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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-24
PerS0naI Notes.

GEN, SHERIDAN has arrived III London.
PRINCE ARTHUR has arrived at Osborne.
The Chinese excel III the drama as they
always have their queue.
AUBER is now past lightweight years old.
In letter to a friend, he complains that
his old CHIEF disease is a continued desire
to sleep.
| A SON and namesake CT james G. Bir-
nev, whose portrait viii be found IN many
New England homes was the first Presid-
ential candidate on the abolition ticket, is
a cadidate tor Congress from the Sixth
Michigan district.
Mrs. JULIA MosEY has sued the Troy
authorities in the sum of $40, 900, for in
iuries received in the north part of the city
last winter, by slipping upon the ice left
Ey the carelessness of the city servants.
GAIT. EKHARD, OF the Bavarian army,
has published the first volume OF an elabo-
rate military history of the Palatinate,
Francouia, Swabia, and Bavaria. Parts of
these countries at least are likely to be
again the battle-ground OF Europe.
DIR. f. ELDRIDGE, OF Elmira, n. Y, is
constructing a beautiful park, with foun-
| tains, trout ponds. a mineral spring, an ell
egant pleasure lake, and all the appropriate
surroundings, at his own private expense,
/ for the benefit OF the public.
| Hon Ezra Cornell, founder Of the IA
nous Cornell University, Ithaca, New
| York, arrived in bi inneapoIis yesterday,
! travelling on a tour Of pleasure and recrea-
ton during the University vacation. He
Is accompanied by Messrs. Thomas N.
Rocker and W. F. Fuller, Of Brooklyn,
New York.
The Pope is in bad way. He refused
to heed the French warnings against be-
coming ''intall1ble," and now even the
pious Empress Eugene is ''inaexiOle,
even to opportunities on bended knee
France withdraws from Rome, and Italy
comes in.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-24
Through THE WHEAT.
BY FLORENCE PERCY.

Ii fL5biSCE PERCY.
Once, when my heart aud were young,
Nc wandered, restless, by sea and strand,
And fingered little spac among
Inc grassy valleys OF Switzerland,
Where watchful SUBMITS forever frown,
Through blue air slanting, clear and keen,
Wearing proudly their icy crown,
While happy hamlets smile between;
Where rapid torrents rejoicing run,
Leaoing the cliffs in strength and pride,
Like snoW-white ribbons in wind and sum-
Fluttering down the mountain side;
Where smoke-like cloud1ings of tender blue
Dapple the Slopes in tender spots,
Aud sweetly change on nearer view,
To drifts OF tairest forge me-nots-
Often at eve when the sun was low,
and the mountain shadows grew dark and vast
/ watched the cottagers vending slow
Home to rest when their toll was past. -
Two walked lovingly side by side, s. -.
Speaking softly, as lovers speak. .-.I s..
He with ar air OF manly pride,
She with blush on her sun-brewned cheek.
Hand in hand, through the evening red Sweet
They went-thrOugh the shadows damp and
Choosing narrow path that led
On and on through the growing wheat. &
Sunset touched him with rosy light, s-l
Sunset frightened her Ioosened hair,
Poor and plain, they were fair to sight, l .a
es3F youth and lOVe-are forever fair
And often as sunset charms the air
For the time and scene are vanished now y
tfihtkpf that simple, loving pair, -
Anuwonder whether they Kept their vow
WhethBr under some tndsgy roof, 4..
Their wedded spirits sereaely blent,
They weave the even w.rp ana woof,
OF ttsr quiet lives in calm content;
or WI ether they partedlin scorn or wrath, -
As myriad lovers have done before,
and choosing each separate path
Wsre thence divided for evermore;
Or whether STILL as across the land
TAedeWy shadows grow damp ana sweet; al
Perennial ldvets,- with hand ia hand a-5
JIteyw8lk, gnee-deep. in ne grow ng wheat
ataa 1 E-HaspeTs Ma zine 1cs July,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-24
What ii Man About TO be Hung Thinks
of Liquor. =ts 90

0 Mrs. - little did [ think, when
| saw you in Ohio, that [ would come to
such condition as this Little did [
think [ would ever come to the dishonor-
able death L am doomed to die, and break
the heart OF my poor Old mother, and dis
grace all my relatives o my GOD my
heart will burst! [ never killed Wood, but
was drunk, and was present at his mur-
der. Had l not been drunk, [ would new
er have been there. It is Whiskey
that has ruined me Whiskey
led me into bad company,
and 1t is whisky that has brought me to the
gallows! Yes, Mrs, -. the whisky-shop
has been TO me the road to hell; and now,
if / was able, l would have printed over the
door OF every whisky shop in Dubuque,
and everywhere else, in big letteas that
everybody could see, these words of truth: 1:
9 LHIs is THE ROAD TO HE'LL!
Poor fellow! He never thought he
would be brought to such sad state. If
we had our way, we would have written
over the door of every rum shop just what
this young man says above. Little folks,
please to remember that you will never get
drunk if you let liquor alone. The less
you have to do with 1t, the better it will be
for you,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-24

ONE OF THE census marshals says he has
come across a woman In Portland viii os
107 years old, and who is ''smart as d crick-
et," Two years ago she fell down steep
bank and broke a leg and arm, but they
healed up IN good time; although some
what lame, she keeps about and does all
the work Of large household. Her hus-
band is 81. and married her 3S years ago,
when he found that he must look out for a
fond woman to take care of his five children
left motherless by the death of his wife.
Another notable case was found in the
same city two days ago-a woman 49 years
old who has eighteen children.
IT having been announced that Garibaldj
will hereafter devote himself exclusively to
| literature, contemporary remarks, 'that
is what he will have to do if he wants tc
learn how to write"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-24

PRUssING's VNEGAB.-As the picking
season is now at hand, and many house
keepers are concerned about getting Vine
gar that will keep their pickles, we deem it
our duty to inform our readers that Prus-
sings Vinegar is admitted by all who have
tried it to have no superior in the market
for this purposo. Mr.. Prussing warrants
his Vinegar to be free from all poisonous
acids, and to preserve pickles. His works
are the largest of the kind in the United
States, and owing to the extra quality OF
his Vinegar, it is rapidly superseding all
others with the city and country trade
Dealers and consumers should not fail to
ask for 1t when replenishing their stock
Sprimqtield lIQ. J Journal
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-24

The fresco-painter lays the coIors on
the damp wall, and they seem to fade
away. Nothing is there. Again he applies
the brush, and the colors are gone. But
he patiently applies them again, They do
not fade away; they strike in, and remain
to shine brilliantly, and the peculiar genius
of the artist is left there for centuries. So
with your work. Repetition fixes your in
fiuence and lays upon the soul of those
you teach, the colors of your own cha
racters, there to remain more enduring
than the fadeless frescoes of Michael An
cello.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-24
Aonno. Eolks, 1eparImellt
mAmmA's BAREFoop BOY.

BY A. d. Poza -r- s..-
Long he listened to the story
OF the poets Barefoot Bow -
Listened silently and earnest,
Caring naught for ball nor toy;
And the eyes of brown grew browner,
Ano the cheeks of pink grew red, =
And upon his hand he rested ~ = ....-s-
Thoughtfuily, his curly head. - a..
For awhile he seemed to ponder. a t
Then he slowly went away.
To dim, unnoticed corner %. -F
Where he sometimes hid in pIsy
There at tasseled shoe AMI stockins. e T.
Bravely tugged with all his might; ~ ~
OF they came, at last, revealing
Dimpled balls of pink and white. "a
Softly, softly, Ger the carpet
Strayed the little pearly feet. 9..Se
Till he rested close to mamma
Rested blushingly and sweet --.-- 6 3
Half abashe and half emboldeped.
Raised his eyes, so brown, and coy:t
Mamma and the lips were smiling.
isn't I 'oor barefoot bsyl"- t,.- fa .~
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-24

'DID YOU EVER happen to see that most
soft spoken and velvet handed steam en-
CINE at the Mint? The smooth piston
slides backward and forward as a lady
might slip her delicate 1Bger in and out OF
a ring. The engine lays one of its fingers
calmly, but firmly, upon bit of metal; II
is a coin now, and will remember the
touch, and tell a new race about it, when
the date upon it is crusted over with twen-
tv centuries. So it is that a great silent
moving misery puts a new stamp on us IN
an honr or q mOment-as sharp an impress
sion as if it had taken half a life time to en-
grave il. it."-HOLnIes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-24

ABOUT FAIRY STORIES. We used to have
great dislike for fairy stories, and we
now most sincerely despise most of the
hobgoblin things called by that name.
But there are some OF these creations of
fancy SO exquisitely beautiful, and if ap-
preciated by the reader, SO thoroughly
instructive, that we are proud of the
privilege of placing them before SO many
readers.
'.Fairy Story" Is but another name for
parable, in which Christ continually
taught the most beautiful and important
lessons man ever learned or refused to
learn. The proper object of parallels, al
legories, metaphors, and fairy stories is
to teach something By illustration.
1t would afford us real delight to sit
beside some of our readers who dislike
fairy stories, and read together some OF
the gems OF that name which We have
printed. 1t would be a surprise, indeed,
II you did not after a careful analysis
with US, pronounce them ''capital." We
thank those OF you who have written us
IN criticism Of our paper. Please con.
tinue to do this. We may not follow
your suggestions; but they are Of value
to US, more, perhaps, than you suppose
You viii, OF course, remember these
TWO tnlnSS: you are Dut one reader, ano
the paper is printed for a hundred thou
sand; God created the flowers for then
perfume and beauty as well as the stur.
dy oak for its lumber.
ENJOY Your WoRK.-No man IS even
successful, in it's completest sense, who
does not enjoy what he is doing. Ii your
business is dull and uninterrestlng, and
you are always wishing to leave the old
homestead and get a place elsewhere,
vour life will be miserable failure; but Ii
you love your work, give to your business
your best thoughts, enter upon the actlv-
tiles OF the opening year with energy, born
OF contentment ana hope, you will be botl
a successful and happy man, and no change
in the currency or mutation of the mar
kets, that so perplex and trouble othe
men, can possibly hinder It.-PeopIs,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-24

WHEN are thieves like leopards? When
they are spotted.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-24

CLAIRvoYANCE. Among the many won-
ders claimed by clairvoyance or somnambu-
lism is the faculty OF sight without the use
of the organs of vision. A contributor to
the Journal of Psychological Medicine DR..
Schwabe), in treating of Modern Supelsti-
ton, observes that we hear of ''timeS innU-
merabIe when the artifice has been per-
formed of reading sealed letters laid upon
the chest. 1t is therefore a cause Of great
wonder that the premium of ten thousand
francs, which the Paris Academy of Science
offered more than forty year 30, has never
vet been claimed. That sum, ii is known
was promised TO any somnambuhst who
will prove herself able to read, before a
committee OF the Academy, a sealed
document prepared and laid upon her
chest by the former. As [ stated this pre-
MUM has not been claimed vet, and If
am rightly Informed, not single somnam-
buliss has, within this long time, ever
applied for the opportunity OF submitting
to that examination in spite OF all public
advertisements. | suppose the somnam-
bulists themselves know best, that it re-
/ quires some preparation in order to read a
sealed letter with the stomach, and above
all, that they must know beforehand the
contents of such letter" If, however, the
matter is susceptible of proof, why is not
the bounty offered by the French Academy
! claimed, and the singular magnetic phe-
nomena in question brought into the do
main of we'll attested scientific facts.
ROCHESTER, is graphing with the social
/ evil
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-24
Napoleon in LOndOn-A Renaissance.
A writer in the louisville Commercial

| A writer In the Louisville Commercial
relates the following bit of narrative:
''In 1S4S Europe was convulsed with in
ternal dissensions and revolutions The
! Bourbon poWe vas trembling in France,
and the 'nephe of his uncle was loafing
| in London, haunting localities where he
met men and women of unquestionabIy
bad character. He watched, undoubtedly
with considerable interest, the progress OF
the Chartist party in London, day by day
growing more bold and troublesome. Per-
laps in his dream of royal honors he fore
saw that an experience OF mobs and riots
might be advantageous to him in that fu-
| ture of which he never despaired. Hence
he wandered about, an observer Of the eIe-
ment which, in 1848, was occasioning the
| English government no little uneasiness
and trouble. When the Chartist party
mustered in that year, and announced their
intention of marching to Hyde Park fifty
| thousand strong, rumors of violence and
riot stirred the heart of the great city.
''The Bank of England, 10 which every
Englishman looked with solemn awe and
respect, was to be attacked and pillaged -
the law was to be trampled under foot if
the demands of the party were not consid-
cred.
"When the day came London surged
and heaved, and the Tory loyalists mus
tered to the defence of law and order
| in great numbers and became for the time
being, sworn officers to serve the peace.
'An old gentleman, now an Assistant
Assessor OF Internal Revenue in this city,
was then the head teacher of parochial
school in the hamlet of Radcliffe Stepney,
in the eastern part of London. His school,
with others, was dismissed for the day,
and magistrate sWore in the teachers
and every man in the neighborhood who
would volunteer, as special constable, to
assist in preserving law and order -
| Scores of volunteers were mustered and or
dered to rendezvous in the school building
of our old friend, who was directed to as
sumo command of the specials. Among
the men under him that day was one Louis
Napoleon, then q reputed lounger or loaf
er about London, now the Emperor OF
France. He was we'll known at the time,
and by his dignifed bearing attracted the
attention of his fellow specials, who were
not acquainted with his person. His dreams
of future greatness were SO unreal then
that few regarded him more than the dis.
sOlute, rather worthless, nephew of the
great Bonaparte.
Fortunately, the services of the specials
under command of our friend were not re-
quired that day. and at O'Clock, when all
possible danger had passed, the trustees
ordered lunch of bread and cheese and
porter Tor the whole command. Napole-
on, with the rest, enjoyed the lunch, and
was shortly after at liberty to leave the
irair,Rhp-hnpH -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-24

ROCHESTER, is graphing with the social
avil
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-06-22
A New and Remarkable
Cave in Iowa.

4
A wonderful discovery has
just been made about six miles
west Of Dubuque, Iowa, which
consists Of a cave of immense
dimensions and magnificent gor.
geousness and beauty. While
mining for lead ore a Mr.. Rice
made the discovery in opening
a narrow passage, which he
followed about seven hundred
feet, leading into a large room,
connected by a narrow pas
sage, with many Others, which
he followed a distance of about
one thousand feet, where the
cave seem to terminate. He
afterward sunk a shaft of thirty
feet deep, intersecting the cave
near it's terminus, and he and
his party Of five descended and
entered another narrow pas
sage ofabout one hundred feet,
where it expands into a large
hall of one hundred feet, forty
or fifty feet wide and from ten
to fifteen feet high, and orna-
mented with stalactites of great
beauty, the roof, like a minia-
ture Of Che sky, studded and
spangled with orbs of most
brilliant luster, and presenting
crystalline surface of exquis,
ite fneness and luster, which
flashes by the light of the
torches with great brilliancy.
From this room the cave
branches in two directions at
an angle of about forty degrees,
which, being traversed for half
a mile, the explorers found sew
eral other chambers of even
greater dimensions and great
ly exceeding the first in beau
ty and interest, the entire sides
and roofs being covered with
snow white stalactites and frost
like incrustations of carbonate
OF lime and gypsum. In many
parts Of the cave might also be
seen arayonite, and at distan-
oes varying from ten to fifteen
feet are deep recesses in the
walls, so large and high in some
cases as to enable them to walk
about in them. On the floors
Of these recesses many stalag-
mites had formed, one resem-
bling a huge polar bear, and
other formations resembling
clusters of grapes, etc. In an,
place a hand was distinctly ira
ced. The water in the cave is
so clear that in places where it
is ten inches deep it does not
appear to be more than two
Theparty remained in the cave
about six hours, and travelled
about two miles.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-06-22

Southern negroes, by the aid
of their carpet bag allies, have
discovered a way by which they
can make their new right to sit
on iuries a very valuable one
to themselves and their race.
Through their "loyal leagues
they combine to prevent the
punishment of any colored per-
son for crime against the
whites. The fact was develop
ed in the open court at Quincy,
Florida, recently. A negro ju-
ror was asked by the State
Attorney if he had taken an
oath in any secret organization
not to bring in q verdict when
acting as juror, against any Of
his color where o white man
was interested, and he admit.
ted that he had taken upon
himself such an Obligation -
The chances Of getting justice
out Of negro jury-boxes, after
this revelation, do not seem to
be very good.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-06-22

At the rate we are going on
in the disposition of our public
domain, it will not take a very
long time to dispose Of it all.
The grand total is estimated at
l,916,245, 672 acres, of which
not over two-thirds are availa-
bic. Of this immense estate,
about five hundred million
acres have been surveyed, and
over four hundred million dis
posed Of in various ways, not
including one hundred million
acres given to railroads. But
5,OOl ,359 acres have gone to
bona fde purchasers ard home
stead settlers; all the rest has
been given away. And still
the applications to Congress
for new grants, upon various
preteXts, are continually in
creasing. Ninety bills are re-
ported to be pending, involving
grants Of one hundred million
acres, or as much in area as all
New England, New York and
Pennsylvania ! Such wild ex-
travagance with our domai
ought to be checked, and the
fertile acres held for the bene-
fit Of the generations of the
future, who will coon need
them for homes.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-06-22

SOMETHING THAT EVERY FARMER
WANrs-A copy of the american
Stock Journal. The June number
con tains the usual variety of valua-
BILE information, written by the best
and most practical writers in tho
country. If our Farmers would
pay more attention to the breeding
and raising Of Improved Stock we
should hear less complaint about
hard times and low prices Of grain:
We, therefore, urge all to send for
q free specimen copy, or 80 cents
for the balance of the year. Ad-
dress N. P. BOYER & Co., Publishers,
Parkesburg, Pa:
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-06-22

How a Fenian was Buried
[st Abaus Correspondence of the Boston Herald.
During the afternoon yester.
day, a flag of truce was sent to
the brook, for the purpose OF
requesting the privilege of tax
ing off the dead body Of young
Bowe. This was refused, and
the body lay upon the ground
all night.
This morning, when the de.
parture Of the Fenians was
learned, the Canadians came
down in large numbers, and the
corpse was dragged by the hail
of the head to the hill, where
the valiant subjects of Her Maj.
esty were entrenched, and neal
there the body was buried, the
remains being thrown into the
grave without blanket OF cover
Of any kind.
Not content with this, a
monument of rocks three OF
four feet high, and weighing
between one and two tons, was
piled on top Of the summit GOV.
cred with d bottle. This was
subsequently, removed by some
body with more feeling thar
the brute who placed it there
but the rocks remained.
A relocated guard paced to
and fro around the grave du-
ring the day, and while on the
other side Of the line your cor
respondent inquired why stone
was placed over the body
WELL replied the uniformed
snob, we thought the devi
might come after him, ant
thought we'd give the old fel
low a job if he should
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-06-22
How the Rich are Made
Richer and the Poor Made
Poorer.

How the Rich are Made
Richer and the Poor Made
Poorer.
The Chillicothe Advertiser
has this illustration of how the
rich are made richer, and the
poor poorer, under 1our system
of State and federal taxation
"In this city, last week, a
widow lady was brought before
the board Of equalization, who
by mistake had omitted to re-
turn two thousand dollars
(about the sum total of her
substance), and on acknowl-
edging the fact, the amount
was charged two per cent. thus
making her pay for every dol
lar she was worth. A few
moments after one Of our
wealthy citizens, known to be
worth over hundred thousand
dollars, also appeared and tes,
tilted that he had hut nine hun
dred dollars subject to taxation.
Where is the rest was the
question asked by the board.
In non-taxable government
bonds,' was the rejoinder, and
the wealthy citizen, with his
hundred thousand dollars, went
free, with a tax Of twenty.seven
dollars, while the poor widow
with her three thousand dol.
lars, was charged a tax of nine
ty dollars"
1t is to meet just such cases
as this that the Democratic
platform demands the taxation
of the government bonds, and
further, we would apply the
funds derived from such taxa
ton to make good any defcien-
cy in the revenue caused by
remitting the tariff taxation on
such necessaries of life as tea,
coffee and sugars. Carefully
read the platform in this paper
and ask your Republican neigh
Dor to vote against this dis
tressing system Of taxation,
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-06-22

The Canadians say that the
late Fenian raid has cost them
over a million dollars; and fur.
thur, that Fenianism, during
the last two or three years, has
cost them some two or three
millions of dollars. AS these
Fenian expeditions have been
fitted out in the United States,
and have started from here, the
Canadians think our govern,
ment ought to pay the expense
to which they have put Canada,
and the damage which they
have done. This is q view Of
the case in which our revered
Uncle Sam will hardly coin
eide. The Fenian claims, how.
ever, may be urged as a set of
to the Alabama demands.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-06-22

HEARTH & HOME for this week
dated June 25th, contains the first
Of series of sketches entitled ,Je-
-thro 1Hroop'S Night Thoughts, by
JOHN THOMAS, who is no other than
PETROLEUM V, Massey. The great
humorist will take an honest coun-
try boy to the city, conduct him
through the usual experience, and
restore him to his home sadder
and wiser boy, satisfied that tho
peaceful, honest, and temperate life
of the farmer is the best and safest
life that can be lived. This is a
lesson greatly needed at this time,
and Massey is the man to teach it.