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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-18
NO. 6.
WORSE THAN DEATH.
Awful Scenes in the Quicksilver Mines of
Siberia.

Awful Scenes in the Quicksilver Mines of
Siberia.
The exiles who live in the mines of
Russian Siberia are convicts OF the
worst type and political offenders of the
best. The murderer for his villainy.
the intelligent and honest Polish rebel
for his patriotism, are deemed equally
worthy Of the punishment of slow
death. They never see the light of
day, but work and sleep all the year
round in the depths of the earth, ex-
tracing silver or quicksilver, under
the eyes of taskmaskers who have Or
ders not to spare them,
Iron gates, guarded by sentries, close
the lodes, or streets, at the bottom of
the shaft, and the miners are rallied off
from one another in gangs of twenty.
They sleep within rock-hewn recesses
very kennels-into which they must
creep on all fours Prince Lumbomi-
roski, who was authorized to visit one
of the mines of the Ural at a time
when it was not suspected that he
would publish an account of his ex-
ploration in French, has given an ap-
palling account of what he saw.
Convicts racked with the Joint pains
which quicksilver produces; men whose
hair and eyebrows had dropped of,
and who were gaunt as skeletons, were
kept to hard labor under the lash.
They have only two holidays a year.
Christmas and Easter-and all other
days. Sunday included, they must toll
until exhausted nature robs them of
their limbs, when they are hauled up
to die in the infirmary.
Five years in the quicksilver pits are
enough to turn a man of thirty into an
apparent sexagenarian, but some have
been known to struggle on for ten
years. No man who has served in the
mines is ever allowed to return home.
The most he can obtain in the way of
grace is leave to come up and work in
the roadways, and it is the promise of
this favor as reward for industry
which operates even more than the
lash to maintain discipline. Women
are employed in the mines as sifters,
and get no better treatment than the
men.
Polish ladies by the dozens have been
sent down to rot and die, while the ST.
Petersburg journals were declaring
that they were living as free colonists,
and more recently ladies connected
with Nihilist conspiracies have been
consigned to the mines in pursuance
to sentence Of hard labor It must
always be understood that a sentence
of Siberian hard labor means DEATH
Boston Gazette.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-18
A FEMALE PIRATE.

The New York Sun revives the story
of Mary Reed, an English girl, who was
driven by poverty to go to sea for living.
Her mother raised her in a boys dress,
so that she should have less trouble in
rising above the privations she endured
as a child. She was first footman aud
then a cadet in the guards Finally she
fell in love with brother cadet, revealed
her sex, and the two were married in The
presence Of their regiment. The husband
died after year or two, and then Mary
dressed up as a man again and went to
sea. She eventually was captured by and
joined pirate. Here she again fell in
love. The object of her passion having
become involved in a quarrel with a
shipmate, she was very fearful lest he
should be killed.
1t was impossible that he should refuse
to fight, and Sc she picked quarrel with
his antagonist, forced a fight and came
out victorious two hours before the time
set for the duel of her lover, to whom,
meantime, she had revealed her sex.
They we're married by an island priest
He was eventually killed, and she be-
came sallOr on Ine Drlgantlne OF Lne
famous pirate, Captain Rachman, who
had as a consort another female " ho had
been sailor and pirate, Anne BoDney
Mary preserved the secret of her sex,
and by her bravery and skill secured a
high position in the estimate of her ship
mates. The vessel was finally captured
and taken into Port Royal, Jamaica by
Captain Rogers Of the British navy, where
the crew were all condemned to be
hanged. Mary, however, revealed her
sex, and would have escaped punishment,
but she died of lever before her pardon
arrived. Rachman aud eight of his crew
were hanged, but the fate of Anne
Bonney is unknown.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-18

The habitual use of pills is a sure
means of untimely undermining health
and laying the foundation for some of
the most distressing cases of chronic
maladies Use DR.. Jones' Red Clover
Tonic, purely vegetable remedy which
tones and regulates the system, enriching
the blood. Tt cures all diseases OF the
stomach, liver, blood and kidneys. Can
be taken by the most delicate. 80 cents.
Of one of the richest women of New
York a correspondent writes: "Mrs.
Stewart visits the store once famous as
A. T. Stewart's every week to see the
novelties there, and orders new hat or
bonnet, or something for her house; but
she is so unassuming that, unless the
clerk waiting upon you said, There is
Mrs. Stewart you would not imagine
the delicate, plainly dressed little lady
walking By with companion attending
her had any special interest in the estab-
lishment. If you had reporters eyes,
you would see the rapid glances cast by
her over every counter she passes, and
also see how deferentially the whole
waiting force observe her. Mrs. Stewart
is not old or grey; her hair is brown, her
figure erect and her step firm. Her dress
on the street is plain but of the richest
material, but she evidentally does not
seek to parade the amount of her riches
before the public"
It is seldom that q medicine is effica-
cious in such long list of diseases as
Mishler's Herb Bitters has proved itself.
Consumption, dyspepsia, liver complaint,
every form of fever, jaundice, scrofua
and other complaints yield speedily to its
powerful effects. S. Weaver, of Perry
Vile, Maryland, was cured of neuralgia
and bleeding piles, and his wife found it
invaluable in case of fever and ague.
D. Hertels report on the condition of
the Danish schools shows that the children
in Copenhagen are suffering from what
has long been considered an unfortunate
feature of our American education-toe
many branches and too much work.
The tendency in Denmark, as in other
parts of Europe, is to overc:owd the
children, with natural consequence of
a large increase in the number Of men
and women of feeble constitutions and
bad health. intellectually is good, but
as an exchange for continual suffering it
is hardly an equivalent.
81 have used Simmons Liver Regulator
with successful effect in bilious collie and
dyspepsia It is an excellent remedy and
certainly public blessing.
G. MASTERsON,
Sheriff of Bibb county, Ga"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-18
A Mining Camp Story.

Four miners sat one night in June,
1853, in tent at an Australian digging
discussing their future plans and de-
ploring their i'll fortune. For weary
mouths they had worked the mine
without getting more than bare liv-
ing. At length they decided to leave
the spot, though not without regret.
Three of them were in the mine taking
a last look round, when one said to his
mates: "Good-by; Pll give you fare
well blow, and with that his pick sent
the splinters of quartz in all quarters.
His trained eye spied glitter on one
of the bits that landed at his feet. He
picked it up, examined it, and found it
to be gold. He at once proceeded to
work with will His chums saw that
something out of the common had
happened, and they, too, piled their
picks vigorously. With silent resolve
they worked on until they unearthed
big nugget. Then fierce glad yell of
Joy reached the ears of the fourth man
at the windlass at the mine top:
''What's amiss?" he shouted down.
"Wind up" was the reply, and when
he did so the lump of pure gold met
his gaze. They called it The Well.
come" and obtained thirty thousand
dollars for it. The claim where the
nugget was got is now covered with
the fine streets of the thriving town Of
Ballarat.-M. 7. San.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-18
WATERLOO.

The need of bank has been one of
the long. felt wants of the business men
Of Waterloo. This requirement will soon
be supplied, as the rooms and vault in
the new block, which have been prepared
for the use of bank, have been rented
of the Bradner Bros by E. D. Knowlton.
who will put in sufficient capital to run
the bank successfully. Mr.. Knowlton
has secured the services of gentleman
thoroughly posted in the banking busi-
ness. L. E. Everson, of Columbus, who
for several years was cashier in the
Union bank at that place.
Six out of the ten members of the last
graduating class from the Waterloo high
school are either teaching or will do SO
in the near future.
DIED-Saturday, November 7, 1885, in
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-18
GD1er 21eiehbors.
JEFFERSON

In the case of the State of Wisconsin
against Henry Cook, which was on trial
when we went to press last week. the
Jury returned verdict of guilty. R. B.
Kirkland appeared for the state and I.
W. & G. w. Bird for the defendant.
A petition to the common council for
street lamps is being circulated, and it is
receiving many signers.
The tobacco warehouse at the side track
is nearly completed. Painters will finish
this week as will also the timers, and
the carpenters have but very little more
work to do.
The new depot is completed. 1t is a
very neat brick building, containing four
rooms with one waiting room to the north
and the other TO the south Of the Office.
When the Farmers and Merchants
Bank, of this city, received their month
ly New York report they found two drafts
numbered alike, and upon examination
discovered that one for $1,000 had been
forged 1t was first endorsed by Francis
Mann and then by the St. Joseph County
Savings Bank, of Indiana. Immediately
kilograms were sent to both the Indiana
and New York banks, and the following
answer has been received from the Indi-
ana bank: eve paid no such draft;
received it for collection only" IF such
is the case no bank will be the loser, as
the rascal has not had chance to finger
the coveted $1,000 The draft is made
out on one of the regular blanks of the
bank, which was furnished by city
lithographing house, and is very cle7erly
done. though easily to be discovered by
anyone familiar with George Kispert's
signature. Where suspicion rests we are
at present not at liberty to state but means
are employed to bring the criminal to
justice.
DIED.--In this city, on Wednesday.
November II, 1885. of consumption,
George Reinel aged "a years, months
and 7 days.-Banner.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-18
LAKE MILLS.

Mrs. S. Holsey, formerly resident of
Lake Mills now of Dodge Center, Mimi,
was married recently to VIM. Tappins, of
the latter place.
Burglars have made several visits to
houses around town, but as far as heard
from they have not accomplished much.
Some of our citizens have expressed
the desire to have good lecture course
in this place during the coming winter.
Mrs. E. G Kaltepbrun has been SER
iously i'll for some time.
Henry Crump has bought the place
occupied by him from Calvin Wallace
Leader.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-18
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PALMYRA.

While oiling the gearing of cane
crusher at Lapeer, Michigan, on Satur-
day, October 81, John Peardon, of this
place, who went to Lapeer some two
weeks ago to pass the winter, became
entaDgled in the machinery and sustained
serious injury His left leg was broken
just above the knee and a compound
fracture at the ankle.
Clarence Rider, who some weeks ago
started from this town for the Mississippi
river in a boat by way of the Scupper-
nong river, Bark river and Rock river,
has returned. The only companion be
had was bis little dag. He camped out
nights but made the trip in good time.
Miss Alice Holverson left Palmyra on
Saturday for Johnson's Creek, where she
will be engaged in teaching during the
winter.
The Palmyra Roller Mills are being
repaired and additions made thereto, No
less than seven millwrights are engaged
in the work.
The Seventh District Lodge of I. O. G.
T. Of Wisconsin will convene at Palmyra
on November Goth and 21st, 1885.
Sam Blackmore is qnite elated over the
news that the horse "Patchin Boy
which he sold to- parties at Burlington is
doing good work. He says that the
driver of ''Patchin Boy" states that he
is the fastest horse that he has drove this
summer and that he trotted one half mile
in 1:16, the rate of one mile in 2:32,
and this was the result of the second
driving ,-Enterprise
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-18

Time tried and true is DR.. Bigelow' s
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without tie defects of any of them. 1t
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-18

DIED.--In this city, on Wednesday.
November II, 1885. of consumption,
George Reinel aged "a years, months
and 7 days.-Banner.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-18
WATERFOWL, WIS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER l8, 1885.

the village of Waterloo, John Armstrong,
in the S5th year of his age.
The Hubbleton school will be taught
the ensuing winter by J. B. Preston -
Journal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-18

second Door East OF Post QaoG, M ArtiSo;0i
s. iserted on gold, silver and rubber plates
atb VI fiIed with gold and silver and all work
.ranted to give entire satisfaction.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-11-18

saEIgtmore money than at anything else by
Wl IN taking an agency for the best selling
uuissbook out, Beginners succeed grapdly.
None fail, Terms free. Hallett Book Co., Port
and, Maine,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-10-24
A HOMEMADE FILTER.
How 1t May Be Constructed and the Work
It win Do.

~ VIII OOs
For the construction of filter, a large
stone crock, or still better, one of the
large stone churns, is best-such one
as would hold about fifteen gallons or
more. A little way from the bottom
hole should be drilled, which can be
done at home by means of three-cor.
nered file held in bit-stock, or black
smith will do it roughly with his cold
chisel, and it can be smoothed off at
home with the file afterwards. Into this
hole common wooden faucet, such as
is used in the cider barrel, should be
put. Then the churn should be filled to
the height of about two inches above
the faucet with selected gravel thor.
oughly washed The gravel should be
of uniform size, little larger than q
good-sized pea. Upon this gravel lay a
piece of coarse, thin cloth-scrim or
cheese cloth-cut round, and little
larger than the surface of the gravel, so
that the edges will turn up little at the
sides; next about eight inches of char
coal, broken up into pieces about the
size of the gravel, and also thoroughly
washed and dried, that there may be no
dust upon it. Upon this charcoal lay
another cloth similar to the one under
meath, and finish the filter with two or
three inches of nice white gravel, care.
fully cleansed. This hitter will allow
slow passage Of water, which is the only
way it can be effectually purified The
charcoal should be of the best sort
willow, ifpossible-and must be changed
when it becomes clogged with impuri-
ties. The gravel, Of course, can be
washed and used over and over again,
but the charcoal must be replaced. 1t
can not be too strongly impressed upon
every one using the filter that it does
not make impure water safe. Only the
muddy portions and larger vegetable
growths are strained out daily; germs
may be carried through,-JOmnG! Of
Chemistry.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-10-24
WIT AND WISDOM.

The road to wealth is crowded with
the men who are turning back.-White
hall Times.
Words are the adulterated skim
milk of life, while example is pure
cream.
Must your kitchen fire be of dissi.
pated disposition because it goes out
every night?
Load man up with dollars and
oftentimes you will driYe out his sense.
- Whitehall Times.
This would be better world if the
people in it who lose their tempers
would never find them again. Brooklyn
Times.
-"Am 1 not very red, George?"
asked Miss Fussandfeather after putting
traces of the paint-brush on her cheeks.
mo; but think you're very green" re-
piled the sensible fellow. And he
wasn't color-blind by any MEANS
YorberS Statesman.
-"Your husbands is quite literary
man." remarked Mrs. Dodson. Eyes"
sighed Mrs. Jobson, as she brushed his
slippers from the mantelpiece and tished
his sky-blue cravat out of the coal-hod,
"he always was littery"
Professor describing an ancient
Greek theater) And it had no roof.
Junior (sure that he has caught the Pro.
lessor in mistake) What did they do,
sir, when it rained? Professor (taking
off his glasses and pausing angrily)-
They got wet, sir.-Foreigr Exchange.
How old are you?" asked an Aus
tin Justice of the Peace of jim Webster,
who was under arrest for stealing chick.
ems. II dunno when were you
bornp" "What am de use OBJ my tellin
you about my bufdayP You amt gwine'
ter make me no bufday present no,
how. Teras SJtings.
-Calinard was at the circus watching
family of acrobats performing feat
termed the human ladder. A strapping
Young fellow bears the weight of the
entire pyramid. Now, if | had q
daughter" said c. to neighbor, Il
would give her to that young man. ]
like young fellows who arc capable OF
supporting a family."-Lc MaSqae dc
| Fer.
One day, while Dickens was being
taken by a photographer, the result
being the well-known picture in which
he is shown writing, the artist told hin
that he did not hold the pen right, and
suggested that he should take it more
naturally in his fingers. Just as
though you were writing one of your
novels, Mr.. Dickens" said he. II see, -
said Dickens, "all of 'er twist"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-10-24
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.


In Louisiana the Baptists number
10000 white members, gathered in 3l7
churches
On the arrival of the Cambridge
University missionaries at Pekin, China,
The members of the English and Ameri.
can missions united in ten days of pray.
or and Bible study
of the 249 Congregational churches
in Maine, 225 have houses of worship,
estimated in value at Sl,91S $50. The
total membership is q, 0S6, of whom 69l
were added last year on confession of
faith.
The benefactions of the late Cyrus
H. Mccormick, personally, and through
his executors, TO the Presbyterian Semi
nary of the Northwest, amount to the
magnificent sum of $3.50, 000.- Chicago
Aduance.
The German Anthropological So
ciety has found that rather more than
one-fourth of the school children of Cen.
trail Europe are pure blondes, and about
one-siXth are brunettes, more than one
half being of the mixed type.
AT Tacoma. w. r., Bishop Walden
ON. E. was trying to raise $1,000 to pay
off a church debt why" he ex-
claimed, "everv property-owner here
ought to subscribe If owned corner
lot in Tacoma, I'd give $50 myself"
"All right, Bishop said a member Of
the congregation, give your $50 and
call at my Office tomorrow morningfor
the deed of your corner lot" The bar
gain was carried out.
The Lowell Courier is opposed to
extending the summer school vacation
any further. 1t says at is only within
few years that vacations have become
so prominent in our educational system.
There used to be q summer term Of
school, and the vacations were all very
brief Nobody was injured by too much
study, or ever thought of being. We
are getting to make our schools mat
ter of coddling. The boys and girls
who are injured by too much study are
as scarce as white blackbirds.
Joseph G. Hendrix, reviewing the
history and work at the public schools
of Brooklyn, in the Brooklyn Magazine,
says that one of the first free schools in
this country was established in Brook
Ign, in 1861, by the old Hollanders. This
Dutch model he finds has prevailed
over the Puritan form. The first levy
for school purposes in the town amount
ed to only twenty dollars as against one
and half millions annually leYied now,
to provide for system requiring in its
operation 1,446 teachers instructing TO-
600 pupils in sixty-two buildings.
Prof Huxley af1irms that if a man
can not get literary culture Of the high
est kind out of his Bible, Chaucer,
Shakespeare, Milton, Hobbies and
Bishop Berkeley he cannot get it out Of
anything, and he urges their study upon
children. He believes the English
speaking people to be the only people
who seem to think that composition
comes by nature. The awakening OF
leading educators to the necessity Of
promoting the study of English in the
schools has certainly been complete
Every one is in favor of it, and many
colleges have already advanced it to thu
position 1t deserves - Curr,nt.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-10-24
The Champion Lazy Boy.

Mrs. Fizzletop, not being satisfied
with the progress made by her son at
the University of Texas, called on his
teacher.
Professor, how is my son Johnny
coming on in his studies9" she asked,
anxiously.
II have great hopes of him, madame,
greathopes.
" II am so glad to hear that"
"Yes, madame, he is phenomenally
lazy. don't think ever saw boy
who was so phenomenally lazy"
81 understood you to say that you
had great hopes of him."
80 have, for l think if he ever be-
gins to study he is too lazy ever to stop"
-Teras Sytings
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-10-24

all the varieties of stones not precious
mounted with more or less bad taste.
Sapphires and rubies are rare, and no
where, it may be said, in Italy, nor in
any city of France. except Paris, can
there be seen such display of diamond.
as in several of the shops of San Fran
cisco.--SGn Francisco Chronicle.
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a NICE CLEAN HOUSE.

scarcely dared to tread within, a
So neat was everything;
The porch was clean as any pin
The stoop showed soap was king.
Almost with awe / strobe the floor
Into the parlor priln,
And as / closed the noiselesS door ,
The light was soft and dim.
The sofa stood in stately form,
Each chair was in its place;
could not say the air was warm,
Though orde reigned with grace.
No spec& Of dust, no sign of rust Ia Ell
Profaned this nice, clean house;
No cat, no dog their bones discussed,
Nor cen nibbling mouse. -
said unto my well-housed friend: 4 ID
you're very quiet here."f
And rs he speaks, his cold words send
-. A chill upon my ear.
mol no." he said, "Our child is dead;
There's none about the place"
Alas within the life he led e Cd
No signs of dust trace tt ~
No children round the well-kept house,
No sound of patterng feet
No little ones to kiss and bowse,
No dirty fingers sweet.
Give Inc the toys and dust and nOis
And furniture awry--
a The work of baby girls and boys
And that will suit my eye.
Nff -I." Ho''O'
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-10-24

when 1 was young" said boast
full dame to Lord Houghton, "half the
young men in London were at my feet. "
Really? Chiropodists, eh?" was the
rejoinder.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-10-24

johnny, ifyou want to become
big man you must eat more strong
food" Johnny-"All right, pass the but
ter. "-HoustoR CdR
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-06-04

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They act surely and quickly every
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