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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-16

chooses to show himself to the lads they
will scatter like chaff in the teeth of a
western cyclone. A reporter visited
Manayunk last night for the purpose of
establishing the status of the stranger.
The newsman was obliged to make some
inquiries on the street of boy, and was
followed to the station house. In an
amazingly short space of time the rumor
was spread that the reporter was detec-
tive charged with the mission of catch
ing the ghost. In company with Ser
geant Ward the reporter climbed Mount
Vernon, the scene of the alleged mystic
rious apparition's exploits. The latter
was cordially invited to appear, but re-
Trained from complying with the request.
None of the members of the police force
have caught a glimpse of the dreaded
fellow, and laugh at the credulity of
those who claim to have seen him.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-16
A ROMANTIC MARRIAGE.
A Young Woman Marries a Man to
Save Him from Prison.

M1NERsvILIE, Pa, January 1O.-A
romance In real life was completed here
yesterday by wedding in court. A
week ago Susie Bradley was brutally as
saulted and shot by her lover, Dennis
Pike. The young people wanted to
marry. The girls parents objected: SO
to hoodWink them she pretended to
Jilt Pike for another man. The lover,
not understanding the girls scheme,
became jealous, and in fit of ungovern-
able rage struck and shot her. He was
arrested and held to await trial. The
girl disappeared Tuesday and her friends
were alarmed. Yesterday she reap
peared at the prison. She had been to
see lawyer, and having learned that a
wife cannot be compelled to testify
against her husband, had determined to
marry her jealous lover forthwith.
Young Pike consented gladly, but
the warden of the jail declined to per-
NIT the ceremony. The girl then ap-
piled to the court, which was in session,
and by order of the Judge the young
man was brought into court. After re-
ceiving lecture the twain were made
one. The court was in doubt whether
to allow the wedding. but upon consulta-
ton with another judge and several lead
ing lawyers 1t decided to do so and not
press the Indictment against Pike.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-16
DESPERATE WOMEN.
Three Women Rid Themselves of This
Troublesome World.

BALTIMORE, Nd, January 11.-Mrs.
Mary Hubbard. a widow living near
fredericksburg, Nd, committed suicide
Wednesday night by burning herself to
death. She had been very melancholy
since her husband died, several years
ago, and once before tried to set fire to
her clothing. About dark Wednesday
evening Mr.. Bowdle, at whose house she
was. living, missed her aud started
out to look for her. Seeing a
fire In the woods he fastened to it, and
discovered Mrs. Hubbard ablaze from
head to foot, rolling on the ground In
agony. though never uttering cry or
moan. She had taken her thick wooden
dress off and also her bonnet. Her un-
der-garments were quick fuel for the
flames. Mr.. Bowdle made every effort
to extingUish the flames and was himself
severely burned. The lady lived but a
few hours after being burned.
SOUGHT A PLACE TO DIE.
BUCYRUs, O., January 11.-Mrs. San
ford, respectable coIored woman of
this place, heard faint knock at the
door of her cabin. "Can [ come In,
I'm sick % said faint, woman's
into the house. In an hour che was
dead. Mrs. Sanford gathered that she
was the daughter of John Burgner,
wealthy citizen of Gallon, who had
driven her from home. She had fled to
Bucyrus, and there had invested her
last dime for strychniue. Mixing the
dose with handful of snow she had
eaten it, and staggered through the
snow storm to Aunty Sanford's door,
looking for place to die.
SHOT HERSELF.
ERIE, Pa, January llama Oft, a
young German actress recently from
Saxony, shot herself yesterday morning
after a rejection of her hand by Max
Droeler. to whom she, taking advan-
tage of the bissextile privilege, pro-
posed. The wound will not prove fatal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-16
Stories About Beethoven.
fDr. Haweis. in Belgravia. !

II.
Beethoven corrected his arrangement
used to bring him the Ms. numbers in
bed. "When [ came in one morning, -
he writes, A." Beethoven was still in bed.
He happened to be in remarkably good
spirits; jumped up and placed himself
just as he'was Tin his night gown at the
window looking out on the Schotten-
bastei, with view of examining the
Fidelio number I had arranged.
Naturally crowd of street boys collect
ed under the window, when he called
out, "Now what do those confounded
boys want?" I laughed and pointed to
his own figure. "Yes, yes, you are
quite right and hastily slipped on his
dressing gown.
"Under the last number of Fidelio
.haG written Fine, NIT Gottes Hulfe !"
On returning my MS. these words were
added in Beethoven's hand: 'OMensch,
hilf dir selDer = % man help thyself -
In 1927, when news of Beethoven's
illness and extreme poverty reached
Mascheles, he at once moved the
Philharmonic society to send the dying
master help. In consequence 9100 was
at once dispatched, for which Beethoven
expressed himself intensely grateful.
After his death sundry bonds and shares
of considerable value were found hidden
away in a cupboard, and great surprise
was expressed among many of Beeth-
ovens friends and supporters at the
discovery, that after all, Beethoven was
not so badly off.
/ have read the whole controversy
carefully, and although Moscheles and
other defenders of Beethoven excuse
him on the ground that he had put his
money away for his hei.s, and cOnsid-
cred it no longer hia own, myself, for
the honor of Beethoven, cannot accept
the explanation. incline to believe that
he had forgotten all about the money so
slowed away sin an old half mouldy
box-seven bank shares" In cabinets
and behind wainscots In old houses and
vaults such things are still occasionally
to be found, and Beethoven, so accus-
toned to withdraw into his inner world,
/ believe must have entirely overlooked
'ithis old mouldy box " before, as man
of sensitive honor, which he undoubt-
edly was, he. could have assured Mos
cheles and Sir George Smart that he
Was absolutely W1uuOuG mOuey OF re-
sources" On my mentioning this to
Mr. Furnlval, the antiquarian and Shake
spearian scholar, he told me of a still
stranger case of forgetfulness or hallu-
cination. or both. ga well-to-do old
gentleman" he said, "of his acquaint-
ance, worth at least 975, 600, always
spoke of his abject perjury, and of not
knowing where to turn for bread from
week to week for want of money; he
was no miser and not by any means a
lunatic, but he labored under this fixed
idea." Mr.. Furnival hit upon the fol-
lowing device: "Let me" said. he,
draw a check for $4,000 on your
banker; you sign it; send it up and see
if it is not honored." No sooner said
than done; but the old man merely re-
marked: "Well, suppose I am not SO
badly off after ALL" But the impression
did not last, and he soon took up his
parable of penury again; and Beeth-
ovens case may have been of a somewhat
similar kind.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-16
SCIENCE TRIUMPHS.
A Shaft Successfully Sunk Throu oh
Susquehanna Quicksands.

= WILKEsBARRE, Pa, January H.
Science secured a great triumph here
yesterday. For the first time in the
history of coal-mining in this valley a
shaft has been successfully sunk through
the quicksand on the banks of the S1s-
quehanna River. It was a dangerous
piece of work, and many predicted a
fail lure, but it has been accomplished at
last. Yesterday about noon one of the
sinkers at the Pittebone shaft struck bed
rock, which was the signal for general
rejoicing by all those employed in the
dangerous work of sinking the shaft.
The victory was complete. A piece of
the bed rock was at once sent to this city
for examination, and many coal opera
tors at once repaired to the shaft to
share in the triumph. Over year has
been spent in the work, requiring an
outlay of hundreds of thousands of dol
19rs
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-16
Keep 1t Quiet.
From the Washington Republican,

from the Washington Republican,
Everybody knows "Mary Ann" the
newsgirl who sells the afternoon papers
in the vicinity OF Fifteenth Street and
the Avenue. Though not beauty, she
is an interchangeable worker, and usually
heads the line with her check, and has a
regular run of customers, who purchase
her paper every day An elderly lady,
evidently of benevolent turn of mind,
accosted Mary Ann recently, and said:
=" My good woman, why don't you get
some work more BETTING your sex !?
Tell me your name, and where you re-
side, and | will try to assist you.
Mary Ann laid a finger along side OF
her nose, and gave the portly dowager
knowing wink, as she answered with
rich Tue can accent:
"Whisht now! I'll do it. But don
We let it git round. My name is Mis-
thress Langthry, and I dwell in Book
ingham Palace"
'How do you make that out ?"
Ct don't make it out, but it's fack. +"
Sc don't understand it. -
g Wall, eff yer don't see why the water
In spring amt better than Il is in a
branch wy the Lawd pity yer, that's
all"
You don't catch my meaning. I
don't mean drinking water. but boating
water"
81 reck1n it's good boatin' water"
I'm glad to hear you say SO. Don't
think I'll have any trouble in goin' up,
do you?"
"Not eff yer go in wagin.
Thought you said it was good boat
ing water?"
&c IT is eff yer can get enough of it to-
gether. Waters all right, but it's a lit
tie scarce, fust rate, though, whut thar
is of il.
Chow far is it to the next landing ?''
'No piece er tall, fur yer ken land all
er long up thar"
"Look here, I don't want any of your
foolishness.
"Don't take it, then"
''What have you got here ?"
GA sto'."
''What do you keep ?"
"Bacon an a couple er dogs"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-16
PENSION RAIDS.
A DeIuge of Pension Bills from All
Points Of the Compass.

WASHINGTON, D. c., January g.
The most dangerous attacks on the
treasury are the bills proposing addi-
tions to the pension rolls. Each bill is
backed up by petitions which apparent
ly come from ex-soldiers. A large
part of them are collected by CLAIM
agents, one of whom has gathered 30
900 signatures of alleged soldiers asking
for additional pension legislation. Aside
from the general bills which involve by
official calculation 5000, 900, 900 there
have already been introduced nearly
1000 private pension bills. Many origi-
nate with attorneys, who send bundles
of them to members with a request to
present them. They then charge those
class can ever pass. Many have no mer-
it. Few sent in by claim agents are
ever followed further than the fee. The
proposition to equalize bounties has
been introduced by q dozen members
There have been several official calcula-
tons made of the amount which the
passage of such bill would
require. The paymaster general
estimated that it would take as a mini
mum $157, 600, 900, and that the amount
might run up to S163, 100000. No Off
cial calculation places the sum at less
than $125, 10000 At least $50 addi-
tional clerks will be needed to make the
settlement. The next scheme in the Or
der of magnitude is the one for remov-
ing all limit upon granting arrears of
pensions. This also is strongly sup
ported by petitions which pension
agents have procured. Related to these
plans are the petitions arising from SOL
diers protesting against the reduction
or the abolition of internal-revenue
taxes. This form of petition was
prepared and printed in Wash
ington, and sent out by prominent claim
agents. With it went an explanation
and an argument. Immense editions of
this argument were printed and mailed to
those on the lately printed pension lists.
1t was set forth that the plan to abolish
internal-revenue taxes was that of
monopolists and those hostile to the SOL
diers; that all soldiers should promptly
write to their members of congress and
protest against any reduction of taxes.
A bill which is being urged with great
persistence is the bill for pen
war for two months, without
regard to the question whether or not
they suffered thereby in health; this is
an insiduous measure, since few politi-
clans have the courage to take even an
apparent stand against pensioning those
who suffered as prisoners, and there are
very many deserving cases. Added to
these are the bills to pension all who
served fourteen days in the Mexican
war, all who served in the various In
dian wars, and the two extraordinary
bills of Price, of Wisconsin, and
Peters, of Kansas, one providing
for pensioning all who served in the
Union army upon their reaching the age
of 45 years, and the other providing for
pensioning all who served sixty days for
the terms of their natural lives. For all
except these last schemes there is great
pressure here. A paper strongly favor
ing all except these last has been sent
broadcast through the country, one
weeks issue reaching 375, 900 copies.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-16
xxi" WINSnOW DEAD.
The Old and WeII-Known Vessel Own
er Dies in Paris.

CHICAGO, January "a private tele-
gram received here announces the death
in Paris of Capt Hezekiah J. Winslow,
one of the oldest and best known vessel
owners on the lakes. The deceased was
born IN North Carolina In 1917, and
removed to Cleveland with his
father in 1881, where the latter
engaged in the vessel business, and at
one time owned the famous old
steamers Bunker Hill and Saratoga. both
of which were highly popular in the
days when railroads were unknown. In
1910 the father took lis four sons into
the bushes, under the firm name of r.
Winslow & Co. In 1916 Hezekiah mar
ried, and two years later he
came to Chicago, residing here
until 1854, when he returned to
Cleveland. In 1864 he went to Eu-
rope with his family, and has since made
his home in Paris, although retaining a
large interest in the shipping business,
which was managed by his brother, Ru-
fus K. Winslow. The brothers owned
and managed some of the largest and
finest steamships on fresh water, their
floating property being estimated at up
wards of 100000. The remains will be
brought home for burial.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-16

other man on earth. Do Won,
remember that fight at Morehead, when
you and started alone to charge Stone
mans brigade? I tell you that fellow
Stoneman was the worst cuss in the
whole Yankee army for us fellows to
tackle. But that company of mine were
the most cowardly God Almighty everrhad
hand IN making! No decent man wouId
have run off the way they did.
You thought was dead. Well. I am
the healthiest dead man in North Car
DINA. / got an ugly wound in that
scrlmmage, but after you had all gone I
came to and found horse, and managed
TO get on him and ride until I found
some friends who took care of me and
brought me out"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-16
Leap Year Philosophy.
IT love too MANY at once.

Don't love too many at once.
Don't do your spooRing In public.
Travel on trains that go through the
most tunnels.
Give your brother taffy and get him
to bed before the chap calls. t-saH
If you have any objection to tobacco,
say SO in time, or hold your tongue for
ever after.
Try to find out by some means wheth.
er your intended can earn decent liv.
ing for two.
Don't fall In love with a raan on &C,
count of stunning ulster. OF what use
viii that be next July?
Be reasonable; don't expect man
working for So week to furnish you
with reserved seats at the opera every
other night.
Deal carefully with bashful lovers
lead them gradually to the given point
(of proposal, of course.)
If possible try to suit your sisters,
cousins, aunts, grandfathers, neighbors
friends and acquaintance when you Sc
lect your victim.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-16
One Hundred Dollars Per Blight.
EFrom the New York World ]

From the New York World.J
a young lady in Ulster County called
at a lawyers Office in Kensingten yes
terdsy and asked to have suit brought
against former lover for breach OF
promise. "He promised to marry me
four times" she said, but be hasn't
kept his word, and my affections are
blighted. 4" Eatrr ols..
:" How much damage do you wish to
CLAMP" said the polite lawyer.
''Well, / was blighted four times,
and think 500 a blight is not too
much" ,u
So the suit was entered at $500 dam
ages for four blights.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-16
The Delighted Doctor.

Tom Moore has funny story of a
sick man who was telling his. symptoms
(Which appeared to himself, of course,
dreadfuD to a medical friend, who, at
each new item of disorder, exclaimed:
+" Charmingp "Dehghtfull" "Pray go
on!" And when he had finished, said
with the utmost pleasure: "Do you
know, my dear sir, you have got COM
plant which has been for, some time
supposed to be extinct ?"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-16
History of a Song.

Mr.. Bennett, a music writer, and Mr..
Webster were intimate friends. The
latter was subject to melancholy.
He came in to where his friend Web
ster was at business one day, while in a
depression of spirits.
What is the matter now?" said Ben
nett, noticing his sad countenance.
No matter, said Webster; " it will
be right bY-and-bY."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-16

SABLE is the most fashionable fur In
among those who can afford it.
Daily Republican., 1884-06-05
The cost Of Obe dience q 10 Fashion

Fashion kills more women than toll
and sorrow. Obedience to fashion is a
greater transgrassion of the laws of
woman's nature, a greater injury to her
physical and mental constitution, than
poverty and neglect. The slave woman
at her tasks will live aud grow old and
see two or three generations Of her
mistresses fade and pass away the
was Derwoman, with scarce a ray of
hope to cheer her in her toll, will live
to see her fashionable sisters die all
around her; the kitchen maid is hearty
and strong when her lady has to be
nursed like a sick baby.
II is a sad truth that fashion pam
pered women are almost worthless for
all the ends of human life; they have
but little force of character; they have
still less power of mental will, and
quite as little physical energy; they
live for 10 great purpose in life, they
accon plish no worthy ends. They are
only doll forms in the hands Of mill
'ncrs and servants, to be dressed and fed
to order.
II they rear children, servants and
nurses do all save give them birth, and
when reaied what are they? What do
they ever amount to but weak sciOns OF
the old stock? Who ever heard of a
fashionable woman's child exhibiting
any virtue or power of mind for which
it became eminent? Read the biogra-
phies of our great and good men and
women. Not one of them had a
fashionable mother. They nearly al
sprang from strong minded womenl
who had about as little to do with
fashion as with the changing clouds.
Daily Republican., 1884-06-05
The Mark cts.

King street market was filled xitf
buyers on W ednesday, and the piles d
fresh country produce offered for sale
gave evidence that the seasonablt
weather had given fresh Impulse tC
vegetation. The near approach of har.
vest has caused butter to take an up,
ward tendency, and 1t is probable that
Is cents, at which it sold week ago, is
the lowest it will be this season. The
straw berry season is now at its height,
and the red, luscious fruit can be seen
on every hand.
The ruling prices of different articles
were as follows: Butter, 20 to % cents
2 pound eggs, 70 to 25 cents a dozen !;
new potatoes, 20 to 80 cents a half peck
tomatoes, 70 cents a quart; new cab.
bage, to 8 cents head; radishes, 5
cents bunch green onions, cent a
bunch; rhubarb, 8 cents bunch as
paragus, 10 to II cents n bunch green
currants, 10 cents a quart lettuce, !
cents head cucumbers, 2 for 3 cents !;
green peas, 25 cents half peek goose
berries, 8 cents a quart stra berries,
8 to l3 cents quart Some very fine
lady finger berries, grown in the vici-
nifty of this city, were sold vt 2 quarts
for % cents.
The shal season is almost over, and
the greater number of fshermel b.
longing in this city have s"etutsed
home.
Some very fine shad were in market
this morning: and sold at from so to 20
cents each; trout, cents d puAJd por
gies, 8 cents a pound blacktish, 10
cents white perch, 13 cents II pound
eluetish IL cents catfish 10 cents slur-
geOn, cents.
Daily Republican., 1884-06-05
Delaware Field Club.

The monthly meeting Of the Delaware
Field Club was held Wednesday eve
ming, at which time three senior and
seven junior members We're admitted
and five seniors proposed, thereby in
creasing the mem bership to about 200.
The club house was reported to be
nearly completed, and the various
standing committees reported progress.
The question Of admitting lady mem.
bers was discussed and committee
appointed to consider the project and
report at the next meeting The club
will give tennis tournament for
doubles and singles, beginning on
Tuesday next and continuing on We'd
nesday and Thursday following. A
number of prizes will he given but the
tournament will only be open to mem
bers of the club. Among those who will
participate are G. B. Richardson,
Arthur H. Smith, Joseph l.. Tatnall,
Walter Hayes, Esq, Tilghman John
ston, Esq, j. Earnest Smith, Esq,
Charles NJ. Curtis, Esq, DR.. H. Il.
Wilson, DR.. Charles r. Jefferis, II. l..
Tatnall, Jr., Edmund Candy, George
Lodge and others.
On Friday, June 13, the cricket team
of the club will play the Merton second
eleven of Philadelphia, on the home
grounds, Twenty-third and Tatnall
streets.
Daily Republican., 1884-06-05
Needy and Wants Work.

Ms. Martha f. List, residing on
Shipley street couple of doors above
Front street, has been enabled to keep
herself and her SIX children by taking
in sewing since her husband has been
reprieved. If she has plenty of sewing
she makes out to make ends meet, but
now that work has fallen off she finds
herself in pnChed circumstances.
She would like to have more work,
and articles OF clothing FOR her children
would be thankfully received. Mrs.
List is a practical seamstress and dress
maker, and while she is sincerely thank
ful to the many friends who have so
kindly assisted her, she would be under
greater obligations for work enough to
enable her to keep herself and children
from want.