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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07
RULES FOR HORSE BUYERS.

The following simple rules, given by
the Turf, Field and Farm, will be found
useful to all parties about to buy a horse:
l. Never take the sellers word; if dis
honest he will be certain to cheat you; if
disposed to be fair, he may have been the
dupe of another and will deceive you
through representation that cannot be re-
lied upon.
2. Never trust to horses mouth as a
sure index to his age.
3. Never buy horse while in motion /;
watch him while he stands at rest and
you will discover his weak points. If
sound he will stand firmly and squarely
on his limbs, without moving any of them
the feet planted fiat upon the ground,
with legs plumb and naturally poised.
If one foot is thrown forward with the toe
pointed to the ground and the heel raised
or if the foot is lifted from the ground
and the weight taken from it, disease of
the paviclar bone may be sus-
pected, or at least tenderness, which as a
precursor of disease. If the foot is thrown
out, the toe raised and the heel brought
down, the horse has suffered from lammi-
ties, founder or the back sinews have been
sprained, and he is of little future value.
When the feet are drawn together beneath
the horse, if there has been no disease,
there is a displacement of the limbs at
least, and weak disposition of the mus
cles. If the horse stands with his feet
spread apart, or straddless with the hind
legs, there is weakness of the loins and
the kidneys are disorderd When the
knees are bent and the legs totter and
tremble, the beast has been ruined by
heavy pulling and will never be right
again, whatever rest and treatment he
may have. Contracted or Informed hoofs
speak for themselves.
4. Never buy horse with blush or
milky cast in his eyes. They indicate a
constitutional tendency to ophthalmia,
moon blindness, ect.
5. Never have anything to do with a
horse which keeps his ears thrown back
ward This is an invarible indication of
bad temper.
6. If the horses legs are Scared, the
fact denotes that he is a kicker.
7. If the knees are blemished, the
horse is apt to stumble.
8. When the skin is rough and harsh,
and does not move easily and smoothly to
the touch, the horse is heavy eater and
his digestion is bad.
9. Avoid horse whose respiratory or
gans are at all impaired. If the ear is
placed at the side of the heart, and
wheeling sound is heard, it is an indica-
tiOn of trouble. Let him go.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07
LEAD TILE IN 1880.
THE WONDERFUL PROGRESS OF COLORADO'S S
MAGIC CITY.
New York Tribune.

New York Tribune.
About year has elapsed since Mr.
White wrote his admirable series of let
ters from his camp 1t has been very
busy year. The population of the city is
said to have doubled. Estimates of the
present number of inhabitants range from
$4,000 to 10000. The business area of
the city has also doubled A year ago
Chestnut street was the principal tbs
roughfare. 1t is still an important street,
but has been eclipsed by Harrison avenue
A year ago the hill-sides bore a wilder
ness of cabins, each set down where to the
owner seemed good. To-day the city is
laid out as regularly as Philadelphia
Harrison avenue and Chestnut street cross
at right angles. The streets leading from
Harrison avenue are, respectively, East
or West Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth,
etc. Streets leading from Chestnut are
Pine, Spruce, Hemlock, etc.
Some of the streets are conspicuous
mainly by their names, but every new
cabin does something toward wheeling
are not only named, but the cabins are
numbered The rudest shanty has its bit
ofnumbered tin over the door. The num-
bers run well into the hundreds, and some
of the cabins boast numbers in four fig
ures. Beyond the regular streets lie what
are called the suburbs, the cabins on the
hills. Comparatively few of the cabins
are painted. A painted cabin is a sure
sign that the owner has brought his fami-
ly to Leadville. There seems to be pas
sion for lace curtains in Leadville Shan
ties built of logs with the bark on, and
having only one window, will have that
window draped with lace. 1t is not un-
common to see a grand piano in cabin
that cost less than one-fifth as much as
the piano.
The character of the buildings has ap-
improved materially within the year. A
fire limit has been established, within
which only buildings of brick or stone
can be erected. There has been some de-
Walton from the rule during the past win
ter, on account of the inadequate supply
OF brick, but practically Harrison avenue
is becoming an avenue of brick and stone.
Very many more contracts for buildings
have been let during the past six weeks
last year.
The city government was organized
April IA, 1879. In addition to the work
already mentioned, the city has macad-
amized Harrison avenue, Second and
Chestnut streets; has established fire
department, introducing fre-alarm tele-
graph, and created good police force.
A system of graded schools has been
adopted, affording instruction for about
1000 pupils, and new school house, to
cost 10000, is soon to,be built. A plenti-
full supply of pure watershas been secured
having a head of 165 feet at Harrison
avenue. There are thirty-two street lamps
lighted by gas, and the principal public
and many private edifces have the luxu-
ry of gas-light, The city, in its work,
has gone on the pay as-you-go principle.
The rate of taxation has been cents on
dollar. The city has no funded debt,
and the floating debt varies from $4,000
to $4,000. City warrants are worth
about 80 cents on the dollar
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07

AsIATIC CHoLERA.-The first authen-
ticated case of Asiatic cholera this season
is reported from Kingston, n. Y. 1t is
early for this fell disease to make its ap-
pearance. Usually, it comes in with
watermelons, and green corn. 1t is of
undoubted Asiatic origin, because the
above-named delicacies are not Asiatic.
The last case of the Asiatic cholera re-
ported in any of the books was noted in
the New York newspapers during the
summer of 1878. The hapless. victim,
having eaten a hearty dinner Of corned
beef and cabbage, partook of cherries,
lager beer and ice-cream. He died in
great agony very soon after dinner, with
every symptom of "the scourge of Asia" !"
The Kingston case, also pronounced by
the doctors to be genuine" was con-
tracted on board vessel in New York
harbor. Unless the vessel came from an
Asiatic port, this may be regarded as
conclusive.-Nem York Times, June 80.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07
THE FAIR At PESTH.

1t is fair day in the Hugarian capital
and the hotels are as full as they can
cram. There is not an inch of space left
anywhere. The Restaurations, as we
pass them, are so choked with human life
half savage, half civilized, that not an
eel even, were it ever so hungy, could
manage to insinuate itself, supposing it
had the courage to face so polyglot an as
semblage. In the streets, the traveller is
jostled not only by Hurgarians of each
nationality viz: Magyars, Slovaks,
Ruthenians, Seekers, Wallachians,
Croats, Serbs, Bosnians, and Illyrians,
but by Germans Poles, Muscuvites, Bo-
hemians Frenchmen Italians, heretics,
Turks, and infdels. There are Jews and
gypsies by the hundred, German Jews,
Hungarian Jews in the custome of the
Magydasorszag (Kingdom of Hungary
Polish ,...ws in black toga and long cork
screw curIs, Transylvanian Jews in greasy
brown cloth dressing gown and sandaled
feet, looking like dissipated Capuchin
friars, and who evidently ignore the ma
kim concerning the proximity of cleanli
ness to godliness, no less than their Chris
tian prototype. There are men in hats
made of rushes, others with conical-shaped
hats of fur, the precise pattern of that
worn by Robinson Crusoe; others again
wearing large broad ones, like Spanish
sombreres. There are plenty of Turks in
fezes, and now and then turban. There
are Hungarians in white linen gatyo,
(trousers,) full, like petticoats, and i'm
mense shirt-sleeves, as large as those of
surplice; men from upper Hungary, whose
long hair is plated in four tails, which
hang over their shoulders, and who wear
wonderful vestments, that must be seen
even to be believed in; men, too, from
the County of Somogy, clad in blanket
like cloaks, half Bedouin: There are
women with colored scarfs gracefully coil
ed round the head; women-beautiful
women, whose raven hair is covered with
gold coins; women again-natives Of
Pesth, wearing dark blue hankerchiefs,
so disposed as to conceal the whole face
with the exception of the eyes and mouth,
and who only need the addition of a
ydknash to give them all the appear
ance of true daughters of the Prophet.
What medley, and what Babel of
tongues greets the ear of the stranger as
he works his way in and out among them!
-Four fairs are annually held at Pesth,
and the influx of visitors at each is esti-
mated to exceed % 600
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07
A BLESSING IN DISGUISE.
DUBUQUE Times. .~<.r- =.

Dubuque Times. ..---.-- --
The receut flood in the Mississippi and
its upper tributaries carried away thou
sands of tons of ice, Dubuque being a
mong the sufferers. 1t is possible that
the price may therefore be increased on
what remains. In some respects this
would not be an unwelcome fact, as it
would inquest nably reduce the con-
sumption. A great deal of harm to
health and many deaths result, as every
body knows, from injudicious use of cold
liquids to quench thirst during our blaz-
ing summers. Persons exposed to the
heat, especially those hard at, work can
not, or will not, refrain from drinking,
for they feel the need of supplying the
waste from copious persperation. What
then, shall they drink? Water seems,
under the circumstances to be inadequate
to the wants of the system. It passes
through the circulation to the skin as
through sieve, and flows over the sur
face in streams. A big drink of cold,
or even OF cool, water on an empty stom-
ach is very dangerous; it is liable to pro-
duce sudden death. The danger may be
avoided, it is said, by putting farinaceous
substances, particularly oatmeal, with
the water to be drank by laborers, the
proper proportion being three or four
ounces ofmeal to a gallon of water. why
oatmeal should be better than rye, millet,
buckwheat or corn meal can not easily be
determined, but those who have used oat
meal, especially fireman, coal beavers, and
the like, say that it gives them greater en-
durance and increases their strength.
This may be mere notion, but the pecu-
liar aroma of the oats may be associated
with an agreeable stimulation of the ali
mentary mucous surface as to promote
complete digestion. The meal appears to
fill the blood-vessels without increasing
the cutaneous exhalations. Workmen
who have tried acid, saccharine, or alco-
holic drinks as substitute for the oat-
meal drinks have invariably expressed
unsatisfactory results. Water with oat-
meal seems to be by all odds the most
wholesome and desirable summer drink
for manual laborers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07
CENSUS ITEMS.

Milwaukee and Indianapolis report
their census complete. The former has a
population of 118, ,131, and the latter 75,-
131-large gains in both cases.
Illinois towns: Kankakee has 900, a
gain of 1000 since 1870; Decatur has g.
500, gain of about 1000; Sycamore
has 1870, and the entire township has
1850; Urbana has about 5000.
Michigan towns Big Rapids, 1850;
Howell, 2,576; Sault Ste. Marie, 1850.
The population of the three leading
cities in Kansas is as follows: Leaven-
worth, 1861; Topeka, 1888; Atkin-
son, 5,391.
The city of Omaha has about 81 900.
chusetts cities besides Boston have made
rapid gains in population. Lowell, which
in 1870, had Al 900, now has about co.
000' Lawrence has advanced in ten
years from 28,821 to .38, 500, and Lynn
from %, 233 to nearly 10000. Boston
shows an increase of 10000. The in
crease in the cities and manufacturing
towns has not been made at the expense
of the country towns and villages, which
seem to hold their own.
The revised figures for the city of Brook
lyn, N. Y, show population of $780,
600, an increase of rs, 900 in five years.
Herkimer county n. Y: Population
of the second election district of the town
of Frankfort frankfort HilD is 7O5; of
the second district of Little Falls (south
of the Mohawk river), 1880; of the town
of Ohio, 976, against 986 in 1875, de-
crease of 10; of the town of Wilmurt,
263, against 1876 in 1876, an increase of
78.
Pittsburgh has had the wonderful
growth of from $4,000 in 1870 to 153, 600.
Allegheny City jumps from $4,000 to 49,
900. The two cities, which, for business
purposes, are but one, have a combined
population, therefore, of 231 900, which
would make it follow Immediately after
Cincinnati, as the ninth city in the
Union.
Syracuse, n. Y, has 51,217, an in
crease of 2, ,962 since 1875; Geddets, 1850;
Oswego, q, ,102.
Clinton, Iowa, has 9,O68, gain of g.
939 since 1870 Including the adjoining
city of Lyons and the village ofRiverside,
the total population is about $4,000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07
WOMAN LAWYER,S IN 1860 AND
1880.

Pail Mall Gazette: Not every lady
and gentleman who has this season ap-
plauded Miss Tery's Portia is aware Of
that about the date when the "Merchant
of Venice" may be supposed to have ex-
hibited his gaberdine on the Rialto, there
actually existed great female lawyers in
the neighboring city of Bologna. Profes-
sors Calderini, who held the chair Of
jurisprudence in that university in 1860,
and Professor Novella, who occupied it in
1866, were not only celebrated for their
legal lore and skill, but, if we may trust
their portraits, exceedingly beautiful wo-
men, with noble Greek profles, dressed
in a style which Miss Terry might have
copied with disadvantage IF women
hereafter should again obtain entrance,
into the legal profession, it is not at all
improbable than we may see something
more of the keenness of feminine wits en-
gagged in disentangling the knots of the
law Two ladies in Ireland, according to
The Times Dublin correspondent, have
just been conducting their own most intri-
cate case in manner which excited the
surprise of the Master of the Rolls, who
even observed that he was "astonished
that the ladies had been able to put their
case on paper so intelligently and clearly
without legal advice IF other ladies
should follow the example of the Misses
Fogarty what falling off must ensue in
the solicitors bill! They lost their case,
it is true, but seemingly could not have
won it under any guidance, and at
all events they have escaped that great
aggrayation of the misery of defeat in
court of law-the lawyers costs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07
Journal.


1t is becoming quite fashionable, Of late,
for saloons to keep buttermilk for sale.
This is an excellent idea. Butermilk is
not an intoxicating beverage, unless it be
taken in excessively large quantities
three or four gallons at time. Butter
milk is liquid blessing to mankind.
Without it there could be no butter
none of the genuine article at least It is
cooling to the body and temper. 1t is one
of the innocent drinks imaginable We
search the criminal records Of the country
in vain to find an instance where a mur-
der or other crime was committed under
the inspiration of buttermilk. It is not
that kind of a fluid The cow that gives,
and the so1oon keeper who sells butter
milk are both penefactors. But the COW is
the better man of the two, because she
does not give ardent spirits as well as but
termilk. She modestly leaves that branch
of business for others. How would it do
for somebody to run saloon with moth
ing more powerful or dangerous to sell
than buttermilk? We would like to see
the experiment tried and we call on the
Woman s Christian Temperance Society to
start such an enterprise. Brother Moody
would be good hand to tend the bar,
as he could deal out buttermilk and theol-
ogy at the same time.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07

The Mississippi Star thus gives to the
world sample of the true spirit of the
southern democracy: /: Inaugurate social
ostracism against every white man north
or south that gives his support to the
building up of the republican party
discountenance any man who will go on
or assist in making the bond of any man
elected on the republican ticket refuse
to have dealings of any sort with the re-
publican party, and show to the world
that you are in truth and deed true
democrat.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07

Edwin Booth, the tragedian, sailed We'd
nesday for Europe, from New York. One
of the largest excursion boats in the har-
Dor, crowned with friends accompanied
the great actor on his journey as far as
the light-ship.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07
Fine Clothing Cheap

Through the separation of the firm of Schiller
q Son am induced TO sell out my entire stock Of
goods extremely cheap and win do SO by the
yard or made up. / assure my customers and
friends that will satisfy then now as before, 1
deliver and guarantee go2f fitting suits. Over
Csar- Boys Clothing, etc, in the newest styles.
AUG. SCHIFFLER-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07

The receipts of -four and grain in Chi
cago for the past six months add up a
total of 63, ,846, 400 bushels.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07

The Hartford Courant sums up the sit
uation as follows:
Gen. Hancock, however estimable as
a man cannot be separated from his party,
and if elected will stand pledged, on the
honor as soldier, to carry out that party S
policy. The people of the country are call
ed upon to decide between the two great
parties, to Judge of their tendencies as
as shown by their deeds. This. is the only
question OF the contest, and it cannot be
obscured by any side issues. And here
is just where Gen. Hancock is hopelessly
handicapped.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-07

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spiritss, sick headache, collie, depression of
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II HAS NO EQUAL
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DOT to contain a single particle Of Mercury, or
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Ifyou feel drowsy, debilitated, have frequent
headache, mouth tastes badly poor appetite and
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speedily and pefn1anently as to take
SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR.
1t is given with safety and the happiest results
to the most delicate infant 1t takes the place OF
qufnine and bitters of any kind. 1t is the cheap
est. pnrest and best family medicine in the world
j. H. ZEILIN & CO., Philadelphia, Pa.
Sold by ali druggists.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-10-27

Are you disturbed at night and broken
~ your rest by sick child suffering and
crying with the excruciating pain OF cut
ting teeth? II 80, 90 at once and get q
bottle OF Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
twill relieve the poor little suifeser i'm
nediately-depend upon It; there Is no
mistake Pbout 1t. There is not mother
on earth who has ever used itwho will mot
tellIyou at once that 1t will regulate the
bowels, and give rest to the mother, and
relief and health to the child, operating
like magic, 1t is perfectly safe 70 use In
all cases, and pleasant to the taste, and is
the prescription Of one Of the oldest and
United States. Full directions ior. using
will accompany each bottle. None genuine
unless the facsimile Of Curtis & Perkins is
on the outside wrapper. Sold by all Medi-
cine Dealers. twenty-five cents q bottle.
Beware OF limitations. ..d id, hw&F
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-10-27

We have given the complete history'of
each States action in the way. Of furnish.
ing troops Tor the, Union service. twill
be seen that The claim by Democrats that
the Democratic State, OF Missouri fur-
nished 100, Ill Union soldiers is slightly
exaggerated, and in the addition Hoi 90 600
10 the figures OF that State will be found
an explanation Of the forgery which these
Democratica papers arerepeating. n ~.
1t should be remembered that the mum.
Der OF Union troops credited to Missouri
was largely increased by recruits gathered
In Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. The
"Union troops" credited to the rebel States
we're largely -.colored troops who can
hardly,be saidto have been Democrats at
that, dine. J ~ LII ~ Gs sR
II should not be overlooked, also, that 1t
reQnired more Union, troops to keep Mis-.
souri fiom going into The Confederaey
than Missouri furnished to the, Union. In
fact, the Dem SdfSaeA state Of Missouri
furnished $50 900 men 10. the Confederate
government, including, those who carried
on the guerilla, war with those serving in
the Confederate army, And still Mr.,
Trumbull thinks Missouri did more TO put
down the rebellion than did any OF a
dozen OF the Northern States. Let the
relatives and friends, oil, the thousands Of
Illinois soldiers who lost their lives in the
Missouri campaigns resent this boast o.
tho superior Loyalty Of Missouri, .aiaiIBt
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-10-27
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-10-27
o,,nv pi,e.-symptoms and Cure.

The symptoms are moisture, like pesnt-
ration, intense itching, increased by
scratching, very distressing, particularly
at night, as II pin worms were crawling
In and about the rectum; the private parts
are sometimes affected; II allowed TO CO.'S
tinue, very serious results may follow.
DIR. Swayne's All.Healing Ointment" Ia o
pleasant sure cure. Also for letter, Itch,
Salt Rheum, SCald Head, Eryslpelas, Bar
hers' Itch, BlotChes, all scaly, Crusty, Gu
taneous Eruptions. Price so cents, 8
boxes for 81 25. Sent by mail to any ad-
dress on receipt Of price in currency, or
three.cent postage stamps. Prepared only
by DR.. Swsyne & Son, $50 North Sixth
street, Philadelphia, Pa. Sold byall prom
inent druggists. q
swayne's Pills are the best for all bilious
isorders. FL. ..afh r.tt I'd. MwFdw