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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-01-07
The Men who We're Not Hung.

81 got famously taken in on that
OCCASION" said the duke. "The troops
had taken to plundering good deal. 1t
was necessary to stop it; and I issued an
order announcing that the first man
caught in the act should be hanged upon
the spot. One day, just as we were sit
ting down to dinner, three men were
brought before the door of the tent by
the prevot. The case against them was
clear, and had said nothing for it but
to desire that they should be taken away
and hanged in some place where they
might be seen by the whole column in
its march next day. I had a good
many guests with me on that occasion,
and among the rest think, Lord Nugent.
They seemed dreadfully shocked and
could not eat their dinner. didn't like
it much myself, but, as I told them, /
had no time to indulge my feelings; I
must do my duty. Well, the dinner
went off rather gravely; and next morn.
ing, sure enough, three men in uniform
tree, close to the high road. It was a
terrible example and produced the desired
effect; there was no more plunderiDg;
when, some months afterward, learned
that one of my staff took counsel with
DIR. Hume, and as three men had just
died in the hospital they hung them up,
and let the three culprits return to their
regiment" Weren't yon very angry,
dukef" "Well, suppose I was at first,
but as / had no wish to take the poor
fellows lives, and only wanted an ex-
ample, and as the example had the de-
sired effect, my anger soon died out, and
/ confess to you that am very glad now
that the three lives were spared. "-Ltts
# WelIinnfora
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-01-07


They tell us that the Music is soon to fly hence,
Leaving the bowers Of song that once were dear,
Her robes beQueathing to her sister, Science,
The groves OF Pindus for the axe to clear.
Optics will claim the wandering eye of fancy,
Physics will grasp imagination's wings,
Plain fact exercise fction's necromancy,
The workshop hammer where the min5trel sings.
No more with laughter at Thslia's frolics
Our eyes shall twinkle till the tears run down,
But in her place the lecturer on hydraulics
Spout forth his wafer science to the town.
No more our foolish passions and affections
The tragic Muse with mimic grief shall try,
But, nobler far, course of vivisections
Teach what 1t costs a tortured brute to die.
The unearthed monad long In buried rocks hid.
Shall tell the secret whence our being came;
The chemist show us death is life's black oxide,
Left when the breath no longer fans Its hame.
Instead of crack-brained poets In their attics
Filling thin volumes with th5ir nowery talk,
There snail be books of whole some mathematics,
The tutor with his black board and his chalk.
No longer bards with madrigal and sonnet
Shall WOO to midnight walks the ribboned sex,
But side by side the beaver and the bonnet
Stroll, calmly pondering on some problem's7 &.
The sober bliss of serious calculation
Shall mock the trivial joys that fancy drew, .
And oh, the rapture of a solved equation
One self-same answer on the Lips OF twol
So speak in solemn tones our youthful sages
Patient, severe, laborious, slow exact,
AS DER creatioa's protoplastic pages
They browse aad MUNICH the thistle crops OF fact
And yet we've sometimes found it rather pleasant
To dream again the scenes that Shakes2ear,
70 walk the hillsides with the Scottish peasant
Among the daisies with mornings dews
To leave awhile the daylight of the real,
Led by the guidance of the masters hand,
For the strange radiance of the far ideal.
The light that never was on sea or land"
Well, time alone can lift the futures curtain
Science may teach our children all she knows,
But Love will kindle fresh young hearts, it's certain
And June will net forget her blushing rose.
And SO, in spite of all that time Is BRINGING
Treasures of truth and miracles of art,
Beauty and Love will keep the poet singing,
And song still Gve-the science of the heart.
Atlantic Monthly.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-01-07

standing on the rear platform of the car,
there was sudden commotion in the
crowd, and there were cries of "Make
room for your auntiel" Soon a gaunt,
tall woman stepped out in front of the
platform, put her spectacles on her nose,
and set her arms akimbo, and said !:
" Well, l have come down here, running
nigh on to a mile, just to get look at
the man that lets the women do all the
talking"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-01-07
IN MEMORIAM.
BY TENNYSOH.

wage not any fead with Death
For changes wrought on form and face;
No lower life that earth's embrace
May breed with him, can fright my faith.
Eternal process moving on,
From state to state the spirit walks;
And those are but the shattered stalks
Or ruined crystals of one.
Nor blame Death, because he bore
The rose of virtue out of earth;
know traEsplanted human worth
Will bloom to profit otherwhere.
For this alone on Death I wreak
The wrath that gamers In my heart;
He put our lives 80 far apart
We cannot hear each other speak.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-01-07

Soon after the war, when General
Grant and party were going through
New England, the train stopped at a
small town in Maine, and as he was
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-01-07
Wednesday, January 2, 1880.
THE COMING ERA.

By OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28
THE LONG EVENINGS.

Boys, what are you going to do with
the long winter evenings:
There is world Of possibility in the
good use of them. Ifyou use your even
ings well for the next six months, you
will be worth more to your employers,
and find more JOY in your work.
Have you taste for science, and
would you like to know the reason why
certain things occur as they do: Ifyou
have an inquiring mind in this direction,
then give yourself up to the study ofphi-
losophy.
Have you taste for book keeping or
clerking: Then give your evenings to
penmanship, and the theory and practice
of keeping books.
Have you desire to be speaker !:
II so devote your winter evenings to the
study of the art Of speech. and you will
be surprised at the advancement you
make.
Have you taste for drawing that has
never been developed, and do you wish
to train your hand and eve to be equal to
skilled workmanship Ifso devote your
self to that branch Of the art for which
you have taste.
Whatever you do, you need the skill
to write letter in a correct, easy, busi'
ness-like style, and in order to do this
you need to know the rules and use o.
language.
Now. young men, will YOU use these
winter evenings in way that will Fl
you to be better men of business !: You
can easily get two hours each evening. Of
four hundred hours for study, and that Is
time enough to educate yourself in th'
rudiments of any science, or in the laws
of language, or in the art Of penmanship
or the science Of book keeping, or the ar
| of drawing.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28
CARRYING HIS POINT.

A citizen who has an Office in Beekmar
street was approached by a middle.aged
man who had a very red face and very
thin suit of clothes. and whose genera
appearance was that Of suspended pay.
ments. He asked for copying to do. and
when told that there was no work Of the
kind for him, he expressed desire to
keep books. do canvassing. write circus
and theatrical bills, give lessons on the
guitar. or remove corns without pain.
"No. sir-no. sir-I have nothing for
you to do" replied the gentleman.
"Can you lend me fifty cents until you
have something to do"
"No. sir"
"Do you think could get a quarter
out of yous"
mo. sir you can't get a cent here in
anv shape Or manner"
Couldn't get a line from you to
some of your friends, stating that am
worthy of assistance ;"
mo. sir
Then you absolutely refuse to aid me
in any manner.'
IL dow
Wont YOU permit me to thank you
for your promptness in closing this busi-
ness"
mo, sir !"
Cant I express my gratitude to you
that you have not threatened to kick me
out,
"You cannot! you must consider this
matter closed"
The man walked to the door, backed
half way through, and said:
"You have sign here reading, please
shut the door You have refused me
every thing else. and | think it small
enough favor to permit me to leave the
door open. What do you say
"Yes Great Heavens, yes" (" shouted
the annoyed proprietor. And the other
opened the door to its widest limit, bowed
humbly, and briskly walked away
Wall Street Netcs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28
CURIOUSITIES OF THE SAND
BLAST.

Among the wonderful and important
inventions of the time is the sand blast.
Suppose you desire to letter piece of
marble for a gravestone; you cover the
stone with sheet of was no thicker thar
a wafer, then cut in the wax the name.
Now pass it under the blast and the wax
will not be injured at all, but the sand
will cut letters deep into the stone.
Or, if you desire raised letters or fow-
ers, model in wax, and stick them upon
a stone; then pass the stone under the
blast and the sand will cut it away. Re-
move the wax and you have the raised
letters.
Take piece of French plate glass,say
two feet by six, and cover it with fine lace;
pass it under the blast, and not thread
of the lace will be injured but the sand
will cut deep into the glass wherever it
not covered by the lace. Now remove the
lace and you have every delicate figure
raised upon the glass.
The workmen can hold their hands un-
der the blast without any harm, but they
must look out for their finger. nails for
they will be whitfield away speedily. II
they put on thimbles to protect the nails
the sand will soon whittle them away,
but if they wrap a piece of soft cotton
around them they are safe. The sand
whittles away any hard substance, but
does not affect substances that are soft
and yielding like wax, cotton, or fine
lace, or even the human hand.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28

WHAT Is BEHIND IT? No amount Of
money can stsnd in the stead OF good
name. IL Is blunder everywhere aud
every time To suppose the loss ofchdracter
can be paid for DR.. David Kennedy, OF
ROndout, n. Y, proprietor OF the great
medicine called 'Fsvorite Remedy" would
have hut little confidence tn recommend
the public To buy and use II Vhis oon good
name We're not behind IL. But the fact
that he has stsked his reputation upon 1t
ought To be, and is, better than thousand
cheap certfcates-in the opinion OF the
people. The Doctor is regular physician,
surgeon, and despises humbug as heartily
as any man. Ifyou are sick with any
complaint OF the Blood, Kidneys or Liver,
invest One Dollar In the "Favorite Rene
dy" aud 1t will speak for itself
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28

Coop ADvIcE.-Marry the girl you
love: but don't marry her until you can
give her bread and butter. You have nc
business to do it, for many reasons which
you will discover after you are married.
One of them is this: A married woman
is not the free agent that single woman
is; embarrassed by the cares that come
with matrimony, she is helpless. and you
have made her so. Therefore you must
be sure that you can take care Of her, OF
you are risking her happiness and com.
fort by marrying her. Not that you should
wait to be rich, but only to be able to have
food, and clothing and shelter sufficient
for all needs-to be as sure Of honey fol
the hive as we can be of anything in this
wicked world. 1t never hurts young
people to "bide wee".
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28

SAMUEL j. TILDES's chances for the
Democratic nomination 20 the Presidency
are not considered half as good as the
nervous and debilitated sufferers rapid and
permanent recovery, by using the famous
Wyomoke, blood. brain and nerve food.
II has not failed. even where other methods
have proved Intellectual. It's curative in-
fuence Is Immediately operative, and cures
are rapid, thorough and permanent. Sold
ny all druggists at 81 90, 81 80 aud $500.
Try no other nrrvine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28
"Oh, thank God !" she cried, and fell

"Oh, thank God !" she cried, and fell
unconscious.
An hour later she found herself in bed,
and kindly cared for, and smiling faces
all about her.
"He lives! !" they said "Your touch
brought him back from the very shores
of death"
A few weeks later pallid bride, and
a still more pallid groom. passed down
the old church aisle, and out into the
great world.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28
MALT
UNFERM

NTENTAL AMI PHYSICAL EXHAUSTION
AVA Nervousness. Hy sicTis, Nis sht >weAts, Sleep
lessness, Cough Emsctstcn and decline are A.
once arrested b. MALI BITTE1s This original
and noomparable Food Medicine 10 rich in nouf
isbment and strength. Il feed, the BODY and the
brain u regulates the stomach and bo~els.
cI.Anses tie liver al q Kidneys Increases the aI'
petite and tpr chos the blood. Health, strength
and peace Of mind are sure to follow It's daily
use Prepared 10y the Mali Btters Compan'
IRON Uufsrmented Malt aud Hops ,And sold every.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28

"How came those holes in your elbows!"
said "A widowed mother 10 her only son.
.Oh, mother, hid behind the sofa when
Col Gobler was saying To Maria that he'd
take her even II you had TO be thrown in;
and he didn't know was there; and so
held my tongue and laughed in my sleeves
till hurst 'em
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28

In these days OF art culture, there
are plenty Of men who can draw direct
from the living model; hut the young
artist who can draw direct from the pack
and fill the requirements of n solitary ace,
has large field and smiling future be-
fore him.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28

HAVE WIsrER's BALsAM OF WILD CHER
RY always at hand. II cures coughs. colds.
bronchitis. whOoping cough. Group. infiu-
enza, consumption. and all throat and
lung complaints. so cts. and 81 a bottle.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28
The Great Blood Purifier, Kid
ney Remedy aud Mild
Laxative.

WE. the undersigned, having used DIR. COR
w BETTS SHAKER SARSAPARILLA SlR
UP in our practice, and having eNAmin d the Tor
muls by which 1t 10 prepared would cheerfally
recommend it TO the community ss the cheapest,
safest and most efc2cious Of all the preparations
Of SarsspAriIla in the market Its highls concen
trsied state. tthere being In given amount oi sy
rup twlc~ the amount Of Vegetable Extrse, that
any other contains the care, skin and clsanli.
ness Of it, manniSe,ure are sure guarantees OF
us purify and effect 7. Il. Crosoy, VI. ID, W. ID.
Buck. NJ. D., :. Bgnton, NJ. n. J. :. Elliot ~ D.,
Jane. Babb, N. u. Z. Colburn, NJ. d. NJ. G J
Tewksbury, NJ. u, A. q. French. II. u, Josiah
Crosby. NJ. u n. q. Gale, NJ. D.,Jamcs 4. Gresg
ND
Those who have In led 70 be benefited by other
SArssparillas should motif II 10 make single trial
OF this Blood Purifying and Life lnvigoraiins
Compound Of shaker SarsspArillN, Dandelton
Yellow Dock, Mandrake, u Ack Cob sh, GsrgeI
Indian Hemp sud The BerrNs OF Jumper and Iu
bsb. onmbi1ei with Iodldv OF Potassium made
bs the society.
Prepared by tho Canterbury society OF iakers
shaker Village. y. IL. and signed by Ihos. Cor
bet q, Its inventor. sold ,ve'ywhrre. Inquire for
Cofbett's Shakers' Ss-saParila.
As-Enclose STAMP for shaker Manual.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28

J. r. CAIRNS, Sheriff OF Leuawee Co.,
Mich. says II have worn an only Lung
Pad" for Bronchial difficulties. and have
not been troubled with cough nights
since wearing it.-Sss Adr.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28

A Galveston school teacher had a great
deal OF trouble making a hoy understand
his lesson. Finally. however. he succeed
ed. and drawing long breath. remark
ed to the hoy, "If It wasn't for me you
would be the biggest donkey on Galveston
Island
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28

Teacher with reading class Boy (read
ing:) "And ne she sailed down the river"
are ships called 'she'?"
Boy (precociously alive tn the responsible
tiles OF his sex :)-"Because they need men
to manage them"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28

A Glen Falls chap has girl named Ap-
pie. He says IL squeezing will do it she
will soon be cider Whitehall Times.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28

An elderly maiden lady who lives a short
distance from the Hudson. hearing IL said
that matches are made in Heaven. remarked
that she didn't care cent how soon she
went there.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28

An Iowa farmer says: - We raise four
hundred bushels Of potatoes To the acre
here. which would be a big thing II we
didn't raise insects enough 70 eat 'em all
up"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28

CAUSE AND EFFECT. The main cause OF
nervousness il indigestion. and that Is
caused nv weakness OF the stomach. No
one can have sound nerves aud good health
without using Hop Bitters to strengthen
the stomach. purify the blood, and keep
the liver and Kidneys active. 70 carry of
all the poisonous and waste matter OF the
system. See other column. Aiudnce.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28

Diphtheria poisons the blood. Gonzales
cents should take Hoods Sarsaparilla to
neutralize and eradicate the poison matter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28

Ny face for the last few wears was COW
cred with pimples so had. that used to be
ashamed to 60 anywhere. I took two
bottles of Sulphur Bttars and the pimples
disappeared. use them every spring
C. X D., Fail Rirer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28

DIR. e. w. BensOn's Celery and Chamo-
mile Pills are prepared expressly To cure
sick headache. nervous headache. dvspep-
tic headache. neuralgia and nervousness,
and will cure anv case. Price. 80 cents,
postage free. Parsons, Bangs & Co., Port
land. General Agents.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28

If we may judge from the signs in
front of tobacco stores, the Indians all wear
thsn Esfr M 81 pbmpty dor Gsyis.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28

How much can bugbear?-N T. Meies.
Just that much and no more. Now tell Us
What can a shoelace?-Phild. Rem.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28
NUMBER 81.

Truly wonderful In nervousness, general
debility, emaciation and dropsy, = Malt
Bitters.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28
HEREDITARY
SCROFULA.

RE YOU aware that In your blood the
~ taint Of scrofula has a prominent
place? This Is true OF every one. II Is Ia
BILE at any time, on the slightest provocation,
TO develop Itself in some lnsidious disease.
Consumption and many other diseases are
outgrowths OF this impurIty OF the blood;
HOOPS SARsAPARILLA mas q wonaerIui
power over all scrofnlous troubles, as tne re,
inarkable testimonials We nave received
Enthusiastically prove.
MEssRs c. I. HOOP 6 Co.: Gentlemen
"a My youngest son has always oeen
troubled with Scrofulous Humor; sores In
his head diseharging from his ears, and run
ping sore on the back o. his ear Tor Two
wears; his eyelds would tester and ulcerate,
discharging SO that was obliged to wash
them open every morning, his eyelashes
nearly all coming out: he was exceedingly
dainty. most OF the time eating but two slight
meals a day. We were unable to ind any.
thing that had the least effect upon hlm I'LL
Hoods Sdrsaparilla. Hisappetite improved
nj once. The back Of his ear healed
up without scar, and not sore In bis head
SINCE 'i'efi Mrs. n. G. sAsBoKS.
No. l0s Merrimack St., Lowell, Mass.
"We do rot as a rule allow ourselves TO
use our editorial columns 10 speak OF any
remedy we advertise, but We feel warranted
i'm saving 4 word for Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Sarsapar.lla has been known as remedial
agent for centuries and Is recognized by all
schools Of practice as a valuable blood palri-
fer IL is put up In forms OF almost inhnlte
variety. but Messrs. Hood & Co., ULowell,
Massj WHO are thoroughly reliable pharma-
cists. have lit upon a remedy OF unusual
value. Certainly they have vouchers Of
cures which We know to le most extraor-
dinary.'-Editors Lotreit Weekly Journal
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28

WOMEN AGENTS WANrED.-For partic-
ulars enclose stamp to Lydia +. Pinkham,
Lynn, Mass.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28

"A too busy man thinks be will bs
,mish|s afNr p, - mn; but he gen
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28
LYDIA E. PINKHAMS
Vegetable Compound,
TIE POSITIVE CURE
FOR ALL FEMALE COMPLAINTS.

This preparation, as i,s name sicuifes. consists
Of Vegetable Prop -rtics tnat are harmless IN the
most delicate invAhd. Upon one trial the merits
Of this Compound will B. r,cognized, ss relief u
immediate; and when its is continued, IN
niae;y-nine eases In 4 hnndret, positive and
permanent cure is Effected. thousands viii
tesifv Gu account ofits proven merits. II 10 To-
day recommended and prescribed by the best
physicians in the country.
II will cure entirely the worst form OF falling
of the uterus, LeacorThHI, Irregular and Pain-
fol Mens,ruAtion, all Ovarian Troubles, lnnsnn-
ns;ion and Ulceratiou. fiooclines. all Displaee.
meats and the consequent spinal weakness, and
Is especially adapted 10 the Change Of Life. II
will Dissolve and expel tumorS from the uterus
in an early stage Of dew elopment. The tenden-
eyto Cancerons HglnOrs there i checked very
speedily by It's use.
II fact Il has proved 20 be the creates; and best
remedy thu: has ever been discovered. IL per-
rreAtes every portion Of the system. and gives
new Life and vigor. 1t removes Eintness, fatu-
leney, destroys al craving for stinnlanis. and
relieves weakness Of the stomach.
Il cures Blcs;lRg. Headaches, Nervous Pros
trat,on, General Debi lily, Sleeplessness. Depres-
sion and Indigestion That feeling Of bearing
down. causing pain, weight aud baekache, 10
aways permanently cured bv its use. IL will,
AZ al times and under all circumstances, act in
harmony with the laws that govern the female
system
For kidney Complaints of either sex this Com
pound 10 unsurpassed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28

The late Rev. DR.. Svmin-ton. not feel
ing well one Sabbath morning, said to his
headle, who was " character" Man
Robert. wish you would preach for me
today. | Gamma do that. " promptly
replied Robert, But I often pray for
YOU"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-12-28

Gone, Gone foreverl Like rushing wave
Another year has burst upon the shore
OF earthly being-and its last low tones,
Wandering in broken accents on the air,
Arc dying TO an echo.