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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-15
How Some Sharp Players Tricked tn
Lottery Managers.
From the New York Tribune.


An interesting feature Of the lottery
business is the envelope system, which
was introduced by the purchasers of
lottery policy tickets to prevent the
managers from changing the numbers
on the "sips" after the arrival Of the
drawings in this city When the re-
suits of the drawing came in, and the
purchaser learned that he had a chit, :"
he would 60 to the managers Office and
demand that the envelope be opened in
his presence, and then for the first time
(?) the managers would be informed
what the numbers were.
A person in this city some time ago
made an ink that would fade away
within a specified time-say two hours
and also an invisible ink that would
appear about two hours after the Wis
IDLE ink disappeared. He wrote several
numbers in both kinds Of ink, and in
closed them in an envelope. If the
number written in visible ink proved to
be chit on the arrival of the results
of the drawings, and demand his pay.
Ifnot chit" he would wait until the
visible ink had faded away, and the
numbers written in invisible ink had
appeared and then go and claim the
hit" on the second set of numbers.
This gave the buyer great advantage,
as if he bought twenty numbers he
would really have the advantage Of
forty. This scheme succeeded for
several months, drawing several thou
sand dollars from the pockets of the
managers, but it finally aroused the
suspicious of Zachariah E. Simmons,
who saw that the per cenUage of " hits"
was greater than it should be. He
broke the seals Of the suspected per-
sons envelopes and discovered the trick.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-15
down the hole. I suppose he got out
all right again?'

down the hole. / suppose he got out
all right again."
"No; poor man." said Maitland,
with sigh; " that is the saddest part
Of the story. He was dreadfully knock
ed down for some days, and then
apparently recovered his general health,
except that he had lost all his buoyant
spirits, looked like an old man, and
always seemed to avoid me. He has
since gradually sunk into state little
better than idiocy, which the doctors
attribute to the shock to highly excit-
able brain, and declare it to be quite
hopeless"
Poor young fellow" said I. II
wonder how far he remembers the cir
cumstances Of that night"
Very little, you may be sure" said
Maitland.
And so we gradually foated away
into the stream Of friendly talk upon
general subjects, until at a late hour we
parted for the night.
l awoke in the morning from an
eerie and weary sleep-journey and soon
gathered what had been the miscellaneous
spirit presiding at my dreams A bath
set me to rights. And after breakfast
Maitland drove me briskly out of the
old city through the frosty morning air
to the station.
" May 1 make use of your story?'
said to him as we parted.
With all my heart" he replied
"And if you like, I'll send up my
memoranda. Goodbye"
And this is the use have made of it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-15
An Historic Beer-Ce liar.
Leipzig Correspondence of the San Francisco
Chronicle.

Leipzig Correspondence of the San Francisco
Chronicle.
The whole establishment is brown
with age; and no wonder, for Auer-
bach's is the very oldest tavern in Leip-
zig, and under it's hcspitable roof the
wine has warmed the hearts of it's fire.
quenters for three hundred years. It.
was here that a young student from
Frankfort-on-the Main, named Goethe,
was wont to pass his evenings in COM
pany with Stock of Nuremberg, an en-
graver lately come to Leipzig to work
for BreitkOpf, the famous p1inter and
publisher. Over the table of this iovial
retreat Goethe discussed his excursions
IN philosophy, law, medicine and the
ology, and fashioned the plot of the
great poem, part Of which is forever
associated with Auerbach's cellar. Do
you remember those scenes in the first
part of Faust that treat Of life ir
Leipzig. There are two old mural
paintings on these walls where Doctor
Faust is represented carousing with his
comrades, and later riding off out of
the door estride of a huge wine cask.
While we tur ned the leaves of an old
volume recording this extraordinary
feat of the doctor, a volume that
Goethe must have thumbed greedily, we
looked across the room and saw table
where he is said to have sat thousand
times. Ills in a cosy corner, back from
the door and the windows place to
dream in over pipe and beer. Those
are the days Of which the poet sang
when he put into the lips of F5osh this
apophthegm:
Leipzig to me is dear;
Paris III minature-how it refines it's people
On one side Of the upper room there
IS d lower windowless cellar lit by gas
and looking for all the world like the
interior of monstrous tomb. It is
completely lined with mural paintings,
and these, together with it's peculiar
shape, it's situation and it's associations,
impress fellow tremendously. At the
head Of the room, rather small one,
stands the very cask that galloped up
stairs with Doctor Faust sitting astride
its wine-soaked slaves. The eccentric
rider must have struck his head when
his frantic cask began the ascent of the
stairs, for the ceiling is very low; but it
doesn't pay to question these traditions.
The devil thatgave wings to that clumsy
wine cask could save the pate of his ad-
vocate, [ reckon.
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Young loves to sell F" voice calls out
Beneath the trees, young loves to sell !"
From porch and garden round about,
Child maid and matron hasten out
The voice was like silver bell,
young loves to sell |"
She took the basket from her head,
This cunning nymph of Arcade
Just see the soft wings, gray and red,
Fluttering in their bleachen bed,
Who'll buy? will not wait, you see,
Who'll come to me?"
Young loves to sell! +" the children ran
About her, !" % take our toys,
Take all we have and give US one!"
Old Laia spinning in the sun
Cries, "Long since lost 1 all my joys,
Give me but one!"
Young loves to sell! 1 will not stay,
So maidens, maidens, come and buy,
cannot give them without pay,
Nor let them fly, I'll go away,
If no one quickly comes to try
If she can buy.
See how each little rosy dear
Smiles through the wicker bars at you,
Do not let your faint fear,
My darling loves They smile and peer,
And this one with wings azure blue,
He beckons you.
The dainty curls on that ones brow
Like Cupids own are come and see,
His downy cheeks are all aglow,
Like yours, why should you hide them so
Let us barter and agree
Make haste to me-"
Silvia, where is Silvia hid?
She loosed the pearling from her hair,
Her golden necklace she undid,
Her bracelet from her wrist she slid,
And ran and caught the prize SO rare,
Silvia the fair.
Then every one and all at once
Struggling round the wise nymph few,
None would rest without a chance,
Such shining eyes and such dance!
But Silvia's was the best knew,
Wings azure blue!
The Athen8urn.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-15

These maxims, under the head of
Moral Courage" are posted on the
Office door of New York merchant:
Have the courage to discharge a debt
while you have the money in your
pocket.
Have the courage to do without what
you do not need, however much your
eyes may covet It,
Have the courage to speak to friend
in a seedy coat, even though you are in
company with rich one, and richly at
tired
Have the courage to speak your mind
when it is neces sary to do so, and hold
your tongue when it is prudent that you
should do so.
Have the courage to own that you are
poor, and thus disarm poverty of it's
sting.
Have the courage to tell a man why
you refuse to credit him.
Have the courage to tell a man why
you will not lend him money
Have the courage to cut the most
agreeable acquaintance you have when
you are convinced that he lacks prin-
ciple;-a friend should bear with a
friends infirmities but not with his
vices
Have the courage to show respect
for honesty, in whatever guise it ap-
pears, and your contempt for dishon-
esty and duplicity, by whomsoever ex-
hibited.
Have the courage to wear your Old
clothes until you can pay for new ones.
Have the courage to prefer comfort
and prosperity to fashion in all things
Have the courage to acknowledge
your ignorance, rather than to seek for
knowledge under false pretenses.
Have the courage in providingan en-
tertainment for friends, not to exceed
your means.
Have the courage to insure the prop.
erty in your possession, and thereby pay
your debts in full.
A Woman Who Drank Herself to Death.
From the New York Commercial
The destructive power of alcohol was
wildly demonstrated recently at the
inquest held by Coroner Lea on the
body of 2 well-known confectioner,
Mrs. Caroline Phillpot, who died sud-
denly at her residence, corner Of Bay
and Water streets, Stapleton, S. l.,
where she resided alone. The evidence
proved that Mrs. Phillpot, a woman of
otherwise good character, had a terri
BILE mania for drink, against which she
battled, but in vain. Five weeks since
she engaged woman to attend her
store, and, procuring quantity of
liquor, retired to her apartments and
drank herself to death. She was
very portly woman, of some 225 pounds,
and her property is valued at 5000. A
verdict of death by alcoholism was rem
dered.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-15
WESTMINSTER TOWER.

Some years ago [ had occasion to
make short trip from London, to visit
my old college friend, Maitland, who
had settled down as a clergyman in
connection with the cathedral of West
chester. It was a pleasant excursion,
chiefly by railway, and was Hospitality
entertained. After dinner my friend
and [ walked out IN the dusk of the
evening to look at the antiquities Of
the place. In the course of our ramble
the moon rose, and threw a charm
over the scene. With the moonlight
streaming through the colored windows
we sauntered through the ancient cathe-
dral, enjoying the solemnity of the edi-
fee.
AS we approached the gates of the
choir, Maitland, though accustomed to
the place, became singularly silent. All
at once he called on me to notice that
we we're standing under the main cen
trail tower, and that in the vaulted dome
overhead was round black spot.
"You see that dark spot" said he; I" it
is covered hole opening up into the
tower. 1t is sometimes used for the
hauling up of lead and timber for re-
pairs on the roof. I call your atten-
ton to it now, because / am going to
tell you something about it by-and-by."
Seated once more at the flreside of
my bachelor friend, listened to what
he had to say about the hole in the tow
er. will try to repeat his story as he
told it to me.
suppose it must be about five years
ago, soon after I came to the cathedral,
that [ was engaged one evening in this
room, writing, when had occasion to
to refer to a book not In my possession,
but which knew TO be accessible to me
In the cathedral library. To procure
the work, sailed out with lantern;
and had not gone very far when I
was assailed by CHEEKY shout from
Symes-Geofrey Symes- an Oxford
man, who had been my junior at Oriel.
Symes was little eccentric. He had
taken farish degree, and might have
done well, but, being passionately fond
of music, he took to studying the organ;
and this had brought him to West
chester, as a professed pupil of the or
ganist AS such, he was allowed to
have constant access to the instrument
one of wonderful compass-in the
cathedral
Symes would not, perhaps, have
been called a scientific musician; but he
had a wonderful gift of expressing
thought and feeling ON the organ, which
he almost made to speak, SO extraordi-
nary was his power in bringing out
effects. When engaged in this way, he
seemed to be lost in an enthusiastic
ardor. He widely reveled in musical
sounds. On this occasion he seemed to
resolve on display of his powers.
Rushing away for a few minutes, he
brought little Jim Oxley, son of the
verger, to blow the bellows; and, with
this necessary aid, he set to work, and
produced voluntary that was alto
gether marvellous, and the effect of
which was enhanced by the darkness.
Well-known passages from great mas
tiers were skillfully welded with har-
monious links into one another. One,
however, favorite of his as [ knew,
was complete, and alone the "Quando
Corpus, from Rossini's Stabat Mater"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-15

A NEGRO in South Carolina who was
complaining of the hard times, declar-
ed they were the hardest ever known.
!" Why said he, "I work all day, an
steals all night, an yet I'm blest eff l
kin make an honest livin'.''
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-15

OymoS, SUlll 1nSenSlDlo, was carried to
his lodgings on the other side of the
green, whittier followed him, and wait
ed for more than half on hour, until
the doctor came and told me that he
was partly conscious, but must not on
any account be disturbed or excited by
seeing anybody. He said he would re-
main with him through the night; and
| returned with anxious thoughts and
an exhausted frame, but with CRATE
full heart, to my own home.
It turned out that little Jenny Ok
ley had been the means of bringing us
the help that we had despaired Of.
My old housekeeper had come into my
room here two or throe times during
my absence, and could not understand
my leaving the light burning if I had
intended to be away so long. She went
over to Oxley's and mentioned the cir
cumstance, on which the verger said:
Why, my boy left them in the cathe-
dral an hour ago. And you may de-
pend upon it, added he, that they've
agone and locked themselves in. and
that ERE young fellow has been and
lost the key, and they can't get out ?
Which turned out to be pretty nearly
the truth-and now let us have some
tea"
"Well, !" said |, that's an adventure,
certainly, and not badly told, either.
It made me feel very shaky about the
knees, when that poor fellow went
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-15
Cutting Dash in the Country.


A Washington girl paid visit short
time since to a friend on the eastern
shore of Maryland, and among her out
fit for the occasion had one of those
variegated suits now so fashionable.
Upon her first visit to the rural church,
she wore it, and was the observed of all
observers. She was highly gratifed
with her impression until she happened
to hear two rustics whispering in the
seat behind her.
Why, jes' look at her, Sal p said
one to the other: "she's putin on more
airs than if she had on half dozen
dresses all outen the same piece"
eyes, indeed p replied Sal "Guess
she thinks she's some, with that ar bed
quilt strung around her. Reckon
there's piece of her mothers, her
gran mothers, and her greatgran'
ers old silk weddin' dresses in that"
"Look at the gingerbread fxin' she's
got all around her, too," remarked the
other. "Tell you what, maybe she's
some poor, crazy critter, out of her
mind, an they pampers her by fxin'
her up that way Wonder if them
yerring an things amt the kind what
jim was tellin' us you could get whole
bushel of 'em for half dollar"
The Washington girl could stand itno
longer. She plead sudden sickness, left
the church, and took the early train
home next morning. Now she says
sarcastically Esshe always thought
MARYLAND was civilized"
The Lady Who Discarded WashingtOn's
Suit.
From Bishop Meade's " Old Churches and Fam
lilies of Virginia"
The eldest sister of Miss Mary Cary
had married George William Fairfax,
at whose house he was on visit, when
she captivated a young man who paid
her his addresses. His affection, how
ever, was not returned, and the offer of
his hand was rejected by Miss Cary.
This Young man was afterward known
to the world as General George Wash
ington, the first President of the United
States of America. Young Washing
ton asked permission Of old Mr.. Cary
to address his daughter before he VEN
tured to speak to herself. The reply
of the old gentleman was:
off that is your business here, sir,
wish you to leave the house, for my
daughter has been accustomed to ride
in her own coach"
It has subsequently been said that
this answer of Mr.. Cary's to the strip
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-15

IT is said the Cape Cod girls have
adopted as a motto, " Don't marry I'M
til you can support husband"
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THE NYMPH OF ARCADE.

BY WIN. b. SCOTT.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-12-28
SANTA CLAUS IN TROUBLE.
EI Gzs. 5 u. WAL sH.
IFrom n. CarIsrian onion


Z the Northiano, cold and disant, VI ere The
lofty iceoergs Use,
Glitter ne with their peaks and lowers sharp
against Ii, Archie sGies,
In his caste, s'ra sc baE E:ngly, grit with snow
and Ice around,
Coco old Santa claus was sitting IN study mos:
profScnt.
And old rsItl, short and chubby. ia his coat CT
furs was dressed;
Bat his good old siedge siood empty, and his
eyes we're fixed on thst.
As he rubbed his wriIklei forehead nndern sth
his peak d hat.
"Times are hard! heard fo'ks croskinz when /
went nv rounds Last year,
But only laughed and chuckled, Hard tunes
shall not find Us here,
With 8 uor check full of children waiting for
the ,frIs mas chimes
SAINT. Claus will never, never throw up business
FIR hard time"
Tell, ! bai TO scant some las. year, couldn';
he a. lavish quite
With the little .riin.s' lresenis as 1 always
thought was right;
But threw in 10 Of blessings, much goodwill
and i.eIry cheer,
And the Christmas chimes rang b.Iihsly all
around the world Ia year!
an W I'm in apeck Of trouble.' Here he raised
his furry p,
Scra ehed Els lead, and r.bbed his flrehead,
gave his knees = rousing slap!
Then iookeI grave, and slowly n,utter d, Eyes,
I'm really in despair,
For my -orehouse is as empty rs the old sledse
standing there!
az have sent my fairy helpers over land and
over sea
And quite often empty handel they have all
come ba=S TO me;
Scant enough viii be my presents, and the word
viii 60 abroad,
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-12-28
Hymcn I'm q Police Court,

The Paris correspondent of the London
Standard furnishes the following bit Of ess.
sip: Marriages. We all know, are made in
more places than one but Hymen go rarely
takes refuge in police court that the fact
is worth mentioning. L. took place under
circumstances which were not altogether
foreign to the matter. A young man, an
Italian by birth, paid court to neighbor-
ing seams;ress, a good and industrious girl
The courtship went on for some time but
eventually the Lo,hario, having seduced
the girl, changed his mind and wanted to
break off the engagement. So the young
WON ms mother had the Italian arrested,
and he was about to be tried for = capital
offense, when the girl addressed the Judge
in the following style: 'Oh, NJ. lie Presi-
dent, beseech you, don't try him. He
hiss promised to marry me if you let him
off. Don't make my dishonor complete.
Forgive him, and let US get married"
The prisoner, who evidently thought that
after all matrimony was better than i'm
prisonment, declared himself willing to
marry the girl, and the Judge consented to
let the case stand over, on the understand
ing that if Lethario did not fulfil his
promise and make the girl his wife he
would be again arrested, and perhaps trans
ported in fact, the Judge carried his pater-
nal feelings so far as to get up . subscrip-
ton among the lawyers present to enable
the poor couple to start their married life.
The Italian and the seamstress left the
court arm-in-arm, and proceeded to Mon
sieur lie Marie to arrange their wedding.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-12-28
HOUSE..
WASHINGTON, D. C., December 20.

WASHINGTON, d. C., December 20.
The SPEAKER stated he had informa.
ton that there were gentlemen in the city
who were bearers TO the people of thi. coun.
try OF n communication from the Irish ma.
tiOn, congratnlating the American people
upon this, their Centennial year.
Mr.. HOLMAN asked unanimous consent
70 offer 8 resolution, reciting that J. O'Con-
ner Power, NJ. p, had been deputized to
present to the people of the United States,
The congratulations of the Irish Nation, on
the Centennary OF American Independence
and referring the subjec. OF his mission to
the committee on Foreign affairs. with in
structicns to report what action should be
taken in The premises.
The report of the judiciary committee on
the question OF the power CT committees TO
compel the production of kilograms, was
made. The report asser,c that right. The
resolution offered by MIR. Hurd, from the
minority OF the committee, makes the same
assertion, but requires description of the
telegram be given. 4 substitute for both
was offered BY Mr.. Knott. chairman of the
judiciary committee, declaring that tels-
graphic communications have no more
privileges than oral or other communica-
lions, and must BE produced when called
Tor.
a discussion ensued, and among the nota-
bic speeches made WAS one BY Garfield,
protested that the telegraph should be as
sacred as the post-ofhce, and one BY Hewitt
declaring that the sanctity Of post-ofice
was more imaginary than real, as his let
tiers had been constantly opened in the New
York post-ofhce.
Mr.. WOOD OF New York favored the re-
port Of the committee and opposed Mr..
EarG's amendment as being tantamount 10
defect of the Louisiana investigation.
Finally Hurd's resolution, requiring the
subpoena TO describe the specific telegram
to be produced, was defeated. Yeas 81,
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-12-28
SISTER OF CHARITY.
BY Y. ID. WILLIAMS.

Sister of Charity gentle and duiifuI,
Lo ins ~ ssraphim, lender and mid;
In huHLleness strong, in putty beautiful,
In spirit heroic, in manners . child;
Ever ihy love, ike an angel, repOses,
Till tie arrows VI death are hall hidden roses,
And hope, speaking prophecy, smnes on the
When life like vapor, is slowly retiring,
AS clio i'is in the dswning TO HeaveI mp oil d.
tn, prayer, like hera.d. proceeds him expir-
And the cross on thy Dosom his last looks be-
And. oh! as tie spous. to Thy words Of 10 e
what wonderful blessing, descend on thee
Thu The fl ,we;-abscrbed dew in the bright Iris
glis eng,
And retrras to tie lille, more richly again.
Sister of Charity child OF the Holiest.
Oh, fr my loving SOU, ardent as pure!
Noshef oil orphan, aid friend o ths iowliest,
Stay of the wre ched, the guilty, The poor!
1 he r.n5Iacs o: tie GoiEead SO Plainly enfo,ds
thee,
Sancti US ha,o so ,hriass thee a-ound,
Nor d;oops in thy presence, abas-ed, 10 the
grOund
Dim Is the fire of the sunniest blu.hes,
Burn LIZ the breast Of lhe maidenly rose,
10 the exquisite boom that thy Ia'e LeAuty
When the incens, asceIds and the sanctuary
giONs,
And the music, that seems Heavens language is
peaiii &,
Alteration has bound him in silence and sighs
And mzn inter ningled sith a. lis. is feeling
The Iassion.ess Iapture that comes IRON the
skies.
Oh that this neari, whose unspeakabIe treasure
OF love h 'th been wa TED vsinly Oh clay.
Like thine, usaiiured by the phantom OF pleas
uoe.
Could rend every earthly asection away,
And yet in thy presence the bilIowr, subsidisg,
Obey the strong E florr OF reason ana will,
And my soul. IN her pristine tranquility glid-
ipg.
Is cam as when God babe the ocean "be
Thy soothing, how gentle: thy pity. how ten
Cnorr-music thy voice. in thy step angel
grace,
And Thy union with Deity shines in q splendor
Subiue bat une1rthly, On thy spiritual face.
When The trait chains are broken, . captive hath
bound thee,
Aiar IRON ,hy home in the prison OF clay.
Bflde Of the lamb anu Garth shadows around
tlee
Disnerse in the blaze Of ct raity'sd y;
Sui nindiui. now, o. the sufferers story,
Intervene, as = cloud. bCtweep and His & DRY.
and shield from his lightning the shud lering
sJu'.
And mild as tie moonbeam in Autumn dssct nd
ing,
That Lightning, sN:ingui.h.d by mercy, shall
iail.
While he hears, with tie vail Of the pen tent
Tny prayer, holy daughter of vlncea de Paul.