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The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-03-28
"some. years ago." said Old Hank,
CMar Adeter.

"Some. years ago." said Old Hank,
II took a bed bugto an iron foundry,
and dropped it in tho ladle where the
melted iron was, and had run into the
skillet. Well, my old woman nsed that
skillet pretty steady for the last six
years, and here the other day she broke
it all to smash, and what do you think,
eeutlemcnt, that ere insect just walked
out of his hole whore he'd been lying
like a frog in a rock, and made tracks
for his roost up staira! But by George,
gentlemen, he looked mighty palc!'' ,'-'.
ttv :-A-~su.aass- ,z.sa-z...---.-----L- ~
What is the differences between q far
mer and a bottle ofwhiskey? One hus
bands tho corn aud the other corns the
husbands. .
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-03-28
Will You go to Bed.

THE TROUBLE THATA DRUMER FELL
1o INFO. "a = j. .aH sa-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-08-19
Spain's Living Queens.

There are SO many Queens of Spain
about the world that when one of them
Is named a moments reflection is neceg-
sary to remember her present situation
and past history. Inan important par,
ticular they are all alike. No one of
them IS on full pay, or likely soon to
become so. There is Maria Christina,
the old Reina Gobernadora, who of
late years has dropped very much out
OF sight, but who is occasionally heard
Of at French sea-bathing place.
There is her daughter Isabella, who,
like her mother, was expelled from
Spain by an ungrateful people, and
who resides chiefly in Paris. There is
third ex-queen who lives in Italy, and
who, having tolerable good position
to fall back upon in her own country,
has altogether discontinued the titles
she bore during her brief and anxious
residence in Madrid; and a fourth
Spanish queen exists, SO styled by her
self, but who, unlike the three already
named, has never sat upon the throne.
but speaks very confidently of one day
doing so. It is this last lady who sent
a reply to the address recently dis
patched to her by the Marsei1les royal-
lists.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-08-19
A Lady Makes Discovery Important
to Tobacco Growers.
From the Paducah Kentuckia,


The idea prevailed in olden times
that women were only fit to attend to
domestic affairs, such as cooking. sew
ing, and attending to the children.
Under higher state of culture the
women have developed capacity for
scientific investigation and discovery
that proves them equal in mental
capacity to the lords of creation. Just
now, when tobacco plants are scarce
and hard to procure, and when for
want OF season to set out plants the
few that were in their bed have run to
what is known as "long shank plants"
a distinguished lady of Ballard county
has made discovery that must prove
of great utility
She cut off about an inch of the main
bud of one of these plants and set it
out, when, to her delight, the bud took
root and produced a beautiful plant.
We have one of these plants in our
office, where it can be seen, with seven
tine leaves on it. The main root is
about an inch and a half long, and
shows at the end where it was broken
on from the original plant. Mrs. Oscar
Turner is the lady who made this dis
covery, which may prove of great value
to tobacco growers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-08-19
,Seligman's Banking House.

About thirty years ago the Delaware
bridge was just as it is now-much in
want of a coat of paint, well spread on,
and the managers then ordered, as [
hope they will now order, its being
forthwith done, as work at present with
that worthy class of our citizens is not
very pressing. As the job at that time
was a pretty large one several painters
were employed, and among the party was
a young Jew who received sixty-two
and half cents per day for his labor,
and his brother was then employed by
Asa Packer at 800 per annum. But
low wages and salaries did not stamp
out their indonitable energy and perse-
verance, for shortly afterwards they
both went to California, where there
was then a wide and profitable field for
energy and enterprise, just such as
they possessed and used to great ad-
vantage, which secured to them large
amount Of wealth. In due time they
returned to New York, which gave them
a more, suitable field for employing
their large capital for a time in mercan-
tile pursuits but latterly prominent
bankers in large financial operations on
their own account and agents for the
Messrs. Rothschilds. Now, reader.
who do you think those two young Jews
are, none others than the Messrs. Selig-
mans, SO prominently connected with
Uncle Sans $179, 100000 of five per
cent? bonds. -Easton( Pa.) Free Press.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-08-19
ANCIENT Remains =
. ss.,C orrespondenee Of thezNew York World.
CUSTER EXPEDITION CAMP. JUrys14

OOoIEh EAPEDITION CAMP, j ULY Ii.
We have, it is true, found no gold,
neither any scalps, but weihave come
across one OF the sacred caves of which
rumor had been SO eloquent as stated
IN a preceding letter, and Goose's char
acter as q guide has again been s1c-
nally indorsed We came across it as
he predicted we should-near Slim
Butte-and it was, as he had predicted,
a subterranean passage opening from
the prairie by a rugged and rocky en-
trance probably 20 feet square. It
may be that, as he predicted, the cave
extends beneath the earth for many
miles, and is the Sioux Erbus: our
efforts to penetrate were not successful
to that extent. We found, however,
IN about 100 yards all that he had
promised in the shape of carvings and
rude drawings cut deeply in the rock.
A full description of these will be given
ID letter going further into details
than this one has gone. Suffice it to
say, generally, that the work is clearly
not that OF any tribes of Indians now
known here. The figures are very
rude-as rude as any designed by
Cheyenne, Sioux or Mandan, but the
depth Of incision, the greater boldness
OF occasional curves, and the compact
ness OF the whole work do not favor the
hypothesis that any of these tribes
wrought the work. Nor could the
early mound-builders have been the
authors, since no sign whatever of their
occupancy of this part of the country
has as yet been afforded. Rudely
hazarding an opinion, one would say
from the selected situation and quality
OF the work, that its authors we're of
far Eastern origin, but if this were
the case why should it occur at
point so far inland? If Clusters ex-
pedition, not having any particularly
lofty aim, were to throw some light
on the vexed question of the origin of
our Indian tribes, that would be
notable instance of stumbling on an
unexpected conclusion. As yet,5 how
ever, the scientists are inclined to con-
slider volcanoes and thermal or mineral
springs the real basis of superstitiens
concerning all these mystic caverns and
hills of which we have heard so much,
natural phenomena improved to their
own advantage by willy medicine men
and chiefs. 600 ~ - 40
Il We found in the cave heapsof objects
evidently castiin as propitiatory offer
lngs. by passing bands-bows. arrows,
cartridges, pelts, .rattles, beads, knife
blades, etc, of which more anon, and
the bleaching skull clearly Of Caucas-
ian, perforated by bullet-hole, in a
manner making it probable that either
he was sacrificed as a victim to the
tutelary deity of the cave--which the
scouts and interpreters concur in poo
pooling, as such a victim would not
be shot, but certainly tortured by fire
Or fell a prey, like many Others, to
the fascinating fables Of the auriferous
wealth Of the Black. Hills with which
the frontier has rung for quarter Of a
century. - sa3 II,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-08-19
Atmospheric Telegraphy.

f. Ag Snteresting, exhibition of tele-
graphic machines worked exclusively
by, all, was. held in LondonIately by Mr..
Guattaris, the inventor A number of
instruments were on view, but the mo-
tive power in every instance was excit-
ed by the impulse given to column of
air at one end being transmitted in
simultaneously to the other end of the
column, and taking effect upon certain
mechanical arrangements SO as to pro-
duce such results as may be required.
The impulse is produced at one end of
tuoe by the operator, and performs
the mechanical work at the other end
either by ringing bell or turning
needle round dial. Very many con-
tr1yances OF telegraphing by air have
been invented, but Mr.. Guattaris claims
for his invention superiority over
others in the fact that complete mes
sage can be dispatched by It's means.
Moreover, fatal defect in other inven-
lions OF like character has arisen from
the fact that each air tube could convey
ouly one signal in one direction, so that
a telegraphic alphabet would require
rs tubes for transmission, and the same
number for reply. This difficulty Mr..
Guattaris has completely got rid of, his
Instruments being only worked by
single tube, along which the air is i'm
PEELED in each direction. The rapidity
and precision can be made equal to the
electric telegraph, the conducting tube
being able to be laid under or over
cover in the same manner as the ordi-
nary telegraph. Attached to each ma
chine is beliand dial, and the message
is transmitted by the moving of small
lever which drives the air through a
pipe to the other operator. AS the
lever is moved up and down the dial
which stands where the message is des-
tined for registers whatever the words
may be. Each dial is supplied with a
needle, and as each squirt of air presses
against the works of the machine, the
needle is moved exactly the number of
times that the lever is pressed. Each
instrument can either receive Or send q
message. The mechanism is not likely
to become disarranged but it appears
that the invention Will not transmit
messages any great distance. By the
aid Of compressed air the inventor has
succeeded IN conveying a message ten
miles; without compressed air the pres
ent limit is about 400 yards. The in
struments exhibited were designed for
lntercommunication between large cof-
fee-houses, Offices, hotels, and vessels.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-08-19
The North American Pie Biter..'
From the Napa, Cal. Register.

s1n# ET from the N2pa, Cal. RegIster. ina 5r.
Our worthy Assessor, B.7W. A., tells
the. following good story for, the truth
OF which he stands personally response
BILE "'' 5f'' 'A' 70. hi'7'
Some years agoa stranger stopped for
the night at well-known hotel in a
neighboring town. The stranger afore-
said had joined a party in game of
cards, and had proved SO entertaining
III conversation that the hostess deter
mined to learn his name !; so, Watching
her opportunity, she openly questioned
him as to the cognomen he bore. envy
name, madam" replied the "convivial
cuss," sis Pie Bitter" "What name
Why, where in the world did you ever
get such name as that? calculated
the hostess, evidently interested. ''Yon
see, madam" continued the stranger,
as he dealt the cards with an air as seri-
GUS as funeral service, 'you see I
have very capacious mouth Cat this
moment letting fall his under jaw like a
trap-doo1 to an underground CELLAR,
and have as you discover, great biting
capacity. Well, not many months since
I made bet Of $500 that I could bite
through six nlince pies at once, and lost
the money. The parties with whom [
bet had taken the precaution to place
two pewter plates in the center, and
they were too much for me-" '~'
g g [ wouldn't have paid it, exclaimed
the hostess" ...t
1t was swindle," cried the host,
associating said mouth with large beer
mug, standing ready to be filed.
l never would have paid it." ex-
claimed the host and hostess in one
breath.
well, I did pay it, replied the
stranger, appearing more serious than
ever, "and like fool, suffered my
self to be swindled again. [ made an
other bet, that I could bite the heart
out of a pumpkin through a crack in
the fence, and would have done it but
the scoundrels rung in a brush fence
on me-"
"B. w" asserts that he has had
long and varied, if not romantic ex-
perience on this planet, but no scene
arises in memory wherein he was so
sorely taxed to maintain his gravity as
on the occasion referred to. He was
too conscientious to laugh, but through
a pure love for the stranger, he
trumpet his partners ace, threw
away his left bower, and declared ''Pie
Bitter winner of two points.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-08-19
A Heroical COchinchinese.

There are but Decius, the Roman,
who threw himself in an abyss to serve
his country Winkelried, the Swiss,
who buried in his body the Austrian
lances, to open breach to his country
men into the steel living wall at Sem
pach and the French Chevalier D'As-
sas, bayoneted for refusing to keep
silent, who can be compared to this
great and modern Phantangian. This
man was the governor of three Anna
mite provinces, menaced, this year, by
the advance Of the French troops from
Saigon. Phantangian had considered
resistance as quite useless, therefore
he did not give any orders for the de-
fence of the provinces, and poisoned
himself. Before dying, he wrote to the
French commandment of the invading
force a letter from which the following
passages look more Roman like than
Cochinchinese like: "While sub
hitting to you, without fighting, I have
obeyed the sentiments of a man who
wants to prevent a useless evil. I know
France and her resources, and I was
aware therefore, that if you meant it,
you would conquer those three prov
inces. By resisting, could have done
some harm to you; but [ would have
only delayed an unavoidable evil, and
brought down upon my peaceful
counorymen ruin and desolation. [
would have drawn, perhaps, the whole
Annamite empire into vortex Of in
calculable disaster. While, in dis
obeying my orders, [ leave to my gov
eminent one door open for honorable
negotiation, for it can say it has not
fought, and that I am alone guilty Of
the partial disaster. [ am convinced
that have acted well, as a friend Of
human kind, wishing only the good of
my fellow men, and as patriot l am
always ready to give up by life."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-08-19
A New Apparatus for Steering Balloons.
The London Times says :dg

The sLondon Times says :6T
&''Ihe inventorof the balloon steering
apparatus which is awaiting trial by the
War Department at Woolwich is Mr.C.
A., BoWdler, whose plan has been 11n-
der the consideration of the War Office
for two years past It has been sub
jected to some preliminary trials by
means OF models on more than one oc-
cas1on These trials being made within
doors and in a still atmosphere, are
SAID to have demonstrated the practi
cab1l1ty OF navigating balloons in still
atmosphere. The object of the forth
coming experiments is to ascertain
whether the same end can be attained
III the open air under slightly adverse
circumstances, for to sail the balloon
IN opposition to g. strong wind is at
present unthought of. It will be re-
garded as great and important result
II the balloon can be steered even a
single point from the direction of the
wind, though there be ever SO slight a
breeze. The inventor, with Mr. Coxwell
and Mr.. Orion, another well known
aeronaut, who is taking an interest and
some part III the experiments, was again
at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, yes
terday, making arrangements for the
ascent with Lieutenant Edwards, r. d. i,
who IS III charge of the Works Depart
ment, but the wind was again unfavor-
able, blowing with considerable veloc-
lty and directly seaward. The steering
apparatus was brought down in a cab,
consists of screw propeller like that
q G Of nfo 81 Il l,<~l, l.
slble, and is to be fixed to the car hori-
zontally, and made to turn at the rate
OF about fourteen revolutions per second
by means OF some simple machinery
worked by single hand winch in the
car. A similar screw, fixed vertically,
and worked by the same gear, is de-
signed for raising and depressing the
balloon without any expenditure of gas
OF ballast, and a disk shaped rudder
OF canvas to steady the balloon com
pletes the apparatus. Mr.. Coxwell
much prefers the small screw propel-
lers, which are but three feet in diane
ter, to those proposed by a French
aeronaut, which are to be sixteen feet
high, and are therefore regarded as 1ln-
manageable and dangerous to the bal
loon especially LII the descent. The
screws will probably be madesomewhat
larger if the trial is in the least degree
successful, but it is considered prefer
able to increase their power, if neces-
sary, by multiplying the speed of revo-
luton by the use of some other motive
power than manual force, either electric
ity or atmospheric pressure or even the
steam engine-an agent which has hith-
erto been discarded onaccount of it's nee
essary weight and the risk attending it.
Mr.. Coxwell has recently instructed two
detachments Of the German. army in
military ballooning, but steering bal
looms formed no part Of the drill, the
principal purpose Of vhichwas to teach
the troops the use of captive balloons
for accommodating. Hewas engaged by
the English government ten years ago
for a similar object, columns of troops
being marched out in various directions
for the DI1rDOSa of observation. - f1 HNp
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-08-19
"DOn't Hold Them, General"

Writing OF General Custer, cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Com
mercial says: It may not be forgotten
how he demanded certain things of
General Longstreet. Says Custer of
the flowing locks:
General Longstreet, l demand a
surrender of your army to me, Gen.
Custer, and to Gen. Sheridan. I'll give
you twenty minutes to decide; after
that I'll turn my boys loose on you.
cam hardly hold them now"
Gen. Longstreet-" Don't hold them,
Gen. Custer; I've got enough men to
eat you and your boys up, and we
amt very hungry either"
True, Longstreet was. not very good
at devouring the boys in blue, yet the
retort was good, and Custer saw it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-08-19
A. Sea Monster Captured Near Allan.
'''' % tic CITY" -a-

quite an excitement was produced at
Atlantic City, New Jersey, by the ar
rival recently at the landing in the in
let of fishing sloop, having on board
veritaDle sea monster, which the old
est fishermen and Waterman are at a
loss to define. It is Of the turtle
species, with head similar to a COW,
with white spots on the top. The body
is black in color, and from the nose to
the tip of the tail, six feet long. It
has four fukes or fippers. and IS five
feet seven inches in breadth. The
diameter of the body is two feet and
half. It is estimated that it's weight is
about 700 pounds. The monster had
been seen in the neighborhood for two
or three weeks past, and numerous
fishermen had at different times pur-
sued it with darts and spears, endeav-
oring, to capture it. One day in the
afternoon Capt. Dan Champion and
crew cast q large seine off Brigantine
Shoals, about i've miles out at sea, and
were successful in getting the animal
entwined in the meshes Of the net. A
rope and tackle were slipped under it's
body, and it was raised into the sloon
1Hd uoPoelteu LII tlle uo1Q, lnd aLtef-
ward the monster was transferred to
large batteau, and finally placed in
tub, which had to be built for the pur-
pose near the New Inlet house. There
it was visited during the day by hun
dreds Of persons who expressed the
greatest surprise at seeing what may
be termed a wonder, and which will no
doubt engage the attention of zoolo-
g1sts and showmen. = Philadelphia
Press .tf..
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-08-19
length; FOR the hog yoids much urine.

length; for the hog voids much urine,
and his ,excrements ferment rapidly and
with an abominable odor. A gentle
man who is SO unfortunate as to have
his barn and hog-pen near his house,
was recently showing us about the
buildings, and pointing to his hog-pen,
said: ''This is the greatest nuisance
on these premises. [ have sodded the
pens and [ have lined them, and they
will smell badly" We could see no
remedy In his case except to move the
buildings, and especially the heg-pens
to a remote distance.
We would like to say word about
the swill barrel, which we sometimes
see at the kitchen door, sending out q
sour effluvia, but we have said as much
about these nauseous matters as can be
dlgested at one time.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-08-19
surroundings of Farm Dwellings.

Alexander Hyde, one of the most
practical men in this country, writes as
follows in the New York Times. in dis
cussing the cause of ill-health among
farmers: -
Ii anyone is SO unfortunate as to
own house near a.swamp, and cannot
easily remove, the best guard against
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-08-19
Swiss Expectation FOR the United States.

The latest Berne correspondence of
the Messenger Franco-Americain con-
tains very important and interesting
statistics, which are translated and con-
densed as follows. These figures were
officially furnished to the Swiss Federal
Bureau Of Statistics by the American
Consuls at Zurich, Bastes, and Geneva.
During the year 1873 Switzerland has
exported to the United States =. 80
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-08-19

The following notice is creating
some little amusement in New Bedford,
Mass: "All persons having unlicensed
dogs are requested to call on the City
Clerk and obtain one"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-08-19

"WHAT should man do" asked a
gentleman of lady, when he had an
opportunity to correspond with a
charming woman, but, being bachelor,
is little afraid of such business ? !" 81
should say to him do write answered
the lady.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-08-19
At the Altar.

BY EBEN.E E. REXFoRD. asa, ,.
An old maiasa tgin the doorway. s -
When the sun going down,
. And heard the laugh of the children
go And CLINE of bells from the town.
ef 81 Hs'hhir like FURNISHED silver 3 3 %
Fell all about his face,
Aud gave TO the cid mans features
look of sanity grace
The sunset faded from crimson l.a.
Into the twilight's gray re
And the laugh Of the happy children,
Like the sunset, died away.
And silence fell about him
AS he sat there all alone t.,.
Where the moonlight, ike blessing
" Lay ever the threshod-stone. g.
Mary, he rnurmured softly. -sg
#asa N5 S Are the children ali aseep?
And he fancied he heard her
In the shadows grown so deep. - & iH!Ub
81 wish YOU would read chapter
From the Bible before !, pray;
Something about the city 2 t-5 50 9ttt'
OF God, and the last great day sF
and sitting there in the twilight,
He fancied he heard her read <.,'l ! ~
From the Book to which, all his lifetime,
He had turned and given heed
Fancied the voice of his Mary,
Who for years in Heaven had been
Was reading tie dear old chapter
Over TO him again ,
And then, when he thought it ended, s~r ss>
Let US pray" the old man said,
- And 1net in the beautiful moonlight g
p And bowed his reverend head. -
They found him there On the threshold 4
Aneelins beside his chair,
so 8 AndtIe white threads of the moonhgh ta
Sd We're tangled in his hair. "a d
#8aE - au s. i
But he dld not stir nor answer
To the words his children said & 49,
y~Low a. the dear Gods altar ~
@kfN5 He l1aeltsin the moonlight dead! ,8
-Anlerjcan Home.
ID - .-. - - = = 1SS5g
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-08-19

10 remove dandruff- go out on the
plains and insult an Indian.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-08-19

WHY is a kettle tied to a dogs tail
like death. Because it is bound to oc-
cur. fn -H1l ~