Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-01-14
How a Reporter Lost HIS Situation


It is said that in moment of tenn
porary insanity Boston city editor
assigned horse racing, base ball, and
aquatic reporter to report in half
column the Sunday services at the
church of a sensational preacher. This
IS the report he published, and fer
which he was discharged t#"
The House met at 10 a. m. PRAYER
by the chaplain. The first race was
between the chaplain and the singers.
1T eelng pretty even match for the
first two heats; but the singers got the
best of the last three heats, and came
In on the amen two lengths ahead, win
ming the last three heats and race.
Time, :02. ~ Petitions were then
presented for forgiveness, and other
similar matters, and notice was given
for special assignments during the
coming week for various objects.
The singers then sailed up to the
Judges stand, snd after getting into po-
sition, sailed away on the course with
canvass set and a spanking breeze from
the orgsl, which drove them along in
fine style. The t-rigged fat flying the
pennant was well ahead at the stake,
and came home ahead of all the fleet.
The speaker then took the floor and
announced his intention to ask that
the resolutions of censure that had
been heaped upon Ananias should be
rescinded, and proceeded to read the
records Of the case, from which it ap-
peared that Ananias had sold his horse
and not given the price to the church.
The speaker then went on to say that
no reason appeared on the record for
Ananias to give any, and much less all,
his property to the church, and he
questioned if any of those before him
would do any more than Ananias had
in the same place. He then went on
to show that Ananias had obeyed his
wife in the matter, and expressed
belief that few of those before him
could say as much for themselves.
After further arguments of a similar
character, he moved that the character
of Ananias be, and is hereby, declared
A by the members of the House."
The Heather Chinee as Shoemaker.
From the Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
Within the last six or eight years the
shoe business has grown to be one of
the most important industries, and is
now represented by six large shops.
The largest of these is G. T. Simpsons,
rendered famous by the employment of
Heather Chinee." Watching them
at their work they seem not greatly un-
like American shoemakers, though ap-
pearing rather more quick and def of
hand. A glance at their quarters, how
ever, marks them of different race.
The sleeping hunks, ranged IN tiers on
all sides Of half dozen rooms, remind
one of chicken-coops at a country fair.
Rude attempts at appearing with pic
ture-papers indicate a slight incul-
cation of American ideas, but
the sleeping-rooms look more like
a collection of dog kennels or
overgrown dove-cores than places for
human habitation. In the kitchen the
visitor may find half dozen "Chinee"
cooks, perhaps just serving up the
dishes of meat, vege-
tables, and potato made into one grand
potpourri and large bowl of rice on
every table, with side dishes of fish at
every plate, set out on plain board
tables, without a suspicion of table
cloths or napkins nothing besides the
dishes and food, in fact, except the
inevitable chop-sticks. These are all
the Injuries of their life, and yet they
appear contented and intelligent.
Since the trouble, short time since,
OF which mention was made at the time
in the Republican, there has been no
disturbance among them, and those
who we're not sent back to San Fran
cisco during the panic have worked
steadily and quietly. s s