Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-06-13

CYCLONES AND SEWER GAs.-The
chance Of being killed by cycloneis so
absurdly slight that it can not be talcu-
lated. There are a thousand chances of
dying by the quiet and inaudible attack
Of the sewer gas in our own houses to one
chance of falling before the crash of the
tornado; and yet the average newspaper
reader is a thousand times more worried
about the tornado than he is about the
sewer Of today. Hence he is just mil
ion times out of the way in his calcula-
tions.-Hartford Courant
How the Mormons increase their pow
er and numbers is thus explained by a
Salt Lake gentleman: The new con-
verts, taken from all parts # the world,
are, as a rule, superstitiOus and ignorant.
They are brought here under false prom
ises, and before discovering the lies they
have been told are made to marry sever
al women. That done, and the church
tells them they have sinned against the
laws OF the United States, and that their
only sefety now lies in keeping their
faith with the Mormons' clans They
are too ignorant to doubt this; they are
in the coils; in debt, and they have to
stay"
ROCKETS SEEN ONE HUNDRED MILES,
Homer HaIliston, of Olive Bridge, n.
Y, and the Rev W. H. Peters, pastor of
the Methodist Episcopal Church of that
place, went to the top of High Point, one
or the most prominent of the Catskill
peaks and 4 400 feet above tidewater, last
Thursday evening, to ascertain if the
fireworks on the Brooklyn bridge could
be seen from that point. AS soon as they
reached the summit they got the correct
bearings and then waited for darkness,
They were rewarded by seeing a number
of rockets-dim, but quite distinct Mr..
Halliston says that in the dry atmosphere
Of Colorado. Pixies Peak can be seen
from First View, 150 miles off, but this
is the first time he has felt sure of seeing
anything 100 miles distant in New York
State.-Kingston (N. ~ Freeman.
PROGRESS OF IRRELGIoN.-A pastoral
letter from Cardinal Manning, of Eng
land, to the clergy or laity of Westmin-
ster, was read in the churches and chapels
of the diocese recently. Referring to
recent events Cardinal Manning says:
FNo civil order in the world ever sank so
low as the Christian worlds sinking now,
aud will be sunk, if the name of God be
erased from its public laws. You have
lately asked of those who make our laws
that none should legislate for us except
those who believe that there is a divine
lawgiver, whose law is supreme. But it
seems as if we were being carried down
stream against which we cannot prevail
and from which there is no escape; as it
in little while the public life and laws
of the world will be no longer Catholic
or Christian, nor based upon belief in
God"
AN ANGRY SUN.-On Monday morn
ing last the Democrat and Chronicle
stated that the suns face was free from
spots, but it was impossible to tell how
long the apparent calm would last. 1t
was also suggested that terrestrial meteo-
rology be watched during the calm. A
terrific tornado visited Indiana Tuesday
afternoon, causing great destruction of
property and considerable loss Of life.
At first view it seemed that the apparent
connection between sun storms and tor
nadoes on the earth had been overthrown
entirely. On this account the sun was
observed with some misgiving yesterday.
But its condition fully accounted for the
India ana visitation and other storms
which have developed great energy with
in the past two days. A storm had de-
veloped in the very center of the suns
disk, and the spots, which::are the debris
of storm, were beginning to form quite
a large group. The storm must have
been at its height day or two before the
spots formed The region about the
spots now presents very angry appear
ance. Another storm Xhas just been
brought into view by the suns rotation.
The latters covers great area. Under
these conditions severe storms on the
earth may be expected to continue,
with considerablessdisplay of electricity.
Demscrat and Chronicle.