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, 1876-12-01

Tho Cincinnati Enquirer, newspaper
which, nftor uany tlreats and trucuient
boasts beforo the War, subsequently, did
valiant service In the rcar, after the manner
Of nil braggarts, in at its old business. In
recent issue it says: "1Ve are not alar1nists
when VIC say that the situation this morning
il ono which kinllos profound fear.
In aonth Caroliua the arlny dotes tho ol,oico
OF tho people a,d tho command Of tito
supreme Court. viii tho country also In.
dorse this? If 1t will, tho Republic is 10
moro" Oh! bosh! Docs tho Enquirer
think that such bombastic, stiltcd, extreme
nonsense rs this Is palatablo to ita readers?
Does 1t think that tho public mind III to 10
influenced by tl,ia blowing OF trunipots mud
beating Of gongs? Does il suppose 1t Is
even helping its frioutls In South Carolina by
trying to influence their feelings contrary
to the wis counsels Of WADE HAMPTON
himself, who is urging his supporters
to keep tho peace and settlo the
iss,os involved hy resort to the
proper legal authorities? The Enquirer
knows vol enough That tho Supreme Court
Of South Carolina, inspired by Tamnauy,
nd actunted by bitter, vindictive hatred Of
Gov. CtlAMpEnLA1N, has no mora Jurisdiction
over tho Returning Doarl than 1t Inns over
tho Legislature OF Illinois, aud that II any
one il i'll contempt aud ought to bs iu jail
1t il tho Court itself, for interfering In n
matter whore it ,as 10 authority. II serves
tho Enquirer, however, rs n pretext for
bowling about usurpation anu firing tho
Southern heart. Should it succeed IN its pur-
poso to provoke M armcd collision, 1t would
be found again In tho position In tho rear
whicl, It lllled SO successfully during tho
War Of tho Rebellion, lighting couragcously
asnong the bunmers, whero there was 10
possibility Of danger to itself. Probably
WADE HAMPTON has lad experience enough
with thosa fellows to exactly estimate tho
vnluo Of tho services Of q camp-foilower, md
tho courage Of those who Aretl ia tho roar in
tho late War.
, 1876-12-01

The manner in which Thanksgiving -Day
WIS celebrated in Chicago aud other places
throughout the country will be found corn~
prehonsivcly stated in our columns this
morning. Religiously, Eocially, gastrononl-
ically, and generally, the day waa suc-
cess-sobcr1y and dccentIy, too, in the main,
SO far rs our own city was concerned, we
are glotl to gfy.
, 1876-12-01

OF tho Electoral votes HAYES got ~ in
New England md TlLpES 6, willie in Now
York md New Jersey T1LpEs got II and
HAYES nome. Under tho amendment M pro.
posed by Mr. 1}ucEALEw, tho Electoral vote
Of tile eight Suites wouil hayo been equita-
bly, apportioncd according to the popular
vote iu cncll State, ns follows:
, 1876-12-01

COVENANT LODGE. NO. .s2a. 4: F. and 4.
M.-tsvEllar communication tl,,s tF!!aay1 even.
Kfnza.Bi. WuiE IN itp ii. 81. 1cgree.. Waiting
brethren corL1ally Invited. ug oIIer " thg y. n;
, 1876-12-01

DEAEnnilS LODGE, Nm, atO. 4. F. md 4. NJ
Regular Communicative Friday evening, f1cc. !. a.
Hail. II Munror'st Yiklt0ra cordially Invited by or
JOHN SUTTON, n, II.
j. n. Mckay, Secret nry.
, 1876-12-01

ORIENTAL LODGE, No. IT. 4, r, anil \. M.-1ia!l
No. l11 InSslc.st. Stnted Communication this II r..
layl even!g At 7:af oclUrk for business sAtl w4FE
- 0'4s' V '"N '' f. n. TUCKER gccsrtasy.
, 1876-12-01

Airlrhi Trntrc.
Monroe street. CORNER Dearborn. Around the
World In Eighty uAys."
, 1876-12-01

N0nd'4 nfuaciitn.
Monroe street. between State and Dearborn. "a
, 1876-12-01

New ChtcnEo trhcntrc.
Clark street, letwccn Lake und isaudolph. Pat
RaUuey, Novelty Troupe.
, 1876-12-01

nfcVictxcr'n trticntre.
Madison street, between Dearborn. md State.
Engagement Of tlle Kellogg Troupe. "Lucsa di Lam
1uGrMour."
, 1876-12-01

IInvcrtysa Theatre.
Randolph street, between Clark and t.asa,lo Cali
futn!A Mlnst1clk.
Business index. (Wilmington, Del.) 1876-18??, 1876-08-05
Afraid to Swear Alone.

The wicked practice of swear
ing, which is SO common as to
offend the ear in every hotel,
and almost in every street, is
often mere bravado. Boys think
it sounds manly to be profane,
and men think it gives force
and character to their sayings.
Unlike most other vices, it is
done openly, and is intended by
the swearer for other peoples
ears. 1t is a public sin against
God, and a public insult to all
good men. The boldest bias
phemers are often the greatest
towards.
II will give you ten dollars"
said q man to profane swearer,
eff you will go into the village
graveyard at twelve o'clock to
night, and swear the same
oaths you have uttered when
you are alone with God"
agreed" said the man ;''an
easy way to make ten dollars"
"Well, come tomorrow and
say you have done ut, and you
shall have the money"
Midnight came. 1t was a
night Of great darkness. AS
he entered the cemetery not a
sound was heard ; all was still
as death. Then came the gen
tleman's words to his mind.
"Alone with God!" rang in his
ears. He did not dare to utter
an oath, but fled from the place,
crying, God be merciful to me
a sinner !"
Business index. (Wilmington, Del.) 1876-18??, 1876-08-05
A Parrot Story.

To make a purchase rather
dignified young lady entered a
florists, when she was accosted
rs follows by q shrill voice,
resembling that of an old wo-
man, "Shut the door! Don't
you know any better? It's cold
outsidev' Very much over
come with modification and
embarrassment, she looked about
for the speaker, saying, Excuse
me, but the wind blew so I
could hardly close the door,
"Well, mind yor eye, miss, and
don't do it again !! pursued the
voice, when to her great aston
ishment and amusement the
young lady found she had been
conversing with a parrot. An
noyed at the bird for deceiving
her SO, the young lady turned
her back to the cage, and was
Intent upon examining some
flowers. Suddenly the same
voice, or what seemed to be,
said to her, What can I do for
you miss? If you hold your
tongue, [ shall be gratified
above all things, replied the
yonng lady turning round as
she spoke, and discovering the
shop-woman.
Always answer distinctly and
correctly and modestly.
Never smoke, nor drink any
Intoxicating drinks.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-04-19
INCONSISTENCY.

One eve of beauty, when the sun
Was going down Ger Guadalquiver,
The gold converting, one by one
The nipples Of the mighty river,
Beside me on the bank was seated
A Seville girl, with soft brown hair,
And eyes that might the world have cheat
A wild, dark, liquid, lustrous pair.
she stopped and wrote upon the sand
Just as the loving sun was going
With such soft, small, shining hand
You would have sworn twas silver flow
ing:
Her words were three, and not one more,
What could Diana's motto be?
The Siren wrote upon the shore
Death--not inconstancym
And then her two large, liquid eyes
She turned on mine: the Devil take mel
set the stream afre with sghs
And was the fool she choose to make me g
Saint Francis might have been deceived
With such an eye and such hand.
But one week passed, and believed
Her promise tickle at the sand
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-04-19
CentenniaIities.

The contract for erecting the Penn
sylvanla State building has been award
ed.
The clock for Memorial Hall is fin
ished, and will soon be in the place pre-
pared for it.
1t is expected that 300 Indians, rep
resenting ffty-three tribes, will be a
part of the Centennial show.
The Mexican exhibit consisting of
z28 cases Of goods, sixty-three cf which
are works of art, has arrived.
The total realized by the Authors
Carnival in Philadelphia Tor the wo-
mems department was $S,O6O.21.
The Bavarian exhibitors have had a
public display in Nuremburg of the
articles destined for the Philadelphia
Exhibition.
The exhibitors in the main building
are working like beavers. A busy scene
is there presented, but there is no con-
fusion.
The Philadelphia insurance compan-
les will have about $4,000 apiece in
risks in each of the five main buildings
and their contents.
James Aitcheson, a leading Edin-
burgh jeweller, who took some medals
at Vienna, will display articles worth
800, 900 at Philadelphia.
The crew of the University of Dublin
will shortly go into training for the in
ternational regatta on the Schuylkill in
August next.
A trophy called GA Record of the
American Flag" consisting of twenty
four flags of the patterns used at diff
ferent times by the Government during
and since the Revolution has been
placed in position.
Among the the articles to be exhib-
tied by the New York Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals are
various implements for torturing horses
that have been taken from offenders in
cruelty cases.
Mrs Sarah E. Bonney, of Sterling
Mass, sends to the Centennial, among
other things, a case containing twenty.
five birds, of all varieties, from hum
ming bird to an owl, which were all shot
by herself, stuffed and mounted on an
| imitation of laurel branch.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-04-19
The Appreciation of Humor.
Fror,, tho Corpb;11 Nforo1;po

A fashion has sprung up of late years
OF regarding the sense of humor as one
of the cardinal virtues. It naturally
follows that everybody possesses the
quality himself, and that his neighbors
do not. 1t is indeed rarer to meet man,
woman or child who will confess to any
deficiency in humor than to want Of
logic. Many people will confess that
they are indolent, superstitious, unjust,
fond of money, of good living, or of
fattery; women will make boast of
cowardice and men of coarseness; but
nobody ever admits that he or she can't
see joke or take an argument.
What is humor? That is one of the
insoluble questions. Psychologists write
about it, but not very successfully
Perhaps it is because no great philoso-
pher was ever himself a humble hui
morist. Can any one imagine Kant or
Hegel or Aristotle, or Descartes, or
Coleridge, or Hume, Or Mr.. Mill, or
Sir w. Hamilton really enjoying a bit
of Aristophanes, or Swift, or Rabelais !?
X We enjoy Shakespeare's hu-
NOR; but he has been dead a long time,
and the bravest of men do not dare to
say what he really thinks about the ma
tional poet; we are fond of Charles
Lamb, but Lambs writing were caviare
to the public while he lived, and only
made their way by slow degrees and
the efforts of a select circle of admir-
ers we read Mark Twain and Artemas
Ward, and perhaps to calm observer
that is the most conclusive proof of all
that we have very little notion of what
true humor means. 49, saa 81
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-04-19
Tomb of Washington.

It is on the side of steep hill, on
the edge of a deep wooded dell leading
toward the river. The interior walls
are built Of brick, arched over at the
height of eight feet from the ground.
The front Of the tomb is rough, and
has a plain iron door inserted in a free
stone easement. Upon stone panel
over the door are inscribed the words:
81 am the resurrection and the life
he that believeth in Me, though he
were dead, yet shall he live"
Enclosing this tomb is brick struc-
ture twelve feet high. In front of it is
an iron gateway, opening several feet
in advance of the vault door, and
forming a kind of an antechamber
This gateway is fanked with pilasters,
surmounted with a stone coping, cover
ing pointed Gothic arch. Over this
arch is tablet, on which is Inscribed
"Within this enclosure rest the re-
mains of General George Washington. :"
In the antechamber Of the tomb are
two marble sarcophagi, containing the
remains Of Washington and his lady
That of the patriot has a sculptured
lid on which is represented the Aneri-
can shield suspended over the flag of
the union; the latter hung in festoons,
and the whole surmounted as crest
by an eagle with open wings perched
upon the superior bar of the shield.
Below the design, and deeply cut in the
marble, is the name of Washington.
This sarcophagus was constructed by
John Struthers, of Philadelphia, from
a design by2Strickland, and was pre-
sented by him to the relatives of Wash
ington. 1t consists of an excavation
from solid block of Pennsylvania
marble, eight feet in length and two in
height. The marble coffin of Lady
Washington, which stands upon the
left of the other, is from the same
chisel, and plainly wrought. Both can
be seen by the visitor through the iron
gate.
Who can stand at the portals of this
tomb, where sleeps all that is left Of
the mortality Of the father of his
country" and not feel the outgoings of
a devotional spirit-an involuntary de-
sire to kneel with reverence, not with
the false adulation Of mere hero-wor-
ship, but with the sincere sympathies
of soul bending before the shrine of
superior goodness and greatness?
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-04-19
Berlin Correspondence of the Cincinnati Gazette.

berIIH Correspondents OF the Cincinnati Gazette.
have been told the Crown Princess
always goes about with half-laced shoes,
or the rubber cores stretched and worn
This do not know, but do know that
she never looks elegant, and on the ice
this winter she wore costume liz which
any tasteful American girl would blush
to be seen, and had it not been for her
handsome husband-who was good
naturally trying to teach her to skate
no one would have suspected her high
standing. Ii any ambitious American
dressmakers wish to make themselves
a name and fortune, now is the time
for them to come to Berlin.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-04-19
SONG OF THE DRINK DEMON.
BY THE AUTHOR OF GIN

DEMON
Scour the homes and haunts of men
Thronged city and dotted plain
sOver the mountains, down the glen,
sScour the land and scour the main.
And gather links for the DEVILS Chain.
CHoRus.-Drink, drink
Drain, drain!
Another link
For the Devils Cbaini
DEMON,-
For the Devil a wondrous chain shall wear
OF twisted bodies strong and fair,
Arm to leg and leg to arm,
linked together quick and warm,
of bad and good high and low;
"A chain for his Majesty down below:
Long unending,
Ever descending
Out of the light
Into the night
King and courtier, priest and nun,
Daughter, father, mother, son,
Doctor, patient, judge and crier,
Farmer yokel, .ord and squire
Weave them all in the Devils Chain,
For ever and ever tight in the strain!
Labor and sorrow. trust and truth,
FIgOr and weakness, age and youth,
Beauty and ugliness, wealth and worth
All the best and worst of EARTH
Poison it, ruin it, kill it with drink,
And bring it to me for another link
Jolly eye CHASTITY morrow,
Sorrows drowned to bring new sorrow,
Bars thronged--prisons crammed,
Racy chorus-shriek of damned.
CHoRus-O drink, drink
Drain, drain
Another link
For the DEVILS Chain
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-04-19

with the fair ladies inside, who on their
part converse with ease and graceful
ness. Altogether, the scene is charm
ing one, and an everyday phase Of Jap
anese life. OF course, the lady who
owns the boudoir might have dress
lng-gown on, to suit American tastes;
but then it would not be picture of
Japanese life, and-Honi soft ,qati NAL q
pe11de
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-04-19
A Japanese Toilette.
From the Cohoes IN. Y

The interior of wealthy Japanese
lady's boudoir-says a well-to-do silk
merchants wife-is sometimes a curl
osity. If beauty unadorned is adorned
the most, che fact is the lady of the
house is generally most becomingly at
tired in nothing, as she ftfully plays
with her guitar while her hair is being
dressed according to Act Of Parliame nt,
for the present style of attiring the hair
in Japan was instituted by a former
Empress of that country many years
ago. The dame de coi6ures, while per-
forming the operation (which lasts, at
least, a couple of hours), relates all the
scandal and twaddle she knows. The
mirror in front of the lady and her at
tendant is made generally of polished
steel, often of polished silver, and all
the lacquered toilette utensils, as a rule,
are beautifully inlaid with gold or sill
yer. All these little odds and ends shut
up In different receptacle of the what
not Oh which the mirror is standing,
and the cost of the entire dressing APP
paratus suitable to the rank of fash
ionable lady in Yokohoma, would cost
from twenty to thirty pounds in Eng
lish money. The pretty and accom-
pllshed little maid carrying up a tea
tray containing a light repast of tea,
cuttle-fish and rice-cakes, spends much
OF her money upon her head-dress-
indeed, Japanese women of all ranks
are most particular upon this point of
their toilette. The kamo7ao, or enormous
Japanese hustle, has been instituted as
an article of attire by a former Japan
csc Empress. This fashionable append
age has of late years been imported
into European ladies' costumes with a
not unpleasing effect. Taken altogeth-
er, Japanese lady's attire is very pref
" and picturesque. As these toilettes
take place during the afternoon, for
eign gentlemen strolling along the
hotobo or wharf outside the open win
dow, often lean over and have chat
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-04-19

AN enterpising man in Philadelphia
displays the following sign: "Fresh
homemade pies and milk"
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-04-06

zeal turn Of mind, has planned the
construction. Of stove which we be
lieve will meet all the exigencies oil
the case. We are not good on de-
scription, but the following may con-
vey to ones mind an outline of the
leading features:
First, there are 50 pounds of sheet
iron; these 30 pounds sre cut into
shaped pieces, which are so arranged
and applied as to make the following
hre-tight apartments First, there
Is whIskey reservoir: Sc cond, fire.
place; third, place for two Qargc)
bottles of whiskey; fourth, tobacco;
9Th, cough medicine; 9Th, gold pan !;
.th, goose grease; sth. whiskey; OH,
gold dust; 10Th, warm biscuit; llth,
peppermint; 18th, pork and beans;
18th, extract of Jamaica ginger; 18th,
extract Of qninine; 18Th, nails; 10th,
concentrated Gu) gals; l.th, concsn-
trsted corn Juice; 18Th, two baked
apples; 10Th, one corkscrew; 20th,
another corkscrew; 2lst, warm water
and nutmcgs, 22nl, cough medicine;
23d, elixir. All these apartments
will be furnished with sheet iron 10.
bells; are so constructed that each
one is warranted to perform its iunc-
tions. OF the 3o3 who did intend
going to the Black Hills, only seven
teen are going, sixteen of whom are
in love with the stove herein before
described.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-04-06

6ooD PLACE To LIvE.-SIncc pub
fishing, a few weeks since, an item
relative to our former townsmau,
VIM. IL. H4mmond, we have our
selves received letter from the re.
doubtable "Emporium' ia which be
says, "lf aay of your readers think !
" am dead, let them come out t.
Harvard, (Which place is just forty
miles from Heaven,) and be con.
vinced.' The following extract
from the Harvard (Clsy Co., Neb.,
paper of March 23d Was inclosed ID
the letter:
SrovEs.-Yes.erday we dropped
into the well known and popular hard.
ware establishment of w. II. Ham.
mond, our popular Mayor, and aftel
scrutinizing the infinite variety o
articles of use and "virtue" heapec
up in abundance, our eyes fell upor
. mechanical contrivance in the hand
Of the artist-in-sheet-iron and ''sich.
Upon inquiry, We learned it was
stove-a Black Hills stove, and tba
he same had been planned aud or
derei by one Of our bach. citizens
who having become wearied of thi
world, is fixing for tha Black Hills
aud being Of : practical and mechaa
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-04-06

LECTURE ASSOCIATION. - That
Wasn't what it was called: indeed it
was never organized sufficiently 10
have name, but sll are aware that
las; fall Upton again undertook to
have 4 course Of lectures, the effort
being backed up by the names Of
some forty citizens who patriot
cally agreed to stand in together On
any deficiency that might arise
Five lecturers and readers were then
engaged and quite number of sea
son tickets sold -Four of the enter
tainments came off the lectures by
Hon. VIM. Parsons and Gen. kilpat-
rick, the varieties by DR.. Nillars and
reading and presentations by Miss
Helen Potter. The fifth engagement
that Of Major Dane, was cancelled
by himself; aud as with the most
economical management the commit
tee had been unat 10 to make single
one Of the lectures ''pan OUT it vas
decided to close the matter up with
ont attempting to fill the vacant APP
pointmcnt. All those, therefore, who
purchased season tickets are en,i-
tied to draw back of one-flth the
price paid, 40 cents, which VIM.
Dean of the Executive Committee,
will pay on presentation of the tick
cts. la the meantime the patriotic
share holders have the pleasure
of donating 81 each to make even.'
1t is true that We have had the mis-
fortune to hit upon exceptionally I'M
pleasant evenings for each one of
these enter tainments, but even taking
that lnto consideration the patronage
has hardly been such as would mat
urslly be expected from = town
and vicinity like this one.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-04-06

NURSERY Stock FOR TIE SPRING
OF Establishing to retire from the
Nursery business | will offer first
class apple trees at the nominal price
of s. per hundred, or $40 per thou
sand; soft maple select trees, 81 per
hundred, - per thousand as they run
in the rows; eyergreens, 10 cents
per foot; pear trees, Early Richmond
cherry trees, grape vines, goose ber-
ry, raspberry, strawberry, SNOWFALL,
Towering almond, peony, rose bushes.
Japan and Tiger lily, &c; also five
hundred thousand extra kept Usage
plants at lowest price, four miles east
Of Upton, iowa.
l2u JOSHUA HALL.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-04-06

SrRIy6DAiE Seminary. - Some
time ago we received an account OF
the closing exercises at Springdale
Seminary, Of which week after week
has slipped by without mention be.
ing made. The event occurred on
the ! .th Of March-Mr. VIM. Nor-
rail-, the first graduate Of the instlta-
tios receiving his diploma. After
examinations, the final exercises con-
sisted OF a programme Of Rotations,
declarations, ESSAYS and oratlons
rather too long to be detailed here,
but which our correspondent assures
US were well given and well receive |.