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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-13

The question asked should be of
senatorial and assembly candidates,
and only one question is necessary. and
that is, eff you are elected to the
place you are looking for, will you
cast your vote in the joint session first,
last and all the time for John c..
Spooner for United States senator
from Wisconsin," And if there is the
slightest attempt to put in conditions,
sit down on the man that tries it, and
turn him away,-Lodi Valley News.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-13

The past, present and future indica-
tions should be warning enough to the
friends Of our distinguished senator to
adhere to the policy that vigilance IS
the price of liberty, and be constantly
on the alert for deception and fraud. -
Monroe urnal-Gazette.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-13

The selection of Mr.. Adams is fortu-
nate, not only for the Second district,
but for Wisconsin as we'll. His NOM
ination means an election, since every
county in the district except one is
Republican, and his election means
the placing on the Wisconsin delega-
tion of man who will give it addi-
tional strength and who will be of
large service to the state.-Fond du
Lac Commonwealth.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-13

mlttee is to be congratulated on boldly
facing the paramount issue and making
Imperialism the chief feature of the
Democratic Bible. This action of the
Committee enables the people to under
stand that the campaign of 1900 is to
be fought over again and settled in
the same way that it was then settled.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-13

Harriet-Don't you think mother is
a good talker, Harry?
Harry--Well, she's fluent contra.
dictor. Free Press.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-09-13

Gas a mere matter of curiosity; sir,
| showld like to know how long you
have been making love to my wifep"
81 began, sir, when you left off. =
Life.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-17
DON WITH BOARD.

RIFINED. private family. having own home
in West End, have prettily furnished second
story room, suitable for two gentlemen: every
possible convenience: board if desired. VI lS2. Re-
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Alas . Photography.

Ono can scarcely keep track OF the
Inventions and devices for the ad-
vancement Of photography, so rapidly
are they brought to our notice. The
latest is q liquid lens that by its use
instantaneous photographs may be
made by gas)ight, and a one-ninnte
exposure will be sufficient for moon
light scene. A certain oil is intro
duced between the parts of rectli
near lens, and thus the refraction is
greatly increased
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
A strange Calculation.

Taking the length Of the permanent
railways on the surface of the globe
at nearly sixty thousand geographical
miles. with daily average of ten
trains. it is estimated that the total
loss suffered by wear and tear each
day by the metallic rails of the earth
Is about six hundred tons. The six
Hundred tons are lost in the form of
tine powder, and are carried back to
The earth in the shape of soluble iron
salts.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Tips Discouraged In China.

The tipping system is not encourag.
ed in China. An execution recently
took place outside the gates of Tai
fuan-Fu. The decapitated corpse be-
longed in life to telegraph messen.
ger. On the occasion of great festi
val he asked for tips from some lead.
ing merchants VINO habitually used
the telegraph offire. The governor of
the province heard of it and took
prompt steps to suppress the nui-
Sance.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
what Children should Be r.uoht.

Merely what is contained in the
textbooks is not what children should
be taught at schools. They should
learn justice and right and fairness
and the principles of right living If
justice is done they are sure TO real
ize it. and it will have a had effect
upon them. Character is fJrmed at
school, An unjust rule will not tend
to make Just men and women out Of
the boys and girls Who are compelled
to observe it.--Toledo Bee.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
The Cowboy.

The cowman's idea Of good time Is
measured by the amount of money it
costs him. When he goes to Kansas
City with traipload Of stock he gen
orally has good time, says the
Worlds Work. A good time means
champagne. Champagne comes high;
it is unquestionably genteel; therefore
the cowman buys it at all hours. A
oowman's breakfast order in leading
Kansas City hotel cafe was: fried cat.
fish and champagne.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Bad Practice ssopoed.

DR.. Joseph H. Raymond. sanitary
superintendent of Brooklyn, has is-
sued an order putting q stop to the
barbarous practice of taking to the
police station persons found either
partially or wholly unconscious. In
several recent cases death has result
ed from the practice, the police think.
ing the unconscious parties were sim
ply drunk, when as a matter of fact
tion.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
The Arabic lanouaoe,

The Arabic used in the Koran diff
fers as much from the Arabic used in
ordinary conversation and intercourse
IN the East as the Latin differs from
the Italian. The Koran Arabic is that
OF the literary classes; the coIloquial
Is that of the common people.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
The Importance Of Steel.

Steel, when made into a sword. was
the emblem of power. Steel, in the
uses of peace and civilization, is just
as important as it is or was in war.
The country which is pre-eminently
endowed with steel or with coal and
iron. of which and by means Of which
it is made, will stand at the head of
the civilized world.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Coed News by Wholesale,

A postal card sent from Billville to
one of the absent brethren reads
Dear Jim-Nuthin' but good news
to tell you. Your crap paid off the
mortgage, your brother broke ont o.
jail, an your daddy has jest got 81 900
out the railroad fer runnin' over his
leg. Amt Providence proyidiny"-
Atlantic Constitution.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Beers May Settle in Mexico.

Gen. Snyman. one Of the command
ers in the Boer army, who is in
Mexico inquiring concerning the suita-
biiity OF that country for the estab-
lishment OF burgher colonies, is re-
ported to be very we'll pleased with
the domain of President Diaz.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
The 1ussock Moth.

The white-marked tussock moth
is a native of North America. It
ranges the territory east of the Rocky
raountains and attacks almost every
variety of shade, fruit and ornamental
trees, with the exception of the conf
fers.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Long-Lived Pensioners.

The names CT two women are still
on the British pension list dating
from the time of George l. One is
Lady Barrow, the adopted daughter
of John Wilson Croker. Lord Macau.
lays bad. very bad man. i fear" The
other is the mother of Sir William
Anson, M. p. for Oxford University
and warden of All Souls.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Conflicting Temperance Methods.

In Austria it is held that the sale
OF bottled liquors must be stopped, as
it encourages home drinking" and in
temperance. In this country the sale
OF bottled spirits is encouraged in an
effort to do away with saloons. 1t is
difficult to combine the remedies for
intemperance into one harmonious
whole
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Finnish Newspaper Woman.

Miss Maggie j. Walz of Calumet,
Mich. is the only Finnish newspaper
woman and newspaper publisher in
America. She came to America in
1881 and located at Hancock. After
paying for the trip from Finland she
only had 81 left. and it was necessary
for her for time to accept position
as a domestic servant.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
The lime To Retire

Ex-senator Jewett Of ST. Louis Is
nlnety-fou years old. Someone asked
him not long ago how old he thought
a man should be before retiring from
business. The old gentleman gravely
responded: Il don't really think
man should keep on after he has
reached the ago of ninety"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
For This RUNAWAY. $40.

Chief of Police Austen OF Birming-
ham. Ala. wrote to the police OF New
York, offering reward of $40 for the
arrest OF seventeen-year-old Charles
Verdell, runaway, whom he describ.
ed as "knock-kneed and having fiat
nose. bumpy face and black dew scars
on the shin Of one leg"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Bismarck and His EMPEROR

The correspondence of Emperor
William and Prince Bismarck, which
is coming into print shows that great
intimacy existed between the two
men. The most interesting letters are
those written during the Franco.Ger.
man war.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
A Definition.

In public school the instructor,
wishing to teach the word fern" !"
brought a pot of ferns into the class
room to make the lesson more real.
and on asking one little girl what it
was, received the ingenious answer:
"A pot of green feathers"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
8aqpipes Not Scotch.

1t is said that the only thing Scotch
in set Of bagpipes is the sheepskin
and tartan. The wood-ebony or CO
cus-comes from Africa or Jamaica,
the ivory from Africa, the horn from
Australia. and the cane for the reed
from Spain.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Wants Calendar Chanoed.

Camille Flammarion, the astrono-
mer and social reformer, has intro
duced a bill in the French chamber
OF deputies for the rationalizing of
the calendar. He wants the year to
start with the vernal equinox and to
consist of 364 days.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
The "Pathfinder's" Widow,

The name Of Jessie Benton Ere
mont, the aged widow of the Path
finder was the first to be entered on
the new register of the Fremont hotel.
recently opend in Los Angeles and
named in honor of her husband.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Scrapbooks Of Senators.

Nearly every member of congress
keeps a scrapbook, and for the time
covered Senator Beveridge's is the
largest of the lot. The Indiana man
already has two volumes of 25O pages
each. with three newspaper columns
to the page
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Sell Eggs by Weiqht.

To settle once for all the frequent
disputes with customers regarding the
varying sizes of eggs, Stockholm mer.
chants propose to effect all future
sales on the basis Of actual weight
instead of per score.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Nine. loubet's Advanced Views.

Nine Loubet, wife of the French
president. believes in coeducation. At
recent meeting of a society Of
French mothers she brought down up
on her head severe criticism in adyo-
eating American methods in training
girls.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Work Only Under the Whip.

In recent lecture at Gresham col
lege DR. Symes Thompson, in speak
ing of the effects of climate, remarked
that 1t had become necessary to sub
let English government. work in Egypt
because it was found tAa. the natives
would not work only when chastised.
and it was rule that a British officer
must not strike native
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Denver Women Are Ambitious.

The Jane Jefferson (women's)
Democratic Club OF Denver has taken
out thirty-years' charter. It is hoped
by the origirators that the club, which
was named in honor Of the mother OF
thomas Jefferson. will ultimately be-
come national organization of Demo.
cratic women.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
A Necessary Precautjon.

The continued unhealthy conditions
along the Ambejemackomas. Eskwesk-
wewajo and Meskaskeeseehunk rivers
in Maine have induced the state board
OF health to decree that no further
use OF the water from these streams
for domestic purposes shall be made
until their names have been boiled
down.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Jews Appreciate Education.

Jewish parents in the East End,
states Lord Reay. set an example to
Christians in all parts of London by
the way in whien they insist on the
punctual and regular attendance OF
their children at the board schools.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Took 1t as a CompIim ent,

Archie Ballad, on his return from
vacation, told proudly that whenever
he sang at the summer hotel gentle
lady said: Really. you ought to culti-
vate your voice" Archie does not un-
derstand yet why his friend placed
such fervent emphasis on his words
in commenting: That was decidedly
good advice. Indianapolis News.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
The National Result,

Yes. sir, We turned in and elected
that chap on reform ticket, and in
side OF a month he had every one of
our fellows put of the pay roll. 1t was a
regular boomerang of an election, by
GeorSe!" We'll. what else could you
expect OF the Australian ballot ?"-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Much Material for BuiIdino.

Among the material used in the
construction OF the new Christ's hos
r!tal at Horsham. England, were 40
miles OF hot water pipes. SO miles OF
electric wire, 20.O00,0OO bricks, 1,5oO,-
600 tiles, acres of wood flooring,
100000 cubic feet of stone and $4,000
tons of cement. sand and breeze.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Novelist In Poor HeaIfb

Private letters from Sorrento bring
the information that F. Marion Craw-
fords health is giving his family
much anxiety. The novelist recently
had a serious hemorrhage, it is said.
that left him in a weak condition. He
recuperated rapidly. however. and
since his condition has been more sat
is factory
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
TWO Gates to Heaven.

God has placed upon the earth two
gates that lead to heaven. He has
set them at the two extremes of life
one at the entrance and the other
at the end. The first is innocence, the
other repentance.-St. Pierre.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
CiaFk's New Enterprise.

Senator Clark of Montana has Sc.
cured controlling interest in the Salt
Lake and San Pedro railroad and will
push il to completion. 1t affords an
outlet for the product of the senator's
copper mines
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Wood Outlasts Iron.

The relative durability of wood and
iron is given strange Illustration by an
old cannon which has stood since 1850
on the high grounn* Of Point Bonita
at the entrance Of San Francisco bay.
The gun has rusted away, while the
wood supports are in a state Of per.
feet preservation
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Experience in Their Lives,

The first time Mr.. and Mrs Henry
Kettles Of st, Louis ever faced
camera was when they celebrated
their golden wedding last week and
sat for their photographs to a news.
paper artist.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
For Monument to Zota,

The Emile zola Literary and Benev.
olent Association Of New York, or
sanized with the consent of the
French novelist four years ago, at the
time OF his defense of Capt Dreyfus.
will give a weeks fair at the Grand
Central Palace in November to raise
funds for monument to Zola
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Healthy VILLAGERS.

One-tenth of the inhabitants OF the
village of Long Marston. in Hertford.
shire, England, are said by stats.
tician to have reached the age OF
ninety years.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Work Of Woman Poet.

The one poem most often trans.
lated into every language of the eivi.
lized world was written by q woman.
The Ode to Aphrodite," by Sappho's.
Shahespeares works have borne the
test OF but three centuries: Sappho's
have stood through twenty-five cen.
turieS.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Horse Soon to Go.

New York has 1893 fewer stables
and $3.50 fewer horses than in Decen-
Der. 1896. The decrease is attributed
to the disappearance of horse cars
en- surface lines. Expert observers
think that the automobile, at the
present rate of improvement. will
Danish the horse from business traffic
within four or five years.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Pope Leo's Many leoacjes.

The pope has been happy in lega-
cies. 1t has been reckoned that dur
ing his pontificate a sum of more than
100000 has been bequeathed to
him in various ways, 5000 900 having
come to him in one year. and one re-
cent beQuest being for no less than
$500, 900.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Hears Her DISTINGUISHED Son.

When Assistant District Attorney
Osborne made his opening speech in
the Molineux trial in New York his
mother, aged 80 years, was present.
She had never before been in a court
room and it was the first time she
had heard her son address a jury.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Fine Dress for Lady Curzon,

A magnificent dress is being EN-.
broidered for Lady Curzon, to be worn
at the Delhi Durbar on Jan. l. 1t is
being worked on rich Indian silk in a
magnificent DESIGN of peacock's feath-
ers. and the whole dress is to be en-
tirely of Indian workmanship.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
The Russian Editor.

perusal of the czars Instructions
to Russian editors respecting the pub
tcation of incendiary matter indicates
that the Muscovite journalist is
mighty lucky if he can get to press
with the real estate transfers and the
railroad time tables as his scare
head" features.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
For a Pasteur Memorial,

A committee has been appointed at
Dole, where a statue of Pasteur has
recently been elected. to collect funds
to purchase the house in which he
was born as a permanent memorial
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Danes Who Fouoht the Beers.

Queen Alexandria of England. who
was a Danish princess. has received
the list OF names of all Danes who
took part in the South African war on
the BRITISH side. 1t was compiled by
tie Danish consul at Cape Town. M.
Jeppe. Her majesty has requested
1nrther information about the men
whose names appear therein.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Peculiarly Of AGED Oarkev.

One Of the oldest men in the south
is Uncle Joe Donaldson, negro liv.
ing at Gainesville, Ga, who has just
passed his l10th year. One peculiar
ity about him is that he does not
Gain to have seen Washington.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Would Seem to Be All Rjuht.

The raising of 100000 for missions
at the Methodist convention in
Cleveland does not look as if. in that
body at any rate, anyrhing was wrong
with the missionary nerve"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Asks for What's eft

A Reading lady has brought suit
for SIS against a man who courted
her for eight years and then failed
to come to time. She asks for only SIS
probably because that represents the
man s pile after eight years of court
ship.-Louisville Courier j ournal.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Place For Coiored Physician.

DR.. Samuel Patterson Stafford. who
has been appointed the government
/ ysician at the Yakima Indian agen-
cy, in the state of Washi. gton. is one
OF the best known colored physicians
of St. Louis
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
fads in Dinner Napkins

Napkins became popular in France
sooner than in England At one time
II was customary Of great French din
ners to change the napkins at every
course. to perfume them with rose
water and to have them folded diff
ferent way for each guest.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
TypeS of Beautv.

famous statesman on being asked
what he considered the greatest tvpe
OF beauty in women. replied: The
woman who is beautiful and does not
know it, End the homely woman who
by her intelligence and graceful bear
ing makes you forget it,"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Labouchere and Gladstone

OF Gladstone, Henry Labouchere
once remarked: Il do not object to
MIR. Gladstone's occasionally having
an ace up his sleeve. But | do wish
he would not always say that Proyi-
denCe put II there"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Enriching the Vocabulary.

New York congressman may not
make the laws of the nation. but the
New York gamin helps make the Ian
guage. "Scrunger" is the latest word.
1t means "a feller wot don't wanter
give anything" Usually not a politi-
clan.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
The Oldest Twins.

Some one down east started a news.
paper discussion as to the Oldest
twins in the country. Gloucester, Me-,
claims the record in New England at
least. for Caleb S. Haskell and Mrs.
Judith Haskell Bradbury, who were
born in that place eighty-eight years
ago, and are still hearty.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Duration Of Liqhtninu Flash,

1t has been estimated that a fash
OF lightning occupies less than one
millionth part of a second. AS one
tenth of second is needed for the
full effect of any light upon the eye
we get only very faint idea Of the
brilliancy of the flash.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Fencing at Home,

The top floors of two handsome
houses now nearing completion n the
upper residence portion of New York
city are said to be reserved as fencing
quarters. especially for the use of the
feminine portions of the household.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Dangerous Ignorance,

To show the ignorance of many
tourists regarding the dangers of AL
pine climbing, a dispatch from Ter.
matt states that gentleman was re-
Gently met starting by himself for a
stroll up the Matterhorn with an
umbrella in his hand!
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Evidence of Apstnv.

South American president is said
to have observed that the want of in
terest taken in public affairs was de.
piorabe. He had not zen shot at
for at least fortnight.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Artificial Perfumes,

The French industry of raising now-
ers for the manufacture of perfume
has been greatly injured by the chemi
cal odors and artificial ethereal oils
produced in Germany. as the latter
sell at lower price and are hardly
distinguishable from the genuine.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01

"They claim that peritonitis is
cure for appendicitis" Il suppose
that's on the same principle that be-
heading is sure cure for squinting."
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
An Encourauinu Examine

J. Pierpont Morgan is an example of
a few million may do in this country,
If he will let horse racing and SINH
lar expensive frivolities alone.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
The Real Trouble,

The "discoverer of the golden am
Der varnish of the Cremona violins"
has been visiting New York newspa-
pers offices again. There are enough
good viOlins. Would that there were
fewer bad violiniStS!
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Artificial Teeth of Raner.

Vienna dentist reports having
made considerable success with arti-
fetal teeth made of paper treated by
a process of his own invention.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Found Powerful Snr;no.

At spot indicated by a water di.
viner an artesian we'll was bored at
Sleaford. Lincolnshire. England, with
the result that at depth of $50 feet
spring was struck that is now yielding
664006 gallons of water daily.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01

lr the future the New York LAWYERS
viii be able to make themselves
understood when they say a case is
being Lamberted instead of using the
old word expedited Washington Post.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Triumph for Americans.

II 1t had been predicted ten years
ago that whole year would pass in
Havana without a single case of vel
low fever, the prophet would have
been thought insane. Yet that 10
what the American occupation and
American scientific and sanitary skill
have brought to pass.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
New Masonic Medal,

The Masonic medal has been struck
to commemorate the Duke of Con
haught's induction as grand master of
English Free Masonry
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
He Exclaimed.

Brother, what kind of thing is
magSot?" BY goodness. Dolly. what
an ignorantness! Why. that's how
papa made all his money-by being
coal maggot! !"-Brool,lyn Life.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-01
Scarcity Of Naval Officers.

Secretary Moody faces considerable
difficulty in keeping a necessary num-
Der of commissioned officers In the
navy. This is because of the con,
tinued applications for retirement m
der the provisions Of the navy per
sonnel act. There Is no way to pre-
vent these retirements with advanced
rank.