you will have to speak to
papa about. our engagement >" He
Yes, dearest. suppose must" (After
a pause) Has your father got a tele-
phone ?"-Somervf1le Journal.
A judges little daughter who had
attended her fathers court for the first
time was very much Interested in the
proceedings. After her return home she
told her mother: Papa made speech,
and several other men made speeches
to ~ men who sat all together, and then
these IL men were put in a dark cham
Der to be developed" - Pittsburgh
ChronicleTelegraph.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-16

In one important respect, the Amer
lean dailies of the sensational class
have not, happily, been copied in En-
gland. The papers on the other side
OF the Atlantic have no great Sunday
editions filled with atrocious woodcuts,
depicting every sort of real or fancied
monstrosity, veritatle "Chambers Of
Horrors" as they have been most
aptly named. And as pictures appeal,
more than printed descriptions, to the
youthful mind, the English journals,
with all their shortcomings, are less
harmful to young readers.-EX.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-16

The wife of Mr.. D. Robinson, a
prominent lumberman of Hartwick, n.
Y , was sick with rheumatism for five
months. In speaking of it, Mr.. Robin
son says: Cham berlain's Pain Balm is
the only thing that gave her any rest
from pain. For the relief of pain it
cannot be beat Many very bad
cases Of rheumatism have been cured
by it. For sale al so cents per bottle
by all druggists.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-16
Texas & Pacific.

You have your choice of routes, via
the sci Paso Route" via New Orleans,
Shreveport, Memphis, ST. Louis or Chi
cago. Train leaves Ell Paso at 5 o'clock
p. m. For further information call on
or address:
E. s. STEVENS, B. F. DARBYSHIRE,
Depot Agent. General Agent.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-16
Mexican Central Railway

Is the only standard gauge line be-
tween the United States border and
Mexico City.
Mexico is known as an all the year
round tourist resort for pleasure travel.
Health resorts and mineral springs ad-
apted to all the various ills to which
human flesh is heir are found in the
great country. Climate unsurpassed.
For full particular address.
J. F. DONOHOE.
Cont. Agent. FL Paso, Texas.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-16

Mix together thoroughly 1Is cupfuls
of coarse graham -four and one-half
cupful of hickory-nut meal. prepared by
pressing the chopped meats of nuts
through fine colander. Make into a
rather stiff dough with ice water, knead
well, roll into sheet as thin as brown
paper. cut with a knife into squares.
and bake on perforated tins until light
ly Drowned on both sides.-Good Health.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-16
National Irrigation Congress.

Phoenix. Dec. 15-17, for the above
mentioned occasion the Santa Fe will
sell on December 10th to 18th inclusive,
tickets to Phoenix and return, at one
fare for the round trip. Return limit
Decemb Der 3lst, 1896.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-16

Major c. T. Picton is manager of the
State Hotel, at Denison Texas, which
the travelling men say is one of the best
hotels in the section. In speaking Of
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy, ajor Picton says:
81 have used it myself and in my family
for several years, and take pleasure in
saying that | consider it an infallible
cure for diarrhoea and dysentery. l
always recommend it, and have frequ-
emily administered it to my guests in
the hotel, and in every case it has prov
en- itself worthy of unqualified endorse
ment.n For sale by all druggists,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-16
THE PRISONERS FRIEND.
Benificent Results of Little Girls HUI
Act.

Thirty-eight years ago little girl,
named Linda Gilbert, began a thought
full and most useful work, where such
work had not been done by other and
older people. Her fathers house was
in Chicago opposite to what was then
the old brick prison. On her way to and
from school she passed directly beneath
the grated windows of the city prison.
Many were the rude faces she saw peer
ing out of these windows as she hurried
by. One morning an old man who was
serving a sentence in the prison, and
who had noticed the child passing daily,
spoke to her through the bars or iron.
won't you bring me something to
read. my dear?' he asked, plaintirely.
Il am very lonesome here, and have
nothing to do. Bring me any kind of
book. that's a good girl
No prisoner had ever spoken to the
ten-year-old child before, and half
interested. she hurried home and told
her her the incident. He Immediately
gave her a book from his library to take.
to the prisoner. In Il short time the lit
tie messenger had made friends with
the old man, who seemed to be touched
for he first time in his life. Every Sun
day after that the child carried a book
TO the prison, asked for the man who
talked to her through his grated win
dow, and gave him Il new book to read.
Several months later, the prisoner be
came mortally i'll and sent for his little
benefactor. Before she went away the
dying man said:
promise me, child, you'll do as much
for my comrades in prison as you've
done for me-
Il will" said Linda, solemnlv.
She kept her word, and for Il long time
confined her labOrs to prisoners in her
own state. Hundreds of DISCHARGED con
yicts came to her. She had been their
prison friend, and was their only hope
when they were released. No one went
away without assistance. To some she
gave money; to others clothes and shell
ter and employment
The first county Jail library in Chicago
was established by her. Soon She
reached out into other states. She in
terested her friends in the work and
gave library of 1000 volumes to the
county Jail in St. Louis. Thousands of
books began to be sent to her from peo-
pie all over the country, and these she
distributed to many prisons. Now she
began to be known throughout the west
as The Prisoners Friend"
Ludlow street jail, the tombs, the
house CT detention, in New York. have
each libraries due to Miss Gilbert's eff
forts Ii is impossible to estimate. the
far-reaching influence over depraved
people that this corsecratcd woman ey-
erted; and when she died in October,
1898, the prisoners of the country
mourned the loss of their best friend
The resolve of Il child produced this
wonderful result.-Youth's Companion.
Major G. T. Picton is manager of the
State Hotel, at Denison Texas, which
the travelling men say is one of the best
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-16
Strong Again "'T IT, liz ssS W. v's ss:s"
THE ANAPHRODISTlC!

From PROF. DIR. RECORD of Paris is the only
remedy for restoring strength under guaran-
tee and will bring back your lost powers and
stop for ever the dangerous Drains on your
system. They act quickly. create a healthy
digest m, pure rich blood, firm muscles, rug
ged stre"gt,3, steady nerves and clear brain.
Imported direct from Paris Price per box,
dir cti )ns in"losed. S:.5G. For sale by all re-
Spec1 abe druggists. Mail orders from any
person SHALL receive prompt attention DR..
V. Condory, Agt. and Manager for w. A.,
by Fred Schaefer, e. Paso. Texas.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-16
Via Santa Fe Route.

Round trip rates to Las Vegas Hot
springs at all times, as well as to the
seaside resorts on the Pacific coast.
Full information cheerfully furnished
upon application to.
E. COPELAND,
General Agent
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-16
Holiday Excursion Rates.

On Dec. 23rd, 9th, 18th, Both, and 81,
1896, and Jan. LIST. 1897, the Southern
Pacific will sell round trip tickets to
local Texas points at one and one third
rate. Limited for return January 4th.
1897.
H. r. TURNER T. +. HUNT
Ticket Clerk Commit Ag't.
Office Cor. San Antonio and Oregon
SITS, Ell PasO.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-16
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Disc,

DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry is the only medicine that absolute
ly and infallibly cures all blood diseases.
1t isn't a medicine for some one par
ticular so-called disease. 1t is a
medicine for the whole body. 1t forces
out all the germs of disease, replaces
impurities with rich red blood. feeds
the tissues and makes strong, healthy
flesh
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-16

When most needed it is not unusual
for your family physician to be away
from home. Such was the experience
of Mr.. J. Y. Schendk, editor of the
Caddo, Ind. Ter, Banner, when his
little girl, two years of age, was threat
ened with severe attack of Group.
He says: my wife insisted that l go
for the doctor, but as our family ply
stefan was out of town, [ purchased a
bottle of Chamberlain S Cough Rene
dy, which relieved her immediately.
[ will not be without it in the future. "
% and so cent bottles for sale by all
druggists.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-16

Holiday Rates via Santa Fe.
Rate-One single fare Tor the round
trip. Tickets on sale December "a, %
and 81, 1896 and January !, 1897. Good
for return until Jsnusry eth. 1897.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-16
Notice to all Travellers.

Travellers Insurance Tickets have
again placed on sale at the Southern
Pacific city and depot ticket off ce.
T. F. HUNT. COm'l Agent.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-16
Notice

is hereby given by the G. H, s. S. A.
Ry., of the withdrawal Of excursion
tickets from Ell Paso to southeastern
states, which have been advertised to
be on sale Dec. 2lst and 22nd.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-16
Books

and Pamphlets of every descrip
ton printed in the neatest and
most attractive styles. If you
want catalogue or Constitution
and Bylaws printed, call on US
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-16

One of the principal uses of DR..
Pierce's FAvorite Prescription is the
preparation of prospective mothers for
the time of trial and danger that comes
when Il child is born. The "Prescrip-
ton is strengthening and invigorating
and lessons pain and danger. 1t in
sures the perfect well-being and the
perfect health of both mother and
child. Every woman should know
these things before she really needs to
know them. There are many things
in DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Medi-
cal ADVISER" that every woman
ought to know. This celebrated work
has reached sale of $50, GOO copies at
81 80 each. The expense of production
having thus been covered, 500, goo
copies are now given away. A copy
will be sent to any address on receipt
of twenty one (2ll one-cent stamps TO
cover cost of mailing only. Address,
Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa-
ton, Buffalo, n. y.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-16
UP O-DATE

IS an appropriate term in speak
ing of the printing we do. We
nave a lot of new equipment, and
are constantly receiving the lat
est styles of type.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-16
PRINTING

that delighted your father and
the prices that he considered rea-
sonable would hardly prove sat
isfactory to you in this age of
progress and competition.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-16
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You May

never have found anything to
surpass the coffee and biscuits
that your mother made, but the
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-16
WE HAVE

increased our facilities for doing
commercial printing. We do
not claim to be the cheapest
printers in the State-we are not
running a Chinese laundry-but
we do
The Arizona sentinel., 1896-06-27
y ~ IN
PicachO Locals.

VIM. E. Curry, VIM. Swain and ]
". Mendivil were elected trustees Of
the Picacho school Lis.xct at the
election last week.
Col. D. K. Allen was elected trustee
OF the Cuayamaca high school for
Picacho.
The district has 16J children OF
WHICH 122 are OF school age emitting
it to two teachers.
Prof. w. &. Ferguson and his wife
will probably teach the school the
coming term, as they have been
spoken to by the board oil trustees.
All Of whom are favorable.
Pedro Flores house caught fire and
was burned 10 the ground Saturday,
only his trunk was saved. His
mother, an aged woman lost her
clothing, bedding and provisions.
The fire was the result Of the heat of
the sun setting fire to matches ex
posed in one corner OF the house.
Pedro was absent working on mine
near Tacna.
The beautiful seven room cottage Of
J. NJ. Mendivil is receiving its finish
ing touches. Mr.. NJ has gone 20 Los
on trip of pleasure and
business.
Mrs. W. 3. Ferguson has received
her commission as postmistress in the
place Of J. N. Mendivil resigned.
NJ. E. Curry has the walls Of his
new store finished and as soon as the
roof is on, he will move into it.
The Arizona sentinel., 1896-06-27

When you come to town get one oil
iaeger's smokers. :
The steamer Mohave will leave en-
July Sth for Ehrenberg and into,
mediate way landings.
The Mother Superior at the Fl.
Y INA Indian school and a number OF
The Sisters have gone to Oakland for
the summer.
When you ask Joe for a Cigar get
The Pride of Yuma, at, Iaeger's. +
Geo. ~. Norton bought Wednesday
a one-sixth inter st in the Orcgonian
mine in the Moffatt district OF U. G..
Wilder and NJ. L. Pool.
Don't forget to attend the Calico
ball to he given at the S. P. hotel on
The evening of July 4th, by Court
Yuma, No. 3, Foresters of America.
Excursion tickets viii be sold for
train leaving Yuma at 3 40 Il. m. FIJI
day morning, July 3rd, for Santa
Monica, San Pedro. Long Beach, San
Buena Ventura and Santa Barbara for
$l3:40. For Avalon (Santa Catalina
ISlard, $l5.6l. Tickets good for 60
days. These tickets will be sold every
alternate Friday for The balance OF the
season.
VIM. Marvin and Charlie ingalls,
leave today on visit to the mud
volcanoes in Lower California. Billy
has suffered the last week consiJera-
bic with rheumatism and is in hopes
to get relief from bathing in the hot
mud
The Arizona sentinel., 1896-06-27
A Chinaman Murdered.

The murdered body of Chinaman
by the name Of Sim Lee was found al
Las Flores, across the CHA river from
the Old ella City yesterday. The
hea had been nearly severed from the
body with an AK
The victim was in charge Of the
Nugget mine and mill for L. c.. More
land and conducted Il small store.
Robbery is supposed to have been
the motive for committing the crime.
Pete Burke, Justice Duke and
Sheriff Greenleaf and several others
left on receipt of the dispatch to ex-
anime into the killing.
The Arizona sentinel., 1896-06-27
~. .-ySE-. --rE-l.-- s..a-a9 9 -''.F71-1E. =
Thought TO Be al Alligator.

| Yesterday. j. NJ. Morales, dairy
man of the Colorado valley, came to
town greatly excited and purchased
several boxes OF cartridges.
The day before while his children
were playing ON the bank of laguna
Eear his place and about one hall
mile from Capt. ingalls, ranch, they
saw what appeared to be e log in the
water.
The object commenced to move in
the water and the children noticed it
was some kind of animal they had
never seen before. Becoming alarmed
they began to call for help, and started
for home on The dead run. They told
their father what they had seen and
taking his shot gun he went down TO
investigate.
On reaching the laguna he saw IN
The middle of the stream an animal
about 10 or II feet in length and from
the description he gave there is no
question but what It is an alligator
He took shot at it with his shot gun
and probably hit it for the monster
swan swiftly to some arrow weed in
the middle of the laguna short dis
lance and concealed itself.
The laguna gets its supply of water
from the Colorado river and in all
probability the alligator left
the river to forage as is the custom of
that animal.
About ten years ago when q man by
the name OF Weaver was proprietor of
the S. Z. hotel lie had brought from
New Orleans young alligator which
he kept in a tank at the hotel. One
night it escaped and was never re-.
captured. 1t is the opinion of old
timers that what Mr.. Morales has seen
is the same one that escaped at that
time.
The Mexicans and indians from
Hardy's Colorado report having seen a
strange and unknown animal a num-
Der of times in that vicinity. Their
description is that OF an alligator, but
no one hereabouts has ever paid any
attention to the stories.
Mr. Morales is afraid it will kill
some member Of his family, as the Ia
guna is used to bltl III. Should it
fail to make its escape from the la
guna today he will su ely kill it.
The Arizona sentinel., 1896-06-27

Mr.. Fraijo after an absence OF sew
eral weeks in the Picacho and Gold
Cross mining region spent a couple Of
days IN Yuma this week. Mr.. FfaijO
is IN A No. l mill man and after The
first of July Will enter the service oil
the Golden Cross Mining and Milling
Company at Hedges.
The village council had several ex-
ceedingly interesting meetings this
week. The "Soiied Doves" had en-
ployed several lawyers and they made
it moro than interesting for our
Getty Dads -.
Ordinance No. 81, confning pros
titutes to block 7, with the exception
OF that part relating to Jones street
was repealed and the "Soiled Doves
and there macks have once mOf6 the
privilege of the town.
For RENT.-Several large rooms,
suitable for housekeeping, if desired,
on Main street near The freight depot.
Iuouire at this Office,