Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-08

DIE 1t Is the parrot; his instinct for dis
covering ways and means of annoyance
is something diabolical.
| A Scathing Paragraph.
The New York Express does not adj
mire the manner in which ladies dress for
balls, at the present day, and thus as
signs the reasons for its dislike:
1t is question fairly to be considered
in the present style Of female dressing,
just where propriety ends and indie
cency begins. The academy is brilliant
with beauty on the ball nights, brilliant
with the sparkle of diamonds, and the
lusture of bright eyes, which many a
bachelor would give half his patrim ony
to win, and which husbands are proud
of possessing. But it is scarcely COM
pliment to the modesty of our wives
and daughters to find, amid the fash
ionable assemblages which do credit to
our society that ladies who would shud-
der, even in crowd. with one of the
soiled doves which hover about the
world, exhibit themselves the centre of
admiring gentlemen, with such a lavish
display Of arms, neck and bosom that
even an anchorite would forget his
VOWS and take one long, lingering glance
at the female loveliness exposed before
him. All this may be winked at by So
ciety: but the true principle of modesty,
which hides from the common gaze the
wealth of beauty God has gwen to the
fairest Of his created beings, should not
be outraged by dresses cut SO low in the
neck, that scarcely any movement of
thewearer can be made without an ex-
posture of person at which even an en-
bryo courtesan would shudder. We do
not desire to be severe, but there is limit
even to fashionable license, Baby waists
do we'll enough for the nursery and for
very young people: they are admitted
to the stage in the ballet; they are
charmingly attractive at home, in the
boudoir. where the husband only is ad.
mitted; but when ladies invite criticism
or comparison of their charms from the
general public, by placing themselves
on view with scarcely any neck cover
ing other than shoulder strap to hold
the corsage up, there is loom for inn
prOvement in mOdesty. and decency
itself has some right to respect.
Origin of the White Trash.
A negro preacher delivered funeral
discourse over the body of an old col
ored brother, in which he gave an &C.
count of the genesis of the species,
(white) which threw Darwin and all OF
his vain philosophy of molecular, gem
mular and atomic creation completely
in the shade.
"My breddern, when Adam and Ebe
was fust made, deb was bot niggers.
But de good Lord put dem in the gar
den, where he had his summer. apples,
. and tole' s'em Adam, you and Ebe may
eat dem summer apples, much as you
want, but you jes' let them Fowler ap-
! Piles bel dun save dem for my special
toof. Deese, like sheep meat, too good
for niggers.' sTfG - TEfn8 fat
Den de good Lord went off bout his
business: lemonading up and down the
yeth seeking up whom he might save
up. But he no sooner turn his back,
dan jes' like two foolnigsers, Adam and
Ebe steal all the Fowler apples. eEbe
taste de fust one, smack her hlblys thick
lips: and 'quired Of Adam, How is dat
for High Adam said it was all o. e,
and Deb went for dem Fowler apples
like the hething chinee.
frC"Bimebild de Lord comes back, and de
fust ting he said was, Adam! Adam!
where my Fowler apples? Den Adam
got skeered and said, don't know
Lord, but spect Ebe got 'em' And de
Lord went to Ebe and said, 'Ebe, you
got dem Fowler apples Den Ebe got
skeered and said, Dunno, Lord; but
kinder spect dat fool niger Adam tool
'em.' Den de Lord got SO mad he fairly
smashed his teeth He stomped back
up to where Adam was standin'. and
! shiverin' like sheep-kiFin' dog, and he
4 made de groun' fairly shake IS he said,
Adam! Adam! you grand old thief,
] what for you stealOmy Fowler apples2'
Adam got soskeered he turned White
as a sheet! an my beloved brethren, he
never, got black anymore, and dat ac-
4 counts for the poor white trash eve see
flynn here SO grand, votin' de Radical
ticket! Let us look to the Lord end be
dismist," .asan.3 .q.s. .~s
| The London Daily Telegraph issued
1896 600 copies the, day after the fall Of
IiPlevna. i The paper nets 100000 a
i year. Fifteen years. ago it was nearly
4 dead, and, through a chattie7mortgage
4 for $40, 600, fell into the hands of a family
|'of. Jews, type brokers, manned Levy.
q Two of them have since had their ma n as
q changed to LAWSON and the names III
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Edward lawson appear
in the list of guests at the Prince 81
| Wales last ball. Mr.. Edward Laws on,
7 a familiar face IN the l0hhv of the