Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-06-07
NO. "a


some time past been conveyed in large
quantities by steamer from Adriatic ports
to Alden and other towns III Arabia, but
SO fond have the natives become of the
beverage that temperance movement
has been started I'D various parts of South
ern Arabia. The religious authorities have
been prominent in furthering the agita-
ton. At Muscat it is said that all the
mosques have publically condemned Ger
man beer, and pronounced direful future
punishment on all who partake of it.
The Sultan, however, permits Jews and
Hindostanees to sell the drink, on condi-
tion that the object is medicinal. The
number of the sick has accordingly in
creased in very perceptible proportions,
INDIAN WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH
For some time an old Indian couple,
from the Indian camp near Horizon, have
been camping on the Westfall place in
North Lowell, near the bank of the river,
their names being johnson. Several
days ago. the squaw, aged II, was taken
seriously i'll, and her husband went on
Sund ay to consult doctor, leaving her
alone. The neigh5ors ass s.ed her N keep
ing fire, but last Sunday afternoon, the
fire somehow caught in fence, and from
that to her clothes, and, unable to move,
her legs were burned to a crisp, and
from the effects of the fire she did. Mrs.
Rounds, widow lady, seeing the fire,
went to the dying squaw's assistance, and
pulled the almost lifeless corpse from the
burning embers--Beaver Dam Citizen.
Dr. Schliemann lives in princely style
in Athens, in an imposing marble palace
which bears on its front, above the door,
the inscription in tiers of gold: "Hall
of Ilium," Here, every other Thursday
evening during the winter, he entertains
hundred or more professors, journalists
and statesmen. The spacious parlors af-
ford room for more than three hundred
guests. All the decorations of the house
commemorate Dr.Schliemann's researches
The floors are paved with Italian mosaics,
the walls covered with Pompeiian fres-
Goes and patterns of objects found at Troy
and Mycen@, and Homeric, notices and
inscriptions abound. At the family table
classic Greek alone is spoken, and even
the servants have classic names; the gar
dener is Priam, the porter Bellerophon,
and the two nurses Hecuba and Poly
Xena.
Ponds Extract is unequalled as a sub
duer of all pains, infammations, strains,
bruises, wounds, cuts, burns, etc., etc.
Pedestrians, oarsmen, and all athletes
should never be without it. No family
should fail to keep it at hand. It will
save many doctors BILL Recommend
ed and used by the leading physicians
and hospitals of this country and Europe
31w4
AN ELECTRIC DANCE.-Cut out lot of
funny little people from tissue paper, all
exactly the same height-say an inch
and one-eight. Make thelo just as conf
ical as you can. Lay them On the table
near together and put a fat ,riass roof
over them. Build this by placing pane
of glass, with its edges inserted between
the pages of two large books lying on the
table. This roof must be about one-eight
OF an inch above the peoples heads when
they are standing Now take a silk
handkerchief and rub this glass roof
briskly, moving your hand round in a
circle. As long as you rub the glass the
people will dance-without any music
and IN the most comical fashion. Ifyour
finger happens to touch the glass, they
all drop dead
A GOOD MEDICINE.-J. Wyatt. of Rock
lngham, n. c. has little boy, five years
old, who has been suffering with a skin
disease, breaking out all over, ever since
he was born. He informs US, he saw the
advertisement of DR.. ]. G. Ayers Sarsa-
parilla in the Danville Times, and bought
bottle OF it. He administered it to the
boy, and states there has been wonder
ful improvement. The breaking out is
rapidly disappearing, and the boys ap-
petite is good for the first time.-Dan-
rSlle. Ta, Times.
Ayers Sarsaparilla is sold by all drug
gists, and is positive remedy for impur-
tiles of the blood Silva
The late General Ramsey, of the q. S.
army, otficiated as groomsman when a
! son of John Quincy Adams was married
in the White House while his father was
President
The engagement is announced at
Washington of Miss Meigs, daughter of
Quartermaster General Meigs, to Archi-
odiu rOrueS, tue lecturer ana English
war correspondent.
LOVE Your NEIHGBoR.-When your
friend or neighbor is laboring under bod
lily atfiiction, indigestion, biliousness, con-
stipation caused ty impurity IF blood, or
disorders Of the kidneys or liver, don't
tail to recommend Burdock Blood B;tters,
a sure and safe remedy. Price $1.0O.
Sold by H. T. Eberle.
General Fitzhugh Lee is lecturingsin
Southern cities on Charlottesville,
for the benefit Of Southern Historical So
ciety.
Col. Ingersolls family have again leas-
ed the cottage at Long Branch which
they occupied last summer, and will take
possession early in June
The following are the estimated annual
incomes of few wealthy New Workers.:
William H. Vanderbilt, seven and half
millions of dollars; Jay Gould, six mill