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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-29
BOEZOLINE BILLIARD BALLS.
Growing Popularity of a New Sub
stitute for Ivory in Theft
Composition.

The growing scarcity of ivory will
inevitably bring bonzoline balls more
and more into use in billiard rooms,
says the Pail Mall Gazette The ivory
balls used in the recent championship
match were afterward sold for Is
for II months and can be relied upon
to keep true is almost priceless. There
is an impression abroad that the Bill
lard association is opposed to the use
of bonzoline balls, but "The World of
Billiards" declares that this is not so.
It is rarely, indeed, that bonzoline
ball gets out of shape, and their alb
solute accuracy is an immense point in
their favor. On this account they are
quite unequaled for pool and pyra-
mids, and in very few years time it is
quite certain that nothing else will be
used for those games. Then, ivory
balls are utterly useless in tempera-
ture like that of Africa or India.
Bonzoline balls, on the contrary, seem
to be unaffected by heat or cold, while
it is another small point in their favor
that they are colored all through and
never need anything in the way of re
dyeing. Of course, they do not "play"
exactly like ivory balls, and a week or
two of steady practice is necessary in
order to accustom ones self to the
change.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-29
THEY ALL EAT ICE CREAM.
Pages in the United States Senate
Have a Weakness for Frozen
Sweets.

Among the best patrons of the ice
cream booths in the vicinity of the cap
itol at Washington are the pages EN-
ployed in the senate chamber. No sen.
ator ever eats ice cream in the daytime
and the few ladies who take lunch in
the restaurant rarely call for it. The
chief patrons of the frozen food are
the page boys.
The love Of the youngsters for ice
cream surpasses ali understanding. II
is purely juvenile taste and they in.
dulge in it to their hearts content
The substantial sandwich, the tooth.
some pie, the ninety and nine other
things that sensible man would Sc.
lect for his lunch have no attractions
for the bright little fellows. They
want ice cream and plenty of it. Al
lunch time half a dozen pages can be
seen burying their noses into heaped.
up plates of ice cream, while their
faces are the very mirrors of content.
ment.
1t it wasn't for the pages the ice
cream freezer would have to go out OF
business
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-29
BIG PRICE FOR A PICTURE.
Wealthy Baltimore Collector Has Sc
cured a Celebrated Raphael
Canvas.

It is said that the well-known
painting by Raphael, La Verge aux
Candida bres," has been purchased by
Henry Walters, of Baltimore, and is
now in his art gallery. Various esti-
mates have been furnished as to what
he paid for it, running all the way
from $4,000 to 100000.
Some weeks ago it was reported
that this celebrated painting. had
been bought by well-known Amer
lean art collector, but the name of
the purchaser could not be estab-
ished then. RaphaePs LA Verge
aux Candelabres' was exhibited at
the Metropolitan museum in New
York many years ago. At one time
it was in the collection of Mr.. Mon
roe, the Paris banker. He refused
an offer of 100000 for it. Since his
death, however, it had been offered
at much lower figure. At the Park
er sale it was put up at reserve
price of 100000 francs, but there
were no bids at that figure, and SO
it was withdrawn.
While the central figure in the
"Vierge aux Candelabres" has been
conceded by the best authorities to
be by Raphael, some doubt has beer
expressed about the infant child
while the figures on the right and left
in shadow and the background are
believed to have been painted in at
much later period than the date of
the original picture.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-29
A BIRD-SHOOTING STORY.
Good Joke Funny Fellow Got on
Crack Shooter at the
Traps.

William III. Lincoln, of Columbus
lodge of Elks, who is an expert shot
and member of the local gun club,
is at the pinnacle of happiness when
he has a party of attentive listeners
while he tells of his wonderful achieve
ments with the gun. One day lately
Brother Lincoln was sitting in the
library room at the Ellxs' club enjoy
ing a quiet smoke, when several of
the members came in and soon the
conversation was lively, talking on
the situation in the Philippines and
China, and then on the skill of diff
ferent ones present as expert shots,
says the Columbus 0nd.) Republic.
George Schwartzkopf related how, on
different occasions, he had made some
marvellous shots and that he felt he
distance.
YOU'D be a lobster in match with
me-" said Lincoln. ''I'll give you 40
dead birds out of so and shoot for the
oysters
Being that no betting is allowed in
these rooms we will agree to shoot and
see about the oysters afterward," said
Schwartzkopf.
'What kind of birds will we shoot
at, George? And just to get chance
to trim your record, I'll agree to fur
nish the BIRDS" said Lincoln.
"All right" remarked Schwartzkopf,
with twinkle in his eye, well shoot
at ostriches."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-29
PACIFIC COASTS FUTURE.
Resources of the Country, Says This
Authority, Will Not Build Up
Big Cities.

Certain facts may now be stated af-
fecting the future of the Pacific coast.
The first of these is that, however rich
it may be in natural resources, the ex-
ploitation of these will never support
a very large population, or build up
great cities, SO long as all the new
wealth produced is exported and all
the finished products required are i'm
ported. The second of these facts is
that, while great trade may be built
up by way of the Pacific coast with for
eign countries, that of itself will not
build up great cities on the coast, be-
cause modern commercial methods
will prevent these cities being the sell
ers, purchasers and changers of this
commerce, and leave them in the con-
dition of onlookers merely, says the
Engineering Magazine. Consequently,
the future of the Pacific coast, if it is
to have any worthy of the name, is de-
pendent on the manufacture of the
raw materials produced within it's linn
it's and drawn from outside, to supply
the wants Of it's own population and
those of the available foreign terri
tory. In other words, the Pacific coast
must have such a future as is connect
ed with the history of the industrial,
commercial and financial supremacy
of Great Britain during the nineteenth
century, such a future as is visibly
dawning for the United States, with
it's center on the Atlantic seaboard,
during the twentieth century-or it
must remain forever in a condition of
commercial subserviency
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-29

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no have not already tried it, may have 4
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When writing mention reading this generous
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-29
Beware of q Cough.

Acorg h is not disease. but a symptom
Consum ption and bronchitis, which are
the most DANGEROUS and fatal diseases.
have for their first Indication persist
ent cough, and if properly treated as
soon as this cough appears are easily
cured Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
has proven wonderfully successful, and
gained its wide reputation and extensive
sale by its success in curing the diseases
which cause coughing. If it is not ben
eficial it will not cost you cent. For
sale by G. A. Gamm.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-29

cures made by DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
1t is the great medi-
cal triumph of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years of
scientific research by
Dr.. Kilmer, the emil
nent kidney and blad-
der specialist. and is
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-29
The Queens Spelling.

Victoria was stickler for good
spelling. All queens and most I'M
titled members of the sex are be-
Heved to be superior to petty con-
siderations of photography; but in
her own case interest in the matter
led the queen to rebuke official cor
respondents for laxity in spelling.
Sir Arthur Biggs preserves one Of
her formal reprimands.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-29
Cooked Cnder Water.

An Englishman made a wager that
he could cook plum pudding ten feet
beneath thesurface of the Thames. and
won the bet by placing the pudding in
tin case and putting the whole in
sack of lime. The heat CT the lime,
shaking when it came in contact with
the water, was sufficient to cook the
pudding in two hours.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-29
German Emigrants

In 1S81-1SS5 the annual number of
German emigrants averaged III 1863.
In 1897 there were only 24,631, and in
1898 only 2O,837 emigrants.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-29
The FashionabIy Bred Stallion
PAL0 ALT(
25,2OI.

Record 2:25A Registered in Vol. 10.
a. 7. r.
Palo Alto is black stallion. stands
hands high, weighs about 1900 poun
this stallion, He is handsome animal
spe edy and symmetrical conforma ton.
has fine action, handsome and graceful
formed, with beautiful head and nee
deep shoulders and che st, good back a
barrel, broad hips and as good set of lie
as ever supported horse. He is very lev
headed, seldom makes'ai break, andsgoes
very light shoes. The inheritance of I'll
horse is we'll worthy of note. Not only b
he three generations on tie sire's side
parallel, is out Of great p-oducing ida
whose first four foals which ere as folio
(and this fact will show they have clea
demonstrated, their value and ability
troD: Palo Alto. 2:ahA; Nellie M, 2:27
Athlete, yrs 2:3SA trial.2: 254, and Com
drum, 4 years, 2:251a, Her other foals a
young and have not yet been trained, /
show great promise of speed,
Hanks, record 2:os, belong to the san
family.
The colts by Palo Alto are well-hul
fne-looking, have good size, style and 81
will remain in thelstud until: July 4th, 10
He will make the season of 1901 at Gloge
barn, North Water street, Watertown, Wi
and will serve a limited number of mares
$500. the season, payable at time OF servi
All accidents and escapes at owners risk
BARKfs, oi1las,, MAGGIE ooIBURN
Sire of Dam of
Palo Alto ...... 2.25A Palo Alto.......-.2:2
Sherwood .....2:25A Nellie NJ. -.:.:...,2:2
Florence S ..2:25A Athlete e yrs)..,2:,
For further particulars send for cs
logue to
q. ROGERS, Prop. Watertown, W
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-29
Money in old Uniforms

The worn-out uniforms OF the Brit
ish army when sold bring back into
the war office treasury close upon
100000 a year.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-29
$1O.36 from WATERFOWL to st. Paul
Mimi, and Return,

Via the Northw estern line. Excur-
sion tickets will be sold May 81, %,
80. 81; June 2 3, limited to return
until June Is, inclusive Cor until July
Is on special conditions,) on account
of meeting of United States Military
Surgeons. Apply to agents Chicago
& North western railway.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-29
MAILS CLOSE.

MAILS CLOSE.
Mailsclose at the postoftice close as
OWs:
orth-*2:15P. M. ;9:00P.M.
East-&S:5O A. NJ; *2 100 p. NJ; *5 100 P. M; g
West-6:50 A. NJ; 1890 M; 90 P, NJ.
WATERFOWL and Nadison-*S: DAM; 6:05
Pipersville, Affection, Farmigtonand
ezer, *7:3U A. NJ.
Lebanon-Tuesdays, Thursdays and
days, SOC Pm.
tDaily except Sunday.
WIN. F GRUErENACHER
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-29

We do q money loaning, insul
tnce and real estate business.
Prompt attention given to probating
estates, correcting titles and collect
no accounts.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-29

SKINNER d. THAUER,
Lawyers and Notaries ublic.
Office in Wisconsin National Bank
building.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-05-29
DO you GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK :?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know of the wonderful
Newport weekly independent., 1901-07-26
LEWIS M'DOWELL CAPTURED.
awfndler Who Escaped While Bcing Taken to the Missouri Pcni-
 tentinry Caught.

Washington. July 21.-Two detec- tives of the Washington police force arrested a young man. on Pennsyl- vania avenue, Saturday evening, after a hard struggle, who claimed to be a 1ephew of Senator Marcus A. Hanna, snd through these representatives had attempted to secure jewelry at two lewelry stores. At the police station the man gave the name of John Doe, out later admitted that his right name S Lewis Mcdowell. and that he is wanted in St. Louis, Detroit. Mich; Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore, 8or jewelry swindles. After his ar- rest he made complete confession a2 his operations, and will be sent pack to Missouri, where he has peni- Eentiary sentence hanging over him, Having escaped from the train in com gany with another convict while cn -9ute to the penitentiarv.
Newport weekly independent., 1901-07-26
DISORDER AND DISTRESS.
Conditions that Will Prevail Among the Disappointed Majority at
 the Indian Land OpeninE.

Fort Sill, Okla, July 22.-Disorder and distress will, it is feared, follow the actual opening of the KiowaCo- manche lands on August 6. It is now estimated that fully 150,OOO people will have registered for a chance to secure one of the 13,000 claims to be awarded by lottery, when the regis tratlon booths close on July 26. Thou sands of persons now on the reserva- tion who are neither mechanics nor artisans and who have little or no money, announce their intention of locating around Lawton if they fail to win a claim. Campers who came in prairie schooners by the thousands generally brought with them provi- sOnS sufficient only to last from five to ten days. Continued drought has caused the water to be restricted, and for days hot wind has blown over the prairies, and the temperature has averaged over the 100 mark. With these conditions before them many are already beginning to grumble, and when this is followed by disap- pointment over failure to draw a lucky number, the hope that bor, many up will doubtless give way to more serious conditions.
Newport weekly independent., 1901-07-26
HEAT WAVE IN BRITAIN.
Weather Continues Hot, But Cool Weather PrOGnOsticated-Fa
 tnlities from Lightning.

London, July @2.-Over the greater part of the British isles the weather continues very hot. The temperature in London, Sunday reached SS de- grees Fahrenheit. At many points in the provinces i5 was higher, the rec ord for Bristol being 95. Cooler weather, however, is now prognosti- cated.
 An extraordinary number of per sons have been struck by lightning in storms of short duration. Eight in- stances are reported in England, six in Germany and seven in Holland. While six tourists were climbing Mount Tribulaun, in the Austrian Ty- rol, lightning struck two, killing them outright, while the four others were disabled.
 In Palan, France. some children went to ring the church bells, be- lieving that they would thus avert the lightning. but four were killed by bolt.
Newport weekly independent., 1901-07-26

Chicago, July 22.~-All heat records since the establishment of the wealth CT b'i reau in Chicago, 30 years ago, were broken, Sunday, the government, thermometcr registering 103 degrees. Down in the street it was from three to i've degrees hotter, and to add to the suffering. a hot, stifing wind, like a blast from furnace, blew all day from the southwest. From five o'clock in the morning, when the thermometer registered v, a gradual rise followed, until, at 4:30 p. m., the top no1ch had been reached. Shortly after that time the wind veered around toward the lake and caused a drop to 95 at S:30. Prostra- tions were numerous, and the police ambulances were kept busy taking care of persons who were overcome in the streets.
Newport weekly independent., 1901-07-26
MIR. KRUGER NOTIFIED.
The Old Man Burst Into Tears, and
 Asked to He Left Alone.

London, July @2.-Owing to the Sum- day telegraph hours in Holland, says dispatch to the Daily Mail from Hilversum, "Mr, Kruger was not in- formed of his wife's death until the evening. The news was broken to him by pr. Heymans and Secretary Boeschoten.
 MT. Kruger, who had just returned from Hilversum church, burst into tears, and asked to be left alone. H eXclaimed: She was good wife We quarreled only once, and that was six months after we were married.' He prayed for long time, and is now clamly sleeping, his Bible beside his bed.
 'The Transvaal and Orange Free State flags flying above the white villa were draped and half masted. Shortly before the news came a crowd of country girls had been singing q folk song. outside the villa.
Newport weekly independent., 1901-07-26
KANSAS CITY SUFFERED.
All Previous Records BrOkcn-NO In-
 dicatiOn of Change.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 22.-The heat Sunday broke all records, the temper. ature at p. m. being 104. The ther- mometers on the street at II o'clock at night recorded 93. This was the thirtysecond day of the hot spell, and there is no indication of a change.
 Prayers for rain were offered in nearly all the churches in Kansas City, Sunday, and generally through out Kansas.
 So far as heard from, no rain in any portion of the drought belt in the past 36 hours, and conditions ev- anywhere have been discouraging.
 In normal years the rainfall be- tween July 20 and August 15 is light, and a normal precipitation would not save the parched fields.
Newport weekly independent., 1901-07-26
Specimen Tcmperatures.

Washington, July 22-Some of ,he maximum temperatures officially re- ported to the weather bureau, Sun day, are the following, although they are in some instances, lower than those recorded by the local thermom- eters:
 Atlanta, Ga., 90; Boston, 90; Chica- go, 102; Cincinnati, 100; Davenport, Ia., 106; Denver, 94; Des Moines, Ia., 104: Helena, Mont, 94; Indianapolis, 100; Jacksonville, Fla, 8S; Kansas City, Mo-, 104; Little Rock, 96; Mem phis, 9S; Sew Orleans, 90; New York, 92; North Platte, Neb., 100; Omaha, 104; Pittsburgh, 94; Salt Lake, 9S; St. Louis, 1O6; St. Paul, 9S; Springfield, Ill.,, 106; Nicksburg, Miss, 88; Wash ington, D. C., 90.
Newport weekly independent., 1901-07-26

We would therefore caution all pecr pie against accepting these substi-' tutes. Insist upon having Peruna. There is no other internal remedy for catarrh that will take the place of Peruna. Allow no one to persuade you to the contrary.
 If you do not derive prompt and sat- isfactory results from the use of Pe- runa, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving full statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis.
 Address Dr. Hartman. President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio
Newport weekly independent., 1901-07-26
FAIRLY STALLED AT sT. LOUIS.
Day Began Hot and It Kept Getting
 Hotter and Hotter.

St. Louis, July 22.-Sunday was a record d-brealler, the oldest inha bitant being unable to recollect another such scorcher. The day began with clear sky and promise of fervent heat, and there was no breaking of the promise. The maximum was reached in the afternoon. when thermometers recorded 10S. and the extreme heat fingered until after sundown. Prayers for rain were offered in all the churches, in accordance with Gov. Dockery's proclama ton, but the wind, what little there was of it. seemed to be in the Wrong direction.
Newport weekly independent., 1901-07-26

was creoted a' pur. nse of defining the boundaries of the ter >,'crial acquisitions of tts Gnitrd Sga;es.
 Ii has direct bearing On the con sroy, rsy which has recently beer re- s-pm cd in St. Louis, and m which 'rcs- illrnt Francis, of the St. J,Iis Norl'is Ri Co.,, has asked an opinion from tfe national ct mmission Cor the eair.
 ibe commission which considered st,e matter included in it's menhershiD representatives of all Of the depart DSents of the government who could larve an interest in any way in 1he bsrnpdary question, and representa- lives of those departments in which st.ere is a wealth of otficia! infor,na tlr1, on the subject.
 Bn view of the character of the com- wission, it is believed that Chairman Garter, of the national commission, will accept it's findings without ques- tinn and transmit them to the St. &oNis Worlds Fair corporation as the sftieial finding of the United States government.
 The commission is composed of Mir. Andrew H. Allen, of the department of state; Mir. o. H. Tittmann, coast and geodetic survey; Mir. Harry King, general land office; MT. Henry Gan nett, geological survey; MT. Walter r. Wilcox, census office; Mir. P. Lee Phil 1pps, division of maps and charts in Ghe library of congress.
 The findings of the commission rel stiye to the Louisiana purchase arc summarized as follows:
 1. The region between the Mississip- VI river and Lakes Maurepas and Fontchartrain to the west and the Rerdido river to the east should not De assigned either to the Louisiana purchase or to the Florida purchase, aHt marked with a legend indicating that the title to it between 1903 and iSl9 was in dispute.
 9. The line between the Mississippi river and the Lake of the Woods, sep arating the territory of the United States prior to 1903 from the Louisi- ara purchase, should be drawn from she most northwestern point of the lake of the Woods to the nearest point on the Mississippi river in Lake &etaidji.
 3. The western boundary of the Louisiana purchase between parallels sS and Az degrees north followed the watershed of the Rocky mountains. thence it ran east along the parallel @f 42 degrees north to point due GCrth of the source of the Arkansas river. and thence south to that source. I. The northwestern boundary of Texas as annexed extended up to the principal stream of the Rio Grande tor'its source, and thence due north to the parallel of 42 north.
 5. The southern boundary of the Mexican cession of 1S4S should be 0rasy91 from point on the Rio Grande agtt miles north of Paso. instead of from one about thirty miles further north. as is the usual practice at pres sntr west three degrees, and thence north u@ the first branch of the Gila TtTey.
 LEWIS MCDOWELL CAPTURED.
Newport weekly independent., 1901-07-26
X SCORCHER AT OMAHA,
Hottest in Tventy-Seven Years With
 the Exception of One Day.


 Omaha. Neb., July 22.-With the ex. ception of July SC, 1894, on which day the thermometer reached 105, Sunday was the hottest the city has experi- enced in 27 years. The mercury stood at 99 at Il d. m., gradually going up to 104 at 4:15, and at 6 p. m. back to 100. There was not a trace of rain anywhere ill this vicinity and what lit- tie wind there was came from the south, and instead of being a relief added to the discomfort. The parks offered not fhe slightest relief to the masses who sought cool retreats. Four prostrations were reported to the police. Not cloud appeared in the sky and hc relief is in sight
Newport weekly independent., 1901-07-26
Phenomena Hcnt in Russia.

St. Petersburg, July 22.-Phenome- nal heat prevails throughout all northern Russia. The temperature in St. Petersburg Sunday was IF de- grees Fahrenheit. In Odessa it was 103, and the rate of mortality there is 70 per cent. above the normal.