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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-04-19
Singular Lake:

Situated on the crest of the Andes,
Lake Titicaca is the highest large body
of fresh water in the world; and as con-
current traditions point to it as the spot
where Nance Capac, the first Inca ap-
peared and woke the aboriginal tribes
from their long sleep of barbarism and
ignorance, 1t is the historic centre of
South America. Humboldt called 1t
the theatre of the earliest American civ
ilization. On an island within 1t are the
imposing ruins of the II m pie of the Sun,
and all around 1t are monuments which
attest the skill and magnifcence of the
lncas. There are also as at Tlahuanaco
and Silustani the remains of burial tow
ers and palaces, which antedate the CRU
sades, and are, therefore, pre.Incarial.
Lake Titlcaca Is about the size Of our
Ontario, shallow on the west and north,
deep towards the east and south. The
eastern or Bolivian shore, being backed
by the lofty range of Sorata, isvery high
and precipitous. The lake never freezes
over, although the temperature of Puno
is often eighteen degrees at sunrise. Two
little steamers of one hundred tons each
do trifling business. Steam is gener-
ated by llama dung, the only fuel of the
country, for there are no trees within
100 miles. The steamers actually cost
their weight In silver, for their trans
portation dn pieces) from the coast cost
as much as the original price. A steam
boat company has just asked from Bo-
llvla the exclusive privilege of naviga-
ting Titicaca and the Rio Desaguadero
to Lago Pampa, with guarantee of six
per cent. cost on the capital, and share
In all new mines discovered. Prof.
Orton, the latest traveller In that region,
calls attention to the fact that Lake Tit
icaoa is not 80 high as usually given In
geographical works by about 300 feet
It's true altitude is Il, ,493 feet, and In the
dry season It is four feet less. This fact
has been revealed by the consecutive
dwellings made in building the Arequi-
pa Railway, just finished, which reaches
from the Pacific to Lake Tltlcaca.
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1.
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The Great wall Of China.

Kalgan commands one Of the passes
through the Great Wall of China. 1t
is there built of large stones cemented
together with mortar. 1t tapers toward
the top, being twenty-one feet high and
twenty-eight feet wide at the founda-
ton. At the most important points,
less than mile apart, square towers
are erected, built of bricks. 1t winds
over the crest of the mountains, cross
ing the valleys at right ans s.es, block
ing them with fortihcatlons. The
Chinese estimate Its length to be about
$500 but in parts more remote
from Pekin the wall Is Of inferior
construction. There is nothing but a
dilapldated mud rampant, US Colonel
Prejevalsky saw It on the borders of
ALASKAN and Kansu. 1t Is said to have
been built upwards of two centuries
before Christ, to protect the empire
against the inroads Of the neigbborlng
Domads; but the periodical irruptions
Of the barbarlans were never checked
by this artificial barrier. .-- Bidckwood's IS
Mdgagins.
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CLEVELAND, TENN, APRIL 10, 1877.

Of the year the Russian s chief Idea Is TO
protect himself against the lnclement
climate, and, as he seals the windows Of
the public rooms and cOnyeyances, your
involuntary contact with him becomes
anything but agreeable. We have no
right to throw stones at other people In
the matter Of intemperance, and 10 the
Russian climate may be attributed the
quantities Of coarse spirits that are
swallowed TO correct the masses of olea-
ginOus food. The consequence is, that,
notwithstanding their stalwart frames,
the natives are often sickly and dispep-
tic. Mr.. Arnold tells us how he cured
couple of fellow-travelers on the Yolga
steamer by prescribing the opening of
a chink In the cabin window and the
shifting of their pillows from above the
hot water pipe. But If furniture is
scarce in the best provincial hotels,
there Is one class Of ornament which is
never wanting. The picture of some
saint Is sure to be displayed on the wall,
with the lamp of domestic sacrifice per-
petually burning beneath 1t. The prov
erbial plety of the Greek Christian de-
generates In most cases into gross su-
perstition. The shrines In the public
places are crowded by devoted wor.
shippers, who cover with their kisses the
spangled robes and even the gilded pic
ture frames Of the images; while show
ers of coins or copper money rattle into
the boxes held by the priests.
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Celestial Enjoyment.

After the labor of the day is over tn,
weary Chinaman In San Francisco be
takes himself to the club room, theatr,
or opium den for an evenings enjoy
ment. The club rooms are filed nightly
The Chinaman is an inveterate gambler
With him 1t Is one of the necessities OF
life. He will stint his stomach TO have
few cents to crafty his Unsuitable de-
sire to win or loose. He does not seem
to care what the game is. 1t is said that
In many places In China it Is no unnat-
ural sight TO see rich merchants carry
Ing beetles and large grasshoppers in the
large sleeves of their coats. A certain
mark is placed upon each insect. A
saucer is produced, and two of the bee
ties are placed in 1t to fight a battle.
The respective owners make their bets,
and the battle goes on until one or the
other of the insects are killed. The
same thing is done with tame quails.
which are bred and tanned in the same
manner as gamecOcks. Since the effect
ual raids made by the police upon the
game of tan-tan, and the severe penal
ties imposed upon all who are arrested
for playing 1t, that game has been gen.
orally abandoned. The game which is
now universally played is "dominoes."
Instead of playing the game as the
whites do, the Chinese mix the domi-
noes well together. Two dices are
thrown for the choice. The man get
ting the highest number of spots on the
dice draws off the first six dominoes.
The second best throw takes second
choice, and so on. The game is gener-
ally played by four persons. The first
choice then plays first domino. At the
eud of the game pieces of Chinese coin
are given out. These coins represent
certain amount in American money. All
bets are settled outside of the club
room. In this way the Chinaman is en-
abled to crafty his passion for gambling
without trespassing upon the city laws
prohibiting banking games. 1t happens
that a police officer arrests
the domino players by mistake. He
sees the dice shaken, and being ignorant
of the game, thinks that the men are
playing dice game. The Chinese have
been raided so much during the past
year that the appearance of police Of
ticer at the door of one of their club
rooms instantly creates panic, and it
requires the assurance of the officer that
everything is call right" to quiet them
down.
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Distribution of Animals by swim
ming.

Very few mammals can swim over
any considerable extent of sea although
many can swim we'll for short distances.
The jagular traverses the widest
streams in South America, and the
bear and bison cross the Mississippi,
and there can be no doubt that they
conld swim over equal widths of salt
water, and if accidentally carried out
to sea, might sometimes succeed in
reaching islands many miles distant.
Contrary to the common notion, pigs
can swim remarkably well. Sir Charles
Lyell tells us in his Principles of Ge-
oJo9y that during the floods in Scot
land in 1929 some pigs only six months
old that were carried out to sea swan
five miles and got on shore again. He
also states, on the authority of the late
Edward Forbes, that pig jumped
overheard to escape from q terrier in
the Grecian Archipelago, and swan
safely to shore, many miles distant.
These facts render it probable that
wild pigs, from their greater strength
and activity, might under favorable
ClObb hllub VI buO bSh
twenty or thirty miles wide and there
are facts in the distribution OF this
tribe of animals which seem to indi-
cate that they have sometimes done so.
Deer take boldly to the water, and can
swim considerable distances, but we
have no evidence to show how long
they could live at sea or how many
miles they could traverse. Squirrels,
rats, and jennings often emigrate
from Northern countries in bands Of
thousands and hundreds Of thousands,
and pass over rivers. lakes, and even
arms OF the sea; but they generally
perish in the saltwater. Admitting,
however, tho powers OF most mammals
to swim considerable distances, we
have no reason to believe that any Of
them could traverse without help
straits of upward Of twenty miles in
width, while in most cases a channel Of
half that distance would prove an ef-
fectual barrier, ,-Harper'S Magazine.
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And with all her soul in the kiss she
gave him, Daisy knew her heart was all
rest in John Maurice's love.
That night it was announced I'M the
Castledean's parlor privately, of course,
that the picnic he'd been great sue
cess.
Colonel Cressington had proposed to
Nellie Winchester and had been ac-
cepted, and Minnie confldentially whis-
pered to Daisy:
"Wasn't it cunning' tor Nell carried
on with John Maurice 'u't to try to
make the colonel pique1, 90 that he
would propose. That's the way ! mean
to do; don't youR'
And Daisy smiled and blushed, and
stole a glance at Johns happy face, and
thought how good everything was.
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"GIVE HIN A LIFT. {"

Give him lift Don't kneel in prayer,
Nor moralize with his despair
The man is down and his great need
ls ready help-not prayer and creed.
IT'S time that the wounds are washed an
healed,
That the Christly motives be revealed
But now, whatever the spirit may be,
Mere words are but mockery.
One grain Of aid just now is more
10 him than tones Of sanity lore
Pray II you must, in your full heart:
But give him lift give him q start
The world Is full Of good advice,
OF prayer, and praise, and preaching nice
But the generous souls who aid mankind
Are scarce ~ gold and hard TO find,
Give like Christisn-speak in deeds
noble lifes the best of creeds
And he shall wear royal crown
Who gives EN- a lift when they are down.
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The weight of the body, as is well
known, has often been assumed as an
infallible proof of the maintainance of
the condition Of the body, or of depo-
sition of tissue, and the food which
keeps up mans weight has been re-
garded as on that account satisfactorily
nutritious. Remarking upon this, at
his recent address at Munich, Prof.
Volt says that the weight of the body
is really no criterion of the value of the
food taken, because while the weight
remains constant, or even increases,
water may increase In the tissues and
albumen and fat diminish 4; or there may
be an increase of weight and deposition
of fat, while there is also, at the same
time, elimination of the albumen of
the body-the fact being that the body
nourished people are usually not lighter
than others, but their bodies contain
more water and less albumen and fat
than those who are well nourished.
Prof. Volt also adds that the subjective
feeling of satisfaction is equally decep-
tive; that the Irish peasant who con-
sumes 10 pounds of potatoes In the day
feels quite satisfied, and yet is badly
nourished, in point OF fact, though not
conscious of it.
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Prayer is a shield to the soul, sacri-
flee to God, and soourge to Satan.-
Biinym.
Among all forms Of mistake, prophecy
Is the most gratnltous. - George Eliot
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.

Marriages and obituary notices over one
square, charged for at half regular rates
All local notices 10 cents line for each
insertion
No notices inserted for less than afty
cents.
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We are what we must, and not what
we would be. One hour assures not
another. The will and the power are
diverse.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-05-30
PATENT APPLICATIONS.
IAlENl dII L1C<1 1ONc'
AppIication for a Patent
TO THE
GENERAL LEE NINE.
NO. S76.
U. S. LAND OFFICE, EUREKA, New,
MnY 18th. lS17.

May 18th, 1877.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IN the Adams Hill Consolidated Mining
Company, whose postofiice address is Eureka,
Nevada, has this day filed its application for
a patent for eight handred $500 linear fest Of
the General Lee mine or VEN b caring silver,
with surface ground two hundred ard ten
(2l0) feet in width, situate, lying and being in
Eureka Mining District, county OF Eureka
and State OF Nevada, and known and desig-
mated by the field notes and official plat on
file in this ofice as Let Number 10.
The exterior boundaries of said Lot No.
10 being M follows, to wit: Variation l612
degrees east.
Commencing at a post marked No. l, U. S.
Survey No. 10, whence the flagstaff in the
town Of Eureka bears D 81 Dc. ~ min Il. Si2s
feet; the highest point of Ruby Hill No. l
bears 5. 6dg. II min. W $40 feet; and the top
OF the General Lee inclne bears s. Al Dig. 81
min. W .43j S-l0f e /; thence running lst course
:. 30 deg T.. 2i0 feet, to post marked No.2 u.
5 survey No. 40; thence ID course 5. to d &.
W.. 500 feet, to post marked No. 3. Y. :. Sur
, yey No. 10. whence post No. 4 OF U. S. Sur
vey No. I0j. Wide Wost looe, bears :. 81 deg.
~ Tin. V. 80 $40 fest; thence sd course n.
80 deg. N.2l0 feet, to post MARI ed NO. !, Y.
). Survey No. 10; aud thence 4th course n.
80 deg. b. 500 i ct, to post No. /, tho place Of
| beginning, containing 3 81 100 acres.
his claim is bounded on neither end by
any known claimants. III nearest miner are
the Wide est and the Lexington.
Inc iucdtlon OF ihis iuine Il. utiy recorded
in the Recorders office Of Eureka Mining
District, on page LIS, IN Book b, Of said Min
| ing Records.
Any and all persons claiming adversely any
| portion OF said General Ice niue. or sid
miuing qroun ( US hereinbc!ore described, are
required to file their adverse claim with the
Rec lister Of the United States Land Office ut
Eureka, in the State OF Nevada, during the
10 DAYS pc iod Of publication hereof. or they
will be barred BY virtue of the provisions of
the statute. ID. B. IMMEL, Register.
Eureka, May Is, 1877. my2l- Cd
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Application for a Patent
TO THE
MAGNET MINE.
NO. S7j.
NO.. $50.
U. s. LAND OFFICE.
Eureka. Nevada, May 10, 1871.

Tur0""' .'Vn"lu' '""' ~
NOTICE - HEREBY GIVEN, THAT
~ Alex. Fraser aud Morris l~iaftnett,
whose. postcilice address is Ear IA, Ne
yads, have this day. hicd their application LOT
vi tho Magnet mine or vein bearing SILVER,
with sur ace GROUND two hundred con ieeti IN
width, situate, lying and being 10 the EUREKA
Mining District, county OF Eureka. and state
OF Nevada. and known and designated by me
held notes and official plat on file in TINS
Office as lot nun Der lis. "a
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-05-30
NOTICE.

A LII PERSONS ARE HEREBY NOTI-
IA fed not to credit any person on my ac-
count, except on my written order, after this
date. US shall not be responsible or 70
same. Nm. MARTIN.
Eureka. New. April Is. 1877. ap29-lm
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Application for Patent
TO THE WILLIAMSBURG MINE.
S7i.
U. S. LAND OFFICE,
EUREKA. Nav, NJ ay 4, 1877,

f @1v ~
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IN Samuel Cooper, A. Benedict. l.. A..
ttall and Il. +. Mcdaniel, whose fostofice ad-
dress is Eureka, New, have this day filed
their application for n patent for fifteen hum
drrd H,p0JI linear fe L OF the VILLAIN urgh
mine or VEN bearing SILVER, with Surface
ground two hundred 600 loet IN width, situ-
ate, lying and being IN Eureka Mining dis.
trict, county Of Eureka and State OF Nevada.
and known and designated by the field notes
ana official plat On hle In this office as lot No.
III.
The exterior boundaries of said lot No. III
being a follows. to-sit:
Variation l6s ug. east.
Com Deneing at "a post marked Ne. |. U. S.
survey No. III, whence the flagstaff in the
toNn Of Eureka bears sos d.. - mn. h..
y,Tij IT., the highest puiut o; Ruby Till No.
bears :. . dg. % min. W., sou r.. post
No. |, Y. ;. suryey No. 81, Bui Shacker LODE
bears \. Bs dg. 5 min. W.. 20 80 f.. and tho
main SHAFT upon this lods bears y. SgI dg.
T., 1i 5-l0 IT,; thence running LIST course ;.
Toss dg. H., 30 IT,, TO post marked No. ?, L..
> slrsey No. liz; thence %rlnning "a course
>. ia DIX. W., 10 I. TO post marked No.3 3,
Y. :; survey No. III; thence I'd course n.
7S's dg. W., 100 H., 70 post mark d No. 4.
L. ;. survey No, III: ihis post stands on tho
southeastern boundary of survey No. 81, Bull
" aekor lode; thence 18th course n. 81 Dig. E..
loI t., to post TafAed No. 5, u. 5. survey No.
III, the same being post No. 2 o! said survey
No. 81; thence 9th course n. "a dg. W.
l01 2-l0 It., to post marked No. q, u. 5. sur
vey No. III; thence dth course n. liz dg.
T.. 81 2-i0 IT,, TO post No. /, thu place Of be-
ginnin Z. containing 67s 100 acres.
ibi. CLAIM il bounded on tho west BY the
B~ullWhacker mine.
The location Of this mine is duly recorded
in the Recorders Office of Eureka Mining
District On page 2l in Book L oil the Eureka
District Mining tccords.
Any and all persons claiming adversely any
portion OF said Wl,ImiasbUrgh mine, or said
are required 10 file their adverse claim with
the ~iicgister of the L nitod states Land Office
atEareka in the State OF Nevada. during
the sixty days period Of publication hereof,
or they will be barred by virtuJ OF the proris-
sions OF the statute.
N.Y. 0i D.. Is. IMMEL, Register.
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PATENT APPLICATION
Application for Patent
TO THE ADAMS AND FARREN
AND DEEP MINE.
NOTICE NO. 373.
U. S. LAND OFFICE
E,nralo NAVAL All. 90 ro,-

4Bhtf st VIII
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IN the fhenix Silver Mining Company, bv
its duly authorized agent, VIM. Arlington.
whose pOstotice address is Eureka, Nevada.
has this day hled his application for a patent
for 4 0b-l0 linear feet Of the Adams and i erren
and Deer mine or vein bearing silver, with sur.
face ground 200 feet in width, situate, lying
and being in Eureka Mining District. county
of Eureka, and State OF Nevada, and known
and designated by the field notes and official
plat on flo in this office as Lot No. ll5. The
exterior boundaries OF said Lot No. ll5 being
as follows, TO wit:
Variation 1917 deg. east.
Commencing at a post marked No. ], u. s.
Survey No. li6, the same being post No. 3 Of
u. :. sur ely No. 6S, Carson lode, whence the
flagstaff in the town of Eureka bears N. So
deg, Il min +. 9,2@5 feet. The highest point
w. 1851 feet. TIL Lawton shaft bears N. so
deg. 81 min. W., Sll $40 feet; and the Phenix
shaft b airs 5. Is deg. Il. 2S2 ,eet. Thence
running first course S.2tA deg. E.435 40 feet,
to post No. Of Us. Survey No. %. Jackson
lode, $50 b-l0 feet, to post marked No. 2 U. S.
Survey No. lis: thence. secood course 5.
deg. ". 100 feet, to the northwestern end line
CT said survey No. tS, j ackson lode, 300 feet,
to post marked No.3 U. ). Survey No. llo;
thence. third course N. ~ deg. W. lSO 6-I0 II,
TO tost marked No, 4. u. s. Survey No. Il6..
the same being post No. 4 Of U. :. Survey No.
SO, Carson lode; and thence, fourth course N.
"a deg. u. 700 feet, to post No. |, the place of
beginning. SO much of said survey No. 9S.
jackson lode, as conflicts with this survey, is
excluded from this survey. Said conflict is
described MS follows. TO wit: Beginning at
post No. q OF said survey No. 80, Jackson
lode, and rusning thence, first course :. 94
deg. h. a. 2-l0 feet to post No. 2 Of survey No.
49,, Ada Bs and Farren lode; thence, second
course, ). a deg. w. 100 10 I; and thence N.
81 deg. +. III 7-lO feet to, place Of beginning,
which leaves within the survey No. li6
= l5-l0o a res.
This claim is bounded on the north by the
Carson. and On the south by the Jackson.
The location OF this mine is duly recorded in
tho Recorders ofiic, of Eureka Mining Dis.
trict. Eureka County, State of Nevada, on
page l73, book A. and page U3, in book d Of
said Mining Records.
Any anu all persons claiming adversely
any portion of said Adams and l. arren mine or
said mining ground as herein before described,
are required to file their adverse claim with
the Register of the United States Land
Office. at Eureka, in the State of Nevada,
during the sixty days period Of publication
hereof, or they will be barred by virtue Of
the provisions of the Statute.
ap2i-60d b. b. IMMEL. Register.
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DELrNQUENT SALE NoTICE.

TEDD s AND BERTRAND MILL AND
VI MINING .MPAAY- Location Of
principal place Of business, san francisco,
California. Location OF works, Eureka Dis
trict, Eureka county. Nevada.
Notice-ihar is delinquent upon the fol-
lowing described stocs, on account of assess
meut mo. II levied on the fif,h daysof April,
1877, the several amounts set opposite the
names Of he respective shareholders. as
follows.
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ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICE.

A LII PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS
IA against the estate Of GEORGE w. Gill
MORE, deceased, are hereby notified 10 Pr
sent them to the undersigned, AdministrStthh;As
Of said estate, within ten months from 'n''
date, or they will be forever barred. 80,
MRS. IL. W. GILMORE, Admin
Eureka. April 9th, 1877. ~"
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Anu in accordance with law, and an order
OF the Board Of Directors. made on the fifth
day Of April, 1877, 50 many shares ef each
parcel Of tuch stock as may be necessary,
will be sold ut public auction, at the office Of
the company, Rooms 3 and 4, No. 4U9 Califor-
MIA street, San Francisco, California, on
Wednesday. 3Oth day Of May,
1877. at the hour Of 2 o'clock. p. ", of said
day, to pay said de inquent assessment there
ON, together with costs oil advertising and
expenses Of The sa;e.
d. +. VERDENAL, Secretary.
Cfice-Rooms 3 and 4, No. 400 California
street. San Francisco, California.
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