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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-25
A Parable.
From the New York Mirror.

From the New York Mirror.
Once upon a time, in one of our outer
courts of Paradise, Eli Angel was dis
pensing gifts to the theatrical profession.
Many of the actors present asked for
things which they had desired earnest
ly, such as:
The center of the Stage.
The genius of Booth.
The Beauty of Anderson.
The friendship if critic.
And the Angel gave each his choice
from a large table where the gifts were
displayed, AT last it was the English
actors turn to choose.
II want this" he said, and he picked
up a round object from the table and
was walking away.
drop that !" said the Angel. We all
know you have wanted that for a long
time, but you can't have it. Guess
againp'
Then the English actor dropped
it with a thud which was dull and nau-
seating.
1t was the earth
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-25
Couldn't Stand Such a Racket.
From the Binghamton Leader.

The clerks in a local dry goods store
tell an amusing story of a young fellow
from the country who was employed by
the firm not long since, and who was
deputed to assist at the flannel counter.
A young lady dropped in and APP
preached him with a beaming smile, re-
marking: II should like to look at your
underwear" but the smile froze on her
lips as she remarked the look of horror
that overspread the features of the new
clerk. Hurriedly excusing himself, he
disappeared, and the next thing that
was heard of him in that establishment
was that he had a~pprenticed himself to
a barber shop.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-25
PERSONALITIES

HENRY IRVING is expected to inaugu
rate the new private theater which
Nine. Patti has built at Craig-y-Nos cas-
tie.
Miss HARRIET HosMER has completed
the model of the Crerar Memorial of
Lincoln which is to be erected at Chica-
GO.
A PROTESTANT Episcopal church, cost
ing $40O, 600, is to be built at Philadelphia
as a memorial of the late George w.
South.
P. 7. BARNUM has been writing an
elaborate article for the Christian
Leader, entitled "Why [ am a Univer-
%salist."
CHIEF BELL, of the Secret Service,
whom Secretary Windon removed,
looks enough like Buffalo Bill to be his
twin brother.
THE Michigan Agricultural College is
greatly lamenting the loss of Prof. K. G.
Carpenter, who leaves that institution
to take a place in Cornell.
GUERRITA is the name of a green yell
low, much lighter than the lightest
olive. This shade will scarcely find fa-
vor, as it is not pretty.
SENATOR Quay has just presented to
his friend, Senator Faulkner, a fine gold,
headed cane, the stick of which he him
self recently cut in Florida.
CHICAGO gazedin awe, the other day, at
the chief justice of the United States
supreme court going shopping with his
wife and carrying her parcels for her.
ALEXANDER MCLEAN, wealthy Scotch
man, has purchased $4,000 acres Of land
in Wyoming, upon which he proposes to
found a city to be named after him
self.
GEN. JAMES w. DENVER, after whom
the city of Denver was named, is a law
partner of ex-Attorney Gen. Garland.
He is hale and hearty at the age of 70
years.
PROF. f. n. Crouch, the composer of
"Kathleen Mavourneen," is nearly 80
years of age, but was able to march in
the procession at the unwilling of the
Lee monument.
ed with having introduced the game of
polo into this country, has traced its his
tory back to the court of the Mikado
over a thousand years ago.
LORD BRAssEY and Lord G%rosvenor,
backed by a syndicate, will turn Brus-
sells into a seaport by building a canal
and three immense basins large enough
to admit ships of 1000 tons.
THE Vice-President's daughters are
very fond Of horseback riding, and may
be seen galloping about the streets
of Washington any fine day. Mr.. Nor
ton frequently accompanies them.
LADY VERNEY, whose death has just
been announced, was one of the most
hospitable of and almost as
much of a philanthropist, in a quiet
way, as her illustrious sister, Miss
Florence Nightingale.
THE Princess de Sagan succeeded in
attracting considerable attention to her
figure on the beach at T~rouville, France,
by appearing in a bathing suit one side
of which was white and the other blue,
the conceit being carried out to the de-
tails of cap, gloves, buttons, stockings,
and shoes.
LUDWIG LEwERsToRM, "the black rider"
who for t~wenty-four years carried all
Prince Bismarck's official messages be-
tween the Wilhelm Strasse and the
Palace Inter den Linden, and retired
from duty at the same time with his
master, has been taken into the service
of Chancellor Won Caprivi.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-25
A Too Conscientious Bookbinder
From the Lewiston Journal.

There is such a thing as doing a piece
of work too thoroughly, as the following
incident shows: A Portland lady had a
large family Bible that had belonged to
her husbands mother, and which both
highly priced. For twenty years they
travelled a good deal, and always
took this Bible with them. Each SIM
day, on returning from church, the lady
wrote in the margin of this Bible opposite
the passage that had formed the preach
er's text, the name of the minister and
of the town or city where the sermon
was given; also brief comments. A few
months ago the couple came to Portland,
and as, the Bible was coming from the
binding, it was taken to a bookbinder's
to be repaired. tits difficult to imagine
the owners feelings when on again re-
ceiying the book she found that the
bookbinder had not only cut down the
previously wide margin fully one-half,
but had carefully gone through the book
and erased nearly all the work of the
lady's pencil during all these years.
The book looked better, no doubt, but
to the owner It was irreparably spoiled.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-25
AFTER FORTY.

After forty, locks grow thinner.
We grow stouter-there the rub
Linger longer DER our dinner,
Shirk th~ematutinal tub.
After forty we get lazy
To the lads the girls resign
They may firt with Dot and Daisy
Whilst we loiter DER our wine!
After forty, we discover
Aches and pains distinctly new.
Once q lobster-salad lover,
Now we court the homely stew
After forty, fidgets find us,
Sad to tell, an easy prey:
Leaving lightsomeness behind us,
We grow grayer day by day
After forty, saucy misses.
Treat us like their w papas,
No fear now of stolen kisses,
Billets doux-irate mammas;
But, their white arms calmly resting
On our shoulders, if you please,
They will ask Ct am not jesting)
After our rheumatic knees!
After forty, we're approaching
Fogeydom-so Ethel thinks;
And we growl at aught e~ncroaching
On our precious forty winks.
Ger a stile we crawl with caution,
We, oncea agile as a roe;
For life's autumn is our portion,
And it's spring went long ago!
After forty, graybeards claim us
Quite as one of them-ah me-
Men of sixty thus defame US
We are only fo~rty-three!
Old Jim Crow, too, scrawls with pleasure
After forty, on our phil
Time, who picks our locks at leisure,
Winks at wigs-the horrid quiz!
What's the moral of the matter
This. and lay it well to heart;
After forty, cease light chatter,
Act no more the stripling's parti
Let us take, with resignation.
In old fogies' rank a place;
IT'S an art worth cultivation,
That of growing old with grace!
ST. james Gazette
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-25
A MASK OF GOLD.
nv r. w. suupTIFFF.

BY E. W. SHURTLEFF.
Rich satins decked her with charms elate,
Her step was grand, her features cold, her
mien !.
AS high as that of any jeweled queen.
Admitting throngs dropped roses at her gate,
Where liveried servants stood in humble wait.
But hush! Death came, a silent guest I'M
seen:
He stilled the scene where revelry had been.
And left the proud to mourn in icy state.
She left her glory to the greedy world,
Her gilded halls, her treasures impearled;
But while her golden knell on earth was tOlled,
Her long neglected soul, with perjury shod,
Disguised no more in shining masks of gold,
Stood like a beggar, pleading aims of God.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-25

trate: I plant potatoes with a machine, an
acre in less than two hours, and dig it
with another machine in about the same
time. [ have every tool and conven-
fence for growing potatoes cheaply and
handling them at small cost. We make
a business of it and can afford all this.
Now what chance has the common
mixed farmer, with his two or three
acres tended in the old way in competi-
ton with me? From makinga speciality
of the business, for many years we have
been able to reduce the cost of produc-
ton about one-half. We can make
large profits right along, while the man
who grows a few, as his father did, will
get poorer and poorer. What is true of
potato growing is more or less true in
other lines Of farming. What are you
going to do about it? Adhere to old
ways, good in their day, and keep your
nose on the grindstone, or manage in a
business-like way, up to the times, and
get the profits that other business men
get out of a division of labor?
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-25
Cultivating Orchards

The following good hints are from the
Western Rural:
For at least three years cultivate the
young orchard. We have often said
that if you desire to grow a crop of ap-
Piles you must give the crop something
of the care you give to other crops.
We have seen orchards planted in a
grass field and left to grow while the
ground was occupied by the grass. We
never saw a good orchard grown in that
way, however. Plant the young or
chard in some crop that will not shade
the trees or prevent a full supply OF
moisture. Beans may be grown in the
orchards; potatoes may be grown; to-
matoes may be grown. 1t is hardly
necessary to say that in c%ultivatlng an
orchard crop the greatest care must be
taken not to injure the trees. a frlsky
horse should never be taken into a
young orchard. 1t is well, too, to pad
the end of the single tree. After three
or four years of cultivation, the apple
orchard may be put down in grass and
pastured with pigs. There is no doubt
of the advantage derived from letting
swine u in an orchard. AS to the
kind of grass that should be sown in the
orchard, n of the most experienced
orchardists says that it may be clover,
because it does not form a sod, and the
growth is not heavy in dense shade, and
if pastured moderately close with swine
the orchard will be benefited more by
the droppings Of the pigs than damaged
by the clover. The orchard ought to be
cultivated, however, about every third
Vpor
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-25

THE accordion-pleated peasant cloak
is new, the fullness being attached to a
cloth yoke, either plain or braided.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-25

CANDoLE is heliotrope leaning toward
a plain lilac.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-06-25
The Duty.

nv .
A New Hampshire farmer urges that
at no time in the history of this country
was the tiller of the soil so dissatisfied
with his vocation, and so much mental,
moral, and financial pressure felt. AS
for the past six months or more there
has been an abundance of soil produc-
ton all around him, which is very
pleasant when compared in amount to
what we can use for home consu1nption;
but the surplus to exchange for debts or
money seems to be almost ~valueless.
No sale, no market satisfactory, com
petition through railroad favoritism,
%monopolies, syndicates, authorizations,
frauds, legislative preference sounding
the tocsin of abandoned FARMS" i'm
migrate the Swedes, increase produc-
ton, with unjust and double taxation;
and now come the assessors, preparing
the way for another tax. Every acre of
land, every domestic animal, cash on
hand, debts due, including notes,
deposits in bank, checks and
drafts, make out the inventory. Hold
up your hand and tell the truth, let
what may come. All this is enough to
make a saint quail sometimes. Farms
are not infrequently deprecated to the
mortgage line. No wonder the farmer
feels depressed at times. But he must
not look back. He must silently grid
on his M The farmer feeds the
world, with the aid of the sea. Then
as the old sun of spring enters April,
seeming more brilliant than ever, farm
ers should enter into new resolutions.
Strike for immediate, well-digested
plans. Strike with industry and econo-
my for union and equal rights. Study
animal and plant nutrition, soil fertility,
the c~heaDanino of production and the
Study hygiene; keep from "heart-fail-
ure," which doctors SO frequently an
nounce is the cause of death-for there
is no pleasure upon the farm for an in
valid. Our farms are upon our hands.
Many have and know no other life bust
ness. To sell the farm would be %ruinous.
Then form every legitimate resolve to
conquer and die.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-15
A NEW METHOD OF TREATING
DISEASE.


What are they? There is . new depart
ure in the treatment of disease. Ii con
sisss in the collection Of the specifics used
by noted specialists of Europe and Amer
ca, and bringing them within the reach Of
all. For instance the treatment pursued
by special physicians who treat indigestion
stomach and liver troubles only, vas Oh.
tanned and prepared. The treatment Of
other physicians, celebrated for curing ca.
t2rrh WAS procured, and 90 on ill these in.
comparable cures now include disease OF
the lungs. kidneys, female weakness, rheu.
mstism and nervous debility.
This new method of lone remedy fol
one disease" must appeal to the commop
sense of all sufferers. many Of whom have
experienced the i'll eaecss, end thorouehly
realize the sbsurdity Of the claims Of
Patent Medicines which are gusrsuteed %
cure every i'll out Of single bottle, and the
nee of which. ~ statistics pfore, has ruined
more stonischs than alcohol A circular
these new remeaies 10 cent free
on receipt of stamp to pay postage By Hes-
pital Remedy Company, Toronto. Canada,
sole proprietors-
aida wlychdlyfolrm
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-15

At the meeting Of Waldo Pomona Grange
March 4th. with Star of Progress Grange
Jackson. six oranges were represented, in
Guiding North Star, of PenObscot county
Sister Elms Fletcher greeted the members
with an address Of welcome to which Bro
+. W. Richie responded. The topic val
opened by Bro. j. H. Cook and remark,
were made by Bros. +. W. Richie, Neatly
Mudgett, Tssker, Geo. Richie, Sister,
Bowen, Deering, Gstchell, Fletcher. Dur.
ham and others. Defamation by Bro
Cook, of Seven Star Grange; Recitation
by Sister Nina Tssker, North Star, Dix.
mont; recitation by Sister johnson; 80
Msson's Last Ride" by Bro. Mudaett
Committee reported next meeting April L ct,
with Sebsstook Grange, Burnhsm. Pro-
gramme, lst, opening exercises; I'd. ad-
iress of welcome, by Bro Orren Learned
Sd, response, by Sister Ellen Gordon; 4th
report of oranges; 9TH, comforting fifth
degree 9th. lecture by County Deputy, Bro.
Geo Richie; 9Th, music by the choir: Sth,
appointment Of committee on place for next
meeting-noon recess; 9Th, music, BY choir /;
10Th topi,. Resolved that the State Should
Prohibit Dressed Fresh Meats from Being
Shipped into the State and fered for Sale,
opened by Bro. N. z. hurry; llth, song
ty Sister Caddie Murry 18th, topic, That
Women should have an Equal Share With
Men IN the Professions; opened by Sister
Otls Comforth; 18th, cong, by Sister Chas
Gilmore; l4th, closing. A vote of thanks
WAS extended to Star of Progress Grange
for hospitality.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-15
FARM NOTES.

The North Washington Agricultural So
ciety will hold their annual meeting 1t
Princeton Town Hall. Friday. March 20,
for the transaction of business, snd the dis
cussion of agricultural matters. Subject for
discussion at this meeting vii! be. "What
crops will be most profitable for farmers to
raise the ensuing season." The people of
Princeton viii entertain all who may attend
from the surrounding t,wns, with the best
they have, free of expense while there
Fair on the St Croix 4 Penobscot Railroad
will be charged only one way. All are in
yiIed To attend
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-15
La Dor Commissioner MatthsWs' Out
line 90 Farm Work for 1890.

Labor commissionsr Matthsws' Out
line on Farm Work for 1890.
Labor Commissioner 8. W. Matthews 10
jaa entering upon his LAHORE in the prep
s.ation Of his annua. port for $50 and -
heretofore announced will give special a.
s.ntion TO invest cations among the far@-
srs. He has just prepared . list Of qaes-
ton. which will be distributed through the
State. The Questions are;
Number Of acres in farm; under cultiva-
lion; in pasturage; sheep kept on farm !;
horses coss, other neat or fat cattle; 10
farm growing more or less productive /;
capital invested value Of real estate; value
or live stock including poultry; value Of
coaches, carriages. wagons, etc; vslus OF
all personal property; amount Of moasy
borrowed to pay farm expenses; aDoant VI
money at interest; receipts; value Of farm
products. hay, grain. vegetables. ETC., sold ;
value Of stock products. beef, pork, IN It.
ton, wool, etc, sold; value Of poultry.
eggs. etc. sold; amount Of receipts from
other sources; estimated value Of farm
products consumed by family; expenses !;
amount wages paid hired help; estimated
cost OF board Of hired help; amount paid
for fertilizers, grain, etc. /; paid for repairs
on buildings, tools, etc. amOant paid fol
interest, insurance. taxes; estimated value
Of family services on farm; estimated value
Of annual cost of family support; average
weekly wages permanent help; average
weekly wages paid transient help; weeks
employed permanent help; employed tran
sient help; number boys and girls in fam.
lily; number in family employed on farm
is farm mortgaged, il so, for what amount
what rate Of interest do you pay on mort.
gage; what rent would your farm pay in
GLIDING stock and buildingsl
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-15

Special Tax Commission.

m st~essl Tsx Comm aston viii hold meefinss
u ~ State Libvssy ~yery Friday. On Fr6zy,
H. lSlA lassast sSesisI sf~Bfion viii BE- given %
esspoysfios tsH Isss. Including israsios Of bsofs
seasks, frssekiAss, etc. On Frfs5. the GIT Ia
elnsf. hesvines uiII ss given On laws ssectias
tazafios II farm properly. tDcon 90, roi's, iAtsf
o. q. HALL, Cksirrass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-15

Il 10 maintained by our Western cx-
changes that large majority Of the
farm mortgages IN Indiana aud other
Western States were given for purchase
money, and the large number Of them
are paid on at maturity. No class Of
people In this country, East or West
despite agricultural depression--a are pay
ing on their mortgages and other debt'
faster than the farmers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-15

According to the statistic, complied
by the Secretary Of State, there are
nearly eighteen Thousand fewer hogs in
Ohio than there we're last year bat no
one would ever have thought it after
watching the proceedings u the Ohio
legislature. The disparity, however,
Between Appearances and facts Ia this
case, 10 explsinabIe on the ground that
those which remain are larger breed
~ hn0a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-15

The business interests OF the country
demand n fractional currency that viii
be an aid In doing the business Of the
country, and there are signs Of its com
ing The iIouse committee which has
had this subject under con liberation
seem generally disposed to b. favorable
10 the issue Of some Kind Of currency
that NAV be used 10 remit small sums
through the mails but which -hali not
displace the present fractional silver
f.nius
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-15

This afternoon the city council will be IN
caucus and the candidates for the several
city Offices will be nominated. As usual
there are a large number Of those who de-
sire to be remembered when the plums are
given out, but as the lightning is not likely
to strike only in one place, there will be
some disappointed ones. We understand
that the present city marshal and city No
hcltor will again be nominated, and un'
doubtedly elected without opposition. f0'
the berth of street commissioner we under
stand that there are three who wan, it TIE
eastern district, while there are two candi'
dates for the western division. For cry
clerk there are two candidates, also tSofof
city treasurers' berth, and two for the once
Of city physician. J. J. Makers term %
oserseer of the poor expires this year. Also
that Of Orren Williamson, one Of the cry
assessors, but it is authoritively stated thss
both Of these gentlemen will again be re-
elected. There are two candidates for the
berth Of superintendent of burials, While
two more wonld like the Office Of clerk Oh
city council a. Thos. A. Brennan the pre-
sent incumbent will refuse to again act Id
that position another year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-15
STANDARD FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY

Cure Indigestion, Sour Stomach, Heart.
burn, Flatulency, Collie, and all diseases Of
the Stomach; Costiveness, Inflammation
Disrrh9a, Piles, and Diseases oftin Bowels
Congestion. Bilionsness, Jaundics, Nausea
Headache, Giddiness, Nervousness. Wan
dering Pains, Malaria, Liver Complaint,
and all Diseases arising from G.rged and
Sluggish Liver. They clean thu mucous
coats, reiuce gorged or congescd condi.
tions, break up stubborn complications, re-
store free, healthy action to the oxsns, and
give the system a chance to recover tone
. and strength. They are
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-15

The indianapolis journal says that Of
q large number Of Nebraska farmers re-
Gently interviewed throughout that state.
over 90 per cent favored Immediate re
vision of the tariff upon the lines laid
down by President Harrison in his letter
Of acceptance In 1883 somehow the
Democrats aud Mugwump- Insist upon
nistaking this sentiment In favor of a just
and equitable tariff revision 10 be m echo
stylr Of fHrin reform
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-15

An entertainment and supper was held a,
the Congregational chapel last evening
The supper furnished was most e1eelen,
one, while the entertainment, which was
largely of musical nature, was far above
thu average.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-15

A few Hamburg hgs will cure the worst
cases Of constipation and indigestion, and
their occasional use viii prevent the recur-
renee Of these troubles. rs cents. Dose.
one &. Mack Drug Co.. N. 7.
fsb4eod
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-15

N-Ail Who would have finely manicafeS
finger nails will be received at 10 Cfosc'
st., from Q to IL A. NJ and from toeh
H., each weekday. Terms, 6fty cenn'
feb26dtf MIS-. B. r. Barron
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-15

Those Of our Free trade brethren, re
marks the Philadelphia Press. who have
all along insisted that no tariff bill would
BE- reported at the present session Of
Congress should possess their dear soul.
In pstieBces. The bill will be reported
Ia due time, and 1t will be tariff bill
aos = Free-trads bill with false name.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-15

John McGrav was up before Judge An.
drews Friday morning, on the charge of
drunkenness. and paid his fine. On the
charge of using revolver on the streets
Thursday he was put under bonds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-15

Maine capital SITS seem TO be beginning to
find out that it is better to invest their money
in home industries and business which help
build up the State, and have it RICH, here
where they can see to it; rather than dropping
It into so many pots without bottoms
West and South and Way off somewhere.