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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-07-11

Juan kept both hind legs stretched
straight out from the moment his rope
! frightened. About this time Chapo rode
up, RATA in hand, with the old musket
tied on behind his saddle, and told us he
had had sharp race after another bear,
but was afraid to tackle him single
handed. We wanted our bear for a bull
and a bear fight, and with the help of
Chapo's RATA, started to draw him back
ward across the mesa; but he was so
heavy and savage, and made SO much
trouble, that we had pow WOW and
determined to kill him. Chapo was de-
tailed for this purpose. Untying his
old Queen Bess, carefully shaking in
a painful of fresh printing, he left his
horse standing, with the RATA taut on
the horn of the saddle, and walked
around toward the head of the bear
Chapo is a little pot-bellied, bandy-legged
fellow Che doesn't read English) and was
awfully anxious to massacre BEAR In
the midst OF a shower of cautions not to
shoot horse or cut RATA, he held the
old cannon about a yard from the bears
head q declare [ felt sorry for the bear),
and pulled it off.
There was a puff Of white smoke from
the pan. After waiting, it seemed to
me full minute, Chapo moved to re-
prime. The butt of the gun had
scarcely left his shoulder, when there
was a roar like caisson explosion; the
gun flew up in the air, and Chapo
dubbed up in a triangle, rolled under my
horses feet. Not shot (and Valiente
sWore there were two handfuls of pistol
bullets in the gum had touched the bear.
We had braced ourselves for possible
struggle and it came. Frothing and
foaming at the mouth, grinding his
teeth, and bowling with rage, there was
something awfully like raving human
maniac about that bear. Our blood was
up. We were all excited, and we re-
marked in most emphatic Castillian that
we would take that bear to the mission
if it took all day. After about an hours
hot work, with the help Of hide which
Chapo got from near by jacal, we got
him to clump Of oak near the arroyo,
and spread-eag led him about some of the
largest trees. He was, apparently, |
stronger and fercer than ever, while
both ourselves and horses were beginning
to tire. Fastening the riatas securely
by winding around the trees and tying, |
we sent Chapo to the house for an OK cart,
chains and some aguadiente. Juan and
L rode down to the water to drink. II
had stopped for my first mouthful, when
Felipe called loudly for US to come
" Pronto! Pronto!" Thinking a rope
had failed, we went on the keen run.
We had left the bear on his back, legs
extended, head free, and there he lay as
we left him, but stone dead-dead of
rage, not an uncommon occurrence with
lassoed bears, but in this case, somewhat
disappointing.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-07-11

quently, however, the old custom of a
sitting-down breakfast is adhered to, and
if it is the wedding cake is placed in the
centre of the table and the bride and
bridegroom take their places opposite to
it. In the former plan the cake is placed
IN the centre of the buffet. When break
last is announced the bride and bride
groom lead the way to the dining room,
the brides father follows with the bride
groom's mother, and seats himself next
to his daughter; the bridegrooms' father
comes next with the brides mother, and
places her beside the bridegroom. Very
frequently the bridesmaids all sit oppo-
site to the bride, accompanied by the
gentlemen who have been desired by
the hostess to take them down; the best
man invariably taking the chief brides
maid. Speeches are now confned-when
there are any at ALTO the health of the
bride and bridegroom, proposed in few
words-the fewer the better-by the gen
tleman of the highest rank present. The
bridegroom, in returning thanks, some
times proposes the health of the brides
maids, for whom the best man briefly
responds. There should be no other
toast, and even these may we'll be dis
pensed with. The bride puts the knife
into the cake, which has been cut before
the drinking of the healths and it is ex-
pected that every one will eat small
piece for good luck"
When the bride comes into the draw
ing-room in her travelling dress to say
good-by, white satin slippers and rice are
thrown, the best man and bridesmaids
dispensing the former, while the latter
IS showered upon the departing pair ex-
clusively by matrons. The fashion of
sending cards and cake has gone entirely
out of style.
When widow marries, the wedding
differs in several points. There are
neither bridesmaids nor favors, and the
lady is debarred wearing white, bridal
veil, or orange flowers; indeed, she must
wear bonnet, according to English ETH
quette. If a young lady, however, mar
ries widower, there is no difference
made between the arrangements for her
wedding and those described.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-07-11
An Eccentric TeStatOr.

Cresswell against Walrond was a nine
days wonder in the probate division of
London early in June. In proof of the
alleged insanity of Bethel Walrond, the
testator, it was stated that he decorated
his four-post bedstead with skulls and
hearse plumes; and that he had the body
of his favorite daughter, Augusta, who
had been buried at Frankfort in 1915,
exhumed and brought to Dulford House,
and there the coffin lay until the day
preceding his own death, when it was
placed in the vault prepared for himself.
1t was asserted that he believed in the
immortality of dogs, and had the body Of
a pet dog, Bob, brought from Nice and
buried in his lawn, where he erected a
small monument to it's memory. He was
also said to have been believer in the
transmigration of souls, and fancied that
the body of his dog was tenanted by the
spirit Of his favorite daughter. On the
other hand it was alleged in support of
the will that Mr.. Walrond was man
of great intelligence and business
capacity, although he was obstinate per-
verse and vindictive. He had lived for
some years at bitter enmity with his wife
ana MS family, his son included, and died
estranged from them. He made the will
nine years ago, and, after reciting that
his wife, his son, and his daughter had
deserted him and prosecuted him with
law suits, rendering his life miserable, D
he devised all his real estate, with direc.
tions to sell, to apply the interest of
FL 900 to the maintenance Of his dogs,
and, after payment of certain legacies
to hold the rest in trust for the family
of the Rev. John Forster Alleyne, the
rector of the neighboring parish. By a
subsequent codicil he cut down the be-
quest to his dogs to $500, only one Of
them surviving, and substituted another
residuary legatee. The lawyers quarrelec
in court over the eccentricities of the
deceased until their clients wisely agreed
to compromise, and cut short the iti
cation.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-07-11
What 1t Is TO Be a Widow.

A writer in the Home Journal thus
fttingly rebukes the Aippancy and
thoughtlessness of some young women:
" | think it must be q jolly thing to be
"a young widow" | heard this remark
the other day in a group of laughing
girls. think | remember saying such
a thing myself IN my girlish times. Do
you know, girls what il is to be a widow
It is to be ten times more open to com
ment and criticism than any demoiselle
could possibly be. It is to have men
gaze as you pass, first at your widow
cap, until yodr sensitive nerves CULVER
under the infection. 1t is to have one
n-natured person say, q wonder how
long she will wait before she will marry
again?' and another answer, until she
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-07-11
WRITING ASST SPOKEN.

Phonetics:
Onion garden bed reclining,
Beets youth his aching head;
"Caujfowers, low weeds confront me;
Lettuce hence" he sadly said.
Carrots out the stoutest manhood,
Peas my wearied soul doth need
Bean 0! strife for me hereafter,
Else my art will go to seed.''
Pronounced thus:
On yon garden bed raclining,
Seats youth his aching head
Gun l fowers, 10! weeds confront me;
Let us hence" he sadly said
Iare rots out the stoutest manhood,
Pease my wearied soul doth need;
BE no strife for me hereafter,
Else my heart will go to seed
-LO1aIl0ns Methodist.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-07-11

THE Rev. DR.. Stephen Tying is reputed
to be worth half million.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-07-11

Who was the villain punster that said
Bret Harte, in organizing his buffalo
hunt, means bison-ness
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-01
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. October 80.

WASHINGTON, October 80.
A number of bills were introduced and
referred. Nearly all were OF private ma
ture.
A resolution Authorizing the presiding Off
Ger to appoint select committee ON the
subject Of ascertaining and declaring the
result of the election for President and
Vice-President of the United States was
agreed to.
The Senate then went into executive ses-
sion, and after sitting twenty minutes, AL
journed till tomorrow.
Mr.. INGALLS, submitted resolution re-
questing the President, if not Incompatible
with public interest. to transmit to the Sen
ate a statement of the appropriations and
expenditures on account OF the army
and navy pension, from March
4th, 1876, to June 3Oth, 1876. Agreed to.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-01
PHOrOGRapHINGu IN CoLouS.

Phoiographing in colors has long been a
dream OF the artist, but has generally been
regarded as one of those heights of perfec-
ton to which art would not be able TO
reach. 1t seems now, however, that joseph
Albert, photographer to the Austrian Court.
has, after many years Of experimenting.
succeeded in discovering method of pho
Biography which brings out all the natural
colors in the picture by a steam press and
entirely without the aid of pencil. The
nicest shades are vividly distinct. and equal
othe work Of an expert artist. The secret
Of the invention consists in the apalysis of
the white light into three colors-yellow
blue and red-and in the recovery az the
three co,ors ready for the press.and tbe
scdxs opoandi is described by an English
ant journal, as follows:
On . plate, chemically preprepared 81 as ,o
receive but the yellow parts of the light. and
me tones Of the colors of the object TO be re-
nsef~d. the first photograph is taken. when-a
eegafive OF that plate is at once put under
me press, whose cylinder is dabbed over with
yeasow paint None but the tones of the VEL
le4y colors are now seen in rhe impression
z'er snAt the object is photographed on a
enss made to infect but the b,ue co,-
|oR The plate now under the press reflects
u bane impression, ;hecylinder being da,,,se,,
~ With blue paint. In the same manner
= receives but the tones OF the red co,ors nv
n0ns Ola third plate. Printing the inaivid.
- paetures Of . yellow, blue and red over
no eeeer picture reproduced true 10 ma
- ~ co'on intermixing by having been
nega evereach other. The Idea, long enter
80 - psosssuted by Albert, 10 phoeo.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-01
tNrtkIp Times
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER ! 1877.
VOTE raH HONEST MEN.

We do not believe there is a Repu blica-
IN Leayenworth county who would know
ingly vote for dishonest man, or man
nominated through corrupt means Ald
this is why such large proportion oil the
Republicans OF Lcayenworih VIII next
Tuesday cast their votes tor 70 Lowe;
he is an honest man, and has been larry
and honorabIy put in nomination he has
led an honorable life; his record is well
known to all the people of the county, and
in the whole of his history there Is not an
act, public or private, that any honest and
honorable man would be ashamed OF. He
has been villainously lied about by his OPP
ponents, but this conduct on their part is
only part and parcel of the dishonest and
disreputable policy which they ;naugurated
at the beginning of the campaign; but for
tunately for Mr.. Lowe. he is so well known
by the people Of the county, that the more
his enemies lie about him the stronger he
becomes. for all these nefarious attempts 10
wrong him only. react in his favor, and the
honest people stand the closer to him the
more he is abused by the rogues.
Those who are running Mr.. Bonds candi-
date have made their whole canvass upon
false stories about Mr.. Lowe, and though
they have frequently been called upon to
deny or explaia the charges that stand
against them OF securing their mans nomi-
nation through corrupt means and by the
use OF money, they have never deigned TO
give the people a refutation of these
charges, but answer by inventing
new lies about Mr.. Lowe, or publishing
cards of abuse OF Col. Anthony. The
charge has been publicly and repea' 'edly
made, tha; delegates elected to support
Dave Keller, were pwehdsed on the floor
OF the convention, and were paid money to
vote for Mr.. Bonds candidate; but instead
OF exraining or refu;ing these charges,
which are thus pointedly and explicitly
brought against them, they attempt to turn
away the attention of the people from the
real question, by lying about Mr.. Lowe and
Col. Anthony. DO these ring-masters sup
pose that the people OF Leavenworth county
are such fools and ninnies as TO be deceived
by this kind Of chaii, and honefugled into
the support of a corrupt nomination by this
kind of evasIeyness? DO they imagine
that they can divert the attention OF the
people from these grave charges by getting
up great clatter and ado about matters
which are not at issue? II they do they
insult the good sense OF every voter in the
county.
Charges have been made, specifically and
in writing, giving names and particulars
which can be sworn To in court whenever
necessary-that delegates w9e bought tc
support Bonds candidate, and that money
mas paid to them, on the floor of the conven
ton.
Mr.. Bond, knowing these things to be true
and knowing that the proof is ready for the
public whenever he denies them, has never
dared to utter public denial of them, al.
though he has found time and opportunity
more than once during the campaign to
publish in his organ assaults upon ID. Il
Anthony, in the hope of diverting the at
tention of the people from the real ques-
tons at issue
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-01
YOUNG AND HANDSOME.

Miss Ada Sweet, the Chicago Pension
Agent,-who holds one Of the most impor-
tant United States offices in Illinois,-is
now in Washington, and We take pleasure
in stating, upon the authority of we'll
informed correspondent, that she is not old
and homely, as many persons suppose, but
is, on the contrary, quite the reverse. The
writer thus describes her:
She does not hold the place nominally,
while men do the real work, but attends to
the correspondence and disbursement pei
onally, aud manages the great Office and de-
tails OF business herself. About $4,000 pass
her hand quarterly. From newspa-
per accounts OF the lady's business capacity,
gathered the idea that she was old and ugly
and masculine. Instead Of that, I found Q
modest lady, who looks not more
than twenty years Of age. Her hair Is golden
brown, worn curled about her forehead and
In a braided coil low in the neck, her eyes
blue and laughing, figure slender, voice low.
She shrinks apparently from attention, and
seems the most gentle and retiring little wo-
man who ever took the support OF mother
and sisters on her youthful shoulders, and
for their sakes, stood in the ranks OF compet-
ing men, and proved . woman's work well
lone.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-01
How She Mlsled Them.
[San Francisco Post. hsv

The other day a grocery man at Vallejo
gave large party, at which the daughter
Of the carriage painter, who lived next door,
created decided sensation. 1t was not that
she was more handsomely attired than the
other ladies present, but that when she gy-
rated in the "dance Of death" she was OBJ
served TO display the only pair Of pink
stockings in the room. She left the house
for a few moments at the expiration Of the
dance, and in the next waltz exhibited a
pair of light blue dittoes. An hour later her
crushed and exasperated female friends be-
held these supplemented by further hose Of
delicate chocolate shade. And so it went
on until her miserable rivals determined
to follow her the next time she disappear
ed. They traced her to her fathers paint
shop in the back yard, where she was dis
covered, brush in hand, and about orna-
menting her neither extremefies with a
final artistic coat of light salmon. The
exultipg spies rushed back with the dam
aging, news, but it was too late. The men
were all too tight to understand, the music
had gone home, and the lights were being
put out. Thus it is that fraud and duplic-
ity triumph, while honest simplicity walks
around with darn on its calf and hole in
its heel
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-01
BRIDGE NOTICE
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE,
LEAvESwOKTH, KANSAS,

OctCtbtr otn., 1871. D
II ROCEEDlNGS Of the Board Of County
Commissioners, at q regular meeting
begun and held at the Court House In the
city and county of Leayen orth, October LIST,
A. u. ls77, to wit:
WHEREAS, The bridge on the state road
known the Leavenworfh and Lawrence
road, over Big Stranger creek near Joe Mil
ler's. in the county Of Leayenworth, has been
burned down and destroyed; and,
WHEgEAs, IL appears that a br dgr, tho es-
tirnats cost Of which " III exceed one thous-
and tslUSJ dollar, ought te be built in place
thereof
Rs iced by the Board Of tounip Commissioner
Of The County of L,ar>nwosth, That tn. Dues
ton of An appropriation therefor out Of the
county treasury De Submitted To the qualified
electors OF the county at the next general
election, TO be held ON the 6th OF November,
1877 that in the submission Of said quest ON
the ballots used by the electors shall real.
"for bridge appropriation" and "against
bridge appropriation" separately that notice
of the submission Of said question Ia the peo-
pie be published In the Official newspaper of
the county once each week from this dat.
until the day Of election, and that the sb~r-
IN be, and he II hereby, requested to give pub
lie notice Of costs subiniasi ON at the
time and in the manner prsscr bed by Law
mr. giving notice Of the next grneral election
N his proclamation.
BY OGdse of tbs Board.
-. o. DIEHENDOBF,
oa6-d1tv-s-d CUunty Cisrk
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-01

New YoAK, October 30-The cigar
makers of this city, now on strike, held a
large mass meeting at Cooper Institute to-
night, at which it is estimated that from
10000 to 1900 workingmen were present.
The principal address was made by Mr..
Palda, editor of the "Arbeter Zeitung."
Cleveland and other speakers ad-
dressed the meeting in German, French
and English. The Cigar Packers
Union, numbering five hundred, were pres
ent Delegations from the Cigar Makers
Union marched to the hall, preceded by
bands Of music and banners, men, women
and children joining in the p. ocession. The
speeches were mainly in favor Of the up
holding of trades unions and appeals to
workingmen to assist those on strike. The
meeting was very orderly.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-01
VECETINE
Necrosis, Soro!uIa, Oyspep-
sia. General Debility,
Canker Humor, Liver Com
plain, rheumatism,
Consumption of the Bowels.
CuARLssrowx Mass, March s5. Isss

CHARLssrowN, Mass, March IS, lS6e.
Mr.. II. h. SrEvENS.
iler .Str-rhe following is a statement of
my experience with the great B;ood Remedy,
NE6ETINE. / have been keeping boarding
house here for many years, and have had The
misfortune To have great deal of sick ness in
nv family. y one cztSe In particular. no.
tic,,i the wu,,dsrful effect OF NEGETI L.
About the year iSi., a soung man, then six
teen years old, who wst> a distant relative OF
mine, came home from sea- lie had inJured
his lett /, : on DoaTd III snip some months
before; and when ths. ship came into this
port he came To my house, being so feeble
that he could not gv Ia his home in Lowell.
His leg w;ts swollen above th.. knee more
than twice It's natural size, and he was
Obliged to DIR " " along after him, having
Use oi ~ " hatever. The eft, CT ot Ibis had re-
duced him TO "A mere Skeleton His Iather
came down, and employed DIR. George III ay-
ward, of Boston. 10 attend him, who then oc-
cuplvd "A prominent position in the Massa-
cnuSetts General hospital He DroDouncedi it
a bad csls. oi Necrosis; said he must be
moved to the hospital, have his leg opened
and the bone bored, Ia allow the discharge of
matter tnsrc collected. otherwise the leg
must he am puts,ted.
Not uhinking IT advisable to pursue this
c.,ursc, nj having used NzGEriNE, the great
Blood Remedy, in the past with good ef-
feet, conc. uC.ss tO try II IN this c.tse. After
taking ii regularIy for i've or SIX weeks, his
leg was but Httsc swollen, and his general
health So much improved that be did not
; look like the same person. AT the end of five
months he went home to Lowell perfectly
commencement uf the war; th~n joined the
! army. and was pronounced "a sound and we'll
man.
The above. j. hut one case out of many where
have >-rn this b God Remedy used with I'M
\ paralieled sacct>s. have taken u my self for
twenty years, more or less, for Dyspepsia and
\ Genera Debility, an IL always appeared To
give ME new Lille and visOr.
| One lady b,:.rsier WAS completely cured
| from Canker Humor, after she had suffered
| for years, and tried almost everything else
without r, ceivin. any benefit. Another lady
was cured from Liver Complaint, which was
| u bad case, and considered by the many
physicians " ho had attended her from time
| 10 time.
| have known its use by other boarders for
| Rheumatism with extraordinary good eff CT.
| \ lady tobk II for Consumption OF the Bow
| els, ana found more relief tLan in anything
| else she could procure.
/ do not want To oVer-estimate It's useful
| ness but do want thoss. suffering from sick
| ness 10 know what this good medicine HAS
| done and il still doing, for | know what it Is
\ 10 be imposed upon when sick, and think IL
| is wrong Tor any one To over Stimate "A rem
f, edy at the exp, n>e of ti-. helpless sick: ard
| i, for one VIII not 90 IL under any circum-
/ stances " whaiever.
Mrs. ALMA =. MONROE,
| l6l Chelsea Street