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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-08-13
THE HUMAN FAMILY.

oue-Fourth of It's Members Die Before
Reaching the Age of Fifteen.
There are about 800, 0c0 900 inhabit-
ants on the globe. Of these 33, 033, O33
die every year. There are 1864 lam
guages and over LOCO religions pro-
fessed by the people. The number of
males and females is about equal and
their average life is aboutS3 years; one
fourth of the inhabitants die before
they reach their fifteenth year.
Rarely one reaches the age of 100
years; to every 100 only six reach the
age of IS and not more than one in 500
lives to see the eightieth year; 3S, 0S3,-
023 dying every year makes a grand
total of 81, s24 per day, 8, 7sO per hour,
90 minute or one every time the clock
ticks! Married persons live longer than
single ones. and the tall have better
chance for long life than those short Of
stature. Women have more chances Of
of age than men have, but fewer after
wards The number of marriages is in
proportion of IS to every LOCO individ-
uals born; the time when the greatest
number of marriages take place Is in
June and December-about the time of
the summer and winter solstices- Dark
haired persons have o. better chance in
the great struggle for existence than
those of the opposite complexion, ex-
cept in contagious diseases, where
blondes are comparatively exempt A
person born in hot weather stands the
heat great deal better than one born
in the cold months of winter; of course
the rule works vice versa Those born
In the spring are usually of more ro-
bust constitution than if born at any
tother time of the year. Births are more
frequent by night than by day, also
,deaths.-St Louis Republic.
AT Fort Madison, Iowa, reside prob
ably the Oldest twins in the United
States-Mrs. Elizabeth Grescom Camp
ton and Mrs Sophia B. Hildebrandt.
They were born in Baltimore, January,
1906, and they are consequently over
eighty-four years of age. They are very
gspry old ladies, and still very skillful at
fine needle work. Their grandmother,
Nrs Betty Rose, made the first Amer
lean flag.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-08-13

When she was Child she cried for Castoria
When she became Miss she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
The Press., 1890-01-23

COMPLIMENTARY NoTIoE.-To those wishing roses, hardy plants, bulbs and seeds for home planting, we cordially recommend the old re. liable house of The Dingee < Conard Co.,, West Grove, Pa. They are admitted to be the largest rose growers in America, and theii roses and plants are well and favorably known all over the United States and Canada. Theil New Guide, no pages, handsomely illustrated describes and tells how to grow more, thar two thousand varieties of the newest and choicest roses, hardy plants, bulEh and seeds and is sent free to all who. write for it. See advertisement in this paper, and address The Dingee < Conard Co.,, West GrovP, Pa.
The Press., 1890-01-23

The druggists are getting so wealthy since the influenza came that now the man who wants to decorate his interior with something that tastes particularly bad has to send in his card and wait in the marble hallway next to the soda-water fountain while his pills are being mixed for him by the deputy third assistant chemist, with the aid of case-knife and rolling pin. Formerly he was permitted to go back by the base-burner and read the wrappers on the proprietary medicine bottles and fondle the tooth-washes on the glass counter while waiting for his order to be filled. But that was before the druggists all got to be millionaires. IErchange.
The Press., 1890-01-23

By an almost unanimous vote the state grange have expressed desire that the $7, ,5OO allotted for purposes connected with the state experiment. station at the Storrs school be ex- pended there, so far as laboratory work is concerned. At present the director, Prof. Atwater, is connected with Wesleyan Uni. yersity, though his time is mainly spent in Washington. The chemical work is done a, Middletown by assistants. It is desired that the boys at Storrs have the benefit of having this work done under their observation. A laboratory was built at Storrs some two years all needed work there. At the time the ex pertinent station was established at Storrs il seemed best to continue the use of the Mid dletown laboratory, and Prof. Atwater wal made the director. The result is that the school gets little benefit as school. It is thought that it can be so planned that the farmers of the state may get full benefit as now from field and laboratory work, and al the same time their boys at storrs get benefits from havingssthe latter as we'll as the forme, done under their eyes. Three trustees of the Storrs hool debated the resolution. J. s. Hale of Glastonbury, who, as master, had recommended the change in his annual ad dress, and Treasurer Miles warmly advocated the resolution. MT. Hubbard of Middletown opposed it, and probably is the only membe, of the board who does so. That MT. Hub bard is honest in his opposition, no one ques. tions. That the money expended as recom mended by the state grange will do greater good to farming interests than divided as now, is certainly the strongest side to argue upon, and indications given during the dis cussion were that any other view is decidedly an unpopular one among farmers.
The Press., 1890-01-23
FOR SALE!

A Court of Probate holden at Holland, "A within and for the District of Holland, on the 30th day of January, A. D., 1890.
 Present, VIM. D. HOLMAN, Judge.
 On motion of John B. Carpenter. administrator on the estate of William Waldo, late of Wilmington wi hIn said district deceased.
 This Court doth decree that six months be allowed and limited for the creditors of said estate to exhibit theirclaim against the same to the administrator and directs that public notice be given of this by advertising the same in some newspaper having s circulation in said district, and by posting copy thereof on the public sign post in said town of Will lngton, nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt Certified from record.
The Press., 1890-01-23

A Court of Probate holden at Stafford, A within and for the District of Stafford, on the Fist day of January. A. D., 1890.
 Present. JAMES F. CHAMBERLAIN, Esq, Judge. On motion of Freeman F. Patten. administrator the intestate estate of Franklin W Patten, late of Stafford, within said district deceased.
 This court doth decree that six months be allowed and limited for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims against the same to the administrator, and directs that public notice be given of this order by advertising the same once in some newspa- per having circulation in said district and by post, town of Stafford, nearest the place where the de- ceased last dwelt. Certified from3 Record,
 MARCUS E. FISK, Clerk.
The Press., 1890-01-23

A T Court of Probate holden at Holland, "A within and for the District of Holland, on the 2oth day of January, A. D., 1890.
 Present, WILLIAM D. HOLMAN, Judge.
 On motion of Edmund Joslyn, administrator on the estate of Almira Newcomb late of Holland, within said district, deceased.
 This Court doth decree that six months be allowed and limited for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims against the to the administrator and directs that public notice be given of this order by ad vertsing once in newspaper published in Stafford. and by posting copy thereof on the public sgnpost in said town of Holland nearest the place where the deceased last dwet. Certified from Record,
 WILLIAM D. HOLMAN, Judge.
The Press., 1890-01-23
Died .

Holland, 18th, Rollin 0, Lathrop, 8s.
 Boston, Mass 18th, of pneumonia, Chaxlel Fl. Larned, 35 years, 5 months, formerly o Stafford Springs. Burial at Stafford Spring cemetery.
 somers, 16th, sumnerRoot, s6 yrs., 6 mos South Birmingham, Mary B., 45 years, months, daughter of Charles N. Dunc1n formerly of Stafford.
 Willimantic, 18th, Charles H. Lee, 60 formerly of South Coventry.
 Mansfield, 17tb, Ella l.. Perkins, 26.
 Gurleyv1lle, 2Oth, Sally Eddy, 86.
 staffordville, 18th, Eddie, 2, son of Ellery M. OhaEaberlin.
The Press., 1890-01-23

Mir. Randall is now the 'sfather of the house, having served as representative longer than any other man living since the death of Judge Kelley. Next to him stands another Philadelphian, MT. O'Nei)' , and third in order is General Banks.
The Press., 1890-01-23

IF you send $2 for a years subscription to the New York (weekly Mail and Express you get an engraved certificate that you have con tributed $2 to the Grant monument fund, and the. publishers give you copy of that bright, newsy, clean paper for year. Be. side this the Mail and Express gives $10,o0o to the monument fund outright.
The Press., 1890-01-23

The provisional government of Brazil if we may be allowed, with Senator Turpie's kind permission, to use such an expression has s*decreed" that all foreign companies doing business in Brazil must transfer to that country two-thirds of their entire capital within two years of their organiza- tion. This is rather high-handed meas ure for s'republican" government to adopt, and may cause some unpleasantness. Very few of the foreign companies doing business in Brazil have the bulk of their capital there, and very few of them, we imagine, will care to have it there.
The Press., 1890-01-23

T. Bailey Aldrieh, who is recent vic- tim of the grip. compares the sensation to that of "a misfit skull, that is too high across the forehead and that pinches be- hind the ears.
The Press., 1890-01-23

free, when sent in by friends Obituaries, in prose or verse, beyond notices of death, at halt ad- yeFtising rates.)
 Stafford, 18th, by Rev. F. l.. Batchelder, Clark A. Duncan and Etta M daughter oi Prescott Belcher, both of Sta9ordyille.
The Press., 1890-01-23

IT is now claimed that there is not time to get up worlds fair in 1892, and that year later is as early as the job can be properly done. Perhaps local jealousy has something to do with this. The rivaly of the cities has become 30 strong that some would prefer having no fair to being beaten in the matter of location
The Press., 1890-01-23

Last Monday morning at o'clock a man stopped his horse in front of F. W. Par sons on Water street, Newburg, N. r., tied the animal to an awning post, and went away. A few minutes later the horse touched an iron post and fell into the gut ter like log. Thomas Dawson went to the assistance of the horse, but no sooner had he placed his hands on the animal than he (Dawson) fell dead. Thomas Saltz hastened to Dawson's assistance, and took hold of him to lift him up, but re- ceived terrible shock, and he, too, drop ped to the ground as if dead. An arc electric-ight wire had sagged and lay upon an iron rod extending from the awning post to the building, and force of electric current was passing down the iron post in. to the ground. The insulation of the wire had become thoroughly saturated by the rain. Saltz, after while, revived.
The Press., 1890-01-23

CONGRESSMAN SMoNDs has been confined to his house several days the past week by the grippe, but is about again.
The Press., 1890-01-23

Farming does not seem to prosper any more in Kentucky than hereabouts. The sheriff of Jessamfne county sold the farms and houses of $50 persons Monday to pay the taxes, and most of the property was bought in by the state.
The Press., 1890-01-23

THE Conn. Weekly Press Association is now started upon it's third year of existence. The past year it has grown, fourished and yielded it's members great social and business benefits. The annual meeting held at the Allyn House on Monday elected the following officers:
 President-Thomas s. Pratt, of the Rock. vile Journal.
 Vice presidents-Hartford county, E. s. Fla, Manchester Herald New Haven, B. M. Jerome, New Haven Times; Fairfield, B. 0. Bross, Ridgefeld Press; Litchfeld, J. A. Bolles, New Milford Gazette Windham, l. O. Williams, Putnam Patriot; New London, G. M. Guernsey, Mystic River Press; Mid. dlesex, E. F. Bigelow, Portland Record Holland, James Mclaughlin, Stafford Springs Press.
 Secretary and treasurer-W. H. Taylor, of the Rockville Journal.
 Auditor-s. T. Addis, Windsor Locks Journal.
 Executive Committee National Association B. W. Naples, Norwalk Hour.
 The retiring president, B. W. Naples, o1 the Norwalk Hour, gave good address upor business matters connected with the conduc of newspapers, reviewed the year, and gave te Editor Vaill, of the Winsted Herald, presiden in 1888, warm thanks for the princely man ner in which he had entertained the associa ton at it's midsummer meeting. During th' day the members accepted the offered hos pitality of the Hartford Press Club. I'm association is most fortunate in it's wide awake secretary, who was unanimously voted int third year of office.
The Press., 1890-01-23

A strange operation was performed a the Presbyterial Hospital, Chicago, Thurs day, on 6-year-old Rockford boy. H. was paralyzed on Christmas so that h. could not move muscle. The spinal col umn was laid bare and 8 clot of blood re moved, and it is said he will get well.
The Press., 1890-01-23

EMAsrER J. H. HALE retires from the head of the state grange after four years of service, and 80 firmly had he captured the hearts of the grangers and grangeresses that even after his positive declination to take the office again had been widely published, he yet led on the first ballot, and continued to receive votes after most positive declarations that he would not accept. It will be hard to find in Connecticut or any other state man better fitted to be master of state grange. Fortu- nately the same material from which the best officers gre made also makes up capitally into privates, and ex-Master Hale in the ranks will continue to be 8 power in the grange. Dr. Bowen of Woodstock, who reluctantly consents to succeed MT. Hale as state lecturer, is probably the second best known granger ln the s.ate. He is man of keen perception, brisk manner, believes most thoroughly ln the grange. vet has none of the radical ideas of the mission of the grange to become itself monopoly in political or business direction akin to the giant monopolies and frauds against which it wars. North Eastern Con- necticut has the two chief officers of the state grange, MT. Wood, the overseer, being from Ellington. Officers elect
 Master-Dr. George Austin Bowen, Wood stock.
 Overseer-Orson s. Wood, Ellington.
 Leturer-George A. Hopson, Walllngford.
 Treasurer-N. s. Platt, Cheshire.
 Secretary-H. E., Loomis, South Glaston- bury.
 Steward-H. F. Potter, Montowese.
 Assistant steward-Earl Cooley, Berlin:
 Ohaplain-Rev. R. D. Hubbard, Middle town.
 Gate-keeper-S. 0. Lewis, Stratford.
 Ceres-Mrs. B. H. Sutliff, Plymouth.
 Flora-Miss Abbie T. Bartholomew, Put nam.
 Pomona-Mrs. Addie s. Hale, South Glas tonbury.
 Lady assistant-Miss Fanny J. Sperry, Bol ton.
 Executive committee-E. s. Hough, Pc quonock; B. 0. Patterson, Torrington, ane s. o. Bowen, Eastford.
The Press., 1890-01-23

New Jersey is DOW added to the small number of states which pay their govern ors $1O, ,OO0 year. There are only thre e and New Jersey. Ten thousand dollars a year may not seem to be too much for a ought to make sure of putting a SIG, GOO man into the governors chair every time.
The Press., 1890-01-23

Springfield Republican The grip has it's humorous side, like almost everything else. They say that certain bridegroom, whose wife and hired girl were taken with the disease simultaneously, called the doc. tor for the former and administered hall the medicine prescribed to the latter, the physician being ignorant that he was min istering to two patients instead of one. The result is an all-round happy family.
The Press., 1890-01-23

Roger 0. Mills is going take up the free trade fight where MT. Gladstone left if and reply to MT. Blaine.
The Press., 1890-01-23

w G. E L L \ S . HAVE YOU BOUGHT your Winters Supply of
 Lard yet? have just received 2.5O0 lbs. Pure Leaf Lard, in tubs weighing from 20 to 25 pounds each which offer at Sc per pound by the tub an excellent opportunity to secure supply for the winter at very low figure. It will surely be worth more. Have you ever tried the
 ssNiagar.:le. Flour. :2 believe it to be thesvery best HaxAl Flour ground. Have received this week load of Ni- agara, all ground from old wheat, which offer at $6 25 per barrel. Remember, I've allow per cent. on all cash purchases, which makes net price $ss&. I recommend this flour with fullest confidence and will cheerfully refund the money in any case. where it proves unsatisfactory and will make no charge for flour used under 10 lbs.
 My stock of WINTER WHEAT FLOUR is complete. Have some of the best brands. I buy all flour in car lots direct from m and will sell you AS low as the lowest for goods of the quality. Ihave few barrels of
 Good Hickory Nuts. They are very scarce this year. If you want them order early. A few pounds nice
 Rice Pop Corn. 9yesss old, The
 Best Sage Cheese have had for years. Also
 PLAIN CHEESE,
 English Dairy, Eane Apple Edam, ROqueFort, and Neufchascl
 CHEEsEs. New Comb Honey. just received. New Figs. New Dates, ,Currants, Citron, Prunes Haislns-A Splendid Layer Raisin, l2c pound. My stock of
 Canned Goods is complete. Try "Private Stock' brand Canned Corn, the finest corn ever put in cans. 2oo0 lbs Duryeas Best Laundry Starch, sc ID; lbs for 25c.
 full line of Kemn edyss Fancy Biscuit, Cham pion Crackers, Oatmeal. Graham and Ginger Waters DeerfoOt Farm Bacon, Lard, &c., &c., &c. Also Ferris, Celebrated English Breakfast Bacons Marshall's Saratoga Potato Chips. A few choice Cramberries. 75c peck. Apples are scarce, Cranberries will be worth moSs. Extra Fine New Orleans 1tolasses, just received, In short, a full line of
 staple and Fancy
 Groceries, My aim in the future, i'd the past will bepot to how low sell you goods, regardless of quali- ty-but te buy the very best of all the different lines of goods, and sell them as low as is consstent with the quality.
 Respectfully,
 Stafford Springs. Conn. @sSs
The Press., 1890-01-23

New York people are to have their milk delivered to them through pipes hun- dred miles long, and within an hour or two after it is milked. A milk pipe line company has been formed at Middletown, N. Y., with g capital of $600,000. The milk is not to be sent through the pipes as water is from the reservoir, but is enclosed in large cylindrical cans, surrounded by water, which propels them. The managers of the enterprise claim that they can make a profit of one cent per gallon for any dis. tance under 100 miles. If it shouldn't be pump milk as well as pipe milk. it will be likely to be delivered to customers in the shape of butter.
The Press., 1890-01-23
THE souTH,s FUTURE.

No one can study the condition of the South today without being amazed at the prospects for the future. No language can adequately describe the possibilities of this section, nor exaggerate the wonderful period of prosperity which it has now er- tered upon. With the largest crops ever produced f r three conse cutive years, 1887 exceeding in corn al cotton ever made up to that time, 1858 surpassing 1887 and 1889 reaching to still higher figures and all bringing god prices, the south would be considered wonderfully favored if these l big crops alone were all the blessings which had been Tt recently given to it. But to these are to be added the greatest in. dustrial development which the world has ever seen, furnishing profitable employ ment for every man who wants to work {; the building of railroads, nearly one- half of all the new mileage constructed in the whole country since the first of the year having been in the south, the heavy traffic now yielding large profits to southern roads, the marked advance in iron making very profitable market for every ton of iron which the southern furnaces can pro. duce, these are some of the blessings which the south now enjoys. And they come at time when the whole world is making a great advance movement, when the de. velopment of tue South American trade, the construction of the Nicarauguan canal. the certainty of increased ship building in- terests in this country, all find the south just ready to secure the greatest share of all the benefit that must arise from this remarkable combination of circumstances. I What about Florence, Alabama |?
 Perhaps can interest you.
 Call and see.
The Press., 1890-01-23

ANOTHER sad memento of the grip visitation of 1890 is the sudden death of Judge Gelon West of Rockville on Friday morning last Judge West was not considered to be danger ously sick. He expired suddenly while talk ing nourishment, seeming to be overcome by a convulsive spasm. Cause-heart failure. Judge West was born in Columbia August 31, 1845. He studied law in the office of Waldo, Hubbard & Hyde, Hartford, and was admitted to the bar in 1868. The next year he was elected judge of probate for the Ellington district Ellington and Vernon) and has held the position ever since, longer term than that Of any of his predecessors. He has also held the office of town clerk of Vernon since April, 1883, and was also treasurer and regis trar of the town. He was also clerk of the school board, and was for years an active visitor. He had been assistant clerk of the superior court of Holland county since 1875, and at the last session of the general assembly he was elected judge of the new city and police courts of Rockville. He was also prominent in society matters, and member of the Union Ecclesiastical Society. The universal regard in which he was held is shown by the un- limited confidence reposed in him for so long a term of years. He was genial, efficient and accommodating, friend to the needy. His death is great loss will be profoundly Ia. mented.
The Press., 1890-01-23

Conrads. the Hartford sculptor, has se- cured the acceptance of his model of Gen. eral Stark by the commission of New Hampshire, and the contract for making it is awarded to the New England Granite Company, with which MT. Conrads is con. nected. Eleven sculptors competed, each presenting clay model among them were the most accomplished of American sculptors. To win over all of them was a marked triumph for MT. Conrads.
The Press., 1890-01-23

The great no ton guns on the large British ironclad Benbow are reported to have given out and become useless. On
 several other of England's big battle ships the same type of gun has been mounted and has proven failure. In consequence of this these vessels are now practically useless, as firing their main battery would endanger the lives of the crew and the safety of the ship. It seems highly prob able that the craze for building these enormous cannon has had it's day. ~
The Press., 1890-01-23

In reference to the reports of MT. Blaine $ contemplated retirement on account of his recent affiictions, it is authoritatively stated that the present secretary of state will continue to perform his official duties un- til the close of the Pan-American congress. His course after that will depend upon ya- rious circumstances. There is, therefore, no present intention on the part of MT. Blaine to retire from the cabinet. He has been sorely tried, but his general health is as good as could be expected.
The Press., 1890-01-23

YsHE firm of J. 0. Wightman < Son is this \ day dissolved by mutual consent. All persons indebted to said firm are requested to call and settle accounts. The business will be continued by John O. Wightman. Thanking the public for past favors, and soliciting continuance of the same, we remain
 staMord, O0nn., J. c. WIGHTMAN,
 Jan. s, 1890. J. 0. WIGHTMAN.