Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-01-04
NO. II


bury, writer from London says: "He
owes nothing to birth but the mother wit
which has enabled him to win the vari-
Gus prizes of his profession Any day
you may chance to see Dr. TAFT walking
about the streets of London, and haply
staring into the shop windows He will
probably be attended by chaplain, and
of course he will wear the unimposing
dress of his order. The imagination
must make slight effort to realize that
the aged, mild-looking gentleman in
CATERS is the first British subject after
the Princess of the blood, and fills the
place once filled by Lanfranc, and Beckett,
and Langton, by Cranmer and Laud."
Dr. TAFT is now 70 years old.
An appalling calamity occurred at
Shanesville, Saturday night TheKnights
of Pythias were holding festival when
the floor gave way, precipitating about
800 people to the first floor, the hot stove
fell with the crowd and the oil from
broken chandeliers saturated the clothing
OF the unfortunate victims and the whole
mass Of humanity was soon enveloped in
flames. The widest excitement and con-
fusion prevailed and the scene which
followed is described as beggaring descrip-
tlon The first report was that fourteen
were killed, but later accounts reduce the
number to six, with large number terri
bly, injured
A fraud of considerable proportions has
just been unearthed in Southern Dakota.
A gang of scoundrels in Douglas county,
n fhat 7 ic
$500, 900 worth of alleged county school
bonds, though the county itself has never
been organized in school districts, and
though the whole taxable property of the
county does not exceed SIS, 900 or $4,000
and contains only some forty voters. One
Charles /. Mccoy, a prominent politician
of Bonhomme county, and now candi-
date for the United States marshalship of
the territory, is suspected of "uttering"
the bonds.
WHAT PHYSICIANS SAY.-SAN LEAN
DRo.-Dr. r. V. Pierce, Buffalo, n Y:
Dear SRI have employed your "Pleas-
ant Purgative Pellets" in my practice for
the last four years Inow use no other
Alternative or cathartic medicines in all
chronic arrangements of the stomach,
liver, and bowels. I know of nothing
that excels them. J. A. MILLER, M. D.
CHICAGO, Feb.21, 1877.
I was afflicted with salt rheum for
years. 1 could never get anything to
give more than tempory relief until [
used Papillon. After using two bottles
[ find that my skin is in better condition
than it ever was, and no sign of salt
rheum. HANNAH YOUNG.
Hub ST., near 33d.st.
THERE IS NOTHING LIKE TT.--The
failing powers of digestion, assimilation,
secretion, are restored to permanent
health, strength and activity, by using
Browns Iron Bitters-a true tonici per-
feet strengthened sure reyiver!
PoND's EXTRACT.-This popular reme-
dy holds a conspicuous position among
the best remedies of the age for variety
of ailments to which human flesh is heir.
There is scarcely a family in the land
which allows itself to be for day with
out supply of Ponds Extract, SO con-
venient and reliable an agent is it in
avoiding Or combating physical Affections
under one name or another. The few
persons who may not be familiar with
Ponds Extract will act wisely if they
make its acquaintance now. 1t can be
had of all druggists Hartford Post.
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