Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-10-22

"You may curry and rub him as much
as you please, but'you are not going to
get good coat on him until he is in
proper condition The horse is hide
bound. Give him some of Days Horse
and Cattle Powder. That will soon set
him right
Daniel Shughrue the young Connect
cut farmer who fell in love with Ella
Larra5ee, the pretty girl burglar of
Brooklyn, merely from reading about her
in the newspapers, has visited her in the
penitentary. which will be her home for
the next four years She told him that
she would consent 20 marry him only on
candition that he would get her out of
prison.
The remains Of an English traveller
had been exbEmed for interment in the
family vault When the coffin was
opened the spectators started back in
| alright "Why, these appear to be the
remains of lion' eyes," replied a
nephew of the deceased, with a sigh,
that's the lion that ate him up; uncle's
inside of himn'-Philadelphia Press.
In London the question, what to do
with the boys shrinks into insignifcance
when contrasted with the corresponding
question Of what is to be done with the
girls The fact that on September 26
| more than 400 girls between IA and Is
years of age, underwent the ordeal of o
competitive examination, III arithmetic.
nand- writing and dictation to fill about
twenty vacancies as telegraph learners,
that may occur in the post sofice during
the next six months, is a proof of the
overstocked coudltion of the labor market
for women. Last June, it is stated, more,
than.50O girls, Of ages ranging from IS
to 20, competed for a similar number of
vacancies as female clerks, so that all
the departments of the post Office in which
women are employed are besieged by an
army of applicants.
The general impression that Robin
Adair is Scotch song is erroneus, The
melody is Irish and the words are Eng
lish. Robin Adair, says correspondent,
was an Irish surgeon, whom accident
brought into the presence of Lady Caro-
line Keppel, sister of the famous English
admiral of that lame. Mutual love fol-
lowed their acquaintance, and during the
enforced absence which Lady Caroline's
relatives brought about she wrote the
song and sang it to an air which her lover
had sung to her. They were finally mar
rled with the parents consent, and spent
a few happy days before the death of
Lady Caroline. Her husband never
remarked. He lived to the age of 70. an
honored favorite Of the king, George III.
9he November Atlantic is noteworthy
as containing veGy interesting install
ment of the autobiography of the late
Henry James under the title stephen
Dewhurst's Autobiography" Brooks
Adams contributes an instructive political
paper on ''The Embryo of a Common
wealth." Maurice Thompson has an en-
gaging essay, In the Haunts Of the
Mocking Bird" the scene being LAID in
the South. Valuable literary articles
are "MistraPs Nerto," by Harriet Waters
Preston; Crude Science in Aryan Cults"
by Prof. E. P. Evans; 'The Last Stand
Of the Italian Bourbons," by William
Chauncey Lengdon; and 'SDe Senectute,"
by F. Sheldon. A very important arti-
Gle, and one which cannot fail to attract
general attention, is "The Negro Prob
lem,'' by n. S. Shalder, who is intimate
ly acquainted with the subject, and notes
from several specially competent persons
are iven,-Gen Armstrong Col. [. w.
Hlgginson, Ex-Gov D. H. Chamberlain.
and others. Another delightful travel
sketch, 'The Lakes of Upper Italy," is
given. J. NJ. Hillyar contributes an
excellent paper.on malta" Edith Nj.
Thomas has charming out door sketch
'Grass: A Illumination" There is
fine poem by Mr. Whittier, another by
Paul Hayne, and capital variety of
brief essays in the Contributors Club.
Houghton, Mifiin & Co, Publishers,
Boston.