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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-30
Personal,

HE grandfather of George II. Pend
Teton was the second of Alexander
Hamilton in his duel with Aaron
Burr
BIsMARAK's Schwarzenbeck estate, pre-
sented to him him lately, is estimated
at about So, 100000 in gold, but Yields
at present only about $4,000 in gold as
rent.
The Rev. L. c. Rutter, a young man
of %, commonly styled the eboy
preacher" presides over two Presby-
terrain congregations in Noble county,
Ohio. He has lately been running an
extensive temperance revival.
CAPT. Jacob. Warlow, the Oldest of
New York's Police Captains, resigned
on Saturday on account of his falling
health. The Commissioners accented
his resignation.
The widow of "the Rev. Thomas
Starr King is married in San Francisco
to her husbands executor, who, in adj
dltlon to ''quiet culture, D has $780,
900 cash.
The Princess of Wales no longer
walks with the very perceptible limp
which was SO fashionable during one or
two seasons, and, as matter of course,
the alexandra limp is disappearing
from fashionable circles.
P. Z. BARNUM and Gen. Schofeld
and brother have purchased 10000
acres of land on the Huerford, Colorado,
including II miles on each side of the
river, for SIC, 000 They viii stock it
with 1.00s head of fine blooded cattle
and yonng stock, and if these prove
profitable follow with larger invest
mentS.
THE life of General Thomas Sumter,
the revolutionary hero Of South Caro-
lima, which has never been written, has
been undertaken by i. @. Draper of
the Wisconsin Historical Society. Mr..
Draper has been collecting the materi-
al for thirty years, and has recently
spent several weeks in Charleston ex-
aiming documents and newspaper
files.
KooPMANsoHAP, the importer of
heather Chinese. has been to Tusca-
loosa, Ala, to look after the interests
of about $50 Cinnamon who were taken
there to work on a railroad, and have
received no pay He found them liv-
ing on blackberries and crawfsh, and
probably deemed the diet healthy for
the Monaghan constitution, as he left
them to continue the same regimen.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-30
Cleanliness.

The origin of the proverb, "cleanli-
ness is next to goodness, has recently
been the subject of minute investiga-
ton. Bartlett's Familiar Quotations at
tributes the phrase to Rev John Yves
ley; but as this prominent Methodist
clergyman uses this sentence in his
sermons as a quotation from some 9TH
er work, it has been suggested that
further search is requisite. Rev. DR..
A. S. Bettelheimer, of Richmond, Va,
asserts tibet he has discovered this
maxim in an abstract of religious prin-
ciples contained in an old commentary
on the Book of Isaiah. Thus the prac-
teal doctrines of religion are careful
ness, nervousness, guiltlessness, alb
stemiousness and cleanliness. And
cleanliness is next to godliness, which
is next to holiness.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-30
ss0moiaI -

Information received from J. G. Co
yer, consul at Fayal, in the Azores,
states that there are now no disabled
seamen on his hands. This consulate,
which has cost the Government on an
average between eight and ten thousand
dollars year for the past thirty years,
has reduced its expenses to few hun
dred dollars per annum. For some
tune 1t was the wonder of the account
ing officers at the Treasury Depart
ment why so much money was expend-
ed at that port. An Investigation was
ordered with the view of ascertaining
IT there was not some frauds on the part
OF the venerable predecessor of Mr..
Cover, who has been United States con-
sui at Fayal for third of century
Mr.. Cover, soon after his arrival, dis
covered the cause of such large expen-
ditures. He wrote to the State De
partment for relief, to which the Acting
Secretary of State replied that the de-
partment had an appropriation to defray
the expenses of foreign intercourse, but
not for the purpose recommended.
Failing to obtain the desired aid, Mr..
Cover has availed himself of his pecu-
liar genius, and now rejoices in an eco
nomical administration of affairs
National Daily Washington Repub-
6c0,a, May 29th
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-30
General items.

AN Indiana genius has invented an
improved gallows.
A PLEDGE of love-pawning the en-
ring.
''LITTLE and often fills the purse
and the person.
AN Indiana cat attacked a copperhead
snake last week and killed it.
In time the mulberry tree becomes
silk gown, and silk gown becomes
woman.
Mrs. Stanton has turned infdel, for
she declares the big trees in California
were never made in six days.
The day to pick your wife is Choose
day. "Wednesday is the day to be
married on, OF course.
The prairies south of San Antonio,
Tex, have been on fire. Western Tex
as is much in need of rain.
WHAT was the proverb that King
Leau heard from his two daughters p
g Go father, and fare worse.
A LADY who was greatly annoyed by
the lciuacity of her servants, being
asked why she didn't try dumb walters,
replied, 81 have tried them, but they
don't d37sWer. -
WHY" asks a disconsolate widow,
Is venlson like my late and never suffi-
clently-to- be-lamented husband (? " F'Be-
cause oh dear oh dear Its the dear
departed
MONTPELIER, the estate of Presi-
dent Madison, is again for sale. The
tract Embraces upward of thousand
acres of farming land, situated near
the Orange and Alexandria Railroad.
The next State election to be held
this year is that of California, on Tues
day, September 5, when a. governor
and other State offers will be chosen.
The Legislature of the Territory of
Wyoming IS chosen the same day.
CHRIsTIANBURG, Va, has venerable
turkey gobbler who has built himself
a nest, and is now gravely sitting upon
four apples. 1t is presumed that his
action is intended as q grave satire up
on the woman's rights business.
A GENTLEMAN who had a very deaf
servant was advised by a friend to dis
charge him. "No, no." replied the
gentleman, with much good feeling.
g that poor creature could never hear of
another situation"
A REPORT was current at Los Ange-
les on the 4th inst, that heavy show
er of meat had fallen from the clouds
upon the cornfelds of El Monte. About
this time last year a similar shower fell
in Los Nietos, with these differences
then 1t was raw, now it is said to be
boiled :" then the blades of the stand
ing corn were (" drenched with blood"
now they are moistened by s kind Of
homeopathic soup.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-30
An Eagle Story.

The following story is told in the FL
gin Courant, Scottish paper:
While nurseryman named Stuart
was waiting to open the dams on the
Spey that float down the timber from
Abernethy, at the foot of the Cairn-
germ, he was startled by the cry of a
large eagle Immediately above him.
On looking up he observed an eyrie in
broken tree, about forty feet high,
and to satisfy his curiosity he began to
ascend the tree. This was, however
rather a difficult job, the branches be-
ing decayed. The nearerh he approached
the nest the nearer the eagles APP
preached him, till at last one of them
made a dart at him and fixed his claws
in his head. With some difficulty he
got his claws out of his head with only
few scars, but leaving his hat in his
talons. The bird then flew about with
it on the edge of the nest. Stuart, be-
coming alarmed, got down the tree as
quickly as he could, fortunately for
him, being unmolested by the eagles in
his descent
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-30
Five Persons Suif0cated in Coal MIne,

The startling intelligence reached
this city yesterday afternoon that five
persons had been suffocated in a coal
mine, near Eddyville, some time yes
terday morning. The names of the I'M
fortunate victims were Geo. and VIM.
Briggs Mahlon AMI Anna the son and
daughter of VIM. Briggs, and a hired
man named Greer. Ihe parties III
question lived on farm three miles
east of EddyvilIe. On the farm is
coal mimi which had long been aban-
doned, but which it had been decided
to reopen. The son and daughter went
to the mine for the purpose of dipping
out the water. A ladder was placed in
the shaft, and the son pro-
ceeded to descend. After he
had gone certain distance the carbon
ic acid gas, commonly known as " fire
Damp suffocated him, and he fell
down dead. The daughter, alarmed at
the situation of affairs, also decended
the ladder, when she too, fell a victim
to suffocation. The father, missing his
two children, went to the shaft to see
what had become of them, and took
with him his brother and hired men.
One after another went down, until all
i've had followed one another in rapid
succession to an untimely death.
Ihe case Is one OF the most remarka-
bic OF the kind on record and cannot
fail to elicit the sympathies of every
one who reads this notice. The family
were among the eldest settlers in that
section, and we're highly esteemed by
all who knew them. When the train
passed Eddyville, yesterday afternoon,
two OF the bodies had been recovered.
but no signs of life were to be found.
L. S: Since writing the above we
learn that the younger brother of Nah
Ion was the first to go down into the
shaft, that the foul ar suffocated him,
that Mahlon seeing him, went down
and placed him in the bucket, and that
he was drawn up and his life saved.
But Mahlon, who went to rescue him.
never came out alive
We understand that George Briggs
was prominent candidate for the
Office OF Representative from that coun-
ty and that he expected to have been
nominated yesterday.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-30
Ne International Society.

A correspondent of the New York
World, writing from London, August
Sd, refers to the late meeting of the
General Councils of Internationals.
held in that city, from which it appears
that agents Of that organization were
at work IN Spain and had been provid
ed with funds to create disturbances
there; that information had been re-
ceived announcing the establishment of
an international club, and starting a
newspaper, entitled ''La Commune. -
at New Orleans, America; that section
had been formed in Washington, which
was composed principally of journal
lists, Washington being the great polit-
ical centre, as New York was the COM
mercial. It was reported that the
Pope had denounced the Information
ais as subverslve of the peace Of Eu-
rope. Mazzini was attacked for his
opposition to the organization, it being
declared that he never was a member
OF 1t, and the statement is made that
the work1ngmen of Italy were with the
association. An allowance of one pound
week for the Paris refugees. Of the as
ISOLATION in London was reduced to a
shilling week to each person.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-30
About HOLSTERS.

The other day the rare sight was
presented here of a salt lobster just out
CT his old clothes, and his cast-off shell
by his side. He was foolish enough to
creep into lobster net just before he
took off his overcoat, and was captured
soft and fresh. HOLSTERS cast their
shells once year, during their growing
period. Some time before they are
very restless and uneasy, probably
from the pain of the tight fit, and the
animal struggles to relieve himself.
Soon the shell is split across the back.
The claws are drawn out first, next the
feet, which come hard, then the head
and eyes, and lastly the tail The
whole operation involves good deal of
shivering and pulling. In drawing out
his legs and claws, as in his ferocious
combats with other Holsters, if he
breaks off limb, he always does it at
the second joint; if not, he is a gone
lobster by bleeding to death-Cape
4a12 AdUertiser
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-30


Ask the man who complains of "wilting down
in torrid weather what he has done to sustain his
system under the extra strain imposed on his vitality
He may tell you that he has tried variety of cathar
tics to purify his blood and brighten his spirits
Under such treatment, of course, his strength has
given way, and his energies have become exhausted
What he requires is a restorative, not depletant
His blood is thin his have lost their natural
tension, and nature demands to be strengthened and
reinforced The means is within the reach of all
For nearly score of years, Hostetter's Stomach
Btters have been building up broken constitutions
bracing and strengthening attenuated frames. and
affording comfort, ease and hope to thousands AS
preventive of the epidemics which make such havoc
with the health of the inhabitants of settlements
this famous tonic is certainly without rival Per-
haps the principal portion of its worldwide fame
attributable to its astonishing of dyspepsia,
and all forms of indigestion. But these are not a
moiety of its triumphs. All the types of bousness
yield to its persistent use. 1t is regulating medi-
cine of the highest order; and its effect upon the
secretions, when irregular, is most salutary.
Imposition of the grossest character is sought to
be practiced upon the community by vendors, who
recommend under the name of btters, fiery COM
pounds of dangerous character, which they attempt
to substitute for the great national tonic Shun all
such nostrums, and see that you have the genuine
Hostetters Stomach Bitters properly authenticated
by label name and stamp, and sold in bottles only
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-30
Theodore TiltOn Interviewed on the
Woman Suffrage Question.

"What do you think are the pros
poets of woman suffrage 2"
"There never" said he, "was great
reform which advanced so rapidly in pub
lie favor as this doing. Atthe beginning
it had to encounter a universal preju-
dice 1T now gets universal hearing
and by-and-by it will meet with uni
versal acceptance.
"How long do you mean in saying
by-and- by?"
FEI cannot tell. But here and there
state-perhaps Iowa or Massachu-
sets first, and then others afterward-
will adopt it, and then, sooner or later,
the whole sis5erhood of states will lis
ten to reason and fall into line"
What is your view of the Foul
teenth and Fifteenth Amendments as
giving to women the right q suffrage
already?"
'I think that an ingenious argu-
ment may be made for and against the
proposition. A free construction of
the constitution, following the intent
of the trainers and amenders, basing
itself on the bad presidents of our ex-
listing legislation, would go against the
1ON lioC1 plCuiU4OB buU IL S-OoC 6tutl
technical reading, Selling upon the best
possible meanings of the various doubt
full expressions, such as General Butler
adroitly and bravely gave in his minor
ity report on the Woodruff Memorial,
yields the argument over triumphantly
into the hands of the women. If were
a woman 1 would claim my right to
suffrage under the Fourteenth and Fiji
teenth Amendments. And l.hope that
the women who are making this claim
will not bate jot or title of it"
"Do you think that woman will
ever be President of the United States?"
eyes, and not only that Let me
tell you that our American institutions,
to be made consistent with our Repub-
hcan ideas, must ignore all political
distinctions founded on color or SEX
To this end this nation will enc day
have President who will represent, in
the same one person, the triumph over
both these distinctions. In other
words, the President whom most wish
to see chosen before [ die will repre-
sent, at and the same time, the
negro ra and the female sex. I mean
negress Do you understand me ~
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-30
The Secret Attitude of Russia In the
Late War.

Concerning the intention of Russia
to interfere during the Franco German
war, on the side of France, Versailles
correspondent of the London Times
gives these details ALREADY re-
port has been several times spread that
when the first defeats struck the
French army, the Emperor of Russia
offered the government of the Tuileries
his good offices to bring about peace
without dininution of territory but
the revolution Of the 4th of September
having occurred, these favorable over
lures could not be carried out Gle
ment Duvernois. invited to Sihform the
Commission of what he knew positively
on this subject, drew out of his pocket
the copy of a dispatch from His
Majesty the Gar, dated the day after
Sedan, in which it was expressly
stated that the Emperor of Russia
would employ himself energetically to
bring about peace on the basis of terri
torial integrity for France. This dis
patch having only arrived in Paris after
the revolution had already succeeded,
had fallen into the hands of the new
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Jules
Favre, who, naturally, could not carry
it out in the manner contemplated, al
though it would have spared France so
many misfortunes. Tt has been very
wrongfully said that Favre had conceal
ed this dispatch Favre was in sit
uation which did not allow him to in
herit from the empire the good will of
the Gear Often, in the course of his
career of opposition, had the celebrat-
ed lawyer attacked the Autocrat of the
Russias. He could not enter, as a
matter of course, into negotiations with
the sovereign. Preparations were neces-
sary, and they were almost Immediate
~ confded to Theirs, who started for
London, before going to St. Petersburg.
How much time, as well as good will,
was lost.
In regard to this, prominent au-
thority in European politics writes
"These revelations are more valuable
for the light they throw upon a proba-
bic future than for that which they re-
fleet upon as irrevocable past. The
dismemberment Of France will make
questions of strictly western policy so
paramount for years to come in the
councils Of any conceivable French
government that Russia, with tact and
patience, may clearly count hereafter
upon her cooperation in following up,
both on the Baltic and on the Danube,
the Interchangeable objects not only of
her dynastlc and diplomatic traditions,
but OF the fanatical faith and hope of
the whole Russian race
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-30
IMPORTANT TO SETTLERS.

Lands ON the Line CT the e. IL L. s..
Lsaiiroad-FornnaI Survey of the
Route.
From the Clark County Republican.
The advantages offered to settlers in
the northwestern portion Of Clark and
the western portions of Marathon coun-
ties are probably unsurpassed in the
vast region of the great west. Very
few are aware Of this fact, and as a
general desire is manifested for knowl-
edge of the country lying beyond the
bounds of the recent new settlements,
it affords us much pleasure to be able
to give sC-Le information concerning 1t,
which we have obtained from Mr.. H.
W. Smith, gentleman who has Just
returned from trip to that section.
At the same time some interesting facts
will be given of the present operations
of the Portage and Lake Superior
Railroad Company, which, possessed of
a large land grant, has the power to
prosecute its important enterprise with
nothing short OF complete success.
Our informant tells us, from personal
observation, that the land in townships
IS, 27, %, %, %, 80, 81, and 90, rance
one and two east, embracing an unset
tied territory, u miles wide and over
40 miles long, is of the richest and
most productive quality, admirably we'll
adapted in every particular for the
highest state of cultivation. The
country is rolling, heavily timbered
with oak, maple, Eastwood,
etc. In the first five
townships named there is some pine,
and occasionally hemlock and spruce
trees are noticeable. In township 80
there is plenty of hemlock with some
balsam and spruce. In 81 and 80 spruce
is more abundant The land is pro-
nounced very good, and throughout
this whole region beautiful little lakes,
Astounding with fish are happily inter
the attractiveness and invit-
ing appearance of the country.
North of this the lands are inferior for
agricultural purposes, and are covered
with thick, heavy growth of hemlocl1
timber, many trees being from two to
three feet in diameter. We speak only
of that part of the country comparative
1y unknown, but contiguous to this the
same may be said of the land extend
ing west and southwest into Clark
county for many miles, including the
most settled and promising parts of our
county, and the land now beingrapidly
taken by new settlers. From general
appearances the land further east into
thevery center or across the county of
Marathon, enjoys the same advantages,
in respect to soil and timber.
Through this rich and undeveloped
country Of almost infinite resources, is
to pass the Portage and Lake Superior
railroad, formal survey of which has
already been completed.
That this road Will be built very soon
there is no reason to doubt, in view of
the fact that it has an immense land
grant which extends twenty miles on
either side of the route, taking every
alternate section
The early settlement Of these lands
is very promising, and pioneer places
are continually growing more and more
remote from this locality in the direc-
ton of the road. The country will at
no distant day become one of the most
wealthy and prosperous agricultural
regions Of Wisconsin.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-30

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health, and for the permanent of all diseases
arising from impurities of the blood, such as
ScrOfnla. ScrOfulOus HumOr, Cancer. Cam
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Kidney Complaints, Female Weak
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called
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