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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-08
BEAUTY AND THE BARBER.

| had Just finished putting ttp nv ehut.
ters. Il was getting rather late -nearly
ten O'Clock, for I'd had hard davis
work Of It and no wonder, for it was the
night of the Lord -Lieutenant's ball We
think good deal Of the Lord-Lieutenant
down in Yorkshire and when we get NJ
bit In the world, and, get asked 10 lis
Lordshlp's BAL, We think a good DIAL OF
ourselves and my word, some folks are a
bit proud Yes; that very day I had
dressed the Miss Millikin's hair for the
ball, pretty early, mind you, for lwouldn't
put any of my old customers out of the
way for any Of your upGta.t people, see
lug as Pve dressed the hair of all the first
families in Lydford, and my father before
me, whereof no man knoweth to the con.
trary, as the lawyers say. Now, Millikin
has drawn many gill of ale in the days
when he kept the tap up at Newman's
Yard, and has borrowed many sixpenee
of me, too-not but what he was welcome
to them, as [ told his lordship whon he
came to ask me for my vote for the town
council. IT isn't hiillikin and such ike AZ
I'd take the trouble to tell stoIy about
1t wae past nine, as I've told YOU, and |
was putting up the shutters pretty fast
not beng thing | often did myself; but
1t 50 happened that night; and in ano ther
minute should haYe gone to the White
Horse" to meet one or TWO good fellows
who were In the habit of having glass or
two together at night; but as [ was screw
ing UP the bar of the shutters, what should
see drawing up to my door but splen-
did carriage and two beautiful horses, all
OF lather with sweat Well, that rut
me about bit, to think what carriage
should be doing at my door at this time OF
night; but hadn't long to wonder, for a
grave, tall, solemn looking chap comes up
TO my door, and calls out
lis Creecher here ?n
That's me-" says |.
"Oh, then," saws he, " iump in II noini.
ing win his finger to me to get up the
stePs OF the carriage, where there was a
tall fiunky holding the door open for me to
wen, that capped me still more. Pve
heard OF things like that in story books
and a there's something very like It in the,
Kablan Nights where thew seem to
fhlnk deal more of us barber chans than
.ney 10 IN this country. But then this
ID q land OF freedom. Well, as l were
saying this t'other chap kept motioning OF
me 10 get into the carriage; but saws +
MASTER where are you bound ?D
On, never you mind" says he, "youll
De well paid. Look sharp.D
- put IA like to beautify myself bit,n
says l, land [ nun tell the missis.n
With that he took up my hat that was
lying on the counter, and bangs it on nv
mead, and pushes me into the carriage,
ana away we went before you could saw
"Jack Robinson.n Eh, but we did 90
rarely 1t was dark night, and frosty +;
ana we soon got out of the lights of the
Iown' ! and still the horses galloped on, and
could see the stars twinkling overhead !;
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-08
lie was Persuaded TO Leave.

some time ago there lived a gentle
man OF lndolent habits, who made a
business IN the winter season of visit
ing his friends extensively. After wear.
ing out his welcome in his own imme-
dlate vicinity last winter, he thought
he would visit an old Quaker friend,
some twelve miles distant, who had
been an old schoolfellow of his. On
his arrival he was cordially received
by the Quaker, he thinking his visitor
had taken much pains to come so far to
see him. He treated his friend with
great attention and politeness for sew
eral days, but as he did not see any
signs OF leaving, he became uneasy,
but bore it with patience until the
morning OF the eighth day, when he
said to him: MY friend, [ am afraid
thee will never visit me again" "Oh,
yes, I shall, " said the visitor; g I shall
certainly come again" 'N ay," said
the Quaker, "I think thee will never
visit me again" "What makes you
think l will not come again 2" asked
the visitor. elf thee does never
leave, " said the Quaker, chow canst
thou come again 2" The visitor left
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-08
Christian Muscle.
Lift little lift a littlel
Neighbor, lend helping hand
TO that llearu- La den brother.

Lift little lift little! .tst
Neighbor, lend helping hand
10 that heavy laden brother, -
Who for weakness scarce can stand.
What to thee, with thy strong muscle,
Seems light ard easy load,
Is to him & pondeIous burden,
Cumbering his pilgrim road g.e7 is15
Lift q littlel lift little!
Effort gives one added strength ut
That which staggers him when rising,
Thou canst hold at arms full length.
Not his fault that he is feeble, -
Not thy praise that thou art strong; II
It is God makes lives to differ,
Some from wailing, some from song.
Lift a little! lift little
Many they who need thine aid;
Many lying on the roadside, eEa#sE
Meath misfortune's dreary shade;
Pass not by, like priest and LeYite,
Needless of thy fellow-men;
But, with heart and arms extended
Be the Good Samaritan
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-08

4 YOUNG lady writes to an exchange
giving receipt for having fun. She
says invite half a dozen boys and girls
to your house when your pa and ma are
away; put a half dollar silver piece in
a dish with molasses an inch deep in
it, and offer it to the boy who gets it
WITH his mouth. The more the boy
trys to get it, the more fun will there
be. That girl surely deserves q di-
ploma.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-08
THE BARNUM MUSEUM FIRE,
Internati0naltsEs Suspected Of Causir
the Confagration-Lis of Amin, u
Lost.


Internationaitsts Suspected Of Causing
the Confagration-List of Animal IS
Lost.
When the fire in Barnum's Museum
was discovered, the men who slept in
the building threw open the doors of
the opening on Fourteenth street, and
two of the performing elephants
Jeanette and Betsey, and camel walk
ed out. These were the only animals
that escaped. The remaining animals,
terror stricken by flames sweeping to-
ward their cages, the heat, and the
sitting smoke, dashed madly against
the iron bars that confined them, or
crouched in the corners of their
I cages overcome with the fire.
The performing elephant Pedro, a
magnificent specimen of his kind, who
arrived here only last week from Ham
burg, was securely fastened by chains
on his forefeet. Unavailing efforts were
made to undo these, and the keepers
were obliged to leave him to his fate
His shrill traimpetings could be heard
for a considerable time after the ad-
vancing flames had driven away those
who had vainly endeavored to rescue
him. The following is list of the
animals burned One elephant, four
giraffes, seven camels and dromedaries,
two magnificent Abyssinian lions, the
only ones attached to menagerie, two
white polar bears, two Bengal
tigers, one African leopard, one
African and one Asiatic yak, one gnu
| (horned horse), one chacema, the 1arg-
est of the baboon tribe. The celebrat-
ed happy family, consisting of num-
| Der of animals, among them a raccoon,
rat, dog, cat and other small animals,
and number of birds living together
in the same cage. A large collection
of apes, gorillas, monkeys, raccoons,
and other small animals. pelicans, os-
triches, and other rare birds, five large
anacondas and boa constructors. One
hundred and fifty persons are thrown
out of employment.
The loss by the destruction of Bar
NUNS Museum and adjacent buildings
is estimated at sS00,000 The heaviest
losers next to BaTnuth were Grote &
Co., who had large stock of ivory,
and whose loss exceeds their insurance
by $150,00 The Academy of Music
was considerably scorched, and was in
great danger, together with the Lotus
Club building which joins it. Bar
NUNS MenagetiB has obtained the
Globe Theater, and promises to give a
performance there by Thursday at the
farthest. All Of tile horses were
saved, but most Of the performers lost
their wardrobes. Barnum will send
agents to Europe by Saturdays steam
er to purchase fresh curiosities, and
the work of rebuilding the Museum
will begin as soon as the place is cool
enough.
THE INTERNATloNALIsIs SUSPECTED.
The fire is thought to have been the
work of an incendiaty, and the same
opinion is expressed about the other
fire tonight in Center street. The po-
lice have been ordered TO exercise the
greatest possible vigilance, and there
are mysterious movements around
headquarters, indicating unusual ex-
citement. Rumors that the Internation-
alists set these fires are circulating, but
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-08
I'll Cuck0G.
B9 c. So CALyERLEI

BJ c. Sc CALVEfLLI.
Forth [ wandered years ago,
When the summer sun was low,
And the forest all aglow
With his light
Twas day of cloudless skies
When the trout declines to rise,
And IN vain the angler sighs
For bite.
And the cuckoo piped away
How 1 love his simple lay,
Ger the cowslip-fields of May
As it floats!
May was over, and Of course
He was Just a little hoarSe,
And appeared to me to force
Certain notes.
Since mid-April, men ayerred,
Peoples pulses, in!y stirred
BY the music Of the bird,
Had unlaaftf
It was now the close of juno
Irefected that he'd soon
Sing entirely out of tune,
And l wept.
Looking up, [ marked maid
Float, balloon-like, DER the glade,
Casting evermore a staid
Glance around
And I thrilled with sweet surprise
When she dropped, all virgin-wise,
First a courtesy, then her eyes
To the ground.
Others eyes have p'raps to you
Seemed ethereally blue,
But you see you never knew
Kate Adalr.
What mien she had! Her hat,
With what dignity it sat
On the mystery, or mat,
OF her hair
We were neighbors. I had doff'd
Cap and hat to her 50 oft
That the latter had grown soft
In the brim
Ihad gone out Of my way
To bid cen her sire good-day,
Though wasn't, ! may sav,
Fond of him =
And we'd met. in streets and shops,
But by rill or may copse,
Where your speech abruptly stops
And you get
Incoherent ere you know it
Where, though nothing OF poet,
You intuitively so it
Never yet
So my love had ne'er been told
Till the day when forth I strolIed
And the jolly cuckoo trolled
Out his song,
Naught had passed betwlzt Us two
Save bashful 9" How dye DC"
And a blushing "How do you
Get along ?"
But that eve h wv swift 1t passed -
Words that burned few from me fast
For the first time and the last
In my life:
Low and lower dropped her chin,
AS | murmUed how I'd skin
Or behead myself to win
Such q wife.
There we stood. The squirrel Ieaped
Overhead the throstle peeped
Through the leaves, alIsunshine-steept
OF the lime.
There we stood alone a third
Would have made the thing absurd
And she scarcely spoke word
All the time.
We've little Kate-a dear
She's attained her itteenth year,
And declares she feels queer
Sort of shock
Not unpleasant though at all
When she hears a cuckoo call:
SO I've purchased her small
Cuckeo-cloelf.
-ScrjbneJ' for January,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-08

RINDERPEsT being alarmingly on the
increase in Bohemia, the Saxon go ern.
ment..has prohibited all Importation OF
cattle and drawn a military Gordon along
the entire frontier to prevent commu-
nication between the two countries OF
ny dangerous kind.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-08

VIoLETs are to be forced in hothouses
tins winter for the first time. The ia
Vorlte varieties are viola purpuria
plena, which is darker III color and
odorous, but not so much in favor.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-08
Absence of Fear in Wild Creatures

In letter from the Galapagos Is
lands the writer remarks the wonderful
tameness of all the wild creatures that
have hitherto been unmolested. The
seals, he says, seemed to be fond of
crawling under bushes, just above high
water mark, and sleeping two or three
III place. Under one bush Law a
mother and her cubs, and SO fearless
was the old one, that when one of the
officers held piece of cracker to her
nose she smelled of it as fearlessly as
if she had been a pet dog. The tame
ness of many of the birds was also sur-
prising, for the fingers might be put
within half an inch of little yellow
birds, and within six inches of mockinp-
birds.-N0tatre and Science, IN Serb.
ne3''s for January.
LONG before daylight on winter
mornings the New York florists mes
sengers are dispatched for quantities
of roses, camelias, carnations, gerani-
ums, etc, necessary. for the REQUIRE
ments of the day. When orders are re-
ceIved for weddings, funerals, or large
entertainments, or on days before the
balls at the Academy of Music, an ex-
ira supply Is necessary, and demands
are made on Philadelphia and Boston
Tea roses are largely imported from
the latter place,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-08

A LITTLE BOY, attending the Episco-
pal Church for the first time innocently
whispered to his mother as the rector
appeared in his white robe, "Does he
put that on to look like the Holy
Ghost" -
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-09-09

The Harrisburg Telcraph recently advcr.
tsed: Z" Ii the young man who stole copy
of the CndeUeloped West from the EDITORS
table does not return the same before to-
morrow morning he NAV find himself in
trouble.' TO which the ST. Louis Democrat
replies THE young man might rs well
steal the mdcycloped West us to leave it for
a few designing lobbyists and railroads to
steal"
Professor Able has been transferred from
the signal service to other duty, which is
supposed to account for the recent Able
ratiouS of the weather reports. lOrh
World.
Illinois papers are publishing lists O.
county fairs. An oblivious editor Sci>SoreC
one, noticing that every line began with ;
capital, and published it as blank verse.
A wife in San Francisco mauied her hus
band with rolling-pin for his habit Of soil
in" his shirt-front with tobacco Juice, ant
the court imposed only nominal fine.
At the fire OH Sunday morning Danbur,
man, in the excitement OF the hour, shouted
| keno" instead of fire." and his wifi
! wants to kno where he was the night be
fore.
A gentleman reading newspaper da,
or two ago asked u friend, What's tn,
meaning Of the Bohemian Diet, about which
we hear so much OF iatc?" "Free lunches, ,
was the reply.
Frogs, rs served up, are to me suggestive
of INTERCHANGEABLE cor ct prtstered Min
exactly, but legs and nothing beyond -Joh,
Paul.
General Colston is writing interesting let
tiers from Egypt to the Wilmington (N. C.
Journal.
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rho Town Railroad-T Train Robbers.

ST. LorIs, september S.-A spccftl dls
1atch from Scdalia says the iowa Railroad
train rohhcr<, who have been fitting about
i'm some Of The western counties OF this State,
are altogether again except Mccoy, and thai
the detectives have information that another
bank robbery is being planned 10y them. AL
the banks in that part of the state are beng
closely watched hy special detectives. and
efforts are constantly bcn" made to capture
these dcsrcradocS.
The Ecpubhcan has special from Jrtler'
son City >ayin" this gang Is now III Clay
county, and are threatening TO burn cut GER
tain ialtics who have been active in their
efforts to arrest them.
Governor Wood>on is reported to have
declared that if the LEGAL authorities and citi-
Zcn> do not exhibit stronger disposition to
arr, i these outlaws he will send III armed
force after tucHl.
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LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
England.


yoxno< Scntcmbcr Sc 4. MA special
from Berlin TO the London Honr says the
pruss;rn Government has decided tGrccos-
MIC H;sbon Reinkcns. Baden and Bavaria
will follow the example Of Prussia.
4 demonstration in favor Of the rights OF
,,bnrin,, mon WAS made in South London
Yesterday. There WIS 4 large procession
and meeting. Six thousand persons were
present. ,.
MADRID, September S.-Thc CoTtes To-Day
elected Castelar, president. He received lld
votes against Il for ri y Margail.
Marshal Scrrano has arrived III Madilo.
The leaders of the instruction III Gar
thagcna have sent communication TO al
miral Iclvcrton protesting against the SEND
ing of the Spanish friGatcs to Gibraltar.
MADRID, September S.-Thc new Ministry
was announced this morning. 1t il cons'l-
tuted aS follows: Cast car, president, with i
portfolio: CarvaZal. minister of foreign n
fairs; Bergc>. Justice; Pcdrcgal, hiahce
Ccr,cra. rlbic works: Licutcnant-Gcneraf
sanchez B:cgna, war; Orcro. marine; MOI
Zonove, interior: Saler, colonies.
LoNpos, September S.--A Spanish CORE
spondcnt of the !Sa"dGrd says that i've mc'
sent from Madrid to a>s;ls>iuate Don Carlo'
| have been executed at E>tclla.
| MApRIp. September S.-.PrcSidcnt Castelar,
has determined to make 4 supreme effort Il
crush the CarIiSt and IutranSi@cntc lnsurrrc
lions. He has decided TO call into active
service against the insurgents l10,0oo mct
Of the army reserve and 100000 OF militia
| lie believes That with this force 1t viii III
| possible to establish order i'll the country
| before spring.
| A number of CarIist insurgents, notwith
standing their recent success, have been con
SidcrabIy reduced lately, and they are now
capable Of engaging in unimportant Skin
mi>hcs only.
| senior OlozaSa has arrived in this city
and SeIior Sayosta is expected 20 reach here
| tC-:lav.
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4 N,Yuo1rI 1.oAS -TJnIianaDOli

4 MAMMOTH Indianapolis Jour-
nui, September 4. ]-Considcrablc excitement
was occlsioncd in railroad circles last eve
ming over Il rllmor to the effect that Thomas
\. Scott had secured loan in Europe for
| lG0, 900 for the construction OF the
Southern Pacific railroad. Although the
rumor could not be traced to an anthem
tic source it received general crcdcncc
from the fact that the great railroad potcn-
tate was known TO he negotiating for such
Il lean. and that such negotiations were UNI
drr>tood to be about completed some days
since Mr.. Scott has been in Europe for
several weeks cilccting Il settlement OF the
old Fremont difficulty and making arrange
mcnts IL above stated. The Southern Pacific
road, when completed, will open Il new
route OF almost incalcu lable value from the
Atlantic 10 the Pacific Scaboard. The line pro-
per will BEGIN ut Shreveport, La, which
will he lis eastern terminus. and will
extend through the vast timber country
OF Northern Texas. the finest in the world.
through The cnilc length Of New Mexico 10
san Diego. Cal. Connections will he made
ut Shreveport with road running TO New
OIlcanSan one running to Brunswick. Fla,
through Mont gOmcry, .jacksUn, ElcksDurT,
etc. thus making almost IN airline across
the continent. The road is built and in Ope-
ration for construction nearly three hundred
mikes west of Shreveport, and the entire line
vii! undoubtedly be built in comparatively
short space OF time. This is supposed 10 be
one of the %ranGc>t monCy-making enter
lliSc> in the prospective ever undertaken in
this country: is the company has purchased
Il large number of grants and reservations
along the line, and has under its control IN
enormous amount of landed property which,
when properly developed, will prove of in
calcuab!e value TO the owncrS. \ number
of indianapolis capitalists are interested in
this undertaking.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-09-09
AUCTION SALES.--FUTURE Days.

DEAL ESTATE AT PUBLIC AEC-
LII TIOS-LAND IN THE COUNTY or HAN
OVER FOR SALE.-At public auction on tho
premises, we shall sell on September Eth. at /.
O'Clock. n TRACT OF LAND In the county n
Hanover, containing FOUR HUNDRED AND
NINETEEN AND A HALF ACRES, alb ut four
miesfrom Beaver Dam. well adapted To all alnds
Of grain and tobacco, and about oiie-half In timber
oak hickory, and pine.
There are four small DWELLINGS and TO-
PSYCHOLOGISTS on IL.
On the following day, 18th, Mt the same hour !,
TRACT known MS WOODLAND. on the road from
Richmond TO Charlottesville, about thirty rlilrS
above Richmond This tract contains SEVEN
HUNDRED ACRES. and has upon IL Il FRAME
DWELLING containing eight rooms and 3,so va
rious Outhouses. such barn. st,blc tobacco ami
ee-house-all nearly new. There Is a fine orc,r,
on this tract
On the same day, Immediately after The aioy.
sale, q TRACT known as ASPEN GROVE, con-
taining SIN HUNDRED ACRES. all Of fine malt
iy adopted to grain and tobacco, and we'll watarrG
about ono hundred acres In low grounds and ,trcc
hundred in fine timber There Is FRAME
DWELLING with seven rooms; all necessary our,
houses, such las stable barn. tobacco, and lc -io>o
nnda good applc, peach, and cherry orchard on The
tract
Churches and mills are convenient to the,.. -ar-.
TERMS Made known nj the sale.
;. :. CARTER
J. 3. SAESBrRS
Attorneys OF n. G. Saunders. adDtnl.IraIrty
o-tiS OF ID. d. Saunders, tcrf-s..t
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SoMlxATIoNS-S SPEECHES.
Is,scIal telegram 10 the U!-patch.l

IswcIal telegram I" the D!-patchl
Lo,.,sA CGrRrHGrsF, VA, September D.
The following nominations were made al til(
Conservative Convention Of Louisa county
this evening House Of Delegates, II. >
Hancock and Henry ChilcS Treasurer, MI
lctus l.. Gooch Sheriff, Robert r. bl"ss
commonwealth Attorney, James i. Cor
don.
Speeches were made by Rush Burgess,
who was answered very ably by Hon. Mar
shall Amllcr \ very eloquent speech was
made hy Charles Ilcrndon, Conservative
candidate for the Senate, and answered hy
w. +. Gordon, independent candidate
The crowd was larger tlan at any Inc
within The last two years, and aIl seemed Il
nc vcry enthusiastic tor k"mpcr.
Fine wcath"r, and all passed of quietly.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-09-09
YeIlOw-Feyer Panic in Texas:

AUSTIN, TEXAS, September 1.-Conllic:lng
reports come in regarding the prevalence OF
the yellow fever at Galveston, Houston, and
Shreveport. Ii is rumorcd that the Central,
international and Great Northern, and the
Texas and Pacific railroads have been
blockadcd. 1t is impossible to ascertain any
thing of il reliable character. \ perfect
panic prevails in Galveston and Houston,
and the Northumberland trains to-day
and last night were crowded with people
tiyiHg from both places.
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Weather Probabilities.

die States, on Tuesday, falling baromct"r
winds yceriny to gentle and :rcsh c,>lclly
and southrrIy, and partly cloudy weather
with possibly rain from New Je;scy to Nir.
ginia.
For the South Atlantic and Gulf States
east Of the Mississippi, gentle and fresh
northta>tcrly 10 SOuthca>tcriy winds. and
generally cloudy weather, with rain areas,
especially on the coast.
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PORTLAND. September S.-Thc State cleo
ton i progressing slowly. Only Il light vote
i being pol"d.
Portland gives Dinglry (Rcpuhican) l.3Il
votes for Governor: Ti'rn,nb DcmocTaD,
gaG; Williams (Lbcrln. III; scattering. ).
Last v"ar the vote stood Republican, ,, S22
Democratic. 2.I2I: scattering. I.
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BY Lyme 4 Brother.
Auctioneers and Real Estate AGENT
No. 1912 Main street.
VALUABLE BRICK STORE on ".

VALUABLE BRICK STORE on MAIN
Y STREET, IN POCKETS. Nftn TIP
NEW YORK STEAMBOAT LANDING, AM
FOR MANY YEARS OWNED AND OCCtI.!FiI
BY CUNNINGHAM, NOW kSoWI ~ 1HE
AUCTION.-Wr shall, at the request Of the owner
sell ut hubble auction, on The PREMISES on : T.
DAY the 18th Of September. l..3, ut q O'Clock T.
NJ. that valuable property located ~ ahoy" ~
scrihed. Be ,ides he Itnre, there is mic, d'rrIlu,
over same containing about elght rooms. &c
Special attention + called Ia the for, gaiu. .a,i
Terms Easy. LYME & BROfNt2.
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