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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-03-23

his bill now before Congress, would re-
duce the revenues of the government
about $4,000, 900. To make up this de-
ficiency would require al additional i'm
portation OF wool manufactures to the
value of $65,000,000. They would con-
tain from zoe, 100000 to 250,000, 900
pounds of raw wool, which would mar
row the American farmers market by
that amount.
If importations of raw wool were
maintained at last years fgure-and
under free wool they probably would
increase - 119, 900, 600 pounds would
come in manufactured. Add the
wool contained in our normal imDorta-
ton of manufactures, $43 ,000,0 900 worth
last year, and we have 129,000,0O0
pounds more, or nearly 500,O00,00O
pounds all told, which would come in
from abroad to supply the American
demand for wool. Since we consume at
a liberal estimate only 6O0,000,000
pounds of wool annually, there would
be left demand for not much more
than 100,000,000 pounds of American
wool. Since this country produces over
10000, 900 pounds, it is plain that al
most tWo-thirds of our entire product
would have to go begging for q market.
Such an enormous surplus would send
prices so low that destruction of our
hocks would be commenced at once.
That is what the Democracy has to offer
the farmerin the way of tariff reform"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-03-23
Why She Stopped the Train.

For this story the Hartford Courant is
responsible: Monroe a flag station
on the Botsford branch he New Hav-
en- q Derby road. Whe7 he engineer
Of Conductor Beers train the flag
exposed a day or twt ago he
stopped his train. Only one son, an
old lady, was to be seen, and con-
ductor stepped from the train 10 help
her aboard. The old lady did not stir
and the conductor said: "Step on
board, lady, SO we can go on" Then
her mouth opened and she said
Laws, / don't want to get aboard; |
stopped you to send word to my folks
that [ was coming up tomorrow and [
want you to tell John to meet me at the
station to care for my baggage" Then
she stopped, for the train was moving,
the conductor having given the signal
to start without waiting to learn where
''John" and "my folks" lived, while
the old lady looked as though she
thought train officials were not very &C
commodating when they would not car
ry message for her.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-03-23
PERSONALS FOR LADIES.

OUIDAs house in Florence is said to be
he most beautiful palace in that beauti-
tul city.
Mrs HENRY M. STANLEY is doing liter
arv work among the Blue Mountains of
New South Wales.
THE little Queen Wilhelmina of Hol-
land, is very precocious. Her COVER
ness is an English woman.
NILE. SzUMosKA, a brilliant pupil of
Paderewski, is soon to make her debut
in London.
MISS MARY WILKINS, the writer, is a
slender, little blue-eyed woman, very
refined in appearance.
LILLIAN RUSSELL, the singer, has Ger
man maid who teaches her that Ian
guage while dressing and undressing
her.
QUEEN VICTORIA is the only queen in
Europe VINO has never ordered a toilet
from Worth, although he is an English
man.
Miss CLARA n. GREENwALD, of Bern
vile, Pa, is supposed to be the young
est school teacher in the country. she
is just 10.
THE Queen of England is having a
life-sized portrait of the Duke of Clar-
ence painted for herself and another
for her son.
Mrs. HARRIET L. BRADY, of Nicarag
uan fame, the last woman survivor of
Gen. Walkers flibusterng movement,
died recently.
MRS BARRIoLHET, a florist of San Mat
60, Cal, has collection of chrysanthe-
NUNS including 250 varieties and 49,
600 plants.
IT is reported that Rubinstein is 60
ing to be divorced from his present
wife in order to marry Sophie Pozanska,
his clever pupil.
NILE. SARMIsA BILEsCoE, the first
woman admitted to the bar in France.
is said to have taken the highest rank
in class of 500 men at the Ecole du
Droit, Paris. She will practice in
Bucharest, where her father is a banker.
AMERICA is not the only land where
many and England each boast of 5,000,-
900 such. France, Austria and Italy
have halt as many apiece.
NINE CABoURET, of France, left $780,
900 to the Frenchman who, with cara
van of 800 people, will 60 further into
the wilds of Africa than anyone has yet
gone, and return with half the caravan
III safety.
Mrs. HENRY K. UPDEGRAvE, Of Tower
City, Pa, is great-grandmother at the
age OF A. She was married at the age
of Il, and her eldest child followed IN
her hymeneal footsteps by walking TO
the altar at the age Of 10. The grand
daughter came in due time, and was
welded when Is, and now every lady
in Tower City IS wondering whether the
great-granddaughter will be married
when she is II.
Mrs. c. NJ. HARRIS, an American
woman who for many years has resid-
ed in Venice, is one of those gentle
heroines who are still remembered with
grateful affection by survivors OF the
civil war. IN no less than tortynine
battles this sweet woman found oppor-
tunity to wait skillfullY upon wounded
soldiers II camp and on the field, while
in many hospital she cared impartial
ly for the suffering on both sides, even
washing the weary feet OF the dust
grimed and pain-stricken soldiers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-03-23

morning during which hours be shall
hire substitute. If the flag is draw
to the ground, help must instantly be
secured to disinter my body within a
few minutes, lest | should suffocate.
eff the flag remains unmoved for
fourteen days, 1t shall be removed and
the tube closed at the top.
eff my son fails to fulfill this, my last
earnest wish, his share Of my estate
shall be divided equally among the chill
dren of Ily brother, Louis Kreutzer, of
Memphis"
This will was written at Kreutzer's
dictation several months ago.
Young kreutzer had DR.. Lowe of Fen
ton, examine his fathers body. The
old man was pronounced to be dead
and Henry began to fulfill his request
A lead tube was fastened to the inside
of the coffin and held up while the
grave was being filed. Inside Of this
tube was stout twine, one end of
which formed moose around the old
man S right hand.
A flag was arranged and Henry took
his place in q comfortable arm chair
He was still sitting there last night, but
SO far the old mans hand has not given
the tWitch that would lower the colors
and render an exhuming of the body
necessary.
A false alarm on Tuesday made Henry
considerable trouble. however. A
strong gust of wind blew over the flag
and it fell to the ground. The watcher
rushed to the spot, but as the string
was still extending from the tube at
its former length. be concluded that the
hand had not pulled the string.
The executors are watching Henry
sharp. For fear that he will fall
asleep and forfeit the farm, he has
hired two boys to take turns in watch
jnp him
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-03-23
FARM AND FIRESIDE
The Boston Horse and the Electric Car

The Boston Horse and the Electric Car.
I'm the happiest horse in town to- night!
go with flying feet!
For | have seen the gladdest sight
Way down on Boylston Street.
And what 1t means | know full we'll;
And when I've said my say,
Down where ] dwell, at the Horse Hotel.
There will never horse say neigh
I know L m right: and now for the sight
on BoyistOn Street l saw
street ear with brilliant light
But never horse to draw.
1t rolled along now fast, now slow,
Steady and straight on the track;
But what made Ii go, I'm sure don't know
There was no horses, front or back.
1t looked like the other cars in town;
Yet there's something strange, [ feel;
Tonight l saw, on looking down.
The lightning under the wheel.
l heard thingf out of the common rule
Strange words | never knew;
Yet I'm not fool; | have been to school
70 Mister Bartholomew.
/ am simply slave; but my freedom is won!
The Z ought thrills through my soul!
If wit out horse one car can run.
Why cannot a thousand roll?
/ am tied to the track; one day from my back
The harness Will drop at my feet,
And l shall be free; no work then for me
On the track of the stony street.
With a sniff and snort, and toss ofmy head
And fliTt of my flying feet,
l will take my bones from the pavement stones
To the prairie soft and sweet
And day and night | shall owe my flight,
And the Joys | there shall meet,
And my freedom bright to the strange, strange
sight
Thai | saw on Boylston Street.
Il. j. Gregg, IN "BcSt L 81 =
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-03-23
A Cunning Bird.

An example of the cunning of gulls
was observed at Tacoma when several
alighted on bunch of logs that had
been in the water Tor long time,
with the submerged sides thick with
barnacles. One was big gray fellow,
who seemed to be the captain. He
walked to particular log, stood on one
side of it close to the water, and then
uttered peculiar cries. The other gulls
came and perched on the same side of
the log, which, under their combined
weight, rolled over several inches. The
gulls, step by step, kept the log rolling
until the barnacles showed above the
this food, and the log was not aban-
doned until every barnacle had been
rinkpd
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-03-23

Renewing the line of attack begun on
the tariff by Cleveland four years ago,
the Democratic ways and means COM
mittee has proughtin q bill taking every
particle Of protection off wool and pro-
viding for absolute free trade in that
product.
The issue is thus squarely made be-
tween free trade on one side and pro-
lection on the other.
As if to make plain beyond all ques-
ton the nature of the free trade assault,
it is trained on one of the greatest in
terests of this country, extending, as the
wool industry does, from Vermont to
to Texas and Oregon.
AS the issue between free trade and
protection is thus made to turn on the
wool duties, the people fortunately have
before them the practical workings of
the two systems during the last twenty
five years, the United States having had
protection for wool during that time,
while the European countries have tried
the free-Wool doctrine. Here is the re-
suit:
IN EUROPE WITH wooLIIN UNITED STATES, WITH
FREE, WOOL PROTECTED.
Falling off of Is per Production increased
cent. in production ofiin United States from
wool i'll free-wool coun- so, 000,C0O to over 300,
lIISs. touu,UUu DOuuuS,
Increased importa- Decreased 1mporta-
tons, until they now tions until United
amount in England to States now grows so per
twice the home prod cent. of wool 1t uses.
uct.
Prices have fallen to Prices have been
the level of cheap wool from 90 to 80 per cent.
countries plus transpor- above free wool coun-
tat1on charges. tries.
Increased use of wool Increased use of wool
in manufacturing, 57in manufactur 375
per cent. per cent.
1t need only be added that wooden
goods have been steadily cheapened to
consumers until the kinds in common
use are as low in price here as in Eu-
rope.
With the tremendous contrast be-
tween the growth of the wool interest
in this country under protection, and
its decline In Europe under free trade,
how does 1t come that any party can
have the brazen audacity to propose
the free listing of the farmers wool
The dangerous and destructive ten
denotes of the Democratic party were
never more clearly displayed than in
the effort to take protection away from
this great American interest, and bring
in down to the level of free trade Eu-
rope. Always party of violence, tear
ing down, and never building up, the
Democratic organization appears before
the people again in its true colors.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-03-23
what the Farmer Would Get.

When Mr.. Springer said that the loss
of revenue involved in his proposition
to make wool free, and to reduce the
duties on wool manufactures, would
tahon at the lower rates, he set forth
clearly the purpose of his party to ruin
American wool growing as well as wool
manufacturing. Placing raw wool on
the free list, and scaling down duties on
woolens and worsteds, as proposed in
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-03-23
Praise from a Noble Foe.

That eminent Democratic statesman,
ex-Gov. Curtin, of Pennsylvania, has
this to say about President Harrison's
administration:
Since Secretary Of State James G.
Blaine has so positively declined the pre-
ferred honor, | see no way for your party
but TO renomlnate President Il arrisOn. And
why not? HASN'T be given you most
eminently clean administration Hasn't
he had less political and administrative
scandals than any administration for
years :? He is thoroughly clean man. a
descendant of pure ancestry, and one IN
whom no one can find the least taint
whether personal political, or official.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-03-23

THE only way to win in an argument
with woman is to walk off when you
have stated your side OF it.-Atchlson
Globe.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-03-23

Recently the Press showed that the
present tariff had in one year put about
100000 in the pockets of American
producers of wool and woolens in the
matter of women's and children's dress
goods. 1t has made an additional home
fimo
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-03-23
Figures on Falling Prices.

Careful investigation shows that near
ly all articles commonly sold in hard
ware store are cheaper to-day than they
were before the passage of the McKin-
ley bill. The subjoined table shows
this, for it gives the retail prices before
the passage of the Mckinley bill in 1890
and the retail prices in 1892, year and
more after the passage of the bill:
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-03-23
SOME TARIFF QUESTIONS.
FACTS THAT ALL PEOPLE
SHOULD UNDERSTAND

There Is Alarm In the Enemy's Camp-A
Democratic Wall Over Democratic
Congress-Free Wool Protected
Wool-Practica1 Illustrations Praise
from q Noble Foe.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-03-23

ga primrose by the rivers brim
A yellow primrose was to him,
And it was nothing more"
But, oh! it made MS heart grow sad,
When in the winter time he had
To buy it in a store.
-New York Herald.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-03-23

Great Britain's silk industry and it's
allied branches formerly gave employ
ment and livelihood to 1000, 900
80
persons. Under free trade the number
has steadily shrunk till now there are
not more than 200, 900
persons living by the same Industries.
The president of the Silk Association of
Great Britain and Ireland attributes
their present sad plight to a lack of pro-
lection.
The year before last we bought for
eign WOODEN cloths to the value of
$14, 695, $50.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-03-23

our wages. All others-paupers, con-
victs, degraded people from other lands,
who cannot and will not enter into the
spirit of our institutions, but exert
corrupting influence on our civilization
-shnI1ld be axcluhnd
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-03-23

g Cd

Last year under the Mckinley tariff we
bought of these goods only
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-03-23

Falling off of 25 per
cent. in production of
wool in free-wool coun-
tries.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-02-18
Home Decoration.

The love of the beautiful which is in
grained in every woman's heart shows itself
in many ways, but it is clear that her af-
fection centers in her home, rs even the
poorest has it's little ornaments, which
show the strivings of the woman for a
"home beautiful" With increased mate
rial, prosperity and lower prices the people
are turning more and more to artistic deco
ration, and portieres, window draperies,
lambrequins and mantelpieces have now
been lin" for several years, and have paved
the way for the paneling of parlors, bed
rooms and boudoirs, and sometimes even
offices.-Decorator and Furnisher.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-02-18

The building stands or II corner lot and
has u frontage on two streets, From either
the entrance may be approached. 1t is
sheltered by vel5lnda. The hall is small,
and merely serves as "a vestibule to the
parlor and kitchen, and Is separated from
the former by sliding doors. As you enter
you turn to the left to go up stairs or into
the kitchen. The parlor is large room,
with rectangular bay window in the end
and one window in the side of the room,
leaving large space for the piano or for
furniture
The window sashes are glazed with large
lights Of double thick glass, which gives d
rich effect from the outside. The dining
room is separated from the parlor by slid
ing doors, thus affording an opportunity to
throw both rooms into one when desired.
The dining room communicates with the
kitchen through the pantry, which is fitted
up neatly with shelves and drawers for the
various utensils common to this depart
meut. A china closet is also provided for
the dining room in convenient location.
with shelves, etc.
The kitchen is furnished with dresser
portable range, sink and hot water boiler
The entrance to the cellar stairs is in the
kitchen, near the windows The outside
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-02-18
iii,

A night or two before we reached New
York l was standing in the gloom, half
hidden by boat on the davits amid
ships, enjoying my vespertinal cigar in
the cool of evening, and between the
puffs caught from time to time stray
snatches of a conversation going on soft
ly in the twilight between Bernard and
Melissa. had noticed of late, indeed,
that Bernard and Melissa walked much
on deck in the evening together; but
this particular evening they walked long
and late, and their conversation seemed
to me if I might Judge by fragments)
particularly confidential. The bits of it
I caught were mostly, it is true, on Me-
lissa's part (when Bernard said anything
he said it lower) She was talking en-
Enthusiastically of Venice, Florence, Pisa.
Rome, with occasional flying excursions
into Switzerland and the Tyrol. Once
as she passed I heard something muir
INJURED low about Botticelli's ''Prima-
vera" when next she went by it was the
Alps from Murren; third time, again,
it was the mosaics at st. Marks and
Titian's Assumption" and the doge's
palace. What SO innocent as art in the
moonlight on the ocean?
At last Bernard paused just opposite
where stood (for they didn't perceive
me), and said very earnestly, Look here,
Melissa, ,"-he had called her Melissa al
most from the FIRST moment, and she
seemed to prefer it. it seemed SO natural
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-02-18

A certain literary German whose
manner of speaking WAS extremely de-
iberate, and who disapproyed of impet
uosity of any sort under any circum-
stances, had an amusing. experience in a
restaurant one day.
He was well known figure among
the patrons of this particular restar
rant, as he seldom diued anywhere elso,
and he generally was served by.a waiter
who had become used to his way of
speaking; but one day Il new waiter
took his order, and brou~ht his soup.
II cannot eat this soup" said the gen-
tleman slowly, MOI looking up from his
plate, after he had summoned the waiter
for the second time. The man seized
the offending dish before the customer
could finish the sentence. and vanished
with it. He reappeared in a moment
with another supply If the same soup,
which he placed before the gentleman,
ard then stood regarding him with an
anxious face, wondering what could be
the reason the soup remained untasted
81 cannot eat this soup" again slowly
remarked the literary uau.
why not sir? What Is the matterT
stammered the unhappy waiter, who ha,
been told he was serving an importar
person.
81 cannot eat this soup" said the Lit.
erary genius calmly for the third time,
''because l have not as yet been provided
with spoon" And Looking up to catch
the expression of relief on the waiter'a
face, he INDUCED in the low chuckle
which was the only expression of anuse.
ment to which he ever gave way
Youths Companion.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-02-18

kitchen door leads upon a small porch
with steps to the back yard. Back of the
dining room is one story extension, which
may be used rs library or bedroom, with
closet either for books or wardrobe The
stairs are inclosed between two partitions
and protected by n rail at the top in second
story.
In the second story are two bedrooms,
one chamber, bathroom and four closets.
There is also an open balcony outside
The foundation walls are of stone or
brick. Above the foundation the build
ing is of wood, the side walls being
sheathed, papered and clapboarded. The
cellar bottom is concreted. The balcony
floor is timed and made water tight.
Of the interior finish the floors are of
yellow pine, and the hall, parlor, dining
room and bedroom or library on the first
floor are finished in redwood. The kitchen
and pantry in the first story and the bath
room in the second story are finished in
North Carolina pine. All other wood work
is of white pine painted in two coats. For
bedrooms light drabs are very pleasing
colors and have the merit of harmonizing
well with almost any style or color of fur
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-02-18
OHIO NEWS NOTES.
Gathered from Various Parts of I'll
BuckeNe state,

Gathered from Various Parts of the
| Buckeye state.
| Near Versailles, O., Urias Weaver was
killed by being struck on the chest by a
| slab at Il saw mill
| At Coryville, O., Don Purkeypile. a
| young desperate, attempted to kill Mrs.
Sarah Idle because She would not marry
him. The SHOT missed the intended tar
| get.
Columbus has had twenty-one incendi
ary fires within the last Two months.
| Julius Hebel, of Hamilton, o., found
his runaway wife III Louisville bordel.
Jonathan Markley. d prominent lawyer
of Springfield, o., was found dead in bed.
Heart disease.
John Bennett, a miller residing near
West Elkton. o., was caught in shaft
ing and seriously injured
Edward Kimball, d convict in the Ohio
penitentiary, deliberately cut off two
fingers because he had been punished for
violating the nrison rules.
At Norwalk, o., Ernest Kenyon, an
electric lineman from Florence, o., fell
from a pole while at work, and was SO
badly injured that he will be d cripple for
life.
At Fostoria, o., Charles Booth, while
fooling with revolver pointed it at Will
Heltzer, who will probably die from it
wound in the forehead. Didn't know it
was loaded
After thirty years OF service the boiler
in Tuneak & Sons saw mill near Findlay.
o., exploded, wrecking the building and
slightly injuring several workmen
Strange they say, because it Was never
known to explode before
George w. Lyons. twelve, fell from a
street car in Cincinnati and had both legs
crushed.
At Canton, O., Sample G. George has
sued G. d. SaXton for So, 900 for alienat
ing his wife's affections
The Ohio penitentiary board of man
ayers resigned in Il body They did it to
keep from being legislattd out of office.
John Swimm, the aged miser, beggar
and tramp, known all over Ohio, has had
a guardian appointed. He is worth, it is
supposed, over $l00,WH.
Springfield and Dayton. O., will ask
that the natural gas supply be discontin-
ned unless the full pressure is maintained.
The gas company wants TO increase the
price, and the people believe the low press
ure is flake"
A colt was born at Randolph, Stark
county, O., with feet like those of goose.
An epidemic of diphther'iais reported at
Carey, o.
There is considerable excitement at
Huntington, Ind, over Il supposed case of
leprosy.
VIM. Darr, Gallon o.. engineer, fell
from his engine while oiling it, and was
instantly killed.
George Nickerson. Of Hoskinsville, O.,
suicided by hanging. No cause known.
He leaves % family.
Erastus Massie aged thirteen, proba-
bly, fatally stabbed Artie Butler, aged
eleven, in a quarrel at Winchester, o.
AT Gallon, o., William Powers acci-
dentally shot Charles Shaefer, who may
die, as he has sixty-three shot in his body.
Near Wilmington, o.. 300 men and
scores of dogs participated in fox drive.
After half-day's hard work one solitary
rabbit xVas cantnrn.l
Children Cry for Pitchers
Castoria.