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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-18

lanDer " elbows nave disposed OF
their lum Der business in the city to Reinel
& Stoppenbach.
S NJ Eggleston and family took their
departure last week for Milwaukee, their
future place of abode.
Frank Holmes, an inmate of the county
asylum, escaped last Sunday, and care
fu search tailed to discover his where
abouts until last Tuesday, when he was
found in the barn of August Lang, two
miles south of this city. He was hatless
and baretooted, and did not wish to ac-
company the officers.
Last wee!1iarlin Knipfer eloped with
Wally Fleischmann, his wife's niece.
Over year ago Knipter and wife came
here from Germany. He is a man of
about 25 years, she being about ten years
older. Last August the piece of his wife
came here from Milwaukee, and for some
time resided with them In February
Knipfer and the girl left for Milwaukee
ostensibly for work, and while there were
known as man and wife. Mrs Knipfer
went to Milwaukee, and induced them to
return. A short time since since the
man went to Illinois, and found work
He returned last week, and when he de-
parted was accompanied by the girl
RunUpo.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-18

Several of our citizens are talking up
the idea of an electric light plant in this
city.
We are sorry to have to record the ser
ious illness of Capt. D. w. Curtis with
quinsy. He is improving somewhat.
George Klein, of this city, has just re-
turned from Canada with five thorough
bred Clyde mares, which he purchased
there
While at Holly Springs, Miss, recently,
d. j. Barnes purchased a farm OF 100
acres, just mile from the city, and also
bargained for some city property. He
Immediately rented the property.
The war concert, gotten up under the
auspices of the Congregational church of
this city, came off on "Wednesday evening.
The chorus numbered 80 voices, com posed
entirely of singers of the city. The whole
was under the skillful direction of Prof.
P. P. Wilkins, of Whitewater.
Giles Hibbard, of Palmyra, purchased
the grocery and crockery business of
Fl. A. Porter last week, and Monday morn
ing the store was running under the new
management.
G. A. Klein brought down seven i'm
ported Clydesdales from Watertown Tues
day morning.
Rev. c. @. Caverno, well and favcrably
known to many of the citizens of this
county and state, has closed his pastoral
relations with the First Congregation al
church of Lombard, H., and accepted a
call as pastor of the Congregation al
church of Boulder, Col.
I. n. Stone, of Sioux City, Ia, was a
welcome visitor In town over Sunday. He
was much pleased with the trip of him
self and wife to California. He estimates
thai $4,000 to $4,000 in ten-acre fruit
farm in California will not support fam
lily or bring any more money return than
the same money in an Iowa or Wisconsin
farm of $50 acres well stocked. A good
dairy farm would do even better Union
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-18
NO. 80.
ImDJlre Food.

Exceeding caution shou i be exercised
in the purchase Of new article of food.
Many recent Cases of serious illness have
been reported from the use ~. tie new
patent foods for infants, from untpsted
baking powders md cheap favoriug ex-
tracts. The desire for rapid wealth in
duces unscrupulous manufacturers TO
place anything before The public that will
sell at a large profit without regard to its
usefulness or healthfuiness At present
there is great raid upon the btking
powder market, HDd so in1nY impu re ;'tl
adulteraftd articles of this kind have
been louud peddled about the country
that the authorities in several Of the states
have takep the necessary action to ex-
pose them. The report OF the Ohio State
Food commission has shown that a large
number OF the brands solo here are IN lde
from alum, phospnates, or "a cheap AMI
adulterated cream of tartar. The danger
to the public is made 5ti.l greater by tie
unbinshiug efffontery with which the pro-
prletors OF these impure p9'vilers advertise
them as perfect, claiming for them all
kinds OF false and impossible endorse
ments
The official report OF the Ohio State
Food commission gives the nemes e
number OF these impure powiers, an |
the amount OF ;mpurity and iuert matter
in eacn, as follows:
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-18
DIAMOND GUT DIAMOND.
Honest Old Isaac Encounters Man VINO
Mould Not Rob Him.

Honest Old Isaac Encounters Man VINO
Would Not Rob Him.
Customer-The coat Is too large, T
tell you, Isaac. Why, man, it hangs
on me like sack.
Clothing Dealer, (secon1 hand)-DoI
you dinks this vas coal yard, or a
grocery sdore, ehP Veil, it vansn't! II
gifts you goot measure. mine vriendt- Y
gifts you the worth of your money. VaH
you want nit goat dot fit you like de-
paint on parper's bole, preszes blow
ing through nit you viskers, ehe 4
guess node. I gifts you plenty cloth to
keep the cold ovid.
..But, hang it, a man wants to be asi
near the fashion as possible. | don't
want to look like clothes-pole wrapped
UP in blanket"
..Ho! no! You wants to be a dudel
Ho! hop !
mo, simply want to be deoentlyf
dressed.
.Ven, mine vriendt, dot goat make
you so. Led me see; turn rount. Hag
youlooks like Bresident Clevelandin dos
goat. No you vas node SO tail as Bresi-
dent Cleveland. You vas about the
heighd of the Brince OF Vales, und by
shiminy you looks shoost like the
Brince in dot goat Node kvide So
sdoud, but shoost aboud i'd Vot did 4
say vas de brice of dot goatp"
.'Seven dollars"
1GR,y ~, NV rob NV
selMf if sells dot goat for seffen tolar.
Dat was fifteen tolar goat.
But you offered it to me for seven!
dollars" !"
''Vell, veil, dake 1t, dake it. I dond
go back on mtne wort. But | was rob
mineseluf, so helup me gracious.
''You are robbing yourself by giving
it to me dor seven, dollarsp
$50 helup me gracious!'
"Well, then l will rob no man. =
swore off all evil on New Years day.
and am not going to begin to rob peo-4
pie as early as this. | won't take the
coat
you wond dake dot goat? Dot goat,
dot make you look like the Brinoe Oh
Valesp'
.sNot if it made me look like John L.
Sullivan. win rob no man.
Say. mine waendt, vat you gif for
dot goatg"
.1sH give you threedOllars
.sTree tolar! Hal ha! hal Perhaps
you &nks keeps a sharaty bureau"
'.Fhree dolarz." Q1raparing to take.
the coat Off
''Say iAe tosar"
Three dollars."
Say foar totan"
"Naxee-"
.paks It, dake It. dake ID A~-Boseow
| Cous&ee
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-18

The greatest money saving inve1tion
of this age is Colt & Co. s One-Coat Bug
gy-Paint. 1t has worthless limitations.
Be careful and obtain the genuine from
responsible dealers. Take no other brand.
Every owner of a buggy, wagon or baby
carriage can be his own painter. Every
livery-stable keeper can have bright,
handsome rigs at nominal expense.
Blacksmiths can repair broken spoke,
shaft or cross-bar and paint same while
customer is waiting. Time is money now
adays. Read their advertisement On page
four of this paper.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-18
OUR NEIGHBORS.
WATERLOO.

Married, at the residence of the brides
parents in This village, Thursday, April
5,glSSS, r. G. Hodgson, OF Hubbleton,
and Miss Augusta M. Trayser, Rev. III F.
knight performing the ceremony in the
presence of relatives and friends of the
bride and groom
A new authority has come into the
EDITORS family; it is daughter. She ar
rived late in the week-Satu<day.
There is quite a movement in real es-
tate in Waterloo and vicinity this spring.
Journal
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-18
REDWOOD NOTES.

John Carey, engineer of the Manitoba
road, is here visiting friends.
Gustave Hosfeld is in Ixonia working
at the blacksmith trade.
Lawrence Barry, student of telegraphy
in the Office at Hubbleton, was here Sun
day.
A letter for this place bearing Water
towns postmark, April 10th, 6 P. M.
reached its destination at $3.50 A. NJ,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-18

The Art Amateur for April contains a
fine colored plate of Cherries by the
late A. j. II. Way, of Baltimore, superb
study of "Peonies" by Victor Dangon,
decorations for plates Lamarck roses, and
seaweeds and fsb) and vase Virginia
creeper). and numerous designs for en-
broidery, brass hammering and wood
carving. The frontispiece is a remarkably
fue reproduction of an etched portrait of
Philippe Rousseau. Another eminent
French painter, P. V. Galland, receives
biographical notice with illustrations of
his work. Practical articles of special
value are those on charcoal drawing, paint
ing in water colors, wood carving, and
home decoration and furnishing. "My
Note Book" bristles as usual with piquant
and aggressive paragraphs. Price 35
cents. Montague Marks, publisher, %
Union square, New York.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-18

BILIoUsNEss.-Millions of us are bill
ious. We are bilious race. Half of US
are born bilious, with predisposition to
dyspe psia. The best known remedy for
biliousness and indigestion is Simmons
Liver Regulator. Try it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-18

ALL THEIR BEEzNEss. Tri-
bune: II President Cleveland were to
die Just about now, the Democratic party
would be badly off for presidential timber
be like the Italian balloon vender when
somebody cut the string, and as the little
balloons went flying above the house tops
heexclaimed: "Vell, by tam-dare goshe
all nv peeZness."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-18

THE Refunding Direct Tax Bill, which
caused the recent deadlock in the House,
would, if it becomes law, return to the
treasury OF Wisconsin $466, 900. The dough
face Democracy of the North were brought
nicely to their knees by the slave-whip of
Southern Democrats, and the bill is post
poned until next December, when the eff
fects of the action of Democratic house
in defeating the measure would have no
influence in the presidential election.
For a yielding Political coward the average
Democratic congressman takes the cake.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-18

When she was Child. she cried for Caste IA.
When she became Miss, she clun toCastoria
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-18

1he Impurities IN the 20 "ders above
mentioned were found 10 CONSIST Of var
iOus matters more or less huftfuI. La
DR.. Prices powder the principal impuri-
ties were lime and Rochelle salts, which
were found in large quantities The in
purities in Horsford's powder were rom-
posed of phosphate Of soda, liue. etc
out none OF the nutritious phosphate.,
without which its manufacturers Claim
life cannot be sustained TIE impurities
fouui iD the other powders name were
princi naIlv alum and lime.
FrCn tne report OF the commission 1t is
eviGent that the Royal Baking Powder
is o! the highest 1egree OF strength aud
purity.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-18
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JEFFERSON.

Flanner 4 Fellows have disposed of
their lumber business in the city to Reinel
& Stoppenbach
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-18

April 18th, coming from the west. during
which time five mails were received at
this station. Quite quick time coming
five miles.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-18
FORT ATKINSON.

Several of our citizens are talking up
the idea of an electric light plant in this
city.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-18

Mrs. Emil Uehlpg is spending week
in Oconomowoc under the care of Or.
Vote
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-18
HUSTISFORD.

James Whitcomb returned home from
a visit TO old acquaintances in Milwau-
kee, l hursday last.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-02-10

%. No person or company shall erect
or maintain any mandatory or place of
business dangerous to life or detrimental
to health, or where unwholesome, offen-
sive or deleterious odors, gas, smoke, de-
posts or exhalatiOns are generated, such
as tanneries, establishments for boiling
bones and dead animals, etc., etc., with
out the written permit of the selectmen
or health officer; and all such establish
ments shall be kept clean and wholesome
so as not to be offensive or preudicial to
public health; nor shall any offensive or
deleterious or waste substance, refuse or
Injurious matter be allowed to accumu-
late upon the premises, or be thrown or
allowed to run into any public waters,
stream, water-course, street, road or pub
lie place. And every person or company
conducting such mandatory or business
shall use all reasonable means to prevent
the escape of smoke, gases and odors, and
to protect the health and safety of all op-
eratives employed therein.
"a. The keeper or keepers of livery
or other stable shall keep his or their sta
bic or stable-yard clean, and shall not
permit large amount of manure to ac-
cumulate at any one time.
20. No pig-pen shall be built or main
tanned within 100 feet of any well or
spring of water used for drinking pur-
poses, or within 30 feet of any street or
any inhabited house.
26. No privy vault, cesspool or reser-
yoir in which privy, water-closet, cess
pool, stable or sink is drained, unless it
is watertight, shall be constructed, dug
or permitted to remain within $50 feet of
any well, spring or other source of water
used for drinking or culinary purposes,
unless the surface of such vault, cesspool
or reservoir is at lower level than the
bottom of such well.
p. All privy-vaults, cesspools or res
ervoirs shall be cleaned out at least twice
a year, once in the spring not later than
the 18th of May and once in the fall not
earlier than the 18th of October. From
the 10Th of May to the 18th of October
they shall be frequently and thoroughly
disinfected.
%. All sewer drains that pass within
90 feet of any source of water used for
drinking or culinary purposes shall be
water-tight; in sandy soil the limit shall
be so feet.
20. No sewer drain shall empty into
any lake pond or other source of water
used for drinking purposes, or into any
standing water.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-02-10
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.

DIR. o. w. Holmes is one of the fami-
liar figures on the principal Boston thor
oughfares. His genial face and rotund
form are recognized by those he meets,
and even though they may never have
been formally presented to him they
recognize him with bow as he passes
by. 1t may not be generally known that
DR.. Holiness amiable wife is still his
faithful counsellor and friend. She is
not in the best of health, so she did not
accompany him to England last year,
but she is far from being an invalid.
Mrs. Holmes is one of the dearest of old
ladies, and she is always on hand in the
Beacon street home to welcome the many
visitors who come to pay their respects
to her distinguished and popular hus-
band.-[Bosto Traveller.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-02-10
Purpose of the Catacombs.

The catacombs, then. were excavated
by the early Christians for the express
and sole purpose of burying their dead.
The hope of the resurrection of the body
made them averse to the custom of Gre
nation then prevailing among the Greeks
and the Romans. They adhered to the
older Jewish custom of burying the dead
in rock hewn tombs and galleries. Hence
the close resemblance of Jewish and
Christian cemeteries in Rome. After
Constantine, when the Christians could
afford to buy and hold land and could
bury their dead without fear of distur-
bance, they located theii cemeteries above
ground around their churches and chap
els.-Professor Philip Schaff in The Cen
fury.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-02-10
Peculiar Chinese Belief.

An intelligent Chinaman in Oakland,
CAL, says: "Chinamen hate to have the
bodies of their friends go to the morgue.
They will do almost anything rather than
have body laid on the morgue slab and
left in charge of the coroner. FIRE.
quently their actions lead to suspicion
where there is really no ground for it.
This fact is accounted for by peculiar
belief current among the less intelligent
Chinese have been assured many
times solemnly that the coroner, when
he had taken the body to the morgue,
poured over it some sort of magic lotion
that had the result of causing all the
fatty substances of the corpse to run off
in oil. This is bottled by the coroner
and sold to American doctors, who use it
in medicines and magic charms. In sup
port of the theory they will point out
that the coroner will only take fat Chi
namen to the morgue. They say he never
takes lean ones. Chicago News.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-02-10
Making Pottery at High Speed.

A novel and remarkable exhibition
was given at the Westminster musee the
other day, when Harry Flaxman, tine
clever pottery worker, undertook the feat
of making an entire tea set of forty-four
pieces in the short space of seven and
one half minutes. When it was an
nounced that such an attempt would be
made, those who were unacquainted with
the young man from Wedgwood's great
pottery establishment, England, offered
wagers that it could not be accomplished.
Much interest was manifested by the
large number present when Manager
Bingham gave the word and Flaxman
began his task, while several watches
licked off the minutes. The pliable clay
was manipulated with deft and skillful
fingers and twelve cups and saucers
adorned the board in short order. Then
twelve plates were piled upon each other,
and then four large plates, teapot,
sugar bowl and two other vessels sprang
up as if by magic, all shapely and al
most perfectly formed. When the last
piece was finished the hands on the ma
jority of the watches indicated the lapse
of eight minutes from the time of start
ing, and the remarkably quick work.
man rested, beaten by half minute.
But he can make the set in seven and
one-half minutes under more favorable
circumstances. The whole work. in
Guiding molding, is accomplished by the
fingers, and the only tools used are a
thin brass wire for cutting the clay and
a small revolving wheel. Providence
Journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-02-10
A TYPICAL GEORGIA MOUNTAIN
EER
From the Atlanta constitutional

From the Atlanta constitutional
He was big, strapping fellow. proba-
bly, 20 years old, and weighing $50
pounds. AS he walked into the police
station yesterday afternoon. his shoeless
feet made no noise.
''I'm from Ducktown, Tennessee" he
said, in response to Capt. COUGHS ques-
tions. "My name is William Ward, an
come to ten United States court
He was typical mountaineer, strong
and not bad looking. He wasn't much of
dude in his cotton shirt and homespun
breeches.
This was his first sight of a city. His
mountain home is fifty miles from rail-
road, and in order to reach Atlanta he
walked those fifty miles. He had never
seen railroad or train of cars before,
had never owned book. could neither
read nor write. knew nothing of what
are termed the comforts of life-yet was
happy.
The officers about the station house
took an interest in him and began plying
him with questions. He had been sub
penaed to appear in the United States
court as witness in an illicit distillery
case. He had come $50 miles and is en-
titled to ten cents per mile as mileage.
Ibid you ever have that much before 90
asked Capt. Couch
mo, | reckon not. Never saw that
much before"
"What do you dog
sob. work for a fellow. | don't get
any pay. He told me he'd do the right
thing by me. amt going to work for
that any more. Would stay here if
could get something to do
He was asked to sit down. He looked
suspiciously on the chair pointed out to
him, shook it gently and sat-on the
doorstep. OF course he didn't know
anything about making corn whiskey,
but he had hunted and had brought down
many Il deer and turkey.
"Do you use caps on guns up there?"
"A few of the fellers have them new
guns, but flint and steel is good enough
for most of us
He looked it.
Later in the evening he was offered
some supper, but he had his hunk of ven-
ison and corn bread with him. Then he
curled up on the floor, and in few min
utes was sound asleep, free from care and
happy.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-02-10
Mother swans Telegraph.

1.-THE very earliest telegraph in Amer.
lea, said great-grandpa, seating himself
in his story spinning chair and taking
Bright Eyes on his knee, "was in active
operation in Vermont while the first set
tiers were doing their best to become
actually settled Mother Swan lived there,
in the center of what is now fourishing
town, but which was then a painless
forest; and, being a widow, was obliged
to look out herself for her little garden
and live stock.
every morning the cows were let out
to feed, and went straying away through
the woods, and sometimes, by 3 O'Clock,
not tinkle of their bells could be heard.
Then Mother Swans telegraph came into
play.
"She had eight children, and these she
sent to find the wandering animals; but
she did not dispatch them together, for
then they might easily have become lost
in the woods. The youngest child was
stationed just far enough from the house
for her mother to hear if she should call ;
the next in size went only far enough to
be able to communicate with the first,
and so the line stretched out.
"When the one at the farther end of
the line changed his position, in looking
for the cows, he shouted directions back
to the next station, and so the line moved
to left or right, as the case might be,
perhaps ending before the cows were
found, in describing circle about the
house, exactly as that might be done by
the minute hand of a clock, the log
cabin, with the anxious mother, being at
the center of the dial.
cat the first tinkle of the COW bells,
'Foundr cried Number Eight, and
'Found' repeated Number Seven; and
so the news ran along the line, until
Mother Swan herself received it. And
the little sentinels kept their places until
the cows had been collected and driven
home, as nearly as might be in the line
held by these original telegraph opera
tors. '-Youth's Companion.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-02-10

Every Mussulman, however high his
rank, from the sultan down to the lowest
dervish, is compelled to have a trade.
The grandfather of the present sultan Of
Turkey was toothpickmaker. The
boatman, porter or groom is eligible TO
the grade of pasha. The butcher Of To-
day may be the generalissimo of to-
morrow and the lowest slave may become
grand vizier.--Chicago News.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-02-10
First Formation of Coal.

Workmen who were digging a ditch in
Montgomery county, Ind, struck stra-
tum of earth resembling white clay,
which turned black on being exposed to
the air. Pieces of it thrown into the fire
were found to burn fiereely. The sub
stance is supposed to be coal of the first
formation. New Orleans Times-Deco-
GRAFT
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-02-10

People who advertise only once in
three months, forget that most folks can
not remember anything longer than about
seven days.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-02-10

For the most perfect good breeding OBJ
serve the manners of two ladies who hate
each other Each is on guard against the
slightest slip.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-02-10

A Greek wedding ceremony lasts all
day. The richer the family the more
priests are employed for the service.