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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-04-25

her apron strings as she came, while
Maria was visible, twisting up her
back hair in the distance
"Your rich cousin, in New York,
said Abe. "She amt comm! She's
made up her mind to rent furnished
flat in New York, where she can be
near her doctor and her favorite clergy
mani"
"Nonscnse" said Maria "That's
only a practical joke, as some one is
tryin' to come on us. Cousin Jones is
here Already"
"Asleep in the best chamber, where
I'm goin' to light fire at seven
O'clock" added Abigail.
"Whatw roared Abraham.
''Girls!" shrilly exclaimed Mrs Ack-
ley, "it's a dreadful mistake as we've
all of us madel This old woman amt
our Cousin Jones at all. It's the town
poor as Abe has took to board.-old
Cappen Jones' widow, from Frog
Lane"
And she struck an attitude in front
of the stove like Medea before the sac
rifcal flames.
"And we gave her cold fowl and
raspberry-jam," cried Maria, "and the
whole of the meat pie"
"And my choicest linen sheets, and
a fire in the best chamberl" groaned
Mrs, Ackley. "NIy goodness me! how
could we be such fools?"
$50 and wake her up at once" SAID
Maria to Abigail. "Tell her Abe Ack-
ley is here, to take her where she right
ly belongs; and ask her how she dared
to impose upon decent people like u.s."
1T amt her fault sighed Mrs. Acll.
lev, "It's ours. Goodness, what
idiots we've been"
"Well, you haven't asked me to
breakfast" said Abraham, junior,
waggishly; "but | guess I'll stop for a
bite and sup, and take the old lady
up to our home arterward. 'Tain't a
good plan to travel on an empty
stomach such weather as this"
And the bewildered Mrs. Jones was
whisked away on the boX-sled before
she knew the rights and wrongs of the
case, leaving the Ackley family discon'
solate.
81 never was so mstook in my life
before" said Mrs. Ackley.
But Abe, junior, regarded the matter
as stupendous Joke.
"Old Mrs Jones got lirst-class
meal and nights lodgin' free gratis
out of mother" said he; "and l don't
remember when anybody else has done
us much"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-04-25
Cavair.

There are many people who pretend
to like caviar and it is possible that
few may have forced themselves to
relish the intensely salt or rancid prep
aration of sturgeon eggs called by this
name. We believe the "delicacy" first
came from Russia, and we can imagine
that native of Siberia, half Indian
and half Esquimaux, might find caviar
delightful change from whales
blubber and dccayed seal. We have
tasted caviar, and think that old rusty
mackerel brine is nectar beside it.
The Germans pretend to love caviar
and Americans who have been abroad
eat it before their friends to show their
acquired taste contracted in foreign
lands. We read in the Deutsche FiSc-
herei Zeitung that some Germans have
been making caviar from the eggs of
the pike, and we wish them success in
their search after new source Of sup
ply of delicatessen. Shakespeare
speaks of something which the general
public cannot relish as being "caviar
to the general" The bard is correct,
as usual. Caviar is caviar, whether
made of triple-salted rancid sturgeon
eggs or of the ova of the pike favored
with seal blubber and stale mackerel
brine.
10 our friends who have not yet
met this luxury we will say that at
dinner, after the pudding, ice cream,
cheese, nuts, figs and raisins have pass
ed, you take piece of toast about
three inches square and cover it with
a quarter inch layer of something that
looks like broken rice stewed in coal
tar. On this you put thick layer of
fnely-chopped raw onion and squeeze
lemon over it. You raise it to your
lips; you bite into it and roll you: eyes
heavenward and declare that you never
tasted anything half so delicious before
At the first opportunity you slip down
stairs and take quiet drink out of the
kerosene can to get up proper after
taste in your mouth.
Yes, the Germans have discovered a
new source of caviar in the pike, and
don't we wish we had some of it.
The memory of the caviar we have
eaten comes over us like the recollec-
tions of an Arctic explorer when ha
thinks of the train oil he has swallow
od.- Forest and Stream.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-04-25
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

Advice is seldom welcome. Inose
who need it most take it least.
AS every thread of gold is valuable
50 is every minute Of time.
Prosperity is no just scale; adversely
is the only balance to weigh friends
The more we do, The more we can 40:
the more busy we are, the more leisure
we have.
Knavery is supple, and can bend,
but honesty is firm and upright ana
yields not.
No principle is more noble, as there
is none more holy, than that OF true
obedience.
He who is the most slow in making
a promise is the most faithful IN tne
performance OF it.
Never let your zeal outrun your
charity. The former is but human,
the latter is divine.
Duty cannot be neglected without
harm to those who practice as well as
to those who suffer the neglect.
Precept is instruction that is written
in sand, and washed away by the tide;
example is instruction engraved on the
rock.
Whoever has a contented mind has
all riches To him whose foot is en-
closed in a shoe, is it not as though the
earth were carpeted with leather?
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-04-25
"A Home Thrust.

"Pa, l wish you would buy me lit
tie pony" said Johnny.
81 haven't got any money to buy
you pony, my son. You should 60
to school regularly, my son, study hard,
and become a smart man, and some of
these days, when you grow up, you
will have money of your own to buy
ponies with
"Then, | suppose, pa, you didn't
study much when you were a little boy
ike me, or else you would have money
now to buy ponies with, wouldn't you
?"--Sif'ingS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-04-25
Her King.


She has not found her king as yet,
The golden days glide by;
They bring no sorrows to forget,
Nor any cause to sigh.
No heart for hor devotion made
The passionate summers bringj
Unframed she walks, and unallraycd-
She has not found her king.
Men bring their titles, and their gold;
She turns in scorn away.
The man must be Of different mold
She swears she will obey.
Though poor in honor and in lands,
Rich in a rarer thing,
Tiled by God alone, he stands,
When she will own her king.
But when he comes, as come he will,
Strong to support, and grand,
With surplicalion that shall fill
Her soul, like her command;
She'll place her hand in his, md take
Whator this world may bring,
Proud and contented for his sake,
Whom she hath crowned her king!
Temple Ba
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-04-25

There is no greater mistake in tn,
world, wrote Leigh Hunt, than the
looking upon every sort of nonsense as
want of sense. The difference between
nonsense not worth talking and nom
sense worth it is simply tllis-the for
mer is the result of a want of ideas, the
latter a superabundance of them.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-04-25

Deal very gently with those who are
on the downhill of life. Your own
time is coming to be where they now
are. You too are stepping westward" !"
Soothe the restlessness of age by amuse-
ment, by consideration, by non-inter-
ference, and by allowing plenty of oc,
cupation to fall into the hands that
long for it. But let it be of their own
choosing, and cease to order their ways
for them rs though they were children
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-04-25

A German at a hotel had some Linz
purger cheese sent to him. A littlo
boy who sat beside him turned to his
mother and exclaimed: Mamma, how
/ wish l was deaf and dumb in my
nose.''
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-04-25

A chicken ventriloquist is one of the
mriosities of Concord, Ky. lie crows
with clarion notes, and then makes
echo-like repetitions of them, gradually
lying away as if at an increasing dis
tance,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-04-25

When any calamity has been suffer-
ed, the first thing to be remembered is,
how much has been escaped.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-04-25

EJY,S CREAN
RAIN ogectnallv
cleanses tbe nasnaI
na assapes of Catarr.
hal virns causing
ha,,,hr soorat;nnse .
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-04-25

Hay Fever, &c. Unequalled for colds tn the
head. Agreeable 10 use. Apply bv the little
finger iuto the nostriIs. Will deliver by mail
SOC package postage stamps. Sold by
wholesale and retail druggists.
ELY'S CREAM BALM CO., QSego, N. Y,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-04-25
BY ITEMS

MONEY IS EARNED, AND CASH IS SAVED by
knowing HOW 10 care for them in HEALTH and DIS
EASE. The oldest finest and best Poultry Journal ip
the world IL the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-25

THE Chicago Evening Journal says:
"At a recent free-trade meeting in New
York city, an orator named Donnell made
a powerful argument to show that free
trade would benefit the working classes.
When laboring man is getting, under
the protectiye-tarif system, better wages
than ever before, has more comforts at
his home than ever before, sees his wife
and children better clothed than ever be-
fore, and has bigger fund in the savings
bank than ever before, it viii take a
cunning orator a long while to convince
him that he ought to favor change, in
that system, and experiment with free
trade Free trade means the taking Of
the bread out of the mouths Of American
poor men for the benefit of the British
manufacturing capitalist, and the intelli-
gent American workingmen understand
this very well.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-25

PETER MCGEoCH has mortgaged all
real estate in the city Of Milwaukee to
Geo. Johnson, Of Aberdeenshire, Scot
land, and Warren E. Houghton, of In
dian Territory, for $4,000. He also
decided to John L. Mitchell lis handsome
villa near Wauwatosa in consideration
of $50, 900. The money was sent to Chi.
cago yesterday to aid in the settlement
of Mr.. McGeoch's affairs there. A Chi
cago dispatch states that Receiver Bens-
ley has now received the necessary funds,
and today commenced to settle with the
McGeoch creditors on the basis of fifty
cents on the dollar.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-25

The men who tried to secure the Pres
idency in 1876 by bribing some of the
presidential electors, are now talking
about going into the canvass next year
with the cry Of Turn the rascals out, :"
which causes the Chicago Times to re-
mark: That the men who figured so
disreputably in the damnIng cipher
dispatches, should again presume, under
less favorable conditions, TO humbug the
country with the cry of Turn the rascals
cut, implies belief in the, persistence
Of human credulity and stupidity which
it is hard to comprehend
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-25
4 TURTLE AS LARGE AS A SHIPS BOT

4 TURTLE AS LARGE AS A SHIPS Boz
TOM-Capt. Augustus G. Hall and the
crew of the schooner Annie L. Hall,
vouch for the following: On March 80,
While on the Grand Bank, in latitude
40 deg. 10 min, longitude 80 deg, they
discovered an immense live trunk turtle,
which was at first thought to be q vessel
bottom up. The schooner passed within
twenty-five feet of the monster, and those
on board had ample opportunity to meas
ure its dimensions by comparison with
the length of the schooner. The turtle
was at least forty feet long and thirty feet
wide from the apex of the back to the
bottom of the undershell. The fippers
were twenty feet long. It was not deem
ed advisable to attempt its capture.
The Democratic appeal to the country
is simply this: owe waive our hideous
pro-slavery record before the war, the
betrayal of trust by the last Democratic
| Administration, and our venomous cop
perhead attitude during the war; and
we say that the Democratic attempt to
battle the peaceful Presidential decision
of 1877, our endeavor to starve and par
! alyZG Tue 0ON6Ium6Ht duIluS TIC SAIIo
session, our financial charlatanry, and
our general conduct in the city Of New
York, and wherever we can control,
ought to persuade the country to with
draw It's confidence from the Republican
party, and give it to u.s." At present
this is the only Democratic cry for 1884
and it is certainly worthy of the career O
the party for the last generation. Harp
er'S WeekIy.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-25

THE total receipts from the Brooklyn
bridge for seven weeks Of business have
been $33, 135. The income was $4,000
for the first week, fell to $4906 in the
second, and so on down to $2567 for the
week ending July II. The daily average
is now 1866. The opening Of the rail
road will increase the receipts. Treasur-
er White thinks that 5000 day is lib
eral estimate of income from this source,
and he believes that the whole receipts,
after deducting running expenses, will
not pay, one quarter of the interest on
the cost Of construction, to say nothing
of the sinking fund to meet the principal
of the bonds when they mature. Brook
Iyn's share of yearly interest is 1878, $50
and New York's $339,675. The former
must'raise $4,000 annually for a bridge
bond sinking fund and the latter $75,
600. The cost of maintenance is $3.50,
coo. so that the yearly burden is 1894,
025. The Treasurer puts tolls at 1865,
600 a year, and rent from arch spaces a
$40 O0O-$405,000 in all.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-25

IT seems that there survive in an OBJ
scure little village in Thuringia two male
descendants of Martin Luther, whose
lineage is undoubted and who bear his
name. One is a carpenter in Kloster-
Allendorf, and the other is a theological
student at the university at Jena. In the
lapse of centuries it would be difficult to
define the exact relationship to the re
former, but the line is traced direct This
branch of Luther family enjoy, in
consideration Of the services of their an
cestor, a right that each man shall on his
confirmation receive so thalers, on his
apprenticeship to any trade or calling a
second so thalers, and on his marriage a
third sum Of like amount. One hundred
and fifty thalers about 1925.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-25

THEREssis no prospect of a compromise
between the telegraph companies and
a., -.
the striking operators, neithers smaking
any sign of a couciliatory disposition.
The strike is beginning to be felt in COM
mercial circles interfering materially
with business transactions. .9sAn.,ythe
Offices in the country appear to be badly
demoralized. The brotherhood claim to
be confident Of success. There is danger
that the strike will yet extend to railway
employees.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-25
xCte RepnbHrar.
WATERFOWL, WIS, JULY %.

DEMOCRATIC Missouri has passed law
that compels strict observance of Sun
day under severe penalties and makes
the liquor seller pay a license of 81 900.
Compared with the Missouri measure the
Republican Scott Law of Ohio is reason
able and practic al as through its workings
the saloon interests pay only just share
of the public expenditures. The most ar
dent demander of personal liberty can
not but favor the Ohio law as being the
most liberal and fair of the two.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-25

MAJOR GENERAL E, O. G. ORD, of the
United States army Con the retired list),
died at Havana, Cuba, Sunday night,
of yellow fever. General Ord was one
of the ablest officers of the Union army
during the War of the Rebellion, and
continued in the service subsequently,,
until last year, when he was retired on
account of his age He was So years
old.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-25

THE Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, which is the principal corporation
involved il the present strike, has nearly
100000 miles of line. The number of
its offices in 1882 amounted to 12,068
and the number OF messages sent to near
~ 100000. It's receipts in that year
aggregated ST., ia, 166, and its expenses
$9,996.096, leaving as profits the sum of
$7,118,O70. The average tolls per mes
sage were A cents, and the cost &c cents,
leaving a profit of is cents on every mes
sage. Since then it has greatly extend
ed its lines, absorbing the Mutual Union
and other lines, and it is estimated that
its profits this year will reach 100000
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-25

A DISPATCH dated Providence, r. l..
July %, states that 3-year-old son of
John Stacy, while playing with matches in
the attic, set fire to his clothing. His
screams brought his mother, who, rush
ing upstairs, was Mortified TO see her boy
roasting alive. In attempting to extin-
guish the flames, she was shockingly
burned about the arms and neck. The
child was actually roasted from head to
feet, and presented a sickening sight. 1t
fingered twelve hours and then died. The
mother will probably recover.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-25
A TERRIBLE catastrODb

A TERRIBLE catastrophe occurred Mon
day afternoon at the Onondago Com
panys blast furnace one mile west of
Geddes, near Syracuse, New York. For
several weeks the blast furnace has been
unused, it having been out of repair.
Joseph Dawson, with a gang of men, has
been engaged for several days removing
the inner fire brick, leaving only an outer
wall standing. The foreman considered
the outer course entirely secure. but
without the slightest warning the arch
caved in, killing eight of the workmen.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-25

AN appalling calamity occurred at a
watering-place resort on the Patapsco
river, ten miles from the city of Balti-
more, Nd, Monday night, by the giving
way Of a pier crowded with several hun
dred people-excursionists from the city
nearly all of whom were precipitated
into the water, and between sixty and
seventy of whom were drowned, most of
them being women and children.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-25

THE harvest in Prussia promises we'll,
especially in the northern provinces.
There will be less in Pomerania and
Brandenburg. Wheat in the former is
below an average. In Schleswig-Hol-
stein, Westphalia and Rhenish Prussia
the drought did much damage. Fruits,
beet roots and potatoes are everywhere
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-25

THE pretended Zulu Princess with
Nathan's Circus (Mrs. Fanny Conley, of
Mansfield, o. was lately found dead in
bed. 1t is believed that she was smothered
by her own weight while sleeping on her
face The deceased Zulu was 3715
inches around the arm, and was so years
old
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-25

FROM September l, next, cautionary
display signal-service stations will be re-
established at the following named places:
Green Bay, Kenosha, Manitowoc, Racine,
Sheboygan and Sturgeon Bay.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-25
g9as.!i!5l your Grounds aid HiBas,

nursery stock will do well to call on E. O. Finch
Cor Main and Ninth streets, agent for Stone q
Van Lieu, Rochester, n. Y, for all the choicest
fruits ana ornamentals. Among them, Hardy
Iron Clad" Apple trees. best ADAPTED to tbis
climate. Pears, Plums, Cherries, Evergreens,
Ornamentals-upright and weeping-and a great
variety OF small fruits. would call special at
tenCon to theneW Currant, ''Moor's Ruby, y and
the new Grapes, Poclington, Amber Queen and
August Giant, which can be procured from no
other firm. In Roses, Clematis Rhododendrans
AzaLas and Camelias they i'm portland grow the
try, and making aspeciality of them can do bez.
ter by their customers than most other firms.
E. 0. FINCH,
WatertoWn, May 18th 1882. 2231'
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-25

THERE were 1853 deaths from cholera
in the city of Cairo, Egypt, during the
twenty-four hours ending 8 o'clock yester-
day morning. The epidemic appears to
be spreading in all directions.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-25

A MOB of citizens early yesterday norn>
ing forcibly entered the Jail at Harlan,
Iowa, took out Hardy, the captured muir
derer Of the postmaster ofPolk City, and
hanged him.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-25
Dress Making.

Mrs. J, II. Bolles and Miss
Annie Shekey have opened a
dress making establishment at
the residence Of the former on
First Street, 2 blocks south of
Main, and are prepared to do
all kinds of plain and fancy
sewing on short notice and rea-
terms. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Give US a trial.
Watertown, April 8, 1888. 26wl9
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-25

THE Irish rifemen were victorious in
the shoot for the Elcho shield at VIM
bledon, Thursday, defeating their Eng
lish and Scotch competitors
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-25

Mrs. Mat. Carpenter will erect hand
some monument at the grave of her illus
trious husband.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-25

AN earthquake shock of long duration
was felt in Lima, Peru, Wednesday.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-25
RAILWAY LINE.
S. 70 SAVED.
Two through Connections daily.

WO CHIOugH OOHH6CJIOIIo
Steamer CITY OF MILWAUKEE, Side wheel,
leaves her dock at u noon daily, Sundays IN
cluded } and makes the run to Grand Haven in
five hours, connecting with p. m. special New
York Limited Express which reaches New York
the following evening at 9 O'Clock making the
through time only 80 hours. This is strictly
q Passenger Steamer and carries no freight.
The night Steamers MICHIGAN and VISION
SIN leave same dock at $50 p N, daily, except
Saturdays, and connect at Grand Haven.
N B,-This entire fleet of PALACE IRON
STEAMERS is now owned and controlled by the
Railway Company.
Ticket offices No. 80 Wisconsin Street and at
dock, foot of West Water street, Milwaukee, WIS.
7. TANDY, B. c.. MEDDAUGH,
GenI Freight & Pass. Agt. Western Pass. Agt.,
Detroit, Mich. Milwaukee, WIS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-07-25
WISCONSIN-County Court
for Jefferson County. In Probate.
,OTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the matter of the estate of Thomas Lewis,
late of the town Of IxOnia, in the County OF
Jefferson and State of Wisconsin, deceased.
Letters Of administration on the said estate
having been issued and the first Tuesday Of De-
cember next, being the time by the order of
said court limited for the creditors of said de-
ceased to present their claims for examination
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
Judge of said Court, will ION the first Tuesday
being the 4th day of December, A. d. 1888 at
the Office of the County Judge, in the City of
Jefferson. in said county, receive, examine and
adjust ali claims and demands of all persons
against said deceased.
Dated at Jefferson, Wis, this 10Th day of May,
A. D. 1888.
HENRY COLONIUS,
32W5 County Judge.