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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-06-29
FACTS FOR EUROPEANS.

The revenue of European nations
has multiplied SIS times since 1850.
Holland has roo acres under tulips,
and exports 100000 worth of bulbs
in year. London imports million
a year for her own use.
The population of Belgium, accord
ing to official figures, reached 6,744,-
532 on December 81. 1899, of which
total 3,362,436 were males; 2,485,3S4
spoke Flemish only, 2,4S5,072 spoke
French only, and 7OO,997 both Ian
guages.
Six children, three boys and three
girls, were presented to her hus-
band, the Greek priest of Deligrad, in
Servia, by Nine. Arangyel, according
to the Pesther Lloyd.
An international congress is to be
held at Athens in the course of the
next II months at the instance of the
king of Greece, who will be guided
by its decisions as to the restora ton
of various ancient monuments, in
Guiding the Parthenon.
A decree has been issued by the
governor general of Moscow, for
bidding the inha bitants to carry
knives with the exception of those
whose vocations require it. Persons
transgressing this regulation are
liable to fine not exceeding 500
roubles or three months imprison-
ment.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-06-29
HARD FIGHT WITH EAGLE.
Attache of Lincoln Park at Chicago
Is Injured by u Powerful Bird
He Is Trying to Secure.

c. W. McCurren, head animal-keeper
at Lincoln park, Chicago, was severely
injured in a fight with an eagle the
other day. Edwin Franklin Brown, of
Evanston, has long kept a pair of
golden eagles in private aviary. They
are unusually large specimens of their
kind and MI. Brown presented them
to Lincoln park. Mr.. McCurren went
to Evanston to fetch them to Lincoln
park. He entered the big cage, cap
tured the female eagle and handed it
to an assistant on the outside. When
he turned to catch the other eagle the
bird attacked him savagely.
AS it swooped upon him McCurren
caught it by the leg in his left, hand
and held at arms length. With it's
disengaged claws the eagle clutched
the mans arm and sank its long, sharp
talons into his flesh. BY the wonder
full strength of grip of the birds foot
one of its talons was driven into the
wrist SO that its point showed for half
an inch through the skin.
The eagle continued to belabor it's
captor with its pinions until an attend
ant rushed in and, clasping the bird in
his arms, gave Mr.. McCurren an OPP
portunity to withdraw the talons
Mr.. McCurren's injury was painful
one and was dressed by physician.
1t has resulted in temporary paralysis
of his hand
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-06-29
THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY.

New Zealand's crown lands are now
disposed of for 900 years.
The Jewish population of London
has more. than doubled within 20
years.
The popula ton of the German en-
pire includes 100000 who use the
Polish language.
Germany and Holland are planning
to lay a new cable to connect with the
Dutch East Indies.
Berlin has 10000 dogs. The tax is
$3.50, but officers and those who use
dogs as draught animals pay no tax.
1t is estimated that the cost of re-
storing the papal palace at Avignon,
France, would be about $1,400,000.
The British foreign Office reports
that 90 per cent. of the slaves of Fan
zibar and Pemba prefer to remain
slaves.
A boy and girl who offered to carry
heavy package for an old woman in
the streets of Vienna have got into
trouble with the police for carrying
parcels without license.
After the model of the Rowton
houses in London, Milan will soon have
an Albergo popolare, with room for
$50 men. 1t will have electric lights,
baths, clean linen, reading-room, ETC.,
and the cost will be only ten cents a
day per person.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-06-29

important is the large hinged door on
the south side that admits sun to the
whole of the pen and keeps it sweet
and warm. We never have wet or i'll
smelling pens. Have the roof slant
ing at least As degrees. This makes
the north side so high that the north
winds do not blow in the pens when
the doors are open. Then, again, when
the roof is high at the center you can
get into the pen without humping
your head. A farmer gets enough
bumps in life without going to pig
pen for them. The figure will show
how the pens are constructed.
Twelve-foot roofing boards are cut so
that Az feet are on the south side and
7% on the north; width of pens, 8
feet; height on sides, 80 inches, and
each sow has feet in length. Cost of
materials is about So per pen. We
raised $50 pigs with six pens that
spring. At a month old we put the
litter in open sheds. We found it did
not pay, so have built six more pens"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-06-29
TO STUDY FINBACK WHALE.
Favorable Opportunity Afforded DR..
A. G. True to Learn More About
This Interesting Monster.

DR.. A. C. True, executive curator of
the National museum, has just started
for a two months trip to Newfound-
land to make a study of the finback
whales and other cetacea of the south
ern coast Of the British possessions.
The chief object of DR.. True's trip is
to secure d fine specimen of the sui
phur bottom finback for the National
museum. He will go directly to a
great international fishery, or whal-
ing station, and as the monsters are
captured with harpoon guns and
brought up on the banll-a new TIL
Cd of securing the blubber and whale
bone-he will be able to study these
wonderful animals in a way unknown
before 6
Dr.. True is now the only specialist
in the study of whales in this country,
most students abandoning it after
a little research, on account of the
great difficulty under which they la
Dor while making their observations.
The old way of studying this most
interesting mammal, popularity sup
posed to be a fish because of its envi-
ronment, but which is essentially a
mammal, was while it rotated partly
under water during the process of re-
moving the sperm, or blubber, and
whale bone.
Now DR.. True will, for the first time
after many years of research and
study, be able to walk around one of
these huge beings while stretched
upon dry land and fresh from the
water. The collection in the National
museum is already the most impor-
tant in the United States, owing en-
tirely to the diligence. of this special
list, and more wonders are expected
from this government trip.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-06-29
TRUTH ABOUT BATS.
They Interfere Somewhat with q
Horses Digestion, But Never
Cause Serious Illness.

There are many charges laid against
bots, says the Horseman, but it is
doubtful if they ever really merited
any of them. The bot is developed in
the stomach of the horse from the
egg of the gadfly, which is laid by the
mature female somewhere on the skin
Where the horse can lick itself handily.
The right side of the equine stomach
is lined with a velvety appearing sub
stance that secretes the gastric juice,
and to the tougher lining of the left
side the bots attach themselves after
Matching out. They adhere to this
tough lining by two small hooks, but
they are not provided with mouths,
and hence cannot eat. They are nour-
ished by the absorption of digested
food through their skin. That shows
why there is no truth in the story that
the stomach of the horse is sometimes
eaten through by bots. They cannot
thus destroy the stomach, for they
cannot, and do not, eat. The bots add
here to the lining described through
when in the course of their growth
the hooks let go and the bots are car
ried on down through the intestinal
track until they are voided. Their
subsequent growth to the matured
gadfy need not he detailed. Then the
female lays her eggs again and the
round goes on as before. No med
icine that can be given the horse will
kill the bots. Anything that can get
through their skins will first destroy
the stomach of the horse. So nothing
can be done to get rid of bots, and no
fear need be entertained that they are
going to do any great damage to the
horse. Nature does not plan to de-
stroy in such tremendous degree as
would ensue if the bots could eat the
lining of the horses stomach. They
may interfere somewhat with diges-
ton, if present in enormous numbers,
but in that way only, and the writer
can say with all truth that he never
knew any serious case of equine i'll
ness due solely to bots.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-06-29
AMBROSE M'KAY'S CASE.

Rockbridge, Mo-, June 24th:-The
neighborhood and particularly the
members of Rockbridge Lodge, No.
435, A. L. & A. NJ, are feeling very
much pleased over the recovery of Mr..
Ambrose Mckay, a prominent citizen
and an honored member of the Ma
sonic Fraternity.
Mr.. Mckay had been suffering for
years with Diabetes and Rheuma tism,
which recently threatened to end his
days. His limbs were so filled with
pain that he could not sleep. He was
very bad.
Just then, someone suggested new
remedy-Dodd's Kidney Pills-which
has been much advertised recently, as
cure for Bright's Disease, Diabetes,
Dropsy, Rheumatism and Kidney
Trouble.
After Mr.. Mckay had used few
doses, he commenced to improve His
pain all left him, and he is almost as
well as ever. He says Dodd's Kidney
Pills are worth much more than they
cost. They are certainly getting
great reputation in Missouri, and
many very startling cures are being
reported.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-06-29
TO AN ARTIFICIAL FLOWER.

Born in no garden fair-nor Natures soil,
Child of a city workers cunning toll,
Finding no Joy in sun, nor breeze, nor rain;
Mocking a beauty you can ne'er attain;
Yet may your humble lot still happier be
Than that your sweeter sister lives to see.
To her. fair daughter of the fertile earth,
Come joy and homage at her very birth.
The welcome guest of peasant and of king,
To her all lovers turn and poets sing.
She speaks loves message, though she has
no tongue;
She sings loves music as no voice has sung
But when her little day has passed away
Her charm and beauty fade, and comes de-
cay
You still are blooming brightly as of yore,
Are priced as dearly as you were before
You have not known life's ftful, fevered
breath,
Nor what it is to pine and droop to death;
You never felt the joys of love and life,
You have been spared their bitterness and
strife.
You bring no rapture. but you cause no
tears,
And though all deem you but a soulless
thing,
Of which no poet should e'er deign to sing,
sad,
Signing for joys that she has never had,
Whose patient fingers fashioned you with
care,
And made you-though a counterfeit-yet
fair,
Gave not to you one spark of living fire,
Drawn from her own vain dreaming and
desire?
Fred V. Fletcher, in N. z. Sun.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-06-29
mo, not tilI-till-~

But the doctor, tall, athletic man,
full-bearded and gentle-voiced, was
bending over him.
II must make an examination,
major" he said, quickly. "Everything
must give way to me just now. You
seem to have been struck in a vital
part"
t'But I must at once make a conf
Dental disclosure to her, DOCTOR"
pleaded Goddard, his eyes fixed on
Branches face.
"There is plenty of time for that,
major" said DR.. Randall, who was
hurriedly unrolling bandages and
opening his medicine case. He turned
to Blanche, gave her his hands and
lifted her up. 81 think" he said,
gently, that it would be better-it
would excite him less if you would GO
into the next room. He seems bent
on talking to you
Reluctantly Blanche withdrew.
DIR. Randall cut away the shirt and
underwear from the vicinity of the
wound.
"Your assailant used big revolver"
he said. "This is an ugly wound,
major"
''Is it absolutely fatal, doctor?"
asked Goddard
at is impossible to say just now, to
be perfectly frank" said the doctor.
81 must probe for that big ball; it
has lodged somewhere. My instru-
ments will be here in a moment"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-06-29
CHAPTER XVIII.

When the major reached Lyndhurst
that evening it was six o'clock. Talley
met him at the steps of the veranda.
WELL" said the young man buoy
antly, the semidarkness preventing
him from observing the disturbed
countenance of his employer; swell,
major, have you seen the market re-
ports?"
mo; haven't mad time to-day; I
I-whereis mywi- Where is Blanthe?''
The young man beamed and rubbed
his hands together.
Then you don't know that the G.
n. & w. has taken jump and is now
actually worth two for one?'
as that so? Where did you say she
WASP" looking up towards the I'M
lighted window of Blanche's room.
81 am afraid you don't realize that
you have made a fortune out of this
deal, major" said Talley, crestfallen.
"Oh, yes; am glad, of course said
Goddard, absently. But, impatient
w. 81 want to see Blanche at oncel"
"She was walking in the garden on
the ether size of the house few min
utes ago." answered the private secre-
tary. 81 beg your pardon; 1 was so
glad to be able to bring you good
news, wanted to ask if you would
advise selling now. The prospect is
glorious for an additional rise. The
stock is ca a boom. Even my little
investment has turned out more
money than | ever hoped to
but the major was not listening.
he turned his tortured face away, and
was striding through the dusk to-
wards the garden in the rear. Near
the old granite fountain in the center
of the garden he saw tall, darklv-
clad figure moving slowly to and fro.
1t was the object of his quest. Her
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-06-29
Account of a CLASSROOM in New Eng.
land Seventy Years
Ago.

The New England primer remains
the monument of the New England
school of long ago. 1t was one of the
quaintest centers of learning imagin.
able. Here is an account of class.
room of &c years ago, taken from
among the recollections of a New Eng
land lady, Mrs. Frances A. Brecken-
ridge.
The third class having had their
spelling lessons in words of two syl-
la bles, the little ones were called up
to learn their "a c's." The unlucky
infants were kept to their duty by gen.
tie raps on the head with the handle
of penknife used as pointer, and al.
ways kept in readiness for the exigen-
cies of pen mending.
A dozen or two of mere babies were
thus guided along the row of &c letters,
while the lesson was occasionally
broken by such requests as: please
to g. won't to get er drink er watert"
Gas if there were choice of drinksO
and "Please to mend my pen!" The
statement that "they are a-crowdir'
on me" and an occasional howl froco
some overtired little mortal on tie
front bench gave variety to the exer-
cises.
1t would now be time for the second
class to read and spell. A whirl of fees
and petticoats landed two rows of boys
and girls standing on the floor, facing
the teacher, who gave the order:
Manners" and the jerking of necks
and the bobbing of skirts gave evidence
that school etiquette was understood.
The spelling came first, afterward the
reading from the same page. Here are
few specimens:
eve burn oil in tin and glass lamps"
eve can burn fish oil in lamps
Watts was a very good poet He
wrote good songs"
To Win, Do Your Best Every Day.
1t is difficult to determine what is
success. A knowledge of the way to at
tain it is not so difficult Summed up,
it is just this: Do your best every day.
whatever you have in hand.
The principal failures in business, so
far as | can judge, are lack of definite
plan, shiftlessness, trying to ind some
new way to suddenly leap into a high
position, instead of patiently Flooding
along the old roads of industry and
integrity,-John Wanamaker, in Suo-
cess.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-06-29

| towards the house when there was
another shot.
"Oh!" he cried out sharply in sud-
den pain. He started to put his hand
to his right side, but he seemed to re-
member her peril, and with both
| hands still on her shoulders he con-
| tinued to push her on. He heard a
clatter of feet in the direction of the
house. 1t was James and Talley com
ing at the top of their speed.
"Help! Help" he cried, and then
his head began to lean forward. ''Oh,
my God, L am shot and can't help you.
| Oh, darling, run, rum"
| He feebly pushed her from him, and
| as he did so fell face downward on
the walk. She stopped over him, hard
| ly knowing what she did, but the
movement saYed her life, for there
was another shot and ball passed
| directly over her head. James and
Ta!ley were now quite near. Blanche
heard retreating steps in the wood,
growing fainter and fainter as the
assailant escaped, but she was speech
| less.
Goddard raised himself on his elbow
and, pointing to the wood, cried, faint
ly: police! Catch her!" Then his
head fell backward. He had tainted.
Taking him up, James and Talley,
aided by the butler, bore him into the
drawing-room and laid him on
couch. The staring, bewildered maids
came to Blanche's assistance and drew
her into the house. She fell on her
knees by the major, and remained
there while Talley was telephoning
for doctor. His face was colorless.
his eyes were closed. She unbuttoned
his coat, and then the sight of his
bloody waistcoat and shirt turned her
sick with despair. She thought he
was dead. Her head sank to the edge
of the couch. His earnest cry:
"Stand behind mel" rang in her ears.
She told herself that he had died for
her as heroically as man had ever
died for woman. But there was moth
ing to wonder at in his action, for he
had always been her hero.
For ten minutes he Law motionless.
1t was the sharp ring of the door bell
which seemed to recall him to CON
seriousness. He opened his eyes and
recognized her. he put out his hand
to her head. For a moment his face
worked as if he were trying to I'M
derstand what had brought him there,
then as qllick as a fash it all seemed
to return to him.
ST think I am dying" he said, "and
1 must tell you what I started-my
confession; you must know at once.
Send the-others from the room.
Quick, darling!"
Its DIR. Randall. dear" she said
with white lips. He must see you at
oneel"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-06-29
A WESTERN PIGPEN.
Kansas Farmers, After Twenty Years
of Experience, Declare 1t the
Best Ever Made,

The picture, from Rural New Yorker,
shows the style of pigpen that firm
of Kansas farmers claims has given
best results after 20 years experience
in that line:
eve have tried everything, from a
tight barn with little window in the
south side and stove in the north
side through 'wigwams' and open shed
to bunch of grass in the field. AS to
the merits of the pen shown. the most
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-06-29
CHAPTER. XIX.


Seated in the adjacent room,
Blanche sat, her face in her hands, an
awful fear gripping her heart. She
heard Talley, in the library adjoining,
giving instructions to the nearest po-
lice station. 1t was like a horrible
dream. Out of it all she continued to
hear in the voice she loved so we'll:
"Stand behind me!''
Half an hour later the doctor came
to her. She stood up like one who is
about to receive a death sentence.
81 have extracted the ball." an
nounced DR.. Randall. "He is sleeping
quietly. He ought not to be dis
turbed. He seems so anxious to talk
to you, but it really would not be adj
visable. I finally agreed to allow him
to telegraph to his friend, Father Sur
tees!"
'Oh!" groaned Blanche, quite mis-
understanding him. ''Is-is it $3.50
serious?"
''He is in very critical condition."
admitted the doctor. "It is but fair
to tell you that, but he wants his
trouble that is preying on his mind.
1 think he may reach Lyndhurst about
ten o'clock"
'Then," said Blanche, at is not be-
cause
ooh, no. it is not that, I assure
you," said DR.. Randall, quickly. at
is some private matter concerning
your immediate welfare. He thinks
Father Surtees may explain some
thing to you that you ought to know
at once. I think it will be better for
your husband to get this off his mind
as soon as possible. He seems utterly
hopeless, and hope would be big help
in his case"
Sand may 1 60 in now?" asked
Blanche, in a pleading tone.
81 am afraid even your presence
would rouse him; it is often so when
there is close affinity. Perhaps you
had better remain here till the priest
comes. You know him, l believer"
eyes," answered Blanche; che is our
best friend"
A little after ten Father Surtees ar
rived. The doctor met him in the
hall, and as the major had just walked
the priest was allowed to go in to him.
ST am awfully sorry, my dear
friend" he said to Goddard.
Jeanne did it. concealed in the
wood below the garden" answered
the major. "She was shooting at
Blanche, and I covered her. I
think 1 saved her life, and l thank
God for it. 1t would be better for me
to die, and it looks like a benign dis
pensation-to be able to die for her.
If only I did not have to leave her
with the other stain on her name.
was starting to tell her all when the
first shot was fred"
"Try to"be calm" cautioned the
priest. softly.
81 want you to break it to her." con-
tinued the major. "She's in the next
room. You tell her the whole story.
I am net strong enough. She will
want to leave when she knows"
The major began to cough, and the
doctor hastily came into the room.
you'd better stop now" he said.
Goddard motioned towards the room
where Blanche sat.
$50 to her." he repeated, in a low
tone.
ITO Be Continued
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-06-29
Actual Experience Counts.

The poultry business is as much
trade as anything else, and must be
studied and practiced. Would man
expect to go into the carpenter trade
without studying it and expect to build
a house successfully without first hav-
ing learned the important principles?
Yet a novice will go into the poultry
business and expect to succeed by the
knowledge he has acquired from 9TH
ers-secondhand. Now, this second
hand knowledge is good, very good,
but it must be made available by ac-
tual experience, just as the young car
penter must learn by actually work
ing at his business with his hands,
Farmers Review,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-06-29
COMMON SENSE ROOST.

flock. The two outside boards should
be notched one by two inches and IL
inches apart. Having notched two
boards and placed at height wanted,
about seven feet apart, take good
roofing lath, one by two inches, about
eight feet long, and lay crosswise in
notches. This will make a swinging
roost, but fowls will soon get used to
it and seem to delight in swing. This
roost one can walk all around and
reach almost any fowl on the perch.
Look for lice where lath cross the
boards; kill them with coal OIL Lath
should be slightly rounded on top.
Such a roost will accommodate so
fowls If necessary to place as many
together and all are on level-D. E.
Shields, in Farm and Home.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-06-29
Nearly All Found.

All but $35 of the money stolen
from the First national bank in
Mineral Point a month ago has been
recovered. The police found $1,000 in
currency under a large stone a few
miles east of the city. 1t is said
the money was found through infor-
nation furnished by the prisoner,
Stewart Jelleff, who is held on sus.
picion of being connected with the
robbery.