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

1T is hoped that the Democrat in
its exposure of alleged Republican
frauds will not fail to note the little
nregularity in the accounts of the
Democratic Treasurer of Dodge
county. 1t is possible that as this
affair occurred SO directly under the
nose of the Democrat its editor
may look entirely over it. He has
a remarkable tact for seeing things
at long range; now let him try his
skill in making discoveries nearer
home. t..tn
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-06-12

THAT excellent and newsy Dem
ocratic paper, the Telephone, pub
lished at Mayville by Ex-senator
Barney had not word in its last
issue about the defalcation of Treas
urer Traynor. 1t is singular how
long it takes news to travel from
Juneau to Mayville. If the impli-
Gated official were Republican,
we wonder if the Telephone would
have been so backward in obtain
ing full particulars of the affair and
spreading them before its readers.
But perhaps some of the pork is in
the editors cellar.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-06-12

Report Of the Investigating Commit
tee Of the Dodge County
Board Of Supervisors.

they Declare the County Treasurer a
Defaulter In the Sum of fro m
$4,000 to $4,000.
On examining the safe after the last
fire the committee found that all except
one stub book and apportionment sheet
for 1876 were destroyed in the outer
compartment of the safe, while all the
papers pertaining to the affairs and
business of the treasurer's Office prev
ious to the last settlement with the
board and saved from the fire of Sep
TENDER, 1877, were destroyed
The financial statement of the pres.
ent year shows that the amount of
money which came into the treasurer's
hands since the last settlement was
sS4, 400 ,65, and the amount paid out
S72, 934.67, leaving a reported balance
in the treasury of $l1,535.08. Vouch.
ers and papers are herewith presented
and delivered to the board. The
treasurer presented statement of
available funds in his hands for the
current year. which statement shows
deficiency of funds belonging to the
present year of $4,3607O. In reply
to the question of the committee Mr..
Travnor s'ated that the balance was
in claims he had against the county
which were not in shape to be pre-
sented to the committee, but they
would be presented at the proper
time meaning at the annual meeting of
the board in November next. He de-
clined to give any information as to
the nature of these claims, on what
account, or to whom the money had
been paid. There was shown in cur.
rency and specie 100000 and a
memorandum Of balance in bank of
5,l72.3S, which balance, supposing
it to be actually on hand leaves the
other balance Of $4,350.7O in the
mind of the committee very unsatis.
factorily accounted for. The practice
of using surplus money belonging to
any one fund to make up deficiencies
in Others, while not new one is con-
demned, and it is recommended that
the beard adopt a rule prohibiting the
diversion of the funds in any case, ex-
cept upon resolution of the board.
The fund under the head of Report
of the committee on Claims" is over
drawn to the amount of $2,065 S.;
the appropriation for the support of
the poor is ali exhausted; the bridge
funds is overdrawn $1,000. An or
der in favor Of parties in Watertown
was issued in July, 1875, but was not
paid until December, nor was it re-
ported as outstanding at the last an
nual meeting of the board. The mon.
ey was raised at the annual meeting for
1875. and appropriated to the city for
bridge, but somehow dropped out
of sight or has been absorbed 10 some
way by the general funds as no men
ton is made of it in the proceedings
! of the board for 1876 or 1877. 1t
seems to have been lying around loose
for two or three years, waiting for the
touch of some gentle hand to claim it.
1t finally turns up in 1878 in the form
of an order, and overdraws the bridge
fund to the amount OF $1,000. The
printing fund is overdrawn to the a.
mount Of $367.39.
The deficiency in the poor house
fund is caused by the fact that orders
10 !the amount of So 600 were drawn
~ the poor commissioners upon the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-06-12
The Green House
OF
]. c. JORDAN & SON.
9Th w A RID.

The proprietors are prepared to furnish
parties this Spring with the finest variety of
Green House, Hot House and Bedding Plants.
We have taken great pains to procure the
finest and best varieties of l877-78. All of
the latest novelties will be furnished TO suit
the times. The assortment at our Green
an Hot Houses, comprise in part, the fol-
low ng varieties Fuchsias, double and sim
gle, Verbenas Tin II varieties from pure
White to Jet Black. In Geraniams we have
the Marshal Mcmahon and Black Prince,
Asa Grey, President Levi Simon, Jewel, La
Negro, Happy Thoughts. In Ivy lleaved
Geraniums We have Koenig Albert, Lucie,
Lemoine-these have double flowers. lie
roses we have Cornelis Cook, Queen Rose,
Madame La Charme. Marshal Neil, Duchesse
OF Edinburgh, Duchssse Valmurosa. Among
other plants we have White Ambitious, or
Flowering Maple Cameaias, Heaths, Aza-
leas and hundreds of others too numerous to
mention. We have large assortment of
hanging baskets and vases (Russic.) Our
Green Houses are situated one half mile
west of the C, + N. W. Depot, and visitors
will he we'll paid for their trouble in COM
ing out to see our plants. All are invited
to come and see US and examine Our stock,
and satisfy themselves Of our ability to
supply the wants of every body in our line.
Address,
j. C. JORDAN l. SON.
Watertown. Wis.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-06-12
Caution !!

r HEREWITH caution everybody not to
lsell anything on credit, or otherwise lend
any money to my wife, Anna Fehling
formerly Mrs. A. Neumann, since declare
hereby that shall not pay any debts what
ever by her contracted.
WM. FEELING.
Waterfowl, April 18th, 1878.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-18
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

MONDAY, Dec. 9.-Ssaaote-Bills and
resolutions were introduced: Conkling,
bill granting pension to the widow OF
Rear Admiral Hiram Paulding; Win
dom, a resolution setting forth that the
United States patent Office has become
an institution of imposition, and there
fore directing the committee on patents
to consider the expediency of some
other mode Of compromising inventors
in place of the present system; Cameron,
a resolution requesting the presi-
dent : of the United States to
furnish the senate with copi es
of the reports of U. S. Marshals, or 9TH
er officers, and such other correspon-
dence as he may have, relative to the
recent elections in South Carolina and
Louisiana. Mr.. Edmunds then adj
dressed the senate in favor of the bill
to regulate the counting Of vote for
president and vice president. oa t...
| MONDAY, Dec. House-Bills were
introduced: Vance, to repeal the U. S.
electoral supervisors law; Atkins, to
make minor or silver coins a legal ten
der for all debts due the government
Atkins. to make minor or subsidiary
legal tender for all debts due the gov
eminent, including payment of custom
dues; Burchard, requiring national
banking associations to receive legal
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-18
Indurated Customs.

Some of the indurated customs and
practices in the Russian service, the
origin of which has been forgotten, are
very curious. Bismark is reported in
DR.. Bush's book as telling about a SEN
tinel continually stationed in the mid
die of lawn in the summer Garden at
Petersburg, without any one knowing
why. Strict inquiry revealed that 100
years ago the Empress Catherine had
given orders for the, protection of a
snow-drop at that particular spot, and
a sentinel was sent to perform the duty.
The order never having been counter
manded, he and his successors kept on
guarding the spot for a century, and
long after the original occasion for it
was forgotten. A correspondent Of the
London Times matches this story with
another. Toward the end Of her reign
the Empress Catherine discovered that
the civil list other son Paul was charged
with some thousands Of bottles Of bran
dy, though it was a liquor he never
touched. The charges were traced
back to the day of his birth, when the
nurse had sent for some brandy to
make a lotion for him. From that
time bottle of brandy was sent, or at
least charged, to to him every day
New York Times. .s..sr s..
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-18
Where Parents Get Their Money Back.
Detroit Post Washington Letter.


I know a lovely girl who embroiders
her dresses most exquisitely, so that
they. look like imported garments.
She works In crewels, and many is the
unique article she embellishes IN this
direction. She paints on, China, she
reads, she sings, and yet finds time to
perform her social duties She is always
cheerful, because she hasn't leisure to
think of gloomy things or imaginary
wrongs. Another young lady, an only
daughter, has just moved into her faith
er's beautiful new house. "YOu may
have for your room," said the doting ia
Their, :'every thing you can convert into
use, through the cunning of your own
hand.", The room is beautiful bower.
The bed-curtains and lambrequins are
of the dalntiest pink stuff soft and rich;
| the little clover-leated table is covered
with the same lovely material, the dress
ing-table is fit for, an artists thinning,
the easy chairs and Ottomans are cleY-
erly upholstered, and everything in the
room the work of this petted daughters
fingers. 'Father said couldn't make
q dress for myself to save my life," she
said, t"but told him to see if | couldn't,
and I just studied up the science of
dressmaking a little bit and went to
work AS result look at this dress;
don't you think it fits nicely and looks
pretty stylish for first attem pt? And
look at the way / have finished the
seams. Mamma says Nine. Soule
couldn't have done them more neatly"
The dress was a warm, brown cameps-
hair, piped with jacqueminot satin and
trimmed with bows Of the combined
colors in satin, very stylish and nice
fit .. ........f .....s..,3.@
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-18

showing saving of $6,44O,OO0 in favor
of the former General Miles had
stated that the transportation of
the army cost 100000, while
the transportation Of food. clothing,
ETC., for Indians only cost 1925 ,OOO.r A
glance would show that the department
of the interior gotits transportation at
cheaper rates. He did not attribute
any of these things to the dishonesty of
the army, but rather to their cavalier
way of looking at and dealing with
things. Soldiers never thought Of the
cost of a thing, if it was thought
to- be necessary. AS an instance, be
mentioned that at the close of the
Sioux war there were about 10000
horses, ponies and mules taken from
the Indians, for which cows were to be
given them, and it turned out that these
ponies and mules cost $19, 400 besides
the COWS, and that to sell them cost
1858 additional This was an instance
of their cavalierly way, which was not
found in the interior department. 1901
&. G. Watkins, Inspector of the In
dian department, followed Schurz, and
opposed the transfer. He explained
the mode of inspection Of Indian sup
plies. $50
Gen. Miles gave his reasons why the
control of the Indians should not pass
to the war department.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-18
Frauds in Honey.

The Michigan State Bee-Keepers' as
ISOLATION, in session at Grand Rapids,
has adopted the following circular:
A few facts are necessary to preserve
consumers OF honey from imposition.
Nice white comb speaks for itself and
is generally admired, but the price
many lovers of honey will not afford. 1t
makes beautiful dish for the table
but is no better than extracted honey.
All comb is wax, and in the stomach ii
is perfectly indigestible. Extracted
honey is the pure liquid honey, taken
from the combs by the honey-extractor
1t is entirely different from what is
known in the market as strained honey.
Consumers help to impose upon them
selves by the false idea that pure honey
will not granulate. They desire uil-
graduated honey, and dealers have at
tempted to supply the demand. AL
most all pure honey will granulate when
exposed for some time to light a I'D cold.
The granulated state is an evidence of
purity. Much of the jar honey hereto
fore sold and recommended not 20 gran
ulate, is very inferior article, composed
largely of glucose. Granulated honey
can be reduced to its liquid state in a
few moments by placing the jar in warm
water. When thus liquefed, it so re-
mains for some time before again crys-
tallizing. Consumers may be sure of a
wholesome article by purchasing gran
ulated honey and reducing it. ~.
We would respectfully call upon pro.
ducerS and< consumers to unite their
efforts to procure, by petition Or other
wise, such legislation in their respective
states as will prevent the placing of any
authorizations on the market under the
name Of honey. This becomes the
more important since, during the past
year, some American honey has been
condemned in Great Britain. as adul-
terated. We certainly ought to pre-
vent the sale at home Of such adultera-
tons as are forbidden in European
countries. We suggest the following
tests to prove the purity Of honey:
l. Honey adulterated with poor ar
tlcle of glucose will, when poured into a
cup Of strong Japan tea, turn black, by
the action of the tannic acid upon the
copperas left in the glucose. ="
2. A purer article of glucose is de.
tected by pouring strong alcohol on i
in a tumbler. The alcohol will dilute
pure honey, but it will cause deposi
of glucose as gummy substance at the
bottom of the glass.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-18

knit bis eyebrows. or in some other
way show that his experienced ear has
detected the blunder.H Then, when the
musician jumps up few notes and
launches, into the chorus, every face
glows with delight and every brogan
beats sympathetic time. 2"@ The music
flows ont of that old battered banjo,
With its stained sheepskin and worn
catgut, and fails ike mama in the
wilderness upon the hearts of men,
filling them with feeling of charity for
all the world. That old tune comes
over them like sweet odors waited up
from the nge-groves and everglades
of the south. A little dash Of one of
these oldtim e melodies has better and
more lasting influence on q man than
the sublimest strains Mozart ever put
into his grandest symphony.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-18
Straight to the Hearts Of all Men.
Virginia (Nev.) Chronicle.

The dusky banjo man goes up and
down the streets singing for his bread,
His banjo is asweet-toned instrument,
and under his skilful lingering it gives
forth dozen familiar melodies that
,ravish the uncultivated ear of the popu-
lace. The first faint notes Of his pre-
lude, or even the tuning of his strings,
causes a dozen men sitting around on
drygoods boxes Or holding up awning
posts to prick up their ears and, slowly
gravitate towards the spot. They come
in from every point of the compass,
when he begins "Way down upon the
Swanee River" every face beams with
pleasure, and the nodding heads keep
Tune to the music. Ouce in a while the
performer misses a note OF fills In a gap
in the tune with false one, but that
takes all the better, for it gives every
man in the crowd a chance to frown and
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-18
Diptheria.
Globe. Democrat.

. The papers received by the last mail
from Europe mentioned the death from
diptheria of the Princess Marie, the
daughter Of the Princess Alice, and one
Of the twenty-six grandchildren Of
Queen Victoria. At the same time four
Of the remaining five children of the
Princess and her husband. Prince Louis
of Hesse, were seriously Ill of the same
disease. According to the latest tele-
grams. ii has just broken out with great
violence in the town of Geneva, New
York, where in the last week thirty
two children, nearly all between the
ages of 10 and Is, had died of it. This
is another illustration Of the theory now
thoroughly recognized in medicine, that
new diseases, or new forms of an old
disease, are constantly cropping out to
tax the skill of physicians and stimulate
all their ardor for the advancement of
science. 1t is stated upon good author
ity that but little more than twenty
years ago Uipetheria as a distinctive
malady was scarcely recognized among
general practitioners. 1t then appears
to have been almost entirely confined
to single district in France and was
called ''the Boulogne sore throat" 1t
soon appeared nearly in its present
form in Norfolk, in England, then in
Wales, and afterwards in London, where
it was for a time very destructive. In
the few intervening years it has spread
everywhere, attacking chiefly children,
but not sparing middle age. and to this
day there is conflict of authority be-
tween European physicians upon the
question whether it is a disease per Sc,
or another and an aggravated variety Of
crOlD = SIS -as. IL ##
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-18
Venus in December.

Venus holds the place of honor
among the planetary brotherhood for
the month of December. On the 9th
she Is IN superior conjunction with the
sun, and her whole enlightened disc is
turned towards us. She then rises and
sets with the sun, as the word 'Econjunc-
ton" indicates, but is invisible, her
lesser light being hidden by the bright
ness of the solar rays. After the 9TH
she commences her role of evening star,
seemingly passing from the western to
the eastern side of the sun, and setting
later each succeeding evening, until at
the end of the month she fingers above
the horizon about twenty minutes afte,
sunset. Bright-eyed observers may pos
slbly catch glimpse of her, beaming
amid the glow of the western twilight a
week Or two after the ushering in Of the
new year. A week or two later, ordina-
ry observers will be rewarded with one
of the most fascinating sights on the
planetary programme, the reappear-
ance of Venus as evening star, proudly
shining IN the western sky long before
1t is dark enough for any other star in
the myriad throng to keep her compa-
ny. Venus exhibits greater variations
In aspect and apparent magnitude tina n
any other OF the planets. She is now
at her greatest distance, one hundred
and sixty millions of miles, and pre-
sents the appearance of small round
disc. When nearest to the earth. at
her inferior conjunction, she is only
twenty-five millions of miles distant,
and her apparent diameter is more
than six times greater than at the pres
ent time. But her dark side is then
turned toward us precisely as at new
moon. There is no more interesting
study than to watch the phases Of this
Fearless evening star for nearly ten
months to come. Oscillating in a
seemingly straight line farther and far
Their from the sun, till she reaches her
greatest eastern elongation next July;
then reversing the process by drawing
nearer to the great luminary till she
reaches her interior conjunction next
September, she is all the time coming
towards US, growing brighter in spite OF
the lessening of her Illuminated disc,
and presenting the varied aspects of the
moon from full to new. No simpler
star study is included in the celestial
catalogue, none is more brilliantly i'm
presslve in its influence on the imagl-
nations, or more powerful in its Illus
tratlon of the simplicity and symmetry
of the laws that govern the material
universe. ~ a5u a..
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-18
ANOTHER story of a m can bridegroom

ANOTHER story of am can bridegroom
comes from Wilkesbarre, Pa. 1t
was on one Of the stormy evenings of
last week. that a smooth-v0iced man,
leading serious-looking woman by the
hand entered the parsonage and asked
the good minister to unite them IN mar
riage.. Nothing loath, he complied.
While the storm ragged without the
ceremony was concluded, and the bland
groom placed in! the pastors hand an
envelope in settlement for his services.
Borrowing an umbrella, which be
''would return in half an hour" with
many thanks he babe the trusting fam
lily good night; since when nothing has
been seen of the genial man, umbrella,
on serious-looking bride. The minister,
in the midst of his household, opened
the package and found a strip of white
paper two by four inches in size.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-18

The Spanish government is taking
great precaution in the northern pro-.
vinces. No actual disturbances are
apprehended, but revolutionary agents
are believed to be at work. ggnosr. go
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-18

THE wise and prudent conquer diff
cultles by daring to attempt them. -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-18

The poet must have felt, or his verse
will be mere echo.-LelUes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-18

A wise mans thoughts walk within
him, but fools heart Without 81 =
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-12-18

BENEyoLENcE and charity are unlver-
sal and unyarying duties.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-06-28
F. G. Farris.


Some are of the opinion that the re
mains OF the maa found at Mcdowell.
Terry lately were those Of f. G. Farris
who left this place two or three
months ago to hunt up cinnabat
ledge somewhere in or south Of Owy
nee county. On leaving he said If un
successful in that direction he would
turn about and strike for the Wood
river country to the northeast. Ii is
true that since he left nothing has
been heard Of him; bat we do not be-
here It was the body Of Farris taken
ont Of the river at McDowelps ferry.
Tor the reason that from the pockets Of
sand corpse found floating in the Snake
river, were taken sixty-fve or seventy
dollars. Those who know Farris best
say that he was not in the habit of
carrying that much money about his
clothes ut any time, and surely never
on pr spectiDS trip. But notwith-
standing this, the body may have been
Farris. There is no one now missing
from any Of the settlements unac.
counted for, and diligent inquiry
among stock men driving through tho
country proves that they have lost
none Of tteir men. farris is tie only
man still out and unhcard Of If rot
him, who was the man found aud bar.
led hy Mcdowell? The lock Of hair
sent to this Office corresponds with
that Of his; he was partially bald. his
height was five feet eight inches. and
tie coat looks Ike tire one be- II ed to |
wear, but we cannot reconcile the
money found in the dead mans pocket
with L. G. Farris.- ldaloau.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-06-28

From Mr. Joseph Boggs, who ar
rived here from Yankee Fork last
Wednesday, we learn that gold.
bcarinr ledge was discovered on Is.
ter's Mountain, about six miles from
Bonanza city. On the surface it is
sixteen or eighteen inches wide, but
is not 50 wide at a depth Of several
feet, although fully as rich as on the
surface The discoveries pounded ont
$500 in a hand mortar.
The report that the Indians 1ad
killed two men on Dry creek turns out
to be false.
\ rich piece of placer ground was
found late last fall on the oppos tie
side Of the river from Stanley Basin.
The proprietor has succeeded in get.
tim water OH it, and is making mon
cy.
All the pack-trains in that country
arc engaged at packing rock to Round
valley, from where it will be shipped
in wagons to the railroad. thence to
Salt Lake city, where it is sold.
Mr.. Boggs thinks Lcmhi county
will not advance to any great extent
this year, as no mills have yet been
shipped there. he says the proposed
road would be q great benefit
% that county, and the people there
ire anxious to have it put through.
The ledge that Amos Franklin dis
covered on Loon creek last winter is
ooking splendid.