Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-06-25
Up and Downs of New York Life.

A New York correspondent tells
this touching story: Going into a
little milk and butter shop, the writer
purchased some cream, and finding it
so good and the old. gentleman who at
tended the place so polite, she became
a regular customer Of the old man and
sent him a number of others. The
recital proceeds: One day we fell in
to conversation, and he said, 81
noticed your name in sending home
some things the other day; pray tell
me, are you any relation to the Mr. -
who kept the young ladies' boarding
school at Flushing some years ago2"
[ replied that the gentleman he spoke
of was my father. He looked at me
moment, and tnen, clearing his throat,
said: My daughter went to your
fathers school for a number of years;
suppose you were too young then to
remember her" "You don't mean to
say that you are the father Of ~
said [, mentioning the most popular
| girl in the school. "Yes, | am her
father. She's dead now," continued
he swallowing a lump 10 his throat
She married, aud died a short time
after. There have been great many
changes since those days. [ suppose
that you would hardly know me [
did not recognize him at once, but l
soon saw that the face was the same,
only the glossy black beard aud hair
were streaked with gray, the bright
eyes had grown dim and the well-knit. !.
prosperous-looking figure had bent
beneath the load of years and trouble.
When l first knew kthis man he was
one of the most prosperous merchants
in New York-a silk importer-and
lived in fine style up town. A rascaly
confidential clerk and hard times had
made way with his money, and now,
in his old days, lie deals out butter and
eggs behind counter on Third avenue.
Observation-Disclosures, Ind,
June l9.-The Journal publishes this
morning documents aud interviews
with twenty or more leading citizens,
some of whom we're inspectors Of elec-
ton, refuting the statements made by
Senators Mcdonald and Vorhees that
armed soldiers appeared at the polls in
indianapolis at the October electi In
1864 and kept citizens from voting.
The evidence shows that there were
5000 rebel prisoners in Camp Morton
at the time, and the Six,ieth Maine
Regiment was engaged in guardio g
them, but no soldier appeared at the
polls with arms, nor did soldiers inter.
fere in any manner with the election.
A correspondent writes to the Ger
mantown Telegraph to say that bis OBJ
servation and experience are that thou
sands Of fowls die annually of cholera
from neglect. Tie thus gives his pre-
vention. I-never overstock my poul-
try house. always keep their quar-
ters clean and sweet. | use plenty of
lime and keep them we'll supplied with
pure fresh water. | feed them morn
ing, noon and evening at regular hours
With a variety Of wholesome food A
little fresh lime in their water is very
good during the Summer months, but
you must not forget to clean the poul-
try house every week.
London Truth intimates that Empe-
ror William and Empress Augusta act
ed ridicuIously in living apart for the
greater portion Of the fifty years, and
then celebrating their golden wedding.
Nine. Pasca, the eminent actress,
has joined in Russia an association Of
women who reside in a sort of secular
convent and devote themselves to good
works, tending the sick, and instruct
ing children. aa
A man was hanged for horse-steal-
ing down in Southwestern Missouri
last week and just before he was swung
off be confessed that for nearly two
years he had been addicted to wearing
liver ad.-Burlinyton Hawkeye.
An Eastern reckoner informs the
world that if the ocean could be drain
ed, the people living on the sea coast
would find themselves on the summit
of lofty m ountain, and in view Of
vast valley filed with raging marine
monsters. ,..e ......a...u,.
Lord LOTUS. the newly-appoin,ed
Governor of New South Wales, receiv-
ed visitors in a lofty way at his hotel
in New York, yesterday. He will
visit Niagara Falls this week, and pro-
ceed to the Pacific coast by way Of
Chicago. 81
Rev. Elijah P. Lovejoy was mur.
dered at Alton, Ill.,. in 1873. when 81
years of age, aud while defending his
fourth press from destruction by pro-