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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-09
Thirty-nine Days Without Food.

An Adrian, Mich, correspondent of
the Detroit Post, under date of Novem-
Der 9th, says: 5~
CA case of great interest has occu-
pied the attention of several citizens as
well as the medical profession of this
city the past four or five weeks. A man
named Arson Comstock came here
from Cleveland last May He is "a
years of age, and blind. Soon after he
came he complained of a difficulty and
distress Of the stomach after eating, and
soon his distress was SO great that he
dreaded to eat. There was no nourish-
ment he could take but what caused him
great distress, and for the last two
months he has scarcely taken any nourish-
ment whatever, and for 80 days before
his death, which occurred yesterday
afternoon at o'clock, he had taken no
food whatever. The only thing taken
into the stomach at that time was ice
He has been blind II years, and for the
last four years has been in reduced cir
cumstances. He was q member of the
Baptist Church in Cleveland, from
which church he brought letter to the
church in this city, and the church has
taken considerable interest in the case.
He has wife but no family. At a post
norton examination, which was held
last night, the membrane of the stom-
ach was found to be almost entirely
gone, supposed to have been caused by
excessive use, formerly, of medicine
which he took, of corrosive nature.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-09
A HOmeSick Indian.

The Oxford (Penn.) Press says: Zone
Of the Indians who recently came to
Lincoln University to receive an educa-
ton, left about two weeks ago for his
home in Utah valley, having become
homes lex. He was the nephew of a
chief, and thought he did not receive
the homage which should be paid to SO
distinguished a parsonage. This was
shown by him more particularly toward
Richard Komas and the other Indian at
the university. A few days. before he
left he became SO indignant that he
dressed himself in all his Indian tog-
gerry, put on war paint, and with knife
and revolver in his belt appeared in the
presence of the faculty of the univer-
sity, declaring his intention of setting
off on foot for his home in the West
The officers OF the institution,
seeing that he was determined to
go, prevailed .Ytlupon him to
wait until the next morning, when they
would send him by railroad. Accord
ingly, the next morning, Messrs.. John
B. Randall and Edward D. Bingham,
two Of the teachers, accompanied him
to Philadelphia, and placed him aboard
the train for Omaha, in special charge
Of the conductor. He had been given q
new name at the university, that of J. hn
j. Patterson. He was quite an apt
scholar, and showed remarkable quick
ness Of perception, having mastered the
alphabet in short time, and could I'M
derstand many English words. He was
always respectful to the officers of the
institution, and only got upon his dig
nifty because his Indian companion had
imbibed too much of our Democratic
notions, thereby failing to show him the
Difference the kinsman of the chief was
entitled to-" aw
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-09
Eggs as Food.

Would it not be wise to substitute more
eggs for meat in our daily diet? About
one third the weight of an egg is solid
nutriment. This is more than can be
said of meat There are no bones and
tough pieces to. be laid aside. A good
egg is made of ten parts shell, 80 parts
white, and 80 parts yolk. The white Of
an egg contains eighty-six per cent
waoer; the yolk fifty two per cent. The
average weight of an egg is about two
ounces. Practically, an egg is animal
food, and yet there is none of the disa-
greeable work of the butcher necessary
to obtain it.
The vegetarians of England use eggs
freely, and many of these men are
eighty and ninty years old, and have
been remarkably free from illness. A
good egg is alive; the shell is pourous,
and the oxogen of the air gets through
the shell and keeps up kind of respir
alton. An egg soon becomes stale in
bad air, or in bad air charged with car
bonic acid. Eggs may be dried and
made to retain their goodness for long
time; or the shell may be vanished
thus excluding the air, when if kept in
d mOuSIdto UeA1peIattuS, Gucy udy NC
kept good for years.
The French people produce more
eggs than any other, and ship millions
to England annually. Fresh eggs are
more Transparent at the centre, old
ones on the top. Very old ones are not
transparent in either place. In water
in which tenth of salt has been
dissolved, good eggs sink and indiffer-
ent ones swim. Bad eggs float in pure
water. The best eggs are laid by young
healthy hens. If they are properly fed
the eggs are better than if they are al
lowed to eat all sorts of food. Eggs
are best when cooked four minutes.
This takes away the animal taste that is
offensive to some, but does not hard
the yolk Or white as to make them HARD
to digest. An egg if cooked very hard
is difficult of digestion, except by those
who have stout stomachs: such eggs
should be eaten with bread and masti-
Gated very finely. An excellent sand
wich CAL be made with eggs and brown
bread An egg spread on toast is food
fit for king if kings deserve any better
food than any body else, which is doubt
full. Fried eggs are less wholesome
than boiled ones. An egg dropped in
hot water is not only clean and hand
some but delicious morsal. Most
people spoil the taste of their eggs by
adding pepper and salt. A little sweet
butter is the best dressing. Eggs con-
tain much PHOSPHORUS, which is sup
posed to be useful to those who use
their brain much.-Poult7y Review.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-09
BE Careful About Your Party Invita-
tons.

At the wedding of Gen. Sherman
daughter, the guests fell short by 400.
1t was subsequently ascertained that, to
crafty some ''practical joke" the in vi
tat1ons had been purloined from the
Post Office. A similar instance OCCUR
red notvery long ago in England, with
a difference, which resulted in a very
laughable denoument. In this case, a
very grand lady had made the most ela-
borate preparations for garden par
ty." Confectioners, tent-pitchers, Ty-
rolean minstrels, and whole army of
footmen and assistants at such festivi-
ties had been engaged. But nobody
came! The lady was chagrined, as
might be supposed, end kept retired for
a week in a fit of sulks-that's the plain
English for it. The very day week of
the disappointment, as she was languid-
ly slipping her chocolate and munching
her toast about noon, with a ravished
little nightcap perched knowing over
one, and thinking of getting up by and
by, carriages were heard rolling up the
avenue. The gay folks trooped up in
YARNS. Pink bonnets, light muslins.
lliant neckties, and all the minutie
the most eXquls1tely fashionable
morning neglige were set off by the ra-
diant countenanccs Of the expectant
guests. The lady arose, and hurried
explanations ensued. The "invites"
had been delayed in local Post Office,
and having been issued merely for
Wednesday" or whatever the day
was, had been accepted in good faith,
a week after the affair." The lady
thenceforth had all her invitations
printed on commercial blue post. She
preferred business to fashion after the
cOntretemps.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-09
The Human Relies OF P0mpeii.

A writer says: In the museum of
Pompeii are preserved the most hor-
rible and pathetic witnesses of fhe last
days OF the Inflated city. When the
workmen were digging in 1868 they
struck into small cavity, the nature Of
which was OF course mystery to them.
Without breaking further into it they
poured plaster of Paris down the crew
ices that were already opened, and as
soon as the plaster had hardened, the
crust of lava was carefully removed,
and 10 the form of human being in
his death-struggle perfectly preserved.
Buried in the lava that hardened about
him, his body had crumbled to dust and
left this wonderful mould. Several
bodies have thus been reproduced one
of them with the features perfectly pre-
served, SO that there is still some ex-
preston in theface. In one some parts
Of the skeleton are embedded in the
plaster; and two female bodies lying
near each other are called mother and
daughter. There is nothing at Pompeii
more touching than the despair depict
ed in the attitude of this group. 1t was
pleasant to get out into the narrow
streets where the sun was glazing, and
there we sought to forget the horrors of
the museum"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-09
The u. s.. Revised Statutes.

The printing of the Revised Statutes
has been completed at the government
Office. The statutes number 1000
pages, and the index 900 pages. The
analytical index is said to be a very
mastery work. The alphabetical index
is not yet begun, and it is not probable
that the statutes will be ready for sale
before January. It is evident that
there will be considerable debate in
Congress over this revision. There is
a great disagreement as to the effect
which the statutes will have upon
existing legislation. The Treasury au-
thorlties insist that the revenue laws
have not been modified by the revision
In any important particulars, and en-
deavor to show that all the cases which
have been cited as changes made in the
law by the revision are, in point of
fact, not changes, but a re-afirmation
of existing legislation. One case, how
ever, was discovered at the Treasury
Department, in an appeal case from
New York, in which it would seem that
there is very evident change made by
the revision. The case is that of
brandies of the higher grades. The
change which the, revision seems to
have made ia the duty is, from 81 per
proof gallon to so per centum ad valo-
rem.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-09
THE MEXICAN EARTHQUAKE.
People Killed! and Church as Thrown Down
LESS of Property on the Coast.
From the New Orleans picayune

People Killed and Churches Thrown Down
less of Property ON the Coast.
From the New Orleans Picayune
Through Mr.. George III. Gardner, of
Puebla. and Mr.. A. X. Coney, purser of
the steamship Cuba, direct from
the Mexican ports, we have further par
ticulars of the earthquake which visited
the coast on the morning of November
ID, by which it appears quite a number
of lives were lost, and the destruction
of property much more severe than was
at first reported. Mr.. George Ell. Gard
ner, who was in Puebla at the time and
in bed. was awakened by a shock
which threw him out Of his bed. He
jumped to his feet and was again
thrown down, but he, there be-
ing no more shocks, immediately after
gained the street, where was an immense
crowd of people. Fearing another
shock, no one, however, entered their
houses until morning, when the majority
of the buildings were found to be safe,
though some dwelling houses were much
shaken. In Guanajuato, Puebla, Tux
pan, Oaxaca, Tehuacan, San Andres,
Tuxtla, Cosamuloapan, Cuer1nvaoca
and Michoacan the shock was also
severely felt, showing that it extended
along the sea coast and not any distance
into the interior, though slight shock
was felt at the City of Mexico. At
Aberrade the church and the convent
were much shattered, and a portion of
the tower fell, burying, it is supposed,
several priests who were preparing for
mathis. In Tuxtla the shock was very
great, prostrating several houses and
killing and wounding a number Of peo-
pie. In Vera Cruz, however, it appears
the principal damage was done to
houses. Mr.. Coney, of the Cuba, re-
ports that he was asleep in the hacienda,
and was awakened by the first shock !;
rushing to the street, he was again
Frustrated. The first shock was wave
and the second oscillating. Immedi-
ately after his reaching the street there
was terrible crash, and the cry was
raised that the old church, now used as
a library. and where the niece of Her
nando Cortez is buried, was falling; but
fortunately only portion of the tower
gave way. About the same time the
walls Of the old cathedral, which are
very solid, cracked open, striking a
panic into the people who had sought
shelter near the sanctuary. The light
house was also much cracked, and the
keeper was thrown down the steps,
bruising him severely. About third
Of the buildings in Vera Cruz were in the
same way cracked or broken, and there
was also considerable damage in the
suburbs.
The course of the earthquake was
from northeast to southwest, and it
lasted ten seconds. The change in the
thermometer and barometer were barely
perceptible. It was not felt, singular
to say, in the harbor, though there was
a large number of ships at anchor
there.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-09

poor GO Minnie" after the sad catstro-
phe, were encoffined In box by the
engineer and buried in his garden in
East Providence, aud the untimely fate
of their four-footed shipmate was sin
cerely lamented by the whole ships
company. Requies-cat in peace.
Michael Conley, the sewer contractor,
is the possessor of four greyhounds,
which were the means of saving a mans
life, in which they displayed a remark
able degree of sagacity. Felix Prior
and James Carroll were at work in an
excavation about seven feet deep, in the
rear of No. 35 Fenner street; but about
$50 o'clock Carroll went away for
something leaving Prior in the excava-
ton alone, and while he was at work
the banks caved in, completely covering
him up. The dogs happened to be In
the vicinity, and all four OF them,
taking in the unfortunate mans situa-
ton, at once commenced to scratch
away the dirt from over his head
vigorously, at the same time
yelping loudly to attract the
Conley, who was the first to arrive up
on the scene, drove the QOgS away, Dut
they returned and commenced to yelp
and dig again. He commenced TO dig
also, as did some of the neighbors who
had been attracted to the spot by the
cries Of the hounds, and it was not long
before the head of the buried man, who
was standing was reached, and he was
permitted once more to breath the air
of Heaven, of which, had he been de-
prived few moments longer, he never
would have breathed again. He was
taken from the sewer unframed, rescu-
ed from a horrible fate, through the
sagacity of four dogs There was GER
tainly something akin to human intelli-
gence displayed by those greyhounds
in their efforts to save that mans life
and to call people to his assistance.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-09
Intelligent Animals.

The Providence Journal gives these
two anecdotes:
"Minnie," the famous black cat on
the steamer Galatea, of the Neptune
line of steamers, came to a sudden and
untimely end just as the Galatea reach
ed her dock in this city recently.
Twelve years ago "Minnie" was
brought on board in early kittenhood.
and during all that time has been one
of the attaches of the steamer, never
missing but one trip. Pussy, failing
to be in time on one occasion, laid over
one tripsa New York, but though al
ways going ashore never again missed
getting on board in time. "Minnie y
was very knowing feline, and great
favorite with officers, crew, passengers
and all hands Oh the steamer,
and was always the first one ashore
every trip and attended to the wharf rats
instantly on arrival at each port and had
made great reputation as a rat catcher,
III one instance catching and bringing
seven rats on board within an hour
alter the steamer arrived. Last Wed
nesday morning, when the Galatea ar
rived here Minnie attempted to rush
ashore as usual, but got caught be.
tween the end of the heavy gang plank
and the deck, and poor pussy's nine
lives were all cruelty crushed ont at
one fell blow. The mangled remains of
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-09
A HAPPY FAMILY.
The New Reptile House in the Paris Jardin
des Plantes.

des Plantes.
Lucy e.. Hooper writes to the Phila-
delphia Press: The new reptile house
in the Jardin des Plantes has recently
been opened, and the boas and croco-
diles are having a good time in their
new and sumptuous quarters. The
building is spacious and we'll aired, and
comprises tank for the crocodiles and
alligators, and well-wired cages for the
serpents, together with neat glass box
for the convenience of the last novelty
at the garden, namely, a huge and
hairy spider, specimen of the
ird-catching mygale of Brazil, big
as a crab, and hideous as q demon,
the largest and most deadly Of all
spiders. Some OF the amiable guests of
this retreat objected very much to their
change of quarters, and the rattlesnakes
in particular refused to be pacifed and
went on a high rampage for several
days, kissing and rafting and striking
at everything that came near them.
Recently one of the keepers Of the rep
tile-house brought to the largest boa a
whole rabbit for his dinner, but the
creature was either torpid or not at all
hungry, for he refused to notice the
trembling little animal. To rouse him
up the keeper struck the front Of the
cage with his stick, when, to his aston
ishment, the rabbit rose on his hind
legs and began walking round the cage.
Evidently it was trained rabbit.
either educated for exhibition or as
somebody's pet. His accomplishments
saved his Life, for the keeper Immediate
" Withdrew him from his perilous posi-
ton, and sent him as present to the
children of the chief director. The
other day Mile. Monquito, female
snake charmer, who is exhibiting her
powers at one of the minor theatres,
came to the Jardin and preferred a
modestrequest for loan of one of the
finest of the boas, to be used at the per
Torrance of the evening. g Madame, .
cried the irate director, indignant at
this insult to the dignity of his charges,
do you think that serpents are to be
lent out like umbrellas ?"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-09
Progress of the SutrO Tunnel.

ssDuring the month Of October, .
says the Virginia Independent, ''the
workmen in the Sutro Tunnel have
been successful in pushing forward. .
During the week ending October s.. SO
feet of 2Ox14 tunnel was made; October
Is, 80 feet; October %, 81 feet; Octo-
Der % to November l, l16 making
a total of $50 feet in single month.
This is not only the largest result yet
accomplished, but the greatest month s
work on record in the history Of tunnel
The whole length of the tun-
mel now completed is 1892 feet.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-09
A Fish Fight.

Fish fights may become fashionable,
as the French authorities, in importing
for culture many varieties of Chinese
and Japan fish, have secured some of
the fighting sort from Aunam In that
country fish matches are arranged as
follows: "They select two combatants
of a dark color and put them into sep
arate glass bottles, which they thea
place close together. The fish immedi-
ately begin to watch each other; their
hues change; they become black, the
tail and fins become phosphorescent,
and the eyes sparkle with peculiar
lustre. They soon rush toward each
other, out are stopped by the bottles.
When their rage is at its highest they
are liberated and placed in the same
reservoir, and furious combat takes
place, until one being defeated seeks
safety in fight, again changing its tint
to whitish gray"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-09
One of the Pyramids of America.

A correspondent of the Louisville
CourierJ ournal, from the city of Mexi-
co, gives Ill that paper all interesting
account of visit to the ruins of Xochi-
calico. The place is described in Lip
pincott's Gazetteer as &C ruined pyramid,
50 miles S. by. w. of the city of Mexi-
co. =" "The ruins, says the correspond
ent, care situated for the most part
upon single hill, which, although not
more than 300 feet above rolling plateau
Immediately around, owing to the eleva-
ton on the latter may be seen from a
great distance, save in one, direction,
where the mountains approach within a
few miles. So completely is it covered
now, however, with stunted trees, shrub
berry, vines, and weeds, that we could
discover no evidence. of artificial work
upon it until we reached it's very base.
Here we crossed deep and broad ditch,
walled with cemented stone, and ex-
tending entirely around the hill, dis
lance of about three miles. The walls
of this trench are for the most part
broken down, or SO overgrown with
vines and brushwood as to be scarcely
cessible e~ce,A great labor; but
as perfect
measure
FEET in
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-09
POETIC CATEFWALI..

IF cat doth meet a cat upon garden wall.
And If a cat doth greet a cat, oh, why need
they both squall2
Every tommy has his tabby waiting on the
wall,
And yet he welcomes her approach by an I'M
earthly yall.
Why don't he sit and sweetly smile, and not
stand and bawi,
And lift his precious back up high and show
his teeth and moan,
AS if twere colo more than love that made a
fellow grOan?
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-09

tin, and probably compounded them in
to species of bronze, of which they
constructed TOOLS %
These ruins are considered the most
remarkable yet discovered north Of Iu-
catan and Guatemala
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-09

BARNUM's excuse for marrying again
is that he had no one to get up mornings
and light his fire.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-09

WRITING poetry for waste basket is
putting ones soul into words that burn.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-12-31
APPLICATION FOR PATENT,
NOrICR No. 2iJ.
q y. survey No. 10y.

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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-12-31
APPLICATIONS fos PATENT.
APPLICATION ron PATENT.
NOTICE 40. a4s.
q. .. ssrvey Mes. Do and ~.


IT 8. LAND OFFICE, CARSON. CITY,
". Nevada, December II. 1slt--Notiec 10
hereby given that tbs Nevada Gold and Silver
Mining Company, q corporation organized I'M
DER the laws OF me state o. Calilornia. hasing
us pestornee address ana prineipai pace OF
business al san FRANCISCO, Califotnia, mas, by
Andrew LAWSON, the Supcnntfhoeht tnefeoi
and Q stockholder therein. this day MAZE hppI-
eatioa for patsrt for twelve hundred u,socl
linear feet OF the No. . Lode. bearing gold
and silver. called the Nevada Gold and silver
Mining Company's ciain, Gold Hill Mining
District, Storey county. Nevada, the same
extending isoo feet In q northea,tsriy
direction nom Foot No. J., along TIE line OF saiu
vein or lode. and embracing the came, WIN All
Its dip, splrs. angles and VARIATIONS. Win sur
face ground go feet In width, and described In
the plat aud held notes on Ole In my ooice as
follows, to wi:
| Beginning At Poet No. !. located In American
Flat. about $50 feet East OF the toll.road. and
| whence tbs section corner Of Sections q and Z,
Township 10 north. Range ~ eat, and Sections
I and IL. Township iG north. Range ~ east,
Mount Disblo Meridian. bears south 2,S dc.
gree. west sos ieet: and running RON sald Post
No. j. nrrt course, In degrees ea.t 5s4 ieet
crossing the Golden Swan company's souih
boundary Mt los iecp TO Post Nc. . thence.
second course. north CIV degrees west - feet
To Post NO. > (Which 10 icenilcai WIZ the
tolden swan Company's Post NJ. "; thence
along the Golden Swan coinp-ny's wert bound.
airy, third course. north IGN degrees cast bzu
feet to Poet No. q; thence, fourth course, norm
55t degrees west 100 feet TO Poet No. ., on tue
frsnkel Company's south boundary; thence.