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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28
FORGOTTEN.

RY CONSTANCE KENMORE WOoLSON.
Once looking through little sheaf
Of papers stored from girihood's years,
I CHANGED upon faded leaf,
And read, half smiling, half in tears,
This legend on the wrapping set
In delicate girl-writing small:
" Never this day, this leaf, forget
And 10 had forgot it all.
Nor could think with all NV care
What it did ever mean, and so
I slowly let the summer air
Watt it away, and watched it GO
With dreaming gaze. And is it thus
| unused, with this worlds joy and grief? ?
Never forget" it seemed to us,
AS wrote on my little sheaf;
When, 10 without our knowledge curled
Our scroll of earth; its story small
Comes not into that higher world;
Besides have forgot it all
Harper's Magazine for July.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28
Two AriStOcratS.
From the St. Louis Republican.

From the st. Louis Republican.
"Billy," said one newsboy to another
yesterday, as they thronged the side
walk in mass awaiting the advent of
the Evening Republican, "wot's the
matter O. yer complexion? Amt yer
health good, my de8r?"
cts disserpashun, Gully" was the
prompt reply. "Wot with operrers, an
late hours in the spring, an these swell
parties just now, an high livin', I'm a
rooninin' my constertooshun. I amt
wot I wuz in my younger days, I tell
yer !"
"Jest ez I thought, Billy; yer must let
up. Didn't I see yer maxim call ez /
directed my coachmen to take little
turn through Loocas place yesterday,
and didn't yer have bookay?"
L 'spose twas me yer saw. take
'er a $5 bookay now an then. 'Smy
style, yer know"
"Wa'al, It's all right, Billy, it's all
right; but don't yer be throwin' yerself
away! Yer too much Nv ornament
ter serciety, yer better waste yerself."
"Oh, l know my vally. Don't yer be
alarmed. Hitch up yer britches an
hev partager, Gully 81
And then the two scions of bloated
aristocracy sat down on the curbstone
together, and smoked couple of cigar
stubs with great dignity and considera-
BILE labor. saf
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28
Foreign Notes.

ANOTHER centenarian off the list
this time in Spain. He was an ex-
Equerry Of Ferdinand VII, who mar
ried a niece of the famous Biscayan
leader, Zumala- Carreguy, and who has
just died at the age of one hundred and
four.
PRINCE LUCINGE's election to the
Chamber of Deputies has been declared
invalid, on the ground that he had
served in the Austrian army, thereby
losing his title to French nationality.
The Prince is cousin of Comte de
ChambOrd.
DEATH makes strange neighbors.
Michelet lies buried at Pere la Chaise
near the Duke de Morney, and on the
same line with Ledru-Rollin, the revo-
lutionist millionaire, and and Emile
Souvestre, the literary pattern Of all
the dom este proprieties.
In convocation held at Oxford, re-
Gently, it unanim ously resolved to con-
fer the degree of D. G. L., by diploma,
upon Prince Leopold, of Christ Church.
Prince Leopold will be prest at Oxford
during the cOmmemoration.
A "HABITUAL CRIMINAL having been
sharply taken to task the other day, by
a magistrate in Paris replied that the
magistrate was very /" ungrateful" to
treat him SO. " And why, pray?"
Because, Your Honor, if it were not
for men like me who make you neces-
sary you would have no place and no
pay
The GAR has notified to Prince
Louise Napoleon, in answer to his re-
quest, his willingness to receive at Ems
the return visit made by Car to the
Empress Eugene, at Chiselhurst. The
visit of his Imperial Highness will take
place shortly, and His Highness viii
be accompanied by general Fleury.
The bakers of Nismes, to which hon
orable guild in his life the poet Jean
Reboul belonged, laid a magnificent
crown of gilded leaves at the base of
his statue, which has just been set up
with great pomp in his native city, over
against the Temple of Diana, one of
the loveliest of the Roman ruins which
make old Provence so interesting.
AN English pape, says: "Old Ann,
Of Earles Barton" attained her one
hundredth year on Monday. She has
1O2 descendants in five generations.
She was born in Yorkshire, and has
lived in the same house seventy years.
Her eldest girl, aged seventy-two years,
died six years ago. A granddaughter,
sixty years old, is grandmother to
twelve children.
AN eminent English physician, Sir
III. Thompson, writes to Lady Jane Ell
lice in connection with the Ladies'
Temperance Convention: "I am quite
satisfied that fermented LIQUOR of any
kind is unnecessary az an article Of
diet. For the Few who require habit
ual alcoholic stimulants it can only be
considered medicine, and should there
fore for them be SO regarded" DIR.
Thompson acknowledges the grateful
effect OF glass of pure and good wine,
tut insists that all kinds of alcoholic
drinks must be considered luxury, not
necessity.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28
Items of Interest.

AN onion field in Texas yields 81, 900
per acre.
ENGLAND imports the ivory of $4,000
elephants every year.
The Russian Golos threatens that
Russia will throttle Turkey before the
eyes of England.
BARON. TWEED is pretty we'll at pre-
sent. and takes his New York paper reg
ularly.
A CoLORED minister refused to baptlse
certain convicts in the river at Albany,
Ga, because the members couldn't get
phaeton to ride him in.
A RIOT occurred between the Irish
and Italian laborers at liberal, Ontario,
Monday. Several shots were fred and
several parties wounded. One italian
was killed. Several arrests were made.
The great medal or honor of the Paris
Salon has been awarded to M. Paul
Dubois, the sculptor, for his monument
of General Lamorciere, and the grand
prir - salon to M. Sylvestre, for his
picture Of " Neron ct Locuste."
A BOY in Georgia was recently found
dead in a stream of water into which he
had gone to battle just after eating.
The physicians said he died of epilep-
sy, induced by bathing on a full stom-
ach. 1ah 5asaeaA es
The tallest man in America at pres
ent, barring Hayes, of Ohio, is Long
Henry Thurston, of White Oak Greek,
Titus county, Texas. He is seven feet
six inches high.
ABDUL AzIz was the ninth Sultan
deposed, like fate having overtaken
Bajaxet II. in 1912. Mustapha I. in
1913, Ibrahim in 1913, Maaomet ~. in
1857, Mustapha II. in 1903, Achmet III.
in 1870, Selim III. in 1907, and Musta-
pha ~. in 1903. ae1
DURING the six days ending with June
Is, 494, go pounds of strawberries we're
shipped to New York, from various
points in the vicinity. During the four
days preceding 479, $50 pounds were
shipped, making an aggregate of 974,-
069 pounds, in ten Gays.
"SAY, missus, your skirt is coming
down. 1t looks bad, an if you'll jis
step inside this doorway I'll pin it up
for you, " said colored woman to Ia
dy in Louisville the other day. After
thf hiking the old woman for her kind
ness, the lady went on her way, aud
soon after discovered that her pocket
book had been stolen.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28
SUMMER SUNDAY BY THE SEA.
RY pAEaRD.

BY 9ATARD.
How quiet sleeps Atlantics wave
Upon Long Islands silver strand,
AS if the ocean loved to lave
The marge of Freedoms chosen land
There's not a breath, there's not sound,
10 fan the brow or wake the ear,
The aspen leaf repose has found.
And silence waves her sceptre here
The flaming sunbeams Delight the gaze,
As-falling like fiery robe
They mingle in mystic maze
And dance and shirlmer DER the globe;
There's not a cloud in all the air
TO break the shoreless sea of peace,
One vault of blue is bending there
The bondless home of nothingness.
N. 7. E0ening Post.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28
The Danger of Eating Too Much.

Nobody ever repented of eating too
little" was the sage remark of an old
gentleman on the verge of ninety, next
to whom the writer had the pleasure of
sitting at dinner the other night. The
host was pressing him to take more and
urging him in the usual phrase, " why,
you have eaten scarcely anything !"
Now, it is to be assumed that the old
by-ways to good health, along which he
had travelled through his long life, and
to which he owed his present remark
ably healthy condition; so it was sug-
gested to him interrogatively that he
had always been a small feeder. eyes,"
he answered, ever since was two or
three and twenty; up to that time I
was weakly fellow enough, and l used
to make the great mistake in trying to
eat and drink as much as / could, in
the hope of becoming strong. All my
friends and the doctors backed me in
my error; but fortunately found out
in time and knocked of'-as your
modern slang has it-more than half
my usual amount of stimulants. gave
up the idea of making myself strong,
and merely strove to make myself
well, and I was contented with eating
just as much as I could digest and no
more. Of course it took a little time
and experience to discover the pre-
else limits; I could not adopt the
golden rule of always leaving off with
appetite, because II never began with
one, but by persistently erring on the
right side, I got hold of one of the
great secrets of life--the secret of
knowing when one had enough, and af-
ter year or two / became so much
better that I used to find myself keenly
ready to eat a meal at any time, and
by degrees actually acquired an appe-
tite. That, once found, [ never de-
stroyed it, but always determinedly
rose with a feeling that l could eat
more. Naturally, temptation grew
stronger, but was firm. did not be-
have ungratefully to my stomach, and
Immediately presume upon its in
creased powers by overlooking it. I
did not live to eat, but only ate to live;
and behold me. l have no need to be
very particular as to what eat, even
at my time of life; | have only to be
careful not to eat too much
Here, indeed, is the great secret OF a
great deal that is amiss with many of
us. We are in the habit of eating too
much, more than our digestive powers
can tackle, and that which is not as
simulated more or less poisons. The
system becomes overcharged and gives
any latent tendency to disease within
us every facility for developing itself.
The question is not so much what to
eat as what quantity to eat; nothing
but sharp lookout kept by ourselves
can give us the answer.-Inasleys Mag
asi7ae.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28

How a New York Merchant Disturbed a
Hen-What He Knows of Eggs.
From the DanburY News.

How New York Merchant Disturbed a
Hen-What He Knows of Eggs.
From the Danbury News,
The city man who goes into the coun-
try to spend the summer must make
up his mind to learn something of the
routine of rural life. A New York
man who is spending the hot weather
season with family on Pine street, was
asked by the lady of the house if he
would take a hen off the nest, as it
wanted to set and she didn't want it to.
Certainly, said he, and Immediately
started out to the barn where the hens
were kept, to crush out the maternal
prospects of this particular one.
He went straight for the nest to lift
her off, and reached out his hand for
that purpose, but Immediately drew it
back again and tucked it under the
other arm and squeezed it a little, while
he drew up his lips as if about to whistle
something. Then he stood there and
stared at the hen, and she lifted up her
head and stared back at him, winking
her eyes with singular velocity.
"Get off, won't your" said he, after
a pause.
She made no response. He drew out
his hand and looked on a red spot on
one of the knuckles, and then put the
knuckle in his mouth to cool it, looking
all the while at the hen, and wondering
how on earth she moved so quickly.
The longer he eyed her, the less inclin-
ed he felt to touch her, and finally he
climed up post to a beam which ran
over the nest, and working his way out
till he got just over the hen, took off his
hat and shook it at her and advised her
to "get." But she only looked up at
him one eye at time, and clucked
ominously. He told her if she didn't
leave, he'd come down there and kick
her through the barn, but Immediately
gave up the blood thirsty design when
be reflected that it was dumb animal
and couldn't reason like a human be-
ing.
Then he happened to think of his
pants, which were white linen, and
rubbed his fingers on the beam to find
them full of black dust, which led him
to work his body around to look at his
pants, and while making this very nat
ural move he suddenly slipped, made
plunge to renew his hold, shrieked for
help, slipped again, and then came
down on top of the hen and the nest,
smashing them both to the floor, up
setting a barrel, and filling the air with
dust, feathers, hen-noises and shrieks.
When the family reached the barn
the unfortunate man, looking some
thing like a circus poster on legs, had
got on his feet and was turning round
and rubbing his head in an distracted
manner, and every time he turned, an
omlette on a white linen base came to
view, while the hen stood up in the
furtherest corner on one leg, with a
look of mingled establishment and re.
proach upon her countenance. After
five minutes of industrious application
with a chip, the gentleman was escorted
into the house, where his head was
bathed with spirits and his comforts
generally attended to.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28

Women are going into the insur-
ance business" And when a comedy
woman enters mans office, bitches
up her chair, places fair hand on his
arm, and begins to talk about policies,
he feels as if his life ought to be insured
pretty soon. And this feeling is greatly
augm ented should his wife drop in I'M
expectedly during the interview. Nor
2astOaVa Herald. -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28

A WOMAN presented herself at an es-
adjustment in Paris, on the left bank
of the Seine, to take vapor bath. She
was conducted to the vapor room and
left there alone. In a, quarter of an
hour, when the room was opened, she
was found stretched inanimated on the
floor. It was at first thought she had
died from congestion of the brain, but
the Commissiary Of Police, noticing that
the body was pulled up and the flesh
peeling Off, summoned a physician, who
said that death had been caused by
scalding from overheating Of the bath.
The proprietor of the establishment will
be tried for manslaughter, occasioned
by negligence.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28

CARDINAL ANToNELLI, the Pope's Sec
retary of State, is likely soon to die Of
asthma, and the Pope's health--is very
bad.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28
Sandwich Islands Surf Bathing.

1t is very exciting, says Hillo let
ter, but the sea was not very rOugh b.
The surf board is rough plank, shaped
like cofin-lid, about two feet broad
and from six to nine feet long. The
men, dressed only in malos, carrying
their boards under their arms, waded
out from the rocks on which the surf
was breaking, and, pushing the boards
before them, swan out to the first line
of breakers, and then, diving down,
were seen no more till they reappeared
as nu mber Of black heads bobbing
about like corks in the the water.
What they is very high roller, on
the top of which they lean from behind,
lying face dOWnwards on their boards.
AS the waves speed on and the bottom
strikes the ground the top breaks into
huge comber. The swimmers ap-
peared posing themselves on the high
est edge by dexterous movements Of
their hands and feet, keeping just at
the the top of the curl, but always APP
parently coming down hill with slant
ing motion. So they rode in majesti-
cally always just ahead of the breaker,
carried shoreward by by it's mighty i'm
pulse at the rate of forty miles an hour,
yet seeming to have a volition of their
own, as the more daring riders knelt or
even stood on their surf-boards, waving
their arms or uttering exultant cries.
They were always apparently on the
verge of engulfment by the fierce break
er whose towering white crest was ever
above and just behind him; but just as
one expected to see them dashed to
pieces, they either waded quietly ashore
or sliding off their boards, dived under
the surf, taking advantave Of the un-
dertoW, and were next seen far out at
sea, preparing for fresh exploits. The
great art seems to be to mount the roll
er precisely at the right time, and to
keep exactly on its just before it breaks.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-28

ihuA oPOCA1AOu VI humanity COuG0Hi-
plating them eagerly, and finally, with
an idea of being facetious, he said to
one, "Can you eat rats 2" and without
waiting for his answer made off.
f - f8 MISCELLANEOUS.
A COMPANY of musicians and dancers
from Algeria are on their way to the
Centennial.
A Tunisian cafe was opened a week
ago, and Turkish one to-day; both of
them attract many visitors, and are
quite feature of the Exhibition.
A SINGLE half hour may put you in
South Africa, Spain, Norway, Egypt,
Tunis, the Sandwich Islands, England,
Japan, and dozen other countries,
without any disbursement of money.
In the Swiss department there are
specimens of the electrical clock on ex-
hibition, with the movements inclosed
in glass cases, SO as to be observed.
Also clocks in the form of rustic cot
tages, clocks and musical boxes COM
bined, etc.
JAPAN displays magnificent collec-
ton of bronzes, vases, chinaware, ana
silk screens. A pair of Japanese vases
twelve feet high can be had for the
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-04
river News.

Clear and pleasant to-day. Ar A. M. the
thermometer stood at 81 deg, with wind from
the East. Minimum temperature last night 20
deg. The river is about stationary, with 16 feet
10 inches in the channel. Business fair along
the levee to-day.
Special to the star.
PfrrsBURG,l March 4-.8 A. M.-Rfver fall
ing, 8 feet inches. Weather foggy, will be
clear. Thermometer a. Wind southeast
The Yint. shinkie Is preparing to leave for
Memphis, and will start punetually at p. M.
She has Large amount OF freight and num-
ber Of cabin passengers.
The Julia No. 2will leave for the Kanawha
River this evening at O'clock with a fine trip.
The Andes left fol-. Wheeling .last. evening
well freighted; and the Nashville started for
the Tennessee River at the same time, and had
also fair trip.
The Potomac and the Ben Franklin both left
to-day at noon, the former for Portsmouth,
and the latter for Madison.
The Sandy No. leaves for Cairo this even
The Susie Silver returns to New Orleans on
Tuesday next. -
The c. B. Church will take her departure for
New Orleans at O'Clock this evening. She
will have an excellent start and has way en-
gagements su1ilcient to fill her up,
The Gen. lLytle is the mail packet for Louis
vile Tonight. =. Il. !, ,..l,. ttg
The Emma Graham will leave for Pittsburg
The Mary Houston, from New Orleans. will
arrive by Tomorrow morning. She is adyer-
tised to leave on her rcclrn TO New Orleans on
Tuesday next ,.t .,-
The Glasgow arrived AZ Evan syille from Gin
cinnati at p. M. yesterday. She will return
this evening.
The Cherokee is announced to depart for New
Orleans next Tuesday evening.
The Charles Morgan passed up from Vicks-
burg last evening, en- route from New Orleans
to Cincinnati.
The Fleetwood came in from Huntington,
and the st. James arrived from Ponieroy this
morning. Both return punctually this eve
ming.
The Mary Miller left st. Louis for Cincinnati
last evening with fair trip.
The U. p. scherck, New Orleans for Cincin-
natl, passed up from Memphis yesterday after
noon with q medium trip.
The Robert Mitchell left Memphis yesterday
for New Orleans heavily freighted.
The Thomas Sherlock arrived at New Or
leans last evening.
The Kentucky River is stationary, with z
feet at Frankfort. The Kanawha is falling
slowly, with feet 3 inches at Charleston.
The Arkansas is falling, with feet inches
at Little Rock.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-04
MARKETS By TELEGRAPH.

; LfvEhPooL, Mafch 4.--Cotton declined -16d.
The market is feverrsh for spot. Uplands,
q 1854.
MILWAUKEE,. March 4.-whoat weak
Cash, " vIX; March. slUntS; April, slBs7s
May, II 06K.
LONDON. March 4-Consols Tor next account,
34a94H. American securities Iirm at full prices.
Erie snares steady. French funds firm.
CLBvEL AND. o.. March 4,-Wheat steady. Corn
iirm: low mixed, 6Ic; high mixed, SIC. Oats
steady: No.1, doc. Petroleum unchanged.
TOLEDO, March 4.-Wheat steady at 81 PAX;
wheat quiet Corn quiet: March, 46c; May,
49k; June, s0Ac. Oats quiet. Hogs steady at
50 6uaD 9D. Clover quiet.
heavy: White Michigan, 81 80. Corn dull at
57a6Oc for new on track. Oats retailing at IS c
Rye inactive. Barley quiet.
PIrTsBCRG, March 4.--Wheat dull and nrices
unchanged. Corn quiet: shelled, 64a66c. on
track; ear. 6Sa70c. Petroleum quiet: crude,
N6lK; refined. rsa1skc, Philadelphia deliy-
cry
CHICAGO, March 4.-wheat steady: cash,
98c; March, 9fkc; April, 98Nc; May, 81 02s<
sellers. Oats quiet and unchanged. Pork
steady: April, $3.50 bid; May, $22 75. Corn
steady: March, dc; April. asMc; May. 47hc
Barley: cash, 57X: March, Sic; April, SIC;
April, 47Hc; May, 5Sc. Lard steady: April
Sl3.a2a<c: May, sla6Oc.
MEMPHIS. March 4.-Flour firm and nm
changed, Corn quiet and unchanged at 45a4Sc.
Oats quiet and unchanged at zTa64G Lard in
lss asnsna asm ana m a. ,aaA Buk
TX and l2Xc. Bagging in fair demand and
firm At loalakc,
BOSTON. March 4.---Flnur: demand more ac-
tive. wesssrR ss.psriine. ls gsa4 50; common
Sss %fas ShG q ndsaa Ina al e. eng MchIgen
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-04
FLASHES.

Nevada is enduring terrific snow
storm. 4
John Hoffman's residence near Ada
W as destroyed by fire yesterday.
The Minnesota Legislature, after pass
ing four rhundredandf four bills, yesterday
adjourned.
Gov. Hendricks, OF Indiana, who is
making a Southern tour, spent yester-
day in Montgomery, Ala.
In New York yesterday the Coal Com
panies decided to continue the suspen-
sion till Monday, March 20.
David Campbell, of GAINESVILLE, who
received bali at Exposition Hall, Gin
cinnati, Mardi Gras night, is improving
rapidly.
Near Defiance, o., a freight train be.
came uncoupled and the rear car ran of
the track aud down an embankment,
severely injuring Conductor Keecn and
two brakemen.
The Massachusetts Senate by a vote
OF 10 to ii refused third reading to tue
bill to give women the right to vote on
municipal affairs in cities and towns
dnd to hold municipal offices. t5'
The Signal Service reports that an
Italian bark bound for Baltimore, which
went ashore near Tybee Island, the
night of March l, went to pieces yester.
day, and nine OF a crew OF thirteen of a
life-saving crew attempted to board the
bark and every man was drowned. Six
bodies have been recovered and nine are
still missing.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-04
Did He Propose?
ITrom the Detroit Free Press

L
1t was midnight. The young man had
farewelIed himself out, and Emeline had
locked the door and was untying her
shoes, when her mother came dow n
stairs with bedquilt around her, and
said:
"Wanted to creep up stairs without
my hearing you, eh? Didn't think /
knew it was an hour after midnight, did
youW
The girl had no reply, and the mother
continued:
s.Did he propose this timer"
"Why-motherW exclaimed the daugh-
ter. ---.S
. "You can why, mother all you want
to, but don't i know that he has been
coming here for the last year? Don't /
know that you've burned up at least four
tons oil coal counting around herer'
The girl got her shoes off, and the
mother stood in the stair door aud
asked: -..-.,
"Enellne, have you got any grit"
"Iguess SOP 1rE
81 guess you haven't. / just wish that
felier with false teeth and mole on
his chin would come sparkling me. Dc
you know what would happen, Eme
lineW
"No."
"Well, I'll tell you. He'd come to time
in sixty days or he'd get out OF this man
sion like q goat jumping for sunffowei
Seeds" -tIf -tEc
Emeline went to bed to reflect. :.