davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-03-12

five minutes and was followed almost inn
mediately by another.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA OFFICEs.-A
Washington dispatch of the 9rd to the
Neacs and Courier says: With the exception
of Senator Hampton the South Carolina
delegation met in conference last night and
concluded the consideration Of the appli-
cations for the principal Federal offices in
the State. The papers of the several candi-
dates were read and considered, and each
member stated his views in regard to the
candidate especially favored.
There was no actual ballot cast, and with
out much delay the following. gentlemen
were selected to be named should the recon-
mendation of the delegation be asked for:
Collector of the port of Charleston, Albert NJ.
Mowry; for collector of internal revenue,
d. F. Bradley, of Pickens for district at
terney, Leroy F. Youmans, Of Columbia;
for United States marshal, E. Miller Boykin,
of Camden. .,
1t is not known how Senator Hampton
regards these recommendations, but it is
thought he will not oppose them. The re-
suit of the conference was kept private for
a time, but it was stated to me tonight au-
thoritatively and without reservation as to
publication. .-...
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-04
A Lively Race with a Steer.
From the Butte City lMon.) Miner.]

From the Butte City (Mon.) Miner.J
A day or two ago Will Clark was tax
ing an afternoon spin on his bicycle
over the Silver Bow road, and, as
usual, was enjoying the beauties of
nature and wondering why some men
were so foolish as to prefer horses and
buggies to bicycles, when he was star
tied from his reverie and pleasant
thoughts by snort near at hand.
He turned quickly, and much to his
disgust and surprise saw that he or
his instrument had excited the ire of a
steer that was racing around, and the
animal was preparing for battle. At
the time Will was on an upgrade, with
a rickety bridge a couple of hundred
yards ahead, but he struck out at a
racing speed, and for q little while it
was nip and tuck, the steer doing some
pretty good running, and for fully $50
yards being uncomfortably near. AS
the bridge was reached the pursuer
was still close at hand, and the ques-
ton was, whether it was best to slack
up and risk a fight or take the chances
OF buck. The latter course was de-
cided on and over the structure he
went, most of the distance on one
wheel, but he landed safely. The
bridge crossed, the ground was de-
scending, and in q few moments the
bicycle had put quite a distance be-
tween it and the steer and the race
was won Will claims to be a pretty
rapid rider, but in future prefers to
have level ground and no bridges
when he races with steers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-04
The Sandwich Islands.

In a paper read before the National
Prison Association at Detroit, Prof.
Francis Wayland of the Yale law
school told, very briefly and inter-
estingly, the history of O. trial. The
charge was granddaughter in the first
degree; there was woman in the case;
the killing had occurred in broad day
light in the busiest quarter of the most
crowded thoroughfare of a city of near
ly 10000 inhabitants, supporting at
least five newspapers; and everybody
had been talking about it for two
months. The chief-justice was on the
bench, the encouragement prose
cuted, an ex-attorney- general con-
Quoted the defense. A jury was Sc
lected and empaneled in exactly thirty
five minutes; the government put In
its case-fully and effectually, too
within less than three hours from the
swearing Of the first witness; the case
for the defense was concluded in a
little over four hours more; the argu-
ments of counsel-markedly able
used up considerably less than three
hours, all told; half an hour sufficed
for the judges charge; the jury, after a
elaboration Of two hours, brought in
a verdict of granddaughter in the Sec
ond degree" and the court was ad-
journed, after session of fourteen
hours, including a two hours inter
mission for dinner. The next day the
convicted man was sentenced-fve
years Imprisonment with hard labor.
There had been no unseemingly haste;
the case had been carefully tried; the
counsel had treated each other and
the witnesses with constant courtesy;
a trial that could easily have been
made very nasty and demoralizing had
been kept singularly clean; and a YER
dict had been accepted and recorded,
Notwithstanding the announced non
concurrence of three of the twelve jur-
ors. This truly remarkable trial took
place in the city of Honolulu and in
this present wear of grace 1885.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-04
Fortunes in Stone and Bronze.

l. p a.
toCarp, :" IN Cleveland LEADER
Washington City has q great deal OF
money invested in statuary, and some
of it NAV be looked upon as q mighty
poor investment. fGreenough's naked
Statue Of Washington cost $4,000,
and the statue of Liberty away up
there on the capitol dome cost $25,-
900. Clark Mills, the sculptor, re-
ceived great sums from the govern
ment, though he died comparatively
poor. Fifty Thousand dollars was the
price paid him for Andrew Jackson,
who sits upon rearing horse opposite
the White House, and he received an
other $5O,OOOfor his equestrian statue
of Gen. Washington Washington Cir
Gle. Another $4,000 statue ls that OF
Gen. Thomas in Thomas Circle, and 1T
must make the Taxpayer. happy as ne
looks at it to remember that Congress
paid $4,000 for the PEDESTAL, and
that the four bronze lamp posts
around the base cost $4,000 apiece.
Away off to the east of the capitol, IN
Lincoln Square, three thousand
pounds of brass represent Abraham
Lincoln giving freedom to the negro.
The statue cost $4,000 but it was
from contributions made up by the
freedmen of the South. Gen. Nathan
lei Green stands in a PARK northeast
of the capitol at a, cost OF $5O, 900.
and in Scott Circle, Gen. Winfield
Scott has been embodied in bronze for
$4,000. Winnie Ream's statue OF
Farragut cost $4,000. The statue
of Mcpherson, together with it's pedes-
tai, cost about $4,000, and down in
Rawlins Square, southwest of the
White House, there is q bronze statue
of Gen. Rawlins which looks just as
we'll at acost of $4,000. In addition
to these there is q statue of Prof. Hen
ry in the Smithsonian grounds, which
cost small fortune, that of Admiral
Dupont, opposite Blaine's, which lep-
resents large enough sum to pay sew
eral times a congressman's salary, and
the beautiful bronze statue of Martin
Luther in front of the Lutheran Memo
rial Church, which cost but $5, 900, and
is as fine a piece of statuary as you
will find this side of the water.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-04

paper did not keep them correctly in
formed OF all that was going on in the
world, and there are others that take
a positive delight in being as sarcastic
as possible to Therapeutics whom they
meet. One of these, latter was ap-
preached by a reporter a few days
ago, who wished to obtain a report in
advance of the time set for making it
public. His appeals were vain until
he fatty informed the gentleman that
II he did not produce the report then
and there he would not publish it at
all. WELL" said the person ad-
dressed, ''there are plenty other pa
pers.' EYES," replied the reporter,
land the sky is full of stars, but there
is only one JUPITER The gentleman
saw the point and gave in, and must
have been convinced that it is only q
very poor reporter who doesn't think
the paper he represents is the very
best published ....
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-04
Didn't Want to be Policeman
from the Boston Journal.1

An amusing mistake occurred at
police headquarters Wednesday.
Through some misunderstanding a.
witness in a liquor case was introduced
into the room reserved for applicants
for appointment on the police force.
The sergeant in charge, supposing that
he desired to be examined physically,
ordered him to remove his clothes.
He appeared to be greatly surprised,
and asked if that was necessary. He
received an affirmative answer, and as
several others in the room were doing
the same thing he followed their exam
pie. When his turn came he was SUBJ
jected to careful examination. His
face all this while was study. He
was evidently trying to determine
what connection there was betweenhis
bodily condition and his evidence in
the liquor case. When the physician
remarked, casually. $50 you want to
be appointed on the police force, do
your the man jumped as though he
had been struck and exclaimed:
"Mein Got! No I don't. /"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-04
Missed His Reckoning.
Iron the NorWalk Gazette. !


"Uncle" Truman Dickerson lives at
Cranberry Plains. He is a good old
man, and during the "a years of his life
he has shown due regard for Sunday
and all of it's observances. Last Sat
urday week he was in town as usual
doing chores and laying in a stock of
the necessaries for the coming winter.
Among other things he ordered guam
tity of dog meat at Mitchell's market
and said he would call for it on Satur-
day. But he did not come. Early
Sunday afternoon an old gentleman
drove into town. He was seen to
hitch his horse and then look at the
closed stores and deserted streets In
surprise. He walked slowly round to
Mitchell's and seemed puzzled to find
them closed. "HelloP' said he, "shut
up again! Now what on airth ails
those Mitchell's?" Uncle Truman, for
that was he, was turning away in dis
gust when he noticed a gentleman pass
ing by. Accosting him Mr.. Dickerson
remarked: "Pears as though things
were awful quiet here to-day amt
they? ?" ''Well, no, not unusually SO,
said the gentleman, 1--WE are generally
quiet here on Sunday" "Hey?"
gasped Uncle Truman. ''I say we are
usually quiet here on Sundays" re-
peated the gentleman. "W-w-why; it
faint Sunday" stammered Uncle
Truman. "Why yes it is, sir" said
the gentleman. Uncle Truman saw it
in an instant. With a convulsive
gasp he said: 'May the Lord forgive
me? Here I've ploughed my lot,
husked my corn and come to town to
trade on the Lords day. Well, well,
WE'LL" and with face down so that
his shoes almost trod on his chin,
Uncle Truman unhitched his horse and
drove mournfully home. Ashepassed
out of sight up the hill, he was heard
TIC say: truman Dickerson, for the
first time in eighty years Pm ashamed
of We! G'lang!"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-04
An International Event.
from The PHILADELPHIA Press. |

From tho Philadelphia Press.
"Vere is re place for re what-you-
call-em for re marriage?" inquired a
Frenchman yesterday of the gentle
man in charge of the marriage license
department of the Orphans court.
eff fault Eat | re paper get for marry
SAL"
"Here you are," returned the mar
riage clerk, in his business way.
'sWhat is your name and age?"
The Frenchman, evidently a sailor,
answered all the necessary questions
till the query was put as to the lady's
name. "Sal' was all he knew.
"Well," said the clerk, sis that all
her name?"
sMais, zere ees plenty name enough.
Sal ees right. Sally toujours. That's
ALL"
'sAh, yes" exclaimed the clerk, with
a sigh of satisfaction, "Sally Todgers.
How old is Miss Todgers?"
''Twenty-seex."
"What day was she born ?"
"Mais l do not know. She do not
know, zere is nobody Eat know"
"Was she ever married before?"
'sOui, vunce; it is five year.
"Where is her husband ?"
81 do not know, he ees four years
dead"
''Did you know hiln?''
'tNon. Twas not acquaint. Sacre,
ees it necessaire Eat [ should him
know. I do not like re idee"
It was explained that an acquaint-
ance with the deceased was not abso-
lutely essential though frequently use
full, and the Frenchman paid his so
cents and left the Office with the IL
cense to seek Sally Todgers as the
name appeared on the paper.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-04
"A "Reminiscences Of Backus.
From the Auburn Dispatch.1

Chance placed Arthur Moreland in
the next seat to me at the "Evange-
llne'' initial Thursday night. He has
aged much and wears g. mournful ex-
preston, ill-becoming a face that was
30 long wreathed with smiles, when,
with q burnt-cork mask, hepivoted the
San Francisco Minstrel semicircle.
The dissolution of that admirable or
ganization still preys upon his mind,
and while the drummer was testing his
heads between acts, Arthur harped on
his favorite subject. He told me a
story about Charley Backus which l
think has never before appeared in
type. It was when Peter Gilsey was
alive. yBackus and Gilsey sat in the
Gilsey House cafe. It was bitter cold
outside, the mercury just bettering the
zero mark. The conversation turned
upon the stern dictates of fashion in
regard to male ATTIRE.
81 don't care what I wear as long as
I'm comfortable" remarked the CO.
median.
ooh, yes, you do patronizingly in
sisted the venerable Peter. "You
wouldn't dare go out in the street in
this kind of weather with g. summer
suit on" @
"That's just what I'll do for bot
tie of wine"
"Make it case"
"Call it CARLOAD if you want" re-
Joined Backus.
The wager was made, and Backus
disappeared. An hour later he walked
into the cafe attired in a white flannel
suit, straw hat with blue band, corn
colored kids, Oxford ties, carrying q
bamboo walking stick, and wearing g.
rose in his buttonhole. The terms of
the wager required that he should
walk down Broadway to Stewards
store and return. He carried it out
to. the letter, leisurely sauntering
down the street, swinging his cane,
and appearing as comfortable as
though he was on the shady side of
the street on hot July day. Of
course he was the cynosure of all eyes,
but he was accustomed to that, and
appeared not the least perturbed.
The wine was won and Gilsey deter
mined to have revenge in paying it.
That evening, when Backus had re-
sponded to the four encores on one of
his topical songs, he was surprised to
see a box of Mumm's extra showed
over the footlights The audience
howled and demanded fifth verse.
1t was followed by another case, and
so it continued until twenty boxes of
wine had been piled up on the stage
before him, entirely concealing his ro-
tl1nd form
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-04
A Queer Story.
from the Boston Traveller. |

From the Boston traveller
A curious little story, whose truth
is vouched for by leading women OF
San Francisco, is told OF Helen Hunt
jackson. It seems that before her
death a friend told her of a poor woman
whose husband had left her with an
infant child to care for, and Mrs. Jack
son directed that some articles of her
own wardrobe should be given to the
object of their sympathy. The woman
in her gratitude gave her daughter
Mrs. Jackson's name. After her death
the poor woman took up her child one
day and calling it by name said: 'tOh,
my little girl, the lady who was SO
good to you never saw your sweet face,
and she never knew how / loved her"
At that moment, the woman related,
a hand was laid on hers, a sweet,
motherly face bent over her and said:
''I am not dead, | am here" The wo-
man had never seen Mrs. Jackson, but
she described her perfectly in feature,
voice and manner
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-04
Curious Result ola BIunder.
from the New York Herald.1

From the New York Herald.I
The Texas court of appeals has re-
Gently disposed Of a novel suit against
a telegraph company. A sheep-raiser
went to the Office of the company to
send a message to his ranch. The
operator handed him a blank, where
upon the Texan, remarking that he
knew "nothing of the business" and
had never written ga message in his
life,' asked the operator to write it..
horses and Shep." "Shep'' was the
name of his dog. The operator wrote,
''Meet me with two horses and sheep"
He showed it to the sender, who,
evidently being as little familiar with
spelling as he was with writing, pro-
nounced it satisfactory.
When the Texan reached, the specl-
fed place he was met, much to his sur
prise, by his men with a drove OF
$500 sheep. The sheep had been
driven a long distance through the
wintry weather. Many of them had
died, and others had suffered serious
ly from exposure. The owner sued
the company for damages, and won
his case in the lower courts. The
court of appeals holds that the COM
pany is not liable for theconsequences
of the error in the dispatch. 1t says
that in writing the message at the
request of the sender the operator
acted as the agent of the sender and
not of the company. True, he was
the agent Of the company to receive
and forward messages, but not to
write them for Others" ~
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-04
HINTS FOR THE CURIOUS.

I TRANSFER paper is prepared by rub
bling the surface OF thin post or tissue
paper with graphite, vermillion,. red
chalk or other pigment, and carefully
removing the excess OF colorlng mat
ter by rubbing with a clean rag. 49,
To keep paint on zinc from peeling
off, first clean the surface with strong
soda water, wash clean, and apply
with wooden cloth solution OF n.y.
drochloric acid and water, equal parts,
for a. few minutes, then rinse with
water and dry.
For browning gun barrels wet a
piece Of rag with antimony chloride,
dip it in olive oil and rub the barrel
over In forty-eight hours it will be
covered with a fine coat of rust. Rub
the barrel with an iron scratch brush
to the desired tint and wipe with I'm
seed oil.-Se1ent ifc American
To stain articles made of spruce q
bright yellow either of the following
will answer Brush over the wood
with tincture of tumeric; second,
warm the work and brush it over with
weak nitric acid, varnish or oil as usu-
al. A very small bit of aloes put into
the varnish will give a rich yellow col
or to the wood. q.
For a cement to fix labels to tin
boxes either of the following will an
swer: /. Soften good glue in water,
then boil it in strong vinegar, and
thicken the liquid while boiling with
fine wheat flour, so that q paste re-
suits. 2. Starch paste, with which a
little Venice turpentine has been IN
corporated while warm.
ENGRAvINGs and prints are bleached
by immersion for a. few minutes IN
water containing little hyposulphlte
of soda. The restoration of paintings
is effected by dissolving little COM
mon soda in urine, then add grated
potato and q little salt. Rub this well
over the painting until clean. Wash
off in spring water and dry with a
clean cloth.
THE question how far an object on
the surface of a level plain can. be re-
moved from q man before the curve IN
the earth's surface makes it invisible
may be answered as follows: The de-
preston of the curve of the earth's sur
face is for two miles 2.67 feet, three
miles six feet, four miles 1867 feet, six
miles twenty-four feet, ten miles sixty
six feet, and fifteen miles $50 feet.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-04
Household Rhetoric.
TFropo tho Now York TnIeoraDh

from the New York Telegraph
81 intended to tell Jane to bring a
fresh bucket of water said the wife OF
Prof. Nottlehead, looking up from her
sewing. 4s-
"You doubtless mean a bucket of
fresh water" rejoined her husband.
81 wish you would pay some little at
tention to rhetoric; your mistakes are
embarrassing"
A few months later the, professor
said: "My dear, that picture would
show to better advantage if you were
to hang it over the clock"
"Ahp' she replied, ''you doubtless
mean if I were to hang it above the
clock. If were to hang it over the
clock we couldn't tell what time 1T is.
| wish you would pay some little at
tention to rhetoric; your mistakes are
embarrassing"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-04

They seemed delighted at their new di-
version and became absorbed in it.
As the superintendent expressed !, it,,
the direction of their nervous force
was changed, and thus their condition
was improved. The experiment is to
be tried in other asylums.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-04

Col. J. T. BOYD, private secretary
to the governor of Colorado, believes
he has discovered a device by which
he can overcome the laws of gravita-
ton, and he proposes to expert
ment with it by stepping off
the top of a four-story building. His
device consists of two electric. belts,
which be claims overcome the laws of
gravitation, and he can step from the
roof of high building into the air
without falling to the ground.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-04
BY AUGUSTUS CURREY


Which will it be? As the day Declines
And two souls walk together
And look at the spot where the sun still shines
In the beautiful autumn weather.
They talk of their lives since love began,
And the two walk on together,
tender woman; a robust man;
IN the beautiful autumn weather
Alone they wander as night shuts down.
And held by mystic tether,
One path they walk, as they leave the town,
In the beautiful autumn weather.
And the morning dawns on a new grave cleft
In the sand, on the withered heather,
And one is away, and one is bereft; M *
In the beautiful autumn weather. s.
And the bright sun shines, as his face looks down.
And the cold world cares not whether
1t be two, or one that returns to town,
In the beautiful autumn weather. Is
But the lonely SOUL that is Left well knows, 3
OF the unseen mystic tether, Et
That holds its gaze, where the love light CLOVIS,
In the beautiful autumn weather.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-04
Only One Jupiter.
from the Philadelphia Bulletin

The newspaper reporter is, as a
general thing, very hard working
person, and while he is neither de-
tective nor O. Paul Pry, as some de-
light to imagine, he is often compelled
to resort to extreme measures to get
news. There are many people who
refuse positively to give Information
to newspaper men" yet they would
growl loudly enough if their favorite
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-04
AUTUMN.
BY d. Fl

Thou saddest of all the year.
Serene and beautiful thou art:
Yet hearts grow sad when thou art here
While summer and her flowers depart
And r1ghtfully to you the crown resigns
And IN your reign leaves turn richer hue
OF yellow and OF gold in grand designs
Then, to the summer your last adieu,
While winter icy hand you kiss.
Sad, mOurnful hearts grow sadder still,
When winter IS blast around doth hiss
Could you but stay, then winters chill would be
no more.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-04

THE prominent sheep-raisers in Ten
nessee have resolved to abandon the
business owing to the want of dog
law, asserting that 100000 sheep can
not be maintained against 100000
dogs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-04

A New YORK politician, mistaking
Secretary Endicott for Mr.. Manning
the other day, referred in the course
of a conversation with him to chat
Boston Justification Endicott."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-04

SHE'S like pleasant path without an end
Like q strange secret and sweet surprise:
A casket full of gems whose key one loses;
Like hard saying, wonderful and wise