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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-25

even saw the station masters white
lantern as he strolled up and down the
platform-the white lantern which was
to signal the approaching train-to tell
them to 60 on, for all was we'll. On to
their DOOM
She dashed across the railway track,
flung the reins to an amazed bystander.
and, striking the white lantern from
the hand of tho astonished official, she
seized the ominous red lantern from it's
hook, and, spring1ng upon the track,
waved it in the very teeth of the coming
train.
Two sharp, short whistles told her
that her signal was seen, and O moment
later the train came to stop, and the
officers rushed out to learn what it all
meant.
Floss told them in few brief words,
and one of the men at the station went
forward to confer with the train from
Golosha, which had not yet been Eele.
graphed from the next station beyond.
The man waited fifteen minutes be-
fore Kirke's train slid on to the siding,
and it was then known that but for the
decision of one young girl, the two
trains must have collided four miles be-
yond behring's Cut.
When told the story Kirke looked at
his watch. .f
The man from the station looked at
his.
Kirke's was ten minutes behind
time ... ....s
You want to know how il happened.
Certainly YOU must have guessed.
Halliday did it. A man was found
the next day who confessed to having
seen Jack tampering with the time
pieces in the engine house that night.
but be had thought nothing of it, he said.
Jack? On, he left town, and was last
heard of in Australia. His little game
was not success.
A few months later Kirke was married
to Floss Whateiy, for being ten minutes
behind time.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-25
Mamma.

There are several species Of ash
which, in the warm climate Of Southern
Europe, discharge from the bark a
concrete juice of a brittle, spongy tex
ture, yellowish color, and a sweet,
agreeable taste. The sweetness of the
substance is not owing to the presence
of sugar, but to a principle called Man
mite, which, unlike sugar, does not fer
NJ lent with water and yeast. The sub
stance is known in commerce as
Mamma, and is principally valued IS 8
gentle purgative. The market is sup
piled almost wholly from the Island Of
Sicily, yet Mama is produced In vari-
Gus countries. Ia Syria 500 Or 600
pounds are annually yielded by the
twigs and branches of species of tam
arisk. Small pots of the product are
kept for sale at the Convent Of Mt.
Sinia. 1t has been supposed by some
that this is the Mamma of the Israelites.
From several species of the Cancels
Thorn (Ahagi), q genus of plants be-
longing to the order Legatmiaose8 Pea
Family J, a similar secretion is poured
out. A shrubby species, two or three
feet high, growing in Persia and Box
hara, is famous for the product. 1t
forms in drops on the leaves in the
month of June, and hardens before it
falls. In gathering the crop, the ma
tives shake the glistening flakes into
clean cloth spread under the bushes.
1t has no medicinal qualities, and is
made by the Persians into very pal
| atable sweetmeat by mixing it with
-four and kneading into round cakes,
about two inches Ia diameter and 8
half an inch thick. Split almonds are
sometimes added before the com pound
is baked. Iu ,aha beuasa -
Mamma is gathered inSicily in July
or August. Deep incisions are made
in the bark of the ash, each day in fresh
places, but always on the same. side of
the tree. The Mama slowly oozes
from the wounds, and, as it hardens, is
removed by the collectors The fol-
lowing year the cuts are made in the
opposite side of the tree, the alterna-
ton giving the bark time to heal. The
Eucalyptus 1lsannafera of Australia yields
a sort Of Mamma, which is on-purgative
and is a favorite sweetmeat with the
children of, that country. In some
regions the common larch (Lo,f1 Est-
rop@us) produces Mamma IN small guam
titles. Hra frtt-i oagse nf 80 nne fsIE#
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-25
Anecdote of President Lincoln,

Ihe following original and character
istic anecdOte of President Lincoln
comes to US from western correspon-
dent to Horper's Magazine
I called upon Mr.. Lincoln soon after
he was first installed in the White
House. In the room where Mr.. Lin
coin granted interviews, etc., were sew
eral spersons who were waiting their
turn to speak with him. I listened to
the requests Of several men and wo-
men, and saw that very few Wero
granted what they solicited. I had a
seat at or near one end of q long table.
Mr.. Lincoln sat at the other end. Soon
after [ was seated, in walked several
officers in. the Spanish navy to pay their
compliments to MIR. Lincoln. By some
means they were directed toward my
end of the table, and I saw they took
me for the President. Mr.. Lincoln saw
the same thing, and hastily signaled
me to "go ahead" as he expressed it,
and receive them. I rose, shook hands
with each officer, and exchanged few
words with them, which would have
been, l suppose, appropriate, had I in
deed been President. The NOM ent
their backs were turned looked
toward Mr.. Lincoln. He was shaking
with laughter. thought now I had
paved the way to win the position had
come to ask. / made up my mind to
address the President In a new way.
and thus add to the hold [ already had
upon him. So, when my time came. I
stepped up to Mr.. Lincoln and said:
''6ir, I have seen the ANNOYANCE to
which you are subjected by so many
and often~repeated requests for innu-
merable positions, etc. Now if you
will permit me to shake hands. I will
try and smother my desire for q GER
tain position which [ had come to ask
from you,"
Mr.. Lincoln jumped up, and grasp
ing my hand said:
"Sir, you are one man in a thous-
and. L am doubly indebted to YOU.
You have been the means of conveying
to those Spanish officers that the Presi-
dent of the United States is a very
handsome man, and then you do not
even ask an Office. Butt he added,
hurry home. You mag repent"
It is sufficient to add that I hurried.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-25
WOMAN'S COLUMN.
A WOman's Hand

Only q little, soft, white thing
Made for wearing the costly ring; n
Made for flirting the dainty fan
AS only the belle of the season can;
Made for the stolen pressure or kiss
Long Branch fashion) raising to bliss,
By merely the touch OF fingers white,
Her escort down on the beach that night
Made for prize for the highest bid
(And under the rose q thorn lies hid
A thing which the honest summer sun
Has taught his ardent beams to shun,
Lest freckle or tan its beauty spOils,
And make 1t to near hand of toll,
Instead of only dainty thing,
Meant for ease and the diamond ring. .#
Only q sunburned, useful thing
To which the hearts of the needy cling;
To which they turn who have learned the WoTtf
OF q woman's hand on this weary earth;
Made for healing, for smoothing DER
The hearts Of those who are faint and sore;
Made for honest work each day,
For driving the shadows of life away.
For holding the cup of water" to all
Who faint and thirsty for succor CALL
Made for leading the timid on,
For blessing all it may rest upon;
Made to be won by a loyal heart,
Who in its labor will bear part;
Made to be casped by s. loyal hand,
Which chooseth the best in all the land.
Werth-O! double its weight in gold,
This useful hand that can never grow old
-Hnper's Weekly.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-25

the center is woven in red threads a.
lobster, 81 crab, fish or coral. On flow
cred surfaces are woven red cherries
and other fruit.
TO keep the veil down when visiting
IS now not considered q breach Of
etiquette, and there are In consequence
several novelties in preparation, but
the most becoming wells are either
plain white tulle or black with chenille
spots. III
a SUBSTANTIAL lmprovem ent in bus
ties and paniers is that Of having the
ends Of the horizontal hoops interlock-
ed with tie lengthwise wires in a Sc
cure way that prevents them from be-
ing displaced and protruding at the
ends, as they are apt to do. Another
good invention puts hinges in the
lengthwise wires, go that they will fold
without breaking when the wearer sits
down. These are made up in cloth and
in skeleton paniers, small bustlea, loE.
ones, and the small Hoop skirts that
many ladies like to use during the sum-
mer months.
The habit basque costume is favor
it's design with the best Partisan houses,
and promises to be popular for the
house and street alike. It may be
made Of two materials Of two colors,
but looks best if one color is used
throughout Though the materials may
difer), and the contrast be introduced
merely in the trimming. Thus man.
DARN yellow is used as the lining Of the
bows on this dress of plum gray camel's
hair, and the rows of sewing machine
stitching are of grayish white. Other
suits made by thia design are of olive
green wool stitched with pale blue, or
else myrtle green stitched with tilleul.
The scarf dolman is one of the best
models Of the new short wraps. It's
extreme simplicity Of shape, with only
one bias seam down the middle of the
back, and Talma dart On each shout
der, will commend it to all, and this
scarf shape, with the merest slit to
pass the hands through, makes it cline
around the shoulders and hold the
arms closely to the side, giving the slen-
der appearance now considered stylish.
The most dressy of these wraps are Of
light colored woods, with black silk.
Slcilienne, and net will be used for
summer, and plain black cashmere is
used for palmer wraps that are neat
and ladylike, though not meant to be
dressY.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-25
On Falling in Love.

Falling in love is the one illogical ad-
venture, the one thing of which we
are tempted to think as supernatural,
in our trlte and reasonable world. The
effect is out Of all proportion with the
cause. Two persons, neither Of them,
it may be, very a1niable or very beau
tiful, meet, speak little, and look s.
little into each others eyes. That has
been done dozen or SO Of times IN
the experience Of either with no great
result. But on this occasion all is diff
ferent. They fall at once into that
state in which another person becomes
to us the very gist and centrepoint Of
Gods creation, and demolishes our
laborious theories with a smile; in
which our ideas are so bound up with
the one master thought that even the
trivial cares of our own person become
so many acts OF devotion, and the love
Of life itself is translated into a wish
to remain in the same world with so
precious and desirable fellow
creature. And all the while their &C
quaintances look on in stupor, and ask
each other with almost passionate
emphasis, what SO and SO can see in
that woman, Or such one in that
man? I am sure, gentlemen, cannot
tell you. For my part, cannot think
what the womea mean. It might be
very we'll, if the Apollo Bel
vedere should suddenly glow all
over into life, and step forward
from the pedestal with that god
like air of his. But Of the n1isbegotten
changelings who call themselves men,
and pirate intolerably over dinner
tables, never saw one who seemed
worthy to inspire love-no, nor read of
any, except Leonardo da Vinci, and
Goethe In his youth. About women /
entertain a somewhat different opinion,
but there, have the misfortune to be
q man. There are many matters IN
which you may waylay Destiny, and
bid him stand and deliver. Hard work,
high thinking, adventurous excitement,
and great deal more that forms part
Of this or the other PERSONS spiritual
bill of fare, are within the reach of al
most any one who can dare little and
be patient. But it is by no means in
the way of every one to fall in love.
You know the difficulty Shakespeare
was put into when Queen Elizabeth
asked him to show Falstaf in love. I
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-25

Welcome again, from the land of the summer,
Bird IN the maple, with jubilant song!
Nodding and singing thy rapturous greeting
Where hast thou stayed from garden so long :?
Often the little ones looked from the window
When the soft snowfakes fell feecy and dumb,
Saying, " See mother! the white bees are swarming
When will they go, and the red robins come ?"
Rocked on the bcugh of the siver-leafed maple,
Hast thou one sigh for the orange and palm?
Could the ma gnola's sweet sc ented blossoms
Watt DER thy sleep moro exquisite balm?
Bird of the North though hast winged thy way
homeward
Led by love that was con slant and strong;
On the same bough that in other days rocked thee
Build new nest but, oh sing the old song.
Herald art thou of the pageant approaching
The floral procession of Summer, our queen;
Let the winds listen, and hasten the sunbeams
To spread for her chariot carpet of green.
Bid the trees hang out their banners of welcome,
Red and white banners of beautiful bloom
Sing, happy bird till thy comrades, advancing,
Shall route the last spectre of winter and gloom.
Cottage Hearth.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-25

AT a fair in neighboring town there.
were two tables at which the lady
attendants sold kisses at ten cents 81,
piece. One table reaped harvest OF
ninety eight dollars and seventy cents
from its osculatory favols, while the
other CLEANED only ten cents. The lady
who accumulated the latter sum had
knock-kneed eyes, red hair, and Wart
on the right side of her nose, and only
one awfuIly near-sighted man stumbled
into the fair during It's progress. 1t Is
not necessary to describe the other girl.
-NC7Y9aoaUn Herald. H
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-25
Truth for Wives.

In domestic happiness, the wife's in
fuence is much greater than the hus-
bard's, for the one first cause--mutual
love and confdence-being granted, the
whole comfort of the household de-
ponds upon trifles more Immediately
under her jurisdiction. By her man
agement of small sums, her husbands
responsibility and credit are erected or
destroyed. No fortune can stand the
constant leakage Of extravaganza and
mismanagement;a and more is spent IN
trihes than women would easily believe.
The one great expense whatever It may
be, is turned over and carefully re-
fected on, are incurred, the income is
prepared to meet it; imperceptibly
sliding away which do mischief; and
this the wife alone can stop, for 1t does
not come within mans province.
There is often an unexpected trif1e TO
be saved in every household. 1t is not
in economy alone that wife's atten-
ton is so necessary, but in those mai
ters which make well-regulated
house. An unfinished cruet stand, a
missing key, a buttonless shirt. soiled
table cloth. mustard pot with its old
contents sticking hard and brown about
it, are really nothing; but each can
raise an angry word or cause discom-
fort.-DOmeStlc MOnthtu. .... f..
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-25
Fanny FERNS Picture of the Modern Old
~ Maid. ..

Fanny Fern'S FICfurS OF tho HlOuern oiG
For the benefit Of those who may
have seen it when it first appeared in
the Revolution, we reproduce here
etchings from Fanny Ferns picture
of the modern old maid. "No, sir, she
don't shuttle round in 'skimpt' raj
ment, awkward shoes, cotton gloves,
with horn side-combs fastening six
hairs to her temples. She don't red
claws Serious Call or keep cat, or
snuff box, or go to bed at dark, nor
scowl at little children, nor gather cat
nip. Not bit Ct it. She wears nicely
fitting dresses and becoming bits of
color in her hair, and she goes
to concerts or parties and sup
pers and lectures, and don't go
alone either, and she lives in nice
house earned by herself and gives nice
little teas in it. She don't work for no
wages and bare liberation day and
night. No, sir. If she has no money
she teaches, or she lectures or she
writes books or poems, or she is a book
keeper, or she sets type, or she does
anything but depend upon somebody
else's husband; and she feels well and
independent in consequence, and holds
up her head with the best and asks no
favors, and Wonaam's Rights has done
it. She has sense as well as freshness,
and conversation and repartee as well
as dimples and curves. She carries q
dainty parasol, and q natty. little UNI
brella, and has live poets and sages and
philosophers in her train; and knows
how to use her eyes, and don't care if
she never sees cat, and couldn't tell a
snuff box from q patent reaper, = and
has bank book and dividends, and her
name is AHcs or Phoebe, and Woman's
Rights has done it. t''i"a. tfa1s'
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-01-25
MISCELLANEOUS GLEANINGs.

The revival labors of Messrs. Moody and
Sankey have been brought to close in Chi
cago, and the evangelists go thence to Boston,
where a tabernacle has been provided for
them. Records of the work performed in
Chicago show that 1888 converts professed re-
ligion directly under the manifestations of the
evangelists, while the total accessions to the
various churches in the city since the revival
began number no less than 2, 1886.
The President has given his reasons for not
unfolding the Packard Government and dis
persing the Nichols Government in Louisiana.
He referred to his experience in the prompt
recognition of the Kellogg Government three
years ago, and to the fact that he was not sus-
tanned by the Republican Senate or the Repub-
lican party at large, and said that this expert
ence had suggested to him the propriety of pro-
ceeding with greater deliberatlon and caution
in the present instance.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-01-25
Business Depression in Canada.

Canada merchants have had a bad
time of it for several years back. The
annual circular of Dun, Wiman & Co.,
of Montreal, for 1876, shows that the
two years just past have been disastrous
to them, more so in fact than 1873, the
year of the panic, or the year after. In
1876, one man in every thirty two doing
business in Canada failed, although in
the United States the ratio was only one
in every sixty-nine. The cause of this
gloomy state of affairs is reported to be
that Canada has too many merchants.
Initiation Of banking capital and imitation
of credit have raised an army of bust
ness men out of all proportion to the
population, and tho trade will not sus-
tain them. Then again, the crops north
of the lakes failed this year, and the
Canadian farmer signs and refuses to
buy. The consequence is general dis
couragement. It is source of regret to
discover that our neighbor has serious
attack of the blues just at the time when
we are getting over our own, and are
beginning to enjoy reviving prosperity.
1t calls attention, however, to the health
Ter conditions of trade in this country,
and the prospect that as soon as the
Presidential uncertainty is over there
will be genuine revival of business
Mem York TcihoEoe
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-01-25
That Duel.

The New York Tribune publishes th
first accurate narrative of the Bennett
May duel. It is the story of an eye
witness who says: "The first shot fell
Mr.. May. The arrangements Aavin
been completed, the principals took the
positions at distance of about twel1
yards apart. The pistols were loade
and handed to them, and the SECOND
retired to one side. Then came tt
question, Are you ready?' Immed
ately, and before the zone could /
given, Mr.. May raised his pistol, toe
hasty aim, and pulled the trigge
The weapon missed fire. On receivin
intimation that it was his turn, NJ
Bennett raised his pistol and erie
scornfully, Il could kill you no
if I wished and, pointing it int
the air, fred quickly. The duelis'
then saluted one another, when, sue
denly overcome by shame and mortifics
ton, to the utmost amazement of all pres
ent, Frederick May turned and hurrie
away, unable longer to face his disgrace
No words passed between the principal
at any time during the meeting, excer
Mr.. Benefits remark when he fred hi
pistol in the air. AS soon as the re
treating duelists were out of sight, th
rest of the party returned to the railroa,
station.
"Mr. May betrayed nervousness
strangely at variance with his reputation
as cool and accurate marksman. Ben
nett, on the other hand, showed NJ
signs of trepidation, either in speech o.
manner, and from the first seemed tC
look upon the meeting rather as dis
agreeable than dangerous occurrence. ,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-01-25

ed what the President handed them down to
count, and handing them down the certificates
70 count was the declaration of the vote. 1t con-
unued from 17S9 to 1861. Whether the electors
were eligible was matter left with the States un-
der the injunctions of the constitution. The
handing down Of the certificate by the President of
the Senate was declaration of the vote contained
IN II. Very few Republicans respect the bill. It
VIII be taken by Republicans, if. taken at all,
as dose of castor oil. Senator Edmunds,
burned his ships behind him when he denied the
power OF the President of the Senate to count the
votes in the absence of legislation. He thus
seemed to make it necessity to accept this bill
ME- Mortons chief objection to the bill that it
gave the commission power to go behind the re-
were duly appointed which he held to be unconstitu.
tional, and regarded, besides, as change of the
existing status in favor of the Democrats. Mr..
Frel1nghuysen followed Mr.. Morton in q written
speech in favor of the bill. He argued in
favor OF the constituionality of the measure, and
denied that it gave the commission power to
go back Of the papers submitted to see how re-
turning boards performed their duties. After
Mr.. Frelnghuysen took his seat nobody
rose to speak. Mr.. Edmunds wanted to push the
bill to third reading, as no amendments were
onered. MIR. Sherman pleaded for delay. Mr..
Mitchell moved to adjourn, and 1t was voted down.
Mr.. Edmunds explained the necessity of prompt
decision for or against the bill. Mr.. Sherman want
ca the members of the committee to give their views
upon 1t. Mr.. Thurman explained that they had
done so in their report, and it's opponents should
now make themselves heard. Mr.. Cameron made
brief speech against the bill, denouncing it as
Democratic affair, gotten up by three or four Re-
publ1cans to crafty their political opponents. Mr.
Edmunds finally consented to let the bill go over.
House.-Mr. Frye introduced bill for the trial
of contested elections for the offices of President
and Vice President. 1t provides that an election
may be contested by any eligible person who has
received the vote for President and that the court
for the trial of such contested election
shall consist of the Chief Justice of the
inn or1v%n md Cd Ind $50
District Courts to be selected by the Chief Justice
Bills were also introduced by Mr. Caulfeld to regu-
late the disposition of troops in the District of Co
lumbia, and by MIR. Sayler to reform the civil
service.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-01-25
Terrible Domestic Incident.

A West Hill man got up in vague
state of mind the other morning, and
feeling around in the dark for his socks,
got hold of his wife's striped stockings.
When he pulled them on and stretched
them up, he felt so completely dressed
that he didn' think of putting on any
thing else, but went incoming around
until he found lamp, and fell to the
floor in fit of terror at the sight of his
legs. When they restored him to con-
seriousness they couldn't make him be-
ieve that the house hadn't been bur-
glarized by circus clown or an escaped
convict, because" he said, CT saw
him the minute I struck the match, Just
as plainly as see you now. Nobody's
safe in these awful times. Huntington
HGaUEeUe.