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Year: 1874

EDITOR HERALD: - In company
with Captain Kraszynski of Lyon
Station, yesterday went to see the
oil deposits in this vicinity, and was
greatly astonished at the splendid
show of oil that we saw. The first
claims we went to see were the Clara
and Danbury, which are located about
one mile from Lyon Station, and are
undoubtedly the best claims in the
district. Riding up a canon COM
pletely shut in from the outside world
by high cliffs, and along a creek COW
cred on either side by dense groves of
willows, we soon come to a group OF
oil springs seven or eight in number,
all situated within


A SHORT DISTANCE OF EACH OTHER.


We examined them closely; the oil
appeared to come from little crevices
in the rocks, and flowed small
stream of oil continuously. Con-
tinuing our way up the canon we
came to numerous springs, and they
kept increasing until the ground was
literally covered with oil. Far up the
sides of the mountain and in the
gulches, springs of oil were bursting
out and it seemed to be everywhere.
1t was grand sight amid the wild
mountains, to see this immense wealth
scattered over the face OF the whole
mountain and cafIon, and forming a
chain of springs that extend for many
miles through the country. Entering
Year: 1874

A month or two ago we mentioned
the interesting swarm of bees which
Mr.. Littlefield had quartered in front
window cornice of his residence. At
that time efforts were made to expel
the troublesome lodgers from their
snug retreat, and it was thought that
the task was effectually accomplished.
The bees were smoked out, drowned
out and burnt out, and finally the cor
nice was removed and the swarm with
their honey removed bodily. But bees
still remained, in spite of every effort.
Yesterday another attack was made
upon the improvised apiary, and full
swarm with upwards of one hundred
pounds of strained honey removed. If
this is not liquid sweetness long drawn
out, what is it?
Year: 1874

na- The tide ofimmigration is steadily set
ting in, and the first thing eastern people do
Is to throw away their New York Hats and buy
a new one of DESMOND. They say there Is no
comparison between the two. 2Ho
Year: 1874

We have to dispose of our immense
Stock of Clothing, Dress Goods, etc. etc., to
make room for very extensive Stock of Fall
Goods, just purchased in New York, and en-
route for us. We have reduced the prices, and
you will find 1t to your advantage to call
the
Year: 1874

In speaking of the proprietorship OF
our town clock, whether vested in the
city or county, our evening cotempo-
rary says: ain the course of the de-
bate in the Council yesterday, it was
stated that the clock in the Court
house tower belongs to the county and
not the city. This will he found to be
a mistake. In 1858 when Don Juan
Temple was about to erect the build
ing, he proposed to the city to proc
ure clock and place it in the
tower The city appropriated the
money, and the clock was bought
and placed where it is now. After
wards, in 1865, Mr.. Temple came to
the conclusion that the clock was too
heavy for the tower and that the vi
bration of the bell in striking the hour
was injuring the building. He there
fore threatened to take it out. Judge
King, who was then City Attorney, in
conjunction with the late VIM. H.
Lander, filed a bill Of injunction
against Mr. Temple, and he relin-
quished his purpose. When the build
ing was purchased by the county, the
transfer carried no other right or title
in the property than was formerly
held by Mr.. Temple, and the owner
ship of the clock was therefore sub


ected to no change. Consequently, if
the city in 1865, when she proceeded
to enjoin Temple from displacing the
clock, was the legal owner of that in
strument, she is in exactly the same
position to-day.
Year: 1874

On the Continent the 81 XIV is dark
and lowering, and it is impossible not
TO feel that a storm is brewing. vet
nobody can tell in which direction to
look for the first flash. There are no
distinct quarrels ready for fighting
about, but the relations of several
important States exhibit just the sort
of feverish irritation which may at
any moment precipitatc collision.
1t NAV he assumed that France and
Germany are bound to fight some
dav: hut France. though busy with
military preparations, of which every
traveller through the country brings
over startling accounts, is not vet
ready for war; and on the other
hand, it is difficult to see what more
it can be possible far the Germans to
get out of another conquest. There
can be no doubt, however, that Ger
many is just now in rather an explO-
sive condition. The people are
groaning bitterly under the strain to
which they have been subjected, and
which has still to be continued in or


der to maintain the enormous arma-
ment. which is deemed necessary as
a check upon reprisals by France.
At this moment Germany is prOba


bly, the strongest power in Europe:
but the question is how long it can
maintain itself in this position. 1t
is at the highest point now, hut the
cost of this supremacy is fearfully
exhansting. Every year the country
becomes less capable of enduring the
drains upon it in men and money,
and every year, while Germany is
thus at the best only barely holding
its ground, other powers are growing
rapidly in strength and confidence.
Hence the idea which is supposed to
have taken possession of Bismarck,
that the policy Of Germany should
be to strike while it is at the top of
its strength, and while other cOnn-
tries are weaker. and thus to Obtain
an opportunity of lessening its mill,
tary expense by paralyzing its chiei
opponents while it still has power 70
do so. IL must be remembered that


it is not merely France by ltseil that
the Germans have to reckon with IN


the future. but also the Papacy and


the Czar-two very formidable oppo-
nepts. who would each be pretty sure
To do all in their power to help


France against the power which has
already defied the one, and is sns-


pected OF g similar intention in re-
gard to the other. The European
situation, therefore, comes pretty


mnch to this-that Germany, de-
Year: 1874

Asan illustration Ofthe power Ofone
poison to counteract the effect of an
other IN the human system, recent
case in this city furnishes highly
important and interesting instance.
We give the statement as related to
us by DR.. Harris, who was called to
the relief of wOuld-be snicide, and
who administered the successful anti
dote. The person had taken between
forty and fifty grains of opium. and
was fast dying. He could no longer
swallow, his extremities were cold
and had turned black, while his res
pirations only numbered between six
and seven to the minute. This last
of itself seemed to indicate that all
hope was gone, as anything less than
eight respirations minute had here


tofore been known as sure precursor
of death. As a last resort, the doc
tor determined to try heroic treat,
ment, aud he accordingly, with a
hypodermic syringe, injected two
thirds of a drachm of nux- -vomica dis
solved in teaspOonful of water be-
meath the skin over the heart, stom-
ach, spine, and on each arm above
the elbow, and on the calf of each
leg. The quantity of nnx-vomica
would have been the death of any
well man in existence. but in antagon-
ism to the opium it was in this seem
ingly hopeless case an agent of life,
and in fifteen minutes the man was
sitting up in bed, conscious, and
rapidly recoyering.-Eschange.
Year: 1874

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Trib-


PlrrsBURG. Nov ia Subterra-


mean fire is raging in the portion of
this city known As IIerrOn's Hill.


which threatens serious consequences


to about 800 acres of improved prop


ertN In digging out for Thirty


third street against the bank some


three or four months ago. the work


men discovered a strata of the coal


which is so plenty in this city. In


order to warm coffee for their lunches


they discovered this tO he just the


place, and accordingly lit fires at the


mouth. Granually this slight blaze


has developed itself till now it is


perfect volcano, whose ominOus roar


ing can easily he heard by persons


travelling over the surface. No eff
forts have been made to eXtinguish
this blaze, and now it is spreading


fearfully fast, endangering life and
property. HerrOn's Hill is the high
est point in Allegheny county, and on


its summit is located one Of our water
reservoirs, which has been but lately
erected. Water was recently put in
il, hut it leaked out. Lately, how
ever. it was found that this water did
not pass out altogether from leaks,
but that portion has evapOrated in
steam, caused by the immense fire
raging below. There is danger of
this work caving in, and. should it 90,
the flames will receive additional
draught. and will thus be the harder
to subduc. and have tendency of
spreading the fire still further. The
ultimate result of this subterranean
fire can hardly be told at present.
Millions of improved property lie on
the hill and in close proximity to
these burning mines, and should any
settling of earth occur at any point,
the result would he most disastrous.
Efforts will he made to conquer the
flames by sapping and mining, but it
will take months, and perhaps years,
to extinguish this mass of burning
coal. much Of which is burning hun
dreds of feet below the surface.
Year: 1874

spairlng OF becoming any stronger,


and more than douhting its ability 10


maintain its strength ut its present


standard, would he glad of an oppor-


tunity of trying to cripple its antago-


nists at once in such way as to Sc
cure for itself some amount of ease
and peace for good while To come.
Whether this opportunity will he
found nobody can say: hut there can
ut least be little doubt that Germany
is bent on creating an opportunity it
il can, and that il will avail itself of
any that offers 1t is no wonder,
then. with such state of things an
The Continent, there should he doubt
and perturbation in the financial
world. Almost anything may hap
pen before spring.-Loacio0 Corres-
pOadeace Ne,r YORK.. Times.
Year: 1874

GOIIi


A Milwaukee paper last night de
clared for Mr.. +. b. Washbnrne as
the next Republican candidate for
the Presidency. The Republican
party will elect the next President;
that much is as certain as any future
event can be. Whether the Presi-
dents name will he Washburne. or
COnkling, or Blaine or Wilson. is a
question for future discussion. An
early nomination will not help man
if he is not sure of the affections and
respect of Republicans throughout
the country; and one who has these
can afford to wait for the recognition
of his merits at the proper time.
Year: 1874

John Erode is no more. You prob
ably didn't know him. He lived in
Western Missouri. and on entering
the smoke house of friend to see
how the hams got along a trap-gun
blew his head off.
Year: 1874

THE revelations concerning the growth
Of pauperisminNew York, recently made
by the Secretary Of the Social Science
Congress, were both interesting and start
ling, for they show how widely the evil
has spread, and how deficient are the
msanso relief. We cannot conceive any.
thing more notifying to American pride
than the alleged fact that every twenty!
third person in the Empire State shOuld
be apauper, and that three generationsoi
thAthelpleS, ,shiltless class are not seldom
to be found IN the ,almshouses. II We
continue at such q rate, We fear this So
clal disease will become as deep.seated
and incurable on this side Of the ocean
as 1t Is on the other, where 1t has long
become one Of the most yexatlous politi;
cal problems for the Legislator and the
philanthropist to solve. z-
Year: 1874

THOSE who think that the Forty. Third
Congress Is not q remarkable body Of men
are very much 5 mistaken. They have
been in process Of incubation longer, with
two exceptions, than any Congress since
the beginning Of the Government. The
session OF 1868 was two days and that
Of 1870 three days longer.
Year: 1874

THE New York Tribune Of Saturday
expressed an opinion somewhat to the ef.
feet that the President would go back on
himself and be q drivellng idiot, or some
thing Of that sort II he signed the Confer.
sence Currency bill. And he took his lit.
tie pen in his hand and did that very
thiDgl WhatWillthe Tribune do about III
Year: 1874

The Russian Government has by no means


abandoned the idea of Pcace Congress and
an international code. The repulse Of its
oyert,1res in this direction last summer ap-
parently was not severe enough to he called
a defeat. So tho invitations aro out again
for another meeting. Even the American
Republics arc included in the now DISPENSE
ton. The persistence of Russia in the peaco
project, if it did not cover ulterior designs,
would ehano tho politor nntions Of the West.
Wo hnyo not been accustomed to look to
Russia for q mitigation of the horrors Of WIZ
Year: 1874

The Warehouse Commissioners have seri-
ously entertained proposition to abolish the
rule Of inspection making distinction be-
tween old aud now corn, it having been al-
legged that the now corn this year is perfectly
sound and dry. One Of the members Of the
Board is on his why to Chicago to investigate
the facts, with power to act if tho truth shall
appear TO be as stated. The eNeet Of amend
ing tho rules in this rnnnner would be to pre-
vent corners for some time after tho now croE
begins to arrive.
Year: 1874

The question, whether a gentle


man walking with lady should give
her his right or left arm, is frequent-
-ly discussed. Custom and written
etiquette are rather in favor of the
right, although there are excellent
reasons iii behalf Of the left AIM
Either one or the other, permanently
retained. is vastly better than the
awkward and absurd habit of chang
ing arms, so to place the lady on the
inside of the promenade. One ad-
vantage of giving the left arm is that
the person OH the right naturally
takes the lead. so that, in the coun-
try or city. in the Street or park. he
thus readily directs the way, instead
of waiting oconsrltwith his compan-
ion, or causing jostling by each Of
them trying to move to opposite
points. Another advantage is, that
in crowded thOroughfare, slch as
Broadway, for example, where the
sidewalk is invariably cncumbered
with merchandise and thronged with
people. gentleman needs his right
arm to remove distractions and keep
rude or careless folks out Of the
way.-"Home Qad Society;" ScriI-
neT' for Jante. .H ~
Year: 1874


A mother had an only son,


As beautiful as dawn, .f
When rosy light had just begun
To kiss the dewy lawn
With voice as sweet and musical
AS birds that sing for love,
And soul as kind and dutiful


As angels are above.
He grew IN beauty and in strength,
In courage and III skill,
And had an arm AM soul at length
To rescue or to kill. III Eg
And when earth's tyrants came to blast,
And thundcrs gan to roll, t4-
Upon her son the mother cast
look that read his sotii.s
81 know thy heart and whittier rush,
Those Lofty thoughts OF thine,
And wherefore mounts taat naughty blush
And shall my soul repine?
Go! would rather die than part
With thee, my beautiful,
Still must as to me thou art,
To God be dut fAl.''
He hurried to the field and fought
Until the foemen fed,
And never till that moment thought
How fatally lie bled.
But soon his dying form reposed
Within his mothers arms,
And soon the solemn coffin closed
Upon his boyish charms.
"Oh, gentle Heavens! ye are just,
And have naught to blame
My treasure may safely trust
10 Him from whom it came:
But still my soul does his pursue,
And with it almost died
Oh, piteous Heaven take me too,''
And piteous Heaven complied.
Year: 1874

THERE was something touching in
the allusiOn made the other day by
Colonel BOUDINOT fan Indian) in his
speech before the. House Committee
on Territories in advocacy Of the
organization of tie Territory of
Oklahama. After referring TO the
franchise granted to the blacks. and
to the remarkable spectacle recently
exhibited in the House of Represen
tatives, when an eDiranchised African
was called by the Speaker to preside
temporarily over that body, Colonel
BoUDiNOT said. "Whata commentary
upon the doctrine Of equality and
civil rights Everybody seems to be
invested with the legacy Of equal
rights in this Land of the free and
home of the brave, except the
original owner of the country. He
alone is an alien in the land of his
birth. Rich. Why.
Year: 1874

he hr-t thin" To winter any animal
un is int This was the remark of an in
1elligent farmer made TO us last week, and
ii is a whole agricultural sermon boiled
down to q single text.


When an animal comes to the barn With
his SKIN We'll padded with tat. he is equip
ped for a winter campaign. Fat will keep
him warm, give him courage, and, if
worst comes Ia worst, serve him for
Nictuals and drink. A fat animal will be
comfortable in weather which shivers and
fortunes poor one He will chew the
cld of cGntentment ON fodder which will
half ~tarye one which has no reserves.
and he viii generally bear treatment
which would kill thin one No farmer
can afford To have the early SHOWS drive
poor animals to his barn.


Most farmers know this, and we fear
many a quadrupad which is now sleek and
smooth, upon whose ribs the mountain
pastures have plastered tatncss and whose
sides are glossy from generous feeding,
viii during the coming month lose in
weight and 90 to his winter quarters in
poor condition. In the fall when the frosts
have frozen the life and the Juices out of
the grasses and made them alike distaste-
tul and innutriciOus, and when the cold
storms and bleak winds make protection
almost As necessary As in midwinter, cattle
and horses will certainly fall away if left
to grub in the old pastures or even in the
moving fields by day, and to face winds
and storms by night. Most farmers know
this, too, but the temptation not to break
INTO the hay-mow or the corn-barn until
obliged to, and thereby prepare for a late
spring, is very strong, and it is vastly
easier to conclude that the young cattle
and sheep will find shelter from storms in
the woods and under hedges than to 90
and drive them to the barn and so they
are let to their own devices and their
owners suffer in consequence. This is all
wrong, and we ask our farmer friends to
reform it Remember the text, The best
thing to winter any animal on is tat
Year: 1874

perhaps. If you apply for a home in one
of them it will seem odd to you to have
the land-lady inspect you with severe
eye and then ask if you are member of
Congress. Perhaps Just as a pleasantly
you will say yes And then she will tell
you that she is ''tull" Then you vii!
show her the advertisement in the morn
ING paper, and there she stands convicted
and ashamed. She will try to blush, and
it will be only polite in you to take
the effort for the deed. She shows YOU
her rooms now and lets you take one--but
makes you pay in advance Tor it. That is
what you will get for pretending to be
Il member Of Congress If you had been
content to be merely q private citizen
your trunk would have been sufficient Sc
curity for your board. If you are curiou,
enough to enquire into this thing, the
chances are that your land lady will be i'll
naturcd enough to say that the persons
and property of a Congressman are ex-
empt from arrest or detention, and that
with tears in her eyes she has seen sever
al Of the peoples representatives walk Oft
to their several States and Territories car
rying her unreceipted board bills in their
pockets for keepsakes. And before you
have been in Washington many weeks
you will be mean enough to believe her,
Year: 1874

move among the poor class Of people
that | write of. The other day heard a
wife say to her husband that She took Il
heavy cold while saving wood in 4 damp
cellar, and have done just the same my
self Many Il man / know who has no
concern whether his wife has tour or six
OF eight children to take care of and raist'
in the ''nuIture and admonition OF the
Lord" All he thinks about - that if IL
the Lords will to have 50 many children,
VII, tl.a- Tho lnan can afford tn 'ln"cntIy
support them or not, on whether the Wo-
man can worl, like u slave, and keep we'll,
and still At the same time bear children
that Shall likewise be- vel III body H. well
As in mind No such thoughts seem ever
to enter his mind lie leaves his Shop,
where all day he has dome the work laid
out for him to do-work that he is used to
and that he knows when it is donc--;ynd
comes into the house at night and ask


why the shelf is not busted. or why the
door is not kept clear of the children
toys, (such broken ones as the poor, tired
mother may be able to get for them), on
why the children are dirty. lie like
children, but he likes to see them kept
clean. When Sunday comes he. asks his
Wife: "Have you made Mary's dress? Is
Nellie's hat trimmed? Did YOU get john
ny's pants and vest done Have You
sewed the hat that was torn? Are my
new pants ready to wear? Did you get
my undershrt and drawers made ?" and
litty-eleyen other things are expected to
be done Just when they are wanted by Il
kind husband.


1t is truly impossible to raise children
under such circumstances, rs they should
be raised Our country is in need of good
and noble men and women, but if Il man
has not an income to Tighten the burden
Of his wife by providing comforts for her,
and sufficient help, he is in duty bound not
to heap one responsibility after another
upon her until She is Worn and tired to
death, leaving a group of poorly born and
raised children | say men are brtlteS who
act with no more consideration, Almost
every day | hear persons say, 'lioW
wicked the people are getting to be, and
| can't help thinking it is owing largely
to the fact that mothers are SO overdone
with work that they cannot train up their
children to be good and noble citizens. l
work harder now with four children than
| would wish my husband ever to. His
work is done at 6 o'clock, but | work from
morning till bedtime and often from night
till morning. Though | know how much
my children need their mother | often
wish to die. My husband is kind, but our
family is too large for his income, and |
am too much worn down to do all that
needs to be done, and an untold number
of other women are in the same or worse
condition. from Laws Of Life.
Year: 1874

The New York Tribune says the com
piete lnetficacy Of the various popular
panaccas for bots in horses may be better
understood when we come to know some
thing of the nature of these persistent
parasites. They are not worms, but lary;e
uf a fly, and are possessed of remarkable
powers OF endurance under adversity. The
most msinuating substances are but as
milk and honey to them, and in an instance
recently recorded, 4 colony of them at
tached to the stomach Of a dead horse
We're in no way inconvenenced by an
hours exposure to a bath of spirits of tur-
pentine. But when whale oil was poured
upon them they let go their hold and died
almost instantly. Now, whale oil being
thus indicated as an effective dose, and
pelnS aperient in its action upon the
morse would seem to be the remedy that
SiouiH be chosen before any other AT
least 1t might he we'll to have some exper-
lmentS made and the results carefully
noticed and made note of
Year: 1874

10 measure the contents of a stack of
hay. proceed us follows: If it is Il round
stack taporing from a point to the ground,
measure the width half way between the
ground and the peak of the stack, multiply
this width by itself, and divide the sum by
.7S54; this will give the average area Of
the surface covered by the stack Then
multiply that by the height from the
ground to the point where the width was
measured If these measurements are
feet. the sum found is the cubic feet in the
stack


If the hay is timothy, orchard grass,
millet, on hungarian, 800 feet will make
4 ton, or 4 cube eight feet each way. If
the stack is very solids and was cut when
dead ripe, 800 feet will make a ton, or Il
cube Of seven feet each way.


If the hay is mixed with clover, about
1N0 feet, or a cube Of nine feet each way.
Will make a ton. If it is all clover, or
light meadow grass, or red top, 500 feet
Will be required to weigh a ton unless it
isprcsSed very hard, when some allowance
must be made These estimates are made
from notes OF n great many stacks and
mows of various kinds. and will give 4
fair average.