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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-04
Meeting of the American Bible
Society.

The annual meeting of the Watertown
auxiliary of the American Bible So
ciety was held in the Morav1an church
last Sunday evening at 1880 O'Clock
The church was crowded by the mem
| bers of the various churches represent
ed which cooperate in the work of the
society. The president, Rev Albert
Haupert, of the Moravian church, pre-
sided at the meeting. A new feature
| OF the meeting was the neat leafet
with the printed hymns to be sung,
which arrangement resulted in hearty
singing on the part of the entire audi
ence. After the opening hymn, Rev.
E. r. Hinske. of the Reformed church
led in a German prayer, which was
followed by an anthem sung by the
choir of the Moravian church. The
scripture lesson was read in the Ger
man language by Rev. Charles OIL
CART, of the Baptist church. After q
few words of welcome by the president
and the singing ola hymn, Rev. Robert
Drescher, of the German Methodist
church, gave the German address,
which was followed by the Congrega-
tlonal choir rendering the anthem,
GLORIOUS is Thy Name" The Eng
lish address was given by Rev. }. J.
Ceiling, of the English Methodist
church. The annual business of the
society was then transacted, Conrad
DIPPED reading his report as treasurer,
which showed the income of the So
ciety from Bibles sold to be SOB OF al d
from other sources $l467, a total of
$1l7.74. The officers were reelected
committee a member was elected from
each of the churches represented as
follows: Baptist, VIM Krause; Congre-
gational, VIM. Wurtzler; English Meth
odist, Jonas Stahl; German Methodist.
Chas. Roth; Moravian, Chas. Schiller;
Reformed, Chas, Huehnefeld. The
offerings for the benefit of the work
amounted TO nearly $l1. Rev. Geo. G,
Weiss, of the Congregational church,
led in the closing prayer and dismissed
the audience with the benediction.
r. Fl. Brennecke was reelected de-
positarian of the society. The deposit
tary in his drug store on Main street
is well-stocked with 1876 Bibles or por-
tons of the same. There is also some
old stock on hand which will be dis
posed of at greatly reduced rates.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-04

Simon S. Hartman, of Tunnelton, West
Va, has been subject to attacks of colo
about once a year, and would have to
call doctor and then suffer for about
twelve hours as much as some do when
they die. He was taken recently just the
same as at other times, and concluded to
try Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhea Remedy. He says: 81 took
one dose of it and it gave me relief in
five minutes. That is more than any
thing else has ever done for me-" For
sale by John Molzahn, druggist.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-04
Congressional District Convention,
SECOND DISTRICT

A ,pubii3an convention For the s. cond
Congressional district of Wisconsin will be
held at the Concorda Opera house i'll Water
town, on
TUESDAY, MARCH II, 1895,
at IL o'clock A. NJ, for the purpose of electlng
two delegates to the Republican National
convention to be held in ST. Louis, June 10,
1896, and two alternates, and also to nominate
a candidate for presidential elector Each
assembly district in the congressional district
will be entitled to one delegate in the cOnyen-
ton for every go votes cast for BENJAMIN
Harrison for president at the election in lS9z,
and an additional delegate for a major. frac-
ton, (which entities the several assembly dis
tricts to representation in the convention as
follows: lumbia-First district, e; Second
district Z. Dane-First district 8; Second
district. 5; Third district. g.; Fourth district,
6. Dodge-First district, 4; Second district, o;
Third district, 4. Jefferson-First district 4;
Second district, 6.
Such other business will be transacted as
may properlyscome before the convention.
A. j. TURNER,
w. t. RAMBUsCH,
r. G. VERNON,
L. B. CAsWELL, JR.,
Republican Congressional Committee.
Dated, January %, 1895.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-04

THE Democrats of the Thirteenth
Judicial circuit finally succeeded in
nominating for the iudgeship J. j.
Dick, of Beaver Dam, at the Wauke-
sha convention last Thursday, after
deadlock lasting several days. The
wisdom of such action by the Demo
Gratis is not apparent and it certain
~ establishes bad precedent, for it
has eyer been conceded to be prefer
able policy to keep the judiciary out
of politics. Although the circuit is
strongly Democratic, it will not be
surprising to see Judge Parks, run
ming as a non-paruisan, chosen AS his
own successor.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-04

AS ONE of the delegates to the Re-
publican National convention from
the Second Congressional district,
Dodge county will support Frank M.
Lawrence, a well-knowny young lawyer
of Mayville. r. M. Lafollette, OF
Madison, and A. ]. Turner, of Por-
tage, will also be prominent candi-
dates.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-04

All last winter Geo. a. Mills, of Leban-
on, Conn, was badly afflicted with rheu-
matism. At times it was so severe that
he could not stand up straight, but was
drawn over on one side. 81 tried differ
ent remedies without receiving relief"
he says, "until about six months ago l
bought bottle of Chamberlain's Pain
Balm. After using it for three days my
rheumatism was gone and has not re,
turned since" For sale by ]. Molzahn
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-04
The New AppOrtiOnment.
Republican Congressional Committee
Dated, January %, 1896.

The reapportionment bill passed
both houses of the legislature last
Thursday and was signed by thee gov
ernor. By its provisions Jefferson
county is split and forms portion
OF two senatorial districts. The
western assembly district is attached
to the two northern assembly dis
tricts of Rock county to make the
Twenty-second senatorial district,
while the eastern assembly district is
attached to Walworth county to con-
stitute the Twenty-third senatorial
district. Both districts are Repub-
lican. Dodge county by itself forms
the Thirteenth senatorial district
The eastern assembly district Of JET
ferson county is composed of the
towns OF Cold Spring, Concord, Farm
ington, Hebron, Ixonia, Palmyra
Sullivan and Watertown, and the
First, Second, Third, Fourth and Sew
enth wards of city of Watertown
The western assembly district is com
posed of the towns of Aztalan, Jeffer
son, Koshkonong, Lake Mills, Milford
Oakland, Sumner and Waterloo
cities of Fort Atkinson and Jefferson
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-04

"a crick in the back" pain under
the shoulder blades, water brash, bilious
ness and constipation, are symptoms of
disordered stomach, Kidneys liver and
bowels. For all ailments originating in
arrangement of these organs, take
Ayers Pills.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-04

Halls Hair Remover cures dandruf
and scalp affections; also all cases of
badness where the glands which feed
the roots of the hair are not closed up.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-04
Republican Caucuses.

A Republican caucus for the Fifth
ward of the city of Watertown is here
by called to be held at No. 408 North
Washington street, on Wednesday,
March 4, 1896, at 7:30 P. NJ, for the pur-
pose Of electing three delegates to rep
resent this ward in the Republican
county convention at Juneau. BY order
COMMITTEE.
A Republican caucus for the Sixth
ward of the city Of Watertown is here
by called to be held at John Kneu-
buehler's, 70l North Second street. on
Friday, the 9Th day of March. 1896, at
electing three delegates to represent
this ward in the Republican county
convention at Juneau. By order of
COMMITTEE.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-04
BRIGHT BITS.

Student (hurrtedly accosting mate
of his)-Sapperlot, there are a couple of
creditors close on my heels.
Fellow Student-Quck, run into the
savings bank over the way; nobody will
look for you there.-Buntes Alleriel.
1T was very piucl5y of you. ma am to
have set upon the burglar and so ably
captured him." said the police inspector;
badlv?"
How did I kneE il was a burglar"
hours waiting for my husband l thought
it was him. ''-Tit-Bits.
-"Old Murgans has committed suicide"
you don't say! What was the cause?"
You know what hater of corporations
he was?'
We'll. he saved a man from drowning
the other day, and afterward discovered
that the fellows life was insured for
$4,000. Chicago Record.
Truth That Hurts.-Mrs Nuovo
Reesh; She called me a barmaid and |
flew at her and pulled her hair.
Mrs. Toplofty: Oh, how terrible! Still
even that didn't justify you in fighting
Mrs. Nuovo Reesh: Yes; but if YOU had
ever been a barmaids YOU would under
stand how mad it made me.-Pick- Me- Up
Johnny" said the boys father. Il
suppose that you are going to hang up
your stockin9 next Christmas"
No, l am not was the reply, after
some thought.
Because" he answered looking his
father straight in the eye, you couldn't
put bicycle in my stocking. Indian
apolis Journal.
-Wiggles: Did you see the presents
at the wedding last night?
Waggles Yes, some of them
Wiggles; What an eXtravagant man
old Caliper is.
Waggles How so?
Wigeles Why, he isn't rich man
at all you know, and yet his wedding
present to his daughter was an order
for three tons of coal.-Somerville Jour
nal.
II am here, gentlemen" explained the
pickpocket to his prisoners, las
the result of a moment of abstraction"
And ~ said the incendiary because
of an unfortunate habit of making light
of things"
And l." chimed in a forger, ION ac-
count of a simple desire to make name
for myself"
And t. added the burglar, through
nothing but taking advantage of an open
ing that was offered in a large mercan-
tile establishment in town" But here
the warder separated them. --Tit-Bits.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-04
The Eficacy of Prnver.

A most remarkable story of saving an
ocean steamer by prayer was given out
when the Northern Pacific steamer Ia
coma arrived from China and Japan at
Tacoma, says the st. Louis Giobe-Demo-
crat Last week. when 1000 miles from
Yokohama and near midocean, a twist
er" struck the vessel, and all but wrecked
it. The waves dashed over her, carrying
away all the upper decks. All control of
the steamer was, lost and she went drift
ing about at the mercy of the big waves.
Then she listed, and the officers, losing
hope, congregated in the surgeons cabin,
and united in prayer. Several hundred
gallons of oil had been cast upon the
angry sea. but to no avail.
Soon after the officers Joined in prayer
the storm subsidized. the vessel righted it.
self, and the officers cleared away the
wreckage on the deck and brought the
steamer safely into port. No one was
lost, and in the official chronicle OF the
battle with the cyclone prepared by Sec
ond Officer Smith. under direction of
Capt Crawford. divine providence is free
all on board.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-04

One of the most remarkable political
contests of modern days was that between
Bob and ALI Taylor over the governor
ship of Tennessee some years ago, says
the Pittsburg Times. The brothers are
both violinists-in Tennessee they are
known as fddlers. ALT is the superior
performer. Bob plays left-handed. Neither
one is a finished master of the instrument,
but they both play the mountain melodies
to the queens taste; During the unique
race for governor Bob and Aft did not
actually carry their fiddles with them,
but in almost every town the people would
hunt up a couple of violins and insist on
hearing them play.
When the election was over and Bob was
occupying the highest Office in the gift
of TennesSeeans, a convict in the peni-
Tertiary one day sent him a fiddle 1t
was a homemade instrument, the con-
Vict being its author and finisher. He
had made it while serving out his sentence
in the pen" and designed touching a
tender chord in the governors heart by
the presentation The story is best told
in Gov. Bob's own way
"One day just before Christmas a state
official entered my office and said: L have
been implored by a poor, miserable wretch
in the penitentiary to bring you this rude
fiddle. 1t was made by his own hands
with a penknife during the hours allotted
to him for rest. 1t is absolutely valueless,
lit is true, but it is his petition for mercy.
He begs me TO say that he has neither
attorney nor influential friends to plead
for him; he is poor, and all that he asks
own Preside on Christmas eve with his
own happy children around him, he will
play one tune on this rough fiddle and
think of cabin far away in the noun
tains in which is a family crying for bread
and listening for the returning footsteps
of their convicted father. :"
Who would not have been touched by
such an appeal? When Christmas eve
came the governor sat at his own fireside,
surrounded by his own happy family, and,
sitting there, he played one tune on the
rough fiddle. Far up in the mountains
there was another hearthstone bright
and warm, the pardoned convict was there
with his children on his knees and his
heart re-echoing the strains which the
governor played on the homemade fiddle:
Be it ever so humble.
There is no place like home.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-04

New York city, which received only one
vote In the republican national commit
tee as the place for holding the republi-
can national convention. is making a
strong effort 10 secure the democratic
national convention. The amount sub
seribed thus FAR is about 5000. OF that
sum much has been subscribed BY hotel
keepers
There IS no stronger indication Of the
tendency OF business toward the great
western cities thah the effort TO induce
conventions TO meet in the metropolisl
The time was when New York felt its
position so strong that. fguratively speak
ing. it turned up its nose at the sugges-
ton that anything was necessary to be
done in order to bring people or business
TO it. That time. however has gone for
ever. In the past the coming and going
OF those who visited New York 10 hold
meetings were rarely noticed editorially
by the city's newspapers. unless in Gym
ical manner, but now it is different. Last
summer the excursions to New York and
other points Of farmers and other rural
citizens were given considerable space in
the leading New York papers, and now
popular subscription fund is being raised
TO induce the democrats to hold their
national convention in New York The
Herald says that in the future New York
will welcome all great national assem-
blies, and viii treat the delegates so well
that they will return to their homes en-
thusiastic about the hospitality of the
Empire city
1t is to be hoped that what the Herald
says may prove to be true. If there is
anything that New York has been, and
is still, rather short on it is that common
everyday civility, which is akin to hos
pitality, and which is displayed so con-
sDicuously by the business men and citi-
zens generally of most other large cities
of the country.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-04
Personal.

Mr.. Baring-Gould thinks out many OF
his plots lying ia bed The foundation Of
more han one story have been developed
notes except brief sketch OF each chap
ter.
1t is said that Jules simon's real name
Is Suisse, and that when his first book
was written. Victor Cousin advised him
TO change IL on account Of the number
Of Swiss acting IN the capacity OF con
cierge in Paris
-Rhoda Broughton is stin living at OK
FORD, a stately. charming woman, Just
beginning the autumn Of life She rarely
goes TO London now. but IS always pleased
70 welcome her literary friends to her
home m the classic old university town
Count Leo TolstOi is a vigorous hater
OF England He says the English and the
Zulus should be herded together as the
two most brutal nations Of the earth. His
chief regret, he declares, is that he can
not spare the time 10 write a book about
the English people.
George Gissing a novelist, now much
praised IN England is a young man and
very accomplished man. He has Travelled
much and speaks several languages. He
nVes IN EPSON and seldom visits Lon
don He is described as IAN extremely
nanqscme man, with auburn hair and
mustaehe' and large, intelligent eyes"
-Irs may be of interest TO learn that
OF the fourteen new stars discovered
Within the past 800 years. four were dis
covered by Mrs. Fleming Of the Harvard
oDservatOry-namely, one in the con-
steilation or Perseus in 1857; one in Nor
ma, in 1888, and one each in Carina and
Centaurus, during the present year
The King of Portugal. during his re-
cent visit 10 Berlin. was appointed colonel
OF Prussian regiment. Nearly all the
soVereigns of Europe and many MEM
bers of their families are honorary Off
GERS Of Prussan troops. Those who have
not yet received that distinction are the
sultan. the King of Servia. the Prince of
Bulgaria, and the King and Queen Of
Spain. The EmperOrs of Russia and Aus
trla and the King of Rumania are each
chiefs OF two regiments. The Queen of
England is chief of the First Dragons
of the Guard. King Humbert of the Thir-
teenth Hussars, the Kings OF Belgium
and Denmark, the Queen Regent of Hol-
land and the Grand Duke Of Luxembourg
are chiefs of cavalry or infantry regi-
ments. The King of Sweden and Norway
Is admiral in the imperial fleet. Six
grand dukes of Russia and ten of Aus
tria, as well as three English princes have
each one regiment. The Crown Prince Of
Italy has two, while the Crown Princes
of Denmark, Sweden and Greece. the
Count of Flanders, the Count of Torino
and Prince Oscar of Sweden are also
chiefs of Prussian regiments.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-04
Morton a Candidate.

The buzzing OF the presidential bee
made the annual message Of Gov Morton
OF New York a remarkably conservative
and non-committai document. What the
governor says he says well and the few
recommendation he makes are good ones,
but the real questions OF the hour receive
scarcely any attention. II is true he
makes some remarks on the Venezuela
boundary dispute. but what he says on
that subject is not calculated to infiu-
ence public sentiment one way or an
other. or 10 make a decided impression OF
any sort. He says the Monroe doctrine is
firmly fixed in our national policy. and
expresses the hope that the differences
between this country and Great Britain.
growing out of the Venezuela boundary
dispute, will be submitted to arbitration.
and amicably adjusted. But he says not
a word about the all-imDOrtant currency
question, nor does he allude to the sale
Of liquor on Sundays in New York city.
If there is any one thing concerning
which the people Of New York are now
profoundly disturbed. il is the question Of
open saloons on Sundays. The reason, no
doubt that Gov. Morton says little or Moth
ing about questions which are agitating
the people is that ne doesn't want to risk
losscning his chances for getting the nOmi-
nation Of his party for President.
But has he a chance for getting that
nomination? There is some ground for
thinking he has. The republican boss of
New York win use all the party machinery
in his behalf and it is asserted that tho
republican boss Of Pennsylvania will make
a big effort to get the Pennsylvania
delegation for him. with the delegations
Of two great states clamoring for his
nomination it would not be difficult, per-
haps. to get for him the support of dele
cations from other states.
There is much to be urged in Gov Nor
toms behalf. He is a capable man and a
conservative one. with New York and
Pennsylvania to start with he would have
an advantage at the beginning of the con-
vention that Mr.. Reed or Maj Mckinley,
or ex-President Harrison would have a
great difficulty in overcoming.
It is urged that his age is against him,
and that his health is not good He is
an old mamie is past seventy-but he
is remarkably vigorous one. His age
would count for little against him if it
were shown that he is healthy and strong.
There seems to be no doubt that his
health is excellent and that his prospects
for living a good many years yet are ex-
cellent. If the republican boss, Mr.. Plat,
should succeed in making him President
that astute politician would undoubtedly
claim the secretaryship of the treasury.
Mr. Platt has wanted that position for a
what he doesn't know about financial
matters isn't worth knowing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-04
How He won IA. Desk.

One Of the interesting Incidents at the
opening session Of a new congress IS the
says the New York sun The reading
clerk Is appointed by the clerk Of the
House, but candidates for the place must
take part in a competitive speaking con-
test before the House. John a Reeve
who was reading clerk during Harrison s
administration. was politician from Cal
TO. Ill, and one Of the best known charac-
tiers in Washington at the time Reeve
tells this story.
Il didn't suppose had any show for the
place when II came TO the test" said he
Tor most OF the candidates were college
men. and some Of them were elocutiOnists.
while the only elOcution that l had ever
pTactced was calling hogs in Southern
limos, though / had been able 10 get
up in a political meeting and make the
fellows in the back seat hear me; so
thought i would go into this contest and
doNmy best in my own way
But you ought TO have heard those
elocutlOnists, the way they rolled their T s
and Kissed their SIS and said 'ah and II
was a cautioni Some of them didn't talk
so rich and melOdiOus that you couldn't
hear them forty feet away.
By the time my turn came l had sized
up the hall and knew just where to throw
my voice, and / determined to make my
self heard II 1 did nothing else. Each
candidate had received copy Of a House
Dill TO read. / noticed that the other fel-
lows started out this way; 'Uh BILL and
so on. Now 'uh' Is a sound that won't
carry, ana you can't attract the atten-
ton of the House by grunting 'Uhr
so when / started 1 sang out in a
clear voice that took them of their feet
'A-a-a-a-a bill"-long "a They wern't
used TO that and wondered what had broke
loose, but il seemed to catch them. 1
saw l was on the right track so l went on
singing her out clear as a bell, and when
] got warmed up l felt as good as ever
l did in the hottest speech of a cam
paign.
The thing they gave me to read was a
terror. II had words in IL as long as a
dictionary. but I hurried up and slid
through them and was doing pretty well,
when looked down the page and saw a
lot OF Spanish proper names. Now, /
don't know Spanish from Apache but
was going about a hundred words a min
ute, so without stopping / gave them two
verses of little German poem / had
learned when a boy, and hang me if a
man in the hall seemed to know the differ
ence except Congressman Neidringhaus
of ST. Louis. You ought to have seen him
laugh when he heard his native tongue
worked off on the House of Representa-
tives for Spanish.
Yes, / got the place. and it was the
long "a and the German poetry that saw
ed me-