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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-03-04

OUT OF twelve thousand sheep belong
ing to Montana sheep company, on
Flat Willow, Meagher County, M. T.,
only forty-one have died since Novem-
Der l.
The French journals state that a.
duel was recently arranged between q
F'renchman and an American, thecon-
ditions being that but one shot should
be exchanged, and that the precedence
should go by lot. The Frenchn1an got
the first chance, but failed to hit his
adversary. AS the Yankee lifted his
weapon the other called out: "Hold!
will buy your shot" After consid-
cradle higgling the Frenchman agreed
to pay SIS 900, and the duel was at an
end.
In suburb of Boston an amateur
dramatic society was quite recently
rehearsing play under the supervision
OF a Boston actor, who, in the course
OF the rehearsal, severely reprimanded
one of the young ladies for inatten-
ton; whereupon the injured young
woman burst into tears and told him
he was no gentleman to address alady
so. "Shut up" said the irate man
ager, you're not lady now, you're
an actress" and the play went on I'M
interrupted to the end of the rehears-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-03-04

Wind and rain have vexed the earth with weep
ing,
Clouds hang heavy on the darkening lea
Everywhere his sullen vigil keeping
Winter watches over land and sea.
Mix their measured music with the wild
Uncertain voices of the East wind calling
Through the distance like fretfu child.
And the mingled echoes seemed to fill me
With strange mysterious sense of pain
Like some ghostly whisper come to thrill me
In the secret chambers of my brain.
That deep pulse of Nature beating through me
Brings my being into tune with hers;
These dark shadows are her henchmen gloomy
Those sad winds her mournful messengers
Is there not a charm to break her magic,
Some bright spell more potent than her own
Through the Storn-wind' 5 thOuSandvOceS tragic
Breathes there not a sweeter, tenderer toneE
All. dear love. forgive the foolish question,
Can the heart that holds you eer despair!
Can the soul that knows loves sweet suggestion
Sink beneath the Powers OF the Air!
Look, the shadows melt around me; Ger me
Clouds and tempest pass on either hand,
In your maiden grace you glean before me
AS Miranda unto Ferdinand
There are singers, Darling, who have told us
That the heart is false and Nature true,
That her arms alone can safely fold us
But turn from Nature unto You.
Turn. and build upon your truth my tower,
Turn with Loves immortal perfect faith;
Mine mine own! through Lies supremest horl
Mine when Life shall broaden into Death
-Every Other Saturday.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-03-04
The Making of the Merry Bells.
Popular Science Monthly.

How many boys and girls know how
sleigh bells are made? The little iron
ball is too big to be put through the
holes in the bell, and yet it is inside.
How did it get there?
This little iron ball is called the
"iinglet." When you shake the sleigh
bell it jingles. When the horse trots
the sleigh bells jingle, jingle, jingle. In
making the bell this jingle is put inside
little ball of mud, just the shape of
the inside of the bell.
This mud ball, with the jingle inside,
is placed in the mold of the outside
and the melted metal is poured in,
which fills up the space between the
ball and the mold. When the mold is
taken off you see a sleigh bell, but it
will not ring, as it is full of dirt. The
hot metal dries the dirt that the bell
is made of SO it can be shaken out.
After the dirt is all shaken out of the
holes in the bell the little iron jinglet
will still be in the bell, and will ring.
1t took good many years to think
out how to make sleigh bell.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-03-04
A Bear in a Police Court.
From the Atlanta Constitution.

From the Atlanta Constitution
Yesterday afternoon PatrOlman
Gloer, accompanied by small Italian
and a large, white bear, entered the
city prison, and walking up to the sta
tion-house keepers desk, said
"Here, make q case against this
man, Dock"
whats the charger" asked DIR.
Foute, the station-house keeper, as he
wheeled himself off his high stool.
''Doing business without license, and
obstructing thesideWalks and streets"
responded the patrOlman.
The bear was an immense white one.
A heavy leather collar was buckled
around his neck, while a long strong
chain was attached to the collar. The
Italian was a small, filthy-looking fell
low, and claimed the bear as his prop
erty. He had been giving street matt
nees with his pet The bear was we'll
trained, and among other tricks would
pass the hat around in the crowd for
such loose change as the audience was
willing to give up. He was followed
by a crowd of negroes and children
who blockaded the sidewalk, thereby
| attracting the patrolman's attention.
All this the patrOlman recounted to
the station-house keeper, and then
the latter turned to the Italian and
asked:
whats your name?'
Bruno" said the Italian.
"Bruno be hanged" said the keeper
! II want your name, not the BEARS
name"
"Me? My name? Oh, John Faur,"
said the Italian, all the time gesticu-
lating wildly.
"Faur! Well, that names far from
Italian" said the station-house keep
"Say, Dock, none o. that now"
said the patrolman; "just take charge
of the prisoner and lock him up"
"Well, what will | do with the bear?"
asked the keeper
clock him up in the horse stable"
"No, you don't" said Mounted
Officer West. give got to go to that
stable, and l don't want that bear
| there"
"Well, what'll do with the bear?"
asked the keeper.
"Well, III tell you," said Chief Con-
molly. clock the man up and let the
bear go. No, that won't do; the bear
might hurt someone. Lock up the
| bear and let the man go. No, that
won't do either, the man might run
off and then I'd have an elephant on
my hands that the board of commits
sioners wonldn't accept. Let's see. [
have it-lock 'em both up. No, we
might be crowded before daylight, and
nobody knows what that bear will do.
Oh, hang it, Dock, turn the pair loose
Oh the BEARS word to come back Mon
day Don't take the mans word, but
the BEARS; understands"
The station-house keeper took the
chief at his word and turned them
| 1oOco
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-03-04
A Queer Sort of Schoolgirl.

[Marysville Letter to Cincinnati Enquirerl.
One of the most singular cases of
vision on record is found in the fourth
grade of our schools, in the person of
Belle Kinney, little girl II years of
age. Shortly after entering school
her teacher, Miss Ella Ely, discovered
that she always read with her book
upside down, and that while writing
she invariably placed the copy in the
same position and wrote backward,
with the letters inverted and with her
left hand. Not knowing whether to
attempt correction of the habit the
teacher sent for Dr. |. n, Hamilton, one
of our prominent physicians and
president of the board of education.
who tested her thoroughly yesterday
with figures, pictures, reading and
writing and discovered that she was
equally skillful with her books in any
position, although the child herself
had never particularly noticed her
popularity, but expressed a desire to
use her books as Others do. The
doctor says it is the most remarkable
case of the kind Ofwhich heever heard.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-03-04
A Gambling Exploit.
From the St. James Gazette. !


Prince Demidoff's gambling exploits
have furnished the matter of more
than one paragraph to the Partisan
chroniqueurs during the last few days.
He once played match at ecarte with
Khalil Bey, another inveterate games
tar, the stake being $4,000 pounds
each game, and it was agreed between
the parties that they were to go on
playing till one of them had lost a
''million" to the other. They played
all night in a private room in the Cafe
Anglals, Khalil Bey winning 100000
in the first hour or two; but his luck
then turned and at O'Clock next
morning the prince had won $4,000.
Fatlgued with so long a struggle, the
players lay down on the sofas in the
room for siesta, and slept till mid
day, when, after a light breakfast, they
sat down to the card-table again.
They broke off for an hour in the
evening for dinner, resumed their game,
played through thewhole of the second
night, and at half-past eleven next
morning Khalil Bey, who was favored
by second run ofluck, won the match
and pocketed the princes check for
e4O. 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-03-04
A Bad Scrape.
from the New York Tribune. !

from the New York Tribune.
Two curious instances of people
found without fault of their own in en-
barrassing positions came to my at
tention during thepast week. A lady,
we'll known in New York society, de-
sired to leave a Sixth Avenue elevated
car at Fourteenth Street during COM
mission hours. The car was crowded,
and as she started for the platform
the let fringe in her cloak caught In the
watch chain of a gentlemen who stood
near the door. The guard waited with
his hand on the bell rope while the
gentleman fumbled with the fast knot
ted fringe. Obliging passengers volun-
teered their services, the lady was the
more beautiful for her bushes, and SO
the guard did not take his hand from
the bell rope. The engineer of the train
looked out of his cab with disgust
strongly depicted on his countenance.
Still the obstinate fringe refused to
yield and let the lady go. Another
train came putting up to the station
and stopped The opening of Win
dows could be heard all along the line.
Finally when it looked as though the
accident might bring all travel to a
standstill, the lady was so beautiful
and the guard so susceptible, the gen
tleman said in an inspired tone, ''let
me get off with your" No sooner said
than done, the guard regretfully let go
of the bell rope, the train bowled
away and the accidentally united
couple were soon separated by a
practical assistant in the waiting
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-03-04
A Colts Strange Power OF Vision.
From the Pueblo Star. ]


A party of five men, while hunting
deer about three weeks ago, discovered
a cave near Mace's Hole, on the Hard
scrabble, in the Whitstone range, and
proceeded to explore it. They found
a large roomy cave, and inside mare
and sucking colt. They could not cap
ture the mare, and so killed her, but
the colt was taken out and conveyed
to the ranch of Mr.. Robinson, eight
miles from the city, where it is doing
we'll The colt has not particle OF
hair on its body, has eyes like globes
of glass and cannot see in daylight,
but distinguishes everything in the
dark. 1t is a great curiosity. The
impression of Mr. Robinson is that 1T
was born in the cave and never saw
daylight until taken out by the hunt
erS.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-03-04

A MILDsort ola merited libel; 'Well,
how were the ladies dressed?" was
asked at one of the clubs of a member
who had just come from fashionable
dinner party, Ny dear fellow" he
replied. Il really don't know The
fact is, | didn't think of looking under
the table. . New York Tribune,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-26
PITTSBURG.
\ Chapter of Crimes, Petty and Grave,
Mar Christmas Day.

4 Chapter of Crimes, Petty and Grave,
Mar Christmas Day
Special to the Gazette.
PuTsBuRG, TEX, Dec. 25.--Last night,
while Mrs. /. j. Greer was at the Christ
mas tree some one broke into her house
and stole seven fine cakes that she had
prepared for Christmas dinner, and also
two new blankets. The blankets were
valued at $40. No clew to the robbers as
yet.
Last night Constable Forte OF this place
arrested Chas jennings, at Tyler, for in
cest. On the 10Th inst. Chas Jennings
stole his half-sister and skipped for Tyler,
and old man John Jennings, the father OF
both the negroes, got wind OF IL immedl-
ately, but did not know whore they had
gone. John came to Mr.. Forte aud gave
him 500 to find out where they had gone
and for the arrest of them. Constable
Forte found where they were and
telegraphed the officers of Tyler
TO arrest the parties, and Forte went after
them Yesterday and brought the colored
couple back TO Gllmer and turned them
over to the sheriff of that place. All the
parties live in Upshur county.
Last night person whose name has not
been learned, ia the absence Of Mr., j. 5.
Blunt, visited his house. lie entered the
house with no good intentions. AZ soon
as Mrs. Blunt found out that his appear
ance was Tor no good purpose, she
ordered him TO leave, and threatened TO
shoot him If he did not, The lad, seeing
that the threat was going TO be carried into
effect, left and went to Mrs. Aldrldge's, u
widow lady, and knocked at the door and
asked for admission, which was refused,
and, taking in the surroundings, she gave
an alarm which frightened him, and he
| left before any one reached the place
| Suspicion points to the parties
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-26
ALEXANDER HAPPENINGS.
me peath Of III Howard aud some a,
the Facts About Il,
correspondence Of Tho ts....

| " ~ howard and some ~
the Facts About II.
correspondence Of the Gazette.
ALENANDEE, Tx, Dec. sl--on H.,
SUNDAY Mr.. A. l.. Murphy. an esr,,ast
worker In the Sabhaih.school nndsr,I,,.,'
'he task Of organizing the bows ~ '5 ~
Sehool into a band Tor doing wc,l, -,
! ioNe ana charity. AT an early bpnr l,s,
hisht the boys, about lity In numhcr
met MI. Murphy, aud under his csrs a.
llso greet many houses, Al each ~
Whlon tloy see1tqd tht happy words, "a
merry OhrstmaS>to an, /" and before leay-
! wv lhey presented the members of mo
! iaulliies with apples, etc, aud by The time
! tnuy lad completed theNround two mar.
Iels OF apples had been distributed. and
several widows and or5hans, no doubt.
had said; "God bless>the hovs.p Fsrb
boy bore Chinese laStern and had ON a
long, red calico gowaf.
Az the academy .ISnildinas n Christ,nos
tree viii be I1plsyed tonight In no
interest % tlt Sabbath.schoni. As II i
the only treo IN town, IL win contain
a large number OF presents, and the deal.
ets IN holiday goods have the finest dis.
play ever seen in the county.
The public school closed on last Friday,
aoi teachers and pupils get two weeks
rest
Alexander Is doing good business.
ana the streets are crowded every day
with men and teams Money is scarce.
but times cannot De said 10 be ohard y
for the surrounding country has an abun.
daut supply OF things good To cat for both
man aud beast. Among those who have
recently located here are Ell stephens
from Gonzales, Or. Aiken from Florida.
and Dr.. O'Bryan from Meridian.
The constant talk OF the town Il Ia ne.
latlon 20 the death OF Ell Howard, an ne
count of which occurred Ia TuW GAzErrr
two days ago. lie lived IN Hamilton
county not far from here, and some OF
the business men of this place knew
hun wen. lie was SiXty-tpc years old, a
bachelor and owned about two hundred
aud iliy horses and fifty or sixty head of
cattle. IL is supposed that he possessed
about an equal amount OF property
principally Ia cash. llu had been dead
several days before his remains were dis.
covered, or before he had oven beer
missed. The hogs, assisted no doubt by
the wolves, had SO dishgured the bod,
that there was no chance to recognize IT,
except by his boots and coat. Certain
circumstances, too tedious 20 enumerat,
here, led his friends 10 believe that he was
hanged, and tlat before this was done he
gave up his money, whether much or 1T
tie. New developments are expected
every day to turn up, and II Is hoped thai
the perpetrators of the crime win CONF
TO light.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-26
An End 10 nnnn scrnnlnr.

Edward Shepherd Of Harrisburg, H.,
says: Having received so much benefit
from Electric BItters. feel II my duty to
let suffering humanity know H. Have
mad running sore on my leg for eight
years; my doctors told me | would have
to have the bone scraped or leg ampu.
tated. used, Instead, three bottles of
Electric Bitters and seven boxes Of Buck.
lens ArnicaSalye,and my leg IS now sound
and welln
Electric Bitters are sold at 50c. a bot
tie, and Bucklen's Arnica Salve al 25c.
per box by II. W. Williams & Co.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-26
tl,r pnhlic.

FoRr Worm, Tx, Dec %, 1885
Having been urgently solicited by large
number of friends to become candidate
for the Office of mayor of the city of Fort
Worth, hereby announce myself as "A
candidate before the people TO hll that
Office at an election TO be held In this city
April @, 1886 In thus announcing ! ask
the votes and support OF the people,
promising in return that, If elected, I will
conscieutously discharge all the duties
that may become incumbent Ipon me by
reason Of said election. Respectfully,
etc, II. S. BRouEs.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-26

interest OF Labor with the blackllstina
system at the North, which prevented
good men from again getting work after
being thrown ont Of employment for sim
ply demanding better wNses.
AS TO THE PREss>
Mr.. jackson said he wanted ina, princI-
pies OF the Knights Of Labor discussed.
and denied that the Houston Age had
been boycotted for It's expressions as 10
the OBJECTS OF the organization. Il was
done simply because that paper had en-
pioyed non.union men, recognized only
as rats by the printers union. This
was fact which he said the press of the
state did not seem TO understand.
He thanked the audience for their re-.
spectiul attention.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-26
"A little fire is quickly trodaen out

"a little fire is quickly iToddcn out
Which. being suffered, rivers cannot queneh.'
procrastination may rob you OF time,
but by increased diligence you can make
up the loss; but If it rob you OF lie, the
loss Is irremedable. II your health is
delicate, your appetite tickle, your sleep
broken, Your mind depressed, your Wno'e
being out OF sorts, depend on II you ere
seriously diseased. In all such cases Or.
Plerces "Golden Medical Discovery
will speedily effect a genuine, radical
cure-make a new man OF you ana save
YOU from the fortunes OF lingering as
case
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-26
THE REPORT WONT DO.
a Cattle Owner who shows that tho state
ment of Secretary Lawrence Does
Injustice.
IIARnOLn. M, nec. ID. ~


lhmoLu, TEX, Dec "a, 1855.
70 the Editor Of the Gazette.
lnyour issue OF to-day list OF unlawful
tencers OF school, university and asylum
lands Is given as coming from GOV. Ire
land's office, as officially reported by Sec
retaly Lawrence OF the state land board,
IN which II reported that Commissioner
u. W. Swlnk has reported that the John
L. Stovml and Kit Carson Cattle COM
panles have unlawiully fenced over is, 400
acres of school land
First; There is no such company OK.
tant.
Secondly John T Stoyall has no inter
est in any way in King or Dickens coun-
ties.
Thirdly, John 4. Stovall has no
school, university or asylum land
fenced which is not formally
and legally leased and paid for, or bought
nd paid for as required by law, but on
the other hand has eleven sections of
school land leased, and only six sections
of the eleven under fence.
Fourthly John II. Stovall has not even
my private land unlawfullv fenced, but
on the other hand owns nearly 5000 acres
Of land situated in different localities
outside his pasture and free TO the world
at present.
If Commissioner Swink had come to
my ranch would have placed in his
hands "working SKETCH made by or
der Of the state land commissioner, ON.
cially and ridden the line of sur.
vcy with him and shown him
that my fence is not only on my land, but
inclOses no mans land but my own, OF
that properly obtained From my knowl
edge OF the situation Of the Hesperiar
Cattle companys pasture ard their pos
sessions, the repott that they have uulaw
fully inclosed 81 600 acres Of school, uni
versity or asylum land is equally false
come from whatsoever source the false
hood may, Respectfully
.IOUN r. SruyAIL
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-26

repeated chemical tests have placed
first one brand OF baking poVdcrs
then another at the head Of the list, but
the most satisfactory test Of all Is that OF
the practical housewife, who uses Silver
Loaf, and never fails TO make light and
wholesome bread She cannot be i'm.
posed upon, and the powder peddler who
attempts to palm of something else on
her as better grade of goods win have
reason 30 believe that he has missed his
calling.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-26

II gives MS great pleasure TO state chat
the merchant who was reported being at
the point OF death from an attack Of pneu-
monia, has entirely recovered by the use
Of Dr. VIM. Halls balsam for tho lungs.
Naturally he feels grateful for the benefits
derived from using this remedy for tho
lungs and throat aud In giving publicity
20 this statement we are actuatcd by mo.
lives of public benciactioD, trusting that
others may be benefited 10 a similar mau-
NOR
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-26

Pare baking powders are one Of the
chief aids TO the cook 10 preparing per
feet and wholesome food aud the house
wife win do well to be on her guard
against baking powder tIamps, Silver
Loi Baking Powder Is never peddlcd
from house 70 house, KS the manuiactur-
ing establishment Of } II. Brown ie
taxed 20 iis uttormost 10 supply the de-
mands that come through legitimate
chnnnnlA.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-26
brigham Young Hampton Guliy.

SALT LAKE, U1Au, Dee. 2i.-
The jury in the case Of
Brigham Young Hampton, charged
with conspiracy, with lowd women, TO
compromise prominent anti Mormons, 81.
ter being ont one hour this evening
brought IN II verdict OF guilty.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-26
BELTON.

stole Compres. Cotton and Sold It TO
Merohant-BayIor Female College
special TO the Gazette.
pEfToN. TEX, Dec. 25.-Marshal
Karnes arrested c. Vaughn last night, on
! CHARGE OF stealing cotton from the com
nress and selling IL 10 James & Ludlow,
wholesale merchants here,
The committee on locating Bayior r.
male college has promised that II inc CIV,
zens would provide grounds ana SuIla ~,
buildings Bolton should have baylo. ~,
male college. Nest all feel conhdent INA .lil,
the necessary amount VIII Dc IU'ssu'
which is about $4,000
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-26

The best salvo in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chappcd hands, chilblains,
corns and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles or n pay required. II
is guaranteed TO give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price 20 cents per
box. For sale by II. W. Williams & Co.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-26
TryJ,lst one.

Buy package Of Silver Loaf and give
Il a fair trial. II you do this you viii
never regret IT, How many disastrous
failures IN making bead cause trOublous
yexatlon IN the household This can all
be obyiated by trial % Silver Loaf. j.
II. Brown guarantees It's purity, strength
and efficiency.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-26
slINcr Lnnf IinkIng rnwder

Never fails when the directions are fol-
lowed hence there is never word Of
complaint heard against 1t. The mex
perienccd cook is able TO make as good
bread with it as the professional baker,
simply because its ingredients are so com
pounded as to make failure impossible
when the directions are followed; trial
is all that Is necessary to make It indis.
pensable to all well-regulatc1 households.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-26

A meeting Of the directors OF the Fort
Worth s. Denver City Railway company
viii be held at the Office Of the company
in the city Of Fort Worth on saturday,
January 2, 1886, at 10 O'Clock q. m, by
orderof the president. W. \, Ross,
Secretary.