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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-23

written in pencil and poorly com
posed. But now and again ther-
comes one which shows that the writ
er has at least a good education. One
OF two send references, and one in
particular names the Governor Of Vir-
| glnia as his sponsor Some have
money-or say they have-but the
! greater part Of them just modestly
declare themselves to be poor, hard
working, honest young men, who have
been unable to find a suitable help
mate in their own community and de-
sire a wife and a start in life at the
| same time.
One man, a resident Of Arkansas,
! writes that he wants wife from the
lucky number, not from any mer-
cenary motive, but 'becos the Arkan-
saw gulls amt with shucks." He
then goes on to devote a paragraph or
two on the peculiarities Of the girls
in that State, and advises Mr.. Keller
not to marry a girl from Arkansas.
Another man in small town in Cal
possible and makes use Of a type
writer. His letter reads as follows:
| DER Sur.
Il HAVE HEARD that YOU hAv
Sum gurlls you Want too get married
so thOo I WOULD rite too YOU to
tell WuN That / will Have her. I'm
80 (thurTyFiVe) years OILS AND a
Hard wurKer. Please rite Quick"
The girls themselves seemed to be
taking all this as a matter of course.
They seemed to be properly impressed
with the fact that a good farm in their
own right considerably enhances their
charms.
With their coming the old regime
in Bonesteel has been completely
eliminated. What was a typical, old
time frontier town-la wless, fearing
neither the Almighty nor the marshal
is now changed to a law-abiding,
rather gay community. And the
change has been caused by the influx
Of these women.
Many Of the men who drew claims
are single, but they are practically out
Of the matrimonial market, so far as
| these women are concerned. The law
provides that should any Of the women
| drawing claims marry any Of the men
who have claims only one Of the two
can retain a claim. With the prospect
Of losing their claims before them,
those who are SO much sought after
elsewhere are merely women, the
same as thousands of others, to these
men. Besides, 1t is Lard to find one
of these men who has not a photo
graph Of the one and only girl hang
ing up somewhere In the little frame
| shack.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-23

associations to those interested in Eng
lish history and literature. The most
charming feature of Stocks and one
often lacking in very ancient manor
houses is the lightness and spacious
ness Of the principal living rooms
many of which open out of the large
entrance hall, which Is hung with
some fine pictures and contains much
quaint furniture. All the principal
windows Of the house look out on the
old-world gardens, composed Of stately
lawns edged with brilliant blossoms,
an unusual feature being the statuary,
which includes a very curious figure
that appears to mount guard on the
wall Of the sunk fence dividing the
gardens from the park. In the gar
den still stands the trunk Of what
must once have been an enormous tree
the trunk is forty three feet in girth
in which there is a rough seat hewn
out Of the wood still locally known as
''The Poets Seat" the poet referred to
being Waller, who owned the estate in
the seventeenth century.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-23
Using Green Cut Bone.

If one who raises poultry desires
eggs, the feeding Of cut bone is essen
tial-not that the hens will not lay
without the cut bone, but that they
will lay so much better, that the small
expense of the bone and the mill to
cut it ought not to enter into the cal
cuIa ton. Cut bone furnishes an al
most complete egg-making element,
while several kinds Of grain are re-
quired to obtain the same elements.
Bone mills are small in price, the small
er ones being easily operated by hand
The cost of the fresh bones at the
butchers is also small, and as pound
of cut bone day for each dozen or
fifteen hens is sufficient, one can see
the expense is merely nominal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-23
Spain's Linguistic King.

King Alfonso has a fair claim to be
regarded as the best educated Of our
crowned heads, says the London
Chronicle. He Is linguist, being IA
miliar with French, Italian, German
and English. He never travels with
out Goethe, Schiller and the Austrian
poet GrillparZer, whose name will be
new to most people. Of the ancient
classics King Alfonso prefers Horace,
many Of whose odes he has translated
into Spanish. Moreover, he revels in
mathematics and history, and adorea
drawing. What attention he has paid
to English literature is not made pub
Ho
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-23
FRENCHMAN'S SLIDING BOAT.
skins Along Surface of the Water at a
Good Speed.

The fact that stone can skim the
water if its fiat surface strikes squarely
has recently been put in practice in the
construction of a sliding boat by Il
French inventor. NJ. de Lambert. The
friction which is present when the de
Lambert boat slides over the water is
very slight, and the power which is
necessary in order to make the boat glide
is not high. When the boat is at rest
it is supported by floats.
The boat constructed by M. de Lam
bert has a total length of 20 feet with
a width of 10 feet between the inclined
planes upon which it slides. The boat
has parallel floats resembling certain
Asiatc canoes. The two floats are very
narrow and are united by crosspieces,
partly of wood and partly of aluminium,
a metal which has been used to large
extent in the construction of the boat
because of its slight weight.
The motor used is a 12-horse power,
but the essential parts of the boat are
fixed sliding planes, adjusted under the
boat at carefully regulated distances
from each other. These planes, which
are made of wood, are immersed to a
depth of several centimeters when the
boat is at rest, and they are inclined
at an angle which has been decided upon
after wide experimentation. The total
weight Of the boat is about 1900 pounds,
but in order to move this weight it re-
quires motor of only 12-horse power,
while in the case of automobile boats
the motors required are 60, 80 and even
10O-horse power.
NJ. Belief says that NJ. de Lamberts
boat has been timed by official chron-
0lneters, and that the results have been
surprising. When the motor is started
the boat commences to move with the
planes still submerged, cutting the wa
ter horizontally. But this lasts only Il
! short time; the planes show an instan-
taneous tendency to rise, and they are
practically on the water at the end of
few meters Then the speed quickly in
creases because of the immense diminu-
ton in resistance, and soon the boat is
sliding on the water, or, more exactly,
on a layer of air resting between the
planes and the water, at speed OF
fourteen, fifteen or twenty-five miles an
hour.-American Inventor.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-23
No. Of
bolts 6 to 8 inches In

~ DOlLS D TO ) 1ncQeS III leuSlu.
Method Of construction:
The frame is mortised together, all
the cutting being done on the corner
posts, D. The two pieces &C are not
mOrtised, but are bolted fiat.
1t is necessary that the piece B shall
be a very strong one, as the entire
weight Of the pole and arm, 81 and *.
rest solely on this. It is we'll to block
up under this at when in use. The
pole has pin, M, which rests in hole,
n, and the two pieces GG on top Of
t hold the pole in place. An iron hoop
should be placed around the base Of
pole at NJ to prevent splitting. The
arm, K, is made Of two 2X4s which
clamp on each side Of the top Of pole,
II, being bolted together.
In making the derrick the frame
should be made leaving one side open
without braces, EE, and cross-pieces.
Z. One piece Of G should be left Oft
also, but have holes, bolts, etc, all
ready. The pole with it's arm, braces
and pulleys is prepared complete and
then by means Of block and tackle at
tached to the T opposite to that which
is not yet on, the pole with its base
pin in hole n is raised up into place
against G. Then the other piece, G, is
bolted in place, which holds the pole.
Then close up the side with the braces
EE and put on T. L Is the crowbar
near the bottom Of the pole and is used
to swing the pole and arm in any d.
rect1on.
One team can pull this machine cas-
lily to any place and it need never be
taken apart when once put together
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-23

About 125 lonely maids on claims
of the Rosebud land lottery in South
dakota scorn matrimony. What is
more, they are giving hundreds of
sultors the mitten each week. There
may be no giving and taking marriag
III heaven, they admit, but they insist
that marriages should be made there
stoutly they stand out for love and
romance and frown upon the marriage
OF convenience.
well it is that they do so, other
wise they would have been snapped
up long ago by men too lazy to work
Tor living, incompetent or mere for
tune hunters. For each one of these
adventurous young women is the own
er' IN her own right, Of many acres
OF good farm land.
From Bonesteel, S. D., which is the
town nearest the Rosebud claims,
comes the news that the community
Is IN the throes Of palpitating, trem-
Ding excitement. The single men are
looking religiously neat and clean.
they have lost their taste for drink
and shooting things up. They have
become orderly citizens, and the au-
thorlties are patting themselves on the
back every time they think Of land lot
terry and the fine crop Of young WON
en- it brought.
Apart from the young men Of Bone
Steel there are hundreds Of other men
who would like to make a good i'm
preston on some Of the women. Every
evening the one and only train which
arrives daily at Bonesteel brings a
large bundle Of mail for United States
Land Commissioner J. d. Keller
About 10 per cent of the letters per-
tain to legitimate business; the rest
or the letters are from men who, hay
ing heard that there are a number
Of women who desire husbands to run
their farms, are offering themselves
as candidates in the matrimonial mar
ket. This has happened because he
gave an interview to the newspapers
about these young women.
1t has been cynically declared that
matrimony Is to large extent a mat
ter Of money. Anyone looking over
a portion Of the letters would soon
come to the conclusion that the mar,
ital state is indeed to be considered
only from financial standpoint.
From the southern borders of New
Mexico to the Canadian line, from
New York to San Francisco, In halt
a dozen different languages and In O
thousand different styles of spelling
these letters are coming. All Of them
show very plainly that the writers
want to correspond with none excep,
those who own farms
Most Of the letters are misspelled
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-23

somewhat in form like the roof Of a
veranda. This roof furnishes shade,
and witch the partly open front and
sides, there is plenty Of ventilation.
The pigs Craze all they wish and then
go into the pen to rest or to get out Of
the hot sun. At night they occupy ii
very rarely, sleeping on the grass. With
the smaller pigs care is taken to place
the bottom board Of the front in place
and hook it at night. Any feeding that
is done is given in trough at the side
Of the colony house. The illustration
shows the construction of these houses,
which should be small enough so they
may be placed on a stone boat or sled
and carted under cover in the fall
indianapolis News.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-23
SOMNAMBULISM'S CLIMAX.
Cleveland Woman Walks Mile, Leaves
Clothes and Comes Back.

Mrs. Sarah Wilkins of Cleveland, O.,
arose from her bed one night, donned
her best clothes, and, walking a mile
from her house, undressed and returned
home in her undergarments.
When she awoke at $50 o'clock in
the morning she arose to look for the
garments she had worn the day before.
They were not to be found. Her shoes
alone were in their accustomed place.
Her gold watch was missing. On a
chair lay her undergarments, wrinkleh
and covered with mud.
burglars must have taken the
things" she said. But the doors and
windows were all locked just as her hus-
band had left them on leaving the house
to go to work an hour before.
1t was not until called an hour later
that Mrs Wilkins learned that her
watch and clothing had been found
upon the porch of house at % Tracy
street.
"Of seven brothers and sisters" she
said, ''all are somnambulists except my
self. / can remember nothing after re-
firing"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-23
DIES ON GALL0WS
PROTESTING INNOCENCE
HENRY HEUSACK OF ST. LOUIS
EXECUTED FOR MURDER OF
HIS FATHER
All the Evidence Was Circumstantia1 and
His Wife and Family Believed
Him Not Guilty.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 21.-Henry Heu-
sack, convicted of the murder Of his
father-in-law, August Raphael, was
hanged today in the rear of the city jail
Heusack maintained his innocence I'M
til the last and his wife, the daughter
of the murdered man. remained firm in
the belief that her husband was the vic
tim of circumstantial evidence.
Raphael was found lying on the floor
Of his kitchen, his bod hacked to pieces
with Ratchet. NO witnesses to, the
crime were found and the evidence con-
Meeting Heusack with it was circumstan-
tial.
There was also an Indictment returned
against Heusack charging him with the
death of his mother, eight years ago.
The latter was the result of an lnvestl-
cation started after Heusack had been
identified with the death of his father
in-law.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-23
WRONG SORT.

Perhaps Plain Old Meat, Potatoes and
Bread May Be Against You for
Time.
A change to the right kind of food
can lift one from sick bed. A lady
in Weldon, Ill., says:
LAST spring l became bed-fast with
severe stomach trouble, accompanied
by sick headache. / got worse and
worse until l became so low l could
scarcely retain any food at all. al
though I tried every kind. l had be-
come completely discouraged, had Civ
eli up all hope and thought l was
doomed to starve to death, till one day
my husband trying to find something l
could retain brought home some Grape
Nuts
''To my surprise the food agreed
with me- digested perfectly and With
out distress l began to gain strength
at once. my flesh (Which had been
flabby) grew frmer, my health improv
ed in every way and every day, and
in = very few weeks [ gained 20
pounds in weight | liked Grape-Nut5
so we'll that for four months ate no
other food, and always felt as we'll
satisfied after eating as if [ had sat
down to fine banquet.
II had no return of the miserable
sick stomach nor Of the headaches,
that | used to have when l ate other
food. | am now a we'll woman, doing
all my own work again, and feel that
life is worth living.
Grape Nuts food has been god
send to my family; it surely saved my
life and my two little boys have
thriyen on it wonderfully.' Name Civ
Ell by Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich.
There's Z reason.
Get the little book, THE Road to
Nellvilia," in each pkg.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-23

A veteran raiser Of swine has sci
about raising his animals on the col.
ony plan, somewhat after the plan OF
raising poultry. He has no difficulty
after the first week when the pigs learn
which house is their own. The pigs
are placed on the range with these col.
ony houses as soon as they are old
enough to Craze. The houses are built
low and arranged so that the ends are
open near the top, using Stats Of heavy
material with a wide board at the bot
tom. The back is solid, and there is a
good roof which is waterproof.
The front is arranged so that the bot
tom board may be removed; it is hook
ed in place at each end, and over the
entire front is placed sloping roof,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-23
Feed Mixed With Cobs.

A sample of wheat feed with admix-
lures was found by the Massachusetts
Station which contained a large guam
tity Of ground corn cobs, when the la
bel indicated that it contained corn
and cob meal. Another sample was
found to consist largely Of ground
wheat screenings, with relatively
small amount Of corn cobs, oat clip
pings, wheat bran and middlings. A
tendency to add to mixed feeds infe-
rior shrunken wheat grains, resulting
from the ravages Of rust, was noted
and consumers are cautioned to be on
their guard against such deceptions-
Massachusetts, Ploughman.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-23
Sheep on the Farm.

The convenience Of sheep on the
farm is that they allow nothing to go
to waste. They will soon make pro-
ductiye the exhausted lands and at the
same time turn weeds into money.
They seek the higher elevations of the
pasture at night, and their dropplngs
in a short while will restore land to
virgin fertility. With increasing
valuation of agricultural lands, sheep
will prove a valuable auxiliary in con-
Stunning the roughage that usually goes
to waste on the farm
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-23
CONSUL GENERAL J. X. GOWDY,
WHO is SOON TO RETIRE

John Kennedy Gowdy, consul gen
eral at Paris, who is soon to retire
from that position, and who has been
given a banquet by the American
Board Of Trade at Paris. served with
distinction in the civil war, and since
that time has been conspicuous in In
diana politics. He was born at Ar
nngton, Ind, and was educated in the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-23
Preventing Milk Fever,

An expert dairyman who has had
control Of many valuable herds Of
cows sends brief notes on how to pre-
vent milk fever. They are presented
at this time for the special benefit Of
those whose cows will calve in the
fall. Gradually change the diet of the
cow with calf so that during the six
weeks just before the dropping Of the
calf her diet should be rather light
and laxative in character See that the
cow gets plenty Of exercise up to toe
day the calf is born, but see that such
exercise is taken in proper weather Or
under a shed where she will be pro
tected from cold and storm Do not
milk the cow for at least twenty-four
hours after the calf is born.
In handling the udder for the first
two or three days be particularly gen
tie, using some luke warm water to
soften it if it is at all sensitive Be
fore milking so over the udder with
the hands and softly knead it, If The
udder is sore it may be necessary tc
Go this several times a day and espe-
cially just before the hungry calf be-
gins operations. If during the few
days Immediately preceding the birth
Of the calf the cow seems feverish and
her solid excrement is not what 1t
should be, give her a pint or more of
raw linseed oil. It is an excellent plan
to have oil meal part Of her ration
for two weeks before the calf is born
Exchange
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-23
Edible Seaweed.

It is not little astonishing to find
what a number Of seaweeGs are really
edible and nourishing. Perhaps the
best known example in this country is
laver, which is a kind of stew made
from weed, an alga. The laver made
on the Devonshire coast and to be
found in some London shops is excel
lent.-The Lancet.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-23
Cheese Flavor a Thing of Chance.

The flavor Of cheese, it is believed,
is very greatly affected by the growth
70 micro-organisms in it. Many varie,
ties Of these heterogeneous are com
monty present in the air, and the sort
found in the cheese is more or less q
matter Of chance unless special pains
are taken to add pure cultures.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-23

found that the tricky producers had
buried some old potatoes in the soil
for some time, thus freshening them
up and improving their complexion SO
that they were able to pass for new
potatoes, although not Of fist quality.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-23
MRS. Wards COUNTRY HoMs
LII Is Situated Amid Some of the Fin
est Scenery in England.

Mrs. Humphrey Ward, who has
been taking a brief vacation in Italy,
has now returned to her country home
in Buckinghamshire, England, says
Harpers. According to one who has
visited most Of England's famous
homes, Stocks, which is the name Of
Mrs. Wards estate, is one of the most
beautiful, as we'll as one of the Oldest.
The estate is situated amid some of
the finest sylvan scenery in England
and the whole neighborhood is full Of
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-23

public schools. He was sheriff Of Rush
County from 1871 to 1875, later filled
the office Of auditor and was chairman
Of the Republican State Committee
from 1891 to 1897. In the latter year
Mr.. Gowdy was appointed to the posi-
ton he now holds, and has proved
himself to be an efficient and capable
official. He is 62 years Of age
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-23
Has Inree Sets of Twins.

Mr.. and Mrs. James Haskins of Wau-
sau, Wis, are probably the only couple
in Wisconsin that have three pairs of
twins. The oldest twins, a boy and
girl, are about Is years, and the young
est pair, also boy and a girl, are about
13 wears
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-23
RECEIVER FOR AN
INSURANCE SOCIETY.
Policy Holders in National Creation So
ciety Appeal to the United
States Courts.

Chicago, ILL.,, Aug 21.-The United
States courts have been appealed to for
the appointment of a receiver for the
National Creation Society of the United
States, a fraternity insurance society.
The receivership proceedings are the re-
suit of internal disagreements which
threaten the existence Of the association.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-23
Do Your Feet Ache and Rurup

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot-Ease,
a powder for the feet. 1t makes tight or
new shoes feel easy. Cures Corns, Bun
Ions. Swollen, Hot and Sweating Feet At
all Druggists and Shoe Stores, &c Sample
sent FREE. Address Allen s. Olmsted, Le
Row, n Y
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-23
Portable Hay Derrick.

On a farm that makes much hay
nothing saves more labor than stack
ing derrick. A description and illus
tration Of one of the best were pub
lished in a late Ohio Farmer.
Parts to be used:
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-23
The StranGest FLAG.

The strangest flag under which man
ever fought is that of the Macedonion
insurgents. 1t is red on one side and
black on the other.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-23

complete. When taking the rope out
it is we'll to pull strong string
through the pulleys with which to pull
the rope back again next year or some
one may have to do some tall" climb
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-23
Yellow Jack in Missouri.

Keokuk, Ia, Aug. pa case of yell
low fever is reported from Gregory, Mo-,
eleven miles south of Keokuk A Greek
laborer on railroad construction has been
quarantined. his case being pronounced
yellow fever. He came from Natchez a
few days ago with a party of laborers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-23
A Cheap Window.

Wishing to have more light in his
chicken house, and not having a sash
convenient, one poultry raiser cut a
hole for the window, tackled light mus
lin to the edges Of the boards around
the hole, then took paint brush and
gave it a coat OF linseed oil and it an
swered the purpose splendidly The
muslin should be stretched tight and
the edges doubled TO prevent the tacks
from pulling through. The muslin is
cheaper and easier to put in than
glass, and requires neither sash nor
frame as the glass does.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-23
New Potatoes From Old,

Certain English potato buyers were
surprised at the abundance Of new
potatoes on the market extremely early
in the season, also at the toughness Of
the skins On investigation it was