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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-02
Peculiar European Law.

The extraordinary announcement
that has recently appeared in the Ger
man papers to the effect that, by virtue
OF decree obtained from the courts,
Baron Albert Won Ohlendorff had dis
inherited and disowned his eldest son,
the Baron Albert Oscar Won Ohlendorff,
on account of his extravaganza, habit
ual drunkenness and general miscon-
duet. This is necessary, according to
Teutonic law, in order to render mop
erative the claims, which the young
man would otherwise possess, upon his
parents property. On the continent
of Europe parents are held to have
certain obligations SO far as property
and maintenance are concerned toward
the children, whom they have brought
into the world, and disinheritance is
only permitted when the sanction of
the courts has been obtained-a sane
ton given in such cases as the above
alone, or where the son has become a
criminal
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-02
Peanuts and Food.

The value Of peanuts as food is not OF
recent discovery. To eat few has
been recommended for indigestion, but
this view of their efficacy is not eX-
actly borne out by experience. The
trouble is to eat the "few"-peanuts
having a seductive quality, like pop
corn, which invites continual MUNICH
ing. A German medical journal has
recently called attention again to the
food value OF the goober or peanut.
The writer Of the article, an eminent
German physician, believes the nuts
would be an especially valuable article
of diet for corpulent diabetes and those
subject to diseases of the kidneys, who
must avoid food containing much ami
NAL albumen.
While on the subject, peanut soup,
which has certainly the merit of novel
tv, is suggested by an exchange, with
the additional accredited value of being
full of nutrition: ''Shell pint Of pea
nuts, remove the red, paper-like cover
ing and roast the nuts, or you may
roast them in their shells. Grind the
nuts to fine flour or powder in NOR
tar. or by rolling them on a board. Use
the powdered nuts in cream soup,
made from a pint of milk and pint OF
water, a small tablespoonful of -four
and large one of butter, rubbed to-
gether and season with salt and white
pepper to taste. The soup may also be
made without milk, using a quart OF
water, and serving with thin slice OF
two of lemon in each dish. Add the
to the table, aud serve hot."-Ne2o York
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-02
New Question for the Courts.

The first suit of the kind ever brought
in New York state has been begun in
the Kings County supreme court to de-
termine whether a trolley company is
responsible for fatal accident resulting
from horse becoming frightened by
one Of it's cars. Mrs. Charles Constan-
tine, her two children and a woman
were driving in village cart in Fiskhill
on September II, 1892, when trolley
car came up behind them. Although
the cart was not on the railway track
but in the roadway, the motorman as
he approached rang his gong SO vigor-
and ran away. The cart collided with a
watering cart in the street and Mrs.
Constantine's 2-year- old boy, Collins,
sustained injuries from which he died.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-02
PACIFIC COAST NOTES.

GRAPE ROOT brings $50 a ton in Oregon
towns where it is bought for Eastern
shipment.
There is project on foot to establish
glass works at Tacoma, to cost SloO,OOO
for the plant.
A HALIBUT weighing seventy-five
pounds was caught the other day III
Gray's Harbor with sturgeon hook.
A RESIDENT of Randolph, Or, is build
ing fume three miles long to bring
water to bis black sand claim on the
ocean beach.
HopE Bros, of Vale, Or, lost ZOO
sheep bv the high water q few days ago.
They were feeding them on an island,
and the water rose so rapidly that they
did not have time to get them Oft.
SAM MILESTONE killed black bear
near COQuille, Or, weighing between
700 and 500 pounds and measuring
feet inches across the breast from the
tip of one foot to the tip Of the other.
TIE schooner Volunteer is now at A b.
erdeen, Wash, loading with lumber for
China, and her cargo will make the
sixth that has gone foreign from Gray S
harbor within a short time. The NOlun-
teer's deck load, consisting of timbers
two feet square and 100 feet long, would
astonish an Eastern lumberman.
SIXTY men are at work on the Hamp-
ton mining ditch in the Grave-creek
District, Or, and it is thought the con-
struction will be finished by May. The
company has 760 acres of rich placer
ground, which is covered by the ditch,
and will utilize nearly the whole flow OF
Grave Creek in it's operations.
Tom DAILY, well-known prospector
and mining man, is developing copper
mine in Lisham Valley, between the La
Sal and Blue Mountains in Utah. The
ore is copper and ASSAYS about 40 per
cent. of that metal, eleven ounces in sill
yer and So in gold. He says he has a
large amount of it and it is near to a
good vein of coal and plenty of water.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-02
Nothing New Under the Sun.

The inventive genius of man is per-
haps no greater now than it was hun
dreds of years ago. If we achieve
greater results in these days, it may be
only because discovery has put greater
resources into the hands of the in
ventor.
Hardly do we begin to boast Of a new
thing than the records disclose the fact
that it is but an imitation of something
long ago in use. 1t now appears that a
Connecticut Yankee, David Bushnell, of
Saybrook, completed a submarine boat
in 1777, called the American Turtle. in
which he prowled around underneath
British frigates to their great dismay
and upon several occasions did frighttul
execution with magazines filled with
gunpowder which the Turtle attached
to hostile keels before swimming ashore
to watch results.
Torpedoes were also known in those
days, though they had not learned to
swim as do the modern terrors. But
all the essential ideas were incorporated
into the old-time Internal machines,
and they would have done the same
execution now realized had dynamite
and electricity, as now utilized, been
discovered
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-02
Raw Eggs as Il Tonic.

A raw egg is an excellent tonic with
which to begin these warm spring days.
It is strengthening and TENDS to prevent
that tired feeling SO prevalent at this
season of the year. If prepared in the
following way it is really delicious
drink: Put the yolk of an egg into a
dish with teaspoonful of white sugar
and a tea6poonful of orange or lemon
juice, and beat lightly together with a
fork. Put the whites on a plate and
add a pinch of salt; then, with broad
bladed knife beat it to q stiff froth.
gether ri in the dish h then as lightly trans u.s.
fer it to a clean tumbler, which it will
nearly fill if properly made, as it soon
becomes liquid and loses its snowy
look. Any fruit juice may be used in
place Of orange or lemon, or even
brandy if the doctor has ordered it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-02
STRANGE CAPTIVITY.
Herds of Springbok in Africa SWEEP
Everything Before Them.

Herds of springbok in Africa Sweep
Everything Before Them.
The springbok of South Africa migrate
in vast herds, moving in q compact
body, and carrying everything before
them. If flock of sheep be in the
line of march las it sometimes happens)
it is surrounded, enveloped, and be-
comes, willingly or unwillipgly, part OF
the army. An African hunter tells the
strange story of seeing a lion in the
midst Of the antelopes, forced to join
the march. It is supposed that the lion
had sprung too far for his prey, that
those upon whom he alighted recoiled
sufficiently to allow him to reach the
ground, and then the pressure from
both TANKS and the rear prevented him
from escaping from his strange cap
tivity.
If the springbok travels in such arm
les, how can those in the middle and
rear find food? In this wise: Those in
the front ranks, after they have eaten
greedily of the pasture, gradually fall
out of the ranks to rest, while the hun
cry ones in the rear come up, and so
the columns are al the while changing.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-02
A Grass Covered Vessel.

The bark Helen w. Almv, which ar
rived at San Francisco. Friday from Fan
ming Island, brought strange story.
When off the island February 26 she
sighted a small schooner, which, after a
great deal of effort, ran under her lee
and showed a flag of most peculiar de-
sign, the like of which was never seen
before: It was in two pieces, and the
lower half was stripes from the Ameri-
can flag, while the upper half looked
like black pennant. The vessel had
been white once, but her sides were
covered with grass. The mainsail ap-
peared to be new, and as tor the fore
sail there was only half Of one, and that
was all patched and holes. The name
of the little craft could not be made out,
as she kept a respectful distance from
the bark. Capt. Luttrel thought he
recognized in her the twenty-five ton
schooner Ebon, whose skipper, Capt
Cameron, disappeared from the Gill
berts early in 1898, leaving some heavy
creditors. Cameron and his schooner
was afterwards heard Of in the
Marshall islands,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-02
$95O,oOO for Fourteen Mines.

NJ. Guggenheim & Sons have bought
Calientes, Mexico, including fourteen
mines, carrying copper, lead and silver,
for $95O,OO0. They will build new
smelter and concentrating works at
Aguas Calientes and eleven miles of
railway to connect Tepezala with the
Mexican Central Railway. Land at
Perth Amboy, N. j., has been bought
for lead and copper refining works,
which will handle the product of the
firms smelters in Colorado and at Mon
terey and Aguas Calientes. The
smelter, railway and refinery will cost
about $1.000,000. A line Of steamers
will be run from Tampico, Mexico, to
Perth Ambov
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-02
A Useful Tree.

The cocoa palm is the most useful tree
on earth. Fresh water is procured
from the nut before it is ripe, single
sample often containing three or four
pounds of clear water, almost pure,
save for little sugar; the nut when
ripe. is very nutritious; the milk from
the ripe nut is good substitute for that
of the COW; the young buds make good
cabbage and green's; wine is made from
the sap and flower stalks, and it's fer
mentation and distillation produces
vinegar and brandy; the nutshells fur
nish utensils and from the fbers are
made all sorts of clothing, textile
fabrics and even the sails, ropes and
other cordage of ships; its juices furnish
ink and its leaves pens and paper.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-02
Reforming q Tramp.

The experiment of reforming a tramp
is in process in Indianapolis. One Of
the species applied at doctors house
for help. The woman of the house re-
fused him aid unless he worked. He
consented to do anything and she took
him to the kitchen, where he was set to
doing the weeks washing. He stag
gered a bit at first, but manfully over
came his natural aversion to water and
work. This SO impressed the doctor
that a situation at 50 per week was
secured for him. The first weeks
wages was lost from hole in his pocket
turned money loaned to tide him over
The experiment promises so much sue
cess that It is doubted if the good PEG.
pie have secured a genuine specimen.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-02
TAKING DOWN THE FERRIS WHEEL,
The Great Worlds Fair Revolver to Go


The Great Worlds Fair Revolver to Go
to New York.
The work of taking down the Ferris
wheel on the Midway Plaisance has
been begun. 1t will take ten weeks to
take the wheel to pieces. Fifty men
began the work and several hundred
will be employed before the last bolt is
drawn. The car that was used for car
rying the Krupp gun will be used for
the seventy-ton axle. The material
will be taken in five trains OF thirty
cars each to New York City. There are
5000 tons Of metal in the wheel and
100000 feet of timber is needed for the
false work. Taking the wheel down
will be more dangerous than putting it
up. Only one lite was lost in erecting
the big attraction.
The expense Of taking down, moving,
and rebuilding the wheel will be $780,
000 In New York it is to be placed at
Thirty seventh Street and Broadway.
Old Vienna will be reproduced around
it. Here the wheel had 5000 electric
lights; in New York the number will be
doubled. The old Ferris Wheel Com
pany goes out of existence and q new
company composed of New York men
has been formed.
During the Fair the wheel went
around 10000 times and carried 1000, 600
passengers The largest single load was
carried October 10, when at 1890 o'clock
1,76S people were in the cars. The
largest days business was October 10,
when 5000 people were carried. Oc
tober 9, 10 and II there were Ia, 900
passengers. the largest average for any
three days. Legal complications arose
over percentage of the receipts, and
the matter is still in the courts.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-02
The Biblical Locust.

"You have read about John the Bap-
list living on locusts and wild honey
said MIR. Wiley, of Lewiston, Me, who
is recently home from Central America
"Well, here's a locust" and he pro-
duced from his pocket a-weIl, locust
1t don't hop or jump, and had no sem
blance of life, because, indeed, it was
nothing but great pod, looking like a
huge cranberry bean pod, fully five
inches long and almost as big around as
banana. 1t had deep, mahogany
coIored skin Of hard consistency 81
have eaten bushels of Them" said Mr..
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-02
ORIGINAL OF LIBERTY'S HEAD.
The Fair Model is Still Living and Teach
ing II kindergarten School.

The Fair Model is Still Living and Teach
ing n Kindergarten school.
"Did you ever think how the head of
Liberty on the silver dollar in common
use to-day was obtained?" inquired
George l.. Goodrich, Philadelphia
drummer, of the corridor man at the
Lindell, says the St. Louis Globe
Democrat "In 1876 the Treasury De-
partment Of the United States engaged
an engraver by the name of Morgan to
prepare design for the Bland dollar
about to be issued. While engaged in
this work Mr.. Morgan visited several
of American beauty, as he wished to
produce upon the coin a representative
female head. He tried ideal heads
at first, but the result was not salts
factory. Finally he concluded to find,
if possible, an American girl who would
sit for her portrait. This was no easy
matter, and it was sometime before he
found the face he wanted. The next
thing was to get the consent of the
young lady, who was a school teacher in
the city.
"He obtained an introduction, and
after much persuasion gained the
young lady's consent Then began a
series of prosecutions, which the I'M
fortunate model endured for many a
day. Offers of marriage came pouring
in by mail, artists offered her great in
ducements for sitting, and her school
great popularity did not turn her head,
her work, and to-day holds promine Mt
position in kindergarten work. while
her picture is carelessly handled by
millions daily"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-02
A Remarkable Sand Dune.

There is a remarkable sand dune near
the gh nf at Cape Henry at the
from the beach has been piled up
nearly 200 feet at an easy slope on the
ocean side, but on the island side it de-
sends in an almost sheer precipice
and particles of sand blown up the slope
fall over the edge and are spread far
and wide by the wind. 1T is supposed
that the precipice-like popularity of
the mound is due to the action of con-
hicting wind currents that blow about
the cane
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-02
On the Red Sea.

In the waters of the Red Sea the
cessation of the engines on the steamer
for an hour means extreme physical
suffering for passengers; for day it
would involve absolute torture. The
wind which prevails every day is hot,
asphyxiating blast, and it's continuous
directions are from north to south
toward the center. AS a result, every
passing vessel is subjected to two days
of almost intolerable heat, followed by
two days of comparative comfort.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-02

Wiley. ''They grow on trees as big as
elms, and fall to the ground when ripe.
Split them open and they contain yell
low substance looking like mustard.
Mixed with water it makes very deli
cious and nourishing drink that will
sustain life for long time. One of
these pods will make a quart of the
drink, and everybody uses them. They
may not be the locusts Of John the
Baptist, but | understand that the tree
GROWS in that land of the Bible.O
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-02

BR1DGET-''D'ye moind tn way, thin
Ovtalians motions wild their hands an
arrums an heads an bodies W hin they
talks ?" Patrick-"Begorra, how Use
could they understand phat alch other
do be chatterin' about ?'-NeW YORK
IeekLN.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-02
THE young lady at the piano was play

THE young lady at the piano was play
ing selection from Wagner. In the
midst of it she suddenly stopped in con-
fusion. What is the matter?" in
CURED one of the company. II struck
a false note, she replied "Well, what
of it?' said another. "Noboby but
Wagner would ever know it, and he's
dead. Go ahead with the music. -
CHICAGO Tribune.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-02

JERSEY Boy (loudly)-"Hurry up,
Jim, and call him thief before he
calls you one" Shocked Mother
Johnny Johnny! What are you
boys doing out there ?" Johnny-"We
are playing legislature. "-,Street d
Smiths Good Ne7cs
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-02
Success with Transplanted Oysters.

Success with Transplanted Oysters.
The discovery has been made that
Eastern oysters will propagate in Will
apa Bay, says a telegram from the Pa
cific coast. An oysterman put out some
Eastern plants three years ago, and re-
Gently, while longing native oysters on
his beds, brought up Eastern oyster
spawn. The discovery is a most inn
portant one to the oystermen, as it will
reVolutionize the business
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-02

"Were you bull or a bear ?"" asked
an acquaintance of a Spectator.
Neither" he replied; ~ was an ass. -
It'd Bits
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-02

SBILoH's CONSUMPTION CURE Is sold on
guarantee. 1t cures incipient Consumption.
1t is the best Cough Cure. 25 cents so cents
and 81 90
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-02

FITS: All fits stopped free by Dr. Hines
Great Nerve Restorer. No fits after first
days use Marvellous cures. Treatise and
200 trial bottle free to Fit cases. Send to
Dr. Kline 931 Arch St., Phila.. Pa.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-02

NEVER judge a woman's cooking by
the cake she takes to a church social
Texas Sfti11gs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-02

MEN wanted for the United States army. They
VA must be able-bodied unmarried, between
q and so, able to speak English and furnish sat-
isfactory evidence Of age, good character and
ical attendance. Apply to RECRUITING OF
FICER, AS East Water Street, Milwaukee, Wis
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-05-02

Lydia E. PInkham's Liver Pills. IS cents
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-11
PERSONAL

Lord William Cecil. rector Of Hatfield,
England, provides a room in his church where
worshippers may get their bicycles checked
during services.
Miss Peel, granddaughter Of the great Sir
Robert Peel, has recently published an add
ton to Arctic literature in a volume entitled
POLAR Cleans 1t is a journal OF her eX-
periences on a yacht voyage around the
northern coasts Of Norway and Siberia.
The memorial to Phillips Brooks has been
placed In the wall along the south aisle OF
St. Margaret's church. Westminster. England.
IL symbollzes the command. Feed My
Sheep. The Archbishop Of Canterbury com
pose9 the Latin quatrain inscribed under
meath.
Lincoln University, the school for coIored
men, at Oxford, Pa, graduated forty-two
students this year. the largest outgoing class
N It's history. OF these eight were from
Maryland, nine from Virginia and eight from
North Carolina. The valedictorian was VIM.
Davis Of Texas.
Sir George Gray, ex-premer of New Yea
land and governor OF Cape Colony. proposes,
in London journal, "a close federative ALI
ance between this country and Great Britain,
including an agreement that neither viii
make war without the consent of the other,
ana prophes1es its accomplishment,
Albert F.. Redstone, of California, who ran,
or rather took gentle stroll for the Presi-
uency' ana lately turned up In washington
as the advance agent OF COxeys army, has
become a claimant before congress. He says
the government seized some of his properly
for park and he wants $500 for it,
Brother Joseph, who is voluntarily spend
ing his hfe at Molokai, and devoting it to the
lepers IN that settlement is IraP Dutton. a
native of Vermont, who adiudicated war
claims in the border states after the civil
war for the federal government He began
mis- services in Molokai under the heroic
Damien.
MI Louis Stevenson. son Of the Vice Presi
dent, who has been abroad with his bride
since their marriage at Bloomington last
year, is expected to return in about a week
President Cleveland recently appointed Mr..
Stevenson assistant paymaster in the army
and on his arrival he VIII be detailed to duty
| in WASHINGTON.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-11
Populist Folly.

! The pOpulist senator from Nebraska,
: Mr.. Allen, has introduced into the Senate
a bill to prevent congressman from becom-
ing dishonest. 1t provides that no senator
/ or representative shall have any interest
I in any speculative stocks, the value Of
which shall in any measure depend upon
/ vote of congress; nor shall any senator or
( representative be interested in any board
/ of trade, stock exchange, national bank
/ or other organization in which shares of
stock are bought and sold. The penalty
for violating the provisions of this bill is
expulsion from congress.
If congressman are not honest men at
heart no law that congress is likely to
pass will make them So A con-
gresham who would use information
gained in his official capacity for specu-
lative purposes. or who would allow his
interest in any. stocks to influence his
course in congress would find ways for
evading such law as Mr.. Allen proposes.
The ways for evading it are numerous.
1t is curious condition of affairs which
this bill suggests The bill is a virtual
acknowledgment that congressman find
Unnecessary to enact a law to prevent
themselves from becoming dishonest.
Congressman are intelligent men, and
they know right from wrong, and yet &C
cording to Mr.. Allen, they will do wrong
if they do not bind themselves by an
oath TO be upright in all their acts and
enact law by which they can be ex-
PEELED from congress if they are not hon
est.
But why should not a congressman be
| permitted to own national bank stock as
well as stock in a coal mine, railroad or
cotton factory These things are all
| affected by legislation. Would he not be
/ influenced just as much by the ownership
of sugar or rice plantation as by the
| ownership of sugar trust certificates
| The owner of stock in cotton or silk mills
has selfish interests in legislation, as well
as the owner of sugar stock certificates or
national bank stock In fact nearly all
kinds of property are affected to a more
or less extent by legislation. Why then
should it be an offense for a congressman
to own one kind of property and not an
offense to own another kind?
The only proper way is to trust con-
gresham to do what they believe to be
right. Those that can't be trusted to
rise above personal interests for the pub
lie good have no business in congress.
The people will quickly find them out,
aud repudiate them. The effort to make
congressman honest by legislation is GER
tain to fail