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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-12-02

PIECE of Russian history has been un-
covered lately IN the shape of four cofins,
each of them containing, as their we'll
preserved bronze plates betoken, The dust
of some man of importance in his sphere.
These coffius we're brought to light at the
destruction of an old church at Moscow,
situated in the 'Lefort" portion of the
town. The first contained the remnants OF
Gordon, who suppressed the Strelltz riots,
and died as Governor of Moscow IN 1893.
The second was that of Count Bruce,
General Field-Marshsl OF the Russian
army, who commanded the artillery dur
ing the battle of Pultowa. The third be-
longed to the Russian ambassador Count
Rabutinsky, well known by his memoirs;
and the fourth to the Capucin friar Schon.
q celebrated preacher Of the time of Alex.
ander L OF Lefort himself, who, too, is
supposed to have been buried in this
church, no trace has been found.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-12-02
A Cnrions Custom.

Sir John Lubbock, in his recent work on
the tOrigin of Civilization" speaks of q
curious custom, very widely spread among
savsges of all nations, by which on the
birth of baby the father, and not the
mother, is put in bed and nursed like o
sick person for several weeks. This Gus
tom was almost universal among the In
dians of South America.
Dooritzhoffer, the old Jesuit missionary
to Paraguay, tells Us that mo sooner
do you hear that a woman has borne
child than you see the husband lying in
bed, huddled up with mats and SKINS, lest
some ruder breath of air should touch him,
fasting, kept in private, and for number
of days abstaining religiously from certain
viands; you would swear it was he who had
had the child. 1 had read about this in
old times, and laughed at it, never think
ing could believe such madness, and /
used to suspect that this barbarian custom
was related more in jest than in earnest:
but at last saw it with my own eyes among
the Abipones."
Brett, IN his account of the Indian
tribes of Guiana, says he saw a man whose
wife had lately been delivered, lying in q
hammock, wrapped up es if he were sick,
though really in the most robust health,
and carefully nursed by women, while the
mother of the newborn infant was en-
gagged in cooking and other work about
the hut.
Traces OF this custom were found in
Greenland, where, after woman is con-
fined, the husband must forbear working
for some weeks; and in Kamschatka, where
for soma time before the birth of q baby
the husband must do no more hard work
Similar notions are found among the
Chinese, among the Dyaks of BorneO, and
what is still Asranger is that they exist to
this day in Corsica, in the North of Spain
and in the South of France, where the
custom is called fdire Ia couUdde. Max
Muller in his ''Chips from a German Work
shop" tries to account for it thus: at is
clear that the poor husband was at first
tyrannized over by his female relations,
and afterward frightened into superstition.
'.He then began to make q martyr OF
himself till he made himself really i'll, or
took to his bed in self-defense. Strange
and absurd as the coErade appears at first
sight, there is something in it with which,
we believe, most mother-ia-laws can SYM
pathize." Sir John Lubbock, hrwever,
prefers to accept the Curb and ADipone
explanation, which is that they believe the
infant would be in jured in some way if the
father engaged in any rough work or was
careless of his diet.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-12-02

WHEN all is done and the wedding tour
completed, some parties have little left
with which to begin life. We know one
who run this fashionable round-borTowed
on several quarters OF his salary come
home on Saturday night TO tell his young
bride that he could make no provision for
Sunday dinner, and found her equal to
the crisis. Don't be troubled, my dear,
said the young bride. ave can do excel
lently well tomorrow. l will roast the
canary and boil the gold fish"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-12-02

MuEHLHGUsE was the name of the fore
man of the pyrotechnic department in the
arsenal at Swinemuende, Prussia, who
plunged his barred hands and arms elbow
deep into boiler of seething pitch. and
took therefrom an extensive hand grenade
which a workman had accidentally dropped
into it thereby saving many lives and that
part cf the town from the effects of ter
rife explosion. Recently the citizens of
Swinemuende assembled to do Kim honor,
and he was presented with costly gold
watch and q splendid sword in token of
their appreciation of his heroism.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-12-02
Poetry.
PLAIN LANGUAGE FROM TRUTH
/. fTlTT,I.Ta n rs.
trIBuE xoUxr1p. 1sIe.

TABLE MOUNTAIN 1oIesl
which wish 10 remark
And my language Is plain
That for ways fhaf are dark
AID for tricks that are vain,
The aaefhen Chiness Is peculiar.
Which the same would rise 10 explasn.
All SIN was his name;
And shall not deny
In regard to the same
What that name might imply,
Sut MS smile 1t was pensive and child-ikfs
as frequent remarked to Bill Nye.
Twas August the third;
And quite soft was the akies;
Which It might be inferred
That All Sin was likewise;
Yet he played 1t that day upon Wlllism
And me in way despise.
which we had small game,
And All Sin took handi
II was Euchre. The same
he did not understand;
But he smiled as he sat by the table,
With the smile that was chila-like and bland.
Yet the cards they were stockedI
In way that grievs,
And my feelings were shocked
At the state Of Nye's sleeve:
Which was stuffed full OF aces and bowers,
And the same with intent to deceive.
But the hands that were played
By that haethen Chinee,
And the points that he made,
We're quite frightful to See
I'LL 81 last he put down q right bower,
Which the same Nye had dealt unto me.
Then looked up at Eye,
And he gazed upon me;
And he rose with sigh,
And said. tsOan this be
We are ruined By Chinese cheap labor
And he went for that haethen Chinee.
In the scene that ensued
did not take 9 aand,
But the floor Ii was streved
Like the leaves on the strand
with the cards that All Sin had been hidinr
In the game che did not understand"
In his sleeves, which were long,
he had twenty-four packs
Which was coming 1t strong,
Yet state but the facts; a-
And We FUND on his nails which wsre taper.
What Ia frequent In tzpeTs-that's wax.
Which is why remark,
And my language Is plain,
That for ways that are dark,
And for tricks that are vain
The haethen Ckinee is peculiar
which the same am free to maintain.
Overland Monthly.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-12-02
guuus golAs' Department.
HOUSES no LET.
BIZ SUSAN COOLIDGE.

Every day. as slowly ride
Over the roads with Fan rains wet,
To right, to left, either side.
see them standing-sHouses to let"
Tiny houses. neat and brown,
Every hedge one or more:
Their little owners have lsft the town,
And open wide Is every door.
~Sunmer houses they were. indeed
Roohess, hreess, cold and bare;
None may hope in utmost need
To ind ''mOdsr1 convenience therei
Swinging from tx1gs By pendant thread,
Couched in covers that once we're green,
Rocking in tree-tops overhead.
There are the little houses seea-
Once they were full of happy lifei
Busy builders all day long
Tw1ned the walls In loving strife.
And interwove their threads with song.
SpeckIed eggs Of brown snd blue;
C4ilow. chirping, hungry broodsj
Soft small wings, which al day lew
Q1iVering, emulous motherhoods-
All are gone. The snov-hakes vhits
Lie in place of the nestliDgs flown;
Cold winds harbor day and night,
Tenants at vill' Of the empty he,ne-
Tenants while; but by and By
April shall come. with balmy rain,
May. with fragrant, odorous sigh-
Houses shall be in demand again.
All the world shall hutter with glee,
Small brown houseksepers ohirp and fret,
Homes be wanted on every tree,
And not desirable one 'to let ."
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-12-02
An Eminent Centenarfan.

From ,he New Albany und.l Ledger.
We noticed yesterday the illness of Mr..
James Rutledge, centensrian of this city.
We are pleased to learn to-day that he is
much better, being able to sit up. Mr..
Rutledge is nearly one hundred and two
years old. His life has been an eventful
one. His father was q member of the
English Parliament during the period i'm
mediately preceding the revolution of the
American colonies. He wss q warm advo-
cate of the cause of the colonies, and made
q very eloquent speech in Parliament in
their favor. For this speech his life was
attempted by mob; and so great was the
excitement against him that he fed from
England and came to America Here he
took an active part in the stirring events
of the times, and when Washington was
appointed Commander-in-Chief of the
American army, he enlisted in the service.
He was Immediately given q command,
and was made General, and is the Gen.
eral Rutledge mentioned in American his
tory. He fought the British at James
town, followed them thence and fought at
the Cowpens, and was the commander Of
the North and South Carolina and part OF
the Virginia divisions of the American
army. He was as brave and noble man
and hero as ever drew q battle-blade in
defense of liberty in our revolutionary
struggle.
His son, now so old and feeble. is man
of very fine education. being celebrated as
a lingulst. He has filed several RESPONSE
Bile positions in as many American Col
leges, and was only year ago offered an
honorary professorship in q western Col
lege, with good salary attached, but
which he declined on account of his e1-
treme age and inability to discharge its
duties-not believing he had a moral right
to draw q salRcy be had not earned.
He is now residing in this city, and is
in rather destitute circumstances. As we
stated yesterday, he has been Master
Mason for nearly eighty years. -
Too MUCH FOR HM.-A correspondent at
ChristisRa, Pa, sends us the following of
an aged negress, very pious, an inveterate
smoker, who dropped in to pay passing
visit to q neighbor, who was equally well
known as a temperance man and hater of
tobacco. On sitting down, the old aunty
pulled from her pocket long pipe and
commenced smoking, to the infinite dis
gust OF her host. The man maintained his
composure for several minutes; but The
fumes became too powerful for him, and,
rising, he said:
''Aunt Chloe, do you think you are
Ohristian2' - -
"Yes, brudder Ispecks is"
"Do you believe in the Bible?"
eyes, brudder."
''Do you know there is passage there
which says that nothing unclean shall in
herit the kingdom of heaven?" -
ayes. has heard Of it. !"
''Do you believe it?"
9Yes."
swell, Chloe, you can not enter into the
kingdom of heaven, because there is moth
ing SO unclean as the breath of smoker.
What do you say to that?" .....-.
''Why, when go TO heaven, specks to
leave my breff behind me i"-EDIToR's
DRAWER, IN HarpeT's Magazine for December
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-12-02

FRNaEs are in endless variety; plain,
crepe and plated, and headed with gimp,
passementerie, guimpure or velvet. Many
of the fringes are very elegant
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-12-02

A SERIES of frst-class lectures will be
given in the new hall in Ansonia, Conn,
during the coming winter. The first Of
the course will be delivered by the Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher, of New York. Sub
ject; "The Household"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-12-02

The hurricanes which recently visited
Cuba have destroyed one-auarter of the
sugar crop.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-12-02
Royal Good Sense.

For the benefit of those young American
girls who think companion a ''slov
poke" who doesn't sport trained dresses
and beaux, before she has hardly wiped her
mouth of the bread and butter Of school
days, il may be said that Princess Beatrice.
daughter of Queen Victoria, now sixteen
years old, has never yet worn anything
but short dresses, even upon the grand &C.
casion of drawingr room reception, when
court trains are universal
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-12-14
The Simple Annals of the Poor.

At Portugal Cove, writes our New
foundland correspondent, used to
stroll through the village in :" the
gloamin," and through the open doors,
and uncertained windows, l could see
the inmates of the cottages "at home"
and learn something of their "homely
joys and destiny obscure. The lads
and lasses I often met in couples, roam
ing about in the sweet summer evening
and, in many cases, it was evident from
the friendly relations between them,
that new cottage would shortly be
needed. In fact, the grand passion
was cropping out in this little hamlet
as strongly as in the gas-lighted city,
and pondered on that universal law of
sympathy between the sexes which
was at that moment drawing myriads OF
fishes towards the shore from the far off
depths of ocean, and which, bound
ing and billowing in the human breast,
creates the sacred ties of husband and
wife, home and family; laying the
foundation of states and building mp
family life all over the world. And as
I saw through the open door the big,
weather. beaten fisherman tossing his
growing baby in his strong arms, while
it's little fists were clutching at his
bushy whiskers, and the mother looked
on its precocious performances with
pride and Joy, 1 thought that the hap
piness of this poor couple, who had
perhaps scarcely blanket on their bed,
or more than barrel of flour as pro-
vision for the future, was as great as
that of the lord and lady of broad acres,
rejoicing over the advent of the heir OF
all their vast possessions.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-12-14
Mutton Sheen.

The price of beef and pork for the last
two years should awaken more interest
throughout the country in breeding NUT
t1n sheep, even if other considerations
did not affect the q estion. There is nc
good reason why mutton should not
command relatively, as remuneratlve
prices to the grower as either pork OF
beef In this country there is an absurd
aversion to mutton. Good mutton be
sides being toothsome and palatable
food, is said to be the healthiest food
that man can eat; at least not less heath
full than beef, and far more so than pork,
and if more attention was paid to rails
ing sheep for the shambles, es,-breedine
the best breeds for that purpose, and
providing rich and nutritious pastures
for them,-it would not be long before
a much greater demand for mutton
would spring up than now exists.
We regard it as simply question OF
time that mutton will enter far more
largely, as food product, into the
business of farming, than it now does.
The demand for mutton will increase
with population, and with this increased
demand more attention will be directed
to producing sheep of better quality fol
the butcher, and this in turn will beget
inquiry as to the management of pas
turage for sheep. A supply of nutri-
tious rich grass is indispensable to sue
cess, and to provide this beyond pread-
attention to under draining, top-dress-
ing, and properly managing grazing
lands.
The productiveness of the grass lands
or pastures of England, always furnish
es theme for remark to the American
who sees them, while the poverty OF
ours as general thing, is ever matter
of surprise to English farmers. The
dryness of our climate as compared with
hat of England may, in some measure,
account for the difference, but with
proper management, and the care be-
slowed on grass lands here that is prac-
ticed there, we believe that very little
difference between them would be mani
fest. It is admitted that sheep return
a large amount, comparatively, of fer
tilizing matter to the soil, and hence
they are very often employed to aid in
the recuperation of worn out lands.
Their use, in this behalf, together with
other judicious appliances, as seeding
to grasses, top-dressing, drainage, ETC.,
is an infallible remedy for exhausted
soils, and the surest way constantly to
increase their fertility to the maximum
of productive capacity.
As regards breeds best adapted for
mutton, various experiments have been
tried to produce the best type, with
varying results. An English darmer
who has given the subject much atten-
ton, crossing the most approved NUT
ton breeds, thinks that coupling Cots
void rams with Southdown ewes pro-
duces the best results.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-12-14

will admit, the reduction of taxation and the
tariff to be so arranged as to afford the great
est number of honest and fair dealings with
all other people, to the end that war, with all
it's blighting consequences, may be avoided,
but without surrendering any right CT obliga-
IT, n due to us; reform in the treatment of
the Indians, and the whole civil service of the
country; and finally, in securing pure, rn-
trammelled ballot, where every man entitled
to cast vote may do 80 just once at each
election without fear of molestation or pro-
scription on account of his political faith, ma
tivity or color.
(SigneO U. S. GRANT.
Executive Man sion, Dec 5, 1870.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-12-14
Keeping Winter Squashes.

From the Country Gentleman.
To keep winter squashes in perfection
| through the winter and till squashes
me again, is an art that few possess,
at least succeed in. There are certain
sentials requisite in the good keeping
squashes that are only required by a
other products. They are essential
tropical production, transferred and
judicious culture acclimated in their
owth to temperate climate, and in
der to their winter keeping they need
eating as tropical fruit and produc-
,ns
Of first Importance is it, that they
ould be thoroughly ripened before
ing harvested and before any severe
,sts occur, as very slight touch of
'st will defeat their good keeping.
icy should be carefully gathered, re-
ming the stems ON the fruit, in the
ddle of a dry day; handle carefully,
t to bruise or break the skin, carry
am to dry room that can be kept
owe the freezing temperature, and
We free ventilation and be open to
s-Rifd days, to remain a month or two
ying them in single tiers on shelves
i on the foor-piled in piles, or on
2 another, is injurious, as they accu-
uate moisture, heat, ETC., which in
ces mould leading to decay; little
sweet straw spread under them,
prove beneficial. When the wealth
becomes SO cold that they are liable
be chilled, they must be removed to
9 quarters-yet there is no better
ce they can be kept in than a dry,
! ventilated room above ground,
ere the temperature never sinks to
frost point; but few are provided
b just these requisites, or like to go
ihe expense of them, yet most have
closet opening from room that is
It warm throughout the winter, where
w could be safely kept singly on
Ives; for the latest keeping it Is es-
tlal that the temperature be kept as
rly even as possible.
he majority are only provided with
ars, and here they must store their
ashes and other vegetables. But
e is a great difference in cellars;
e are warm and damp, others cold.
etc. A dry cellar is the best for
Ding fruits and vegetables generally,
t cold or warm The most success
armer ever knew kept them on a
ging shG f in an old fashioned kitch-
with q fire of wood in an open fire.
2. He used to place them singly
he shelf, and sometimes hang them
cord to pegs in the beam overhead,
there they would be kept sweet and
I'D until new squashes came again
old "back log" always kept warm
o bed of Goals "raked up" in front
.tIv
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-12-14

A WRITER in Lippincott's Magazine
notices the fact that in Florida there
are many lakes which have holes IN the
bottom, and underground commum-
cation, so that they will sometimes
shrink away to mere cupful, leaving
many square miles of surface uncover
ed, and then again fill up from below
and spread out over their former area.
Some of them have outlets in the ocean,
far from the shore, bursting up per
petual spring of fresh water in the very
midst of the briny saltness of the sea.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-12-14
sYLVIA'S SONG
BY NORA PERRY.
asH

he days are sweets d long,-oh sweet and long:
day Isftand drear or sing the song
bat some one sang for me one summer day.
5r me, to me, before he went his way.
ne days are sweet and lopg,-oh, sweet and long:
id In the sun sit, and sing my song.
me day he will come back who went away
ld sing the song sing from day to day.
70 days arc long, but sweet oh long, but sweet
me day will hear the music of his feet
40 sang for me, and sang my heart away
happy hear, t,-before he went his way.
me day,-to-day, perhaps,- IL come to me;
q then the days, so4ong, but sweet to me,
Il lose the burden of I" SO long, so long"
d only keep the sweet of all the song.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-12-14

FROM the Eau Claire Free Press we
learn that on the evening of Thursday
last, shooting affray occurred on the
West Side, which resulted in the
wounding of two men, Edward Crossett
and Henry Morgan. Both are men OF
low characters, and the quarrel grew
out of disreputable proceedings.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-12-14

INGENUITY IN availing themselves of
the elacticity of the Franking Privilege
is not confined alone to patriotic mem
bers of the American Congress. The
Field Mail of the German army receives
no packages; but all letters weighing
less than 16 ounces are forwarded free
of charge. A pair of flannel drawers,
therefore, cannot be sent in letter, but
feminine ingenuity has hit upon a plan
of sending one leg at time! And as
for flannel shirts, the sleeves are sent in
one letter and the body of the shirt in
another. This dislocation of garments
is symbolical of the disruption of the
ties which bind two loving hearts; and
their ultimate reunion is suggested by
the putting together of the aforesaid
shirts and drawers on their arrival in
camp.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-12-14
FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS.
THE FIRST SNOW.
BY MARY N. PRESCOTT.

Drop, pretty snowfakes, one by one;
Don't be afraid of the MONDAY sun.
Build up your palaces, crystal white,
Aladdin-like, in single night.
Hide the old fences under your veil;
Cover the dimples of hill and dale;
Don't let the trees go naked, but place
On their shivering limbs web of your lace.
Visit the martin-house, if you will,
Or lodge all night on my window SILL
Call ON the well sweep, and wreathe 1t about
With fringes, as well as the water-spout.
Give to the door bell fieecy cap;
Lend the haystacks an ermine wrap;
And drift just enough to make the world look
As if it had stepped from fairy-book.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-12-14

On Tuesday last Sheriff CARL, of
Washington county, and his deputy,
arrested, in Saltwater, John Peterson
ana ana VIM. Johnson, two young Swedes,
vi VINO hao IN their possession fine yoke
OF steers stolen, it appears from Mr.. E.
otl4son, who lives six miles above
Anoka; The Republican says there ap-
peers TO he large organized gang Of
cattle ana horse thieves operating thro'
this State, most Of whom are Swedes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-12-14

The Steele prints, among the freshly
scovered secret documents of the fall
/ Empire, letter from the late NJ de
ersigny, Minister of the Interior, dat
Sept. 26, 1861, and directing the pre-
scts throughout the country to have in
ontinual readiness, in anticipation of
AN unforeseen and serious event which
llght bring about the transmission Of
he power to the Prince Imperial under
he name of Napoleon w., ;" warrants Of
arrest for the persons of all men who,
'thaving certain Importance either in
deliberative assemblies or in action,
might, at given moment, become
centres of resistance or heads of an in
The warrants were to be
revised and altered monthly.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-12-14

REAL ESTATE, bank stock and bonds
may depreciate in value; but funds in
vested in the Washington Life are be-
yond peril,