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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-30

Shayvangunk FEountains-A narrow
Escape.
Correspondence of the N. Y. Sun.
On last Friday morning, a dog be-
longing to one John Felter, a wood
chopper, was heard barking in the
mountains some distance from the
house. Mr.. Felter's little son, twelve
years old, knowing by the bark of the
| dog that some important game was on
foot, set out for the mountains. His
mother felt little anxious after the
boy had gone, and for some time list
ened to the barking of the dog. After
half an hour the barking ceased and,
as hour after hour passed away and
the boy did not make his appearance,
the mother set out to go to one of the
neighbors to secure their help in a
search for the boy On the road she
met her husband returning home from
the village, where he had that morning
been attending to some business. He
listened TO his wife's story, and trying
to calm her fears, went back with her
to the house, and taking his gun started
towards the place indicated by his wife.
Mr.. Felter travelled about through the
mountains until late in the afternoon,
seeing nothing, hearing nothing, and
was about to return home when he al
most stumbled over the dead carcass
of wildcat. 1t was q very large male.
Everything indicated terrible con-
fict The spectacle gave Mr.. Felter
an apprehension that some terrible
thing had happened to his boy. Ex-
amining the leaves and underbrush, he
had little difficulty in finding trail of
blood, and this he followed nearly
hundred yards. Then he came upon
the dog, standing over the body of his
son, who was prostrate on the ground.
The dog was earnestly looking at the
boy, and occasionally licking his face
and hands. On Mr.. Felter's approach,
he gave loud bark and pranced about
with Joy. The father knelt by the side
of his son and placed lis hand over his
heart. With Joy llnspeakable he found
the little fellow alive, but terribly
wounded, as it appeared, by the claws
of the wildcat. ,'s- aas=
The little fellows clothes were almost
torn to shreds, and his flesh was ter
ribly lacerated from head to foot. He
was suffering from loss of blood, but
MS wounds had been handsomely
dressed by the faithful dog, which had
for hours been standing by him, licking
them. Taking his boy in his arms, the
father made his way home, followed by
the ever faithful dog. After reaching
the house, restoratives having been adj
mil ilistered, the boy was able to tell his
story.
He came upon the wildcat, and see
ing that his catship held the dog at
bay, having an advantageous position,
he attempted to dislodge him, first
with stones; but these the beast did
not seem to mind Then he got pole
and attempted to poke him out. At
this the wildcat became enraged, and,
springing upon the boy, scratched and
tore his flesh as above stated. At this
the dog dashed at the cat and soon
despatched it. The boy attempted
to go home, but sank to the ground ex-
hausted.
The little fellow is doing we'll. The
good nursing of the dog has done much
toward allaying the inflammation; the
licking of his wounds by the faithful
animal has undoubtedly saved the
boys life.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-30
Gloomy Harvest Prospects i'll ireland.

The Irish papers report the pros
poets of the coming harvest, which
month ago seemed promising, to be
now exceedingly gloomy. The almost
incessant heavy rain since the first week
of July has already caused immense
damage, and unless there should be
speedy change for the better, this year
will, it is said, prove disastrous one
for Irish farmers. The evil has not
been confined to any locality, but ex-
tends over the whole of Ireland "The
hay crop has been irreparably damaged
and in many instances totally destroy
ed. The cereal crops have suffered
considerably in many districts, but
should the weather become and CON
tinue fine the yield may yet prove an
average one. Another fortnight of
rain such as recently experienced
would, however, it is feared, ruin wheat,
barley, and oats. In any case late
harvest is expected. There have been
some slight indications ofpotato-blight.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-30
The Tax ON Interest Of Coupons and
Dividends.

The Secretary Of the Treasury on
the oath ult, addressed letter to the
late Commissioner Pleasanton, trans
mitting Solicitor Bamffeld's opinion in
favor of desisting from the collection
of the tax due from corporations on the
interest of coupons payable within the
last five months of 1870, when such
companies had under the Commission
er's decision, paid such coupons in full,
without deducting the tax prior to May
13, 1871, the date of the Secretary's de
cision revising that of the Commission
en- In the letter referred to, the Secre-
tary announced his acceptance
of the Solicitors conclusions as
to the tax on such interest
coupons paid prior to the 18th
of May, 1871, but stated that his decis-
ion had no reference to the tax on divi-
dends or stock, adding that that ques-
tion had not been passed upon him.
To-day the Secretary informed the
Commissioner that no question remain
ed before him as to tax due on divi-
dends declared during the last five
months, the period referred to. This
also, in effect, applies to the tax on un-
divided profits of corporations assessed
and added to any surplus, contingent
or other fund during the same period
/ Under section Is of the act of July IA
/ 1870, these taxes will be assessed ano
| collected.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-30
TOUCHING INCIDENT,
Burial Services Conducted at the Grave
by Young Lady.
From the Memnhis Avalanche

py !" AoNhS Lady
From the Memphis Avalanche.
In the city lives a poor family. the
father of which is Catholic, while the
mother is Protestant. Recently their
daughter, a beautiful child of five
years, suddenly sickened and died.
During the sickness it was attended by
physician who was accompanied on
every visit by his daughter, girl of
fifteen years, who evinced the greatest
solicitude for the little sufferer. When
death came with its cold, icy grasp,
tender hands closed the innocent eyes
who had been called home The
funeral took place the next
day, and, owing to the conflict of rehg-
ious opinions between the parents,
neither priest nor minister was called
in The young lady went to the house
OF mourning, and, in company with the
grlef-strlck9n parents, followed the re-
mains to the cemetery. Arriving there
the little body was placed by the side
OF its narrow resting-place to allow of
last look at the sweet face which all
loved SO well. With low wall the
poor mother threw herself down by 1t.
and with passionate kisses sought, as it
were, to recall life to the cold motion
lesss clay. Every one was visibly
affected by this outburst, and when she
called upon the young lady to offer a
prayer for her poor darling, all
reyerentially uncovered and knelt to
the ground. The young lady, without
a moments hesitation, knelt and COM
menced praying. At first, her voice
was visibly affected by emotion, but as
she proceeded she seemed to forget self
and surroundings, and poured forth
such fervent and touching appeal to
the Throne of Grace that there was not,
when she ceased, dry eye or an un-
moved heart in the entire assembly.
When she had finished the body was
carefully lowered into the grave. above |
which now grows some beautiful flow
ers, mementoes of the love of the fair
young lady.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-30

The economy of force and of time
characterizing the substitution OF the
circular for the reciprocatlng saw is a
fact well known. The latter occupies
as much time in rising as in descend
ing, and is therefore effective only dur
ing one half the period of the opera
ton. But the continuous action OF the
circular saw is attended with the ad-
ditional advantages that it can be run
at a higher rate of speed than IS posi-
BILE for the older form, and that 1t ad-
mits of a heavier feed on account OF the
steadiness and regularity of the cont1n-
uous cut. These advantages have been
secured for the saw with a straight
edge by NJ. Perrin, of Paris, by giving
to the tool the form of a band running
over pulleys of diameter sufficiently
large to allow the material to be opera
ted upon to meet the saw on the de-
scend1ng side, without being interfered
with by the part which is rising The
saw must of course be made OF very
flexible steel, and it is therefore com
paratiyely thin; but any unsteadiness
arising from this fact has been over
come by the simple e1pedient of placing
fixed guide-that is, a piece of wood
having a slitin it equal to the Thickness
of the saw-immediately above the ma
terial which is to be cut. A similar
guide is also usually placed below.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-30
Roasting an Actor.


Lord how / did laugh at old Dean,
father Of Julia Dean, one night. He
was playing that funny old King to
Booths Richard one Internal cold night
IN Buffalo. When Booth stabbed him
the awkward old duffer fell flat on the
register Of the stage. Some devil OF
an actor, seeing this, ran down and
told the wild Irishman at the furnace
that everybody was freezing on the stage
to rush up the fires. We who were
iIr the secret watched the result. First,
the dead King broke into profuse per-
spiration while Richard was delivering
his long soliloquy. How the dead King
did sweat But, as the fire increased,
he began to wriggle and squirm. The
audience was startled to see the body
culver and the legs give little post-n1or-
tenn kicks not in accordance with the
text. We could hear him mutter to
Richard
Hurry up, cuss it; hurry up I'm
roasting here u
But Richard continued rolling out
his heavy thunder as slowly and deli
berately as if his royal highness were
resting on bed Of roses. At last, when
he groaned out, Down, down to hell,
and say I sent thee thither ~ his de-
parting majesty rose up and walked off
the stage, rubbing his back as if he
felt ridiculous; TO the utter amazement
of the audience. But Booth was equal
to the occasion Striking an attitude,
/ he roared out:
''Can such things be,
And overcome us like summers cloud,
Without our special wonder? "
Dean got black eye and broker
nose while attempting to kick the Irish
man.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-30
Slightly SO.

Country Gentlemen (eyeing his
gardener suspiciousl "" Dear, dear
nae, Jetfries, this is too bad After
what I said to you yesterday, I didn't
think to find you"
Gardener" You can't say-hic-I
wash drunk yesht'day, sh-"
Country Gentleman (sternly)-''Are
you sober this morning, SIR? .
Gardener-"Pm slightly shober,
shir?"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-30
The Old Comedian.
W many years had the old actor seen.

How many years had the old actor seen,
siics, nrst boy, he trod upon the stage?
year aiter year had passed. and each had been
run OF ripe art and full of coming age:
And now twas his last night and his farerreu
Must now be said to scenes he'd loved SO wen
In the vast crowd although his eyes were dim
Faces he saw, not seen before for years;
And younger faces that had grown with him
To know the joys of laughter and of tears
ALI had come forth to heer the last farewell
That he must say to scenes he'd loved so well.
The Oldest ne'er had seen him play so well
All hearts all hands, confessed his wondrous power:
And, as in slow descent the curtain fell,
Loudly they called the hero of the hour
He came not forth: for him the last farewell
By death had come to all he'd loved so well.
old and Ne1c.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-30
Valuable Accession to the British Mu-
SpIlm.

The British Museum has just COM
pleted an importantpurchase of 2 vases
es found recently at Capus. They are
fine examples of rare and beautiful
class, generally assigned to an epoch
little lower than that of Alexander,
and distinguished by large size subtly
varied elegance of form. They are
principally amphorae and crateres, with
out figure designs, but with their bod
les painted black, and futed in the
manner which indicates an intention OF
mating the forms of metal vases. The
neck is generally adorned with wreath
of leaf-sprays picked out in gold.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-30

A WATER adder three feet long was
found in the body of horse owned by
Geo. B. Cilley of Nottingham, N. H.,
which had to be killed few days ago
on account of sudden illness, the cause
of which seemed mysterious till the
snake was discovered.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-30

WESTERN journals report that twenty
three persons in the State of Iowa alone
have suffered an involuntary amputa-
tion of their limbs this season, in u.s.
ing reaping machines.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-30

A WE'LL was recently dug to the depth
of six feet at Newmanvllle, Pa. While
the digger was at his dinner, stream
about six feet in diameter, burst
through the bottom, filing the we'll,
and soon overfowing the adjoining
field. It still continues to flow, and
there is now quite a large run formed
where before was dry land.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-30

FIVE thousand Jews are inclosed in
the Ghetto at Rome. The custom of
locking the gates on them at nightfall
has been abandoned.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-30

A WASHINGTON paper says: " For
perfect grace and real enjoyment OF
flowers, the Boston bouquet is the per-
lection of the florists art. "
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-30
The Great Fisj, Battle.


The Council Bluff Times tells the
following story:
Last evening we got an invitation to
a cheap ride on Spoon Lake, on the
confines of the city limits, and went.
Spoon Lake is appropriately named
from its resemblance to a spoon. The
bowl is nearly circular, and about
seventy-tive yards in diameter. The
handle is nearly half mile long, and
crossed by the Chicago and Rock
Island railroad bridge near the neck.
The water along the handle is very
deep, and below the surface water as
cold as ice The bowl seems to be I'M
fathomable, for a five thousand feet
line with plummet failed to touch the
bottom.
A remarkable fact in regard to the
lake now is that is isliteraliy packed with
fish, while heretofore there was not
more than enough to crafty the sport
ing practice of our anglers. The fish
come toward the shore in shoals, gasp
ing Tor air, and dying in myriads, are
cast upon the banks to decay. The
water of the lake heretofore so limped,
has assumed a dark brown water
color.
An eddy III the middle of the bowl,
ebbying and flowing with tidal regular
ity, indicates that Spoon Lake is in di-
rect subterranean communication with
some vast body of water. and is sub
iect to it's influence. The water some
time bulges up in the middle of the
bowl to twelve or eighteen inches abLve
! the height of the brim Or margin, and
again is seen to form a miniature cup
or whirlpool, as if the water was all
leaking out through hole in the CEN
ter. The circumstance leaves little or
no doubt of a subterranean channel
Another strange fact Is that, like the
Caspian Sea, it is fed by several small
streams and, as there is no visible
outlet, and the water retains its fresh
ness, there must be an underground
communication.
1t was ebbing when we visited the
lake, and we were filled with curiosity
to see the little maelstrom at work, so,
procuring bottle, we enclosed a SCRAP
of paper inscribed with the date, loca
tlon and circumstance, cOrked, tied ano
sealed the bottle, and cast it into the
eddy, when it instantaneously disap
peared-was swallowed up by the whirl
pool.
There is no getting over the fact tha
in the flow OF the lake large quantitie
of fish have been introduced to it's wa
ters by this underground passage, un
til the lake has become overstocked
The native fish, no doubt jealous o
their piscatorial visitors, made war ol
them no doubt with the lntension o
repelling the invasion. But the invad
ing armies seem to have been NOR
l powerful, to judge from the dead ant
. dying strewn along the margin, for tn
great bulk of those found are buffal
fish, cat fish, perch and pike, but witt
difference of color, showing at leas
5 different species. We picked up som
r OF the dying fish and examined them
+ Some were bitten on the lower part Q
t body below the gills, and others bat
tered along the sides as if receivin
[ chastisement from an opponents tai
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-30

"HoNE made board is Boston
placard.
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SAVED BY HIS DOG.

Singular Encounter with Il Wild
Caf-A FriaEntf.Ei Adventure in the
Shayvangunk RIountains-A Narrow
Escape.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-30

HOW q 5erseynan Utflizes a Nuisance
The shcre at Goshen Teeming with,
aounS Monsters-Getting IL Cargo of
HOrsefeeG.
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ON SETTLES ExcuRslox.-The excmsam "a e'1 -
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