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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08

ways having just enough meat be-
tween them.
She felt rather timid about going
out alone; but what was there to do?
Somebody had to go, for they needed
the money; so she buttoned up her
coat, pulled on her gloves and brave
ly started out.
BY keeping away from the crowd
ed streets little Madge soon reached
the place where she and Bonnie al
| ways stood.
| She had never seen so many people
out before. Everybody was hurrying
| along and all were talking about the
| latest news of the war. 1t seemed as
though all Washington was expect
ing to hear that peace had been de-
clared and the war over.
Good morning, Madge," deep
voice called, and she looked up to see
Congressman Chambers close beside
her, waiting for his usual bunch of
violets.
"Where's the brother?" he asked.
"Sick, sir, but I guess he'll be out
again soon."
BUY him something good with
this the kindly congressman said,
and pressed some change into her hand.
THANK you, sir; I'll tell Bonnie,
and when he's we'll he'll thank you
himself"
81 wish the president would come
by to-day; haven't seen him in two
months and pap always asks about
him when I go home; but maybe he's
too busy to walk the way he used
to, and" Her thoughts were inter
rupted by a senate page with ter
rible appetite, who wanted two chick
en- sandwiches in hurry.
Soon the clerks from the different
departments began to pass by on
their way home to dinner. Some of
them stopped to buy sandwich from
Madge and then passed on, talking
and laughing.
"Well, little Madge, where's that
brother of yours to-day? 1t seems
strange to see you here without
him." tall newspaper correspondent
said as he picked out large apple.
pennies not well, and so ]
thought I'd come alone. I knew I'd
get along all right, and SO have
| she proudly said.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08
A MOTHERS PLEA.
How President Lincoln Helped Her
and Her Sick Young Soldier
Boy.

There is citizen of Cleveland who
can add a very pleasant story to the
volume of Lincolniana, says the
Cleveland Plain Dealer. He, with his
four brothers, all young men, was in
the federal army during the war, and
one of the brothers, 10 years old,
after a particularly fierce campaign,
found himself in a Washington mill
tary hospital.
His mother came from Cleveland to
do what she could to aid him. He
passed the crisis of his illness safe
ly, and when he was well enough to
be moved the mother went to the
white house to ask his discharge
from the army. She had no letters
of introduction, but her simple story
was enough. She saw the president,
and in his kindly way he questioned
her. She told the story of her five
soldier boys, and when she had
finished, he stepped to his desk and
wrote an order for the young mans
discharge.
"Take that, madam" he said, "and
get your boy. Then bring him here,
1 want to talk with him.
He gave an order to a secretary,
the presidents carriage was brought
round, and the mother rode away to
the hospital. Then she and the con-
valescent youth rode back to the
white house. where they dined. Later
on the president handed the mother
two railroad tickets to Cleveland and a
document setting forth that it was his
(the presidents wish that the young
| man should be given a position in
the government service whenever he
| desired it.
For nearly third of century
that wartime stripping has held an ex-
cellent office in the treasury depart
ment at Washington.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08
WEST AND SOUTH.

A Judge in Hamilton, O., decided that
failure of faith curists to call me dical
aid for their daughter constitutes no
crime.
Near Upton, Ind, highwayman
who held up a farmer was killed by
the latter's dog.
At Louisville, KY, Admiral Schley
was given reception and ball by the
knights templar.
The last of the famous stage drivers
of Kansas, Byron Terrill, died at
Gueda Springs.
At Frankfort, KY, James Howard
has been convicted a second time OF
completely in the Goebel murder and
given life Imprisonment.
For the first time in the memory OF
the Oldest inha bitant snow fell at San
Diego, Cal.
The death of Charles E. Pearce, who
represented a ST. Louis district in the
Fifty-ffth and Fifty-sixth congresses
occurred in St. Louis.
Flames destroyed the Atlantic hotel
and other property in Norfolk, Va.
the loss being 100000.
A Chinaman named Lum You, who
murdered Oscar Bloom August last
was hanged at South Bend, Wash.
In Chicago Judge Tuley appointed
Elmer Washburn receiver for the Zion
lace industries in the suit brought by
Stevenson. Dowie's business and reli.
g;ous methods were scored by the
court.
A train on The Alton road was de.
rallied by an open switch near Pontiac
ILL.,, the coaches overturned and five
persons injured.
Prof. W. g. Williams. the noted ed
ucator of the Ohio Wesleyan univer.
sity, and the oldest teacher in the
service of the Methodist church in
America, died in Delaware, O., aged sc
years.
B. II. Dalton and Joseph Wade were
hanged in Portland, Ore, for the muir
der of James B. Morrow Noverber Il
last.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08

A San Francisco footpad was re-
Gently arrested, tried and convicted
and sentenced by Judge Cook, of the
criminal court, to imprisonment for
life-or, which is the same thing, to
cumulative sentences for each convic-
ton heretofore, amounting in all to
enough Imprisonment to amount to a
life term. The terror of the criminal
law is the best means for the disci-
pline of criminals. In the case of a
hardened, incorrigible and habitual
criminal the ends of the law and the
safety of the public are served best
by keeping him shut up.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08
His Neighbor's Assets.

A New York firm applied to Abra-
ham Lincoln some years before he
became president for information as
to the financial standing of one of
his neighbors. Mr.. Lincoln replied as
follows:
"Yours of the 10th inst. received.
] am well acquainted with Mr.. x,
and know his circumstances. First
of all, he has wife and baby; TO-
gether, they ought to be worth $780,
600. Secondly, he has an Office, in
which there are a table worth 81 so, and
three chairs, worth, say, one dollar
Last of all there is in one corner I,
large rat hole, which will bear looking
into. Respectfully yours, \ Lincoln. u
Short Stories.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08

We get reminders every now and
then of the newness of many of the
things familiar in our everyday lives
and almost indispensable to the COM
fort and convenience of the people.
There is coal, for instance. What
would the country do without coal?
Yet, it is only 100 years since anthra-
cite coal was discovered in the United
States. Preparations are now under
way for observing a coal centenary
in Pennsylvania-the one hundredth
anniversary of the first burning of
coal as fuel. This took place in Wilkes
barre, February II, 1902.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08
ONE -
LlNC0LN'S
BIRTHDAY
A Story founded on het:
- MMAN&MPswe.


Into little house on one of the side
streets near Pennsylvania avenue the
rays of the sun brightly shone, glad
dening the hearts of those who lived
there, an invalid father and his two
little children, Madge and Bonnie.
'Madge, you'll have to take the
basket out to-day; Bonnie is too
Sick" the father said.
"All right, papa, 1 guess I'll get
along alone"
Little Madge went to work getting
the basket of sandwiches, apples and
flowers ready. Such sandwiches as
they were, too. Every messenger
boy, page and congressman knew
Madge and Bonnie and the sand
wiches they sold on Pennsylvania
avenue every day at lunch time.
Since their fathers return from the
war, cripple, Madge and Bonnie had
supported him, and the little basket
with which they started in business
had been changed many times, until
a very large one was used now.
Little Madge had become an expert
at making sandwiches; never getting
the slices of bread too thick and al
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08

Judge Cantrill overruled at Frank
fort, KY, the motion for a new trial
in the Jim Howard case and SEN
fenced him to imprisonment for
life.
C. o. Hartz, a wealthy Chicago liv-
cry man, was shot and killed by Ed
ward Coughlin, an employee, in dis
pate over seven dollars.
In Chicago John Alexander Dowie
compared Judge Tuley to Pontius
Plate in discussing the courts opin-
ions in the Stevenson case.
Fire nearly wiped out the railroad
town of Clancy. Mont.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08

A representative of the German navy
who recently visited American ship
building plants reported to the emperor
that he found in this country "a splen-
did body of workmen earning wages
from 80 to so per cent. higher than those
paid in Great Britain and 100 per cent.
higher than those paid or the CONT
nent." What most impressed him DUR
ing his travels in this country was the
large use of labor-saving machinery,
especially of the pneumatic boring,
hammering and riveting machines,
which, while familiar in the United
States, are almost unknown in Europe.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08

By the will of Mrs. Priscilla P. Cres-
son of Philadelphia, trust fund of
100000 is created. the income of
which is to be expended in paying the
expenses of promising students who
wish to study art abroad It is to be
hoped that some day fund will be
established to promote the study of
art at home. Although it is agreed
that course of study abroad is es-
sential to the artist. such condition
of affairs is unfortunate, and so long
as 1T continues there will be no such
thing as native American art.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08

In the course of speech in the SEN
ate. Mr.. Hoar, of Massachusetts,, took
a fling at the Green Mountain state by
saying: mo man in Vermont is allowed
to vote until he has made 1000 trading
horses with Massachusetts, people," A
ripple of laughter caused by the re-
mark was turned to a roar when Sem
ator Proctor. of Vermont. said in his
deep bass: eyes, and we all vote"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08

II William B. Allison lives out the
term in the senate to which the Iowa
legislature has elected him he will have
broken all records of continuous serv-
ice in that body. He is now 70, but
would not be older at the expiration of
his term than Senator Pettus, of Ala
Lama, is at present. The latter is serv-
ing his first term. He was born in 1921,
and his colleague, Mr.. Morgan, three
years later.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08

In January, 1901, the British estimate
of the fighting force of the Beers was
about $4,000. During the year the num-
Der of Beers put out of action was re-
ported by the British 10 be 1887. Two
months ago, in reply to an inquiry,
an authority said that the government
estimated that 10000 Beers were in the
field. Since this estimate was made
$3.50 Beers have been put out of action.
1t is pro ba ole that the number of Beers
has been underestimate; if not, tbs
losses have been overestimated. But a
more unexpiainable thing is the source
Of the Boer supply of arms, horses, etc.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08

The donors of gifts to education
make an early beginning for 1902. Per
haps they mean to beat last years
phenomenal record. John D. Rookie
Teller has offered to double every do
nation to Vassar college made before
next commencement day to an extent
not exceeding 100000 No doubt this
will spur on the friends of the col
lege and of other institutions, and it
is quite possible the ball thus started
rolling will attain imposing dimen-
Sious.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08

Lewis Nixon, the new Tammany
leader, a hard worker himself, tells
this story of Edison's industry: A
fond parent who was great stickler
for punctuality. took his son to visit
the great electrician. Just before
leaving he asked Mr.. Edison to give
the boy a word of advice: "My boy"
said the inventor. "never look at the
clock
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08

Strange to say, the Jersey mosquito
has some friends. A proposal to have
the New Jersey legislature appropri-
ate $4,000 for the determination of
the mosquito will be opposed, it is ex-
pected, by members from Sussex, Hun
terdon, Warren and Morris counties,
who assert that the real singing spe-
cies of mosquito is public benefactor,
inasmuch as his bite is sure cure for
rheumatism
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08

A Berlin dispatch states that the
imperial secretary of state for the
interior has notified the tariff COM
mittee of the reichstag that if the
members of the committee force into
the tariff bill the amendment design
ed to provoke retaliation abroad the
bill will be rejected, as the govern
ment could not support it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08

In the three years of the American
occupation of the Philippines about
1000 miles of telegraph and cable lines
have been built. All of the important
and hundreds of the unimportant
places in the islands from Cape Maran
on the north coast of Luzon to the
Sulu islands are now connected by tele-
graph and cable.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08
Mixed History.

The Juvenile son of an army officer made
7 strange mixture of the history OF George
Washington the other day. A visitor called
during the absence of his parents, and to
entertain the children and instill lesson of
manly honor and patriotism told them the
famous stories of the liberty bell and the
cherry tree. The scion of the soldier was
muc1 interested, but the details got badly
twisted In his head. When his father re-
turned home he was told of the fine story
the visitor had told about the Father of his
Country. Washington must have been a
wonderful man, said the boy. "He smashed
the liberty bell with his little Ratchet and
his father whipped him with cherry tree
for telling he" 1t took paterfamilias some
time to straighten things Washington
Star.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08
D0INGS OR A WEEK
What Has Happened Throughout
the Civilized World.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
A Complete Review of the Happenings
of the Past Seven Days in This
and All Foreign Lands.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
F1FTY-sEvENrH CONGRESS


Bills were passed in the United
States senate on the Goth appropri-
atlng $150,000 for improving the pub
lie building at Springfield, ILL.,, and
granting to the state of Wyoming So
600 acres of land to aid the state sol
diers' and sailors home. A join res
olution was adopted respecting the
succession of the presidency in case
the president-elect should die between
the time of mis- election and the date
OF his Inauguration. In the house
the bill for the creation of a perma-
nent census bureau was passed and
the ways and means committee re-
ported a bill repeating all that re-
mains of the Spanish war tax.
Absolute free trade between the
United States proper and the Philip
pine islands was urged in the United
States senate on the 31st ult. by Sen
ator Morgan, of Alabama, who deliv-
cred an extended speech on the pend
ing measure. The bill fixing the sal
aries of certain United States Judges
was discussed, and an amendment of
fered providing that the salaries of
senators and representatives in con-
gress be $500 per annum Adjourned
to the Sd. In the house Mr.. Payne in
troduced the bill repeating all the war
revenue taxes except the tax on mixed
flour. The ways and means commit
tee was directed to investigate rev.
enue legislation.
The United States senate was not in
session on the 1st. The house after the
transaction of some minor business,
which included the passage of senate
bill TO prohibit the sale of firearms,
opium and Intoxicating liquors in the
New Hebrides. devoted the day to eulo-
giles on the life and public services of
the late Representative Brosius, of
Pennsylvania.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08
EY C. a. PETTIRONE.

John J. Canaan. of Williamsport,
Pa, is about to be placed on the pen
sion service of so years, during which
time he has been off duty but IL
days. Even this was through illness,
from which he suffered last year.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08

Statistics just published by the
Paris medical authorities show that
since the first application of Pas
tours anti-rabies treatment 26,165
persons bitten by mad dogs have
been treated at the Pasteur insti-
tute, and of these all but 107 have
recovered. No wonder the city of
Paris plans magnificent monument
to the memory of the great scientist.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08

The lady who went over Niagara
Fails in barrel is complaining be-
cause the managers of the ST. Louis
fair have declined to hire her to act
as one of their attractions. Alas!
what show is there Il this country
for the artist?
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

dispatch says that the insurgents
in the Philippines are scattered every
where except on the island of Samar.
and that the general outlook for peace
is more favorable than ever.
Miss Ellen NJ. Stone, the American
missionary, and Nine. Tsi,ka, who have
been held captive by Bulgarian bandits
for several months, are said to have
been released on Turkish territory.
Debate in parliament on the Boer
war brought out the fact that the
struggle so far has cost the British
government $620, 350,00O.
To develop South African mines a
British syndicate with $12, 500, 900 cap
ital has been organized.
Holland has been refused permits
sion by the British government to send
a commission to the Beers.
Two hundred Japanese soldiers
froze to death in practice march over
snow.
Anything less than so per cent.
cut on sugar duty means anarchy
on the islands says President-elect
Palma of Cuba.
BY an explosion in the Hondo
mines in Mexico 100 miners were
killed.
In Berlin Ambassador White called
upon Prince Henry and assured him
of cordial welcome to the United
States.
For his third term J. Santos Ze-
laya has been inaugurated president
of Nicaragua
China's empress dowager has is
sued an edict directing that the Gus
tom of binding the feet of women
be stopped.
Storms in northern Italy caused
floods, in which 40 lives were lost
and one villare DESTROYED
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08
MISS BONNIE DELANO
A Chicago Society Lady, in a
Letter to Mrs. Pinkbam says:

"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM of all the
grateful daughters to whom you have
given health and life, none are more
glad than l.
my home and nv life was happy
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08

Don't Neglect Cough. Take Some Hale's
Honey OF Horehound and Tar instanter.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES do not
stain the hands or spot the kettle lex
cept green and purple.)
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08

Luck may sometimes be distinguished
from ability by its duration.-Puck.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08
GLIMPSES OF MANY LANDS.

Nothing resembles pride SO much as dis
ouragement.-Amiel
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08

stops the Cough and Works On
the Cold.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Price Csc.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08

I do not believe Piso's Cure for Consumr
ton has an equal for coughs and Colds
John +. Boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind, Eel
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08

$&|.illlllllIll!li!&%
A4N0a 9 '
r I'll HE hour was on us
q lA where the man?
N The fateful sands I'M
s kIS faltering ran,
tears
He came into the
years,
Our pastoral captain. Forth he came.
AS one that answers to his name;
Nor dreamed how high his charge,
His work how fair and large
To set the stones back in the wall
Lest the divided house should fall,
And peace from men depart,
Hope and the childlike heart.
We looked on him; "'Tis he,'' we said,
Come crownless and unheralded,
The shepherd who will keep
The f1ocks, will fold the sheep"
Unknightly, yes; yet twas the mien
Presaging the immortal scene,
Some battle of His wars
Who sealeth up the stars.
Nor would he take the past between
His hands, wipe valor's tablets clean,
Commanding greatness wait
TIL he stand at the gate;
Not he would cramp to one small head
The awful laurels of the dead,
Times mighty vintage cup,
And drink all honor up.
No f1utter of the banners bold
Borne by the lusty sons of old,
The naughty conquerors
Set forward to their wars;
Not his their blare, their pageantries,
Their goal. their glory, was not his;
Humbly he came to keep
The f1ocks, to fold the sheep
The need comes not without the man;
The prescient hours unceasing ran,
And up the way of tears
He came into the years,
Our pastoral captain, skilled to crook
The spear into the pruning hook,
The simple. kindly man,
Lincoln, American.
John Vance Cheney, in N. Y. indie.
pendent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08

Dropsy treated free by DR.. 81. H. Green's
Sons, Of Atlanta, GA. The greatest dropsy
specialists in the world. Read their adver-
tisement in another column of this paper.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08

Hope is the corner stone of sorrow A
hopeless person has ceased to sufer-Town
Topics.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08

Conceit is the most incurable disease that
is known to the human soul.-H. w.
Beecher
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-02-08

When man is paid for playing he calls
it work.-Chicago Daily News.
Holbrook argus., 1902-03-29
Notice for Publication.

Land Office at Prescott Ariz., Feb. 19 19O2. Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before Clerk of the Probate Court at Holbrook Ariz on March Fl, 1902. viz: Jesse N. Smith of Snowflake Ariz. for the {, w quarter Sec. 20 T.13. N, k. 2i E.
 He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous esidence upon, and cultiva- tion of, said land, viz: John R. Hulet. of Ariz., John l.. Fish. of Snowflake Ariz., and Robert c. Smith, of Snowflake Ariz.
 FREDERICK A. TRTrLE, First pub, Feb. 22. Register.
Holbrook argus., 1902-03-29
The Vice of Nagging

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Holbrook argus., 1902-03-29
Notice to Creditors.

Estate of George Harrington. deceased. Notice Is hereby given by the undersigned, Julius Lesser, administrator of the estate of George Harrington. deceased. to the credi- tors of and all persons having claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them, with the after the first publication of this notice to the said Julius Lesser, at his office in the town of Winslow, the same being the place for the transaction of the business of said estate, in said county of Novajo.
 JULIUS LESSER Administrator of the estate of George Har- rington. deceased.
 Dated Ut Winslow this third day of March, 1902.
 (First publication March 1G02.)