davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-23
INTEREST rs LACKING.
Visitors to the State House Neglect
Bradford Manuscript.
From the Boston Transcript.l

Although the famous Bradford manu-
exhibition in the state library on Bea-
con hill, almost no interest is taken in
it by the many visitors to the state
house. Either people do not know that
it is on exhibition, or they do not care
about the fact, for the num-
Der of visitors to the state library not
only has not increased, but has, if any
thing, slightly diminished since 1t has
been there.
good many visitors come to the Ii
brary and stand just inside the door,
looking about; they admire the fine ar
rangement of the room ami the beauty
of its interior ornamentation, and they
watch in awe-struck silence the mem
bers of the great and general court who
are sitting at the desks and ostensibly
reading about important matters touch
ing on the past and future welfare of
the state, but they will not take the
trouble to step across the room to see
the priceless historical treasure in front
OF Librarian Tilling'hast's desk,
1t cannot be said that they do not no.
tice the manuscript for they are unable
to avoid seeing 1t, If they have any
sense OF perception whatever, as it is
one VI the most prominent objects in
the ROOM and forces itself ON the eye
from being SO wholly at variance with
It's surroundings 1t is placed in an or
namental glass case, which, in turn,
rests on ar enormous flre-proof green
safe IN which the manuscript is placed
at night, or whenever the library is
closed. The safe stands out into the
room and 1T is so perfectly manifest that
II was never originally intended to be in
that place, that it is difficult to see how
person endowed with an ordinary
New England lump of curiosity, can
help walking across the room to learn
why it is there
The average New Englander will stop
for five minutes and push and struggle
with crowd Of his fellows merely to
watch man frying buckwheat cakes in
restaurant window, but there has not
been awakened in these same people
interest enough to affct noticeably the
number Of visitors at a library in
which there is on public exhibition an
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-23

Disappear and return a minute later
with the needle driven through the
nickel.
The very attractive feat of causing a
table to move can be done by means of
a thread attached to the trousers leg of
the sdlful operator Let the thread be
caught also around the leg Of the table.
During the evening, as the conversa-
ton turns upon peculiar phenomena, the
subject Of table tipping can be intro
duced- The willy operator, sitting by a
table, suggests that he can make the
table move. All are anxious to see him
do so. He begins by rubbing the top
smartly with a silk handkerchief to
generate the electricity. Then he
makes peculiar passes over 1t; and final
ly, stepping backward, he commands it
to follow him. Needless to say, it
obeys him, walking faster or slower, ac-
cording to his demand If this is prac-
ticed upon dark floor with a slender
black silk thread, the deception Is per-
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-23

the card. On the other side of the paste
board draw a cage
When you show this card to the au-
dience, show them the side of the card
only upon which the cage is drawn. vet
do it in such a way that they imagine
they have seen both sides of the paste
board.
Tie piece of thread through opposite
sides of the card and twirl rapidly be-
fore the eyes of your audience The
bird and the cage will move so RAPIDLY
that the audience will see a bird in its
cage where before they saw an empty
cage.
The simple trick Of putting a needle
through nickel can be done without
private rehearsal. Take a cork and run
a needle through it. leaving the point
flush with the cork. Now place nickel
between two blocks Of wood, put the
cork upon it and give the top a sharp
blow with hammer. When YOU have
pulled the cork off the needle the point
of the needle will be found to have pene-
trated the nickel. This is most success
fully accomplished by taking a marked
nickel from any one in the company.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-23
ASLEEP IN THE RIVER.
(From the Philadelphia Ledger, ,

F'rom the Philadelphia Ledger.)
Charles Malloys aged % years, residing
in Ashland place, had unique experience
yesterday. He was intoxicated, it is said.
and while attempting to attach hawser
to tugboat at the Callowhdn street wharf
Schuylkill, fell overheard. AN attemnts
to discover Malloy by the tugboat hands
ana men on the wharf We're futile. They
boat, but found no trace of the MISSING
man. FINALLY they gave it up, CONCLUDING
that IN Mallloy. toe drunk to make any effort
and drowned. But they were in e1 ro1.l
An hour and half after he had falIan
into INTO the river, Malloy was found Nv
Diek. Galanaugh,, the well known oars
boat; Malloy was lying upon a log fioats
Ing In the water,sw with his arms tiThfIyy
ciasped about It He YVES asleep, and L
aroused him. ~us"
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-23
treat to meet and converse with him"

treat to meet and converse with him"
The names of the pallbearers at Presl-
dent Lincoln's funeral, as given in the
Evening Star, April Is, 1866, were: Sen
ate, Foster of Connecticut, Morgan of
New York, johnson of Maryland, Yates
of Illinois, Wade of Ohio CONFESS of
California; house. Dawes of Massachu-
sets, Coffroth of Pennsylvania, Smith
of Kentucky, Cofax of Indiana, Worth
evada, Washburn of Illinois;
army, Gems. Grant, Halleck and Mich
Wy, F'drragut, Shubrick and Zelin:
civilians o. H. Browning Of Illinois,
Thomas Coawin of Ohio, George Ash
mum of Massachusetts, Simon Cameron
of PENNSYLVANIA.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-23

creations. There are many variations Of
the soap bubble trick possible and
which will readily suggest themselves.
The bird cage delusion suggests an
other often practiced. A young man
the audience tells a story about going
to a photographer to get his picture
taken. He shows the card a circular
piece of board, with his picture upon
it. It is mounted a little to one side,
but that makes no difference. He now
twirls the card by pieces of string and
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-23
A soAP-BUBBLE QUADRILLE.

the delighted audience sees two photo
graphs side by side, one of the young
man and the other of a pretty young
woman.
OF course the young woman's picture
was mounted ON the reverse side of the
card, but when twirled rapidly they
seemed to be side by side.
These five little tricks are enough to
amuse parlorful of people, and when
you have done your share Of the enter
taimnent you can step aside for the
next one to take your place.
Harry Ge1-maine.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-23
FOUR LITTLE
HERMANN TRICKS.
They Look Hard and You Can
Mystify Admirers.
Putting Bird in Its Cage, Needle Through
Nickel, Men In Soap Bubbles Secret
Of Moving Table Laid Bare.

There are four little tricks which are
said to have originated with the late
Hermann, and which for a while
baffied those who saw them performed
by him. Indeed, they continue to be
battling, for their secret is slight of
hand as well as knowledge.
The easiest Of them is the putting of
a bird in it's cage by an optical delusion.
Take round piece Of pasteboard and
on one side of it draw a canary bird. If
you cannot draw you can cut a small
bird out Of picture and paste it on
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-23
MISSOURI ZINC MINES.

From the Kansas City star.)
In 1897 the Joplin mining district mr.
duced 355,S51O6O pounds of zinc ore ana
6O,2Os.Ooo pounds of lead ore, an increase
over 1896 Of S9.2S4,71O pounds of zinc and
5,7S7 ,OSO pounds Of lead. The total value
of the mineral OUTPUT for 1907 qr -oe
$4,726,S02, against 1885,, $40 in 1895 Ana
lead and zinc are not all that is nrn-
duced In the Joplin district.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-23
A GOOD REASON.


tFTOm BrOOkIyn Ilfe)
Sallie De Witte-Do you play whist,
Mr.. Lange?
Willis Lange-Me play whist? Well, I
don't Think
salIie De witte-Ah, truel had for
gotten that
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-23

Suggestion -She-"rhe Bicycle Ca
zette offers prize for the best article on
Np NOT nend IN an 't ESSAY sve ON ow
to mend wheel with a hairpin PLUCK.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-23

Mortified Parent--'.Marie. your dosI roo.
cover the whole floor What am To dogS
t Hnnconcerned Daughter" step around
$s.thh, manlma Make way for the litter
OF me noble Marie" Parent Qsotto yoieel
Thai s what comes OF letting her rea3
quo VadisP Chicago Tribune,
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-23

historical document absolutely priceless
in its interest to every patriotic resident
of New ENGLAND
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-23

feet.
The most interesting trick is the soap
bubble one To perform this, two cork
figures must be made. They can be
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-07-13

worst description. 1t means slow starva-
ton. Because a man forces food into a
weak and impaired stomach, 1t does not
follow that he feeds his body. The life
giving elements of the food taken into an
impaired stomach are not assimilated into
the blood. Instead, the impurities OF the
sluggish liver and bowels are taken up and
carried to all parts of the body. The con-
sequence is that the body IS not only
starved but poisoned. The immediate re-
suit is physical suffering from which the
old time zealot would have drawn back IN
horror. The final result is disease and
death. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery is a scientific remedy that acts &C.
cording to natural laws. It is not violent
spur to nature or a mere artificial appetiser..
It gently, but surely and permanently, pro-
notes the natural processes OF secretion
and excretion. 1t creates appetite, makes
the assimilation of the food perfect, 1nv1g-
crates the liver and purihes and enr1ches
the blood. It builds up firm, muscular
flesh. It cures nervous exhaustion deb1l-
itY, s1eep1essness and all the evils that
follow in their train. Found at all medi-
cine stores. Accept no substitute that may
be represented as ''just as good.
lean heartily recommend DR.. Pierce's Cold
en- Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets to
anyone troubled with indigestion and torpid
liver" writes M. G. Crider, Esq, OF Leonard,
family physician could do nothing tor me- l
could not walk nor help myself: could not eat
anything but it caused a horrible distress ano
gnawing in my stomach, have taken touI
bottles Of YOUR Golden Medical Discovery and
one vial of your Pellets and can work all day.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-07-13
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent.
state in the convention.

From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July s, 1882 resi-
dent Mckinley is too well pleased
with the news of the week to allow
himself to be worried by the resolution
which was introduced in the senate
by Mr. Pettigrew and In the house by
Mr.. Berry, Of Kentucky, to give
Commodore Schley the thanks ofcon-
gress and all the credit for the cap
ture Of Admiral Cervera and the de-
struction of his entire fleet. He
knows that the motive behind this
resolution is not a desire to honor
Schley, but one to embarrasS the
administration and to create jeal
ousy and enmity between two able
and gallant naval officers-Admiral
Sampson and Commodore Schley-
and their friends. This sort Of firing
in the rear of the administrator is
I not creditable to those engaged in it.
! The same crowd that is engaged in
this work has been trying to arouse
antagonism between the War and
| Navy departments and the army
and navy ever since the war began,
exaggerating every little friction that
has occurred between the representa-
tives of the two branches of the ser
vice. The real object of this sort Of
bushwhacking is politics, and very
dirty politics, too. The war is beng
conducted entirely too successfully
to please the enemies of the Repub
lican party. This particular reso
luton will slumber in the naval com
mittees of the senate and house IN
til President Mckinley has made
his recommendations, which will bt
after the official report Of the de
struction Of Cervera's fleet has beer
received; then O. resolution giving
proper credit to every naval officer
concerned therein will be reported
and adopted.
General Shafter has the entir,
matter in his own hands. He car
complete the capture of Santiago a
once, or wait the arrival Of the heavy
J reinforcements that will reach hin
next week before again forcing the
fighting. Inasmuch as the principa
object of the campaign against San
: tiago the destruction Of Cervera'f
feet-has been accomplished, an(
! that the Spaniards have been heavil.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-07-13

THE Sentinel says: The Democrats
Of the Second Congressional district
intend to make an active campaign.
William Pierstorff, of Middleton, Dane
county, is said to be a candidate for
Congressman Sauerhering' seat.
Mr.. Pierstorff was the Democratic
nominee fors state treasurer two years
ago, and has also served as sheriff of
Dane county. 1t is said that w. H.
Rogers, OF Madison, will also enter
the congressional race, and there is
some talk Of nominating Charles
Barwig, who represented the district
In congress for several terms"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-07-13

REPUBLICANS Of Columbia and Sank
are having merry preliminary
squabble over the question Of which
shall furnish the candidate for sen
ator Of the 9th district. There is
a good chance for protracted dead
lock over the matter. as the repre-
sentation of each county to the con
yention, to be held at Lodi, August
16 is equal A. j. Turner seems
20 be the choice of Columbia, while
any of the following would taA the
nomination if they could get it: R.
n. McConchie of Cam brIa; Mic
Adams. of Columbus, and fifty other
willing privatts. columbus Demo-
crat
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-07-13
Endorse Mr.. Stone.

Madison State Journal: THE
WATERFOWL REPUBLICAN formally
presents Hon. Jesse Stone, Of that
city, as q candidate for lieutenant
governor. Mr.. Stone is one of the
active, influential Republicans of the
state, and has many friends who
will be very glad TO support him for
the position he seeks. Although
coming from the same district as Mr.
Erdall, their candidates. ought not
in any way to conflict. 1t is an
excellent idea to nominate good men
without much reference to where
they hail from.
Watertown Daily Times: The fact
that Hon. Jesse Stone, of this city,
will be a candidate for the high office
of lieutenant-governor on the Repub-
lican ticket this fall will please his
many friends IN this city, both Demo-
Gratis and Republicans alike. That
Mr.. Stone is qualified goes without
saying, and while The Times owes no
allegiance to the Democratic or
Republican party, it prefers home
man at all times regardless Of party,
if the man is capable, which we do
not think any of his acquaintance
will deny. Mr.. Stone should and
will no doubt be accorded the
hearty support Of this section of the
state in the convention.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-07-13

reinforced, war department officials
are OF the opinion that General Shat
ter will wait for reinforements
rather than to take the chances of the
large sacrifice of life that would pro-
badly follow taking the town by
storm with his present fOlce. An
other reason for delaying the assault
is the probability that the Standards
may surrender the town, under
persuasion of the bombardnent of
the heavy guns of Skaters army
and SIMPSONS fleet. President
Mckinley has absolute confidence in
the ability and discretion OF General
Shafter and Admiral Sampson and is
leaving them entirely free to act as
they may deem best under the eircum-
stances.
The success of General Shafter in
exchanging Lieutenant Hobson and
his brave men was received With de-
light by everybody in Washington,
from the president down 20 the
humblest citizen. The freedom of
these gallant Americans removes
one Of the principal anxietieS that
was felt about the bombardment OF
Santiago. There is now no danger
OF their being injured by American
shells.
The campaign against Santiago
has convinced military men that
the Cuban insurgents will play a
very small part in the fighting against
Spain; their forte seems to be bush
whacking, not open fighting
The senate has at last adopted
the resolution for the annexation
of Hawaii, which President Mckinley
signed at once The sentiment OF
the country was too near unani-
nous for the opposition. AS it is,
the prediction is freely made that
more than one senator has signed
his political death warrant by vot-
ing against the resolution. Congress
will adjourn at once.
The departure of all but two Of
the German warships which have
been In Manila bay for some time Is
naturally regarded by President Nc
Knley as cOnfrmatory OF the several
statements made by the German
government to our own, that the
German ships were only there to at
ford protection to the German resi-
dents of Manila, in case it became
necessary. As soon as the American
troops reached there and were landed
the German government was salts
fed that the interests of its citizens
would be protected and all but two
of its warships went elsewhere.
When it is considered that the in
surgent army, which only Dewey's
positive orders prevented taking
Manila by storm, Is mostly made up
OF men who are semi-saYage, the pre-
caution of Germany is easily under
stood.
President Mckinley has issued a
proclamation asking the people to
return thanks to God for our great
victories, and to pray for peace.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-07-13
REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLY con-
VENTION.
FIRST DISTRICT,

Notice is hereby given to the Republican
county of Jefferson, state of Wisconsin, that
an Assembly district convention will be held
at the Rome Exchange hotel, in the village of
1898, at two o'clock P. NJ for the purpose of
eIecting nine delegates to the Republican state
convention, to be held in the city of Mlwau-
kee, on Wednesday, the 18th day of August,
1898, in accordance with the call of the Repub-
ican State Central committee issued therefor,
and for the further purpose of electing an
Assembly district committee.
The several towns, wards and villages are
entitled to the following representation:
Cold Spring, 2; Concord, 3; Pennington, 5;
Hebron, 3; Ixonia, 4; Palmyra, 3; Sullivan, 8
Watertown, 4 city of Watertown-First ward
7; Second ward, 81 Third ward, 2; Fourth ward
l; Seventh ward, 2; village Of Palmyra, g.
II. WERTHEIMER,
Chairman District Com
Watertown, Wis, July IL, 1898.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-07-13
WEDNESDAY, JULY IS, 1898.
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.
HEADQUARTERS REPUBLICAN STATE CEN
TRIAL Committee, THE HOTEL PFIsrER,
MILWAUKEE. June 10, 1898.

" N
TRIAL Committee, THE HOTEL PFISTER,
MILWAUKEE, June 10, 1898
To the Republican, Electors Of Wisconsin:
By direction of the State Central committee,
d convention of the Republican electors Of the
state of Wisconsin will be held in the city of
Milwaukee on Wednesday, the seventeenth
Gay of August, 1898, ct y o clock noon, for the
purpose OF nominating a Republican state
tIcket to be voted for at the general election
IN November next, and to transact such other
business az may properly come before the con
ventiOn.
The Republican electors of Wisconsin are
cordially invited to unite under this call in
sending delegates to said convention.
In accordance with resolution recommended
by the state convention and formally adopt ted
0y the state central committee, IN eIectlng
delegates to the state convention, in counties
having more than one assent bly, district, except
Milwaukee county, the unit basis shall be the
assembly district, and in such counties dele
gates shall be elected by assembly district
conventions, and the names Of the delegates
50 elected shall be certified to the State Cen
trail committee by the chairman and secretary
thereof; in all other cases, delegates shall be
: elected by county conventions
Under the present basis of representation
the several assembly districts in the state are
entitled to one delegate for every two hundred
and fifty (250) Republican votes, or major part
thereof, cast at the last preceding presidential
election.
Special attention is hereby called to the fact
that all conventions to elect delegates to the
state convention must be called on notice of
not less than four weeks; all town or ward
- caucuSes as primaries to state convention on a
notice of not less than ten days; and that no.
tice Of the meeting OF such convention or eau
cuses shall be given liz the usual manner.
As the State Central committee acts as the
committee on credentials, it is requested that
credentials of delegates elected, duly certified
to by chairman and secretary of county as
Sembly district conventions, be forwarded tC
the secretary at Republican State Central com
nittee headquarters in Milwaukee, immediate
Iy upon their election; in every case giving
the names in full and postOffice address.
EDWIN D. Coz, Chairman.
JOHN NJ, EWING. Secretary.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-07-13

THE call for the First Assembly
district convention, issued by the
district chairman, H. Wertheimer,
is printed in this issue. The conven-
ton will be held at Rome, August 10.
Last week several county papers
published call for the convention
for August IS, but since then the
date has been changed to the 10th.
Interested parties will please note
this.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-07-13
and strengthens.

and strengthens.
DR.. Miles Remedies
are sold By ali drug
gists under a positive
guarantee, first bottle
benefits or money re-
funded. Book on dis
eases OF the heart and
nerves free. Address.
DR.. MILES EIEDLCA
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-07-13
THE Milwaukee wheat market yes

THE Milwaukee wheat market yes
terday was unsettled and &c lower,
closing at 9Oc for No. L and 89&c for
No. 2 Northern. Flour was I'M
changed. Barley closed at 35c for
extra, rye at 47c for No. 1, corn at
33c for No. 3, and oats at 2615c for
No. 2 white. Hogs were firm at 1918
M3.9
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-07-13

The Lake Mills Leader is urging
the nomination of President L. D.
Harvey, of the Milwaukee Normal
school, for state superintendent of
public instruction on the Republican
ticket. Prof. Harvey is finely
equipped for the position and would
certainly be desirable candidate.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-07-13

THE Democratic state convention
has been called to meet in Milwaukee,
August 81. Jefferson county is en-
titled to fourteen delegates inAthe
convention, while Dodge will have
+wentu
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-07-13

H. O. NEvINs, of Aztalan, has an
nounced his candidacy for the Demo
cratic nomination for county clerk.
He has served as supervisor of his
town
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-07-13

The First Wisconsin regiment, now
at Jacksonville, Fla, is booked to
take part in the invasion Of Porto
Rico.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-07-13

Watertown, Wis July II, 1898.