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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-12
CHILDREN'S CORNER.
Keeping His word

tsOnIv a penny box" he said
But the gentleman turned away his head,
Ash he sbrauk from the wretched sight
I j ofthe boy who stood in the failing light
"Oh. sir I" he stammered, s'you cannot know, :"
az land he sbrusted from his lashes the fakes OF
That the sudden tear might have room to
fall rE-
E5 eeE all. a
Hungry and cold, at our garnet pane,
Ruby will watch till come again,
z Bringing the loaf. The sun has set.
And he hasn't crumb of breakfast yet
One penny, and then 1 can buy the bread"
The gentleman stopped. And you ?" he said.
'tI2 I can bear the hunger and cold
But Ruby is only FIVE years old.
zsr promised my mother, before she went--
1888 She knew would do it, and died content
80 [ promised her. sir, through best, through
always would think of Ruby first"
The gentleman paused at his open door:
s Such tales he had often heard before;
But he fumbled his purse in the twilight
drear,
'I have nothing less thin shilling here"
"oh. sirl if you'll only take the pack,
I'll bring you TIE change in moment back
Indeed YOU may trust me-" 8 Trust you ?
s.- But mere is the shilling take it and go"
The gentleman lolled in his easy chair,
And the steam from the tea-kettle rose in the
. .. ...
He played with his children, and smiled to see
The baby asleep on it's mothers knee.
## 6: And now it is nine BY the clock" he said,
Time that my darlngs were all AIDED
Kiss me goodnight, aud each be sure,
When you're saying your prayers, remember
the poor"
Just then came message--'A boy at the
But ere it was uttered he stood on the floor,
Half breathless, bewdered, and ragged, and
strange
'sPm Ruby-Mike's brother-I've brought you
6. sd the change
Mikes hurt, sirl Twas dark, the snow made
him blind
7F4. And he didn't take notice the train be-
hind,
Till be slipped on the track-and then it
whizzed by
l..sz Andbe's home in the garnet I think he will
EIa die 4sA~ s@+.a" ..5
Yetsnothing would quiet him, sir-nothing
would do,
But out through the snow must hurry to
ssks fhis hurt he was certain you would not have
And so you might think he had broken his
word.'
When the garnet they hastily entered, they
Two arms bruised and bleeding outstretched
on the straw
You did it, dear Ruby ? God bless you'll
And the boy, gladly smiling, sank back-and
was dead.
s Eea --Denorests Young An1erics
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-12

The Technologist says the best time
for painting the exterior of buildings
is late in autumn or during the winter.
Paint then applied will endure twice as
long as when applied in early summer
or in hot weather. In the former il
dries slowly and becomes hard, like a
glazed surface, not easily affected af-
terward by the weather, Or worn off by
the beating of storms. But i'll very
hot weather the oil in the paint soaks
into the wood at once, as into a sponge,
leaving the lead nearly dry and nearly
ready to crumble off. This last diff
Guilty, however, might in measure be
guarded against, though at an increas-
ed expense, by first going over the sur
face with raw oil. By painting in cold
weather, one annoyance might certainly
be escaped, namely, the collection Of
small flies on the fresh paint.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-12

A PEORIA man arose the morning
after a storm and found his dog kennel
buried under drift high as church.
He worked half an hour to dig his dog
out, and then went down town and told
his clerks what he had done, adding ::
" A merciful man is merciful to his
beasts" But after he left home the
neighbors saw bis wife and daughter
shoveing out paths through the snow
and.carrying III coal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-12

THE Belfast (Me. Age is responsible
for the remarkable statement that Mr.
L. S. Poor, OF Searsmont, on taking
some eggs from a hens nest recently,
observed slight protuberance at the
end of one, but thought nothing of II
until he heard the shell snap. Upon
looking he saw singular substance
oozing out, which proved to be fully
developed serpent, seven inches long,
which had apparently lain ooiled up in
the end of the egg. 1t was nearly the
color of the white of the egg, and ex-
hibited some signs of life when it first
came out. . -.-....-.-... ...-...E
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-12
THERE are probably hundred or

H1119IsL uIC p1VUttUI.S o. IUNNtICOt VI
more persons in this and neighboring towns,
who daily suffer from the distressing effects of
kidney troubles, who do not know that John
sons A1'odyne Imminent is almost a certain
care: In severe cases, great relief may be
obtained, it not perfect cure.
WE notice that the Agricultural papers all
over the country recommend the use of She1-i-
dams CaUob-y Condition, POWDERS. Exchange.
Farmers and others in this section have
long known and appreciated the advantage OF
these powders over all others.-Com.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-12

A UNIVERSAL REMEDY" BRowN's
BRONCHIAL TRocHEs " for Coughs, Colds, and
Bronchial Affections, stand first in public
favor and confidence; this result has been ac-
CURED by test of many Years Com. =
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-12
FoR Loss of Appetite. Dyspepsia Tn

digestion, Depression of Spirits, and General
Debility, in their various forms, FERRo-PHosP
RATED ELlxIB of CALIsAYA made by CAswE1I..
HAZARD 4 Co., New York, and sold by all drug
g1sts, is the best tonic. As stimulant tonic
for patients recovering from fever or other
sickness, it has no eaual-Com.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-12

A TOO sanguine bridegroom appends
to the announcement of his marriage
in the Vermont Journal, "No cards,
no cake, no divorce" . s....r
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-12

% CRIsTADoRo's EXCELSIOR HAIR DYE
stands unrivaled and alone. Its merits have
been SO universally acknowledged that it
would be sapererogation to deseant ON
them any further-nothing can beat it.--Com
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-12

Some Of the large Sheffield eng. J
steelmakers, feeling that the coal own.
ers were charging too much, have pur-
chased collieries and make their own
coke
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-12

Faces INSTANT RELIEF has stood
twenty years test. Is warranted to give i'm
mediate relief to all Rheumatic, Neuralgia,
Head, Ear and Back aches, or money refund
ed-COn -''...--
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-12

THE Queen Of Denmark wears calico
dresses, in publicity way of rebuking
extravaganza in dress.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-12

The contract for the woodwork Of
the new Capitol at Hartford has been
awarded to Larkin, the New Haven
builder, for $3.50, 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-12

THE greatest novelty of modern med
ical and chemical science is found IN Dr.
Pierces Pleasant Purgative Pellets, or Taste
less, Coated, Concentrated Root and Herbal
Juice, Ambitious Granules-Scdrcely larger
THAI mustard seeds, yet possessing. as much
cathartic power as the old style of large, re-
pulsiye pills, while they are more easily taken
and are pleasant in effect. % cents vial by
Druggists. ~ I8& q @aa @ 629
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-12

BARRY SULLIVAN is called the leading
British tragedian OF the age. He contemplates
a tour OF the country, and will probably wear
the ElmWood Collar.-Com,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-12

CHARCOAL Is going out of fashion among
Partisan suicides. 80
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-12
sCHEMCK,s pULNlOWTC cam

SCHEMCK'S PULM0MIC CANDY
Embraces in great degree all the principles of
Schencks Pulmonc Syrup, and while as pleasant to
the palate as the purest CONNECTIONS, its medical
chial and catarrhal afe ctions, &C. 1t is the most
acceptable remedy for children or infants, and
men, or those who suffer from loss of voice, it ndis
pensable These candies are put up in "a boxes
convenient for the pocket, and are for sale by all
druggists and dealers. j. Fl. SCHENCK 4 Son N E.
corner Sixth and Arch Sts., Phiia. -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-12
KELLOGG,

Parties bearing the above name will be interested
to learn that work is in preparation giving the
genealogy of the family in this country from the mid
die of the 18th century to the present time All inter
ested will confer favor by communicating with the
California, who viii send, to address circulars
containing the early history Of the family, with out
! line of the informal On desired.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-12
REWARD
Large Illustrated Descriptive Price List. t.

TRUE Time FOR ST. s6 5s.S9
Magnetic Time Keeper, Compass and Indicator. A
perfect GEM for the pocket of traveller trader
boy, farmer and for EVERYBODY desiring reliable
time;keeper and also a superior compass. Usual
h-size steel works glass crystal, all in neat
OROIDE case. WARRAN TED to denote correct
time and to keep in order-i fairly sedfor years
Nothing like iii This perfect trium oh of mech anism
viii be sent in neat case, prepaid to any address,
Order from the Manufacturers agents. Eureka
Manufacturing Co., Hinsdale, n. II.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-12

SDAn A MONTH = Larry to Agents, male
CoAStU and female. Address with stamp, Bridal
eedle Co, 7i3 Olive ST., ST. Louis Mo- ..--
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-12

CLAIMS IN EUROPE
Promptly collected by
j. F. FRUEAUFF, Attorney at Law,
Columbia. Pa.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-12

NanI nNn per day. Agents wanted every
bib IN NH where Particulars free. A. II
BLAIR & CO., ST. Louis, Mo.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-12

to Is inches, 7raasplanted, 81
IL to So per Loo. Send stamp for descriptive list
BARNES 3 co, Y Dung America. III.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-12

G5 Io 4.29 per day! Agents wanted All classes OF
PS 90 sc=3~ working people, OF either SEX young or
old, make more money at work for their spare
all the time than at anything else Partcu.
lars free. Address 6. StiLson Co.. Portland, Maine
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-03-12

"Only penny box" he said; .
But the gentleman turned away his head,
Asif he sbrauk from the wretched sight
or the boy who stood in the falling light.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-06-03

UOHN MOORE a Co,
Cd JOHN MOORE h co,
JOHN MOORE q CO.,
Are Offering some vrry 90 q h rpdins In dress
geo $, shaWis aud stHpe Dr Guuds
Dress Goods, from l49c. to bUc.
Dress Goods, from 80 W 75r.
Dress so DIS. from 15c. 10 ST..
Al the new and leading styles in Dress Fabrics,
selling at the very lowest prices.
Shaws, Shawls, shawla,
shawls at 81 81. Ss 8 80. "a, IS and So
Bed spreads, 81 25, 81 90 $3 to$S
Boys Cassimeres. 81, Tbc 81 81 26.
Cail aud get some OF the above goods, as we are
selling cheap during improvements in 81 re-
j IHN MOORE d CO.,
5li and SO N. second street, above Noble,
spt2g eadm Philadelphia.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-06-03
THE GREAT REMEDY FOR

consul NJ PTION
which can be cured by a
timely resort to this stand
ard preparation, as has been
proved by the hundreds of
testimonials received by the
proprietors. 1t is acknowl-
edged by many prominent
physicians to be the most
reliable preparation ever in
troduced for the relief and
cure of all Lung complaints,
and is offered to the public,
sanctioned by the experience
of over forty years. When
resorted to in season it sell
dom fails to effect a speedy
cure in the most severe
cases of Coughs, Bronchitis,
Group, Whooping Cough,
Influenza, Asthma, Colds,
Sore Throat, Pains or Sore
ness in the Chest and Side,
Liver Complaint, Bleeding
at the Lungs, &c. Wistar's
Balsam does not dry up a
Cough, and leave the cause
behind, as is the case with
most preparations. but it
loosens and cleanses the
lungs, and allays irritation,
thus removing the cause of
the complaint.
PREPARED By
SETH W. F0WLE & SONS, Boston, Mess,
And sold by Druggists and Dealers generally.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-04-11

of new enterprises and the maintenance
of present ones. 1t would not only place
this country in the most favorable posi-
ton for gaining and controlling, ,Orien-
tai trade, but it would give a wonder
full impulse to our commerce in those
waters and prestage to our name, and
inspire the inhabitants of those vast
countries with confidence in us and
good faith toward us as nation. Nor
would it end with this. 1t would in
cite both China and Japan to rivalry
in the arts which 90 hand in hand with
commerce and civilization.
To-day there is not a mile Of railway or
telegraph in China. Japan, more pro
gressive. is now in the limited enjoy
ment of both systems. A quarter of a
century from the day that secs America
and those nations electrically joined
Will see a regenerated East. The vast
areas of China and Japan will be cross
ed and recrossed by a network of rail
ways and telegraph wires, ableand per
manent missionaries whose work can
never be undone. Already the ancient
preiudices in regard to foreigners are
beginning to crumbIe away, and when
once the Orentials open theiy eyes to
the advantages which they have for
centuries persistently thrust from them,
the work Of advancement will begin in
earneSt.-4ioska. Herald.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-04-11

WHAT are called hrc;'k-n"ck feats
came 10 d S'u''.'I e',o III Tue '''e''" Z '"N'
-, "1,N, ~ ''' '''','' ',.,' - - '''l'
,,,o,,., I,,,,, l,.,.,.,,,, =, ,,.,.a ,,,,,r. -
amusement vhers t,,.s,. ,,.col,-nacl fa,t :
are performed.
It has been q subject Of wonder
for many Years that 90 many oven
r,srnoiohIe noon1p will ,ro - Witness
those torr,,3e rvposuros Of life and
Ii,,b oaIIoa .cr,,,..4;,, nerformarces
crrons ncrc,rmaroos o,n
T. : +b,;,lino oxo;+;,, ol,n,s4 az
bar,tinc n ono,c faoIirrs f. witroe.
the imnerillino of buma, life tho
hair-breadth escapes risktd for the
sake of SAVING life. offered mn in eases
Of EXTREMIST need but these can be
endured hecapse they ora necnssa,v
and admired because they are brave.
But the riskinr Of life for mere
amusement. the puttino men and
women and even little children into
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-04-11
The petteY journal
A<n
NEW > LTEM M
CoUDERsPoFT, Pa, April II, 1878

THF election frauds in Luzerne
county have been investigated by a
Democratic court, and the President
Judge has delivered a carefully pre-
pared opinion in which he details the
most reckless system of election
vilIaiuy ever ract.ced in Pennsyl
rania.
In one district, in the city of Scran-
ton, containing but 467 legal voters,
the Election Board returned Dem
ocratic majority of over one thousand.
Throwing out the fraudulent vote
elected the Republican candidate for
Recorder Of Deeds and Register Of
Wills. and three members Of the
Legislature.
We commend the charge of this
Democratic Ju 'gs to the attention Of
Retomners Mcclure, Forney and Wal
lace, and submit to them that it is
hardly worth while to harp quite so
much about the Philadelphia Regis
try law, The people have eyes and
they know that election frauds are
the invention of Democratic polti
clans. and thas they and their allies
are not likely to advocate any meas
ure of genuine reform. We believe
tie great mass of the people Of both
parties earnestly desire honest elec-
tions and that they vii! find the
means Of securing them. But they
will do this outside ot the agencies
proposed by the men who carried this
for Buchanan III 1856 10y fraud and
chicauory.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-04-11

now, as before stated, strteen h,a-
dred and twenty-five Of these prirate
acts, of which thirteen hundred and
thirty relate to corporations Of vari-
Gus descriptions. BY the law as it
now stands, those of them upon
which the enrolment tax is not paid
on or before the first day of May next
G813), will then become null and
void. 1t will end many, if not a
great majority Of these sirtesn han
drcd and tlcenht-t1co acts, enable the
Commonwealth to know what private
acts she has granted are in torce and
what are not, and prove a blessing
to the Commonwealth generally.
For which reasons | return the bill
unapproyed. JOHN F. HARTRANFT.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-04-11

They let the mails go TO faster ships.
They are comparatively slow but sure,
and they have never lost a vessel. They
will not appoint man to be third or
fourth officer, even, who has not already
commanded a ship. The discipline in
their service is as rigid as that in the
Royal Navy itself. The result Of this
system is that the Cunard Company
have the most careful and efficient set
of officers ever known III the Merchant
Marine and their record as IA steamship
company is entirely unparalleled.
Surely if there is a safe line of
ships as the above article says it
should be known as widely as pos
sible.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-04-11

THE sudden advent offspring seems
almost like surprise, for like most
things long and anxiously awaited,
1t came with startling suddenness.
The birds had been telling us forsome
time and We cannot think, really,
that we did not believe them, but the
snow lay in such masses and the win
ter seemed SO tiercely to laugh to
scorn the very idea of ever giving
up that We We're not quite prepared
to see him stink away so quietly at
last.
Probably he will turn back some
of these days and give us some part
ing gusts and bites to teach us not
to be too sanguine. But just now
comes the "Southern breeze snow
has almost disappeared from the open
country and the fresh earth and start
ing grass smell sweet. Little flowers
looked up to the bright sky as the
snow melted of them and tie whole
country seems astir with new life.
Streams are very high and roads
very bad-in some places it is little
difficult to discriminate between them
but as that is q necessary step to
a better state Of things We welcome
it.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-04-11

HERE is a thought so vast it takes
ones breAth away. Taking the
statement of the writer Of Sea and
Shore" in Harper'S Magazine, that
the Pacific Ocean is in places fifteen
miles in depth, that seems almost as
great an obstacle as the distance:
\ PACIFIC CABLE.-The scheme of
connecting China and Japan with the
United States by a submarine cable.
will sooner or later be carried out, vast
and to many, insuperably difficult as it
may seem. A dozen years ago-as the
Boston GIobe aptly remarks-the dis
tance between Newfoundland and Ire
land was looked upon in much the same
way, and hundreds of shrewd scientific
men were ready with apparently logical
reasons to show why it could not posi-
bly, be accomplished. The cable was
laid. however. and the fact established
that the current could be sent through
the wire ten times the distance without
diminution of power.
\ cable laid from San Francisco to
connect with the two great Oriental
nations whose commerce with this coun-
try is becoming of immense Importance
would find no landing place short of the
Sandwich Islands, a distance of 26S5
miles. From Hawaii to Yokohama
the distance is 3,4l5 miles; but the route
between the two ports is broken with
small groups Of islands, furnishing
points of relief if necessary. From
Yokohama to ShanghE in China is 1925
miles, making total length Of cable of
6525miles. The beneficial lresults which
would flow from such connection are
too palpable to be dwelt upon at length.
1t would give to the United States pri-
ority over all other nations. corpora
tions or individuals in the establishment
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-04-11
The Indians.

There has been an effort made this
winter to dispossess the Cattaraugus
and Allegheny Indians of parts of
their lends. We are glad that the
President vetoed the bill. 1t will be
time enough for our government TO
move in that matter when the Indians
themselves apply for such modifca
tion of their treaties as shall enable
them to sell if such ability is now
wanting.
a writer in the Olean Times from
Salamanca, gives another plan for
procuring those lands that the white
people covet, which he thinks more
just and equitable than that proposed
in Congress, and in one respect it
seems so as it proposes their becom-
ing citizens Of the United States as
fast as they desire it, and subject to
our laws. We hope this poor little
remnant Of the ancient race may be
suffered to live and die among us and
that they may be treated as becomes
the hoI or Of a nation to treat them.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-04-11

OWING to delay Of the mails sever
al items OF news which should have
in last weeks Journal
were not received in time for it.
The most important of these was
the wreck of the -1Haatic. Some ac-
count of this is now given for those
who have not access 20 other papers.
The first accounts were as usual ex-
aggerated, the latest being that near
~ half the whole number Of persons
were saved. No women or children
escaped, those Of them that were
washed out of the ship being carried
out to sea. They were mostly cmi-
grants: English, Scotch, Irish, ,Welch,
Norwegian, Germans and Swiss. As
always when such disasters occnr
there were wonderful fcats of daring
and generous self sacrifice recorded.
There have been SO many wrecks
within a few months, SO many have
gone out from life without moments
-'..'ining that it seems as though W.
could harCl ly dare to read.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-04-11

Gov. HENDRICKS assumed the res
possibility and signed the temperance
law recently enacted by the Indiana
Legislature. His political friends
urged him withdraw his sigr ature but
he refused. The Lawrcncebmg Req
iSfer (Dem.) thus describes the effect
Of his course upon his future career
as a politician;
"Politically he committed borilayi.
and as Democratic politician has
now no more vitality than dcfunct
army mule. In signing the so-called
temperance bill he has voluntarily
placed himscIfoutsfde tlSc Democratic
organization and proven himself I'M
worthy their confidence and regard.
They are done with him hcnceforth
and his name will be erased from the
list of their party leaders and sink
into ohscurity.-HiS<ouri Democrat.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-04-11

THE water has been very high for
few days past and now, Wednesday
night. ii is raining fast. The bridge
at the foot of Main street is some
what shaken and may yet 90 Oft. We
only nope our monument may not be
washed awav.< We like to think
there is piece Of granite, or some,
thing, in some stage of preparation
on our public Square. But it is safe
as yet. I'VE are about isolated, no
mail from any place since Saturday
until Tuesday night, and then 4 little
mcagre one from Wellsyillc to pay
rs for having our mail sent off that
route when She new railroad was
opened. +
No ncws-Queon Victoria may he
dead and the Lady OF Lorne quarrel
ing with somebody for aught we
know. They ymay get along without
MS but how can we get along without
knowing all about them. We don't
even know who were elected in Con
necticut and very likely they wrre
just the wrong persons.
But there is one satisfaction through