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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-25

an idea Of the effect Of conversation
with her the reader must imagine in the
following that the italics represent the
tongue and the other form the
masculine: '' ,.e.e #'%i
SLOW did you like Europe?'
81 liked ii Uery neuch I liked Emo
France liked, too, Iond better than near
y as any other. we'll as England. Its
more The French ike ApsesGca. people
are very The Italians nice. are q g0od
deal America Is my like the French.
home, you know, I like and I to hauey am
not very much. likely to forget it. I
was born There Is q great deal to in North
Carolina. see in [ was the old aUorld, in
South Carolina especially, IN during the
war. London and Po7is."''
From the above com prehensive state
ment it will be evident to the reader
that she can accomplish just twice as
much talking as women in general, and
more than that; she is talking on two
different phases of the subject at the
same time. sn2"@2" y jhf@
vet" Get up and walk, Nightingale"
said the manager.
Z The one face grlnned, while the other
looked solemn. She took. herself no
off the sofa and walked across the room
erect on her four legs and came back
on her two legs. The dwarfs who are
exhibited with her are the Brothers
Magri. They will be at thesEquescur-
rlculum for two weeks. al ,se
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-25
THE POPULATION ON WHEELS.
A Little Continuance That Will Walk q
Lazy Man Twelve Miles al Hour.
I,hi

The newspaper carrier who serves
papers to the attendants in the Perma-
nent Exhibition Building goes his
rounds at the rate of twelve miles an
hour. He travels on machines not I'm
like roller skates, which are called pedo-
motors, according to the inventor, Mr..
j. ii. Hobbs, an architect, ON Walnut
street, above Fifth. The day is not far
distant when the whole city will be on
wheels, when pedestrians will beskim-
ming through the streets at the rate of
ten miles an hour without any more
effort than is now put forth in peram-
bulating half that distance.
The pedOmotor consists Of four tough,
light wooden wheels supplied with an
outer rim oftough india rubber. These
wheels are secured to fram the shape
of the foot, which is strapped to the
pedal extremities in the usual manner.
Unlike roller skates, the wheels of these
little vehicles, are not under, but are
placed on each side of the foot, thus
giving the Wearer a good standing, as
well as a solid footing. The rear wheels
are three inches in diameter. while
those in front are but two and a half
inches. This gives the foot Slight in
cline, and when in motion has much to
do in impelling the pedestrian forward.
Extending from the toe, with slight
curl toward the ground is a piece of
casting termed the pusher, which is
simply used IN mounting an elevation or
steep incline. From the center of the
heel a small brass wheel extends back
ward, serving as q guide as we'll as a
brake. The whole scarcely turns the
scale at pound weight. In using them
no more effort is required than in ordin-
AIRY walking. The wearer steps with
his regular stride. and is amazed to find
himself Swimming over the ground so
rapidly with so little muscular effort.
MIR. Hobbs, explains the mystery of the
rapid movement in this manner: A
man whose stride is thirty-two inches will
traverse forty-eight inches, or one-half
farther, with the podomotor. This
is because the body is in constant mo-
ton. For instance, says be, the traveller
starts, and, while he raises one foot to
step, he continues rapidly onward until
that foot is set down and the other
raised to make another step. This gives
him more momentum, and away he
goes over two miles in the same
time it takes to accomplish
mile with the feet. No. eff
fort of the body is required for their
use, as la skates. The traveller simply
plants one foot before the other and
finds himself whizzed along at a lively
rate
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-25
The Duke of Cumberland.

The Duke of Cum berland. who is a
great grandson Of George III. and con-
sequently second cousin of the Princess
Louise, is to marry the Princess Thyra,
who is sister of the Princess of Wales,
and the official declaration of the be-
trothal, which was made on Nov. 20, at
the castle Of Fredensborg, was an im-
pressive ceremony. About a quarter to
6 the royal family entered the large
reception-room, where drawing room
was held, and some presentations took
place; and about quarter past 6 the
procession was formed and the com pany
sat down to magnificent banquet.
The king rose, and in a few words,
spoken in French, announced the be-
trothal of his beloved daughter, the
Princess Ihyra, and his royal high
ness, the Duke Of Cum oerland,
asking all present to drink their
health, and to wish them every happi-
ness and prosperity. The announce
ment was followed by large flourish
of trumpets, after which the band play
ed God Save the Queen" Immedi-
ately afterward, the Duke Of Cum Der
land expressed his gratitude to the
King and the Queen for having grant
ed 10 him the hand of tie Princess.
When the King sat down., the band
played the national Danish anthem
King Christian Stood Beside the Mast.
Now, the Duke of Cum berland is son
Of blind King George ", who lost his
throne when the Prussians invaded
Hanover. He is Crown Prince, OF
rather King in name. but only wan
derlng heir in reality, as he is extreme.
ly unlikely ever to regain either his
throne Or his estates. The Prussian
government was not represented al the
betrOthal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-25
CAPTURED BIZ INDIANS.
Remarkable Adventures Of an Iowa WO-
man and her SOn---Made a Slave TO a
fankton Chief.
r. B. HAYES.
New York Herald.

An Omaha, Neb., special to the Her.
aid, dated Dec. 14th, says: Deep interest
is taken here to-day in the narrative of
Mrs. Charles Jones, OF Washington
county, Iowa, who arrived with her son
last night, and whose story of suffering
on the plains, with the astonishing reve-
lations regarding certain Indians of the
4ankton agency, has few parallels in
frontier history. Mrs. Jones and her
son, 1t is believed, are the sole survivors
of a party of twelve emigrants who left
Washington county last February for
the Yellowstone Valley. They reached
Fort Kearney about March 1, 1878, and
when few days out from there. in the
party of seventy Indians. William
Brown, joshua Brown, and Joseph
Hyatt, brother of Mrs. Jones, consti-
tuting the men of the party, were in
stantly shot dead. All the others were
taken into captivity. ALL but Mrs.
Jones and her son disappeared, and, as
she believes, were massacred.
She was made a slave to the chief
named Yankton, CO king, picking
berries, and performing other mental
offices. She was never allowed to meet
or talk with her son. Her clothes were
taken from her, and she was allowed
only blanket and moccasins. The camp
was moved often, and always northward
The warriors several times left the
party and returned with clothing and
plumber, evidently taken from murdered
whites. The interpreter who was with
the party, named Chimes, stated that
he was captured from a party of emf
grants when he was only IL years old,
and he is now 40. He adopted their
life, became Catholic, and was edu-
Gated at a Jesuit college. He told Mrs.
Jones that the party were chiefly Yank-
tons, from the Yankton agency, but
were few from Red Cloud and Spotted
Tail agencies. They were out always
during the summer and retired to the
agencies IN winter.
Their slaves are kept outside the
agencies IN concealment. Other fe-
male white slaves in the party told her,
thro'-gh the interpreter, that their
friends had been murdered, and, as they
had nc friends, they did not desire to
escape. Young Jones, who is aged
10, became favorite and was kindly
treated. At the expiration of two
months they reached the neighborhood
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-25

AN old lady in Glasgow was left a
legacy Of $4,000, having already a
small fortune of some f8 900 or $40, 600.
She invested the legacy in the City
OF Glasgow bank, and when the
crash came went distracted at the
thought Of beggary that was awaiting
her. 10 her surprise no call was made
upon. her, and on investigation she
found to her delight that her agent en-
bezzled the money while pretending to
invest 1t in the shares. desired. n a
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-25

THE trial of the famous Belgian for
ger, L. Knit, lasted one month aud cost
the government $4,000. The jury
We're given sos questions to consider.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-25

A VIRGINIAN was recently married
who has IO4 grandchildren.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-02-07
Catching Cold.

As the cold-taking season is upon us,
our readers may read with profit these
suggestions from the Herald of Health:
In the first place, as one of the means
to prevent cold, the daily bath in a
warm room, with much friction, is very
important. In no case should the body
be chilled. Use much friction over the
chest and throat, and snuff into the nos
trils a little of the water warmed to
comfortable temperature. Next, after
the bath, take daily exercise in the open
air, neither too much nor too little, ex-
posing the body somewhat to the cold
and sun for a short time, but never ex-
hausting it. One chief danger from
colds is the exhausted state of the body
that first occurs, so it is not able to re-
sist unfavorable influences. People
who are not very vigorous should avoid
over-exertion, and keep the strength up
to the highest point 1t will help those
prone to cold to sleep all they can.
Another cause of colds is eating too
heartily after days work, when there
are not forces enough to digest the
food and keep up the circulation. Eat
moderately at night if you would avoid
a cold. A cold in its early stages may
be broken up by hot footballs, warmth
to the body, especially hot pack or a
hot bath in the middle of the day, with
much friction and quiet in a comfort
able room. It's not advisable to take
a hot bath at night in such cases.
When you have a cold, don't cat much
or work much unless you have great
physical strength, when a hard days.
work may be good thing to equalize
the circulation and restore the action
to the skin, which always suffers when
one takes cold.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-02-07
The Minister and the Monte Men.

A minister on his way from Columbus
to New York was feeced out of fifty
dollars yesterday morning, while en-
route to this city on the Panhandle Rail-
road. An individual, dressed as a
countryman, came into the car and took
a seat near the minister. Entering into
a conversation with the latter he inform
ed him how he had been swindled at
Columbus by three-card-monte men,
and proceeded to explain the modus OPP
erandi of the operation. A second coun-
tryman put in an appearance at this
juncture and became interested in the
explanation, alleging that he could not
be cheated by such simple subterfuges.
The clergyman was thus induced
to investigate the practical work
ings of the game, which resulted in his
arriving in this city minus the sum above
mentioned. For obvious reasons he
declined to take any steps toward the
recovery of his money, but proceeded
on his journey rejoicing Piasbarg
Leader.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-02-07
Woman's Loye...A- Ten-for.a-Cent
Novel.

Young Radspinner and Lillian Deu-
senbury had long been lovers. They
were engaged to be married. The day
was set, and, waiting for the day to
come, time moved as slowly as an ac-
commodation train on a Western rail-
road. One evening, just week before
the time fixed for the nuptials, young
Radspinner and Lillian were out stroll
ing up and down the railroad track, en-
joying the calm and peaceful sunset.
Lillian wore her wine-colored silk, and
her proud young lover had told her a
hundred times that it made her look
sweet enough to drink. A tender speech
was interrupted by the appalling screech
of steam whistle just around the curve
The limited mail was coming at the rate
of sixty-fve miles an hour. There was
not a moment to lose. Young Radspin-
ner caught the beautiful arm of his be-
trothed and tried to drag her from the
track. Her dress caught upon spike
and held her fast. She tried to kick it
loose. She screamed and kicked, but
the spike would not let GO. The train
was bearing down upon them like a de-
mon. They could almost feel its hot
breath upon their cheeks. Young
Radspinner stopped over and seized the
folds of the handsome dress in his hands,
intending to rip it from the spike, and
rescue from death the one fair woman
beneath the sun. She stopped him with
a cry of alarm: $50.
"Don't tear my dress!'
"You must be released from this"
he yelled, ''the train is upon us -
otis my wine-colored silk; 1 would
not have it torn for the world"
His love for her rose above every
thing else, and, renewing his hold upon
the garment, he exclaimed:
"Darn your wine-colored sikh"
"Don't you dare to tear it!;' she
cried. endeavoring to loosen his grasp.
The locomotive screamed again, this
time right in their ears. The brave girl
pushed her lover off the track and shout
ed above the rattle of the train "Leave
me, George; leave me, and save your
self l had hoped to live for you, for
love you devotedly, and am sure we
could have been very, very happy; but
l would die a thousand deaths rather
than tear my wine-colored-" The
locomotive struck her amidships and
strung her along the track for mile
and a half. George hunted and hunted
until his eyes grew weary, but he could
not find enough of the wine colored silk
to make him necktie.-Boston Courier.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-02-07

BREAKFAST RoLLs.-1 quart of good,
fresh milk, cupful of lard and butter
mixed, half and half, 4 cnpful of yeast,
l teaspoonful salt, flour enough to make
a soft dough: mix over night; in the
morning add more flour; make up into
rolls; place them in pan and let rise
20 minutes; then bake 20 minutes.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-02-07

CRULLERs.-1 coffeecupful milk, /
heaping cupful butter, three coffeecup-
fuls sugar, teaspoonful, even, Of soda,
5 eggs, salt, and or nutmegs,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-02-07
Population of the World.

According to recent careful computa-
tons, the population of the world is
1,423,917, 900, or 20 persons for every
square mile. The following table shows
the populations of the great divisions of
the earth:
Europe. 800 lis, 800 Australia Jas 600
Asia. 1924 54S, 500 America .S5 10 500
Africa. 1890. .lg9, 92l 500
The combined populations of 1876 ex-
coed those of 1875 about 81, 000,0 The
inhabitants of different States of Europe
are divided as follows: -
Germany. .42,72s 900 France. 49,. ii, lo2 %
Austro- Hun Great Bfitain.35, i50, 900
gary....... 81, 700 600 Spain. 55l ,47
sw1taerland ss9 ~ Portugal 2ss ssi
Belgium ...... 1856, Turkey in Eu-
Luxembourg. 205 ,l53 rope. ......... $500, 600
Russia. Ill $50 9s0l Roumala 5073,000
sweden ...... 1921 Seryia. ....... ,377 .01S
Norway ....... 3d., 49, Montenegro. 10000
Denmark. i.90s, 900 Greece. 1,457,s9t
The population of Turkey in Europe,
Asia and Africa reaches Al SOC, 600 souls,
of whom 20, 500, 900 are divided between
Egypt, Tripoli, and Tunis, Asia having
$4,000. The population of the Russian
Empire is estimated at S5,5S6, 900 or
100000 over the population of 1875.
The population of the British Indies
numbers 2S9,000,000, that of China
405, 000, 600, and that of Japan 80, 299,-
OILS. London has {, 489, 42S souls, Paris
1851, 1872, New York and Brooklyn l.
$50, 622, and Berlin 1,O45, 000.-Scaen-
tsjie american.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-02-07

A PRINTER at La Crosse
Gently fell heir to S15,OW.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-02-07

stenographer on the following day after
they are dictated.
The making of appointments absorbs
the principal part of the Presidents
time, and during session of Congress
several clerks are kept busy in the rou-
tine work connected with the exercise
of the appointing power. Applications
for office are pouring in all the time,
and these are filed, with whatever ae-
companying recommendations may be
received, for the action of the President.
The principal appointments are de-
termined upon at the Cabinet meetings
The large amount of clerical and Off
cial work done at the Executive man
sion requires the services of about a
dozen men. President Hayes has a
larger personal staff than has been
maintained by any of his predecessors.
The man who stands nearest to him is
Mr.. w. K. Rogers, who holds the Off
cial position of Private Secretary to the
President, with a salary of $3.50 a
year. Mr.. Rogers occupies the large
room adjacent to the Presidents room,
on the side opposite to the library and
Immediately over the southern end of
the east room, all the offices being in
the second story of the Executive man
sion. Mr.. Pruden, the Assistant Secre-
tary, who receives salary of S2,25O, is
man of considerable experience, WI o
holds over from the last Administra-
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-07-12

A rainy afternoon kept six young
ladies in the house, and for three
hours their tongues ran at such q
rate that q successful Keely motor,
could IL have heard them, would
have committed suicide out of sheer
envy. The phonograph was loafing
in the room during the CONVERSE
ton, and the next day when the
crank was turned It spoke very YER
bytimically as follows:
"A lovely swiss OrRandie, trim
med with-Charley Edward's mus
tache looks hke-a perfect fright in
the belted basque--and six yards of
fly fringe en- the-Sunday night
George was here and-wOre . hand
some chip bonnet and-I was aw-
fully ashamed with my old wrapper
on-such q stuck up thing as she is,
and her princess overskirt with six
teen-beaux go there every night
in the week, and-on Sunday / Rm
going TO wear my new-Tom and
Jerry are coming over to see-my
new suit of garnet linen for-the
horrid old thing, i wouldn't speak,
and--he promised to take as to see
Mary Bront's bOurette dress did
you oversee more lovely shade
of silk than--Grsce Laman's broth
or Joe said-Good graciousl girls,
I've sewn this on the wrong side OF
Jack Fenton's carriage cost-aG
much as fifty cents = yard for new
pasementeries, and / can't see what
Carrie means by having thes awk.
ward BOBBY running after her--hel
nose lie no more Grecian than I'm
an old piano not worth"
And so on for three columns.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-07-12
ReIIgiOus NoGIces.

Now that the circus days have ar
rived, the cash receipts at the Sunday
schools are falling off.
It is bad policy to worry about filling
your church. See that your pulpit is
properly filed, and then the church
will take care of itself.
The Interior says that If ministers OF
the gospel had no higher mission and
accomplished no other result than to
exemplify the gospel of good breeding,
they would be worth all they cost to
society.
When you hear a country church
choir singing "There will be no more
sorrow there" you conclude at once
that either the Aforesaid choir will not
be there, or they will not be permitted
to sing.-Oil City Derrick.
Three little boys on a recent Sabbath
were stopped on the street in this city
by an elderly gentleman, who perceiY-
ed that they had bats and a bali with
them, asked one of the number this
question: "Boy, can you tell me where
all naughty boys go who play ball on
Sunday ?" cover back of Johnson's
dam ?" the youngster replied.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-07-12

JAPANESE CHILDREN.-There are
no cradles in Japan. Almost as
soon as babies are born they are ia
ken out on the backs of the older
children, the child carrying the Sec
ond, the second the third, and so on,
and you will see q company of girls
playing battle-door, each with ba-
by strapped to her back. If the ba
by cries they Jump up and down a
little, and SO rock it off to sleep
The baby thus gets exercise,
fresh air, and sees all there is going
on. Its education thus begins early,
for the houses being all open, the
operations of all the different trades
may be seen going on in them as
you pass along the street. The
buildings are all one story, with
narrow fronts running back about
forty feet, and by the removal of
screens, which serves as partition
walls, all are thrown open SO that
the air sweeps freely through them.
So the children early see the pro-
cesses of ali the trades, and much
of the quickness of the people
comes from this. A japanese SER
want can turn his hand to every
thing.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-07-12

No QUICKENED CONSCIENCE FoT
HIM.-Mrs. Beaver, on Maryland
street, has been showing great de.
preston of spirits during severa
weeks back. Yesterday, appearing
to be especially sad, her husband at
fectionately pleaded:
"What is the matter with you
Sarah Jane ?"
ooh, William" was the sobbing
response, II feel that 1 am going tC
have quickening conscience !"
"Poohs Is that all ?"
"No, William, you know a quick.
ening conscience will cause me to
make q confession
"No, you don'tI" roared Mr.
Beaver. 81 won't have it, 1 tell you
Go into the quickened conscience
business as much as you like, but il
you come to the confession touch
I'll get q divorce from you before
you can wink an eyelash I"