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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-03
Wednesday, September 3, 1879.
VARIOUS TOPICS.

AS an instance of how far behind the
United States is Europe in conveniences
of travel, the Paris correspondent of the
London Times telegraphs that hotel
keeper has introduced the system of
selling tickets and checking baggage at
the hotel instead of st the depot.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-03
Fatal Explosions.

The explosion of the boiler of the tug
Essex at New York city early on the 9th
inst, wrecked the boat and killed Leonidas
Fuller, fireman, and Joseph E. Lofay, en-
gineer.
The naptha lamp of peddler at Daniel
sonville, Conn, used to light his staud, ex-
ploded on the night of the 25th inst, setting
the clothes of three children on fire. One
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-03
The Zulu war.

Capetown advices up to the 18th Of Au
gust state that Sir Garnet Wolseley was
Ulundi and that the country was quiet, with
the prospect of an early and peaceful set
Element of the conflict.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-03
For the Inmates.

At cabinet meeting on the 26th inst. the
attorney general read his opinion to the
effect that arrears of pensions under the
late law were to inmates of homes for dis
abled volunteer soldiers, snd not to the
homes, as claimed by the managers.
The decision affects about $4,000 soldiers
in different homes. The amount involved
is about 81 100000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-03
Damaged by Storms.

Excessive rains have been experienced in
Pennsylvania during the past week. The
principal damage was experienced at Mill.
marlborough, where thirty houses were
flooded, stables and outhouses carried
away and bridges and culverts destroyed.
The Evergreen Narrow Gauge railroad at
that place loses seven bridges and several
hundred feet of track. No loss of life oc-
u rred.
A storm at Sabine, Texas, on the 22d
wrecked the steamers Vicksburg, Laura,
and two ceasting schooners. The wharves
were nearly washed away and many houses
Frustrated. The damage to cotton and
orange crops is great.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-03

Walter Bowman is dead, another named
Lncien not expected to live.
II. A. Weedy & Co.'s upper powder mill
at Tamaqua, Pa, exploded on the 18th,
killing the foreman, James Meifert, and
fatally burning two children.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-03
Genital System.

The New York produce exchange has
amended the rules to make them conform
to the GENITAL system, which will go into
operation January list next.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-03
Cholera In Jav,an.

The cholera continues virulent in Japan.
Thus far there have been $4,000 cases and
$4,000 deaths. The government is using the
strongest measures to suppress the plague.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-03

FACETIoUs dispatch from musical'
New York man to wife at Coney island
-" Hold your tongue for am coming
Buffalo Express.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-03
Horrible.

The official report on the fire at Irkutsk,
Russia, which destroyed 200 houses, shows
sixty lives were lost, the greater number
children,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-03
TIE MARKETS.
New York.

Reported by CHANDLER, BROWN & Co.. Commits
sion Merchants, Milwaukee and Chicago.
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-23

Tho conditions favorable to stutterine
 may be hereditary and may manifest
 themselves when the child begins to
 talk. Some sufferers have never known
 free speech. Suffering may be caused
 also by fright and by imitation. Stutter.
 ing sustains itself. That is, the original
 cause may be removed and yet there is
 no end or diminution of the impediment,
 which, on the contrary, increases. If a child recover from nervous or muscular
 weakness-the first cause.-the stutter- ing may seize hold of the chest, and by deranging respiration make conditions which of themselves would bring on the malady. Or if defective respiration be the first cause, and it be remedied, the stuttering may find nourishment in dis ordered nerves or unhealthy brain. Thus, as already said, causes and effects pass the one into the other, so that they are constantly changing not only them selves but also the character of the suffering, whose outward manifesto tions, at intervals of five or ten years, would appear entirely different to an observer. In nothing is the adage, "An ounce of prevention is worth 8 pound of cure," more applicable than in suffering. Indeed in this instance an ounce of the one is more effective than hundred weight of the other. Children with stuttering tendencies should be specially we'll nourished i; they should take great deal of physical and outdoor exercise care should be taken that their lungs are fully developed and that their nerves are not irritated. Late hours and highly seasoned food, and everything tending to derange, weaken or unduly excite, mentally or physically, should be avoided. The child should not be allowed to talk too rapidly nor when out of breath. If he has trouble with Q word he should be asked to repeat the whole sentence, and not merely the offending word. Often times serious mistake is made here. The child is drilled upon his most difficult words, and he comes to fear them, and, as result, his ability to articulate them is continually lessened. He should not be permitted to associate with another stuttering child: indeed, no child should. Inveterate stuttering may be caused by mimicking others. Throughout, the child should be sub- jected to kind but firm treatment.-7he Voice.
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-23
A Sign Painters Invention.

A woman who opened small millinery store in the western part of the city, says the Detroit Free Press, engaged a painter to paint her sign. Whenit came home the other day she saw that it read : "Mrss. J. Blank" etc., and she called out, "You have got an extra 's' in Mrs., and you must paint the sign over again." The painter saw the error, but he did not want the job of correcting it., and replied " Madam, haven't you had two husbands?'' "Yes, sir." "You were Mrs. when you lost the first ?' "I was." "And do you think woman can go on marrying forever and not lengthen out her title? Mrs. means a married woman or widow. Mrss. means woman who has been married twice, and is young enough to marry again, and only yesterday rich old coon was in our shop, and said if he had any idea that you were heart free he'd come up" "Oh, well, you can nail up the sign," she interrupted. And it is there to-day.
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-23
Lady Help in the Country.

The New York correspondent of the Baltimore American says:-As an illustration of social equality that reigns in this region, may give an incident of my visit. A Lady from New York had brought with her the score of "Pinafore," which is fast becoming the rage of Sunderland, recent perform ance of the opera at Amhest having given the long opportunity of hearing the famous composition. The domestics in the family of my friends are natives, daughters of farmers living on the out skirts, and to the manner born. Of course, they had been taken with the rest of the family to see "Pinafore," and were infatuated with it. Hearing their mistress try parts of the opera after dinner to-day on the piano, they left their dishes standing and flew to the parlor, where, standing one on each side of her, they sung, with the clear voice and very good expression, parts from the role of Josephine and Butter cup, but, becoming little puzzled as to the correctness of their version, one of them went to the foot of the stairs and told the visitor she wished she would come down and tell them if they sung it right. Of course, the guest obeyed orders, came down and super intended the performance, the lady of the house playing orchestra and the two girls singing with vigor and certain amount of precision, as we'll as ex- pression.
 When the time came for the "Pinafore visitor to depart, one of these young ladies said with genuine heartiness, Goodbye; I've enjoyed your visit ever so much."
 Now, this to some may seem like too much of good thing, but in Sunder- land it seems perfectly natural, right and proper. There is no presuming upon the privileges accorded. Their manners are, after all, respectful and the ! work is we'll done. It is not, of course, easy to get household help, and it could not be had at all except under the con- dition of being treated as "oue of the family" In fact, it is not unusual on the occasion of being invited to after noon tea to be received by the domestic instead of the mistress, if one has hap pened to get dressed before the other, and under these circumstances she would feel bound, as matter of polite ness, to act as entertainer, and it would be churlish person, indeed, who should refuse to be entertained.
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-23
Brother Gardner's Lime-Kiln Club.

It was very solemn crowd which filled Paradise Hall as the triangle sounded to order, and the sound of the rats galloping to and fro in the gar ret could be plainly heard as Brother Gardner rose to say:
 "Gem'len, dis club hez bin runnin' hard on to two years, an we hez only lost two members. One of dem lays in de graveyard wid fourteen dollar tomb stone at his head, and the odder was cavorted out of this hall for ingaigin' in the dog-fght bizness. It am once moar' my painful dooty to summon to de front a member of de club. Charles Richard Hackstraw will please step dis way for a few brief minits.'
 Charles walked out. He had been a member for the past six or seven months, but has always voted ln the negative, and has on several occasions been re- proved for splitting on the stove-pipe and sitting down on Waydown Bebee's plug hat. No direct charges have ever been brought against him, but it was pretty generally understood that he would rather sit all day on the sharr points of 8 picket fence in the shade than to do an hours honest work for big pay in the sun.
 Brudder Hackstraw, las night I wal ober to your shanty on Calhoun street in company wid de Committee on As trology," continued the President. "We foun' dar' your wife an six young chill'en. Oar was no food in de house no light, an de beds war de worst eber seed. All de furnichur in de place wouldn't sell for fifty cents in war times an de clothes on de family wasn't fit to b' kicked by mule. Brudder Hackstraw has yer bin sick?"
 "No, not 'zactly, but de times an awful hard, sah, " replied the brother.
 "Am dat your excuse fur de rags an de poverty in your cabin?"
 "Yes, sah. De times am perfectl, awful. Oars bin heap O rain, heap O hot days, an work has been so skeerc dat I'm clean discouraged.
 Gem'len," continued the President turning to the members, "Dis man an curb-stone loafer. If he airns tw shillin's he spends it in saloon Every nay'bur O his am hard at worl an ivin' we'll. Dis town hasn't seer sich good times fur five long y'ars, al de man who goes hungry am & loafe who hates work. I doan' know how W got sich man as dis into dis club; am now in order to bounce him out."
 A resolution to that effect was pre- sented and adopted, and Hackstraw wa escorted to the foot of the stairs-all i the space of two minutes. Free Press,
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-23
The Two Wills.

There are two passages in the will of Chiselhurst and the will of Longwood which may be contrasted and read with curious interest. The First Napoleon writes:
 "I die prematurely, assassinated by the English oligarchy and its * The English nation will not be slow in averaging me-"
 The Fourth Napoleon writes
 ''I shall die with sentiment of pro. found gratitude toward Her Majesty the Queen of England, toward all the Royal family, and toward the country where ] have received during eight years SC cordial a hospitality"
 The Prince, in the signature to hit will, for once claims the Imperial digni ty. He signs no longer "Louis Napo leon," but Napoleon.
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-23
HOPE.

I lay In grief, And Hope drew near to where l tossed alone
 Without relief, And paused moment when she heard that moan; Then raised her glowing eyes and met mine own,
 Never a word she said, Yet still I gazed and still was comforted. Then bending low with wond'rous grace She laid her hand upon my eyes, Her cool hand on my burning face, And at her touch bright visions rise, Fresh woods and streams and unimagtned skies.
 In softest tone She sang the song that had no close, That deathless song which no one knows
 Save she alone; The song that leaves no memory, The song of endless victory
 And future love; And as listened to the voice above, felt as one returning from the dead; Slowly rose and raised my dropping head.
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-23
Six boys were sitting in Chicago

Six boys were sitting in Chicago barn, on recent evening, talking. Po''
 iceman Collins, who had previously driven them out of the street, entered the building and ordered them to go home. They told him that the building belonged to the father of one of their number, which it did, and that they had a right to remain there, if they were orderly. The policeman instantly began to use his club, beating one lad brutally. They wrenched his club away, struck him once with it, and then hastily scat tered. Collins chased Jimmy Leigh, commanded him to stop, and, because he did not obey, shot him twice in the back. Jimmy fell, and Collins began to roughly drag him toward the station, but he died immediately.
 Judge James c. Edwards, of St. Louis, Mo-, is a man who takes things literally. He agreed to pay 1925 to have his life described in "The Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery" but when it came out the Judge declined to pay and stood an action. Upon the trial he testified that he was set down in the dictionary as having been born on the 25th of August, whereas he was born on the 26th of that month. Another gross ly erroneous statement was that he came to St. Louis when he was eight years of age, whereas he never set foot in that city until he was nine years of age. No man could stand this, of course, but the Justice before whom the case was tried did not think the Judge had suffered mortal injury by these glaring errors and gave judgment against him. The Judge, however, proposes to carry the case to the Supreme Court of the United States rather than acquiesce in the shameful misrepresentations.
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-23
Nan, the NeWsbOy.

It is drawing on toward seven o'clock, and we are to make the rounds tonight. The volunteers begin to drop in. They are shy at first at finding strangers pres ent, but soon begin to thaw out and de- liver their views freely. There is Dick Harrington, who works at sail-making ; Peter Hayes, tinker; "Bony Hayes Nan thinks this stands for Bonaparte or Bonanza, he is not sure which-a porter; Thomas Cody, printer and Jos. Findlay, whose business is to count papers in newspaper office.
 Harrington is not beyond boyish blush Peter Hayes is inclined to be a little boastful ; "Bony" Hayes is some, thing of 8 philosopher, and claims to have seen good deal of fife while fish, ing for cells off the docks; Findlay en- joys the distinction of having made a speciality of frustrating suicides, and Cody, from the line of business he is in, is spoken of as pretty " edicated."
 The apparatus taken along consists oi boathooks, life Limos, an iron ladder folded up neatly like camp-stool, and lanterns. The lifeline is a common cord, about twenty-five feet long, witt a small billet of wood attached to the end to be thrown to the person in the water.
 We do not have the luck to see gen uine case tonight. Up we go along tho strange river front to the foot of Mont gomery street, then down to the Battery perhaps two miles in 8 straight line How imposingly the vast black hull stand up against the sky The wate clucks and chuckles to itself, as if witl 6 secret cruel humor, under the plank on which we walk. Whoever is drifte' by the tide in under there, where tn rays of the dark lantern will not pene trate, is lost indeed.
 The vicinity of the ferries is wher there are the most bustling crowds, tn waters edge is the most easily reached and the principal liability to accident exists. At Pier Two, near the Sout Ferry, where their station was the moored, Kelly and Long, at half-pat two of . winters morning, heard CT, They ran out explored. but could SC
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-23
The Bone.

About the time the Emancipation Proclamation was getting to be recog- nized fact among it's benefciaries. 1t IS related that the following dialogue oc' cured between two freedmen:
 "What all disher business mount to, any way-yo' reckon de's gwine put y all in de army now?"
 "Yo' talkin' fool talk, nigger Ain yo' never been see two dogs tightin' obel bone 'fo' now p replied the other.
 "Co'se I is-but I dunno what dat dar matter got to do wid disher," re joined the first.
 "Well, den, yo' ain neber been set de bone fight none, is you? Oats what. -Scr367aer.
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-23
Seth Green as a Fish Culturist.

Among the interesting men of Roches- ter is Seth Green, the patron of fish culture in America. He is 8 broad shouldered man, square, seaman-like face, reddened by the sun and good
 living. He has fine white beard flow ing over his chest, and he generally
 wears 8 sort of brown velvet sacque and drives good horse. He is worth about $55, ,00O, accumulated as fisherman.
 said to him, in few minutes converse tion we had {: "Mr. Green, what put you in the notion of matching fish and restocking our streams ?" CT fished Lake Ontario" he said, for about one generation. I had 100 miles of net and 100 hands before was done. kept a fish market in Rochester, and supplied white fish, salmon, trout, pickerel, &c.,, all over the country. I was good line fisherman, and went up the streams lending into the lake to get brook trout, salmon and other game fish. One day, when up the stream, saw 8 fine female salmon, weighing about six pounds, come up, attended by her mate and three or four other fish. I had to jump behind tree and take an observation, and there I saw the salmon begin to scoop out place in the bottom of the brook with her tail. After scooping awhile she would go off coquettishly, and then come back, and the other fish seemed to help her. It occurred to me that she was putting her spawn down there, beyond the reach of other kinds of fish. There is nothing in the world so delightful to brook trout as to devour salmon spawn. You know how salmon multiply. Put the spawn out of sight and it will multiply into little salmon {; let it lie in the water and the trout will eat it. I became so interested in that incident that got up in the tree next ! day and made myself kind of seat there among the boughs, where I could look down in the clear water at the opera tions of those fish to protect their spawn. I made up my mind then that if ever got little more money than would keep me would go at fish culture. It had been begun in England and I began to read on it. As soon as I had $1, 200 8 year more income than my necessities, I went at this fish business and took a brook near Rochester, where had five miles to myself, invented my matching boxes and started in. The only money I have made in this business was by the sale of the brook. I made $11, 1000 on it. However, the work has been started in various parts of the country, and we shall not leave the generation to succeed us without fish and sport.
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-23

No SHow.-It is estimated that the hand of printer who sets 5000 ems a day will travel 4s,OOO feet, picking up about 24, 1000 letters. There is com positor in the Chronicle office who, every time he sets up long sentence, travels into the next saloon for drink. He sets about 2, 800 ems day, and walks altogether about four and half miles after beer. His strong objection to the country is that poor men have no show there.- Nsrgi'ata (Nev.) Chronicle,
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-23

THE EXTENT TO which American cheese
 is being imported into Ayrshire and re- tailed at prices greatly under the cost of the home produce is (says the Standard) beginning to tell in way that was hardly anticipated by dairy farmers in the coun- try. Many of those farmers, it appears, still find themselves in possession of the bulk of the cheese manufactured last season, with little prospect of getting il disposed of at anything like the figure they have been in the habit of realizing.
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-23

WHEN IT RA1NED.-The following is told of Professor Tholuck A new stu dent had come to the university, and some time after his arrival he called to see Professor Tholuck. After while the Professor asked him where he went to church. "Oh p said he "I do not attend preaching. Instead of confining myself to the four walls of a building go into the green fields and under the lofty arches of the forest trees. I listen to the singing of the birds and the count less melodies of Gods creatures, where everything that hath breath praises the Lord" The Professor allowed him to go on in this strain for a while, and when he had finished he quietly asked him: "But what do you do when il rains p''
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-23
The Queen of All.

Honor the dear old mother. Time has scattered the snowy flakes on her brow, plowed deep furrows on her cheek, but is she not sweet and beautiful now The lips are thin and shrunken, but those are the lips which have kissed many hot tear from the childish cheeks, and they are the swestest lips in all the world. The eye is dim, yet it glows with the soft radiance of holy love which can never fade. An, yet, she is dear old mother. The sands of life are nearly run out, but feeble as she is, she will go further and reach down lower for you than any other upon earth. You can not walk into midnight where she can not see you; you can not enter prison whose bars will keep her out you can never mount scaffold too high for her to reach that she may kiss and bless you in evidence of her deathless love. When the world shall despise and forsake you, when it leaves you by the wayside to die unnoticed, the dear old mother will gather you in her feeble arms and carry you home and tell you of all your vir- tues until you almost forget that your soul is disfgured by vices. Love her tenderly, and cheer her declining years with holy devotion.
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-23

"LooK OUT, I'm going to shoot you, '' said a 12-year-old boy, as he aimed a gun at some school girls, at Lexington. The girls laughed; but the boy fired, killing one of them,
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-23

might, into the usual courses of the loafers on corners, has set useful and noble example.-St. Nicholas tor Au. (7kSt