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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-19

THE SHADOWS ON THE GRAVES
China ancestors are held in peculiar
reverence The Chinese look upon the
casting of shadow over an ancestor S
grave as an insult, and resent it with
impetuous anger. Chinese ancestors are
buried, not in large cemeteries, but IN
the family burial grounds. As China is
thickly inhabited, the result is an ances-
tors bones may be found resting beneath
every few rods of turf. Hence novel
cause of trouble to a telegraph Company
in that country The company erected
poles on which to hang the wires, The
poles and wires necessarily cast more or
less of shadow Every Chinaman on
whose ancestors grave shadow rested
forthwith arose in his wrath and cut
down the poles. The consequence has
been. as matter of economy and self
protection the company has placed the
wires under ground. Reverence for the
dead of China has accomplished what
regard for the comfort and safety of the
living has as yet been unable to accom-
plish in this country.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-19
THE PROHLBTTION FOOLISH
NESS.

May we ask in all candcr, "what doth
it profit the Prohibitionists to place the
democracy in power at Madison and give
them the control of the state govern
ment for the next two years? traits career
as areformer is not such as to be particular
ly assuring to the ardent temperance adyO-
Gates that he would be likely to inaugur-
ate very many radical prohibition meas
ures during his administration. Then,
there is Mr.. F. r. Falk, NJ F. c. B
Most Excellent Chief Brewer, who fondly
expects to be elected state treasurer by
the grace of Good Templar votes being
cast for the candidate of the Independ
ent Temperance candidate, and we take
it Mr. Falk would be quite apt to go
rather slow, at least at first, in suggest
ing a series of very vigorous and efec
tive movements looking toward the sup.
preston of the manufacture and sale of
malt and spirituous liquors in Wisconsin,
We think it is visible to the naked eve
that the temperance reformers can re-
ce.ve fully as much aid and comfort by
the success of the Republican state ticket,
as they can through the election of the
one placed in the field by the democracy
notwithstanding the long established re-
putation of the latter for temperance
righteousness, sobriety, purity and gen
eral amiability.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-19
THE YORKTC YIN CELEBRA
YION.

To-day the celebration takes place of
the siege of Yorktown and the subse-
quent capitulation of General ECornwal-
lis to the victorious army Of General
Washington, October 10Th, 1881 Presi-
dent Arthur and portion of the Cabinet
are on the historic ground. The corner
stone of a commemorative monument was
laid yesterday at the scene of the siege
by the President and an address
delivered by r. G. Winthrop, of Boston.
A grand review Of troops near the line of
The first parallel of 1871, under General
Hancock, will be held tomorrow and on
the 21st a grand naval review takes place
at Hampton Roads. Descendants of the
eminent Frenchmen who participated,
and relatives OF Baron Steuben, the cele-
brated German ally of the Continentals,
and military and civic delegations from
the different States, especially of the orr
ginal thirteen, are present. Wisconsinsis
officially represented at Yorktown by
Governor VIM. E. Smith and his staff
Accompanying the governor and his staff,
are Hon. M. P. Woodbury., of Milwaukee,
Yorktown commissioner for Wisconsin,
and Judge G. A. Hamilton, of Milwau-
kee, a grandson of Alexander Hamilton
who was Washington's aid-de-camp al
Yorktown, and through whom the nego.
tiations for CORVALLIS surrender was
conducted
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-19
Frank Utley. sentenced for life to t

Frank Utley, sentenced for life to the
state prison for the murder of his father
in Green Lake county, has been recaptur-
ed. He escaped from gang of men who
were employed on the prison farm, Oct.
10, and was caught in Cambria. lie
went directly to his home, but was un
able to cross the Fox River on account
of the high water. Had he been able te
cross the river it is thought that he could
have made good his escape.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-19
THE DENOCR4TIC HOPE.

The Prohibitionists are doing all in
their power to defeat the Republican state
ticket in November. Every vote for the
Prohibition ticket is as good as vote for
the Democratic ticket. The Democrats
talk exultingly of electing their ticket
this fall, their hope being based on the
large vote the Prohibition ticket expects
to poll. The democrats know full we'll
that vote for the Prohibitionlsts is as
good as a vote for Fratt. Nineteen-twen-
tieths of the Prohibition vote would be
cast for the Republican ticket if no Pro
hibition ticket was in the field. From
this the defeat of the Republican state tick
ct can be ciphered to certainty providing
the Prohibition vote is large enough. 1t
remains to be seen whether Republican
temperance men will be found aiding
and abetting in tho election of a demo
cratic state ticket this fall. The success
OF the democratic state ticket under the
circumstances would give set back to
the temperance cause that would take
years to overcome. Republican workers
IN the Prohibition cause had better think
twice before taking the STEP
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-19

Harry Garfield, the late Presidents
oldest son, will, after graduating at Will
liams, go to Cleveland to practice law.
Harry and his brother James are devoted
to their feeble old grandmother; James
especially watches over her closely, and
his mother says this has always been his
way.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-19

Great restitution prevails among the
working people en- the north coast of
Labrador and on the Island Of Anticosti
Many families have had no -four for six
weeks, and have been living on herrings
and potatoes. Low fevers prevail in
consequence, and many deaths haye o.
Cured. The weather has been very rough
for the last two weeks.
RUB IT IN.-Jacob Loeckman, 274
Clinton Street, Buffalo, n. Y, says he
has been using Thomas Electric Oil for
rheumatism He had such lame back
that he could do nothing; but one bottle
entirely cured him.
Gen, Grants favorite .grandchild is
reported to be little Julia Dent Grant, the
eldest child of Colonel Frederick Grant.
The General is enthusiastic in her praise
describing her as the most fascinating
child he has ever seen.
To PERSONS ABOUT TO MARRY.-'"To per-
persons about marry Douglass Jerrold's
advice was don't; we supplement by say
ing, without laying in supply of Spring
Blossom, which cures albuminaria and 9TH
er kidney and bladder complaints. Price
so cents, trial bottles 10 cents.
Miss Jean Ingelow ordered two volumes
of her poems to be sent to General Gar
field during his illness with her "kind
regards and sympathy" They reached
Washington after his death, and have
been forwarded to his widow at Mentor.
Everybody is using Browns Iron Bit
tiers, and everybody is astonished at its
many marvellous cures where all others
have failed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-19

Mrs. Thackara, General Sherman S
daughter, is to live in Philadelphia here
after, as her husband has accepted share
in his fathers business and will resig n
his post in the navy. Gen. Sherman has
now a sixth granchild-the fifth child OF
his daughter, Mrs. Fitch.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-19
Oak Hill Cemetery.

The trustees of Ok Hill Cemetery request that
all persons having deeds of lots in said cemetery
which have not been recorded Will present
the same without delay to the Secretary for rec
ord.
They also request that all persons who have at
any time paid Christopher Schroeder or lots in
said cemetery, and have not received deeds for
the same will make the fact known at once to
the Secretary.
BY order of the Board Of Trustees
J. T. MOAK, Sec'y.
Watertown. Oct, 18th, 1881.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-19

TROUBLE SAvED.-It is a remarkable
fact that Thomas Eclectric Oil is as good
for internal as external use. For diseases
of the lungs and throat, and for rheuma-
tism, neuralgia, crick in the back,
wounds, and sores, it is the best known
remedy, and much trouble is saved by
having it always on hand.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-19

Go to FL. T. Eberle's fol Mrs. Freeman s
New National Dyes. For brightness and
durability of color, are unequaled. Col
or from 2 to pounds. Directions in
English and German. Price 10 cents.
47y1
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-19

THERE are no tidings yet sof the oal-
loon of Prof. King that went up frcim
Chicago last Thursday afternoon.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-19
Ihe RepnbHrar.
WEDNESDAY, OCT 10, 1881.
Republican State Ticket

For Governor
JEREMIAH M. RUSK,
of Vernon.
For Lieutenant Governor
SAM. S. FIFlELD,
of Ashland
For Secretary Of State
ERNST G. TIMME,
of Kenosha.
For State Treasurer
EDWARD G. M'FETRIDGE,
of Dodge.
For Attorney Genera1-
LEANDER F. FRISBY,
of Washington.
Fer State superintendent
ROBERT GRAHAM,
of Oshkosh.
For Railroad Commissioner
NELS. P. HAUGEN,
OF Pierce.
For Insurance Commissioner
PHILIP SPOONER, Jr.,
of Dane.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-19

NIA4l4I a Agents wanted for Life of Presi-
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Uhlt IVY faithful history from cradle to
grave, by the eminent biograph-
er, Col. Conwell. Introduction by His Excellen-
cy, John u. Long, Governor of Massachusetts
Books all ready for delivery. An elegant illus
trated volume. Endorsed edition. Liberia
terms. Agents take orders for from 20 to so
copies daily. Outsells any other book ten to one
Agents never made more money so fast. The
book sells itself Experience not necessary.
Failure unknown. All maze immense profits:
Maine.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-10-19
CUSTOM WORK.

He only the best of material and only engages experienced
and will always be the OLD STAND
Street, Watertown Wis.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-07-08
AN INTELLIGENT REPTILE.
Al Great Risk Of Death 20 Itself n Snal
saves a Childs Lille.

AT Great Risk Of Death 10 Itself snake
saves Childs Lille.
~ want to tell you how my child's
life was saved up in the mountains the
other day." said an old farmer who came
into the appeal Office yesterday. "You
don't mind an item with snake in it,
do you?" Hearing 20 reply, the old
man continued: 'Iast Tuesday 1 was
coming down from the lake with my
little girl, when stopped the horse and
got out to get drink at spring, my
bottle having given out. While 1 was
drinking the horse got frightened and
dashed down the rosd with the child in
the wagon. only have twelve girls,
sir, and wouldn't spoil the set for worlds.
Well, gave up the horse and child for
lost, but / followed them up, and pre-
sently found the horse right on the edge
off, precipice, at dead standstill. He
couldn't move an inch. When I got
closer l thought that strap had caught
round his fetlock and one end had also
caught round tree. went to pull on
the strap, and jumped about ten feet,
for bust Inc clear open if it wasn't rat
tlesnake that was holding the horse.
He had wound his trail around the
horses leg and his neck was turned
three times around sappling and his
teeth were fast in the wood. He was
twelve feet long, sir, for / measured him
right then and there. A few pounds
more strain would have snapped the
snake in two. 1 got the horse away
from the precipice. And I m a
well tell you the whole truth. The
snake wasn't over five feet long, for
when / took the strain off he came right
back to his natural size. You know
how elastic snake is. The child is
four years old and wasn't frightened in
the least. Ifyou put this item in the
Weekly send me four copies-I want 'em
for relatives in the East. > Carson
(NeD.) Appeal.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-07-08
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

One of New York's Broadway milli-
ners nets 100000 year.
Jewelry seems to run in the form OF
snakes, lizards and the claws of birds.
The Khedive intends to establish, at
his own cost, school at Cairo for the
education of girls Of the higher classes.
Nursing is becoming a profession.
Schools for nurses are daily growing
into favor, and during the past seven
years 100 nurses have graduated from
"The Training School for Nurses"
A writer for the Glasgow Ne,rs says
that the mania for slender figures is to
be laid at the door of fashion magazines,
where the human figure is invariably
represented entirely out of proportion.
By immersing the stems of white roses
in red and green ink they may be col
ored green, pink and flesh color. They
will look as If nature had done the work,
and it only takes ten minutes to change
the color.
II girl has pretty teeth she laughs
often, if she's got pretty foot she'll
wear short dress, and if she's got q
neat hand she's fond of game of whist;
and il the reverse, she dislikes these
small affairs.
Young ladies should ever have an eye
to color in selecting lawn tennis and
archery costumes. They should never
wear blue, because blue does not con-
trast well with the color of tho green;
neither does violet.
It is not the fashion for ladies to kiss
each other by way Of friendly salutation
now They only touch each others fin
ger tips, family murmur $50 glad to
SEQ you" and pass on. There is no
longer any danger Of their complexion
being kissed off in spots.
Last year this country imported over
$12,000,0O0 worth Of raw silk. To the
end Of keeping that money at home
Woman's Silk Culture Association has
been formed in Philadelphia, and mer-
camille firm in that city offers prizes to
the amount Of $780,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-07-08
Paper PuIp from Wood.

The following interesting description
of the process of making wood pulp is
from an account of the opening of the
Thorold Pulp Paper Company's estab-
lishment, published by the Thorold
Post, Canada
The wood, four feet in length and of
any thickness, is brought in at the base
ment, placed in the barking-jack lone
stick at time), where two men, with
draw knives, rapidly peel off the bark.
1t is then conveyed by the elevator to
the first floor, sawed in two-foot lengths
with cross cut saws, passed on to the rip
saw, where it is stabbed THAT is, small
portion of wood on opposite sides taken
Off, to permit its resting firmly in the
grinding engine. 1t is then passed to the
boring machine IAN upright and one
half inch auger, with foot attachment
driven by power, where the knots are
bored out. The wood is then placed in
racks of the same size as the receptacle
in the grinding engine, and carried out
to she ground The grinding engines
are upright, and receive at q following
one-twentieth of cord OF wood.
The wood is placed in receptacle,
and by q simple, variableautomatic feed
process is pressed fat-wise between two
outward revolving rolls, composed of
solid emery, which are flooded with q
spray of water, carrying off the fbrilized
pulp in stream through revolving
screens to the tank or stuff chest in the
basement. 1t is then pumped nd into
vat that forms part of the wet machine.
In this vat is constantly revolving q
large cylinder with fine brass wire cloth,
which picks up the particles Of pulp out
of the water and places them on the felt
IAN endless piece of wooden goods which
makes between rolls, for different pur-
poses, continual circuit of the wet ma
chine). On the cylinder is turning a
heavy roll, called the concha; between
the two, where they meet, the cylinder
leaves the pulp with most of the water
pressed from it,
The pulp now makes it's appearance
on the felt above the concha roll in
beautiful sheet, thirty y-eight inches in
width, and is carried along in steay
flow distance Of about eight feet, where
it passes between but not beyond two
heavy rollers, the upper iron, the lower
wood, it adheres to the upper roll,
which is constantly turning, wrapping
il up, and when sufficient thickness
is attained, is cut off by aknife being
pressed to the roll, attached to the ma
chine for that purpose. 1t now leaves
the roll in thick white sheet, which is
received by the boy in attendance on a
table conveniently attached TO the ma.
chine and folded into sheets fourteen
by twenty.six inches. 1t is then placed
on scales until the weight is one hun
dred pounds, when it is placed in the
press and firmly tied into square, com
pact bundles. 1t is now ready for ship
ment to the paper mill, to be made in
to printing and tea paper. The wood
paper pulp has been placed in the mar
ket, and found ready sale.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-07-08
Fncfs fnr the Cnrl0ns.

The complete independence of man
and wife, where property is concerned,
is nowhere carried to such a point as
among the Indians of Central America
Every day the husband buys his meals
from his wife, who purchases from him
raw material for the table,
The Bible contains $3.50, 4S9 letters,
773, 500 words, 81, 173werses, l, ,189 chap
ters and 66 books. The word Lord
occurs l 1855 times, the werd t'and' 49,
277. The word reverend is found in
Psalms cxi., g. The middle verse is
Psalm cxviii, s. All the letters Of
the alphabet except the letter j are
found in Ezra vii, 21. The longest
verse is Esther viii, 8, and the shortest
ST. John XII, 30. 'r'
The "Riot Act" is an English law,
providing "that il any persons to the
number of twelve or more, being unlaw-
fully, riotously and unanimously as
sembled together to the disturbance Of
the public peace, shall continue so as
sembled for the space of an hour after O
magistrate has commanded them by
proclamation to disperse, they shall be
considered felons." 1t is the custom
in England always to read the 'fFtiot
Act" before proceeding to extremi-
ties. aatr lt. st
DR.. Johnson tells an extraordinary
story of sea.cucumber which he pos
sessed He forgot to furnish it with
fresh water, and the creature became
sick and detected. Under this neglect
it wasted away in a most remarkable
manner. One by one it elected its ten
tacles, its teeth, its digestive tubes.
These fragments lay here and there,
scattered about the aquarium. Still
what was left of the creature was moi
dead. Its empty sack contracted at the
least touch As soon as fresh water was
provided the animal began to revive
again. reproducing one after another OF
its lost organs, and at the end Of two
or three months appeared to bo as well
and as happy as before.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-07-08
How TO Keep Cool.

As warm weather approaches, We de-
wise all sorts Of plans to keep cool, and
by very earnestness defeat our purpose.
To be cool, one must be tranquil-and
avoid unnecessary exertion. The pru-
dent housekeeper will make her morn
ing fire suffice to do the chief part OF
the cooking for the day. Cold boiled
meats, cold vegetables, cold desserts for
dinner, when that meal comes in the
middle of the day, are in order. Pota-
toes made into salad are not to be
scomed by any lover of that vegetable.
II cup of hot tea or coffee is desired, it
can be made on an oil stove, and such
food as is prepared warm can be warmed
over. But custom renders cold food as
palatable as, and during hot weather
even more palatable than hot food is in
cold weather. A little persistence on
the part of the house-mother will prove
this the case, and the experiment is
certainly worth trying. Farmers wives
who stew over the stove in midsummer
moons have a harder time of it than far
mers do in the fields, and there is no
necessity for this. Iced tea and coffee
and milk are as delicious as hot tea and
coffee when ones palate is accustomed
to them. The hardest part of the work
should be done in the morning, if pos
sible, and if you can lie downfor awhile
in the heated part of the day. so much
the better. Plenty of sleep, with FIRE,
quent baths, will enable almost any one
to bear the warm weather philosophi-
cally.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-07-08
The Original Penny.

The old, old penny in England, as in
other countries, was of silver, and its
appearance thoroughout the earliest
time of its history would rather astonish
those who know nothing of numismatic
love. From the Saxon times, in which
it was the only piece of silver extant,
till those of Edward l., it was stamped
with square cross. This enabled the
coin to be readily broken into halves or
quarters, which then served the pur-
pose of halfpence or farthings. But the
latter coin was not much inferior to the
value Of the present English penny, in
asmuch as the unbroken piece was valu-
ed at one-thirtieth of mark, or three
pence sterling. At this time five of
them seem to have made shilling, or
shilling, so that the relations between
what are now chief English silver and
bronze coins has entirely altered in the
course Of six centuries. King Edward,
who reformed the coinage, like every
thing else, was the first to issue pennies
without the indented cross and to make
up for the loss of the queer-shaped half
pennies and farthings hitherto in use,
supplemented the silver coinage with
circular pieces, bearing the same value
and denomination. He fixed the stand
ard Of the penny, moreover, by ordering
that it should weigh thirty-two grains of
well-grown wheat, or, which was more
accurate test, that twenty pennies should
weigh one ounce.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-07-08

All children love flowers, and take
delight in cultivating them if given the
opportunity. How infinitely more en-
tertaining such study as botany OF
vegetable physiology might be made il
the dry teaching of the classroom and
lesson-book were illustrated by the
plants that were being coaxed into
bloom in their own fower-beds. What
pretty combination of outdoor and in.
door employment, again, for child to
cultivate flowers, and then to draw them
in outline as they come into bloom.
What could possibly be more health
full and wholesome occupation for an
intelligent child to collect the prettiest
of wild flowers from their native pas
lures and hedgerows, and cultivate
them in the "wild garden" at home
All sorts of knowledge might be gath
cred up in such pursuit, involving as
it would the necessity for observations
of the favorite haunts of the various
flowers, the effects of different soils,
their mode of propagation, seasons Of
bloom, etc, and the inquiry might often
be made to lead away into collateral
topics-the folklore associated with
them, fairy tales and poet fancies and
historical associations. Then, again,
how easy and appropriate, to make flow
ers the means of drawing out sympathy
with neighbors, or with the sick and
suffering at distance. And again, the
cultivation of flowers always exercises a
refreshing influence.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-07-08
S N Y D ( r. S
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THE MOST WONDERFUL HEALTH
RRSTORERs KNOWN TO
MEDICAL SCIENCE.

mEDlOAL bOlENOE.
Are worn externally. We mako three dif-
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No. 2. For Female Weakness and .rregulAri-
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blood, purihes the secretions and strengthens
weakly and delicate females. Price 90.
No. 3. For Kidney, Spine, and Bladder Anes-
tionB, Bright's Disease, Diabetes Lame or
Weak Back, Tones up vitality and restores
lost energy. Price S3.
II your druggists does not keep 'SN YDEKS
CURATIVE PADS" and will not get one for
you do not lot him pslm of worthless irnitA-
lions. but send the prioe TO us in y letter, and
we will mail them TO you. Address
E. f. SNYDER a CO.,
I43 ". 4th st., Cincinnati, OHIO.
For sale by
JN0. D. TRAYNoR,
Druggist,
march lily Cleveland, Tenn.