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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-02-28
Thrilling Incident.

A disagreeable incident seems TO
have in some degree interfered with The
comfort of three hundred passengers
on board the vessel Glenarvney, on the
voyage to Calcutta. One night, when
they were sleeping tween decks in the
Straits of Malacca, they were disturbed
by the gambols of black panther who
had escaped from cage in which it
was confined, and amused itself by
making springs over their PROSTATE
bodies. Their screams having attracted
attention, every available means of exit
was thrown open, and all the pas
sengers reached the deck in safety
One man alone appears to have
suffered from the claws Of the
animal, a large strip of skin and flesh
being torn off his back. As she panther
could not be found, it was concluded
that he aust have jumped out of the
port into the sea, and the next evening
the passengers settled down in their
quarters as before. During the night,
however, the panther turned up again,
Some boatswain's stores being required
from forward, one Of the Chinese las
cafs was sent down to get them, when
he presently returned, ezclaiming in
trembling accents, "T1ger gotee down
there" The captain, determined to
stand no further nonsense, imme-
diately sent for his breech-loading
rifle and cartridges, and went down the
hatch by himself, and ordered it to be
closed alter him for fear the beast
should again get on deck, and cause
further annoyance and alarm to the
o.,
the storeroom and looking around, the
large yellow lit eyes uf the animal
glared down on him from the top of
some spars slowed along by the ships
side. Taking advantage of the dim
light admitted by the port, the captain
took a steady aim at what he considered
the centre of the animals body and
fred. Still the yellow eyes glared On,
until second shot being fired, the
panther, measuring seven feet eight
inches in length, rolled dead at the
Captains feet, to his great relief, and
no doubt to that of his passengers also.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-02-28
Thirty-siX Years at One Desk,

Thirty-six years since George Will
kins Kendall, of the New Orleans Plea
yune, gave A. NJ Holbrook, a steamer
clerk, the business management of that
journal and quarter interest The
latter gentleman has just retired from
business, and is one of the wealthiest
gentlemen in the Southwest. Although
sixty-five years of age, he still looks
fresh and youthful. For years he was
never known to be absent from the
counting room between the hours of
eight A. III. and eight p. NJ. for single
day. Editors, reporters and clerks
passed in review before him: and all
copy passed through his hands. He
invariably paid of the employees on
Sunday morning. Was one absent or
sick, the amount due him was carefully
rolled up, labelled with his name, and
placed in the safe, and here sums of
this kind have been known to lie nh.
mulested for years-a sort of special
deposit. Indeed, old printers have
gone away and fought through an en-
tire war, to return and find in the Plea
yune safe package of money awaiting
them.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-02-28

Every year increases the populari-
ty of this valuable Hair Preparation;
which is due to merit alone. We
can assure our old patrons thai is
kept fully up to its high standard;
and it is the only reliable and perfect
ed preparation for restoring GRAY
OR FADED HAIR to it's youthful color,
making it soft, lustrous, and silken.
The scalp, by its use, becomes white
and clean. Itremoves all eruptions
and dandruff, and, by its tonic prop
critics, prevents the hair from falling
out, as it stimulates and nourishes
the hair-glands. By its use, the hair
grows thicker and stronger. In
badness, it restores the capillary
glands to their normal vigor, and
will create a new growth, except in
extreme old age. It is the most eco
nomical HAIR DRESSING ever used,
as it requires fewer applications,
and gives the hair splendid, glossy
appearance. A. A. Hayes, MD,
State Assayer of Massachusetts, says,
"The constituents are pure, and care
fully selected for excellent quality;
and [ consider it the BEST PREPA-
RATION for its intended purposes"
Sold by ell Druggists, and Dealers in Medicines.
Price One Dollar
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-02-28
How the Romans Lived.

In the decoration of houses, in social
entertainments, in cookery, the Ro-
mans were remarkabla The mosaics,
signet rings, canoes, bracelets, bronzes,
chains, vases, coaches, banqueting
tables, lamps, chariots, colored glass,
gliding, mirrors, mattresses, cosmetics,
perfumes, hair dyes, silk robes, pot
teries, all attest great elegance and
beauty. The tables of thuga root and
Delian bronze were as expensive as the
sideboards of Spanish walnut, so much
admired in the Great Exhibition at
London. Wood and ivory were carved
as exquisitely as in Japan or China.
Mirrors were made of. polished silver.
Glass, cutters could initiate the colors
of precious stones SO well that the
Portland vase, taken from the tomb OF
Alexander Severus, was long considered
as a genuine sardonyx; brass could be
hardened so as to cut stone.
The palace of Nero glittered with
gold and Jewels. Perfumes and flowers
were showered from ivory ceilings. The
halls of Heliogabulus were hung with
cloth and gold, enriched with Jewels.
His beds were silver, and his tables of
gold. Tiberius gave million of ses-
terces for picture of his bedroom. A
banquet dish of Daesillus weighed five
hundred pounds silver.
The cups of Drusus were of gold.
TUNES were embroidered with figures
of various animals. Sandals were gar
nished with precious stones Paulina
wore Jewels when she paid visits valued
at eight hundred thousand dollars.
Drinking cups were engraved with
scenes from the poets. Libraries were
adorned with busts and with tortoise
shell, and covered with gorgeous pur-
pie.
The Roman grandees rode in gilded
chariots, bathed in marble baths, dined
from golden plate, drank from crystal
cups, slept on beds of down, reclined
on luxurious touches, wore embroidered
robes, and were adorned with precious
stones. They ransacked the earth and
the seas for 1are dishes for their ban
quets, and ornamented their houses
with carpets from Babylon, onyx cups
from Bythinia, marbles from Numidia,
bronzes from Cornth, statues from
Athens-whatever, in short, was pre-.
cious or curious in the most distant
countries The Injuries Of the bath
almost exceed belief, and on the walls
were magnificent frescoes and paint
ings, exhibiting an inexhautlble pro-
ductiveness in landscape and mytho-
logical scenes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-02-28
Personal.

MISS MARY HooD, of Litchfeld,
Conn. received the prize offered by
Hearth and Home for the largest list of
words formed from the letters in
Prince Alexis.
MISS EMMA DE NEWT SoUTHwoRTH
is native of Maryland, and since early
y outl resident of the District of Co.
lumbia.
JAMES Brooks, in one of his recent
letters of travel, exults in having made
l, 400 miles in India in sixty-two hours,
from the Bay of Bengal and the Gan
ges to the Sea of Arabia.
WILLIAM w MONTGOMERY, of Angus
ia, Ga, recently appointed by Govern
or Smith to the Supreme Court Bench
of that state, is the law partner of Her
schel Y. johnson.
A CANDY man follows Mr. Hammond,
the revivalist, at Leavenworth, on his
rounds, and, when the spiritual adviser
finishes his exhortation to crowd, the
prize candy man commences business.
Elk SENAroR EDMUND G.. Ross, of
Kansas, is said to be wholly dependent
for support upon his weekly journal,
Ross's Paper, published at Coffeyvllle,
Kansas.
REAR ADMIRAL INGLEFIELD, the naval
attache of the British Legation, who
recently arrived in Washington, is an
inventor of several important appli-
ances for naval ships. He intends VS.
iting Newport, r T., to witness the
experiments there made by our naval
officers with torpedoes.
MADAME JANAUsCHEK has heretofore
exhibited but a portion of her immense
wealth of jewels. Sixteen articles pre-,
scented by the Royal families of Eu-
rope invoice S10S, 700, and she has sew
eral smaller gems valued at $25, 0O0
The Gar Nicholas, of Russia, father to
the present Emperor, presented her
with diadem and coronet of diamonds
valued at SO, 900 francs one diamond of
which weighs nine and half carats,
and is considered worth 81 900 in gold.
This has never been reset, but still decks
the diadem. The cross which she wears
in MARY Stuart y was presented by
the present Gear OF Russia, and the
solitaire diamond ring by the ArchduI1e
John of Austria.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-02-28
Means What He Saws

Though combinations strong as
proofs of Holy Writ and as numerous
as the sands on the sen shore, were
produced to prove shat DR.. Pierce, the
proprietor Of Dr. Stages CatarFh ITEM
edy, is in earnest and means what he
says, when he offers $500 reward for
any case of Catarrh which he cannot
cure, yet there would be some skeptics
and fogies who would continueto shout
" Hu'sa6tsg % " HUhBuG ~ cit can
not be! Because Br. Homespun saws
Catarrh cannot be cured.o Now. this
DR.. Homespun is the identical, good
natured old fellow who honestly believes
and persists in declaring that this earth
is not round or spherical, but fiat as a
".slap-iack y and does not turn over.
otherwise The water would ali be spilled
out of Deacon Bascom's mill pond. But
astronomical science has positively
demonstrated and proven that DR.
Homespun is wrong in supposing this
earth to be flat and stationary, and
medical science is daily proving the
fact that he IS no less mistaken and be-
hind the times in regard to the cl.ra-
bility Of Catarili: In short. it has been
positively proven that this world Daoues
and that medical science is 21rooyess5,7o
the opinion of DR.. Homespun to the
contrary Notwithstanding. That Dr.
Sage's Catarrh Remedy will cure Ca
tarrh, thousands who have used it at
test.
Then buy il, and use it. ii doubt do rot stand;
You Will find it IN drug stores all over the land
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-02-28
Scene at n Funeral i'm Paris,

Chas. Etienne Conci, formerly pri.
vate secretary to the Emperor Napol-
con, died on Wednesday, i'll Paris.
The funeral took place on Friday, and
was attended by a large number OF
partisans of the ex-Emperor, as well as
the relations and personal friends OF
the deceased. Among those who fol
lowed the remains to the grave was M.
Rouher. As the funeral cortege APP
preached the cemetery, the carriage OF
nj. Rouher was surrounded by an an-
CRY and excited throng OF paople, who
stopped and made threatening demon
STATIONS, crying, Il bas les Inperjdtis-
tes :" The friends of Rouher left their
carriages and came to his assistance.
nj. Rouher finally escaped from his
assailants amid a cheer from the
Imperialists. and the procession was
not again lnI6IrIIDf1u
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-02-28

Sore Throat, Coughs, Cold, and Simi.
lar troubles, if suffered to progress,
result IN serious pulmonary affections,
oftentlmes incurable. g Broyn's
Bronchial 1roches reach directly the
seat of the disease, and give almost
instant relief. II
WE understand that the whooping
cough is quite prevalent in the towns around
us; but that no cases have proved fatal Some
families use nothing but ,Johnson's Aaodyrse
Lantnoent. Our Doctor, however, says a little
ipicac, to produce vomiting, would be an ad-
vantage.
THERE are more than one thousand differ
ent kinds of pills in the United States. Some
of them are worthless and injurious others
are good and beneficial. Old DIR. Parson in
vented the best anti bilious pill we ever saw
or heard of. They are now sold under the
name of Parsons Purgatiue PiUs.-C Com.
SO CENTS for How to Make the Farm Pay. Send TO
u A. DEtTZ, Chambersburg, Pa.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-02-28

Dig the soil down D to feet e.
loosen it; but do not invert, by put
ting. the top soil down, or bring the
bottom soil to the top. This would
render your garden infertile for a long
series of years, unless you had big
bank of manure to fertilize the whole
very deeply. Set the trees about ten
feet apart for Paradise, and fifteen feet
for Doucain stocks. Dwarf pears are
much more satisfactory than dwarf APP.
pies. Still the latter are often a curl
osity worth having. They are not very
productive, especially those on the
Doucain stock. For small gardens APP
plies on the Paradise stock are much the
best
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-02-28
ESE
some of Their Sayings.

WE know of little girl who lives in
the sunny South, and she sometimes
picks rlp the not always elegant phrases
of the @natives. /" The other day she
made the discovery that we all have to
die, and she didn't like the idea.
"What did God make us for, if we're
al going to die?n she demanded. The
question not being answered at once,
she continued" God makes us all
live. and then he makes us all die
Dog on Him ~
ga LITTLE girl remarked to her
mamma on going to bed, 81 am not
afraid of the dark.
g No, of course you are not, replied
her mamma, g for it can't hurt you"
ssBut, mamma, [ was little afraid
once, when I went to the pantry ii the
dark to get tart. F"
"What were you afraid of 2" asked
II was afraid I could not find the
tart. y
A GIRL in Portland was reading the
parable of the wise and foolish virgins,
when she suddenly paused. &C Well,
what did they forget?" asked the teach
er encouragingly. "They forgot their
kerosene, . responded Miss F'ive-year-
old.
On Thursday fine Newfoundland
dog walked into the school-house on
Poplar street, Boston, entered the
dressing-rooms of the pupils, took
down the cap and coat Of his young
master, and then gave an inquiring look
at the children, among whom he failed
10 see the owner of the cap and coat
Walking into another school-room on
the same floor he found the object of
his search, and went up and affection
ally kissed him. This is a true story
HERE is a story, not so very funny,
but one of real good feeling. Little
Alice, who was only about three years
old, and had never seen colored people,
was very much frightened by an old
black woman who came TO the house
one day, ana refused to go near her,
running screaming away when Aunt
Cassie approached. Her mother
talked to her about her conduct, tell
ing her that Aunt Cassie was good
old woman and would feel very bad if
Alice did not go and shake hands with
her So Alice went, and the two ws6e
soon good friends. The next day Alice
and her mother went out Walking, and
passing tobacconist's shop where
there was a figure of an Indian stand
ing at the door, the child stopped, and,
going up to the Indian, she put her
little hand into the outstretched palm
Of the figure, saying, 'He might feel
bad, mamma, if I didn't speak to him. y
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-02-28
Prepared Corn CObs,

A very convenient kindling wood is
made in France from corn cobs. by
immersing them in mixture Of sixty
parts of melted resin, and forty parts
of tar; after which they are taken out
and allowed to dry. They are then
subjected to a second operation, which
consists in spreading them out on
metallic plate heated to 212 degrees
Fahrenheit They are finally assorted
according to size, aid tied UP i'll bum
dies. These are sold at the rate of
three or four for cent. The estah-
lisement in Paris for manufacturing
them employs thirty workmen, and
effects sales to the amount of $40, 900
annually.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-02-28
-Four billions of Invalids.

Four Millions of Invalids.
At the lowest computation there never less than
four millions of invads in the United States OF this
number probably more than three-ffths have neg
lected the ordinary precautions necessary fer the
preservation of health, and suffering the pun
isment due to their carelessness. If the multitudes
who are now afflicted with biiousness, Indigestion
rheumatism intermittent fever, Irregularities of the
bowels general debility disorders, 60, had
at the very first SYM toras of ndspositien, invgor
ated, regulated and purified their systems with Hos
letters Stomach Bitters two-thirds of them would at
this moment be performing the active duties of life,
unannoyed by any ailment of the body or the mind.
This assertion is made advsedly. 1t is founded on
experience. and is borne out by the testimony of a
countless host of witnesses, whose attestations
almost every variety Of disease, and extend a
period of about twenty years. Of every thousand
persons who take the Btters, preventive of the
complaints above enumerated, seven-eighths escape
them entirely and of every thousand VINO actr-
ally attacked, and the great Vegetable Tonic
remedy, three-fourths radically cured These are
rot hap hazard assertions but statistical facts They
based upon the results of inquiries made by more
than fifty thodsand PERSONS in various parts of the
country az upon the letters of tf6minent citizens
of every state, it might almost be said, of every
county in the Union.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-02-28
Financial

JAY COOKE 4 Co. selling, and recommend
as profitable and safe investment for all classes,
the First MORTGAGES 7-3O aoid bonds of The forth.
-,
ern Pacific Railroad Company, bearing Seven and
Three-Tenths per cent. gold interest (more than 8
per cent. currency, and secured by first and only
mortgage on the entire road and equipments, and
on more than 23, 900 Acres of Land every mile
of track Or 900 Acres of Land to each 81 900 bond
The highest current price will be paid for us. Five
Twenties, and ali other marketable securities re-
ceised in exchange. PAMPHLETS, maps, and fal
information, as well as the bonds the1nsaltes;wn be
furnished on application by JAY COOKE s Co, Phila-
delphia, New York, and Washington, and by most
Banks and Bankers, throughout the country
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-02-28
From the Daily Evening Wisconsin.
Breech.IOading Guns.

A correspondent of the Ittrt, Field
and Farm, gives what purports to be
trial between Scott and Parker gun,
in which the Parker gun beat the Scott
IN O. trial of taOo shots. both in pattern
and penetration. Now we have no de-
sire to disparage the Parker gun, and
this test, said to have taken place at
Carlinville, ILL.,, may have been fair
one between the particular Scott
gun and Parker gun mentioned
but the writer knows that majority of
the best and most experienced sports
men of the CoaU CoW GLIB of this state,
There are not thirty better guns in the
United States, in any one club use
Scott guns made to order, and the uni
versal verdict is that the most powerful
shooting gun in the club was made by
Scott. The writer also knows that the
best and strongest shooting gun in
the ST. Louis club is Scott, and we feel
confident the owner will shoot it against
any Parker gun in private hands. A
Scott gun won the prize at the last two
Wisconsin pigeon tournaments
We might go ON instancing the per.
formances of the Scott guns in
the West, but will simply
conclude by saying that these guns
are in the hands of the very best sports
men of the Northwest, and have the
undoubted reputation of being the best
guns now used, both as regards power
and beauty of workmanship. Trials at
targets, all sportsmen know, are any
thing but satisfactory; but the general
work Of the field makes the reputation
of all guns. Tried by this test, of gen
eral reputation, no gun exceeds that
of w. and O. Scott 6 Son.
The CdW CuaO CLUB of Wisconsin
are willing to shoot from one to ten
Scott guns, owned by members of the
club, against the same number of any
other club of any make whatever, and
let the test go for what it is worth
And after such trial sportsmen of
any experience will buy the guns tested
III the field and which have the endorse
ment of men of experience in handling
Gn6m ID r-,-.g ID -..-t -... ...
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-02-28
To a CANARY.

God bless thee and thy joyous throat,
Thy trill, thy churr, thy piercing note,
My sweet canary!
Thou gush of song thou water-brook
Of joy! thou poem, doctrine, book,
Vocabulary
Thou Gagged up treasure of delight.
That knowest to make a..prison bright
Through musics mystery;
To swell thy rich notes in full tide,
Anon the highest reac h of sound divide,
Like Paganini.
Where didst thou gain this wondrous lore?
Where that which admire still more,
Thy glad philosophy
That smiles at prison bars and doors,
In loneliness a spirit pours,
OF mirthful minstrelsy.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-02-28

MURDER BY ADvBRTIsEMENT!- Beguil-
ed by false statements made concerning
Alcoholic Bitters, thousands buy,
drink, and eventually join the grand
caravan of inebriates on its march to
the "pale realms of shade" All that
is mendaciously promised regarding
these poisons, DR.. WALKERS CALIroR-
MA VEGETABLE VINEGAR BrrTERs into
which not one drop of the Satanic bane
is permitted to enter-actually per
form. The cure of b1liousness, head
ache, constipation, intermittent feyers,
indigestion, rheumatism, general pros
tration, &C., wrought by this inestima-
bic preparation are filling the world
with wonder Com.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-02-28
Deep Planting of Fruit Trees.

Out of eight to ten hundred apple
trees so deeply set that an ordinary
spade thrust square down will not reach
the 1ppermost roots, we have yet to see
the first case OF bark-burstlng or blight.
We attribute the exemption of our trees
from these diseases, or whatever else
they may be called, solely to deep
planting, and nothing else. We donot
know of another orchard about us
where the trees are set so deep, nor do
we know of one of older or equal age
wherein cases of blight or bark burst
ing have not occurred. - Western Pom
OIOg5St
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-02-28
Over-Eeedfng GraDeYines.

The London Gardeners Magazine
says: ?" If there be any one prevail
ing tallacy in grape culture which we
should always be on our guard against,
it IS without question the tendency to
afford the vines more nutritive aid than
they can appropriate and we may be
sure of this, that many more vines are
iniured=by excess of food than by de-
fieiency. In the vegetable kingdom
the same law prevails as in the animal ;
it is not the quantity of food taken into
the system which affords nourish1nent,
but the quantity actually digested.''
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-02-28
CH1LDREN,s CORNER.
Good Nature

I am a first-rate fairy,
"Goed Nature " is my name,
I use my wand where'er go
And make the rough ways plain.
1 make the ugly faces shine,
The shrillest voices sweet,
The coarsest are golden mine,
The poorest hives complete.
float in air, unheard, unseen,
And bless the dreariest spot;
I fly, and wretched is the piacs
Where I may enter not.
No door too small, no roof too low,
To bar my passage through,
And, children dear, where'er you go
Just take my wand with you.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-02-28
MEssRs. GEO. P. RowELb g. Co.. th

MEssRs. GEO. P. RowELL q Co., the
celebrated and popular New York Advertising
Agency, engage to advertise in gross and de-
tail for large customers in a better and cheap
er mode than they can do it themselves This
we sincerely believe they can do, because 1t is
their sole business their Speciality; because
they get space at lowest wholesale rates, and
because of their intimate and confidential
relations with publishers. If we wish to spend
ten thousand dollars in general advertising
over the country, notwithstanding our own ex-
perience and knowledge of advertising styles
and of 1ates, we, would employ them under
certain directions. We would save money,
trouble, worry, and the business would be
done at least as well, if not better, than we
could do it ourselves. --Ame1jcdn Manu- actuy-