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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-06-13
RAILROAD DIRECTORY.
Chicago, Milwaukee 81 st. Paul.
GOING
n. POGE RS, PROP

Train No. 7arriVes from Chicago at 5:5Zp m
Train arrive from Milwaukee and depart
for Madison al 9:12 m and 6:26 m.
Trains arrive from Madison at 9:1S m
and 2:21 p m.
Trains Nos. 1, ,, 8, and 4 run daily be-
tween Chicago and Minneapolis.
Trains Nos, % and % run daily except Sun
day between Chicago and Portage.
Train No IS stops at WatertOwn Junction
only.
Ali other trains run daily except Sunday.
G. W. WEBB, Agent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-06-13
IN GALICIA.
A Country Where the Men and Boys
Are StriE<ingIy Handsons and
Picturesque.

The men and boys were strikingIy
handsome, with straight features, dark
eyes and hair cut across the forehead
and falling on the neck behind. like a
Velasquez portrait, says BlacIwood's s.
The garments they wore, too, were not
only comfortable and sanitary, but
amazingly satisfying to the eye. The
groundwork, SO to speak, for both men
and women, was rough, hOmespun
linen which lay bleaching in narrow
lengths beside the river. The mems
trousers were stuffed into high black
or yellow boots and their shirts were
embroidered on the sleeves in blue and
red or black, and confined at the waist
by broad leathern girdles, much orna-
mented with brass. The women wore
long garments, like the mems shirts,
coming down to their ankles and COW
cred behind and before by pair of
Voluminous aprons, made of a rudy,
striped wooden stuff, more or less bai-
liant in hue.
Both sexes and ali ages, down even
to babies in arms, have short sleeveless,
sheepskin coats, usually open in front.
The skin side is embroidered in vary
ing designs, more or less Ella borate, car
ried out chiefly in red wool and green
and red leather. When it is fine the en-
broidered side is exposed when it is
wet the woolly one appears. These kip
tars are very light, very warm, and yet,
being sleeveless, they are never stuhy.
1t is amazing how persistently they
are worn, and it is only in the hottest
weather that the peasants strip them
off when working in the fields
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-06-13
QUARTER OF A CENT.
An Estimate Expert, Preeminent in
His Departments. Commands
Eis Salary.

But all the high salaries do not go TO
managers, says Ainslee's Magazine, in
an article on The Big Salaries of New
York" An expert who is preeminent
in his own department sometimes earns
a salary that seems fabulous. In indus
tries where profits are calculated III
fractions of q cent on each pound Of a
commodity produced, the value of an
expert who is as nearly as possible in
fallible in his calculations can hardly
be estimated. In the case of sugar re-
filming this is particularly true. Even
though Mr.. Havemeyer once said testify
to an Investigating committee that was
questioning him about an increase of
quarter of q cent a pound on sugar:
who cares for a quarter of a cent ."
it is a fact that one of his highest-sal-
aried employees is his expert chemist, j..
.. Bonner, who is reputed to be able to
estimate the value of different methods
Of refining sugar even unto the third
and fourth place of decimals. But the
ability to make such estimates is not
the sole value Of such an expert In or
der to command the highest salary he
must be able to suggest improvements
on existing methods and develop posi-
bilities that would never occur to the
ordinary expert who might be his equal
in making a, quantitative analysis.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-06-13
OUARRYING EMERY.
1t Is Done by the Aid of Great Fires
in the Classic Island of
NGXOS.

Emery comes from the island of
Naxos, in the eastern Mediterranean
whence it has been exported for the
last two centuries or more. The beds
are in the northeast of the island, the
deposits descending into some of the
neighboring islands, the emery being
found in lenticular masses, resting on
layers of schist in limestone, almost
identical with Parian marble, the finest
marble known, which comes from the
island of Paros, close by, says Ironmon-
gerry.
There are about 500 men engaged in
the trade, all of whom have to be mar
ried before they are admitted to the fra
ternity. The material is much too hard
to be dug out or even blasted. Great
fires are lighted around the blocks till
the natural cracks expand with the
heat, and levers are then inserted to pry
them apart. This system is continued
until the blocks are reduced in size to
masses of a cubic foot or less, and they
are then shipped as if they were coal.
There are said to be 20,00O,OOO tons yet
available at Naxos, and the last report
ed years export was $3.50 tons. It is
one of the hardest substances known.
z4.xxxasuzsus
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-06-13
MANUFACTURED EGGS.
Common She'll of Gypsum Is Used,
Which Is Carefully CoIOred
and Marked.

From recent observations of an ex-
pert collector of birds eggs it became
apparent that there was in existence
a person who made a living by imitat-
ing nature in the production and col
oEing of birds eggs, says the London
Penny.
It was traced to a Partisan dealer.
and some interesting details as to the
methods used have come to light. The
INSCRIPTIONS but ingenious French
man was at one time an assistant in
a large museum, and here he learned
the value Of many rare eggs. Being of
an enterprising nature he started bust
ness on his own account and made nu-
merous experiments before he came to
perfection.
He generally uses the shell of some
common egg, chosen for it's likeness in
size and shape to the one desired, but
when that is impossible gypsum is used,
this, when properly colored, being in
distinguishable from natures handi-
work. The coloring process is not cost
ly, but very lengthy and tedious OPP
GRAFTON, for each variety of egg has it's
distinctive marks and spot.
Nightingales' eggs, which are finely
marked, are worth good prices, and
knowing this the dealer finds no diff
Guilty in obtaining larks' eggs and col
oring them to resemble the genuine
article
Specimens Of this undoubted but mis-
placed skill have found their way to
collectors in all parts of the world,
and yet so completely and carefully has
the work been done not one of the buy
ers has ever discovered them to be
manufactured
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-06-13
ORIGIN OF MENU CARDS.
Duke Henry of Brunswick was tine
First Person on Record to
Use Them.

1t was Duke Henry of Brunswick who
was first observed, in the intervals of a
banquet to sean carefully a long strip
of paper by the side of his plate, and
when the curious guests ventured to in
quire into the nature of his studies he
explained that it was a sort of pro-
gramme of the dishes which he had
commanded from the cook, to the in
tent that if some delicacy which espe-
cially appealed to him were marked for
late stage in the repast he might care
fully reserve his appetite for it, says the
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The simplicity and excellence OF the
idea instantly appealed to the good
dukes guests, and the menu card from
that moment became an institution. In
its old-fashioned form the bill was
usually written large on cards of such
dimensions that room for only one
could be found at each board. This was
in 1900, and this aid to selection must
have been boon, for the medieval din
ner was mine of surprises. 1t was di-
vided into courses; whereas nowadays
the diner has & general idea that fish
will follow soup, and that the entree
Will be succeeded by a roast or it's equiv
alent, there was no knowing what was
going to happen at an early English
dinner, or in what order it would be
served
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-06-13
MAY EXECUTE ANYONE.
Possession of the Ching Fang Sword
in China Gives One That
Privileges

1t is announced by the Imperial Ga
Zette Of Picking, the court circular of the
Chinese empire, that the dowager en-
press has presented two 'Schang-Fang'
swords, one to Prince Tsa Tschi, eIector
of Tuan, the other to Prince Tsai Lieu.
III. grade.
These swords give their bearer the
right of beheading any man, woman or
child who may have offended him or
incurred his disfavor. He can perform
this execution without even a word to
the emperor and need make no record
of his victims butchery.
The idea of the sword, however. is
that it is a safeguard against treason.
The bearer must instantly do away with
any one who may have designs against
the ruling family, and thus discourage
"lese majestic" at the same time it is
mark of esteem for those who receive
it.
The Schang-Fang sword dates back
centuries, still there is only one other
instance, besides the one just men
toned, recorded III Chinese history.
where this sword was given to anyone.
1t was presented on that occasion to the
Mon-Gol General Sai-Schang-ah by EN-
peror Hsien-Feeng, when, during the
Tai-Ping rebellion, that general dis
tinguished himself by exceptional
bravery and earned the rank of gener-
alissimus.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-06-13
NAM RRINO CLOUD


black, with white stripe in forehead and left
and leg white Il little above pastern joint,
md weighs nearly 800 pounds He is a horse
Of great power and shows a strong gait He
: shapely and a strong well-made horse. de
: richly bred and with the best of individual
qualities, and TO those who have patrOniZed
nim he gives good satisfaction and gets pro
ftable, practical colts that sell readily at good
oriceS. 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
~IlOr. 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 IndlYI-
lual merits.
He was sired by Boaner's Mambrino Star
re who is also sire of MambrinO Maid, 2:l515;
LIollinwOod 2:22 at years; Myra Starte
1:2514; Captain Lee, 2:29 at years, and Lord
Palm at I:20A.
Startle 100 has 3-year-old record at $50
and later showed trial over Fleetwood track
II 2:19 half mile in 1:04l2 With a very linn
ited opportunity in the stud Starte got Ma
iolica DIS Instant 2:2414. Miss Majolica 2:2415
Allie Bonner Dps POrtia :29R dam of Light
ming Maid, 4-year-Ol6 record 2:l914), Nero2:l3
rs a 4-year-Old. and MambrinO Startle (Sire of
NambrinO Maid 2:1514. Others got by Star
tle have shown trials as follows: WeStcheS-
ter 2:iS as Swear old and Loretta 2:24 both
trials for Mr.. Bonner, also Allie BOnner2:2OM
over Carl BurrS track and other fast ones.
Jessie Kirk is dam Of MaiOlica 2:l5, Miss
HaiOlica , :2414 and MambrinO Startle, sire of
NambrinO Maid, 2:1514
On his dams side he has great backing
his dam being Kate, sired by BLACK Flying
cloud 37S who is also sire Of Badger Girl
3:2215, dam OF Kate.
Terms Of service S.. cash down. All acct
tents at owners risk. Will stand this season
At this price.
Both horses will make the season of 1898 at
the old Sauter barn. corner Second and Mar
ket streets WatertOwn, Wis.
n. POGERS, PROP
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-06-13
BEAUTIFUL WEDDING GIFT.
Fit for a Princess 1t Was Given to
q Girl Who Worked In
a Mill.

A girl who for nine years has worked
in certain Norristown mill was re-
Gently married and, from the carding,
spinning and weaving overseers, be-
cause she had worked SO faithfully, she
received a present as delicate and rare
and beautiful as ever graced the nup-
lals Of princess, says the New Or
Jeans Times-DemOcrat. The men gave
her three handl<erchiefs, each of them
so light that with a breath they could
De blown to the ceiling, for they were
woven of thistl edown. This stuff is
common on the Norristown meadows
and on the plant, or floating slowly
shrough the air, it resembles bali of
cobweb brushed with powdered silver.
The gathering of it is a task, and it
is romantic to think of the three over
seers, corpulent and gray, scurrying
in the young girls honor over the green
fields after the floating balls on pleas
ant Sunday mornings. But to card.
spin and weave thistledown-to wind it
on bObbins and to make warp of it
these were the real tasks, and there
were months of failure and despair be-
fore they were achieved
Yet certainly the fabric is delicate
enough to reward the men for all
their trouble. a square yard of the
beautiful, shimmering, silver-eray stuff
could be crushed between the thumb
and finger into ball no bigger than a
pea.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-06-13
AMERICANS IN LONDON.
Stats tician Says That They Spend
$f0.000,OO0 Annually in the
Worlds Metropolis.

Some London statistician announces
that Americans spend in London more
than $4,000, 600 every season, and he
declares that the greater part of this
comes from the Americans living there
permanently or for some months at a
time, and not from the transient WIS.,
1tors who stay for only few days. The
American entertainments are said to be
looked upon now as a regular feature
OF the season and play an apprecia BILE
part in its brilliancy. Shopkeepers find
that Americans are generally more lib
eral in their dealings than English peo-
pie of the same wealth and position.
The number Of Americans residing per-
manently in London is now estimated
at 10000. There are nearly as many
more during the average summer, al
though in years of eXpositions or spe-
c1alevents this figure is much increased.
A New Yorker who recently returned
from London was impressed with the
small number of his fellow-citizens
who seemed to take up their residence
there. The number of New Workers
among the Americans who live per-
manently in LondOntis said to be dis
proportion2tely small. The majority
OF these eEpatriated citizens Of the
United States are said to come from
the middle west.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-06-13
HAVE LITTLE IN COMMON.
How the Rive Droite and the Rive
Gauche, Paris, Differ in Char
Rcreristfcs,

Boxes of books line either side of the
Seine and STOPPING figures hover about
them; but the Rive Droite and the Rive
Gauche have little in common, says the
Saturday Review The first is blase, or
it is bourgeois. 1t does nothing, or
it brawls at the bourse. 1t is preBla-
turely old, or it totters on a stick. It is
pale, and must use rouge. 1t has tasted
every joy; strained every nerve; ex-
hausted every sense.
Youth possesses the other side.
Blithe figures caper about. Upon this
jeunesse, Notre Dame casts her shad-
ows; the dome of the pantheon rises
proudly above it. Faces are fresh,
voices gay; no one mumbles about his
liver or is conscious of having one. Dis
sipations, too. are different. Theaters
stop glittering before you have crossed
the bridge; the Noctambules and Muse,
artistic cabarets, begin. No one pulls
on white gloves. No one sits in stall
before a ballet. Toasts and blessings
are delivered in the Cafe Harcourt, mad
measures performed at Buffers; Paul
and Pierre, wild lights of the Latin
quarter, rejoice. Both love to clothe
themselves in corduroys and wear ties
and capes that fly. Both are given to
dancing down the street, arm in arm,
linked to CASTOR and Georges, an amaz-
ing row. Both prefer song to study,
books to books, pipes to- pens and night
70 day.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-06-13

dF ESlSul ~ II III
Passenger from Chicago arrives at Water
town 9:25 N and goes no farther.
i0:57 a IN train connects direct with fast
train for La Crosse WinOna, St. Paul and
intermediate points.
6:32 o nj train connect direct for st. Paul.
1887 a m train connects direct with train
for Madison, and Minnesota and Dakota
points,
"a except Sunday.
D. LINDSAY Agent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-06-13
EXCURSION RATES FOR ANNUALCON
yENTION CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
SOCIETY,"

Mich, July 5 to TO- tickets will be sold
via he Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
railway on July 3. 4 and at very low
rates. Return limit July Is with an eX-
tension If desired until August 5. For
full particulars inquire at ticket Office.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-06-13
FXCURSEON RATES TO THE NATION
AL EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION.

For the above occasion at Los Angeles,
Cal, July II to IA, excursion tickets Will
be sold via Chicago Milwaukee s. St.
Paul railway June 20 to July 8. with
final return limit September 4. For
rates and further information inquire at
ticket office.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-06-13
l.. II. TAYT
FLO WEIR SEEDS

Have just received another large
sortment of flowers seeds. Sweet I
in all the separate colors. Orar
Helitrope, Primrose, Red, White. b
ETC., at MELZER's seed store.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-06-13
ATTENTION HORSEMEN!
KIMZER BOY

No. 6526 Waila ce's Register, Standard Bred,
sired by Harry Blandy, No. 1899, by VOlun-
seer, sire of twenty-seven $3.50 and better
rotters, sire of horses with records from
2:14L to 2:l9, sire of six sons who have pro-
!uced forty trOtters with records from 2:l613
% 2:30. He is a seal thrown stallion, fOaled
.une % 1854, seventeen hands high in the
yithers like the Volunteers has plenty of
}eDth through the girth, has broad, arched
ribs and strong, powerful loin, he is broad
across the hips, ana his quarters are excel
tent.
This horse will make the spring season of
1898, commencing March |. Terms, $40; cash
down.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-07-19
Peanut Trust Formed.

The American Elible Nut Com
pany, to control the peanut trade,
has been incorporated in New Jersey
with capital stock of S5,O00,O0O.
The charter of the combination per-
mits it to handle nuts other than
peanuts, and the products of nuts
grown in this and other countries.
The company will control, it is
claimed, the entire peanut market of
the world.
Peanuts have been advancing for
some months from natural causes,
there being an active demand and
scant supply. When the company
begins operations the nuts, it is be-
lieved, are likely to advance still
further.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-07-19
FOR SALE BY j. E. KAUFMANN,
Union Meeting.

The next meeting Of the Lower
Division will be held with Antioch
church on the fifth Sunday in this
month and Saturday before.
Programme.
10 a. m. Devotional exercises and
report from the churches. Union
sermon by ". B. Fallaw or NJ. J.
KYzer
12m. Racess for dinner.
p. N. Is paying the pastors
salary the work of the Church, or is
it debt we owe to the Lord? G.. H.
Corbitt or G J. King.
%. m. What are the best means
for Scriptural development in our
churche>?-J G.. Fallaw or E.. A.
Smith.
3p. m. How must the conduct
OF Christians show that they have
truly repented?-T. NJ. Sightler or ].
G. Busby.
Query box opened. Miscellaneous.
Adjournment.
Sunday.
10 m. Is the "Prohibiticn
movement" in the right direction to
solve the whisky problem? by the
Union.
IL a. N. Charity sermon by T. F.
Rivers or J. H. Sanford.
w. B Fallaw, Union Clerk
D. E Graft, for Com. on Program.
CASTOR, S. G, July 1C, 1899.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-07-19
The Drunkard's Sermon.

An Unexpected Response to Re
quest That He Pay For a Drink
With Speech.
Two gilded youths in New Orleans
encountered fiiendless tramp at
the door of a saloon as they were
about to enter. They were in even
ing dress, and as they observed the
wanderer in tatsers. one offered him
a dime with which to purchase IAN
exiting guisher," but when be reachad
the counter, the other youth pro-
posed treat for the Hobo" If he
would make a speech. The tramp
assented. He trenblipgly swallowed
down the drink, and as the rich
liquor cou! sed through his blood, he
straightened himself and stood be-
fore them with a grace and dignity
that all his rags and dirt could not
obscure.
"Gentlemen," be said, Il look to-
night at you and at myself, and it
seems to me I look upon the picture
of my lost manhood. This bloated
face was once as young and hand
some as yours. This shamblipg fig
ure once walked as proudly as yours,
man in a world of men. I, too,
once had home and friends and po-
sition. I had wife as beautiful as
an artists dream, and I dropped the
priceless pearl Of her honor and re-
spect in the winecup, and Cleopatra
like, saw it dissolve, and quaffed it
down in the brimming draught. I
had children as sweet ard lovely as
the flowers of spring, and I saw them
fade aud die under the blighting
curse of drunkard father. I had a
home where love lit the fame upon
the alter ard ministered before if,
and I put out the holy fire, and DESC
lation reigned in it's stead. I had
aspirations and ambitions that scared
as high as The morning star, and I
broke and bruised their beautiful
wings, and, at last, strangled them
that 1 might be tortured with tier
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-07-19

Spring is here and nature some
times needs assistance and there is
nothing better than DR.. Bakers
great vegetable blood and liver cure.
1t corrects the system and keeps the
machinery working satisfactorily. 1t
is good for rheumatism, scrofula,
syphilis, drcpsy, catar1h and all dis
eases of the blood, liver and kidneys,
and general debility. The greatest
blood purifier known. For sale at
the Bazaar. Price Sl.00 for large
bottle.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-07-19

Col. W S Tolbert, a vel! krown
live stock broker tf Columbia, was
married in that city On the morning
tf July 12ih, the bride being Mrs.
Mary A. Wade. Tie Dispatch ex-
tends its hearty congratulations.
A commission has been issued to
the W. c. Fisher Drug Company Of
Columbia The capital stock is toI Q
$1,000, aud the corporators are
Tucker Fisher, W. J. Murray and
John Fisher.
$4,000 CT the purchase money
for Sidney Punk has been appropr!-
ated by the CITY Council Of Co
lumbia toward building the new city
hall, and a portion tf the remainder
has been used il the purchase Ct two
Lew fire alarm bells.
is the opinion OF L. Y Gunter,
Assistant Attorney General, to whom
the question was referred for an
opinion, that o person wrongfully
fined BY the court cannot recover the
amount Of the fine. A negro was
s:ntenced to pay a fine in Anderson
county for failing to work the public
roads. The fire was paid, but it was
afterwards discovered that he was
not liable to road duty on account of
ag' he being beyond the age limit.
He has no redress.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-07-19
AUGUSTA DIVISION.
THROUGH TRAIN SERVICE.

Augusta Division. Through Sleepcrs be-
tween Charleston ard Atlanta, leaving
Charleston at 5 80 p. H., arriving in At
lart, at a m.
Columbia Division Through Coaches
between Charleston and Asheyiile, both ii-
rections
Shortest route to Ashevi,le and Hot
Springs, n. c., and all resorts Of Upper
North and South CaroliIa.
Through tickets can be purchased. Sleep
ing car resel vations secured, baggage
checked to destina ion and all other infor-
nation obtained by appliug to VIM. H.
Evans, C. r. A.. Charleston Hotel, or 6. W.
Devices, Ticket Agent. Line Street Station.
L. A. EMERSON.
Traffic Msnsger.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-07-19

A diseased stomach surely under
mines health. It dulls the brain,
kills energy, destroys the nervous
system, and predisposes to insanity
and fatal diseases. All dyspeptic
troubles are quickly cured by Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure. It has cured
thousands of cases and is curing
them every day. Its ingredients
are such that it can't help curing.
J. E. Kaufman.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-07-19

cries no more Today I am a bus
band without wife, father without
a chile, a tramp with no home to call
his OVID, a mau in q hom every go' d
impulse is dead. Al, all swallow d
I'D in tie maelstrom cf drink.
The tramp ceased speaking. Tie
glass fell from his nerveless fingers
and shivered into q thousand frae :
ments on the floor. The swinging
doors pushed open and shut to again,
and when the little group about tie
bar looked up the tramp was gone.