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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-01-13
The Sultan and Satan.

There is an eastern story of Sultan
who oversight himself so as not to
awaken at the hour of prayer. SO the
devil came and walked him, and told
him to get up and pray. Who are
you?" said the Sultan. "Oh, no mat
ter" replied the other; envy act is
good, is it not No matter who does the
good action, SO long as it is good. :"
eyes," replied the Sultan, ''but [
think you are Satan. I know your face
you have some bad motive" 60 But, ;"
says the other, 81 am not SO bad as [
am painted You see I have left off my
horns and tail. [ am pretty good fell
low after all. I was an angel once, and
l still keep some of my original good
ness" 8 That's all very we'll, replied
the sagacious andprudent Caliph; "but
you are the tempter; that's your bust
ness; and l wish to know why you want
me to get up and pray" "Well, P"
said the devil with firt of impotence,
eff you must know I will tell you. If
you had slept and forgotten your pray
ers, you would have been sorry for it
afterward, and penitent; but if you
go on, as now, and do not neglect a
single prayer for ten years, you will be
SO satisfied with yourself that it will be
worse for you than if you had missed
one sometimes and repented of it. God
loves your fault mixed with penitence,
more than your virtue seasoned with
pride"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-01-13
WE'D NESDAY, JANUARY IA, 1875
Song from a Drama.

BY L. G. STEDIAN.
know not if moonlight or starlight
Be soft on the land and the sea
I catch but the near light the far light.
Of eyes that are burning for me
The scent of the night. of the roses.
May burden the air for thee. Sweet
'Tis only the breath of thy signing
know, as I lie at thy feet.
The winds may be sobbing or singing,
Their touch may be fervent or cold,
The night-bells may toll or be ringing
[ care not. wi thee in my hold
The feast may go on, and the music
Be scattered in ecstasy round,-
Thy whisper. q love thee love thee !"
Hath flooded my soul with it's sound.
[ think not OF time that is flying,
How short Is the hour I have won,
How near is this living to dying,
How the shadow still follows the sun;
There is naught upor earth, no desire,
Worth a thought. though it were had by
sign!
love thee! I love thee! Bring higher
Thy spirit, thy kisses, to mine!
Scrlbner for January.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-01-13
The Mock

Perfect health demands that the
clothing about the neck should be very
moderate in quality. and worn SO Loose
as to prevent the slightest compression
The great error frequently committed
in clothing this part OF the body con-
sists in wearing such all amount as to
overhead and weaken the throat, and
thus render it easily susceptible to cold,
or in wearing it so tight as to retard the
circulation of the blood to and from the
head. Great care should be exercised
on this point, as the arteries and veins
leading from the heart to the brain are
situated SO near the surface in the neck
that slight compression there serves
to check the flow of the blood Many
cases of congestion of the brain and
headache are caused by too tight collars
and cravats.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-01-13
A PremOnitiOn of Death.

Mr.. Motley, in his recent volumes on
John of Barneveld, gives a vivid pic
ture of Henry ". of France just before
his death. The great monarch was busy
with preparations for war with Spain.
He intended to strike powerful blow
for spiritual freedom in Europe, and
was on the point of departure at the
head of the best-appointed army he had
ever commanded. But he delayed for
a few days to take part in the public
festivities in honor of his Queen. These
festivities he dreaded, and looked for
ward to them with gloomy forebodings.
He was haunted with fears that they in
volved his own life, and that he should
not survive them. He said many times
to his favorite minister, Sully, 81
know not how it is, but m y heart tells
me that some misfortune is to befall
me. [ shall never go out of IT. He
had dreams, also, which assumed to
him the force of revelations, that he
was to die in carriage, and at the first
magnificent festival he gave Sully
asked him why he did not abandon the
proposed festivities at the coronation,
and actually went to the Queen to per-
suade her to countermand them. But
she refused in high Indignation, being,
as is now supposed, in the conspiracy
against his life. The result is we'll
known, the King was assassinated in his
carriage by Ravaillac, as the festivities
were in progress.
There seems to be curious sympa-
thy in nature with important move
ments in human life which poets and
philosophers of keen insight have recog-
nized and noted. The dying hours of
Cromwell and Napoleon were marked
by storms of terrific violence, and
Shakespeare describes the earth and
air as filled with omens before the MUIR
ders of julius Caesar and Of King Dun
can. Great men often have Fremont
tons of death, as if nature or Provi-
dence were giving warning of dangers
for them to avoid. If Henry ~. had
needed the preomnitions, he might
have escaped death and changed the
history of Europe.
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Never Waste Bread.

One day, about one hundred and
thirty years ago, young Scottish
maiden was busy about her household
affairs, when an aged stranger came to
the door and asked permission to enter
and rest, requesting at the same time
something to eat. The young girl
brought him bowl of bread and milk,
and tried in various ways to make him
comfortable. A piece of bread hap
pening to fall on the floor, she pushed
it out of the way into heap of ashes.
"Never waste bread" cried the
stranger, with much emotion, picking
up the bread and putting it into his
milk. 81 have known the time when
I would have given gold for handful
of corn kneaded in soldiers bonnet.
A quick suspicion crossed the girls
mind and sent her to the room of hel
invalid mother, who fastened to the
kitchen on hearing the description OF
the old man with delicate hands and
clean, course linen. In a moment she
knew him to be the good Scottish lord
on whose estate they were tenants.
He had just returned from the battle
of Culloden, where the young prince
Charles Edward, had been defeated by
he royal troops. He and many Others
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-01-13
A Great Goose.

A correspondent of the Hartford
Times, who wants to equal the stories of
intelligent animals he has read, sends
the following: GA lady in East Gran
by obtained of friend six goose eggs
and set them under favorite hen.
After four weeks incubation, under
great difficulties, the hen came off with
one healthy gosling, who caused her
trouble in consequence of his reckless
ness in getting his feet wet. Still there
was great affection manifested by both
parent and child. But the hen grad
ually grew ashamed, either of her
self OF her strange chicken, (Which had
outgrown herr and she sought another
nest in a retired place and commenced
sitting for another brood The gosling
wandered lonely as a cloud until at
last she made her appearance with fine
brood of chickens. The gander at this
time had obtained considerable size,
and labored hard to help support the
large family of his half brothers and
sisters. Hewould spread his wings and
brood the chicks and protect them from
the rain, and drive off the other fowls
who interfered with his adopted family.
He would go out to the field and bring
in an ear of corn and shell it off for the
chicks; and woe to any other biped who
attempted to share the meal. At last
the industrious hen again went to work
for another nest, and then the whole
charge Of the family de> olved upon the
gander. And he was faithful to his
trust. And to-day if you go to East
CRANKY, to the farm house of Mr.. Scales,
you can see one of the finest of his spe-
cies you ever saw still attached to his
mother hen and her family, who ap-
parently fully reciprocates thefeelinp."
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we're obliged to hide for their lives.

were obliged to hide for their lives.
After being driven from one hiding
place to another, he at last found safe
hiding-place on part Of his estate
where were large cairns, called the
"cairns of Pitsigo." The lady who
tells the story says that "every one in
the neighborhood knew of his resi-
dence;" the very children would go
peep at him as he sat reading, but
would never breathe his name. Nor, :"
she adds, shall I ever forget the
lesson the poor fugitive taught me-
never to waste bread F."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-01-13
Sing a Song a Six-Pence.


Mr.. Tyler, in his HPrimitive Gull
ture," thus applies to this work the law
of the Interpretation of myths:
OBVIOUSLY, the four-and-twenty
blackbirds are four and twenty hours,
and the pie that holds them is the I'M
derlying earth, covered with the over
arching sky How true touch of
nature it is, that when the pie is opened
that is, that when the day breaks
the birds begin to sing The King is
the sun, and his counting out the
money is pouring out the sunshine, the
golden sh over of Dame. The Queen
is the moon, and her transparent honey
the moonlight. The maid is the rosy
figured dawn, who rises before the sun,
her master, and hangs out the clouds,
across the sky. The particular black
bird, which SO tragically ends the tale
by shipping off her nose, is the hour of
sunrise
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TIE COIRTS.

CIRCUIT COURT-JUcige HtaaDhrclyS.
Yesterday, Little VS.. Barkley; Judgment
below affirmed. Adjourned till Monday.
COURT IN GENERAL TERM.
Yesterday, Mclean agt. Young; argument
commenced. Adjourned till Monday.
PROBATE CoURT-JWtge Macarthur.
To-day, the will of Emma Parker was filed
and order Of publication issued. Letters of
administration were issued 10 the widow of
n. 4. III. Webster: bond - ono. In re-. estate
of Barbara \. LoudOn. deceased The court
confirmed the order of Register Webster. is
sued May II, 1875. Letters of adminiStra-
ton We're issued to Geo. VI. Howard on the
estate of John Mckay, deceased; bond $500.
In re, estate of VIM. s. Huntington, deceased:
citation against one of the administrators
issued. Register Webster reported several
accounts, which were approved and passed.
POLICE COURT-JUCl0e Smell.
To-day, Peter klOmas, larceny of -; fined
SO. Frederick Bradford, assault and bat
terry OF BERTHE Bradford. his wife: continued
under 500 bonds. VIM. Smith, coIOred
charged with obtaining two whitewash
brushes worth a; grand jury. Richard Rob-
lnson forfeited collateral for disorderly con-
duct Mamie Miller, profanity; -. Mary
Thomas, disturbing the quiet of Georgetown
by use of profane language; -. Amos Jones,
same; 3. Albert West, loud and boiSterous;
-. James La Fontane forfeited collateral
BelthaZar =. LitZ, prOfane; -. Frederick
Myers forfeited collateral for keeping tip
ping house without license. and an attach
ment was ordered. Susan Thomas, larceny
OF pair OF shoes worth 81: - and costs.
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GEORG ETO w N.

y PETITION to the District Commissioners
has been signed by some of the property
owners on Sd street, asking for it's Improve
ment, work badly needed, but by some
ones stupidity the western limit of the i'm
prOvement was fixed at Frederick street. OF
course, If improved at all, the authorities
Will see the necessity of extending the work
ore square further, even If the property
owners on that square objected, which they
DO not. The property owners on the east end
would otherwise derive very little benefit
from the halfway Improvement. The pave
mentS on streets should go through, If the
object is TO induce travel over them; and this
street is thOrOugAfare to the convent, the
new schoOl-house square. the distributing
reservoir (which now has fine drive around
ltl, and other points of interest.
LITERARY.-The students of Georgetown
College gave an entertainment, consisting of
music. Rotations. reading, &c, in the main
nan OF the institution Thursday afternoon,
which was largely attended by prominent
residents of the District. j. @. Agar J.
Percy Heating, w. F.. Brown, Bell w.
Etheridge and John It. Grifis participated
In the interesting exercises.
COLLISION ON THE PoTONAC.-At late
hour yesterday afternoon the schooner Re-
becca X. Smith, from this port, coliided with
an unknown schooner short distance above
The Long bridge, causing considerable dam
age to the inward bound vessel.
RIVER AND CANAL. - Arrived by the
river, steamer Sue, from Baltimore, con-
signed TO j. g. Il j. NJ. Waters, with cargo
OF general merchandise for District mer-
chants. By the canal, boat Wheeler Il Bar
ron, with 5000 bushels wheat for Hartley *
Bro; GOO bushels wheat and 10 bushels corn
for ID. NJ. Talbot, and 80 bushels corn for L.
{. Wheeler.
FISH MARKET.-Messrs. Simmons d CO.
to-day sold 1900 herring, at s12 per thou
sand.
GRAIN TRADE-Grain sales to-day. by T.
I. Wheeler: 500 bushels wheat at S1.55 per
bushel, 215 bushels at S1.56, and 80 bushels
com at 90 cents per bushel.
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Proposals for Forar. and S,raw
POT 9gARrERNAsrER's OFFICE,

WAsHLSSroS, ID. C., Nav J. Is-s
SEsLkD PROPOS AIS. in duplicate snh,s[, 3,
- 70. usual condition.: viii be received al this oeS
Until ~ clock noon, June 4, 1875, AZ which niacS
ana tee tney viii be opened In the presence az biS
ger, LOT deiisery during the fiscal year conmenc,no
Suy ,iao, and ending June 81, ls7s ~ All ihs,
Sorn oais, Hay, and Rye Straw required n the va
Eous corras and officers quarters In this civ ara
Whipple, Wa. ~ ~ ~"e fofs
The Sosernment reserves the right to reject any
preference viii be given to articles Of domestic
Printed circulars s.afine the Mind ana ..,,,....x
yusnties required af each post place and eivin>
n lneff uctions a. 20 the manner of bidding oondi
to this ofice. VI sPSafos'ion
Proposals should be marked, ~prcpos,,. s,r ro,-
d sse Id straw, AT Warrington, d. c." and i'd
pyisk WI. AYIRs, DEPOT Quarserusstsr.
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District Government Affairs.

"a STREET-SWEEPING CONTRAtT.
a committee of business men, Messrs. r I
T.. Hume, Thomas j. Perry, +. Tenney, ~.
Fl. Morrison. r. III. Taylor and DIR. IL. Il.
Clarke. called upon the Commissioners, to-
day, with petition numerously signed Dy
the business men of the city, complaining OF
the condition of the streets as they are now
cleaned by the present contractor, Mr.. Car
mody, and requesting theCollmissioners ID
let the contract for sweeping and cleaning to
contractors who have the means, and will
keep them in proper condition. Mr.. Hume,
on the part of the committee, made a state
ment as TO the annoyances the merchants on
pennsylvania avenue and other streets are
object TO, and that street travel on the ave-
nue. is being diverted to other street, to the
great disadvantage of business. Commise
siOner ketcham stated that he believed
they nave good grounds of complaint,
and that the matter would receive the
Immediate attention of the authorities.
In connection with this subject il may be
stated that to-day communication was
laid before the Commissioners from Lieut..
HOxie transmitting two reports of Ovsrseer
Cunningham in regard TO the dilatory and
imperfect performance of work ny the con-
tractors for sweeping the streets; that Mr..
CaImoGy has already received notification
that the force employed by him is utterly in
adequate to the performance of the work,
and that no further notice is necessary pre-
liminary TO dispossessing the contractors of
the work in favor of some other party. rs
provided by the terms of the contract, and
recommending that the committee for the
consideration of bids be Teconvened to con-
SiGer the propTiety for re-awarding the con-
tract.
The report OF OverseeT Cunningham states
that the force of wOrkmen and machinery is
entirely inadequate to do the work; the dirt
piled in the cutters is left from twelve TO
twenty hours after the sweeper passes; the
machinery is rot heavy enough 10 remove
the dirt from either wool or stone pavement.
IL is probable that prompt action will be
taken.
I'M BAD PAVEMENT on PENNSYLVANIA
AVENUE.
During the interview Mr.. Hnmp called the
attention of Gen. Ketcham To the dilaDidated
condition of the Pennsylvania avenue pave
ment, and stated that travel was daily grow
ing less upon that thOroughfare, and that
property holders, ne thought, desired to have
good concrete pavement substituted for the
wood, and would be willing to pay their
share for II. Gen. Kctcham suggested that
petition would receive fair consideration.
1T was the intention of the Commissioners
10 have the section of experimental pave
ment at the intersection OF Pennsylvania ay-
enue and 10th street repaired at once.
SCHALK'S NEWARK LAGER BEER at Fritz
Schaible's, northeast corner : tn and T..
PROPERTY-owNERS who have not made
Application for damages to property by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-22

THE
ICE KING REFRIOERATO
Has stood the seyerest test for the past five years.
trial Exhibitions throughout the United States.
competing with nearly every Refrigerator now in
existence; am now prepared to challenge the world
H. NJ. DIGGINs, Patentee.
THE ICE KING
PREsKRvER, not consumer, like others that
description Of perishable food longer dryer and bet
ter than any other now in USE and will consume
half the amount Of ice. The following are some of
Its advantages over all others lst 1t saves fifty per
cent q ice over all other Refrieerators. ID fhe
Ice King can freeze pan of water into solid
ice In very few hours. 3D. 1t produces a dry, cold
temperature In the provision chamber. 9Th Ii will
produce . temperature Of Zero in the warinest day
taste OF smell Of the other 9Th The Refrigerator is
aiSided into two separate and distinct
I'm; The Ice King Is the best Refrigerator for
Voolers In the world. 9th. The provision cham.
per can easily be kept sweet and clean, il has no
aslppipgs from the ice 10TH costs DO more than
into all sizes, suitable for hotels, restInrants,
saloons, steamboats, grocers, butchers and faR;ly
Sa!poses The Ice King can now be seen in Opefs-
Asesey; s1s 18th street. under National Metropolis.
Mandatory and wareroom southwest corner OF 9Th
street and Maryland avenue;
Also, TheAter Alley, between 18th and 18th streets,
fenosStSania avenue and street.
BEN. z. rRENCH, Agent.
H. n. DI00INS, Prop.
Tie right for few states for sale. Address,
"y$lW y, n, DlafINs, Pateate,.
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ValuabIe niscoverx

DR.. c. w Benson. q Practiciug Physician,
106 North Eutaw street. Baltimore, (who has
paid much attention to nervous Diseases
has discovered that extract of Celery and
Chamomile combined, In n certain proper
peptic, Nervous or Sick Headache Neural
eia and Nervousness. This is triumph IN
medical chemistry, and sufferers all over the
country are ordering by mail. He prepares
IL in pills at so cents per box. The Doctor is
largely known and highly respected in Bal
timOre.-EpjscOp0l MeihOiiS'. Sold by all
Druggists. Charles StOtt & Co. $50 Penrsyi-
vania avenue, agents for Washington.
post tn 8:
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THE TEACHERS OF THE CoLoRED SCHOOLS
neld their monthly meeting at the Summer
oetlding yesterday. Superintendent Cook
presented q summary for the past month,
attendance, 3,937; and cases OF corporai pun,
ishment, 55. Trustees Brooks and Jo.,ilson
addressed the teachers, and Mr. Cook gave
Instructions as 10 TIC examinations,
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PROPOSALS FOR FRESH BEEF

OFFIcE OF ACTING CoNNIssARy OF SUssrsrENcE. =,
foRI wHIPPLE, Va, MAJ %, ls75
SkALED PROPOSALS In duplicate will be re-
ceiyed at this once until u 10 clock M Jnne ~
1875, for furnishing the Fresh beef reoufret - -
subsistence Department, u. :. A. at this station
curing the Elk months commencing July 4 ls7s.
required by the officers. 9 may 10
information as 10 conditions, quality Of beef mar
mens, &c, can be oh. aimed by aoplicsfiTn - ~
MI OF GEO. 3. GRIMES. Isl III "a a. n
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Our Public schools.
EXAMINATIONS IN ARITHMETIC.

EXAMINATIONS IN ARITHMETIC.
The special examination of the pupils OF
public schools in arithmetic took place &C
theFrankiin school building to-day There are
wo geld medals as prizes Jrwhich there are
forty-eight cOmpetitCrs-six from each OF the
Quoted the examination. The superinten-
dent, Mr.. j. .. Wilson, and the committee
were present. The following are
THE QUESTIONS:
III y merchant bought OF ship for
5000. He gave 81 of his share to a nephew
and 50 OF the balance, with 5000, to niece.
He then sold = of his remaining interest for
$500. What would the whole snip sell for
at the same rate?
any. between pound of gold and pound of
feathers?
al Reduce 4 81 81 to a decimal of foot.
a. In what time will s2,377-50 amount to
S2.s52 - at per cent. per annum?
ISL II q merchant gains Il per cent. when
he sells cloth at SIS. cd. per yard what per
cent. will he gain by selling at los. Cd. per
yard?
[6.l II pound OF tea is worth 80 oranges,
pound Of tea WORTH when lemon sells for 2
cents?
~ A and b start from the same point.
The first day A goes 20 miles east and 80
north; go miles east and 80 north. The sec
ord day A goes 90 miles east and 80 north; b
80 miles east and 20 north. The third day
a goes 80 miles east and Is north; b - miles
east and - north. How far apart are they at
the end of the third day?
Isl The first term Of progression is 12S.
the ratio :. and the last term ?. WHAT'S the
sum Of the terms?
(9.l How many small cubes of inches on
side can he sawed out of a cube feet on a
side If nothing is lost in saving?
I1O1 y and Il can do a certain piece Of work
in days: II and G. in I days, ana \ and { in
II days. In what time can y do it alone?
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HArs.-The latest styles of gentlemeu's,
boys and childrens Light Felt, Linen and
Straw Hats for summer wear, received this
week at Lewis Popular One Price Store, -
$40 eth street, between and X. 2
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/ HAVE sECCEED ADDITIONAL HELP in
the custom department, and am now pre-
pared TO, execute orders with more prompt
ness than have been able to do recently.
My assortment of desirable fabrics is very
large and worthy the inspection of gentle
men wishing drst-ciass garments.
GEO. G. HENNING. 40 It'll street
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CITY Ms.

DELEGATES or THE Sra
Turtle. Soft and Hard Sher ~.s2S'CGreen
HOLSTERS, with variety .o,t sua Sia Sn,s
eaeies. are in abunda. Ore a sSiI HnpSr 9ei,-
1ssm bl ;, .d'o ransylvania avelue, which
VIII oe seiNS0 IN 0netr saloons or 10 families
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LOCAL NEW s.


Pbrcfs OpeTn Rols-e.-Mr. ROlin Howard in
q Paffied, also. the Female Minstrels
Th@o,e- TOrqiG7isy-Openingw week OF Summer
Garden. with a Lst of new stars.
AVs,,Ee TbeC-eT.-SOng. minStrely and
dance. concluding with the can-can.
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$500 FOR A CASE of Rheumatism, Sciatic
Neuralgia, Nervous or Kidney disease that
DR.. FIier's Rhetuadtic Remedy will not cure.
], II. O'Callaghan, 52s 9TH street southeast,
WashingtOn. 2,2O,s,S:
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SIX PER CENT. INTEREST paid on deposits,
payable on demand. Special rates on time
deposits. j. III. Squier & Co., Bankers, 1il6
Pennsylvania avenue. 5,15,eO1:
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uen-bcr Probabilities To-dS,y.
OFFICE OF CHIEF SIGNAL OF7Jr ER, ,

Turing the rest OF Saturday, in tie middle
and south Atlantic states, static IaTy or us
irg barometer. southeast % southwest winds,
clear or rarity cloudy weather, and slight
changes in temperature.