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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-22
Bad Medicine-Man.

One of the most hazardous, as well as
unprincipled ventures man can make,
is to pretend to a power far higher than
he possesses. The famous Captain Cook
lost his life by the hands of the simple
savags when he had allowed to con-
slider him god. The following instance
of narrow escape, by one brazen Joker
who took rather too much upon himself.
is related by an army officer who wit
messed the occurrence:
A clerk in the agency store at Fort
Reno, in the Indian Territory, short
time before the last total eclipse of the
sun, informed the Indians that on GER
tain day (naming that on which the
eclipse would take place. he would put
out the sun, and if they would assemble
at that time, they could witness the per-
Torrance.
The Indians protested not to believe
what he said, but he assured them he
would certainly do all he promised, and
when the day arrived it brought large
number of the red men to witness the
SUMS extinction.
A few minutes before the time fixed
by the astronomers for the observation
to begin, the wag mounted himself on an
empty sugar hogshead and began his in
cantation.
Presently the sun began to disappear,
and the "sons of the forest evinced
unmistakable signs of uneasiness, which
increased as the performance proceeded,
until, a short time before the sun disap-
peared entirely, they rushed upon the
joker, exclaiming,-
"Bad mediterranean put out sun "
and would have despatched him in short
order had they not been restrained by
the soldiers, who had gathered to see
the fun,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-22
About COrsets.

The corset business keeps very many
women and men employed in lucrative
support. One can hardly imagine to
what extent this is true until one sees
the statistics. The Chicago Tribune re-
ports that there were imported into this
country in 1881 about Is, 900 dozen cor
sets, valued at not less than Sc per doz-
en-, and over SO, 900 dozen at an average
value of So per dozen. On these there
was levied and collected duty of $751;
500, or about IS per cent. The cost
price of the best quality landed in this
country, was fraction less than rs
cents corset, which, adding the duty,
made them cost over 81 each. One-third
of the total value of all the exports of
Wurtemberg to the United States since
1865 has been in woven corsets. The
total annual production Gin 1880 of cor
sets in the kingdom is 1, $50, 900. valued
at $3.50, 900, requiring 40, 900 pounds of
cotton yarn. The industry requires six
teen distinct processes in the change of
the raw material to the finished corset.
These are the weaving, cutting out,
stitching, stamping, embroidering, in
serting of whalebones, punching eyelet-
holes, washing, starching, shaping, IRON
ing, eyeletting, clasping, measuring and
boxing. In the manufacture of these
goods 1, ZOO hand-looms and about 4, 500
persons are employed. About 1, 700 are
male weavers. All the work, except the
weaving is done by female operatives
and most of the work is done at home.
These women earn an average of S.. SO
per month, and the male weavers from
SIT to $18 per month.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-22
Red lane in EnuIand.

An interesting contribution to the his
tory of British red tape so beautifully
illustrated by Dickens in the case of
Chaffwax, is afforded in q recent expert
ence of Mr.. Gerald Fitzgerald, an ac-
complished official in the bureau of the
Indian comptroller general, who not
long ago married daughter of Lord
Houghton. Mr.. Fitzgerald was selected
for duty in Egypt some four or five years
ago, to assist in managing the finances
OF the khedive's nominal government
His post has by no means been sine
cure as may be imagined, and his SER
vices are still required at Cairo. The
English government fully recognizes the
propriety of reckoning the time spent by
Mr.. Fitzgerald in Egypt as part of his
actual service life. But it appears that
under the awful prescription of red tape,
Mr.. Fitzgerald's special leave of absence
being up, he must lose his pension I'M
less he complies with the prescriptions by
leaving his home in Cairo, going to CAL
cutta and taking charge of his former
Office there for the space of one day, af-
ter which he may return to Egypt on a
new leave, and become In due time fully
entitled to his pension. This solemn
performance will involve a good deal of
time, much cost to both the government
and to Mr.. Fitzgerald, great inconven-
fence to the official and some inconven-
fence to the Egyptian organization. But
the government has no option, and the
sanctities of red tape will be preserved,
regardless alike of expense and of COM
nonsense.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-22
What Happened to a Dentist.

A Brooklyn dentist, in extracting a
tooth, let slip fragment, which lodged
in the patients windpipe. There it
stuck, and caused much inconvenience,
soreness, sickness and expense. AS the
patient, Kelly, was under the influence
of gas at the time, he knew nothing of
the lodgment in his throat. Doctors
treated him for bronchitis, but at last
nature helped him out of his trouble. In
fit of coughing he expelled the tooth
fragment. He sued the dentist for dam
ages, and jury has just awarded him
$500 damages. The defense pleaded
that accidents will happen, and a good
deal of expert testimony was given to the
effect that no dentist can guarantee that
pieces of teeth which break under for
ceps's pressure will not go down the
patients throat. But it is thought the
verdict in this case will have an influence
to reduce the probability of such acct
dents.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-22
LOVE AND DEATH.

what comfort this to souls that dread their fate,
Though in thick darkness long their image lie,
Oblivion shall be lighted soon or late
BY some unknown, unconscious passer-by.
L, on the way to meet new love and fair
C1ng1ng to naught in heaven or earth beside,
Felt my dead love returning unaware,
10 seize the heart where reigned breathing
bride.
For 10, there passed me rry altered course
A stranger, who, despite the strangeness, wore
What stemmed new passion with painful force
The sembance to my bride of years before
Not this the face figure of my dead,
More or less lovely-ah, that matters not;
Like hers the way of speech the turn of head,
The worthless something not to be forgot
Had this reminder come when loss was new
How had my heart then quivered with regret
And cross-like anguish thrust me through and
through
That her own self could never more be metI
But now, warm lips to greet me in an hour
dismissed the wish for hers, long turned to dust
Inc past surrendered to the presents power,
And L, to-day, grudged not the grave its trust
Instead OF that the thought flashed like bolt,
shocking my senses of faith and love sincere:
Nay, like crime from which would revolt
Inc day has come, you would not have her
here"
L had been sure, with grief at awful height,
That other love could never, never be:
But law and gospel giving ample right,
start to-day at times great alchemy
Atlantic
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-22
Couldn't Blame the Boy.
fFroY,o tho Nau VOrl- C4o..


Last summer there was queer story
about town of the young son of an old
New York merchant, who, being sent to
Europe to break up his courtship of an
actress, took the actress along with him
and married her in London. When the
happy pair returned, the son was sorry
for what he had done and the father IN
dertook to get him a divorce. Papers
were served, evidence collected, and the
suit is now pending. The other night
the actress in the case was playing at
Booths Theatre. The old merchant
lives close by. After Tuning and fret
ting for an hour or so, he suddenly took
up his hat and went into the theatre to
see what kind of looking woman was
the daughter-in-law of whom he was
trying to rid himself. I noticed him
hobbling down the aisle and was sur
prised to see him there under the cir
cumstances. AS he took his seat, the
actress, displaying trim figure and a
neat pair of ankles, was looking up low
ingly into the face of her stage hero.
The old man sat through the act, and
then as he passed me going out, [ heard
him mutter to himself: "Well, well, I
don't blame the boy any more. That
woman would charm an obelisk, let alone
mere greenhorn like my Joe"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-22
How Piute SquaWs Break Wood.


Yesterday afternoon bevy of Piute
squaws were at work at wood gathering
on Mill Street, short distance above
the high railroad bridge that crosses
over to grounds of the Ophir Mining
Company. They had secured stick of
wood which was too long to be conven-
iently carried, and desired to break it in
two. Such was the problem to be
solved, and they went about the business
as follows: The stubborn stick was
placed in slanting position against a
bowlder, some four feet in length. This
being arranged, two squaws lifted a rock
that would weigh about $50 pounds, and
placed it on the head of third squaw.
The squaw, after properly posing the
rock with her hands, made short run,
then springing from her feet. after the
fashion Of fighting ram, discharged
the ponderous rock.
She missed her aim. The rock, after
describing curve of several feet in the
air, fell with crash against the bowlder
alongside the stick of wood.
She was evidently a good deal cha
grined at the failure of the first effort.
When the rock was again poised upon
her head she backed off some thirty
feet, and when she darted forward it was
plainly to be seen that she meant mis-
chief,
Running forward some twenty feet,
she suddenly bounded high in the air
and discharged the great rock. Being
but light and slender, when the heavy
rock left her head all ballast was gone
and she spun around in the air some
four or five times, finally coming down
on her feet and all right. The result of
her effort was, however, somewhat dis
astrous to one of her assistants. The
stick was fairly struck and broken, but
the upper end of it flew back and struck
the larger and fatter of the pair of squaws
squarely in the stomach, stretching her
upon the ground as one dead. A great
outcry was raised by all the squaws and
papooses, lot of bucks came tearing
down the railroad track from the neigh
borhood of the lumber yards, and for a
time there was a great commotion. A
few handfuls of snow finally brought the
injured squaw to her legs, and when she
got up she gazed wildly about as though
wondering to see that no one else was in
jured by the explosion.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-22
He Missed That.

lFrom the Detroit Free Press.]
Just before the Michigan Third Infan-
try entered upon the red hot fight at
Fair Oaks private in one of the COM
panies stepped forward to his captain
and said:
"Captain, are we going to sail in?''
81 expect we are. %
"And some of us will get killed ?"
Like as not"
"Then I'd like to speak to the chap
lain minute,
"What for %
81 don't feel prepared to die, cap
TAIN
"But you can't leave your company.
You must take your chances, whether
you are prepared or not. That's what
you enlisted for"
eyes, 'spose so,'' drawled the man
as he craned his neck to look for rebels
down the woods, "and I was just tool
enough to diskiver that Uncle Sam did
Mt care copper where I went to after
was shot out of his service You bet
he doesn't get any more recruits from
our town until that pint is settled %
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-22
Sleepy Old Alexandria.
From a Washington Letter. |

Does anybody know that seven miles
below Washington, the gayest and most
cosmopolitan city IN the union, is the
slowest, deadest, the most old-fashioned
town in the d-Alexandria, in Vir-
ginla. In former times, when Washing
ton was barren waste of avenues and
desert of park reservations, Alexandria
was thriving little seaport-that is, it
was aport, BUTT was not anywhere near
the sea. In it stands Christ Church,
where Washington had pew and slum-
bered peacefully on Sundays for nearly
twenty years; of which he was vestry-
man, and where the Lee family always
worshipped. The streets have quaint
names-Orinoko Street, st. Asaph
Street-all hundred years behind the
street nomenclature of the present day.
Now it has quietly put on it's grave
clothes and lain down to die peacefully.
1t is sleepy and provincial and pretty,
and altogether homogeneous in the nine
teenth century. The hustle and hurry
of Washington life is as far from it as If
another world, instead of seven miles of
territory, lay between them. George
town, which the capital has finally
touched with its ever-reaching arms, is
an Arcadian Village still. In years gone
by, when the Potomac marshes made
Washington place of deadly malaria,
most of the distinguished persons then
in official life, especially the foreign
ministers, had their homes in George
town. The resources of the town were
rather primitive, as what actually hap
pened to the British Minister when liv-
ing there in 1920, proves. Mr.. Canning,
afterwards Lord Stratford de Radcliffe,
cousin of the great George Canning,
was then an envoy to this country. One
night, just as he was about to start for
an official entertainment at the White
House, an irremediable accident hap
pened to his equipage, and not hack
was to be found in Georgetown. Moth
ing daunted, the plenipotentiary in
quired if anything on wheels could be
found in Georgetown to be pressed into
the service-but the whole town could
furnish only one vehicle, and that was a
hearse. This was hastily brought out
and Mr.. Canning, laying himself care
fully down on his back, was driven at a
break-neck pace over to the White
House. When he arrived before the
door the driver bawled out: " Make
way for the British Minister'S hearse /"
The effect may be imagined but net de-
scribed
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-22
FASHIONABLE FANCIES,

RIBBONS grow wider.
SHOT silks are revived.
EsoARTE cloth is novelty.
New capotes have coronets.
New cheviot mantels are short.
RHADAMEs silk is very popular.
SATIN stuffs are in their decadence.
RAT stall chenille is a new fringe.
CoAcHMAN's drab remains in favor.
WHITE Grape bonnets are imported.
ENGLISH silks have come into fashion.
Soft gros- grain trims spring bonnets.
DREssMAKERs descry aesthetic dress
ing.
SHORT skirts are pleated from top to
toe.
SIX tints are in new long ostrich
plumes.
SILK mantles are covered with drop
buttons.
PRUNELLA dresses are imported from
London.
LACE frills are used inside of poke
bonnets.
SUNF1owERs are embroidered on new
parasols.
VELVET ribbon strings complete jet
lace bonnets.
MUSLIN bonnets will be chosen for
dress bonnets.
RED lace mitts are to be worn with
red straw hats.
SLEEVES are padded to raise them
above the shoulders.
PRESBYTERIAN blue is the very deep
est and latest shade.
BLACK flannel suits are worn both in
and out of mourning.
DESIGNS of birds rival the flower pat
terms on cotton goods.
JERSEY gloves, of silk or thread, will
be worn In the summer.
CLUBS, hearts, spades and diamonds
are figures on new wOOlens.
HAWTHORNE flowers are printed on
India red and blue foulards.
TAnoR-MADE cheviot dresses will be
worn throughout the spring.
VELvET-FIGURED gauze will be chosen
for black and white dresses.
DISCARDED ombre satins are used for
bed-spreads with lace covers.
INDIA shawls are cheaper now than
they have been before for years.
EMBROIDERED edges appear on all
kinds of spring and summer dress goods.
DARK straw bonnets and hats will be
the fashion with plain suits next season.
"Co1D PRESSED fannels that require
no further pressing are used for dresses.
"ARABIC PERCALEs have hieroglyph-
les, arabesques and other quaint de-
signs.
VIo1E DE BRAHM1NE, kind of nuns
cloth, is very popularity combined with
polka-dotted merveilleux in rich colors.
In dress fabrics it seems definitely de-
cided that green, as in the season just
passed, will be the prevailing shade for
spring in self-colored and other fabrics,
the dark or invisible greens, as they are
termed, seeming to suit every complexion
and age.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-22

proceedings judgments made in pursuance of
this act, shall have the like force and effect if
made in the county where such cause or matters
or may be pending, and no notice of the holding of
such special term shall be required other than the
passage and publication of this act.
Section 2. All writs, indictments, summons, recog-
nizances, processes, informations, motions and
other proceedings in any of said courts, and all
Jurors summoned and all notices Of trial. and every
and all proceedings pending or to be heard on the
days heretofore fixed the first day of said courts,
shall be held returnable, cited to appear, and no
ticed for hearing on the days herein fixed for the
first day of said several COURTS and shall be heard
and disposed of as if noticed for hearing the
days herein fixed.
Section 4. All acts or parts of acts conflicting
with this act are hereby repealed, far they
flict with the provisions of this act.
Section S. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 13, 1882.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-22

MINERS in thee quartz mines believe
that the rats-there are thousands of
them in mines that are being worked
can tell when an earthquake or cave in
the walls of the mine is coming. They
claim that before anything of the kind
occurs the rats will be seen trying to
crowd into the cages or buckets, as the
case may be, in which the ore is hoisted
to the surface. There is a similar belief
about the cockroaches, which are said to
crawl up the shaft before an accident
happens.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-22

Gus, on the street the other day. ''WilI
you pay for anything that [ call for 2"
asked the invited. Certainly" an
swered the jovial inviter. every well.
then, there's nice, quiet place around
the corner where [ always CO." The
unsuspecting Brimblecome followed his
friend into tailor shop. "I'l take a
good long ulster" remarked Quizzicus.
quietly. Brimblecome paid the bill
without word, but he had to give up
that sleighing party. -BOst0na Courier.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-22

In the year 1777 considerable interest
was manifested in an announcement that
six stoves had been completed in Phila-
delphia. The annual product of the
stove foundries in that city is now valued
at 50, 900, 900, and the industry supports
about II, 900 people.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-22

TALK about "unkissed kisses and
unthunk thoughts" 1t is unvoted votes
that makes half the mischief in politics.
-Ns,U Haven Register.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-22

"CoME in and have something warm, .
said Brimblecome to his friend Quizzi-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-22
Published March IA, 1921
CHAPTER 90.


AN ACT fixing the terms of the circuit courts in
the several counties of the eleventh judicial cir
cult and repeating chapter 181 of the general laws
of 1879.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The terms Of the several circuit courts
of the eleventh judicial circuit shall hereafter be
held as follows:
In the county of Ashland OF the Tuesday next
succeeding the third Monday in July, and the Tues
day next succeeding the third Monday in January.
In the county of Barron on the Tuesday next
succeeding the fourth Monday of April and on the
Tuesday next succeeding the fourth Monday of
September.
In the county of Bayfield, on the Tuesday next
succeeding the second Monday of July and on the
Tuesday next succeeding the second Monday of jan
uary.
In the county of Burnett on the Tuesday next
succeeding the third Monday of April and on the
Tuesday next succeeding the third Monday of Sep
TENDER.
In the county of Chippewa on the Tuesday next
succeeding the first Monday of May and on the
Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday Of Octo-
Der,
In the county of Douglas on the fourth Monday
in June and on the third Monday in December
In the county of Polk on the Tuesday next sue
ceeding the second Monday in June and on the
Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday Of Deem
Der.
Section q Every general term of said circuit court
in the counties of Ashland, Chippewa and Polk, of
said circuit shall also be special terms for the whole
IF said circuit and all actions, motions or proceed
ings, or other business pending or which may
hereafter arise in any either Of the counties of
said circuit and not requiring a jury, may be
brought on, heard, tried and determined, or other
wise acted upon or disposed of at any either of
said special terms in the same manner and with the
same force and effect as if the were Drought
on heard, tried determined, otherwise acted
upon disposed of in the county wherein the same
are now pending may hereafter arise; and when
any matters are pending in either of the
counties, different from the county in which the
special term is held the clerk of the court where the
special term is held shall transmit all ORDERS udg-
ments and other papers to the clerk of the circuit
court of the county where said causes matters
pending. The said papers shall be filed or entered
by said clerk in the if said cause
had been heard or determined by the circuit court
at term thereof held in that county; and all ORDERS
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-12
\ TIE TIME EAD Col.E.

Three or four years ago when there
was grip into the potato market there
lived near an interior village in this
State a farmer named Peters. He raised
good crops, paid his debts, and was
down on rings of all sort. The price Of
potatoes kept going up and up, and the
old farmer grew uneasy. He came into
the village every evening to see how
the market stood, and although he never
said much it was evident that he would
burst his hoops pretty soon if things
continued On that way. At length the
climax came. One evening the old man
and his son had warm corner in a
grocery when citizen entered with q
newspaper in his hand and said;
"This New York daily says that the
price of potatoes is certain to advance
again before the week is out"
What" exclaimed Peters, "another
advance III 'taters?"
eyes. the Lord only knows what is to
become of'the poor if this potato ring
isn't bursted.'
The farmer arose, buttoned his old
white overcoat clear to his chin, brought
his fist down hard on the cheese-box, and
sternly said:
"The time has come! I've stood it
and stood it long as I can, and now
I'm going to act! George we'll go home
and get ready to throw fifty-six bushels
OF peachblows on the market tomorrow.
and bust that wicked ring all to thunder!''
Wall Street NeaOS.