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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-11-01
PALMYRA.

Samuel Malcumbson continues to pro-
duce vegetables of a good quality and OF
huge dimensions. On Monday he LETT
us one fat turnip weighing s pounds, one
half pounds weight, and four early car
rots one of which four and one half
pounds and one turnip beet weighing six
and one half pounds.
Miss Clara Uglo will teach the school
in Joint District No. s, Palmyra and
Eagle.
The winter school in Joint School Dis
trict No. 3, Palmyra and Cold Spring,
will be taught by Miss Clara Lathrop.
Dr. Squier and Ii. r. Leach brought
to our place of business the largest squash
we have yet seen this season. The said
squash weighed nearly 60 lbs.
VIM. Fry handed us few s.ring beans
and green reas in the pod on Saturday, a
sample of what is growing in his garden.
Out of season but as fresh as in July.
William Kenzler and wife rejoices over
the fact of the advent of nlne-poun
daughter, two days old Enterprise,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-11-01
FORT ATKINSON

Live stock is in great demand, and is
being bought up at good prices. Our
farmers are making great mistake in
killing SO many calves in the spring of the
the year. They can afford to be to lit
tie trouble and expense to raise them
Mrs. Jane Stetzel, wife of Frederick
Stetzel, Sr., ofthis town, died very sud
denly on the 10th inst She had arisen in
apparent good health and died Of appo
plexy before eleven o'clock. She was
about 60 years Of age and was much re-
spected in her neighborhood.
c. d. WestphalI, son of S. G. West
phall, of Hebron, had the misfortune on
Monday, to slip on horse power while it
was in motion, and his hand was caught
in the cogs, smashing two fingers an7 the
thumb of his left hand.
John! n!Koester of this city died on Friday
morning last He has been out ofhealth
for some time, but was not thought to be
so near his final end.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-11-01
LA1E WHEAT SOWING.

From tn tenor of our correspondence
it is eviden that many of our farmers
will have hlt sm all areas Of wheat sown,
because OF he lateness of the tall rains.
We do no approve this course. We be-
lieve it alV,ys safe to follow nature. It
is late, weknow, and the rains haye but
recently one; yet it is not the middle of
October, nd many good crop Of wheat
has grow from seed sown III December.
W. oncesaw seed sown in January Tin
TENNESSEE and it did not sprout until
Spring, bit a fair crop was reaped from
it the mex harvest, and only a few days
later thanearly sown fields of the same
variety Ill Kansas farmers have seen
fair crops wheat come from late-sown
seed.
The ealh is now in good condition
generally throughout the state, and we
would sowwheat any time within this
month, if e were ready. We would
never sowate varieties in Kansas. AS
our reader know, we advocate early ma
turing croP as much as possible. We
believe the is yet plenty of time Tor
good grown of wheat if calves and other
animals al kept off it, We have never
seen an stious difference between the
crops raise from early and late-sown
seed whea 1t is sometimes, but not al
ways, lighr in yield, but often superior
IN quality Mother Nature is very like
some othemothers-she won't be driven
into terms If the autumn season is ear
ly in the atter of rains, it is well to SOW
wheat in pod time, for it is probable he
winter wilcome early. If the later rains
are delayd, winter is not in hurry
about appring. If one is ready when
favorable onditions come, it is always
better to tlst the seed to the kindly in
fuences othe earth.-KanSas Farmer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-11-01
@D1er 2leiehbors.
WATERLOO.

We understand that DIR. Wright, of
New York, IS negotiating with John
Helmes for the purpose OF renting one
balf OF the upper portion of his new block
with view OF opening dental office
III the same.
We understand that George Thorpe,
our enterprising butcher will put up a
brick block in the spring, to complete
the block now being built by John
Helmes.
A meeting has been called, to be held
at the Temple of Honor hall tomorrow
evening, for the purpose OF organizing a
stock compony TO erect city hall.
MIR. aud Mrs. b. Leschinger were taken
somewhat by surprise last saturday even
ing by the arrival upon their premises OF
several friends accompanied by the Ger
prise was the goth anniversary OF the
marriage OF Mr.and Mrs Leschinger The
band and triends were hospitality recelv-
ed and entertained.
Miss Anna Buchanan, of Albany, n
Y, is visiting her cousin at the residence
of }. Montgomery.
W. F. Lu1 & Co. have. purchased the
j. A. b. Whitney property, just north o
McCracken Bros. elevators, paying $1,000
for the same.
A petition is in circulation, and is be
ing signed by our leading citizens, pray
ing the board to purchase fire engine
which will be paid for by direct taxation
The wall to John Helmes' new bricl
block will be completed i'll about ON
week. The block is 90 feet in length
with a frontage of As feet, and will b
two stories III height.-Jou1n0t.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-11-01
A QUAKER CELEBRATION.

John g. Whittier writes regarding the
Bi-Centenary celebration of the landing
Of William Penn, that, with all due al
lowance for the tastes and inclinations of
those who do not share his scruples and
convictions, he thinks there should be in
the celebration some thing of fitness, some
thing consistent with the character and
views Of the founders of Pennsylvania.
Perhaps" he says, mo plan which
could be devised would be entirely salts
factory. | would not criticise the one
adopted too severely, yet [ cannot but re-
gard it as a great mistake. [ should, Of
course, be sorry to see anything like the
nonsense and absurdity of an Italian car
nival or New Orleans festival of un-
reason, in the celebration of the found
ing of a Christian commonwealth, but
my main objection is to the proposed dis
play of military parades. Is it not posi-
bic that this part of the programme may
be changed? Waving altogether the
question Of any Difference to the feelings
and principles of the religious society to
whom the memory of William Penn is
especially precious, it strikes me that
something is due to the truth of history
and to that Holy Experiment of Chris
tian craftsmanship, which God has abund-
antly blessed in the prosperity Of the
great commonwealth whose sure founda-
tions were laid upon the precepts of the
Prince of Peace
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-11-01
LETTER FROM A DYING PATRIOT.

LETTER FROM A DYING PATRIOT.
Thur low Weed, of New York, the We
teran journalist and politician, who was
several days ago believed to be dying,
was materially improved on Saturday,
and in the evening raised himself in bed
for the first time in ten days and psrtook
of nourishment. He also felt strong
enough to dictate the following card:
TO the Editor Of the Ne,0 York Tribune.
New YoBK, October 21-I am deeply
sensible of the great kindness and SYM
pathy Of friends manifested to me in var
ious ways. I am oppressed by my inabil-
ity to make adequate acknowledgment.
The members Of my family have endeav-
ored to do this in many cases, but there is
very much that can be acknowledged by
grateful remembrance, such as calls of
anxious inquiry and the sending of de-
licious fruits and delicies from every di-
rection-even from the hot house of Alex
ander Mitchell, of Milwaukee. George
Bancroft is only one of hundreds who
have called, and whom [ was unable to
sec. [ wish could express my apprecia-
lion of the kindly interest which so many
seem to feel
While [ am not without hope of i'm
proved health, | am far from haring the
confidence felt by those about me in my
ultimate recovery. My thoughts neces-
sarilysdwell good deal more upon the
future than upon the present. A man
who has lived more than four-score years
has little reason to hope for. length of
days, and in that aspect of the case my
thoughts are much mere fixed on the
world to come than the world where
have enjoyed for so many years so much
good and mercy and blessing. am very
thankful alike to my God my Savior,
and my fellow creatures for a world of
kindness extending through a long life.
While can never be Indifferent to the
welfare of my country, [ have been too
! i'll for several weeks to think as much as
usual of political affairs I can never be
Indifferent to the welfare of the Republi-
can party-a party to which the country
is indebted for the spirit which destroyed
slavery, and for the shield which prevent
ed the destruction of the Union. In ref
erence, however, to the methods employ
ed in the campaign in this state, or to the
prospects of their success, [ have express
ed no opinion. THURLoW WEED.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-11-01
JEFFERSON.

Charles Braman, nephew Of Chas
Braman, drove his uncles team to town
one day last week with load of hay,
hitched the team to post on Main street
where they stood till 3 o'clock in the
morning, at which time Marshal Johnson
took them and put them in Schweinler' s
livery stable. Braman was theE arrested
on a charge of cruelty to animals, and
was fined eight dollars. Leaving teams
in that way is a barbarous crime, and
while johnson is marshal, he will do only
his duty, and an act of humanity by ar
resting all who are guilty of such con-
duct.
Solon Brown has to use a erutch and
cane because he tried to get out of a chair
III TOO much of hurry His knee turned
wrong side out" and he has been zen
joying' tortures since It is getting better
now.
Col. G. w. Bird, wife and son, Claire,
started for Annapolis lastsTuesday, where
Claire is to be examined previous to adj
mission to the Naval School. They will
also visit Washington, and return in about
one month.
The duck hunters are stirring, and
some of them return loaded with the
feathered luxuries
Christopher Baireuther, is putting up
a fine residence just east of COL Birds
residence.
Charles Baireuther traded his house and
lot in this city, for the property common
ly called fosters brewery" last week.
A lot of the young bloods of this city
were arrested by Marshal Johnson last
Monday and brought before Justice
Grimm who fined them $357 each, for
stealing eggs from W. H. Hake's store
and bombarding D. p Whitehouses shop
with them.-B0nner.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-11-01
ORIGIN OF THE WORD TARIFF.

On the coast of Spain, just inside the
Straits of Gibraltar there is an island
called Tarifa When the Moors had pos
session of the Peninsula they established
a very energetic custom house force up
on it. The scale Of revenue was discre-
tionary with the collector. All forrnali-
ties of entering and clearing were dis,
pensed with. Every vessel passing
through the straits, in either direction,
was brought to and robbed to the pru-
dent extent of not absolutely preventing
the captain from undertaking another
voyage. If he delivered up Is per cent.
of his cargo or paid its equivalent in mon
ey, he was allowed to go in peace. If he
proved recalcitrant, and was then cap
tnred, the duties were collected on a slid
ing scale he was made to walk the plank,
and his vessel and cargo were confscated.
Generally. however, no resistance was
offered. When the vessel arrived at the
port of discharge her owners assessed tho
loss on the purchasers of the goods, and
the result is pretty much as it is in our
day. A great many people had to pay
for what small number of people got.
This sort of duty collection ran all through
the Middle Ages, a sad deterioration
from the practice of the more enlighten-
ed Greeks and Romans of antiquity. The
feudal Barons on the Rhine obtained
their revenues in this summary way,
which always reverted on the people
Captain John Goldman.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-11-01


The Rev j. D. Kurtz, one Of the old
est and best known Methodist preachers
in Philadelphia, on Sunday morning as
tonished the congregation hy making a
violent attack upon the memory of VIM.
| Penn. He said that whatever Penn he'd
accomplished in the way of building up
great empire in the East, he had tarnish-
ed, and more than tarnished. by an act
for which he should be condemned. He
had purchased the lands of the Indians
by exchanging for them that devil of civ
ilization, rum. He had introduced among
the Indians the ''fire water which was
probably responsible for more Indian out
RACES than their own wild and Iawless
spirit.
A PLACE WHERE WOMAN IS SUPREME.
An original sect is reported to exist in
Finland, the fundamental principle of
which is the sovereign authority of wom-
en- in the family The disciples of the
sect. whether married or living, is con-
cubinage, take an oath to submit them
selves entirely to their wife or mistress,
and to confess to her once week. On
their side the women choose one of their
number as sovereign, whose duty it is
to see that the men remain faithful to
their oath, and to punish them if they
transgress. There are some villages err
tirely devoted to this new religion. The
only analogy to this sect is to be found
in Siberia, where the Purifiers recognize
equally the authority of women.-PaU
Mall Gazette.
No SCARCITY OF FUEL IN THE NORTH
WEsT.--In midwinter, two years ago,
when snow lay deep upon the ground,
the Northwest ran very short Of fuel, both
coal and wood. This year great preeau-
tions have been taken to prevent the re-
petition of the famine The supply of
coal at the St. Paul and Duluth is so
large that dealers fear glut rather than
a scarcity, and shipments by the railroads
to the interior are unusually large. The
Northern Pacific has sent out three times
as much coal as last year at this time.
the st. Paul & Dulpth 40 per cent. more
and the Milwaukee & St. Paul double
the amount. The st. Paul & Manitoba
Road, while it does not exl ioit exact sta
tistics, shows large traffic in wood bs.
tween the prairie and timber sections.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-11-01
CALIFORNIA DEMAND FOR N1cKEIs.-

CALIFORNIA DEMAND FOR NICKELs.-
Some weeks ago Assistant Treasurer
Spaulding, of this city, sent to the United
States Mint at Philadelphia an order fox
81, 900 III Scent nickels and lO-cent
pieces, for which there has been demand.
He received as a reply that the rules of
the mint would not permit the dispatch
of the metal to lie idle here, but that, if
the Sub-Treasury needed any small
change in its business, it would be sent.
Mr.. Spauldings idea was to retain the
small change for the accommodation of
merchants who often suddenly need nick
els, but who are now compelled 70 send
East for them. None of the mints coin
nickels except that Of Philadelphia, and
hence they are not obtainable at any
other place. F>iye-cent and 1-cent pieces
are rapidly growing in popularity on
this coast, but it appears all that can pos
sibly reach here must come through the
banks or mercantile houses. Evidently
the Mint Bureau is under The impression
that California is foreign country, and
nickels are only intended for "home con-
sumption. San Francisco Chronicle
Oct 8.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-11-01

They relieve Esie ezagorgecs liver, cleanse
the Bleed grOKn poisonous EssIEn0xs. .an6
cause tlse bowels to act naturally, with
out which nc one can feel we'll.
Try fFsfs eEfy fairly and You VIII gain
q healthy Digestion. Vigorous Body. Pgzre
Blood, Strong Nerves, and a Sound Edver.
Price, IS Cenfs. o1ylces 35 zmrEay st. n. V.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-11-01

Peter Rhoda planted last spring half
bushel of potatoes of ihe Magnum Bonum
variety and harvested yield therefrom
of 80 bushels. = Union
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-11-01

Christopher Baireuther, is putting up
a fine residence just east of Col. Birds
residence.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-11-01

The duck hunters are stirring, and
some of them return loaded with the
feathered luxuries
The National tribune., 1882-07-22
ANECDOTE OF WEBSTER.

In Horatio Ayers popular life of Daniel
Webster there is q new and clever story OF
that statesman. He was very fond of shoot
ing. One day he had gone to Chalsea beach
to shoot wild fowl. While lying among the
tail grass he watched from his conceaIment
the tl2cks of birds as they few over the
beach and adjacent waters A flock ap-
peared flying quite low, and he lowered the
mUzzle of his gun below the horizontal
range to bring the birds before his eye. He
fired, and instantly there was a loud cry
from The beach below. In alarm Mr.. Web
ster rushed down the bank, and deserted a
strang ger rubbing his face and shoulder rue
fully. The sportsman himself was not
looking his best His raiment was disor-
dered and his face was begrimed with
powder. "My dear sir" he inquired
anxiously, did 1 hit you?" The man
resentfully, Yes, you did hit me;
auo from your looks, should think that
am net the first man you have shot, either
The National tribune., 1882-07-22
WIT AND HUMOR,

What shall we do with our wives ?r i:
the serious question which heads an article
ofimportance going the rounds of the press
" Why not Utahlize them ?" said the para.
grapher. Then there was q report as if 9
cannon had exploded and we-shalI-meet-
DISQUALIFICATION expression on the
faces OF the surviving members OF the force.
a Boston man, seeing another man with
fine umbrella raised over his head during
/ a shower, ana thinking he was a friend. ran
/ up to MIN, and for q joke, said: I'm take
( that umbrella, please" The victim proved
TO be stranger, but he handed it over and
SAID: oh, it's yours, is it?" and broke
away.
II musician enjoys himself without
measure" can lie have good time ?-IIissi-
cat Herald.
Father, you are an awful brave man.
said Detroit youth as he smoothed down
The old mans gray locks the other evening.
" How do You know that, WiIlie?o "Oh
i heard some men down at the store say
that you killed thousands Of soldiers during
the war" Me? Why, was a beef con-
tractor for the ARMY" Yes, that is what
they said!" exclaimed young innocence as
he slid for the kIJchen.-Defr0H Free Press
How beautiful those fields of grain arelD
said she, as she leaned heavily on his Shout
der IN the carriage. Eyes, very beautiful
Those are fields of rye" ooh! Is that the
way that delicious rock and rye | took for a
cold last winter grows?" And they rode
night along beneath the trees and by the
fields, he IN Iuute admiration at her ipno-
cence and she more than ever pleased with
the marvels Of nature.
declare!" exclaimed Fogg at the din
ner-table to-day. This is the most affec- /
uonate PIE / ever saw "AfTectionate pie?n |
cried every one at the table, including the
landiady. Yes" said Fogg; the upper
and lower crusts are so contoundedly affec-
donate that they couldn't get anything be-
tween them
single pew in New York church costs
$4,000 q year. Come unto me- all We that
labor and are heavy laden, and 1 will give
you rest" Terms, $4,000 year.
In a certain street are three taiIors. The
irst 10 set up shop hung out his sign: "Here
5 the best tailor in town." The next put
Up: Here Is the best tailor in the world.n
The third simply had this: "Here is the
'est tailor in this street,n
The National tribune., 1882-07-22
DEATH ON THE TURN OF DAY,

heard lady say to physician the
other day; was watching one night at
tie bedside Of dying child Iasked the
doctor when death might be looked for. He
replied: amy time after - o'clock Why
did ne set that time?" Because" replied
the physician, for some unexplained
reason large majority of natural deaths.
especially when the patients are children,
occur on the turn of day. as the country
people say. That is, from IL to 3, either at
noon OF night" "There is no explainable
reason for this ?" 1 asked. None. It is
one of the mysteries that envelop death.
But Of 100 persons dying by natural process,
eighty viii die within three hours."-AHqn-
to Consultation.
The National tribune., 1882-07-22
HANDSOME CoRsETs FoB A RR1DE

~i-2 ~ ~ I'D - EOI n BHiDEs
a pair Of corsets reserved for a West Side
lady who is to be married shortly were of
delicate gaslight blue satin, trimmed with
Duchess lace put on an open-work insertion
run with pink cord The garment closed
by invisible clasps and laced with pink
cord. Across the upper and lower parts of
tno back were set dozen or more tiny pink
bows, while down the front and across the
lower edge were pink rosebuds worked in
floss and born to blush unseen" The not
o'ef-couTteous saleswoman told US they were
Falned at S27. These satin goods are well
made, Of good fit, and certainly very service
able. Although not intended to be Iaun-
dried, they can be keptvery nicely if rubbed
with a soft flannel cloth and rolled up with
periumery.-C Chicago Fashion Letter.
The National tribune., 1882-07-22
A PASTORAL PICTURE.

Across the darkness of the night
I see a slender thread of light
Light that approaches swift and clear
The earliest FREELY Of the year.
s disembodied pulse he seems,
Lit by soa phosphoresccut gleams,-
As if beneath his restless ray
Some ocean-wave had gone astray.
A slow breeze watts along the rin
The mandate Of a whippoorwin,
Whose note revengeful seems to be
Softencd by moelzing fantasy.
The cricket's voice, an iterant trill,
Teases the silence of the hill.
The stars are cold and high tonight,
As vesial virgins robed in white.
The darkness deepens; overhead
fragments Of cloud are thinly spread:
a meteor's brief and baleful spark
hurrying fire insults the dark.
radiance of rare splendor born,
ike some red miracle Of morn.
alIng from measureless heights of sky
h. nights black breast to throb and die
jim. II. HdyBe, in Lippinc0'fS Magazine
The National tribune., 1882-07-22
ONE OF A SERIES,

just before western-bOund train left the
Union depot, Detroit, the other morning. a
masher, with his little grip-sack, slid around
to woman standing near the ticket office
end remarked:
Excuse lne, but can be Of any assistance
u.- ,ket?"
short reply.
a" | shall he glat
properly check
d, sir"
go west, I pres
Going as far as Chicaeo?n
eyes, sir"
"Ah-yes-to Chicago I also take the
train for Chicago. Beg your pardon. but
didn't meet you in Buffalo last falI?"
NO, sir.7
"Ah! Then it was at Syracuse
"No. sir.o
No? 1 wonder where I have seen YOU
bc'Jre?"
You saw me enter the depot about five
minutes ago with my husband, l presumed
our husband?n
Yes, sir, and if you'll only stay around
here three minutes longer you'll make the
fifth fellow of your kind that he has turned
over to the coroner this MONTH"
Some Washers would have made run for
it, but this one didn't. He went Off on the
ga!lop, ana us ne wanted to go light he left
his grip-sacll and ton of brass behind him. |
The National tribune., 1882-07-22
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. March l. ISIS
We, the undersigned, having an acouainfance
with Captain GEORGE z. LEMON for the past few,
years, and knowledge of the systematic manner
in which he conducts his extensive business and of
MS relaolllty Tor fair and honorable dealing con-
nected Herewith, cheerfuIy commend him to-
claimants generally.
A. V RICE Chairman
Committee on Ipr0iid Pensions House Reus
W. f. SLEAIONS NJ. c.
Second District Of Ark
w. L. LNNDE, NJ. c.
Fourth District of His
K. W. TOWNSHEND, NJ G.
Nineteenth District of III
The National tribune., 1882-07-22
Increase Of Pensions,

Pension laws are more liberal now than for,,o--
than they receive -'''0
FROM ana after january, 1881 shall make no
charges for my services in claims for increase Of
pension, where no new disability is alleged unless
successful in procuring the increase.