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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-06-12
Death in the DiShclOth.

A lady gives the following advice
about dishcloths:
IF they are black and stiff, and smell
like barn-yard, it is enough throw
them in the fire and henceforth and
forever wash your dishes with cloths
that are white, cloths that you can see
through, and see if you ever have that
disease again. There are sometimes
other causes, but | have smelled a
whole house full of typhoid fever in
one dishrag.' | had some neighbors
once-clever, good sort of folks. One
Fall four of them were sick at one time
with typhoid fever. The doctor ordered
the vinegar barrels white-washed, and
threw about forty cents worth of car
bolic acid in the swill-pail and depart
ment. | went into the kitchen and
made gruel-I needed dish-cloth and
looked around and found several, and
such rags ? | burned them all, and
called the daughter of the house to get
Inc dish-cloth. She looked around
on the table. "Why,' said she, there
was about a dozen here this morning.
and she looked in the wood-box and on
the mantlepiece. and felt in the cup
board. WELL l said, Il saw some old,
black, rotten rags lying around here
and | burned them-for there is death
in such dishcloths AS those, and you
must never use such again I took
turns in nursing that family for weeks,
and [ believe those dirty dishcloths
were the cause Of all that hard work
Therefore, l say to every house
keeper, keep your dishcloths clean.
You may only brush or comb your
head on Sundays, you need not wear a
collar unless you go from home-but
you must wash your dishcloths. You
may only sweep the floor when the sun
gets right; the windows don't need
washing, you can look out of the door
that spiders web don't hurt anything
but as you love your lives wash out
your dishcloth. Let the foxtail grass
grow in the garden (the seed is a foot
deep anyway let the holes in the heels
ofyour husbands foot rags 60 undarned,
let the sage go ungathered, let the
children's shoes 60 two Sundays without
backing, let the bens set four weeks on
one wooden egg-but do wash out
your dishcloths. Eat without table
cloth, wash your laces and let them
dry, do without curtain for your Win
dows and cake for your tea-but for
heavens sake keep your dishcloth
clean"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-06-12
Some Truths to be Needed.
Church Union.

We ought to take great care to select
honest men for all public offices, and
then we ought to treat them with suf-
fcient respect to keep them honest.
Unsupported charges of corruption will
breed corruption quicker than almost
any other thing. A man who is con-
stantly called thief twill be very likely to
become thief in the end A servant
that is never trusted will seldom be
trustworthy. The most scrupulous men
are liza lie to become weary of well-doing
if they are always Hbelled and calumni-
ated alike whether they do well or Ill.
Men who try to do their duty and are
generally slandered for it are in immi-
nent danger of falling, for they are sub
Ject to a double temptation, one person
before and and one behind, and are
likely to learn to deserve the defamation
at last. Applause for well-doing is enc
of the sweetest and most effective agen-
cies of virtue-it is an influence that al
ways makes for social order. 1t is get
ting to be almost badge Of disgrace for
a man to be elected to public office in
this country--in this land ofboasted self
government, where such choice should
be badge Of honor and a pledge Of
courtesy. A sad day for America it will
be when the best men all stand aloof
from the polls and say: mo, cannot
afford to be elected, for I have q good
name, and | have wife and children
who love me and would suffer to
see me abused. | cannot accept your
nomination" Already there are good
menwho say this, and already our poll
tics is suffering for it. When that time
comes in this country, and it seems to
be Fastening on, when all men shall
say it, a free government will be fall
ure utterly, at least for such a people as
we, and the American republic will per-
ish from the earth. Let us be wise III
time .r aE @
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-06-12
81 has a black silk nv ole mistis gib

81 has a black silk my ole mistis glib
me in the slavery days, dat war alters de
envy an de jealousy Of all the cul-
lud people. has KEEP it fur my berry
in fur yers an yers. has let out de
hem, SO dat it are long enuff to cober
my feet when | was laid out; an | has
a pair oh shoes an a pair Oh stockin's
dar war neber on my feet. See dat dev
puts 'em on me, my baby. Don't let
Marcellus's wife keep 'em back"
Poor Marcellus's vile had in her pa
tent ox-like way been an angel of for
bearance to Cynthia during her long i'll
ness. But Cynthia bore grudge against
her, as she appeared, in truth, to bear a
grudge against all her kind, with the one
exception of myself, whom she had sin
gled out for her favor, originally Cor my
mothers sake. Cynthia had aspirations.
| was of the superior race; | WIS white.
She chung to me with q pathetic trust.
" You an de Lor' is de onliest frens rs
got" she said brokenly, when | came
away that day.
When next saw her she was attired
IN the black gown that had been the
envy and the jealousy of ali the colored
people. Marcellus's wife had shed the
restless feet that would never more go
up and down the little bay-side town
asking aims of the white ladies, with
the unused stockings and the shining
morocco shoes. Her brown hands were
crossed composedly. The lines of her
rigid brown face were slightly relaxed.
Its habitual decent white lerchief was
bound about the poor head that was
no longer " a-grindin' an a-dustin'."
Old Cynthia had escaped from the
bondage of the spell Of life, Where she
was gone; had the pain ceased? were
the blind eyes opened? was her under
standing enlighted had she found out
what it was that had distracted her so
cruelty ?-H0rper's B0sar.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-06-12
GOD BE WITH THEE !

Good night. the day is paling,
The sun will set in rain,
And my heart is failing,
and weakening with pain.
And thou--the tears will rise, love
What dare say of thee!
l gaze into thine ewes, love,
As though they were the sea;
dissatisfied, unweary,
look into their deep,
Till even visions dreary
Are safely laid to sleep;
And not our parting sorrow,
Not even coward fear,
Can make me feel the morrow,
While still linger here.
Ten vears-they must be ended
Some time before we die,
What hope and anguish blended,
Sweet heart, beneath thy sigh.
All, dear one, did | bid thee
Be calm and lear the pain?
Good bye. love, God be with thee,
And bring me back again!
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-06-12

HUWUTOu
/ POck ct books o. worn shorter this
season,
Where there's will there's plea of
insanity
Waiting to be whipped is the
most uninterestlng period in boy
hood.
A frisky Briton bit his wife's nose off.
and the patient woman testified in court
that she bit it off herself
An Ohio man has a three-eyed
baby. The eye dearl Another Ohio
man with an extra orifice-Graptic.
Bret Harte intends to write plays
until he makes money. "Good-bye
sWeet-Harte, goodbye"
Somebody has taken the trouble to
write book about GLOW to Find the
Stars" Don't wait to read it-step On
bit OF orange-peel.
"Wat he promised he tried to fulfill:
but be promised too much. Moral to
the yOung-Never bite off more than
you kin chaw-Ioledo Blade.
Trust not too rashly the man
who repays the borrowed V, for he may
be playing for a XX."-Li,aes taken from
the interior Of an Egyptian pyramid.
We are glad to learn, even at this late
day, that Thomas Jefferson would turn
aside rather step On q bumble-bee. He
was barefooted when he felt that way,
of course.
Before man deliberately makes up
his mind tew be rascal he should ex-
anime hisself clussly tew assertane eff
he amt better constituted for phool.
Josh Billings
The best thing ever said of ghosts
was said by Coleridge, when asked by
lady if he believed in them. "No,
madame; [ have seen too many of
them to believe in them"
It is said that President Hayes had
his belief in the Bible shaken a little,
when he was informed that it was not
written by an Ohio man.-Herald and
Presbyter.
" NONE so BLIND AS THOSE WHO WON'T
SEE. Good natured Doctor" Stay,
those eyes can be cured. [ will under
take the operation and restore the
sight" Beggar-" And deprive me of
my livelihood? A pretty idea! Do
you want to ruin me?"
A peck Of cucumbers and hand
organ will break up peaceable COM
munity more speedily and permanently
than any other com binatior we have in
mind at this writing. Aaeri-
can.
A Sunday-school teacher was telling
her scholars about bad boy who stole
a hundred dollars, when she was inter-
rupted by one of her auditors with the
query, "And how did he get such
bully chance?"
" [ say, Paddy, that is the worst look
ing horse you drive [ ever saw. Why
don't You fatten him up?" " Fat him
up, is it? Fax, the haste can scarcely
carry the little mate that's on him now"
replied Paddy.
Burlington Haukeye: In the bright
lexicon of American youth there is no
such word as fail A man merely be-
comes embarrassed and compromises
with his creditors for thirty cents.
Our Youngest John Mackellar,
darling little Teller.
He swallowed all the yeller
Off his little jumping Jack.
Pc got the dysentery-
Gone to meet his sister Mary,
In Greenwood cemetery,
And we don't expect him back.
-Philadelphia Ledger.
It is told of an Advent brother in
Westfeld, Mass, who recently caught
man stealing meat from his market,
that, in reply to his plea to be let off
and his declaration that, God help
ing him, he would never steal again,
the brother said: "God helping yout
Why, you scoundrel, if I hadn't caught
you stealing you never would have
known there was a God"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-06-12
The Wasp and FrOlic.

The action was fought On the 18th of
October, 1912, and hence was one OF the
earliest, as we'll as one of the most bril-
liant Of the naval victories OF the war.
Considering, in fact, the marked superb
GRITTY of the British vessel in the num-
Der of her guns, with the vastly dispro-
portionate loss inflicted upon her, it may
almost rank, as it has often been pro-
nounced, the most decisive action that
was fought; and it was deemed by for
eign countries to present an extraordi-
nary evidence of American over English
gunnery.
The Wasp, if our records are right had
but eighteen guns while the Fr0hc had
twenty-five. The latter commenced the
action, which was close one through
out, and within the first seven minutes
succeeded IN bringing down several Of
the. Wasp'sspars and sails, and in es-
peclally her main tOpmast, which, with
the main topsail yard, fell in such a,
manner as to render most of her head
sails unmanageable during the remain
der of the conflict.
In this crippled state, however, and
with an exceedingly rough sea, the
| Wasp continued deadly and most ef-
fectual ire, until finally, having raked
and grappled her antagonist, boarders
were called, and, led by Lieutenant
Biddle, rushed on board the FroHc, to
find her deck scene of blood and earn
age, with no living person to be seen
save the man at the wheel and three
officers, who threw down their swords
in token Of surrender. The very cere-
mony of hauling down the flag required
the aid of American hands, and was
performed by those of Lieutenant Bid
die.
The loss of the Wasp was five killed
and as many wounded; that of the Fro
lie was thirty killed and fifty wounded
the vessel herself was a perfect wreck.
And all this was the result of a fight
of only forty-three minutes duration.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-06-12

CAPTAIN JOHN EVANS, of the British
ship City Of Hakfa1. has been arrested
at Portland, Ore, for bringing thirty
six Chinese more than is allowed by
the cubic air law. The United States
Marshal made the arrest and placed
the Captain under 81 900 bonds. 9e
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-06-12
Heart Acquaintance.
Boston Globe

Chow did you come to know her"
asked. mother of her little girl, as she
dressed child at the church door, Why,
you see mamma, she came into our
Sunday -school alone, and | made a
place for her on my seat, and | smiled,
and she smiled, and then We We're ac-
quainted."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-06-12

A SPARK air-rester-The lovers gate.
The New York herald., 1878-11-10

mails movements. For moment the hound shifted
in the stunted grass about the yanlt and then with
deep bay started OFF toward the church. The gate
opening upon the portco was closed AZ the animal
came along hut the bolt was shut back and it swung
open he reached il. Another low savage
growl and breaking from the restraining hand the
hound rushed up the steps and stood beside the first
shaft under the facade with head bent to the ground
There are four columns upon the poriico and the
dogs stoppage at the first but momentary. A
sniff at the stonework. another deep prolonged bay.
and he sprang to the middle shaft and stopped
close to IT, The officials were at his side in a
moment, and there they saw the confirmation Of
the police captains discovery. The animal scent
ing spot upon the stones-a greasy looking blotch
the that had nauseated the captain with its ctd
odor, and evidently the putrd drippinss Of the
robbers CHASTITY burden. Beside the first colonnade
where the hound had made stoppagc similar
bnt smaller botches disccrnble and others lay
across the portico to the westerly section Of tho
ANOTHER DISCOVERY
Toward it the great dog next made his way till the
thing which was not generally known was learned.
The lock OF the gate and the iron chain which fas-
tened It had been forced Oh and it was subsequently,
ascerained that they had been discovered lying near
the vault by the sextons assistant. When
the gate was flung open the hound dashed
instant-and then made straight across the
open space to the southwest corner Here under the
stopped scented the ground and stood stiii uttering
at intervals his deep, savage grow The brntcs in
snct had guided the investigators to the spot where
the traces of the robbers work were most numer-
Gus aud where human intelligence could
easily interpret them. The fnrrow where the
body had been trailed through the grass was there
the spot which il had been laid before its
outside visible. and upon the ratings and walls
the marks OF the robbers muddy shoes aud daubs of
their fingers everywhere mingled with the of
that dreadful There even taint of its
charncl cffiuyurn remaining still. There could be
further doubt about the robbers movements; they
all distinctly revealed.
THE COURSE TAKEN THE GHouIs.
From the vault they had taken the body directly to
the portico, and resting there In the shadow OF the
walls they had laid their burden at the base
the colonnadcs At the most westerly Of the two To-
Gated In the middle Of the portico they had stopped
before taking their way the other open section
Of the chnrchyard. The marks OF the hips
and head are visible there upon the stones.
Then they mounted by the tree, reached
the balcony Of the adjouing house. lifted their bur-
den over the railing and got away in safety. Upon
the iron work of No. 129 Tenth street. which rises
beside the graveyard. the muddy footprints dis
cernible. and on the balcony they show where the
men descended by the stoop to the ground.
The appended diagram illustrates the course taken
by the robbers sheir way from the vault and the
trail followed by tle bloodhound.
THE DIAGRAM.
The New York herald., 1878-11-10
IRVING HALL DEMOCRACY.

The Executive Committee Of the Irving Hall democ-
racy met last evening in Irving Hall and made prep
arations for their meeting tomorrow night John
McCool presided and the members of the committee
were in force Messrs. Waterbury. Fellows Flan-
ders Bumenthal and saenger appointed
a committee to draft resolutions for the meet
ing on Monday. and Messrs Waterbury, Jo-
ralemon Mcdonald. Bonneville and Flanders
appointed committee to draft report the
intimidation of voters by the police election day
Addresses delivered by Maurice Powers General
Bonrke, Rufus i. Andrews Hubert o. Thompson,
Alderman Strack and Colonel Fellows congratulator
of their victory Tammany Hall and forming the
establishment Of permanent organization.
The New York herald., 1878-11-10
THE NAVAL ACADEMY.

GIVING THE CADETS A TRIAL OF HARD WORK.
POOR GUN PRACTICE IN THE cHEsAPEAKE-
ACTIVE sRRvICE IN THE BALLROOM.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
ANNAroIIs, Nd, Nov. ., 1878.
respectable feet left the Naval Academy to-day ON
the business of instructing future American naval
officers in the arts of warfare and
manship. The United States practice ship Dale
commanded by Commander Edwin NJ Shepard.
the United States monitor Nantucket. commanded by
Commander A. I. Mahan, and the United States
steamer Fortune acting tender, left this port this
morning, at nine O'Clock. cruise in the Chcsa-
peake. On board the Dale were some two hundred
cadet mishipmen. who took the places of landsmen.
ordinary seamen and petty officers. and in fact
worked the ship. The Dale went out under full
SAIL from the courses to the topgallants, but
when the Chesapeake reached there such
stiff nor'westcr' blowing that the topgallantsals
had to be taken in and reefs made in the topsals.
The Dale sailed up the Chesapeake some ten milce
and the cadets instructed in the mannuvres in
cident to . gale of which there a respectable
specimen. They performed their work well and with
out accident.
WIDE OF THE MARK.
On the Nantucket were twenty-five cadet engineers
aud section of cadet midshipmen. The engineers
were under the charge OF Passed Assistant Engineer
Charles II. Manning and Assistant Engineer A. v.
Zane and made TO perform the work of stokeys.
firemen coal heavers and engineers. Above
in the turret the midshipmen
ming the hftecnnch Columbiad There
target anchored about eleven hundred yards on. and
the Nantucket hove to. and four shots fired ut
the target The last line shot, but fell short.
The target remained uniniurcd by the firing. At two
O'Clock the vessels returned to the Naval Academy,
and when the word WAS given to the cadets TO 60
ashore they made race-horse time to the hall.
AMUsEMENTy IN SEASON.
The season Of saltatory amusements having arrived
the officers Of the Naval Academy have turned their
attention their leisure hours to hops and reunions
One OF the most pleasant of their kind was given
last night by them in the Library Building.
a mansion the gubernatorial residence Of
Maryland built especially for occasions Of this char
acter The guests were ladies and gentlemen Of
Annapolis and of the Naval Academy. Mrs. Com.
mander +. McNair received. Supper served in the
oaken reading room and the hop ended ut midnight.
The students Of st. Johns College also gave hop
last night ut Mcdowell Hall. Portions of the Naval
Academy band furnished both hops music.
The New York herald., 1878-11-10
Company
OPINION OF WASHINGTON DETEC
TIVES
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
WAsItrNcTox Nov a f6-p

BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
WASHINGTON. Nov .. 1873
The stealing of the body Of Mr.. A. Il. Stewart has
made a profound sensation here. and has induced
good deal speculation police circles NJ to the per
theft. The detective corps of Washington has good
reputation for ability general grounds. aud has OBJ
tanned wide fame for bringing to Justice the body
snatchers and resurrectionsts who piled their yoca-
ton for many years in this city, particu-
larly in 1874. when Dr. George A. Christian
for removing bodies from graves and selling them
to medical colleges. The business was carried on
here quite extensively until broken MP by the de-
tcctives. This morning. while the members Of the
detective corps were awaiting orders from their chief
at Police Headquarters. the stealing of Mr.. Stewards
body was discussed. and the opinion expressed
that the thieves professionals, who put up the
job for the simple purpose of obtaining reward.
Tho work, II thought. was plnnued the day
OF the funeral. when those who were en-.
gagged in II present at the Gene
terry M the time the body was deposited
in the vault and the interior Of the structure and the
exact location of the body were studied After the
funeral sketch of the interior Of the vault wns made
aud this sketch was used in future operations. The
Washington detectives eatisfed that the removal
OF the body made study by the thieves and that
frequent visits paid to the cemetery ct night for
the purpose OF examining the surroundings
of the vault. and that the point selected where
fl inspection of the entire interior and exterior Of
tho grounds The detectives think that probably the
character known Doctor Christian" was the
leader Of the thieves lie is expert in the bust
and for long period has remained quiet. nothing
being heard from him since the recent discovery OF
medical college in Cincinnati when he was suspected
nfh hpi "A nar a
The New York herald., 1878-11-10
FOUND ON A DOORSTEP.
SAD STORY OF A NEW ORLEANS FAMnY-oNLY
BABY LEFT AFTER THE YELLOW FEVER
scouRGE--A DYING MOTHERS CARE FOR HER
CHILD.

BABY LEFT AFTER THE YELLOW FEVER
scouRGE-A DYING MOTHERS CARE FOR HER
CHILD.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
NEWPORT. r. l.. Nov. .. 1873.
sad story Of the recent yellow fever scourge in
the South has just to light few evenings ago
a well dressed babe, about year old, was left
the doorsteps Of well to do citizen. Mr..
Newcomb. of Providence. who found IL there upon
answering sharp ring Of the door bell. IL
had tiny gold ring on its finger and gold necklace
with gold dollar attached around its neck. BY tho
side Of the infant IA girp a complete outfit Of
richly trimmed clothes A letter also found. in
which the heartbroken mother who had left IL therc
stated that she had lost her father mother brother.
husband and three children by yellow fever in New
Orleans and that she acd to Cairo TO escape the plague
with her baby that both were attacked with the fcver
i'm that place and recovered though the writer felt
though she losing her memory. and. no doubt
would soon be raving maniac. 1t appeared she hac
known Mr.. Ncwcomb and his family and in the
letter she stated that fearing she would lose
her identity she had made up her mind give them
the babe. she knew they would be good to It, She
urged them not to look her UP as she was going to
New York ON the midnight train There to die un-
known" She signed herself Mrs. Josie Hall Mr..
Newcomb was greatly affected. for he had known the
ladys family who he said stood high in the south,
Mrs Hall being beautiful and accomplished lady.
letter received from her the following day dated
Providence she having written it before leaving the
city, which simply gave instructions for the care Of
her offspring
THE MOTHER DYING.
Two days after the receipt Of this letter telegram
was received by Mr.. Newcomb from Boston stating
that Mrs Hall in a dying condition at hotel In
that city. He Immediately started for Boston and
rived in to receive the dying woman's nstruc
tions She begged him TO be good to her child aud to
send her body 10 New Orleans for intcrment. She
left some money pay her funeral expenses and also
some for the of the child. The remains for
warded TO New Orleans.
FROM THE scoURGE.
A letter received from tho latter city throws some
additional light ont the sad affair. Mrs Hall II APP
pears. while derangcd with grief. had fled from tho
city in her fathers caraiage accompanied by the faith
fu coachman. and went to Cairo. where the coach
man died. After her arrival there her uncle and aunt
also died. She Immediately left Cairo and fed North.
The babe will be tenery cared for and the mothers
instructions will be faithfully carried out.