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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-07-02

tonishment at this bold plan, there was
crash of glass upon the floor, dark
ness. volley of Italian oaths and my
sister and I were tearing madly down
the deserted platform.
Guard, guard!" we shrieked, with
all the energy of despair, but from some
inexplicable cause he could not or
would not hear us, though we saw his
form quite plainly in the distance.
Steps were heard in pursuit of us
and the angry curses of the burglar
reached our terror stricken ears, when
an inspiration seized Mabel. She put
her little silver whistle to her lips and
blew till it's peculiar note rang out like
a clarion on the still air.
The sound of hasty footsteps APP
preaching from another direction be-
came audible; but whether they were
for good or i'll we could not tell. Nab
had lost her courage and was leaning
on me, half fainting, when a voice call
ing in English "Hallol What is the mat
ter? What are you rascals doingf'
seemed to put new life into her.
Two men ran toward us, one of whom,
to our amazement and delight, we rec
ognized as Sidney Weir, our travelling
companion.
We chung to him, and lowered over
him with tears, hysterical laughter and
incoherent thanks, and did not notice
during our explanations that both robber
and guard disappeared. Mr.. Weir said
that he had felt uneasy at leaving us
alone in the little station, and, finding
another belated traveller, they had
whiled away the night smoking and
walking up and down the road near at
hand. He had not told us of his
change of plans, thinking it might an
noy us. When he saw the rough lot OF
men who collected about the coffee
room he was very glad he had waited
for he had thought we might be sub
jected to annoyances, if nothing worse.
The sound Of Mabel's whistle had
reached his ears as signal of distress,
and he would never feel sufficiently
thankful that he had given her the
little toy.
"What I fail to understand is this
rascally guard DESERVING his place SO
shamefully," said our rescuer, ringing a
huge bell which hung near.
Presently an astonished group OF
walters and porters gathered around us
with lights and began asking a thou
sand questions. One of the new COM
ers stumbled over something lying in a
dark corner.
"What is this?" he cried; "Moser,
the guard, in drunken sleep! He will
lose his place for this, and deserves it,
toow
It was afterward discovered that An
ton Moser, the real guard, had been
drugged by two ruffians, one of whom
had stolen his lantern and cap, while
the other made his daring attempt on
Mabel and me.
We had lost all interest in the fete
at San Vito, and, like frightened, DISC
bedient children, our only wish was to
return home, if the little hotel we had
| left could be called home. Sidney
Weir accompanied us; and when Uncle
Wallace returned, he found sutton for
Mabel's hand awaiting his approval
The approval was not withheld, as
Mab's face betrayed that her heart had
found it's idol.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-07-02
Lucky Bob Swan.
From the ottunnwa Democrat

Ifrom ne Uttunnwa Democrat,]
Bob Swan, of this place, who served
as captain in the Thirteenth Indiana
Infantry, applied for pension, which
was granted, with S., $50 back pay. To
complete the proof his discharge papers
were needed, but after dilgent search
IN the records they could not be found,
which reminded Bob that at the time
his company was mustered out he was
on detailed duty elsewhere, and was
evidently forgotten. Inasmuch as he
was never mustered out, he viii draw
$35, 900 as captains pay.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-07-02
A Preacher in White and Burglar.
from the Denver tcol., News.1

One night last week the Rev. Mr..
Brooks of Leadville, heard a burglar
operating at his door. He went to the
door in his night clothes and, silently
turning the key in the lock, turned the
knob easily and suddenly, opened the
door wide and stood face to face with
the would-be burglar. "Good morning,
SIR" said the reverend gentleman
walk right in, walk right in, and make
yourself at home" For a moment the
robber stood speechless, gazing at the
apparition. Then his hair began to
rise, and, giving frightened screech,
he leaped fence and disappeared.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-07-02
SO GAINS THE HAPPY ISLES.
BY EMMA CARLETON.

On quiet waves, when Heaven smiles,
Man rests, on idle oars:
ana, dreaming of the Blessed Isles.
Drifts past their magic shores,
On stormy waves, when Heaven weeps,
NO dream, though sweet, beguiles:
10 toll be bends, nor rests, nor sleeps,
So gains the Happy Isles.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-07-02

THE Shah of Persia INDUCES in the
luxury of pipe worth 100000.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-04
The Velocity of the a1nnn

From the article on 1.-THE Surroundings
of the SUM-" by Professor Langley. in the
October Century, we quote the following ::
we can family picture, perhaps, how it
would seem, from a staff n near the lunar
orbit, to see the moon-a moving world
rush by with velocity greater than that of
the cannon-ball in its swiftest flight; but
with equal speedits shadow actually travels
along the earth; and now, if we return
from our imaginary station TO a real one
here below, we are better prepared TO see
why this flying shadow is such a unique
spectacle; for, small as it may be when
seen in relation to the whole globe, it is
immense to the observer, whose entire hori-
zon is filed with it. and who sees the actual
velocity of one of the heavenly bodies. as
it were, brought down to him. The reader
who has ever assembled to the Superga. at
Turin, will recall the magnificent view.
and be ablel 10 understand the good for
time of an observer (Forbesl who once
had the opportunity to witness thence the
phenomenon, and under nearly cloud
less sky | perceived, he says, in the
southwest a black shadow like that of a
storm about to break, which obscured the
Alps. 1t was the lunar shadow coming to.
ward u.s. And he speaks of the stupetac-
ton lit is his word-caused by the spec
tacle i confess, he continues. it was
the most terrifying sight l ever saw. AS
always happens in the case of sudden, ST
lent, unexpected movements, the spectator
confronts real and relative motion. | felt
almost giddy for a moment as though the
massive building under me bowed on the
side of the coming eclipse Another wit
ness, who had been looking at some bright
clouds just before, says: The bright cloud
| saw distinctly put out like a candle. The |
rapidity of the shadow, and the intensity, |
produced feeling that something material
was sweeping over the earth at speed per- !
fectly frightful. | involuntarily listened |
for the rushing noise Of mighty wind.'n
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-04

From an article by George F. Williams
| the well-known war correspondent, on
Lights and Shadows of Army Life" in
! the October Century, we quote the follow
ing:
Every General of prominence had a
nickname bestowed upon him by his
troops. Some of these names were of sar-
castle nature. but usually they indicated
the confidence of the men in their leaders or
their admiration for them. General Grant
was commonly known over the watch-fres
in the Army of the Potomac as odd
United States, from the initials of his
| name, but sometimes he was called Old
Three Stars that number indicating his
rank as Northumberland Mcclellan
was endeared to his army as Little Mack
Meade who worse spectacles, was delighted
to learn that the soldiers had named him
Four-eyed George for he knew it was
not intended as a reproach. Burnside, the
Colonel of the First Rhode Island Regi-
ment, rose to the dignity of Rhody when
he became General. Hooker never liked
the sobriquet of Fighting joe though he
always lived up to it during his career in
the field. Pope was saddled with the title
of 'Saldle-bag John in memory of his
famous order about headquarters being on
horseback. His men used to say that their
headquarters moved pretty rapidly at
times. Sigel, the German General, was
known in the other corps as Datchy.'
Hancock won the brevet of Superb, from
a remark made by General Meade at
Gettysburg, when the Second Corps re-
pulsed Longstreet's men. Humphrey, b9ing
a distinguished engineer, was invariably
styled old Mathematics The Pennsvl-
vania Reserves used to call Crawford
Physics he being surgeon at the begin
ming of his military career Logan, with
his long black hair and dark complexion,
was Black Jack with his men. Sheridan.
the cavalry leader, was Little Phil and
Sherman's troops spoke of him as Old Te-
cumseh.' The sterling nature and steadfast
purpose of Thomas earned for him the sig
niiicant and familiar name of Old Relia-
BILE. Alexander Mcdowell McCook, like
Hooker. was called :" Fighting" McCook.
The New York City regiments in the Fifth
Corps changed Sykes TO Syksey' Halleck
was derisively named Old Brains and
Rosecrans had his name shortened TO
Rosey. Lew Wallace was Louisa to the
soldiers under his command he was a
great favorite for his fighting qualities, and
the soldiers adopted tina, inappropriate name
for the want of a better. Kearncy, who
had left an arm in Mexico, was invariably
known in the ranks as 0ne-armed Phil
Butler was named Coclleye' for obvious
reasons. Kilpatricl, was nicknainod XIII
while Custer was called Ringlcts,' on ac-
count of his long, flowing curls and so
the catalogue might be prolonged indef-
nitely.
Among the Conrc3erates familiar nick
names were not SO common rs with the Fed
erals. The soldiers of the Army of North
ern Virginia usually spoke of General Lee
as Bob Lee Little Malone was best
known as Skin and Bones Early was
called Bad Old Man, and Jackson will live
in history IS Stonewall'"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-04
Increase of the Male Sex.

One of the curious facts brought out bv
the census of 1880 was the increasing ratio
of males to females in the United States as
q whole. In 1870 the native females were
in excess of the males to the number of
1883; in 1880 the native males exceeded
the native females 300,66S In the same
period the excess of foreign-born males
had increased from 446, 657 to 5S1, 1S9. This
means that among the foreign-born popu-
lation there were in 1870 III males to 100
females, and in 1880 slightly more than 119
males to 100 females while, whereas, in
1870 there were in the country more than
1,001 natiye-born females for GOO males,
there were in 1880 about l ,0l4 males to
every 1000 females. The chart published
by the Bureau of Education brings this
out very fully, showing that not only did
the excess OF males over females increase
during the decade in those States in which
males are IN excess, but that in most of
those States which have preponderance of
females the difference i'll numbers was
diminished during the same period by the
increase of the males. Thus the excess of
white females over white males diminished
IN North Carolina from q 900 10 IL. 600. in
South Carolina from 5000 to 5000. in
Georgia from 1900 to 5000, and in Ala
bona from IL 900 to 1000 Tennessee con-
verified during the decade an excess of 5000
females into one'of 1000 males. Some of
the States and Territories which most
largely increased their excess OF white
males were Colorado 10000 to 63 200 !;
Texas, 10000 to $4,000; Dakota, 1000 to
10000; Kansas, 10000 to 10000; Nebraska,
5000 to $4,000, and Arizona, 1000 to n
600. Utah, spite of Mormonism, has an
Increasing excess of males, factor which,
If it continues, Will in time put practical
end to polygamy. In Pennsylvania the
excess OF white females over white males
has increased, as it has also in New York,
Connecticut, Massachusetts,, Rhode Island
and New jersey Philadei phia Record
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-04
The Proper Time to Get Married.

Various influences are at work to change
the fashionable time for getting married
from the spring to the autumn New
Workers have been accustomed to mate Just
after Easter, and, in the circles of our acutest
culture and biggest wealth, there are more
weddings in u few weeks of the early
springtime than during the rest of the year
These matches were sometimes result of
the winter season of dancing and other fes-
tivitieS akin to Irritation in town, but not
usually. AS rule they were the climaxes
of engagements made i'll the preceding
summer There is no time like the torrid
one, and no place equal to the hot resorts,
so favorable to the generation of love- Girls
are never so bewitching as when dressed in
the soft white flummery of July and Au-
gust A merely pretty mortal in a dark
tight costume becomes beauteous angel
when clothed in the sweetness and light
of nainsook. Every sensitive and alert
girl knows that she can impress
man more easily and effectually
in summer than in winter. The
surroundings of rurality have a little to do
with it, no doubt, but the main reason is
that she is more alluringly dressed. Well,
the consequence is that about IS per cent CT
the girls who spend the summer at New
port, Long Branch, or Saratoga come bacl,
Notwithstanding. if not in positive
and binding manner. The wedding days
are accordingly SET for the ensuing spring.
Such has been the usage for many years.
But we are a rapid people We get up 10
higher rate of social speed every year.
Half year Or three-quarters is too long
to wait for matrimony after it has been
contracted for. Broken engagements are
too often the result. Heirs and heiresses
too frequently wriggle eff the hook after
being fairly caught. Impotence is char
acteristic of youth. Therefore, it is likely
that, within few years, the betrothals of
the summer will be generally followed by
marriages in the autumn, or at least before
Christmas. That fashions will be quite
numerously followed this year, and notably
in the case of Carrie Astor and Orme
WILSON, [Clara Belle in Enquirer.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-04
Funeral Honors in Halmahera.

According to the descriptions of q Dutch
missionary the funeral feastS of the Island
of Halmahera are quite elaborate affairs
The ceremonies begin, after the deceased
has been put in his coffin, with rope
dance between the young men and the
maidens, in which either party tries to pull
the rope away from the other, to the
music of monotonous antiphonal chant,
and which is continued through several
evenings, with complete freedom from IN
reference by the old people. Then follow
four or five days of teasting, to which the
whole neighborhood is invited to contrib
ute in provisions and services, marchers
end dancers, the men and women taking
the prominent part in the ceremonies on
alternate days. On the last day of the
feast, as large a company rs possible is
collected, to give effect to the final cere-
monies. The body is placed in the grave.
and is adorned with ornaments, lights and
garlands, and supplied with dishes of hetel
and provisions. Another banquet is
served, the repentance is repeated, and
new ceremony. called the tok, is per-
formed. For this, the young men and the
girls take places in opposite rows, each con-
fronting pair joining hands 4 child, fes-
lively dressed, is lifted up and made to
walk upon the road formed by the pairs of
hands, singing q refrain, to which the
partners in the files chant a response.
Each hand-joined couple in the rows
withdraw as soon as the child has
passed it, and takes new place at the far
Their end, so as to prolong the walk to the
extent that the occasion may seem to call
for. AS soon as this play is over, the rope
dance is transferred 10 the sea-beacl. and
the funeral ends with ducking-mstch be-
tween the boys and girls.-[popular
Science Monthly
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-04
THE MONK AND THE BEGGAK.
AN oLD-rIME LEGEND.


A tale for Roman guides to tell
To careless sighs-worn travellers still.
Who pause beside the narrow cell
OF Gregory on the Calian Hill.
One day before the monk door came
beggar stretching empty palms,
Painting and fast-sick in the name
OF the Most Holy asking aims.
And the monk answered: GAN have
In this poor cell of mine give,
The silver cup my mother gave:
IN Chrlst's name take thou it, and live"
Years passed; and. called at last to bear
The PASTORAL crook and keys of Rome
The poor monk, in st. Peters chair
Sat the crowned lord of Christendom.
Prepare feast. ST. Gregory cried,
And let twelve beggars sit thereat"
Inc beggars came, and one beside,
All unknown stranger, with them sat.
" / asked thee moi" the Pontiff spake.
:" Q stranger; but if need be thine,
bid thee welcome. for the sake
vi him who is thy Lord and mine"
A grave, calm face the stranger raised,
Like His who on Geunesaret trod,
Or His on whom the Chaldeans gazed,
whose form was as the Son OF God.
Know'st thou" he said, thy gift of old ?"
And in the hand he lifted up
The Pontif marveed to behold
once more his mothers silver cup.
Thy prayers and aims have risen, and bloom
Sweetly among the flowers of heaven
l am the Wonderful through whom
Whate'er thou askest shall be given"
He spake and vanished Gregory fell
With his twelve guests in mute accord
Prone on their faces. knowing well
Their eyes OF flesh had seen the Lord.
The old-time legend is not vain
Nor vain thy art, Ferona's Paul.
Telling it o'er and DER again
On gray Vicenzas frescoed wall
Still wheresoever pity shares
Its bread with sorrow. want and sin,
And love the beggar's feast prepares,
The unlimited guest comes in.
unheard, because our ears are dull,
Unseen, because our eyes are dim,
He walks our earth, The Wonderful,
And all good deeds are done to Him.
-lJohn G. Whittier, in Harper's Magazine
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-04
County Associations

On Monday next the citizens of Sacra
mento county will meet to form an auxil-
larry association to act with the Northern
California Immigration Association. This
desirable work goes on and promises to be
an efficient organization for the general
good of this section of the State. Thorough
organization is essential, as through it the
objects OF the association can only be
achieved. The interests of the whole Sacra-
mento valley will be advanced by the
active cooperation of the local auxiliary
associations. One cannot move without
creating healthy friction upon the other.
Therefore it is wise to organize the local
auxiliary associations as speedily rs posi-
bic. Iuba county viii be organized next
week, as a meeting for this purpose has
been called by Director Parks to assemble
in this city next Saturday 1t is antici-
pated that this meeting will be attended by
delegates from every township in Yubs
county. All citizens are interested in the
objects of this meeting, and this fact assures
a general ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Appeal,
9th
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-04
What is Congregational sinriprs

Everybody is ready with reply, vet
few will give correct one. In the many
churches where congregational singing has
been attempted, and alleged failure has
been the result. the first essential has been
lacking, namely, congregation. A few
WorshlperS scattered over an auditorium
FAR too large for them do not constitute q
congregation. A congregation is such a
number OF people as completely fills the
edliice or room i'll which they are gathered.
Five hundred people IN some charming
country church or chapel would at home
make a congregation. The same persons
in DIR. Halls church in New York city
would not be q congregation at all; and
their singing in the latter place would be
practically = failure, however fine and Of
fective in church which they filled. If a
church seats 5000 people, there must be
5000 people i'll it to have any concrega-
tional singing in the true and proper sense
of the word Singing NAV be likened to
gnnpowder. Condensed in the pistol. the
thimbleful Of powder may produce marked
effect; q barrelful scattered over the lawn
will not injure him who may apply torch
to it. Our singers, whether choir or con-
gregation, must he compact and together if
we would realize our Just expectations.
Therefore let us not attempt congregational
singing until we first have congregation
This essential lacking. let US, with or with
out money, get q choir to do for US what we
shall fail in attempting ourselves .-TE.
Thaycr, in October Century.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-04
What Have Thex Dnne9
The following IS tbe substance of an :

The following is the substance of an arti-
Gle recently published in the Toledo Blade:
Since the Republican party has received
control of the country, in trust for the peo-
pie, it has subdued rebellion, wiped out
human slavery, given the country staple
currency and the best in the world, has
brought the national credit to q higher
point than was ever dreamed of under
Democratic misrule, and has paid very
nearly one-half OF the enormous national
debt-a debt brought upon it by the
Democracy alone. No such excellent
financial management was ever known.
In what respect has the Republican party
failed in its duty? 1t has done more for
the nation than any party sin ce the Union
was formed
Now what has the Democratic party TO
offer the country? In the quarter of GEN.
fury the Republicans have been in power
the Democracy can point to nothing III its
own history to inspire the people with con-
fidenee. Its platforms are mere crazy
quilts, made up of shreds and patches.
The present means one thing in Pennsyl-
yania and another in Nebraska 1t is
to be interpreted one way in the North
and the opposite in the South. In agrl-
cultural regions it is said to mean free
trade; in manufacturing regions, protec-
tioH 10 tile CulOil veterans IL 10 "a
planned to favor pensions TO them exclu-
sively; to the ex-Confederates it is
shown to mean placing them on the PEN
sion rolls. The platforms of the Demo-
cratic party for twenty-five years are
instructive reading They opposed the
war, and declared it failure, till the re-
bellion was triumphantly crushed They
opposed freeing the slaves; opposed the
constitutional amendments; opposed the
greenback during the war, and favored it
ten years later; they opposed everything
that was for the best interests of the coun-
try, and favored everything that time has
shown to have been unwise and opposed to
its progress. What is there in its history
in the past, to give promise of anything
safer, or better, or more advantageous for
the country than the policy of the Repub-
lican party? And if the character of the
Democratic candidate were spotless, what
could be expected with party with such 4
history, behind his administration
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-04
The Kindly Raven

" Bird that with thy jet wings Tapping.
com st against my window tapping;
Tell me, is there no kind potion that can
woman's bloom restore
When, by wearing sickness iaded, all her
charms grow wan and faded,
Till Loves self scarce recognizes the fair
face he praised of yore?'
& Yes. the gentle raven spoke, with sym
pathetic croak,
g Pierce's Favorite Prescription can renew
her bloom once more,
And that remedy is found in each pharma-
ceutic store"