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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-15

am Baptist Minister and long before even
thought of beng clergyman l graduated III
medicine but left lucrative practice for my
present profession 40 years ago. was for many
years q sufferer from quInsy; Thomas Ecleclrlc
Oil cured me" was also troubled with hoarse-
ness and Thomas Electric Oil always relieved
me. My wife and child had dlphtherla. ana
Thomas Ecectric Oil cured them" and if taken
in time viii cure seven times out OF ten L am
confident it is cure for the most obstinate cold
or cough, and ifany one will take 81 small tea
spoon and half fill it with the Oil, and then place
the end ofthe spoon i'll one nostrll and draw the
Oil out of the spoon into the head by snlffng as
hard they can until the Oil falls over into the
throat, and practice that twice week, dont
care how offensive their heads may be 1t will
clean it out and cure their catarrh. For deaf
ness and earache it has done wonders to my ceI-
tain knowledge. 1t is the only medicine dubbed
patent medicine thai have ever felt like recon-
nlending, and l am very anxious to see 1t in
every place, for fell that would not be with
out it III my house for any conslderatlon. am
now suffering with pain like rheumatism in
my right limb, and nothing relieves me like
1-'O---''0 DR.. E. F. CRANE;
Cory, Pa.
Otto J. Doesburg, proprietor HotlGnd City Neocs,
Mich writes: ga bad cold settled On my side
ard back kidney trouble, liver and rheumatism
combined; suffered terribly, though was oblig-
to move about and attend TO business l tried
local doctors, but received no relief, and, as a
forlorn hope, tried your Thomas Eclectic Oil,
have only used half fifty cent bottle, and feel
as wei as ever did in my life"
E. Balch, Elgin, H., writes; ''That after try
ing dozens of patent linaments without relief
for rheumatic and stiff knee, feel have
struck oil at last for after using three bottles of
Thomas Eclectric Oil, 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 ofso1e throat ofeight years
standing with one bottle" We have number
Of cases of rheumatism that nave 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
y cured him.
NY son had badly sWelled neck. and sore
throat DR. Thomas Eclectric Oil cured him in
AS hours Ny wife's foot was much infiamed;
Electric Oil cured her in one day:
L. b. BLOOMER,
Virgil N. Y.
cOTD RY DRUGGISTS EVERYWAERE
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-15

rosbionable Barber and Hair Dresser, ert0p
n EasnlGIbole basement, on the Bridge NatertoGT To-
Mil The hest of Hair Dye used "arI"Ai'00
hold color for eight weeks.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-15

NJ. Leaver is erecting a horse barn in
the rear of his new store on Madison
street.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-15
BUSINESS GIoros.

c. B. SKINNER.
DANIEL HALL.
HALL e. SKINNER
Attorneys and oounseors at Law a4a abstPoct Of
ters in Chancery., Have d e9hpaTr i1pcmbrances on
the RECORDS : u jefferson county. Office over WIS IS
real ansg fS'5s National Bank at the foTmer ONCE u
Enos & Hall. ---
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-15

Mrs. J. g. Robertson, Pittsburg, Pa, writes:
Il vas suffering from general debility, want OF
appetite constipation. etc., that life was a
burden after using Burdock Blood Bitters @ felt
better than for years. can not praise your Bit
terS too much"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-12-07
Chances for MatrimOny.

.' It is "a long time since there
has been a season SO marked with
numerous weddings, and the antici-
pated nuptials of several ladies con.
siderably past thirty has had the ef-
feet Of making many of the autumn
leaf sisterhood pluck; up courage. An
unmarried lady of'juvenile tendencies
who owns up to forty has for many
years been keeping record of the ages
of brides of her acquaintance who
have accepted the qhymenial halter,
and having reached the number of
one thousand, has made up table
for the benefit of her friends, showing
the average matrimonial chances Of
different ages between fourteen and
forty. Unfortunately none of the
brides in her catalogue have passed
that point. The table is as follows:
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-12-07

photographs as l have seen totally fail
to give the slightest concep6onsof it.
There is nothing like it in tile world.
The Swiss Alps appear small and in
different to me after seeing these NAM
moth sulphur springs and geysers.
They are literally understandable. Their
extent, their variety, their infinite ir-
regularity, must be seen to be realized.
Their incrusted forms 9eem to have
a law of their own construction. I'm
agine a series of huge basins, formed
as regularly as a fountains in a
European city, leaning over
each other hundreds Of feet in height,
and each varying in color from dull
lake-red to, snow white. a.N ~
There are high hills and beautiful
chrystalized sulphur, countless gey-
sers and hot sulphur water, that throw
up jets and columns from 20 to 200
feet. Asa great sanitarium, it seems
to me the park :, will some day be
national resort. 1t is .bountifully
watered by clear streams that abound
in fish, and game is plentiful. Elk
cept the Marshall House, a rude frame
structure, there is no place Of accom-
mediation there as yet, and while the
trails' and Nroadways are obvious
enough and fairly passable for We
hicles, there has been strange omis-
sion on the part of the Government
custodians to- erect signboards at the
crossings giving the distances and the
directions to the various points. ..-.,...
A Government police is sadly need
ed to prevent wanton and careless
confagrations, which have already
destroyed, vast bodies of valuable tim
Der and cdisfgured, the face of the
country. There canabs noG doubt of
tie ABUNDANCE ofgame ia thespark. I
saw herd Sofs elk Ton three different
occasions, scattered antelope every few
days, and bear. tracks. were plenty in
thezsnow. Me had no difficulty in
procuring elk meat, and what was far
better, the meat Of the wild mountain
sheep. 1t was, the best mutton ever
tasted; in favor and delicacy I think
it was superior to the famous Welsh
mutton. We met every now and then
camping parties. .Capt.s Corning
counted more than 800 sight-seers;
they came principally from the Pacific
Coast. We also came across compa-
MES of men engaged i'll fishing and
shooting, and drying and sailing the
trout for winter, use.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-12-07

Is the only Iron preparation that
does not color the teeth, and will not
%. cause headache or constipation, as =.
other Iron preparations will.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-12-07
Death Without Decay.
From a Mount st. Bernard Letter.

The great curiosity of the monas-
terry of Mount St. Bernard is the
morgue. Here is death without de-
cay; Here, in this wondrous air, on
this pass more than 5000 feet above
the sea level, putrefaction is unknown;
and bodies found in SHOWS in winter
or after the white shroud has melted
away from the bosom of nature in the
spring-are preserved entire SO long
as the monks care to keep them. The
grimness of the spectacle is enhanced
by the fact that nearly every body
found is contorted, twisted, Strained
and knotted up in fantastic shapes.
Now and then one which bears all the
appearance of tranquil sleep is
brought in, but in. most cases there
are Indications that man and woman,
in their battle with nature, fought
hard and desperately, and refused to
be overcome until every particle of
force was exhausted. The brethren
gather up the bodies with tender care
and place them in the dead-house IN
the usually vain hope that some rela-
tivesy may come to recognize them.
Where is the father of the child which
this strange spectral mother clasps IN
her arms? What was the history OF
the woman who had thus wandered
in the wild winter from the, Rhone
Valley toward the kinder and warmer
Italian slopes? Perhaps her husband
was with her, and perhaps his body
now lies at the bottom of some preel-
pice, where even. the monks OF St'
Bernard cannot find him, or perhaps
he is here in the dead-house; perhaps
that PROSTATE body, seeming to grovel
on the rocky floor, is his. The peas
ants rarely carry any paper which can
completely identity them, and some,
times the unfortunates found dead IL
the pass here led such. wandering
hves-going to Switzerland for harvest
work in the summer and to Italy
when the winter nips them-that then
passports even give no clew to theIl
birtR:plaees or native villages. T
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-12-07
z NJ csI,se 70, alarm :, A new baby re-

! No cause for alarm :, A new baby re
Gently arrived in the family of a Leuis-
Vile journalist, and papa was 'exces-
sively proud over the event. Turning
to the old black nurse, "Aunty," said
he, stroliing the little pate, this boy
seems to have, a journalistic head. "
"Oh, cried the untitored old aunty,
soothingly, -'never You mind bout
dat; dat'li come all right in time. =
L0,,isriHe C6mier-JUTnal,
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-12-07
MISSION VALLEY NURSERIES.
Twelve Miles n, m yictoria, Tex.


These Nurseries have claims upon the people of
western and southern Texas that cannot be urged
by any other establishment. MG1 e...M y &
To give to western and southern Texas list of
fruits adapted to the climatic requirements Is the
object to which the proprietor has devoted his life
He has be able to bring to his aid the advantages
of early horticultural training, and by the expend
iture Of over twenty thousand dollars In experiments
upon our own ground-by close observation and
study through the quarter of century during
which horticultural study, experiment and labor
has been his leading pursuit-he has been able to
become acquainted with the peculiar wants of our
very peculiar climate. 5fttE. Et
Taking advantage of the principle well established
by physical geographists viz: that all fruit trees
are improved by being carried toward their polar
limit and that they are deterlorated by being car
ried toward their equatorial limft-he has made his
experiments and established his nurseries farther
south than any other general nurseries In the Unitep
States. He sells coeap northern trash to his
customers. His trees and plants are therefore bet
ter suited to Texas culture tnan those Of any other
establishment in the world. ~ y ~
Our nurseries and grounds embracing about 60
acres in horticulture, will be freely shown to visit
ors every day but Sunday. ''- "t ~ - = -
Orders for trees and plants received by mail, or
through any of our authorized agents.
Catalogues ent free to every applicant. For fur
tier Information apply to ,
u5t GILBERT ONDERDONK,
sept2S Mission Valley, Victoria Co., Texas.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-12-07
Reading the Hands.

rttle is known about pahnistry
:. o. his country that people are quite
ID 'n;sbed to find how much there is
as' = when the general outlines of its
III m.;nIes are described to them. 1t is
PiH hard to tell fortunes by the hand,
noS one need not be Gypsy queen to
anu aSle to do it. Hands are divided
w." three different kinds-those with
, rnnuwpd.pointed fingers, those with
i ,uore TIPS, and those that are spade
s sSSaned, with pods of flesh at each side
- The nail. The first type, with
. :, pointed fingers, belongs to char
a acters with quick perceptions; extra
sensitive, to very pious people, to con-
Cumulative minds, to the impulsive,
and to all poets and artists who have
identity as to prominent trait. The
second type, sqgare-shaped, belongs
10 scientific people. to sensible, self
Contained characters, and to the class
~ professional men that are neither
visionary nor altogether sordid. The
tbird type, those that are spade
shaped, with pods of flesh at each side
Of the nail, indicate people whose in
terests and instincts are mostly ma
terial, people who have a high appre-
citation of everything that pertains to
bodily use and comfort. Each finger,
no matter what kind Of a hand it is,
has a Joint representing each Of these
tvpes. The. division OF the. finger that
IS 81 nearest the palm stands for the
body the middle division represents
the mind, and the. highest point rep
resents soul. If the top joint is longer
than the others it denotes a character
with too much imagination, great
ideality and Of leaning towards the
theoretical rather than &practicaE
When the ddles3joint of THE finger
is long, it indicates, a nature that
clings more to the @luxuries than to.
the refnements of life, a mind that
looks for the utility before beauty. If
they are nearly alike, and especially
if the length of the fingers equals the
length of the palm, it indicates a, well
balanced mind. The principalFlinesi
of the hand are the line of life, which
runs around the base of the thumb,
the line of the head, which begins
alongside the line of life,. crossing the
middle of the palm, and the line of
the heart, which goes from one side
of the hand to the other at the base
of the fingers. A long and well de-
fined line of the head promises intel
lectual' power, and "a pale line means
indecision. A good looking line Of
the heart augurs well for the owners
happiness. If it sends, short lines
toward the line of the head, it is taken
to be that the love of that person will
only be given to those who have earned
their respect. Such are few5of the
points of the science which this win
ter nearly every one in intelligent So.
cial circles will be practicing and talk
ing about.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-12-07
Chances.

THE force of the table lies in the
fact that out of the 1000 marriages
among people in the same general
condition in life, the brides were OF
the numbers named opposite the
specified Philadelphia Times.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-12-07
The Yellowstone Park.
Se1atOr BEyErd

The Yellowstone Park is simply
land Of wonders and surprises. Sueh
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-12-07

willcure dyspepsia, heartburn, mala-
ria, kidney disease, liver complaint,
and other wasting diseases.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-12-07
BROWNS
B/7TERS

enriches the blood and purifes the
system; cures weakness, lack iof
energy, etc. Try a bottle. -,.,
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-08-17
What Smokers Smoke.

Fifteen factories in New York employ
chemists to FLAVOR" cigars. They Can
not do much with the wrapper, but they
can "heighten and develop" the filings
tt is a relief to know that opium is not
used, although it used to be formerly IN
England, but stringent laws broke the
practice. The substances used to flavor
tobacco are numerous. Vanilla Is the
most common. This is employed in the
form of an alcoholic tincture to flavor
FILINGS. 1t is said that few cigars are
free from vanilla. Its effects are not
harmful if not used to excess. The
tonka bean and balsam fir are used In
the same way for the same purpose.
Cedar oil is also introduced. The lml-
tator of the tobacco is valerian. Vale
rian and vanilla are the most valuable
chemicals now in use by them. BY their
use the poorest stems may be convert
ed into fair tobacco. Into cigarettes
enter not only valerian and vanilla, but
cascarilla bark. To make cigars burn
ammonia is used, and they are soaked
in saltpetre. The latter is iniurious,and
makes young men old with dispatch,
The object of its use is to cause the CT
gar to burn freely.
1t has been noticed by some smokers
that an intoxicating effect has been pro-
duced by some cigars. This IS pro-
duced by dipping the filings in solu.
ton of sulphuric ether one bromide OF
potassium. When it is known that rum
is used with vanilla and valerian it is
nothing to wonder at, that cigars so
treated produce intoxication. TO make
tobacco or aid in its adulteration, such
other things rs potato leaves, sugar,
potash, tamarinds, aniseed, gum, and
various oils not heretofore mentioned.
are used to greater or less extent. In
New York alone S26, 666,000 cigars are
made annually besides 229,SOO,OOO
cigarettes and $4,000 persons are en-
ployed.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-08-17
Paid Only For Time.
reward.

A Young man came into Justice
Carey's court room at Carson City,
Nevada, with the rim of his hat drawn
down over his eyes, and remarked:
"Do you know me?"
81 Think" replied the court, meekly,
shat you're the chap [ sentenced for
stealing about year ago."
"That's the hairpin I am, " replied the
other, "and there is 500 for my fine"
"But you served your term in jail, I"
said the Judge, "and owe no fine"
'"That's right, old boy, but Pm about
to commit an assault and battery, and I
guess I'll settle now. You're the man
I propose to lick"
"Oh! that's it," rejoined the court,
pocketing the coin; then you can start
in and we'll call it square,.
The young man advanced to the
Judge, and let out his left.
The Judge ducked his head, and, ris-
ing up, lifted the intruder in the eye
with a highlander, aud sent him over
against the wall. In a moment the
court was climbing all over the man.
and in about three minutes his face
was hardly recognizable. The man
begged the court to let up, which he
finally did. As the fellow was about to
go out, Carey went after him with:
@See mere, young man, 1 don't think
the fighting you did ought to be as
sessed at more than 81 50-heTe's $3.50
in change. L amt charging you any
thing for the fighting, but Just for my
time. Next time won't charge you a
cent
The rough took the change and the
next train for Virginia City.-CdrSop
City appeal.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-08-17
Wood Ashes.

Wood ashes are one of the most valua-
BILE fertilizers that a farmer can apply
to his soil. Ash from the wood of the
beach is said by chemists to contain
ninety six pounds of potash, thirty
pounds of lime, six pounds of Magne-
STA, three pounds of phOsphoric ascid to
the bushel of sixty pounds. From this
it will be seen how great their manurial
value is. For root crops of all kinds,
grasses, ETC., they will be found just
what is needed to stimulate and feed
the crop. The ash is the mineral ele-
ment of any vegetable structure, aid
therefore indispensable to its growth.
The farmer who will sell his ashes is
actually parting with so much of the
fertility OF his farm. As an application
to the reclaimed marsh land, the effect
Of ashes is often wonderful. The burnt
lands in the Huron penInsular viii have
their producsiyeness greatly increased
by the burning OF the forests that COW
cred then, and farmers there viii re-
ceive great benef: from the clearing Of
the lands and the depOsiting Of the ash
es from the burned forest upon them.
Michigan Palmer.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-08-17

railways, and the most serious trouoi'
has ensued in consequence. Notes
have remained unpaid, drafts gone te
protest, orders for goods are untitled
and business generally complicated and
disarranged, owing to nearly months
SUSPENSION OF COMMUNICATION.
Several delegations of prominent cit
liens from different portions OF the
state have called, during the past 10"
days upon Judge Foster, post once IN
spector in charge OF the mail division
of Texas, with q view of ascertainine
what steps are necessary to be taken To
have mail service renewed in their re-
spective localities. He has replied that
he had no jurisdiction in or contro
over the matter, but has promptly for
warded all complaints to Washington
II is understood that combination
Of the principal sufferers will be at
once formed, the principal objects OF
which are TO seek information through
the members of congress and senators
Of this state as to who are the bonds
men of the defaulting contractors, and
the general solvency of both contract
ors and bondsmen, and to call the at
tention of the different United States
attorneys in the state to the subject,
and insist upon the full enforcement Oh
section 1854 of the United States re-
vised statutes of 1878; also, to bring in
d;v;dual suits against contractors and
their sureties, in the state courts, Tor
actual damages arising from their fail
ure TO transport the mails according to
their contracts.
Under the provisions of the law re-
ferred TO. the contractors are liable to
finesof not more than $4,000 and i'm
prisonment for not more than twelve
months unless they can show good rea:
son for itheir neglect. 1t is thought
that there will be a strong effort made
20 bring the parties before the United
States commissioners for preliminary
hearing on criminal process, without
waiting for the converting OF the courts.
A jtogether the matter bids fair to be-
come one of the sensations OF the DAY
lnless speedily arranged.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-08-17
A BLOW TO BUSINESS.
Matters in Texas Seriously Complicated through
Failure of Mail Contractors 10 FuIhil
Their Duties.

Special Dispatch to the Globe-Democrat
AUSTIN. TEX, July 30.-It has been
known for some time that since the LIST
of the month there has been serions
trouble with the mail service nearly al
over Texas, but the matter is now be-
ginning to assume proportions that bid
fair to make it of national interest, and
facts are becoming more definitely
known. Although the officials are
somewhat reticent as to details, enough
is known to enable your correspondents
to state that parties took a large num-
Der of mail contracts which went into
effect on the 1st of July, and have, ex-
cept in few instances, made no pro-
vision for performing the service. 1t
is generally thought that they took
them with view of sub-letting, and
failing in this, we're financially unable
to comply with the requirements OF
their obligations. Two of the principal
contractors are from Virginia, and have
had an office here, but one of them left
more than week ago. Who the others
are is not ascertainable here.
The mail west from here to Fort
Concho was suspended for some time,
but the postmaster, Col. De Gress, act
ing under orders from Washington, has
supplied temporary service. Over the
important route between Burnet and
Llano not a trip has been made since
the first Of the month, except two or
three, paid for by citizens. and large
amount Of mail matter has Accumulated.
The same state Of Affairs exists al over
the State, except along the lines Of the
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-08-17
The Farmer.
Southern Planter.

The natural wants of man are really
very few, and hence even an ignorant,
unaspiring man may manage to exc
out living at farming, just as Ignorant
men live at other vocations. There
are many persons that do it, but would
a reasonable man point to such case
as success? The labor of such an
one is simply an animal exertion. In
most cases this man lives in shanty
or miserable hut, and rears family on
a common level, so to speak, with the
animals on his farm. He is known as
a farmer, but the name does not cor
rectly suit him. he is botch at the
business; a decided failure; the very
reverse of what would be called a first
rate farmer.
The farmer who really masters the
situation, not only accumulates money
from year to year, but his farm grows
better the longer it is worked. Every
day his mind expands with experience,
and, consequently, his calling becomes
a real pleasure. The family is brought
up in the path of usefulness, giving
each member a liberal education. He
instructs them in all the ways and
Of his own calling, and they
grow ND to follow in his footsteps
directly to success.
To do all this correctly, calls for
mich more than a low grade of intel