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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-05-10
The HOusekeeper.

To DRIVE AWAY ANrs.-Put red pep
per in the places the ants frequent the
most, and scrub the shelves or drawers
with strong carbolic soap.
WHITE POTATO PIE.-For good sized
pie take pound potatoes, boil and
mash, and while hot squeeze J of a
lemon into it, with good sized piece
Of butter; add cupful white sugar,
or eggs, J teaspoonful mace, and
CRATE nutmeg on top of pie.
WELSH RAREBIT.-Cut piece of
bread about six by three inches; take
off the crust, toast it and butter it on
one side; cut slice of rich cheese of
the thickness of the bread and SUI
ficient to cover the bread; place it be
fore clear fire at an angle of forty
five degrees, where it will toast briskly
STEWED BEEF.-Take pounds of
raw beef, cut it in inch square pieces
put in saucepan, and cover with cold
water; let it cook slowly for four hours,
then the gravy will be rich, brown
color; dredge sufficient flour in to
thicken the gravy; if liked, 2 onions
may be added when half done, but it is
very nice Without.
To MAKE COMMON SoAP.-Slack in a
tub, just enough to cause it to crumble
perfectly, six pounds of fresh quick
lime, and add to this a solution of six
pounds Of common washing soda dis
solved in four gallons Of warm water
Let this settle, and then pour off the
clear I've into a clean iron kettle, and
add twelve pounds of clarified grease
busting in, little at a time, foul
ounces of finely powdered borax. Lei
this boil gently for ten or fifteen min
utes, until it thiclkens and becomes
ropy. Then have in readiness a tight
box, lined with a piece a muslin large
enough to hang we'll over the sides tc
allow of the contents being afterward
conveniently lifted out; pour the mix
ture from the kettle into the box, and
let it stand for a few days to harden
When sufficiently firm, turn it out on a
table and cut into bars with thin wire
Soap thus made and left to harden in a
dry room, will be fit to use in about a
month and half.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-05-10
Cremation Failure i'm England.

We have not heard much lately of
the doings Of the crem tionists. By
the way, the late Lady Amberly was an
ardent advocate of cremation, and
neither she nor her husband was COM
mitted to the earth with Christian
burial" But the London Cremation
Society, which was established two
years ago, has just issued its first re-
port The report recapitulates the eff
forts made by the Council to promote
the object Of the Society. These eff
forts have not been very successful.
They first sought to ascertain whether
cremation was legal, and the counsel
whom they consulted decided that 'the
performance Of the process of crema-
ton was perfectly legal, provided that
1t involved no consequence which could
be construed by any one as nuisance. "
1t then became necessary to devise q
machine by which body could be
burned without causing a nuisance, and
DIR. Slemen's patent regenerative gas
furnace was selected as the apparatus
by which this desideratum could be Sc
cured. But now came a hitch, the
sum of So, 900 was necessary for obtain
ing suitable ground for the experiment.,
and it could not be raised. Finally, the
Colney Hatch Cemetery Company
came to the rescue and offered to sell
a part of their ground at low figure
for the purpose. The offer was &C
cepted, and the machine was about to
be put up when some one remembered
that the ground had been consecrated,
and that the Company might get into
trouble if they allowed it to be used for
unconsecrated rites. They wrote to
the Bishop Of Rochester, in whose do
cese the cemetery is situated, but he
replied II cannot consent to the in
PRODUCTION of such a mode of disposing
of the bodies of the dead" This ended
the ma tier, and the Society now pro-
poses to dissolve itself and return all
the subscriptions that have been sent to
it.-London Cor. N. Y Graphic.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-05-10
WEDNESDAY, MAY II, 1876.
THE BALLAD OF THE BELL-TOWER.
BY MARGARET j. PRESTON.


BY MARGARET ]. PRESTON.
"Five years ago vowed to heaven upon my
falchion blade
To build the tower, and to this hour MY VOW
hath not been paid.
When from the eagles nest I snatched my
falcon-hearted dove,
And in my breast shaped her a nest safe and
warm, lined with love,
Not all the bells in Christendom, if rung
with fervent might,
That happy day in janglings gay had told
my joy Alright.
AZ up the aisle my bride I led in that tri-
umphant hour,
I ached to hear some wedding cheer clash
from the minister tower.
Nor chime nor tower the minister had; so in
my soul I swore,
Come loss come let that would set church
bells a-ringing there
Before twelvemonth. But We know what
forays famed the land,
How seasons went, and wealth was spent,
and all were weak of hand.
And then the yearly harvest failed Ctwas
then my boy was born0
But could | build while vassals filled my
ears with cries for corn2
Thereafter Mapped the heaviest woe, and
none could help or save;
Nor was there bell to toll a knell above my
Hertha's grave.
All, had I held my VOW supreme all him
drance to control,
Maybe these woes-God knows! God knows
had never crushed my soul.
Ev'n now We beg that give DER; We say the
scant supply
OF water fails in lowland Wales, and noun.
tain springs run dry.
Here be the quarried stones I've grant,
skilled craftsmen come at call;
But with no more Of water-store how ca7a VIZ
build the WALTZ
Nay, listen Last years vintage crowds ou
cellars, tun on tun;
With wealth of wine for yours and mine
dare the work go undone?
Quick! bring them forth, these mighty
butts let none be elsewhere sold,
And I will pay this very day their utmos
worth in gold,
That SO the mortar that cements each ston,
WlGn1n the shrine
For her dear sake, whom God did take, may
all be mixed with wine"
Twas thus the baron built his tower and a
the story tells,
a fragrance rare bewitched the air whence
they rang the bells.
A merrier music tinkled down when harves
days were long;
They seemed to chime at vintage-time
catch Of vintage song.
And when the watts were foamed with must
if any loitered near
T he minister tower, at vesper hour, abov,
him he would hear
Tingings, as of subsiding trills, athwart tn.
purple gloom,
And every draught of air he quaffed would
taste of vineyard bloom
-LippincoH's for Nay.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-05-10

MANY years ago, while clergyman
on the coast of Cornwall was in the
midst of his sermon, the alarm was
given, " A wreck! wreck" The con-
gregation, eager for their prey, were
Immediately making off, when the par
son solemnly ertreated them to hear
only five words more This arrested
their attention, when the preacher,
throwing off his canonicals, descended
from the pulpit, exclaiming, "Now,
let's all start fair"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-05-10
Americas Richest Widow,
Cor. Cincinnati Gazette.


Cornelia Stewart is now the owner of
real estate in this city whose assessed
value is not under ten millions, and this
makes her the richest widow in Ameri-
ca. 1t may be said that nowhere in the
history of civilization has childless
widow occupied SO magnificent pal
ace. The future of this grand estab-
Gshment is suggested by the history of
other grand houses. Corner of Fifth
avenue and Fifteenth street is the man
sion once occupied by the opulent Par
ker family. It is now the Manhattan
Club. One square dista1lt is the beauti-
full structure once occupied by Moses
III. Grinnell. 1t is now Delmonico's
Clubhouse. The time will no doubt
come when the Stewart palace will also
be turned into clubhouse.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-05-10

may be drawn out foot or more be-
foresthey break. After the use Of this
test few times one becomes able to
judge of the state of the curd without
it.-NeW York Times.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-05-10

herewith send you, writes CORE
spondent of the Vermont Farmer, a
statement of the income Of eight Jersey
COWS for the year ending January, 1867 /:
Twenty-Five hundred and sixty-six
pounds eleven ounces of butter
Z made.and sold at forty cents per
pound. ,O2667
Cream sold.... ............................ 200
Eight calves Is heifers) raised.. $500
Ten pigs raised and fatted on sour
milk and twenty-five bushels of
meal. Observation-Disclosures. 2O5.50
Less twenty-five bushels of NEAL. $500
Total. .....................$l,3 96.17
My COWS are full-blooded Jerseys and
three grades. feed meal all the time
they are giving milk. In the summer
they have two quarts of corn-and-cob
meal per day. Fall and winter, three
quarts, one-half corn-and-cob meal,
one-half bran. We never have any
soft butter in warm weather. [ feed
no roots of any kind, nothing but meal
and all the good, early-cu hay they will
eat.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-05-10

THE Texas wheat crop for 1876 is
estimated at $12, 900, 900 bushels.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-05-10

"A YOUNG Hebrew will take the second
honor at the next Yale commencement.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-05-10

IOtdl .Sl, HILL
Less twenty-five bushels of NEAL. $500
Toto1 oOe >
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-05-10

can be discerned from here nor the
Sicilian coast from Africa. It would
be different it both Motye and Carthage
were 10000 feet high"
The At7aen@atn, prints also the follow
ing relative to the Palestine explora-
tons:
"The constantly recurring attacks of
fever under which Lieut.. Gender has
suffered during the winter have ne
cessitated postponement of the re-
turn to the Palestine survey expedition
till autumn. In order, however, that
time may not be lost, an office has been
taken at the Royal Albert Hall, where
the party are at present engaged in
preparing the map for publication. It
is hoped to be able to place in the
hands of the engraver before the end
of the year at least two-thirds of the
great map of western Palestine. The
part remaining to be finished consists
of the greater part Of Galilee, and a
small piece in the south. Each sheet
will be accompanied by a full memoir
giving the whole of the facts collected
during the survey. Lieut.. Gender is
now on sick leave. The party at work
at Albert Hall on the map consists of
Lieut.. Kitchener, with five non-com-
missioned officers specially granted by
the war Office for this purpose. The
mode, time and place of publication
are under consideration by special
committee. The American expedition,
east of the Jordan, commanded by Col.
Lane, has been broken up. The chief
has returned to New York. The Rev.
S. Merrill is still in Syria. They have
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-15
co.oNsR.s

The Coroner's inquest into the cir
cumstances attending the death Of Gee
Wy rung. which was commenced last
Friday evening. was concluded in the
odd Fellows building G street, Virginia.
las, evening. Quite a number OF wit
ncsses were examined. among whom
were several policemen. including the
Chief Of Virginia police and white res
idents living near the Chinese quar-.
tiers Of tho city. where the Cbinnman
named received the wounds which re-
suited in his death. Alter hearing all
the testimony, which was very volumin-
Gus, the jury. composed OF gentlemen
whose names are signed below, rendered
the following verdict:
The jury find from the evidence al
duced that deceased came to his death
from the effects Of n gun or pistol shot
wound fired from the hands OF 10 sin
san ON the 9TH day OF February. A. ID.
1875. This jury recommend that the
attention Of tho Grand Jury DO called to
that portion OF the evidence given in re-
gard 10 the danger that is continually
arising to tho white residents living in
that portion OF the city occupied by the
Chinese. through the Chinese CONSTANT
ly fighting and firing guns at random.
Also to the ineiiciency Of the police
force to quell the continual disturbance
tha. takes place between said Chinese.
(signed) J. ;. kASEEs.
ID. HuELEY.
\. Il. STANLEY,
JouS I;iLsy,
l,oEEKr MEISKE.
JonS CEorTs,
Il. wIDNEs.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-15
FRAGILE WOMAN.
She Fainted How - fsitcesaan
Wrought Her To.


The ID street quarter Of virginia, oe-
guided by the demi monde. is the thea
ter Of almost nightly disturbances DO.
tween the fair denizens. many OF which
afford amusement to the crowds which
usually find occasion to pass that quar-
tor in the evening. Such an n oc-
Cured there last evening. beginning at n
saloon near Union street and culmina
ting in the benjamin mansion, the
danee-house portion OF which. We under
stand. will probably he suppressed by
the Board Of Aldermen at its regular
meeting in that city this evening.
Whether the green-syed monster or
~tarantul, Juice was at the root OF the
difficulty between the !rail ladies' We dii
not learn. bu, it is certain that one OF
them had to be suppressed by special
polic,man Martin, who took her In tow
10 the City Jail. On the way thither
tho officer was ovsrtaken by another in
mate Of the dance-house, who coun.
seleL him TO treat the prisoner tenderly,
rs any rude shock to her feelings might
cause an attack Of epilepsy. No sooner
were the words uttered than the captive
fell to the ground rigid and apparently
liieless.
Martin. who was equal to the occasion,
espied a w~he@lbarrow standing eonve-
niently at hand. and lifting the pros
trate form into 4, began wheeling II IN
the direction OF the Jail. The effect
was instantaneous. restoring her to con
sciousness as by magic. Some OF the
bystanders say that the way she lifted
up her voice and rent tho air with curses
would shame the President OF the lower
regions. but she had to o,and she coed.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-15
Draw Poker Portrait Of Webster.

In the rooms occupied by X. N. Dag
gett aud family at the ormsby House,
says the Carson appeal. can DO seen
perfect picture OF Daniel Webster, as he
appeared at the ago OF seventy. 1t is n
curiosity Of itself aud has q history
which il interesting. The portrait was
drawn about thirty years ago. and un'
der peculiar circumstances. Old Bos!o'
mans may perhaps remember that In
the time that now seems oldsn. OF m
old building that looked moro like
an adobe than n brick that stood a,
the corner OF Court and fremont
streets. appeared the signs OF Daniel
Webster as an attorney at law and OF
Healey. u portrait painter. The lat
ter has long been nearly as famous in
his profession as Webster was In his.
Ono day Hcaley and n friend dined out
with another friend. in whose library
hung n portrait Of Daniel Webster.
While at the house Of his friend Mr..
Healey RETAINED from criticising the
portrait OF Webster. But ON leaving,
late in the evening. Healey and his com
panion went to Healey'a rooms. As
they entered Healey said: snow ! ain
going to show you that l can make q
better likeness OF Daniel Webster with U
rcd.hot poker than that hanging up IN
the library Of our friend" A~ccoriingl.
he stuck his poker in the crate Of hot
Goals, and when it had been there long
enough to receive = white heat he drew
it out and went TO the door and ON .
panel drew the picture OF the great Web
ster. The panel was cut out by some
admircr Of both Webster and the great
artist. and finally fell into the possession
Of Mr.. Daeeett. As high rs eight hun
dred dollars has before now been offered
for it and refused. Mrs. Daggett. when
the great fire occurred in Virginia City
last October, says she saw that likeness
on her bureau and grabbed 1t in heI
flight from the conilagration. That was
about all there was saved from the house,
but she says she hung to that with fear
full tenacity. Ms she knew how highly II
was priced by her husband.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-15

n S..o,s., r,,-,. The
...-L..
present uhe 'hA' NV s''' " M"
to he taken by teamsters in navigating
about the city ; but. despite all precau-
lions. some Of them occasionally come
10 Grief. Such an instance occurred ut
the corner OF Taylor and d streets this
n,o,uinc where. in a,temptin, TO turn
from the former TO the latter. one Of
Sol. Noel's heavily loaded quartz wag-
ons ,lipped over an embankment on the
lower side Of ID street. turning COM
pls,ely upside down. aud deposinng its
contents in a hole beneath. Several
,samsters came to the rescue. and a reg
ulnr matinee, scintillatins with the latest
.nd most approved profanity. was held
for upward Of an hour. to the ediiiea,ion
a, n large concourse Of delighted speeta-
tors. No damage, other than the loss
OF a portion OF mo 'o"' VI l""
PRorERLY DmEcrkp ByskvoLkScE'-
tn. miners working in the Crown Point
-, ,..,,, ra;s.l , subscrip,ion
mine "S' - MN
for the benefit OF Ars' '""'' "
amounting to about $3.50. which amount
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-15
UNLIMITED REMEDIAL RESOURCES


People sometimes suppose that DIR.
Pisrce's Family Medicines represent the
entire extent OF his resources for curing
disease. This ia IN error. Experience
proved that while the Golden Medical
Discovery, Fayorite Prescription, Pleas.
ant Purcatiyo Pellets, COMPOUND tx.
tract of smart. weed. md DIR. Sare's Ca.
tarrh Remedy would. n faithfully used.
cure a large variety of chronic com.
plaints. there would BIO here and tbore n
cnss which. from ia severity. or from liz
complication with other disorders. would
resist their action. These exc,utionnl
cases required A thorough examination
into their symptoms. TO ascertain tho
exact nature and extent of the disease or
diseases updsr which the patient was
laboring, and the use Of specific reme-
dies TO meet and overcome the m
This led TO tho establishment OF the
Worlds Dispensary, ut Buffalo, N. Y,
with lis Faculty OF Physicians and Sur.
gcons, each Of whom is skilled in the
tr.atmont NJ cbronic JisorJora In CON.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-15


SAN FRAScIsco. Feb. 15.--1: 30 p. NJ
Collections among business men yester-
day. tho semi.monthly collection day,
were good. and oil traces Of the late
panic have disappeared.
The silver question vas got along
with agreeably. collectors accepting one
quarter silver and the balance gold.
The ladies aud gentlemen Of the Press
Convention were entertained at dinner
at the Maison Dore last evening; after
wards they returned to the Occidental
Hall and held . brief executive session
at which, after thorough discussion, 1t
was resolved to incorporate. Then they
accepted On invitation to see Fanchon,
the Cricket, at wads's Opera House.
and after the performance they took
coaches for the Chronicle Office and visit.
cd the editorial rooms. They meet
again this forenoon at the Occidental.
In the Convention yesterday and last
eveninh, resolutions were adopted do.
nouncing tho system Of patent outsides
and supplements. A resolution refus.
ing after three months to exchange with
papers printed in that mannsr was
tabled. after sharp debate. Some dis.
cussiou took place with regard to the
matter Of establishing facilities for coll
lscting and transmitting t~elegrphic
news. but no action was taken. Tho
Convention 10 still In session, but will
probably finish It's business to-day.
At the inquest held yesterday on tho
body Of +. Murroy. who was crushed to
death by q Mission street car on Sunday.
tho jury eIonoratod tho driver from oil
blame and gave. "A verdict Of accidental
death.
Last evening Ramon Carrillos died
suddenly at his room OH broadway, sup
posed from natural causes as ho had
been sick some time.
Pool selling on the 4.mile race begins
ct the Lick House tomorrow night. All
the horses are doing well.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-15
IDIsrRiCr COURT.

Tho following business was transacted
in the First District Court, yesterday,
Judge Rising presiding:
In the matter OF tho guardianship OF
the minors in tho Gleason estate-John
Kelly was permitted to resign as u Of
the bondsmen for the guardian and Il.
II. Ford was substituted.
James Kelly W. Lady Washington
Mining Company Case continued for
the term.
Negro vs.. Picco-Ca.e passed until
Saturday.
Henry X. Mitchell vs.. Brown 4 Ma
hanny-Causo dismissed without pre-
judiec: alignment in favor OF defendant
for costs.
John Facey vs.. q. Saietteo ct ais
Judsrnen, for plaintiff by default as
prayed for.
In the estate OF Leon vie-Attorney
appointed to represent the absent minor
heirs.
Amelia Tr-mbaih vs.. James Trembaih
demurrer OF divorce granted and the
custody Of the children awarded to the
plaintiff. Cause-railnrc to provide
the common necessaries OF lie.
Bridget Stanton vs.. James Stanton
Decree VI divorce amended so rs 10 per-
nit the defendant to visit the children
twice a month in the daytime, at rea-
souabls hours. in the presence OF the
plaintiff. and that defendant he prohib-
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-15
A VALENTINE.

Jack Kohler, Of tho Yellow Jacket.
was industriously hunting all over town
last evening to find the author Of the
valentine found below. It was wrapped
up In a huge envelope. made Of brown
paper. and sealed with about an ounce
Of red sealing wax. The pictorial part
OF the valentine represented an engineer
viewing mn ore ear running into the
sheaves, while jumping therefrom were
phantom men. with which the paralyzed
engineer proplsd II. Some Of tho boys
say the valentine is founded on fact, but
Jack denies tho charge.
John Rohlrr vas = seaman, bold in the good
old days Of yorc
but now he's c.sw aud Captain. too. aud his
trade IL dImping ore.
The Yellow Jacket" Ia hi. craft and . gallint
bark 4. shs.
Anchored way .mcng the mountains, many
leagues from any sea.
Nov all yon who know Jack Kohler. will ih'nk
Il monstrous qu-sr-
AMBITION was his weakness. TO hc an engineer
One day by chance II happened his big brother
was away.
~ h. quit hi. task Of dumping ore with the
engine br.ies to Play.
The result Of J,ck's ambition. the accompany
Ing picture tells
His car ali smashed to smithsr,,ns, aud tons OF
ore 90 nc~l-
Zehub- dominion spilled. or other plscc below.
Where. " Ja,k don't mend his morals. he him
self may some day got
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-15
I,,r raRcr or rownEn.
A ssone weighing Nineteen ~
Throwna Distance OF about 500
Yaftla.

-
Many Of the people oil uoid hhi re-
marked the explosion OF a heavy blast
hack Of Fort Homestead nj about noon
-. m. ,.ror, MN. an loud M 10 bs
"--.-. -
the suoJect OF gsneiai oom"eh'' nmohs
others. who were standino Oh Main
s,rest aud talking Of il, were Frisbis 4
yor,, IN. vel. tpown a-ruvoi.,s. Will,
- w. ~, ~ worJsr;n, where Tho blas,
haS h.an sr.J MEG ~ roct vsi,binc
ona nound AMI ,bres ounces fsIl ., Nh
III. - mi Lr;IJ;n, hrry;ra ;,ssif In
,h. .oi, as,,h The noise 81 IN. f,lIins
- - h at $780, nj, a,,an'
-, A. 4,
49, .,o.r w,o 40. ,o,, ., M
.;..,,ns,an.a ;r.ns.,sJ ,ha rooS mi
aaS;n, ,s;n 90 ~. no;n, -, wh;ch som,
wo,l e b.;nr Sona on ,hs line ~ ibs Y.