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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-12-20
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Christmas pres
emit" and the TALL man found himself
imprisoned by a pair of warm arms,
while sweet young face was held
upto his own.
Glad to see you, Puss. You look
as your ma did at your age. 1t was
kind of you to give up city holidays
and come into country village in
the dead of winter"
'Oh, l came to visit you, and you
are not dead nor cold" laughed Jes-
sic, merrily.
A thrill of new life went through
the old bachelors heart. Then his
sister had not let her children. know
what a selfish old fellow he was.
The large Kingsley family had
scattered east and west. all except
the eldest, John. When the town
took in the old homestead he was
able to start bank in the village.
The more he enlarged in his, worldly
possessions the more contracted be-
came his heart. He lived in the old
brick homestead alone, except for
the presence of a faithful old do
nestle and the hired man. He did
not often visit his relatives or ask
them to visit him, but Mary was a
minister's wife and her husband had
lately been sent to one of the small
churches in the large city near, and
the sister determined to try to win
the lonely man back to himself.
81 am AFRAID you will find this
dark house very STILL" said the uncle
"Oh, we'll throw up the shades and
let in all the light, and Wisconsin has
the brightest winter sunshine in the
world. While l I'm here we will have
in all of your old friends. Ny head
is tired from studying, but my hands
are all right, and I'll help cook and
work"
Nancy is Tartar; you had bet
ter keep out of her Kitchen" warned
the uncle. 81 do not dare give too
many orders" But Jessie went in
and conquered at once. She always
expected the very best of everyone,
and in hunting for the rose side of
every nature she, some way, got
around the thorns without bringing
them to the surface
Uncle John could hardly believe he
was in his own house when he saw
it all open, warm and light, with
flowers in tn windows and Nancy
looking kind instead of naughty and
severe. He heard such merry peals
of laughter from the kitchen he ven
tured into those sacred precincts to
help pop corn and crack hickory
nuts. Man is domestic animal, and
the odor Of frying doughnuts and
the sight of the raisins being stoned
and eggs growing into snow white
foam, bring up pleasant sensations.
Jessie had pleasant way Of going
to meet her uncle and it quickened
his old heart to see the bright face
under the red cap coming his way.
After supper she brought his slip
pers and put the table near the glow
ing CRATE, for she insisted that there
was nothing poetical in heat coming
out Of the for. and then would sit
down and talk. One evening she
said:
81 hope you haven't made all of
your Christmas plans. It would be
such fun to help you make odt your
list
'My what?" asked the uncle. in
surprise.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-12-20

Their notes proclaiming, far and near,
The birthday Of our King.
A King, indeed, the Son of Heaven,
Whose coming down to earth
Placed upon man the signet true
OF his immortal birth.
The starlit heavens in beauty shone
AS Christ, tho child, appeared;
And shepherds, gazing on the scene,
Beheld, adore0 and feared.
Brightest among the starry orbs,
The star of Bethlehem
Shot forth its fairest purest rays,
AS if to beckon them
To tarry not but seek the spot
Where in the manger Lay
The heavenly babe, the one foretold,
To be King Away.
Aye, Sovereign of a world redeemed,
Of man from sin made free,
Though humble, lowly as babe,
Yet still Prince was He.
One universal song should rise
This Christmastide on high,
Earth's millions sing as angels sang
When Christ to earth drew nigh.
Good Will to Men, and Peace on Earth,
Sang the angelic choir,
And through the centuries these words
Have failed not to spire
Their meaning sinking deep within
The hearts of all mankind,
From thence producing grand results,
Which souls together bind
Good will to men the infant Christ
Brought from His home above;
Ard this rich gift He freely gives
Is filed with purest love.
The Christ-child and the risen Christ
Should claim our thoughts to-day,
Through them there came the blessed hope
Of Immortality.
Ring loudly, then, We Christmas bells,
Until the charmed air
Shall vibrate with a melody
Whose music all may share
j. M. Thompson, in Bost on Budget.
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Mrs. Jiggs-I'm sorry, my man, bu
l can't give you anything to-day.
Drowsy Dunton-Dat amt wat :,
want, Teddy. jes called t. sec coult
youse darn me stockin' so 1 cud hans
it up for Christmas.-Chicage Dali,
News.
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The one selected by Mrs. Roosevelt
Ii a simple Colonial pattern. with the
diverse. or front, Of the Great Seal Of
the United States enamelled In color
as the decorative feature. 1t was
made by Wedgwood. and covers the
requirements possibly better than any
OF the others. One disadvantages. how
ever. Of which the democratic simpli-
city Of this country boasts. Is that
there are no heraidic emblems. and
Mrs. Roosevelt was very anxious to
have a service which would be dis
tinctly known rs the White House
service. There are, however. two or
three emblems which can be used to
denote the Presidential position. One
Is his personal seal. but which is no
different from the seal Of any notary
public. Another Is the Grent Seal of
the United States. 1t was finally de.
termined that tie Great Seal should
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An Apologize Luncheon.

Just for the sake Of argument. say
he was from Jersey. although II is
possible that he came over the Brook
lyn Bridge. He was considerably past
middle age and he possessed gray
chin whiskers and hair that curled
under In the back.
1t was noon. and he walked into a
restaurant which was by no means ]
quick lunch place.
Just bring me little bread and
butter and q cup Of tea. l don't feel
very hungry"
After the waiter had disappeared the
floorman approached ham. Have you
given your order. SIR" he asked.
Yes" explained the old gentleman
In n conciliatory voice. Il just ordered
n little bread and butter and q cup OF
tea. l ain't very hungry"
Just rs he had finished his luncheon
an Acquaintance" entered and took q
seat by his side.
Had your lunch:" inquired the
friead.
Yes: wasn't very hungry. so just
ordered a little bread and butter and
n cup OF tea
When he stopped at the cashiers
window he presented the check. which
called 70: ten cents. and put down the
coir.
Il Only had 4 little bread and butter
and cup Of tea" he explained. Il
wasn't very hungry. New Yorl: Fl
oII
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Hsport On Guam.s Earthquake.

Commander Seaton Schroeder. naval
governor Of Guam. has sent to the
Navy Department a detailed report
of the damage caused In that island
by the earthquake Of September %.
One child was killed and 4 few of
the residents of Agana hurt There
was considerable loss Of property.
however. and funds are asked for to
make the necessary immediate repairs.
The damage to buildings under the
control Of the bureau Of yards and
docks will reach $500. The public
buildings Ut the islands suffered Sc.
verely. and Commander Schroeder
thinks the total cost Of repairs on them
will be so. 100 gold. The private loss
in the town OF Agana alone Is estl-
mated at 100000 gold.
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one Of the first conductors on the Bel
videre division Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad. has four brothers. whose
ages. with his own. aggregate 400
years. or an average Of eighty years
each.
The ages Of the five brothers are:
Joseph. Of Frenchtown, eighty-nine
years; Benjamin. OF the same place,
eighty; Wilson. of Belvidere. seventy
seven; John. OF Philadelphia. eighty
seven. and Daniel, Of Easton. Pa. sew.
enty-three.
The Everett family Is noted for Its
longevity. Daniel. the father. lived to
be eighty eight. His widow died In
her ninety-third year and left 1O7 lIv.
Ing descendants-l1 children. IL grand.
children. AZ great-grandchil,lren and =
Observation-Disclosures. - New York
World.
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Gas M Hent, Lirht and Power.

The use Of gas rs fuel and source Of
bower has made wonderful strides dur.
Ing the last decade. and present lndica-
tons point to a still more marked ad-
vancement In the methods Of produc.
tion and systems Of lighting. heating
and power supply. The systems Of in
candescent gas lighting. so prevalent
and popular ut the present time. de-
pend for their efficiency wholly upon
the heating power Of gas. rather than
on its luminosity. Water gas or pro-
ducer gas will undoubtedly DE the fu-
ture heating and lighting agencies. and
along the lines Of their production will
be directed most Of the forces Of In
vestigation and improvement. The
future trend Of gas production will
probably he In favor Of generator
rather than retOrt gases. which ought
to result In purer gases: !. e.. gases OF
fairly constant chemical composition.
Mines and Minerals.
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Making Colore.

In the manufacture Of artists c0lors,
animal. vegetable and mineral sub.
stances are largely used. Crimson and
purple lakes and carmine are all OBJ.
tained from the cochlneal insect. Se-
pia Is the dark fuid discharged by the
cuttleiish to render the water opaque
for its own concealment when ut.
tackled by larger fish.
PrussIan blue Is made by fusing the
hoofs Of horses with impure potassium
carbonate. and ultramarine Is obtained
from the precious mineral known as
lapsis lazuli.
Gamboge Is the yellow sap Of tree
which grows In Siam. and raw sienna
is the natural earth from Sienna; when
burnt It becomes burnt sienna. Tur-
key red Is made from the Indian mad.
der plant.
There Is only one color that English
people do not know how to produce.
and that Is India ink. only the Chi
nese can make II. and they refuse to
dirulse the secret Of It's composition.
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Tho Parcel Post In England.

In the United Kingdom over 10000
600 parcels are delivered annually
through the mails. This fact In itself
shows to what an extent the people
appreciate and patronize the system.
1t Is one Of the great conveniences Of
English life. 1t simplifies a very trou-
blesome problem for the housekeeper.
The value Of the service to merchants
and business houses Is. Of course. pro-
portionately great. At certain seasons
Of the year 1t Is not uncommon for one
house to send out from $1,000 to 10000
parcels. There Is one large firm Of
seedsmen which about Christmas time
send out annually 100000 packages to
all parts Of the country.-Good House.
keeping.
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different drawings Of the Great Seal
rs adopted by Congress has been In
detail absolutely correct. and con
siderable attention has been paid to
have the Seal that Is to be enamelled
on the service as nearly accurate as
possible. 1t Is. indeed. an exquisite
decoration for the White House ser.
vice. The White House service con.
sIsts of 1906 pieces. The glass service
Is one of extreme beauty. and Is un.
usual, rs it exempllties the arts OF
heavy cutting and delicate etching
we'll blended.
1t Is understood that but one piece
signed by John Wedgwood Is known
to exist. and that bears the name and
date. 1901. incised around the jug.
The design selected by Mrs. Roose-
velt has been patented and copyrighted
for the exclusive use Of the White
House. The Executive designs Will
not be sold outside the White House
under any Observation-Disclosures
Weekly.
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Pulieys Are Disappearing.

The economies and convenience OF
distributing power through n factory
In TIE form Of electricity rather than
by pullcys and betting are becoming
more apparent every day. and In towns
like Buffalo. where electric power Is
supplied on a large scale. II Is said the
pulley men have ceased to push their
wares very vigorously. Still. the old
power transmission systems represent
tatives pretend that their business has
cot been hurt appreciably.
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! The new WHITE
! HOUSE CHINA

~ ONE months ago Mrs. RcOse-
~ welt commissioned Mr.. Charles
y NJ. Van Heusen. Of the
Van Heusen Charles Com
pany. Albany. New York. to visit the
noted factories. with the idea OF SUBJ
mitting q collection Of samples for her
selection. Seventy.eight different and
exclusive designs were brought to the
attention Of the lady Of the White
House. For months the matter has
been the thought of many Of the most
noted china decorators, and possibly
never before has there been a more
beautiful collection. OF designs In cera-
mic art presented to the consideration
of any one with similar idea In view.
II seemed as though any taste could
be grati6ed-deep rich reds. Rose du
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SsWsy 0isanincs

Newspaper guessing contests have
been declared legal by the Superior
Court at Cincinnati. Ohio.
1t is announced that good many
more valuable coal beds have recently
been discovered at Rosario. In the Sou-
dan.
France has granted pensions 20
widows Of civil and military officials
who lost their lives In the Martinique
disaster.
The University OF Chicago has
agreed to absorb the Rush Medical
College IL the latter raises 81. .00O. 600 by
next July.
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ROOSEYElT'S HUNT ENDS
President Breaks Camp Without .
Shot at a Bear
WILL STAY LONGER NEXT TIME

no Remains TIL the Last Moment Ept
Eruin Gives Him the siip-Re Leads
His Party q Chase Back 10 His Train
and Says He Had o Fine Outing-A
Deer Secured.
Smedes, Miss.-pres.d=a at Iooseyclt's
bear hunt In Mississippi IS ended. and
he has not had even snot at bear.
The last day of the chase was simply
a repetition of the three preceding days.
SO far as his luck was concerned. Try
as. the hunters would. they could not
get bear within range Of the Presi-
dents rife.
The dogs got q fresh trail early In
the morning, and the President and
Holt Collier, followed 1t half dozen
miles to the Big SunHower River. The
bear crossed a mile below the ford.
They went to this point. and, believing
the bear was making for the cane
brake on the other side. they endeav-
ored TO head It of. When they got into
the brake. however. they were dis.
gusted 70 find that the bear had
doubled on its tracks and crossed the
river still further down. 1t was then
1 o'clock, and as arrangements had
been made to break camp at 2.3O
o'clock the President was reluctantly
compelled to abandon further pursuit
OF the elusive quarry.
bear, Major Helm, DR.. Lung and Sec
retary Cortelyou had more success
ful deer drive on this side OF the Big
Sunfower River. They jumped up
buck and q doe. Major Helm killed
the latter from his horse at about forty
yards.
Although the President has failed to
kill. n bear on this expedition. he has
enjoyed his outing. and speaks In high
praise Of the hospitality that has been
accorded him. He phIlosophically at
| tributed his ill.fortune to the tradi-
tional hunters luck. and says the next
time he goes after bear he will arrange
to stay long enough for the luck to
| change.
The deer killed on the last day and
the bear killed on the day before VIII
be taken to Washington on the special
train. Old Remus. the greatest dog IN
the pack, whose last hunt was ahead
OF the President Of the, United States.
was badly used up, and with several
Of the wounded dogs was put In one
Of the wagons.
When all was In readiness the Presi-
dent and the members OF the party
mounted their horses and rode into
Smedes. leaving the wagons to follow.
The President Is hard rider. and the
pace was rapid. In spite of the bad
trails. The distance. which Ii fully
twelve miles, was covered In less than
an hour.
Upon the Presidents arrival here he
found fully 500 people. practically all
the negroes from the surrounding plan
tations, assembled to greet him. He
thanked them for their demonstrations.
but made no remarks. They waited
around his car on the siding until dark,
hoping he would make o speech.
! Mr. Fish at night gave dinner IN
his private car to the President and
members of his party. At 0.30 O'CLOCK
the special started for Memphis. having
added the record Of Presidential pea,
hunt to the fame Of Smedes. which
Go: Go: Became known to the outside
world through the story that here thu
experiment Of teaching Eacpkeys !'
| pick cotton was to be tried.
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be enamelled on the service. and then
the hunt for the samples began.
The Great Seal. as originally adopted
by the statute Of June. 1IS2. consisted
of two faces. an diverse. or front.
and q reverse. or back.
1t has been noticed that none Of the
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FIGHT on MORMON As SENATOR.
Ths Ministerial Alliance to Take Case 10
Congress II NsessiaFy.


Congress u fNsesssary.
Salt Lake City. Utah.-The Minis
terial Alliance of Salt Lake City is
making preparations for vigorous
fight against the election Of Reed
Smoot. the apostle, to the United States
Senate. and. falling in this, to carry the
fight against him to the halls Of Con.
gress. A plan for organized effort on
this line has been outlined. and will be
taken up at the next meeting Of the
Alliance. The general idea Is to make
a fight similar to that waged against
Brigham II. Roberts In the House.
Not only will the case be brought
before the nom -Mormons Of the State.
but II the fight Is unsuccessful In the
Legislature an attempt will be made
to make Mr.. Smoot's election a Ma.
tional Issue. and q petition will be
drafted to Congress. asking that Mr..
Smoot. as high official Of the Mormon
Church. be not permitted to take q
seat In the Senate.
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A LIFe.civINc CHAIR.
Vibrations Sent Through the Water Filled
Cushlons.

CuontoDBs
The latest scheme to renew health
and prolong life Is vibrating chair.
By means Of this peculiar bit Of mech.
anism It Is claimed that youth can
be restored, muscles strengthened and
wasted tissues replaced. The princi-
pie upon which the vibrating chair Is
worked Is an old one. The chair has
q heavy rubber seat and back. Under.
meath this is q coat Of thin rubber.
The heavy rubber contains perfora.
tIons which are covered by the thin
rubber. The seat and back Of the chair
are filed with water when the patient
sits In the contrivance, and then q
hammer, which strikes q rubber disc,
Is set In motion. This hammer starts
vibratory waves In the water. and
these waves are communicated to the
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INTENSELY COLD IN EUROPE.
London swept By Biting Misunderstanding
In Austria, Germany and Switzerland.

London swept By Biting Winds-Sknting
In Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
London.-Intense cold has set In
throughout Europe. and in England
the thermometer stands at thIrty-two
degrees Fahrenheit, accompanied by
biting easterly winds and storms along
the coast. Similar reports come from
Germany and other countries. and In
Austria winter has come unprecedently
early. Fourteen degrees Fahrenheit
are recorded In Vienna. and the wealth.
er Is still colde: in Bohemia. Moravla
and Galicia.
There has been n heavy fall OF snow
on the Semmerins Pass In the Austrian
Alps. The Adriatic Is being swept by
an Icy gale. and the rivers In Russia
are frozen over. Skating Is general In
Austria and in Switzerland. while IN
Southern Russia an intense black frost
threatens the Wholesale destruction OF
the young winter crops.
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In Oak Ridge Cemetery. Springfield.
ILL.,, stands an imposing monument to
mark the resting place Of Abraham
Lincoln. Mrs. Lincoln was buried be-
side her husband. The grounds arc
now the property Of the State Of ILL.,
nois.
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A New Cattle Fond.

"Molnscuit' is the name Of n new
cattle food made In the West Indies.
1t consists OF eighty to eishty-five PEI
cent. Of molasses and. fifteen to twenty
per cent. Of cush.cush. the finest part
Of the fiber Of sugar cane.
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Earthauaks In Salt Lake City.

Two distinct shocks Of earthquake
were felt in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Clocks were stopped. but 10 serious
damage was reported. The shock was
felt ut several points In Southern
Utah. The vibration was from north
to solltb
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Former Slave Die. at the Age Of 1oa.

Joshua SwartwOrt. the last surviv.
Ing slave OF the old Orange county fam.
lilies. Is dead at the home Of his daugh.
ter in Middletown. y. T.. at the age of
TO-: He prided himself that his pa.
rents were owned by George Wash.
ington and that he was born OH the
estate at Mount Vernon. Va.
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Peace Hestored In Morocco.

The latest news from Tetuan. Mo
rocco. Is that the Sultan has ordered
the Pasha not to proceed against the
kablyes, who have returned stolen
property and released prisoners taken
during the uprising.
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Two Hunters Drowned .

While duck hunting in Findley's
Lake. near Cory. Pa. Alton Newhousc
and Earl Lusink. both Of French
Greek. n. Y. were drowned by the ac'
cideutal overturning Of the boat.
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9. James X. Polk.

In the garden Of his home Mt Nnsn-
Vile, Tenn. the eleventh President OF
the United States. james h. Polk.
was buried. The homestead Is situated
near the State capitol. and the tomb It.
self. being Of fine white marble, is q
conspicuous object.
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Two Killed In r

Two Killed In Powder Mill Explosion.
The powder mill Of Love & Sunshine.
at Sewark Station. near Grcensburg
Pa. blew up. killing Joseph France and
William Norris. This Is the fifth time
the mill has blown up In three years.
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Fined For Using Ono Towel on Two Faces

Judge Braunlein. in the iTalcipal
Court. at Buffalo. y. Y. has handed
down decision finding anthony Shor-
emo. an Italian barber. guilty OF using
single towel on the faces Of two
customers. and imposing fine Of S3.45.
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Marriage Failure In Topeka.
Cc.rt records show that cne.third
OF the marriages In Topeka. Kan. are
failures.
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body by means Of the perforations ln
the chair. Lillian Russell and Bern.
hardt are using vibratory chairs. and
this means Of acquiring strength with.
out expendlng energy Is becoming
quite q fad In New York. The vibra.
tory chairs cost from 500 up. and con.
sequently will never become popular
among the majority of beauty seekers.
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Even a deaf man can have sound
Judgment
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4 Famtly's Longevity.
Wilson Everett. Of Belvidere, n. j.,