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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-10-23
OLD COLLEGE DAYS.
Why American Boys Have No Reason to
Desire Their Return.

Why American Boys Have No Reason to-
Desire Their Return.
American college boys have no
reason to desire the return of the
good old days" In the early days of
Yale and Harvard the English system
of Tagging was in active force.
L freshman was not allowed to
wear his hat in the college yard unless
Is was raining or showing. Fresh
men were required to do servile work
for any member of the faculty or of
the higher classes at any time of the
day, except study-hours or after nine
tp. m They were also required to
shake and dust the college carpets
ouce year, and to furnish at their
own expense, all the bats, balls and
footballs used by the students. In
some colleges corporal punishment was
m force, and pecuniary fines were i'm
posed for minor offenses.
4 comparison of these fines is in
Hresting The amount exacted for
lying, drunkenness and fighting was
thirty cents, while the fine for card
playing was one dollar. Six cents was
imposed for too late attendance at
church, while twelve cents was the
fpenalty for too early an attendance,
this discrimination being made be-
cause it was found that the young
men were in the habit of standing at
the church door before service and
annoying those who entered.
We are glad to have seen the last of
these good old days. Nothing was
ever gained by cruelty and oppres-
sion, and we can not help feeling that
.Eany a boy had to leave college in
his freshman year to escape from
these impositions who might have
been a great man.-Golden Days.
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hENsA. ~ ~ - 49, S&s<OGtl
- Inrsne W.su1. an Who Considered Her.
self the United Kingdom.


self the United Kingdom.
DR.. Shark Is gentleman who be-
Ieves In the rational treatment of pa
tients in his private lunatic asylum.
He gives them picnics in summer, and
BALLS in winter, and plenty of amuse-
fHent all the year round, Taking one
consideration with another [ should
Imagine that lunacy, under these con-
ditions, Is rather a pleasant thing. /
always look forward to the dances he
Gfves, for after considerable expert
ence I have come to the conclusion
that idiotic partners are rather less
idfotic than the commonplace misses
ane meets with at ordinary balls She
Was sitting in a corner of the ball
room toying with fan--a large and
massive woman whom one would no
more have suspected of being insane
than OF being consumptive. | asked
she doctor to introduce me, for I ad-
rsire fine women. He did so. and I
sat down beside her. We spoke about
the weather, as new acquaintances
will. She was perfectly rational on
that point, at any rate. She thought
it was appalling. [ mentioned casually
that / had been to Torquay for .ief
holiday. DO you know it?' I asked.
'~Oh, yes-there it is" she re-
Piled [ looked in the direction in
which she pointed. and saw a rather
extensive foot incased In dancing
shoe THAT is Lands End" she
said, refectively, indicating the place
where the little toe of her right foot
asight be supposed to lie, land that
IS the Lizard there. I am the United
Kingdom. you know she added, with
a quiet dignity that seemed to pre-
sumo i knew it. I bowed in silence.
Et was a colossal idea, and not to be
eumprehended all at once. THAT is
the North Foreland over there" she
went on," tapping her left foot. Il
Rave had some trouble with 1t lately;
and oh" and her voice became plain
tive, Il was SO afraid they were going
Co take Ireland from me-" and she
glanced affectionately at her left arm.
L thought it better that we should join
mi the dance, for these geographical
condolences threatened to become en-
barrassing. So I put my arm around
the top of Lincolnshire and the base
Of Yorkshire, and as far into Lam
eashire as | could get (for her waist
Was more than eighteen inches), aud
We danced. MY ear is burning so; [
am afraid there must be a storm some
where on the coast of Aberdeen. were
the last words / heard he say as led
her to seat-London Figaro.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-10-23
Gross Cruelty.

Parents too frequently permit their
children to suffer from headache, fits,
ST. Vitus Dance, nervousness, ETC., when
they can be cured Mrs. p. was cured of
sick headache, dizziness. dyspepsia, ner-
vous prostration of eighteen years stand
ing, after failure of sixteen physicians
Mrs K of sick headache for 35 years
Mrs. P. of twenty to fifty fl s night
others from this vicinity could be men
toned who have been cured by that won
derful nerve food and medicine-Dr-
Miles Nervine, which contains no NOR
phine opium or dangerous drugs. Free
sample bottles may be had at Eberle's
drug store.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-10-23
PITH AND POINT.

1t is generally tie man who can't
waltz who declares that dancing is SIM
fun. 7. Journal.
Some persons of weak understand
ing are SO sensible Of that weakness
as to be able to make a good use of it,
If there has been no temptation,
there can be no merit; if there has
been no struggle, there can be no vic
tory.
There is no fit search after truth
which does not. first Of all, begin to
live the truth which it knows.-H.
Bushnell.
The man who never takes exercise
is often called upon to mourn an ath-
letic friend who took too much. -
Jamestown Journal.
DO not deceive yourself in trying
to deceive Others Every man and WON :
an of sense knows what muddy eyes
and ia low face means.
If you would be a clear speaker,
aim at clearness of thinking. Ii you
would be a clear thinker, aim at clear
ness of speaking.
The most unfair thing that hap
pens to women is that engagements are
SO short and marriages SO long. -Bing-
hamton Republican.
Some men are called sagacious,
merely on account of their avarice;
whereas. child can clench it's fist the
moment it is born. -Shenstone.
1t isn't always the man who
really catches the most fish who is the
hero in the eyes of his friends. -Mer-
chat raveler.
Whenever accident or ability
sends a man to the front it is popular
to say he has the big head-that is.
you had better say it if you are fool
and have the small one.
The time to push at the cart is
when it is going up the hill. When
the top has been passed and the de.
scent gained there is little use or wis
dom in still furiously pushing away at
the same end. Advance.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-10-23
reach the beach for the same PEI

to reach the beach for the same PEI
Rod.
The skill attained by these meu in
rife shooting is something almost be-
yond belief. 1t will be readily under
stood that the head of the sea otter
the only part that is seen above the
water-is very small mark, certainly
not more than three or four inches in
diameter, and yet it is said these
shooters not unfrequently kill at a
distance of one thousand yards. Most
of their shots are made at two hundred
yards and over. They use heavy
Sharp's rifles, fitted with telescope
sights and shoot always from rest.
When the sea otter is killed it sinks
at once, and it may be several days Or
week before it rises to the surface
and is brought by wind and current
into shore. The hunters employ
Indians to patrol the beach and secure
the dead animals, and in occasional in
stances where the otter does not sink
dogs are employed to bring it to land.
Owing to it's exclusively marine habits
and its great .wariness. we may assume
that it will be many years before the
last sea otter shall have been killed,
but it must always be n very rare ami
mal.-FOrest and Stream.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-10-23
FISHING WITH q RIFLE.

kxcfting Sport Shooting thu Wary Sea
Otter in the Pacific.
Surf shooting is practiced in Oregon
and Washington, but chiefly in the vi
entity of and to the north of Gray's
Harbor. Formerly Ell the shooting
was done from the beach, or from
the bluffs, but as the otter became
scareer, increasingly wary, and SO
more difficult to obtain. other methods
had to be adopted.
The sea otter shooters OF this coast
devised the plan of building scaffolds
In the water out beyond the surf from
which to shoot At the lowest tides
In the spring they plant firmly in the
sand three or four long poles SO that
they shall form the angles of triangle
ca of square. These are braced by
means OF Stats nailed from one to the
other. which also form a. ladd er by
which to ascend. and at the top of the
poles platform is built with sides and
a roof. forming NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
able house, forty feet above the waters
surface. These shooting scaffolds. or
DIS they are called locally, tderricks, J"
give the otter shooter great advantage.
In distance he gains four to five hum
bred feet, while the elevation above
the water greatly extends both his
range of view and that of his rife. In
fair weather the shooter goes to his
derrick before daylight in the morn
ing and. returns at night to the shore,
Init sometimes, when the tide is high
and heavy surf is rolling, it may be
impossible for him to get to 1t for a
week at time. or be may be unable
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-10-23
Qualifying the Rem ark.

''Look here, young feller," said an
irate brakeman, live been running on
this road for five years and | want to
state that know my business.
''Oh, nc; you're mistaken. 1t isn't
possible that you've been running on
this road for five years. You may have
been walking on this road for five
years. but not running. Nothing on
this road ever runs. "-Merchant Tray
eler
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-10-23
The Great--M. p.

By M P. is meant Miles Nerve and
Livey Pills which regulate the liver;
stomach, bowels etc., through their
nerves. The mildest. A nezv principle !
A revolutionizer! Samples free at Eber-
les
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-10-23
Heart Disease.

If you get short of breath, have futter'
ing, pain in side, faint or hungry spells
swollen ankles, etc, you have heart dis
ease, and don't fail to tax DR.. Miles New
Cure for the Heart. Sold at III. T. Eberle's
drug store
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plated attachments and all necessary needles, bob
bins and tools. Have others with and drawers
many other useful articles on which we can save
you % to 90 per cent. Standard Watches at unus-
ually close figures. Send for catalogues.
A. T. EVANS q CO., 1872 State St., Chicago.
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-10-23

cTATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY COURT FOR
- JEFFERSON COUNTY, In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at special term
of the County court. to be held i'll aud for said
county. at the Count House in the city Of Jeffer
son, in said county, on the 4th Tuesday of No
A. b 1859. at II O'Clock in the forenoon, the
following matters will be heard and considered:
In the matter of the estate and will
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-10-23

@TATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY COURT FOR
- JEFFERSON CoUNTY.-1n Probate
Notice is hereby given that at special term
of the County court, to he held in and for said
county at the Court House in the city of Jeffer-
son, in said county on the 4th Tuesday of No
vember, 1889 being the 10th day of November.
A. D 1899. at IL O'Clock in the forenoon the fol-
Low ing matters will bt heard and considered
In the matter of the estate and will
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-10-23
Isaac Doddinead. dec.ased.

DOtIuIfDCdU,
The petition of Jane Robbins and Sarah J.
Kendall. the executors of the will of the said
deceased, for the examination and allowance
of their final account OF administration and the
assignment of the residue of said estate to the
persons entitled thereto by law.
Dated this 22nd day of October. A D. 1889.
BY order or the Court HENRY COLONIUS,
3wz County Judge
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-10-23
Sarah Doddimead. deceased.

SA ran D0ddI mead. dcceaSed.
The petiGon of Jane Robbins and Sarah
]. Kendall, the executors OF the will of the said
deceased for the examination and allowance of
their final account of administration. and the
assignment of the residue of said estate OF the
persons entitled thereto by las
Da ed this 22nd day of October, A. D. 1889.
By order or the Court, HENRY COLONIUS,
County Judge
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-10-23
A $1,000 Sewing Machine
FOR $780,.

This Is the "Singer Model
Machine (the original Singer
patent having expired). Equal
TO any eper made. SUP sTior TO
many. Thoroughly well made.
WarrGssted for 5yeGrs, (signed
and registered guaranty. Su-
perbly finished. Walnut top and
cover; drop leaf; 3 drawers:
Csornnlafe with fr111 sat of nickel
Evening journal., 1889-01-14

Delaware and Maryland, D. m.
Partly cloudy, to fair, slightly warmer
weather; variable winds.
New York Herald forecasts. The
anticyclone moving from Dakota south
wardly yesterday morning will probably
be followed by a depression advancing
from the far northwest. Temperature
has undergone no decided change in the
United States since yesterday. The most
important minima reported yesterday
were 10 degrees below zero at Assiniboin.
2 below at Buford ard 2 above at Helena
and Custer, 6 at Bismarck and 10 at Du.
luth; the most important maxima
reported were So degrees at Mont.
gomery, New Orleans. Galveston
Memphis and Jacksonville; 5S at
Shreveport, 90 at Mobile, yicksburg
palestine, San Antonio and Cedar Keys,
and So at Brownsville In the Middle
States and New England partly cloudy to
fair, slightly warmer weather win pre-
vail with variable winds, becoming
southerly, and followed by rain or snow
in the northern part Of this section. On
Tuesday in this city and section and In
New England slightly warmer. partly
cloudy weather will probably prevail
preceded by rain or snow, and on Wed.
nesday colder, partly cloudy weather.
Dangerous winds may attend the depres-
sion advancing toward the Atlantic
coasts.
Baynard's thermometer. a. m, 81; 8
q. M, AS II a. m. 40; p. M, 90.
Evening journal., 1889-01-14
M. MEGARV & SON.
CARPETS,
5. Z. Cor. 9th and Tatnall SITS,
FURNITURE
No. sic Tatnall Street.
No. sic Tatnall Street.

Thanking our friends for
their liberal patronage during
the last week, and wishing
them a Happy and Prosper
GUS New Year" we respect
fully call their attention to our
new line of Roxbury Carpets.
-Velvets and Tapestries
now open for early buyers.
The Roxbury people have
placed an entire new line of
patterns in the market, and. as
we've had our choice of them,
you'll find the cream of the
stock here.
The Roxbury Carpets are
unequaled for quality-they
have a softness to the touch
not found in others-being an
old, reliable make of carpet
you run no risk of getting a
carpet that will soon wear or
lose its brightness. The one
fault has been in the patterns.
While this has been and is the
best carpet in the market other
makers have had the choicest
patterns. This now is not the
case. After looking over all
the new spring patterns we
must say that Roxbury Carpet
has moved forward wonder.
fully. 1t now not only takes
the lead in quality, but also in
stylish and attractive patterns.
Come-look at them-our old
patterns will be sold at a great
reduction until all are gone.
We have every make Of carpet
here.
Frlce per yard, 45c, ooc, 65c,
75c, Soc, 9oc, ST. upwards.
We have just begun on an
other car of our special An
tique Oak Suits for $a5, with a
24x3o mirror. The likes you
can get elsewhere for $s5.
Call and see the suit
We have this week a few
extraordinary bargains in Side
boards-walnut, marble tops
some of them are to go at one
half price. They must 60 at
any price.
Evening journal., 1889-01-14
Obituary Notes.

The remains of Charles Beasten, Jr.
who died in Baltimore on Friday, were
taken to Middletown this morning on a
| special car. The funeral services will
take place at Odessa this afternoon.
The funeral services of Abisha Kemble.
who died at his residence, No. 1877 West
Eleventh street on Saturday. aged rs.
will be held at his late residence this
evening. The interment will be made at
Kimbleville, Pa. to morrow morning.
The funeral Of Daniel o. G. Kenny.
took place this morning from his late
residence, No. 726 Market street. High
mass was celebrated in st. Peters Pro.
Cathedral; interment was made in the
Cathedral Cemetery.
Mrs. Anna NJ Countiss, aged so years
widow of the late Peter Countiss. died AZ
her home on Sixth street, below King. on
Saturday evening shortly after O'Clock.
She leaves family of seven children
three sons and four daughters. They are
as follows: Misses Sallie and Clara
Countiss and Mrs. j. Winfield Scott Of
this city, Mrs. B. f. Moore of Atlanta.
Ga, Robert H. Countiss of Chicago. Ill.
William H.Countiss of Portland Ore.
and Charles Countiss of New Castle.
Del The funeral services will be
held at the house to morrow at
o'clock, p. m. Interment will be made
at the Wilmington and Brandywine Gem
etery. The funeral services will be con
Quoted by Rev. Louis E. Barrett.
Anna M. Pyle, the wife of Isaac Pyle
a foreman in the employ of the jackson
and Sharp Company, died at her home.
VIZ jefferson street, yesterday after
noon
Evening journal., 1889-01-14
WHEEL NOTES.

The greatest number of miles ever rid,
den by any wheelman in one year has
been completed and stands at &. 23l miles
This record was made during 1888 by
George H. Nisbett, member Of the New
York Bicycle Club. This beats the best
previous worlds record Of S,066 miles
held by A. b. Barkman Of the BROOKLYN
Bicycle Club. w. F. Murphy of Brook
Ign, also rode more miles than were
credited to Mr.. Barkman. he covering
), l4Ot miles, riding during the month of
October !, geo miles.
Aessrs. oxborrow, Lee and Whitaker
the first two being Englishmen. while
Whitaker is an American from New
York City, attempted to make new mile
record for the world, riding a "Rudge
Triplet. They succeeded in riding a
mile in Pm. 29s from scratch, which was
Of itself a record but a few DAYS ago
they tried it again, and surprised the
world by doing the marvellous time Of Pm.
IL lbs. which is better than any time
ever made on any style Of bicycle.
Evening journal., 1889-01-14
SPORTING POINTS.

w. E. Eldridge of the Hudson county
wheelmen of New Jersey. has been
awarded the medal, offered for the largest
record. He covered nearly 5000 miles.
The 0Wash- ia Wong Boat club Of
Grand Rapids Mich, has membership
of 500. It's club house is fitted up with
elaborate apparatus, and the club has ap-
piled for admission into the Amateur
Athletic Union.
The New Jersey Athletic club has en-
tered IA men in 10 events at the ANA
teur Athletic Union handicap games in
New York next Saturday E. P. Baggot,
5. 3. Bowman and w. A. Caldwell Of the
club holding the one, two and three mile
championships will compete in the two
mile bicycle race at these sports.
Evening journal., 1889-01-14
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Edmund P. Moody Club will meet
tonight.
up to date there have been 4sf dogs
registered.
Elizabeth Baker, the little colored girl
who had her shoulder joint fractured, is
doing well.
Smyth Post, No. /, G. A. r., will cele
brate its ninth anniversary tonight with
appropriate exercises.
A man attempted to enter the house Of
Alonzo M. Lister. No III Tatnall street
last evening, but was frightened off by
Mrs. Lister
A praise service was given at the West
Presbyterian Church last evening. Solos
were rendered by Messrs Clymer, Jack
son and others.
The Republican Executive committee
of the First district of the Fourth ward
will hold meeting at Stidham's auction
room this evening.
A special meeting of the Builders
Exchange was held in the exchange rooms
to-day. The business of the meeting was
not made public.
meeting for the organization of
Veteran Legion will be held on Friday
evening next at the office of William ii.
Hayward, pension agent.
A resident of the Sonth side. beyond
Third street bridge had his hand badly
cut with razor in an ARRAY on Saturday
night. DR.. G. II, Cantwell sewed up the
wound.
The German Library Association win
celebrate its sixteenth anniversary this
evening in German Hall. Exercises Of an
interesting nature will be given.
The schooner John H. May arrived at
the jackson and Sharp Company's ship
yard on Saturday with about 300, 900 feet
Of yellow pine from Darien, Ga.
The Young Mems Temperance Union
will hold its regular meeting to-night at
Eighth and Market streets. The officers
will be installed for the ensuing six
months. A full attendance is desired.
A pleasant evening party was held at
the residence Of James Horisk, 917 Shall
cross avenue on Saturday evening. Over
twenty couple were present and dancing
was INDUCED in to q late hour. Refresh
ments were also served.
w S. Cloud, upholsterer, has rented
the second and third floors Of Davidson's
new building on East Ninth street. The
second floor viii be used Tor upholstery.
and the third by Wilmington Lodge, Order
Of Tonti, as lodge room.
A verdict Of accidental death Yesterday
was rendered by the coroner's Jury ia the
case Of Earnest Gabriel, who was killed
at Landlith station last week. The body
was buried from the residence of the
young mans aunt yesterday afternoon.
Charles and Albert Henderer 8 and ii
years of age respectively, and sons of
Edmund Henderer, living OF Cedar street
near Broome, left home yesterday after
noon, and did not turn up until this
morning. They had walked out to their
uncle Meggnson's farm near New
Castle, and were unable to return until
this morning, when Mrs. Megginson
brought them home.
Evening journal., 1889-01-14

A very handsome stained glass window
was placed in st. Thomass Episcopal
Ohurch at Newark last week and WINS dis
played for the first time yesterday. The
glass was erected by S. Ninot Curtis. In
memory OF his sou, Edward M. Curtis
aged az years, who died last October. and
VINO was vestryman In the
ehurch. 1t is about twelve
lee1 nigh, but quite narrow. tapering To
point. the figure representing 'sThe
anger OF the Resurrection. The color
ang Is very soft and harmonious, with an
enelre absence Of ultra dyes so frequently
seen ~ these church ornaments. The
ngare ls executed with exceeding fidelity
and similitude to nature and Is described
as masterpiece Of ecclesiastical decora.
ton. It was built by J.& n Lamb tba
church furnishers Of New York eitv W