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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-11
The Trenton Tramp Experiment.

Central New Jersey is the grand high
way for tramps, and the cost of feed
ing them has become serious item in
the tax levies of the towns On their line
of march, not to speak of the aggre-
gate loss by their petty larcenies. The
fact has become so prominent that the
officials from the Legislature down
have been devising means of escape.
About a month ago Trenton followed
the example of several other towns in
ordering the arrest of all tramps, and
the result has astonished the taxpayers.
On the tenth of February 118 tramps
were arrested and taken before FIVE
different justices, who committed them,
under the "Act for the suppression of
tramps," for term of ten days each,
the object being to terrify the tramps
and cause them to make q circuit
around Trenton. The result exceeded
the officials expectations, but it was
the taxpayers who we're terrified. The
stream of ramps showed no visible
diminution, and the same average of
dodgers slept in the station houses and
got their breakfasts. The expense of
the 118 arrests amounted to ST, 1920,
almost $40 each for the tramps bagged
divided as follows: Justices fees,
$S18:6O; constables' fees, $271.4O;
sherif's fees, 1856; clerks fees,
$68 a; board in Jail, $3.50. 20. Some
new plain will have to be devised, as
the present one is q failure. The
march across New Jersey exceeds ], 500
per day.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-11
. A Romantic Tale.

A delicious love idyl comes from
Wayne county, KY. A stalwart young
Kentuckian Of knightly bearing, pass
ing through Monticello street ten years
ago, was noticed by young girl sitting
at the window of the most aristocratic
house of the town, and she fell in love
with him at first sight. She had
wealth, culture and beauty; he was poor
with only his splendid physique and in
kepid spirit, and was then on his way
to seek fortune as cattle-herder in
Texas. There he soon rose to be pro-
prietor of rancho, and took his money
to California and hunted for gold.
After many ups and downs, fortune
favored him, and he found himself the
owner of a silver mine at Silver City,
New Mexico. The girl, meanwhile,
had bloomed into rarely beautiful
woman, had developed unusual literary
ability, and become contributor to
the Apostolic Times, the organ of the Re-
formed Church published at Lexing-
ton. By some means the girl had
learned who the unconscious object of
her fancy was, and, though he had new
er seen her, the two correspondent
throughout the ten years. She never
wrote word of her personal attractions
Dor family, nor did he speak of his
good fortune; he had q mind well
stored with judicious reading, and their
correspondence was only that of book
loving friends. A few weeks ago, how
ever, the love she had always bore him
bore it's fruit. He wrote her proposing
marriage, aid soon followed his letter
to her Kentucky home, where he saw
her for the first time. Recently they
were married, and Miss Annie Berry,
that was, will be surprised to find, on
reaching Silver City, that her husband,
R. B. Metcalf, Is the greatest capitalist
in New Mexico.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-11
Hints About Letter-Writinp.

Letter-writing is very much matter
of habit, and for that reason it is I'M
portant that young people should learn
early to consider it pleasant way of
communicating thoughts and feelings
to their friends, instead of q burden
some task to be got over as quick as
possible.
We often hear people excuse them
selves by saying that they have no 'sgift
for writing letters" as though it were
something like an ear for music, only
accorded to favored few. But the
truth is that any one can write interest
ing and pleasant letters who will take a
little trouble and really persevere in the
effort. The grand difficulty in the way
is that they are too selfish and too indo-
lent to try. Nothing that is worth any,
thing comes without effort, and if YOU
do not care enough about gratifying
your friends to take little pains for it,
you deserve never to receive any letters
yourselves.
A few simple rules, carefully obsery.
ed, would help you oyer some of the
things which you call difficulties. In
the first place, 0laOays aUrite distinctly. It
destroys much of the pleasure in receiy-
ing 8 letter if it cannot be read without
puzzling out every word. Many an
epistle, written on heavy cream. laid
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-11
WOMAN'S COLUMN,
The Old Story.

The Old Story.
1 kissed the lips I deemed so pure,
The proud, sweet lips that trembled SO,
And with nameleSs, bitter pain
saw your fair ia &c whittier grow;
But now think with scorn intense
Of that past hour of grief and pain,
For we have sundered every tie,
And never can be friends again.
The fairest rose that blossoms sweet
Conceals oftimes cruel thorn,
And cen the seftest, tenderest hands
Are by its cruel sharpness torn.
And my one rose, that for long years
Upon my pulstng heart had lain,
Repaid my care with scorn, and So
We never can be friends again.
1t was not with the passion bold
That marks the lovers tender tone,
sought to win your sweetest thought
And call your love my very own;
But 1t was friendships magic voice
That lured me in her silken chain;
But we have broken every tie,
And never can be friends again.
Yet sometimes, when the days grow dark
When somber storm-clouds darkly lower
TIL drop one fond, regretful tear
To memory and that parting hour.
All! once deemed our friendship sweet
Could by no selfish hand be slain,
But we have sundered every tie.
And never can be friends again.
Mayhap the future years will bear
Your life SO far away from mine
That CLEANS of brightness from the past
No longer on your path viii shine;
Then seek, pray, no more for peace
In memories that bring but pain,
For we have broken every tie,
And never can be friends again.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-11
Lots of Coffee.

Mr.. Beecher AYERS that he had suffer-
ed so much in the drinking of the I'M
palatable coffee and tea of railway res
taurants that when he Went lecturing
this winter he bought some veritable
old Ceylon plantation coffee, ground,
tightly corked and ready for use. "And
this" he says, "Was in a strong glass
bottle, which I slowed in my trunk. I
know not what befell the trunk. At
any rate, one day on opening my trunk,
I was amazed to find my best coat and
vest wholly changed in color. I put
them in of decided black, but took
them out of a brownish yellow-a color
which never wear. I had cofee-col-,
ored shirts, white handkerchiefss scented
with coffee, coffee in my stockings,
shirts with cofee-celored bosoms; in
short the contents of the trunk were
finely powdered with the very best of
old plantation Ceylon! I have often
taken coffee inwardly, but never in
powder, externally before; and if any
one wishes to know how felt, let him
20 and do likewise and report symp-
TOMS"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-11
Cats and Snakes.
From Chambers Journal.

It is not often that we hear any credit
rendered to the cat for either intelli-
gence or affection; and is therefore
pleasing to be able to record two in.
stences in which one, if not both, of
these qualities is shown in a remarka-
BILE manner in this animal. A gentle
man writing from India to friend in
England, few mails ago, says Of pet
Persian cat: "I was loll1ng on the sofa,
drowsily perising the newspaper, few
mornings ago, when Tom came and
stood near me mewing in q plaintive
way, as If to attract attention. Not
wishing to be disturbed, I waved him
off. He, however, returned in a min
ute or SO, and this time jumped on to
the sofa, and, looking me in the face,
renewed his noise more vigorously.
Losing patience, I roughly drove him
away. He then went to the door OF
the adjoining room, and stood there
mewiEg most piteously. Fully aroused,
I got up and went towards him. As
approached, he made for the farther
corner of the room, and began to show
fight, bristling up and hourish1ng his
tail. It at once struck me that there
was an unwel come visitor in the room,
which Tom wished to get rid of; and
sure enough, in looking towards the
corner, discovered cobra coiled up
behind bookshelf under dressing
table. The noise made by our ap-
proach aroused the snake, and he at
tempted to make off; but I dispatched
him with my gun, which was ready
loaded close by. You should have seen
Tom's satisfaction. He ran between
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-11
A Gambling Stery.

The scene is laid on packet bound
up the Mississippi river. A Georgian.
| who was travelling with his wife, and
who unfortunately had some reputa-
ton as an amateur ,pokeris, proposed q
game of cards, and was matched against
O. stranger to all on board. He was g.
quiet, courteous, we'll dressed man, and
had been taken for traveller in search
Of health. He was lucky with the cards
but did not propose playing for stakes.
1t was the nettled Georgian that pro-
posed it. He called himself cham
pion hand at poker, and when be found
that he had met his equal he determ-
med to test the strangers financial
mettle. By this time the captain
dropped in, and gave the Georgian to
understand that his opponent was g.
river blackleg, but money was up, and
the play went On, while all the other
passengers grouped themselves about
the table. From the start the Georgian
won, until he had collared over 5000,
and then it was proposed (by the
Georgian) to increase the stakes. The
gambler agreed. In ten minutes he
had his money back. In five minutes
more he was 500 ahead. Then out
came the amateurs "pile," $500, and
that went the way of the rest. The
Georgian went on deck. The gambler
lig cigar and began to count his win
nings. There was sound behind him.
He turned. A woman stood there, re-
volver in hand. TWAS the losers wife.
The revolver gaped right under his
eyes. The woman whispered GEO."
He went, and left his money on the
table. She backed him to the prone
made deck and the railing. "Jump,"
she said. He protested. She insisted
andEcame closer, revolver still to the
front. He obeyed, went over the rail,
and made for the shore. The woman
held full hand and took in the pot.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-11
The Three Cent Pieces.

The following item of mint intelli-
gence is published for the informa.
ton of those who make inquiry about
these little coins: There is no proyis.
ion of law for the redemption or ex.
change of silver three cent pieces, and
they are legal tender for not more
than thirty cents in any one payment.
The coinage of these pieces was first
authorized by the act of March 8,
1851, which requil ed them to be com
posed of three-fourths silver and one.
fourth copper. The act Of March 8,
1853, changed the fneness to 900 parts
silver and 100 parts copper 7s- pQs
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-11
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS.
Tho Golden Robins Nest.

Tho Golden Robins Nest.
BYJoHN w. CHADWICK.
The golden robin came to build his nest
High in the lm-tree's ever-nodding crest:
All the long day, upon his task in tent
Backward and forward busily he went.
Gathering from far and near the tiny shreds
That brides weave for little brides beds:
Now bits of grass, now bits of vagraut string,
And now some queerer, dearer sort of thing.
For on the lawn, where he was want to come
In search of stuff to build his pretty home,
We dropped one day lock Of golden hair
Which our wee darling easily could spare,
And close beside it tenderly we placed
A lock that had the STOPPING shoulders graced
Of her old grandsire; it was white as snow
Or cherry trees when they are all ALLOW.
Then throve the golden robins work apace;
Hundreds of times he sought the lucky place
Where sure he thought in his bird fashion him
Wondrous provision had been made for him.
The nest was finished, and the brood was reared
And then there came pleasant summers day
When last golden robin flew away.
Ere-long, in triumph, from its leafy height,
We bore the nest so wonderfully digit.
And saw how pretty the white and gold
Made warp and wool Of many cleaning fold.
But when again the golden robins came
Cleaving the orchards with their breasts ahame
Grandsire's white locks and baby's golden head
We're lying low, both in one grassy bed.
And so more dear than ever is the nest
Ta'en from the elm-tree's ever-nOdding crest,
little the golden robin thought how rare
A thing he wrought Of white and golden hairi
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-11
A Paper-Making Spider.


Spiders have been noted so long as
spinners of the finest silk, that it strikes
one little oddly to think Of one as q
paper-maker. But hear this true story
that has just been told to me.
In the heart of the African CONT
nent, where no other paper is manu-
featured. the spider paper-maker does
her quiet work. Back and forth, over
q flat surface about an inch and a. half
square, on the inside wall Of hut, the
spider slowly moves in many lines un-
til the square is covered with q pure
white paper. Under this she places
from forty to fifty eggs; and then, to
to fasten the square of paper more Sc
curely to the wall, she makes q strip
of paper about quarter of an inch
broad, and with this CLUES the square
carefully around the edges.
When all is done, the spider-which
is quite large one-places herself on
the center of the outside of the little
flat bag so carefully made, and begins q
watch, which is to last for three weeks
without intermission. Apparently the
young spiders would have many dan
gers to fear, did not their anxious
mamma wage a fierce war upon the
cockroaches and other insects that
come near. After three weeks of un-
RENTING watchfulness, the mother
spider leaves her nest Ia day time to
hunt food, but she always returns at
night, until her young are strong
enough to take care of themselves
st. Nicholas.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-11
A Remarkable Woman.

According to "Burleigh," Of the
Boston Journal, Miss Pinkney who lives
in upper New York, is regarded the
wealthiest woman in the city. She is
quite advanced, and her mother who
lives with her, is nearly 90. She owns
5000 city lots, transacts her own bust
ness, and keeps her affairs in her own
hands. The two women live together
in a large stone cottage, and live in the
simplest and plainest style. She gave
the other day some interesting state
ments about real estate in New York:
"The city owes S131, 100000. There
are $13, 100000 of unpaid assessment
taxes to-day. Against my property
there are 100000 assessments and
taxes. A large portion of these assess
ments will not be paid. The owners of
property prefer to let the city take the
lots, and trust to their ability to re-
deem when times are better. Twelve
per cent. is the interest demanded by
the city after the first year. I have
held my property in this way. Once IN
ten years there is a rise In real estate.
Then I sell off enough to clear my
property, and hold on the balance.
sell no more, because my title is among
the oldest, and I can have no better Sc
curity than I have got Much of this
incumbrance on our property is not
only oppressive, but fraudulent and
void. Bills are before the legislature
to relieve the oppressed owners. If
they do not pass, the assessments will
be contested to the bitter end"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-11
Fashion Notes.

|
BUNTING parasols are the novelty fo1
spring and summer use.
CAMEL'aHAIR grenadine is the novelty
in thin goods for summer.
LACE pockets to match lace neck
laces are the latest importations.
SILVER mistletoe berries with green
foliage make up q fashionable wreath
"BoURETTE" is the fashionable
WOODEN goods for spring and travelling
dresses.
RosE-CREAM, a pinkish shade OF
cream color, Is the new tint for evening
dresses.
The new mantles are scarf shaped
and shorter behind than those worn at
present.
The new beads of Venetian glass are
worn as headings to fringes and gal
looms. The effect is novel and beauti-
full.
A CROSS carved from precious wood,
in the center of which is a pin-hole
which if placed to the eye shows an
altar, sacred pictures, and notices, is
the latest fashionable trinket.
DRESSES are worn flooded with bows,
made either of narrow gros grain rib
bon, or silk doubled. These bows are
formed of loops, long and dropping
ends, in the Maltese cross or other sug-
gestlve designs, or of short loops in the
verltable coekade of the ancient regime.
The average number of buttons on
gloves for street wear is three, and from
this to six are worn; upon gloves for
evening the average number of buttons
is six, while from four to twelve are
worn, in proportion to the depth of the
sleeves of the dress.
FROM the Centennial slipper, with its
large bow and buckle, grew slipper
with an additional strap, trimmed with
a bow and buckle; and from this there
is a very stylish shoe, with four straps
trimmed with bows and buckles. This
is the slipper Ia Mokere, and an .ele-
CANT creation of the shoemaker
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-11

ASoUTH BRooKvILLE man tried the,
effect of blue glass on link of bologna
sausage yesterday. In five minutes it
commenced to hump in the middle, in
ten the word Marian" was dis
tinctly heard, and in fifteen the Cat was
himself again and out on the wood
house roof, calling joyously for his old
ethearts.-Brookvile JefersOqa6dqs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-11
/ Promised Him.

"You don't mean to say, Tom, that
you are going to let that bird loose
when you've brought it SC far over the
by it, besides"
"Aye, but l do Joe, for I promised
ham would"
Slim what do you mean ?" asked
the young countryman, as his compan-
ion rested the cage on his knee, and
began to open the door of the wire
prison.
"Little Jim, the boy that was saved
with me from the wreck. Leastways,
he was spared for a little while, but
hunger and cold did their work on his
frail body, and he died just before the
vessel came along that took me off the
rock" Here the bluff sailor drew his
brown hand across his eyes.
"Well," he resumed, otis a long
story but I'll try to make 8 short one
of it. You see, Jim's faith er and mother
were going out to settle in Australia,
and having fancy for something
homelike about them, they took this
cage of English sparrows along
intending to give them their liberty af-
ter they got there. When the ship
struck and every soul was drowned but
Jim and me, who were fastened to the
rigging, he insisted on my diving to the
cabin after his birds, before I dashed
him to the plank on which we were
to venture our lives.
It was an awful sight to see the dead
bodies that were floating around in
that cabin. But I couldn't do them
any good, you know, SO I just clutched
the cage, that was hanging by a hook
to the roof, and scrambled on deck
again. There was only this one poor
little bird left alive. The water had
risen and drowned it's companions, but
it had chung with claws and beak to the
top of the cage, and we took it along
with U.S."
~ owe that sparrow more than it's
freedom, Joe," said the sailor, as they
both stood looking after it. "D'ye see,
when it was with me On that bare rock,
it would cry, twit, twit,' as if tocheer
me up. Sometimes it seemed to me it
said, Fear not; We are of more value
than sparrows.' Then all the texts I
ever learned about trusting God in
time of trouble came fresh into my
mind. "-Gaild's World.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-11

ARTISAN wells sunk in the Colorado
desert by the Southern Pacific railroad
company have struck water in great
abundance 0Jof e. " " 49,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-11

Nothing is more characteristic than
the very general sentiment of disap-
probation with which women regard a
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-11
Wendish Women.

A writer in Harper's Magazine de.
scribes the singular costume of the wo
men of the Prussian Wends: The
head-dress is made of single square
piece of linen as white as snow, and
starched with exquisite art, which is
bound about the head, as one sees it Ii,
the picture, by a second person. II
stands out on each side like great fan
but it is cool, and it hides the hair
This is another Oriental prejudice
which the Wends have preserved
reluctance to expose the hair to the
general gaze. This prejudice does not
extend, however, to the lower limbs.
While the Wendish woman, unlike
ladies of fashion, scrupulously hide
their hair and breast, they expose their
legs with the greatest composure, up to
8 point which would shock the deli
cacy of fve-year-old girl in Paris or
New York. The venerable grandmo other
does not differ in that respect from lit
tie Anna, who for silbergroschen will
into her clear black eyes.
A jacket of black velveteen with full
white sleeves is not enough for the
body; over this small shawls of Orient
al brilliancy are tightly and neatly
pinned. The shawls are sometimes
worn instead of the white linen on the
head, and with the long fringe falling
down look very fantastic and pic
turesque. In this dress the pretty
girls are favorite models for artists.
The snowy colors and graceful drapery
are, of course, more artistic than the
stiff white linen, which rather suggests
the nun. The skirts always make up
In width what they want in length.
They are usually In plain wooden
goods, red, blue, green, or orange,
trimmed at the bottom by band of
black velvet ribbon Or some plaid
stripe. The lining is of the stiffest
crinolines, and the skirt is.reduced to
the size of the waist by ten Or twelve
rows Of regular and faultless gather
ing. This. Of course an excellent
lady informs me-sends the fullness to
the bottom of the skirt, and so when
the Wendish belle walks rapidly, her
short, wide skirts are inflated by the
wind like the drapery of ballet girl.
These dresses lined VITA crinoline are
worn only on festival days and on Sun
days; for work, the skirt is quite as
short, but hangs more modestly about
the limbs. There is still another COS.
tune, worn by widows and by COM
municants at the sacrament. 1t is
made in the same style, only the colors
and material differ. The skirt is black,
and instead Of the heavy linen head
dress a piece Of thin white null is laid
across the head, with black ribbon
to keep it In place. The face sinks
down into an immense Elizabethan
ruff of the same white material. With
bowed head and clasped prayer book
these devout Christians and forlorn
widows enter the village church, leav-
ing as a last sight for the spectator
their naked feet and massive brown
limbs.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1877-12-22

Presque tous les planteurs ont
cesse de ronler, ne pouvant plus
obtenir du sllcre de leurs cannes.
Ceux qui continuent obtiennent
de tres maigres resultats ct ne
font que tla sirep. Ie temps
s'etant maintenu au chaud, les
cannes, meme celles qui avaient
etc misses en- aciad roac de suite
apres les prplnieres glaces, solIt
devenues Eigres on seehes eomme
dies inorceaux de bois. On nous
dit que nos soisins de LafonrrIl.
ct de Telrebonne sont plus hen
re,lx ct continnent a faire. tln SUI
ere ct obtienllent i'm ;lssez bon
lendclnent.