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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
He Had $3.50.

Eugene Field in Chicago News.
The other afternoon a very modest
looking gentleman sauntered into
McClurg's book store and began looking
at the treasures in the English corner.
Mr.. Miller eyed the stranger with sus-
picion, for the reason that not very
long ago a understanding gentleman
pocketed several treasures and made
off with them. But Mr.. Willard was
not long in discovering that the quiet
stranger knew somewhat of books, for
he talked very intelligently of the best
editions. Mr.. Willard began, in fact to
feel sorry for the man. "Here,"
thought be, is a gentleman who is a
bibliomaniac. See how fondly his fire.
less eyes g]oat on those extra-illustrat-
ed Dibdins What e~nvious, what
hopeless pangs are now surging IN
his bosom! Poor devil it is my duty
to steer him away from those incompre-
hensible prizes and up against some
books within the compass of his
MEANS" /:
But the stranger would not be steered
worth a cent. He would inspect moth
ing but the costliest treasures.
81 am sorry that you have sold the
Washington Burns" said he ruefully.
1T would have taken it and been only
"Our price was $780," suggested Mr..
Willard.
"Cheap enough" said the stranger,
quietly. "And now may / ask you to
send these five volumes to me at the
Richelieu Hotel? The clerk will pay
the bill. By the way, what is the
whole amount?"
1.-TWO hundred and thirty-ive dol
lars" said Mr.. Willard, impressively.
"Well send them to the Richelieu at
once" said the stranger, land the clerk
will pay the charges for me-"
A far-away, a distrustful, a bilious
look stole into Mr.. Millard's keen eyes.
"What name please ?" asked Mr.. Mil
LARD, firmly but courteously.
George M. Vanderbilt, of New
York" said the modest stranger de-
murelv.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
Not an Unreasonable Allowance.
From the Denver News.

"Drummers" are a necessary evil fo1
the time being, and some of them make
an excuse for their existence by being
able to tell from time to time a good
story. One who is staying for a few
days at a certain boarding house in this
city, in order to average up heavy ex-
penses in another city, tells this little
anecdote. A train in Arizona was
boarded by robbers who went through
the luckless passengers. One Of them
happened to be a Hebrew drummer
from New York, who, when his turn
came, with fear and reluctance fshed
out 5000. He rapidly took 81 from the
pile and placed it in his vest pocket.
what do you mean by that?" asked
the gentle robber as he toyed with his
revolver.
Hurriedly came the answer: "Mine
trent, you surely would not refuse me a
two per zent discount on a strictly cash
transaction like dis?"
He got the discount.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
He Was Afraid.
From the Philadelphia Record.

1AOA IL l. INCSO1
There is a romance connected with the
Williamson, which formed a great COM
motion in social circles in Philadelphia
a third of a century ago. Mr.. William
son remained a bachelor all his life, but
1t was only the excessive tlmidity of the
man which caused him to shirk at the
last moment. Itseems that among the
brilliant throngs at Saratoga he first
met the woman who, SO far as is known,
was his only love. The courtship was a
brief one, and it was not long before the
date of the marriage was announced.
The ceremony was to take place in this
city, at the residence of the prospective
brides parents. Preparations for the
wedding were on an elaborate scheme,
and it was the coming social event of the
season.
The day arrived, and the guests had
assembled at the young lady's residence.
The bride looked her lovelIest. At the
last moment. 1T was discovered that the
groom was missing.
Mr.. Williamson was found, after an
hours search, sitting alone in his gloomy,
dusty Office in Bank Street, attired in
his wedding suit, his knees trembling
and his brow overcast. He was nearly
scared to death.
Don't talk to me. / can meyer face
all those people," was the only reply he
would make to all the arguments Of his
friends. After an hour spent in pleading
with the obstinate man there was moth
ing left for his friends to do but to drive
back to the mansion and have the guests
dismissed. giving the best excuse they
could devise. The bride was nearly dis
tracted for a day or so, but she was soon
brought to a realization of the ridicu-
lous side Of the matter. The engage
ment was, OF course, broken of.
The lady is still living, and is highly
respected by a large circle of acquaint-
ances,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
From the Youths Companion.

from the 1OutlS companion.
"When [ get a bright idea [ always
want to pass it along" said a lazy, as
she sat watching a young girl sewing.
"Do your buttons ever come off, Lena?"
Ever? They're always doing it.
They are ironed off, washed off, and
pulled off until [ despair. I seem 30
shed buttons at every STEP"
MAKE use of these two hints when
you are sewing them on, then, and Sc
ii they make any difference. When
you begin, before you lay the button on
the cloth, put the thread through, SO
that the knot will be on the right side.
That leaves it under the button, and
prevents it from being Worn or ironed
away, and thus beginning the loosening
process.
Then before you begin sewing, lay a
large pin across the button, SO that all
your thread will go over the pin. After
you have finished filling the holes with
thread, draw out the pin, and wind
your thread round and round beneath
the button. That make a compact
stem, to sustain the possible pulling and
wear of the buttonhole."
cit is no exaegeration to say that my
buttons never come off, and I'm sure
yours won't if you use my method OF
sewing"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
A DAUGHTER OF EVE.

Eyes like the sky. and hair like the sunshine,
What is she thinking. the precious pet,
AS she sits there, holding, 'tw1xt pink palms
tiny,
That gold-streaked apple, untasted YETI
Is it the flush OF joys red dawning
That runs round the little maids rosebud lips
Is IL the shadow of Sorrow that turks there
In the curves of the mouth that downward
dips?
The light in her eyes hat dims and darkens,
That glooms till the violet grows to gray:
The glance half glad, and yet full of wonder,
What, oh, what do all these things say?
All. me the apple that child hand holds there
Is a sign and a symbol set,
Since Time began, OF u woman taking
And giving? Of Love and Grief and Regret?
Will its taste in Ter mouth be sweet or bitter?
Will it be both2 Ah, sweet littlesmaid!
She gaZes with eager eyes on the golden
Fruit, not afraid OR unafraid.
Clasping it Gle sc, she sits there waiting
With wistful wide eyes while the weird Sisters
weave
The welt that fore'er from her childhood's Eden
shall shut out this little daughter OF Eve
Boston Globe.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
A Sea Sick Passenger.

On the ocean, cares little about a storm. He is
positively indifferent whether he is washed
overheard or, not. But, set right by a wine
glassful or two of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
he feels renewed interest in his personal safety.
This fine corrective neutralizes in brackish
W~ater-often compulsorily drank on shipboard,
to the grievous detriment Of health-the per
nicious impurities which give rise to disorders
of the stomach, liver and bowels. To the mar
liner, the tourist, the Western pioneer and miner,
the Bitters is invaluab Bile as a means of protection
against malaria, when its seeds are latent in all
and water. To the effect of %overwork, mental OF
manual, it is a most reliable antidote, and to
the debilitated and nervous, it affords great and
speedily-felt relief and vigor.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
Orange Wine.

There is a man in Southern Florida
who makes a delicate wine out of or
anges. His process is secret which he
guards jealousy. In flavor these wines,
for there are two or three varieties, are
like a fine s%auterne. and one has the
suggestion OF the white Rhine wine fla
vor in it. He has had made for the
Paris Exposition, to which he sends
ed like oranges, with the leaves cover
ing part of the fruit. the cork being
made to initiate the stem.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
The Later Dew Theory.
From Good Words.

1t is now held by the best physicists
that, instead of falling from above, the
dew rises from the earth. The general
ly received opinion hat the dew is
formed of vapor existing at the
time in the atmosphere must be
given up for the established
fact that the yapor which rises
from the heated earth is trapped by the
cold surface earth. Besides, when we
imagine that, on a cool evening after a
sultry day in summer, our feet are being
wet by the dew on the grass, we make a
grave mistake. For the moisture on the
grass is not dew at all, it is false dew
IN reality the transpired humor of the
plants. The drops at the tips. which glis-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
| C~uriosities of the English Schools

CUr1OSIUIeS OF the English
The following were recently among
the written answers in examinations on
the scriptures by her Majesty's inspect
ors of schools:
"Who was Moses?" He was an
Egyptian. He lived in a bark made Of
bullrushes, and he kept a golden cart
and worshipt braizen snakes, and he
het nothin' but qwables and manner for
forty years. He was kort by the air of
his ed while ridin' under a bow of a
tree, and he was killed by mis- son Alb
sion as he was hanging from the bow.
His end was peace"
"Whatdo you know of the patriarch
Abraham?a"s He was the father of Lot
and had tew wives. One was called
Hismale and tother Haygur. He KEEP
wun at home and he hurried the tother
into the desert, where she became a pill
low of salt in the day time and a pillow
OF fire at Mite"
Write an account of the good Samar-
1tan:" GA certain man went down from
Jerslem to Jeriker and he fell among
thawns, and the thawns sprang up and
choked him. ,-Whereupon he gave tup-
pins to the boast and said tax care on
him and put him on his hone bass.
And he past by on the hother side."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
From the London Globe.

Old London is so rapidly disappearing
that we are glad to hear of a little bit of
it still remaining. A correspondent
writes: 'There is an old farm and barn
still standing in Swan Street, Minories,
in a part called Goodman's Fields.
Stow, the historian, says that when he
was a boy he used to 60 to Goodman's
Fields and buy milk hot from the kine,'
at the rate of three ale pints for a PEN
ny. And Stow, | need scarcely tell you,
was born on the 9th of April, 1906"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
HOw's This !

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by taking
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. j. Cheney
for the last 10 years, and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transactions, and
financially able to carry out any obligation
made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists, Tole-
do, 0.
WALDrNG, KINNAN & MARVIN. Wholesale Drug.
gists, Toledo, O.
E. H. A HGsEN, Cashier, Toledo National
Bank, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, actine
directly upon the blood and mucus surfaces OF
the system. Price 75c per bottle. Sold'by al
Druggists.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
Flint Weapons in Egypt.
From the Academy.

Opposite Maghagha, on the north side
of the Gebel Sheikh Embarek, we found
the site of an old city covered, like the
desert Immediately surrounding it, with
myriads of flint flakes, cores, and arrow
heads. The whole Of Egypt must once
have been supplied by it with flint i'm
plements. We also found there some
flint spear heads, knives, and curious
crescent-shaped instruments with the
cutting edge on the inner side, the
whole being. mixed with Roman pot
tery,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
Forced to Leave Home.

Over go people were forced to leave their
age. of Lanes Family Medicine. If your
blood is bad, your liver and kidneys out of
order, if you are constipated and nave head
ache and an. unsightly complexion, don't
fail to call on any druggist to-day for a free
sample of this grand remedy. The ladies
praise it. Everyone likes it. Large size
package. SO cents.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22

SHE-"I believe you know my neigh
bors, the Chesterfield Browns? ?" He
-"Haw-well-a-I go to the house,
don'tcherknow, and dine with 'em oc-
~casionally, and all that; but Pm not on
speaking terms with 'em !,"-Punch.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22

SUG AND RASPBERRY WILLIAMSON, while
ploughing one afternoon lately near Alb
beyville, Ga, came across an adder
about twelve inches long. The circum-
portion, the boys decided to make an
examination. They gave the snake a
gentle tap on the head, and a large toad
was vomited from its hot, airless resting
place. To all appearances the toad was
dead, and was pitched into a. fence cor
ner. About sundown, however, when
the two young men were preparing to
90 home, they looked to see what had
become of their unfortunate victim. To
their surprise the frog was batting its
eyes and getting ready for its nightly
hop, as if anxious to swallow something
itself.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
Consumption Surely Cured.

-. euItOT!-
Please inform your readers that 1 have a
positive remedy for the above named dis
ease. By its timely use thousands of hope
less cases have been permanently cured. I
shall be glad to send two bottles of my
remedy FREE to any of your readers who
have consumption if they will send me
their Express and p. O.. address.
Respectfully,
T. A. SLOCUM, NJ. c., ISL Pearl ST., New
NorI
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22

STUDENTS, Teachers (male or female),
Clergymen and others in need of change of
employment, should not fail to write to B.
F. Johnson e. Co., 1909 Main ST., Richmond,
Va. Their great success shows that they
have got the trueideas about making money.
They can show you how to employ odd
hours proftably.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22

HER favorite author.-ssMrs Upper
.Ten-Who is your favorite author ?"
Miss Van Aristocrat.-"The author of
my being. He gave me a diamond
necklace last night. "-Chicago Journal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
Unpleasant Suspensions.

There is a grim humor about some OF
Judge Lvnch's executions. A bank
president in Southwest Texas made
away with all the funds under his
charge. and then posted on the door OF
his institution "Bank Suspended
That night he was interviewed by q
number of depositors. who left him
hanging to a tree, with this notice
pinned to his breast: Bank President
Suspended."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22

as important in as soap. Thousands, how
ever. buy cheap adulterated soaps, to save
a few cents and lose dollars in rotted cloth
ing. Dobbins' Electric Soap, perfectly
pure, SdUes dollars.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22

MlsTREss-"Now, Jane, clear away the
breakfast dishes and then look after the
children. Pm going around the corner
to have a dress fitted" Faithful serv-
ant-"Yes, mum. Will you take the
night key, er shall | set up fer yep
Time.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22

GAIL HAMILTON practices greater econ
omv in writing paper than almost any
other literary nan or woman She al
ways writes on scraps of paper, the backs
of old envelopes being her fayorite ma
terial.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22

SPECTATOR Ito defendant)-"Well, I
guess. the jury will find for you. The
judges charge was certainly very much
in your. favor. Don't you think 80 ?"
Defendant (moodily)-Oh, / knew all
along that the judges charge would be
all right. It's the lawyers charge
that's worryin' e."-Detrot Free Press.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
Oregon, the Paradise OF Farmers.

Mild, equable climate, certain and abundant
crops. Best fruit, grain, grass and stock country
IN the world. Full information free. Address the
Oregon immigration Board, Portland, Oregon.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22

DEBTORS would please creditors if they
would emulate nature and liquidate
what is dew.-Bandhampton Republican.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-22
Peanuts and Pickaninnies.

"About how large is the peanut crop
this year," was asked a West side mar
ket man a day or two ago.
"The consumption of peanuts is 81
200, 900 bushels a Jason, and the high
est production is but 100000 more. The
crop does not vary much one way or
the other"
where are they raised?
Gail that come to New York are
raised in Virginia, North Carolina and
Tennessee, but the Tennessee produc-
ton is comparatively small"
ST suppose the scene at harvest time
rivals a cotton picking in picturesque
ness"
eyes, during the peanut harvest the
people, the pickaninnies, the dogs, pigs
and nearly everything that eats gets fat
in the land of the peanut. Peanuts are
planted at complaining time; each
kernel produces a running vine like
crab grass, and each root dvelopesa about
twenty pods. When ripe, the pillow is
run through the loamy soil, on a dry
day, just before frost. The nuts are
dried and shocked up like corr to keep
dry before housing. When marketed
they go to a cleaner, where they are
put through steam power machines and
polished. after which they are graded
according to size and variety"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-27
THE NEW OFFICERS.
The Joint Convention Elect Supreme COurt
Commissioners and Others.

The Joint Convention Elect Supreme Court
Commissioners and Others.
At II o'clock yesterday the two houses met
TO elect supreme court commissioners directors
for the prison south, and state statstcian. The
commissioners were elected one at time.
The republicans attended, but put no one in
nomination.
Mr.. Nolan nominated Judge w L. Niblack
for commissioner for the First district When
Mr.. Affords name was called he responded as
fOllowfs: Believing that the law creating this
commission is unconstitutional and this cleo
ton barren ideality, / have no vote 10 cast"
All the republicans followed the same course.
When their names were called they answered
"Present but not voting" Mr. Kennedy an.
swered. "No vote Amt old enough to vote"
Mr.. Davis-"Not desiring TO throw away my
vote, decline to vote
Mr. Kelley in thunder tone)-"FOr the rea-
son that this general assembly has the eonsti-
tutiOnal right to make laws l vote for Nib
lack"
Mr.. Boyd, who sat near Mr. Kelley, remarked
that he was not surprised that they called him
Fog-hOrn Kelley. But Mr.. johnson interrupt
ed and said. ''Mr Kelley, don't let them ntim-
idate you. You have a good voice; use it.
They go for me, too, because talk great deal,
but they cannot stop me-" Then the two
shook hands and promised to stand by each
other"
At the conclusion of the rol-call OF both
houses Speaker Mason j. Niblack announced:
''Total number of members responding, l3l.
Mr.. Niblack received 50 votes Present and
not voting, 50. Mr.. William +. Niback hav-
ing received a majority of all the votes cast
hereby declare him elected supreme court
commissioner for the First district for the term
OF four years"
Thus young Mr. Nblack had the proud dis
tincuon of declaring his father elected.
For the Second district Mr. Burke nominated
.. ID. New OF Jennings.
Mr.. Schmuck nominated Judge John r. COT
froth of TippecanOe for the Third district and
for the Fourth district Mr.. Barrett put in nomi-
nation Judge Robert Lowry of Allen. For
the Fifth district Mr.. Francis had the salts
faction of nominating his old friend Mortimer
Nye of Laporte. Each candidate was elected
on separate rOll-call and elected by the same
vote that Mr.. Niblack received.
MrW. A. Peelle of Marion was elected by the
same vote for state stadstician.
For prison director south two directors were
to be elected for four years and for two
years. w. b. Mcdonald of Gibson, r. +.
Slater of Dearborn and Floyd Parks OF Clark
were the candidates. In order 10 decide who
should be elected for the short term previous
to the joint assembly, Mr.. n olan, representing
Mr.. McDOnald Mr.. Peasants, representing Mr.
Slater, and Mr.. Works, representing Mr. Parks,
drew cuts to decide the question. Mr.. Works
drew the short straw, and his friend Parks
had to take the two-year term. 1t took one
hour to elect.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-27
LOAN NO. 2242.

The north half OF the following described tract Of
land, 10 wit: Commencing al point on the east
line OF the west half Of the northeast quarter OF
twenty three f23, in township fifteen l5. north Of
range three Sl east, AZ the distance OF seven m
chains and ten l0l links sOHth from the NORTH line
west about twenty l20l chains 20 point the vest
line OF said west hall Of the northeast quarter said
section twentv-three 1881: thence north said west
line six 6 chains u point; thence east and para-
lei 10 the first line twenty I20l chains 10 point on
the east line Of the west half OF the north quarter
Of section twenty-three L23; thence south on said
east line six ri chains TO the place Of beginning the
whole tract containing twelve ~ acr more or less.
Mortgased by Catharine 6. Reed and Henry A.
Red, her husband, April 20, 1855
PRINCIPAL. interest. damases and costs. s47s.4s.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-27
LOAN No. 228S.

Lots number one hundred and thirty-seven 1877,
one hundred and thirty-eight [I3Sl. one hun-
dred and thirty-nine 1881, hundred and
forty Ili0 one hundred and forty-three ll4Sl, one
hundred and orry-iour i4fl. one hundred and forty
hve ll45l hundred and forty-six fl46l one hum
dred and iorty-seven lt7l. one hundred and forty
eight las, one hundred and fOrty-nine llf9l one
hundred ard fifty 1851, one hundred and hfty-one
l15ll one hundred and flty-twO 1872. one hundred
and hfty-thTee ll3l and one hundred aud hfty-four
l54 in samuel J. Patterson addition 10 the city Of
indianapolis being a subdivision Of a part OF the
northeast quarter, section three 81 township fifteen
il5l. north OF range three ISL east recorded in
Plat Book ?, page f6, n the recorders office of Ma
rion county, Indiana. Mort-agel BY Frank Ven
Camp April II, 1ss5- Principal, interest, damages
and costs, S1,0l142.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-27

in two steps, and made a bee-line for the depot
followed by the small-fry agents.
All because the school book trust was
smashed by democratic legislature. The bill
passed by the following vote:
Ayes-Andrew, Barrett, Berry, Bichouski,
Boyd, Bozeman, Brannaman. Burke, Byrd,
Carver, Clemmens, Cox, Duncan, Ewing,
Foley, Francis, Griffith, Hale, Har-
Ian, Hayden, Howard, Hudson, Jack
son, Jones, Kerth, Logsdon, Mcclure,
Smith, Thompson of Marion. Traylor, Urmston.
Total-3I.
Nays-CrOnlk, Dresser, Harness, Hays,
Hubbell, johnson, Schroyer, Sears, Shock
ney and Thompson of Jasper. Total, 10.