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

The Chief of Police was visited YES
terday by sharp-nosed, keen-eyed wo-
man who carried a chrome, 1Ox14 in
size, in her hand, and who placed it be-
fore him and asked
" Are you a judge of chomos and oil
paintings?'
;" Well, can tell what suits me-" he
replied.
d" Can you tell one from the other?'
Yes, m"
" And what do you call this?'
I" That is a chromo." He wanted to
say that it was the worst one he ever
saw, but he didn't.
Now, you are sure, are you ?" she
asked.
Certainly am"
Well, that makes me feel good
deal better. l bought that yesterday of
an agent for a chrome, and he had
scarcely left the house when some Of
the neighbors came in and said he'd
swindled me, and that it was nothing
but an oil painting I thought I'd bring
1t down and get your opinion, and you
say it's a chomo, do your"
II do"
" All right thanks. I've always been
an enthusiastic patron of art, and if
that man had got four dollars out of me
on false pretenses it wonld have kind
O set me up against the old masters. If
the neighbOr5 stick to it that this isn't a
chrome I'll tell 'em to come and ask
you.-Free Press.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15
He kent His Word.

What Horace Greeley said to Thomas
Rocker, for years the foreman of the
New York Tribune, the last time he ever
" darkened the door" of that establish
ment, is given below:
Mr.. Greeley's denial of the "Crumbs
Of Comfort" article had been twice
suppressed and the old man climbed
the stairs to the composing room to
see Rocker about it. The latter was
sitting at his desk as he heard Mr..
Greeley coming and knew the cause OF
the visit He rose as Mr.. Greeley ap-
preached him, and offering him his
hand said, Mr.. Greeley, l am very
glad to see you" Mr. Greeley said,
" Tom, how is it that that article that |
ordered put under the editorial head
has been left out twice." Mr.. Rocker
then grasped the hand of Mr.. Greeley
tighter, and replied, Mr. Greeley, [
have received orders to-day positively
from the stockholders to no longer
recognize you as editor-in-chief [ am
very sorry, Mr. Greeley it was ter
rible blow to me after such a long ser
vice in the Tribune office under your
management" Mr. Greeley, still hold
ing Mr. Rockers hand, said, "Tom, is
this my reward? Goodbye, Tom 1
shall never darken the door of the edi-
torial room Of the Tribune again" This
was on the Sth of November, and Mr..
Greeley died two weeks later, a broken
hearted man.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15
A Particularly Brutal King.
Paris Letter to the Philadelphia Bulletin.
A II Paris that knows uha IL eroi,,or

FaFls Letter 10 the Philadelphia Bulletin.
All Paris that knows what is going on
in what is called high life" was talking,
while was there, of a disgraceful affair.
Just before the Queen of Hollands death,
this spring, a once noted dancer was
to leave Paris in a special train for Hol-
land, when a telegram came from the
King requesting her to wait a fortnight,
as the Queen was dying After that sad
story of ruined royal life was ended
the ex-dancer went on to her kingly
lover, and she travelled as queen might.
Since her arrival the King has given her
a splendid chateau, set of ancient and
oriental arms worth 100000 francs, be-
sides many other costly gifts f!
'She says she wants some Sevres. "
wrote the King lately to his agent.
Where can get something that will
please herr"
The agent, who is in the confidence
of the exdancer, told the King that it
would be better to give her a certain
complete collection of old Deli that His
Majesty owned. She was consulted by
her royal lover, and consented to take
it in lien of the Sevres and a superb
collection of old Deli, worth over $500
900 francs, was boxed and sent to the
eX-dancer's chateau.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

greatly lessened No good farmer can
afford to neglect the matter of providing
pasturage in this, Or in some other
economical manner. While swine, in
the great pork-producing states, are
dying off with the hog cholera, the herds
here are remarkably free from all
diseases. We can produce healthier
and better polk on this coast than in
any other sections in the United States.
Farmers who feel the effect of hard
times should think upon this subject
and, by taking advantage Of every sure
means of profit, turn their attention to
all branches Of farming that will pay,
and not neglect SO profitable q resource
as the growing and fattening of swine to
supply our home demand. -Rurm Press.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15
No More Powder for Mr.. LO.

The President has issued an order
carrying into effect the joint resolution
of August 5, 1876, which prohibits the
introduction or sale in the Indian Ter
ritory of fixed ammunition or metal
lie shells to the Indians, in (which he
says
The introduction into the Indian
country, for the purpose of sale or ex-
change to or with Indians, Of any
breech-loading firearms, and of any
special ammunition adapted to such
arms and the sale and exchange to In
dams in the Indian Territory Of any
such arms or ammunition is hereby
prohibited, and it is hereby directed
that all authority under any license to
trade in such arms or ammunition is
hereby revoked.
Second. The introduction into the
country or district occupied by any
tribe of hostile Indians, for the purpose
of sale or exchange to them of arms or
ammunition of any description, and the
sales or exchange thereof, to or with
such Indians, is hereby prohibited, and
it is hereby directed that all license to
trade In arms or ammunition of any de-
scription with such tribe be revoked.
All military commanders are charged
with the duty of assisting in the execu-
ton of the above order, and of the
executive order of November %, 1876,
the provisions Of which are extended
to include all Indian country within the
Territories of Idaho, Utah and Wash
ington and the States of Nevada and
Oregon.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15
ORIGIN OF THEIR NAMES. MANY

ORIGIN OF THEIR NAMEs-Many peo-
pie are puzzled to understand what the
terms four-penny," six-penny," :" ten
penny" mean as applied to nails. "Four-
penny" means four pounds to the thou
sand nails, "six-penny" six pounds to
the thousand, and SO on. 1t Is an old
English term and meant, at first, ten
pound" nails (the thousand being under
stood); but the old Englishmen clipped
it to ten-pun;" and from that ten-pun-
ny; and SO it degenerated, until penny
was substituted for pound" So, when
you ask for four-penny nails, nowadays,
you want those thousand of which will
weigh four pounds; but in these degen-
crate times, we question whether you
will get as many as thousand in that
weight. When a thousand nails weigh
less than one pound, they are called
tacks, brads, ETC., and are reckoned by
ounces.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15
4 SONG IN THE NIGHT.

take this pain Lord Jesus,
From thine own hand;
The strength to bear it bravely
Thou wilt command.
/ am too weak for effort.
SO let me rest,
In hush Of sweet submission.
On thine own breast.
1 take this pain, Lord Jesus,
as proof indeed
That thou art watching closely
Ny truest need:
That thou. my Good Physician,
AIT working still:
That all thine own good pleasure
Thou wilt fulfil.
| take this pain. Lord Jesus
What thou doSt choose,
The soul that really loves thee
Will not refuse.
trust t day.
For thee my heart hath never
4 trustees +" NayV'
take this pain, Lord Jcsus'
But what besides?
"Tis no unmingled portion
Thou dost provide.
In every no of faintness.
My cup runs DER
With faithfulness and mercy,
And loves sweet store.
take this pain, ord Jesus,
AS thine own gift,
And true though tremulous praise
| now uplift.
/ am too weak to sing them,
But thou dost hear
The whisper from the billow-
Thou art so near.
lis thy dear hand. 0 Saviour,
That presseth sore,
The hand that bears the nail-prints
For eyermOre.
And now beneath its shadow,
Hidden by thee.
The pressure only tells me
Thou lowest me.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

The mysterious sea monster, which
is supposed to have been the cause of so
much excitement on the part of the
residents of Nahant and Swampscott re-
Gently, being thought by many to be the
veritable sea serpent" was captured
on Saturday by Captain Sealy, of the
schooner Lady Of the Lake, of Beverly,
and towed ashore. 1t proved to be
simply a very large horse mackerel,
weighing between 1900 and 1,5OO
pounds.-Boston advertiser.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

ing a strong resemblance to breastworks,
and they seem to have been used for
that purpose, as they are generally
found on the brows Of opposite hills.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-15

Hon. w. E. Gladstone's article in the
August number of the Nineteenth Ce,aury
rs entitled Aggression on Egypt and
Freeman in the East"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-22
" Well, how big would he be?"

Well, how big would he be-"
20 dear!" said mamma, looking'up.
Bigger than a flea, and not so big as a
horse"
She hoped that would be settler, and
it did quiet him for minute But his
curiosity soon got the better of him, and
he said is he is big as dog?"
depends on the size of the dog"
/" As big as Tiger" "No."
:" Big as half of Tige-the head half?"
ono"
We'll, what is flea?"
" A flea" said mamma, thinking how
to describe that interesting object. eff
you see black speck, and then don't
see it-that is, probably, a flea"
That was poser, and for some time
Robbie stood by the window and pom
dered this mystery. Pretty soon he
came up to mamma and whispered softly
in her ear:
Mamma, there's something funny
over the other side of the room ought to
be looked at. .....
" What does it look like?" asked
mamma.
II don't know! Do you think it is a
fu?"
ga sOhat? What is a flu" asked
mamma.
" don't know. You say So"
ooh, you mean tiea" said mamma,
laughing. I" l think not. Now, Robbie,
you must run away" -
Robbie slowly walked over to the win
dow and looked out at the trees, which
were tossing about in the wind. There
he broke out, eagerly: go mamma! Just
see the trees wigglel An your Uranium
has all laid down; guess it's tired"
" We'll, k1aoo Pm tired, said mamma,
laughing, and wish you would run
out in the yard. '... ..
Robbie started; but at the door he met
papa, who was just coming in.
Robbie, what is that?" asked papa,
pointing to the block structure on the
carpet.
" Why, that's an engine" said Robbie,
amazed that one could ask such a ques-
ton.
"oh, is it? I never suspected it."
said papa.
It's new kind. 1t isn't like the en-
gines in this world" said Robbie.
Nor in any other, l think" said
papa.-OEioe Thorne, in ST. Nicholas for
September.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-22
The Longest Rivers in the World.

The following are the largest rivers,
with their extent: The Amazon, in South
America, falls from the Andes through a
course of 1900 miles; the Mississippi,
from the stony mountains, runs 1890
miles; La Plata, from the Andes, 2,215
miles; the Hoangho, in China, from the
Tartarean chain of mountains, is $3.50
miles; the Yangste- kiang runs from the
same mountains, and is 3 1000 miles long;
the Nile, from the Jihel Kumri Mount
aims, courses 1890 miles; the Euphrates,
from Ararat, 1920 miles long; the Volga,
from the Valdais, is 2,100 miles; the
Danube, from the Alps, is 1870 miles in
length; the Indus, from the Himalayas,
is Ito miles; the Ganges runs from the
same source, and is 1850 miles long;
the Orinoco, from the Andes, 800 miles
in length; the Niger, or Wharra, is 1 900
miles long; the Don, the Dnieper and the
Senegal are each over 1000 miles in
length; the Rhine and the Gambia at 89S
miles in extent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-22
Qnr panna falls.
THE ADVENTURES-H MILTIADES
PETERKIN PAUL.

Little Miltiades Peterkin Paul
Iolhg down to the postoffice one day in fall,
AS ne loltered along the road CHANGED to espy
A tree thick with fruit in an orchard close by.
"ohof' he cried, gleefully. "Feei-Foi-Fi !
Fuml
Those are nice-looking russets-I guess I'll have
some.
can't stand by and see good fruit hang there and
1 really can't do it indeed cannotl'
So little Mltiades Peterkin Paul.
Having looked all around lest perchance Uncle
That was what people called Mr.. Solomon Sly
(Whose orchard it was) should be watching near
by,
He got over the wall and climbed into the tree
20 there never 1Cds such u smart climber as heb
And presently found himself high in the tree-top,
With more apples about him than ten men could
eat up.
Then he braced himself firmly and tasted a few;
And finding them quite to his taste he set to-
DeV0urlng one after another until
In very short time he had eaten his fill,
And he breathed most heart-rending sigh as he
ceased.
"Ahl they say that enough is as good as A feast. -"
Mnrmured little AIiltiades Peterkin Paul
But can't eat enOugh, I'm SO dreadfully small.
" I'm determined, however, I won't leave them
Continued Miltiades Peterkin Paul;
nave several big pockets, I'll just fill them,
It won't do any harm just to lay in few
Which was no sooner thought Of be sure, than
twas done.
He stuffed all his pockets quite full every one,
Then he cautiously turned him about on the limb,
To crawl back-when frghtful thing happened
to him.
Alas, poor Miltiades Peterkin Paul
There came great crash-then he felt himself fall
Downtown, with rush and bump; and fear
That his life and adventures had ended right here
But that lucky for him! his gray Corduroy jacket
(Which was quite new and stout was so big in the
back it
Caught fast on the end of a limb: and 10 there
Young Miltades helplessly hung in mid air.
Then little Mitiades Peterkin Paul,
Almost frightened to death, began straightway to
bawl
AT the top of his voice. 80 dearl Helpi o.
oo-OOl
can't get up or down. dearl What shall I
do?n
And. his cries being heard in the neighboring lot,
Quickly brought Mr.. Solomon Sly to the spot
Who, perceiving our hero, said grimly: "Hoi no !!
What's the meaning of all this, Ia just like to
know?
That's queer sort of fruit for my trees to be
bearngl
Oh! it's you, sir. trust you will get good air,
ing.
What is that that you say? Help you? Humph!
Well, now, realty,
1 should say you'd been helping yourself pretty
freely
l am sorry can't stop to lend my assistance,
But the fact is ere night | must travel some dis
lance.
just have patience, and maybe you'll get ripe and
fall.
Ny dear young Miltiades Peterkn Paul.
Wide AIUdke
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-22

GEN. N. P. BANKS has his plan for set
thing the labor question. He proposes
to appoint a commission to colonize
families from cities on the public lands
of the West. Each family is to have
forty acres, and to be provided with
farming utensils, breeding stock and one
years rations by the General Govern
ment.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-22
THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE
WORLD

OhLDs
Blessings on the hand Of Womani
Angels guard its strength and grace
In the palace, cottage, howell
On, no matter where the placel
Would that never storms assail it;
Ralnbows ever gently curled:
For the hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rocks the world.
Infancy's the tender fountain:
Bowers may with beauty flow:
Mothers first to guide the streamlet,
From them souls unresting grow;
Grow on for the good or evil,
Sunshine streamed and darkness hurled:
For the hanu that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rocks the world
Womanl How divine your mission,
Here upon our natal sod:
Keep, o keep, the young heart open
Always to the breath of Godl
All true trophies of the ages
Are from Mother love impaired:
For the hand that roc the cradle
Is the hand that rocks the world.
Blessings on the hand of Womani
Fathers, sons and daughters cry
And the sacred song is mingled
With the worship in the sky;
Mingles where no tempests darken,
Rainbows evermOre are hurled:
For the hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rocks the world.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-22
They Hated Slanderers.

Mrs. Goode and Mrs. Meller are next
door neighbors on Danbury street, and
there is a frequent interchange of calls
between them; but no evil results there
from because both are excellent women.
Mrs. Goode called on Mrs. Meller the
other morning to speak to her about some
emptyings which acted as if they were not
going to rise properly. Mrs Meller has
tened back with Mrs. Goode to look at
them. After the matter had been dis
cussed with the gravity demanded by
the Importance of the subject, Mrs.
Goode said:
"Did you hear that story about the
Ransoms?"
" Yes; it was awful, wasn't it9 Who
told you?"
"Mrs. Liebig"
" She told me, too. Think that woman
might be better engaged than in telling
stories about people" Mrs. Meller spoke
with some warmth.
:" should say as much, " returned Mrs.
Goode. " If there is anything despise
1t is tattling. don't see anything Chris
tan about it. l abominate it myself.
If there was more charity in this world
it would be better for all of u.s."
" | know it" added Mrs. Meller; I" but
people won't be charitable. They will
talk and talk and talk. don't suppose
that Mrs. Liebig is without story about
somebody single day. She has got
fearful tongue, and she don't care who
she wags it against. think she had bet
ter look to home"
If she did she'd have to give up her
care of her neighbors, for she'd have her
hands full of her own. But that's the
way of that class. There's Mrs. Hook,
you know. Her tongue is always pitch
ing into somebody, and it was only night
before last that my man saw her John
carried home dead drunk"
" Why, Mrs. Goode! you don't say So"
:" Indeed l do"
Carried home drunk" repeated the
shocked Mrs. Meller.
Eyes, carried bome drunk. And
Goode says it's not an uncommon affair,
either"
"Well, declare! if l ever thought
that. / always believed John was
model hoy. l suppose he gets it from his
father"
His father? Why, did her husband
drink"
Drink! Didn't you know that? But
forgot, it occurred before you moved
here"
"Well, I declare" calculated Mrs.
Goode. That's news to me-"
80 yes, he was a drinker. He kept
full of rum two-thirds of the time. In
fact" here Mrs. Meller lowered her voice, I
"there's good reason to believe that he
died in drunken fit"
"Heavensl" gasped the shocked lister
er, while her eyes sparkled.
yes, Joe Hook died in drunkept
if ever there was one. But don't sp.k
of it for the world"
ooh, l shan't say anything abo, 1t.
You know well enough thatI amt e OF
the tattling kind" promptly anIered
Mrs. Goode. "But who woulhave
thought it? Well, well, well ] amt
completely stumped. don't e how
she can bear to sail around in Ie style
she does with that awful mlory on
her."
ooh, she thinks people do know i
And now, you say, her boy going T.
same way. Do you know, $. HoofI
said Mrs. Meller, impressiy,. " TENT
believe these slanderers hs a JudF
sent upon them% 4oode.
believe it," exclaim Mrs; 6,Drv
vigorously, az knOwftF-
Melos
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-22

THIS is the sentiYt wilcn "a D to
gusted MassschusettEuesl M@nV q The
offer at the Bennington leOrs1n,oc,na:; fur
Battle of Bennington Great Britain hat tile
ground, New Hamlh hire ana .,a libra
sets the Den, and Vermont inc
tion
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-22

on was CIV IA w NS'
Xndoaa seq recently y 5nemarr "a Fl
AAkr aE : 81 Brown and r. !; Hannah NM I'D, De
l6ban,I. The groo9ls IN MS eigE'"''
aana YEAR and the dde in her sly
9Th. "'''''''''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-07
kilograms to The Star.
THE WAR IN TURKEY.
A Change tu the Situation,

Lon DON, July The lanes BachareSf
dispatch says. The military situation u ,w
appears - be aS follows; TIE Turks have
changed front and faced 10 the westward
since the Russian entrance into Bulgaria
The Ru ssans are ceploy lng. with their len
flank resting on the DANUBE, To face the
Turkish line from Rustchuk 20 Shumla.
Whes this movement is completed a general
battle may he expected, unless the Turks fall
back Ia the Balkans or the Russians mask
the whole Qusdrilatersl and turn a., by
passing the Balkans. The Russian forces
coming through the Dohrudscha are an
proschiny the rear OF the Turkish Rustrhuk
ard Shumla line. This column l. too strong
10 be opposed by any force detached from
the Turkish main body, while ne main
body itself cannot turn upOn A. without
exposing It's rear To the Russian main force /"
l.Note.-1'he Tiqcs' correspondent seems TO
entirely ignore the existence at Siltstria
Nsrna and kustendje. The latest tnforma-
ton fixes the garrisons A. these PLACES
respectively n y go, 20.opO and 10 go, which,
operating on the TANKS or rear OF the Rus
sian DobrudSChs force. would Para we It's
efforts To co ope rate with the army In Gen.
trail Bulgaria. " sides the CarrispnS of these
fortified places, SULLIVAN PaSha army. which
is now stated To be emhsrking a. Antiva,
could be landed At Narna. which would
make the number Of Turks ON the Russian
len flank alone over $4,000. The Russian
Iohrudscha corps is stated 10 number oaly
5O,Oool
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-07

SENSATIONAL, But HARDLY TRUE.-The
Guide ana Ne,0s, a weekly published IN Rich
mono, has a curious story OF a strong effort
made by certain lawyers aud politicians
there and elsewhere TO induce Miss Van Lew
Oate pOstmaster) 10 refuse 10 surrender the
Richmond post Office to her successor, Col.
Forbes, on the ground that bis appointment
was null and void, as President Hayes him
self is cot legally elected, the matter TO come
up for trial in the Supreme Court OF the
United States. Tie scheme fell through,
that paper says, as Miss Van Lew finally
declined 10 be party TO IL. The Guide ana
N1Cs gives names and details, among the
former bein. General Bradley L. johnson,
OF Richmond; Gen. Il. r. Butler, OF Mass,
Hon. Simon Cameron, OF Pa, Senator
Blaine, of Maine, and others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-07

BIDS for the purchase of the accumulation
OF paper pulp amounting TO about seven
hundred tons OF wet and five tons of dry.
produced by IL maceration of United States
note sand securities and revenue stamps, were
opened at the bureau of engraving and orin,
leg OF the Treasury at noon to-day. Thera
were only four bidders, and their ODDS were
SO low that IL was tho Ight more profitable II
dispose OF the pulp al private sale.
ARMT ORpERs.-Lieutenant Colonel Ebe.
nezer Swift, assistant medical purveyor, Is
relieved from duty as medical director, d ;.
partment OF the Gulf, and will nrocessi IN
New York city and relieve Col. Chas Suther-
land, surgeon, OF the charge Of the medical
purveytng depot in that city. Leave OF ABB
infantry, from headquarters military di-
vision OF the Pacific aud department. Of Cali
foTnia, 10 extended four months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-07
PERUVIAN REvoAUrIoNs.-Adyi fro,

PERUVIAN REvoLUrIoNs.-Adyice from
Pans ma give further particulars of the fiehi
between the Peruvian rebel ram Huascar
end the English war vessels Shan aud Anne.
t6yst on the 18th OF May, the surrender OF tn
Huascar TO the Peruvian war vessel Inde
pendencia and the termination of the rebeI.
lion, all of which events have been fully an
tlcipated- Another revolution was started
vance OF President Prado and his cabina
With the English admiral, and q portion O
the government Troops proclaimsd as chic,
s,aie Gen. Luis In Puerta, the first vice pres
90, VINO put The leaders In prison and organ