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Year: 1871




Scale.


The Metropolitan Fire Extingushing COMPANY
which proposes to eXtinguish fires by means or
carbonic acid gas instead of water completed their
organization yesterday afternoon. The company
claim that carbonic acid gas can be delivered
Innrough the Steamers at present used by the Fire
department as easily as water and vi ith far greater
eHect. TO prove this to be the case they propose
scale.
AT the last session OF the Legislature law was
passed authorizing the company to lay pipes three
leet beneath the level OF the streets for the purpose
OF conveying their gas. 1t is their purpose shortly
10 avail themselves OF this permission by carrying
pipes from one OF the reservoirs of the Manhattan
Gas company 10 vacant lot distant two miles and
nall la the upper part OF the city, upon which an
ORDINARY tnree-story building is to be erected and
1led with material OF the most combustibe charac-
ter. The building Is then to be fired and engines
summoned in the usual manner. On their arrival
the hose will be attached to the gas pines of the
company, and the hremen will proceed to extnguish
the fire with carbonc acid gas.


This experiment will, it is estimated cost $780, 0O0
but so great is the confidence OF the managers in
the success of the scheme that they feel justified in
the expenditure of this large sum on public test.
The Fire Commissioners, the heads of the different
city departments, Governor Hoffman and other
prominent citizens are expected to be present on
the occasion in addition to populations from other
States N. !. Post, last eUeIling.
Year: 1871


The condition of onr money market continues
easy and greatly in favor of good borrowers
but lenders complain loudly of the lack of spirit
among the former and of the low scale of rates
obtainable for accommodations. There Is a fair
amount of business doing in loans on city real
estate securities, but with this exception there
is an entire lack of spirit in the market save
what is exhibited at the Stock Board. Some
lenders who would not otherwise touch such
securities are now turning their attention to
loans on country property. Rates are very easy
and almost nominal.


Gold is quiet, steady, and rather weak, selling
at lllZS@i12, closing at the latter.


Government bonds are quiet but firm at last
nights closing prices.


Al the Stock Board there was good demand
andilarge dealings at some advance. In State
and City loans there was nothing done.


Among the railroad stocks Camden and
Amboy was the chief attraction owing to the
report favorable to the proposed lease of the
road, and the stock sold from 1301S0133
Pennsylvania Railroad was quiet. with some
salss a 993}5, and az 82S9 tcr the allotpepts,
Year: 1871

The st. Petersburg correspondent of
the London Standard says Seeing that
as long as her ships remain shut up in
the Black sea and the Baltic, Russia
cannot become first rate naval power,
the necessity arises for finding some
port where their movements are less
likely to be impeded by the ice or a
hostile force, and the Moscow Gazette
has cast his eyes on the Veranger Fiord,
which formerly belonged to Russia, but
which is now part of Norway. This
gulf contains three excellent harbors,
capable of sheltering large fleet; and
as the coast is washed by the Gulf
stream, the ports are never frozen, and
vessels can sail from them for the open
sea at any season Of the year. The
coast can, moreover, be so strongly for
tilted as to render the entrance to the
Gulf extremely difficult, if not impossi-
ble, In exchange for this coveted ac-
QUESTION, the Moscow Gazette offers the
Spitzbcrgen Archipelago, all of which it
seems to have very high opinion. But
even if the island belongs to Russia,
which is very doubtful, the exchange OF
the Veranger Fiord for this barren
group, that has been successfully aban-
doned by all who have ever attempted
to settle there, would be bad bargain
for Sweden
Year: 1871

In his Christmas in the West In
dies" Charles Kingsley speaks in tone
of great amusement of the A" "foureyed
fish" which have their eyes divided
into an upper and lower, using one half
to see through the air and the other
half for the water. Numerous as are
Kingsley was disappointed at only twice
catching a glimpse of black fin.
Scotch friend with whom he was staying
came home, indeed, one evening with
weird tale of having had to cross the
mouth of a river at the very point
where he had seen shark that morn
ing. We can understand that, as this
man walked helpless through the surf,
expecting every moment to be accosted
by a set of teeth from which he would
hardly have escaped with life he felt
colder down his back than at any other
time in his life. Somewhat similar to
this is the adventure of young girl
who was bathing with three of her Sis
ters in a lagoon. She felt herself seized
from behind. and thought one of the
others was playing a trick on her; but
when she looked up and saw that
nef tnfee sisters were Oh tlle Ddilh, SHc
had only time to scream for assistance,
for she was in the grip of an anaconda.
Luckily, the beast had hold of her bath
ing dress only, which was of thin col
ton the others rushed to her assistance,
and pulled with all their might the
bathing dress gave way, and the ana
conda sid back again. with it in his
mouth, into the dak labyrinth of the
mangrove roots.
Year: 1871

The Geneva Courier says that an Sat
urday evening, July lst, the passengers
on the New York Central train wit.
messed beautiful and rare phenomenon
in nature. which was first observed near
Victor Station, and continued as far as
Phileps, distance of twenty-five miles.
The first thought on looking out of the
car was that we were riding on the shore
of a lake; indeed one gentleman not
well acquainted with the geography of
this section, taought such was the fact.
The appearance of what seemed to be
the lake, was sheet of perfectly
smooth water, of brilliant orange near
the shore, gradually softening into the
most delicate golden tint, as it neared
what appeared to be the horizon. This
apparent horizontal line was distinctly
marked by line of magnificent purple
clouds whose tops were constantly NOV
ing, sometimes assuming the forms of
lofty mountains whose shifting side
seemed to be covered with masses of
dark foliage, moved by gentle breeze.
The sight was beautiful and weird be-
yond description. 1t is supposed to be
an unequal refraction Of the rays Of
light on Lake Ontario, which lies some
twenty miles north.
Year: 1871

Paris special of the 4th Of August
gives the following particulars about the
caucus of the Left Center of the Ma
tional Assembly, which voted on the Sd
for the prolongation of Thiers' powers
as President Of the Republic "The
deputies OF the Left Center, nominally
all moderate Republicans, were con-
vened by a circular which bore the sig
nature of Gambetta and others, for the
purpose of shaping the policy for the
party, and to take some definite action
concerning the proposed extension OF
Thiers' term of office. The meeting
was very harmonious. All the mem
bers spoke in praise of Thiers' admins
tration, and recommended him as the
only man who is now capable to keep
the balance between all parties. The
meeting decided TO support Thiers in
his policy of moderation and to discour
age maneuvers of the Legitimists and
Bonapartists. One deputy submitted a
motion requesting the Government to
abstain from all interference in the
Roman question, and il was accepted.
The caucus then voted, by ma ority of
one hundred and ninety against five, to
advocate in the Assembly the prolonga-
ton of Thiers' powers for three years,
with proviso that Theirs should bear
the title of President of the French Re-
public, instead of Chief Executive, as
heretofore. The meeting resolved by
the same vote to create the office OF
Vice President. The Vice President is
to be at the same time President of the
Council. 1t was further decided to ex-
press confidence in Theirs by giving him
power to choose the Vice President, but
Theirs alone is to be responsible for the
| Government"
Year: 1871

DRILLING FOR THE PRIZE MEDAL.-The
offer of prize gold medal to the. best
drilled volunteer company at the State
Fair has aroused generous rivalry be.
tween the companies in this city. Five
companies have already been ordered to
appear at their respective headquarters
every nj ght until further orders for drill
Some people will be surprised ut the pro.
ticicncy which our volunteers have acquired
In the short time which has elapsed since
they were mustered into service
Year: 1871

The Washington quartz mine at French
Gulch has been worked since 1852, and
the first serious accident which ever oc-
CURED in it, happened on Wednesday the
Oath instant, resulting in the death of
William J. Christopher. 1t seems that
James Sinclair and Christopher were
working together; that to get to the place
of work in the mine they had to pass
along a straight tunnel three hundred
feet, and then turn short off into side
tunnel A few feet beyond where the
side tunnel turned off was sunk a nearly
perpendicular shaft one hundred and thirty
feet deep. Sinclair went to work before
his companion on the day mentioned and
expected him to follow in few minutes.
Sinclair, after working sometime and not
being joined by Christopher, went out to
see why he had not come to work. Chris
topher was not on the outside, and on search
being made he was found at the bottom of
the one hundred and thirty feet shaft,
still breathing, but unconscious. In going
to his work he had undoubtedly stepped
past the entrance to the side tunnel, and
into the deep shaft. On being found he
was carefully removed from the shaft and
Drs. Shurtleff and Plumb sent for, but the
injuries sustained were of fatal character
and death resulted in few hours after
the accident His spine was broken by
the fall, and that, to say nothing of other
injuries, would have caused death sooner
or later. Deceased was native of Ralent
Parish, Cornwall, England, and aged %
years. He leaves aged parents in his ma
tive place to mourn his untimely death.
He was a man of excellent character,
greatly esteemed by all who knew him,
and occupied the position Of n. g. of the
French Gulch Lodge l. o. o. T at the
time of his departure to that ''bourne
from whence no traveller returns"
Year: 1871

With this issue we enter upon another
decade in the existence Of the Free Press
the "0ld Family Journal" Three
score years have already passed over it
leaving it a time-woro veteran, battered
and bruised by many's conflict, but VIC
trust still vigorous and full Of life. The
years which have contributed to make
it venerable have been, many Of them,
years of turmoil and strife-some Of them
years ofhorror and civil bloodshed. Many
q var has been declared and many peace
cementcd since first It commenced Its long
chronicle Of passing events, and in all that
time it has endcavored to continue faithful
on the side Of justice. In years to come
who can tell what further changes its pages
may record or how strange and unlocked





for may be the revolutions yet to come!-
No prophetic vision have we to pierce the
impenetrable veil aud see coming events
cast their shadows before, yet we would
fain hope and anticipate the dawning o.
prosperity and real peace on our troub-
led land; Of a sunshine Of rest from strife
unclouded by the folly and fury
Of ambitious politicians, who distract the
the halls Of Legislation their places being
filled by men who represent the people,
not themselves, and try to do their duty
accordingly. Speed the day!
Year: 1871

SICK HsApAcnEs Sick headache ID
caused by overloading the stomach by in.
digestion. It may be relieved by drinking
very freely Of warm water, whether it pro.
duccs vomiting or not, II the feet are
cold, warm them or bathe them in watcr
as hot as you con bear it. Soda or ashea
in The water will do good, il the pain ID
very severe, apply cloth wrung out ql
hot water, to tho bead, pack as it were,
To prevent it, lot plaiuness, simplicity aud
temperance preside at your table. lp
some cases medicine is necessary, but L
tho above is properly carried out, almost
immediate relief is experienced
Year: 1871

Coon IN Every HEARr,--Hc who thinks
better Of his neighbors than they deserve
cannot be bad man, for tho standard by
which his judgement is formed Is tho good
ness of his own heart. Its the base only
who believe all base, or in other words.
like themselves. Few, however, arc oil
evil. Public men are seldom or never
fairly judged. at least while living. His
tory may do them justice, but they rarely
get it while they are alive, either from
friend Or foe.
Year: 1871

Men speak too much about the world
Each ono Of US here, let tue world go how
it will, aud bo victorious, has he not lifs
Of his own to lead? The worlds being
saved will not save US; nor tho worlds he.
ing lost destroy US. We should look 70
ourselves. There is a great merit here IN
the duty Of staying at home"
Year: 1871

Runs Orr WITH A CITIzEy.-The pranks
Of the devil 6sh are becoming frequent Of
late. One Of those horrible looking Great
urcs Of the deep, whose appearance in the
waters Of the Southern coast are somewhat
unfrequcnt, has been distinguishing hlmr
self lately by cudeavOring to spirit away an
old resident Of Savana. One day Major
Bouand, was fishing in Warsaw Sound,
near Cabbage Island bis boat being anch-
orcd. By some means or other the devil
fish became cntansled in the anchor rope
and started Of ut a rapid rate Of speed,
towing tho boat after him, with the occu-
pants in no very pleasant frame of mind,
The situation became so decidedly unpleas-
ant, that it was thought best to cut the
rope which was accordingly done, much to
the relief Of the fishermen, and tho creature
took its way iu peace.
Year: 1871

A religious paper prints the following
paragraph: 1t is asked Of all newspapers,
desiring the spread Of truth aud the de-
struction of error, that they publish this
request and prayer to Almighty Power
that on the three first Sunday nights in
October 1871, there shall appear in the
heavens distinct light in the shape Of a
great cross; and furthermore all good
pooplo arc urged to pray earnestly for this
miraculous sign.
Year: 1871

A gentleman said at camp meeting ip
Iowa tho other day that he had been
married twenty-five years, and during all
that time he had never given his wife a
cross look or an unkind word. This man
should have been au angel long ago; he is
altogether too amiable for this world. His
is an amiabill'y, however. that may not be
entirely desirable, He would be classcd
by most people among the wooden men--
He would kill any high spirited woman in
three weeks by his internal cquiuimity. =
He is as Interchangeable as a Eastwood tree,
as impcr,urablc as a mpd-tur,c. A house
might fall down on him and it wouldn't
bring an ejaculation from him. His wife
might run away with three mon at one
timc, and he would control himself so as
to say nothing whatever about it. Such
men as he make domestic peace an intol-
cradle burden. and are altogether too
sanity for flesh aud blood wives.
Year: 1871

before, and at that moment, from that
very gap, down jumped Soft Billy, and
in his hand he brandished a rcaping- hook.
The dream, In ell its horrors, sceiled on
the verge of fulfillment; but my great
grandmother was u strong-minded woman,
and though her heart was throbbing with
terror, she neither tainted nor screamed (;
she walked straight up to the idiot, and
gave him kindly greeting. 81 am glad
to see you, Billy am walking to the
end of the lane, and now you shall take
care of me-" The lad, highly fattered,
was meek and amiable in a moment, and
they walked the rest of the way together,
she keeping up an inccssant chatter in her
most CHEEKY tones, though her heart was
doubtless beating at every swing of the
ungainly figure, and every flourish of the
deadly weapon in the poor, purposelcss
fingers. At the cottage door she thanked
him, and wished him good-by; and it
will readily be believed that she procured
another escort for her walk home,


Now for my last story, which I had
from the lips of a venerable old Presby-
terian minister, the last man to indulge
his imagination.


He was In the habit of going every Sun
day afternoon to conduct the worship at
little village on the coast Of Scotland.
One Saturday night he dreamed vivid
dream. He saw the village, and the bay,
the waves tossing and beating in a storm,
and he saw pleasure-boat upset, and
dashed to pieces against the rocks. Two
men were 6ufleting with the water, fight
ing for their lives one a fair, slight youth,
the other a middle-aged sailor. As the
dreamer looked he saw them both clutch
at, and cling to floating spar it swayed
and sank under the double weight, and,
while the thought passed through his mind,
1T can never support them both, :" he saw
the sailor deliberately raise his fist, and
strike his'companion blow which stunned
him. The young man loosed his hold, and,
as he sank into the sea, the sleeper awoke.
few Sundays afterwards he was greeted
with the news that pleasure boat had
been upset, that the body of a young Eng
lish traveller had been washed on shore,
and that an elderly seaman was the only
survivor The man was good deal in
1ured, and was in bed at a public.house,
to which the corpse of the poor young
traveller had also been conveyed. The
ministerial once begged to be taken thither,
and so strongly was he impressed with the
conviction that his dream had had literal
fI1fillment, that he entered the room OF
the sick man with the fullest intention of
taxing him with murder But when he
approached the bed he saw face totally
unlike the one which had haunted his
sleep, and every feature of which was
vividly impressed on his memory His
visit to the poor dead youth had like
result.


These stories are actual facts, for the
truth of which can vouch will leave
all speculations on the subject to those
who read them, ,-E'Dery Saturday.
Year: 1871

THE greatest everyday want that most
men feel is that of time. The laboring
classes ask for fewer hours Of work, that
they may have more time for themselves
and families. Business and professional
men find their employments so engrossing
that they borrow time from their hours Of
rest and recreation, and thereby are hurried
to their graves. The educational problem
of the day depends upon considerations Of
time. There is more to be learned than
there used to be, and the work of a better
educatiou is not to decide what may best
be left unlearned, but by what improved
methods of instruction it shall be made as
easy to learn much now as it once was to
master little If time is SO valuable,
why are we not more careful about chill
dren's waste of i'll


We are apt to regard their time as a
matter of little importance and if they
keep out of mischief and do their daily
tasks, trouble ourselves very little about
it. Nay, are those parents rare who think
the first requirement in the training of
children is to find something to take up
their time, no matter what, if IT be not
Year: 1871

The terrible scanning and pitting of the
face, neck, and other exposed parts of the
body, consequent upon the severe attacks
of the small poX, are well known. 1t is
noticeable, however, that the scalp is al
ways exempted from marks, even after the
severest form of the disease, the cover
ing afforded by the hair preserving it
from pitting. Remembering this fact it
recently occurred to an English physi-
clan, while watching a photographer
using cotton wool to shut out light
in the process of 'vignetting" pho
tographs, that the material, if applied to
the face and neck of smallpox patients,
might give protecting influence some
what similar to that afforded the scalp by
the hair, and thereby prevent or modify
the subsequent pitting. Having under
treatment a couple of cases of GONZALES
cent smallpox, he therefore applied cot
ton wool to protect the face. The disease
in each case was of the distinct form.
One of the two, n girl, aged fifteen years,
had an abundant eruption, which, in the
unprotected parts of the body, went
through the usual consecutive changes.
In both cases the parts covered by the
wool were left without avestige of marks.
The mode of application is as follows:
On the first appearance of the eruption,
patches of skin an inch square were
washed over with collodion, and Immedi-
ately covered with thin, uniform layer
of fine wool; the wool readily adheres il
applied before the ether of the collodion
evaporates. When the whole of the face
etc, was thus covered the wool was
brushed over with solution of starch oil
gum. The starch or gum was OCCASION
ally reapplied to the edges of the wool tc
prevent any shifting by the movements OF
the face. This covering was kept on
until the dry crusts fell off the Other
parts of the body. In view of the result:
of the experiment, the mode of treat
ment would seem worthy of further
al
Year: 1871

A GooD PLAIN PIE-C -CRUsT-A quart of
sifted flour, a quarter of pound of lard,
the same of butter, teaspoonful of salt,
reserve little -four to use in rolling;
work the butter into the remainder. Dis.
solve piece of sal volatile the size of a
large nutmeg in half tumbler of water;
add this to the flour, using as much more
cold water as is necessary to wetthe dough
to proper consstence for handling; roll
the dough; spread half the lard upon it to
within half an inch of the edge, turning
up the edge to prevent the lard from ooz.
ing out. Sprinkle with flour; fold twice
and roll. Repeat this process with the
remaining lard, and set in a cool place for
half an hour or more before using. This
answers well for an under crust where puff
paste is used for the upper,-Hearth and
Home,
Year: 1871

Nor A SATISFACTORY EXPERIMENT.
Here is bit of grotesque humor from
New Orleans: Mr.. Gray discovered non
explosive Illuminating fluid. To show
how safe the new compound was he in
vited number of his friends to meet him
in his rooms, whittier he had brought u
barrel of the fluid, which he at once pro-
ceeded to stir with red-hot poker. As
he went through the roof of his house ac-
companied by his friends, he endeaysred
to explain to his nearest c0mpdgn0H de roy
age that the particular fluid in the barrel
had too much benzine in it; but the gen.
tleman said he had an engagement higher
up, and could not wait for the explana-
ton. Mr.. Gray continued his ascent till
he met Mr.. Jones, who informed him that
there was no necessity for him to go up
higher, as everybody was coming down;
so Mr.. Gray started back to be with the
party. Mr. Gray's widow offers for sale
the secret of the manufacture of the non
explosive fluid at a reduced rate, as she
wishes to raise money enough to buy sill
ver-handled coffin, with gilt plate, for
the late Mr. Gray. No cards.


PROFITABLE MNING-Min'ing ones
business
Year: 1871

The cream of New York fashion like the
minstrels just as we'll as common folks do,
but don't like to be seen at the show. On
a recent stormy nigh. great many of them
went, under the notion that no one they
know would be there. The consequen was
that Bryans's had most intensely sristo
cratic audience, and every body was caught
in the act by every body else.