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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-03-26
THE "HOLLOW SQUARE" IN BAT
TIE.

The "hollow square" formation that
won the battle Of FL Teb is undoubtedly
a formidable one in these days OF long
range rifles, when the assailants can be
exterminated ong before they eyer reach
the bayonet points. But that infantry
squares have been broken by cavalry on
more than one occasion is now matter OF
history. Authorities are still divided as
to whether Victor Hugo was right IN
affirming or Siborne in denying that the
French heavy brigade drove in the face
of British square at Waterloo. But
Montbrun's cuirassiers broke Russian
square at Borodino in 1912, and Colonel
CaulaincOurt's horse, in the same battle,
actually charged into an intrenched re-
doubt In the course of the Anglo
Arabian war that followed Epgland's an.
nexation of Alden. in 1889, an English
square was attacked in the open plain
by mass If Abdali hOrsemen. The
Arabs forced their way in so far as to kill
several men in the third rank, and were
then beaten off with bayonets and club
bed muskets, an occurrence utilized by
James Grant in one of his military nov
els The Irish Brigade had a similar
experience at Halavera $50, my Con-
naught boys" said General Picton to
them after the battle, "you let the
Frenchmen get into your square to-day,
did you?" "Well, Your Honor"
answered brawny Irish grenadier with
stern significance, "the blac guards got
on, sure enough. but, bedad! they never
got out again. ."-Nev York Times.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-03-26

Queen Victoria dimes at 8:45 in the
evening, the emperor of Brazil at in
the afternoon, and the emperor of Ger
many half way between.
Judge Dunno, who was recently made
a count by the pope, owns 164, 900 acres
of land in fernando county, Fla, and
has formed a large Catholic colony.
Mr.. Peel, the new speaker of the
British Parliament, sitting in official
dress, is said to look exactly like one
of the sculptured warriors Of Nineveh.
Senator Eugene Hale has just finished
his handsome residence at Ellsworth,
Me. 1t stands on a hill and has a mag
nificent view of town and coast.
DR.. Virchow, one of the greatest
medical authorities CT Germony, does
not recognize total abstinence. But be
thinks that the regularity Of the morning
dram is killing.
The Llewellyn family of Pottsville,
Pa, is familiar with wooden legs. Mrs.
Ann lewellyn, who wears one, married
her late husband because he had q
wooden leg, and their only son walks
abroad on oaken stump. Mrs. Llew-
| llvn recently V told facetious lawyer that
wooden legs were better than wooden
heads any day in the week.
Cold water has been efectually dashed
upon the project, in London, to erect a
memorial to Dickens, by the calling to
mind of this passage from his will: 81
coniure my fIiends on no account to
make me the subject of any monument,
memorial or testimonial whatever. [
rest my claim TO the remembrance of my
country upon my published works"
Rev. DIR. Max Landsberg, rabbi in
the Jewish Temple of Rochester, n. Y,
has for several Sundays filled the pulpit
of the Unitarian Church, of that city,
the pastor being sick, The action causes
considerable feeling among the Hebrews
of the city. Dr. Lansberg is learned and
progressive, and lately substituted an
English ritual for Hebrew language in
his church, and declares himself not OPP
posed to intermarriage of Jews and
Christians.
The programme for the sixth May
Musical festival, at Cincinnati which
begins May 20, and lasts five days, has
been published. The soloists will be
Madame Christine Nilsson, Frau Amalie
Friedrich Materna and Miss Emma
Juch, sopranos; Miss Emily Winant,
alto; Hermann Winklemann and Theo
Todt, tenors: Emil Scaria, Franz KEN
mertz and Max Heinrich, basses. The
chorus will consist of 600 voices and the
orchestra will number over $50 pieces.
Theodore Thomas will have charge as
musical director.
Governor Edward McCook, of New
Mexico, one of the fighting McCooks,
was sitting in his Office one day when All
Indian who had long had a grudge
against him entered. McCook had heard
that the Indian had threatened to kill
him. and he had his eyes on the redskin
frem the moment he entered. The In
dian did not jump on him at once, so
McCook talked pleasantly to him for
time while he still pretended to write.
Suddenly McCOok leaped forward and
caught the Indian by the throat. Before
the savage recovered from his surprise
McCook had kicked him out of his Office,
and. jumping on him. had broken three
of his ribs. The Indian left the coun-
try.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-03-26

EkRev. G. A. Register, pastor of the
Central Methodist Episcopal church at
Baltimore, arose in the conference Mon
day and stated, to the amazement of the
assembly, that he had decided to leave.
his church and people and become q
member of the Protestant Episcopal
denomination. After being pressed to
further consider the subject, he said his
decision was unalterable, and amid
solemn stiffness quilted the church.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-03-26
JEFFERSON.

Will Baker, telegraph operator, located
at Stewart, Neb., son of John Baker, OF
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-02-20
Boys.

Burdett says Cain was the first boy
and all his education depended on his
inexperienced parents. There were no
other boys in the republic to teach Cain
how to lie, smoke, drink, fight, cheat
and steal. There were no country re-
lations upon whom little Cain could be
inflicted for two or three weeks, when
his wearied parents wanted little rest.
L don't wonder that Cain turned out
bad. Ialways said he would. We al.
have our own boys to look after, as your
neighbor has boy whom you can look
after much more closely than his moth
er can, and much more to your own sat-
isfactiOn than to the boys comfort.
Your boy is like Adams boy; he asks
questions, and if there is any truth in
the old theory of transmigration of
souls, whena boy dies he will pass into
an interrogation point. The older he
grows the more questions he asks. The
Oldest boy 1 ever knew was fifty
seven years old, and L went to school to
him, and he did ask the longest, hard
est, crookedest questions that no boy
could answer. And now your boy, ceas-
ing to ask questions, begins to answer
them, until you stand amazed at the
breadth and depth of his knowledge.
He wants to be missionary-or a
pirate. So far as he expresses any pre-
ference he would rather be a pirate,
where there are more chances of making
money and fewer fer being devoured.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-02-20
Lined EGGS.

A merchant in New Y ork was asked:
''How many eggs were brought in by
the German steamers?"
About ], 400 cases, or say $4,000
Dozen"
''Are they limed?"
''Yes. but the German process is
better than the American. Here a
bushel of lime is Stacked with eight or
nine pals of water, the water is drawn
off and the eggs are packed in it. The
lime water closes the pores in the shell
and excludes the air. The eggs will
then keep two or three years. But the
white of the egg gets watery; and, be-
sides that. the liners do not pickle the
eggs until they are afraid they will
spoil. Out of 1000 barrels Of lined
eggs received here only 200 will be
gilt-edged. The German process leaves
the white in such natural condition
that the imported eggs are frequently
sold here as fresh ones by the retailers.
The only thing to prevent it is the fact
that these preserved eggs cannot be
boiled. They crack open every time,
of course. In every other respect they
are as good as nlne-tenths of the fresh
eggs Sold"
''How much duty do you pay on
them?"
1.-The American hen Is wholly unpro-
tected from the pauper labor of the
Germans. There is movement on
foot, though, to get duty on eggs.
which will, perhaps, enable us to charge
several cents more a dozen under ey-
treme circumstances.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-02-20
The Hot-Water Cure.

The rage for hot-water drinking has
Just strlck Congress, and very hard,
too. just adjoining the members
lobby of the House is q toilet room.
with marble fountain in the center,
which runs with hot and cold water.
There you may see at almost any hour
of the day grave lawmakers absorbing
steaming goblets of water, hot as they
can be swallowed, and evidently en-
ioyed.
''What do they drink it for?" was
asked of the sable attendant of the
fountain, who dances attendance upon
the absorbing statesman,
'.Evcrything," was the reply, from
indigestion down to consumption. It's
a great cure, can tell you, or, at least,
they think it is, and that's ali the
same.
''How many of them drink it?"
"About fifty, 1 should think. The
number is getting larger every day"
There are all sorts Of excuses given
for tins startling use of water as O
Congressional beverage. The mos;
frequent, however, is that of indigestion.
Many members who have tried it for o
considerable length of time express
themselves as satisfied Of the value oI
the remedy, and add that they now pre-.
fer it as q beverage to the iced wstel
with which they formerly cour.ed indi.
gestion and death.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-02-20

Espinosa. 1 had sent one of my men
and the Mexican boy back to apprise
Lieutenant Baldwin of the state of
affairs and while we were waiting for
him Romara became quiet and We were
convinced he was dead. Espinosa still
lived, however, and We could only get
at him by making charge, which
would expose us to his fire. This we
finally did. He fired, but without ef-
feet, and then shot him second time
and he fell back his shoulders striking
between the trunks of two fallen trees
and sustaining him. In that position
he died. He held his pistol clutched In
his hand. l succeeded in getting it
from him and tried to talk to him, but
he stared at me and muttered something
about our being brutes. When he was
dead l took my knife and cut off his
head. 1t was CHASTITY job and didn't
like to look at it afterwards. Then L
told the Mexican boy to go and cut off
the head of the other fellow. He took
the knife and went away. but came
back soon without the head. l said:
Why didn't you cut off his head?' The
boy said he thought the dead man WAS
his cousin. l told him that made no
difference. The dead man was an out
law and wanted him to go back and
cut off his head. He did 50, and We
took the heads to Fort Garland, where
Colonel Tappan took charge Of them.
L gave the knife l took from Espinosa
to Colonel Tappan and the one l used
in cutting off Espinosa's head to Lieu
tenant Welt. don't know what be-
came of them after wards nor of the
heads, but I've heard lots of storles."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-02-20
Lights in the Barn.

1t is estimated that nine-tenths Of all
fires are caused by carelessnes5. Now
is the season when the lantern is fire.
quently used in the barn, and We give a
word of caution. Never light a lamp
or lantern of any kind in the barn.
Smokers may include their pipes and
cigars in the above. The lantern should
be lighted In the house or some out
building where no combusltbles are
stored. A lantern which does not burn
well should never be pat in order in the
hay NOW. There is great temptation
to strike a match and relight an ex-
tinguished lantern, wherever it may be.
1t is best to even feel ones way out To
a safe place than to run any risks. Ii
the light is not kept in the hand, 1t
should be hung up. Provide hooks in
the various rooms where the lights are
used. A wire running the whole length
OF the horse stable at the rear Of the
stalls and furnished with sliding hook
is very convenient for night work with
the horses. Some farmers are so care
less as to keep the lamp oil in the barn
and fill the lantern there while the Wick
is burning. Such risks are too great,
even if the buildings are insured.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-02-20
Slavery IN Hawaii,

Slavery on the Hawaiian Islands has
been investigated by correspondent.
He says that the laborers on the sugar
plantations usuallycontract with planter
for three year, and that after the con-
tract is signed the laborer is virtually a
slave. He must work eleven hours a
day, and his overseer is the sole judge
of his ability to work. The pay is S. a
month, The writer goes ON 10 say:
''As there is often but one planter to
two or three hundred laborers, it is
going to be an impossibility to build up
a country bearing the most remote re-
semblance TO America on ally such lines
as these, The present Government in
Hawaii is more autocratic than in any
country in Europe, with, perhaps, the
exception of Russia. The Ministry
hold their positions solely at the pleas
ure of the King. and consequently are
bound to do his will. He is partially
educated savage, covered with a veneer
ing of civilization. The country is
largely falling under the control of the
Chinese, and eventually the Portuguese
will share 1t with them"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-02-20
The French Market In New Orleans.

History has told of it; architecture
derides it.. Progress looks back upon
it with curling lip; but the heart of the
creole treasures its images and its MEN,
ories. The stranger hastens to it as the
Moslem to his Mecca, and the long,
low stretch of roof, pillar and pavement
are, usually, the quaIntest object i'll the
quamtest city of the land.
1t is to New Orleans what old Tenn
pie Bar was to LOndon-and more.
Each marked the limit Of the ancient
city. But Temple Bar is gone. The
French market stands intact. The in
quiring traveller of to-day fingers hesi-
tatlng and uncertain near the line
where old London ended; but from
under the protecting sheds of the old
French Market he who possesses appre-
ciative sympathy looks with twinkling
eye, whispering those most blessed OF
ali blessed words, Il know"
1t is The cradle of New Orleans.
Struggled in a corner of the little old
town, it lulled her children to slumbers
from which many of them are but now
awaking. The songs of France which
once filled the ear now mingle with
voices from every cline and people.
Swarming about the neighboriog cafes,
shops are sailors lodging houses,
strolling up and down the corridors,
pouring over upon the levee beyond,
the bustling chattering throng seems,
in its passage, to hold an unseen gate
shutting America out. All tongues
heard in the girdling of the globe there
tease the unfamiliar ear. But the
speech of progress and enlightenment,
expansion and uplifting, the one stead
lily absorbing all others as the speech of
human intercourse, is, there, like one
among a gathering of masks-eager to
recognize, yet shrinking from utterance.
Yet this is the very charm Of that odd
locality, exhaling the odor Of crushed
aid extinct eraS.
OF itself the market is nothing, A
mere shed; roof supported by smooth
shafts of iron. underneath, pavement
of stone fiags-that is all. But as for
generations it has sat there compla-
Gently dabbling its feet in the onward
flow of the Mississippi, so it and all in
its shadow have sat just there, playing
in the progressing current of the on
ward-leaping world, and that same
world turns aside for a moment to look
upon it. In the fierce pas
sions bursting forth in murderous point
Of the vendetta between Milanese and
Palermite nurtured at its borders, the
Did markets history has its darker side.
SO has life. But it is not such that we
love to contemplate.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-02-20
a Railroad story W it'll a Moral.

A few yeare ago a railroad out in Ohio
was badly ruE down. 1t had President
after President, and each one cooked
his feet on the Office desk and let her
rip. She had ripped" until the direct
ers finally got together and decided that
the right man must be found pretty
soon or the road must go to the wall
They were consulting in room looking
out into the passenger depot. A train
came in eighteen minutes behind time,
and the train dispatched booted the con-
ductor out of one door, fired the engi-
neer out of another, and run the fire
mau under freight train. He then
backed the train out, and was coming
back from the yards, when the Directors
met him, and one Of them asked; ''Mr.
Thomas. can you accept the Presiden-
cy of this roadP'' "Wait a minute, :"
was the reply, and the man shunted
three cars, cuffed q switchman, drove
two loafers out of the yar1, and returned
and said: "Why, yes, / suppose so;
and the first thing that shall do is to
fire you all out o'here! Don't let me
see you around here again for six
months" In year the road was pay
ing a dividend.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-02-20
TRUE.

/ plucked a beautiful rose
That pleased me With its grace,
And a sorrow that no one knows,
And an old dead summer arose,
And looked me in the face.
was swept, as by wave,
Back TO a vanished hour
Back over a narrow grave
That hides heart so brave,
And face so like this flower.
Oh, head of shining gold
Oh, heavenly eyes of blue
Oh, love that never was told,
oh, heart that is growing old,
And still is loyal and true.
Only girl and boy.
a bower rosa kiss.
A wordleSs, silent joy,
That knew no least alloy,
And souls that were dizzy with bliss
Then sudden and rayless gloom
Death and the winding sheet,
The years creep over thy tomb,
The roses bloom and bloom,
But still L am true, my sweet Z.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-02-20

In opposition to the res ul.s Of chem
lists OF some eminence, Dr. II. Struve
contends that there Is no difference in
the quality OF the slbuminoids contain
ed in cow or human mill. but that the
latter has q smaller proportion of nitro
genous matter than cows milk, espe-
cially of casein.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-02-20
Women.
Woman is the masterpiece.

Woman is the masterpiece.
Woman is the crown of creation.
He that takes wife takes care.
Women teach us repose, civility and
dignity.
All that 1 am my mother made me.
The sweetest thing in this life is the
welcome of a wife.
But one thing on earth is better than
the wife-that is the mother.
No man can either live piously or die
righteous without having a wife.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-02-20

They who scatter with one hand,
gather with two, not always In coin,
but in kind. Nothing multipiies 50
much as kindness.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-02-20

He who knows only his own side of
the case, knows little of that.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-12-08

strikes are not general. The condi-
ton of railroad affairs has slightly
improved and there are Tumors of an
early settlement of the unwise con-
test in rates. An encouraging feat
ure was the investment in bonds
which was large during the past week.
1t is worthy of notice also that the
official returns of the country's inn
ports and exports show that for De-
tober the exports reached 81, 072,-
743. This was just a million and a
half less than for October, 1883, only
half million less than for 1882. and
three millions in excess of 1881. The
imports were $57,713, 433, nearly
six millions less than last year and
less than any year since 1879. Thus
the balance of trade is upon our side.
For the ten months ending with Oc-
tober 81, that balance amounted to
nearly twenty-five millions, or about
forty millions less than for the cor
responding ten months of 1888.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-12-08
Congress met on Mondnu

Congress met on Monday. No
business of Importance was transact
ed in either house, the reception of
the presidents message being the
most important event. In the House on
Tuesday, Mr.. Follett of Ohio offered
resolutions of impeachment of the u.
5. Marshal of the southern district
OF Ohio, charging him and his assist
ants with high crimes and misdemean-
ors at the state election in October.
The members of both houses occupi-
ed some portions of the first day in
congratulations over the joy or disap-
polntments, as the case might be, of
the last presidential election.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-12-08
JUDGE WALKER.

Hon. William II. Walker, the new
judge of the supreme court, has been
assigned to Windham county court at
its next term, and will also hold his
first term of court at Bennington this
week.
Judge Walker will assume the du-
ties of his new position under favor
able circumstances. He has the full
confidence of the people that he will
make an able and upright judge. He
was formerly a resident of Londonder-
ry but for many years has been a resi-
dent of Ludlow, where he has held
sevreal positions of public trust. He is
fifty-two years of age and hes had q
large experience in public service,
being member of the House at the
time of his election, and chairman of
the Judiciary committee, where he
had great influence on account of his
ability and fairness. In 1857 he was
assistant secretary of the senate, and
member of the House in 1866,
and of the senate in 1S67-S, states
attorney for Windsor county lin 1874
-76, special commissioner for insane
in 1880, and was judge of pro-
bate for the district of Windsor at
the time of his election. He is a
graduate of Middlebury college in the
class of 1858. 1t is worthy of no.
tice that judge Walker voted in the
House in favor of reducing the num-
Der of judges to six the day before
his election. He stands high as a
citizen in all the walks of life, and
his promotion is one which will add
to the confidence in the public ser
VINO
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-12-08

Many distinguished persons not in
active political or official life will be
here this winter. There will be q
marked increase in the better south
ern element. Mr.. Blaine will 1--we in
ex-Secretary WINDOWS house on
Scott Circle. 1t is conjectured by
some, that the family will open So
cial headquarters there, and enter
tain largely. Thus there will be
three factions in Washington society
this winter-the powers that be, the
powers that are going to be, and the
powers that only failed to be by an
almost inappreciable plurality. Be-
tween the first two, the most friend
ly relations may exist, but between
the friends of President Arthur and
Mr.. Blaine there can be no more than
ceremonious interchange of civili-
ties, if that.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-12-08

The returns show that the repub-
lican candidates received 4,S40,903
votes in the Union, and that Cleve-
land and Hendricks received ,S38,-
718. The total Butler vote was TO-
S78 and the ST. John vote 14S. OO3.
These figures indicate plurality in
the popular vote of 2,1S5 for Blaine,
and show Cleveland in minority Of
the popular vote of 321 ,066. As it
Is, Mr.. Blaine received about 39l. :
S41 votes more than were cast for
Garfield, while Cleve!and's gain over
the Hancock vote of 1880 was $685.
683 votes. This includes in his vote
the 5000 cast by the Greenbackers
in Iowa who voted the fusion ticke-
there. 1t does not, however, give
Cleveland the benefit of the fusiCI
vote in Michigan, where an analyst:
of the vote cast for the Butler cleo
tors shows that II 200 must he de
Quoted from the total vote callet
democratic. Mr.. Blaine's pluralit,
over Cleveland in the northern state
is 428,032 Mr.. Cleveland's plural
lily in the southern states, with por
ton Of the vote of Texas estimated
is 425.S47.