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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-13
CHRISTENING A SHIP.
Various Ways Young Women Spon-
Sors Have OF Smashing the
BaptismaI Bottle.

Rear Admiral Bowles, chief con-
structor of the navy, who was an inter
ested spectator of the recent launch
OF the armoured cruiser Colorado at
Philadelphia, has made some interest
ing comments on the general subject
Of the methods practised in christen-
ing warships by breaking bottles of
champagne on their prows. According
to his experience, there are three ways
Of handling the bottle, on such Cccas-
ions, says the Washington Star.
He describes one as the baseball
method, in which the bottle is held
like a bat and hurled against the side
Of the ship with a long, sweeping
swing, with energy enough for home
run or a three-bagger at least. An
other method is described as the tents
blow, in which the bottle is smashed
against the PROV with. a full arm serve.
The admiral is quoted as saying that
this method was used by the sponsor
of the Colorado. The third method is
described as the ping-pong style, and
is a dainty little smash, sufficiently
vicious, however, to shower the cham
payne on the hull, and sometimes On
the fair operator also.
1t is admitted that none of these
methods is perfect. and that failure is
possible in each. through the nervous
ness or excitement of the operator,
who. by a bad aim or lack of sufficient
force, may fail to break the bottle and
in that way spoil the whole proceed
ings. A failure of that kind might be
disasterous to a ship at least from
sentimental viewpoint, and, as the sail
ors say would 'hoodoo" that partic-
-ular vessel In one case, the sponsor
delayed the blow until the descending
ship got beyond her reach; but she
was equal to the occasion, and by
well directed throw managed to smash
the bottle broadside on.
To avoid the possibility of such ac-
cidents. Admiral Boles suggests the,
use of a device attached to the ship in
such a way that when the young lady
releases the bottle it is bound to strike
against the prov Of the ship-With SUI
fcient force to release the contents,
and thus give the ship its maiden bath
before it reaches its native element.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-13
LONG LIVES OF PAUPERS.
Total Age of Thirty-Four in Stephen
son County, Ill. Is 1887
Years.

The wonderful old age to which
paupers live has been demonstrates
by an interesting investigation recent
ly made by James Eells, superintend-
ent of the Stephenson county, Ill,
poor farm, reports the Chicago Tri1
bune.
Mr. Eells was asked how old GER
tain one of his inmates was. and this
led to an inquiry as to the age of a
he had thirty-four people whose ages
aggregated 2,387 years.
The ages of one party Of seven peo'
pie footed 600 years, the average being
a fraction over IS years.
Another party numbered seven, and
their ages aggregated 527 years, the
average being rs. There is still an
other party of from eighteen to twenty
persons, whose ages average between
so and 20 years, and the average of the
whole bunch is over 70 years.
Supt. Keycs, of the Kane county
farm. has a large contingent of old
people. Some Of them are SO old that
it is impossible to fix their age to
certainty. Some of them move about
over the premises, a few being help
less.
There is one colOred woman who Mr.
Keyes says is at least 125 years of age.
She is an inveterate talker and singer,
was born slave, and served different
masters in Dixie. She talks contin-
ually of plantation days, imagines that
she is in a cotton field harvesting this
great staple of the south land. From
her disconnected talks one is able to
take up the threads Of some of the
most interesting epochs of ante-war
days She is tractable and gives less
trouble than many others Of lighter
color.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-13

and, as usual, the apparently simple
lines, taken from the old masters,
make the most successful headgear.
A great many white and black chip.
cream and black Leghorn, and lace hats
are seen.
Here are descriptions Of those illus
trated in the sketch: In one may be
seen large picture hat covered en-
-tirely both on the crown and on the
outer edge and under side of the orim
with plaitirgs Of tulle shading from
pale rose pink to quite deep crimson.
The effect of this coloring in the soft
tulle is exceedingly pretty. On one
side of the brim there is crimson
Paradise plume taking up the different
tone Of the tulle, while wide straps
Of velvet ribbon, In dark crimson and
pale pink, are draped under the brim
and finished with bow on one side
y charming toque of soft white tulie
is another. This toQue is made In a
most becoming shape, with very deep
Srim turned up sharply at the back.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-13

L
lines. He is prodding the police for
their kindness to gamblers. He is
raiding pool-rooms and getting evil
dence that pools are being sold and
that the police are not doing their
duty.
DR.. Myers has been in Brooklyn ten
years. He took charge of the Baptist
Temple there. 1t was in the financial
district, unsuitable for a church. It
was sold for the site of a bank; man.
mon succeeding worship, and for q
time services were held in the great
barn-like Academy of Music. He filed
it and more. Then the new temple
was built, by a curious coincidence.
just across the corner from where
the second and third of DIR. Talmage's
tabernacles stood and were burned.
Already the Temple is too small
DR.. Myers is a magnetic speaker,
without sensationalism, but full Of
homely force. He is still young, very
fne-lo oling-and that he is energetic
need not be explained after one has
examined the scalps that he has hung
up before his tepee: One police In
spector forced to resign; charges pre-
ferred against two captains; II book
makers found guilty; seven poolrooms
closed
And besides, the power that ono
righteous man is out of doors. Dr. Ny
ers is a power in the pulpit. He will
continue to be heard from
OWEN LANGDON.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-13

but curving downwards in front. The
crown of this toque is covered with
white roses and outlined with pale
green foliage, while the white tulle
brim is lined inside with the same flow
ers and leaves in quite novel fashion,
and finished on the outer side with
green foliage. At the back of this
toque is smartly finished, with loops
of leaf-green velvet on either side. to-
gether with clusters of white roses and
fringes of small green buds. Still an
other is a toque made in the most be-
coming shape and consisting of dark
sapphire-blue tulle, cleverly tucked and
folded to follow the lines of the shape.
Then there is a French hat in Bre-
tonne sailor shape, carried out in
mauve straw. Folds of dark heliotrope
tulle are draped round the crown,
which is also outlined with band of
dark velvet. while on one side towards
the front there is a knot of bright
cerise satin surrounded by clusters OF
small roses in various shades Of pink
and dark damask red, Under the brigu
at the back there are clusters of roses
in these colorings with bows and ends
in soft satin ribbon, some pink. som.
violet, and some dark crimson.
ELLEN CCNl.NDE
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-13
The First Post Office

In 1868, early in the reign of Louis
NV, NJ. de Velayer established a
private penny post. Boxes were set
up at the street corners for the re-
ception of letters. Offices were
opened in various quarters Of Paris;
collections were made once day
from the street boxes, followed
many hours later by a single deliy-
cry, and thus the first post office in
the world was established. M. de
Velayer was so greatly encouraged
by the success of his enterprise that
in order to develop it still further he
printed certain forms of billets or
notes which were intended to cover
all the ordinary requirements of
business in great towns. These forms
contained blanks which were intend
ed to be filled up by the pen with
such special matter as might be nee
essary to complete the writer's OBJ
iect. The idea at once became popu-
lar. and the printed forms accompa-
MED the expansion of the postal serv-
ice throughout the larger cities of
France, and it was many years be
fore they fell into Washing
ron Star
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-13

Delaware & Hudson, this is a COM
paratively small affair in mileage and
ia the amount of it's capitalization;
but it is eminently prosperous.
Here is the strange thing: This
man, still living, was president of the
New York Central before Commodore
Vanderbilt. He was old-fashioned
then as he is to-day, born admins
traitor, as Vanderbilt was born or
ganizer. When Sloan took the Cen
trail its stock was worth SIT per
share. When he left it the price was
$143, that was in 1864, time CT war
and excitement. The Central has be-
come from big road big system,
but its stock sells away below $40
in q time of peace and great prosper
ity.
1t was after he left the Central that
Sloan became the head of the Lacka-
wanna. There again he was conserva-
tive, old-fashioned. So long as he re-
manned president there were few Sun
day trains upon the Lackawanna, but
on week days its service was better
than that of it's rivals, and it's track
and property kept in better shape,
while its comparatively small stock
issues paid seven per cent profit.
And the old-fashioned man is alive
and hearty; his successor in the Cen
traa chair, Commodore Vanderbilt, is
dead; the commodore's successor, w.
H. Vanderbilt, is dead; the commo-
aeTe's grandson and next successor
Ina she management, Cornelius, is
dead The oldfashioned man has out
lived them all, and [ fancy that he is
weather than any Vanderbilt now
aa4 earth.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-13

tiousqy make such a statement as that
To think Of a time when woman,
who spends much Of her time inyesti-
sonable modes being able to say that
she had found none that were not pref
ty. That in itself tells wonderful
tale of what the season now upon US
is to be-
Lace of every description, from the
finest blonde makes to the coarsest
specimens of crochet and guipure,
adorn practically every model, from
the boating serge or linen to the gor-
geous toilettes for ambitious summer
festivities
In materials the choice is wide, but
there is no doubt that the best frocks
Ire made of souple fabrics that lend
themselves admirably to tuckings.
gaugings and beautiful stitchery, such
as fastidious women demand. Noiles
of various makes and in all shades
have been a feature Of the early spring
and still continue popular. For the
smart toilette de vile Paris is faithful
to big spots. two of her fayorite mix
lures being brown and gray and cream
and red
The killed and the plated skirts are
much worn in the coarser makes Of
Soile and hopsack. just clearing the
ground at the back with that becom-
ing tilt which is so essentially French.
In all such cases the boleros are very
short and show either a wide belt of
colored leather or a draped band Of
taffeta. with full blouse beneath.
I have selected a group of waists for
the artist to illustrate to YOU, and
wiz add to his pictures a slight de-
scription. \ charming blouse. which
is known as the Nina. is made in white
glace silk. gracefully tucked in long
lines. which run downwarGs towards
the waist, and which appear also on
the upper part Of each sleeve. This
blouse has square collar of stitched
white elace silk. piped with green, and
cut out in quaint curves in quite a novel
away above the stole ends. which finish
the collar in front Similar curves and
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-13
THE AMERICAN LAUGH.
1t Is Healthy, Happy and Springs
from Consciousness of
Weu-DOing.

Gods greatest gift to man was the
laugh. Without it the human race
would have wept itself to death or
eXterminated itself long ago. Pathos'
is beautiful. Tragedy is absorbing.
But both pathos and tragedy are in
stantly routed by the laugh, writes
philosopher in the Denver Post.
Laughter has sunshine in it. 1t is
warm. Learned men have searched
for the secret of life. What is it but
good humor? That's the secret Of
life being worth living.
What sunshine is to earth good HUI
NOR is to man. Take the smile and
the laugh away and it would be the
end of man,
Men can't fight while they enjoy a.
joke. Death himself recoils from the
laugh. The man in a good humor
has an enormous advantage over the
man who is angry. Anger is dark
Bitterness is filed with shadow. In
tolerance is grim and black. Preju
dice is blind
Good humpr-with the smile and
the laughs sunshine in which OBJ
jects are plain and distortion disap-
pears and wherein phantoms become
nothing.
One reason for Americas greatness
is that above all it is nation that
laughs. There have been gay peo-
pies and frivolous nations, but gayety
and frivolity are strangely akin to
melancholy. That gay Germany
whose national happiness is ex-
pressed in song is clouded by melan-
choly. Sadness pervades the temper
ament of Germania.'
And frivolous France, how tragic
she becomes-how desperately tragic!
The great American laugh is an
other thing. Investigate the Ameri
can national laugh, and there's a
sound, practical something behind it.
1t is never forced laugh. It is
healthy, vigorous, spontaneous.
Empires and powers have crumbled
and gone to pieces in solemn serious
ness and gloomy grandeur, while
Uncle Sam, with a joke on his lips,
FORCES ahead.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-13
pink paper.

There is a field here for such pa
pers, on account of the absorbing in
terest in sports They can be- sold at
five cents copy, the paper costing
less than half q cent. ADVERTISE
ments of certain sorts pay fairly we'll
What a tremendous field for daily
journalism there is in New York is
shown by the recent statement of the
World that in the 20 years of Mr..
Pulitzer's management it's total re-
ceipts have been upward of 67,OO0,-
600. AS they were very small in the
beginning and have not yet shown
any sign of having reached maxi
mum, it is perfectly safe to conclude
that the present income Of the paper
is not less than five millions a year.
That of the Herald may be a trife
less, but as it is sold at three. cents a
copy and its advertising patronage is
enormous, it's profit must be greater
than that of the World or of any
other daily existing.
The sporting interest is so much a
speciality that a great sporting paper
IL nc poi1U Il T. Ill tic City Will du
income of a hundred thousand or
more a year without hurting in the
least the bigger general newspapers.
Col. Harvey, the leader in reorgan-
ling Harpers' since their tremendous
slump two years ago, is a newspaper
man. He was Mr. Pulitzer's secre-
tary and manager for time drifted
into trolley-car management, came
back into journalism again as presi-
dent of Harpers' with j. P. Morgan
as his hacker and a staff of news.
paper men and women drawn from
the World and other papers to assist
him. 1t was hard shedding for the
first year, but the venture is supposed
to have turned the corner and to be
paying interest upon the greatest
load of debt that ever burdened o
publishing house, with something
over for profits.
Col. Harvey is young, energetic,
fond of golf, not anxious to break
himself down by hard work. There is
nothing old-fashioned about him; but
there are precedents to show that a
man of any fashion can arrive if he
manages right.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-13

preacher of ma
tional repute a
man of whom the
country KIN o w 8
and in whom it
takes an interest.
DR.. Cortland Ny"
ers may be fitting
himself for filing
the Talmag e a n
shoes in some re-
spec t s. III e i 8
worth watching.
DR.. Myers pro-
ceeds somewh a t
L
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-13

AhCIiU. O1Aly yOdAs
he worked as a banker. Not as bank
president who exists mainly to ''fn-
assce" the schemes of ambitious pro-
sRoaers, but as banker pure and sim
ple. The results of his work are re-
anarhahle.
The Chemical national bank, Of
S'aaach he was SO long president, is a
smaN one-in one way. Its capital
Is only 100000 against the S25,
600 OF the City bank. But the divi-
dessds paid on the stock are $50 per
cent, its surplus is above $7,000,000,
and the market value Of it's stock has
risen steadily for years. It was $4,100
per share at the end of 1901; by the
end of 1902 it had risen to $4,000. A
man. who owned a single share of
stock during that year drew upon his
81. 100 capital $3.50 in dividends and
$500 in the enhanced value of stock;
If he then sold he gained $3.50 in all,
or about So per cent.
BIT. Williams was a courteous old
gentleman whom it was a, delight to
newspaper men to 'interview"-and
to newspaper women. He never in
suited them with the kind of person
al, siekening insult which any known
form of redress would only make
worse, as [ have known some new
fashioned Wall street men to do. He
had his rules in life. One was to be
polite; another not to ask useless
questions.
A banking quarrel of Importance is
now simmering in this city because
the president of an institution many
times larger than the Chemical re-
fused to allow it's assets to be used
to bolster up promoting schemes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-13

Cne interest OF
the Daily Tcle-
graph. If this is
true the sedute
old book publish
ing firm of Har-
per & Bros. will
presently be con-
Quoting, sin ely or
more p T o b a b ly
C o IN b i ned, two
S p o T t i n 6 and
sporty dailies of
the kind that in
London are COM
monty printed on
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-13
Asked and Answered.

''Do you believe" asked young
Dudeleigh, who is only five feet tall,
that brevity is the soul of wit?''
Not in your case,'i replied Miss
Ellington, in tone redolent with
acrimony -Cincinnati Enquirer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-13

The noted English circus manager
George Sanger, began his career as a
Snowman with trick pony, for which
and is very rich, and, owns a costly
circus anG lnenagerie worth over 3d.
100000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-13

mas 4eIJ the pFeSl-
dency of the Della
ware & Hudson
railroad to young
er hands. Samuel
Sloan was for 20
years in the har-
ness and now, in
his Seth year, can
talk with energy
OF his long life in
world OF affairs.
Sloan was 80
years president of
the <LackaWanna
road. Like the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-13

sons about the
old-fa shiOned men
who still succeed
in business in old
fashioned ways.
Mr.. Williams as
a poor boy work
ed his way up
from the bottom
just as good boys
do in the story
books. He had no
rich relatives to
boost him along.
He won his way by
g.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-13

ASHTON is decidedly elastic
in regard to hats, and lays
down few, if any, hard and
fast rules. 1t seems that
the milliners are, using; the
best shapes Of all periods,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-13

half an finch and
a width of three
quarters. NJ a r k
II rows of black
dots with a pencil
across two of it's
sides; set it up on
end and you have
the model of the
strangest of sky
S C r a p er S ever
planned for New
York.
I'm not sure
that this building
Ill
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-13

ess asEt It Wa be unless the owners
s4f giant str acture just beyond pay
sarLty handsomely for the plot to
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-13

Ii summer modes are pref
ty, though some are more
attractive than others. This
is practically the first sea-
son of which [ can remem-
Der when I could cOnscien-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-13
Two Other "Grand old Men,

Sixty-one years of work is the
record of Robert NJ. Olyphant, who
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-13
The Ha rpers in journalism.

The sale nf Daily America by its
receiver is said to have been made in
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-13
TYPES OF MEN
OF NEW YORK
Interesting Characters That Are
Found in Gotham.
Ias'sg Represent the Financial, IA
daasAria1 and Religious Fields
An Oddly in Sky Scrapers
Which May BE Erected.

New York.-The death of George G..
NIssala5gzns, banker, enforces some les
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-13
Brooklyn Needs n TaImaEe,

Brooklyn, since the death of Beechel
and Talmage, has been without a
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-06-13
sfrangest of All Sky-Scrapers.

Mkittle a soft pine stick just five
sac2sses long down to a thickness of
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-05-09

Aasseg Macy people the aistsxer
idea prevails that the mining bushes.
i q hzzar0O1s speeEiztso1 Ehere5r
hundreds faa where one Wi1s ThAs
Is al 1r01g. a. statistics wzl prove
The niHi1g b1sf1ess shows . far
greater percentage Of profit thzH
any other Inc 0f business. Al 6usi.
ness veatures must q necessity b
more or less 10 the nstare az a gam
be You buy . farm and run . risk
q losing Yo0 plant your grain and
il i q gamble wbether you vii make
= Proft-0r even get Four seed back
Senator Chauncey d. Depew says
euphatically thai IN order 10 vain
Sezlth O1e must take cfaa1ces- Few
men aTer make anything OH . mere
GiFe Or six per cent. Ei6catters
have given the black eye" to toe
mining business A man Hho kn0ws
notdIng whaterer Of mines and min-
iag sees some sort Of so-catIed
stock advertised glaringly. He
knows pothing Of the mine He
does1 t even know ahesher there i
such mine. He can't locate the
district II Is supposed TO be TO- New
ertbeless be risks few d0zlars-zEd
Is sEi0dled- Ever alter be i firmly
c0usiDcsd that be has been bitten IL
. mining deal. wheH, o. . matter Of
fact be has 10 more dealt IA ninfrg
stock than be would had be bought
green goods on the streets Of New
York But the mining business gets
the blame for his ignorance and the
result Of bis silly Speculation Find
about the property you mean 70
invest in. You HogBd do that we're
guu buying real estate or q horse.
30 70 Ioaopab, for instance, and zee
What y0a are buying To10pah a iii
be glad to See you II yoa can't 20
70 T0n0pah write for information.
There are plenty Of good, reliable
nen there who viii be glad to answer
four questions honestly -TonoDah, /
san Francisco.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-05-09
GridIey's Famous Sack of Flour.

Old residents will remember the
Gridley sack Of -four and how il was
auctioned over and over until s275. 600
was raised by Ruel Colt GridIev for
the sanitary fund Of the army. Vir-
ginia City 0utdid all Others, contrib
utlng 81 ,995 In coin and considerable
mining stock. A monument il now
TO be erected 70 his memory in Ruel
cemetery at Stockton, Cal, to be Of
California granite and marble 20 feet
high. The third base will be Of Ital.
ian marble, with the name Of Gridley
inscribed thereon 10 letters raised one
inch, and the inscription will be in
iinely-cut raised letters. The figure
will be made Of the best light vein
Italian marble, 2 feet 6 inches by Q
feet inches, by 8 feet 10 inches high
The same was cut from photograph
Of DIR. Gridley 50 as to closely resem.
bic him. Enterprise.