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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-09-23
THE CHEESE AND BUTTER TRADE
OF ST. AL BANS.

The correspondent ofthe Boston Trav-
cler, writes as follows from St. Albaus,
Vermont:
The great staple of Franklin County
including fifty-tWo towns, are butter and
cheese, the marketing of which is now
mostly done at st. Aibans village, on
Tuesday of each week. From eight to
twelve O'Clock the streets. are crowded
with farmers teams loaded with butter
and cheese, the sidewalks are crowded
with buyers and sellers, and before mid
dly a spirited seeno is presented The
buyers are mostly commiss on men re-.
sidents of the country, who are in con-
stant telegraphic communication, during
market day, with the houses in Boston
which they represent, giving them at the
opening, the condition of the market,
and then receiving orders for the amount
to buy. They all receive uniform COM
mission of one cent per pound from the
Boston dealers for all that is purchased
The sales of a single day amount to
from $40, ,0005to $4,000, and fol year
on both butter and cheese, not less then
S1,500,00O. Over 60,000,000 pounds
Of butter and cheese, during the last
8 venteen years have been shipped to
Boston frcm St. Albans, and has brought
in round numbers about $l4, 100000 so
that large part of the farmers in the
country are rich, some having 500 acres
of excellent land, and keeping 0ne hun
dred COWS, One farmer has l 400 acres,
and keeps 120 COWS. The butter and
cheese made from twenty cows in one
season brings $4,000, or about that
.r Butter is now shipped to Boston over
the Vermont Central Cheshire & Fitch
burg Railroads, in ice, and at cost of
one cent per pound, and is in as good con-
dition Wnen it reaches Boston as when it
left St Abans on Tuesday afternoon,
that being the time when it is shipped.
Thus railways have brought market for
butter and cheese to almost every farm
er's door, SO that, on several occasions.
owing to the close comp etition in buying,
butter has been bought at higher rites at
St Albans than in Boston or New York
of the same dates. The annual income
from this source is not uncertain id
fuctuating, but is steadily inoreas ne and
sure, SO long as the 'gr4ss grows and h,
water runs" in the green pastures of this
fertile region, where the farmer has but
"to tickle the soil with he h2e, and it
laughs with harvest"
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snd if he could turn one happy sentence
his soul rose and carried him to the van.
As q specimen of how he composed
songs, he showed ne a dirty little note
book, one day, looking like a grocery ae-
count-book, and, sure enough, found IN
the end of it his figures with trades trad :
man. He had turned his book upside
down and dedicated it to the Muses.
''See here, be said am going TO make g
a poem of this that will be copied all
over the United States" Yesi III get
Root to set it to music. Listen:
sour love was the love of a moment,
We halted at noon on her lawn"
Don't you see it all? We ride up to
Virginia mansion TO water our horses. VI
course, I'm staff officer! see this lady
as | halt; her picture lives IN my memo
ry forever. I'm going to make that coup.
let the end of MY song"
In this way he wrote verses generally,
and going through the same notebook,
I found all sorts of couplets lacking bod
ies-the souls of songs in storage-and
he died with much of the music in him,
"By Georger' he said, 'just hear this
I've got the beginning, and that's al
ways the whole trouble"
Dry, up, Halpine! Go finish! if [ read
four stanzas, and praise them, you will
go around town all day showing it to peo-
ple.'' ...e
He felt this, I think, for it was rude
enough, and went into the other room,
bolting the door at my advice, to keep
out politicians. [ heard him fighting up
the rhymes, walking up and down
scratching up paper desperately, now and
then crying over the partition to know
geographical or chronological fact. In a.
bout half an hour he came out excitedly;
"Well," he said, II have surprised
myself Let me read this, any way"
''Is it quite fnished2" - ...
almost" F.. l..
II must hear i all together, Besides, I
AN at work 5.....
Then, seeing him wayer, added;
F'They say, Halpine, that you can't write
a whole poem at one sitting"
eff don't do this one, you may shoot
me-" .r
He did complete the whole of that
poem before he left the Office 1t was the
Grand Army poem, fully equal to Gettys-
burg, and about two hundred lines long.
HaIpine was not as good a poet in the
past six years as he had been before the
great public had got to know him. His
cry of More Light his 'Chemisette' and
several other early pieces, were written
n the freshness of fancy and, perhaps,
he sensitiveness ofnecessity. His epitaph
night be, Il
LUCK
Spoiled THE "BoY" AND THE POET,
EiNTJJFC -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-09-23
BILL AND JOE.
BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES

| Come, dear old comrade, YOU and I
| WIN steal an hour from days gone by
| The shining days when life was new,
| And all was bright with morning dew
| The lusty days Of long ago,
/ When YOU were Bill and I was Joe.
Your name may faunt titIed trail,
| Proud as q c5ckereFs s rainbow tail;
And mine as fappendix wear
| AS Tam OSnanters luckless MARI
Today old friend, remember still
That am Joe and you are Bill
You've won the great worlds err,ed prize,
And grand you look in peoples IS,
With Il 0 y and Id,
In big brave letters, fair to sec
Yopr list, old lellow OF they g =
How are you, Bill2 How are ya.. Joe?
You've worn the judges ermine obe;
You've taught your name to hp. g.le globe
You've sung mankind d de&thle.s strain - ssh
Ioa'ye made the dead past live s-ln; = .-.
The worli may cali you what L All,
But you and are Joe and Bill
The chatting young folks stare al1 say,
Sc those old buffers, bent ana gr@g,-
They talk Ike fellows in their teeus
~ ad, poor old boys! That's what It MEANS y
And shake their heads; they lite know
The thro0oing hearts Of Bill and Joe - -:
How Bill forgets his hour Of pride,
While Joe sits smiling at his side ;
How Joe, in spite Of time disguise,
Finds the Old sch0omate in his eyes
Those calm, stern eyes that melt and fill
As Joe looks fondly up at Bill.
All, pensive scholar, what's fame?
ftiul tongue Of leaping fame
giddy WhirIwnd's tickle gust,
That Tits pinch of mortal dust;
4 few short years and who can show
Which dust was BHiand which was Joe
The weary idol takes his stand,
Holds out his bruised ana aching hand,
Hhile gaping thousands come anu co.,
How vain 1t seems, this empty show
lis ali at once his pulses thrift
lis poor old Joes God bless ycu, Bill!'
And shall we breathe in happier spheres
The names that pie .sed our IL ortai ears,
IN some sweet Iull Of harp and song
For earth-born spirits none TOO long,
Just whispering of the word below
" here h IS was Bill. ana that was Joe?
NJ matter while on home is here
so sounding name is half so dear
Wheu fades al length cur lingering day.
Who cares what pompous tomDstone5 say
Read on The hearts that love Us still,
He Jacet joe He Jacet Bill.
-Septaaa5er atlantic.
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| SINGULAR SAGAC1TY. best dog
story we have heard of for some time,
aud which is vouched for to be trne in
every particular, comes to us from Robert
son county. A few nights ago Mr. vii,
liams, who resides about four n les west
of Springfield, let a neighbor, Mr.. Pet
tit, have the use of his dog, to assist and
protect him from chicken thieves About
twelve O'Clock on the same night, bur
glar entered the stable of Mr. Williams,
and stole therefrom a young bay mare,
with a saddle and bride, and was riding
along the road past Pettit's house, when
the dog commenced barking. and b eaking
his chain, bounded over the fence and
dashed af1 O. the horsemen at full speed
The chase continued for four miles, when
the horse stumbled and fell The dog
rushed up and Immediately attacked, it is
supposed, the daring thief, who fred
three shots at the animal, but missed him,
as no marks were found on him. Wheth-
er the dog closed in upon the thief, or
whether the thief took to his heels across
the country, has not been definitely as
certai ned, but the dog caught hold of the
bride lines in his mouth and led the
horse back three miles, where he was met
by Mr.. Petit and his man, who were
aroused by the furious sounds, and we're
following in the direction whittier they
went Mr.. Petit Immediately recogniz-
ed the horse and dog, aud at once sur
missed what had happened The whole
four, the two men, dog and horse, return
ed TO Mr. Williams whom they found
fast asleep, altogether ignorant Of what
had taken place. The next day several
people in the locality testified to hearing
three distinct shots FREQ about the place
where the dog brought the robber to bay,
aud one of the bullets was found on the
road, about four hundred yards from the
spot where the gcafBe took place. The
dog is about four years old, and weighs
about forty-6ve pounds. Mr. Williams
would not part with him for any money.
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make an honest living. Is national dis
honesty the way permanently to relieve
taxation
The whole matter comes then to this
that the party whose rebellion against the
Government caused the debt, now, as a
means of obtaining control Of the Govern
ment, denounce the taxation necessary to
pay it. According to the Democratic
oracles the Republican party is three
times guilty; first of not submitting to
rebellion; second, of suppressing it by
arms third of wishing honestly to foot
the bin of expenses. Heavy and fie-
quent demands of the sxgatherer !"
Enormous amount" of taxation shout
Messrs. Seymour, Pendleton, Fallandig
ham, Wade Hampton, and their friends.
Mr.. Hampton, if you had not taken up
arms against Government that never in
jured you Mr. Seymour and Mr.. Pendl :
ton, if you had never patted Mr. Ham, t u
upon the back, the taxes would neither
have been frequent nor enormous, and
your names would not be those Of willing
witnesses OF their country's destruction
Weekly,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-09-23
OFFICE OF STATE TREASURER,


: \ accordance with the provisions Of Chapter
4 lA4 Laws of 1868, hereby give notice that
the notes OF the Bank Of Jeders on must be pre-.
ssntad at the Office the Bank Comptroller at
Madison, Wisconsin, for payment within three
years from the date of this notice, or the funds
deposited for The redemption OF the same will
oe surrendered as provided in section TWO 0
said act. WILLIAM +. SMITH.
2zyI State Treasurer.
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=. r 1910 z T ,
Manufacturer Of

ssses, Saddles, Brides, Whips
Blanhets, and Horse oars.
but the best kind Of material used. Re
done on short notice and at prices to
times.
on the corner Of West Avenue and We
,treets. Walcrtown. I0yI
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NTAATED.-TEAcHERs, STUDENTS, and her
w intelligent Men and Women, in q business
paying 100 to 500 per month, according to
ability. For particulars, address ZEIGLERl
AcCTRDY & co, Lombard Block Chicago III
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EUsT ygEGGE1EE0EGN

J Il w Il L Il r,
Gently opened Jewelry Store in John
3lock, corner Main and Ist street, where he
eep constantly on hand a large stock q.
les, Clocks, Jewelry, Silver ard Plated
&c. &c. Particular attention paid to
ng Watches, CIoaks, JewelFy, &c, and
nted to give satisfaction.
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GTItXgaGP E3T0.

fashionable BARRIERS,
door north of the Bank of Watertown,
town, Wis.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-09-23

One of Governor Seymour's friends"
approached Republican who worked on
the Portsmouth Navy Yard and was a
poor man with eight children, and init
mated that be might continue to work On
the yard if he would vote right" The
indignant patriot spurned the offer and
expressed his intention of voting as he
had fought He was discharged at once.
His fellow workmen the next. day sent
him barrel Of -four, in token of their
appreciation Of his manliness.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-09-23

Spoiled THE "BoY" AND THE POET,
sMILES" :.
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- &DLICE.

Watertown, August II, 1868.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-04

BLAcKwooDs MAGAZINE, for August is re-
printed by the same house. 1t contains high
ly laudatory article on the career of Mr. Dis
raeli, continuation of the pleasant essays on
"rhe odes of Horace" an elaborate review OF
the Recit dune Sour; a story Of "How Frank
Thornton was cured;" "Letter from Staf
Officer with the Abyssinian Expedition !
another Of the admirable Historical Sketches
OF the Reign of George II" Of which Pope 10
the theme; and a chapter of Cornelius o Oowd (,
the best part of which is sharp, common
sehsical hit at that class of writers who think
that marriage at any price is duty and thing
to be desired. Cornelius boldly takes the OPP
posite ground, declaring that for a large class
of the best men and the loveliest womenlceliba-
cy is better. His article is we'll worth reading
even for people who do not agree with him.
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-Four Democratic dailies are published in
New York-the World the Herald. the Demo-
crat, and the Express. The World calls on ''s
readers to "hang the Herald" for treason 10
the Democratic party The Herald retorts by
calling the World editor subsidized Repub-
,;can and the Democrat charges the World
with beinu in the pay of the aristocratic bond
holding nobodes. The World turns up its
nose at the Democrat as filthy sheet, and the
Democrat taunts the World with initiating its
very vieness. Among all this the poor EI-
press passes unnoticed.
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The industrious honey bee has been re-
Gently charged with misdemeanors land libel
ed as a nuisance in some localities. We con-
fess to some fear of their stings and frankly
acknowledge our inability to "hiva a swami"
however much our services might be needed
on such an occasion. We generally give them
ample room and verge enough and do not Of
ten interfere in their arrangements. If we
happen to see one bury herself in flower
in search of honey or pollen, we admire her
skill and industry, but when she rises from
the flower laden with its richness, we usually
keep at respectful distance and give her
space in which to make her gyrations ere she
strikes bee-line for her home. We rather
think that the gentleman who has written
some good articles on bees for this journal
will smile at our timidity but we can assure
him that when these stinging insects are fly
ing about us we consider discretion the better
part of valor.
But why has war been waged ON the bees
A jury in the city of Harrisburgh, Pa. decid
ed that bees are nuisance because they Wis
tied candy shop aud made an attack upon
the sweetmeats. And in the town of Win
ham, Mass, two-thirds of the voters decreeo
that nc bees should be kept there. In ootn
instances the bee-keepers were compelled te
| get rid of their stock. But writer IN tht
| American Journal OF Horticulture has taker
Nm the cudpels in defence of the bees, and be
! reves the time is coming when the publ,
will cease to wage war over little honey-mak
ers. This crusade must end ere long, and 70
the best of reasons.
| He says that few years ago our orchard
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An Irishman's View of the Boud Ques-
iiOn.

An Irishman's View of the BOud Ques-
tion.
The Decatur (Illinois) Gazette reports the
following conversation that occurred between
a prominent Democrat and an Irishman of
that city, recently. For convenience it desig-
mated the persons as Jack and Pat:
Jack-How do you like the democratic plat
form?
Pat-I can't understand it; would We be aft.
or explaining it to me-all about the bond
question?
Jack-Oh, yes, with pleasure. You see the
rich men own all the bonds, and the poor men
have to pay for the bonds.
Pat-The divil, we say; is that the way?
Jack-Yes; and now the democratic party
propose to pay off the bonds with greenbacks
and thus everybody will be treated equally.
Pat-Is that our platform?
Jack-Not in so many words-but that is
what it means; and now, Pat, want you TO
do all you can for our party--bring the boys
out to all the meetings, and--
Pat-H0uld on. Jack; will yer paying the
bonds off in greenbacks make the poor man as
rich as the bondholder?
Jack---Not exactly; the bondholder will
have his greenbacks where we can tax them.
Pat-Then there will be all greenbacks and
money will be plenty, and we'll git gould for
our greenbacks, if we elect Seymour.
Jack-Not exactly; there is not gold enough
in the country.
Pat-Inen we are not going 10 nave ROuIu
at all. How in the divil are ye going to pay
off the greenbacks?
Jack-A part of it will be paid off by taxa
ton, the money we take from the people for
revenue and stamps, &c, and as the green
backs get worn by constant handling we will
print new ones
Pat-I see; you propose TO take the debt
now carried by the rich bondholder and divide
it among the people, rich and poor alike, by
forcing the bondholder to spend his money
for property.
Jack-Exactly. You are learning fast, and
you see
government debt is all in greenbacks, and
thin in circulation, hoy many cords Of em
will it take to buy cord OF wood?
Jack-I cannot exactly say what they would
| he worth--that will regulate itself. But, by
| the way, Pat, could you pay me that little
| note you owe me? 1t was due, yesterday, and
| | need the money very much.
| Pat-Yes, know the note is due, and I'll
pay you according to the Dimereratic plat
| form.
| Jack-What do you mean?
| Pat-I name I'll give you fresh note for
| the one We have.
| Jack-There's nothing about giving fresh
| notes in the Democratic platform.
| Pat-Yis we said we pay the bonds off In
| greenbacks, and both of them are promises to
| pay of the same government. Yes give one
| promise to pay for another one and I'll give
you fresh promise to pay for the one you
have now. The note you have now says ten
per cent interest; and the new one will say
without interest, and no time set for its pay
ment.
Jack-But this is an individual matter, ana
the other is government matter, You non
estly owe me- and promised to pay me yester.
day' Your proposition is to cheat me out OF
money. -. ,. os r,o,o,, :,
;t9 An haven't as good right to chate "
| ~ A. Government has to chate the widder;
an, orphans whose money is all in government
bonds? III pay ye on the dimmecratic plat
form!
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COPAIsTNERsHIP NOTICES.
NOT ZOE.

1iHE partnership heretotoie existing under the
l. style OF
DonnelI, Greedy & Butler,
is this day dissolved by mutual consent by the
withdrawal OF A Butler. The business viii be con-
tinuJd under the firm name OF Dnnnell q Greely
j. B DONNELL,
JUSTUS GREELY,
A. BUTLER.
August 17-eod3w
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Inc uon. JOsepn hOWe mas ia0Oiy "ii''eh
a letter, to the Halifax Chronicle, in which he
replies to some structures upon his public
course which have been made lby the exc
tremists Of his own party. The letter has
bean hailed by the friends of Union as indi-
catipr that Mr.. Howe has moderated some
what in his opposition, but it really seems
nothing more than that he does not choose to
be dictated to. In response to some rather
offensive questioning as to what he and the
other anti Union members intend to do next
session, Mr.. Howe points to the fact that he and
his colleagues did their dnty when they were
at Ottawa and they may safely he thinks,be in
trusted with Nova Scotian interests in future.
Parliament is not likely to meet until Feoru-
ary, and there is plenty of time to CONSIDER
what should be done. The reply pretty ei-
tective, but there does not appear 10 Do any
thing in it to warrant the inference that Mr..
Howe has either changed or intends to change
his views with regard to the Union.
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Office, - Federal Block,

WASHINGTON, D. G.
G. E. BROWN, of Me. H. W. BEAnLE, ofMass.