Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-02-01

natl Enquirer tells an incident III
which the late Wesley Smead, the well
known banker, and another well known
and eccentric citizen, whose credit did
not stand very high in bank parlors,
were actors. Mr. r. called on Mr..
Smead for loan. Certainly, Mr. T. I,
I shall accommodate you with pleas
ure," ''But, Mr.. Smead, [ shall want
it for long time" $50 much the bet
ter, Mr. R." "And want $40, 900 for ten
wears" Couldn't be better, Mr. r., that
will Just answer" said Smead. 81 shall
be moderate with you, and charge you
but ten per cent. "That is generous, y
responded r. 81 expected to be charg-
ed higher rate "The rule with
bankers, You know" continued Smead,
sis to take the interest in advance fol
the time the note has to run. will
deduct ten per cent. for ten years from
the ten thousand dollars you ask, and
let you have heproceeds of your note. :
The ENQUIRER adds "Ittook Ridenoul
to the day of his death to get that
through his har.
The RULING PASSION. Henry Ward
Beecher's philosophy is rather embar
rassing occasionally. "I wonder he
said the other day, elf undertakers
look on the world with professional
eyes9 Do they listen to their minister
with an under-thought of what splen
did funeral he would make Do they
take mems lengths as they meet them
Do they classify them as first-class
coffin men, second-rate coffin men,
cheap coffin men z" Undoubtedly; for,
in the remarkable words of the univer-
sal friend who rewards your confidence
by cheating you, business IS busl-
ness It is told of some of our rough
soldiers during the late war that, meet
ing isolated members of the spruce
Seventh Regiment, they would survey
them complacently, spit on their nice
boots, and remark, with the air OF art
lists who understood their busiress,
What a pooty corpse you'd make,
anyhow This was business, too
and there is no place, from cradle te
a grave, which is free from it.
FRENCH POSTAGE STAMPS. Since the
establishment Of the French Republic,
on September 5th, the postage stamps
on the letters from France have contin-
ued to be those of the old Empire. A
recent letter, however, received from
Paris, sspar ballon monte" has upon il
one of the new stamps of the French
Republic. These new stamps, however,
cannot be very abundant, as the letter
mentioned has one stamp of the En-
pire and another of the Republic placed
upon it. The new device consists of a
female head of Liberty encircled with
a wreath, and the legend reads "Repub.
France, " instead of " Empire Francois. .
The side borders still exhibit the pattern
known as the "Gates of Troy" but diff
fer from the old in minute particulars,
and are less distinct. 1t is, however,
evident that new die has been prepar-
d.-E'cchdnge.
"I SAY, cap'n, said httle-eyed man
as he landed from the steamer Peytona,
at Natchez-'' say, cap'n, this ere
amt ALL tsThat's all the baggage
you brought on board, sir, replied the
captain. Well see, now, its accordin
to list-four boxes, three chests, two
BAN boxes, portmantu, two hams,
Zone part cut) three ropes inyons, and
a tea kettle; but Pm dubersum. I fee
there's something short, though I've
counted 'em nine times, and never tooh
my eyes off 'em while on board there's
something not right, somehow. y
" Well, stranger, the times up; there's
all I know of so bring up your wife
and five children out of the cabin, and
we're off," " Them.s r1m, darn 1t,
them's UNI! Iknowed Ed forgt some
thing ..1
The will of the late Gen. Williams,
of Norwich, contains several public be
quests, most ofwhich are hedged about
with burdensome provisions, and al
contrived. to perpetuate the name o
Williams. He gives portion OF h1s
homestead conditionally to the Norwlcf
Free Academy to be called the :" vii
iams mansion on Williams Park :
also, $4,000 to the American Board O
Foreign Mission, $1,000 to the Bible
Society, 81, 900 to the Home Missionar,
Society, and $1,000 to the American
Seaman's Friend Society, the gifts IL
each case to be called the Williams
legacy and only the income expended
Several local charities are similarly re
membered. zoHa ssA
NOVEL BAeaAeE.-A passenger trail
from Suspension Bridge, one day las
week, carried young lady to Roches
ter, n Y, having, as part of her bag
gage, two black pigs about six week
| old. She had been to Michigan on I
visit. While there she was presented
with the pigs on condition that sh'
would take them home. The animal
were accordingly placed in bag, ant
deposited under the seat in the car
Thus they rode safely to Rochester, ant
conducted themselves in such man
ner that they did not attract attention
On reaching the depot, the young lad
took the bag of pigs in her arms an
disappeared. .f.-f,
The latest novelty in job printing ha
just been completed by a London prin
/ ter, who had an order from baker
print a large number of blll-heads O
three different colored papers, viz, red
green and white. The object of this
It appears, was to avoid giving lnstrut
tions to the man who delivered tn
bread, flour, &C., to the customers. L
prevent mistakes, when the bill we
made out upon red paper it denote
ssDangelP' and he was not to leave tn
goods without the cash; if on greer
It denoted Caution" as the custome
was doubtful, and the man was to g
the money if he could; if on white,
was safe to leave any quantity.
BALANCING ACCOUNTS. .-Notlong sint
an Irish employee at the Walker Hous
Portland, adopted the following ing
nious method to atone for mistake
It seems he had been in the habit I
calling up boarder at precisely III
and a half o'clock in the morning, b,
one morning he called him at 5 o'clocl
7 So when the boarder came down z
; called out to him: +" Indade, sir, al
!, faith, called you little early tn
j morning, it is only 5 o'clock. All
said the boarder, "why did you CO
. me so early?" why, and becaus
: and bejabers, missed my man, al
! called him half an hour too late; so
make it-up called you half an no
y too arely.'