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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-27

He had the means of saving her, and re-
solved that she should decide her own fate.
"My daughter" he said to her, Il am
about to die. Hast thou a wish to liye?"
"Live, father? Why? To love and suf-
fer?"
''No. To shine in noble sphere.
'And your"
81 must die, because they wish me to re-
nounce my faith. Wilt thou do it, dear
Rachel?"
"Change my faith? Never. A thousand
times rather will die"
'sThank heavenT' cried the Jew. Now
we shall die together.
At the very last moment, the cardinal
rushed up to the Jew and pleaded again.
"My daughter-does she live? For Gods
sake. tell mep'
''Yes,| She does" answered the Jew.
''Where? Oh, have pityl Where?"
"There, answered the Jew, and, as he
spoke, he pointed to the figure of Rachel,
just disappearing in the scalding water
into which the executioner had thrown her.
The Jews revenge was terrible, indeed,
and he suffered his fate with a smile of
satisfaction as ae witnessed it, fsightful
affects
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-27

As CIRCUS balloon was ascending re.
Gently in an Illinois town, man became
entangled In the ropes, and, hanging bv
his hands and feet, was carried up head
downward about four hundred feet. He
succeeded in keeping his hold, however,
and reached terra firna again without ser.
ious injury
NJ SEDIILoT, one of the most distin-
guished surgeons of Paris, has found a
nearly lntallible means of preventing the
pain and suffering occasioned by surgical
operations. By means of an electrical ap-
paratus be raises the temperature of his
instruments to white heat, and then per-
forms the operation, which is scarcely felt
by the patient, as burns at that intense
heat causes little or no pain
J. G. HAMMOND recently presented an Or
gan to the Congregational Church in Shelf
field, Connecticut. At its dedication the
following astonishing verse was sung by q
full congregations:
Praise be to Him, who lives above:
He shows His kindness and His love:
Uses mankind His word to preach
Reached forth His hand-touched j. G H.
Caused him to give, in willing mood,
His organ to the friends of God.
GENERAL SMITH, who was in CHARGE of
Red Clouds party, arrived at WASHINGTON
on the 18th. He expresses the opinion that
there need be no general Indian war, Red
Cloud was using all his influence for peace
and his efforts were producing great effect
upon his warriors. A thousand lodges
were gathered to receive him, and the de-
monstratlons made over his return exceed
ed any the Oldest aboriginal inhabitant
could recall
REV DIR. Kempshall, leading Presbyte-
rlan divine of Elizabeth, N. j., has reeeiv-
ed call from the largest wealthiest and
most fashionable church of San Francisco.
at salary of six thousand dollars per an
mum, payable in gold. He has declined
the tempting offer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-27
ElOpement of a Bank Cashier.

The little town of Randolph Mass, hes
been the scene of some excitement for O
few days, over the reported elopement of
Henry Stevens, cashier of the Randolph
Bank and Mrs. Eben Moulton, of that
town. The accounts in the papers report
that last Thursday morning Mr.. Stevens
went to Boston on the Newport train, in
company with his wife, ostensibly to select
carpets for a new house he was about to
furnish. Leaving her at the carpet dealers
10 make her choice. he made an excuse
OF urgent downtown business and de-
parted
On the same day Mrs Moulton also left
Randolph in company with her two very
young children, for Boston, on later train,
however. She remained over one train at
Bralntree, the place of her nativity, and left
her children with her relatives, saying that
she intended to do little shopping in
the city. This was the last seen of the pair.
1t seems that the relations of the parties
have been SO intimate as to attract public
attention, and that remonstrance had been
used with Mr.. Stevens regarding the mat
ter, and he promised to terminate an ae-
quaintance which had cansed so much
speculation. Their absence was at first
considered accidental, and the affair was
kept quiet till an investigation into the
affairs OF the bank could be made, 1t was
found, after rigid scrutiny, that Mr..
Stevens had been faithful in this respect to
the trust imposed in him.
Stevens has been employed in different
capacities In the Randolph Bank from boy
hood, having served in the capacity of
cashier for the past twelve years. He has
been considered perfectly trustworthy in
every regard and the officers of the Ran
dolph and all associate banks have had the
highest faith in his integrity He has been
married ten years, and to all outward ap-
pearance has lived in peace with his wife,
by whom he has two children.
Mrs. Moulton is g. She has been mar
ried between two and three years. She is
a soprano singer of some skill, and has ta-
ken part in noted musical festivals.
No one has the least idea of where the
fugitives have gone, but it is generally be-
lieved that they have sailed for Europe, for
which voyage they had sufficient funds.
The deserted wife and husband have each
been left with two children
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-27

In EHE Rockingham county home al
Brentwood are two musical brothers by
the name of Remission, aged Is and % years;
blind and idiotic though they are, their
musical powers are truly wonderful. A
tune sung or played in their hearing is i'm
mediately caught up and sung by them with
perfect correctness. Everything that is IN
any degree musical attracts them. They
begged spike of a visitor awhile ago; and
this they have converted into musical
instrument, by striking it with a nail or
something else. They both constantly
shake and roll their heads, rubbing their
foreheads and hair continually, as if striv-
ing to rub away pain or confusion OF
thought. Their unsatisfed musical long
ings are manifested by their anxiety to have
their spike broken, that they may get more
music out OF it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-27

MIRACLE WORKER, called DR.. Newton,
is exciting both public admiration and in
dignation in London. The other day about
two hundred inirm or crippled persons
were brought to him by their friends to be
cured. Only a small number of spectators
were, however, admitted into the building,
as disturbance was expected.
Handbills were distributed among
the crowd which assembled out
side, denouncing the doctor as an i'm
postor, and concluded by asking-"Ought
not this rascal and his fellow-rogues to be
drummed from our shores to the tune of
the ''Rogue's March ?" When DR.. Newton
left the chapel he had to slip out the back
way and jump into cab. Notwithstand-
ing the precautions taken he was perceived,
and greeted with groans and hisses. A
rush was made at the cab, and an attempt
made to upset it, which would probably
have been successful but for the interposi-
ton of the police.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-27

Woman-hke, kudossia's first thought, in
spite of her cruel deception, was to save
her husband. There was but one way to
do this, and it was through Rachel the
Jewess. The princess sought the girl in
prison, who had been so much outraged,
and pleaded her cause so eloquently that,
with the aid also of Rachers love, she was
successful Rachel consented to go before
the council and confess that her charge had
been false, and that Leopold was not
guilty. The council needed but this to
save the princes life, and commuted his
sentence from death at the stake to tempor-
airy banishment.
When Lazarus heard this, he resolved to
avail himself of terrible means of ven
geance which he possessed. The Cardin-
al Brogni sought him out, and offered him
life and the life of RacheI-for whom the
cardinal had a sincere compassion, con-
scious as he was that she had been deceiv-
ed-t they -fould consent to give up their
faith for Christianity. But Lazarus would
not hear to it,
Il worship only the Deity of my sire" ="
was his reply.
'tBut He has deserted you in your shame
and trouble, said the cardinal.
s.No, never. He will yet restore His peo-
pie to liberty and honor. Even now, lord
cardinal, he gives me the chance of ven
geance on you"
''What do you mean?"
''You have not forgotten the day that
Ladislaus, the king, entered Rome and pill
laged the holy city. No. Nor have you
forgotten that your palace was in flames,
that your wife was consumed, and that
your child was burned before your very
eyes"
"Oh, do not remind me of that day, "
cried the cardinal, ''when lost all that
was dear to mel"
''No, not all.
"What do you mean?"
Your daughter was rescued by Jew
and taken away alive. That man is known
to me alone"
''Oh, speak! Where is her"
''Oh, no, said Lazarus, laughing hor-
rlbly, " that secret dies with me-"
| The cardinal pleaded in vain.
"1es, she lives, continued the Jew,
with Satanic torture, ''but no one can tell
you where to find her. And how dare YOU
ask me? | brave the funeral pile, and shall
yie1u to your entreaties? She lives, but
you shall never know her again. The Sc
oret dies with me, say"
And he refused to say more.
A few hours later. Lazarus and Rachel,
were led out to execution. The public
square vas filled with people, and in the
centre of it stood huge caldron filed with
boiling water, and resting on burning
brazier. 1t was in this manner that they
were to die.
Toward the last, Lazarus took pity on
Rachel, who was led out in white dress
and naked feet, looking the martyr she was.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-27

AN English writer is making war upon
the vowel u, demanding its expulsion from
all such words as labour, favour, honour.
He says the useless use of this letter in a
single copy of the London Times costs ten
pounds. and that in English books and Pc
riodicals alone it increases the cost of pub
heation fully ten thousand pounds a year,
without yielding any practical good.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-27

THERE are 5000 newspapers in the United
States, or one to every 1000 of the inhab-
itants; 1880 in Great Britain and ], $40 in
France, or one to every 5000; 700 in Prus-
sia, or one to every 26, 600; 506 in Italy, or
ole to every a, 900; 365 in Austria, or one
to every 105, 900; 800 in Switzerland, or
one to every 5000; 275 in Belgium, or one
to every 15, 900; 225 in Holland, or one to
every 5000, 200 in Russia, or only one to
every $50, 600; 200 in Spain, or one to every
IS, 900; $50 in Norway and Sweden, or one
to every $4,000; 100 in Denmark, or one to
every 20. 600; and 100 in Turkey, or one to
every 800, 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-27

A FRENCH nobleman recently received a
letter, IN which he was threatened with
death unless he laid $4, 900 forms the next
day in one of the city fountains. The
nobleman at once took the letter to the
police authorities and then laid the de-
manded money in the appointed fountain.
The next day hnely-dressed young man
cautiously approached the fountain, and
was taking The package of money from it,
when suddenly he found himself in the
hands of the police, who had been watching
tor him. Tho prettiest part of the story is
that the prisoner was found to be son of
one of the nobleman's best friends, and the
last scion of an illustrious patrician family.
All efforts to have him released have as yet
proved unavailing.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-27

The British Museum during the past
year has acquired two remarkable collec-
tions of Mexican books. The first colIec-
ton was formed by bookseller of the
name of Andrade, who sold it to the EN-
peror Maximilian as the foundation of q
public library in Mexico. In consequence
of the fall of the Mexican empire it was
broughtto Europe and disposed of by auc-
ton at Leipsie in January, 1869. Among
the works acquired at this sale are five OF
the earliest books printed in Mexico. The
second collection was sold by auction in
London in the following May, and was
formed chiefly IN Mexico by Father Fisch-
er, secretary to the Emperor Maximilian.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-27
An Old ManUscrTnf.

In Upsala, in Sweden, there is a curious
and renowned old manuscript, commonly
known as the Silver Handwriting. 1t is a
translation OF the Bible into the original
Gothic, and the best authorities claim that
it was written toward the end of the fifth or
commencement of the sixth century. It
was discovered in the sixteenth century at
Verden, on the Rihr, and its authenticity
was at once established. It was taken to
Prague, but the Swedes took it away in
1649, and carried it to Stockholm; thence
it was taken into Holland, and was bought
back again for Sweden by the Chancellor
de la Gardie for four hundred dollars He
had it magnifcently bound in a solid silver
cover, and in 1869 presented it to the Uni
versity of Upsala. It is written in silver
on crimson parchment The headings and
few principal passages are in gold. 1t is
rich in Byzantine tracery of symbolic de-
vices. 1t numbers three hundred and thir-
ty leaves, with twenty lines to each page.
Only two punctuation marks are used
throughout-the period and colon.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-27

In Prussia the fees of physicians are
regulated by law, and are of the most econ
om1cal character. A physician cannot
''bleed" a patient to his last dollar without
laying himself liable to heavy penalties
The following are the Iates charged; For
first visit within the city limits physic-
ian is allowed to charge from SO cents to
81; for each subsequent visit, 25 to so cts;
If at a distance of from one to five miles
from town and suburbs, his first visit may
be from rs cents to 81 so, and subsequent
ones from 30 to rs cents. For a first visit
at night he gets, if it be in town, from
81 SO to 50 25; it more than mile out of
town, from So rs to So, following night
visits being, in town, from rs cents to 81 so:
IN the country, from 81 II to 50 25. He
may not charge fer more than two visits a
day unless they be by special request, nor
must his fees ter all attendance on any one
patient within d hours exceed 50 25. The
highest fee in the list is awarded to the
surgeon who performs ithotomy, namely,
| from SIS to S37 so.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-27

As BROAD as it is long: A German statis-
teal writer remarks that the invention of
the sewing machine has enabled one wo-
man to sew as much as a hundred could
sew by hand century ago; but, he con-
clothing as hundred did a century ago
so that matters are not much changed,
after all.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-27

FROM The Chronicle, Pittsburgh, Pa: Hoof
lands German BlHers.-There is probably no
disease to which human flesh is heir" that
is more distressing in its effects than that of
Dyspepsia, and kindred diseases arising from
disorders of the Liver and Digestive Organs,
and it is this fact, probably, which has caused
the preparation of the American remedies
/ ow before the public. Among these rene
dies are DR.. Hoofand's German Bitters which
has been prominently before the public for
years, and which has received the highest
testimonials from thousands of our citizens,
who have tested its efficacy in diseases of the
character referred to. It has also received
the highest commendation from physicians
who have used it IN their practice. with COM
pie te success. The Hoofiand Bitters is a
strictly medicinal preparation, and contains
no alcohol, rum or whisky.
HoOFLAND's GERMAN Tonic is a CT mbina-
ton OF all the ingredients Of the Bitters, with
pure Santa Cruz Rum, orange, anise, &C.,
making preparation of rare medical value.
The Tonic is used for the same diseases as
the Bitters, in cases where some Alcoholic
Stimulus is necessary.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-27

The new church in Clinton avenue, New
ark, N. j., is to be built upon the latest
improved plans. The main floor will have
four aisles and 172 pews. There will be a
gallery around the whole church, with
twenty-nine square compartments or stage
boxes, for families, and capable of holding
twelve chairs, with tables in the center fol
hats and books. The aristocratic worship
pers can thus perform their devotions apart
from the common throng. The estimated
cost will be 0,000, and the present chap
ell, which is to remain as an extension, cos
$40. 600.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-27
An Old Newspaper.

A very old newspaper is in the posses.
sion of DIR. J. H. Besse, of Delaware, o.
1t is copy of the New England Courant,
and bears date 'from Monday, Feb. 4, to
Monday, Feb. II, 1928" The paper is
therefore over one hundred and forty-seven
years old. It is printed on coarse material,
very much resembling in texture and ap-
pearance that on which Confederate news
papers were printed in the stress Of war.
The type is of the real antique style, and
looks odd enough to the eye familiar with
the modern clear-cut Roman. But that
which gives most interest to this strange
relic of the past, says Delaware paper, is
the fact stated in the following imprint.
printed and sold by Benjamin Franklin,
IN Queen street, where advertisements are
taken in." Franklin was born in 1706. He
was, therefore, at the time of the publica-
ton Of this sheet, seventeen years of age.
In the course Of a short Introductory arti-
Gle the editor says: s'The main design of
this weekly paper will be TO entertain the
town with tie most comieal and diverting
incidents of human life, which, il so large
q place as Boston, will not fail of uni.
verssl eKemphfcation. Nor shall we be
wanting to fill up these papers with CRATE
ful interspersion of most serious morals,
which may be drawn from the most ludi-
crous and odd parts of ife." The adver-
tisements are curious. Here is specimen:
ga Servant Boys time for 4 years to be
disposed OF, Ee is about 16 years of Age,
and can keep Accounts. Enquire at the
Blue Ball in Union street and known fur
ther."
The editor makes the following gratifying
announeem ent:
'TIhis Paper having met with so general
an Acceptance in Town and Country as to
require far greater number of them to be
printed, than there is of other public Pa
pers; and it being besides more generally
read by vast number of Borrowers, who
do not take it in, the Publisher thinks
proper to give this public Notice for the
Encouragement Of those who would have
Advertisements inserted in the public Prints
which they may have printed in this Paper
at moderate Price,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-27

IT is said that Texas editor has had
presented to him, by his admiring lady
friends, an embroidered shirt, which pre-
sents pictorial history of the State, inolu-
ding the Mexican war. The editor wears
the shirt outside of his coat, and wherever
he goes he is followed by crowds of admir-
ting boys, studying from the back of it the
fine arts and booking themselves in Texas
politics.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-27

MODERN VERSUS ANCIENT MECHANICAL
ART.-Some years ago, when Miss Harriet
Martineau was visiting the pyramids of
Egypt, she expressed regret that the art by
which the immense stones were raised to
their places was lost. An English engineer
therefore published an ARTICLE in the
London Times, stating that any com petent
engineer could construct pyramid
equal to the largest in Egypt. The follow
ing facts would seem to prove that this
is no idle boast: According to ancient
authors, from 100000 to 800, 600 men were
engaged for twenty years on the great py-
ramid; the sum OF whose united labor has
been estimated to be equal to raising 15,-
700, 900 cubic feet OF stone cne foot high,
The steam engines of England, as it has
been estimated, would be able to do this
in only eighteen hours. This would make
the construction of pyramids similar to
those in Egypt by no means an impossible
work, providing anybody could be found
foolish enough to undertake it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-27

A BEAUTIFUL waterfall, 225 feet of
sheer descent, is attracting attention on
the head waters of the San Diego River,
Cal It is known as Transit Falls, and the
neighboring scenery is saidalmost to equal
the Yosemite.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-27

Mr.. HAWTHORNE, in his English Notes,
saws that all the praise he heard of Lord
Byron gave him an 'idea of an intolerably
Iirreproachable person"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-27
Poetry.
From the Overland Monthly for July.
IF ONLY.

only in my dreams once might see
Thy face: though thou shouldst stand
With cold, unreaching hand
Nor vex thy lips to break
he silence, with word for my Low es sake.
xNor turn to mine thine eyes,
creme with long peace of Paradise,
Yet henceforth, life would be
lore sweet, not wholly bitter unto me.
only might know for verify,
That when the light is done
OF this worlds sun,
And that unknown, long. sealed
O sound and sight is suddenly revealed,
hat thine should be the first dear voice thereof,
nd thy dear face the love, my Lowell
Thou coming death woulf be
weet. an. most ,weet- not bitter unto me
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-27

ADDING FUEL 70 THE FIRE.-A writer in
the Memphis Avalanche, who was on board
the r. E. Lee during the late steamboat
race, says that he found that the coal on
board was bituminous, and that it was all
ID nice Jumps, not less than pound each,
with rosin scattered through it, just as one
would scatter bran through chopped feed.
One of the hands informed the reporter
that the pine knots were nearly all out, but
it was pleasure to discover that there were
at least twenty barrels of coal oil still unus-
ed. The oil was used with judicious calm
ness. A man of Judgment and nerve took
bucketfull of it round, and, with dipper,
while the fireman opened the doors of the
fre-boxes, he dashed half gallon into
each, with periodical precision. This was
done to add a little tone to the sluggishness
of the bitum1nous coal mixed with rosin.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-27
How Young Lady Birched Her School.
MISTRESS

Under the heading of "Birch Tortures, >"
an account was given in the Sunday Post,
a few weeks since, of the style of corporal
punishment in vogue in many English
schools. A story is told now of a spirited
girl who, in one of these schools, broke
some of the regulations, the penalty of
which was whipping. She rebelled, and
refused to submit to the castigation. Her
parents were written to for permission to
restrain her. She being an officers daugh-
ter, word was sent that discipline must be
enforced; she must resign herself to the
punishment. She would not yield, and,
therefore, was foroibly tied down, exposed,
and fagellated.
AS further penalty for mutiny, she was
compelled to spend her vacation at school.
She was 16 years of age, and the insult and
indignity offered to her womanhood ranked.
With har young cousin, midshipman, she
concocted plan for revenge. Seizing the
opportunity when the household were
abroad and the matron alone, obedient to
q signal, the midshipman was on hand,
and assisted to gag and strap the matron
down. Then he disappeared, and the
young lady, appropriating the same instru-
ments with which she had been tortured
Qeather thongs) with all her strength Laid
them upon the large person of her in
structor, whom she then left to regain lib
erty as she could, while she sought the pro-
lection of an uncle.
Her relative, who was ricn and powerful,
while appearing to censure, really espoused
her cause, negotiated with her parents,
and, finding her embittered against them
and unwilling to return home, finally
adopted her.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-07-27
NO. 3S.
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENTS.

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