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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-12-12
CARRIED BY THE BRITISH.
Buffers Troops Storm Fortified
Hill at Lombardskop.
GOING TO COLESBURG.
Ladysmith Cannot be Carried by AS
sauIt but is Being Rendered
Very Uncomfortable.

Boer Head Lager, Ladysmith, Friday,
Dec. S.-The British have stormed and
carried the hill at Lombardskop, putting
a big Creusot gun and one Howitzer out
of action, and capturing a small Maxim.
The sortie was made between ] and ?
o'clock in the morning. The British de-
stroyed the Boer guns with dynamite.
The British captured a Maxim gun and
then retired. The Lancers, Hussars
and guards made sortie west of Lady
smith at daybreak under cover of a
heavy artillery fire, which the Beers re-
turned briskly The British afterwards
returned to Ladysmith. The Boer
losses are reported to have been light.
A strong Burgher column has crossed
the Tugela river at Colense with the
object of attacking the British Estcourt
column.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-12-12

Normandy fishermen complain of the
sudden appearance of cuttleish, which
are making inroads on the fisheries.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-12-12
WHAT ONE GIRL DID.
Remained at Her Loom and TOO
Strikers Returned TO Work.

Altoona, Pa, Dec 9.-Ry remaining
at her loom III defiance Of 500 strikers,
one girl prevented a tie-up at the Al
toona silk mill. 4 general strike OF the
800 operatives had been planned, but
when the one girl continued at wori
700 employees returned to their work.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-12-12

Mr. Isaac Brock. of McLennan County,
Tex, has attained the great age of III
years, having been born in 17SS He Is an
ardent friend to Peruna and speaks Of it in
the following terms:
During my long life have known a great
many remedies for coughs, colds catarrh
and diarrhoea. had always supposed these
affections to be different diseases, but l
have learned from Dr.. Hartmans books
that these affections are the same and are
properly called catarrh.
AS for DR.. Hartman's remedy, Peruna,
/ have found it to be the best, if not the
only remedy for these affections.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-12-12
Paid S4O.OOO for a Scar.

New York Dee. S.-A seat in the New
York stock exchange was sold for S40,-
600, the highest price ever paid.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-12-12
"Peruna has been my standby
for many years, and attribute my
good health and my extreme age
10 this remedy. 1t exactly meets
all my requirements.

i have come to rely upon it almost en-
tirely for the many little things for which
| need medicine. / believe it to be espe-
cially valuable to old people,
ISAAC BROCK
Catarrh is the greatest enemy of old age.
a person entirely free from catarrh is sure
to live to a hale and hearty old age free
book on catarrh sent by The Peruna Medi-
cine Co.. Columbus, O..
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-12-12
EDUCATE YOUR BOWELS.
THOUSANDS OF PREMATURE DEATHS
CAUSED BY NEGLECT.
Every Person Can Prolong Life and Enjoy
Health and Happiness Who Will Listen
to the Voice of Progress.
: and less destructive.

If you want to open n door you don't
smash it with q crowbar, but open it With
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-12-12
Rebel Chief Headed OFF.

Washington, D. c., Dec. S.-The town
of Pontoc, towards which Aguinaldo with
his body guard is said to be retreating,
lies in the mountain Businesses about ff-
ty-tive or sixty miles southeast of Vigan.
If this last report as to Agulnaldo'
whereabouts is true, it indicates that he
has been headed off to the northward for
the first time, and is being compelled to
retrace his steps towards the south. Ii
he is striving to regain his old strong
hold in Cavite province his chances of
success are very slight Directly in his
line of march is a considerable American
force at Bayonbong, to the westward of
that point is Wheaton's force, and to the
east of Bayonbong is an almost impassa-
BILE mountain range. SO with Young be-
hind him, with Col. Hare close. in his
rear, and his front INSTRUCTED, the war
department officials feel that Aguinaldo
has little chance of escaping to the south
ward. Maj Batcheller is said to be
making rapidly for Apart, about the
only port on the extreme north end of
the island so as to reduce the outlet in
that direction The best chance remain
ING to Aguinaldo is believed to be to
abandon the escort of 300 now travelling
with him, in which case he could easily
insure his personal escape in disguise.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-12-12
Outbreak of Natives.

Washington D. c., Dee. Seen. Otis
today cabled the war department IN re-
gard to the uprising in Negroes as follows:
Manila. Dec. 81 am informed the out
break of natives in the district of south
Negros was the result of reported recent
great insurgent victories in Luzon and
Panay, which the natives believe. The ex-
tent of the outbreak not ascertained. Lieut..
A. c. Ledyard, Sixth infantry. killed and
two privates wounded. One of our chief
difficulties arises from the circulation Of
newspaper articles of United States and
Europe, promptly published in Spanish in
San francisco and Madrid, and by Hong
Kong junta circulated in the Philippines.
Insurgents have based all hopes upon false
rumorS
A second dispatch from Gen. Otis dated
Manila today, says: Hospital ship Re
lief lust returned from Vigan bringing
272 sick soldiers, 232 Spanish prisoners,
reports several hundred Spanish prison
ers at Vigan. for which we send trans
ports this evening. Col. Hare, Thirty
third infantry, took Bangued, 9th inst.
and now with portion of regiment and
battalion Ihirty-fourth infantry in pur-
suit of insurgents on road southeast of
Iepanto. thence to Bontoc, on which
Aguinaldo and 800 insurgents supposed
to be retreating with American prisoners.
Inhabitants of western. LuZon coast
friendly and give assistance
Gen Otis also reports the arrival of
the transport Olympia with the Thirty
ninth infantry, one battalion of the For
ty-fifth infantry and some recruits
There were no casualties during the voy-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-12-12

Cleveland has one policeman to every
1918 Of the population, while Boston has
one to every $50 persons and Buffalo one
to every $50.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-12-12
BatcheIor's DariuC Expedition.
To Head Off a guinaIdo.

Manila, Dec. 8.-The navy is sending
ships to APART in anticipation of the ar
rival of Maj. Bachelors battalion, which
is working through the Cayagan valley.
Maj. Bachelor has not been heard from
since last Friday.
The object is to prevent the possibility
Of Aguinaldos gaining the Cayagan riv
err, the largest stream in north Luzon,
thus reaching APART and escaping from
that port to Hong Kong. Aguinaldo is
believed to be in the mountain range
somewhere near Bayombong, and it is
thought he may go down the Magat riv
er, tributary of the Cayagan, and
thence seek escape from the islands.
Aguinaldo's chances of escape, should the
Americans gain possession of the Caya-
gan and the port of Apart, where the
river enters the ocean, are reduced to a
minimum
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-12-12

London, Dec "a special dispatch
from Pretoria, dated Friday, December
S, says 1000 British troops, preceded by
an armored train, are advancing on
Colesburg from Naauwpoort.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-12-12
Boer Supplies intercepted.

A special dispatch from Cape Town an
nounces that the British gunboat Part
ridge has captured the British steamer
Mashona, Capt. Johnstone, which left
New York November 3, via st. Vincent,
November TO- for Algoa bay, laden with
-four for the Transvaal The cargo will
be landed at Cape town and the ship re-
leased
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-12-12
A FEELING OF RELIEF.
Gen. Young's Prolonged Absence
Caused Some Anxiety.
IS SAFE AT VIGAN.
Was Confronted by Rebel Gen. Tino
with Superior Force Strong
In Eutrenched.

Manila, Dec. S.-10:55 a. m.-There
was considerable relief in Manila when
the news was received today that Gen.
Young's small force has arrived safely
at Vigan, province of South Ilocos, De
cember 8. Anxiety has been felt for
Gen. Young and the garrison at Vigan
since it was known that Gen. limo had
a large aggressive body of insurgents
operating in the vicinity. Gen. limo
made stand in the mountain pass be-
tween Narvacan and San Quintin. The
natural strength of the position was aug
mented by trenches and pitfalls. The
fight lasted FIVE hours. Gen Young had
three companies of the Thirty fourth in
fantry, under Lieut.-Col. Robert l..
Howe, and two troops of the Third cav
airy, Capt. Swigert commanding, and one
troop under Capt. Chase. He was rein
forced during the fight by Col. Luther 4.
Hare, with a battalion of the Thirty
third Ell route to Vigan. Gen. Young
ended the fight by charging and routing
the enemy, who left twenty five dead and
several rifles and thousands of rounds of
ammunition in the trenches. The enemy
employed artillery. Only one American
was seriously wounded.
The uprising in the island of Negroes
was led by the police of Lacorla district,
where there is a small American garri-
son. The police Inspector received false
reports of insurgents victories in LuZon
and Panay. There are 270 native police
in Negroes uniformed and armed with
Springfield rifles.
Lieut.. Ledyard, the American officer
Michigan Central railroad and popular
off
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-11-03
GRADING COMPLETED.
Manka:o & New UIm Embankment Dons
to the Blue Earth River.

The grading on the Mankato &
New Ulm railroad has now beeen COM
pleted from New Ulm to the Blue
Earth river. Contractor Boedker has q
few men still at work on his section
putting on the finishing touches. The
laying of steel rails has been suspended
for some time owing to the inability Of
the road to procure the rails
The difficulty will soon be overcome
as the rails are expected to arrive in a
few days, and then the laying of rails
will be pushed to an early completion
The big grading force that has gbeen
at work along the road all summer has
been paid off and discharged audit Is
scattering over the country. Probably
many of the men will go into the
pineries for the winter. aEg3 o,5 AZ
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-11-03
MINNESOTA'S DAIRY IN
TERESTS.

The Minneapolis Tribune of yester.
day published review of the cream
cry interests of the state showing the
growth during the last few years. 1t
is wonderful story. and the Tribune
presents it in good shape. Besides a
general review of the dairy interests
of the state and the growth of the
creamery, this issue also contains ar
ticles by leading dairymen and cream
cry experts upon different phases Of
the industry which serve to make it
the most complete review before the
public.
A glance at the Tribune's review
shows that Minnesota is taking a
front rank in creamery and dairy in
tere SITS, and why should it not? Some
of the fine st dairy sections in the
country are located right here in our
state. and so acknowledged by dairy
authorities everywhere. Freeborn
county has from the first taken the
lead in dairy matters, but there are
now score of other counties that are
crowding hard after her in their
creamery interests. In 1884 Mime
sofa had hardly score of creameries
and the first cooperative creamery
was not built until 1891. Today there
are nearly 600 cooperative creameries
in the state. and the total number
reach 700, which receive the milk from
100000 COWS, owned by over $4,000
farmers, constituting 81 per cent OF
the farmers of the state. The pro-
duct of these creameries for the past
year has been 81. 600 900 pounds Of but
ter, of which 100000 has been ship
ped to eastern markets, the most of il
selling as extras" These 700 cream
cries represent capital of So, 800, 0O(
invested in them, and they handle
about $50, 600. 900 pounds of milk an.
nually, which is turned into butter a
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-11-03
CAPACITY 1900 BARRELS.
More New Machinery Placed in the Big
Mill. . I'

Another new plansifter was started
yesterday at the big mill, increasing,
the capacity of the mill another 100
barrels day. One of these machines
was, put inaiAugust, and the daily
capacity of the mill is now 300 barrels
The sixteen new chilled steel rollers
recently put 9inG are doing good work
The additional 200 barrels of -four g.
day that is being turned out means
thata great deal Cof wheat that was
formerly shipped out is being kept at
home and manufactured. .rae r{,.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-11-03
VACANCY FILLED.
North Mankato School Board Transacts
Considerable Business.

The regular meeting of the North
Mankato school board was held at the
school building Tuesday, the mem.
bers present being Messrs. Sherk, Wal
rath, Muzzy and Page, and Mr.. It'd
land being absent.
NJ. J. Record was elected to fill the
vacancy on the board caused by the
resignation of Mr.. Roebke at the last
regular meeting. He will serve until
the next school election. Mr.. Record
was appointed member of the COM
mittees on finance and schools and,text
books.
. The bids for furnishing wood to the
school district were received. Mr..
Lindfelt's offer to furnish number one
second growth dry maple at 1870 a
cord was accepted.
Principal Stark was present and
stated the needs of the different rooms
in the building in the way of text
books, which the board decided to pur.
chase 1Gii.
Secretary Muzzy presented a finan.
cial statement of the district, showing
that the board is living strictly within
the means at hand 2The treasurer's
report is expected at the next meeting
After allowing bills the board ad
iourned. .A
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-11-03
PILING UP TETIMONY.
Nothing but Praise Prom all
Sources.
Stands High In the Estimation OF
Those who Have Tested
Its Merits.

There is no doubt whatever as to
the merits of Morrow's Kid ne-oids
Judging from the results obtained
right here in this state. MorroW's
Kid.ne-oids are used daily by many
Minnesota citizens and they all tes-
tify without any hesltancy about the
great good they have received by the
use of this great kidney preparation.
7 Kid-ne-oids will positively cure kid
ney backache, dizziness, sleeplessness,
nervousness and all urinary disorders
arising from disordered condition OF
the kidneys. Another citizen adds
his testimony as follows:
Mr.. R. G. Mitchell. editor and man
ager of the News Tribune, Duluth,
Mimi, says: 81 beg leave to say that
have triedMorrow'sKid-De-o ids and
Liverlax and can truthfully say that
I regard them as superior to any
other remedy that I have ever used
for the purpose intended"
Morrow's Kid-ne-oids are not pills
but yellow tablets and sell at fifty
cents box.
Morrow's Liverlax are small, red
granules and sell at twenty-five cents
box. Both remedies can be pur-
chased at all drug stores and at ID. l.
Parry's drug store.
Mailed on receipt of price. Manu-
featured by John Morrow & Co.
chemists, Springfield, Ohio
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-11-03

A Washington dispatch says Presi-
dent Mckinley has decided upon the
men whom he will name for civil
governors Of Porto Rico and Cuba,
and intimates that former Congress
man Snider, Of this state. may be
slated for the Porto Rican mission.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-11-03

The eighteen months old child of Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Murphy died Tuesday
at their home, near the corner of Broad
and Elm streets, of scarlet fever, and
the' burial was had wednesday,. An
other child in the family is down with
the disease Mr.. Murphy is a brake
man on the Great Western railway.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-11-03

; A washington special states that
Admiral Dewey has announced to
some OF his friends his engagement to
Mrs. w. B. HazeD, of that city. Mrs.
Hazen is the widow of the late Gen.
Hazen, formerly chief signal officer
of the army. re-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-11-03
cost for manufacture Of 81, 100, 900,

and makes product from which they
realize $40, $50, 900, OF which So, 400, OOO
is returned to the 81 COO patrons.
The average price for the butter
product is II cents, and the average
price paid to the farmer for butter
fat is 16 cents. One can readily see
the advantage which the farmer reaps
from the creamery when this is con-
trasted with what he received from
the dairy product atjthe country store
a few years ago. Now the earnings OF
the average patron OF the creamery as
shown by the Tribune review is $155.
In brief the Tribune gives the his
tory CT the Minnesota creamery
thusly: The average creamery has
Is patrons, the extremes being 20 and
500. Thenumber of cows per creamery
varies from from 100 to 5000 the
average being 542; the average cream
cry receives in year 100000 pounds
Of milk, makes 49, 500 pounds of but
ter. pays out 81, $50 for operating ex-
penses and $4,000 to patrons for but
ter fat, and takes in about $4,000
gross receipts. The average creamery
patron furnishes seven cows, hauls
$4,000 poundsiof milk to the creamery
a year, and gets s155 therefor; the
average creamery cow yields 1850
pounds of milk, which makes 100
pounds of butter year and earns her
owner $2180 year. The average
cost of the manufacture is about l.. SC
per pound of butter. The average
price paid for butter fat is 16 cents.
In several counties including Blue
Earth, the ruling price is II to 1e
cents. The average test Of butter fat
is 3. s per cent, and the yield of butter
is AS pounds per hundred Of milk.
such in short is the history Of the
operations of the Minnesota cream
cries.
The dairy record of Minnesota,
when one comes to survey it's growth,
is phenomenal one. The transfer
ring of an interest, which only few
years ago, was merely side issue on
the farm. good to help out in getting
a few groceries at the store now and
then, to an industry yielding the
farmers OF the state net income OF
nearly $4,000 900, shows the possi-
bilities there are for it in the future,
and in its review of this industry the
Tribune has contributed a valuable
work in the dairy interests Of the
state.
In it's list of creameries of the state
the Tribune gives the following for
Blue Earth county. All are co-opera-
tive except two-Vernon Center and
Eagle Lake-which are private.
No. of
Location. Postoftice. Patrons.
Sterling Center, Sterling Center. -
Butternut, Butternut. ...S... ....127
Mapleton, MapletOn. .13O
Vernon Center, Vernon Center. so
Willow Creek, Willow Greek. 70
st. Clair, st. Clair: ..>.......... 10
Beauford, Beauford. ...149
Judson, Lake Crystal. ............. 81
Danville, Danville. ................ IS
Sterling, Sterling Center. ......... 100
Lake Crystal, Lake Crystal. ....... 30
Lincoln, Lake Crystal. .......... SO
Hamburg, Minnesota Lake. $500. 60
Mankato, Mankato. ............... Az
Amboy, AmbOy. .................. 90
Freedom, Cream. -. s,............ .l25
Eagle Lake, Eagle Leke...... 80. 40
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Connecticut western news., 1899-12-21
,CHNlSl7SAS
 1sAg}(so
.nL M4M Nzll

HE bell of the St. Nikolaas church was
 merrily going, the bell of the quaint
 church in New Am sterdam's fort close by the blue water that rippled around
Connecticut western news., 1899-12-21
HIS CHRISTMAS PRESENT.

The Great Prize Harpu Found in His Lost Stockings
 How He Was Accepted.
 "She was the prettiest and brightest girl we had at our house party that winter,o related the smiling old lady who loves to dwell upon the holiday festivities when she was girl. "She was a great favorite with the men because of her dashing ways and the air of good comradeship that she al- ways carried about with her. Yet we could never see that any one of her suitors was favored above another, and often wondered if she would fill the appointed destiny of woman.
 .In the party was Harper Allison. We always called him Harpy. He was big, athletic, good-natured and good to look at, but we never thought of him as a bril- liant man. It was as plain as could be that he was in love with her. and men of his type are so persistent. They lay siege, and, no matter what may come, they continue the siege.
 'I know that he proposed to her score of times, but he was always put of with the laughing assurance that she was not to be won by any of the stereotyped methods, and that If he ever did find a lodging place in her heart he would see sign.
 Christmas eve we all hung up our stockings outside our doors, just as lark, you know. In the morning we all had presents to show but Harpy. He pretended to be disconsolate beyond consolation. He had put out a great long pair of woolen stockings, knit in black yarn and tipped in red by fussy old aunt in Maine who al- ways feared that Harpy never dressed warm. 1y enough. He had not only been sighted by Santa Claus, but the stockings them selves were gone.
 After dinner there was a sleighride of the old-fashioned kind. As she raised her dress to chamber into the big sled we all saw that over her dainty shoes she wore heavy woolen stockings, and the toes were red. Now know what I gotp shouted Harpy, and before us all he tossed her into the air caught her as she canoe down and kissed her indefinitely" - Detroit Free Press.
Connecticut western news., 1899-12-21
ig iup-hss, rg s1uert gIadness hring tn reer the

force into them to show what his full opin- ion might be. She made no reply, but drew a quilted crimson hood over her locks and slipped out of the door. When Katryne returned Hans was in a very painful mood, and he remarked, in a sympathetic tone:
 s'It is bad night, my child"
 "Yes, father, but Christmas will soon be here"
 "Is the watch out?"
 "Yes, father, and he almost ran into me, as if he thought I were a savage that had just come down the North river in his canoe and needed to be looked after"
 3Humph! The watch is savage if he can't tell goodly woman of New Amster- dam from one of those up-river Indians. Unless he follows better fashions I will re-
Connecticut western news., 1899-12-21

some time. Finally came story that the sailor had died, and soon after the arrival of these tidings there came through gate in New Amsterdam's wooden wall worn and weary woman with babe in her arms. Where she was received and sheltered Hans did not know.
 "She had my name once," he doggedly as- serted, "but she is no child of mine now" One might naturally feel that this wintry night Lysbet and her babe would be ex- posed to the coming storm. That swing ing bell might say: "Rejoice, rejoice" but was not there room in some hearts for the feeling of anxiety? Hans was not at ease. He could not drop this subject that had come up for notice.
 Families" he muttered, fought not to
Connecticut western news., 1899-12-21
;: For the Children. God Bless Them! :

be broken up by child's disobedience. She. that broke that chain must take the respon- sibility."
 "If broken, father, can it not be mended?"
 Not unless wisely, justly done"
 Christ says that we must love one an- other" As she spoke she was facing rude wall picture of the child Jesus in His moth er's arms, Joseph standing by. Look at that, father" She pointed to the picture. "They love one another, father, and"
 T love thee, good daughter"
 This encouraged Katryne, and she broke out into bold proposition Then why not let Lysbet come home?"
 "Katryne! No morep'
 Only three words, but he put enough