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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-11-10
Important from New York.

The well-known firm of M. Altman &
Co, corner Sixth Avenue and Nineteenth
Street, have just issued the 21st vol
ume of their price list, containing an
accurate and detailed description of over
twenty-eight hundred different articles
included in $400, 900 stock of Dress
Goods, Fancy Goods, Gents Under
garments. Handkerchiefs Gloves,
Hosiery, Millinery Goods, Embrcider-
les, Dress Trimmings, Toilet Articles,
Notions, Small Wares, etc., together
with the largest and most complete as
sortment of ladies and chi.drens' cos
tunes, cloaks and undergarments.
eve have seen this price list and can
assure our readers that it simplifes the
art of ordering goods SO as to place
the means of purchasing goods from
any distance, at city prices, in the
hands of every one. We know the firm
we'll; it has the very best reputation,
and we guarantee that our readers will
be honorably dealt with. This price
list is sent to any address on receipt Of
stamp. The Independent.
Address, NJ ALTMAN & Co, Nine.
teenth Street and Sixth Avenue, New
York.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-11-10
Restoration of Life After Freezing.

A friend residing in Baltimore had in
his possession small alligator, which
mad been sent him from Florida. Its
habitation was tub partially filed
with water, kept out doors. During
one of the cold snaps Of the past winter,
in the night the water became COM
pletejy frozen, imprisoning the reptile
in tie ice, with but a small portion of his
body protruding therefrom. To all APP
pearances the animal was as dead as
one of the stuffed specimens seen in a
museum collection. The want of time
precluding an effort for it's extrication
In the morning, it was allowed to re-
main frozen, and was soon forgotten
in the maze of the caress of the
day. For forty-eight hours the
reptile thus remained frozen and
lifeless, at the end of which time, being
thawed out, vitality became visible, and
in short time it was as animated as
ever, wit no evidence of having in the
least suffered by the prolonged frigorif-
lie confinement. Here is an instance in
which the vital spark seems not to have
been extinguished by the freezing; nor
the animals organism to have been mu-
tilated, but that vitality merely remain
ed torpid Or dormant during the freez-
ing, and ready to respond to the func-
tions whenever the animals organism
returned to its normal condition.
american artisan.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-11-10
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS
Where do They Learn.
BY CLARA q. DoLLryEg.

TX,
In tho yard of the tenement over the way
Four wee little children are busy at play;
On the step or the door they have spread out
afeast
That is fit for-the daintiest chickees at least.
The Oldest plays ''mother." and uery severe;
The youngest plays baby SO cunning and
dear
That ! am quite sure che has practiced the
part
For Sc many years that che las it by heart.
There's one who plays ''son," and is willful
and wild;
The other plays daughter" d very bad child
Small comfort such housekeeping surely must
bring:
But scolding and whipping's the principal
thing.
But where did they learn it, these wee little
From their mothers own il1-behaved daughters
and sons?
In their innocent glee displaying the gloom
Where Discord presides as the Goddess of
Home.
All mothers, 50 busy with broom and with
brush,
Come, listen moment, and not to cry
Hush -
But to take to your hearts the lesson day
That is taught by the little ones over the way.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-11-10
Kansas Grass Nine Feet High.

Rev. Il. Z. Hammond, the Evangelist,
writes to the Republican from Vernon,
Ct, (where he is staying for brief
rest as follows: I have just received
letter from q minister with whom I
am personally acquainted, in Kansas.
Some will not credit his story, but I
know that he would not exag rerate.
saw no such splendid fields of grain and
grass elsewhere, in all our recent
journey from San Francisco to
Connecticut, as in Kansas. I be-
leve it is to be destined to be one of
the finest States in the Union. Land
can be bought very cheap, and if hun
dreds OF our young men who are look
ing about In the East for something to
do, would go out there and go to work
on land, which they could, if not now,
least at very soon pay for, il would GER
tainly be better for them and for our
great country. My friend says: 'sThe
crops In Kansas are very large. Toma-
toes are green yet, and so are sweet po-
tatoes. / have been in this (Linn)
county for ten years, and I
have never seen such crops as
this year. want to tell you q
O0OLy Wu1Ch = IShA yOu WILL tHluh
d Kansas yarn but, on the honor
of preacher of the Gospel, ] can as
sure you it is true. On the 9th of this
month, Mr.. Hacker and myself rode
across piece of uncultivated land, and
while driving through the grass, I
stopped the team, and the grass stood
full tao feet above nay horses ears, and
Mr.. Ell. could take handful of grass
from the right side of the buggy, and /
one from the left side, and bring them
up over our heads, and they would
touch together while we sat up straight
in our buggy. Indeed it would have av-
eraged nine feet in height, and this
covering over 100 acres just like it.
There were probably 5000 acres of
grass that would average six foot high.
| never saw such grass. We could not
have been seen as we drove through it,
and when we We're four miles from it,
we could painly see it wave before the
winds. l can assure you that every
word [ have stated is true" I have
myself ridden over large part of the
country of which he speaks, turing the
summer months, and am quite prepared
to credit his statements.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-11-10
Seeing Six Generations.

DR.. Plott, in his Natural History of
Stafordshire, mentions old Mary
Cooper, of Kings bromley, who lived
to see the sixth generation, and could
have said: Rise up, daughter, and
go to thy daughter, for her daughter
daughter hath daughter" This was
either an imitation of, Or suggested by,
statement made by Zuingerus to the
effect that noble matron of the family
Of Doiburus, IN the archbishopric of
Mentz, could have thus spoken to her
daughter: Daughter, bid thy daugh-
ter tell her daughter that her daughter s
little daughter is crying" Horace
Walpole speaks of an ancient lady
whoEs he visited, one Mrs. Godfrey,
she had daughter who had daughter,
Lady Waldegrave,) who had son,
Lord Waldegrave,) who had daugh-
ter Iady Harriet Beard, who had a
daughter, Countess Dowager of Fowls,
who had daughter, Q4ady Give who
had an infant son Horace Waipole
saw all the eight generations at differ.
ent periods of his life. The secret here
was-early marriages, one after another.
-AW the Year Round.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-11-10
Cheruhiui,S Love of Order.

An incident of his last illness shows
a love of order SO grea5 as to be almost
monomania. His handkerchief were
marked with consecutive numbers,
and he used then accordingly. AS he
lay on his death-bed, with the cold
sweet on his brow, some one gave him 6
clean handkerchief. which, unluckily
did not happen to be the right one, and
he at once refused it and asked for mum.
Der seven. He showed the same def
ance to the king of terrors that he had
manifested toward the Emperor, and
cried out again and again, /" lie ne veu7
pas naouya2';;" but it was in vain; he
died on the 18th of March, 1912, in
his eighty-second year.-Macnaallaaa's
M00nzi3le.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-11-10
CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED
SCHENCK's PULMoNIC SYRUP,
ScrENcI,S In

SCHENCKs SEA WEED TONIC,
SCHENCK's MANDRAKE PILLS
Are the only medicines that will cure Pulmonary
Consumption
Frequently medicines that Will stop cough will
occasion the death of the patients they lock up the
liver, stop the circulation of the blood, hemorr-
hage follows, and in fact they clog the action OF
the very organs that caused the cough.
Liver Complaint and Dyspepsia are the causes
persons complain of dull pair in the side, con-
stipatlon, coated tongue, pain In the shoulder
blade. feelings of drowsiness and restlessness the
food lying heavily on the stomach, accompanied
with acid1ty and 0elching u of wind.
These symptoms usually orr ginate from disor-
dered condition of tho stomach a torpid liver.
Persons 80 Affected, if they take or TIVE
heavy colds, and if the cough in these cases be
suddenly checked, will find the stomach and liver
clogged, remaining torpid and inactive, and al
most before they are aware the lungs are mass OF
sores, and liberated the result of viii CHI is DEATH
schenck's Pu1monic Syrup is expectorant
which does not contain opium anything calcu-
lated to check cough suddenly.
Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic dissolves the fooa
mixes with the gastric juices OF the stomach, aids
digestion, and creates ravenous appetite.
When the bowels are costive, skin sallow, or
the symptoms otherwise of bilious tend ency,
Schencks Mandrake Pills are required.
j. ri. SCHENCK SON,
N. e. corner Sixth and Arch Streets, Phila.
And are for sale by all druggists and dealers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-11-10

'"Tis more strange than true Miss
Rushtcn. 'Tisn't t,ue at ALL.
What isn't true, Frank?" she ask
ed, in establishment
"What I told you. 1 told lie.
don't euer (proudly,) but I did then. %
The lady did not smile. She only
listened intently, with her eyes fixed
upon bunch of tangled brakes.
"That's why I'm over here-for your
letter. continued Frank.
''For eaay letter 2" she repeated slow
ly, STOPPING as she spoke, as if to exam
inc the brakes more intently.
eyes; Roger snatched it. I couldn t
make him give il up. [ tried to catch
him, but the wall was in the way. I
couldn't get on so fest, and"
81 understand it all now," said Miss
Rushton. "And you've been looking
for it all this while-poor little fellow %
Her tone was SO very kind that Frank
thought she must have forgotten the
falsehood, but her nextquestion showed
that he was mistaken.
"Will you tell me why you decided
to tell the truth ?" she asked, after a
pause.
81 didn't decide; just did it,
why did you do it?'
"Because-I-could bear to feel
so mean," replied Frank, earnestly.
Miss Rushton stopped and kissed the
rosy lips. 81 liked my little postman
before, said she. "but now loue him.
l am proud of a boy who can't bear to
feel n2eaae."
Two great tears rolled slowly down
Franks cheeks. This was something
that he had not looked for, truly. He
tried to say SO, but the words would not
come.
For moment neither spoke; then,
suddenly, he remembered the letter.
cit was white envelop-from L."
he said timidly.
81 know it, replied the lady.
Frank looked surprised
"How do you think I know it?
Guess T.
1T is because they come every day?"
he inquired innocently.
Miss Rushton turned toward him q
laughing blushing face. because they
come every dag! :" she repeated, giving
his ear sly pinch. "Of course
not, sir! Look here p Again she
stopped, putting aside the brakes with
quick, impatient fingers.
Frank looked, his black eyes opening
wider with establishment, for there upon
the ground lay the Sc white envelop from
L." little less white perhaps, a
little torn and tumbled, but looking de-
lightfully unconsciousand serene, never
theless.
g I thought looked there. I thought
[ looked everywhere. Oh, I'm so glad
SO glad of everything" he exclaimed,
with long drawn sigh of thankful
ness.
"And Tn so glad of everything"
repeated Miss Rushton cheerly, divin-
ing his unspoken thought. s'Do you
see the sun looking over at us from the
top Of that hill?" she added glancing
skyward. eve must hasten, or be viii
bid us goodnight before we are out of
the woods"
s'It's my night for the cows, too, !"
said Frank, with sudden recollection.
They walked together until the road
was reached, then, fearing that his moth
er might be anxious at his long delay,
the little postman said good bye to his
friend, and ran, with all speed toward
home.
Once he turned and looked back,
waving his straw hat calamity, but Miss
Rushton did not see him. She was
walking very slowly, and her eyes were
fixed intently upon the letter which
had cone In ''the white envelope from
Il
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-11-10

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which is not visible until held towards the light
Nothingi them before oeredn America Big induce
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-11-10

In the garden of the late Andrew
Tohnson's residence is a magnificent
willow, grown from twig taken from
the willow which bends over the grave
of Napoleon Bonaparte on st. Helena,
and sent to the ex-Presideht. A twig
from this noted tree will be planted
over Mr.. Johnson's grave on Johnson's
Hill.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-11-10
THE season for coughs and

The season for coughs and colds is
rapidly approaching, and every one should be
prepared to check the first symptoms, as a
cough contracted between now and Christmas
frequently lasts all winter. There is no better
remedy than Joltnsors's Anodyae Li,ainteaat
For all diseases of the throat and lungs it
should be used internally and externally. Com.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-11-10

HONEST PRIDE. -Grandfather-"A All
children, it's fine thing to see you all
growing up such fine gals and boys. I
amt felt so proud for many day; no,
not since [ was chief follower at your
poor old granny's funeral, and had a
new black hat for myself an gallon O
gin for the moarners.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-11-10

THOUSANDS SPEAK. Vegetine is rec.
ommenoed by physicians and apothecaries to
be the best purifier and cleanser Of the blood
yet discovered, and thousands speak in its
praise who lave been restored to health.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-11-10
THE BEST EVIDENCE I!

Inc following letter from REV. e. g. BEST. Pas
tor M. Il. Church, Natick, Mass, will be re ad with
sneer est oy many PHYSICIANS Also those suffering
Rev. E. s. Best. No person can doubt this testi-
mony, ana there is doubt about the curative
powers of VEGETINE
NAT1cK, Mass, Jan. /, 1878.
Dear Strive have good reason for regarding vour
Vegetine medicine Of the greatest vaiue We feel
assured that it has been the means of saving orr
sons fe He is seventeen years Of age: for the
last two years he has suffered from necrosis of his
leg caused by scrofuous affection, and was SO far
reduced that nearly all who saw him thought his
recovery impossible. council of able physicians
could give ns but the faintes hope Of his ever rally
ing, two of the number declaring that he was beyond
the reach OF human remedies, that even amputation
could not neve him, as he had not vgor enough to
endure the operation. just then we commenced
giving him Vegetine and from that time to the pres
en- ne mas been continuously improving. He has
lately resumed his studies. thrown away crutcheg
and cane and walks about cheerful and strong.
Inough there is still some discharge from the
opa-1ng where his limb was lanced we have the
Iuuest confidence that in little time he will be per-
fectly cured. He has taken about three dozen bot
ties OF Vegetine but lately but ttle as he de-
clares that he is too well to be taking medicine.
Respectfully yours, s. BEST,
MRS. L. G. r. BEST.
The range Of disorders which yield to the influence
OF this medicine, and the number of defined diseases
which 1t never fails to cure are greater than any
other single medicine has hitherto been recon-
some quack nostrum. These diseases are Scrofula
and all Eruptive diseases and Tumors, Rheuma-
tlsm, Gout Neuralgia, and Spinal complaints. and
all Infammatory symptoms, Ulcers, all Syphilitic
diseases. Kidney and Bladder Diseases Dropsy the
whole train of painful disorders which generally
af11lct American women, and wth1ch carry annually
thousands OF them to premature graves; Dyspepsia,
that universal curse of American manhood: Heart
burn, Piles, Constitution, Nervous ess inability to
sleep and Impure blood.
This is formidable list of human ailments for any
single medicine to successfully attack, and it is not
probable that any article before the public has
the power 10 the quarter of them excepting the
VEGEIINE. 1t lays the axe at the root of the tree
of disease by first eliminating every mpurity from
the blood, promoting the secretions opening the
poresthe great escape valves of the system-invig-
Grating the liver to it's full and natural action
cleansing the stomach and strengthening digestion.
This much accomplished, the speedy and the per-
manent cure of not only the diseases we have emu
but likewise the whole train Of chronic and
constitutional disorders, is certain to follow. This
is precisely what Yegetine does and it does it so
quickly and SO easily that it is accomplished fact
almost before the patient Ia aware of it himself.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-11-10
IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENT IN TREATING

IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENT IN TREATING
RUPTURE.-The Elastic Truss Company have
produced great revolution in the treatment
Of hernia Their new truss is worn easy night
and day; adapts itself to every motion of the
body, never displaced by hardest exercise; re-
tanning rupture comfortably, till soon perma-
neDGly cured Sold at the office Of the COM
pany, No 683 Broadway, New York city.
Trlsses sent by mail Send for circular.-Conl.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-11-10

LUNG fever, common cold, catarrhal
fever, and nasal discharge of a brownish color
in horses, may be checked at once by liberal
use of Sheridaqs's CaUdlg.y Condition Poaoders
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-08-11
Influence OF the Advance in Wheat On
General Trade.
From the n. Z. Time

There is no doubt that the present
aspect of the cereal crops in England
and on the continent is favorable to an
increased demand for the American
product, and it is natural to look for
ward to the revival of trade as a legiti-
mate consequence of this demand That
it will tend to such revival there is no
question; but it is too soon yet to define
with any degree of certainty how far its
influence will extend, or how far it will
be modified by other circumstances.
The strength Of the demand for cotton,
for instance, is still a comparatively nm
known quantity. A healthy and steady
demand for our cereals abroad would
be an immense benefit to the whole
country, but it is quite possible to de
stroy considerable part of this benefit
by hasty and incautious speculation.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-08-11
The Scarlet Lily.

A correspondent of an Oneida ex-
change, writing from South Augusta,
says: Miss Adell Bartholomew, of
this town, has rare house plant known
as the "king," or scarlet lily, .
which mas made an astonishing growth
during the cold weather this winter. Il
started from the bulb since New Years.
The blades are now a foot long, grow
ing ID double set, one on each side OF
the stalk instead of single cluster on
one side, as is the nature of this variety,
while the blossom stem is at least foot
high and already crownc with pre-
cocious bud, which will in few days
expand into one of the most glorious
flowers of the lily family ever seen.
One of those days when the thermome-
ter was not long CROUCH to mark the
degrees below zero, the stem grew
-fourths of an inch from 7 A. NJ. to
3p.m On the following Tuesday it
grew five inches. The plant blossoms
the third year from planting, then an
nually, bat dying down to the bulb and
having brief rest after each years
growth. The present bud is the first
this plant has produced, and comes far
ahead of time in consequence of the re-
markably rapid growth of the whole
plant In the brief time stated.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-08-11
Base Ball Phrases Defined.

People who are puzzled at the
technical phra es used in base ball re.
ports are commended to the perusal Of
b following definitions:
Field-The COW pasture where the
leather-hunting is performed.
Base Salt bags scattered about the
grass for the players to Jump on.
Nine-The number of ROSTERS il
AZ e-breeches that constitute the base
ball deck.
Umpire-The chief baller-he bawls
out " strikes" His duty is to sit or
the top of the bat and smell the ball as
it goes by.
Judgment umpire's opinion at
ter taking such smell.
One ball-What the umpire says
when the smell proves unsatisfactory.
Strike-A miscue by the batter.
Put out-Ihe fellow who tries to gel
in without paying fifty cents.
Dead balI-The one which comes te
life again after being buried-;n the
hands of the pitcher.
Foul-A hall which bounds just the
way one IS positive It will not.
Fair fou'-A little one FOR cent.
Balk-" A breach OF promise IN
dulged n u the pitcher.
Stealing Stufing a bag in the
ear and walking off to the next, wher
| the catcher isn't looking.
Beauty-A ball SO hot that the second
baseman liz > on his stomach to avoid it
Hot ball-One that singes the short
stops head as it goes by.
Fly-A ball which scOrns the earth,
and like the gentle horse-fy buzzes
around in the elevated atmosphere.
Wild Singing at the THIRD
baseman, and killing small boy in the
right field
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-08-11
FATAL LOCOMOTIVE EXPLOSION.
Three Men Killed and Several Thousand
Dollars Worth of Property Destroyed.

Ihree Men Killed and Several Thousand
Dollars Worth of Property Destroyed.
From the New York Herald.
PoRT JERv1s, July 24.-The most
terrific locomotive boiler explosion ever
known on the Erie Railway occurred on
the Delaware Division Tuesday night,
eight miles west of Port Jervis, result
ing in the instant Geath OF three men,
and the demolition of thousands of
dollars worth os property. The loco
motive was attached to IN extra coal
train, No. 4, from Honesdale, Jefferson
Fuller. engineer. When he train
reached the point named above it was
tagged by train ahead of it, and came
to stop. The fagman of the leading
train, Joseph Bonnell, jumped % the
pilot Ct the engine behad tagged for the
purpose of riding down some distance
toward his train. Fuller's train was
kept a standstill for few minutes,
when the signal was given 10 go ahead.
A brakeman who was on the twelfth car
was looking at vhe engineer, and says
that as he placed his hand upon the
throttle the explosion took place. The
firebox was blown out, and the locomo-
tive lifted bodily from the track and
thrown backwards, lighting on the ten
der bottom side up. The air was filed
with flying fragments for some time;
heavy pieces of iron fell all along the
train, demolishing cars ard endanger-
ing employees. AS soon as possible
after the explosion trainman started
on foot to Port Jervis to announce
the casualty at headquarters. He was
but an hour walking the s miles, and
gave the alarm. Supt. Thomas at once
ordered the wrecking train to proceed
to the scene of the disaster, and accom-
panied it with DR.. Sol Van Etten and
others. Beneath the ruins We're found
the bodies of James Stevenson, the fire.
man, and Joseph Bonnell, the fagman.
The body Of the engineer could not be
found, and it was not until after mid
night that it was discovered, in tree,
over 1000 feet away from the locomo-
tive, on the summit Of bill which rises
70 feet high from the railroad, His
watch being on a limb by his side
stopped at s o'clock. Every bone in
his body was broken, but his face was
not injured in the slightest. The three
bodies were placed in q car and brought
to Port JEWS as soon as possible. The
poise of the explosion was heard miles
away. Several telegraph poles were
broken down and the telegraph commu-
nication cut off for some time.