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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-18
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PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 9, 1874.
Sealed proposals In duplicate for the following Sub
sstence stores will be received until noon, March
e. 1874; 100 5bIs best quality Mess prim. Mess
rors; lis0 b6ls; ~ So; Extra Family Flour;
Beans; 400 Lbs. prime CaroliR Rice; 5000 lbs.
prime Rio Coffee; 100 lbs. OoIong Tea, In lQ-lb.
200 lbs; CO. Sugar; loo gals. pure Cider OF
Whisky Vinegar; Loo lbs. best quality Star Cam
lbs Salt, clean and dry; loo lbs pure ground Pep
per back0 Loo lbs slKar-cured Brea kfast Bacon;
400 lbs. sngNf-cured Ham: 500 lbs. Java C0Eee;
GOO lbs. Granulated Sugar; 50 gals. Golden syrup;
Loo cakes Toilet Soap, assorted; 10 kits Mackerel
extra mess; dog. Columbia River Salmon; 8 or.
boxes lsaisns: o doz Tomatoes. 3-b cans; II dog.
Tomatoes. 2-b cans; 4 doz. Condense Mix; 5doz.
Lemon Extract: 80 lbs. Corn Starch: $50 lbs. Yeast
Powder. or A-lb. cans; 100 lbs. pure Leaf LarI
Usual conditions to be complied with.
EEF c. l.. klLBURN, :.
c.,.o .E Colonel and 4. G; G; s."
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In virtue Off writ Of Fier Fscias Issued from the
Clerks ONCE Of Supreme Court Of the District OF
Columbia and TO me directed will sell public sale
for cash, In front Of the Court house door Of said
District, ON MONDAY. the sth day Of April, 1s5z,
title claim and Interest In and to Lot K in square
No. al in the city Of W sshington, d. c., together
with all and singular the Improvements thereon,
seized and levied upon as the property Of Maurice
J. Hurley, and will be sold to satisfy execution No.
II 001 in favor Of James G. Haviiand against Tim
othy Rogers and Maurice J. Hurley.
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DROPOsALs FOR WORK AT NAr1oNAJ
y MILITARY CEMETERIES -
W 2TA ,SnIHx GESEEAL.s eyI!cr. }

rQCARrERMASTEE GENERALS OYFIcE,l
c., February q, 1874 e
Sess prSS1sa,; n trplicais with copy 81 this
this ofnce until noon on RgRSDAY the ID day OF
April, 1874. fot work st the National Military Gem.
etcrtcs, a. follows: -. 80 - =.
Enclosure walls OF brick or stone or Iron ratings
A. the Newbcrne, \: C.. and Beaufort and Flor.
cnec. .. c.. National Cemeteries.
nries Or stone lodges e the Wilmington, y: G.,
ctrrfes. : = II - : = y
The work will be inspected by competent enr,-
contract will be required.
Copies Of plans and Specifications may be seen at
this oiiiee, Apd AZ tbs QusrisrInasters Offices, at
Nashville and Chattanooga. Tenn, Charleston, s.
C., Fort Johnston and Fort Macon, n. c., and L-b-
anGn NY G0p1es my also be seen At the ceme-
Proposals should be Endorsed Proposals for (Rail-
Inn: Wills o. e. ne case may 6eI for Va.
ID. C.. --"'D- = = ~ y
By order the Quarterma,ter General:
A. j. MCGONNfGLE,
nROPOSAIxS For Ef.OfiR
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VUhOOS2Oy 11oS1Ao11bs
cosxE1 o. sEyfMI9 Axp Q sTHHxzs
Nc: SwAzEh so9xEzs 0x0sGE1own. D. Q.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-18
VALUABI.L IMPROVED AND UNIM.
ssSSS %TIiRw i9HSRENET1 kecHEEP IN THE
s0rTHEks5 shN sEGTI1Ns OF THE

@ Or MEiiXEsLA TMrks6AY. FRIDAY and
viii expose r SALE Il auction, IN s1S 'front.' Of ss
.pectiye premises, At the hours hereinafter named
inc l0wnk.iescribed improved and unimproved
SEsbAy: At .o..los. p. m. Al. of lot : in
T&s sxS sas Or n
north side street Setwesn conncctieas ,1
and Twentieth street: improved by q nearly new
Tg sR%E BAY sc p m lot.
and = in square lsl, situate on corner Nineteenth
each improved BY new swo-story frame house coz.
taIHiian g! seven e rooms, hall Se. r,r., .
Boundary, between Eishteenth and Siaetseu IL
SS iEs sxSk pay: se,s,ee. ?; M. 10. Q.
ma a Yks SStse streets inPreyss y
niaEPiHTELY THEREArTER. 10. Is in
teenth and U streets northwest. W
THURSDAY, At O'Clock p, m, lot 81, in square
s.r :sSass RI Ss SOUTH
Of 1 H., TIE sI SANE = DAY. part
S d.. from. and moasrn improvements, being No.
~ @ y
'PH aS iiEfSt TI9 '! FETFafHEa .es
part Sf lot Sin IN square s improved BY beautiful
and all modern improvements; also. n two-stOry
frame stable on rear OF the lot, being No. L. Tnird
on THE SAME DAT, at = O'Clock p. M. part Of
lot Q, In square 9i., improved by S-room framc
house with store being slS East Capitol street.
81. situate on the northwest corner Of Eleventh
and streets southeast, improved by very nicely
on THE ZANE DAY, At 40 o'clock p. m. south
part oflot q in square SO, 2Sx1 feet 3inchcs, sit.
nate on Twelfth street, between b and G strteis
ON THE SANE DAY, at o'clock p. M, lot Is,
In square Q9 - feet ~ inches by 80 feet situate on
the corner Of Tenth and streets southeast.
ON THE SANE DAY, at 40 o'clock p. M, lot J.
In square 1Sl, Dxll0 feet, situate street, be.
tween SIKH and Seventh streets. southeast; i'm.
proved by two-story and attic brick house, con-
tanning I'M a., ten rooms cellar, and brick stable.
in square 81 soxi0o feet; improved by comforts.
se nys,room frame house in good order, being No.
The terms Of sale On the above property will be:
one-sixth cash; balance In three years, deferred
payments being secured ON the property sold. In
All cases deposit. OF Is must be made soon As
The l. property Is struck az The Improved property
OF sale: THE1: y. 0ATCHEL. Agent.
Corner and Eleventh streets northwest
mhl6-6t JOE. r. KELLEY. AuciIo LONGER
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BETH IA ada

ThIsunn.raii.i.a .pr,ise .cu,anon MIA \. .,r,.
laboratory, and from It's magic power and unprece-
dented sclievemsnts the nost eminent men In this
nation have, after thorough and severe test pro-
bounced II the only Sovereign Remedy for Bright
Disease and Diabetes; also ~ Crinary, Bladder and
ninds Of your claims may seem prep0sterous 70
accomplish with bethesda Water tlst which has 90
max but test. DO not allow your skepttcism to be
your peril II BETHESDA don't cure you, It canno:
sef ne most pleasant md ocient Curative ssent
ege. ., 1s,ed e =; EsTisF hrTan.S The water Is
NO; ~ rsnnsyirnni, avenue: beware OF spurious
for sale In this city Or District but sTOTT & co.
Send for circulars and Beihssda Ady9c.ie.
Directorand General anxGer, Bethesda Springs.
WAeuiN0TOE, ID. c., Ooeeipber u, iS7S dec3i.Iy
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-18
DY LATIMER a CLEARY.T
- Auctioneers and Real Estate Brokers,
southwest corner Of Penn. Rvenue and Eleventh
street, Star Onlce Building.

ttreet, Star once Building.
TRUSTEES SALE 1 1 HOUSEHOLD ruRS1.
BY virtue ola deed OF trust dated the Eth day Of
July lUa and duly recorded in LIber No. III, folio
t3 one q the chstisl records for Washington
county: District Of Columbia, shall sell, on
WEDNESDAY, the 18Th day Of March, Ie7i, at
~ O'Clock m: at House o. 1916 street between
aGeilth anu Ihirteenth streets northwest, an ex-
tensive assortment OF household and Kitchen Fur.
niturc. Wig:
Hair-cioth and Plush Parlor Furniture;
Erench-plate Mirror Whatnot;
Window Hnngings, Hall Set:
Walnut and Mahogany Narble-top Chamber Fur.
Hair aud Husk Mattresses:
Feather Beds, B0lsiers and Pillows;
Bedding aud Table Linen:
Brussels and Threc-ply Carpets, Oli-cloths;
Cottage Painted Furniture;
China and Glass Ware;
knl, es, Forks and spoons:
Cooking Ranges, Heating stoves;
Kitchen Regulates. &c.
Terms cash. JOHN W. FRAZEE, Trustee.
LATlMEk 4 CLEAkY,
mhls-o&ds tstarl Auctionccrs.
RYDUNCANeON, DOWLlNG q co.,
- Auctioneers, Corner Ninth and u streets
northwest.
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DRoPosALs ron CHAIN IRON.
: - -----.-- NAVY PAY OrrIcI.

NAVY FAY OFFICE,
s. WAsuscToS, ?. G. Feb; = lsA
Will le rrccivel thisoficc until l3m the lst day Of
APRIL, 1Es, for Me beiow-describ best American
Chain Iron. 10 be delivered free OF expepsc TO the
Government at the Washington Navy Yard, sub
Satisfactory 10 the Comman liant or the said navy
yard and at such times and In such
e called Tor BY him. The last delivery to be prior
fBuiRREXt EQUIPMENT AND RECRUITING.
inche: long, II, TO pounds.
,6SS links hahn Iron. SIS inches diameter, 10
inches long, IS III pounds
:, sl5 links Chain iron i0ie inches diameter, fof
. -. -. inches long long. :, ECO pounds: .,,<
inches long: IS, 20: pounds.
9e5 links Chain Iron, ls-l6 inches diameter, q
inches long, 300 pounds.
l, sS links Chain Iron, t3-i6 inches diameter, I'm
Bidders will he required to- send fair samples Of
the iron they propose to furnish, marked with their
names. in bar of (six feet long, Of each Of the
different sizes required. to the commaniant OF the
Washington Navy Yard: These bars Will be subject
pulling strain Of 10 G0 ty thousand pounds to
The sIIare-inch section when turned down to the
usual siapc and size OF testing piecrs in the yard
All the iron called for to be delivered in straight
lengths. free from flaws ragged ends and other de-
iron falling below t, required test will be rejected
and remain at the risk ofihe bidder uutil removed
from the navy yard. :
The award WIN DC made 10 the lowest responsible
bidder whose iron Of the different sizes comes up
Responsible security will be required for the
prompt and faithful delivery Of the Iron when
Blank forms for bidders can hs had 4 Ills ONCE.
fe2c-td --E PAY fS;n1ctor. n. !. Nav.
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- Real Estste Agent and Auciioneef,
Omcs, No. so3 Eighth street northwest.
VALUABLE REAL EsTArE AT AUCTION,
MAI TIE eEykNTH-gTREET ROAD,
GGirvk EGsSANMHns1iAEsH9HAddr , LES xRoA THE

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* 81: : q ss' Sc s;s 9 =
ny GREEN 4 WILLIAHs, A1ees., =
LIMO. l@l Northwest Corner Tenth and d streets.
rEgfaGKz1psx Ell 81 HssI Sk
By virtue Of . deed Of trust dated September %,
p i e. i ma II ~ aiSs. No g folio e
o., and b ne written erder 81 the 5srty secured
sls L; Z sss K b ~ ;Ss
.crbed part Of Lott numbered three ID and I've a.
i
one, (a1i,) in the city Of Warrington, d. c.,
beginIinG fer the same ct . point on limo Of
| from the so9thwestern corner Of said square, and
north twenty-sfx t2O feet; thence west twenty-Aye
(2, feet thence south three ( feet thence nty
rQ) feet to said street. and thence south along said
ass s
the improvements thereon, consulting OF Q very
councillors brick residence:
Terms OF sale: One fourth cash, Of which 600
must be paid q the sale, and the deferred pay
ments to be made In two and three years sitter
DAY OF sale. with interest at seven per cent. per
annum and secured by adeed Of trust and insurance
the Of the trustee. Terms to be fully
compiled with within six days amer day Of sale;
otherwise the trustee reserves the right to resell
property amer one weeks notice at the risk and
cost Of hrst purchaser. y ~
WIN. II. WARD, Trustee.
GREEN WILLIAMS,
fe2S-STuTh&ds -s ~. Auctioncers.
ANTHE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONEDUNTII.
THURSDAY, March 10, 1S4 at the same hour and
place, on account Of the rain. ~
Ny order OF the trustee.
mh1 GREEN & WILLIAMS, Auctioneers.
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MEDICAL.
OBSTACLES TO MARRIAGE

HAPPY EELIEF for Young Men from the effects
stored. lmpcdinents 70 Marriage removed. New
method OF Treatment. New and remarkable reme-
dles looks and circulars sent free. in sealed en-.
yslopes. Address HOWARD ASSOCIATION, No.
2SoIth Ninth street., Philadciphia Pa.-an institu-
duct and professional skiil. frUs-2m
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RY GREEN Z WILLIAN1, A1ets.. ~
TRySTEE1 SALE OF XIRY DEsIRABLl
sTkEET NORTHWEST, BETWEEN Z ANI
WIN. II. WARD, Trustee.
GREEN q WILLIAMS,
fe38~STuTh&dH ... AucttOncers.

RTHE ABOVE SALE Is P0srroNEDUNTIr
March 10, 1874, ut the same hour aud
place, on account Of the rain.
Ny order Of the trustee. la
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kIGaARB H 4 AsRSffsajlN {Tru.tess.

N. Bon the morning OF the sale we shall offer
OF the aforementioned hotel. tStar1 mh9
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YLATINER 4 CLEARY.
- Auctioneers ana Real Estate Brokers,
Corner Of PennlyaR street,

SPECIAL SALE OF WAX FRUITS. CoNFEc-
TTl0NNEkY; CAKES. Se;, FiITEn U f1N
GLASS SHADES. " -'''-0
On WEDNESDAY MORNING, March 10, 1874,
shall sell for are ,unt Of iSs imnSttsra ispSe and
.ups, eollseito. Of MAE Wort q Fruits. tonf,c-
and covered with fIeRrii Giass n ldes.
The collertion VIII be xhii itioa the day prior
to sale. specimen sampled, In advance Of sale,
se'the Eli windows, No. ma Pennsylv ania avenue;
also The NJ tCws of Goldstsin, No. siS Pennsyi-
vnnin Ay-nt
Terms cash. LATINER CLEARY,
mills fStsrl Auctiout ers.
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AUCTION SAIlRs.1
: IU11Ro Bays,

RY 1ATHRD . CLRABY. $500 d
- Auctionee1p and Real Estate Brokers,
ss sSsnss .yspas and Flew
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thu H0uS6 fetSyeWDI8U II 5.3U 10 UIScuU INC
transportation bill.
Mr.. SCUDDER, ofN. j., opposed the bill, tax
ing the ground that IL unconstitutional to sp-
point commissioners with power As contemplated
by this bill. He conceded the right to exercise .
police power to regulate the kind Of rollers to b.
used, &C., but denied the right to NJ the rates Of
transportation. The fixing Of rates and the ap-
the conmissionsrs hxsd the rates It would not b.
the act Of Congress, bat IL would be . delegAtioa
Of sovereign power to I'VE men, and this 30 Con-
tended would be Unconstitutional.
Mr.. HOLMAN, Of Ind, denied there was any
delegation Of legislative power in this bill and Il
did not propose TO confer any doubtful power. All
that IL proposed to dowas inHccordance with we'll
settled principles Of common law. He thsA pro-
ceedod with An elaborate argument to show the
A. the eoeciusioo Of his spseeh Che House, &
93s p. N, adjourned. - :
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-30
General Brisbin, of the Army, is

General Brisbin, of the Army, is
visiting some Of the cities and towns
of Ohio, under authority from Gen.
Ord and Governor Furnas of Ne
braska, soliciting aid for the thOus-
ands of suffering people in Nebraska,
whose crops were entirely destroyed
by..th grasshoppers last summer.
1t is said that the reports from that
State which were published through
out the country, of the ravages of
the grasshoppers, were not in the
least exaggerated, but on the other
hand, were hardly sufficient to i'm
press the people of the other States
with a correct idea of the great de-
struction wrought by the insects.
Thousands of people in that State
are in great need of food, clothing,
etc., and their wants must be sup
piled at once. 1t is cheering to
learn that the Generals appeals in
behalf of these suffering people are
being responded to, promptly and
literally, by the citizens. of the pla-
ces he has visited.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-30
THE MTTINEER.


from Commodore Rollingpin's Almanac. 1873.
mate;
He wasn't much on book larnin', nor he didn't
sit up late
Postin' hisself on history an civilization.
For literature want his fayorite relaxation.
But if you went TO his bunk any time you could
bet
Your last cent on finding the Days Doin's an
Police Gazette
He was on his mussles somewhat, which is the
With them ar Mississippi River toatmen'-thar's
few that amt
An he could git more work out Of his men, on
An hard tack, than any mate from St Louis to
Orleans.
His voice was strong, and KEN up out Of his
som'thin' arter this style: "Kem, git thar, you
id galoots."
One day he said to rousterbout who had onto
A. four-bushel bag of corn-rather heavy, but
it's fact
How that he thought his gait want exactly up
TO railroad time,
When they got into a controyersy-Tu not put
But III state thar want no more corn carried
on that boat that day,
For all the crew was occupied in seein' 'em hev
fair play.
They shook things up lively for the first three
quarters of an hour,
An rammed their heads right into several bar
rels of -four,
An the corn an things that was split around
the lower deck
Made it look though the boat had struck a
snag an gone to wreck.
An this yer mate, who hadn' never yit lost a
single fight,
Saw that his chances for keTnin' out first best in
this here one was light.
So when he found that he couldn't git away
with that thar bout,
He begun 10 git Uneasy; then he cussed and
hollered out:
Say ez you 'uns all goin' to stand round this
yer boat an see
This insubordination? l say, yer stop this mu-
tiny!'
An that'is the moral that I've been tryin' for
to paint;
When them mates lick man its all right, but
when they don't 1t amt
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-30
The Nebraska Sufferers.

The following is General Brisbin's
statement to the citizens of Cincinnati
Of the condition of the people Of the
western part of Nebraska:
There are ten thousand people in the
western part Of the State of Nebraska,
who are reduced to the verge of starva-
ton. Nebraska usually so prolific, has
this year met with sad mishap in the loss
by grasshoppers of all the crops grown
in the border counties. ! lately travel
ed over the devastated region, and found
the inhabitants in most deploroble
condition in Oundy, Hitchcock, Gosper,
Boon, Furnas, Franklin. Phelps, How
ard, Greeley, Valley, Buffalo and Sher-
man Counties. Fully one-third of the
people had no shoes and were clothed in
rags. Many were living on little pieces
of black bread, watermelons, squashes,
and a few were already suffering from
hunger. There was not over ten days
supply of anything in the counties.
Three counties had no meat, and most
of the inhabitants had not tasted animal
food for six weeks.
When houses burn, food is generally
at hand, and the people live on in COM
fort; but when crops fail, then suffering
and death must soon follow. The roar
of flames and the crash of falling build
ings awake the most lively sympathies
of more fortunate neighbors, and they
give literally; but in the loss of crops,
the bony hand of starvation comes ST.
lently to grasp the vitals and wiring life
from the body. The people of Nebras-
ka have suffered a worse disaster than
fire.
For ten years this State has not only
maintained its own people, but exported
largely and contributed literally to the
wants of the unfortunate of other States.
Omaha gave twenty thousand dollars in
cash to the Chicago sufferers after the
FIRE, which was more than one dollar per
head for every man, woman and child
in the city. The Nebrasklans are now
struggling manfully to maintain their
unfortunate people, but they can not do
it unaided. There are ten thousand des-
stitute, to be fed from row until crops
grow again. To feed, clothe and warm
these will require at least four dollars
each per month for seven or eight
months, a sum equal to S2S0,000 or
$500, 900. Not to feed the people would
be to leave them where We found them,
without any means of living, and we
must therefore give them seed to plant
in the Spring. This will require $780,
600 more. These people are our from
tiersmen, and we are all equally inter
ested in the settlement of the West.
People of Cincinnati, the facts are be-
fore you. What will You do in the mat
ter? What is done should be done
quickly. The destitute Nebraskians
live in beautiful section of country.
They are 10th to leave their new-found
homes, and I think it is our duty to
maintain them until crops can be grown
again. 1t would not be good policy to
break up fourteen new counties of the
West, yet this must be done unless the
people are fed. The rich city of Gin
cinnati should aid in this matter, and
do it promptly.
JAMES S. BRISBIN, Z, s. A.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-30
Somerset Grain Market.

Cincinnati. October 2s.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts fair and market very dull at the
following range prices; Common grades
l4H25c, medium TO fair Pa BE, and
good grades A DC. No extra shipping
qualities offering. Several lots left over
unsold
Hogs-Receipts light but general Of
common and medium grades; very few
good Hogs offering; prices range as fol-
lows: Common S5Gf5 25, good light
medium heavy s. 4OG95 IS, and good
qualities s. 80GG; a few extras Sc Is.
Several hundred head left over unsold.
Sheep-Supply fair and market dull
at 3(d49 for common 10 extra.
BUFFALO, October 2S.--Wheat dull;
No. Milwaukee is held at 99c, no
buyers. Corn, sales Of 10000 bush No.
> mixed Western in lots at 7Sc Oats
are held at soc: no buyers. Rye and Bar
ley neglected. Receipts of Cattle 1865
head, making total for the week Of 9,07s
head. The market opened unusually
dull and slow, with buyers and sellers
apart &c and hardly sufficient sales TO
establish prices, yards full of common
thin stock, but few good Cattle are offer
ing. Receipts ofSheep and Lambs 5000
head, making total for the week of
1920 head. The market is dull and
slow; Western Sheep lc, of: no sales of
Canadas reported; buyers are hanging
Off for concessions and receipts of a bet
ter quality. Receipts of Hogs to-day
400 head, making a total for the week
of is, 800 head. The market Is moder-
ately active. and pens full Of good stock; |
Workers s. 1905 60, heavy Hogs So |
S7BG612I.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-30
Showing the Boys in WashOe How to
Shoot.
From The virginia Ea,erprise. ]


Recently. at saloon on the Divide,
some men were discussing the shooting
affray which occurred during the morn
ing between the two brothers-in-law,
Ballman aud Ward. II was agreed on
all hands that it was shocking bad shoot
ing-a diScredit TO Washoe. At last a
Phoebe man bantered Comstock man,
whom he knew to be good shot with
pistol, TO go out in the back yard with
him and do some shooting, just TO show
the "boys" how it should be done. In the
saloon was box of eggs, and what the
Piocher proposed was that each shoot
two eggs off the bare head of the other
at the distance of ten PAGES, the one
missing to treat the crowd. The Com
stocker was bound not 10 be bluffed by
man from the other end of the State, so
to the back yard all hands adjourned.
Each man used his own six-shooter.
The Comstocker first "busted" has egg
on the top of the Piocher's head, which
exploit was loudly applauded by all
present. 1t was then the Piocher's turn
to shoot, and an egg was produced to be
placed upon the head of the Comstocker,
but when he removed his hat there was
great laugh, for the top of his head was
as smooth as billiard ball. For full
ten minutes all hands tried in vain to
make an egg stand on his head. 1t could
MT be done The P'ocher then taunted
the Comstocker with having gone into
the arrangement knowing that ne was
safe The latter told him to set up his
egg and it was all right-he was there.
The Piocher went into the saloon and a
handful of flour, which he dabbed upon
the bald head of the Comstocker, and
then triumphantly planted in it his egg,
fell back ten steps, and then knocked it
off. The Comstocker then told him to
set up his second egg and shoot at it, as
he didn't want to have his head chalked
twice during the game. This was done
and the wreck of second egg streamed
over the Comstocker's pate. The Pioch-
er now stood out with his last egg on his
head. The Comstocker raised his pistol
and fired. The Piocher bounded yard
or two into the air, and the egg bounced
whole from his head. "1've lost" said
the Comstocker. Let all come and take
a drink. By slip I've put half the
width of my bullet through the top of
his left ear" and so it proved upon