Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-04-14
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Sayings OF Che-F0o-Tsin.

OF creatures they would become, but [ |
never expect to. There could be but
one man IN it ac time. He would |
have eaten all the rest.
should like, too, to see a world
peopled with women alone, but | never
shall,-I would not dare 90 near it.
| have some ambition to be perfect
man-but not till after | am dead and
In another state of existence, for it is
SAD thing to have no character among
ones fellows.
| wish | had ingenuity enough to
steal without being caught, beca use it
is pleasant to acquire reputation and
respect in the world i re
| am told that our breath peisons the
air, and that the trees have to keep it
pure by sucking the poison out It
seems to me that a great many people
are put into the world for nothing bat
to make hard work for the trees. [ do
not understand it. -. .-f.
There is an awful catastrophe that I
am IN dread of. | am afraid that we
shall learn some day to read one anoth-
er's thoughts. That will be the end
of society, and of marriage. We shall
have to live alone after that.
We knew man once who did not
like to have his name in the oewspa-
pers. have not seen him since [ was
a boy. [ think he is dead,
When | was young [ had thoughts
of marriage, and [ beguu to look for a
wife whom all women would speak
well of; but [ never found her. |
have wasted my time.
aa There was place set apart in Hea-
ven for good wives who could Judge a
wicked thing as harshIy when man
did 1t as when woman did it. But
1t has never b Ell occupied [ believe
| foolishly applied myself once to
the study Of the laws. 1t is fortunate
that [ gave the study up, for | should
have been sorry to lose sense of Justice.
Since my eyes became dim, and / do
not read any more, | find myself grow
ing daily IN wisdom
dreamed last night that I had
three friends. How crazy we are in
our sleep.
WHAT THE NATION DRINKs.-
The imported brandies, wines. cordiaIs,
gin and other spirits for the>year end
ING June 80 1874, had value, duty
included, of $500 900. They
amounted III all, to yearly 1000 600
The domestic dlstileries furnished in
the same year 65.000,0J0 gall ns to
the trade The brewers added 5000,
000 barrels or 270 900 900 gallons of
mal6 liquors The imported liquors
cost him about $500 100000 more.
total OF little more than S400 900,
GOO, or SO 60 the head Of the popu-
lation. But as the number OF those
who drink Is probably not more than
5000 600 the amour for each is SS0a
year, Sl.55 week, 25 cents q day as
the average. The sum looks large .,
but nation Of drunkards" cannot
be made on % cts day. Consequently
some drinkers must get more than
their share.
Now that the Hoosac Tunnel is
completed, By far the greatest work ia
progress in New England is the con
straction Of the Portland and Osdens-
burg Railroad through the White
mountains. route considered i'm
practicable few years age. It is well
nigh an accomplished fact, however,
the track being already laid to Frank
enstein cliff. about three miles from
the old Crawford House. From this
point 10 the notch, SIX miles, and from
the notch 60 Ea0yan's, four miles, is
all that remains to be completed, so
that the Toad viii easily be ready for
travel the coming season. three months
Of open weather being amply suthc ent
TO finish the work. The chiaf diff
Guilty IN constructing the roal was in
obtaining accurate surveys. the only
cut OF note being just at the. notch
where 10000 cubic yards of rock
were removed The highest point
reached is / 900 feet above tide-water.
at Portland, aud the average grade is
eiehty-hVe feet to the mile, only seven
miles having a grade Of ll6 feet, over
which train Of nine cars. with a load
of 200 tons, has already been run
satisfactorily.
The ELECTION IN Michigan
DETROIT, Mich, April l2.-The Ti-
bune this morning publishes the esti-
mated returns of the vote cast In
thirty four counties at last Monday S
State election. They give this spring
over 5000 majority for Marston Re-
publican) for Judge, and last fall gave
Governor Bagley (Republican) IS, 142
votes, to II, 476 for Mr.. Cham berlain;
the Republican majority being, 1866.
The thirty-nine counties yet to be
heard from voted last year as follows ::
Bagley. 1877: Chamberlain, "a 1923;