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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18
NEW YORK FIREMEN ON WHEELS.
Members of the Department to Organize a
Bicycle League.


The bicycle craze has taken possession
of the rank and file of the New 1Ork
fire department 1t is said that there
are 100 men in the fire department who
have learned to ride, and in almost all
of the engine houses the loft has been
turned into a bicycle school. The mem
bers of engine company No. 20, in Mari
on street, have been active in organic
ing bicycle league, to which only mem
bers of the fire department are eligible
for membership. Members of the COM
pany who live at a distance from the
engine house travel back and forth from
their homes on bicycles and say they
save much time. Lieut.. Maher suggests
that in the annexed district n chemical
engine, mounted On four bicycles and
propelled by four members of the de-
partment, would be able to reach a fire
more quickly than the larger machine,
and in many instances would have a
fire under control before the arrival of
the regular apparatus. He fully eX-
poets that within the next few weeks
he will see a fire department bicycle
league fully organized and nearly every
member of the department enrolled as
Il member Fire Department Chief Nc
Gill has expressed himself rs in favor
of the league, and has about decided
to purchase a bicycle for use in going
to a fire in answer to ar alarm.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18
A HUNGRY SHARK.
1t Followed the Tug Pennwood, but DID
Not Get Meal.

Not Get a Meal.
The crew Of the tug Pennwood, which
arrived at Baltimore yesterday, reports
that they were pursued by n man-ea ting
shark q few days ago twenty miles south
of Cape Henry.
The shark. which was about eight feet
long, had followed the tug for some
hours, when a hook baited with meat
was thrown to it. No temptation could
get it to take the hook. Then the man.
eater began to grow bold and approached
within a few feet of the side of the tug.
until it finally grew audacious enough to
slide along the steel side of the vessel.
Chief Engineer Goldsborough. who had
seen some shark-6ghting in the caribbean
sea, undertook to spear the fish, He
used sharp boathook, with which he
pierced it's head. Several times the shark
caught the hook, but could not wrench it
from Mr.. Goldsborough's grasp. After
the shark had been considerably MANNED
it withdrew, leaving trail of blood in
the water. Mr.. Goldsborough says he
never saw a shark so desperate in its en-
deavors to make a meal on human flesh.
Baltimore Sun.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18
A seasonabIe Discovery.

A bed of petrifed oysters has been
found on the top of Big Mountain, just
back of Forkston, Wyoming county, Pa.
A short time since A. Judson Stark and
William n. Reynolds, Jr., of Lafayette
college, amateur biologists of Tunk-
and brought back a fine collection Of the
petri6ed bivalves. Some of the speci-
mems are of mammoth size, one in Mr.
Reynolds possession measuring p inches
long by 9 inches wide and weighing
forty pounds. The specimens range in
edible oysters of the present time. Some
of the specimens show the eye of the
oyster perfectly, and in all of them the
meat is easily removed from the shell.
The bed seems to be confined to small
mound, resting on broad plateau at the
extreme top of the mountain, near the
Sullivan county line.-Philadelph Pub
lie ledger
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18
For Love of Country.

Gen. Longstreet, in telling of some of
his experiences in the war the other
evening, said that during the campaign
of the Peninsula he never had any OPP
portunity of sleeping except as his corps
was passing him. One night, as he had
dismounted leaving his horse in the
charge of his orderly, and going down
into the angles of one Of those Virginia
fences, he overheard two soldiers talking,
which interested him considerably, and,
instead of sleeping, he listened to them.
One soldier said to the other: Il sup
pose that it is all right that we should
march all night and fight by day. Of
course it is right that we should do that,
for the love of country, if nothing else.
| suppose that we should be poorly
clothed, as we are, for the love of coun-
try We should endure it. | suppose
that to be poorly fed, as we are, we
should suffer for the love Of country. Of
course we should do that. And [ sup
pose. when you come to that, that we
should die, if necessary, for the love
of country l am willing to. But there
is just one thing that | want to say,
that if ever l live to get out of this I'll
be d if l will ever have another
ountry.''-Boston Budget.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18
Bicycle Revolution.

Now that half the world has taken to
riding the bicycle, reports are beginning
TO come in thick and fast from an amaZ-
ing number of trades and industries
upon which the sudden popularity of this
new form of locomotiOn is having most
serious effects. Livery stable men are
not the only ones who are uttering loud
cries of pain, and otherwise EXPIRE ssing
poignant dissatisfaction with the present
order of things. A large number of
people cannot suddenly change their
habits without disarranging the whole
course of business to a greater or less
extent, and, although matters get to run
ming smoothly again after while, there
is always period of transition, during
which much Inconvenience and some real
hardship are suffered. At present it is
everybody who has had anything to do
with the horse. either directly or indi
rectly, that feels the stress of circun-
stances. and, as the animal was a very
pervasive feature of civilization, the vic
tins are to be found in numberess quar-
tiers. The makers of carriages, harness
and saddles find their trade materially
diminished, with consequences that
reach into scores of minor connected in
dustrleS. Farmers complain that not
only has horse raising ceased to be profit
able, but also that hay and oats no long
er bril- - the old prices. Holsters and
private cOachmen go about with long
faces, looking for jobs. The dividends
of railway corporations show marked
diminution in many places. Factories
where the utensils of old-fashioned games
and sports were made are either deserted
altogether or only give employment for
short hours to few workers. Fewer
books are read, it is reported, and that
brings in the whole army of writer's.
The list might be continued almost in
definitely. It is a real revolution that
the bicycle has worked. The mere rid
ing of bicycles is only small part of it.
Boston Herald
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18
BEER IS THE CoNQUERoR.
Making It's Way Against the Wine of Asti
and Has Subjugated SIiwowitZ.

Making Its way Against the WINE Oh ASH
and Has Subjugated SIiwowitz.
Beer is fast winning the palates of
the nations of the earth 1t has made
it's way to the village around Helicon,
and back Of Hymethes where of old the
gods slipped nectar; it has acquired for
itself, against prejudice, special dispens-
ing places along the Paris boulevards;
and among the Lombards and Tuscans
it is holding it's own with the sunny
souled wines of the country"
In England it is gradually circum-
scribing the popularity of ale, the an
Gent beverage of song and history and
feudal romance. Canada's richest man
and single native baronet gained riches
and title by making a good beer; and
as for the United States, is it not said
by the temperance people that the brew
ers rule this country from their vest
pockets?
Late consular reports tell Of its prog
ress in Bulgaria. Hitherto the Bulgarians
have considered ''sliwowitz" and mas
tika"-two powerful plum and grape
brandies-to be the only drinks fit for
them. But within a few years eighteen
breweries have been built. Five of
them are in Sofia, several are in Roust-
chouk, and the remainder are in Phil
ippopolis, Varna. Schumla, Tirnova, LON
and Widdin. These, however, are not
able to supply the demand of the home
market, and last year the imports of
beer amounted to 6,002. 79.-New York
Press
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18
WILL VIRTUE BE REWARDED
A West Point Cadet who Compelled His
Colonel TO Obey the REGULATIONS.

West Point Cadet who Compelled His
Colonel to Obey the Regulations.
The establishment of the color line in
the West Point summer encampment re-
Gently gave rise to 4 good story ON the
cCmmandant of cadets, Col. Samuel Mills.
The regulations prescribe that everyone
crossing the color line or passing the col
ors should salute in lifting his cap with
the right hand and placing it upon his left
shoulder. Col. Mills neglected this i'm
portant ceremony not long ago, and the
sentry on duty promptly stopped him and
compelled him to obey the regulations.
The commandant next day sent for this
cadet, thirdclass man, who, by the
way, comes from Indiana, and talked to
him long and earnestly. The young mall
refused to divulge the substance Of the
interview, but the general opinion is that
the cadet will be given corporal's chevrons
in the fall, when changes are made in the
officers of the battalion.-NeW York Her
aid
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18
An Otter Wins a Dog.

Recently, as Alfred S. Babylon of
Frizzelburg, Carroll county, was sitting
tered and attacked his dog. In fighting
the animal stood on it's hind legs, biting
savagely with its sharp teeth. AS soon
as the dog was whipped the otter turned
its attention to Mr.. Babylon and at
tackled him, giving him hard fight, in
which he found great difficulty in avoid
ing its teeth, but finally succeeded in kill
ing it. 1t weighed twenty-six pounds,
and the skin, which is fine one, will be
stuffed and kept as a trophy. No one
had ever seen an otter around FriZzel-
burg Observation-Disclosures Sun.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18
Latest Norman.

The new woman continues to arrive in
ali sorts of ways. A New York wine
house has engaged a talkative lady of
middle-age to make tour of the West
for the sale of imported wines. She is
said to be a good saleswOman, too. The
proprietor of Harlem marble yard EN-
ployed three women a year ago to handle
marble slabs and do the same work that
men had for years monopolized. Today
he has twelve women in his employ
earning from 81 to SD per week, and is
so well satisfied with them that all the
men employed will be gradually sup
planted, except few laborers who will
operate the derricks and do the really
heavy work about the yard.-New York
Commercial Advertiser.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18
A PARALYTIC CURED.
His Grandfather, a Revolutionary Sol
der, and His Father, Both Died of
Paralysis, Yet the Third Generation
Is Cured-The Method.

Paralysis, Yet the Third Generation
Is Cured-The Method.
From the Herald, Boston, Mass,
Like a thunderbolt from a clear sky, a
stroke Of paralysis came to Mr.. Frank I.
Ware, the well-known Boston auctioneer
and appraiser, at 80 Washington street,
one night about six years ago.
The interviewer sought out Mr.. Ware
to get the facts. He gave the interesting
particulars in his own way.
The first shock came very suddenly
while [ was asleep, but it was not lasting
In its effects, and in few weeks l was
able to be about. A few months after,
when exhausted by work and drenched
with rain, | went home in a very nervous
state. The result was a second and more
severe shock, after which my left arm and
leg were practically helpless.
My grandfather, who was soldier IN
the Revolutionary War; died finally of
paralysis. My father died also of par
alysis, complicated with other troubles,
and SO | had some knowledge of the
fatal character of the disease which is
hereditary in our family. After the sec
ond shock | took warning, fer, in all
disability, a third would carry me off.
Almost everything under the sun was
recommended to me and l tried all the
good but to no effect.
The only thing | found that helped me
was Dr. Williams Pink. Pills, and verify
believe thatsif it hadn't been for those pills
L would have been dead years ago.
Yes, | still have a slight reminder of
the last attack six years ago. My left arm
is not as strong as the other and my left
foot drags little, as the paralysis had the
effect of deadening the nerves. But l
can still walk a good distance, talk as
easily as ever, and my general health is
splendid. L am over seventy years old,
although | am generally taken to- be
twenty years younger.
The Pink Pills keep my blood in good
condition and believe that is why | am
SO well, although cheerfulness may help.
II have thought of it a great many
times, and l honestly believe that the Pink
Pills have saved my life
Mr.. Ware has every appearance Of d
perfectly healthy man, and arrives at his
Office promptly at clock every morning,
although he has reached an age when
many men retire from active life. His eX-
perience is well known to a great many
people in Boston, where his constant
cheerfulness has won him hosts of friends.
He thinks that both his father and his
grandfather could have been saved if
Pink Pills Lad been obtainable at that
time
Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
contain all the elements necessary to give
new life and richness to the blood and re-
store shattered nerves. They may be had
of all druggists or direct by mail from the
Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady,
\. Y, at soc per box, or six boxes for
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18
Something About Furs.

Seals are fast dying out, and the price
is now about as high as the public can
stand. For the benefit of womankind l
want to inform everybody that the finest
fur worn is the Imperial Russian sable.
The next is mink. Then comes the seal
skin. A garment of sealskin can be SO
perfectly initiated that only an expert
can tell the difference. We see plush
every day in our streets and call it seal
skin. 1t is impossible to initiate sable
and mink. A cloak made of seventy or
eighty mink skins will last a woman Il
hundred years, and look just as stylish
and glossy at the end of the century as
at the beginning. In mink you get more
for your money than in any other fur.
In a furriers window there is a cloak
made of Imperial Russian sable that
cost him to manufacture $15, 1000. He
was seven years collecting the skins.
He did it for the Worlds fair.-New
York Press
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18
Grace HoODs,

One of the prettiest outdoor games of
this season is the revival of the old-fash-
toned game of grace hoops. One way of
playing it is for each player to have two
sticks, one in each hand and throw the
hoop from one to the other, catching
them on the stick. This is graceful
sport and excellent exercise. Another
way is with a center pole. A tall pine
tree is used to good advantage. 1t
should be cut off about FIVE feet from
the ground SO that its top is stocky. the
side branches are then trimmed little,
and the hoops will fall on them easily.
The grace hoops are made of light wood,
are about two feet across, and are COW
cred or wound with flowers, each hoop
being decorated with a different flower.
After all the players have thrown the
floral hoops upon the pine tree, they
let them hang until the score has been
counted. then the prizes are given to
those whose hoops hang highest on the
piney pole.-New York Times.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18
Geraniun Sims.

slips from geraniums which you may
wish to keep as house plants next win
ter. Select a vigorous plant and cut a
branch which has Joint in it. Hender-
son recommends cutting the slip with a
sharp knife but not completely severing
it from the plant: Nature will attempt
the branch should be cut off and put
into the ground. The partial healing is
said to make the roots of the new plant
stronger
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18
Prince Of Wales at Public Dinners

Special dishes are at public dinners al
ways provided for the consumption of his
royal highness, who invariably brings his
own champagne, however-generally two
bottles-and rarely samples the wine pro-
vided for the guests. 1t is the same with
cigars-the prince always carries his own.
His speeches are all delivered eXtempore,
although he has usually a few notes scrib-
bled on small pieces of paper.-W estmin-
Ster Gazette
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18
In this Work-a-day World

Brains and nervous systems often give way
under the pressure and anXieties of bust
ness. Paresis, wasting of the nervous It's
sues, sudden and unfOrewarned collapse of
the mental and physical faculties, are daily
occurrences, as the columns of the daily
press show. Fortify the system when eX-
hausted against such untoWard events with
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters that most hep
FIJI medicine of the weak. Worn-out and in
firm. Use it in rheumatism, dyspepsia, con-
situation and malaria
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18
DIE ON THE WING.
Bees Are Short Lived and Work TIL
Death.

bees are snort Lived ana w DIX LII
Death.
Every year may be seen in papers of
considerable pretension to scientific ac-
curacy statements about various flowers
poisoning bees, the only reason for the
statement being that the bees are found
dead in considerable number beneath the
trees. 1t does not seem to be generally
known that the life of a bee is extreme
~ short Every bee that leaves the hive
in the spring is dead before fall, and those
which live over the fall die very soon
after the spring opens. The death of u
bee is usually very sudden-they have
been known to fall even in their flight,
and to be dead in a few seconds after
leaving the ground. This fact about the
life of the beef is supposed to be generally
known, yet the fact that the statement
above quoted is so often referred to in
intelligent works shows that the knowl
edge is not as widely spread as it de
serves to be.-Meehan's Monthly.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18
Wisconsin Patents.

Patents for the following Wisconsin
inventions are reported for this week by
Erwin, Wheeler & Wheeler, SO and 80
Loan and Trust building, Milwaukee,
Wis. These attorneys will furnish the
Inventors Hand hook" free on request.
John L. Barker. Racine, Wis, band cutter
and feeder; Theodore H. Brown, Viroqua,
Wis, sheathing lath; Lewis NJ Cook. Nee
nah, Wis, snap hook; Edward A. and G.. 2.
Cornillie, Milwaukee, refrigerator; Gustav
C. Goethel, Milwaukee, bath chair; Kinsey
Jones, Galesvile Wis, combined hay and
stock rake; John Noonap, OcOnto, Wis.
head block for sawmill carriages; Willard
A. Brunt. Horizon, Wis, cultivator or grain
drill tooth
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18

Mr. Myrick Plummer, a wholesale
paper dealer at 10 Beekman street,
New York, relates that his first
experience with Ripans Tabules
began IS months ago. Prior to that
he could not recall time when
he was not troubled with cOnstipa
ton. Nothing gave more than
temporary relief; but, since taking
Ripans Tabules, however, nobody,
Mr.. Plumner thinks, has more
perfect digestive organs than he.
The bowels perform their functions
with regularity; there is no distress
after eating, no headache, no heart
burn, no Misunderstanding of q
dyspeptic nature.
Ripans Tabules are sold by druggists, or by mail Ii
the price go cents box is sent to The Rpans Chemi
cal Company No. 10 Spruce Street, New York. Sample
vial, 10 cents.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18
A scottish ReII-Wife.

A female town crier still fulflls her
duties in the Scotch town of Dunning,
Perthshire. She is a hale, hearty old
dame of 70, locally known as the "bell
WIFE" and is very proud of having pro-
claimed the Queens birthday for thirty
three years running.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18
POISON SUMAC.

1t is Easy TO Distinguish it at any Sea-
The sumac is one of the most enticing
of poisonous shrubs, for it's leaves are
not only brilliant but they press SO beau
tifully, retaining much of their color
and always their graceful shape.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18

1t is particularly dangerous because
there is a variety of the same plant
which is harmless Bear in mind that
poison sumac is found on the edge of
marshy places. 1t has greenish white
flowers growing from the axis of the
leaves. The harmless sumac has deep
red Dyramidal clusters
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18
Wonderland Museum. Milwaukee,

Under the management of w. r. Marion
is given widespread reputation. The
attractions are first class and in addi-
ton to the museum features there are
two theaters, all for one price of admis-
sion. In short, it is dollar show for
one dime
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18

The oldest architectural ruins in tht
world are believed to be the rock-cu
temples at Ipsambul, on the left banl
of the Nile, in Nubia.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18
BEST IN THE WORLD.
Beecham's pills are for bill

Beecham's pills are for bill
iousness, sick headache, dig
ziness, dyspepsia, bad taste
in the mouth, heartburn, tor.
pid liver, foul breath, sallow
skin, coated tongue, pimples,
loss Of appetite, etc., when
caused by constipation; and
constipation is the most FREE
quent cause of all Of them.
One of the most important things for
everybody 70 learn is that constipation
causes more than half the sickness IN the
world, especially OF women; and team all
be prevented. Go by the book free at your
druggist or write B F .AllenCo. 1865 Canal
ST., New York. Pills, IoG and ESQ a box.
Annual sales more than 6, 600 Coo boxes
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18

The Rev. J. G. Wood shows that
monkeys feed on animal and vegeta BILE
food; the animal portion being chiefly
composed of various insects, eggs, birds
and cockroaches. The vegetable diet
ranges through most of the edible fruits
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18

I can recommend Piso's Cure for Con-
sumption to sufferers from Asthma
D. Townsend, Fit. Howard, Wis, May 4,
'94
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18

Dried sunfower blossoms are eaten
by the poorer natives in Bombay and
Bengal twice a day.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18

Brazil produces on the average $780,
600 tons of coffee per annum-that is,
about four-ffths of the whole amount
consumed in the world.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18

Mrs. WinsIOw's SOOTHING SYRUP for chill
dren teething, sottens the gums reduces inflam-
nation allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c bottle
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18
1t is a act

That Hoods Sarsaparilla has an un-
equaled record Of cures, the largest
sales in the world, and cures when all
others fail
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18
A Team of Cats

On O0USs
A French boy has broken two black
cats to harness. He drives his pets in
single as we'll as double harness up and
down the street every day.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18
Hoods SarsapariIIa
Is the Only
True Blood Purifier

Prominently in the public eye today
81; six for So. Be sure to get HooD's.
tIOOA y lIaS Hooi's Sarsaparilla.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is a constitutional cure. Price 70 cents.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18

Such as is thy behavior before thy
children's faces, such is theirs behind
thy back.-Quarles.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18

Three hundred thousand people
nightly enjoy themselves in London
DIacpS of amusement
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-18

Liquid squeezed from grass swarms
with microbes