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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10
HOrSeiIesh as a Food.

The misunderstanding use OF horse
flesh as a food in Germany has led Prof.
Pfuger, leading physiologist, to pub
lish an article on the subject in Il recent
number of his Archiv fuer PhysioIogie
He tried a number of experiments OF
dogs, and found that a diet of horse
flesh invariably produced digestive dis
turbances, Oftentimes very severe in char
acter. He then made inquiries at the
Cologne Geological gardens and found
that the use of horsefesh as food for
the animals had been discontinued for
the same reason. The trouble with the
meat seems to be its poverty in fat, and
not any specific toxic agent, and Prof
Ptiuger found that by mixing either OK
or mutton fat with the Aorsefesh all di-
gestive disturbance was avoided. He
concludes his article with some suSges-
tons for cooks in belea guered cities who
are reduced to horsefiesh as food In
one mode Of dressing the horseflesh is
converted into pulp, and for every two
pounds about three-quarters Of an ounce
of OK fat or mutton fat, taken from the
region Of the kidneys. is served up, with
Il sauce of meal, as a hash. Another is
TO add to the pulp tenth Of its weight
Of rice and fortieth of its weight Of fat.
and cook by Steaming.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10
TO INDIA BY RAIL.
Less than Six Hundred Miles of Road
Are Now Lacking.

All that is wanted is an agreement be-
tween Britain and Russia as to Afghan
istan. Already the enterprising Musco-
vite has extended the scope Of the Trans
caspian railway to such Il degree that
Russian cars are actually running well
inside Afghan territory. Kushk. an At
CHAN frontier town, is practically in Rus
sian hands, and a light railway is already
under construction to famous Herat.
This is the situation on Afghanistan' $
northern frontier. On the south British
India is apparently not less active. The
BelOOchiStan railway system, terminating
at GuiiStan kareZ, on the Afghan border,
IS to be extended, and already work is
being pushed forward in order to connect
Kandahar with the Indian railroad sys-
tenn.
In Central Asia Russia is actively en-
saged in surveying and constructing.
When this is completed all that will re-
main in order to make it possible 20 go
by train from Calais to Bombay will be
to link up the chain between Herat and
Kandahar-an insignificant distance of
$50 English miles.
That link being made, and the Central
Asian railway finished, London to Bonn
bay will mean that the only chance for
seasickness will be on the twenty
mile strip of channel between Dover and
Calais
BY the Straits of Gibraltar and the
Suez canal the distance is $500 miles,
and the time occupied by the fastest pc
ninsular and Oriental steamer is twenty
one days
By the land route. allowing the average
approximate speed to be twenty-five miles
an hour by the express trains. the jour
ney would occupy only eleven days, four
hours over a distance approximately esti-
mated at 600 English miles. This speed
is CT the average considerably exceeded
A ioti lyUa of
doubled ON European lines.
Two changes of cars would be neces-
sary on the journey from Calais-at the
frontier on entering Russia and at the
Indian frontier. This would be occa-
stoned by the fact that the Russian lines
have gauge nearly a foot wider than
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10
THE CITY OF BAGDAD.
Its Characteristics Still Suggest the
Days of the Ca1iphs.

Bagdad is one of the last of the I'M
spoiled great cities of the East The
bazaar of Constantinople has been defled
by Western innovations, and European
fashions are stealing into the shops of
Tabriz. Bagdad is changing. too but its
colors and ways are rich still with sug-
gestiOns Of the days of the caliphs and
the luxurious era of Islam. The old part
of the customshouse is the palace of the
caliphate, hoary with the marks of more
than eight centuries, and mosque and
minaret recall great names of great days
which will never come again.
in the palace court now are iron from
Birmingham and cotton from MancheS-
ter. matches from Sweden and cheaper
and more sulphurous ones from Japan,
chinaware from China and Russia, spir-
its and sugar from Marseiles, with
wheat for shipment to London and wool
and hides for America. Where the
caliph's favorites once sold Kingdoms, in
SpectorS now take their petty brides. 1t
is a curious bedlam. Caravans come in
from Persia, Arabia and Mesopotamia.
The laden camels, horses and donkeys
surge out east, north, west and south. \
hamal, or porter, pushes by carrying on
his back a 350-pound bale of cotton. And
the Bagdad natives are distinguished
from the rest by the Bagdad button, a
scar about the size of a date, often on
the end of the nose, always on the face,
the mark of an ugly scab, which sooner
or later comes to disfgure almost every
resident of Bagdad.
Hebrews, of whom there are 10000,
one-third of the population of the city;
Armenians, many of whom have been
married to Europeans; Arabs from the
desert, Turks soldiers and fat civilians,
some dark, some blonde as the janza-
ries; chavadars with their caravans, Per
sian traders of all kinds, pass to and fro
under the covered streets between the ba-
oh Allow oil g
the East.-Frank Leslie's Popular
MONTHLY
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10
QUEER VACATIONS.
What was Unearthed by the New
York Census Enn,nerators.

FORK census Emu r1eratOrS.
There can be no better illustrat ton of
the truth of the moss-grown expression
that "one-half the world does not know
how the other half lives than is found in
the discoveries made by number of CEN
sus agents of this city. Occupations that
were never known to exist have been I'M
earthed by these questioners, and have
given the students of odd jobs and unique
hyellhoods food for much thought.
For instance, mans sole business is
the making Of monstrosities He turns
out sea serpents and mermaids as readily
as the tailor cuts pair Of trousers.
One OF the census takers in East Forty
nth street found n professional spanker.
His advertisement in Il German paper
SAID: "Unruly and hayward boys dis
clplIned at parents residences"
There was discovered close to Fort
Greene park, in Brooklyn, man named
brcnner, with q sign reading: Cock
reach killer to the United States navy"
The cockroach killer made his "reputa-
tloh when he removed twenty-one bar
rels of cockroaches from the old, wall
sided Pensa cola. He does it with q sort
of paste and Is an expert
Another queer occupation discovered is
conducted by man who calls people"
his chief customers are those who have
to set up at unusually early hours, such
as bartenders, policemen, motormen and
the like
The woman whose business it is to col
lect corks, and who is said to make $40
a day, Is another queer one on the long
list of oddities. She gathers all the whis-
Ky, champagne and mineral water corks,
through number of employees. and sells
them to the firms that originally cut
them.
Close to Bellevue hospital is a woman
who sells bottles. The poor who go to the
dispensary for medicines usually fail TO
take bottles along. The ''bottle woman
sells for l or cents each glass bottles
of all sizes. ranging from the half-ounce
vial to the one big enough for the horse
liniment
Still another odd business is that of an
east side firm which is down in the books
as an "ejectment company" The firm
does nothing except get rid of tenants.
Up on Broadway, near Fifty-seventh
street, is a man whose business it is to
bite off dogs tails. He says the animals
are tender. He doesn't believe in knife,
because every dogs tail has a worm in it,
and the only way to remove it is to bite
the tail off.
A man named Kelly charges s.. 80 for
destroying bad trees, Il woman III Harlem
trains college men for plays, three firms
furnish clean jackets for bartenderS and
charge them from so cents to 81 per
week. Even the women on the east side.
who make a business of lighting fires on
holidays. are remembered in the list
New York Cor. st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10
"BORS" AND THE LIONS.
Dublin Proposes to Houor Him with
Geological Building.

Geological Building.
The Royal Geological society of Ire
land proposes to build a new lion house
in Dublin and to call it the Lord Rob
crts house. They want $4,000 to carry
out the scheme. The Queen has graz
ciously contributed go and the council
of the society has voted f1000. The
public is asked to find the rest. Lord
Roberts is the president of the society.
His two years of office have been the
most progressive i'll the history of the
gardens Through his instrumentality
many valuable additions have been
made y pair of splendid Bengal tigers
were presented by the Nizam of Hydera-
bad. and very fine leopard from Tri-
vandrum.
The new lion house. the council points
out, would be a permanent memorial of
"Bobs" presidency. 1t is intended to
present Lord Roberts with an album
containing the signatures of those whose
money will pay for the cost of the new
house. During the last fifty years over
200 lion cubs have been born in the gar
dens, and their sale has realized fJOOO-
London Daily Mail,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10
Queen EliZabeth's Autograph.

An autograph signature of Queen Eliz-
abeth of England was recently submitted
to Librarian Allen of the department. of
state for his opinion as to its authentic
ity 1t has been III the possession of a
prominent Washington family and was
about to be sold. Mr. Allen is a recog-
nized expert in such matters, and after
comparison with copies Of the Queens
handwriting to which he has access pro-
nounced it genuine. 1t is a very rare
specimen. 1t is on small square of
parchment framed iii an old-fashioned
daguerreotype frame. and was presum-
ably clipped-perhaps stolen-from some
old patent of nobility Chicago Chroni-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10
Try Grain-O! Try Grain-O.

Ask your grocer today TO show you a
package OF GRAIN-O, the new food
drinl: that takes the place of coffee.
The children may drink it without injury
as well as the adult. All who try it like
it. GRA1N-O has that rich seal brown
of Mocha or Java, but it is made from
pure grains, and the most delicate stom
ach receives it without distress. One
fourth the price of coffee. 15c and 25c
Der package Sold by all rrOcerS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10
School Discipline i'm Munich

A judicial decision which has just been
rendered at the court of Munich shows
that corporal punishment is still regarded
i'll Germany as an Indispensable factor
of education. "A school teacher" says
the judge, has the right to inf1ict cor
Doral punishment as we'll on the pupils of
his own class us on those of other classes.
AS pupils are amenabe to scholastic
jurisdiction even after the school hours
are over, they may be punished by the
teacher even outside of the school. =
New York Herald
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10
Soldiers Versus Preachers.

Under favorable conditions of peace
the mortality among soldiers is practic-
ally the least known, with death rate
of only five in every 1000. Compared
with soldiers life the placid days even
of clergyman are full of danger, for
his death rate is eleven in 10O0 or more
than twice as great as that of his mill
tant brother
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10
An Effect of CannOnadino

A German scientist has been making
some observations in South Africa on the
subject of the influence of repeated deto-
nations ON the ear. He examined the
ears OF ninety-six soldiers before and
after battle, and found marked changes
in no fewer than forty-four, or nearly
so per cent. In seven cases he found
small hemorrhages in the ears, and in one
case large bleeding, while the firing
caused the edge of the ear drum to be-
come red in thirty-seven cases.-New
York Post
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10
Unmoved by Human Suffering.

No Chinaman cares if famine breaks
out near him, or is shocked if another
Chinaman is tortured. OF will exert him
self against his own interest to prevent
suffering to any other human being. And
no Chinaman ever forgets or questions
that he is member of the supreme civ
ilization of the world-indeed, of the only
one to which, in his judgment. that great
term in it's original meaning can be fit
tingly applied. Philadelphia Telegraph
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10
Best of Excuses.

received the following note from the
mother of boy who had been absent for
day or two: ''Dere Mam-plese eggs
cuse Willy. He didn't hav but one pare
of trousers, an [ KEEP him home to wash
and mend them, and Mrs. O'tooles COW
come and ct them up off the line, and
that awt to be eggscuse enuff, goodness
nose. Yours with respeck-Mrs. B.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10
The Utility of Pain.

Although looked upon as an evil, pain
is kind. 1t tells that the laws of Nature
rect the cause. If it were not for pain
we should go on doing things that would
destroy u.s. Pain is warning that some
thing is wrong, and, instead of trying to
hush the pain with some drug we should
seek to remove the cause.-New York
TELEGRAM.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10
On Reading Aloud.

A good deal of time, now devoted tc
commentaries and text study, might prof
;tably be given to reading the text aloud
without note or comment. A work of
art slowly discloses its full meaning, and
familiarity with it is the first condition
of comprehension- Bazaar.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10
Oil Engines for Palestine wells.

According to an English consular re-
port oil engines are rapidly advancing il
favor in Palestine for the purpose OF
drawing water from the deep wells to ir
rigate the orange gardens. Hitherto the
water was pumped by animal power
There was large water wheel, and from
four to eight mules were required to re-
yolve it, according to the size of the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder for the feet. It makes
tight or new shoes feel easy, Cures
Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Hot and Sweat
ing Feet At all druggists and shoe
stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Adj
dress Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, n. Y.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10
No Dark Stables for Horses.

To keep a horse in dark stable is
cruel to the animal and dangerous to its
owner The retina becomes deadened
and more or less useless, and after Il
time the sight is seriously impaired. The
horse starts and SHES at objects it secs
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10

If the craze for automobiles continues
they will, before long, entirely supersede
the use of the horse at the nations capt.
tai, for not only have they become a fad
with society people, but the shops, the
express companies and the transit COM
panies are rapidly adopting them
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10
Cuba's Negro Population.

Cuba has more than 100000 negroes
are as benighted as when they or their
ancestors arrived from Africa. besides
another 100000 or 100000 who are more
y
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we
ever used for all affections of the throat
and lungs.-Wm. o. Endsley, Vanburen,
Ind, Feb. 10, 1900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10

A New York man has turned out his
one hundred and twenty-seventh patented
invention, consisting of a finger ring that
cuts Irvine and grasses marks or pack
age.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10
BEST FOR THE BOWELS.

No matter what ails you, headache to a
cancer, you will never get we'll until your
bowels are put right CASCARETS help
nature, cure you without a grippe or pain,
produce easy natural movements, cost
you just 10 cents to start getting your
health back. CASCARETS Candy Ca
thartic, the genuine, put up in metal
boxes, every tablet has c.. G.. G. stamped
on it. Beware Of limitations.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10

''This man. said the keeper softly
''imagines he has millions" Isn't that
nice? answered the visitor. when
eyer he needs money all he has to do is
to draw on his imagination. kansas
City Times.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10

Mexico in the past nine years has
doubled its revenues, doubled its exports,
doubled the number Of its factories. and
multiplied by three its banking capital.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10

Among the clocks to be seen at the
Paris exposition is one of the year 1880,
which belonged to Henry III.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10

Edwin Conger, American minister to
China, knows The Oriental character as
thoroughly as any diplomat in the East.
and, unlike most, he speaks several Chi
nese dialects.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10
Ianc's Family Medicine

Moves the bowels each day. In order to
be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently
on the liver and kidneys. Cures sick
headache Price % and Soc
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10

Teachers with physical ailments are
to be barred from the Chicago schools
in future. Only those of robust physique
will be employed
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10

'How many boarders does Mrs. Proons
take in this summer?' asked Skidds.
'All of them,' replied Spudds.-De-
troit Free Press.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10

Mrs. WinslOw's SOOTHING SYRUP for children
teething, softens the gums, reduces Inflammation.
allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c a bottle.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10

He-"My idea of good story-teller is
one that can hold you from start to fin
ish.'' She-"Tell me a good one, and
don't let me fall. Town Topics.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10

Edith-"Then he seized you in both
arms? Mercy! What did you do? Did
you struggle with all your might to get
away from him?"
Bertha-.Certainly not. How could I
know but he was awfully weak in the
arms ?''-Boston Transcript
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10
Carriers Ink is Used by the

greatest railway systems of the United
States. They would not use it if it wasn't
the hest
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10

Mrs. Hicks Tin the kitchenl-"Why
don't you devote an hour or two week
to securing up your "copper""
Bridget-"Scour up me copper, mum
indade, an the likes of him don't need
it"-Harlem Life.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10

Nearly 60 per cent of all Russians
are unable to read or write.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10

The latest statistics show that the
United States has over 100000 miles of
railroad, and less than 10000 miles OF
good wagon roads
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price IS cents.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10

Don't you consider it lucky to pick
up a pin?' asked the superstitious man
Not if you pick it UP by sitting down
on it. replied the pedagogue promptly
Catholic Standard and Times.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10

fact; she deweyed before us as hero, but
in private she mobiled. She steadied her
speech with sentiment, but her actions
were incomprehensible, browninged, and,
as regards their definite purpose, ruth
lessly kitchenered."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10


A man, being about to die, summoned
his four sons to his side and said:
My sons, l will leave to John one
third of my estate, to Alex one-ffth, to
James one-half, and to Thomas one
fourth, and thus you will all share equal
ly"
John and James and Thomas took pa
per and pencil and began figuring, but
Alex took his hat and started out.
Where are you going the other three
asked. do you not intend figuring out
the problem?''
Not much, said Alex, Il am going
for a lawyer to break the will"
Notwithstanding the lawyer can re-
lieve the heirs of much of the figuring
Baltimore American.
Every week seems to witness the ad-
ditiOn Of some new word to the English
language. The Liverpool Daily Post re-
marks that if we go on developing at the
present rate and in the present manner,
Il reading book for upper standards
say standard Kin the next century will
present such a lesson as the following:
1T was no use boycotting her; she was
not 10 be burked. Where we went her
TRIBES eargerly followed She scorned
no hypocrisy; she would betray us as
readily as smile at us-nay, she would
dreyfus us the while she professed the
fondest friendship. No mafe6ing on
festival holidays but her scowling face
Krugered upon us. She was slim, and
we knew it. but we could not home the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10

The difficulty experienced by foreign
ers in mastering the English language
is often ridiculously illustrated by signs
displayed before their places of business.
Down on Chr stan street, where there
are lot of sweat shops" sign was
noticed yesterday which read: Wanted
Hands on Goats" \ cobbler in the
same neighborhood displays the follow
ing sign in front of his shop: Shoes
Half Sold and Healed While you Wait >
hiladephia Record.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10
MORAL.

When communities turn loose,
Social forces that produce
The disorders of a gale;
Act upon well-knoWn law,
Face the breeze, but close your jaw
It's a rule that will not fail,
II you bay it in a gay.
Self-sufficient sort of way,
1t will land you, without doubt,
Upside down and wrong side out.
Literary Life
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10

Too Tame for Him-''No," said the ST.
Louis man, Il didn't enjoy the street car
ride you gave me. The scenery was all
right and the roadbed good, but it was
too tame 'Tame?" Yes. At home
I'm used to being blown up at every sec
ond street car corner. ''-Cleveland Plain
dealer
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-10

Il beg your pardon" said one man to
another in a train; but l am the man
ager of a circus, and | have vacancy
now for a strong man."
'Well, what of it?''
"Why. sir, | saw you open the car
rage window, with no apparent effort,
and thought perhaps we could agree
engagement Immediately. "-Tid-Bits.