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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-02
The Great Panama Canal.

In regard to the work on the great
canal across the Isthmus of Panama, and
the progress that is being made there,
the New Orleans Times-DemOcrat OF a
recent date has the following:
The total length of the canal is seven
ty-four kilometers, from the Atlantic to
its mouth in the Pacific, at the Islands
Naos and Flamenco. 1t is divided into
twelve sections, the most important of
which are those of Colon, Gorgona,
Obispo, Emperador, Culebra and Par
also. These united sections employ
daily thirty steam excavators, forty loc-
omotives and 500 dip wagons. There are
10000, 900 cubic meters to be excavated.
The grand cutting, about two-thIrds OF
which has already been excavated, Is the
cutting between Obisco and Paraiso.
The force employed upon the work is
upward of 10000 men. and the excava-
ton up to the 18th of October amounted
to more than 2,500,000 cubic meters.
During the latter months of the bad sea-
sons the excavations have amounted to
about $50, 900 meters per month. This
figure will be quintubled during the fine
season, which commences in December,
and next year mostly all the necessary
machinery will be at work, and the ex-
cavations will amount to 4, 600, 900 meters
per month. The working force will be
augmented and viii form total of 15,
600 men. at Colcn the port works are
nearly complete. The terre plein, with
the breakWater, destined to lessen the
effect Of the heavy seas at the entrance
OF the canal, is finished. An entire town
has appeared there, with collection of
workshops, warehouses and connecting
railways for the reception and distrbu-
ton of the material. The earth of the
terre plein was taken from Monkey
Hill, where a great cutting has been
especially opened with the obiectof fill
ing up the lagoons at the bottom of the
Bay of Colon to improve the sanitary
condition. The first of the 120-horse
power machines between Colon and Ga
tan. distance of nine kilometers, is In
full blast and is able to excavate the
enormous quantity of 5000 meters per
diem, to be paid at the rate of l francs
per so cubic meters. The Pacific open
ing between the mouth of the Rio
Grande and Paraiso is contracted by the
Franco-American Trading Company.
The first machine of the American sys-
tenn viii commence work IN few days,
and will be supplemented by others,
which will be necessary to finish this
part of the canal IN two years as maxi
mum from Gatan to Bahia Soldado. On
the Atlantic side the company are work
ing two machines, furnishing minimum
of 1000 cubic meters per diem.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-02
A BROKEN STRING


Sing, and to you'll No, no; with one note Jared.
Inc harmony OF Life's long chord is broken
your words were light and by light lips were
spoken,
And yet the music that you loved is marred.
One string, my friend, is dumb beneath your
hand;
Strike, and it throbs and vibrates at your will
Falters upon the verge of sound, and still
rails Dack as sea waves shattered on the strand
Touch 1t no more, for you shall not regain
Inc sweet lost tone. Take what is left, or let
Lies music sleep to Death. Let us forget
The perfect melody we seek in vain
And yet, perchance, some day before we die,
AS naIf In dreams we hear the night wind sweep
around our windows, when we fain would Sleep
Laden with one long, sobbing, moaning cry
One faint, far tone will waken, and will rise
ABOVE the great wave voice of mortal pain;
Hand will touch hand and lips touch lips again,
AS in the darkness it recedes and dies
VT, lingering In the summer evening glow,
Ihen, when the passion of the crimson west
burning like some great heart that cannot rest
stains as with blood the waters they flow,
Some old forgotten tones may rise and wake
Our dying youth and set our hearts afame
With their old sweetness-to our lipa the name,
Ut love steal softly, for the old loves sake.
-COTnhiI GIaqGzine
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-02

tention to one of the girls. Warren To-
Gated in the western wilds, and was do
ing well, when, on coming home one
night, he found that the daughter had
packed up most of his goods and fled
with the pious young man. With his
heart poisoned against his own children,
he sold out his property, returned east
and settled in Bernardston over twenty
years ago. He had about $5, 600, which
he put into United States bonds. He
began to suspect that everybody IN the
village wanted his money, and, having
become acquainted with a man at Boston
who was in sympathy with him
in his aversion to religion, he took his
bonds to that city, and his intidel friend
lodged them in his safe. Warren put
some money into the Paine memorial
building, and, when the man in whom
he had trusted died, he found that his
bonds had taken wings. Though the
widow of the Boston friend was left
poor, she occasionally sent him money,
and he managed to get along COM
fortabIy. He planted a butter-nut tree
with much ceremony, and wanted to be
buried under it, as he was terribly
afraid he might have to rest in a ceme-
terry where Christians were buried. A
niece from New Hampshire finally
found him, and, after several visits and
much correspondence, ingratiated her
self with the old man. He began to
think better of his fellow-mortals, and
finally consented that his remains
should be placed wherever the niece
saw fit, providing that she did not bury
him in any cemetery In Bernardston.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-02
A HORRIBLE DEATH.
Pinned Down by Falling Wall and
Slowly Roasted.

ST., LOUIS, December 26.-Two men,
named Michael Kehoe and John Con
way, lost their lives by the burning of
the Neideringhaus furniture factory,
yesterday. They were members of
salvage corps squad of five which was
engaged in spreading tarpaulins in
store room next door to the
fire, when an alcohol explosion
drove In the wall, which fell on all of
them. Three dragged themselves out
badly injured. Conway was buried out
right and probably instantly killed.
Kehoe was pinned by heavy timber
falling across his legs, but the upper part
OF his body was left free. He had no
bones broken and was clear-headed.
Flames took possession of the ruins, and
with the smoke drove back the rescuers.
Several leads of hose were turned IN to.
ward the pinioned man, who byshouts d.
rected the pipemen where to play. His
comrades dashed in at intervals to try
to release him, but could only work
moment. when they were compelled to
rush out for air. He soon called out
that his legs were getting hot, and then
he began to groan and pray. He begged
for glass of whisky, which one of the
men succeeded IN delivering to him.
Then wave of fame passed over where
he lay, and his groans ceased. There
were more falls of walls, and the body
went into the basement.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-02
A HEROIC CURE
For Horse Stealing in Arkansas and
Missouri.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, December 3d.
For long time past the northwestern
part of the state and the southern part
of Missouri has been infested by horse
thieves whose headquarters, it is be-
ieved, have been at Cape Girardeau.
A farmer named Kimball, living in Mis-
souri,, had three horses stolen, and Or
ganizing a posse of seven, started in
pursuit of the horse thieves, who num-
bered three, and who were overtaken
near Forsythe, Mo. The thieves turned
on their pursuers and sharp fight en-
sued, in which two of the pursuers were
seriously injured. Two of the thieves,
James and Andrew Davis, formerly resi-
dents Of Cape Glrardeau, were shot
dead, and the third one fatally wounded.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-02

orthodox 'tDrink to me only with thine
eyes," and that "Hark, bark, my soul
angelic notes are swelling" got along as
best it could to the tune of LA Suis-
sesse au bord du lac" When these re-
searches into ecclesiastical tune-trans-
migration were originally published one
critic was aptly reminded of the little
boys question before going to the ora
torio; 1t was an Interrogation whether
"With Verdure Clad was not the same
as 'The Wearing of the Green"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-02

RATS sometimes feather their nests
with the material that human beings
are wont to use for the same purpose, it
seems. While repairing storehouse at
Weldon, S. O., the other day, some car
penters found rats bed made of mon
ey. Carefully pulling it TO pieces, they
handed the present occupant of the
house $75 III good and lawful currency,
though it is stated that there was more
money than this in the bed, one of the
carpenters refusing to give up what he
had found or to say what the amount OF
it was. The store was built some
eighteen years ago.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-02
TransmigratiOn of Tunes.
[From the Saturday ReYiew.l


Not long ago song of the kind which
the late Mr.. blanche declared to be
"most musichall, most melancholy"
became popular for awhile in the streets
of New York. It was called 'My Jo-
anna lives in Harlem" and it was a most
barefaced plagiarism of the old Irish
air to which Moore had set the &c Last
Rose of Summer" and which Flotow
had borrowed from Moore for Martha,
Four or five years ago the popular song
in the streets of London as well as New
York, was a lugubrious but most effec-
tive ballad about "My Grandfathers
Clock" and this was said to be derived
from an old German air. We doubt the
ascyiption only because the author and
composer, Mr.. Henry G. Work, was
probably quite capable of originating it
for himself, as he had proved in the
composing of two of the most stirring
and lively of the war songs of The Amer
lean civil war" Kingdom coming in
the year of Jubilo," and Marching
through Georgia, . ringing lyric worthy
Of adequate orchestral treatment at the
hands of a composer more learned in the
art than Mr.. Work. We have heard it
intimated that Mr.. Marzial's "It was
nothing but shower" has a setting not
unlike the beautiful old ballad:
Oh, the oak and the ash and the bonny ivy tree,
They flourish best at home in the north country.
just as his So Twickenham Ferry" has a
certain remote kinship with the air of
" Bonnie Dundee"
It is perhaps in the hymn book that
the transmigration of tunes can be seen
to best advantage. A clergyman who
made long study of the subject, once
reported that he had found "There is q
land of pure delight" set to the tune
which had previously served for the less
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-02
Fines Himself for Contempt.
From the Kansas City Times. ]


An example of tue impartiality of the
administration of justice w&s manifested
yesterday in the criminal court. When
the hour for the noon adjournment
came Judge White ordered that a recess
until / 80 o'clock be taken, and all were
admonished to be promptly on hand at
that time. At 1:30 o'clock the mar
shal's deputies were in the courtroom
with the jury in the NJ. V. Jones MUIR
der case, which action was on trial.
The judge of the court was not present.
and did not come in until the hour of 2
was indicated by the clock. Judge
White, upon taking his place, directed
the deputy clerk, Mr.. Fl. FL. Nolan, to
enter fine of $40 against the Judge for
contempt, because of hardness. The
trial of the case then proceeded. A
large number of persons were present
in the courtroom, and the order of the
imposition of the fine was ,gitnessed by
many and approved by all.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-02
CALIFORNIA; Bounty for Scalps.
From the Stockton Herald

Fl. Dawley is in the squ1rrel-destroy-
ing business. He hires Jour men. His
reward is FIVE cents bounty for each
scalp peid by the county. He assigns
his men to different districts. Farmers
pay the men 81 day and board for. GO
ing over their ranches. That nearly
pays expenses, and the bounty on the
scalps is largely profit. Dawley has
poison that knocks the squirrels out the
first round, and generally before they
can get into their holes. He says he
has scalps enough on hand to clean out
the squirrel and gopher bounty fund.
He presents his scalps only as fast as
there is money to pay the bounty. He
has 50, 900 worth of scalps awaiting an
increase in the fund
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-02

A CORRESPONDENT of the Philadelphia
Evening Bulletin, writing from Rome,
says that the popularity of King Hum
bert among his subjects is very marked.
His appearance in public, or the bare
mention of his name. is sufficient to
arouse an outburst of enthusiasm.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-02

YAzoo COUNTY, Mississippi, has 25,
600 negroes, 5000 whites, and Chinese
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-02

GOLD collar buttons for ladies ale
ometlmes finished with neat Sc ting.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-22
Remarkable Ancient Ru,na.

The Chihuahua (Mexico) Enterprise re
ports tho discovery of some remarkable
ancient ruins on hill or mountain four
leagues south of Magdalena, in Sonora.
L he hill is about 700 feet high, and half
way up there is layer of gypsum, which
is as white as snow, and may be cut into
any conceivable shape, yet sufficiently
hard to retain its shape after being cut
In this layer of stone are cut hundreds
upon hundreds of rooms from 6x10 to
l6xlS feet square. So even and true are
the walls, floor, and ceiling, so plumb and
level, as to defy variation. There are no
windows in the rooms and but one en-
trance, which ia always from the top. The
rooms are but eight feet high from floor to
ceiling, tho stone is SO white that it
seems almost transparent, and the rooms
are not at all dark. On the walls of these
room are numerous hieroglyphics and rep
reservations of human beings cut in the
stone in different places; but, strange to
say, all the hands have five fingers and
thumb, and the feet have six toes. Char
coal is found on the floors of many of the
rooms; implements of every description
are to be found. The houses or rooms
are one above the other to three or more
stories high. but between each story there
Ia a jog or recess the full width of the
room below, so that they present the ap-
pearance of large steps leading up the
mountain. This account needs verifica-
ton, but, II 1t Is true, very interesting
addition has been made to the list of
North American antiquities.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-22

hard hit. When he recovered from this
prostration there was an expression of
ferocity on his face. He carefully wrapped
up the accursed pantaloons aud started
for his tailor.
What took place between the two men
II would DO difficult to say, but nobody on
the quay is ignorant OF the case of Merigon
VS.. Candolle, one of tho most amusing
affairs that over came up in court.
NJ. Candolle's advocate excited himself
to tho point of representing his adver-
sary's client to be a lawless tailor without
morality, who made game of mans dig
nifty. Nevertheless, NJ. Candollo was
obliged to pay heavy damages for cuts
and wounds given in an assault on tho
tailor.
Since that timo NJ. Candolle has re-
moved the hollow in his counter. for
gotten to use jasmine or jonquil pomade,
never opens his mouth except to extoi
his charts and bravoly display his
obesity. Let US add that when, among
the people going to and fro along the
quay, any lady dressed in mourning APP
pears, NJ. Caidolle turns pale and swiftly
closes the glass door of his shop.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-22
Ono Womnn,s Heroism.
New York Tribune.

Doubtless the late postmaster general
of England owed his success largely to
the ability, energy, and devotion of his
excellent wife. But there is no truth in
the current story that she once had her
finger crushed in the carriage door hinge
as she was riding to the house of com
mons with him, and bravely endured the
torture in silence rather than disturb him
with the knowledge Of it, and thus i'm
peril tho successful delivery of the great
speech he was about to make. Such an
incident did indeed occur, but Mrs. BEN
jamin Disraeli was the heroine of it, and
but for her fortitude then her husband
perhaps never would have become Earl of
Beaconsfield. Tho story was first told to
the American public many years ago by
the lato N. p. Willis.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-22
THE CHARMING POKE noNNEr

How much 1 admire the pewitching poke bon
net,
Which half hides the roses which bloom in
her face
Why, Cupid, l know, has histhrono there upon
II,
Concealed in its trimming Of null or o. lace.
The style isn't new, for our grandmothers wore
IT,
And they were not wanting in beauty or
grace;
Their granddaughter love 1t, and the young
men adore it
The charming poke bonnet that hides a
sweet face;
The rayishing bonnet, the exquisite bonnet,
Bcwidoring bonnet that hides sweet face.
The fair, shapely head is halfhidden within IT,
Aud part Of tho beautiful face disappears
How often I've kissed the lips growing warm
In it,
The while the coarse fibers were tickling my
ears.
Away with the hat with q feather upon II!
Within myafTecton twill ne'cr have a place
oh, give me the mulltrimmed, the coarse
straw poke bonnet,
The heart.suaring bonnet that shades asweet
face.
The beautiful bonnet the exquisite bonnet,
The ravishing bonnet that shades a sweet
face.
San Francisco Wasp
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-22
When an IdIan Bathes.

People often wonder why 1t is that q
fleshy Indian is so seldom seen. A
scientist has discovered that it is water
and not food that makes people fat.
Whether this holds good with the noble
red man or not is hard to say, but If an
Indian was to depend on the water he
uses in washing to become fat it is safe
to say that he would be the thinnest man
under the sun. The only time that an
Indian ever gets bath is when he rides
his pony across stream or gets tipped
out of a boat.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-22
Letter Writing Extraordinary.

h"utIHOVh flOuyH NOtto'
Mrs. Blinker asked Matilda, the house
servant, few nights ago:
What dreadful scratching is that out
in the kitchen? 1t must be the dog try
ing to got in. never heard anything
like it in my life."
Oats no dog scratching the doah.
OATS do cook writin' Tub letter TO her
honeysuckle, who works ober Ia Chat
ham,"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-22

To BUY cheap is mania. Seldom does the
buyer of cheap goods consider whether 1t is
possible to offer first.class or genuine goods ut
cheap prices. The Liebg Co. offers no cheap
goods. 1t offers only honest preparations at
honest prices. The celebrity Of its Coca Beef
Tonic Is due to uniformity of quality and
price: Invaluable In dyspepsia, biliousness,
nj ppiinfprfaita
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-22

But few articles have reached such world
wide reputation US Angostura Bitters. For over
fifty years that they have been the acknowl-
edged standard regulators of the digestive or
Be sure you get the genuine article manu-
factured only by DR.. ]. g. B. Siegert q Sons
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-22

THE hair is frequently rendered prematurely
gray by care, grief, delicate health, lowness of
spirits. or depressed tone of the vital pow
ers. The use of Halls Vegetable Sicilian Hair
Remover will restore its youthful color and
bpauty
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-11-22
Full Reports of Prominent Society Events and of the
Inauguration Ceremonies.

News from the Pension Office of Special Interest f
Soldiers and Their Families.
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News from the Weather Bureau of Interest to Every-
body.
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elsewhere.
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News from the Patent Office of Special Interest to
Inventors.


Interviews with Prominent Men of All Parties and
ALI Subjects.
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Full and Impartial Reports of All Sorts of Conventions
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Sketches of Personal Experience in the Late War by
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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-08-22
County Fair.

Washington Springs, August 21, 1884.
The Agricultural and Industrial So
ciety met at the court house. 0. e.
Woodruff in the chair.
A motion was made and carried that
the executive committee elected at the
last meeting be retained and that a
meeting of the members Of the Society
be called on the 9th Of Sept, for filling
the Board of Directors.
A motion was made and carried that
the Secretary be authorized to open
books for stock and that an assessment
of 25 per cent. be made on the stock OF
the Society for the purpose Of making
preparations for the fair.
"A motion was made and carried that
the Fair be held on Tuesday, Wednes-
day, and Thursday, Oct. 14th, 10th, and
10th, 1884. Society adjourned.
O. G. WOODRUFF,
j. T. Ford, PRESIDENT
Secretary
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-08-22
Notice,

Notice is hereby given that there will
be a meeting of the republican voters
of Media township, Aug. Both, at the
residence of L. II. McGinnis at 2 o'clock,
D. M, for the purpose Of electing del
egates to attend the republican nomi-
mating convention to be held at Wes-
sington Springs, Sept. 6, 1884.
Done by order of central committee.
M. ,. Crow,
Chairman