Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-12-12
SPINNING WHEEL.
Busy DAYS.

We have borne our various ills and checked
each rising word of grief,
Because we knew the congressman was
coming with relief.
He is coming from Hoboken and from dis
tant Yuba Dam
To show that truth is mighty and will con-
Quer every sham.
His salary is modest and he's got to earn
it. too;
A lot of things are waiting for the con-
gresham to do.
We're weary Of the trusts; you know their
ways are far from right
We're weary of the Filipino soldiers who
won't fight;
We're weary of delay in numerous projects
Discussed in phrases SO abstruse they can
be understood.
We're weary of these efforts to promote
with cunning tricks -,
Polygamy to paralyze our prim, pure poil-
tics
Then jest no more about the life Of leisure
he'll pursue;
A lot of things are waiting for the con-
gresham to do.
Washington Star.
Ex-Judge A. J. Dittenhoefer of New
York was at one time prominent po-
litical leader in the metropolis, says the
Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post.
Among his constituents was a man
named Finn, who wanted an office for
his brother-in-law in the custom house,
then controlled by Collector Arthur, att
erward President of the United States.
''You have had your full share of Of
fees said the collector to the Judge,
land I cannot give you any more, but
to oblige your friend Finn | will re-
move one of your appointees and make
q place for his brother-in-law."
The Judge looked over the list anu
coming across tive names unknown 10
him he said: Turn out either one of
these men and put in Firms brother-ln-
law"
The next day the removal and the APP
pointment were announced, and an hour
later Finn was in the judges office, his
face purple with rage.
well, l fixed it for you, Finn" said
the judge, fixed it all right
Sure and you did returned Finn,
"and it's Il dirty piece of work for a
judge to be engaged in.
What do you mean? Didn't L put
out one of my other constituents to make
room for Il young man who had just
married your sister, and have you not
been begging me to do this for the last
month? %
That's all right Mr.. Dittenhoefer,
but the man you discharged was my
wifes only brother and he has eight
children, bad luck to YOU
''This is an outrage exclaimed the
citizen who was being tarred and feath-
cred.
mo, a prank insisted the others.
Regarding these more narrowly, the
citizen now perceived that they were col
lege students, whereupOn he apologiZed
for his hasty and ill-considered charac-
terization of their conduct.-Detroit Jour
nal
During the Civil war the law school at
Cambridge was presided over by Profs
Parsons, Parker and Washburn. They
were divided in their political views and
each did his best to maintain his opinion
Prof. Parker was one day asked: How
do you get along on politics at the law
are equally divided But how can that
be- continued the inquirer, "since there
are three of youY' EASY enough" re-
piled the professor: Parsons writes on
one side and | on the other, and Wash
burn-he speaks on one side and votes on
the other
At the time of the Sioux attack on
Fort Ripley, in 1862, the Mile Lac
Chippewas assisted the white men. and
the secretary Of the interior and the state
Of Minnesota, grateful for this assist
ance, promised that as reward the
Mile Lac Chippewas should never be re-
moved from their reservation, says the
San Francisco Argonaut Only q few
years later the interior department sent
special agent to the reservation to en-
deavor to persuade them to move from
Mile Laos to north of Leech lake
There was quite a pOwWOw, and one of
the best-known men in Minnesota adj
dressed a meeting of the chiefs ''My
brothers, he said, 'the great father has
a nd hpx-
he said, L will send my red children an
honest man to talk to them So he
looked to the north, to the east, the south
and the west, and he said: Here is an
honest man, and he sent me. So broth
ers, look at me. The winds of fifty-five
years have blown over my head and sill
vered it ovek with gray, and during that
time | have never done a wrong to any
man. | am your friend, my red brothers,
and as your friend | ask YOU to sign this
treaty. When he had finished, one of
the chiefs arose and said: MY friend.
look at me. The winds of more than fif-
ty winters have blown over my head and
silvered it over with gray. but thew have
not blown my brains away" Then he
sat down, and the council was ended.
TO-:
Algernon DOugherty of the United
States diplomatic service, has qualities
of his own to account for his success as
we'll as beng the son Of the famous ''Sil-
verTongued Dougherty'' of philadelphia
One of the rules Of the aristocratic Pari
sian concierge is that while one NAV ride
up in the elevator, one must not ride
down. 1t was Mr.. Dougherty who broke
down this rule in house in the Rue do
Maturin. He started down, and the con
cierge stopped the elevator. 1T is for
bidden.'' by whom?'' 1.-The proprietor
forbids it," said the concierge. Mr.
Dougherty drew himself up and said.
'Tell your proprietor that | forbid him
to forbid me anythipg!" and rode on
down. And now, even the timid maiden
ladies on the sixth floor play with that
elevator as though it were tame cat.
1t happened at large fire, saws the
Philadelphia Call. The fire engines were
too many to be enumerated Great was
the crowd. Water was flying through the
air in voluminous torrents. In the midst
of all this turmoil and confusion q tramp
tOppled over in an unconscious condition.
The bystanders were conjecturing upon
the cause of his sudden faint. 1t was so
unexpected. He was not struck by any
falling debris. The mystery was soon
cleared up by the careless remark of a