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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08
Did You Make Your Grain-O This
Way?

Here are the latest directions: Use one
tablespoonful of Grain-O 10 TWO cups of
cold water. BE sure to measured After
The water gets to the boiling point let boil
Cor fifteen to twenty minutes. Use cream
and sugar to suit the taste If YOU have
not cream use hot milk
\ lady said: The first time [ drank
'frain-O did not like it, but after using it
Tor ten days and forming the habit, moth
ng would induce nc to go back to coffee -
This is the experience of all. If you will
follow directions, measure it every time
and make it the same, and try it for ten
days, you will not go back to coffee.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08
MONSTER FISH STORY.
1t was Told by Woman, So it Must
Necessa ri1y be True.

Mrs. George O. Barnes, who lives Oh
Sanibcl island, in the gulf of Mexico, has
written q letter to her youthful kinS-
man, Master John Boyle of Danville,
Ky, in which she relates a most interest
ing and at th esame time a most ex-
traordinary fish story.
One morning as Mrs Barnes was upon
the beach she and two others saw Il
great connection in the water. Huge
black objects we're splashing about and
spray was rising before them. The par
ty soon reached the scene, and stood in
wonder at what was before them.
They saw a great school of monster
fish lying four or five abreast in the shall
low water, helplessly flashing the surf
with their immense tails, unable to move
and slowly dying, although the water in
the gulf still washed over them and the
tide was coming in. The sea was calm
there has not been a storm or even
gale-and there was no way Of account
ing for the trap these poor fish were in,
except that they had gone into the chan
mel when the water was deep, and, in
swimming Ill q body. were caught III
shoal water, from which they could not
eXtricate themselves.
The fish were counted, and there were
between fifty and sixty of them. They
were from ten to twenty-five feet i'll
length, and weighed from 1000 to 2O00
pounds each. A number of them were
estimated as weighing ton each Six
mules could not drag some of them
away.
What to do with them, says Mrs.
Barnes, was serious question. They
were dying, and if left upon the beach
would have driven the people nearby
from their homes. ''Twenty-three of the
monsters lay side by side, locking like
huge siege guns, black and terrible"
The men folks. after sitting upon the
case, decided to cut the fish into pieces
and cart and drag them TO point where
the decaying flesh would not be often
sive to the smell or poisonous to it's sur
roundings Sunday interviewed, however.
before this great task was complete, and
on Sabbath the air was so rank with the
dreadful odor that the harnesses could not
go out of doors.
The queer visitors were of the family
known as black fish, Il species of the
whale that is found in tropical Waters-
San Francisco Wave.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08
SPINNING WHEEL.
THEY ARE DEAD.

There was 4 man who ne'er told q lie
But he's dead:
Never said it was wet when the weather
was dry
Never said
He'd caught fish when he hadn't caught
one,
Never said he'd done something that he
hadn't done
Never scoIded his wife, and never got mad
SO bad,
\. resDecter of men, a defender Of woman
Who believed the divine, and in that which
was human,
Meek as Moses-he never was understood,
And the poor man died of being too good
And he's dead.
There was a woman who never had Cos
Siped a bit
She's dead, too;
Who hated all scandal, nor listened TO It.:
She believed in mankind, took care OF her
cat
Always turned deaf ear to this story or
that.
Never scolded her husband-she never had
one;
No sluggard was she, but rose with the
sun;
Never whispered in meeting, didn't care for
Il bonnet,
Or of all the feathers that one could put
it:
Never sat with the choir, nor sang the
wrong note:
Expressed no desire to lecture or vote
dumb;
You might have called forever and she
wouldn't have come.
And she's dead. OUTLOOK.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08
In Winter Use ALIENS Foot Ease.

A powder to be shaken into the Shoes
During winter your feet feel uncomfort-
able, nervous, and often cold and damp.
If you have perspiring, smarting feet or
tight shoes, try ALIENS FOOT EASE.
1t warns and rests the feet and makes
walking easy. Cures swollen and sweat
ing feet, blisters and callous spots. Re
lieves corns and bunions of all pain and
is a certain cure for Chilblains and Frost
bites. Try it today. Sold by all drug
gists and shoe stores for 25c. Trial
package mailed FREE. Address. Allen
S. Olmstead. lie Roy. n. Y.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08

Corporation Counsel Thornton of Chi
cago has decided to begin damage suits
against the three principal surface rail
way companies for the loss sustained to
the city's water pipe system as result
of the ravages of electrolysis. A decla-
ration IN the case is Delng drawn by As
sistant Corporation Counsel Jandus and
Il large quantity of evidence mas been
collected by City Electrician Ellicott. to
be used in the prosecution. The amount
of the damages which will lie asked has
as yet not been decided upon and will
depend largely on what the evidence now
III the possession of the city electrician
indicates. The basis of the contention
will be that the neglect of the railway
companies to properly provide for con-
duCtil Q their strong electric currents
from the points where they leave the
rails to the oowerhouse has resulted in
the damage of the property of the city
1t will be shown that the companies have
been repeatedly notified of the damage
which was being done the city water
mains and that they failed to take the
steps necessary to safely get rid of the
return current.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08
WHAT "KALSOMINES" ARE.

Kalsomines are cheap and temporary prep
arations, manufactured from whiting,
chalks clays, etc. They are stuck on the
walls with decaying animal glue. Alabas
tine is not a kalsomine 1t is a rock-bas sc
cement, which sets, and it hardens with age
1t can De re-coated and re-decorated without
having to wash and scrape off its old coats
Beware OF a large four-pound package OF
light kalsomine sold to dealers for four
pounds and offered 10 customers as a FIVE
pound package.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08
WHAT ALABASTINE is.

Alabastfne is the original and only durable
wall coating the market. 1t is entirely
different from all kalsomine preparations.
Alabastine is made ready for use i'll white or
twelve beautiful tints by the addition of
cold water. II is put up in dry powdered
form, in fve-pound packages, with full di-
rections every package. 1t takes the
place OF scaling kalsomines, wall paper and
paint for walls. Alabastine can be used on
plaster. brick, wood or canvas and u child
can brush 1t on
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08
After the Cooling Process.

Don't cool off too quickly after being
in an overheated room. 1t you do, you
will need ST. Jacobs Oil to cure Lum-
bago, which sets in very often after the
cooling process. 1t relaXes the stiffened
muscles.
In Mr. Rhodes Cape-to Cairo railway
project the distance is 1929 miles, and
he needs 100000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08
REJECT THE GUST AS GOOD"

The dealer who tells you that he can seA
you the same thing" AIabastine or
something just as good" either is not post
ed or is trying to deceive you. In Offering
something he has bought cheap and is trying
to sell on Alabastine's demands, he may mot
realize the danger to himself as well as 20
you. Beware of all new substitutes Deal
ers risk a suit for damages by selling and
consumers by using an infringement. Ala
bastine Co. own the right to make and sell
wall coatings adapted to mix With cold
water.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08
CHURCHES AND scHooLHousEs

The interior walls of churches, school
houses and all public halls should never be
coated with anything but the durable and
pure Ala bastine. So evident has this fact
become, that hundreds of tons are used an
nually for this work. The genuine Alabas-
tine does not rub or scale Off 1t is Clearly
during the long period of its usefulness. Ev-
cry owner of building should use it. Ask
your paint dealer or druggist for card OF
tints, and write for free copy of our paper,
Alabastine Era, to Alabastine Co., Grand
Rapids, Mich.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08
Try Grain-O, Try Grain-O.

Ask Your Grocer today to show you a
package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink
that takes the place Of coffee. The chill
dren may drink it without injury as well
as the adult. All who try it. like it,
Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure
grains, and the most delicate stomach re-
ceives it without distress. Ii the price Of
coffee. 15c and % cts. per package. Sold
by all grOcers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08
Night Hawks Live Longest.

A German doctor, who has been col
lecting information about the habits of
long-lived persons, finds that the majority
of those who attained old age INDUCED in
late hours. Eight out of ten persons
over so never went to bed till we'll into
the small hours, and did not get up again
till late in the day
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08
Without knowing 1t.

While sitting in a draft, without
knowing it we may become sore and
stiff from cold. We feel soreness and
stiffness all gone after using st. Jacobs
Oil hardly Know inc when,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08

There is more Catarrh IL this section OF
the country than all other diseases put to-
gether, and until the last few years was sup
posed to he incurable. For great many
years doctors pronounced it 4 local dis
ease, and prescribed local remedies, and by
constantly failing to cure with local treat
ment pronounced it incurable. Science has
proven catarrh to be constitutional diseaS e
and therefore requires constitutional treat
ment Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by L. j. Cheney Il Co.. Toledo, Ohio. is the
only constitutional cure on the market. 1t
is taken internally in doses from 10 drops
to tablespoonful. 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the system
They offer one hundred dollars for any case
it fails to cure. Send for circulars and tes-
timOnialS. Address.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold hY Drn0oiStS Inc
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08
Lanes Family NIedicine

Moves the bowels each day. ID order
TO be healthy this is necessary. Acts
gently or the liver and kidneys Cures
sick heada che. Price, 2H and SOC.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08
CuriOsities of Colds.

1t is a remarkable fact that people
catch colds only when they are warm.
y correspondent of the London Spectator
says that there are places where 1t is
impossible to catch a cold, simply be-
cause there are no colds to catch, and
that these places, singularly enough. are
in the Arctic region. The explorer Nan
sen and his men during the three years
spent in the Arctic never caught cold.
though they were constantly exposed to
fatigue and wet, and slept in wet gar
ments and went about all day with wet
feet. The moment they returned to civ
iliZatiOn they all caught cold The mem
bers of the JacksOn-H Arctic
expedition stayed three years i'll Franz
Josef land and never had a cold, though
wet feet was their chronic experience -
and on one occasion six OF them were
exposed to gale in boat for three DAYS
and nights, all drenched to the skin.
and, when they arrived on land. had to
remain in their wet clothes and let them
dry on their bodies. With but two ex-
ceptions they caught severe colds as soon
as they returned to civilization. Sir Mar
tin Conway, while exploring Spitzbergen.
with his four companions, was often wet
through and frequently slept in wet
clothes, but they never caught cold until
they returned to the Andree settlement
on the coast. Wherever European set
tlemenCS exist, lHefe coluS seem to de-
velop, and the writer says that the only
time the people living on the lonely isle
of st. Kilda catch cold is when excur-
sion steamers land, bringing European
visitors. Then every inha bitant of the
island, babies included, is seized with
cold; all of which, the writer says.
shows that cold is an infectious disease
prevalent only where civilized man ex-
lists. This theory indicates that the more
the people coddle themselves the more
likely they are to catch cold and that
fresh, cool air with good ventilation is
the best preventive Of coughs and colds.
7 ,nclin'c Waal-Iy
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08
He Attends to Business,

He attends to business who goes
straight to work to cure Neuralgia by
the use of st. Jacobs Oil and saves
time and money and gets out Of misery
quickly. He's al right.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08
LOUBET IN YOUTH AND NOW.
S Humble rthplace Compared
with the Pres Dental Mansion

VIII The TICS UeHtlaI NansIOn.
The Matin reproduces sketches of
Loubet's humble birthplace and con-
trasts them with the Elysee. A portrait
tells that when recently she was asked
to allow herself to be photographed she
said, laughing:
What do you wish to do with me? 1
am nothing now but an old creature.
You ought to have come sixty years ago,
for my portrait was pretty them
LOubet has strong affection for his
,1,Othnr
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08

Since his residence in England. Emilio
lola Is said to have anonymously coli
tributed large sums to London charities
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08

--LithOgraphing stone of the finest quail
ity has been found twenty miles north
west of Nernal. Utah.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08

--Lessees of the Mabel NJ. property on
Beacon Hill, Cripple Greek district, have
encountered ore bodies which run from
500 to $500 per ton in gold.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08

Mrs. WinslOw's SOOTHING SYRUP for children
teething. softens the gums, reduces Inflammation,
aiIays pain, cures wind collie. 25c q bottle
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08
Oscar WilGe'S New Comedy

Oscar Wilde has written new mod
ern comedy which Horace Sedgcr in
tends to produce here in May The play
will be anonymous, but it is SO character
istic its authorship could not possibly be
concealed. Wilde is still living in Paris,
but is in rather straitened circumstances.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08

WANTED.-Casao OF bad health that R'IP'A. MS will
not benefit. Send : cents 10 Ripans Chemical Co..
New York, for 10 samples and l. 900 testimonials
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08

Piso's Cure for Consumption is the only
cough medicine used in my housed.
c. Albright, Mif1inburg. Pa, Dec. II,
'oS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08

Attention is called to J. j. Gregory &
Sons adv. of seeds in another column.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08

The University of Ell Ayhar. in
Cairo, is the oldest in the world. 1t has
records dating back 1000 years.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08

"A church in London still possesses an
income originally given to it for the Dur-
pose of buying fagots for burning here
tics
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08

He didn't get the better Of me-" tri-
umphantly remarked the man whose
coatsleeves are always too short.
You mean the book agent who just
left?'
Yes l stood firm, didn't | %
absolutely"
4 tell you, it was hard work, for he
is a mighty persuasive man. And be-
sides, | wanted those books the worst
kind and I'm going to get them next
week. III have to pay several dollars
more than he asked. But l was bound
he shOulGn get the better OF me. =
Washington Star.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08

''Eugenia isn't going to marry that
rich Octogenarian, after all.
why not?"
He fell out with her because she
couldn't remember the boys he used to
play with. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08

What is known as the Bruce mete~
Oritc is now on its way to the British
museum from Australia. 1t is said to
weigh no less than four tons
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08

The average gas jet consumes five
feet of gas per hour.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08
He sighed heavily.

Il do not see" he said, why you treat
me with such unexpected GOODNESS"
The young girl arose from her seat and
put her head between the curtains that
divided the parlor and reception hall
from the library and dining room.
Jane" she shrilly cried, give the fur
mace a shake an chuck in s'more coalr'
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08

There are in the United States over
fifty distinct secret orders, with more
than 10000 lodges and 100000 mem
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08
" Only the First Step
is Difficult. -

The first step tn Spring
should be to cleanse Natures
house from Winters accamu-
Zafions. Hoods Sarsaparflla
does tits qUork easily. It is.
Americas Greatest Spring
Medicine. Npuriies the blood,
as Millions Of people say.
It makes the weak strong, as nervous
men and women gladly testify. 1t
cures all blood diseases, as thousands
of cured voluntarily write. 1t is just the
medicine for you, as you will gladly say
after you have given it fair trial.
Fad Blood" Although past 20 years Of
age 1 am thoroughly we'll. 1t was three
bottles of Hoods Sarsaparilla that made
me SO after spending over $50 in medical
attendance. My trouble was raw sore on
my ankle" Mrs. LOUISA MASON, Court
Street, Lowell, Mass.
Running Sores" After worrying four
months | gave my children Hoods Sarsa-
parilla and it cured them of running sores.
Hoods Pills cured me OF dyspepsia and
constipation" Mrs. KATE E. THOMAS, 81
Governor St, Annapolis, Md.
Consumptive Cough :" Five years
ago | had consumptive cough which re-
duced me to skeleton. Was advised to
take Hoods Sarsaparilla which / did and
recovered normal health. | have been well
ever since" MATILDA BRIDGEwATER, Cor.
Pearl and Chestnut Sts, Jeffersonville, Ind.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08

Porto Rico has a population of about
100000. Two-thirds of it's inhabitants
are white
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08

Ore has been found in the country
south of Castle Dale, Utah, which as
says S12S per ton in copper, besides good
values in cold and silver
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08
10 Cure a Cold in Ore Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money if it fails to cure
Csc. The genuine has l.. b. c. on each tablet.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08

Ash "Wednesday rather appropriately
follows St. Valentine. day this year.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08

Russia possesses over 500 female doc
tors
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08
floods SaaJabaAM
HkzaZzds IL e. 2::ly2EEz

Hoods Pills cure liver ills the non-irritating and
the only cathartic to take with Hoods Sarsaparfla
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08

"Golf?" the physician said, with a
sigh. Golf. or. more correctly, goltcitis,
must 7 be designated the fourth dementia.
Golfcitis is a permanent addition to
English manias. and is attracting the at
tention Of thinking alienists. This mania
differs from others and is incurable. It's
symptoms are a loathing for legitimate
business. an abnormal disposition to CO.
pious profanity and nervous irritation, Il
passion for giddy and eccentric gar
ments. profound contempt for truth, a
hatred of domestic restraint, accompa-
MED by flushed face and Il depraved love
OF out Of doors.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08

At recent banquet given in Roches-
ter, says the Herald Of that city, two of
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08

QueerneSS iii taste is nowhere displayed
III more startling ways than at the res
taurants that are open evenings, says the
Cleveland Plain Dealer. Perhaps this Is
partially accounted for by the fact that
people who go to these places at night
are not usually driven there by hunger.
Most of them go because it is Il part OF
the evenings entertainment, as 1t were.
They step in after the theater and they
look at the menu and they hardly know
what they do want Anyway, it ism :
much.
This may explain the remarkable COM
binatiCn presented by a young man ana
young woman who went into leading
cafe not long ago. They had been to the
play and the cafe was an afterthought.
They studied over the menu with great
intentneSS.
Finally he ordered a plate of ice cream.
And she ordered a glass of beer.
This. perhaps. wasn't any more Pc
culiar than the double order sent out by
another young couple a night OF two ago.
The young woman toyed with the menu
in a condition Of painful uncertainty, and
finally looked up at the waiter.
DO you have blnanas?' she inquired.
''1es'm,' he answered.
Bring me banana, please"
The waiter looked inquiringly at the
young man. who was also glaring fever
ishly over the list.
The young man. conscious of the wait
er's gaze, breathed hard, pushed the
menu aside with a hopeless thrust, and
murmured:
Bring me a soft boiled egg
The waiter afterwards admitted that
this was one of the strangest combina-
tons he had yet encountered.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08

the expected guests were unable to be
70 be be such that a particularly ioyiaI and
companionable gentleman sat with one of
the vacant chairs on each side of him.
The empty chairs and the first course of
oysters were left in place for some time,
in case the expected guests arrived. The
solitary gentlemen, therefore, could
move neither to the right nor the left,
past, seemingly none the worse for his
enforced isolation. After the banquet
someone innocently asked him:
How did you enjoy yourself, old
chap?"
First rate" he replied, briskly enough.
Il sat next to a couple Of fellows who
weren't there"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08

Doting Rodney, dear, tomor-
row is your birthday. What would you
like best?''
Rodney Dear (after brief season of
cogitation)-"I think I'd like to see the
schoolhouse burn down. -EX
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08

Some time ago a resident in Dublin
entertained an old Presbyterian minister.
who was rather short-sighted, and who
liked to prowl about the city by himself.
On returning home one evening his host
found him reading the Bible, and the
minister exclaimed:
Il can't make it out at all. | have
read Genesis xxx twice over, and l am
none the wiser"
He explained that large portion of
the shops i'll Dublin had Genesis INK
inscribed on them.
Genesis xxx!'' exclaimed his host. in
establishment. Whatever dx) you mean -
oh, it's ali over the place-On the
walls. and even on the barrels" said the
minister.
Then it dawned on the minister's host.
and he laughingly said:
Why, yon mean Guinness XXX.''-
Spare Moments
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08

Well what did she say?'' asked Tat
tered Tompkins when his partner, Soiled
Simpson, returned from an attempt to re-
plenish the commissary
I tole her. replied Simpson, that
wanted somethin' to eat, an she said ::
What's the use O my givin' We somethin'
to eat? Ye'll only get hungry again.
With that she shet the door, an what
could l do?''-Harper's Bazaar.