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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-03-19
Rev Marguerite St. Omer Briggs, IS
Mount Calm Street Detroit, Michigan,
Lecturer for the w. c. T. u, recommends
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FORE can conscentous advise sick try
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feeling inflammation the backach
general debility indigestion and prosraon they should
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No other medicine
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Mrs Pinkham invites all write her advice.
She guided thousands health Address,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-03-19

This signature is on every box OF the genuine
Laxative Br0mo=QuiDine Tablets
the remedy that cures a cold iu one day
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-13

first time. Let me conduct YOU to
my dressing-room, where you will
find all that is necessary for your
makeup"
He thereupon showed me to a
room leading out of that in which we
had hitherto been sitting It was
very small, and lighted by means Of
skylight. Indeed, it was that very
skylight, so he always declared, that
induced him to take the fiat.
If this room looked out over the
back, or trout, it would have been
necessary for me either to have cur
tains, which I abominate, or to run
the risk of being observed, which
would have been far WORSE" he had
remarked to me once. "Needless to
say there are times when I find it
most necessary that my prepare tons
should not be suspected"
Taken altogether, it was room
that had strange fascination for
me. 1 had been in it many times be-
fore, but was always able to discov-
er something new in it. It was a
conglomeration of cupboards and
shelves. A large variety of costumes
hung upon the pegs in the walls,
ranging from soldiers uniforms to
beggar's rags. There were wigs of
all sorts and descriptions on blocks,
pads of every possible order and for
every part of the body, humps for
hunchbacks, wooden legs, boots rang
ing from the patent leather Of the
dandy to the toeless foot-covering Of
the beggar. There were hats in
abundance, from the spotless silk to
the most miserable head coverings.
some of which looked as if they had
been picked up from the rubbish
heap. There were peddlers trays it
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-13
JOHNNIE'S CHECKER STORY.

Paw he got the checkerboard
An says: "Now, come here, son,
Well spread tn pieces on tn squares
An show you how it's DONE"
So 1 set down, an he moved first,
Men l give him man.
Men he jumped me and chuckled out:
Just beat me eff you can"
Men moved one, an he took that.
An said not to feel sore.
Jest then I see ZigZag line,
Men jumped-an' l took fouri
My paw-he rubbed his chin, an thought,
An says: "Um-m-m, femme see!''
An when he moved, 1 saw my jump,
An that time took three.
Men paw he moved another man,
An hitched up to the board.
I took that, too, while nav looked on,
An maw-say, she jest roared!
Men paw-th' king-rows where he wants
To get, like anything,
But fore he knows where I am at
1 says: Paw, crown that king"
Men jest moved the way they do
Down there at Griggses store,
An first thing paw knows he amt got
No checkers any more
Men paw gifts up, an slams the board
1 can't say what he said
Twas somepin' bout Smart Aleck KIDS"
Men he sent me to bed
w. D. Nesbit, in Woman s. Home Com
panion.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-13
HOUSE WE USED TO LIVE IN.

The house we used to live in looks at us
So wistfully as we so driving by;
The wind that makes its near tree muir
murous
Flies swiftly after7with entreating sigh.
Come back! come back! we hear 1t low
implore.
Lift up the grass-choked gate, the earth
stained door,
And enter in your childhood's home once
more.
All, no! let US make merry with light
speech
OF newer days and push the past aside.
Close to that door the baby used to reach
The knob and play with it-before he died;
He used to sleep on the broad window-sill,
A sunbeam in his curlS-no, not that hill
This level road. Drive fast-oh, faster STILL
How small it was! Before the birds are
grown
They lie so warmly in one tiny nest;
But all the world is theirs when thew have
flown,
And foreign roofs replace the mothers
breast.
All, well-God careth. See, before us now
The ampler home beneath a lofty bough
Lift up the saddened heart and clear the
brow.
For IN that empty nest beyond the hill
Are blessed shadows at immortal ease:
Inc sun-crowned baby on the window-sill,
Ihe happy children underneath the trees.
Old house. look not so piteous. Thou art
OF larger lives the very sweetest part;
The first love of the unforgetting heart.
-Ethelwyn Wetherald, in Youths Com
panion
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-13

Before going further with him
upon the point.
"You knew them, then, when they
were missionaries in China, I sup
poser"
chats the first time I bave ever
heard what they were,~ he replied.
"Kitwater missionary! You must
forgive my laughing, but the idea is
considerable amount of converting,
but it has been converting other peo-
pies money into his own pockets
He laughed at his own bad joke,
and almost instantly grew serious
once more. He was quite at his
ease, and, though he must. have
known that I was familiar with the
story, or supposed story, of his vii
lainy, seemed in no way ashamed.
"Now, Mr.. Fairfax" he went on,
81 know that you are surprised to
see me this morning, but I don't
think you will be when we have had
little talk together. First and fore
most, you have been told the story
Of the stones I possess?"
II have heard Mr.. Kitwater's YER
sion of it," I answered, cautiously.
81 know that you robbed my clients
of them and then Disappeared"
L did not rob them of the Stones"
he said, not in the least offended by
the bluntness of my speech. cit is
plain that you do not know how we
obtained them. Perhaps it's as well
that you should not, for there's more
behind, and you'd go and get them.
No! We obtained them honestly
enough at certain place, and I was
appointed to carry them. For this
reason I secured them in belt
about my waist. That night the Chi
nese came down upon us and made
US prisoners. They murdered our
two native servants, blinded Kit
water, and cut out Codd's tongue. I
alone managed to effect my escape.
Leaving my two companions for
dead, I managed to get away into
the jungle. Good heavens! man, you
can't imagine what I suffered after
that"
I looked at him and saw that his
face had grown pale at the mere
recollection of his experiences.
ITO Be Continued
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-13
CHAPTER TX.

: At the moment that I saw Hayle
enter my room, you might, as the
saying goes, have knocked me down
with feather. Of all that could
possibly have happened, this was
surely the most unexpected! The
man had endeavored to get me out
of his way in London, he had played
all sorts of tricks upon me in order
to put me off the scent, he had bolt
ed from England because he knew 1
was searching for him, yet here he
was deliberately seeking me out, and
of his own free will putting his head
into the lions mouth. It was as
astonishing as it was inexplicable.
Good morning, Mr.. Fairfax" he
said, bowling most politely to me as
he spoke. 81 hope you will forgive
this early call. I only discovered
your address an hour ago, and, as I
did not wish to run the risk of losing
you. l came on at once"
"You appeared to be fairly desir-
Gus of doing so last week." 1 said.
What has occurred to make you
change your mind SO suddenly"
ga variety Of circumstances have
conspired to bring such result
about" he answered. ST have been
thinking the matter over. and not
being able to determine the benefit
of this hole-and-corner sort of game,
| have made up my mind to settle it
once, and for ALL
Il am glad you have come to that
way OF thinking" I said. cit will
save US both an infnity of trouble.
You understand, of course, that rep
resent Messrs. Kitwater and Codd."
II am well aware of it," he replied,
land in common fairness to myself,
[ can only say that I am sorry to
hear it,
MAY I ask why you are sorry?"
Because you have the honor to
represent the biggest pair of scoun-
drels unhung," he answered. "And in
saying this [ pledge you my word
that I am by no means overstepping
the mark. have known them both
for a great many years. and can,
therefore, speak from experience"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-13
A HAREM-SCARUM TIME.
AII-Su m cient Experience OF . Ger.
man Duchess In a Family Circle
of Tunisfan Ladies'.

Ladies contemplating visit to the
Barbary States would do well to in
form themselves by reading recent
book, "Tunisia and the Modern Bar.
barry Pirates" by Herbert Vivian, M.
A., to which Mrs. Vivian has contrib
uted chapter describing those seclud-
ed parts of oriental dive llings which no
masculine visitor is permitted to en-
ter, and the etiquette prevailing there.
In harem, as in occidental centera
of femininity, the costume Of lady
visitor is source of interest and curl.
osity. When Mrs. Vivian paid calls the
whole family would gather round and
pluck at her things, but on the whole
she came of very well, the Tunisian la
dies contenting themselves with polk
ing and patting her gently and discus
sing her raiment-cost, cut and cloro1
with each other.
So exalted a parsonage as the duch.
ess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was lesa
fortunate. The gentleman who ar.
ranged for the duchess visit to the ha.
rem of an old Ara bian friend said tc
the man:
''The lady who is coming to see you
is the daughter of the emperor ot all
the Russias, and has married che sou
of the English queen"
The old man was too polite to show
incredibly; but when he saw little
lady dressed in ordinary English
clothes, he was quite convinced that
he had been hoaxed.
ga great princess" he said to him,
self, "could not possibly go about ex.
cept attended by larger suite and at
tired in brocade or cloth of gold"
The ladies of his household were APP
parently of the same opinion, for the
duchess came out of the house terri
bly, disheveled; they had pulled her
hair about, taken the combs out to
look at them; tugged at her dress to
see how strong the material was, and
even attempted to undo it to see what
she wore beneath.
The duchess was immensely amused.
"But," she declared, "now that I have
seen one harem, I am quite satisfied,
and have no desire ever to visit an
other"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-13

face, she puts the end of her body out
of the water for an instant, then Jerks
it quickly under with a bubble at
tached, crosses her hind legs over it,
and descends to the nest, into which
she then allows the bubble to es-
cape.
This is repeated until the nest is
filled with beautiful, shining, silvery
bubbles of air. -
The spider has chosen this singular
abode to escape destruction by water
fowl. The leaves of most aquatic
plants lie fat upon the water and Of
fer only few places where the spider
could hide from enemies.
The thought of house of silk filled
with air and anchored in crystalline,
sparkling liquid, would do for fairy
land story, but here it is in real life
Boston Globe.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-13
When Endurance Rebelled.

An Irish friend insisted that .
Scotchman should stay at his house in
stead of hotel, and kept him there for
a month, playing the host in detail,
even to treating him to all places OF
amusement, paying all the cab fares
and the rest. When the visitor was
returning to Dublin the Irishman saw
him down to the steamer, and they
went together to have last cigar.
''Now, Look here" said the man from
Dunedin, "Ill hae nae mair O. this.
Here ye've been keepin' me at your
hoose for month, an payin' for a.
the amusements, and ca BIS and so on
I tell you I'll stan nae mair oft! Well
just haze toss for this one!"-Scots-
man,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-13

swerable, and unless he has a wagon
to which he may tie his steed. he finds
himself in dilemma. Even if he does
have wagon the intense dryness Of
the air, especially in Death valley,
plays havoc with wood, and a pros
pector frequently has his conveyances
fall apart piece by piece, leaving him
stranded without means of transport
ing his goods.
Fear and necessity compel the desert
traveller to keep in m notion, for the sun
is relentless and treacherous, as is
the vulture that hovers above with an
anxious CLEAN of expectation in it's
eyes. Over miles and miles of burning,
painless sand he may be doomed to
wander, while the sun pursues in heat
ed vigilance. His horse is his only COM
panion, the only living thing besides
himself in the great heartless plain,
and he clings to it for safety. If ma
ture rebels against the struggle, and
the traveller must rest, the only posi-
BILE way he can think of to fasten his
horse, while he lies down to entice
brief sleep, is to tie the halter rope
around his arm, his leg Or his body
Animals require a proportion Of
water equal to that of man, and be-
come crazed if their thirst is not
quenched, and in such cases they are
liable to plunge and careen wildly
away over the sands like ships in a
gale, dragging men to destruction.
Such has been the experience Of
white men, but the desert Indians,
who have never been accredited with
superabundant wits, have for years
employed method that is clever,
unique and effective, that of fastening
their animals to holes in the ground.
During a recent trip to the desert a
photographer caught an Indian in the
very act, and for the first time a pho
to was taken that illustrates the
scheme.
Kneeling on the hot sand, the Indian
begins to dig with his hands, which
were as hard and tough and impervi-
Gus to pain as a dogs paws. Es
worked energetica1ly until be had
made hole about two feet deep. He
then tied an immense knot in the end
of the halter rope, lowered it into the
bottom of the hole, filled the hole with
sand, and then jumped and stamped
upon it till the earth over the knot
was about as solid as the rock of Glib
raltar.
It was curious performance, but
the skill Of the idea merits applause.
for unless an equine is in particularly
frivolous state of mind, these subter-
ranean hitching posts will perform
their duty quite as well as the conven-
tional city rrangement.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-13
SPIDERS OF THE WATER,
They Dwell Below the Surface of
River and Pond and Carry Their
Air In Their Arms.

The water spider runs about on the
leaves of aquatic plants and catches
the insects that live among them;
but the nest in which this spider lives
is a silk bag filled with air, and it is
anchored beneath the water. It's
opening points directly downward so
that no air can escape when the spider
enters it.
After the nest has been made large
enough the spider proceeds to fill it
with air in the most remarkable way.
She carries it in, just as human people
might carry coal or wood or water int o
their houses. Going nearly to the sur
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-13
CLEVER INDIAN IDEA.
Desert AbOrigines Tie Their Horses
to a Hole in the Ground and
Keep Them Safe.

Tying ones horse to a hole in the
ground is a strange proceeding, and
to the uninitiated seems impossible,
but in the great California deserts,
with their vast sand wastes and aka
line beds, where neither trees ncr
shrubs have courage to grow, and
where sticks and even stones refuse to
exist, the demand for some efficacious
method of hitching animals has been
imperative.
The white man, with his ingenuity,
has always found the question of an
choring his horse on the desert unan-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-13

of it, it is hard to come to the gull
lotine for a diamond that never ex-
listed, is it not?"
I agreed with him, and then sug-
gested that we should amuse our
selves by endeavoring to find out
how the dinner at the Cafe des Am
bassadeurs was progressing.
''They will proceed to a theater
afterwards, you may be sure" my
companion said. ''In that case if you
like we could catch a glimpse of them
as they come out. What do you
say?"
I answered that I had not the least
objection.
Zone night does not make much
difference. Tomorrow morning I
shall make point of meeting him
face to face"
SHOULD you require any assist
ance then, I shall be most pleased to
give it to you," my companion re-
piled.
I thanked him for his offer, and
then we left the restaurant together.
hailed a cab, and drove to his fat.
It consisted of four rooms situated
at the top of lofty block of build
ings near the river. From his win
dows he could look out over Paris,
and he was won't to declare that tho
view he received in exchange was the
most beautiful in the world. Fine
as it was, I was scarcely SO enthus-
iastic in my praise.
Among other things they were re-
markable for the simplicity of their
furniture, and also for the fact that
ing to reveal the occupation Of their
owner. His clever old servant,
Susanna, of whom twas said she
would, did she but choose, make as
clever a detective as her master (she
had served him for more than 40
years., brought us coffee so quickly
that it would almost seem as if she
had been aware that we should reach
the house at that particular moment.
eve have plenty of time to spare"
said my host. Gin the meantime it
will be necessary for us to find out
what they are doing. If you will
wait I will dispatch a messenger,
who will procure us the informa-
ton
He wrote something on half
sheet of note-paper, rang the bell,
and handed it to Susanna.
"Give that to Leon," he said, ''and
tell him to be off with it at once"
The woman disappeared, and when
she had gone we resumed our con-
versation. Had he not had the good
fortune to be such great success in
his own profession, what an admir-
able actor the man would have made!
His power of facial contortion was
extraordinary, and I believe that on
demand he could have initiated al
most any face that struck his fancy.
"And now with regard to our lit
tie excursion" he said. "What would
you like to be? AS you are aware,
I can offer you varied selection.
Will you be workman, peddler, an
elderly gentleman from the prov
inces, Or a street beggar?"
81 think the elderly gentleman
from the provinces would suit me
BEST" I answered, "while it will not
necessitate a change of Dress"
"Very good, then, SO it shall be-"
he replied. we'll be couple Of
elderly gentlemen in Paris for the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-13

HG1E in which
4
~ the
small
little
of
In sucha
funnel This will until all
the gas is exha
of which
balls shown the ilusaonN
TribUce
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-13
Too Bad. Too Bad.

'When I came OF age" said Mr.
Softleigh, 81 promised mother that I'd
never marry until I found the right
girl
"Indeed!" exclaimed Hiss Sharpe
eyes, and-er-you're the right
girl
THAT'S too bad, for you're the
wrong man. "-Tit-Bits.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-13
ndeed!" exclaimed Hiss Sharpe.
Willie Explained.

Mamma-Willie! What's the baby
crying for?
Willie-Oh! he's ungrateful that's
what he is.
.'UngratefuL?'
"Yes'm. jest showed him how to
eat his cake and he don't 'preciate It"
-PhiIadelphia PresA
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-26
PETITIONS Foa lNcoRpoRAr,oy


GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY
To the Superior Court of Chathar,
County The petition of the "Renedin''
tine Order in Georgia respectfuII,,
shows.
First. That upon the thirtieth dav
of April 1877, it was Incorporated by
an order of the Superior Court of saiS
county and was duly organized there
under.
Second That upon the fourth d.,,
of August, 1897. an order of the said
court was passed renewing the eharte-
of said corporation for a further ne
riod of twenty years from the thirtietb
day of April. 1897.
Third. That the original petition ana
order of incorporation thereon and tha
renewal thereof fail to express the true
object of said corporation The Rene
dictine Order in Georgia. and the now
er and authority desired thereby.
Fourth. That the true object of +ha
said corporation, 1.-THE Benedictine Or
der of Georgia" was at the time of IT'S
corporation and ever since has been
and still is. as follows, to-wit: The
promotion of religious, charitable and
educational purposes, with the righr
and authority to receive and take anv
and all money and property of everv
kind, real and personal. which NAV
poration by deed, or will or in anv
other manner whatever; make pur-
chases and effect alterations of realtv
and personally; erect churches. col-
leges, schools and such other build
ings as may be necessary; convey bv
deed or mortgage the said properly
or any part thereof to secure notes
bonds or evidences of Indebtedness ere.
ated by said corporation and enjoy all
the powers and privileges incident 70
corporations of like character under
the laws of said state SO as to properly
carry out and advance all the pur-
poses of the said corporation.
Your petitioner further shows that
the said corporation desires to have
the power to increase the maximum
capital to be employed by it from the
sum of fifty thousand to one hundred
thousand dollars in such manner as
may be determined thereby.
Wherefore your petitioner, the said
"The Benedictine Order in Georgia"
prays for an order of the court amend
ing the charter thereof so as to truly
set forth the object of said corpora
ton and authorize the increase of the
and for such other and further relief
as to the court may seem Just and
proper.
LEO HAID, o. s. B..
President The Benedictine Order in
o'coNNoR, o'BYRNE & HART.
RIDGE,
Attorneys for Petitioner,
Original filed in office Feb. 4. 1902
JAMES L. MURPHY,
Deputy Clerk S. c., G. c., Ga.