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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-21
A Bit Of Married Experience.

I married my wife over So years ago.
Ihe ceremony was performed about
seven o'clock in the morning. Before
retiring that evening we had good talk
with each other, and the result has
sweetened our entire lives.
W, agreed that each should always be
watchful and careful; never, by word or
act, to hurt the feelings of the other. We
were both young, hot-tempered, both
positive in our likes and dislikes, and
both exacting and infexible-just the
material for a life Of conjugal warfare.
Well, for few years we found it hard
work to always live by our agreement.
Occasionally mot often) a word or look
would slip off the tongue OF face before
it could be caught and suppressed; but
we never allowed the sun to 60 down on
our wrath. Before retiring at night on
such occasions there was always confess
sion and forgiveness, and the culprit
would become more careful in the future.
Our tempers and dispositions became
gradually more congen'sl, SO that after a
few years we came to be- one in reality,
as the marital ceremonskhad pronounced
us nominally. In looking back for more
than 20 years, our little agreement has
been unbroken, and there has been no
occasion IOr confession anu IOrSlVoHeSS.
In business we have had adversely and
prosperity, failure and success. We
raised family of children, and now
have our grandchildren about US; and
we are simple enough to believe that we
have better children and better grand
children because of our little agreement.
Under such contract, religiously kept,
no ill-natured children will be reared,
and no hOvs will find the streets and bar
rooms more pleasant than home. To
make good wife or good husband re-
Quires the cooperation of both.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-21
Read This. BOYS.

A gentleman advertised for BOY to
assist him in his Office, and nearly fifty
at ,,licants presented themselves to him.
Out Of the whole number he in short
lime selected one and dismissed the rest.
g. should like to know" said q friend,
on what ground you selected that boy
w,-o lad not single recommendation ?
Eyor are mistaken" said the Gcntle-
man che had a great many. lie wipcl.
his feet when he came in, and closed tho
door after him, showing that he was care.
full. He gave up his seat instantly to
that lame old man, showing that he was
kind and thoughtful. He took off his
cap when he came in, and answered my
questions promptly, showing that he was
polite and gentlemanly. He picked up
the book which had purposely laid upon
the floor, and replaced it upon the table,
.I;hlle all the rest stepped over it or
ihoved it aside, and he waited quietly
or his turn, instead of pushing and
crowding, showing that he was honorable
and orderly. When | talked with him,
noticed his clothes were carefully
brushed, his hair in nice order, and when
he wrote his name, noticed his finger
nails were clean, instead of being tipped
with jet, like that handsome little fellow
in that blue jacket. Don't you call those
things letters of recommendation? [ do.
and [ would give more for what can
tell about a boy by using my eyes ten
minutes than all the letters he can bring
me-"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-21
Garfield and the Independents.

A writer in the Springfield MASS Re-
publican in referring to the course OF
| some persons known in that State as "In.
dependents" makes the following men
ton of the two candidates. GARFIELD
and HANCOCK-and concludes that il is
the duty of the independents" to sup
port Gen. GARFIELD. as che represents
what they asked for" The article saws:
"The nation has no greater treasure than
the good repute of its faithful servants.
Such repute is far more precious when it
has been preserved through fierce tempta
ton. The comparison between Hancock
and Garfield, in point of character, sug-
gests this: Hancock has passed his pub
lie life in the army, where there is little
temptation and every safeguard against
dishonesty. Garfield has been all these
years in the very focus Of temptation and
opportunity. To come out of that furnace
unscathed is far greater triumph than to
remain honest where one could hardly do
otherwise. Honor to Hancock, but greater
honor to Garfield. y y
The nomination OF Garfield was such
success for the Independents as they never
won before. Now he is nominated, do
thOJ plOpoSC w NC III ChIutSt dUOut Cl6Cl.
ing him? He represents what they asked
for. Garfield's character
has been attacked aud successfully de.
tended; Hancock's character is unassalled
but there his advantage ends. We asked
for civilian and a statesman. Hancock
is a professional soldier, and the evil
dence of his craftsmanship is letter
written by somebody else. Garfield has
been in the forefront of civil affairs.
ever since the war He is not only skill
ed iii the theory OF finance; he has been
true to his convictions when every one
about him yielded. He fought in the con.
vention tne battle of personal indepen-
dence, when Massachusetts fell to the
rear. No leader who has remained with
in the ranks of the party has shown as
much habitual independence as he has
done. He understands civil service re-
form, and believes In 1t. In breadth OF
grasp upon pub bile affairs, in statesman
ship which rises above technicalities to
essentials, and in skill in the management
of men, he is probably superior to Ed
munds.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-21
An E1raged Female.

Household Departments are very
good adjuncts to newspaper in their
way, when edited by a woman. but the
male journalist who dabbles with the
heaven-inspired mysteries of cooking
runs frightful risk. The editor of the
Weekly Petoletmo Peauine, started a col
umn of that kind recently, and few
days afterwards ferce-looking female
came into the office, carefully conceal
ing some object behind her apron.
care you the man that published that
new and improved way to make cur
rant cake p
He said he was.
"You said to mix washing soda with
the -four, and stir in a little corn meal
and sweet oil to give it consistency"
"I-I-believe So"
"And to add fifteen eggs and some mo-
lasses, and two ounces of gum arabic
and set in cool place to baker"
II think that was it ~
"Well, take that, then p and the indlg
nant housewife knocked him down with
a weapon that felt like sand club, but
which he felt in his heart must have
been a half-baked hunk of cake con.
structed on the Peaui,ae pattern.-San
Francisco Neacs Letter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-21
NOTHING.

As he turned with a smile to his smiling bride,
Blessed be nothingw an old woman said,
AS she scrubbed away for her daily bread,
I'm better off than my neighbor the squire;
He's afraid of robbers, afraid of fire,
Afraid of flood to wreck his mill.
Afraid of something to cross his will.
I've nothing to burn, and nothing to steal,
Bnt a bit of pork and barrel of meal.
A house that only keeps off the rain
Is easy burnt up and built again.
Blessed be nothing! My heart is light;
sing at my washing, and sleep all night"
BLESSED be nothingv the young man cried,
AS he turned with smile to his smiling bride
"Banks are breaking and stocks are down,
There's dread and bitterness all over town;
There are brokers grooming and bankers sad,
And men whose losses have made them mad;
There's silk and satin, but want of bread,
And many woman would fam be dead
Whose little children sob and cling
For the daily joy she cannot bring
Blessed be nothing, for you and me.
We have no riches on wings to 1ee."
Blessed be nothing if man might choose,
For he who hath it hath naught to lose;
Nothing to fear from Hood or fire.
All things to hope for and desire
The dream that is better than waking days,
The future that feeds the longi gaze.
Better far better, than aught we hold,
AS far as the mining exceedeth gold,
Or hope fruition in earth below,
N peace that is outward show.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-21

JAPANESE WHEAT.-English newspa.
pers announce with considerable interest
the discovery made by the Paris Accli-
nation society, that Japanese wheat,
planted in April or May, is ripe and
ready for the harvest quite as early as
European grown wheat sown some five
or six months earlier, and the yield is
equally large with that produced from
any Of the varieties of the European
wheat" If the same result can be OBJ
tanned in other places, says the Toxic
Times, the use of Japanese wheat, it is
presumed, will become universal, though
no explanation of the phenomenon is
yet supplied.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-21

JAPANESE AND CHINESE Comparing
the Japanese ADD Chinese students now
enrolled in American schools and col.
leges, several marked contrasts and like
nesses are made evident. The most prom.
inent difference in respect to external
characteristics IS tie greater readiness
with which the former adopt the dress
and manners Of the Western world The
Japanese dresses ala European, and in
excellent taste the Chinaman still braids
his cue, and wears his loose trousers and
blouse The, japanese is more easily de-
nationalizedy the Cninaman is constantly
impressed with the duty of loving and
serving the land that gave him birth and
is giving him education. The latter
learns the English language with greater
ease, and uses it with greater facility; the
former, after a residence Of FIVE or six
years, experiences, in the case OF not a few
individuals, difficulty in conducting an
ordinary conversation. Both manifest
much Difference to authority, and are
models OF decorum and pollteness. The
japanese belong relatively to higher
caste the majority Of the Chine Sc students
are from the middle class Of the empire.
In mental characteristics the contrasts are
less marked than in physical The excel
lencits and the defects of the two types Of
mind are similar In each the memory
is developed to degree not commonly at
tanned by all American school-boy; and
the Chinese draw forms and figures which
they have once seen with marvellous &C.
curacy. The superior development of the
memory seems to weaken the growth of
the logical facilities; and difficulty in
conducting processes Of thought of ordi.
nary intricacy Is one of the first defects
which q teacher notices in their mental
constitution. Intellectually both are
clearsighted rather than far-sighted and
are disting uished for xactness in thought
and statement. Considered as whole,
the Chinese make more raplc progress in
linguistic, and the japanese in mathe-
NAUTICAL studies. The former are by tenn
permanent the more passive, The latter the
mere impulslve Both IRE hard students,
and, though seldom ranking first, main.
tain creditable stand IN their classes.
In respect to moral character, so, as
we'll as intellectual, high degree OF SIM
ilarity is obvious Neither, as a BODY, is
addicted to the use of liquors or OF to-
baccO, and both are free from the vices to
which American college youth are some.
what bject:-Sc, 56ner's Monthly.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-21
How THE Missouri RIVER CHANe1

How THE MISSOURI RIVER CHANGES
IT'S CoURsE.-The town of Covington, Ia,
is literally doomed city. Situated on
the bend of the Missouri river, the banks
are gradually being eaten away, and the
ground on which the court house stood a
year ago is now covered by many feet of
fast flowing water. The cutting away is
done by fits and starts. A week ago Sun
day the current set in.shore and took off
a strip of land thirty feet wide, in few
hours. No lnvasions were made for an
other week, when another slice was cut
off. Then about half a dozen buildings
were moved back some thirty feet and
the next day the land on which they had
stood was all gone. The citizens have
tried to moor trees and logs tO the bank
in the hope OF forming barrier for the
flood, but the current is so swift and the
water 80 deep that these attempts have
failed. To give an idea of what the town
of Covington has suffered in the last five
years, the case OF the ferry house and the
principal hotel may be lnstanced. Two
| years ago, there were six hundred fee. OF
land between the building and the river
| bank; now you can toss stone out of the
hotel window into the river, and the build
| ings are now being put on rollers for re.
mOval.-St0ur City Journal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-21

Boston prides herself on the excellence
of her public school system. According
to the Boston Adrertiser, lawyer at the
Hub recently examined forty boys fol
the position of office boy, with the follow
ing result: All wrote poorly all misspek
common words of two syllables; all
failed in the use of capitals. None could
tell what was the capital of the state Of
New York. The brightest were examined
further, and could not tell the interest
of 500 at 6 per cent. Hardly any could
multiply 10 by II, Or subtract II from II,
or divide correctly nor could any OF
them manage fractions. All were about
fourteen years old and bright boys fol
their age,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-21

PLANNING FOR VACATION. "A good
many people lose vacation altogether,
or miss half its possible benefits by me-
glecting to do little planning in advance.
If it is question of money, they forget
the little savings that would enable them
to take rest when the time for it comes :;
if a question of work OF duty that in
wolves other people, they postpone the
needful Encouragement until it is too
late. The matter of where one shall 90
tor Summer rest is of less Importance
than that one should 60 somewhere; and
it is just as well to have it settled in ad-
vance, as to wait until the coveted place
is taken by another, and one must put up
with "Hobson's choice" in everything.
There will be chance enough for the hap.
pening of the unexpected, which is often
the most pleasurable part of the summer
excursions and experiences, after you
have.made tolerably sure of the expected.
If half the time spent in borrowing trou-
BILE, which doesn't need a lightning rod
put up to attract it, were devoted to plan.
ming for pleasure, we should all accom-
plish quite as much and have a good
time. Plan out your vacation, and even
if you can't execute it you will have the
pleasure which comes from anticipation.
1t is commonly the people who think
they can't afford Summer resting spell
who can the least afford to do without
1t is poor consolation for a premature
| breakdown from overwork to reflect thai
you were "only doing your duty" and
| couldn't find a stopping place." It is
| better to find one than to have II thrust
| upon you.-Golden Rule.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-21

Nhe inventor of steel pens was an
American, and we'll known resident of
New York City, Peregrine Williamson.
In the year 1900, Mr.. Williamson, thena
working jeweler at Baltimore i9 while while!
some difficulty in making quill pen to
suit him, made one Of steel. It did not
work we'll, however, for want of fexi-
bility. After a time he made an addi-
tional slit on each side of the main one,
and the pens were so much improved that
he was called to make them in such
numbers as to eventually occupy his
whole time and that of journeyman.
At first the business was very profitable.
The English soon borrowed this inven-
ti0n
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-21
The Electric Light in Russia.

st. Petersburg Golos: The Jablochkoft
electric candle has proved to be great
success. The inventor and company have
lately sold the property of their aseocia-
ton and some Of the rights of the inventor
for 2 100000 rubles. Mr.. Jablochk of, hav
ing realized q handsome fortune from his
candle, seeks to retire from siness, and
to devote himself to the further investiga-
ton of the electric light. In April last
there was established here new society,
"The Russian Society of Electric Light"
which is successor to up N. Jablochkotf,
the inventor, and Company" The new
society has capital of 100000 rubles,
divided into 10000 shares OF 1876 rubles
each. Mr.. Jablochkoff was able to trans
fer to this society an order for 1000 lam
terms, which, according to the calculation
of the inventor, Will pay the running ex-
penses and a minimum of 10 per cent to
the shareholders. The inventor expresses
his belief that the annual demand for
lantern will soon increase to 10 900, and
then the society may pay as an average
90 per cent. Mr.. Jablochkoff gave
the following interesting facts In
Paris the Magazines de Louvre began
with four lanterns, and within eleven
months ordered ninety-six; the Hippo
drome began with forty, and soon In
creased to 900. Palais d'Industrie had
last year $50 lanterns, but now it has over
800. The Shah of Persia has within eight
months ordered twenty lanterns. The
Jostiny Dvor Of st. Petersburg began
with eight lanterns, and now uses over
/ 100. Many public places of both Russian
Capitals and o'her large cities are lighted
with the Jablochkotf candles.
While the electrician of Menlo Park
continues to surprise the world with his
numerous curious inventions, leaving his
electric lantern in embryo, the modest
Russian inventor has already monopol,zed
the electric light in the old world. What
surprise it would be ii some enterpris-
ing company should introduce the Ja-
blochkoff candle in New York and In
Menlo Park, too!
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-21
A man who considers that the home

A man who considers that the home
duties of woman are inferior to the
political work of man, must either be a
bachelor or blind. The very highest
qualities of the heart and intellect may
be exercised by mother, sister, or an
elder daughter, in watching over the
physical and moral growth of children
in her care. Heroic patience, a vigilance
that never tires, an adaptation of means
to the end, a careful study of individual
rats, keen psychological insight, may
al find ample room for exercise within
she four walls Of even humble homes
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-21

A historical heirloom, the silver
mounted distaff of Queen Marie An
toinette, which was seen at the Paris ex-
hibition, has been restored to the en-
peror of Austria. 1t is the same distaff
with which the unfortunate queen be-
guiled the long hours Of her captivity,
and after her execution it was given as
a memento to one of the ladies in at
tendance. 1t thence passed into the
family of Brassy-Raincin. The spindle
is of ivory, and the hemp still on it is
spun during the last days of her life.
By the decease of Mime. de Raincin, the
relic passed into the hands of Hunga-
rian lady.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-21

Too often it has been said that there
is no good in coal ashes, but chemical
examination gives them the power of
absorption almost equal to charcoal; and
if, when taken from the CRATE or stove,
they are mingled with the chamber-lye
of the house and with the soap-wash
from the kitchen, they are found valua-
BILE as absorbents Of fertilizing ingredi-
ents. Applied after SO absorbing the IL
guilds from the above named, they are
dug in around young trees or spread up
on grass ground, or used as manure for
garden in the culture of early carrots,
beets, radishes, etc., or as top-dressing
over the potato and onion, in the months
of February or March, the advantages
will be appreciated by the grower.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-21

A small quantity OF turpentlne added
to stove blacking will make the stove
easier to polish.
10 remove old putty from window
frames, pass red-hot poker slowly over
it, and it will come off easily.
A few drops of glycerine in bottle
Of mucilage will cause the mucilage to
adhere to glass when used upon labels.
| A bottle of flaxseed oil, chalk and
| vinegar, mixed to the consistency of
cream, should be kept in every house
for burns, scalds, etc.
Alabaster is best cleaned by putting it
in a pan of water and letting it soak
some hours until quite clean. Another
mode is to cover it with a strong
solution of soda.
To prevent cistern water from becom-
ing offensive and impure, have the sup
ply pipe run nearly to the bottom of
the we'll, where the supply of purest
water is always to be obtained.
To cleanse a channels skin wash it in
cold water with plenty of soap, and
rinse well in clear cold water. Thus
you may wash as often as you please,
and still keep it soft.
Timed ware which speedily loses its
brightness should be distrusted. 1t
usually contains lead, which is dissolved
by very feeble acids, and is very poison
GUS. Jodlde of potassium is the antidote.
To clean smoky marble, brush paste
of chloride of lime and water over the
entire surface. Grease spots can be re-
moved from marble by applying paste
of crude potash and whiting in this
manner.
To clear cistern water, add two ounces
powdered alum and two ounces borax to
a twenty barrel cstern of rain water
that is blackened or oily and in few
hours the sediment will settle, and the
water be clarified and fit for washing.
Cut into pieces twelve onions; boil
them in three quarts of milk and water
equally mixed add little veal, season
with butter and pepper; add a few well
toasted slices of white bread and hand
full of finely chopped parsley, and you
have a nice onion soup.
Borax is used in washing, but it is
also used in starch. 1t stiffens the starch,
prevents the iron sticking and produces
finer finish II should be used by dis
solving half teaspooful in little boil
ing water, and mixing it with about
three pints of the starch.
Avoid moving into newly built houses
until they are thoroughly dry. The
plaster will still retain tons of water,
after seeming to have become dry. This
must gradually evaporate, and be
breathed into the system, and it is spec
tally dangerous to young children.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-21

MENTOR, o., June II
Gen. Garfield has forwarded to Senator
Hoar, of Massachusetts,, the following
letter of acceptance of the nomination
rendered him by the Republican National
Convention:
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-07-22

THE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY

r . nsvsrfaiung Ours
for Nervous Debility,
Exhausted Vitality,
seminal Weeknsss.
6permasorrh0a, LOST
MANHOOD. Impoten'
cy. Paralysis. and Ill
the terrible effects Oi
Self : Abuse. youthful
follfeo, and exCessss n
maturer years - such
as Less Of Memory,
Lansftudo Nocturnal
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-07-22

A Pssb Authosity on AnssiAn a6Alrs
tails tbs following tsusAfal sbry shout
IN adventure that hefsll the lancsv
bang ,llis sOtos. whsn sanaerssss
Of trsveliag circus In the wilds o.
Ohio. abe wAs susidsaly attacked By :
band Of savsgs Sioax Tsdisns. led BY
the redoabsssle stating Bali Every
body dcl. and oil Was Consideration and
despair. ,aany persoas bsing drowned
ia the tempsptaous waves Of the
mighty Anasoa. 6addsnly this heroine
aprsna Nvan ~ nnsaiilsd rnllisd
srouad her PIT Basnum aud ssW
other OF her employees. and. with .
rsvnlver In hand. attached and dis
p~r~d the surdssoas rcd ylssils Kas-
sas City rewarded her with commem.
srAtive medal. and Colonel Budalobiil,
Of Lieutenant General Sh~ridan's seslf.
knelt ~ her feet aud offered her his
hand and foftuns.' ~
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-07-22

Apellssis 0anssr's AusAand. 0soreu,
was murdered in his bed a williams
burg on Nay ~. 1871. ! He lsft q. bses
chop and gaod vtll - psppersy voleed
n go. 900. hut Ais vidsw did no, pro-.
per In The business. Rhs vas Advs.ed
TO get another Husband. sad saarried
Henry Disrkiug. . green grocer, ssa
years hes junlsr. Nc did - hear d
HE pfsdsossscr's fate until alssr The
wedding, Then he declared that Gun.
ssr's ghnss came 70 hin b. aieht asd
ordered hlm oat of The hensa. He rsu
away IN Haboksa and was srseseed fus
abandonment. bat was discharged. He
has nov secured an absolute divercs
from HE wife. 49,