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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25
IAN ATTIC P0EI

He lived in what we call the golden time,
When Athens, violet-crowned, was in her prime;
When her slim ships slit the sky-hued seas
And wallowing in their wakes huge argosies
Brought in the grain and stuffs of all the East
To Wnere the marbled city made her feast
The echoes of bronze Marathon yet rang,
And to their tune great-hea rted lives still sang
Around him men were born and lived and
throve
Whose words and gestures SophOkles enwove
For the live flesh wherein his hand arraved
The gods and heroes whom his soul had made
Whose secret speech of smothered grief yet
greets
The worlds great souls whenever any lend
A hearkening ear TO bin who was the friend
Of those same smileless widows overseas,
Great hearted mirthless, cOwed Euripides,
He ate and drank and slept through the same
days
That saw his city's one still cleaning blaze;
And he wrote ditties of his own dry heart,
OF its small pettiness and bloOdleSs smart
With Aristophanes he laughed at all
The great, but in his laughter thought them
small.
The DAYS were gone, he said, when heroes refG
Undying fame from fate; not much was left
For latter generations to achieve.
What bygone people had seen fit to leave
Undone might still be done; but was it worth
The effort, was there true reward on earth?
All the great poets long were dead and gone;
1t was broad day now, and the fresh, cool dawn
Of human feeling had been left behind
Long since; a paler laurel leaf entwlned
Still, on some favored brows, but thin and sere;
Poetry had all been written, and its year
Turned, after harvest, to its wintry chime
And thus he wrote and talked. In after time
We do not speak of him to praise or blame.
He is forgotten, even to MS name.
The Atlantic.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25
A CURIOUS COLLECTION.

Decoys and Wooden Counterfeits for Pts
'catorial Purposes.
Shut UP in drawer at the National
Museum, where nobody has the priv
lege of seeing them, is curious collec-
ton of decovs. Perhaps the funniest
among them is pup seal about u feet
long, quite artistically carved out OF
wood. Its little paws are folded across
its chest, and it is intended to float on
its back upon the water, just as the ami
NAL it represents does In real lite.
However, it is not meant as decoy for
mother seals, as may be imagined, but
as a float for tying a fishing line to.
Fishes, recognizing the innocence OF
pup seals in general, are not likely to
suspect that one would bangle hook
and line to catch them.
This is an Alaskan decoy, Of course.
The natives of that region employ de-
coy ducks made of wood III similar
fashion, not to attract real ducks within
reach of arrows or bullets, but as floats
merely.
To the floats, set a-swimming in the
rivers, lines are attached, with hooks
and bait for salmon. No ordinarily
So these fishes bite eagerly at the lures
suspended from the counterfeit birds
in the water and are caught.
Another very queer decoy in the draw
er is fish cut out of wood and paint
ed white. No label states, unfortunate
ly, precisely how it is employed, al
though it is certain that it is a counter
felt intended to attract some big
fishes.
Big salmon could swallow prey of such
a size, and it may be designed as bait for
them. Think, however, Of the disgust
which would be felt by any scaly ogre
at finding that he had taken in wood
en- fish one foot long!
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25
A CHASTITY REMINDER,
Realistic Memorial of The Late Deacon
Elisha Pratt.


Realistic Memorial of The Late Deacon
Elisha Pratt.
Nearly four years ago Deacon Elisha
Pratt, of Providence, n. j., died Of
cholera morbus after eating a hearty
dinner, and his widow has placed a
strange memorial of the event in the
parlor. Under a large glass case is an
enormous silver platter. On this plat
ter, arranged in regular order, are por-
tons of meat, vegetables, watermelon,
cucumber, ice-cream, pie, ETC., moulded
in wax.
They represent, as nearly as possible,
the exact quantity of each of these art
icles that the Deacon ate the evening
before he died. Thew stand on the
platter IN just the order that the real
articles were consumed by Mr.. Pratt.
Scattered through the solids are the
goblets full of wax, colored to represent
the cider that the Deacon imbibed dur
ing the same dinner. Each wax imita-
ton is perfect and looks as though it
were real piece of meat or portion of
fruit. The quantity represented is
enormous. On top of the glass case is
little arch made of solid silver.
Above the arch is the silver figure of an
angel blowing a trumpet. Suspended
from the center Of the arch is a tiny
tablet of white marble, on which, in
deep black letters, are engraved the
following words: "This is what the
Deacon died Of" And it's no wonder,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25

Or somewhat less-threaten, during storm, to
engulf the venturous voyager on the tempestu-
Gus Atlantic; Sometimes he is torn with deep
despair at such juncture sometimes he is
rather glad of it. The latter condition of mind
obtains when he is sick The die bolical
qualms which he has Undergone, and which
are now aggravated ten fold by the pitching of
the ship render him in d measure Indifferent to
his fate. This picture is scarcely exaggerated,
as people who have been violently sea sick will
assure you. Travellers and tourists by sea and
land should always be provided with Hostetters
stomach Bitters as means of Counteracting sea
sickness and the nervous disturbance or stom-
achlc trouble begotten of uncomfortable transit
oy land or water, or unwholesome food hastily
swallowed at railway stations. Emigrants
should supply themselves with Hostetters
Stomach Bitters q family safeguard against
malaria stomach, liver and bowel complaints,
kidney trouble and rheumatism.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25

sation instantly shoots to the centre. OF
those nerves, which is in the brain, but
finds there side connection in the
shape of the great facial nerve, which
starts from in front of the ear and eX-
tends it's branches over the sides of the
face. One branch Of this facial nerve,
extending across the temple, is nerve
Of sensation" while the other branches
es are simply NERVES of motion"
utilized chiefly to govern the play Of
the mouth.
This great facial nerve side-tracks the
pain which proceeds from the chill,
throwing it out along the nerve branch
which traverses the temple, the pain
being most agonizing at the points
where the nerve branches. If the irri-
tation Oe extraordinary the 'refleX"
action which takes place may cause a
violent pain in the eyeballs as well as in
the temple, the eye pain being simply
sympathetic. The person who rashly
swallows great mouthfuls of frozen
milk should remember every time it
comes in contact with the nerves of his
throat the whole nervous system is in
jured to greater or less extent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25
Effects Of Ice Cream,

During the scorching weather o. Jul y
and August you often rush into an Ice
cream saloon with the avowed intention
Of cooling your body to at least few
degrees below the melting point II
you are in a great hurry you are apt to
make the first few spoonfuIs Of the cool
ing mixture rather large. This almost
Immediately gives you a violent pain IN
the temples or SONS somewhere IN the region
ever stop to think? asks writer in the
st. Louis Republic.
One who has studied the physiology
Of the case says it is caused in the fol-
lowing manner: The frozen mixture,
coming in contact with the nerves of
the throat (the larynx, pbarynx, ETC. J,
temporarily paralyzes them. The sem
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25
Hold 1t Over a Candle.

Sometimes it is very difficult to re-
move glass stopper from a bottle. A
cloth wet in hot water sometimes is
sufficient, but if this fails, remember
that the principle is to expand the neck
of the bottle by heat and not the stop
per. With hot water the latter is often
heated equally with the neck, and thus
the desired effect is not produced. By
holding the neck of the bottle about
half an inch above the fame of lamp
or candle, says the Industrial World, in
a few seconds the most obstinate stop
per will generally come out. Care must
be taken to turn the bottle rapidly and
not allow the flame to touch the glass,
as it might crack it. When the glass is
thoroughly heated a steady pull and
twist Will almost always bring out the
stopper.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25
The Center OF Population.

The first national census, taken in
1890, showed the center of population
Of the United States to be at q point
twenty-three miles east Of Baltimore.
Ten years later it was eighteen miles
west of Baltimore. In 1910 it had
moved south to a point forty miles
northwest of Washington. In 1920 it
was at Woodstock, w. Va. In 1880 it
was at Moorefeld, W. Va In 1910 it
w. Va. In 1850 it was near harrisburg,
w. Va. In 1860 it. was twenty miles
south Of Chillicothe. In 1870 it was
tortv-eight miles east Of Cincinnati. In
1880 it was eight miles west of Cincinnati,
and it is now twenty miles east of
Columbus, Ind. Since 1890 the center
Of population has been moving steadily
toward Chicago.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25
A Boston Club Horror.

Boston still speaks in whispers of a
dreadful thing that happened at the
Tavern Club. 1t became necessary to
admonish Well-meaning but over
mittee was commissioned to administer
the lesson. The house committeeman
took the lad aside and talked to him tor
some minutes, in choicest Bostonese,
upon the proprieties of club life. When
he had finished the imp said never a
word, but, applying one hand to his
cravat, pulled it out of place so as to
disclose the plainly printed words:
"This man was talked to death" The
boy was dismissed, but his conduct is
mentioned with a Chill of horror.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25
HERE AND THERE.

A SHARPsTowN, Pa, mother has or
dered her sen to marry one of the three
young ladies of the town whom she has
selected.
THERE is a woman in Bonham, Tex,
who does good business in sewing but
tons on mems wearing apparel, doing
the work on the streets.
A BIRMINGHAM, England, Judge decid-
ed that an artist has cause of action
against persons who ascribe his name
to pictures not his painting.
THE groUesQue knocker on the sanctu-
ary door OF Durham Cathedral, which
bears rather distant resemblance to a
lion, is said to be of the Twelfth Cen
fury.
A COMPANY has been formed at Chris
tiania. Norway, to reproduce the exact
model of the old Viking boat that was
discovered some years ago in an ice
foe.
E. P. JEWELL, Of Laconia, n. H., it is
said, has collected specimens of 113
spellings of the name of Winnipisau-
kee, and has decided that "Winnipiseo-
gee" is right.
A MAN appointed county clerk of
Bowling Green, Va, q few days ago,
was SO Disguised with the job that he
his duties.
CHARLOTTE. n. c., has three dogs
which are fond Of travelling on railroad
trains, and two or three times weekly
make the journey between that city and
Atlanta unattended.
A WILL has Just been broken in the
supreme court of New Hampshire,
which is an unprecedented event in the
history OF the state.
IN the United States, especially in
California, some attention has been
given within the past few years to til e
gathering and preserving Oftrufties, and
number of Western packers have
visited Bordeaux in order to inform
themselves regarding the canning pro-
cess.
WHENa New York domestic demand
ed her wages the other day and did not
gel it at once, she at first threatened to
murder her mistress, but finally COM
promised by attempting suicide.
AN antelope is as curious as woman.
IF the hunter will lie down in the grass
and wave a red handkerchief, q band Of
antelope will keep circling around until
within reasonable distance for a safe
shot.
The royal baron of beef usually
Devon bullock fed on the royal de-
mesne, takes day to cool, and is deco
rated with the Queens monogram
formed OF shredded horse radish.
DR.. SANDERS mammoth lexicon of the
German language-the work OF thirty
years-cannot find a publisher. No one
has the courage to undertake the risk of
pu bl1shlng so expensive a work, and
the government is silent.
IN the Chinese supply stores of Shang-
hal are found sharks fins, great deli
cacy worth S1.75 per pound. Trays of
large black beetles, thoroughly dried,
are exposed for sale, and are fried in
butter, at the low rate of 5 cents apiece.
A PONY belonging to Henry Paine, Of
Morenci, Mich, without the slightest
regard Tor the property interests Of his
master, let drive at a COW and hit her
squarely in the forehead, breaking her
skull and killing her instantly.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25

DON'T be o. spider
and craeoy in these days! Why
not keep up with the nineteenth
century? Tou would not buy a
steam engine made like those of
century ago. Then why should
you buy the old-fashioned, big,
drastic pills that grippe and debili-
tate your system ?
AS great improvements have been
made in pills as in steam engines.
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are
tiny, sugar-coated granules, or pills,
are easiest to take, and never grippe
or shock the system.
They are purely vegetable and
perfectly harmless.
One little Pellets laxative, three
to four are cathartic. They regu-
late and cleanse the liver, stomach
and bowels = quickly, but thor
oughly. They're the cheapest pill,
sold by druggists, because you only
pay for the good you get. They're
guaranteed to give satisfaction,
every time, or your money is re-
turned. That's the peculiar plan
all DR.. Pierce's medicines are sold
on.
Can you ask more?
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25
100 PER CENT. BETTER.
Editor Roweu Talks Common Sense-Pe
Pic Need Good MedfCine-Hood's Sara
pMrilla Supplies tho Demand.

Editor RoweI Talks Common Sense-Peo-
Pic Need Good Medfcine-Hood's Sarsa-
p"riNa Supplies the Demand.
There is to me no cause for doubt that
every one living i'll our variable climate, par
ticularly as we Americans live during the
winter, eating meat, especially fat meat
needs something to cleanse the system and
free clogged liver in the spring. The ques-
ton then resolves itself into decision as 20
what's the best thing to take. For one,
have solved the question to my own salts
faction that Hoods Sarsaparilla complete
~ fills the bill. After taking two or three
better, and might say without exaggera-
ton five hundred per cent. better The
brain is clearer, the body in better condi-
ton for work, sleep is sweeter, and the lit
tie troubles of life pass by unnoticed. |
can heartily and honestly recommend
Hoods SarSaparilla to any one" A. S.
RoWELL, Editor Lancaster Gazette, Ian
caster, n. II.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25
a Continuous Sound.

An ingenious apparatus for ascertain
ing the depths Of rivers and smaller
streams has recently been successfully
tried on the Elbe. 1t consists of a
curved arm, hinged at the upper ex-
tremity and of length sufficient for
the lower curved portion to trail on the
bed Of the stream. The greater the
depth OF the stream the more will the
arm be inclined, and hence by suitable
recording mechanism the depth can be
automatically registered.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25

Flow p %

For two years I sufered terribly
with stomach trouble, and was for
all that time under treatment by a
physician. He finally, after trying
everything, said my stomach was
worn out, and that I would have to
cease eating solid food. On there
ommendation of a friend I procured
a bottle Of August Flower. Itseem-
ed to do me good at once. I gained
strength and flesh rapidly. feel
now like a new man, and consider
that August Flower has cured tie"
Jas. E. Dederick, Saugerties, N.Y.@
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25

1 FEEL it my duly % write you In regard
to the benefit your Bradycrotine has been
to my wife. Ever since a child she has
been subject to the most dreadful head
aches, usually several times q month. She
has tried doctors from Maine to California
but none could prevent these spells run
ming their course. Bradycrotine has not
failed to effect cure in a single instance,
one dose usually being sufficient Oscar f.
Frost, Monmouth, Maine. OF all Druggists.
Fifty cents
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25

MADAME SCHUMANN has retired from
active work, owing TO failing health, at
the age of IS. Before her marriage
Goethe predicted for her great future
IS pianist. She began TO play in pub
her professional life has been devoted
to Interpreting her husbands compost
tons.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25
The Skill and knowledge

Essential to the production of the most per-
feet and popular laxative remedy known
have enabled the California Fig Syrup
Co. to achieve great success in the rapu-
tation of its remedy, Syrup of Figs, as it is
conceded to be the universal laxative. For
sale by all druggists.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25

A YACHT was in Bath a while ago
named Psyche" A man upon the
wharf observing the name spelled it
out and remarked, "Well, may [ be
obfusticated if that isn't the blankest
way of spelling fish that ever say Pr
Rnn0OT (O9nY1PrcinI
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25
The Only One Ever Printed-Can
Won Find 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 a Crescent" on every
thing they make and publish. Look for
1T, send them the name Of the word and
they Will return you BOOK, BEAUTIFUL
LITHOGRAPHS, or SAMPLES FREE.
Mrs. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS words your
parrot uses" Mrs. McCrackle-"Ye s,
it always speaks in pollysyllabIes. -
Detroit Free Press
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25

ANY book in surprise Series" (best
Is cent novels, about 200 pages
each, sent free, post paid, by Cragin & Co.,
Of Philadelphia, Pa, on receipt of 20 wrap
pers of DobbinS' Electric Soap. Send
cent for catalogue,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25
Made to Look like New

Dresses, Gents Clothing, Feathers, Gloves,
ETC., Dyed or Cleaned, Plush Garments
at Otto Pietch's Dye Works, 246
W. Water ST., Milwaukee. Send for Cir
rular.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25

DIR. J. 0. ACKERMAN, proprietor Of the
famous Alderman Institute at Fond du
Lac for the cure of drunkenness without
the use OF gold, has opened another insti-
tute at Marinette.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25

CHINA has 419, 900 square miles of coal
fields, or more than twenty times the
aggregate Of the carboniferous strata in
EurODe
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25

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
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25

THE combined debts Of all the nations
in the world amount to more than $50
600 600 O00
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25

THE Kansas City statutes present the
citizens the alternative Of voting or pay
ing a poll tax Of $3.50.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25

FITs-All Fits stopped free by DR.. KLINE's
GREAT NERVE REsTORER. No Fits after first days
use. Marvellous cures Treatise and $500 trial
bottle free TO Fit cases. Send to Dr. Kline. 9Sl
Arch St. Phila.. Pa
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25

A MAN can nearly always have the last
word if he will consent to make it his
name at the bottom of a check Wash
lngt0n Star.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25

THE man who takes his nip" on the
sly does not like to be branded IN pub,
Iic.-BOstOn TRANSCRIPT.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25

A CENTURY plant is coming into bloom
in the greenhouse Of a New York
florist
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25

IT IS quite appropriate that men
should enter walking matches for the
gait money.-Binqhamt Leader.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25

THE travel-stained strawberry that
visits us these days has not had Tune to
get the cinder out of its eye since its
long journey. Minneapolis J0'trnal
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25

SICK HEADACHE. chills, loss Of appetite,
and all nervous, trembling sensations quick
ly. cured by Beecham'S Pills, % cents a box.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25

Cough AWAY IF You WANT To, but if not
use HALE's HONEY OF HoREHOUND AND TAR
Pixies TooTHACHE DROPS Cure in one Minute
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25

A harmless posi-
tive cure for the
worst form Of Fe-
male Complaints,
all Ovarian trou-
bles, Inflammation
an d liberation,
Falling and Dis
placements, a Is o
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25

LIVE fish have been sent in safety in
the mails from India to the British
Museum.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25

checks the IenQeECy 10
It removes faintness,
of the stomach, cures
BIoatin 6, Headache,
Nervous Prostitution,
G. eneral De bility,
Sleeplessness, Depres-
sion, Indigestion, that
feeling of B e arin g
down, causing P ain.
weight, and bacloache.
All Druggists sell it, or cen
by mail, in form Of Pills Of
Lozenges. on receipt OF 81 90
Liver Pills, CSC. Core
spondence freely answered
Address in confidence,
LYDIA L. PINRHAM MED. Co.
LYNN, MASS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25

SPINAL Weakness and Leucorrhoea.
1t will dissolve and expel tumors from the
uterus in an early stage Of development, and
checks the tendency to canCerous humors.
,--eol-OeCS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25
] Had GCitYa

Hoods Pills are the best after-dinner pills.
They assist digestion and cure headache.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20

Today in the Police Court Charles B. Chesh-
ire and Mollie Smith. colored, were charged
with forging the name Of a colored woman
named Sarah Robinson and the case WAS con.
tinued until Tuesday. The man is already in
Jail on charges of forgery and the woman was
committed in default of 81, 600 bail.
Sarah Robinson, whose name il is alleged was
forged, is an aunt of.the prisoner. Cheshire
and Mollie Smith. it is said, impersonated the
aunt in transaction concerning a piece of
property. owned by her. 1t is alleged that
through the impersonation the property, which
is on Cedar street, was mortgaged and $500 was
obtained from Mr.. Geo. W. Evans the real
estate dealer. At another time, Il is alleged,
Cheshire appeared at the Office Of a
a real estate agent and wanted 70 mortgage
a piece of property near l4th street and Flor
ida avenue which is owned by white woman
named Sarah Robinson, but he failed to nego-
tiate the loan.
After her arrest by Precinct Detectives Raft
and Weldon she wrote the name Sarah and 1t
corresponded with the forgery. When identi-
fed by MIR. Clark, a notary, she admitted that
she was the woman.
Cheshire is the man who was arrested sew
eraI weeks ago for the alleged forgery Of the
name of ex-Commissioner j. u. Edmpnds.
The officers state that warrants for perjury
and conspiracy will be hled before the case 10
tried next Tuesday.