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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-16
Try Grain-O! Try Grain-O.

ASK your grocer to-day to show you a
package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink
that takes the place of coffee The chill
dren may drink without injury as we'll as
the adult. Ali who try it like it.
GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown of
Mocha and Java, but it is made from
pure grains, and the most delicate stom-
ach receives it without distress. One
fourth Of the price Of coffee. f5c and 25c
per package, sold by all grocers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-16
A Stout Backbone

IS Il! as essential to physical health as to po-
Iltical consistency For weakness of the
PACK, rheumatism, and disorders of the
kIoneyS, the tonic and dietetic action of
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is the one
tnIng needful. The stomach is the main
stay or every other organ and by invigor-
aItlnS the digestion with this preparation,
tne spinal column, and all it's dependencies,
are sympathetically strengthened. The dys-
peptlc and bilious will find it a pure vege-
table Stimulant and tonic
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-16
SAVED FROM INSANITY.
Hoods Sarsaparilla Proved to be the
Right Kind of Medicine.


The horrors which accompany a shat
tered nervous system are known only to
those who suffer. No one else can COM
prehend them. Weak nerves, insufficient
" nourished owing to impure blood, lead
to nervous prostration and insanity.
Hoods Sarsaparilla purifes and enrlcheS
the blood strengthens the nerves and re-
stores physical. mental, nervous and di-
gestive strength. Just read this letter:
kalamazoo. Mich, April 6, 1897.
&C. 1. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass:
Il was sick for six months and III q
terrible condition. When | was not con-
fined to my bed [ was hardly able to get
around. | was all run down and list
flesh so that l weighed only 100 pounds.
| could not sleep and [ had very
BAD SPELLS WITH MY HEART.
My stomach was also in bad condition,
and my head felt so that at times l could
not see across the room. | was told that
/ had nervous prostration and that my
blood was bad. | tried medicines with
only temporary relief. One day [ was
told to take Hoods Sarsaparilla and / got
six bottles. | began taking it and soon
commenced to improve. This encouraged
me to continue. | had
FOUND THE RIGHT KIND
of medicine / am now completely cured.
| have gained in flesh and weigh 1913
pounds I can eat and sleep we'll. I rec
ommend Hoods Sarsaparilla to all suf-
ferers and believe it saved me from the
insane asylum" Mrs. T. T. F1RRAR,
1923 North Burdick street.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-16
Mrs, ParnelI.

Mrs. Charles Stewart Parnell, widow of
the Irish leader, is about to take up her
residence at Trematon castle, near Ply
mouth. Trematon castle was formerly
one of the great houses of Cornwall. On
~ the ruins of the Thirteenth century cas-
tie remain, the present house being of
quite modern construction.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-16

The most remarkable cases of gas poi
soning are those in which persons in
houses not supplied with gas have been
found dead or dying, the gas which killed
leaky main in the street into the cellar
and thence upward through the house.
It is also believed by physicians that
many headaches and other ailments of
obscure origin are due to small and I'M
noticed leaks of gas long continued. So
long as any kind of gas remains in the
pipes, or is completely burned on its es-
cape from a burner, it can do no harm
but unburned gas, whether from Icaky
pipes in the house, or street, or from de-
fective fixtures, or escaping from a
burner after the tame has been acci-
exceedingly dangerous to human life
Youths Companion.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-16

1t is said that land crabs of the West
Indies once every year leave their native
home in multitudes, and in regular order
march down to the sea, passing over, and
not around, any and every obstacle that
may come in the way
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-16

''Demosthenes acquired eloquence and
success by talking with pebbles in his
mouth" Eyes, but men who succeed
nowadays have to have rocks in their
pockets. Chicago Record.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-16

Halls Hair Remover renders the hair
lustrous and silken, gives it an even
color, and enables women to put it up in
4 great variety of styles
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-16
Halls Catarrh Cure.
Is taken internally. Price IS cents.

-Buffalo's imports by canal in 1896
were 39S,19 tons. valued at $50, 636. 664.
and exports by canal LIP, 552 tons, val
ued at $31 sos. 1913.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-16

About four-ffths of all the mission
ares who go abroad take bicycles with
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-16

A novel form of punishment which it
is said is being perpetrated i'll Porto Rico
is known as the compOnte. 1t consists in
beating the individual with a 'manate'
until he faints. Sometimes, however. it
is carried out to the extreme and be-
comes form of capital punishment. the
last blows being given to persons SEN
fenced to death with q niece of iron.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-16

J. A. Murphy of the West Superior
Wis, bar recently delivered an address
on contingent Fees" in the course of
which he told q, story of a brakeman
who was strongly impressed with the
fact that his lawyer was the sole reposi-
tory of his mental and moral being. The
man had made contingent contract
with an attorney to develop an ordinary
spine into railway spine and institute
a resulting damage suit. During the pc
Rod of the spinal incubation and the
tendency Of the suit, the railway super
intendent met the brakeman on the
street and said: Good morning, James:
it's a fine morning" James, trife
overturned, replied: ''I neither deny it
nor affirm it, SIR
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-16

Here's another case of extremes meet
ing WHAT" "Not long ago you
couldn't hire a messenger boy to hurry
now, since they've put him on a bike,
you've got to fine him to keep him from
scorching. "-Philadelphia American.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-16

Piso's Cure for Consumption is the
best of all cough cures.-GeOrge w. Lott,
Eabucher. La August Dc 1906
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-16
Yours for the Asking.

Seldom has the realm of typographical
art been invaded in such attractive a man
Der. for strictly business purposes, as it
has been in the case Of a neat booklet,
dedicated to the public by the old reliable
weH-known concern of kohn Brothers,
the clothing manufacturers, of Chica go.
a handsome sample Of color work, neither
catalogue, price list nor fashion plate, but
an interesting artistic bit
From Fold to Salons" is a brief dis
QUESTION on wool and clothes. with pro-
fuse illustrations covering the various
periods of the world, and in range from
the Sleeps fold to modern parlors. 1t is
worthy of preservation in every house
hold. and as it is mailed free to anyone
on application, we advise every reader to
forward address at once to KOhn Broth
ers, Chicago, for one of these beautiful
souvenirs.
The number of dark-haired girls who
get married greatly exceeds that OF the
fair ones, a Statistician tells US, and in
order to prove this is owing to man S
choice, not the redundancy of brunettes,
he proceeds to show that an Overwhelm-
ing majority of those women who live
and die unmarried have fair hair and
blue eyes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-16
The Shape of the Earth.

1t seems late in the day for new
theory to arise concerning the shape of
the earth. Despite papal bulls we have
outlived-with the exception of an in
lividual crank here and there-the belief
that it is fiat A writer in La Nature,
however, is not satisfied even with this
conception. He has been looking out for
something to explain a discrepancy be-
tween the calculations of astronomers
and geodesists as to the precise ratio of
the 1attening; One makes it a 297th,
the other a 294th. There must be some
reason for this, and NJ. de Lapparent
finds it in Nansen's discovery of deep
Polar basin. The North Polar basin, he
says. corresponds in area to Ross South
Polar continent. Nansen's soundings,
moreover, are of the same order
as Ross calculations for altitude.
NJ. &c Lapparent is. therefore, inclined TO
believe that the earth is shaped like a
top. with its broad fat end at the North
Pole, and its point at the South. The
fact that geodesists have taken all their
observations at the North would account
for their obtaining too high a ratio for
the fiattening.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-16

Among the 1000 thieves arrested in
Paris during the last twelve months were
princess. q duchess and countess
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-16

Infectious diseases are unknown il
Greenland.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-16

1t would take 276OO spiders to pro-
luce one pound Of web,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-16

When you ask for Badger Soap, see
that you get it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-16

The essence of orange blossoms makes
L capital drink during the summer
months
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-16

Mrs. WinsIow7s SOOTHING SYRUP for chill
iren teething, softens the gums, reduces inf1am-
nation ,alays pain, cures wind collie. 25c bottle
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-16

Women admiration win who use Glenns Sulphu
|oap 10 improve the skin
Hill's Hair and Whisker DYE black or brown enc
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-16

More and More.-"Jeremiah, she said
to her husband. who dislikes pets, 'you
know that you think a great deal more
Of that dog than you used to-"
chats true
"I'm glad to hear you say So
Every night now he refuses to let me
think of anything else. ashington
Star.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-16
SPINNING WHEEL.

Miss Beacon-''There seems to be
craze for armorial bearings in this coun-
try at present" Jack Wheeler-"Do
they run easier than the ordinary kind?'
[-Up-tODate.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-16


they run easier than the ordinary kind?"
-Up-to-Date.
Some Americans-in-E Europe while sight
seeing in one of the famous capitals not
long ago stumbled upon typical son of
the soil from their own far West. He
was big and braWny and uncOuth and out
landish but the instant he spied his fell
low-countrymen he made for them. L
knew We were Americans SOOn'S L saw
ye,' he said IAN l tell We what, [ was
mighty glad, too. Why, it's been weeks
sence I've run across anybody from
home" Being of genial disposition, the
n-Europe gave their compa-
triot a cordial greeting and were presently
rewarded by the following revelations: He
was from Arizona; "Y essir, made my pile
in one of the biggest mining camps in the
place." and he had come to Europe be
cause it was the proper thing to do. He
was, however, horribly homesick. 'Tisn't
just the folks" he said Its the place.
Why, when first come over / engaged a
guide and told him to take me round and
show me all the sights. We'll, sir, he did;
an what do We s'pose he had to show?
Nothin' in the world but ruins, just one
tumbledown, worm-eaten, no count old
shanty after another, until [ got tired.
Look here says at last, I've had
enough O this ruin business. If you've
got any brand-new twentysiX story sky
scrapers I'll take look at them, but no
more of yer ruins fer me-
A woman in humble life, returning
from church, was asked if she had I'M
derstoOd the sermon. "Wud | haze the
presumption?" she simply replied.-Tit-
Bits.
Properly Situated "They may say
I1rha l-n
i is in the the right H place" yes assented
the other, land so is the rest of him,
for a few years. "-Indianapolis Journal.
The Chinaman's propensity for doing
things exactly as he sees them done, er-
rOrS and all, has been told of many times
in stories of efforts to teach him to cook
after complicated recipes. The latest
variation of the tale comes from the
Nashville exhibition, where the custodian
of the wOman's building was seen one
morning by a curious celestial as she be-
gan the days duties, which included the
opening of the register with an entry of
her own name. Later in the day the
Chinaman and a score Of his fellows
came through the building and were
asked to place their autographs in the
visitors book. They. die, not at first
comprehend the request. Suddenly he of
the easily morning visit was struck with
an idea. In the words of the Nashville
Chronicler: He went straight to GER
tain drawer in table, took out a box
and retired to a shadowy corner of the
room. Here he set up a small mirror,
and while one hand hitched at his back
he used the other to rub gently over his
cheek with bit of pink powdered
chamois skin. Then, with a little pat on
his forehead and a final smile in the
glass he put all the things back into their
places and took up the pen, and with I'M
broken gravity made some figures on the
open page, and then laying it down, gave
a sign to the next in line. New York
Sun.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-16

London possesses a collector of queer
titles of books, who displays the follow
ing from an old catalogue of a we'll
known English publishing house: Glow
to Cook Onions in Two Hundred and
Nine Different Ways" and 'How to Get
Out of Newgate by One Who Has Done
it Once and Can Do it Again"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-16

Properly Situated. -"'They may say
what they like against him." said the
convicted ones defender, "but his heart
is in the right place" EYES," assented
the other, ''and so is the rest of him,
for a few years. "-Indianapolis Journal
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-16

A woman in humble life, returning
from church. was asked if she had I'M
derstood the sermon. "Wud [ haze the
presumption?" she simply replied.-Tit-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-16

A well-known Philadelphia physician
has discovered a new disease. He calls
it nervous prosperity, and while closely
resembling nervous prostration, it is SUI
perinduced by directly opposite causes.
Nervous prostration,' he explained yes
terday, sis usually caused by worry over
financial matters. The man who is I'M
successful, whose hopes have been blight
ed and whose fondest ambitions have
been trailed in the dust of defeat is the
man who succumbs to nervous prostra-
ton. On the other hand, the sufferer
from nervous prosperity is the man whose
head has been turned by success, or, in
other words, the man who cannot stand
prosperity. "-Philadelphia Record.
Most Of the European sovereigns are
early risers. The Emperor of Austria
rises at 4:30 a. m. in the summer and
a. m. in the winter. The Empress has
her bath at o'clock. The German EN-
peror gets to work at o'clock, and often
starts out for his morning ride at 6. The
Kings of Italy, Roumania and Sweden
and Norway rise at 6 O'clock The Queen
and Queen Regent of Holland are also
early risers; but the late Dom Pedro of
Brazil broke all records in early rising.
being in the habit of getting up for the
day at 3 a. m. and visiting his friends be-
tween 4 and B.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-27
Roadster Club Dates,

The Council Bluffs Roadster club has
fixed the dates for holding the regular
matinees during the season this year All
Of the matinees will be held at the Union
park. The dates fixed are for the after
Moons of the following days: May %, June
11-25. July 9-23, August $50, September
BIZ and October 1. Races will be called at
p. m. sharp. Should bad weather prevent
the carrying out of the program on any of
the above dates, the meeting for that date
will be cancelled and double program fur
nished on the next matinee date. There will
Nbe no charge for admittance at any regular
matinee meeting.
y Each member is requested to display the
>colors Of the club. olive, red and yellow, on
whip or lapel OF coat on matinee days, and
to see the secretary Of the club before pur-
chasing colors, that quality, shade, width
OF ribbon. etc, may be uniform.
= Music will be furnished by one Of the best
bands in the city every matinee. Electric
cars will run directly to the grounds from
this city and Omaha. The object Of the
club is the improvement Of the roadster or
driving horse; TO furnish outdoor exercise
and promote the health of drivers and
owners OF such horses; to have two half
days out Of each summer month that the
citizens may. without expense, be enter
tanned.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-27
IOWA BANKERS ASSOCIATION
Hundred Delegates Attend .. Conference at
0.tumwa.
PRESIDENT DEHlNG's OPENING ADDRESS
Urges Continued Warfare Against
Free silver and Recommends the
Discontinuance OF American
Bankers Association.

oTTUMwA, Ia. May 2e.-(special Tele-
gram.)-The Bankers association Of the state
began a two days session here today. About
100 delegates are in attendance.
The meeting was opened with an address
by William McNett OF ottumwa, who urged
the bankers to devise and work for the adop-
ton of new banking system. He predicted
that IL would soon become necessary.
President Deming in his address urged a
continuance of the warfare on free silver
by the bankers. He reviewed the work Of the
legislative committee appointed to watch the
interests OF the bankers In the recent extra
session. and stated that though there was
no star chamber work attempted by the
committee he thought a wrong impression
of the committee was gained by the people
and recommended that In the future the
bankers adopt a policy of non-interference
in legislative affairs. He recommended a
protective committee to devise a cipher dis
patch for submitting dispatches relative to
shipments Of currency and movements Of
criminals also a book to contain the sigma
lures of bank officials He recommended
that all the state associations or
ganize into national association
to be composed and attended by
bank officers and not by banks, as the pres
ent American Bankers association. This
started a lively fight, as he recommended an
effort to secure the dscontinuance of the
latter association. The matter was laid over
until tomorrow, when the discussion will be
warm.
The secretary's report showed member
ship of 204. This afternoon Governor Drake,
in an address on finance. reviewed the panics
of the past, and attributed them to the peo-
pie themselves. He said he was free to state
that he did not think currency reform would
bring good times; that the country needed
49,, 1.J.y1 ~
The bankers were banqueted tonight.
Among the speakers are: Governor Drake
and w. C. Brown. general manager Of the
Burlington.
Charles r. Hannah of Council Bluffs will
probably be elected president.
A motion to organize the state into nine
district associations to meet frequently pre-
vailed
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-27
N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. 52oS.
Christian Home Finances.

Since the last report OF the Christian home
management, dated May 6, ten children have
been received into the institution and homes
have been found for eight. The financial re-
port for the week shows that the total OF re-
ceipts to the managers fund was $2l.75,
being sl3.25 below the needs of the week.
Deficiency in this fund, as reported last week,
s74.65, increasing deficiency to date to $3.50
Total OF receipts in the general fund
amounts 10 sl4366. being 1864 below the
estimated needs for current expenses Of the
week. Deficiency in this fund. as reported
IN las; weeks paper 1929, increasing the
deficiency on account of current expenses TO
sl4s63. Amount needed in the improvement
and contingent func, $50 ,625.26.
Upon these donations coming from all
parts OF the United States the more than
200 children in the home have been COM
fortably provided for The managers esti-
mate Of the weekly cost OF keeping this great
family is 5000. and he estimates that $35 a
week will pay the small amount OF salary
necessary each week TO engage help in the
managers department.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-27
SOUND MONEY DEMOCRATS MEET.
Decide TO Call n state Convention Mt
Des Moines July =.

beS nOtneS D.
DES MONIES. May 26.-(Special Tele-
gram) about twenty OF the leading sound
money democrats OF the state. including
most OF the members OF the state central
committee, met in Des Mones today for
conference Among those present were w. f.
Mullin. Cedar Rapids T. h. Perry. Abba;
]. T. BEEN Marengo; c. d. Fullen, Fair
field: Samuel Sloan, Charles City; Max
Meyer, Iowa City; f. VI. Hunter and r. T.
Shea Ottumwa; l. NJ Martin. Marshalltown:
A. C. Hutchson, Burlington; S. II. Mallory.
Charlton; w. w. Wilmer and Colonel j..
Eiboeck, Des Moines.
1t was decided to call a state convention
OF sound money democrats to meet in Des
Molnos July Z. The call will omit reference
to state ticket. II the silver democrats,
who meet two weeks earlier. nominate a
ticket and adopt plaform which sound
money men cannot endorse the convention
will put a ticket in the field; otherwise they
will endorse the regular. democratic ticket
AS the silver men are determined to make
free coinage the leading plank in their plat
form sound money democratic ticket seems
assured. Max Meyer of Iowa City and
Colonel Eiboeck Of Des Moines opposed the
action OF the majority. They held that the
sound money men should not name a ticket
They stated that regardless of platform ut
terances only state issues will be involved
in the coming campaign and upon these
issues the opposition to the republican party
can unite. State issues, they contended
are so numerous and important that the
republican party is liable to defeat.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-27
NEW LIQUOR LAW is HELD VALID.
Supreme Court PASSES On the Legality
of the SubmissiOn.

PIERRE, S. D.. May 26.-tspecial Tele-
gram.)-The supreme court this morning
handed down decisions in the cases of Ed
ward Thompson against A. Gunderson, from
Hughes county: affirmed; by Haney; Samuel
Lovett against Ccswell ID. Ferguson, from
Hughes county; affirmed; by Corson.
The second case Is a square test OF the
legality Of the submission OF the prohbitory
amendment in this state, and the court In
Its holding uses the following language:
1--WE are OF the opinion. therefore, that
notwithstanding the proceedings upon this
proposed amendment were somewhat infor-
NAL. the two houses Of the legislature and
the people have fully exercised the powers
vested in them by the constitution and have
declared substantially in the manner pre-
scribed by the fundamental law that artl-
Gle xiv should no longer constitute a part
OF the constitution OF this state"
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-27
Duncan Jury Is DISCHARGED.

Judge Smith accepted the declaration OF
the jurors in the Duncan case last night
that It would be impossible for them to ar
rive at a verdict and ordered their discharge.
Nine OF the Jurors were for acquttal from the
first, and on several ballots ten were willing
to give young Duncan another chance. The
lurymen announced to Judge Smith that they
believed II might be possible to bring the
eleventh lIryman around to their way of
thinking but declared that the twelfth man
Was not amerable TO argument or persuasion
ana had announced that he would stay in
the jury room until his corn crop ripened
before he would vote for verdict OF ac-
Quittal