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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-10

BoNNETs covering the ears and trim
med all around with tufts of feathers
are preferred to the wide-brimmed
Rembrandt hats.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-10
THE ITALY Or AMERICA.
BY JOAQUIN MILLER.

Land of the cactus and sweet cocoa;
Richer than all the Orient
gold and gIory-in want and woe,
q deeds of valor, in days mispent,
In truth and treason, ia good and guilt,
In ivied ruins, in affairs low,
In battered walls and blood misspiJt.
Thou art the Italy of the Occident?
Glorious, cory, Mexico!
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-10

AN Eddyville, Kentucky, cucumber is
twelve inches long and twelve inches
thick.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-10

WdtCucO uCI WILL SICdI 1uIoIoSL, OUT she
never appeared to leave the nest. At
length one day he found her wandering
about in an aimless way, apparently not
knowing whittier to turn. After while
she fell in with some specimens of lasius
favus, who directly attacked her, He
rescued her but she was evidently badly
wounded, and lay helpless on the ground.
After some time another formica fusca
from her nest came that way, examined
the poor sufferer carefully, then picked
her up and carried her away into the
nest. 1t would have been difficult, Sir
John Lubbock thinks, for any one who
witnessed this scene to have denied to
the ant the possession of human feelings.
ANEW GREEN PAINT.
A discovery which may prove of
sanitary as well as commercial i'm
portance has been communicated by
Mr.. Thomas Douglass to the Chemical
NeoOs. He has shown how green pig
ment, possessing great permanence be.
sides freedom from the Objectionable
properties of arsenical green's, can be
produced in abundance at moderate
cost. Chromate of barium, which pre-
cipitates on the addition of solution of
chloride of barium to solution of a
soluble chromate, it is used to some ex-
tent as a pigment under the name of
lemon yellow. When strong sulphuric
acid is added to this substance in a dry
state, great heat is developed, and it is
colored deep red from the liberation of
chronic acid. If the mixture be now
ground up in a mortar and heated to a
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-05-06
A Bath In the Dead Sea.

A CORRESPONDENT of the Wash
IA ington "Star,'' who has had bath
in the Dead Sea, describes his experience
as follows: "The water, which is quite
clear and nearly the color of the Niagara
river below the falls, seemed to be little
more bitter and salt than that of Salt
Lake, although brighter and more at
tractive to the eye when seen close at
hand. Its supporting power struck me
as little greater, also, than that of Salt
Lake, as the body fIoated more easily
and the difficulty OF swimming was
greater on account of the inability to
keep ones feet under water. So large
quantity of salt is held in solution that
the water has what is called, 1 believe,
'ropy' appearance, much like that of q
plate of wellmade tapioca soup. 1 OBJ
served, however, that when we came out
of the water there was not so large
deposite of salt crystals on the body as
after bath in Salt Lake, and the feeling
of the skin, instead of being dry and
prickly, as 1 expected, was rather oily
and sticky. Our dinner that night was
seasoned with salt made from Dead Sea
water by solar evaporation. 1t was
little lighter in color than the best article
of brown sugar. Its crystals were large
and hard and though foreign substances
were evidently present in considerable
quantity, it was not unpleasant to the
taste. was told that two quarts of the
water will produce one quart of salt,
but this is probably exaggeration. To
complete the statistics of this remarka-.
BILE body of water, I may add what many
of my readers may already know-that
there is no living thing of any kind in
it; that even the driftwood brought
down by the floods in the Jordan is
speedily cast upon its shores; that its
length is about forty five and its greatest
width about ten miles; that it is over
1900 feet deep at the deepest place, and
that the immense quantity of fresh
water poured into it daily is undoubtedly
taken up by evaporation, as its great
depth below the basin of the MediterTa-
mean must prelude the idea of subter-
ranean outlet"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-05-06

questions growing out Of thsee rela-
tlons.
" Yah, ish Republican, und so vos
mostly mine relations
No, no, 1t Is not question of par
ties. We must sink party lines and
rise to broader plaine."
go, dot ish vot you want. Veil, mine
broder he ish a carpenter, und he has
blanes and gimlets und saws, und of
dem tools. Ofer you like shall ealI
him, right away"
"No, not that, / am calling on the
workingmen, in order to instill spirit
of thought into them by means of
this volume"
81 dink i'd vos besser der vorkermaDs
he will not dook dem instilled spirits
you spoke about. By'm-by he gifts
trunk und den der boleeceman dooke
him up"
deal not with material spirits, Mr.
Pretzelstein,' said the agent, unrolling
his book. 81 am canvassing for the
Impending Squabble or, the Son of
Toll, Shall He Bite the Dust y by Prot.
b. Jabbers O'Flaherty. Price 1928 In
this extra binding, or $1.75 substantially
bound in cloth, with marbled edges. No
such profound treatise has yet appeared,
and no one can fail to profit by In it
are discussed the causes OF the late mis-
understanding at Pittsburg and else.
where, and the real"
" Dot is blendy words by dot book.
mine friend. Vot for you gone In mine,
place und dalk Something's about dem.
mines and relations, und blanes, und
instilled spirits, und all dem kind Of
dings, und all der dime you will sold me
book ? Eth how ish dot Ofer you
shall dole me how dot vas before, / shall
dole you so quick as eferydinks not kin
der English languidge read, dough I
speaks him pooty goot, und 1t makes
nodiings by me dot I shall pay you elm,
zwei dollar Won dot book. Gfer you,
shall toe me dot right away, shall safe
goot deal times. May be you don't hear
vord is plenty by der wise mans all
der same as good deal talk ? Goot day,
mine friend, und ofer was never seen
you before feel so happy like clam
soup"
And the agent passed sadly out NUT
tering to himself, "Thankless task this,
trying to educate the masses.''
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-05-06

done wrong, and earnestly beg your
pardon 7
" Dolly J" cried the Rev. Peter, in
mild surprise.
" Because you are so good and true"
said she, "and / am not hired girl and
1 only came here for joke, and can't
bear to think I'm de-de- -deceiving
you ~
And Dolly began to cry piteously, be-
hind the corner of her apron.
"You came here for joke Y" said
the minister.
" Ye-yes," confessed Dolly, behind
her apron.
Well, then" said the minister gen
tly drawing her toward him, "suppose
you stay In earnest Y''
"Sir 7" faltered Dolly.
"My dear" said Mr.. Palmleaf, "I've
got used to yon around the house. 1
should miss you terribly If you should
leave us. DO you think am too old to
think Of blooming young wife like
you Y''
"Not a bit ~ cried Dolly Indignantly.
Old-you!"
"Do you like me little bitY"
A great deal" !" said Dolly, laughing
and blushing.
"Then you will stay with meal
ways Y'
Dolly promised that she would.
Everybody wondered how so bashful a
man as the Rev. Mr. Palmleaf ever
mustered up courage for a proposal but
nobody knew that the engagement be-
gan for joke turned out in sober earn
est
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-05-06

PHILADELPHIA AND READING R. R
RRANoEMENT OF PAssENaERTRAINs.
Nov. 10th, 1875.


TRAINS sLEAvEHARRIsBURG RG AS FOLLOWS
For New York. at $40, s.lta. m. 2OOp. m.
For Philadelphia, at $40, $40, 9.4b am.
For Heading, at $40, $40, s45a. m. and zoo
For Potssville at $40, $40 q. M. and 400
p. M, and via schuylklll and susquehanna
For Auburn Via 5. u 8. Br. at $50 a. m; 10
For Allentown, at $40, B.lOa. M, anu at z'VV
The $50. sio a. M, and 1855 p. M, trains
have through cars for New York, ,,.,o.
The $40, a. m, trains nave ethrougn carsior
Philadelphia
sUNDAYs:
For New York, at $40 a. m.
For Allentown and Way Stations at b.20a. m:
For Reading, Philadelphia and Way 5tatlonsat
LAS p. m.
TRAINS FOR HARRISBURG, LEAVE AS FOL
LOWS:
Leave New York, atS.45 a. m, loo, 5.SOand
H7.45 d. m, oo -,
Leave Philadelphia, at s.45 a. m. 400, and
Leave Readlng, at ti.4O, TAO l1.5O a. m. l3O,
Leave Pottsvlie, at 6lO, 9,l5 ain. and LAO
'Andyia sehuylkill and Susquehanna Branchat
Leave Auburn Was. 4 s. Br. at IL noon.
Leave Allentown, at t2.3O5 $50, S.05 a. M. i2'lo
i.30 and 9.O5 p. m.
SUNDAYS:
Leave New York. at $50 p. m.
Leave Philadelphia, at T.2O p: M ,oos
Leave Reading, at 4'4O' h4o' a. H. anu iV''
Leave Allentown, at2 80 a. M, and 905p m.
j. L. WOOTEN, Gen. Manager.
G. G. HANCOCK General Ticket Agent.
+Does not run on Mondays.
AVia Morris and Essex II. II.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-05-06
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The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-05-06
ENTERTAINING A DUTCHMAn.

Il II
Ill "Fritz Pretzelstein's Bakery, )" shift
ed his brown paper parcel TO the other
hand, and entered with confident and
friendly air. He was tall, solemn
looking man, and his expressive mein
convinced the baker he was about to or
der a supply of cookeries and other
nourishing but expensive edibles for
clerical convention or Sunday-school
picnic.
"Is this Mr.. Pretzelstein 2" he bland
ly inquired.
Yah, dot ish me,'' said the ruond-
faced Dutchman, busting off his elbows
and glaacing little uneasily at a lot of
overdone ginger snaps, which he felt
hardly did him justice, but hoping that
highly decorated cake, just finished
for neighbours wedding feast, would
redeem his reputation, as he felt sure
that the combination of dove and hearts,
and divers colored sugar, was rare artis-
tic triumph.
Mr. Pretzelstein," said the stranger,
affectionately fondling the parcel, but
not unrolling it," have work here
which feel sure you would like to pos
sess."
Fritz's rotund countenance percepti-
bly, heightened as the vision of an antic-
pated order faded away, and he answer
ed with slight asperity of manner.
Z" Veil, 1 ish got blendy work NIT
mine business, und 1 don't want some
more.'
1t is," continued the stranger, un-
abashed, I" a volume on which has been
lavished the treasures of some of the
richest minds of our day. There is"
Vot kind mines is dot, mine friend /?
Ish it Won of dem gerosene oil silfer
mines dot schwindles der poor peoples
Otter he shall some money put by der
stock? +? l vosh bought some of dem
mineself more as den year agone, by
dem Vail Street Broker, and dey vas
NIGHT goot. Can you sold dot pabers
Won me? Katrina bring dot leedle pox
by me richc away oud of der cupboard"
No, sir, the flickering light which
the incendiary throws upon the dark
ness of night is nothing compared to
the rays which shine from this great
work into the perceptive intellect"
" Katrina, you needn't bring der
pox," said the puzzled Dutchman.
6 In the first chapter you strike"
Nein, mine friend, strike NIGHT 7"
exclaimed Fritz, with emphasis. 81
like not der strike poody veil. Id vosh
besser as der workermans he shall dook
der schall wages den he shall haf no
monish und no kin pay der paker und
der butcher"
You strike, as / was about to say"
was the the calm reply, "upon one of
the greatest enigmas of the day. An
enigma which"
"Who strike dot niger 2" said Fritz,
with interest. Vot voolishness he
done dot he ish got strike Eh?"
"Sir," said the stranger, ,impressively,
"are you interested in the relations
which you, as hard-handed son of toll,
bear to the bloated aristocrat on Fifth
avenueY"
Fritz looked little puzzled, but his
face frightened in o moment, as he
thought it over, and he said-after he
had sold stick of candy to couple of
ragged little girls, who had just decided
they'd ruther have the red kind on
the shelf. I"
Nein, 1 don't got some relations by
der Fifth afenue mineself. Der most
pard of dem is by Esseck street oud."
But, sir, refer to the political
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-05-06
Advertising Cheats.

1t has become so common TO write the
beginning of an elegant, interesting
article and then run itinto some adver-
tisement that we avoid all such cheats
and call attention to the merits of Hop
Bitters in as plain honest terms as
possible, to induce people to give them
one trial, as no one who knows their
value will ever use anything else. Is
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-05-06

ca The inhabitants of Madagascar are
dying to get hold of an American ship
captain who has sold them ten thousand
quart cans of tomatoes as new kind Of
gun-powder. Their old bIunderbusses
wouldn't go off.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-02-21
An Important Mission.

On Saturday morning Lieut.. Wood
of Gen. Howard's staff left for Father
Wilbur's home among the Indians of
Moses tribe The Lieutenant has just
returned from Washington where he
has been consulting with the dignita-
ries of The War and Interior Depart.
ments concerning the present status of
the Indians in this part of the country,
and more particularly referring to Moses
and his followers. Lieut.. Wood car
ries with him the official answer from
the Secretary Of the Interior to Moses;
demands that he remain upon the land
which he now claims as his 'illahee"
and be released from his parole not to
leave Father Wilbur's "skookum
house. "-P. Standard, 9th.
What will the Yakima settlers do? is
the question.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-02-21
The Indian Preferred,

The Onion in speaking Of the $780,
900 given Joseph, adds the following |:
The House Committee has agreed to
report bill prepared by the Indian
bureau to enable it to carry out the
agreement. We believe that Hon. s.
s. Fem, of Idaho, introduced a bill a
year ago to make provision for reim-
bursing the settlers, whose crops and
buildings were destroyed and their fam.
lilies murdered by the Indians under
Chief Joseph. That bill will doubtless
be years on its passage. while one tc
reward the murderers bids fair to be
come law within month after il.
introduction. Congress and the de-
partmeuts evidently sympathize with
the Indian and condemn his murdered
victim.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-02-21

TELEGRAPH.-Lieut.V edder. of the sig
work of constructing the telegraph line
from Dayton 10 Lewiston. Owing TO the
difficulty in procuring poles from the Blue
Mountains by reason Of the snow, all the
poles the people of Lewiston can furnish
will be required for the early completion
Of the line. We are told that the custom
rates of telegrapbing over this line will he
only twenty five cents for the first ten
words. as far as Walla Walla. in case the
government secures the line from Dayton
to Walla Walla.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-02-21
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A Church.
LEWISTON Feb. 10Th 1879,

Mn. EDITOR II notice that you
have ever taken deep interest in the
maintenance of public school in the
place. / know not your views on the
question of churches, but have reason
to believe that you consider them as
adding materially TO the elevation of
the people both socially and morally.
It is lamentable fact that town as
old as Lewiston. whose inhabitants are
mostly from the older states where
church buildings are prominent 10
every little village as well as in the
cities, has been so long without q
good substantial church building. cspa-
BILE of accommodating good audience
The Catholic building is the only one
that claims to be church building, and
that is not such specimen Of architec,
iure as to do great credit to the wor-
shippers of the town. The Methodists,
under Rev. Mr.. r eby, are now mark
ing move to raise the means for erect
ing 4 suitable church building at some
accessible point in the town, and it
seems to me that their efforts should be
encouraged, and that our people should
see to it that they rails, the requisite
funds. | am no methodist, but com
mend the effort they are now making,
and hope it will succeed. want to 20
to church once in a while myself, and !
cannot make it seem like going to
church to visit the school house, which
should be exclusively for schools. or the
court house, where justice and moi
mercy is dispensed, or should be. A
suitable church building, constructed
in the town caa always be pointed tc
by cur citizens in the presence o
strangers who come to town with some
degree Of satisfaction, as evidence tha
we are not the heatheuish people tina
W. are some times accused of being
The spire of neat aud commodiou
church building in the town will mucl
embellish it and add value to ever,
other building in the place and ever!
man in the place who owns propert.
will stand in his own light who doe
not lend his aid in the construction Of
church building at the earliest oppor
tunity afforded.
PUBLIC Coop.
We endorse the above and hope 70
the success of the church buildin
movement. Ed.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-02-21

SUNDAY TRADISG.-By reference 10 c. G.
Bunnell's notice to his customers he has
taken the initiative towards abolishing the
practice Of keeping trading houses open
for business on the Sabbath. The good
hook says that God made the world and
all things therein in six days and rested on
the seventh. The history of mankind has
abundantly proved that ore seventh of
mans time devoted to rest il essential to
his physical health and strength. sn that
the Sabbath law is not only moral, but n
physical benefit to our race
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-02-21
City Election.

On the second Monday in March
next occurs the annual election Of off,
GERS for the city Of Lewiston. 1t is
highly important for the good
people Of this place that they
select good trusty and faith
full men, who will comprehend the wants
of good municipal government, and
know how and have the nerve to meet
those wants without fear or favor. and
it would add materially to the prosper.
ity Of the place that the officers Of our
city government have the CO. operation
Of all good citizens, in all matters affect.
ing the veal of the inhabitants without
"a spirit Of frivolous faultfnding and
growing. No fastidious parsimony
ought to control the measures adopted
by our city fathers, but requisite city
improvements should be made on q
reasonably liberal scale. Such policy
will surely be like casting bread upon
the waters which soon return four fold
increased after many days. If the
people Of Lewiston will wake up to the
Importance Of the position they hold in
relation to the surrounding country and
bestir themselves. they will surely at.
tract both attention and admiration
from the people dwelling in the sur.
roundings of the place, instead of being
a by word in the mouths Of so many
who seek to slur our want of enterprise
and public spirit, which in a great
measure have been the prime cause o.
our dilatory growth. Let there BIZ
community Of sentiment and action, in
all matters looking towards the perma
nent growth and prosperity of the town
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-02-21
Moses Loose.

The Waterman publishes tho follow.
ing and quotes it from some exchange.
We think the first sentence not true
Moses is turned loose by direction Of
the authorities at Washington. This lie
bad. Every statement made. every
confession Of Indians inculpatcd in the
murder of tho Perkinses, shows him to
have been filed with the most devilish
treachery.-Er.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-02-21

SPoKASE.-Wils Owen has just returned
from Bonanza City at the upper Spokane
falls. He reports snow there from three
to four feet in depth whcn be left: at Four
Lakes about q feet. Very Difficult, trav-
cling on the route; in fact. most of the
people are showed in and don't try to
move. Snow is also reported to he three
feet in depth at Moscow and on Craig s
mountain it is about three feet.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-02-21

MINsTRELs.--We are credibly informed
that the Lapwai Minstrels will give the last
Of their entertainments Id this city about
the lst of newt month. in which they expect
to eclipse any one they have ever given
here, especially in the music. 1t will be
given as benefit to Mr.. Plumb who is
soon to leave Fort Lapwni. Bills will be
out in due time.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-02-21

WOOD FOR THE GARRISON. Proposals for
furnishing 400 cords of merchantable, soft
wood at Fort Lapwai were opened yester-
day ut the garrison. We have not heard
who was the successful bidder. We pre-
sume the bids ranged high, as wood is
scarce and the expense OF getting 1t and
hauling it at this season is vary great. We
have since learned that all bids were re.
jected. Lowest bid $l3l0.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-02-21

ocoaISa.-The Olympia Transcript, 10
'a''orial, gives the Olympia ricg Sc.
ssathisg foe the part they took in
:. ss'as about the arres, and repatriation
-. ": Hall on a charge of embezzle-
~ u oue-half is true that is alleged
(O.,; sss the ring they al. should go to the
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-02-21

THE NEW WEsr.-We have received the
New Vest, aquarterly paper published at
Omaha, Nebraska, and devoted to settIug
and characteristics of the Western States
and Territories. r. Z. Strahorn is the
editor. The number received is descrip-
tive of Montana, and is graphically writ
ten
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-02-21

The rates of the o. S. N. Co. here
after will be as follows: Portland to
Dalles, So per ton; Umatilla. SIS;
Whitman and Walla Walla, $50; Tu-
cannon, $50; New York Bar, Pen
wa-wa and Almota. $3.50; Lewiston,
s35. Fast freight SIS per ton extra
to the Dalles; S. to all points above
". W. Statesman.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-02-21

KILLED.--Walter w. johnson, for
merly in the employ Of Lieut.. Mullan,
and once county surveyor Of Walla
Walla couuty, is reported, by the
Washington City Republican, to have
been killed by falling down the shaft Of
a mine 100 feet.