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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18
A Great Coal Fire.

A dispatch to the London Daily
News of the 25th of October says: GA
terribly destructive fire occurred last
night at the works Of the Dublin Gas
Company. About midday yesterday
the GOALS in an extensive shed attached
to the works, and containing several
thousand tons OF coal, began to burn,
ignited, it is supposed, from spon-
taneous combustion. The progress of
the fire was slow, and the men attached
to the works endeavored to extinguish it
with the apparatus at hand, and also be-
gan to remove the coal not yet ignited
from that which was on fire. This pro-
cess was continued for six or eight
hours, but at length it was thought ad-
vlsable to send for the fire brigade.
Captain Ingram and his men arrived
about o'clock in the evening, and the
engines were set to work without delay,
while at the same time the Ringsend
Docks which closely adjoin the works,
were promptly cleared of shipping.
The fire continued to increase it's hold
until, about midnight it reached such a
height as to illumine the city and it's
suburbs, and indeed the horizon, for
miles around. The effect on the spot
was picturesque in the extreme, the
empty docks appearing like mass Of
fame and smoke, while the shipping in
the river stood out in bold relief.
Shortly after o'clock this morning the
roof of the store fell in, and the presist-
ent efforts of the fire brigade were re-
warded by partial subiugation of the
fire. bTlt it is still b11rninp and NAV
continue to shoulder for hours, or per-
haps days. The. wind blew strongly
from the west, and to this circumstance
may be attributed the fact that the fire
did not extend to any other part of the
company's premises. The loss sustain
ed is estimated at about 100000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18
A WOman'S Dreams.

The Hartford Conn. Times, Of Oct,
Doth, publishes the following: CA
young woman in this city, Mrs. Mar
garet (Horan) Ryan, dreamed about
two months ago that little brother of
hers, living in Clonfanlough, Kings
county, Ireland, had just been run away
with by horse which he was riding,
and that his leg had been badly crush
ed. A letter was subsequently received
from Clonfanlough, which confirmed
the young woman's dream in every par
ticular-time included-the scene being
precisely as she had described it as
shown in her dream. OnSunday night,
October %, Mrs. Ryan had another and
very vivid dream, in which she seemed
to sit by the bedside of her little broth
er aforementioned, who was dying;
taking by the hand those present in the
room and bidding them farewell, he
seemed to pass away The sleeper dis
tinctly saw the boys aunt enter the
room, and heard her ask anxiously of
those about the bed: And is he dead?'
and heard her then utter piercing
shrek, and saw her fall on being told
that all was over With that the sleep
Ell herself uttered a loud shrek, which
awakened her. She found herself out
i OF bed and standing in the middle of
the room, and holding on to chair.
Inc truth or error of this dream re-
mains yet to be ascertained. We shall
report the result, whatever it proves to
be. Mrs: Ryan is firmly convinced that
tits true" 3 4.f4
, :
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18
Arn0ld's Boy and Chambers Boy.


The other evening Arno1d's boy and
the Chandler boy we're sitting in the
kitchen in the dark, telling stories of
Captain Kidd and other Free Traders,
when Arnold senior sang out for the
eleventh time within an hour:
'Benjanin Franklin, 90 down stairs
and get that kindling Immediately I"
Chambers boy had just got to that
part Of the story telling how the free
and-easy sailor before mentioned
used to mix his grog in a coffin
and slice small boys for favoring.
Now Ben never fancied going into a
cellar at night, and his fears were in
creased ten-fold after hearing the weird
romance of the "Bloody Pirate" So,
when he heard the suggestive tramp Of
the governors boots in the hall, he
quietly slipped into the closet, leaving
Chambers boy sitting by the fire.
IL Arnold senior came in, and seeing
Ben, as he supposed, not even stirring
for the cellar, he walked up to him and
lifted him up by the ear.
Easy Easy p shouted Chambers
boy in surprise.
ssEasy?" shouted the old man, COM
pletely dumbfounded by Ben's supposed
audacity; g easy" and he recovered his
presence of mind sufficient to kick
Chambers boy into the coal nod and
out of the door before he discovered his
mistake.
Chambers boy says he is going to
knock the stufing out of Ben as soon as
the swelling goes down and his north
ear gets the crook out of it.-Danbauy
NeWs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18
Wood Saw
The A.

The
Der or LII ...tal, y.
Mo- escribes an invent.
v $, has recently been pa
{. Robinson, of New York,
ing wood by an entirely new al
seems a sufficiently odd process
it originated here it ought to be
novelty to our readers; but sine
such to us we give it the benefit
notice. The process consists in
shutting instead of the saw plati1
wire, heated white-hot by means G.
electric current. The wire receives -
same reciprocating motion which is
commonly given to the saw, and thus
burns it's way through the wood. It is
practicable, according to the inventor,
not only to cut logs, planks Or heavier
forms Of lumber by this means, but
also to give curvature to the cut, and to
produce fantastic forms of every de-
scription, since the saw, being without
breadth, adapts itself to such purposes
better even than the band or ribbon
saws. Inasmuch as TIE wire burns it's
way instead of cutting, it leaves the
surface of the wood charred; but this
is an effect entirely superficial, and oc-
casions no injury to the material. It
would seem as if. however, there was
an Important question of economy here
to be settled, and we shall wait before
pronouncing an opinion on this applica-
ton of science until we hear from it
further.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18
Life Under Glass. IS

The author of "Life Under Glass /"
sends to the Boston Transcript letter,
giving some curious results of his ex-
perience in the use of colored glass as
medium for the transmission of the
suns rays in the treatment of lung dis
ease. The writer of the communica-
ton, being himself victim to weak
lungs, gave special attention to the SUBJ
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18
Ancient Ruins i'm Mexico.

Among the recent discoveries of an
cient ruins in Mexico is that of an arti-
fcially-executed grotto, fifteen miles
from Tancitaro, in the state of Michoa-
can. This grotto is represented to be
of immense depth and vast extent; the
remains Of walls and arched corridors
are still to be seen, and many curious
specimens Of the handiwork of an I'M
know race have been brought from
their subterranean palace. Two citi-
zens of a neighboring village recently
penetrated into the cavernous depths of
the grotto, and lost their way. Three
days and nights were spent in wander
ing through the labyrinthine passages
of this wonderful place before they
found an outlet from their strange i'm
prisonment. Subsequent to this COM
petent persons made more thorough
examination of the grotto, when the
fact that at some unknown period in the
past it had been shaped by human skill,
and walled in on every side by human
hands, was revealed. It is dark laby-
rinth, SURPRISING in extent and intricacy
the, tabled one constructed by Dadalus.
The walls are of masonry, and the
passage-ways, which connect vast cham
bers. are arched over with stone. These
relics of human labor and contriyances
lead to the supposition that it is work
of all aboriginal race which long, ago
,oorisha6
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18
Strange Train of Events.

Some time since, a resident of this
city named William BARITONE, together
with his sister, Mrs. Edwards Of New
Jersey, came into possession of sum
of <ssney, after remarkable train of
circumstances, somewhat as follows:
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18
Plants Sacred to the Virgin.

There is whole garden full of plants
sacred to- the Virgin Mary, generally
because they fowerat some period con-
nected with "Our Lady's" Days,-the
Visitation, the Assumption. the Birth,
the Baptism Publication, such as the
"Lady's Smock," "Lady's Mantle. y
" Lady's Fingers, gladys Slipper"
"Lady's Tresses, the pretty little green
Ophrys with a twisted stem. The
!" Virgins Bower" begins to blossom in
july, when the Feast of Visitation oc-
ours, and is in fullest flower at the
Assumption in August The .. Lady's
Bedstraw,' belongs to no particular
story for it's name. The different plants
were summoned to come and form a
little bed for the Virgin and Child in
the stable at Bethlehem. They all
made excuses one after the other;
some were too busy, some declared
themselves insignificant, some too great,
or it was to early OF too late for appear
ing. At last this pretty little white
star offered herself humbly for the
place, and she was afterward rewarded
for her virtue by her flowers being
turned to golden yellow.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18
Brass i'm the Naugatuck Valley.

The New Haven Palladium says that
seven .eighths of all the brass and Ger
man silver made and consumed in the
United States, together with one-half Of
the manufactured copper, is made in the
little Naugatuck Valley, which is not
over thirty miles long. The annual con
sumption OF copper by the twelve brass
and copper mills located in the valley is
not less than sixteen millions of
pounds, more than half of the product
Of the copper mines of the country.
Nearly all the mills commenced with
water-power, and as business grew, sup
plemented that power with steam. Now,
three-fourths of the power used in roll
ing brass and copper IN this valley is
the product Of steam. Nearly all these
mills have other companies connected
with them, which manufacture large
portion Of the brass and German silver
products into the various forms of
beauty and utility for general use, and
many Of these smaller Companies have
paid their stockholders larger dividends
than the great brass corporations.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18
A Terrible Fire.

The Manchester (England) Guardian
Of October 20 contains an account of a
fire which destroyed the cotton mill Of
Abraham Hay & Son, at Over, Cheshire.
A dispatch from Over on the 2Sth Of
October says: "Of the noble building,
which at o'clock yesterday was in a
perfect state, and contained some hun
dreds of people, busily at Work, there
now remains but small portion Of the
outer walls, and confused leap Of
smouldering debris. The splendid
machinery with which the factory was
fitted is twisted by the great heat into
the most fantastic shapes. Up to the
present time eight bodies have been dis.
covered Soon after the fire broke out
a poor woman flung her child from
a window of the sixth story, and
when picked up it was quite dead.
Another child of the same woman
dropped into water tank and was
saved. The mother then threw herself
out, and, her head coming violently in
contact with some brick-work, the skull
was smashed, and the brains scattered
on the bystanders congregated near.
Another woman was seen hanging by
her feet in one of the windows; the
heartrending screams were soon
silenced, for the poor creature was lit
orally roasted, and the charred body
fell when the window burnt out. At 5
o'clock in the morning five other bodies
were found by hremen in tower, burnt
to a cinder, and beyond Identification.
Others are missing, and it is supposed
their remains are in an unexplored part
Of the ruins. Six of the bodies lie in
the room OF a neighboring beer house,
and present most sickening spectacle.
The other two are at a cottage close by.
The loss is estimated at $3.50, O00."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18
Tea-Drinking in Russia.

A correspondent of the London
Daily News, writing from Mini Novgo-
rod, says: "Tea drinking, l have said,
is one of the great institutions in Rus
STA; the outward and visible symbol of
this institution is the somovar There
is something almost sacred about the
somovar in Russia. I scarcely like to
talk about it amongst profane things.
It ranks with the gilt images of Greek
saints which are found in the corners of
every room in Russia, and before which
the pious believers never tired of cross
ing himself. In the same way not a
household, however poor, in Russia is
without a somovar. To make tea in the
vulgar fashion of pouring boiling water
into the teapot would be to rob it of all
its cheering grace and to profane the
institution. The somovar is essential to
the orthodox practice of tea, and as the
first word you learn in Russia is tchai,
SO the first thing which will strike your
eye on arriving there is the somovar.
The somovar is large urn make Of
bronze or brass, with tube running
through the centre, into which charcoal
is placed. When the tea hour arrives
(and every hour is the tea hour in Rus
sia) the charcoal is lighted, rather should
I say, like the sacred fire of the Zoroas-
TRANS, it is never quenched. There 1t
burns In its brazen tube, and the water
boils audibly, and the little china tea
pot is placed simmering at the top of
the charcoal-although this last is really
a heterodox practice which has crept
insensibly into the pure religion of tea
and in this way cup after cup of the
Russian nectar is supplied.
A Clean Apron.
A lady wanted a trusty little maid to
come and help to take charge of baby.
Nobody could recommend one, and she
hardly knew where to look for the right
kind of girl. One day she was pass
ing through by-lane and saw a little
girl with clean apron holding a baby
in the doorway of a small house, 'sThat
is the maid for me- said the lady. She
stopped and asked for her mother.
" Mother has gone out to work, an
swered the girl. ssFather is dead, and
now mother has to do everything.
'sShould you like to come and live
with me?" asked the lady. g [ should
like to help mother somehow" said
the little maid. The lady, more pleased
than ever with the tidy looks of the lit
tie girl, went to see her mother after
she came home, and the end of it was
that the lady took the maid to live with
her, and she found-what indeed,
she had expected to fnd-that the neat
appearance of her person showed the
neat and orderly bent of her mind. She
had no careless habits, she was no friend
to dirt; bnt everything she had to- do
with was folded up and put away. And
kept carefully. The lady finds great
comfort in her, and helps her mother,
whose lot is not now so hard as it was.
She smiles when she says, "SaIly's re-
commentator was her clean apron;"
and who will say that it was not a good
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18

y
mat the
due to the
81 : war he began
eerles of experiments among his pa-
tlents by using blue glass. AS the
light from pure blue glass is not en-
tlrely agreeable to the eye, he alternated
the panes with clear glass. This was
an improvement, and he went on with
his experiment until he attained the
highest sanitary power in a purple or
light violet color, the red in the stain
ing making the SAINT to bear.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18
lsehOId.
London CORES
account of The

London cores
account of the
,empt to establish
in London. Five
e small incomes united
shment of a common
ge house in Bloomsbury
vaken for the purpose, and
.-4ngements for the regulation of
household were made with the ut.
most care and precision. There was to
be a common dining room, in which all
the meals of the household were to be
taken; and each family had q set of
rooms which it was to furnish and ar
range as suited it's own convenience.
There was to be one cook for the whole
household, and couple of servants to
do the other work. The experiment
was commenced, and for the first day
or two matters went we'll enough. Be-
fore week had pissed however, it be-
came evident that to govern q confeder-
ate home would be nearly as difficult as
manage an Irish Parliament. The
IS could never agree upon
II eat and drink. The
landing subject
ruence was
ne of con-
unfortun-
es. Five
g at the
i would COM
neglected and
.ceiving undue at
&c children of the diff
IS would quarrel, and of
mamma was sure that her
re not the cause of the dis
WI ueunve. Before a few weeks had
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18

passed the confederate home became
what the person who told me the story
called confederate discord, and had
be to broken up.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18

To MAKE a telling speech a man
should tell something.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18

al STEwARD-"Bre is ready,
Georgia. Heavy yachtsman Jagged. g
=" Ny name is George, Mr.. Steward,
What would you think if / called
you Stewy?" t's
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18

,ceiving undue at
&c children of the diff
IS would quarrel, and of
mamma was sure that her
re not the cause of the dis
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-11-18

The A
Der Of liz
Mo- escribes an invent.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-07-03

Too Much FOR HIS PIETY. Horace
Greeley used to affirm that newspaper
men were the most patient people, as
class, on the earth, and he was not far
from right, though there are times when
patience ceases to be virtue with the
most enduring. Nearly everybody in
the western part of Michigan knows
Burr, who used to start newspaper
about once month the year around,
generally bringing them out in Grand
Rapids, but sometimes making flying
trip to other points.
Burr could stand to be told that he
lied about circulation, was on the fence
as a politician. and that he didn't know
anything about publishing paper, and
when men threatened to sue or thrash
him he only smiled sad smile and wish
ed that mankind wouldn't get excited. -
During a religious revival at Grand
Rapids, Burr was converted, and it fire.
quently happened that religious people
called at his Office to talk with him. One
day minister came in and, after talking
u while, he proposed prayer.
He was in the act of kneeling, when
his foot struck one of the outside forms,
which was leaning against leg of the
stoae, ready to be lifted up, and over it
went, making half bushel of ''pi."-
Burr looked at the ruin wrought, thought
of the two weeks of overwork, and COM
menced taking off his coat saying: tFm
trying to be christian ar set good
example, but rat my buttons if can't
lick you just in two minutes" The cler-
<gyman backed down stairs in no time,
lodging the lye-brush on the way, and
Burr backslid at once, and sent down for
pint Of stimulant
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-07-03
de Provisions, Josiar."

A sapient-looking Fayetteville darby,
oscillating between twenty and twenty
five summers, overlook an old negro on
the street the other day, and wedging
him in fence-corner. proceeded to ac-
quaint him with all the gorgeous provi-
sions of the civil rights bill. Young
Africa impaired to old Africa fund of
valuable information, thusly:
"Woll, Uncle Billy, Summers swivel
rights bill has passed de Senate OBJ de
United States without murmur."
rs dat so, Josiar p
''Jess so, Uncle Billy. And say,
Uncle Billy, we colored pussons is gwine
to see whose pervisons is in de pot. We
are gwine to be allowed to ride free on de
railroads, smoke in de ladies' car, and
put our feet on de percussions OBJ de seats
wheneber we dam please"
Is dat so, Josiar ?"
Jess SO, Uncle Billy. And say,
Uncle Billy, Yves gwine to be allowed to
stop at de hotels, and eat at de table, and
hab de biggist slices OBJ de chickens, and
lay around in de parlor, and spit on de
carpets, and make de white trash hustle
themselves and wait on US without grum-
bin. and wheneber de boss Oh de concern
shoyes bill at us we'll hab him sent to
Washington and obscured in the plcni-
potentiary"
is dat so, Josiar p
jess so, Uncle Billy. And say,
Uncle Billy, we's gwine to be allowed to
so to de white schools and set up on de
fatform wild dc teacher, and learn ger
biography, triggermanometry, gehominy,
Latin, Dutch, French, Cboctaw, algo-
bray, rheumatics, de rule of thrice, and
dc diarrhea."
.-Good God is dat so, Josiah ?"
jess so, Uncle Billy. And say,
Uncle Billy, we's gwiEe to be allowed to
be buried in italic collins, wild looking
glasses on top OBJ dem, and dey will hab
to carry us on,a hearse tode grabe-yard,
and bury US on top oh de white folks,
so when de day OBJ resurrection am ar
rived, and de angel Gabriel come tootin'
along, he'll sing out troo his trumpet,
All you colored gemmen rise fustv And
say, Uncle Billy, de provisions OBJ dat
bill"
Whats dat you say bout pervisions,
JosiarY"
4Wcll, Uncle Billy, as I was gwine
on to state, de provisions oh dat bill"
Stop right dare, Josiar. You say
dare's pervisions in dat bill :"
jess SO, Uncle Billy. De peryisions
oh de bill"
"Stop right dare, Josiar. IF dare's
provisions in dat bill | want sack oh
-four dis berry minnit Dam dc smok-
in in de ladies' car, and dc gehography,
and Latin and de italic collinsl | want
de provisions, Josiar. Dcy's all dere's
in de bill wutf dam cent !"-Fayette-
uale Goa. Express
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-07-03
3,)ortrp.
THERE IS A LAND IMMORTAL"

BY THOMAS MAcKELLAR.
There is land immortal
The beautiful Of lands:
Beside its ancient portals
A sentinel grimly stands;
He only can undo IL,
And open wide the door,
And inortals who pass through it,
Are mortal nevermore.
That glorious land is Heaven,
And death The sentry grim;
The Lord thereof has given
The opening keys TO him
And ransomed spirits signing
And sorrowful for sin,
Pass through the gate in dying,
And feebly enter in.
Though dark and drear the passage
That leadelh to the gate,
Yet grace attends the message
To souls that watch and wait
And at the time appointed
A messenger comes down,
And guides the Lords anointed
From cross to glory's crown.
Their sighs are lost in singing,
They are blessed in their tears;
Their journey heavenward winging,
They leave on earth their fears,
Death like an angel seeming,
owe welcome thee" they cry;
Their face with glory cleaning,
IT'S life for them to die.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-07-03

During the Revolution "Old Put had
received lot of recruits, and as he had
some fighting at hand. and wanted none
but willing men, he drew up his levies
before him. 'Now, boys" said he, II
don't wish to retain any of you who wish
to leave therefore. if any of YOU are
dissatisfied and wish to return home. he
may signify the same by stepping six
PAGES in front of the line. But" added
the old war dog. '.I'll shoot the first man
that steps out.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-07-03

H | have recently attend
ed several large bankrupt sales
in Northern cities, where I made
heavy purchases at extraordi-
nary low figures, which induce
ments I am now offering to my
friends and the public generally.
The New York herald., 1874-10-20
TEMPERANCE CONVENTION

The annual session OF the New York Conference
Temperance Society was opened last night az The
Thirtieth street Methodist Episcopal church with
o sermon to the delegates BY the Rev. william
Lloyd, OF Poughkeepsie. The subject OF the dis
course was ..The Conflict OF Christianity and In
temperance It was treated ably and with elo-
quence, and the sermon was fitting prelude to
the business proceedings OF the Conven-
tion which will begin this morning. the
delegates to the Convention will assemble at half
past eight O'CLOCK TO-DAY, In the same church, and
participate in prayer meeting for an hour.
and the Revs. j. p Hermance and A. Ostrander.
Discussions on the various projects for represslng
drunkenness will follow, until four p NJ. when q
union children's mass meeting will be held. In
the evening great mass meeting will take place,
at which the Revs. A. NJ Stratt0n, ID. D., and G.
II, cory will deliver addresses.