Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-05-21
CURIOUS, USEFUL AND SCIENTIFIC.
NEARLY DROWNED BY "A BICYCLE.

NEARLY DROWNED BY A BICYCLE.
John J Tuthill, of Cutchogue, SuffOlk
County. undertook to ride a bicycle or
the string piece of the wharf at New
Suffolk Bay. The joist is only three
inches wide and the bicyclespeedily went
into the bay carrying it's rider with it.
His feet became entangled in the wire
spokes of the machine and he was power
less. Tuthill's brother and several
other young men happened to be on the
wharf and three of them jumped into the
water to assist him. While one held his
head up above water the other two re-
leased his feet. He was then lifted up
ON the dock thoroughly exhausted. Tut
hill would undoubtedly have been
drowned had he not received assistance.
-NeW York Times.
CREMATION GROWING IN FAVOR.
When DR.. LeMoyne built his crema-
tory furnace at Washington, Pa, it was
considered the freak of an eccentric man.
The idea prevailed that perhaps half a
dozen bodies might be cremated, and
this would end it. But the furnace has
been called into use with considerable
frequency, and bodies have been taken
there from long distances to be turned
into ashes. The latest instance is that
of DR.. Gross, of this city, cremated by
his own desire. Tt is quite noticeable
that the practice excites little comment,
and is evidently on the increase. It is
believed that the example of Dr.. Gross
will have considerable influence in call
ing attention to this method of dispOsing
of bodies, and that it will increase the
practice. philadelphia Call.
ENGLISH DOCTORS FEES,
Of English doctors, Radcliffe made
over $35, 600 a year in the height of his
fame; Mead, $4,000; Baillie, $45, 900;
Sir IL. Halford, $50, 600; and Sir B..
Brodie, $85, 1000 in the year but one be-
fore his retirment, the largest income
known. Radcliffe once received So, 900
as special fee for visiting Lord Abe
marie at Namur, Granville $4,000 and
his travelling expenses for visit to st.
Petersburg, and recently Sir W. Gull
$4,000 each for two visits to Pau and
81, 500 for travelling in Pertshire and re-
naming a week with patient. But
the fee of fees was that received by DR..
Dlnesdale in 1768 for inoculating the
Empress Catharine and her son at st.
Petersburg, viz, 100000 paid down, q
pension of So, 500 for life, and the digni-
ty of a baron.
DIR. sCHLIEMANN's NEW DISCOVERY.
DR.. Schliemann's enthusiasm bound.
less when he makes big "ind. u
"Three cheers for Pallas Athena!" he
writes from Tiryns, "I have succeeded
here in wonderful way, having brought
to light an immense palace with innu-
merable columns, which occupies the
entire upper Acropolis of Tiryns, and
of which the floor and all the vaults are
we'll preserved. Of paramount in.
terest are the wall paintings, which my
architect and collaboratar, DR.. Dorp.
field is now copying with the same
colors. Of the very highest interest are
also the vase paintings with the most
primitive representations of men and
animals. The plan of this wonderful
prehistoric palace can be made with
great accuracy, and it will excite univer-
sal amazement, for nothing like this
has ever turned up. = The capita
found is one of the most ancient Dorit
order ever discovered"
A ROPE-WALkER HEROIC FEAT,
Harry Leslie, the rope walker, a weel
or two ago, died at Kingston, Va, of tht
results of wound received in 1876
At that time he was walking tigh
rope at Richmond, and was just abou
to step into an upper window of tn;
building to which the rope was fastened
when he saw little girl rolling down
the steep roof upon which she and he.
parents had been watching him. AS she
fell from the caves he caught her safely
but lost his balance and swung heat
dewnwards with the child in his arms
striking his head against the window
sill as he fell. But he chung to the rop,
with his feet and slowly raised himsel
upon it with his burden, while tn,
crowd filed the air with cheers. TIL
child was unhurt, but Leslie received
deep cash in the head.
HOW MR.. PEABODY FOUND HIS PIN.
P. A. Peabody, while in the wood
getting birch-bark 90 years ago, lost
nugget CT gold which he wore in hi
shirt bosom upon pin. Having OBJ
tanned the nugget in California in 1850
and, highly prizing it, he searched for i
carefully. Many GlmoS SlNce ne V1SlL0C
the place and looked for it. On Sunday
April 27, Mr.. Peabody yielded to the so
licitations of two of his children to stake
walk" and by chance they went into
these same woods. When passing the
place Mr.. Peabody thought he would
look where the pin was lost, and, taking
up stick, commenced to push aside the
leaves. Almost ashamed of himself fol
looking he dropped the stick and turned
to go, but something impelled him te
look again. He did SO, took up hiE
stick, brushed aside some more leaves
and there lay the pin in good condition
but little furnished. He now carries
the pin in his pocket-book, and regard;
it even more highly than wheB it was
lost.-Narragonsett r. - Weekly.
MISSOURI SNAKE STORY.
While | was moving in the meadow /
heard couple of old guinea hens max
ing fearful noise, and upon going to
where they were I found that a very