Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-12-08

4 KLEPFOMANiAC.
II e Propensity to Steal Inhe

The Propensity to Steal Inherent.
We have been made acquainted with one
of the most singular cases of kleptomanie
Of which we have ever heard, the person
subject to the strange malady being the
wife of a well-knoWn wealthy business man
The tendency for shop-lifting, and Other
stealing, was first noticed about a yeal
since, when she was detected in secreting
under the ample folds of her velvet cloak q
bolt of costly silk. The goods were re
turned, and an agreement to not prosecute
on her promising to refrain from any act OF
the kind in the future For some time she
kept her promise, but, after awhile the old
habit came back and she was caught in the
act of stealing a fine ring in one of oul
jewelry stores. Owing to the respect for
the husband and the fact that he settled for
the jewelry the matter was dropped, as has
been the case in more than dozen in
| stances since.
Another phase of her stealing is to ac-
i cept invitations to parties, where she will
watch her opportunity and take furs,
cloaks, bonnets, or anything else in her
way.
Her husband has time and time again re-
monstrated with her for her conduct, pic
turing the certain ruin to come, all of
which she acknowledges, but also claiming
that she can not withstand the tempta-
! ton.
/ There is not the least cause for her light
! fingered propensltles, as her own jewelry
and clothing is of a great deal more costly
character than any she has stolen, and one
Of the singular features Of her case is that
she has never been known to wear any ar
| ticle that she has stolen. The husband
/ has consulted the family physician, one of
the most eminent in the city, who gives
the opinion that the strange conduct is the
result of disease and not to be attributed
to natural willingness to steal Ci1ci1-
matt Times.
Flora Temple in RetiremenC-Lad
ThOrne.
| A writer in the Philadelphia Post records
| what he saw upon recent visit to the
/ Hambletonian stock tam of 4. Wclch, near
| Philadelphia, and, after discoursing of
numerous colts and horses, gives tie fol-
! lowing description of the Queen of the
turf, old Flora Temple, as she appears in
retirement:
| HugLy gave . peculiar shrill whistle,
and in a short time we recognized Flora
Temple coming up the lane, followed by
twoeoits. The name Flora Temple has
| become household word, and throughout
! the and her performances and merits are
] Y
astonished the world, but her wonderful
feat at Kalamazoo was not greater aston
/ ishment than is her youthful, vigorous ap-
| pearance to-day. She is now "a years Old
and has done q good part by the colts fol-
/ lowing her, but there is scarcely an indica-
ton of approaching age, except it be in
! the sinking Of the back. Her great, fine
eye is undimmed. and her clean, bony, ex-
! pressiva head still shows the indomitable
courage which carried her to so many tri-
umphs
/ The interest which centered around her
performances is now transferred to her ma
ternal relations, aud to her condition in her
green old age. With all the hard cam
paigning she has endured, and the many
life struggles in which she has been engag-
ed, she is fat and hearty, and really looks
! younger and more vigorous than any ami
NAL Of her age (no difference what their
lives may have been) that we have seen.
Her oldest colt is known as Lady Temple.
She is eighteen months old and was sired
! by Rysdyk. She is all bay, without marks.
! Her color is lighter shade, and she will
/ be two sizes larger than her dam. In the
| head, eye, and ear the resemblance is very
| close, but her body is longer and more like
a race-horse. Her muzzle is particularly
fine, and her hind leg. according to all
trotting ideas, is an Improvement She
will not be trained till she natures, and
she has o good show then to add fresh
laurels to those she inherits. Some idea
may be formed of what she is expected to
do when we state that her owner recently
received an offer of $5 $50 for her from a
/ Chicago gentleman. The younger is bay
colt of six months old, sired by William
Welch, and known as the Prince Imperial.
This is a very taking colt, and is more like
his dam than his sister in blood. The head,
eye, and ear are true copies of the dam.
Indeed, so far as a Judgment can be formed
and comparison made between a wean-
ing and a matured horse, the resemblance
is complete in every particular. The star
in the old mares forehead is long and mar
row, while that i'll the colts is round. The
white hair in the fanks and the rows of il
across the root of the tail are precisely the
same as on the dam. His gait is very sim
liar to that of Flora.
The next feature-and just now the most
important one-on the place was Lad
Thorne, who has been brought here for
wintering. Her name is familiar to every
one, and it would be useless to say any
thing Of her record. She was little lame,
and for that reason was taken from the
track little earlier this season than usual
owners were particularly desirous Of ac-
cepting the first offer of Mr.. Bonner, to
purchase any horse who would trot mile
to a road wagon in 2 214, the time made by
Dexter, and why the feat was not tried is
! known to all turfmen. This animal was
bred in Kentucky, and was purchased fo1
50, 500 by Mr.. Relf in 1862 In the pre-
vious spring she had been offered to an
other Philadelphia gentleman for 81, 500,
but he refused her, being blind of an eye,
and being represented to him as vicious.
The remainder of Mr.. Welch $ lock, about
/ seventy-fye in number, is composed OF
thoroughbred mares and colts.
The Bread Fruit Tree.
Did you ever hear Of q tree bearing glue
and towels and cloth and tinder and bread
There is just such a wonder. It is found
on the Pacific Islands and is called the
Bread Fruit tree.
It is about forty feet in height, or as
high as an ordinary three story dwelling
house; its trunk grows to be nearly one
foot in diameter or thickness, and the
branches come out straight from the tree,
like dozens Of outstretched arms, long at
first but getting shorter and shorter as
they near the top. These are furnished
with beautiful dark-green leaves, nearly
Two leeG long, ana deeply gaShed at the
edges; while half hidden among them,
is the fruit growing like apples, on short
STEMS but larger and with thick, tough
yellow rind.
This fruit is like bread or, as some de-
scribe it, like penny-rolls; and as it is in
season during eight months of the year;
the natives during that time have no other
kind Of bread. They gather it while it is
green, as soon as It attainS It's full size and
bake it just as it is, in an oven. Scraping
off its outer blackened crust. they come to
the loaf, which has no hard seed or stone
inside, but is very likely pure, white
wheaton bread. The only trouble is, they
must eat it soon after the baking, because,
in few hours, if grows harsh and choky,
and loses it's pleasant taste. But just
think how pleasant it must BE to be able
during EIGHT months Of the wear, to gather