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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

WORDS FOR THE Aged age"
says one whose words have survived his
name, is blessed time, when looking
back over the follies, sins, and mistakes
of past life-too late indeed to remedy,
but not to repent-we may put off earth
ly garments one by one, and dress our
selves for heaven. Griefs that are heavy
to the young, are to the old calm and
almost joyful, as tokens of the near and
ever-nearing time when there shall be
no more death, neither sorrow nor cry
ing, neither any more pain" Even
though walking in darkness for while,
the aged have the sure promise: cat
eyentide it shall be Light
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15
MONSTER CLoCK.-A monster clock has

MONSTER CLoCK.-A monster clock has
lust been completed in London-a coun-
terpart in many respects of the world
renowned Westminster clock, with the
exception of the striking and Ginning
apparatus. The dial is the largest ever
vet constructed, being no less than forty
feet in diameter, or nearly thirteen hun
dred feet in area; the hands, with their
counterpoises, weigh nearly quarter of
a ton, the minute hand measuring some
nineteen feet in length and moving an
inch at every beat of the pendulum.
The distance travelled by the point of
the minute hand is necessarily nearly
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

MIXED RELATIONSHIP In noticing the
marriage of Hiram Jacobs, of Sturgis,
Mich, the Journal, of that town, COM
ments on a complicated relationship as
follows: One of his sons had previously
married the new wife's sister, another
had married p1 her her , daughter' an and ia
marriage the old gentleman becomes
brother to his own son, and therefore
his own father : the son is made brother
to his own father, and therefore his own
uncle The sons wife, being her sisters
daughter, is Of course her own aunt
The sons children bear the relation
of nephews and nieces to their grand
father, and are each others cousins
But this is only one branch Of the sub
ject. The son who married his step
mothers daughter finds himself the
husband of his sister, while the nephew
is made the spouse of his aunt.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

ITALIAN ICE CREAM-To one quart o.
fresh cream add two cups Of powdered
sugar, the juice and grated peel Of two
lemons beat in the lemons very slowly
so as not to curdle the cream; add two
tablespoonful of brandy and freeze In
a patent freezer Or by turning quickly
open the freezer twice during the opera
ton to scrape the frozen cream from
the sides and stir the contents smooth;
use rock salt; have the ice broken W
fine; put the freezer in the tub first;
pack around it first salt, then a layer OF
ice; use almost as much salt as ice, and
have the top layer of ice; this should
cover over the top of the freezer; be
very careful in removing the cover OF
the freezer not to let the salt or brine
run in; always wipe it carefully before
moving If the cream is to be moulded
into fancy shapes it must be almost ali
frozen first, then pack it in tight moulds,
and repack it in ice and salt; let it re-
main two or three hours; as the ice
melts run OF the water, shove down the
ice, and fill up with more ice and salt
To remove the fancy shapes from the
mould first plunge them quickly into
boiling water to prevent sticking.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

AN exchange very truly remarks
Half the people of the world are idle
for want of some overseeing eye to set
them to work. The advice which Hay
don gave to the erratic poet Keats, to
settle down to some definite purpose,
needs to be given to almost one-half of
mankind There are very few per-
sons but would find themselves comfor-
tably we'll off if they would take hold of
any one of hundred pursuits and stick
to it. Industry and economy will make
a most wonderful charge in many house
holds. +"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

The man who does nothing don't
amount to much. It makes but little
difference whether he is millionaire or
pauper. Hell only q stagnant pool,
without energy enough to start a ripple.
He diffuses a moral miasma over every
thing around him Do something;
don't stand On the corner gaping, with
hands in your pockets, like an idiot.
The world was made to work in, and if
you fill your hearts with good angels, the
bad spirits will keep out because there
is no room for them
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

Husbands and Wives. It is stated as
significant fact in the experience Of
prison-keepers, that while wives con-
stantly visit and condole with their hus-
bands when imprisoned, husbands sell
dom or never visit their erring wives In
pris on, but almost invariably desert
them in their trouble. And yet how
many fthese poor women have suffered
brutality at the hands of criminal hus-
bands.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

When the German government sowed
that Cologne farm ten inches deep in
tanbark, saturated it with kerosene, and
fired it, the officials supposed it would
crisp the Colorado beetle; but the second
day they were shocked to see him crawl
out of the fire, climb up on the fence,
wipe the beaded perspiration from his
brow, and remark to the nearest Official:
Purity hot for comfort stranger, but it
is the boss weather for corn. y
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

An aged colored individual stepped
Mt store and asked how the Their
nlometer stood. "a hundred and forty
nine degrees below zero p replied, one
of the clerks. "Is dat fax ?" exclalm-
ed the old man; den I've Tossed two
dollars. I just made bet it war hum
dred an fifty"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15
The greatest man is he who chooses

The greatest man is he who chooses
right with the most invincible resolution,
who resists the sorest temptation from
within and without: who bears the heavi-
est burdens cheerfull,-; who is the calm
est in the storm, and the most fearless
under menaces and frowns; whose reli-
ance on truth, on virtue and on God is
most unfaltering.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

Nothing is made in vain-nothing by
a complex process which can be by sim
pie one; and it has often been remarked
by the most diligent student of the hv-
ing world, that the infinite wisdom of
the Creator is more strikingly displayed
in the economy than in the manifesto
ton of power
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

four miles a week. During seventeen
days of close and accurate observation
Of this gigantic piece of mechanism, the
variation was found not to exceed eight
sounds
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

If one only wished to be happy, this
could be very readily accomplished but
we wish to be happier than others; and
this is almost always difficult, for we be-
lieve others to be happier than they
re,-MonteSQuseat
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15
A MANS HEAD PULLED OFF.-Yester-

A MANS HEAD PULLED OFF.-Y ester
lay a gentleman named Wilbur, just
arrived from Frlo county, reported IN the
office of Moss & Bennett that day or
two ago, near the Frio. the body Of
man, whose name we failed to learn,
was found on the prairie with the head
completely severed from the body.
Near the body was found horse, with
a rawhide lariat being attached to the
horns Of steer. This lariat, for dis
lance of three Or four feet was freshly
stained with blood, and the supposition
was that in lassoing the steer the lariat
had accidentally become twisted or
wound around the mans neck, and that
after he had caught the steer in
the rope he had been dragged about by
the steer and horse until his head had
been completely torn from the body.
The mans head had not been found
when Mr. w. left that section.-Sun
antonio Express
SCIENCE OF THE TABLE The good
housewife will not only prepare her food
we'll, but she will study the wants and
needs of her family. It is not enough
for her to know how to make the lightest
and whitest bread, or never to fail in
bringing everything upon the table III
the best order, but she must know wheth-
er this or that dish is healthful for those
who partake Of it. No two persons may
like the same dish, or partake of it with
the same satisfaction or benefit for
while one child may need food to keep
it healthy, to another it may be almost
rank poison. Good, light, fresh bread
may be healthful for one, and unhealthy
for another; and so it will be with pud-
dings, cakes, pies, and various condi-
ments which 60 to make up plain or
luxurious meal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

A FERvENT APPEAL.-A good story Of
hospital Sunday sermon was told an
exchange In a district inhabited by
wealthy people, but mostly connected
with trade, and in which commercial
credit is everything, the clergyman In
question prefaced his discourse with
these Words
Before commencing my appeal to
your purses, my friends, [ will mention
a case of conscience which has been put
to me this morning by an esteemed mem
Der Of this congregation. He is, he says,
to all appearance rich man, but In re-
atty is on the verge of bankruptcy. He
would wish to put his five dollar note in
the collection plate as usual; but would
it be honest, he asks, seeing that what
money be has left is, in fact, his cred
itors', and not his own. | have advised
him, dear friends, not to give; and if
any of you are in similar unhappy
plight, also say: Be just before you
are generous Those in good circum-
stances will, on the other hand, give &C
cording to their means"
1t is said that 50 many five dollar
notes were never seen IN the collection
plate before as on the occasion Of that
sagacious appeal
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

Mr. LoNGFELLoW has touched his three
score and ten, yet he is hale and hearty
rises early, takes light breakfast, and is
off for Walk-a different direction each
day His proofs are generally submitted
to JOHN OWEN, his former publisher and
friend He brings his copy" to the
office of the University Press (Which is
only half mile from his residence),
written in lead-pencil, in q small back
hand, clear, and mostly free from inter
lineations and erasures. His magazine
poems are always revised or more or
less altered before their publication in
book form. Mr.. LoNGFELIOW Is not a
frequent diner out, though he is an oc-
casional guest at the hospitable board of
Mr.. JAMES t. FIELDS and others of his
more intimate friends. The poet makes
APPOINT that his books shall appear Ill
handsome typographical shape, and the
diamond edition was only allowed be-
cause the costlier books were out Of the
reach of SO large class that to get at
them it was necessary to issue an edl-
ton within their means.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-10-31
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A BEAUTIFUL HOUSEHOLD PLAN

A BEAUTIFUL HOUSEHOLD PLANT.
The Gala Lily, roots of which may
be procured Of any florist, is ore of our
finest plants for house-growing, when
properly treated. The best method we
have tired is to procure an earthen Jar
suitably decorated on the outside if
desired, by painting or FASTING on of
frieze OF flower pictures, OR bya paper
open-work covering. In this place
rich mould some five or six inches deep.
and in this seat the Gala plant. Now
put on the top of this mould layer of
clean coarse sand about two inches
deed, and on top Of Ills some small
pebbles. Then eli the jar with water.
and replace as eyaporated, so as to
always have the water several inches
deep above the pebbles. Place in
warm and sunny window, and the plant
will throw up large, luxumant leaves, to
be followed by the magnificent bloom.
What is still better, the flower stalks
will be sent up in a succession so as to
Iaford a nearly continuous series of
flowers. A few ninnows introduced
into the water win usually thrive with
out further care, and afford q pleasing
study.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-10-31
Advertisements.

DR.. Tut has been en-
gagged in the practice of
medicine thirty years, and
foralong time was demon.
strator Of anatomy in the
Medical College of Geor-
gia, hence persons using
his Pills have the guaran-
tee that they are prepared
on scientific principles,
and are free from ali
quackery.
lie has succeeded in
combining in them the
heretofore antagonistic
qualities of a strengthen
ing, fargasivs, anda bay-
ifriNg tonic. .
Their first apparent eff
fectis to increase the ap-
petite by causing the food
10 properly q simulate.
Thus the system is nour-
ished, and by their tonic
action on the digestive or
gans, regular and healthy
excavations are produced.
The rapidity with which
Persons faks on feSh,
While under the influence
of these pills, Of itself in
dicates their adaptability
to nourish the body, and
hence their emcacyin cur
ing nervous debility, mel
anchoiy. dyspepsia, vast
ing of the muscles, slug
gisllness of the liver,
Chronic constipation, and
myth 10 the system. Sold
IN ray Street, New York.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-10-31

LEMON CAKE.-One cup of bntter
two cups Of sugar; five eggs beaten sep
arately the gratedfind and juice of one
cup OF one lemon; one cup Of sweet
milk; one-half teaspoonful ofsoda,; one
OF cream of tartar and three cups Of
-four, Beat tire butter and sugar to.
gether, add the juice and rind of the
lemon, then the yelks,ss milk and douuls,
withthe eream-of-tartar STIR all wen
together and add the whites and soda
dissolved in a teasPoonful ofwater the
last thing. Bake in rather a hot oven.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-10-31

We are indebted to Miss Alice Dem
Arrest, River Edge, N, J., for the follow
ing: & { s 2 -
REMEDY FOR A CoUGH.-One ounce
of wild cherry bark one ounce Of com
frey. root; one ounce Of hoarhound.
Boil well in two quarts Of water; add
one pound of brown sugar; strain and
add one pint Of the best spirits. Take
half a wine glass three iimesa day. !.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-10-31

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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-10-31
Standard Fertilizers

We call special attention to The
Alkaline manufactured By tie
Mary land Company, as it has, IN
proportion TO price, produced better
results than any other fertilizer ia
troduced here.
We have also for parties wish
ing to manufacture their own PAos-
pilates,
Dissolved South Carolina Bone
per ton $25.
Warranted - per cent soluble and
other necessary articles al very low
rates.
Freight viii be added to all the
above Phosphates, but it will not
exceed S2,4o per ton. Farmers
should remember that it Is niue
better for themselves and for us TO
settle when they get their phos-
pilates
Freights are always cash, zor
time sales VIC require negotiable
notes with good erdorsers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-10-31
:. On and after Sunday, June ard, 1877, Passenger

Mail train, between Richmond and Hinton runs
daily Except Sunday between Hinton and Hunt
inston runs daily, stopping at all regular stations.
Express train runs daily, stopping at Hanover,
junction, Noes, Treyiilan's, Louisa, Gordonsvine,
ington, and all regular stations west Of Covington
Mail and express trains connect at Gordonsville
for " Washington and the North, and at Chariottes-
vile for Lynchburg and the South.
Express train connects at Cincinnati With trunk
lines for all points in the West, Northwest, South
west, and at Richmond with the Richmond and
DanYile, and Richmond and Petersburg trains for
all points South.
Mail train arrives at Richmond at $50 a. m.
Express train arrives at Richmond at $3.50 a. IN d.
Through tickets sold and baggage checked to all
principal points.
For rates, information, sc, apply at c. & o.
Companys Offices.
CONWAY R. HOWARD,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent,
Richmond, va.
WI. S. DUNN,
Engineer and Superintendent.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-10-31

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Railroads..
PALACE SLEEPING CARS ON
NIGHT TRAINS.

Westinghouse Air Brake and Miller
{ Platform on all Passenger Trains. :.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-08
The Mississippi Murders.

Governor Stone is reported to have said
about the Kemper county murders that he
went promptly to the scene of the riot; that
when he got there oil was quiet, and he had
therefore, no occasion to call out the militia
to put down lawlessness as he would have
done; that he went thence to the Judge to
urge him to summon the Grand Jury and
have arrests made; that there his authority
under the constitution ceased; that the
not have happened, and that in his belief
nobody would be convicted for these OUT
RACES, because the population of the neigh
borhood would not furnish a jury which
would convict any one, though the murder
ers are well known.
We are glad Governor Stone spoke so
frankly What he said is undoubtedly true.
He appears to have done and been ready to
do all that he had authority to do as Cover
nor, and he cannot be blamed. The case
was ore OF n kind which has happened
probably in every State in the Union at
some time. Less than two years ago SIM
liar set Of murders took place in Illinois,
and, SO far as we remember, the murderers
were not brought to justice. In oil rude
communities such affairs happen, the moral
sense of the community not being strong
enough to punish the criminals. Missis-
sippi has very rude community, given to
violence and placing low valuation on
human life. 1t is essentially n frontier land ;
yet they say down there that fewer murder
ers escape than in the city of New York.
However that may be we do not think
that Governor Stone is to be blamed for
and he certainly did more than republican
Governors in the Southern States have done
in similar cases. But we use this case to i'm
press one thing upon the Southern demo-
Gratis. They now rule in all their States,
and with the consent Of the North. which
got very tired OF carpetbag impotence and
misrule. But Northern public opinion in
clines to hold the democrats In the South
to very rigid responsibility. They have
come in as reiormcrs, and they are expected
to reform. II they should happen to show
themselves lawless, or tolerant of law
lessness, they would bring serious
calamity on their party. The republican
malcontents who oppose the President
Southern policy do not expect to reverse 1t
that is impossible. But they do very con-
fidently expect to arouse and alarm the
North by accounts Of Southern lawlessness,
and thus to revive the old suspicion and
antagonism between the sections. We
recommend to the Southern men a. few very
pertinent words of the President on this
subject lilo said -"Whatever may happen
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-08
The Mormons and the Heraid's Corr
respondent.

Elsewhere We copy from the Salt Lake
Tribune n report OF the ''informal examine
ton" made by the Mormon Mayor OF Salt
Lake of the circumstances of the double at
tack on the HIELp's correspondent. The
Mormon newspapers are evidently deter
mined to make life a burdefi to any one
who honestly attempts to investigate the
acts of the Church dignitaries, and they are
now not only trying to pooh-pooh the story
OF our correspondent but go further and
accuse him Of being drunk Unluckily,
they condescended to details and ventured
to name a physician Us authority for this
report, and he promptly denies it, rs will
be seen.
The Mormon .informal investigation"
was as incomplete MS it's authors probably
intended it to be, but the evidence elected
all confirmed Mr.. Stillson's account. One
witness heard n pistol fred on the evening
when our correspondent was shot at, and
said two or three Of his friends also heard
it, the report coming from the direction
mentioned by Mr.. Stillson. One of the
chambermaids Of the hotel testified that she
saw man answering to our correspondents
description of the assassin pass out of the
hotel through the hall where she was sit
ting. Two officers said they believed they
knew the man whom Mr. Stillson described
We should now like to see u formal inves-
tigation, and by persons who are not pre-
disposed to hush this matter up, as the Nor
mon Mayor evidently was. Meantime we
will add that, as an attempt to scare off a
HERALD correspondent, this attack is a
failure
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-08
The Jerome Park Races.

The races at Jerome Park this season have
been very successful thus far, and the
closing days Of the meeting promise to be
even more attractive Every year the in
terest of the public in the sports of the turf
perceptibly increases, and outdoor amuse-
ments are now as popular with the best
classes of society as the opera or the drama.
This is caused in great part by the scientific
breeding Of the horse and the astonishing
speed attained on the course during the past
ten or fifteen years. The Racing Calendar
of the United States contains the names of
scores Of horses whose average time equals
the best time of twenty years ago, and mill
ions Of dollars are invested in the turf. But
the unprecedented popularity of racing
is in greater measure due to the
successful efforts Of the State asso-
ciations, and of the owners Of great sta
bles, to rid it Of Objectionable features, and
to make it wholesome. az. we'll as On ex.
citing recreation. The management of
Jerome Park lisa prominent illustration of
this fact. Today the races will be resumed,
and there are to be Ave interesting events.
of which among the important is the grand
steeplechase, substituted for the gentlemen
hack race, for which the entries were not
completed. Tomorrow the principal con-
test will be the Belmont Stakes which, in
it's character, resembles the English Derby.
The drives through the fresh green land
scapes of the Park will be delightful. With
cool weather, bright skies and SO many ex-
citing events, the races Of this season ought
to be unusually brilliant.