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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-10-20
HE WAS REAL NICE.
This Telegraph Clerk, and She VIII
Patronfze Him Exclusively.

This Telegraph Clerk, and She WIFI
Patronfze Him Exclusively.
She sailed into the telegraph Office
and raped on the receiving clerks win
dow. The receiving clerk remem-
bered that she had been there about
ten minutes before as he came forward
to meet her. He wondered what she
wanted this time, says the Cincinnati
Enquirer.
"Oh," she said, "let me have that tel
egram | wrote just now. [ forgot some
thing very important. wanted to I'M
derscore the words perfectly lovely in
acknowledging the receipt of that
bracelet. VIII it cost anything extra ?''
mo, ma'am,' said the clerk, as he
handed her the message.
The young lady drew two heavy lines
beneath the words and said:
Its awfully good of you to let me
do that. It will please Charlie so much -
Don't mention it," said the clerk
'If you would like, I will put a few
drops of nice violet extract on the tele-
gram at the same rates."
"Oh, thank you, sir. You don't know
how much | would appreciate it. I'm
going to send all my kilograms through
this office, you are so obliging."
And the smile she gave him would
have done anyone good to have seen.
with the possible exception of Charlie.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-10-20
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent

T.
WASHINGTON, October Is, 1897
1t ever any member of the United
States supreme court was entitled to
retire with honor, Justice Stephen J.
Field is. He has served longer than
any other man ever did, and has for
eleven years past been eligible to re-
tirement by reason of his having
passed the age limit, seventy years.
While no official announcement has
been made and none is looked for be-
fore the nomination is made, the i'm
preston is general among public men
that Attorney General McKenna will
succeed Justice Field.
If Lord Salisbury's skin isn't as
tough as that of an elephant, Secre-
tary Sherman's note concerning the
change of mind on the part Of the
British government about taking
part IN the sealing conference will
give HIM a bad hour. The note isn't
quite as plain spoken as the one sent
several months ago, accusing Sails
bury of having acted in bad faith, but
It's meaning is quite as plain.
Attorney General Taylor, of Ken
tuck ", now visiting Washington,
thinks Republican prospects in that
state are bright. OF the present stu
alton he said: "The Democrats are
split INTO two factions mutually
embittered, and each bent on down
ing the other. The Populsts who
voted for Bryan to a man last year
have g ticket of their own, and do
not propose to give the free silver
Democratic nominee vote, claiming
that In return for their allegiance to
Bryan in t'96 it is only fair for the
Democrats to support the Populist
candidate this year. Mr.. Bryan,
himself, who has been imported into
Kentucky to aid his party. is making
no inroads on the Populist vote. My
belief is that the Republicans will
carry the state. Organism will be
beaten good and hard, but it will not
put the gold Democrats in position
to get control of the state. They can
never win over the adherents of che
Chicago platform, for these men rath-
er than return under the domination
Of Carlisle. Watterson and Buckner
will tumble over each other in rush
to Populism."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-10-20
Shading Marble.

A newly discovered process for treat
ing marble or other similar stones in
order to give them any colored shade,
veins or spots, consists in leaving these
stones in one Or more baths composed
of a solution of alcohol and one or more
colors of aniline or other coloring ma
terials. The coloring materials are
fixed by leaving the colored stones in
bath of oil or any other fat sub
stance, Or by applying upon the stones
layers of the same stuff. The absorb
ton of the organic coloring materials
and of the fat substances by the stone
may be accelerated by heating or boil
ing the bath which contains the stuff
to be treated.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-10-20
Origin of the word "snob.y

while turning over the leaves of the
eighth volume of the Sporting Maya
zine, published in 1885," says a writer
in Notes and Queries, 81 have come
upon what | think is very early in
stance Of the word 'snob.' The con-
text does not Indicate it's meaning, but
I apprehend there is no doubt that we
must interpret it by the shoemaker
The writer is discoursing of races at
Whitechurch- He says that there was
very respectable field; and although
neither the duke of Queensbury, Lord
Egremont nor his royal highnass the
prince of Wales were present, it be-
ing holiday time, a number of royal
Snobs WERE"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-10-20
A BLACK CATS VISIT.
Fate of Woman Who Believed 1t
Brought Good Luck.

Fate of "a Woman Who Believed Ii
Brought Good Luck.
The black cat superstition certainly
has strong hold. A strange black cat
came to the residence of a Troy fam
lily during the present year, and it was
occasionally fed by the kind-hearted
woman of the house. The cat kept
coming, says the Troy Press, and in
sisted upon demonstrating itself, and
the woman laughingly remarked to her
friends that it was sign of good luck.
But she had no children, and did not
want to be troubled with a cat. She
told her husband that he must get
rid Of it. They disliked to kill the cat,
and finally decided to take it into the
country and drop It.
Late one afternoon they put the
cat in a bag and drove about five miles,
when they united the bag and freed
the cat, after which they returned rap
idly. The woman died inside Of half
an hour after reaching home, an ac-
cident Detailing her.
If it be good luck for q black cat
to come to ones house, it surely must
signify poor luck to take or drive 1t
away. The woman was familiar with
the omen, as she had repeatedly re-
ferred to it, but probably never stopped
to consider that such a sign would
imply evil cor sequences if the harbin-
ger of good was turned away. At all
events, she took the black cat away,
and was killed almost Immediately
thereafter. While we take no stock
whatever in this popular superstition,
we know the facts to be as stated.
A few days after the funeral the cat
Gonna
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-10-20
CAJOLED THE JURY.
An Interesting Incident of a Memora
RIe Lawsuit


bile Lawsuit.
The jury in the Martha Washington
case, a famous trial of 40 years ago,
wherein the captain of the steamboat
Martha Washington and others were
charged with burning the boat to Sc
cure insurance, was chosen with diff
Guilty, says McClure's Magazine. Dur
ing their five weeks service the mem
bers of it were assailed on every side
by the jealous feminine sympathizers of
the accused By every art possible to
youth, beauty and wit and the reckless
abandon of lives largely spent in the
companionship of Adventures were
they approached eff you do not go into
that jury room and vote not guilty in
an hour you will be a dead man. said
the wife of the captain, confronting an
aged juror on the staircase. Sprung
from an old and respectable Massa-
chusetts family, she was a singularly
beautiful, brilliant, dashing woman.
She had gone in early girlhood to the
west and became enamored of the pic
turesque river captain, who did not see
fit to marry her and went off to Mexico
and opened his gambling house on the
Rio Grande. One day as he sat dealing
faro there his affianced presented her
self. Disguised in mans attire and
armed with brace of pistols, she had
made her way without detection to the
Rio Grande. She was skilled shot and
could hit dollar across a room. Level
ing pistol at the recreant lovers head,
she said in a short, sharp voice: Marry
me, or take this in your head!" The
astounded captain replied: ''Why,
Ollie, my dear, is that your The mar
riage ceremony was performed that
day.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-10-20
FARM FOR SALE.

One of-.the best farms in Dodge
county, consisting of 2284 acres of
good land, bordering on the west
shore of Fox Lake, two and one-half
miles west of the village of Fox Lake.
A good sand pit with steady demand
for sand at good price. Has three
wells, two windmills, stable room for
thirty COWS and twelve horses. There
are two good houses on the farm.
For further particulars or information
write or call on A. E. HEYER,
3m2 Fox Lake, Wis.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-10-20
g. TATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY COURT.
- JEFFERSON COUNTY.-In Probate.

- JEFFERSON COUNTY-Tn Probate
Inthe matter of the estate of
WILLIAM JAEDECKE, late of
the city of WatertOwn, in
said county, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that at q special
term of the county court to be held in and
for SaiC county, at the court house in the
city Of jefferson, in said county, on the 9Th
day of November, A. d. 1897 at the opening
of court on that day or as soon thereafter as
the same can be heard, the following matters
will De heard and considered:
The application of Louis Fl. COrdes, execu-
tor of said estate. for the examination and
allowance of his final account and the as
signment of the residue thereof to the per-
sons entitled thereto by law and the last will
OF said deceased.
Dated this 9Th day of October, A. D. 1897.
By the court:
3W4 GEORGE GRIMM, County Judge
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-10-20
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE
e. TATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY COURT
~ FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY. In Probate.
In the matter of the guardianship of
BELINDA BURDICK a person men

~ FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY. I'm Probate
In the matter of the guardianship of
BELINDA BURDICK, a person men
tally incompetent.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue and
in pursuance of an order of license made in
said matter on the 5th day of October, A. D.
1897 the undersigned, Augustus E. Need
ham, as guardian of said Belinda Burdick
will on the 9th day of November, A. D. 1897,
at 2 o'clock P. NJ. at the front door of the
dwelling house occupied by John MantZ, in
the town of WATERFOWL, in said jefferson
county. across the highway and south Of the
land hereinafter described, Oifer for sale at
public auction the following described land
situated in the county of Jefferson. in the
state of i iscOnsin tO-wit: The northwest
quarter "a of the southwest quarter ~ Of
section numbered fourteen 90, in township
numbered eight S) north, of range numbered
fifteen I'D east, being in the town OF Water
town. and containing forty (40 acres of land
according to government survey.
The terms of said sale will be three hun
dred dollars to be paid in cash at the time Of
the sale, and the balance on the delivery of
deed of said lands after confirmation of
the sale by said court One-half of the pur-
chase price may remain on mortgage on SAID
lands.
Dated this 18th day of October, A. D. 1897.
A. E. NEEDHAM
AS guardian of said Belinda Burdick.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-10-20
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL
RAILWAY EXCURSIONS.

For the Tennessee Centennial exposi-
ton at Nashville, Tenn, May to Octo-
her 81, 1897, the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul railway will, from May 90 to
October 10, 1897, inclusive, sell excursion
tickets to Nashville and return at so
per cent. of double the one way lowest
regular first-class rate, with final return
limit of November Z, 1897. For further
information apply at ticket Office
GEO. w. WEBB, Agent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-10-20

We do a money loaning. insur-
ance and real estate business.
Prompt attention given to probating
estates, correcting titles, and collect
ing accounts.
SKINNER & THAUER,
Lawyers and Notaries Public.
Office in Wisconsin National Bank
building.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-10-20
GREAT MUSIC OFFER.

Send us the names and addresses of three
or more performers on the piano or organ TO-
gether with ten cents in silver or postage
and we will mail you ten pieces full sheet
music, consisting of popular songs, waltZes,
marches. etc., arranged for the piano and
organ. Address,:
POPULAR MUSIC PUB. Co.,
Indianapolis Ind
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-10-20
CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED
I. A. Siocum, NJ. c., the Great Chemist and SCien-
tfst, Will Send Free. 10 the Afflicted Three Bot
ties of His Newly Discovered Remedies TO Cure
CONSUMPTION and All Lung Troubles

EOGhing.cOuld be falrer more philanthropic
or carry more joy to the afflicted than the
offer of T. A. Slocum, NJ. G. of New York City
Confident that he has discovered a reliable
cure for consumption and all bronchial,
throat and lung diseases, general decline and
weakness, loss of flesh and all conditions of
wasting. and to make its great merits known
he will! send, free three bottles to any reader
of TIE WATERTOWN REPUBLICAN,, who may
be suffering.
Already this new scientific course of medi-
cine has permanently cured thousands of
apparently hopeless cases.
The doctor considers it his religious duty
duty which he owes to humanity-to donate
his infallible cure.
He has proved the dreaded consumption to
be durable disease beyond any doubt and
has on file in his American and European
laboratories testimonials OF experience from
those benefited and cured. in all parts of the
world.
Don't delay until it is too late. Consump-
ton, uninterrupted, means speedy and GER
tain death. Address L. A. Slocum. NJ. c. SO
Pine street. New York, and when writing the
Doctor. give eXIN"CTS a"T nNc+N",oo Hf1roc~
and please mention reading this ARTICLE in
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GOOD RYE. GR0EER.

Today (Thursday) Grover CIeve- land lays down the reins of Govern ment and retires to private life. Yesterday he was the President of the United States, Commander-in Chief of the armies and all powerful; today he is only a private citizen with no more power than the hum blest citizen in the land
 For eight years he has been President of the United States and ruler of one of the most powerful nations on earth. h 1885 he as sumed the reins of government by one of the largest popular maiori- ties ever received by a Presidential candidate. For quarter of a century the policy of this Govern ment had been conducted by an opposite political party, and Mr. Cleveland was the first Democratic President since the late war. He had been SheriI of Erie county, Mayor ol Buffalo and Governor of New York, holding the latter pc sition only short time before as suming the Presidency. He was regarded at that time us . novice, but he soon displayed sagacious craftsmanship and wonderfully strong spinal column. Early in his term tho politicians fell out with him over the spells of office, and his administration soon became un- popular in political circles. Being renominated in 1888, he was defeat
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Trnstee,a Sale Notioe


 WHEREAS. Charles H. Bridges a single man, by his certain Deed of Trust, dated the first day of November, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, and recorded in Volume ''l3". at page 2S4 of the Records of Deeds in Jeff fersOn County State of Arkansas conveyed to Samuel M, Jarvis, as Trustee, the follow ing described real property, situated in the County of Jefferson and State of Arkansas, tO-wit
 Lot numbered eight ts) in Block numbered ThiPty-four t34 in WOOdruff's addition West to the City of Pine Bluff in said Jefferson County Arkansas reference being hereby made to the recorded Plat of said Woodru1's 's addition West, as found of record in Book "I at page GEO of the records in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of said Jefferson county.
 secure the payment of a certain promssOry note or bond in the sum of Eleven hundred and Seventy-tive Dollars (S1l75.00), with coupons attached for the semi-annual in- terest thereon:
 AND WHEREAS, said principal sum, to- gether with two lnterestcoupOns on said note have long since become due and still remain AND WHEREAS, it is provided in said Deed of Trust that if Samuel M. Jarvis, the Trustee therein named, shall be absent from the State of Arkansas. or shall refuse to act as such Trustee, then the said Samuel Nj. Jarvis may appoint and substitute any other person as Trustee to act III his place and stead, and who shall be vested with all the rights, power and authority conferred upon the original Trustee.
 ANO " AlisNIAAH. tue sttiu DftilHGl Nis JiAf~ wis is absent from the State of Arkansas, and has resigned his trust In writing and now re- fuses to further act as such Trustee. and has appointed me, the undersigned. with full power to act as Trustee thereunder
 NOW, THEREFORE,, l, M. H. JOHNSON will at the request of the legal holder of said note and coupons, and following the terms of said Deed of Trust proceed to sell the above described reai esttbsa with all appur- tenances thefeunto belonging. at public ven due to the highest and hest bidder for cash at tho front door of the Court House in the City of Pine Bluff in the County of Jefferson and State of Arkansas, on the 20th day O. February, 1S97, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m to satisfy the debt by said Deed of Trust secured. and the cost and expense of eXecnt- ing this trust. Said property to be duly ap- praised before said sale and not to be sold for less than two-thirds it's appraised value
 M. II JOHNSON
 Substitute Trustee
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TnE completion of the Kansas City, Pittsburg < Gulf railroad (Port Arthur Route) 10 Shreveport, La, was the occasion Of a grand celebration in Kansas City Tuesday night. The com 2Ietion Of this road will give Kansas City and the Vest ern grain markets q direct line to the Southern States and the Gulf of Mexico, connecting at Port Arthur with line of steamships 10 Ger many This road runs along the Western border of the State of Ar kansas and the Eastern border of the Indian Territory, and will open up a vast and rich country for devel- opment. It is now an assured fact that this road will be extended with
 in the next year from Mena, in Polk county, to Little Rock via Hot Springs, and if proper effort is made by the citizens of Pine Bluff, no doubt an extension of the line from Malvern or Benton to Pine Bluff could be secured. That would give this city direct connection with Kansas City and the Western grain markets, aGd also a direct line with Gulf port for the shipment and ex- portation of cotton to the European markets It would also proye q very strong competitor to the Mis- souri Pacific system and would directly connect this city with Hot Springs, and also open up large territory South and West of us to development. Pine Bluff has long wanted railroad to Malvern and Hot Springs, and the extension of the K. C. P. x G. road for dis tanee of forty miles. would not only open up this vast and fertile terri tory to development, but would also give this city direct connections with the grain markets of the Vest and q Southern seaport on the Gulf It is a subject that should be taken up and presented to the officials of the K. c. P. X Gulf road.
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COOPER WILL BE MARSHAL AND KENNEL WILL BE
 COLLECTOR.
Result of Conference of Leading Arkansas Republicans with Gen. Powell Clayton at
 St. Louis on Sat-
 urdaV
Arkansas Gazette9

Arkansas Gazette)
 It has been settled and sealed that Hon. Henry M. Cooper is to be the5 next marshal of the Eastern District of Arkansas, and that Hon. H. L. Remmel will be given the col lectorship.
 Last Saturday both of these gen tlemen were lin St. Louis with sew eral leading Arkansas Republicans, and there they met Gen. Powell Clayton at the Planters House, where they held a long conference in regard to Federal appointments in this State.
 Among the leading Republicans present at this meeting, and one who is always on hand at the coun- cils of the prominent members of the party, was Hon. Louis Althei- mer, of Jefferson county. A Gazette reporter was aware of the fact on Saturday that the meeting was be- ing held, but was unable 10 obtain the result of the conference. 1t was generally known that both Cooper and Remmel were aspirants for the marshalship, but just which one would secure the plum, and what arrangements would be made by which the other would be paeifed, was the question which the public was eager to ascertain.
 MT. Altheimer, always plain and straightforward in his dealings with men, did not hesitate to explain to q Gazette reporter, who happened to run across him on Sunday, exactly what was done at the Planters House conference.
 We had a lovely time, said Mir Altheimer. We talked over the marshalship and collectorship, and in 8 few minutes everything was satisfactorily settled. I don't know what all we didn't say, but it was generally agreed that Cooper should be marshal and that Remmel should receive the appointment of collec tor. l think they are good selee tions and will be acceptable to the people of Arkansas.
 But what are you going to get2"
 Why" replied Mir Altheimer, with a radiant smile, q am going to get prosperity. leave this af- ternoon for my plantation, and on Thursday, while Mckinley is being inaugurated, you will find me cele- brating the event in a big, 200-acre fieid, planting corn. I know we are going to have a good crop year and that better times are coming. The of the people in this country are in favor of prosperity, and l propose to do ail in my power to help to bring 1t about, agricultur- ally and politically.
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Thousands of Elk,
T. B. ATKINSON,
 For Mayor.

Thirty thousand elk are wintering in the Jackson s Hole country of Wyoming, according to tho estimate of the game warden, who says that in one herd which he saw the other morning there were 15,000 of them. stretching over a distance of six miles. The sight, he said, surpassed anything he had ever seen and utterly amazed him. The ok trail over the snow was like flint ice, he said, so hard had the snow been packed down Tho animals are seen by thousands any morning moving along the Snake rives from the Great swamp to the Gros Ven Ire hills, and at night the walls of the calves ssraying from their mothers may be hnnrd.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-03-06

JAPAN's adoption of the gold standard shows the direction of the financial currents all over the world. EEYqe Every country on the globe ef any importance, except China and Mex leo, have either placed their none tary system on the gold basis or are taking steps to do this. The drift is all in one direction. Itis partici- pated in by all sorts of governments -absolutisms, limited monarchies and republics. How lonesome the United States would feel at this moment if it had declared for Bryan ism fast NoyemberGG GGio6e- Demo. crdt
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 Write forparticulars to.
 National Information Bureau. l42Q New York Ave Washington, D. c.
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There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together and until the lastfeW years was supposed to be incurable, For 8 great many years doc tors pronounced it a local disease, and pre- scribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment. pro- nouneed it ineHrable, Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease, and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure. manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.,, Toledo, Ohio, is the only con stitutional cure on the market 1t is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to q tea spoonful It acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case 1t fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials.
 Address.
 F. J. CHENEY x CO, Toledo, 0.
 Sold by Druggists 75c.