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Death of Rev. Charles G. Finney.

Charles G. Finney, who was for many
years President Of the Oberlin College,
Ohio, died suddenly Monday, August
10th, of leart disease, at his late resi-
dence in Oberlin. He was apparently
in good health up TO the time of his
death. This venerable man, who was
once widely known, was born in War
rem, Conn.,, August 20, 1892. In early
life he studied law in Jefferson county.
New York, but gave up that pur-
suit to join the ministry of the Con-
gregational Church, in which he was
ordained in 1922. In 1924 he began
missionary labors as a revivalist, and
by his wonderful powers as preacher
he effected great good. In 1885 he ac-
cepted professorship at Oberlin Col
lege, and In 1886 became pastor OF the
First Congregational Church in that
town. Whilst at Oberlin, he published
several popular works, the most i'm
portant of which was Lectures on
REVEALS of Religion" upwards of 49,
600 OF which were sold in this country
alone. Mr. Finney continued to preach
as revivalist while holding his pastor
ate. and in 1848 he extended his labors
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-01
A Remarkable Case of Bigamy.

The New York Evening Post says: A
case OF bigamy in the City Of Lynn has
not got mentioned in the newspapers,
but Is one of the most remarkable on
record. The husband of two wives in
this case was resident Of Lynn, who,
at the outbreak of the war, obtained a
clerkship in the Treasury Department
at Washington. He continued to hold
this position until his death, which oc.
Cured not long ago.
When he went to Washington he left
a wife behind him, she having the care
OF relative with whom she lived, and
not wishing to take up her residence at
the capital. This arrangement was
continued for fourteen years, the hus-
band making an annual visit and pass
ing his vacation with his wife at her
home in Lynn.
The character of the man was respec-
table, and no one ever suspected that
he had unlawful marital relations. o.
the occasion of his last visit tohis home
he was taken violently tick, and after a
short illness he died. A day or two be-
fore his death letter was received from
Washington directed to him, and as he
was unconscious his wife opened it. It
informed her that the man who lay dy-
ing before her had another wife in
Washington, who was the mother of
two children. It was the first intima-
ton she ever received of the fact (Which
she learned upon further inquiry that
he had been living for several years in
a very quiet manner with a lady in
Washington, who was, moreover, re-
spectacle, and utterly unaware that she
was the wife of bigamist.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-01
A Mis.spent Life.

Inc western papers record rather
romantic suicide of recent occurrence in
Kansas City. The victim of his own
rashness was Mr.. Algernon G. Merwin,
one of the four fast" young English
men who last winter rented the old
Denver theatre and engaged full variety
troupe from Chicago to open it in grand
style, The young '1ords' looked upon
their enterprise through golden spec
tacles. They not only invested all they
had, pawned their wardrobes, jewelry,
and hunting equipage, but they ran in
to debt and anticipated their quarterly
allowance. Their theatrical specula
ton proved disastrous. Their creditors
wrote to England to their references,
and then came the trouble. The aris-
tocratic relations of the romantic young
men paid their debts, disowned the cul-
prits, and cut off their quarterly allow
ance. The result was four fast young men
thrown upon the town IN Denver. Mer-
win cleared out and went to Kansas
City, where he secured an engagement
at the Olympic varieties, but made a
failure. He next turned up under an
assumed name in the kitchen of the
Lindell Hotel. He could speak three
languages, and had he possessed small
modicum of cheek, 10 might have
won his way to any position. But he
appeared to be helpless as child, and
when the Linden Hotel closed, seemed
to be cast adrift, unable to help him
self. When he went to Colorado one
year ago he had $1,000 in his pocket,
and had quarterly income of $500.
When this was cut off he was bankrupt
and in debt, and seemed to have lost
all desire to help or save himself. The
other evening he slipped out Of the
hotel and disappeared in the Missouri
river. Two negroes gave the alarm, but
1t was too late to rescue or even save
the body of the suicide.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-01
Pulmonary Gymnastics in Consumption

Gallgnani's Messenger has the follow.
ing: :" Under this title Gin French),
DR.. Burg has published one of the most
curious dissertations we ever remember
having seen, and which, we think, con-
tains advice which may be useful to
such OF our readers as may be affected
with weakness in the chest. He begins
with stating the question fairly: Are
defamation, singing, and, above all,
wind Instruments, dangerous exercises
for persons of weak or delicate consti-
tuition, and more or less predisposed by
birth to serious diseases of the respira-
tory organs ? Most physicians, he
observes, will answer in the affirm
alive; he takes the contrary
ground, supported by what we deem
startling evidence. Dr.. Burg, it may
be remembered, was the first who BRO
posed copper as specific in cholera, on
the ground that workmen constantly
handling that metal had traversed the
epidemic Of 1910 with imprnity. In or
der to establish this fact he had visited
a variety of large workshops, and
among others those of manufacturers of
wind instruments. On one of these oc-
casions M. Sax gave him the following
information, which we here repeat al
most word for word: s'Besides chol-
eralc immunity, our workmen enjoy
another-they are free from consump-
ton. Many philanthropists, on seeing
our young military musicians WELD the
enormous instruments we make, have
sorrowed over the few years those poor
fellows would have to live. Well, they
are mistaken. All men who make it
their profession to try the wind instru
ments made at the various factories be-
fore sending them off for sale, all, with
out deception to my kno Wedge, are
tree from pulmonary affections. I have
known many such who on entering
upon this profession were very delicate,
and who, though their duty obliged
them to blow for hours together, en- joy
ed perfect health after certain time.
[ am myself an instance of this; my
mother died of consumption, eight
children of hers fell victims to the
same disease, and only three of us sur
vive, and we all three play on wind in
strunents. The day is not far distant,
perhaps, when physicians will have re
course to our dreaded art in order to
conquer pulmonary diseases" DR..
Burq's pamphlet is too important for
us to rest content with single article
on this interesting subject.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-01
Couldn't Behave Herself.

A Saratoga correspondent of the n.
Y. Commercial Advertiser overheard
two young ladies talking, ard this is
what they said:
Nell, I'm going home to morrow. :"
for, Rray?'' ;,
Because I can't behave myself"
"Well, out with it Jennie. What
have you been doing?"
"Lots of things"
Well, give MS the first"
You know Frank Kennedy, Nell 2"
That soft simpering fellow that al
ways tells you how chawming' you
look?"
Exactly. This morning I saw him
coming and made up my mind to take
him down.
Ct put my diamond brooch in chair,
pin upwards, and asked him to sit
down."
"He sat, of course, and what then .
"He jumped up and yelled, oh,
"' What's the trouble I asked.
Nothing In particular; only [ thought
Of an engagement at this very moment:
you must excuse me- And off he went:
and would you believe it, Nell, the
brooch was sticking to him."
THAT was awful, Jennie" and the
two girls giggled together for five min
utes. Nell broke the spell by demand
ing What next? !" . why you see I
WIS talking with that young sprig Of a
clergyman, the Rev. Tom Parsons. We
had nearly talked each other to death,
when as luck would have it, he made
some remark about mosquitoes. I was
on my native heath at once, and began
to tell him of my experience at Rock
away. Did they bite very ha p in
quired the Rev. Thomas. I wish, Mr..
Parsons, said I, you could see my legs
and judge for yourself"
"That was horrid speech Jennie.
How could you say such thing? ~"
A." Why, Nell, it popped out before I
knew it. !"
g And what did Mr.. Parsons say 2"
HE blushed clean to the eyes, and
ran away"
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putting in the sugar, then put the
sugar In and boil ten or fifteen minutes.

CURRANT CATsUP. This is favorite
preparation to eat with meats, and is
mad Of five pounds of mashed currants,
three pounds of sugar, one pint of vim
egar, two tablespoonful of finely ground
cinnamon, one of cloves, one of allspice,
one OF black pepper, one nutmeg, and a
pinch of salt. Cook half an hour. A
great improvement on the above is to
add the same proportion of spices to
the juice, and boil and finish as Jelly.
Then the useless seeds and skins are
rejected, and more than all, it always
letains its first fresh, delicate flavor,
which is lost after a time under the
regular recipe for catsup.
WAFFLEs. In the evening boil quite
soft four tablespoonfuls of rice, using
more water than when cooking it for
other purposes. In the morning beat the
whites of three eggs, put the yolks into
the rice, string both lightly together;
add one pint of new milk; little salt
and -four to make rather thick batter;
stir in the whites last, and bake light
brown in a well-greased waffle iron.
The batter should be thick enough to
require a little spreading out with a
spoon when put upon the iron, but if
too thick the waffle will be tough. The
above quantity is sufficient for family
of four or five persons. Deep irons are
better than shallow ones.
A PLAIN MEAT Sour. the hone
of shin of beef and put it on to boil in
one quart of water to each pound of
meat, and large teaspoonful of salt to
each quart of water. Let it boil two
hours, and skim it well. Then add four
onions pared and sliced, two carrots,
scraped and cut in slices, and bunch
of sweet herbs, if at hand. When the
vegetables are tender take out the meat,
! strain off the soup, anoi return it to the
pot again; thicken it with Ii tie -four
mixed with water; then add some finely
chopped parsley, salt and pepper to the
taste, and some dumplings, made of a
teaspoonful of butter to two of -four,
moistened with little milk or water.
Drop these dumplings into the soup
and let them boil five minutes. It is
then ready to serve.
RASPBERRY VINEGAR.-Put a pound
OF very fine ripe raspberries in a bowl,
bruise them we'll, and pour upon them
a quart OF the best cider vinegar; next
day strain the liquor on a pound of
fresh, ripe raspberries, bruise them
also, and the following day do the same,
but do not squeeze the fruit or it will
make it ferment, only drain the liquor
as you can from it. The last time pass
1t through canvas bag previously wet
with the vinegar to prevent taste. Put
the juice into stone jar. with pound
OF sugar to every pintof juice; the sugar
must be broken into Jumps; stir it, and
when melted put the jars into pan Of
water; let it simmer little, and then
skim it; when cold bottle it. It will be
fine and thick when cold, and most ex-
cellent syrup for making a wholesome
drink.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-01
Wholesale Discovery of Forgotten
Villages in SYRIA.
From the Pail Mall Gondon) Gazette.

IAou VIC Idu tl1ouOOn) Gazette.
Some geographical discoveries of con-
siderable Importance, not only in a
scientific, but also for the Ottoman
Treasury in financial point of view,
have been recently made in Syria in
the shape of host of villages whose
very existence was unknown or had
been forgotten. No fewer than seventy
nine of these hapless haualets have
been unearthed in the single district of
Damascus, besides about an equal num-
Der in other parts of the province, by
Medjeddin Efendi. the defterdar of the
vilaet, who has been devoting his time
and energies to the discovery of old Of
fetal registers. He is still, it is stated,
busily employed in prosecuting his re-
searches, and it is strongly suspected
that number of other unknown villages
in Hauran will be dragged to light.
This is more pleasant for the Govern
ment than for the villagers, who would
doubtless have been we'll content to
have remained in humble obscurity,
!" the world forgetting by the world
forgot" There is something very cap
tivating in the idea of secluded town
or village, far from the busy haunts of
men, unmarked in any map, and whose
inhabitants, escaping all the annoy ances
of imperial taxation, have only those
local burdens to bear that they have
fitted on their own shoulders.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-01

to England, where he remained three
years, eHecting many conversions. In
1852 ne became President of Oberlin
College and held that position until
1866. Mr.. Finney held advanced opin-
ions on political and social questions,
being in his time resolute Abolition.
list, and advocate of temperance. He
was well grounded in theology, and de.
llvered series OF lectures on that sub-
ject. During his revival labors he OBJ
tanned the popular title of elder
F1nney, and, excepting Cartwright,
there was probably no one of whom
more odd and entertaining stories were
told.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-01
Sonnet to F. A.
BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.

BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.
Unconscious SIS the sunshine, simply sweet
And generous as that, thou dost not close
Thysef in art. as life were but a rose
To rumple bee-like with luxurious feet;
Thy higher mind therein fluids sure retreat.
But not from care of common hopes and woes
Thee the dark chamber, thee the unfrinended
knows,
Although no gaping crowds thy praiee repeat :
Consummate artist, who life's landscape
bleak
has brlmmed with sun to many clouded eve,
1ouched to brighter hue the beggar's cheek;
hung over orphaned lives gracious sky.
And traced for eyes, that else would vainly
seek,
Fair pictures of an angel drawing night
FLORENCE, Italy, January, 1874.
May Atlantic.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-01
Windows in Stables.

We find in German exchange some
curious observations en- the manner in
which the position of the windows in
the stable affect the eyes of the horse.
In one instance the horses of farmer,
fine animals, celebrated for their excel
lent condition, were kept in a stable
lighted only by small window at one
side. When light was needed for work
the door was temporarily left open; the
result was, that nearly all of these ami
mails had eyes of unequal strength, and
in time a number of them became blind
On the side toward the window. A
strong light directly in the horses faces
has been found to weaken the sight.
The worst position of all for a stable
window is In front of the horses, and
much higher than their heads. An of
fcer had bought perfectly sound
mare from gentleman whose stable
was lighted by windows at the rear of
the stalls. The animal was sound and
perfectly satisfactory. After three
months she became suddenly ground
shy; on examining her eyes they were
found directed upward, and this was
explained by the fact that the windows
of the officers stable were stu
ated above the head of the stalls, the
eyes being generally drawn in that di-
rection. She was removed to another
stable, where the light was admitted
from all sides, and in three months
time the difficulty had disappeared
Another officer reports that during the
campaign of 1859, in France, he rode a
morse that was capitol jumper. On
h1s return from the war he placed the
animal In his stable, the windows Of
which We're above the front of the stalls,
and IN short tims the horse became so
sny OF the grouEo that he had to sell it.
he had had a similar experience with
other saddle horses, all of which be-
came ground shy in in their stalls. One
animal in particular, thorough bred
mare renowned for her jumping ouali-
ties, refused in she TT time TO cross the
smallest obstacle, and when forced to
cross foot-wide gully, made a lean
that would have cleared ditch fourteen
feet wide. Owners of horses who and
that their animals shy at objects on the
ground, or at their side, would do we'll
to look to the windows of their stables
for an explanation of the evil.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-01
Specimen TramDs.

The Fort Wayne Sentinel describes
some wandering brutes which camped
near the city who represented about the
lowest type of humanity. The man was
really giant in size, being over six feet
in height, and of immense proportions
physically. He stopped a little. and
carried hang-dog look about him
as dangerous character in large
crowd. His forehead was low, his
eyes small and deeply sunken, and his
hair and beard thick, tangled mass
hanging over mis- breast and shoulders.
Two women accompanied him, one of
whom seemed to be about fo1ty years
OF age. and the other perhaps five years
younger. Two or three chill
dren, the youngest about eight,
completed this interesting family party,
all of whose countenances, from the
youngest to the oldest, showed them to
be stepped in degradation and vice.
One of the domestic episodes Of this
tribe was described by a farmer named
Wolfort, who, while going home on the
Bluffton road with his team. heard loud
cries of shouts and anguish some dis
lance from the road. Going to the
spot from which the sounds proceeded,
he met sight which literally froze his
blood. Tied to tree and stripped to
the waist, was woman. almost frantic
with pain, while savage male brute
was beating her with horse-whip,
every lash drawing blood and causing
the skin to swell up in large ridges.
Mr.. Wolfort addressed the man, when
the latter pointed revolver at him. and
told him with an oath to leave, or he
would shoot him.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-01
Rain.

What can the brown earth do,
Drenched and dripping through
10 the heart, and dazzled by the sight
Of the light
That cometh after rain?
What can the hurt life do,
Healing through and through.
Caught and captured by the slow increale
Of the peace
Iha cometh after pain?
would not miss the flower
Budded in the shower
That lives to brighten all the wealthy Scene
Where rain has been,
That blossoms after pain!
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-01

LORD love you; when we sec what
some people do all the week-people
who are stanch at church, remember,
can't help thinking there are good
many poor souls who are only Chris
tians at morning and afternoon service.
Dickens.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-01

The beautiful laws of time and space,
once dislocated by our inaptitude, are
holes AMI dens. IF the hive be dis
turbed by rash and stupid hands, in
stead OF honey, it will yield us BEES
Emerson.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-01

Allow me for the benefit of those
troubled with moles to state how keep
my premises entirely free from them at
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-01

an expenditure of about ten cents in
money and less than two hours of time
per annum. Ny lot is $50 by 14O feet,
and for time the moles had almost
entire possession. [ adopt the follow
ing methods: I take grain of corn,
and with sharp penknife split open
the small end of the grant and open it
as much as can without breaking of
either side; then take on the point of
my knife little strychnine and insert
it into the opening in the corn and
press the grain tightly against the
blade of the knife so as to wipe off all
the poison; then press together as
closely as possible the separated parts
of the grain.
After preparing sufficient amount
OF corn in this way, L take small,
round stick and make hole into the
track of the mote and drop grain of
the poisoned corn into the opening,
and cover up the opening made by the
stick with dirt so as to exclude the
light. [ drop grain here and there in
their tracks all over the premises, and
that is the last of the moles for at least
six months: and whenever one appears
the same process Immediately stops the
evil. Strychnine being deadly poison,
the greatest care is necessary in hand
ing it, and none should ever be allowed
to remain in he house after the corn is
prepared. By soaking the corn in
water for "a hours before preparing it
makes it less liable to break in opening
the end of the grain. A friend Of mine
says he uses arsenic in dough, made up
in small balls with good effect If moles
IN other parts of the country are the
same as in Arkansas, the above is a
sovereign remedy Charles F. Har-
Uey, IN ~. Y. Tribune.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-01
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

Brine Thaf Will Preserve Butter a Year.
Among the many devices for keeping
butter in manner that preserves the
fresh rosy favor of new with all its
sweetness, is the following from the
Duchess Farmer, which is said to be
entirely successful.
To three gallons of brine strong
enough to bear an egg, add a quarter
of pound of nice white sugar and one
tablespoonful of saltpeter. Boil the
brine, and when it is cold strain care
fully. Make your butter into rolls, and
wrap each separately in clean white
muslin cloth, tying up with a string.
Pack large jar full, weigh the butter
down, and pour the brine until it is sub
merged. This will keep really good
butter perfectly fresh and sweet for a
: whole year. Be careful to not put upon
ice butter that you wish to keep for any
length of time, In summer when the
heat will not admit of butter being
made into rolls, pack closely in small
jars, and, using the same brine, allow it
to cover the butter to depth of at
least four inches. This excludes the
air, and answers very nearly as well SIS
the first method suggested"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-09-01
Choice Recipes.


BOILED CHERRY PUDDING. brick
loaf soaked until soft in pint of milk !;
sweetened to taste; add one quart of
ripe cherries, and eggs we'll beaten.
Boil two hours. Serve with vinegar
sauce.
PoTATo SHoRr-C cold
mashed potatoes left from dinner; beat
in more milk, butter and salt; put them
out on your doughboard; add just -four
enough to roll it out; bake on the grid
die the same as you bake short-cake.
cut it in squares and serve.
To PRESERVE BERRIES WrTHoET
CooKING.-Recommended as very
superior: With every pound of nice
fresh berries mix one and one half
pounds of white sugar the
berries and sugar together with spoon
on wooden maui until every berry is
crushed-dip into clean, dry glass cans.
Fill them full and screw on the covers.
Place in cool, dry cellar, and shade
from the light.
CRAB APPLE JELLY.-BOil the apples
with just water enough to cover them
for four hours. Rub through colan-
der and then strain through flannel
bag. Now measure the juice, and to
each pint allow a pound of sugnr. If
the juice does not seem reduced
enough, put on to boil awhile before