Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-02-03
SPINNING WHEEL.

The London Church Times tells of
low church clergyman who, on going to
a new parish, inquired if there were any
Puseyites in the community. Nav,
SIR" said the clerk, there used to be
some, but for the last two years the
boys have took all their eggs" This re-
minds the Advance of Chicago of the
Georgia cracker" who replied to a Sun
day school missionary that he did not
know whether there were any Presbyte-
rians in the neighborhood, but there
was some yarmint around which was
catching the chickens and lambs"
"Davie,' said Edith, what makes that
fat man talk so much?'
'''Oh!' replied the boy, "can't you see
he's got a double chimp
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Great town, Louisville" said the man
with the fat cigar. Kentucky hospitali-
ty and all that sort of thing. The last
time | was there, they didn't let me spend
cigarette, Il had that sort of experience
l did. They didn't let me spend cent
there, either. They took it all away from
me before l got two blocks from the rail
way station. indianapolis Journal.
A New York writer gives the follow
ing description of a costume worn by
Mrs. William G. Whitney at the opera:
'''The waist seemed to be literally covered
with diamonds and emeraldS. A tiara
of diamonds and emeralds rested on her
coiffure. About her neck was a solid
band of diamonds, from which were sus-
pended pendants of diamonds, falling
over her shoulders. In the center of the
corsage was a diamond star; on either
side were other diamond clusters, and
suspended from the right shoulder and
falling down over the waist was a single
don't remember if she wore anything else
or not"
The Parkersburg CIV. Va) correspond
ent of the Dispatch sends the following:
The mention of the name of Judge
Nathan Golf for a cabinet position has
revived a thrilling incident in his war
experience.
Judge Golf, then a Union soldier, was
taken prisoner January 20, 1864, and
was confined for four months in a dun
geon in Libby prison. A Confederate
spy named Armsey was about the same
time captured and incarcerated within
the Federal lines and was sentenced to
be shot.
Golf was held as a hostage for the spy,
and word was sent to the Federal govern
ment that he would be shot if Armsey
was executed. Golf heard of it, and
wrote these lines to President Lincoln:
If Armsey is guilty, he should be
executed regardless of the consequences
to me. The life of a single soldier
should not stand in the way of adherence
to a great principle"
The letter is on file in the war DEPART
ment at Washington.
Johnnie" said the farmer ego down
in the cellar and draw a pitcher of that
sweet cider. Take a candle with YOU"
Don't need no candle said Johnnie
"Ah, my little man." said the minister.
who was staying over night, you must
have quite an accurate judgment to have
filled the pitcher in the dark without
running it over
"Aw," said Johnnie, sit amt no trick
at all. When it got up to the first joint
of my thumb | stopped. "-Cincinnat En-
quirer
:. well, my DEAR" said Mr.. Proulwife,
did you have successful meeting of
your club this afternoonE' ''Oh, yes,
indeed" she said enthusiastically; I'VE
did just like the men-passed resolutions
that we were real sorry for Cuba, and
that the Turks are just as mean and
hateful as can be!'-Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune.
The San Francisco Argonaut gives the
following, which is important if true:
When Brick Pomeroy was running the
La Crosse Democrat, he employed
Judge Joseph r. Flanders as an edi-
torial writer. The very first day the
judge asked for dictionary, and, as
Pomeroy had none, he sent out and
submitted to Pomeroy very able edi-
torial which dealt very severely with
the administration. He explained that
he did not care to send it to the com
posing room to be put in type before
showing ii to the editor of the paper
asked: us what you have written
true" absolutely true" he replied
us it correct in it's construction of the
law" ''As [ construe the law, it isl
"Then your conclusions as stated here
are based strictly upon truth and law?"
hesitate to publish what you have writ
temp Because / have employed very
strong language, and it may not be
policy to publish the editorial" "WiII
you be kind enough to bring me your
dictionary?' Flanders looked a little
Taking the book, Pomeroy opened it at
the word policy and with a knife cut
that word out of the book. Handing the
nice, new, big dictionary to Flanders,
he pointed to the mutilated page and
said: 'In all cases when you have oc-
casion to write of any man, party, OF
thing, recognize all the words now in
this dictionary: but remember that what
ever is right is right that whatever is
principle is principle, and that there is
no such word as policy in our lexicon.
A PRAYER.
0 would some power
Dame nature gave us,