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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-05-12

A. GRITZNER,
AUGUST WIGGENHORN.

TEWELER, has recently opened Jew
q elry Store III Johnson's block, corner
Main and lst street, where he will keep
constantly on hand large stock of
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silver and Pla-
t ed Ware, sc. Particular attention paid
TO repairing Watches, Clocks, Jewelry,
sc. and warranted to give satisfaction.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-02-19
Night in the Moon.

At last, however, night sets in.-
Gratefully it comes after the sun has
gathered up his smiling beams and
gone down to his rest. All at once
We are plunged into comparative OBJ
scurity, for again there is no twilight
to stay the steps of departing day
At one stride comes the dark. But,
looking up into the sky, We behold a
vast orb. which pours down milder
and more benefcient splendor than
the great lord of the system. 1t is
such moon as we terrestrials cannot
boast: for it is not less than thirteen
times as large and luminous as our
own. There it hangs in the firma-
ment, without apparant change of
place, as if ''fixed in its everlasting
seat" But not without change of
surface. For this great globe is a
painted panorama, and turning round
majestically on its axis, presents its
oceans and continents in grand sue
cession. AS Europe and Africa, lock-
ing the. Mediterranean in their en-
brace, roll away to the right, the stormy
Atlantic offers its waters to view, and
then the two Americas, with their
huge forests and vasts prairies, pass
under inspection. Then the grand
basin of the Pacific, lit up with island
fires, meet the gazer's eye, and as this
glides over the scene, the eastern rim
Of Asia and the upper portion Of Au-
stralia sail into sight. The Indian
Ocean, and afterward the Arabian
Sea, spread themselves out in their
subdued splendor, and thus in four
and-twenty hours, "the great rotundi-
ty we tread turns its pictured conn
tenance to the moon, and grandly re-
pays the listening iunarians by repeat
ing, to the best Of its ability, the story
of it's birth. Nor is the sky less mar
marvellous in another respect. For
the absence OF any atmospheric diffu-
sion permits the consultations to shine
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-02-19
Carl Schurz and His Family.

Few Senators know how to enter
tain with refinement. Carl Schurz Is
undoubtedly the best host in Washing
ton for an evening party.
All the members of his family are
intellectualized up to his grade, and,
like the best class of Germans, they
can throw oil profoundness of chat and
listen to music, the host meantime all
pervading and witty and soothing,
while Mrs. Schurz, with her dark Ham
burg eyes and almost tenderly interest
in young people, receives, one by one,
her callers, and is obliging, without
effort. to all.
Her daughters are growing up after
the stvle of their father and mother,
and the young men observe in them IA
docility and sensibility quite rare in
general society.
Schurz holds his place in the Sen
ate as much by industry as by talent.
He is not man of genius, but his ac-
complishments are general; he knows
sufficient of music, the languages,
mathematics, polite literature and law
to be considered proficient in coun-
try of partial education like ours: and,
then, he is always fortifying himself.
In the evenings, when his brother
Senators are distributing patronage
and writing goosey letters to u hundred
numbskull constituents, playing pok-
er, keeping an assignation, or stutfing
down food with Sam Ward at Welker's,
Carl Schurz is at his books. His wife
has put the children to bed and is,
perhaps, sewing at his side.
He has hone of the embarrassments
which attend fashionable wives, whose
daily study it is finding out what to
wear for the benefit of other men. The
star of his fame Mrs. Schurz admires,
but does not worship. Her ideal is d
more stable and frugal career than
waits on the Senate.
TO husband his resources of the
mind and the purse, to be part OF
some real society, and to develop more
slowly and in the line of happiness, is
this German wife's desire. She knows
the petulance and exaltation of the
literary mind, it's want of husbandry
and the necessity of giving it method
and self-denial before its wayward
habits become incurable. She desires
him to return to st. Louis and pro-
ceed with his newspaper and the prac'
ticc of law.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-02-19

spend the holidays with his mother.
It's whole blessed year since | laid
eyes on him, and last night, when |
got home, | found this letter waiting
for me- taking a dirty envelope from
her pocket.
"'Does he seem to be doing any bet
ter" | inquired.
"'That | cannot tell, she answered,
with sad shake of the head, but we
must all hope for the best. It's a
great gain, sure, to have him willing
to spend a day with his old mother
and just look here now, and see what
| have bought for our dinner, Capt,
dear And the old woman took a
young turkey from its wrappings of
brown paper, and proudly exhibited
it. and here are my onions, and
cranberries, and a nice head of celery.
It's feast we will have to be sure
All, Captain, darlint, it's long time
since | have cooked a turkey; and all
| can think of, the whole blessed day,
is the story of the prodigal son.
"'Perhaps it will turn out like
that, | suggested.
"'And who knows: she answered !:
but remember this, Captain, that our
aliairs-that is. if we try to do our
part-are all in the Lords hands,
And the Lord sent his only Son, Jesus
Christ, to show rs how to bear all the
heart and the sorrow of the world.
and finally to redeem rs. This is the
great comfort. Captain. dear.
Il went away from that stand with
a peculiar feeling of lonesomeness that
| never remember to hs'e felt in my
life before. Everybody was hurrying
to and fro, up apd down, all busy IN
their holiday preparations. 1t seemed
to me as if the san had sunk behind a
cloud. and wrald for ever be obseured; !;
and the strangest part of it all-there
was no wa,>of accounting for it. Two
or thre>/hours after this observed, rs
apffoached the stand, that there
w<quite a crowd about it, and good
deal of excitement apparent. | push
ed my way through, and found the
old apple-woman sitting bolt upright
he~ eyes closed, and her breathing
very dlaicult.
- " hat is the matter. aunty" /
asked, compelling the crowd to scat
fer.
".Ah. is it yourself. darlint.' she
asked, grasplng my arm::7 :i--,-
away from here, please. ! called an
officer, and supporting her on either
sikle, We walked slowly to the station
- j s.xss.yv-5r. ssor brsrE. t.s-bsd as s.,is
before" asked. as We stopped mo-
ment for the sufferer to get breath
She shook her head, aud answered
with difficulty:
".No, Captain darlint; and this is
the last of it. But if ye ever come a
cross him, Captain, be aisy with him.
for his mothers sake-and with the
rest of 'em, for Christ's sake"
"The old apple-woman never spoke
again. She lived Il few moments after
arriving at the station-house."
And the SON.
ooh ! have taken him in, times
without number, and just now he is
serving term on the Island. =
BaiimiaS Monthly.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-02-19
Singular Mathematical Fact.

Any number of figures you may wish
to multiply by will give the same re-
suit if divided by "a much quicker
operation; but you must remember to
annex a cipher to the answer, when
ever there is no remainder, and when
there is remainder, whatever it may
be, annex to the answer. Multiply
464 by Sand the answer will be 1920;
dividing the same number by 2 and
you have 232, and, us there is no re-
mainder, you add a cipher. Now take
357, and multiply by 5; there is 1,7S5.
Divide the same number by 2, and you
have us and a remainder; you there
fore place q at the end of the line,
and the result is again 1.7S5.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-02-19
Eflertfn mBrellanu.
Our Final Temptings! s.
THE POLICE SERGEANTs STORY.
BY ELEANOR KIRK.


"You see that corner there" point
ing to the angle of-two prominent
downtown streets. -Kell, all along
here was my beat, anthat place / was
compelled to pass gyod many times
dav. On that cornes an old woman
kept an apple-stand. At first only
remarked her as verypleasant-faced,
exceedingly ruddy andShubby person,
engaged in not very ,deasant or prof
liable business. Her ENnd was nice
ly kept, and her appV pea-nuts, or
anges, and cakes, of lybest quality.
| invariably bought u 4 fruit of her,
and after IA little wesla exchange a
few words as | made isy purchases
What first interested me lin her was
her wonderful cheerl ess, and evi-
dent human interest Yseverything a.
bout her. If | ma4Eed a drunken
man past her stand, he never failed
to step up to my side Nd say softly: ::
BE keerful of him, m Once upon
returning from the .sationhouse, al
ter having had an unusually hard
time with man in .irum tremens,
| had the curiosity ask her the
cause of her interestyfn this class of
unfortunates.
"'Aunty,' said I, what difference
does it make to you.shat becomes of
these drunken loafelA You are al
WAYS asking me to- b, tender of them.
What in the world dssyou mean By it,
".Have We any BRO her. she asked.
busting of an apple md banding it to
me.
".Yes. | have brothers, answered ;
but what has that e to do with it,
"'And are they all ipright" she in
quired. is there ns.a,ody that's dear
to ve who sometimes gets into bad
company. and takes sdrop too much:'
"'Well% | answer,l. Anhty touch
me there, | did has4 brother WHO
-,
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-02-19
@Dr. John Hall utters this bit OF

1aFD DIR. John Hall utterS thlS Olt OF
wisdom: Teachers are sometimes
tempted to nagging. They do, not
scold, or reprove, or punish outright.
Better they did. The victim perhaps
reports in this way: He or she, as
the case may be is always at me- This
is mistake in policy. The average
child is susceptible, and responds
promptly to generosity, confidence, and
obvious good will. When the child
heart feels that the teacher wishes, ex-
poets, and enjoys goodness in the pupil,
it has the strongest motive to be good.
But let the dark suspicion once get
into the mind: My teacher likes me
to fail and trip. for the satisfaction of
being down upon me, and, that little
is heartily learned is the less Of two
evils. The greater and graver is the
of the child-heart, the
poisoning of its fountains, and the
kindling of a maligant, vindictiye spirit
within it, of which the effect is to OBJ
literate all that might be angelic, and
to produce all that is demoniacal''
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-02-19
Waste of Home Resources.

A correspondent of the Southern
Farm and Home speaking of the ex-
travagant use Of commercial fertilizers
to the neglect of home manures, states
that in recent journey of some extent
through the South he found the PLAN
tation out-houses crammed with fer
tilizers. In a very few instances these
-EE...6xltfo for-a - ! eco 49, .,:zol
tom with heavy outlays, but In the
majority of>cases the purchases were
on time, with>S SAe addition of 20 per
cent. to cash prices payment being
secured by factors Acceptance, for
which charge was made Of about 2
per cent. per month, the factor receiv-
ing lien on crops, stock, &c. Yet at
these plantations no effort was made
to save homemade manure; the stable
manure which, if properly cared for,
would have equaled several tons of the
chemical fertilizers in value, was left
uncovered and exposed to the washing
of rain till rendered almost worthless.
A New England gentleman writes
that during the Summer of 1871 he
visited the towns in his vicinity for
the purpose of observing the current
methods of farm management. He
found that on large number of the
farms manurial liquids were wholly
wasted. More than one-half Of the
barns were without cellars, and the
manure was thrown from their windows
into the open yard, where it lay expos
ed to rains, causing rapid decay of the
lower boards and sills of the barn, and
losing very large proportion of its
valuable elements. Yet farmers gull
ty of this waste were buying super
phosphate at $50 per ton.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-02-19
Can Ants Talk?

NO one has SCuQleu the naDltS VI
"our six legged rivals" without becom-
ing impressed by their ability to COM
municate with each other, and the
wide range of intelligence which they
seem to be able to convey. Informa-
ton of common danger is quickly
spread throughout colonies number
ing thousands, the news being brought
by perhaps one or two spies. Hither-,
to their mode of communication has
been mystery, the mos. plausible hy-
pothesis being that it was by sort Of
fencing with their antenna. Thus an
ant returning from foraging expe-
dition meets another outward bound.
They stop, strike antenna together Il
few times, then proceed, No. to the
nest, No. 2 setting off on new course
and going straight to the place where
No. l found her load. 1t would now
appear that the striking of antenna is
merely a sort of salutation. as two
neighbors might shake hands, whiId
conversation goes on by other Wf
At any rate, according to p
of Professor Landois to-
History Society of Prus1
they are provided wi
paratus resembl -
wasp. 70 have
though its pita
to human ears
be ample
guage.
belief that alWa!
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-02-19

owr~ flesh nnu bsuods ~s~7.sss 'saso-a
Il fouud afterward that she was the
mother Of oae son. reckless, dissipa-
ted fellow. Sho had been the means of
bringing ler into this condition of
poverty ans comparative hclplessness.
Sometimes would miss her from her
stand for lay or two; but when she
next appeared she was the same rud-
dy-faccd, healthy looking old woman.
"'Nhere were You yesterday !
once asked, after one of these occa-
sions.
".WeIl. Captain Hear she answered,
with Il bright smile. Yesterday |
thought was to be ne lucky day, but
| was mistaken you see.
"'Iour lucky da',' | replied.
".Ies, that size answered slowly.
Il thought of We, Captain. and | was
glad that | have nver seen ve use
your club like someof them VI. P.'s.
and | prayed to the Lord that if my
poor boy ever foune his way back TO
this great bad city. that he would fall
into your hands, CAPTAIN; and | pray
ed that the Lord would bless you. and
inspire vou 10 do yur work with the
poor craythurs thatye have 10 see so
much Of And it's not angry We are
that an old woman like me should
make bold TO pray for We, snre:' rs !
cid not look up:
The Sergeant's ann trembled be-
meath his great shaggy coat-sleeye, and
| asked, very softly: "What did YOU
say to her."
Il think turned away" he an
Swered, after moment. ''without
making much of Il nply. only know
that the next time ] bought an apple.
she said, with her pleasant smile:
Sure, and | didn't mean to hurt
you, Captain; but ! was mighty glad
to find that We was so soft-hearted.'
"'Why are vou glad!' | asked.
"'Because the whole work of the
world has got to be done by them that
feels for others sorrows. Bet we must
all take heart, Captain, darlint; and it
puts new life into me when | think
that the Son of God thought it no dis
grace to be born in manger, to learn
the trade of ii carpenter, to spend his
time with poor, ignorant fishermen,
and to heal the sick and the sorrowful.
Alb, Captain. it is the soft hearts
that'll get into the kingdom-that
am sure Of
81 tell you, whatever of principle |
bad to start with, was strengthened
and put into practice by this old ap-
ple-woman. No minister ever brought
Christ's love so near to me as she did.
Well, month after month rolled on,
and the old applewoman kept her
place. 1t was hot, and it was stormy,
and it was cold. Only once in while
did ! miss her, and then | knew that
she had been sick. The day before
Christmas, as approached her stand,
| noticed that the old face had a new
light in it.
"How are you this morning, aunty?
| asked.
"'Oh? never better in my life, Cap
tain, darlint,' she answered picking
me out the rosiest-cheekcd apple on
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-02-19

ent, kissing sound proceeding from
columns of large ants when annoyed.
The next thing in order is an appara-
tns for making inandible sounds'audi-
BILE, as invisible rays are made lumi-
nous; then some enterprising student
may give us a comparative grammar of
formic idioms. ieatifc american.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-02-19

out with distinctness which is never
paralleled on earth. They glitter like
diamond points set in a armament Of
ebony. Stars and clusters which we
never see by the naked eye flock into
view and crowd the lunar heavens
Exchange.
Arizona weekly miner., 1875-10-22

LATE advices from New York quote quick silyer at 30 cents in that city.
Arizona weekly miner., 1875-10-22
OUR SCHOOLS.
From the Territorial Enterprise.l

From the Territorial Enterprise.l
 T,ere is to-day strong sentiment being spread throughout the United States hostile to our free school system. 1t is not alto retber confined to any one sect, party or To- cality. Wherever minimizing selishness comes to the surface in the human heart, that instinct is opposed to the blessings of free schools. It is matter which carries with it excuse enough to justify frequent refer ence to it. More and more 1t IS apparent daily that through the free schools system alone can we hope for for perpetuity of our free government. We depend on the ballot to give expression to public opinion, and by that crucible the justness and wisdom of our laws are tested. While we write, Tn an ad- joining State this trial by the ballot IS going on. It makes one shudder, almost, to think of some of the hands that will there to-day, under the protection of citizenship, drop their ballots into the box, and through them help the world to form an idea of the sentl- ments of men in California. What If It were known that every man who yesterday pre- ser,ted himself at the polls Tn Caliiornla ana claimed his rigbt to vote had been, m ms youth, instructed in all that our free schools teach-would not sign of relief and rapture break from the whole land And whatever the result, would not the connection be ire sistible that men like those could not be de- ceived. but had done what was best for both their State and the country2 If this be true, what better argument could be ad- vanced in favor of the system? In three or four States this year the doors of free school houses have been closed, and the children who ought to be learning the rudiments ol knowledge, and through them learning self respect and respect for others, are growing uF in idleness and ignorance, the paths ot both of which lead to bigotry and crime. It IS the worst omen that hangs in the sky of oui first Centennial, and pictures future. like that which Spain and Portugal and Greece and the Ottoman Empire are now experience ing, with this difference, that in those coun, tries there have always been sovereigns, and standing armies to obey the sovereign behcst beat back the ferocity of men with the bru tality of the bayonet, whether they are di rected toward light or toward darkness whether they stretch upward toward heaver or downward toward perdition. The enemy to free schools in the Uuited States IS pub lie enemy, and one who should be spurned q a leper and as unclean, and with voice ant pen and purse should the lovers of the coun try here encourage this, the strongest safe gaurd against future anarchy and destruction now held by our country.
Arizona weekly miner., 1875-10-22
Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.

wbs. means this eager, anxious throng, Which moves with busy haste alongI These wcndrous gatherings day oy cay What means this strange commofion, pray. In accents pushed the throng reply, "Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. Who is this Jesus Why should he The city move so mightily A passing stranger, has He skill To move the multitude RI will! As-aiu the stirring tones reply, "Jesus of Nazareth passeth by Jesus! tis He who once below Mans pathway trod, mid pain and woe; And burdened ones, where'r He came, Rrought out their sick and deaf and lame. T The blind rejoiced to hear the cry, "Jesus of Nazareth passcth by." Again He comes From place to place His sacred footprints we can trace. He pauseth at our thresboid-nay, He ecuters-condescends 10 stay. Shall we not gladly raise the cry, .Jcsus of Nazareth passeth by. Ho! all ye heavy laden, come! Here's pardon, comfort, rest ana homc- Ne wanderers from a fathers face, Return, accept his proffered grace. Ye tempted ones. there's refuge nigh: .tJesus of Nazareth passeth by"
 But if you still His call refuse,
 And ali His wondrous love abuse, Soon will He sadly from you turn, Your bitter prayer for pardon spurn- aToo late too late " will be the cry "Jesus of Nazareth has passed by"
Arizona weekly miner., 1875-10-22

WHAT GAN THE PRESIDENT MEAN 2-On the 29th of September there was a military ''renunion" at Des Moines, Iowa, on which occasion President Grant was present. Ot course, he was importuned to make speech. Speech making is an invariable and indispen- sible feature Of all American "renunions. The President, abandoning his usual and characteristic policy of reticence, responded to the call and made the longest speech re- corded against him in all his public career. He commenced by informing his audience that he was going to disappoint those who had called upon him "in the expectation of getting short speech" This is not only Che longest, but it is also the most sparkling ea,,rt in the oratorical line that the Presi- dent has ever made. "If we are to have an- othet contest in the near future," he said, isfer oar national existence, l predict that the dividing line will not be Mason and Dix son's, but it will be between patriotism. and intellipence on one side, and ambition, super stition aac ig Horance on the other" The President then proceeded as follows:
 In this Ceutennial year the work of strengthening the foundation of the struct- ure begun by our forefathers one hundred wears ago xS Lexington should be begun. Let us all isbor for more security of free thought, free speech, free press, and pure morals. unfettsred religious sentiments, and equal rights and privileges of all men, ire spective of nationality, color or religion. En- courage free schools, and resolve that not one dollar appropriated to them shall be applied to the support of any sectarian school. Re- solve that neither State nor nation shall sup port institutions save those where every child in the land may get a common school education. unmixed with ,latheist, pagan or seetarian teachings. Leave the matter ot re- ligion to the family, and keep Church and State forever separate. With these safe guards believe the battles which created the army of Tennesse will not have been fought in vain.
 Is this a prediction of religious war The whole tenor of the Presidents remarks seem to indicate that such was his meaning. He declsres that the conflict which he fore shadows is to be sectional one It IS not to be between the North and the South. It is not 10 be between 'pariotism and intelli- pence on the one side, and ambition, super st;tiou and ignorance on the other." How is ths lapsuage to be interpreted except as . prediction of religious wara-IS. F. Chronicle.