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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04

RHODE ISLAND is diminutive, but is
large III ideas. The latest comes from
a respected Providence contemporary,
which proposes to stop the divorce bust
ness by offering prizes to couples who
live together given number of years
The idea contains a nucleus for new
variety of insurance company, and it at
least has the virtue Of novelty. When
the new industry gets well under way
somebody ought to start an opposition
company to recompense couples who do
not find matrimony bearable; and it is
hard to tell which kind of policy would
be most sought after.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04

In India journalists are exempted
from from sitting on iuries. In this
country they are generally though not
always excused as matter of profess
sional convenience. In England excep-
ton is made of butchers because of
their professional habit of taking ifel
The Judge of India in his ruling re-
garding journalists, held that reporters,
through their presence at preliminary
examinations and inquiries, for the pur-
pose of publishing the same as news,
might be in the possession of facts which
might come out in the evidence, and
probably would have preiudged the
case,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04

PHILADELPHIA seems liable to be be-
reft OF another sensation. A local pa
per says: "Hezekiah Williams, col
ored man, was in court to-day. For
some weeks he has been exhibited at a
museum here as the wild man from the
iungles of Africa He was chained to
the floor, and the police interfered on
the superstition that he was an idiot.
The removal of his false hair and beard
revealed perfectly sane negro"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04

A MAN was recently brought before
London magistrate to answer to the
charge of annoying his neighbors by
certain cock and divers hens" which
made cloud and annoying noises at
night" The matter was finally settled
amicably between the owner of the
fowls and the impatient complainant.
This case readily suggests to those
whose neighbors own poultry or violins
a remedy worth trying,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04

TEXAS pays the veterans of it's war of
independence a small pension, and
when the act was passed it was thought
$4,000 a year would be sufficient; but
it is now shown that double that sum is
required. The Galveston News consid-
ering this matter, says that the roll
must certainly contain the names of
great number of alleged veterans who
are spurious, and it calls for searching
revision of the list.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04

WHEAT in the Northwest has been
damaged by the cold; cattle in the
Southwest are dying by thousands on
account of the severe weather and lack
of water; one-ffth of the sheep in
Texas have persisted; and the Kiowa
Indians are starving and freezing to
death. These are incidents of season
which the weather profits predicted
would be rather more "open" than
usual.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04
Express Train Wrecked.

The Philadelphia express on the Reading
Road was wrecked at Greenvile, Pa, on the
3Otb, by broken rail. The cause of the acct
dent was broken wheel, which threw the train
off the track. The train consisted of four
coaches, all filled with passengers. The cars
almost Immediately took fire from the over
turned stoves, but so far as is known there
were no lives lost. Twelve passengers were in
jured, one or two seriously.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04
Deeds of Blood.

At Corning, Clay County, Ark, on the 30tb,
Lafayette WeltOn White was executed for the
murder of Franklin Hale, four years ago.
John Kelfer. of Quincy, ILL.,, was found dead
on the 18th, with bullet-hole through his
head Suicide.
James Sweeney, a prominent citizen of
Houston, Tex, suicided with strychnine on the
29th.
At Winterset. Ia, on the 9th, Mrs. Mary
Dooley and 5-year-old son were found dead.
from poison administered by the mother. a
daughter, aged II, was also dosed, but she
will recover.
Abrsm Spain, assistant city treasurer of
Detroit, committed suicide on the 26th by hang
ing.
Charles J. Rogers, 8 penitentiary warden,
was hanged at Portland, Ore, on the 28th, for
the murder of another warden, in October
last.
Burglars broke into the post-ofice at Hunt
mgton, Ind, but were discovered by night
Waterman, when fight ensued. One burglar
was killed and the Waterman severely wounded.
The rest escaped.
G. G. Wells, president of the Galveston Cot
ton Exchange was found dead in his bed on
the morning Of the 26th. bis demise was
caused by heavy dose of morphine. Finan-
cial difficulties are supposed to have caused the
act a..
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04

A BILL has been introduced into the
Pennsylvania legislaturefor the infection
of corporal punishment on wife heaters.
Ii for no other crime, the whipping
post should be established for the pun
ishment of such brutes. Not only the
Pennsylvania legislature, but that of
every state in the Union, should pro-
vide to administer the lash to every
scoundrel who beats his wife.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04
Natural Gas Exn1ndes.

Three explosions of natural gas occurred on
the 3lst In Penn Avenue. near Thirty fourth
Street, Plttsburg. The first was caused by
lighting match in cellar Five persons
were fatally injured, and large number were
struck by flying timbers. a beer-keg blown
from saloon knocked car-driver senseless.
The damage to buildings is estimated at 800
600. The sufferers are organizing to tear up
the gas-pipes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04

THE largest bridge in the world
crosses Lake Ponchartrain, at New
Orleans, and is % miles in length. It
is trestle-work, on piles, and is made of
cypress wood which was first saturated
with creosote oil, which renders it i'm
pervious to moisture and proof against
the attack of barnacles.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04

approach to it is verdict of $17,500
given in 1886 to solicitors daughter
who had been Tilted by a rich lawyer.
In earlier times it was more common for
Tilted men than women to bring such
suits, and in the reign of William and
Mary man obtained $4,000 damages
for the loss of fancee whose fortune
was $4,000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04
A New Kind of Scare.

a rsin-storm in London on the 31st. Gull
minated after dark in terrific thunderclap.
Rumors instantly spread over the city that the
general post-office had been destroyed by dyn-
amite, and a dozen fire. engines rushed to the
scene. Warming letters are reported with such
frequency as to become wearlsome. A man
named Newbold was arrested at railway sta
ton il Derby, on charge of threatening to
blow up the town hall, and the officers report
that dynamite was found on his person.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04
Mysterious Poisoning.

julius Nsgelfeld died at Detroit on the night
of the 29th, under suspicious circumstances.
He and his wife, for breakfast, took pepper
miut tea. as has been their custom, and soon
simple antidote, but it seemed to have no
effect. Later in the day physician was
called, but the husband died. Mrs Nagelfeld
is still living, but is not yet out of danger.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04
Tally One More.

At No. 957 North Halsted Street, Chicago
on the 31st, Jacob ,Fahrenkrug playfuily
pointed an empty pistol toward his elder broth
er, and snapped the trigger. John caught up
a double barreled shotgun, which he thought
was not loaded, and killed Jacob Instantly.
The coroner's jury exonerated the fratricide.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04

The $4,000 awarded to the plaintiff
in the Fortescue-Garmoyle- &C
curately, Finney VS.. Cairns-breach-of-
promise suit is probably, the Law
Journal of London says, the largest
amount of damages in such an action
ever recorded in England. The nearest
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04

sleigh containing nine persons, while cross
lug the Lake Shore Road near Toledo, O., on
the morning of the 31st, was struck by an ex-
press train and two of the occupants, Stephen
Hall, of Detroit, and Miss Jennie Hoople
were killed. The others were more or less
hurt
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04
GLE 8egnbItrSg.
WATERFOWL. MIS-

THERE are now four Northern and
four Southern States which hold their
elections in some other month than
November, and the Atlanta Constitu-
tion proposes that they all join in and
make it q united November chorus.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04

ACCORDING to statistics about the
Paris workingmen the lot of the ballet
dancer is hard one, as wages run from
but 1925 to 1915 per annum. At these
figures the sewing girl whose unhappy
lot has formed the theme of so many
writer's is we'll paid.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04

AN ordinary express train, said a
railroad man is worth $93,O25, allowing
$4,000 for the engine and tender, ST.
900 for the baggage Car, $4,000 for
postal car, $4,000 each for two ordinary
passenger cars and $4,000 each for
three palace cars and $25 for the pas
sengers.- Burlington Free Press.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04
. A Virginia Tornado.

Details were received on the 26th of lorna
do which swept over the central portion of Vir-
ginia, doing great damage IN rural districts.
Fences and trees were blown down, and many
sheep and cattle were killed by falling build
ings. The total loss is estimated at $50. 600.
Several people were injured, but no fatalities
are reported
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04

In America we call men who dabble in
dynamite "dynamiters." Canadian pa
pers call them "dynamiteurs," and the
English press refers to them as "dyna-
mitards."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04

Several of the insane asylum buildings at In
dianapolls, Ind, we're destroyed by fire on the
9th. There were LOO patients in the institu-
ton, none of whom were injured. Loss, $751;
600.
The morocco factory of G. F. Leonhardt,
Brooklyn, was totally destroyed by fire on the
27th Loss 300, 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04
A Case for Lynchers.

John Scipio, Hungarian miner at Penn Ha-
ven, near Mauch Chunk, Pa, got drunk at his
boarding house on the night of the 9th. In
a quarrel with other inmates of the house, who
were also intoxicated, Scipio, in rage, took
the little child of his landlord, John Fargo,
and, taking off the top of the stove dropped
the little one on the fire. The child will die.
SciDio was arreeted
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04
Stewart Heard From.

Intelligence was received at the London war
Office on the 18th from Gen. Stewart. T1is
forces are entrenched near Metemneh, where
Stewart is in communication with Gordon. In
the recent battles with the natives Stewart was
seriously wounded, but is now out of danger.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04
Will Declare War Again

The regular semi-monthly announcement was
telegraphed from Paris on the 28th, to the eff
feet that France is about to declare war against
China
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04
A Chinaman Sent Up.

Tong Sing, steward of the Greedy relief ex
petition, who was arrested for gagging ant
robbing a countryman of his, at Newark, N.
j., was given seven years in the penitentiary,
on the 26th
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04
Dynamite in New York,

New York city hao sensation on the LIST
inst, caused by an explosion late the previous
night in the store of Garry Brothers, dry goods
dealers. Some of the employees of the firm are
on strike and the police are of the opinion
that the strikers are at the bottom Of the affair."
number of men were arrested on suspicion.
The dry goods store where the explosion took
place, as well as adjoining buildings, was badly
shattered, but no liVes are reported lost
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04

While party of Italians were enjoying So
cial evening in a barber shop in South Brook
Ign, on the night of the 28th, they got hold of
the wrong bottle and three of them drank from
it. Two of them are dead; the third will re-
n0vnr
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04
Forty Passengers Killed

A dispatch of the 30th from Sydney, New
South Wales, reports that an express train was
wrecked by broken bridge near that place.
Forty passengers were killed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Deadlock Broken

After deadlock lasting three weeks, the
Illinois House of Representatives, on the 29th,
elected Elijah NJ. Haines permanent speaker
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04
Montreal's Carnival.

The carnival of 1885 was formally opened at
Montreal on the 26th. large number of Wis
itors from the states are in the city.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-02-04
Business Failures.

The failures in the United States for the
seven days ending on the 30th numbered 317,
with 81 in Canada
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-02-20
TATTOOlNQ.
4 iiideous Custom Witch rFs.aiis IN
tertsi, rsrts ~ r"i,nssls.

Tie custom oi taltoo,ng the body Tor
mcrlN existed in all part, ~ POLYNESIA.
but Is now generally abandoned. -.
ccpi among the rud,r ISLANDERS Tho
prurr~s ~, substantially ~ follow.
The nrj - iir.'d.,V thc desired pattern
upon the bod, nl the subject then taking
iinr-touthrd comb made ~ she'll 90
bone. lac dipped u into y liUud eom.
posed If the IultrriSrl coal ~ the can.
dlc-uui and oil, and placing n IN the
spot cauerd II tn puucturc the -kiu hy =
blow with mtll,'i soon hiuish
color a.-wlrrd under the y in. which
did uu. fud Tor man, Arurs lhe iirsi
mar, Wrrr made about the time II
pul"-lN. bat 80 painful Hui even dan.
gcruu.. was the punrrss thlf it Wts uut
finished 1T once. hut 20" p1'tcrn VA
elaborated N'.,r o., wear up to ~ ai
Nauccl age The d,-.- us Wrtr mo.lh
arr,n"rWrut. ot ,un.i lpc, showing
gs'lt hrll-.ir ..HI .ui tpprlt.uFt, the
eve be "A d.t.rN 1T hlr lace work
often q .Irr- ut mrl. h.ui.. do. fsir.
or other nli,,rt.W o.. rlUtutr The ~
tent oi thr p'i 90 ...riri b., the ttiion
varied uu di'H.uN. gttup. bat the
thighs were m,,r Ioh marked lirh
chiefs were - w., trru the rusinui.
II. were the ipu..t r'a.s ~ frro
mon, slaves. Hnj tn .rrru ~.
tent womru Nl.u.. tI,...t have
hccn rrupp-rl - ."uri fit tl, ptic.
tic' hui the o.'. .I..l ..,. o.r hui.
H. ground r'a .n1 Co., uyur.. oi
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-02-20

IN" Lor''. an We II nr''r coupi nm
again. Ike ha~ hrlprd U~.
'ncuhrn dd il for that, said
He did it for II sake. an my own
eyes We fall . tears.
'lr>. >hr >:l> 8. i know il now.
An there WAS that motto on th" wall,
where Nou Il SCI. il first thing when Nnri
com" in the door We let her keep il.
for Reuben an had it in or hearts.
every word OF il. 80 w" didn't need il
b fore our ewes. We hryrn'i been able
to prove up an ret our title to the Land
Vet. but we wouldn't ha' missed hcl pin
the Prjrr>;~ for the whole claim
| MT Reuben aS left my CHEEKY
friend. and mounted my pony for the
homrward ride. He did not look Ike
Il hero. tut think that he and his
wife. Sarah. are written among
Heaven , mobility.
Come an see me again. called
Mis- Ross. IL | rode away. '.an' if
you ever need any help about your
claim or ANYTHING. let Us know
Rr'Ih IA : Il great hand to help folks. "
| have told my friend : story. have
been trying 10 settle in my own IN nj
whether her story is most about Reuben,
or Mis- Ross or "thr prtcrs2S bnt
perhaps. after all. it doesn't matter. -
.NaTy Il. Crori'cr, IN ChicaJo Si0Hdard
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-02-20
THE MAN OF ROSS.
An English G"ntirman Whose Iio pitality
Made Him Famous.

An English Gentleman Whose Io pitaIity
Made Him Famous.
Alexander Pope was Il noted satiriSt.
But he once laid rs de his sarcastic pen
to praise an English gentleman. who,
on li,c hundred pounds a year. built a
church. endowed hospitals. and was
bur ed with no monument. inScript on.
stone to mark his remains. Readers
of the poet can easily recall the poem
beginning with:
But all our praises why should lords en-
gro>-:
Rise, honest muse and sing the Man OF
Ross"
The man was John Kyrlc, who was
noted. among gothrrthin.cs. fOrhi> Singu-
lar hospitality. He kept open house on
two d:Is'> in th,' week, the market-day
and Sunday. On tn" Lords day, re-
nirmbcrinT the words of the Master, he
Toasted the poor Of the parish, and Oft
IN sent them hom" loaded with broken
meat. the fragments of the feast, SO
that nothing might be- wasted.
On the market day. he had the Ugh
boring farmers to dine with him. on
roast goose. which. in the spirit of old
fashioned hospitality. he insisted uioh
carving for his quests.
These dinncr-partcS became the
scene OF IN arbitration court. 1T which
the Man of Ross settled such dis
putrs Is the nrighhor> had with each
other Such was their love for him
per ,onally. and respect for his judg-
mcnt, that his decisions were usually
final.
Pope alludcS to this practice and to
the Mans attention to the sick. in the
following lines:
as any sick The Man of Ross relieves.
Prcscrihcs, attends, the ncdicine makes and
l. there a variance, enter hut his door,
Baked a.c the courts. and contest is no
more.
Drspniring quackS with curses He'd the place,
AMI vile attorneys, now Il useless race"
On Christmas he enabled the poor of
the town to celebrate the day W tn
their families. by giving them liberal
allowance of provisions and money.
Liberal and hospitable to others. he
was. in his personal expenses. the most
frugal OF men. 1t was, in truth. his
frugality which enabled him to do so
much good to the poor and so many
kindness to his ncighbors. For III :
man possessed five hundred pounds 4
year.
Abiding to the fact that no monu-
ment marks his resting-placn, the poet
says:
"Who builds a church to God, and not to
fame,
VIII never mark the marble with his name" /"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-02-20
GOLD IN GEORGIA.
Revival of the Fever of iSiD-An OId In
dan Tradition In I;artow County.

dan Tradition In I;ar.ow County.
The revival Of the Georgia COLL in
trI'cst is attracting many practical
miners from the west and southwest.
where the fever has somewhat Suh>ilrd.
and marvellous stories are being told OF
the r.chnr-S of the ores found in many
localities III the northern part of the
State. Gahlopcga has long been famous
for liz mines. The State agricultural
school is situated there, and after hard
rain the hoy> ilock into the,s,rrrtS To
pick up nuggets that have been washed
out of the sand. Mines are being dis
covered everywhere. and old traditions
are revived by whilchairrd settlers
which incite men. Young and old. To
join in the hunt for the veins they tell of
Near Caricr>villc an aged farmer tells
the story of IN Indian chief winch has
aroused the interest of the nciwhhor-
hood To fever heat. When Governor
Troup drove out the Cherokee tribe and
settled it in the West. this chief returned
to old hault, in Blr;ow County. and
gathering all his white friends about
him. a>ccndcd little mound sur
rounded hy IN amphithcatcro hills He
turncd himself round slowly three timr,
slyiag in his native tongue. iron
whore | stand see n mine that
would buy the richest kingdom
in the world" He disappeared
suddenly. and WAS never seen again
Some say he spoke of silver mine
others believe he meant gold one. but
whatever it WAS dilligcnt search has
been made throughout the n,aghbor-
hood. Rich mines of manganese and
Tray iron ore have been found by those
in search of the gold and silver; copper
has bc,.n discovered in large quantities.
plumhago and mica and yellow oclrc
uncarhed. Is il We're, by acciirat -
all showing the marvellous miarral
wealth of this section. Mum ron, old
shafts have been found. shafts which
must have been worked from half TO
three-IuarterS of Il century ago. In ex-
clvating an cightv-foot cut on the Gin
cnnati and Georgia railroad. square
hewn timbers in an excellent state of
preservation We're removed from the
roadbed? No outlet to the shaft through
which they must have been lowered
there was ever discovered.
A murder or accident forty years
back was uncarthcd short time ago bv
the discovery of an old shaft. at the
bottom of which the skeleton of the vie
tim was found.
Fort Mountain. in Murray County. is
celebrated for Il wonderful spring which
boilS up from its very top. Near the
spring are the remains of fort from
which the mountain takes its name.
built, il is said. by DE Soto to guard
against the attacks of the Indians
while his men worked the rich gold
mines of the range of which this noun
tain is spur.
Miners are prospecting in the neigh
borhood with great diligence. and a.
mlr'h excitement prevails there a>
characterized the recent strike in the
Cohuttah Mountains. of which the Trib-
me spoke the other day.-N. \. Trib-
uNC.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-02-20
Mr.. PARKHURST'S DILEMMA.
The Unfortunate Predic lmcnt In Which
He Found Himself on a Recent Sunday
Morning.

The Unfortunate rredic tment In Which
He Found Himself on "a Recent Sunday
Morning.
The neighbors of Maurice j. Park
hurst, of North Eighteenth street, adj
vised him when he put flagstaff on
top of his house. in order to celebrate
Governor Cevcland's election, that his
idea of having a gilt ball in the middle
of the pole was absurd. Mr.. Park
hurst thought that he knew better.
however, and SO ran his halliards up
through the ball and iloated the stand
ard Of Democracy from the top. He
swore. moreover. that the flag should
always fly from his roof during the in
cumbency of his party. The wind of
Saturday night interfcred with this
plan. and Yesterday morning found
Mr.. Parkhurst' banner fiat on tie
states. lis owner. while eating his
breakfast. told his wife that it should
he up again before he went to church.
and that he had climbed trees when he
was Il boy. Accordingly, he repaired
to the roof. and, finding that the rope
was broken. proceeded to shin up the
pole. He found no difficulty in getting
to the top, and. having fixed the rope.
started back.
The location of the gilt ball interrupt
ed MIR. ParkhurSt's down-trip. After he
had let his legs 20 below the ball the
he found that its protuberancc was
so great as To prevent his closing them
I IinI h, NJ all.
hurst, who had been admiring her huS-
band from the scuttle. screamed as she
saw his dilemma. He climbed back To
the top of the ball and took in the situ-
alton. Along Columbia avenue, near
which Mr.. Parkhur>t lives, people be-
gan To 90 to church. Mr.. Parkhurst
tried again. but found that the circ,im-
ference of the ball and the length of his
LEGS retained their original relations.
Meantime his wife ran for the neigh
bors. When they came they saw the
obvious imposSiblity of either cutting
the pole down or getting ladder long
enough to reach the middle of it. Mr..
Parkhur>t swore. Then Il thought oc-
CURED to him. ''Just catch hold of
that halliard and let me down easy"
he said. The pulley's new and | guess
it will hold" Two men immedi-
ately manned the lifeline. and in the
manner of flag Mr.. Parkhurst was
Haunted gracefully to the roof. He i'm
mediatcly hauled up his banner. and
said yesterday that he would continue
to keep it and the gilt ball in their old
po>itlons.-Ihiiddeiphia Times.
Rrrtin Garmanv ba. only fftv