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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-09

am a Baptist Minister and long before I even
thought of beng clergyman l graduated in
medicine, but left a lucrative practice for my
present profession 40 years ago. l was for many
years a sufferer from quinsy; Thomas Ecleciric
Oil cured me- was also troubled with hoarse-
ness and Thomas Eclectric Oil always relieved
me. My wife and child had diphtheria. and
Thomas Eclectric Oil cured them" and If taken
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or cough, and ifany one will take small tea
spoon and half fill it with the Oil, and then place
the end ofthe spoon i'll one nostril and draw the
Oil out of the spoon into the head by shifting as
hard they can until the Oil falls over into the
throat and practice that twice a week, / don't
care how offensive their heads may be it will
clean it out and cure their catarrh. For deaf
ness and earache it has done wonders to my GER
tain knowledge. 1t is the only medicine dubbed
patent medicine that have ever felt like recon-
nlending, and am very anxious to see it in
every place, for fell that would not be with
out it III my house for any consideration. am
now suffering with pain like rheumatism in
my right limb, and nothing relieves me like
Thomas Eclectric Oil.
Dr. E. F. CRANE;
CORY, Pa.
Otto J. Doesburg, proprietor Holland City Neaos,
Mich writes: "a bad cold settled on my side
and back kidney trouble liver and rheumatism
combined; suffered terribly, though was oblig-
to move about and attend to business: 1 tried
forlorn hope, tried your Thomas Eclectic Oil,
have only used half fifty-cent bottle, and feel
as well as l ever did in my lite"
E. Balch, Elgin, ILL.,, writes; "That after try
ing dozeus of patent linaments, without relief
for rheumatic and stiff knee, / feel I have
struck oil at last for after using three bottles of
Thomas Eclectric Oil, l am prepared to say-it is
the best application have ever used
A letter from p. o. Sharpless, druggist, Marion
Ohio, in writing of Thomas Eclectric OIL says:
zone man was cured ofsoIe throat of eight years
standing with one bottle" We have a number
of cases of rheumatism that have been cured
when other remedies have failed. We consider
it the best medicine sold,
Mr.. Albert Anderson, York Street, Buffalo, fell
down stairs and severely bruised his knee, few
applications of Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil entire
ly cured him.
My son had badly swelled neck and a sore
throat. Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil cured him in
As hours My wife's foot was much infiam ed
Eclectric Oil cured her in one day.
l.. b. BLOOMER,
Virgil n. Y.
SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE
fricc SO cts. and $l.OO.
FOSTER, MILBURN & CO.,
BUFFALO, N. Y.
Sold in wATERTowS by FL. T, EBERLE.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-09

UNRIvALED. AS being certain cure
for the worst forms of dyspepsia, in
digestion, constipation, impurity of blood,
torpid liver, disordered kidneys, etc., and
as medicine for eradicatlng every species
of humor, from an ordinary pimple to the
worst ulcer, Burdock Blood Btters stand
unrivaled. Price $1.00, trial size 10
cents. Sold by III. T. Eberle.
A CONFEDERATE MILLIONAIRE Since
the rise in Confederate bonds million
aire has been discovered near Birming-
ham, Ala He lives two miles from the
town, and has supported himself for
years by cutting and hauling wood to the
Birmingham market. There seems to
be something lucky in hauling wood.
We all remember how Grant in the day
before the unpleasantness hauled wood
to St. Louis. Now he is great and has
more money than he knows how to spend.
Our Birmingham friend claims that he
will cease to cord wood now, as he had
the sense when they were plentiful to
cord away six or eight cords of Confed-
crate bonds. He says his house will be
little breezy. as he papered it with
Confederate securities, and he will have
to remove the papering to realize, but he
will try and stand it till he can build
brown stone 'front.' Vicksburg Herald.
FOUND AT LAsT.-What every one
should have, and never be without, is
Thomas Electric Oil. 1t is thorough and
safe in its effects, producing the most
wonderous cures sofrheunatism, of neuralgia,
burns, bruises, and wounds of every kind.
Sold by FL. t. Eberle.
Exhaustive diseases that lead to insan-
ity, consumption and premature grave,
are quickly cured by Browns Iron Bit
tiers. 1t strengthens every part of the
body.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-09

A Pen PICTURE OF GUTTEAU.-I saw
Guiteau to-day He was in the room of
the Criminal Court for just one hour, and
| sat during that time within two yards
of him where | could see and study his
every feature. What poor and miser-
able-looking wretch he is; small of
stature, thin legs, large feet and hands,
and hair the color OF which cannot be
discerned, SO closely is it cropped to the
seal p of small, round head, and face
made repulsive by the stubby mustache
and beard of course hair, cut close to the
cheeks and coming down to point about
four inches from the tip of the chin, and
of color similar to a beard of black hair
that has been dyed when the dye was
wearing off; a mouth of unusual proper
tions, which wears fixed expression of
anger; large and ill-shaped nose, and
eyes which, though not small, are kept
back under a forehead which is typical
of the maniac IF any one at all famil-
lar with the inmates of the Insane Asy-
lum Will look at Guiteaus face and say
that it is not the face of the typical
maniac, then [ am mistaken, and have
been visitor to many institutions where
the insane are kept.-Neao York Times
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-09
business Goros.
W G. SPALDING

nysieian and Surgeon and EXamlng surgeon
60, Pansions Office over Bank of WatertoWn
building, up stairs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-09

Mrs. T. c. Robertson, ittsburg. Pa, writes;
/ was silj3eriag troni general debility. want of
appetite. constipation etc. SO that life was a
burda ssJci lsng Burdock Blood Bitters | felt
bette fnst .8e years. l cannot praise your Bit
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-09

A. J. Voigt has succeeded in organic
ing quite large singing class among the
singers and would-be-singers of this city
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-09
AUGUST WIGGENHORN,

Jeweler has recently opened yeWeFs straets ssoss
in Johnsons block, corner Main and Isl s'TeTes res
where he will keep constantly grI OH n"S Silver and
pistad Ware. &c Particular attention pald y
rensiring Watches, Clocks, Jewelry' &C. aiio
warranted to give satisfaction
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-11-09

L. Gibbs. of Buffalo, \. V, writes: 'Your
Burioek Blood Bitters, in chrome diseases OF the
blood liver aud kidneys, have been signally
markeG with success, [ have used them myself
witt best results for torpdity ofthe liver; and in
the ease o. D -Tiend of mine suffering from drop
s. tia. II -; NraS IN .rYelOus.n
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-29
A CURE FOR CAR.SICKNESS.

Many persons, especially ladies, arc
great sufferers from that form of nau-
sea and headache known as "car sick
ness" A journey by rail has for them
all the discomfort and suffering that an
ocean voyage has to the majority of
travellers. A lady who had occasion
to take a short trip on the Lowell road
and she never travels by rail for
pleasure-was, as usual with her, as
thoroughly sick az landsman is on
the "hcaping deep" by the time she
had ridden a dozen miles, The con-
ductor Of the palace car, who wGs APP
parently very familiar with such cases,
told the sufferers companion that a
sheet OF writing paper, worn next TO
the person, directly over the chest, was
a sure preventive Of tho trouble in nine
cases out OF ten. He had recommend.
ed it to hundreds Of travellers and
rarely knew il 10 fail, The nrescrip.
ton seemed very like "oharm," a
horse chestnut carried in the pocket to
ward off rheumatism or red string
around the neck to prevent bleeding at
the nose but it was simple, and could
at least do no harm. For the return
trip sheet Of common writing note
paper was fastened inside the clothing
as directed. Result; a perfectly com.
Portable journey without hint of the
old sickness that had for years made
travel by rail horror. 1t was so like
a superstition or happy accident,
however, that the lady would not &C.
cept IL as real until subjected to q more
severe test. This came in day jour.
ncy TO New York, and that hardest
trial of ala night trip in on "allcgcd"
sleeping car. Both were taken in tri.
umph. The "charm" worked.
The lady writes "The day journey
was q perpetual wonder and delight TO
me- | could sit up and read, and look
at the landscape through which we
whirled, and act as other people do.
And still | didn't feel ready to confess
TO cure until bad tried the sleeping
car, which has always been horror to
me. But even here the spell worked.
| ate q heavy supper in the dining car
and kept It Slept soundly all night,
got up as comfortably and dressed with
as level head and as steady q hand
as though ! had been in my own room.
Read until breakfast timc--a thing 1
nevar before done on tho cars-and
was hungry for my morning meal II
IA really wonderful, almost too good
10 be real. For the first time in my
life | have experienced the pleasure Of
travelling. / wish that conductor TO
be specially thanked. wish, also,
that know his name. | would like
to call tho Lords particular attention
TO his case, and don't want TO mako
any mistake and have the blessing de-
scend upon the wrong man. Boston
Herald.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-29
THE GROWTH or THE GUN.

Hunting for game was practicet
with bow and arrow only, until the
sixteenth century the Spaniards con
trived the arquebuss or Matchbox
Here the match was fitted to a "ser,
pentine" or cock, hung upon pivot,
and brought into contact with the
printing by u working substantially
the same as that of the modern ham.
mer and trigger. This was further
improved by the German invention Of
a steel wheel with serrated edge, fitted
to a spring, and made. to revolve
rapidly, tho edge coming in contact
with piece Of pyrites, and by this
friction produced the sparks, to ignite
the priming. The use OF the wheel.
lock for sporting purposes was very
general in the middle Of the sixteenth
century, and for long time was not
improved upon.
But necessity is tho mother of in.
vention, A band of Dutch chicken
stealers or of Spanish marauders-it is
disputed which-being too poor to
provide themselves with the high
priced wheel-lock, and afraid to use
the matchbox because its light re.
vealed their whereabouts to the min.
ions Of the law abstained from their
evil practices long enough to devise a
weapon better adapted to the needs of
roost robbers. The result was the flint.
lock and the pot-hunting fraternity
scored a long credit mark. The sports.
men Of our grandfathers' generation
owed the mechanism OF their guns to
a band of poultry thieves; there is yet
hope for the colored brother.
The fint-lock reached its perfection
in the hands of "that king of gun.
- Joseph Manton, in the early
part Of the present century, and Il
gave way only to a worthy superior
in the modern gun exploded by per.
cussion
The discovery of Illuminating pow.
ders and their application to gunnery
mark a most important epoch in the
manufacture and employment of fire.
arms. The charge in tho gun was at
first placed above fhe Eliminating pow
der which was ignitcd by the concnssion
OF an iron plunger struck by cock.
Then the plunger was dispensed with,
and the illuminate was simply placed |
in the flash pan. The successive steps
are familiar to almost all gunners the
priming was placed between two bits
Of paper and called percussion pellets
The illuminate was affixed to the breech
Of the newly invented cartridge and
fired by penetrating needle then
came the copper cay; and then the
eliminating improvement Of the cart.
ridge containing both the charge and
.hc priming, and ignited at first by the
pin and afterward rim fire and central
ire principle.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-29
FREAKS or LIGHTNING.


Lightning struck book in the pocket
OF John B. Junek, of Refugio, Texas,
and tore its pages in singularly irreg-
ular manner. Junek was knocked
senseless,
William Alsiord and his son-in.law,
Norton Orr, of East Hannibal, No,
were struck by bolt and the former
was killed. Orr will be totally deaf the
rest of his days.
At Springfield, Mass, lightning rip.
ped up the floors OF the house of Morris
A. Cooley, tore out the ceilings, put
out the lights, and created a general
shaking up. None of the inmates was
hurt,
Lightning struck cherry tree in the
court yard of N. H. McCrackcn, of
Fulton, n. Y, and killed the canary in
the cage that Mrs McCracken was
holding in her hand. Mrs. McCracken
was not hurt
The homo of Mrs. Catharine Welch,
Of Kittery, Me-, was completely wreck.
ed by lightning. Mrs. Welch's son was
hurled from his bed against the wall,
and Mrs. Welch herself was stunned.
At Harrodsburg, Ky, lightning shat
tered every window pane In the hnnse
of Isaac Torhune, and demolished
tree measuring thirty inches so com
pletely that large pieces of wood were
thrown 100 feet and the trunk split
into ordinary cord wood.
A policeman in tho Central police
station OF Philadelphia had just finish.
ed combing and dressing his hair in a
recent thunderstorm when the cleo.
-tricity soon unmade it by drawing
every hair on end so that il looked as
if rullled by rake, but his body suf.
icred no injury.
In recent storm in Philadelphia
ball of white fire resembling a flicker.
ing electric light was visible on the
very top OF tall telegraph pole on
Fourth street, below Chestnut. Ina
few seconds il darted among one Of the
wires and was lost in the darkness.
Another and another followed in rapid
succession until the wire resembled
string of dancing red.hot balls.
Lightningdid terrible work at Cedar.
town, Ga, recently. In double log
house occupied by n family named
Prince and another named Brazier, the
bolt entered the roof and struck dead
Mrs. Brazier, who was standing by the
fire roasting coffee. Her neck was
broken and her head split open by
piece OF the mantel that was torn off
by the Lightning and hurled at her with
terrific force. Mr. Powell, who was
holding Mrs. Brazier's infant, was
knocked senseless. JEFF Vancy, who
was in the same room, was struck dead.
Mrs Prince, who stood in the hallway
between the rooms, was instantly killed,
and a hole was made in the floor under
her ieot as II rifle ball bad pierced il.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-29
GOUT AND DYSPEPSIA.

1t is well.known that gout is a com.
mon disease in England. In this
country il is so rare that little is
known about it outside the medical
profession. 1t is, however, an exceed.
ingly painful disease, and the intervals
between the attacks tend to grow less
and less-as is illustrated in the case
of SpurgeOn, who is now so frequently
driven from bis pulpit by them.
As the witty Frenchman has dc.
scribed it, rheumatism is your hand in
tho wise until you can stand it no
longer; gout is one more turn of the
screw.
Luxurious living, with insufficient
exercise, is universally regarded as ITS
cause, except that one may inherit
tendency to it, though even this, doubt.
less, connects with inherited luxurious
habits.
Dyspepsis, on the other hand, is, in
this country, as common as gout is
rare. This, also, is largely due to I'M
proper eating-improper in quality or
in quantity One may have naturally
weak powers of digestion; or the di.
gestive capacity may have become
weakened temporarily orpermanently,
by grief care, anxiety, pressure of
business, unremitting brain work, or
too little exercise in the open air.
At a late meeting of the Boston So.
ciety for Medical Observation, DR..
Curtis pointed out the common origin
Gout results where digestion is vigor-
Gus. The blood becomes overcharged
with food, mainly nitrogenous. This,
instead of being eliminated in the form
of urea, carbolic acid, ETC., remains in
the System imperfectly oxidized, as the
source Of the latter disease.
In the United States, overeating,
giving rise TO dyspepsia, prevents that
excess Of unassimilaied nutriment
which is the foundation of Englands
moro painful atlliction.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-29

township or townships or boroughs
and have neglected to pay taxes so as
aforesaid assessed with like effect as II
said warrants had not expired by the
limitation Of two years, aforesaid Pro.
vided, that provisions Of this Act shall
not apply TO warrants issued prior to
the year one thousand eight hundred
and seventy.four; And provided fur.
ther, that the provisions of this Act
shall not apply to cities of the first and
second class.
Approved the tenth day Of June, A.
d. 1881. HENRY NJ. HoYT.
An Acr making II q misdemeanor for any minor
to knowingly and falsely represent himself Of
full age for the purpose Of obtaining intoxi-
eating liquors.
SECTION l. That any person under
theage OF twenty-one years who shall
knowingly and falsely represent him
self to be twenty.one years of age to
any licensed inn keeper, restaurant
keeper or other persons, for the pur-
pose OF procuring or having furnished
to him by sale, gift or otherwise any
intoxicating liquors, shall be guilty Of
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereofin any court of quarter sessions
shall be sentenced to pay fine of not
more than twenty dollars or undergo
an imprisonment in the county Jail for
a period not exceeding thirty days.
SEC. 2. That any person who shall
knowingly, willfully and falsely repre-
sent to any licensed inn keeper, res
taurant keeper or other person any
minor to be OF full age, for the purpose
of inducing any such licensed inn keep
er, restaurant keeper or other person
tosell or funish any intoxicating liquors
to said minor, shall be guilty OF "a mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be sentenced to pay fine OF not
more than twenty dollars or undergo
an Imprisonment in the county jail for
a period not exceeding thirty days,
both or either at the discretion of the
court
Approved the tenth day of May, A.
d. 1881. HENRY NJ. HoYT
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-29
THE DERBY STAKES.


The race won on June LIST, by p.
Lorillard's American Iroquis was the
l02d Derby, and is the first victory of
the Derby stakes. The Derby was
first run in 1880, and since then ranked
as one of the principal events in En-.
gland and although its popularity is
being threatened by the liberal stakes
and added moneys at other meetings,
il is not likely to cease to be the grand
event Of tho racing year. The recol.
lections attached to the race have be.
como part Of the history of England.
EPSON, where the Derby is run, is q
parish in the county Of Surrey, four.
teen miles from London, on the turn.
pike from London to Dorking. About
1850 tho town became known from
one end Of the kingdom to tho other
by the discovery Of the springs from
which tho celebrated EPSON salts are
derived. People went from London
TO drink of the waters, and in course
of time fashionable town sprang up,
with lodging houses, ballroom, and
other accommodations. Racing was
introduced there previous to 1877, for
James l. lived there, and he was fond
of racing. In the reign Of Charles |.
races were of frequent occurrence, as
they werc used to bring the gentry
together, where so much plotting was
done that Cromwell forbade the sport.
But a century later the racing at Ep.
som had become famous, and although
there are no records, nearly all of the
old publications make mention of the
fact. Racing, however seems to have
injured the town as a fashionable re.
sort, and soon nothing was left TO Ep.
som except its race course, which in
due time came TO be the best in En-.
gland Within the last few years the
.own has been nearly rebuilt. A mum.
Der of trainers, jockeys, and others
Identified with the turf make it their
lome, and Lord Roseberry has coun-
ry residence there, the Durdans. The
Of the mile and a halt race
.ourseis wide enough for forty starters.
The first ground covered in a steep
scent, followed, when the top OF the
I'LL is reached, by tolerable fiat ground
or three furlongs. Then comes the
cry sharp descent TO Tottenham
)orner-a rather dangerous curve, and
he straight run in Of rather less than
ialf mile, the rise TO the stand being
.radual and slight. With the excep-
ion Of Tottcnham Corner there is no
angerous part of the course, and the
unning track all around is of ample
width to afford elbow room toa practi.
ally unlimited number of starters.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-29
TRAINING TOMATOES.

The tomato crop has become one Of
the most important in the domestic as
well as in the market garden, and
should be carefully looked after. There
was time when the eating of toma-
toes, raw and cooked, was overdone,
bu. they have become a stock fruit, to
he eaton for salad or sanee. and arc
still moro useful for havoring soups
and other dishes. In the East they
have been used for long period in the
latter form, as an indispensable article
Of diet.
A little care in training the plants
and moderate trimming will greatly
promote their fruitiulness, advance the
time of their ripening and improve
their flavor 1t is well to have them
set out on the sunny side Of a wall or
fence against which they may be train.
cd on a slanting trellis, so as to afford
free circulation of air behind and at
the same time expose the fuit con.
stnntly TO the sun. The sun is essen.
tial to the perfection OF the fruit as
much as with cherries OF apples. Its
often excluded from the tomatoes by
the rank growth of vines and leaves,
and so the fruit is slow in coming to
perfection. Indeed itnever does come
TO perfection without the ripening in.
nuence of the suns rays.
Another great advantage of training
tomatoes ia the manner suggested is
that they are kept out of the dirt, are
always clean and ready for use and are
not liable TO rot The common mode
of letting the plants take care of them
selves, and the fruit lie on the ground,
exposes the tomatoes TO dirt and rot
and vermin, from which they may
easily be preserved by little extra
pains.
Where a trellis or frame cannot be
made it is well to put brush on the
ground before they have had much
growth, and allow the plants TO run on
the brush. This will keep the fruit out
Of tho dirt, and an occasional moderate
trimming OF the vines and leaves will
expose il TO the sun. But q good frame
will pay well in the end.