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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-02
"Let's SwOp Wives.'

For some time Nathan Massingale and
Hiram Loomis, of White River, Mo-,
have been the most intimate of neigh
bors. Scarcely a night passed that they,
with their charming young spouses, were
not In each others company. They ex-
changed evenings with each other at
games of chess and whist. They ex-
changed wives and went to the theater.
"Loomis, suppose we swop wives %
said Mr.. Massingale, one evening recent
ly, while returning from church So
cial.
"That's bargain, old man, and I'm
in for it if the girls don't object, " and
as he replied Loomis drew Mrs. Massin-
gales arm closer into his, and looked en-
traucingly into her eyes, and she said,
eyes" The proposition was agreed
upon, and Hiram gave over Mrs. Mas
singale and young baby to boot for
Mrs. Loomis. But Mrs. Looms tried
to take with her a horse and buggy,
which she claimed as her personal prop
erty. LOOMS objected, and Massingale
murmured at his interference, alleging
that the baby more than counterbalanced
the outfit.
"Take your baby back" she said to
her former husband Mr.. Massingale
drew shot gun from the folds of his
breakfast coat and blazed away, narrow
ly making a widow of his former wife
and an orphan of his child. Matters,
however, were arranged, and the rear
ranged families have settled down.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-02
Wouldn't Touch Him.

Alexandra Dumas contributes TO the
Curieux an anecdote told him by the
late Henri Older, who was a deputy
under the second empire. Didier's
father was secretary to the minister Of
the interior at the same time when the
Duchess de Berri was arrested at Nantes
at the end of her attempt to raise the
country against Louis Philippe and in
favor Of her son, the Comte de Cham
bord. The traitor Deutz agreed to sell
to the government the secret of her
hiding place for 100000 francs, and it
was the elder Didier's duty to pay the
scoundreI for his dirty work. He took
his son Henri into the Office and eaid:
"Look well now at what passes, and
never forget il. You will learn what
lache is. and the method of paying him.
Deutz was then brought into the room
where M. Didier was standing behind
his desk, on which were placed two
packets, each of which contained 250,-
900 francs. AS Deutz neared the desk
M. Didier made sligo to him to stop.
Then taking pair of tongs he extended
the packets one after the other into the
hands open to receive them. Not word
was spoken, and when the transfer was
effected NJ. Didier pointed to the door.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-02
HOW THE YEAR WENT.
RY SUSAN COOLIDGE.

Cold lay the midnight, cold and black,
On sleeping earth and sea;
The moon paused on her pallid track,
And the stars crept out to see,
As, bowed with age, and bent and blear,
The Old Year took his way
Across Earth's little atmosphere
Toward the slow-moving day
sound of revel smote and rang
In Joyous, merry din.
- The New Year comes" glad voices sang;
'Arise and let him in"
Sadly the Old Year paused; a sigh
Broke from his brave old heart.
g The world cares not that l must die,
And smiles to see me part.
g When / was young it welcomed me
With gifts aud song and praise.
Have I not served it faithfully
These many months and days2
80 Why should men joy to see me 60
I, their old, loving friend,
Departing, grieved and sad and slow,
With none to watch my end?"
But as the Old Year spoke, sound
OF voices low and sweet
Struck on his ear, and, peerlng round,
BE stayed his tagging feet.
Two lovers leaned them side by side,
On either cheek a tear,
And with q strong, sad voice, one cried:
Good-b bye, goodbye, Old Year.
" Goodbye, Oh, kindly friend and true,
Who wove our lives in one.
Other go I'd years may come; but you
Are still our dearest One."
Then smiled the Old Year, as he went,
His misty eyes shone bright,
And, fearless now and quite content
He Jared into the night.
And when he met the Newborn Year,
All rosy, bIithe and gay,
He cheered him with fathers cheer,
And sped him on his way.
" Heaven 60 with thee, fair son, and keep;
And this thy guerdon be,
That at thy end some eyes may weep
as they have wept for me-"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-02
How to Make a Tidy.
from the Norrlstown Herald ]

The directions given in fashion Jour-
nails for crocheting tides and things are
very lively reading, but lack plot. If
our memory is not at fault, they run
somehow this way: Work nine stitches,
turn back, two stitches in third bar, two
SINCE in third s, three chain, B to Q 4th
ch., K takes B, then make eight chain
and fasten to center of Q B 9TH, loop
and turn back, white to play and mate
In three stitches. It seems easy enough.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-02

"UNoLE JOHN" said little Emily,
" do you know that baby that was fed
on elephants milk gained twenty pounds
in one week ?" Nonsense! Impossi-
ble!" exclaimed Uncle John; and then
he asked: "Whose baby was it ?"
"The. elephants, said the little girl.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-01-02
HUMAN NATURE.

" You will rob yourself !" cried 3 gay young girl,
WHO was one of party of three,
Among whom youth, with many twirI,
Was dividing an orange with glee
" Not at all, the generous youth replied,
AS he fumbled with his locket
For love to give; and then, beside,
I've dozen more in my pocket"
-New York Morning Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-24
Saved from Freezing to Death.

When Bobby Smart was six years old,
he was left to the care of his uncle
James, who lived in the country. His
aunt took him to his future home, and
at the depot he saw his uncle for the
first time
Bobby was lonely and sad; his uncle
often treated him with hardness and
even cruelty. The cold winter had come
on early. Bobby was the only boy
about the farm, and he had to work
very hard. His clothing was unfit for
the winter weather, and he often suffered
from the cold. tts
I Among the duties which this poor boy
had to perform was that OF. tending
flock of sheep. One afternoon, when
there We're signs of snow-storm, he
was sent to drive the flock to the barn.
He started for the field, but his clothes
were so trim that he was benumbed by
the intense cold. He sat down on
large rock to rest himself. He felt
strangely tired and cold. In little
while he began to feel drowsy. Then
he thought it was so nice and comfort
able that he would stay there awhile.
In q very few moments he was asleep,
and perhaps dreaming.
Suddenly he was aroused byIa tre-
mendous blow which sent him spinning
from his perch on the rock to the
ground. Look ng about him, he saw. an
old ram near by. The creature looked
as though he had been doing mischief,
and Bobby was no longer at a loss to
know where the blow came from; but
he thought the attack was an accident,
and in short time he was again in the
land OF Nod.
Again the ram very rudely tumbled
him over into the snow. He was now
wide awake, and provoked at the attack
of the beast. He began to search for a
stick to chastise his enemy. The ram
understood his intention, tor he turned
upon Bobby as ii to Irish the poor boy.
Bobby was forced to take to his heels,
and run towards home.
The ram chased him, while the rest
of the flock followed after their leader.
TIE inmates of the farmhouse were
surprise to see Bobby rushing towards
the house as fast as his little legs would
allow him. His hair was streaming in
the wind, and he was very much terri
fed. Close upon him was the old ram,
kicking up his heels in. his anger Be-
hind him could be seen a struggling line
of sheep doing their best to Keep up.
= Bobby won the race, however. His
uncle came out in time to turn the flock
into the arm. 1t was long time be-
fore Bobby would venture near the ram
again.
Bobby knows now that but for the
efforts of that old ram in knocking him
from his seat on that bitterly cold day,
be would have been among the angels
in a very short time. The sleepy feel
ing which overcame him would have
ended in death.
Bobby declares that the ram knew all
the time what allied him, and that he
butted him from the rock on purpose. !
can not explain it, but do know that
'God moves in mysterious way His
wonders to perform. Our Little Ones.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-24
ABOUT CLOCKS.

OF course, you all know what a clock
is. and some of you six-year-olds can
tell what time it is by one. And yet
many of you ten-year-olds know as
much about clocks as the wisest man in
Congress which is simply nothing.
Whetf er it he a spring or weight clock,
they all have the same machinery in
side; that is, the same number of
wheels, though ingenious Yankees have
invented clocks that run with a less
number of wheels than the standard
Meriden or Waterbury clocks. There
used to be story current when l was q
boy of Moses Latta, of Cincinnati, who
invented the steam fire-engine, how
that he took an eight-day clock to
pieces, cleaned it, put it together again,
had one wheel left, vet it ran as usual,
kept time and struck the hours prompt
W. But there are few Moses Lattas.
In the first place there is the main
wheel (Which is attached directly to the
power, be it spring or weight; two
face-wheels, one TO run the minute
hand, which revolves once around the
face every hour, and one to run the
hour-hand, which goes from one figure
to another each hour; two Intermediate
wheels as checks upon the power; one
escape-wheel-that is, the little one
you see through the hole in the center
of the face, and which. as it escapes
the claw-like verge at the upper
end of the pendulum rod, makes
the tao, tic noise you hear.
On the striking side there are
the main-wheel attachment to the
power, the count-wheel, the warn and
strike-wheel, and the stop-wheel. Did
it ever puzzle you how the hammer
should strike the correct hour and then
stop? And yet the explanation is simple
enough. Thus: the count-wheel has
seventy-eight little notches and twelve
big ones. An arm is attached to the
strike-wheel. which is bent square down
at the outside end. As the strike wheel
revolves it throws this arm up and lets it
drop down exactly when the notcn of
the count-wheel comes under the hook.
Let us begin at one o'clock. When the
minute-hand wheel reaches u it starts
the strike-wheel, that wheel throws up
the arm, the wheel moves, the hammer
strikes one, the arm then drops into the
deep notch and remains there until the
minute-wheel describes one more full
revolution. Here is an explanation:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-24
WRECKED on THE RAIL.
SERIOUS Consequences of q Broken Rail ON
Texas Road-A Long List of Severe In.
5uries to the Passengers, some Of Which
May Prove Fatal. Eagf

SERIOUS Consequences of q Broken Rail on
Texas Road-A Long List of Severe In.
5uries to the Passengers, some Of Which
May Prove Fatal. 4. Hacl
FORT WORTH. TEX, Jan. L.
This morning at two o'clock west bound
train, running fast to make up for lost
TING, was within four miles of Millsap,
when rotten cross-tie caused the rail to
break. Two coaches and a Pullman were
derailed and turned over down an embank-
ment. The air was rent with screams and
groans and many were thrown out in an
unconscious state. The Pullman and ad.
joining coach are wedged into each other.
None in the Pullman were hurt, but about
thirty in the other coach sustained severe
injuries. To those unhurt the bleeding
heads and bodies Of the others were sick .n-
ing. Some of the wounded were removed
to q neighboring house and others carried
on the front of the train to Millsap. PLY.
sicians were ordered from Weatherford,
Miilsap and Fort Worth. Seventeen of the
victims were brought to the Gould Hos
piSal, only one of whose injuries is regard
ed as likely to prove fatal-Mrs. Ford of
Illinois. '-za- 's '
THE VICTIMS.
The list of wounded is as follows as far
L. II. Atwell, Columbia, Tenn; deep scalp
wound.
John Ford. mead and face cut.
Mrs. O. 5. Ford. Ohio Ill. ; fracture of arm
and injury to spine-
Mrs. Jennie Hancock Abilene; nervous
prostration and scalp wound.
A. J. Hardin, Terrell; eft arm and little I'm
ger broken: scalp wound. -ss
Mrs. Hardin: hip and spine injured.
George +. Hall. sprained ankle and shout
der spranei: scalp cut fl edr TO ear.
Mrs. Hall, shoulder sprained and stiff ell
bow.
Il. J. Williams, Dawson: internal injuries.
r. s. Stratton, Jo hnson County; injury to
SPIN scalp wounds. n
II. H Rogers Fort Worth; scalp cuts and
injury t. spine.
j. y: III ,ekmorton, Parker County; shout
der disiocated.
L. B. Wood, Comanche; scalp cuts, internal
injuries. .Pt
Victor Meuenez, New Orleans: nose cut of,
three teeth broken aud les, bruised.
George McCal, WeatherfOrl; forearm cut
and finger broken a
K. f. Bentley, C dorado City; spine injured.
III. B. Stennett cotton County; arm broker.
j. NJ Siennett, hip Sprained.
j. c. ZCins Abilene; scalp and han 1 cut =
Mrs M. j. Gaines, Brown County; scalp and
knee cut. -....r
F. S. Gaines. seal p wound.
+. vi. Dunt ar, Dallas; left ankle sprained.
There was hardly person in the two
coaches that escaped injuries of some kind
The best attention is being paid those at the
hospital here. Some continued on the way,
while others returned home.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-24
Our Young Folks.
THE BISHOPS TISIT.

TelAyou about itp OF course will!
thought 'twould be dreadful to have hfn,
For mamma said must be quiet and still,
And she put away my whistle and drum
And made me unharness the parlOr chairs,
And packed my cannon and all the rest
Of my noisiest playthings Off upstairs.
On account of this very distinguished guest.
Then every room was turned upside down,
And all the carpets hung out to bow;
For when the Bishop is coming to town
The house must be in order, you know.
So out in the kitchen made my lair.
~, .Ana started game OF nlae,ana ttas
For the Bishop was coming-to stay week,
And she must make cookies and cake and
And all every closet and platter and pan.
Till thought this Bishop, SO great and wise,
Must be an awfulty hungry man.
Well! at last he came: and do declare.
Dear grandpapa, he looked just like you,
With his gentle voice, and his silvery hair.
And eyes with smile a-shining through.
Ana whenever he read or talked or prayed,
/ understood every single word:
And wasn't the lea steSt bit afraid.
Though never once spoke or stirred;
Till all of sudden. he laughed right out
To see me sit quietly listening so;
And began to tell Us stories about
Some queer little fellows in Mexico.
And all about Egypt and Spain--and then
He 1rasMt disturbed by a little noise,
But SAID that the greatest and best of men
:, Once were roliicAing, healthy boys.
And he thinks it is no matter at all
If a little boy runs and jumps aud climbs;
And mamma should be willing to let me
crawl
Through the banister-rails in the hall some
times.
And Bridget, sir, made great mistake,
In stirring up such a bother. you see,
For the Bishop-he didn't care for cake,
And really liked to play games with me.
But though he's so honored in word and act
(Stoop down, for this is secret now)-
He cottldH spell n sion! That's a fact!
Put whispered to me to tell him how.
Mrs. Emma H,tntinatOn NdsOa. in Widc-AiEGke.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-24

screw ND or lower the, pendulum
ball accordingly, giving the set-screw
only half turn each time NO
clock repairer can regulate CLOCK at
full spring, because the power is TOO
irregular. Clocks are made with long
pendulums that beat seconds ana are
used as regulators for railways and otn-
err purposes. The train is composed OF
a certain number of wheels with GER
tain number of teeth so arranged that
the pendulum, in describing an arc, al
lows one tooth to escape each second.
The American watch has eighteen tnou.
sand beats to the hour, while the ola
English watch varies from eight thou
sand to ten thousand an hour. You
will see a pendulGm-rod in these Dig
REGULATORS COMPOSED of alternate strips
of brass and steel with balliof mer-
curry. These are supposed to counter
act the effects of contraction ana exc
pansion. as the weather is hot or cold.
But there is nothing in it. All the con-
traction or expansion a pendulum-rod
will experience would not ahect its
time five seconds in twenty-four hours.
When you grow up, children, next to
the old family Bible, with the thumb
marks OF the dear old mother on her
familiar page, viii come to you in your
dreams that other familiar face OF the
old house clock, and its measured tic,
tao w II sound on SO swcetly. as OF yore
Nav the one that lulls You TO sleep
now measure out with no spar!ng handS
the joys and years OF mans ALLOTTED
three-score and ten Fhoct0a, IN
Chicago journal.
81. Phocions' discoveries of the nature OF
the pendulum overthrow the theories accept.
ed by the scientific world since the time or
Calico, who is said to have discovered the
principal of the equal beat of pendulum or
the same length. without reference 10 the
length of the swing.-ED1
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-24
ANOTHER HOTEL FIRE.
Burning of the Suwanee Sulphur Springs
Hotel IN Fforida-Two Lives Supposed to
be Lost-All the Guests Escape.

Burning OF the suwanee Sulphur Springs
Hotel IN F1orida-Two Lives Supposed to
be Lost-An the Guests Escape.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Jan. II.
News reached this city this afternoon
that the Suwanee Sulphur Springs Hotel,
probably the finest structure of the kind in
the State, burned at Suwanee, Fla, early
this morning. The nearest station is at
Live Oak, fully twelve miles from the con-
Migration, and accessible only by car
rlage road. The first news at hand reports
That the fire suddenly broke out on the
second floor of the building, directly over
tiie kitchen, about 4:30 O'Clock this morn
ing. Its origin is a mystery. A
strong draft IN the halls and high winds
on the outside carried the flames along
with great rapid ty. and the whole building,
q magnificent four-sided, five-turreted
wooden structure, with a great open square
In the center and 135 rooms, was quickly
converted into roaring furnace Fully
1o guests were asleep in the house when
the flames burst forth. Many of them were
1nvalids and nearly ali from Northern
States. Nearly all the guests were forced
70 escape by ieaping from the windows and
veIandas, and several suffered broken
limbs, but no more serious injuries. A Mf.
Palmer, said to be from New York, was
paddy sinsed by the fames,' but
his injuries are not dangerous A
colored servant girl and a negro
boy are reported missing, and it is
feared that both persisted. No search of
the ruins has yet been possible. None OF
the guests saved any of their property, and
the loss to the owners of the hotel was also
total, nothing but a small fraction of the
Office furniture being saved. The village
possessed no conveniences for coping with
such an extensive confagration, and had
other buildings been near the whole town
would undoubtedly have been swept away.
The hotel and it's furniture were valued at
$4,000; the insurance aggregates Sol 900.
The effects of the guests Were, of course,
uninsured, and their loss is total. A special
train was sent from this city to their relief
this afternoon.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-24
IL 12
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
rs 5 g 3 10

Having thus explained the power and
the striking apparatus of clock, let us
now inquire how it is that in every
twenty-four hours it comes back to the
same time of day? The sun varies al
most every day in the year, but good
clock never. ~
What regulates a clock? The pendu-
luna. How2 By describing a given
arc of a circle in given time. But
some pendulums beat fast and some
slow That is all owing to the size of
the wheels. Has the strength of the
power ANYTHING to do with the velocity
OF the escape wheel? Nothing what
ever. To illustrate: A certa II spring
has an expansive power of one-tenth,
that is, when wound upon cylinder its
recoil would lift one pound. Another
spring has an expansive power of one
fifth, or lift of one-ffth of pound.
Apply each of these springs to the same
wheels and the same length of pendu-
lum, which would run tAe fastest? The
weakest. Why so? Because the strong
er one, through the escapement wheel,
would force the pendulum ball to de-
scribe the greater arc of the circle.
hence travelling further and hence los
ing time in distance. And yet there
are hundreds OF watch and clock
tinkers who do. not understand
this simple proposition in physics.
So, then, to regulate. a clock
you lengthen or shorten the pendu-
ium-sweep by raising or lowering
the ball. Yet, again, there are thousands
of clock-finkers who can not perform
this. simple duty. In the first place the
clock should be perfectly plumb. This
you accomplish by applying the metro
nome test of the ear. It should say tic
as promptly and regularly as it says
tao. If the clock is uneven there will
be a pronounced difference in time
between tic-tac and tactic. Then wind
the clock so as to run eight hours, and
set it by some good watch or other cor
rect time. At the end of every hour
notice whether it gains or loses, and
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-24
A Fatal Colli-ion.
INp1ANAroLIs. IND. Jan. ]

INDIANAPOLIS. IND. Jan. ID.
A collision occurred in the Big Four OF the
c., L. and st. L. s. c. freight yards this
morning, causing the death of Gus Preg-
nitx, Big Four car-inspector, the destruc-
ton of cahoose and of q car loaded with
merchandise. A freight engine had been
hauled in and left at the belt. Train No. IL
was rounding the curve in the yards at
five-mile per hour rate when it collided
with caboose which No. ID was backing.
Pregnitz and companion were in the ca.
boose and saw the danger. The former en-,
deavored to effect his escape but was
caught in the wreck. his head crushed and
leg broken in many places. His companion
escaped. although the car in which he sat
was smashed 70 pieces. TIE engines pilot
and headlight were Knocked of. and the
damage in dollars will be considerable.
Pregnitz had been employed by the conn
pany for several years. He leaves a wife
and three children. The COLI Jon was due
to the fact that on the sharp curve neither
train could be seen by the other.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-24
An Old Story Revived.

The Broad 1frroD, an English paper,
reviews the following. story, which has
been told of many soldiers and nation
alties. 1t says: .'Who is the Eero OF
the following true story? A mild but
Jealous disciplinarian was briskly pass
ing a sentinel, on his way to his official
residence. when he turned upon the
stalwart guardian and demanded the
reason why he did not chal enge him.
In vain the sentry declared that he
knew him to be the ;; he was en-
phatically told his du,y was to chal-
lenge every one who approached him,
and warming with excitement, the gal
liant officer exclaimed; challenge all,
challenge me. sir!' well, them said
the sturdy pupil, lowering his, rifle and
bringing it to the charge, L dc, chal-
lengc you- Give the countersign, sir!'
and the hasty superior, having in the
course OF his practical instruction al
lowed the word to slip his memory, was
forthwith made d prisoner and driven
INTO the sentry-box.S So situated, the
worthy preceptor was soon granted an
other opportunity of estimat ng the eff
fects OF his teaching. A policeman.
passing, demanded, why the sentinel
had imprisoned the gentleman. You
foolish fellow said Re, why, il is the
- - But the only reply from the
sentry was the vociferous demand:
Give the countersign!' The police
man, deeming his uniform to be nsuif-
Gent authority for passing the sentry,
had also forgotten to learn the word.
and he, too, was ordered into the sem
try-box. from which he and his distin-
CuiShed fal!Ow.rr;eonnr xuara roscfsd
only when the sentry. was relieyed."