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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-26
4 Bisocted Woman.

lFrom the New York Journal]
There was a private exhibition yes
terday at the Eden Musee of new sem
sation called Thauma. The attraction
was quite remarkable. The room in
which it took place was darkened so
that the audience was in the back
ground. A railing separated varie-
gated curtain from the audience.
The curtain was withdrawn, and the
face, bust, and arms of young woman
were exhibited. She had pretty teeth,
was much painted as to complexion,
ard had very agreeable expression of
countenance. She was good looking
and lively. She smiled at the audience
and spoke occasionally to those who
addressed her. Now and then she put
out her arm and shook hands with
people in the small audience who de-
sired it.
The popularity of the whole thing
was that nothing below the waist ap-
peared. What would be the waist
rested on hanging pedestal. Now and
then to show that there was nothing be-
low, she would raise herself up by her
arms, and the pedestal was taken away
to show that there was nothing beneath.
She herself passed fan through the
dark air, and an old lady, her assistant,
did the same thing. In one instance q
young boy was handed up to kiss her,
and she gave him q sounding smack,
after which he was RAPIDLY taken away.
This was all very remarkable to the
people present.; nevertheless it was q
most transparent trick. The ground
back of the swinging figure is absolute
ly black. No light is permitted to reach
it. A very short examination of the
bust of Thauma shows that what is nat
ural finishes at the bosom and that the
waist is not her own. This is very
clearly shown when she raises herself
up by her arms and comes back to the
pedestal with thump. There is no
yielding of flesh, such as would take
place were the figure real. It is evident
that the waist is made of some material
and that on the pedestal on which she
rests, having as support the breast
bone, the body is carried back in the
darkness and is quite imperceptible to
human sight.
If some one could get an electric
light to bear on the dark chamber back
of the form the trick would be speedily
found out. But for all that it is very
cleverly done, and though q rank i'm
posture, it is we'll worth going to see. =
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-26

denser also, and if you feed your fur.
mace with something that makes plenty
Of smoke, it condenses the surplus into
coal. Guaranteed to start coal yard in
five weeks"
George" gasped the senior partner
to one Of the clerks, take in that sign,
and run up town and get me datling-
gum
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-26

MANY people take no care Of their
money till they have come nearly to the
end Of II, and others do the same with
heir time. Goethe.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-26
RAILWAY.

The use Of the term
" Short Line". In connec-
ton with the corporate
name Of . great road, con-
veys an idea of just what is
required by the travelling
pub ic-a Short Line, Quick
Time and the best Of 40
mmodadons-all of which
sat Railway in America.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-26
r II. GREENNAN,

r II. GREENNAN,
ATTORNEY At LAW
viii practice In the courts of record, and the q,
8. courts. Office in schleuder's block, Main
Street, Austin, MINI. 4Q.11
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-26

DALWAY HOUSE,
BANNARD d H0RR0BLN,
ProprietorsL Rates. $500 per day. Good Sample
Rooms up town. Guests carried to and from the
city free Of charge. Up town connected by telo-
phone at Gemmer & POoler'A Austin, MINI.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-26

Manufacturer and Wholesale Dealer in tho best
brands Of Grocers' and Bakers Flour Also all
Street, Austin, MINI, and at the Mil, two miles
south of the city.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-26

E1LLEN II. FAIRBANKS n. D.
Office and residence, corner West Main and
Maple Streets, opposite Public School Building,
Austin, Minn At home until A. II. and from
II TORN.
, 1884-02-02

the work. At the beginning of the
third week the farmer missed his
guest, and the painter, finding the in
spector failed to visit him AS before,
became uneasy. He wrote 10 the
General Post Office, stating that he
was carrying out the instructions he
received, tllat he had got so much
work done, and trusting il would be
satisfactory to the Department. The
reply was a sharp letter telling him
he had no authority what yer for
what he had done, that lie had made
himself liable to prosecution for tam
pering with the Queens property, and
20 a heavy penalty. He was further
ordered to desist work at once, which
he did, though the painted posts re-
main as eight feet proofs of his cred"-
lily. The impostor's only object APP
pears to have been to get free board
and lodging for a fortnight, add he had
to use the tradesman as a means to
that end.-Ibid,
, 1884-02-02

the evening and tire men at the gas
works, who work by day and night
in turn, get their instruction during
one month with tie rest of the stu
dents in the evening, and during the
next month have special classes in
the day time. The Who'll" undertake
ing has loused an interest among the
lower classes of society which, based
upon an increasing and more and
more consciously recognized desire for
knowledge, promises good results for
the whole society, if directed rightly.
1t has been considered best to let the
plan grow according to the wants and
desires of the labouring classes, in
stead OF obtruding amy completely
arranged plan upon them; and this
way Of proceeding has evidently met
with their approval.-Itmes'
, 1884-02-02
A Post Office ImpOstOr.

A singular instance of credulity on
the part Of a" lexington (herby-
shire) tradcsman is narrated by the
Sheffield Telegraph. A pointer in the
town was waited upon by a gentle
manipulating man, who represented
himself as an official of the Post Office
who had been sen down from Lon
don on special business. Ii had been
complained to the Department Che
said) that the public frequently ran
against the telegraph posts, and that
accidents had occurred to carriages
and Other conVeyances which had
come in contact with them. To avoid
such annoyance and casualties in the
future the Post Office had decided to
have all The telegraph posts painted
a clear white 10 a uniform height of
eight feet, and he had the duty Of
experimenting The work IT. thar dis
trict. He requested the radesman
TO give an estimate fo" several miles
in the lexington and ReniShaw neigh
bourEood, adding that if 'he estimate
was satisfactory the account would
be initiated by himself and forwarded
to the Department, from which a
chcque would be instantly forwarded.
The trade5man gave an estimate,
which was carefully scrurinized aud
ultimately accepted, Meanwhile the
man presented himself at farmhouse
in the neighbourhood, and surprised
the farmer by saying "Lwant accom-
mediation at your hous6,P adding that
he was a Government official who had
come down on important business
which required his presence in the To-
cality for some time. He also men
toned about the contract male with
the local tradesman. The farmer de-
INJURED. stating that he had never let
rooms before, and that he could not
afford TO give the accommodation.
On this the man, in grave tones, sad
"Mark, you have not said you won't;
that is well for you, for if you had
said you won't to a Government off
cial, you would hive rendered your
self liable to a penalty of ESQ" The
fellow went on TO say Il could 60 to
Renishaw-hall or the Rectory, and
they would not dare to refuse me.
They know that as an official of the
Government they dare not make any
remark to me; but | chose to come to
you" The farmer, alarmed at the
tone of the august official, intreated
his forgiveness, which was g%raciously
accorded. He was told to provide the
best his house afforded, and every
thing would be paid for literally.
This had been done for a whole fort
night, during which the painter and
his mrn hboured away at the teie-
graph posts, painting them, as rrqnir-
ed, "a clear white, of good paint That
would last, to a uniform height of
eight feet" The official occasionally
looked down upon him TO examine
H* -
, 1884-02-02
Mr.. Holloway.
from the Spectator

There is ALWAYS Il profound inter.
est feiE by !Em2il>hmrn IN men who
accumulate great fortunes, whether
they Sp nd them we'll or i'll, or do
not spend them at all, bn; save them
for others to spend and il is obvious
that Mr.. holloway, who had one ct
those Gunck< OF making mon-y which
almost suggest the possibility of ii
new ahd very nrtifci,l in>ti"c., has
excited this mler'>t in England
more, we think, by the fortune thrt
he made, than by the &rnrrnS ty to-
wards the public with which hr cx,
pend d it. We heartily recognise
the generosity Of those plans IOr heal,
ing durable mental disease. ana for
giving girls Il SoIht ln'rIlrctUll traul-
ING, ON winch Mr.. Holloway IayI>hrd
ii considerable part OF his colossal
wealth. But we must say that there
seems to us to b. too mu"h disposition
to make Ir9ht of the great variety
OF po!yglot ibs by which The original
basis OF that colossal fortune was
laid. From all we have ever heard,
Of crur>r, we have no knowledge
on the subj ct o"r>rIvrS,-Nr. sl"t-
IowAy'S ointm"n; has really been
found II most useful remedy for sores,
especially the sores of horses, by
those who have tried il; aud Mr..
IIotIowry's pulls are prob 'b'y useful
pills OF n commonplace kind. But
there is no name If doubt hat they
would never have earned til" sums
they did earn. II the advertisements had
kept wiIhio lLe truth in speaking Of
their curatiye eff ct; there is no
manner OF doubt til It their popularity
has sprung from thlt gross * Egfra-
ton OF the e~xcetIe ,cieS OF tlclr w
wares which tradesm"n indul2e in ali
over the w"rld,-lnd which they no
doubt excuse, by saying Il themselves
that as every b 'dy is dispose to be
incretlulouS of I'll" praises lnvlSlrd by
men on heir own goods, you nus
extremely over-rate The utility OF
what you off r., It YOU xprct II t. be
rated BY others even al lis actual
value. W. dare say that Mr.. lIoI-
Iowny woul! have argued that The
net result of all his advertising eulO-
gies on The virtues ut The pills was,
that The people thought they might
just as well try them when they felt
mw"lI, and that that resu I was not
only harmless. but often very useful.
Bur IL much greater and much worse
result than this is produced by all
such e1a.gcrations of language. We
90 not mean merely that the Ignorant
are led I o rely on these much puff'd
medicines, when they really need the
best medical al that they II get, and
that they too often put off ill 100 late
+
, 1884-02-02

CIc'UiON% ttlIdllC va we pdCcIIt uIE~
dicine. We mean much more than
this, though this, too, is a very mis-
chirVouS result of advertising fbs.
We mean lI'nt every fortune made by
using language unScrupulousIy, is a
bounty on The use of INSCRIPTIONS Ian
4ua9r for The future, and hat the rue.
cexStuI f9meuls concerning HolloWay's
Pills or Old PARIS Life Pills, which
get SO murh provisional AMI tenta-
tive credcnce, lead to the muItip!lca'
ton of oIher Pigments of the same
class, til English Trade is honey
combed by be false euIogies on com
mon place articles, and The suspicious
which these false rui0YIeS eTcite. We
do not suppose that Nr. Holloway
thought it wrong TO Over-prnIse his
W medicines. lie probably thought
phat "Caveat emptor" was a very
good motto, and that the crrdulous
who really accepted all his ADVERTISE
ments literally, we're very few indeed
hay, that even they accepted them
rather as :; nguipe people catch at
Straws, when they see nothing better
10 catch AT, than ns absolutely relying
on what they read. But what we main
tain is that it is Il great misfortune that
colossal wealth can be earned by in
Spirmg del brratrIy "a great deal of
false hope that the habit OF trying
10 i~nspirn hope which must in a vast
number Of cases be disappointed, is
Il Il mOraIiSing habit and that we
wonld far rather have seen Mr.. Hol-
Ioway advertising far aud wide his
rrgret that he had ovrr praised his
Pills aud had induced ignorant per-
son> 10 hope that by their help they
might find cures for diseases which
The Pin, were entirely unht eyen to
amrliora'e, than hive seen hir act
iag HE Goo samaritan to The insane
and providing munificent!y for the
education of girls. The fb~ of such
advertisers my b. more or les venI-
al hh*.-we do not for an instant
compare them to deliberate attempts
10 cl,elt the widows and orphans Il
Of heir savings, such as the false
prcsppctu~ps of so many bubble com,
pauies make bul we do say that
they are prrt OF Il bad d"mOrallsing
Trade system, which tends TO bring
the great prizes to the least Scrupu-
lous of The Self-rulo4i>ts, and so puts
y premium on commercial mSincerl-
ties which pxrr the worst possible
Influence in the community. II it Is
right to say to all the world that a
plIl will cure diseases which it Will
not aft ct in the smallest degree, it is
equally right to call - poor claret LA
Rose" or Il miserable tea The finest
s%ourhrng, or The worst >hOddy the
best broadcloth and this is precise
" what English trade sm"n do-not,
always with the same worldly wisdom,
for patent medicines are no tried by
qli:e the same standards as food and
clothing, end are much schooner
bought by those who have alrehdy
tried Their virtues by any reasonable
and sufficient tests. We deliberately
think that if the late Mr.. Holloway
had honrstIy rttrncted the exaegera-
It'd descriptions of the virtues OF his
Pills, in all the p'p'rS IN which he
he had uubliShed these descriptions.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-08-27
CITY HACK LINE.

In connection with my livery stable ]
have started city hack line for the &C.
commodation of the citizens of Water
town. I will keep hack on the streets
al all hours during the day, subject to
the order of those who desire its service.
| will run hack to every train and do a
general city hack line business. Orders
left at my Office or at the post Office will
receive prompt attention. Having a
telephone in my Office / am in commu-
nication with the telephone exchange
of the city. Orders left at my office, the
Post Office, John Heyman's and r.
Daub's.will receive nrompt attention.
PATRICK KENNEDY
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-08-27

Give Days Horse and Cattle Powder
to your cows. Positively it will increase
The flow of milk from ten to twenty rer
cent. Price twenty-five cents per pack
age of one pound, full weight
JOSEPH HARRIS ON ENsILAGE.-Since
T last wrote these "Walks and Talks on
the Farm" the subject of ensilage has
attracted much attention. Its success is
mainly due to the fact that corn fodder is
one of the most profitable crops which
can be grown for feeding cattle, horses
and sheep. The advocates of ensilage
have done much good by calling atten-
ton to the great value of corn fodder.
Whether it is better to cure the fodder or
to preserve it in the green state, is
question of cost. One fact should not be
overlooked; our dry, hot climate is
admirably adapted, not only for growing
the corn fodder, but also for curing it.
I cut my corn fodder with a self-raking
reaper. tie it into bundles, stand it up in
small shocks, and afterward put nine
Of these shocks into one large central
shock, carefully made and tied at the top
with willow or rye straw bands If
properly made, the corn fodder keeps
perfectly in these large shocks, and can
be drawn in from time to time during the
winter-drawing of course, as much at
one time as can be properly stored away.
American Ag1iculturiSt.
To free canaries and other cage birds
from the insects that infest them the
following method is recommended by one
who has successfully practiced it for years
Every night just at dusk the cage or
avary is covered over with white Cloth.
During the night parasites will crawl
from off the birds on to the cloth, where
they may be seen running about when
the cloth is removed at aybreak. The
insects may be killed by putting the
cloth into boiling water. A repetition of
the process will soon clear away the pests
without injuring the birds Insect
powders will no doubt kill the parasites,
but the birds as we'll.
How He GOT A Position 81 ap-
piled for position in banking house
in Wall street six months ago, and al
though / proved my competency, they
would not take me. / had been down on
my luck and looked cid and shabby. An
idea struck me, got up Dew growth
Of hair with Parker's Hair Balsam, rails.
ed decent suit of clothes, applied
again, and they took me in a minute" So
writes clerk with $4,000 salary The
moral is plain. Parker's Hair Balsam
gives a person Il new face. 43w4
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-08-27
Agents wanted Il
BLAINE ; s; f: :: y; !:

est handsomest, cheapest best. By the r.
nowned historian and biographer, Col. Conwel
whose life of Garfield, published by us, outsol
the twenty others by $4,000. Outsells every boo
ever published i'll this world; many agents ar
All ne;1 my Iay Aeens are making fortunes
them, S43.50 made by a lady agent the frs
day. Terms most LIBERAL Particulars free
Better send Is cents for postage etc.. on free ont
fit, now ready, ipcludlng large prospectus book
and save valuable time.
ALLEN & Co., Augusta Maine
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-08-27
Legal Advertisements
q Ate OF WTSCONSIN.-CountyC Court for
- Jefferson County.-In Probate.
4lyyTT

g. TATE OF WISCONSIN.-County Court for
- Jefferson County.-In Probate
In the matter of the estate of Sarah Rogan, de-
ceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Sarah
Tenney. eXecutriX of tie estate of Sarah Ro-
gan, deceased representing, among other things
that said deceased died seized of certain real
estate therein described, and that it is necessary
TO sell or incumber the same to pay the debts
of said deceased, and praying for license to sell
the same, and, it appearing TO the Court that
the personal estate III the hands of said eXecu-
trx is insufficient to pay the debts of the said de-
ceased and EXPENSES of administration, and
that it is necessary to sell all of said real estate
for that purpose;
IT Is ORDERED, That said petition be heard at
special term of said County Court, to be held
in and for said county at the Court House, in the
city of Jefferson, on the Sd Tuesday (being the
10th day. o. September, A. D. 1884, at O'Clock
p. M,
1T IS FURTHER ORDERED, That this order be
published at least four successive weeks before
said day fixed for the hearing of said petition,
in the Watertown Republican, weekly news
paper published at the city of Watertown in
said county, and that O copy thereof be served
personally on William G. Cody and on all per.
sons interested in the said estate and residing in
said county at least twenty days before such
day,
Dated, Jefferson August 5th, 1884.
BY the Conrt.
HENRY COLONIUS,
AVA County Judge.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-08-27

CTATE OF WISCONSIN-CountY Court for
= Jefferson County.
In the matter of the guardianship of Frederick
Weber and Minna Weber, minor heirs of John
Weber late of the City of Watertown, de-
ceased-In Probate.
On reading and filing the verified petition of
Frederick Miller, guardian of the wards above
named, representing, among other things, that
said wards are seized of certain real estate
therein described and that it is beneficial to
the interest of said minors that the same be
sold and praying for license to sell the same;
IT is ORDERED, That said petition be heard at
a term of the County Court, to be held in and
of Jefferson on the third Tuesday (being the 10th
day. of September, A. d. 1884, ut 10 o'clock q. M
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That Charles r.
F cid, ESQ.,. the City of Watertown, Attorney
at Law, be and is hereby appointed guardian, at
liena, for said wares to appear for them and pro-
tect their rights and interests upon such hear
ing. and the further proceedings, if any, in the
matter of such sale.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That notice be given
sto the next of kin and heirs-aDparent or pre-
sumptive of said wards by publication of this
order at least four successive weeks before the
day of such hearing, in the Watertown Repub-
City of WATERFOWL i'll said CouLty, and that a
copy thereof be personally served upon said
guardian at titen at least twenty days before the
day fixed for such hearing.
Dated, Jefferson Wis, this 9Th day of August
A. D. 1854.
BY the Court
HENRY COLONIUS,
II, MULBERGER, County Judge.
Attorney for guardian. 44w4
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AUBURN LADIES' INSTITUTE

For Limited number Of Boarders.
1859. AUBURN, NY 1884.
Facilities for a thorough and accomplished
education beautiful surroundings; best sanitary
appointments and regular carriage-riding.
Catalogues with patron testimonials and ref
erences from Western States, on application to
MORTIMER L. BROWN, A. NJ, Principal
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-08-27

fhlifnan Sieepers and the Finest Dining Cars
ih inc Eorid are run on the main lines of the
on5OA0O, WAUkEF & ST. PAUL RAILWAY.
and every attention is paid to passengers hy'
courteous employees of the Company.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-08-27
auction Sale.

On Saturday, August 10th, at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon, will be sold at public auction on the
premises the frame building on the site of Union
School No 1, heretofore used as a school house.
Terms cash.
HENRY BIEBER, City Clerk.
Watertown, July Seth, 1854.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-08-27
Business Property for
Sale or to Rent.

The undersigned offers for sale or rent wha
is known as the Devy dwelling just east of the
Junction in the Third wald. The house is a
large two story brick, consisting of 20 rooms
with hard and soft water on the premises. 1t is
suitable for hotel or boarding house, being
built l for that purpose by M. Devy. 1t. will be
told cheap. ANY one desirous of running no.
tel or boarding house win find it a suitable 10.
cation.
He wishes also to dispose of his two story
brick blacksmith shop and t!;o lots one block
outh of Main on LIST street. The building is q
new brick, 20x40 feet and in the rear of il is q
fine artesian well, adding considerable to the
value of the property. The location is desira.
BILE one and very suitable for first-class black.
smith shop.
Anyone wishing to buy fine site for g. dwell
ing house can be accom- modated also by apply.
ing to the undersigned. He has twelve lots
consisting of one-quarter acre each in the 4th
ward, north of the Sacred Heart College, near
the home of H. WILDER. These lots will be sold
in whole or in part and all ofthe above property
on the most favorable terms Property is low,
and now is the time to purchase. For further
particulars apply to
+. KENNEDY,
Liveryman lst. St.. south of Main.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-08-27

For the transacting of a General
Banking, Loan, Life and Fire In
surance business. Representing only
frst-class companies. Special at
tention given to negotiating loans
for and to outside parties, and keep
ing a record of applicants having
money to loan and also of such
wanting to borrow. Respectfully
soliciting your patronage.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-08-27
Northwestern University
WatertOwn, Wis.

The first term of the new school year. being
the twentieth of the existence of the institution
will open August 81, 1884. For catalogues apply
to the President or any member of the Faculty.
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44W4

HENRY COLONIUS,
AVA County Judge.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-08-27

lime ana the Best OF accommodatioDs-a
which refurnished by the greatest railway