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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-07
Proportions, Weight& Finish

And. IN Aidltioi % al the moiern improve
nents that have b.-t lntf0-iGDJ into other
cook stoves II po.s.sss~ many adysns4E,s and
sttractive fsstUnes o. - l1uIJ 70 no Othsf
He invites the ATTENTION Of HGu---keeT-rs 60
this Stove ESPECIALLY. feeling asuud that the
most cAs,isl observer Sil - delighted with u ir
every particular.
Call and see IL befUrr purchasing
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-07
The Man With the Gold Tooth.

"The man with the gold tooth" is at
present the terror of the frontier. His
name is Middleton, and he is So years
old. He began his career as an outlaw
in 1877 in Sidney, Neb., where he killed
man, and was convicted of murder
He escaped from Sidney, organized a
Eand of robbers, plundered, burnt, and
murdered until the fall of 1877, when
he was lodged in jail, only to tunnel
himself out with a.coal-scuttle. Reor-
ganizing with fifty men he stole 5000
head of cattle from the Ponca Indians.
The robbery of a German settlement on
the Elkhorn led to hot pursuit bv a
squadof horsemen. The trail was fol-
lowed for thu ee days. On the morning
of the fourth the Germans awoke to
find their pickets murdered and every
horse stolen. Middleton gets his sobri-
quet from front upper tooth made
entirely of gold. He is six feet tall,
and wears fierce black mustache,
under which the tooth shines like q
grain of corn. Two needle-guns, four
revolvers, and two dirks make up his
his armament. csf
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-07
Kaffir Servan is In Natal.
An Englishwoman's Letter


Afew days ago one of my sisters
Kafiir men was very impudent. He
was outside doing something, and when
my sister told him to come in he would
not, but stood staring at her. She called
him three or four times, but he would
not come, sc she told him she would
get a whip to him, when all of sud-
den he bolted, and my sister and my
self ran after him. I caught him by
the shirt, and, just as we were going
round thescow-shed there was very
high rose-hedge at the back he pulled
from me and was over it like a shot.
Then my sister told him she would send
a policeman after him, at which he was
rather frightened, and soon came back,
but would not come in the house. So
my sister ran up to him and caught him
by his wool, dragged him up the steps
into the kitchen and whipped HIM. He
snatched the whip from her and tried to
break it. There happened to be a
rolling pin close at hand, SO Mary took
it and gave him two or three knocks
over the head. Ever since that he has
worked wonderfully we'll. You would
have roared with laughter had you seen
all, especially seeing us both running
down the garden after him as hard as
ever we could, and the way Mary drag
ged him into the house by his wool.
We were all alone at the time, as papa
and my brothers were out.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-07
Women and Business.
New York Letter to Boston Journa,

sEEV ,,Ef t7 :. as
There has been sad falling off here
in the developm ent Of woman in bust
ness capacity. The woman's famous
tea company went to the winds.
Women would not accept the position
as subordinate merchants. The COM
pany had money enough and enter
prise enough, but two women in New
York could not retail tea all over the
land. Miss King bought ship and
fitted her out for Canton. She is de-
tanned in Honolulu, and cannot get
freight enough to come nome. Thirty
years ago the heaviest real estate dealers
were women. Eleven in number were
constant visitors at the Real Estate Ex-
change. There are but two of these
operators now in business. both of
them maiden ladies. Miss St. Johns is
said to be worth 100000. She is SO
years old, and she very frequently ap-
pears at the real estate sales, when a
block of houses were up, with certi-
fled check or 100000. !, 49, -s5i''
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-07
Grandfather Lickshingle's View of It.

Ea Cincinnati Enquirer. s.
Grandfather Lickshingle threw down
the paper yesterday in disgust, and ex-
claimed: ga...s .h#h eu.f.sa..- -....f..
" 1t makes me sick, by gracious; it
makes me sickI' .......-... sNH3
"What makes you sick, grandfath-
er?' asked James.
"Why, here's another coachman
runs away with his employers daugh-
ter" ag aasssha e1k .af. aaa
/" 1t certainly is toe bad" said James
"And they get married the the min
ute they are out of sight OF her fathers
house" = '-.S 57# ''@ .@~A-'a
"The poor silly thing" ]ras - Z
"Well, Ishoud say the poor, silly
thing% / should also say the sap-head,
the shallow-pate, the crazy, crack brain
ed imbecile," continued grandfather, in
towering rage. a,ssf 81. n-.g.--~.
"The poor creatures are just from
boarding-school." said James with their
heads full of romantic" 385si.
:. who's just from boardlng-school?"
yelled grandfather. w aao8g b ,ffa1'
The poor, silly girls are"
80 Who's talkin' about girls?" yelled
the old man, little more savagely than
before. {" It's the coachmen Pm a-hit-
tin at. If / had a son, an he was a
good coachman, an he would disgrace
himself by runnin' away with his en-
ployer's giddy daughter, la spend my
pension money in riotous hvin', and |
wouldn't leave him one red cent to rub
against another. Now you hear your
old grandfather quote Shakespeare
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-07
An ElODement Frustrated.

An English girl, near Manchester,
tied string to her toe and let 1.-THE
string, not the toe-hang out Of the
window for a gentleman friend to pull
in order that she might not miss her
music lesson. The rector Of the church,
it is further stated hearing of the ar
rangement, refused to couple the sacra-
ment. And this reminds US of little
story. Once upon time young lady
who desired to get up with the lark in
order to 60 on an eloping tour, adopted
the English girls plan, and the lover
was to be on hand at daybreak to give
the signal. The string used for the
pedal communication was stout cord,
and one end was dropped out of the
third-story window into the back yard
and the other end attached to the dam
sells great toe. And the legend runs
that healthy goat Of the William per-
suasion arose early next morning to
look for the early worm, as it were, and
wandered into the back yard; after
eating up all the slaves and broken
crockery ware, he found the string and
took that in as dessert. AS soon as the
string was drawn taut the goat stood up
on It's hind legs and gave the string an
impulsive jerk. The girl awoke. The
goat gave another sudden pull, and the
maiden jumped out of bed with
smothered cry of pain. Then she
stopped down to detach the cord Just as
the ridiculous beast gave another vio-
lent jerk, and she lost her equilibrium
and her toe, too, almost-the cord cut
ting into the tender flesh. She sprang
to the window and called in hoarse
whisper, "Stop pulling, Charles; I'll be
down III a minute" Then she made
another effort 10 unite the cord. but
that diabolical goat gave his head sew
eral angry hobs, and each time the girl
gave cry Of pain. Again she softly
called out in the darkness: !" Charles,
If you don't stop jerking that way I'll
not come down at ALL" She was an
swered by another savage pull, and the
cry of anguish that escaped from her
lips brought he mother into the room
with a look of alright and a lighted
lamp. The young lady tainted, and the
disappointed maiden's big toe was sore
for two weeks. The goat escaped.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-07
A Sponge Farm.

A method of artifcially. rearing
sponges has been successfully employed
on the coast of Dalmatia Advantage
has been taken of a well-known fact
that certain zoophytes have such great
powers of reproduction that a small
portion of one will grow and form an
entire new body. The process is to cut
the sponge into pieces, fasten each por-
ton toa pile, and immerse it in the
sea. The pieces then grow, and even
tually from each one spherical sponge
is obtained. According to estimates
made small piece of sponge at the
end of three years willrepresent value
of about 10 cents. The total cost of
raising 1000 sponges, including the in
terest on the expended capital for three
years is estimated at $40, and the in
come at about $50, leaving, therefore, a
net profit Of $35.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-07
of smell, has sued the city for $4,000

of smell, has sued the city for $4,000
damages. e. nak
A ONE HUNDRED AND s1xTY-AcRE farm
near Freeport has just been sold for
81, 250. ttteI #lt#
THERE are fifty-one railroads operated
In Illinois. Inn
CHARLES GARDNER, the horse-thief,
who escaped from the Mclean county
jail recently, was recaptured on the
outskirts of Bloomington, Sunday.
THE Illinois state Sunday-school con-
vention vii! be held at Bloomington.
May II, Is, and Is. Arrangements
have been made for reduced rates to
| delegates on all roads leading into
Bloomington. Each school will be al
lowed five delegates.
SOME resident of Evanston has as
founded his fellow-citzens by donating
$500 for the improvement of the public
fountain. Since that magnificent orna-
ment was erected by the liberality of
the citizens it has been the custom to
cOntlne all their actions in regard there
to to an unlimited amount Of hard
language, and the idea of improving it
hasn't apparently suggested itself to
anybody before this gentlemans dona-
ton.
JUDGE Cody has decided that the $12,-
600 Of bonds against the city of Aurora,
held by the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroad company, are void.
They were issued in 1867 to make up
deficiency in the purchase Of lands for
the enlargement of the Chicago, Bur-
Iington and Quincy's shops-individuals
having previously proposed to raise the
amount by subscription. The action
was deemed doubtful at the time, as
they were made payable from the
cash division fund.-" which never had
an existence. No demand was made
for either principal or interest on the
bonds till several years after they were
| due-and when action was commenced,
principal and interest amounted to
500. 600. -.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-07
DYING.

CHICAGO TRIBUNE. Sax go
/ see her day by day,
In be house across the way <- - :
Still and lstless halfrccltningin her asy-loung-
ing chair: &&a E@ So
Evry ray more wan and weak,
Ev'ry day with paler cheek: s. EVs
And know that soon forever viii her place1be
81 vacant there @kE SIS 8 e
Oh! wonder how she feels
When each waning DAY reveals
Closer visions Of the shadows in the Greary vale
of Death? ur -
81 Doher thoughts still cling to Earth2 50 s
Does she deem still OF worth -
These fast 1eeting moments measured by her
feeble, f1utt ring breath?
Now to me. this Earth is fair, "SE.E
There is bea uty everywhere =.
And my heart responsive thrills to ev'ry God of
song and light;
And cannot yet foresee ass 6R.s
How 1t possibly will be -. ase.s as r
When the world and its belongings shalt be slip
ping from my sight. -st@s = ~ 81 =
so gaze as in DIRE no, e., o. -, -. a s-. no &
and cannot make it seem srt' - ''H
That my brain would be less active, or my will be
.-s more resi- gned An .-.-r.4
If [ lay there as she lies, .47.-.a' ed
While without, the Summer-SkieS
Shed their lustre DER each object that must soon
be left behind z1.. rf#E
the mystery of Deathl srT e
the marvel Of my breath, Es
Which come,h not. not goeth, save by one Divine
decree! g s.
o the silence of the tomb. s Il.
OlS loneliness and glooml D."
o the cold, the cruel darkness waiting there to
compass mel
Oshkosh, Wis. 85A@ M. E. HARMON.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-07
Jeff Davis Reg of Gold.
Columbus (Ga) Enquirer-sun.

A keg Of gold amounting to $4,000
was lately recovered from a miiipond.
where it had been hidden for fourteen
years. A guide that was with jeff.
Davis when he was making his flight
through Georgia deserted the party
upon arriving in Wilkes county, stole
the keg of money, and rolled it into the
pond. Ga his deathbed at the peniten-
tiary, where hewas soon afterward sent,
he disclosed the locality of the treasure.
Many a pond has been searched in con-
sequence. t3
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-07

lection against the QuSt. over the top
blanket is another oilskin which sheds
the dust and is easily cleaned. Under
the car and above the hammock are
rods connecting with the brakes. On
these I hang my provisions in canvas
bags. | took quite q supply of canned
meats, ham, chicken and liquors from
New Haven, and rcplenished them
when they ran out. When there was
no dust / have frequently eaten my
dinner as we sped on at rate of thirty
miles an hour. [ also had an arrange
ment by which, with tackle and pull
ley, | could pull myself and hammock
up against the bottom of the car out OF
sight when we stopped at stations.
was in mortal agony ac such times,
fearing that [ would be discovered.
Twice the conductor spotted me, but
my account of myself and something
else fixed things. Isometimes had bad
company in the shape Of tramps who
rode on the brakebeams.
Reporter-Did pou come into Reno
with a long-haired chap who was exces-
sively dirty? Ga4.2
Pendleton-Yes, recollect him we'll.
| think he got on at Truckee, and when
the train stopped occasionally we had
several chats. He was the only man /
talked with on The road. ssss
Reporter-When did YOU leave New
Haven? -"< -. @E9A
PendIeton-I left on March 4, and
reached San Francisco on Saturday Of
last week, so you see had some little
time to spare. came up from Sacra-
mentO under the train. / had won my
bet on reaching San Francisco. In fact,
the agreement was that won on reach
ing Oakland Point, which was the ter
minus of the railroad.
Reporter-Was there no public an
nouncement made Of your departure?
Pendleton-No. wished no publicity
because [ was afraid people might be
watching for me and hinder my pro,
gress.
Reporter-How came YOU to come
up under the train from Sacramento?
Pendleton--I failed in getting berth
In the sleeper and so got out and slung
my hammock.
Here Mr.. Pendleton showed his ticket
which he said he intended to keep as a
souvenir of his trip.
II enjoyed good health all the way"
he continued, "and stopped several
days in Omaha and Chicago to refresh
myself, for with the jolting of the car
one has but little rest. On the level
plains along the Platte river l slept
quite soundly, but the sharp curves OF
the Sierra Mountains were very rough,
and to sleep was impossible.
Reporter-Would you take the trip
back again for the money? .
Pendleton-If [ needed the money
badly, would, but can't say would
care to start back again now for ten
thousand. There was much anxiety
ana annoyance for me, and it would
take volume to tell all the incidents
of the trip.
Reporter Have you any witnesses to
vouch for your having won the bet?
Pendleton-My word of honor is
quite sufficient for the parties who
made the bet. ...
Reporter-Who are they?
Pendleton-Allen Brewster, of Bos-
ton. was one Of the men and John L.
Vearsey, of New Haven, another
There were three others, but they dc
not care to be known in the matter.
Mr.. Pendleton here folded up his
hammock and asked to be allowed to
have little rest. He leaves for the
east tonight, but not in his hammock
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-07


Mr.. Thomas Doane, consulting en-
gineer of the Northern Pacific, and
chief engineer of the line on the Pacific
slope, passed through the city yesterday
en- route to Washington Territory. Mr..
Doane is an engineer of large expert
ence, having had charge of the COL
struction Of the Hoosac tunnel, the
Burlington & Missouri railroad of Ne
braska, and several other enterprises of
scarcely less magnitude. He informed
representative of the Times who called
upon him at the fremont house that
he proposed spending the summer on
the Pacific slope, in charge of the
work of permanently locating 100 miles
of line eastward from the Columbia
river. A piece of road twenty five
miles in length will be contracted this
spring. Mr.. Doane has just returned
from trip over portion of the sur
veyed extension westward from Bis
mark, Dakota. He stated that 100
miles Of new road are now under con-
tract, and willb completed before next
winter, and he also said that the route
would be permanently located to the
Yellowstone river before the close of the
wear F+-a
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-07
ILLINOIS,

FRUIT prospects are favorable in
Southern Illinois. 5t tasJ .Etaaa
COOP farm land is worth $40 an acre
in Pike county. .'-
A RESIDENT of Rockford, who fell
over an embankment and lost his sense
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-05-07

Female MODS, convention and town
meetings are but aggregations of feeble
ness, utility, and fancy millinery.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-30

HOW the Play Affected q Westsrnsr.
We don't know that W. particularly
fancy the kind of man Ingomar is rep
resented as having beeen. And yet how
the women folks do enjoy seeing Par
thenia lead the big spooney ruffian by
the nose through two hours and half
Of romance and sentimentality! It does
them world of good, because it dis
covers to them J. power that few of
them ever imagined they possessed
that subtle, heavenly influence which
sW0mankind alone, go. exercises. Every
woman goes away from the playhouse
imagining that she, too, is q Parthenia
and 80 she may become if che will
only dispose her soul to conquer her
Ignomar with love instead, Of broom
sticks, and kindness instead of sad-irons.
And az for the surly Ingomar,. con-
temptuously as We may view HE maad-
lin sentimentality, we. cannot help hav.
ing great deal Of sympathy with him;
for, if we were Ingomar, and II Mary; An
defS0n were to roll her great juicy eyes
around on US, and hold out her plump,
white arms, and tell us about the g two
souls" ETC., We would be ten thousand
times worse than the most irrevOcable
rdeAon'if We did not forget our ferocity
! and crouch like quail on toast at her
No. 3 sanaalsE- 81. louis Hmes..] Journal.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-30
IN THE BARN.

h, Jack, are you up in the hay-.oft'
I'm coming up there, too,
Pm tired Of toing laly,
I'd rather have fun with you.
There's company III the parlor,
And mamma whispered 10 me,
"New 90 be lady. pussy,
And see how good you can be-"
But, Jack, 1t WIS really dreadful!
And I couldn't sit still, you know,
And most likely the company wondered
To see me tidgeting 50.
But heard you laughing and shouting,
Aud | knew you were having fun,
And looked ut the clock aud wondered
How soon her call would be dore.
But while they were busy talking,
And didn't remember me,
l just slipped out Is softly,
And here am you see.
Jack! it's awful jolly
Not to be grown-up folks;
They never have fun in the hay-loft,
Laughing aud telling jokes.
They can't so hunting for hens eggs,
Or wing on the old barn-door,
Or climb this steep old ladder,
And jump like us to the floor.
TO sit in chair is horrid,
To sit on beam Is fun,
And ire don't care If we're sunburned,
We aren't afraid OF the SUM-
Just fancy mamma and sister
Rolling about In the hayl
1t makes me laugh-becausc surely
Their trains" would be in the way.
heard papa cali me q " rom-Soy;"
Id rather be that, declare,
Than to sit for another hour
So still in parlcr chair.
Just think of the time wasted,
When I might have been here with you!
Aud it may be another half honr
Before her visit is thr ough.
am sorry for mamma and sister.
Long dresses, long maaners and all!
And JACK, I'll be sorrier still, dear,
When you aud " Pussie " grow tall.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-30
Who Have Been at the Head of Our
Army 6ince~We Had One.

Army Since~We Had One,
The following is complete list of the
various officers who have commanded
the armies of the United States since
the foundation of our military service
to the present time, giving the rank
held by each, with the period of their
command:
General and COMMANDMENTS Chief,
George Washington, from June 5, 1775,
to the close of the Revolution.
From that date to September, 1889,
the army consisted of eight companies
of infantry and a battalion of artillery
(act of September, 1857, when Brevet
Brigadier General Josiah Harmer, lieu
tenant colonel commandment of the in
fantry, was assigned and held until
March, 1871.
Major General Arthur st. Clair, from
March, 1871, to March, 1892, when he
resigned. 54:u..@
Major General Anthony Wayne, from
March, 1892, to December Is, 1896, when
he died in hut on the banks of Lake
Erie, in Pennsylvania, while en- route
from Maumee to the east.
Brigadier General James Wilkinson,
from December 16, 1895, to July 2, 1898.
Lieutenant General George Washing.
ton, from July July 8, 1889, till his death, De-
Brigadier General James Villa mson
(again), from June, 1903, to January,
1872, when he was promoted to major
general.
Major General Henry Dearborn, from
January, 1872, to June, 1915, when he
was mustered out.
Major General Jacob Brown, from
June, 1916, till his death, February a.
1928.
Major General Alexander McComb
from May, 1925, till his death, in June,
1841.
Major General Winfield Scott, from
June Is, 1841, to November, 1861, being
also breveted Lieutenant General from
May, 1861.
Major General George B. McClellen
from November l, 1861, to March H.
1902. Z.
Major General Henry w. Halleck
from July %, 1862, to March II, 1862.
Lieutenant General U. s. Grant Zap
pointed July Is, 1866), from March -
1864, to March 4, 1869.
General William T.. Sherman, from
March 8, 1869, to the present time.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-30

badly. The average yield was 694 per
cent greater in the l6.inch drills than in
the 8-inch drills. The Agricu1turist
remarks: "It is az reasonable to believe
that grain crops should be benefited by
cultivation as that potatoes, corn, cab
bages and other crops should be. Hoe
ing wheat in Europe is not an uncom-
mon practice, and farmers in this coun-
try have begun it with marked success"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-30

Favorable Comments.
GRAND RAPIDS REPORTER: "For the
year 1879 the-WIsCONsIN is making special
efforts to surpass it's former self in the pre-
sentation of news at the very earliest posi-
BILE moment. 1t is sound on the great and
absorbing financial problems of the day. 1t
had added to its editorial staff Hon. Horace
Rublee, who will contribute weekly to its
columns"
A SUBSCRIBER at Racine writes: "The
WISCONSIN always was the soundest news
paper in the state, and with the recent ad-
dition of Mr.. Rublee to it's staff of writer's,
will maintain its position..'
Two RIVERS CHRONICLES: GAS family
paper the WISCONSIN is unequalled, and its
market reports are considered preferable to
any other Milwaukee paper"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-30

A LETTER to the New York Tribune
from some one who is familiar with the
country in eastern Kentucky and south
western. Virginia, says that the extension
of railroads into this region would de-
velop it's inexhaustible coal deposits, it's
valuable iron ores and it's immense for
ests, and bring these products into mar
lot
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-30

IMPORTANT NOTlCE.-Farimers,F Fan.
lilies and others can purchase no Remedy equal De-.
TOBIAS VENETIAN LINIMENT for the cure of
Cholera. Derrha. Dysentery, Group. Collie and Sea-
sickness. taken internay-itis perfectly harmless
see oath accompanying each Iottle) and externally
Ter Chronic Rheumatism. Headache. ToothAche. Sore
Bites, Old Sores, Pains in Limbs, Back and Chest
The VENETIAN IMMINENT was introduced in
l847 and who has used it but continues to do
3d. many stating, if it Ton Dollars Bottle they
would not be without it. Thousands of Certificates
can be seen at the Depot speaking of its wonderful
curative properties. Sold by the Druggists at 40
cts. Depot ~ Murray st.. New York