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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12
The Manners of Nations.
from the Boston Transcript.

The American claims, instinctively
and implicitly, natural and Unborn
right to the companionship, and, to a
certain extent, the sympathy of whom
soever he meets. This is his first CLAIM
upon society at large. The Englishman
claims, as instinctively and implicitly,
right to be left alone whenever and
wherever he pleases. The one is ever
aggressive. the other ever on the defen-
sive. When the two meet on neutral
ground it is not unnatural that they
should tread upon each others toes a
little, metaphoriically speaking. Go up
to an Englshman in the street, and
bluntly ask him the way to such and
such building, and he will reward the
unprovoked onslaught upon his privacy
with the very coolest of astonished
stares. But if.you preface your ques-
ton with an s. beg your pardon (ac-
knowledged thereby that you are asking
a gratuitous favor), he will answer you
very civilly indeed, and even go out OF
his way to show you yours. In the
dense crowd coming out of one of the
concerts of Birmingham festival we'll
dressed American looked into the face
of an equally well-dressed Englishman
Ga total stranger to him), and said, iok-
ingly, "Pretty tight squeeze, isn't it ?"
The Englishman replied, with whitening
GOODNESS, I'm sure I can't see why you
should address me in this disgustingly
familiar manner!" A conversation
abruptly launched into in an English
railway carriage will probably be cut
short at the outside by what strikes US
Americans as very gratuitously rude
curtness. But if the conversation is in
troduced by that unfailing open sesame,
81 beg your pardon" it will flow on
very pleasantly and likely as not end in
an invitation to spend week or so at a
country house. Americans are often
shocked at the apparently insolent bear
ing of German housekeepers, especially
German bankers. 1t rarely occurs to
them that they themselves have opened
hostilities, as it were, by breaking the
first rule of German good breeding IN
keeping their hats on. In Germany
man just as scrupulously takes off his
hat, and keeps it off, in shop or count
ing room as in lady's parlor.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12

NOTHING now in London escapes from the
march of Improvement, and even Newgate is in
fair way to fall. The commissioners have re-
ported against its retention, and it only re-
mains for the British home secretary to ap-
prove their decision. AS site for prison,
Newgate, the place, is much older than the
present edifice. for it goes back at least as far
as the reign Of John, and the edifce was erect
as early as 1882, the year of it's completion,
though its cornerstone was laid ten years
earlier. Before it was finished, in 1880, it was
attacked by the Lord George Gordon rioters,
who liberated 800 prisoners and set fire to the
building-an event lastingly familiar to every
reader of Dickens Barnaby Ridge"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12

So great has been the destruction of cedar
trees in the famous Lebanon forest that they
have dwindled into a mere thicket, numbering
only 400 trees. Rustem Pasha, the governor
general, has taken steps to arrest the disgrace
full vandalism from which they suffer at the
hands of travellers. He has issued special
ordinance forbidding the erection of tents or
other kinds of shelter within the tree district,
and the lighting OF. fires for cooking or other
purposes is also prohibited. No one viii be
allowed to break off twig, and beasts of bur-
den will not be allowed to enter within the
prescribed limits. Should oxen, sheep, goats,
or other pasturage cattle be found there, they
will be confscated absolutely.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12
A Mining Horror.

A dispatch from Upper Lake, CAL. says that
the air shaft of the hosting works at Sulphur
Bank quicksilver mine caved in at o'clock. on
the 7th inst There were four white men and
two whitemen in the level. The Cinnamon
heard the cracking timbers and managed &c
come up with the carriage, although very sell
ously injured. The four white men that wGe
shut in are EngIishmen. The names are
Thomas Thomas, James Week, William Sontan
and William Bromell At last accounts thy
were pumping air down to them, and had all
hands digging. but it was believed to be imp,s-
sible to reach them before they were suffocabd
by gas in the mine.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12

THE marine and fisheries department of the
Dominion of Canada, it is understood, have in
contemplation measures for the restoration of
the exhausted oyster beds on the north shore
of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.
Similar work has been done by the French gov
eminent with the most satisfactory results.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12

A RIVAL to the Standard Oil Company of
Pennsylvania is said to be growing up in Cali
fornia, where vast quantities of undeveloped
petroleum exist. The waters of Santa Barbara
channel are covered for miles with crude oil
that is seepiDg away, and the hollows in the
mountain sides are filling with asphaltum, pro-
duced by the seepage. A few capitalists are
reported to be buying up all this oil territory so
as to obtain monopoly of the production on
the Pacific coast and to their efforts must be
ascribed the lack of full information on the
subject
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12

THE board of managers of the National Ten
peranoe Society have addressed an appeal to
President Arthur, praying that in dispensing
official hospitality at the White House, in APP
pointments to the public service, civil, military
and naval, and i'll his official recommendations
to congress concerning the revenue and other
legislation involving the manufacture and sale
of intoxicating beverages, he will so use his
great opportunity as to discourage all injurious
social drinking usages, in order to lessen the
great and threatening evil of intemperance, and
promote the ultimate suppression of the waste
full and destructive alcoholic liquor traffic.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12

New YORK people complain Of the amount of
mutllated silver coin in circulation in that city,
but are probably unaware of the means by
which it gets there. 1t is not freely circulated
IN the other great cities, and is sold to the
coin-brokers and by them is sold to the pawn
brokers, who pay it out to the poor people who
are their customers, and are not in condition
90 refuse TO take it
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12
A GIass-Eyed Family.
From the National Republican. ]

From the National Republican,
A young man with glass eye was en-
gagged to be married, but he did not like
to inform his betrothed of his ocular
defect A week previous to the day
named for the wedding he confided to
his future father in law, who, to his sur
prise, received the information in a
highly amused manner "I'll make it
all right for you, my boy, you initiate
me exactly in anything do after supper
tonight, and see how good-naturedly
Maria Chat was the lady's name) will
take it. Accordingly, as soon as the
evening meal was concluded. the father
looked at the young man and began to
sing:
Oh do you know the glass-eye man,
The gass-eye man. the glass-eye man?
OH do you know the glass-eye man
Who lives down our way?
And, as he concluded the last line, he
took out his left eye and placed it on a
plate in front of him. The young man
was very much astonished to find his
Maria's father as unfortunate as himself,
while at the same time itgave him courage
to reply:
Oh! yes, I know the glass eye man
Who lives down our way.
And to deposit his crystal optic on the
the table. Maria was convulsed with
laughter at the proceedings, but her
future husband was ready to believe all
humanity one-eyed when she treble d
forth:
also know the glass eye man
Who lives down our way.
And dropped her eye in glass of water
by her side.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12

THE New York whisky sellers are refined and
moral set of fellows, as required by law. Of
the whole number of the city 1904 have served
their time in different state prisons: 2.645 have
been confined in county prisons. and 1, 769 have
been ''cooied off " in the station house, leaving
only 1,616 out of the 1904 who have thus far
managed to successfully cloak their deviltry
from the police. Of the whole number over
500 are American. The number of Germans
is 2,179; of Irishmen, 3,041; Of negroes there
are 265,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12
Terrific Explosions.

boiler explosion in Laque & Pinney's oar
factory, Carrolton, Mich, on the night of the
I'd inst, caused terrible destruction. Two
brothers named John and James Pickard were
killed. Cause, no water in the boiler. Damage
about $1,000.
The boilers Of Huff & Hartman's saw-mis,
at Traskwood. Ark, exploded on the 26th inst,
killing John N. Huff. one of the proprietors,
and B. Holiday and A. Johnson, workmen.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12

A MONUMENT has been raised in the Shipka
Pass to CONNIE morate the battles which were
fought there during the late war between Rus
STA and Turkey. 1t is said to be a worthy
memorial of the thousands of lives, many of
them the lives of the bravest men in the oppos-
ing armies which were lost in the tremendous
struggle of Suleiman to force the pass.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12

funds in any portion of the country will have
certificates forwarded on application, or on
sending in list of contributors. The certii-
Gates have a Autograph of the late President
and his autograph, and shows that - has
contributed - dollars to the fund for the
erection of monument in Lake View Cemetery
in memory of James A. Garfield, and is signed
by the committee
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12

The water in Lake Manitoba is gradually
falling, though go slowly that it is hardly per-
ceptible, Settlers in the vicinity who have been
in constant fear of inundation all summer now
feel themselves out Of jeopardy. The govern
ment surveyors who were sent few months ago
to the lake with view to draining into Lake
Winnipeg, are still at work. making favorable
rrOpress
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12
Winter ApprOacheth.

Ice formed along the coast of Massachusetts
on the 9th inst. There was snow at Bsngor,
Me-, and Stowe, VT, frost at Madison, Wis,
and the mercury all over the state of New York
stood at IS degrees at sunrise. In South Caro-
lima frost was experienced and reports say the
late growth of cotton will be destroyed. Vlr-
ginia dispatches say tobacco has been injured
nv FROST
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12

THERE are strong indications that the ques-
ton of bankruptcy law will be a prominent
subject before the next congress. The senate
committee is considering the matter and has re-
ceived large number of communications bear
ing on the subject. Further communications
are solicited, as the committee will not be able,
on account of the unexpected calling of the
extra session, to visit prominent cities to which
they had been invited
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12

TIE question of the future petroleum supply
is growing more and more interesting to Penn
sylvanians. Regions once spouting out abund-
dainty are now strewn with ruined derricks over
wells pumped dry. New sources of supply
have hitherto been readily found in place Of
the drained reservoirs, but now the great
Pennsylvania oil sponge appears to be nearly
squeezed. The Bradford region in Mexican
County, for instance, which pumps $4,000 bar
rels, and is the petroleum center of the state,
steadily failed during the month of August at
the average rate of $500 daily.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12

The Garfield Monument Fund Committee, of
Cleveland, announces that 1t now has Autograph
certificates ready to be issued to all persons VINO
nav contribute one or more dollars to the fund.
These certificates are for 81, SIS, or $40, or
more, according to the amount Of the contribu-
ton. Committees, bankers, postmasters and
other duly appointed agencies in soliciting
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12

were consumed by fire on the 7th inst. Nine
teen horses persisted in the flames.
A disastrous fire broke out in Pine Bluffs,
Ark, on the 7th inst, destroying property to
the value of at least 100000 The fire is sup
posed TO have caught from defective f1ue in
the Pine Bluff Press Office.
Fire destl Dyed the principal business part of
the village of Pulaski, n. Y. on the night of
the 9th inst. Loss 100000; insurance $110,-
600.
The pottery of Dixon & Young, ST. Louis.
was burned on the night of the 9Th inst. Loss
100000
The Rose City -four mill and adjoining ware
house, at Little Rock, Ark, took fire on the 9Th
inst, and we're consumed. A larre amount of
grain, some cotton and stock of rope and
twlne was destroyed. Total loss about
1876, 600.
Fifteen tenement houses at Montreal, occu-
pied by twenty-four families, were swept away
by fire on the 9Th inst.
At New Vienna, Clinton County, O.. on the
9Th, the residences of Truman Peale and Hale
were burned. Loss $40, 900.
The smouldering ruins of Tracy & Russell's
ly destroyed together with an adjoining ware
house, OH the 9Th inst. Loss $4,000.
The Catholic College of st. Therese, at
providence, twenty-five miles from Montreal
burned on the 9Th inst. Loss $350,000; well
insured.
rIe DIOke OUT IN JACK BOYce y 1CUndry ana
machine shop, at East Liverpool, o.. on tae
5th inse., which consumed the entire building.
Loss $4,000; insured in small western COM
panies.
S. B. Baxter & Bro. s elevators at Rochester,
y. Y, were burned Oh the night of the 4th
inst. Loss 500, 900, mostly wheat. Insured III
the Hartford and North American for $4,000
each, and in the Phoenix and Watertown for
$4,000 each.
Fifteen oil cars, a portion of train on the
Erie road, took fire and were consumed near
Port Jervis N. Y, on the 5th inst. AS each
car exploded, volumes of flames shot hundreds
of feet III the ali, and the burning oil and frag-
ments OF tanks were thrown one thousand
yards. The end Of tank was thrown across
the Delaware river. The remainder of the
tain, consisting of thirty five cars was saved
with difficulty.
The Galveston Wharf Company's elevator at
Galveston, Texas, containing about $4,000
bushels of grain, burned on the 4th inst. Loss
on building and contents about $4,000.
The blacksmith shop of the Indianapolis,
Ind, wagon works was destroyed by fire on the
4th inst. Loss $4,000; partly insured.
The mill and drying shed of the Oak Point
mines, on Bull River, South Carolina, burned
on the 4th inst Loss 800, 900.
The Home warehouse in New Orleans, occu-
plying block of ground on Poydras Street,
was destroyed by an incendiary fire. with con-
tents valued at 1876, 900.
Goodenow & HawIey's saw mill at Minneap-
Oils, Mimi, was swept away by fire on the Sd
inst, together with a quantity of lumber. Loss
abOut $40 0O0
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12
ShipwreCk.

The schooner Thomas J. Lancaster, Captain
Hunter, of Philadelphia, bound for Savannah,
Ga, went ashore near South Inlet. Seven
lives were lost.
The German ship Hugo, burned in the South
Pacific, August 9th. The captain and eight
men arrived at Chloe, Chilli nine days after
having made eight hundred miles. Two other
boats with the rest of the crew have not been
heard from.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12

A SOUTHERN journal says this years rice crop
in the Gulf States will reach one hundred and
fifty million bushels. 1t is predicted that the
rice industry will soon rival that of sugar grow
ing in Louisiana.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12
Hostile SaHageS,

About $50 hostile Chiricuhaas are on the war
path in Arizona, and are causing settlers much
trouble.
Bartolo Samaniego and six teamsters were
killed at Cedar Springs, Arizona, by Chiriea-
hua Indians. The savages also murdered a
telegraph operator and four soldiers who we're
repairing the line. Sanford's command were
attacked about three miles from Wilcox, and
one sergeant killed and six privates wounded.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12
HfhOle Island Senator

Representative Nelson W. Aldrich was elected
United States senator to succeed the late Gen.
Burnside, by the Rhode Island legislature on
9Th inst. Mr. Aldrich is a wealthy merchant,
a relative Of Congressman Aldrich, of Chicago,
and has been in the house of representatives
for two terms. He will be one of the youngest
men in the senate.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12

The Japanese government has created a de-
partment of agriculture, for the purpose of
fostering the agricultural interests of the coun-
try. They are an alert people, and will soon
have introduced among them all the leading
industries of other lands. The Chinese, too,
who are very jealous of them, are slowly copy
ING after them
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12
Suicidal.

William Townsend, a drygoods merchant of
Franklin, Indiana, was found dead in his room
at the Crawford House, Cincinnati, on the It'll
inst, with bullet hole i'll his forehead. A
note to his wife shows it was suicide, though
no motive for the action was discovered.
The wife of the man Garrett. found murdered
near Detroit recently, hung herself in jail on
the 4th Inst. She was suspected of the murder
of her husband
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12
SuSDep1SiOHl.

The South Boston Iron Company, all extern
sive establishment founded in 1909, and which,
from time to time has done large amount of
heavy ordnance casting for the government
payment on the 9Th inst. The COM
pany has claims against the government of
$3.50, 900 for work done some time back The
failure of the government to remit this sum is
stated to be one of the causes of the suspen-
cir
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12
Work of the Flames.

large painting and stationery store at
Bristol, Eng. burned on the 9Th inst The
damage is estimated at 960,0O0
The factory of the German Harmonica Com
pany at Millers' Fall Mass. was burned by an
incendiary ON the 7th inst. Loss $40, 1000; in
surance $40, 900.
Two barns belonging to the Clifton House
and Stevenson's livery stable at PawPaw, Mich,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12
POLITICAL

The Minnesota democrats, in state conven-
ton, have nominated the following ticket:
Governor, r. w. Johnson, of st. Paul; lieuten-
ant governor, e. p. Barnum, of st. Cloud; au-
dltOr, Rudolph Lehmicke, of Saltwater; secre-
tary OF state A. j. Lamberton, Ct st. Peter;
treasurer, John F. Russell. of Houston County;
attorney general, George N. Baxter of Rice
County: railroad commissioner. r. S. Cook, of
Owatonna. The convention endorsed the
present supreme judges, majority of whom
are republicans, for reelection.
The Massachusetts democratic state conven-
ton took place at Worcester on the 5th inst
Charles z. Thompson, of Gloucester, was nomi-
mated for governor by reclamation, and J. H.
Carleton was nominated for lieutenant governor
The ticket completed is as follows: Secretary
of state, Gen. Michael T. Donahue; treasurer
and receiver-general, Col. Francis J. Parker;
auditor, Chas. r. Field; encouragement, Gen.
Patrick a. Collins.
Gen. Joseph b. Carr was unanimously re-
nominated for secretary of state by the New
York republicans at the state convention on the
9th inst. Ira Davenport was chosen for state
comptroller in place Of James w. Wadsworth,
who declined a denomination. Leslie w. Rus
sell was nominated for encouragement in
place of Hamilton Ward, the present incum-
bent. Silas Seymour was selected for state en-
gineer, and Francis NJ. Finch for judge of the
court of appeals, both by reclamation.
Thomas Garsuck, of Frederick County, was
nominated as comptroller by the Maryland re-
publicans, on the 5th inst.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12
rain Gk<,hberS Cauad

At Hemsted, Ark, on the 7th inst, Cox,
Stevens and Delaney, the Iron Mountain rob-
bers, plead guilty and were sentenced to the
penitentiary for term of seventy years. The
sentences are cumulative, the maximum limit
for robbery being fourteen years.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12

The corporate name of the place where the
President died is to be changed to ''Garfeld, "
though postofice is to be established there to
be known as 'Elberon."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12
NEWS IN BRIEF.


Details of the Wadseeragh massacre show
that the Arabs heaped up three hundred sleep
ers, upon which they cast grease tow and oil.
and flung the victims into the burning mass
alive.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12

A PREACHER may get very wet on his
way to church, and yet become exceed
ingly dry the moment he enters the pull
pit.-BOstOn Star.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12

The people of Texas are in great glee over
the discovery of camel coal in that state, and
believe it will add another to their already great
resources.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER -, 1881.
VARIOUS TOPICS.

THE Toronto Globe thinks that in a few
years the northwest territory will have &c, 000,-
900 of inhabitants.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-12
MOftuafY.

Rev. John B. Gilman died at Manchester,
Mich, on the 7th inst, aged &c. He had been
grand master in the Odd Fellows of that
state, and representative to the United States
grand lodge and was an active member of the
fraternity for years. Lately he was pastor of
the Universalist Church at Macomb, ILL.,
A Paris dispatch announces the death of
Emma Bailey, the authoress.
Mrs. Margaret MuIligan, vino died at Des
Moines at the age of 1922 leaves a helpless hus-
band ITO years old.
Wilbur Conover, one of the oldest lawyers of
Dayton, o., and formerly law partner of
Gen. Robert SchencU, died ON the 5th inst.
Rev. Stuart ROBINSON ID. D., of Louisville,
KY, after suffering from cancer Of the stomach
for the past eighteen months, died at his home
on the 5th inst.
J.. Ferry Young son of the Mormon
prophet. Brigham Young, died on board
steamship the day after leaving Havana. He
was buried at sea.
Fletcher Harper, head of the well-known
publishing house of Harper Bros, New York,
died on the 4th inst, aged So years.
Aaron Perkins, for sixty years a Baptist
clergyman, died Of old age at Red Bank, VI,
on the 18th inst. He was 81 years old at the
time of his death.
Hon. Enoch r. Nudge, leading dry goods
merchant of Boston, died of apoplexy at
Swampscott, Mass, on the I'd inst. He once
managed the Aston House, in New York, for
five years, and opened the st. Charles Hotel i'll
New Orleans, where be made fortune, return
ing north in 184h.
Timothy X. Earle. who died at Worcester.
Mass, on the ID inst, was the prohibition
nominee for acknowledgements.