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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-09-20
The Staten Island FERRY Camnany.

AS the sufferers recover from the eff
fects of the terrible explosion on the
steamer Westfeld, they are beginning
to place their claims for damages in
the hands of their lawyers for prosecu-
ton. The ferry company now find
themselves in very singular predica-
ment. It is their intention to wait I'M
til all the claims appear to be filled,
and then to determine whether it is
best to attempt compromise or to go
into bankruptcy. This plan will work
unless some claimant more impatient
than the rest pushes them to Judge
ment thus getting the first lien. Then
the rest come in for an equal division.
Il they are forced into bankruptcy,
their stock, material, boats, franchises,
ETC., will be out of their hands, and
they will be broken up entirely, unable
to put on any new boats, and without
privilege.
The stockholders are liable to an
amount twice the value of the stock
they own, and hence, between these
impending dangers, and the prospect
of utter ruin to the company staring
them in the face, they are naturally in
a state of great nervous excitement
hardly knowing what to do. The
claimants do not feel disposed to push
things very vigorously, and the general
opinion seems to be that after time o
compromise will be effected that will be
satisfactory to both parties, though the
company will be seriously crippled.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-09-20
A Chnrch Difficulty Well Settled.

A company of genial Christians met
In New York last saturday to settle
church quarrel in village in New Eng
land. The case is so novel that, at the
risk of meddlesomeness we will give
facts. The Congregational church at
Peacham, VT, few years ago got into
the condition of ga house divided
against itself y This fact became APP
parent to our heretical friend, Mr. Oil
yer johnson, while on visit to Peach
am, his native toWn. Being like all
other free religlonifts. as full of love to
orthodox as to other Christians, he at
tended the services one Sunday morn
ing, and at the close of the sermon re-
quested permission to say few words
to the congregation, many ofwhom had
been his friends and companions. in
youth. He made tender hearted speech
regretting their divisions, appealing to
their better feelings, and offering, if
they would compose their quarrel and
unite heartily for the future, to put his
hand into his pocket and pay the ex-
pense Of building for the church a fine
organ. The supplemented country peo-
pie, preferring peace to war, took the
paciticator OF his word, shook hands
with one another, and said to Mr.
Johnson, eyes, we will accept the Or
gam The instrument, which has been
year in building at the Odell factory
in New York, was last week ready for
musical trial A number of Mr. John
sons literary and other friends made q
pleasant party at the factory; the Or
gan was tested by Mr.. Elias Howe, or
ganist of the Church of the Messiah; the
:" Ave Maria" was sung by Mrs. Sabri-
IA Bows; brief speech was made by
Samuel Sinclair; various cheerful ex-
ercises (but without wine) made glad
the hearts of the company-to which
was added, at the close, the solemn
satisfaction of singing cold Hundred. y
We trust that the echoes Of Saturdays
music foated gently northward toward
the Green Mountains, and that Mr..
Johnson's organ, when transported to
Peacham, will keep perpetual harmony
in Mr. Johnsons birthplace.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-09-20
The COMPASS Plant,

In the monthly report Of the Agri-
cultural Department, for March and
April, reference was made to the com
pass plant, (Silphium laciniat1m, J
which it was therein stated 'is alleged
to possess the remarkable tendency to
have the plane OF its leaves directed
north and south, to such degree that
these points Of the compass can be
readily determined from their examin-
alton A letter, inclosing a diagram
Of the leaf of the plant, has since been
received by the department from S. J.
II. Snyder, Of Moroyia, Kansas, in
which the opinion is expressed that
the plant does possess the quality at.
tributed to it. The writer says:
Having been a residentof Kansas for
sixteen years, [ have had abundant OPP
portunity to become fully acquainted
with the plant and it's habits, and [ am
fully persuaded that the course north
or south Is so infalIibly indicated by
its leaves, that [ would not hesitate to
follow their direction for hundreds of
miles The leaves of The plant from
which the accompanying sketch has
been made were taken from my orchard
which has been titled for years, and
the plants cut up and turned over and
under, and every way; yet every time
they come up, either from the old roots
or from seed, they invariably turn their
leaves III the same direction. There
can be no question of this fact and if
in a group of these plants, here and
there leaf varies little from the true
course, the appearance of the stem and
its relation to the other leaves show
the reason for such discrepancy. The
average of such group is infallible.
The stalk of the plant is from three
to five feet high; leaf about twelve
inches long, and flower resembling a
miniature sunfower Mr.. Snyder $50
1t Is sometimes called polar weed, gum
weed, resin-weed, &c. The last names
are given to it because of the resinous
gum which exudes from it's stem and
leaves, especially when wounded This
gum IS chewed, and the plant, as well
as its resinous gum, is considered high
~ medicinal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-09-20
Internal Revenue Decision,

The Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue. decides that articles liable to the
stamp tax under the schedules must
have the stamps affixed before they
leave the premises of the manufacturer,
irrespective of the kind of packages
employed for putting the same into the
market, whether such packages be of
the ordinary and usual size or extraor-
binary, or what is frequently termed
packing in bulk. Each package must
have a stamp or stamps of the value
indicated by the retail price or the price
received for single packages with its
contents. A dealer may sell directly
from package which has been prop
erly stamped according to the price
paid for the package and the contents,
without afIiXing additional stamps, but
a dealer who breaks an original pack
age and repacks its contents into
small packages, putting thereon his
marks and labels, will be required to
stamp the small packages when expos
ing or offering the same for consump-
ton or sale. A manufacturer, in ev-
cry case, must stamp package in
which he delivers goods to customers,
the customer furnishes his
own vessel for the reception of the arti-
Gle, or whether it is furnished by the
himself.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-09-20
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.

The Observation-Disclosures
of Wheat--Foretgn Dema nd--Fseeeipts
and slstPnaents--The Wholesale Trade
= ==Gnge Bros, * Co.'s Wholesale Mill
linery Household su.t-Am sase-
,nents, - e- g.. .,. ..-...--.-
CHICAGO, Sept. II, 1s1.-We havehad beau
tiful, dry, fall weather, with few quite warm
days, the past week.
is more active, and all the Indications, thus
far, point to a large fall trade.
MONEY
is still abundant, and the banks find it diff
cult to employ their surplus funds probably.
.-s- ...e.r.s THE PRICE OF WHEAT -.--
closed six cents better last week than at the
end of the previous week, being $1.1613 seller
the month EaH.-
.s gaitiH THE FOREIGN DEMAND
for wheat is increasing with prospect that a
large surplus will be taken in Europe, which
will tend to advance prices.
-sa THE RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS
of grain have slightly increased, and there is
a strong tendency among holders to realize
and accept fair price now, rather than trust
to the promise of higher prices in the future.
THE WHOLESALE TRADE
has opened quite actively, though the warm
weather has tended to keep back buyers. The
leading business houses show much activity in
their several departments, and are prepared
with full lines of goods for the trade Of the
Northwest.
GAGE BROS. AND co. WHOLESALE MILLINERg),
at IS Lake street. Chicago, show what enter
prise and skill, combined with ample capital
and experience, can accomplish, For fourteen
years they have been winning the confidence
of the Millinery trade of the Northwest, re-
tanning their old customers and constantly
gaining new ones, till their name has become
familiar as household words among Northern
mlllners, and their integrity and fair dealing
as proverbial as the superior quality and style
of their goods, and their promptness il filing
orders. There is no stronger, more reliable,
or honorable house in Chicago.
LIBEL SUIT.
There is nothing OF special interest to note,
save that Mrs. Ostrander has sued the Times
for $40, 900, for alleged defamation of char
acter. that being the amount which, in her es-
timation, will make it as good as new. This
libel suit business is pretty well run into the
ground. There ought to be a law making the
prosecutors for libel responsible for all costs,
when they fail to establish a case. There
would then be fewer malicious or black mail
prosecutions.
ADJUSTMENTS.
The attractions of the week have been at
McViclzer's and the Museum. There is very
strong company at McVicker's, and the sea-
son, thus far, has been decided success. " Elk
trernes ;" has run two weeks, twice in double
cast--wlth two sets of performers--Which
shows the resources of the company. Col.
Wood has greatly improved the exhibition,
and the dramatic performances at the Muse
UNI, and is most literally patroniZed. At
Hooley's and The Dearborn, there are the
usual attractions. 3.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-09-20
Karl Marx the international Leader.

The International leader, Karl Marx,
whose death occurred at London on
Tuesday, was native of Germany.
but had lived IN London about twenty
two years. He studied law in Berlin.
Subsequently, in 1912, he became ed
itor of paper at Cologne, which was
the first anti government organ estab-
lished i'll Prussia. He removed to
France on account of lia fear Of perse-
cutions Of the pfussian Government,
but, on REQUEST Of the Prussian author
tiles, he was forced to remove to Bel
GUM by the French King, Louis
Philippe. The breaking out of the
revolution of 1913 enabled him to re-
turn to Prussia, from which he was
was again expelled. He again returned
to Paris, but had to leave that city
second time. He then selected London
as his residence. Since that time (1851)
he has been engaged III various ways as
a writer upon European politics, and a
contributor of works upon science and
political economy. Trades unions
formed the subject of his particular at
tention up to 1862, when the first idea
of forming an international society
seems to have been conceived. From
the establishment Of the association in
1864 UP to the present time he has at
tended its working head.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-09-20
Over-doctored.

Without any disrespeot to the members Of the
medical profession, q profession honored by al
thinking men, it is only ust to say that they are too
thick on the ground. The consequence is that the
community is doctored over much. When nature
needs only the gentle simuIant and Alternative which
has become famous throughout the country as a
reliable medicine, under the name of Hostetter,s
stomach Biters, she is not unfrequentIy dosed with
dozen prescriptions, all experimental, from the
Pharmacop@a. This is an evil, and proves that the
practice OF medicine is far from being at all times
healing art. At this period Ct the year. when the
tall OF the leaf indicates that decay has seized upon
the vegetable kingdom, many harassing diseases are
prevalent Chief among these may be mentioned
intermittent fever and bilious renlittent The ex-
halations rising from decomposing vegetaions, and
the heavy dews and fogs, are very apt to generate
these complaints. The wisest policy is to protect the
system by of Hostettere Stomach Bitters at
the commencement of the fall Much suffering NAV
thereby be avoided. But If the disease has already
begun, its periodical yisitations may readily be
checked and broken up by this active yet harmless
vegetable tonic.
Be on your guard against the charlatans who are
attempting to palm off, under various names, I'M
wholesome compounds, which they pretend to COM
pare tavorahy with the great national elixir which has
long since swept more formidable opposition from
the field Bear in mind that every bottle of genuine
H0stetter's Stomach Bitters is authenticated by a
splendidly engraved label, and fac sj7tte of the
sign manual of the firm. Put up in bottlessony and
cannot be obtained in bulk.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-09-20

Grace Greenwood, who has Transient
ed her afft ctions from the Tribune to
the Times, in one of her charming let
ters from the west, gives a pleasant ac-
count of Greeley, the new settlement of
the Union Colony. She says it is real
ly q wonderful place, established on q
purely agricultural basis, with an mex
haustlble capital ofintelligence, energy,
economy, and industry; it has striyen
steadily, constantly, with no wild leaps
OF speculation, or fever-heats Of ambi-
ton and greed. With al orderly and
vlrtuous population, it has had to pass
through none of the dark and dire and
tempestuous scenes of pioneer life.
such as it is In mountain mining towns.
The young city has o spunky weekly
paper called the Greeley Tribune,
and It's title is an exact fac-simile
OF the philosophers own handwriting
and is triumph Of illegibility-calcu
lated to witch this new world with no
bier penmanship. The first citizen of
Greeley she saw was a mule, standing
on bank, looking down on the train,
and over the town, with patronizing
and benlgnant ARA whitehead, wise
looking animal. Being of vagrant hab-
its and friendly disposition, he per
adbulates a good deal, overlooking
the affairs of the borough-and so thew
have taken to affixing to his sides bills
and notices of public meetings. He is
a sort of travelling bulletin-board. We
have III this city good many men do.
ing this sort of work, but the idea of
turning the sides Of vagrant mule to
account as an advertising medium is a
development of the utilitarian philcso-
ply we were not prepared for. When
our second Franklin becomes President
he will find q use for everything.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-09-20
Another MaSfOdOn i'm Ch3ujaunua

A few days ago some laborers engag-
ed in removing muck from swampy
section of the farm of Mr. Joel L Hoyt,
about two miles from Jamestown, found
the remains of an unknown animal
much larger than those of any existing
species. On Saturday Professor Love
repaired to the place and succeeded in
exhuming large number of bones,
which undoubtedly once belonged to q
large mastodon. They were about five
feet below the surface, and much decay
ed. One half Of the upper jaw was
quite perfect, and the teeth seemed as
sound as ever Two pieces of the tusks
were in o good state of preservation,
though the ivory was SO decomposed
that it could be cut with knife. One
piece is about four feet long and seven
inches in diameter. The teeth measure
from root to crown ten inches, and one
of them weighs five and half pounds.
Professor Love estimates the entire
tusks to have been each twelve feet In
length Buffalo Commercial
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-09-20
SUICIDE AT A HUNDRED AND TEN,
Fearing Death had Forgotten Her, a.
Old Virginia Indy Jumps Into
yEa1

Fearing Death had Forgotten Her, an
Old Virginia Lady Jumps Into a
Well.
On Sunday morning last Mrs. Mary
Michaels, aged ITO years, committed
suicide by drowning heself under the
following circumstance Mrs. Mich
aels lived with her son, Robert Mich
aels, IN Dlnwiddie county, Va, upon
the old Model Farm, about one mile
from Petersburg. She was very active
for one of her age and enjoyed fine
health until within few months since,
when she was confined to her bed with
sickness for more than a month, during
which time an old contemporary and
friend of hers died, which seemed to
distress her very much.
She, however, recovered her spirits,
and was to all appearan ces in good
health (both mental and bodily on
Sunday morning last at IL o'clock, when
her son Robert sent her, by o servant
woman, a piece Of melon, which she
ate, and then directed the servant to go
into the yard and bring into the house
q lot of peach chips, which were in the
sun drying, as there was a prospect OF
rain. The servant proceeded to obey
her instructions, leaving Mrs. Michaels
lying down, and upon returning to the
room missed the old lady, but thought
nothing of it, and, putting the peach
chips away, left the room. A few mo-
ments after leaving the room the ser
want went to the well to draw bucket
of water, and finding the bucket would
not sink looked into the well to find the
cause thereof, and saw that some one
was in the well, and went Immediately
and informed Mr.. Robert Michaels of
the fact.
He proceeded straightway to the
well, accompanied by the servant say
ing, as he got to the well, that he was
sure it was his mother who had jumped
in the well, and, upon looking down III
the we'll recognized the dress that she
had on floating in the water. He i'm
mediately sent for two of his neighbors,
and, upon their arriving, got one OF
them to go down in the well, and with
the help thus afforded him succeeded
in getting out the dead body of his
mother. The body was at once renov
ed to his house, where it remained un.
til Monday afternoon, when it was in
taTra1
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-09-20
Humorous,
A CHOP for breakfast hash.
A MATCH Observation-Disclosures.

A CHOP for breakfast hash.
A MATCH game-incendiarism.
A GREEN grocer-one who trusts.
BACKGAMMoN--a lady's waterfall.
THE woman's club-a broomstick.
A DANDY on shore is disgusting to
many, but a swell of the sea sickens
everybody. .s-.e
On week days you buy your music by
the sheet; on Sundays you can have It
by the choir for nothing. .s..-.-
SOME author says that one of the uses
of adversely is to bring us out That's
true, especially at the knees and ell
bows
Two twin brothers are said to be so
much alike that they frequently borrow
money of each other without know
ing it. ri -s.
AVOID argument with ladies. In spin
ming yarns among silks and satins, a
man will always be worsted and twisted,
and finally wound up.
IT is with q view to the fitness of
things the Professor of Elocution in
Browns University is o woman What
a woman don't know about talking isn't
worth learning.
elbow hollow it sounds!" said a pa
tient under the movement cure, as the
physician was vigorously pounding his
chest. sob, that's nothing !" said the
doctor, "wait till we get to the head. "
SAKE says that Vermont is famous
for four staples: "men, women, maple
sugar and horses. The first are strong,
the last are feet, the second and third
are exceedingly sweet, and all are IN
commonly hard to beat"
A BRIGHT little boy, about four years
Of age, son of a clergyman, was at your
correspondents house one evening
with his parents, and l gave him a
couple Of five cent pieces, He laid
them on the table, and putting his
finger on one said, "This one [ am 60
ing to give to the heather, and the
other one,T am going to keep myself -
He played with them awhile, till finally
one of them rolled away, and he could
not find it. 'EWell," said I, "my lad,
which one have you lost2" ooh, y
said he, 81 have lost the one I was 60
ing to give to the heathen."
WHILE Gov. Perham was transacting
business with state official the other
day, young son entered the room I'M
tremendously, and proceeding at once
to his father, asked him rather loudly
for money. The Governor, being bust
ly engaged, and wishing to silence his
boisterous demands, said to him: 'sMy
son, be quiet; [ have no money" The
little fellow placed himself in theat-
rical attitude, with one foot advanced
and arms akimbo, and looking his tath
er in the face, said: "Well, this is q
pretty how dye do; Gov. of Maine,
and no money!" and went off whist
ling, with look of mingled wonder
ment and disgust at the poverty of the
Chief Magistrate.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-09-20
Bismarck.

AnEnglish lady who has visited Bis
narck at his country seat, gives q
pleasant account of the man of "hlood
and iron" At home he is bluff and
hearty, goes a-fshing, and makes fun
of his nice old wife because she doesn t
read the newspapers. The English
woman who relates all this, says she
made the visit in consequence of this
unceremonious invitation from the
Chancellor !: 81 say, Countess, mind
you bring Miss - i'll July. [ like
girls who have the frankness to let me
know that they think me an old hum
bugl" Bismarck's magnificent Rus
sian horses-a present from parties in
Moscow-are creating a great sensa-
ton. They are said to bear a striking
resemblance to Josh Billings favorite
bird, the "muil," which 'Ewares its
wings on the side of its head
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-09-20
Fearful Scene-A Lunatic, Watching
Over the Dead Body Of Her Miser
Sister.
From the New York Globe, Sept. 3.

From the New YORK Globe, Sept. 8.
Yesterday the dead body of an old
woman was found in house at Locust
Grove. near Winfield, in an advanced
state of decomposition. It seems that
two sisters, from 40 to so years of age,
lived secluded in dilapidated old
house, living in the most primitive
style. They had no friends, received
no visitors, went out but little, and al
ways had money in large quantities.
Where the money came from, and who
the ladies were, never could be wholly
ascertained. They bought real estate,
and paid all their bills III gold
Since Saturday of last week nothing
has been seen Of the old ladies, and I'M
til yesterday nothing wrong was sus-
pected. Yesterday bowling was heard
from the house; q wild, weird kind OF
noise, which raised great excitement
in the neighborhood, and as soon as an
officer could be found, the door was
broken open, and there the most hor
rible sight presented itself. Upon the
bed was the dead body of one of the
sisters, and the other, a raving maniac,
was sitting by the side of the body
The body was in an advanced state of
decomposition, and the smell was al
most suffocating. The name Of the sis
ters is Frenor. The demented creature
was taken charge of, and the coroner
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-09-20
An Unpublished Stcry by Hawthorne.

1t is little singular that Hawthorne
wrote a tale that he succeeded in effect
ually eorcealine from all eyes. and of
whose existence no one knew anything
until few weeks ago, when his daughter,
IN overlooking his papers, laid her hand
upon the unsuspecting treasure. It is
pronounced one of his best things, but
of that we shall be better able to judge
when it is published, as it soon will be
by J. r. Csgood & Co. Hawthorne was
a strange, shy, reticent genius, with a
remarkable faculty of shutting himself
in from the world and it is remember
ed that while he lived at Concord he
was engaged on work which he never
published and of which he never spoke.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-09-20

The IDEA of Universal Medicine is
at last realized in Dr. Walkers Califor
MIA Vinegar Bitters. This concentra-
ted essence of the finest medicinal herbs
and roots i'll the Western hemisphere,
eradicates all disease which have not
undermined the sources of vitality,
and in chronic Indigestion, nervous
headache, congestion of the liver,
rheumatism, govt, general debility,
and innumerable ulcerous and scabi-
Gus disorders, it is a specific absolute and
infallible. ..-.-.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-09-20

On Sunday evening last some young
people near Rocky Mount, Ga, we're
taking walk. One young lady, hay
ing a small switch in her hand, struck
young man who happened to have a
small copper cartridgein his pantaloons
pocket, which exploded, the ball pass
ing through their clothing and lodging
in the knee of the young lady, produc-
ing q painful and dangerous wound.