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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-01

soon after the murder he had a ten
pound note from q man whom he did
not expect to find so rich, namely.
Hugh Macleod. The sheriff afterwards
asked Macleod how he came to have
so large a note. and finding the latter
DENY the fact, his suspicious were SO
much excited that he deemed it iustfi-
able to have the young man arrested.
On his house being searched, none Of
the peddler's property was found in it,
and after while there seemed so little
probability in the suspicion that the
young man was on the point of being
liberated At this juncture, however,
a remarkable event happened.
A tailor, named Kenneth Fraser,
came voluntarily forward with an
| averment that he had had dream, in
which some particulars of the murder
were revealed. In his sleep the image
of the Macleods' cottage was present
ed to him, and voice said to him in
Gaelic, "The merchants pack is lying
in q cairn of stones in a hole near the
house." The authorities went with
him to the house in question, and
there, certainly, under a pile of stones,
lay some articles which belonged to
Grant. When accident afterward dis.
covered that Macleod was in posses
sion of pair of stockings which had
belonged to the unfortunate peddler,
there was no longer hesitation felt in
bringing him before a court of justice.
He was tried at Inverness on the 9th
of September, 1880, and Kenneth Fra
ser then gave the evidence regarding
his dream with the utmost frmness
and consistency. Macleod was found
guilty, condemned and executed, ulti-
mately confessing that he had been the
murderer of the peddler.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-01
A Little Darkey's Sacrifice.

A negro and his family living on the
Decatur Division of the Louisville &
Nashville Railroad, recently attempted
one of the most sensational swindles
of the day. There are ten children in
the family, and the husband and wife
find it hard work to feed so many
mouths. At q family council it was
finally decided that one of the children
should sit down on the railroad track
and be run over by a passenger
train. The parents would then sue
the company for damages, with which
the remaining youngsters could be fed,
clothed and educated. One of the
boys was SO much struck with the
project that he volunteered to sacri-
flee himself for the good of the others.
Shortly before the train was due he
took his seat on the track and waited.
The train came laundering along. The
little darkey held the fort. He was
true grit until the engine got within
about ten feet of him, when he gave an
unearthly yell and with bound into
mid-air made tracks. The authorities
investigated the matter and the above
facts all came out.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-01
Portals Judgment.
From the London Telegraph,


The home secretary lately ventured
to assert that Lord Bramwell enter
tanned sovast a reverencefor all kinds
of property that if he had been called
upon to decide the legal dispute in the
Merchant ofVenice, he would infallibly
have declared that Antonio s pound of
flesh must be given to his creditor.
Lord Bramwell, with the frankness
which usually characterizes him, has
met Sir William Harcourt's little joke
by an answer delivered from the judi
cial bench. In thecourse of an appeal
court case the learned judge took oc-
casion to respond to the witty Illus
tration of the home secretary. Far
from expressing the slightest shame
or penitence for the views which he
holds as to the sacredness of property
of all descriptions, Lord Bramwell
actually seems to glory in them. The
session of the court of appeal was
probably the earliest opportunity
that was presented to him OF answer
ing Sir William Harcourt's banter;
but at all events he seized the oppor
tunity and turned it to the best &C
count. Portals statement of the case
would, Lord Bramwell tells us, have
induced him to give the pound of flesh
to heusurer, except for one little flaw
in her argument. The flesh had not
been appropriated" and could not,
therefore, be regarded as property
to which Shylock had good legal
right until it had been cut from An
tonio's quivering body. Surprising
Lord Bramwell to have been sitting in
banco with the Doge of Venice for the
occasion of the famous trial, and the
pound of flesh had been lying on a
table, ready cut; in that case the de-
cision of the English judge would have
been in favor of the plaintiffs claim to
the possession of the horrible piece of
property" But then, as Lord Bran
we'll truly remarks, in order to get the
flesh, assault, and even murder, would
have to be committed, and therefore
the contract was null and void from
the beginning. The moment Shylock
had advanced toward his victim, knife
in hand, he would have been technical
ly guilty of an assault with intent,
and would have been obliged to ap-
pear at the police court of the period
next morning to hear what the sitting
magistrate thought of the ofense.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-01
TOOts and the Chicken.

Mr.. Toots and the Chicken have two
imitators in New York. The fashion
of going aroufd town with q "heeler"
is an old one, and was particularly
popular in London twenty or thirty
years ago, when nearly every "blood"
among the English nobility was &C.
companied around by a pet prize
| fighter. The youth who is best known
in New York as dude and swell is
small, addicted to the single glass,
evening dress, absinthe, late suppers,
and ladies of the ballet. He is the
owner of several horses that have
achieved more or less fame on the turf,
and his manner is base and careless.
He has, in fact, an enormous faculty
for sitting still and saying nothing. At
such moments he sits and glares COM
posedly at his "heeler," who lounges
carelessly in front of him and chats
garrulously upon subjects of q sport
ing nature The heller is a large man,
and has sincere and honest manner.
A few nights ago, in Browns chop
house, heheeler and the dude came in
to have some supper. The dude was
in evening attire and diamond ring
o. extraordinary size glistened on the
third finger of his left hand. He or
dered a golden buck and subsequently
ate some pigs feet and drank q large
quantity of ale. Heis man of rather
weakened constitution. The heller, a
square jawed, bearded and, heavy
proved man, ate a single chop, drank
a glass of milk, and lighted a cigar.
Then he leaned back and looked re-
f111l ho
dude screwed q single glass in his eye
after finishing the last of his pigs feet,
lighted cigarette, leaned back in his
chair and stared for at least ten min
utes at the heller. Finally, with an
effort, he said: "Mike, what do you
weigh now?"
Zone hundred and eighty-six pounds
and a half this morning" said Mike.
"Any fat?"
"Not an ounce" said Mike; otis all
bone and muscle"
This dialogue plunged the dude into
the most profound thought. For at
least quarter of an hour he did not
say a word, but continued to stare
at the man across the table. Then
with another great effort he said:
"Can you lick Sullivan ?"
"No," said Mike, slowly.
"Why can't your" said the dude IT.
ritably.
"Coz he is too much for me-" said
the pug, showing the respect in which
he held John L. Sullivan in every line
of his ugly mug.
"Well, you're a fine plum, you are"
said the dude contemporary. "What
good are vOu ANYHOW ?'
The heller did not say anything, but
sat smoking composedly.
'Mike," said the dude, after another
long pause, "you make me very
weary"
The big man across the table con-
tinued to look at his master calmly,
until that youngster gathered enough
energy to decide that he ought to 90
home, and together the two men went
out and climbed into a cab which was
waiting for them at the door. This
goes to show one of the uses of the
heller. I should think it would be
great larks to bulldoze and ballyraggle
bigger man than yourself, just be-
cause you happened to own him.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-01
Il HUGE SWTNDLE.
Wholesale Issue of Fictitious Notes by an
Organ Dealer.

LINCOLN, ILL.,, June 24.-James III.
Danley, who last week failed for $780,
900, was arrested here yesterday.
Since 1879 he has been selling pianos
and organs, taking in payment notes
bearing per cent. interest. In his
business transactions he pledged these
notes with men in this city. A. B.
Roberts, money-lender, holds many
of these notes, 200 of which are fcti-
tious ones, and reputed to have been
given by persons in all the adjoining
counties. Monday Roberts visited De
Witt County with part of the secur-
ity, to look up the persons named,
swindle. He returned to this city
visited Danley at his residence and
demanded payment. Danley expressed
an inability TO meet the demands, and
craved forgiveness and immunity from
punishment. Yesterday afternoon he
was arrested on four charges. He an
nounced a readiness for trial, but a.
continuance was granted the state
until the 3Oth inst. Danley claims to
be innocent, and explains that he was
duped by agents. Roberts holds $751;
900 of the fraudulent paper, and
expresses an intention of prosecuting
to the end. This, with his failure Of
last week, increases his liabilities to
nearly 100000. Danley is a member
of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, and has taken an active part
in temperance and Sunday school
work. Hegave bail for his appearance.
LATER-James III. Danley, arrested
yesterday for alleged swindling to che
amount OF $40, OOOby issuing fictitious
notes, was arrested again to-day. 1t
is claimed that his operations have
been going on for five years, and will
reach $4,000. Danley had the conf
dence of the community.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-01
DOWN TO THE SEA.
BY d. Il. R. GooDALE.

know not what the course may be
Down from the mountain to the sea.
The spring know, alone and still,
Where bubbles forth little rill.
The clear, brown streamlet well / know,
And how it's hurrying waters flow.
At first the grasses turn to make
A softer runnel for its sake;
The careless buttercup looks down
And sends petal to the town,
AS whispering to the happy day,
The brook sets forth upon its way.
Farther, bright pebbles line it's bed
and geam and glance beneath its tread.
It rushes through the alder shade
Nor loiters for the open glade.
Down swift cascades it flies and sings
Shakes the white spray in airy wings;
Then, plunging, with a deepened roar,
Through the cleft rock It's waters pour.
The solid basin far below
Is followed wide beneath its flow.
Here for a space it stops to gain
New volume for the open plain.
At length, full-swelling. broad and free,
1t sets serenely toward the sea.
Beside the green dark pool wait,
Stayed by thy warning hand, o Fate
may not follow, though I hear
The SIRENS song within my ear;
Nor may, for me, the motion stay
That rolls the river on its way.
only know it's path must be
Down from the mountain to the sea.
The brook that lightly sped away
Lies weltering ocean-wide to-day.
The child, whose days were bound with mil
Is tossed and torn on LIES cold brine.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-01

A FARMER of Peacock, N. J., while
blowing recently lost his watch out OF
his pocket, and 'turned it under" He
did not miss it until night, and next
morning he commenced blowing the
ground over again, and soon plowed
it up. The watch had been under the
ground eighteen hours and was still
running.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-01

PROGRESS squire to (extrav-
agant son)-I can't say l thought
much of my fathers opinion; but, by
George! you seem to look upon me as
simply a born idiot.-London Punch.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-01

THE merry spring time is almost
over, but in some parts of the country
the buds, and in many sections the
banks are still Washington
Post.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-13
Petroleum spray for Fuel.
Phi altlpnia CAN

In Russia liquid fuel ha- been employed
with marked success for locomotives
Petroleum is the Ii uid used, and expert
enCe demonstrates That it has weight for
weight 33 per cent higher comparative
value than anthracite coal To get up
steam in one of these petroleum fed loco
motives, the plan is to temporarily con
meet it to u switching engine or stat ,onary
boiler, to obtain steam for the
blower and spray jet Steam can
be raised to forty-live pounds in twenty
minutes, and to 100 pounds in itty-tive
minutes. If the water be already hot the
full pressure is obtained in twenty-five
minutes. In lighting up, the spray noz,
zle is first cleaned of water by the steam
jet and at the same time the blower in
the chimney is started for few seconds
TO draw the gas, if any, out of the smoke
box. y piece of cotton waste or hand
full of lighted shavings is put in the com
bustion chamber, the spray turned on,
the oil Immediately ignting without an
explosion
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-13
Remarkable success by Irrigation.
Ntluut. Constitution

AT the recent meeting Of the ensilage
congress. in New York, Mr.. \. y. Cole,
Of ), eilsvilc in that state. told some re
markUblc stories of his success in farming.
lie ignores phosphorc acid. ammonia
potash and ether standard fertilizers, and
regards pure water rs Il cure for every
agricultural ILL., ole has constructed Il
lahc ON top If a hill, and Tie water is con
dUc;cd from this by means If Subtcr-
raneau pipes to the roots of his plants 1t
is said that the world never saw such
ants rs This sys en- OF irrigation pro
iuccs Strawberries tn size pea hes,
and peas tdr size of frost GRAPES in pods
~iN and seven inche, long are among the
results.
1t Is objected that vegetables produced
10y Mr.. Goes system will b lacking in
substance, and of coarse, wntcrv favor,
caused by too much acid and too little
sun, but there seems to he no doubt that
great size can he attained by the products
of this liberal irrigation. As big vcge
tables are in demand, and bring fine prices
it is likely that many farmers will follow
Goes meth DDS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-13

Lillian WRITINGS letter.
One great source of culture in the coun
try arc the evenings. and it is not inpos
sible that much of the success in
life that has attended boys, country
born and bred. with limited early oppor
tunitics, is largely due to the fact that
evenings were devoted to intcllc "tual cul-
turc The isolation OF country home
lea Is to this far more than the homes in
IA city, where entertainments and amuSc-
mcnts of all kinds from he dime museum
to the opera, or from the skat.
ing rink to Lowell institute lee
turc, attract the family to out
side festivities, In fact the quiet evening
at home is almost unknown in city life.
Through all grades Of society through
the circles of culture. fashion, middle
class or lower life-runs this tendency to
such evening entertainment outside the
home
In fact, to an increasing number of
people, there is no home life, in the former
acccptation of the term. Hotel boarding,
apartment houses the living in flats and
other "modCrn Colvcnienccs, have alto.
gcther superseded the houses of the past,
and social life undcrgocs a SpOnding
change If it is ga"er brighter and fuller
of pleasure, it lacks somewhat of the
seriousness of cndCayor which contrib.
uted to form an atmosphere where aspira
ton if not inspiration, held its sway and
influenced growing life The men who
have impressed their power upon the age
are not as rule, those whose evenings in
boyhood were devoted to the outside
attractions of city streets.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-13

Iicloua TX.

"."'-c on Rollers.
uurnpuGs Tribune
-.jl I. iu' other day, to one Of or
leading ply .cinns "poctYr. what do
You think OF lha present roller skating
mania?
We'll, " hr rcplicd slowly, ait, a very
good thing tor the doctors surgeons, aad
specialists, too oh. yes, indeed 1t
brings on IL high priced class Of com
plants, much more lucrative than com
mon IN, asses or rhcumatism In
the first place it is sort
of motion quite unnatural, and
entirely different from anything TO which
IA girl is accustomed, calling into most
violent play MUSCLES which are but little
used. If it were not II craze which seems
to admit Of no moderation, no gradual
nuriig of the muscular system which
might grow tolerant of the exercise the
case would 1T hc 80 bad. But this is not,
after all, the worst feature. The prevalent,
and all but universal mode of dress, is
really the greatest cause OF trouble. The
average glrl-tnIugh you may be sure she
Will Indignantly deny it-colli not ret "A
real, full, rec breath inside her corset TO
save her life. Oh, yes .nc thinks she
does, because She doesn't know what
it S--a full, free breath which
and dcmulu~ a iee play OF lhc abdominal
muscles. THOSE muscles aud others so
important to iocomotion, are cramped
aud restricted, while all the time trying
10 respond to TO the violent and unnatural
strain upon them, and as result some of
the more delicate organs of her complex
system are sure 10 suffer, and suffer Sc
vcrcy. 1t is with phys Clans no secret
that there is II great increase Of mnladics
and weaknesses among girls directly
traceable to this sport, would rather
my daughter should run up and down
stairs from cellar to attic forty times a
cay than become devotee of this kind of
amusement. The consequences are similar,
but worse in the latter case.
But do you consider it worse than
skating GA i"c?"
Skating on ice is not good thing for
many giris-for none but the htartiest
who are accustomed to Vigorous exercise
and not for them unless properly
dressed. But the outdoor is, Of course
an improvement on that Of the rink. not
only because Of its purity AMI invigordt-
inc qualities, but because the ia outs a
limit to the number of hours devoted TO
the amusement Then, too, Their i, uSu-
ally pcnt, Of room, and. cousc lucnily.
less liability to accident, of one sort aud
another But the one fact j.. that girls
can never profit by the present popular
rare for physical exercises and pedestrian
fcats until they conclude to dress scnsibly
so a, to allow the free use of the muscles
hey are ostcn>ibly seeking to develop
1t is perfectly absurd otherwise, and
nothing can prevent its working an in
iurV
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-13

There is less danger that the intelligent
country boy or girl. with taste for books
and some opportunities for study and
reading-therc is less danger that such an
one will not be fitted to meet the college
bred youth on ual intellectual grounds
than there is that they will feel themselves
at disai vantage in the subt!cr ways
which may be somewhat ncDulously
designated as manners f. or it is manner
more than learning that pre-detcrmines
social grades ana castles. Give a boy
address and accomplishments, says
Emerson -and you give him the mastery
of palaces AID fortunes wherever he goes
lie has not the trouble of earning or owning
them; they solicit him to enter and
possess.
And again; There are certain manners
which are learned in good society Of that
force that if u person have tiCin hn or she
must be considered, and /, everywhere
welcome, though withoa' beauty CT
wealth or genius. Now there Is no
reason why this subtle al pCrvadng
power of manner should not lie Just "a
much part Of the country rs Of the city
home. 1t is something not ac .uircd on
the street nor in the markc,. place, aud il
is very largely in the hands Of he mother.
Essential refinement in hec na,urc must
work outward and shape the ives of The
household is polite society polie?" is
question asked by Mrs ulia Ward
Howe, and it is one that must be to,
often answered in the negatNa.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-13
a Chinese Luncn.

A fashionable { hincsc lunch consists Of
little bits of cold chicken with sauce.
little bits of hot chicken boiled to rags.
morsels of pork with mushrooms, frag.
ments of cold duck with some other sort
of fungus. watery soup, scraps of pigs
kidneys with boiled chestnuts, very coarse
rice, picked cucumbers, garlic and cab
bage, patty of preserved shrmps, all in
infinitesimal portions, SO that, but for the
plentiful supply of rice, hungry folk
would find it hard to appcase the inner
wolff All these are eaten with the decep,
tive chop sticks, which are as easy to use
as two taber lead pencils Tiny cups Of
the rcpast
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-13
q S-i al Education.


The statement made by the rev. Dr.
Todd of sew Haven. that he does not
"bclevc there's "A professor in Yale col
lcgc today who can translate at sight
and without recourse to wcll-humbed
lcNiconS a PAGE of Greek or Latin with
which he has had no previous &C.
quaintance" reminds us of the colstcrna.
ton OF a recent graduate upon looking at
his diploma. He at once recognized the
fact that the first thing his father would
do upon seeing the certificate OF gradua-
ton would be to ask him to prove the
benefits OF his college training by .rGnslat-
ing it
As the old gentleman was himself "A col
lege graduate he knew he could not hope
to deceive him with bogus translation
The son, therefore, fastened to a private
tutor and had the necessary translation
written down which he committed to
memory, and subse ,uently repeated it to
his father with the necessary stutterings
and muttcrings to make the work of trans
lalion appear genuine The fathnr from
that day has been Il confirmed champion
Of the system of teaching Greek ana latin
in our American colleges
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-13

Recent facts and figures in The Times
Democrat concerning the population of
New Orleans will create considerable sur
prise. In population of o, 900 there
are seven white women to every IN white
men, and four female to three male
negroes This is the largest excess of
female population Of any cty in the
union, not even excepting b ,lpn. The
death.ratc is very favorable to the gentler
sex. For the first half OF January
the deaths were: Males. lN6; females,
lO& 30 it seems that in this remarkable
city nine males die tor every Two females,
and the death. rate for the men is forty six
per !, 900 and for the women twenty one.
If nothing occurs to disturb this proper
ton in twenty years New Orleans will
have two women for every man, and in a
generation men will be so scarce that they
will be too highly priced as ornaments to
he of much service in the usual walks of
life
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-03-13

4 new light has been thrown upon the
sewage question in Englan |, and it is now
believed that the discharge of the i'm
mense sewage of London into the Thames
is the best disposition that could be made
# it. The reason for this belief is found
in the extraordinary abundance of fish on
the southern and eastern coasts The
west coasts of England and Scotland to
gether with the whole of Ireland, only
produce per cent of the catch of fish of
Great Britain, the waters of the North sea
and the English channel supplying the
rest
The cause of this exceptional fertility
Of the fish in the south and east is sup
posed to be an abundant food supp " 1t
is evident from the constitution Of the fish
themselves that they attain from some
thing or somewhere considerable quaint
ties of nitrogen, phosphoric acid and pot
ash in excess of what is obtained in sea
water. These are precisely the ingredi
cntS which are found valuable in sewage
used as manure, and which restore the
fertility of exhausted soils Hence it i
concluded that the enormous quantities of
sewage which are poured into the Thames
are not wasted but are most proitaby
used in converting it into an immense
pawning and feeding bed for the fish
which swarm into the neighboring seas