Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-12-28
The LAST DAYs.-With the end

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Of this week will expire the year 1870, and
SUNDAY next viii be advent of the year
1871. The year now nearly past viii be
long remarkable in a meteorological point
of view for having a heated term, which for
excessiveness and duration has seldom, if
ever. been equaed by any previous season
in the United States Death has made sad
havoc among our great men and heroes du-
ring the year, among them the brave and
sterling Thomas and the heroic and
dauntless Farragut The year 1870 will al
so be ever memorable TO the world as the
year in which Charles Dickens, the great
author, died and the enactment Of the great
Franco Prussian War, which is likely
to be waged far into next year. But let us
turn from these sad pictures and contem-
plate he brighter phases presented. Our
country has been at peace with the world,
and her relations are of the most amicable
character with all nations The coming
year will, no doubt, witness peaceful So
Irtion of the Alabama Claims Question, and
thus will be removed the only war speck on
orr horizon. A bountiful harvest was gath
cred in by our husbandmen throughout the
entire country. and high degree ofpros-
perity is apparent on every hand. The
states lately in rebellion are one by one
taking their former places in the great Sis
Ter hood of States, and few months will
suffice 20 see US once more bound together
in the bond of unity. Standing on the
threshold of the coming year, we hope the
reasonable anticIpatons of the readers Of the
REPUBLICAN may be fully realized and take
this opportunity of wishing them one and
all A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
MILE. NILSSON Miss Christine
Nilsson, the great prima donna, and the ac-
knowledged Queen of Song, will make her
first and only app arance in Milwaukee, on
Wednesday Eve, Dec. 28th. Th is noted
vocalist is creating a profound sensation in
her present tour through the West, and is
receiving IAN enthusiastic reception. To-
day she stands without rival, and reigns
supreme in the musical world. The citizens
OF Chicago of all classes are wild with ex-
element over her ability and charms, and
her visit was one scene of .ovations and
banquetting As we understand many of
our citizens Will avail themselves Of this
opportunity Of hearing Miss Nilsson, we
publish the following sketch Of the lady
by the musical editor of the Buffalo Courier
thinking it may prove interesting to them
as well as the rest of our readers
"MIle Nilsson is Of mediumn height, has
large grey eyes and fiaxen hair, With grace
tul carriage, pleasing manner, and is alto
gether a handsome woman We wish, for
the beLeit of the ladies, that we could de-
scribe accurately her dress, bat that IS i'm
possible We only remember that the color
was blue and that there was a SilVery SHINE
Of something or other, aud lovely WreathS
of marguerites "a brute behind is called
them pig-weed, and altogether the effect
was enhancing, both to the masculine and
feminine beholder.
1t is extremely difficult to undertake to
criticise Mile Nilsson according to any rec
ognized standard. She is SO totally unlike
any artist we have ever listened to, and
everything she does is so strongly stamped
with a peculiar individuality that it is al
most impossible to give the reader an ade-
quate idea Of what she is like Her voice
is not equal to Parspa's nor has she the
vocal-gymnastic ability OF CarIotta Patti,
yet as an artistic she stands far above Ell Their
Parepa or Patti.
She discavis all meretriciouS ornamental
ton, INDUCES in none of the cateh-penny
tricks so common among singers, but abors
seemingly, with but one purpose ito pre-
sent TO her audience as clearly as possible
J her conception of the authors meaning