Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-12-24

worked into a good lather that is very
cleansing. An Ethiopian will tell you
without a blush that he is necessarily
washed at birth, washes himself on his
marriage morn, and hopes to be washed
after death; that once every year he
dips himself in the river on the festival
of St. John, and every morning he vets
the end of his toga with the moisture
from his mouth and freshens up his eyes.
Whenever he feels hard and uncomfort-
able he will anoint himself with mutton
fat till head and body glisten in the sun.
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The NicaraguaD treaty is published in
full, and the public will be now enabled
to obtain fair idea, not only of what it
proposes shall be gained by the United
States, but what the acquisition will cost.
The document.provides:
l, The United States shall build a
canal across the Isthmus of Nicaragua,
the canal to be under the joint owner
ship of the United States and Nicara-
qua.
2. Perpetual alliance between the two
countries, the United States guarantee
ing the integrity of Nicaragua's terri
| tory.
3. Nicaragua grants to thel United
| States right of way, by land and water,
| for the canal, for railroad and for
telegraph lines, the United States to
| indemnify private owners il their prop
erty is taken.
4. A strip of land two and half
miles wide along the line of the canal is
to be jointly owned by the two countries,
Nicaragua to havs civil jurisdiction over
| it.
5, The canal tolls are ogo two thirdg
to the United States and one-third to
Nicaragua.
6. The United States to loan Nicara-
qua 100000, to be paid in frequent
installments. The loau is to be repaid
from Nicaragua's share of the canal tolls.
The canal would Proba bly, cost $780,
100000.
To WARN SHIPS OF SToRMs.-An i'm
portant arrangement has been made by
the Meteorological Bureau of Great Brit
ain and the New York Maritime Ex-
change branch of the United States Sig
nal Service Bureau. Ii has been agreed
that upon the arrival at New York port
of steamships from English ports des-
cription of the weather encountered by
each vessel after passing meridian 45
shall be Immediately cabled to the Brit
| ish Meteorological Bureau. By this
means vessels about to start across the
ocean from the other side will be warn ed
concerning the weather they haye to en-
counter, and they may prepare them
| 70 ctr
be in their paths. The expense of this
service will be betrayed by the British
bureau. Dr. Fl. J. Penrod will have
charge of the signal Service branch at
| the Maritime Exchange.
FIGHT WITH DEER.-New Madrid
Record: About noon last Wednesday a
desperate struggle for life TOOK place be-
tween one of J. E. Powell's pet deer and
a lady whose name is unknown to US
who was on her way to Mr.. Powelrs
house. While passing through the park !,
in which two pet deer were grazing, tho
young buck started toward the woman,
who grabbed the animal by the horns
and heroically held on. The deer sue
ceeded in knocking her down and but
ting her several times, while she held On
| to the horns and cried for help. The
struggle lasted five minutes, when man
came to her rescue with club in hand and
dealt the deer blow and released the
! woman.
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the loss of the hair and start new growth
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delicately perfumed.. Only standard SOC.
dressing. 8w5
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