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

in the free use of Dr. Bulls Cough
Syrup, as it has cured her several times.
President elect ECleveland has engaged
pew in the New York Avenue Presby-
terian Church Washington. DR. Bart.
lett, the pastor, is all old friend of the
President-elect, and was close friend of
his father, the Rev. Stephen Grover
Cleveland, of New Jersey.
A number of wel-known gentlemen of
Cleveland, Ohio, are about to start a
colony in Mexico They will Inspect
the Mexican exhibits at the New Orleans
Exposition, after which they will select a
suitable spot in which to settle They
will purchase Government lands. and
will first 60 into the culture of tobacco,
and afterwards see what they can do
with corn.
| Carl Schnrz magnanimouslv mustered
the whole Democratic party into the
small army of the Independents, in his
speech last night We suspect that he
will find Independence at y discount in
the Democratic organization after Presi-
dent Cleveland shall have given it a lew
examples of what it means IN PRACTICE
Boston Record.
Delaney Sayou, native Of Znlnland,
and student at the Hampton, Virginia,
Normal School is dead. He was "a
years old and was brought To his .oun-
try by. Barnum, the shJwman with
whom he travelled for while He had
been at the school more thau two years.
and was making excellent progr s.. He
died of consumption.
Rev. Robert T. Jones pastor '0f a
Baptist church at Ithaca, n Y has been
arrested for illegally swearing III his vote
at the Presidential election He declared
for Cleveland. resulting in a t'ii'er feeling
against him by some church members.
Mr.. Jones was brought to America while
an infant, was never natnralized, but
| believes that his father be .ame a citizen.
Lieutenant Abercrombie. of General
Miles staff, has just retnrLel from
| Alaska, where he has been engaged IN
Government explorations. He explored
the Yukon river for 2,700 miles He
reports rich placers Tor 1000 miles mp,
paying $50 day to the Workers. The
season is short and mining difficult. He
says the fisheries are the finest known.
In order to get the benefit Of the low
rate of postage in the United Sta,ts,
Canadian merchants and manufacturers
who have very large correspondence
send their letters in large tnndies by
express to the nearest post flee ON The
United States side of the boun a line,
where they are mailed at the ent letter
rate, whereas they would have ~ pay 5
cents if mailed in Canada.
Germans, who have hi,h-rtn heen
| blind to the fact that the All work ard
| no play system Of high schools has re-
suited in making more than half al the
educated classes shOrtsightei. are 1ow
awaking to the fact and are n: -ipg
move to give their children nsore axrr>Ise
DR.. Wolfsberg, the noted pbyS' AT says:
'On the proper education Ct nrr .ni 'r@n
based on correct philosopbica lr.'!ptes,
rests the future of the empire
There are in the whole Z States
50,0l7 post offices. OF the ) = are
known as first, second anr ':' siass
respectively, and are filled = 'r-'-i.len-
tial appointments confirmed ~ d, ~~nats.
The remaining AZ .694 are, a 9ur,h ass
Offices, filled by the Postm General
without consulting either n '~a@i''ent
or the Senate They inclua : fires
where the Postmasters receira ?" """ual
compensation, exclusive OF t. MIS-
sion on the money order bus - their
Offices, of less than $1,000 pa mn
Recently the toalb eff Edw ~ in
Westminster Abbey, was Opened at the
body of ''Longshanks," as ba vs. -. ies',
was found in a remarkably O. = of
preservation. The flesh Of - had
turned to yellow powder, b - nart
in the hair was still there, an a shape
and the form OF fhe body le hne4 in.-
tact. Around The head aarror<
silver band, on which was rf-,i nis
name. The remains were p re she
tomb 800 years ago.
The place where William y
The apple from his sen's head r.ypial
| the incident ever really too lS g
now called Altorf, aud is cEe . = 'raTn
the head of Lake Luzerne. ~ oS
the tree under which, Schiller he
boy stood is marked by a hae sauare
monument sixty feet high, The siss #
which are adorned with painting .n.,t
are more suggestive shan artist" On
the spot where FELL stood is uosv iaree
white statute of the Swiss patrio. IN Tie
act of drawing his bow.
LIVING IN WAsHINGToN--E TOR
living were never higher in Wa~ -
ton than they are now, says fhe Sg
York World. The hotels have m.
prices up ever since the season opeHea.
Ofice-seekers coming here this rrr
should purchase return tickets a',i hr,gg
plenty of money with them a -saatar
who has to live upon his SALARY ra, o
one of the uptown hotels recently al
asked for rates for himself. wiio ;.l
daughter. He wanted a Sif'ng-"oo.s
and two bed rooms. The amab'r hp'a;
proprietor said he could Accommodate o'm
with room and board desired. upon a..
6fth feor, for $240 week. 81 aal IS
more than my salary. Il cap ,
that" said the landlord. "We have ~
trouble getting those fgure~' a.s