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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-04
CLOSER TO GREEN BAY.


Electric Lime will be Built at Once Ia
Depere.
Greenl Bay, Wis, Feb. 27.-The Fo3
River Electric Railway con. .>..ny will
extend street railway line to Depere,
five miles south of this city, this sum-
meT. Work will be commenced as soon
as the. frost is out of the ground ard
will be. finished July 1. The cars viii
run every half hour fare s CENTS. The
cost of the improvements will be S3&,-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-04
PROTEST AT PORTAGE.
objection to Diverting Waters of WIS
consin River Into Fox.

Portage, Wis, Feb. 27.--[Speeial-l .At
a meeting of the board of directors OF the
Columbia County Agricultural society
held in this city yesterday it was decided
to hold the annual fair September 10, IL
and II. 1896. Resolutions We're adopted
club; approving the projected semi-cen-
tennial celebration of Wisconsin state
hood to be held in Milwaukee in 1898,
and protesting against the proposed plan
of diverting the waters of the Wisconsin,
river into the Fox, claiming that it would
prove of serious damage to those owning
lands adjacent to the Wisconsin below
PORTAGE
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-04
The city property of Richmond, Va,
is valued at $G2. SIC. 3O6, and its bonded
indebtedness is 1908, 641.

There is more Catarrh in this section Of
the country than all other diseases put to-
gether, and until the last few years was sup
posed to be incurabIe For a great many
years doctors pronounced it a local dis
ease and prescribed local remedies. and by
constantly failing to cure with local treat
ment, pronounced it incurable. Science has
proven catarrh to be constitutional disease
ana therefore requires constitutional treat
lnent. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by Il. j. Cheney q Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the
only constitutional cure on the market. 1t
is taken internally in doses from 10 drops
to tablespoonful. 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system
They offer one hundred dollars for any case
1t fails to- cure. Send for circulars and tes-
tmOnials. Address.
+. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o. !
Sold by Druggists Toe
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TOO SOFT FOR LOGGING.

Breakup of the Camps Around lrOx
Belt.
Epson, Wis, Feb. ESPECIAL 1.-The
mild weather of the last few days has
seriously interfered with logging opera
tons. 1t looks now as if camps in
these localities must soon break up. Log
ging roads are too soft for hauling and
there are large number skidded which
will nrohablv lie over till next Inter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-04
Injured in q SaWmill.

Florence, Wis, Feb. 25.-[Special.]-
While cleaning some dust from under
circular saw an employee of the Florence
Sawmill company at this place had the
thumb and index finger of his right hand
cut off.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-04
THOMAS GREEN DEAD.
He Claimed to Have Once TASTED Forty

Thomas Green, aged SO years, an early
settler of Sullivan, died this morning
of heart disease Mr.. Green was noted
for his religious enthusiasm, claiming
at one time to have successfully accom-
plished a forty days fast during re-
viyal meetings here.
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THEY SHOWED FIGHT.
Tomah Officers Arrest Three Suspicious
Looking Men

Tomah, Wis, Feb. 29.-[Special.]-
Three men supposed to be the ones who
robbed the store at Millston, Jackson
county, on Thursday night We're arrest
ed near this city last evening by City
Marshal Keller and Constable J. H
Smith. They We're in hiding in the
woods and when discovered by the Off
GERS made resistance and one Of the
burglars was shot in the arm. Each of
the three had q sack containing merchan-
disc of various kinds. The sheriff of
Jackson county will be here today to take
the prisoners TO that county.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-04
CUT THROUGH A WALL.
Frank Dow Escapes from the Jail at Eau
Claire.

Eau Claire Wis, Feb. 27.-[Special.]-
Frank Dow, awaiting trial for an al
legged murderous assault upon George
Hart, escaped from the county Jail this
morning Dow cut his way through a
brick wall in the corridor where he was
attending a sick prisoner. The sheriff
sent notices of the escape throughout the
state
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-04
MANAWA CAN'T HAVE IL.
Board Decides That the County Seat
Must Remain at Waupaca

Must Remain at Waupaca
Waupaca, Wis, Feb. 29.-[Specfal i
The county board before adjourning to-
day denied the petition to have the coun-
ty seat removed to Manawa voted upon.
Therefore Manawa loses by nearly 500
names and the matter is settled
Five thousand dollars was appropri-
ated to build new jail in this city, the
old one being condemned by the state
board some time ago.
There was resolution presented to va
cate the Office of district attorney now
held by Benjamin Goldberg of Milwau-
kee, which failed TO pass % to IA.
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= Sore

two inches across formed and in walking
to favor it sprained my ankle. The sore
became worse; 1 could not put my boot on
and l thought should have to give up at
every step. l could not get any relief and
had to stop work. l read of cure Of a
similar case by Hoods Sarsaparilla and
concluded to try il. Before I had taken all
of two bottles the sore had healed and the
swelling had gone down My
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-04
ovERRuLED THE DEMURRER.
Decision of Judge Vinje in the Chippe
wa Injunction Case.

wa injunction Case.
West Superior, Wis, Feb. 28.-[Spe-
cial 1.-The decision of Judge Vinje of
the circuit court in the famous Chip
pewa injunction case, overruling the de-
murrer, allows the defendant twenty
days in ~hieh to make answer to the
complaint Fit is probable that the case
will not be. reached during the present
term of the circuit court, and unless it
is taken by stipulation to the superior
court it wild probably not come up for
pOnrt
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ScrOfuId

Infests the blood of humanity. It
appears in varied forms, but is forced
to yield to Hoods Sarsaparilla, which
purifes and vitalizes the blood and
cures all such diseases. Read this:
''In September, 1894, / made misstep and
injured my ankle. Very soon afterwards,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-04

Whiskers that are prematurely gray or
faded should be colored to prevent the
look of age, and Buckingham's Dye ex-
GELS all others in coloring brown or black.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-04

In opposition to the bourgeois "Boeuf
Gras" procession in Paris, the Bohemi-
ans, ARTISTS, writer's and musicians of
Montmartre are going to have festival
of the ''Vache Enragee," mad cow"
the proverbiaI diet of French prodigals.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-04

Switzerland is to hold national ex-
hibiton at Geneva from May to October
next
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-04

Holland claims the distinction of first
haylng made bombshells, in the year
1895.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-04

Browns Bronchial Troches" are a
simple yet most effectual remedy for
Coughs, Hoarseness and Bronchial
Troubles Avoid limitations.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-04

L shall recommend Piso's Cure for Con-
sumption far and wide.-Mrs. Mulligan,
P!umstead, Kent, England, Nov. 8, 1895.
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! ! Gods
Sars apariIla

Is the One True Blood Purifier. All druggists ST.
Prepared only by c. /. Hood & Co. Lowell, Mass
Hoods Dii1c the best family catharic
kAOo~A ~ = AAAo and liver Simulant. 25c
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-04

-Iypesetting machines were suggested
for book work as early as 1912.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-04

Dobbins' Electro Soap has been made for 81 years.
zach years sales have increased In 1895 sales
2.O47,620 6OTeS Superior quality, and absolute
foI1nity and purity, made this possible Do y0u
it? Try it.
Fits.-All Fits stopped free by DR.. KIines
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and $500 trial bottle free to Fit cases. Send
to DR.. Kline 931 Arch ST., Philadelphia Pa
Mrs. WinsIOw's SOOTHING SYRUP for chill
dren teething, sottens the gums, reduces infiam-
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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-11-19

strip of land between the York and
James river, about 60 miles in length,
from the Chickahominy river to Chcsa
peake bay, were fought some of the
bloodiest battles of most bloody
war. Two grand armies. each at times
numbering 100000 men. maneuvered,
and the rivers were lined with water
and land batteries, and filled with trans
ports and men-of-War. The confed-
crates at first occupied Yorktown and
Williamsburg. with & line of batteries
stretching across the peninsula some
ten or twelve miles, also historic Nor
folk, which at the beginning of the war
had been evacuated without any reason
or apparent danger.
From Yorktown and Williamsburg
the confederates sailed forth at in
tervals. coming to within a few miles Of
Fortress Monroe, and within gun shot.
Then the federals would take the Of
fensive. This mancuvering continued
for nearly wear, with occasional small
battles to dispel the monotony. until
McClellan's grand march toward Rich
| mond, 100000 strong. Then, without
any defense, Norfolk was abandoned
and partly burned by the confederates.
with as little reason as the previous ac-
ton of the federals. After the battles
of Williamsburg and Yorktown, where
the revolution began and ended. the
confederates retired to the line Of de-
Tense of old Powhatan-the Chicka-
| hominy. And Mcclellan made mis- base
| at West Point. the headquarters of the
queen of the Pamounkey tribe, and
| their last retreat. The citizens, who
were "betwecn two fires" Jared badly
all the time. Whether the federals adj
vanced or the confederates retrcated,
and the reverse, acquisitions were made
upon them for specially
poultry and hogs. AS many as could
) loaded up their possessions. including
slaves, and left for less distracted and
torn up country.
| Visiting these battle fields. one-thirti
| of century afterwards. the terrible
scenes of those days arise before me as
Il horrible dream. | recall the hun
dreds of dead and dying that | saw
upon the tield-men who fought fol
glory's and country's sake. And here
is the end Of all.
7 NJ SCANJ,AND,
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HISTORIC LANDMARKS.
Two Of tho Most Interesting Spots
in America.
williamsburg, where the Revolution Ee-
gan, and Yorktown, Where 1t Ended
Part which the Same Points
Played in the Civil War.
rSrcci4l Norfolk (Va.) Lctt2rl

The landmarks of the late war between
the states arc almost oblitC rated. Only
slight traces of earthwor!;s are to be
found at ollltown and Williamsburg
two of the most historic spots in Amer
lea. The revolution began at the lat
ter, and ended at Yorktown with the
surrender of CORVALLIS. Near the statue
commemorating that event are the
traces OF confederate Qualifications. and
en- this field the confederate soldiers
daily drilled until the town was cap
tured by the union forces in May, 1862
Near this statue is dim line where ran
the Notifications which encompassed
lis downfall. On this same spol, a cen
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turv previous, was an Indian ,iilage,
and here were fought several battles be-
tween the colonists and Indians. For
nearly century the peninsula In
dams under Chief Powhatan and the
Queen of the Pamounkey," made war
upon the settlers, and not until after
Il most bloody massacre did the settlers
formally organize and make anything
like united warfare. Raids were made
every three months. until the Indians
were nearly all killed, the few remain
ing becoming slaves to the planters.
There is yet, however, on a narrow strip
of land. near the historic White house,
where Washington was married, and
where Mcclellan burned millions' worth
Of property in his fright--a remnant OF
The "Pamounkey" trihe-the only In
dams of the peninsula. They cultivate
"Indian corn the same variety which
the colcrists found on their arrival, and
which grew so luHuriantly in little
patches along the banks of the rivers
and streams.
At historic and quaint old Williams
where the first blood Of that war was
shed, and where 'Bacons rebellion
was Matched a century before, are
traces of Fort Magruder" and other
defenscs of the village. The battle Of
WILLIAMSBURG was fought on May G,
1862. There was hot skirmish on the
previous afternoon, Sunday. On the
| 9th of May, 1916, the convention at
williamsburg declared in favor of sep
| aration from Great Britain, and in
| structed her delegates to the general
congress to so declare. In the follow
| Ing month, jefferson and George Mason
drafted bill of rights and constitu-
ton for the state, which became sub
stantially our Declaration of Independ~
ence and constitution. In a few days
some young men were killed by trap
| guns" while attempting to move powder
from the magazine, which was near the
| present William and Mary college. In
stead of placing sentinels to guard the
magazine the governor had trap guns
arranged. This was the first blood OF
the revolution, and it FASTENED the
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events that were to follow. The gov
across the York river. Men were en-
rolled under command of Col. Patrick
Henry, of Hanover county. lie was
evidently not born to command, for an
inferior officer on detached duty refus-
ing to obey his orders so angered him
that he resigned. He was then made
governor, and became famous through
that expression which make all school
boys swell out when speaking: Give
me liberty, or give me DEATH" with a
tip to George III. This was the extent
Of Henry's military record-he sought
death no further.
''Bacon's rebellion" which originated
at this historic village century before
the great revolution, lasted about six
months. and wound up at jamestown
the spot where the colonists landed-the
first settlement in America. There are
to he seen traces of Notifications
thrown up during the recent rebellion,
Just above the old church walls and the
graveyard-ail that remains of historic
Jamestown. Nathaniel Bacon was Il
rich mans son who, having squandered
his estate, and too proud to live in pow
erty and work and too good to become
highway robber. struck a general
average. and got up a revolution. lie
wanted q rowing commission aud com
saand to fight the Indians. This being
refused, he seHghs to e'erturR the gov'
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eminent and the governor. He marched
on jamestown with his few hundred
follow crs, and after several days fight,
ing was vanquished. lie escaped to
a point on the hay opposite Norfolk,
where, it is believed, he was poisoned
Some of his followers. were hanged III
chains at the crossroads, which WAS the
barbarous custom in those days. This,
together with Bacon resistance to OPP
preston, planted the seeds which
ripened into revolution.
jamestown was the theater of war.
until the governor Of the colony, with
out any authority, removed head
quarters to Williamsburg, then known
as the middle Plantation" The other
two were Yorktown and Jamestown.
Old Pow hatan, father of pocahontas.
known in song and story, had his head
quarters ut what is now known as
White Oak swamp, where was fought
one of the bloodiest battles of he civil
war Here his tribe were securely en-
trenched on a little neck of land, APP
preached only through a morass. lie
also commanded the Chickahomny
tribe, which gave the name to that
river which marked the line of defense
of the confederate army, and on whose
banks another battle was fought. Pow
hatan's tribe met the colonists with
arrows on their arrival and frequently
attacked them afterwards.
Capt. Smith. who was governor of he
colony, in order to keep down dissen-
sion among the colonists, many of
| whom wanted to go home, devised a
raid by way of diversion. With about
& dozen men he went up the Chicka-
honliry. A few were killed, and Capt.
| Smith and a few others were captured
According to legend, Pocahontas came
10 the rescue by putting her head on
the block. Smiths life was saved. but
they did not live happily ever after
| wards"
1t is noticeable that all those place.
made historic by battles between the
confederates and federals were also the
hattleficds of the colonists and In
dams. Williamsburg, jamestown
swamp, West Point. Warwick, and a Il
| SPOT nOW known as Big Bethel. where oC
curred the first battle on Virginia sol
during the war. on June s, 1861. These
POINTS all had Indian names, which dur
ing colonial times were changed, an(
some of them again during the late
war. Thus, it Will be seen that these
specially interesting-the fields Of three
wars. No other state in the union j:
so battle-scarred or has so many his
toric fields Of interest. The peninsul;
is the most interesting of all Here. 81
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When Coffee Was Cnponutar.

Coffee was introduced into England
in 1862, and within the next ten years
became the fashionable drink of Lon
don. \ few years later, however, in
1868, there was a great uprising against
the "orIental beverage of hell 1t
was satirized on every hand, the Bit
terest invectives coming from the pull
pits. One leading minister character
lied it as the sirup of SCOT mixed with
the essence of old Shoes" ard another
declared that it was "a poison which
God had made black that it might bear
the devils own color" This bitter cru
SADIE soon wore itself out, and by the
time OF Charles II. cotfee-houses were
known In every village in the land
St. Louis Republic.
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TIE ART WORLD.

An annex to the Luxembourg museum
IS building on the Rue de Vanguard
side, to make more room for works by
living French artists.
Many frescoes, some going back to tho
fourteenth century, have been discov-
cred on the walls Of the Church of San
Floriano. at Montefiascone, during re-
cent repairs.
The late Sir John Millais' income
ranged as high as 100000 in his best
years, and from an early date in his
career his terms for portraits exceeded
those charged By Sir Joshua Reynolds.
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coUntenance without much penetration
This is the sort of counte>ance that the
ouondam bilious sufferer or dyspeptlc re-
lieved by Hostetter's Stomach Bltters
wears. You will meet many such. The great
stoma bic and Alternative also provides hap
piness for the malarious, the rheumatic, the
weak. and those troubled with inaction OF
the dneys and bladder.
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Cont Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Lafe
Away.

If You want to quit tobacco using easily
ard forever, be made well, strong, magnetic,
full Of new life and vigor, take No-To-Bac,
the wonder-worker that makes weak men
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THERE came a burst of thunder sound
The boz! Oh, where was he!
He grabbed his Watcr-Cycle and
Went scOrching Ger the sea-
-ChicagO Record.
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AWAY OF EsCAPE-''There is one good
thing about foreign nobility, after all"
WHAT is that:' why, when they como
over here they can't compel US to associate
with them ''-Chicago Record.
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"HAvISG tried DR.. Carlstedt German
Liver Powder in my family, do not hest
tate to pronounce it most excellent rom
edy." Il. r. GRAY, Nashville, Tenn.
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PooR You've MAN-"Why do Won trea,
me SO unl1indly:' Fashionable Girl-''Treal
you unlSindly. Why, what do you meanl
just told You that woultn marry youl"-
Somervi lie Journal.
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KITsoN-'A foolish New York artist has
just married an Indian who posed for sew
eral of her pictures." Ihatcher-''Well, l
suppose she was looking for d model hus-
band Philadelphia North American.
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KNICKERROCKER - s'Were YOU knocked
spcechless when you collidcd with that
stone!' Bloomer-''No; but my wheel
was knocked spokcless." - NorristoWn
Herald.
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Mrs. G. Gas her husband departs for a
club meeting)-''lf you're any later than
midnight, shan't speak to you!n G.-"I
hope YOU won't, dear!''-Baz n.
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JUST try 10; box Of Cascarets, the finest
liver and bowel regulator ever made.
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FoRGoTTES.-"Does Miss Wisely still
ride that theosophy hobby Of hers?' I've
really forgotten the name Of her wheel. -
Detroit Free Press.
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Tired, Could Not Sleep at Night.

''From ovcrworl1 became nervous, tired.
finally took DR.. o. \. Carlstedt 8 German
Liver Syrup and now sleep soHndly." E. \.
CRAWFORD, AIno, Kan. At all druggists.
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HAVE found Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton an unfailiGG mcdicine.-F. r.. LoTz,
1865 Scott St, CovingtOn, Ky, Oct. l, 1894.
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BEING gentleman is hiding your mean.
ness.-Atchison Globe.
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EDw'S Th:S ?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
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We, the undersigned, have known F. j.
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him perfectly honorable in all business
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Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
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free
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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CAsCARETs stimulate liver, kidneys and
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