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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-01
The Good Shall Triumph.
Detroit Free Press.

The other day man who might have
attended Sunday School, in his boyhood
days, but more likely deceived his moth
er and spent the day in fishing, took
home a cake of maple sugar. That
can be sworn to. Saturday morning he
came down on Woodward avenue car
with cake of maple sugar. That also
can be sworn to- When he got off the
car and headed for grocery he met the
proprietor at the door, and without
word unwrapped and held out the cake.
1t weighed about four pounds. Three
or four pieces of yarn were imbedded
in one side, two dried leaves were visi-
BILE on the other, and part of baby's
rattle-box had been melted into the top.
"Paue maple sugarp quietly observed
the citizen, pointing to the ornaments.
The grocer turned pale.
eve warrant our sugar pure and
freshp' continued the citizen, breaking
the cake in two and exhibiting part of
spool of thread, a darning-needle, two
marbles and piece of coarse comb.
"Ssh!" was all the pale-faced grocer
said, as he took the pieces and heaved
them across the street at hand swill-
cart. Then, swiftly entering the store,
he grabbed up two four-pound cakes of
beautiful sugar, swiftly wrapped them
up, and, as he handed them to the citi-
zen, he gasped:
Il bought that sugar in the night, in
the woods, of man supposed to be a
Christian. Hush! 90 'long!" ~a
And yet there is no question, but that
the wicked citizen melted that cake
over and incorporated into it all the
superfuous luxuries. 4.'s.g1
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-01
Where They Hide Their Money.
Cincinnati Commercial

Mrs. Hansen put $50 in the oven of
her stove one night to keep it safe. Next
morning after breakfast the national
debt had been diminished exactly that
much. A student of the curious would
find it interesting to note the places in
which women hide their money. One
excellent and frugal dame used to tuck
her little savings away under corner
of the carpet. The tiny roll of green
backs grew fatter and fatter in the
course of a year or two, when, the day
after it counted up to $3.50, the house
took fire, burnt to the ground, and again
the national debt was diminished by a
little rool Of pin money. There was
that other careful lady, too, who used
sometimes hide diamond rings between
two teacups in the kitchen cupbord,
som etimes behind certain brick in the
cellar aud again under the lining of an
old hat She had divers other. places of
safety for her jewels also, the only
trouble being that she had so many hid
ing places she occasionally forgot
where she had last put her precious
things, and about every three months
would fancy she had been robbed and
the house would be turned inside out
and all therein made uncomfortable
until the missing gems would be found
carefully tucked away in the folds of
the bottom towel of the pile in the left
hand corner of the lower drawer in the
clothes press at the east end of the dim
lng-rOOnl.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-01
Casting the Champion Gold Bar Of the
World. fE.
Helena (MOntana) Herald

Helena tMOntana) Herald.
This afternoon, April 4, all the pre-
parations having been previously made,
the largest gold bar of which there is
any record was cast in the assay office
of Molitor Bros, in this city. The pro-
cess of melting, which commenced be.
fore midday. consumed several hours,
and not until 3 o'clock was the accumu-
lated mass of retort crowded beneath
the lid OF the No. 100 crucible and re-
duced to its molten state. The Messrs.
Molitor, experimenting the work, were
assisted by f. Bohm, Messrs. John and
Benjamin Williams and Mr.. l.. G. Trent,
all of them practical assayers and ex-
perts. The crucible, fed with five hun
dred or more ounces at intervals of thir-
ty minutes, received the last chunk of
retort, which speedily fused and be-
came a part of the golden liquid.
When the bar was discharged from
the mold and lifted into the cooling
tank, and its temperature reduced to
handling touch, it was taken from the
water, and muscular man put to scou-
ring. This labor ended, the bar was
logged to the counter Of the front office,
Vic uOOIo tll1OWu Opell, dllu Vic puDllC
admitted. In the course of couple of
hours hundreds of eager people hurried
to the Office to inspect this extraordinary
golden specimen.
The dimensions, weight, fincness, and
value of the bar are as follows:
Length. twenty inches.
Top breadth, seven inches.
Bottom breadth, six inches.
Depth, three inches.
Weight, 3,3S9.96 ounces.
Fine, 76O gold; 223 silver.
Value, So, 25S.3O gold; 1917 80 silver,
This is understood to be the largest
gold bar ever cast in Montana or else
where. 1t excels by more than 1000
ounces the great gold bar cast in Helena
by S. III. Bohm & Go. in 1870. The pro-
duct comes entirely from the Penobs-
colt mine, and is the result Of thirty full
days working Of one arastra and less
than twenty days working Of five
stamps.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-01
HunlOr.

#s /" Beautiful He of the Sea''-Whale
oilsY ~ AH5
The prevailing strawberry mark
ISL .25 per quart"
Never strike man when he is down
unless you can't lick him any 9th er
way.
About three-ifths of the jury trials in
this county include at least one man On
the jury who ought to have been born a
mule. g
A lady on the westside, joked the
other day about her nose, said, ~ had
nothing to do in shaping it. It was
birthday present"
Widows above fifty cannot marry in
Portugal. The law is designed as a pro-
lection for aged and innocent bachlors.
Old Deacon Dobson always boasted
that he was prepared for the worst"
and his neighbors thought he got it
when he married his second wife.
In the spring the Boston blue blood
Lightly turns from thoughts of beans
To the twin ntoxicaton
Found in dandeliOn green's
The 1000 young women of Cleveland
who are pledged not to associate with
young men of convivial habits, are get
ting terribly lonesome.
"She isn't all my fancy painted her."
bitterly exclaimed her rejected lover,
and worse than that, she isn't all she
paints herself"
A fashionable young lady dropped
one of her false eyebrows in a church
pew and badly frightened young man
next to her who thought it was his
moustache.
A hard case was asked the other day
if he had anything stored up in Heaven.
Sartin, sartin," replied he. 81 guess
they must be laid up there if anywhere,
for I hain't got any laid up to home"
Two little girls were comparing progress
in catechism study. II have got to
original SIM said one, chow far have
you got?" ooh, I'm beyond redemp-
ton" said the other.
" What to eat and how to cook it," is
the name of a book recently published.
" What to eat and where to get it."
would meet with livelier sale among
the laboring classes here just now.
A boy beggar of Gotham is placarded,
" I have been blind for forty years. -
Exchange. We have little girl in
Philadelphia who placa1ds herself, II
am blind and the father of five children"
She wears it when the old man is sick
or out at his country place-Philadel-
phid Bulletin,
Brown tried to quarrel with his
mother-in-law the other evening. He
married the eldest of seven girls. Said
she, Brown. my boy, I'm not going
to ruin my reputation by quarrelling
with you. Wait till all the girls are
married. At present, as mother-in-
law, Pm only an amateur"
"Ah, loveW she murmured as they
wandered through the moonlight ah,
dearest, why do the summer roses fade ?"
He happened to be young chemist of
a practical turn of mind, and he replied
that it was owing to the insuf6ciency of
oxygen in the atmosphere.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-01
The Perils of the Sea.

Very sad is the story of the sinking of
the British training ship Eurydice. She
had been on cruise to the West Indies,
with about 40 young men in training
for the navy, and officers, seamen and
passengers, making the whole number
on board between 800 and 400. She had
been for some days expected at Ports
mouth, and was nearing her destination
with full spread sail-an object of ad-
miration to the visitors who crowded
the esplanade at Ventnor, on the Isle Of
Wight. Suddenly the sky was darken-
ed; snow and sleet fell amid violent
gusts of wind, the binding storm Oh
Securing every thing from the sight Of
those on shore. The, .squal was brief,
but when it had passed the Eurydice had
disappeared. Capsized by the gale, she
had sunk in an instant, carrying to death
her human freight. Five persons only
were picked up by passing schooner,
and but two. of those survived to tell the
brief details Of the disaster. The wreck
occurred on. the southern coast of the
Isle dwight, off Dunnose head, about
half past four O. clock ofthe afternoonsof
March "a. = r ! s>ts. 3A..f s. a'e ed 81 r5rso
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-01

WOMEN willnever get rich by max
ing corsets in Hartford proba bly,
anywhere else. The rates are twenty
five cents per dozen, and the cotton,
which must be bought of the, corset
manufacturer, is deducted from the
sum. There are thirteen stitches TO the
inch, and 5000 stitches in one corset.
An experienced needle woman can
complete a half dozen in a day, and
thus earn tWelve-and-a-half cents.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-01
A Short COurtShip.

The Omaha Republican says: Bernard
Volk is well-to-do farmer, living in Ad-
olson county, Iowa. He is native of
Germany, and is rs years of age. He
visited Omaha on tuesday single man,
with no intention of committing matri-
mony, and before night he was married
to young lady whom he had never
before seen. It happened in this wise:
He imbibed quite freely in liquor, and
in this happy condition he made up his
mind to hunt up wife. In walking
along Tenth street .heSsaw young girl
Washing in a room between Farnunl
street and No. 2, Engine house, and
walking up to her as she. was, he asked
her if she was married, and, if not.
would she marry him? She saw that
he meant business, and calling in the
other woman in the house, they made
an imm ediate Investigation into his abil-
ity to support wife. He showed them
that he hid considerable ready. cash
with him and good farm in Iowa, She
gave her consent, and, proceeding to- the
office of Hon. w. O. Bartholomew,
County Judge, a license was obtained,
and Bernard Volk and Annie Fisher
were made man and, wife. The bride
was 10 yearsof age, and was born IN
Sioux City, Iowa. gol 8u1s& siaisjsul saS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-01

THE depressed and unremunerative
condition of the cotton industry of En-
gland is declared to be almost helpless.
The London Economist reports that, tax
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-01
DANKRoBBERs will be especial

BANK-RoBBERs will be especially In
terested sto hear that the French Ex-
position Commissioners are construct
inga strong room for the state Jewels,
twelve feet deep and ten feet square,
thiekly ceniented, and with a double
iron floor, and pipe to flood it in case
ofhre. The jewels will be. exhibited ia
a glazed case Of exquisite design, which
wMsbe let down into. the place belDw
irssn ediately the Exhibition doors are
closed, and covered with a heavy iron
trap, on which two special guardians
will place their beds.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-01

,E0a ssAlE reports & ElsSi .qerns h.
natic pssofs Repgal afpeas tint
not Nsshaa SO 66 per cant of taot otl
number of Eases Of ltfnatY can @be
traced to the excessive use Of gunga,
one of the most deleterious preparations
made from Indian hemp.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-01

NV little girl, IS It a flight between
aneied duty to hins "-he nodded, care
essly toward group Of houses far hnv
and, one of which was Adam Leith's
lome-" and-what your true, loving
leart bids you is due to nses My dar-
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-24

and Pennsylvania prime, 81 OO@12 90. Provisions
quiet Pork 81 20; loose shoulders SIC clear Tic
sides &c, packed 61s@614c. Bacon: shoulders
654c clear rib sides ne hams 121a@l314c. Lard
refined SIC. Butter: choice Western firm at l59
lSc. Petroleum steady: refined I03sc, crude 71sG
SC. Coffee firm: Rio cargoes l4@l71ac. Whisky
steady at 81 091a.
New YORK, Sept 24.-Flour nominally IN
changed: Superfine State and Western, S. 50@4;
common to good extra, S494 25; good to choice,
81 30tG4 S. white wheat extra, 81 90C95 75; extra
Ohio, S4g5 80; St Louis, S496 75; Minnesota
patent Sc 5gS 50 Wheat: Spring dull; winter
active; No. spring 9j@96c; No. 2, 81 O29l o.; I'M
graded winter red Western, 95c@Sl OS No. DO.
81 o.; No. 2 do, 81 06541 07l2; No. do 81 071@;
ungraded amber, Sal Us; No. AMBER 81 O512@
l 051s; amber Michigan, 81 O7114al 075t ungraded
white, ST 02j9l 10; No. do, ST or No. do,
81 l1@1 III. Rye firm: No 2 West
ern, 6ORc. Barley quiet and firm. Malt firm.
Corn quiet: ungraded, 483495Oc: steamer, 500
| 50]4c. Oats heavy; No. B. 26c; No. white, 271ac;
3l4c; No. l white, S61ac; mixed Western, 279$2c;
white Western, 3093Sc- Hay quiet but steady.
Hops dull and nominal. Coffee in fair demand
and firm. Sugar in fair demand and firm fair to
good refining, 73s974sc. Molasses firm Rice
quiet and unchanged. Petroleum dull: United
S5c; crude, 5Ac; refined, 101sc. Tallow steady.
Resin dull at ST 35gl 42I5. Eggs irmer: Western,
lybc Pork: mess, 50 0599 .. Beef quiet but
steady Cut meats finn: long clear lniddles, 6Gg
64c Lard prime steam, 6.90@G2Mc. Butter
firm: Western 6l924c. Cheese dull: Western, 61
SIC. Whskyfrm at 81 0S.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-24

SlNClNNAll, Dcpt, I3'
There has been q decidedly better feeling in
the market for leaf tobacco during the past week,
and under liberal demand that seemed to EN-
brace all grades prices were generally higher.
Receipts have fallen off very rapidly and it is
doubtful ii the number OF hogsheads for the year
will be within 5000 OF the total received last year.
and considering the fact that the stock in the
warehouses on the first OF the present month was
1000 hhds less than at the corresponding time last
year it would appear that the total stock for the
last third of the year would be at least 1000 hhds
less than for the same time last year. This 1aGt
alone would ordinarily be sufficient to keep the
market firm and buoyant; but this year there is
still greater reason for it, because OF the increased
demand for the kinds of leaf sold here. The plug
manufacturers OF the country as class, are now
and have been during the entire season, liberal
purchasers in our marke and the cutters find i'll
them lively mpetltorS for all grades OF good body
and chew.
Reports from the growing crop are very conflict
ing but as the most favorable weather for it has
been prevailing for the past three weeks it is
sonaDe to hope that in part at least, he fears OF
the crOakerS viii not be realized.
Cigar leaf is i'll active demand, and with only
moderate ofe, ings the market keeps very firm.
The total offerings at auction for the week were
Cos hhds and boxes. The quotations were as
follows:
Cutting Leaf--Common trash, So 25014; common
lugS " 0O16; medium Jugs, " 3Oyi; gOod colOry
lugs S7@S 90; common leaf, S991l; medium Leaf,
Sll0l3; good leaf, $l39i6; fine leaf, $l6@2O; fancy
leaf, none offering.
Manufacturing Lcaf-Fillers common, 81 SOC
s. so; filters, medium and good, SIS JO@l0; filters,
ine, Si09fl.
ONO Seed Leaf-Smokers, common, S3@45 50; fiji
ers, "a 50G6 binders, $7G9S; wrappers medium,
SSyl2; wrappers, good Sl2Wl5; wrappers, fine, Sia
GO; fancy, none offered.
Wisconsin Seed Leaf-Smokers, common, So OOG.
90; filters, Si10 1O wrappers, common, Sj 5O6fS,
wrappers, med um, SS9l0; wrappers, good Sl0@l5;
fine to fancy Wrappers $l6Ge1S.
Classification OF sales-2j9 hhds Mason County,
Kentucky, District-2 hhds at s. co. 36 at S4gr
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-24

RICE-Had steady market and fair consump-
tive demand, and Louisiana sells at 654@712c, and
Carolina held at 734@Sc Derlb.
SALT-Coarse Liverpool dull at S1@1 05 per
sack. Turks Island held at 3I935c per bu. Ohio
River and Kanawha in fair demand at CSC per brl
of bushels and 81 20 per brl of bushels.
SEED-Clover quiet and steady at nc per ID on
arrival and 7a4@Sc in store. Timothy jobbing at
81 30fI 40 per bu in store. and 81 i5gl 20 on ar
rival Flax seed in fair demand at 81 l591 25
per bu
mand and no change Selling at 51a@6c for Ger
man. 5@512c for olive, and 44@I12c for common
yellow per ID.
sUGAR-Quiet and steady, with fair demand.
We quote yellow refined at 7s49S12c, extra al
8A@914c A white at 9%@10c, granulated and
powdered at 1OI@lO1sc and crushedat lC14c and
cut loaf at lie per ID.
STARCH-Fair demand and steady with refined
pearl quoted at 3G93l4c per 10, as to brand.
! TALLOW-Was in fair demand and ample sup
ply. Market steady, and country selling at 61aC
per ID for prime in packages.
| TEA-Qaiet and steady and no material
change. We quote: Oolong. 25@35c: souchong
3O@9Oc; Young Tyson, 25@90c; Imperial, 25@9Oc;
gunpowder, 45c@Sl, and Japan 35975c per lb.
market Wequote: Zinc slab, 7gSc; sheet, 7@Sc;
block tin, 1Sg20c; solder 12@i6c; copper ingots,
l9c: bottoms 2Sc; bra2iers' sheets, 2Sc; tin plate
! TX per box 80 259l0 %; do &c, Sc 5O@7 25, and
roofing So 1908.
WOODENWARE-Wa in moderate demand
and rather firm, but no quotable change in
prices. Washboards, 81 35@3 90; buckets
iwo-hoop, 81 goal 40; three-hoop 81 jO@l 7O
tubs No l. s. 2j@6; No. 2 - 25@g5; No 3, S3 25C9i
and nests of s, s. 50@2 75 chums, No. l. IS jO9
9; No 2, 81 509S, and No 3, Sc 5O@7 per doz.
| WOOL-The market was steady and quiet, with
! light receipts and prices unchanged. We quote
Unwashed-Fine merino 10@2Oc clothing l6@1Sc
medium delaine 23@25c, long combing 25@26c
Washed-Medium fleece 30@32c, fine do 2s@30c
delaine do 32@3ic, long combng 34@35c, tub
washed 26@S2c, and pulled 2j92Sc per Id. BURY
and fleece-grown 3M5C less
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-24
USEFUL FAMILY RECIPES.

To Bake Tomatoes-Season them with
salt and pepper; -four them over; put them
in deep plate with a little butter and bake
them in the stove.-[S. e. L., Oxford,
Indiana.
Corn Oysters-Grate six ears of sweet
corn; add half pint of rich milk, scant
teaspoonful of pepper half as much of salt
and half teacup of -four. Mix well to-
gether and fry in hot butter.-[M. s., New
London, la.
Iced Chocolate-set four ounces of grated
chocolate over slow fire with two table
spoonfuls of water. When dissolved, re-
move from the fire, add cupful of warm
water; mix with cold syrup, freeze and
serve L., Benhams Stone, Mich.
Puddings-A bread pudding should be
tied loose if batter, it must be tied tight
over, and batter pudding should be
strained through a coarse sieve when all is
mixed; in others, the eggs only. If you
boil the pudding in a basin or pan take care
it is always well buttered.-[E. S. L., Bene-
cio Cal
Cucumber Relish-This pickle may be
made from those cucumbers which have
grown too large for picking whole. Peel,
cut in half, remove the seeds, and CRATE on
a coarse crater; drain the water from the
mass, season highly with pepper, salt and
ground cloves, cover with cold vinegar, bot
tie and seal.-[M, s., Eageville, Conn.
Orange Custards-The juice of six oranges
strained and sweetened with white sugar
Stir over a slow fire till the sugar is dis
solved, taking off the scum; when nearly
cold add the yolks of six eggs well beaten
and a pint of cream or milk. Stir over the
fire till it thickens and serve in glasses 1t
should not come to a boil.-[R. G., Spring
field, Ohio.
Corn Fritters-Take half dozen ears of
sweet corn, CRATE it from the cob as fine as
possible; three well-beaten eggs a table
spoon and a half of flour; season with
pepper and salt; melt equal portions of
lard and butter in frying pan; when boil
ing hot drop in the mixture one at time.
Fry brown, and send to the table hot.-[M.
s., New London, la.
Capital Oatmeal Cakes-.Work three parts
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-24
WEEKLY REVIEW OF THE CIN-
CHNNATH MARKET.
CINcINNATI. Sept. 49, P. hi.

CINCINNATI Sept. 24-2 p. M.
FLOUR--The market was steady, with no quot
able change throughout the week. The offerings
were ample and there was the usual good demand
for the local retail trade, but very little doing be-
side this. Family -four selling at 81 l5@i SO for
ordinary trade brands, but fancy ranging up to
s. 40 per brl, as to quality or reputation. Extra
offering at So 653 So. Superine neglected at 81 80
as 25 and low grades dull at So 15@2 80 per brl.
Rye flour was firm and quiet and quoted at $50
25 per bril- the latter figure for best Northwestern
feriOr to fancy Minnesota.
OArS-Were dull, having only light feeding
demand and the receipts were heavy but the mar
ket remains steady and prices essentially un-
changed White are quoted 24925c for prime to
choice per bu. Mixed at 23e for prime
and 2o@22c for ordinary to good
per bu on arrival and held or small lots i'll store
at 1002c more.
CORN-The market has been steady and de-
mand fair, but the receipts are heavy and there is
an easier tendency to-day. Mixed ear is held at
ShelIed quoted 4119@i2c for No. . and 4O@4lc per
bu for inferior White corn held about lc above
mixed.
WHEAT-Was steady all the week, and had a
fair demand with an ample supply. White is
quoted 9O@98c per bu for the best on the market,
but strictly choice would bring 2@Sc more. Am
ber is quoted 9l@92c for choice, and SS@9oc for
good to prime. Red at 90@92c for choice, and IS
9SSc for fair to PRIME, per bu.
RYE--The demand has been fair, with moder-
ate receipts and the market firm. No. quoted at
54c per bu, in elevator; prime to- choice sample
held at 5295Sc per bu on track and inferior quail
ity ranging down to 45c, nominally.
BARLEY-Has had firm market, though very
quiet and large receipts. Fall sample quoted at
81 i0@l u for choice 81 O591 O6 for prime, and
95clS1 for fair to good, and common down to soc
rer bu. Spring is not quoted.
BACON-Ilas been quiet and the market is
weak and prices are weakening. Shoulders quoted
SIC, clear rib at 63s and clear sides at 63s@634c
per lb, all packed
BULK MEATS-The demand has been light
and market closes weak. Shoulders quoted 4s4c,
clear rib sides at 5}sc and clear sides at 51s@6c
per III, all loose Held about 14c more for packed.
MESS PORK-The market has been very quiet
with moderate offerings and closing weak at IS 10