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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-04-08
SOONER OR LATER.
BY HARRIET PRESCOTT sPoFFoRD


Sooner or later the storms snail beat
Over my SlumberS from head TO feet;
Sooner or later the winds will rave
In the long grass above my grave.
/ shall not heed them where l lie
Nothing their sound shall signify;
Nothing the headstone'S fret of rain;
Nothing to me the dark day pain.
Sooner or later the sun shall shine
With tender warmth on that mound of mine.
Sooner or later, in summer air,
Clover and violet blossom there.
l shall not feel, in that deep laid rest,
The slanting light fall over my breast,
Nor even note in these hidden hours
The wind-blOwn breath of the tossing flowers.
Sooner or later the stainless SHOWS
Shall add their hush to my mute repoSe;
Sooner or later shall slant and shift,
And heap my bed with the dazzling drift.
Chill though that frozen pail shall seem,
Its touch no colder can make the dream
That recks hot the sweet and sacred dread
Shrouding the city of the dead.
Sooner or later the bees shall come
And fill the noon with it's golden hum;
Sooner or later, on half-poised wing,
The bluebird'S MARBLE about me ring
Ring and chirrup and whistle with glee,
Nothing his music means to me;
None of these beautiful things shall know
How soundly their love sleeps below.
Sooner or later, far out in the night,
The stars shall over me wing their flight
Sooner or later the darkling dews
Catch their white sparks in their silent moose.
Never a ray shall part the gloom
That wraps me round in the kindly tomb;
Peace shall be perfect for lip and brow.
Sooner or later-oh, why not now!
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-04-08
Facts About Central America.

The Central American states, to
which attention is now specially di-
rected, arefive in number-Guatema
Honduras, San Salvador, Nicaragua
and Costa RIGA. Altogether they
have something over 100000
of population, of which Guate-
mala and Honduras, which are sup
posed to be acting in con
cert to sustain Barrios, have
more than half. Costa Ricai is the most
southerly, bordering on Colombia,
and Nicaragua comes next above it.
Both states extend from the Atlantic
to the Pacific waters. Honduras
comes next, and borders largely on
the Caribbean sea, touching the Pa
cifc side only at a point. Guatemala
is the most northerly state, border
ing Mexico, and has large coast line
on the Pacific, touching the Gulf of
Honduras at point only on the At
lantic side. San Salvador is the
smallest, but most thickly populated
of the five states, and lies wholly on
the Pacific.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-04-08
Arab Women as Fighters.

From the New Orleans Times-D emocrat.7
From the earliest period of their
history, the women of the desert
tribes were as celebrated for their skill
with lance or bow, as for that bronze
beauty which the composers of the
quasidah or the moallakat were never
weary of describing. Before Islam it
was the boast Of many Arabian tribes,
asst was afterward of certain Tartar
hordes, that their women could fight
as well as the men; the Himaryites
were among the most famous Of these
All through those ancient Arabian po-
ems, to which Mahomet is said to
have referred as final authority for
the meaning of certain words OF
phrases in the Koran, one finds le-
gends of Arab girls celebratedfor their
equestrianism, their dexterity with
the scilnetar, and even for the number
of men they had overcome in a single
combat. Islam, by suborninating the
woman to the man, and destroy
ing the idea of male and female equali-
ty, did much TO extinguish the war
rior-hke spirit of the fair sex through
out the greater part of the Orient; but
in the deserts Of Arabia and Northern
Africa, something of those ancient
ideas still prevail.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-04-08
PRESSED RIBBON CAKE
The Printers Devil.
From the Whitehall Review. I

From the Whitehall Review
A comic little volume, called 1.-The
Printers Devil" has just been pub
lished. 1t contains numerous exam
pies of errors made in badly read
proofs. Thus an evening paper once
credited steamer from America with
carrying "sixty-fve salmon and nine
ty-five steerage passengers" ''sal-
mon" being evidently substituted for
saloon" Sarah Bernhardt was &C
cused by printer ofhavingperformed
"the shop-walking scene" in the trag-
edy of Macbeth" A weekly paper
headed a piece of sensational news
with '"Terrible Tragedy at a Wedding
Murder of the Bridegroom and Sui
eide of the Assassin" and this is how
the account ended: ''The unfortunate
bridegroom is in very serious condi-
ton" The Gazette which announced
the award Of the Victoria Cross to a
private, Thomas Edwards, described
him as "of the royal Highlanders,
mule-driver to the royal marines,
while a Portsmouth paper recently
published the sad fact that Amelia
Maud Dwyer, Gagged 5 months, the
wife of color sergeant" was dead.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-04-08
DOMESTIC ECOBOHY Il.
MUFFINS-NO. =.


With one pint of milk and sufficient
wheat flour make thick batter add
q little salt, tablespoonful of butter,
two well beaten eggs, two heaping
teaspoonfuls Of baking powder and
bake quickly in muffin rings.
EGG CAKE.
One egg, one cupful Of sugar, one cup
full of milk, two cupfuls of flour, one
tablespoonful of butter, one teaspoon
full of soda, two tablespoonful of
cream of tartar; bake quickly and eat
warm with sauce or cold with pre-
serves.
CRUMPETS.
Mix together thoroughly while drv
one quart of sifted -four LOOSELY
measured, and two heaping tea
poonfuls of baking powder and
a little salt, then add two table
spoonfuls Of butter and sweet milk
enough to make q thin dough; bake
quickly in muffin rings or patty pans.
CREAM SPONGE CAKE.
-Four eggs, whites and yolks beaten
separately, two teacups Of sugar, one
cup OF sweet cream, two heaping cup
fuls OF flour, one teaspoonful of soda;
mix two teaspoonfuls of cream of tar
tar In thefOur before sitting. Add the
whites the last thing before the flour
and stir that in gently without beat
ing.
JELLY ROLL CAKE.
Three eggs, one teacupful of sugar,
one teacupful of flour; beat yolks till
light and then add the sugar, then add
the whites beaten stiff, and lastly stir
IN the flour gradually; bake in a long,
shallow, creased pan; turn out on a
damp towel on the breadboard and
cover the top with any kind of Jelly or
thin layer of marmalade and roll UP
while warm. Slice when needed.
RAISED NIUFFINs.
One pint of warm milk, half a cake
of compressed yeast or half cup of
liquid yeast, one quart of flour, one
good tablespoonful of butter, two eggs.
Beat the eggs well, add them, with
salt, to butter and yeast, then to the
milk. Stir gradually into the flour
Beat until the batter is smooth and
light. Let this rise three hours in a
warm place, then fill buttered muffin
rings twO-thirds full with the batter
and let them stand until they have
risen to the brims. Bakehalfa an hour.
CHARLOTTE Russo.
Three eggs, one cup of sugar, one cup
Of flour and butter the size of an egg,
one teaspoonful of baking powder,
three tablespoonful of milk. Beat
thoroughly and thicken with flour to
the usual consistency of cake mix
lures. Cream-One pint of sweet milk
hot, one tablespoonful of corn starch,
white of one egg, one-half cup of sugar
beaten to q froth with the egg. Dis
solve the corn starch in cold milk, add
all to the boiling milk and flavor when
cold.
PRESSED RIBBON CAKE.
Two cups ofsugar, four eggs, one cup
OF butter, one cup of milk, two tea
spoonfuls of baking powder and four
cups Of -four Divide the mixture into
two parts. Into one of Unequal parts
put two tablespoonful ofmoIasses, one
cup raisins chopped fine and two tea
spoonfuls of cinnamon. Bake two
cakes of the light part and
one Of the dark part. Place the
dark one in the center, and the
light parts each side of it; place cream
or Jelly between the cakes; them press
with a fiat iron until cool; then ice the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-04-08

THERE is great difference in value
between a carrot that runs down into
the soil a foot and q half to two feet
in a nearly true taper, and one that
puts the same weight into the first six
to ten inches and then Suddenly
shrinks to fine root that breaks as
easily as cotton thread.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-04-08
THOSE DARNED SOCKS.

Wh ny does she start and ope her eyes,
AS AS IL with uncontrolled SURPRISE?
WY doeS she drop her sewing box
Gnu gteze upon the old mans socks?
125c9uSe twas but three DAVIS ago
mat she had darned tbaro HI "a To
n A. now, alas! how must she feel
10 see those gaps in toe and heel?
Chicago ledger
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-04-08
\ FoOT-wARMER for railway G

A FoOT-WARMER for railway car
riages, heated electrically, is being
tried in France. The system is de-
vised by M. En-. Concallas and NJ
Aeph Flu, the heat being produced by
a current passing through lead plates
transversely arranged in the ordinary
foot-warmer. In the recent trials
which have taken place the current
was developed by a Gramme machine
and traversed five foot-warmers.- Ex.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-04-08

THE grand balls given by the presi-
dent of the French Republic cost from
$4,000 to $4,000 each and are
sometimes attended by 5000 guests.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-10-09
CHARLES s.. RICHARDSON,

GENERAL COLLECTOR,
offers his services for the Collection of Accounts
House Rents, &C., in any part of the county. Ali
business entrusted to him will be promptly and
faithfully attended to, If sent by mail or left at
the Registers Office, Bel Air. Address
CHARLES s. RICHARDSON,
12je* wilma, Hartford Co.. Md.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-10-09
A Paradise.

1t is difficult matter to impress upon the
mind of the rural man of Arkansas the neces-
sity OF paying immediate attention to the
heathen. During camp meeting in Saline
county, preacher from little Rock made an
eloquent appeal in favor of the poor wretch
who eats harmless missionary instead of
eating hurtful bulk pork. When the
preacher had concluded, an old exhorter arose
and said
Brethren, I've been nightly interested in
this 'lectioneerin' fur the heather an would
now like to know something about him."
Then addressing the minister who had lust
taken his seat the exhorter said:
Brother, l would like to ask you a few
questions. The boys all say that they are
waitin' to see what stand take, so you won't
object to few questions, win your"
Certainly not"
"Thankee. Wall, now, how's politeness
in the heatbens country?"
HE knows nothing of politeness"
An, hah: Wall, how's the question o.
capital an labor?"
"There is no capital-no labor"
mo strikes?"
mo"
"Got no canderdates ?'
mo candidates"
Don't have TO wear no clothes, ifI under
stand the situation U
They have no clothes"
mo lawyers there, | reckon?"
mo lawyers"
"Wall, parson that's the country I'm look
in fur, an ETA emergration agent was to
come here he'd ketch every sensible man in
Saline county. Boys, don't think we ken
give Mr. Heather anything 1t would be as
foolish as haulin' water and pourin' it in the
river.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-10-09

An old lady Of his flock once called upon
DR.. Gill with grievance. The doctors
neck-bands were too long for her ideas of
ministerial humanity, and after long ha-
rangue on the sin of pride, she intimated that
she had brought a pair of scissors with her,
and would be pleased if her dear pastor would
permit her to cut them down to her notions
of propriety. The doctor not only listened
patiently, but handed over the offending
bands to be operated upon. When she had
cut them to her satisfaction and returned the
bibs it was the doctors turn.
Now" said he, ''you must do me good
turn Also"
be?"
"Well, you have something about you
which is deal too long, and which causes me
no end of trouble, and should like to see
1t shorter"
Indeed, dear sir, l will not hesitate.
What is it? Here are the scissors use them
as you please"
Come, then" said the sturdy divine, "good
sister, put out your tongue"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-10-09
Those Clever Greeks.

1fyou turn book upside down and look
at the letters, every will seem much smaller
at the bottom than at the top, although,
when the book is properly held, both halves
appear the same size to the eye.
The upper part of the type that prints the
letter is made smaller than the lower half
to correct the fault of the eye, which always
Slightly eXaggerates the former. When the
letter is turned over, this same trick of the
sight makes the difference seem greater than
it really Isl and, of course, were it of the
same width all the way it would still look
uneven.
In greater matters, the false report of the
eye is greater. If a tapering monument like
that on Bunker Hill or like the Obelisk in
Central Park, were made with perfectly
straight sides it would look to us-for, you
see, we really cannot trust our own eyes-as
if it were followed in little; or, as we
should say in more scientific language, its
sides would appear concave.
Those clever Greeks, who did so many
marvellous things in art, thought all this out,
and made their architecture upon principles
so subtle and so comprehensive that we have
never been able to improve on them since
They found that their beautiful Doric
columns, if made with straight sides, had the
concave effects of which have spoken and
so, with the most delicate art in the world,
they made the pillar swell little at the mid
die, and then it appeared exactly right
This swelling of the column at its middle
was called entasis. OF course it had to be
calculated with the greatest nicely, and was
actually so very slight that it can only be
detected by delicate measurements; but it
added greatly to the beauty of the columns
and to their effectiveness.
Then the lines which were to look horizon
tai had to receive attention. If you look ut
a long, perfectly level line, as the edge of a
roof, for instance, it has the appearance of
sagging towards the middle. The Greek
| architect corrected this fault by making his
lines rise little. The front ofthe Parthenon,
at Athens, is one hundred and one feet
three and a-half inches long, and in this, the
rise from the horizontal is about two and one
eighth inches. In other words, there is a
curvature upward that makes it little more
than two inches higher in the centre than at
the ends, and the effect of this swelling up
wards is to make the lines appear perfectly
level. Indeed this same Parthcnon, the
most beautiful building in the world, -when
delicately and carefully measured was found
to be everywhere made little incorrect, so
that may appear right, which is certainly
what may be called an architectural paradox.
The graceful columns, which seem to stand
so straight, are made to lean inward little,
since, if they were perfectly true and plumb,
they would have the effect of leaning out
ward. The pillars at the corners slant in.
ward more than the others, and everywhere
the corners are made to look square by being
in truth little broader angled, and lines are
curved in order that they shall appear
straight to the eye.-,T. Nicholas.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-10-09

What is that keeps you busy writing so
late in your study every night ?" asked Mrs.
Yerger of her husband
II am writing history of my life."
"Isuppose you mentioned me in iii"
"Oh, yes, l call you the sunshine of my ex-
istence."
DO really throw so much sunshine into
your daily life?"
ence because you make it hot for me-"
A rise in the thermometer occurred mme-
diately after the foregoing conversation.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-10-09
ROYAL Blood.

We are all kings and queens in this coun-
try, and we have right to as good blood as
that which courses through the veins of en-
perors. If the blood is poor and the cheeks
are pale, it is well known that Browns Iron
Bitters is the great tonic which will give
color, vigor, and vitality. Mr.. NJ. X. Gibson,
of West Point, Miss, says, II felt weak and
debilitated. Browns Iron Bitters made me
strong and we'll"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-10-09
Pnrtiral.
NOT AS L WILL.


Blndfolded and alone / stand
With unknown thresholds on each hand;
The darkness deepens as grope,
Afraid to fear, afraid to hope;
Yet this one thing l learn to know
Each day more surely as go,
That doors are opened, ways are made,
Burdens are lifted or are laid,
By some great law, unseen and still
Unfathomed purpose to fulfil,
Not as | will"
Blndfolded and alone | wait
Loss seems too bitter, gain too late;
Too heavy burdens in the load,
And too few helpers on the road;
And joy is weak and grief is strong,
And years and days so long, so long;
Yet this one thing L learn to know
Each day more surely as go,
That | am glad the good and i'll
BY changeess laws are ordered still
mot as | will
Not as will ~ the sound grows sweet
Each time my lips the words repeat
Not as will" the darkness feels
More safe than light when this thought steals
Like whispered voice to calm and bless
All unrest and all loneliness.
Not as WILL because the One
Who loved us first and best has gone
Before us on the road, and still
For us must all His love fulfil
Not as we will"
Helen Hunt JdchSOn.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-10-09
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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-03-12
AT AIR.
EDITED BY ANON.

MONDAY, March Q.
One OF Mr.. Koho's children Is dan
gerously Ill.
We understand that Mrs. Rogers, with
her family, will soon move into district
No. 10.
James Thomas, one of Lyon county's
early settlers, is the guest of Mr.. Rich
ardson.
Miss Ida Wilbur has been engaged to
teach, 11ve miles nUrtn Of DuriIHg1ne.
Success to you Miss Ida.
Quite q number of our sick are still on
the list. The doctor is accordingly seen
traversing the muddy roads.
No. 0 school closed Saturday with .
successful entertainment II the eVeEing.
Credit is due to Miss Bush.
The singing class was we'll attended
on Friday night. Two lessons this week,
Tuesday and Saturday nights.
Yesterdays sunshine was truly ENJOY
able Groundhog days will coon be
past, and farmers will then look tor
spring.
Deacon Cunningham's sale occurred
on Wednesday. Sale amounted to ST.
400, or thereabout. He with his family
left on Saturday for Enrorla, where he
/ is engaged IN the hotel business
Owing to sickness, muddy roads o.
some other cause, the Sunday school was
poorly attended. MI. Bush Of Baldwin
City, was present and endeavorsd TO
assist with the lessons. Come one,
come ali, and make this work success.
The minister was visiting here this
week. but was not present to preach 70
the little flock on Sunday.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-03-12

New YORK Times: Half a dozen men
have been busy lately completing the IN
terror finish of an elegant Office IN the
new Mutual Life Insurance building
which Is II BE- occupied by Chester A.
Arthur as law Office. The woodwork
and furniture are mahogany. with cherry
trimmings. and the men at work in the
room say that it viii be one of the most
richly furnished offices II the building.
The office is in the north end of the
building. with windows looking out
upon Nassau and Liberty streets. 1t is
on the fourth floor. adjoining the cham
Der of commerce rooms, and q few feet
away is the New York Office OF Gen. B.
+ Butler. Ii IS believed that Mr..
Arthur intends 70 resume his relations
with his former partners; Messrs Kne-
walls and Ransom. 10 whom the new of.
flee is leased from Nav l.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-03-12
WHAT IRE WE DOING,


An item taken from the Pleasanton
Herald. and published elsewhere in this
paper, shows that work on the st. Louis
and Emporia railroad is rapidly going
forward, and kilograms just received in
Emporia say that track laying began in
Linn county Monday. Everything
points to strong efforts being made to
push this new road west
Towns and communities IN Kansas
are beginning to feel the first impulses
OF a coming boom. Emporia wants to
help this boom all she can. This
is natural feeling Of every citizen in
teresied ia the growth and welfare of
bis own town. Many cities are strain
ing every opportunity TO help
along their progress and ad-
Vsncement Is Emporia doing what
she should2 We sTe building many new
business blocks and fine residences, but
"boom." to be a veritable one, should
have some definite measure and outcome
before Il. We think we speak truly when
we say that TO western city nothing
gives greater impetus than the
assured prospect that new railroad is
pushing &c It as its destination.
The st. Louis s. EmporIa road is the
one new railroad that we have assur
ances is coming in this direction Just
now. Railroad building is now of a
cautious nature. A seemingly small
point may turn the tide against US. II
does seem that Emporia should offer no
distractions to a railroad in getting into
this city. Isthere any cheaper OF slmp-
er way by which We can get new rail-
road outlet TO the east and to new coal
ti-lds, than by GLOWING IL t. come into
Emporia? II We can geta new railroad
with all Its accompanying advantages,
by simply giving it the privilege
OF entering our sacred precincts,
why should wa not do il;
A railroad NAV possibly iBjure
some property near which it passes, but
private Interests should not
obstruct the general welfare.
Is any other policy or action not simply
foolish aud childishi A railroad GER
tslnly cannot come into EmoorIa If we
will not let It. l, may be that the railroad
Ia question Is bound TO come anyway.
1t may be that IL does not have to come.
LeAvenworth some years ago thought all
the railroads would come 10 b =, but a
few minor matters turned them inuo q
small place at the mouth of the Kaw
now called Kansas City. Cuffsy county
gives Sl25 900 and the right OF way into
Burlington. The townships in the east
ern counties of this state are giving lib
orally. Hartford gives the right of way
through Elmendaro township and the
township gives $4,000. All the road
asks of EmpOria we understand, is the
privilege of coming in We can not
anord, It seems to us, TO take
any chances IN this matter or
not Ia encourage in every way this new
enterprise. Towns in Southern Kansas
are alive and stirring for any and all new
railroads. Already there are several
through lines built south Of US. Edo.
RADIO and towns OF that parallel are bid.
ding for this road. We do not want 10
be placed north ct any additional
through lines, do wer
Let us be 10 aud doing.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-03-12

Caldwell Journal: Reports received at
this office from some thirty of the one
hundred ranges on the Cherokee Strip
up to Saturday last shows that the re-
salts of the severe storms have not been
so disastrous as were anticipated. The
pilgrim cs,tls suffered severely and a
lOss of 20 pes cent before spring opens
will not surprise any one. but 10 date the
loss is far below that, except 10 one or
two isolated and sxtrems cases where
the loss t. date will reach 90 per cent.
The poorest and weskest OF these cattle
ale now dead, and those that have
weathcred ;ae 5, rms thus far will about
all pull through Less than - per cent
of the through s.Al'le have died thus far
With the wIntered catJls it has not been
so serious, the death rate among them
beng below per cert TO date. The
majority of these lost their lives BY slip
ping on the ice, and. beiug unable 10 get
on, were frozen to death, or so chiIIeC
before found b. herdersthat they coulC
not stand when removed