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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-11
A FAIR SOMNAMBULIST.

Sadie Lord, of Clinton, Me-, bright
little lady 16 years of age, had an adj
venture Thursday night, which is mar
rated in the Augusta Journal. Miss
Lord is an active young body, and some
times the events of waking hours SO
crowd into her dreams that she commits
strange freaks of somnombulism. Her
father is dead, and she lives with her
mother and brother on farm. On the
night in question mother and daughter
went to bed early, and were soon asleep.
The young man came in soon afterward,
and retired to his chamber over his moth
er's apartment. About $3.50 Mrs. Lord
awoke She was Mortified to find her
daughter gone. The mother listened
moment, and then heard some one mov-
ing in an adjoining room. She at once
proceed to the spot, and found Sadie put
ting on her clothes and fast asleep. She
called her name softly, not wishing to
rudely awaken the dreamer. The mo-
ment her mother spoke girl grasped g
shawl, and, half clothed as she was, ran
out doors like a startled deer. Mrs.
Lord tried to follow her, and could dis
Germ the outlines of her little form has
tening toward the railroad track. 1t was
time for the Pullman train from Bangor.
The mother could hear the shrill whistle
in the distance. What if her darling
should be crushed beneath the cruel
wheel? She saw the moving lantern of
one of the section men, and shouted to
him to intercept the fugitive. But he
did not hear her. The train came near
er and nearer. The great headlight of
the locomotive threw a dazzling path of
light adown the track. The girl, uncon-
scious of her danger, crossed right in
front of the engine and narrowly escaped
from the jaws of death, Heaving great
sigh of releaf that her daning was safe
from imminent peril, the mOther return
ed to the house and called up her son.
He hastily dressed, and continued the
search fully on hour, when he aroused
the neighborhood to assist him. The
church bell was rung and the entire
community turned out. A little after
midnight the wanderer was found. She
had crawled under the barn belonging to
Charles Baker, about one-third Of a mile
from her home, and had nestled bes ide
great ox-cart, where she was slumbering
as peacefully as if he was in her own
comfortable bed. She was gently awak-
ened and taken home.
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A party of distinguished Englishmen

A party of distinguished Englishmen
recently arrived at New York, and are
doing the large cities of the East. They
are: The Duke of Sutherland the Mar
quis of Stafford and son of the Duke, Sir
Henry Greene, Knight Commander of the
Star of India and Commander of Bath;
DIR. W. Fl. Russell, formerly war correspon-
dent of the London Times and now edit
or of the Army and Navy Journal of Eng
land; Thomas Knowles, member of Par
lament; George Crosfeld, Henry Cros-
field, J. 2. Breckerstath, L. O. Stephens,
S. FL. Neale and Henry Wright, private
secretary to the Duke of Sutherland.
These gentleman, with the exception of
DIR. Russell and Mr.. Wright, are directors
of the London & Northwestern Railway
Company, and are largely interested in
other English companies.
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THE EARTH'S GREAT AGE.

In recent lecture at San Francisco,
Professor William Denton gave several
striking illustrations Of the earth's age.
First, he said, we had evidence of the
earth's great age in the tiny particles of
soil beneath our feet. The great trees of
California with from 1850 to 1850 an
nual rings of vegetable growth, reveal
the fact that these monarchs of the vege-
table world were saplings when Nebuch-
adnezzer was born. The great fallen
Monarch of the Forest has been estima-
led to have been 1900 years old, and
grew from seed propagated by older par
ent trees, and these in turn from grand
parents. whose crumbled dust forms a
rich vegetable mould to nourish their
younger progeny. How many such gen
erations occurred no one can tell.
But older than all these are the glacial
beds. When these ploughed their way
over the surface of North America and
Scandinavia they planed out mighty beds
and ground and polished down the un-
even surface of former age. In this
remote age, the coast of New England
was like that of Greenland at the pres
ent day Few geologists will place the
glacial period at 100000 years ago. But
we could 90 back still further. In the
tertiary strata of California has been
found what are cal q the earliest human
remains ever discovered. These existed
many, many thousand years ago, when
one-half of New Jersey, one third of Vir-
ginia. all of Florida, part of Texas and
Great Britain were under water. The
Mediterranean Sea was then double its
present size, and the Gulf of Mexico ex-
tended to Ohio. A large part of Cali
fornia was under the bed of the Pacific
Ocean, and waters then extended back to
the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Noun
tains.
But older than this period and forma-
ton was the underlying qualification of
chalk; still older was the Triassic, and
older yet, the new red sandstone. Older
yet was the carboniferous formation.
Then further back was the old red sand
stone, such as comes to the surface in
parts of Scotland Again, still lower,
the older Siurian, then the older Lauren
tian, seen at the surface in Western
Canada, and older yet than all these the
granite or great underlying rock, the par
ent that thrusts itself up as the back
bone of continents, cutting through all
others to show us ON the surface what is
below. What an infnity of time must
have passed away in the successive forma-
ton of these rocky layers.
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NO. 80
TEN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Ten iron giants for the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company will be built this
summer at Aloona They will be ordin-
ary passenger engines, and to be built for
the particular purpose of making up time
on portions of the road where there are
long stops. On the fast run between
New York and Philadelphia, for instance,
the time allowed is SO short that when
there are unusual stops letting off and
getting on passengers the ordinary engines
cannot make it up. Hence monster To-
comotive, known on the roads as No. 10,
has been built as an experiment and tried
ed on different trains to see what can be
done. The result has been satisfactory,
but there are many Improvements that
suggest themselves which will be carried
out in the construction of the other heavy
engines that are to follow. In the slang
of the railroad yard, No. 10 is known as
"Long-legged loco.'' This comes from
the big driving wheels she rides upon,
which stand six feet and six inches above
the rails, or higher than tall man with
a silk hat on. She has two pairs of driv-
ers forged for her by Herr Krupp, the
famous cannonmaker. In this is suppos-
ed to haye been solved the highest aim
that can be sought in a locomotive-to
pull the heaviest trains over all grades
against stiff winds and with the least DOS
sible liability towards hot boxes or low
steam on the quickest schedule time
Her engineer says: 'fIShe goes like a
bird and rides like rocking chair"
Ever since it has been running this en-
gine has been making a mile in fity-sev-
en- seconds on an upgrade, with a long
train in tow without getting heated.
She makes less than a mile minute and
"keeps COOL" Of course there is great
of fuel In 18O miles 12,
900 pound sof coal are used up. The
water tank contains 5000 gallons, 400
more than is usually carried. Every
thing else is on a proportionately large
scale. Only the delay in getting boilers
sufficiently large has prevented the COM
pletion Of two others of nearly the same
pattern.-PhiladezpAia Times.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-11

ROMANTIC AND NOVEL. When an ac.
curate and impartial history of the PERU
Wan war is written the story will be as
romantic as novel. Many incidents
are recounted which sound much more
like fiction than plain truth, and yet did
most assuredly occur. For instance, the
famous ram Huascar, after the death of
Admiral Grau, and when the Chilian
flag was hoisted over her blood-splashed
timbers, was put in command of Captai n
Manuel Thompson, a Chilian officer and
a descendant of one of the many foreign
ers who fought in the struggle for indie
pendence. Thompson was very brave
but somewhat imactuous captain, and one
fair day in africa, smarting under the
brilliant exploit of the Peruvian corvette
Union, wooden ship, which cleverly
evaded the iron-clads of Chill, he took
the Huascar close in to the town and
commenced shelling it, while at intervals
his compliments were sent, in the shape
of heavy shot, to the Peruvian batteries
on the hill, 500 feet above him. These
guns were not long in replying and a
huge shell exploded over the Huascar
just as Thompson, sword in hand. was
pointing a gun against the town. The
explosion Of the Peruvian projectile was
terrific. Thompson was blown into a
thousand pieces and his naked sword,
broken off at the hilt, was imbedded as
carefully and perfectly in the deck as if
it had been driven into the plank by we'll
directed human force. There it remains
to this day.-New York World.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-11

The Boston Transcript, speaking of
George William Curtis, who lectured in
that city a few evenings since says: sHe
has aged somewhat, and threads of silver
begin to give his head venerable look,
but he has the same musical voice, the
same command of language, and the same
forcible way of putting things that mark
ed his platform speeches twenty years
ago."
Herr Max Maria Won Weber, eldest
surviving son of the author of Der Frei-
schultz, who died in Berlin April 10, was
one of the first railway authorities of Ger
many, and since 1878 held an important
post in the Prussian Ministry of Com
merce. He wrote a life of his father,
had talent of poetry, and treated a new
kind of fiction dealing with life on rail-
ways.
The FLOOD AT ST. LoUIs.-Sr, LOUIS.
Mo-, May 5.-The high water is having
paralyzing effect on business in ST,
Louis. Nearly all the East Side roads
have stopped receiving freight for St.
Louis, and receipts to-day of grain, etc.,
were Insignificant, little coming in on
this side, either. The Venice and East
st. Louis elevators have shut down, and
the st. Louis cannot receive, as their
roilroad tracks are under water. The
Iron Mountain tracks near the river are
under about four feet of water. The
flood is stationary tonight.
A marked change in the channel of
the Mississippi has occurred in the vicini-
ty of Chester, ILL.,, where the river has
crossed through the bottom lands TO the
Okaw, a distance of twelve miles. St.
Mays, Mo-, has thereby been trans
formed into an inland town.
The lower house of the New York
State Legislature has, by vote of so to
40, ordered to third readiug a bill Civ
ing the women of that State the right of
suffrage at all elections on an equality
with the men, The bill will pass the
House, but its failure in the Seuate is re-
garded as certain.
Mr.. Whitelaw Reid and bride sailed
yesterday for Europe in the White Star
steamship Republic. A large party of per-
sonal friends and members of the New
York Tribune staff went to the vessel to
bid them goodbye. During MIR Reid's
absence Colonel John Hay, late Assistant
Secretary of State, will act as editor in
charge of the Tribune.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-11

Petroleum V. Nasty (Mr. d. r. Locke
is going to make trip to Australia. Mrs.
Partingon (Mr. B. P. Shillaber) has been
an invalid all winter, and is only now be
ginning to get about with crutch.
The late James T. Fields leaves his
wife their Boston home and country place
his life insurance and the income of 800
900, and besides many charitable be-
quests, gives $4,000 apiece to Whittier
Whipple, Howells, Aldrich and Lucy
Larcom on the death of his wife, if she
does not direct otherwise by will
Joe Lanes death leaves only two sur.
viving generals of the Mexican war-Gen
Robert Patterson of Philadelphia, 80 years
old, still to be seen on all public occa-
sions in that city, and Gen. Harvey, 81.
Senator Edmunds health was so poor in
the first part of the Senate's special ses-
sion that he had good excuse for going
off down South several weeks, and after
spending fortnight or so in Washing
ton on his return, he has gone home to
Vermont, not intending to return before
the deadlock is broken.
Mrs. Paige, the wife of a wealthy lum-
herman of Oshkosh, was sufocated On the
occasion of the burning of the Beckwith
House, in that city, some months ago.
While the flames were raging, Mr.. Paige
arrived onthe scene, and, seeing his wife at
an upper story window, rantically crying
for help, he offered $4,000 to any person
who would bring the body dead or alive
out of the burning building. Reif, the
Assistant Fire Marshal of Oshkosh, pro-
cured a ladder, climbed in the window,
and returned bearing Mrs. Paige's dead
body. She had been sufocated by the
smoke. Ref recently applied to Paige
for the promised reward, but, as it has not
been Forthcoming, he has commenced suit
for the recovery of the amount.
The Greeks of Alexandria make the
dreadful charge that their fellow-towns-
men, the Jews, at the recent feast of the
Passover, kidnapped and killed a Greek
child as a blood sacrifice. The simple
fact is, that three days after the boy dis
appeared his body was found in the har-
Dor. The charge of blood sacrifice was
made, an uproar followed, the Jews were
set upon, some of them killed and many
wounded, .and a general massacre was
threatened. At a subsequent post-mor-
tenn examination of the boys body q
dozen doctors declared that it showed nc
wound to support the charge made. But
still the Greeks adhered to their theory
and the correspondent of the London
Globe says that the Arabs, who bear nc
good will to either Greeks or Jews, be-
lieve the charge well-founded. 1t is assert
ed that Christian child disappearsmyster-
iously nearly every year at the time Of
the Passover. Such has been the case in
Alexandria before, in Smyrna, Damascus,
in Syria, in Lebanon, and more than
once in Constantinople. The European
population in Alexandra regard the posi-
tion taken by the Greeks as ridiculous
and untenable.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-11

The richest man in the United States
navy is Commodore Baldwin, who has
speculated in real estate in San Francisco.
Commodore Rodgers is the most stylish
officer, and Admiral Porter has only his
salary to live on. Admiral Worden is
highly esteemed in naval circles, and his
family is in good circumstances two chill
dren being respectfully married and in
good mercantile connections.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-11
The ATLANTIC MONTHLY
FOR 1873 I.
Will contain
CEpTNT STORIES

SERIAL STORIES
By Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, author of THE Gates
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1.-THE Undiscovered Country and HenryIJames,
Jr., author of ''The Americans" "The Euro
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"Early Culture, Myths. and Folklore of our
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DISCUSSIONS OF LIVING CUES
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A Eugene GOeldneF
IYs DENTIST,

Second Door East of Post Offer, Watertown,,
Wis. Teeth extracted without pain; Artlhclal
teeth inserted on gold, silver and rubber plates
Teeth filed with gold and silver, and all work
warranted to give entire satisfaction.
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business @oros.
D,~1p1 HAJI. c.. B. SKINNER
HALL & SKIM Err,

ATTORNEYS aud Counselors at Law and Solicit
ors in Chancery. Have complete abstract of
he records of all titles and membranes on
.eal estate in Jefferson county. Office over Wis
,onsin National Bank, at the former ONCE OF
Enos & Hall.
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W. G. SPALDING.

avsician and Surgeon and Examing Surgeon
,or Pensions. Office oveI Bank of Watertown
building, up stairs.
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HAMLIN & FORD,

watertown Lumber Yard. Lumber OF every
description, Lath and shingles constantly on
hand and for sale at the lowest Market Frlce' at
he Milwaukee Depot, WatertoWn, WIS
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Marriaees and deaths inserted gratis.

Marriages and deaths inserted gratis,
Professional and Business Cards $500 year
business notices in local column 10 cents per
ne for first insertion. and five cents for subse-
uent insertions.
Advertisements not accompanied with d1rec,
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1r accordingly.
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CENTAUR LINIMENTS the
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A. GRIFFIN ER.

Fashionable Barber and Hair Dresser, shop IN
Salicks basement, on the Bridge, WatertoWn,
Wis. The best of Hair Dye used, warranted 10
hold color for eight weeks.
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AuGuST WIGGENHORN,

Jeweler, has recently opened Jewelry store
in Johnson's block, corner Main and lst streets,
where he will keep constantly on hang M Iasge
stock of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silver and
Plated Ware, &C. Particular attention. paid to
repairing Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, &C., ana
warranted to give satisfaction.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-11
F.. TRZCINSKI
has removed his
Barber Shop and Hair Store
NARROW BLUE FRONT,

OpDOSlt6 U6IW66II StAOOVo'
Ibeg to call the attention Of ladies to my new
and extensive stock of hair goods, which has
Just been replenished. Having now competed
k;rds of hair goods, feel confident that through
I'll : facilities I now possess, am able to meet
yo.lr requirements at figures which am positive
viii Gain your appreciation. Strict attention is
Maid 10 orders from snarled hair-ihis can be
rooted, which restores its lustre, beauty and
natural appearance; then it can be made up IN
elegant new styles of hair goods ana halr 1eWel- M
nv at the lowest prices. Heavy switches from
/. 90 to So. 90 and above.
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NJ. N. & E. A. BARBER,

Physicians and Surgeons, office, door west OF
w. H. Rohrs, floor. Office hours from 10 L
A.. M
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NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY.
Academic Department.

The Spring Term of this department.opened
Monday. March %, and continues till the middle
The studies pursued viii be: All of the Eng
ish Branches, Grammar, Rhetoric and LItera- @
ture, German, French, Mathematics, BOOK
Keeping, Natural Science, Ancient History,
English History, United States History ana M Civil
vernment, Weekly Compositions and Com
nsssseial Correspondence.
Snaddition to the usual term work, there viii
be reviews IF the work done during the year;
thus making this term most beneficial one TO
all intending to qualify for teaching, or pass the
examinations IN scientific schools
In order to meet the wants of the city and the
surrounding country, a Ladies' Class has been
formed. and added to this department. Special
pains is taken in the education of the young
ladies entrusted to our care in this department.
in order to give them thorough and practical
education in all or any of the above named
studies.
will please apply at an early date, either per-
A. E. ERNST, President. or to
T. SNYDER.
24m3 Prof. of the English Language.
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E5 tn 500 per day at home. hon SAMPLES samples
sTrxsoS & Co., Portland, Maine. a--~M ~Mn
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Petroleum V. Nasby (Mr. D. r. Locke
is going to make trip to Australia. Mrs.
Partingon (Mr. B. P. Shillaber) has been
an invalid all winter, and is only now be-
ginning to get about with crutch.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-11

Joe Lanes death leaves only two sur
viving generals of the Mexican war-Gen.
Robert Patterson of Philadelphia, 80 years
old, still to be seen on all public occa-
sions in that city, and Gen. Harvey, 81.
, 1881-02-20

NAATED-A GOOD LIVE AGENT IN
wv every town in the " estern States for m nrfi-
Gle tht sells at sight For full particulars address W
e. Low ELL Rooms 10 and Il Lakeside Buudln Chi
, 1881-02-20

"ANTED-BOY TO DO ERRANDS
W amt krcp sture clean and in order: must be In
tetEent and we'll recommended; wuyes 81. aud more
II deserving. Apply between and Il Sunday morn
Ing :sj1 South El:lrk ' ven
, 1881-02-20

"ANTED-A THOROUGHLY RELE
nhle man, With good references, TO take place
O. nteht II GWateh1nan 1T our factory. 4. II. ANDREWS
, 1881-02-20

GOOD GIRL TO COOK,
w WASH and Iron In Il small family. N West
, 1881-02-20

"ANTED-A GOOD ASSORTER IN
=! the entry room Of leading dry goods house.
Address F;Si, Tribune office. - -
, 1881-02-20
WTANTED-A GIRL FOR GENERAL
w housework ut 5Tl West Adanls-st.

WTANTED-A GERMAN, SWEDE, OR
w coored grl,fo general housework,n in fMulily OF
Ih,e ,ee; wages 81 References required. SS Ehu-
MGf-AE.
, 1881-02-20

WANTED GOOD MAN TO TAKE
~ care Of horses and harness, Must be 4 0ood
driver. Address E II, Tribune pHce-
, 1881-02-20
W1dNI'ED-MdTE HETp

w WANIED-F1RST-CL SALESMAN
~ to truvet and sell hardware specialties; pnrt
commission and part salary; au experienced mnn pre.
ieffea Address c u T'rihune office.
, 1881-02-20

SITUATIONS WANTED-BY A FIRST
- class roactlmun; my wife COOK and lnunuress;
bulE cumpetent No. l references Address b 33,
Tribune. Office.
, 1881-02-20

G1TUATION WANTED-GOOD SALES
~ mnn who IS now selling tho jobbng trnue tn New
York City. Western manufncturer or house wishing
good representative In New York, address 81, Trib-
nne oice. Best Of references. Provision line pre-
, 1881-02-20

"ANTED-STR0NG BOY WHO CAN
ff sEeak NohctuAn, takc caro- of hurse etc
Salary 81 Call Mouday. Domestic office, ~ South
, 1881-02-20

G1TUATION WANTED PROOF
~ reader to do general work In M office: have
had experience both proof-readcr and practical
printer. Address E 80, Tribune Office.
, 1881-02-20

WTANTED-A STRONG YOUNG MAN
~ nnd also boy assist In store; must reside In
city with parents, and furnish good references
character. etc. Address E IS. Tribune Office