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


The eldest son of the crown prince OF Ger
many and Princess Augusta Victoria We're mar
ried at Berlin on the 26th with much state cere-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02
milwaukee,.

MILWAUKEE, February 26-12:O0 M.-Flour =
Quiet; choice spring extras at $4,000. 90;
choice patent extras at $6.5O@7.25; common
extras at $3.50@4.00. Wheat-Active and
stronger; No. 1 st Sl.O4; No. 2 at 97}4c; No.
8 at 89c: No. 2 seller April at 9s1lc; SELF, May
Weak at 3O1sc. Barley-Active at s415c.
Rye-Tame, but stronger at Gle. Pork-Quiet
at S1450 for cash. Lard-Quiet at 80 10 for
cash.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02
Foreign.

LIVERPOOL, February 26.-23O p M.-Wheat
Market opens strong; fair average red west.
ern at 9s sd; white Michigan at 9s I'D; spring at
Is 11d@9s cd; floating cargoes firmly held; on
passage hardening; good cargoes red winter
wheat off coast at 46s Cd l..- .e.tstt
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02

L is often silent; but tea-party Is the
noisiest thing on record.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-02

Il
resolution to create board of fiscal inspectors to
watch collections and expenditures Of the public
treasury. 1t provides that no one under the age
Of 40 years over SIS shall be appointed member of
said board and any member shall be entitled to be
retired 1T the age of 70 on full pay. Every member
shall be entitled to receive salary of - dollars,
and the board may employ secretary at salary Of
81 000 and two clerks at 81. 200 each Chalmers in
PRODUCED resolution directing the secretary of the
treasury to ascertain and report the cost of producing
in foreign countries all articles on which customs
levied and the cost of producing the article
in the United States and when the cost of producing
any article which has been manufactured pro-
duced in the United States for ten years shall be less
in any foreign country than the cost of producing
the same article in the United States then the custom
duty tor such article shall not exceed sum equal to
the difference between wages paid laborers in foreign
countries where such article is more cheaply pro-
duced, and the wages paid laborers employed in pro-
ducng the article in the United States with the
cost of transportation added thereto. Warner in
troduceda resolution for the appointment Of COM
missioner to inquire into the justice Of freight
charges upon inter- state commerce and propose
remedy. The house insisted on it's amendments to
the Indian appropriation bill, and conference
committee was appointed Pursuant to committee
Recommendations the rules suspended and the
following bills passed.: To ascertain the amount due
the Choctaw Indians by the government incorpo-
rating the Cherokee and Arkansas railroad company
for the purpose of constructing railroad from
Arkansas City, Ark, through the Indian Territory
to Fort Smith, Ark; amending section 1896, revised
statutes relating to suits affecting the title of mining
claims. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, February I1'--1ne conference report on
the pending appropriation bill was agreed to- . The
house then went into committee of the whole on the
agricultural appropriation bill Martin (Del) offer
ed an amendment appropriatng $4,000 for the con-
tinuation of experiments in connection with the
manufacture of sugar from bees and for the cultiva
ton of beets for that purpose. Adopted-91 to AZ.
The committee rose aud reported the bin to the
house. The amendment adopted in committee in
creasing the appropriation for the reclamation of
arid and waste lands was defeated. The bill was
then passed The house then'went into committee
on the Gundry civil appropriation BILL An amend
ment WAS agreed to appropriating $1,000 for the
erection CT postoffice building at Baltimore.
Several amendments were then ruled out of order
and II of So pages Of the bin considered. when the
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-01-05
EIrs. Lang;ry Ahead.

Every one knows there Is a great
rivalry between Mrs. Lau-trv and
Mr, Whcoler-grcatcr between them
than any other Of the reigning beau
tios-and that whatever one can DO,
50 Is to score olfthe other, is done
by each. Mrs. Langtry Is known to
possess very beautiful arms, while
Mrs. Wheclcr's are thin and scrl-Iv.
On the other hand, the reverse cx-
tremiGcs of Mrs Wheeler are regard
led by those who have seen them as
lmodcls Of shape and form, while
Mrs. Laugtry, though possessing fair
| " small ioct when b'al ch.Uscc, can
only boast Of upward continuation
Ui very pipe-stem order. Well, the
/ season before last Mrs. Langtrv set
| the fashion of the sleeveless ball
dresses, and, of course, Mrs. Wheeler.
imuch to her detriment,had to adopt
the style But she sct to work 10
think how to retgliatc, and this Is
how she did it: st the hrst ball she
! appeared at last season. she wore a
dress with very short skirt. The
Prince admired it, and, as q matter
OF course, it became the fashion.
But what was Mrs Langtrv to DO?
She tried it once, but the effect. as
may be imagined, was disastrous.
Then shesct to work to cudgcl her
brains, md-happy thought.-at
the next ball, instead Of adding an
inch or two to her drapcrics. as she
had first thought of doing, She had
actually taken a reef in her already
short skirt But underneath appear
led dpair OF q certain articls of ladies
lingerie, which on the present occa-
sion shall toe otherwise unmention-
able. of KnickeFbocker cut. and
reaching 10 her ankles, where they
were decreased in fullness by q mar
row band, and hence fell over her
mstep in a short hounce of point
lace The effect was immense. The
Prince was more than delighted
with It, and not only did Mrs.
Wheeler find herself completely
checkmated at her own game, but rs
the wearing Of the additional car
meata IN Langtry at once becomes
the thing, she is Of course obliged
TO adopt IL, and thus conceal what
II had been her motive tc so subtlv
disclose.-Lond0n Letter in San Fran
cisco Nc'ci-L Later
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-01-05
Where the BouIders Come From.

All have seen the immense bould-
cr. called lost rock" IN some sec
tions, scatter d over the 4ouhe n
part of the United States, which
nav, little or uo resemblance 20 auy
mass otrock anywhere in the viciu-
Itv. and have perhaps asked tie
question: Where did they come
.rem2 also the heaps of sand, gray
.el. and c0bblc stones OF various
sizes. which form many of our
ridges. knobs aud hills, and which
.arc totally unlike any fixed rock
near them. All these phenomena
are attributed 70 q single cause, and
that is the great sheet of ice which
nature stored up years ago without
the necessity OF protecting 1t IN an
ice house. According to Agassiz,
the sheet Of Ice extending in this
country. as ar.south as South Caro-
lima or Alabama, and was thick
enough to coverall the mountains of
the eastern part Of North America,
with the exception of Mount Wash
ington. This peak projected. as alone
sentinel on that vast waste of ice.
| two or three hundred feet in the
latitude Of northern Massachusetts,
| he conccivcs the ice to be two and
three miles thick. The boulderS
were all torn of by the advancing
ice sheet, from the projecting rocks
over which it moved, and carried or
pushed as bottom drift, scratching
and plowing the surface over which
they passed, and being scratched
and polished themselves in return,
Iull they were finally brought to
rest by the melting of the ice They
were not carried rs lar south as the
ice sheet extended, seldom beyond
the parallel Of forty degrees north.
The native copper OF Lake Superior
was driitcd four OF five hundred
miles south and the pudding stones
of Roxbury, Mass, were carried as
f. far south as the island Of Pcnikesc.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-01-05
The Origin OF the Plo..

The origin of the plow and wheel
ed carriages was a subject OF a pa
per lately read By Mr.. TAYLOR before
the London Anthropoalogical inst
tute. lie believed the first agri-
cultural implement was a pointed
stick, which At Z late stage OF devel-
opuient was bent at the end in the
form OF a hoe and the l.a. harden
ed in the fire. After Tie lapse Of
I ages 4 large implement of the same
shape came into use. 1t was not
employed Ike the hoe or hack"
but drawn by men or oxen. Among
our own Indians, in the traditional
lore Of Sweden, in Egypt's pictures
OF a remote past, there are more or
. less district traces Of the above tran
sition. Greek, Egyptian, Chinese
. severally possessed the germ, so 10
speak. of the modern plow. The
spur was next shOd with iron, the
more efficiently to fulfill the pur-
pose OF the romr or share Virgil
lived at a time when the pIow had
reached a very high stage OF pcriec-
ton II was then constructed with
a wheel and an upward projecting
handle Ike the best form of plow H.
use III Europe in the eigteenth GER
tury, and, it might well be added
like the plows still employed near
Mantua Venice at the present dav.
Dr. Taylor Is unwilling to concedc
thattheplOw was the progenitOr ofthe
present vehicle of to-day; he assigns
that honor to the sled, as is more
probably Just 1t would soon BE-
found that the introduction of roll
er- beneath the sled would facilitate
It's traction But as 1t was not nee
cssary that every part Of the roller
should rest on the ground, the diam
eter OF the middle was reduced with
obvious advantage. Slowly in
this way the wheel, solid through
and rigidly attached 70 the axle.
came into existence. The wheel
and axle Of the Scythians rcvolyed
together. Even now some of the
. picturesque carts Of Italy and Por-
tugai have drum wheels fixed on
axles which revolve in bearings ike
forks open below. From the rude
haruessing of the yoke attached to
the horns or whithers of oxen at
first, the advance to the present
method was also gradual. But it Is
easy to follow this and the other
improvements in the pillow and
wheeled vehicles up to their exist
ing condition through the aid Of re
corded history.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-01-05
An Even Thing.

The other day two strangers were
toasting their shins on opposite sides
( of big st0vcofa ferry wharf saloon.
and it was noticed that they often
looked at each other us if almost
certain they had met somewhere be-
fore. Finally one OF them rot up
and said:
Stranger, I've seen a face almost
like yours. Did YOU ever have a
brother BilI?"
Yes"
Was he a sailor?'
lie was.
Did vou hear of him about ten
years ago ?'
Yes, Just about len years ago.
Stranger continued the first,
/ seeming greatly affected, "I've sail
cd with your brother Bill. We
were together on the Pacific, and be-
fore help came | had to kill and eat
him. knew you must be related.
I'm awful sorry it was your brother,
and though | was driven to it and
the law can't touch me, | am will
ing TO pay you damages BE kind
er fair with me, for Bill vas old and
tough. About how much do You
think Is fam?
The other wiped tear from his
eye, spat across the stove and re-
piled:
Stranger, where is your dad?"
Been dead these twelve years.
Died in Nevada, didn't hep"
Yes, out there somewhere"
well, ! killed him! | knew you
were his son the minute | saw you.
He and | were in a mine. and one
day Is we were going up in a bucket
! saw the rope was going to break
under the strain. When we were
about two hundred feet ! picked up
your old dad and dropped him over.
1t was bad on him, but it saved my
lie. No0, YOU ate my brother Bill,
and ! murdered your dad, and |
guess we'd better call it even and
shake to see who pays for the
drinks.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-01-05
Tits Exact Age.

When Uncle Reuben Clay, an old
darkey Of about seventy winters,
dropped into a Griswold street to5ac-
co store a day or two ago, and was
asked his age, he promptly replied
Wall, sab, ! reckon l'ze about rs
nigh seventy Vars ole rs dey can
make EN-"
IF YOU can't read, or write, or
cipher how can you tell2"
"I'ze kept de dates in h9ad, sab,
an if you'lltake q pencil l kin prove
my age in no time
One ofthe Ioungers prepared him
self with pencil and paper, and I'm
Gle Reuben proceeded
Now, sab, in what year did Col
umbUs discover America ??
In 1892
Den sot dat down.
Why, what has the discovery OF
America to DO with your age ask
ed several voices.
1T makes no difference, sab. Ile
got To git some point TO reckon
from, aa / took dat one kase It's de
handiest. Put down 1892.
Yes"
Vow. den. when was the rcvolu-
tionary wa tit.
"l716."
Exactly take dat from 1892, and
it leaves how many ?'
Just 2S4 years
Oats k'rect. Now, when did dey
fit deuext wa.
I'm 1sI2-l4 Take that out and
liz makes a difference Of thlrty-siX
years and reduces the figures 10
BIS"
Oats all right, said Uncle Reu-
ben as he bent over the figures.
Now, den, in what var did my
ereat-graudathcr land in ole Nir-
ginny?
why, how dol know loumU-t
know If amy one.
The old man scratched bis head
looked over the figures and said:
Oats kinder Gurus. De ole man
comes in dar sum whar 2
All the men began 10 laugh at
I him, the old man got up and tied
Ion his comforter and said:
You white folks needn't feel SO
Ipert kase YOU fink you've got an old
Iniggcr in u box. I'ze gwine ober Z.
/ see my son George, am George he.
take a piece o. chalk an de bottom
Iof a cheer an begin wid de day da'
! Cain killed AD"l an run my aig,
down to dis very m'nut quicker
de smartest O. We kin rub q SOW
/ keel @"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-01-05
Playing Drunk, as Papa Docs"

My carly practice, said a doctor,
I was successful. and | soon attained
. an enyiablc position. | married q
lovely girl; two children were born
TO Us, and my domestic happibess
was complete. But ! was invited
often to social parties where wine
WAS freely circulated. and soon be-
came a slave to It's power. Before I
WAS aware oiit | was a drunkard.
Ny noble wife never torsook me.
never tauntcd me with Il bitter word.
never ceased 10 pyay for my reform
alton. We were 1retchcdiy poor;
So that my family became pinched
ior daily bread. OnC beautiful Sab
bath my wife went TO church, and
left me ON lounge sleeping oil my
previous nights dcbauch / was
aroused by hearing Somclning fall
heavily on the floor. ! opened my
eyes and saw my little hoy six years
OF age tumbling on the carpet His
older brother said TO him: Now
get up and fall again. That't the
way papa does. Lets play we are
drunk ! watched the child as he
personated my bedstly movements
in way that would have done cred
it 10 any actor. | asose and left the
house, groaning in agony and re-
,l1rsq 7 ,t.tl-al ,iT I'm I4 ylIIuty-,-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-01-05
80 s;0rc Hard Times.

tyou viii stop spending on!uoh
.on fine clothes, rich food aud siYle
buy good, healthy food, oheaper
and better clothing; get more real
and subtantial things Of life every
way, and especially stop the foolish
habit OF employing expensive. quack
doctors or using so much of the vile
humbug medicine that docs YOU on
u BARN, but put your trust in that
simple, pare remedy, Hop Bitter.
that cures always at trihing cost,
andyou will see good times and
have good health.-Nlroniele
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-01-05
Worth Remembering.

Now that good times are aeainup-
on us. before indulging in oxtrava-
CANT show, II is worth remembering
that no one can enjoy the pleasant
est surroundings if in bad health.
There are hundreds OF miserable
people going about to-day with dis
ordered stomach. live, and kidneys,
or a dry, hacking cough. ai.l one
foot in the grave. when a 50 bot
lie Of Parker's Ginger Tonic would
do t-em more good than all the ex-
pensive doctors and quack medi-
clncs they have ever tried. 1t al
ways makes the blood pure and rich
and would build YOU up aal gjve
you good health at little cost Read
of it in another column.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-01-05

LYDIA +. PMKHAM,s VEGETABLE
COMPOUND reyives the dropping spir-
its inyigorates and harmonizes the
organic functions; giving elasticity
and firmness to the step, restores
the natural lustTe TO the eve. and
plants on the pale cheek Of beauty
the fresh roses Of lifc'S spring and
early summer time.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-01-05

I'm on the press said John
Henry rs lie folded his girl in one
sweet embrace. well. that's ma
reason why you should try to pi the
form, she replied, as she rearrane-
ed has tgmbled collar and pinned
up her haif Ehich had come un-
done.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-01-05

1t Is not cure all. But for Di-
seases Of the Kidneys. Bladder or
Urinary Organs, DAYS KIDNEY Pan
is the first cure yet discovered.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-01-05
pAeYER's mAi7 sALsAB7

The Best ard Most Economical Hair Dressing
excrs,=ly p,-i.lracd and p--i,1;,y harmless.
VIII Always Restore Gray or Faded Hair
to It's e-sInal yo7iht color and ap7e--sc-. and IS
prevent badness
lew applications of the BAIsAI vii soften the
b r. cleanse zI Gz75ruF and cure itching ard b..
aours oflAe scalp Sc.i sy Il d--S.s---c - soes1
september s.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-01-05
Z
FAcTa vgoRTti NMoWINcs.

Z ginger. BGcAa. EssGrsLe, ht.iliasi2 and
sEds.ns ot4crC Il She best medicines known are so
;skiilsuily combined IN P4EI.Efl 8 GINGER TuSIC
sas y make il the greatest Blood Purifier and
The Best Health and StreaSth &estcrer
Ever Ised.
Z So perscc4 s. the composition of PAEZE7's
sGIsGsR Toxic th-l< 10 disease en- lO1S est
fThera i IS used II you have DysPepsis, Head
tschs, Raeun5tis-n, heuraiga, Bowel. Kidney
for Liver Disorder, or II You heed mild slim
sulant, or appetizer, the ToSIC Is JUS TIE med
sicine for you, CS IL 4 highly curative ard IL
IvigoTatin. but never Intoxicating.
II you arc slowly wasting away with Con-
ssunptio1 or any sickness, If you have o Painful
tcoyqh or c bad Cold, PEREER'5 GrlCrR TCsIc
twiu surely help yCu. i gives EeG Eto and
9vigoT to the feeble end uf-ezt, and - o certain
fcure for Tshscnlstisrn and ChNiers tn:7ntIEa.
VI Has Saved Hundreds OF Lives; Il Hay
Slvo fUurS.
Z II you nrs feeling miserable don't wait Until
I! you are down SICK, but use tie TOXIC to-day.
No matter what your disease OF scz1-s may
I b. It Will give prompt relief.
Remember PAEErR's GIS1CB IC,7Tc Is not
20 rum drink but the Best and PuroSt Family
Medicine ever made, compounded By a new
process, and entirely different from Bi.ters
ginger preparations and all other Tonics. Try
Ia SOC. bottle. Your druggist can supply you
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-01-05

are are m2Ha,tsiursa s15 4.l, Oh laHt. alaa sa-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-01-05
Sl8IaSLf aIGdlII1lL FllES. -
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Aa.3.EsT7 li FILT r, :-l'z.

Located IN the borough of Se.1-fs.t. aaI Is sre-
pared ta furnish ali A.aI. Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-19
FOREIGN NOTES.

LONDON Tuesday, Oct. 1s, 1881.
Mr. Gladstone is better aud 1t is expected that he VIII
resume his duties shortly
Ills stated at ConstantinOple that Assym Paeha, Min
gter OF Foreign Affairs insists upon reslgnng MS port
folio.
The British steamer Fountains Abbey, from Patras,
Greece for NewYork has put into Malta with her smart
broken. o.-. n,
The crew of the British bark SnOwdOna, Captain ROD
r bofore reported having foundered on North sur
drand were lost There chance for the salvage oi
the vessel
me Paris correspondent Of The Times says The
eicbtyseyenth anniversary Of the execution OF Marie
Antlnette. which occurred October 1G, was cele-
b,ated al The Cbapelle ExpiatOtre."
The Berlin correspondent of The Standard says
Herr Won Hobrecht. eX-Minister OF Finance mas
formally taken stand against the Government ana Is
especially fighting aganst the tobacco monopoly
Yesterdays conference between the Liverpool Cottoh
Rrokers and manchester spinners Associations IN re-
gard 20 futures arrived decision on any OF the
supgestions discussed The suggestions included the
olonton of system OF monthly settlements, the publ
cation of all sales of futures, and the making OF All e0h
trnets with tine good ordinary clause ms'euu Vi INC
g low middling" clause
Capain Adams of the Dundee whaler Arctic, returned
from Dayss Straits says he visited the scene OF the loss
of the Erebus aud Terror Of the Franklin expedition
He oupd the house and store OF provisions near the
Franklin monument In wretched condition In Fury
and Iiecla strait an EsqmnauA gave hl pIlte'aIs
which 1pper clear the tate OF te last Survivors OF
ttc expeditiOn. After the loss or the shlps
seyeueen men started overland hoping 10 reach Hnd-
soH ay Only three OF them survived the Journey 70
M hoss of the uarratUrs father one OF these, Who ~
aupDosed have been Lieutenant Cfouer, ued hrss'
The deaths OF the others followed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-19
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, tuesday, Oct 10, 1881
The Grand Jury had the case OF Captain Howgate
charged with embezzement Of Government funds, be-
fore It to-day. Several officers of the Western Union
Telegraph Company examined. Among them were
D. H. Bates, assistant general manager, j. B van
Every, auditor, and r. II. Rochester, treasurer
In the weekly issue of patents to-day, twenty-five
were awarded TO Thomas A. Edison. Twenty related to
Lis system OF electric lighting. Including the twenty
two issued to-day, Mr.. Edison has been granted 2O9
paents and he now has over one hundrea more await
ing the decision OF the Commissioner OF Patents.
Some months ago the Assistant United States Treas
urer at Philadelphia informed the Department that
there was large amount Of mutilaed minor coin among
the assets Of his office, and suggested that II be trans
ferred the United States Mint The question was re-
ferred to Director Burchard, who to-day submitted MS
conclusions the subject He says the superintendent
of the Mint has authority TO receive from the treasurer
Assistant Treasurer OF the United States old copper
copper nickel cOin well bronze twOcent pieces,
In exchange for minor coins now being Issued lie does
not find however any authority OF law for the receipt oi
bronze Onecent nickel three and ye-cent pieces In
exchange for other COINS except In the course OK current
hiziu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-19
GENERAL FOREIGN NE US.
AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 1S.-An Imperial
ukase has been promulgated granting Count Waujers
request to be relieved from the presidency Of the Com
mtee of Ministers and other committees, ON the ground
OF illhealth. Count walujef will remain member OF
the Council Of the Empire and will retain the rank Of
Secretary State NJ dc Reutern, member OF the PrlVy
Council and secretary OF state, has been appointed
president Of the Committee OF Ministers.
VIENNA, oct ls-PreparatOns are making at Moscow
for The coronation OF Alexander III.
LONDON, Oct. 1s.-The Vienna correspondent OF Ihe
Day Telegraph hears from Warsaw that the discomfort
the Russian land peasanry concerning the land qles-
tiOn has spread 10 Poland
BERLIN Oct. ls-Prince OrloY on his return from St.
Petersburg his post Russian Ambassador at Paris
will visit Prince Bismarck Varzin IL is believed that
his journey is connected with the question OF the extra
dltlOn OF political Offenders.