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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-11-30
THE BRONX ROCKING STONE.
Many Tons in Weight Yet Can Be
Easily Moved by One
Strong Hand.

The rocking stone which stands on
the flat surface of an out-croppine
of rock on little eminence in Bronx
park does not attract so much at
tention as the animals there do, by
any means; but there are, neverthe-
less, always interested people walk
ing around it, and trying to see if
they can move it, says the New York
Sun.
This great fragment of rock which
weighs perhaps eight or ten tons. or
more, has in its general outlines
form in some rough semblance TIC
an egg. 1t lies on its side, and so
nicely balanced is it that one man
of fair strength can readily move it;
and almost any two persons can start
it into the rocking movement of
which, through a small radius, it is
susceptible.
A woman comes up and lays her
gloved hands upon it and presses
gently; ii doesn't bulge
why, it doesn't move" she saws.
But two or three women together
can set the great stone rocking
easily.
And no matter who it may be that
sets the rocking stone in motion. he
is pretty sure to find in setting il
rocking sort of fascination.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-11-30

ignoring his remark, had you come
right to hospital as DR.. Shiels direct
ed, instead of scampering out to the
front again. You thought more of
the brevet, of course, than the cash.
What mercy it glanced on the rib.
Only-such wounds are ever so much
harder to stanch and dress"
"You-knew about it, them" he
asked, with reviving hope.
''Of course. We III knew" respond
ed Miss Ray, well aware of the fact
that he would have been unaccount-
ably and infinitely happier had it been
she alone. THAT is our profession.
But about the brevet. Surely you
ought to be pleased. Captain in your
first engagement
sOh, it's only a recommendation"
he answered, ''and may be as far away
as-any other engagement-of mine,
that is" And in saying it poor Stuyve-
SAINT realized it was an asinine thing.
So, alacl1l did she! An instant agone
she was biting her pretty red lips for
letting the word escape her, but his
faulty gave her all the advantage in
spite of herself. 1t was the play TO
see nothing that called for reply in his
allusion. So there was none.
carriage was coming up the
Luneta full tilt, and though still 600.
yards away, she saw and knew it to
be Stuyvesant's returning. But he
saw nothing beyond her glowing face
Mrs. Brent began to sing in the salon,
symptom so unusual that it could
only mean that she contemplated
coming back and was giving warning.
Time was priceless, yet here he
stood trembling, irresolute. Would
nothing help him?
"You speak of Encouragement" -
he Numbered blinded on. Il wish
you'd tell me-about yours"
mine? Oh-with the Red Cross,
you mean?" And shame be to you.
Maidie Ray, you knew-you well
knew-he didn't.
81 mean-to Mr.. Foster. Mrs.
Brent has just told me"
Mrs. Brent" interposed Miss Ray
in a fiutter of amaze. That carriage
is coming nearer every instant,
driving like mad, Brent on the back
seat and a emphasizing demon on
the box. There will be no time for
love-tales once that burly warrior re-
turns to his own. Yet she is fencing.
parrying, holding him at bay, for his
heart is bubbling over with the tor
rent of its love and yearning and
pleading.
What are bullet-wounds and brevets
to this one supreme, sublime encoun-
Ter? His heart was high, his voice
rang clear and ei."lfant, his eyes
flashed 10Y and fire and defiance III
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-11-30
How the Prince COnsOrt Received a
Funny Story Told by Sir Edwin
Landseer.

Prince Albert appears to have pos
sessed no humor. He was good man
not quick, but worthy. How his lack
of fun worked him i'll and did no good
to Sir Edwin Landseer is amusing
enough, says the Rochester Post-Ex-
press. Sir Edwin Landseer was a
favorite of the queen, and had in the
prince consort also a great admirer.
One day, in the presence of friend of
the prince consort, German courtier
who was celebrated as raconteur, the
queen asked Lanseer to tell a story, the
famous animal painter having the mar
rative and anecdotal gift, and being in
his way quite the grand seigneur. He
was modest, however, and gave way to
the German notability, who told dog
story, which, however, Landseer could
not resist Gaping with one that
burlesqued the Germans professedly
personal and truthful Renaissance of
canine intelligence.
The queen enjoyed good story, and
Landseer had often amused her males
ty, who expressed her pleasure that
the great painter was reminded by the
story of the prince consort's friend of
an incident that had occurred in the
neighborhood of Windsor. Urged by
the doubts of a companion to put
favorite dog to a severe test, Landseer
bet him five-pound note-which he
thereupon buried under a sod in Wind
sor park in presence of the dog-that
when they had walked to Virginia wa
ter he would simply tell the dog to
fetch it, and the dog would do so. Hav-
ing nearly arrived at Virginia water,
Landseer told his dog to fetch it."
The animal bounded away on his mis-
sion, and in a short time returned, but
apparently without accomplishing the
feat for which Landseer had backed it.
The doubling friend was delighted I'M
til Landseer opened the dogs mouth
and out dropped five sovereigns. The
dog had not only found the note, but
had run into Windsor and changed it
at the bank.
The queen laughed heartily, the
prince was silent. When Landseer was
going to bed, the princes equerry ar
rived with a message: His royal high
ness compliments, and he hopes Mr..
Landseer does not think that the queen
believes that story about the dog and
five-pound note
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-11-30
VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS.

After peeling apples drop them into
cold water. This will prevent their
becoming discolored.
Steel that is exposed to the wealth
er can be kept from rust by giving
it a good coating of copal varnish.
In using canned corn for corn pud-
ding the latter will be more delicate
if the corn is put through a fine chop
per before being used.
Grease spots that have become
hard and burnt in on ranges may be
removed by rubbing with few drops
of kerosene on a cloth.
Scorch marks on plates and dishes
that have been used for baking may
be removed by rubbing with a damp
cloth dipped in coarse salt.
If your skirt should hang in q plait
in front this unbecoming defect may
be obviated by placing about six
inches of whalebone in the braid.
Renovate black velvet hats by plac-
ing small piece of butter in the
palm Of the hand and gently rubbing
the surface of the velvet with it. This
will quite restore it's freshness
Smoke-grimed glass globes should
be soaked in warm soda water. Then
add a few drops of ammonia and
wash them well with a soapy flannel.
rinse in clean water and dry with a
soft linen cloth.
If cod is boiled in sailed water
with bouquet of vegetables, slice
of onion, stalk of celery, or, a sprig
of parsley, and half-adozen pepper
corns, it's tastelessness will be re-
placed with a very agreeable flavor.
The japanese fern-balls make pref
ty center pieces for occasional use if
suspended from chandelier by an
invisible wire. They should hang to
within an inch of the table center,
and if a circular mat of mirror glass
is put just underneath a very pretty
effect is secured.
Some one who understands the
raising of house plants advises that
it is a good plan, when seeds are to
be sown in window boxes or pots for
the house, that the earth be first
baked thoroughly in the oven. This
will destroy all insects, seeds and
germs of any sort that are likely
to injure the plants.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-11-30
THE SONGS MIRANDY SINGS.

Mirandys voice is gettin cracked niue
quaver floats
From out her pretty mouth when she at
tempts the higher notes,
An, ell in all, though still love her just
as much, l know
years ago.
But lots O. times when I'm at work around
the barn, l hear,
In some old song L d half forgot, her voice
a-ringin' clear,
A honeysuckle of a tune that round my OF
heart clings-
An fresh with youthful blossoms are the
songs Mirandy sings.
It's Hard Times Come Again No More
John Anderson My Jo,''
Or where that feller talks to Tom bout
Twenty Years Ago.
''Ben Bolt ''Lorena," Home Sweet
Home" er maybe that OF tune
That makes you walk with Bobby Burns
the banks of "Bonny Doom"
I wouldn't trade one O. them OF melodies
we knew
Fer all these new ones writ about a Han
nah girl er Lou,
Since we had sweet OF tunes them days
an not these rag-time things,
An, somehow, love ies gushes out the
songs Mirandy sings.
The one that of some Maggie tells: when
You and l Were Young
It pears t mes the sweetest thing NOR
tai ever sung,
An better yet than that, a glimpse OF
Heaven | behold,
When to my ears comes stealin' "Silver
Threads Among the Cold
Though modern songs an operays the
younger folks may please
I'd rather hear q cracked voice in the old
time melodies
Than PATHS throat or Melba's MARBLE
hifalutin things
The songs of thirty years ago, the songs
Mrandy sings.
Roy Farrell Greene. in Detroit Free
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-11-30
WHAT WE ARE TOLD.

There is one millionaire 9 in the
United States to every 10000 inhab-
itants.
A factory at Deepwater, Mo-, has
been obliged to stop by shortage
of water.
The pulgat, a Burmese measure, is
the only foreign measure exactly
corresponding to our inch.
This season the Maine woods have
yielded an albino moose, three or
four albino deer, and two pure al
bino squirrels.
The state of Washington has 444
lumber mills, saving over 100000
feet per day, turning out 100000
shingles, and employing $4,000 men.
King Edward has lately attached
to himself Turkish attendant, one
Amin Ibrahim. The duties of Amin
are in doubt, but he is said to owe
his appointment to his ability to pre-
pare an excellent cup of coffee.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-11-30
CANADA'S CAPITAL AROUSED.
Never Was There Such Excitement
Physicians Association Try
ing to Explain.

Ottawa, Can, Nov. 25.-This city is
stirred up as never before. Some seven
years ago the local papers published
an account of a man named George
II. Kent, of 4OS Gilmour street, who
was dying of Bright's Disease and
whe at the very last moment after sew
eral Of our best physicians had de-
clared he couldn't live twelve hours,
was saved by Dodd's Kidney Pills.
People who know how low Mr.. Kent
was refused to believe that he was
cured permanently, and the other day
in order to clinch the matter the pa
pers published the whole case over
again and backed up their story by
sworn statements made by Mr. Kent
in which he declares most positively
that in 1894 he was given up by the
doctors and that Dodd's Kidney Pills
and nothing else saved him, and furth-
er that since the day that Dodd's Kid
ney Pills sent him back to work seven
years ago, he has not lost single min
ute from his work Che is a printer in
the American Note Printing Com
pany).
Mr.. Kent is kept quite busy during
his spare hours answering inquiries
personally and by letter, but he is SO
grateful that he counts the time we'll
spent. Indeed he and his wife have
shown their gratitude to Dodd's Kid
ney Pills in very striking way by
having their little girl born in 1896,
christened by the name of "Dodds."
Altogether it is the most sensational
case that has ever occurred in the his
tory of medicine in Canada and the
perfect substantiation of every detail
leaves no room to doubt either the
completeness or the permanency of
the cure.
The local Physicians have made the
ease of Kent and Dodd's Kidney Pills
the subject of discussion at several of |
he private meetings of their Associa-
ion.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-11-30
"WHAR Dew | CUM IMP"


mighty ot farmers rights
N the wonderful prosperity tibet beet CROWN invites
Thar's of foolish CROWN cheats" shout
N boiler fer the Tariff ter keep free sugar out
But I motifs tibet the beeproducn farms very few,
An the farmers through eff it ter dew
The hull land amt a-raisin bee n ain goin ter begin
Beet CROWNS right fer guess-bu whar dew cum in
farmer gifts fourdo fere every ton o
A hansun price, must alow-but hidin deceits.
sugar manyfacterers dm they hevfo
Thet granyated" sumthn like tew pound
In fact leaves profit on which they'd greatly thrive
And if it kin three why pay FIVE?
1t me thets game the's mighty like skin
Buff thar's any Observation-Disclosures dew Icum in?
IN glad help
N We'll stand all the taxes tibet needed doubt
pocket-book's an nary lacks
Eft his duy's repeal tibet sugar tax.
Themfe is int to protect
The beet-producin the duty they collect,
guess explanation a little
The sugar maker,h@s all right-but-whar dew cum in?
Take off raw sugar duty the price will quickly fall
To everybodys benefit, fer sugars used by ALL
The will bless the Government placed in thar reach
On mi ourc frees sugar beseech)
The dealer II be de1ghted-1ess expenditure fer him
bigger pofts-whch present SLIM
An the farmer III be well paid he yet hes ben
But he'll buy his ceaperthet whar he an I'll cum in
Now, whars the of the to-day,
treasurys a-bugn' debts ter pay?
The duty raw sugars Fifty million every year
An the peoples got ter thets fact thets clear
Fifty million Jersha Ter magnates, too,
Why should they tax ALL the peopust ter help scattered
Beetsugar MAKERS! Don't really
Thus ter help an fill thar Golfers? Whar dew an cum in
CROWN got price
wouldn't him, of it he fears
mebbe, like myse1fhe's also growing fruit nice
Ter tat proft-he needs sugarGt price!
The repeating the duty, surely the two
both you'll
profits he kin
Ter him right enufbut whar dew cum IN!
agoin' ter arguments they shout
Thet the farmers must bar out
plainly people in the land
free in fuurean' its freedom will demand
needeG-hateu1 to the public view,
Taxing millions people to enrich favored few
the foolish they
theyr noneywhar dew and in
tust1in' takn peadin' with frend
Amt etn others thar selfish privet ends
m Congressman
his kill that without delay!
Fe11erfarmer utmost whether beets not
To repeal the improve lott
Cheaper helps blessings win
threecen hats wi&r an in
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-11-30
st. Jacobs Oil for Chest-CoIds Bron-
chitis, CrOuD and PIeurtSy

An outward application for bronchial diff
fculties is many times far more effective
than syrups, cough mixtures, cod liver oil
&C., simply because it penetrates through
to the direct cause, which is, as a rule. an
| accumulation of matter or growth tightly
adhering to the bronchial tubes.
st. Jacobs Oil, possessing as it does those
wonderful penetrating powers, enables it
to loosen these adhesions and to induce free
expectoration. Cases have been known
where expectorations have been examined
after st. Jacobs Oil has been applied, and
the exact formation was clearly shown.
where the adhesions had been removed or
pulled off the bronchial tubes. All irrita-
ton of the delicate mucous membrane of
the bronchae is quickly removed by the
healing and soothing properties of st. ia
cobs Oil. In cases of Group and whoop-
ing cough in children St. Jacobs Oil will be
found superior to any other remedy.
st. Jacobs Oils for sale throughout the
world. 1t is clean to use-not at all greasy
or oily, as its name might imply. For rheu.
matism, govt, sciatica, neuralgia. cramp.
pleurisy, lumbago, sore throat, bronchitis,
soreness, stiffness, bruises, toothache head,
ache, backache, feetache, pains in the chest.
pains in the back, pains in the shoulders,
pains in the limbs, and all bodily aches and
pains it has no equal. 1t acts like magic.
Safe, sure, and never failing.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-11-30
THE REALM OF SCIENCE.

Argon has been found to be COM
posed of five other gases, so that the
atmosphere is now known to contain
Is elements.
The strongest known wood is said
to be lancewood; it's tensile strength
per square inch is $4,000 pounds
that is to say, that weight is re-
quired to tear asunder a piece of it
one inch square.
Prof Gerhardt, of Vienna, directed
attention, in a recent lecture, to the
fact that within the last 20 years the
mortality has decreased from 80 to
% a thousand in Austria, and from p
to IS in England.
Peanuts have the faculty of absorb
ing alcohol and preventing it from
demoralizing the nerves and upset
ting the thinking machine, without
entirely curtailing its eXhilarating eff
fects. The large proportion of oil
in the peanuts accounts for this re-
suit. A good wineglass of olive oil
has the same effect.
Gustave LIE Bon has discovered a
striking difference in the phosphor-
essence of Brazilian and Cape dia-
monds. The former, which have be-
come quite rare of late, have always
been noted for the liveliness of their
light The Brazilian stone, he says,
exhibits brilliant phosphorescence
after being exposed to the radiations
of magnesium ribbon, while that OF
the Cape, under similar circum-
stances, shows no results.
A mass of coal as large as the sun
would afford only heat enough for
about $500 years, which is clearly in
adequate. The theory of meteors
peiting the sun had to be abandoned
as not being demonstrated, for one
thing, and as not being adequate
either. The only generalization that
has been at all adequate is one OF
comparatively recent years, founded
on the study of the laws of heat and
on modern exact measures of the
solar constant of temperature. Its
central factor was the generation OF
heat, due to the contraction of the
mass from an original enormous but
diffused nebUla.
Russian railway officials have re
ceived instructions not to allow any
-.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-11-30
A Tough Dinner.

One Monday morning little three
year-old Edith volunteered to super
intend the family washing. When
Jane put the clothes on to boil the
small overseer gave one look of open
eyed establishment, then ran to her
mother and excitedly exclaimed; SOh,
mamma. James cooking the clothes
for dinner chicago Daily News.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-11-30

There is no trick in dyeing' You can
do it Just as well as anyone if you use
the goods for half an hour is all there IS
to it. Sold by druggists, lOc package.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-11-30

When TOOL hen takes a notion to sit
she doesn't care whether there are any eggs
in the nest or not, and some men are built
on the same plan.-Chicago Daily News
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-11-30

I do not believe Piso's Cure for Consuro n
ton has an equal for coughs and colds
John F. Boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind. Feb.
Is, 1900 CO.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-11-30

The Grip of Pneumonia may be warded off
with Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-11-30

Old age is most pitiful when it gives those
who reach it the air of whipped dog
Atchison Globe
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-11-30

Opportunity doesn't have to knock more
than once at any mans door No matter
how many she finds out, she is sure to find
somebody in.-Broolllyn Life
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-11-30

1t is mighty seldom that we are as glad to
see anyone as we pretend to be-Indianap-
oils News.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-11-30

The one prudence Of life is concentration
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-11-30

Stops the Cough and Works
Off the Cold
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Price 25c.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-11-30

Russian railway officials have re-
ceived instructions not to allow any
card-playing in the cars.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-11-30
CHAPTER XX.-CoNTINUED.

copyrighted. 1900. by the J. B. Lippincott Col
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-11-30
1heSci@rtifit Production

of laxative of known value and distinctive
action is rapidly growing in public favor, along
with the many other material Improvements of
the age. The many
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-11-30
Its Excellence

is due to the originality and simplicity of the
combination and also to the method of manu-
facture, which is known to the California Fig
Syrup Co. only, and which ensures that per-
feet purity and uniformity of product essential
to the ideal home laxative In order to oct
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-11-30
QUEEN VICTORIA'S HUSBAND.

THE END.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1901-04-12
URGES CORN KITCHENS.
Consul Harris Advocates Their Es-
tablishment in Germany to
Overcome Prejudice.

Consul Harris, at Mannheim, re-
ports to the state department that
something like the corn kitchen at the
Paris exposition will be necessary to
induce the Germans to accept Indian
corn as proper food. The consul
says: 1.-THE average German is GER
tainly prejudiced against corn as an
article of food, except for cattle and
swine, but that this prejudice can be
overcome there is little doubt. He has
no hesitancy in using cornstarch. nor
does he object to beet sugar, although
beets form an important article of
food for cows; and if he can be shown
that corn, properly ground and pre-
pared, makes a palatable, wholesome
and cheap article of food his opposi-
ton will, in my judgment, disappear"
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1901-04-12
~ AGUINALD Do DIsTRUsrRD.
Natives I'm Manila Object to the Bcstowa1
of Special Favors Upon the Former
Insnrgent Leader.

Manila, April 9.-Gen. Macarthur
: says it is impossible to make a state
ment concerning Aguinaldo now. It
is possible that Aguinaldo will soon
be removed from the Malacanan pal
ace to a large house, with pleasant
grounds. No. Sc General Solano street,
a fashionable quarter of the city be-
side the Pasig river, which is being
renovated and prepared for occu-
pancy. Aguinaldo is purchasing dia-
monds and other jewelry. He con-
tinues corrective certain visitors, but
newspaper correspondents are exclud-
ed. 1t is said that the manifesto
which Aguinaldo has been preparing
has not yet been signed and it is add
ed that Aguinaldo is reluctant to COM
ply with the conditions. 1t appears
that the majority of the Filipinos in
Manila distrust Aguinaldo and dislike
to see him accorded special favors.
They say he ought to be severely pun
ished.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1901-04-12
PRAISE FOR PORTO RICO.
Gov. Allen Says 1t win BE Ono of the
Richest Territories In UncIc Sans
Expansive Domain.

Washington, April 9.-Aftcr a years
study of the situation Gov. Allen be-
ieves that Porto Rico will be one OF
the richest territories of the United
States. "The, term 'poverty-strick-
en- he said, lis misnomer as APP
piled to Porto Rico The sugar crop
this year will reach 100000 tons. as
against normal production of 49,
600. The tariff relations with the
United States give the Porto Rican
planter an advantage over other sugar
growers of $35 ton in gold. That
is $3,5OO,000 right there, which does
not indicate poverty have been
looking all over the island for this
starvation that is talked about, and
have not found it yet. When the tariff
comes off there will be an additional
Is per cent. of that $500, 900 going
into the sugar planters pockets"