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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-02-10
A TemperanceSermon.
From the Racine Advocate.

Last summer a young man came from
small town in Central Illinois to at
tend Racine College. Frank Catlin,
was his name; asmart, good looking boy,
of about II years of age At home he
ranked among the incorrigibles, his
greatest fault being love for strong
drink. His father hearing of Racine
College as an excellent school for dis
cipline, senthim here with the hopes that
new influences and associations would
tame down his appetite and inculcate
disposition for study. A few weeks of
College life, and he was seeking the
saloon again running off at unseemly
hours to crafty his taste, until forbear
ance ceased to be virtue, and, we be-
ieve, he was expelled from College.
From an Marshall Go. Gll.) paper we
learn that Frank Catlin left home one
Sunday morning, few weeks back, to
go to neighboring town with a team
and carriage. At night he had not re-
turned, and it was supposed that he had
staid over night there with friend.
The next morning his father found the
team at the stable door, with lines and
traces on the ground and broken. Par
ties started in search of him, and few
miles out found the carriage overturned
and he unable to extricate himself. It
was afterwards ascertained that he had
left town in the evening badly intoxica-
ted. The night was bitter. cold one,
and it is wonder how he survived at
all. He was taken to neighboring
house, where his boots were removed,
and every exertion used to bring life to
the frozen limbs, one hand and both
feet being badly frozen. Information
last week from his home gives hopes
that his limbs may be saved, but the
doctor says both feet will have to be
amputated. Most of young men at the
College will remember Frank. But to
all there is lesson to be learned from
the above that should not pass by un-
needed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-02-10
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
SFoing to Law.

Farmers have been made aware of the
folly, and worse than folly of going to
law; but the lack of business and social
intercourse with their neighbors often
prevents a proper, understanding of
right and mutual interest, encourages
suspicion and jealousy, and too often
leads them to rush into courts, and
sometimes drives the whole neighbor-
hood into active partisans. But thanks
to the influence of the Order of Patrons
of Husbandry, this disturbing element
in farm life throughout the country,
generally, is rapidly disappearing. The
order has brought farmers into closer
communication with each other, has de-
veloped mutual confidence and respect;
and without the assistance Of any Sc
cret charm has produced change which
is now substituting arbitration for
law Arbitration is one of the grand
principles of the order, and is already
producing important material results,
as well as promoting peace and har-
mony in many neighborhoods. -Pacitfc
Rur0I Press.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-02-10
LOngfellOW and His Visitors.

A letter to the New York World says
We last saw Longfellow at the funeral
of Agassiz. The old college chapel was
filed with the perfume of flowers, and
through the aroma the delicious music
of Cherubini's requiem was solemnly
falling. He looked wrinkled and old,
his hair was thin and silvery, and he
seemed to feel that around the genera
ton of men he represented the shadows
of the eventide were falling. He has
three daughters who usually remain
with him in Cambridge, though some
what fond of society and travel. 3d..
His residence is much visited, and so
much so, in fact, that horse cars usually
stop before the house, and the conduct
ors shout, Longfellow's p
Curiosity-seekers sometimes venture
within the inviting precincts of the
poets estate. A party some time ago
made such a venture, and were hospi-
tably received by the poet, who aston
ished them with the historic associa-
lions Of the house. AS they were about
leaving, one of them asked: - 49,
"Can you tell us who lives here now''
''Certainly, sir; I live here"
ooh, you. What is your name %
Longfellow. ;
"Any relation to the Wiscasset Long
fellers g
The poet bowed out the party re-
fectively.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-02-10
What Two Years. Time Wrought to a
Family Circle. .aia-
From the Atchison Chamnion. January

From the Atchison Champion, January %.
The organization of the Legislature
calls to mindaa sad little bit of family
history, involving the destruction of
happy and promising family circle
within the short period of two years.
Every one who attended upon the SEES
sion of 1873 remembers bright, slender
girl who was chosen as one of the
pages. She was a bright, frail little
thing, precocious and mentally vigor-
Gus far beyond her years, and possess
ed of a manner that won the hearts Of
all who ever looked upon her She
attended faithfully to her duties, and
when the tiresome night sessions came
on, near the close, she was still
there, as lively and bright as young
fawn, never seeming to tire, and
doing more duty than any other
of the messengers. But the ten
der, nervous child was kill
ing herself in her exciting du-
ties, and after attending the Legislature
ball she was Frustrated by an affection
of the brain, and died amid the grief of
the entire capital The family were in
consolidate, and it is believed that the
mother lever fully recovered from the
shock; for, few months after, the hus-
band and father came home from his
business one noon to find her dead upon
the floor. The poor man was nearly
crazy with the burden of his sorrow,
but still remained at the capital, where
he was employed in bank. One day
he was entrusted with a large sum of
money to carry upon the street, and
overcome by temptation left the city,
wandered off to. the Indian Territory
and Texas, where he was finally caught.
He was brought back, tried, convicted
and sentenced to the Penitentiary.
A few months after the remaining
daughter was about to depart for Ohio,
where she was to be married, but fell
sick and died before her departure.
Taken all in all, this is one of the
saddest and most touching stories of
family history that has ever come I'M
der our observation. Truly this is
sad world, and it is one Of our greatest
blessings that prosperous people have
only an occasional glimpse Of the sor-
rows that surround them.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-02-10
Died at his Post.

A Philadelphia paper tells the follow
ing story of a Car driver in that city
who was frozen TO death at his post. If
true, it is singular that no name is CIV
en-. 1t says: "The fortitude displayed
by the renowned pilot, on the Lake
Erie packet, in meeting death at his
post, and saving the lives of the pas
sengers, was emulated on Saturday
night, during the visit of the polar
wave, by driver of Market street
car, who froze to death while driving
the car to the depot at Forty-frst
street and Haverford avenue. When
near the depot, the conductor rang the
bell signaling for the car to stop. It
was not needed. Again he pulled, and
no attention was paid. He then went
to the front of the car and found the
driver numb from exposure and dead
The man was sitting upright, with the
reins through his hands. When the
depot was reached he was removed and
efforts made to restore life, but with no
success. The man was unmarried, and
about 26 years of age"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-02-10
Canada Southern Railroad.
From the Chicago Inter-Ocean.


Negotiations which have been in pro-
gress for several months past, it is said,
have been satisfactorily concluded, and
the Canada Southern will be completed
into Chicago the coming summer. The
roadruns in almost adirect line from the
International Bridge, at Buffalo, to Am
herstburg, at the mouth of the Detroit
River, little more than 200 miles Cross
ing the river to the Michigan shore at
Trenton, it then extends to Toledo, a
distance of sixty miles. At Trenton an
almost direct air line is in course of con-
struct1on to Chicago, now finished for
about sixty miles westward, and, as
stated, to be completed during the COM
ing summer, when the connection be-
tween Chicago and Buffalo will be COM
plete at good many miles shorter dis
lance than by any of the other lines
already in operation. Besides its shorter
distance, the Canada Southern will have
many other advantages The chief
among these are an almostlevel surface,
the highest grade but thirteen feet to
the mile, and the grades seldom occur
ring line with but few curves, and
these hardly discernible in running
speed: steel rails, road-bed perfect in
construction and ballasting five bridges
tothe very best construction cars for the
ordinary passenger as well as the best
palace and sleeping cars, and rapid
transit by It's express trains.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-02-10
One Husband with Two Wives and
p agsgag. r., Families to Match. .ns, !

Henry Shields, an opulent flour
merchant Of this city, died March 18th,
1874, leaving large estate, the create
part of which was devised to his chill
dren, without mentioning them by
name. The will was duly admitted to
probate. Soon afterward lady resid-
ing in the Eastern district, Brooklyn,
and calling herself Jane Shields began
an action against the executory Of Henry
Shields for dover, representing that
thirty or forty years ago she married
Henry Shields, who was then
in comparatively poor circumstances.
She had five children by him, some of
whom are dead. About 26 years age,
when Mr.. Shields circumstances were
considerably improved, he began to alb
sent himself from his family, who re-
sided in Brooklyn. He returned to them
only at long intervals. He continued,
however, to support his wife and family.
After his demise Mrs. Jane Shields as
certained that he had left lady in New
York calling herself Mrs. Shields, and
claiming to be his wife, and that she
and nine children borne by her to Mr..
Shields had inherited vast estate I'M
der his will. It is alleged that rs years
ago, at the time when Mr.. Shields be-
gan to absent himself from his BROOKLYN
family, he married the lady nov 1nher-
iting as his widow He established
himself in an elegant residence in New
York, and the lady with whom he was
living was known as his wife. The nine
children before mentioned were born,
and their education was conducted in
the most expensive manner. They are
said to be highly accomplished.
The case was before Justice Happen,
in Brooklyn, yesterday.-NeaU York
San, 21st. .r...
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-02-10
7 .-5-ss.s-.ss-. ss-s-ssss
NIAGARA IN WINTER.
How the Falls Look NOw---The Ice Coll
.ta4a rts umns and Bridges.

How the Falls Look Now---The Ice COL
.tH4z rv;t. umns and Bridges.
A correspondent of the Rochester
Express writes the following interesting
letter from Niagara Falls: If any of
your readers have any desire to see the
winter scenery of Niagara Falls in all
Its grandeur, now is the time to visit
them. The ice bridge is formed in all
It's PROJECTIONS, more SO than it has been
for the past twelve or fifteen year. ai
The ice columns rear their heads in
all their majesty below the American
and Horseshoe Falls, to the height of
over one hundred feet. Those at the
base OF the American Falls reach nearly
to the top of the falls, and are as clear
as crystal. On visiting Table Rock the
visitor passes between the ice columns
and the falls, and they present to the
view OF the beholder magnificent spec
tacle. '.a ".s r.. 81. a..t
The ice bridge above the falls ex-
tends at least mile or more up the
river, and varies in thickness from two
inches to five or six feet. Yesterday a
party OF seven young gentlemen started
from the head of the Third Sister Is
land and went up the river. opposite
Grass Island. which is about a mile
from the starting point, and stopped at
the scow which is anchored in the river
above the rapids; returning, they went
under the Second Sister Island bridge
down to McCullough's Rock, broke
some of the rock off as memento, went
over to the old scow below the Third
Sister Island, and returned home. The
distance travelled on the ice bridge was
over five miles, and this, it will be re-
membered, is located over portion of
the swiftest rapids approaching the cat
aract. 1t is said the district traversed
has not been frozen over before in
twelve or fifteen years. In some places
the ice seemed frozen to the rocks,
leaving but little room for the water to
flow between the ice and the bed of the
river. ....t ....
The ice gorge below the falls is very
rugged; it is supposed to be in some
places piled up to the thickness of
twenty or thirty feet One gentleman
assured your correspondent that in one
locality it was forty feet thick, but we
took the story in with good deal of al
lowance.
The bridge below the falls is very
rough, making travelling tiresome in the
extreme to pedestrians, though this
does not deter people from crossing
and recrossing the river up to within a
stones throw of the great contract.
The scenery, from both the park and
Goat Island, is magnifcently grand,
and is well worth long journey to wit
ness it. Perhaps, oncein lifetime the
splendor Of this scenery may only be
seen. Parties who have travelled for
miles to view the falls by winter go into
ecstacies over what they behold, and
claim, as we verify believe, that the
sights at this season Of the year greatly
surpass anything ever presented to view
in the summer
AS we have said before, if any of your
readers desire to see the falls in all
their beauty, now is the time for them
to mt in an apDAaranca
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-02-10
A Magnificent Reuuast.

The will of Mrs. Ann White Vose, of
Boston, just made public, makes the
munificent bequest Of $365,OOO to the
public institutions of that city, divided
as follows: Massachusetts, Institute of
Technology, and Museum of Fine Arts,
$25, 900 each; Massachusetts, General
Hospital, Mclean Asylum, Home for
Aged Women, and Home for Aged Men,
$50, 900 each; New England Hospital
for Women and Children, and Friends
Society, $4,000 each; Asylum and
Farm School for Judgment Boys, Tenn
porary Home for Destitute Females,
Orphan Asylums, and Massachusetts Char
liable Eye and Ear Infrmary, $15, 900
each; Boston Port and Seaman s Aid
Society, Industrial Aid Society, Benev-
olent Fraternity Of Churches, Perkins
Institute and Massachusetts, Asylum
for the Blind, Warren Street Chapel,
Boston Provident Association, Young
Mems Christian Union, and Massachu-
sets Society for the Prevention of Cru
city to Animals, $40, 900 each, and the
Home for Aged Colored, $4,000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-02-10
Profits of New York Newspapers.

The New York Times says it's profits
last year were 80 per cent of it's origin
al capital. Its original capital was
$4,000, That would make its profits
$64, 900. And as it's rentals are not less
than 100000 it is evident that the
Times newspaper has run at loss of
$50, 900 and probably more. The Her
aid newspaper claimed 100000; the
Stats Zeitung $50, 600; the Sun $780,
600; the Post $4,000; the Mail $25,-
900; the Journal of Commerce 800, 900 /;
the Express $40, 900; the News $50, 900;
the Telegram $40, 900; Commercial Ad-
vertiser $75, 900; the Brooklyn Eagle
$3.50, 900 the New York Star-don't you
wish you knew 2-NesO York Star.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-02-10
The Fastest SailbOat in the World.

The sharpe is a craft that can be sue
cessfully built only in this port. Gen.
Ducat, of Chicago, bought one in Fair
Haven about a year ago, and took it
home, where it has become famous. In
1873 Frank Leslie had one built in Fair
Haven, and took it with him to Florida,
where the boat whipped everything in
those waters. Amos Cummings, of the
Sun, has recently purchased a sharpe
of David 0. Twitchell, of New Haven,
which he has taken to Florida. It is
said that several sharpe builders, who
had built famous boats in Fair Haven,
found it impossible to equal their for
mer successes after removing to ports
on the Long Island Shore. - le-
The sharpe was born in Fair Haven,
and several have been built there and
sent across the Atlantic in answer to
orders. The most famous specimen of
the craft in these parts is the boat
known throughout the sound as Laws
sharpe. So fast is she that
she is barred out Of the races
which are frequently gotten up along
the shore III summer, and excellent
builders have vainly tried to equal her
by making boats whose measurements,
weight and spread of canvas were ex-
aotly the sane as hers. There are sew
eral copies of her in this port, but the
divine swiftness of the prototype admits
no rival. Those who have seen her
scudding under full sail, with two men
sitting on the end of a long plank run
ming out over the water to windward
to keep her from tipping over, will al
ways remember claws sharpe. -
NeaO Haven Register. @
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-02-10

EIGHTEEN hundred and seventy four
wasn't crowded with stirring events,
but it will remain sufficiently green in
the memory OF the sad-eyed toiler who
looks back to it as the year in which his
pay was reduced. About the Fourth of
July last. the salary of the editor of the
Milwaukee Sentinel suddenly dropped
from five to four dollars week, and if
1874 were branded on his ear he could
not have 1t on his mind more distinctly
than his pecuniary misfortune has en-
graved it there. Louisville Courier
Journal. tera. s.ft9.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-02-10
Death of Eight Children in One Family
+r.'g in Ten DAYS.

The Whitehall On. W Times of the
18th inst. says:
"The family of E. B. Murray have
been the greatest sufferers we ever
knew. In ten days, commencing with
December 20, eight children, from 3 to
II years of age died with diptheria.
Two of them were taken to North Gran
vile, December 81, and buried. Four
of them were placed, temporarily, in
the receiving vault at Board
mans cemetery, as it was neces-
sary to get them out of the house where
the others were suffering. Two more
died last week, one on Wednesday, and
the last, Emma, aged fifteen, followed
her bothers and sisters on Friday last.
The scene in the afflicted household was
one long to be remembered by those
who witnessed the terrible agony of the
dying, The poor father of the bright
children, who had lost his wife and an
other child last July, was too full of
grief for even utterance."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-02-10
miscellaneous Foreign Items.

MiscellaneOns Foreign Items.
On the Sd of November last the Mi
kauo OF Japan was twenty four years
old.
QUEEN VICTORIA won the first prize
for pigs at q recent cattle show in Lon
oaoli. '8.Fg r 8yYf#HH{g
Mons. LOUFT, associate editor of the
Steele, has committed suicide Oh &C
count of hard work.
JOHN MITCHELL, the well-known the
atr1cal agent of Old Bond street, died
at his house in Bolton street, London,
two weeks ago, after two days illness,
from bronchitis. - aag.se 81
PTIIFUh, but true it is, that AL phonso,
the boy King of Spain, never had a
legal father. 7f
THE number of coal miners locked
out In South Wales is 100000, instead
OF 1000, as reported yesterday.
ANGIE MANGURN, a Boston belle.
loved wine, and it got hes into the Paris
Police Court.
The Empress of Russia is said to find
San Reno delightful climate. Her
Majesty has decided on building villa
there, resolution approved by the En-
perOr. .",a
81 A soHooLMAsTER named Leeson has
(the Sydney Herald says) been con-
yicted of indecently assaulting two
pupils at Beechworth, Victoria, and
sentenced to six months Imprisonment
and three foggings. ..-.
The health of Prince Leopold is re
ported as being still so delicate that on
leaving Oxford for Windsor at the va
cation, he had to be carried from the
railway station to the carriage in which
he was conveyed to the castle.
The fisheries on the coast of Scot
land during the past season have
yielded more than SOO,0OO,00O of her
rings, affording an unusually good har-
vest to the people. .r.r.-f
A CoNsTANTNoPLE correspondent of
the London Times says about 200 bri-
gands have been captured during the
last six months, and no regular band
exists at present in European Turkey.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-02-10
A Sad Incident.

At Buffalo, on Monday morning, the
Goth ult., building on Batavia S.. was
damaged by fire. The second story was
occupied by family, the surviving
members of which were in the very
depths of affection. The husband,
twenty-six years of age, died Sunday
morning of scarlet fever; an infant nine
months old had died some hours pre-
viously, and another child was lying
very i'll with the same disease. When
the fire broke out the already dis
tracted mother, who was watching
over her dead, or by the bedside of
her suffering child, was, as may be sup
posed, driven to the very extremity of
terror and despair. She rushed down
stairs several times, beseeching Captain
Wolfe and his men to remove the fur
niture, and not allow the bodies of her
husband and child to be consumed by
the flames. Once it was thought the
corpses would haveto be removed, but
luckily the fire was put out before it
gained foot-hold in the second story.
The incident was very affecting one.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-02-10
4 Varied Agriculture.

Every year S experience more CON-
pletely demonstrates the wisdom of a
veried agriculture The former who
depends mainly upon onel crop, Nal
though that may be the most important
one grown, will find, every few years,
that the supply Of that product will ex-
ceed the demand SO much that it will
fall in price below the cost of produc-
ton and sale. We use the latter term
considerably, because we are aware
that the producer pays a large commits
sion for the sale of his products. All
the difference between the price re-
ceiyed by the farmer and that paid by
the consumer, after deducting the le-
ultimate cost of handling, storage and
transportation, may be set down as cost
of selling.
Take the important product, wheat.
We think that a large majority of the
farmers, East as well as West, will
agree with us that the price this year is
too low to pay cost of production. 1t
may be said that the price of wheat is
exceptionally low this year, because
the yield is good all over the world
Yes, that is true; the breadth of wheat
sown every year is so great that a good
crop, universally or generally, will so
reduce the price shat large share Of
the growers must produce it at loss.
Take another product-apples. In
years when the orchards of the country
yield fair crop, the prices are too low
to afford any profit to the producer, and
a farmer who depends mainly on his
apple crop for income will be likely to
find that his income falls considerably
under his expenditures in such years.
We think farmers suffer much less from
glut of apples than from an over pro-
duction Of any of the leading cereals,
because but few have large proportion
of their farms Id orchards.
Undoubtedly it is better for the world
that so great breadth should be sown
In breadstuffs, that a small yield per
acre shall not result in scarcity, and
cause suffering and starvation, but the
instinct of selfpreservation should in
duce farmers to SO economic III farm
ing that the failure or over-production
of any leading crop shall not result dis
astrously to their interests.
The farmer upon 100 acres, who has a
few acres ii wheat, few In corn, few
In oats, a few in barley, and a few in
potatoes and roots, and then has lib
eral pasture and meadow, with four or
five acres in apples and as many more in
pears, peaches, plums, ounces and
cherries, keeping half dozen COWS and
perhaps twenty-five or thirty long-wool
grade sheep, viii be likely to come out
better, taking one year with another,
than one who devotes the larger number
of his acres to wheat, or some other
leading crop. Fl any one crop is a fail
ure, or sells too low to afford any profit,
the others may yield profit enough to
prevent any serious loss. -Anaerican
Rural Home.