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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-08-13
Maryels of a Minnesota Swamp.
Breckenridge, CMinn.) Free Press.


J. w. Blanding, one of the commits
sioners appointed by the Governor to
appraise the salt lands IN our county,
has given an interesting account of a
natural curiosity visited by the commits
sioners during their trip. In the course
Of their search for an examination Of
the above lands in the northeastern part
of the county they came upon a large
tract of quaking bog land. Running in
a northwest and southeast direction was
line of mounds from six to three hun
dred feet in diameter at the base and
from fifteen to thirty feet high, Of a con-
ical form, the slope being about forty
five degrees. These mounds were a
shaking bog to their SUBMITS, where
was found a circular opening six to
eight feet in diameter, filled with clear,
cold water, and of unknown depth,
pole eight feet long being their only
means of testing the latter. Most sing
ular of all few feet from these wells,
upon digging from sixteen to twenty
four inches solid body of ice was
found. Who can give US an explain
alton Of this phenomenon?
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-08-13
fourth move she took man, chuckling

fourth move she took man, chuckling
as she raked him in.
Il don't see anything to grin at" he
sneered as he moved man backwards.
Here! you can't move that way"
she called out.
81 can't, eh? Perhaps never played
checkers before you were born!'
She saw a chance to jump two more
men and gave in the point, but as she
moved he cried out:
"Put them men right back therel I've
concluded not to move backward, even
if Hoyle does permit i'll"
She gave in again, but when he
jumped a man her nose grew red and
she cried out:
81 didn't mean to move there, I was
thinking of the social"
"Can't help the social, Martha,-we
must 60 by Hoyle!'
In about two minutes she Jumped
two men aud went into the king-row,
shouting:
"Crown him! crown him! I've got a
king!"
"One would think by your childish
actions that you never played a game
DSlOIo! ne SIOWlSu Out.
81 know enough to beat you'll"
"You do, Ell? Some folks are awful
smart"
"And some folks ain't!" she snapped,
as her king captured another man.
"What in thunder are you jumping
that way for?''
ga king can jump any wayw
INC he can't!'
''Yes he can!"
"Don't talk back to me, Martha
Grattan! l was playing checkers when
you were in your cradle!'
II don't care! can jump two men
whichever way you novel"
He looked down on the board, saw
out:
"You've moved twice to my once?"
81 haven'tW
"I'll take my oath you have! I can't
play against any such blackleg prac-
tices"
"Who's u blackleg! You not only
cheated, but you tried to lie out of i'll"
Board and checkers fell between
them. He could get on his hat quicker
than she could find her bonnet, and
that was the only reason why he got
out of the house first. A Woodward
avenue grocer found him sitting on a
basket of cranberries at the door as he
was closing up for the night, and asked
him if he was waiting for his wife to
come along.
"Well, not exactly; I stopped here to
feel in my pocket for the key Of the
barn. l sh Il sleep on the hay to-
night, and see if it won't cure this cold
in my head"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-08-13

Lawn tennis is all the rage at the
eastern summer resorts, and the neg
lected croquet mallet has become the
property of the children, while their
sisters and their cousins and their aunts
take to the more fashionable game.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-01-16
WHY, vERILY!

Why be an animated tallow show
when Allap's Anti-Fat is a safe and
sure remedy for obesity, or corpulence,
and will reduce the most ill-propor-
toned form to graceful outline with
in few weeksl 1t contains no in
gradients that can possibly prove de-
leterious to the system. Awell-known
chemist, after examining its constitu-
ents and the method Of its preparation,
gives it his unqualified endorsement as
. remedy that "can not bdt act favor
ably upon the system and is we'll cal
culated TO attain the object for which
it is intended"
BALTMoRE, MD., July IL, 1878.
Proprieiors Allanas Anti-Fat. BafIalO. N. Y:
Dear Sirs-I have taken two bottles
of Allan's Anti-Fat and it has reduced
me eight pounds.
Very respectfully,
Mrs. ]. r. Coles.
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Those cracked Rocks.
AUSTIN, January 8, 1879.


Editors Democratic Statesman:
In the issue of the Galveston Netcs oil
January appears an article from theiI
SPECIAL correspondent, stating that the
freeze had cracked the stone piled NJ
about the Federal court house and
postoffice, which he says ''shows that
it was too soft and porous for the pur-
pose intended"
The stone is the best in the State,
and in many respects superior to that
obtained in other States and used by
the Federal government in the cree
ton of public buildings. There are
few building stones in the United
States superior to it in beauty, dura-
bility and solidIty. 1t Is not porous or
chalky. That the extreme cold did
break several pieces is not denied but
the cause is apparent to the merest
novice. All sediment0ry rocks with
out any exception are filled with what
is known as quarry sap," and if ex-
posed to extreme cold Immediately
after being taken out will break.
The simple fact is every stone that
was broken by the frost was ouarried
since December 80 and cut IN the three
days preceding the freeze. OF course
there was not time for this 'tsap" to
dry out and the stone being exposed
on all sides the cold concentrated it in
the center of them and then congealing
1T burst them open. A pertinent fact
in this connection is that not one of the
hundreds of pieces cut prior to Deem
Der 80 was broken. The correspond
ent must have gotten his information
from some person who ''has an axe to
grind" or he certainly would not have
pronounced this stone unfit for the
purpose intended, when from his office
window he could see the magnifi-
cent front of Walter Tips & CO. g store,
and he must have, had his eyes closed
when he passed the county court house |
and Hannig's building and several
other buildings here, which would do |
credit to any city, and the stone for
which came from this same quarry.
The contractor is willing to submit the
tone to all the tests known to science
before any board of competent, un-
'rejudiced men, but he protests
.gainst thus prejudging the case by
'artles who know nothing about build
ng material and are ignorant of the
acts, or who have some Interior OBJ
ect 10 subse!ve.
Z Very respectfully, II. D. CHASE.
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LIBRARY ENTERTAINMENT - ELEc-
TRIO LIGHT ILLuMINATIoNs.- About
seventy-iive people were present Friday
night at the Library entertalnprant,
among whom were few Senators and
Representatives. The MAN attraction
was Prof. s. G. Sneea's lecture aud ex-
periments Or the electric light. In
his lecture he spoke of the nature of
electricity, modes of producing it, its
application in useful arts, and its ar-
piication to illumination and heating,
and he gave his hearers very good
idea of the manner in which Edison
proposes to light cities, public halls
aud buildings with electric lights.
With his batteries he produced lights
OF various sizes, the largest Of which was
equal, perhaps, to half dozen ordinary
gaslights. He spoke Of Experiments that
had recently been made IN Cincinnati {;
alluded to the difficulties that had
been encountered and conquered the
Illuminating power; the cost OF pro-
ducing the hight; the present advance
ment and the probable future. The
Professor is sanguine that cities and
halls can be lighted by electric lights
At . cost thirty or forty times cheaper
than BY gaslight, and that with two
lights the Avenue could be beautifully
illuminated from the Capitol to the
river. His lecture was very interesting
and his experiments decidedly satisfae-
tory. We were sorry that there were
not more people present. and hope that
Prof. Sneed can be induced TO give the
public an opportunity to witness cleo
trio light experiments on = future oc-
easion. Why not have the Capitol and
the Avenue thus illuminated some
night ere longl
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Per.onaI and Local Dot..

Mrs. DR.. Cluff is dangerously i'll.
Mr.. w. B. Henderson, member from
Van Zandt, is q merchant.
Senator John Y. Gooch, of Ander
son county, is new member, but one
Of marked ability. He is lawyer.
Gen. King, member Of the Legisla-
ture from Hopkins county, commanded
Walkers division at the close of the
war.
DIR. Sam Hous ton, son Of the patriot,
is In the city, and will remain during
the session AS the representative of the
Waco Examiner.
Gen. Ludlow has been unani nously
elected member of the vestry of 81.
David's parish, in the place of The late
Mr.. George Hancock.
Capt. n. Weeks, of. Galveston, who
will be Treasurer IAbbOck's chief
clerk, is in the city. IIeis {. gentleman
of excellent addlt IS ald fine business
qualities.
Mr.. Ell. Linn, the eitor Of the Ad-
UOeate, is the. representshVe from Vic
toris. He Is not onlyian editor of
ability, but an excellentlawyer. The
STATESMAN is pleased tosee him again
in the House.
The delegations from 18th the GAL
weston and the Houston district are
both very able ones. Thy are, from
Galveston, Col. George p. finlay, Hon.
Guy NJ. Bryan and DIR. ]. Fry; from
Harris, Hon. Ashbel Smitl the states
man and scholar; Col. Chaies Stewart,
and Hon. J. E. McComb-l able men
of legislative experience.
Woodlief Thomas, of Delft, a rep
resentative to the House, vas, from
1859 to 1861, pastor of te Baptist
church in this city. He stated to VIr-
ginia as a private in the 'som Green
Rifles" floods brigade), but was
forced to return on accountf severe
illness. He subsequently sved as
chaplain and soldier in the onfeder-
ate army.
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go, scattering %. Adjourned till ,c.

90. scattering %. Adjourned till TO-
morrow.
MEMPHIS, January Ii. - At meet
ing OF general couucil last night, reso.
htIous favorlng the repeal of the CITY
charter were passed by both boards.
NEW ORLEANS, January l4.-The
State lottery capital prizes drawn to-
day are as follows: No. 63. SO drew
$50 900; No. 20, $50 drew $40. 600;
No. 75, 024 drew 5000.
LONDON, January IA Berlin dis
patch says the parliamentary punish
ment Dill continues the chief topic of
conversation IN all political circles.
The opinion of the foreign press 70
largely quoted in comparison with the
articles IN the journals here, which
seems to yield the curious result that
abroad there is more opposition TO the
Chancellor's bill than in GERMANY
itself. There is certainly great oppo-
sltion here to the bill, though, to the
English mind, it is somewhat surpris-
ing to find so much unconcern reign
ing in view of the fate which seems to
threaten the freedom of speech and
the liberty of the press. The Nord
DettSche AAege1niRe Zeituno and Post
defend the Chancellor's scheme. The
h0snts Zeitang, though admitting the
necessity of some restraint on parlia-
mentary speeches, thinks, with the
Liberals, that the bill, in its present
form, inadmissible, for the reason that
1t changes several articles of the con- |
stltution, which cannot be done with |
out special resolution by the Reichs.
tag to that effect. In parliamentary
circles the question is being discussed.
whether the bill, in view of articles of
imperial construction, might be re-
ected. which might doubtless be
lone If majority of the House would
'nly resolve to do it, but many per-
ons here believe that Bismarck, de-
plte the present opposition, will ulti-
nately succeed in carrying the meas.
Ire with but few changes.
CARDIFF, January IA violent ex-
'loslon took place at Dinass Colliery,
Il Rhouda valley, last night. Sixty
'ersons are believed to be killed. The
)inass pit is opposite Pantoy Station,
n the Pontijipridd and Treherbert
hallway. Great excitement prevails.
PANAMA, January 6.-The revolution
rs ended in Panama by the peaceful
etirement of Correeso from the Pres
iency Of the State. He had become
ersonslly unpopular, and many OF 1
is former friends and supporters de-
.rted him.
Honduras is prepared for war. A
artery of heavy Krupp siege guns OF |
eavy calibre and number of REM
Igton rifles have lately been received.
new line OF steamers has lately been
to run between New Or
ans and Baifate, Loceibra, Trugilla 8
Id Ruaton ports on the northern
last of Honduras.
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There is strong desire in ia
royal circles to give permanent
royalty to the Dominion of Cansd
idea being that a few years hence
tiers may go a little further, and
vast possessions of North Amerif
come an independent kingdom.
there is no intention of making
Campbell, or even Of leaving Ii
quis of Lorne longer than The
five years in his transatlantic
atty. 1t might have been othef<
the Princess Louise had family
is proposed to push the Duke OF i
burgh forward for the subordinal
four or five years hence and Gee
his chances of kingship might bed
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The COnsumptive,s OoIy Home

Verlly, to most people, whose sys-
TENS arc failing or in any way out of
order, Oil, as a medicine, is the most
disgusting and difficult to take. Few
stomachs do not revolt at the mere
thought of CASTOR OR Cop LIVER On.
yet, when those appalling symptoms
OF decay appear, which physicians and
patients alike know are unerring signs
of greater waste of blood aid tissue
than the nutritive powers are supply
ing, COP LIVER On is the most trust
worthy and effective remedy in the
world. But repugnance to its taste
and odor reduce the nervous patient
to despair. 1t is then that friends and
doctor can do him the most inestima-
BILE kindness he has ever known, by
telling him of SCoTT's EMULSION OF
COP LIVER On with the HYPOPHos-
PHITEs OF LIME AND SODA; by truth
fully assuring him of Its entire freedom
from unpleasant smell or odor; of its
marvellous qualities as a nutrient, and
the miracles it works, In giving tone
and energy to stomach, nerve and
brain.
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RRMARKA.

The act of deliberately sml
street lamp does not ordinary
invested with any particular
heroism-genersllY quite the
But there is something both
and heroic in the case of an
vict in New York, calling
Charles Fisher, who the otH
committed that petty CRIME FOR
rect purpose OF getting ares
cause, as he said, he was starp
had promised his mother in G
who had died while ks. was
Sing, never to steal again.
return from State, prison he "a
in vain to make a living. Aft
ing been refused shelter in prise
the freezing weather, and beng
out morsel of food for two az
shattered a gas lamp to save h1
The case seems to be one of q.
need, and Judge Otterbourg, wh
victed the young man, Is inter
himself IN his behalf.
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CAPT. NELSON MERRILL DEAD
Capt. Merrell, whose serious illness the
STATESMAN mentioned a week ago,
departed this life on Friday last at his
home on Brushy, in the southwestern
part of Williamson county, and on
Saturday the remains of this gallant
veteran, one of the earliest settlers in
this section of the State, were followed
to the grave. Captain Merrell came to
this place about the year 1887 or 1888,
and joined the army of the Mexican
Federation. He was one of the 107
men of the famous Jourdan retreat
from Saltillo, in 1910. Capt. Merrell
married in Austin that year, and he
and his bride, accompanied by Judge
Joseph Lee and others of our city, i'm
medistely set out on ponies for Lads
creek, branch of Brushy, now called,
we believe, Chandeliers branch, where
the new couple located and lived for
thirty-eight years. Then herds of
buffalees covered the prairies and In
dams were In full possession of the
country. 1t was only here and there
that the cabin of q white settler was
to be found in the vicinity of
the Colorado, above Bastrop. Capt.
Reuben Hornsby, whose death we an
nounced on Sunday, resided on the
Colorado about ten miles below Aus
tin. He came to Bastrop in 1880 and
remained there two years when he
located at the place he died, called
Hornsby's bend. Capt. Hornsby was
born in North Carolina, but moved to
Mississippi and there married Miss
Sarah Morrison in 1916. One of his
sons was killed by the Indians, as was
Mr.. Rodgers, while attempting TO carry
a message on horseback from Capt.
Hornsby's to Duty's cabin, three quar-
tiers of mile distant. Bands of In
dams threatened the inmates of both
cabins and an effort to bring about a
concert of action between the two
resulted IN the death of the man
who attempted to carry the message
on a fleet mare, which gave out
aud was overtaken by the In
dians. The death of these no.
BILE men, who had so long been
linked with the destiny of the country,
will bring sadness to the hearts OF
many old settlers and even others who
are familiar with the trying times of
the pioneer days. Capt. Hornsby,
when he settled on his headlight
league, bad wife and eight children.
He.is'sdrvived by only one child, Will
liam, but grandchildren and great
grandchildren, numbering fifty-five,
also survive him, and his entire head
right league Is in the possession oil
those heirs and in high state of cul-
tivation, the most beautiful tract Of
land of that size that has ever been
seen by mortal man.
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Ii you are trouElth headache.
dullness, IDcapacxeeu the mind
IN any subjech dleepy or nery-
ns feelings, irrit Of temper or
. bad taste IN snel, palpitation,
nnsteauy aPPeH.s in the side,
plaint and constip9 the bowels,
go to your drugRIorley Bros,
aud get . boesssr. SSerman,s
PrickiY Ash Bit - spirit Is used
in the manufsct6 EN-. except a
pure article Of Holl o. Thev are
: thousand times Is, take than
pills seidhtz powde Ladies in
particular will fnC necnliarlv
adapted to their wa Conditions
of life in all ages
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RoBBED AND SHOT. = A mattress
maker, named AmieI, is lying with a
bullet wound in his leg a. his resi-
dence, near Justice Campbell's. He
reports thathe went over to San Mar
cos last week and sold $40 worth of
mattresses and that, after starting
back, masked men robbed him on the
road and that one of them shot him in
the leg because he used abusive Ian
guage to them. His leg is not broken.
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ANOTHER OLD SETTLER GoNE.-The
STATESMAN is again called upon to an
nounce the death of another old set
tier, one of the very first that located
in this section Of the State. Mr.. Reu-
ben Hornsby is no more. He departed
tins life yesterday morning at his home
a few miles down the river, at the adj
Vanced age of sc. He was a man of
indomitable will, courageous and con-
scientiOus, and possessed warm I'M
pulses. He was perhaps the Oldest
man in the county, and certainly one
of the best. In pioneer days there
were none truer or drawer or more self
sacrificing than Reuben Hornsby, and
his death will cause feeling of deep
regret in the breasts of many old
Texans.
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AnAssonl.h-.

"a large proportion American
people are to-day DIN ne ef-
fects Of dyspepsia or led liver.
Tie result Of these diuDsn ne
masses Of Intelligent ri neonie
is most alarming, max scsnsIiS
s burden instead of anl rxi-i-
ence Of snjoyment ne5S,s q 4
ought 70 be. Thers q rs1son
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ALDERMAN PLATT is waging a hot
war on the special policemen appointed
10 hunt up six-shooter cases and to re-
port on those who disregard in the least
the sanitary regulations. He says that
generally speaking the men selected to
do this duty are nothing mole or less
than useless and unworthy of public
confidence. Alderman Platt also claims
that the ordinance authorizing their
appointment was passed, not for the
benefit of the people, but for their OPP
preston, and TOR the sole purpose of
''feathering the nest" of few officials,
He says that in some instances COM
plants have been made by said specials
against poor women for throwing a pan
of slop into a street or alley, and that
said women, rather than go before q
police court and stand trial, plead
guilty and were simply made to pay
costs. Mr.. Plat chains that he is at
tempting to put down a wrong which
is a great infection to the people, and
he is content that the public should
know all the facts.
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Tor this, If you will only throw aside
prejudice and skepticism, take the adj
vice OF druggists and your friends, and
try one bottle of Green's August Flow
er: Your speedy relief is certain.
Millions OF bottles of this medicine
have been gwen away to try it's virtues
with satisfactory results in every case.
You can buy sample bottle for ten
cents to try. Three doses will relieve
ne worse case, POsiti rely sold by all
druggists on the Western Continent.
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THE Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
will meet in this city on the first Mon
day In February and it Is expected that
from 300 to 500 delegates will! be pres
ent. During the session Of the Grand
Lodge steps will be taken for the ercc-
ton in this city of the Odd Fellows
Temple, to cost 800, 900. The lot OPP
posite the STATESMAN Office, 4Gx1G0
feet, has been purchased as the site for
the temple. One hundred thousand
dollars will erect magnificent build
ing in this city. The court house, at
the head of the Avenue, only cost
$75. 900.
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OK Thursday evening a squad OF
Lieut.. Reynald's company OF rangers
arrived from Kerr county, bringing
two men, Hardin and Pickens, charged
with ''mistaking" the brands on cattle.
Hardin is cousin of John Wesley
Hardin
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BUGGIEs, CARRIAGES AND WAGONS.
Mr.. s. 8. Perry, at the Robinson cor
ner, below the telegraph office build
ing, has on sale an immense stock of
wagons, buggies and carriages, and he
is selling good work very cheap. Ev-
cry man wanting buggy or carriage
and every farmer needing wagon
should go and see Mr.. Perry. AS for
style of pattern and durability OF
make, his buggies and carriages are A
!, and his wagons are the best that
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-01-16

To those who are so unfortunate as to
become prematurely gray, or whose
hair exhibits tendency to fall off, we
recommend trial of HALLS Hair Re-
newer. We do so with the utmost
confidence because it is everywhere
received with marked favor, and has
built upon its own merits such a sure
foundation that it is known and used
IN sll civilized countries. - addison
(N. ~ AdUertiser.
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70 whom Il nav concern.

fhis is to certify that the 'sBrsalers'
Aaaaar contains more useful informa-
ton and practical hints on breeding
and rearing horses. cattle, sheep, hogs
poultry and fancy stock, together with
sheir diseases and remedies, than any
other book. - c5m. Ads.
Price Soc Send for circular. AMEnI-
CAN BREgnERs' ASSOCIATION, Office al
Vermont 81, Buffalo, NY.
ed d&Utw
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THE liver is more frequently the
seat Of disease than Is generally sup
posed, for upon its regular action de-
ponds, in . great measure, the powers
OF the stomach, bowels, brain, and the
whole nervous system. Regulate that
important organ by taking Simmons's
Liver Regulator, and you prevent most
Of the diseases that fesh Is heir TO.
Prepared only 81 ~. xeilin. OF
Philadelphia.