Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-12-10

ADMIT DAKOTA cast over
$4,000 votes in the November election.
This is more than the vote of New Hamp-
shire or Vermont. 1t is 10000 more
than Rhode Island, Delaware and Neva-
da combined; twice as large as that of
Colorado, and half as large again as Ore.
gon.
Yet Dakota is not state. Her vote
indicates population of half million,
which would entitle her to two Senators,
three Congressman and five Presidential
electors.
Dakota ought to be admitted as a State
of this Union. The only reason why she
10 not admitted by Congress is that she
casts Republican majority of about
SO, 0,000.-PhiladelDhia News.
SOMETHING FOR THE BABY.-What a
terrible affliction about the house is a
cross, crying babyi A young man on the
very edge of matrimopy might easily be
frightened from his purpose by having too
much of that sort of music at the homes
of his marrieC friends, yet babies cry
commonly only when they are sick. One
Tablespoonful of Parker's Touic, given
the little one. will bring rest and sleep to
the baby and all in the house, Only so
cents, at all druggists. Sw5
Vice Presdent-elect Hendricks entered
the United States Senate in 1868, when
the needs of the government were the
sorest. He was copperhead OF the most
pronounced type. and nothing which he
bas said or done since indicates the slight,
est repentance. On the contrary, he
represents the very worst and most dan
gerous element of his party. While he
has no disposition to repent, he has of late
shown an anxiety to conceal his record.
But that is impossible 1t will be for
gotten only whom he himself is forgotten.
New York Sun: The great revolt of
the Irish Democrats in the late election
may we'll make the Democratic leaders
pause. How shall they go to work to win
back these men who were once so nrm in
their adherence to Democracy that their
support of the Democratic ticket could
always be relied upon as matter of
course, but who this year went over to
Mr. Blaine with the same enthusiasm,
and who show no sign of having re-
pented?
Some one has discovered that the fig
ures "22' occup, considerable space in
President Cleveland's history. To begin,
there are % letters in his name. He was
born on the 22d day of the month, is the
22d President of the United States, exc
cuted man on the 22d of the month,
and there are just % letters in Rev. Mr..
Burchard's celebrated ALTERATION. He
will also dedicate the Washington mon
ument on the 22d of February.
Globe.
determination of the wolf is not con-
sidered possible on the Continent of
Europe. Many neighborhoods have been
cleared at one time or another but after
some years OF quiet it is found that the
wolves have gathered from all quarters
There is, in fact, a steady migration of
the brute from Siberia upon Europe.
Asiatic species are constantly identified
in the Vosges and in the Pyrennees.
The eradication of this plague must be
begun in China.
The death of General Engand, after
ninety-six years of life and eighty years
of. military service, leaves General Which
cate sthe. sole surviving Peninsular officer
ed.in the British army list. General
Elnlglaand made all his campaigns before
Lord All 6elarle-now the only Waterloo
ohicersif shesa rmy list-received his first
Commission. The oldest officer OF Her
Majestys European forces is now Sir
Cloete, who has been in 1.-THE
service more thane seventy years, but the
oldest officer in the entire British army is
General Hope Dick, of the Bengal Infan
try, who entered the service in September,
1809-the year in which Sir Arthur
later Duke of Wellington, first
went to Spain.