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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-29

A Convention of the Republicans of the
Cd Assembly District of Jefferson County,
will be beld at the Lake Side House, Lake
Mills, September Sth, 1877, at l o'clock P.
NJ, for the purpose of choosing two dele
gates to represent said district in the State
Conv ention, to be held at Madison Sept.
Ilth, 1877 Each town will be entitled
to five, and each Incorporated village to
two delegates in said convection.
D. NJ: ASPINWALL.
Ohm Cd Diet Cor,rittpa
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-29

AUGUST 30, 1877.
Republican State Convention.

A State Convention representing the Re-
publican Party of Wisconsin, is hereby
called to meet at the Capitol, in Madison,
at IL o'clock M, on
Tuesday, Septemb her IL, 1877,
for the purpose of placing in nomination
candidates for election for State officers TO
be SUPP orted by the party at the next gener-
vi election, and to transact such other bust
ness as may be deemed appropriate.
Fash Senate and Assembly District will
be entitled to two delegates in the Conven-
ton.
E. W. KEYES, Chairman.
Ut. MOAK, Secretary.
FRANK LELAND, GEORGE MARSH.
ROBERT H. BAKER, JAMES H. FOSTER,
ZEE. WooDMAN. HoBE S. SACKETT
FRANCIS CAMPBELL, GILBERT b. PORTER,
F. j. MILLER, q. b. SoLBERG,
HENRY G. PAYNE, A. b. POUND,
s. S. BARNEY, 0. A. ELLIS.
&c. McFETRlDGE,
Republican State Central Committee
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-29

The Appleton Crescent (Dem. J
gives Gabe Bouck dig under The fifth
rib in the following extract which his
friends will not be apt to relish much.
The Crescent says
The GAINESVILLE Times unwittingly
does great injustice to Gen. Bragg, the
Democratic congressman elected from
the Fond du Lac district, in supposing
that he would for moment entertain
the idea of being a candidate for COVER
nor at the November election, to leave
aud abandon his seat in Congress.
Gen. Bragg is not made of that kind of
material.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-29

THE Democrats of Pennsylvania, at
their state convention last week, passed
a resolution endorsing the civil service
policy of President Hayes, aud claim
ing it as "a confession of the failure of
radicaism and tribute to the Demo
cracy." This is richness. The idea
that party which originated the doe
trine that "to the 7ictors belong the
spoils," and never has avowed orsacted
upon any other principle in party poll
tics, should claim that the President is
simply planting himself on Democratic
ground in his adoption Of civil service
rules, is both absurd and impudent
No one believes that if the Democratic
party were to come into power to day
it would have any regard whatever to
the merit or qualifications of officials, as
provided by civil service regulations;
nor does any one suppose that there
would not be clean sweep in all the
Offices, and Republicans removed to
make place for Democrats. Any one
pretending to believe to the contrary is
fit candidate for the insane asylum,
or should have an immediate visit from
the fool killer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-29
Senatorial Dist. Convention.

A convention of the Republicans OF the
Esd Senatorial Dist. will be held at the
Court House in jefferson on Wednesday,
Sept. 5th 1877, at l P. NJ. for the purpose of
choosing two delegates to represent said
Senatorial Dist. in the State Convention to
be held at Madifon Sept 18th.
Each town will be entitled to FIVE dele
gates, and each ward in the city of Water
town, and each Incorporated village, to two
delegates.
j. w. CSTRANDER,
Oh. Co. Committee
Jefferson. Aug. 9Th 1871
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-29
Northwestern University

EyHIS institution with a Faculty of ex-
L perienced instructors and all the nee
essary appliance for Hstrr elton offers ex-
celent facilities for education.
The next Collegiate year will begin Sept.
9Th, 1877. 1t is hoped hat students who
intend to enter the various departments
will present themselves promptly at the
beginning.
For Information address the President or
any member of the faculty.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-29

We at one time even offered our
personal services to the Government as
suttler. Democrat
Of course they were rejected, as
they should have been, for the Govern
ment wanted no spies in camp. Its
policy was to Gil its positions of trust
and responsibility with those who were
in sympathy with it and would not play
into the hands Of the enemy. The
proper place for persons entertaining
the views you have expressed with re-
gard to the rebellion was south of Ma
son and Dixon's line. Such probably
was the opinion of the authorities who
declined your proffered services.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-29

WHEN you hear Democrat bowling
against the Indians, mob outrages, and
the dangers of Communism, it would
be we'll to remind him of the refusal of
the House of Representatives to pay
the few thousand soldiers now in the
service. We believe they called it
economy" but people generally regard
the action in quite another light
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-29
Democratic Nonsense.

The Democrat last week vouchsafed
a piece of information which it has
been left to the editor of that paper
alone to impart to an anxious public.
He gravely announces that Gov. Hayes
was permitted to attain the executive
chair by the grace Of the Democratic
party He says "to avoid bloodshed,
the supporters Of Mr.. Tilden allowed
the Republicans to steal the presidency
from them" and that by this means
the will of the people, was thwarted.
The general superstition has been that
Hayes right to the position be occu-
pies was awarded him by the highest
tribunal in the, country, and that Dem
ocrats had no power to prevent his IN
auguration, except in open defiance of
law. They might have carried into
execution the threats they made Of at
tempting by force and "bloodshed" to
defeat his occupancy of the PRESIDENT
al chair, but with the recollections
which they still have of their former
rebellion, they did not care to engage
in another; and they wisely abandoned
their braggadocio. For them now to
claim credit for magnanimity for per-
hitting to be done what they had no,
the courage or ability to prevent, is the
height Of impudence. However, it is
eminently characteristic.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-29

The Milwaukee Sentinel is quoted
now days by the Democratic press quite
extensively and also approvingly. The
Jefferson Bonner last week contained
several clippings from it in the inter-
ests of the Democracy. We presume
the Sentinel is proud of being able to
furnish so much aid and comfort to the
opposition, but the fact as stated is not
pleasing commentary on its devotion
to the Republican party.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-29

SENATOR MoRToN's friends were
fearful on Saturday and Sunday that he
could not recover; but his physicians
believe that the crisis in his illness is
past, and that he will survive.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-29
College of Our Lady Of the
Sacred Heart.

THE Academic year of this Institution
i commences on Monday SEPT. Sd.
] or particulars apply to the President,
Rev. P. w. CONDOR, G. S. G.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-29

We would have prevented the pro-
secutton of the war" by not having
war at all, consequently 1.-THE destruc-
ton of life, or the vast expenditure of
money would have been avoided-do
you democrat
We see. You would have said obse-
quiously to the South, "tell us what
you want and you shall have it." You
would have recognized its demands for
a separate government, and hailed with
delight the establishment of Southern
Contederacy. You would have eaten
dirt, and complied with all the require
ments of the South in behalf of its pet
institution, slavery. You would have
permitted the foul blot to spread over
the fair face of all our territories. You
would have justified the right of the
South to secede because it had been
outvoted and failed to elect its candi-
date for President You would have
joined in the cry that Northern senti-
ment was compound of fanaticism and
rascality, and that the rights of the
South were no longer|secure. In fact,
you would have cringed at the foot of
the slave power, crawled on your belly
and rolled over in Southern slime, do
ing the bidding of Jeff. Davis and bis
traitorous crew, to the end that their
might have been no war. By This means
you might have avoided the deadly
conflict which followed the firing on
Sumter, but where would have been
your manhood
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-29
IHE manner In which Democratic

THE manner in which Democratic
majorltles are rolled up down South is
not generally understood here in the
North. An idea may be obtained as
to how it is done by the following
statement Dallas county, Alabama,
contains 1000 Republican voters and
1900 Dem ocratc voters. The law
provides that the votes shall be counted
by the Probate Judge. But at an cleo
ton held there recently the Democrats
having the physical power, and know
ing no law, caused the votes to be
counted by Democratic Justice of the
Peace. The result was 5000 Demo-
cratic majority. Is ii any wonder that
when the power of the government
there is in the hands of such despera-
does as are now in the supremacy, the
South is solidly Democratic?
THE democrat threw out a feeler
last week in favor of Gabe Bouck for
Governor, unmindful of the fact.
seemingly, that Jefferson county has
ga favorite son" in the person of DR..
w. w. Reed. The unkindness of the
Democrat is still more apparent when
we remember that a few weeks ago that
paper contained very fattering notice
of our distinguished senator, and
strenuously urged his claims as CUB
ernatorial candidate. For the Demo-
crot to now drop him so unceremoni-
ously and declare for another strikes US
as being strange to say the least Well
may the Doctor exclaim "save me from
my friends" in view of the unaccount
able action of the Democrat. We are
really becoming apprehensive that our
candidate is destined to meet with in
glorious defeat But the Doctor must
not be discouraged. Let him be of
good cheer His time will come yet
However, he has good reason for feel
ing that he has been stricken down at
home though base ingratitude. if not
cruel treachery, and we call on the
Democrat to rise aud explain" what it
all means
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-29

THE "hard times" continue to be
severely felt in nearly all parts of Eu-
rope. A correspondent of the New York
Nation, writing from Paris, says: Gu
rope is suffering now from the effects
of long crisis, which has many caus-
es. ] was lately in Germany, and no.
where is this crisis felt more keenly
than IN the country which of late years
has gained the greatest successes in the
political field. Capital is everywhere
unemployed and cannot find remuner
alive rates Of interest. We are suffer
ing In Europe from the excess OF use
less capital; more than two milliards of
specie are in the vaults of the bank OF
France. Production became over-abun-
dant after the war of 1870, and we are
feeling now the effects of this over pro-
duction.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-29
An Important Question

The Toledo Blade gives the following:
"The residents on the islands in the
western end of Lake Erie are wrought
up with the report that the Lake sur
vey low going on has already demon
strated that the boundary line between
Canada and the United States is i'm
properly located, and that it shonld be
run through the channel north of Point
au Pelee Island. This would give that
important Island, as we'll as middle
Island, East Sister, hen and chickens,
and some others, to the United States.
The ground for this report is the fact
that the treaty fixing the boundary says
that the line shall follow the usually
travelled channel through the archipel-
ago. The best and deepest, as we'll as
the shortest and most usually travelled
channel lis that north Of Point au Pelee
Island. This is the route followed by
all vessels now, except those coming
into Sandusky and Toledo. It is the
shortest and best way from the mouth
of the Detroit river to Cleveland and
all the lower ports. IF the treaty
specifies the most usually travelled
channel, then there is no doubt that
the Point au Pelee route is the one.
On the other hand, it is scarcely prob
able that any change will be demanded
In the Lake Erie boundary line by our
Government, the fact of the Point au
Pelee channel being the shortest and
best, having been known ever since the
lake has been navigated and its entire
control by the British having been &C.
quesced in by US for nearly century;
so we cannot now ask to nave it chan
ged. The British have always exer-
cised unquestioned sovereignty over
those islands, and have placed light
houses on several of them"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-29
Peaceful Mississippi.

Chm. Cd Dist. Commute
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-08-29
Cd ssenbly Dist. Convention.

Jefferson, Aug. 9Th 1877.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-09-07
BETTER THINGS.
By GEORGE M'DoNALD.

Better 10 smell ths violet cool than sip the glowing
wine
Better TO bark hidden brook than watch diamond
shine.
Better the love of gentle heart than beauty fayors
proud;
Better the roses living seed than in a crowd
Better to love in loneliness than to bask in love all
day;
Better the fountain in the heart than the fountain
by the way.
Better be fed by mothers hand than eat alone at
Better to trust in good than say: any goods my
storehouse FILL"
Better to be little wise thaa IN knowledge 10
abound;
Better TO teach child to toll than I'll perfection's
round.
Better to sit at masters feet than thrill listening
state;
Better 10 suspect that thou art proud than be sure
that thou art great
Better to walk the real than watch the hours
Better the "wel done w at the last than the air with
shouting rent.
Better to have a quiet grief than hurrying delight
Better the twilight of the dawn than the MONDAY
burning bright. io
Better death when work is done than earth's most
favored birth:
Better child in Gods great house than the King Of
all the earth.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-09-07

utter helplessuess they showed was
enough to melt heart of stone. And
this was only one of numerous incl
dents of similar character which came
to light.
Most of those who were seen at the
bank were poor working people, young
and old, who have the winter before
them and no work in prospect to keep
the fire burning. A considerable num-
Der of colored folks were among the
groups, and they appea1ed to accept the
situation with more cheerfulness than
any of the others. They were anxious
to find cut just what kind of dividend
was to be doled out to them, and, when
quietly assured by some gloomy brother
that they need hope for nothing, they
would walk off with the remark that
they would take care and not get bitten
again.
These are only few instances out OF
many which could be furnished to show
that the failure fell heaviest on the poor
est and least-suspecting class.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-09-07
Her Watering-Place Home.

1t is strange thing to see a city chap
at country party; but he was there,
and in his conversation with one of the
prettiest lasses ventured to inquire
"Were you ever at watering place ?"
ooh, yes" replied she, "I live right
at one."
"Indeed I" exclaimed he, growing in
terested, "where might it be7"
"Oh, just out here a little way" was
her innocent reply. "My father keeps
the railroad tank p
The city chap, wondering whether she
was in earnest or making fun OF him,
there dropped the subject. Chicago
Journal.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-09-07
Artificial Eyes.

Between eight and ten thousand eyes
are sold annually in the United States.
An eye-maker gives one in 125 as the
proportion of one-eyed people. Com
putting the population of the country at
AZ, 900, 900, this rate gives 1876, 600 as the
number OF persons with only one eye in
the republic. Consequently, while
10000 people supply their optical de-
ficiency with an artificial eye, 226, 900 go
without. In proportion to the popula-
ton, the eye maker said, there are more
one-eyed people in Paterson, N. j.. than
in any other town in this or any other
country. ALI towns that have many
foundries or factories, and whose air is
impregnated with SCOT and smoke, count
their one-eyed inhabitants by the score,
but Paterson is ahead OF the rest. The
eye-maker knew of the three proprietors
of a single foundry there each losing an
eye. Pittsburgh comes next. In this
city one-eyed folks abound in the neigh
borhood of manufacturing establish
ments. Once he had four patients from
near foundry in West Eleventh street
alone. Not only the foul atmosphere
destroys the sight, but flying pieces of
metal burn out the eyes of the workmen.
An importer, who sells 1900 eyes an
nually, sends one-third to Canada; Chi
cago takes 800. and Cincinnati more
than st. Louis. New Orleans, Nash
vile and other towns West and South
buy the remainder. The color for eyes
most in demand is what is known as
"Irish blue "a peculiar light azure
that predominates in Ireland. The av-
erage cost of an eye is so. He sells
comparatively few eyes in this city, as
New Workers prefer TO have their own
eyes made to order.-Nev York Sun.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-09-07
Fighting on Tea.

The Russian soldiers are said to live
and fight almost wholly upon tea. The
Cossacks often carry it about in the
shape of bricks, or rather tiles, which,
before hardening, are soaked in sleeps
blood and boiled in milk with the addi-
ton of flour, butter and salt, 30 as to
constitute kind of soup. The passion
of the Russian for this beverage is sim
ply astonishing. In the depth of winter
he will empty twenty cups in succession,
at nearly boiling point, until he per-
spires at every pore, and then, in a state
OF intense excitement, rush out, roll in
the snow, get up, md go on to the next
similar place of entertainment. So with
the army. With every group or circle
of tents travels the invariable tea-caul-
dron, suspended from tripod; and it
would be vain to think of computing how
many times each soldiers pannikin is
filed upon a halt. 1t is his first idea.
Frequently he carries it cold in copper
case, as a solace upon the march.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-09-07


ley. The answer was a rush mt the open
window by the master, who began climb
ing in. Brave little Jack seized him by
the legs, and before he could kick him
off dozen stout lads were clinging to
them, while as many more held him on
the inside. Bill seized the rope and at
tempted to pass the moose over his arms.
In the hurry and confusion of the fight
he succeeded only in getting it over his
head. Pulling it as the boys did, there
was fair prospect of ending the useful
labors of this teacher by strangulation
That he deserved it no one of us doubt
ed but Bob, having climbed over the
master in the window, and with all the
school pulling at the ends of old Bangs,
was soon master of the situation; getting
hold of the rope, and assisted by Bill,
he succeeded in tying the arms OF the
almost exhausted man to his sides. He
was then tumbled from the window as
unceremoniously as pig.
"Will you give up?" demanded our
leader.
emo" gasped the master.
"Then well put you down the well,
hanged if we dontl"
The brave old pedagogue still refus-
ing, he was dragged, rolled and tumbled
to the well-curb.
"Will you give up, dern you ?" de-
manded Bob.
"No, won't"
He was showed inside of the bucket,
and orders given to lower. But the
weight proved too much for the lads,
| op1 fhn nronE Of hn ell. N
from their grasp, the learning of oui
district went whirling to the bottom with
a laundering noise befiting such an
exit. This was more than we bargained
for. Had we really murdered the mas.
ter2 Bob and Bill, assisted by the
stoutest, began pulling up the un
fortunate old fellow. 1t was hard work
and, tugging at the windlass, they JUS
caught glimpse of his blonde heaC
when wild cry of " fire - caused then
to let go, and again the venerable Bangs
ratified down with a splash in the water
The school-house was on fire thu
chunks pulled out by the boys had com
municated to the floor, and the dry
old concern was in q blaze. A few
neighbors, who just then arrived, CAV,
the alarm, and attempted to extinguisl
the flames. To do this they called TO
water, and the first bucket brought III
contained the vanquished teacher o
reading, writing, and arithmetic. HI
came up with his teeth chattering, an,
when lifted out and united was too veal
to stand or sit.
The scheol-house burned down. TIL
master was carried to neighbor'
house, and for weeks hung between lif
snd death. We were regarded as her'e
by the country side, and in the burnin,
of our place of torture and the sickness
of the master we were the happiest sc
of little animals in the world.
1t is long time, am sorry to say
since then, and most of the actors in tn
drama have passed away. Bob, one O
our gallant leaders, is now well-to-d
farmer in Illinois while Bill fell il
the bloody fight at Stone river.
DinH
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-09-07
Gen. Lew Wallace and Indian warfare

Gen. Lew Wallace, the Indiana SOL
der and novelist, has made PROPOSE
ton to the War Department to allow him
to enlist a regiment or battalion of 'front.'
iersmen for permanent service in the
United States army. He contends that
the regular army is failure as far as
Indian fighting is concerned that the
Custer massacre was but repetition of
Braddock's defeat at Pittsburgh 100
years before, and worse as far as the
loss of life was concerned. He accounts
for the inefficiency of the army in Indian
warfare by pointing out the necessity of
loading men down with supplies, while
the Indians " travel so light" He wants
to raise q regiment of men to be mount
ed on Indian ponies, who can ride, and
shoot, and subsist as the Indians do.
He wants every man in the regiment to
be familiar with the Indian mode of war
fare, so they can cope with them on even
terms. The Secretary of War thinks,
and so replied to Gen. Wallace, that
such regiment as he describes would
be very serviceable, but he does not con-
slider himself possessed of the authority
to order its enlistment. Moreover, he
thinks that the regular army, as far as
its numbers so, is as efficient as any
force can be. 1t is true they could travel
faster if they went each on his own ac-
count, without regard to discipline, as
the Indians do, and supply trains are
always drawback. Glen. Crooks cam
paign in 1875 and 1876 with pack mules
was as successful as any could have been,
because he was numerically strong
enough to follow up his advantages as
fast as he gained them, while Gen. How
ard has only a handful of men, mostly
infantry, and has had to stop several
times for reinforcements and supplies.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-09-07

A MINNEAPoLIs boy had his thumb
cut off with buzz-saw and the local pa
per heads the account "The insatiate
buzz-saw returns to its ghoul-like feast of
human gore"