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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-04-24
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At Sunset.

! 1t Is the time when twilight closes over
The quiet land. the days harsh clamor done
And naught is heard saving an unseen plover
Salute. the dying sun,
hinged around with memories Of vanished
Drunk with the perfume clinging to one
name,
NY soul drifts back into land Of flowers
Beyond the sunsets flame.
Beyond the sunsetisprightest crimson burning
Beyond the glittef'0f the vesper star,
Unto my youths sweet prime my thoughts are
To land Which lieth far,
(Oyer the tide that knoweth no recrossing
When once our teet have touched the hither
Whose sapphire skies and golden wheat fields
tossing,
Again walk through fields of clover,
%. my lost love. walk hand in hand with you /,
The dappled skies above us bending over.
Our feet kissed wet with dew.
Or stand with eyes adew with Joy to listen
To robins singing in the linden tree
watching the ripping rivers white waves
Towards the far off sea.
In those fair days. ere the stormy morrow
Had reft the happy skies OF all their blue,
We knew not of the bitter word called sorrow !;
70 US all things were true.
Our eyes we're not then worn with ceaseless
WcGpluSs
Our hearts bowed down by this resstess
woe,
And we were happy then for fate was sleeping,
In our sweet long ago.
For us in truer form and purer fashion
Did the broad purpose of our life increase
Than in the after time when deeper passion
Had robbed our hearts OF peace.
We heard not then the echoes of the murmur
Coming before the wreck Of all our hope.
We only felt we stood in that dear summer
Upon llfes morning slope.
So high the love that burned within our bosems
Our eyes upturDed to Gods fair skies, my
sweet,
Saw not the serpent trailing through the
blossoms
To pause beside our feet.
What matters 1t the way we closed our story
How first doubt deepened into dark diStruSt
Since che sweet hopes that clothed our lives
with glory
Are ashes, now, and dust.
The night is stealing up the darkened heaven
And settles down upon The waveIeSS sea;
Good bye, old times, sweetheart, you are for
given,
God grant the like to me.
The nighs dews rain upon the bending
flowers,
The fragrant lily droops her weary head,
nd like the faith that frightened those lost
hours,
The sunsets fame is dead.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-04-24

THE REDoUTABLE JAY HUBBELL BLOWS A
POLITICAL BUBBLE.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-04-24

The st. Valentines Day issue of the
Detroit daily Times i: probably without a
parallel in the history of journalism. It is
in its own words, ''an extra edition in
rhythmic rendition;" that is, it is written
in some sort of jingling rhyme from the
date--"St. Valentines Fen, February
14"-to the last advertisement on the
fourth page, with but one exception, an
advertisement of underwear, which is said
to be in blank verse:
Here's something to take off the ours,
Little Bit of Blank Verse;
But it is blank verse of very peculiar
kind, as it varies from two to thirteen feet
to the line. Some of the headings of
articles are amusing as
THE RANGE OF CHANGE.
HOW THEY ARRANGE THE PRICES STRANGE TO
INTERCHANGE.
The Bull and Bear Menagerie. it Gets Along
Right Merrily.
Another one is:
PRANCING AND LANCING.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-04-24
Another striking one is:
TIE LIVELY BALL.

AT ARBETTER HALL, WHERE GIRLS AND BOYS
GOT FRIsKEY
On Beer and Pop, without a stop. and Pleasant
Valley WhlSkey-AbOut Midnight
they had Fight.
Among the items under the caption,
''Our Great Big State" we read the fol-
lowing:
Fellow citizens, what do you think? Grand
Rapids will have another rink
At Grand Haven, Mollie Cavanaugh broke
her leg, but did not break her jaw.
The Wyandotte Herald is prosperous, we
guess At any rate, it has bully new Hoe
Press.
vassar has been injured by ten-thousand-
dollar fire, unless our correspondent is Joe
Muhatton liar.
In their market reports, which they call
"Quotations on Rations," we learn that:
Tb ere's butter that stalks, and in midnight
walks-that is old enough to vote; creamery
new, at O.; choice rolls, Is. and fancy grades
too, at 80, to-day we quote.
Firm and dull too. with shippers all through,
is the way that cheese holds its own. If you
dOn'tbuv full cream. you can bet you'll scream,
and wish you had left it alone. So purchase
full cream for Is cents, and it will tickle you
most immense.
Finnan haddies, which please the daddies,
and make their faces fat and round, are sold
wholesale, at Woodbridge Gale, at Just nine
cents per pound.
Oranges sweet and oranges sour, oranges
lltIu DoWOAs pt w loi poAeos ~o w AOA
cases-when eaten too freely they break cor
set laceS MessinaS again, in boxes from Spains
are sold at $3.50 and three. New Orleans fruit.
packed in barrels to suit-they II sell at $3.50 to
three
Fresh eggs are not plenty at 10 to 90 and
merchants are Straddling the fence. The picked
stock IS kept under lock at Is and II cents.
We learn of the Queen of Belgium's mis-
anthropy in these words.
The Queen OF Belgium has not single chum.
With horses she's content, but with men in
solent
The advertisements are maryels IN their
way, but are generally too long for quota
ton, but we append two of the smaller
ones:
visitors TO Detroit will Find Few Cafes of the
Tony Kind But if You Desire the Finest Fare,
Be Sure and Visit MI. Andrew Hare. 1t is the
Best Place in Town for a Good Lunch, for
Coffee. Ice Cream. or Punch. Walters and
Dishes in Avalanches; Catering in all its
Branches 22S Woodward Ave.
E.J Breitmeyer & Sons They are the Proper
Ones from which to Buy Your Needed Flowers
wi tn which to Deck Hymen's Bowers Roses
Rich, and Rare. and Red Their Perfume in the
LIGHTHOUSE She'd Like Little Jack HOrner
THEY'RE on the Corner of Miami and Gratiot
AYES They Have Assistants Plenty. Tele-I
phone $780,
Altogether the whole thing is a marvel
of missapplied ingenuity
This pyrotechnical display of the Times
was almost its last effort, for it died soon|
after-Ep. STAuNroN v1NpIcAToR. !
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-04-24
A Rhymed Newspaper.

BACK NUMBERS OF THIS STORY FOR SALE
AT THE "VINDIoAToR" OFFICE.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25
Real Estate Transfers

In Jefferson county. recorded for the week
ending Nov. II, as reported especially for the
Banner by Otto Kerschensteiner. examiner at
the Jefferson County abstract office:
VIM. Becker to VIM, II. Behl, lot 5, and IA of
8. blk 2, Pritchard's I'd add to Watertown, for
Sl725.
7 biz 40. city of Watertown, for $4,000.
r Wendt to Dan'l c. Terry, L. acres in sec IL,
town of Lake Mills. for $500.
Wilson 3. Squyres to Cath Hanley, lots Is, IA
and Is, blk 1. Chatfeld's add to Watertown, Sd
ward, for $500.
Johann an Maria Gloede to Fl. CT oede seq lot
and sh lot 7. blk l, Belrase's add to Water
town. for $500
peter Schulist to Wilhelm BehliEg lots 10 and
H. blk 5, Boomers add to Watertown, for $3.50.
Patrick Kelley to August Buchholz out lot 48,
Prentiss' I'd add to Watertown, for S405.
Charlotte, Ernestine, and julius Baumann,
to A. s. Sheuber, lots l. q 8 and A. blk a, and pit
of lots and a, blk s, village CT Sullivan, for
B. OConuell to Peter schulist, east pit of lots 7
and s. blk s. G. b. & Co.'S add to Watertown, for
John N. Trzcinski to VIM. Nicklss, part of lot
/, blk 6s, C. u. IL Co.'s plat to Watertown, for
Baron Schwab to Sophia schwab pit OF lot 4,
blk IL. c. b. Il Co.'s plat to Watertown, for $4,000.
August Huebner to August Altenburg, the
nwo swu and seq nwq, also sh swQ nWq, all of
sec 9. town Milford, for $2575.
Samuel M Bemis to August Yandry, all but
4.5 of an acre of swq seq, also acres in sw Cor
of nwq seq, all in sec 33, town Milford for $500
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25
WatertOsUn's Literary Club.

10 the Editor Of the Sentinel:
WATERFOWL, Wis, Nov. 18.-Tn a
Sunday NUMBER of your paper, week
ago, was something to the effect that no
literary society lived more than i've years,
and usually not so long as that. Please
allow me to correct an error you have
fallen into. Here in our little city of
WATERFOWL, less than 80 miles from you.
we have such society that is six years
old, and still the interest continues una
bated. We have devoted our time almost
wholly to the study of Shakespeare, but
have read two of Bulwer's plays, "Riche.
lieu" and Lady of Lyons;'' also
"Brutus," by John Howard Payne.
Yours truly, MARY E. CHADWICK,
Secretary Shakespeare Reading Club.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25
A Soldiers MO2t2t1la e1tt.

F. P. Brock, of the Fourth ward, adj
dressed the board of supervisors, favoring
the erection of soldiers monument, as
follows:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN:-Stones and lettered
monuments to commemorate patriotic
services and heroic sacrifices have been
erected in all times among all nations
and people. The highest shaft ever
erected by man reminds us and our de.
scendants that the father of his country
should ever be held in grateful remem-
brance for services rendered to us and
them. Many Of the larger cities are en-
gagged in the erection of mementoes to
that illustrious soldier ard statesman,
Gen. u. S. Grant. In my recent travels
observed with much satisfaction that in
many communities the private volunteer
soldier has not been entirely forgotten or
neglected. At many county seats, notably
at Racine, Freeport and Mason City, the
people have demonstrated their apprecia-
tiou of the hardships, dangers and suffer-
ings of their fellow .citizens in the recent
war for the preservation of the Union.
No more beautiful site for such monu-
ment can be found anywhere than in the
northwest corner of this court house
square. have no doubt that the neces-
sary funds for the purpose could very
easily be raised, and I will cheerfully
vote for an appropriation of $1,000 to
set the ball in motion.
He then offered the following resolu-
ton, which was referred to Committee
on Public Buildings:
Resozved, That the northwest corner
of the court house park, 100 feet square,
be set apart and designated as "a site for
a soldiers monument" provided that the
Grand Army of the Republic, or other
organization or committee, shall, within
five years, erect such monument, at a
cost not less than $4,000, properly in
scribed to the memory Of the soldiers and
sailors from Jefferson county who par.ici.
pated-in the late war between the states,
on the Union side. w -.ss
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25

who has held the office fer the past five
years. The greatest regret at the change
is the consequent removal of Mr.. and
Mrs Virgins from the superintendency
of the insane asylum, they having proved
themselves thoroughly fit for the man.
agement of the institution and giving
general satisfaction. 1t is reported that
O. F. Weaver, of Beaver Dam, will oc-
cupy the position In the abstract
matter no steps were taken for the pur-
chase of the books by the county, except
the appointment of a committee to ascer.
tain the price at which they could be
purchased; as everybody knew the price
at which they had just boen sold, the
step was altogether superfuous. The
fact is every member of the board acted
as if afraid to touch the matter for feac
of hurting his political prospects in the
future. 1t was spoken of only in whis-
pers and with bated breath, and no one
udu tAC COuioSC W UIluS IL u D6lOI0 LDE
board in proper business way. Pro-
badly the next time purchase is talked
of the county will want the books good
deal worse than now, and will pay q
considerably higher price for them. The
county tax is $4,000 more than last
year, owing to a heavy increase in the
items of sheriff's accounts, claims and
Justices accounts. All of these accounts
will bear close scrutiny. and the people
will probably have chance to examine
them and others in detail before the time
for another election comes around. The
county tax steadily growing with every
year, the people are being steadily con-
firmed in the belief that they are being
continually robbed for the benefit of q
few office-holders. w.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25
Board of Supervisors.

The session of the Jefferson County
Board of Supervisors completed its work
and adjourned Saturday last. The pro-
ceedings were characterized by harmony
and good feeling throughout. An ap-
preparation of $1,000 was made for the
Soldiers Monument as advocated by F.
P. Brook, on'the conditiont that $4,000 be
raised for the same object by other means,
making sum total for monument of
$4,000, the tax not TO be le7ied until
needed for the purpose. The site as
finally agreed upon, was 80 feet north of
the court house. The Board made total
appropriations amounting to $4,000.
The appropriations for this city are
triAe higher than last year but the APP
preparations of most of the other places
are raised in proportion. Hebron receiv-
ed $500 appropriation for bridge
across Bark river. The following poor
masters were appointed: VIM. Fl. Rohr,
WATERFOWL, 1st district; FL. Haskell,
Jefferson, I'd district; T. Crane, Fort
Atkinson, Sd district The newspapers
of the county were voted $50 each for
publishing proceedings of the Board,
although w. w. .Woodman opposed in
Guiding the Waterloo Journal. There
was little, if any, cutting on the sheriff.
bills in marked distinction from one year
ago.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25
REDWOOD.
MARRIED.

80.
At Joseph's Church, Redwood, on last
Monday morning. by Rev. d. Tierney
John T. Ryan. of Redwood. and Miss
Alice Carroll, .of WATERFOWL. At $40
the bridal party took their departure for
the east. where they intend to while
away several weeks visiting friends and
relatives, after which they will return to
Redwood where they intend to reside
Mr.. Ryan is maui who bears the high
est reputation, and in his choice OF a
life partner he has selected a most
refined and accomplished young lady.
Both have many warm friends who wish
them long and happy married life. }.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25
PERSONAL.

Hon. L. B. Caswell and wife, of Fort
Atkinson, were guests Wednesday and
Thursday last of Mr.. and Mrs. J. T.
Moak. Mr.. Caswell intends being pres
ent at the opening o. Congress. He
anticipates no factious opposition to the
appointments of President Cleveland by
the Senate, although he expects that
confirmation in some instances may be
withheld in the interest of the public
service.
@. A. Pettibone, editor of the Juneau
Telephone, made a pleasant call yester-
day at the REPUBLICAN sanctum.
Mrs. VIM. Salade and daughter Maud,
of Sparta. have been guestg Of Mrs. DR..
A. Solliday for few days past. Mrs.
Salade leaves for home today while Miss
Maud remains on visit for few weeks.
Mrs. Edmund Sweeney is visiting
friends in Chicago.
Mrs. J. j. Moulding and her son
Charles, of Milwaukee, visited relatives
and friends in town yesterday.
Horace Mute, who removed from here
to Dakota year or SO ago is visiting
relatives and friends in town looking in the
enjoyment of good health and apparently
we'll pleased with his new home.
Miss Cora Chadwick. of Appleton, is a
visitor in the city.
A. r. Guilder. of Minneapolis. is ip
the city, making bis home for the winter
at the residence of his father-in-law, A.
w. Carlin. Mr.. Guilder has become
totally blind from cataract of the eyes
and his numerous friends here at his
former old home will truly sympathize
with him in his great effiiction.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25
Too Late.

Some people are always getting left
Too late for train, too late to church,
too late for their meals, too late or too
slow for the push and go aheadativeness
of this fast age. To such we have no
use. We want customers that read the
papers, that appreciate a good bargain
when they see it, and to all such we want
to see you at the Boston Boot and Shoe
Store, and mind what we tell you, you will
get left if you do not go there to buy
your Boots, Shoes, Slippers and Rubber
Goods.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25
AtHNLIe.

Racine's great drama of Athalie, with
music by Mendelssohn, will be rendered
at Turner Hall, by the Watertown Choir
us Glass, under direction of G. S. Haw.
ley, next Wednesday evening, December
I'd, and will form one of the finest music.
al attractions ever presented in the city.
Athalie is regarded as Racine's greatest
masterpiece and is Of Biblical character,
Athalie is the daughter of Ahab and
Jezebel and wife of Jorum, King of Ju-
dab. She massacred all the remnant of
the house of David; but Joash escaped
and six years afterwards was proclaimed
king. Athalie attracted by the shouts
went to the temple, and was killed bv
the mob. This forms the subject and
title of the tragedy. The reading role
abounds in grand outhursts of poetic
fancy such as the following:
From restless slumber Athalie rose,
Hunted by visions fatal to repose:
Her mother JeZebel, before her stood
AS when she lived, attired in all her charms:
Anon, the shadow changed within her arms
To lacerated limbs defiled with blood!
Then came lovely boy, whose heavenly glance
SoOthed her: he smiled and stabbed her.-T'was
O. trance.
The Temple gates are closed, the Levite trains
Assemble round their Priest: women and chill
dren there
Await to aid the cause with jealous PRAYER
Joad, inspired, 1nvokes their holy strains.
See, see. he trembles with prophetic ire!
Athalie is rich in grand and sublime
choruses as the following will show:
Heaven and the earth display His grandeur is
unbounded
They declare He is God: they resound his end
less fame:
He was Lord over all, ere the universe was
founded;
o praise We him in song, His wondrous love pro-
claim!
The best musical and reading talent of
our city have been in rehearsal of this
great drama for some time past and its
rendition in manner fitting the sublim.
nifty and high character of the piece
may be expected. Athalie should be
received with crowded house.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25
Fire.

The residence of Daniel Crowley situ-
ated In the southeastern limits of the
Seventh ward was destroyed by fire last
Saturday evening about six o'clock. The
fire originated from the chimney. Nearly
all the contents were saved. The loss is
estimated at 5000 on which there was an
insurance in the Concordia, of Milwau-
kee, procured last Monday, of 5000.
Mr.. Crowley had rented the house and
was to give possession to-day. intending
to remove to Sparta.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25
Pioneer Fire Co, DisbnnIeI.

AT meeting held Friday evening the
old Pioneer Fire Company disbanded
1t has been known for some time that the
existence Of the organization was threat
ened by internal dissepsions and that
considerable dissatisfaction prevailed
among the members because the city did
not appropriate means sufficient 20 fur
nish the company's rooms. Application
will be made to the Board of Street
Commissioners for the formation of new
fire company.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25
Obitat0ru.

Samuel FL. Barstow, pioneer of
Waukesha county, died Saturday night
at Waukesha, of old age, after a pro-
tracted illness. The funeral will be held
from St. Matthias Episcopal church this
afternoon. Bishop Welles will preach
the funeral sermon. Deceased was
brother of the late ex-Gov. VIM. A.
Barstow and cousin Of J. A. Hall, of this
city. His age was ~ years.
S. T. Bolles died at his home at Pc
waukee last Thursday after a lingering
illness, aged sc years. Deceased was
quite prominent throughout Waukesha
county and a man of exalted character
Mr.. Bolles resided in this city for num-
Der of years before removing to Pewau-
kee, and his death will be deeply regretted
by large number of friends here. Some
time before his decease he lost his eye
sight
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25
JUNEAU.

The county board of supervisors finish
ed up its business on Friday evening
and adjourned sine die on Saturday
morning. Outside of the regular routine
business but little was done. After q
very heated and exciting campaign
Solomon Rudolph, of Ashippun, was
elected county superintendent OF poor oy
a majority of two, over W. Q. Fuller
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25

LAMP EXPLOSION Monday evening,
while the family of t.. w. Kruger were
sitting around table at their home on
First street, on which stood kerosene
lamp, the lamp exploded and scattered
the contents around the room, setting
fire to the table. chairs and other articles.
Mrs. Kruger, with great presence
of mind gathering up some shawls,
coverlids, etc., threw them on the fire
and subdued the flames, but not before
some twenty five dollars worth of damage
was done about the room. The alarm
caused the fire companies to prepare for
action, but their services not being
needed, the engines did not come out.
Mr.. Krueger's loss was covered by insur-
ance in the agency of G, ]. WeEck.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-25
"A dispatch dated Washington, Nov

%, says:
Postmaster General Villas has made
another peculiar decision, the expediency
of which is acknowledged, but it is new
ertheless very queer law. As has been
before stated the friends of postmasters
who have been removed. are boycotting
their successors and reducing their COM
pensation by diverting the mail that for
merly went through the offices they bold.
In order to stop this nonsense, the Post,
master General has directed the mail
carriers and railroad companies not to
receive mail handed to them BY persons
not connected with the service. In other
words, the officers of the Postoffice De-
partment are instructed to violate law,
section of the revised statutes, requiring
mail carriers AID common carriers under
contract with the government to receive
all mailable matter upon which the
postage has been prepaid, and this is the
first time within the memory of the oldest
inhabitant when Cabinet Minister has
assumed the responsibility of suspending
the statutes of the United States. Gen
eral Villas brought with him to Washing
ton very exalted idea of the respopsi.
bilites and functions of Cabinet officers,
and in this instance as in the controversy
with the steamship companies, he has
assumed the veto power in an extraor-
binary manner