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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-10-14
"WhO Killed Cock RObingo

Many have been the representations
aud inquiries as to how Senator GREENE
came to be thrown overheard in the
Democratic County Convention. Hav-
ing been a vigilant and satisfactory
representative, and enjoyed the honors
buta single term it was generally conced-
ed that in accordance with the usages of
the party, be was entitled to renomi-
nation, and that the same would be
cheerfully accorded him. Though
opinions differed as to what the con-
vention might do with reference to
other candidates, there was no divis-
ION of sentiment as to the propriety
and certainty of Senator GREENE's
heading the ticket.
Such was the status of affairs until
the day of the convention, when A. G.
Cook, the Democratic candidate for
Congress, appeared upon the scene and
SO manipulated the wires as to induce
a ehsnge Of programme. We have
learned upon unquestionable authority
that Mr.. Cook made his pilgrimage
from Columbus to Jefferson, and was
present at the convention. for no other
purpose than to assist in the formation
OF their county ticket and help to
slaughter Senator GREENE. AS an
explanation of Mr. Cooks hostility
to Senator GREENE, it appears that the
latter, who was delegate to the Dem
ecratic Congressional Convention, was
refractory and intractable, refusing to
support Mr.. Cook, and voting steadily
from first to last for B. E. DAVIS. of
Dane, whom GREENE regarded as a
stronger and more available candidate
than Cook. For thus acting and vot-
ing his honest convictions, and refus-
ing to do what he regarded as an i'm
polite act, the plucky and independent
Senator has been ostracized and dis
graeed by bis party, at the dictation of
the Democratic candidate for Congress,
who took this method of getting even
with him and rebuking him for his ac-
ton at the Madison Convention. This
is the first time we ever heard of such
outside interference 10 our local con-
ventions on either side, and to US it
looks like very contemplate business.
From a " democratic and "reform"
standpoint, however, it probably wears
q different aspect, and will be regarded
as simply a fair return OF :" tit for tat"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-10-14
ALL SETTLED.-The last Congress

ALL SETrLED.-The last Congress-
ional District carried by the Milwaukee
Neuos is the eighth, where DR.. McDill
has the misfortune to be the Republi.
can candidate. Thus, in regular sue.
cession has every Congressional Dis
trict in the state been carried against
the Republicans according to the pro-
phetic vision exercised by the Nevs.
This leaves nothing in the state this
fall for US "repubs " except an odd
county officer here and there. The
hindskopf organ is rather hard on US
this year, and no mistake, perhaps all
on account of keeping back that SIG,
000 printing steal from it SO long.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-10-14
PLAYING DOUBLE. verv quite

PLAYING DOUBLE. very quite
and secret manner, Mr.. A. G.. Cook,
reform candidate for Congress, from
this district, is going the rounds bid
ding for the railroad influence and
promising all sorts of aid and
comfort to the railroads when he
gets into position where he can
do them good. This is the man
that asks for the Granger vote and
claims to be the anti-monopoly" can
didate par excellence For the time of
the year this is remarkably cool, and
must be refreshing contemplation for
any Changers who intend to support
Mr.. Cook.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-10-14

The Columbus Democrat denoun-
ces as " atrocious !" our article of last
week defining the position occupied by
Its candidate for Congress-, A. G.. Cook,
during the late rebellion. To our
mind, the only atrocious" feature in
the case is the hostile attitude assumed
BY Mr., Cook towards the government
pending that life and death struggle for
its existence. IF Mr.. Cook and his
friends do not like our exposure, we
certainly cannot help it. He and they
are alone responsible for the for hav-
ing made for himself the record which
be did during the war, and they for
challenging its production by falsely
claiming that he was strong union
man lin that emergency of the nations
peril.
80 far as we are aware, no mention
was made in any Republican paper that
Hr. Cook had ever been disloyal to the
government, or sympathized with the
rebellion, until his own party organs
undertook to make capital for him by
disappearing facts, and trying to
palm him off disguised as "strong
szion man." To suppose that they
could do this successfully was to
presume too much upon the forgetful-
ness of people and the magnanimity of
Republican papers whose business it is
to see that no advantage is gained to
the other side by deception and lying.
The Democrats are entitled to play Mr..
Cook Tor al he is worth, bat IN a COM
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-10-14

A premium COW owned by Mr..
Miller, OF Wood county, gave 318
pounds OF milk, and made Is pounds
Of butter in one week.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-10-14

70 get that vote, however, We mus pan
for it. But the Irish interest we need
not consult. The Irish we are sure of
under all circumstances" This is
what the Democratic managers saw.
And we Irish, it must be confessed,
have earned this contempt We are
treated as slaves simply because we
have uncomplainingly taken the posi-.
ton and done the work of slaves. We
have been ignored and snubbed again
and again, and again and again we have
gone to the polls, like droves of sheen
and sent up hurrahs for our masters !
This is the truth. Aud the confession
of this truth is our shame.
Now, the point we want to make is
this: Our people, il they would be
powerin the government of this country,
mnst first emancipate themselves from
the slavery of all political factions
The Democratic Party and the Rcpub-
lican Party, as such is nothing to US.
Indeed in all things, save in name,
these two parties may be considered
identical. We know not where to
draw the line of distinction. The De-
mocracy has been whipped from plat.
form to platform, aud has eaten it's own
words, dozen times since the war.
To-day it is more Republican than was
the Republican Party in 1861. Now,
if the time-servins managers of the
Democratic Party can shift their course,
from motives of policy, why cannot you
helots of those slave lords, change your
position, if you deem fit, from motives
OF principle? Are you to cover forev-
er beneath the crack Of the party whip =?
Is their interest of more account than
your conscience?
Have you not souls that you dare &C.
knowledge your own, and tongues that
are free to give expression to those
souls! Ii so, assert yourselves! Rise up
IN the power and the dignity of our
citizenship and show to your detractors
mat you are freemen and not serfs! Till
now crushing tyranny has hung on
the necks of the Irish in this land.
No man of the Irish race dare vote
outside the Dmocratic Party. From
the day he landed at Caste Garden till
tile day he drew his last papers be was
gwen to understand by the impudeut
satraps of Tammany that he belonged
to them and to their chiefs. If be
voted otherwise he was called rene
gade. This tyranny must be broken!
This domineering insolence must be re-
buked! Our people must be free to dis
pose of,their suhrages as their conscien.
ces may dictate. 1t is immaterial to US
how individuals go. You who think
TIT to vote the Republican ticket, do so.
You who deem proper to vote the Dem
ocratic ticket, do SO. Assert your cit
lzenship. Act like men who feel that
their votes belong to themselves and
not to brazep politicians. Then when
we have learned to respect ourselves,
we shall have forced others also to re-
spect US and to give US that political
recognition which our numerical power
and our worth SO justly entitle US to-.
Senator Greene has been stabbed in
tho ho ol- ~ ~, l.,,.. e
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-10-14

munity where he is so we'll known as
he is here, they should not expect to
humbug the public to any very great
extent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-10-14
Notice..
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-10-14

Senator Greene has been stabbed in
the back in the house of his friends.
lie served, honorably, a term in the
State Senate, and was entitled by Gus
tom to denomination by the Reform
ers in the Twenty-third District, and is
really the choice of his party. But tho
convention was packed, cold deck
was rung in: Doc. Reed nominated, and
the will Of the Reformers, who are in
the majority in the district, defeated.
Senator Greene as an Independent can.
didate is among the possibilities -
MilDaukee Sentinel.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-18
The Editor.

Some people estimate the ability OF
a newspaper and the talent Of its editor
by the quantity of original matter. 1t
is comparatively an easy task for a
frothy writer to pour out daily a col
umn of words-words upon any and all
subjects. His ideas may flow in one
weak. washy, everlasting food, and the
command of his language may enable
him to string them together like bunch
es of onions, and yet his paper may be
a meager and poor concern. Indeed
the mere writing part of editing pa
per is but a small portion of the work.
The care, the time employed in select
ing, is far more important. and the tact
of good editor is better shown by his
selections than anything else, and that,
we know is half the battle. But, as
we have said. an editor ought to be es-
timated, and his labor understood and
appreciated, by the general conduct Of
his paper-its tone, Its uniform, con-
sistent course, its aims, its management,
its dignity, aud its propriety. To pre-
serve these as they should bepreserved
is enough to occupy fully the time and
attention of any man. Ii to this be
added the general supervision Of the
newspaper establishment, which most
editors have to encounter, the wonder
is how they find time to write at all.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-18
Compliments.

We have heard of the lady of rare
beauty who said upon a certain oeca
sion that the only real, disinterested
compliment she ever received was from
n coal-heaver, who asked pei mission
to light his pipe in the cleaning of her
eyes.
Another compliment, true and gen.
uine, was paid by sailor who was sent
by his captain to carry letter to the
lady of his love- The sailor, having
delivered the missive, stood gazing in
silent admiration upon the face of the
lady, for she was very beautiful.
well, my good man, she said, ''for
what do you wait? There is no answer
to be returned" "
Lady" the sailor returned, with
humble Difference, Il would like to
know your name"
Did you not see it on the letter"
Pardon, lady, | never learned to
read Mine has been a hard, rough
life"
"And for what reason, my good man,
would you know my nameY'
Because, answered the old tar,
looking honestly up, in storm at sea,
with danger or death afore me | would
like to call the name of the brightest
thing I'd ever seen in life. There d
be sunshine in it, even in the thick
darkness.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-18
Sow Turnins.

There is probably no crop more neg
leeted by our farmers than that OF tur-
nips, and yet it would be difficult to
mention any one that pays a larger
profit in proportion to the labor be-
slowed. In England and Scotland it is
a standard crop, and is relied upon as
winter feed for sheep and cattle. With
the proper preparation of soil, as many
as 800 bushels may be grown on an acre
Of land. The amount Of nutritive
matter contained in an acre Of turnips
is much greater than many suppose. In
a crop OF twenty tons there are 1000
pounds of starch, sugar and starch :;
go pounds of gluten, 40 pounds of fat
or oil, and 300 pounds of saline matter.
About 50 per cent. of turnips is water,
and hence the necessity of consuming
large proportion of the crop on the
land where they grow. Theusual prae-
tiee in England is to winter sheep on
them in the fields, and about half bush
ell per day is the usual allowance for
each sheep through the winter. 1t is
said that an OK will eat ton Of turnips
every week. In view of the proba bic
scarcity of forage, it will be we'll for
our farmers to SOW largely of this sue
eulent vegetable, pulling up about half
and leaving the remainder in the fields.
The best land for turnips is old ma
nured lots, but second years land Of
black ealearous or sandy loan Will of
ten yield immense crops without ma
nure. Any land suitable for corn will
grow turnips. They may be soBn at
any time from the first of July 10 the
10th of August in this latitude. About
one pint of seed per acre is ample
They may be sown broadcast, lightly
narrowed or brushed. A top dressing
of lime, ashes, plaster or saperphos-
pilates will materiallyincreasc thecrop.
RardL Sun.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-18
THE COMET.
Some Additional Facts i'm Regard Il
It-Its Future Movements.

COggia's comet is now plainly visible
to the naked eye, and can be seen any
evening in the western sky after dark.
At present it is approaching both the
sun and earth with a constantly accel-
Grated velocity, arriving at perihelion
| (nearest the SUM aud perigee, (nearest
the earth) about the first of August.
1t is asserted by astronomers that
during the greater part of the two
months to come, 1t is likely to be a
conspicuous and beautiful object In
the western 8 Ky, though it will have
no such length of train as some pre-
vious comets. Prof H. NJ Parkhurst,
of New York, calculates that the tail
of this comet will touch the earth on
the twentieth instant. If the tail were
solid, this would be a startling an
nouncement. The nature of comets,
especially of the tail, is a matter of
great uncertainty. The nucleus obeys
the laws of gravity, uninfiuenced by
the motions of the tail The material
of the tail first moves toward the sun,
and then is repelled from it. This evi-
dent polarity leads to the natural con-
lecture that the tail is electricity itself
In this case, contact with the earth
might simply develop electrical phe-
nomena, like the aurora.
In the New York Tribune of Satur-
day we find another conjecture from
Professor Parkhurst. He says: After
July 14th, when the head of the comet
will begin to be dimmed by the suns
rays, it will carry with it the brightest
portion of tail on successive days; so
that on the twenty-second or twenty
third, when the tail will be very near
us, probably one half or more, and that
by far the brighter half, will be between
us and the sun, and therefore invisible
and it will be the fainter end Of the
tail which will be in position to be
visible. 1t is known, and was men,
toned by Mr.. Proctor, in his lectures,
that such body does not grow brighter
by proximity or fainter by distance.
That portion Of the tail above the hor-
iZon, and nearest to US, may be so ex-
cessively faint that to eyes unaccustom-
ed to such accurate discrimination. if
not to astronomers themselves, it may
be wholly invisible. But, on the other
hand, the portion extending beyond
our orbit, ''tapering off rapidly toward
the end, as [ suggested, will be so
foreshortened as to be for that reason
very much brighter 1t is possible,
therefore, will not say that it is
more than barely possible-that the
tail, being separated into two parts,
the one toward the sun being entirely
invisible, and the other being of a
tapering form, growing brighter toward
the Smaller end, the latter may re-
semble a new comet in the east, with
a long tail pointing toward the west.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-18
A Church That Began With Dog
Fight.

The true origin of one of the New
Haven churches is perhaps unknown.
even to many of the present worship
ers within Its beautiful gates. Not to
put too fine point upon it, it began
in a dog fight. As young man,
whom it will be sufficient to describe
as being at present the surgeon of the
United States Marine Hospital at Pug
ct Sound, was on his way to church
one Sunday morning, about eight
years ago, a couple of yagabond ours
fell out directly in his path. 1t was
in part of the city where Bibles and
Sundays and sanctuary privileges were
separately enjoyed, for in less than five
minutes from the first grapple of the
combatants, no fewer than twenty
eight children had gathered to act as
umpires. The surgeon-to-be at once
decided that then was the time, and
that the place for mission school on
which his heart had long been set. The
shop in front of which the fight took
place happened to be that of a rag
picker, and after some difficulties the
loft above it was secured for two years
at moderate rent, the rags swept out.
benches were furnished by the old
Center church, and the Sunday-school
opened with eighty at first session.
The numbers and interest constantly
increased from month to month, until,
to make long story short, this school
of street arabs has now become the
strong West church, with its stately
edifice of stone and sterling member
ship.-Chrishdn Union.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-18

THE Voice of Masonry says that al
the semi-annual meeting of the grand
lodge of Masons, Scottish rite of the
Orient of Palermo, Italy, on the twen-
ty-seventh of March last, Pope Plus
TX was expelled from the order. The
decree of expulsion was published in
the official Masonic paper at Cologne,
Germany, and is preceded by the min
utes of the lodge in which he was ini-
tiated, aud is as follows: "a man
named Mastai Ferretti, who received
the baptism of Freemasonry, and SOL
emnly pledged his love and fellowship,
and who afterward was crowned pope
and king, under the title of Pho Mono,
has now cursed his former brethren,
and communicated all members of
the order of Freemasons. Therefore
said Mastai Ferretti is herewith, by
the decree of the Grand Lodge of the
Orient, Palermo, expelled from the
order for perjury" The charges against
him were first preferred in this lodge at
Palermo, 1865, and notification and
copy thereof sent to him, with re-
quest to attend the lodge for the pur-
pose of answering the same To this he
made no reply, and for divers reasons,
the charges were not pressed until he
urged the bishops of Brazil to act ag-
gressively against the Freemasons.-
Then they were pressed, and after a
regular trial, decree of expulsion
was entered and Published, the same
being signed by Victor Emanuel, king
of Italy, and grand master of the
Orient Of Italy.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-18
Wear a Smile.

Which will you do-smfle and make
others happy, or be grabbed and make
everybody around you erable
You can live as it were among beauti-
ful flowers and singing birds, or in the
mire surrounded by fogs and frogs.
The amount of happiness you can pro-
duce is incalculable, if you will show
a smiling ard kind heart, and speak
pleasant words. On the other hand,
by sour looks, cross words, and fret
full disposition. you can make a num-
Der of persons wretched almost be-
yond endurance. Whichwill you do
Wear a pleasant countenance, let Joy
beam in your eyes, and love glow in
your face, There are few joys so great
as that which springs from a kind act
or a pleasant deed, and you may feel
it at night when you rest, at morning
when YOU rise. and through the day
when about your daily business.
A smile! who will refuse smile,
The sOrrowing breast to cheer,
And turn to love the heart of guile,
And check the falling tear
A pleasant smile for every face,
Oh, tits a blessed thing!
1t will the lines of care erase,
And those OF beauty BRING
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-18

with him and started to Colorado
His letters which he wrote from Colo
rado were very interesting; they were
printed in our county paper at home
oh, sir, if you only could know how
tired am of travelling, how lonesome
l feel here upon these plains, so many
thousands of miles from my dear old
home, you would realize how anxious
| am to meet my husband.
The sun and the train rolled OF
westward, and toward evening on the
second day out from Kansas City came
in sight of Bijou My fellow -passen-
ger was all hustle and excitement
she had been half dozen times to the
glass to adjust her hair and apparel.
The beautiful little boy in his Scotch
cap, blue jacket and black stocking had
his golden locks freshly curled, his rosy
cheeks washed, and stood upon the
car-seat looking out of the window
looking for Father"
"Ok, mother, l think l see father" "
said Charley. mo, mother, it is some
one else. Oh, / see a coffin, mother
some person is dead; they are taking
the coffin out of a wagon, mother.
There it is, mother; there, we are past
it now. Now we shall see father, we
are home" The train stopped. The
weary, traveled-soiled niece of Charles
Dickens gathered up her parcels and
her cloaks, and stepped out upon the
wild, bleak spot called Bjou Station.
The passengers, all interested In the
talkative and unsophisticated pair of
travellers, crowded to the windows of
the car to witness the expected meet
ing between husband and wife. They
saw it. While her baggage was being
tumbled out of the car, she stood with
her baby in her arms and her boy by
her side gazing around upon the strange
scene, and peering eagerly among the
rough-clad rachmen and plainsmen for
the face which alone of all Others she
wished to see.
A rough-looking but polite ranch
man stepped forward, and, with
clumsy bow and bashful manner. in
quired who the madam desired to see."
Il want my husband, Mr.. Henry
Lester. Does he not keep a sheep
and-cattle farm near here ?"
He did, madam" answered the
ranchman, sadly; "but he's rounded
up his herd for the last time. There
he is in that coffin, died last Wednes-
day night, and we're sendin' the body
back to Denver, accordin' to his last
instructions. He died of congestion
of the bowels, madam. Beg pardon,
madam, but are you his"
He did not finish his sentence, but
stepped forward to catch. the falling
form of my fellow traveller, who was
carried into the car in swoon. The
little boy uttered piteous wall of grief,
while / led him sobbing back to the
car which this wearied, travel-tired
pair had left minute before so hope
full and so happy. There were many
wet eyes in that car just then, mine
among the rest, as l held the beautiful
boy sobbing to my breast.
/ saw my fellow-traveller twice
again, once when she followed her hus-
band to his last resting place, attended
by one solitary carriage and four
mourners, and again last Monday
morning, when, pale, sad and bowed
with grief, she started with her fair
haired boy upon her long journey back
to the quiet shade and seclusion of
her old home within the shadows of
Gloster Cathedral.-Denrer Tribune.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-07-18

VALUABLE.-The following is sim
pie mode of rendering water almost as
cold as ice: Let the jar. pitcher or yes
sci used for water be surrounded with
one or more folds of coarse cotton kept
constantly wet. The evaporation of
the water will carry off the heat from
the inside and reduce it to a freezing
point In India and other tropical re-
gions, where lee can not be procured,
this is common. Let every mechanic
or labOrer have at his place Of ofemploy-
ment two pitchers thus provided with
lids and covers, the one containing wa
ter for drinking, the other for evapora-
tion, and he eau always have a supply
Of cold water in warm weather. Any
person can test this bydipping a finger
in water, and holding it ID the air Of a
warm day. After doing this three or
four times, he viii find his fingers un-
comfortably ycold.