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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-16
REGARDING THE HAIR.
Proper Care of 1t Is Toilet Duty
Which But Few Women Seem
to Have Mastered.

Next in Importance to the complexion
in effect upon WOman's looks is her
hair. AS in the case Of the complexion
1t lies largely with it's owner as to
whether it shall be attractive or IN
pleasing II appearance. This is not the
Tiew held by .url Jers Of women. They
think they have been born with hair OF
this or that character, and that they can
not hope to change it. II it is curly they
rejoice; if it is straight and stiff they
deplore; but they do not think they can
get the better Of nature. So, too, with
the women of sparse locks. They mourn
over the stinginess of nature in this re-
gard, but it does not occur to many OF
them to take simple measures Tor I'M
proving the quantity of their hair.
Many a girl who has sleepily and re-
luctantly given her hair the prescribed
hundred strokes every night before go
ing to bed would have rejoiced to know
that it was one of the worst things she
could do for her head. Where that hair
brushing theory originated 1t is hard 10
tell, but every woman has heard 1t, and
nearly every woman has been foolish
enough to do it at some time or another
in the course of her life.
The office of the hair brush is to re-
move dust from the surface Of the hair,
to stroke down and smooth the snarls
and to distribute through the hair the
natural oil that should be spread from
the scalp.
Instead of doing this most women be-
labor their heads with the brush, drag
ging out and breaking off hairs in clus-
tiers, irritating the scalp and injur1ng the
roots Of the hair. Watch the average
woman brush the hair, and see the vigor
she puts into it. She is not satisfied
with the brushing of the hair alone, but
goes to the scalp, and brushes this as
though it were a surface of metal In
stead of being skin filled with network
of fine nerves. It is altogether possible
that she uses wire hair brush as an in
strument Of torture, thereby cutting on
many hairs that the ordinary bristles
would spare.
So far as keeping the hair and scalp
clean, the best of women are as likely
as not to be sinners. Ihave known wom-
en-, tidy in other respects, who did not
wash the hair once in six months. l
have known of children II to IA years old
who could not recollect ever having been
told of the necessity of shampooing the
hair. Their mothers kept the dandruff
from accommodating by means Of fine
comb! The women who do recognize
the possibility that the hair occasional
ly needs to be washed as much as any
other part of the body very often employ
agents that are almost as bad as neglect
would be. Women wash their hair with
baking soda, with borax, with ammonia,
with potash, with soaps of different
kinds, with alcohol, with almost any
lotion that is recommended by equally
ignorant friends These preparations
are used also with total disregard OF
the proportions in which any one OF
them should be added to the water for
shampooing, or of the character of the
hair or scalp to which they are applied
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-16
THEY WERE EXTRAVAGANT.
Wasted Too Much Ammunition ia
Accomplish an Object That
Was Easy.

There will never be war without fly
ing artillery" said an eX-member of the
famous LOOMS battery of this state, re-
lates the Detroit Free Press, but you
can take my word for it that the moral
effect is a heap greater than the prac-
teal. l have seen grape and canister
used with terrible effect, but as an Offset
let me tell you a little story. In one
of the fights preceding the battle of
MurfresborO we were ordered to shell
a force of confederates out of a certain
piece of woods don't know who dis
covered them there but our six pieces
went into action and made things hot.
We fired 20 rounds to a piece, and the
shells burst beautifully. When it was
apparent that we had slaughtered a regi-
ment or two, the infantry advanced to
hold the position. They expected to
come across hundreds of dead men, but
they didn't find one. A hundred trees
had been rent and riven, and hundred
tons of soil had been thrown sky-high,
but there was not even a wounded man.
They did find one living one, however.
He had been left behind to keep watch
of us, and he had not deserted his post.
AS our infantry came up he crawled out
from hole under the roots of stump
and asked:
Now, then, what do you'uns want?'
I'VE want to make you prisoner re-
piled an officer.
is that what all the shootin' has bin
fur?'
Eyes
Then let me tell yo' that yo' pesky
Yankees ar so mighty extravagant that
yo' won't have a drafted cent left when
this yere wah is half over"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-16
A TALE OF REVENGE.
Chap1afn's Joke on Union Soldier and
the Latter's Way OF Getting
Square with Him.

For some days before the siege of
camped on Dauphin's Island, Mobile
bay. We enjoyed the privilege of the
island, as oysters were quite plentiful
along the inland shore, and could be had
by wading out into the water, writes
an old soldier in American Tribune.
| had made number of trips, bring
ing back about a pailful each time,
when one day, while l was in my tent
writing home to my best girl, the chap
lain of my regiment called on me and
proposed that we go cahoots in cof-
fee sack of oysters. When | COM
menced to remove my outer garments,
preparatory to wading out into the wa
ter, he said the water caused his legs
to cramp, and he would remain on shore
and watch the oysters, while l fished
them out. 1t took number of trips to
fill the coffee sack, and when there were
as many in it as l thought could carry,
ne proposed that l make one more trip
and fill the pail. When my pail was
about half full, I happened to look in
his direction, and saw the old fellow
trudging off for camp with the sack of
oysters on his back. l forgot all about
the pail or the oysters in it. / was mad.
His mess was the field and mine the
line officers, and l knew that my oysters
were gone if 1 could not intercept him
before he reached camp. When 1 ar
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-16
ARTISTIC DECORATION.
Excellent Effect May Be Produced by
the Clever Arrangement of
Odd Bits of China

The illustration suggests an artistic
and completely satisfactory arrange
ment for turning a miscellaneous col
lection of china to eminently decora-
tive account. Supposing the plates,
jugs and bric-a-brac here shown to be
of varied and strong coloring-or in
deed, If they were of a blue color or
any other uniform tone-a plain black
ground is necessary to give them their
fullest value. Accordingly they are
ranged upon narrow shelf, placed at
the height of an ordinary picture-rail
below frieze distempered a pale
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-16
GRATEFUL, HAPPY WOMEN
Thank Pe-ru-na for Their
Recovery After Years of
Suffering.

Miss Muriel Arnitage, So Green.
wood Ave-, Detroit, Mich, District
Organizer Of the Royal Templars of
Temperance, in arecent letter. saws:
think that a woman naturally
shrinks from making her trou bles
public, but restored health has meant
so much to me that I feel for the sake
of other suffering women it is nv
duty to tell what Peruna has done
for me.
81 suffered for five years with
uterine irregularities, which brought
on hysteria and made me a physical
wreck. l tried doctors from the diff
ferent schools of medicine, but with
out any perceptible change in my
condition. In my despair I called ON
an old nurse, who advised me to try
Peruna, and promised good resultsif
would persist and take itregularly.
I thought this was the least could
do and procured a bottle. knew as
soon as began taking it that it was
affecting me differently from any
thing had used before, andso kept
on taking it. kept this up for six
months, and steadily gained strength
and health, and when I had used
fifteen bottles I considered myself
entirely cured. I am a grateful,
happy woman to-day. Miss MurieI
Armitage.
Peruna cures catarrh Of the pelvic
organs with the same surety as it
cures catarrh of the head. Peruna
has become renowned as a positive
cure for female ailments simply be-
cause the ailments are mostly due
to catarrh, Catarrh is the cause of
the trouble. Peruna cures the ca
tarrh. The symptoms disappear.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-16
LOYAL TO LOST CAUSE.
sample Teachings in Country Schools
in the South Just After
the War.

The country schOol-teacher in the
south at the close of the civil war was
still loyal to the lost cause said pro-
lessor in one Of the leading universities
OF the south who was a guest in this
city, says the New York Sum- ct is
little wonder that the sectional lines
disappeared SO slowly when one remem-
bers some of the Instructions given in
the backwoOds schoOlhouses the first
year after the war
In one OF the border states such in
structIons as these were given by the
teacher orally, for there were 20 school
books for quite awhile after the war.
Who was the first president?' If
the pupil answered George Washing
ton, the teacher replied rather sadly:
Yes; he was the first president at the
time you speak of, but the first president
OF the south was Jefferson Davis
Then he would ask: Who was the
greatest soldier in the world?' and he
would answer himself: Gen Lee
When the class in geography was
called and the question was asked:
Name the greatest cities in the coun-
try the class was instructed to say:
New Orleans, Richmond and Charles
ton. The longest river in the United
States was given as the Lower Missis-
slppl, and the class was further instruct
ed that the capital of the country was
Richmond
The greatest product of the country
was, so the class was instructed, cotton,
and the teacher that knew always add
ed that sugar and New Orleans molasses
came next.
"The teacher in those days set the
texts in the old copy books for his pu-
pills. All had some connection with
some event in the south
In all these instructions there was
never any reference to the north. No
harsh words were spoken of Lincoln, or
Grant, or Sherman, or Of any of the
great events in which they participated
They were simply ignored. If at that
time some one had come along with a
proposition to build Chinese wall along
Mason and Dixon's line, l think the
people in some parts of the south would
readily have given their time and labor
to the work free
1T is not strange, I repeat, that sec
tional feeling in some regions died out
slowly"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-16

A son OF the late Maj. Wade Hamp-
ton Gibbes, Of Columbia, S. c., assures
the Charleston News and Courier that it
was his father, who, as a lieutenant
fired the first gun, signal gun, at the
attack on Fort Sumter, Charleston har-
Dor, on the morning of April II, 1864.
He writes: "At Lieut. Gibbes' battery
the signal gun was aimed to burst a
shell high in the air; another gun was
carefully aimed at the fort, and the
wires were laid ready to explode a mine
near the old house in the way. AS near
ly as possible these things were done 81
multaneously. Now, which of the shots
hred at the fort from the three separate
mortar batteries by Capt. James. Mr..
Raffin or Lieut.. Gibbes' battery was the
second shot, no man may certainly
say"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-16
l FISHED THEM OUT.

rived at headquarters he was standing
as a spring lamb In the blandest man
ner possible he said:
Lieutenant, the next time you go for
oysters, take one of your own mess.
think it is the best joke l ever played
on anyone. How nicely you did bite!
Try one on me some time"
[ could not see the joke, but l an
swered him l would follow his advice
If the opportunity ever presented itself
yes said he, 81 got the oysters and
you got the cahoots.'
The nine days siege of Spanish Fort
was over, Fort Blakeley had fallen;
peace once more reigned, and the fol-
lowing July found us in camp in one OF
the most beautiful villages in central
Alabama.
One Sunday, while passing the chap
lain's door, 1 saw him lying On the
floor. He was intoxicated, almost stu
p1d. Lieut. - was with me, and /
turned and asked him if we had not
better put the chaplain on his bed
mo-" said he, "the old cuss turned
me out of his staterom while we were
going up the Tennessee river. when |
was yet sergeant, and just because l
would not steal horse for him. Let's
chuck him through the window"
l thought of my oysters, and the old
man went out of his window
He had more life in him than we had
looked for. He raised partly to his
feet, then fell full length into a mud
hole. We jumped through the window,
pulled him out, got him into the build
ing and put him into his bed, mud and
all.
When we decentralization, Wis, and
were being paid off, he came to me for
favor. After had complied with his
request he took me by the hand and
said:
Il had hardly expected this of you. |
supposed you had never forgiven me
for taking those oysters. y
Then for the first time he learned
how he came to fall in the mud hole
and why [ owed him no i'll will
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-16
Delicious Summer Suuashes

Crook neclls Or saucer, the summer
squash, is delicate vegetable, and one
not served often enough on the aver
age table. 1t contains little real nutri-
ment, but is one Of those vegetables
whose mission it is to assist digestion
of other food and to afford that VARIETY
which helps the appetite Wash and
pare one or two and cut into square
pieces. Put the pieces into boiling wa
ter and cook for 20 or 80 minutes.
Drain off every drop of water and
beat with a potato masher until quite
smooth. Stir into the squash a small
cupful of milk, tablespoonful Of melt
ed butter, two beaten eggs, pepper and
salt. Better still, stir all these togeth-
er and add to the squash after mixing.
Turn into buttered dish, sprinkle witt.
bread crumbs and bits of butter and
bake
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-16

work without the greatest exhaustion.
This is very common sight and is
almost always due to pelvic catarrh.
It is worse than foolish for so many
women to suffer year after year with a
disease that can be permanently cured.
Perunacures catarrh permanently. 1t
cures old chronic cases as wellas aslight
attack, the only difference being in the
length of time that itshould be taken to
effect cure.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving q
full statement of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valua BILE adj
vice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-16
DRAFTED A DONKEY.
Clever Joke Played Upon Enrolling
Officers by Southern Farm
er's Daughter.

During the last two years of the war,
when the draft was being enforced, the
provost marshal was not a very popu-
lar person anywhere, but more partlc-
ularly obnoxious in the border states
of Maryland and Kentucky, where many
of the people were in sympathy with the
south and had near relatives in the con-
federate army. One of these civil or
semi-military officers, in making up a
list of men liable to draft, called at a
farmers door in Anne Arundel county,
Maryland, and young lady gave him
very prompt answers to the usual set
Of questions, relates the American Trib-
une. Then came the last query: "Will
you make oath that you have given the
names of all males between 20 and As
residing here?" There is one more"
she answered very demurely-"Billy
Button; he is %, but he sleeps in the
barn"
The name was enrolled The officer
passed on. On the day of the drawing
William Button was drawn as a con-
script, and, not reporting for muster,
detail was sent to the farmers place
to arrest him. The young lady, on
learning their errand, escorted them
to the barn and pointed to the venera-
bic donkey whose name was Billy But
ton
That squad did not wait for orders,
but retreated double-quick, their steps
fastened by shouts of laughter from
the innocent and demure guide
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-16

have q chance one day of wearing a
coronet with strawberry leaves. The
duke is a great scholar. Miss Deacon
is an exceptionally clever young wom-
an, we'll read ana a brilliant CONVEX
satiOnalist
Writing il a recent number Of M. A.
2. MAINLY About People, T. P. O'Con-
ner says under the heading: 1.-TWO
American Beauties"
''The Miss Deacons have arrived in
London for the season. Once again
America has given its beauty and
charm to the old world.
Miss Gladys Deacon made her first
appearance in England about two
years ago and was chaperoned by Mrs.
Arthur Paget and by the duchess of
Marlborough. Her friendship with the
latter dates from 1895, when she acted
as one of the duchess child brides
maids in the memorable wedding in
New York. This youthful intimacy
was maintained, and Miss Deacon
formed one of a brilliant house party
at Blenheim when the German crown
prince was the guest of the occasion
Her style of beauty is fair, blue-eyed
and radiant, she has a rose-leaf COM
plexion, sunny hair and the sweetest
of smiles. She has been educated on
the continent and spent some years in
a French convent. AS a consequence
she is good linguist, cosmopolitan
and thoroughly up to date.
For girl in smart society she is
a simple dresser, wears few jewels and
prefers girlish gowns of crepe, muslin
or chiffon. Her portrait has been
painted by Whistler and by several
other noted artists in London and
Paris.
"The younger Miss Deacon is almost
as beautiful as her sister, but in an en-
tirely different style. She is taller,
darker, more stately and much more
sedate. Her school days have been
passed in Berlin.
"These two lovely Americans ap-
peared at Mrs. Adair's recent fancy
dress ball, one dressed as Greek
maiden and the other as Primavera
after Botticelli's famOuss picture"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-16
Female Weakness is Pelvic
Catarrh.
Always Half Sick are the Women
Who Have Pelvic Catarrh.

Catarrh of any organ, if allowed to
progress, will affect the whole body.
Catarrh without nervousness is very
rare, but pelvic catarrh and nervousness
go hand in hand.
Whatisso distressing sight as poor
half-sick, nervous woman, suffering
from the many almost unbearable symp-
toms of pelvic catarrh ? She does not
consider herself i'll enough togo to bed,
but she is far from being able to do her
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-16

Slngleton-l say, OLD chap, what have
you that string around your finger for?
Wedderly-To remind me of some
thing | am to get for my wife.
What are you to get?"
"Why-er-blamed if l haven't for
gotten what it was" Chicago Daily
News.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-16
When Butter Gets strong

Butter that does not taste quite as
fresh as it should may be greatly i'm
proved by putting in a wooden chopping
bowl with salt water and thoroughly
working it over and over with butter
worker, or even potato masher. Pour
off the salt water and substitute sweet
milk, working it into the butter in the
same way. Finally wash we'll with
clear, cold water.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-16
Proof Presumptfye,

SIS that your baby?"
do you suppose I'd be wheeling
around another mans baby?"-N Y.
Sun.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-16
BY Our Daily Deeds.

All through life we write our own cpl
taphs.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-16

You can save from So to SIS yearly by
wearing w, L. Douglas $3.50 or So shoes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-16

Uu ~ GHt E0ge line cannot De eQU0ed at anu price
Shoes by mail, 25 cents extra. Illustrated
Catalog free, W. L, DOUGLAS, Brocktan, Mass,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-11-04

"For Rent" cards on sal, at Bulletin
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-11-04
ARMY OFFICERS TO
SELECT POST SITE

Among the passengers who arrived
in the Sierra this morning were the
Army officers appointed on the board
to select site for a military post near
Honolulu. Major William L. Birkhei
mer, Artillery Corps, inspector of ar
tillery for the Department of Caliror
mia, Is the president of the board,
whose other members are Colonel Nc
kenzie, Engineer Corps; Major II. b.
Moon. Tenth Infantry, and Captain G..
w. Read, Ninth Cavalry, reporter. Tho
board will select a site for perma.
nent large post in Pearl harbor. and
Camp Mckinley. which Is a canton.
ment OF two Coast Artillery companies,
and is on hired ground, that will be
abandoned at as early a date as pos.
sible. The new post will be a mixed
garrison, at first probably comprising
Coast Artillery and Infantry troops
Owing to the importance Of the islands
II will doubtless be heavily garrison.
ed station. The board Is under. fur
ther orders to make reconnaissance OF
the whole islands with a view to Sc
lecting sites for other posts, and the
officers detailed for this important
work will be here at least six weeks.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-11-04
PORTO RICO'S GOOD SUGAR SEASON

New York, Oct S.-Interesting stor-
les are told by returning travellers who
have seen Porto Rico. Even more en-
tertaining, and certainly more instruc-
tive, are the statements made about
the island by men who have lived
there some years and who know all
about its business at present, and who
are reasonably well informed regard
ing its future. While it is admitted
that the future is in a degree uncer-
tain. depending much upon the willing
ness and ability of those who are ex-
plotting the Islands resources to work
long and hard, those in the best posi-
ton to know say that the outlook is
encouraging and that there isn't much
doubt about ultimate prosperity and
Iproft from investments.
Mr.. George X. Cummings of the Cit.
lrus Fruit Co. Of Porto Rico has been
here from San Juan, and he talked
very instructively with a Commercial
representative respecting the present
bNdluc vi ullltlthl NdllNNif0 vi JUST
ness enterprises and pointed out some
possibilities for the future. Mr.. Cum.
mings' company is engaged solely In
developing and selling orange planta-
ions. Whatever fruit he sells may be
.ermed an incident Of the main bust
ness. He sells an orange grove and
contracts to cultivate II for three years
thus avoiding the possibility of fail
ure through lack of skilled care. Wis.
itors to the island say that the com.
pany's property is the show place OF
the island and more nearly represents
the possibilities OF scientific citrus fruit
culture than any other plantation II
Porto Rico.
IN REGARD TO SUGAR.
Discussing the agricultural situation
Mr.. Cummings said:
| THE sugar crop OF this year Is tn,
best Porto Rico ever had. The wealth
er was just right at grinding time ant
the proper amount Of saccharine mat
ter was present in the cane. Tn,
weather has much influence on the can,
at this season. and unless II is RICH
the sugar crop suffers. The suga
planters are making a great deal o
money. In fact, they are probably NOR
prosperous tina many other agricultur
lists in Porto Rico. They have goo,
crop, quality is unsurpassed and the.
find n ready market at good prices
This combination Of favorable circum
stances places them easily in the lea,
of Porto Rican agriculturists.
with the coffee planters It is differ
ent. When Spain coded the island Il
the United States coffee growers los
their Spanish market and have not a
yet secured one equally as good in tn
United States. The America peopl
do not seem to care for Porto Rical