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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-04-09

am dishonored man-posted as COW
ard by this time; and who will believe
that oversight myself? | have hardly
courage to take another step: but on
on. Let me know the worst.
A handkerchief - fine cambria -
baronial crest in the corner. Young
man, you're on the high road to the
gallows, now; pocket-picking or high
way robbery, sure.
0 my poor head, my poor head!)
And where did that nOsegay at my
buttonhole come from? The little pan
sizes are dropping and the thread is I'M
tied. / never can have bought such a
trumpery thing from tiower-girl; it
was given to me or else | took it. 1t
was given to me, of course. This is the
sequel of the story of that little blonde.
She gave it to me, knowing that | was
about to fght,-probably to fight for her.
That must be it.
My apprehension redoubles. A while
ago [ wished to know all: now | fear to
learn too much. What if found
Why, confound it. this isn't my over
coat!
Nv overcoat is chestnut-colored, and
this one has the hue Of the COrinthlan
grape!
l have been travelling round some
ones else pockets!
But, this not being my overcoat, it
follows that
The duel isn't mine;
The bill wasn't mine;
The photographs aren't mine;
The cards weren't given to me;
No more was the bouquet;
And the pretty blonde-she isn't
NINE.
Nor did steal the handkerchief;
But-good God! I must have stolen
the overcoat!
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-04-09

more than the famous stone belonging
to the Rajah of Mattau. The story is,
in all probability, much bigger than the
diamond, and both will be likely to di-
minish under careful examination.
Great diamonds are interesting, be-
cause they nearly always have curious
and romantic histories. The Regent or
Pitt diamond, 1862 carats, cut, found in
Hyderabad, was taken to England by
Pitt, grandfather of the first Earl of
Chatham, and sold by HIM to the DUO
d'Orleans for sum equivalent to $3.50,
900. 1t Ornamented the sword-hilt of
Napoleon; was taken by the Prussians
at Waterloo, and is now among the
crown jewels Of the Emperor of Ger
many. The Sanci, another celebrated
stone, once belonged to Charles the
Bold, Duke Of Burgundy, who wore it
in his hat at the battle of Nancy. where
he fell. 1t then passed to the hands of
Anton, King of Portugal, and he, being
embarrassed, disposed of it for 500, OO0
Then it was purchased, after divers
changes, by q Frenchman named Sanci,
whence It's designation. One of his
descendants, having been sent as am
bassador to Henry Ill, at Soleure, the
King demanded the jewel as pledge.
The servant carrying it to the monarch
was waylaid by robbers and murdered,
but not before he had swallowed the
diamond. His master, confident of his
fidelity, caused the body to be opened,
and found the precious stone. After a
while it was secured by the Government
of Great Britain, and James H. carried
it to France in 1858. After varied for
tunes, Louis XIV. got hold of it and wore
it at his coronation. Then it passed
from hand, and was bought fifty odd
years since by Russian nobleman, for
100000, and is said to belong now to
one of his heirs. AS it is too valuble
for almost anybody to keep, it will con-
tinue, no doubt, as the years 60 on, to
add to its memorable history Dia-
monds supply most of the romance of
precious stones.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-04-09

cunningist little rascal in all the world.
-New Haven Register
Miss Emily Faithful has been describ
ing Christmas card which was sent to
a young lady at a school of design. 1t
represented a grotesque figure at lee
turer's desk. and underneath were these
lines:
Where are you going to, my pretty maid?"
I'm going to lecture, sir. she said.
And what is the subject, my pretty maid?''
THE total extinction of man. she said.
Then nobody III marry you, my pretty maid
advanced woman don't marry, good sir,'' she
said.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-04-09
Green Cloth Romance.

The Asiatic gambler is the most reck-
less; it seems to be his second nature,
and he will not scruple to stake his wife,
children, or, as a last venture, one Of
his own limbs, his life Or liberty, becom-
ing thus the slave of his antagonist.
And here [ am reminded of fine point
Hindoos and touching upon this very
question. A warrior stalking his last
farthing on chance, finally put up his
liberty, losing which, he bethought him
of his beautiful wife. Luck being still
against him, she was summoned as a
slave before her husbands antagonist
and escaped the life of serfdom by the
adroitness of her first query: did my
husband lose me Or himself first? For
if he played away himself he could not
stake me-" There is a story Of a SINH
lar case as having occurred in an Eng
fish speaking country. It was during
the plague in England that young cap
tain of the kings body-guard pledged
the key Of his house against all the win
nings of his adversary and lost. The
wife's honor was saved through the
medium of terrible avenger. the
plague, one spot of which appear ed
upon her throat, frightened away the
winner of the key. The story is long
one; there was a duel; the husband was
killed; the wife died Of the plague, and
the cause of all this woe, the lucky
gamester, was only cursed by the weird
plaue-prophet, "to perish in everlasting
fire" -Forraey's Progress.
The territory in dispute between Chill
and Bolivia is seventy miles wide, and
reaching from the ocean to the Andes.
1t is rich in nitrate deposits, and sew
eral years ago the two countries made
a treaty, under which it was agreed that
the nitrate works at Antafogasta and
other points in Bolivia, which are main.
iy owned by Chilians and worked on
Gillian capital and account, should be
exempt for twenty-five years from al
but municipal taxation. This treaty
obligation was respected until few
months ago, when Bolivia laid an ex-
port duty on all nitrates sent from the
country. The ground of this act was
that the treaty with Chill had been made
by revolutionary government, whose
acts could not be acknowledged as valiC
by the existing and lawful government
Of Bolivia. The owners of the nitrate
works refused to pay the tax and wer,
arrested, and hence the trouble. Peru,
inclination to help Bolivia is selfish
J one, as Peru desires the control of the
nitrate trade of the coast.
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Women in Cyprus.

At 8 or 10 the girls are lovely, having
eyes like antelopes, and softly rounded
cheeks, limiting at Hebe by and by. But
in after years, when comeliness is need
ed most, much Of this beauty fades.
Fine eyes remain, but contour, color,
bloom, expression, all depart. The
Moslem females seem to understand
their fate. If their sisters OF the Or
thodox rite were knowing, they too
would glide about the courts and mar
ket places veiled A Christian woman
bares her neck and face; Moslem
shows no more than pair CT sparkling
eyes. No man looks twice at the re-
treating figure of a Greek, though she
is habited in pink and amber. Every
one turns and gazes at the gliding mys.
terry of girl in white whose face is
shrouded from his w-British Cyprus
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-04-09
FacetiH for Females.

Wells will soon be considered as an
injury to the eyes-of inquisitive gen
tlemen.
Ladies now work at embroidery and
crochet while attending morning lee.
lures.
A stocking with yellow snake coiled
around the upper part. is the latest
snake story.
Embroidered cotton is substituted for
the thin muslin frills placed at the lower
edges of trains.
Pretty Princess Beatrice is in love
with young nobleman who is not even
the eldest son and heir.
In Sutton, Massachusetts, is Mary
Jane Wadleigh, who fondles 100 cats.
She says she needs a-mews-ment.
The "fshwife " tunic, turned up in
front and caught back SO as to form a
drapery behind, is still very popular.
Sorosis is going up higher and higher
in the fashionable world. The upper
story of Delmonico's noted saloon has
been hired for the dashing club.
Garibaldi's daughter-in-law has been
compelled to take to the stage. She is
now acting in pantomime at the Surry
Theatre, London. Surry to hear it.
At recent "kettle drum" in New
York, beautiful ornament decorating
the tea table, was a kettle made entirely
Of flowers, and represented as if emit,
ting steam.
Woman suffrage is about to be tried
in Dakota, and if that plucky territory
doesn't suffer by it, other localities will
propably follow suit, and give the gal
liant girls a chance.
According to etiquette in M; higan a
bride can be married without gloves"
But that's nothing. In some parts Of
the "cracker" country up in Georgia
they can be married without shoes.
A lady of the temperance persuasion
stopped a peddler and asked him if he
ever drank. He imm ediately dropped
his pack, "Vell, I shust lieve drink
NIT you as any odder MANS" he re
marked.
A lady asked the Judge what she
would say in court if she were asked
her age? The blunt iurist replied, "Say
madam, what believe would be the
truth. that you are not yet come to the
years of discretion
The following advertisement appear
ed in the London Times: "Wanted:
lady thoroughly competent to nurse {
poodle dog. Wages one pound a week.
The most curious part of the matter
was, there were lots of applicants.
At a dinner recently given by {
French artist, he cruelty caused stuff
ed mouse to be hidden in each napkin
given to lady guest. When the nap
kins were gracefully unfolded, Their
were leaps, yells and walls, but we cas-
a wall over the mice-rable scene. 49,
| The old-time Egyptian women carried
small bags of perfume on their person
and wore beads made of scented woods
! We don't know if they wore such high
cented dresses, though as the presen
generation. If they did it must hav
been dollarous for Mr.. Ptolemy and MI
Pharaoh.
| Mrs. Foltz, San Francisco's femal
lawyer, is bright, fair-haired, rosy
cheerful. matronly woman. She says
II originated from the cradle. the wash
tub, the sewing machine and the cook
stove. have educated myself, and an
trying to earn a living for myself an
my little ones"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-04-09
An Extreme Test.

Arthur Gilman tells the following OF
an old lady at Concord: " Have you
given electricity a trial for your COM
plaint MADAME" asked the minister, as
he took tea with the old lady. Elec-
trlcitv!" said she. Well, yes, reckon
it has. was struck by lightning last
summer and hove out the window, but 1t
didn't seem to do me no sort OF good. !"
Boston Traveller.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-04-09
About Diamonds.
New York Times.

A story comes from Parteall, India,
where diamonds are usually found
Golconda being the place where they
are merely cat and polished that the
largest diamond in the world has lately
been discovered there. It is said to
weigh 400 carats. thirty-three carats
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-04-09

Two sophomores enter horse-car;
the first takes the only vacant seat. and
the second sits in his lap. Presently d
Young lady enters and the second soph.,
rising, says; "Take my seat, madam"
Fact
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-04-09

RECRUITS for the British army no lon
ger receive the traditional "oueen's
shilling" on enlistment.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-07-25
-. n. HASKELL,
TOWNSHIP AGENT, &. p. II. X.
TOWN LOTS FOR SALE OR LEASE.

PARTIES WISHING TO LEASE OR PUR-
chase Lots in the town of Wmnemucca, are
hereby notified that all applications for the same,
or on business relating thereto, snould be ad-
dressed to the undersigned at san Francisco,
at the C. r. H. Il. office where they will receive
prompt attention.
Those occupying lands belonging TO the com
pany, without having bought OF leased the same,
are also notified to attend to the matter without
delay and avoid trouble
nolQ ID. III HASKELL.
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BILLION TAN.

Notice is hereby given that the tax on pro-
ceeds of mines Tor the quarter ending Maroh 81
1879, is now due, and payable at my office in
the Courthouse OF the County of humboldt
and that the laws for its collection will b !.
strictly enforced.
L. l.. RICHARD. County Assessor,
VIZ aemucca, May 80 1877. my26.4w
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-07-25
LOTS! LOTs!.: LOTS!!!
SPRING CITY. NEVADA

Lots can now be procured in the fiourishing
mining mining camp OF Spring City, Mount Rose Mining
aass, a.s.iet, Paradise mines BY applying to the un
aetsshea, the regularly authorized agent fer
the sale of the same, BY letter or in person
NJ. a. HARRY WARREN
~S'" ~ 1914 .Spring City, Nevada
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LOOK HERE.

Having received large lot of Moulding from
Chicago, ara now prepared to make all kinds
OF
PICT L Il + FIR A les.
Repairing Furniture and Sewing Machines
speciality asa-'u
Lounges and Mattresses of every description
made to order.
Perforated Chair Bottoms constantly on
hand.
Saws fled by machinery at MY SHOP, on
Bridge Street above Leyys Store.
GEO r WALKER
winnemuecs, July Isl 1875
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FOR SALE.

n HE LAFAYETTE HOTEL, situated ness
the Depot, Winnemucca, Nevada. li~
Hotel is doing a frst-c4ass business Nnd wiz
be sold at bargain, as the proprietor desiies =
retire from the business For terms apply ts
the proprietor. JOSEPH SkitMsAiA
Winnemue, u 81, as7A
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-07-17
! BpuRBoS.Ayp HRExEy, WOODS
III WOODS BOT.

o.
Corn is somewhat damaged by the
heavy rains.
Harvest was delayed by the heavy
rains, and many who owned reapers
had to use cradles to save the graip.
jesse Furnry will start for Grand
Rapids, Mich, in few days, to Join
his Father in-law. Mr.. Fl. Whitaker,
who went there a month since. =,
The ordinance of baptism was al.
ministered to Willis Myles by Rev.
VIM. welch last Sunday. Mr.. Myles
has been very sick for some time.
Several persons 10 this v icinity take
no paper, and do not know how much
they are losing by not taking The
REPUBLICAN. which gives the news
not only OF Marshall county bat the
entire world.
A fight occurred at Shively's cav
mill between Shiveiy and a man who
had purchased the mill. The man
had gone out to harvest, and Shively
took possession and attempted TO put
him out when he returned. but found
IL too big job. and got the worst Of
the fight. After getting up Shively
seized a gas pipe and swore he would
kill bis antagonist, but the antagonist
kept out OF hIs reach. and as the gas
pipe would not shoot he received no
injury.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-07-17
Facts That We Know.

Ifyou re suffering with severe cough.
cold, asthma. bronchitis. consumption,
loss IL vc'ce, tickling in The throat. or any
affection Of the throat or lungs, We know
that DIR. Kings New Discovery will give
Won immediate relief. We know OF hun
dreds of cases il has completely cured,
and that where all other medicines had
failed. Noother remedy can show one
half as many pernanent cures. Now TO
give you satisfactory proof that DIR.
Kings New Discovery will cnre you of
Asthma, Bronchitis. Ilsy; Fever. Con
sumption. severe Coughs aud Colds,
Hparseness, "rapy Thr .at or Ling di
sease. If you yin call At +. Tanner also
G.'Blnin& Cos Drug Store. Plymouth,
You can get trial battle torteD cents. or
REGULAR size bottle for 81 90 2 !.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-07-17
In WOOD.
BY EQUINOX.

Mr.. Isaac Hall was sunstruck last
Monday.
The murcury marked 10l In the
shad, last Monday.
Harvest is neayly done and the
threshing machines have commenced
work.
Mr.. Milo Johnson got his arm
nearly half cut off last Mo day. while
feeding threshing machine at the
widow Lewis's. The man who was
cutting bands struck at the wire
band with Ratchet just as Johnson
reached for the bundle.
A good many Of our citizens at
tended the show last Monday, at
Plymouth. and 1t Is reported that one
OF our extremely pice young ladies
now boards at Hotel de Ashley for
conduct uubecoming South sea
Islander and out Of doors at that.
Her paramount ais boards at the same
house. For the sake Of the soiled
doves mother we suppress names. :.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-07-17
The Walking and Shooting Contest
Saturday.

The managers OF the enterprise
certainly made mistake by giving
their grand walking match and shoot
ing tournament the Saturday before
the circus. The show was the first OF
the season, and the average Hoosier,
like the average OF mankind In other
places. would rather see circus and
menagerie combined than anv other
entertainment that can be given.
Harvest was WAS not over, they
could not attend both, and conse-
quently the Walking Match Associa
ton and Shooting Club lost money,
the gate fees not being sufficient to
pay the prizes given; but the enter
tainment was good one. The
walking commenced at 2:l5 p. IN.
The entries for the four hour race,
were Stanton. OF Valparaiso; White.
Of Valparaiso; Martindale OF Walk
erton: and Suydam, OF South Bend.
s anton won the first prize, $1,000.
making 22f miles ia four hours to 1874
miles made by White and 10 by
Mariindale. Suydam retired from
the contest at the end OF the fifteenth
mile. Stanton walked the first five
miles In As min. 7sec., White In 81
min. IL sec., Martindale In 30 min.
Is sec. and Suydam in 81 min IL sec.
White was allowed to walk under
protest, some OF the cUntesta nts de-
claring their ability to prove that he
was a resident OF Chicago; and we
understand that the judges decided
that he was not a resident OF the
State and gave tho second premium
OF So 90 to. Martindale, tho deaf mute
OF Walkerton. As Suydam did not
complete the race the association re-
tanned the third premium.
The ego as you please" five mile
race was won by Frank Lamson.
time 4S minutes. James Johnson,
second; A. Short, third.
The shooting contest resulted as
follows: Plymouth club, No. l; Il.
Linkenhelt. 10; l.. @. Capron, g.: DIR.
Burket, g.; j. II. Losey, 10; total 81.
Second Plymouth club, NJ. @.
Funk, 10: Thomas Hupp. 10; j.
Sheely, 9; A. EVERY, 8; total 81.
1st South Bend club: j. Johnson.
10; J. Strayer, 8; l.. Cassidy, 8; ID.
Blyler, 10; total 81.
Second South Bend club; w. War
ner. o; A. Litzenberger. 8; s. Strayer,
10; w. Ritter, q; total "a.
Third Plymouth club; Montgomery,
z; Shakes. z; Hoglan, g.; G. Hoham,
8: total 30.
The first and second Plymouth
clubs and the first South Bend club,
having broke an eqnal number OF
balls; each man was required to
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-07-17

shoot at five balls, or each club OF
four at twenty balls. The first
Plymouth club broke 10 balls, the
first South Bend club, 10 balls and
the seconl Plymouth club Is balls.
The first prize, $40, was awarded to
Plymouth club No. l. Second Prize,
$40. South Bend club, No. 1. Third
prize, So, Plymouth club. No. 2.
Linkenhelt, Burket, Losey, Funk and
Hupp. OF Plymouth. broke every ball
at which they fired, or ID balls each.
Johnson and Blyler, Of South Bend.
accomplished the same feat. The
Plymouth club has been organized
but a few months aud their skill is
certainly remarkable.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-07-17

THE Toronto Globe publishes crop
reports from 400 points in Canada:
Spring wheat is slightly below the
average; barley. average; oats above
the average In quality and AREA; corn
In bad condition; hay is 3 per cent.
above average; rye is insignificant
and 4 per cent. below average; apples
20 per cent below average, and other
fruits 4 per cent. below. The potato
yield will be immense. Z the rot does
not set in. and be z per cent. above
average, with annnusual area planted.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-07-17
The New Railraad Shall 1t be
Located!


Located
EDITOR REPUBLICAN
1 wish to say to the people OF this
vicinity that IL the railroad appro-
priation in Union township Ia aid OF
the Chicago and Atlantic railway
company should be carried, one half
per cent. will be payable in 1881 and
one haifin 1882. Providing said road
Is permanently located before the
June term OF Commi ssioners Court
1889. We have 1t from reliable
source that the narrow gague road
communication between Huntington
and Toledo, via. Delphus, OHIO, will
be completed during this. summer.
The work westward to Rochester will
be contracted early this fall. From
Rochester. west to Chicago. two
lines are under consideration, Que
by Maxibkuckee lake, through
Starke county, and the other farther
south. The adoption of one of those
lines will depend upon the enter
prising spirit OF the people and the
local aid given In favor OF the respec-
tive routes.
We are indebted to DR.. Durr for
the above railroad item.
ORA Pho NoBIs.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-07-17
DEE.

July II. 1872, OF heart disease brought on by fire.
safe ed more or less for ifteen years. Lydia A.
wife OF James A. Corse. - e.,
6 She was borne In the State of New York, August
IL. lS3s, and was at her death IS years and IL
mouths old She was married to Judge Corse uc-
tober Is, 1873 She united with the Protestant N.
y. Church In LrPorte county about the year issi
She was an unassuming woman, of considerable
musical culture, at one time possessing a voice Of
general sweetness and volume. Her funeral was
largely attended at her husbands residence by
neighbors and acquaintance from Plymouth Sat-
urdAy, July 18th, The funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev. g. A. Little assisted by his brother
Rev. G. Little of Wabash.
Near Plymouth, Ind. June 18th, 1872 Charley
only son OF William and Cory kann dy, aged one
year, three months and ten days.
Weep not for me, my parents dear,
Because die young;
The fewer months, the fewer Gins
The lords will must be done
Lucy Wickizer.
At his residence In this city, July iIth 1879 after
lingering illness. j. l.. PrOtsa an, aged IS years,
month and IA days.
Deceased was born In Frederick county. Mary
land, In lsl3. and moved to Ohio in 1894; was mar
ried Dec. 4, 1854, and In ls36 moved to Indiana
where he has since resided. He was postmaster at
Bremen about 20 wears ago, where he was well known
and generally respected. He died peacefully In the
hope OF Immortality. lie leaves six children, all
married. -