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The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-11-12
The Tear and Its Home.

Chambers Journal recently anlyzed the
tear, and talked of its home, in the follow
ing rather practical than poetical manner
The principal element of tear is water
the water, upon dissolution, contains
few hundredth parts of the substance
called mueus, and a small portion of salt,
of soda, of phosphate of lime, and phos-
plate of soda. 1t is the salt and the soda
that give to tears that peculiar SAVIOR
which earned for tears the epithet OF
" salt at the hand of Greek poets, and
that OF bitter" at that of ours salt" is,
however, the more correct term of the two.
When tear dries, the water evaporates,
and leaves behind it a deposit of the saline
ingredients; these amalgamate, and, as
seen through the microscope, array them
selves in long crossed lines, which look
Ike diminutive fish bones.
Tears ars secreted by gland called the
lachrymal gland" which is situated
above the eyeball, and underneath the
upper eyelid on the side nearest the tenn
pie. Six or seven exceedingly fine chan
nels flow from it along under the surface
of the eyelid, discharging their contents
little above the delicate cartilage which
supports the lid. 1t is these channels or
canals that carry the tears into the eyes
But tears do not flow only at certain mo-
ments and under certain circumstances, as
might be supposed; their flow is con-
tinuous; all day and all night-althorgh
less abundantly during sleep-they trickle
softly from their tender sluices, and spread
glistening over the surface of the pupil and
eyeball, giving them that. bright, enamel,
and limpid look which is one of the
characteristic signs of health.
1t is the ceaseless movement and con
traction of the eyelid that effect the regu-
lar spreading of the tears; and the flow of
these has need to be constantly renewed
in the way just mentioned, because tears
not only evaporate after few seconds,
little drains, called "lachrymal points"
and situated in the corner of the eve
near the nose.
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back on lawn, behind linden trees. The
house was shut up and client but Mrs.
" hitting was always lark at rising, and
as her husband involuntarily looked up at
the window of the room they had so often
| occupied, he saw her Just looping back
the curtain, as cheerful and bright as a
buttercup. And before he was half way
up the walk she was through the doorway
and down TO meet him, smiling like q
morning glory.
Il didn't expect you before tomorrow"
she cried, in girlish joy. 81 thought you
wouldn't get my letter in time. Nobody
is up but me; Isn't that splendids Nobody
IN the Whole house We will go down to
breakfast before they know.you are here.
Why, how delightful I could just hug
that old mail-carrier for taking around my
letter in time? But wasn't it magnificent
That Theodore happened to see meS He
said 1t was all luck and chance he did not
gO.out the other side of the depot And
we were just in time to catch the Cleve-
land train"
Theodore was Mrs. Writings eldest
brother, just on his way home from India
And directly at the mention of his name,
stone OF as many as twenty tons burden
fell from Mr.. Writings heart, which, in
consequence, felt lighter than sponge
bread
So you thought you would come right
home with Theodore, instead of going to
Cincinnati to see Sarah Gageon," said he.
Why, yes; Sarah is here, you know.
Didn't write you that? All of us, broth
ers and sisters, are together, now goa have
come" answered Mrs. Whiting growing
sWeeter at every word she spoke, in the
eyes OF the happy husband
Mr.. Whiting never told his wife his COM
lcal and tragical mistake, and she never
suspected the embroidered velvet cloak
anc ermine furs he bought for her that
very day were in sober reality, Mank-ofer-
a7ags.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-11-12
Dead Letters.

Of all the official work done in Wash
ington, none is regarded with more inter
est by the transient visitor than the Dead
Letter Office Here sit some fifteen or
twenty gentlemen-for it is fact disgrace
full to humanity that females cannot be
employed, so many obscene letters poison
the extraordinarily engaged in open
ing the four or five millions of letters that
annually find their way there. More than
$4,000 letters are daily emptied on their
desks, asking to be opened When the
letter is found to have valuable contents,
those contents are endorsed upon it. and
the letter returned to the envelope. A re-
cord is made of all such letters, and they
are at once returned to their writers, with
out return postage. So perfect are the
arrangements that it is hardly possible
that valuable dead letter which has once
reached the Office, should fail of revisiting
the writer, if it is in the power of the De-
partment to discover him. During the
past year $4,000 letters, inclosing $142,23
were received at this office, and nearly
$4,000 of them, containing $13O,62O, were
restored to their owners. But besides
these money letters, there were $1,000
dead letters, containing bills of exchange
and other valuable matter, appraised at
over $4,000, 900; over 10000 containing
photographs, jewelry, etc; and 81, 600 con-
tanning stamps and articles of small value !;
nearly all of them were returned to the
original writers, and the reason why any
of these letters fail of being returned is not
the fault of the Department, but of the
writers, who either send an unsigned let
ter, or who will subscribe herself "yCuT
loving Susie" Or "your atfectionate
Adie;" and as Government knows no first
names, all such letters are consigned to
the chopping box and then to the paper
mill to reappear as white paper.
Since writing thus far, / have once more
| visited the Dead Letter Office, a visit that
always gives pleasure and gratifies curl
osity Here saw clerks taking about $500
day out of the letters SO profusely scat
tered over their desks, and among the va
rious articles recently taken out of their
| envelopes noticed the following: Slip
| pers, valentines, ducks head, thermome-
tiers, false teeth, pistols, mittens, fern
| leaves, false hair, laces, paper collars,
| epaulets, horns, pipes, watch cases, hoops,
| albums, dolls Zone of them two feet high
| it must have required a monster envel-
| ope y, butterflies, mats, medicines, silver
| goblets offuli size, earrings, butter knives,
| spoons, gold and silver watches very little
| gold or silver about them, however,, shells,
purses soap, sugar tea, coffee, bows and
arrows, books, pictures, box OF cigars, a
bottle of Jamaica ginger, squirrels tail,
prisms, combs, boxes, etc.-Hours at
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| tapioca to one quart of water, one hour,
in shallow dish. Then sweeten to taste
and favor with lemon. Have ready six
| large sour apples, pared and quaIte-ed,
to be placed over the top of the 0:sn with
the round sides up; sprinkle little salt
over them bake until the apples are done.
Eat with cream when cold.
Ounces Preserved Whole-Pare and put
them into sauce pan, with the parings at
the top; then fill it with hard water !;
cover it close; set it over gentle fire till
they turn reddish let them stand till cold
Put them into clear, thick syrup; boil
them for few minutes; set them on one
side till quite cold; boil them again in the
same manner; the next day boil them
until they look clear. If the syrup is not
thick enough, boil it more; when cold, put
branded paper over them. The ounces
may be halved or quartered.
Preserved Pears for the IdNs-Peel three
pounds of pears and place them in stew
pan; cover them with water and let them
stew for two hours. Take them out and
put them in brown jar with three quar-
tiers of pound of loaf sugar and two
tablespoonful Of the water they were
stewed in to each pound. Add little
canGied lemon, cut in small pieces, or a
few cloves, if preferred. Place the cover
Oh Tie jar ana stew Lnem IN an oven Tor
two hours. Golden syrup sufficient to
cover them may be substituted for sugar
and water
Apple Roll, or Apple P,.dding.-Make
paste with one-f fourth of a pound of butter
to one of -four mixed with water, not
very stiff Peel, and slice rather thick,
tart apples, roll the paste very thin, or as
thin as the bottom crust of pie, spread
the apples on the crust 80 as to cover it,
dredge on little flour and roll it as tight
ly as possible. Cut the ends even and put
it in the steamer, or wrap it in a thick
cloth and boil it. 1t will take one hour
steady cooking Serve with butter and
sugar Cut it in thin slices from the end
when serving.
an EconomicM DisI-Steam or boil
some mealy potatoes; mash them together
with some butter or cream, season them,
and place layer at the bottom of the pie
dish upon this place layer of finely
chopped cold meat or fish of any kind,
well seasoned; then add another layer of
potatoes, and continue alternating these
with more chopped meat until the dish be
filled. Smooth down the top, strew bread
crumbs upon it, and bake until it is well
Drowned. A very small quantity of meat
serves in this dish A sprinkling of
chopped pickles may be added if handy,
and when fish is employed, it eats better if
first beaten up with raw egg.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-11-12
The HOusekeeper.

Good Douyhnuts.-Three eggs, one cup
sugar, one cup cream, one teaspoonful
soda. Salt and nutmeg.
To Dye B5ack.-Rusty nails, OF any rusty
iron, boiled in vinegar, with a small bit of
copperas, makes a good black.
Poo-ouers.-One egg, d piece of butter
the size OF walnut, a little salt, one cup
milk.pne of -four. Bake in small tins.
Eat with sauce
lSeset P1dding.--One teacup suet, one of
molasses, one of milk, one of raisins three
of flour, two eggs, one teaspoonful of soda.
Salt and spice to TASTE Boil three hours.
Wateqy Potatoes.-Pu. into the pot
piece of lime as large as hens egg; and
how watery soever the potatoes may have
been, when the water is poured off the
potatoes will be perfectly dry and mealy.
Pork Pattld5ns-One coffee cup full OF
finely chopped salt pork, cups of water
add enough -four to mold it, roll thin, cut
it so as to make two rolls, steam II hours,
eat with sauce same as for apple dump
lings. # you wish, spread with fruit be-
fore rolling up.
Apple -MdrnadLdde-Take any kind of
sour apples, pare and core them, cut them
in small pieces, and to every pound of ap-
pies put three quarters of pound of sugar
Put them in preserving pan, and boil
them over a slow fire until they are re-
duced to hne pulp. Then put them in
jelly jars and keep them in cool place.
oyster Patties in B0tter.-Make batter
with the yolk of one egg Cor more, accord
ing to the quantities of oysters you intend
to prepare), little nutmeg, some beaten
mace, a little -four, and little salt; dip in
the oysters, and fry them in lard to nice
light brown. If preferrs6nn little parsley
may be shred very flns I'd with the
batter. The batte< be made
thicker, and forml fshape of
a patty, or put intsa mold, the
over, and the whole bakeI as a pudding
would be.
Tomato Ketchup.-One peck OF toma-
toes, one great spoonful of cloves, allspice,
cinnamon and nutmeg each, half large
spoonful of black pepper, half q teaspoon
fal of cayenne, and a pint and half Of
vinegar. Stew the tomatoes and strain
them.
Tapioea Padding.- one teacup Of
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-11-12
The Great Household Remedy.

In the whole history of medicine there is no
remedy so universally popular as MISHLER'S
HERB BITTERS. 1t is mild, generous and eff
cacious preparation, containing no deleterious
ingredients: it is a never-failing purifier of the
olood-always stimulating it into healthy action;
and it removes or obviates all arrangements which
are the first origin of disease in the physical
system. Thus, it is far more reliable medicine
than any other. Those who have used it know it
cured them; those who have not, know it cured
their friends and neighbors and what it does
once twill do again, for it is adapted to all ages
and conditions, in all climates 1t is a constant
safeguard against disease, and perfect regulator
of the digestive organs. Sold by all druggists and
storekeepers.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-11-12

BIZ JOHN W. EDDY.
The old barn stands 'mong the strutting stacks
As full as the harvest could make her,
And laughs through hundred straining cracks,
At the wealth of many an acre
The reapeTs song with its tuneful rhyme
No longer keeps time with the SICKLE
But now she laughs in a merrier chime
The fails are beginning to tickle!
The seasons wax and the seasons wane.
And the harvest-time never shall fail,
But the golden good of the ripened grain
Is gathered fron under the fail
Ny ll-grown heart with its wealth of song
Once stood 'mong its gathering pleasures,
Like miser, selfshly all day long
Receunting the worth OF its treasures,
Till one was struck with deadly blight
That came from the never-see sea III
The treasure was lost-but high in the night
A new star was lighted for me:
Let fall the fail on the ripened shear
Till it yield its golden lecompense;
Beneath the heaviest strokes of grief
Are the brightest grains of Providence.
S-H0Dae Journal
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-11-12

The executors of the Edwin A. Ste
vens estate have employed Gen. McClcl-
Ian, at an annual salary of $4,000,
to superintend the completion of the
famous Stevens battery at Hoboken, and
which, when afoat, is to be rendered as a
free gift to the State of New Jersey
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-11-12

1t is said that all the foreign ministers
atW hington-including the English and
Vurkish-are Catholics.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-11-12

VNANTED.-One good Agent, male or female, In
W every village and town in the United States, to
sell the AHeTicG3 Pocket Policeman, invention of
almost universal application Rapid sale and large
profits Retas for sl5o. VIII send sample on receipt
OF dollar applicants for agencies Address with
stamp, AMERICAN POCKET POLICEMAN MANU-
FAC RING CO., P. o. Box is, Chicago HI.
NJ Y. SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL d MILITARY ACAD-
y. emy Peekskil, N Y. Refer to Faculty at West
Point. Circnla-s be had 4 s. RI.H. Stunt.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-11-12
Farms & Fruit Lands.

The Illinois Central Railroad Company have FOR Sale
In tracts OF 40 and upwards 900 acres of choice
farming and fruit lands all lying adjacent to their road
For grain growing stockrafsng and every purpose OF
profitable agriculture these lands possess every req
site of soil and climate.
THE FRUIT REGION
OF Southern Illinois is notedf its wonderful fertility
In the production of apples, ars, peaches and an
kinds of fruits During the of 1885, the Special
Fruit Express Train brought over 100000 boxes of
peaches end $4,000 bushels of strawberries 70 Chicago
alone, from thence furnishing the first fruits of the
70 all the northern markets 100000 acres Of
these fruit lands offered for sale on favorable
terms
Title In Zee from the state.
All Station Agents are provided with plats, showing
the lands for sale in their vicinity.
~ Information given upon all points at the office OF
the Land Department, IS Michigan avenue Chicago,
a descriptive pamphlet, with maps, showing the
exact locality of all the lands sent TO any person writ
ing for the same. In any language, to
JOHN B. Gallo UN,
LAEp CokNrssIoNHR, CHICAGO
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The Raptisfs npmter &c 600 in Mis=
,onri
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MiseeI1anepl&s.
UNDER THE FLAH.

By JOHN W. EDDY.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-06-22
Application for Patent.
Notice No. 100.
U. s. LAND OFFICE,
CARSON CRY, NEW, April N, Is

CARSON Cfrr, NEy., April ~, 1851
NIOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT II EN-
IN plrc Mil and Mining Company, q corporation
duly organized under the laws OF the State OF CALI
gether with a notice OF application for patent from
the United States OF America. for Twenty CsD feet
OF the Comstock Lode, known as the Empire Mill
and Mining Company's south claim, In the Gold Hill
Mining District. storey county. Nevada, bounded
on the north by the mining ground known as
Trench & Co. IS claim. and on the south by the Plato
Mining Company's claim. described as follows, to-
wilt: Commencing at post No. q, which Is situated
south 90 so east, distant S9A feet IRON the south.
east corner OF the Imperial aud Empire shan, run
I; thence ca north 80 ~ west l.0o7S feet; thence
90 north $40 81 west 27-s3 feet; thence % north
$50 ~ west AIS feet; thence () north SO 80 west
5sl-T feet to post No. %: thence () north 50 ~ east
~ feet TO post No. IS; thence. ~ south $40 90 cast
32l-1 feet; thence ~ south s9o ~ east tl.i5 feet;
thence () south $50 ST. east 2i-0 feet; thence U0)
south $50 80 east l,o5T5 feet to place OF beginning.
acre. more or less. Tho above described surface
ground, covering the prospccted portion OF the lode
claimed, Is necessary for tho successful working OF
said mining claim. The walls OF said vein or lode
are unascertalned, and the Lateral extent thereof Is
and the extent OF said vein or lode can.
ment, but the said vein or lode Is bounded on each
side by the wall thereof; and said company claims,
In addition to the above described surface ground,
the right to follow said lode. or any ofits dips, spurs,
angles. or VARIATIONS Into adjoining land. especially
beneath the surface. and estimate tho amount Of
walls OF the lode. necessary for the future working
OF said mining claim. to contain two acres In add.
ton to the amount claimed as above. Said claim Is
more particularly described In the notice and Ola.
gram posted in this once and on the claim.
WARREN 7. L0CKHART, Register.
Rt-I
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-06-22
Application for Patent.
Notice No. 90.

U. 8. REaIsrER's OFFICE,
Carson Cnr, NV. April %, lshs.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT II EN-
duly organized under the laws OF the State OF Callfor-
MIA, has this day fled In this ONCE q dlagram, together
with c notice OF application for patentfrom the United
Stateso OF America, under Act OF Congress. approved
Lode, known as the Empire MIN and Mining Com
pany's north claim. In the Gold Hill Mining Dis
trict, Storey county, Nevada. Said claim Is bound
ell on the north by the Bacon Company's mining
claim. and on the south BY the Eclipse Company's
Ing at post No: J, which ID situated south TO 2f
east distant az feet from the southeast corner OF this
Imperial and Empire shan, running thence (st)
south 50 ~ west S. feet to post No. 4: thence (2d)
81 west 27.s3 feet; thence ltth) north $40 ~ west
tl-7o feet; thence (ath) north $40 10 west salt feet
to post No. .; thence 9th north 50 Ia east IS feet
to post No. p; thence C7th) south $40 46 east SILL
feet; thence lsthl south $50 20 east ti!7a feeti
Q0th) 40 2J east l.057-5 feet 10 tho place OF begin.
ming, containing two and four hundredths e 4-lOO)
acres. more or less. The above described surface
ground, covering the prospected portion OF the lode
said mining claim. The walls OF said vein or lode
are unascertalned. and the Lateral extent thereof
Is unknown, and the extent OF said lode cannot at
present be ascertalned by actual measurement, but
the said vein or lode Is bounded on each side by the
ton to the above described surface ground. the right
to follow said lode. or any OF Its dips, spurs, angles.
or variations. into adjoining land, especially beneath
the surface, and estimate the amount OF land be-
tween said end lines and the walls OF the lode, neces-
for the future working OF said mining claim, 70
contain i've (D acres In addition TO the amount
claimed as above described. Said claim Is moro par.
tlcularly described In the notice and diagram posted
IN this once and on the claim;
AnEL-Am
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-06-22
Ire,L ADVERTISEMENTS.
.nnucatIon for Patent.
Nofice No, OIL

-
RrorrrRs oyrrcE. CARSON CITY, New.
April 9. 1865.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
IN aold Hill Tunnel Gold and Silver Mining
Company, by II. Huguet, Superintendent, has
this day died In this Office u diagram. together
with a notice OF application for patent from the
United states, under Act OF Congress, approved
July %. 1866. for -four thousand feet OF the Gould
and Conds Lode. known a. tho Gold Hill Tun.
mel Gold aud Silver Mining Company's claim. In
the Gold Hill Mining District, Storey county,
Nevada There are no known claimants on
either ond Of said claim. Said claim 10 more par
t~ieularly described as follows, to- wit: Commence
Ing az a stake set at the mouth Of the Company's
tunnel said point being located In q small ravine
about 400 feet northeast Of tho Rhode Island
Mill; thence following the line Of the tunnel Qst
eourse) n. 50 w $40 feet to q point 81 feet south
OF the company's shaft; thence cd eourse) n.
Ito 80 Z .3,05i feet, following the supposed line
ofthe lode at the tunnellevel: on the surface the
ID course at n point l,i50 from the point OF d.
veTgenoe At the tunnel: passes about $50 feet
east Of Imperlal.Emplre holstlng works. and ends
at a point In the shed OF the Truekee Hay Yard,
ls3 feet cas-, of O street. at the Divide. No sur
face groundis claimed along the line Of the lode.
Tbs following described tracts are taken for
working purposes; Tract No. l. commencing al
the mouth Of the tunnel aud running south Ito
30 west 500 feet to q post; thence north % Is
east 269 feet to . post; thence north 230 IS east
2l7 feet to place Of beginning containing ! OF IN
acre. Tract No. Q. commencing 1T . post marked
q. H.. T. 5. ". Co.'S claim. which point OF COM
msncemsnt 10 connected with the compAny's
tunnel by q water hume by the following course;
lat-south Ito 30 west 500 feet 2d-south lao
25 90 feet; 3d-south % 81 west l63 feet: 4th-
south go &C. east9l feet: 5th-south l3o 2Y east
III feet; 6th-south 800 lS cast 1913 feet; 7th-
south 200 81 LET feet: sth-south 500 So east 269
feet; 9th-south 2te So west 235 feet to the
white post above described; thence running LIST
course south Ito east 1,9i7 feet: 2d-north 800
30 east go feet: 3d-north 80 east as feet;
4th-north 400 30 east 2,706 feet; 5th-north go
30 west 1. 9i7 feet; 6th-iouth i3o 3V west i.3i7
fcetto place Of beginning, containing las $500
acres.
Tract No. J. embracing S feet on each side Of
the above described dume, from the south end of
,rae, No. TO tract No. .. containing one-thirdof
an acre.
The walls of the lode are unascertaincd; the
lodels supposed 10 be embraced In an area of9
acres. Total area, including surface ground. i'J
WARREN T. LocKuARr. Register.
April }. 1868. ap'''m