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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-12-08

We never hear a loon holler? You'd
think t was crazy Teller, if ye didn't
know. I s'pose Joo7sutacs are named
after EN-. IS W
met exactly said Mr.. Bodwig.
50 Lnnatics are named after Tuna.
that's the Latin name for the moon,
which affects peoples brains, some
times
"I wouldn't give much for such
brains! - said Joe, CONTEMPORARY.
'Moon never hurt mine none y Hence
he argued that his own were of super
ior quality. "You must have been to
school to learn so much Latin T. he
said, regarding Mr.. Benwig with fresh
admiration.
Augustus nodded with dignity.
whats the Latin for do,.j ?" joe
asked, thinking he would begin at once
to acquire that useful language. o
Augustus was obliged to own that he
didn't know. Thereupon Joe'ss admira-
ton changed to contempt. s.ai eed
whats the use Of Latin" said he,
eff We can't tell the latter for dory ?"
And Mr.. BOWS was sorry lie had not
doribus, and SO have still retained q hold
upon Joe's respect as ,uYiSoa7d .yfla
why folks say silly coot 9" he asked,
to change the subject. esF.gsy5 juoss
asssW Wal, coot is a silly bird jest like
some folks" said Joe. !" Sometimes
you may shoot one out of q flock, and
the rest will fly right up to you, or jest
stay right around till you've killed 'em
ALL Augustus thought he would like
to fall in with sEch a flock. !" There
some now p said Joe. They're goin'
to the island. The sea runs so, we
cant shoot very well from the boat, and
I guess we'd better land" q sase
Landing was easy under the lee OF
the island, and the boat was hauled up
on the beach. Then Joe set out to
guide his friend to the best point for
getting shot. z. 1f'oaUbs'5dge, st.
Nich0InS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-12-08
THE TWO CENT CHECK:STAMp.


The Banks Endeavoring to Secure Repeal
of the Laws-Reasons Urged for this Ac-
ton. g. ~
A very energetic movement is being
made by number Of leading institu-
tions of the country for the purpose of
securing the repeal of the law authoriz-
ing the affixing of two-cent stamp on
checks. In this movement, all the banks
OF Wilmington, Del, and several
banks in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and
in this city have joined, and have issued
g circular urging on the other banks to
secure signatures to petition which is
to be presented at the next Congress,
with view of securing the repeal of
the law. It is urged that the two cent
check stamp has been q continual
cause OF annoyances and misunder-
standings, as is experienced hourly by
all officers and managers of banking in
stltutions." The banks claim that one of
the objectionable features is "the sur
velllance.Over the private transactions Of
depositors, and in the onerons and hui
initiating costs liable to fall upon the
banking institutions, Notwithstanding
all ordinary precautions on the part of
tii5ir officers" The banks claim that
1.-THE true interest Of our government
and of our people is that this tax should
be promptly repealed; that the time has
come for this action, and that it only
needs a proper and persistent represen-
tation of the case to the Administration
and Congress to remedy what may
otherwise yet inger fol-. years to come"
A special agent has been Selected by the
banks to bring the matter before Con.
gress SO soon as the signatures are OBJ
tanned to the petitions, which have been
sent to every bank for that purpose
~. Y, Commercial.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-12-08

which, on being brought to the
surface, proved to be truly marvellous
piece of workmanshin.s
over which archaologists may 90 into
ecstaoles and Philosophers ponder, and
which SURPRISES anything yet discovered
relating to the original inhabitants of
this Western country, the ruins of
whose cities, IN Arizona and elsewhere.
have long beenla subject of wonder to
the modern explorer The article in
question is composed of certain ne-
culiar slate-colored stone, similar to
that usually employed by the Indians
OF British Columbia fol the Manufacture
OF pipes, and is not found anywhere
else in this state. In form it is circn-
lar, being shaped like large dinner
plate; the bottom, for about six inches
IN diameter, is quite smooth, and has q
circular orifce in the center about half
an inch in diameter. Toward the rim
it presents slightly convex appear
aIce. 2Thls rim, on the under surface.
is surrounded with wreath of grape
vines, SO faultlessly engraved that even
the most minute fbres of the leaves are
clearly on lined true to life. On the
upper surface of the rim is a peculiar
border, composed first of two parallel
lines extending around the entire rim.
with an interval of about two inches
between the lines In the center of
these lines, running at right angles, at
regular intervals, are smaller lines con-
yerging from the inner line in the form
of quarter circles, meeting in the cen
ter, where they pass through ovals,
ending on the outer line in the center
OF crescent facing outward, while
traversing the whole is q waving line
extending around the center of the out
er lines. The center of this curious
work, however, is the most astonishing
portion. On it appears an almost mar
velously beautiful and faultlessly, exc
cuted wreath of flowers, leaves, vines,
and scroll work, every bud, leaf, and
flower being perfectly natural and life
like to the minutest detail. The whole
is polished in the highest manner. and
is as smooth as glass. The entire work
manship, in beauty of design and deli
cacy of finish, exceIs the
choicest productions of modern artists.
and show that the people by whom it
was executed had reached an advanced
stage of civilization. It is almost with
feeling Of reverence that we gaze upon
this relic of a past race, Of whom no
history has yet been found other than
the ruins scattered on the plain, and
whose origin and history is enveloped
in impenetrable obscurity, which prob
ably never will be penetrated through
al ages. The plate is in a remarkable
state of preservation, owing, no doubt,
to the indestructible quality of the stone
of which it is composed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-12-08
An Aztec Art Relic.

From the San Bernardino (Cal.) Times
There has just been brought to light
wonderful and interesting relic, whose
origin, doubtless antedates to period
when this country was inhabited by a
race of people among whom the arts
and sciences have attained degree of
perfection rarely surpassed even in this
age of progress, If one might Judge
from this rare specimen of art. A team
ster on the railroad, while bathing IN
Whitewater, some thirty miles east of
San Bernardino, observed dark circu-
lar object in the bed of the stream,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-12-08
The Pilgrim Monument.

Work on the National Monumental the
Pilgrims at Plymouth is concluded for
the season, and nothing more will be
done until spring, when the grounds
will be put somewhat into shape by
grading. The monument now stands
forty-one feet in height, and is ready to
receive the figure of Faith, which is to
be Of the same height, making eighty
two feet in all. This colossal statue is to
weigh one hundred and forty tons, and
will probably be put into position about
July OR August Of next year. It is now
in thehands OF the contractor and the
work is pushed as rapidly as possible.
The Connecticut memorial tablet is also
under the sculptor's chisel.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-12-08
SWindling a Chinamali.

The Salt Lake Herald says: "Jus-
tice Pyper sent q sharp youth up for
thirty days for swindling Chinaman.
The boy went to the Celestial with a
piece of brass, which he represented
was piece of gold that had been melt
ed in the Virginia City fire. It was
worth $50 he said, and he wanted to
soak it for S. until morning. The
Chinaman bit, and let the boy have a
V. Subsequently the heather obtained
q bottle of medicine (acid) and ap-
piled it to the npgget, when, as he ex-
presses it, he alice come gleen ikee
hay-glass, alice same what COW eat. ;
That Chiaaman will not soak any
more nuggets until he tries them with
medicine"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-12-08
Racy Description of the Italian.

Mr. Charles Dudley Warner, writing
of the Italians, says. ''Ihe Italian is
talking machine; you only need to
touch spring and he is perpetual mo-
ton. IF words were deeds the Italians
would have gabbled themselves into
the seventh heaven of prosperity long
ago. They are not without ambition.
They want to shine, to be rich, above all
to be conspicuous in position, or in
clothes. They have noble, inflated
ambition to be somebody. But they
are not willing to work for it. They
hope to speculate themselves by a
kind of internal evolution into some
shining position. What they want, and
it seems only. reasonable that they
nobody will be obliged 20 do any work
or pay any taxes, and every one will be
III the first position. Clearly it needs
revClut; on for this. . aI'
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-12-08

The Dead Doll.
You needn't be trying to comfort mel tell
you my dolly is dead
There's no use in saying she isn't, with crack
like that in her head.
It's just like you said it wouldn't hurt much to
have my tooth out that day; .sss S #ss
And then. when the man most pulled my head
off, you hadn't word to say.
And guessyou must think I'm baby, when
you say you can mend it with glue 81
As if didn't know better than that. Why
just suppose twas You - gi93aau
You might make her look all mended-but
what do care for looks? - fass
Why, glue's for chairs and tables, and toys;
and the backs of books 1 ,Fa
MY dolly u my own little daughter>n Oh, but
it's the awfulest crackla ss3 ssv
II makes me sick to thlnk of the sound when
her poor head went whack a a:fte
Against that horrible brass thing that holds up
the little shelf. .e...@s.tl
Now, Nursey, what makes you remind me ]
know that I did it myself
| think you must be crazy-youm get her
another head! 80. stA 81
What good would forty heads do her tell
you my doll is dead! /,
And to think I hadn't quite finished her
elegsnt new Spring hat!
And took sweet ribbon of hers last night to
tie on that horrid cat
When my mamma gave me that ribton-I was
playing out in the yard
She said to me, most expressly, Here's a
ribbon for Hildegarde."
And went and put it on Tabby, and Hide
garde saw me do it;
But said to myself, "Oh, never mind, [
don't believe she knew it !"
But know that she knew it now, and / just
believe do,
That her poor little heart was broken and 80
her heart broke too.
Oh, my baby my little baby! I wish 'ay head
had been hit!
For I've hit it over and over, and it hasn't
cracked bit.
But since the darling is dead, she'll want to be
buried, of course;
We will take my little wagon, nurse, and you
shall be the horse;
And I'll walk behind and cry; and we'll put
her in this, you see
This dear little box-and we'll bury her then
under the maple tree.
And papa will make me tombstone, like the
one ne made for my bird
And he'll put what I tell him on it-yes, every
single word!
I shall say, Here lies Hildegarde, a beautiful
doll, who is dead;
She died of broken heart and a dreadful
crack in her head
ST. Nicholas
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-12-08
The Queens Farms.

The Pail Mall Gazette says: There
are three separate farms within the pre-
cincts of Windsor Forest-the Norfolk,
the flemish and the Prince Consort's
Shaw Farm. Most of the stock which
has been winning prizes at the recent
agricultural shows are kept at the first
and second. Upon both of them lare e
amount of capital has been expended,
and the money has doubtless been laid
out to good purpose, for those farms
must pay we'll. But the Queens favor
tie farm is that nearest the castle, and
called the Prince Consort's Shaw Farm.
It consists of about LOO acres, of
which nearly nine tenths are in pasture,
all in ring fence.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-12-08
A Curious Tree.

From the Nevada <Cal.) Transcript.
The most singular freak of nature can
be seen IN tree up near Eureka. It is
half pine and half fir. It is a good
sized tree, perhaps rs feet high.
The body from the ground to a distance
of thirty feet is pine. Then for dis
lance Of twenty feet it is fir. The re-
naming twenty-five feet, like the lower
portion, is pine. The fir portion of the
tree is in very fourishing condition.
The foliage on that part is so dense
that the trunk or limbs can hardly be
seen throu h it. On the pine portion
the leaves are rather scarce. The tree
is near the road, ali has been noticed
by nearly all who ever passed that way
It is Il rare curiosity, and we'll worth
seeing.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-12-08
A Mouse Story.

= From the Austin (Nev.] Reyeil1e. -.
A ewfangled mouse trap was set in
this office last night. and this morning
it contained mouse. While some of
the boys in the Office were watching the
motions of the mouse in the trap, an
other mouse emerged from hole near
by, and proceeded to gnaw up bits of
paper and push them through the bars
into the trap, and with the pieces thus
thrust in the imprisoned mouse made a
nest and hid herself therein.
No matter how Indifferent the rest of
the world may prove to your comings,
how careless of whether you remain
away or come back, there is one person
who will witness your departure with
anxious heart, one pair of eyes that will
grow brighter VIXEN you return. You
know her, young man. It is your wash
woman--B Brunswick NeaUs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-12-08
Two Good Loon stories.

ssDo coots catch fish? asked Bon
wig. tesa
"No," said Joe; ssloons ketch fish,
but coots don't. A loco has got short
wings that help him swim under water,
or fly under water, for that's what it
is. He'll go Eastern than some fishes.
But he can't walk; and he can't rise On
the wing very well. He has to flop
along the water against the wind, a
little while, fore he can rise. He can't
rise goin' with the wind, any more'n a
kite can; and sometimes, when he lights
in small pond, he's pestered to get
out at all. I ketched one in Bemis's
pond last spring. He was just as well
and spry as any loon ye ever see, but
there wasn't room for him to git good
start, and no wind to help him; and he
couIdn 'trun on the land, nor fly upfrom
the land, and there wasn't any good
chance to dive. A loon II go down ip
deep water, and like as not ye wont see
anything more of him till by-'m-by he
comes up quarter OF mile off, or
mabby We wont never see him agin-
for he can swim with jest little speck
of his body out of water, so that it
takes pe-ty sharp eye to get sight of
him. But this loon in Bemis' pond
couldn't come none o. them tricks, and
I jest stoned him till he couldn't dive,
then I in arter him, and ketched him.
He was fat Teller, I tell We p
"That's good loon story" observed
Mr.. Bonwig.
81 can tell We better one than that, y
said joe. "My father went a-fshin'
off the end of that island once, and as
the fish wouldn't bite, and the sea was
calm, he jest put his lines out and laid
down in the bottom of the dory, and
spread tarpaulin over him, and
thought he'd &c to sleep. That's nice
way to sleep, have your boat at anchor,
and it'll rock ye like cradle, only ye
must be careful storm don't come up
all of sudden and rock ye over. Ye can
wind yer line around yer wrist, so'st
If cod does come and give it a yank,
you'll wake up. That's the way
my father did. And s he'd had a
nice long nap, when all at once-yank /!
suthin' had bolt. Off went the tar
paulin, and up he jumped, and he
thought he'd got a whopper, by the
way it run off with mis- line. But be-
fore he'd begun to pull, the line slack
ed, as If nethin' was on it; and the next
minute up come loon, close alongside
the boat, and looked at him, and my
father looked at the loon, and thought
he noticed suthin' queer hangin' out of
his bill. Then the loon dove, and then
my father felt whopper on his line
ag'in, and he began to pull, and, by
sixty if he didn't pull up that loon
and bring him into the boat He had
dove I don't know how many fathom
for the bait, and got hooked jest like q
fish,"
ssThat is a good story said Mr.
Bonwig who had sportsman's relish
for such things. "What makes folks
say crazy as O. lOoras
Il DIN know" Joe replied, "with-
ut it's cause they holler SO. Didn't
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-12-08

A 1,OOO-PoUND cake of ice has been
at Austin, Texas.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-12-08

serve G0 cdtcu tOBeGu0F Cl0 cages OF the
overdress where it is cut up on one side.
For the heavy goods another favorite
style of trimming is narrow braids,
which are put on in groups of nine,
eleven, or more rows; the black braids
in which dull silver is woven are favor
ties. For this, use on the overdress
eleven rows; on the waist or jacket seven
rows; the edge to be finished with q
fringe. or with narrow fur set in be-
meath it.
Valenciennes is decidedly the most
popular lace for trimming, although
guipure and Mechlin are both very
much used. Gnipure is Of So many DIFF
ferent makes that a person learned in
laces can point out half a dozen differ.
emit kinds. White guipure overdresses
are excessively dressy. A velvet dress
trimmed with guipure lace and inserting,
entirely filed in with gnipure.l ITO eff
feet this the velvet cut from the square
neck is laid on the lace, and it is fitted
completely tight and smooth to the
neck. The sleeves are also of lace, ex-
cept an epaulet of velvet into which the
sleeve is set, and band of velvet fin
ishes it at the wrist.
Becoming fchus and collarettes are
made of Valenciennes, guipure or
Mechlin laces for evening wear. OF
these the Charlotte Corday which is
caught down at the hack of the neck
with velvet or ribbon bow, is the most
coquettish and the newest; q bow also
holds the ends together in front. These
are worn over high-necked dresses; the
Woodstown register. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 187?-1892, 1875-09-28

Does THIS ApPLyTo CgR. ScnooLs?
"A clever writer asks "hy not one
in ten of public school pupils are ca
pablo, when they leave school of
correctly writing a letter. He con-
cIudes that one reason is the remov-
al of pupils from school at too early
al age, and that another reason is
that ras AT, of composiaan is not
taught carly enough. He lays :
eve ought 10 require instruction
in the formation and construction
of sentences even in the upper class
of u primary departments {; and
this exercise. insteadiofconfng once
a weeA, OF. once in a fortnigh, on
the much dreaded composition day
should occur shise aIiss a week.
As the art Of composition is now
generally taught, it is regarded a. a
bugbear to b. feared ana, dreaded ;
whereas, it ought to be regarded as
a pastime and one to be longed for.
Pupils ought to be required to copy
good models of English composition
once a week, at least, until they
shall have required a seed easy style
and facility of expression of their
own.
Woodstown register. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 187?-1892, 1875-09-28

THEORY OF s'FAKlNG CCLp."-
Professor Rosenthal gives the fol-
iowin" explanation Of the patho-
genie action of exposure to cold !:
Suppose an individual tc have been
subjected to an elevated, tempera-
ture, such as that Of Il ballroom or
theatre, or to have engaged in vio-
rient muscular exercise ; the cutanc-
Gus vessels are diIatel, and in state
more or less akin to paralysis, and,
IN all cases, more slow to contract
than usual. If at. this moment the
same person be exposed abruptly,
and, WITHOUT any intermediate tram
sition, to a low temperature, espec-
tally to a cu.sy5ent, of cold air, con-
siderable loss of heat will be observed
upon the surface of the body. The
blood. which has been thus cooled
comes back into the%internal organs,
and cools them gIdenly which
circumstances alone may, in an or
gan predisposed to disease, become
the active Cause of some severe, NAL
ady.
Woodstown register. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 187?-1892, 1875-09-28

On Sunday evening, 4th inst.
two barns near Moorestown, Of the
late John H. Stokes, Ms b., were
burnt, with the crops and farming
implements therein. Loss, about
$500
A man in Wyoming, Ohio, upon
opening his chicken house one morn
ing, missed two birds !; but. 'hen,
on the other hands he found two
fingers in the trap. They haven't
been called for
When a conductorsron a Boston
car shouted "Ruggles street !" the
other night, a fellow who had been
doing in the corner, started up and
said "Ruggless' treat Where's
Ruggles Show me Rueglzs.'
Woodstown register. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 187?-1892, 1875-09-28

Floridains catch grasshoppers in
large numbers during the summer,
dry them. IA the sun and sell them
IN tbs sWintes to the stranger as or
naments for ladies' hair.
Sir Edward Thornton,ofth the Uni,
ted states and Mexican claim com
mission, has given a decision in
favor of George L. Hammeken VS..
Mexico for sIoo,o 900 on account of
damages to the Mexico and Tacu-
baya railroad during the Miramon
administration.
Woodstown register. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 187?-1892, 1875-09-28

Yalean Harvard have long stood
alone among American Colleges,
but under the rule Of DIR. McCosh,
pHnceton is making rapid strides
toward them. With a Freshman
class of r25, a higher standard for
admission, additions Of a million
and a quarter to its endowment
within seven years. and a fail T pros
pect for half a million more, the
Presbyterian institution in New Jer-
sly begins to Have a claim to be
rated ine5gg its Congregational and
Unitarian rivals.-N x Tribune.
Woodstown register. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 187?-1892, 1875-09-28
SOCIETIES.

o. Q. F.
Woodbine Lodge, No. l5S, indie
pendent Order of Odd Fellows; mevting-,
Frid2y e,enings at $ o'clock.
u. q. L.
Niko,ais Lodge, No. &c, Independent
Order Of Good ~Templars meetings at theii
Hall, in Riley's New building ever NJ, err
l.;,oyc Stare, aloa.lay even ngs, at ! o'clcck.
ftlP. u. Il. VI.
Mosac>a Tribe. No. l2. Improved Order
ri Red Men, meet at Isilsy,a. hall, ever
5th sleep at the 9TH run.
4 +. K A. NJ,
woodst"wn Lodge, No. I3a. of An
cicnt Free and Accepted Masons. Meets AT
Bort"n's hall. Tue-dai night on and afte,
full moon, and two weeks thereafter.
- OF H.,
Woodstown Grange. Patrons OF
jissbsndry. Mevtings' every W.l..sda,
dssning. II o'cl-ck, IN liilc,ts hall.
Harmony Ceggsil. No. ST, Order
VI United American Mechanics. Meeting,
~ Nikomis Hall, in Rilcy's Nav Building
ever Myers' Stove Store, Tuesday evening",
1t 7 o'cl"ck
n Q. u. A. N.
'Eecial cSnhcil, No. 81. Junior Order
of United American Mechanics. Meetings
~ Nik"mis hall, in %lile,'s new building,
Fri'iay evenings. AT Z o'clock.
pILESGRCVE LIBRARY.
Open Saturdays, from ~ to7! p. NJ.
Woodstown register. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 187?-1892, 1875-09-28

Nii,eland has no less than ten
shoe factories, employing two huns
dred and ninety hands, who have
turned out 7I4o pairs of shoes in a
single week.
Woodstown register. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 187?-1892, 1875-09-28
REAUTIFULC CORAL RUBBER
TEETH.


SIS 90 TO So 90 PER SET.
Guaranteed. Impressions in the morning,
Teeth IN the afternoon. Nitrous Oride
Gas for painless Extraction, SO
cents per tooth. Old Sets re-
paired eq soi to New. Per-
feet Satisfaction given.
college" 5I4, Piue ST.,
PHILADELPH IA.
HARRY l.. SHAPE,
Attorney al Law, & Solicitor IN chancery.
Muster in Ghancery. Supreme Court Commits
sioncr, aud Notary Public. tionveyon-
cling in all its branches. Mortgages
Eorclosed, and Notes and Ac-
counts collected sn all parts
of the United States.
Special attention gieea to matters an Bnnk-
ruptty,, and suits. &C.. an the District
Courts Of the United States. Notes
Protes'ed. Acknowledgement
aud AHdapits taken
Office in Riley's Building,
WOODSTOW.W. ~. j.