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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-04-16
THE TRUANTS.

Hdrry-" That's ma calling me ; she's go
ing to lick me, cause | didn't hurry from
the druggists with this medicine. Jimmy
you can take my gum till get back I've
got to squall like l was being half-killed, Or
pail lick me; ma can't hurt any, cause
she's sick most of the tine''
Jimmy" Let's see that medicine. That's
the same DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
that cured my NOM. Why, she couldn't
spank the baby, and now-the other day
she shook pop so he doesn't drink any more
In about two weeks you'll get belted so
you'll wish you'd been born good"
Please remember, that DIR. Perce's Fa-
vorite Prescription is the only positive
cure for the numerous diseases that de-
stroy a woman's influence in her family
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-04-16
Early Egyptian Stockings.
From the New York Ledger.

From the New York Ledger.
The Egyptians of the present-Kopts
rs well as Arabs-run about with bare
teet. The ancient Egyptians, on the
contrary, who are now only to be seen
in dried condition in museums, pos
sessed very good method of knitting
stockings, as is shown In the collection
at the Louvre, in Paris. In the grave
of a mummy there was found pair Of
knitted stockings, which gave the sur
prising evidence, firstly, that short
stockings, resembling socks, were worn
by the ancient Egyptians; and second
ly, that the art of knitting stockings
had already attained great perfection in
ancient Egypt. These curious stockings
are knitted il a very clever manner,
and the material, fine wool of sheep
that might once have been white, is
now brown with age. The needles with
which the work was done must have
been little thicker than we should
choose for the same purpose, and the
knitting is loose and elastic
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-04-16

II is prime necessity of health that the action
of the bowels should be kept regul; T. But the
way TO overcome temporary fit of constipation
or to remedy chronic costiveness Is not to oeluge
the stomach and drcEch the bowels with purga-
ives of violent and painful action The happy
medium between imperative and violent ca
tharic is Host tiers Stomach Bltters, which
acts Just sufficiently upon the bowels to relax
them, without pal 4, and which being whole
some tonic as we'll as az orient, has the effect of
strengthening both them and, the stomach, ard
promoting the well being of the whole internal
economy. The removal of bile from the blood,
inc e std activity of the liver, usually dormant
in cas- es of costiyenesS, and sound digt ion. fol-
lows the use Of this benefcent medicine. as thor
ough and geIi j in its effects as IL is safe and
pure in comp oSition Rheumati- m, fever nd
ague, kidney troubles and debility ale also
rGmedieG BY it
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-04-16

A Macon. Ga, man has knife which
has been in mis- possession for years
and years. On tie blade is stamped the
date 1850. Enos Furness, one Of the
oldest knife manufacturers Of England,
was the maker. In spite of its 1870
years the knife is vet good for another
20 years of usefulness.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-04-16
Bacteria.

The nature bacteria was for long
time doubtful, but it has recently been
determined that they are vegetable
rather than animal, occurring in four
forms-spheroidal, ovoidal, rod-shaped
ard spiral So minute are they that
500 of them placed end to end would
only cover a space equivalent to one
quarter Of the head of a rin. They are
composed Of a gran ula, watery mass,
surrounded by thickened walls. A
drop OF water is the ocean in which
they live. Among their various func
tons is included a marvellous power of
REPRODUCTION; in twenty four hours one
bacterium will produce over Ii, 0O0, 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-04-16
HOw'S This e,

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by taking
Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, Nave known F. J Cheney
for the last Is years, and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transactions, and
financially able to carry out any obligations
made By their firm.
West & Traux, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Drug
giSts, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
The system. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all
DRUGGISTS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-04-16

A MAN named Juan Vaca died at Lone
Pine, Ariz. About sixteen years ago q
deputy sheriff was murdered in Kern
County. Recently the murderer was
discovered and arrested. Vaca was the
only eyewitness to the killing; his testi-
money was not taken, and now it may
not be possible to convict the accused
Vaca lived with an Indian woman; after
his death she said, 81 heap sorry; cry
lika hi -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-04-16
To DispeI Colds,

Headaches and FeverS, to cleanse the sys-
tenn etfectually, yet gently, when costive
or bilious, or when the blood is impure or
constipation, to awaken the kidneys and
liver to healthy activity, without irrita-
ting or weakening them, use Syrup of Figs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-04-16
Now is the ime

To purify your blood and fortify your syst
against the facilitating effects of spring wea1i
er. At no other season is the bitter taste in tie
mouth more prominent, the breath so offensive,
the drowsy dizziness so frequent or that ex-
IRENE tired feeling prevalent. Hoods Sarsa-
parila is just the medicine to build up the sys-
tenn, purify the blood, cure biliousness and
headache, overcome that tired feeling and
create good appetite. The peculiar medicinal
merit of Hoods Sarsaparilla is shown by the
many remarkable cures it accomplishes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-04-16
THE number of foreign students at


German universities has been larger
this winter than it has ever been be-
fore. Out of total number of 29,007
students, 1880 are non-Germans, 1854
being Europeans and $40 having come
10 the seats of learning from other
parts Of the world. Of these latter 436
are from America, 80 from Asia (mostly
Japanese). III from Africa, and 8 from
Australia
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-04-16

Si1 Noyels Free. will be sent by Cragin q
Co.. Philada.. Pa, to any one in the I. s. or
Canada, postage paid. upon receipt of Is
Dobbins' Electric Soap wrappers. See list
OF novels on circulars around each bar.
Soap for sale by all grocers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-04-16
Some Foolish Peopie

Allow cough to run until it gets beyond
the reach of medicine. They often say,
"Oh, it will wear away" but in most cases
it wears them away. Could they be induced
to try the successful medicine called Kemp's
Balsam, which is sold on positive guaran-
tee to cure, they would Immediately see the
excellent effect alter taking the first dose.
Price 80 cents and 81. Trial size free. AT
all druggists.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-04-16
NEair PlaY''

is all that is asked for DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. when taken for cataTrh
i'll the head, or for bronchial or throat af-
fechons, or lung scrofula commonly
known as consumption of the lungs and
if taken in time, and gwen a fair trial, it
will cure or the money paid for it will be
refunded. 1t is the only guaranteed care.
CLEANSE the liver, stomach. bowels and
whole system by using DR.. Pierce's Pei
let's
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-04-16

Hoods SarsaparilIa is the best blood plTltor
before the public. 1t eradicates scrofula and
all humors, cures salt rheum, boils. pimplesy
etc. The seyerest cases of blood poisoning have
yielded to its superior curative power.
"This is to certify that / have used Hoods
Sarsaparilla in my family for some time past,
have found it to be good blood purifier. It
has been of great benefit as recommended, and
have no hesitation in recommending it TO all
who are in want of any medicine Of the kind"
ROBERT A. SMITH, Honesdale, Pa.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-04-16

Doctor (after the railroad accident
care you much hurt ?"
Railroad Official (faintly)-'I must
positively decline to furnish any infor-
nation. '-Judqe.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-04-16

A BEAR was recently killed at Ash
land, Wash. that weighed 800 pounds.
He had killed four head of stock in one
place, and camped there until he had
ueyoured them,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-04-16

CoUGHs, HoARsENEss, SORE THROAT,
etc, quickly relieved by Browns BRoN-
CHIAL TROCHES. A simple and efectual
remedy, superior to all other articles for
the same purpose. Sold onlu i1l bO1es.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-04-16

THE people were charged $40 for
street car tickets for the use of United
States senators during the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1889.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-04-16

AT Albany, Friday, white man gave
a negro woman baby about 3 years old
to hold for few moments. but at last
accounts he had not called for it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-04-16

No Opiam in Piso's Cure for Consump.
ton. Cures where other remedies fail. 25c
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-04-16

A BOX wind matches free to smokers of
''TansilFS Punch'' &c Cigar.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-04-16
hoods
Sars apariIIa

For tirst-class spring medicine my wife and
/ think very highly of Hoods Sarsaparilla. We
both took it last spring. 1t did great deal
of good and we felt better through the hot
weather than ever before. 1t cured my wife of
sick headache from which she has suffered
great deal, and relieved me Of dizzy, tired
feeling. ] think everyone ought to take some
thing to purify the blood before the hot weather
comes on, and we shall take Hoods Sarsaparilla
this spring." J. H. PEARCE, concord, n. H.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-04-16

OPERATlC SD. 10 of the best
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nishing the very best entertainment for the
lovers of favorite operate airs.
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YOUNG PLAYERS S1OO 81 of the
POPULAR COLLECTION very best and very
easiest pieces for beginners, filling 143 pages.
Heartily commended to Piano Teachers as the
first book of pieces Tor recreations) to use.
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WKITNEY'S so. SO good pieces forManual
ORGAN ALBUM and Pedal, by 20 good com
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CLASSIC FOUR-HAND COLLECTION (sD.
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PIANO CLASSICS Vol. 2. S1). Contains 81
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CHOICE SACRED SOLOS For Soprano.
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lovely sacred songs, suitable for solos in church
or for enjoyment at home.
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7 he Spring
Medicine

II wish to enroll my name as one of those who
have derived health from the use of Hoods Sac.
saparilla. For many years have taken 1t, espe.
cially in the early spring, when 1 am troubled
with dizziness, dullness unpleasant taste in my
mouth in the morning. 1t removes this bad
taste, relieves my headache, and makes me feel
greatly refreshed The two bottles / have used
this spring lave been worth a dollar dose
advise all my friends to take it,. JOHN BINNss
663 43d Street, town of Lake, Chicago, III.
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LYON Il HEALY, Chicago, Ill.
OLIVER DITSON COMPANY. Boston.
W. STER'S
UNABRIDGED
ANCIENT EDITION.

A so-ealled Webster's Unabridged
Dictionary" is being offered to the public
at very low price. The body of the book,
from A to z, is cheap reprint, page for
page, of the edition Of l647, which was In
its day, a valuable book, but in the pro-
gress Of language for ever FORTY YEARS.
has been completely superseded. 1t is
now reproduced, broken type, eyrors and
all, by photo Iithegraph process, is printed
on cheap paper and fliznsily bound. A
brief comparison, page by page, between
the reprint and tie Latest and enlarged
edition, will chew the great superiority
of tbs latter. These reprints are as out
OF date as last years almanac. No hon.
orabie dealer viii alleW the buyer of such
to suppose that he is getting the Webster
which to-day is accepted as the Standard
and TIE BEST, every copy of which
bears our imprint as given below.
gy If persons who have been induced to
purchase the Ancient Edition" by any
Misrepresentation will advise US Of the
facts, we will undertake to see that the
seller Is punished as he deserves.
G.. & G.. MERRIAM & co.
SPRINGFIELD. MASS.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-08
OF LITTLE FAITH.

To a friend who long labored in the
cause, but lately felt intensely depressed
by the ignorance, the jealousy, the self
seeking, the apathy in the ranks of wage
workers, the Labour Elect0r discourses
as follows:
"If we know our friend, he is not
made of such slight elements as to sue.
cumb to temptation which is great in
proportion as its victim is endowed with
generous impulses and high desire. He
will find his consolation in the thought
that his very encouragement is sure
sign that he too has chance of making
himself worthy of place among the
number of brave men who held to their
purpose, whose steadfast will could not
be shaken by the frowns of threatening
tyrants or the Glamour of the hayward
mob. Is he left without support? Let
him remember Washington with an
army without food ammunition or equip.
ment Is he beaten back after partial
success? Let him remember Wellington
driven back to the lines of Torres Vedras.
Are his services forgotten, his sufferings
derided Let him remember Paul in his
old age with his AS the truth of Christ
is in me, no man shall stop me of this
boastlng in the regions of Achaa.' Is he
deserted in his extremity? Let him re
member Gor,ion in Khartoum sweeping
the desert horizon with his field glass
looking for the army that never came.
Is his last hope of achieving anything
fled Let him remember the martyr at
Smithtield when the faggots began to
blaze, with his Play the man, good
Master Ridley, and we shall light to-day
in this realm of England a candle
which. by Gods grace, shall never be
put out"
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-08

standard of time can actually be substi-
tuted for the eight hour day standard
that the Federation of Labor has under
taken to establish, there is reason TO APP
prehend that it may lead in the near
future to serious difficulties between the
workingmen themselves; because n mum
Der Of them may not be willing to forego
the temporary benefit accruing from
any extra work that they may be asked
to do by the hour, although such extra
work must ultimately result in throw
ing Others and themselves out of employ
ment, and finally in reduction Of
wages.
The scheme OF the master builders
must be opposed at any cost
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-08

commercial agency, was 1885, OF
these, 1884 showed Liabilities of less
than s. 900, and 3, 495 showed liabilities
of more than $1,000 but less Than $25,.
600. The total number of failures with
Liabilities Of over $4,000 was only 443,
or about 3 per cent Of the whole.
From this it is plain that the competi.
tive system has reached point where
1t is almost madness for any man to en-
gage in even small business with a ca
pital of less than $4,000 The census
returns this year will probably show
that in all the older States the number
of firms is less now than it was in 1880,
although the capital engaged and the
number of people employed are consd-
erably larger From 1870 to 1880, there
was an increase, for the whole country,
,
of less than ZOO manufacturing estab.
lishments, whereas from 1860 to 1870,
the increase had been over 100000. 1t
will probably appear that in spite of the
great manufacturing development in the
Southern and Western States, there was
no increase, and possibly decline, from
1880 to 1890; in other words, that the
number of those who failed was as great
as, and possibly greater than, the num-
Der Of those who started. 1t should also
be borne in y nd that in many instances
the same few men own a number of
firms or corporations. If the extent to
which this is the case could be ascertain
ed, we might at once realize the march
OF wealth concentration but we NAV
confidently assert that no such light will
be thrown upon the capitalist system by
the census officials.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-08

the expectation of its pauper children
at the rate Of 1000 in five years
Think Of it The American metropolis
turned into such n mill of infant pauper.
ism by its millionaire owners, that the
labor which creates their wealth and
finally pays all taxes must be taxed
81 200, 600 a year to enable those bene.
violent, christian milIionaires to cart
away far away, the unsightly product
of their internal mill!
Nay; "A small part only Of that pro,
duct See the prisons, the police, the
courts, Ten million dollars are annually
spent by the city, and wrung ont of its
wage-workers, for the "prevention"
and punishment Of crime. Think of it !!
And think of the shining boots of our
arlstocrats, upon which our charity
subsidized bootbacks are exhausting
their pepsine!
And think Of our great press, the bul-
wark Of American institutions, dissemin-
ating light and raking in wealth through
an army of ragged, hungry, ignorant
children, tnrned out in the street with
80 cents of charity money, to speculate
in newspapers
Thus are we supplying the wants"
of the children and drying up "the foun-
tain of crime
What farce What a fraud What a
profanity
The fountain Of crime 1t is capital
ism. Tear it out.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-08
DODGING EIGHT HOURS.

The National Builders Association
held its convention at st. Paul last week.
While taking no decided stand against
the shortening of the workday, and
leaving TO local bodies the adjustment
of the hours of labor as circumstances
and surrounding conditions may dictate,
the resolution passed by the convention
not only recommends but insists that
the workers be paid by the hour instead
of by the day. The evident purpose of
this substitution of the hour for thedav
standard of time is to nullify the expect
ed peCunary benefits of the shorter
workday. The master builders reckon
that all other things remaining equal.
they will have to pay no more per hour
under the eight-hour than under the ten
hpui s)Slcll, anu tldt, "niie greater
number of men will have to be employed
to do the same amount of work in the
same period of time, the cost of the work
as a whole will be no greater. Should
this prove to be the case they argue that a
number of their employes-those who
in the past have enjoyed over their fell
lows the advantage of steadier work
would earn less under the short work.
day than they did previously; that they
would grow dissatisfied with the new
condition of affairs, and that in order to
earn more they would ask and induce
others to work longer hours, every ad,
ditional hour being apparently produc-
tive of additional pay. The arithmetical
part of this calculation is plainly absurd,
and the master builders probably know
it to be so; but the psychological portion
of it shows capitahstic cunning of the
highest order.
There is, indeed, no doubt that all
other things remaining equal-that is, if
the present ratio of building enterprise
to the quantity of available labor is
maintained-a general reduction of the
working hours to eight must result in
larger demand for individual workers.
and consequently in rate of wages as
high at least for eight hours as it was
for ten. But if the one.hour
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-08

question, but violent agitation of the
subject or the passage of an eight hour
law will not bring it until the condition
of things makes it possible He'll S
logic, this, in the service of helrs mills.
When will "the condition of things be
such as to make the legal eight.hour day
possible When the capitalistic devil
will grant it, or when his wage-slaves
Will be strong enough to impose it.?
Why is it not possible now? And when
it will be possible and legal-o of which
there is no doubt, according to Wade
hmself,-will it still be tyranny to pre-,
vent a full-grown person from working
ten hours or more? Was there not a
time when just such organs of hell's
mills contended that it was tyranny to
prevent father from sending his six or
seven years old children to work in hell's
mills?
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-08
LAND AND CAPITAL.

1t seems strange that while there are
in the older States enormous tracts of
good land virtually unoccupied, millions
of acres of the public domain in distant
parts of the country are annually bought
up at nominal prices by spectators un-
der our fraudulent lard laws. Recently,
the State officials of Vermont called at
tention to the thousands of abandoned
farms in that State, any portion of
which is within easy reach of the great
Eastern markets. In the meantime i'm
mense areas of public lands in Kansas
Nebraska, Colorado, Dakota, Califor-
MIA and the Southern States were pas
sing into the hands of Eastern capital
lists. We need not look far for a rational
explanation of those apparently IRA
tional and contradictory phenomena.
The farms of Vermont are abandoned
because their owners cannot compete
with the machinery and money of the
great capitalists who are converting our
public lands into bonanza farms and
cattle ranches, subdividing agricultural
labor and making of each product a spe-
cialty. In the light of these facts how
ridiculous becomes the George theory
If there was twenty times as much I'M
occupied land as there is and it could
all be had for nothing, wealthy capital
lists could alone use it. And so it will
be so long as capital is not socialized.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-08
ADDITIONAL LIGHT.

Recently we gave in these columns
some suggestive figures in relation TO
the march of bankruptcy, tending to
show the decline of competition and
the concentration of wealth. Some ad.
ditional data are supplied by Brad
streets, which corroborate and illustrate
our conclusions in most striking man.
ner.
The total number of failures in the
United States and Canada for the year
1889, as reported by that well-informed
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-08
CONE ONE, CONE ALL.

Edward Bethany, the popular author
of Looking Backward y, will address
the mass meeting to be held under the
auspices of the School Conference, the
Central Labor Union, the Liberal Club.
the Nationalist Clubs and fifty seven
other organizations at Cooper Union,
next Wednesday,, February IL. A grand
turnout of the common people ",--the
people-is expected and arrangements
may have to be made for an overflow
meeting, Come all; come early; pack
the hall and fill the square.