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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-28

worth % in our present money become
worth $lO in money only half as valu-
aDle! 10 you understand that bushel
IS anything more than thirty two quarts :?
anyway. Oaughter) -Four pecks is no
more than bushel Oh, but you say
mat we believe that silver will appre-
gate and become just like gold. Now,
l r. WISH TO remark in a parenthesis that
II mat is so the poor farmer whose debts
are going to be paid is going to be lost
somewhere in this shuffie.-From Tom
leeds speech at Chicago.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-28

Milwaukee-Butter-Fa creamery, per
lb, 19@2Oc; inferior to choice, 10@1Sc; best
dairy selections, 15117c; lines, fair to choice
Go, 110l14c; roll, S@12c; packing stock do, 515
@612c; grease, 3@4c. Cheese-Ful1 cream flats
B rck 6lc sI Iimaburger SIC SWISS, d. o9zse
101bc. Eggs-Per doz, fresh, firm, 157261
1612c; held and storage, 121a614c.
Chlcago.B utteT-tlrm creamery, 90l9c;
New -Butter-Receipts, $40 pigs
stead; Western dairy, 9@12c; do creamery,
pkgs; quiet Western 15@5f9c. sugar-Firm.
Coffee-Quiet; No. Z, 1034c.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-28
Herrmann's Private Car Attached

New Haven, Conn.,, Oct 24.-The pri-
vate car, horses and paraphernalia used
by Alexander Hermann, the magician,
in his performances, were attached at
the instance of Edward S. Stokes of
New York. The action is one to recover
part payment for yacht purchased of
Stokes. The note. it is alleged, Herr
mann permitted to go to protest Bonds
were given.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-28
THE COMING SNOW.
(By the Author Of ''The Little Dinner Buck,
et.'O

ct.
The chilling winds and cloudy DAYS
Have quite dispelled the autumn haze,
And from the tableland below
And hills above we've sighted snow.
And soon the fakes will fill the air,
And fly from almost everywhere
From Oregon to stately Maine,
From lakes to Mississippi's plain.
they'll bury meath their massive weight
The POpOcrats of every state;
they clothe in white the Bryan boom,
And give to Palmer standing room
They'll whirI in clouds and settle down
Upon the folds Of Tillman's gown;
They'll fall Oh Altgeld's silver locks,
And I'LL poor Jerry Simpsons socks.
And when November's sunshine charms,
With Sewall locked in Watsons arms,
You'll read on passing cloud and tree,
Mckinley and prosperity.
Chicago Inter Ocea
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-28

rose and at times violent of disposition,
and withal possesses so weak and puny n
constitution that several times during
the past two years his life has flung in
the balance. Hi bride, on the other
hand, is tall, towering over her hus-
band by q foot and a half, Aell-built,
decidedly pleasing of face, vivacious and
lively in disposition.
Since reaching mans estate the prince
has sought for and been refused the
hand of almost every manageable
princess in Europe, while on the other
hand the princess has been compelled by
her parents and the influence of the
Russian court to put away from her the
attentions of many fascinating and
handsome cOurtiers who have gone
a-Wooing in her direction.
A Barter for Cash.
The wedding is literally a barter of
beauty for cash. The prince is as
wealthy as he is ugly; the princess as
poor as she is handsome. Her father
the harlequin ruler of Montenegro, is a
pauper, dependent upon the bounty of
the present Gar, whose mother under
took the raising and education of the
princess. There was a time when it S,as
thought that a match would be made
between the Princess Helene and the
Gar, and in fact it is generally under
stood that they once plighted their troth
to each other in secret, but this was
before the Emperor had seen the Prin-
cess Al'X of Hesse, granddaughter of
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-28
"spooning, Question Unsettled.

Sioux City, Ia, Oct 22.-The Iowa
bar owes Janitor Erhardt of the Jen-
nings street school, in this city, no good
will. But for him it would have been
decided whether 'spooning' is a crime
under the state law. Erhardt arrested
Ed Black and Marguerite Wilson recent
~ for sparkling" on the schoolhouse
steps. Their trial was set for Wednes-
day. At the last moment Erhardt dis
missed his case. Black and Miss Will
son will probably sue for false imprison-
mont
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-28
Profit-Sharing in Saxony.

Profit-sharing has reached a high de-
yelopment in Saxony. One of the most
noticeable successes in this line is the
plan of Sieler & Vogel, paper manu-
facturers of Grimma. The concern en-
pIoys 2S5 hands, of whom seventy are
women. and the system has been in oper-
alton for a quarter of a century. Some
times the yearly surplus to one person
amounts to 500. Men called upon for
military service continue drawing, their
full pay. A corporation store sells all
goods except liquors at an advance above
cost. slight, but enough to give 10 per
cent. dividend each year, which is divided
among the patrons. A savings bank run
by the firm pays 5 per cent. on deposits,
while the usual bank rates are ~ to 3
per cent. The firms eating house sells
square meals for cents. Age premi-
ums are awarded for long service. There
is pension fund for accident and sick
ness.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-28
Her Cargo on Fire.

steamer Worsley Hall, Capt Cameron,
put into this port this morning with her
cargo of cotton on fire. She was bound
from New Orleans for Havre and left
the former port on October Is. 1t may
be necessary to scuttle the ship to put
out tue fire.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-28
Bryan's Bold FaIsehoOds.

No other candidate for the highest
office conferred by the votes Of the
American people has ever resorted to
bold falsehoods to an equal degree with
W: ]. Bryan, the Populist and anar-
chlstlc candidate for President-nOt even
Gen. Weaver, who has not the slightest
regard for truth in his political state
ments. At Burlington, October s, not
withstanding he knew that every inteIli-
gent person in his audience would know
that he was stating base falsehood,
Bryan said:
We. have repealed the Sherman law and
Bland act, and are making no provision to
utilize silver, no provision to add to the cur
rency by the increase in our silver money.
That false statement was made with
the desire and intent to deceive the ig-
norant and weak-minded voters of the
United States. What are the facts?
Only the enforced monthly purchase
clauses of those laws have been repealed.
The Sherman law is still in full force
and effect, with the exception of that en-
forced purchase clause, and more than
twice as many standard silver dollars
have been coined since that clause was
repealed as were coined during ali of
the eighty-SiX years from 1892 to 1878.
Is it necessary to prove that statement,
after all the monthly reports of the
coinage of silver dollars? If SO, here
is the proof from Secretary Carlisle, in
response to a letter from the Louisville
Courier-J ournal:
From January 1, 1885, to September 30,
1896, standard silver dollars have been
coined at the minis of the United States to
the amount of S13,912,5 12. Since November
1, 1898, the date of the repeal Of the pur-
chasing clause of the Sherman act, standard
silver dollars have been coined in the United
States to the amount of ST., 1853, 491, or more
than twice as much as was coined during
the whole period of history prior to
1878
Standard silver dollars were coined last
month, by the United States minis, to
the aggregate of g, 7GG, 600; about the
same amount will be coined this month;
the standard silver dollars are being
coined every day, and they were being
coined every moment Bryan was utter
ing his known falsehoods at Burlington,
and at all other points during the work
ing hours of the minis. What do the
people of the United States think Of a
blatant demagogue who will, as a candi-
date for President, stand up before
them and tell such an ignominious false
hood in view of the positive proof that
more than twice as many standard silver
dollars will be coined this year as were
coined by the United States from 1892
to 1878? 1t certainly must be true that
even a dishonest man will not utter
such bold falsehoods unless he is en-
ployed to utter them by the millionaire
silver mine owners who are making a
desperate effort to increase their profits
100 per cent. per day. No man who
knows the facts in regard to silver legis-
latiOn and coinage can vote for Bryan
without committing a crime against his
own conscience.-Des Moines State Reg
lister
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-28

carefully observed events since the cleo
lions OF 1892. The prosperity of the
country is bound up in this issue of the
American and the best foreign markets
for Americans. and a sound currency for
the conduct of the business which is to
be restored by Republican success
Rochester Democrat Chronicle
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-28
AUSTRALIAN BALANCE OF TRADE
Two and a Half Millions in Sold Sent
in Settlement.

San Francisco, Cal, Oct. 22.-The
steamer Monowai, which is expected to
arrive from Australia today. is supposed
to have on board about So, 100000 worth
of English sovereigns consigned to AS
sistant United States Treasurer Berry to
eagles here and stored away in the sub
streasury. The gold thus shipped from
Australia is placed to the credit of mer>
chants who are buying in New York and
Europe to make up the balance of trade,
which is naturally in favor of New York
q This SEASON
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-28
RAISE DISCOUNT RATE.
Bank of England Makes the Expected
Advance.

Advance.
London, Oct 22.-The Bank of Eng
land has advanced its rate of discount
from 3 to per cent.
Vienna, Oct. 22.-At the meeting this
morning of the directors of the Austro-
Hungarian bank the discount rate was
not changed, the financial situation be-
ing satisfac Glory.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-28
AN ILL-MATCHED PAIR.
Princess Helene of Montenegro the
Wife or ltaly'S Heir APP
parent.

Rome, Oct 24-The marriage CT prir,
cess Helene of Montenegro, daughter of
Prince Nicholas Tor Nikita) of that prin-
cipality, to Victor Emanuel, prince of
Naples and heir apparent to the throne
of Italy, was solemnized here today. 1t
was n semi-private affair, no invitations
having been issued to the European
courts. The civil marriage was conduct
ed at the Quirinal of the royal palace,
while the religious ceremony was per-
formed after the ritual of the Church of
Rome at the Church of ST. Mary of the
Angels. The religious wedding was at
tended by considerable splendor. The
streets through which the wedding pro-
cession passed from the palace to the
church were crowded with spectators,
who gave to King Humbert and the
Queen, as well as to the bridal couple,
an enthusiastic reception
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-28

Milwaukee, Oct. "a, 1896.
CHICAGO POTATO MARKET.
BT1TTER AND CHEESE MARKETS,

Chicago-Burbanks, 2O024c per bus on
track; Hebrons 1S@22c; other varieties, is
021c.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-28
"Beauty and the Beast. ="

Of all royal marriages of the past
twenty years the one of today is liter
ally the worst. 1t is a veritabIe linking
of Beauty and the Beast" The prince
is a dwarf, measuring scarcely 4 feet in his
stockings, is ugly of countenance, mo-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-28

Based upon ordinary common sense, it
was so far-reaching in its influence that if il
could have been carried out without inter
ruption, its effect would have been felt
upon the income of every farmer, in the
profits of every merchant, and in the wages
of every mechanic and laborer in this land.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-06-29
yictors Supply Hard Boiled Eggs.

There is a strange custom attendant
upon local elections which has existed
in Brown township, Delaware county,
O., for the last 80 years. 1t is that of
eating 40 dozen hard boiled eggs on
election night at the expense Of the sue
cessful candidates. Neither the bill of
fare nor the number of eggs is ever va
ried. Each year committee is selected
to secure the eggs and prepare the feast.
When the count is finished, the eggs are
passed around and the banquet begins.
The persons who are elected foot the
bill Party feeling never interferes with
this part of the election proceedings, and
it is an unwritten law that the feast is
to be furnished. But one man ever dared
to brave popular sentiment and refuse
to pay his share of the expense. He had
been elected by good plurality, but
was turned down at the next election for
no other reason than his want Of respect
for the custom. The election for the
township is held at the little village of
Eden, where the greater part of the
township is gathered on the night Of the
feast. No one knows how the ceremony
originated. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-06-29
Jay Gould's Orchids.

"Shrewd as Jay Gould was in every
branch Of finance" a flower merchant
said to me the other day, she had no
idea whatever Of the value Of orchids
his great hobby. The old orchid collec-
ton up at Irvington has run down
now, but during Gould's lifetime it
was one Of the finest in the world. The
amount Of money that had been spent
on it, however, was enormous. Careful,
conservative buying by an orchid expert
would have gathered it together at al
most fraction of the sum actually paid
out. Many exquisite and rare varieties
were numbered in it, it is true, but an
excessive price was paid for the most of
them.
1.-THE old financier's ways in this
were we'll known, and people with fine
orchids to sell seldom failed to get the
sum they asked. Actually, he used to
pay as much as $50 at times for orchids
that were hardly worth a quarter OF
that. In London he had agents constant
ly ON the lookout for rare plants Of this
species, and he paid them prices that
they could have obtained nowhere else. u
New York Herald.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-06-29
Picture MouIdings

and are framing pictures at
Eastern prices. The goods
are Eastern make.
We have handled the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-06-29
POLLING . MalIKnant.

A malicious person, who took pleas
ure in giving pain, tried to mortify DR..
Guthrie. the eloquent Scotch preacher.
But the young minister--the incident
happened at Arbirlot, his first parish
took the wind out Of his sails and left
him bobbing in the shame of failure.
The malignant man had been very i'll,
and being an attendant at the parish
church, the minister, as soon as the
doctor would permit, visited him. The
man expected the call and was prepared
for it. 1t was at time when the con-
troversy that resulted in the formation
Of the Free church was raging through
out Scotland, and scurrilous pamphlet
had been published against DR.. Guth-
RE, which he had heard Of, but not seen.
The malignant man, who had secured
copy of the pamphlet, thought to
mortify his minister by getting him to
take it home and read it, No sooner
had the clergyman finished praying
with him and risen to his feet to go
than the man said:
"Oh, Mr. Guthrie, here is pam
phlet about you'll
Guthrie, seeing malice cleaning in
the mans eyes, and suspecting the
truth, asked, SIS it for or against me?'
ooh, he replied, lit is against you. "
"Ah, well, you may keep it," an
swered the minister, with a laugh.
Had it been for me / would have read
it. never read anything that is against
mel'
Never did man look more chap
fallen than he" said DR.. Guthrie, re
lating the incident. He added, my
answer is one which, if given in sim
liar circumstances, would put an enc
to much mischief. "-Youth's Compan
/ ion,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-06-29
Documentary Evidence.

eff I ever have daughter she shall
be taught to speak every known Ian
guage, but not to write one," declares
John Drew in "The Squire Of Danes. I"
The average parent does not half ap-
preciate the necessity of pointing out to
his daughter the dangers that may arise
from the too free use of her pen. Men
are taught in their business life to be
careful what they put on paper, and
this same caution ought to be part Of ev-
cry girls education. One prudent New
York society woman, who has enjoyed
life to the full, is very fond Of saying,
my motto has always been, Avoid
documentary evidence. New York
journal.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-06-29
Obliging q Lawyer.

A celebrated criminal lawyer, having
Just defended noted assassin 80 bril-
liantly that the wretch was acquitted in
the face of overwhelming evidence, steps
up to the judge. "a word in your ear,
your lordship."
Judge-Well, what is it?
''I would ask that the prisoner be de-
tanned in Jail until tomorrow morning.
1 have to cross lonely field on my way
home, and the rascal happens to know
that I have money about me-"
Obliging Judge-Oh, certainly
Strand Magazine.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-06-29
Vegetable Paper.

The ancient Mexicans made good
article of paper from the pith of the
maguey plant. By pressure the fibers
were condensed into tolerably strong
fabric, which received ink and color
very we'll. Many specimens Of the Next
can paper are to be found in the worlds
museums, and in the National library
in the City of Mexico there are great
numbers Of manuscripts and documents
composed of this paper.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-06-29
Proof Positive.

The First Girl-So you think they are
engaged?
The Second Girl am sure of it.
Why, she has stopped speaking of him
as Tom West and always refers to him
as "mister "-Exchange.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-06-29
Our Vacuum Oils

Are the best lubricants in the
market for machinery Of all
kinds, giving better satisfac-
the longer they are used.
We have just received a
new line of
The herald., 1896-08-30

kidney beans. Then comes a savory dish
of fresh pork, with a quantity of jam.
Although the cucumbers are served
apart. he usually enjoys them together
with jam and pork. After this the ven
erable Chinese turns to shrimps. the
flavor of which is heightened by leeks,
gherkins and mushrooms, with which
he eats them. Next he picks two tender
chickens preserved in wine and vinegar
along with green peas. Then he is ready
to do justice to a slice of fresh pork
cooked in honey with the smallest mush-
rooms. This is succeeded by puree
made of pigeons legs and favored with
sour jelly. These are some of the chief
plates which constitute the evening
meal, and are followed by desert, con-
sisting of rice cooked with sugar and
sponge cakes and the whole washed
down with tea.
The menu would send most men of II
into their graves at an early date, but
Ii goes through 1t every day, and he is
hale and hearty. Some years ago he had
stroke of apoplexy, and when death
visits him he expects it to come in that
FORM but in the meantime he is not fore
going any of the delights Of the table.
The political career of Lii is so well
known that no reference need be made
to 1t here. While the cables have re-
Gently brought rumors to the effect that
his power in China has greatly dimin-
lShed, the statesmen of Europe seem to
think otherwise. The Russian govern
ment detailed a certain count to follow
Lii everywhere in France, Germany and
England, and keep track of any negotia-
tons he might enter into with those
countries. 1t is quite possible that this
count will follow Ii to this country and
stay with him until he Is safe and sound
in China again.
The herald., 1896-08-30

The interior is of metal covered with
beautifully decorated silk. In its travels
the coffin is filled with number of fine
uniforms, any one of which will be worn
by Ii when the celestial journey is be
gun. The official in charge of the coffin
carries with him a ruby said to be worth
$4,000. which will be placed in the coffin
with Lis body. as tribute to the spirit
who guards his soul. The coffin makes
its travels in a big brass hinged box, and
1t is doubtful If anyone gets peep at it
during LIS stay in this country, as the
coffin is regarded as something sacred
by the distinguished Chinaman and his
suite
Prince Bicmarck and General Grant
agreed that Lii was the cleverest diplo.
mat they had ever met, and he carries
his diplomacy down to the little every
day affairs of life. 1t was bit of deli
cate diplomacy to send his coffin to Lon
don out of respect for the czars S feelings,
and it also showed his tact and refine
ment. for Ii is a thoroughbred gentle
men in every inch of his six foot of man
hood.
Lii will be banqueted many times in
this country, but not an ounce of food
will pass his lips at any of these public
The herald., 1896-08-30

worried his sesretary, who whispered to
the great Chinaman that there was not
that much money at immediate COM
mand. LII ordered him to see that the
bill was paid at once, and this was evil
IDENTIFY done, as his daughter-in-law had
the gems when the party reached Lon
don a week later.
LIS coffin is bound to be a subject of
interest when it reaches here. He al
ways takes it with him wherever he
goes, as he expects to die at any time
and wants to be laid away in orthodox
Chlnese style when the time comes. He
mad his coffin sent to London during the
coronation festivities at Moscow as he
feared its presence might mar the gen.
eral joy of the czar.
LII Hung Chang has had this coffin for
more than thirty years, and every once
in while 1t is necessary to repair some
or the trimmings, as it is highly orna-
mented affair." 1t weighs 500 pounds and
a separate state room was engaged for
it on the steamer st. Louis It's original
cost was $4,000, and to maintain it for so
long time has cost $4,000 more. The
cost of carrying it around the world on
this trip is close to $4,000. 1t Is made of
mahogany and the wood was cut from a
single tree trunk. The bottom Is curved
and rests on supports at either end. Its
exterior is veneered with highly decora-
ted carved wood. 1t is eight feet nine
inches long, three feet wide and three
feet deep. There are no hinges to the
lid, for at the burial the lid will be fast
ened at each end with many bands OF
silk cord. There are sixteen big hand
les, eight on each side. Two long poles
of mahogany go along with it so that at
the burial thirty-two men can lift it up
and carry it to the cemetery.
canopy of embroidered silk sur
mounts it, but it is doubtful if this will
be left on when it is placed in the grave.
The herald., 1896-08-30

York, as political exigencies at home de-
mand a speedy return to China. To-
morrow he will take a morning train to
Philadelphia, where, among other things
he will visit the Cramp ship yards.
That same afternoon he will journey to
Washington, where he hopes to remain
a week among the ambassadors and
ministers of the foreign countries. He
also hopes to have a lengthy chat with
President Cleveland, and If possible do
something to remove the ban from Chi
nese immigration. From Washington
he will journey direct to Vancouver, B.
c., and embark there for China.
1t would please him greatly if he could
stop off at Chicago and San Francisco
and inspect those cities, particularly
the Chinese quarter in the latter place,
but his limited time will not allow of it.
He will look over New York's China
town. and the $4,000 Mongolians in and
around the metropolis will do their best
to make him feel at home. For the past
two weeks fireworks and lanterns by
the CARLOAD have been arriving in Pell
and Mott streets, and that section will
be illuminated as it has never been
lighted before, and the sizzle and boom