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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-27

be able to push it from it's position.
"Constant dropping wears the
stone" and a wave of ether beating
perpetually against the shore ofsome
question-land, may yet leave an in
dentation SO deep that we shall bury
our seeming differences and anchor
our reconciled faiths on its smooth
harbor in an effulgence whose origin
and destiny arc beyond debate.
ldealism, as we understand it, is,
IN no sense synonymous with Nihi-
ism. The latter is Nothingism
sOut of Nothing, nothing came, y
hence we have Nothing with it for
mentor. Idealism, on the contrary,
in any rational mind, is a belief in
ideas: that they are s'mighty and
will prevail" when they are true.
Whether idea was first and matter
last or vtce versa is the oldest CUES
ton of the philosophers: we will
not discuss it here: but none will
dispute that grand idea is the
grandest expression of the human
mind. Nothing can be nobler than
a noble idea, save the putting OF
that idea into working form where
it will do its mission for the race.
The wonder of the present seems
to be that mankind is not every
where hungry for the ideal-that is
for the ideas, rather than for the
cphemeral and phenomenal Of the
hour. Human reason is mighty
and no soul should fear to trust any
question however momentous, to
this great tribunal in his own breast.
The Divine speaks directly to the
human in the holy of holies of Rea-
son, and none need fear to carry
any theory before the scrutiny of this
clustered Judge and abide the de-
cislon there given.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-27
A Plea for Actresses.

London Society says: If the drama
tic profession is one which it is dis
eracefuI for any lady to adopt, reason
compels US to say that no lady ought to
en- er theatre at all. And social in,
consistency is still more strongly
brought out when we reflect how ex.
cessively popular are amateur theatre
Gals, and to what professional extent
they are carried. There are several
private houses in England which pos
sess regular theatre, where every
| theatrical c,ntrivance aud stage appur-
| tenances are to be found, and where
performances are repeated night after
night, to which friends, tenants, and
tradespeople are 10 turn invited as
spectators Nobody thinks there is
any harm In this, and as simple mat
ter of fact there is no harm. Ladies,
in the highestsense of the term, eager
y and brilliantly assist 10 these per-
fermances, which are rapidly becoming
public in every way; for we know that
ladies often act in private theatres to
promiseuons audiences who pay their.
money for admission Why, then,
should educated ladies who are born
with the dramatic instinct strong In
them, but have no other future to look
forward to except, perhaps, prize In
the matrimonial market, be debarred
from adopting the stage as a profess
ion? Surely it is as honorable to work
for livelihood with God-given talents
as to sell handsome face to wealthy
sutton. Surely it is not less worthy Of
a clever woman to teach adults, from
the stage, what they are and what they
ought to be, than to inculcate the rudi-
ments of education in the school-room.
Surely if the theatre is a, place to
which we may take eur wives and
daughters with impunity, We should
desire that the actresses whose art they
are to witness should be in their turn
women, contact with whom they should
have no cause to shrink from. Is 1t
not a.crying shame, and disgrace tt
the liberal and enlightened age in
which It is our boast to live, that when
gentlemen of birth and education find
It necessary TO adopt the stage as their
profession, they should also find it nee
essary to change their names, as if they
were doing something of which soc:e-
ty thinks they ought to be ashamed!
Those who are practically acquainted
with the profession know by bitter ex-
per- ance the toll. the hardships, the
drvdsery, the disappointments that
have to be gone through in years of
hardest work, before substantial posi-
ton can be gained; and society, for
whose Intellectual amusement aud in
telligent recreation the theatre exists,
should warmly and heartily recognize
the ]abors and efforts of those upon
whom it depends SO much. aud do all
in its power-snd it can do great
deal-to elevate and encourage all who
posssss true dramatic genius,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-27
MARION V. DUDLEY.
CONTRACTORS:

This dapa tm7nt ef the Republican will b.. dew ted
10TH interests of ueneral Literature in the No, tn
west and {" Religious, Scieutic, Social AID Aesthetic
discussion All students. aad all sincere seekers af-
sss truth in any of it, forms, cordially invited to
contribute to it's columns, and aid in nng its
circulation. 1t pledges absolute freedom to every
es-nes and dignitied inquiry, and aims to furnish
80 sgreeable rendezvous for the authors and pat
r0ns o. Western literature.
livery article not ei toria will be- published under
the name ofthe author. who alone will be- responsible
for its sentiments and the recipient OF all honor
corded toits merit. No anonymous mmunication
will receive attention. no thought which the
thinker is unwilling to acknowledge can possibly
he of public benefit.
all exchanges and communications pertaining to
THE SPECTaoScoPE shoull be addressed to its Editor.
Drawer 10, Watertown Wis.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-27
REV. CHARLES CAvERNo, oil

REV. CHARLES CAvERNo, of
Lombard, ILL.,, is prepared to lecture
during the coming winter on
"Henry D. Thoreau" on ssLan-
guage" and on Shoots" Mr.. Cav
emo has many personal friends in
Wisconsin and also in Illinois. and
his contributions to the SPECTRE
SCOPE have introduced him to many
others. We can testify to the value
of bis lecture upon Thoreau, and
we have not the slightest doubt but
the others are equally valuable since
we ''always find some element about
what he writes, that we think is
right" Lecture societies will find
themselves repaid if they can secure
his services.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-27

than woman. The common saving
that The is, is but flimsey fiction,
thrown out as fattery to women
who aresweal1 enough to believe it.
Men have less patience with relig-
ious shams than women have, be-
cause they think more deeply and
analyze more profoundly, hence dis
crin1inate more readily between true
and false. But mans nature is as
intensely religious as wo mans and
thirts as ardently for satisfaction
from perennial fountains whose
sources are out Of sight. True re-
ligion is food for man and woman
alike as soon as they are sufficiently
developed to assimilate its truths.
That man is ahead in this devel-
opnent,.. probably none will gainsay !;
and that he is utterly weary of The
pretexts offered in Religions name
it is impossible to doubt-that is
thinking, living, breathing men, any
one of whom will make four of the
average deacon.
Women then being in the rear
as a class; not the exceptional wo-
men whose towering majesty is
proof irrefutable of the grandeur to
which woman can attain-it becomes
her to cast about for the methods by
which she may secure her own adj
vancement. She is as well endow-
ed by nature as man; the only
trouble lies in her inertia-in her
dawdling, complaining childish IDLE
ness. "9our intelligent man knows
that an inferior wife is a clog upon
him" said one very truly. Intelli-
gent men are not nearly SO much in
terror Of Intelligent or so-called
"strong minded" women, as weak
minded women would fain make
the world believe. On the contrary,
the intelligent man, who has num-
bered thirty years, gives, whether
he will or not, his most revcrent
homage to intelligence. If he sees
it illume woman's face he rever-
ences it there; if it calls up her
smile, irradiate hcr eyes and crown
her brow, her eye, smile and brow
are to him stamped with the seal of
its divinity, and he could not fail if
he would, to recognize his kindred.
This is the intelligent man--not the
animal. Thousands upon thousands
Of them, pure, upright, true, are to-
day giving their souls to busin ess !;
destroying life in overwork, unsatis-
fed, restless, devoted to wives who
from year to year never acquire one
idea to animate their faces with the
coveted youth.
If woman only could realize it!
1t is in zeal for this divine intelli-
gence that the elixir Of life is found.
The ''fountain of youth is no myth;
it is beautiful reality sparkling in
all the cool retreats of Minerva and
free to all her daughters. The tru-
ly intelligent woman is never an ole
woman, never a fretful woman,
never weakly dependant woman;
and she wins and holds her husband
by no law of duty or pity, or honor
to marital bonds; but she draws him
unconsciously and without effort on
his part, as the magnet draws the
steel, by the majesty Of her gentle
ness, her sincerity and her calm in
dependence, which is ever the truest
and highest dependence.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-27
SUGGESTIONS FROM CONGRESS,

A correspondent writing us from
Syracuse, n. Y, who observed the
proceedings at the recent Women's
Congress in session there, says that
the most hopeful sign of the occas-
ion was the great number of intelli-
gent women IN attendance. Thou
sands thronged to the Opera House
daily to listen to the various discuss
ions in progress there, and none OF
those who so listened could fail OF
being stimulated to thought upon
the important themes thus brought
under their observation.
We had hoped to give our read
ers a full report of the proceedings
there, but failed to secure the desir-
ed correspondent. Many who are
prcjudiced against such movements
on the part of women, are anxious
to learn, as matter of news, what
takes place when the objectionable
movement is really inaugurated
hence we regret the disappointment
any such may feel who had depend
ed upon these columns for this re-
port.
This we may safely state: Some
Of the brightest intellects and best
known and honored names among
womanhood, are on the list of at
PENDANTS and participators in the
action of this Congress. The pres
ence Of Louisa M. Alcott and Julia
Ward Howe alone would be suffi
cient guarantee for the eminent
ability and rare grace Of the assem-
blage. But aside from them were
others, who if notquite SO illustrious
for their works, are yet. widely
known and respected women. 1t is
worth while often to reflect upon
the fact that all distinction is. at
tanned through work. Vulgar So
ciety disdains the workers, but high
humanity finally enthrones them on
the Hottest dais of royalty. tits i'm
possible for one who is not worker
to be great. Idleness and Httleness
are in every t1,ue'nind synonymous.
The great reason why the women
of to-day are inferior to the men, IS
because they do not, as a class worl,
SO hard. The eternal struggle for
bread which man puts forth, sti1nu-
lates his powers and makes them
strong with use.
Does some one dispute that wo-
men are the interiors of men? That
is useless. All scientists; all men
of profound thought and all learned
women agree in declaring churches
the enemies of progress, and that
women are the patrons, the fosterers
the maintainers of churches. Let
woman withdraw her influence from
the religious organizations and they
are dead Man would organize very
different institutions from those
which exist in Religions name to-
day, if he were left to work his own
will in the matter, And man is
not, at heart, less deeply religious
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-27

The Kirksville JownaL says:-
'sThe lecture by Rev. E. P. Powell,
concerning "The Spectroscope,"
In the Normal School Hall, was
without doubt the best scientific dis
! course ever delivered in Kirksville.
Not only the subject was made so
clear and beautiful that all were
wonderstruck at the power of the
speaker; but the language was the
most beautiful we have ever listen
Led to. Speaking of the union of
) oxygen and carbon in the lungs. he
said, foxygen weds carbon and rush
: es away to spend his honeymoon in
the heart of a rose or the petals of a
! ily-but recreant wooer, he soon
leaves his bride and comes back to
us liberated from all bonds"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-27

IN TIE October number of the
Popular Science INons1zly is an arti-
Gle on aThe Mechanical Action of
Light by Vim. Crookes, F. R. S.,
infinitely describing aud Illustrating
q series. of experiments which the
antliof believes have already dem
onstrated this action beyond doubt.
He says: ok vAcUo the repalsion
by beam OF sunlight is SO strong
as to cause danger to the apparatus,
aud resembles that which wouio. be
produced by the physical i.npa ! of
the material body We suggest
that all who have doubt and desire
to have faith on this debatable SUBJ
iect of the origin Of light, would
procure, and read this article. Still
farther we feel that no intelligent
family can afford to be without this
magazine. 1t is school and church
combined, as any mind who reaGs il
thoroughly for one year will assert,
and its cost is not equal to that of
one years mite societies. -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-27

.lF.ALL borrowers of the SPEC
TRosGoPE will become acknowl-
edge buyers of it; vast amount of
trouble will be saved to the lenders.
Borrowing is one of the greatest
nuisarces of the day, and it can be
abated only by sturdy resolution on
the part Of everybody to go without
what can not be bought and honestly
paid for; still we are very glad the
paper is read. It will do even Dor
rowers good. We are glad that the
extra copies of each succeeding
week are speedily called for, though
1t is matter Of regret of course
that recent subscribers cannot be
supplied with "back numbersj' and
we are still more rejoiced that the
subscription list daily attests to the
demand for free thought and discus
sion. To the intelligent farmers of
the country, who wish to take a
good family paper, which will inter-
est the ''young folks we suggest
that the inside of the Republican is
made up of selections of the best
stories, poems, items of news and
domestic recipes, that are current.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-01-29
Fences.

The question of farm fences is be-
coming a serious question in other
States as well as Iowa. In Maine,
where nearly one-half the State is
covered by pine forest, they are
figuring up the annual cost Of fences,
and inquiring if there is not Il better
way. Mr.. Prince estimates that there
are 63,956 farms in that State, which
average 500 rods of fence on each
farm, the repairs of which average
ten cents per rod per year, or $685.
900. And this is constantly incrcas-
ing with the advance in the price of
wood and timber, and they contend
that soon it will become too burden
some to bear.
Other States are also looking
seriously to this question, and it is
evident the day is not distant when Il
man will not have to do with his
farm as they did with their residences
in feudal times, make every house Il
castle. The world is advancing, and
the law compelling man to fence
against his neighbours stock will soon
be classcd with the law sending a
man to prison for the reason that he
was unable to pay his debts.
In Iowa we believe no county, after
trying the herd law, has gone back
Oh their first decision adopting it.
In Grundy county, after having the
law legally in force two years, at the
last election they voted to retain it
by vote of only eleven votes against
1t out Of eight hundred. The sudden
change Of the law finds many nnprc-
pared for it, and in those countries
where it was adopted last fall for the
first time many who live along the
rivers and have never dreamed Of
having pastures for their stock will
find it Il hardship. No harder, how
ever, than the poor man on the prairie
who owns his so or 100 acres and
could not improve it, owing to the
great cost of fencing. Soon the
people OF those counties just entering
upon the new way OF living will have
pastures-their stock will be easily
found, their time can be spent at
profitable industry instead of ranging
after cows, and their neighbors crops
will be safe. Itwould be well for all
farmers this winter to be preparing
fencing for pasture, whether ina herd
law county or not. And i'll those
counties where the law is in force,
those who are able will find it con-
venient and comfortable to have their
farms fenced in suitable lots. Some
are arranging for movable fence
so that advantage can be taken of
pastures for hogs and cattle, as the
crops Oh the farm change. There
are several kinds of movable fence
which can be manufactured in winter,
and miles Of it put out in the spring
i'll a few days.-,State Register.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-01-29
How to Induce Horses to Lie Dow n

Mr.. Horne, veterinary surgeon of
Wisconsin, writing to the Country
Gentleman, says:
There is no better way to coax the
horse to lie down than good, clean,
dry bed, in clean, airy, loose box
| have had horses which would not
on any account go, even il forced,
into Il stall where they had suffered,
but would go Immediately and cheer
fully into an ordinary stall Any
practical veterinarian knows how Of
ten horses otherwise quiet and ODE
dent refuse to approach his intirmary
and even the sound of his (the doc
tor's) voice will produce quite a ner
vous trepidation in IN animal upon
which he has operated, evidently
causing pain and suffering. We very
much underrate the capacity of our
noble domestic animals to appreciate
q kindness or resent Il wrong
This is more often manifested by
the noble and faithful horse and dog.
A change of place will often give en-
couragcment to horse, and he will
lie down, although having persistent
ly stood up in his accustomed stall,
from having received an injury there,
or from its much resembling the
place of former suffering. l do not
claim this is the only cause, for l
have known horses for many years
that would not lie down anywhere,
and which had never had the above
cause for this refusal. Again, l re-
peat, clean, loose box is the best to
bring about change in this horses
habits.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-01-29
Cooking Feed.

"You believe in cooking food for
hogs" said the Deacon, "your steamer
seems to. be going almost night and
day." Yes, but am working in the
dark and no "report" will give me
light. Isuppose cooking makes some
kinds of food more easy of digestion.
And when you are trying to push
young pigs along as rapidly as posi-
bic, or when you are tattening we'll
bred hogs that can assimilate more
food than they can digest, then cook
ing will probably pay. At the pres
ent time, corn is SO high that we can
not afford to let any of it pass through
the animal undigested. In fattening
hogs, the great aim should be to
make them eat just as much and no
more than they can digest. There
are hogs that can digest more corn
than they will eat. In this case there
is nothing to be gained by cooking
unless it will induce them to eat
more. l would give them all the
cooked or fermented food they would
eat up clean. l would then pour
little more into the trough. They
will fight over it and eat it up. Then
give little more, and so on until you
are sure they will eat no more of this
cooked food. Then throw an ear of
corn into the pen, and let them try to
get it away from each other. Every
extra ear Of corn you can get them
to eat and digest will give you nearly
or quite as much pork as the corn
contains. A large proportion of the
food of animals is used to support
respiration and the vital fun ctions.
The growth comes from the food
eaten and digested in excess of this
amount. 1t takes some time and not
little sense to feed pigs in this way.
But it will pay.
Now, on the other hand, if your
pigs will eat more than they digest,
there may and there may not be an
advantage in cooking their food. If
the cooking orfermenting will enable
JneIl W ulSest more Iood, tnen, III
the present high price of corn, it will
pay well. 81 don't think it pays at
ALL" said the Deacon, "to feed hogs
corn at present prices" | think it
does; but that is not what l meant.
That is another question. What we
are talking about now is, whether i'll
case you feed pigs at all, it will pay
to cook the food for them. 1t GER
tainly will not pay to throw bushels
of corn into pen of coarse, illbred,
ravenous hogs, and let them pass one
third or one-half of it undigested.
A good appetite is good thing. A
good digestion is better-what we
want in pig is both.-1merican
Agriculturist.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-01-29

How TO KEEP ANTS OUT OF SUGAR
BINs.-Grease Il plate, and set it
where these insects abound. They
prefer lard to anything else, and will
forsake sugar for it. Place few
sticks around the plate for the ants
to climb up on. Occasionally turn
the plate bottom up over the fire, and
the ants will fall out with the melted
lard. Reset the plate, and in a short
time you will catch them all. Borax
i'll powder is said also to exterminate
all kinds of ants. We should think,
that the first thing to be attended to,
is to have your bins tightly closed.
A little putty and some light carpent-
ering well keep ants out more effect
ually than any kind of continuance.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-01-29
How Good Stock Pays.

A correspondent of the Dixie
Farmer says:
81 will give recent occurrence or
two that has dollars and cents in it.
A Kentucky breeder recently offered
a live proposition to a neighbor of
mine-$25 for all the calves on his
place from weaving to twenty months
old-and he declined the offer. On
the adjoining farms he could have
bought calves of the same age at 81
to IS per head. He said he would
not drive them to Kentucky if they
were presented to him. Why? The
improved breed Of calves could be
made to gross 100 pounds at three
years old; the others, if ever, at five
or six years-one consuming rs much
grass and requiring as much care as
the other. Comment is unnecessary.
l sold, last fall, at the fair at Muir
freesboro', Il one year old filly for
$4OO in greenbacks. She was a
thoroughbred, cost no more to raise
her to that age than mongrel or a
mule-the only additional cost being
the first produce. refused $3.50 for
her second foal at five months old. |
paid 1926 for another mare, sold her
two year old and one year old tillies
for $500. l paid SLIPS for fine
jennet, in foal to a fine jack, and sold
at two and half years old for g., 900.
All the well bred pigs l can raise are
in demand at $40 each, at three
months old. All the improved varie-
ties of sheep pay; their lambs selling
at $40 to $25 at weaving time. The
improved breeds of poultry pay.
What is it that don't pay, if the best
of its kind, and well cared for? What
mongrel stock does pay? If any, l
have yet to find out"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-01-29
GRANGE DIRECTORY.

RESCENT GRANGE, No. 15T2.-Regular meet
ings en- the last Friday before the full moon Of
each month Place:-Meets at the residence of
n. s. Stone three miles south Of Jesup, and
nine miles southwest Of Independence.
s. g. MASON, Secretary.
WINTHROP GRANGE No 611.-Meets at Win
throp on Friday on or before the full moon Of
each month.
S. G. PIERCE. Master. S. w. RICH. Sec.
WEST BUFFALO GRANGE, No. 1216.-Meets
Tuesday, on or before full moon.
j. ID. RUSSELL, Master.
MIDDLEFIELD GRANGE No. 52S,-Meets on
Wednesday, on or before full moon.
b. DU BOIS, Master. f. j. WIGG. Sec.
SUPERIOR GRANGE, No. 352-Meets Saturday
on or before full moon, at No. 8 School House
Hazleton twp. G. NJ. MILLER,
T. MESSENGER. Secretary. Mas ter
BYRON GRANGE No. 267. Meets at Justus Dur
KEGS, on Tuesday evening, on or before Il new
moon. EDWARD GLEASON, Master.
A. KNOWLES Sec.
PERRY CANOE, No. 31S.-Meets at the Centre
School House, in Perry Township, or Tuesday
evening, on or before full moon.
f. LITTLE, Sec