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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-18
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

"A depth of about $50 feet has been
reached in drilling the artesian we'll at
the waterworks plant. The flow is
over 500 gallons per minute, having re-
NAMED the same for two or three days
past. The supply of water thus secured
is deemed sufficient for the city's needs,
but an analysis of the water shows con-
siderable lime in it yet and consequent
ly drilling will be continued in the
hope of securing better quality. Lime
renders the water hard and it is desir-
able to have it soft for several ofits in
tended usages, not the least of which is
the large consumption expected by the
railway companies for their locomo-
tives. 1t is likely that the Waterworks
company will dispense with drilling
two wells at present, as originally in
tended, for the reason that the supply
from one seems great enough.
The lease of life for "Uucle Toms
Cabin" is phenomenal. It is play
that has been hacked and butchered,
and guyed numerically, and yet it
survives. because it tells story which
interests and stirs up humanity. 1t can
be truly said of the Salter-Martin
mammoth, original "Uncle Toms Cab
inn company, that every performer in
his or her particular line is an artist.
The scenic, mechanical, calcium and
electrical effects are truly wonderful,
This company travels in its own train
of three slxty-foot palace cars. At
Turner Opera house, Friday, Deem
Der 20.
District Attorney Coles conducted
the examination of Samuel Zickert be-
fore Justice Chancellor, of Portage, on
Monday, on the charge of forgery,
which resulted in his being held for
trial in the circuit court. Sam is
charged with the forgery of the name
of his former employer. j. A. Tarnut-
ger, OF Lodi, to check for $25, on
which he secured the cash of Portage
man. Columbus Republican.
Zickert is Unknown in this city.
where he formerly lived.
List of letters remaining in the
postof6ce December Is, 1895:
Brown, Mrs. E. C. Johnson, Peter,
CanrOne, Michele The Persian Art Studio
Geager, Miss Leana Turner, George
VIM H. ROHR, P. M.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-18
They Will Appeal.

We have been informed by one oil
the parties interested that on account
of various "cuts" in their bills, several
persons who were not allowed by the
county board of supervisors the full
amount claimed, will appeal to the
courts, and that already steps have
been taken in that direction. Among
those who will make an effort to collect
their bills in full are Sheriff Binte,
Deputy Sheriff ]. B. Becker, g. Yam
key, furniture dealer; Ii. & f. cache,
merchants; Zilisch Bros, merchants, of
Juneau, and Marshal Meiklejohn and
Justice Amidon, of Waupun. -JlneGu
Telephone
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-18
Pioneer Dead.

News has been received from Glib
bon, Nebraska, of the death of Rev.
William Willard, brother of Frank
Willard and DR.. H. B. Willard. of this
city. He was one of the pioneer
preachers Of Jefferson county. whe a
church buildings were unknown and
meetings were held in schoolhouses,
barns, houses and oftentimes in the
open air; when preachers outfit was
bible, hymn book and a saddle horse
the latter to carry him over a large cir
cult, which at that time consisted of a
number Of townships. In 1916 he was
sent to the circuit then known as the
Aztalan circuit. In those days it
included Aztalan, Lake Mills, Oak
land, Jefferson, Fort Atkinson and Wa
tertown. 1t had been the custom to
change preachers every year, but Mr..
Willard was the first to break the re-
cord and stay two years. At the con-
ference held in this city two years ago
he was present and greeted many of
those who listened to his preaching
nearly fifty years ago. He reached q
good old age, being SO years old when
he died.-F0rt atkinson Union.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-18

A. E. Fitzpatrick, of Fillmore, CAL, had
the misfortune to have his leg caught be-
tween a cart and stone and badly
bruised. Ordinarily he would have been
laid up for two or three weeks, but says
after using one bottle of Chamberlain s
Pain Balm began to feel better, and in
three days was entirely we'll. The pecu-
liar soothing qualities which Chamber
lain's Pain Balm possesses have never
noticed in any other liniment. l take
pleasure in recommending it, This lin
iment is also of great value for rheuma-
tism and lame back. For sale by John
MOlZahn
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-18

a SUBSCRIBER from an interior city
%In the state writes to ask The State
Journal this question: "Do the uni
versity professors who are spending
their time featuring in the university
extension course get their regular
salaries from the university and ex-
ira pay for their lectures?" Yes,
they draw their salary entire and get
81 for each lecture besides expenses.
The lectures are paid for by the local
titles where they are delivered. They
are in courses ofsix, for which 500 is
paid, $40 going to the university and
$50 to the persons delivering the lee
lures. Is there any objection to this?
Journal
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-18
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:
A Special Message.

Yesterday President Cleveland sent
"a special message to congress relating
Ito the boundary dispute between
SGreat Britain and Venezuela. The
aGnessage is the most vigorous and
courageous document that has ema-
mated from the present executive, and
supports in no unmistakablenor con-
Ftrovertible terms the spirit of the
Monroe doctrine, which Americans
have known and cherished as a potent
factor of international law these
zmany years. The president makes
public Lord Salisbury's correspond
@ence refusing to submit the Venezuelan
matter to arbitration and disclaim-
ing the right of another nation to in
f<terfere. The message recommends
that the president be empowered,
through congressional enactment, to
investigate the boundary dispute and
ascertain which country, England or
Venezuela, is right in the matter. If
1t is found that the former claims
more than is r1ghtfully hers, the duty
Of the United States would then be to
resist every aggression. In substance
the message implies that England,
Ghaving refused to arbitrate, must
esther accept the opinion of this coun-
try or fight Tor hers, after the commits
sion has made its investigation and
report. AS yet there is no knowledge
Soy the United States as to which of
she two dispnting countries is right
) IN the premises, and with this consid-
~eration in view there are some who
deem the president has been too hasty
IN his declarations, but on the whole
I'VE think the message will be generally
accepted as an expression of patriot
ism and will meet the approval and
cooperation of all true Americans.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-18
EX-PREsIDENT HARRISON receives g

EX-PREsIDENT HARRISON receives a
larger sum for his articles on "This
Country of Ours, !" which he is writing
Tor The Ladies Home Journal, than
! has been paid to any public man in
America for magazine work of a SINH
lar nature. His first article in the
&Christmas number of The Journal
sold over 100000 extra copies ofthe
magazine, of which 725,OOO copies
E&zere printed as first edition.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-18
Look at A. Quent-
meyers line Of Holiday
neckties. Nothing in the
city like them. New
shapes, elaborate styles,
very exquisite.
The Roby Case.

District Attorney Sloan, of Dodge
county ,on Monday made an application
for a continuance of the State vs..
Samuel D. Roby case, pending in the
circuit court of this county on change
OF venue from Dodge, on the ground
that the main witness for the state was
sick. In his remarks to the court Mr..
Sloan incidentally called attention to
the fact that without his knowledge or
consent Samuel Roby procured the
passage of resolution by the county
board of Dodge county, directing the
district attorney to nolle the case, and
he sent copies of paper containing
this resolution to all the jurors on the
panel. Sam is a dandy at scheming,
but his arrangement miscarried this
time. The last time he was tried he
posed as Colonel Roby, the Hero of
Shiloh" and the loss of both hands WI s
supposed to be part of his war record
and procured him sympathy. Il was
not then generally known that he lost
his hands in railroad accident and re-
ceived 81 900 damages from the COM
pany. It is also said he procured SUBJ
poenas from the clerk and had eighty
witnesses subpoenaed in his behalf.
However, the court refused to pay the
fees of those witnesses for the reason
that no order was made by the court
for such. Sam accompanied the sheriff
of Dodge county to Juneau, where he
will be confined in jail until be renews
his bond. Columbus Democrat.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-18

"M0trOn of o. Benevolent Home
and knowing the good DR.. Miles Nervine
has done me, my wish to help others, over
comes my dislike for the publicity, this
letter may give me. In Nov. and Dec. 1893.
The inmates had the "L0Grippe,"
and was one of the first. Resuming duty
too soon, with the care of so many sick, I
did not regain my health, and in month
I6ecG7sse so debiLitated and nervous
from sleeplessness and the drafts made on
my vitality, that it was question If could
go on. dear friend advised me to try
DIR. Miles Restorative Ne1Uime.
/ took 2 bottles and am happy to say, am
in better health than ever. still continue
Its occasional ease, as o. 7se9.Ue food,
as my work is very trying. A letter ad-
dressed to Milwaukee, Wis. will reach me-"
June 6, 1894. MRS. LAURA @. PHOENIX.
DR.. Miles Nervine is sold on a positive
guarantee that the first bottle will benefit.
All druggists sell it at 81, 6 bottles for IS, or
1t will be sent, prepaid, on receipt of price
by the DR.. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart. Ind.
DR.. Miles Nervine
Restores Health
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-18

CONGRESSMAN SAUERHERING is
among the youngest members of the
fiftyfourth congress. Regarding this
matter the Washington correspond.
ent of The Milwaukee Sentinel draws
the following comparisons:
Mr.. Sauerhering, the Second district
member, narrowly escaped being the
youngest man in the house, and he is
one of a dozen who are less than "a
years old. There are two members
IN the chamber, Mr.. Mcclellan and
Mr.. Mahany, both of New York, who
!: are a few months younger than the
member from Dodge county. McClel.
Ian was 80 years old just ten days
fbefore taking his seat at the begin
ming of the present session. There is
but three months difference in the ages
of Mr.. Sauerhering and the celebrated
Roland 'ennerhassett Mahany, the
!. poet and diplomat of Buffalo.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-18

DO you wish to invest in real estate
We have farms and city property for
s8ale.
WE have money to loan.
We have abstract of titles to all pro
1perty in Jefferson county
We do general law business.
Especial and prompt attention given to
ali matters placed in our hands
SKINNER & THAUER.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-18
TO HORSE OWNERS.

For putting horse in fine healthy con-
dition try DR.. Cady's Condition Powders.
They tone up the system, aid digestion, cure
loss of appetite, relieve constipation, correct
kidney disorders and destroy worms, giving
new life to an old or over-worked horse. Is
cents per package. For sale by druggists
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-18

ohamber1ain's Eye and Skin Ointment
Is unequalled for Eczema, letter, Salt
Rheum, Scald Head, Sore Nipples, Chapped
Hands, Itching Piles, Burns, Frost Bites,
Chronic Sore Eyes and GRADUATED Eye Lids.
For sale by druggists at 25 cents per box.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-18

A genuine ghost-story has yet to be at
tested; but not so genuine blood-puriti-
er. Over and over again it has been
proved that Ayers Sarsaparilla stands
alone among medicines as the most reli-
able tonic-alterative in pharmacy 1t
stood alone at the Worlds fair
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-18

THE Milwaukee wheat market yes
terday was again unsettled, but
closed steadier, at $500 cash or De-
pcember and 59Bc May. Flour was I'M
changed. Barley closed at 3215c, rye
at 36c, corn at 25c and oats at 1916
Hogs were weaker, ranging at So. 400
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-18

CONGRESS will adjourn the latter
, part of the week for the holidays 1t
is expected Speaker Reed will give
eOut the makeup of the house COM
anittees before them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-14
They Smoke and Drink in School.

Commenting on the fact that not
long ago the pastor of church in the
Whitechapel district in London an
nounced from the pulpit that in future
his hearers might smoke their pipes
during services if they chose, INDIE
pendence Beige says there is nothing
so very strange about that. In the
Mexican courts of law, it says, the
smoking of cigars is sanctioned by
hoary custom; there one may often see
prisoner putting away at the fragrant
weed while answering the questions
put to him by the Judge, and the latter
serenely adds to the general smoke.
Mexican teachers reward diligent pu-
pills by giving them permission to
smoke cigars or cigarettes during
school hours, and whenever the worthy
pedagogue is in good humor the school
room is thick with smoke. Smoking
begets thirst; hence on the teachers
desk stands huge jar filed with
"pulque," the national beverage, to
refresh the tutor and tutored.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-14

the greatest difficulty that / was able
TO obtain sketches of them, or induce
them to sit for their likeness. Indeed
once L had very unpleasant experience
as was taking a sketch of group OF
them cutting up large fish.
They assaulted me and destroyed my
picture, paint box and brushes, which
they threw into the sea. In the strug-
gle / was stabbed in my arm with a
large knife, and they called me all sorts
of names; for, according to Ainu ideas,
certain sickness, II not immediate
death, comes of having ones picture
painted.
Besides" they yelled, brandishing
their hairy arms at me, do you know,
bad man, that once you make an image
of an Ainu, all the fish will disappear
from the sea?"
An Ainu hut possesses small store
house, raised above ground on four, six
or eight piles. Upon each pile is placed
a square piece of wood turned down
ward at the sides, so as not to be acces-
sible to mice and rats. Rafters are
then placed over these pieces of wood,
and the storehouse built on them.
1t is generally so small that an adult
cannot stand erect in it. The ladder
by which these storehouses are acces-
sible is mere round log, with few
cuts in it to serve as steps. One end of
the ladder is pointed so as to be stuck
in the ground when in use, but the
whole arrangement is anything but
model of stability.
The Ainu go up and down these lad
ders with great facility without hold
ing on with their hands, but to anyone
that is not born an acrobat or mon
key the feat is somewhat moro difficult.
AS 1 proceeded to inspect one of the
storehouses one day, and was mounting
the ladder Ainu fashion, 1t turned, and
came near breaking my neck, besides
skinning both my knees on my precipi-
tate way down.-A. II. Savage-Landor,
In Youths Companion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-14
A MINIATURE SEA.
An Artificial Lake with Waves Like the
Ocean.

An Artificial Lake with Waves Like the
Ocean.
Out in southwestern Utah there is an
irrigating reservoir covering so large
an area in the open sandy desert that
the wind has sweep sufficient 90 raise
waves five or six feet high. About
eight miles of the border of this reser-
voir is an artificial bank, and unless a
method CT keeping the waves off this
bank were adopted the owners of the
property would some day find that
most of the stored water had escaped
through crevasse.
To provide the necessary protection
an inexpensive breakwater was con.
structed, which was recently described
by w. p. Hardesty in an article on the
Swan Lake works, of which the reser.
voir is part. The inside slope of the
banks is one foot rise in horizontal
distance of five feet, and the face is
protected by cobble stone in some
places and by willows in others, the
latter giving the best results. They
were obtaine ed early in the spring and
fall, when they will sprout. A square
trench is made in the bank down to
the high-water mark, and the butts of
the willows laid in it. Dirt is then
thrown over the butts and rocks laid
over the projecting ends. This has
been found to make fair temporary
protection, and the cuttings begin to
grow Immediately, reaching a height
of or feet during the first year.
This protects the bank from ordinary
waves, but to keep the unusually high
ones from 1T, which are pretty sure to
cause damage, a floating breakwater
is employed. This was constructed
by first driving line of piles into the
reservoir about Is feet from the toe of
the bank. They were driven from 20
to % feet apart, and row of cedar logs
about twelve inches in diameter was
strung along on top of the water be-
tween them. The ends of the logs are
fastened together with chains, and
the logs are fastened to the piles in
such way that they rise and fall
with the waves.
This boom has been found to break
ly. The fastenings to the piles are
sometimes broken loose in storms, and
to protect the bank in such cases
simple plan has been adopted. A
wire about the size of a telegraph wire
is strung at intervals from the piles TO
the bank. A loop or rider of wire is
then passed over the first line and
fastened firmly to one of the logs In
the boom. In case the log breaks
loose IL IL puided nv the wires straight
to the shore and still offers some pro-
lection to the bank. = Philadelphia
Record.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-14

"A minister Of the Gospel once ap-
preached President Lincoln for an
Office, and was told that he could give
him no better office than he had already
held.
Mr.. George Saintsbury has been
appointed professor of rhetoric and
English literature In the university of
Edinburgh in place of David Mason,
who recently retired.
AS an outcome of the late meeting
Of the Calvinistic Methodists in Lon
don, committee has been formed to
mature scheme for missionary to
labor among the Welsh in the great
city.
Lord Salisbury Is said to have APP
pointed nine high church bishops, six
evangelicals, and two broad church
men. OF 'Lord Salisbury's deans four
are reckoned as high church, six as
evangelical, and one as broad church.
One of the few cities in the United
States which employ a special instruc-
tor in geography in public schools is
San Francisco. The instructor, who
has had great success, is Miss Hattie
b. Steele. She has collection of
more than three thousand stereopticon
slides, which she uses in her lectures.
The oldest church in the world
that has been uninterruptedly used
for church purposes is st. Martins
cathedral at Canterbury, England.
The building was originally erected
for church and has been regularly
used as n place for religious gather
ings for more than fifteen hundred
years.
The Chicago presbytery has de-
cided that the churches belonging to
it must not use fermented wine at
communion services, and that infer
mented grape juice must be substituted
at all times. To carry the work of
temperance still further, temperance
pledges will be placed in the Sunday
schools.
Christian Advocate, Nashville:
The income of all the missionary So
cieties of the world is about $14, 600, 900
yearly. The American congress re-
Gently approved of an expenditure Of
$14, 040, 900 for three battleships and
twelve torpedoes. This shows the
energy with which the nations are
battling for the King of kings.
The early Christians had supersti-
ton that the black mark running down
the back of a donkey, and cut at right
angels by a similar mark across the
shoulder, is the mark of the cross, and
that it was miraculously placed upon
the ass Christ rode upon His triumphal
entry into Jerusalem. The supersti-
tion is said to prevail at the present
day in Spain and Italy.
The continued advance along all
lines of the New York School of APP
piled Design. for Women is most en-.
couraging to the group of men and
women who have expended so much
time and energy in it's behalf. The
season just opened will be witness to
numerous changes and improvements
The list of incoming students enrolls
four hundred names more than ever
before, and it has been necessary to
form additional classes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-14
encouragement.

The French are seldom at loss for a
reply, no matter how far they may be
pushed into a corner. A young man
applied for a situation in the house
hold of lady whose summer home was
not far from Paris. But" said she, in
reply to his request, Il have brought
all my servants with me. Ihave moth
ing for you to do" "Ah, madame"
replied the young Frenchman, in a
modest tone, ''if you did but know
how very little work it would take to
occupy me!"-Youth's Companion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-14

on to another. At last he reached the
top, and, waving his hands, began to-
walk on the rim. Suddenly his foot
slipped, and he disappeared inside the
jar.
A scream OF terror broke from th1
boys below, for they believed the water
god was angry Mt being disturbed, and
had dragged him in.
But one of the number, whose name
was Shiba OnlSo, cried boldly:
LET us break the jar, for only last
night heard my father say it was near
ly empty"
Again they were afraid, for would not
the chief gardener be very angry, and
then, too, might not the dreaded water
god devour them? So Onko said:
"Well, towards, run away and will
break the jar" and he seized large
rock and hurled it with all his strength.
1t broke in several pieces, and the water
gushing out, Onko saw his little friend
huddled together, greatly frightened,
but not much hurt.
When the gardener heard the great
crash he came running and reached tho
spot just as Onlto WINS trying to help
his companion out.
When he heard the story, he ex-.
claimed:
"Ab, brave lad that you arel What
are million such beautiful jars in COM.
parison with the life of human being?
must at once report the matter to the
council. Fear not, but come with me-"
So, leading the little fellow by the
hand, he went to the chief mandarin
and told him the whole story.
Then onko was summoned before
the council. When they heard of his
bravery and presence Of mind, they in
CURED about his family, and it was
declared that his father was very poor,
SO that the little boy could not be edu-
Gated.
Then the council addressed Onko
through the chief mandarin and de-
creed that he should be supported and
educated by the government and pre-
pared for some worthy station in life.
Year by year Shiba Onko won the
highest concentrations from his teach
ers. When he arrived at suitable age
he was placed in the imperial army,
where he was constantly honored for
his bravery. At last he held the high
est place, and even now the name Of
Shiba Onko is reverenced, for never
lived in China drawer or more famous
general.-T. A. Kuchiki, in Golden
DAYS.