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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-06-15
How Noted Men Became Rich by Chance

new YORK Cor. OF the Troy Times.
Many years agoa young Scotch emigrant
arrived III New York penniless. He was a
mechanic, and labored at his trade with
out getting more than a living. One day
he saw a man selling flowers in the market,
and being passionately fond of them, he
bought a pot for trife and trudged
home with it. A gentleman who met him
was attracted by the beauty of the flower,
and asked its price. The mechanic named
small advance, and the gentleman at
once purchased it. This trif1ing incident
LED the mechanic to the flower trade, and
he became florist, and founded q seed
and gardening establishment, which has
been kept up for sixty years. Those who
are acquainted with his history will recog-
nize in the humble individual referred to
no less parsonage than Grant Thorborn.
These in. lances are not confined to New
York. Fairbanks, when keeping a country
store, was obliged to tinker his scales in
order to get a correct balance, and this led
to making new one Of his own invention.
From this beginning has grown up the
great establishments at st. Johnsbury, which
now furnishes a large part of the part coun-
try with the implement.
To come back to this city. John jacob
Astor was led in similar way to that spec
ialty which made him rich. He was sell,
ing toys, when he met a man who had some
very fine turs. His attention was arrested
by this article, and he learned that they
could be purchased of the Indians at a low
rate. He knew their value in London, anG
soon commenced dealing in furs, which he
continuedg until he controlled the market
on both sides of the ocean. Had John ia,
cob Astor followed the predictions o.
most of his countrymen he would have
opened corner grocery and sold sugar an6
soap.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-06-15

A PARIS SToRY.-A man of the world in
Paris, who was on the eve of marrying a
wealthy young lady from abroad, had, as a
matter of course, to break the chain of
flowers which attached him to the car of a
queen of the demi-monde. II shall re-
venge myself, said the deserted belle,
when she received the farewell letter from
him. 'She did revenge herself" says
the Entr'Acte, land that in the following
manner: A handful of gold pieces, which
she distributed very adroitly, enabled
her, with the assistance of an unscru-
pulous footman, to play her faithless
lover very bad trick. The box contain
ing the post stamps on the lovers writing
table, was replaced by a box looking ex-
actly like the former. The second box was
filled with post stamps which had previous
y been dipped in a poisonous substance.
The lover came near dying after putting
one of these stamps into his mouth. He
had no difficulty in divining who was at the
bottom Of it. He refused to prefer charge
against this grand daughter of Madame de
Brlnyilliers, but sent her word that she
must leave France for some time to come.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-06-15
SUMMER SUITS.

Ladies who prefer trained skirts for the
house have their suits made with single
skirt and casaque, and always change their
costume upon coming In from the street;
but those who, for convenience and econo-
my, mako the same suit serve for both
house and street, prefer two skirts and a
paletot, as the single skirt would look too
plain for indoor wear when the casaque is
removed. A new importation of suits of
pique, bashte (cambrlc), linen, Swiss mus
lin and grenadine, shows the wrappings
Just described for their upper garments
These are meant for watering place dresses
and are sent out by Pingot, very fashion,
able dressmaker of Paris One noticeable
feature in these costumes is that the round
skirts which we have before described are
made to drag an inch or two at the back.
This fashion, however, is so strongly pro-
tested against here that the sensible Amer
lean women who buy these suits to walk in,
not merely to drive in, as Parisians do,
have had them shortened sufficient
Iy to clear the ground. While it is not IN
good taste or style to wear the dress short
enough to display the ankle, We advise our
readers not to get them long enough to
sweep up the litter on the sidewalks, as
extremists are beginning to do. The short
skirt, worn at Its proper length-just touch
ing the instep-is too comfortable to be
given up without struggle.
The most simply constructed upper skirts
are most stylish. There should be no. set
pieces at the sides trimmed all around, and
no panier pufs behind; They should be
yerv long, fuller than the underskirt, and
are frequently only draped at the sides. the
hack hanging plainly or being opened in
the centre and trimmed to the belt. Forty
inches is the average length of the back OF
overskirts, says an experienced modlste.
This is in many cases as long as the lower
skirt, consequently the upper skirt must be be
draped by tapes attached under the belt
and buttoned over loops half way dawn the
seams Square tunic skirts are made OF
four straight widths of ree-quarter goods
shaped longer toward the back, left plainly
open IN front, simply trimmed all around,
and draped in the way just described.
Apron fronts are now made of straight
width OF three-quarter goods and a
single side gore rounded up to the
belt The front width is not
sloped IN the least is scantily gathered to
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-06-15
poetru
NOT LOST BUT GONE BEFORE.
BY ALFRED TENNYsoN.

By ALFRED TENNTsON.
Dear friend, far off, my lost desire.
80 far, so near, in woe and veal.
On loved the most. when most I feel
Ihere is alower and a higher;
Known and unknown, human, divine,
sweet human hand and lips and eye,
Dear heavenl7 friend that canst not die,
Mime, mine, forever, ever mine
Strange friend, past, present, and to be.
Loved deeplier, darklier, understood;
BehoM dream dream of good
And mingle all the world with thee.
The voice is on the rolling air;
hear thee where the waters run;
Thou standest in the rising sun;
And in the setting thou art fair.
Why art thou, then I cannot guess;
But though seem in star and flower,
To feel thee, some diffusive power,
/ do not therefore love thee less.
My love involves the love before;
My love is vaster passion now;
Though mixed with God and nature thou,
/ seem to love thee more and more.
Far off thou art, hut ever nigh;
have thee still, and rejoice,
/ prosper, circled with thy voice;
shall not lose thee. though die.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-06-15

VIM. F. Davis, who murdered Avery
Ballard, an old and inoffensive citizen of
Whitehall, ILL.,, about two months ago, and
whom a mob attempted to lynch, died in
jail at Carrolton, ILL.,, Tuesday, by yolun-
tary starvation. He was supposed to be
insane
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-06-15

Docs THAT WOULD GO TO Churchill is
quite usual in Scotland to take the shep-
herd dogs to church. In one parish, one
Sunday, the animals, perhaps demoralized
by f'black sheep" among their number,
became so quarrelsome and unmannerly in
their behavior, that the ministsr requested
all who had been in the habit of bringing
their dogs to cenfne them to the house
before leaving for church. This plan
answered exceedingly well for the first
Sunday, but, for the future, not q
single shepherd or farmer could find his
dog on Sunday morning. They had no
notion Of beng deprived of their accustom-
ed liberty, and, well knowing the hour of
service, set off to church without their mas
ters An attempt was then made to COM
prise matters by erecting large kennel
close to the church, where the dogs were
imprisoned during public worship, but they
kept up such fearful bowling that the
congregation was seriously disturbed, and
there was no help for it but to restore them
to their former rights and privileges.
AN extensive commission house is that OF
HOaglan q Kinlball, 154 Water street, Chica-
go, wholesale commission dealers in Foreign
and Domestic Fruits, &c. This firm are gen.
tlemen who thoroughly understand their
business, and cOnsignors will be sure of the
highest market prices with prompt returns.
The hop yards of Sauk county are look.
ing well, with no indications of lice.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-06-15

A COOP MBDIoINE.-The Telegraph, pub
lished at Kenosha, Wis, says: SIT is not
often that we say much in favor of Patent
Medicines, because it is hard Distinguishing
between the humbug and the really valuable
medicine. But we go out of our general
custom to say that Hollands German Bitters
is no humbug. We have tried it, and we
k3lOlU it to be almost infalhble in cases of in
digestion, disarrangement of the liver. &c.
1t has cured us Of the most obstinate case of
the jaundlce, after every other remedy had
failed. And IN no less than half dozen III
stances, where we have recommended it to
/ our friends for the same disease, it has prov
ed alike efficacious; and we have yet to hear
of the case wherein it has failed"
THE BEST AND ORIGINAL TONIC of Iron.
Phosphorus and CaGsaya, known as CasweiI,
Mack & Co.'S Ferro-Phosphorated Elixir OF
Calisaya Bark. The iron restores color to
the blood, the Phosphorus renews waste ol
the nerve tissue, and the Calisaya gives a
natural, healthful tone to the digestive or
gans, thereby curing Dyspepsia in its various
forms, Wakefulness, General Debility, and
Depres sion of Spirits. Manufactured only
by CASWELL, HAZARD & CO., successors
to Caswell, Mack Il Co., New York. Sold 7
al Druggists.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-06-15

Count Esterhasey, of the Austrian le-
cation in Washington, has married the
widow of Gen. Griffin.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-06-15

JAMES H. FOSTER u Co., 151 Lake St., Chi
cago, importers of breech-loading shot guns
and implements.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-06-15

A MINE of emery has been discovered in
White Cloud, Kansas.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-06-15

Wayne MeVeogh has been confirmed
as Minister to Turkey.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-06-15

"MANY THE changes since last we met"
Such has been the oft repeated exclamation,
as friends gazed upon the gray locks of dear
ones; but this is no longer heard, since Ring
Vegetable Ambrosia has become one of the
articles found in all ladies' toilet cases.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-06-15

FURNITURE Colby & Wirts, 42 and "A Dear
born street, Chicago, are agents for furni-
ture manufacturers, and sell the same quality
of goods that any dealer sells at from 20 to
40 per cent less. They pack and ship to all
parts of the county, sell at retail and whole
sale, and by auction every Friday.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-06-15

The hop yards Of Sauk county are look.
ing well, with no indications of lice.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-07-23

AccIDENT.-Last Wednesday, as Mr.. Jas S. Lemon
was driving home in his buggy, having in company
two ladies, while turning the corner of Fort and Ku-
kui streets, the horse getting scared from some cause,
suddenly SHE'D, and kicking violently, upset the bug
gy. Mr.. Lemon was rather seriously injured, his
collar bone being broken, while the ladies were for
tunate in escaping with only o few scratches, a big
scare, and a heavy shock.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-07-23
Hotel.

IA THIS POPULAR AND wELL-~-
liza known Hotel is now open for the travelling public. H5&
- 1t is located in the most central and beautiful part -
Of the city, convenient to the business and shipping.
No pains will be spared 70 render this the most popular and
best regulated public house in Honolulu. And its patrons may
rest assured Of having every want supplied.
The table will be furnished with the choicest delicacies Of the
Islands. (T35 6m) JAMES c. HARRISON l. co.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-07-23

SINGULAR REsCUE.-The ship Puritan, to which
the following item from a San Francisco paper relates,
was recently here
A few months since the ship Puritan, from New York, ar
rived here. The Captain reported that when three days out
from New York a boy named Harry Williams fell overheard
and was drowned. The body was not recovered, though every
effort was made to save him The Captain of another vessel,
which arrived to-day, reports that the boy Williams swan
until he got hold of a stick of cOrdwoOd-not having been seen
TO fall by anybody or vessel-and kept adoat until rescued by
another vessel, which took him to Rio, whence he was returned
to New York safe and well.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-07-23
The Ahupuaa of Kaa,

- FORMERLY BELONGING TO THE
~ Princess Kamamalu's Estate, within 60 miles Of Homo
IL lulu, constituting the northeast end of the island, COM
prises about Acres of superior Grass
n "a n. having NV aUOuS o,ovU cuCcp IuhuIuS fsn NJ, and
canabIe OF feeding at least 10 600 head, even in the present
state of drouth, The land is well wooded, with large groves OF
small timber. There are two small bays, Awalua and Honopu,
which afford convenient landings for schooners. There is a
station OF it with two cottages, and two pens for sheep.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-07-23
NOTICE.

nURING MY TEMPORARY ABSENCE
- from this Kingdom, WILLIAM @. PARKE. ESQ. OF
houoiulg- and T. w EVERETT, ESq. % waikapu, Island Of
respective Islands, and any debts contracted uithout their an
proysl and consent, viii be eoascientio1zly repudiated by
ID om P IL TRRADXAY.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-07-23

REMovAL.-Messrs. Grunwald & Schultz have
opened their new store, on the corner of Fort and
Hotel streets, where is displayed the richest assort-
ment of fancy goods to be found in the city. Croak-
ers thought they were paying dearly for the lease,
when they purchased it at auction but they evil
IDENTIFY knew what they were about in securing
the best retail stand in Honolulu.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-07-23
OpPos1r1oN.-A China correspondent of the Union

OPPosITIoN.-A China correspondent of the Union
has the following item Of interest here
While Congress is granting the Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
a subsidy of a million dollars for n China semi-monthlp moi
erVICe, English capital is not asleep 10 IA TICnIy-crested
waters of Pacific commerce. Ii is currently reported here that
before another year Holt will establish a line of propellers be-
tween China and San Francisco, via the Hawaiian Islands and
Japan. His line of ocean propelers, now running between Liv-
erpool and Shanghae, are five in number, capable of freighting
$500 tons of tea, and will steam ten knots an hour. Six new
propeners are on the slips, being pushed to speedy completion.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Co. must look to their laurels, for
folks won't travel or freight with a line that is 81 days in pas
sage, when they can go by another in e.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-07-23

TITLED.-Rev. Cyrus I. Mills, formerly President
of Punahou College, and now of Bencia Seminary,
California, has received from Williams College the
degree of Doctor of Divinity. Without intending any
disrespect to the Reverend Doctor. we think that Mrs.
Mills, the efficient head of the young ladies Seminary
in Benicia, is quite as deserving of the honor.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-07-23

PERsoNAL.-Among the arrivals of note by the
steamer -AjaE, from San Francisco, we're Lieutenant
Henry G. Cochrane, of the U. S. Marine Corps, who
comes to join the sloop-of-war jamestown, on her ar
rival from the Caroline Islands, and Mrs. II. A. Pierce,
of Boston, wife of the Hon. Fl. A. Pierce, United
States Minister Resident.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-07-23

HAY CUTrERs-Any one that has hay cutters and
children about their premises, should be careful to
keep them separate. Hon. E. H. Boyd's children
were playing about one of these machines a day or
two since, when. one of them set the machine in mo-
ton, and the sister, a girl of about seven years os
age, getting the fore finger of her right hand between
the blades of the cutter, the tip end was cut off as
cleanly as if by a pair of scissors.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-07-23

Formerly belonging to the Josua Kaeo Estate, is situated in the
centre of the island, crossing the main Palawai Valley, and di'
yiding the Government lands. Comprises about 4 ZOO Acres.
It contains a good mountain spring, has some choice groves OF
timber, and has a 80 schooner landing. Both lands are well
supplied with water fr stock on the beach.
There are about $500 Acres in kna, and 500 Acres in kc-
Min, Of rich, level, mellow soil, equal to the best in this King
dom for the growth of Sugar Cane. and upon which superior
Cane has grown, which would afford a fine opportunity to a
capitalist to establish an extensive AMI productive Sugar Plan
tatiOn. ~ Title. Fee Simple.
For further particulars, apply to
WALTER NJ. GIBSON,
Or WALKER e ALLEN,
537 I'm Honolulu.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-07-23
NOTICE.

en- ALL PERSONS ARE HEREBY FOR.
~ ot Irespassiug upou the land % KALIALIANUI. Fat
- Maui. No one il allowed 20 cut wood. run stock OF take
~"A cattle thersfOFm without permission FIRST obtained from
THOS. CUMAIN
80 Agent for Campbell & Turton-
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-14
TER, brokers, report this morning
N. Y. MONEY MARKET YESTERDAY.

From he ~. y. Herald.
'The offerings of money have been larger to-day than
for some past and loans call at higher than five
somewhat exceptional The stock brokers
were generally and very readily supplied at hye cent
and the Government dealers cent There is
change in commercial paper The recent heavy
failure in Boa on has had n influence here.
Foregn exchange dull and rather easier In actual
transactions although the nominal quotations were the
-. r 4.
weak gold market at the opening. some considerable
buy governments on foreign account being
companed BY corresponding sales Of gold under which
the fell 1885, Afterward the opinion was com
muncsed by cable that peace were liable 70
be futile for the present. owing TO the firm position OF the
provisional French government n demanding the reno
such negotiations. and as the shorts we're rather
Clearing House rise 70 IA resulted Here It was re-;
Metz decline to ll3z ensued on the theory that
prussian victories lower premium Tue clearances
ay were only which fact shows the ddlness
prevailing in the Gold Room
The i'm proved feeling due to the OF
Advance in London to 9U39 s. the highest quotation
made there since reaction from the rst depression
ocoasioned by the European At the same time
buyers were readily supped owing 70 the large amor MT
Of bonds the market awaiting realization, u Is being
the when there is usually large transfer OF the
come. The purchases wele chiefly on foresn account
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FROM THE DOJNLNTON.
nIonfrenl Bnnf Racaa.


MONTREAL, Sept. 14.-To-day the first of the
usual races of the Lurline Boating Club takes
place. The first contest win be a single scull
race for the championship of the st. Lawrence,
two miles. The second for double scull out
riggers, two miles, for prize of 800. The
third for four-oared outriggers, four miles, for
$150. The fourth for four-oared outraged
boats, 2 miles, open to boys under sixteen years;
the first prize$20 and the second prize S.
On the second day will occur the great four
cared race for the championship of the world
and $4,000, between the Tyne and st. John
crews. The distance will be six miles.
There will also be an Indian canoe race for
$50 and single-scull outrigger race for two
miles, open to the English and Canadian crews,
for $3.50. The st. Johns crew hold a good
position in the pools. Renforth, Winship and
Taylor are entered for single-scull outrigger
race. The races promise to be of intense in
terest.
Quebec Agricultural Society.
The exhibition of the Quebec Agricultural
Society commenced to-day. The prizes are
very liberal and open to the world.
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
EVENING TELEaRAPH OFFICE,( I
Wednesday, Sept. IA, 1870.


There is lively demand for money to day,
and it is met very freely both at the banks and
outside at yesterdays rates. But there is a
general fear that stringency may yet overtake
us before the season is over and injuriously
affect the results of the fall trade. There should
be no good grounds for these apprehensions,
for there are ample supplies available if they
were only let loose. The enormous boards in
the Treasury vaults, and which are constantly
accumulating by large daily custom house
receipts and otherwise, will be the direct causes
of any evil of this kind which we may have to
deplore, and it is to be hoped that Mr.. Boutwell,
will at once reverse policy which can only
paralyze trade and industry whilst effectng no
kind of good result
Gold is quiet but stronger with sales at 114@
11414, closing at Is.
Governments have again advanced but there
is not much doing.
Stocks are active and stronger. Sales of City
6s new at 1919. Lehigh Gold Loan changed
hands at 80.
Reading Railroad was steady with triaing
sales at 48sS; Pennsylvania advanced, selling at
5914 4@ss; Camden and Amboy was taken at lis;
Mnehill at 5115; Lehigh Valley at 1884, and Oil
Creek and Allegheny at 4515.
In Canal shares there were sales of Lehigh at
33%. The balance of the list was steady, but
the only sales we're Commercial Bank att SO and
Spruce and Pine Streets Railway at "a.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
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FROM THE RACLFTC COAST

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. IS.
General Jefferson q. Davis,
of the United States army, has arrived from
Alaska.
Relief for Germany.
A telegram from Berlin, Prussia, announces
the receipt of $30,000 from the San Francisco
German Sanitary Committee.
The French Sanitary Fund
amounts to $4,000. The monthly subscriptions
reach $6500.
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FROM THE WEST.
Colorado Territory Elections,

DENVER, Sept. 13.-The election for dele
gate to Congress to-day was closely contested.
The returns from Denver, Georgetown, Idaho,
Puebla, Hugo Kit Carson, and several other
points have been received, and make the cleo.
tion of Chaffee, Republican, almest certain, with
general Republican gains. There was an un.
usual excitement in! Denver, but general good
order prevailed,
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FROM NEW TORK.
Conversational Nomination.

ALBANY, Sept. 14.-At the Republican County
Convention held yesterday at Rome, Ellis H.
Roberts, editor of the Utica Herald, was nomi-
mated for Congress from the Oneida district
unanimously, on UiUa roce vote, no other
name being presented to the convention for
nomination,
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-14

The census takers in some portions of the
West have as funny experiences as those in the
large cities in this section. One has discovered
a lady in Indiana who is happy and contented
in the name of Jane Julette Isalina Araminta
Musadora Peeks; and in Ohio a family has been
found where the first SON is named lmprimis,
the second Finis, and the three others Appen-
dix, Addendum, and Eratuml