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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-01-23

Beware of dissipating your powers;
strive constantly to concentrate them.
Following this rule explains the success
of the mule in kicking, as he generally
manages to land both heels on the same
button of mans waistband.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-01-23

The mere fact that there is no light in
the parlor is not conclusive proof that it
is unoccupied. Be around about eleven
o'clock evenings, and the interesting
couple taking leave Of each other at
the front door will tell far different
story.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-01-23
= Fourth week estimated.
+ Five weeks ending Dec. 90.
+ Five weeks ending Dee. 20.

Fourth week estimated
+ Five weeks ending Dec. %.
Five weeks ending Dee. 20.
The years total has better look, all
things considered, than might have
been expected. True, it is but little
over three-quarters of a million; but,
seeing that it embraces a period that
had nothing in it especially encouraging
to any branch of business, it is matter
for congratulation that it is no worse.
The mileage shows but very trihing
191) increase.
Gross Earnings for the Years 1S77-1S76.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-01-23

Few Of the persons who handle Bank
of England notes ever think of the
amount of labor and ingenuity that is
expended on their production. These
notes are made from pure white linen
cuttings, never from rags that have been
worn. They have been manufactured
for nearly 200 years by the same family,
the Portals, Protestant refugees. So
carefully is the paper prepared that
even the number of dips into the pulp
made by each workman is registered
on dial by machinery, and the sheets
are carefully counted and booked to
each person through whose hands
they pass. The printing is done by
most curious process in Mr.. Goes de-
partment within the bank building.
There is an elaborate arrangement for
securing that no note shall be like any
other in existence. Consequently there
never was duplicate Of Bank of Eng.
land note, except by forgery. Accord
ing to the City Press the stock of paid
notes of seven years is about 100000
in number, and they fill $4,000 boxes,
which if placed side by side would reach
three miles. The notes, placed in &.
pile. would be eight miles big h or if
Joined end to end, would form ribbon
$4,000 miles long their superficial ex-
tent is more than that Of Hyde Park
their original value was over $15, 100000,
and their weight over 112 tons.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-01-23
Bank of England Notes.

. ,Fourth week December estimated.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-01-23


Since the cold snap classical team
sters say that terra is a blamed sight
firma than it was.-OA City Dn7acb
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-01-23

A WEDDING announcement startled all
Indianapolis high life a few days ago.
Mrs. Flora Stewart, the widow of q brave
colonel in the late war and the accomp-
lished daughter of one Of the wealthiest
citizens, met at Munich, where she was
prosecuting her musical studies in 1875,
William E. Wulschner, leader of the
kings band, and an ardent attachment
sprung up between them. She wrote to
her parents about it, and they replied
that if she married they would disown
her; but she married the musician, not
withstanding, and kept the event
secret. They both came to this country
at the same time, and Wulschaner OBJ
tanned lucrative situation in Indianap-
oils as salesman. AS soon as he be-
came independent his wife announced
to her startled parents her relation to
the popular young Bavarian, and re-
marked that the time had come to
disown her. But after little Tuning
the stern parents concluded not to do
it, and acknowledged their handsome
son-in-law with rather more pride than
otherwise.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20
Boiled Potatoes GloYided
From the Cincinnati Commercial.

A New York paper suggests that
the young ladies Of Vsssar College,
having successfully wrestled with the
Greek roots, now turn their attention
to the art of boiling potatoes. To
boil q potato properly 10 thought to
be very simple affair, and yet there
10 not one table in fifty where they
appear in that perfection which
makes potato "boiled with its jack
ct on" one Of the most delicious escu-
Tents. People who do not know what
boiled potato 10, In that high state
when 1t appears smoking from the
pot, and bursting, like . cotton pod,
into mealy whiteness, neither too wet
nor too dry, but always piping hot as
it 10 stripped Of its skin and prepared
for its garnish of salt and butter, with
pepper according to taste-people
who do not know the boiled potato
in that state of perfection content
themselves with the esculent sliced
and fried in grease Gan sbominatiOn
TO the cultured palate and terror to
delicate stomAchs) and think they
know what potatoes are. Next to q
potato baked, potato boiled proper
~ touches that gastronomic economy
in its tenderest region, and does not
pail upon the taste, though it be serv-
ed at table 365 times year. Who
ever does not relish the potato boiled
in the manner we have described, but
must have 1t sliced, fried, stewed or
mashed, with the addition Of pr rsley
or other savory things, should suspect
the condition of his palate or stom-
ach, and consult physician for some
remedy for . morbid appetite. The
Lord made the potato with . jacket
on, that was not intended to be Ia
ken off until the process Of cooking 10
completed, and all that 10 delicate
and sweet in its flesh 10 preserved
otickle the palate Of the eater there
of.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20

PosTMAsTER-GENERALK KEY, in his
annual report, represents a large def
cheney in the appropriation for rail-
way service, and says that, unless adj
ditional appropriations are made, it
will be necessary to curtail this SER
vice to the great detriment of such
service and injury to the commerce
OF the people. He urges increase of
rates on merchandise passing through
the mails; that third class matter does
not near pay for its transportation.
This is recommendation that it
seems to us there is an imperative me-
cessity should be needed by Congress.
He says:
"The Thanking privilege has been
restored to members and the chief Of
ticers of Congress, so as to allow them
to send free almost everything which
they were ever allowed to transmit
through the mails free except letters.
TONS UPON TONS
of books, documents, seeds, shrubs
and the like are placed In our mails
free of charge on this score. Now,
most respectfully but earnestly sug-
gest that 1t would be the better policy
to reduce the deficiencies of the reve-
nues of the Department by curtailing
or abolishing the list of free matter,
and by increasing the rates of postage
on merchandise, than by appropriate
ing sums inadequate to an efficient,
prompt and fast transmission of the
mAils.O
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20

THE Newton Independent, of Jasper
county, Iowa, now that 1t has used
the greenbackers to pull the chestnuts
from the fire, viz: the election of dem
ocratic district judge and prosecutor
In that district, -casts off the nation.
ais for the future in language about as
insulting as it could well use. 1t says:
The notorious Ben Butler is defeat
| ed by majority of $4,000 votes-we
only regret that there were not cleo
tors enough in Massachusetts, to make
| it 10000.
The democratic party is, by the No
vember elections absolved from all
obligation to or connection with the
fiat money" greenback party-all
our losses in the November elections
having been occasioned by the green
hackers. The latter have mustered
votes enough to defeat democrats, but
not enough to elect their own candi-
dates.
The unpleasant part of the result is
seen in two things:
The absorption of the democratic
vote in many localities by the green
hackers. Many democrats have vot-
ed the republican ticket to escape en-
dorsement of imitation and fiat mon
az, ~
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20

SECRETARY McCRARY, in his an.
nual report, calls upon Congress to
reimburse the War Department in
the sum of $4,000 which it expend-
ed to relieve the suffering yellow fe-
yer districts in the South during the
recent great scourge. We trust the
War Department will not be dealt pc
nuriously with by the Southern mem.
bers of Congress in this regard, how.
ever much they may desire to cripple
the army. While the democrats, q
year ago, in Congress, were. attempt
ing to prevent the use of the army to
maintain peace in crushing out bull.
DOING, they forgot to deny to the
President the using of army rations,
tents and clothing to relieve humani.
ty in time of an overshadowing cpl.
demic, so that he should not be per.
mitted to use the money of the ma.
ton to relieve the Southern poor and
afflicted. A democratic house, here.
after, we hope will be more guarded
and be sure they forbid the use of ar.
my supplies, as well as limiting the
use of the army. 1t is certainly nc
less humanitarian to refuse supplies
in time of q great scourge than 1t is to
handcuff the army as against kuklux
and moonshiners.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20
THE MAN THAT ADVERTISED,
He Liced in Siour City and Furnish
Londoner an Article Of English
Manufacture.

He Liced in Siour City and Furnish
a Londoner an article Of English
Manufacture.
A London letter to the Cincinnati
Enquirer relates the following Incl.
dent illustrative of the merits of ad-
vertising:
In Paris, last summer,I saw q friend
of mine who had jsut come over, u.s.
ing pen of peculiar construction, de-
signed with special reference to those
untidy persons, who, like myself, ink
their fingers when they write. Now,
my friend is man whose hands are
as white as lilies, with finger nails like
rosebuds in tint; noticeable hands,
even remarkable, considering that he
is an elderly man, and one who occs-
sionally helps with the lighter work
on his farm in Nebraska. Catch him
linking his fingers
"Why, where did you get that nice
pen ?" asked him, vista Of blissful
exemption from an linked middle
finger opening on my joyous expect
ant mind.
"In Omahs," he answered. "Its
the incest thing; I used to ink my fin
gers before got itw
He did! He linked his fingers
That was enough for me. I got the
name of the merchant from whom he
bought the pen, the price Of 1t, and
enclosing the money sent from Par
is to Omaha for that pen.
By the last steamer it came to me.
There had been q little delay. The
staticner at Omaha was out of them,
but he sent up to Sioux City to the
man that advertises them for another
lot. And now here is where the
laugh comes in. The pens are an
English invention. and tons Of them
can be bought in London, If desired.
At the stationer's next door / could
have got what I mad sent sitter to
Sioux City. But how could I know
that! l dealt with the man that adj
vertised.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20

ANOTHER OUTRAGE.
a IRepublican Newspaper once
Mobbod

A IRepublican Newspaper ONCE
Mobbed.
OFFICE OF eve THE PEopLE,3
ALEXANDRIA, La, Nov. 4, 1878. {
Editors Nesc Orleans Times:
GENTS: Please accept my thanks
for the Times in exchange for my "a
per, We the People. I am sorry to say
it will be unnecessary for you to send
me the Times any longer as an ex.
change, 40 my paper will be stop.
ped for three or four weeks-but not
my fault.
Twas doing we'll, and had long ago
thought that / had gotten in q good
locality and among good people to
conduct local newspaper In, but
am afraid that in this I have been
mistaken, for on the night Of Nov.
End my Office was entered, and every
movable thing thrown into Red Riy-
or. The type are scattered all around
the levee and the river is alive with
cases. The rigging belonging to the
presses are also in the river, and all
the rules, leads, etc.
1t will put me to considerable ex-
pense to start again, but 1 have order
ed materials, and hope to be out in
due time.
l have no idea that my effects were
destroyed for political purpose, az
the campaign was over. But does II
not look little strange that my Office,
my all, was destroyed within twenty.
four hours after the Democrat of this
place had been turned over to ito for.
mer editor? I have worked hard to
get what I had, and as 1 only had an
interest in the press. and as that in.
terest 10 now gone, II places me in q
rough position.
Alexandria has some good people
In 1t, and think that could have
succeeded here In the newspaper
business had not been broken up q,
this time but l will try az lin, and II
! am properly encouraged, % am
yet very young, hope we will al
get along better in the future, and
promise to mako the people of Cen.
trail Louisiana . good country paper
FRANK Connolly,
Editor eve The People,"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20
Florida Frauds. = The Supreme
Court ovantsa Writ Of Manda-

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Nov. l6. - The
Supreme Court met to-day In response
to petition numerously signed by
citizens, to act on the petition for Z
mandamus compelling the canyassing
board OF Alschus county to make q
canvass of all the returns of the coun.
ty, three precincts having been
thrown out. Notices were served on
the members thereof ON the 18th, but
they did not appear or make answ or
to the Court. Judge Baker, OF Jack.
sonville, appeared for the board, but
he had no cOnsultation with his
clients, and wanted time. The Court
adjourned from IL to 3 80 to-day,
when the matter was argued and the
Court granted an alternative writ of
mandamus against the canvassing
board Of Alachua county, returnsble
Wednesday next. Mr.. Bisbee gave
notice that Monday he should ask for
writ of mandamus against the In
spectors of precinct No. 4, Madison
county, to compel them to make re-
turn Of the election at that precinct.
Bisbee claims he has about 200 major
tty without this latter precinct, il the
votes are counted in Alachua county.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20

LONDON, Nov. 19.-Said Pasha,
Governor Of the proviece of Broussa,
has been recalled to Constantinople
1t is rumored that he will assume the
ministry Of Public Works. This is
An indication of the supremacy OF
English influence in Turkish affairs.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20
DEATH OF A DUELINT.
A Renaissance Of q st. Louis
Judge of Thirty Years Ago.

The death of j. B. C0lt,at Hartford,
Conn, recalls to mind an incident
that occurred in this city over thirty
years ago. Colt was Judge of our
Criminal Court, having succeeded
Jas. B. Bowlin, who made himself
prominent by fighting . couple of
duels-one with brother of the late
Chief Justice Chase. Dueling was ct
that time common In st. Louis, and
Bloody Island was the field of "hon-
Or" Colt was q slender, handsome
young man, with an abundance of
long, silky hair, and something of .
fop In his dress. Like his brother, of
revolver fame, he was . great ladies'
man, and was reported to have inter-
fered with the domestic happiness of
Singleton Fl. Wilson, q prominent
lawyer here, who at the time was con-
fined to his bed by an incurable dis
ease. Wilson was, therefore, unable
to vindicate his wife's honor, and the
task devolved upon her brother, .
plucky young man named Barr, who
afterwards married the only daugh-
ter of the late Senator f. Linn. The
parties met on Bloody Island and ex-
changed shots, Colt receiving . slight
wound, and the affair ended. Will
son died, and within q week or two
Colt married the widow. He was
under social cloud for some time,
and left the city to 60 into business
with his brother, and established q
branch of the pistol factory in Eng
land. He had some disagreement
with his brother and returned to
Hartford, where he remained until
his death, few days ago. Another
of the Colt brothers was executed for
the murder of . printer named
Adams. The murder was peculiar.
ly atrocious one, being committed on
account of money matters. Colt cut
the body of his victim in pieces, pack
ed them iii box with salt and had
the box shipped on q vessel for St.
Louis, but the nature Of the strange
freight was discovered before the YES
sci sailed, and the murderer was ar
rested and hanged.-St. Louis Demo
crdt.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20
the slLvER DOLLAR.
SECRETARY SHERMAN AND THE
NEW YORK BANKS.

SECRETARY SHERMAN AND THE
NEW YORK BANKS.
Special Dispatch to the Tribune
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 16.-
Secretary Sherman says the Treasury
Department is not at all responsible
for the action just taken by the New
York and Boston banks concerning
the standard silver dollar. The prop
ositions suggested to the New York
Clearing House Association by the
Secretary of the Treasury related on
" to the mode of exchanging checks
and Treasury drafts, together with
request that the banks should accept
greenbacks in payment for Treasury
drafts after the 1st of January. The
banks have decided that after the LIST
of January they will not receive sill
yer dollars except as special deposits,
and expect that their action will be
followed by sufficient number of SIM
liar institutions to drive the silver
dollar out of circulation. This de-
monetization by the banks of a legal
tender of the United States finds no
favor with the Treasury Department.
Secretary Sherman says they have at
least been premature in taking such
action. They seem to have made no
allowance whatever for any action of
the President or Secretary of the
Treasury, or Congress may take;
whereas, before taking the matter in
to their own hands, and saying that a
legal-tender shall not be legal-tender,
because If the amount of silver COIN
ed each month be not sufficiently linn
tied, it might in time become of val
ue only as so much bullion, they
should have considered that steps
may be taken by the Government to
avert such an evil. Secretary Sher-
man intimates very distinctly that he
and the President will recommend
legislation either to limit the monthly
silver-dOllar coinage to an amount
depreciation, or that its weight be in
creased sufficiently to keep it at par
value. He is very sanguine that the
clear exposition of the ACCESSIBILITY
Of some such action will induce Con-
gress to enact measures to obviate the
danger of the virtual demonstration
of the silver dollar, and, al
though there is evidently a backward.
ness throughout the whole country in
taking silver, and the law remonetiz-
ing 1t has been completely successful
in practical operation, he still believes
1t will be of material aid in making
the resumption of specie payments
possible and permanent, and the
banks, In deciding to ignore silver
dollars on and after the day fixed for
resumption, though using silver,
meanwhile, to pay customs duties,
not only put themselves at war with
the silver element Of the country, but
in conflict with the Treasury Depart
ment.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20

THE leading democratic journal of
the South, the Co,rier-Jo,unal, of
Louisville, tenders the following adj
vice to numerous class of fellow
citizens: "Let the leaders of the
Greenback guerrillas, the Butler ban
ditti, the Duncan greasers, and the
Dennis Kearney sans ctNottes all dis
band their shirtless cankers of a calm
world and long peace, and tell them
to 60 to work and drive from their
firesides that famine their political
bummering has sent to prey upon
their wives and children, and they
will soon have less cause to complain
of hard times"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20
0rsuuwALI71 sroCx .
Suicide.


The Shelby Nescs reports the sui
eide of Miss May Allen, q seventeen
year-old daughter of Mr.. w. T. AL.
len. Saturday evening, Nov. 10th, all
the family but Miss May retired
about 8 o'clock, and shortly after her
father heard her call In tones that
frightened him. He rushed to her
side when she exclaimed papa I
have taken poison and am going to
die" She said that she was preg.
nant and wanted to die. Before =
physician ,could be procured she was
dead. She was an intelligent, highly
esteemed young lady aud belonged
to very respectable family. She ex-
pressed q desire to be buried in Iowa
City beside her mothers grave, and
her body was accofdinx brought
here by her sorrowing fatE9. for
interment-lo'ca City Repu5l
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20

view to reelection. However much
he may be criticized as to his admin.
istration, in which we have INDUCED
considerably, it cannot be said that II
is popular favor he Is after.
His year and nine months in the
Presidential chair has taught this
that it is safer to await his action be-
fore being certain of what it may be.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20

In his calm moments Judge Cole
privately and publicly testifies to the
high character and integrity of Judge
Dillon; in his moments of passion he
impeaches both. In all candor which
Is likely to be true?-Dubuq,le Times
Judge Cole is out again in a very
lengthy attack upon Judge Dillon
through the Register.
Judge d. and his friends, as well as
the Bar Association of the State, de.
cline to enter into a newspaper con.
troversy with Judge C.. In this they
do well. Judge Coles present course
would seem to confirm everybody in
the opinion that he has been all along
the concealed inspirer of Gates attack
upon Dillon.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20
Mo ntana.

The Governor of Montana submits
the question whether the United
States will permit. the British Gov.
eminent to afford an asylum for oul
hostile Indians, and furnish them q
safe place where they may recruit and
replenish their supply of ammunition
and again raid upon peaceable citi.
zens. If the British Government
persists in doing so, he recommends
that for the safety of the people Of
the Territory the Indians be removed
from the border several hundred
miles into the interior. He recon.
mends, also, in view of the surround.
ing dangers, that the military districts
of the Yellowstone and Montana be
constituted department, and be
placed under the command of Gen.
Nelson A. Miles, to the support Of
whom thousands of settlers would
rally.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20

The Cincinnati Commercial utters a
timely note of warning to the gold.
bugs when it says that 'if the banks
have combined to restore the single
standard after the Government has
established the double standard, and
wish to incur the ill-will of the peo-
pie and get wiped out, they have only
to insist on the policy of the New
York Clearing House,"