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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, September
II. via SAN Francisco. October q
The Java earthquake was felt along the
northern coast of New Zealand, causing
a tremendous tidal wave, but doing no
damage. The earthquake was felt
further south the same day. In Tas-
mania fifty earthquakes are reported IN
August. A severe shock was experienced
at Kiamo, ninety miles south of sgd
ney. Several buildings were damaged.
TRACES OF THE LOST.
The schooner Ethel, which arrived at
marlborough, Queensland, from the
South Seas, states having spoken the
French steamer Bruat The captain re-
ported having discovered the fate OF the
Laperouse. The expedition was lost on
the Island of Santa Cruz. They recov-
cred some brass cannon and some
anchors embedded in coral. The French
officers ELECTED from the natives t1adl-
ton existing that the survivors had
partly built new ship, but that all OF
the party had died from natural causes
before its completion. Vestlges OF
fort were also discovered.
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AsIeep on the Telegraph Wires.
IFrom the Kansas City Journal.l

From the Kansas City Journal
People have been known to sleep on
housetops, in the branches of trees, and
on rare occasions In sleeping-car, but
probably the first case of any one select
ing the top of a telegraph pole as a
lodging place occurred Thursday night.
Shortly after midnight Jack Donegan,
one Of the linemen employed by the
telephone company, appeared, fully
equipped in his working uniform, in
GLIDING climbers, at Wood Brothers
ice-house. at the foot of Holmes Street,
and asked the men in charge for the loan
of short piece of plank. Surprising
that he wanted to use it in making some
repairs of telephone lines, large num-
Der of which pass directly IN front OF the
ice-house, they gave him the plank. but
were unprepared for the surprise which
awaited them, for Donegan, taking the
board under his arm. climbed the top of
a high pole near by, sand laying the
plank across the wires. coolly rolled up
his coat for a pillow, and stretching him.
self on the plank, composed himself for
a snooze, and was soon snoring as peace
fully as a babe In its mothers arms.
The employees OF the ice-house expected
to see him fall every moment, but were
afraid to make any attempt to wake him,
lest it should brighten him and precipi-
tate his tumble. About o'clock yes
terday morning Officer Harrington came
along, and being made acquainted with
the situation, yelled at the bigh-minded
individual roosting at the top of the
pole, and endeavored to persuade him to
come down from his lefty perch. Done
gan wakened up in good order, but failed
to recognize Harrington's authority to
order him to come down. Finding per
suasion to be of no avail, the officer, not
to be outdone, and being something of q
climber himself, "shinned 3" up the pole,
and by the application of little force,
brought his man safely down to terra
frma, and once more Donegan was taken
to the station and few hours afterward
arraigned in the police court and fined
So for drunkenness. Donegan says
sleeping on the top of telegraph poles is
one of his favorite pastimes, and he is
unable to see any reason why he should
be disturbed in his repese.
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dog harnessed up to assist them. Men
tottering to eternity are employed at all
kinds of labor, for the most part however,
OF the very hardest kind, while the mid
dle-aged stand andlook on and talk about
it; or, more frequently, are seated upon
the boxes of cabs, or droschden," as
they are called, and drive four. footed
animal, which, by stretch of the i'm
agination, could be called horse. The
drivers of these droschden are beyond
all doubt, the most veritable lot of asses
that ever drew the breath of life. It is
not uncommon in this partof Germany to
see horse and an OK harnessed together,
or donkey and dog; but the most
singular, still the commonest sight of
all, is presented every time droschden
appears, for there is an ass driving a
horse. These fellows have not sense
enough to cheat, and would be willing
to wager that when they get home, if
there be not an overseer for each and
every one, that sometimes the horse
gets bread while the driver takes hay.
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immediate discharge, while no other
club secretary would engage "a servant
who had been discharged for incivility.
1t is plain that an hotel keeper has no
disciplinary power over his guests to
the extent of forbiddingT them his house
because they have feed the servants,
but is not equally clear why landlord
should not let his servants know that if
a complaint for rudeness and incivility
were made good against them they would
be sent about their business on the spot.
What is, in fine, the material difference
between an hotel waiter and an assist
ant in shop? We tell both what com
modify we want, and they bring it tous.
LIS the labor in laying the breakfast table,
and bringing us our tea and toast more
arduous than in handling a heavy roll of
silk or cloth, measuring, cutting, and
making it up into neat parcel? But
does the shop assistant ever expect
gratuity? Do we ever dream of giving
him One2 -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10

WASHINGTON, D. c., October 5.-Not-
withstanding all that has been written
and said upon the subject of reduced
postage, thousands of people are still
ignorant of the law. Hundreds of for
eign letters are posted daily upon which
only two cents has been paid, the sender
believing that the reduction in domestic
rates extends also to the foreign service.
In all the large cities drop letters with
only one-cent stamp attached are
mailed by bushels. The postoffice de-
partment is flooded with inquiries as to
the effect of the new law upon the
old stamps, and, although repeated as
surances have been made that the threes
and skies are still good, more lnforma-
ton is still wanted. In answer to these
questions the department is preparing
circular, which will be posted in each
postofice explaining once more the eff
feet of the recent reduction, so that all
may understand, and stating that the
three and six cent stamps are still recelv-
able for postage on all classes of matter
at their face value. Further, the circu-
lar will notify the public that as soon as
arrangements for the clerical work can
be perfected those issues will be re-
deemed by the department..
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FASHIONABLE FANCIES.

WIDE velvet ribbon is fashionable for
bonnet strings in lieu of the two or
three narrow pairs worn during the sum-
mer.
DEMI- sAIsoN capes called epaulet
pelerines are made of velvet or cloth cut
high on the shoulders with dolman
wings, and covered with embroidery or
braid.
The newest habit bodices are pointed
in front and have coat tails behind fin
ished with buttons. These are made of
cashmere and are worn with gathered
waistcoat of checked silk.
ENGLISH travelling cloaks are fur
nished with straps and buttons by which
they can be converted into pretty dol
man or a poloDaise with paniers when
the wearer quits the train and stops at
hotels for dinner.
WATrEAU drapery is no longer con-
fined to the back of the garment, as
French contourieres speak of Vatican
vests that hang from the throat and
are tied across the bust with velvet rib
bons.
DRESSES that initiate princesse de-
signs are among the new importations
with the Bretonne vest front and skirt
in one piece, and the drapery fastened
on the basque back SO that the back
seems all In one piece.
ENGLISH women provide themselves
with several waistcoats for a single dress
of cheviot or amazon, and thus vary
their toilets. A cream-white cloth waist
coat, one of bright scarlet, and a striped
vest of blue, red and white will go well
with either a blue or red serge dress.
The first round hats for cool days
have square equestrienne crowns, with
stiff, straight narrow brims. The trim
ming is ten pleats or milliners' folds Of
velvet straight around the crown nearly
reaching to the top, and bunch of os-
trich tips in front. English walking
hats have the velvet that Grapes the
crown carried over the brim smoothly
in way that makes new effect.
FINE cloth shot with colored threads
is the newest material for ladies' autumn
suits. The bodice and tunic are of dark
green or brown, dashed with red or with
blue, and the scotch pleated skirt is o.
the colors in the upper parts. A Grim
son or blue waistcoat inside this clott
bodice adds to its style and may be made
of cloth or of MORE fastened by small
fat gold buttons like sequins.
SMALL bonnets for autumn mare called
princess bonnets, because they are il
favor with the princess of Wales, who
was brought up to make her own bon
nets, and therefore likes simple shapes
For this reason milliners object to them
as ladies can make them without assist
ance, and have merely to cover then
with folds on the crowns and put pal
of gentle gray doves on the left side
pierced by a silvre dagger, which appar
emily holds them in place.
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The Roar of London.

W. j. Stillman says in the October
Century, in his essay on the "Charact-
eristics of London" "As I write, sitting
by my study window, full five miles from
the city proper. hear the roar of the
traffic like the sea on a rocky shore-the
rush of incessant trains along the iron
ways, the rumble of myriads of drays
along hundreds of miles of stone-paved
streets (for which wood is now being in
part substituted), each no more to the
general symphony than the hum of a
gnat to the sounds Of summer day-a
volume of sound underwriting from
dawn till dark. Yet [ am powered in
green trees, with cowslip and daisy
fecked fields spread out under my eyes
not spire, not chimney-stack of the
metropolis visible; and the carols of
larks and thrushes, the songs of the
nightingale, run through the web of
sounds like gold and silver threads
through dingy fabric, with the twitter
of scores of sparrows like tiny spangles
thrown on at random. Out of the mono
tone flashes the individual roar of near
er train, the scream of the whistle, and
the roar dies away again into the sullen
monody. This is audible London"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10

MONMOUTH, ILL.,, October 3. A hor-
rible murder and suicide which occurred
here Monday came to light yesterday.
Mr.. j. W. Bailey, an old resident of this
city and travelling agent for the Weir
Plow Company, missed his wife and
daughter and instituted search. They
were found dead III cornfeld adjoining
this city yesterday morning with their
threats cut from ear to ear. The
daughter was aged about Is years, and
the mother about 45 years. They were
last seen alive in the vicinity of the corn
field Monday about IL o'clock, and were
found dead near where they we're seen
to enter. The daughter has been de-
mented Since her birth, and the mother
has lately given up to melancholy in
brooding over her daughters condition.
The bodies were found side by side, and
the theory is that the girls hands
were tied and she was blindfelded prior
to the commission of the deed by the
mother. The mother cut the girls head
nearl y from her body, and then cut her
own throat with razor taken with her
for the purpose. In the mothers pocket
the following note was found:
believe it will be we'll with my child after
death. It is best to sacrifice my life for her.
Do not allow my dear husband or children to
see me after death. Do not mourn for me.
The family consisted of three sons and
one other daughter. The coroner's jury
rendered a verdict in accordance with
the facts. The sad tragedy caused a
great sensation here, where Mr.. Bailey s
family have resided for the last twenty
years
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GEORGIA Hotel Guests to be Posted.

IFrom the Columbus, (Ga.) Enquirer.l
The Georgia legislature has compen-
stated the public for killing the dog law.
After due consideration and able and
patriotic speeches from the learned gen
tlemen, they have passed bill compel
ling hotels which use oleomargarine to
have displayed in their rooms, their of
fees and on their bills of fare the words,
"This hotel uses oleomargarine." The
average member of the Legislature don't
seem to know anything about the wants
of the people, but they have demonstra-
ted that they know show to run no.
TEL" Let them adjourn and go at it.
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A Three-Year-Old's PRAYER.
From the Boston traveller ]

\
One of the greatest little witches that
ever lived was the 3-vear-old girl of q
certain Methodist D. D., LII. D.,
prominent alike for vigorous preaching
and stern practice, but whose ideas of
duty do not extend to the restraining of
his children nor the holding up of his
wife's weary arms. Hence when his lit
tie Thorn of his flesh " became too
troublesome and troublous, he would
withdraw to his study leaving her to the
mother, and she, often with an audible
prayer for strength, would persevere.
One day Oracle was left alone for mo-
ment all prepared to make visit with
her mamma, dressed in pure white. In
few moments she was missed from the
room and search was made Up stairs,
down stairs, and in "my lady's cham
Der, passed the weary mother. At last
she entered the kitchen and saw the
child playing in some SCOT, and as black
as the substance itself. When she saw
her mother in the door looking at her
more in sorrow than in anger, quick as a
fash the little one dropped on her knees,
clasped her grimy hands, and lisped
go Lord, dive us patience!'' No Jest
was it nor family speech, only the prayer
that had often been the plea from a
weary, true mothers heart.
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Peanuts.
From the PHILADELPHIA North Amerie

[From the Philadelphia North Americana
Reports come from Virginia of fail
ure IN the peanut crop, and the matter
is one of deeper significance than would
appear on the surface. In the olden
days, when the national nut was solely
a solace during the intermissions of the.
aters and variety shows, such failure
would have been sufficiently serious;
but in these progressive days, when the
ported olive oil, in Venetian glass bot
ties; when it enters largely into the
composition of chocolate. and perhaps a
few hundred other things, including
oleomargarine, the disaster in the Vir-
ginia crops will be serious blow to the
counterfeiters of domestic supplies. The
great trouble is that something infinite
ly worse than the innocent peanut may
drift into use.
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The old man amt got no house. The
high water washed it over on another
feller's land, an since that he has been
rentin' it.
"Well, where's the old man.
"I'm him."
"Great goodnessl" said the young fell
low, arising, ''I'm your son and haven't
seen you since L was a child.
Well, I'll be dog gon!" exclaimed
the old fellow, grasping his sons hand.
'sIthoughtso mething strange when L felt
yer grip. l mouter knowed then that
yer belonged ter the family. Muir, slute
yer son. Tom, fetch the bottle an my
yaller coat. This is a occasion for put
tin on STYLE"
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A Conductors Odd Call.
{F1om the New York Times.I


One of the afternoon trains going north
on the Hudson River Railroad had Just
LEFT the Tarrytown station when the con-
ductor went Into the car Immediately be-
hind the smoker. Having closed the
door he turned to go down the aisle,
when he unexpectedly recognized a
brother conductor who had got aboard
at that station with his wife. The con-
ductor of the train politely saluted the
pair and started down the aisle, intend
ing to call out Tickets" as is custo-
mary on leaving that station, but he
yelled out "Good EVENING" which at
once brought down the house-or rather
the car, and until the next station was
reached the passengers in the car, and
the conductor, too, were convulsed with
laughter.
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ALittIs too Previous.

IFrOm the Blsmarck ITIDuneI
AS the ticket agent at Mandan stood
at his post a most beautiful lady came up
and asked for ticket to Bismarck. He
stamped it and laid it down, and the lady
fumbled in her purse for the change. All
at once she exclaimed in petulant
voice: Darling can't you be patient
What does my pet want ?" The agent
turned SO red that his ears fully blazed,
and stammering out: Madam, Il
II assure you that-there is no hurry
at all. Take your (ahem) take your
ii. time, MADAME With look that froze
the blood in his veins and made him feel
as if icicles were hanging all over his
body, she replied: "Sir-r r-r! I was
speaking to my little grill"
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"No. George. said a sagaci0us wife at

"No, George, said sagacious wife at
a summer hotel; 81 can't think of hay
ing you come here to spend Sunday,
after working hard in your Office all the
week. You need rest and recreation.
Next week, now, be sure and stay in the
city and enjoy yourself" George vows
VOW that his Sundays shall be passed
at the hotel while his wife remains.
Score one for the woman. Woman, you
know, don't know how to carry point.
Oh, no! That is to say, she cam reason
her way, but she can now and then get
along by her intuitive faculties Just
about twice as fast as can man with his
godlike reason.-Bostoa Transcript.
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A Boot-BIack's Sly Hint,
From the New York Sun !

What profit do you make on a box
Of blacking?" was asked of boy who
was shining pair of shoes on a North
River ferryboat.
"That depends" said the boy, as he
bent down his head to moisten the toe of
the questioner's shoe with his breath.
son what ?'
"On the shoes"
The boy showed the brush across the
top of the shoe. occasionally touching
different spots with the daubing brush
and rubbing them bright. Then he
gave it another coat, ard rubbed it
bright again. AS he rolled down the
trousers leg he said:
"Some shoes take more backing than
others. Alive cent box of backing aver
ages forty pairs.
"What is the greatest number you
ever blackedin day ?"
The boy, who had BACKED the shoe
all over carefully as he talked, picked
up two long brushes, and, working his
arms like the piston rods of locomotive,
soon made the shoe glisten. AS he got
ready for the final touches he reached
for the daubing brush, and said:
"Sixty."
Then he went over the shoe again, as
he had the first.
"That would make So return for the
labor, the wear of the plant, and the u
cents invested in stock ?" was asked:
The boy rolled down the trousers leg,
gathered up the brushes, and the bit of
carpet on which he had knelt. Then he
held out his hand and looked the ques-
toner very hard in the eye, as he said:
"I got 81 rs out of it. The gentle
men mostly gave me ten cents"
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Feeling SerYan ts.
From the London Telegraph

In no London club worth the name is
any servant permitted to receive SO
much as one farthing in the way of a
gratuity. A club servant who accepted
"tip" would be instantly dismissed,
while the member who, by offering the
bride, had violated the regulations OF
the club, would be liable to the severest
censure from the committee. Yet in
every club not only civility and atten-
ton but obsequious Difference to the mi
nutest wishes of members are the invari-
able rule, the servant knowing full well
that the slightest transgression of his
duty in this respect would lead to his
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Shots in Bavaria.

AS for the people, they are mixture Of
German and French, for large part
highly respectable and all workers,
writes a correspondent from Kissingen.
No, not all; all the old people are. Is
there never a time when people, men
and woman, become tco old to work +?
Here are old, old women driving dogs
attached to carts, and carrying all kinds
of wares; or again you will see them draw
ing the carts by them selves, or with a
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10
The Squatter WrestIes.
From The Arkansaw Traveler.l


An old fellow with grizzly beard and
lips indelibly dyes with tobacco juice,
sat on a log near rude house in Arkan-
sas. A "stranger," well dressed ard
muscled in no delicate way, rode up,
dismounted, tied his horse to sapling,
approached the old man, and said:
Il am lost"
"Wall, did say yer want.
The g stranger +" took off his coat and
rolled up his sleeves. 81 know all
about YOU" he said. "You are an
Arkansaw squatter, and have been living
here since '45. Hundreds of benighted
beings, lost in these Internal woods,
have begged you for information con-
corning the road they desired to follow,
and you have given them all kinds of
evasive replies. I am prize-fghter,
and have been sent here by an eastern
syndicate to thump you into civilized
submission. Now, I don't like to pun
mel an old man, and, propose to give
you a chance. How would you advise
me to get out of this community ?"
ed advise yer ter ride. 4"
ssCome now, none of your foolishness.
Which way would you advise me to
ride ?"
IS As fast as yer ken.
I see that I'll have to discharge my
duty. I thought at first that I'd scare
you by saying that l was prize-fghter.
I am only an unpretentious citizen, and
have come a long way to look for the
house of Emanuel Peters.
SO Wall, why don't yer look ?"
CT have looked"
'ELook agin. >
"But which way must look %
"Outen your eyes, 1 reckon.
sold man, I'll have to fight you"
Cali right" and turning round he
yelled: ooh, Tom, tell yer muir an the
chillun ter come out here, for we're
gwine ter have so fun. Fetch the gun
an dog with yer"
''I don't want to hurt you, ole man. .
"Don't be skeered. You won't hurt
me.
'But I don't want you to hurt me. .
'sThen moseV."
''I won't mosey. For the last two
days have been looking for the house
of Emanuel Peters and have been put
off by such fellows as you and have de-
cided not to stand it any longer. Now,
am going to jump on you, and with
out giving the old man time 10 reply he
seized him. The old fellow exhibited
remarkable activity and in moment had
thrown the young man against the
ground with a force that made his teeth
chatter. He was up again in aniDstant.
This time he secured a better hold. He
danced around IN a way of which the old
man could hardly keep track. Tom and
the old woman came out, but did not
bring the dog and gun.
!" Watch his capers, pap" said the
old lady. hug him fur he's mighty
peart.
Finally the young man downed the ole
fellow, sat on him and asked:
Now, will you tell me where I car
find Emanuel Peters 2"
81 amt never objected ter tellin' vel
whar the old man is. !"
"Yes, you aid" and he held the ole
fellow in a manner not TO be mistaken fol
gentleness.
eyer never axed whar the old MAI
was. Yer axed me Whar was his house
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-10-10
MISTAKEN PEOPLE.

The Reduction In Postage Misleading
Thousands of PeOple-HuBdreds of
Foreign Letters Mailed with Two
Cent Stamps and Bushels of City Let
tiers Dropped with One Cent stamps
A Circular to be Issued CORRECTING
these Errors,
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SHOCKING TRAGEDY.

Mother Becomes Melancholy Over the
Condition of an Insane Daughters,
Takes Her into COrnfieId, Tses Her
Hands and Almost DecaPitates Her
The Murderess then Tries the Knife
Upon Her Own ThrOat-The Bodies
Found Side by Side.
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AUSTRALASIAN NEWS.

The Java Earthquake Felt fin New Zea-
land Fifty Earthquakes Reported in
Tasmanfa During August-Traces of a
Long Lost French Ship Found on the
Island of Santa CruZ-Brass Can"On
and Anchors FOUnd-AlsO the Re-
mains of a Fort.