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The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-08-16

iisl''ds To be 6sOugbt cut. Mr.. Howe
very naturally applied to this arm. to
ascertain what disposition was made
OF fthe book, but here death had inter-
posed such barrier that we never
shall he able to fully solve the mys-
terry. The firm Of Patterson q Lamb
din was dissolved and broken up snon
after the time We suppose Spaulding
to have carried his book to their house.
Mr.. Lambdin had died subsequently,
and Mr.. Patterson said he had no rec
objection Of any such manuscript as
described having been brought to their
Office, neither could he have remem-
bered the circumstance, for, at the
time, all the printing was conducted
by Mr.. Lambdin. He said, however,
that many manuscript books were
brought to their Office about that time.
that remained for years upon their
shelves, never even having been read
by either member of the firm. Soauld-
ing remained in Pittsburg only about
one year, when he removed to Amity,
Pa. where he died In 1916.
About the year 1898, Sidney Rigdon,
who had been for several years an
earnest and effective preacher of the
new Reformers, or Disciples of Christ.
in Northern Ohio, went to Pittsburx
with the professed intention Of spend
ing few years In fuller study ofthe
Bible, that he might be better pre-
pared to unfoldits teaching to his hear
ers. Now il Is known that Rigdon
was on terms of intimacy with Lamb
din and was often seen in the printing
house. Rigdoa often asserted that
during the whole three years of his
residence in Pittsburg he abandoned
and devoted himself en-
tirely to the further study of the word
Of God. He left Pittsburg little af-
ter the death of Lambdin, and came
to Lake county, where he began
what he called some new
points of doctrine, which were after
ward found to be included la the Nor
,x~n,~ n.l,l, Ha rosiA01 hara ahasyf
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-08-16
sYLvANUS YATES.
ATTORNEY At LAW,
Upton. l0wa.
4. ORCUTT.

TEAL ESTATE and Brokerage Agent.
n Durant,. Iowa. Attends personally
and promptly 70 the buying and selling OF
real estate on commission, renting houses
and farms. Best III references given.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-08-16

u. y. d SND&081SON,
A TrORNEY At Law ard Notary Public.
~ Real Estate and Insurance Agent.
Money to loan Ia sums nj from one thous-
and to fve thousand dollars, on long time.
Collections promptly made.
2inl0 CLARENCE, Iowa.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26

According to Paris journal, Donizet-
tt was really the inventor of the Ulster
One day, at Paris, he sent for his tailor
to measure him for an overcoat The
tailor found him at the piano, surren-
dering himself to the. rapture of COM
position. Nevertheless he was persuad-
ed to quit the beloved instrument and
deliver himself up to the man of tape
and chalk. The tailor made the first
measurements, then, STOPPING, began
to take the length of the garment. "To
the knee, sir?" he said, timidly Glow
er, lower" said the composer, in a
dreamy voice. The tailor brought the
measure half way down the leg, and
paused inquiringly. Lower, lower"
The tailor reached the com poser's
ankles. Lower, lower" 'But, sir,
you won't be able to walk" walk
Walk? Who wants to walk? - it,
sir with an ecstatic lifting of the arms),
[ meyer walk-I soar"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26
WashingtOn's Ideas of the Civil Service.

When Washington was called to the
presidency in 1889 there were no regu-
larly organized parties, and there was
no room for patronage in a partisan
sense, and nothing could exceed the
justice of the rules by which he was
guided. Called to the executive chair
even against his wishes, he said he would
go to it under no Encouragement of any
kind or nature whatever, but would hold
himself absolutely at liberty to act while
in office with sole reference to justice
and the public good. So much depend
ed on wisdom and impartiality in this
matter that, in case of injudiciousor I'M
popular measures with regard to APP
pointments, the government itselfwould
be Ii the utmost danger of being utterly
subverted. by oliticaleonduct," he
said, in making nominations must be
exceedingly circumspect. Again; " [
do not intend to be swayed in the dispo-
sal of places by motives arising from
the ties of friendship and blood" All
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26

this time it is not to be supposed there
was nobody to present shis s claims. :"
Even before his first inauguration,
Washington was greatly annoyed by app
plications for appointments, and inyari-
bly, represented to such persons the deli
cacy of his situation, and the improprie-
tv Of bringing such matters before him:
He apprehended what atterward proved
true: that there would be q hundred
competitors for every Office of any inn
portance ;sbut for q long time he would
give no decisive answer to the applica-
tons of any candidates whatever, and
would only nominate such persons as in
his judgment were best qualified to dis
charge the duties of the departments to
which they were appointed. AS between
an intimate friend and determined OPP
ponent, he gave lucrative office, which
both had applied for, to the latter, with
the following explanation: My friend
receive with cordial welcome. He is
welcome to my house, and welcome to
my heart; but with all his good qualities
be is not man of business, His oppon-
ent with all his politics SO hostile to me
is man of business. Ny private feel
ings have nothing to do in the case. |
am not George Washington, but Presi-
dent of the United States. As George
Washington, / would do this man any
kindness in my power. AS President OF
the United States, | can do nothing. =
Scrlbner for January.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26
Keep the Little Girls Legs Warm.

We have observed few things about
the way little girls are dressed for winter
that we want to call attention to.
Generally, mothers are careful to clothe
their little girls warm, careful to see
that they have warm cloaks, and warm
comforters to wrap around their heads
-overshoes to keep their feet warm
but fashion commands that the limbs,
from the knee to the ankle, shall be ex-
posed, and nothing but tight, neat
fitting stocking worn by the child.
Very often the stocking is thin cotton.
Such a fashion is barbarous, and is the
cause of sickness and death IN hundreds
of cases. If you value your little dar-
lings' health, clothe their limbs warm
and comfortable as you do their bodies,
feet and head. Don't permit fashion to
make martyrs of your rosebuds and
then growl at an unkind. Providence.
When we see child whose little limbs
are exposed to the cutting winds, with
no protection other than a neat fitting
cottona stocking, We say. to ourself,
- Well, her mother is slave to
fashion" Clothe the girls as you do
the boys, and then they will be just as
healthy and rugged.-Ceno Gordo Re
publican.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26
The Size Of London.

London covers nearly 700 square
miles. 1t numbers more than 100000
inhabitants. 1t comprises 100000 for
eigners from every quarter of the globe.
1t contains more Roman Catholics than
Rome Itself; more Jews than the whole
of Palestine; more Irish than. Dublin;
more Scotchmen than Edinburg;; more
Welshmen than Cardiff Has birth in
it every five minutes, and a death in it
every eight minutes; has seven acct
dents in it every day in its Z 900 miles Of
streets; has 123 persons every day, and
$4,000 annually; added to it's population;
he's III 900 habitual criminals on its 20
lice register; has $4,000 prostitutes; and
has 38, 900 drunkards annually brought
before its magistrates. = Philadelphia
Eedicta and S,uyica! Reporter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26
Beware Of White BlOtting Paper.

Beware of white plotting paper, you
who are visiting in country houses, and
remember the disagreeable incident
which occurred last winter, when one
Of the visitors discovered in her blotting-
book the impression Of a letter writer
by another of the guests to his fair an
04,aorata in London. This letter was to
explain that he was going to make an
excuse to his host for leaving the party,
and that he would join his love in Lon
don. Instead Of destroying this piece of
evidence, the lady took it to the draw
room, read it aloud for the benefit of
the company, andlsubmitted it to their
eager and curious gaze. There was the
writing sure enough as legible as
though the blotting- paper had been
used as 9 copyist. This incident led to
awkward consequences. Another and
similar case occurred a week or two
ago, in which secrets were made public,
owing to the trace of them being left on
white blotting-paper in a counting
house.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26
Treacllery of Wild Animals.


According to the best trainers no wild
beast can ever he trusted, not even the
so-called '.nobleN lion. They are all
treacherous. the females generally being
more deceitful and dangerous than the
males. The lioness is more difficult to
manage than the lion, the tigress than
tiger. Kindness-that is anything but
ordinary kindness and civility-is abso-
lutely thrown away upon wild beast.
1t has occasionally some little effect upon
a lion, but really very seldom, the lion
really being surly and treacherous
brute, all lion stories and talk to the con-
trary Notwithstanding. But with tiger
and especially with tigress, all affec-
ton is literally wasted A tigress is as
likely to eat you up after years of atten-
ton on her as after six days if she only
fancies she is safe in so doing. In all
professional intercourse with wild ami
mails you must depend upon fear-only
absolute fear. Let the beasts know that
you can and will beat them when they
deserve it and they will not hurt you
Never trust them for a moment, SAYS
a lion tanner. Keep your eye on them all
the tlme-not that your eye alone will
have any effect on them. All these
stories in books about cycling animals
into submission and the power of the
human eye over the brute creation are
sheer fabrications And as a rule the
whip is the most ehicacious of instru-
ments IN training or subduing a wild
beast. 1t can be used quickly and at
once, and it hurts every time. So the
beasts learn to dread it even more than
a gun---more than anything save a red
hot bar of iron or fire. II depend
more on my whip when go in among
my tigers said the reporters inform
ant, than upon myself If were to
drop my whip the beasts would fancy I
had lost all my power, and would
pounce, first upon the whip and then
upon me. [ would consider the drop
ping OF my whip while in the cage with
my animals as almost fatal calamity.
TO train a wild animal you must first
mako his or her acquaintance from the
outside, doing chores around the cage
and getting the animals acquainted with
your face, and, above ALL with your
voice. They rcmember voices more
acutely than they do faces; they are
governed more by sound than by sight.
Once had q beast in my cage that had
not seen me in red suit that I wear
when performing. When l entered
with it on the brute did not recognize
me and would undoubtedly have sprung
upon me and torn me to pieces had [
not shouted to her in my ordinary tone
OF voice. She remembered me at once
and skunk down submissive"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26
Reading.

In these days, all men and women
read something, but the trouble is that
by reading IN single vein, which, SO
strongly appeals to their individual
tastes and personal idiosyncrasies that
it is not study at all, they lose their
power to study anything else, The
rule for successful and profitable read
ing would, in the light of these facts,
seem to be to read only what one does
not like to read. That reading which
costs no effort and necessarily dissi-
pates the power of study, is that which
we should indulge in only for recreation
while that which we know to be impor-
tant in itself, and in it's bearings upon
broad knowledge and culture, should
most engage our, time, and attention.
The trouble is, not that we do not read
enough, but that we read so much of
that which simply pleases us as to de-
stroy our power to read that which will
edlfy and enlarge u.s., There are many
aspects in which .neWspa per reading is
preferable to much that is considered
essential to high culture. 1t is I'M
doubleday dissipating to the power of
study, but SO is any other reading which
IS pursued as aspassion. 1t has this
advantage; that it never detaches the
mind from a supreme interest in the
affairs of to-day. There are studies
which seperate man from his time,-
which shut off his sympathies from the
men and the movements around him.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26
HOman's Head.Hear.

Joseph Addison says of woman's head
gear, ~ would desire the fair sex to
consider how impossible it is for them
to add anything that can be ornamental
to what is already the masterpiece of
nature. The head has the most beauti-
full appearance as well as the highest
station in the human figure. Nature
has laid out all her art in beautifying
the face; she has touched it with YER
million, planted in it a double row of
ivory, made it the seat of smiles and
bushes, lightened it up and enlivened
it with the brightness of the eyes, hung
it on each side with curious organs Of
sense, given it airs and graces that can
not be described, and surrounded it
with such a flowing shade Of hair as
sets all its beauties in the most agree
able light. In short, she seems to have
designed the head as the cupola to the
most glorious of her works, and when
we load it with pile of supernume rary
ornaments, we destroy the symmetry
of the human figure, and foolishly con-
trive to call off the eye from great and
real beauties to childish gewgaws, rib
bons and bone lace"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26

What is that legend Of Mrs. Piatt's
Birds are perhaps the most human of
creatures, and | should not be surprised
if told we all carry more or less of them
in our hearts and brains. I have seen
the hawk looking out of the human
face many a time, and | think [ have
seen the eagle; | credit those who say
they have seen the owl Are not the
buzzards and unclean birds terribly sug-
gestive? The song birds were surely all
brooded and Matched in the human
heart. They are typical Of its highest
aspirations, and nearly the whole gamut
of human passions and emotion is ex-
pressed more or less fully in their varied
songs. Among our own birds, there is
the song Of the hermit-thrush for de-
voutness and religious serenity, that of
the wood-thrush for the musing, melo-
dious thoughts Of twilight, the song
sparrow's for simple faith and trust, the
bobolink's for hilarity and glee, the
mourning doves for hopeless sorrow.
the vireo's for all-day and everyday
contentment, and the noctuun OF the
mocl1ing-bird for love. Then there are
the plaintive singers, the soaring,
ecstatic singers, the confident singers,
the gushing and voluble singers, and
the half-yoiced, inarticulate singers.
The note Of the pewee is a human sigh,
the piping of the chikadee tnspeakable
tenderness and fidelity. There is pride
in the song Of the tanager, and vanity
in that of the cat-bird. There is some
thing distinctly human about the robin;
his is the note. Of, boyhood. L have
thoughts that follow the migrating fowls
northWard and southwark, and that go
with the sea-birdss into the desert of the
ocean, lonely and tireless as they. I
sympathize with the gwatchfll crow
perched yonder on that tree, or walking
about the fields. | hurry outdoors
when | hear the clarion Of the wild
gander; his comrade in my heart sends
back the call John Burroughs; ScrSb,ser
for January. 3E 7ea..s
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26
Coy. NeMb0ld,S Message.

Gov. Newbold is preparing his first
message to the General Assembly,
which will also be his vaeldictory. Be
ing farmer, a granger, and plain,
practical business man, he will COM
mend himself to the representatives
from the body, of the people He was
chairman of the railroad committee in
the House which produced the railroad
tariff law, when the. subject was first
agitated by the Anti-Monops Four
years observation have somewhat
modified his views upon the matter,
and it is highly probable he will present
his conclusions in a strong recon-
mendation to modify and amend the
law, in many particulars and especially
in local rates. From all quarters there
is evidence of returning reason upon
this tariff law.-Des Holmes Meter an
Chicago Journal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26

Too WE'LL PROVED lawyer had a
case ON the docket, in which. among the
other things, he wished to prove that
his client had no money, and to this end
he cross one Of the oppo-
nent's witnesses as follows "You ask
ed my client for money, did you not? "
Well-yes, sir. " Answer promptly,
sir. Let us have no hesitation. You
asked HIM for money-now what was
his answer" q don't know as can
tell" But surely YOU remember"
F." Yes, sir" Then out with it. What
was his answer?" "Pd rather not tell. >
T" Ho, ho You are on that track, are
you? You won't tell?" 81 should rather
not,a sir?" 8 But | should rather YOU
would do SO, sir, if you do not answer
my questions promptly and truthfully
III call on the court to commit you for
contempt "Well, if must tell tales
out Of school, here you have it. ask
ed him yesterday if he could lend me
half a dollar, and he told me he could
not" And you believed him, did you
not?" Eyes, sir, for he said you had
robbed him of every cent Of his ready
money, and if he didn't get out of your
hands pretty soon his wife and little
ones would come to want" "That will
do, sir, You can step down off the
stand"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26
ARMS FOR TURKEY.
The Case Of the Turkish.,."O fiicial Who
Wanted to Enrich Himself by Gov
eminent Contract. e,aav
New York Sun.

& In the United States circuit court yes
terday, before Judge Shipman, the case
of Christopher Oscanyan VS.. The Win
chester Repeating Arms company was
brought to a close by verdict for the
defendants. The plaintiff was an Ar
menian Turk by birth, but a Christian
by faith, and the action was brought to
recover 100000, 10 per cent. commits
sion, which the plaintiff claimed was
due to him ON 81, 1876, 900 worth Of arms
sold by the defendants to the Turkish
government From the opening speech
of Mr.. Shook, the counsel for the plain
tiff,fit appeared that Oscanyan returned
again to this country in 1884, and grad
uated at the New York university He
subsequently visited Turkey and was
made purveyor to the sultan, and was
also officially associated with Rrlstum
Bey and HALT Pasha. He returned to
this country and delivered lectures on
Oriental customs. In April, 1869, he
was appointed consul general for this
country for the Ottoman government.
He has no fixed salary, but had a right
to certain fees arising from the entry
and departure of Turkish vessels to and
from this port. In 1869 Rustum Bey
came to this country as the purchasing
agent of arms'for the Turkish govern
ment, and also to examine the arms
manufactured here, and report thereon.
Rustum Bey did not speak the English
language; the plaintiff did, and the for
mer made the plaintiffs office his head
quarters, and the consequence was that
all the business transacted by Rustum
Bey was done through the plaintiff.
An introduction was obtained to Rus
tum Bey by Mrs Winchester, one of the
defendants, and q Winchester repeating
rifle was submitted for inspection. Some
objection was made to this arm by
Rustum Bey, which, however, the plain
tiff undertook to have overcome on
condition that he was paid 10per cent.
commission on the sales, This was
agreed to by the defendants, and then
a further difficulty arose by an offer on
the part sof the United States govern
ment to sell to Rustum Bey number
of Spencer rifles. This difficulty the
plaintiff was successful in Overcoming,
and the negotiation for the purchase of
the Winchester 1nuskefs went on, re-
sulting in the sale on Nov. g 1870, Of
fifteen thousand Winchester repeating
muskets and five thousand carbinesof
the value of $500, 900. and on Aug. 49,,
thirty thousand l1tlslSets for $40, 000
making total of 81, 1856, 900. The point
was raised early in, the case that the
plaintiff was a public officer, and that
therefore his duty was to act in good
faith toward the government he repre-
sented, and that this contract entered
into on their Behalf, and from which he
was to receive d pecuniary benefit, was
void, ab i1,itio, in consequence thereof.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26
+" Miserable mani" she cries, in a

Miserable mani" she cries, in an
excess of emotion, would you go forth
to fight and be brought back to me, all
shot full of holes and having your life
blood all spilled oyer the carpet? What
would become of me if you were killed?
The light of my life would be quenched
in rayless gloom, and l would be re-
duced to want and misery, because all
the fortune belongs to you, and, as you
have made no will, when you are killed
all the property will go to those misera-
BILE brats of neph..'- - Hold" cries the
husband. "Do not accuse me wrong
fully. I have thought of every contin-
gency and arranged to secure your hap
piness. Should / fall all my property
will becomes yours. See! Here is my
will, duly signed, sealed and delivered. !"
The young wife seizes it, runs over its
contents with anxious eyes, puts the
precious document in her pocket, and
then, with the air of a Spartan matron,
says go! Avenge your insulted hon
or. Go, to fight-if needs, be, to fall. .
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26

There is kind of dilettanteism which
relolces in lnousing in dark corners for
the curiosities of history or art, which
IS wise about great nothings-wise
about brica-brac, wise about antique
gems, wise about coins, wise about
classical antiquities, wise about old
books of whose contents it knows
little, wise about dead and useful things,
and foolish enough to plume itself up
on ITS wisdom. Dr.. Holland; Scribner
for January.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26

There is nothing more bewilderingly
embarrassing than after formal call to
open a closet door for an exit, and walk
into 81 row of dresses before you know
where you -ByoosLgn Union-Argus.
Ia this benighted region people don't
usually hang up their dresses when they
receive formal calls. But we remem-
Der now that the rules of Brooklyn soci-
ETY. are very peculiar. Philadelphia BuL
leain.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26

FEMININE INDEPENDENCE Feminine
independence appears to flourish in
Great Britain. Miss Majoribanks, who
is shortly to be married to the Earl Of
Aberdeen, made no less than three long
speeches in reply to public Populations
presenting addresses of congratulation
upon the approaching event, and this
Notwithstanding her future husband
was present to respond if she had pre-
ferred him to do so.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26

SOMETHING TO Do.-Every man, wo-
man, and child ought to have something
to do. So closely is our welfare con-
nected with habit of activity, that it
would be vastly better to pay for the
privilege of working than to be idle.
Don't snirk; don't hunt excuses; "where
there's will there's way" And let
parents consider that daily occupation
is as necessary to children as daily food.
If the next generation can be Caught
early" and started on career of wise
and cheerful industry, more than half
the misery of mankind will disappear,
and heavy shadows that now hang over
nations will give placeto broad sunshine.
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