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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
1T WAS A FAILURE,
Civilization Among the Wild Men of
Bornea Has u Hard Time.

Civilization Among the Wild Men of
Bornea Has u Hard Time.
The Catholic priests who are at work
civilizing the wild men of Borneo have a
hard time convincing the older savages
of the meaning and the value of educa-
ton. The Rev Thomas Jackson, Pre-
feet Apostolic of North Borneo who is
now in New York soliciting aid to carry
on the work on the island, tells this
story in the Sun.
The priests induced the chief of one
ofthe widest tribes to let them take his
son to one of their schools. The boy
was in the school two months. One
day the chief and all his big warriors
came sailing down the river in their
canoes. They were heavily armed and
called loudly for the boy. One of the
priests came out of the school and said
to the chief: 'The boy is all right and
in fine health"
eve must see him." said the chief.
The boy came out. The fatherlooked
disappointed. "Your skin is not
WHITE" he said.
ooh, N.Y." said the priest. GLOW
can any one get white in this broiling
sun ?''
''But you said you would make him
like yourself" said the chief
eve did say that, replied the priest
"but we mean intelligent, like ourselves,
not white"
The chief looked puzzled, and then
called the boy to him. "When is it 60
ing to rain next time ?" asked the chief
The young man shook his head. The
chief looked displeased.
''What will be the size of the rice
crop next year," he asked again.
Once more the youngster shook his
head.
eve have lost our great sword in the
wood, we have searched everywhere
for it but cannot find it. Where is the
sword" The boy shook his head the
third time.
Turning to the priest the chief said
angrily: "You promised lies. The boy
is no more intelligent than he was
when you got him" And taking the
lad by the shoulder, he walked off with
him. followed bv his Warriors
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
How Big We Are.

4 German publisher has issued an i'm
pressive map Of the United States with
various European countries OVERHEAD
upon the states which are equivalent in
area. The result is astonishing even to
Americans accustomed to the bigness of
this great country. England, Ireland,
Scotland, France, Germany Austria
and Italy are all contained within
the area of the Mississippi River.
IN diagrammatic representation
OF areas from which Russia is omitted
Texas heads the list. being larger than
Austria, Germany or France, or Sweden.
California. North and South Dakota and
Montana are bigger than Turkey or Nor
way, and New Mexico exceeds in size
Great Britain and Ireland. There are
10 states each bigger than England and
Wales, and IS states and territories each
bigger than Ireland. The United States
not only heads the list, but ends it also,
for Rhode Island is at the bottom, with
Montenegro between and Delaware.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
Canphor for Colds.

Camphor in various forms is fire.
quently recommended for cold in the
head, although DR.. George Johnson and
others long since indicated the dangers
attending the use of concentrated alco-
holic solutions. The following method
of application is suggested in Swiss
pharmaceutical journal, and certainly
has the merit of simplicity. A jug is
half filled with boiling water, into
which a teaspoonful of well-powdered
camphor is thrown. A funnel-shaped
paper cap is then placed on top of the
Jug, and a hole torn in it Just fitting
the nose. The camphorated steam is
inhaled through the nose for ten or
fifteen minutes, the inhalation being re-
peated, if required, every four or five
hours. If the patient resolutely per-
sists with the inhalation, in spite of it's
npleasantness, it is said that three
repetitions will always effect a cure,
however severe the cOrvZa NAV be.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
An Africans Impression of Germany.

Goldthwait's Geographical Magazine,
commenting on the custom of European
nations Of taking delegations of native
Africans to Europe that they might
carry home grand impressions of the
grandeur and power of their rulers, saws
that the most amusing of these
delegations was one taken to Germany
from the dominions of King Mandara,
who lords it in the southern slopes of
Mount Kilima-Njaro. They saw nothing
in Berlin that they thought half SO good
as their own country, and were con-
stantly drawing comparisons between
Emperor William and their own
sovereign anything but complimentary
to the German ruler. When they saw
the Emperor at the head of large
detachment of his army, they said that,
though Mandara could not show so
many soldiers, yet he had far more
cattle than Emperor William. The
presents that the Emperor made them
they received with contempt, and said
that their King could make his people
and visitors much more valuable gifts.
All this is extremely characteristic of
the negro. The pride OF blood is 7ery
strong in them
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
AN I'M AGINARY ITEM.

Somebody Thinks That the Married Man
is Close Type.
A married man, says the New York
Weekly, always carries his condition
with him like a trade mark Anybody
of average discernment can detect him
at glance. He does not pinch his toes
with tight boots. He does not scent
himself with viOlets. He never parts
his hair in the middle. He keeps his
seat in the horse car when the pretty
girl, laden with bundles, come in; he
knows that his wife wouldn't approve
of his rising. He doesn't get up flirta-
tons with the good-Iooking saleswoman
where he buys his gloves; he remem-
bers thatIttle birds are flying, all telling
tales; and he has a horror of curtain
lectures; somehow, married men never
seem to arrive at that state of beatitude
where they do appreciate the kind of
literary performances known as curtain
lectures.
The married man has come to that
stage when he is convinced that the way
his necktie hangs may not be any more
important than his SOULS salvation.
He knows to a certainty that true hap
piness does not depend on the amount
of starch in his shirt bosom, but he will
have to have been at least three times
welded before he will be able to be
recOnciled to collar-band two sizes
small or one size large. The man who
can smile at fate when it sWoops down
upon him in the shape OF an ill-ftting
collar-bard is nearly ready for canOniza-
alton
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
Don't Throw Up the Sponge.

That hideous ogre, Giant Despair, often fastens
his clutch upon the chronic invalid. Constant
ly plagued by dyspepsia, bil1ousness and con-
tlpat1on-nervous and seepless too-what won
der is it that having tried in vain multitude
of useless remedies he is ready, fguratively
speaking, to 'throw up the sponge" Let the
unfortunate "take heart of grace Hostetter S
Stomach Bitters can and will put terminus to
his trials. 1t strengthens the stomach, confers
nervous vigor by promoting assimilation of the
food, arouses the liver when dormant, and re-
lakes the bowels without pain. The ability to
digest and assimilate restored, the ability to
sleep follows Nothing then can stay the re-
newal OF health but imprudence Hostetter's
Stomach BitterS, moreover, transcends all
others as remedy for malarial. rheumatic and
kidney complaints. wineglassf1l three times
day.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
4 Crow Story.

In the picture gallery of Charlton
Park, near Malmesbury, Eng, is a
glass case containing the skin and
features Of a big crow. The creature
had been caught and nailed to tree
with other vermin, fate which so
many thousands Of crows share yearly
that there is nothing odd in it. The
extraordinary part of the matter is that
in the shelter of his wings, where his
body was before it decayed, little wren
had built itself an exceedingly little
nest With wonderful dexterity the
tiny bird had contrived to fasten to-
getber the wings of his dead enemy,
whose body she proposed to utilize.
The entrance to the nest was where the
crows breast had been, and here the
family of little Wrens was reared The
nest was observed, and when its
occupants had flown away it was
carefully removed and placed in the
owners picture gallery.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
PITHY PERSONALITIES.

THoIAs A. EDISON says the secret OF
success is to do but one thing at Il time
control of thought and attention 1t
takes some wears of patience to learn.
SENIOR GALDOs, q rising Spanish novel
list, is a modest and retiring man, very
fond of herlming handkerchiefs on a
sewing machine when not engaged in
writing.
Mrs. CHAuNcEY NJ DEEPEN is a hand
some woman, with very dark and eX-
pressive eyes, brown hair and COM
pleXion of more than common clearness
and brilliancy.
Mr.. WICKSTEED, a Queens counsel at
Ottawa, who brought out volume en-
titled WAITS in Prose" two years ago,
when he was 80 years old, is reported
TO be at work upon another book.
Miss LoIE NJ. BoYCE, the brave Ne
braska school teacher who won nation
al fame in 1888 by saving her little flock
from the great blizzard. has received
her reward. She has become the wife
of Michigan editor.
GEORGE S. Boutwell, says that Gen.
Spinner was not the first government
official to employ women in the depart
ments. He awards the honor to Secre-
tary Chase, who appointed Miss r. L.
Wilson In September: 1861.
JASON BRowN, second son of the only
John Brown, is patriarchal in manner,
gray-haired and gray-b bearded, closely
resembles his father, and declares that
he does not harbor one thought Of ILL
will toward the people of the South.
BoUGuEREAU and Gerome, the cele-
brated French painters, will shortly
leave Paris for st. Petersburg, The
Russian artists intend to give their
French colleagues very cordial re-
ceptiCn. These courtesies will be the
more noticeable because of the very
general decision of French artists not
to send any paintings to the Berlin
Salon.
THE Duke of Edinburgh will play the
violin and lead the orchestra at char
itv concert to begin at Bristol. Eng,
next week. H. r. H. is better fiddler
than any other European prince.
ZoLA is cheerfullv prosecuting his
canvass for the vacancy in the Academy
caused by the death of Feuillot, making
the courtesy visits to all the immortals
in turn, but he processes to be certain of
defeat
PRINCESS CLoTILDA has written to a
Paris publisher stating that for the
present at least "PionP lon's" political
correspondence cannot be made public,
as it contains matter compromising we'll
known personages still living.
GRACE GREENWOOD is nearly blind,
owing to cataracts on her eyes, and will
soon become entirely so for time, and
permanently should the operation fail
TO remove them. She is to leave New
York and take up her residence in
Washington soon, with her daughter.
j. ROGERS MAXWELL, the designer of
the sloop Shamrock, is big, strong and
gentlemanly young fellow as full of snap
and fire as dynamite cartridge, and he
has plenty of money to foot his yacht
ing bills without pinching any of his
other sporting pleasures.
Dr. PATRICK STIRLING, of Dunblane,
who died recently in his SD year, was
one of the best known literary men in
Scotland. His great work, Philosophy
of Trade" published in 1916, and his
more recent "Gold Discoveries" stamp
ed him as an original and careful writer
and gave him high place among Euro
mean authors
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
HE is WELL FIXED,
The Gar of Russia the Richest of Euro
pean SOvereigns.

pean SOVere1gnS.
The car of Russia is the richest SOW
ereign in Europe, says the ST. Louis
Globe-Democrat, and one of the richest
men in the world. The income of the
imperial family of Russia is derived from
the crown land, which are regarded
as the cars private estate and treated
as such. They comprise over 1,000,0 900
square miles, about one-third of the
area of the United States, and include
farms, pasture or grazlng-land and
forests, while hundreds of villages are
built on them, the inhabitants of which
pay their rent to the car. Many gold,
silver and other mines are included in
the crown property, and the output of
these is believed TO be very large. There
are no means of ascertaining the exact
income of the car, since the imperial
accounts are not more open to the pub
lie than the books Of a private indivi-
dual, but it is estimated by Russians in
official position at e2,450,000 year,
about 81, 250, 900. Of this enormous
sum portion is devoted to the main
tenance of hospitals, asylums, churches
and theatres, but the larger part is swal-
lowed up by the personal and official
expenses of the imperial family.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
MIGHT.
NE6HT.
.ath climbed her peak of high

Though Night hath climbed her peak of high
est noon,
And bitter blasts the screaming autumn Whlrl,
All night through arches of the bridged pearl,
And portals of pure silver, walks the moon.
Walk on my soul, nor crouch to agony.
Turn cloud to liz hit and bitterness TO joy,
And dross 10 gold with glorious alchemy,
Basing thy throne above the world S annoy.
Reign thou above the storm Of sorrow and ruth
That roar beneath; unsha' n peace hath won
thee;
So shalt thou pierce the woven glooms of truth;
So shall the blessings of the meek be on thee;
So in thine hour of dawn. the bodys youth,
And honorable ED shall come upon thee
-1cnnySOR
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
AntIcrS Embedded in Tree Trunk.

A couple of weeks ago, says the Salem
Statesman, Mr.. Van Man, a farmer near
Zena, in Polk County, was engaged IN
cutting cordwood on his place. He
chopped down an oak tree of about
three feet in diameter at the butt, and
after saving it into the proper lengths
proceeded to split it in the usual man
ner. In the section about five feet from
the ground he struck his axe into what
he supposed was q bunch of knots, but
s.so the chips Immediately crumbled he
cred the right side of pair of deer
horns embedded into the very heart of
the oak tree. There are evidences that it
had five prongs, and from the growth
rings" of the tree has been in that
position for at least century and
half. The tree is thought to be at least
2OC wears old
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

knife blade about an inch long. II
looked like piece of bone. When the
outer covering was removed, however,
it proved to be piece of steel knife
blade. When but boy of ten years a
negro boy stabbed him in the left cleek
in a boyish scrimmage. He did not
know that portion of the blade was
left in his cheek.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

WIFE-"John John, l say, wake up
Burglars are in the house." Husband
-"All right, my love. I'll stay right
here while you 60 down stairs and
order the rascals off. You know what
you've always said, dear-that you
didn't want any man to NEEDLE with
your household affairs. "-Boston Tram
Scri1t
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
Blew a Knife Blade From HIS Nose

George Maulden, who lives in Rey
noldstown, says the Atlanta Constitu-
ton, has been for sixteen or seventeen
years afflicted with terrible cough and
what was believed TO ecatarrh. While
bathing bis face yesterday morning he
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

HALLS CATARRH CURE is LIQUID and
is taken internally, and acts directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces of the syS-
TEN. Send for testimonials, free. Sold by
Druggists, 75c.
F. j. CHENEY S5 CO., Props, Toledo, O.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

JAMES A. BAILEY, the managing part
ner Of the Barnum & Bailey show, is a
native of Detroit and A years of age.
His first experience in the show bust
ness was as a paste boiler in the bill
posting department of Robinson &
Lakes circus, before the war. He was
500 per month.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

For strengthening and clearing the
voice, use 'BROWN'S BRONCHIAL
have commended them
to friends who were public speakers, and
they have proved extremely serviceable.''
REQ. Henry Ward Beecher.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

NEGLECTING a child troubled with worms
may cause it to have epileptic fits Horri-
bic! Give it DR.. Bulls Worm Destroyers
at once and save the child. By mail 25
cents. John D. Park. Cincinnati, Ohio.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

"PAM going to write an immoral
poem" whats your recipe" "In.
delible ink on asbestos paper. Mum
sey'S Weeklu.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER-"When your
father and mother forsake you who will
take you up?" Small boy-"The perlice,
sir. "-HdrUdrd LampOOn.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

~ BELIEVE in never breaking faith
with child" said Mr.. Grimm.
whenever l promise that boy of mine
a licking, you can bet he gets t."-Hedi-
andpOLs Journal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

Mrs. SARAH WAINEwRIGHT, the last
surviving granddaughter of Dr. Priestly,
the discoverer of oxygen, recently died
at Brighton, Eng.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
Established 1850.

Dresses, Gents Clothing, Feathers, Gloves,
ETC., Dyed CO Cleaned. Plush Garments
Steamed at Otto Pietchs Dye Works, 246 w.
Water ST., Milwaukee. Send for Circular
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

THE Catalan's say. ''Where wilt thou 60
Ok, that thou wilt not Plough" All must
work, although SAPOLIO makes some
work easy. Try it and see.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
SyPUD Of FirS.

Produced from the laxative and nutritious
juice of California figs, combined with the
medical virtues OF plants known to be
most beneficial to the human system, acts
gently, on the kidneys, liver and bowels.
efectually cleansing the system, dispelling
colds and headaches, and curing habitual
constitution.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
. X. M @ ~ A M A r A'@
AAE hlnAk nnnaan

EstaSnshsd ! 800 for the curso1~
Nervous Debility, ExhaUstfsaSf,
6rafn Energy Physical Prostsas.
lion, Sexual Weakness, kfd1sg
affections and Blood Diseases.
The GensyGtive system. Bas-
rsnnsss. Leucorrhsa. Month
y period, Mentdi liberation,
,tc. $50 Eyead wag opsssito
Hatz 6EsWsrg. kiiWGvass, His.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

GIRLS ale but weak creatures, but the
most ethereal Of them can throw man
over with the greatest of ease.-St.
JOseDh Mems
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

EITS.-An Fits stopped free by Dr. KIIne's
Great Nerve EsesfOrer. No fits after first days
Marvellous Treatise and 81 90 trial bottle free
Fit cases. Send to Dr. Kline g31 Arch ST.. Phiia Pa
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

IT'S true that since the world began,
A fool is born each minute
If twere not SO the green-goods man
Would simply not be in it.
Nelr VorI- Continent
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

penny wise and pound foolish are
those who think it economy to use cheap
soda and rosin soaps, instead of good old
Dobbins' Electric Soap; for sale by all gro
GERS since 1864. Try it once. Be sure,
buV genuine.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

THE Grand Duke Paul, whose wife is a
daughter of the King of Greece, will
succeed Gen. Gourko as governor of
Warsaw.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

THE last is never first in making shoes.
= WdshinQtOn Star.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

A YOUNG lady attending party should
have a female chaperone until she is
able to call some other chap her own
Ierds SiftinQs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

BEECHAMs PILLS act like a magic on Weak
Stomach.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

A ANlrc hearing of the European fame of Dr. LIZ
6rOtGos Dues Periodical Pills, Paris, France esab-
lished Europe 1885, induced bring them the
tice of the Milwaukee ladies' and the praise floating
from the lips of many ladies sold for several
gross Our faith in this French remedy has induced US
to buy them largely. We positively guarantee these
pills to act directly the menstrual system, that they
will promote transformations and relieve Irregularities
suppressons, distractions and arrangements Sent
anywhere, prepaid in plain sealed envelope at %
the public and trade only by HUNTER DRUG COM,
PANY Wholesale and Retail IS Grand Ave-, Milwaukee.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29

Or for postage stamps dny single article at the price
named ON no account be persuaded to accept from
yoa druggist any TaseEi1ae preparation terefrom
untess labelled a0ith name, because you will
tdinly imitation aOich has little UoIe
ChesebrOush Mfg. Co.. "a state St. n. Y.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-29
AGENTS WANTED!

Ladies or gentlemen to sell our Eucalyptol Inhaler
Cures Catarrh, Hay Fever, Headache Asthma &c. Ev~
erybody buys. WEB Stone&Co 225De arborn St Chicago
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-04
THE SCHOOL OF ART.


Ihe System IN France Is Very Trying and
Very Exhaustive.
In France the curriculum is avery trying
one, and its superiority consists at once in
the severity and thOrOughness of the educa-
ton to which pupils are subjected, and in
their admirable opportunities for study in
the ateliers Of the best masters. The stand
ard is the very highest We had almost said
that the system of teaching was exhaustive
If we did not remember that after it comes
the prlX de Rome-the opportunity of COM
pletlng in 1taly the experience gained in
Parls. Nor Is any artist considered true
one who persists in going either to nature
Tor inspiration or TO the great masters for
guidance, II he has not first been thoroughly
grounded IN the rules of art if he has not
practlced them in the studio of good living
painter, and if he has not, over and abnye
the technicalities of drawing and painting.
learned good deal of the sister arts Of
modelling aud engraving.
1t Is for these reasons that Paris. instead
OIL either Dresden, Munich, Florence, Brus-
sells, or Rome, is now the center of education
in art. Everything there is to be learned,
and everything can be acquired except the
taste In which too many are defcient-that
instructive genius which is Unborn, and
which once made of the Tuscans a nation.of
architects and artists. The studios of Paris
are now crowded with foreign pupils-Fn
glish, Scandinavian, Russian and American.
Female students there possess the same adj
yantages as the stronger sex, but with this
draWOack-that the system is positively tOo
severe for them, and that for their mora
delicate frames the long hours of study and"
the v!tlated air OF the Overheated studins
are too trying and exhausting.-Tha Fdin9
buTgh Review.