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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-10
Broken-Hearted Eorses

Noticing az old-time Jehu critically
examining one Of the lead horses in the
Phoebe stage last evening, the reporter
slid up alongside in time to hear him
remark, soto uoce: There's Dick going
to the devil just like all the rest, and he
amt been on the road six months" An
inquiry as to the cause of Dicks
horse-evil destination, led to the de-
velopment of some facts in regard to
stage stock that may be interesting to
our readers. You see that bay leader
said he; that animal was put on the
route six months ago, and he was a good
one, full of life and ambition, and when
he first went into harness it took two
good men to hold him down before the
start, and smart driver to hold him
afterward. Now he's as Doggy as dray-
horse, and hasn't got spirit enough to
hold his herd up. They most all go that
way. Horses are curious beasts. You
can drive 'em twenty miles day on all
sorts of roads, and they will keep fat and
die of old age; but put 'em on fifteen
mile run, where they've got to travel the
same route every day, and they will
break their hearts and die in less than
two years. It works like a treadmill on
a man. They can't stand the monotony."
(Nev., Leader.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-10
The Princess Poodle.

Depression Of trade and progressive /"
statutes would appear TO have resulted
in so much actual distress among the
working classes of Berlin that deg steal
ing, which, until lately was profession
chiefly practiced in that capital by dex-
ferrous industrials with the object of de-
rewards offered by the bereaved, for the
recovery of their pets, is now carried
out upon large scale by hungry opera
tives resolutely bent upon the acq uisi-
ton of hot meal Many families, so
the Idgblatt informs it's readers, are in
mourning for their favorite pugs and
turnspits-the two varieties of dogs
most affected SIS domestic companions by
northern Germans-which have fallen
victims 10 their too tempting obesity and
appetizing sickness. Plump terriers
also have mysteriously disappeared in
considerable numbers. Nearly all the
dogs whose loss has been announced to
the police Of late have been described
by their foreign owners as fat" Hen
cSJl4 lachrymG? It is terrible to think
of their sad fate, which was unsupported
by the general public until a gruesome
incident which happened last week to
Prince Henry XXI. of Reuss revealed
the CHASTITY truth. His Highness had
lost a poodle of extraordinary talent,
which, alasl was as portly of body as it
was intelligent in mind. He offered a
handsome reward to any one who would
restore his favorite and no "questions
asked" but in vain. Day after day
passed away in sorrow, unbroken by any
hopeful tidings, until one fatal morning
the prince received a postcard unsigned,
but bearing the following heartless in.
scription: Serenity! The poodle
sends his respects and begs to inform
your Hig hness that he has been eaten"
LONDON Telegraph.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-10
How Do You Account for This2

In the lodge the marshal is directed to
retire to the ante-room to introduce Bill
Smithers and Tom Brown, in language
something like the following: Brother
Marshal, you will retire to the ante-rcom
and inform his high mightiness the Most
Puissant William Smithers and his
inefaole potency the Very Venerable
Thomas Brown that this reverent body
awaits the distinguished honor of their
irradiating presence. Then the marshal
goes out and says, All ready, Bill; come
Tom, hurry up" In the army, on the
contrary, this order was reversed, like
this: Gen. Bombasts yells out to his
aid, $50 down to the forks of the road
and 90 as though the old boy was after
you-and ask Col. Sordnot what in
he means, go long getting into linev'
Away goes the aid on the gallop, which
moderates first into sober trot and then
a walk as he nears Col. Sordnot, whom
he addresses with great formality. say
ing, Colonel, Gen. Bombasts sends his
mpliments, and desires that you move
your regiment up into line as speedily as
possible. "-Bostoas Transcript.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-10
A Change in the Scene.

The moment Justice WEIGH put his
head in the court room door this morn
ing, an old, wiry faced fellow hustled
himself forward and shouted: "See
her, Judge, slap out warrant quicker'n
scat" "What fort" "1o stop my old
woman from stealing" What's she
been stealing?" Everything | bring
into the hou 9, consarn her everlasting
pictur." "A wife can't steal from her
husband" "Can't2" emo. She can
do anything she likes with all you've
got" "Why, damit, that's reg'la built
red communism! "Can't be helped.
Everything you have is the common
property of husband and wife," "And
me buy it with my own money!"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-10
Wednesday, December 10, 1879.
CARN NATIONS.

BLOW, winds of Summer, on the grass
OF mpa lows green my love must pass
VIVA, time he comes TO me;
Shine SUI OF Summer, on the vsy
That lle, full-hearted takes to-day
Toward our trystiDg-tree.
Sing happy lark, in Gods blue sky.
Lift thou thy THRILLING voice on nigh
In carol strong and clear;
sing. lark, ana [ Will sing with thee,
B cause good 1hings have come to me,
Because loves life is GEAR.
Because my sometime lonely heart
Is love elected to part
Among earth S favored few;
Because my lately empty hard
Is filed to-day by loves command
With blossoms of love hue.
Because I wear upon my breast
The flow or my lover lOveth best,
The hower he gave TO me;
A dark cal nation, velvet red,
By moonlight gathered from Its bed,
When none was near to see.
a,sweet csfnation, whose perfume
Is richer even than it's bloom
Of kingly, crimson hue;
: nd as the flower Is swee. above
Iis summer fellows, so his love,
Mprs tDan most love is true.
| wear my blossom DER heart
Content 10 take the meeker part
Ia all loves days to come;
Coltent to fare ia quiet ways,
Altar from rumor's 3lame ana praise,
IN sunshine of sweet home.
wear my flower upon breast
Fast thr0bbing now with loves unrest,
But calmly- flowing time.
That resps the harvest of the years,
With temper all loves smiles and tears,
10 harmony sublime.
wear the flower loves hand hath given,
stand beneath G. DDS azure heaven,
With sunshine in my soul;
No cloud upon my Summer day.
al lover on his happy way,
An, heat! thy bliss is whole.
Fall well know the Summer sun
Is dim when summer days are done,
But for LIES Winter hours
Watwo will pluck The crimson bloom,
And thence distiil the rica perfume
OF loves carna!iou flowers
All Tic Year Round
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-10
ACcoRpING to Worcester. the paz

ACCORDING to Worcester, the gaelic
is I" "a small, beautiful antelope;" the
antelope is an animal like the deer"
the deer is an animal hunted for veni-
son." If it was hunted for fun it would
be all the same, showing how dictionaries
beat about the bush without saying
much. The animals are so much mixed
that the poet was undoubtedly right
when singing and saying that he never
"loved deer gazelle."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-10

Yes; it makes no difference who buys
It," 9 Well, by thunder that ticks me.
Here L 60 prancing around, peddling,
and everything bring home she carries
on and sells. Ii that's law, by Jupiter,
the old woman can wear the breeches,
an I'll 60 to the washtub!" HUDSON
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-10
THE BOOK
BY JOHN @. WHITTIER,

Gallery Of sacred pictures manifold,
minister rich In holy ffigies
And bearing on enta blature and frieze
The hiesoglyphic oracles of old.
Along tts transept aureoled martyrs sit;
aud the low caancei sids-lignts h alf acquaint
The eye WITH shriues of prophet. ba I'd and saint
heir golden tablets trac ID in Holy Writ
But o1iy when on form and word obscure
Fels fro above the white supernal light
We read the 10 site characters Alright,
And light informs the silent portraiture,
Until we pause at last, ave-held, before
The One inetfable Face, love- wonder and adore
-ChriAiar Union,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-12-10
/ I

On the 10Th day of February the
annual winter fair was held st Porta-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-09-06
Dime Novels Again.

A week or two ego, four lads in New
York, from IA to sixteen years old, re-
solved to start to the far West to seek
their fortunes. After q long saving,
they managed to provide their outfit,
which consisted of one gun, two parlor-
pistols, one dagger, four horse-blankets
for their fiery mustangs which they
meant to bcstride--an 20 cents in cash.
They met at midnight at one of the
ferries for start, when the leader of
the expedition discovered that he had
left the photograph of his lady-love at
home, and, declaring that he could not
travel without it, went back for it.
His mother heard him climbing in at
the bathroom window, and gave the
alarm; a policeman arrested him as a
burglar, and he was marched of to a
police station, where his father recog-
nized him the next morning.
The story came out, and the boys
were taken home, we are told, "to be
taught better sense" We doubt, how
ever, il the teaching be successful. A
lad who can reach the age of 16 with 10
other qualification for facing and con-
quering the world than pistol, dag
ger, and the ideas gained from dime
novels, is not likely ever to make use
full man in it. His parents are too late
in beginning their training.
We have often before called attention
to the growing i'll effects of this lower
class of sensational novels and story
papers upon our young people. An in
cident which occurred the other day en-
forces this fact as no words Of ours can
do.
A young woman was sentenced to i'm.
prisonment for life for the murder OF
Ter husband, good honest man, who
had been faithful and kind to her. In
her ccll," states the newspaper of the
town, "after the trial was over, was
found the unopened Bible, furnished to
oil prisoners, and heaps of the cheap
novels which she has delighted to read
for years"
II her reading had been different, 30
we venture to say, would have been her
actions and her fate. "Figs do not
bring forth thorns, nor grapes thistles,"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-09-06
VIII Love Dogs No More.

We have loved dogs, but we will not
love any more. We have had too much
trouble for them, and this trouble has
even come in the form Of grief. In
youth we had noble animal. His
name was Brutus, and he represented
Brutus in his loyalty and undying de-
yotion. He was intelligent, affectionate
and firm. II was his habit to attend q
company of schoolgirls in their even
ing walk, and his demeanor on those
occasions marked his pride as well as
mis- courtesy and dignity. One evening
A gallant gentleman, worthy Of those
brightly civil days for his gallantry and
gentlemanly manners, met the admira-
Bile procession, and advanced with an
animated step to pay attention to o
young lady with whom he was inti-
mateiy acquainted. Brutus had his
eve upon him, and, without displaying
any rudeness whatever, quietly ad-
vanced himself, intercepted the young
eentleman's hand as it was gracefully
mt forward, and enveloped it with his
mouth lust as it was about to clasp the
hand of the young l,dy. The teeth OF
Brutus were gently pressed upon oti the
hand, but did not pierce or tearit. me
voung gentleman was self-poised,
sensible man, such as were common in
those days. He did no fidgety or silly
thing, but gradually withdrew the hand
which the faithful guard had gently in
tcrcepted. He was so struck with the
conduct of Brutus that he became his
devoted friend, and ever after honored
the dog that SO faithfully protected the
Lady he admired. And yet /. this j.. dog ( give we
80 cherished was murdered by man
unknown. When found he lay between
the corn.rows, lifeless, with bullet,
hole through his side. The brave ana
devoted animal slept the sleep OF death,
and the green corn waved gracefully
above him. Was not that too good an
animal to be owned and held by SO
frail tenure? We want no more dogs
Richmond (Va.) Dispatch.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-09-06
An Orioles Hatred Of a Dog.

An incident, interesting to students
of natural history, occurred few days
ago at residence in this city. In front
Of the house small tree is growing, in
which an oriole, some time ago, took up
its abode, building nest and evincing
an intention to raise q family. The
owner Of the house has spaniel, over
which he has shot innumerable game
birds within few years past. From the
time the oriole began to build its nest it
exhibited marked antipatEy to the
dog, flying at him boldly whenever he
came in front of the house and pecking
him until heretired from the field. This
occurred several times, the bird always
coming off victorious. OF late the oriole
has shown more objection than common
to the dog, perhaps because there are
now some young ones in the nest. On
Sunday last the unhappy spaniel came
out TO lie on the front steps, but was
not allowed TO enjoy his rest unbroken,
for the oriole swept down on him,
pecked his back, tapped his wings in
his eyes, and made it 80 uncomfortable
for him that the dog ran into the house.
But his trouble did not end there, for
the bird went into the house after him,
beating him continually. = Rochester
TT71io1l
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-09-06
The Counterfeit Bill.

A sharp man, who hews so close to
the line which separates honesty from
! dishonesty as not infrequently to cross
it, is likely to have his own chips hit
him in the face. Such one met his
matoffwhen slar eneoautprra a fxewd
man. 1t was during the War OF 1912,
but the story has a moral for these days.
In those times the currency of New
England was made up OF bills of sus-
pended banks; of bank notes author
lied by the Connecticut Legislature,
and reasonable three years after the
war. These were called facilities"
There were also specie bank bills, which
were the notes of the New England
banks that continued to pay specie, said
notes being rare. Besides these there
were counterfeits in circulation. The
specie bills were at premium, and the
facilities " at 20 per cent. discount
A traveller offered q So note at a turn
pike gaze, and received in change roll
of greasy bills. Glancing at it, he re-
marked: ln .i. .4'r g fi.olt.j
"Why, half of these are counterfeitl
Il know ii" replied the ekeeper, "but
they'll pass just as well as any other
money"
1t was under these circumstances that,
in the city of Hartford, slirewd man
called one day on greedy neighbor,
with whom he had some dealings. The
following dialogue took place. f
Shre%d man--Do you recolloct CIV
ing me $40 bill in change yesterday?
Greedy Man-No, don't. Why do
you ask?
S.M.-Well, found a specie bill Of
$40 in my pocket-book, and / thought l
might have received it from you. You
remember / was only entitled to "fa-
cility," and not specie bill?
G. M.-Well, / dare say you had it Of
me. Let me see 1t.
s. M.-There it is.
G. M.-Oh, yes; l recollect it per-
fectly. I'll take it, and give you "fa-
cility."
S. Mare you sure you gave me
that bill?
G.. M.-Certainly, certainly; l recol-
lect it distinctly.
S. M.-Well, I'm glad you are sure,
for they tell me the specie bill is co,Ut-
feTfeit.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-09-06
Japan-In the Inland Sen

n We were sailing among the large
islands OF the Inland sea. The islands
were often little more than q single
rock with probably one tree peerine
over the summit, but there were mum.
bers Of them big enough to allow the
brown-roofed villages to nestle among
the rice-felds or to lie at the foot OF
steep hill-sides terraced up to the very
top, and sometimes there were glorious
mountains, range behind range, till the
highest had n delicate crown Of cloud,
superb mountain amphitheaters, and
masses Of tumbled hills, and the soft
light OF the grass upon them all, like
Killarney on summer day, blended
with the mighty sweep from Null TO
Ben Cruachan. 1t was the most shift
ing view | ever saw, and sky and sea
and land all shared the INCONSISTENCY.
Now calm strait that reached for
miles between two islands on our right.
speclled with boats and fringed with
woods and little bays of pure white sand
fit for the feet of fairies, and the heaven
above clear pearl gray; then blue sky
and merry breeze, scattering foam
over the sea and sweeping on
the ungainly iunks with their
white, fuli-bellied sails, the hills
gray and blue and purple, and dim
and mighty islands, like clouds in
the far distance; here 80 close to the
shore that We were under the shadow of
the cliff, the rocks and wooded points
narrowing in on both sides till we could
believe we were sailing on some Eastern
Rhine; then, in moment, out into an
open sea, with space and light and far
off land. And this procession passed
us increasingly from sunrise until sun
set. 1t might have been Loch Linne or
Ross island. Arrochar or Windermere,
until We rubbed our eyes and saw the
junks at anchor, the spectral fringe Of
trees along the hilltop, the brown roofs,
and the curves Of country temples.
Then, in the late afternoon, we ran be-
low lighthouse rock, and the light
keeper ran up his flag; and, looking
back, We saw long stretches of the love-
liest green water. changing, as we
looked, under every play of light and
shade and color; then line of tele.
graph poles,a green point iutting out
on the left to meet the hills upon the
right, so that the steamer has little more
than room to pass in the clear, still
water, and We were in a land-locked
bay, anchored off the pretty town Of
Simonasaki, and the setting sun lit up
the woods and sea and sky with crimson
and gold, We supposed we must steam
out again by the strait that we had en-
tered, but when the anchor was lifted
the steamer held on her course, appar-
emily against the opposite shore, then
turned sudden corner, and we were
plunging in the rough waves of a
'sroubiel sea. -Rhen tlS-exening fsHs,,
and the sea is calm, the fshing-boats
crowd it with the sparkle Of their lights;
but away from shore there are many
junks that carry no lights, and are slow
to answer their helm, and a cause of
much explosive speech among sea-Cap-
tains.- Good Words.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-09-06

III DO what we will with him, man Il
naturally lighting auimal. There is q
curious autobiography to be found in
Southern book-shops, written by an old
hunter who was born about century
ago. There is the same thirst for blood
and fierce love of the chase in il as il a
beast of prey or greyhound was telling
its story.
The most amusing example is whore
the old man tells how he and his sons
once trained some young dogs TO hunt
bears.
II put on the skin OF an old bear" he
says, and crdwled about on all-fours,
while Elisha and Job drove the pups
on. They were scared at first, but pres
emily the whole six attacked me furi-
ously, bit my calves, tore my hair, hung
ON my ears.
Il begun to shout 'Enoughl' but
'Lisha cried, Don't, dad, don'tl It's the
life Of the pups.'n
He adds, OF course I stayed. Ihad
consideration for the dogs"
1t takes a great deal of training to
root out this instinct from men who in
herit il. Everybody knows the history
Of the "fighting Quakers during the
Revolutionary War. Many of the staid
sons of staid sires Of the same faith
slipped out Of meeting during the last
war, to shouldera rlusket 'ie
One venerable old friend in German
town, Pa, found that three OF his sons
had gone to this conflict against which
his creed arrayed him. They oungcst felt
that he too must go, but feared to tell
his family. h e sfl tfl
He took his gun, one day, and began
to clean it, placing himself in his faith
er'sway. The old gentleman saw him,
and paced slowly up ana d6wn. but said
nothing. Presently he Approached the
Young man + 80 1cll3ovt -
'iCharlcs," he said,l deliberately, :" if
the devil has made thee feel that thee
needs one of those worldly Instruments,
spare not thy money, but get the best"
Alexander Campbell, most combative
Of Scotch reformers and theologians,
once submitted his head to the fingers
pf phrenoiogist, who had no knowl-
edge of Mr.. Campbell's calling. The
man finished his examination with the
words, "From your executive ability.
and love of fighting, sir, you are or
ought to be great soldier"
The aged clergyman heaved sigh.
!" No, sir, no. Circumstances were
against me. But, according to my op-
portunity, I've done what / could've
done what / could"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-09-06
Black SILK Goods.

Ladies' who wear black silk will be
interested in the result of an analysis OF
French and American silks, lately made
by an expert:
The best. silks should contain but
about II per cent. of dye in weight, and
this is about the amount which the
table shows that the American silks
contain.
When we come to the French silks,
it is found by the analysis that the
samples lost weight by the removal OF
the dye from 33 to so per cent, when,
if the silks had been good, the loss
should not have exceeded II per cent.
Some samples were much more
Stuffed than others, but all had been
adulterated. hA
The principal article used in weigh
ing the silk is iron. It is repeatedly
inserted in solution of the nitrate of
iron until it acquires the desired weight
of that metal. Then it gets blue tint
from the prussiate of potash, followed
by several baths in gambler, and a
treatment with acetate of iron.
At this stage the silk is lusterless,
but is made bright by a logwood bath
and the addition Of large quantities of
soap. To make the silk soft and satin
like, little oil and soda are added,
while, to make them stiff and rustling,
acid is added.
The two cardinal defectsin black silk
are the wearing shiny" and the crack
ing. The former comes from the natu-
raj action of the soap and alkali, which
together develop sort of grease under
friction; the cracking is simply the in
ability of the little silk to carry its
great load of the other products that
are spread upon it.