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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-26
NO. 33
BUTTON TALK.

Odd Designs Which Have Gone Out of
Fashion and Popular Buttons of To-day
''One trade which has seen a decided
change in the last twenty-five years is
the manufacture of buttons" said a
manufacturer to reporter recently.
cat that time the buttons used on
dresses and cloaks were made chiefly
of metal, sometimes in imitation of sill
yer and sometimes of gold. They were
made very large, in fact larger than
the present silver dollar. Agate but
tons were made in all colors, the pur-
pies and reds predominating, and they
were used to adorn calicoes and
chintzes. After these had good run.
smaller buttons were made, and button
made of lava became very popular.
At the same. time huge buttons of pearl
rad very large salee Then there
were nickel buttons decorated with de-
signs Of stars. Then came the queer
brass and glass buttons. The brass but
tons were made of open work, at the
back of which was placed piece of red
lining.'
"When did small buttons become
fashionable?'
''About ten years ago. The most
popular were small pearl buttons. They
were then called shirt buttons and are
now used for that article of dress. They
were set very thickly together ON
dress and for time were so small as to
be scarcely visible. The metal and
glass buttons also decreased very ma
terially in size, until the rage for small
buttons was as great as the mania for
large ones had been.'
''Were not buttons representing fruits
once popular?'
eyes, after the craze for small but
tons. The fruit buttons were made in
designs of gooseberries, currants, rasp-
berries, blackberries and grapes.
Masses of little red currants used to fill
in the front of lady's dress, and great
black berries worn on silk attire used to
half tempt the unwary into taking bite
of the lucious fruit. Solid jet balls, too,
were used at this time and formed a
trimming for dresses not unlike the Jets
used nowadays. Those now worn are
selected with great care. The colors of
them must harmonic with those of the
dress, down to the finest shadings, and
the style must be fashioned according to
the style of the goods used and the de-
sign of the toilet followed. Street suits
made of rough goods are now adorned
with buttons of enormous size, mostly
in bronze and decorated with various
designs. Some of them are medallion
heads, some in landscapes, some in
wheat-sheaves. Others are made of
shell and are many-colored and bril-
liant; others are limitations of canoes,
and others are curious imitation of
| gilt and silver. The old-fashioned but
ton moulds have been revived IN,
crotchet buttons and will be used soon
on black cloth and silk suits The
, ge.:asudiGst buttons used are the big gilt
ones which are usually affected by
school girls and very young ladies'
| N. Y. Mail and E1press.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-26

The farms of America equal the entire
territoritory of the United Kingdom,
France, Belgium, Germany, Austria,
Hungary and Portugal. The corn fields
equal the extent OF England, Scotland
and Belgium; while the grain fields gen.
orally would overlap Spain. The cotton
fields cover an area larger than Holland
and twice as large as Belgium. The rice
fields, sugar and tobacco plantations
would also form Kingdoms of DO insig-
nifcant size, and such is the stage of ad-
vancement reached by American agri-
culturists that III is estimated chat one
farmer like Mr.. Dalrylnple, with a field
of wheat covering a hundred square
miles, can raise as much grain with 400
farm servants as 5000 peasant proprietors
in France.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-26
FORT ATKINSON.

Geo. .Krebs while at work on machine
at Cornish, Curtis & Green's churn maru.
factory. slipped and run bis arm over
the rapidly whirling knives, planning off
the flesh Oh the outer edge of his hand
and wrist to near the elbow, leaving
nothing but the bare bones in its course.
1t is very painful wound and will throw
him out of work for long time.
>. E. Bright received lately box of
daisies from La Push, Washington Terri.
tory sent by bis daughter, Miss Hattie
Bright, who is teaching the Indian school
at that place.
Albert Shekey was in town Monday,
and told Union reporter that he should
go back CD his engine in day or SO. He
says the defective wheel which ran the
engine off the track at Watertown, he
previously reported, but it had been pro-
nounced perfectly sound by the foreman
of the repair shops Union.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-26

In the pursuit of the good things in
this worlu we anticipate too much; we
eat out the heart and sweetness of worldly
pleasures by delightful forethought of
them. The results obtained from the
uses of DIR. Jones Red Clover Tonic far
exceed all claims. 1t cures dyspepsia,
and all stomach, liver, kidney and blad-
der troubles. 1t is perfect tonic,
appetizer, blood purifier, sure cure tor
ague and malarial diseases. Price so
cents.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-26

If we would have powerful minds, we
must think; if powerful muscles, we must
labor; if sound lungs we must take DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup. Price 25 cents.
For cuts, bruises, sprains, burns, scald
FROST bites and cbilblans nothing equals
Salvation Oil. II annihilates pain.
Price 25 cents bottle.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-26
Il NEW YORK PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE.
From The Mem York E,enino Dos

FROM me NeU York Evening Post.
Gov. Hill is doing his best to make
himself Presidential nominee by the use
Of patronage. He makes an occasional
pretense of zeal for the public good, but it
is usually so very feeble and is so thinly
disguised that it deceives nobody. He
has the solid Democratic organization
behind him, and he may be said to repre-
sent an organized and systematic move
ment of the Democratic party In New
York State 20 demonstrate that civil ser
vice reform doctrines are played out, and
that the spoils doctrine is the one for the
party to win on in 1888.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-26
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WATERLOO.

Rev. Stockwell and family are rejoicing
over the birth of son and heir,
. The frost of Saturday night, although
quite heavy. did but slight injury to the
tender vegetation.
Eta L. only daughter of Nr. and Mrs.
F. F. Jordon, died at their home in this
village, Tuesday, May 18th, 1886, aged
Syears, ] month and 2l days
I'D Montgomery, has let the contract
for building his new residence to the
Lewis Bros. The house will be model
of convenience and beauty
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-26

Who of us are without our troubles,
be they small or large? The blessings of
health are best appreciated when we are
sick and in pain. A hacking cough, q
severe cold or any throat or lung diseases
are very troublesome; but all these may
be quickly and permanently cured by
DR.. Bigelow's Positive Cure. Safe and
pleasant for children. Price 60cents..
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-26

The Baltimore Episcopal Methodist
says: Simmons Liver Regulator is ac-
knowledged to have no equal as a liver
medicine, containing those Southern
roots and herbs which an aIlwise Provi-
dence has placed in countries where liver
diseases prevail"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-26

The Democratic Senators in the Ohio
Legislature committed an objectionable
blunder when they ran away from their
official duties in order to leave the Re-
publicans without quorum and prevent
the partisan seizure of four Senatorial
seats and their bestowal on defeated
Republican candidates. Ney York
World.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-26

The Chicago, Milwaukee & ST, Paul
Railroad Company have purchased eight
and one-half acres of land in Kansas
City for about $4,000 per acre. The
land is to be used as the site of large
freight depot. 1t is said that the work
will be entered upon at once.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-26

Folly.-Babies are allowed to suffer
and scream with pain from collie, when
one dose of DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup will
remove the cause. 25 cents.
A quarter of century's constant use
proves the value of Days Horse Powder.
twenty-five cents.
If there's anything in the Survival of
the fittest" DIR. Bulls Baltimore Pills
must be Counted in.''
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-26

IF Alderman Jaehne will behave him
self'wbile at Sing Sing. he will only have
to stay there six years, four months and
eleven days. the balance of the sentence
of nine years and ten months being re-
mitted for good conduct.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-26
Origin of the Weathercock.

The vane, or weathercock, must have
been of very early origin. An old
Latin writer calls it triton, evidently
from an ancient form. The usual form
on towers and castles was that of BAN
ner, but on ecclesiastical edifces it gen.
orally was weathercock. There was
a symbolic reason for the adoption of
the figure of a cock. The cross sur
mounted by ball, to symbolic the
redemption of the world by the Cross of
Christ; and the cock was placed upon
the cross in allusion to the repentance
of st. Peter, and as a reminder of the
important duties of repentance and
Christian vigilance Christian at
Work.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-26

Eight of the States have passed
laws suppressing the sale or manufac-
ture of any of the limitations of butter.
Colorado requires license to import,
deal in or manufacture the butter SUBJ
stitutes. Seventet Il Terri
tories have laws RI
to be sold undert
other eleven State
interests are vel
sale without re
thing to be do,
quaint every b.
eater with the W
bogus article
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-16
LIQUIDS IN THE MAILS.

Rule Good for Patent Medicine Dealers and
Residents of Prohibition States.
Washington Special.
Hitherto LIQUIDS or substances easily lqueia-
BILE, pastiles or confections, ink powders, red pep
pers, oils, ointment soft soap and articles of like
consistency have been excluded from the mails
under regulation founded upon the statute rem
dering non-mailable such matter as, from it's for
mer nature, is liable to destroy, deface or other
wise damage the contents of the mail bag, or
harm the person of those handling the mails.
The changes in the regulations prescribe the con-
ditions on which liquids not infiammable or dan
gerous may be passed in the mails Boston par
ties have been among the most active in endeav
oring to secure this order. Persons interested
In patents of cases to safely inclose liquids have
also long been trying to get such an order. The
regulation has. however. been drawn with such
care as to include all existing patented boxes or
any that may be invented that may serve the
purpose.
It is expected that owners of patent medicines
will make great use OF this new privilege Deal
ers in perfumery will also be likely to take ad-
vantage of it, and it is expected that the express
companies and the small local dealers will make
the same objection to this regulation that they
have to the extension OF the samples and the
parcels post One large manufacturer, the de-
pdrCHoub IL auVlSeu, lnteuuS 10 avail HIuSeIl Oh
this new order by establishing system of fur
nishing families throughout the Union with
their weekly supply of yeast
There may be one curious result from this new
order. 1t will be possible. but expensive, for tho
free-rnm orator IN prohibition State to receive
his dram by mail while on the stump, and the
local prohibition laws cannot interfere with him
without obstructing the United States mails.
The regulations permit the transmission Of
about four ounces, net weight, liquid measure.
FnYf aR6tr- fx4il
ounce. The wrapping would weigh two ounces.
So that for cents. in States where the laws are
too severe and the dram drinkers are wealthy,
it will be possible for them to receive their daily
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The Democratic Members Of the Privileges and
Elections Committee Find that There Is
No Ground for Ordering an Inquiry.
Senators Teller, Evarts and Logan Eyade
the Issue on Technicalities,
And Messrs. HOar and Frye Present 4 Strong
Argumentin Favor Of an Investigation
How the Three Reports We're Received.
IN THE SENATE.

How the Reports Were Receivsd-A Warm
Debate Certain When They Are Taken UP.
Special to the indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, July 15. Although it was pref
" generally known here what the contents Of
the three reports on the case of Senator Payne,
of Ohio, would be, not little interest was man
ifested in them. Especially did everybody in
Congress anxiously look for them. When tley
were presented in the Senate, this morning,
no one seemed to care for the report of the ma
joiity, that signed by the Democrats members
Of the committee On privileges and elections,
and not much inquiry was made concerning the
report signed by Senators Hoar and Frye, ths
Republicans who asked that the charge of bribe-
ry against Payne be investigated 1t was the
report of Senators Evarts, Logan and Teller
that the clamor was for. There was general
curiosity as to the arguments these men would
produce to sustain the position. they assumed.
When it had been read by many of the Senators
and Representatives, and they had repeated
the gist of it, there was amusing comment upon
it. The report was just what Ohio Republicans
anticipated cunning device an ingenious
loop hole. Conceding the conscientious con-
victiors that led these Senators to their conclu-
sion, they are being very roundly criticised TO-
night The opinion is quite general that the
Senate will, after all, order investigation.
The effect of the reports on Senator Payne was
very noticeable. He seemed very clipper after
the reports had been presented, and seemed to
have load lifted from his mind When tho
reports are called up for consideration, which
will be within week or ten days, very spirited
debate is expected, in which many personalities
will be INDUCED in.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-16
INSANE PATIENTS EYES.
Result of an Interesting Examination by a
Philadelphia Physician.

PHILADELPHIA, July ia city physician,
DR.. Louis J. Lautenbach, has been examining
the eyes of the inmates in the State Asylum at
Norristown and in the insane department of the
Philadelphia Hospital, with results that are de-
cidedy interesting. The examination was begun
three years ago. and he covered the cases of 707
inmates, but as the same individual has under
taken the examination of similar number Of
persons who are mentally sound and healthy he
will refrain from drawing conclusions until the
latter task be accomplished.
OF the total number examined there were
twenty cases of cataract ana two cases of irritic
deposits, leaving 685 as the number of patients
examined ophthalmoscopically OF these, 126
We're nearly normal leaving $40 as having some
change visible in the eye The percentage of
the nearly normal cases was 10 S5, and of alb
normal 80 10. In 138 cases of meaucholia forty
were nearly normal. There were 104 cases of
retinal hyper@mia. and seventy-five Of retinal
congestion, which DR.. Lautenbach states seems
remarkable when it is considered that the class
of patients examined are by no means great
readers, nor do they use their eyes in trying oc
cupations. In six cases of moral insanity and
cranks examined no eye changes were observed
in any Of them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-16
widows, like the House bill, but only to those
that have not remarked" Still another pro-
yiso is in these terms:


that have not remarried.a Still another pro-
viso is in these terms:
Andprovded that every such officer enlisted man
or widow. who is may become sixty-two years OF
or dependency equivalent to some cause recognized
BY thepenson laws as a sufficient for the allow
ance OF pension, shall be entitled to the provisions
OF the act except where such disability dependency
was incurred in aiding or abetting the late Rebellion.
Finally, to guard against duplicating pensions,
the Senate has provided that where persons ed
titled under this law are already receiving PEN
slons OF less than So a month they shall be en-
titled TO the difference up TO So. and they shall
have nothing at all under it if already pensioned
at SO or more.
Some, at least of these amendments the
House will doubtless have to accept. in order to
save the bill from defeat. Exactly how much
the measure may take from the Treasury an
rualiy, If finally agreed upon and enacted, will
depend on its ultimate shape; but it must. In
any event, be several millions. The estimate
OF the original cost of the House bill by it's
leading advocates varied from four TO eight
millions for the first year, with diminution
thereafter. Some congressman thought 1t
might only cost two millions year, but others
liked the limit at ten. The aggregate cost
hrst and last was estimated at from sixty to
seventy millions, or from forty to fifty millions
under the sixty day limitation. But AS has
been said, these estimates must be revised under
the various Senate amendments The Honse
bill bad mentioned particularly the years lS4o
and 1S49 as two of those during which enlist
ment and service for any period should secure
pension. The first blood was shed in April, 1916,
when some Americans under Thornton we're
killed, and the last battle was fought the 9Th OF
October, l847, while the treaty of peace was
agreed to Feb. 2, 1949
In spite of the existing differences between
the action of the House and that of the Senate,
the Mexican pension bin is nearer enactment
than ever before. The amendments OF the SEN
ate are very much tho same, except for requiring
two months instead of two weeks service, as
those which it added to the Townshend Mexican
pension bill, in the Forty eighth Congress. But
the Senate st that time also added the famous
Cuilom bill, pensoning Union dependent vet
erans at an unknown cost, pefhaps $50, 600, 900
year. This swamped the original Mexican bill
for that Congress- Now the Cullom bill has
been passed by the Senate as a separate meas.
ure, and accordingly does not come up to handi
cap the Mexican bill. The fate of this latter
measure will be watched with the interest which
the fifty millions involved and the momentous
precedent of pensioning troops for mere enlist
nlent deserves
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-16
THE MEXICAN PENSION BILL.

The Senate's Amendments of a Loose and
Sweeping Piece of House Legislation.
Washington Special
The Mexican pension bill, passed by the
House on the 5th of April under suspension Of
the rules, by a vote of two to one and nearly
twenty yeas to spare, was so i'll considered that
its amendment by the Senate became matter
of course. This work has now been performed,
and it is fairly to be presumed that at least a
part of the notifications of the Senate will be
accepted.
AS passed by the House, Mr.. Wolford's bill
granted life pensions, at the rate of So month
to .al the surviving officers, soldiers, and sail!
ors who enlisted and served in the war with
Mexico for any period during the years 1885,
1876, lS47, and 184S, and were honorably dis
charged, and their surviving widows A pro-
viso excepted from the benefits of the act per-
sons under political disabilities.
No excuse can be made for passing bill thus
worded, since the phrase for any period" con-
tanned in it would entitle man to lifelong
pension who had only served twenty-four hours,
and even the widow of such a man. The bill
passed by the House in the Forty eighth Con-
gress, for similar purpose, required a service
of at least sixty days, or else participation in
battle; but under the sent to the Senate this
year recruit need never have been out of his
native town or within thousand miles of the
Rio Grande to get a pension. The House bill
further provided that where soldier could not
show his discharge papers, secondary evidence
would be permitted, possession OF a land war
rant, unless proved to have been obtained by
fraud being sufficient.
The Senate has amended the bill so as to ap-
ply only to those who, 'being duly enlisted,
actually served sixty days with the army or
navy of the United States in Mexico, or on the
coasts or frontier thereof, or en- route thereto.
in the war with that nation. or who were
actually engaged in a battle in said war; and
were honorably discharged" During the House
debate one member declared that 'quite 40 per
cent of all the enlistments were made after the
last battle of the war;" and that the majority OF
these final recruits never marched toward Mex
leo at ALL If this statement be even approx
mately true, the present amendment is exceed
ingly important 10 the Treasuary. Again. the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-16

furnish me list of the stockholders. In this
list found that Oct 9, 1885, a certificate
numbered 378. calling for one share of the capi-
tai stock, had been iesued to Almon Is. Thorn
son. / called the attention of the board of di-
rectors to this, but Thomson explained that the
other ninety nine shares had been transferred to
him but not yet delivered He said. if the board
wished, he would return the amount of the loan
on Monday. When he did not show ND Monday,
my fears received a substantial acknowledgement
of his crookedness / went to the bank, and by
means of microscope detected very plainly that
the certificate had been raised from one share
to 100 shares and that the date had also been
altered. A further examination of his books
showed that his rascality had beer going
since 1883. Since that time he had carried
fraudulent entry on the foreign exchange ac-
count, involving $40. 600. His total shortage
will doubtless amount to $70.000 / aeroe with
the receiver. however, that the depositcrs will
be paid in full, even at the expense of the stock
holders The bank will never resume opera
tiODSo
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-16
IDA CLiRK'S FOLLY.
She Renounced Her Religion to Secure Hus-
band, and Her Lover Repudiates the Bargain.
special TO the 1ndianapolis yourna,.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, July l5.-On last Friday
Miss Ida Clark, a young lady of this city, be-
camo convert to Judaism, the ceremony TAX
ing place at the synagogue in the presence Of a
large congregation. She became convert in
order that she might wed young Hebrew
named Holland. The wedding was set for this
evening, but this forenoon Holland sent her
word that the affair was off, and he would not
wed her to day or ever He assigns no reason
whatever The affair has caused much comment
and no little excitement, both in gentle and
Jewish circles.