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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-08
The Man Who Outsuffered All.
(From the San Francisco Post. I


They are making lots of fuss over the
compelled to live on walrus hide for
three weeks, said Diffenderfer, down at
the club the other night; "iust as
though that was anything SO terrible.
Now, if they had gone through the hard
ships that I have, they might talk"
Cooks been burning your buck
wheats, I supposed" said Boggs, with a
satirical wink.
"Oh! I'm in earnest" said Diffen-
deFfer. " For instance, [ was lost on a
Michigan prairie once, and for three
days lived Oh single field mouse ]
caught"
"That's nothing" said another mem
Der, contemptuously.
"Ain't, Ell? Another time I was
shipwrecked in the South Seas. Floated
around on a raft for sixteen days, with
nothing to eat but pair Of old boot-legs
among ten of u.s."
"Good, soft calfskin isn't so bad, %
critically observed Skidmore, who claimed
to have been a pirate, or something In
early life.
"Then, on another OCCASION" said
Difenderfer, bracing up again, after
awhile, 81 was locked by mistake in a
bank vault, and had to subsist over Sun
day on government bonds and coupons. %
"Lots of men doing that now," said
old Bolts, gruf1y.
81 escaped from the rebs, during the
war, at New Orleans" said the narrator,
growing paler and more determined as
he went on, "and for six weeks hid in a
swamp and lived exclusively on the cast
off skin of an alligator"
"You should have boiled it," said
Guffey, calmly. "That's theway ! used
to do in Africa"
There was silence that could be cut
with a knife after that for some time,
when, just as the crowd was chuckling
over the supposed extinguishment OF
the story-teIler, Diffenderfer took the bit
in his teeth and made one more desper-
ate brush for the lead.
But, gentlemen" he continued SOL
EMMY, "those were hardships, indeed;
but nothing, absolutely nothing, com
pared to an experience once endured IN
this city about three years ago. Through
an unfortunate combination of circum-
stances I was compelled to eat three
hotel steaks in one week." And with
awestruck faces the sympathizing crowd
arose and awarded the survivor the off
cial cake.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-08
4 Miraculous ESCAPE.

lFrom the Davenport (Ia.) Democrat
One OF the most singular adventures
and wonderful escapes from death ever
recorded took place IN this city Saturday
morning. At that time Mrs, Peter An
derson, who lives in the vicinity of the
Halfway House and who had been up
town, was returning to her home. She
had to cross the railroad. Just then a
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy train was
coming and she stepped back on the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific track to
allow the train to pass, not noticing that
at the same time a train was backing
down toward her on the Chicago Rock
Island &c Pacific Road. The latter train
struck her before she was aware of it's
coming and knocked her down, she fall
ing Immediately between the rails. The
train came on and the cars passed over
her PROSTATE body, the brakes and
trucks striking her successive hard
thumps. The locomotive was the last to
reach her, and its fre-box coming very
near the ground, pushed and rolled her
along the track fol some distance. For
tunately cattle-guard was near, and
when she reached it the fre-box forced
her between the ties into the guard, and
the locomotive passed on. These ties
are close together, and it is not under
stood how she could have been forced
between them without killing her, but
the fact remains.
She was picked up and attended by
DR.. Sloan, who at first thought she was
dangerously hurt. Her skull had sus-
tanned slight fracture and the flesh
had been torn from her body in several
places. Her shoes and stockings had
also been ripped of, Subsequent ex-
animation, however, proved that her
wounds are not fatal. and with proper
care she can recover. She is young
woman, and has been only recently mar
ried. She owes her life to a fortunate
combination of circumstances and to the
fact that she is not a very large woman.
After one has been through such an or
deal as that there need not be much fear
of death from accident. At e last re-
port she was doing very well.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-08
The SHADOWED CROSS.

In welded love our lives had twtned
One year-one careless, golden year
And then he died, my darling died;
And, for the joy that harbored there,
My heart was filed with dark despair.
traced the haunts he loved the best
In dear, lost days-alas, so briefI
And mem'ry's breathing, once so sweet,
But famed the furnace Of my grief;
They brought no tears to my relief.
at early dawn I sought his grave,
mid quaint-csrved stones, oergrown with moss
And 10 upon the hallowed mound
In seeming emblem of my loss
here fell the shadow of cross.
And kneeing there in fearless woe,
Methought heard my darling say:
sob love thy grief a shadow is,
Which, as dream, shall pass away,
Where shadows melt in cloudless day
Then found my anguish vent in tears,
Strange tears of heav'n-born peace, that shed
Around my soul holy calm:
And when l rose. thus comforted,
The shadow from the grave had dedi
Good Words.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-08

A Troy bell-founder has received an
order for bell from Delhi, Iowa, npon
which the following inscriptions are to
be cast. On one side: GA voice has
gone before every great good that has
ever been achieved in this world" The
above words were taken from President
Garfeld's last public address. On the
other side of the bell will be cast: "In
memory of servant of Jesus Christ,
our loved president, James A. Garfield.
1891 I"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-08

nj. Deherain gives reasons for believing
that the carbon of organic matters of the
soil was metamorphosed into 20 by the
oxygen of the air in the bell jar, and
that this was diffused in the atmosphere,
SO that the leaves could utilize it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-08
AT Clintondale. Ulster county. N.

AT Clintondale, Ulster county, N. Y,
farmer became deeply enamored of a
young lady residing there, and after a
few days acquaintance the twain were
married. Immediately upon the con-
clusion of the ceremony the bride es-
capped to an adjoining room, and
the bridegroom has not seen her since.
Some practical jokers had secured an eff
Terminate looking boy to personate a
young lady and fool the farmer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-08

A COLD house will sometimes give a
person sore throat, but nothing will
give an..opera singer sore throat quick
er than light house.
Herald.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-08

A KNOX COUNTY (Ohio) man who set
trap to catch a mink has captured
seventeen polecats, coon, and his own
dog in it, and still persists IN his designs
upon the mink.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-08
HER CHINA CUP.
BY FRANK d. SHERMAN.

Her china cup is white and thin;
A thousand times her heart has been
Made merry at its scalloped brink,
And in the bottom, painted pink,
A dragon greets her with grin.
The brim Ter kisses loves to win;
The handle is manikin,
Who spies the foes that chip or chink
Her china cup.
Muse, tell me if it be sin:
watch her lift it past her chin
Up to the scarlet lips and drink
The Oolong draught. Somehow think
I'd like to be the dragon in
Her china cup.
The Century Magazine.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-08

SIX brothers and sisters were buried
together in Cleveland. Diphtheria killed
them all.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-08
CURIOUS, USEFUL AND SCIENTIFIC.
ANTS.

An ant town was found in the Ale
ghany Mountains containing IL, 000nests
rising Id cones to height of two or
three feet.
, 1882-01-11

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The prosecution Of H.. l<ochefort
for a libel o n tho character OF II.
Roust&:n, the French Consul-GeneroI
in Tuni,, was brought to a conclu-
sion Yesterday (t5 Deco in Paris, and
resulted in the acqujttal Of the ac-
cused. This result viii probably be
somewhatofa surprise, fortheevidenco
rendered for the defence, though not
very favourable to n, RouStan's per
sonal reputation, fell considerably
short OF what would be held in an
English Court to justify the charges
originally made by NJ. Roclefort.
In substance, the charge was that
II. Roustan, having been first engag-
ed, together with N. Gambrtta, in
questionable transactions in Toni-
sian !o.ds, afterwards impeIled the
French Goyernmept to interfere in
he Regency with a view to enhance
the value OF securities previously de-
preciated b1 himself. How far this
direct charge was s~ubstantiated in
the evidence rendered for the defence
our readers can Judge. for themselves
with the aid of the copious report OF
the trial furnished by our Paris Cor
respondent. That a good many very
, 1882-01-11

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The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-24
SALT LAX E,ss,
Tons Of Liquid Salt SpOuting up from
 Mother Earth In this County.

MOtnef Earth tn tn1S county. From the Fl Paso Herald.
 There are numbers of people in thls city who are not apprised of the existence of inexhaustible lakes of salt in El Paso county. Mir. Barrow, the agent of the owner of these lakes, was interviewed about them with the following result:
 "How far are these springs from here ?"
 Answer-"One hundred and twen- ty-fve miles northeast"
 "Whst is the area of land covered by them p
 Answer "About 2000 acres. There are a countless number of springs from three to eighteen inches deep, and the water extending oyer the valley is crystalized by the air, and immense sheets of salt arc form ed of thickness ranging fromtwelve to twenty inches, and beneath is water ten inches deep. As soon as the crust is removed the water underneath quickly crystalizes again, and this process continues indefinitely, producing such quantl- ties of salt that one train of cars loaded daily for forty years would be inadequate to remove it. These lakes of salt have existed from time immemorial, and the product has supplied towns in northern Mexico and on the Rio Grande for an indef- nite period. 1 have two men there and intend to send enough more to get out car load daily, which will be hauled to Sierra Blanco Junction, and shipped wherever purchasers de- sire. The salt is in granulated crvs- tals, but we intend soon to erect a ciusher and make the finest quality of table salt. It will be furnished at about sl.50 per sack of 200 pounds, and is much superior to Liverpool salt. Texas can get all her salt here henceforth as Mexico has been dolnp for four years. A beautiful pastoral country surrounds 1t, but there are no inhabitants in that section nearer than the railroad as it has been the scene of Indian visits. The prop erty belongs to Major Geo. B. Zim- pleton, of Austin, the father-in law of the late Judge Howard, who, in asserting the claim of ownership of these salt springs, fell victim to his
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-24

When school trustees visit their schools m body it is very pleasing to have some fluent and eloquent gentleman among them who can unhesitatingly rise and deliver an elegant impromptu speech. The board of this city are particularly favored in this respect, and that one of the directors who halls from Dutchland does not need a second call to insure response from him. The addresses to the pupils by this noble appearing gentleman, who knows nothing of his own tongue and less of the English, are wonderfully edifying and the con ceited ass takes all the ridicule of the children as applause.-Epitaph.
 think the Epitaph is rather par tial to certain nationalities in it's compliments of the school board to a certain member. As all of them were elected by the same people one cannot be great deal better than the other members, and the compli- ment ought to, by right, be extended in favor of the whole hoard.-Com. Advertiser.
 The trustees were not elected at all, but hold their office by appoint ment. The people are only waiting until next election to bounce a couple of this honorable body. Exit Fonck and Drum.
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-24
LOCAL PERSONALS.

W. II. Miller, of Charleston, is at the Grand.
 Robt. T. Pixley, Esq, of San Francisco, arrived yesterday, and has rooms at the Grand.
 W. M. Thompson, of Benson, is regis tered at the Grand
 Alessrs. Bracken and Rich arc booked at the Russ House from Sonora.
 C.i, Morrill, arrived today from Dos Cabezas, and is at the Russ House.
 l.. w. Carr is at Browns.
 Mir. D. R. Wardwell, of Huachuca, came into the city today, and registered at Browns.
 B. Block, Esq, of the forwarding firm eff Barnett & Block at Benson, is booked at the Cosmopolitan.
 Mir. W. M. Griffith, of Tucson, a leading stage man, is al the Cosmopolitan.
 Hon. John Haynes is at the Cosmopoli. tan, having arrived to day from Tucson.
 AlR. CHRIS. BATTERMAN and bride ar. rived to-day. His many friends in Tomb stone will be glad to welcome him back, even though he does come as a member of the great army of BenedicKs.
 Judge George s. Williams and family arrived from California by the coach to- day. It is with pleasure that we an nounce the advent of another domestic circle among us The judge is already very much esteemed in this city, and his wife and children will be gladly welcomed by the social world.
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-24

NEW ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, experienced two days blizzard on the 18th and 18th instant. The pro. yrammc was varied one, beginning with wind, then changing to rain, thence back to more and heavier wind, finally winding up on the 18th with snow. The wind moved the Santa Fe depot about two feet upon its foundation and blew down two story frame building in course of erection, and demolished the poles on two sides of the canvas theater, which caused cutting of the play. c. W. Crozier, reporter on the Jour- nal, was picked up as he left the tent and carried two hundred feet and deposited in the White House, the door of which was open at the time. He was not injured, fortu- nately. 1t must have been the tail end of this blizzard that struck 'rombst me and kept the weather so miserably cold during nearly the whole of last week.
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-24
SCHOOL EENn.

That the $l0000 asked for the support of the public schools is not too much, and in fact will hardly keep them running, it is but necessary to glance over the follow ing monthly disbursements for educational purposes: Tombstone, $900,2G; Contcn- tion, S157,s4; St, David's, S231, ,24; Charles. ton, sl52,5s; Benson, $s3,64; Dos Cabezas $7s,72; Wilcox, $13,s0; Bisbee, $54,32; Tres Alamos, S40,50. Total, $1,7S2. We trust when the people are called to vote upon this question they will remember this, and by all means keep the schools open.-Sunday Nugget
 We admit our inability to compre- bend the above statement. From the Nuggets way of putting the matter
 t would seem that sum of $10,000 is about to be asked at the hands of the people of Tombstone to keep the schools of the county running for the next six or eight months. By what rule of law, right or justice such demand is to be made upon the people of this city is more than we can understand. We think it will be quite enough for them to vote a special tax of five or six thousand dollars to keep their own schools running until money comes into the treasury in the usual way, and not ten thousand dollar tax to keep the schools of the whole county going. It must be remembered that if ten thousand dollar tax is voted, that that means eleven thousand five hun. dred dollars, ss fifteen per cent. has to be added to the amount voted, when assessed, in order to cover de- fciencies. This means that the prompt taxpayer has to pay Tn addi- ton to his legitimate pro rata fifteen per cent. additional to ccyer what his neighbor does not pay. A five thousand dollar tax means an assess ed tax of five thousand seven hun dred and fifty dollars. If possible to avoid larger tax than five thous- and dollars it should be done. City and county taxes will come close upon the heels of this special tax, and they will make iI all the more burdensone.
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-24
An HelreSS Husband,
The San Francisco News Lett,

The San Francisco News Letter IS responsible for the following:
 Young men who marry heiresses don't always have such soft thing of it as many people are apt to sup pose. There is one man in town who isn't so young, perhaps, as he used to be, for his marriage dates some years back, wHo, if he thought he was going to catch on to the coin when he tied himself up to his heir. ess, made big mistake. To judge by his sleek, stall.fed carcass, his grandiloquent manner, and the prominent figure hs name cuts among capitalists, one would think he was monetary power in the land, instead of being without dol lar legitimately to his name, and de- pendent for stylish clothes and choice cigars upon bounty to be begged for with as much pertinacity and grovel- ing as that exhibited by the beat who strikes you for quarter on the street-corner at night to get himself a cup of coffee or bed. A skepti- cal old batchelor, grown gray in his studied avoidance of the wiles of the fair sex, chanced to sit behind this millionairess husband and wife, in the train, the other day, coming down over the North Pacific. "My dear," said the poor fellow, bending affectionately over his wife, as the train was approaching Satellite, "can 1 have some change, please ?" "What for ?" demanded his wife, none to sweetly. "Why, you krow, dear, of course I'll have to pay some one to carry those bags and things onto tie boat, and" "Where's the dollar l gave you yesterday ?" interrupted the little lady, testify; "gone, of course. Well, you'll have to make this last till Saturday." and she opened her purse and handed him four bits. This is fact. We wonder if anyone will recognize the parties |?
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-24
" Dust to Dust"

The funeral ot George E. Whltcher took place this morning from the residence of Mir. Frank Ingoldsby on Fourth street. A very large number of friends and still larger circle of acquaintances of the de. ceased were present, Rev. Endicott Pea body, of the Episcopal church, conducted the sad services, and the choir sang with great feeling Asleep in Jesus" At the conclusion of these exercises the sorrowing throng escorted the cold, still form to the silent grave, and there they left all that re- mained of the once bright, proud, ambi: tious life with nature and her God Some of his most intimate friends were the pail bearers, and very tenderly they laid away their departed companion. George was a clever young man and much beloved by all his acquaintances His death is very sad. It seems hard that one so young and so full of life, with bright manhood just opening before him should be so cruelty hurled into. eternity, but it must be best.
 he bt0ther and grieving relatives have 'ttis siucRrs sy ynanatk9 of 1the EPITAPH. isu 1fn1x x iNEss Ss glSs ssa i
 ofons 1lIabe tle 2 hes just cause to De promo sn{l b " H III 5; department, and particularly i1 t1 nt company. This company has, within ah6e short space of one year, built itself com nodious engine house, of size to accom- modate the fire engine and two hose carts, with d meeting room and dormitory for six men. By invitation of Foreman L. F. Blackburn, an EPITAPH reporter pald g visit to the engine house this afternoon, and was surprised to see the improvements and decorations that have been made since his previous visits. The house has been ceiled throughout and all the woodwork nicely painted, and in the meeting room the walls have been covered with fine pictures, portraits of notable people, pho- tographs and oil paintings, until it has be- come gem ofGsthetlcism. An oil paint ing of the Tombstone M. & M. Co.'s main works, executed by Mir. Ed. Peacock, is quite gem of art, Everything in and about the place is as clean and neat as a parlor, and does credit to Mir. Blackburn, to whom the department owes large debt of gratitude for his untiring efforts to build it up and pace it upon solid footing.
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-24
Cochise County Records.

The following instruments have been filed for record with the county recorder:
 LOCATIONS. W T Jones, the Little Six and Gray Eagle
 J II Jackson ct al, the Slouch and Grape Shot. J II Shotwell tt al, the Cash, Golden Leaf, Yellow Bird and Lookout. J McCloskey, the West Tombstone.
 DEEDS-REAL EsTATE. 5 Clark ct al to R Kennedy, lots s, g., 10, II, l2, block 15; $1300 J w Ste Tart to Sang Lee lot 4, block B, Charleston; $200. c Glover & Co to P Beamish, lot !, block 32; $1OO. E Titus to P Beamish, lot 10, block 50 {; $50.
 MORTGAGE. Mrs $ Stanton to P M Dyer, part lots 12 and l3, block "A; $500 J R Kennedy to Jas $ Clark, lots 6, O., 10, II and 12, block 15; $750.
 AGREEMENT. Between L Rose ct al.
 CERTIFICATE OF SALE. Fully < Co vs M Mcdowell, 15 Central Hotel, Dos Cabezas.
 LIS PENDENs. J R Lindsey, A k Smith, P Hoynton, F C Restig, c w Stewart and John Ruhlin vs 5 Clark ct al to quiet title to town lots.