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Year: 1876

ARTIFICIAL DRYING OF HAY AND GRAIN.-C0n-
siderable interest has been excited in agricultural
circles in England in regard 10 the apparatus i'll
vented by Mr. William Alfred Gibbs for drying hay
and grain artihcially during damp weather. The
apparatus consists Of portable stove, constructed
of uI ts iron and is surmounted By a fan which is
driven by belt from three-hoFse power portable
steam engine. The fan draws all the heated ar and
gases from the coke tire together with a volume OF
warmed air which passes through n chamber sur
rounding the inner chamber of the stove, and blows
the hot current, at temperature Of 400 Fal or
more. into the drior. This resembles in general


shape . straw elevator, consisting Of sheet-iron
trough 6 feet in BREADTH 90 feet long if mounted on
wheels as II portable carriage, 10 or 80 feet long
if fixture. The trough is raised at one end at a
low angle 80 that hay fed in at thc upper end fur
the.t from the stove shall slowly travel to the lower
end near the stove this being assisted by resipro-
eating motion given to the bottom Of the trough


ridge OF triangular section, running along the
middle Of the trough, divides it into two almost
sem-cireular channels, so that the hay passes down
in two streams tue hot AR issues through two sli


apcrures one on each side OF the base OF the middle
ridge, and for the entire length OF the machines end
the hav is kept continually stirred and lghtened up


over the hot blast by numberof small iron strrer


contriycd 10 initiate the action Of forks worked by
hand The London Times, ia an article ON this sub
icet remarks of the experiment OF Mr. Gibbs, that
partly made but wet hay passed through the machine
was converted at once into thoroughly dry cOnd-
tion for the stack and that spoiled and musty hay
was dried into hay of fair apparent quality and
pleasant fragrance; also, that freshly cut grass
saturated with rain from a heavy thunder shower,
was dried into hay of stcass color possessing the
rich malt odor peculiar to well<nade hay. Mr..
Year: 1876

The history of the chinese queue is told by
the Reu. Julius Dooittle, missionary in
China, as follows '' The first Emperor OF
the present dynasty, who began to reign in
1914, having usurped the throne, determined
to make the tonsure of Manchuria, his native
country, the token of submissin Of the Chinese
to his authority. He ordered them to shave
all the head except the crown, and allowing
the hair ON that part to grow long, and to
dress it according to the custom of Manchuria.
The Chinese had been accustomed under ma
tive Emperors to wear long hair over the
whole head, and to arrangeit in atutt or coil.
The change was gradual, but finally prevailed
through the empire. At first those who
shaved their heads and conformed to the
laws received, it is said, a present OF tael
Of silver, after while only half tael, and
afterward only an egg-finally even an egg
was not allowed. The law requiring the
people to shave the head and braid the queue
was not only rigidly enforced by the penalty
of immediate death, but it became very mani
fest that those who did not conform to the
wishes of the dominant dynasty would never
become successful in lawsuit against those
who did conform, nor would they succeed at
the literary examinations"
Year: 1876

The following is q copy of Governor
HAYES famous letter wherein he said during
the war that u man who would abandon his
post in that crisis ought to be scalped:


Camp of Sheridans Army, near Charles
town, Va, August "a, 1064,-Frlend S:
Your favor Of the IT. came to hand on Mon
day. 1t was the first | had heard OF the
doings of the Second District Convention.
Many thanks FOR your attention and assls-
tance in the premises [ cared very little
about being a candidate, but, having consen-
ted to the use Of ny name, preferred to
succeed.


Your suggestion about getting furlough
to take the stump was certainly made with
out reflection. An officer fit for duty who at
this crisis would abandon his post ought to
be scalped. You may feel perfectly sure !
shall do no such thing.


We are, and for the past two weeks nave
been, in the Immediate presence OF the rebel
army. We have skirmishing and small affairs
constantly. l am not posted in the policy
deemed wise at headquarters, and can guess
as to the prospects Of general engagement.
The condition and spirit of this army are good
ard improving. | suspect the Johnnles are
sliding around us toward the Potomac. Ii
they cross we shall certainly have meeting.


Sincerely, K. B. HAYES.


WILLIAM H. SMITH, ESQ.


This was few days after Tilden had not
onlv declared the war q failure, bat wanted
to pull down the flag in the face Of the foe.
Year: 1876

Professor Tyndall before the Royal Soclety]


Franklin was twlce struck senseless by the
shock. He afterwards sent the discharge OF
two large jars through six robust men; they
fell to the ground and got up again without
knowing what had happened; they neither
heard nor felt the discharge. Priestly, who
made many valuable contributions to cleo
tricity, received the discharge Of two jars,
but did not find it painful


This experience agrees with mlne. La the
theatre of the Royal Institution, and IN the
presence of an audience, | once received the
discharge Of a battery of fifteen Leyden jars.
Unlike Franklin's six men, did not tall, but
like them ! felt nothing, was simply eX-
tinguished for a sensible interval.


This may be regarded as an experimental
proof that people killed by lightning suffer
no pain.


The measured velocity of electricity is
many thousand times greater than the meas
ured velocity of sensation in the nerves.
Hence the electrical conclusion reaches the
center Of life without any possible announce
ment by the eye OF ear or sense OF 1eellng.
There is abundant evidence that death by a
rifle ball traversing the brain is for the same
reason entirely without consciousness Or pam.
But 9 rife ball is a tortoise compared with
the electrical fash


The Ruhnkoff coil places artificial light
ming in our hands. II society must kill mem
bers. let this instantaneous doom be instituted
for the slow torture and the brute violence OF
the galOWs.
Year: 1876

A physician says that sweet oil is not only
an antidote for the bite OF a rattlesnake, but
will cure poison Of any kind, both on man
and beast The patient must take spoonful!
of it internally, and battle the wound for a
cure. To cure q horse it takes eight times as
much as man. One of the most extreme
cases of snake bite occurred eleven years ago.
1t had been of thirty days standing, and the
patient had been given up by the doctors. |
gave spoonful of the oil, which effected q
cure. It will cure bloat in cattle caused by
fresh clover It will cure the sting of bees,
spiders. or other insects, and persons who
have been poisoned by low, running vine
called iVV
Year: 1876

Our readers viii thank us for the follow
ING sure preventive against hidrophobia in
Gogs: Boil three teaspoonsful Of salt and an
ounce of carbolic powder in pint Of water,
squeeze in lemon, and then let a piece of
meat simmer in the water to give it an attrac-
tive taste. Take out the meet, put the liquid
in g cool place. And then, while the remedy
is cooling, lead the dog out behind the barn
and shoot him between the eyes with Rem
:ngton rifle. One pint of the liquid will be
found enough for a hundred dogs.
Year: 1876

We have special from Huntington
giving the Third district to the Demo
Gratis by 5000 This is in accord with
the news brought US by our specials from
several OF the counties of the district.
The way the msjorities are running in
the counties heard from, that majority in
the district cannot be less than 5000.


From the Second district our specials
show at least 1000 Democratic majority
there, while the majority in the First can
not 60 under 1000 The state is ours,
therefore, by any place from 10000 to
$4,000.


This is a victery indeed. ZACH. CHAN
DEER and the Radical politicians, includ-
ing GRANT and GRANTS West Virginia
henchman, GoFF, claimed the state for
an endorsement of their plundering
and their schemes. They boasted OF
it, and poured out money
to accomplish it: The Radical party
had the prestige of past success in this
state; they had the advantage of be-
lief in success this year; they had money
almost without limit from the Federal
treasury; they had the active co-opera-
ton of the Administration, and of their
national committees; and they had to
lead them candidate of infinite
assurance and defiant manner.
But with all these advantages they
went down ingloriously, and are buried
beneath mountain of q majority.


West Virginia Democracy sends
greeting to their brethren in the other
states, and pledges majority of $1,000
for TILDEN, HENDRICKS and Reform.
Year: 1876

The official count of the vote cast IN
Ohio county on Tuesday, has not yet
been completed, owing to the immense
vote cast and the great length OF the
ticket. The experience At this election
shows one of two things, viz; There
should be such change in the election
law as to permit two ballot boxes and
two sets of election officers IN some Of
our most populous districts; or more
expert and vigorous set of officers should
be selected TO perform the duties re-
ouired of them. This thing of having to
wait from two to three days to know
how your own ward has gone, is rather
hard on the nerves.


However, we started out to talk o
the result in this county, as we now un
derstsnd 1t.


The Democrats for the first time IN
ten years, have elected their Sheriff in
this county; and tney have elected him
By the handsome majority OF over 6oo.
This a result to be proud OF, and does
create infinite rejoicing. The best OF the
thing is, the man with whom we have
triumphed in the sheriffalty contest, is
eminently worthy as citizen and as
Democrat. He is eminently competent,
and the choice reflects great credit upon
the voters of the county who selected
him.


We have elected our Legislative
ticket by, probably, nearly 600 majority;
and We gain particularly trustworthy,
intelligent and efficient quartet of law
givers. The people of the county have
shown by the vote given these gentle
men, the confidence they place In them;
and that confidence will by fully justi.
fed by their behavior.


Notwithstanding the desperate efforts
Year: 1876

The Democrats Of Richie have cover
ed themselves with glory. They give a
majority for the main part OF our ticket,
and retire from the Board of Commits
sioners the most mischievous
member of that body, the somewhat
noted BILL SCHULTZ. The majority tor
his opponent, MICHALL RoTT, is not
large, only four but it is sufficient tor
the purpose. In this case Tour is rs
good as four hundred would be. The
whole county is indebted to the sterling
Democrats of Richie for this days work.


Let praises ring.
Year: 1876

One of our prominent citizens sends to the
PRESS communication respecting the Mus
cum, in which he speaks highly of the present
and prospective members of the stock compa-
ny. The letter is too long to be printed as a
whole, but the following extract, which gives a
correct view of the situation, is selected for
publication:


I am glad to know that it is the earnest wish
OF the manager of the Museum to provide in
this city first class pl ace of amusement and
instruction worthy of the constant and cordial
support OF the best citizens and their families.
In city no larger than this it requires the
keenest judgment to SO order things that the
public at large will sustain the drama to the
ensuriDg its success as to character and profit.
Everyone has his or her favorites and it is ex-
tremely perplexing for the management to al
ways know what the public at large desire.
Now l find the present manager, Mr.. I. T.
Wyer, to be gentleman of excellent showing,
courteous and respected by everyone who
knows him, who has the most earnest desire to
place the Museum in the highest possible posi-
ton, SO as to be worthy of the permanent sup
port of the best portion of the community. No
one is more anxious in this respect than he,
and l extend to him the warmest encourage
ment and bespeak for him tie largest success


The internal affairs of the Museum. as to
who shall or shall not be a member of the
stock company, are matters for the manager to
determine, as he knows best all the circumstan-
ces of each case and the needs of the establish
ment understand that he is courteously dis
posed to crafty so far as possible the public
wishes, but sufficient is it that he is doing his
utmost to bring order out of chaos; and have
good reasons for stating that he will before
many days elapse show the citizens of Portland
that the Portland Museum has as talented,
worthy and deserving q company and will
present as moral, high toned and attractive
plays as any theatre in the country.


The rules and regulations of the Museum are
based on the highest principles of rectitude
and propriety and are very strict. They are
printed and placed in considerable numbers
throughout the establishment, and the mana
ger is determined that they shall be obey ed as
they should be and we doubt not the company
will do so with alacrity.
Year: 1876

A CANDIDATE FOR STATE PRIsoN.-The
switch at the foot of Moulton street was turned
again last night, and train ran off, the same
as the night before. 1t is said that reward
will be offered this morning for the detection
of the scamp who has done this deed
Year: 1876

SAD AND FATAL ACCIDENTAL note from
North Berwick tells US of sad casualty that
occurred in that town Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. Mr. Tibbetts pastor of the Baptist church,
and his wife had just seated themselves iu
carriage to ride to meeting of the social Cir
Gle connected with the society, when the horse
took fright and ran for the stable. In turning
corner the carriage struck stone post and
was overturned, and both of the occupants
were thrown out Mr.. Tibbetts was injured
about the head and remained unconscious till
Year: 1876

by making all its departments more complete and by
sparing no effort or expense at their command 10
make the PRESS more valuable and desirable.


The PRESS has larger editorial corps than any
paper in Maine and has unexcelled facilities for col
Getting news in all parts of the state The business,
agricultural and manufacturing interest of Maine
will receive the continued attention of the PRESS,


The growing importance Of Portland as q distribu-
ting center for Maine and its fast increasing whole
sale trade make daily paper at this point of special
importance to every merchant and business man in
the state.
Year: 1876

Any party in want of Office Desks
of any style we are now prepared to
furnish them at manufacturers whole
sale prices. We will sell a splendid
Roll Top Desk with the entire system
of drawers opened and closed by one
lock, on the combination principle.
Price $4,000 Retail price $4,000.
About the first of Feb, we shall be
prepared to furnish all styles of Show
Gases at manufacturers prices; 25 per
cent. lower than they have ever been
offered in this city
Year: 1876

The name of THOMAS A. HEN


DRIcKs, of Indiana, is more frequent


ly mentioned in connection with the


Democratic candidacy for President


than any other man in the Union. He


is probably the most acceptable and


therefore the strongest candidate that
the Democracy can select for their
standard bearer in the approaching
campaign. He is one of the ablest
men of the nation. His record AS Sen.
ator and Governor is without spot or
blemish, and his course during the
war was so consistent that while an
avowed and uncompromtsing Union
man he advocated none of those cruel,
inhuman measures toward those en-
gagged on the side of the rebellion which
originated with the more fanatical
leaders of the Administrator party
and are, if not disgrace, at least a
discredit to the civilization of which
we are prone to boast. Mr.. HEN
DRICKs will, if he receives the en-
dorsement of the Democratic National
Convention, poll the full strength of
the party both North and South, be-
sides large proportion of the con-
servative vote of the country which
Year: 1876

EDITOR HERALD My commune
cation to the Evening Republican, the
other day, under the head of "The Big
Suit" has been so universally COM
mended, that 1 am induced to say
more ON the subject.


Every honest citizen in the city and
In the county, yes, in the State, feels
more or less insecure. Many good
men have confessed to me that they
did not know that it was possible to
get up suit and cast a cloud over the
title of land without Il good show OF
title, until they read my letter. They
now see that any mans title can be
brought into Court, and by the shrewd-
ness of lawyers-they are all sh, e,od-
can be kept in Court for term OF
years, to the great detriment of the
bonatide owner of the land. This
thing ought to be stopped, and can be
effectually stopped by simple act of
the Legislature. If the parties bring
ing suit were forced to give good secur-
ity for all costs and all damages, these
black-mailing suits would forever
cease. This city could be damaged to
the extent of millions of dollars, and
all progress ended for years to come,
by few men capable of shdrp-prac-
tice. They can take up section
after section of this city and
harrass the owners of property
for years to come, and by aid
of few outside parties can nego-
tiate terms of compromise until ev-
cry man in the city is blackmailed.
To my certain knowledge there are
men now at work in this city prepar-
atory to bringing suit by which a
cloud will be cast over the title of
some of the best property in the corpo-
ration. 1t is not their expectation to
W in the suit, but they know twill de-
preciate the price of the property, and
they further know that the owners
will pay good bonus rather than
have the property tied up in this way.
There is nothing that could retard the
progress of our city and county as
these suits. But if these fellows had
to become responsible for all cost and
damages they would as soon put their
foot in the fire as bring suits of this
kind. The cost would not deter them
much but when the owner of the land
came to assess the damages he sus-
tanned by having cloud cast over his
title, it would, in some cases, run up
to many thousands. For instance,
take four or five blocks in this city
and tie them up in law for four or five
years, and estimate the damages the
owner would sustain. Thousands of
dollars would not pay it. The citizens
ought to petition the Legislature at
once on this subject.


u T DCrr
Year: 1876

Over year ago the HERALD pre-
dicted that the time would come when
Los Angeles would have not one or
two but half dozen railroad connee-
tions with the sea. Already we have
two roads and we shall have Others
soon. One of these might be built
over the following route: Starting
from the new depot of the Southern
Pacific railroad, running through the
depression to the North of the city
and coming out into the valley near
the wooden mills. From this point it
would run direct to the sea, reaching
the beach at the Boca de Santa Monica.
The road could descend to the water
by regular grade along Santa Monica
creek, or through cut Southeast OF
the mouth of the gulch. A tunnel not
over a thousand feet long, just North
of the city, between the cemetery and
Mayor BEAUDRY'S reservoir, would be
necessary to reach the head OF the lit
tie valley which connects with the lev-
ell of the plain at the woolen mill, but
the remainder of the route would offer
no obstruction to track laying. The
road would connect with wharf to
deep water at or near the mouth OF
Santa Monica creek. The Southern
Pacific could build this short piece of
road at trifling cost, and it would give
Los Angeles the shortest and most di-
rect route to the ocean and to San
Francisco. We suggest this to the off,
GERS of that Company and hope its prac-
ticability will;so strongly present itself
to them that they will order survey
of the route and thus satisfy them
selves that it is what we believe to
be-one of the best routes from this
city to the sea that can be selected.
Year: 1876

The claim recently set up to por-
tion of the land between Main street
and the next street is generally re-
garded as wholesale attempt to
extort money from the owners of the
property, and is by all bitterly de-
nounced. That the claim has no
foundation in fact and cannot be boil
stored into even the semblaIce of le-
gality no one doubts for moment, yet
it will tend to depreciate the value of
property and subject the owners to no
inconsiderable amount of annoyance
and expense. Some remedy against
this species of extortion should be de-
vised. Under the existing law any
one may set up a claim to property
and commence suit for possession, in
curing no expense If defeated except
attorneys fees and cost of suit. While
we have no more protective law than
now, no mans property is safe, and
no matter how long he has held pos
session or what amount of improve
ments he has made, he is in danger of
having his title clouded and himself
put to heavy expense by any one
who thinks there is chance of being
bought off by commencing suit for
possession of what he never owned or
had the slightest claim to. The reme-
dy for this species of outrage is law
compelling those who set up the
claim and commence suit to give
bonds for all damages the owner of the
property may sustain by reason OF
such claim and litigation. We hope
that before adjournment the Legisla-
ture will protect citizens by the pas
sage of such law as we have indica-
70 ted.
Year: 1876

Senator SARGENT may or he may
not be in earnest in his declaration of
war on the Central and Southern Pa
cificic Railroad Company. 1t may be
that he is merely endeavoring to force
those corporations to once more take
him into their service, and it may be
that he has imbibed the notion that
he can become as popular an anti
railroad leader as he was once the
earnest Congressional pettifogger OF
railroad companies. If we may judge
what a man will do by what he has
done, 1: may be estimated that as the
Senator was exceedingly Jealous in
the cause of railroads when they em-
ployed him, he will oppose them with
proportionate zeal now that he has
turned against them. Every well in
formed resident of California well
knows that SARGENT owes his seat in
the United States Senate to the friends
of the Central Pacific railroad-they
all know that without the support of
these friends he would have stood no
more chance of election to the Senate
than he now stands to be elected Pres
ident. All know that he was the crea-
ture of corporations to whom he was
indebted for power and for whom he
labored with the earnestness of one
anxious to serve his masters. His
apostacy will not increase public con-
fidence in him. His statements con-
cerning the Central Pacific will be re-
garded as the testimony of the knave
who betrays his companions to save
his own neck, and will be accepted
with many grains of allowance. The
Central people do not, however, offer
objections to the laying before the pub
lie of their entire business, provided
Mr.. SARGENT will not impair their
reputation as business men by stating
the amount he has cost them. No
man or set Of men care To have their
bad speculations too freely commented
on
Year: 1876

OVER the signature of "Granger'
the Express writes itself a letter in
which it says the editor of the HER
AID could not buy breakfast if the
stockholders saw fit to stop his grub.
AS to the financial condition of the
editor OF the HERALD we have to say
that when he has not been able to
"buya breakfast" he has not bummed
breakfast, nor has he left at any of
the places where he has lived an un-
settled board bill.