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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01
Qualities of Porpoise Leather.

Concerning porpoise leather, the Shoe
and Leather Reporter says that it is pc
culiar in this that instead of stretching
it shrinks when it has been wet. 1t is
practically waterproof, and is, therefore,
as hard on the feet as rubbers would be
when worn constantly. 1t is made up in
to shoes for winter wear, and shoe laces,
its strength and other qualities fitting it
particularly we'll for this purpose.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

tbed trials
Pnham Vegetable Compound You get druggists
while
asks initials
this benefit telling
E.
lucorrha,
of
tostan dw1hou pain n o
telling all, knowing
in perfectcon
lovely telling exactly what
I
ando my o no Pinkham
will
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01
A Missionary Medicine.

Cleanliness begins within. If a man
isn't clean inside, he is far from Godli-
ness. A constipated sinner is a stencil IN
the nostrils Of the Deity. A man whose
food sours in his stomach, and whose liver
is leaden, can't help looking at the world
hatefully with jaundiced eye, and con-
juring up evil thoughts in his tortured
brain. Cleanliness eff person begets clean
illness of thought. Cascarets, Candy Ca
thartic are the missionary medicine which
puri6es mems bodies and minds. Pure,
fragrant, palatable, mild and positive,
they clean out the intestinal canal, stimu-
late the liver and strengthen the bowels.
Then a man enjoys again feeling of char
ity and brotherly love for his fellows and
recommends others to take Cascarets and
be as happy as he.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01
Misery by the Wholesale

Is what chronic inactivity Of the liver gives
rise to. Bile gets into the blood and i'm
parts yellow tint, the tongue fouls, and
SO does the breath, sick headaches, pain be-
neath the right ribs and shoulder blade are
1e1t, the bowels become cOnStipated and the
stomach disordered. The proven remedy
for this catalogue of evils is Hostetter's
stomach Bitters, medicine long and pro-
reasonably recommended, and sovereign
also for chills and fever, nervousness and
rheumatism.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01
SPINNING WHEEL.
HOLIDAY HOPES.

HOLIDAY HOPES.
Folks does heaps O. wonderful"
Said Pickaninny jim;
'Everybody's guessin' bout
Whut'll come TO him.
Knows I'll hab Ell dinner fine
An er appetite.
Whut Is curious about
Is mex Thanksgivin' night.
'Allus hab de turkey-bird
An de gravy rich;
Sweet pertaterS, celery
An nlince pie an SIGH.
Oftener you pass yOh plate,
MO, you is polite.
Whut is Wonderin' Oyuh, though,
Is mex Thanksgivin' night.
'Squinch owl had er cake walk once;
Rabbit wifi a gun,
R1dln' on spotted mule,
Had me on de run
Eb'ry year dey makes me laugh,
Spite OBJ all de fright.
Wonduh whut l gwinter see
Mex Thanksgivin' night
Washington Star.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

John Proudfoot of Saltsprings. n S.
has in his home one of the old-fashioned
clocks, now about $50 years old. 1t was
brought out from Scotland by his grand
father, and was manufactured in the year
King William was crowned: None of the
machinery has ever been taken out of the
clock, and it is still running and keeping
good time
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

Someone declares that in fifty years.
time there will not be single tree in
America. Each year it takes 100000
acres of timber to supply sleepers for
tho ro iIyyovS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01
Better than Al. Of Them.

Mocha coffee, from Yemen in Arabia,
is reputed to be the best; but the princi-
pal supplies are now obtained from
Ceylon, Java, the West Indies Brazil
and Central America. No matter where
it comes from, every berry of it con-
tains caffeine, which is a slow poison.
The more coffee you drink the more
your nerves are disordered and your
digestion injured. Coffee makes you
fdgety and wakeful, then you take sed-
atives to quiet you. A bad business all
around. Break it up by using Grain-O
instead of coffee. Made from pure
grains, it is a true food and body
builder as we'll as a delightful bever-
age. Make this change and you will
soon cease to realize that you have a
nerve in your system. The coming ia
bic drink is Grain-O. Packages 15c. or
25c each-one-fourth the cost of coffee.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

mean to turn round here and say they
didn't?'
"But I didn't state that they worked
three days at my house"
Yes, you did!'
"No, | didn't!''
"What did you say, then?
81 said they were there three days.
Harper's Bazaar.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

A Boston teacher had been giving a
familiar talk on zoology to a class of
1O-year-olds in a grammar school, To
test their intelligence he said in the
course of his remarks: "You can tell me
the highest form of animal life?" A lit
f 6 gr b hed up he 6o haad M W e M2Gy
but triumphantly. REFRESHING a smile,
the teacher said: "Is it, Mary? Think
again. Is hyena the very highest?"
ooh, now | know" cried Mary; 'it's the
giraffe. "-Harper's Bazaar.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01
Rewards of an Actress.

When Sarah Bernhard began, she
worked for year and half for $40 a
month and even that amount was un-
she did not know it, not from the treas
ury Of the theater, but from the pocket
of a friend. The box office considered her
absolutely worthless. That is the story
told by the friend who paid the money,
in a signed article published in Figaro;
and there isn't the slightest doubt of it's
truth.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

There was a wedding in Kansas last
week between Newell Staples, aged 10
years, and Ethel James, who is 10. The
wedding was described as a red-letter af-
fair among the elite Of the county.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

Mrs. WinsIOw's SOOTHING SYRUP for chtl.
dren teeth1ng, softens the gums, reduces infian-
nation, alays pain, cures wind collie. Csc bottle.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

death the number of novels published in
the British Islands did not exceed 100 a
year. Five novels at least are now issued
every day in the British Islands, Sundays
not excepted.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

"A Manchester confectioner has con-
verted a bicycle into an ice cream freez-
er. Mounting his wheel, which, of course,
is stationary, he pedals away at a good
rate, the chain being connected with the
freezer causing it to turn very quickly.
He can freeze a 17-gallon can of ice
cream in twenty minutes
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All Druggist
refund the money If 1t fails to cure. CSC
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01
Lanes Family Medicine

Moves the bowels each day. In order
to be healthy this is necessary. Acts
gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures
sick headache. Price. % and SOC
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

Agents wanted. Free outfit. One earns
$4,000; several, $1,000 yearly. P O. 1871,
New York
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

1t has just become generally known
that the Illinois Legislature at its recent
session adopted an act making it unlaw-
full to employ in any capacity in stores,
workshops or manufacturing establish
ments children less than IA years of age
under penalty of no less than $40 nor
more than 500 for each offenSe
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

The languages in Palestine are Ari-
bistan and Hebrew, even the smallest
children speaking the purest Bible He
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

Piso's Cure for Consumption has saved
me large doctor bills.-C. L. Baker, 1923
Regent So, Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 8,
1895.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

All that twinge! Why, you're rheumatic Seek
relief instanter from Glenns Sulphur Scan
Halls Hair and Whisker Dye black or brown,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01
HOW'S This :

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
We. the undersigned, have known F. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligation made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo O.
Walding. Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo. Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure. is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price, T5c. per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

Eft Permanently Cured. No fits nervousness after
u " first days OF DR.. KIines Great Nervg Re-
storer Send for FREE 1900 trial bottle treatise.
DR. r. H. KLINE, Ltd 931 Arch Street, PHILADELPHIA Pa.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

The people of India are the most
prone to litigation of any on the globe;
there are 100000 lawsuits every year.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at
once. Go to your druggist today and get
a sample bottle free. Sold in % and so
cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dam
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

White heather in the language of
flowers means an offer of love or mar
rage.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

Some London jewelers. have 100000
worth of valuables in their windows
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

Utah has the only deposit of pure
pumicestone in the United States.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

DIR. Harper of the University of Chi
cago, asked that graduates of his uni
versity be accepted as eligible, without
examinatio to become teachers in the
Chicago public schools, but the high
school committee refused to comply, say
ing the graduates must stand eXamina-
ton just the same as everybody else.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

Phoenix park, Dublin, is one of the
finest cycling grounds in the world. There
are seven miles of excellent roads.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

A gentleman talking to friend about
the antiquity of his family, which he car
ried up to Noah, was told that he was a
mere mushroom "Ahv' said he; chow
so, pray?' Why" replied the other
when / was in Wales, a pedigree of a
particular family was shown to me; it
filled about five large skins of parchment
and near to the middle of it was a note
in the margin, About this time the world
was created )"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

1t is believed deep salt basin under
lies Cheboygan and a test we'll will be
sunk
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

Many contributions to Tennysoniana
are being noted nowadays. Both in Eng
land and America the public appears to
be taking an unusual degree of interest in
everything relating to the poets life. 1t
is Tennyson fad. following the Napoleon
fad, the Washington fad and the Joan of
Are fad. Among the contributors of new
information is Agnes Grace Weld, Lord
Tennyson's niece, who in a note to the
Contemporary writes as follows of his
simple tastes and hospitality: when
my uncle stayed in our house in London
/ we'll remember the almost Spartan sim
plicity of the fare he insisted on our Civ
ing him. We knew he liked plain boiled
salt beef, but were scarcely prepared for
his begging to be allowed to have it Gin
stead of the fresh roasts we had cooked
for him) three days running, cold, for his
dinner. No guest ever gave so little trou-
BILE or was so full of consideration for
our servants; but this was because he was
always full of thought for others, a little
instance of which comes into my mind,
the occasion Being a visit my mother and
l paid to Farringford when my aunt hap
pened to be away for Il few hours. Ten
nyson came into our room to see if it was
all comfortable, and disag greeting with the
housemaid, who had thought the weather
too warm to light fire, said, 'Oh, this
doesn't look half q welcome,' and, drop
ping to his knees, lighted it and famed
it into a bright flame"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

young gentleman whose character promi
nent in the religious circles of village exorer Of
the NJ Society there Secretary Quarterly Conference and
at time President of Endeavor Society has ono
been OF Rpans Tabues them "Tbev keen NV
bowels they do gp they purge and do not have
Dad pains IN stomach which dyspeDs and
constipation for three DAYS after BEGAN
taking the Tabue There some kinds of food nv stomach
would sicken onpo instance could not eat without bv
distressed feeling Now everything goes down. pork and greasy
food that used to make sick think have few of
the Tabues in my pocket for occasion arises"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

81 suppose that this is called angel
cake said Mr. Hunker, as he sat at
Mrs. Smalls tea table, because it is
warranted to make an angel of anybody
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

Nothing that is worthless gets lost.
Things we don't need are always crop
ping up again. There is a good, and |
think a new, story of a Cambridge I'M
dergraduate under the harrow Of exami-
nation who was being questioned as to
what became of the locusts?" and he
answered with the triumphant air of the
man who isn't to be caught this time,
John the Baptist ate them
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

''How old are you?'' was asked of
little English girl who is visiting in Ale
gheny.
Il am Go
"And how old is your cousin?'
He is 6, too, but he has been so longer
than IL
The boy was few months the Older
Pittsburg Chronicle.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

w, oII, IVpTTCU SPdVCo, pTOI1UT-
ly. at is called angel cake because an
angel baked it,
And Mrs. Small beamed on him and
did not ask him for money for a whole
week, although his board bill was a
month in arrears.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

At Soiree.-"Miss G. is a little
passee but what beautiful diamond
necklace she hasr' Eyes; it reminds one
of a lantern on a wreck"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

Pinlham Counsels
A Letter a Young
Seven-eighths of the men

Seven-eighths of the men
in this world marry a woman
because she is beautiful
in their eyes. "
What a disappoint- lMN
ment then to see the 80
fair young wife's beauty
fading away before a year :
passes over her head!
l feel as if I would like
to say to every young woman
WHO'S about to be married
"Strengthen yourself in a.
vance, so that you will Nc
break down under the me-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

Seedy Individual oaching)-"My
dear sir, you look like an American. I
am one of your countrymen. For Gods
sake. help me to get something to eat"
Tourist (recognizing)-'W Bugley, old
boy, is this you?" Seedy Individual
Yes, Cholly, old fellow" Tourist
''Why, what could have brought you to
this?' Seedy Individual (wiping away
tear)-"A book called How to Make
Trip to Europe OH Two Hundred Dol
lars;' but-but it didn't say how to get
back
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

"What! Do you mean to contradict
yourself?' began peppery little old Nag
gen, the lawyer for the plaintiff, when it
came his turn to have "go'' at the de-
PENDANT himself upon the witness stand
After stating on direct examination by
my brother that the plumbers worked
three whole days at your house, do you
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

strain on your powers" Keep your beauty,
it is precious possession! Your husband loves
your beauty, he is proud to be in public
with you try to keep it for his sake, and your
own.
The pale cheeks, the dark shadows under
the eyes, the general dropping of the young
wife's form. what do they mean They mean
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

Tradition hands down an awful break
made by well-meaning American gentle
man, who, in his embarra ssment, genially
assured Pope Plus the Ninth that he had
had the pleasure of presentation to his
father, the late Pope, many years before.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

Count Scheremetef, an immensely
wealthy and powerful Russian noble who
lived in the early part of this century,
had (says the Illustrated London News
among his serfs man named Schalouch-
inc, who had amassed an enormous for
tune. He had offered as much as $780,
900 for his freedom, but in vain. One
day Scheremetef gave dinner party,
and to his disgust there were no oysters
to begin the banquet with "They were
not to be had at any price," replied the
steward. At that moment Schalouchine
was ushered in among the guests, and
Scheremetef bullied him as usual. "Your
freedom he yelled, you cannot have it
If you offered a million of roubles. A
million, pshaw,. pshaw! a few dozen
oysters would be worth more than that
to me at this moment do [ under
stand, then, my lord, that you would
grant me my freedom if l procured them
for you?" "Yes," was the answer
Schalouchine had brought barrel of
oysters, having heard of the dinner. The
deed of freedom was Immediately signed.
Schalouchine took his place among the
guests, and his descendants are not only
the wealthiest bankers in Russia, but
were ennobled about quarter of a cen
tury ago.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

They are ''long" on education down in
Georgia. that favored land where lynch
ing is tolerated and football is forbidden.
The Atlanta Constitution says: 1.-THE fol-
lowing is a copy of a sign in remote
Georgia county: "A Few Bright Schol-
ards Taken to Lern Writin, Spailin an
asked the principal where he had gradual
ed: The principal pointed to a cotton
field near by and said: Right over thar,
sir, behind a Georgia mule, under July
SUM- :"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

The joys of a country boys life have
been dllated upon many times But there
is another side to the picture of which
every country boy knows. The editor of
the Evanston (Wyo.) News Register saws
that he recently received the following
lines: I'D like to be a boy again with
out woe of care, with freckles scattered
Ger my face and hayseed in my hair. I'd
like to rise at 4 o'clock and do one hun
dred chores, and saw wood and feed the
hogs and lock the stable doors, and herd
the hens and watch the bees and take the
mules to drink, and teach the turkeys
how to swim so they will not sink. and
milk one hundred COWS and bring in
wood to burn, and stand out in the sun
all day and churn and churn and churn.
wear my brothers cast-off clothes and
walk four miles to school, and get lick
ing every day for breaking some old rule,
and then get home again at night and do
the chores once more, milk the cows and
feed the hogs and curry mules score,
then creep YEARLY upstairs to seek my
little bed, and near dear old dad say:
That worthless boy, doesn't earn his
bread I'd like to be boy again; a boy
has so much fun; his life is just enc
round Of mirth from rise to set of sun. I
think there's nothing pleasanter than
closing stable doors and herding hens aid
chasing bees and doing evening chores"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

cts three-quarters of an hour since /
ordered that turtle SOUP" snapped the
angry guest at the restaurant "Yas.
sab" said the waiter, with an obsequious
bow, "but de turtle done make his 'scape,
sab, an dey had to chase him bout a
mile, sab. Detroit Free Press.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

A little 4-year-old girl was saying her
prayers the other night, and after her
''Now | lay me" asked God to bless her
papa, mamma, each one of her brothers
and sisters and Mr.. and Mrs. Black.
mentioning a lady and gentleman of
whom the little daughter was very fond
and who had dined with the family that
night. Her wise older sister of years
listened critically to the prayer, and
when it was done said severely: cit ism t
necessary to pray for anyone outside
your own family. You shouldn't have
prayed for Mr.. and Mrs. Black. God
might get so many names mixed up
London Figaro.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

Lakeland a minister at the beginning of
his discourse said he had forgotten his
notes, and excused himself as follows:
81 will have to depend upon the Lord for
what I say this morning; this evening l
will come better prepared" Lake City
(Fla.) Reporter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01

Doctor ought to take that chilC
into the country for several weeks ever,
summer"
Mother-"Oh, doctor, I'm sorry to sa,
we are not rich enough
Doctor."Well, then, have her sent b,
a fresh air fund"
Mother-"But, doctor, we're not boo
enough. "-Fliegende Batter.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15

servant asked me to let her go out to buy
a pair of shoes, and | said yes she could
go After she left, | concluded to go out
also; so | locked all the doors and windows
and went out. When we came home we
found burglars had been in the house. 1t
was dark and we were almost afraid to go
In, but did and found nothing disturbed
down stairs: but | wish you could have
seen the bedrooms, they looked as If 4
cyclone had struck thcm-evcry bureau
drawer was taken out and on the floor, every
trunk was open and contents scattered
everywhere, and, strange to say, not a
thing taken but box with half a dozen
rev socks IN it, They were evidently
searching fo.' money. W. all had our
purses with us, and SO they were disap-
rented. But you may be sure 1t gave
gcod fright; ard we won't all go out again
at the same time. AUNT SUSIE"
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-15
"

Wei" SAID Harry, as the TWO boys
reached the Albany END Of the bridge, Il
am about sick of this kind of fun.
so am l." said Frank; running away
isn't much of a joke after all | thought
We were going to have lots of excitement
and fun, bUt / haven't seen a grcat toal
of it yet. l believe ia 80 back nome now,
brt-lut--"
But what?"
"Weu PA ashamed to. ia rather starve
almost than 20 back and face la1her and
mother, after tho way we've acted ald the
way W" look
''Wcn. what shall We do. then? I'm not
going to work my way another toot to-
ward Chicago
'Nor / Wen look around and SEQ what
we can trI 20 TO in Albany"
So the lads went into Il cheap restaurant
washed ard brushed themselves and tX-
pended 80 cents Of their remaining capital
for food, of which they were sadly in need
after their hard work on the freight train
They also needed rest, but they wished
to improve every minute in search of some
thing to do, as the few dimes they had
left were scarcely sufficient 20 procure
them another meal and Il nights logging
They applied for work at number Of
places. only to be turned away with a
shake of the head. or mo.e frequently a
roughly spoken "No." Finally Frank said:
'"Th~re's no use of hunting any further
for work today. I think people arc sus-
pic.ous of US because we've got ths Lew
travelling bag with us. Les. pawn that
ana the pistol. and that viii give Us money
enough TO last us till we find something
to do
All right; but you'd better unload the
pistol first, hadn't you?"
Il didn't load it when we started. 7 was
afraid to. SO | only mad believe. Sec for