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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-05-31
Who Should Bow First.
From Appleton's Journal,

Who has not heard ladies express
mild surprise because some man who
had been presented to them had not
bowed to them on meeting them on the
street, at the theater, or in the drawing
room? If you ask them, "Did vo1
recognize him p they will be apt to re-
ply, "Oh, no; of course not. He should
have spoken first" Being reminded of
the well-defned etiquette bearing on
the subject, they are likely to add: II
know that very we'll; but no woman
wants to take the initiative. Men
should do that; it's their business. It
doesn't belong to us. No one expects
us to make ourselves so bold" The
truth is, the majority of women are
naturally so accustomed to man paving
court to them, to his making the first
advance in everything, that they can't
find it in their sexual constituencies, in
their severely conventional selves, to
obey n, andate they originally issued,
and still insist on perpetrating. Not
one woman in ten thousand has any
fault to find with the rule; in fact, we
have never known woman to object
to it. nevertheless, she seldom follows
it in her own case. Sometimes woman
says, as a sort of self-justifcation,
Surprising / should. speak to a man,
on meeting him after an introduction,
and he should not rem ember me How
awkward should appear; how over
whelmed I should be with shame to OBJ
serve that he did not recognize me. I
can't afford to place myself in posi-.
ton to seem to be cut off by any man."
If any number of women feel thus. the
point of etiquette should be changed in
order to save their sensibilities. In
truth, however, the objection is not well
made There is not the smallest dam
ger that any man, presuming him, Of
necessity, to be a gentleman, at least
in respect to his observing the ordinary
forms of courtesy, would refuse or hes
itate to return the acknowledge ent of
woman, even though he might not
have the remotest recollection of ever
having seen her before, or thought he
were convinced she had COMPOUNDED
him with somebody else. And the fact
that he had been recognized by woman
would be the strongest presumptive ev-
idence that he had been presented to
her. Men are not likely either to for
get their feminine acquaintance, or to
mistake Mrs. Thompson for Mrs. Rob-
inson, or Miss Blank for Miss Dash.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-05-31
Dogs as Mail Carriers.

A letter from Monroe, Michigan
says: The weekly mail between Sault
Ste. Marie and Marquette is carried IN
the winter by means of dog teams, the
distance covered by this service being
nearly 100 miles. The sledge is simply
thin flexible board six or seven feet
long and foot or more in width, turned
up at one end to enable it to rise over
obstacles in the path. Along the edge,
on either side, is a low rail, to which
the load is securely bound with cords
The burden carried usually consists of
the bags, few blankets, rarely tent,
provisions for few days, a small axe,
and few other articles essential to
this primitive mode of locomotion. rhe
driver never rides. The traditions
to the contrary are trop-
ical fctions. The frailty of
the vehicle, the painless woods, and the
discipline of the draught animals will
not allow mans weight to be added to
the sledge load. The dogs are far from
being the noblestspecimens of their race.
Here, too, must pleasant and poetic
tradition give way before homely fact.
The truth is they are NANCY ours, which
are "driven" by being called On by the
driver in advance, stimulated to some
degree of speed by a furnishing process
and various ingenious kinds OF torture,
and occasionally helped along by pro-
pulsive aid from behind. Their weekly
advent in Marquette is still the source
of wondering curiosity and intense adj
miration OF large group of dirty ur-
chins, who have a lingering love of the
antique. One of the mail attendants
usually precedes the train on snow
shoes, either to encourage the dogs to
greater speed, or to break the path
and remove obstacles.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-05-31
BYRON'S GREAT-GRANDSON.

Romantic Episodes i'm the Career of De-
scendant of the Poet-WanderingiH
in the Caribbean >ea-On a FiIIibuster-
ing Expedition.
From the New York Mercury.
The career of a great-grandson of
Lord Byron, the particulars of which
are now given for the first time, con-
tains many romantic incidents. The
daughter of the great poet, Ada, it may
be remembered, married III 1885 Will
liam Lord King, afterwards Lord Love-
lace. Her eldest son, therefore the
grandson, by direct descent, of Lord
Byron, was Byron Noel, Baron Went
worth, usually known as Viscount
Oakham. In 1889, a second son was
born, Ralph Gordon Noel, who, in 1861,
took by royal license the name of Mil
banke, and who is the present Baron
Wentworth.
In 1852, the elder brother of this boy
was a pupil at the Bosworth Grammar
School, in the city of the same name.
Ockham, as he was called, is described
by an old schoolfellow, gentleman
now resident in this city, as having
been at that time tall, stoutly-built
boy, with a big, moonish face and
awkward manner, always conceiving
mischief, and carrying his freaks out
at any risk. Within the limits of the
school, his pranks assumed an even
more serious character, and the author
ity of DR.. Fry, the principal, and ofshis
uncle, the Rev. Mr.. Noel, curate of
Kirkby, failed to curb his willfulness.
Nothing but the strenuous efforts of
his uncle, and his sworn promises of
amendment, saved him from expul
sion, and even they failed of their power
when, some seven months after he
had donned the students gown, he was
detected IN an attempt to fire the
school buildings, and incontinently dis
missed.
Mr.. Noel was at the head OF an ex-
detrimental model school in the village
in which he exercised his clerical ca
pacity, and thither he removed his
scapegrace charge. Under his strict
rule, young Ockham was for a lime re-
markedly docile and quiet. But the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-05-31

A SKATING. RINK accident is thus de-
scribed by Kentucky reporter: "She
struck out-couldn't turn-started for
the ceiling shouted don't you look
turned a handspring, and-sat down.
The stripes were brown and red.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-05-31

A HALF-MILLIoN dollars are to be dis
tributed in Warren county, Mississippi,
in return for cotton seized during the
war.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-05-31
How IT Is Done

A telegraph official explains how ca
bles are broken by the anchors of fish
ing craft: The skipper hooks the
cable, heaves up his chain as far as he is
able, putting severe strain on the tele~
graph cable, and then swings to it:
heavy sea strikes him, or tremendous
ground swell throws him upward like a
cork. and something has got to smash
That something is generally the cable,
being weakest. But on one OCCASION
I member that we brought up an an.
Choir fast to the cable while repairing.
In that case the chain was, no doubt,
the weakest but this is rarely the fact.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-05-31

The Sultan of Turkey swears off
every New Years day, the same as the
rest of us, and then every 31st Of De-
cember wonders, like the rest of us,
how on earth he managed to squander
$25, 0OO, 900 that year.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-01
BUDGET OF FUN.
The Literary Roach.

The cOckroach, Josh Billings says, is a
bug at large" and J0shs editorial expe'
rience entities him to unlimited confidence
Whether II is taste for literature or paste
that causes the roach TO see and rom al
large through the editorial sanctum, mas
never been satisfactorily determined Ger
tain it is, however, that with the first breath
Of spring he comes, and when in November
the water.bucket in the corner freezes, he Is
still there, and may be seen any crisp noIn'
ing clambering up its s..des WIN Guy sAa.S
swung over his shoulder, or DONG 'ne spieau
eagle on its CLASSY surface. "oit ia 'he SUI.
ly night when the midnight OIL Durhs 10"
and the editorial gull moves siugglshiy' then
the roach glides from crack and creVice anu
straddes the odorous pastebrush, eyes the
distracted writer, and with look which
speaks volumes, and which moves him to
oaths and paper.weights. But is there q
Journalist in all The west or south who can
iruthrully say that he ever hit a sportive
roach with missile of any kind? No, not
You may chuck, you may sling the weight as
You will
But the festive roach will hang around still
1t Is related OF certain managing editor
who was very skillful in securing experience
ed reporters, that he did it entirely by means
ofthe roach. The applicant for the reportorial
position was asked but single question:
What would you do if ioach walked over
your paper while writing?" If the candi-
date replied MASH him to be sure" the ed
itor said: You may go, young man. We
have no use for you Experienced reporters
know thatthe roach cannot be mashed. Git!'
- s. Louis Republican. t+
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-01

A little unpleasan,ness took Place at the
breakfast table of one of our third war1ers
on Friday last which we think is good enough
10 publish, but our readers must pardon us
for emitting the names of the parties mostly
interested. The wife has for months patient.
ly endured the pangs so many thousands OF
wifes are compelled to suffer. Almost every
morning at breakfast the hearless husband
expressed the hope that lie might live to see
The day when he could get SUCK coffee as he
used to get at home, or such cornbread as his
mother was wont to make or bake AT DIN
ner the meat was either overbaked or almost
served raw. And then he might and ought
70 get such green apple pie AS his mother
used to give him, and all this and that. Thus
matters run until the day above mentioned,
when the good wife arose in her wrath, upset
the table sending the dishes and their con
tents clashlng TO the carpet, strided over to
her astonlshed lord and gave him box ON
the ear which Knocked him off his char, and
remarked: There's clip over the head
such as your mother used to give you when
you was boy, gol dern yer" Now we are
told there IS peace and quiet in this domlcile
-KOrriS .4d.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-01

one stout woman with club will do more
toward bringing n man to sense OF his
shortcomings than all the writings of all the
holy fathers Mr. Town. of Huntington will
admit this to be true Mr.. Town is IA BIZ.
luminous American. Crhe word "colored"
is becoming hackneyed) Mrs. Town discov
cred him in the act of making advances to a
strange lady also bituminous.) She resort
ed to the original rapid transit system, and
took him home by the hair; then she whip
ped him with stick of cord-wool until his
suspicion that Yankee Doodle had come to
Town, accompanied by Hall Columbia, on
very particular business, became settled
conviction. And that, fellew- women, is the
way to crush the viper on the domestic hearth.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-01

A GREATER DEPTH.-Just after the trialof
a petty case, in which Hank Fisher was a
witness, three or four lawyers were discuss
ing among themselves the variety OF test.
mony deduced, when Gen. b., with his usual
vehemence, said, There never was such a
liar on the witness-stanG as that Hank Fisher;
he is undoubtedly the biggest liar ever
knew" when the whole party was somewhat
abashed at seeing Hank, who heard the Gen
eral s remark, step up to him. did yousay
I was the biggest liar you ever SAW" "That
is about what | said" stammerlngly came
from the General, who expected fight
Hank eyed him for moment, and then said,
81 guess you didt know by brother john
Virginia New Enterprise.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-01

About year ago, couple were married
by Hartford clergyman now preaching in
New York, and started at once for Europe
The bridegroom alterward found that 500
bill which he had intended To give the mln.
lister a marriage fee was still IN the pocket
On his return TO this country, he sought out
the minister and asked about the Zee. My
friend, reeeired at your marriage very
small quantity Of fine-cut chewing tobacco
olded IN very small piece of paper" was
fine ministers reply.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-01
lego

A DMIN Iss,rHATOKS 1919 OIL /,
the County Court OF La sale county nes mace Oh the
petition OF the undersigned William Hehery A.nlnstra
tor lie bORis OF estate OF Michael Ry N deceased
for leave sell renl estate OF said deceas at the No
yember A. D. 1876 OF SAID TO Wit the tw MY
thrdday Of November p is shall on .he tenth dsy o.
forenoon and Eve o'clock in the afternoon Of sd day. sell
public SALE at the south door OF the County Court House
IN city OF said county the real estate described
as foiows, 10 wit: Lot number seven. In block number
forty In states Addition to the town NOW c!ty OF Ottawa
and also the following Described part OF lot OF land VIZ
sixty feet front by hundred aid twenty feet deep 'front.'
ing De Leon street. being the northeast corner or part OF
lot number In block number Eve, In Ottawa North all
situate In said OF Ottawa, In La sale county nes
the following terms 10 wit One hall OF the purchase
money 70 Be Tad upon the confirmation by said County
Court OF said SALE and the remainder TO be paid twelve
moAths thereafter with Interest at the rate OF ten per cent
the purchaser 10 give approved security note
and sale mortgage the premises sold 10 secure the pay
of such remainder OF the purchase money and inter
est and upon confirmation by said Court and eomph
ance with said terms OF will make deed or deeds 10
purchaser purchasers OF the premises sold as by law
provided.
Dated this 10th day OF December A. d. 1873.
WILLIAM r. HENERY,
Administrator de b0iis non OF the Eetate OF
decll Michael Ryan, deceased.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-01

and continued it until number of people
were aroused from their beds. Then they
shot the imaginary man. The body fell
down and the young men ran away. The
neigh bors, thinking q murder had been com
mitted, chased the young men, and Kohler
was shot in the leg before the deception
was explained" Think what solid enjoy
ment Mr.. kohler will have laughing at that
for six weeks while he nurses his leg, and
what asc'c...Alng farce it would have been
for his wnole family II he had been shot in
the ,ead.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-01

"Yes sar," said an old negro yesterday, Eyes
sar, Use gwine into polyticks, ] is. Use
gwine to vote once more at the next election
Use gwinc to vote for de Judges and SIGH
like an fore God, l'se gwine to vote for
Grant, and then l sc gwine to run for de
Legislature, an from dar I'se gwine to de
penitentiary. knows, does. Mr.. Louis
done tole me it am just one step from de one
to de onder, an dat in de peniteniumary mig
gers day get board and an close for nothing.
Nec Orleans Bulletin.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-01

A WISE BIRD.-A family near Boston is
happy IN the possession Of parrot of more
than ordinary intelligence, and one whose
talking powers are the wonder the neigh.
borhood. In an evil day, however, the bird
was taught by some naughty boys to swear
like trooper, and with a perversity wonder.
fully human, and withal, strangely savorng
Of original sin, the feathered blped soon
seemed tc find pleasure IN nothing so much
as sounding oath. Mild correclionary
measures proving unavailing the offender
was at last regularly soused in a pail of cold
water sitter eace burst of profanity, and then
placed on the stovehearth before the fire TO
dry. During the recent hailstorm, some
small chickens belonging 10 the same fami-
y got very wet and thoroughly chilled, and
were placed on a perch before the fire to be
warmed into full activity again. 1t so hap.
pened that the parrot had just been treated
70 an involuntarily bath himself and he at
ence knowingly cooked his head to one side
and surveyed the new corners tor moment
in silence. Then, as if all was PLAIN to HIM.
Litched away from his dripping companions
and exclaimed IN ar oracular tone, Little
ID fools. been swearing "-BostOR Pot.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-01

CIATE OF LlNOIS, LA SALE Co.'s.
- County Coars n La Sale County to the January Ie1a
A. d. iSie
Eliza Riggs. Administrator of the Estate of Isaac Riggs
deceased William Henry Riggs George c. Riggs, Ellen
Larkn and Eliza RggsPEoH 10 seH rtd! estate TO pay
oeI<s.
Affidavit OF the residence Of william Henry Riggs
OF the defendants above named having been me
office OF the clerk OF the County Court OF La Sale county
notice 10 hereby given TO the said William Henry ggs mai
the said plaintiff Eliza Riggs Adminstratrx OF the Estate
of Isaac Riggs, deceased has led her petition IN ne sau
Couhty Court OF La Sae county for an order TO seal me
premises belonging 10 the estate Of said deceased or so
much Of as may be needed TO pay the debts OF SAG ae
ceased and described as follows TO wit The undlVidei
halt OF lot described rs iollows Commencing at
point six rods and two feet north OF the southwest corner
of section three In township thirty north range hree
to the corner OF said section thence cas- three
rods ana feet thence north ve rods and eight feet
thence westerly thirty rods and two feet TO the place
OF beginning containing acre. more oc less and that
has been issued out OF this Court against you
returnabe at the January term d. 1876 CT SAID Court 70
be holden the third Monday of January 1896 AZ the
County Court House In Ottawa. In La Sale county III
Now, unless you the said William Henry RIGGS snah
personally be and appear before said County Court OF La
Sale county. the first day OF the tern thereof 70 be
holden AZ Ottawa In said county, on the hra Monusy Oh
Janualy 1876 and plead, demur 10 the SAID com
paants petition filed therein the same ana the matters
and therein charged and stated will be taken a. con
essed and decree entered against you according 10 the
prayer OF said bill.
Ottawa, Illinois. Decembe: sth, 1875. . ,,,
,IoERs & BREWER, Complt's Solicitors. decll-iw
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-01

There is nothing half 81 funny as practi.
al joke, and this, as told by an eastern paper,
s regular ribjickler: Frederick Walker
and Peter KOhler, OF Gsi;enburg, y. J.,
stuffed an old suit of clothes with straw, the
cher night, and carried il 20 Bulls Ferry
road and Herman avenue where they placed
iisCaInst a lamppos' About midnight they
began an imaginary quarrel IN a loud tone,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-01

He sat in railway car. His head was
ihickly covered with mass of red hair. BE.
hind him in a sea, sat a man with hardly any
hair on his head lie SAID TO him: al guess
YOU wasn't around when they dealt out hair. -
"Oh, yes, / was, replied balc-head. but they
offered me lot Of red hair and told them
% throw II into the ash BIN
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-01

During 4 recent examination of a class OF
Youngsters in one of the Chemung county
New York schools the teacher asked
What is mOnarchy!" and was Immediately
answered by a little eight year-old boy: "a
country governed by a king" Who would
rule If the king should die:' The queen
And if the queen should Gle, who then
would be the rulery' The jack"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-01

PROFANITY RKBUKED-A friend went into
Col. IS office, the other morning, and
busting up to the stove, observed
God! God! amt it cold?' and he looked
at the Colonel. The Colonel looked at him,
but make no motion OF recognition The
friend acted embarrassed, and Immediately
took his leave. This morning he met the
Colonel IN his own Office
Colonel he said, why didn't you say
something when ! spoke to you the other
morning.
"You didn't address me- answered the
Colonel "You said God, amt 1t cold ?" and
when man asks the Almighty question he
IS supposed to not care tor outside inter
ference"
The friend ned at the Colonel, but the
Colonel was in earnest and looked back at
HIM without weakening. 1t was capital
rebuke of adetestable habit-UaabUry Neics.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-01

\ Boston clergyman advanced the idea in
his sermon, last Sunday, that striped stock
ing are destructive 10 female modesty. But
a little while ago" said he, "Youns ladies re-
fused to 20 up stairs in advance Of gentle
men. Now they seem anxious TO do sou
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-01

How had you the audacity, John" said a
Scottish laird to his servant, ITO 90 and tell
some people that was mean fellow, and no
gentleman" Ma, ma, sir" was the candid
answer, you ii no catch me at the like o.
hat. ! aye keep my thoughts 10 myself
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-01

OF LEVI TRIPLE, DECEASED,
" Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Admin
strstr OF the estate OF Levi Temple late Of re county OF
La sale and State of Illinois, deceased, will appear before
the County Court said comfy the third Monday be
ing the 2st day OF February 1896 at me County court
House IN Ottawa said county, when and where all per
sons having claims demands against said estate are no
titled to attend and present the In writing Tor al
lustmenL 80.
' ~ " ' - ALIEN AMBER j. HANNA,
doc'I6v Administrator.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-01

Nor ALLOWED AT THE PARTY.-Yesterday
as we were passing a street beyond the Allan
Ia Medical college, and on which number
Of negroes reside, we heard an old negro
calling out TO his wife:
"Manda! Is you got dem chickens corraed
IN de smoke.house like told yer?'
No? an like to know whars de matter
wld you, dat you's so ticker about dem
chickens ali at oucew she robOed,
"Nebber you mind, knows whar's de
matter, and OATS huff till dem chickens is
housed, When hears dat dem niggcrs ober
dar in the next yard is gwlne to hab a party
tomorrow night, wants to be shore dat my
chickens doesn't tend it,. you hear me-"
The chickens were at once locked.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-01

rAUTION.-Ny wife Ida ". wallace, having I.Et
v ny Oes and board u'at st eanse OF prOvccstOn ts
caution al persons Eoi . harhor her on nv
account, a. I'll pay 70 ceots Of Der oontrscung.
kOBEkT WAlLACE
Oitava, Is sac Co. IL, Dec. isJh- isss.2s'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-01

MOTTO E;.-EsTATE OF OLIVER H. SiGLER, DECk D..
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Executor
OF the last III and OF Oliver H. Sger late o. the
near Reore the Coany Court said couaty the third
Monday eng hel'th dayNof Janny 1876 At me Sonhsy
Cont fiouse IN Ottawa in said county, when ana where al
persons having claims demands against said estate are
notified to attend AID present the same In writing for
adjustment. 49,
REUBEN I. A. ALBERTi,
,nc, ew Executor.