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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-12
Romance of Their Old Age.
From the Lincoln Journal.

Two people were married last even
ing. One of the parties was lady and
the other gentleman. They were not
married in Lincoln, but the scene OF
the event was not very, very far re-
moved. And it is curious story and a
true one.
The bride is tall and stately, but she
is no longer in the DOM OF youth.
GRAY hairs float backward from her
forehead, and she has seen many and
many a winter The bridegroom is old
and bald, and before great while he
will be gathered to his fathers. Years
and years ago, before some of US who
wear whiskers were born, these two
loved each other in a kingdom down by
the sea. And, to quote from Annabel
Lee, it might be SAID that the angels in
Heaven envled their love. But they
had a quarrel.
Years ago, when she was girl and he
was in the first flush of manhood, they
had Il quarrel. And he went away in
senseless anger, and she approved OF
his going in senseless anger, and the
memorable years rolled on as the years
inexorably will roll. He came not back
again. She married a youth of the
neighborhood and lived wretched life.
He, leagues, leagues away, married a
strange woman and lived wretched
life and the years rolled inexorably on.
And it came to pass In the iullness of
time that his wife died, and although
his hair was gray and his heart old, he
was filed with an inefable longing to
see once more the love of his youth. so
he iourneyed to her. And 1t was so that
her husband had died and she was a
widow, and she, too, was gray haired.
And then, in the twilight and autumn
n II I 80 l.
hopes they agreed to marry each other.
SO they were married.
The scene was not in Lincoln, but it
was not very, very far away. But their
love will last until the shadows thicken
and the sun goes down.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-12
Sailors Snug Harbor.
From Harner's


The 'sSailors Snug Harbor in the city
of New York." agreeably to the last legal
report of the controller, had in 1877 an
income from real and personal property
estimated at 1925, O92. This is a rich
annual harvest from the twenty-one-
acre farm of Robert Richard Randall
bequeathed to it in 1901, and now
covered with buildings extending from
Fourth to Fifth Avenue, and from
Waverly Place to East Tenth Street.
The colossal dry goods store known as
A. I. Stewards stands upon it. On
Staten Island, where the Snug Harbor
really is, and occupies valuable estate
of 157 acres, S44 men, each of whom had
sailed under the American flag for five
years or more, found shelter, ease,
plenty and variety in the spring Of 1887.
All its metropolitan property is leased
for twenty-one years, renewals at Ter
cent. per annum being based on valua-
ton of the land at the time when each
renewal is made. All taxes and assess
ments are paid by lessees.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-12
A Thief a Born Gentleman.
From the New YORK. Tribune.

From the New YORK Tribune.
a man trying hard to hide his chagrin
under indignation entered police head
quarters at Newark yesterday and de-
manded to see Chief Hopper. He said
that he was III. 6. Tooker, postmaster
and storekeeper at Lyons Farm, sub
urb of Newark, and the object of his
indignation became evident when he
showed dollar bill! and exhibited a
sheet ofnote paper. The note read:
DEAR SIR:-The fellow who robbed your house
| to night is born gentleman and no hog. /
leave you this bill as capital on which to begin
| life anew.
No name was signed to the note, but
when Mr. Tooker explained that the
note, the bill, and his empty pocket
book lay together on his bedroom floor
when be awake in the morning, his
| feelings upon the subject can be easily
| understood. The postmaster further
| explained that after the thief or thieves
| had effected an entrance to his store by
! removing a pane of glass from the front
door and sliding the bolt back, they
opened dozen or more letters which
[ remained in the post-office over night,
but evidently finding their contents OF
no marketable value put them carefully
| back in the boxes from which they
we're taken. Several dollars in postage
| stamps and small amount of money
| found in the till we're confscated. The
postmaster and his wife were asleep
when their bedroom on the upper floor
was reached. lockers waistcoat and
pantaloons hung over the foot of the
| bed. The waistcoat contained a gold
watch and chain, valued at 500 while a
pocketbook was filled with 500 in cash.
| The bills and the watch and cham were
removed, and the thieves had almost
made up their minds to decamp when
they concluded that the postmaster and
his wife might enjoy their breakfast
better if they had enough to purchase
it with. Accordingly the note was
written, and. with the bill and pocket
book, placed on the floor at the foot of
| the bed, where Mr. Tooker found them
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-12
The Boy Had the Best of Him There.

Hutchinson cold Hutch makes
his ''boys" do all kinds of work. One
day, while visiting one of his pieces of
property in Wabash Avenue, undergoing
repairs, he saw some laths lying in the
yard which he wanted taken into the
house at once. He set young Hutch"
to work wheeling them N with wheel
barrow Coming back a few minutes
later he found the boy loading the piles
of laths on the wheelbarrow length
wise.
.'You don't know as much as an oys-
ter he said in tones of disgust, and he
dumped them off vigorously. "You can
get on twice the load by laying them
crosswise."
He loaded the wheelbarrow heavily
and picking up the handles started for
the door. The wheelbarrow would not
go through Father" said Young
Hutch, 'you don't know as much as a
she'll"
THAT boy" said the old man, admir-
ingly, turning to witness of the little
scene, lis worth 81 900 day to me-"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-12
A HALF-BREED HERO.

How Courier Went Two Thousand
Miles Through Canada on Foot.
Manitoba Corr. New York World.
If you ask a half-breed to tell you
something of the past of his doomed
race he is almost sure to speak of the
proves of one Jean Baptiste LATINO
Mere. This man was in the service OF
Lord Selkirk, who planted : Scotch col
ony here in 1912. The employees of the
Hudson's Bay and Northwest compa-
MES were at war in 1915, and 1t was i'm
portant that Lord SeikirK, who was then
residing in Montreal. should be ap-
prised of the course of events. 1t was
determined to send a messenger from
here all the way to Montreal a distance
OF / 800 miles as the crow flies. LATINO
Mere was selected for the service by the
chief of the Northwest company.
November had set in and the weather
was very cold. Lajimoniere's instruc-
tons were to avoid all the routes which
ran near Hudson's Bay company posts
lest he should be captured and to make
the best of his way along the Lake Su-
perior shore on the ice. He was to
travel on foot all the way to the Sault,
for dog tram would probably have be-
traved him to the scouting parties en-
ployed by the Hudson's Bay men. He
babe good-by to his family and started
from Fort Douglas, close by St. Boni-
face, on the evening of November L.
He carried nothing but rifle and pair
CT showshoes; food had to be picked up
en- route. He made first for Pembina,
whence he proceeded to Red Lake,
where snow began to fall. From Red
Lake he passed down. travelling chiefly
by night and hiding in the bleak poplar
clumps by day, to Lake Superior. The
ice along the shores was not very firm
and his feet and hands were lacerated
by the sharp edges of the moving foes.
He was nine days on the lake, subsist-
ing all the time on moss known to the
halfbreeds as tripe de roche, which
grows on the stones. On reaching Sault
Ste. Marie he got good meal or two.
He followed the Lake Huron shore un-
til he reached Detroit, and there he took
horse for Montreal. arriving here and
delivering his dispatches to Lord Sell
kirk in person three days before Christ
mas, having travelled in all a distance of
over two thousand miles. This feat is,
undoubtedly, the greatest exploit of it's
kind in the annals of this region.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-12
A Curious Idea of Pleasure.
From the Chicago Herald.

From the Chicago Herald
There is a certain foreign buyer for
Chicago wholesale house who makes
several trips across the briny deep dur
ing the year. He has Just returned here
from bis last trip, and he says he met
on shipboard an Englishman who was
making his first journey across the sea.
He was awfully seasick, and repeatedly
asserted that he never again would
cross the ocean in cold weather
"You will get used to it, !"
said the Chicago man, latter you have
tried it a few times. Why, [ GO across
and back several times a year, and
when there is no occasion for business
trip | go for pleasure" The English
man eyed him closely as he asked him
il he made those so-called pleasure trips
in winter, and when the Chicagoan de-
clared he often did, the Englishman
said: "Well, think that any man who
would cross the Atlantic in winter for
pleasure would go to hi for pas
time"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-12
A Battle on the Stage.
From the N. Y. Sun.

The success of Bronson Howard IS new
play, Shenandoah" at the Boston Mu
scum, is said to depend almost altogeth-
er on the realistic representation of
Sheridan's ride at the end of the play.
The piece is not distinguished by brill
ment, but when the end of the play ar
rives the battle scene is of such thrilling
interest that it carries everything
before it. The stage shows the hottest
point of the battle, with wounded and
manned men strewn on the field and q
tremendous din and clatter of war. Just
as the troops begin to retreat, and when
the day seems to be lost. the clatter OF
hoofs is heard, and at the last moment
the general gallops on the stage, mount
ed on black horse. covered with foam,
dashes across the stage and out of sight.
His cheering troops turn and follow
him.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-12
An Anecdote of Advertising.
From the Art of Advertising.


Never tell anything but the truth in
your advertisements. Never make a
single statement in print that you are
not prepared to back up to the last de-
gree. By adhering to this rule you
will gain the confidence of the public,
and your business will grow according
ly. If you are to surprise your custom
ers let it always be by giving them more
or better goods than expected for their
money. The man who reads an eX-
travagant advertisement and is deceived
by it will not be likely to pay any fur
Their attention to advertisements-from
that house. The reason for this is that
he has lost confidence IN the statements
made by the advertiser. He was DEF
ceived once and he expects to be de-
ceived again.
[ once knew of New York jeweler
who inserted full-page advertisement
in prominent magazine for one time.
something over $500 for the insertion of
the advertisement. He filled the entire
page with description of the tumble,
giving all the details of its manufacture,
describing its great beauty, the purity
of the metal which entered into its
composition, and the elegant little case
In which each thimble was packed. The
advertisement concluded with an offer
to send one of the thimbles to any lady
reader of that magazine, at any time
within thirty days, on receipt of
81. This offer was made, accord
ing to the advertisement, for
the sole purpose of introduc-
ing these elegant thimbles to the public,
and at great loss to the advertiser.
Within the prescribed thirty days the
advertiser had sold 100 thimbles at one
dollar each. Every purchaser was
grossly deceived. The thimble was not
gold, but merely cheap imitation. The
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-12
Man Wants But Little Here Below

The man in pursuit of health, if he
has carefully followed all the medical
advice offered him from professional
quarters, has given up meat, vegetables,
milk, tea, coffee, fruit, tobacco, and
most of his clothes. Now comes the
news that hats, by reason of their hard
margains, exercise Il constructing in
fuence round the head, and compress
the blood vessels of the scalp, with re-
suits of the direst character. OF q
truth, man is much afflicted. The hat
must GO
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-12

CALLER-To decide bet, Mr.. Dana,
will you please tell me whether the ex.
preston, THE house has been building
for several months is correct or not
Charles A. Dana-It is good English
Are you a school teacher? "No, sir;
/ am the man who has been building
the house that has been building, bat
the building has ceased temporarily to
allow the inside work to proceed. The
house is painting, plumbing, plastering.
calcimining and papering to-day. Much
obliged. Philndelphi0 Record.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-12
A Conspicuous Arrival.
From the BOSTON Courier.

The brutality with which newly mar
ried people are treated by their jesting
friends is constantly receiving fresh IL
Illustrations. At a recent Boston we'd
ding couple of sportive ushers discov-
cred the train on which the bridal pair
were to leave town, and what baggage
they had. Driving swiftly to the station
they confided their plan to the baggage
master, and with his connivance they
affixed to each handle Of the trunks OF
the bride and groom an enormous bow
of white satin ribbon. If the groom did
not blaspheme when he saw the deco
rated trunks deposited in the hall of the
hotel to which he went he may take
rank with Job for patience.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-12
Cure of Pneumonia.
Hess ROAD, NIAGARA Co, N. Y, |
March "a. 1886.


About a year ago I was taken with a
severe pain in both lungs. I was first
attacked with a violent chill, then a
dreadful pain and then cough accom-
panied by considerable fever. 1t look
ed very much like bad attack of pneu-
monia. A friend Of mine procured five
ALLCoCk's PLAsTERs One he put under
each arm. one under each shoulder
blade, and one on my chest close
around my throat. In few hours the
cough ceased, the pain gradually abated
and [ broke out in a profuse persplra-
ton. [ fell into profound sleep, and
the next day was almost well. | wore
the Plasters eight days afterwards, and
have never had any trouble since.
WILLIAM A. SAWYER.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-12
Christmas Presents.

No doubt the question which agitates our
readers at the present time is, What shall
I give him or what shall I give her for a
Christmas present? The Harris Watch Co.,
of Chicago, ILL.,, whose advertisement ap-
pears on this page, offers three watches to
select from for such gift, at figures SO low
as to come within the reach Of all. We
know of no better present than a watch.
The house is reliable one, and amp of our
readers can deal with them through the
mail, and be treated the same as if by per-
sonal visit to their establishment.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-12

jeweler having reaped such rich har-
vest in this instance, decided to insert
another advertisement of jewelry in a
later issue of the same magazine. The
gross sales from the second advertise
ment did not, however, amount to fifty
dollars. Seventeen hundred lady read
ers of that magazine had been once de-
ceived by the statements IN this man's
advertisement and the result was they
wanted nothing more to do with him.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-12
A NARROW VALE.
BY ROBERT G. INGERsoLL.

BY ROBERT G. INGERSoLL.
Life is a narrow vale between the cold
And barren peaks OF two eternites.
We strive in vain to look beyond the heights.
We cry aloud; the only answer
Is the echo of our wafling cry.
From the voiceless lips OF the unreplying tad
There comes no word but in the night OF death
Hope sees star and listening love can hear
The rustic OF a wing
These myths were born of hopes, and fears and
tears
And smiles; and they were touched and cOlored
BY all there is of joy and grief between
The rosy dawn of birth and deaths sad night
They clothed even the stars with passion,
And gave to gods the faults and frailt1eS
OF the sons of men. In them toe winds
And waves were music. and all the lakes and
Streams, springs. mountains, woods, and per-
TUNED dells,
Were haunted by thousand fairy forms.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-12

VIsIToR-Say, Quillpen, you are awful
for making mistakes in your paper; did
you know it? Editor-Well, occasional
inaccuracies will creep into the best
managed journals, I suppose. Visitor
Exactly. But there is one thing have
noticed yon always get in straight. Ed
itor (eagerly)-What's that? Visitor
The column rules.-Bswlington (Ia.) Free
Press.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-12

BLoBsoN--" you ever meet Big
gum" Dumpsey-"Yes." Blobson-
rs he easy of approach ?'' Dumpsey-
Eyes" Blobson-"How easy ?" Dump
sey-"Did you ever see a big mud-pud-
die at the foot of an icy flight ofstairs ?''
Blobson SO Yes" Dumpsey "Well,
easy as that. ''-Burlington Free Press.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-12

BETTER at preaching.-"I think you
would getalone better if you didn't whip
your children so much, remarked Mrs.
Whalem. ''There is nothing like kind
ness, after ALL" Perhaps you are
right, my DEAR" replied her neighbor
of the next floor, by the way, what
an awful noise that man made who was
putting down your carpet this morn
ing" ave didn't have any man." she
returned. "You must have just heard
me spank the baov. "-Judqe.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-12
Catarrh Cured.

A clergyman, after years of suffering from
that loathsome disease, Catarrh, and vainly
trying every known remedy, at last found 9
recipe which completely cured and saved
him from death. Any sufferer from this
stamped envelope to Prof. J. A. Lawrence,
IS Warren Street, New York City, will re-
ceive the recipe free of CHARGE.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-12
A Sensible Man

Would use Kemp's Balsam for the Throat
and Lungs 1t is curing more cases OF
Coughs, Colds Asthma, Bronchitis Group
and all Throat and Lung Troubles, than
any other medicine. The proprietor has
authorized any druggist to give you Sam
of this great remedy. Large Bottles, 90
cents and 81
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-12
Cancer Cured.

DIR. F. L. Pond is having wonderful sue
cess in the treatment and cure of cancer at
the cancer hospital at Aurora, Ill., There
are numbers of cures recently made by him
which are truly wonderful. Those afflicted
should not hesitate, but should go there for
treatment at once. For information, adj
dress DIR. F. L. Pond, Aurora, H.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-12
A Radical Cure for Epileptic Fits

To the Eddor-Rlease inform your readers
that have positive remedy for the above
named disease which warrant to cure the
worst cases. So strong is my faith IN the
virtues of this medicine that will send free
q sample bottle and valuable treatise to any
sufferer who will give me his P. O. and Elk
press address. My remedy has cured thou
sands of hopeless cases.
II: g. ROOT, M. c., 1873 Pearl Street, New
York
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-12

SHE has Observation-Disclosures girl
I wonder what is the luckiest day to be
married on ? Chicago girl-Oh Wednes-
day, by all means. fare you sure ?''
Eyes, indeed. My ma always gets mar
ried on Wednesday, and every time she
gets q divorce with ever so much ali
mony. Philadelphia Record.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-12

AN EXTENDED POPULARITY. Browns
BRONCHIAL TRocHEs have for many wears
been the most popular article in use for re-
heying coughs and throat troubles.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-12

FIRST tramp-"I say, have you taken
bath 7" Second tramp (anxiously)--
mol Is there one missing Pr Harvard
LGnap00n.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-12

ASK your shoe and hardware dealers for
Lyons Heel Stitfeners; they keep boots and
shoes straight
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-07

he lay down 20 feign sleep. but being very
much fatiguel actually fell asleep and
snored. The play did not require him to
wake till the curtain fell On that act. In
all the next mornings papers the critics
sharply reproached him for his failure IN
the sleep scene. maintaining that his
action in sleep was exaggerated and IN
natural
Coquelin was born in 1871 at Boulogne
sur Mer. His father was "A baker and de-
sired TO rear the boy TO that trade, but
the latter insisted from the first Oh being
an actor and at the age Of II succeeded
in getting into a training school at Paris.
He was much ridiculed for his snub nose
and homely face: but the remarkable mo-
bility OF the latter made him famous as a
comedian He made his debut at the
Coincide Franchise Dec :, 1850. taking
the role Of Gros Rene in Molieres Dept
Amourcux." Since then be has steadily
risen in his profession, till he is now the
chief of French comedians. Having son
just entering the profession, he is known
as Coquelin the elder.
Jane IIadlng was even more a natural
actor than Coquelin and was taken upon
the stage in childish parts at the early
age of years. Her beauty, viyacity aud
sweetness Of disposition won all hearts,
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-07

cessful ruler than himself. He is the
fourth king elected since the new king
dom was set up. and the third to abdicate
After the western Roman empire fell
the eastern or Byzantine empire continued
to exist for about 900 years in a state Of
almost continuous decay, and Constan
tinople was finally taken by the Turks
in 1893 They soon subjugated Greece
and ruled It tyrannically for 800 years;
then the Greeks rose in rebellion, under
Marco Bozzaris, Npsilanti, Mavrocordato
ard other leaders. Their uprising was nj
first suppressed. with awful massacres;
but Western Europe took an interest in
the classic land and many Philhellenes
rIOvers Of Greece volunteered TO as
sist. among whom was Lord Byron Fin
ally the combined fleets of England. France
and Russia annihiated the Turkish fleet
al Nayorino, oct 20, 1927, and Greece be
came free.
After an interrcgnum the great powers
selected Prince Leopold of Belgium for
king of Greece, but he renowned his
claim a few months later In 1892 the
powers selected Otho of Bavaria who be-
came king at the age Of l., and had a
troubled reign Of thirty years. In October,
1862. he abdcated in the face Of n reyolu-
ton, and the national council provided
for the election of king by universal
suffrage Prince Alfred Of England was
chosen by an immense majority, but Eng
land declined to consent. On March 30,
1863, the national assembly chose Prince
George Of Denmark. The great powers
confirmed the choice ard on Oct. 81 he as
cended the throne. The finances were in
great disorder, but he has slowly i'm
proved the administration. and Greece is
Low in a furnishing condition. His wife
is a daughter of the Grand Duke Constan-
tine of Russia, and their son will doubt
less prove a popular king.