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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-16

A resolution embodying the opinion was
adopted.
The Cedar Rapids board OF trade Of
fered premium of $500 for butter made
in Iowa by any system, as follows; LIST.
$3.50, I'd 500, and 3D. $50, in quantities of
not less than ten tubs each. The award
ing committee to be appointed by the
National Butter, Cheese and Egg associ-
alton.
A premium OF 5000 was offered by the
commission merchants and exporters of
Chicago for test butter by any process.
Entries to be in 30 tubs of 42 pounds
each, and to be made under the rules of
the association The Iowa State Agri-
cultural society, through Col. Pittler,
superintendent of the dairy products,
offered $500 for the best butter and
cheese exhibited a. the national dairy
tar at Cedar Rapids in 1882, and Mr..
falrlamp, premium of $500 for the
best butter made anywhere. These Of
fers were all accepted with the thanks of
the association.
President Gooch called a discussion
on eggs. The subject of the best mode
of packing for shipment was discussed
at length. The weight of opinion was
that shipping In cases was preferable to
barrels as matter of saving time, safety
in transportation, and was better for both
shippers and commission men.
The topic, elbow shall poultry be
dressed and packed for the eastern mar
ket?' was discussed. The results of the
discussion were that Philadelphia and
New York want their poultry dry packed
with entrails in and head and feet on,
and Boston must have them dry picked,
drawn, and heads and feet off. The
opinion that the boxes were best for ship
ping and that all animal heat must be
removed before packing was unanimous.
The topic "What Shall be Done to
Encourage Consumption of American
Cheese Among Americans was next dis
cussed. Some delegates thought eli
matte influences and dietary habits had
much to do in consumption of cheese and
prevented any great consumption in
America as compared with European
countries. Others thought poor skim
milk cheese was the cause, and that ii
full cream were only used at fair price
the consumption would be greatly in
creased. A lively discussion on hard
cheese was had, and the conclusion
arrived at at once that the producer should
furnish good, pure, healthy article of
cheese, and the press should educate the
people into the fact that it was a healthy
and nutritious article of food. The time
for holding the next annual convention
was changed to November 80 and De-
cember l and 2, 1882, at Cedar Rapids.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-16
etter. He recognized Mrs. Den1eigh's

letter. He recognized Mrs. Den1eigh's
old error, however, that he loved Amy.
(" [ will not be rude. and offend ell nv
! friends" he said, screwed up his cour
age to the sticking point, and went to the
Naples.
1t CHANGED that he again crossed the
familiar portal unannounced, and found
the reception rooms unoccupied. But
IN the same moment there was light
footstep, the rustic of silks, and Honor,
bright and beautiful, looked up in his
| face.
81 thought was afraid you were
not coming again." she said softly.
He stood holding her delicate band;
he could not speak for moment.
"Honor, he said, at last, CT forced
myself to come here to-day. 1t was hard
to see you again.
"Why? she asked.
There was something strangely gentle
and yielding in the soft brown eyes, and
in spite of that troublesome mistake.
they stood SO near together she could
feel the heavy beating of his heart.
because" he said, unconscious re-
preach in his blue eyes, 81 love you;
and-l saw your meeting with Mr..
Raleigh"
Honor had been unusually pale. The
color came brightly now into her smooth,
olive cheeks, as she turned and pointed
through the window at one of the garden
walks.
Amy and MI. Ronald Raleigh were
strolling there
/" You made very natural mistake"
she said, simply. 'Will you let me tell
you how it is?"
He bowed, and they sat down side by
side.
''Amy and L have long lived with an
uncle and aunt who are not on good
terms with Mr.. Raleigh's people. But
for this he is not to blame, and is him.
self lnexceptional in character. For a
year past, he and Amy have loved each
other. Ronald, however, could never
visit her, and they were both very I'M
happy, until I decided it to be right that
[ should befriend Ronald For their
sakes, first suggested this visit, that
they might meet here. Aunt Helen was
not in the plot; but she knows how it is
now, and has no objections to Mr..
Raleigh. They will be married soon,
and I"
"And you? ?" cried Prince, enraptured
with hope.
"And [ love you !" said dear Honor,
hiding her bushes on his breast.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-16
Flying-Fish.
fFronn Nature.l

[ have watched fying-fsh repeatedly,
and have invariably seen them fy, or
rather glide, over the surface of the sea,
and from one to two feet above it, rising
gently to the swell when there was no
wind, and occasionally turning to the
right Or left without touching the water.
| do not say that when there is a breeze
the tail of the fish may not touch it, but
I think that, with the foam and spray of
the broken water, it would be very diff
cult to be sure OF it, and, moreover, if
the tail was used the motion would be
jerking one. Mr.. Wallace speaks of
their " rising and falling in the most
graceful manner which although he
is referring to another species, ap-
plies to the North American form,
{ E'Gocetxs evoJ0as.) MI. Bennett
Gatherings, ETC., page 14), says
that they g spring from the sea
to great elevation This is prob
bly, III reference to their coming ON
board ship at night, attracted, it is sup
posed, by the light [ believe the pee
toral fins are kept well extended without
any motion, except, perhaps, as Mr..
Whitman, recent observer, says, just
when they rise from the sea. He gives
800 to 1900 feet as the greatest distance
he has seen them fly, and about 40 Sec
onds as the longest time out of the water.
By what mechanical means they move
when out of the water is still to me
mystery. [ have never known the fly
ing fish to be pursued by other fish, nor
ever seen any bird near them; indeed,
few birds are ever seen far from the land
north of the southern tropic, where fly
ing-fsh are most abundant. The dol
phin (Co2yph9,aa) is supposed to be
their greatest enemy. had once an OPP
portunity Of seeing one opened-in the
West Indies. It's stomach was quite
full of OrthagOa9sc1s naolo, very young,
being not quite an inch long.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-16
A Tooth Partnership,

Derrick Dodd tells of two toothless
sisters who agreed to receive New Years
calls in the same false teeth, one having
lost her own set. But the one who got
the teeth took mean advantage and
wouldn't be fair. About P NJ. the de-
frauded partner of the tooth contract
leaned over the railing and remarked in
a voice of suppressed passion, "Ugh
glug muggity glug wug?' which, being
translated from the language of the
toothless, meant, :" Are you coming with
those teeth?'' !. Yes, / am-not," re-
piled the traitor, who, by this time, was
chock full of chicken salad, claret punch
and impudence. g Mugger rug jug-ug
wug lug wug geree flip skee dug"
fercely mumbled the other, which, boil
ed down into the normal tongue, meant,
&" You, Maria Ann, if you don't bring
those teeth instantly, I'll come down and
scratch your hateful eyes out!' "Ta-
ia, replied the hateful tooth monopoll-
ger; sc better take nap and sleep 1T
off," At this point the ferocious one
made grab for Maria Ann, and there
was fight that shook the house. The
teeth were recovered.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-16
FASHIONABLE FANClES.

GRos-GRAIN silks are regaining popu-
larity.
FANCY work of all kinds has become a
perfect art. a ...-....
WITH the silver lace so much worn, the
colors which combine the best are cream,
mauve, pale pink and moonlight blue.
CHAMPAGNE yellow and all shades of
gold are prominent in dress fabrics this
spring.
THE laced boot is much more worn by
the small boys than the buttoned boot at
present. i3 s
The new basques are single breasted
and fit as smoothly as Jersey around
the hips.
CHEMusETrEs are useful, rot only to
improve worn dress, but to vary per-
feet toilets.
For snowy toilets the rage for beads
and bugles, mock pearls and Jet of inf
mite variety is not yet on the decline.
The newest striped stockings show
vivid contrast of color, as orange and
black and brown and yellow, with tufts
or dots of floss interspersed.
A DESIRABLE thing at this time OF year
is coat bodice of plain black or en-
bossed velvet, for it can be worn late
into the spring with various skirts.
A HIDEoUs novelty in color this spring
is a green, peculiarly raw and crude
shade. Its name we do not know, but
1t might appropriately be called eyesore.
THE thin dress fabrics newly exposed
for sale are Canton grapes, grenadine
grapes, chenille, decorated gauze and
crape-tulles in an endless variety of col
ors.
The petticoat Of the spring is to be
gorgeous affair-in color at least. Navy
blue plush spotted with red will be one
style. and the others will not be less i'm
preSslYe.
The new visiting dresses for spring
are of satin merveilleux in condor brown,
garnet, or Iaa,1ea' QaureD red, or else
dark rifle green for the waist and over
dress, with gay satin surah stripes for
combinations.
HIGH dresses are cut a trihe lower now
than formerly, and che band at the
throat is often omitted. This is partic-
uariy the case with indoor dresses,
which are then finished with frill of
white lace put on full and turned over,
one end forming a jabot in front.
BAYADERE stripes are the striking nov
elites for combining with plain fabrics,
and require to be most carefully used,
and most sparingly. These come in soft
satin surah, which is twilled silk with
satin surface, like the fabric milliners
call satin merveilleux, and also in fine
WOODEN goods of the richest coloring,
0nebre, or shaded, with often metallic
stripes woven in, especially lines of gilt
or of steel.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-16
The Snake and the JUG.
[From the Boston Journal

In certain town in Maine some farm
erswent out haying, and carried with them
a jug of cider, which they put in the
shade Of tree. While they We're at
work snake swallowed toad, which
swelled him greatly. He then crawled
near the jug, which tipped over on the
ground, and espied another toad on the
other side. Seeing the quickest way,
the snake stuck his head through the
handle of the jug and quickly swallowed
the poor toad. Now, to the snakes
amazement, he could not move either
way, as he had swallowed toad on
either side of the handle. In that
peculiar position he was captured.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-16
Pork and Beans for One.

A day or two ago lady On New
York Central railroad train, after depos-
iting numerous bundles in the rack over
head the seat, hung her umbrella upon
the cord connecting with the air brakes.
A newsboy passing thro' the car noticed
the suspended Bingham and politely in
formed the innocent owner that she
must remove it. "What's the string for
if it amt to hang things on % inquired
the old lady asshe dropped the umbrella
into the seat. The boy answered in all
.earnestness: cts to call waiter when
you're hungry" and passed on. Some
time afterward there was vigorous pull
ing OF the air-brake cord and the train
came to stand-stil. The conductor
rushed up to the old lady and in tone
OF arnaZement exclaimed, What's the
matter?'' Bring me plate of pork
and beans, drawled out the ancient fe-
male with the umbrella, not in the least
aware that she had stopped the train.
An explanation followed, and the joking
newsboy did not venture forth from the
baggage car during the remainder of the
trip.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-16
Watch Wound by Walking.

A watch which requires no winding
has been invented by Mr.. A. r. Won
Loehr, of Virginia. He has constructed
the mechanism on the Same principal as
the pedometer. A weighted lever,
pivoted at one end, is kept in position
against the upper of two banking pins
by a long curved spring of such strength
that the motion of the body in walking is
sufficient to cause the lever TO descend,
at each step of the person carrying the
watch, to.the lower bank pin. There is
rachet-wheel with very fine teeth pivot
ed at the same centre as the weighted
lever, and fixed to the lever is prawl
which engages with the wheel. This
prawl is made so elastic that it takes up
The STRAIN produced when the main
spring is wound up. A train OF gearing
connects the rachet-wheel with the
barrel-arbor, and there is prawl to pre-
vent any tendency of the ratchet to re-
verse its action.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-16
THE AGUE.

Once upon an evening bleary,
While sat me dreaming, drearg,
In the sunshine, thinking over
Things that passed in days Of yore,
While I nodded, nearly sleeping.
Gently came something creeping,
Creeping upward from the floor,
'''Tis cooling breeze milttered,
"From the regions meath the floor:
Only this, and nothing more"
All distinctly remember
1t was in that wet September,
When the earth, and every member
Of creation that it bore,
Had for weeks and months been Soaking
In the meanest, most provoking,
Foggy ram that, without joking,
We had ever seen before;
So knew it must be very
Cold and damp beneath the floor
Very cold beneath the floor.
So 1 sat me, nearly mapping,
In the sunshine, stretching, gaping,
With feeling quite delighted
With the breezes meath the door,
Till [ felt me growing colder. ..-
And the stretching waxing bolder
And myself now feeling older,
Older than felt before,
Feeling that my joints were sitter
Than they were in days of yore,
Sitter than they'd been before.
All along my back the creeping
Soon gave place to rustling, leaping,
As If countless frozen demons
lad concluded to explore NEsfH Z
All The cavities-the varmints-
'Iwixt me and my neither garments,
Through my boots into the floor:
Then found myself a-shaking,
Gently shaking more and more,
Every moment more and more.
WI mo
Into heavy clothes, and took me l
Shaking to the kitchen, every
Place where there was warmth in store;
Shaking till the china ratified .....
Shaking till the morals battled:
Shaking, and, with all my warming,
Feeling colder than before;
Shaking till it had exhausted
All its powers to shake me more,
Till it could not shake me more.
Then it rested till the morrow,
When it came with all the horror
That it had the face to borrow.
Shaking, shaking as before.
And from that day in September
Day which I shall long remember
1t has made diurnal visits, uu
Shaking, shaking; oh, s sore
Shaking off my boots, and shaking
Me to bed, if nothing more,
Fully this, if nothing more
And to-day the swallows fitting
Round my cottage see me sitting
Moodily within the sunshine,
Just outside my silent door,
Waiting for the ague, seeming
Like i man forever dreaming:
And the sunlight on me streaming
Casts no shadow on the floor.
For am too thin and sallow
To make shadows on the floor,
Naught of shadow any more.
Anon.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-16

MANY old towns IN New England do
not change much In their population.
There are 400 voters in the town of Sea-
brook, n. H., and $50 of them bear only
sixteen different family names.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-16

ton, much yeXed. eas ls-it
8 ''This making matches is the most
trying work! Why couldn't he have
fallen in love with Honor?" she said.
: Meanwhile Honor, who knew the truth.
and ali the truth, was mbering dis
tressfully that she was woman and that
all the advances must come from man.
The time for their departure from Bed
field was drawing near. Mr.. Raleigh, at
her suggestion, was an invited guest at
the Naples And day after day passed
and Prince did not come near.
In fact, that young gentleman was
talking of long7projected plan of his
for going to Europe. At length Honor
heard of this.
Mr.. Winslow will not go abroad
without coming to see you, auntie, [
hope" she observed, one day.
sc [ shall be very much offended if he
does, remarked Mrs. Denleigb, prompt
ly. 8
Plying Prince, whom she sincerely
liked, and partly blaming herself for the
sorrow that had come upon him, she
sent him note, bidding him come to the
Naples. She wrote:
Don't be foolish boy. If you knew
what noble girl. Honor is, you would
blust at your foolishness in loving such
little goose as. Amy. But come to
the Naples at once; I shall never forgive
you If you allow my nieces to go home
without your most courteous FAREWELL"
Princes brow ached with thought and
grief, and he did not make much of this
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-05-19
CHAINED HIMSELF.
HE0w a Texas Farmer Arranged Eor EHaa
Death from RHydrOphObIa.

AE0w Texas Farmer Arranged Eor HHia
nenth from EHydrOphobIa.
A Dallas (Texas) letter says: GA tragic
death has just occurred in our neighbor-
ing county Of Hill worth relating, and
worthy of Virginius or any other Roman
father. Ono year ago George Arnold
came to Dallas on private business, and
while walking tho streets was bitten by
worthless cur which was frothing at
the mouth. and showing other symptoms
OF hydrophobia. Mr.. Arnold became
alarmed and very much excited when
convinced IN his own mind that the dog
was mad. He went to physician and
had tho wound severely cauterizcd.
Then, going home, he was still very un.
easy, and dreaded hydrophobia 80 much
that he hunted up maidstone and had
1T applied for several weeks, off and on.
He took every other precaution which
was suggested, resting all the time under
a mortal dread that the virus had gone
INTO his system, and would sooner or
later Kill him. He had wife and sew
cral small children living on rather
isolated farm, and the thought that he
might suddenly lose his reason and harm
his little babes Mortified him. The other
day he began to experience strange feel
| lngs, and at once concluded his time had
| come. He then procured twelve foot
| trace-chain and strong lock and went to
the woods. After writing his wife q
| calmletter, in which he told herwhat was
about to happen, giving directions as to
his wishes after death, and pouring out
volume of love for her and their chill
dren, he ran the chain round q tree,
drew it through the large ring at the
end, and then wound the other end
around his ankle SO tight that it would
not slip over the foot, locked it with the
lock, and threw the key far beyond his
reach The body was found two days
after, still chained to the tree. There
was all the evidence necessary to show
the horrible death from hydrophobin.
The ground was torn up to the full length
of the chain, the nails of the fingers
wrenchcd off, and all his front teeth out in
scrathing and biting the tree. and every
thread of clothing off his body. The body
was drcadfully lacerated with these, the
only weapons the mailman could use.
He had Judged rightly what would have
been tho consequence had he remained
at homo, and, knowing that there was
no human skill that could have cured
him, preferred death alonc, and in that
way, to doing harm to those SO near and
dear to him as wife and children.
"Arnold was originally from Talla-
dega, Alabama, where he married, and
where his widow has many friends and
relatives"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-05-19

twenty miles whore boats are required
to 60 outside, there is an inland passage
of four or five feet depth all the wav
from Tampa bay to Punta Rassa, at the
mouth of the Caloosahatchie river. By
opening canal for eight miles at what
is called the "Hanlover," in the vicinity
of Casey's Pass, the inland route, the
Tribune learns from Coptain James Nc
Kay, who is perfectly familiar with the
entire coast, can be made complete from
Tampa bay to the mouth of the Calico
sahatchie for light draft boats, such as
could go up much father than sea-going
steamers, the rivers of Manatee, Make,
Peace creek and Caloosahatchie. The
Tribune says that it is chiefly along
these streams that all the best farming
lands below here are found.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-05-19
An Old Tragedy Revived.

The Princess Caroline, Of Denmark,
who recently died in her eighty eighth
year, was q second cousin to Queen Vic
toria. The deceased Princess was tho
daughter of King Frederick VI, of Den
mark, and the wife of Prince Ferdinand,
Of the same house. She had been
widow since 1863 Her fathers
mother was the Princess Caroline Ma
tilda, of England and sister of George
Iii. She was born in 1851, and married
when only fifteen to Christian VII, ,
King Of Denmark. In 17G9 she became
the mother of the father of the lady who
has just died. Introduced when very
young into q dissolute court, she was
giddy and imprudent, but, rs she always
protested, not guilty of intidclity to
her husband. She was very pop
ular, except with the Queen dow
ager and another bcldamc of
the royal house. They were abso-
lutists in theory, while the young; Queen
favored representative government and
| raised Struensce, the Court Physician,
! to tho position of Prime Minister. She
showed him many favors and was doubt
less far from discreet. Finally the dow
ayers and their tools induced tho weak
| minded King to believe that his wife had
betrayed him. She was obviously more
fond of the brilliant young Minister than
of her besotted spouse, but, as she
claimed they were only friends. Never
theless, Struensee was arrested January
16, 1772, and, with his friend Brandt
soon after beheaded. He died penitont,
ly, acknowledging his worldliness and
other follies, though he made no confcs
sion of the main charge. The Queer
was taken into custody at the same time
ana would have been executed Also ha(
not the British ambassador interposed
AZ; AS 1t was, she was kept in captivity dur
ing the remainder of her short and un
H"PPX hfe, which ended May 10, 1775
h,d4t Ia p91netIc I letter addressed by her to he
Drotner George III. is emphatic in he
assertion of her innocence. 1t is gen
orally believed that she wrote the tr1th
Cincinnati Gazette, 'O '''''