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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-03
HE BOUGHT ONE TICKET.
The Notifying Experience of q
Young Husband on His We'd
ding Trip.

cit was pretty hard luck to have a
cloud over the honeymoon before we
had been married two hours" COM
planned the newly-married man, ac-
cording to the Troy Times, land the
only excuse | could offer for my hor-
rible mistake was that the worry and
excitement of the day had driven away
what little sense l had remaining. We
were married at high noon, and left al
most Immediately on the train. | was
kept so busy lodging old shoes and rice
when we left the house that | must
have reached the railway station badly
ratified. We reached the station barely
in time to catch our train, and | rushed
up to the ticket window at once. Then
once more we had to run the gauntlet
of admiring friends who think it smart
to throw rice down ones collar and have
it sift down into ones shoes. We got
aboard at last, and when the train
started l heaved big sigh of relief.
When the conductor came around for
the tickets | handed over mine, and,
after looking it over for a moment, he
asked if the lady was travelling with me.
That was the last straw, and l snapped
out for him to mind his own business.
That's what l am trying to do he an
swered, coolly. One more fare, please.
Then it flashed upon me that in the
hurry and excitement of the moment
I had over ooked my wife, and bought
but one ticket, and l wilted right then
and there. | paid the other fare and
tried to laugh it off, but the look that
my wife gave me will linger with me
as long as l live. 1t took me two hours
to argue my wife out of the impress
sion that 1 didn't love her any more,
and she isn't half satisfll, yet"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-03
A CONSERVATIVE QUEEN.
Victoria Is Opposed to Amy Changes
or Improvements at Wind
sOr Castle.

In the center of the main hall at Wind
sor castle is Queen Victoria's private
elevator, which is made of oak and up
holstered in crimson and gold. In con-
nection with this elevator it should be
remembered that, owing to advancing
age and the attacks of acute rheuma-
tism, from which she has been a life
long sufferer, her majesty uses wheel
chair when traversing the long dis
tances which separate her apartments
from the state rooms of the castle, but
in her own private room a small ebony
stick or the arm of an attendant is in
requisition. In many places on the
Windsor estate, such as her private
apartment at the kennels, the steps
leading to the rooms have been replaced
by carpeted slope for her greater con-
venience, says the Pittsburgh News.
In regard to repairs and renovation
of the castle rooms, it may be men
toned that innovations are strictly for
hidden. For instance, should new cur,
tains or carpets be required for room,
there is fixed set of patterns, and each
article must be a duplicate of that
which it replaces. On no account may
the entire renovation of a room be I'M
dertaken all at once. 1t must be done
piece by piece in her majesty's absence,
so that it never loses it's look of homi-
ness.
The CRATES are invariably filled with
beech logs, which are brought from
Great NARROW and used throughout the
castle for both private and stateroom
fires, her majesty having an invincible
objection to the use of either coal or gas
in any of her apartments. Of late years
electricity has been sparingly intro
duced into Windsor castle, but the
greater part of the artificial light is
procured from wax candles.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-03
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1899.

NEVER in the history of this coun-
TRY has grander and greater ova-
ZION been accorded to any one man
Ehar that in New York City last Fri
day and Saturday, when Admiral
George Dewey, the hero of Manila,
was the lion of the hour-the man at
whose shrine the nation did homage.
at was splendid testimonial of the
peoples gratitude, and through it all
the great hero hore himself with be-
coming modesty and quiet dignity.
The demonstration was character
1zed on every hand by true American
ism, ano it again served to show
what wonderful achievements this
country is capable of. But in all its
greatness, the welcoming home was
enly of such an order us this man
a1e most notable naval general the
aorld has ever known-was Justly
atitled to.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-03

The Review of Reviews for October
contains several important articles
on the commercial and industrial
conditions and problems of the mo-
nlent. The Hon. Thomas L. James,
Formerly postmaster-general of the
United States and now president of
the Lincoln National bank in New
York, writes on "The New Era OF
Prosperity presenting important
statistical data bearing on the recent
oemarkable increase in our export
Grade, the appreciation of prices, and
other phenomena in our commercial
RRd QHdustrial life as a nation. DIR.
z Benjamin Andrews, of Chicago,
ssreRes AN economists impression of
tue recent conference in that city on
G2ae subject of "tru sts," while the pre-
siding officer of that gathering, the
Hon. William Writ Howe, Ct New
Orleans, states the conclusions to be
drawn from the deliberations of the
conference as to desirable legislation.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-03
SPECTATORS SNOOZE.
Witnesses in the Celebrated Dreyfus
Case Testify Amid a Perfect
Chorus of Shores.

Among the curious features of the
Dreyfus trial there is one that is quite
unique and which never fails 10 sur
prise and amuse the casual spectator,
says the New York Sun. Whenever there
is a few minutes lull on account of
inaudible or uninteresting testimany
the audience promptly goes to sleep,
and it frequently happens that wit
ness testifies amid chorus of shores.
journalists of international reputation,
while enjoying quiet nap, dropped
their heavy canes with a great crash
on the floor. The audience awoke
startled, some jumping to their feet,
thinking in their dazed condition that
some outrage had been attempted.
Since then the gendarmes have care
brellas, partly, of course, to prevent
their use as weapons in case of re-
newed outbreak of passion similar to
that which occurred recently.
The explanation of this popularity of
the Rennes court-martial is the fact
that nine-tenths of the audience is
composed of correspondents, whose
duties keep them abroad until one
o'clock in the morning. They are
obliged to rise again at five, and it
really requires an unbroken series of
exciting incidents in the court to en-
able them to resist the overpowering
sleepiness which seizes them when in
tereSt fiaps.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-03
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SENTIMENTAL OVER TREES.
The Telling of Twelve Giant PopIars
Creates Something of
Sensation.

The cutting down of the row of IL
giant poplars on Forty eighth street, as
told in the Chicago Inter Ocean recent
~, created veritable sensation. The
trees stood in the middle of the street,
in the block between Grand boulevard
and Calumet avenue, and were felled so
that the street might be paved. 1t was
a big job, and workmen are still busy
saving up the huge trunks. Everybody
stopped and stared with all their eyes.
There was almost as great variety of
comment as of spectators. While some
were merely curious, the majority
seemed to become possessed very quick
ly by sort of 'woodman-spare-th that
tree emotion" Those who approved
of the work were very small minority.
One man was heard to say:
CHATS good; now they can fix up
that block SOS it'll look like some
thing"
I'm glad of it," said one petty soul
in the shape of a woman; 'Pve always
wanted to ride nay bicycle through that
old mudhole Of a street"
But, as a rule, the women shook their
heads and looked sentimental over the
downfall of the half-century giants.
Sometimes they added: what a shame
to cut down those beautiful trees" or
what can those men be thinking OFF,"
The men used harsher language. One
man stopped, looked on a moment in
disgust and remarked so that every
one, including the foreman, could hear
him:
IF 1 owned property in this block
you fellows would be looking into the
mouth of a shotgun"
While the last tree was being felled
a quiet old gentleman, who seemed too
meek and gentle to say Shoot to
fly, walked straight up to the foreman,
looked him in the eye, and, with infinite
contempt, said, firmly:
''Save the last one to hang your
self on"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-03
PRIZES FOR KEEPING CLEAN.
The Unfque Scheme of Benevolent
English Squire Fails to Receive
Encoura cement.

The scheme of a Cumberland squire,
w. l.. Alexander, of Lorton, England,
for encouraging habits of cleanliness
among occupiers of cottages in Cocker
mouth has been abandoned, after a
IL months trial, says a London paper.
Mr.. Alexander lately gave formal no
tice of the failure of his scheme to the
Cockermouth urban council. The
scheme was carried out for period of
six months, with the result that 13 of
the competitors received prizes. 1t was
then decided to continue the work for
another year, to increase the amount
of prize to 10s., providing not less than
five applications were sent in, and to
reduce the rent qualification to 2s
week, to include only the very poor
est classes.
But as the number was not nearly
reached, the Society for the Promo
Mr.. Alexander thinks the scheme
failed because the women did not care
to have their domestic arrangements
laid open to the eyes of the lady visitors
and because the husbands felt ag-
grieved that it should be thought nee
essary to pay their wives for doing that
which they ought to be proud to do
without needing such prompting.
This healthy and independent char
acteristic of the Cumbrian is, Mr.. Alex
ander says, to be encouraged and re-
spected. Although disappointed at the
result of his experiment, the Lorton
squire thinks that it was been Indirect
ly productive of considerable amount
of good in Cockermouth.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-03

"-4FRoM telegraph opera tor o presi-
Gent En- thirty-four years." says The
Chicago Times Herald, speaking of
Dir. Earrings election to the presi-
dency of the ST. Paul road, ''is a re-
cord that should impress the young
railway men Oh the country
eEzth the possibilities of attainment
under the merit system now so uni
versally recognized as the only sys-
TEN for building up great and success
sui industrial enterprises" And am
bilious young railway men might as
well remember, while they are about
Ht, that Mr.. Earring has given him.
self, beside a thorough knowledge of
wailroadlng as business, an excel
lent general education. He has
tsaught himself more Latin than the
college graduate who is above the
average can boast of, though Latin
Els one OF the subjects furthest from
railroad management. Hehas con-
siderable knowledge of engineering.
He has become not only one of the
aGTeinost railway men in thecountry,
aHat also one of the few very success
41Tl Americans who have SO guilty ated
interests other than business that
when old age and retirement arrive
e4me will not hang heavy on their
saSnds.-M Milwaukee Sentinel.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-03
PROSPERITY is HERE

Any one who doubts it can be convinced
by visiting any of the towns in western
Iowa or Minnesota on the new lines of
the Chicago & Northwestern railway.
People in the immediate vicinity of
these towns are quick to see the advant-
age and are already in advance of sthe
railroad, building stores, residences, ele-
vators, lumber offices, ETC., etc, but there
is room for more. The country is splen-
did, and will in all cases amply support
all lines of business and trade, and in the
most of the towns the best locations are
still open.
Lots in any of these towns cannot help
but be safe and paying investments, as
they are still on the market at the orioi-
nal low prices. For particulars address
F. CLEVELAND,
Land Commissioner.
Chicago & Northwestern Railway com.
pany, Chicago.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-03
USED TO ELECTRIC SHOCKS.
Their Effect on the Human Body Be-
comes Less Severe by
Repetition.

cit is a singular fact" said an cleo
trician of this city, that the human
body is capable of becoming more or
less Injured to shocks from live wires.
I suppose the average scientist would
scout the idea, but what / say is borne
out by everyday experience. The en-
ployes of a big electric light works,
for instance, are continually receiving
shocks that would disable an ordinary
man, but are apparently none the worse
for the experience. | remember some
time ago a couple of young fellows
came in contact accidentally with a live
wire and both received exactly the same
current. One of them was a helper
around a dynamo and had met with
mishaps Of that sort before. He was
knocked off his feet and momentarily
stunned, but was all right in less than
two minutes. The other man, who was
stranger, fell over as if struck by
lightning, and it was fully half an hour
before he showed the least signs of re-
turning consciousness. He was laid up
for several days and, oddly enough,
was much more powerful, physically,
of the pair. I have known several cases
of practically the same. sort. The mo-
tormen on the street cars frequently
get the current as they call it, es-
pecially in rainy weather, when wet
wood becomes conductor. They tell
me they don't mind it much after the
first few times. 1t is certainly difficult
to understand how repeated shocks can
fortify the system against the mystic
rious fluid, but the fact is as / state.
I'll leave the explanation to somebody
else
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-03
Bound to Get His Man.

A story is being told of a country
doctor who was going his rounds one
morning with a gun on his shoulder.
He, was keen sportsman and was look
ing forward to polishing off a little
game, when his professional duties
were over. A friend meeting him and
seeing him with gun, exclaimed:
''Where are you going, doctor, SO early
in the day, with that deadly weapon
on your shoulder" "I'm hurrying off
to see a patient" he replied. 'Well,"
said his friend, ST see you are deter
mined not to miss him."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-03
Paints and Diseases.

Recent experiments in Germany have
shown that bacteria die off more quick
ly on walls coated with oil paints than
on those where lime, size, or enamel
paints, and various proprietary paint
preparations, are used. Prof. Loef1er,
in consequence of these experiments,
has recommended the use of oil paints
only for the interior of houses, schools
and barracks.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-03

The editor also treats this topic in
'The Progress of the World" There
is brief article on the National Ex
port exposition now in progress in
Philadelphia and Cory M. Stadden
reviews our diplomatic relations with
Nicaragua with reference to the pros
pective canal and other commercial
developments.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-10-03
SWAMp- Il is not recommended
n00T for everything, 5utif you
kOOf have kidney or bladder

trouble, it will be found just the remedy
you need. At druggists in fifty cent and
one dollar sizes. You may have SAM
pie bottle of this wonderful new dis
covery by mail free, also pamphlet tell
ing all about it. Address. DIR. Kilmer &
Co., Binghamton. n. Y.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-11-07
DOUBLE ANNIVERSARY.
A Pleasant Affair at the Resi-,
dence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Renner.

Thursday was the twenty third we'd
ding anniversary Of Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Renner, and the fifty-fourth birthday
anniversary of Mr.. Renner, of 1901 West
Seventh street. Mr.. Renner is home for
the purpose of dropping vote into the
box next Tuesday for Mclean, after
which heNwill depart for Georgia to re-
sumo work at the Rabum mines. His
friends assembled Thursday to assist in
celebrating the anniversaries and for
a couple of hours there was a lively
skirmish at pedro. At the end of the
battle 1t was found that the opal de-
canter for first prize had been won by
Mr.. Paul Zellers and .Iiss Julia Renner.
Miss Lizzie Brenneman and Mr.. George
Brown secured the BOBBY prize, rubber
neck After the cards came other social
games, and at IL o'clock supper was
served. Those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Albright, Mr.. and
Mrs. r, C. Roush, Mr.. and Mrs. Amos
Fate, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Renner,
Jr,, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Jones, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Renner, Jr., Messrs Geo.
Brown, Paul Zellers, Gust Zimmerman,
Forest Roush, Warren Renner, Homer
Jones, Carroll Fate, the Misses Lena
Renner, Rosilee Fate, Miriam Cassidy,
Julia Renner, Lizzie Brenneman, Min
ME Albright, Martha Renner, Andrie
Renner. The out of town guests We're
the Misses Magdalena and Elizabeth
Kohl, of Bolivar.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-11-07
CRUSHED HIM.
Miner Killed at North Lawrence
By the Falling Of a
Huge Rock.

Samuel Emser, a man aged "a years,
employed in the Krause coal mine be-
tween North Lawrence and Canal Full
ton and residing at the latter village,
was instantly killed at the coal mine
Thursday afternoon by a large rock
which fell down upon and crushed him
to death. The deceased's father and an
other companion were present pulling
out pillars" and this probably loosen
ed the rock which fell down from the
roof. Workmen succeeded in removing
the rock in short time and the body
was taken and removed to the home at
Canal Fulton. Coroner Schuffell was
summoned and held an inquest over the
remains. The man was unmarried.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-11-07
FATHER JOINS
HIS CHILD.
Had Not Been Informed That
She Preceded Him
TO THE OTHER SHORE.
A Well Known Citizen Dies at AuItman
Hospital of typhoid Fever After
an Illness OF Several
Weeks

Contractor John Bast, of 946 North
Cleveland avenue, died at 10 o'clock
last evening at the Aultman hospital
after a three weeks illness with typhoid
fever. Mr.. Bast was about SO years
Of age and circumstances connected
with his death are very pathetic.
The deceased was taken to the hos
pital the fore part of last week. Last
Saturday ten weeks old child OF his
died and was buried on Sunday. The
death, by request, was not published,
as it was feared the news would prove
fatal to the father.
Deceased was we'll known and
highly respected contractor Of this city
and was a member of the st. Johns
Catholic church. He leaves a wife and
three children to mourn his death.
John Bast was known to hundreds OF
Cantonians as a whole -sOuled, genial
gentleman. No man in Canton, per-
haps, enjoyed the confidence and es-
TEEN Of his friends to a greater degree
than did Mr.. Bast. AS a citizen he al
ways did his duty and as husband and
father was a model. His many friends
learn Of his demise with expression of
keenest regret.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-11-07
CAPTAIN CHASE
NEAR TARLAC.
His Men Swim a Stream and Do
Some Effective Work.
SOME VALUABLE EQUIPMENT.
Captured by the IAmerican Troops Who
who Are Resuming Operations
Where AguinaIdo Was
Until Recently.

News Democrat Leased Wire Service. ]
Manila Nov. 4.--Active operations
near Tarlac continue. Captain Chase
with troops of the Third and Fourth
cavalry yesterday at Bongabong, a town
about fifteen miles northeast of Cabana-
tuan, swan the river to reach the town.
After normal resistance, the insurgent
garrison presented solid back going
north. Chase captured some valuable
insurgents equipments. Captain Cas-
terms men attacked party Of insur-
gents near Aliago Yesterday, killing
five. The attack On Bongabong to the
north and far to the eastward OF Tarlac,
shows the great scope of General
Lawton's northern movements.
RAFTER CENsURED.
San Francisco, Nov. At has just
leaked out that General Shafter on
Tuesday last mailed to the war depart
ment at Washington, a report of the
military board of inquiry recently held
at Viesidio on the treatment of sick sol
diers on the Tartar and Newport, which
arrived last month from Manila. Ihe
report severely censures Majo: Rafter,
surgeon Of the goth Kansas, who is
charged with having neglected dis
charged men who were seriously i'll and
with violating the SIMPLEST sanitary
laws. Col. Metcalf, of the 20th Kan
sas, is also held responsible Cor the pit
liable condition of the men when landed
here. Col. Girard, chief surgeon of the
Viesidio in his report says: Forty sick
men who entered the Viesidio hospital
from these two vessels were the most
emaciated patients 1 ever saw. They
were filthy and unwashed No care
whatever had been taken of them and
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-11-07
METEORIC DISPLAY.
A Bright Body Moves Through
the Heavens and Is Seen
BY Many.

[News-Democrat Leased Wire Service. ]
Alton, ILL.,, Nov. A meteor Of mag
nificent proportions passed north of this
city last night. 1t came from the east
and apparently 20 degrees to the west
and burst into shower Of various COL
ored stars.
HAD A TAIL.
Keokuk, Ia, Nov. A meteorite
with a long tail passed from east to
west from horizon to horizon, at $50
last evening. 1t was Of great brilliancy
in the west Some bright fragments
left the body.
SAW 1T IN TEN SECONDS.
st. Joseph, Mo-, Nov. A remark
able large and bright meteor appeared
to the northeast Of here last night, re-
naming in sight about ten seconds. II
moved west slowly and when almost
due north, burst into pieces, which con-
tinued in the course of the main body
until they disappeared to the north,
west.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-11-07
Off For the War.

Captain Tillson made out the travel
ing passages for John Myers and Will
liam Packard today and the young men
left on the afternoon train for Cleve-
land. They will be assigned to the
Fourth artillery.
Corporal w. ]. Donahue, who is in
charge Of the local station, is making
preparations to place his posters in
Massillon..
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-11-07
POLICE DESPAIR.
Believe They Will Never BE
Able to Solve the Muir
der Mystery.

News Democrat Leased Wire Service
New York, Nov. 4.-The police at last
despair of ever solving the mystery
of the murder of the woman, parts of
whose dismembered body were found in
the river several weeks ago. The police
secured burial permit for the pieces
Of the body, and they will be inferred in
tie potters field today. Photographs of
them will be preserved.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-11-07
SUDDEN DEATH.

Matthias Daler. a well known farmer
of Lawrence township, three miles
south of Canal Fulton, died very sud
denly Saturday morning. He was
about 70 years of age. He was at Mas
sillon Friday and took chill and was
stricken down today.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-11-07
BADGE FOR EGLEY.

The regular shoot of the Canton Gun
Club was held Friday afternoon, which
resulted as follows:
Ten bird event-Egley 8, Morris z,
Brown 6, Ward 8, Nimrod 8.
Badge event-Egley 21, Brown Is, Car
son 10, Ward IS, Nimrod 20, Douds 10,
Morris 10. Egley carried away the badge
with q score of 21 out of rs.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-11-07
HERE He is!
Mole st. Nicholas Man Finally
Turns Up In Min
nesOta.

Winona, Mimi, Nov. 4.-Winona was
all excitement last night at the appear
ance of a bona fide air ship. At $3.50
the brilliant vessel made its appearance
southeast of Winona. 1t was cigar
shaped and emitted a brilliant light
from the rear and a trail of sparks while
in sight. 1t remained at an even height
of about 1000 feet from the earth.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-11-07

Before he can make inroad on the stores
the Beers will mix in. If victorious,
they will "trek" the stores back to the
frontier to make strong men who are
going to face Butler. The navy is al
ready growing over being the Saviour"
Of the British in Natal.