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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-07-16
Star-GaZers.

1T frequently happens that practical
jokers start street crowds simply for thei1
private amusement, and the effect invaria
bly, proves successful A case in point
happened yesterday in Broadway, near
Union Square. Two gentlemen, well
known in New York, were recently con
versing on the subject of curiosity as an
universal trait, when one, wag in his
way, offered to bet a supper that he could
keep a crowd all day on the opposite side
of the street on any clear day. The wager
was accepted, the terms being that the
crowd should remain in full force from
ten in the morning until four in the after
noon.
Yesterday morning the practical joker
stationed himself at the street corner at
the hour specified, and at once apparently
became interested in gazing at the clear
blue sky overhead He had remained
thus employed scarcely three minutes be-
fore four or five other men were standing
quietly by his side, all gazing wisely into
the heavens. Finally, one Of them ven
tllred the inquiry, what he was looking at.
'Why, at that star there the joker re
piled, at the same time pointing to the
sky near the sun.
Z II don't see it," remarked the victim
''whereabouts is it?"
Fright up there" was the response.
cts very brigEt and beautiful
ooh, 1 see It," exclaimed third person.
'sHow singular it looks"
The trap being thus sprung, the crowd
Immediately became augmented, tor all
were curious to see the daylight star,
which of course was invisible. Finding
that the imagination of several people led
them to believe that they actually did see
the star, the practical joker quietly with
drew and joined his friend, to witness the
progress of the experiment.
Hour after hour passed, and still the
crowd continued to stand at the corner,
looking for the star, their individuality
constantly changing, like the figures in a
kaleidoscope. Few went away without
becoming convinced that there was really
star to be seen, and even the gentleman
who bad accepted the novel wager was
bitten by the common curiosity, and,
though he knew the joke, Joined the group
to look for himself He in turn saw the
STAR after gazing at the sun until he really
could not see at all So the fun progressed
until the close of the day, the originator
of the joke winning his wager by the
crowd being kept until near sunset
There are good many star-gazers in
this world, as every one knows, but it sell
dom happens that they prove useful or
profitable to themselves or anybody else.
But two gentlemen had very jolly supper
last night at the expense OF a star gazer.-
Neao York Times.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-07-16

very suddenly. and was already dead.
The shock was terrible, and instantly his
hair became entirely gray. He had to
visit some patients that same afternoon,
and they scarcely recognized him. Their
peculiar actions revealed the change to
nm. The other case wasof a man t1irty
I'VE years old, living in the Netherlands.
ne was one day passing the canal in Rot
!.elualh, Where he saw a child struggling
IL 'he water He plungedin and brought
~ ~ 70 lahd, but it was already dead by the
tliile ne mad rescued the body. Bending
over 1t 10 Try to restore life, he. discovered
that the dead child was his own son.
The blow, so sudden and unexnected and
coming upon him when he himself was.
SO much exhausted, turned his hair on.
tirely. gray, and left him scarcely recoo-
Unable Skk ts#EteG = - = s.
a SARDINE SToRY.-In one of the cities
OF New Hampshire, some years since
man named H-y was elected Mavor,
and very important he thought his %nosi,
stion. During his term of office fire
company sent word that they should visit
the city and remain several days The.
Mayor called meeting of the City Coun-
Gil to see what should be done toward en-
tertaining the fremen He wanted to Show
ohC Aio0P1teiloy VI VIC wy III It's uOSt IllU1i
cent form, and proposed that collation..
should be given the Strangers
And what" asked one of the aldermen,
ssdo you propose to put on the table for
the collation?''
eve will give them,' said his honor, in
reply, shot coffee and sardines.n
One of the council thought that sardines
and coffee were hardly up to the mark for
the hungry firemen.
81 know BETTER" said the Mayor, in an
angry tone. "Sardines are hearty, and will
be just what the men need"
perhaps" said an alderman, s'his hon.
or does not know what sardines are.n
The Mayor sprang to his feet angry all
over
Il known he shouted, "what sardines
are as well as you do, or any other men,
Der of the Board. I've eaten enough of
them in my life. They are easily prepared.
just take two pieces of bread, and put a
piece Of ham between them, and then YOUR
sardine is made'
His honor sat down amid roar Of
laughter. He'd got things, such as sar-
dimes and sandwiches, kinder mixed up in
his mind
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-07-16
OyerWork and Want Of Sleep.

|
OvERwoRK causes a great deal of i'll
health in farming communities Very
many farmers, in their efforts to avoid
| idleness, which they consider sin and a.
/ shame, 90 to the other extreme and lose
both health and happiness thereby. While
industry tends to health, oee'qoork breaks
down the constitution and shortens life.
1t Injuries both the body and mind and if
long continued results either in death OF
premature old age. For this sin-and sin
| it is to overwOrk-there is not nearly the
excuse on the part of farmers which there
was twenty years ago. Now one has ma
chimes to take, in a great degree, the place.
Of hand labor, and the farmer who will
use them need not break down his health
| by working too hard. But it is not the
| farmer who is most liable to overwork
| The farmers wife is generally the great
est sufferer Every day in the year, Sun
days not excepted, she has much to do.
Often there is as much required of her as
! two women ought to perform. As the re-
! suit of her overwork, health is lost, and
| she either dies long before her time or
| lives only to suffer the penalties of the
law she has transgressed. For this course
there is no justification. No woman ought
to work herself to death, and no man is,
justified in requiring or allowing his wife
| to do So He ought to furnish her with
household machines, and if her health is
poor either help her himself or hire girl
| to help her. This killing himself and his
| wife, which so many farmers, do, for the
sake Of laying up a few dollars which
| they never expect to use, and which they
| cannot carry with them when they die is
a miserable speculation as far as profit and
| loss arc concerned, and a sinful, shameful
| thing for any man to do. s1ss :
| Want of sleep is one of the chief causes
| Of much Of the physical and mental trou-
BILE of farmers and their families. During
| the busy season. when the farmer rises at
four in the morning and works until six
Or seven in the evening, then eats his sup
per, does his chores, and sits up an hour
or two later to read his paper or chat with
neighbor, he does not obtain sleep
enough to keep either body or mind in
perfect health and vigor. The evil con-.
sequences of his course may not be ap-a
parent for many years, but sooner. Or later
they will come. The waste of the brain
is not fully made up. Little by little it
decays and insanity or eincurable disease
is the final result of using the hours
which should be devoted to sleep forss
other purposes Farmers wives, who are /
often kept awake at night by the exhaus
ton caused by overwork or by the crying
and fretting Of children, are the greatest
sufferers. and year by year a vast. number.
of this class go to the insane asylum or
the grave It is slow but certain suicide
to curtail the hours of Sleep and no man,
woman or child need expect to long con-
tinue in good health without taking the
fullest amount Of quiet rest.-WOrking
Farmer. .#,..z.r.,
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An OLD HAND.

BLUE-vEINED and wrinkled, knucky and brown
This good old hand is clasping mine;
L bend above it, and looking down,
j study its aspect line by line.
This hand has clasped a Thousand hands
That long have known no answering thrill;
Some have mouldered in foreign lands
Some in the graveyard on the hill.
Clasped mothers hand in the day
When it was little and soft and white
Mother, who kissed it. and went away.
To rest till the waking in Gods good light.
Clasped lovers hand. years age re,
Who sailed away and left her in ears;
Under Sahara's torrid sun,
Its bones have whitened years and years.
Clasped the ltsS1d of good man true,
Who held it softly and fell asleep,
And woke no more, and never knew
How long that IMPRESS this would keep.
Clasped so many, so manyl-so few
That still respond to tho living will,
Or can answer this pressure so kind and truel
SO many, that lie unmoved and still
4Clasped. at last, this hand my own;
And mine will moulder, too, in turn.
Will any clasp it when am gone?
In vain l study this hand to learn!
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Amusing the Babies.

~ 81 Il ( s
My baby, not three years old, is su-
premely happy if allowed piece of
newspaper spread over cane-seat chair,
and an ivory knitting needle, with which
she punches holes in the paper to CORE
spond with those in the chair.
For an older child, a piece of printed
paper, a cushion and a pin, with direc-
tions to pierce every co. for instance, or
any other letter chosen, will amuse for a
long time. A forfeit for every so" omit
ted, or a reward if there be- no mistake,
adds very much to the interest Of the oc-
casion Ess
| have seen child of four years amuse
itself many hours day for weeks with a
quantity of pasteboard a number CT clean
round straws, cut into short, even lengths
and quart of beans of various sizes and
colors. The pasteboard was cut and fold
ed by the child, without assistance, into
houses, chicken-coops, dog-kennels, ETC..
The straws were used for fence bars, sup
ported by pasteboard posts, while the
beans-with four pins stuck through to
form the legs of the larger animals-were
supposed to be dogs, horses, COWS and
sheep.
Sometimes the house and its attendant =
outbuildings were placed upon BOOKS
which represented hills, while the hocks
and the herds were retrained in the
.valley"-otherwise the foor-by the :
straw fences. Sometimes hurricane, be-
ing breeze from large fan, would bring
destruction upon all, and then the. patient
inhabitants, tiny china doll or two,
would have to relocate and establish
themselves These are only a few Of
many simple ways in which girls, and
boys, too, may entertain the wee ones.-
Hearth and Home. -
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-21
NEW BEDFORD, Oct. %

NKw BEDFORD, Oct. 20.
A mysterious shooting affair occurred on
sunday which will probably result fatally.
Richard Cahill, who resides on Grape street,
made call at the farm If Joseph Tucker,
in Dartmouth, and upon returning home
stopped 10 pick some grapes when but "a
short distance from the house. While thus
occupied hc received the full charge of a
gun in the face and neck, the flesh about
the Jaw being torn and lacerated, the lower
Jaw fractured on the right side and a por-
ton about an inch long shot away. The
right side of the neck and face were com
pletely ritldled with shot, portions being
shot away. Some shot also entered his
mouth, passing through and lodging in his
left shoulder. The wounded man was
brought to this city and placed in the ST.
Joseph's Hospital. DIR. Stephen W. Hayes
prohed the wounds and rendered him every
attention, but it is thought he cannot re-
cover. A consultation of all the medical
staff of the hospital takes place Tonight.
As soon as the affair became known here
Marshall Nickerson and assistant visited
Dartmouth, but could get no clue to the
affair Cahill says lie saw n man with a
gun in his hands run Immediately after the
discharge, but did not know him.
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Mrs. Thomas McDaniels was stricken
down with an epileptic fit last Saturday
afternoon and but very slight hopes are
entertained Of her recovery.
MANUFACTURES.
Among the many manufacturing estap-
lishments Of Bennington, none are more
worthy of notice through your columns
than the extensive foundry and machine
shop Of Olin Scott, situated at the head of
Pleasant street, and which consist Of a
machine shop 40x15O feet foundry fl7x145
feet Office, 30x00 feet pattern shop, BOX
Gl feet forge shop, 2sx42 feet and shed,
40x95 feet, the total value of which is esti
mated at SD, 600 Mr.. Scott commenced
operations here several years agoon a small
scale, but by a steady and close attention
to business, has increased his works, until
be has almost reached the top Of the ladder
and at present he employs forty-ilve men,
and his pay roll amounts to $4,000 per
month The motive power used is water,
and he has the finest water privilege in
town. Probably no mechanic in the state
has achieved a wider reputation than he,
and he is at present employed by the Latin
and Rand powder company as superintcnd-
ent Of all their works, who have several
large powder mills in different sections of
the country. and during his absence his
works here are under the charge of his
brother. II W Scott. who ranks as A No.
in his occupation.
Mr. Scott has built several Of the largest
powder mills in this country, among which
are those of the Hazard powder company,
Enfield. Conn; Oriental of Name Miami,
Xenio, Ohio. Also large and extensive
works at Morqucttc, Mich. also at Schagh-
ticokc, y. y. Among the many marble
mills that he has supplied with machinery
is the extensive one of i. X Frcdleigh, at
South Dorset also the inclined railway
which supplies the same with marble, and
which can be seen by travellers on the llar-
lem Extension railroad. He has also con
Stuctod several large paper mills, among
them ono for : Weed of New ork,
which is said to he one of the best arranged
mills in that section of the country. AT
present Mr.. Scott has contract for sup
plying large powder mill in New Jersey,
and although he is away from here most of
the time, still his interests are here. and by
his energy and business talent. he has be-
come one Of the most prominent business
men Of the place. u.
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4 ReYOlmtinn In SOnOrn.
TUCsoS. Arizona, Oct. q

TUCsoS. Arizona, Oct. 90
Letters from Guaymas state that a
prUnunciamento was issued at Promon
toria on September 80. by Connaut and
Barbcytia against the authorities Of the
State of Sonora and in favor Of restoring
the state constitution Of November, 1872.
The rcvolutionists took the city Of Los
Alamos and hold the district south of that
place. They levied contribution OF
S32 900 on the merchants Cf Las Alomos,
which was paid. They have a force Of
$50 well armed. Governor Pcsqucra has
taken the field in person, and is organizing
a force of 800 men to procsed against tie
revolutions. The chances now seem to
be that the governor will crush the revolt !;
but all agree that ii he should lose the first
engagement the revolution will extend
over the whole state. Hundreds of poor,
emacated natives are coming in on all the
roads to Arizona, destitute of food and
clothing. Communication with the capt.
tai OF the state Of Sonora By land il cut
ptf "
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Raid on Liquor Dealers.

WORCESTER, Oct. 20.
The city was secured Saturday afternoon
hy no less than seven state constables-
Dreaming and Comings of this city Davis
of Templeton, Hitchcock of FitchbTg,
Bush of West Brookfield Baker of Hop
kinton. and Fletcher of Whtinsvlle.
They made general raid through the
city, Selling liquor and beer from John
Dow, John GUILTY, David Powers, Michael
Gority and John OMalley. They found
evidence against John McGrail and John
Henry, and also took samples of beer
from eight or ten Germ II saloons for an
aysis, to be used in the superior court to-
day, in case the suits against the beer sell
crs is brought ON.
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teW NGr.s Produce Marker.

NEW YORK, OCT 20.
t'o1-roS-Nprl.rl 4, quoted a. lG7.c for ne-y
middlin.r upnurs
TI0rRLMithoui decided change in price; Ia
coo s' b o s,ts o5oo ' ils. sUpcriiie state nd
Western III >595as 3D. 80: common to choice extra
st,,t, 50 roc 90. lulion 10 cholcc extra We
tttn sGsoa ,.Oi: common TO ChUl,e H. II. o.
s5an.i.s5
KyE FioUp-Markrt Is quiet. sale. 3lI
bbl5 nj - 7sch.Ih
GRA1S-Narkot {, quiet and ;irm-
Recrnts an3.uuu bii Sales - 500 bu. at Il Tor NJ
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NEW YORK. Oct 90.
Private adyiccs received in this city from
the French settlement of st. Pierre, Mqlc-
Ion, give information of the assassination
of Mons de We're, the first bishop of that
diocese. The bishop was murdered in the
sacristy of st. Jean dc Dieu, having been
stabbed in the heart and lungs while AT
prayer Two dirls were found on the
floor, and one Emil Pcletier, cousin of
the bishop, was charged with the crime and
arrested. 1t is said that the crime was in
cited by the fact that Bishop dc We're in
heritcd all the fortune of Pelctier's father.
a wealthy Frcnchman, aud once an cXton-
sivc stakeholder in the Messagcaic I'M
pcrials Steamship Company The bishops
remains lay in state on the evening of the
9th inst, where the murder was perpe-
traAed. The chapel wa, dcnsely thronged,
and great excitement prevailed throughout
the settlement. The murdered bishop was
consecratcd in August last by Archbishop
Dupanloup at Orleans. France.
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Hotel Facilities OF Florida.

Ion Franklin II. Orvs. the well-known
proprietor of the Equinox House at Man
chester, while manager Of the st. James
Hotel at Jacksonville Florida, last winter,
became much interested in the prospects
Of Florida as a winter resort, and has been
making arrangements to build large and
iirst-clasS hotel there the coming season.
\ plan has been submitted to him for the
erection of the same, and in order to as
certain the most desirable location in the
opinion of those who 90 south during the
winter, has written to many of these people
for their views on the subject. The answers
of them being in favor Of Jacksonville as
the most popular resort, while many con-
slider st. Augustine far more desirable,
from its healthy climate and the great need
All who intend visiting Florida next win
ter seem delighted with the idea of having
a filst-class hotel, and Mr.. Oryis as its
manager to meet them there, and all are
confident that Florida is fast increasing
year by year in popularity with southern
Travellers in winter.
There is no doubt that should Mr.. Oryis
carry out his undertaking his efforts would
meet with abundant success, as his name
and fame as landlord both at Manchester
and in Florida, has gone abroad, and his
many guests speak nothing but praises of
his princely management.
The hotel accommodations in Florida are
at present quite limited. jacksonville has
three hotels with an aggregate capacity of
accommodating 175 guests; Green Cove
Springs has two hotels, capacity 254 st.
Augustine has three, capacity 400; Palatka
has two, accommodating ESQ; while other
small hotels are distributed sparingly, MAX
ing in all a total capacity for guests of
about 1900.
The Equinox House will still be under
Mr.. Orvis' popular control during the
summer months, while in his enterprise in
Florida, which undoubtedly will be COM
plcted ere winter sets in, he will have the
best wishes of his many personal friends in
Vermont and the abundant patronage OF
the travelling public generally, who have
tested his abilities in that much-abused line
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MiDDL.EBt EY.
Remington County.

This station on the Harlem Extension
road Is the best paying one on the whole
line. For the month of September there
was received for freight business e9,liS42
and for passenger business -, 0SG.52, maxi
ing the total receipts of that Office s1l,-
2G49i.
Probably no village in this state is any
better provided with societies than
this. Prominent among these is the Ben
nington Octuplc Club, composed entirely
of young men of this village. and although
they are small in numbers. they count
among their members representatives of
some of the best families in the village.
This club lave rooms over Z. Taft's store,
on Main street, which are fitted up and
furnished in fine style, and no one can be-
come member of it unless they are strict
ly moral and temperate. The room is pro-
vided with most of the leading papers and
periodicals of the day, and is open to the
members and their friends every evening
through the week, Sundays cXcepted).
They give their first social dance of the
season at Stewards Hall next Wednesday
evening, and those who hayc been FORUM
ate enough to receive cards of invitation
are ON the ''qui yive,' for judging from
what these parties have been before, all are
anticipating pleasant time.
Heretofore il has been the custom Of the
teachers in the graded school district to
hold public meetings at different periods
through the winter, to which all friends OF
of the schools are invited to attend. The
first OF the season will be held nj the school
house on South street, next Wednesday
| evening, at which time lessons in reading,
| history, geography, etc, will be carried
out by different teachers, and anyone at
| tending will be amply repaid for so doing.
These meetings are a great benefit to those
participating in them, and ought to be held
IN every graded school district in the
| state,
Mr.. George II. Botsford was in town
| the past week, introducing into our schools
| "Webb's Word Method" which the state
board of education has made one of the
new text books. Mr. b. is n gentleman of
great ability and fine culture, and was for
a long time county superintendent of
schools, being located in lIillsdale, Mich.
The different churches in this village
were all represented by their pastors at the
late session of the Evangelical Alliance,
held in New York, and all have returned
"and speak in terms of highest praise OF the
different meetings they attended, feeling
that il "was good for them TO be there"
The steady and increasing demand for
the goods manufactured by them, has made
it necessary for II, f. Bradford Il Co. to
build an addition to their already large
mill, and work has therefore been com
menced upon the same.
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Rutland Lecture Course.

On Monday TnE GLOBE published list
of the lecturers in the Rutland Young
Mems Christian Association course. The
names, dates and probable subject of each
lecture is now given.
oct 2Sth-Thomas Mast, Caricatur-
ing"
Nov. 10ih-NIrs Mary A Livermorc;
" What Shall we do with our Daughters. -
Nov. 2Sth-IIon. William Parsons, Of
England, Michael Angelo, the Child,
Artist and Hero
Dec. zjth--John b Cough, Now and
Then.
Jan. 9th w Andrews, dialect HUI
NOR.
The sonticbets will be sold at $500 :
single admission 80 cents. They will UNI
doubleday be offered for sale at Meeker's
music store and other places in few days.
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New YoRK, Oct 20.
The mail details of the Handwriting and
robbery of the Post family below Ca-liin
show it to have been one Of the bolJest
outrages on record There Is no clue yet -
The five perpetrators. They are known 20
belong to a gang Of twenty thieves who
have been operating in that section. The
Catskill races and fircmens tournament at
Poughkccpsic appear to have attracted
them thither After completely ranslcking
the Post dwelling, the robbers stripped the
rings from their victims fingers. sat down
in their presence and deyourcl a meal, and
then coolly departed.
NoTE.--A full account of the robbery
will be found on the second page Of to
days GLOBE.