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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17
painful SC|AT|CA
EVERY SUFFERER " ANTS THE VERY
QUICKEST CURE.

mr.. Donovan Thinks the Remedy Used by
Him with Such Remarkable Success
the Best-Cured by Five Boxes.
"Men who have to do difficult and
dangerous work on electric lines at any
hour of day Or night, can t afford to have
anything the matter with their health,
said Mr.. Donovan. You can imagine,
therefore, how much / was alarmed one
winters day in 1902, when L was seized
BY pain just behind my right MO thet
made it difficult for me to walk hoIne.
Tt was so bad by the time reached the
house that / was obliged to go straight
to bed. >
" Did that relieve you?"
"No, the pain grew more severe and
kept extending downward along my leg
I sent for a physician, and he soon de-
cided that had sciatica. In a few days
the whole nerve was affected, and the
least movement brought Oh terrible
agony"
Did your condition improve uuder
the doctors treatment?"
"Quite the contrary. At the end Of
two months I WASH It bit better, and at
times [ feared that [ would never be
able to leave my bed"
How did you get out again ?"
"When / was lying in bed, unable to
move and wasting away in flesh, friend
visited me and told me about the Won
derful cures brought about by a great
blood and nerve remedy, DR.. Williams
Pink Pills. He strongly urged me to try
them and I luckily had sense enough to
take his advice"
9" Did you mend quickly?"
eyes, that was the astonishing thing.
I noticed slight improvement before I
had quite finished the first box Of the
pills, could get out Of bed while | was
on the third box, and I was entirely
cured by the time had taken five boxes. .
Mr., Joseph A. Donovan is living at
Plaistow, New Hampshire, and is line
inspector for the Haverhill, Newton and
Plaistow Electric Street Railway. DR..
Williams Pink Pills are the remedy to
use when the blood is thin, as i'll anaamia;
or impure, as III rheumatism; or when
the nerves are weak, as i'll neuralgia; or
lifeless, as in partial paralysis; or when
the body as a whole is ill-nourished, as
in general debility. They are sold by
all druggists.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17
Shaved While He Slept.

my first day in India" said the tour
list, L was surprised when [ awoke i'll
the morning to feel how smooth my face
was.
by .Jove,' I said, how slowly my
beard grew yesterday. l hardly need to
shave today
1T is, however, a matter of religion
with me to shave every morning, and so
I babe the native servant, a man provided
by my host. to fetch my shaving things.
The native smiled.
But you are already shaved, Sir, he
said
"'Already shaved:; said I.
- Yes. sir, he answered. I shaved
you while you slept. That is the custom
here
Il found that he was right I found
that in India these wonderful native serv-
ants shave their masters in bed every
morning without waking them.
All through my stay i'll India | was
shaved like that. 1t was almost enough
to keep me i'll that hot and horrid country
forever. '-Louisville Courier-J ournal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17
MILLIONAIRES' SALADS.
4 Gardener Who Makes Business Of
Supplying Them.

Somewhere or Long Island there is
gardener who has hit on a wonderful
idea. Anybody who has been to a fair
and seen the exhibits sent by the million
aires must have been anxious to taste
such vegetables. The gigantic string
beans. the onions and above all, the
beautiful salads must have appealed to
the taste Of the most aScetic spectator.
This gardener hit on the idea of sup
plying such things to the tables of those
who could pay high prices even if they
could not afford greenhouses. His special
ty is salad and all that he can raise is
brought to an uptown shop whose pro-
prietor weeps that he cannot get more.
Chiccory is not a highly popular salad
in this country, as it is likely to be bitter,
but chiccory from his garden is sweet
and tender. Every head, moreover, is >
TO . inches in diameter. The center IS
entirely white and crisp and the pale
green leaves about the edge Of the head
make the plant appeal as strongly to the
eye as to the taste.
Equally attractive is the color scheme
of the escarole, from the beautiful white
hearts to the long crumpled leaves that
enclose them. The eScarOle is usually q
inches long and most of it can be eaten,
which is a contrast to the ordinary es-
carOle of commerce. Most Of that must
be thrown away.
The endies, which are beginning to be
well liked here. are better from the gar
den than from any other available to the
masses. 1t is the inability of this genius
to supply the demand for his products
that distresseG the proprietor of this es-
adjustment. His failures in this direc-
ton fall heavily on those customers who
must depend on an extra large supply.
SO many households leave a standing or
der for the salads that there is rarely
enough for the casual customer More
to be wondered at than the delicious
taste and attractive appearance of these
few cents more than those in the or
binary shops-New York Sun.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17
Two Columns OF Hcrsesnoes.

In the town of Fort Collins. Col, the
village blacksmith, has Great ted curl
Gus but very appropriate sign. In fact,
it represents not only his industry but
the many years in which he has been en-
gagged in it.
On either side of the entrance to the
shop are pillars, which rise several feet
above the roof. From Il distance they
resemble box trees with the branches
closely cut to give them an ornamental
appearance. AS matter of fact. the
columns are composed of discarded
horSeshoes. AS each is fully thirty feet
il height and five feet in diameter. Il
faint conception may be obtained of the
immense number of shoes utilized in
constructing them, for each column was
build up by laying the shoes one upon
the other with their fiat sides in contact.
Through the center Of each column runs
d wooden post, and the novel structure
has been formed by wiring the shoes
to it.
The construction of the sign was be-
gun when the shop was opened for bust
ness. The columns have become too
heavy to be increased in height, and are
anchored by iron bands to the walls of
the building.-Scientifc American.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17
Fixing Railroad Rates.

Making railroad rates is like play
ing game of checkers or chess. Com
munities to be benefited, producers,
manufacturers or shippers to be aided,
represent the pieces used. Every pos
sible move is studied for it's effect on
the general result by skilled traffic
managers. A false move in the max
ing Of freight rates may mean the
ruin of city, of a great manufacture
ing interest, of an agricultural COM
munlty. Railroads strive to build up
all these SO that each may have an
equal chance in the sharp competition
Of business. So sensitive to this rival
ry are the railroads that in order to
build up business along their lines they
frequently allow the shipper to prac-
tically dictate rates Rate making has
been a matter Of development; of mu-
tual concessions for mutual benefit.
That is why the railroads of the Uni
ted States have voluntarily made
freight rates SO much lower in this
country than they are on the govern
ment-owned' and operated railways Of
Europe and Australia that they are
now the lowest transportation rates in
the world.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17
Troubles Of a Nebraska Hostess.

lady said recently: Il wish some
body would make guests understand that
the hostess is the only one with the right
to run party. Twice recently | have
been at informal afternoon companies
where. some guest has broken up the
gathering by insisting that refreshments
be served at an hour to suit herself.
On one such occasion we were in
vited for bridge and the lady who asked
for refreshments early skipped out after
she had eaten her luncheon to keep an
appointment with dressmaker. OF
course we were LEFT one short. The host
ess "as annoyed and all the rest of us
cross so we put on our wraps and went
home.
AT another affair, where a guest in
sisted on interfering with the arrange
nlents, the hostess finally exclaimed:
This is my party and I'll have it the
way l want it, And she did, but all
hostesses have not the nerve to quell
such disturbance. "-Nebraska State
Journal
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17
Mems Wear for the Country.

Panama hats are in as good form as
ever for the country, and the fact that
they have been dropped by 1.-THE great
untubbed' has merely served to give
them an added FLIP toward exclusive
ness. Of course no man in his senses
would wear a Panama in town.
Next to the Panama for the country
come the rough straw sailor hat for the
city. This will have a black or dark
blue ribbon. Fancy ribbons on straw
hats, unless they are in the wearer's club
or varsity colors, and thus symbolic
something definite, are not to be recon-
mended. Frankly, they look a bit silly.
With the flannel shirt for knockabout
many launderable cotton ties will APP
pear, and in these no pins are worn. The
fold collar is the only form that is prop
er for morning, lounging and ''the open"
Low cut russell shoes were never APP
propriate for town wear, but belong in
the country with the felt hat and Nor
folk jacket.-The Haberdasher.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17
FEW PENNIES IN BUTTE.
People Regard Them as a Nuisance and
Take Them to the PostOffice.

a 12-quart pail will hold all the pen
MES in Butte, Mont. In the money
drawer or cash register Of nearly every
business house in Butte there is a tin
box back in one corner, and in it are
pennies. When the box is full the mer-
chant puts it under his arm and climbs
the hill to the new pOstottice. unlOads his
accumulation on Postmaster George II
vim and carries home stamps for it.
When child under Il certain age
comes into a store and buys and proffers
pennies in payment, the pennies are
forthwith cast into the little box
At the pOstotfice the purchaser OF two
2-cent stamps receives Il penny back.
If he has . cents coming after buying
Il money order he gets two pennies for
AS a general thing the pennies given
out in change i'll the pOstOffice seldom
get outside the building. Before leaving
the building the owner Of the pennies
decides that he or she would rather have
stamps for them, and the exchange is
made.
So the pennies in circulation in Butte
hover about the postoffice. Once in Il
while an arrival from the east scatters
them among several stores, but eventual
ly the little discs find their way to the
pOStofice. The stores do not make
change in pennies in Butte. Some use
postage stamps.
1t has not been so long since pennies
have been given out in change at the
postoffice. Two or three years ago q
man bought a money order at the Butte
postoffice. He had 2 cents in change
coming - him, but there were no pen
MES with which to pay it. He com
planned to the DOstoffice department at
Washington, and then came an order di-
recting that Il supply of pennies be OBJ
tanned and change made.
Since then there have been pennies III
Butte Helena and most of the larger of
| fees III Montana. But the merchant as
a general thing has little use for pennies
ard it will probably be Il long time be-
| fore they come into circulation in this
part of the northwest.
There are no penny newspapers III
Montana Children always have Il nickel
70 buy candy-sometime more There
are no penny values shown for sale in
Butte.
The merchants think the pennies a
nuisance: the public look at the matter
in the same light, and if it had not been
for Il disgruntled buyer of money or
der. who failed to appreciate that if the
cents had been coming the other way
nothing would have been said about it.
the proba bilities are that pennies would
be fewer in Butte and other Montana
cities than they are today.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17
The Deep Sea Zoo.

Naturally the fish of the deep portions
are carnivOrous, no vegetable life being
found below 200 fathoms. In the Allan
tic ocean the vast Saragasso sea, contain
ing 100000 Of square miles of surface
great marine prairie as large as the
whole of the United States exclusive Of
Alaska and dependent islands affords
vegetable food for uncountable animals,
which, in their due time, die and are pre-
cipitated to the depths, their bodies in
turn to be eaten by the animals which
live far below all vegetation. So it is
throughout the whole ocean; animal life
IS constantly falling from the surface wa
ters for the support of the animal life of
the abyss. A very large number Of the
deep sea animals are exceedingly tenuous
or translucent i'll form-so to put it-hav-
ing no special organs of nutrition, but
taking III their nourishment through the
walls of their bodies, appropriating from
the water the food which snits them
Some Of them have a bony structure. a
skeleton, which they form also from the
water. silica and carbonate of lime being
the chief skeleton forming Materials
HarperS.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17

ton of instability arises from the skele-
ton design. The ecoi0l1y OF material
would be much appreciated by those who
have to carry stepladders about from
place to place. to whom any saving Of
weight is a grateful benefaction. The
ladder consists Of single stile, to which
are secured Il series of horizontal steps.
\ single prop. pivoted near the upper
end of the stile takes the place of the
usual double stile support. y cross piece
at the foot of the stile carries diverging
braces and ensures stability by increas-
ing the base area. Theoretically nobody
can rest on more than three points at
any one time, so that the modified tripod
stepladder here shown fulfills this fun
damental requirement.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17
Flourished for a Thousand Years.

In paper published in the Victorian
Naturalist for January, 1905, n. j.
Caire gives an interesting account of the
giant trees of Pretoria, all species of
eucalyptus. Among the number he espe-
cially mentions Big Ben, which, possess
ing a trunk of 81 feet girth, was de-
stroyed by q bush fire in 1902, and a
black butt of the same circumference
which was sacrificed for the Paris ex-
hibition; both these veterans were prob
ably more than 1000 years Old Most Of
these trees of enormous girth present
signs of senile decay, as shown by broken
tops or later by hollow stems.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17
Secretly Shipped Across Country.

Many cars, sealed and in bond from
New York, have arrived at Longwharf
within the past week or so. They were
loaded with strong, irOnbound wooden
cases, shipped from Hamburg to Kobe,
Japan. marked ''E. NJ. e. H. H." and
invoiced as Manufactures of metal"
When notified of the character
of the goods he was loading
the captain of the British
steamer Heathdene sought the advice of
the British consul. Consul Bennett sent
Vice Consul Moore and the captain to
the office of Collector of Customs STRAIT
ton for a conference for the purpose of
stopping the shipment of the shells, but
this the collector declined to do, as their
transportation was not violation of the
neutrality laws
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17
Blind Man Tells Friends by Tap of Cane.

The degree to which the remaining
senses can be trained when the sight is
lost was illustrated the other morning by
two blind men from the home at Thirty
sixth street and Lancaster avenue.
The men came from opposite direc-
tons, and as they approached each other
a man standing on the corner was sur
prised to hear one of the blind men say.
Hello, Ed; what are you doing out this
morning.
When the blind man was asked how he
had known the other with a distance of
five yards between them he answered:
by the sound of his cane. of course. |
can tell at the distance of half a square
the tap of the cane of any man in the
home4'- Philadelphia Record.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17
Asparagus and Radishes in Same Row.

Asparagus is one of the best veg
etables for the amateurs home garden
1t is perfectly hardy, never fails to pro-
duce crop, is one Of the very first veg
etables ready for spring and yields until
June.
1t grows on any ordinary garden soil,
but is surprisingly improved by high cuI-
tivation and heavy dressings Of rich
manure. 1t is a seed Of slow germina-
ton, so it is we'll to plant radish seed in
the same row-they will mark the row so
that wedding can be done, break the
surface of the soil to prevent baking,
and give you q crop of radishes as a sort
of extra 0iYidend.=Garden MAGAZINE
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17
COULD ONLA HAVE MY WAY.

/ wisht at | could have my way;
Time would always be IN May,
En- June;
The leaf would never leave the tree,
The birds could always sing Tor me,
An everything would always be
IN tune.
Time would always be in May,
IF | could only have my way.
In May,
Err June. when men an boys, awake
With new emotions, could forsake
The duller ways for stream an lake.
An play.
Eff l could only have my way.
Men an boys could always play;
The swish
An swirl O the restless stream,
The quiet lake. it's liquid CLEAN.
Coy hooks. where flowers beam.
Are places where we'd loaf, an dream,
An fish
IF | could only have my way
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17
Grass Dried Linen.

To have grass dried linen is one OF
the latest domestic extravagances. 1t
has been handed along by word of mouth
from one to another who appreciate a
good thing and there has been neither
need nor inclination to cheaper it by adj
yertising. 1t was the happy idea of a
man who fell heir to one of those New
England farms that you cannot rent
sell or give away. But the first view of
the situation showed that his farm would
bring him to speedy bankruptcy if he
were 10 attempt to run it agricuturally
1T had plenty of water and broad. wind
swept meadows where the sun beat all
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17

day long. This gave him his idea. From
a city friend he cajoled a lot of what
housekeepers call the big pieces OF
the family wash When the sheets and
tablecloths and seviettes came home it
was not so much that they were clean--
that is elemental laundry work, though
rarely attained-but they had the
breath OF country air and the smell OF
the grass. From this beginning the
trade has grown until that Massa-
cIlusetts farm is paying better than It
ever did under Il system Of rotation OF
cr0DS-NeW York Sun.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17
Zuni Bread.

The Zuni Indians will not eat bread
that has not been crushed and ground
up by stone implements. They say that
the grain by itself denotes goodness and
the stone means truth, 50 that it is by a
meeting of the two that the fullest ben
eft comes-Washingt Post.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17

were very Irregular, dark colored and
full Of sediment. The Pills cleared it
all up and l have not had an ache in
my back since taking the last dose.
My health generally is improved a
great DEAL
FOSTER-MILBURN CO., Buffalo,
n. Y. For sale by all dealers, price so
cents per box.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17
Taking Wind Out of Her Sails.

Cleopatra had just dissolved the pearl
Doesn't that make pretty expensive
drink?' she inquired.
''Oh, [ don't know" returned Anthony.
II have put whole mint in a julep my
self.
And in the silence that fell she thought
what mean old things men were, any
Way.-New York Tribune.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17

"Doan's Kidney
Pills proved q
V cry efficient
remedy in my
case. l used
them for disor-
dered kidneys
a n d backache,
from which l
had experienced
a great deal Of
tro u b | e and
pain. The kid
ney secretions
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17
What Puzzles the Man.

When man comes home very late at
night he never knows whether there is
no money in his pockets the next morn
ing because of that or because his wife
was smart enough to know he wouldn't
mention the subject.-New York Press.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17
Ask Your Dealer for Aliens Foot Ease,

A powder to shake into your shoes. 1t rests
the feet, Cures Corns, Bunions, Swollen,
and Ingrowing Nails. Aliens Foot-Ease
makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all
druggists and shoe stores, 25c Sample
mailed FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted,
LIE Roy, n. Y.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17

Joseph Chamberlain, while prefer
ring orchids to any other flower, has a
great fondness for roses, OF which he
has a magnificent variety at Highbury
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17

MRS WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP TO
Children teething; softens the gums, reduces in
fammation, allays pain, wind collie. o
cents a bottle
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17

l cannot praise Piso's Cure enough for
the wonders it has worked in curing me.
R. II. Seidel, 22Oo Olive street. st.
Louis. No, April Is, 1901.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17
ECONOMIES MATERIAL.
StepIaoder Built on Entirely New
Lines.

Lines.
There have been stepladders and step
ladders, but these have all followed with
more or less fidelity the familiar design
that needs no description. In searching
fer ''scmething new under the sun a
Colorado. man has worked out a step
ladder that is nothing if not original and
ec1tfmic Of material. While it does not
have an appearance Of great stability,
there is no real reason why the three
supporting points should not be as effec-
tive as four and probably this sugges-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17

The student circus at Ann Arbor,
Mich, in which 600 men and women
participated, to raise funds for i uni
Yersity clubhouse cleared $1,000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17

Every time it SHOWS there is a rain
Of protest.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17

Never try to tan a dogs hide with
his own bark.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17

DIR. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy,
the Great Kidney and Liver Cure. World Fa-
NOUS Write DR.. Kennedy's Sons, Rondout, N.
Y for free sample bottle.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17

Rich relations usually make poor
friends.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17
lit SAVED MY LIFE7
PRAISE FOR A FAMOUS MEDICINE
Mrs. Wiliadsen Tells How She Tried Lydia
G. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound lust
In Time.

Mrs. T. c. Willadsen, of Manning,
Iowa, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham -
g I can truly say that you have saved my
life, and I cannot express my gratitude to
YOU in words
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-05-17
QUICK RESULTS.

r w. J. HILL Of Concord,
an n. G., Justice of the
W eace, says: