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Social.

SDt1hl.
Seven Of our most charming young society
ladies gave q leap year picnic at the canyons
to an equal number Of young gentlemen on
Thursday.
Miss Hossack gave q boating party to a
company Of thirty five on Thursday evening
on the Belle Of Ottawa. II was chilly-but
Oh, My.
The ladies of the Methodist church gave q
picnic to the Sunday school scholars on
Thursday, which attracted a large attend.
snce.
Rev Warren F. Day gave reception In
honor Of Mr.. Chas W. Tufts, on Tuesday
evening, which was largely attended.
The social butterfly is about again, and
tells US that we neglected to mention the
Young Mems Club Ball on the evening Of
the Fourth. 1t was very nice affair and
nearly two hundred people were present.
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zoe per doz. for lemons.
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Shaw's combination coffee. Try it.
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Choice butter and fresh eggs at Shaw's,
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zoe per doz. fot lemons.
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Ham, bacon and beef at Shaw's.
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NEXT MONDAY.
Inauguration of a Special
Summer Sale
UNPRECEDENTED LOW PRICES!
A Genuine and Sweeping Reduc-
ton in Prices on
ALL SUMMER GOODS.

departments
Sale of all Summer marked reduction This
Complete Revolution in Prices
following the public for inspecting the different
likes goods particularly affected by this sse-
Monday Tuesday Dress Goods and White Goods.
Wednesday and ThursdayO Linens, Hosiery and Gloves
Friday and Saturday. Boots and Shoes and Carpets
special
This Sale to Reduce Stock and Low Prices Must Make
the Sale a Success.
The Goods unqueionaty
fabrics close
tons will be al lines Dress Goods blacks well co
The Amount of the Reduction will AstOnish YOU
Everything Napkins, Towengs
will be marked
The Carpet Stock Sacrificed
Of in
during balance the Goods this
The Cut in the Boot and Shce Department Sweeping
and Decisive
Slippers
goods
actual All other goods for ladies' and children
still
unequaled
goods
THE HOUSE MEANS BUSINESS.
goods
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Lawn tennis shoes at j. MEGAFFIN's.
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A meeting Of the republican club is an
nouncea to take place this evening.
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The Wood

zoe per doz. for lemons.
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THE HOUSE MEANS BUSINESS.

This sale the reductions all seasonsb lines
merchandise them in La Sale
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zoe per doz. for lemons. RIAL
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RIALE
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Summer goods at half price
Plain colors in chaIlos, worth 25c, TO 3jc,
for l2!c.
A few pieces Of dollar goods for SOC.
A few hundred yards of remnants, many
Of them marked down to less than one-half
price, All remnants must 20 in the next
few days. J.E. Scorr & Co.
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Six Santa Claus soap at Shaw:
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zoe per doz. for lemons. RI
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15
Overrun With Mice.

The territory lying between Coome-
barbarian and Coolah, Australia, is lit
orally, overrun with mice. The pests
came by millions, and have eaten every
thing that came in their way. On one
station Is per 100 were offered for their
destruction, and during single night
1000 were killed. In one hotel IN three
nights 1000 mice were killed with a
mixture of flour and strychnine. At
another place the mice ate the whole
carcass of a freshly killed sheep in one
night, leaving only the bare bones. At
another station a man was kept whose
sole duty it was to keep the mice away
from the provender during the time the
horses were eating it, and this man
found it a difficult task. The week be-
fore the races at Coolah the vermin got
into the horse boxes at the station and
actually ate the bandages from the legs
Of the race horses. Sleeping people are
said to have been attacked by them,
and the crops are being destroyed Tor
miles around
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15
The Use of Words.
From the Springfield Union.

IlOD1 bIiG OpC1USu0Iu OulOu.
Some time ago the Union called atten-
ton to the common instrumentation of
the word "lurid" as meaning something
glaring, fiery or bright, whereas its real
meaning is pale or gloomy. The word
is so generally misused that few per-
sons IN writing or speech employ it in
Its right sense. 1t is only one instance
OF many where the common uses of
words are wrong. The word "transpire'
is another that has been the subject of
much discussion, because of the use of
it as meaning ''to happen" a usage
that has become almost authorized by
custom IN this century, though open to
serious criticism. This word is, more
over, an illustration of another phase
of ignorance in the use of words in
which even very well informed persons
share. A man is reported as remark
ing recently, "How freely / transpire
during this weather." and winning a
large sum Of money from friends who
sought to correct him in what they
supposed was his mistaken use of the
word. 1t will be quite as surprising to
many people to discover that the word
may be correctly used in this sense, as
to learn that luridness must grow pale
before it will conform with dictionary
requirements. 1t is sometimes as i'm
portant to be sure of what we don't
know as to be certain Of what We do
know
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15

deceased when the houses adjourn on
Friday it will be to meet on Monday
next. On motion of Mr. Cox IN. W
the resolution was concurred in. The
House went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Springer {Ill) in the chair,
on the deficiency appropriation bill.
The discussion of the French
spoliation claims was resumed,
and an elaborate argument in
opposition to their payment was de-
lIvered by Mr.. Buckalew (Pa.). Mr..
Hooker Miss.) advocated the payment
OF the claims. Mr.. Jackson pa con-
tended that it was the duty Of the gov
eminent to pay these claims. Pending
further debate the committee rose Mr..
D1bble Is. e. submitted the conference
report on the bill for the erection of
public building at Sioux City and it was
agreed to. 1t fixes the limit of cost at
S150,000.
FRIDAY, Aug. 10.-Mr. Townshend
(1l.) submitted the conference report
on the bill granting aid to state homes
for disabled volunteers and it was
agreed to. The House went into COM
mittee of the whole on the private cal
endar and almost the whole afternoon
was taken up with war claim bill, the
discussion turning upon the loyalty OF
the claimant. No action was taken and
the committee rose. The Senate joint
resolution was passed authorizing the
President to present a gold medal to
Francis Josephs in recognition of his
eminent service in the construction and
perfection of ife-saving appliances.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15
YELLOW JACKS FIRM GRIP,
The Fever Still Continues to Spread Il
Florida.

AAO GCNoT SChl CONTINUES spread In
Florida.
WASHINGTON, d. g., Aug. 9.-Surgeon-
General Hamilton to-day received the
following telegram from DIR. Gutter who
is at Jacksonville, Fla: There is a
circumscribed focus of injection
in one block in the city.
Two more cases discovered trace
able to same center" He received a
telegram from DR.. Murray at Manatee,
Fla, saying: "Four new cases, making
total of Is. One fatal case in Palmet-
to, across the river. No other
case known or suspected" The board
of health of Jacksonville has telegraph
ed DR.. Hamiltol that everything
will be done to isolate fever cases in
that city and to prevent the spread of
disease.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Aug. City au-
thorities have quarantined against Jack
sonville. No persons thence will be al
lowed to come here and vessels will be
stopped at Fort Johnson. This action
is based on telegram from Surgeon
General Hamilton.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15
LUCE FOR GOVERNOR.
The Choice of the Republican Conven
ton of Michigan.

AAc ShOlcO Oh the h0puDuCan COnV6ns
ton of Michigan.
DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 9.-The Repub-
Hcan state convention was slow in
assembling this morning. 1t was gener-
ally understood that the committee on
resolutions was in tangle and work was
held off awaiting their pleasure, another
meeting having been called this morn
ing. None of its members were pres
ent, when at 10 o'clock Chairman Wat
kins called the convention to order.
The committee on credentials report
ed accredited delegates present from all
counties except Gogebic and Iron. The
committee on permanent organization
reported the names of G. w. Farr of
Grand Haven. for permanent chair
man, and Col. E. NJ. Irish, of Kalama-
zoo, for permanent secretary. The
permanent officers were escorted to the
platform and Chairman Farr returned
thanks to the convention for the honor
conferred upon him. In the meantime
the committee on resolutions had come
in, but it was understood that the plat
form would not be intr duced until
after the nominations had been made.
Judge Williams, of Allegan, nominal
tons for governor being in order. pre-
sented the name of Cyrus G. Luce.
"The only speech have to make" he
said, lis that he is honest, competent,
faithful and he is not afraid Of a sheep"
On motion Of delegate from the Fifth
District the nomination was made unani-
nous by rising vote and three cheers
were given.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15
BURNED I'm THEIR HOME.

Three Children Perish in Fire Near
Grafton, Ont.
GRAFTON, Ont, Aug. l1.-This morn
ing house occupied by a French
family named Toussind, consisting of
father, mother and eight children, was
discovered to be enveloped in flames.
Two of the children, aged and years,
were burned to death, and another aged
s was so badly burned that it cannot re-
cover. The rest of the family barely
escaped with their lives. The house
and it's contents were entirely con-
sumed. The cause of the fire is I'M
known
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15
SPOKE THE DARK SECRET,
The Little Dory Continuing Safely on Her
Long VOYAGE

Long Voyage.
New YORK, Aug. 8.-Capt. An drews
who sailed from Boston on July
4 in his little dory, the Dark
Secret, on perilous voyage to
Queenstown, was seen on August
by people on board the steamship In
dia, which arrived to-day from Mediter-
ranean ports. Capt. Jameson, of
the India, spoke to the
Dark Secret about 1854 miles
out from Boston. Her position was a
little to the southwest of the great
'anks. AS favorable weather has pre-
vailed since, Capt. Jameson considers
it probable that Andrews has succeeded
in passing this region of dangerous mist
in perfect safety. The India is the
third transatlantic steamer that has
spoken to the Dark Secret since she
started.
Capt. Jameson said "When I hailed
him he replied, This is the Dark Secret,
Capt. Andrews, from Boston to Queens
town. | am well. Please report me
when you arrive in New York Be-
tore | had time to say anything Dark
Secret was continuing on its voyage"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15
FRANCE SEEKING A WAR.

Declared by German Papers to be Re-
spons1ble for the Italian Trouble.
BERLIN, Aug. 9.-The North German
Gazette of to-day says that France is re-
sponsible for the tension existing be-
tween herself and Italy. French COM
mercial interests in Massowah, the
paper declares, are small and do
not need the protection of a
consul. In inducing Greek residents
to protest against taxation by Italy,
France aimed to create friction with
that country. France of all the powers
attaches the least Importance to Eu-
ropean peace and she actively tries to
disturb it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15
Tested Practically.
From the Boston Globe.

Johnny, who is years old, was
playing IN the yard one day, and lady
who lives close by wished to have the
eggs, if any were laid since her last
visit to the hennery, brought in. She
said to the little boy: "Johnny, will you
60 to the hennery and see if there are
any eggs there? Don't bring in the
china ones; leave them there, but if
there be any others bring them in"
Johnny started to do the bidding, and
soon returned with two or three broken
eggs, and his pinafore soiled. The
lady, seeing him coming, exclaimed:
Johnny, how did you break the
eggs"
Johnny looked at her in surprise and
said: ''How should [ tell whether they
were china eggs or not if [ didn't try
them 2"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15
An Italian Idea of Liberty.

Arguile Fernandez is a fastidious
Italian besgar who had been ailured to
land literally flowing with milk and
honey. Since his arrival on Monday
he has been taking his meals at an
italian charitable institution in this
city. This morning be announced that
he would not stand the food any more,
and that unless the superintendent gave
him good, rich, yellow cream, which
would make the spoon stand in the
pitcher. he would clean out the place.
When he got none, he proceeded to
execute his threat, saying that he was
in free country, was good as anyone,
and therefore intended to have the
best. He was locked up.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15
FRENCH POLITICS.
The Shotgun Policy Adopted Against
Gen. BOuIanger.

1n0 SnOtgun POuCy adopted Against
Gen. BOuIanger.
While Gen. Boulanger was driving in
an open carriage at Saint Jean D'Angely
on the 18th, Prof. Perrin, of the Lycee,
fired five shots at him from revolver.
NJ. Ratapan, friend of the general,
rushed forward and managed to turn
the weapon aside. The result was that
Ratapan himself received bullet in
the back of the head, but the wound is
not serious. Two peasants were also
wounded. Gen. Boulanger was not
touched. Prof. Perrin is friend of
Mayor Lair, the candidate nominated
by the Opportunists in opposition to
Boulanger. The affair occurred at the
height of a pitched battle between the
rival political parties, when, the gen.
d'armes arriving, Count Dillon re-
ceived blow on the head from stick
and other Boulangerists were roughly
handled. 1t is not certain that Perrin
intended to aim at Boulanger.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15
AUGUSTUS WELCOME.
Preparations for the Reception of M
Blaine at His Home

Preparations for the Reception of Mr..
Blaine at His Home.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Aug. n.-Extensive
preparations are being made here for
the reception of Mr.. Blaine on Tuesday
evening. The procession escorting Mr..
Blame to his residence will pass under
an arch spanning State Street, south of
the Augusta House, and bearing on it's
front the words "Welcome Home"
formed of gas jets. George w.
Whltehouse will deliver the adj
dress of welcome, to which
Mr.. Blaine will respond. The grand
stand for the speaking has been built on
Mr.: Blaine s lawn. A large number of
club organizations and delegations of
cltlZens from various parts of the state
will take part in the reception, which is
expected to draw to Augusta the biggest
crowd ever seen here. The special car
OF General Manager Tucker, of the
Maine Central Railroad, has been sent
to Boston for the use of Mr.. Blaine and
his family. The party is expected to ar
rive here about 7:15 o'clock.
NEW YORK, Aug. Thames G..
Blaine. received many callers at his
rooms in the Fifth Avenue Hotel this
morning. Among them were Stephen
b. Elklns, Senator Spooner, of Wiscon-
sin; ex-Speaker Galusha A. Grow, of
pennsylvania, and Benjamin Harrison's
law partner. Mr.. Miller
Mr.. Blaine will spend Sunday at Man
haitian Beach. He will go to Boston on
Monday and will leave there on Tues
day for Augusta. On August Is he will
speak in Portland, opening the state
CamDalpn
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15
To Build a Chimney.
From the scientific AMERICAN

To build chimney that will draw Tor :
ever and not fill up with SCOT, you must
square; use good brick and clay inste ad
OF lime up to the comb; plaster it inside
with clay mixed with salt; for chimney
tops use the very best of brick, wet
them and lay them in cement NOR
tar The chimney should not be
built tight to beams and raft
ers; there is where the cracks in your
chimneys come, and where most of the
fires originate, as the chimney some
times gets red hot. A chimney built
from cellar up is better and less danger
Gus than one hung on the wall. Don't
get your stoyepipe hole too close to the
ceiling-eighteen inches from it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15
COSTLY BUILDINGS IN ASHES,
Fire Sweeps Away the Business Part o.
Litchfield, Conn,


Litchfield, Conn.
WATERBURY, Conn, Aug. 9.-For the
second time in three years, Litchfeld
suffered the loss of a large portion of
her business blocks this morning. At l
A. NJ. flames were discovered
breaking from the roof of Beach's
Block. This building was entirely of
wood and no attempt was made to save
it: The building contained Grannis &
Eimore's grocery, Deneger's shoe store
and DR.. ]. 7. Sedgwick's Office. The
flames spread to the building directly
east occupied by G. E. Shumway, har-
ness maker; thence to Sanford
q Sharp's tin shop and from
there to Braman & BisselPs
dry-goods and grocery establish
ment and McAfoy's shoe store. The
new courthouse, recently erected at a
cost Of $4,000, next burned, although
an effort was made to. save it by clear
ing away the adjoining buildings by the
use OF powder. Everything is in state
OF confusion and the loss and insurance
cannot be ascertained yet.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15
TWO TRAINS In RUINS.
Thirty Persons Mangled by a Collision I'm
London.

LONDON, Aug. "A frightful railway
collision occurred at midnight, last
night, near Hamptonwick. A train of
empty freight cars was turned
by the blunder of signal men
on the wrong track. and dashed into a
train filled with excursionists which was
coming along at full speed. Both trains
were piled up in a mass of ruins,
out of which arms, hands, legs and
heads protruded. The scene was ter
rible. In the darkness the work of res
cue was difficult. When all were taken
from the ruins it was found that six
persons were dead and from twenty to
twenty-five injured, some of whom can
not survive
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15
IRENE HOYT INSANE.
The Heiress a Prisoner in a Hotel at
Montreal, Que.

The Heiress a Prisoner In a Hotel at
Montreal, Que.
MONTREAL, Aug. MARY Ire1.e Hovt,
of New York, heiress to the Jesse Hoyt
millions, has been in Montreal since
Saturday morning last, locked up in a
room in a very prominent hotel. DR.. J.
S. Barton, of New York. is her constant
attendant. No one has been able to OBJ
tain word with Miss Hoyt, who, it is
thought, is being secluded for some OBJ
ject. Her mind, it is said, has entirely
given way, and trip to Europe is
planned tn have her oct of the way in
case any new proceedings are taken
against her by her mother and uncle.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15
ALTOONA'S BIG LOSS.
Several Buildings Destroyed by Fire from
Lamp Explosion.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Aug. 10.-A lamp
exploded in Jacobs grocery store a
Altoona City this morning at
o'clock. The fire destroyed Cross
drug store. Anderson's saloon
Doyle's hotel and residence, Jacobs
grocery, John Clune's new residence
and barber shop. The damage is about
$4,000, half covered by insurance
John Jacobs was badly hurt in jump
ing from window and the boarders
at the hotel rushed out without
their clothes, some having narrow es.
capcs. The little city has no fire de.
partment. None of the contents of the
buildings were saved
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15
END OF THE SHUTDOWN.
Glass Workers to Resume OPP ,rations on
Monday.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Aug. THE summer
shutdown of the flint glass factories
of the country will end next Saturday,
and on Monday there will be general
resumption. Trade is reported better,
and as the stocks are pretty
well run down a brisk season is expect
ed. The number OF factories to resume
is 12O, employing over 5000 men. The
window glass factories, which have also
been closed down since June LIST,
will start up about the first of Septem-
men.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15
ATTEMPT TO BURN A TOWN.
Fire Bugs Seek to Destroy the Village OF
Hampton, Va.

HamptOn, va.
HAMPTON, Va. Aug. IA bold at
tempt was made this morning to burn
the business portion of the town. A
large frame outbuilding, filed with in
aammabla stuff, was set on fire, and
had there been the least wind the town
would have been destroyed. AS it was
several buildings, the property of
II. Collier, and the roofs OF several
stores were burned before the fire was
COTTON under control. This is the Sec
ond occasion the attempt has been
made to burn the town by setting fire to
the same building in which the fire
originated this time.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15
ANARCHISTS IN PARIS

discovery of Revolutionary Plot f.,
Paris.
PARIS, Aug. l1.-Reyolutionary proc
lamatlons have been seized atthe house
OF ocudy, the Anarchist leader who was
arrested during the riots of Wednesday
on the occasion of the funeral of Gen.
Endes, 1t is rumored that the Anar-
O. GhlsIs h@d secreted 1000 revolvers in
ene Labor Exchange and that the gov
eaHment only prevented rising by the
seizure of the exchange.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15
Have Done With Italian labor

FINDLEY, o., Aug. Railway con-
tractors here have chartered three cars
and will send 200 italian hands back to
New York, whence they will be returned
to Italy. Bloody fights and constant
broils made this step necessary in order
TO preserve the peace and prevent muir
der, riot and destruction of property.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15
Fate Pursues a Dinner PARTY.

MARIETTA, o., Aug. Frank J.
Chamberlain died this evening of ty-
phoid fever. Ofthose who partook of the
college alumni dinner June 81, residents
and visitors, more than twenty have
been seriously i'll with typhoid fever.
Chamberlain Is the third to die, follow
ing George P. Dye and Prof. Beach.
Others are dangerously sick
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15
GARRETT VIOLENTLY INSANE.
The Ex-RaiIway Presidents Condition
Very Serious.

New YORK, Aug. 8.-The Tribune of
to-day says Robert Garrett recently be-
came violent and tried to jump out of
the window of his hotel. The patient
has since been quiet, in consequence Of
the use Of anodynes. The arrange
ments for his removal have not been
completed, as it has not yet been decided
where he will be taken. At all events
the cottage in which Mr.. Garrett will be
taken care of during his illness will
be north of here, and will not be in one
of the fashionable resorts. 1t is prob
able that the sick man Will be removed
to-day.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15
BOYCOTTING A TOWN.
"A Railway Company Retaliates for the
Arrest of Its Employees.

ATTesC OF Its EhPIOyes.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Aug. S.-For some
time past the Law and Order Society of
Evansburg a small town near Conneaut
Lake, has been making strenuous efforts
to stop the running of Sunday trains on
the Meadville & Linesville Road. The
employees of the line have been
arrested and fined several times and
the company has decided to move it's
station two miles out of the town. En-
glneers are now at work surveying new
route and the company declares that it
will run its line on the other side of the
lake