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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-11-05
A Nihilist Adventures.

The girl Maria Kaloojny, who so dar-
ingly attempted the murder of the chief
of the Odessa police the other day,
seems to have been closely associated
with, if she does not herself belong to,
the inner circles of the Nihilist con-
spiracy. Her brother was accused in
1879, when he was midshipman in the
Black Sea feet, of having supplied
dynamite to the men who attempted to
assassinate the late emperor by ex-
plosions at Odessa, and on the railway
near Alexandroff, and was sent to
Siberia. His sister, in 1882, was found
living with false passport, as cook at
Odessa, in the house of the notorious
Degaieff, who, having been captured by
Sudeikin, was spared by the latter to
become, as the willy chief of police be-
lieved, useful tool in his hands, but,
in truth, to be Sudiekin's murderer.
The girl herself, who is scarcely nine
teen, was shut up for ten months in the
Fortress Of ST. Peter and st. Paul.
She has since been at Odessa, making a
wretched livelihood by teaching, and
under police supervision, from which
she has frequently asked to be relieved,
so that she might return home. She
was visiting the chief of the Odessa
police, ostensibly in order to renew this
request, when she attempted his life.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-11-05
population as we'll as 1,O7O births used |

population as well as 1,070 births used
to do. This is equivalent in result to
an increase in our population, and in
the best form viz, not by more births
but by fewer deaths, which means fewer
maladies and better health. What is
more, nearly 70 per cent. of this increase
of life takes place Tor is ived) in the
useful period between the
ages of 20 and 60. Thus of the 2,7OO
additional years lived by each thousand
of our population, 70 per cent. or 1890
years, will be direct addition to the
working power of our people.
IT is to be remembered that there
might be great addition to the births
in country with little addition to the
national working power-nay, with an
actual reduction of the national wealth
and prosperity-seeing that, regarded
as Economic agents" children are
simply source of expense, and so also
are majority of the elderly who have
passed the age of three score. On the
other hand, as already said, only one
quarter of the longer or additional life
now enjoyed by our people is passed in
the useless periods of childhood and old
age, and more than one-third of it is
lived at ages when life is in it's highest
vigor, and most productive alike of
wealth and endowment.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-11-05

farmer) has only to start on ahead, and
the horse will follow at once" The fact
is, balky horse is "a bad lot" no mat.
ter how one treats him.
HOLLIS & Co., of Boston, leading NUT
ton-dealers in the United States, have
purchased tract of land on the Kaw
River in Kansas City for the purpose of
erecting a slaughter-house with capac-
ity for killing 1000 sheep per day.
This establishment will benefit the
sheep and mutton trade in the new
West.
j. N. MAUNoY of Ames, Ia., says:
Judging from the milk received at the
creamery in summer, 1 should think
that where COWS are pastured there
should be at least an hours difference
in the morning and evening hours for
milking : say A. M. and 4 z. NJ. The
aim, of course, should be to have the
udders equally distended night and
morning"
Rocky forest land had better be kept
in woods until the rest of the farm is in
the highest possible state of cultivation.
There are millions of acres of poor land
partly cultivated that ought never to
have been cleared off. But when
farmers have such land, think of sheep
They will make it valuable if anything
can. Also, think of the dogs, and have
them exterminated, as far as possible.
In localities where stone is plenty
farmers might often do well to put up
stone buildings instead of wood. Stone,
with thick walls and furred ceilings,
makes warm and dry dwellings in win
ter and cool ones in summer. It also
makes good out-buildings, and the ma
terial costs little except as to labor and
mortar and, well-designed, can be made
far less Objectionable to taste than is
often the case. Perhaps it is because
the material is too cheap that stone
buildings are objected to.
EARLY in October Mr.. O. J. Bailey of
Peoria, ILL.,, sent parts of the lungs of
two heifers killed because they were
suffering from pleuro pneumonia to A.
s. Heath, V. S., New York City, with a
request that DIR. Heath would carefully
examine them. The Breeders Gazette
publishes the report of the investiga-
ton, in which the veterinarian says
"It is contagious pieuro pneumonia and
cannot be any other disease" DR..
Heath adds what should be evident
without argument to all who are ac-
quainted with the livestock interests
of America that ut is better, though
the plague is fearfully damaging to a
great industry, that the truth and the
whole truth shall be known and be
made public. We are no longer in
doubt about the disease, from the num-
Der of specimens sent us, and will re-
ceiye and report on all cases, where the
expenses are paid by the owners, as Mr..
Bailey has done. These cases prove
that the government authorities can be
relied upon, and that they have done
their duty regardless of consequences.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-11-05
The Color Line i'm Halifax.
IFrom the Montreal Gazette.]

from the MCntreal GaZote.J
Until recently separate schools were
maintained in Halifax for colored
children, but by an amendment to the
school act, which came into force Sep
TENDER 20, colored pupils capable of
passing a certain examination are al
lowed to enter schools attended by white
children, where the teaching is more
advanced than in the colored schools.
Some days since highly intelligent
colored girl, against whose character or
those of her relatives nothing could be
alleged, passed the qualifying examina-
ton, and was admitted into the Bruins
wick Street School, though some little
time had yet to elapse before the
amended act was to come into force.
The result was that nearly all the white
pupils in the higher department. left the
school, and their parents signed petit
ton to the school commissioners, urging
upon them the ACCESSIBILITY of again ex-
GLIDING the children of negro parentage
from schools attended by white
children; otherwise, they said, they
would not allow their children to at
tend. The school commissioners have,
however, stuck steadily to their guns,
and it is the general opinion that they
have done well in abolishing an invid-
ious class distinction. The negroes, as
well as the whites, are taxed to maintain
the public schools.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-11-05
LIES PICTURE.
"a MINNIE May CURTIS.

The Winter sun is setting and ended is the day,
Aud L am tired and weary, so 1 put my brush
away;
Flushed to almost living beauty, by the last rays
of the sun,
er the easel near me, stands my picture near
ly done
And as gaze upon it solemn thoughts within
arise,
Bitter tears of sudden sorrow fill my weary ach-
And the pride that filled my bosom quickly faints
and fades away,
Like the glowing Southern sunset, leaving all so
cold and gray.
AS 1 think of that dear outline which feebly,
sadly paint
On my life's broad stretch of canvas in dull col
orS, weak and faint,
Where beneath it plainly written so that every
This is but the dimmest shadow of what might
and ought to be-
In that picture flaws and failures vain attempts
to make it fair
Brave resolves, alas soon broken, plainly are de-
picted there;
fusion, doubt and strife,
Making up the sad, drear outline of my weary,
restless life.
But with JOY see there's blended with the dark
lighter CLEAN,
And amidthe Earring discords some small beauty
While the darkest cloud that hOvers with silver
edge is trimmed,
And DER all with cheer and gladness shines the
star of hope undimmed.
AS the artist first beginning paints his landscape
cold and gray,
Then lays on the richer colors, growing brightly
as the day,
And the dark and gloomy picture with its tints
SO poor and cold
Shines at lastin wondrous beauty with its glints
of gleaming gold,
SO upon my poor life's picture with q stronger
touch may
Year by year with earnest effort brighter, better
colorS lay;
And when all my WORK is finished and this busy
life is past
may shine with some small beauty and faint
radiance at the last.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-11-05
A Story About Kean.
from Temple Bari


Young also told us that when Kean
was playing in Paris in 1928 his irregu-
lar habits and unpunctuality were con-
slant sources of embarrassment to the
impressario. He seldom if ever at
tended rehearsals, and one evening,
when "Hamlet" was announced took it
into his head to absent himself from
the theater altogether; and was at
length discovered by the stage man
ager at the Cafe de Paris vigorously at
tacking his third bottle of Chambertin.
In vain the Mortified functionary ex-
postulated, alleging as an extra induce
ment that the Duchesse de Berry had
signiied her intention of witnessing the
performance. 81 am not the Duchesse's
servant, coolly replied the tragedian.
"Ah, but you are not aware" insinu-
ated the other, playing his last trump,
"that her Royal Highness positively
affirms that no one ever equaled Talma
in Hamlet docs she?" exclaimed
Kean, rising from his seat and eagerly
grasping his companions arm; ~then,
sir, am ready, and by the Lord Harry
she shall tell different story to'mor-
row."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-11-05
Increased Duration of Life.
From the CornhllI Magazine.l

The stage to which we have OF pres
ent attained may be stated thus: Com
pared with the period 1838-1834 1.-THE
earliest for which there are trustworthy
records), the average of a mans life is
now 41.9 years instead of 1919, and of
woman's 453 instead of 41.9 years, an
addition of s per cent. to the female life
and per cent. to the male. OF each 1 900
males born at the present day, Al more
will attain the age of 35 than used to be
the case previous to 1871. For the
whole of life the estimate now is that of
1000 persons (one-half males and one
half females) IS survive at the age of
As, rs at 55, 9 at IS, 3 at rs, and at IS.
To put the case in another way, every
], 900 persons born since 1870 will live
about 2,7OO years longer than before.
In other words, the life of 1000 persons
is now equal in duration to that of ,O7O
persons previously; and 1000 births
will now keep up the growth of our
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-11-05
Matrimonial Mine i'm Manitoba.
From the Hartford Journal.l

From the Hartford JournaI.J
Talking about matrimonial schemes,
there is young woman up in Manitoba
who certainly should command the sin
cere reverence of her sex. she is En-
glish-came over few months ago,
landing in Manitoba perfect stranger.
Since then she has succeeded in getting
a husband for herself and mates for lit
of her unmarried countrywomen. Now,
if I were lady whose age was begin
ming to verge little on uncertainty I
would open up correspondence with
that woman at once, but if were con-
firmed old bachelor resident Of Mani
toba I would take to the woods to-mor-
row morning
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-11-05
A Political Discussion.
From the Texas Lantern.l

From the Texas Lantern.l
They met on the plaza. Said one:
whats your politics?"
"Got none"
"Who you going to vote for?"
Saint going to vote"
when did you vote last?"
"Never voted in my life"
And then he went off aud said to an
other man:
"See that fellow over there in the
buster? Well, he's the biggest curiosity
Of the age. Amt got no politics, never
voted and amt never going to VOTE
"Duster! That amt no buster.
That's woman tied up in a Mother
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-11-05
A LOST MORNING.
BY HERMAN C. MERIvALE.

On, 1oo1sh world The writer's necromancy
az tlnes is powerless on the FESTIVE peR
Ana the blank page reflects the tagging fancy,
Which has no message then
Inc nOneSt schoolboy, on his cricket dreaming
Could trace no ruder figures DER the slate
teeming,
Outlet articulate
Ny day Of work, in well considered order.
Lies fair before me on the laden desk:
But nothing In me speaks, save dreams tn
border
The grave with the grotesuue
Plans jotted down for many sided labor
Invite in turn from many various holes
Where the next story has some play for neighbor,
Stocked with imagined souls
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-11-05

IF you want to make your appearance
in society with eclat, my son, come out
in eclat hammer coat.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-04-17
Commissioner Of Agricult
ANDREW JACKSON.

There hangs in the law Office of Mr.. Il. j.
Mackey, of this city, an original letter writ
ten by Andrew Jackson, which reads as fol-
lows:
HERMITAGE, June 3, 182S.-Gentlemen l
have had the pleasure to receive your kind
letter of the 18th ultimo, inviting me to Gel
ebrate with the citizens of my native dis
trict the approaching anniversary of our ma
tional independence.
For this pleasing testimonial of the esteem
of the citizens of Lancaster, 1 pray you, gen.
tlemen, to offer to them the assurance of my
heartfelt thanks. If it were in my power,
nothing could be more grateful to my feel
ings than to comply with their wish, but the
distance to be travelled and the various re-
questions on my time, at home, compel me
to say that that pleasure must be delayed
until some other period
Be pleased, gentlemen, to accept for your
selves individually, and convey to those you
represent, my gratitude for your tender re-
collection of me as citizen of Lancaster.
This obligation is heightened by the con-
sciousness on my part that absence and time
have not weakened the ardor of that senti-
ment which consecrates the memory of the
place which gave me birth. l have the
honor to be, gentlemen, your obd't. serv't.,
ANDREW JACKSON.
10 JdLlleS w JOllu 4NlSUSt,
John Stewart Nathaniel Barber, Jackey
Perry, Samuel r. Gibson, Bartlett Jones,
H. Massey, Sr., j. Donavan and William
McKenna Suit.
Parton, in his life of Jackson, gives his
place of birth as Union county, North Caro-
lima, but the letter shows it to be Lancaster,
S. c.. Lancaster is the birth place of two
great men-AndreW Jackson, one of the
greatest men of his age, and DR.. J. Marion
Sims, recently deceased, the greatest surgeon
Of his age.
Mr.. Mackey, the owner of the letter, re-
lates many anecdotes of "Old Hickory"
Mr.. Mackey's father was warm friend Of
Jackson, and was captured with him by the
British, when they were boys, and taken to
Camden, S. G.. 1t was here that Jackson OBJ
tained the scar on his forehead for refusing
to black British officers boots. The re-
venge which the great warrior resOrted to
when he became renowned is one OF the
most touching of moral lessons. 1t was at
New Orleans, when, after the battle, Jack
son took the valuables from the persons of
the slain British officers and returned them
to the commander of the enemy, apologizing
for his inability to find an epaulette which
was lost. The supposition that "Old Hick-
ory" was an ignorant man, states Mr.. Mack
ey, is an erroneous one, as several of the let
ters which Jackson wrote give evidence of
his learning, which was covered and hid
away by his modesty. Several times when
questioned about the origin of the scar allu-
ded to, he replied that he had received more
severe scars than that in his life.-Uashing-
ton Republican.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-04-17

ed in, take pitcher in hand, while the SER
wants ran for more, and fill cup after cup of
water with his own hands.
The ball given that night, in the State
House was, 1 suppose, a splendid affair."
During the entire night fire rockets were
sent off. The next day Lafayette rode
round town, calling on different men fem
inence. Among others, so honored, was
William Edward Hayne, formerly Sheriff
of York-the son of Charlestons Revolu-
tionary martyr. Mrs. Hayne brought out
her infant and said to the General, 'Sir,
when my baby is grown, want to have it
say it was once in the arms of Gener-
al, "Sir, when my baby is grown, want
to have it to say it was once in the arms of
General I.aFayette." Benignly he took the
infant in his arms, kissed and blessed it.
Whether that babe lived to mature years,
to boast the gentle action which graced its
infancy, l know not.
After three days stay, we saw the bright
pageant end, and returned to YOrk-lts
beauties to recount, it's pleasures to recall.
Even now, after the lapse of fOrty-tive
years, recur with pride to these days.
''Then none were for party;
Then all were for the State,
Then the great helped the poor
And the poor man loved the great"
I do not remember any preserved record
of these great gala-days in South Carolina,
and have therefore, been moved to tell to
the young, as we'll as the gap of years allows,
the pomp Of the reception at their State
capital, of the Marquis de Lafayette, proud
ly participated in by the gay company from
York.
TpD kvyrr%v
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-04-17
TO BE CONTINUED. |

Ras~ The progress of the Washington ma
tional monument is very gratifying to the
patriarchs who have been watching the
work for more than half century. The
Monumentassociat was organized in 1880.
BY 1S4S $500, 900 had been collected by pri-
vate subscriptions, and the sum of i;23O, 900
was expended in raising the obelisk to the
height OF ia feet. In 1876 the government
took charge of the work, and has since ap-
propriated 100000. The monument is a
trife over 400 feet in height, and IT'S total
cost thus far has been 1887 900, with balance
of $3.50, 900 on hand, which will complete the
work. The obelisk will be completed by
December, the base being fifty-five feet and
the height 555 feet, overlapping all other
constructions of human hands, the spires of
the Cologne cathedral being 525 feet or thirty
feet lower than the Washington monument.
When finished the weight of the structure
will be 800, 1000 tons.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-04-17
Original 2oetrg.
Written for the Yorkville Enquirer.
A SHADOW.

SHADOW.
In the twilight's ftful glimmer
When the Moons pale light did simmer
Ger the dew-bespangled lawn,
espied a f1eeting Shadow,
And I thought from out the meadow
Wandered forth wounded fawn.
Yet NV heart it had misgivings
When I heard its low, sad grieyings,
And feared it was sprite
That had wandered from the graveyard,
Or the shades Of gloomy M1dgard,
On that still and peaceful night.
Still, sat and watched the Shadow
AS it roamed 'er lawn and meadow,
And heard it sadly moan,
AS it fitted hither-thither-
Then I said I'll follow whittier -
But was startled with groan
Then I thought twas some soul roaming,
Lost. perhaps, in twilight's cleaning,
And it could not find it's way;
So the Shadow I did follow ....
AS it fitted like swallow .
When forsaken and astray.
Then it stopt awhile to rest it,
On nv heart nv hand prest it,
Then the Shadow drew nigh;
But it gave weary futter,
And more weary stin did utter,
AS it heard dreary sigh
ST pray you do not disturb me;
Leave, oh, leave me as you found me;
pray you from me depart
So STOPPING down, in its coldr1ace
gaze awhile-my steps retrace,
For it was-s broken heat!
So)un,hio 8 e. 1894.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-04-17

pa~ From the earliest records it is evident
that the idea of some personal superhuman
power turks in the worship of every SYM
boil, however gross, and that under whatever
symbol, object or element God has been con-
ceived and worshipped, the real object OF
worship has always been some personal be-
ing, generally in the human form, and en-
doWed with human attributes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-04-17

B9H Texas comprises 2SS organized coun-
ties, and territory enough to form 100 more
without violating the Constitution, which
fixes the minimum at thirty square miles,
There is one county 400 miles in length.
A gentleman who has spent several years
in the State says that it contains 175, 1851, $40
acres susceptible of a high state Of cultiva-
ton.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-04-17

Ras~ The sunshine Of life is made up of
very little beams, that are bright all the
time
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-04-17

bs- Those who excel in strength are not
most likely to show contempt for weak
ness.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-04-17

s9~ Those who give themselves up entire
ly to pleasure seldom find timeto turn their
thoughts on things that are useful; to allow
the mind to be devoted exclusively to pleas
ure displeases judgment, and it is useless to
expect attention or even mOdesty from such
characters, for, like the voluptuary, though
they may perceive the right path, they de-
liberately reject it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-04-17

aar Hatred stirreth up strifes, but love
cOvereth all this.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-04-17

la5- We should endeavor to avoid false de-
duction from transmitted theories, reflection
and comparison between different ideas,
constitute reason and institute Judgment;
we reason by analogy of different impres.
sions which we resolve and compare, and
ideas will produce thought, reason and
Judgment when they induce the comparing
of different impressions.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-04-17

WILL READ EITHER WAY.-Our young
friends have heard of palindrones-w words
or lines that read and spell the same back
ward as forward. The Following sentences,
printed in the London Truth, simply make
sense read word by word either way:
''Solomon had vast treasures-slver and
gold-things precious. Happy and rich and
"She sits lamentng sadly, often too much
alone.
"Man is noble and generous often, but
sometimes vain and coWardly.
Carefully boiled eggs are good and pala-
table,"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-04-17

ng" A boy found woman's switch on the
opera house steps and returned it to her.
"Thank you, my little man." said the
lady; "you are an honest boy"
'Oh, no, Pm not so very honest; but l
know what l am"
"What are you then ?"
"a hair restorer. ."-OH city Blizzard.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-04-17

Columbia, S. c., 1884.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-06-18
THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.

square with names of owners of land. Price
Is cents each. or 81 per dozen. For sale by
]. Y. Parce Notary Public and Real Estate
DeLand. Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-06-18

ASSISTANT MARsHAIs.-H. G. Strack, y.
Dore, Berlin Wright, j. G. Page.
Committees will please report at the re-
stanrant of ". ]. Erhart's on Wednesday
evening at p. m, June 18th, 1884.
s. w. JOHNSTON, Chm.
r. r.. GRAY. Sec'Y.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-06-18
RECEPTION COMMITTEE.

F. s. Goodrich. J. w. Shearer, A. G Ham,
lin, G. J. X. Jones, ]. B. Jordan. J. d. Ross. G.
H. Wright. O. P. Terry, A. Seaman, Doctors
Fowler, ]. N. Bishop, r. H. Gillen, r. w.
Wolseley, ]. T. Lewton, Mrs. j. B. Jordan,
Mrs. ]. Dore
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-06-18
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.

The following committees have been APP
pointed to superintend our Grand Celebra-
tionon the 4ths and we hope that each and
every member will do their utmostto make
tins an occasion long to be remembered.
Next week we hope to be able to publish
the entire programme of the day.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-06-18
REFREsnMENr COMMITTEE.

Mrs. S. B. Wright. Mrs. H. G. McNiel Mrs.
G. A. Miller, Mrs. Lance Adams, Misses
Laura Tanner. Mollie Terry, Rebecca Drake.
Eva McCowen, Addie Parce. Bertha Ben,
nette, Laura Dean, Cora Fudger. Lonla