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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-01-20

The Columbus Democrat saws: cit
Is stated by pretty reliable authority
that the St. Paul company is conte NJ
plating an important improvement on
the La Crosse division, being no less
than the construction of double track
between Portage and New Lisbon and
between Tomah and Sparta. This
would relieve the congestion of traffic
on the west end in busy seasons
Within the past month surveyors have
been at Tunnel City. estimating the
cost and inquiring into the practicable
ity of rebuilding the old tunnel, lower
ing the grade at the same time ten or
fifteen feet"
F. f. Duffy, Of Fond Gu Lac, has
been spending the past few weeks in a
visit to his mother at Nicholas Court
House, West Virginia, and on Christ
mas day her six sons held reunion
with her, the first time they have all
been together for twenty years. The
change of climate has not been bene-
fetal to Mr.. Duffy's health and he will
return to Fond du Lac in few days.
Mal1UauEee Journal.
Mr.. Duffy is son-in law of our towns
man, K. Ryan.
L. W. Shakshesky has bought the
interest of F. M. Wootton in the in
surance business heretofore conducted
under the firm name of Shakshesky &
Wootton. Mr.. Shakshesky will remove
the Madison general Office to this city.
Jefferson Banner.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-01-20

THE ONLY True Blood Purifier
prominently in the public eye to-
day is Hoods Sarsaparilla. Therefore
get Hoods and ONLY HOODS.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-01-20
Harry Roberts Suicides. =
A press dispatch from Colum bu
dated January Is, saws:

A press dispatch from Columbus,
dated January Is, says:
Harry j. Roberts, formerly a clerk
in the Commercial and Daub's hotels
at Watertown, and since July last hold
ing the same position in Hotel fremont
here, committed suicide to-day by
shooting himself with a revolver while
laboring under mental dependency
He was unmarried and % years of sge
A fear ofdeath from consumption grow
ing out of the fact that his lungs were
affected, was the principal cause of the
act.
A letter was found in his room adj
dressed to lis mother, which read as
follows:
Dear Mamma, Brother and Pet: Can
not stand 1t to die by inches as | am,
for | know | have consumption. So
bye bye and Lay God bless you all, for
there never was a dearer mother on
earth. And may God forgive me for
all my sins. Bye bye all. HARRY"
Report of the Financial Condition
Geo. G. Mansfield, banker, located at Johnson
Creek, state of Wisconsin, on the morning of
January A. 1897, as made to the state treas
urer.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-06-03

Is certain to mote, but thus far these
announcements have never been real
lied. Mr.. Keeley is now growing old
He is past 80, and his motor has been
before the public since 1872. At least
it was in that year that he announced
his discovery of new force. and the
motor itself was put on public eXhibi-
tion in 1874. Capitalists who saw it
We're so impressed with it that 100000
was raised to enable him to proceed
Since then nearly $500.000 has been eX-
pended in experiments, but without
tangible results. In 1888 Mr.. Kelley
was confined in Jail for contempt Of
court for refusing to tell the secret
process by which he produced many
most remarkable results in the pres
ence of experts, but up to the present
time that secret is known to no one but
himself. The motor which he exhibited
to the New York men is no larger than
a mans stovepipe hat.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-06-03
ALBERT G. PORTER.
Distinguished HoOsier Who Recently
Died at Indianapolis.

Hon. Albert G. Porter, one of Indi-
ana's distinguished sons, who had
served his country faithfully in high
places. passed away at Indianapolis
recently.
Born at Lawrenceburg, Ind. in 1924
he graduated from Asbury University
and became lawyer in Indianapolis
at 21. Within II few years he was IA
leader in Republican politics and held
various municipal positions. Next he
became Supreme Court reporter and in
1858 was sent to Congress. holding his
seat two terms. Then he returned to
Indiana and became eminent as a law
yer. After the war Gen. BENJAMIN
Harrison was his partner for many
years. In 1878 he was appointed comp
troller of the treasury by President
Hayes and in 1880 was elected Gov
ernor of Indiana by 1000 plurality. al
though Indiana was ordinarily account
ed Democratic by 14.OOO. He filed tbe
office with distinction.
1t was Gov. Porter who nominated
Gen. Harrison for President in the Chi
cago convention of 1888 and one of
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-06-03
Bones in q Silver Vein

If the find of Colorado silver min
er, made half a dozen years ago, D
taken into account, there is but litb'
doubt that the human race existed Of
this continent as long ago as the TIM
when the silver veins were in proces
or formation. In the Rocky Pom
mine, at Gilman, 400 feet below I'd
surface, a number of human bone
We're found imbedded in the silver
bearing ores. When taken out owe
500 worth Of ore still clung to t
bones. An arrowhead made of ten
pered copper and four inches long. vs.
also found with the remains,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-06-03
ALBION W. TOUR GEE.

yer. too, and has written much on pe
litical matters. But his chief claim TO
fame is that of the novelist. Mr.. Tour
gees most widely read and widely com
mented upon books are "A Fools Er-
rand" Figs and Thistles," Bricks
Without Straw" and Hot Plow-
shares" His career has been that Of
a very versatile man. A brave soldier
who fought for the Union, he was Sc
verely wounded at Bull Run. He was
a member Of the constitutional CONVEX
ton of North Carolina in 1867 and
again In 1875. He has been Superior
Court judge, and has practiced law ID
successful way. In 1899 he became
professor in the Buffalo law school, and
since that time, while filling his fune
ton as a teacher of law, he has used
his pen with good effect. His later
books have been for the student oI
law and the jurist. Since his removal
from the South he has lived in New
York, near Chautauqua. Mr.. Tourges
Is 30 years old.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-06-03

Graham and rye bread and bSs
fruit in plenty, particularly oranges he
fore breakfast, are of great benefit ia
persons of constipated habits.
The most painful corn is amepahlo
to wash of salicylic acid, tincturs o,
Indian hemp and flexible collodi an
piled for three nights with IA Ssh o,
cork.
Never continue keeping the back ev.
posed to the heat after it has becOmO
comfortably warm. 1t is debilitatin,
to do otherwise than merely warm ths
back by the fire.
Many children, even to seven yean
of age, have habit of grinding Their
teeth in their sleep. a teaspoOnful Of
rhubarb and soda given night and
morning will alleviate this tendency
When the hands have become hlqct
and hard from housework. a wash with
turpentine. followed by Il rubbing with
cold cream and Il nights sleep in gloves
will do much to restore them to their
natural condition.
Very often the hair comes out rapidlv
after continued malarial and other
fevers. In such cases the following
mixture will check the tendency: Fluid
extract of jaborandi, two ounces; tine
ture of cantharides. three drains; sui
phate of quinine. one dram; West In
dia bay rum up to one pint.
If child is afflicted with loud
wheeling from the chest, indicative Of
bronchitis and asthma. great relief may
be otained by taking four times daily a
teaspoonful of Il mixture composed Of
one and one half grains of codeine and
three ounces of compound syrup Of
hypophosphites.
A great many people are alarmed at
occasional sticking pains under the
heart, or pain under the left shoulder
blade, running down to the hand. The
same will usually yield to the follow.
ing remedy. a teaspoonful as dose:
1odide of potash. three drains; fluid eI-
tract of stillingia. sixteen drains; wine
Of cOlchicum seed. eight drains; com.
pound fluid extract of sarsaparilla up
to four ounces.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-06-03
When Grant Visited japan.

There was no pageant in General
Grants journey round the world more
imposing than the reception given by
the Mikado at Japan's capital" writes
John Russell Young in the Ladies'
Home Journal THE United States
steamer Richmond bearing General
Grant and his party, steamed into Yo-
kohama, the harbor of Tokyo. escorted
by the 'Ashuelot' and japanese man.
of-war, on July 3, 1879. There was as
sembled fleet of war ships of other
powers. At noon the AdmiraIs barge,
flying General Grants flag as EXPIRES
ident, and conveying the General and
his wife. Prince Dati. Minister Bing-
ham and Minister Yoshida. slowly
pushed for the shore. and on the instant
every naval vessel manned yards and
fired the American national salute. The
day was as beautiful as days of which
we dream-a blue, cloudless sky, a
soothing. tapping sea. The sudden
transformation from this sleepy. lazy.
silent summer day. into the turbulence
ana danger of war: the roar of cannon.
the music-every band playing an
American air-the manned yards. the
officers on deck in full dress and salut-
ing the barge as it passed. the cheers
of the multitude thronging the shore,
the fantastic day fire. works. the can
non smoke banking into clouds. the
barge moving with slow. steady stroke
all formed brilliant and extraordinary
scene. AS the Admiralty steps were
approached there in waiting stood the
| Imperial Princes, the Ministers and
the high officials of the realm. in the
splendor of their rank and station. As
the General stepped ON shore the jap
anese guns thundered their greeting.
the bands played The Star-Spangled
Banner, and Mr.. lwakura, the yener.
able Prime Minister. advanced. and
taking the Generals hand. in the name
of the Emperor welcomed him TO Ian.
an. Reaching Tokyo after an hour In
the train. the city authorities met us
with an address, and the Mikado's stats
carriage, through continuous, double
line of infantry standing at present.
conveyed the General to the Imperial
Palace of Enriokwan."
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-06-03

only few hours could live betwixt us
and the end. And then-Old Jim might
go first. and | should be left. Nay, |
was already practically alone; the fear
that was slowly whitening my hair and
turned old Jim's brain
He suddenly sent up a peal of de-
lirious laughter. water! Who says
water? Why, mates. I'm swimming in
it! Here's go"
presently he began creeping round
- find me. could hear him coming,
by his labored respiration. and swish
ing of the Ooze as he moved.
Round and round the space we went
stealthily. until at last he made cum
ming rush and caught me by the ankle.
Got him. He yelled it with glee that
was unmistakable.
Mere words could never convey the
sensation of that moment. Half suf-
fOcated, past all ordinary fear | closed
with my poor old mate. and we went
staggering to and fro across our prison,
until at last | managed to throw him
so that his head struck heavily against
the wall.
After that he lay quite still. | be
lieved at the time that had killed him,
but we knew afterward that it was
that blow which preserved his reason.
The rest can be told in few words.
After that | lay there like one in Il
Ipan m, NX-,i1a bn nj i,. ,IN, ,,,1,,
did its work.
Sometimes | fancied | could feel
cool breezeS blowing down on me. and
at others heard some one telling me 10
wake up for the whistle had sounded
at the pits.
How long | lay so. can only con-
lecture. | really knew nothing more
until was reused by the sound of that
coal barrier crashing down before the
picks and spades of dozen rescuers.
and the hubbub from dozen throats
as they broke into our tomb.
only just time. Old Jim's face was
only just out of the water. and they
said that no human being could have
lived in that atmosphere for another
two hours. And young Jim well,
there was just enough life left in him
to last three days.
It'll the end of that third day. |
kept to my bed and then they sent to
say that he was going, but that he
wished to see me first l reached the
house in time to catch his last whis-
per.
"You-you'll take her. mate! Marry
her-no one else! Only-only. you'll let
my ring stay there. Promise-me-
that"
What could I do but promise?
had no thought then of marrying his
sweetheart-but it was his dying wish,
and for years jim and had been like
brothers.
Just year later asked her If there
was any room in her heart for me, and
-and-well, that's enough Now you
know why my wife wears two wedding
rings. Saturday Evening Post.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-06-03
JOHN w. KELLEY.
Sian Who Invented a Motor that
Didn't Mote.

John W. Keeley has dug up his mo-
tor again, and Philadelphians smile
when they are told that soon the ele-
waited trains in New York will be ope-
rated altogether by power furnished
by the inventors wonderful mechan-
ism. w. J. Fransioli, the general man
ager of the Manhattan Road, has seen
Mr.. Keeley's motor turn big engine
at very high speed. and is quite sure
his cars can be operated by it. This is
probably the fifth or sixth time that
Mr.. Keeley has convinced capitalists
that he has discovered wonderful ST.
cret. He began years ago in his labor
atory in Philadelphia to find some way
of applying his vibration" to machin-
cry. and every now and then a grand
announcement is made that the motor
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-06-03

As you grow older, strawberries taste
more watery.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-06-03
Fiction Unpopular in Lana.

The japanese do not take to fiction
of 1900 books published in the Mi.
kado's empire last year, only 462 be.
ionged to that class. Works on Dbl.
osophy, the arts and science, and re-
ugion stood the highest in The list.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-06-03
A Relic OF Captain Kidd.

An ancient quadrant bearing the
name of Robert Kidd, the celebrated
pirate is In possession of a family at
hockland, Me. 1t is more than 200
years old and 1t mounted with ivory.
which has now turned dark-brown
with age.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-06-03
A Prize in Either Cas

I'm sure" said the girl IL a is 60
gagged, that Herbert Is a pr .e."
YES" replied Miss Cayenne; but y
a case of this kind it's so difficult .
tell whether you've won first prize y
. BOBBY prize"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-06-03
Japan's Navy,

Japan Is going to spend $4,000 in
putting twelve young Japanese stu.
dents through three years course
of study of naval architecture and ma.
rine engineering in England. They
will work as gentlemen apprentices
with the great shlpbuilding firms,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-06-03
CONSUL AT BORDEAUX.

Albion W. Tourgee, the Man Who Has
Been Appointed to That Position.
Albion w. Tourgee, the new consul
general at Bordeaux, France, is one
of the foremost literary men in Amer
lea. TIE titles Of many of his books
are as household words. He is law.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-06-03

President Harrison's first acts was to
appoint his learned friend minister to
Italy. Since his return in 1893 he had
lived in retirement.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-28

other at the time, A lover of the sea,
as are all his house, he amended the
navigation laws, and altered the regu-
lation which compelled miners, golfers
and charcoal-burners to accept for
their wares any price that the nearest
manufacturer chose to offer.
Oscar dying in 1860, his son. Charles
XIV, came to the throne, and, under
him, a directly elected parliament re-
placed the old Diet of Four Estates in
Stockholm; the internal communica-
tions OF the country We're greatly inn
proved, and the condition of the work
ingman was so much raised that he has
from that time been dominant power
in the state. In 1872 Charles gave way
to his brother Oscar H., who celebrates
his jubilee during the present week.
By the cynicism of fortune, it is under
this monarch, most able, gifted and ge-
NAL of men on the one hand, most just,
high-minded and patriotic of sovereigns
on the other, that the crisis in the his
tory of the union of the two kingdoms
has come. Each day Norway cries more
loudly and more threateningly for the
dissolution of that union, and each day
is Sweden more firm in her conviction
that, even though she may be willing to
pay a heavy price for peace and the re-
establishment of friendly relations with
the fellow-country, she cannot consent
to take a step by which she would for
felt her integrity and the high position
she now holds in the continent of Eu-
rope.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-28

corner Kissed and spat in protest or IN
fear.
Dowie now bethought him of several
matches in his pockets and dared the
experiment of closing the bars or ms
cage, He lighted lucifer, careluliy
husbanded its blaze, and, keeping one
eye upon the movements OF the
cougars, slipped the rod he held INTO
position. Then, feeling safer with the
opening so much narrowed, he hghted
another and proceeded more boldly.
He put the other rods in place, While the
pumas lifted their jaws, bloody from
the wounds he had given, and glared
with yellow, scintillating eyes at ms
light. When all the rods were in their
sockets DoWie flung himself down by
the kits, master of the situation.
He had no longer any fear, There
was no room for purchase against
those strong rods in place. He lay on
the floor of the cist and gathered the
kits in his arms while the old ones still
trotted around in the cavern, or even
ventured to thrust their noses, snuffing,
against the bars of his cage. The little
ones, Rugged in Dowie's arms, tired of
squalling, perhaps, grew quiet again,
and the boy, completely weared, fell
asleep, graspng the neck Of the gunny-
sack.
When he awoke it was daylight and
the old cougars had disappeared. He
dared not now, however, leave the kits
in the cage he had prepared for them.
He did not want to risk going in to
them, even in daytime, And so he car
ried them to the hacienda, and pleaded
successfully for the chance to keep
em.-Youths Companion.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-28
THE YOUNG COUGAR tanner
Continued from Ninth Page.)

braced himself for an encounter. The
spirit of a savage, awakened in that
horrible din, blazed up in him. He
was none too soon in the breech, for
one of the cougars, in answer to the
wall of it's kits, flung itself tearing at
the bars of the cage. DoWie, grown
more used to the dim light, saw the
creatures press head and shoulders in
at the opening, and heard the ominous
creaking and grinding of straining
rod He thrust savagely at the cou-
gars head with his sharp weapon, and
felt the hardened steel point grit upon
it's teeth and skull bones, as he fought
it with the fury of young gladiator.
The beast met his attack with the cour-
age of ferocity, and fought madly to
get at him until it's pain must have
been something fearful; then, with a.
hoarse howl of rage and agony, it gave
up the attempt, and leaped back out of
reach. Then the continued mewing of
the kits brought on a charge from the
other cougar.
Dowie, seeing still better now, met
the animal with a vicious thrust in the
neck and held it at bay, it's shoulders
squeezed partly through the opening
The beast, like it's mate, fought madly
for few moments, while the boy bored
and twisted the sharp steel into it's
flesh. Discouraged at such terrible re-
sistance, it, too, gave over the attempt
to reach him.
The two cougars trotted back and
forth on the floor of the cavern more
tamely now. They kept up a series of
piy-6 , lit
auled. And Sput, the bob-cat, in his
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-28

This story is attributed to Mr.. Conan
Doyle: A friend of his had often been
told that there is skeleton in the cup
board Of every household, no matter
how respectable that household may
be- and he determined to put this opin-
ion to a practical test. Selecting for
the subject of his experiment a ven
cradle archdeacon of the church, against
whom the most censorious critic had
never breathed a word, he went to the
nearest postoffice, and dispatched this
telegram to the reverend gentleman:
"All is discovered! Fly at once!" The
archdeacon disappeared, and has never
ben heard of since.-Tit-Bits
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-28

relations of cats, Mr.. Bracket says
that if a cat once gets into the habit of
coming after them she is good for one
a day. and in the last two seasons he
has planted" forty-one cats and seven
skunks that he has found prowling
about the aviary.-Boston Transcript.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-28
AT YILDIZ KIOSK.

'Thessaly?" repeated the Sultan,
with scorn 1.-THE idea! What nerve!
Why, / never cede the likes!"
The Court Grammarian shuddered
silently.
Perhaps" suggested the imperial
Jester, who was always particular to
have his jokes a shade ranker than
those of his royal master, they think
your Majesty is going to cede. PUCK
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-28
ABRAHAM JARVIS, ID.

Continued from Eleventh Page.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-18
The Dock of the c.. St. T., NJ. & O.
Ry. at Superior.
)From the Engineering News)

A dock $50 #. wide and 1,704! feet
long was built at Allouez Bay, at Sups-
rior, Wis, in 1895, By the Chicago, st.
Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha X tilway
Co. There was also built on the dock a
warehouse so l 800 fl. The object and
warehouse was to give the company an
outlet by boat to Buffalo for Minneapolis
-four. The company has docks in Du-
luth, also, but the distance to the lake
at that point is ten miles greater than
to Superior. Through the courtesy IF
Mr.. Chas. W. Johnson, Chief Engineer
of the above railway, we are enabled to
describe the construction of the dock.
as follows:
The design of the dock is shown by
two Illustration (Which the TINES, I'M
fortunately, is unable to REPRODUCED, Fig.
l being partial plan and Fig. > show
ing partial cross section partial elva
ton and some details. The dock con-
sists, first, of piling on the outside, sup
porting the !,latfort.l: inside of this is
cribwork filed With sand. The piling
and crib-work together are 80 feet wide
at each side of the dock, the remaining
80 feet being filed In with sand.
The cribs are sunk % f. below the
water line. The slip is dredged to give
20 feet Of water, the depth at the start
having been but 6 feet. The material
removed by the dredges was used 20 fill
in the dock. White pine, sawed on the
line of the railway, was used for the
crib. The 3 II in. vertical pieces be-
tween the cross-tinlbers of the crib were
not used on the first docks constructed
by the company, but were afterwards
adopted to prevent breakaGe of the
cross-pieCes.
a pile bridge was constructed as an
approach to the dock at a cost of about
$3.50, 900, not including freight on the
material: This will be filled in later.