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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-23
R~AILROADlNG IN CHINA.
''Rocket Dragons" Feared-VicerOy Strips
o ~txn4n Eon


II Private Car.
A most interesting report upon Chinese
railroads is furnished to the state de-
partment by United States Consul Read
at Tien Tsin. He tells of the difficulties
that were encountered by the young
English engineer who raj the first loco
motive in overcoming the superstitious
~repugnance of the natives and the gov
ernment to the "rocket dragon" as his
homemade locomotive was called, and of
the engineering features of the road
from Tien Tsin to Shan Hal Kwan, and
gives the following incident of the first
trip by steam of the celebrated old vice
roy, LII Hung Chang:
AS director-general of the road, he
was given a special car. This was fur
nished with elaborate chairs, lounges.
tables, etc, upholstered in silk and satin.
Ii on his first trip vas profuse in his
expressions of admiration. Upon his
return to Tien Tsin his satisfaction had
reached such a point that he ordered all
the furniture, ~hangings, etc, to be re-
moved to his Yamen (palace). To the
disappointment of the great viceroy, the
special feature of the car-the luxurious
bed-was left behind, as it had been built
into the car. The directors learned a
lesson and the ~viceroy's new private car
has furniture that cannot be removed"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-23
The Same Cow.

A gentleman travelling On a certain
south of England railway line, notable
for its slow trains, was considerably an
noyed to find that not only were they go
ing gradually more slowly, but had come
head from the window. he accosted the
guard, and ironically inquired if anything
We're amiss with the engine.
NO, sir" replied that official, only a
COW on the line"
With a weary sigh. our friend resumed
his seat. Scarcely had ten minutes
elapsed, however. before the same thing
occurred again.
Enraged beyond measure, he shouted
out, Another COW ON the line, guard?'
No. sir: same COW"
Our traveller has since thought it better
to transact his business ON foot.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-23
Like a Venomous SERPENT

Hidden in the grass, malaria but waits our
approach, to spring at and fasten it's fangs
upon us. There is, however. a certain anti
dote to its venom which renders it powerleSs
for evil. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is
this acknowledged and world-famed specific,
and 1T is, besides this, a thorough curative
for rheumatism, dyspepsia, liver complaint,
constipation, la grippe and nervousness. In
cOnNaIeSCence and aye it is NerY SerYiceable.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-23
Knew His Business

Two Yorkshire men had been on a trip
to Blackpool and were on their way home,
when one noticed that his companion was
carrying a bottle half filled with sea-wa-
ter.
Why, what ave you got there, Bill?"
he asked.
We'll, yer see," was the reply, my
ould woman hasna' seen t sea, so l
thought I'd take her a drop"
But" said the first, while yer were
doing it. why didn't yer take a full bot
tle:"
Not mel" was the answer; what
should | haze done when the tide began
arising and broke tn bottle ?"--Tid-Bits.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-23

The growth of German competition
in the wire trade is alarming Birming-
ham and Warrington manufacturers.
Many hundred tons of bright wire and
wire nails are being imported to Biz
m%ingham every week, and local manu-
facturers are hopelessly distanced III re-
gard to prices,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-23
That J0yfuI Feeling.

With the eXhilarating sense of renewed
health and strength and internal cleanli-
ness, which follows the use Of Syrup of
Figs, is unknown to the few who have
not progressed beyond the old-time medi-
cines and the cheap substitutes sometimes
offered, but never accepted by the well
informed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-23
Glad He Had 1t.

A man walking by an old graveyard
in Aberdeenshire beheld, seated on the
wall. an aged Highlander, with his head
wrapped up in a shawl, evidently SUIT
fering from a bad cold in his chest.
Good morning, Donald" said he.
you seem to be suffering from a bad
boast" Cough.
"Ech, sir" said the old man, pointing
to the tombs: but there's mony a yin
over there would be glad to ha' 1.-THE
Rnalm
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-23

Magistrate-'If you were there for no
dishonest purpose. why were you in your
stockinged feet?" Burglar-'i heard
there was sickness in the family, your
worship."-Tid-Bits.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-23

Detective Tin search of a clue)-"Can
you recall the last words your husband
addressed to you before he went away?'
Deserted Wife-"Yes; he said, Maria,
for heavens sake do shut up "-Town
and Country Journal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-23

The Probable Reason.-Little Clarence
PA, why do they put a woman's head
on the silver dollar?'' Mr.. CalliDers-
Il presume it is to corroborate the adage
that money talks, my son."-Truth.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-23

Red, Angry, Sleep-destroying Erup-
tons yield to the action of Glenn's Sui
phur Soap.
Hills Hair or Whisker Dye" black
or brown, SOC.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-23

There is no excuse for a man to APP
pear in society with a grizzly beard since
the introduction of B~uckingham's Dye,
which colors natural brown or black.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-23

Savory Literature.-Small Boy
van two pounds of fresh sausages, and
cook says will you be so kind as to
wrap them up in a newspaper containing
a good love story ?''-Fliegende Blaetter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-23

In London is to be seen u hansom
cab propelled by two cyclists, one riding
BET re and the other behind the car
ria ge BODY.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-23
Exhibiting '.The Ocean He'll"

EAnAUAJiHS 'liEc oCSau f1cIE.
After making a tour of all the principal
ports in Australia, the old convict ship
Success has arrived in the Thames, and
will, from today forward, be on view to
the public. She is moOred in the East
India dock, a couple of minutes walk
from Blackwell station. The Success
chased by the Victorian government and
converted into floating prisons, which
were moored off WilliamstoWn at the time
of the gold rush in 1851.
Built throughout of teak, she is of $50
tons burden and 49, feet in length, and
it MAJ safely be said that an inspection
of her arrangements for the reception of
prisoners will be a revelation to most
visitors of the extent to which mans
inhumanity to man. could be carried even
in comparatively recent times. A visit
to this old ship is as enthralling in inter-
est as it is deeply saddening; and after
seeing the long and CHASTITY array of
instruments contrived by man for the
degradation and torture of his less for
tunate brother, one can quite realize the
appropriateness of its one time nickname,
'The Ocean He'll" To give completeness
wax figures have been introduced where
necessary. including an authentic one of
Inspector-General John Price, the rigor
of whose irresponsible rule and subse-
quent murder by the convicts led to the
introduction of a better system of prison
discipline. Among other curiositieS on
board are a group representing the crime
Just mentioned. wax cOunterfeitS of motor
iouS buShrangers, including the Kelly
gang, and the armor and helmet worn by
one of them.-Pal Mall Gazette.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-23

The amount at the credit of deposit
ors in the English POstotfice Savings
banks at the end of last year was $780,
80. 997.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-23

After six years suffering, l was cured
Ohio Ave, Allegheny, Pa, March 10, 81.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-23

Fits.-AIl Fits stopped free by DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. No Fits after the
first days use. Marvellous cures. Treatise
and $500 trial bottle free to Fit cases. Send
to DR.. Kline. 931 Arch ST., Philadelphia, Pa.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-23
Great on Speeches.

As Judge Lurton of Tennessee was
once going through Texas he met an old
Texan who described at length the peo-
pie that had settled in his neighborhood,
a large number of them having come
from Kentucky. "And there's them
Kaintuckians," said he. They're the
s~peakin'est people L ever seen in my life,
fer a fact. Why, whenever we hev u
din or a %fun'ral, you can jest bet that
them Kaintuckians will be thar, and
afore you knows it they'll be ~offerin'
resolutions and a-makin' speeches tell
you CANT rest. To tell the truth. jedge,
they CANT cut a watermelon without a
speech.'-Cent1ry.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-23

Alice Jackson, the 13-year-old daugh-
ter of a rancher living seventeen miles
southwest of Butte, is the heroine Of a
novel adventure with a bear. Monday
afternoon, while she was riding about
the mountains on horseback, accompa-
MED by a dog. she came across a big
black bear, large even for that country
of big bears. She had no weapon with
her, SO she headed the bear toward home
and with the assistance of the dog drove
the animal several miles to her fathers
cattle corral, and then called her 1S-
year-old brother Oliver, who shot and
killed the bear. The animal weighed
900 pounds.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-23

Watts-'Do you understand French? 90
Potts-'I do, when | speak it myself
Indianapolis Tribune.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-23

The natives of India believe that ele,
plants have a religion and form of wor,
shin.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-23

Mrs. WinSIOW's SOOTHING SYRUP for Chill
dren t%eething, sottens the gums, reduces infam-
nation, allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c a bottle.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-23

"A Birmingham, Eng. correspondent
reports as a significant fact that a good
deal of machinery plant has been going
abroad lately from that district.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-23

in South Italy there is a belief that
the chameleon takes no food but air.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-23

Halls Catarrh Cure.
Is taken internally. Price rs cents.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-23
II nerves
and
Blood

Are inseparably connected. The former
depend simply, solely, solidly upon the
latter. If it is pure they are properly
fed and there is no nervousness" If it
is impure they are fed on refuse and the
horrors of nervous ~prostration result.
Feed the nerves ON pure blood. Make
pure blood and keep it pure by taking
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-23
Matilda Enha1a, Columbia, Pa, says .

The H~ousatOnic river was never so
low as at the present time, and 1000
people have been thrown out of work at
Sheldon, Conn, as q result.
The Redwood gazette., 1895-08-08
GALES.

A. j. Porter is stacking in this vi
cinity.
Everybody is hustling their stack
ing this fine weather.
Born Aug. 1st to Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ry VanDorston, a son.
Nelson Bros. threshed Tuesday af-
ternoon for their neighbors.
j. E. Leonard and family went to
Springfield Saturday on short visit
with his parents and friends.
A school girl of this district drove a
binder through harvest, plowed the
first burrows of the season and is now
nursing sick friend.
Mrs. G. M. DeGroat has the finest
flower garden in town. The church,
sick and neighbors are kindly remem-
bered with beautiful bouquets.
The Redwood gazette., 1895-08-08
MORGAN MOVEMENTS.

DR.. Finn of Redwood Falls was in
town last Wednesday.
The Northwestern stock yard is
completed and we'll is being dug.
Mrs. H. G. Ferguson, who has been
sick for a week or more, is improving.
VIM. Ryder, our station agent, has
resumed his duties at the depot after
a rest of several weeks. -n
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Gerstman are re-
joicing over the appearance of girl
at their home on July Both.
The Northwestern section men from
Redwood Falls were down during the
week helping put in the side track.
A new side track was placed in
front of the depot during the week.
1t was put in to make the switching
handler.
The first car of the new crop of
flax shipped from this place was
shipped by the Sleepy Eye Milling
Co. last Monday.
Stacking in this,,vicinity will be done
this week, and threshing is being
pushed as fast as possible. Most OF
the wheat taken in at the elevator S
grades No. 2.
Mrs. Ferguson of Minneapolis, a
sister-in-law to H.:C. Ferguson,Icam
came up last Saturday evening and is
visiting with the latter during the ILL
ness of his wife.
Mrs. N. Conway, grandmother to
to the Ryder brothers, returned to her
home in Lancing,l Iowa, last Wednes-
day. She was accompanied as far as
Zumbrota by VIM. Ryder.
The GAZETTE reporter had the mis-
fortune to have an accident to the
wheel that he was riding while going
to this place and as consequence he
had to walk about three miles into
town. He had the wheel repaired by
Fred Ellington and succeeded in
getting home without any further
mishap.
The Redwood gazette., 1895-08-08
interviewing Sir Edwin Arnold.

ran across anewspaper man the 9th
er day on Pennsylvania avenue who
once gave one Of our distinguished for
eign visitors probably the greatest shock
he received in the whole country 1t
happened in st. Paul or Minneapolis, I
forget which, and the distinguished Wis
itor was Sir Edwin Arnold. The news
paper man had just left the army after
service on the plains, and he knew more
about tBoots and Saddles" and Taps"
than he did about literature. he was
sent to interview Sir Edwin Arnold.
The great man received him with a
courtesy that took his breath away. he
couldn't think Of a single question to
ask. The silence grew embarrassing.
Finally, in desperation, he blurted out
"Sir EDWIN, I'd like to ask you
where-where do flies go in winter?'-
Washington Post.
The Redwood gazette., 1895-08-08
Minnesota Plumber.

: M1NNEAPoL1s, Aug. 5. "A meeting OF
the plumbers Of the Twin Cities was
held in Labor Temple for the purpose
of discussing matters pertaining to the
closer organization Of the different
lodges of the state. Several short in.
formal speeches were made, welcoming
the visiting members. and the commit
tees appointed to investigate the advis-
ability of forming state organization
made their reports. These reports were
favorable to a close union, and an at.
tempt will be made to draw all the
plumbers in the small towns through.
out the state within the fold.
The Redwood gazette., 1895-08-08
Monday, Aug. 3.


It is said Yale is making arrange
ments to row Hartford or Cambridge
crews next year.
The three European steamers which
sailed Saturday carried with them a
total Of 81, $50, 400 in gold.
The Woodrough and Hanchett COM
pany of Chicago, wholesale dealers in
hardware, has failed for $24O, 900.
Joseph v. Wheeler, bookkeeper for
Field, Mailer & Co., st. Paul was &C
cidentally drowned at Forest Lake.
The Cornell University boat crew
arrived at New York by the American
line steamer st. Louis from Southamp-
ton.
In a horseshoe making contest in
Philadelphia, Pugilist Bob Fitzsim-
mons broke the record by forging 30
horseshoes in ~ minutes.
During July 2,477, ,5S7 net tons Of
freight passed through the 500 canal
OF this amount l, ,928, ,8S4 tons was east
bound and 558, 6s2 tons westbound.
IL Clay Merritt, the extensive cold
storage dealer at Kewanee, Ills,
charged with illegal TRAFFIC in wild
game, was found guilty in Justice
Pyles' court and fines returned against
lim to the amount Of eSS. 500.
The Redwood gazette., 1895-08-08
HOW he ESCAPED.
No Man There Could Locate tho Liver,
and His Life Was Spared.

No Man There Gould Locate tho Liver,
and His Life Was Spared.
A boy came running up the street to
the hotel and announced that they were
going to lynch man on the public
square, and so we cut the dinner short
and went over. There was crowd Of
about 40 rough looking men, most of
them from the Blue Ridge mountains,
and in the midst Of them was an "In-
dian doctor" who was selling a liver
medicine. They had rope around his
neck, and though he looked rather pale
he hadn't lost any Of his cheek. The
landlord was q leading man in town,
and as he made his way into the crowd
and asked what was up an old noun
taineer with hair two feet long replied
for the crowd:
"We ar jest a-gwine to hang him,
Bill-that's ALL"
"What yo' gwine to hang him fur?"
queried the landlord.
eur lyin and deceivin. Down at
Bristol, TO- weeks ago, him sold me a
bottle of this stuff, and it laid me in
bed fur two weeks. It was jest the same
with five or six others"
"Hev you got anything to say?" was
asked Of the "doctor," who was calmly
surveying the crowd around him.
81 hev," he replied. II am charged
with lyin and deceivin. deny it. Yere
is medicine that acts directly on the
liver. It's purely vegetable. 1t was dis
covered by To-Wa-He, the celebrated
Sioux chief, and I have been offered ST.
900 for the secret of it. My friend here
rays he bought bottle fur his liver and
it made him sick.
"Mighty nigh killed me, it did!' said
the old man.
"Yo' bought it fur yo'r liver, didn't
yo'?"
81 did"
"But it didn't act on yo'r liver. Why
not? Let's investigate little. Hev yo'
got iver?"
"In co'se hev! What sort Of a var
mint do yo' take me fur"
eff yo' hev liver, please tell us
whar' it's located?"
"Why, it's-it's-why-why'-
But he couldn't tell He looked
around in a dazed and helpless way and
the crowd began to laugh.
"Kin any man in this crowd locate
his iver?' asked the fakir.
No one cared to try it, and after look
around the man continued:
"I'm sellin a liver medicine. If sell
to a man who hasn't got liver, the
medicine naturally begins to work on
his kidneys or lungs or spleen and in
jures instead of benefits him. Am ex-
pected to know who has a liver and
who hasn't? Kin go marchin up and
down this broad commonwealth askin
every one I meet if he's provided with
a liver? Of course not must take it
fur granted that all of yo' are provided
fur, and that thar is basis fur my
remedy to work on. Am to be hung
for that?"
"No, mol" shouted dozen voices,
and five minutes later the "doctor" was
passing out the 81 bottles with one
hand and taking in the 81 bills with the
other and saying to the people:
"Don't git onduly excited, good folks !!
This yere is liver medicine. If yo'
hain't got no liver, it won't do yo' a
burned bit of good. Be sure yo' ar
right, and then come ford and git the
only purely vegetable remedy ever be-
slowed upon mankind as boon DE
| trOit Free Press.
The Redwood gazette., 1895-08-08

V1RooUA, Wis, Aug. Sat Man
ming, small village on the Kickapoo
river, 10 miles from this city, during a
carousal among band Of Winnebago
Indians, Charles Smith. young brave,
deliberately shot and killed IN old
member Of the tribe named Charles
White Deer. Smith is in Jail.
The Redwood gazette., 1895-08-08
Left q Fortune.

DUBUQUE. Ia, Aug. 5.-"Diamond
Joe'' Reynolds widow died at Nc
Gregor. She was childless. Presum-
ably her two brothers, including Jay
Morton of Chicago, will inherit the
large estate, Of which E. M. Dickey Of
Chicago is the administrator. ..Dia-
mond joe" Reynolds was one Of the
most prominent steamboat men on the
upper Mississippi.
The Redwood gazette., 1895-08-08
A Uniuuo Glass,

''And what is that building?" in
quired the visitor in the great twentieth
century metropolis.
"Oh, that" replied his host, ''that's
the asylum for people who refuse to
ride bicycles. Chicago Record.
The Redwood gazette., 1895-08-08
The Cornfed Philosopher.

II have noticed" says the cornfed
philosopher, "that most folks find it a
heap easier to fight the devil than to
love their fellow men. indianapolis
Journal.
The Redwood gazette., 1895-08-08
Too Much.

May-Why did Pamela break off her
engagement with the duke?
Eva-She learned that his character
was above reproach.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-09-19
Randolph Center.

The corn crop is nearly all cut and the
silos are being filled.
Lucian Blodgett and wife have returned
from their Canada visit.
Miss Abbie Damon went to Montreal
on the excursion Monday.
Two new stoves are to be placed in the
M. e. church at an early date.
G. A. Adams of Post Mills was the guest
OF his brother, J. B. Adams, last week.
Newton West OF Randolph has been at
work for &c. Hebard, harvesting his corn.
Mrs. Dompier and daughter are at g. 81.
Hebard's. They have been in Michigan
for the past year.
Charles Stimets OF the Adams creamery
has returned from New York, where he
went on his wheel.
Mrs. Fred Washburn, who had been
sick for SO many months, died Sunday
night and was buried Tuesday.
An extra good crop OF corn Is being har-
vested. Frost has curled the leaves some
what but has not injured the ears.
Despite the fact that it was cool time
for picnics Friday and Saturday q party
went from here to Berlin pond after
school hours Friday night, returning Sat-
urday evening.
The school at East Randolph has out
grown the seating capacity OF the higher
department and four new seatslare to be
put in. One result OF the new school law
seems to be an increase In the number Of
pupils,
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-09-19
North Pomfret.

VIM. Smith and wife OF CIaremont, N.
d.. are at h. Bugbee's.
Winnifred HAGEN of West Hartford Wis
ited friends here Sunday.
Almon Bugbee and wife have gone to
Morrisville to visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grimes OF Woodstock
spent Sunday with her father, Scott Childs.
8. NJ. Weeks of Oxford, N. H., spent q
few days with T. Dwight Bugbee last
week.
Mrs. A. g. Snow died Sept. 18th. She
was buried Saturday, the funeral being at
the house.
DR.. G. Howard and wife of Lawrence,
Mass, were called here to attend the fu-
neral OF his sister, Mrs. Snow.
8. Seems, photographer from Sharon, is
doing quite an extensive business taking
groups, buildings, etc., in town this sea.
son.
A. w. Colburn and wife were tipped
over last week while driving over the road
which Is being used while the bridge at
Whippleville is being repaired. Mrs. Col
burns wrist was broken and Mr.. Col
burn was famed somewhat.