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tell as much as we dare, or it would be
fair to say, of what Mr.. Hirayama puts
inside his missiles. And we frankly
confess that, compared with what we
do not know, what we do know of the
matter is very little indeed. Certain
questions could neither have been pro-
perly asked or wisely answered More
over, If his own artists keep him in the
dark as TO many of their operations,
what could be expected of him or them
towards stranger. The brighter or
more expensive of the figures emitted
from smoke or cloud are made Of silk {;
by far the greater number, however,
are formed of very soft, light, but sim
gularly cohesive paper. In the cast of
dragons, tigers, fish, birds, and such
like, the material is cut, sewn and
painted in the form and cOlors of the
object intended to be represented. But
this is not enough. Its necessary that
The image shall assume its proper pos
ture in the air, when released from the
space in which it is folded and packed
as lightly as possible; that it shall float
lightly, and descend but gradually. To
insure this requires, as may be imag-
ined, great nicely of adjustment of the
flimsy texture. Small leaden weights
are disposed here and there about the
figure, and small circular holes are cut
in carefully determined spots on the
belly, back, legs and head for the ad-
mission and exit of the air which keeps
1t inflated. Flags and banners, pic
lures and screens, are in one piece;
their folds are opened, and they them
selves are kept continually in visible
position to the eye in the flight and de-
scent, by small weights, as above, but
only on that edge which should be
downward. All Of the simple, and
many of the more elaborate cloud eff
fects are produced by cOlOred earths
of fine consistency, judiciously dis
posed; others are the result of the COM
bustion of aerial commixture of certain
chemical substances.
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DESERTED.

A briery lane, where wild birds sing
All through the summer day;
A beech-tree old, whose branches fling
Long shadows o'er the way.
A nest, built up in the rustling boughs,
Lined soft with moss, 80 green,
A tiny dwellings woodland house
With leaves for q shelterng screen;
Three delicate eggs, that pearl-like lie
Beneath two brooding wings.
A mate that hovers all watohful by,
Or sits beside, and sings.
A careless boy with pitiless heart,
That cares not for loving things
A bird, that rises with timid start,
On sacred and fiuttering wings.
A sorrowful note Of plant and woe
Rings out in the quiet air,
And the pearl-like eggs lie crusted below,
On the beech-roots, old and bare.
And still, in the boughs Of the old beech
tree,
Mid its rustling sprays Of green,
The deserted nest you still may see
Peep out from its yerdant screen,
But the bird on its gay and gladstone wing
Returns TO the nest no more
And the mate that would sit on the boughf
and sing,
HIS summer songs are DER
And nought can bring from the happy Past
When light and love have fed
(Though the walls Of the dear old home
may last)
But memories Of the dead.
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On recent visit to manulactOry of
japanese fireworks, the proprietor
codrteOusly insisted upon sending up a
couple of his magic cases, as unlike the
foreign rocket as can well be conceived
Out of one of these burst clouds of va
rigated hue, with fantastic accessories,
but which were blurred and slnothered
by the murk behind. From the other
emerged tricOl or flag, which was
seized by the wind and borne rapidly
far out into the bay, 'mere waftage of
the air." Night and day rockets-we
must use this word for want of better
are neither of them self-propelling.
They are shot perpendicularly into the
air from mOrtars imbedded into the soil
at right angles to the horizon. Perfect
accuracy of flight is thus insured, are
suit hardly attainable with the West
ern stick and self-prOpulsion system.
The ordnance is made of wood--very
often mere pine, though camphOr wood
is preferred. Every mortar is COM
posed of two pieces, each like half Of
one of the metal mortars in use among
our armies, supposing the instrument
to be split downward from the mouth to
the breech. A touch-hole is bored in
the lover extremity of one of these
half tubes, and the two are then solidly
aud tightly bound together with bam-
boo strips, just.as buckets and tubs are
coopered, but continuously from end
to end. The engine is then complete.
1t only remains to plant the solid por-
ton of the butt firmly in the ground,
and all is ready for action. These toy
mortars are of various sizes, frem foot
or l8 inches to feet in length, and
with q diameter, within the tube, of
from y to 8 inch ?s. A good one will
bear 700 or 800 discharges. The ex-
treme ordinary range is l,200 yards,
though higher elevation can be at
tanned by afflxing wings to the missile.
This latter is sometimes of spherical or
more generally of cylindrical form. In
the latter case the bursting charge is
contained in a globe at the bottom of
the cylinder. Suppose one of these
about to be discharged. A mortar Of
suitable bore is sponged out, a charge
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II S'pOse you've seen Cne new stove,
the one that beats 'em ALL"
II don't know that | have" was the
calm reply.
"You orter see this, sir. They are
allus talkin' bout these coal stoves
which save ten per cent. of fuel, and
now they've got one."
"Have, Ell ?"
"Yes'r, l saw this one going the
other day hot 'nuff to bake an OK, an
it didn't burn any coal at all-not even
pound"
sis that possible. Why, l never
heard of such thing. Didn't burr
any coal at all ?"
mot an ounce, and 1t was throwing
out an awful heat"
"Well, that beats me. | don't SEE
how they got the heat"
"They burned wood, sir" was the
humble reply.
The man tried to coax the boy withir
reach, but the lad had to go to the post
office.
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.

Regular rates OF advertising. tl per square
hnt insertion, and 20 cents each subsequent
insertion.
Special contracts viii be made for A. ldYer-
hsements for four insertions or over
Transient advertisements always payable
quarterly in advance
Marriages and obituary notices, over one
square, charged for at half regular rates
All local notices 10 cents line for each in
sertion.
No notices inserted for less than fifty
cents.
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A recent visitor to the island of Juan
Fernandez, the scene of the romance of
Robinson Crusoe, thus describes that
location :--"Finding, to our delight, a
very clear and beautiful morning, we
were ready for the boat to take US on
shore by o'clock. We found nice
landing place, with few houses close
by the shore. The gentleman who
leases the island from the Chilian Gov
ernment, ALI de Rode-an enterprising
Swiss-met us on the mole, and very
cordially invited us to his house, and
gave us some fresh milk and bread, as
the morning air had sharpened our ap-
petites. He then said he would go with
us to see the cave where Alexander
Selkirk-the original of Robinson Cru
soe-lived so long. When we arrived
here beautiful lunch was set before
us, composed of various viands, wines,
fruits etc., while there was nice, cool
water, close by, making 1t altogether
lovely. After an hour or so spent In
examining the far-famed locality, we
took our leave, well pleased with our
visit. Mr.. de Rode has leased the en-
tire island for a period of eight years,
and is stocking it with cattle, with
which to supply passing vessels or to
ship to the mainland. Fine feed abounds
and there is an ample supply Of fresh
water. Wild goats are abundant, and
many are consumed by the natives for
food, the skins being handed over to
the proprietor. There are also great
lumber of fine fish in the surrounding
ers. The highest part of the island
hut three thousand feet high. The
RlNkaried and exceedingly beau
N " n AlNnate is tropical, and life
II X NJ K aRkpugh of necessity
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A Nevada sheperdess.


A party of gentlemen, recently, re-
turned to Virginia, Nevada, from q
prospecting tour North and East of that
place and while searching for a hidden
ledge over the hills some five miles north
of the Badger mine, they came upon q
Veritable shepherdess among the foot
hills. Whatever of the romantic which
is usually attached in the mind to
thoughts of such an adventure, In this
instance give way to the stern realities
of the case. There was no "fairy crea-
ture with her crook, tending her faith
er's tlocks," but ga woman, wrinkled
aud wry," and of three-score years,
leading a herd of from 275 to 800 goats.
She was clad plainly, If not neatly, in
an apron like schoolgirls, armless
and open in front-"simply this and
nothing MORE" She was making her
headquarters within the inclosure of
three rough stone walls, with an old
wagon cover over one-half the top, and
the front being wanting. Her couch
would scarcely do for Morpheus-wo WOO.
ing cOntrivance for modern belle. 1t
was half blanket and sack Of wool
for pillow. The food on hand con-
sisted of a pound and half of -four,
which she used by mixing it in water
and drinking it In place of tea and
coffee. She had also two dried up slap
jacks, on one Of which she was nibbling.
| She added to these luxuries such por-
tions of the flesh of her kids killed by
coyotes as she was able to recover.
But the boys appear to have caught the
shepherdess away from her home. She
told them where she lived, and invited
them to call. 1t was five miles away,
over the mountains. In the course of
their wanderings they found the place,
and accepted the invitation accordingly,
although the mistress OF the mansion
was not at home. They found there
eight pounds of beans and about as
many OF bacon, eight chickens and nary
rooster among them. She explained
this to them on their return. She got
hungry in the spring, and killed the
rooster, as the hens were laying, and
she did not care to eat them up. They
also found there sort of dress, and the
other half of the old lady's blanket. She
refused to talk much Of her history or
tell her name. She said. however, that
she used to keep the house on the other
side of the desert At the time of the
|kReese river excitement her husband
\ I'M. her, and she has never seen him
&msh Ell, MAA with Sam Dill
N II \ a * y n shepherdess
" " IA NJ n Y N ' X AEr, and from
\ " w u \, x y "A " /. N " X. n M ,rs her en-
N 4 4 .'|' " I s, NJ is shows
II N Il n 4 M A W n N Y VA " |D| Kevada.
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down till It w6cisS M
then withdraws the cc7N Y \
is applied to the fuse, and ", W Y v
contents of the gun are hurled a l " ~
into the air. Now, as we said .)l'
the bursting charge is in the gloSs N
portion of the bomb, and this M !, N
lowest in the gun, so that its time r, l
communicating with the detonan,s|
may ignite with the discharge. RI,
the whole case is SO weighted that os
soon as 1t leayes the muzzle, ton and
bottom are reversed, with the result
that the fuse burns, and the explosion
or explosions take place upward. the
wisdom of which arrangement will be
at once apparent. There is practically
no end, excepting the period of descent
of the case or its component parts, 70
the number surprises" which could
be put in one rocket, in which both for
night and day exhibitions the system
followed Is the same. Explosive
charge, ompartr0ent, dragon or stars
explosive charge, flag, or luminous
crysenthena; explosive charge etc. "a
the end Of the chapter. We will now
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III will not break,
youch; nay, you may
..say like a foot ball, and
Md and full at evening.
Bryant say that truth gets
Is run over by a locomotive,
Br dies Of lockJaw, If she
lher flngerp
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The pleasure of doing good is the only
pleasure that never wears out.
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A New N

"A fat citizen having in s$ss
chase of a new coal stow
day standing in front -
when a newsboy halt
fully said:
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-10-09

THE CHEYENNE RAIDERS st
Louis, Oct. 2.-The Globe Democrats
special from Leavenworth says the
troops had a fight with the Indians at
4 o'clock this morning, but this not
the place. Lueit. Broderick, Twenty
third Infantry, was wounded, and Cor
pororal Stewart, Co. L Twenty-third
Infantry, and five soldiers killed. Capt.
Mauck, with his command, has crossed
Plover Greek in close pursuit Of the
Indians. The bodies Of 13 settlers,
killed by the Indians, were brought
into Buffalo Station. ,4er, g.. aaa
St. Louis. Oct. "a dispatch from
Topeka says band Of runaway Indians
crossed the Kansas Pacific track yes
terday afternoon, 60mIes east of Hayes
City, and when eight or ten miles
north Of the station came upon lot
of cattlemen, when hand to hand
fight ensued, resulting in the loss Is
of the citizens killed and five wounded.
Troops were all west of Buffalo in pur-
suit of band that crossed near Sheri-
dan Sunday morning. Ha#
A Leavensworth dispatch says Maj.
Dean, Gee. Pope's staff, arrived yes.
terday noon from Fort Wallace, with
the remains Of 1t. Col. Lewis, who
died from wounds received in e.late
Indian fight. The body was at the re.
quest of the family Of the deceased
placed on the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific train, and sent to Sandy Hill, N.
Y. The casket was accompanied by
Maj Swain, judge advocate of the de-
partment of Missouai ..e ar.
Sidney, Net., Oct. "a report
from Ogallalla this afternoon says that
Indians were seen few miles south Of
there. A telegram signed by many
citizens was received by Col. Thorn
burg, who telegraphed the citizens
that immediate aid would be sent them.
A detachment of soldiers, with Is days
rations, 200 rounds of mmunition to
a man, with wagon train, loaded on a
special train, with engine attached,
awaits orders. Thornburg requested
the citizens of Ogallalla to send out
scouts south Of the town and ascertain
the location of the Indians, to better
enable him to act upon arrival at Ogal
lalla. 1t is thoughtby many this is a
decoy by small band of Indians to
d-a ~ aete ention 9th .--opo, ro bet
ter enable the main bodies of Indians
to effect crossing of the Union Pact
fc Railroad ...-
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St. CLARA
AGA I'D II MY.

THE OLDEST CHARTERED INSrITU.
i tion for the education of Girls in the
Northwest. is situated ia Wisconsin. few
miles from the Mississippi, on the Southern
Slope of Sinsinawa Mound the highest
point OF land but one, in the Great Basin.
Sinsinawa overlooks three States, standing
as it does, close to the boundary line, and
its elevated position, aside from its grand
eur and beauty, secures perfect heathful-
ness to high too beireached by the malarial
infuen ces of the loW-Iands, while its crest
shields the buildings from the winter winds.
The graceful slopes are well wooded, the
clearings necessarily made, designedly
leaving nature to her own plans as far as
possible. This with the distance of tie
place from the large towns, secures unlimi-
ted advantages for outdoor exercise, which
is SO painful lack in many of our schools.
The plan of instruction carried out in
this Institution, unites every advantages
which can contribute to an education, at
once solid and refined
For further particulars address,
42w8 ST. CLARA ACADEMY.
Sinsinawa Mound, Grant Co., Wis
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\ O. SO
State Items.

A young man who put up at the Bay
City House in Green Bay, Sunday,
registering as Phillip Low, Portage
City, at night went through number
of boarders, getting over 500 In cash
and three watches. The amount of
500 was taken from man named
Campbell, Escanaba. An attendant
detected Low just as he was leaving
the room with the money, and gave
the alarm Low ran to his own room
and locked the door. Two or three
watched outside and while an officer
was sent for Low jumped from the win
dow and made his escape.
The four Kenosha tramps known as
the Murphy gang, held to the crimi-
nal court for burglary, almost succeed
ed in making their escape from the
county Jail Sunday night. They had
sawed off all but one of the bars of the
door, and were only discovered by
their letting fall one of the iron bars,
which awakened the sheriff and they
were quickly secured.
Fire was discovered in the floor of
the general Offices of the Southern Mis-
nesota Railway at La Crosse, Monday
afternoon, caused by a scuttle of hot
ashes left in small room used for stor-
age. Before the fire could be extin-
guished the Offices of the presi dent,
general manager and his assistants had
to be flooded with water, causing con-
siderable damage. Wheat stored on
the floor below was damaged by water
to the amount of several hundred dol
lars.
BANCRoFT's CONDITION. Newport,
Oct. 2.-While George Bancroft, the
historian, was driving yesterday, the
horses ran away and he was thrown
out of his carriage The left side of
his head was badly cut, and his left
arm aud shoulder injured, probably
dislocated. Mr.. Bancroft suffers great
pain this morning.
The Evening Post has a Newport
dispatch giving the particulars of the
accident to Mr.. George Bancroft as
follows: Mr.. Bancroft's horses ran
away while he was driving them. He
guided them safely a distance of three
miles, but IN turning corner the mo.
mentum upset the vehicle Mr. Ban
croft who was thrown out received a
severe scalp wound; his scull does not
appear to be injured. His right shout
der and his ribs are badly hurt His
physicians say his mind is perfectly
clear.
Newport, Oct. 2.-The condition of
Bancroft, the historian, is very favor
able for his speedy recovery. He was
able to walk across the floor, read
little, and gave instructions to his sec
retary. @1s''' ' p. q"
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-10-09

TOR SALE at the Wagon and Carriage
Il Paint Shop of ". +, E. Jones, FIRST St.
The Centennial tops are adjustable to any
kind of vehicle and make a perfect sun
shy de and storm protector at moderate
price. Clarke's Carriage Umbrella can be
used on every kind of vehicle with an open
seat. and is easily changed to any angle
They supply a want long felt. Come and
examine my large and complete stock of
these goods. Prices low
w. e. JONES, lst Street.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-10-09

The suit of the Bank of Commerce
New York, against the Bank of the
State of Missouri, to recover 100000,
was decided yesterday at st. Louis fly
Judge Dillon instructing the jury to
find for plaintiff ia the sum of S445,-
582. The original loan by the Bank
of Commerce was sl,000,0OO. $780,
600 of which was returned, leaving a
balance of 100000 due, when the
State bank suspended. This sum, it
is said, will nearly cover the assets of
the State bank, and leave depositors
out in the cold.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-10-09

p AN AWKWARD MIsTAKE.-NewYork
Oct, g. -Worshippers at the s o'clock
mass this morning in St, Francis
Xavier's Church, Il West Sixteenth
street,. were startled by seeing man
approach woman in one of the centre
pews and plunge large knife into her
body, without a moments warning.
The would-be assassin then fed from
the church, followed by about hun
dredof the congregation. He was at
length arrested. The woman was mean
while taken to hospital and found to be
suffering from a severe and deep cut
in the abdomen Her name is Mary
Logan, ,laundress Of the Hoffman House.
The prisoners name is John Carpenter.
aged 33, living at the corner of Grand
and Clinton streets. Carpenter, who
has been separated from his wife for
some time, went to church this morn
ing, knowing her to be an attendant
there, intending to kill ber; but, being
half drunk, mistook Mrs. Logan for
her and plunged the knife into her.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-10-09

The Dutch papers characterize the
rumor OF the cession or sale of the
island of Curaco to Germany as an ab-
surd canard. Especially since the dis
covery recently made of valuable cop.
pei mines in the island, the Dutch are
not inclined to make present to Ger
many of this valuable maritime posses
sion.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-10-09

The DELAvAN INSTITUTE. &C. H.
Haskins, member of the State Board
Of Charities and Reform, who was in
Europe during the Investigation ofthe
Delevan institute for the Deaf. and
Dumb, by that Board, has filed with
the Governor his protest against the
Report Of the majority Of the Board
Of Charities. 1t does not pres
ent any new facts, or views
that have not been expressed over and
over again by the press of the State,
nor does the necessity for this formal
action, on the part of Mr.. Haskins,
without consultation with members of
the Board appear entirely clear to us;
and its proprlety as matter Of court
esy to his associates, may we'll be ques-
toned. Our own views on this matter
were frankly expressed at the time the
report was made, and they did not
and do not materially differ from those
of Mr.. Haskins; but to file an official
protest, at this late day, as Mr.. H. has
done, is matter about which there
will be difference of opinion, we pre-
sumo, among those who entertained,
at the time Of its appearance, views
adverse to the report of the Board of
Charities.-Nadison Journal 7
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-10-09
KANSAS!

For full and reliable information about
Kansas and for Land, Papers, Maps, etc.,ap-
ply to NJ. SOLOMON, Gen. Land agent
Atcheson, topeka and Santa Fe R. R., No
46 South Clark ST. Chicago llsI
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-10-09

In some of the Congressional districts
of the country politics are very badly
mixed this Fall. In number of in
stances, especially in cities, no less than
five candidates are in nomonation for
Congress in the same districts-Re
publican, Democrat. National Green
back, Socialist and Prohibition-liter-
ally making it "scrub race" To
show the uncertainties of political for
tune, it is stated as fact that 292
members of the present Congress, only
116 have succeeded in securing nomi-
nations for reelection.
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Custom Work

is done with the greatest neatness and pune
tuality, and every care taken to give entire
satisfaction. lie thanks the public for the
lihorai patronage be has heretofore received ,
and solicits all to call and give his goous
thorough exam mnation, as he is confident he
can please both as to quality and price.
F. w KURZWEG.
Watertown, Nov lst, 1877 27
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AUGUST WIGGENHORN,

VEWELER, has recently opened a jew
elry Store in Johnson's block. corner
lain and lst street, where ho wilt keep
constantly on hand large stock OF
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silver and Pla-
I'D Ware, SC Particular attention paid
:, repairing Watches, Clocks, JeWelry,
&c. and warranted to give satisfaction.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-10-09
HAMLIN & FORD,

WATERToWN Lumber Yard: Lumoel
w OF every desert ption; Lath ana
Shingles constantly on hand aud tor SAFE al
he Lowest Market PIice, at the milwaukee
Depot, Watertown. Wis.
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A. GRIFFIN FIR.

EAsHIONABLE Barber and Hair Dres-
L ser. Shop in SaIicks basement, on the
Bridge, Watertown, Wis. The best of Hair
I've used, warranted to hold color for eight
weeks. 100 -