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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-12-30

the necessities of her toilet, since one is
not supposed to carry trunk for SO
short a time. A dinner or evening gown
of some soft fabric with fascinator and
gloves must of course be taken If there
is to be q party; q silk ShlrtWalSt sult
will do nicely for afternoon and church
wear, while with three or four shirt
waists, natty stocks and belts to make
changes, her short skirted travelling suit
will be sufficient for all other occasions.
When one is invited for the week or ten
DAYS during the holidays, she must pack
all her prettiest clothes into her steamer
trunk with dainty dressing sacques, KIM
onas and lingerie for the privacy of her
bedroom as we'll as her smartest suit for
skating. golfing Gf the weather be favor
able), and if she be an equestrian, her
riding habit, boots, hat, gloves and crop.
1t goes without saying, she must have
dancing gown as well as one suitable for
theater wear and ceremonious dinners.
But if she be business woman with few
opportunities for wearing fine clothes at
home and (worse fate) limited income,
she will contrive to have two or three
pretty silk or crepe de chine waists to
wear with her handsome best broadcloth
suit, that with the aid of q lace collar
or two and a chiffon bertha will give a
touch of elegance to an otherwise PLAIN
toilet. If one be supplied with chic &C
ceSSOfleS, 1t Is surprising how we'll dressed
one can be with only two suits. provided,
OF course, there are extra waists. The
girl with 4 limited income, if she INDUCES
In silk gown, will have the waist cut
out rounding at the shoulders, so with a
gulmpe of the same, one of chiffon and
one OF heavy guipure lace. with accom-
panylng berthas, she can have at least
four changes if she has a sufficiently
plump throat to expose uncovered occa-
slonally. She must be particular as to
the small details and keep her white
gloves mended and immaculate. and must
buy street gloves of such good quality
that they will wear several months. The
same is true of her footwear and very
good shoes must aid her economy, while
hosiery must not be the fad of an hour
but Of such a grade of tineness they can
be depended on for more than one darn.
The girl with a limited income cannot
have as much neckwear as her more for
tunate friend, but she should buy less and
Of good quality rather than be bankrupt
with lot Of useless frumpery on her
hands Good lace is always safe invest
ment like good handkerchiefs and gloves.
If one has black silk or satin gown,
it IS economy to have two waists if one
goes out much, for the high-necked bodice
eau be worn. with hat for dressy after
noon wear or to the theater, while the
low-necked one will serve admirably for
evening Wcar.-Pilgrim.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-12-30
RING IN SHARK'S STOMACH.
Sailor on the Hypatia VIC Discovered It
Seeks Owner

Lars Petersen, an able seaman Of the
steamship Hypatia, which arrived from
ST. Lucia, is looking for q woman who IN
some way lost ring with the initials Il.
H. B. engraved on the inside, aud
which was III some way lost at sea.
Petersen has the ring.
After the vessel LEFT St. Lucia Il large
gray shark was seen following it. For
two days he continued in the wake Of
the ship, when Petersen resolved to hook
him. Procuring q large hook, he baited
it with salt pork and after some diff
Guilty landed the monster, which meas
ured almost u feet from tip 10 tip.
Thinking of the stories of treasures
found in sharks stomachs, Petersen
procured a knife, cut the animal up aud
found the ring.-New York Times
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-12-30
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.

mending says that she is not lacking in
domestic traits. The very few pnoto-
graphs visible are the faces of true and
tried friends, and clearly friends worth
having; every face stands for something
in the life of this rooms occupant.
In short, there is not one thing in
this room that does not show the in
dividual characteristic touch Of an at
tractive woman, such a woman as one
does not know too many of, and whom
it would be well worth making another
trip to meet.
Girls, what sort of woman would a
thoughtful man see reflected in your
room?
1t makes no difference how plainly it
must of necessity be furnished. There
will be at least one thing there to show
your inclinatons and tastes, or. alas!
many things there to show your lack of
taste.
Would you like to stand the test?-
Philadelphia Bulletin
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-12-30
The Fairy LAMPS.

There was once little bare-legged.
hrown-limbed boy who spent all his time
in the woods. He loved the woods and
all that was in them. He used to look,
not at the flowers, but deep down into
them, and not at the singing bird, but into
its eyes, to its little heart; and so he got
an insight better than most others, and
he quite gave up collecting birds eggs.
But the woods were full of mysteries
He used to hear little bursts of song, and
when he came to the place he could find
no bird there. Noises and movements
would just escape him. In the woods he
saw strange tracks and one day, at
length, he saw q wonderful bird making
these very tracks. He had never seen
the bird before, and would have thought
it great rarity had he not seen its
tracks everywhere. So he learned that
the woods were full of beautiful crea-
lures that were skilful and quick to avoid
him.
One day. as he passed by a spot that
he had been to a hundred times before
he found a birds nest. 1t must have
been there all the time, and yet he had
not seen it; and SO he learned how blind
he was and exclaimed: "Oh, if only
could see. then / might understand these
things! If only | knew! If I could see
but for once how many there are and
how near, If only every bird would
wear over its nest this evening a little
lamp to show mer
The sun was down now; but all at
once there was soft light on the path.
and in the middle of it the brown boy
saw a Little Brown Lady in long robe,
and in her hand a rod.
She smiled pleasantly and said: Little
boy, | am the Fairy of the Woods. /
have been watching you for long. | like
you. You seem to be different from
other boys. Your request shall be
granted
Then she faded away. But at once the
whole landscape twinkled over with Won
derful little lamps-long lamps, short
lamps. red, blue and green, high and
low, doubles, singles and groups; wher-
ever he looked were lamps-twinkle,
twinkle, twinkle. here and everywhere,
until the forest shOne like the starry
sky. He ran to the nearest. and there
sure enough. was birds nest. He ran
to the next; yes, another nest. tnd
here and there each different kid of
a beautiful purple blaze in low tangle
caught his eye. He ran there. and found
Il nest he had never. seen before. 1t was
full of purple eggs, and there was the
rare bird he had seen but once It was
chanting the weird song he had often
heard but never traced. But the eggs
were the marvellous things His old
instinct broke out. He
rushed forth to clutch the wonderful
prize. and-in an instant all the lights
went out. There was nothing but TIE
black woods about him. Then on the
pathway again shone the soft light 1t
grew brighter. till in the middle of it he
saw the Little Brown Lady-the Fairy
of the Woods. But she was not smiling
now. Her face was stern and sad as
she said II fear set you overnight. u
thought you better than the rest. Keep
this in mind:
who reverence not the lamp of life
can never see its light
Then she faded from his view.-Ernest
Thompson Seton in Century
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-12-30
Fifty Years Ago Today.

Euty Years ago I0Qay.
Last night they had a Christmas tree down
at the new church; and
\ lot of things they did, somehow,
couldn't understand
lot of things new-fangled that we never
used to know
Way back among those Christmas times
or nifty years ago.
The preacher rode to meetin' in new
steam wagon which
Made such q racket that it nigh scared
Dobbin in the ditch;
The sermon fairly reeked with words no
body e'er heard flow
From good Old Brother Danl Virgins, fifty
years age.
The organ was most wonderful; but then it
seemed to me
Il didn't sound as rev'rent as it somehow
ought to be:
But when they sang "Joy to the world
alb. then l felt the glow
That thrilled my soul those Christmas
times of fifty years ago!
And through that good old anthem l seemed
taken back once more
TO where my soul could see across. Gear
to the golden shore.
/ Joined and sang. The Lord is come! Let
earth receive her King!
Let every heart prepare Him room, and
heaven and nature singn'
All, twas song to swell the heart! The
organ numbered LOUD
And carried grandly heayenWard the voices
of the crowd:
My soul looked out beyond the earth and
the CLEAN and glow
Across the walls of jasper where the living
waters flow.
And over all 1 heard voice rise high, and
ever higher
a girls sweet voice angelic floating down
ward from the choir;
It's melody swift tangled in my tender
heart strings SO
There came to me vision from that
Christmas long ago.
All, they were blue as summer Skies-those
tender eyes | knew:
And ever from their depths l saw loves
bright sun shining through
Loves sun that shone for me alone straight
out of paradise
The paradise that lay within my little
sweetheart's eyes.
And as the sweet-voced singer sang, again
there came TO me
vision of the old log church. the little
Christmas tree
Ablaze with tiny lights; l heard voice
used to know
And love in those cd Christmas times of
fifty years ago.
/ felt her hand upon my arm; 1 heard the
sleigh bells ring:
And through my mind the echoes ran, Let
heaven and nature sing!
l saw again the cedars bend beneath the
chast ming snow
Again / felt my sWeetheart's kiss of ffty
years ago.
Sing on for aye triumph song. Ny
spirit scars above
And joins an anthem all-divine, a song Of
pureSt love.
I've cast away the thralls of age, flung off
the yoke of time:
The nlstletoe and holy boughs above us
Wrpathe and climb.
The song was done. The lights were out
The echoes all were still
The blue eyes once more sleeping the
long-forgotten hill;
And l am old-ah, very Old; and yet my
dimming eyes
Have caught a CLEAN prophetic from the
gates of paradise.
JOY to the. world.' I quaver DER the
haunting old refrain
And smile on through the lonely tears that
fall like summer rain:
For every year that bows my head but
nearer brings, l know,
Ny love of those old Christmas times of
fifty years ago.
Lowell Otus Reese in Ieslies Weekly.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-12-30
The First Snowfall.

\ part of every country boys work is
to keep the woodbox full Night and
morning he must fill the big one by the
Kitchen stove and the little one by the
alright 'Franklin' in the sitting room
But once upon Il time" there was boy
Il knew HIM who thought that he had
them both full enough" before supper.
Yet along about s o'clock his aunt
Rachel went to the window. She
breathed on the frosty pane, and looked
through the bare spot and said: My.
yeur squalls, Howard. 1t is going to be
deep, even if it is the first one of the
season. and, with a twinkle in her
kindly old eyes, Il think you ought to
bring in a little more wood. And youd
better pile it up pretty high, too
q don't care much if it is going to be
Deep said Howard to himself as he
hung the lantern on the woodshed beam
and loaed his arm with the newly split
fragrant sticks of hickory and birch
The lights shone cheerfully out the win
dows and the open door of the L. I
can stand it to bring all the wood | can
pile back of the stovepipe if there is
only good sliding down our hill tomor-
row, and I rather think there will be-
1t was good the next day. There had
been no wind, and the snow was smooth
and even-oh. just perfect. No bare
It beautiful when the sun shone on it?
1t made your eyes blink. it was so
bright The chores must be attended to
in the forenoon, but after lunch was the
playtime.
Down the cart path. around the barn,
across lots to the hill by the pond See,
the COWS are waiting to have the hay.
stack opened. They think that winter
has really come"
Never mind the cows" said Melville.
''See how old Santa Claus has made that
spruce into a Christmas tree, and stuck
all the ornaments on it, too. There is
What wonders follow first storm! Au-
tumn goes by with a rush. Midwinter
arrives in a single night, and the face
of nature wears another and different ex-
preston. The birds are even ahead Of
the boys Amid a bunch Of withered
goldenrod, under the fence, is an open
spot where the snow has spread its white
cloth, and the happy birds are having a
feast Of seeds. There is not single
creature to which the first snowfall
brings anything but JOY.
For the rabbits and the mice it turns
new, page on which they write learned
essays with paws and claws. Up and
down, back and forth. in queer hero
glyphics, the writing runs. They are
not always seeking food. Like the boys
they are 'just having fun with the first
snowfall. And every boy knows how
well he likes to do that. Go out on any
day after light fall of snow, and look
the tracks between stumps and brush
heaps.
Country boys make paths in the snow,
but they are not the only pathmakers.
One can easily fancy that the squirrel,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-12-30

Viola Allen evidently knew what she
was about when she chose Twelfth
Night as her stellar medium for this
season. Her business has been enor-
nous and she has enjoyed an artistic
triumph Of no mean proportions. Of
Miss Aliens performance the Phila-
delphia Press says: 1.-The role of Viola
is one finely suited to the talents and
temperament of Miss Allen She gave
delightfully."- fresh and ingenious inn
personation of that heroine in all ner in
genuous loveableness, suggesting at ali
times the innocence and purity Of Viola
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-12-30
Q a - TIC r. IA.
Be,r, tha =, The Kind You Have Always Bought
's, "a &sA2Zz<zx
Natural Inference.

Mrs. Gridley had not been, well enough
to go to church; nevertheless, her son
Bobby was required to attend as usual.
Now said she, when be came in,
what was the sermon about, Robert?''
THE sermon?" replied the boy. well,
| don't know; it was sort of rambling
like. But judging from the text l guess
it was about cash boys
Nonsense" she remarked. "What put
that into your head Pray, what was
the text?'
'All the days of my appointed tine
will | wait, till my change come -
Youth
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-12-30

in her masquerade. Her voice was mel
low, her reading was careful and gave
continuous pleasure as she interpreted
Shakespeare's poetry. This IS by no
means Miss Aliens first venture il the
classic drama. At the. age of IL she was
leading lady to Salvini and later she
played the leading roles with Lawrence
Barrett. In consequence of her success
in Twelfth Night she intends making
a Shakespearean revival every second
year hereafter. Next season she VIII
have a play by F. Marion Crawford,
from which great things are expected"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-12-30
A SAD BLOW.
| stiDted on tobacco
/ went without cigars
[ walked instead of riding

l walked, instead of riding
In the Elevated cars:
And lunched Oh pie and water,
Until by many Il shift.
/ saved the coin 20 buy ner
A costly Christmas gift
But when I had despatched il
On Christmas eve to he.,
Investing all my shekels
In a special me ssengeg,
Imagine the emotions
That rent Dle-if yOu can
To read of her engagement
Unto another man.
-Minna Irving IN Town Topics.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-12-30
The Child of Eight Years.

Have you noticed that your little child
ol { or years seems tired and looks
pale! And do you know that this is a
very critical time for a child?
The physical development Of the child S
Draln almost ceases at this period, and
there are very important nerve connec-
tlons being made inside the dear little
heads.
The mechanism is getting into work
ing order; for that reason almost all the
energy OF the body goes to the BRAIN
And so it is that children have little
strength at this age. Nature needs all
they can spare.
Lou must not expect too much of the
children of s. They will seem lazy and
Will do everything spasmodical1y-p
work and eat only when they feel like it,
unless they happen to be slow in develop
ing or nave superabundant vitality
You must be sure that the child gets
good, nourlshing food, plenty of exercise
ana plenty of sleep. But you must not
let IL OVer-WOrk or everyday. Your care
now may mean strong mind and body
during lifetime.
and word now about the way you
feed the children. Do you study the
question of foods? Cereals and eggs are
always good, and pure milk is the per-
feet drink. The bread should be dried
ana crusty for the sake of the teeth.
Fresh bread pulled in pieces and dried
through IN the oven until it is delicious
brown is always appetizing and whole
some. Popcorn and nuts and pure candy
are good food for the child if taken with
regularity child must not have tea
or coffee, or greasy food, like fried pota-
toes or sausage.
When you have studied what to feed
the children, then study when to feed
them. They may need more than three
meals day. If they do give them four,
put let the same meals come at the same
hours every day-Selected.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-12-30
Why His Marriage Was a Failure.

he regarded children as a nuisance.
He did all his counting before maria ge
He never talked over his affairs with
his wife.
He never had time to go anywhere
with his wife.
He doled out money to his wife as if
to a beggar.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-12-30
Dc Net Bribe.

Rewards promised for every little duty
done, or used as stimulus for good con-
duct. is likely to do much harm in the
training of the child. True. it is often
easier for the mother to hire her child
to be good than TO seek TO secure her
aim by measures which call for patience.
explanations and perhaps the telling of
some story which shall illustrate wig
certain thing should or should not be
done. But this practice of bribery has
most evil effects. Soon the child comes
to consider bride among his rights. and
expects to be paid for good behavior ev-
cry time. Indeed, if he is at all shrewd
he will soon act naughty on purpose
to be hired to be good Then he will
enjoy his lll-gotten gains without having
any conscience in the matter.
If this idea of bribery is never devel
oped in the child's mind, it will be dis
covered that he may be persuaded into
proper ways by other means which will
rebound to his own benefit later on, as
we'll as strengthen the influence of his
mother. Teach the child that if he treats
his playmates in 4 kindly manner. sharing
with them his piaythings or other pleas
ures. he will gain their affection. which is
worth much. If Ire studies faithfully and
learns his lessons he will have gained
knowledge, and no child likes to be con-
sidered a Ounce. If he has work to do
and does ii quickly and well, le will have
time for play. 1t is not so hard after
all to teach the child the great law of
cause and effect if the lessons are pre-
scented IN manner equal to his compre-
henson. But 1t takes time and thought,
and must be continuous and never-failing
in application.
Then there is another reward which
may be safely held out to the child-that
of a kind and appreciative word given
when task is completed, or good con-
duet been evident. 81 thank You for being
such a good and helpful boy today said
a gentle mother one night as she un-
dressed her small child. The boy put his
arms about her neck and whispered shyly,
You is welcome, mamma" Even these
few words of appreciation were far better
than to have given the little lad bag of
candy for being good" If dainties are
to be given, do not connect the gift with
the idea that it is a reward for good con,
duct. Let it stand by itself for what it
IS, something nice to eat, and meantime
teach good behavior as something which
brings it's own reward, namely, the salts
faction of knowing that one has done the
best he knew. The mother who has neg
lected to take this view Of the situation
will be surprised at the quickness with
which a child will appreciate a kind APP
prevail and try to do right for rights sake
Not always, perhaps, but often enough to
make it worth while to help him along in
the right Way.-Detroit News Tribune.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-12-30
The Girl on a Visit.

The girl who is invited to a weekend
house party must plan carefully as to
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-04-02
ARRESTS AT WATERBURY
Eighteen Men Charged With Assault
With Intent to Kill.
THE RESULT OF THE STRIKE RIOTS.
Specifically, the Warrants Against the Men
Charge Them With Assault on William J.
Merner AMI George Morrissette With In
tent to Kill-These Two Men We're In Charge
of the Car Which was Attacked.

Waterbury, COM. Especially .-Eigh'
teen men placed under arrest on the
charge of assault with intent to kill was
the record OF activity Oil the part OF the
police in their efforts to discover the
authors of some Of the outbreaks OF
violence which have occurred since the
beginning Of the strike of motormen and
conductors Of the Connecticut Railway
and Lighting Company eleven weeks
ago.
The men arrested arc charged in the
warrants with assault on William !.
NIerncr ard George Morrisette on the
night of February 26 with intent to
kill These two men were the non-tlnion
cmploves of the trolley company who
had charge of a car which was attacked
at \ lonely spot on the WaterviIlc line.
Both we're assaulted and one was beaten
into inscnsbilty and left lying on the
rails.
This occurred a little more than
week prior to all attack OF simliar m ma
lurc on a car at Forest Park, when io-
liceran Paul Mendclssohn was. killed ny
A bullet from a mob of masked men
Sirce the murder was committed &c
tcctives, attracted by the large rewards
offered, have been quietly at work.
While the arrests are nominally for the
assault of February 70, the officials do
no, deny that they hope from this action
to learn something that will clear up the
mystery of Memberships death.
Col. l.. T. Burpec, attorney tor the
Connecticut Railway and llg hting Com,
pauy, said in an interview that he had
strong evidence against the men arrested
for the Watcrvilc assault and that ne
felt quite confident of tracing out the
murderer of Officer Mendelssohn. Col
onel Burpcc added that warrants tor
TWENTY-FIVE men have been issued. and
that he expected that the. whole number
would be under arrest before morning.
Of the arrested men seven arc mem
bcrs of the Trolley Mems Union, now on
strike. They were taken to the pol'c"
station and the hunt for others against
whom the warrants were directed was
BEGUN
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-04-02
WAS szs?, ,OO),O 600 DEMANDED?
President OF Spanish Senate Says United
States Wanted Such indemnity.

Madrid (By Cable).--Scnor Montero
Rios, President OF ii" Senate, has
brought upon himself the conG"n'na-
ton OF the Spanish public press by
speech which he made at Campo'tella'
Galicia. He referred to his work as
president OF the Spanish comm'SS'on
sent to Paris in 1903 to conclude Il
treaty OF peace with the United States
and said, in part; :,
Though | have been the object OF
much violent criticism, | consider the
treaty OF Paris to be my liteS great
est honor. We lost our colonies, but
we did not lose any part OF our ma
tional territory. was able to save the
integrity OF our peninsula. | was also
able to avoid the payment OF the war
indemnity, in spite OF the menace. OF
the North American commiSslon'
which demanded $25o,ooo,ooo from
Spain. Therefore. think | deserve
my country'S gratitude. y