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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-06-29
HIS ATTENTIVE AUDIENCE.
Two Views of the Lecture Delivered
hX Novelist In a JeraeX TOWN.

by q Novelist In a jersey Town.
A well-known novelist delivered lee
ture recently in a New Jersey town not
far from this city, in which he read
selections from his own works. His
reputation and the society that engaged
him brought together an audience COM
posed of the best people of the neigh
bcrhood. After the lecture, when peo-
pie met, it was the proper thing for one
TO ask the other:
''Were you at the lecturer" and the
answer in every case was:
ooh, yes! I was there, but I didn't
hear a word. Did you hear the lee
ture?"
"Well, no! was there but couldn't
hear, ether
A friend who met the novelist a few
days after his visit to the suburban
town asked him what kind of audience
he had and how he liked the town.
"It's a fine place." was the reply,
land l had the most attentive audience
that I have ever spoken to. No one
made a sound, and [ didn't have to raise
my voice above whisper"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-06-29
HIS DEATH FORETOLD.
Now Chong Expires at the Hour He
Had Named.


An astounding case of fatalism has
just come under the attention of the
British Columbia medical practitioners,
who find in science no explanation and
but few precedents for the extraordi-
nary occurrence, reports the ST. Louis
Republic.
Ten months ago Now Chong, a
wealthy merchant and manufacturer
of paper flowers, had a vision in which.
he said, he received supernatural COM
munication informing him that he
would die at six p. m. the 10Th day of
Shap zee, the 18th of January Before
the Hateful day arrived he closed up mis-
business, distributed requests and on
the day set for his death was banqueted
by some 20 intimate friends at his resi-
dence here.
The feast was in progress when he
quietly left the board and retired to his
couch. Just as the clock struck six
he died, without a word or struggle.
Much against the wishes of his rela-
tfves, an autopsy was ordered, which,
however. failed to disclose any cause of
death. Now the authorities are in q
quandary, as the body cannot be buried
or sent home to China, as desired, with
out a death certificate, and no local
practitioner can solve the riddle and is
sue one
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-06-29
NAM BRINO CLOUD

Mambrino Cloud is 161a hands high, color
black, with white stripe in forehead and left
hind leg white little above DaStern Joint,
and weighs nearly 800 pounds, He a horse
of great power and shows strong gait. He
Is shapely, and strong Well-made horse. lie
is richly bred and with the best of individual
qualities. and to those who have patrOnZed
him he gives good satisfaction and gets pro-
fitable, practical colts that sell readily at good
prices. He has the fashionable and prepO-
tent blood that will cause him to transmit to
his progeny out Of all grades of Mares his
desirable qualities OF size, substance and
color. His colts show that he does impart
these qualities. His second and third dams
were noted for their great endurance, and
his first dam was grand producer Of indivi-
dual merits.
He was sired by Boomers Mambrino STAR
tie, who is also sire Of brine Maid, 21515;
COllinwOOd, 2:22 at 4 years; Myra Startle
2:254; Captain Lee 2:29 at years, and Lord
Palm at Z:20A.
Startle 29O has a 3-year-old record at 2:36.
and later showed trial over Fleetwood track
in 2:l9, half mile in 1G4@. With very linn
tied opportunity in the stud Starte got Ma
Jollca 2:l5, Instant 2:24A Miss Majolica 2:2413,
Allie Bonner 2 2S, POrtia :29@ dam of Light
ming Maid, 4-Year-Old record 1919, NerO2: 13
as 4-year-Old and MambrinO Startle (sire of
Mambrino Maid 2:1514). Others got by Star
, tie have shown trials as follows: Westches-
ter 2:lS as 3-year old and Loretta 2:24, both
trials for Mr.. Bonner also Allie Bonner :2O2
over Carl Burr's track and other fast ones.
Jessie Kirk is dam of MajOlica 2:15 Miss
MaJOlica 2:244 and MambrinO Startle, sire of
Mambrino Maid. 2:15A
On his DAMS side he has great backing
Cloud 37S, who is also sire of Badger Girl
2:2214, dam OF Kate.
Terms of service S. cash down. All acct
dents at owners risk. Will stand this season
at this price.
Both horses will make the season of 1898 1T
the old Sauter barn, corner Second and Mar
ket streets, Waterfowl, Wis.
n. ROGERS, PROP.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-06-29
THE ORIGINAL
HANDY MANI
MARK TWAIN'S STUTTER.
Joseph HattOn Discusses His Pleas
ant Impediment.


ant Tmpediment.
Joseph Hatton, in his "Cigarette Pa
pers," thus breezily writes of Americas
humorist:
DO you recall what q pleasant, tan
taliztng stutter Mark Twain has? 1t is
really not a stutter, nor a stammer, but
just a, drawl and hesitation. Charles
Lambs was a real stutter. Lord Dun
dreary's was good imitation.
1.-The most captivating impeachment
was that of Mr.. Travers, of New York.
Why, Mr.. Travers,' said lady, you
stammer more in New York than YOU
did In Baltimore.' 'B-b-bigger place,
stammered Travers. "A chestnut!' you
say? Well, what of it? There are
chestnuts and chestnuts. If you have
heard Mark Twain lecture you know
with what effect he uses his little pc
culiarity of speech. The point that
broke the general litter into a hearty
laugh when first he appeared in town
was concerning that very cold noun
tain in Fiji, where, he said, it is so cold
up there that people can't speak the
truth When the audience had done
smiling, he added: I know because I
have been there The wit of a story
should be in the tail; American humor
has often the peculiar artfulness of a
double-hinged tail; and you get two
laughs instead of one"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-06-29
BUTCHER GOWNS
And Gowns, Busters, Coats and

ana UOwngs busters, coats @N0
Sleeves in Various Occupations. !
Butchers gowns, which are made of.
cotton and linen, come often in all white,
sometimes in blue check, often in ma
terial that Is plaided off with lines on
white ground. Sometimes the lines are
all of the same color; sometimes lines
of two or three different colors are
woven into the fabric. There are many
tasteful designs in the materials used
for butcher gowns. Beef handlers wear
usually a gown or buster made of
dark blue material, says the New York
Sun.
Fish dealers wear buster or gown
of blue check. Grocer's busters are
made most commonly of blue linen, as
are the busters worn by druggists;
they are sometimes made Of a striped
cotton material. The bartender wears
a white duck coat, and there are white
duck coats made for BARRIERS.
There are aprons made in various
styles, for butchers, bartenders, and
others. Aprons are almost always
white. Sleeves are sold for butchers
made of white material, and also of ma
teria1 to match the gown. Straw cuffs
are worn by many. Winter ulsters are
made for butchers and others whose
business or occupation may make them
desirable.
There are tailors who confine their at
tention to the making and selling of
butcher and other gowns, busters
and coats, and the aprons. sleeves and
cuffs COMMONLY worn with them.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-06-29
RUN OVER A SCARECROW.
Engineer of Fast Train Receives
a. Fright Which He Can't Enrne4

Engineer of a Fast Train Receives
a Fright Which He Can't Forget.
1.-THE nervous strain on the engineer
of a fast train is something enormous"
said one Of them the other day, reports
the Detroit Free Press. Not only the
lives of the passengers are at stake,
but there is the constant fear of run
ming over someone ON the track. An
accident, no matter how innocent the
engineer, is always a kind of hoodoo.
What was my first accident? I shall
never forget it. If it had been traced
on my mind with a streak of lightning
it couldn't have made a more lasting
impression.
"It happened one bright moonlight
night in November. We were spinning
over the rails at full speed across the
country where there were few people
passing at that time of night, when I
looked out and saw the figure of man
lying across the track not ten feet in
front of the engine. [ stopped quick as
possible, but too late, of course We
had run over him, and the lifeless body
was under the wheels. We got out to
look for him, and found his hat, piece
of his coat sleeve and one of his shoes,
but the rest seemed to be further back
under the train. I backed up the en-
CINE and got out to look again. There
lay the body. [ nearly tainted when 1
saw it's distorted form. I felt like a
murderer. Did I know the man? No,
not personally. He was a scarecrow
from neighboring corn field"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-06-29
NOTICE.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Watertown Gas company
will be held at the office of the COM
pany at o'clock P. NJ. on Tuesday,
July 5, 1898, for the election of five
directors and the transaction of other
necessary business.
GEO. HAWKINS, Secretary.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-06-29
MILWAUKEE CARNIVAL

Forsthe Carnival to be held at Mil
waukee, the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul railway will sell excursion tickets as
fellows: On June q, with return cou-
pons good until July 2. rate will be one
cent per mile in each direction; from
June % to July inclusive, with return
coupons good until July 5, rate will be one
fare for the round trip.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-06-29

Among numismatists one of the most
sought after colonial coins is the Highly
copper. They are of several varieties,
and were struck in 737 by Samuel High
~, who was a physician and a black
smith at CRANKY, Conn. He obtained
the copper from mine near by, and
shaped the coins at his forge.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-06-29
THE ORIGINAL HANDY MAN.
He Lives in California and Is "a Jack
of All Trades.

of All Trades.
In one of Frank r. Stockton's anus
ing stories there is a character of jack
of-all-trades and general utility man,
who is good at everything. He can do
anything, from building house to a
hencoop, and is just as handy in most
other lines as In that of carpenter.
Mr.. Stockton might have got the ma
terial for this character from a man
who lives in National City, Cal, says the
Philadelphia Times. He is willing to do
anything from nursing a sick person to
building a church. There is no sort of
work in which he will not engage if
paid for it, and he is versatile enough to
make himself useful in pretty nearly
anything he undertakes.
That he is slever, not only with his
hands, but with his pen, is proved by
the following advertisement, which he
inserted in newspaper in his town:
THE ORIGINAL
HANDY MAN!
Still lives and loves to labor.
Makes Door and Window Screens Files
Saws, Sharpens Cutlery and Fits Keys
Repairs and Polishes Furniture, Makes
Store Fixtures and Does Gen
eral Jobbing.
He Is at home in the sick room to offer
consolation to those who mourn and pa
tiently nurses by day or night the sick in
body. God bless the Handy man and keep
him safe.
He may be found at his old knoll on Street
8, near Avenue 2.
N. B.-Makes a speciality of Church and
Schoolhouse work
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-06-29
Historic Canes.

Walking sticks have frequently been
left by will. Franklin bequeathed his
favorite stick, with gold handle
shaped like cap of liberty, to George
Washington. The gold-headed cane
used by Drs. Radcliffe and Mead and
others, whose arms are engraved upon
it, was bequeathed by Baillie to the col
lege of physicians. Napoleon's walk
ing stick of tortoiseshen was sold i'm
London in 1923 for G SO.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-06-29
a. & Q. MEYER
Successors to SoLLIDAY & MEYER
ToUCCtssOTs 20 oOLLIDAY q WEYEKI
DENTISTS.
COR MAIN ANo SECOND SITS
RAILROAD DIRECTORY.
Chicago, Milwaukee Il st. Paul.

Train No. 7arrives from Chicago at 1872 p m
Train arrive from Milwaukee and depart
for Madison at 9:l2 N and 6:26 m
Trains arrive from Madison at 9:18 m
and 2:21 m.
Trains Nos. l, ., 5, and 4 run daily be-
tween Chicago and Minneapolis.
No. and run daily except Sunday be-
tween Chicago and Minneapolis.
Trains Nos, - and % run daily except Sun
day between Chicago and Portage
Train No SIS stops at WatertOwn Junction
only.
Train No q arrives from Chicago at 1245
M returning departs at 5:24 p m, Sundays
only,
Train No. 43 arrives from Milwaukee at
7:15 N, returning departs at 5;35 m Sun
days only.
Train No. Al arrives from Milwaukee at
1925 m, returning, departs at g.: p N Sun
days only.
g, w. WEBB. Agent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-06-29
ATTENTION HORSEMEN!
kINZER BOY

No. 1926 Wallac e's Register, Standard Bred.
sired by Harry Blandy, No. 1199 by Volun-
teer, sire Of twenty-seven 2:30 and better
2:14A to 2:19, sire of six sons who have pro-
duced forty trotters with records from 2:l6%
to 2;3O. He is a seal-brown stallion, foaIed
June %, 1884, seventeen hands high in the
withers, like the Volunteers has plenty of
depth through the girth, has broad, arched
ribs and strong, powerful lOin, he is broad
lent
This horse will make the spring season of
1898, commencing March 1. Terms, $40; cash
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-06-29
VERY LOW RATES TO WASHING
TON, d, c..

Via the Northwestern line. Excursion
tickets will be sold at greatly reduced
rates, account Of N. E. A. annual conven-
ton to be held July 7-12. For dates Of
sale, etc, apply to agents Chicago &
Northwestern railway.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-06-29
EXCURSION TICKETS TO THE OMA-
HA EXPOSITION,

Via the Northwestern line, will be on
sale daily, beginning June 1, limits of
tickets providing for longer or shorter so
journ, according to rate. This exposi.
ton will be we'll worth seeing. For fur
Their information apply to agents Chicago
& Northwestern railway.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-06-29
VERY LOW RATES TO NASHVILLE,


Via the Northwestern line. Excursion
tickets will be sold at greatly reduced
rates, account of Christian Endeavor con
vention to be held July SIP. For dates
of sale, ETC., apply to agents Chicago &
Northwestern railway
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-06-29
TAILS CLOSE.

Mails close at the postoffice close as TO
lows:
orth-*2:15P NJ; 900 PM
SOuth-*10:15 A, NJ; 900 p. NJ
East-*8:50 A. M; $500 P. NJ; $500 P, NJ; 9 P NJ
West-5:50 A. NJ; $1,000 NJ; 900 p NJ.
WATERFOWL and Madison-*S so A NJ; rs: 05 P. NJ.
Pipersville, Affection, Harrington and Eben-
ezer, 1880 A. NJ.
misunderstanding, Thursdays and Satur-
days, 500 P. NJ.
NDaily except Sunday.
WM. F. GRUETzMACHER, P. NJ
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-06-29
Chicago & Northwestern.

Passenger from Chicago arrives at Water
town 10 . III and goes no farther.
1920 q m train connects direct with fast
train for Waukesha, Milwaukee. La Crosse,
WinOna, st. Paul and intermediate points.
9:07 p M train connect direct for st, Paul.
$40 m train connects direct with train for
Madison and Minnesota and Dakota points. =
a except Sunday.
O. G.. HEIMERL, Agent
The Van Buren press., 1898-08-06

wall of partition is being torn down,
and all are as brothers. We have too
many elections, and should burden the
people with as few as possible. You
must have the excitement of township
and county politics to bring out the full
force of the voters People are sur
feited with elections, scattered all
through the year, for municipal, town
ship county, district, State, congress
ional and presidential offices. and at no
time is the full strength of the parties
gotten out. / am in favor and shall
recommend, the consolidation of State
and national elections, and, further
more. a primary system with all the
machinery of regular election for the
nomination of party candidates. That
Is the only way to choose a party repre-
sentative. | would make such prima-
ries subject to all the regulations and
penalties of general election, to be
held on Il uniform date throughout the
state. Conditions demand this change.
and although iU will be radical | believe
it will be made.
The Van Buren press., 1898-08-06
Too Many Elections.

We highly commend the following
recent utterances of Gov. Jones on the
proposition of changing the election
laws to combine the two elections Estate
and nationaD and change the time to
November
Il am in favor of the consolidation
of elections. although l have hitherto
been as strongly opposed to it SO
thoroughly am l convinced that this is
one of the means Of curing the defects
of existing laws that have determined
to recommend it in my message to the
next legislature. | am aware that this
is a decided departure from the tenets /
have previously held. but conditions are
changing. The war with Spain is ce-
menting what have hitherto been sec
tions of this great country, and there is
now no further danger of force bill
ANY one who would have the temerity
to recommend such measure would be
hooted out Of the country. The middle
The Van Buren press., 1898-08-06

II does not lie In the painters fancy to
imagine prettier picture than that of
young girl, with lips luscious with the
promise of love, half parted in the smiles
of happy dreamlaud. The mind of happy
maidenhood is clear and polished mirror,
which, when the wits go wandering into the
ghostland of dreams, reflects the impress
sions of waking hours. If those impress
sions are pleasant and painless and happy,
she will smile in her sleep. If the impress
sions are those of suffering woman, tor
tured with the special ailments 20 which
the feminine organism Is liable, the picture
is spoiled by the lines of suffering and de-
spondency Maladies of this nature unfit
woman for joyous maidenhood and for ca
pable motherhood. They incapacitate her
to bear the burdens of life in any sphere
of action. Household, marital and social
duties alike are burden to the woman who
is constantly suffering from headaches,
backaches, dragging sensations and weak
ening drains DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription positively, completely, unfail-
ingly cures troubles of this nature 1t
inparts health, strength, vigor to the dis
tinctly womanly organs. 1t fits for care
free, healthy maidenhood happy wifehood
and capable motherhood.
II have little step-daughter who had st.
Vitus's Dance which your medicine cured"
writes Mrs. T. F. Boze, of Ford, Dinwiddie Co.,
Va. spent about twenty dollars for doctors
bills and medicine and 1t did not do the child
one cents worth of good. We commenced giving
Medical Discovery and used three bottles of
each which cost only six dollars Now the child
is running around every where and Is just as
healthy as ever"
The Van Buren press., 1898-08-06
LOCAL and Personal.

Vote for Percy Allen for Sheriff.
Steve Dyer, Jr., was up from Dyer
Tuesday.
Dan Hunt left Sunday ON a business
visit to st. Louis.
John London was up from Poteau
Monday on business.
Vote for W. H. Burrough for Asses
s0r.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. M. Johnston re-
turned Monday from Winslow.
Fruit of every kind appears to be un-
usually subject to rot this year.
Miss Fannie England left Monday for
a several weeGs stay at Winslow.
Vote for A. H Colgrove for County
Judge.
Hon, J, E. London was re admitted
to the bar at the last term of court.
Mrs, S. A. Pernot and children were
visiting relatives at Ozark this week.
The Democratic ticket is worthy your
support. Do not be stingy in giving it.
Vote for Ed D. Cochrane for County
Clerk
Munyon' s Homeopathic Remedies at
JOHN O KANE S DRUG STORE.
j. H, Butler left Monday for a
months visit at his old home, Fair Play
Mo.
Mrs. r. NJ Thompson returned Mon
day from a three weeks visit at Eureka
Springs,
The Van Buren press., 1898-08-06
Stolen HOnOrs.

John W. Cain has saved the county thousands
of dollars, and scrip is worth nearly twice as
much as when he was elected,-Arkansas
| Times.
Under the above caption the DAILY
Argus of Thursday very ably answers
the above article in "The Times 'leav-
in but little for us to add 1t proves
the claim as to the price of scrip to be a
fabrication pure and simple, as every
one who has handled any scrip in the
past three years knows. 1t then shows
that the saving made in the last fiscal
year, or rather the reduction made in
the outstanding indebtedness of the
county is traceable entirely to the action
of the Democratic county clerk-Mr.
Bostick-who without the knowledge of
Judge Cain instituted the proceedings
that saved the county over 81 800 in in
terest in the Pauley Jail company case /;
while 50 900 more was the amount of
back taxes due the county from railroad
and express companies and for the pay
ment of which Judge Cain certainly de-
serves no credit.
An examination of the records-com-
pairing the former administration of the
Office of sheriff and county judge with
the present one shows some figures that
should be of interest to the tax payers
at this time. During the last fiscal year
of Geo. Wood s administration the ex-
pense of feeding and guarding prisoners
was 50, 296 So. During the adminjstra
ton of the present Republican sheriff
the expense for the same item for the
past fiscal year was 81 BAL 80 more
as the statement in today s PRESS
. q In, yha i4.,,, &C I
. ures collected, taking the same period
we find that under Democratic admin
istration So 157 .S5 was collected ,
against 81 724. "A under the present Re
publican administration.
Two years ago the county paid out
S., 700 for a new bridge-the one across
Mulberry naturally would in
crease the Indebtedness of the county at
the time. But to those who were influ-
enced by the howl at the time set up by
the Republicans that the Democrats
were wasting the people, money in
building bridges for such new acqui
sition as Maxey township was then and
negleCting other portions of the county
we will say that the records show that
Maxey has already paid back in taxes
nearly one half the cost of the bridge
and will continue one Of the heaviest
tax paying townships in the county
well worth the amount spent in building
the bridge.
Judge Cain and "The Times will
have to hunt for other thunder if
they want to gull the people into believ
ing that they are the saviors of the
finances Of Crawford county.
IF You WANT NEAT IOR WORK
The Van Buren press., 1898-08-06
Their Fourteenth Annual.

The fourteenth annual picnic of the
Oak Grove Sunday school will be held
Tuesday, Aug. 9th. The uniform sue
cess of the former picnics of that Sun
day school is sufficient guarantee that
all who attend will have an enjoyable
time.
Everybody is cordially invited to come
with we'll filled baskets and enjoy the
day in the delightful grove. For stand
privileges apply to either Frank Blevins
John Mitchell, or Frank Boatright.
The Van Buren press., 1898-08-06

Mr.. and Mrs, Gaddis, leave for Mis-
sissippi today.
&. W. Hays has been appointed post
master at Statler.
All our farmer friends are looking
happy since the rain.
Miss Lucy Floyd, of Clarksville is the
guest this week of Frank Jones.
j. w. Mckinney leaves next week
for the market to buy fall goods.
The construction of depot for the P
q G.. has been begun at Fort Smith.
Tom Gipson has gone to St. Louis to
be treated at the Mo. Pacific hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. Rafferty, returned
Thursday from a short stay at Winslow.
Mrs. d. w. Snodgrass was reported
quite i'll with fever the latter part of the
week.
Miss Irene Baxter returned Thursday
from a month S visit to friends at Nor,
riltOn.
John Hughes resident of Oklahoma,
is here visiting his uncle, G.. w.
Roberts.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Coppage left
Thursday for a month s visit at Ash
Grove, Mo. their old home,
O. l.. Miles left Thursday for Paris
Ark. on legal business, He was ac-
companied by Palmer Danaher.
Remember the candidates for COVER
nor speak at Van Buren next Thursday
at II AM They should be greeted by
good audience.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. Choinski are
guests at Thatch Cottage, Eureka
Springs, where they will spend the rest
of the summer. They but recently ar
rived there from a visit to relatives al
Chicago.