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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-03-21
THOU KNOWEST.
BY EVA GoRToN TAYLOR.

BY EVA GoRToN TAYLOR
Thou kuowest all the heart pangs.
The secret pain within;
The longing tor q purer lie,
The Sabbath rest from sin.
Thou knowest all the anguish
Breathed in each stited moan,
The cup OF sorrows bitterness
The soul must drain alone.
Thou knowest why the heart-strings
Wait for some master hand,
Whose slightest touch the passing breath
Would fully understand,
And make responsive melody
Where now but broken chores
Sweep thro the deeps, like requiem
Ger Norway's wild hords.
Thou knowest why the sensitive plate
In the spirits camera set
Receives each impress like flash
OF mystic light and yet
The reverse image is obscure
Its form doth lot appear
Until the bath of tears brings forth
Thro' darkness outlines clear.
Thou knowest why the soul was filled
With ideals to be crushed
Why forms so bright at touch OF clay
Should crumble into dust;
Why such bright visions shrined within
Should vanish at a word
From those who angel whisper1ngs
Mayhap have never heard.
Thou knowest what blossoms need the sun
What flowers bloom in shade;
What lives develop best in gloom,
Where other lives would fade!
Thou knowest! ali! what other thought
Can bring the soul such bliss
Amid the labyrinthine paths
OF life so strange as this?
And sometimes, thro' the gloom and pain
The sad, discordant jars,
The imaged BRIGHTNESS soon effaced,
Wilt Thou unto thy stars
Recall our restless, prisoned souls,
Recall them to their own,
To rest, while Thou art teaching them
To know as Thou hast known?
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-03-21
Pension for an Indian Squaw.
Washington Special to New York World

washington Special to New York World.
A romantic little story lies hidden in
a modest pension bill, recently intro
duced in the House by Congressman
Hermann, of Oregon. In appearance it
is much like thousands of other private
pension bills, and provides that the gov
eminent shall pay to Winemah Riddell
S25 per month. Though more than fif-
teen years have elapsed since the Modoc
Indian War, every one remembers the
atrocities that marked that campaign as
one of the bloodiest in a series of
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-03-21
What Did the Civil War Cost Us?

The United States provost marshal
general made in 1866 the following re-
BORT of the casualties of the armies:
Federals- in battle, 81, 1862; died
of wounds, 81 ,727; died of disease, 1885,
S21; total deaths, 279, 376; total deserted,
199l05. Confederates-died of disease
or battle wounds, 10, S21 (estimated) J;
deserted, 104 ,42S; captured, 476, 169;
died in prison, 26,744; paroled
on the field, PAS, 500. Federals paroled,
l6,42l; died in prison, 29,725.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-03-21
A Prize-Package Diamond.

At reception at Morristown, N. j.,
the other night Mrs. Robert Ballantine
lost a $3.50 diamond pin, which was
picked up by Patrick Sicily in the snow.
He thong it had come in one of the
prize packages sold on trains, and had
been thrown away. He intended to
give it to some child to play with. He
showed it to the ticket agent, however,
who Immediately recognized 1t from the
description published in the newspa-
pers. Mr.. Sicily at once sent the pin
to Mrs. Ballantine and received re-
ward of $50.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-03-21

Ten beavers have been killed near
Humboldt, Tenn.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-11-20

Florida State Agricultural College.
Editor Fsoridian:
Last summer you kindly asked that we send
you a communication on college matters after
we got in good running order, and this letter
may comply with your request.
The college has now the largest enrolment
in its history at the opening and bids fair to dou-
BILE by the first of January. The Board are
doing all in their power to aid and encourage us
and faculty and students are working faithfully
and harmOniOusy TO the end that this may be-
come the leading educational institution in the
South. "ThorOuh, practical, progressive" is
our trade mark and Omnia Uincit labor" our
motto. Our cadets are carefully trained in all
that constitutes noble and successful manhood.
They are taught to be clean, polite, prompt,
Obedient and happy; they are required to be
regular and punctual, with lessons thoroughly
prepared, and see the utility of everything they
learn.
More attention is given to the proper devel
opment of moral character than to ANYTHING
else, on the principle that good boys are prefera
bic TO smart boys. A public reception with
literary and musical program is given by the
cadets every month
Good board is furnished with the faculty in
the military mess at The barracks at less than
The cost of provisions The total expenses of q
student need not exceed $40 per month
The Secretary of War has promised us detail
of new arms and ordnance with full equipment,
ammunition etc. which will be received in a
few weeks. The new laboratory and museum
building is about complete and is tue finest
structure of the kind in the Stale.
This building will be also headquarters for the
Experiment Station.
The most popular department of the Insiitu
ton is the manual training school under the
efficient management of Professor George Chat
terton, who is first-class civil engineer In
stead of spending their leisure IN base ball boat
are found in the Mechanic Art Hall busy, in the
use of tools, developing skill and ingenuity.
Work on the station farm has been going on
successfully and We have reason to look Tor some
great results from this new enterprise when it
becomes fairly established. You may now see
growing fall garden that is model in every
respect. We may expect to see the boundless
resources Of Florida developed when the farmers
become sufficiently Intelligent TO learn what
their soil contains and what it lacks and the
science of the growth OF plants.
They must mix more brain with their Drawn
and then both intensive and extensive farming
, will pay.
This fact is proved here in Lake City by the
success of Professor Noodle in tobacco culture
| With the same expense and on the same sort of
land, he gets double the yield and twice the
price per pound more than those who farm it
on the old hap hazard plan.
Florida will prosper agricultural state or
not at all.
| Intelligence, ambition and perseverance, will
bring about the results. The State Agricultural
College promises to do its duty. Respectfully
F. l.. KERN.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-11-20
Queer People.

This is The title of the latest and by all odds the
most charming book for little people have ever
Its fables, or stories, delightful, but the
illustrations simply immense.
The author, Palmer Cox, is new star in the ju-
venile armament, but he shines with unique bril-.
liancy. His charming fables rival those of the
world famed Esop, and he far outshnes that cele
brated literary comet by his inimitable illustrations
He dresses up his brdS animals, insects, giants, fair
les, gObns, etc, in grOtesque and makes then
reason, talk dance, and up all of the oldest
pranks imaginable, affordng Infinite delight well
as excellent instruction to the young. The issue of
his book, "Queer People, has brought perfect
ovation of praise from the brightest men in the
land. For instance, General Clinton B. Fisk says
has set my children wid NTH deght," and Colonel
Russell H. Conwell. tue famous lecturer says ::
Don't send another such book for Icamt get my
children to bed.'
The famous Statesman diplomat, and w.t. Sunset
Cox says: The K,0eer Kapers simply incompara-
be," while the distinguished TheOlOgian, DR.. How
ard Crosby says Theu haze the acatiOat that belongs
to 1sop and Uncle RenatS" and the venerable poet,
DIR. Oliver Wendell Holmes, writes sorry I
haze not nursery full Of little folks to enjoy its bright
pictures and stories"
Esop's fables enjoyed by old and young and
quoted by the greatest orators and surely these
equally charming stories, so profusey and eXqui
sitely illustrated will charm young and old for gen
eratOns to come.
The sale Of this book will surely be enormous
1t is published by the well known house of Hubbard
Bros, Phila., Chicago, and Kansas City, to whom
any persons desiring agency should apply
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-11-20

They say that the Repu blicans have
now got the country for twenty-five
years. Well, we'll all know more about
that in about two years from now. Twen
ty-ive years is long time, says the New
York Herald.
1t was arranged in Massachusetts to
hang woman-Mrs. Robinson the poi
soner-next Friday, but the sentence has
been commuted to life imprisonment.
We congratulate the Old Commonwealth.
N Y. World
Sec our liberal offer of cash premi-
ums to all who send in clubs of new sub,
scribers to the FLoRIDIAN at only one dol
lar a year. You can make money by
working for us. Write for sample copies,
advertising matter, ETC., andtry it. If
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-11-20
PAPA, WHAT WOULD YOU TAKE FOR
ME -
By CHAPLAIN NC

By CHAPLAIN NC CABE.
She was ready for sleep aud she lay on my arm
x,,! In her little frilled cap so fine.
with her golden hair falling out at the edge,
Like circle of noon sunshine;
And hummed the old tune of "Banbury Cross"
,,,a And :, three men who put out to sea-"
when she seepiy said Is she closed her blue eyes,
Papa, what would You take for me?"
And answered, ga dollar, dear little heart
And she slept baby weary with play,
And | held her warm in my love strong arms
And rocked her and rocked away
On, the dollar meant all the world to me,
The land and the sea and the sky
The lowest depth of the lowest place
The highest of all that's high.
All the cities with streets and palaces
With their pictures and Stores OF art,
would not take for one low, soft throb
Ofmy little ones loving heart
Nor all the gold that ever found
In the busy wealth-fnding past,
Would take for one smile of my darling's face
Did know it must be the last.
So rocked my baby and rocked away,
She was weary ald sleepy with play
And held he. warm in my love strong arms,
And rocked her and rocked away
And hummed and hummed and hummed away,
How much, Oh how much would 1t be?
When she seepiy said, as she closed her blue eyes,
Papa, what would you take for me?'
And the morning came and my babe was as white
AS the pillow on which she lay,
For the angels came in the dark midnight,
And they bore my darling away
And bowed my head and thought of those
Who dwell far over the sea,
Who hear not the voice of the blessed Christ,
- Let the little ones come unto me-"
SO laid my baby to rest at last
In the churchyard, SO lonely and cold
But know that she now is with God on high,
And she's walking the streets of gold,
And gave my wealth hat all might hear
The words that go comforted me-
For many are the hearts that are weary and sad,
YOnder, over the restless sea.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-11-20

Republicans. Elected Independent Democrats
Scott and Lewis of Duval, are the only ne
groes in the Legislature
The above list shows 81 Democratic and 5 Re-
publican Senators SO Democrats and 7 Repub-
lican Representatives.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-11-20

Attention, gentlemen, of the Repubi-
can party! When you come into office
and find Democrat there who has not
sent in his resignation, kick him out, and
kick him hard.-LouisuiUe Cou,1er-Jour-
nal.
Right, you are, Watterson.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-11-20
Right, you are, Watterson.

They say that the West is going to
rule the country hereafter. Well, if it
does, Pennsylvania will curse itself for
letting itself be " fried OUT for General
Harrison.-N. Y. Herald.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-11-20

Baltimore american One reason that the bus
tie ought to go is that the hustle is something in
the nature of q surplus
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-11-20

-7sus SJfttngs and the FLoRIDIAN, both for
one year, for only 50. If
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-11-20

other day about Amelia Rives Chandler, the
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-11-20

H'uu- '"o -.""J 4"u.~o .....u"ev
first-clasS boarding houses
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-11-20

.-.N...~,..>> .,.,.. tnc OuI2
earlier Than hpf,,ra an,I
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-03-21
HONEST OLD DICK TATE,
Kentucky's Treasurer, Decamps with
$4,000 of the Funds.

LOUISVILLE, KY, March 20.-An investi-
CATION, instituted on the recommendation OF
Gov. Buckner, discloses deficit in State
Treasurer Ttate's Office of S15O,00o The IT.
regularities seem to run back eleven years.
Tate has been treasurer for twenty years.
The governor placed the treasurer's office
in the charge of Auditor Hewitt and Attor-
ney General Harding. The State has abun-
dant resources, and all current expenses,
payments, dues, etc., will be met without de-
Law. Treasurer Tate's bond Of $500, 900 is
we'll covered He was in Louisville Satur-
day night, drinking hard. an unusual thing
for him. Since that time he has not been
seen. and his whereabouts are unknown. In
the last campaign Tate had no opposition for
nomination. Everybody laughed at the idea
of opposing Honest Old Dick Tate" he
received the Democratic nomination for the
tenth consecutive time. His majorities al
ways stood among the largest on the ticket
He has been one of the most widely known
men in Kentucky.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-03-21
NEW YORK WEATHER.
Iowa and Nebraska Swept by a
Severe Snow Storm.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, March 20-Mer-
curry dropped 60 degrees yesterday. A biz
zard is raging.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, March 20.-A snow
storm which began at midnight Sunday con-
tinued all of yesterday. The drifts stopped
the horse cars yesterday morning. Railroad
communication north and west is inter
rnpted.-
HASTINGS, NeD., March zo.-rho second
really severe snow storm and wind storm OF
the year struck Hastings yesterday morning.
Over a foot of snow has fallen and 1t is
drifting badly. Trains are late.
LINCOLN, Neb., March 20.-lnformation
from different points in the State received
here indicates that the storm that has ragged
for the last twelve hours has been severe, In
Western Nebraska eight inches of snow mas
fallen. and the wind reached fifty miles an
hour. All trains were delayed. The storm
commenced with a high temperature. and
rain. which changed to snow. Reports from
the West say many bridges have been washed
away since Saturday.
ST. LOUIS, March 20.-Advices from Sher-
man and Gainesville, Texas, say. that from
four to twelve inches of snow fell there TINS
morning and blighted spring flowers and
fruit tree blossoms. Yesterday the mercury
marked 72o and today "a,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-03-21
RAiLRoAp co nsoLIDATIoN.
An Imaginative Bay State Man Pro-
notes Payson Tucker.

1t took tne uUu,0 as'vaS- .-'~ He~ 49,
away the rubbish and extraordinary matters
before it and get down to its orders. The
most important question was that of concui-
ring with the Senate in admitting general
railroad consolidation order. MI. Wyman,
of Hyde Park, opposed it, and had displayed
before the House what he said would be a
tablet in the union station of the future If
such a bill should become a law; New
York K New Brunswick consolidated rail-
road depot, built 1895. President, Cornelius
Vanderbilt; vice presidents, William Bliss,
G. c. Lord, A. Sewall; general snperintend-
ents, Hudson River division, Z. 7: Clark !;
Connecticut River division, w; IL. Barnes
Merrimac River division, j. I. Furber; Pc
nObscot River division, Payson Iucker;
Main office, Forty-second street, New York.
He said the work would keep the legislature
till midsummer, and otherwise opposed the
admission Of the order. Debate was contln-
ued over half an hour, the speakers being
Messrs. Wadlin of Reading for admission
Fisk of Boston, against; Symonds OF Salem,
for; Atwood of Boston, for, Parkman Oh
Boston. against; McDon0ugh OF Boston, Tor
Gile OF Worcester, for; Wardwell OF Haver-
hill. for; Barrett Of Melrose, for; sullivan
of Lowell, against. The vote was iO2 yeas
to Al NAYS, not the necessary four-hfths.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-03-21
ATRAMP's JOURNEY.
Chicago Sends Bangor a Very un'
welcome Guest.

BANGOR, March 2O.-One night last Sep
tember a half-blind tramp named Barney
Morgan was picked up on one OF the streets
of the city by the police and taken to the
station. The next day he was arraigned in
the municipal court on tho charge OF being a
tramp. and was bound over to the February
term. The grand jury did not indict Morgan
and he was discharged.
1t was thought that this vicinity was RID
of Barney when he gathered himself up one
morning and quietly lefttown. Nothing was
heard from him till yesterday, when chi
cago officer, Joseph I. Fem, arrived In town
with Barney, much to the surprise OF the
officers here.
1t seems Barney made his way West after
he left town, and one cold night was picked
up in the streets of Chicago and taken to the
detention house for shelter. How he reach
ed Chicago is wonder, for he had no money
and is SO blind that he can barely distinguish
daylight from darkness.
He was kept in the hospital for few day:
until the court officials ascertained where NJ
| came from, and then, as customary IN Ina
/ part OF the country, issued warrant IoI
| his return TO Bangor, with an enormous OIL
for expense attached to him.
He told the Chicago officers he came iron
| Bangor. and some of his underclothing bore
the tag of Ba angor dry goods dealer.
Mr. Fem says II Is the custom in Chicago
! to return all wanderers to the place the!
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-03-21
trouble in the could Camp.

Nrw York. March 2O.-The Times says
tbers is a row in the Gould railway camp,
not little row, but big row, where names
are being called and threats indulged in.
The publication of the reports Of the South
western system yesterday caused sensation
in Wall street. The Missouri Pacific report
boiled down shows big gain in mileage, an
Increase of s14, 900 in bonded debt; an in
crease of s4oOO,OOO in the stock debt; an in
crease of another million in floating debt;
an increase in mysterious item called ''un-
collected balances" of $3,oOO0OO; loss of
over se.oOO.oOO in the cash account,-all
these tremendous losses offset by net earn
ings that are $4,000 less than they were one
wear ago And this in the face Of the fact
that the Missouri Pacific mileage is over 10
ner cent. greater now than it was then. This
renort in detail was before the meeting of di-
rectors at last Tuesdays meeting, and it
was good deal of a surprise to some of
those present. But astonishment at the bad
showing did not prevent a prompt motion
from one of the directors to declare the usual
dividend at the rate of 7 per ceni.
George j. Gould objected. ms dividend
orobt to he reduced, he said.
Russell Sage insisted on the motions pas
sage. Young Gould was not to be put down,
and the motion was tabled, 1t being finally
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-03-21
THE STATE.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.

Asher ii. Barton, ESD, son OF Hon; a. H.
Barton of benton, died in 1ankt0n, Dak0ta,
on Sunday, March 18th, OF consumption. MI
Barton was well known and highly respect
ed in Kennebec county where ne han many
friends who will sincerely mourn the un-
timely close Of life from which they, ex-
pected so much. He was educated at C0DuIn
Classical InStitate, at Colby university
where he graduated in the class OF 1851, ana
at the Harvard Law School lie was arse
for a time in the course Of his preparation tOE
the bar i'm the law Office Of Baker and Baker,
of Augusta, now the firm Of Baker q Cor
nish On the completion OF his edueatlon
Mr.. Barton removed TO Dakota, tnere Delng
admitted to the bar, and entered the law
office Of Hon. Bartlett Tripp, now Chief JUS
tiee of the Territory. His sickness came
upon him quite suddenly, but his mother and
brother reached him some time before 1t TOOK
a fatal turn He will be brought home 70
Maine for burial.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Mr. Horace w. Chase, late of the Windsor
Hotel, in Bangor, has leased the Nadeau
House, the leading hotel In Los Angeles Oai'
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The Moore Transportation Company OF
Bath, will build tug the coming summer
ten feet longer than the b. w. Morse owned
by the company
Ship Washington, recently purchased by
the Morses of Bath. will be converted into
coal barge in that city.
YORK COUNTY.
The York County Agricultural Society
held an adjourned meeting in Saco, yester
day afternoon. The attendance was smal
and the only business transacted at the meet
ing was the acceptance of the bylaws OF TN
society as revised by the committee: AT tn'
close of the meeting the trustees OF tne ~ ~
| cietv held a meeting and decided to hold tn
next cattle show and fair at the new Sac
driving park, September 25th, 26th 27th ant
| 2Sth.
Mrs. Dow. the somewhat famous superin
tendent of the Dover. n. H., horse railroad
| Is anxious to go to Biddeford and run tn
| horse railroad when 1t IS completed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-03-21
HE DROVE A RANcY HORSE
And Perhaps Caused Eleven People
to Falsely Identify Stain.

AUGUSTA. March 20-Eleven men and
women identified Stain and four men and
women identified Cromwell. Were these iden-
tifiers mistaken. and were the two men, III
H. Carle and Witham Bourne, two respecta-
BILE men of Readfeld? reporter drove to
Readfeld yesterday and saw these men.
From Mr.. Carle it was learned that on Feb.
q, 1877, the day before the Barron tragedy,
he and Mr. Bourne started from Readfeld
on trip to visit relatives in towns contigu-
GUS to Dexter. Each had horse and sleigh
of his own, aud they were accompanied by
their sisters. Mr.. Bourne wore brown
oyercoat of the same color, which some of
the identifiers swore that Stain had on when
in Dexter, and he has the coat in his pos
session now. M. Carle drove horse which
resembled in every respect the horse was
alleged to have been driven by young Stain,
and which was characterized at the trial as
"rangy animal"
The horse was then owned by Mr.. Carle's
father, Mr.. A. B. Carle, who now lives in
Lowell, Mass, and was sold by him some
eight years ago to Mr.. j. A. Henderson OF
The horse is alive today, big "rangy'
beast, weighing about 1900 pounds, with
star on his forehead, dark brown in color,
with two white hind feet
Messrs. Carle and Bourne reached Dexter
between and o'clock in the afternoon,
lust before the bank tragedy is alleged to
have been discovered, and stopped before
the bank building. They then separated,
Mr.. Care driving to East Sangervllle and
Mr. Bourne to South Dover. A day or two
afterward MIR. Carle was in Dexter with his
horse, and while there, he had every reason
to believe that he was viewed with suspi-
ci0n.
He went into jewery store kept by a
man by the name of Roberts, for the purpose
of having a crystal put INTO MS sister
watch. While in the store he. asked Mr..
| Roberts if he was shadowlng MIN, ana ne
| replied that he was. He then lett.
| Mr.. Carle. as near as he can recollect,
| thinks he also wore sandy moustache at tne
| time When he returned to Readheld, IN
| company with Mr.. Bourne, they drove
| through the towns of Pittsfeld. Clinton and
| Belgrade.
Detective Trre was in Readfeld. Monday
! hunting up new evidence. He saw young
| Stain, and Fred Sprague, his brother-in-law,
| and George Adle, both of whom were VIII
nesseslfor the government at the recent trial
| at Bangor but did not go on the stand. 1t Is
| said that True secured some startling de
| ye.opments from Sprague and Adle. 1t Ii
| said that new misdeeds of young Stain have
| come to light, and some of the leading clti
| zens of Readfield village expressed the opin-
| ion that the chances were that his arrest II
| the near futHre was not unlikely, unless h'
skipped.