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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-10-20
A Horse Jockeys Cruelty.
From the Lewiston (Me.) Journal. /

from the Lewiston (Me.) Journal.I
The Waterville Sentinel has q new
trick of the horse jockey. A friend
said to him, "Charles, I want that
horse that Deacon Blank drives. He
asks $3.50 for him. If you can buy
him for $3.50 will give you $50 for
your services. Charles called at
Deacon Blanks place with brad in
in his pocket. AS he stepped along to
examine the horse he drove the brad
into the poor beasts flesh several
times, exciting him to such frenzy that
the Deacon thought his horse had fits.
So he let him 60 for $3.50. Just as bad
as robbing a bank, though not quite
80 smart.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-10-20

Miss HERATI SANS Japanese young
lady who was converted to Christianity
in her own country, and who is cow
on visit to Baltimore, where she ct
tracts much attention.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-10-20
Bogus Butter in France.

The American dairymen are not
alone in suffering competition with
fraudulent substitutes. The butter
manufacturers of Normandy and Brit
tany are complaining of the fierceness
of foreign rivalry, and of the conse-
quent reduction in the price of their
produce. According to a French pa
per, the price of butter has been SO Sc
riously reduced that, following as it
does upon the lowering of the price OF
wheat, the farmers are threatened
with absolute ruin. The principal
cause of the deprecated value is said
to be the Franco Belgian treaty of Oc-
tober 81, 1881, under which the i'm
port duty on foreign salt butter has
been reduced from So to 38 cents per
quintal (rauher more than 22O
pounds), while the duty on fresh but
ter, which formerly stood at $3.50,
has been entirely abolished. Theresult
is that Belgium and Holland are
flooding the French markets with
"butter" at prices which mean ruin to
the French dairymen. Holland and
Belgium are the largest of all foreign
purchasers of the "oleo," and "neu-
trail" exported from the United States,
and which doubtless form the basis for
most of the stuff thus brought into ad-
verse competition with French butter.
Oleomargarine is q French invention,
and seems to have come back, as
many other evils do, to "plague the
inventor"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-10-20
Cooperative Farming in England.

A successful attempt at cooperation
in farming is reported in England. A
company of city workingmen, trades
men and mechanics in London, who
were out of employment, united in
an association which rented g, run
down farm of 1874 acres near London.
They paid q comparatively high rental
for such land, thirty-fve shillings per
acre, but putso much labor on it that
the enterprise was asuccess. The land
was enriched and devoted largely to
market gardening and dairying, the
latter increasing as the association Sc
cured capital to purchase COWS.
Formerly only four men were en-
ployed on the farm. Now it gives con-
slant employment to forty, with
proportionateincr of profit. This
is possibly g. suggestive experiment
for unemployed working men in some
American cities. 1t is Comparatively
easy to secure land on favorable
terms. The difficulty would be that
too many unemployed workingmen
would try to skirk the severe or dis
agreeable labor inseparable from any
farm operations. Still, if there is no
shrinkage, these combined attempts
at farming are more likely to be sue
cessful than individual attempt often
made bv discouraged men with small
capital. Cooperation helps to lessen
the burden of LACK of money when each
of the partners is willing to do his
share of the work.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-10-20
a Good Idea.

AS the close Of the year approaches
all accounts should be balanced. Pay
the butcher, shoe maker, blacksmith,
doctor, minister, everybody. Has
there been an exchange of labor, of
teams, seeds, implements, etc., among
neighbours, and the accounts left un-
balanced? Before Thanksgiving Day
let them be adjusted. If impossible to
get the ring of creditors broken into,
at least let there be looking over of
accounts, and the actual balance be
ascertained. One can meet his neigh
bors with g. better countenance if the
actual Indebtedness has been agreed
upon and acknowledged, than when
there is an imaginary large debt some
where concealed in the long running
account" "Short settlements make
long friends" is a good old proverb.
A man should know at least once g.
year, precisely how he stands with the
world. II he is doing well, the knowl-
edge will comfort him; if not, it will
rouse him to renewed exertion, make
him more prudent and cautious, and
enable him to provide against emer-
gencies.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-10-20
Saving In Hired Help.

One advantage especially with the
small farmer, in raising 81 variety of
crops is that he is able to do the
larger part of the work himself. With
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-10-20

variety of crops the work is more
evenly distributed through the year,
and often with good management it
Will be necessary to hire but
little if any extra help. This
Is often OF considerable advant-
age to the farmer, especially when
prices of farm products are low.
Labor is to large extent cash item.
Hired helpers expect the money for the
work as soon as it is done, and many
times the farmer is forced to market
his grain or sell stock, which but for
them he might have held until prices
were more satisfactory. If the farmer
thoroughly understands his business he
can do his work better and more sat-
isfactorily than he can get it done by
hired help. We generally expect to
realize q profit in hiring help, but if we
can plan the farm work 80 as to do
most of it ourselves, we can secure a
larger profit proportionately than if
we must depend upon hiring q consid-
cradle amount Of extra help during
part of the year, and then have COM
paratively little to do at other sea-
sons. There is also less risk. 1t very
rarely occurs that all crops fail the
same year; and by doing all the work
ourselves, and having g. number OF
crops from which to realize upon, we
are surer of making upon one what we
lose upon another. If by planting q
regular rotation of such crops as are
best adapted to the soil, and in such
proportions as will enable us to do
the work to the best advantage, we
may not only be able to realize the
largest profits, but also aid material
ly in increasing the fertility of the soil.
M j. Shepherd in Prairie Farmer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-10-20

Few are aware how easily grapes can
be kept fresh for winter use, provided
the right varieties are selected. Con-
cords and most of the very early
grapes are poor keepers. The late va
rieties of Rogers grapes, Agawam, Bar
ry and Wilder are among the best,
having thick, tough skins. If the
Catawba is we'll ripened it also is g.
good keeper. Pick them on q dry day
when fully ripe, touch the stem and
where it breaks from the vine with
sealing wax to prevent evaporation,
and hang in cool dry room, where
the temperature will be always little
above freezing. Well-ripened grapes,
however, will not be injured by q tenn
perature for q few hours below freez-
ing, and which would destroy those
not thoroughly ripened. Grapes can
easily be kept until midwinter, and
with care even longer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-10-20

PICOT-EDGED cloth bands are nov
city for trimming cloth dresses.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-10-20
Bee Notes.
ne recent meeting of th

At the recent meeting of the Bee
Keepers Association of Oneida Coun-
ty, N. Y, the members related their
failures and successes during the past
season. The testimony was to the eff
feet that 1886 has not been g. good
year for honey making. Not more
than one-third of the usual quantity
of honey has been gathered.
E. l.. Smith remarked that the vari-
Gus novices in bee culture could often
teach the best apiarists. They fre-
quently hit accidentally upon expert
ences which are of great value. He
had never seen two seasons in which
the same care and attention would do
for bee raising. He was surprised this
year by having one swarm appear in
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-08-26
A Ten-Year-OId Heroine.

Three months ago, writes a Cam
bridge. Mass.s correspondent of the
New York Herald. Mrs. Edward Barry.
wife of day labOrer on the Fitchburg
railroad. living in the Belmont district,
died from hard work and exposure,
leaving five children to the care of her
kind-hearted though rather dissi pated
husband. The eldest child, Nellie, 10
years of age, has acted as housekeeper
since the death of her mother, and has
managed to clothe the backs and sup
ply the mouths of her four younger
brothers from the $3.50 day wages of
their father. Last night it was very hot
in their cottage, and Nellie, after put
ting the little folks to bed, and singing
and tanning them to sleep, put her
fathers supper on the back of the stove,
and sat down to wait for his return. He
was late. The little clock on the mantel
licked off the hours and brought
o'clock, but no father. Then Nellie re-
membered that he had been drinking
since the Fourth and went out to seek
him. Failing to find him she returned,
tired and worried with her heavy cares.
She went to the little heated chamber to
look at her sleeping brothers, and then
resumed her place in the chair, deter
mined to stay awake until her father
came, but the heat, combined with her
hard work, was too much for the child,
and she was soon sleeping with her
head upon her arm.
An hour later she was awakened by
the sound of falling timbers, and spring
ing to her feet she saw the whole end of
tine house on fire, while clouds of smoke
filled every room. What she did first
she can not tell All she knows is that
when her first neighbor arrived he met
her coming out of the burning house
with the last of her little brothers in her
arms. The other three were lying on
the grass in front of the house in their
night-clothes. Her eldest brother, JIM
my, says she came upstairs and, taking
them one by one, carried them out in
safety. Her face is burned and her hair
is scorched. but otherwise she is unhurt
The three smaller ones-aged 2, 4. and
years-were not awakened until the
arrival of their tipsy father, who reach
ed home with the fire company. The
premises caught in an adjoining barn,
probably from an engine spark, and
spread to the house. The little heroine
and her brothers were taken to the
house of an aunt, in the Dublin districts
and to-day she has been receiving so
many congratulations that her little
head is nearly turned. Several wealthy
people who heard of her deed have
made arrangements to give her an edu-
cation, thinking so brave 4 girl should
have an opportunity to elevate herself.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-08-26

The hopeful 6-year-old son of one of
Waterbury's best-known lawyers walked
into the district court room the other
morning, and, presenting a black kitten
with string about its neck, said: PA
pa, will you take care of my cat until
school is out?'-HarJord Times,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-08-26
The Boarding-House in Washing
ton.

The boarding-house women of WASH
ington are numbered by the thousands.
There are two classes of these. The
first merely rent rooms and the second
give board as well. 1t is a great busi-
ness here at Washington for women to
take large houses, paying from $75 to
$500 per month for them, and then SUBJ
let the rooms to single gentlemen or to
families as the case may be. They re-
ceive, as rule, as much for their ground
floor rooms as they pay for the whole
house, and there have been instances in
which women have made themselves
independent by room renting. One
hundred dollars and more is not an un-
common rent here for a couple of fur
nished rooms in good location, and
$50 and $75 are often gotten for two
rooms on the second floor. A good
third floor front room will bring $25.
and n house that rents for 800 a month
unfinished will often bring in 5000 or
$3.50 if furnished and sublet, besides
giving a room for the landlady. A num-
ber of landiadies make money here
keeping boarding houses, and the one
who entertained w. ID. Howells during
his last sOjourn in Washington has
been able to buy the house in which she
lives. which is worth about SAC, 900,
and is now starting II new hotel near
the treasury. Of course her success is
phenomenal, but there are numerous
others who are doing well in a smaller
way, and the number of those who
make their living by feeding others is
legion. Cleveland Leader.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-08-26
Wild Bears of Europe.

There is deal of romance which sur
rounds the simple mention of the wild
boar He is the gamiest game OF Eu-
rope He is the savagest tighter of all
the wild beasts of the Eastern hemi-
sphere north of the tropics. Wolves and
bears are craven towards, even when in
close quarters, compared with the wild
boar. He fights until he is actually
killed by spear thrusts, or shot, or torn
to pieces by dogs. He fights not to save
his own skin, but for his charges.
Several sows and their progeny, up to
three or four years old, form herd led
by one grand old boar. In case of
danger the weaklings go to the center
of circle formed by the stronger ones,
and the old general awaits the attack
and meets the foe. They do not seek
battle, but avoid it. and they are not
dangerous until close pressed, and then
they will not pursue. Thus they do not
interfere with the occupations of the
woodsman or W ith travellers through the
forest, but mind their own business if
not molested.
They are said to be the original source
of all our common swine; but, If so,
some notable characteristics have been
entirely lost. One of these is that the
Young when farrowed are striped-yel-
low or tawny and black. The stripes
disappear after few weeks, but when
the pigs are quite young are very no.
ticeable.
The hunting of the boar is still re-
garded us il national sport i'll Germany.
and there are several forests where wild
hoes are preserved with great care.
They have their full freedom, and the
herds are kept reduced to just about
that number to which the forest will
afford susienance. The result is that
the autumn and early winter markets
are kept well supplied with .'black
game" This is really very delicious
eating, and the ''boar's head" crowned
with ivy still graces many feast.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-08-26
Two Elephants Badly Scared.

''It's well-known fact that elephants
are afraid of shall Objects" said Head
Keeper Byrne at the Geological garden
to a Philadelphia Times man, land
have seen one of them almost scared in
to fit at the sight of a mouse. These
warm days we have been giving them
bath at 4 o'clock, and to amuse them
and the spectators we have thrown half
a dozen inflated bladders into the pond
when they went in to swim. At first
they almost scared them to death. Then
Empress struck at one with her trunk
and when it bounded into the air both
trumpeted and scrambled out of the
pond. To-day Empress, who has the
curiosity of her sex and mind of her
own, gently hshed one of the bladders
out of the water and then kicked at it
with her hind feet. No serious results
following, she continued her investiga-
tions, which ended by her putting her
front foot on the bladder. 1t exploded
with a loud report and the two ele-
phants scampered home"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-08-26
Giving Himself Away.

Nose Schaumburg was as mad as a
moist hen one day last week. In a voice
that quivered with rage he said to his
clerk, Ike SilverstOne:
Sit down dot desk at and write a
letter vat | dictates dot Jake Open
heimer at Write: 4 have written to
you. Who has not answered dot led
der? Jake Oppenheimer. Who had [
dunncd dime and again? Jake Open
heimer. Who has bald no attenshuns
to dose duns? Jake Oppenheimer.'
Have you got dot down, Mr.. Silver
stone?"
Il have dot down"
den conglude: Who vas tam
scoundrel?' Have you got dot DOWN."
Il have dot down"
.'Den give dot letter to me so put
my name to it.
The clerk did so, and hence the con-
clusion of Moses letter read: ''Who
vas n tam scoundrel? Nose Schaum-
burg. .''-IerGs SJtings.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-08-26
WATT BROTHERS.
PILES! PILELIl PiLESII!

A sure cure for Blind, Bleeding,
Itching, and liberated Piles, has been
discovered by DIR. William, ian Indian
remedy )called DR.. WILLIAMS IS INDIAN
OINTMENT. A single box has cured
the worst chronic cases of twenty-five
years standing. No one need suffer
five minutes after applying this Won
derful soothing medicine. Lotions and
instruments do more harm than good
Williams Ointment absorbs the tu-
nOrs, allays the intense itching, (par-
ticularly at night after getting warm
in bed,) acts rs a poultice, gives in
stant and painless relief, and is pre-
pared only for Piles, itching of the
private parts, and for nothing else.
For sale by Fl. Waterman, aud mail
ed on receipt of price, $l.00.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-08-26
Bad Chinese BOYS.

So far reference has been had only to
the older class of hoodlum Mongolians.
There is another class. no less danger
Gus to society, to be found among the
Chinese boys, many of whom are MEM
bers of industrious families. The ex-
ample set by the older roughs is initiated
as closely as it is possible for those OF
tender age to follow in the footsteps OF
their elder 'cousins." To be bad, thor
oughly and irrevocably bad, is their
highest ambition. They pick up Amer
can profanity readily, and use it with
freedom and frequency that would drive
the most depraved American koodlum
to despair. But it is not on their pro-
ficiency in the use of oaths or filthy lam
guage that the young pagans rest their
reputation for wickedness. 1t affords
them q certain pleasure to mingle with
the Sunday school youths OF their own
race and fire off few bombshells OF
profanity now and then, while the Chris
tianized Mongolians raise their eyes in
holy horror But this is only tleeting
Joy. To sport a weapon of otfense in
the shape of knife or pistol, and to
display it on all occasions when the eye
of the police is not upon them, is
pleasure smacking more of delightful
outlawry, and it is enjoyed to the full
by the bad young man in Chinatown.
A knife having four-inch blade and a
| short, thick handle-one of those wick
| ed-looking knives that cut both ways
| and must be carried in leather sheath
is the delight of the Mongolian hood,
lum. The sheath is generally fastened
to strap about the waist, and is con-
cealed from view by the outer garments.
Such knives have been found in the pos
| session of Chinese hoodlums under 10
years of age. 1t is, indeed, doubtful if
the majority of the class under discus
sion do not carry weapon of this kind,
and sometimes two or three, with a
pistol to boot. The more closely he re-
sembles walking arsenal the better the
young pagan is pleased with himself,
for he can then easily conyince the
Chinatown residents that he is very,
very bad young man.-San francisco
Chronicle.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-08-26
4 Few More Points
70H0 Referring TO the 00k
IHhU above letter, We HHl
4VOO. will simply say. 1OOT &c

we have had the exclusive sale of the
Rockford Quick Train Railroad Watch
for the past three Yeas. No OTHER
PARTY CAN BUY THEM FROM THE FAC
TORY, OR HAS ANY RIGHT TO SELL
THEM. 1t seems to us much like boys
play to get angry and advertise prices
because they cannot buy the goods.
We trust the publication of prices Will
continue through the whole list, as we
have no money To advertise goods not
in stock. Such desperate efforts will
not deceive any. The people know
that We have never cursed the place as
ready to be fenced in, because we were
going to leave it. They know that we
are not a travelling experimental instl-
tuition, and they will continue to buy
their Watches. Silver Ware, ETC., of
the Old Reliable Ravenna jewelers.,
Swift's Block.
WATT RROTH ERS
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-08-26

Four years ago Julia Smith, who
lived in an old house i'll 4 lonely place
between Haddam and Chester, Conn,
died. She left as her only mourner
mongrel dog, which has lived at the
house ever since. No one lives IN the
house and no one wants to, but the dog
is always in the little yard, and neigh
bors say that they never see him go out.
There are those who think that Julia's
ghost feeds her faithful cur.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-08-26

"Pa, who was Horace Greeley?"
He was an editor, Berthe" ':Pa, did
he used to write the baseball reports?"
mo, BERTHE, believe not" "Humphi
He couldn't have been much of an
editor, then. n.n-lId:Bits, ,-srr..
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-08-26
PATENTS. SnSfats, Ssrh. ant TFsas cSpv-

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Our o1ice is opposite the U. S. Patent Office,
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Send MODEL OR DRAWING. We advise as to
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We refer mere 10 the Postmaster, the Supt. Of
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Opposite Patent Ohice. Washington D. G.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-10-16

si tBnee of the BElSAi Ian gov, I'D - 1I by igEOrDg that bot'y ont hp!oIl De- Ru-sI rUirI fur BU-HriL, p aits D iuii statement of a4I 4u. s-i iou- a-i-!lg out of th d-tsOun.tu- ,.f AlyXsf t-t,
 WAshIS6TON Ocf. lI-t h. -Cutsuls court of the United States cu.v,U-d at noon to- day. There WAS "a !ul ben "a aud fair attend, e ,t tbe bar. 1ts chIef jIstIce announces tasi tLe call = the docket would begin o-morr, v morning with ~ixued c-s-s. Ite c,ult sben adjOurDs d ID osisrth6t tE, j1slicts might make theIr customary cal uEou the president. Tie humb- of c4se- on the docket this moInnR wa ll.. 1Ls juStlces called st the NlI.e H,u-r a, the afternoon to Pry tLtir resl ct- tl the president. They were rtte,ytd t- the president in the Blue Par.Cs- Al member of the court were pr.s-u ut t2- cspt Justice NOOds, hO ll Coli1sl tJ Jis home by sicFness-
 SAN FRANCIsCO. Oct. ll-L.urs N..- gil, who has lately obteIa,I oI,0r-s from Harry Msinhsli, the act0-. eoc -Eu- tered the latter In front Cf ,Ge A.rsz z theatre. end drawing smsii tcr-eU bIs. isId Ig wi,h great vigOr uJol nis te-i md shoulders. A scDiA- efsrtJ b. tween he couple for tht DIS sssi.r = the whip, snd irlC3Cs cor irc ,C VI i-- Nail's aid the scene Ns. sniti- 8i-.. Virgil, hOwsver. Ns:-bs'is 'rruer mother-In- who sCcou sni q ter laughter. r, snmei fhe s.t,ss nd rs-
 iverei a con D. of blows vi.1 4 e.F- p4rasol uCCn the tctc.'r L si. -a Someu then iepaftr,!- ihe cas- o. ; he attack Is attributed 70 sf. ai. elt a Q n ting note sent by MsJfFu e. Mr=- Virgil,