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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-03-09

out the lake region and western Michigan.
Resident of Cass county nave petitioned
congress TO let the duty on wool remain
as IL is.
The senate committee on public lands
has agreed upon a bill to repeal the lum
her culture and presumption laws, and
amending the homestead laws.
Col T.. Crofton Fox, president OF the
state military board, says matter OF locat-
ing next encampment is still under con
sideration. He thinks Mackinac island
stands an excellent chance OF being chosen.
Harmon Y. $. Peeke, who graduated
from Hope college at Holland last year, is
now instructor in "Steele academy at
Nagaski, Japan. The Rev. A. Oitmans,
also graduate from Hope, is at head of
mission at Nasgaski.
Sylvanus Daniels, the murderer o Jerry
White, near Flushing, has been sent TO
Jackson prison for life.
Mrs. Jones, aged -, Of Augusta, Kala
ma2oo county, was struck by n train near
Pavilion station, the other day, and in
,tautly killed
There was - convicts in Jackson prison
March J..
The majority in favor Of local option in
r..t "a.
un.., ,o,,
90 majority.
-. -.
81 IAN 80 - ..-,,a+hfa. - !
wav IF ~ b0nn!
Mis- No1,io parler ~ % water ono of
tho r,tia,ts in tho E-,l,m,1oo osvlpm
poe c,rnat ovar Sloldolors this vintar hv
moLip0 aud sautog rouer flowers She has
Maid baIfon tbre. or,,,. for tbe different
halls. and tni. vice., tbe fourth conva'es-
cent hqlI will be lequtidaI by am elegant
new piano. Miss Parker having 500 on n.
Tho rcport. in circulation that Postmas-
~ter-leueraI uic,Iu~on SIN IT'D health and
about torc>igu bis position are pronounced
untrue bv t.at gentleman. lie SAYS he s.,
10 ext. lIent hoaIth.
E. $. ID. Tyler OF Detroit has been ap
pointed superintendent of the mail bag
repair shop of the 100 t1Hi,e department..
He has his office In Washington city post
office building. iii, salary is Sl,}o0.
The semi-rcntenniaI OF the organization
1f the first Congregational church in Yer
moutville was celebrated Feb. 30.
Gov. Luce ha, appointed Gen. T.. Rice OF
Berlin Lenawee county, rs a commission
ar 10 the centennial celebration az Nariet-
On, Ohio. i'm place ofThomas y. Gilbert VINO
declined to serve.
Char e. Van Geiser, a farmer living in
south Jackson, was repairing The handle
on a butcher knife when his 5-yr-od son..
Claude, ran against the blade. cuttIu- %
leep cash in his beck. He died tle ~lm-
evening from the fleets o. the wouuI.'
John b. Eric son. am uneducatel -VecI
who wa. sentenced from Marquette conn
~ November % l-15 TO tate prison for
life Tor murle.-;he -hoo'.rg. during
%uarrel, of "a gambler with whom be hal
been drinking and who Loi -ucceelel i'm
'ecc.ug hlm out OF nearly S,0L ha, cen
pardonei.
Gov. Luce has commute ! the -antcnce
of Michael NoG.raw who was sent from
Wexford county August '-'. 30 fifteen
years at Jackson for ~au-nter, SO
that he will he released March DID, I>,~.
There are over t1 case, OF measie, in the
reform school at LANSING.
E.v,.. Rr,. ne,..r t-ar.I,r-a 4, Io
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-03-09
FOREIGN FACTS.

The Spanish senate has approved the bill
establishing trial 10y jury.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-03-09

er, shipping steers, S3 aOI5 30; stockers
aud feeders, g Jptt3 80; cows, bulls aud
mixed, S-15 60; Texas cattle :! 1904 p.
HoGs-Market stronger. 50lOc higher;
mixed, 90 lU05 80; heavy, - 351aj 90;
light 81 950Sj 80, skips, - 25al 20.
SHEEr-Market stronger; natives, 50 30
as go; western - S105 50; Texans, g 30
0cs4 go; lambs. So 06 -.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-03-09

The situation on the c.. b.. n .. railroad
system remains unchanged. save for the
fact that the strikers are more determined
han ever. and threaten % do their utmost
TO bring about a strike on al the roads
entering Chicago from the wet, north
west and southwest.
New men have taken the place OF the
striker ON the burlington. These mon
all came from the east, ard ar all compe-
tent eng neers. How long they will stay
remains TO he seen. They declare they
Will 60 back east il the brotherhood men
are called of the Reading system.
One tragedy has resulted from he strike.
George ats, an engineer. was shot 10y "A
deputy sheriff at Brooktield. Mo-. the 9th
er day. "a. he was about TO lntimilate AN
engineer who was about 10 take "a train
put. The deputy sheriff ha. been arrested.
North Carolina is "a state without cities.
Wilmington, it, largest town has only
1900 inhabitants. Raleigh, lAuuU; Char
lotte, 800 and Ashviile, S.Oj0.
Rosa Bonheur is now an elderly woman,
but she has her youthful enthusiasm for
art and for animals. Her home in the
village OF BY, on the edge of the forest OF
Fontainebleau, is a veritable menagerie.
Among her pets are two lions that She
bought TO use as models.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-03-28
Great Changes at the Capital.

Washington Correspondence New York World
Washington is rapidly changing from
country town to city, and within the
past five years the business aspects of
the town have advanced more than the
prices Of its real estate. 1t has now
many fine four and five-story buildings,
and the Baltimore Sun building of white
marble is eight stories in height and is a
structure that would honor New York.
The stores have changed and the people
no longer go to Baltimore or New York
to shop. Five years ago all the measur-
ing in the dry goods stores was done
with yardsticks and the latest styles of
goods were not to be seen on the coun-
tiers. The stores were much of the same
status as those of Richmond and other
towns of the South, and one of the price
marks was the ''levy," which is term
sometimes used here for shil-
lings. Silks were so many "lev-
les" a yard and eggs might be
ga levy" a dozen. The furniture
stores were much Of the same character,
and if anything really fine was wanted
the customer had to go to the larger
cities for it. Now you will find as good
dry goods stores here as there are in the
country and we have a number of art
furniture stores which keep handmade
furniture. The Japanese store and the
Turkish vender of rugs and altar of
roses is now doing business in Washing
ton in the winter as he does at Saratoga
in the summer, and the iewelry stores
sport many fine diamonds. The fash
ionable population which is rapidly
settling at Washington and the crowds
which come here now to spend the win
ter for the sake of the society are lavish
buyers and they pay good prices, and as
FIR markets, Washington has as good as
you find in the United States. The
prices are not dear as compared with
those of New York City and rents are
much cheaper.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-03-28
A Wonderful Canadian Pony.
From the New York Telegram.

B. A. Gleason, one Of Woodside's
most promising citizens, owns, among
his other possessions, very tractable
little Canadian pony, which is mostly
driven by the lady members of his fam
lily, and also diminutive skye terrier.
Both come in for large amount of
petting, and common sympathies have
SO linked them together that neither of
them is happy unless his chum is sleep
ing with him in the stable.
Yesterday strange mastiff of large
proportions and vicious ways was
passing the stable, and made a saw
age dash at the insignificant skye.
The little dog was powerless to resent
the attack and howled piteously for aid.
The pony took in the situation at a
glance, and, trotting forward, picked up
his little friends assailant by the neck
with his teeth, shook him as cat does
a mouse, and then hurled him into the
street with all the vigor of crack base
ball pitcher.
The interested spectators laughed
heartily at the scene, while the mastiff
collected his scattered remains in hurry
and scuttled down the street to pay a
late call.
Neither tn" pony nory the terrier said
word; they just wlnked at each other.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-03-28
Bonanza Floods Crippled Fortune.
H. G. Dodge.

Chicago Tribunes San Francisco Special.
The decentralization of the stock mar
ket here is attributed to the sale of
Banker Floods stocks as much as to the
continued activity of the real estate
market. John Mackay and his partner,
Flood, have at last counted their losses
in the celebrated wheat deal of last
winter, and have as result ceased to be
friends. For month past the once
bosom friends Of the bonanza firm have
not exchanged friendly greetings. Flood
finds that his individual losses amount
to some Sl0,000,000 and lays the
blame of the luckless speculation on
Mackay. Mackay attributes the mishap
to Flood, and the recriminations are
said to have been bitter enough to per-
manently ALLEVIATE the old friends and
partners. Flood has thrown all his
stocks on the market, and Mackay has
bought them at his own price. The
bonanza banker. broken in health and
spirits, is almost blind and mere wreck
of the man who. eight years ago, boosted
his bank held $50, 100000 of United
States bonds in its vault and $1,000, 900 in
gold coin on it's trays. 1t is said that he
is oppressed by the fear that he will end
his days in the almshouse. He has
transferred his seat in the Stock Ex-
change to his only son, who was elected
member the other day with difficulty
He got eight black balls. Ten would
have defeated him.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-03-28
IN THE RESURRECTION.

BY SIDNEY R. THOMPSON.
Suppose that you should ever come
And say to me with tender tears,
ssYour heart is now my only home,
My love is yours for all the years =
Here is a thing that Knight do
AS answer to your weary heart,
I would rise up and beckon you,
Without word to turn apart
And lead you with wide questioning eyes,
Within my souls most deep alcove,
Where on couch of rose leaves lies
che body of our infant Love.
Still silent, would point to where
The scars around his neck were blue,
And you would know whose fingers there
Had cluIched and strangleo VII tney sleW'
Then would lay your trembling hand
Upon his cold and pulseless breast;
SO you would slowly understand
That Love was dead ana at resi-
You hardly would have heart TO weep,
Indeed, the time for tears is past.
Your child can hear not, in that sleep,
You hushed him soundly at the last.
What would be left you then? But this
You should go forth alone-alone-
Without word, or tear, or Kiss,
AS you, that day before, had gone.
Nay, sweet-sweet still and unforgot-
One thing there is tor us to do.
How could we either leave the spot
That holds the broken hearts of two?
This vet is left. We two will bend
And kiss across the sundering bier
And then sit there to wait the end,
Till Death the Healer shall draw near.
Then we will fall at His sweet feet,
And pray Him touch our murdered child,
Till at His touch the heart shall beat,
And sundered souls be reconci1ed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-03-28
Medical Qualities of Onions.

The free use Of onions for the table
has always been considered by most
people healthy and desirable,
and but for their odor, which is
Objectionable to many, they would be
found more generally on our dining
tables. For cold on the chest there is
no better specific, for most persons,
than well boiled or roasted onions.
They may not agree with every one,
but to persons with good digestion
they will not only be found to be a
most excellent remedy Tor cough, and
the clogging Of the bronchial tubes
which is usually the cause o.
the cough, but if eaten freely
at the outset of cold, they
will usually break up what promised
from the severity of the attack, to have
been serious one. A writer in one OF
our medical journals recently recon-
mended the giving of young raw onions
to children three or four times a week,
and when they get too large and strong
to be eaten raw, then boil and roast
them, but not abandon their free use.
Another writer, advocating their use,
says: During unhealthy seasons, when
diphtheria and like contagious diseases
prevail, onions ought to be eaten in the
spring of the year at least once a week.
Onions are lnvigorating and prophylac-
tic beyond description. Further, |
challenge the medical fraternity or any
mother to point out place where chill
dren have died from diphtheria or scar
latina anginosa, ETC., where onions were
freely used.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-03-28
The Khedive Orders a Ballet.
From London Life.


An order has been sent to ballet-mas-
ter Ambrosetti, of Paris, by the Khe-
dive of Egypt, for ballet to be deliv-
cred at once at Cairo. The conditions
imposed by the princely governor of
Egypt, the lieutenant of the Sultan, are
quite appropriate for an epicure, but re-
markably exacting for ballet. His
highness requires that no dancer shall be
under 10 or over 80 years of age; that
they must all be beautiful, excepting
the principal, which is concession
made to art. The requirements are
ironclad and call for attention to the
smallest details. The form must be as
nearly perfect as possible, the foot
small and slender, the calf ofthe leg to
measure fifteen inchesin circumference,
the arm and neck plump and shapely.
The dress must be cut with the great
est economy as regards quantity of ma
terial. incidentally the assurance is
given that the girls, if they wish, may
find board and lodging in a French
house There they will be surrounded
by the genial influences of their own
beloved Partisan society, and return to
their native land with their morals in.
at least, no worse condition than when
they left it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-03-28
isfaction of making her visitor thorough

lsfact1On OF making her Vlsltor tnorougH-
ly uncomfortable.
"Y our sister is working very hard,
said the young lady, land yet she seems
you, Mr.. Custer" (slv lassl "but you
you can help her, if you know of it.
Miss Page told me that she really suffer
ed from cold last winter, because she
had not proper clothes; and, when her
friends begged her to take tonic IN the
spring, she only answered that tones
were luxuries for rich people. She is
SO thir and pale, it makesa all her friends
unhappy to see how she is killing her
self with work; somebody ought to be
looking after her."
Austin Custer had turned as red as a
bashful girl while Marion spoke; but,
with all his spoilt-boy faults, he was a
thoroughly, honest, frank fellow,
"Miss Marion" he said, do you
know the state Of affairs between my
sister and me ?'
mot from her certainly"
"But you know that she supports me,
that she has kept me at college for two
years."
81 am not willing to believe it ofyou,"
was the singing answer.
ST assure you," he said, holly, II
never dreamed that Janet was such a
goose as to send me all her money. [
took it for granted she only sent me
what she could spare. What has made
her do so ?''
"She is under the strange delusion,"
| said Marion, bitterly, "that you are fit
ting yourself to be an earnest, useful
| man; and for such an end she thinks no
| sacrifice too great
L A Ir,F1 al Gil Fo1l n mo-
| which Marion's good angel whispered
| that she was not doing her part as
Janet's friend; and, softening suddenly
| in voice and manner and expression,
she said with a tender gentleness:
30, if you would only be good boy,
how happy you could make that sweet
sister ~
After ALL the old story Of the contest
between wind and sun for the removal
of the travellers cloak is being forever
renewed in mans experience. 1t is not
your sharp, witty, clever women who
rule creations lords; it is nine times out
of ten, the quiet, selfforgetful, loving,
self-sacrifcing wife or sister who carries
her gentle point.
Austin had been hardening himself
against Marions barbed arrows but
yielded, like a man, to this winning ap-
peal.
81 will be good boy" he said peni-
tently, eff you will help me-"
And Marion, with the blessed conf
dence ofyouth, promised to be his men,
tor, to scold, to uphold, and to encourage
him.
Ofcourse, the inevitable followed, Aus
tins love for this sweet, high-souled girl,
brought out all the manhood that had
been sleeping through his frivolous boy
hood; and. before he was six years old
er, he had put himself in position to
ask her to marry him. Sister Janet was
happy part of their housekeeping
plan.
"I was very faithless about your
prayers for this scapegrace being an
swered, Janet" said the new wife. II
didn't believe they could reach him."
'And all the time, little sister, you
were the very answer God was sending
to those prayers"
ZIP" said Marion, in surprise, looking
up first at Sister Janet, then at the silent
fellow beside her.
But her lashes fell, wet with sweet
tears, under the look from both pairs Of
blue eyes.-[ Morning Star.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-03-28
What is Rheumatism {?
japanese Correspondence.

A young peasant woman OF Nag asakl,
Japan, has new and remarkable the
DRY concerning rheumatism. Rheuma-
tism, according to her, is a growth of
small parasites under the skin, small
insect that gnaws and bites and causes
the untold misery and all the twinges of
that ailment. She has had for one of
her patients a erlzzled and skeptical sea
captain. Tie mariner was completely
laid up with his ailing knees and the
Japanese woman was sent for. She
claimed to see the movement of the par
asites under the skin, ordered foot
baths of bran and hot rice brandy and
came another day with a little steel
hook and nipped small white insects
out by the dozen. By the stories it
must be large white flea, for one of
them, when brought to the surface,
made spring and was lost to sight.
One Of the bystanders felt sting and the
next day had a sore place on his arm
and cutting into it, it was found that the
rheumatism bug was there, burroWing
like tick. The regular practitioners are
still skeptical about the new theory of
rheumatism. They put one of the in
sects under a microscope and decided
that by it's organism it never could have
lived under the surface ofthe skin away
from the air and that she must have
carried it under her finger nail and pro-
dnced it at the proper moment. To this
the sea captain enters an emphatic de-
NAL. He saysthat she has taken the in
sects from his knees and ankles by the
hundreds now and that all have been
killed in his sight and that he is growing
better and can feel the relief after each
treatment.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-03-28

be willing dispose ofin bulk small fraction of their cost
any capable purchasing largely instituted search
resulting in obtaining the entire stock of SILK and
Satin Ribbon Remnants of several Of the largest OF
imported the These goods
depended anything be found except
in very of America Yet seyare given
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have expended dollars in this direction, and
varied and complete ofrib
conceivable shade width all excehent
quality bonnet strings hat trimmings,
trimmings silk quilt work. etc, etc Some
three yards and length
Though all the and late Styles and
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The Practical HOusekecper and Ladies'
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-03-28
PALM AND PINE.

BY HARRIET PRESCOTT SPOFFORD,
Couldst thou. Great Fairy, give TO me
The instant's wish, that l might see
Of all the earth's that one dear sight
Known only in dreams delight
l would, beneath some island steep
In some remote and sun bright deep,
See high in heaven above me now
A palm tree wave its rhythmic Dough
And yet this old pines naughty crown,
Shaking the clouds of silver down,
Whispers me snatches of strange tunes,
And murmurs of those awful runes
Which tell by subtle spell, and power
Of secret sympathies, the hour
When far in the dark North tie snow
Among great bergs begins to blow.
Nay, thou sweetrSouth of heats and balms,
Keep all thy proud and plumy palms,g
Keep all thy fragrant, fowery ease, -
Thy purple skies, thy purple seas
These boughs OF blessing shall not fail,
These voices singing in the gale,
The vigor of these mighty lines
I will content me with my pines.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-03-28
Peculiarly Afflicted.
From the Savannah News.

A gentleman in Atlanta is peculiarly
afflicted. One of his eyes is dark-blue
in color and the other is light gray.
In the daytlme-from sunrise to sunset
he cannot see anything out of the
blue eye, but sees distinctly and well
with the gray eye; and from sunset to
sunrise he cannot see anything with the
gray one. His hearing is similarly af-
fected. He can hear only on the blind
side; thus he can hear with one ear dur
ing the daytime and with one ear during
he night. He never discovered this
until recently.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-03-28
Silk and Satin Ribbons EREF 7
LADIES, THIS rs FOR YOU = -

for the ladies. Save
i money and secure
besti. Every lady
lows and appreciates,
le privilege of hav-
ig a few remnants Of
.bbon, handy for tn Q
thousand and one
tasty and US g full
purposes for which
such g cd s. are
used, a n d which
they. tn ladies,
use 10 such advan-
tage. TO purchase
what is wanted at
the usual pric es
such goods are
sold for, would
create u large bill
of expense, a nd
therefore debars q
gre at many from
INDUCING tn eir
tastes in this
!. direction. Realiz-
3 ing. til at tn e re
were thousands
upon thousands Of
4 remnants of rib
bons among tn Q
large importing
houses of America
--l,.ch fhax- rOyrlA
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-03-28
The Weight of Hearts.
From the Medical News

The average weight of mems hearts
is IL ounces each, and of women's only
9 ounces. Thus when they give and
take, or exchange hearts, man is the
loser, quality being equal Mans aver
age brain weighs 499 ounces, and wo-
mans A. The average weight of both
lungs is for men 40 ounces, and for wo-
men 80 ounces. Garfeld's right lung
weighed 80 and the left 81 ounces. MAX
ing 80 ounces of lungs, or Il ounces in
excess Of the average.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-03-28
FARM READING.
Corned Beef and Cabbage.

Corned Beef and Cabbage.
Spring chicken, roast partridge,
Broiled woodcock and quail
May please the dyspeptics,
Whose appetites tail;
But, for man hearty,
And healthy and wise.
Plain corned beef and cabbage
Takes always the prize.
The beef, streak o. fat,
Streak O. lean, white and red,
Cut crosswise the grain
And as tender as bread,
With cabbage cooked with it
And mealy potato
Boiled right in its jacket,
Served on the same plate, o.
Is something a man with
An appetite knows
Can beat any dinner
French cookery shows.
And when he has emptied
His plate heapfng high
He never has room for
A pudding or pie.
o, corned beef and cabbage
Your praises we sing.
For solid, square meal
You are truly the king.
You make rs unbutton
Our vests every time
And fill us with huge
Satisfaction sublime.
We pity the people
Who dwell in the fats
Who, thinking about you,
Get hungry as rats.
And can't, for thy fragrance,
Which heaven doth seek,
Enjoy you but only
One day in the week.
III. G. Dodge