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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-08-29
FIRST Use OF Muffs.

Muffs first came into use in 1910. They
were introduced by doctors who wanted
to keep their hands warm and soft while
riding from the house of one patient to
that of another. The women adopted
them and the doctors at once abandoned
the fashion and began TO use great fur
gloves instead. During Il large part of
the reign of Louis NIL. and his sue
cessor, masks were generally worn in pub
lie by ladies of quality. These artificial
coverings were of black velvet, lined
with white satin. They folded like a
small glass button, held between the
teeth Of the Wp1 rpr.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-08-29
French Sarcasm.

The friendly relations between Voltaire
and Rousseau did not prevent either of
them hurting pellets of sarcasm at each
other.
One day Rousseau was dining with Vol
taire, and oysters were brought on the
table: for, as somebody has remarked, no
dinner would be complete without them.
The author of Emile" after helping
himself pretty freely, made the somewhat
injudicious remark:
Il am sure [ could eat as many oysters
as Samson slew Philistines."
with the same w~eapon?" the jaw
bone of an ass slyly inquired Voltaire.
Rousseau did not soon forget the little
joke at his expense, and sought an oppor-
tunity for revenge. Not long afterward
Voltaire called at his house during his
absence. The door being opened he
walked into the library, and, finding all
the books thrown about in confusion and
covered with dust, he traced on one of
them the word "cochon' (pig) with his
finger. Next day he met Rousseau and
said to him:
II called at your house yesterday, but
did not find you IN
Il know" replied the latter; Il found
vour card
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-08-29
"uua wore vaIuapre than cold"

Is the truthful. startling title of a beauti-
ful souvenir book just received describing
the wonderful Magnetic Mineral Mud
baths IN Warren county, near Attlca, Ind.
The Indiana Springs company has spent
Sl50,000 in developing and Identifying
this noted resort, and it is today the only
place in the United States where it is pos
sible to get Il Magnetic Mineral Mud and
Lithia Water Bath and drink the Puritan
Lithia Water. The Puritan Lithia Water
is undoubtedly the strongest yet diScov-
cred.
The cure of rheumatism. kidney, skin
and stomach troubles is quickly brought
about by this combination of Natures
remedies, some of the cures wrought being
marvellous. We certainly think it is to the
interest OF every sufferer to write and get
q copy of this handsomely printed and
beautifully illustrated souvenir, which will
be mailed for the asking.
Address II. l.. Kramer. General Mama
ger, Magnetic Mineral Mud Baths, War
ren County. Ind, or 10 Spruce street.
New York, or 40 Randolph street, Chi
Pag0
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-08-29
A DEVOTION.
A Squaw Walks Ninety Miles Every
Month to See Her Daughter.

"A SquaW walks Ninety miles Every
Month to See Her Daughter.
81 was very much affected by an Incl
dentthat occurred during our visit at the
Rosebud agency in South Dakota" said
Representative w. S. Holman, the other
day, recalling q tour of investigation
which, as chairman Of the House commit
tee. he once made among the Indians.
Zone day an old squaw came trudging in
to the agency with a basket on her arm.
The Indian agent Informed me that she
had walked q distance of ninety miles to
see her 13-year-old daughter, who was a
pupil i'll the Indian school, and that she
made that pilgrimage regularly once q
month and never remained over an hour.
Unobserved | watched the meeting be-
tween mother and daughter. There was
none of the extraordinary exhibitions of
parental or childish affection. When the
child came out to see the mother, the lat
ter carefully scrutinized her and then led
her away about fifty yards, where the two
sat down IN the tall grass.
Hardly Il word was spoken. The
mother emptied the contents of her bask-
eft, which were a lot of provisions and
trinkets, into the child's lap, and the latter
accepted them without any marked evil
dences of gratitude, as far as | could OBJ
serve. After they had spent a half hour
together in this way the aged mother
slowly rose, replaced her basket Oh her
arm and walked slowly away until she
disappeared from view far out on the
plains. When she left the daughter no
gOOdbyeS were spoken. nor where there
any evidences of regret at the parting
on the face of either the parent or child"
Correspondence Indianapolis News.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-08-29
Complicated Mitigation.

Garrett McEnerny walked into the
county clerks office and filed a suit
against Auditor Broderick yesterday, to
compel him to audit the claim of Darby
Laydon & Co. against the city.
''How is this that you are commencing
an action against Broderick?' inquired
an acquaintance. Il thought you always
appeared as his Attorney
II do" said McEnerny, except when
Tn suing him."
But isn't tina q little out of the ordi-
nary line of pTactice?"
Not at all, I'm defending the firm Of
Warren & Malley in a case in the United
States courts. I'm acting as attorney
for ". S. Horton in a suit against War
rem & Malley in Judge Hebard's court.
and I'm defending a man arrested on com
plant of Horton in the police court, and
all of them seem to be pretty well sat
isfied.-San Francisco Evening Post.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-08-29
HOTTEST SPOT ON EARTH.
The Torrid Belt III Persia Where Life is
Almost UnbearabIe.

AAAS AAAS 10
Almost UnbearabIe.
The hottest region on the earth's sur
face is on the southwestern coast of Per
STA, on the borders of the Persian gulf.
For forty consecutive days in the months
of July and August the mercury has been
known to stand above 100 degrees in the
shade night and day, and to run up as
high as 40 degrees in the middle of the
afternoon. At Bahrin, in the center of
the most torrid part of this most torrid
belt, as though it was natures intention
to make the place as unbearable as posi-
BILE, water from wells is something I'M
known.
Great shafts have been sunk to a depth
of 500 feet, but always with the same re-
sult-nO water. Notwithstanding this
serious drawback a numerous population
contrives to live there, thanks to copious
springs which burst forth from the bot
tom of the gulf more thar a mile from
the shore. The water from these springs
is obtained in a most curious and novel
manner. Machadores, whose sole occu-
patton is that of furnishing the people
of Bahrin with the life-giving fluid, repair
to that portion of the gulf where the
springs are situated and bring away with
them hundreds of skin bags full of the
water each day.
The water of the gulf where the
deep. but the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
age to fill their goatskin sacks by diving
to the bottom and holding the mouths Of
the bags over the fountain jets; this, too,
without allowing the salt water of the
gulf to mix with it. The source Of these
submarine fountains is thought to be in
the hills of OsmOnd, 800 miles away.
Being situated at the bottom of the gulf
it is u mystery how they were ever dis
covered, but the fact remains they have
been known ince' the dawn Of history.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-08-29
Hogs ReVertipr to Wild Type,

The hog is the domesticated animal
which has least of human society, and
what it has, as in the parable Of the prod
igal son, is not of the most elevating
character. If left to look out for him
self the hog more quickly becomes wild
and loses the few good qualities, as to
feeding and breeding have produced. 1t
don't take many years for a herd Of hogs
to retrograde to the original wild type
and become really vicious and dangerous
animals. Old sOws after four or five lit
ters become coarse, and their tusks grow
longer than is safe for any one exposed
to them. The male hog is still worse iii
this respect. Yet Il coarsely-built old
SOW bred to Il pure-bred boar Of the
smaller-boned breeds will give pigs that
will fatten faster and make larger growth
than will the pigs from 4 iner-formed
but less mature dam.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-08-29
D~ETESTABLE EGOTISM.
A London Creditor Who Had His Self
Importance Toned Down.

A London Creditor Who Had His Self
Importance Toned Down.
"Sir," began a creditor, who met one of
his victims on the street the other day,
Il sent you a bill in June?"
Eyes, sir"
"And again in August?'
eyes, sir
"And again in October?'
eyes, sir"
"And 1 presume you received one the
other day."
Il did, sir"
"Well, sir-well, sir?" austered the
creditor.
well, you needn't feel so stuck up ov-
er it." replied the other as he lighted q
~six-penny cigar. There are firms in this
town who send me bills ever two weeks
in the year, and they never stop in the
street to brag about it, either. / detest
such egotism, sir! Good morning. Pear
sons Weekly.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-08-29

His best bank is a fine meadow, a big
potato patch, a forty in Worlds Fair
winter wheat, and twenty acres in
monster rye. The best meadow is
made by sewing Salzer's extra grass
mixtures this fall: it yields from ; to 5
tons magnificent hay per acre. The
Salze~ Seed Co.. La Ctosse, Wis, who
+ the largest farm and vegetable
seed growers in the World-Will send
you a package of new wheat and rye,
and catalogue, upon receipt of 4 cents
postage. &
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-08-29
kaiScr'S Ancestors.

Emperor Williams ancestors several
centuries ago kept Il ~tollgate, and the
member of the family now living are III
the habit of remarking. evidently in re-
spect to their pike-keeping forefathers,
"NVie geht's?'-Boston Transcript.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-08-29
A Good Hand.

The photograph of four generations of
royalty made a fippant subject Of Queen
Victoria exclaim: "a good hand-three
kings and a ~queen!'
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-08-29

TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR, you
are indeed beautiful, but not half so lovely
as the bloom on the cheek Of all young
ladies who use GLENN's SULPHUR SOAP.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-08-29

At the beginning Of the Eighteenth
century the national debt of Great Brit
ain was only $500, 900; since that it has
increased through wal expenses to the
enormous total of S3.423, 600, 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-08-29

The orphan and founding refugees of
France have accommodations for 16, 700
children; the asylums for 79,400 aged and
infirmed persons.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-08-29
Halls Catarrh Cure
Il taken interna ally. Price IS cents

The Chinese laundrymen of Boston
Ire about to form a trust for the purpose
IF keeping prices for work up to the prop
II standard.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-08-29

United States Judge Caldwell has or
dered the Santa Fe receivers to pay en-
ployes promptly, borrowing money if nee
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-08-29

Martial is said to have written cpl
grams before he was 20.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-08-29
4 @ Ripanse TabuIeJ

Do know what it is2
Why, to be sure!
Mamma uses them for dyspepsia.
Pap swallows one when he thinks
be has eaten q little too much
Mamma says that
My brother Jack
Always wants one
When he comes home very late
at night.
Grandpapa
Takes them for something
That be calls copstip cation.
lie always takes two. and
He says that
They are very good indeed.
They don't taste good, though,
But they can be
swallowed without tasting
Mamma gives the baby
p quarter OF one
for wind OF its stomach.
Aunt Jane,
She is an old maid, you know,
Takes them for headache.
She dissolves hers in water 8
And drinks it.
You just ought to see the
Face she makes up:
but it cures ner headache.
7 put one under my tongue;
Then | fill my mouth just full Of water,
And take one big swallow,
And it is gone
always.
What do I take them fcrf A.
Do you see how red
My cheeks are?
Well That is what
take them for,
N say
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-08-29
1t Is Or No Use

To say that there is Something just as
good as Ripans Tabules for disorders
of the stomach and liver" 1t is not
so. This standard remedy Will relieve
and cure you. One tabule gives relief.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-08-29
Good Advice.

"Doan' lose sight OBJ de fuchah too
much" said Uncle Eben. DE man dat
grabs &c bigges' piece OBJ watahmiiiion
ain likely ter be de one dat gifts de mos
invitations ter jine in when annuddah
oHe's bein' ut.'-WashingtOn Star.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-08-29

Do I know what it is2
Why, to be suTei
Mamma uses them for dyspepsia.
Papa swallows n when he thinks
be has eaten a little too much
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-08-29

The island of st. Helena, once a pros
porous British possession, is now reduced
to penury. The opening Of the Suez
canal deprived it Of its business as q port
Of call for ships in the East Indian trade.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-08-29
The Modern Reautv

Thrives on good food and sunshine, with
plenty of exercise in the open air. Her
form glows with health and her face
blooms with it's beauty. If her system
needs the cleansing action of a laxative
remedy, she uses the gentle and pleasant
liquid laxative Syrup of Figs.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-17

One Of them was situated at 20 Rue de
IA Fonlaine AMI the other at IS RE
d'Edfeville. A large tank couneue 1
with the elecirolyzei sea.water mains
was placed at the top Of each Of these
slxstofy buildinls, anI pipes from the
tanks carried down to flush the closets
and links on the various Il Jors.
In the case Of the Rae d,Eirevllie
house, the wsaie water wa, con.
Quoted direct to the sewers, In
which Il was found 10 be aim 1t
without od9r, tho h oombinei
with refuse from other parts. The
wstef from the hou'o at 70 Rue de 10
Fontsino came from the siphons Of the
o'oseis ani sinks perfectly odorlsss,
and was conducted through pipes
10 the street gutter, down which
II ran some distance before It
ultlm ,tely foil into the suwof.
The object Of this Arrangement was 10
offer the public a constant, visible and
oliactory proof Of the purifying qual.
tiles 4 elsctfolyzsd sea water The
disinieciant liquid, 20 to ssy. consumed
the sewage matter ne we'll AZ the
microbes It contained, and In passing
along the cutters aud through the
sewers It contributed 70 tn di,infeo,ioa
Of both oithem by tue chlorine II stlil
contained.
II the experience Of Hnvrs ia this
matter can BE- reallzsI In other
municipalities, anu the puri fcatlou Of
sewage bo shown 10 be due 10 the
clccifolyziiiln OF the salt sea water, ~
the lnvenlor Of tho system ana those
who made the official tests claim bas
been fully demonstrated, ths systcm "
a marked advance In methods o.
sanitation which IL without parallel
In this century. The new discovery
l. nov receiving tho attention Of
scientific meu In Europe and In thA
country, ami the result Of their I'm.
luirios will be- received with Interest.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-17
ELECTRICITY AS A PURIFIER.

The manifold USES 10 which olrc.
uicity can be put are being added to
constantly, NO far Ms human knnwlcdg
goes, and the idea Of limit being
reached Ia no, yet entertliuod by In.
vesIigAtors AMI cxperimeutefs with ths
subtle iiuld. Il has been prevalent
notion for centuries that electrical
storms cleared air, earth aud wafer OF
many impurities, and rendered Goa.
ditions more hotlthiul for the ieuIz ins
OF this sphere. Now French solen.
list ami inventor NJ Hornlir, Of
Hayre, comes forward with a system
which he has discovered Of utilizing
through mans m,nipulatlohu cIru.
trlcity asa disin'eotAni, 10 connection
with the salt seA water.
NJ. Hsrmits's system hiss been tss,oi
ut Havre, aud Is reported g. have
given complete Satisfaction. a csu.
trail station for the olcclrJlyation Of
sea water was built on QlAl Llmb4r.
die. near the Augoulemu bridge over
inc selnei ana plpen IN connection
With It were laid through all tho s,r,uig
Of tbs st. francois quarter Inhabited
by some 1900 people OF the poorest
classes and formerly the hlload OF
every infectious disease The e,c,t-1.
lyzoi sea water was forced through
the pipes ami effected marvellous
change. The streets walersl with thp
disinfeoiing liquid by means oi hose
connected with the pges l.a.
that rutrld ojor which formerly
made them not only repuguan.
but an oygr.present danger DO the very
center OF the Town. Tradition 70 thls
two Of she most insalubr0aui houses iu
the diplrlo, were chosen by NJ. David,
the town architect, f3r ths application
Of the Hefmlte System 70 dwellings.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-17
TnR roNY IXpRrss.


With some OF the relics that arc
being presented 10 the committe, on
the Veterans excunion u sAl,air on
the goth inst. are copies Of newspapers
published IA this city In early days;
anu among taose are Issues cintaiuing
the news NJ The world a- II was carried
over tho Plains by pony express. In.
stead u tue Dispatcher coming ''pdf
wc,tsrn Uuion line" Tor quarter
of a century past, tho legend at the
column hosi was --latest Telegraph
by Pony" One feature which caused
this service to be highly valued by tho
people toesidcs the money cost, which
At the beginning Of 1861 was "rrduccd
10 81 por half ounce Tor letter postAgo")
was the fact that II brought the
Jews during the intensely exciting
pcllld Of the opening 9f the great
civil war. 1, was delivered with
wonderful prompluoss, TOO, for the
distance aud 90 ditlons, tue dispatches
being brought through from The iron.
tier aud published In ten days, even Ia
tue wiuter time. For Instance, on
February 10, 1851, there was printed
news Of the nation east VI the Missouri
up 10 February o. This same Issue,
by the way, contains an account VI the
fret svrious lighting Ia Florida; the 10.
ccssion proceedings In several u the
s1Atcs; the domaud OF tsaac Hayuu for
the surrender Of the u. 3. forts In South
Caroliua TO that state; thr projected at.
tempt To prevent the Inauguration Of
President Lincoln, and host Of
Aindfrd Items, ino.Iding tho fam9u,
dispatch OF the secretary Of the
treasury, John a. Dix, regarding thu
order 10 arrest the traitor Captain
Bfushwooi, which was seized by
command u the governor Of Alabama
ana forwarded 10 the governor Of
Louisiana Doth states belug In rebel.
lion), and which reads a. follows
! WAmSuroN, Jan. .o-ro Homphill
] luuuti Toll Lieutenant tullNUu a. AZ.
! rctt Captain iru-hwoud, assume com.
mand OF tho revenue cuuor MgJltllnuG,
aud obey orders gave through you. n
] capt htuuhWuud, aitCr arrest, under.
lakes 10 Interfere with tho command Of
| the cutter, Lieut. Caldwell will consider
him muunocr, aud trrst him accord.
iugly, II De- attempts to haul down tho
| American flag, shoot him ON tho spot
| lsignod JOINS A. DN, Secretary OF tho
| Treasury.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-17
MAKING GUESS.

The guessing that goes on among
leading scientific iavestigaton IL iu.
tsrcsiing Tor II. c1ntrarlety, 70 say the
least Especially is this the case 70.
garding the conditions claimed by
astronomers to exist on and shout the
moon, Mars, Jupiter ami others VI the
planets. Not les iutefc sling and in.
consistent IL the air Of posi,lvuness ami
authority with which these eminent
gentlemen promulgato their iheories,
10 convey the Impression among com.
mon people that they have been estab.
lIshci by the denomination ~ facts.
Fora long tine II has been the fashion
to declare that Mars has an atmosphere
Ike our own, aud IL Inhabited by n
fsce Of beings akin to those who
i've on ear.h, but perhaps some.
what advanced In experience and
Intelligence. because Of this alleged
slate Of facts tuerc have been many
suggestions for establishing sign CON.
munication with tue Martiau,, until
people have come O. believe that tho
a-ironomrrs roaiiy haI found Uut some
ling regarding our astral nvighhOf.
Now, however a change comes over
tue aspect " afsits. Az tho great
Lick observatory, Il Is anu5uncet
with uuo solemulty that Professor
Campb1l 10 "hAs demonstrated with the
suec.tosoope tina, tho planet dau Pre-.
cents no evidence Of havlng an atmls.
rhete." Professor Holden, Of the
safno observatory, seem, a little SOW
TO accept tho whole cou cuslon OF hls
colleague. an1 makes the modified
statement that ~ any atmospheric
pressure exists II IL not ~ great as on
our highest mountains.
Upon this latest alleged discovery II
Is promised that tue old notion which
became 30 popular Will give way before
the "nuw light" Asa matter OF fact,
Professor Campbell has MT doue what
Ia claimed To- him. Ho has not "dem-
onstfaied" anything beyond the fact
that he could not discover evidence OF
an atmosphere surrounding the planet.
THAT'S not saying that such An atm9s.
phcrc does VI does not exist; or even
that Mars does not present ABUNDANT
evidence Of possessing all that
was formerly claimed for It. IL merely
says That the professor wa. not capibls
Of finding out one way or the other,
and that Ia this regard he Ia not Gu.
titled To credit Tor demonstrating any
thing regarding atmospheric existence
20 Tar ~. tho surroundings OF Mars are
concerned. lie was unable 10 discern
any specIfa, and does not know
whether or not It Ia there; beyond this
he 10 only guessing.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-17
wELLMAN', WIiURN.

With the return OF Mo. Wellman
aud party q Tromtm, another failure
10 reach tho extreme north OF our
globe IA added 10 tbs long list VI fruit.
lees attempt, Of a similar KIM. Yet,
Mr.. wellman's expedition is a notable
onr. In remarkably brief time hr
succeeded la reaching almost the slsl
degree, aui aiiei ems point. OF
lnIeros, to our geographical knowled go.
lie demonstrated tina. the aluminium
boats were perfectly sltyiosaDlv tor
Attic explorations aui t0uld enough
encouragement in bis experience on
he first "nying trip" To Jnr north 10
Induce him 20 promise 10 make another
attempt mex yuar
rne cause %. h.H Ailuro thlt tins, he
says, was ,ue l1s VI tao Ragvald Jarl,
by which aoliIol, hls communicate
with tho wJflj was Cut Oh. ruB state.
meut dleb u3. solm uuuJoly uIus.f.sn.
with ,ue orlglu,l pan, wnlua was that,
nf Ion: as Che Dsnt1 alI provisions
were sa.l, tue paf.y would ru,h ou 60.
wards tlu NORTH anil o. uo5nRfy stay
thu wIuter over 3p pa1us island, whore
webe,leyc.sGpplIei wsTostorsi away .Jf
llll purpose Hutpsomuly thg explorer,
not showing tnat ME lucnIb were ul.
ready ,uigAyariug q s5nI him an.
other ship 90 taEe tus place 90 the loo.
vessel, concluded % 0s on the SO O slio
AMI rather return to CIVILIZATION lu
ums tum 90 risk his aud ul, CON.
pH1IouY l.gel iu the fryz'u rrgioaa.
pmlau.Y also ha found tpB uiitlIues
o' Pu ;fss5ns1n ,hs bEoAeI alra1a oil
irs mIiu E,sA.pr than hv nal s. nr,t
anticipated.
pInue in'ersa. I'm polar oxHoi,ilonl
a0ar af pre'sa, 8, b5 loss than DC u.gl
40 De- 1. 10 argued inst wheu Jhe
uignss. latitude once 10 reached, n1tH.