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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04

Jack Frost i~rritates sensitive skins.
Glenn's Sulphur Soap oyercomes the IL
ritation.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye" black
or brown. SOC.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04

1t is estimated that the hog crop
in Texas this year will be the second
largest in this country. Within three
years Texas expects to be first among
the hog-producing states.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04

Locomotive engineers in Holland re
ceive from $4.S6 to $685. per week.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04

VI
of distress.
While women do
all in their power to
hide their condition,
the practised eye
soon detects the
trouble.
When pains and
aches are felt in
every part of the
body, when faint
dizziness, and
that b~earing-dcwn
feeling prevail,
when loss of sleep
and appetite are re-
, ducing flesh daily,
when the society of
friends is irksome,
and the hopeless
blues predomi-
nate, then the face
is pinched, haggard,
and careworn, and
prompt relief is nee
essary, or a beauti-
full life will be sacri-
feed.
An American wo-
a Lydia E.
Pinkham, a student
of women and their
diseases, twenty
years g succeeded
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04
Inhabited by Lunatics.

Near Antwerp there is a town called
Gheel, which is inhabited by l~unatics,
who have for the most part been rele-
gated for confinement in this way. There
are 5000 lunatics in all, and the town
of Gheel is situated in the center of
the crest. Each house is extremely COM
Portable mad contains one or two luna
tics, a farm being attached to each house.
-Tid-Bits.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04
AcI hes
And pains of rheumatism can be cured byremov-
ing the cause. Tactic acid in the blood. Hoods Sar-
saparilla cures rheumatism by neutralizing this
acid. Thousands of people tell of perfect cures by
Hoods


The One True Blood Purifier. 81: six for SIS.
Hoods pills act tremendously with Hoods Sar.
saparilla. 25c.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04
Confinement and Hard Work

Indoors, particularly in the sitting posture,
are far more prejudicial to health than ex-
cessive muscular e~xertion in the open air.
Hard sedentary workers are far too weary
after office hours to take much needful eX-
ercise in the open air. They often need a
tonic. Where can they seek IMMIGRATION
more certainly and thoroughly than from
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, a renovant
particularly adapted to recruit the exhaust
ed force of nature. Use also for dyspepsia,
kidney. liver and rheumatic ailments.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04

The Fire Island light, which has done
duty for more than fifty years, is to be
abandoned, and a lightship is to be
placed six miles. further south, so that
incoming ships may be better able to
SEQ II
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04

Ripans Tabules are sold by druggists. or By mail II
the price go cents O box) Is sent to The Ripans Cbenl-
cal Company, No. 10 Spruce Street, New York. Sample
vial, 10 cents.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04

NO NEED FOR 1T.
She says she can't afford a cab
Expenses she must curb.
Yet when h walks upon the street
Her carriage is superb.
New York IIe:ald.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04

in producing an absolute cure for all dis
eases of women. Lydia Z. Pinkham'S
Vegetable Compound stands to-day as it
did then, pre-eminent.
Mrs. H. Wampler, of Barabo, Wis,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-04

llsh last year, writes xn
that she hopes Mrs. AA
Pinkham will continue A&a
to use her name, as the a
publication in newspa- ~ @s -
pers of the account of - MssS4
her own wonderful cure
and relief from years of 81
misery has been the ~~K
means of influencing W@a#&
many suffering mt SS1
to try Lydia E. Pink ~
hams Vegetable Compound, and become
well like herself. Mrs. Wampler feels,
and rightly, too, that in this way she is
doing a great good.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-12

expected the roof to he blown from over
her head, when the willow, without warn
ing, took its sudden drop. She was sat
isfied at that instant that the end OF the
word had come. And SO were her
daughters.
THE NEWS man went out there this
noon and viewed the wreck. In converse
ton with Mrs. Piper, he learned that her
father, Charles II. Babcock, used to play
i'm the old tree when he was boy, and
his age is some distance past the half
century mark. He said IL looked just the
same then as IL did yesterday, and was
believed to be a centenarian, at least. To-
day little children we're playing among
the branches of the fallen tree and consid-
cred IL much better fun than when they
had to climb IL in It's upright position.
The roots OF the old tree show unmis-
taxable signs OF having been eaten and
rottcd by ants, OF which, IL Is stated,
there were legion around IL all the time.
The inside OF the large limb, which was
split, Is filled with numberless insect
holes, also, showing conclusively that IT
was through no fault OF its own that the
tree met with disgrace.
IL was suggested that there IL material
enough left TO furnish cuttings for a
whole grove OF weeping willows, which
would grow TO respectable size within
10 years. SO, perhaps, ~ Is an Ill wind
that blows nobody good
II the wind had come from any other
quarter the tree would have crashed
through one of the houses. As IL II, the
pecuniary damage will amount TO quite a
little.
Last nights hurricane did considerable
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sailing under mainsail, jib and staysail,
and Defender was half way out 10 SCOT
land Lightship still in tow.
There did not appear to be very much
OF a breeze about the Sandy Hook llght-
ship, although the wind was wblstllng
about the lighthouse TO the Horse
shoe at rate of fully 20 miles an hour,
and the schooners which were running up
and down past this point, although Wen
in shore, had good breeze and were loot
ing along at lively rate. The schooner
yachts which had laid all night at the
Atlantic Highlands were then passing
out by the Hook.
Defender at $50, was well out TO Scot
land Lightship and not far from her was
the black Navahoe.
The latter presented every INDICATION
OF getting In trim for a race today, as she
had her two large beadsails set Possibly
she intended TO try conclusions with the
two racers. The wind at 9:4O a. M, was
constantly veering from little south OF
west TO a little north OF H. Both boats
were still running before II TO the start:
Defender had passed out by the Scotland
Lightship, and Vslkyrie, towed by atug,
was half out to that point.
Nalkyrie was standing out toward the
lightship about three miles OF the stern
OF Defender. She had her mainsail aud
large iib set, but the latter was not
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dows when the crash came. They rushed
in fear TO the windows on that SIDE from
whence came the noise, and saw with dis
may, what had occurred, for that tree
was their especial pride and delight.
Within two or three feet of the tree was
q broad fence. The fence is there now,
but a large part OF il resem bles kindling
wood. the gigantic trunk having crashed
through IL.
In the next yard, at 1923 Eddy street,
IL the barn referred TO. II and the house
The house is occupied by George Hop
kins and his family. The barn, a story
and a half, pitched roof affair, is used
principally as a wagon shed. Ii is not
very new, neither is IL very secure now,
for the tree not only smashed a small
hole In the roof but knocked il consider
ably out of plumb, and II one of the big
gest limbs had struck IL IL would have
become as fiat as pancake. Mr. Hop
kins and family were equally as fright
ened when the tree fell as the occupants
OF the other house. His yard is about 90
seet wide and another board fence sepa-
top rests across this fence, at about II
feet from the tip-top branches and buries
its lead in the sand. The premises at 1892
Eddy street are the property OF .. A.
Reade and the house Is occupied by Harry
Morrow and Howard Walker with their
families. Mrs. Walker was up at the time,
having been awakened by the playful
antics of a branch cyclone which had en-
tered her parlor window unannounced
and which had generally demolished
considerably many pieces OF bric-a-brac
and articles OF virtu which had cost her
tidy sum OF money. She momentarily
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century ii having been considered the
largest and handsomest weeping willow
in Providence, or vicinity. IL reared its
lofty head fully 30 feet from the ground
and its trunk near the base Is more than
five feet I'm diameter. AT a distance OF
about six feet from the ground the trunk
resolved itself into two immense branches
of about equal proportions and each near
ly three feet in diameter. Still further
up three great arms were sub-divided In
to other large limbs from which innumer-
able smaller branches and twigs support
ed a thick growth of leaves of the brig ht-
est green. In fact, the tree is a profusion
of foliage from near it's base. The exposed
roots. as would naturally be expected
from the size OF the tree, are proportion
ately large, some OF them being as thick
as n mans body and many larger than
a mans leg. Yet with all this apparent
ly stupendous strength the gentle zephyrs
laid this mighty monarch low and toyed
with its mammoth branches, splitting
and tearing one OF the largest as if 1t were
but tissue paper.
The crash which accompanied the fall
was terrific, so much so that the whole
nelghborhood was aroused (or those who
were not already up from fear OF the
lightning) and houses shook as II an
earthquake shock had visited the To-
cality.
The house in whose yard the tree stood
ia owned by Mrs. Harriet A. Church and
occupied by A. J. Piper and ID. j. Suth-
erland and their families.
The women folk were up, being little
timfu over the intermittent lightning
flashes, and were closing blinds snd WIN
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CROSSING THE LINE.

at Sandy Hook lightship, although 1t was
a good deal fresher here. IL was learned
here during the morning that, although
the official figures were not obtainable,
there is no change in the time allowance
of 29:10 seconds, which Valkyrie allows
the Defender.
At about 10:40, the committee boat sig
nailed that the course would be ID. Z. o.,
meaning east by south, or q run before
the wind on q line with the Long Island
shore with the turning mark opposite
Short Beach, and about eight miles from
that shore. Then the yachts commenced
their tactics OF jockeying for position,
although the start was 40 minutes OF,
and the valkyrie had not yet set her club
topsail.
Defender went about on the starboard
tack, and stood over i'm the direction OF
this place.
At 1855, a preliminary signal was fired,
and at II 10 the preparatory signal was
fired.
After some little maneuvering, Valky-
rie not hosting her clubtopnsaii, and on
ly setting her staysall at the last moment,
the starting gun was fired at l1;2O, ana
the yachts crossed the line as follows:
Defender, IL :2O:2i.
Nalkyrie, IL :21 80.
Valkyrie, however, went over the line
with no clubtopsail, and almost immedi-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-12
NO RACE
VaIkyrie's Queer
Actions.
Crossed the Line and Then
Turned Back.
Apparently Did Not Intend TO Sail
Against Defender.
Interference Claimed But This is Not
r,oughf Tn re the Cause
Interference Claimed But This Is Not
Thought to BE the Cause.

HIGHLANDS OF NAvEs1NK, Sept. r.
There was a slightly discontented appear
ance hereab bout this morning when the
sun first struggled through the gr "
clouds on the horizon and half smiled
greeting to the small Meet oil schooners
and other yachts anchored in and about
the Horseshoe. Everybody and every
thing seemed 10 be aware OF the fact that
il was the day Tor the third and possibly
last race IN 1895 for the Americas cup.
and vet, somehow the usual sparkle OF
healthy animation, usual TO such scenes,
was not in the air. The unfortunate foul
between valkyrie III and Defender at
the start OF the race on Tuesday last,
the awarding of tie race 10 Defender,
and above all, the fact that
Valkyrie was looked upon by many
as a hopelessly oatclsssed yacht, all
tended to blue matters up considerably.
But, under the gray mantle of cloud
towering over Sandy Hook and its vici-
nifty, there was glimmer of bright sun
shine, caused by the report that Mr..
Oliver lselin had asked the Americas cup
committee il they had any objection TO
his proposing TO Lord Dunraven TO resail
the triangular race OF Tuesday. The ru-
NOR had il that he had received favor
q BILE reply and that another race was In
prospect in place of the one awarded to
Defender on account OF Valkyrie's foul,
an outlook which could not faiI TO make
favorable impression among all the
sportsmen.
Lord Dunraven's strong denunciation
of the interference of steamers with the
racers was looked upon IN quite serious
light as there seemed no doubt that he
meant what he said when he threatened
to withdraw from the race If inter:ered
with today.
Shortly after Q O'clock, Defender was
well outside of the Hook. and, sailing
nicely under mainsail and staysail. Val
kyrie was also under sail and coming
| through the Swash channel.
Defender in her turn 10 the lightshlr
set a small balloon jib. The wind by this
| time had not increased in strength to any
extent and was still holding alittle south
| of west.
When Defender. at about 9:l5 a. M,
was about one-third OF the way down to
| Scotland Lightship she was again taken
| in tow.
Vslkyrie was then just off the point oil
| the Hook, about three miles behind, and
| was rushing after Defender.
Valkyrie, at 9:20, was outside the HOOK
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NO DANGER.
New Bedford Mill Workers
Won't Strike.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Sept. 12--The
first conference on the wage question be-
tween the manufacturers OF this city ana
their union employees was held this
morning when a COMMITTEES from the
spinners' and carders met representatives
OF the manufacturers who are engaged ~
spinning exclusively. The result OF thS
three hours session was not announced
but II was intimsted that there was littl9
danger OF strike.
The situation was discussed In all IL
aspects, but the result will not be knowk
until after conference TO be held wiz
the cloth manufacturers at date not ysk
determined upon.
Mr.. William ID. Howland, one OF the
representatives OF the spinning manufacs
turers, said TO an Assoc ated Press repoT Ter
after the conference: "The situation Is
hopeful. The manufacturers are not vet
out OF the woods and .ntil they are | 10
no think the operatives will urge their de-
mands very strongly
Secretary Ross OF the Spinner Union
confirmed Mr.. Howlane's assertion q
said: "If the supply of tO1lcn ar
chased at low rate by the meru.aciur.
ers had been sufficient 20 last year no
operatives would have demahdel a.. az
vance i'm wages instead o. asking TO- \
conference. Mr.. Ross also sad {. er'
was little danger OF q strike n the ni.ra
tubulent element OF the union could ~
controlled.
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The excursion feet, with its accom-
panying feet OF steam yachts, tugs, etc,
was rushing down through the swash
channel and out to the start. In addition,
a dozen or more steam yachts were racing
out for the starting point of the race.
The wind at this point ar 10 clock
was west OF north, and came blowing
past the lighthouse in smart puffs. The
haze out TO sea seemed TO be thickenlng
and the Sandy Hook Lightship could be
seen dimly. The side wheeler Clermont
was passing out by the Hook and was
following the other steam yachts.
Contrary TO expectations, the excursion
fleet today was fully twice as large as on
Tuesday. From Scotland Lightshlp, up
through the NaIrows, there was one con-
tinuous line of boats.
The patrol fleet at 1920 was already on
the ground, and back of them were the
big steamers of the old Dominion line.
Some minutes before 10:30 O'Clock, the
committee boat singalled that course 1
would be sailed, and the wind being
bout west at that time, 1t seemed as IL
the yachts would have a run toward Long
Beach and beat back. The markboat
was then dispatched in the direction OF
Long Beach, the wind blowing about six
knots an hour, so far as could be judged
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-12

drawing any and she appeared to be sail
ing before the wind with the aid of hor
mainsail alone and even that was trimmed
we'll aft 80 that she made slow headway.
shortly afterwsrd VaIkyrie dropped
her tow and went along under her own
sails. At about this time the committee
boat Lucken bach passed ont and by her,
and upon the memebrs of the commute
doffing their caps to Lord Dunraven the
latter waved his hand in answer.
AT $50 a. m. Defender appeared 10 have
arrived very near the starting line; but
Nalkyrie was moving very slowly out to
that point and at the rate she had been
going during the last half hour, she did
not seem likely TO reach Sandy Hook Light
ship but a very short time before the
preparatory signal.
Shortly before 10 o'clock Defender was
within a short distance OF the lightship
but Vaikyrie was still a good way to the
westward of that point.
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LAS
t:s:IN ] ION
4.45 O'CLOCK.
in THE GALE.
A Cyclone Struck
WatertOWn.
The Collapse Of a Railroad
Station.
Two Persons Killed and Several
Large Buildings Unrooted.
widespread Devastation in the Town
and Vicinity.
The Collapse Of a Railroad
Station.
Two Persons Killed and Several
Large Buildings Unrooied.
Widespread Devastation in the Town
and Vicinity.

wArERrowN, n. Y, Sept. IA terri
fic thunder storm visited this section last
night. Wires are down in all directions,
and communication was shut OF for
hours except on one OF the wires. The
storm was of such force as TO actually
sway he passenger cars on the Rome,
Wstertown x Ogdensburg Railroad neaf
Richland.
The wind and lightning were accompas
MED by q deluge OF rain. Several farm
houses in this vicinity have been struck
by lightning and burned. The roads were
washed out in places, and fallen trees
blocked ii o highway in many parts OF the
county. Ii was the most severe storm in
years, although lasting only about one
hour.
The cyclone strrck the village OF Care
Vincent, Just as large excursion party
en- route homeward from the Jeuerson
County Fair at Watertown were about TO
take the boat for Kingston, Can. The
Rome, Watertown. & Ogdensburg depot
collapsed. George Godfrey and Thomas
Aneel of Cape Vincent received inlnries
from which they died within an hour.
The following were injured:
Miss LIZZIE MCGOWAN
FRED STRONG.
WILL RIVERS.
EUGENE FITZGERALD.
Miss ADDIE DENNIsoN.
Miss ADDIE DUNHAM.
Miss ADELE SEYMOUR.
Miss ROSE STUMPIL.
Miss AUGUSTUS, Cape Vincent, slightly.
MRS. FITZGERALD, Cape Vincent, inter-
nal injuries, probably fatal.
j. NJ. ANDERSON, New York, fracture
base of brain.
Miss MAUD WALSH, Kingston, Ont, Sc
we're scalp wounds.
Miss LILA WILSON, Cape Vincent, frac-
tured clavicle.
MRS. JOHN AIcKEN, Hamilton, Ont,
fractured limbs.
DAVID ANDREWS, Pierrepont Manor,
left hand badly smashed.
The following business blocks were un-
rooted:
Burdick & Armstrong, Z. w. Londra-
Vile, l.. o. Woodruff, front smashed in;
Miss Davis, millinery store; Parker
Brothers store, Miss Kate Walshs nillin-
cry store. The Rome, Wstertown & Og-
densburg round house was smashed into
kindling wood. Trees were uprooted. Tho
damage amounted to teveral thousand
dollars.
LIGHTNING STRUCK A CHURCH.
HAvERHILI, Mass, Sept. II. Last
nights storm was the most severe exc
| perienced before in years in this section.
| The lightning struck the steepie of st.
| James Catholic Church, the most valua.
| lbe church building In this vicinity,
| throwing down large quantity OF stone
| and brick. After passing through the
| church, the lightning crossed the street,
| and demolished the windows OF the new
| Morse block, including several plate glass
| windows in the stores on the ground
| floor. The total loss is estimated at over
$1,000.
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ately after crossing she came around the
lightship on the port tack, and seemed TO
be out of the race. Defender, however,
kept on with her spinnaker, and all her
gan to signal the committee boat.
IL then became apparent that Lord Dun
raven had carried out his expressed inten-
zion OF refusing 10 race any more in these
waters IL crowded by the excursion feet.
But, from here, it seemed as IL the ex-
cursion fleet had given plenty OF room,
and not q single excursion boat was seen
within half a mile of her today. But
things may have looked different from
the iightship.
According to one account. pilot boat 10,
and according TO another account, pilot
boat IL, blanketed Valkyrie at the start.
The second time, the tender OF Lord
Dunrayen ran alongside and spoke her.
From that time on she never prepared
any further, SO that possibly the blanket
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other damage in various other parts OF the
city, especially TO fruit trees, the owners
of which VIII be spared the expense OF
pickers. Other trees were blown down,
also, one being noticed in front OF 1883
Westminster street, and Others on West
minister, Lester, Bridgham, Pond and
Winter streets and Baker avenue.
IL did not stop at trees, however, for
building, 100 by 40 feet, which stood upon
posts at the corner OF Broad street and
Pennsylvania avenue, was raised bodily
and carried a distance of IL feet. IL is a
one-story building, we'll filled with ium-
Der and owned by George You'd en-.
The elephant tent in Roger Williams
Park was also raised and wires were de-
stroyed on Jenckes, Pratt, Benefit, Kim
ball, Groton, Westminster, Portland and
Melrose streets and Academy, Lexington,
Congress and Potter avenues.
The lightning also got in little work,
striking a large tree on Elmwood avenue,
near Potter avenue.
Old timers consider last nights storm a
fair sample of the old-fashioned equinoc-
tial gales.
The weather man states that at 12:45
a. IN. the velocity of the wind was 40
miles an hour. 0ne-quarter OF an inch oil
rain fell.
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TODAY'S COURSE.

ing OF the pilot boat was not the cause
OF her withdrawal.
In any case, disappointment reigns SUI
preme here. There seems TO be little
doubt that Valkyrie from the time she
left her moorings this morning, had no
real intention of racing; but went across
the line, the same time as Defender, in
order TO establish race.
The secret of the whole disappointment
is supposed to lie In Lord Dunraven's let
ter published today and IN the action OF
the regatta committee of the New York
Yacht Club, In sustaining Defender s
protest against Vallkyrie.
Vslkyrie was taken in tow, lowered hel
sails and started back on her way TO New
York.
Continued on Page s.
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THE STORM.
Damage by Wind in This City
Last Night.
A Century. Old willow Torn Up by
Roots and Demolished.
The Electric Wire Services More or
Less lnterfered With.

"The lightning flashed and the thunder
rolled" last night. or rather very early
this morning, but the wind played the
most mischief with trees. One tree in
prticular, was handled pretty roughly
an that was a magnificent weeping will
which, until 4 o'clock this morning,
Il ~ street. II now occupies three yards
m,.ri the central portion of one Of it's
largest branchse resting on the roo. OF
barn. TO say Il Is a 'Hmagnifcent' tree
is no exaggeration, for more than half a
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Had n Very Rough Passage.

SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. ~. The American
Line steamer st. Louis, which arrived
here yesterday afternoon from New York,
had q very rough passage. Captain Ran
die sustained a severe injury to his head
by being thrown from his bunk during
a heavy sea.