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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-03-07

ONE Of the loyeliest pieces of en-
broidery that has been produced in En-
gland for long time Is m apron 81
cream satin, 10 be worn with pink
satin dress. Tie design with which it
Ii hoauhfed il tufts al flowers
bound together ~ blades Of grass, each
tuft containing two rosebuds, 4 spray 81
forget.me-not and i red carnation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-03-07

a sllNER mine at Woodstock, Me, i
being worked night and day.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-03-07

From the time the average minister
il ordained until lie dies, he breaches, it
IL estimated, 1000 sermons.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-07
Total
The Electric Abroad.

The electric light is coming into more
general use in England than in this
country. In London the Victoria EN-
bankment is lighted by this process, as
we'll as several of the London bridges.
The electric light Of 40 lamps from
Westminster to Biackfriars, a distance
of 2,145 yards from one centre, is
worked by Ransome's series Of 20-horse
power engines and two Gramme bat
teries. Antwerp cock is to be lighted
with the Jablockof system. A mag
,niicent pile of warehouses belonging
TO Messrs. Croker, Sons & Company OF
Warrington street are to be supplied
with 10 electric lights. Several Of the
London theatres and large stores are
lighted in the same way. This is a
great advantage, business being carried
on equally we'll by night and day. In
Paris the principal streets aid squares
are illuminated with a food Of electric
light, almost as clear and diffusive as
sunlight In that city, as we'll as in
London, the electric light is extensively
employed in large railroad stations.
One powerful electric light in the Edge
ware road depot Of the Metropolitan
railway Eliminates the whole interior.
In some instances mines have been lit
up by the same means. The very low
temperature of the. electric light, its
non- consumption. of oxygen, and its
infinitely greater illuminating power
recommend it strongly to general use.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-07

just on the point of lifting the flying
figure upon her horns when the latter
darted under q clothes-line, which
caught the heifer's horns and checked
her until the young lady had gained 8.
place of safety. By this time large
crowd of men were endeayoring to cap
ture the animal, but did not dare to 90
near. She started toward Pat Hanlon's,
but had not gone far when she encoun-
tered a tall, slender individual, whom
she caused to change ends in the twink
ling of an eye. While she was reeing
and unreefng this unfortunate, a young
man of muscular build and rustic ap-
pearance picked up q small stick and
coolly proceeded to take 81 hand in the
fight. He gently tapped the heller over
the head. She accepted the challenge
and went at him. He sent her "to
grass" in the first round, and before she
could rise to her feet the crowd rushed
up and held her down and tied her.
Thus ended the "cowtillon," and the
hero of the melee, coolly looking at his
vanquished foe remarked, II don't
low no dang COW to run me-"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-07
A Nebraska COWtillOn.
Fremont (Neb.) Herald.

One Of the most exciting scenes which
has disturbed the tranquility of "the
prettiest town in the State for many a
day was enacted on lower Main steeet,
about o'clock Saturday afternoon. A
large and lively 2-year old heifer, which
George Godfrey had brought up FROM
the Ekhorn in the forenoon and lodged
in Wilson's stable, got out and went on
the war-path. She made her first strike
in the rear of the Fremont House,
where she saw and attacked Mrs. VOL
len, the landlady. Mrs. w. beata pre-
cipitate retreat toward the house with
the heifer in hot pursuit, passed through
the door and endeavored to close it be-
hind her, but the heifera threw herself
against it with terrible force, hurting it
and Mrs. Wollen to the floor and tramp
ling over them, seriously ipjuring the
lady. The Infatuated beast then made
tour of the house, overturning furni-
ture and breaking up things generally
She finally passed out at the kitchen
door and started toward the depot. In
the rear of Mrs. Vests corset factory
she charged q young lady. The latter
gave her lively chase for moment,
but the fleet footed animal soon cover
ed the distance between them and was
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-07
senate and house to heads of depart

senate and house to heads of depart
ments was taken up and Mr.. Pendleton
made a speech on its adoption. .-
a The bill to prevent the introduction
of contagious or infectious diseases
into the United States was then taken
up, pending which the senate went
into executive session, and when the
doors re-opened adjourned.
TUESDAY, April 29-Senate. "A mes
sage WAS received from the house an
nouncing the death of Representative
Clark and the senate adjourned. ,.
TUESDAY April -House.-Immedi-
ately after the reading ofthe presidents
veto message the. house adjourned out
sentative Rush Clark.
WEDNESDAY, April 3O-Senate.- Con
sideration was resumed of the house bill,
providing for certain expenses of the
present session of congress and for other
purposes. The pending question being,
whether it was in order to amend as it
was proposed by Plumb, appropriating
$780, 900 to pay mileage for the present
session. The amendment was decided
IN order by a vote of 80 against %, and
was discussed and agreed to. ..- e..
The bill was then passed, and the sem
ate considered the bill to prevent the
introduction of contagious or infectious
diseases into the United States. Il I'll.
WEDNESDAY, April 3O-House. After
a short session during which the clerk
read the veto message the house ad-
journed.
THURSDAY, May 1-Senote. a. Consider
alton was resumed of the bill to pre-
vent the introduction Of contagious or
infectious diseases into the United
States. After sometime consumed in
debate the senate adjourned without
reaching a vote.
THURSDAY, May 1-House. The
bill reported from the coinage
committee amending the statute relat-
ing to coinage and to gold and silver
bullion certificates, came up. The
pending question was on ordering the
main question on the resolution post
poning the bill till Saturday next, and it
was ordered, yeas, 115; nays 10Y. The
resolution was then adopted Mr..
Sparks called up the order made
yesterday, to reconsider the army APP
preparation bill. A vote was taken on
the question, no debate being allowed,
whether upon reconsideration the house
will pass ne army bill, Notwithstanding
the objection of the president The
house refused to pass the bill over the
presidents veto, the vote standing, yeas
100, nays Ito, not the necessary two
thirds in the affirmative. 1t was strictly
a party vote. Only three of the green
hackers voted for the bill. and none
against it. Adjourned until Saturday.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-07
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

SATURDAY, April 26-.House.- linn edi-
ately upon assembling. the house went
into committee of the whole on the legis-
lative appropriation bill. under the five
minute rule, debate under that
rule to close at two o'clock.
When the debate was closed, the
amendment offered by Mr.. Weaver,
striking out all the proposed legislation,
except that relating to the test-oath,
was defeated without division. 1t
was then taken up by the tellers, on
Mr.. Garfeld's amendment, striking out
all the legislation, and defeated-124
to 1870. The result was received with
applause on the democratic side.
Mr.. Garfield offered an amendment
striking out all proposed legislation; de-
feated by vote by telIers of yeas
1913. nays $50. The committee then
rose and reported the bill and amend
ments to the house. All amendments
we're agreed to without division. The
bill then passed by straight party
vote. Ayes, 40; nays, 11o g. 75f Z
4 A motion to adjourn till Wednesday
was defeated; yeas 81, nays 1872, and
then the house agreed without division
to adjourn till Tuesday. There was
then rush to introduce bills for
reference and several were so in
troduced and referred, including a
bill to establish religious, equality in
the Indian Territory and a bill by
De La Matyr to substitute lega-tender
money for national bank notes.
There were dozen m embers on the
floor with bills to be introduced when a
stop was put to it by objection by Mr..
Kelley who said he did not want to have
Mondays session abolished and then to
have sheafs of bills introduced Saturday
afternoon. The house then adjourned.
q MONDAY, April 2S-Senate The house
joint resolution to repeal certain clauses
in the sundry civil appropriation act of
March Ord, 1879, passed. It makes ap-
preparations for an extension of the
military typographical corps in Montana
and Texas and repeats authority here
tofore given the secretary Of war to
lease the water power at Moline, H., to
the Moline water power company.
The giving of seats on the floor of the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-07
Body and Brain.

Motion is the exercise Of the body,
thought is the exercise of the brain.
Motion at length exhausts the body,
thought at length exhausts the brain.
Cessation of motion allows the body to
be invigorated, cessation of thought in
vigorates the brain. The body must
have rest, the brain must have sleep.
When the body cannot rest, as in con-
vulsive diseases, it dies; when the brain
cannot rest, when man cannot sleep,
every hour is a step nearer to the mad
house. Some men work themselves to
death; some men think themselves to
death. Too little rest for the body, too
little sleep for the brai are false econ
omies Of time, and muititudes, unwit-
tlngly, bling on wasting and fatal dis
eases by practiclng these economies.
Omnipotence rested and commanded
man to do the same. Sleep a plenty,
rest a plenty-these are the foundations
Of all great, safe and efficient activities
OF body Or brain. We once heard
man say that ho time should be lost,
that a book should be always at hand,
50 that in waiting for dinner or friend ,
we might read, even if it were but a
line. He practiced this. His was &C
counted one of the greatest minds in
the nation; his writings will live when
the names of presidents will be repeated
but once in an age. He lost bis mind
and died in his prime! The truly wise
will, therefore, yield themselves to ma
lures apportionment.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-07
Instinct or Reason =?
Mature e.

A small English terrier belonging to
a friend has been taught to ring for the
servant. To test if the dog knew why
it rang the bell, he was told to do so
while the girl was in the room. The
little fellow looked up in the most in
telligent manner at the person giving
the order This master or mistress, I for
get which, then at the servant, and re-
fused to obey. although the order was
repeated more than once. The servant
left the room, and q few minutes after
ward the dog rang the bell Immediately
On being told to do so. [ give the fol-
lowing as told me by wife, now dead,
who personally witnessed the transact
ton on various occasions: At her sis
ter's house in Kent a donkey, which,
when not employed by the children,
grazed in field with some COWS, was in
the regular habit of acting as follows:
At the usual hour for the COWS to come
home to be MIXED the donkey lifted
the latch of the field-gate, opened and
held back the gate (which would other
wise have swung close again. till all the
COWS passed out, then allowed the gate
to shut, and went home with the COWS.
OF course no one taught the donkey to
do this.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-07
One of Camp-Meeting Johns Stories.
Augusta (Me.) Journa

AuSuetd \lc JOuTudl
Camp-meeting John Allen tells
story about a man who came forward
tor prayer in the early days of his min
lstry, with red face and rum breath not
sober enough to understand the gravity
Of the OCCASION, but still seriously in
earnest about his salvation. This man
kept a. little shop, and, among other
things, sold little rum, but was his own
best customer. Mr.. Allen went to his
shop one day and expostulated with
him about the matter, but he said he
could not afford to lose what rum he
had on hand. Finally Allen agreed to
buy it if he would seek the Lord than
and there, and kneel down and pray
for himself. AS they knelt down the
minister turned the faucet set the rum
to running This was too much for the
penitent, and he cried out on his KEGS,
cts wasting, it's wasting" "Let it
waste" said the old saint as he kicked
it out of doors and took Ratchet and
burst in the end of the cask. ut amt
measured" said the man. "Guess at
1t, and be sure to guess enough" said
Allen. This the battle was won, and
the man became temperate and re-
ligious. Next day some of the church
members said that they thought
Brother Allen came "to preach the
gospel, not to spend nis time kicking
out rum barrels" "You can't get the
gospel in till you kick the rum out"
said the preacher. .. .-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-07
IndigestiOn.

The main cause of nervousness is in
digestion, and that is caused by weak
ness of the stomach. No one can have
sound nerves and good health without
using Hop Bitters to strengthen the
stomach, purify the blood, and keep the
liver and kidneys. active, to carry off all
the poisonous and waste matter of the
system. See other column.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-07

THE Harvard watch company, of
Boston, has failed with Liabilities of
$3.50, 600. The assets in works and stocks
are largely in excess. The store prop
erty has been seized, but the factory
will continue In operation, the work
men offering to forego their pay for the
present
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-07
His Rule.

-EH UE- 20 81 Ills title. HF8H t-at Fa
10 When one of the freight cars run in
to the Union Depot the. other day was
unlocked out walked a tramp who had
been locked in at Chicago. He looked
as rumpled as a man who had been
rolled down hill in a barrel, and as he
limped off one of the employees called
out.
"Here-I want to see you minutep
Cant STOP" replied the man as he
hurried on. my rule is to 60 to first
class hotel as soor as arrive In town,
and / can't make Detroit an exec ption."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-07

A gentleman who has just had fam
lily tomb constructed, takes his wife to
the cemetery, and she recoils with hor-
ror on beholding cut in the stone: "To
the Memory of My Beloved Wife
Eternal Regrets" "But am not dead!''
she cries. 81 know it, darling, but
wished to please you by showing YOU
what my affection would lead me to say
when you did die" sea- IS afal
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-07

r The beer-drinker wants bigger meas
ures and not men. was aa.a !"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-07

The problem of cooperative stores
is earnestly discussed in English jour
mails.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-07

.xAgIG8uaaa E84TaaEh Il
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-15

D;llysEea y Az, " Senate at Wheeling on wednesday
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-15
rnE PURPOSE on Irs coXsrRrcrIox.

This Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was
not constructed to reach the commerce OF
Wheeling, It was not constructed 10 reach
the local trade OF tho State OF West VirVi.
Mo, but for the purpose Of reaching the
rich products Of the Great Northwest ofthis
Union and bringing them TO the seaboard.
That was the purpose OF the construction
OF that road. Why, rs l aaid before, why
fix this at any point within Eve miles from
the Ohio river on that road? There can
be but one reasonable explanation, and
that Is the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company could receive this western freight
where they please, but by the laws Of
nature they were bound to receive Il with.
in FIVE miles Of the Ohio river, They could
not possibly receive It anywhere else. Il
must ZONE to that railroad company with,
In tho limits prescribed in this second soc.
ton. Therefore the Legislature said re,
ceive that freight where you may, We have
given you an induCement 10 put Il
at Wheeling, We desire It puj
there, but receive it where YOU
may then tx your charges from
that point to Baltimore, and having fixed
that charge, you must confer on Wheeling
the full benefit OF that ratc Of charges
That Is what the second section says; tia,
Is what 1t is intended to meet and enforce
And, Mr.. President, II ] am permitted 4
20 outside aud refer to the declarations O
tic distinguished Individual who was con
nspted with the passage OF that act, | do
sire to do so. Aud itaffOrled mo o grGa
deal Of qualification, after placing the In
terpretalion which / did on this statute, /,
hear from distinguished gentleman vii,
was q member Of the Senate Of Virginia a
the time Of the passage Of that act.
ScnatorSloan, from the county OF Hamp
shire took to himself great credit for in
cooperating those provisions in this act 3
1877. Mr.. Sloan has repeatedly boaste
that by the incorporation OF that prov
sion in the act Of March 0, ls47, he fol
ever secured 70 the people Of Virginia in
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Companl
Sir. that rIlnn was a remarkable nan.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-15

TIE CUMBERLAND BASH.
a, u would 30 seen from that section that
tNe cumberland basis Is the only basis Won
nave got and as this proviso Of the '5tll
section requires You to take that through
the whole length Of that line. that Is he
t rue yon will have to accept II You accept
ne Interpretation they place upon Il.
When this provision Of the 9Th section Of
ne act Of February lOth, 1915, declares
!ne same rule shall apply west OF Cumber.
!ena, It means the aggregate charges for
!Eeight and passengers between CI,nber.
'sna anu Baltimore, shall apply between
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-15
ouIEV IusrJcR NlRsIAEL's OPINION.


On the contrary Chief Justice Marshall
distinctly intimates that il it could be
shown that public policy requires that tho
Legislature should have tho right to con-
troll the operations Of such corporation,
then II ought to he excluded from that
provision Of the constitution Of the Uni
tod States, prohibiting any State from
passing qlQy impairing the,obliga.ions Of q
contract. JustiD6 stoFyin that decision has
said It will apply to easas Of road and
bridge corporations, and such corporations
OF like character, but he is the only mem
ber OF the court who enunciatel that doc
tHna, The Charles River Company case,
Chief Justice Fancy, delivering the opin'
ion OF the court, iooided by that sDne
court in which Daniel Webster took tile
same position rs he did In the Dartmouth
College case, the court there declared
that the Legislature had the power to au.
nihilate vested rights OF corpOrations.
These are great questions which ! do
not propose 10 discuss to-day, and Whicl
will not discuss any further than | have
alreatly done. But, sir, lot Us examine
what are the rights and equities OF thu
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
and the rights and equities OF the peopl
OF the State OF West Virginia. As stalet
before, there was a bitter contest between
tbp people Of yirginia-the General As
seRbly9gnd tho Baltimore and Obi
Railroad Company upon the question q
to the control the Legislature Was to exeI
else oyer this corporation. That contes
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-12-20
THE CLEMENT ATTACHMENT.
A SKETCH OF THE LIFE AND STRUGGLES

OF THE INVENTOR.
AS the Clement Attachment or s'neU
process method of ginning cotton begins
to loom up into prominence Throughout
the whole South, a timely notice of the
inventor himself would not be out oil
place. 1t will not be attempted here to
give the mot2us oberandf of this new meth.
cd. Others more familiar with its details
have already done this The object of this
article is to give briefly, an outline of the
life and character of the inventor, Lewis
I. Clement, from data obtained from his
old neighbors, and from impressions made
upon the writer, by him, during the last
ten years of his life. There are some dates
which cannot be given, but the essential
facts are, substantially, as here noted,
Mr.. Clement was born in the year 1909,
near the east bank of Stones river in the
northwestern part of Rutherford county.
Tenn. AT an early age, with a limited
education, he learned the trade of cabi-
net or furniture manufacturer, but subse-
quently joined his brother, Major John
Clement, in establishing factory, in the
neighborhood of his nativity, for making
cotton gins. The factory was successfully
run by the two brothers through num-
Der of years, until it was accidentally
burned. when L. T. .Clemert with his wife
emigrated to the then new county of Car
roll, III West Tennessee, where he form
ed partnership with another party in a
small factory for spinning cotton warns.
But there being better outlook for him
in the town of Lexington, he soon trans
ferred his interests into a factory there
and became its superintendent And
lille there N, m;
pick machinery, the tangled and mutila-
ted fibres of cotton from the plantation
gins, he first caught the grand conception
of superceding the gin OF Whitney bv an
entirely new process for taking the lint
from the seed. But his business engage
ments prevented for time ever, effort at
reducing ms conceptions to demonstra-
ton: And not till some years afterward.
Just before the late war, when he had re.
moved to Smyrna Rutherford county, did
he begin in earnest to study and plan.
But the distracting incidents of the war
disturbed his dream and forced the clear
current OF his thoughts into muddy chan
nels.
On the restoration of peace his patriot
heart responded to the cry for help from
the impoverished South, by a more de.
ternnned renewal of an enterprise that he
confidently believed would place the cot s
ton States on their feet again; but his sur
reundlngs were entirely new and ernbar-
RAISING, Penniless, he resumed, in his old
age, the trades of ginwright and furniture
maker, in order to exc out decent sun.
port for himself and invalid wife; AMI il
was only during short intervals. of respite
time may say--that he could
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-12-20
COOPERATION

The condition of society when il :, :,
have come under the full influence &c Snall
operation will not be an advance 81 :, CO.
in civilization, because its charac,np
entirely the opposite of civilization ON II, Is
prominent feature of civilization : ne
universal hostility of interests. Its fopn5tI Us
tion-stones are antagonism and comno.i
ton. The leading feature of co. operat io,,
is unity of interests. In our present or aTn
of society called civilization every interas,
is antagonized by every other; in nv,
Organized and cooperative state of soc;o.l
every interest is in a great measure corg
bined and interviewer with everv otbur
so that in place of discord and dunl;c;..
there is accord and unity.