Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-28
The COnfOunded Fiye-Year Old.
New YOrk World

with one of those sugar-lOaf hats, model
ed after Fra Diavolo's in the play no
doubt came on board the Staten Island
ferry-boat IFestfe3d last evening. In
her train was a weary-looking, middle
aged lady, whom she treated with con-
decension and called "Auntie." After
the young lady had found a comforta-
BILE seat in the bow Of the boat she al
lowed her aunt to take a camp-stool
near by. When the boat started she
began q systematic method of torture to
which the middle-aged lady submitted
with wonderful resignation.
Z" LIS that water, a'lntie ?" she asked
pointing to the bay -
Yes, DEAR" SAID the weary looking
lady. I.a.. .....
did the rain make all that water 2"
"No, darling"
=" Why didn't the rain make all that
water p
ooh. the rain wouldn't affect it, you
know" .......
"Why wouldn't the rain feet it ?"
son, you understand it."
"Why, | can't understand it ?'
"Never mind; do keep still, that's a
dear; auntie's head aches"
"What makes your head ache,
auntiew
1.-The heat, [ suppose"
/ "What makes the heat"
1.-The sun, of course, dear"
"What is the sun %
You know what the sur is we'll
enough. [ shan't answer that"
The little girl twisted uneasily in her
chair for moment and then burst out
with the questions:
What makes horses bones?"
81 don't know said the aunt in a
despairing tone.
81 think they rae made out ofskin,"
said the little girl with an air of cOnvic-
ton. ..easlE #t
Eyes, they're made out of skin an
hair an wool an rubber; that's what
horses bones is made out Of"
Yes, dear" said the shameless wo-
man. -"
"Ifmy pa gets that bone taken out
of his leg he'll give me is watch
Would you have bone taken out of
your leg, auntie?"
"You ridiculous child, of course not"
"Why not"
ooh, keep still ~
The young woman then got up and
nearly fell over the rail into the water
The aunt uttered shrek, and the
writer, much against his will, rescued
the young lady.
2" Thank you, Sir" said the aunt.
''What for?" asked the terrible in
FAINT.
For nothing" said the rescuer.
"Auntie, did you ever see little
dickey bird flirt up is tail an sing?"
Yes, dear"
"Where?"
81 mean no, dear" Desperately. J
did you ever see that colored lady,
auntie? She had on fearful pretty
hat, ever so much prettier than yours
i want to so home" T.. ....
5" You mustn't so home, your mamma
is sick, and you must go with me-"
"What makes mamma sick"
"Never mind, she'll be wellin week
or two" . s ~.
But want to know what makes her
sick ?" .
"Never mind, dear"
"Why ?"-but just then the boat
swung up to her pier at Stapleton, and
the inquisitive young lady and her sub
missive aunt disembarked.l 81, r...
The Accelerated Decline of Bank Capital.
New York Journal of Commerce.
A table compiled by MrW. A. Camp,
manager of the New York clearing
house, and presented to the bankers
convention at Syracuse by Mr.. }. D..
Vermilye, president Of the Merchants
National bank, made a sensation there.
The total decrease in the capital Of the
New York city banks since lS73-in-
Guiding the reductions Of the Mer-
chants and New York, not included in
Nj. Camps atables-now amounts to
$21 9,OO0,s The, decline. in surplus
during the same period was SlO,773,5OO,
and making an entire'shrinkage of cap
|ital and surplus of not less than $32,
1928 Let no easy-going soul hatter
himself that the worst has happened
that there will be no more shrinkages
of bank capital-that the taxes have
| done all the harm they can do. The
figures teach the contrary Of this. We
find a rapid accelerationin the decrease
of capital since it began, from 1873 to-
1875, it was only. $4,OOO,OOO. But be-
tween 1875 and the present year, the
decline was about SIS, 100000; and the
greatest of all has been between 1877
and rs, fully sl1,oo0,ooo. We reason,
therefore, that the reduction of capital
by the banks will go on, land the results
be far more injurious than any hitherto
felt, until this dreadful dead weight Of
taxes is thrown off in obedience to the
demands of the people taught in the
bittersschoolsofi their own experiences
Il A COUNTRY deacon went on a free
Ticket to circus. entertainment. His
pastor demonstrated with him on the
Wickedness Of SO doing. But he made
answer, "Why,I yousee, pastor, I had a
deadhea d ticket, and [ thought it my
bounden duty to 60 and keep som e.
body out Of that seat who might have
been harmed by the circus. The pas
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