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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16
Lincoln's '"Cash" Stockings.
from the Indianapolis Sentinel


Abraham Lincoln, while resident of
New Salem, Ill.,, followed various avo-
cations. With all the rest he was ''store-
keeper" and postmaster. On certain
occasion one of his friends, having
learned that an agent of the pOstoffice
department and drummer" were in
the village-the former to collect what
was due the government from Lincoln,
as postmaster, the latter to receive
from him, as trader. what he was owing
the firm represented by himself-ard
knowing Lincoln was never overbur-
dened with spare funds, went to the
store and offered to lend him a sum
sufficient to meet the claims he was so
soon to be called upon to settle. "You
are very kind" said Lincoln, "but I do
not think shall require your assistance"
Within few minutes the agent entered
their presence, and Lincoln took an old
stocking from a drawer, out of which he
poured a lot of copper and silver coin
the latters mostly i'll pieces of small
denomination. ''There is the very
money / have taken on account of the
postffice," he remarked to the agent,
sand 1 think you will find it the exact
amount due you" It was, to a cent.
This business had hardly been con-
cluded when in came the drummer.
Lincoln had recourse to another old
stocking, with similar result. So soon
as the two were again by themselves
the friend said: "l suppose were a
third creditor to present himself third
stocking would enable you to settle with
him." smiling. eyes," returned the
future president. "Look here, and he
held up three other stockings. SIN
each of these is the sum / severally owe
to three parties, the only persons in the
world to whom 1 am pecuniariy in
debted. 1 see you are amused at my
method of transacting business. I
never allow myself to use money that
is not mine, however sorely pressed
may be, and I intend to be prepared to
pay my bills when they become due
without any delay or Inconvenience to
those whom owe. The simple system
which 1 have adopted-using stocking
to represent each creditor and placing
in it the money, to be passed to the
creditor himself at some future day
renders the former unnecessary and the
latter possible"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16
RecOllectiOnS of the Arctic.

Raymond Lee Newcomb, in lecture
In Brooklyn before the Long Island
Historical Society, described an ordinary
day on the Jeanette. This description
included the sleeping quarters of the
officers, the different rooms, the rules
and habits observed on board, and so on.
There was sameneas about everything
that transpired on board. For break
fast they had oatmeal and canned NUT
ton, and for great while potatoes.
Then there was ST. Michaers salmon,
and while it and the potatoes lasted the
meals were immensely enjoyed. When
they had to rely altogether on the canned
mutton their appetites fell off. Fresh
-four was aboard and the steward knew
how to make excellent bread, After
leaving the ship the butter, bread and
sugar disappeared from the meals. Mr..
Newcomb then spoke of his compan-
ions. Jerome Collins he described as a
very iovial, good fellow, and to DIR.
Ambler's care and vigilance, he said,
was largely due the excellent sanitary
condition of the crew. Lieut.. De Long
and DR.. Amber, he said, aged good
deal toward the latter part of the voy-
age. The power of the ice is irresistible,
the lecturer said, and in his opinion
there never has been and never will be a
ship strongly enough built to resist its
pressure.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16
Dried Lizards.

The Secretary of the Treasury is
wrestling with question which makes
him wish that the CEipese would go. A
dealer in San Francisco imported guam
tity of dried lizards of peculiar variety,
which are used by Chinese doctors in
concocting certain medicines. The Col
lector of Customs at San Francisco was
puzzled TO know whether these dried liz
ards are dutiable as drugs. He conclud-
ed that they are not nor as plants but
he finally thought they might come I'M
der the head of ''dried insects" men
toned in one Of the tariff schedules.
The case was referred to the Treasury
Department where, after it has been
given up by the minor officials, Secreta-
nv Folger himself tackled it, but unsuc-
cessfully. 1t will probably have to be
referred to the savants of the Smithson--
ian Institute and Attorney-General
Brewster.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16

Coz. DAVID L. STANLEY, who is to
succeed Gen. Mackenzie on the. list OF
br,gadiers. is the senior colonel in the
army. He entered the service In 1852,
became a maior-general of volunteers,
and was appointed colonel of the Twen-
tv-second infantry In 1866. This will
be the first promotion to brigadier- gen
eral by seniori ty In a number OF years.
THE biography of George Eliot by
her husband, Mr., Gross. will be based,
In the main, upon three sets OF CORE
spondence, one of which is now appear
ing In the Journal DIES Debats, OF Paris,
attended by a..critical.study. OF M. Darms-
teter. The correspondence consists OF
III letters and extends fromIApril, 1859,
the time of the publication of ''Adam
Bede, to April, 1880, eight months be-
fore her death.
Mrs. MoE1RoY has greatly pleased
the ladies of the press by extending the
same courtesies to them ss to ladies in
official circles on Saturdays, inviting
them to Join the receiving party at tea,
which is always served after the recep-
tion in the pretty corridor on the same
floor. She has also widened her circle
of assistants from week to week, and has
taken in the wives and daughters of pri-
vate citizens together with the wives and
daughters of officials.-Ihe Capital.
APRoPos of Mr.. Matthew Arnold's
lecture on emerson" given few days
ago before the Royal institution, Vanity
Fair says: 1.-The lecture was reeled off
in yawning, lazy, indolent fashion.
1t was only interesting because from
some kind of critical imprudence Mr..
Arnold had had the bad taste to deliver
it at Boston to those who reverence the
memory of the gentle New England
philosopher-poet. The lecture brought
the Sage of Oxford into anything but
good repute. Wherenot dull the lecture
was tissue of captious contempt rather
than analytic criticism"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16
Keep Dry!

Is an admonition on boxes of perishable mer-
chandise IN tdnSit, but it is also which should
be carefully observed by those who have tendency
to rheumatism. In addition to avoiding damp and
keeping dry shod, they who are rheumatic should
use Hosettsr's Stomach Bitters, blood depurent
professionally Endorsed and Of the highest order of
merit. BY promoting healthful activity of the kid
neys and bladder, it insures the expulsion through
those natural outlets, of impurities in the blood
which give rise to Brights disease, diabetes, gravel
catarrh Of the bladder and dropsica illusions. 1t
induces bodily comfort by day and untroubled re-
pose at night conquers dyspepsia dverts bile from
the blood into its proper channel relaxes the bow
els gently, but effectualy and is reliable means of
restoring vigor and fastening convalescence Mari
ners, toilers in the mine and residents of unhealthy
localities find it safeguard under conditions IN
favorable to health
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16
Pulmonary Consumption.

DEAR SIR received the trial bottle OF your
White Wine of Tar Syrup which you sent to my
address. My wife has been troubled with
lung disease for more than eighteen years, and
was pronounced to be last January in the last
stages of Pulmonary Consumption. She COM
menced taking your valuable medicine aud re-
ceived relief at once She has used three
bottles since and is now using the fourth, and
her health is better than for ny years. We
cheerfully recommend 1t to all afflicted with
any trouble of the throat or lungs. We now
get our medicine through John Potter, our
merchant at this place.
Yours respectfully, Rev. j. b. FLY,
Brookline Station Mo- SUSAN E. FLY
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16
When Yon Feel RIne

and your back aches, and your head feels
heavy, and you wake unrefreshed in the morn
ing and your bowels are sluggish or costive you
need Kidney-Wort. 1t is natures great remedy
and never failes to relieve all cases of Diseased
Kidneys, Torpid Liver, Constipation, Malaria,
Piles, rheumatism, DC. 1t operates stimuli
taneously on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels,
strengthening them and restoring healthy &C.
ton. Put up in both dry and liquid form
Sold by all druggists.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16

THE German town of Furstenfeld
thinks it has the Oldest tree in the world.
1t is linden standing in the church
yard among the tombs of centuries, has
trunk fully fifteen feet in diameter and
twisted branches which seem to stretch
out all over the Enclosure, and is sup
posed to be 1000 years old.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16

DIR. GAnEzoNsKI says that the ocular
symptoms of poisoning by nicotine are
manifested by myosis and other ocular
disorders consisting principally of double
amblyopia with chromatic scotoma and
chromopsia. It is to be hoped tina
those who use tobacco will now at last
take warning
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16
Tough on COrns," for COrns, Warts, Bunions. 15c
Instantly Relieved.

Mrs. Ann Lacour, of New Orleans, La.
writes: II have a son who has been sick for
two years; he has been attended by our leading
physicians, but all to no purpose. This morn
ing he had his usual spell:of coughing, and was
so greatly Frustrated in consequence, that death
seemed imminent. We had in the house q
bottle of DR.. William Halls Balsam for the
Lungs, purchased by my husband, who noticed
your advertisement yesterday. We admins
tered it, and he was instantly relieved"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16
ruE crRDLE OF FRIENDSHIP.

she gathered at her slender waist
The beauteous robe she wore:
It's folds a golden belt embraced,
One rose hued gem it bore.
The Cirdle shrank; its lessening round
Still kept the shining gem,
But now her flowing locks it bound,
A lustrous 6iadem.
And narrower stu the circlet grew;
Behold a glittering band,
Its roseate diamond set anew
Her neek's white column spanned,
Suns rise and set; the straining clasp
The shortened links resist,
Yet flashes in bracelets grasp
The diamond on her wrist.
At length the round of changes past,
The thieving years could bring,
The jewel. gl1ttering to the last,
Still spsrkles in ring.
Sc, link by link, our friendships part'
So loosen. break aud fall,
A narrowing zone; the loving heart
Lives changeIess through them all.
DR.. Holmes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16
The Best Butter Color.

The great unanimity with which dairymen of
high reputation have adopted, in preference to
anything else, the Improved Butter Color
made by Wells, Richardson & Co., of Burling-
ton, VT, is remarkable. It shows that the
claims Of initiative colors are baseless, wise
dairYmen will use no other
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16
American Art.

Photographs, Engravings, etc, cali be exquis-
itely colored with Liquid Art Colors made from
Diamond Dyes. Full directions for this beauti-
full art work, with handsome colored cabinet
photo, sent to any address for 10 cents.
WELLS & RICHARDSON CO., Burlington,
"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16

THE medical profession are slow (and right
Iy SOD to indorse every new medicine that is adj
vertised and sold but honest merit convinces
the fair-minded after reasonable time.
Physicians in good standing often prescribe
Mrs. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for the
cure of female weaknesses!
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16
WELLS May-AppIe Giver) Pills, 1Oc.

Is YOUR body racked with pain and your mind
tortured with agonizing doubts as to your ever
being cured? Thousands of testimonials from
the most reputable citizens in every part of the
country, prove that Athlophoros is able to con-
quer the most stubborn case of rheumatism or
neuralgia. Price 81 per bottle If your
druggist hasn't it, send to Athlophoros Co.,
112 Wall Street, n. Y.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16

PRoFEssoR-"Whatc can you say In re-
gard to the articulation of the bones?'
Student (doubttully don't think
they articulate very much. "--COCCege
ETchnnOe.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16

A CONDUCTOR on the Union Railway
used to pass his mother free, but he was
discharged from service and his younger
brother asks: "Who will car fare
mother now?"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16
CarbO-liDes.

This magic balm, which is in truth
Petroleum sweet and clean;
1t gives to age the. charm of youth,
The matchless Carboline.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16
,Buehu.paiba, =" Great Kidney and urinary Cure. 81

MEN smANs Peptonized Beef Tonic, the only
preparation of beef containing its entire 11otri-
tioats properties. It contains blood-making,
force generating and life sustaining properties;
invaluable for Indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous
prostration and all forms of general debility;
also, in all enfeebled conditions, whether the
work of exhaustion, nervous prostration, over
work or acute disease. particularly if resulting
from pulmonary complaints Caswell, Hazard
& Co.. proprietors, New York. Sold by druggists.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16

Matrim9ny.-An respons bic parties desiring CORES
pondenrs Tor amusement Matrmony send address for
copy OF Wedding Bels' to p o. Box 9529 Boston Mass
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16

FROM B. f. Liepsner, A. NJ, Red Bank, N.
J.: have been troubled with Catarrh so badly
FOR several years that it seriously affected my
slightest relief. One bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm did the work. My voice is fully restored
md my head feels better than for years.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16

In regard to Ely'S Cream Balm for Catarrh,
my answer is, I can recommend it as the best
remedy I ever used. DR.. j. s. VoUGHAN.
Dentist, Muskegon, Mich. (See adv't.)
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16

LIEUT.. Won A.-''Think, thee, COM
rade, I have in the lottery $50, 900 marks
won." Lieut.. Won Fabulous!
Thou lucky man! Now needest thou
not to marrY!"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16

Piso's Cure for Consumption Is not onl
pleasant to take, but it ls sure to cure.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16

MRS, E FORBES. of Potsdam, N. Y, writes:
..S1allaritaa Neruiaae cured nv son OF epilepsY.n
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16
"RoUGB on Rats clears out Rats,

Public speakers and singers use Piso's Cure
for hoarseness and weak lungs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16

IF afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. %
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16
'RoUaH on DENTIsr'' tooth Powder. 15c.

BOHs, Carbuncles and scalds are eliminated
by using Samaritan Neruirle. All druggists.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16

MOTHER swAN's Worm syr up. tasteless. Csc
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16
CONSU MPTION.
MANUFACTURES THE

have positive remedy for the above disease by its
thousands OF the worst kind and of long
standing have been cured Indeed strong is faith
in it's efficacy that will send TWO BOTTLES FREE
together with a VALUABLE TREATISE on this dis
ease, to sufferer Give Express and O. address.
DIR. 7. A. SLOCUM, 181 Pearl ST., New York.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16

DR.. SANFoRD's Ever vlgorator-Vegetable
Try it when gentle cathartic action is needed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16

'tRoUEH on Coughs Troches: 15c; Liquid, soc
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-04-16

"A very small percentage, sir. NOtwlth-
but few of these vicious measures pass. We're
they successful it would be a sad commentary
upon our system Of government, and would
virtually annihiate one branch of it. The
great majority of them are either reported ad-
versely or smothered in committee by the
watchfulness and loyalty of our congressman"
J. E. D.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-05-08
Dom PEDRO.

THE pleuro-pneumonia bill passed
by the senate day or two ago deserves
attention. Itproyides for the establish
ment of a bureau of animal industry
within the bureau of agriculture, and to
which the collection of statistics and in
formation regarding the breeding of
live stock in the country is tc De in
trusted The chief of the bureau shall
be competent veterinary surgeon, who
is to investigate and report upon the
existence and course of contagious and
infectious diseases among domestic ami
mails. He is to have s., 600 a year.
The rest of the bureau is to consist of
twenty men. Two of these are to be
practical stock raisers and they are to
report upon the best methods of trans
porting stock, and of curing or prevent
ing pleuro- pneumonia, Or other danger
Gus diseases. They are to have so a
day while employed. The bureau is to
prepare and issue directions for the cure
of cattle diseases and request the exeeu
tive of each state to assist in stamping
out such maladies. Special provision
is made for ascertaining the presence of
disease in cattle likely to be shipped
abroad Quarantines are to be establish
ed wherever needed, and for this pur-
pose special appropriations are setapart.
The expectation of cattle effected with
contagious diseases is to be prevented
by the interference OF the secretary of
the treasury, who is to be Informed of
such expectations by the chief of the
bureau. Transportation companies are
also forbidden to convey such cattle
from one state to another, under pen
atty of $4,000, or years imprison
ment, or both. United States district
attorneys, are enioined to prevent such
cases. The appropriation is $50, 900,
to which the senate in a fit of unaccount-
able economy, reduced the $3.50, 600
set apart by the house.-Bee.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-05-08

One of the greatest trials of the
newspaper profession is that its mem
bers are compelled to see more of the
shams of the world than any other
profession. Through ever newspaper
office, day after day, go all the weak
ness Of the world all vanities that
want to be pulled, all the revenges
that want to be reaped, all the mis-
takes that want to be corrected, all
the dull speakers who want to be
thought eloquent, all the meanness
that wants to get its waves noticed
gratis in the editorial columns in
order to save the tex of the advertis-
ing columns, all the men who want
to be set right who were never right,
all the cracked Drained philosophers
with stories as long as their hair, and
as gloomy as their fngernails in
mourning bereft of soap. Through
the editorial and reportorial rooms all
the follies and shams of the world are
seen day after day, and the temptation
is to believe in neither God, man nor
woman. 1t is no surprise to- me that
Ill this profession there are some skep-
teal men, only wonder that journal
lists believe anything. DE Witt Tai
mage. 4
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-05-08

A DELEGATION of women from one
of the churches waited upon Rugg, the
man convicted of the Maybee murders,
on Long Island, the other day, and sang
and prayed in his cell. A number of
ladies also carried flowers to the con-
demned man. This, too, in the light of
the fact that Riggs victims were two
defenceless women, whom he murdered
in the coolest blood. A convicted muir
derer, when awaiting execution, should
be treated decently, but the attention he
receives should come from prison Off
cials and the clergy. There is a grow
ing tendency on the part of certain
class of American women to gush over
notorious. characters, even though their
notoriety gained through the perpe-
tration Of the most heinous crimes, and
it is high time that it was stopped. The
practice tends to MAKE heroes of the
blacklist villains and puts premium on
crime.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-05-08

proud to beg and too cowardly to steal
after dark, We can safely commend "a
new industry, or rather an old industry
newly resumed in Washington. One
branch of the pursuit requires capital
enough to deposit with credulous and
confdlng banker frem whom note or
due bill is received covering the amount
deposited, against which checks may be
drawn until it is exhausted, after which
there is nothing in the way of transfer
ring the bankers paper and realizing
from some other credulous and eonfding
friend the full face thereof. Well fol-
lowed this branch of business is ex-
tremely profitable, but no more so than
another branch which involves the
harmless negotiation of the pay accounts
of army and navy officers, which the
Government is only too willing to pay
when in duplicate or even trlplicatc if
they are only accompanied by the requi-
site vouching apparatus. OF course
this style of making money is little
more contemplate than thimble-rigging,
but if one gets rich by 1T, who is going
to ask how one got there
Dom PEDRO.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-05-08

AN exchange says /: Don't judge a
man by the clothes he wears God made
one and the tailor the other. Don t
judge man by his family, for Cain be-
longed to good family. Don't judge
by his failure in life, for many man
fails because he is too honest to succeed.
Don't judge man by the house he lives
in, for the lizard and the rat often in
habit the grander structure. When a
man dies, they who survive him, asks
what property he has left behind, the
angel who bend over the dying man,
asks what deeds he has sent before him.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-23

AM on.belever in patent medicines
but, having experienced marked relief from
Nasal Catarrh and hoArseness by the use of
Ely's Cream balm, | can recommend il to
those suffering from this loathsomo complaint
and ln those afflicted with hoarsonoss or
stOppage Ot the throat so annoying to singers
and clergymen.- Louis r.. PHILLIPs, lies
New York avenue northwest, Washington, ID.
Q, price 30 cents.)