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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-31
A True Story.
From the New Orleans Picayune. J

From the New Orleans Picayune.]
A Methodist preacher IN North
Louisiana has a horse which possesses
strong reasoning powers or remarka-
BILE memory. On the first and third
Sundays in the month Mr.. Cadian
holds services in town which is
reached by taking the left fork of the
road, while on the second and fourth
Sundays the townin which he breaches
is at the termination of the right fork
of the road. The horse without q
word or touch of the bride never
fails on the first and third Sundays to
take the road to the left, and on the
second and fourth Sundays that on
the right.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-31
Kings Beets.
From the Washington Capital. I


I heard a story about Floyd King,
the member of Congress from Louis
lana, the other day. Last year the
Agricultural Department introduced a
new kind of beet which was labeled
''The King beet" because it was be-
lieved to be the monarch of that
branch of the vegetable kingdom.
Gen. King was quite gratiied at the
selection of the name, and at once
saw O. way to turn it to political
profit. He went through the House
of Representatives and traded off all
his other seeds and documents for
tbs seeds of "the King beet" and sent
package to every farmer in his dis
trict. They all "caught on" and now
live under the impression that their
congressman is g. great man in the
eyes of the Agricultural Department.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-31
MY HERO.
BY HELEN KEITH.

What signifies the outward showl
What signifies his wealth of place?
When we the heart have learned to know,
What do we care for form or face?
And VIII at care we for name or creed
That buried ages may unrou,
IF under all we clearly read
The record of a dauntless soul
If loyal to his sense of right,
If prompt and sure at outy's call,
He walks, as walking in Gods sight,
His aim the manifest man OF all;
If helpful as the sunbrIght day.
If pltiful of others woes,
He follows in the Masters way
And bears blessing where he goes;
If, gaining much, he loses all,
While summer friends go colGly by,
He proves his courage by his fall
Resolved to win the day or die;
With hope alive, in God his trust,
He keeps spirit kind and true,
And rises bravely from the dust
To fight his weary battle through.
If, in working on through pain and loss,
His earnest soul be not cast down;
He beareth patiently his cross,
While winning steadily his crown;
The mans hero and we give
The need of love, which is his due,
No idle praise but while we live.
The wreath of bay! the knot OF blue!
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-31
FARM AND HOME.
The Old Country Store.

How well l remember,
perhaps you do, too),
When the towns were much smaller
And the country was new,
How the mails came on horseback,
Once week past our door,
And were straightway delivered,
At the old country store.
There were drygoods and blankets,
Mixed up with the news;
There was ready-made clothing,
Hats and caps, boots and shoes;
There were large CANDY apples,
Which were red to the core;
And fat candy babies
At that old country store.
How often I ventured,
While awaiting the mail,
To price the toy play things,
found there for sale,
There were no "Five-Cent counters"
In those glad days of yore;
And twas seldom purchased
At the old country store.
A cheap line of hardware
Filled up the back end;
And q few crooked scythe snaths,
With q natural bend,
Were kept in a barrel,
Which stood near the door;
With things large and small,
In that old country store.
There were needles, and thimbles,
Horse collars, and cheese,
Tobacco and licorice,
Live rats, and brisk flies;
New Orleans mOlaSSeS,
Almost too thick to pour;
All under one roof.
In that old country store.
Chicago Sun
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-31

No less than $25, 900 has been spent
by the German government in boring
a hole. This costly hole was made at
Schladdeback, near Leipsic, and was
made with diamond drills to the depth
of 4, $50 feet-the deepest drilling ever
done. The object was to get true es-
innate of coal deposits there.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-02-27
rhn linz Ki1n chi.

When the meeting had been duly opened
! the secretary announced the death of
| Brother Glmartin Cox, Of Mississippi
Samuel Shin moved that a resolution Of
condolences be forwarded to his wife.
Sunset jackson moved that Paradise hall
be closed for the space of thirtv days.
Pickles Smith moved that some member
be selected 10 delivery eulogy on the dead
brothers character
"Why all dis 'citement lober de death Of a
member9' asked Broth,r Gardner, as he
looked up and down Ythe aisles. eve
knowed de dead brudder as poet am q
lecktuIer We can't 9 whether his wife
S7 q 5-Istss ytS : E1sGT & Ig,s's 4 ssrE F5e
whether he was strictly honest or great
rascal He may hev haq a tender heart, an
he may hev bin brutd in his ways. He
may hev bin sober an law-ahidin', an he
may hey bin hard drinker an law
breaker.
''Befo' deliberin' an eulogy on a dead man
we ought to he posted as to what he was in
life.
''Moas grave stuns am silent liars.
"Moas' eulogies contain four fAlsehoods to
one troof
"Moas Of de tears shed fur do dead out
side of our families am worked up by a fo'ce
pump.
''If man am honest an upright de facll
needn't be placed on his grave stun to make
people remember it
''If man has had charity-if he has bin
forgivin'-if he has ARMED de reverence and
respect of men an women, you kin leave his
grave unmarked an it will be hunted out
an remembered
"De usual emblem of sorrow will be tied
to de doah knob fur de space of ten days,
but beyand dat pint it will not he prudent
to venture. Detroit Free Press.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-02-27

A discussion in relation to that 6tr0.
The bird had ducks body, the head of
common eagle and the feet of sage hen.
These parts had been adjusted with great
care and the tail loaded with lead somehow,
so that the powerful head would not tip the
bird up behind. With this rara avis, to use
foreign term, loved to amuse and in
struct old hunters, who had been hunting
all their lives for free drink, and hear
them tell how they had killed hundreds OF
these birds over on the Poudre in an early
day, or over near Elk mountain when the
country was new
So LYONS claimed that he had killed mil
lions of these fowls, and Soiled Murphy,
who was known as the tomato can and beer
remnant savant of that country, said that
iefore the Union Tncifc railroad got into
that section these birds swarmed around
utton's lakes and lived on horned toad'
The feeling got more and more partisan
| Till Mr.. Lyons made pass at Soiled Murphy
with large red cuspidore that had been
presented to me by Valentine Baker, q
dealer in abandoned furniture and mines
| Mr.. Murphy then weled Lyons over the
head with the Judicial scales He then
adroitly caught lump of bttuminous coal
with his countenance and fell to the floor
with low cry of pain
called in an outside party as witness,
and in the afternoon both men were con
victed OF assault and battery. Soied Muir
ply asked for a change of venue, on the
ground that was prejudiced told him
that did rot allow anything whatever to
prejudice me, and went on with the case.
This great toxidermic masterpiece led to
other assaults aiterward, all of which proved
remunerative in a small way. My successor
claimed thai the bird was part of the per.
uuisites Of the office, Qnd so l had to turn il
over with the dockeg-Bill Nye in New
York Mercury
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-02-27
TAXIDERMY.
A Stuffed Bird That Brought BIZ N.Y.
Both Pleasure and Profit.

A Stuffed Bird That Brought Bill N.Y.
Both Pleasure and Profit.
This name is from two Greek words, signi-
flying ''arrangemenbi and 'skin," so that the
ancient Greeks no doubt regarded taxi
dermy as the original skin game Of that
period. Taxidermy did not flourish In
America prior to the year 1928. At that
time an Euglishman named Scudder estab-
lished museum and general repository for
upholstered beasts.
also had a stuffed bird for long time,
which showed the cunning of the suffer to
great degree 1t afforded me a great deal
of unalloyed pleasure, because liked to get
old hunters TO look at it AMI tell me what
kind of bird it was. They did not gen
orally agree. A bitter and acrimonious
fight grew out Of discussion in relation to
this bird A man from Vinegar Bill named
Lyons and party called Soiled Murphy
eince deceased were in my Office one morn
ing-Mr. Lyons as a witness, and Mr. Muir.
ply in his great speciality as drunk and
disorderly. We had just disposed Of the
case, and had just stepped down froTa the
bench, intending to take off the judicial
ermine and put some more coal in the stove,
when the attention of Soiled Murphy was
attracted to the bird. He allowed that it
was common 'hell diver with an abnormal
head,n while Lyons claimed that it was q
kingfisher.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-02-27
AN EMOTIONAL OLD MAN.
Fresh from Southern Prison Ho Es
cites Old Heroes Sympathy.


Fresh from Southern Prison Ho Ex.
cites Old Heroes Sympathy.
The company of SCARED war veterans had
gathered in the town hall and were enjoying
glorious reunion. Baked beans and coffee
were circulating briskly; "reminiscences of
the terrible war and tales of glory and hard
ship were the order of the day. All hearts
grew tender and many voices were husky
with feeling as the old soldiers recounted
their experiences. Suddenly an old, white
haired man, clad in tatttred garments
darted past The doorkeeper into the hall and
flung himself, sobbing, upon the COM
mander's neck.
Prison down south - suffering - three
yearsr he exclaimed, in a paroxysm of emo
ton.
"Whatl' cried the commander, another
old veterani Welcome, comrade, to our
humble fe ST."
An eager group gathered about him aud a
dozen questions were asked.
What year!p
What companyN
"LibbyF
"Andersonvillep
"Castle Thunder3'
The old hero waved his hand majestically
and said, as distinctly as he could:
"How can l recall the awful tale7 My
bleeding heart shrinks from reopening its
wounds. Let the benediction of peace flood
our weary souls with rest. lam an emo
tional old man"
"You are right" said the commander,
deeply touched by the veterans words
"Let joy rule this happy hour. Sit down
and partake with us"
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-02-27
Jottings From Life.

Mr. Parnel understands the Irish as
thoroughly as if he had been born and raised
in America.
MERE NOTHING UPsETs HER
Mime. Y who had just lost her husband,
was receiving the consultations of a lady
friend.
"Come, my dearl n little reason. One
should bear up against sorrow Take
courage"
"Oh, do not alarm yourself, my dear
groaned the widow. "ln reality am quite
resigned But you know my nerves-a mere
nothing upsets themr
n TIME FOR ALL THINGS.
| Court Officer Whispering in magistrates
ear)-A couple outside wants you to join
| them.
| Magistrate-Sh! Tell 'em I'll be around
the corner in five minutes,
Court Oflicer-lt's a Young couple, sir, a
wants to get married
Magstrate-Oh Tell en- they'll have tC
wait until the court is adjourned
THE TABLES TURNED
NO, sir, haven't seen the will, but pro
pose to fight it. My uuce was crazier tha,
a loon, and couldn't muka a will.
Lawyer Fichnm-But drew it for him
and l know that lie Lhqueaths his entir
estate to you
is that sol Then just consider yoursel
retained 10 defend the instrument. / pro
pose TO protect m7 dear uncles memory t
the farthpst extremity Life
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-02-27

They brought him refreshments, which he
seemed toappreciate immensely, and treated
him as their most honored guest He adj
justed himself around four plates of beans,
two pieces of pie and five cups of coffee and
then fell to work steadily on the sand
witches.
''How sweet" said he at length, ''to meet
thus, linked by the indissolubie bonds of
fraternal love All, how it fills my heart
and stomach Excuse me if l wipe away a
happy tear. / am an emotional old man"
All sat in reverent silence before the old
hero, until he began on his twenty.seventh
sandwich. Then the commander, whose
heart was overaowing with sympathy, asked
in pity:
"And did they treat you harshly in those
accursedrebel prisonsl'
"What rebel prisonsln said the veteran.
did you not say that you were in a south
ern prison"
'Oh, yes. 1 only got out last year. got
three years down in Texas Tor borrowing a
mule. 1t makes me tired now, to think OF
1t. l am an emo
The corporal tried to strike him and the
commander tried to trip him and the door.
keeper tried TO grab him; but he slipped
from the hall like bullet from gun, and
the thought of the way in which he had be
| guiled them rendered the entire company
4 emotional in the highest degree -Bostor
llluminator
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-02-27
rrattle.
IN ANGEL pnEMAruRELY.

AN ANGEL PREMATURELY.
"Mother, what Is an ANGEL"
''AIy dear, it is little girl with wing3
Who f.es"
"But heard papa telling the governess
yesterday that she was an angel. VIII she
fy"
YES, my dear, she will fly away the first
thing o morrow."-Vanity Fair.
THE BABY OWNS THE WHOLE HOUSEHOLD.
Lille Devereux Blake has a new lecture,
entitled Who Owns the Baby! The popular
impression is that tho grandmother does,
when there is such an article around the
house Philadelphia Call.
Little Elith-AIr. Sapley, why does my
sister Clara always pray when you come tc
see herr
Sure she doesn't What do you meant
Why, every time you come here and tht
servant comes up TO the library to say you
are in the lur.or, Clara just shrugs her
shoulders aud says, o Lord -Philn phia
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-02-27
The Horse wnl,Kn better Next Time.
It was eight degrHs below zero and tho
~ rir 4 llffrse.

The Horse willJKn&y " Better Next Time,
It was eight degr&e IS below zero and the
Z --'aasz.ssagus,s srtr FTs d strr-y tt5f----r
frost was nipPig not "A morse peiohglng
to city official was nltched TO post on the
west side of City hall, and although he was
covered with buffalo robe and b, b,anketh he
bumped himself together to keep warm, and
had a look of disgust on his face.
Presently boobblack came along. AT
some time in this boys life he had touched
his tongue 10 lamp post on a cold morning.
Seeing the horses nose within a foot of the
iron post made him forget the cutting wind
and the cold flag stones He was chewing
away on a big hunk of molassss candy. He
removed it from his mouth and held it to the
horses nose Out came the animals tongue
for lick and the hey then rubbed
the hunk over the top of the post and
skipped across the street into doorway.
He was hardly in the place when the horse
slippe six inches of his ton ue out after
more sweetness. 1t hit the post and stuck
/ there. For minute he thought there was
| some mistake, but then came the realizing
| sense that he had been played for a sucker
and caught on a blunt hook, He set back
and pullel. lurched forward and squealed,
and then lifted his heels and made splinters
of everything within reach. Pedestrians
ran TO stop him, but with terrible wrench
he loosened his tongue and set off at a gal
lop, Slowing the cutter bottom up and knock
ing it to pieces as he went down Fort street.
The boy went up the street, saying to him
self:
''If was a horse, do you suppose anybody
could get me TO lick moasses Off an ak on 9
cold dayGn-Detroit Free Press.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-02-27
lie Found One.

Bagley-Great Scot its IL oclockl
must home to my wife.
Persomby-Let me give you some advice,
Bob. Just take home fry in box. That
will mollify her.
Bagley-,I don't believe it will. I'll prob
ably find stew awaiting me. New York
Mail and Express
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-02-27
nc neel.ened the coon Ilnem.

A Henry county farmer ne to Clinton
on the late cold wave wearing coon skin
oyerc1at A west side grocer inquired:
Why don't you wear the hairy side in in
stead OF out"
Il reckon the coon knew which side was
the warmest when he wore it, didn't hefn re-
piled he farmer. Clinton Advocate.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-02-27
Mrs. Part,nrton.

Rural Laly-Is this Washington street,
Bostonian-Yes madam, what do you
wish to flndi
r. LII am looking for the observatory
B.-The nearest observatory know of is
in Cambridge, three or four miles from
here.
r. L.-Well l mean where my daughter
studies music; guess some ca it the con-
troversy of music. It's a good place any
how. like to see it, and will Detroit
FREQ Press
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-02-27
,rnnthsr prnhahiIities.

Whenever you see young man and a
young woman walking under the same urn-
brella, so absorbed in each other that they
forget all about putting it down until after
the rain is over and dried up you may ex-
pect a wedding or breach Of promise case
before many moons. Merchant Traveller.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-02-27
A SLOW Actinc Gun.

II had a gun once" said the Hon. Sam
Drake who did much fishing in the waters
in and abou. Rochester, N y, 'and il was
the slowest-Gctng gun l ever saw / used
to set that gun and pull the trigger at
night, ani about sunrise in the morning
whang it would 20, and generally got game
enough for breakfast Ono morn ng l got
up and saw rabbit making for his hole
/ calculated that the gun would go off in
about five minutes and that meanwhile
would have to catch the rabbit myself Out
goes and away scampers the rabbit, and
As the little thing went down into the hole
stopped and caught him by the tail At
that moment the constitutionllly belated
weapon went or, and-well, gentlemen,
have beon that lame ever since that can't
walk with any kind Of celebrity. The
Judge
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-02-27

Mr. Parnel understands the Irish as
thoroughly as if he had been born and raised
in America.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-02-27
They Never Find ANYTHING.

Have you found religion YET, my friendP
the Rev. Sam. Jones inquired of one of his
hearers,
No. was the reply.
What is your occupation, may ] aski"
81 am a detective.N
"Hm!n observed ae great revivalist,
that accounts for it. Wicked Exchange.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-02-27
Kind !: Words

Messrs. Cranor & Co, are
putting up new shelving
in their store to acconnmo-
date their large stock Of
carpets and increasing trade.
No firm in Wilmington is
more deserving the patron
age Of its citizens than this.
They have, by economy and
industry, accomplished, with
in the last fifteen months,
what they would never have
undertaken had they not es-
teemed honor far above dol
lars and cents.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-02-27
High in Algebra, but She couldn't Cook

High in Algebra, but She Couldn't Nooks
John, dear our Susie is fairly sick over
her algebra But ,he is getting along 50
nicely, and his ninety in her report this
week, and ninety five in Latin, and 100 in
philosophy, the dear girl"
Good enough, wife. But what is the
matter with the breakfast today Worst
meal We have had in a month
well, John, felt out of sorts this morn
Ing, and the cook is away, and let SUSIE
attend to the things The poor girl know!
80 little about homework, you know. "-Bos
ton Traveller
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-22
GOLD SHORT" AGAIN.

he Refers to the Disastrous Effects of the
strike and the Good Feeling Prevail
ing.
In his last letter to the Age of Steel
Cold Short" Gays:
| was right in my surmise IS to the prob
able action Of the Nail Association II the
Cincinnati meeting last Wednesday Their
cohesive qualities sill endure, and there is
nothing left in the question but simply 10
man their machines and keep ahead. So
far az regards the market this condition is
by far the most favorable. as the present
output is if anything more than adequate
70 the demand Increase 10 this should be
gradual to keep the trade in healthy tenn
per. Any sudden increase 10 present sup
DIV would drop the bottom cut in thirty
DAYS. The situation of the Benwoed Mill
g, Wheeling is the most proftless among the
thirteen employing feeder nailers, still it
demonstrates an integrity Of purpose worthy
of concentration. Thos. Hughes, for some
years a director Of the BenRoOd Mill, died
las. week in Wheeling, where he resided.
Mr.. Hughes death is q very serious loss to
the community. He was genial, benevo.
lent man, liberal aud enlightened mer-
chant of answering probity. OF him it
could be truly said, "he bore without re.
proseh the fine old name OF gentleman"
IN every walk of life. The striking nsilers
do not seem to take the situation very much
to heart. The outcome must throw good
many of them OUT of work,
and the trouble will be that
they will Dot readily find jobs in other 10,
calities where the situations are or will be
filed when matters eyentuste. They do
not seem to realize that they are sitting On
the limb which will probably De sswn of
While there is no talk OF second confer
enee between the manufacturers and nail.
ers there seems to be an undercarrent Of
coed feeling existing between them despite
their differences. The Iailers are conduc
ting themselves with propriety. There has
been no turbulence or threatening Ian
guage lStterly. The strike has been very
disastrous TO the business interests Of
Wheeling. Ii is questionable, | think,
whether the city ever RECEIVERS from its eff
fects The small traders have been about
paralyzed and Nhe larger dealers have but
small difficulty in estimating profits.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-22
RIPPLEs FROM The RIVER.

News Cleaned About the Wharf and
from Our Exchanges.
O'Neal for Steubanville at 30 clock
shsrp
Telegram fer Darlington at o'clock
sharp.
The Mount Clare and ThOs W. Means
passed up With empties.
The Elaine will De to-days packet for
Parkersburg, leaving at IL q. IN.
The marks on the landing last evening
indicated l. feet 6 inches and rising
Capt. John Elie, who has been on the
sick list, is able 10 be on his boat again.
Passed dowq-Iron Age, light, at 9 a.
m Fred Wilson and John c. Fisher, with
coal
The Katie S;ockdsle passes down to-
morrow morning at q. m, for Cincin.
natl
The Katie S;ockdale passed up yester-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock with q good
trip.
Clerks Chas. Buckhansu and Geo P.
Good win, of the steamer Katie Stockdale,
are going into the commission business-st
Pittsburg.
The Andes is due Up this morning from
Cincinnati, aud will return to the same
port to morrow afternoon ut 3 o'clock,
with Capt. Chss Muhlemsn in command
and Mart F. Noll and Chss. Knox 10 the
office.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-22

Qua stock is entirely new and include3
the latest spring stylCs.
NOBLE BRos.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-22
PEOPLE WE ALL KNOW.
Our Daily Chronicle of the Movements
of Individuals.

Our Daily Chronicle of the Movements
of Individuals.
c; F. KotzbfL of MiddlepoFt, is at the
St. James.
Joseph Wolf is visiting friends in The
Eighth ward.
f R Argersinger, Of Parkersburg, is st
the Stamm.
A. Il. Brsden Of Washington, Pa, is at
the s.. James.
Miss Alice Ratcliff will entertain a mum
Der of friends OF her home tonight.
j. B. Mix leaves some time during the
week for prospecting tour in the Wes..
Mr.. J. W. White lett for Washington
yesterday, where he hes o position in the
Government printing office.
Jesse Sharp, of New0urg, y. Y, who put
up the large ice machine Ut Reymann's
brewery, is registered at the Stamm.
Mr.. Z A. Ireland. the genisl Representa-
tive of the Mathew * Willard Company, OF
Waterbury, Conn, is in the city on business
Capt. Chas. Muhleman, of the steamer
Andes, will entertain number of friends
with progressive euchre this evening in
the psrlors Of the boa.
Joseph Patterson Of Wellsburg Colvin
Campbell of Parkersburg, Chas. Fenwick
of Wellsburg, Joseph Cooper Of Short
Creek, and Michael Toole Of Ohio, are
registered at the Howell House.