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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23

Before accepting the inevitable we should
be certain of its identity.-Puck.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23

No matter how much some men hate bill
collectors they are invited to call again
Chicago Daily News.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23

Usually the right side of the market il
the outside.-Chicag Daily News.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23

BAXTER SPRINGS, KAcssaz
I'll received the freq sanss'
pie Of Doa.n's Kidney Pa3g.
For five years I have ha@
much pain in my back, whsczss
physicians said arose fcTzza
my kidneys. Four boEes ~
Doan's Kidney Pills have ia
tirely cured the trouble. q
think I owe my life to thsss
pills, and I want others e@>
know it, SADIE DA.yKs,
Baxter SPRING., kaas-
FALMOUTH, VA.--"E ssff-
fered over twelve mossassg,
with pain in the small o. mg
back. Medicines and Ea3s-
ters gave only temporary
relief. Doan's Kidney Egza&
cured me-" #. S. BROvm,
Falmouth, Bsr
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23

70 Cure a Cold In One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. Csc.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23

While there is love there's hope.-Ram'
Horn.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-23
Wanted

It isn't every married couple that is pair.
Chicago Daily News.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-10

their decisions. She does not attend
the meetings because she is the only
woman member and her presence
there alone, she thinks, would appear
too bold
Every morning at o'clock she APP
pears before her machines, dons her
blue calico dress, which is made of
cloth similar to the goods used in
jumpers and oyeralls, and superin-
tends the turning out of the large
printed sheets.
She eXcels in color work which en-
braces two, three or more colors, and is
considered especially good in dainty
work, which she is always consulted
about by the heads of the firm.
Although elbowing men all day long
in pursuit of her duties, Miss Peglow
says she cannot agree with Mrs Clax-
on and her ideas on the Ideal Wife,
OR the deterioration of chivalry.
II do not think" said she, because
a woman works for living that it de-
tracts a particle from her womanly
graces; neither do I think that a wo-
man that works is not as good a house
wife as the girl who spends all her time
at home. | think to get out in the
world and work serves to broaden
ones ideas, and I am sure some Of the
workers appreciate their homes a
great deal more from the fact that
they are at home so little. To work
shows one how fortunate the woman
who does not have to work really is.
'As to men losing their chivalry-I
don't believe it; at least, have not ex-
perlenced it, and | meet great many
men in my business every day."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-10
NEAT HOME EXPERIMENT.
An Interesting Little Apparatus That
Is Made Chiefly of Empty Egg
Shells and Stravs.

The paper straws that are used at
most soda fountains nowadays are
more easily obtained, if you live in
the city, than real straws, and they
are also stronger and more reliable.
Or small glass tubes may be used. For
the shells goose eggs are better than
hens eggs, as they are larger and the
shells are thicker and less brittle.
The shells are emptied through small
holes bored in each end. A short
straw is inserted in one end Of one
shell and pushed in nearly to the OPP
posite end, in which longer straw is
inserted and pushed nearly to the first
end. The other end of the long straw
just enters one of the holes in the sec
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-10
FINDING A WAY.

can show papa the way, know,
Out to the meadows and up up the hill,
Over the ferris where the daisies blow,
Off to the woodland SO far and still
[ could show papa the way, if he
Cares to go visiting them with me.
I'd find the way, oh, could indeed,
Down through the paths where the
squirrels play,
Over the pastures where cattle feed.
While the glad robin keeps holiday;
Under the cool Of the shady trees,
Into the homes Of the birds and bees.
But when we'd seen all the wonderland,
And we were ready at last to go,
I should be glad to take papa's hand:
For I'm afraid that | shouldn't know
Nearly SO well, after all, as he,
Just what the safest way home would be.
Frank Walcott HUT, in Youths Com
panion.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-10
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WOMAN PRESS FEEDER.
Annie PegIOw Operates Two Big CYL
inders in n ST. Louis Office and
Belongs to Union.

Annie Peglow, of No. 3O16 Missouri
avenue, claims to be the only woman
pressman in the United States, says
the ST. Louis Republic.
For five years she has operated two
cylinder presses at 314 North Third
street. The firm considers her one of
it's best workmen.
Miss Peglow entered the employ of
the company % years ago as press
feeder. At that time women press
feeders were novelty, but since many
girls have entered that branch Of the
printing business, and now some of the
larger printing companies hire hun
dreds Of women press feeders.
Kunn1ng cylinder press was never
thought Of as woman's work until it
occurred to Miss Peglow. None has
tried it since. She was an enthusiastic
printer and she determined to learn
all about the business.
1 just 'nOsed' about until I caught
on; then [ began to try and convince
my boss that was Is good pressman
as any of the men and finally I got
trial, which proved successful, and
mere am, is the way she explains her
presence before her two big machines.
She belongs to Freshmen Union No.
D. In order to allow her to enter the
union the international body of press
men allowed their constitution to be
amended so as to admit her. 1t caused
quite little discussion at the time.
Miss PPO does o+4op1
meetings of her LEGAL, however. She
leaves the transaction of all union
business to the men and abides by
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-10

the doctor shouted after me: Hold
on, there; every step you take makes
the treatment of your wound more
difficult
Il thought what was good for a
brigadier was good for sergeant,
and [ staggered on. The doctor,
thinking | was crazed by pain, rode
after me. When he came up to me
| held out my hand, with the musket
ball in it, and. looking at the ball in
his own hand he said: I see. Two
of you. Take this / took a swallow
from his flask, went on to my COM
pany, and when [ told the boys or
my experience, Tom, Dick and Bluff
er exclaimed as if with one voice:
why in Sam Hill didn't you take four
swallows?' They didn't care anything
about the spent ball, and l got no
sympathy on that score. The spot
where the COMPOUNDED ball struck,
however. is sore to this day, and oc-
casionally I wake up in the night as
miserable as | was that day on Look
out mountain [ don't brag about be-
ing hit in that battle, but J. never
was harder hit in all my life
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-10
THE GRAND ARMY MAN.

= hangs sorter loose on me now, but ulster
Look powerful peart in that jacket O blue;
Al that sash you're a-lookin' at ulster be
purple,
An showed up real Landsome-lke when
it wuz new,
Fer, sonny, l wore that air sash an that
jacket
An marched with the comrades O Com
pany X
Ez straight ez an arrer an prouder' II a pea
cock
The first year We he'd a Memorial Day.
The drums an the flies were a thumpin'
an squealin.
The lines wuz dressed up. ev'ry eye ter
the right
An the boys ev'ry one on EN- looked like
they hankered
TOR get back inter harness an fight
An eZ We marched by, all the gals wuz
a-watchin,
Yer grandma wuz one on EN- Seems
like [ see
Hir black eyes a-fashin', right now, ez she
stood there
A-wavin' her handkerchief, smilin' at me-
The marchin' them days, didn't seem like
twas nothin-
Jest step. yer might say, ter the Bury
in Ground
Didn't pear like twas no time afore We
WIZ down there,
A-puttin' the baskets o flowers around.
An then we'd come back with the colors
a-f1yin',
: The music jest maxim US Jingle an thrill,
An we'd give EN- America" singin' the
verses
Ez only a Grand Army Man. ever will.
Wall now days it seems like the graveyard
WIZ movin'-
GIFTS farther away ev'ry year that we go; ;
Takes longer to git there, an seems like
the nlarchin'
GIFTS tiresonle now an the music gifts slow
An the baskets q UNDERSTANDING m
a-thinkin
We never shall finish a-puttin' en- round
I guess. come ter think of it, most O the
conp'ny
IS bivoUacin' now III that Buryin Ground
Thank yer. sonny. fer breshin' that sash an
Of jacket,
l don't s'pose they look extry well; but,
yer see.
The rest o the boys up above are a-Iookin'
Fer the Company's credit, ter Jonas an
me-
Two left outer fifty. Seems like wuz
dreanlin
The time that them forty odd years rolled
away!
An when me an Jonas is up with the COM
rades,
7 guess there won't be no Memorial Day.
William Cary Duncan, in Farm and
Home.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-10

and keep this up until the PAPER is per-
fectly black with the SCOT.
Lay the blackened paper on table,
and on it leaf of which you wish an
impression. Put piece Of clean pa
per over the leaf and rub it with your
finger equally in all parts for half a
minute. This will transfer the SCOT
to the leaf, just as printer puts ink
on type.
Take the leaf up very carefully, and
Just as carefully lay it, blackened side
down, on the paper on which you wish
to have the impression; then place a
piece of blotting paper over the leaf,
and rub it with your finger for a few
moments, when you will have an i'm
preston that will look about as we'll
printed as an engraving.
The blackened paper will serve for
quite a number of impressions, and
very pretty collection of leaves may
thus be made-Brooklyn Eagle.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-10
TO KEEP PRETTY HANDS
Ii You Pay Attention to This Bunch
of "Don'ts" You Can Have Them
the Year Around

Don't polish nails too highly; they
should have only natural gloss. Too
much polishing makes them tender.
Don't polish nails without first rub
bing on little rose-tinted paste. Use
the palm of the hand to polish.
Don't cut nails without first holding
them in warm water or sweet oil.
Don't cut them too often, or they
will become thick and ugly.
Don't cut the cuticle or any part of
the flesh around the nails.
Don't cut the nails in points, but let
them be carefully arched.
Don't use file or emery paper on
che fat surface Of the nail. but only
On the elge, to level it.
Don't dry the hands. with a towel.
but with a silk handkerchief, which
absorbs moisture more readily.
Don't wear gloves every night, or the
hands will become yellow. Occasional
use of gloves, however, is advisable.
Don't use ammonia in the bath with
out applying cold cream afterward.
Don't let the hands hang down, or
the blood will fill and stretch the veins.
Don't forget that warm feet have
muck to do with white hands. When
the feet are habitually cold, the hands
are always red or arlington
Star. ---------- -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-10
CHARMING OLD LADY.
The Original of Charles Dickens,
'LtttIe DOrrito Recalls Novel
lists Happy Youth.

VINO that has read Dickens has not
loved and admired the ''child of the
Marshalsea," the sweet and charming
Little Dorrit? All of US have loved her
as child of bygone age, yet still
Little Dorrit" is amongst us, hearty
and well. Mrs. Mary Ann Cooper, of
Southgate, now in her ninetieth year,
is the original of Dickens famous
character, although the life depicted
IN the book cannot be said to CORE
spond with her own, for Mrs. Cooper
herself was never in that dreary debt
ors, prison. She was born on Novem-
Der II, 1913, in Hatton Garden, her
1ather being a well-to-do farmer
named Milton, who also had place at
Sunbury, at which Dickens in his early
youth was frequent visitor. The bed
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-10
BETRAYED BY A DOG.
Saga ciOus A MI mai Guides Party to
Scene of Crime and Thus Con-
victs TIE Assassin

An Italian woodcutter has just been
sentenced to penal servitude for life
for murder, and the conviction is due
to a dog. A carefully prepared plan
came to naught because of the animals
sagacity.
Cassinelli, the woodcutter, was en-
ployed by Frenchman, Jean Bonati.
They had had disagreement about
wages. One day last winter the wood
cutter appeared at the Bonati home
with his ak and asked Nine. Bonati
where her husband was.
She was surprised at his appearance,
and told him her husband had gone to
look for him in the forest. The wood
cutter disappeared, but came again
the next day, saying that he had spent
the day in the woods trying to find
Bonatl and had been unsuccessful.
Alarmed by that, Nine. Bonati called
for aid, and searching party was or
gained. The Italian, who was familiar
with the forest, undertook to guide the
party, and they proceeded to traverse
the woods in all directions.
Bonati's dog, which had gone into
the woods with his master, but which
had returned the evening of the day he
disappeared, was with the searchers.
Finally the animal, in the heart of the
forest, suddenly left the party and
started in another direction.
The Italian was endeavoring to lead
the searchers in quite different d.
rection, and he tried to call the dog
back, without success. The searchers
became suspicious, observing the man.
ner of the man and the actions Of the
dog. They decided to follow the ami
NAL, and as they turned aside the Ital-
ian burst into tears.
AS they followed the dog they saw
it run up broad slope and come to a
dense thicket. Into this it penetrated.
and the searchers forced their way i'm
after it.
When the dog saw that it had been
followed it began scratching at a.
mound of dirt and leaves. Ready hands
soon came to its assistance, and under
meath the pile was discovered the body
of the dead Bonati with ten great
knife wounds as evidence Of how he
met his death 3
Cassinelli was accused of the crime
and brought to trial. Breaking down,
he admitted having killed his employ
er, but asserted that the fight had
been begun by Bonati and that he
used the knife to defend himself. HIS
description Of the battle there in the
thicket was vivid and the jury, consid-
ering that there might have been ex-
tenuating circumstances, held him
guilty of premeditated assassination,
but placed the sentence at life impris-
onment instead of death.
The man after he had killed his en-
ployer had forgotten the dog, which
was the only witness to the crime.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-10
A FOUNTAIN AND A CIRCUS.

ond shell, the other hole being left
open. THE joints between the shells
and straws are made water tight with
wax. To avoid confusion we will call
the egg with two straws A and the egg
with one straw and an open hole B..
Hold the apparatus with B above
and pour water into the hole in 3.
The water does not fill B, but passes
through the long straw to A, which it
nearly fills before it reaches the inner
end of the short straw and begins to
flow out below. If you stop pouring
at this point, you have A nearly full
of water and B empty, or rather full of
air.
Now turn the whole affair end for end
and plunge it into deep vessel of wa
ter until A, which is now on top, is sub
merged and only the short straw rises
above the water. Immediately you see
little jet of water spouting from the
straw.
This may puzzle you, but the expla-
nation is simple. At B, which is sub
merged rather deeply, there is good
deal of pressure. The water of the jar
is forced into B, and therefore the air
is forced into A, from which in turn, it
expels the water through the short
straw. The little fountain continues
to play until A is empty and B is full
To renew the experiment, you have
only to take the apparatus out, invert
it to allow the water to flow from B
to A. invert it again, and replace it in
the jar But the effect is prettier
and more striking if A is filled in the
first place with colored water. Then
you have a colored fountain rising
from the jar of colorless water. If
you wish to repeat this experiment,
you must, of course, empty the ap-
Daratus and recharge it with colored
water-a different color if you choose.
So much for the fountain; now for
the circus. Bore hole halfway
through a cork in the direction Of its
length, and from the cured surface
bore other holes, two, three or four,
at equal distances, to meet the cen
trail hole To these side holes fit straws
or tubes bent at right angles all in the
same (circular) direction, and fit the
short straw of the egg fountain to the
central hole.
Fill the fountain and put it in the jar
as before, but support A by perfor-
ated cork beneath it and ballast B with
a little bag of shot or otherwise, SO
that the apparatus will float in an up
right position without being held. Now
the water flows out of the bent tubes,
and the whole apparatus revolves. The
effect is improved by attaching couple
of paper horsemen, as shown in the
Enthusiastically Eagle.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-10
silk from a Shell Fish.

Silk is obtained from the shell-fish,
known as the pima, which is found in
the Mediterranean. This she1I-fsh has
the power of spinning a viscid silk,
which in Sicily is made into regular
and very handsome fabric. The silk
is spun by the shell-fish, in the first
instance, for the purpose of attaching
itself to the rocks. 1t is able to guide
the delicate filaments to the proper
place, and there glue them fast, and if
they are cut away it can reproduce
them The material, when gathered,
is washed in soap and water, dried,
Strengthened and carded one pound of
the coarse flament yielding about
three ounces of fine thread, which.
when spun, is lovely FURNISHED gold
IN brown color.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-10

that [ had been struck by a spent
ball and when our surgeon came up
and gave directions to have me car
RED back. / said nothing. | simply
looked as miserable as l felt. Before
I had been taken up, however, the
general commanding our brigade rode
slowly to where the doctor sat on
his horse. The general slouched for
ward in the saddle, was supported by
a staff officer, and he looked as mis-
cradle as / felt. 1t was explained
that the general had been severely
wounded. He was assisted off his
horse and was laid at full length not
ten feet from me.
He groaned and swore, and asked
the doctor to be quick and give him
some relief from the damnable pain.
The doctor opened the generals coat,
felt about a minute, and then, hold
ing out his hand to the aid, said:
THANK God, it is only spent ball
instantly the general, who had baen
stretched out, relaxed and neryeiess,
sat up and said roughly: What's
that? \ spent ball. Oh, hi Here,
get out of the way. Put me- on my
horse. | would give all my years
lay to lick the man who hit me with
J spent ball. Once. on his horse, he
rode away to the front, like a charg-
ing cayalryman. The doctor. looking
after him, said to the surprised hos
pital man: a little exercise will help
him Taking the hint, | scrambled
to my feet and staggered up hill, but
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-10

was the only one Of the four not
wounded. The bushwhackers then
charged, but Hitchcock turned and
fred his gun, checking. somewhat, the
impetuosity of the bushwhackers' as
sault. He then picked up the other
gun and fired again. The lone
Hitchcock had the satisfaction of see
ing one of the bushwhackers fall. Los
ing interest in the proceedings, the
assailants gathered up their hors-de-
combat comrades and took to the
woods. One Of our wounded men
subsequently died. [ relate this cpl
sode by way of preface to my story,
says E. Houghtaling, in National Trib-
une.
One very dark night. John Snider
and [ were on picket in a lane about
so rods from Woodville. AS the en-
counter with the bushwhackers had
occurred near where we were sta
toned, we kept wide awake. intent
ly listening for the slightest sound.
Sniderwas on one side of the lane and
[ on the other. Neryously eXpectant,
we were very quiet. Suddenly we
heard, an awfully terrifying noise,
seemingly some four or five rods in
our front. Thinking of the dark and
we were duly scared, and, for the mo-
ment, paralyzed. Presently Snider
crawled over to my position and
huskily whispered: what in the -
do you suppose it is?' In like
whisper / replied: Il don't know,
but l am not going to stay here in
dread suspense. I'm going to move
forward and develop the enemy" Said
Snider: ''All right. You go ahead,
and I'll follow" Travelling on all tours,
we cautiously advanced, single file,
down the lane. Now and then Sni-
der would pull my leg, indicating that
he wanted me to halt and hold a
council of war. His inquiry, IL a stage
whisper, was always the SAINT: what
do you think it tsp" Shaking him off,
/ would whisper back: Il guess we
shall find out soon enough; keep still
as mouse, and have your gun ready.
I think we are right on to 'em. Wait
and see'' Stealthily approaching an
excavation made by the roots of an
upturned tree, we heard a slight
noise. L impressively whispered to
Snider: Get your gun ready. We
are right on the spot" AS an ad-
vanced skirmisher, [ pushed myself
little further forward, when, 10 and
behold, [ heard mighty grunt and
then saw big hog scramble out OF
that hole and go wabbling off in un-
dignifed retreat. | know it was
big hog for two reasons. We had
killed all the small ones, and surely
no little hog could have scared two big
19-year-old boys with guns in their
hands. Concerning that Indian-like
advance of two nervous pickets, Sni-
der and 1 were Gully reticent. There
is no denying the facts. We were
both scared SO was the hog.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-10
SIMPLE LEAF PRINTING.
One of the Most ID eIightful Pastin.fS
in Which Bright Boys sad Girls
Can Engage.

Any boy or girl may readily take
perfect impression of a leaf, or even OF
cluster of leaves, with very little
trouble, and it will look about as nice
as an engraving.
Take piece of fine writing paper,
and oil it well with either lard or sweet
oil. Let it stand long enough for the
oil to soak through, and then, having
wiped off the superfuous Oil with bit
of paper, hang the oiled piece in the
air to dry,
When the oil is we'll dried in, move
the paper slowly over lighted candle
horizontally, so as to touc', the fame.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-10
HIT By A SPENT BALL.
The General Thought He Was a
Conner, Rut Quickly Revived
When He Found Out

THAT reminds me- said the
sergeant, in the Chicago Inter Ocean,
of my own experience with a spent
ball We We're going up Lookout
-Gnountain from the west Things were
moving our way with a whirl, and I
never felt better in my life; a musket
ball struck me in the abdomen, and
1 never felt worse. | staggered,
dropped, and the boys, not expecting
anyone to be shot at that time, ran
on with the rejoicing line sweeping
ZIP the mountain. I was disappoint
ed and miserable man, the pain of
the wound driving me nearly wild.
] yelled for help and put my hand in
side my blouse to discover what sort
Of hole had been bored into me- ]
found nc wound, but my nervous fin
gers clutched a musket ball lying in
side my blouse.
Il knew what that meant. / knew
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-10
Recipe for Indian Mullins.

Indian mullins are most delicious
when eaten hot and fresh with but
ter This recipe for them is simple:
Pour boiling water on a quart of corn
meal, stir it thoroughly till it forms
thick batter. When it has cooled
a little, add tablespoonful of yeast,
two well-beaten eggs and a table
spoonful of salt. Set the dough to
rise, in warm place for two hours,
then butter some square tin pans and
fill them two-thirds full with
dough and bake in quick oven.