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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19
His First and Last Case.
Eli Perkins in New York Sun.

l studied law once in the Washington
law school. In fact, was admitted to
the bar. [ shall never forget my first
case. Neither will my client. [ was
called upon to defend a young man for
passing counterfeit money. knew the
young man was innocent, because [
gave him the money to pass. Well,
there was a hard feeling against the
young man in the county, and [ pleaded
for a change of venue. [ made a great
plea for it. [ can remember, even
now, how fine it was. It was filled with
choice rhetoric and passionate oratory.
[ quoted Kent, and Blackstone, and Lit
Teton, and cited precedent after prece-
dent from the digest of state reports. I
wound up with q trem endous argument,
amid the applause of all the younger
members of the bar. Then, sanguine
of the success, [ stood and awaited the
judges decision. 1t soon came. The
judge looked me full in the face and
said:
"Your argument is good, Mr.. Perkins,
very good, and I've been deeply inter-
ested in 1t; and when a case comes up
that your argument fits I shall give
your remarks all the consideration that
they merit. Sit DOWN.
This is why I gave up the law and re-
sorted to writing for the newspapers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19
A Battle With Tarantula i'm Texas.
st Louis Globe-Democrat Letter.

The tarantula is the desperate Of the
spider family; frequently attains the
size Of the hand, and with it's great glar-
ing black eyes and frightful claws, sell
dom fails to present an appearance so
formidable that q sensitive. lady, even
if used to seeing the tarantula, will
scream at the sight. The tarantula is,
in fact, only big spider, and usually
makes his home in the open prairie,
dwelling with his family in a nest con-
cealed beneath the tall grass. If you
tackle him IN his retreat, you will very
soon repent your temerity, for he
springs at you like tiger, jumping to
an astonishing height-sometime three
Or four feet. He is one of the most
poisonous of the family of the aracha
and his bite is said tie be more fatal
than that of the rattlesnake. In a set
Element called Grapevine Prairie, near
Fort Worth, some time ago, the son Of
farmer named Featherstone was one
day occupied gathering rocks on the
roadside. Upon overturning a large
flat rock he was suddenly confronted
by a large tarantula the size of a mans
hand, snugly ensconced in his nest
along with a number of young tarantu
las. The big one was yellow and black
striped, and displayed the same inimit-
able color that nature bestows on the
"beautiful snake" Selling q good
sized stick, Master Featherstone attack
ed the enemy in his stronghold, and
was met with All unexpected resistance;
he succeeded in breaking off one leg,
or rather claw. of the devil-tish of dry
land, but the tarantula enraged, sprang
upon the aggressor, and quick
as thought, with its great black eyes
glittering with fiendish ferocity, fasten-
ed himself on the boys hand and arm;
before he could be dislodged the taran-
tula and inflicted two fatal bites on the
hand and arm, both of which subse-
quently swelled to three times their
natural size so virulent is the poison
of this desperate of the prairies. The
boy, however, succeeded in killing the
tarantula.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19
Embarrassing.
Peck's Sun.

It is q critical moment in the life and
clothing of a man when he gets down
on his knees to look under the sofa for
a bal! of zephyr that lady friend has
dropped. 1t is possible that he may
be able to accomplish this and recover
his perpendicular with nothing more
serious than very red face and a
general sense of having done some
thing for which he should be sent from
the room. But in lime cases out of
ten he never fully RECEIVERS the good
opinion of himself that he possessed
before he undertook the recovery of
that ball. 1t is always just beyond his
reach, and in a moment of weakness he
drops on his vest and commences to
work himself under the sofa by a series
of acrobatic feats that would have won
him an encore on the stage. He is SO
intent upon the recovery of the bail
that he quite forgets his appearance,
until he IS reminded by suppressed
litter from one of the ladies. Then he
realizes the situation and commences to
back out.
OF course his coat is worked up over
his head, and as he feels cold streak
creep up his back he pronounces a
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19
ALMOST A FREIGHT BLOCKADE.
The Erie Road Taxed to it's Utmost to
Keep Trains M0ying--.Result of the
Addition of the Third Rail.
Port Jervls Special to New York Times.

Port Jervls Special to New York Times
The increase in the freight traffic of
Erie, In consequence of the narrow
gauge, surpasses any previous exper-
fence Of that road. The motive power
of the road is being worked to it's ut
most, and has been found entirely in
adequate. More particularly is this the
case on the eastern division. Trains
over the Delaware division, on arriving
at this place, are divided into three
trains each, for transportation over the
eastern division, and owing to this fact,
although the motive power is much
greater on the Delaware division. freight
accumulates in the yards and switches.
forming blockades which are gradually
extending far west. Nearly all of the
eighty tifty-ton narrow-gauge locomo-
tlves which were being constructed at
Paterson previous to the completion of
the third rail have been received and are
now in operation. Notwithstanding
the addition to the motive power the
force is not yet sufficient to the de-
mand. The greatest impeachment to
the successful carrying of the greatly
increased traffic of the road is found in
the want Of yard capacity at Jersey
City. Nothing but the carrying out of
the proposed plan of enlarging the yard
at that end of the road, and the cree
ton of the proposed grain elevator
with capacity Of 100000 bushels, as
well as the building of extensive docks
at that place, can save for the
Erie the immense business of which it
IS now but experiencing the beginning.
All along the line of the Delaware
and Susquehanna divisions. and a great
portion of the western division, the
freight blockade extends, and at the
present rate only short time must
elapse before it reaches Buffalo. In
case the blockade reaches that point,
the result must be disastrous to the
Erie, as shippers would then secure
transportation over other lines in pre-
ference to having their shipments
stand upon the switches along the line
Of the Erie. Cars loaded with stock,
grain, oil, and like freight are given
the preference over the more imperish-
able shipments, and are being run
through with the least possible delay.
The officers at this place are engaged
night and day in keeping trains moving
as expeditlously as possible. Last week it
was feared that a complete blockade in
the yard here was imminent, and was
only prevented by an order issued to
detain freight further west. Trains are
thereby still kept moving and the train
men are kept constantly On the road.
On Friday of last week, during the
afternoon and night, one thousand cars
of freight were received at this place.
Owing to the narrow-gauge the Erie
now handles freight heretofore entirely
untouched by that road, and trains
made up completely of cars from far
western roads are now continually run
ming over the narrow-gauge tracks.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19
English Lotteries.

The earliest English lottery on record
is that of the year 1869, when 10000
chances were sold at 10 shillings each,
the prizes being articles Of plate, and
the profit used in the repair of certain
harbors. The gambling spirit seems to
have developed greatly during the next
century; for early in the reign of Queen
Anne it was found necessary to suppress
private lotteries as 'public nuisances,"
a description far better applicable Tin
more senses than one) to public lotter-
les. ''In the early period of the history
of the national debt" saws writer de
Morgan, we believe), in the Penny Cyclo-
p8did, cit was usual to pay prizes In the
State lotteries in the form of terminable
annuities. In 1894 loan of Fl 100000
was raised by the sale of lottery tickets
at e10 per ticket, the prizes i'll which
were funded at the rate Of fourteen per
cent. for sixteen years certain. In 1746
a loan Of 100000 was raised on four
per cent. annuities, and a lottery Of 5O,-
900 tickets of G1O each; and in the fol-
lowing year 81 100000 was raised by the
sale of 100000 tickets, the prizes in
which were funded in perpetual annui-
ties at the rate of four per cent. per an
mum. Probably the last occasion on
which the taste for gambling was thus
made use of occurred IN 1880, when
every subscriber Of $1,000 towards a
loan of $4,000, 900 at four per cent, re-
ceived bonus of four lottery tickets,
the intrinsic value of each of which was
e10." About this time the spirit of
gambling had been still more remark
ably developed than in Anne's reign
despite the laws pass ed to suppress pri-
vate lotteries. In 177S an act was pass
ed by which every person keeping a
lottery Office was obliged to take out a
yearly license costing ESQ. This meas
ure reduced the number of such offices
from 400 to fifty-one. In France the
decentralization of the people, resulting
from the immortality of the government
in encouraging by lotteries the gamb-
ling spirit, was greater even than in
England.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19
Only Five Minutes.

Young gentlemen! [ am invited to
speak to you for five minutes and only
five. Little can be said, much may be
done, in five minutes. In five minutes
you may fire Il city, scuttle ship or
ruin soul. The error of a MON ent
makes the sorrow of life. Get that
thought we'll into your hearts, and my
work is done in a minute, instead OF
five.
Many a young man in moment OF
weakness, or of strong temptation, has
wrought a rum, that lifetime, through
a thousand years, can never rebuild.
One crime, one sin, one error, yes, one
neglect Of duty, and the deed is done,
perhaps forever.
In moment of hunger, Esau sold his
birthright for a mess of pottage; millions
of BOYS sell theirs for less. A breach Of
trust, an act of dishonesty, profane
word, and the soul is detiled with stain
that five oceans cannot wash away.
Tempted to sin, remember that in
five minutes you may destroy your
good name, fill your soul with undying
remorse, and bring, with sorrow your
fathers gray hairs to the grave. But if
YOU can do so much evil, SO you may
do a mighty sum of good in five min
utes.
You may decide to live for usefulness
and honor. Everything hangs on that
choice, and it may be made in five
minutes as well as in five years.
Take care of the pence and the
pounds will take care of themselves;
take care of the minutes and the hOurS
are safe. / made little book in this
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

benediction on the man who invented
an open-back shirt. He is also pain
fully conscious that about two inches of
red flannel drawers are visible between
the tops of bis boots and the bottom of
his pants. This has the effect of pro-
ducing more internal profanity and still
more violent struggles to back out,
during which one suspeuder breaks and
his collar button comes out. When he
finally delivers himself and stands up
in the middle of the room, you would
not recognize in that red-faced, wild
eyed man, standing there holding his
clothes together with one hand and
trying to smooth down his hair with the
other, the smiling, genteel ladies' man
who stopped down to pick up that ball
of zephyr a moment before.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

way: In the breakfast-room were pen
and ink and paper, and if when the
hour for breakfast came, all were not
ready, wrote few words or lines, as
time allowed The book was finished,
and it had been published scarcely a
week before [ heard it had saved
soul. 1t has savad many since It did
not cost me one minute that would
have been used for anything else. 1t
was five minutes before breakfast that
made the book that saved the souls.
Little drops of water,
Little grains of sand,
Make the mighty ocean
And the solid land.
John Brandford says: 81 count that
hour lost in which [ nave done no
good by my pen or tongue"
Seneca taught that "time is the only
treasure Of which it is virtue to be
covetOus."
If L had improved in useful study all
the five minutes of which [ have been
robbed by bores, or by waiting for other
men to come to time on committees
and the like, I would now be-would
know more than [ do.
Never waste five minutes Of your
own time; never rob others by compel
ling them to wait for you
Five minutes in the morning, and as
many In the evening, will make you
the master of new language in two or
three years. Before you are of middle
age you may speak all the modern
tongues if you will but improve the
spare minutes of the years now flying
by.
Time once passed can never be re-
called. Gold lost may be found. For
tunes wasted may be regained. Health
gone returns with medicine and care.
But time lost is lost forever.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19
American SharpshOoters in the Russian
Army.
4 ew York Sun.

new i rR sun.
Letters were received in this city on
Saturday from the members Of the
American corps of ri1emen who, at
the outbreak of the Russo Turkish war,
sought service under the Gar as sharp
shooters. All of the corps were mem
bers of Col. Berdan's Sharpshooters
during the civil war in this country,
and their services were sought by the
Russian government at the express
recommendation of Col. Berdan, who
holds extensive contracts with the Rus
sian government for the manufacture
of the Berdan rifles. The sharpshoot-
ers were enlisted in the Russian service
while the Grand Duke Alexis and the
Russian fleet were at this port. During
their service in the Russian war the
leaders of the party, Jack Ketch, of
Galveston, Tex: William Dryer, of
Boston, and John and William Taylor,
late of the Ninety-ffth Pennsylvania
(the Gosling Zouaves,) have been re-
peatedly decorated on the field Of battle
for bravery in action. During the pas
sage of the Balkans, ketch, who COM
manded the corps, was called out be-
fore the Russian army and invested by
the Cross of st. Stanislaus by Gen.
Skobeleff, to whose personal staff he
was attached. Ketch is the man who
went to Creedmoor and made nine con-
secutive bull's-eyes at 1000 yards.
When Col. Wingate and the Range
Committee asked him who he was, he
answered that he was ga stranger from
Texas" Detective Charles Hagan, Of
the New street police, vino was also
member of the Berdan corps, says that
he expects the Russo-American sharp
shooters will return home about the
beginning OF July, their term Of service
having been limited to that time.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19
A DUTCH DAIRY FARM.-Mr. J. How

A DUTCH DAIRY FARM.-Mr. ]. How
lett, of Syracuse, n. Y, writing from
Europe on Dutch dairy farm, says:
After feeding the horses and resting
little while, we drove about eight miles
further on to one of the best stock and
dairy farms in Holland. They used the
very same stable at the farm that they
did in the fourteenth century. They
have little rings in the ceilings with
cords passing through them, by which
the cows tails are held up to keep them
from getting dirty. The stable was
carpeted and had plants and flowers in
it. The floor of the stables was of small
bricks. At the back of the stalls was a
trough of masonry about eight inches
wide and nine inches deep, with a ditch
or reservoir of water at one end. As
soon as the trench was dirty they turned
on the water"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19
Progress in Steamship Construction.

Mr.. W. Fl. White, lecturer of the Roy
al Naval College, England, gives the fol-
lowing facts as illustrative of the pro-
gross made in steamship construction.
Ships, he says, are now running from
England to Australia, making a voyage
of more than II, 900 miles at an average
speed of II or II knots an hour, and
consuming only 1,50O or 1000 tons Of
coal to drive weight of 5000 to 1000
tons from port to port. The Great YES
tern, a successful ship in her day, forty
years ago, had an average ocean speed
Of s or 9 knots an hour, and consumed
400 or 500 tons of coal in driving a
weight of about 1000 tons distance of
5000 miles. The contrast is still more
marked when the performances of the
present Atlantic steamships are placed
side by side with those of the pioneer
Atlantic steamers. Existing ships are
four times as heavy as the Great YES
tern, but they can make the passage at
an average speed Of IA or 15a knots an
hour, with an expenditure of coal only
twice as great as that Of their predeces-
sOrs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

SOME idea of the manner and Gus
toms which prevail in Algeria, in spite
of French colonization, may be formed
from case which has just happened at
Constantine. A Mozabite tradesman
named Saiah Ben Amer was suddenly
carried off from his home by his core
leglonists. The unfortunate had trans
crossed the tradition of his race by
marrying an Arab woman. He was
taken into dark room and bound
hand and foot with chains, and then
summoned to give up his trade and
leave his wife, which ne refused to do.
His coreligicnists then told him that he
would be left there in prison without
food until he changed his mind, unless
he preferred to be starved to death.
They then departed, but returned the
next day and gave him a thrashing
with stout stick. He still held out
and was on the point of dying from ex-
haustion when his wife found him out,
informed the police, and the poor fell
low was rescued. 1t may be as well to
add that these MoZabites took advan-
tage of the tradesman's absence from
his shop to rob the till and carry off
quantity of goods.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

The public lands of Texas, originally
25O,OOO,OOO acres in extent, are now re-
ported at31 ,000,0 acres. In Texas the
public lands belong to the state, and
over 200,OOO,O0O acres have been dis
posed of in various ways. Now it is
proposed to sell the remainder, and de-
vote the proceeds to the payment of the
state debt.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

THE funded debt of New York city,
on the 31st of January, 1879, including
taxation bonds, sinking-fund bonds,
assessment and revenue bonds ISSUED
in anticipation Of taxes), amounted to
$146, 1866, 691 80. From this aggregate,
however, lis to be deducted $32, 264, $685.
on account of the sinking fund, leaving
the net bonded debt, STA, 100, 291.37.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19
Interesting Census Estimates.
Cincinnati Commercial.

The best estimates place the increase
of population from 1870 to 1880 at s, $780,
600, which would give us next year AZ )
O5S,371 population. If anything. this
estimate is below the mark, and is GER
tainly safe to calculate upon. Provided
the basis of representation is not chang
ed and no new States admitted, the in
crease in members of congress and the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

The new president of the French re-
public, Jules Grevy, pronounces his
name Gravy" A little of this latter
article makes things go smoother in
France.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

WHITLEY county, KY, was last year
represented in the legislature by man
VINO could not read. This year no
school is taught at the county seat.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-19

REV. ALPHoNsUs p. PELIITIER dropped
dead while performing marriage cere-
mony night before last at the Church of
st. Francis Xavier, in New York.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-20
A Fine Dwelling

A fine, new brick dwelling is being
erected at No. $40 Shipley street for Mrs.
Alexander Montgomery. Mr.. Henry
Lepe Ii doing the carpenter work aud Mr..
Archibald Reed is the mason.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-20
u EDITION
--7--T : u
Mrs. Dugan's DAlcmlna'


.,urn roR KEEPING A TIPPL1Ne
HOUSE AND HELD FOB Coon
YouR CHARGES OF UNLloEN'sn
Qu0Rra1xLING, ~
Neyur h,s the familiar quotation, "lne
vay cf the airansgresser Is nstu, peon
more lSorcibly illustrated than oy tne inls,
1crtnrna that have visited the Dugan
familys ah Of which may be traceo s ullsS.
" toS6s illicit sale OF Intoxicating '1guot'
A ummber of months ago, Wnen uusu
Dnrsn himself was arrested on the charge
a. seIllpr iiauor without license ana SUD
eeoukutlv imprisoned for non-payment o'
fInc tmuosed upon him by the court when
y - eonvicted, his counsel ADVISED
m. Aenss Dugan, his wife, TO quit the
husinass. This she refused TO 40 anu All
~ tjme her husband was in jail Kept
~ s.loon ia full blast. When her nus.
band rot out Of jail 1t was still open anu
he shst Councilman Rowe after ne soio
hin iiouor to treat three men VINO were
Si.es The murder, Mrs. Dugan has had
the ealpoa open almost eli the time. Her
arreet fbr unlawful selling has already
beeo given, and the case was heard last
niehs before Magistrate Haganey. Foui
Witnesses were examined and in the enc
Mn Dugan was fined $40 for keeping 9
tipping hOuse, and held in $500 bail In
each d the four cases to answer TN
eharKs Of selling liquor without license
at TIE rext term OF Court. Bail wa
furnished by Samuel Moore.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-20
LOCAL TIME TABLE.
rRAINs LEAyE WILMInaroN.

TRAINS LEAVE WILMINGTON.
For philadelphia: 2.T, ., 7.oo, $40, 500
5.4s, i.2o, e:4e. p. M. on sundays; 2.s7
For New York: 2.37, 1904 a m, IL 81, 1893,
o4ep mionsundays; 2osa m. 3; 4e. p: m
For baltimore and Washington: 1851, 2.lo
days IL 81, 2.lo,s. 80, a m.
For Port Deposit: 4oS m no sunday
For New Castle: $40, s15 a m;1os. 9 30 %
m; no Sunday train.
For Delaware H. R.: 916 a m; l 05, 6 80
pm no Sunday train.
For Wilmington Northern r. R.: 9 20 q
ro, m; 2 90; 90 R z M m; no sunday P train;
b2hpm. No Sundays trains.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT WILMINGTON.
From Philadeipnis: T. a, s34, eio 90 a m /;
12Ss'R% 1a !" o. 2 "A p u o. 49, al 80 2
10 10 a n H. ss, 10 r. y ii IL 10 M. IL 49,
From New Yolk: 06, 8 "a a m; 12 a, 70 81
so4, 70 2a p M IN Sundays: i2 4s, os
From Baltimore: 2 o., IS 40, e41.a a m; 1877,
l2ss,s 50, 8 SO p M; on Sundays; 2 o. a m
From Warrington: 20a a m 1921, 1898.
o38. s36 p m; on Sundays: 2 o. a m; 8 48
From Port Deposit: 900 M no Sunday
From New Castle: 500 am; 1910 m;
~, % m; no SUNDAY trains.
From Delaware r. R.: 800 1910 a m
7l0 p. m; no Sunday trains.
From Wilmington Il Northern Il. R.: 8 O6,
II 80 a m; SO p m; no Sunday trains.
From Delaware Western r. r.. 90 m
2 1871 40 p m; no SUNDAYS train
TRAINS FoR WILMINGTON LEAVE PHIL
ADELPHIA
From Broad street and Washington ave
nue.: 7 30, SEQ, 10 20, II 40 a m; 2 30. 3 40
400, 8 IS, 6 10, 8 46, IL 30 p m; on Sun.
days: 8 30 q m; 8 eO,9 10, II 30, p m.
From Thirty Second and Market streets
%, m, 12 m, y IL, S8, $50 II 80 p m
on SUNDAYS: . 80. II 80 p m.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-20
THIRD EDITION
Inalieattous for To-Day.

Stationery to }alling barometer, edsteriy
wi,xis slightly ,carmer, clear followed oy
partly cloudy ueat.er. and possibly OCCASION
al local rains.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-20

|DHlL!A, |
| TRAINS |
fplinils.a.1| 4.
'oo, 5 10 G.I
LIS, .. y.
| lPphilsdt |
| rhilss.. I
|
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| Bsltiin m |
| Baltimn
!. .m.;i2.' '
('Trainss
| New q
| Harm |
: i5,a. n
| Deln ~
J m.,lo
| Philsd1
blo,a.. M |
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5.%, p ~ |
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The daily gazette., 1879-06-20
ExeursiOns to the Brandywine.

The first excursion from Philadelphia
TO the Brandywine, took place yesterday,
when about thirty-five persons came
down. Last summer about one hundred
was the average daily attendance, and it
ID hoped that there will be fully that
many coming down each day this season
when the weather gets warmer.
q As WAS the case last year, many in
dulge in regrets that the park is not bet
ter and more comfortable fixed up. 1t is
the general opinion, tha. were benches
and swings put up, the place would be
much more frequented by Philadelphia
excursionists.