Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-25

paratively unknown half of China, west
of the 10th meridian, that it is most
pravelent By the people the habit, SO
far from being regarded as a curse, is look
ed on as sine qua non for Chinaman
who wishes to make the best of both
worlds.
A closed church in August is premium
on Sabbath desecration. On many clos
ed church, the inscription might with
propriety be put: 'The pastor has gone
to the mountains, and the people to Nam
tasket Beach or Coney Island" Sunday
bathing, brass bands, dancing, side shows,
beach promenades, and such things, are
not aids to piety.-W Watchman.
Associate Justice Miller, of Iowa, of
| the United States Supreme Conrt, is
Kentuckian by birth, having been born
in Richmond, in that State in 1916. He
practiced medicinein Knox county for sew
eral years, became disgusted with the pro-
fession studied law and was admitted to the
bar in 1874. In 1850 he went to Iowa,
from which State President Lincoln nom-
mated him, in 1862, Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court.
A Danish illustrated paper says that
Princess Victoria recently married to
Prince William, the heir to the German
imperial throne, is greatgreat-great
granddaughter of bell-ringer formerly
employed at Trinity Church in Copen-
hagen. Mathesen Soren's daughter Mette
was married to the Danish Admiral Kaas.
The Admiral's granddaughter was mar
ried to Count Samsoe Dannesjold, this
Countess being the grandmother of Prin-
cess Victoria.
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson, who, with
her daughter, was present at the recent
unveiling of the statue of her husband,
is descrsbed as a small delicate women,
of dignifed bearing and cordial and quiet
manners, Mrs. Jackson's father is
Presbyterian clergyman, the Rev. DIR.
Morrison, of Cottage Home, N. G. Her
mother was daughter of Gen. Graham,
of the Continental Amy. On leaving
NewOrleans Mrs. Jackson will visit rela-
tives in Mobile.
Doctor Joseph jones' President of the
Louisiana State Board of Health, has
completed the investigation of the cases
of leprosy discovered in the Delta of the
Mississippi last summer, and, while he
finds the number of cases to have been
less than reported, he urges the thorough
isolation of the victims, and the erection
of leper hospitals by the State and city
authorities denouncing the practice of in
Producing such patients into the crowded
wards of the Charity Hospital of New
| Orleans.
According to the new orders, the Brit
ish regiments will adopt,a national badge
as follows; English regiments, rose;
Scotch regiments, thistle; Irish regi-
ments, a shamrock; and Welch regi-
ments, a dragon. The title of each regi-
ment will be borne on the shoulder strap.
The facing and officers lace will be, for
English and Welsh regiments, white fac
ings rose patterns Of lace; Scotch regi-
monts, yellow facings, thistle lace; Irish
regiments, green facings, shamrock lace;
royal regiments, blue facings retaining
the national lace.
1t will no doubt be new to many that
Chinese tobacco is being consumed to a
considerable extent both in this country
and England. The supply is SO large
and the leaf is so fine in color, texture
and fragrance that merchants are export
ing it westward to be mixed with Havan-
as. It is used largely in the manufact-
ure of cigarettes under the name of Turk
ish tobacco. In twelve months close up
on 5000, 900 pounds of this leaf were ex-
| ported from Hankow in foreign bottoms
alone.
The Duchess Laura de Baufremont, it
is reported, is going to found a colony of
French emigrants in this country. This
eccentric and good-hearted lady is the:
daughter of the millionaire banker, NJ.
Leroux, and is noted for her oddities, in
which however, she is always the grande
dame. She has bought convent in It
ally for the pleasure of living in it a.
month; she has supported an Imperialist
paper in London, and she appeared once
in the Row with tame bear in her car
riage- attached by thick gold chain.
The Lady's Pictorial, London paper,
treating of artificial aid to the toilet, says:
We are told how womanhood is nowadays
delusion and snare; and the poet who
wrote sonnet to an eyebrow would only
be addressing few touches of Indian
ink. Apropos of this eyebrow subject, it
is curious fact that nature always makes
| the eyebrow in proper proportionate
length to the rest ofthe features Thick
en- an eyebrow, if you like. but never
lengthen it, It always gives you look
as if you had cast in the eye.
Mrs. Gen. Gaines, the great litigant
now wears deep mourning for the daugh-
| ter who died over year ago, but her
face is still CHEEKY She wears a red wig,
curled in frcnt, and looks more youthful
than would be supposed possible for
lady who has been SO long engaged in
lawsuits She had little speech cut
and dried for Mrs. Garfield, when she ap-
preached her at her first public reception.
After grasping the President very eordi-
ally by the hand, she turned to his wife
saying: "You made favorable impress
sion on me the first time ever saw you"
/ said at once, Here is pure and noble
woman