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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-02-11
Courtesy.

William Wirt's letter to his daughter,
on the ''small, sweet courtesies OF
life,' contains passage from which a
great deal of happiness might be
learned g l want to tell you secret.
The way to make yourself pleasant to
others is to show them attention, The
whole world is like the miller at Mans
field, who cared for nobody-no, not
he-because nobody cared for him.
Aud the whole world would serve you
so if you gave them the cause. Let
people see that you do care for them
by showing them what Sterne so hap
PLY called the small courtesies, in
which there is no parade, whose voice
is too still to tease, and which manifest
themselves by tender and atfectionate
looks and little acts of attention, giving
others the preference in every little en-
ployment, at the table, in the field,
walking, sitting, and standing"
A Neman with Il Rayenous appetite.
We have had many examples of fast
ing girls. This is an older disease,
however, than voluntary fasting--a
malady called hunger, which may be
seen at work IN many Of our great cities.
There is an old woman at this moment
in an hospital in Italy, who is suffering
from very acute form of this disease.
She, every day, eats at least five por-
tons of roast meat, seventy eggs, four
teed loaves, quantity of fish and
other food, of course including a good
quantity of maccaroni. When at
tempts are made to reduce her diet she
raves like mad women. An eminent
professor has recently undertaken to
cure the poor woman, but up to the
present time her appetite remains un-
impaired. Surprising her appetite in
creases9 The prices Of "loaves and
fishes" must certainly go up in Italy.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-02-11

remonstrance received against the renea1 of
the Graham lava petition from the Wa,naca
Changers asking for law taxing railroads. --A
resolution was adopted relating to inquiry INTO the
action OF Ex-Governor Washburn in regard to the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29

ROUGH ON BUNYAN.-In the Catho-
lie Reuieav we find the following-the
concluding sentence conveying a bit
Of information not generally known ::
"The recent Bunyan excitement in
England has had the effect of bring
ing out one fact which ought to go a
good way toward cooling the ardor felt
tor hero whose reputation is so purely
literary as is that of the Bedford
thinker. Mr.. [. w. Stracy published
a letter in The John Bull, on the Goth
Of June, in which he showed that the
original Of the 'PiIgrim's Progress
was Catholic work of the fifteenth
century. the author of which was
Guillaume de Guileville, and that
beyond his own ignorant interpola.
TONS Bunyan had nothing to do with
it. It is we'll known that the Holy
War, and other later productions of
Bunyan's pen, are immeasurably sin-
,ferior to that upon which his fame has
so long rested. At least one copy of
the original from (which he plagiarized
has been in New York within the last
three years, and is, possibly, here
still"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29

ENGLAND CoUNTENANCING SLAv-
ERY.-l have already informed you of
the arrangement which they have made
for making slavery systematic fea-
ture of the new government to be es-
tablished on the west coast Of Africa
Let it not be thought that there is any
thing half way in the matter. The
government was cross examined on the
subject last night, and uttered some
fine sentiments, butt gave no promise
of any intention to alter its plans. The
ugly fact remains that the slave trade
really goes on in the West of Africa
under the same flag which is engaged
in suppressing it on the east side.
The Fantees nd Ashantees have re.
opened their trade ,9and the slave mar
ket is under the shadow of Cape Coast
Castle. The British Judge at the
Castle is Assessor for the native pop
ulation, and one of his occupations is
to return fugitive slaves. If new
ly purchased slave runs away, the
English Judge issues to the Master
warrant for his apprehension.-M
d. Conway's Letter IN the Cincinnati
Commercial
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29
A Physician Murders His Wife.

MONROE, Wis. July 22.-The ci-
tizens Of Monroe are excited over a
case of abortion, which deed has been
committed in their midst by promi-
nent professional man named Dr..
Parker. He has been in the habit of
abusing bis wife, and all of a sudden
she expired, having, some time pre-
vious to that event, been sick ; but
nothing serious was thought of her i'll
ness. During the latter part Of her
sickness she told friend that her hus-
band had given her an injection of
turpentine, and compelled her to take
a dose Of medicine. He would not
let her be seen. After she was dead
and buried, suspicion was aroused Of
foul play, whereupon the corpse was
evhumed and post mortem examina-
ton held, disclosing the fact that an
abortion he'd caused her death. Park
er was arrested at once and committed
to Jail for trial this week. The public
are wild with excitement and threaten
to hang the villain without the bene-
fit of a jury.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29
Disasters by Flood.

San FRANCISCO, Cal, July "a
A dispatch from Eureka, Nevada,
gives the particulars Of the storm
yesterday. 1t had been raining with
great violence from early morning till
noon, when the cloud burst on lofty
range of mountains to the east, and
vast volume Of water rushed down the
canon where the town is located. The
eastern part of the town was flooded
in ten minutes by the fearful rush OF
writer which was constantly increasing
in its violence, depth and petuosity-
The people of portion Of the place
were hemmed in. Every moment
houses were torn from their foundations
and swept away with their occupants.
Ropes were procured line was form
ed, and brave men, thus protected,
dashed into the torrent and saved many
lives. Only a few women and child
rem were lost. The body of one, Mn.
Brady, was recovered. Rodger Robi-
nett, a reporter of the Sentinel is among
the drowned. The Sentinel Office was
swept away. The bodies are being
brought to the Court House as fast as
they are recovered. Three Cinnamon
are lost. Thirty houses were swept
away in all. The part Of the town
devoted to dance. houses and other
places of amusement is gone. The
flood lasted onl y half an hour.
The total loss of life is not yet
known, but it is believed that it viii
reach twenty-five or thirty.
VIENNA, Aus, July PA violent
storm of rain and hail is reported On
the border of Moravia. Several lives
were lost, and large number of cattls
were drowned. Fifty houses were
destroyed and many vineyards wsrs
flooded and ruined at Azamra, where,
it is rumored,, only fourteen Of the
inhabitants escaped.
LONDON, July PA special from
Vienna, giving an account of the storm
in Moravia says that the town of Azaa
was overwhelmed by torrent. Sixty
four houses were demolished and but
of the inhabitants escaped with their
lives. The railways were badly dam
aged in every direction.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29
The Grassl,opper Plague.

One Of the settlers who have been
driven away from Southwestern Min
nesota by the ravages of the grass
hoppers has given the Minneapolis
7rl6unesome account Of their troubles.
He says:
'There are just four of us, three
boys and our mother. Our names are
Lars, Andrew and Genner Larsen.
We have lived in Watonwau county
for eight years, and have been fight
ing against fate for nearly all that time.
Two years ago tie violent hail-storm
destroyed our crops, while the merciless
grasshopptrs devoured our subsistence
last year. We planted our fields again
this year, but the fearful pests have
again attacked us, and we have been
obliged to fee for our lives. Our crop
has been destroyed, and our whole farm
laid waste. We were obliged to leave
or starve to death. The grasshoppers
are about an inch and quarter in
length when full grown, Of a dusky
graylsh color, the heads being of red
dish color, and the under wings when
spread exhibiting a yellowish or cop
per color. The eggs of the insect are
ovato In form, of grayish color, and
about the size of wheat-corn. They
are deposited in the ground and under
the grass and stubble in clusters.
They are generally laid about the last
of July or lst Of Augusta ..and hatched
out in June, according to the weather.
When first hatched they resemble
little flying insects, but they soon
develop into full fedged grasshoppers.
AS soon as they are hatched they COM
mence to feed until they begin to
swarm or form into focks, when they
rise and visit other feeding-grouuds
They fly in the air in vast clouds, al
most entirely obliterating the sun.
While in the air at a distance they
strongly resemble an immense snow
cloud. In their flight the lower ones
are about forty feet above ground,
while they extend upward beyond
human sight. They settle upon
field of waving grain glittering in the
sun, with the heads Of wheat nodding
in the breeze, and alighting cover the
stalk of each spear of grain from the
root to the head. In an incredibly
short time the entire field is destroyed,
and the ravenous destroyers leave only
barren waste behind them. While
at work upon the grain a field looks
fairly brown with them. They do not
eat the grain, but bite into the tender
stock and juicy kernal, and suck the
vital sap from the young plant. When
they rise the entire field is dead, and
in few days dried up When the
young grain is attacked before it is
headed out the entire spear is eaten
off. leaving only a field Of stubble. In
some cases trees and every green thing
ale attacked, but their voracious ap.
petites are principally appeased with
grain and garden stuff There seems
to be no remedy. If, however. the
grass was burned over in the spring,
| think many of the eggs would be
destroyed. The fall fires do not seem
to do any good Water and frost seem
wholly inadequate to destroy them.
them. The only enemy they have is
little red parasite that gets under
their wings. These little worms eat
their way into the vitals Of the insect
and destroy its life. The dead grass
hoppers seem covered with these little
worms"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29
4 vouth in WOrcester. Mass

4 youth in Worcester, Mass the
other night was noticed in neiE hbor' s
cherry three stealing the fruit. The
owner of the cherries, without being
seen by the boy, placed o stuffed dog
at the foot Of the tree; so, when the
boy got his fill and concluded to 60
home the dog was right in his path.
He whistled and coaxed and scolded (;
but, you the see, the dog didn't scare
or coax worth cent And so the
thing went on for some hours, when
the owner came along and asking the
boy question or two was told that he
took to the tree to get away from the
dog after terrible chase. We rather
mistrust that W Worcester youth.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29
Stokes has comparatively an eas


time at Sing Sing. He wears the
prison garb, is locked up in his cell al
night, and, OF course, does not 90 out
side Of the prison walls. Besides this
he is scarcely more confined than an
ordinary clerk in New York mercan-
tile house. His hair, cut short when
he entered the prison. is drifting away
from the Penitentiary style, and his
beard is allowed TO grow. He was
for while, in the hospital, where he
had his quarters night and day. He
is now in the buckle department
where he is clerk, and proves himself
a good bookkeeper. He says he ha;
not been in as good health for year;
as now.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29
Foreclosure Sale.

Foreclosure sale.
Circuit Court eTerson County.
Cornelia Hamlin and Elisha P. Parish, as
Executors of the last Will and testament
OF Augustus @. Hamlin, deceased, PLAIN
tifffs,
against
Eliza A. Goodenow, Charles W. Goodenow
and George Goodenow, by his Guardian,
ad Item, G. B. Skinner. Defendants
DURSUANT TO A JUDGMENT of fore
4 closure in this action, dated June Oath,
1874, I, the undersigned, Sheriff of said
county, will sell at public auction to the
highest bidder, at the law Office of Daniel
Hall, in the 4th ward of the city of Water
town, in said county, on the fourteenth,
OATH day of August, 1874, at the hour of
eleven o'clock in the forenoon of that day,
'-all that certain piece or parcel of land
situate lying and being in the city of Wa
tertown in the county Of Jefferson and state
Of Wisconsin described as follows. to-wt {:
Lot number four a. in block number four
AZ, according to Cole, Bailey & Co.'s re-
corded plat of the village, (now city, of
Water rtown aforesaid, or so much thereof
as will pay the judgment and costs Of this
action.
Dated, June 29th, 1874.
JOSEPH GILES.
Acting Sheriff Jefferson County, Wis.
D. HALL, Pih's Atty.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29

THE UNITED STATES AND SPAIN.
"A rumor has Attained some credence
to the effect that there were new COM
plications between the United States
and Spain but inquiry at the State De-
partment elected the response that no
change of any sort had developed in
the aspect of affairs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29
M Office q

HAyING BEEN APPOINTED Special
IL Treasury Agent in the State of WIS.,
consin. / am authorized and ready TO re-
ceiye applications aud dues for State Lcen-
ses for Hawkers, Peddlers, Public Show
men, &C., &c.
Office at my Dwelling, Schmutzler 8
Block, 6th ward.
IF CHARLES >BECKMAN
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29
4 CR.TTZNER.
AUGUST WIGGENHORN,

yEVELER, has recently opened Jew
u elry Store in Johnson's block, corner
Main and lst street, where ne will keep
constantly on hand large stock OF
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silver and Pla-
ted Ware, &C. Particular attention paid
TO repairing Watches, Clocks, Jewelry,
&C., and warranted to give satisfaction.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29

DRuNKARDs NOT ELIGIBLE TO
OFFICE. revised statue Of Hi
nois which went into force on the
1st of July, makes it a criminal ofense
for officers to get drunk, in the follow
ing language:
':Any officer of a town, village, city,
county or State who shall be intoxi-
Gated while in the discharge of the
duties Of Office, shall be fined for The
first offence $40, and for the seoont
offence shall be guilty of a misdemean-
or and on conviction of such mis1e
meanor shall forfeit MS eff g."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29

The floods In the north Of India
have subsided. The southern dis
tricts are still without rain, or the lit
tie that has fallen in some section has
done no good.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29
7 AXE ~ Office.

ISLAM ABOUT To ERECT A NEW
N brick building this spring, | have re-
moved my DRUG STORE to Chappeps
Block formerly Sprague's Drug Store) one
door west of Henry Meyers Shoe store
where viii be pleased to welcome my old
customers and the public in general.
RespectfulIs
X. SCHUBERT.
Apothecary and Druggist.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29
The Swiss Times of June 5th s.

The Swiss Times of June 5th says,
"It gives us great pleasure to be able
to say that Mr.. Horace..Rublee, United
States Minister Resident at Berne,
about whose health such serious uu-
easiness has been felt, is completely re-
stored to his accustomed strength and
has been able to return to the capital
and resume his official duties.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29
J. HEYM ANN,

IMPORTER and dealer in Foreign and
Domestic Wines and Liquors, and also
manufacturers of choice Cigars.
The purest California Wines and Bran
dies constantly on hand.
Watertown, Feb. s, 1872.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29
ANOTHER DESTRUCTIVE FIRE

ANOTHER DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
CHICAGO, July 22.-At 4 o'clock this
morning a fire broke out in the five
story stone front block, Nos. l2l and
l23 State street occupied by b. +.
Hollister & Co., dealers in carpets,
and Giles Bros, & Co., jewelers., and
before it could be extinguished con-
sumed everything. The origin of the
fire is not known. AS they were very
heavy business firms, the loss is large
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29

Marriages and Deaths inserted gratis.
Professional and Business Cards So 90 year
Business notices in local column 10 cents per line
or first insertion, and five cents for subsequent
Insertions.
Advertisements not accompanied with directions.
will be inserted till forbid, and charged for accord
ingy
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29

FRANCE. PARIS, July 26-In the
Assembly tomorrow, on the presenta>
ton of the report Of the Committee
of Parliamentary Initiative on the mo-
tions for dissolution offered by NM.
Leon de Malleville and Duval, the Left
will move that the Assembly do not
separate until the question of dissolu-
tion is decided. The Conservative
journals to-day earnestly appeal to the
absent Deputies of their party to re-
turn. Fears that dissolution will be
carried are prevalent, and tend to flat
ten funds.
The Nationalist of Limerick pro-,
pose to give dinner in honor of John
Mitchell, who recently arrived from.
America.
Algerian papers fear that trouble
with the natives is impending. They
have heard that 10000 muskets and
500 weight of powder are imported
across re Tuaniseau frontier weekly.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29
Copying Rooms and Studios
326 State st., CI,ica. go
JOHN MILLER

AGENT FOR WATERFOWL. Orders left
at his Office in Mr. Chas. Noeck's Store,
Main Street. or addressed to P O. Box No.
l0l, will receive prompt attention. Sam
PIES OF all kinds Of pictures may also b {
seen at his Office. 33w2
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-29

The CoTToN AND GRAIN CROP AT
THE SoUTu.-MEMpHIs, Tenn, July
24.-The Committee on Information
and Statistics 2: the. Cotton Exchange
have made a report received from
eighty four responses from West
Tennessee, eighty-two from North
Mississippi, eighty-four from Arkansas
north of the Arkansas river, fifteen
from North Alabama, of average date
July l5, as follows: Of the 266 re-
sponses, l08 report favorable weather
since the 18th, l57 too dry, 4 too wet;
III report more favorable weather to
date than at the corresponding date
last year; q per cent. OF the crop
planted has been abandoned from
drought and overflow; 42 per cent. of
crop was planted early. Of the early
planting, l65 report better stands than
last year, 50 not SO good. Of the late
planting, 165 report better, and 100
not so good. Of the early planting,
206 report the crop we'll formed and
boiled. Ofthe late planting, l04 re-
port favorably on labor, 166 report
labor working well, 100 only moderate
ly well to bad. Of the early planting
al report better conditioned crop
than lastyear, 81 as will, and 81 not
so good. Of the late planting l02 re-
port better, II as we'll and 80 not so
good. Responses to the general con-
ditlon OF the crop indicate that it has
not been better cultivated for years,
but is suffering materially from con-
tinued drouth, and anticipate danger
from frost upon so late crop, with
slight indications Of rust and blight.
Twenty-niue per cent. of the crop
planted did not come up before June
l. Nineteen and three-quarters per.
cent. was planted after the 10th of
May.
Eighty-six report good corn crops,
SO fair and 80 inferior. One hundred
and fifty report good wheat crops, and
81 moderate to poor. Fifty-seven re-
port good oat crop, ia moderate to
poor. Grasses generally poor, owing
to drouth.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-13
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TO BE GIVEN AWAY.

4 NEW FEATURE, to VITA ON II
Guaranteed To one Of every ten Consccu.
i've Numbers.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-13
WOOL GATHERINGS:

Wool is Srllug ut MaSSillon from 46to
Az cents.
The best clips 60 readily at 45 to As
cents at Athens.
One lot sold in Upper Sandusky re-
Gently for 49l cents.
Columbiana county growers are gen.
orally selling their clips.
Most of the Faycttc county clip is be-
ing marketed at about IS cents.
At Ashland the market is not very
active vet. Prices A. to 10 cents.
Co>hocton county wool commands 10
to IS cents, and is coming i'll lively
One dealer in Bcllefontaine has bought
over 100000 pounds this season.
A large proportion eff the Morgan
county clip has been sold at from A to
46 cents.
One man near Georgetown drew last
week. nine hundred dollars for his wool
clip of .this year.
Last week 375 Belmont county fccccS
were sold at Is cents Growers think the
price will Yet 90 10 30.
\ Madison county man has taken a
contract of shearing 1000 sheep for one
stock shipping firm, at % cents per head
Wool has finally PREACHED 80 cents
in Guernsey county. y large amount
will probably change hands at those fig
urcS.
At BarneSvillc the market is little
less firm than week ago. Prices range
from 45 to A.. some choice clips com-
manding 4S cents.
4 Fairfield county grower sold last
week scventy-six feeces Of fine Merlno
wool, which weighed 642 pounds, beng
an average of 81 pounds.
In the Salem market prices range from
40 to 30 cents, most being sold nj about
A.. One firm has bought 100000 pounds
At AZ To As.
Upper Sandusky is a good wool mar
ket, and buyers there watch the arrivals
of each lot with the same eagerness that
a hawk does a young chicken.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-13

The Wheeling REGISTER is publish
ing Il number Of letters from correspon-
dents in various counties in the State,
giving some interesting statistics and
general Internationally llsburg NerS.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-13

Thomas & Bro, purchased Berhier j.
Clusters clip of wool, amounting to over
seven thousand pounds, and for which
they paid $500 dollars in round figures.
London Enterprise. ai-ara n
Wool has sold rather briskly in this
market for the past week, and prices for
best fleece reached As cents, and 45 for
best tub!washed Growers are holding
back, however, for so cents.-ZanesriLte
Gazette. ..i.'..
We learn that Messrs. Hunt and
Price, of Leesville, and w. H. H. Price
of Bowerrton, are punching wool some
what extensively this season, paying
from As 20 AZ cents per pound Uhrichs-
rifle Chronicle.
In Harrison county small quantity
has been bought at 46 to 48 cents, and
considerable has been purchased at so
cents, and the general opinion is that
growers will get that figure. Buyers are
very reticent, and watch each other like
| hawks.
Wool is not changing hands very
rapidly in Noble county. Those who are
able, and have large clips are holding for
fifty cents. A large number ofsmall clips
have been purchased at As cents, and
lower, while one clip of 1000 pounds
brought 474 cents.
Quite a futter was occasioned in the
wool market in this place, on Friday
morning last, when it was discovered
that buyers from Wheeling had ridden
rapidly over the western part OF the
county, gathering up the clip at fifty
cents Washington, Pa, Observer.
A writer in the Cleveland Plaindeater
advises wool growers not to wind their
aeeces with jute or cotton twines, the tuz
of which becoming intermiXed with the
wool, proves a serious damage thereto,
As ali manufacturers of wool will testify.
Light smooth hemp or flax twines are
recommended.