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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
The Sanctitv of the Tomb.

Greek and Roman alike paid the
greatest respect to the remains of the
departed, and were very anxious that
nothing should disturb the ashes or the
bones of the dead or violate the sancti-
ty. of the sepulchre. Everybody will
recall the lines OF Shakespeare tomb
at Stratford -on-Avon, but for downright
intensity of anathema the following
would be hard to match in modern
times:
l give to the gods below this tomb to
keep, to Pluto and to Demeter and Perse-
phone and the ErinnyeS and all the gods
below. 1t any shall disfgure this sepul-
chre or shall open IT, to him let there be no
earth to walk, no sea to sail, but may he
be rooted out with all his race. May ne
feel all diseases, shuddering and fever, and
madness, and whatever ills exist for beasts
or men, may these light on him who dares
move aught from this tomb.
This is from tomb at Athens erected
by sorrowing wife to her husband,
"most SWEET but similar expressions
are very common. Sometimes in addi-
ton blessings are invoked on the man
who leaves the tomb undisturbed, or
who will make libations to the dead.
Sometimes we meet the request that
flowers may be thrown upon this tomb.
In some cases the sanctity of the
tomb is defended, not by supernatural
terrors, but by the prosaic statement OF
the fine to which the offending person
made himself liable. Sometimes the
particular form Of declaration which
was most to be feared was mentioned
with the simple directness which one
may admire but dare not initiate Corn
hall M00nz nine
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
SARAH ANN IN A RAGE,

Upon the kitchen table, with her work unfin-
ished yet,
Sat Sarah Ann, intent upon thrilling novel
cite.
The baker and the grocerman knocked loudly,
but in vain
Then kicked the paint all off the door, and went
away again.
The fire went out, the light grew dim, but Sarah
Ann read on,
Intent upon the fortunes Of Lord Algernon Fitz-
john,
Whose proud and wealthy father designed his
son and heir
For the beauty of the season, the Lady Maud de
We're.
She loved him, but Lord Alge1non, much to his
pas distress.
Disliked the Dady Maud, and loved a modest
governesS
She came to where the beauty accidentally DER
This willful lord proposing to the governess,
who fears
She's unworthy of the honor, but she loves him
as her life
And will do her very best to make a true and
worthy wife.
She still reads on, and as she neared the bottom
of the page,
She learned how Lady Maud became convulsed
with jealous rage
Forgot herself, and, maddened by the sounds OF
kissing,
Sprang forward-Sarah turned the leaf, the
other page was missing
-NeqU York Sun.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30

Organ was one of the chief promoters
of the game he contemplates SUING
himself for damages, while Mr.. HOrd
is laying for the rain doctor with Dill
for $35.
THERE is a valuable floating wreck
loose on the Atlantic 1t has a cargo OF
mahogany lumber and was abandoned
March 81. Since then it has drltted
10000 miles, and was last seen Augusta 8.
vastness of Names timber wealth
saws the Southern Lumberman, is not
generally appreciated. Every year now
500 900, 900 feet of logs are cut in the
state, about third of this amount
floating down the Penobscot, and the
quantity of manufactured lumber that
has been shipped from the state since
the first sawmill was started is enor-
nous beyond description. To-day the
Penobscot log crop IS sawed almost
wholly for the American market, New
York, New England ports and Philadel-
phia taking the bulk of it.
Since the discussion among the doc
tors upon the value of music as an
agent for convaIescence, gnlld OF ST.,
Cecilia has been established in London,
with the aim of training musicians to
soothe patients nerves with music,
under the direction or the PHYSICIANS
Every member must possess sweet,
gentle voice and delicate execution.
Miss Florence Nightingale is among the
subscribers.
A CURIOUS piece of eathenware was
fshed up Saturday near Townsend
Inlet, in Cape May County, n. j. 1t is
not known what it is, but Mexican
traveller has ventured the opinion that
it is a Mexican water Jug. 1t weighs
about so pounds and is 2 feet 10 inches
in height. Nothing like it has ever
been seen around where it was found,
and several scientists who have exam
ined it believe that it is centuries old.
A PUMPKIN party was given by an en-
terprising society woman at Manhattan,
Kan, the other evening. The rooms
were lighted by large lanterns made OF
pumpkins and prizes were given to the
guests who made the closest estimate OF
the number of seeds in certain pump
kin. The only thing lacking to make
the entertainment a complete success
was pumpkin pie, which was tabooed
under the mistaken impression that
pastry was not proper edible for an
evening gathering.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
A Clear Profit.

A wealthy gentleman of Basque de-
scent lived in the City of Mexico, saysa
City of Mexico dispatch in the Boston
Sunday Herald He was good deal of
a madcap and noted for his daring
eccentricities. The reigning Niceroy, a
Spanish nobleman, was especially OBJ
iectionable to him, and one day, when
the Basque gentleman was among some
lively and congenial friends, talk fell on
the law which provided that no one
other than the Viceroy might drive
about with spotted horses. This was a
privilege which the viceroys were very
Jealous in maintaining.
AS a result of the discussion the
Basque gentleman, something of a
"caIavera," as they say in Spanish-a
wild fellow, we would put it-wagered
with a Mexican marquis that he would
himself hitch four spotted horses into
his coach and drive through the princi-
pal streets of Mexico. Twenty thou
sand dollars was the amount of the
wager.
In few days handsome coach with
four spotted horses was driven up the
main avenue Of the city past the
gates of the viceregal palace. The
down in front of the palace, while sem
tries presented arms, thinking it to
be the viceregal coach. Someone ran
upstairs and informed the Viceroy him.
self of the presence in the street of a
coach with spotted horses, and out went
the pompous Spanish vice-king to a
balcony to see, with his own eyes, the
defiance of his privilege and infraction
of the law.
The Basque gentleman leaned out of
the window, saluted the Viceroy most
graciously, and then ordered the coach
man to enter the main courtyard of the
palace. On reaching the very heart of
the viceregal authority the Basque
alighted, passed gravely up the stair
case to the viceregal apartments, and to
the astonished and dazed functionary
said: knowing how fond you were of
horses, / have come to present you with
coach and four as an expression of my
sincere admiration !"
The Viceroy, perforce, had to accept
the handsome gift, and could say moth
ing.
The coach and horses cost Sc, 900, and
the clever Basque pocketed ST., 900
profit when the wager was settled.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
A Tale from the Table.

"Some years ago." said the gambler
as he lay back putting his cigar. 81
was in California, and while there ]
freJuentled q very fashionable place.
There came to that place every night q
young man. We all liked him, because
he seemed rather innocent, and many
Of us gave him the advice to stay away,
but he only smiled and said he would
some day.
cone night he came looking rather
pale, for lately he hadl Host heavily. He
sat down and commenced to play IN an
excited manner; but game after game
he lost. He took out his pocketbook
and placed the contents on the table
and lost. Then 1 saw him turned pale
and take package from his pocket
and stake that-it belonged to his firm
and he lost it.
CATER that he passed in his watch
and received the cash, staked that and
lost. Two of his rings followed and
lost. We ali felt sorry for him and
heartily wished he would win. AT last
all he had was thin gold ring, not
worth much. He looked at it, and the
expression that came over his face is
one that shall never forget.
''He passed in the ring, and although
it worth about 81 the cashier advanced
$50. He played, and the boys put up
all his money, the firms money, his
watch and rings against the $50, and he
won. Then, when success came, he
laid his head on his arm. We waited
five minutes for him to get up, but he
did not, and then we lifted his head up
and saw that he was dead.
eve found out afterwards that the
ring which changed his luck was his
dead mothers ring. | often tried to
think what agonies he must have suf-
fered; what recollections must have
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
SHIL0H'S
CONSU M PTION
CURE.

The success of this Great Cough Cure II
without parallel in the history of medicine.
All druggists are authorized to sell it on a pos
tive guarantee, test that other cure can sue
cessfully stand. That it may become known.
the Proprietors, at an enormous expense, are
placing a Sample Bottle Free into every home
in the United States and Canada. If you have
Cough, Sore Throat, or Bronchitis, use it, for
it will cure you. If your child has the Group,
or Whooping Cough, use it promptly, and relief
is sure. If you dread that insidious disease
Consumption, use it. Ask your Druggist for
SHILOH'S CURE, Price 10 cts, so cts. and
SI.oo. IF your Lungs are sore or Back lame,
use Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Price IS cts.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
august
Flower

For two years I suffered terribly
with stomach trouble, and was for
all that time under treatment by a
physician. He finally, after trying
everything, said stomach was about
worn out, and that 1 would have to-
cease eating solid food for time at
least. I was SO weak that | could
not work. Finally on the recon1-
mendation of a friend who had used
your preparations
A worn-out with beneficial re-
suits, I procured a
Stomach. bottle of A ug II I
Flower, and COM
menced using it. 1t seemed to do
me good at once. I gained in
strength and flesh rapidly; my ap-
petite became good, and I suffered
no bad effects from what I ate. K
feel now like new man, and con-
slider that August Flower has en-
tire1y cured me of Dyspepsia in its
worst form. JAMES E. DEDERICK.
Saugerties, New York.
w. B. Utsey, St. Georges, S. c.
writes: I have used your August
Flower for Dyspepsia and find it am
excellent remedy. g.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
Vapor Poison and It's Antidote.

The morning and evening mists that pervade
the atmosphere Of malarous localities cannot
be breathed with impunity. A safeguard is
needed to render harmless the dangerous MAS
mata with which they are impregnated The
surest, safest defense is Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. 1t is an antidote to the poison which
has already been inhaled and borne fruit, an
adequate preventive of its harmful effects. No
preparative for breathers of masma tainted air
or drinkers of malaria poisoned water like the
Bitters. 1t completely neutraliZes the other
wise irresistible onset of the aerial foe. Settlers
on newly cleared land, excavatorS of canal
rout6s (notably that on the Isthmus of Panama.,
western pioneers and emigrants-in short, all
subjected to malarial influences in air or water
find in it a benign remedy, an efectual safe
guard Disorders of the stomach, liver and
bowels. 'la grippe" rheumatism and kidney
complaints are remedied by the Bitters.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
I" Il makes me tired I

III UCUR0S ntO CCToO
People ask me-is marriage a fail
ure? Of course faint s'pose |
don't know my biz-what am [
here for ?" If the women only
keep healthy they keep in good
spirits and cupid is in demand. Let
every enfeebled woman know this
there's remedy that'll cure her,
the proofs positive.
Here's the proof-if it doesn't do
you good within reasonable time,
report the fact to it's makers and
get your money back without a
word-but you won't do it
The remedy is DR.. Pierce's Favor
tie Prescription-and it has proved
itself the right remedy in nearly
every case of female weakness. 1t is
not a miracle. It won't cure every
thing-but it has done more to build
up enfeebled and broken down wo-
men than any other medicine known.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
The Only One Ever Printcd-Can
You End The Word?

There is 3-inch display advertisement
in this paper this week which has no two
words alike except one word. The same
is true of each new one appearing each
week from The DR.. Harter Medicine Co.
This house places ''Crescent" ON every
thing they make and publish. Look for
it, send them the name of the word, and
they will return you BOOK, BEAUTIFUL
LITHoGRAPHs, or SAMPLES FREE.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30

HALLS CATARRH CURE is liquid and
is taken internally, and acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces Of the SyS-
tenn. Write for testimonials, free. Manu-
featured by
F. j. CHENEY g. CO., Toledo, O..
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
Made To Look Like New.

Dresses, Gents Clothing, Feathers, Gloves,
ETC.. Dyed or Cleaned, Plush Garments
Steamed at Otto Pietch's Dye Works. 246 W.
Water ST.. Milwaukee. Send for Circular
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30

AMONG Ontonagon's, Mich, 1000 in
habitants there is not family nameC
Smith, Brown or Jones.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
COnnendable.

All claims not consistent with the high
character Of Syrup of Figs are purposely
avoided by the Cal. Fig Syrup Company.
1t acts gently on the kidneys, liver and
bowels, cleansing the system effectually,
but it is not cure-all and makes no pre-
tensions that every bottle will not SUBJ
Stantiate,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30

FITS.-AH Fits stopped free by DIR. K1ine's
Great Nerve RestOrer. Motifs after first daysuse
Marvellous Treatise and 90 trial bottle free to
Fit cases. DIR. Kline, 931 Arch ST. Phila Pa.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30

81 AM mightier than the Sword !"
boosted the Pen. "But you aren't a
marker to me !' replied the Blue Pen
cil,-PalcE
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
A New CHAPTER OF PROVERBS 6

A New CHAPTER OF PRovERBs.-As a
pink pearl in a scullion's ear, so is fair
woman without a good dressmaker.
Who so telleth the truth concerning his
neighbor is not infreauentIy liable to
heavy dam yes. Better is chop with
peer than seven or six penny din
failings Of her dearest friend ?-London
World
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30

MoRALIsT-"Do you realize, sir, what
is the end Of this feverish, grasping life
of yours Speculator-"Certainly; a
divid end. "-Baltimore american.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30

No man can serve two masters, but
the grocer's boy takes orders from
everybody. EIneirG Gazette.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30

Hope builds nest in mans heart
where disappointment matches its brood
-TeroS iSiftin1s
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30

"WHAT an odd paperweight you
have?" eyes. It's my wife's first bis
it"-Patck
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
a Life Saved

Mr.. Geo. Raymond. of Seneca Falls, n. Y. is a
pump setter in the employ of Ramsay & Co., the
we'll known pump makers of that place He is a
member of Ramsay Engine Co. He says:
"My wife without doubt owes her life to Hood s
Sarsaparlla. A few years ago she was at deaths
door. due to blood poisoning. or as physicians
say, pyaemia. After everything else failed
Hoods sarsaparilla brought her out of the
crisis all right Since then she has suffered at
times with numbness and headache, but con-
tinueS taking
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30

The key to the situation in many
DISQUALIFICATION SJti1aqs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
Hoods SarsapariIIa

and is gradually getting over these troubles
She clings to Hoods, takes nothing else. and we
believe it will effect complete cure
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30

The best cough medicine is Pisos Cure
for Consumption. Sold everywhere. 25c.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30

Never a department opened
more auspiciously than our
new Millinery department. The
sales exceeded our most SAN
guine expectations. Just think
of it, a room 40 feet wide and
$50 feet long, and devoted to
nothing but millinery. Where
else is there such department.
Fresh arrivals Of new styles
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30

MILWAUKEE, September, 1891.
POINTER NO. 1887: There IS q clis-
zeal minute for all tlinqs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
DONALD kennedy
Of R0xbuTy, Mass, says

Kennedy's Medical Discovery
cures Horrid Old Sores, Deep
Seated Ulcers of 40 years
standing, Inward Tumors, and
every disease of the skin, ex-
cept Thunder Humor, and
Cancer that has taken root.
Price $3.50. Sold by every
Druggist in the u. S. cnd
Canada.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-30
The Best Remedy

The Best Remedy III
in this world, says J. Hefherr of Syracuse, n. Y,
is Pastor hoenigs Nerve Tonic because my son
who was partially paralyzed three years ago and
attacked by fits, has not had any symptoms OF
them since he took one bottle OF the remedy. I
most heartily thank for it.
Trae Best Ever Used.
WHITEWATER, WIS, October, 1890.
When II years old my was first attacked
by epileptic fits, at intervals of one year, then
four months, three months, two months, one
month, then every three weeks, every nine days
and later even twice day We used many
remedies for fits but all without benefit. Pas
tor Koenig's Nerve Tonic is the very best we
ever used and he is again strong, his mind has
again improved and is clearer.
G. Fl. SCHARPF.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-08-22
Irn.-ina,ioa and fIun-c-.

Tohsrrved another ilsiaIc, of the IF fue.rcf, Uf the imagination upoa car nap piuess of sort 10 w!Eca l dare say J have before alluded. 1 was engaged oiIt morning in preparing part of 3n inter esting chapter in my new work-the OEs which deals with the origin a11 develop ulent of the bonnet. fad got as far q; the head dress wocn by the EtieHiaE matrors 70 the tneater, and was natural iy much er1rosse1 will tho work, when an inward monitor, in q still, small, vel unmist;kAAle, voice. suggested ''lunch son." l looked a. Iny watch-it said ! o'clock
 Now always take luncheon at half past l.; never. in any emergency, later than 2. But 3 o'clockl felt i'll aE( faint. started for the club feeling li2' Rip Van Wiu&le when he came home foI his luncheon twenty years late. Ipasset $ friend tried to sink by without hi noticing, bot could sse that hs looked upon me sally and asLance, as if l were in some way stricken wether of the dock. went in and sat down
 Somehow everybody elss seemed to Dc late. looked at the clock. It was c1 actly twenty-five minutes of ?. ] looked at my watch again. u still said o'clock IL had stopped during the night. NoH mark the result. instantly recovere'; from the starvation from which had been suffering, and began to converse il my usual cheerful and intelligent man ner. But did not mention tEo e-tra0r dinary behavior Of lGy watch. waich now reveal cGly in sStiat cOnfi,ience-- Boston Post
Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-08-22
r.,i for I.eEoctIs1.

What do they q" with ali the w&itcrs "hen the get near sighted or far sight d or hind sis;itcd'
 Who eyer saw near sighted waiteri ,here arc lots of bald headed walters, nd bow legged walters. and pigeon ned walters, but waiter wearing spec acles would seem to be very carious ;G:,t-l may say spectacle-iDdeed.
 is there anything about tla profes iou of waiting which keeps nlaii's ight goodi ask tLis of our men oi cienco, and pause for q reply. Does ha practice Of constantly and keenly )oking fer tips sharpen tho gifts oi sion in these autocrats of the table These arc matters calling for consider :tion, for the waitcri are very nuoh iD 'ur midst, and we cannot pass them by cold neglect without suffering the consequences of OUT tolly.
 l have seen Daa- s:gGted street ca, h'ivers and greet many extremely 'hort sighted policemen, especially on sunday, but never >l near sighted wait r. think the :yster,' of the walters ,hocld be cisars.i np. Where do ali he near sighted walters goi-New yosA HeraalA
Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-08-22

THE London Times summaries the harvest products of the world as follows: In Russia there IS a grave deficit, the peassntry are starving and there is small hope of relief. Ia India there is serious anxiety; famine prevails over consid- erable portion of the country. Madras. Rajputsns and Pupjab are the worst sufferers. There is drought in Bengal and the need of more rain is urgent Bombay alone promises a good harvest The American harvest will be good in quality and amount, but with the failure of the Indian and Russian supplies it is of the utmost importance that the Eng fish crops shall not be short. The pros pect on the whole is good. In the chief wheat counties, Essex, Norfolk, and Suffolk, the crop is above the average and in other counties up to the average The harvest will be late and prices high There is, therefore, a good lookout for the English farmer to break the long series of disastrous years.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-08-22
COLOR IN THE GRAND ARMY

Way over yOlQ T.
 Looks like thundef;
 Looks iIke we rs going to have storm.
 1 guess ycu'Ie Ialsiakcl.
 'Iis the buttons GEd bay0uc:s
 On the oarkey 6 n " uGIIvrll.
 When these Ines were first sung the colored man was aJ the front, doing his share Of the fighting. ard doing It well. Wherever he was led or sent into battle he gave good account of himself. He knew that for bis color the confederate flag was black flag, aud perhaps that made him fight aii the more desperately. At any rate, the co.ored troops were worth a great deal 10 the union cause, and their loyalty vas as true as ii wss fervent.
 Their hearts were in the cause. To them 1t was more than ;he ties of home aId Of lifelong association. The con federates found tb3t out when. toward the end of the war, they tried, 2s last desperate resort, to organize coloTed companies. They concluded they could do nothing with the negro as a soldier, and, after ludicrous parade, gave up tho attempt in disgust.
 The negro ThO Was good eno~gh to fight for the union Is gOod enough for the Grand Army. His presence n that body need not give occasion for bitter ness and race aHta sCnism. Let him be treated as he was treated III the ranks - as an Ameri san freeman. That D all The right to choose ompanIOnship is inherent iu societies as in individuals, and tha social question need hot inter fere with due recognition Of the black veteran who served faithfully in the time of the nations peril.
 The foregoing is from the Philadelphia Press, and contains about as good logic as any of the many articles that we have seen on that subject. To the aver age man up tree, 1t hardly seems far that in piping times of peace the Grand Army should turn its back upon the colored brigade that front faced wi b them n the days Of wars dread alarms. AS we understand tbe issue it i~ not the upper or lower crust Of sociability that the colcred veterans are stormirg, but the fraternal benefts--the middle of the pie-of the organizations that they are after. They are of the belief that If the color line was hot drawn on the field Of battle 1t should not be drawn m fra ternal organization whose chief aim is to k ep alive old associations and relieve comrades in distress.