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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-30
CLOSE WORK.

We believe that the Republican party
will elect the next President of the
United States. We DO not deny that it
will be close work, in all probability,
that it will require united party and a
good nomination in order to succeed at
the polls But we assume that we shall
have a perfectly united party and a
candidate that will be acceptable to the
great mass of the Republicans of the
Naticn. It is freely conceded that the
Democratic party has some grounds for
cherishing a lively hope that it will elect
the next President, but, nevertheless,
that hope will be doomed to disappoint-
ment, as we look at it. 1t is now time
for the maker of Presidential tables to
begin his calculations, and 10 perplex US
with list of certain and uncertain states
But there are certain reliable Republican
States, and certain reliable Democratic
States, and there are others that are ana
must remain doubtful until after the
votes are counted in November and the
returns are all in. In the Electoral
College of 1884 there are 40l votes; OF
that number 201 make the majority.
The States which will contribute to make
that majority Republican, without any
doubt whatever, are: Illinois, with %
votes; Iowa, 13; Kansas, 9; Maine, 6;
Massachusetts, IA; Michigan 13; Mime
sofa, Z; Nebraska, 5; New Hampshire.
4; Pennsylvania 80; Vermont, 4: Wis
consin, IL; Rhode Island, A. Here are
142 electoral votes certain, Add to them
New York with 36 and Ohio with %,
and the desired majority of 2Ol is secur-
ed Put all the other states on the
Democratic side, and they will have 200
votes, or one short of a majority. Take
from them Connecticut, 6; New jersey,
g; Indiana, Is; Oregon, 3; California, 8;
and they will still have 159; give them
New York, and they will have 1886; give
them, with New York, only Connecticut
and they will have 201, or New Jersey,
and they will have 204. If we give the
Democrats, with all their certain states,
New York and any other doubtful State
except Oregon, they will elect their
candidate for President Take all the
Republican States that are certain and
they must have in addition New York
and Ohio, or enough votes from the other
doubtful states to compensate for the loss
of one or the other; for there are not
enough doubtful States to make up for
the loss of both. We believe that the
Republicans will carry New York, Ohio
and Connecticut as easily as they carried
them in 1880, andlthat the States of New
Jersey and California will also be found
on the Republican side in 1884 The
battle-ground is really in New York and
Ohio, and we want platform and
candidate that will give us the electoral
votes Of those great pivotal States.
The Presidential campaign unon which
we are now entering will be one OF the
most hotly> contested political battles
ever fought in this country, but we have
faith to believe that victory will perch
upon the Republican banner. The
Importance of making good nomination
can not be overestimated, and the dele
gates must see to it that no mistake is
made by the convention that meets here
ON the Sd of next June.-Chicago Jour-
nal
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-30
ANTlDOTE TO MALARIA,

HE FEELS LIKE A NEW MAN.
."I have had Dyspepsia, with Constipa-
ton, two years, and have tried ten different
Kinds of pills, and TUFTS are the first
that have done me any good. They have
cleaned me out nicely. My appetite is
splendid, food dfgests readily, and now
have natural passages. 1 feel like new
man." W.D. EDWARDS, Palmyra, O. i.
Sold deverywhere, ,26c. Oifice. A Murray NY.
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THE BEAVER IN MICHIGAN.

The quickness with which colony Of
beavers discovers a wholesale attempt
against their peace is astonishing; yet, if
their numbers are undisturbed, or dimin-
isbed but gradually. ever the presence of
civilization will not drive them from
ther haunts. To-day beavers are return
ing to streams in Michigan, long ago
abandoned because they find themselves
unmolested, the demand for beaver pei :
try being slight, and the prices paid out
of all proportion to the labor entailed in
trapping. It has been said that, if a
dam or house be once injured by the
hand of man, the colony at once disap-
pears But thst this is falacious is
proved by the following: Twenty two
miles from Marquette, Mich, on the
Carp river, beaver colony began the
erection of a new dam. Though the
embankment of railway ran nearly
parallel with the stream, and trains pass
ed backward and forward daily. they
seemed in no way disturbed, and
worked steadily on until the water had
risen foot or more. The trackmaster,
observing that this endangered the line
for the embankment had been utilized
as wing of the dam-ordered the water
drawn off. But the following day the
beavers had repaired the damage done
them, and the water was at its former
height. Again and again was the dam
cut through, and as often would it be
repaired. All in all it was cut and re-
paired some fifteen or twenty times ere
the beavers were sufficiently discouraged
to abandon their attempts.-Popular
Science Monthly for May
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AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS IN 1884,

AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS IN 1884,
From the edition of Messrs. P. Rowell &
Co.'s American Newspaper Directory,
now in press, it appears that the news
papers and periodicals of all kinds at
present issued in the United States and
Canada reach grand total OF 13,4O2.
This is a net gain of 1900 during the
last year, and exhibits an increase of
5,618 over the total number published
Just ten years since. During the past
year the dailies have increased from
1,138 to 1854; the weeklies from 9,062
to 1O,O3S; and the monthlies from 1,O91
to 1899. The greatest increase is in
the Western States. Illinois, for in.
stance. now shows 1,009 papers in pace
of last years 9O4, while Missouri issues
GOA instead of the 523 reported in 1888.
Other leading Western States also e0-
hibit a great percentage Of increase.
The total number of papers in New York
State is 1923, against 1899 in 1883.
Canada has shared in the general in
crease.
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GD1tr gleiehbors.
JEFFERSON.

Geo. Grimm returned from Dakota
last Tuesday, accompanied by his sister,
Mrs. Gieseler. and her two daughters.
He reports Jefferson people IN Jamestown
all well.
One of the principal things the Jeffer-
son County Pioneer Association intend
to do after a thorough organization is
effected, is to issue an accurate history
of Jefferson county from its establish
ment up to the present time. The old
settlers regard the present county history
as a swindle and so full of inaccuracies
as to make it unfit to hand down to
posterity.
John Koss, an old resident of Jefferson,
who has been working as shoemaker
for many years, died last week and was
buried last Sunday.
Mrs. Adam Grimm, of this city, will
start on visit to the old country and
home the first week in May.
Thos. Brandon, hereafter will run his
bus to the sJunctionss.t connect with
every train.-Banner.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-30
WATERLOO.

M Wickhem, of Bodie, CAL, after an
absense of % years, is circulating among
friends and relatives in this locality.
During the past week G. A. Thayel
purchased the furniture and undertak.
er's stock of goods owned by G. E. Bell
of Marshall, and added the same to his
store in this place.
A. Il. Wickhem, of Alexandria. Da
kota, is making a short visit to his par
ents. He reports all former Waterloo
ties insthat locality as prospering nicely
T.S. Hayhurst has sold his mill prop
erty at Portlandsto Aug. and Chas
Eichsaedt, of Milwaukee, Tor the sum Of
$1,000, possession to be given about the
18th of June.-Jounal
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ORDwAY's MIsrAKE.-When

ORDwAY's MIsrAKE.-When Mr..
Ordway went out from New Hampshire
to become Governor of Dakota he made
the little mistake 80 often made by
Eastern politicians, of supposing that the
Dakota people were all knaves or fools
So he first went to work to fill his hand
with knaves and thought he had the
game. He made up his capital commits
sion mostly of this class of gentlemen,
and proceeded to take tricks right and
left. The last word from him is that
two indictments for corruption have been
found against him, and in all probability
he will soon be obliged to go to the
Indian country or return to New Hamp-
shire and give up governing anything
but himself for the rest of his natural
ys.-PhizadelphiG Times.
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The shocking death of Julian MAJ

The shocking death of Julian Marti'
nette. circus clown, who fell dead in
the ring at Dayton, O., on Saturday
night, while in the very act of launching
forth boisterous jest, recalls-in one
respect, if not in others--the equally
sudden death of Palmer, once famous
tragic actor. He was playing the hero in
Kotzebue's "Stranger,' and, having
spoken the line of the text, "There is
another and better world" paused, fell
and instantly expired.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-30

The basis of representation in the Brit
ish Parliament at present is one member
for every 40, 400 of her population for
Wales, Ireland one member of every 51,-
236, England one member for every
54,216, and Scotland one member for
every 81 ,278. Under the new franchise,
representation will be greatly extended.
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W. G. SPALDING,
"a Eugene GOeldmer
DENTIST,

econd Door East of Post oHlce, "ateIt9%nII
). Teeth extracted without and parn rnbber ] bates
- tb flIed with gold and silver, and all WORK
rranted to give entire satisfaction.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-30

The bronze statue of Martin Luther,
which is to be erected in the city OF
Washington next month, has arrived at
Baltimore. The statue was cast In
Germany. 1t weighs tons. is liz feet
high and is a facsimile of the figure of
Luther in the Reformation group at
Worms.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-08-28
Brownsville Republicans.

BROWNSVILLE, Aug. 2i.-LSpecial.l-
The Republicans held mass meeting
last night in the United States court
room in this place. There were present
about fifty or sixty persons. The house
was called to order by Il. ii. Good rich,
Chairman of the Executive Committee
of Cameron county, and then explained
the object of the meeting to be to elect
delegates to the Houston convention.
On motion, IL. Nj. Field was elected
Chairman and George Moore Secretary.
ON motion, Judge j. o. Luby, IL. NJ.
Field and II. b. Rcntfro were elected
delegates to the Houston convention.
II. b. Rentfro offered resolution rati-
flying the nomination of Blame and Lo-
gan and plcdging their earnest support
of the party to the ticket. The prelimi-
nary steps were taken to organize a
were enrolled. A committee on organiza-
ton was appointed and the meeting adj
journed.
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4 NJ. Louis Rough Meets Merlied
Death.
SUICIDE Al LONE OAK, TEXAS,
4 West virginia Man Charged Win n
Husstinl Crime lien Crews Drown
ed Near Fort worth - Cut
ting Array at Terrell


CALVrnr Aug. 20. - Special. This
city was thrown Into great excitement
on yesterday evening bya cutting af'
fray between two negroes by tho name
of Jefferson Clark and Tom Cole, aud in
which our constable, T., VI. Rcinhardt,
canIo near losing his life, From inior-
nation gained, II appears that Clark and
cole got to quarrclmg over some triiling
matter, and they sorted to their
knives 10 settle the difficulty. lieinhardt
arrivingon the scene, interIered 10 make
arrests, when Clark turned and
stabbed Reinhardt in the side, INJECTING
nm ugly aud painful, hut not dangerous
wound. Reinhardt then struck Clark
over the head with his pistol and would
have killed him, hut his pistol missed
lire. a little colorod boy IN the crowd,
thinking Reinhardt was getting the
worst of the difficulty, stabbed Clark In
the back. Clark also received other
knife wounds from other parties.
As there was u large crowd of negroes
in town, they made an attempt 10 rescue
Clark from the hands of the officers.
About thirty or forty citizens
made u rush for Runners gun
store 10 secure arms, and Main street
presented scene OF war. a riot was
feared, hut happily 10 resulted in moth
ing serious, and our town to-day Is
pcaccablc and quiet is restored once
more. Clark Is lungulshng in Jail and
awaiting the action of the grand jury.
This Is the same negro who raised dis
turbance last Christmas, and was shot
through the head by another negro.
Cotton Is coming in lively. About
fifty bales were received yesterday.
business Is looking up, and from pres
ent prospects our cotton shipm ents will
exceed those of last year.
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sherman spiinters.

SHERMAN, Aug. 2i.-lSpccial.l-A diff
ficulty occurred last night just after dark
on the west side of the square, In which
Mark Carpenter was stabbed over the
region of the heart' by Sidney Hern'
stadt. The former Is about eighteen and
the latter about fifteen years old. Hern'
stadt was placed under bond. The
wound is very slight.
Preparations are being made to estab-
lish an extensive pork packery Mt this
place. Grounds have boon secured and
buildings will soon be erected.
The base bah contest ut the fair
grounds yesterday evening between the
Clippers and the Blue Stockings result
cd In an easy victory for the Clippers,
tho score standing: Clippers, IS; Blue
Stocking, u.
quite an interesting programme has
been arranged for the Old Settlers pic
mic, which is To come of ut the park next
Thursday and Friday. There will be
orations, reel tations, games of all kinds
and dinner for everybody. Large num-
bers of the pioneer settlers of Grayson
will be present, and gay time Is eN-
ppcIpl.
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SATISFIED WIN STEWART
rlHsr DISTINCT CONVENTION
a Meet. ~ Houston ana lion"nln"ies the
rre.sni Congressman tiirh irib-
ute. psld to ~. Abilities
aud H. It's MUrits,
Satisfied with stewart.

llOusToN, Aug. al Special,
ll;O this morning the delegates from
the First Congressional district met
Chairman Douglas called the meeting Ia
order, On motion, Il, W. Ford was
elected permanent chairman, After
routine business Mctomh, OF MontSoll'
orv, nominated Hon. Charles Stewart Tor
Congress. lie said Mr.. stewart had
served his constituency faithfully ana
we'll, aud in one term had made ma
lional reputation, lie was a man VINO VINO
had no Supporters In the State and very
few equals.
Thompson, Of Grimes, In soconding
the nomination, said that "Old Grimes
was eager To east her solid vote for
stewart. lie had been tried and never
found wanting. lie had showed by his
record what he could do, and II was an
unluestioncd fact that the Hon. Chas,
Stewart was the right man In the rishl
place. Let him stay there. .oo
Cayitt, of BraZos, said that 90 out OF "
votes in his district would be east ioi
Stewart.
Goroe. Of Walker county, also seconded
the nomination. He referred to the eNcl,
ting contest between Mr.Stewart ana
Captain Hutcheson at the last election
and paid glowing tribute TO Captain
Hutchinson and stated that II he had been
tho nominee then he would also have
been reelected, rs Stewart would be-.
Cromwell, of Tyler, also seconded the
nomination In few eloquent words,
and Stewart was nominated by accla-
nation amid applause.
Mai. 4. j. Goree was then elected by
acclamation, rs Chairman of the Con-
gressional District committee. Hepron''
ised TO do his duty, in brilliant speech
Hon. Charles Stewart came into the
hall and addressed the convention IN
one of his characteristic speeches. lie
obtained $SGg,OOO in appropriations fol-
this district, in his single term.
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rOsTAL rOINIs.
Change. In the Tesa. Mail Service,


WAsuiNdtoN, Aug, -. - Special. T.
Following were announced In the Mail
service; Postoilices established Akin,
Sabine county Special from ilomphi!l'
twelve miles east, on route 3l,isi, Ho-
ren's Mil, eleven miles wes.. Norman,
Falls county Special from Wildoryillr'
eight miles east, on route 3l,3l5, Lang
eight miles north.
Special service discontinued; Rain
bow, Newton county, from August u,
lSSi.
Star service established: Route ~ M,
Newton to Rainbow, ten miles and buck,
one time week; from September !, 1881,
10 June 30, 1855, by three hour SEIZED
ulc.
Star service changes; Route 3l,52S.
Beaumont To Grlgsby's Blum; from sep
tember |, ISL, reduce service TO two
times n week.
Route ll,7i7. Saint 10 to Rodbnd; from
September |, 1881, increase service To
three times u week.
Postmasters commissioned: Eugene
A. Glover, Benavidcs,l Texas; John
llollicott, Wheeler, Potter county,
Texas.
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The Art of Character Reading.

The ability or rather power of cor
rectly reading character, is not only a
distinct but most rare faculty. Most
people imagine they are personally and
singularly gifted in this way, when in
reality they have received merely an
impression from an individuality stron-
ger than their own, which when they
enleavor to convey to others in Ian
guage signally fails of its object.
It IS so difficult indeed, to lose
ones self even in the attempt to
describe others. They have an instinct
Which aids materially in giving
servicoable hints, hut they are speech
less if called upon TO express these
hints to other minds. Every one, in
deed, can easily trace and portray the
most prominent characteristics OF a
more acquaintance, a commonplace
phrase, II mere formula of social custom,
win sometimes give q fair enough de-
scription and completely satisfy the en-
riosity of chance inquirer. 1T is ONLY
when the hearpr wants to have, ana the
observer would fain give, a true.
just, comprehensive estimate and
picture of u character. that the
difficulty presents. itself. TheFe
are so many indescribab.e details that
manity, and which, when described,
fail to carry the impression from your
mind to another, and it almost seems
that the better we know the individual
we wish to describe the more impossible
ii appears. There is his voice, which is
So iiil of meaning to us, the tones OF
which we can near as we sneak OF him,
and yet cannot describe. There are his
hands, portraying strength and tender
ness to us, and perhaps creating no i'm
preston upon the sensibiliiies of others;
We are all so differently constituted
that what might mean volumes in the
one instance might pass for naught In
the second Forney's Progress.
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The CheroI,ees Dissatisfied.

New ORLEANS, Aug. 24.-A Times
Dem -crat Indian Territory dispatch
saws: The feeling among the
Cherokees regarding tho present state
of their National affairs is assuming
considerable proportions. Fears are
expressed that in the near future
they will lose their identity as
Il nation. Prominent CheroIees strongly
urge the holding of mass convention
in September. they say the meeting
will consider and devise means to extri-
cate the Cherokee Nation from the en-
barrassments it is under as Govern
ment: the wire fence question and the
monopoly Of lands will also be consider
ed. citizenship and the intrusion
law are regarded as inadequate and will
receive attention. The provisions Of the
two railroad bills which passed the last
Congress are regarded as having usurped
and trampled upon our rights. The
report of the delegation returned from
Washington gives gloomy out
look over the future of the Territory I'M
less immediate action is taken by the
masses.
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BUSINESS BRIEFS.
4 DistilIing Firm Fails.

Sr. LOUIS, Aug. 23,-iioports were
circulated yesterday that the Jacob
AmeS Distilling Company were in
trouble and that one or more OF their
checks had been thrown out of bank. 1t
transpircs tonight that the company to-
day divided their assets among their
creditors in proportion to the amounts
due them and announced their determi-
nation to retire from business. II Is
stated that several creditors had agreed
to the allotment of the assets, but that
the Continental bank objected and late
this afternoon filed an attachment suit
against the firm for $4,000. The liabili-
ties of the firm are said to beSllo,OOo.
The assets are figured out at the same
amount. The firm owns the Woodcock
distillery and did an extensive business
in the South. Among the assets are said
to be $40, 900 worth Gf whisky in bond.
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TERRELL, Aug. N.-ISpccial. Late
last night q number of Irishmen, who
are working ut the asylum, got into a
row with Jimmy Long. Deputy Mar
shall Morris went TO quiet them and for
Il while nominally succeeded, till Rufus
Gordon. Marshal w. l.. Gordon's son,
came up. He was drunk, interfered,
and renewed the ailray. Mr.. Norris UNI
dertooll to put him out of the way. lie
took him and placed him in chair and
told him to stay there. Morris returned
then to the scene of disturbance and
Young Gordon came up behind him and
cut him with a razor above and behind
the ear, inilicting Il severe wound,
though not likely dangerous. Gordon
is now in the calaboose.
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Murdered His Son.

CoopERsTowN, n. Y, Aug. 4.-This
morning Fenimore Clayton, of the town
of Middlefield, shot and killed his only
son. aged years. Clayton had de-
lirum tremens several days prior to the
murder. He took the boy out into the
yard and shot him through the head,
saying: "Ile is now in heaven, and bet
ter off, He then went into the house
and tried to kill his wife and mother,
who succeeded in taking the pistol
from him, but not until they had given
him some severe blows on the head with
n ball club. Clayton was arrested. He
is farmer about 30 years old, and is OF
respectable family.
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The Missing Morton Heard From.

New YORK, Aug. 2S.-Mrs. Morton,
wife of Col. Chas. b. Morton, the run
away Assistant Postmaster of Brook
Ign, has letter from her husband dated
Rotterdam. There was nothing in the
letter, she said, that intimated any in
tention on his part of returning. "Did
hesitate his reasons for going away so
suddenly?" she was asked. Her only
response was: Gle left the city to save
others, but / cannot tell who it was that
he went to save"
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Republican County Convention at Sher-
man.

SHERMAN, Aug. H.-[Special.l The
Republicans of this county held con
vention in the courthouse yesterday
evening to elect delegates to the State
convention at Houston, September 9.
j. w. Hearne was Chairman and DR.. G.
w. Williams Secretary. Twelve dele
gates were elected, and resolutions were
passed instructing them to favor the
nomination of no man who will not sup
port Blaine and Logan in the coming
national election. a resolution was
passed instructing the Chairman Of the
county executive committee to call a
convention for the nomination OF a coun-
ty ticket.
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Preserving Soil Fertility.

One reason why fruit is more uncer-
tain than formerly, is because the soil
has lost some of its original fertility.
Attacks of insects on the fruit will ac-
count for part of the failure, but when
the trees fail to blossom the reason must
be looked for elsewhere. In making a
compost for orchards, a due proportion
of potash should be added. The tree is
yearly storing up more and more potash
in its wood, and unless the supply is re-
pewed exhaustion must follow. The
tree can not wander over field to Craze
as an animal can. and in orchards close
ly planted the deficiency of potash often
begins before the trees become of bear
inc ace.