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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-12-30

The house furnishing goods firm o.
/ MAYER & Drew has been dissolved.
All the fruits of the season-grapes
oranges. bananas, apples, figs, dates
and fancy cluster raisins, at Stallan's.
Try Globe Milling Co.'s New
White Daisy. Gotten up expressly for
home patronage. Ask your grocer
for it.
Last Thursday night burglars at
tempted to break into the Cody home
on North Church street, but were I'M
successful.
C. S. Hawley received quite a
severe scalp wound last Thursday even
ing at the American house through a
fall on the stairway.
1t is said that certain young
female member Of the comedy COM
pany here last week made quite an
impression on some Of "the boys"
Remember Stallman's is the only
chocolates. We also handle the largest
line Of French and Boston cream can
dies.
The annual New Years ball of the
Concordia society takes place at Con-
cordia Opera house. Friday night,
January l 1897. Music by Hardege's
orchestra. The dancing public is cor
daily invited.
In reporting the social gathering at
the home of d. J. Evans in last weeks
issue, we made an error in stating that
dancing was among the amusements
there provided. The program did not
include that diversion.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul railway has decided to continue
running the Sunday excursion train be-
tween Milwaukee and this city until
further notice. 1t arrives at 1925 A.
NJ and leaves at SOB P. NJ.
Joseph Linden, the veteran butch
er, and proprietor of as fine meat
shop as there is in this vicinity. gener-
ously contributed large roasts of juicy,
Appealing beef as Christmas gifts
to his many customers. The REPUBLI-
CAN household was among the favored
ones and hereby returns its apprecia-
tive thanks.
Charles Kunert and Miss Lillian
Geller, well-known young people of
this city, were quietly married on
Christmas day in Milwaukee, and after
spending brief honeymoon away will
return here to make their future home
The groom is a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernst Kunert and superintendent of
the Kunert Manufacturing company.
He possesses high mechanical ability
and personally is a most worthy young
man, thoroughly respected by all. The
bride is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Geller and is spoken of as a
very estimable young lady. The new
" married couple have the good wishes
Of many friends over their happy union.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-12-30
FOR SALE.

The F. Misegades factory building,
located at the corner of O'Connell and
North Water streets. For particulars,
enquire at the law Office of Skinner &
Thauer, Wisconsin National Bank
building.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-12-30
DRINK OCKENHEIMER!

wine. Imported direct from the Vine
yards of G. May, on the Rhine.
MolZAHN & FEIssT,
Telephone SO. 200-202 n. Third st
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-12-30

"A fresh and choice line Of meats
will be kept constantly on hand at
my market, 621 Main street. Prompt
attention to orders and satisfaction
guaranteed. The public's patronageis
solicited. WILLIAM WIEsEMANN,
621 Main street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22

Articles Of dress are now being eX-
tensively made of glass A Venetian
manufactures is turning out bonnets by
the thousand, the glass cloth of which
they are composed having the same
simmer and brilliancy of color as silk,
and, what Is great advantage, being
lmpervious to water. In Russia there
has for long time existed tissue
manufactured from the fiber of a pecul-
lar hlamentous stone from the Siberian
mines, which by some secret process is
shredded and spun into fabric which,
although soft to the touch and pliable
In the extreme, is of SO durable a nature
that 1t never wears out. This is probably
what has given an enterprising firm the
idea OF producing spun glass dress
lengths
The Muscovite stuff is thrown into
the fire when dirty. like asbestus, by
which 1t is made absolutely clean again,
but the spun glass silk is simply brushed
with hard brush and soap and water
and Is none the worse for being either
stained or soiled. The material is to be
had IN white, green. lilac. pink and yell
low and bids fair to become very fash
ionable for evening dresses. An Austrian
is the inventor of this novel fabric.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22
Prosecuting q Woman.

Mrs. Eli B. Getz of st. Louis is in
danger of losing her means CT livelihood
because she has followed it too success
fully. Her husband was solicitor for
the insurance firm of f. d. Hirshberg
81 Bro. He is said to have been one
Of the most popular insurance men in
the city. His contract with his employ
ers contained a clause that in case of his
death his wife was to be allowed to take
his place if she proved competent. About
q year ago Mr.. Getz died. The widow
took up his work and thereby supported
her two young children. But she was
remarkably successful, and the men in
the same business complained that they
could not compete with her. They en-
treated Hirshberg & Bro to dismiss
her in vain. Then they laid their COM
plant before the board Of fire under
writers. The board took their part.
Hirshberg & Bro. asked that Mrs.
Getz be either admitted to the board as
a member or registered as a regular So
licitor. The hoard instead adopted a
resolution that its membership consisted
only of men and voted to expel tine firm
OF Hirshberg d Bro, lone of the most
reputable firms i'll the country" accord
ing to the st. Louis Post Dispatch Mr..
Hirshberg says: "Of course there is no
recourse for Us. We have been expelled
from the board and will have to take
our medicine. But we will continue
Mrs. Getz III our service as long as she
will;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22

Okefinokeo swamp, introduces q new
phase of woman's achievement. Miss
Lydia E. Smith, the heroine of this
story, resides at Fort Nudge, ON the
Waycross Short Line to Jacksonville.
She lives by herself on her own farm,
and with the help Of hired man Guilt
Yates, harvests and markets her crops.
Miss Smith is about 6 feet inches
high and Of slender form. She is about
35 years old, one would judge from her
looks, although on this point she was
reticent when questioned recently by
The Morning News correspondent. Miss
Smith has 20 acre farm. She harvest
ed more than $50 bushels of corn and
8 bales of cotton this year.
"Do you raise sugar cane?" asked the
correspondent.
eyes" said she, "and raised on one
acre this year enough cane to make $50
gallons Of strip, besides $50 worth of
cane that l sold.
ga woman riding bicycle is a sight
that saw for the first time today in
Waycross, said Miss Smith, land it is
a downright shame. -
els it true that you are an expert
with the rifle and that you have killed
several bears:" asked the newspaper
man.
Il am a good shot with the rifle, I"
said she, "but I have never been OIL
bear hunts, and SO never had the privi-
lese of getting shot at bruin. Some
body has circulated that report on me
because / am woman that looks after
my farm and have to ride horseback
over the place with my rifle ON my
shoulder. 1 carry my rifle sometimes to
kill hawks and crows. I often come
across covey Of quails or cartridges,
and in such an event rarely fail to
kill few of them. Don't let on to the
paper that have passed sweet sixteen, -
said Miss Smith as she took leave of the
correspondent News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22
Domestic Service In Minnesota.

Throughout the farming and small
town sections Of Minnesota the question
Of domestic service is a peculiar one
There are few girls who make bust
ness of Homework. Very few indeed
need to work out. The girl that seeks a
position comes from q farm, and her
people are able to provide for her with
out her working out. She goes into the
village to work simply to get some ideas
of good housekeeping, SO that she can
manage a home of~her own in better
shape, or earn better wages in the cities
later. She is independent, for she knows
that if she once learns to be a good
housekeeper she can take care of herself,
even if she doesn't get married, and in
her case getting married generally
means that she must become drudge,
raising family Of several children and
rolling up her sleeves for life of hard
work. -Minneapolis Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22
The Word ssObey.S

Mrs. Emma jackson of Chicago has
been investigating a much discussed
subject with results acceptable to the
mass of women. She says: Il was told
that you could not get married unless
you promised to obey your husband.
The thing was said SO often that finally
came to belieVe it. In the past year
the old story has came up again and
again. Igot tired of it finally and looked
into the matter. To my surprise, I find
that there is no authority for it what
ever. In the early Christian church the
pastor merely put the question, DO you,
Jane, take this man for your husbandr
and, DO you, John, take this woman
for your wife?' That's all there was to
it. The great Roman Catholic church,
the Greek, Coptic and Armenian have
followed the same practice. The church
of England in the time of Henry VIII
and one or more of the German churches
introduced the word obey and that's
where it comes from. I hardly fancy
that that monarch is good man to pat
tern after. There are a number of sects,
German, Scandinavian and, believe.
English, which make both husband and
wife promise to obey the other"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22
How to Wear the Collet,

The collet. simple as it looks, must
have certain air to be a success, writes
Isabel A. Mallon in Ladies' Home Jour
nal 1t does not want to stand up high
on the shoulders, but it should go out in
q very broad fashion so that the waist
below it looks very small by compare
son. Then the frills must be very full,
and whatever is used must be at once
harmonious and chic. If there are rib
bons, they must be very long. Rosettes
are more like cabbage roses than ever
before, and chiffon frills are in fullness
like unto the drops of water in the
ocean. Give to your evening bonnet and
collet that intangible air which, for
want of something better, we call style,
for then and then only will it be a sue
cess. And then and then only will you
look we'll in it and will it be an abso-
lutte success on you. And it is only when
ones gowns and ones belongings are
successes that the general woman feels
comfortable and really enjoys herself.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22
WOMAN'S WORLD.
THE CHAIRMAN OF PRESS COMMIT.
TEE OF THE ATLANTA EXPOSITION.

Women Who Work ut Building Roads-An
Enterprising South Georgia Woman.
Women In the Pulpit-Persecuting .
woman-Glass Dresses and Curtains.
The woman editor may be, and prob
ably is, indigenous to the north, but the
confines were extended when Maude
Andrews Oil took charge of the "better
half" of the Atlanta Constitution. That
event happened several years ago, while
she was still struggling, ambitious
girl and before her marriage to Mr.. Joe
Oil, one of the editors of that paper.
In person Maude Andrews Oil is a
most charming woman, gracious host
ess and a pleasing guest. In fact, she is
a true daughter of Dixie" and just
ones ideal of a sunny southern sister.
Her home is situated on one of Allan
ta's prettiest residence streets, and its
hospitable doors have welcomed many a
guest who still holds dear the sweet re-
membrance of delightful entertain
ment. Mrs. Oil is proud of the fact that
she is an excellent cook, and doubt
not that this accomplishment gives her
friends quite as much satisfaction as it
brings to herself.
She is always exquisitely gowned,
and her dresses are of her own designing
and selection.
1t is to her house that all the young
people flock when they want help in
arranging some gayety OF crave sym
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22
An English Estimate.

There will be an influx of "lady jour-
nalists' to these shores very soon if the
readers of the London Queen all believe
the following bit of instrumentation put
in the mouth of an American newspaper
woman: II think, too, that larger sal
aries are earned in the States. Several
women make e5, 900 a year, and el ZOO
is by no means an uncommon income.
Nearly every paper Of Importance has a
woman on its staff, who is not, as a
rule, restricted to 'woman's depart
ment, but writes upon every subject
and is expected to do her work III the
Office like the men,
The painful publicity of doing work
Gin the Office like o man" would be well
compensated for, we should think, by
salary enough to wear Felix frocks and
have charming digging" crew in
New York. York Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22

The admission CT women into the the
illogical seminary and the pulpit has be-
come so common fact as to no longer
excite notice. Such Of them as Rev.
Phebe G. Hanaford, Anna Howard
Shaw, Ada G. Bowles and Ida G. Hull
tin have made a national reputation for
eloQuence, scholarship and evangelical
ability. Nearly all of them have been
moro than successful in the sacred call
ing. Not one has ever spotted the white
robe Of her calling. Rev. Ada Bowles
has studied the subject carefully and
gives the following interesting statistics
as TO the number of women ministers.
Among the Friends there are $50; the
Universalists, "a; the Free Baptists, 81
(estinated); the Disciples, 8; Congre-
gationalists, 20; Unitarians, "a; Protes-
tant Methodists, z; Jewish, 1, making
q total of 513.
This does not include so of the
smaller sects and denominations. Mel
ther does it include regular missionaries,
home and foreign, nor the evanselists
and organizers of organizations like the
Woman's Christian Temperance union.
These have been estimated at 800, $50
and 400. The grand total exceeds 500,
which is very fattering number for a
profession which amounted to almost
nothing in the memory of many who
read these lines. DR.. Bowles calls atten-
ton to the fact that the opposition to
women i'll the pulpit is steadily decreas-
ing. and that the facilities for her theo-
logical education are ON the increase In
1860 no seminary was open to woman.
Today at least 10 institutions of learn
ing offer her theological instruction.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22
Guardian's ale of Real Estate.
s Hpsn I. OF LIMOS LIMOS les


By virtue NJ an order and decree of the county
court 81 Rock Island crunty. in the state of iii
tote, made q, the petition Of the undo reigned.
John Ohlweiler, guardian Of WiDiam Haupt and
Ella Haupt, minors, for leave 10 sell the in crest
Of said mirors In real estate. at the January
term, \. d., 1896 OF said court. to-wit - on the
9Th day Of January, a. ID 1895 ! shlll on Sat d.
urday, the h II February, A. d., 1896. at the
hour 81 2 o'clock in the afternoon OF sad diy.
cell nj public venduc AZ the south door OF the
court h use in the -aii city OF Rock leland. in
said county 81 Rock Island and s,ate Of Illinois.
to tha highest and best bidder, the inter, IT of
sad minors in tac real estate described rs fol-
low-, tl-wt.
Lot number one ~. also the west fifteen feet
81 lot humber two ~. also the west fftv five
feet t5bl Of lot number twelve (I2), AL in block
number one Il, IN the original town Of Coal VAL
lev and county Of Rock Island. ard state of
Illinois, being the twothirGs 90 interest Of said
minor- In said real c-tatc.
Terms ~ -al,: Onc-half 90 OF the purchase
price at the time OF such sale. and the remainder
in one "a year from the date CT said sale, with
interest on said balance at six Ter cent IL per
cent? per annum. cured by mortgage upon the
Interest Of said minors In the sad real estate 80
sold: or the ert tire sum oil the purchase money
NAV be- paid In cash II the purchaser or pur-
tha-cr- - elect.
Dated this 9th day OF January, A. D.. 1896.
john OHIwEuER,
Guardian OF William Haupt and Ella llaupi, a.
Aforesaid.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22
MAuDE ANDREWS OIL.

MACDE ANDREWS OIL.
pathetic ear in which to whisper their
hearts troubles and delights. Her pref
ty home is furnished in tho luxurious
fashion Of the orient, q style for which
Mrs. Oil has a strong Partially, which
may be accounted for in the strange
mingling of blood that flows in her
veins. 1.-THE ruddy tide from the olden
dukes of Buckingham crosses the redder
blood of passionate Persia; the chill
pulse Of Danish nobility thrills with
the beatings of Gallo vivacity."
Mrs. Oil is just now brought promi-
nently before the public eye of the pub
lie as the president of the press commit
tee Of the Atlanta exposition. She has
been one of its hardest workers from the
beginning. The interior decorations of
the pressroom in the Woman's building
are entirely Of her selection and arrange
ment, and everywhere i'll this much fire.
Quented spot the touch of the orient pre-
dominates. When i'll the pressroom, she
is ever ready to greet all out of town
newspaper women who may accept the
kind invitation that is tackled outside
the door to bid them enter and "make
this their business headquarters during
their sojourn in Atlanta. New York
Recorder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22

Hstate Of Mary G. Hoffman. deceased.
The undersigned having been appointed ad-
mini-tratYix Of the estate Of Mary q. Hoffman.
late Of the county OF Rock Island, rtnte Of
Illinois. deceased, hereby gives notice that b.
will appear before the county court OF Rock Island
county at the once Of the clerk OF said court. In
the city Of Rock Island, Mt the February term or
the first Monday In February next, at which time
oil persons having claims against said estate are
notided ana requested TO attend, for the purpose
Of having the same adjuEted.
All persons indebted to said estate are request
Cd TO make ir mediate payment to the under
signed.
Dated this Goth day Of December, A. D. 1888.
GRACE BUPORD, Admin stratrix
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22
Women Who Work at Building Roads

Women Who Work at Building Roads.
Margherita Arlina Harnm says in the
New York Mail and Express:
The new treaty ratified between China
and Japan may not give satisfaction to
all the great powers, but it will un-
doubtedly he blessing in disguise to
tho women of Vladivostok. They are,
without exception, the most polyglot
combination Of females ever brought to-
gether upon the face Of the globe. The
Russian government, il colonizing ST.
IBERIA, has sent out from the home coun-
try every few months in the past ten
years a shipload of people from the
agricultural provinces, where there We're
more people than the soil could easily
sustain. Among these assisted emigrants
have been Russians, Poles. Fins,
Swedes, Germans, Lithuanians ana Cri-
means. This is sufficiently mixed up
crowd in itself, but when they arrived
at Siberia they found upon the ground
Japanese, Koreans, Chinese, Mongolians
and Mantchurians.
The women work there as well as the
men and may be seen in the fields and
on the roads. They have the patience
which is necessary, above all things,
in roadmakiug. \ Chinese woman, and
in fact, a woman of almost every one of
the races named will sit all day long
breaking stones with a small hammer
or, in default Of hammer, with two
larger stones, and be perfectly satisfied
if at the end of IL hours work she gets
or cents. In EoDgkong the English
government has utilized this fact, and
in this manner has produced what it
probably the best paved city in the
world.
l remember a road along which I
passed frequently, and which one morn
ing, to my surprise, was lined with
women and little piles Of stone. They
worked hard for two or three weeks and
then went away The next time passed
the bed for quarter of a mile was a
beautiful macadamizeG street, so neat
and trim that you could almost have sat
down upon it without soiling your
clothes. I made inquiry and found that
1t represented the labor of about SO
women and 100 children, of whom the
former received 8 cents day and the
latter l, , and 3, according to their age.
The entire labor bill per diem for this
small regiment Of humanity was about
e4.25.
An Enterprising South Georgia Woman.
There have been stories upon stories
Il xu-rrt oh. .
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22
LEGAL
AdIninistratOr's Notice.

Rstate Of Elizabeth Parker. deceased
The undersigned having been appointed admin
istrator OF the estate Of Elizabeth Parher
late OF the county OF Rock Island, state
Of Illinois. deceased. hereby gives notice that he
viii appear before the county court Of Rock Island
county, at the ONCE Of the clerk Of said court in
the city OF Rock Island, at the March term. on
the FIRST Monday in March, next, Mt which time
all pers ms having claims against said estate are
notified and requested to attend, for the purpose
OF having the same ad justef.
All perrons indebted TO said estate are requee.
ted To make immediate payment to the under.
signed.
Dated this 2ist day Of December. A. D.. 1895
CHARLES s. PARKER. Administrator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22

which is rather costly. Tablscloths.
napkins and window curtains are also
made of it. 1t has also been discovered
that glass is capable Of being turned in
to fine cloth, which can he worn next
the skin without the slightest discom-
fort.-Chambers' Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22
GOOD FOR EVERYBODY

Almost everybody takes some laxative
medicine to cleanse the system and keep the
blood pure. Those who take SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR liquid or powder)
get all the benefits of mild and pleasant
laxative and tonic that purifes the blood
and strengthens the whole system. And
more than this: SIMMONS LIVER REGU-
LAIOR regulates the Liver, keeps it active
and healthy, and when the Liver is in
good condition you find yourself free from
Malaria, Biliousness, Indigestion, Sick-
Headache and Constipation, and rid of
that worn out and debilitated feeling.
These are all caused by sluggish Liver.
Good digestion and freedom from stomach
troubles will only be had when the liver
$ properly at work. If troubled with anv
u these complaints, try SIMMONS LIVER
REGULATOR. The King of Liver Medi-
ines, and Better than Pills.
S-EVERY PACKAGES
':s the Il Stamp in red on wrapper.
j. H. Zciiin & Co., Phila., Pa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22
Maria Mitchell.

The Boston Transcript says that
Maria Mitchell is the only American
woman's name found among the hun
dreds of names of great writers, artists.
scientists, etc. OH the external memori-
al tablets Of the new Boston public
library. The names of Sappho, George
Sand, De Stael, George Eliot, Bronte,
Austen, Edgeworth and Somerville are
the other names of women on the build
ing. Thus Greece, France and England
contribute of the centuries glory eight
times as much feminine weight as the
United States. But it is significant that
the American woman was one who
''hitched her wagon to star"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22

An Enterprising South Georgia Woman.
There have been stories upon stories
written about the new woman, but this
one from Pierce county, down on the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22

Mrs. F. d. Hotchkiss Of Rochester
took up her husbands insurance busi-
ness when he died. She has three COM
panies and makes a comfortable living.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22

The Wellesley girls voted recently on
woman suffrage. The result was 80
votes for suffrage and li9 against it.
Three hundred and twenty eight young
ladies did not vote at all.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22

Doors and furniture easily become
finger marked. Try rubbing them with
channels leather moistened with cold
water and then polish with a mixture
composed of two parts of sweet oil and
one part of turpentine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-22

A glove notion Of the moment in
Paris is the wearing for dressy occasions
of a superlatively thin kid. A glove to
be CONNIE il faut must show the imprint
and outline of the finger nail through its
very delicate texture.