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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02
A VERMONT FOX STORY.

When they tell a story in Vermont
they never leave anything to be added.
The London Union is responsible for the
following: A man has for several years
been in the pursuit Of a cunning old fox,
but every attempt to catch him has been
defeated. A few weeks ago he put a
beefs head on the hill and set trap in
"a convenient place for the fox to fall into
it. The next time he went to it he found
fresh fox tracks and put his hound to
work. The chase was lively, but the
fox was too much for the dog, and on two
or three different hills he actually sat
down down face toward the dog and
waited for him. In this way he coaxed
the dog over good deal of territory, and
finally, coming to the hill where the trap
was set, the fox made straight line for
the trap, jumped overit, and the old dog,
pursuing the same line, put his foot in
the trap and stopped right there, leaving
the fox to pursue the rest of the Journey
alone
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02
Although Elizabeth of Austria is now

Although Elizabeth of Austria is now
all elderly lady, with a son about to be
married, she still upon ceremonious oc-
casions wears her beautiful hair,hanging
loosely over her shoulders. She went to
ball in Vienne not long ago attired in
gown of black velvet, with collar of
diamonds and pearls, and in her soft,
streaming hair she wore a brilliant dia-
dem. The Empress miniature waist is
said to excite great wonderment and adj
miration. Hands. of the ordinary size
could easily encircle it by connecting
the two thumbs and middle fingers,
yet this wasp-like figure is SO flexible that
its owner rides with the greatest ease
horses which many brave men would
scare dare to amount.
An advance of five feet per day is be-
ing made in the Hudson river tunnel, at
which rate of progress, eighteen months
will be required to complete the work.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02
A DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN.

Robert Dale was born at Glasgow, Scot
land, Nov. l, 1901, and was the son OF
Robert Owen, an English social reform
er, who married the daughter of David
Dale, Glasgow manufactures, and bro
prietor of large cotton factory at New
Lanark. Scotland Robert Dale came 10
America in 1926, and was for a time as
ISOLATED with the well known Fanny
Wright, afterwards Madame Darusmont
III the editorial management of The Free
Enquirer, weekly radical newspaper,
which was published at New York. Owen
also assisted in the socialist experiment
at New Harmony, Indiana. He was
elected three times SUCCESSFULLY to the
Indiana Legislature, and was while there
active in securing the passage of meas
ures for popular education and the giving
OF property rights to women. In 1843 he
was elected to Congress, and was re-elect-
ed in 1916. In 1849 he was President
Ofthe Indiana Constitutional Convention.
and IN 1863 he was sent by President
Pierce as Minister to Naples. He was a
warm advocate of enamel patton when the
slavery war broke out. He was prolific
writer, publishing several books, iuclud-
ing novel, drama, an autobiography.
and several volumes of discussion and
controversy. Like his father, he was a
Spiritualist, and wrote several books on
the subject. Mr.. Owen died in the year
1877.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02
FIFTEEN MONTHS IN A TRANCE

When the asylum was opened at Mil
ton one of the first patients to be removed
from Fisherton was pauper lunatic,
who now gives the name as Landons, al,
though this is not the name he bears on
the books of the institution. He was
then suffering from catalepsy, from which
no agency, not even the most stringent
form of galvanism, could awaken him,
and in the words of DR.. Bland, he was an
"inanimate mechanism" whose organs
performed their natural duties, but who
to all outside appearances was in trance.
He has been at the institution for fifteen
months, and has during the whole of his
time standing against wall, with his
hands hanging fixedly at his side infex-
IDLY stiff. He has been unable to open
mouth or eyes, and to feed him it has
been found necessary to lay him on his
back, when sustenance has been afforded
by means of quill. Hearing of the ex
traordinary case, a London medical asso-
citation sent E5 to DR.. Bland, the Medi-
cal Superintendent, with a request that
the patient should be photographed.
This was done last week, and on Tues
day morning Landons suddenly recover
ed the use of his limbs, and as he moved
his muscles one by one all his bones
seemed to crack within him. As soon as
he received speech he made incoherent
observations respecting shipwreck, con-
stantly referring to the Pearl, Portsea.-
Manchester Courier.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02
ULe Rek,abHrau+
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1881,
THE DEAD SENATOR.

United States Senator Matt. IL. Car
penter died at his home at Washington
last Thursday morning, February Oath,
1881, in the 57th year of his age. In the
death of Senator Carpenter a great man
indeed has fallen and the whole nation
mourns with Wisconsin in the insur-
mountable and irreparable loss she has
sustained. Senator Carpenters health
has been failing for two years past and
for six months previous to his death he
was almost a complete wreck of his
former self His naturally strong con-
stitution enabled him to rally from several
dangerous attacks of Bright's disease of
the kidneys but at length his taxed
energies succumbed and he was called
hence to be no more seen Of men. In
point of ability he was without a superior
in the Senate and had attained to the
very height of eminence in the legal pro
fession. As man he was genial and
warm hearted, very strong in friendships
and forgiving towards his enemies. In
his domestic relations he was happy, q
kind effectionate husband and loving
father. He leaves a wife, the daughter
of Ex-Governor Dillingham; of Vermont,
a daughter aged 20 and son of 10.
Senator Carpenter did not die wealthy
His life was insured for 500, 900 in good
companies, ana he was the alleged own
er of about $50, 900 of the capital stock
of The Milwaukee Sentinel. kHe left one
of the most costly law libraries in the
United States, and possessed, the finest
private library in Wisconsin. Beyond
these his estate was very little. The
funeral of the deceased Senator was
held in Washington, last Sunday, and
the remains deposited in vault where
they will remain until after the inaugura-
ton ceremonies when they will be con :
yeved to Milwaukee and buried in For
est Home
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02
ENPELLING THE IRISH MEMBERS

Sad as was the spectacle of the Irish
members being led of, one after the
other, from the House ofCommons, it
was almost impossible for the spectators
to refrain from smiling at its details.
Captain Gossett, the Sergeant-at-Arms, is
a gentleman beaming with good nature
and jollity. First he marched up to
each member who was to be removed.
When the member refused to leave, he
waved glove, with an cup, guards, and
at them" air. Then the guards" came
forward. They consisted Of half-a-dozen
venerable and pottering old men, in the
garb of walters. A strong wind would
probably have leveled them with the
ground. Theoretically, however, they
represented superior physical force"
and each Irish member left the House in
his turn in the midst of this posse CONT
atuS.-LOndon Truth.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02
ENGLISH FARMERS IN DESPAIR.

LNOLICh L AhMEhO LIN DEAoI AIN.
Itmsy be from fear of America, it may
be from the long continuance of unpro-
fitable harvests, it may be from the rise
in the expenditure especially upon labor,
or it may even be from increased intelli-
gence, but there is hopelessness about
farmers complaints which experienced
men, familiar with their ways, never re-
member before. They hardly look for
any improvement. They do not speak of
the bad times as exceptional. They do
not, among each other, talk of prices as
sure to improve. Above all, TREY throw
up their farms on apparently light pro-
vocation. Experienced land agents
notice total difference of tone, an indis-
position to haggle, a sort of determination
to make none but low offers, and to stick
to them. The tenants, as they say, seem
not to want the farms, and make offers
too low to be entertained, in kind of
spiteful sport. Very often no offers at all
can be obtained, and the land is either
thrown upon the landlords hands or goes
out Of cultivation. The latter occurrence
was formerly most unusual in Great Bri-
tain, and seems almost impossible; but
there is no reason to doubt the statements
made that in every county in the South
and East large numbers of farms former
ly yielding good rents are lying idle, the
landlords being unwilling to let at low
rents to men who ask long leases, and
unwilling to cultivate for themselves or
able to bear temporary loss. We know
IN our own experience of a district in
which eleven farms, poorish to fair as to
soil, are deserted and untitled, and have
read advertisements Of a quite eXtraordin-
airy character in the way of temptation to
tenants, OF farms in the landlords
hands and of farms broken into two or
three, there is no end, while land in
modest patches has sunk in value in a
degree which suggests a kind of dread
among tenants as well as land buyers.
There is a feeling Of hopelessness, in fact
abroad among farmers of the better class,
| and OF reluctance 10 remain in the bust
ness, which OF itself may procure impor-
tant effects, willingness to farm having
been an important element in the trade.
1t differed from all others in its attrac-
tion for class-those who preferred
country life, and were content not only
with modest profits, but with almost an
entire absence of those chances which in
many walks of life are so attractive
Now that willingness has Disappeared
| London Economist
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02
INDIGNANT HIGHTANDERS.

The members of the Highlander regi-
ments in the English army are exceed
ingly indignant at recent decision of
the authorities ofthe War Ufice to change
the pattern of their tartans These regi-
ments wear, or are supposed to wear, the
royal Stuart plaid, which his come down
to them from the days whu their fore
fathers adopted it at the bidding of Prince
Charlie; for when the Highanders were
formed into regiments after the defeat of
the Pretender it was though best not to
arouse angry feelings by danging in
pattern the tartan that had called forth
their devotion. For more than q centu-
ry, says The New York Times, the High
lander regiments have Tough. for the new
while they carried with thun the colors
of the old British dynasty. But now, for
some reason, a change is to te made. 1t
has been discovered that the oyal Stuart
plaid Is not as pretty as Other combna-
tons of color, that might b, invented,
and hence it is proposed that the regi-
ments shall hereafter have new tartans
There is undoubtedly great Zeal that is
absured in this notion of dlange. IF
the colOrs are to be changed, which are
the vital and traditional features in the
tartans, it might be well to discard the
Highlander dress completely. In form
as well as in color the whole attire is a
survival from past age, and in many
ways unsulted to modern military service.
Ii the English Government chnges the
tartans the DIRECTORS to the change have
good reason to ask why the authori-
ties do not go a step further anc put the
Highlander soldiers Into regulation trou-
SerS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02
STATUES TO THE REBEL DEAD.

General Fitzhugh Lee will deliver the
Grafton on the occasion of the dwelling
OF the statue of Stonewall Jackson at
New Orleans. As it has become the GUS
tom to permit the erection of monuments
to, and statues OF, the rebel chefs, we
suppose it would be idle to comphin of a
practice that has something more than a
suspicion of impudence about It, and
which would not be permitted in any
other country. For what was Sbnewall
jackson distinguished? For emity to
the American nation and for his great
exertions in the rebellion that was gotten
up to bring about that nalion's .lestruc-
ton. That is all. He never would have
been heard of-nevor could have
| become historical characterized he
not been an able soldier in the service of
party Union and the preservation of
slavery; and in his honor statues are
set up, while thousands of the victims of
his Internal skill sleep in unknowngraves.
Such is human justice-and sense. One
good must follow from such honos being
paid to the memory of eminent destruc-
tives. 1t will help keep alive the con-
viction that the Southrons can't be trust
| ed, and that we must insist upon contin-
ued defeat sof that. party which sympa-
| thlzes with the South in its endeavors to
preserve recollections that ought to be
allowed to sleep, and then to die out
Every statue of rebel that rises helps
sink the Democracy deeper in the water
OF oblivion; SO that, in sense, the more
numerous such statues, the better it will
be for the country.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02
NO CHINESE CHEAP LABOR

F. A. Bee, Esq, Chinese Consul at
San Francisco, writes to Philadelphia
merchant on the subject of Chinese labor
in the Pacific States, as follows: ''Chinese
labor.here is scarce and wages high.
Common laborers get $50 per month !;
miners (Chinese) are paid $3.50 per day !;
house servants from 500 to $35 per month !;
railroad hands, now in great demand, get
from $2S to $3.50. The foregoing are
the Chinese wages paid here. Consider
ing the cost and distance, with scare
ity here, think it out of question to get
them to go East There is no such thing
as Chinese cheap labor .
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02
COMING OF THE BIRDS.

An Onondaga county On. Y. man hal
kept the following catalogue of the frs
appearance of birds in the year 1880. II
will be of interest to many readers
Robins, February rs; blue birds, Febru
airy q; black birds, March 4; hen hawk,
first circle sailed, March 3; red winged
black bird, April L: barn swallow, April
26: Oriole, May %; bobolink, May 4;
yellow bird, May 5; pigeons, May 6;
Crane. dry land fight, May II; cuckoo
May 81; whip-poor-will, May %: mea
dow lark, May %; flock of bull-thistle
yellow birds, June IA; swallows disap
peared August 27; white snow birds
December 2.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02
DEATH FROM HYDROPHOBTA

ATLANTA, Ga, February 21.-Two
weeks since little son of Mr.. Henry In
graham, of Coffee county, died from n.y.
drophobia from the bite of cat. An
other son of that gentleman has just died
from the same disease. The strange fact
about this second death is that the boy
was, as far as is known, never bitten by
the cat which caused the death of his
brother, nor by his brother while he was
suffering with his fatal attack. How he
contracted the disease is mystery.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02

THE balloting., for the selection of a
United States Senator, in place of Senator
Carpenter, will commence next Tuesday.
A number of candidates are mentioned
for the successorship. The friends of
Hon. E. w. Reyes will present his name
before the legislature with what seems to
be at present every reasonable prospect Of
success. Certainly if the wishes of Re-
publicans in this section are consulted
Mr.. Reyes will be Senator Carpenter
successor.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02
FOR SALE.

AS we intend leaving Watertownin the spring,
we offer our Drug Store, for sale. 1t is located
in the best business part of Nam street, and
well stocked up with Staple Patent Medicines,
Drugs, Chemicals, Toilet Articles and every
thing belonging to First-Class Drug Store. The
business was established in 1917, and entirely
rettted in the most comfortable and best style in
1874. For particulars call at the store or address
the proprietorS by letter.
All persons indebted to us are requested to call
at the store and settle their accounts, within 80
days from date. X. SCHUBERT q son.
Watertown, Wis Jan. 5th, 1851.
also wish to sell my brick building on Main
street, in which our Drug Store has been kept
70 the past years. 1t is well and substantially
built The second story is very comfortably ar
ranged for family purposes, and may as well be
used for offices, making it a very desirable pro
perty., Parties wishing to purchase, will please
call and examine or address,
Y X. SCHUBERT.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02

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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02

A circus proprietor has offered a pre-
MUM of $1,000 to the loveliest lady in
America on the condition that she give
her services for thirty days as the main
participant in grand daily pageant. 1t
is stated that as beauty, and not talent,
is required, good looks alone will secure
the prize. But what man, or men, will
dare decide the question?
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02

MAKING A RAIsE.-John Hays, Credit
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for nine months that he could not raise
his hand to his head; but by
the use of DR.. Thomas Eclectric Oil the
pain and lameness disappeared, and al
though three months have elapsed, he
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02

No SUCH WORD AS FALL have used
your Spring Blossom for Dyspepsia,
Headache, and Constipation, and find it
has done me great deal of good. l
shall recommend it to my friends.
HENRY BERTOLETTI.
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Price, 30 cents, trial bottles 10 cents.
For sale by K. Schubert & Son.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02
Dissolution Notice.

The opartnership therefore, existing between
Joseph Walter and George A Sheer, under the
firm name of Walter & Sheer, is this day dis
solved by mutual consent. The old business
will be carried ON by Joseph Walter to whom all
the debts due the late firm will be paid and who
will settle all the liabilities of Walter IL Sheer.
JOSEPH WALTER
GEO. A. SHEER
WatcrtOWn Wis, March l. 1881
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02

Governor Porter, of Indiana, has in
structed the Adjutant General of that
state to issue arms hereafter to military
companies not organized under the state
law. At present there are number of
stands of arms in use by such organiza-
tions, and it is expected that an order
will be issued calling them in.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02

At the meeting of the Grand Chapter
r. A. M. held last week in Milwaukee,
the Grand High Priest appointed R. G.
Daniels, of this city, Royal Arch Captain,
and Rev. w. E. Wright, of Waupun,
Grand Chaplain.
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