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Year: 1875

come quite to the tops of the cans 50 as to
mix the distilled water which they contain(,
through which iron pipes conduct the ether.
The ether is made in another room and
after being purified IS pumped into a re
ceiver and brought under u pressure of 20
to 10 pounds to the square inch, which
liquidizes it. 1t is then forced through a
small tube to a large tube which opens into
all the tanks (about 100 pipes in each
tank it thcn expands into a gas and fills
all the tubes Cits capacity for expansion be
ing as l to G00.)


The ether extracts the caloric from the
water which surrounds the tubes, thus
cqualizinG the temperature, and bringing
the whole below the freezing point, the dis
titled water freezing very readily, and salt
water being brought down several degrees
colder than ice, yet without freezing The
gas passes on through the pipes and into a
receiver, from which it is pumped into an
ether holder and again reduced to a liquid
by pressure, which is facilitated by passing
it through long coil of pipe surrounded
by cold water. 1t is then forced through
the tubes again and performs the same
work over. Some Of the ether gas pipes
were covered with snow to the depth of
three-quarters of an inch, which collected
from the surrounding atmosphere. 1t is
very difficult to confne it, but if not allowed
to escape the same quantity can be used
continually 1t is said to be much better
than mercury as the latter eats ont copper
pipes in short time, and iron pipes in two
years, while the latter does affect the metals


The cans are taken out one at time
and dipped into a vat of hot water, which
loosens the cake of ice, which then slips
out, and the can is again filed and set III
in It's place. This is done three times d
day. The slabs Of ice weigh twenty-five
pounds each, and four Of them are piled on
top of each other and allowed to freeze to-
gether, making one hundred pounds to the
block. These blocks are kept separate by
placing small sticks between them.


1t is said that this ice is actually colder
Of such a thing be possible) then lake ice !;
that in a room at 1902 Farh., in summer,
it would not even show moisture on the
surface for fully fifteen minutes.
Year: 1875

Mrs J. G. Swisshelm, at the request of
an aged lady in Pittsburg, communicates
the following receipt for curing hydro
phobia, to the Commerciay of that city. 1t
is called the "Old Chester Valley Cure,
and, it is said, has been used in hundreds
of cases, in none of which it has ever been
known to fail. Mrs. s. gives this account
of the origin of the remedy:


''In her old home in Chcsters county,
lived German named Jacob Emery, who
used to be sent for, far and wide, when any
one had been bitten by a rabid animal. lie
went to his patient, carrying something un-
derstood to be a root, which he, himself,
dug in the woods He MIXED pint Of
milk fresh from the COW, put his root into
it, boiled it, gave it to the patient, fasting
made him fast after taking it gave a second
and third dose on alternate days, and never
failed in eftecting cure. In some way
which she has forgotten, his secret trans
PRED and the root was known to be
! clecampane. The story, current in the
country, was that an old German made the
discovery in the days Of Penn, and applied
to the Pennsylvania Legislature for grant
Of $500 for making his secret public. His
offer was treated with contempt, and he
resolved that his knowledge should die with
! him but a drunken son knew 1t, wrote
out the receipt, making a number Of copies,
and tried to sell them at a dollar piece.
One of them was offered to my informant 5
grandfather, who laughed at this vender
of important medicinal knowledge. He
only succeeded in selling two, one of these
to the man who made such effective use OF
it. SO we'll did he establish the local reputa-
ton of his specific, that, in his neighbor-
hood, folks were not afraid Of mad dogs


His reputation was parallel to that of Doc
tor Marchant, of Grecnsburg, to whom
every one, in that part Of the country


used to go, or send, when bitten by 4
mad dog.


The intelligence and integrity of my
informant are beyond question, and 1 re


grct that her love of privacy should per


vent her giving the weight of her name to


her conviction that you have published al


unfailing specific for hydrophobia. Tn,


people of Chester Valley are not of clas


likely to be misled by superstition, and sh,


is confident it was a general or universe
belief that Jacob Emery never failed t.
cure or prevent hydrophobia. In one cas-


the spasms had begun before the first dos


was given, and the patient recovered. Sh


is anxious you should publish the reccip


again and again, keep it standing, and cal
attention to it until every one cuts out ant
preserves copy, and is impressed with tn
= Importance of using the remedy, at once
in case Of danger. The medical propcrtic
; Of elccampane are very powerful. Mill
+ itself, is specific for many poisons, an
} while the medical faculty know no cure 10
4 this terrible disease, we should open ever
a avenue of light into the dark subject.
c the disease is of one the imagination, We wal
{ a specific 10 give confidence and cure b
+ the imagination but this looks like re-
/ cure of a yeritable disease"
Year: 1875

One day as Zaohaliah llodgson was go
ing to his daily ayocation after breakfast,
he purchased fiue, large goldfish aud sent
it home with directions to his wife TO have
it cooked for dinner As no particular kind
Of cooking vas prescribed, the good woman
Year: 1875

In making this report your committee
beg leave to call your attention to sec
tion 56 Of the city charter, which reads:
"The general council shall have power
to lay and collect q special tax for the
sole purpose Of paying the interest as
the same may become due on the bonds
issued by the city. The said tax shall
not be greater than may be necessary
for the purpose. A separate account
shall be kept, and the money received
under it shall not be applied to any
other purpose whatever"
Year: 1875

Reports from various quarters Indicate that |
the Anniversary of the Declaration of American |
Independence was celebrated this year more
generally than has been the case for long time.
There are various good reasons why this should
have happensd-chief among them being the
returning good feeling between the North and
South, and the influence Of the Centennial per-
iod which makes itself felt with daily increasing
strength. The Bunker Hill celebration showed
that the Southern people have all tho pride of
birth Of old and that they are moved to claim
their full share of the glories Of American citi-
zenship. The festival of yesterday gave rem
ewed assurance of the same kind, for it seems
to have been observed throughout the Southern
country with a warmth and uuanimity not at
tanned at any other time since the War. The
Centennial influence, ,again, was plainly visible at
AL points in the festival, and it is not to be
doubted that the people as a whole were quite
alive to the spirit of the time and the fact that
the celebration WAS the immediate precursor Of
one hundredth anniversary of our liberties.


The Fourth Of July has been observed in our
history with varying degrees of enthusiasm, and
such will doubtless be its record in the future,
but that 1t will always remain our cbiefest holi-
day lie rs certain as anything can we'll be. The
celebration of next year will be the most impos-
ing of the series-one of the grandest out-pour-
ings ever made by any country in the world,
and the echoes of it will so fill the succeeding
years that for decade at least we may expect
the holiday to be more brilliant than it has ever
been up to this time. After that longer or short
er period there will very likely be falling or,
but the standard Of excellence will be none the
less advanced, and the value and Importance Of
the holiday will be impressed with renewed force
upon the successors Of tho present generation


1t might have been better for the material in
terests Of the holiday if it had fallen at some
other season of the year, but the condition of
things being unavoidable there is nothing to be
done but to make the best of them. The "Sign-
ers /" could not stop to reflect that they were To-
eating our leading festival in the heats OF mid
summer, and they had no notion of the far-off
splendors Of the Centennial. 1t 30 happened
that they took that weighty step when they did
and having taken it the day is made sacred to
patriotism and must be so as long as we are com
petent to call ourselves nation. Yesterday was
q fit preparation and rehearsal for next year


better could not be said of it,
Year: 1875

Gen. Latrobe the Democratic candidate for
Mayor of Baltimore, and his associates on that
ticket are not to have walk-over. There is a
formidable movement amongst the people to
organize an Independent or Reform party in
municipal affairs, and make earnest attack on
the Ring which, for several years, has had
entire control. The recent expulsion of mem
ber of the City Council it is thought by many
plain people was rather the sacrifice of scape-
goat than the elimination of oil bad material.
Year: 1875

Sam Marble is tall. slender young fel-
low, who wears nobby clothes, side whis-
kers, glasses, and very selfsatisfied ex-
preston. Last summer Sam went on a
visit to his country cousins. Everything
he saw there was a source of great won
derment to Sam, who had never been on
farm before. In fact he was in the
country what his cousins would have
been in the city-decidedly verdant To
be sure Sam had been to college, and in
the "feasts of reason" to which the jani-
tors bell had summoned him had sue
ceeded in digesting moderate quantity
of Greek and Latin roots, metaphysical
pie, and other light and elegant trif1es.
But whether buckwheat cakes were culti-
vated or grew wild, or whether Granger
was a new variety of sheep or potato
bug, he was totally unable to say. To his
anxious inquiries he was informed that
potatoes were not yet ripe enough to
pick; in fact that they didn't pick pota-
toes anyway. The first time he saw his
cousin Zeke milk he declared that milk
ing was easy enough. All you had to do
was to close your fingers and the milk
squirted right out, just as nice as could
be. Zeke, good-naturedly, let him try
his hand on the next COW. When Sam
had finally got over the slight difficulty
of making his one-legged stool and the
milk-pail stay where they were put, the
cow bothered him little, slapping him
violently in the face with her muddy
tail. As soon as he had got it all out of
his eyes, and the obnoxious tail was tied
up, Sam seized teat with confident
air and gave it a vigorous squeeze To his
astonishment not drop of milk came.
Another energetic squeeze. No milk, but
the COW evidently attentive. A third and
then fourth squeeze. Still no milk, and
the cow decidedly anxious about some
thing. The fifth squeeze, accompanied
by strong pull, as he had seen Zeke do,
succeeded in bringing something at last.
1t was the COWS hoof 1t was long time
after Sam had been got into the house,
and his nose bound.up in rag, before he
could be convinced that he had not been
to fourth of July celebration. Nearly
week after his eyes still emitted few
feeble sparks, and it still pu22les him to
see how so many tons could have been
crowded into that cows hoof without
hurting her.
Year: 1875

Ohio. The soldiers will be remembered
and there Will be Democratic Buncombe
about restoring the Presidential salary to
the old sum. Both parties will condemn
third term, and both will denounce sec
tartan meddling with the public-school
fund The intelligent voter will read
between the lines, and decide from ex-
perience and observation and knowledge
of men and of parties which party can
most safely be trusted to fulfill the
pledges of the platforms. He will choose
between the general tendency of the Re-
publican and the Democratic parties, de-
termining whether the mistakes and Of
fenses of the party in power have been
so fragrant, and whether its spirit is so
debased, as to make a sounder and wiser
conduct hopeless, SO that the Union must
be confded to the party, unchanged in
its general membership, which ten years
ago sought its destruction.
Year: 1875

diers and seamen and ask their votes
He was in favor of starving the army out,
giving it neither pay, clothing nor food
money to send to their families, clothing
for their backs, or food for their stom-
achs If the measures he favored could
have been carried out the South would
have dictated terms of peace, for we
should have been subjugated. He can
call upon the supporters of the Conven-
ton of 1868 for aid, but we cannot see
how even his hardened impudence ena-
bles him to ask the soldiers and seamen
to do aught but hate the man who ap-
proved of the conduct of party that
tried not only to ruin the country but to
beggar and destroy every man who bore
a gun in its defense
Year: 1875

Roaring Bill Allen, in his selfadoring
Opera House speech, said that in his long
and eventful career he had never said or
done anything which he now found cause
to revise or disapprove. His Butler coun-
ty speech in 1868 therefore stands ap-
proved and ratified, in 1875. That speech
was the most violently and maliciously
disloyal and traitorous utterance made
North of Mason and Dixons line during
the rebellion. Neither Davis, Toombs,
nor Wigfall went further in support of
the Southern Confederacy and slavery,
or in denunciation of our patriotic sol
diers and statesmen who were striving
for the maintenance of the Union, than
this old sycophantic .doughface did in
that speech. He spoke then as if he
still feared the Southern lash, which had
so often welted his back while he was
serving his Southern masters as dough
face U. S. Senator Columbus Journal
Year: 1875

I "What under the sun can be the cause
of that bell ringing today 2" said young
Sam to his friend, as they approached a
country village. "If l were to express
an opinion on the subject" returned
Isaac, solemnly, II should say it is my
deliberate conviction that somebody is
pulling the rope"
Year: 1875

Following out this thought an elo-
quent writer observes with great
force and beauty: ave live not only
in a world of material facts, but also
ina spiritual world, not only in
presence of visible creation, but Of
the invisible Creator. With the ere
alton we are in contact through the
intellect But with the Creator We
are in communication only through
feeling. The presence Of God cannot
be demonstrated by pure intellect,
but must be felt in order to be prov
ed. We may count and measure the
mass Of objects presented to us in ma
ture by the intellect, but of the di-
vine essence-the infinite life that
animates the whole and every part
-the intellect alone cannot even
give an intimation. Not chemists,
astronomers, and mechanicians have
uttered the deepest things about God,
but prophets and poets. A man gets
no nearer to the divine presence
through a telescope thntl through a
microscope, and no nearer to either
than through the naked eye. He
who cannot recognize the spirit of
God in the hourly processes of nature
of his own soul will gain no help
from the diferential calculus or from
any arrangement oftelescopiclenses J"
Year: 1875

The other morning a straight-hair-
ed young man entered a saloon on the
river road, and asked the man who
was trying to start a fire, if he had
seen anything Of a lost cali.


Looking anything like your
snapped the man, in reply.
5 The young man looked at theques-
TONER a long. time, and went out
without replying. He returned in
the course Of three hours; however,
and, taking off his coat, he said:


esse here, mister, I'm no fool I've
been thinking of what you said this
morning, and just believe You
meant suthin! If you did, just come
out here while / make yout head
ache!n


The bar-keepcr convinced him that
nothing was meant, and the young
man put on his coat, and again
sought the trail of the lost calf.
Year: 1875

Has made the most Astonishing Cures :.
so quick, so rapid are the changes the
body undergoes under the influence of
this truly wonderful medicine, that
Every Day an Increase in Flesh and Weight


Is Seen and Felt.
Year: 1875

We now enter the field for
the fall and coming Winter
and are furnishing the bes-
paying and most easily worked
in the world. Our
agents have always been the
most successful, and we have
lately added new and exceed
ingiy taking inducements, re
quiring only intelligence and
for any one, young
or old, of either sex, to make
really frst-class paying busi
Year: 1875

DEFEATISG DREAM When q
dream takes a strong hold Of the imagi-
nation il often occasions it own fulfill
ment. There arc cases on record whsre
persons have dreamed that they should
die at certain hour, and the conviction
of inevitable doom possessed them SO
strongly that they actually died at tho
expected time. A Worcester, Mass
physician was too shrewd for the tears of
one of his patients.


The Worcester Press says that a young
married lady of that city dreamed twice
last week that she would die at midnight
on the first anniversary Of her wedding
day and SO strongly was she impressed
with the vision that she actually made
preparations for her funeral and even
gave sum of money TO friend to pur-
chase mourning. Her husband became
alarmed at her condition and consulted
medical friend, stating all the facts Of tho
case. The astute doctor after few min
utes' cogitation discovered way out OF
the difficulty. Telling the husband to
keep her amused as much as possible till
late in the day, he went down to the
house and administered harmless mar
cotic which kept the lady asleep till the
dreaded moment passed. She Is now in
good health and joins with her friends in
laughing at her superstitious fears.
Year: 1875

This thrifty little village that al
ready presents quite an imposing ap-
pearance together with the country
from which it is to derive its wealth
and importance, is deserving of more
than passing notice from the tourist
seeking pleasurable, relaxation from
the cares ofbusiness, and the capital
ist intent upon a judicious investment
of his funds. 1t is an unfortunate
fact that many who come into our
county to examine its yet almost un-
developed resources, go away from us
unfavorably impressed, for the simple
reason that they do not stay long
enough, or look far enough to dis
cover all ofour charms, beauties and
unrevealed agricultural advantages.
As an example of the fertility and
resources Of Los Angelescoun-
ty, we cheerfully recommend from our
own observations, actual and bona fide,
Year: 1875

have no apoligy to make or excuse to Of
Ter: stand on my record and ask you,
fellow-citizens, to Judge me by my record
8. 0. Hou0hton.


Nothing about the bill to change
the route of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road. Nothing about refusing to in
troduce the petition toilet the Govern
ment land revertto the people,. Moth
ing about an attempt to postpone the
time for completing the road between
this city and San Francisco. Moth
ing about the vote on the back salary
steal. Nothing to say about any of
his short comings. He stands on his
record and pleads guilty to each and
every charge in the Indictment.
Year: 1875

WHY was it that the Democrats
gave HoUGHToN so nearly their en-
tire vote in a portion of Monterey
county at the last election, when that
party was largely in the majority.
We answer, because those people re-
ceived pledge from the Southern Pa
cifc Railroad Company that the in
fiuence of that powerful corporation
should be devoted to a division ofthat
county which was to come before the
next Legislature in this form. an act
to create the county Of San Benito.
The friends Of that measure know how
thoroughly that pledge was carried
out. ( - ~ = 4sAe4 - t-~
Year: 1875

In the Democratic convention the
other day delegate said that Colonel
PEEL was not good Democratic au-
thority, he being an Independent. The
delegate could not have been q careful
reader Of the HERALD, II he had he
would have seen the card of Colonel
PEEL In which he announced his final
withdrawal from the Independent par
ty and his return to his first love, the
Democracy. Colonel PEEL is good
Democratic authority.
Year: 1875

The above is taken from the San
Francisco Real Estate Circular for
the month ofJuly. This little month
ly is published by THOMAS MAGEE
Esq. who visited our city and county
some years ago and then gave o fair
and impartial resume of our future.
We admire this little circular for it's
fairness and honesty and its entire
freedom fro m the venality of putting
worthless speculations or fulsome flat
cry of modern Shoddyites. The ad--
wise he gives above if taken in time
will save thousands from ruin. And
make the villainous stock-gamblers
work their ruin on their own private
account. The next Legislature must
act in the matter as they did with
monte and lotteries.
Year: 1875

1t is said that the banks OF discount are en-
deavoring to perfect plan by which they
may privately ascertain the names of mer-
chants and business men who dabble in
stocks, the object being to mark them and to
curtail the credit heretofore extended to
them. This is right. A man legitimately
engaged in a business to which he Is giving
close personal attention is entitled to liberal
credit, but when he steps aside from it to
take risks in stock gambling, he can hardly
ing money which should be kept in it. When
a bank loans a merchant money, IL does so
under the belief that he is using the money
prudently In his legitimate calling; when,
therefore, he uses 1t in the risky business OF
stock purchases, he acts foolishly for himself
and dishonesty toward his creditors. The
banks propose to know, who among their
customers do this, and to treat them accord
ingly. We are glad Oft. Anything that Will
tend to check the folly Of stock-gambling
must meet with the hearty approval Of all
who wish to see legitimate business prosper
and good morals promoted, T. E
Year: 1875

A very touching and beautiful


story comes from the east concern


ing the Princess Marcellne Cart


oryska who recently died in Gal


licia. Her little sou fell i'll and hi


life was dcspaircd Of The Dowa


ger in sublime prayer asked tC


God to take her lie IN place o


that of her grandson. By sort o


myracle the child was saved; al


most Immediately the princess was
attacked, by malady of languoi
OF which II was impossible to as
crlbc any natural cause.


at is a debt that | owe to Heav-
en-" she smiled family. A few
days later upon a radiant after,
noon, she had herself rolled out in
her easy chair on tho lawn, and
gave orders to have all the doors
and CRATES of the garden opened so
that everybody might enter. When
the villagers heard of 1t they al
once left their tasks. Old men and
women, young men and maidons
and little children pressed about
the dying princess, who had long
been like a mother to them, for. she
had held the old fashioned notion
that the people are the family Of
the sovereign. Then began most
touching ceremony. The children
came first. Drawing the youngest
one in her arms, she embraced ii
saying, Let this kiss fall again
upon you all my dear friends"
Then she gave TO each child
medallion, bearing the evangelical
words, Love one another After
the children came young girls and
women To each Of them she gave
d littlo case containing implements
Of needle work and Il chaplet and
an image OF the blessed Mary. To
the men she gave an ebony cross,
and for each gift and recipient
shc had appropriate words. When
she had extended her last presents
she, was so exhausted that her son
ard daugher-in-law, who stood be-
side hor, wished to haze her wheeled
back in the house, but she said no.
She then begged the people to re.
cite in a loud voice the Dominica
orison. Then alta sign from her
hand they all knelt, and their
voices in tervent tone broke out
in the recital OF the Lords prayer.
AS the amen still echoes in the air
she telt death invading her heart,
and, whispering Marcel, the name
OF her granurU", th~ ohiih was
brought, and as he was being car
ried to her lips her head dropped
upon her breast, and without a
SIGH she rendered her soul to God.
SO much for a scene that seems
taken from a poem-an ideal state
Of society that once can hardly rec
onclle with the present.