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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-07-12
A Mistake all Round.

An amusing story is told of James
town lady who was jealous of her hus-
band, and suspected him of kissing the
cook: She kept quiet and bided
her time, intending to catch him in the
act. One evening she heard him come
IN quietly and seek the kitchen, where
upon she prepared for action. Is that
happened to be Katy's (the cook
" might out the kitchen was dark; so
the wife, taking some matches, threw a
shawl over her head, after Katy's fash
ion, and entering the kitchen by the
back door, was almost Immediately
seized and embraced in the most ardent
manner. Almost bursting with rage and
jealousy, and intending to wreak sum-
mary vengeance upon her faithless
lord, she struck a match and stood fac.
ing the hired man. Tableaux! It is
difficult to tell on which face was pic
tured the greatest establishment. The
husband says he don't know how it is,
but his wife never treated him so well
since the first month they were married
as she has for the past few days.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-07-12
PRIMRoSEs.
BY F. W. B.

Sweet primroses I hold you dear,
That needless are of me-
You have no ears, my words to hear,
No eyes, my gaze to see.
You love the rain, that swells each bud;
The sun. that bids you blow;
The breeze, that calms your gentle blood
And sways you to and fro.
Bnt am least of all to you;
For what have I to give?
What can add of pleasures new
To your one joy,-to livep
And yet the sunshine finds no bliss,
To smile, and win your smiles;
The breeze is careless of the kiss.
It takes or gives by whites.
While I, who love, must yearn in vain,
For all take of you,
To give to you such joy again,
As gives one drop of dew.
And you, fair flowers of joy and light,
Blessed above all remain,
To give such delicate delight,
And take no gift again!
spectator.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-07-12
Influence.

- \
We are touching our fellow beings on
all sides. They are affected for good or
for evil by what we are, by what we SAL
and do, even by what we think and feel.
May flowers in the parlors breathe their
fragrance through the atmosphere. We
are each Of us silently saturating the at
mosphere about us with the subtle aroma
or our character. In the family circle,
besides and beyond all teaching, the
daily life of each parent and child mys-
teriously modifes the life Of every per
son Of the house. The same process, on
a wider SCALE, is going on through the
community. No man liveth to himself.
Others are built up and strengthened
by their unconscious deeds; and others
may be Wrenched out of their places
and thrown down by our unconscious
influence. sas9
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-07-12
Story Of Lord Dufferin.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine for July.
Not a great many people know that
the popular and genial Governor-Ge
eral Lord Dufferin) had the misfor-
tune to lose the use Of one of his eyes,
since by wearing glass substitute and
an eyeglass the useless eye appears "as
good as new" The misfortune has
more than once been the occasion of
amusing rencontres, one Of which ( es-
pecially remember, and no ofense
could, in telling it, be supposed to be
given, since his lordship has told the
story himself.
While travelling through Ireland (his
native 1and) some years ago, Lord D.,
when nearing his destination, made use
of the traditional jaunting-car. Paddy,
the driver, was on that day particularly
loquacious and communicative. and
during the journey volunteered great
deal of information on the different
subjects that presented themselves,
and this flow of conversation was all
the more free and easy since he had
not the slightest idea of the rank of his
passenger. Not to be unsocial, the
future Governor-General asked Paddy
what news he had to tell of the neigh
borhood. GAS for news, yer honor" re-
piled the unsuspecting driver, ~ know
OF no news that would INTEREST gintle-
man loike yersel, unless it is that that
one-eyed Duferin is goin' to marry
Kate Hamilton" Though his lordship
lnwardly enjoyed the joke, he was
gracious enough to deny himself the
privilege of seeing the state Of conster-
nation the laxative car-driver fell
into when he found that the Zone, eyed
d ufferin he had spoken so Familiarity
OF and his passenger were one and the
same person. a4II
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-07-12
American Baggage Singing.


AS was leaving the station I passed
the great luggage vans again. The
scene they presented was so thoroughly
characteristic Of this country that [
paused aud watched it with much in
terest, wishing that some of my Lon
don friends were with me to enjoy it..
It is quite impossible to describe to the
calm English reader the boundless en-
thusiasm with which an American rail
way porter contemplates apple of large
trunks. He seems to rejoice in the
prospect of singing" them as far as
possible, and dropping them as hard as
possible. With two men in the van
the door of which opens about three
feet above the floor Of the station and
two below to catch them, the trunks
fly out thick and fast, coming down
with q crash and thump to the truck
which is ready to receive them. Each
truck holds pile about ten feet long
by six feet high. AS soon as one is
loaded it is rolled ahead and another
put in its place. The men spring to
their work with as much interest, ap-
parently, as if they were playing crick-
ct or base ball; and when some huge
trunk comes down with particularly
heavy crash, threatening to smash itself
and everything in its way, there is a
merry laugh all round. IF it falls from
the truck and carries one or two other
trunks with it, the porters seem espec-
tally exhilarated [ can imagine the
delight with which they could see a
portmanteau burst opep, but I have
never seen that catastrophe. Portman-
teaus are usually made so strong that
the American porter leads life of
disappointed hopes. I saw seven large
piles, as [ have described above, loaded
Oh trucks from one of the luggage vans,
while watching this interesting game.
was about to move away, when a
small portmanteau, belonging to my
self, suddenly emerged from the recess
of the van, and landed on top of the
pile. This was excellent luck. 1t was
the work Of two minutes to secure my
prize, and | started for the city in tri-
umph. The rest of my luggage follow
ed in about thirty-six hours. | called
IN this morning at the station, and
found the porters and transfer agents
still struggling energetically in the dis
trlbution of accumulated Centennial
luggage
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-07-12
Didn't Know the Emperor.
From the Boston Commercial Bulletin.

From the Boston Commercial Bulletin.
The janitor who has charge of Bunk
or Hill Monument, arriving at about
haf-past seven On Friday morning to
open the premises, found two strangers
in waiting. One, a tall, gray-bearded
man in a slouched hat, asked if they
could ascend the monument.
Yes," said the custodian, "you can
for twenty-five cents" (holding out his
hand
The stranger produced the money,
and the custodian unlocked the doors,
and forthwith commenced sweeping
out, raising a cloud of dust and paying
no especial attention to his visitor who
was looking about him curiously, until,
half choked with dust, he inquired eff
these were the steps,"
Yes, all right, go ahead, 90 right
up till you get to the top"
The visitor and his companion did as
they were bid, and stayed some half an
hour enjoying the beautiful panoramic
view from the summit, after which thew
descended, and were quietly walking
away when they were hailed by the
custodian with
5" H'yar, just write your names in
this book; all visitors that go up the
monument sign their names here"
The gray-bearded man laughed and
signed his name, and the two departed.
The custodian never looked at the
book, but some hours afterWard was
electrified by one of the officers of the
Monument Association, who CHANGED
to come in, asking him, in the most ag-
itated manner, when Dom Pedro, the
Emperor of Brazil, had been there?
" Hasn't been here at ALL" was the
reply; ;.
Hasn't been here, why, here is his
signature on your visitors book. What
does this meanw
What said the custodian, rushing
up to the volume. "Why, good gra-
cious! that was written by a tail man
with SLOUGH hat!"
And SO it was, but the tall man was
the Emperor of Brazil, and this was the
way he assembled Bunker Hill Monu-
nent, just like @any other man."
The Government of England will
shortly be asked to grant charter to
large and fuential company of French
men, empowering them to hold, occupy
and use vast tracts of land on the west
coast of Africa. The movement will be
modelled upon the old East India Com
pany, and the arguments for its neces-
sity supported by the fact that the pres
ent system of trading in that region
means very little more than selling rum
and tobacco to the natives and encour-
aging them to keep the slave trade.
The government, under the present dis
jointed system Of rule in West Africa.
cannot reach and correct the evils COM
planned of by civilized nations. But =
great organized company, it is claimed,
like that which for years ruled India.
could and would do what the home
government is powerless to do.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-07-12
Items of Interest.


PRUSSIA has II, 900 miles of railways,
JUDGE TAFT, the new Attorney Gen
eral, is one of the most accomplished
shorthand writers in the country.
WITHIN a year seven members of
the Boston bar have been convicted of
various crimes.
IHE Italian army according to the
ministerial organ, has an effective force
of $685. men.
| CINCINNATI has 1858 manufactures
which produce $150,OOO,OOO worth of
products yearly.
A BULLION yield of $21, 10000 is
| promised from the Utah mines this
year, more than half of which will be
silver.
IT is estimated that the people of
this country are now carrying about
fourteen tons Of silver money in their
pockets.
To give employment to honest and
worthy people, and to hold them to a
rigid accountability, is the best and
truest benevolence.
A MAN was attacked at Togus, Maine,
the other day, by a big turtle, and it
was only after the turtles shell had
been broken In several places that he
gave up the contest.
A LETTER sent by a surgeon in the
army from Alabama, fourteen years
ago and directed to a Massachusetts
man, has just reached its designation,
not having passed through the dead let
ter Office.
A NUMBER of shrimps were found
lately at the bottom of gold claim in
Melbourne, the depth being 800 feet.
They were totally blind, and, though
active enough at the bottom, died when
brought to the surface.
THOSE comical little English spar
rows in New York are learning bad
habits in this country. They have
lately discovered the seed boxes in the
cages of canaries hung in the windows
of the houses near the parks, and man
age to abstract the lions snare of the
canaries' provender.
The other day an excited individual
In Park Row, with carpet bag in one
hand, an umbrella in the other, and a
shawl hanging over his arm, accosted q
newsboy with the question: E'Say, bub,
whlch's the quickest way for me to get
to the New Haven railroad depot?"
T" Run !" was the laconic response.
A TRIBUTE has just been paid by roy
atty to dead Journalist and novelist.
The widow of ShirleyB rocks late editor
of Punch, has been granted e1OO ster-
ling, annually, out of the Queens civil
list. English conservatives look upon
it as graceful recognition of literature.
Radicals regard it as bribery and cor
ruption to the editors of satirical Jour-
mails en- nadsse, and that the Conservative
Government merely wishes pour emcoura-
ger les ootres editors to be lenient on
hereditary institutions in the dim vista
of the unknowable future.
A READING, Pa, paper tells a Won
derful story about a ime-burner of
Caernarvon township, who imagines
that he is bewitched. He says he sees
strange sights Of snakes, mice, &c. He
carries small vial filled with LIQUOR,
in which he has in soak seven new nee
dies and seven new pins. The vial is
sealed shut. This he carries in his pam
falcons pocket while at work, and each
hour he takes it out and shakes it Wig
orously, repeating as he does so few
words known only to himself. He says
he was bewitched by a party in Robe
son township, and the object of the
bottle is to blow up the Robson man
with the bladder disease!
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-07-12
China and Railroads.

China is SO much opposed to what
is called progress, that not long ago her
Government firmly and even bruskly
refused to accept as a present a rail
road which certain " outside barbar.
lans offered to construct at their own
proper cost. Now, however, this once
rejected Woosung Railroad, is making
the Chinese officials having received a
hint from PeSing not to see what is
going on. Several miles OF the road
have been completed and ballasted
and the Chinese public appear well
pleased with it and the advantages il
will bring. The line will run from a
point opposite the island of Chusan
and will be 80 miles long.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-07-12
The Country of COrea-

Corea, says the Pail Mall Gazette, is
just now occupying considerable at
tention in Japan. The signature of the
recent treaty by which the two natione
have escaped war has given each an ad.
ditional interest in all that belongs to
the other, and the Japanese, with a
true commercial instinct, are begin.
ming to inquire what products of Corea
they may expect to get in exchange for
the tea and silk they are prepared to
send her. A native correspondent of
the Hocha S7eenaba1qa, who has lately re-
turned from Corea, gives anything but
an encouraging account of the country
on this score. According to this author
ity the hills and the country is very
mountaineering bare of grass and
trees, and the soil is generally very dry;
at present the only mines which
are known to exist are iron
mines. No gold whatever, either in
shape Of money or of ornaments, is
used, and the silver, copper and tin,
which are variously employed, are all
imported from China and Japan. Tea
is not grown, nor are the people &C
quainted with its use; their chief drink,
with which at present they appear to be
perfectly satisfied, consists Of an infus-
ion OF dried ginseng or ginger and dried
orange-peel. Tobacco of a very dark
color is manufactured, and, together
with this, rice and Sesamum Orientale
are the principal products Of the coun-
try. The domestic animals are dogs,
horned cattle, fowls, pigs, and horses.
These last are pigmies of their kind,
and are about the size of donkeys. AS
regards birds, Corea forms an exception
to most countries in the world in that
crows are not to be found within its
borders, and spar1ows are compare
lively rare. The Corean soldiers did not
appear to be very formidable to the
Japanese correspondent, accustomed
to the Krupp guns and breach loading
rifles possessed by his country's defend
ers, but he admits that they seemed to
be better drilled than the Japanese
troops, were prior to the arrival of
Commodore Perry. Their uniform
consisted of wooden hats, and coats of
q reddish color, with wide sleeves; they
We're armed with small matchlocks and
swords, and the banners they carried
were out of all proportion to the num-
Der Of the men. The various fortresses
were mounted with guns, which in their
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-07-12

turn were mounted On stones instead
Of carriages. Tow ropes were used to
fire the pieces, and the not unnecessary
precaution was adopted Of providing a
place of safety for the men who acted
as gunners. The population Of the
country is estimated at about five mill
lions, and the people are poor, idle, and
dirty. Baths are unknown, which ac-
counts, adds the correspondent, for
the filthy state in which the Coreans
keep their persons and for the dirty hue
Of their once white Clothes"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-07-12

IHE Emperor William is also a gift
taker IN his way, his subjects delight
Ing IN making him presents. Last
year he received 41,371, including
books, pieces of music, charts, works OF
art, table delicacies, articles of clothing,
household furniture boots slippers and
even suspenders.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-07-12

GOOD QUEEN BEss had $50 wigs when
she died, ranging from pale gold to the
deepest red in color.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-23
Title to Land and Water Per-
feet.

References may be made to Messrs. b. d..
Wilson orJ. DeRarth Shorb at Iiske Vineyard
who will take pleasure in showing the lands
10 parties wishing to purchase, or TO Messrs.
p. Beaudry, +. =. f. Temple or +. NJ. Ross.
Messrs. Wiley d Berry, and Messrs. Barbee
4 Gates, Real Estate Agents.
A Map of the tract can be seen at the office
of p. Beaudry, Oh Spring street, opposite City
Council rooms.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-23
pos1oFFlcE DIRECTORY.


Eastern. san Francisco, Northern and Coast
Stations.-Telegraph stage Line.-ArriVe at
1880 A. NJ; close at 1880 p. NJ. Letters lh-
tended for registry must be presented before
p.
San Diego Line--San Diego and Way Sta
lions, arrives at 7:40 P. Nj and closes at
A.. Nj.
Southern Arizona-Tucson, Yuma, Arizona
CITY and way stations-Tri-W eekly Service
Arrives Sunday, Tuesday and Friday, at
7.40P. NJ; leaves Monday, "Wednesday anu
Saturday; mail closes at A. NJ.
Northern Arzona-Prescott,W Wickenberg ana
way stations-Semi -Weekly-Arrlves ON
Wednesday and Saturday at l0:D A. NJ. !;
leaves Tuesday and Friday; mail closes ut
2:l5 p. NJ.
San Bernardino and way stations-Dally,
sunday excepted-San Gabriel, Ell Monte,
Riverside, ETC.; arrives at 1920 A. NJ; mail
closes at 2;l5 P. NJ.
Wilmington and way stations Arrives at 2:l5
p. M; closes at 10 A. NJ.
Cerro Gordo Lone Pine and Havilah-Arrives
Monday, Wednesday and Friday at l2:SO A.
NJ; leaves Monday, wednesday ana Satuf-
day; closes at 1880 p. NJ. rea
Domestic and Foreign Money Order 0fficc.-
Open from A. NJ. to p. NJ, except on
Saturday, when office closes at $3.50 p. NJ.
santa Monica-Arrives at 3:45 p. NJ; closes at
$3.50 A. NJ. ss
On Sundays the Office will be open from 900
TO 1880 A. NJ. ID. nv BENT, r NJ.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-23
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
CENTENNIAL.
1776. 1876.
PR0CLA MATIOM.
Chicago& Northwestern Railway
The Popular Route Overland

Passengers for Chicago, Niagara Falls,
Plttsburg, Philadelphia Montreal, Quebec,
New York, Boston, or any point East, should
buv tbair
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-23
TRANSCONTINENTAL TICKETS
Via the Pioneer Route,
Chicago and Northwestern
Railway.


Its track is of STEEL RAILS, and on it has
been made the FASTEST TIME that has ever
been made in this country. BY this route pas
sengers for points East OF Chicago have their
choice of the following lines from Chicago:
BY THE PITTSBURG, FORT WAYNE AND
CHICAGO AND PENNSYLVANIA RAIL
WAYS,
- THROUGH TRAINS DAILY, with Pull
= man Palace Cars through to Philadelphia
and New York on each train.
r THROUGH TRAIN, with Pullman Pal
Il ace Cars to Baltimore and Washington.
BY THE LAKE SHORE AND MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN RAILWAY AND CONNEt'-
TIONS NEW YORK CENTRAL AND
ERIE RAILROADS):
. THROUGH TRAINS DAILY, with Pal
. ace Drawing-Room and Silver Palace
Sleeping Cars through to New York.
TRUNK, GREAT WESTERN AND ERIE
AND NEW YORK CENTRAL RAIL-
WAYS:
> THROUGH TRAINS, with Pullman Pal
= ace Drawing-Room and Sleeping Cars,
through to New York, to Niagara Falls, Buff
falo, Rochester or New York city.
BY BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD:
q THROUGH TRAINS DAILY, with Pull
n man Palace Cars for Newark, Zanesvills,
Wheeling, Washington and Baltimore with
out change.
This is the SHORTEST, BEST and only line
running Pullman celebrated PALACE
SLEEPING CARS AND COACHES, connect
ing with Union Pacific Railroad at OMAHA
and from the WEST, via Grand Junction,
Marshall, Cedar Rapids, Clinton, Sterling and
Dixon, for CHICAGO AND THE EAST.
This popular route is unsurpassed for Speed,
Comfort and Safety The smooth, well-bal-
lasted and perfect track of steel rails, the Gel
ebrated Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars, the
perfect Telegraph System of moving trains,
the regularity with which they run, the ad-
mrable arrangement for running through
cars to Chicago from all points West, secure
to passengers all the comforts in modern rail-
way travelling. No changes of cars and no
tedious delays at ferries
Passengers will find tickets via this tavorite
route at the General Ticket Office of the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad, Sacramento.
Tickets for sale in all the Ticket iiices of
the Central Pacific Railroad.
w. II. STENNETf, Gen. Pas Agent.
MARVIN HUGHITT, Gen. Sup.
II. Z. STANWOOD, General Agency, I2l
Montgomery street, san Francisco. aus ly
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-23
I'll E r e :!

= HE SUBSCRIBER OFFERS FOR SALE
on "The Terraces one choice front lot
ON Olive street, between Second and Third.
Lot terraced and street already graded. Ad-
joins the elegant place OF Mrs. Clapp, and
next the lot OF II. ID. Barrows. one Of THE
BEST LOTS ON THE HILL at a reasonable
price
n. w. STOWELI.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-23
Z & z M s /:
Postage free to all subscribers in the United
States.

Postage free to all subscribers in the United
States.
Harper's Weekly, one eyear-..................s4 90
S4 90 includes prepayment OF U. s. postage
by the publishers.
subscriptions to HIrper'S Magazine, Weekly
and Bazdr, to one address, for one year. $40 co.;
or two OF Harpers periodicals, to one address
for one year, 81 90; postage free.
An extra copy of either the Magazine, Weekly
or Bdzdr will be supplied gratis for every club
of five subscribers az 81 % each, in one remit
tance; or six copies for $50 20, without extra
copy; postage free.
Back numbers can be supplied at any time.
The annual volumes of HdTper's Weekly, in
neat cloth binding, will be sent by express,
free of expense, for 81 20 edch. A complete
set, comprising nineteen volumes, sent on re-
ceipt of cash at the rate of S5 20 per volume,
freight AZ expense OF purchaser.
Prominent attention will be given in Hdr-
per's Weekly TO the illustration of the Centen-
nal International Exposition.
Newspapers are not TO copy this advertise
ment Without the express order of Harper &
Brothers.
Address HARPER & BROTHERS, N. Y.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-23

The Arizona and New Mexico Express Com
pany are now running new first-clasS coaches
VIA Ehrenberg and Wlckenburg to Prescott
Phoenix, Florence and Tucson, starting tri-
weekly from Whitewater,t the terminus of the
Southern Pacific railroad.
nB-Shortest, quickest and cheapest route.
For passage tickets apply at Southern Pa
cidc railroad depot, Los Angeles.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-23
NOTICE.

HE Grange Cooperative Company have
this day sold their stock of goods, books
book accounts, notes and movable properly
TO w. j. glLLEY, and all payments are to be
made to him or his agent.
We commend Mr.. 7. to the former patrons
of the store and the public generally, and ask
for him, as our successor, liberal patronage.
j. Il. COVER,
I. q. ALEXANDER,
GEORGE G. GIBBS,
Executive Com. Grange Cooperative Co.
Los Angeles. January Goth. 1875.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-23

Christmas and New Years.-Go to NJ
Keller's for your Wines and Brandes. Goods
delivered to all parts of the city free. dec-7t