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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-02-11

statutes relating to highways and bridges; for
the preservation of fish in certain lakes in Fond
du Lac and Sheboygan counties; providing that
members of town insurance companies may de-
eide by ballot whether business shall be trans
acted u1U0 Uoce; authorizing loan of state
trust funds to the county of TAYLOR: to loan
the trust funds of the state to the city of Ste
VEINS Point, to pay off its Indebtedness; also to
town of Lyndon, Sheboygan county :. The ju-
dietary committee reported on the bill to repeal
the tramp law, recommending it's indefinite post
ponement. After discussion the bill was made
special order for Tuesday morning next :.
The assembly then went into committee of the
whole on the general file. After considering
several bills, the committee rose and the assem-
bly, adjourned till Monday night
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-02-11

AN eastern correspondent tells this story
about Secretary Thompson: 6" navy
officer of some prominence, who fdt him
self aggrieved that he had been passed
over in the selection of DIR. Wales
as encouragement of the navy, made a
personal remonstrance to the secretary,
and said very pointedly that tn secre-
tary was morally wrong, and hadno legal
right to appoint DR.. Wales over tie heads
of u dozen or twenty other worthy men.
Mr.. Thompson emphatically etorted:
You dispute my authority! Twill give
you practical test. will ordG you off
to sea- and next day IN order vas given
that the officer, who had been Oh duty III
Washington for several years should
proceed at once to duty in Chinese wa
ters."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-02-11

dover to marry me, " prayed the faithful
maiden, sobbing.
His Majesty pulled a slightly wry face
ut the mention of dover, but courtiers
were present. 50 he gave his royal prom
Use. "Thou wouldst marry man with
one ear, then ?" added be, laughing.
<'Sire, he lost his other for me, re-
sponded Malchen, drying her eyes.
"Well, this is a queer story" said the
king, amused. "We will. have it made
into ibretto, and my friend Wagner
here shall set it to music.
The composer of the future bent his
head as if this happy thoughthad already
occurred to him.
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About Tea Drinking.
From the New York Times I


The doctors, it appears, do not agree
as to whether the practice of tea-tasting
by brokers and others engaged in the tea
paper read before the American Neuro-
logical Association last summer, DR.. w.
j. Morton stated that the business was
an unhealthy one, and that few could
carry it on many years without suffering
evil effects from it. This conclusion is
denied in the Medical Record by DR..
G. l.. Dana, who has been among the
tea-tasters and gathered their opinions
and experience. There are, he says,
probably more than 100 firms engaged
in the business in this city. In each of
their Offices is a large table, with round
revolving top, on which stands circle
of teacups At this table sits the tea
faster, who, moving the top of the table
around, tries cup after cup of the various
lots of tea. A pair of scales, with sill
yer half-dime In one balance, stands on
the center of the table, while near at
hand are one or two kettles of boiling
water. AS much tea as will balance the
half-dime is put into cup and boiling
water thrown on it. The faster stirs UP
the leaves, lifts them on his spoon, and
inhales the aroma. He then generally
takes a sip of the infusion, which he
sometimes swallows and sometimes, af-
ter holding it in his mouth for short
time, spits out into an enormous brass
cuspador. On some occasions COM
pany of buyers and sellers sit round the
table and, while quafing the aromatic
beverage, discuss its &C body, -" fneness,' %
&C toastiness" &c. The skill of trained
faster is remarkable. He readily deter
mines not only the quality Of the tea,
its age, strength, flavor, fneness, &c.
but he can tell in what district of
China it was grown. A tea-taster is
usually trying samples for hours at a
time every day. Sometimes as many as
400 or 500 cups day are tasted by one
person. An average of 200 cups a day
throughout the year is said to be a low
estimate of the quantity tried by each
faster. It is estimated that about half a
pound of tea is used in making 200 cups.
But this does not all get into the system.
Much is taken into the system by inhala
ton and some by absorption through the
mucous membrane of the mouth. But
not more than two or three cups day
are actually swallowed. DIR. Dana
reaches the conclusion that the business
is a healthy one And this, he says, he
found to be the uniform opinion of those
engaged in it. He cites ten cases of per-
sons, varying in age from 80 to 70 years,
who have been tea-tasters for periods
ranging from 7 to 40 years. They were
all strong, healthy men. Dyspepsia was
rarely found among this class, and no
Il 4
fact that tea-tasting is healthful pur-
suit DR.. Dana considers indisputable.
This conclusion he reconciles with the
statement that the toxic effects of tea are
injurious by showing that the amount of
tea taken into the system by tea-tasters
is much smaller than it appears to be.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-02-11
THE LUNCHEON.
T. b. ALDRICH-

Gothic window, where damask curtain
Made the blank daylight shadowy and uncertain:
slab of agate on four eagle talons
Held trinity up and neatly taught to balance:
porcelain dish, DER which, in many cluster,
Black grapes hung down-dead ripe and without
lustre;
A melon out in thin, delicious slices;
cake that seemed mosaic-work in spices
Two china cups, with golden tulips sunny,
And rich inside with chocolate like honey:
And she and the banquet-scene completing
With dreamy words-and very pleasant eating.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-02-11

LORD NAPIER, of Magdala, viii shortly
attain the age of TO- Report has it that
he is to be allowed to remain on the
active list as governor of Gibraltar until
October, 1882, and that on returning
finally to England he will receive field
marshal's baton.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-02-11

'e A CHINESE student at Andover wrote
in lady's album the following version,
of well-known poem:
.sHow doth the little sting-bug
Improve every sixty minutes
All the day.
Go pickee up sting-bug juice
From flowers just got busted"
Norfolk County Gazette.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-02-11

dlSl)OS1t1On ana expenditure OF license money IN
the village OF Newburg, town of Trenton, Wash
lngton county; to amend statutes relating to
election of county judges. Adjourned.
MADISON, February 4.-Bills introduced: To
amend the charter of Racine; to establish q Mu-
nicipal Court in Rock county; to authorize the
city of Racine to borrow money Tor the sup
port of its poor; to authorize Racine to purchase
additional cemetery grounds; to authorize
Depere to build bridge across Fox river; to
amend the charter of the village of Omro; to
provide for system of county bridges; author
izing Depere and West Depere to lease certain
property; to reorganiZe townships in range IA
east, Dodge county; to amend the charter of the
Beef Slough company: to amend the statutes re-
latlng to town insurance companies; also, re-
lating to fire companies; to amend the charter
of the city of Waupaca; to vacate part of the
Waukesha and Milwaukee plank road in Mil
waukee county; to authorize the granting of
state certificates to graduates of colleges and
universities; to provide for the inspection of
grain in this state.
MADISON, February 5.-A resolution was pre-
sented for the appointment of o joint commit
tee to devise means for reducing the admins
trative and legislative expenses of the state.
Bills introduced: In relation to the taxation of
railroads and insurance companies; to authorize
Winona to construct bridge across the Missis-
sippi river; to repeal the statutes granting state
aid TO high schools; to create the county of Saw
yer in the vicinity of Ashland; to re-enact the
Potter railroad law; to require town assessors
to give official bonds; to reorganiZe the Third
and Fourth and create the Thirteenth judicial
circuit; to give O city charter to the village of
Platteville. Adjourned.
MADISON, February 6.-Bills passed: Au-
thorizing the loan of state trust funds to the
county of Portage; relating to proceeding to
enforce liens in certain cases; amending the
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A wrecked ocean Yeasel.

NEw YoRK, April s.-The steamer Gel
lert, Capt. Kuhlervein, from Hamburg,
reports speaking the steamer Syria, Capt.
johnson, from New Orleans for Liverpool,
with rudder gone, stern, post and main
discharge pipe broken and the ship un-
voyageable. He took her in tow, but she
rolled to such degree that she parted
both steel and an eleven inch hawser.
A portion Of the crew then came aboard
the Syria, and was followed by Captain
johnson, who asked them TO return and
try to save the ship. They refused, and,
when the Captain asked for part Of the
Gellert's crew, they said that II any Of
the men were given they would not work
the Gellert. Capt. Kuhlervein then sent
the first officer and engineer on board the
Syria to make an examination, and they
reported the vessel could not float much
longer. Captain johnson then returned
to bis ship and appealed to his men to
follow, but they again refused, and he
was Obliged To abandon the Syria. The
cargo consisted Of 5000 bales Of cotton
and 200 tons OF oil cake.
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ACROSS THE OCEAN.
He Will Not Let Bismarck Go.
The Emperor william Refuses to Accept
Blsmarck's ResIunatlon-Ths English
EleOtlons-Further Liberal Gains. -.
THE ENGLISH ELECTIONS.

LONDON, April s.-The Liberal successes
in the English and Scotch counties In
crease the surprise occasioned by the
borough elections. The Liberal majority,
independently Of theHome Rulers, is assur-
ed. Specific charges Of the pressure, ,intimi-
dation and undue influence by sub.agents
among Lord Derby's tenantry, in favor Of
the Liberal candidates, are published.
1t is stated that Parnell will retain his
seat for Cork City, for which he has been
returned in conjunction with John Daley.
Maj. 0'Gormon, Home Ruler, defeated
for Waterford City, will stand as candi.
date for Meath county, for which con-
stituency Parnell had been nominated.
Bitter contests are waging in the coun-
ties OF Mayo and Cork, where Parnell's
candidates, brought forward at the
last moment, are opposing the Moderate
Home Rulers. The Parnellists already
elected for other constituencies are stump
ing those counties, and inflammatory pla-
cards and broadsides are being distributed
bitterly attacking the Moderates. A med
ical student OF the Queens College, Cork,
has been rpsticated for year for having
got up amongst the students an address to
Parnell on his return from America. The
Tories intend TO attempt TO unseat Doctor
Lyons (Liberal), elected for Dublin City,
on the ground that he is disqualified by
holding the office Of visiting physician to
the House OF Industry Hospital, the sal
lry for which is included In the estimates
Of the House OF Commons. Neither Dav-
lit, Daley, Killen, nor Brennan, the Irish
agitators indicted for sedition, are likely
to be returned to Parliament. Neither Of
them have ever been seriously proposed
as candidates.
Viscount Emlyn (Conseratiye) and W.
q. R. Powell QiberaD have been elected
ior Carmarthenshire, Liberal gain.
Page (Liberal and Albert Pell (Conser-
vatiye) have been elected for Leicester
shire SoutL, Liberal gain. Pell visited
The United States in the capacity OF Com
missioner on Agricultural Depression.
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pEDEsrRIANIsn.
The o,Lenry Belt Contest.

NEW YORK, April s.-Hart and Dobler
resumed their extraordinary tramp
about two this morning. At 8 A. N. the
score stood, Dobler s41 miles, Hart SS6,
Pegram S25, Howard $40, Allen sos, Mer-
ritt 2O4. Krohne pol, Williams 2S2, Hama
walker 236, Jaybee 1SO.
Hart returned to the track at precisely
1:5s this morning, Howard ct 2:15, Pc.
gram at 2:lS and Dobler 2:43.
A sharp spurt OF an hour then took
place between Hart and Dobler, which
sent Hart to the tent for repairs for over
three hours and forced Dobler to retire as
long with nose bleed. They returned at
I o'clock neither showing the strain per
ceptibly. Merritt retired for good at8:09
with a score OF 294t miles. Pegram is be.
ing backed even for the first place. Jay
bee retired finally from the track with a
score OF 1929 miles.
At2 o'clock the score was: Dobler 356
miles, Hart 356, Pegram $50, Howard 326,
Allen 3S2, Merritt 29i, Williams 274, Kro.
hue S0S, Hanawaker 275, Jaybee 1888.
NRw YoRK, April 0, l A.M.-Hart 405,
Allen S65, Hanawaker 3l3, Howard S75,
Dobler SOL, Pegram S92, Williams $50,
Krohne 352,
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CAN'T LET HIN GO.

BERLIN, April s.-The Emperor replied
by the following Cabinet order to Bis
marck's request for permission to retire
from Office:
~ certainly do not ignore the difficult
ties in which you may be placed by the
conflict between the duties imposed on
you by the constitution and your respon-
sibility. / do not feel induced to release
you OF your office because you believe
yourself unable in this particular case to
carry out the task allotted to you by the
constitution. must on the contrary
leave it to you to submit to me, and sub
seauently to the Bundesrath, proposals
calculated to bring about the constitu.
tional solution OF the conflict OF duties Of
this description"
The North German Gazette says: eve
believe arrangements will be proposed for
dealing with more important matters be-
fore the Bundesrath within a limited
time, thus enabling the principal mana
gers OF the various States TO be present
and avoiding proxy voting.
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pre.Iaen. unye. ON lne pro.Ideney.

Washington Interview iu the Chicago Tribune.
1t is my opinion that the people Of Chi
cago know quite as much about who will
be the next President as the people Of
Washington do. There are a number OF
prominent candidates already in the field,
each one Of whom has considerable fol-
lowing, and there is plenty Of time for
others to come to the front There seems
to be just now considerable OF demon
stration in favor Of Senator Blaine. My
position in regard to accepting second
nomination under any circumstances Is
well understood, and will be adhered To-.
II the Chicago Convention cannot agree
upon either one OF the prominent candi-
dates now before the country there is
large number OF "dark horses" to select
from, without looking this way. For ex-
ample, there Is Washburne, OF Illinois,
who would readily unite all the elements
OF the party, as would Hamilton Fish, OF
New York, or Senator Edmunds, OF Ver-
mont. Either OF these gentlemen would
certainly be elected. General Garfield is
another available man, though not popu-
lar with that class Of politicians known as
machinists. What the Republican party
ought to do Is to nominate man for
President who is SO strong with the peo-
pie that the machine.men will not dare
oppose him. think Senator Conkling
will cordially support the nominee ofethe
Republican Convention, whoever he may
be
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nI.n,tron. rIre and Dos. Of Llfe.

DIXON, April s.-A disastrous fire oc-
CURED here last night, breaking out in
Thomson & Co.'s mills at l A. NJ, and be-
fore 1t was arrested, burned Becker and
Underyoods mill, s. O. Ellis & Co.'S fax
mill and some minor buildings. Loss
500 600, one-third insured. The saddest
mart Of the story is the loss OF life. Ezra
Becker, son OF II. P. Becker, and Wm.
Schum, clerk in drug store, were killed;
Wm. Rink had both arms broken, and
O. P. Lent, Patrick Duffy, orVille Ander-
son, w, w. Vaun and Frank Gelsenber-
ger we're all badly injured.
The loss Of life in this mornings ire
was occasioned by the terrific explosion,
which occurred at two o'clock and threw
down the east walls, scattering the IRE IN
every direction and hurling several
firemen, who were upon the 1901
Of Beckers Mill into the mill
race. or these all but Ezra Becker
and VIM. Schum escaped as by q miracle.
The others who were assisting the hremen
were burned, bruised and terribly mutt
lated by falling walls at the same time.
The loss will reach fully 100000.
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=a1oIIsHED AUGUST a. 1852.

Springer has made an extraordinary and
unwarranted charge that that letter was
written by a friend Of mine, with my
knowledge and consent. The letter, or
It's face, purports to be an attempt to cor.
rupt the action OF q member Of your com.
mittee. Itis due to that gentleman, It Is
due to Mr.. Washburne, It Is due to me,
1t is due to the honor and in:
tegrity OF the committee and
Of the House, that Mr.. Springer be, offer
ed an opportunity to prove his charge or
retract Il, and also to demonstrate who
did write the letter in question, and for
what purpose 1t was written. 1t Is obvi-
Gus that any man who was base enough
10 write or inspire the writing OF such
letter is unworthy to hold a seat on the
floor OF the House, and II the members OF
the committee who have been fayoring
me believed that was guilty could not
expect their further support. | therefore
most earnestly and respectfully request
that your committee will go to the very
bottom Of this matter.
Truly yours,
[signedl IGSArIus DoSSEaIY.
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Mississippi Improvement.

WASHINGTON, April 3.
Special Correspondence Of the IntelliSeneer.
Reference was made few days ago to
the action Of the House Committee on
Mississippi Levees on the report OF the
Commission appointed to consider and
report on q general system of improve.
ments which may ultimately cost $780,.
100000. Since then Congressman King,
Of Louisiana, has introduced bill to ap.
propriate as follows:
For initial works for channel contrac.
ton and bank protection, four million one
hundred and thirteen thousand dollars.
For closing gaps in the levees, one mil.
lion and ten thousand dollars.
For checking the enlargement Of the
Atchafalaya, ten thousand dollars.
For surveys and examinations above
and below Cairo, and the necessary sala.
ries and other expenses Of the Mississippi
River Commission, for the fiscal year end.
ing June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and
eighty-one, two hundred thousand dol
lars.
This Mississippi river improvement is
getting TO be quite lively little scheme.
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EIaHBoRHooD NEWS.
BELE.AIRE.

Miss Lou Warren, one Of the teachers in
the Fifth ward, is. quite sick. Miss lines
is teaching in her stead.
Brick work on DR.. surgison's house, in
Sheets Addition, has been begun.
Mr.. Isaac Booth is preparing to lay
walk Of Cleveland stone. A great deal Of
this stone is being put down in Bellaire.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will
sell excursion tickets to Wheeling and re-
turn, after the lecture Friday evening, for
forty cents.
The new stack of the Belmont Glass
House is about finished.
Numerous fishers were passing the time,
cloudy and cool, along the river bank
Thursday. Not many fish seemed to
reward their patience.
John Coulson has put small addition
to his house on Thirty.fith street.
Frank Smith has put new roof on his
house, on Belmont street.
Louis Jefers and Alex. Elson found q
horse and buggy, or light wagon, floating
in the river near Rockershousen's coal
works, Thursday afternoon, and brought
them to land. The horse was dead. No
one there seemed to know anything OF tho
owner; but 1t was soon learned that the
horse had gone of Of the ferry boat be-
tween here and Benwood, in the morn
ing. The custom on the boat Is 10 leave
both ends Of the boat open, and this was
done in this case. While the driver went
for q bucket OF water the horse walked
into the river. The owner wants $3.50
damages for the horse. The buggy, value
$50, Is no doubt little the worse.
James Tallman aud Miss Fannie Moore
will be one when this Is read. They will
live on Gravel Hill.
The county.seat bill will not probably
be reached this session. This Is all right;
Bellaire will have something to do for di.
version next year.
The Bulletin OF Thursday speaks good
word for Prot. Duff, and thinks the school
board should be careful in making
change. Mr.. Duff has great many friends
in Bellaire, and there are many more who
do not wanta change. Let well enough
alone.
The Turner'S have elected the following
officers for the next term: First Speaker,
Chas. Hanke; Second Speaker, Henry
" ellis; Secretary, Chris. Schmidt; Treas,
urer, Fred. Rodewig.
John Shuttleworth, Mr.. Lowry, Mr..
Henderson and Ed. McCormack will walk
twenty-five miles III fthey can), in Zilch's
Hall Saturday, while Miss Lou Kennedy
walks twenty. Miss Kennedy last Satur-
day walked too fast for them TO beat her
this time, II she can keep 1t up for
the twenty miles against four fresh young
men.
Those who complain of the price of coal
and want 1t lowered, are not necessarily
Of the wages paid coal miners
or seeking to reduce them. When the
wages Of miners were put at the present
rate, an advance Of half cent, the price OF
coal was advanced whole cent. This has
occurred twice in succession. R.C.F.
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TR Washington correspondent OF the
OtA"andc Cincinnati Enquirer, referring
b b, Democratic row in the House on
Heia aly between Sparks and Clymer,
! asre1 TO remark as follows:
NlIlhs Democratic leaders in the very
oltAanI the season had asked the Repub.
iaai ior q lkt Of blunders they desired
y hire executed, a list could not have
been preIrlngel which would have
Worked mOe damage to the National
Democracy than those which have come
2 The surface unbiddeu. First came the
ilten scandal, next the Springer.Man-
plns controversy, and now to-day Con-
TesHln Sparks, Of Illinois, displays a
fsiF eeTatiOn for the delectation OF the
puaty.
This observation from a Democratic
siadpointtallies with the generally ac-
sPid opinion among intelligent people
MUS country that Providence has for
|aiuy years taken special care that the
Utaa1itic leaders should make q series ol
a'ndsS just as important elections are
9aiagon. In addition to the blunders
iS''e enumerated, they are commencing
= ndstthea'my bill With the tactics of the
.lsa session, and we have an abiding
40 that they will put their foot in 1t in
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WASHINGTON, April 'S.-Hon. L. Dam
ford, of st. clairsyille, Ohio, has written
an important letter here in reference to
the Presidential contest In Ohio. He is a
Grant man, but he says there is no doubt
whatever but that Sherman will have the
Ohio delegation solid. He explains how
1t happened that Blaine got the Jefferson
county delegation; but says that the re.
naming counties In the district will in
struct for Sherman, and this will give him
the vote OF the district at Chicago.
Reliable information from Georgia is to
the effect that Sherman. will certainly
have twelve votes from that State.
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The Vanderbilt Family Quarrel

NRw YoRk, April s.-The Supreme
Court has affirmed the order Of Justice
Donohue refusing to grant an application
OF Cornelius ]. Vanderbilt, to have per
son appointed to the place of VIM. H. Van
derbilt, as trustee OF the fund Of about
$1,000 which was created by VIM. H.
Vanderbilt soon alter the withdrawal oi
the constest Of Commodore Vanderbilt's
will. The Judge said: at seems almost
incredible that counsel could be found
capable ofadyising such application, hay'
Ing neither law nor fact to justify 1t. The
application deserves nothing but severe
rehuke.n