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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-04-23
Capture Of a Devil Fish.

One Of the fishermen employed by
LARGO in drawing his nets this morning
found, entangled In its meshes, verita-
bic devil fish Of large size. The ugly
thing was SO entangled, and held on with
such tenaclty, that it was with great diff
fculty, and only after tearing the net
badly, that it was released and got into
the boat 1t was brought to the wharf,
where number Of persons visited and
inspected the monster. The body is an
elongated oval about Is inches wide and
4 feet long from the head to the end of
the spear-shaped tail The mouth, or
rather beak, is exactly like the mandi-
bles OF hawk, and is placed underneath
the body. The long arms or feelers, of
which there are eight, radiate from
around this beak, and the largest of
them are upward of 7 feet in length,
making II feet from the end of the two
longest tentacles to the tip of the tail.
The other arms are from 4 to 5 feet
long. The underside of these feelers,
for about two feet from the tip, are
armed with rows Of sharp pointed hooks,
increasing in size as they approach the
end, where they terminate in veritabie
talons. The body is of a reddlsh-gray
color on top and a pale salmon pink I'M
derneath. The underside is covered
with small suckers possessing consider
able power. Even after the creature
had been on the dock for some time,
and was nearly dead, finger placed to
the mouth of one of these suckers was
| seized upon and only released by
strong pull. While lying on the dock
the fish exuded about two gallons of the
dark fluid with which it is supplied, and
which it uses to discolor the water, either
to conceal itself, or to render helpless
its prey. This fluid is of most often
siye odor and is of dark yellow color.
The monster, which was captured just
inside of the line of kelp, would be an
unpleasant thing to come across in the
water, and after seeing him one can
thoroughly appreciate the scene in the
cavern, so graphically described by
Victor Hugo in "The Toilers of the Sea-
The fish was cut up and taken out by
the fishermen to THEN. crab nets as bait,
but the beak and some of the larger
talons were secured by Mr.. Reece.
Small fish Of this description have been
found in the channel at different times,
measuring from to S inches, but moth
ing approaching this one in size has
ever been captured in this vicinity
Santa Barbara (Caz) Press, March %.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-04-23

The postmaster general having re-
ceived official notice that the govern
ments of Peru and Chill have not adj
hered to the universal postal union con-
vention of June l, 1878. and that their
adherence thereto must be postponed
to an indefinite period, has issued an
order directing that Peru and Chill be
omitted from the list of countries and
colonies embraced in the universal pos
tai union, and that the correspondence
exchanged between the United States
and Peru or Chill shall cease to be treat
ed as subject to postal union rates and
regulations. The rates of postage (pre-
payment required) chargeable on cor
respondence for Peru and Chill are
therefore as follows: Letters seventeen
cents per half ounce: newspapers, four
cents each if not exceeding four ounces
in weight; other printed matter and
samples, ten cents each four ounces or
fraction thereof.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-04-23
How the Women Vote in Kansas.
Indianapolis Heral

A HoOsier sees in Kansas many new
and unfamiliar sights, but none more
interesting than that of the ladies yot-
ing. They have the privilege of voting
IN all matters pertaining to schools. AS
far as my observation goes the ladies
here have minds of their own. They
neither vote for the handsomest man
nor the one their husbands tell them to
vote for, unless the candidate is, in their
own opinion, the proper one. Their
votes cannot be bought.
They are universally on the side of
morality and temperance; hence the
workers in the temperance cause are
warm advocates of equal suffrage. Elec-
ton days pass quietly. If there is any
drinking or fighting done, it is not at
the polls. Everything is orderly there,
Notwithstanding contrary reports circu-
lated by anti-suffragists in the eastern
states.
Candidates keep carriages running
for the accommodation of the ladies,
but a great many walk up and deposit
their votes. AS the result, so far, has
been very satisfactory, even to the men,
lthe brutesl it will probably be but
short time until equal suffrage is
granted.
The gentlemen show their gallantry
and faith in the ability and faith of the
ladies IN appointing them to Office. The
enrolling clerks of the legislature are
ladies, also a large proportion of the
county superintendent, who, in every
instance discharge their duties in a
manner that gives universal satisfaction.
THERE is conclusive proof, says Mr..
Mennor, correspondent of the Standard,
that both Russia and Austria are pre-
pairing for another complication in the
east. Both have begun to pay compli-
ments TO their Polish subjects-a move
always taken on the eve of a possible
collision between the two rival courts.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-04-23

Many persons have complained with
in the last few days of peculiarly sad
and unhappy sort of feeling in the
region of the diaphragm. This item
explains it: Florida has sent its first
watermelon northward = New York
Commercial! Advertiser.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-27
THE OLD WAYS AND THE NEW

I've lust come I'm from the meadow wife
where the grass is tall and green;
i hobblcd oct upon my cane to see Johns new
1t made my old eyes snap again to see that
mower NOW,
And heayed a sigh for the scythe swung
some twenty years ago.
Many and many's the day I've moved, meath
the rays of the scOrching sun
TIL thought my poor back would break ere
the task for the day was done.
often think OF the DAYS of toll in the fields all
over the farm.
Till feel the sweat on my wrinl1led brow and
the old pain come in my arm.
1t was hard work, it was slow work, a-swing-
ing the old scythe then;
Unlike the mower that went through the grass
like death through the ranks of men.
stood and looked till my old eyes achcd
amazed at its speed and power
The work il took me day to do it done in one
John said hadn't seen the half; when he puts
il into his wheat
ia see it reap it, and rake it and putt in bun
dies neat:
Then soon "A Yankee viii come along and set
20 work to larn
To reap and thrash it, and bag it up and send
it into the barn.
John kinder laughed when he said it, but /
said 60 the hired men.
1--WE seen so much in my pilgrimage thrO' my
thrCc-scOre years and ten,
That ! wouldn't be surprised to see a railroad
in the air.
Or a Yankee in flying ship going most any
where"
There's difference in the work done and the
work my boys now do;
Steady and slow in the good old way, worry
and fret in the new.
But somehow / think there was happiness
crowded into those toiling days,
The fast young men of the present won't see
till they mend their ways.
To think that should live to see work done
fraf 81 -frr1
Old tools are little service now, and taI1nin' is
almost play;
The women have got their SEWN machines.
their wringers and every SIGH thing,
And now play crOquet in the dOoryard, or sit
in the paTlor and sing.
'Twasnt you that had it so easy, wife, in the
days 50 long gone by;
You riz up early and sat up late, a-toiling for
You and L;
There were cows to milk, there was butter to
make, and many day did you stand
A-waShin' my toll stained garments, and
wringing them by hand.
All, wife. our children will never see the hard
work we have seen,
For the heavy task and the long task is done
with machine.
No longer the noise of the Scythc hear; the
mOwcr-there, hear it afari
A-rattlin' along through the tail stout grass
with the noise of a railroad car
We'll. the old tools now are showed away they
stand "a gatherin rust,
Like many an old man I've seen put aside with
only crust;
When the eye grows dim, when the step is
weak, when the strength goes out of his
arm.
The best thing poor old man can do is to
hold the deed of the farm.
There is one old way that they can't improve,
although it has been tried
BY men who have studied and studied, and
worried till they died;
1t has shone undimmed for ages, like gold re
fined from its droSs-
It's the way to the kingdom of Heaven by the
simple way of the cross.
philadelphia Press
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-27
THE NUTBROWN CURL.

Twas but a curl of nut brown hair
That she gave me a. "A token,
But every shining Silken thread
TO me has volumes spoken
of summers eve on the village green,
And a promise never broken!
She said. "Now, Jamie, take the curl,
And from the hour we part,
Keep this lock near and me within
Your memory and your heart!
And when your good ship plows the sea
And you roam in far-of lands,
Let no other maiden claim the ring
With the hearts and the true claspet
hands"
Long years have come and passed away
To the bourne of faded ages,
But fresh and bright l. memory's log,
No blOts have stained its pages
" Land no, Land hOn the look out cries,
While clears the misty morn.
:" Look, Jamie look! l see the home
Where yOu and l were born"
AN. ay my lad far more than that
Can my eyes see this morning,
l see a lass on the village green,
For a nut brown curl she's calling"
Springfield tHdSS.) Republican.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-27
THEFACTS IN THE RATCLIFF CASE.
L Physicians Strange Story.

first met Miss Borgier at a tea party
in the town of R, where | was at
tending medical lectures. She was I
tall Girl, not pretty; her face would have
been insipid but for the peculiar rest
lessness of her eyes. They were neither
bright nor expressive, yet she kept them
so constantly in motion that they seemed
to catch and reflect light from a thou
sand sources. Whenever, as rarely hap
pened, she fixed them even for few
seconds upon one object, the Fictitious
brilliancy disappeared, and they became
dull and sOmnolent. | am unable to say
what was the color of Miss Borgier's
eyes.
After tea / was one of a group of peo-
pie whom our host, the Rev. Mr.. Tinker,
sought To entertain with a portfolio of
photographs of places in the Holy Land.
While endeavoring to appear interested
in his descriptions and explanations, all
of which l had heard before, became
aware that Miss Borgier was hOnoring
me with steady regard. My gaze en-
countered hers and found that | could
not, for the life of me, withdraw my
own ewes from the encounter. Then
had singular experience, the phenom-
ena of which | noted with professional
accuracy. | felt the slight construction
of the muscles of my face, the numb
ness of the nerves that precedes phys
zeal stupor induced by narcotic agency.
Although | was obliged to struggle
against the physical sense of drowsineSs,
NV mental faculties were more than or
dinarily active. Her eyes seemed to
torpify my body while they stimulated
nv mind, as opium does. Entirely
conscious of my present surround
ings, and particularly alert to the
Rev. Mr.. Tinker's narrative OF the ride
from Joppa, accompanied him on
that journey, not as one who listens TO a
travellers tale, but as one who himself
travels the road. When, finally, we
reached the point where the Rev. Mr..
Thinkers donkey makes the last sharp
turn around the rock that has been cut
ting off the view ahead, and the Rev.
Mr. Tinker beholds with amazement
and JOY the glorious panorama OF Jeru-
salem spread out before him. saw it all
with remarkable vividness. | saw Jeru-
salem in Miss Borgier's eyes.
| tacitly thanked fortune when her
ewes resumed their habitual dance
around the room, releasing me from
what had become rather humiliating
captivity. Once free from their strange
influence, laughed at my weakness.
"Pshawi'' | said to myself. You are
a fine subject for a young woman of
mesmeric talents to practice upon
"Who is Miss BorgierP'l l demanded
of the Rev. Mr. Tinker's wife, at the
first opportunity.
"Why, she is Deacon Borgier's daugh-
ter" replied that good person, with
some surprise. -----...
sand who is Deacon Borgier?"
"a most excellent man, one of the
pillars of my husbands congregation.
The young people laugh at what they
call his tOrpidity, and say that he has
been walking about town in his sleep
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-27

Mr.. j. L. Toole, the actor, is said
to have begun his artistic career at the
early age of years. Mr.. E. L. Blanch-
ard, passing through a little English
village near London, in 1888, observed a
small boy enacting variety of charac-
tiers for the delight of a number of ap-
plauding juvenile companions. A dex-
ferrous arrangement of his pinafOre, Il
twist of his child's cap and small stick
snatched from the hedge, and there was
the miniature figure of an old man tot
tering about the garden, uttering few
Wheeling words that perfected the rep
resentation. Then with a change of
face, another REIMBURSEMENT of the pima
fore, and word and whistle given by
turns, the six-year-old Toole became the
true comic countryman, highly amusing
to his little audience. Mr.. Blanchard
inquired the name of this precOcious
young gentleman, and small gigglin3g
damsel lisped out: "It's only Il little
London boy down for his health, sir. "
Fourteen years after that the young
comedian, abandoning forever the trade
of wine-merchant, entered permanently
upon his theatrical career.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-27
From Rev. j. r.. Rankin, ID. ID.

June 18th, 1879, the Rev. j. E. Rankin, D.
D., of Washington, d. C., certified as follows:
81 have known of several persons who re-
garded themselves as greatly benefited and
some of them as permanently cured of dis
eases of the kidneys and urinary organs BY
the medicine prepared by Charles Craig, of
Charlotte, n. Y. l have known, too, of its
use in similar cases by physicians of the high
est character and standing. do not doubt
that it has great virtue" In previous COM
munication to the Congregationalist, DR.. Kan
kin referred at length to the beneficial treat
ment of a case in his own family, pronounced
Bright's Disease by six physicians, with the
Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, and said: " This
treatment want, in the interest of humanity,
to describe and commend."
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-27
Consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired from practice,
having had placed in his hands by an East
India missionary the formula OF a simple
vegetable remedy for the speedy and per
manent cure for Consumption, Bronchitis,
Catarrh, Asthma, and all Throat and Lung
Affections, also q positive and radical cure
for Nervous Debility and all Nervous Com
plants, after having tested its wonderful
curative powers in thousands of cases, has
felt it his duty to make it known to his
suffering fellows. Actuated by this motive
and desire to relieve human suffering l
will send free Of charge TO all who desire It,
this recipe, in German, French, or English,
with full directions for preparing and us
ing Sent by mail by addressing with
l49 Poioers' Block, Rochester, N. Y.
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To CORRESPONDENTS.

All communications for this paper should be
accompanied by the name of the author, not
necessarily Republication, but as evidence OF
good faith on the part OF the writer. Write
only on one side of the paper. BE particularly
careful in giving names and dates TO have
all letters or figures plain and distinct.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-27
Best Medicine Ever Used.

sGrESLOcH Monroe County. Tenn, Aug Is. 1879.
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". J. EDWARDS.
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Liver and Kidney Complaints.

CowAN. Franklin County. Tenn, Aug %. 1879.
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TESTIMONIALS OF CURES.
LiYcr C0nplaint.

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". z. ROGER
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Cnres Ague.

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p.,,nit,t.n, M the Heart.

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Best Medicfue EYer Used.

CoRNvELL STATION, Aenifee County. Ky.
Deer Sir Il have ussi your reliable Indian
Hood syrup for White Swelling, and have found Is
the best medicine ever used
MARTHA Z LESTER
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Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia and Indi-
gestiOn.

MAYSARDTILLE Union Co.. Tenn, March %. 1879
DeQr SfT-YOur Indian Blood syrup Is inc
best medicine ever used for the Liver Complaint
Dyspepsia and Indigestion ard would recommend all
HARRIET ELDRlDGE
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For InsiiYPress.

dresden Wessley COUNTY. IN
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n the same instant the tremendous
force exerted upon the knee produced
its natural effect. The OSsitied joint
welded, and, with sickening noise
the indescribable sound of the crunching
and gritting of the bones of a living per-
son, a sound so frightful that | have
seen old surgeons, with Sensibilities
hardened by long experience, turn pale
at hearing 1.-THE crooked limb became
as straight rs its mate. y
Closely following this horrible sound,
| heard ringing peal of laughter.
The operating table, in the middle of
the pit of the amphitheater, was lighted
from overhead. Directly above the ia
bic shaft, five or six feet square, and
closely boarded on its four sides, led up
through the attic story of the building
to n skvlght in the roof. The shaft was
so deep and so narrow that its upper
oriGce was visible from no part of the
room except "A limited space immediate
" around the table. The laughter
which startled me seemed to come from
overhead. If heard by any other per-
son present, it was probably aScribed to
an historical utterance on the part of
the patient | was in position to know
better. Instinctively | glanced upward,
in the direction in which the eyes of
Mrs. Wilson had been so fixedly bent.
There, framed in quadrangle OF blue
skv, [ saw the head and neck of Miss
Borcier. The sash of the skylight had
been removed, to afford ventilation.
The Young woman was evidently lying
at full length upon the flat roof. She
commanded a perfect view of all that
was done upon the operating table. Her
face was flushed with eager interest, and
wore an expression of innocent wonder,
not unmingled with delight. She nodded
merrily to me when j looked up, and
laid a finger against her lips, as if ito
warn me TO silence. Disguised, l with
drew my eyes hastily from hers. In
deed, after my experience of the pre-
vious evening, l did not care totrust my
self-control under the influence of her
gaze. A 81
As DR.. Mack with his sharp scissors
cut the end of linen bandage, he wills
pered to me: This is without a par
allel, not sign of syncope, no trace OF
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-27
Recommends t TO Al.

.--=r SUMdEREI-.i.E GiresB C0IleT. Ky
Dear SfT-This l. TO csrfy tlar Ely Nife an navo
made fam trial OF yOur an ts.au Blood syrup
and recommend is use - al II pOOr health
CHAS. CORUM.
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Best Medicine Ever Used.

PREsIoSBUKGH Floyd County. KY. July 8 1879.
Dear SlT-I have used your excellent Indian
Blood Syrup for several diseases. and ind IL 70 be
the best medicine ever tried would not be with
Quit MRS ). p STEEL
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VECETINE
PREPARED BY
II. r. STEVENS, Boston, Mass.
Vegetine is Sold by All Druggists.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.

Gentlemen of business ability whose
time is not now fully occupied, would
do well to consider the offers made by
the Equitable Life Assurance Society to
local agents. The average annual new
business of this Company for the past
eight years, has been larger than that
of any other company in existence. 1t
has recently made its policies incontest-
able after three years; and has gained
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cial strength and promptness in the
payment of its death claims. Letters
should be addressed to the Equitable
Life Assurance Society, 100 Broadway,
New York.
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A magnificent MendelSsohn Upright perfectly rev.
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VEeETIyB is the great health restorer-
composed exclusively of barks, roots and
herbs. It is very pleasant to take; every
child likes it