Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-11-26
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sight! A walk in he beautiful moon
light night; both catch dreadful cold
and give up all hore but finally find
relief in hottie nf DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup, get married, and are al last happy.
When the Government put the ballot
into the hands Of tine black man, few i'm
agined that within fifteen years it would
be used against his will to arm his ene-
mics, inste d o. 10 protect his rights By
enfrancbis'ng the negro the South has
gained thirty-seven electoral votes
Every one Of those electoral votes stands
for population OF 1884, 900 colored peo-
pie The negro voters of the South ought
then in common Justice tn have some re-
presentation in this board OF thirty seven
electoral votes. To the shame OF Ameri-
can politics it must lie admitted that they
are not able to control so much AS one
single vote.-Iotoa State Register.
The SIX States of Alabama. Ark lnsas,
Georgia. Louisiana, Mississippi and South
Carolira have an aggregate Ol forty sever
members of the lower branch nf Congre,s.
and in the recent election the Democrats
elected fnrty-fve o. them. There are in
said States 759, 900 white voters AMI eos,
600 colored voters. AS uming that the
cOlOrpd voters wOlll almost tn a man
cast Republican ballots il they ware per-
m,tte,l - do so. and 90 reding that all
the white vo' erA are ID mo rats, thou. h
many OF them a'e known not 20 he. ii vi I
b. o. isery Ell that, while The Repuilicn
were nu nericaIly entitled To at least
twenty Of the forty seven Congressman,
they were able to elect barely two. Does
anyh,dy really believe that such mock
cry Of justice and fairness-surh trav
tsty upon the idea Of representative gov.
ernment-woull appear i: the election
in said States had BEEN free aud h.nast?
st. Louis Globe Democrat
DIR. Damrosch is making the experiment.
Of German opera in New York Cjtv.
The Germans are musical people. and
snme Of the best singers ~ the world have
hern Germans or "f German origin All
the greatest comt'Os- ~ of music have
heen Germans, not including. of course,
The comic opdras having French author
shin and representing the libertiue side
nf F. ench social life. But it ~ dnnbtful
whether German oper, will he success, I'M
in this country In cities with a large
G rman pulation. like New York,
Chicago St Louis and Cincinn.li DR..
la'rns his ent rprise NAV ohtainS me
local sucrpsses, but Il he tries .D.aIlpr
towns where he will have to ,Ipppn1 ON
English speaking audiences. he will meet
with onlv failure / allan opera, which
q pai,onized by all classes of opera-g0.
ers. can not br supported in New York
IL. l. al, g
German opera must be still mare uu-
promising. .-ChicnGo Journal
Although the December numbers Of the
magazins often cnfine thr.r hrIg ghinpss
tn the irnnliSes made for the ensuing
wear the Atlantic attains lis usual high
dcvree q interest. "Poe's Legendary
Years"-a paper giving for the first time
satisfactory account of the more obscure
nassage. i'm Poe's life-is perhaps the
most important article in the pumher.
it ia written bv George E. WmrlhPrry.
DR.. s Weir MitchelPs serial. "In War
| Time" is inishe'l. and its author may
congratulate himself on being a. success.
| fnl in literature AS in medicine. Two
short stories entitled "Penelope's Suffers"
| ~ F. L. Rvnrer. and IAN American
Fir alton" b Grace Deni0 Litchfield,
re excellent rea'ling. The first is found
ed on romantic incident in Massachu-
sets colonial history; tine other is an,
Interesting study of life in foreign
oension. Stuart Chisholm gives an
acrount of experiences in Sou'h America
in Over the Andes" aid another very
interesting raprr is added to the series
on "The Lakes of Upper Italv." A
nicely discri'ninafive sketch of Francois
Npppee, and clever sr:icle ty George,
Parsons Lathrop on "Cnmpination New
rls" from the more distinctly literary
! features. while valuable consideration
! ~ Canada and the British Connection
by Edward Stanwno'I. and one of those
lapers on birds and bird-life for which
the Atlantic has become noted. complete
the prose. nf this issue For poetry there
are n. HIS Two Harvests." and E. e.
1ill's "Among the Redwools.' The
usual departments Of the Contributors
| Club and Books of the Month complete
number of substantial value. Houghton.
| Mfflin & Co.. Boston.