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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-10-21
How Noblemen Are Made.

A new anecdote illustrating the man
ner in which noblemen are made is re-
lated by the Pail Mall Gazette. When
King Gustavus III. was in Paris he
was visited by deputation Of the
Sorbonne. That learned body con-
graduated the King on the happy for
tune which had given him so great a.
man as Scheele, the discoverer of mag
nesium, as his subject and fellow
countryman. The King, who took
small interest in the progress Of sci
ence, fell somewhat ashamed that he
should be so ignorant as never even to
have heard Of the renowned chemist.
He dispatched a courier at once to
Sweden with the laconic order,
'tScheele is to be Immediately raised
to the dignity and title Of a count"
ellis majesty must be obeyed," said
the prime minister, as he read the or
der, "but who in the worlds Scheele ?"
A secretary was told to make enquiries.
He came back to the Premier with full
information. "Scheele is a good sort
Of fellow" said he, "a lieutenant in the
artillery, a capital shot, and a first
rate hand at billiards" The next
day the lieutenant became a count,
and the illustrious scholar and scien-
tlst remained a simple burgher. The
error was not discovered until the
King returned home. His majesty
was indignant. "You must all be
FOOLS" he exclaimed, mot to know
who Scheele isl" He himself had only
known for three or four weeks.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-10-21
Disputed Identity.
From CaSSell'S MAGAZINE


Let US go back to 1890, to a French
case, that of Martin Guerre, which
came before the Parliament of Tou-
louise in that year, and it certainly
sounds more like fiction that a true
story. Martin Guerre, foolish man,
left home and wife for eight years
Thereupon one Arnauld Dutille made
his appearance, bearing great re-
semblance to the Grant Martin, was
received by the wife as her husband,
and took possession of the property.
Children were born to them and for
three years Arnauld Dutille was &C
cepted by Madam Guerre and Martins
four sisters and two brothers-in-law
as her lawful husband The matter,
however, fell into dispute, and then
came the tug OF war. Hundreds
of witnesses were examined, and of
those some forty swore that the i'm
postor was Martin Guerre, while as
many were equally positive that he
was Arnauld Dutille, and again num-
Der of judicious persons testified that
the men were SO much alike that they
could not decide which was before
them. The judges were naturally
very much puzzled, and Arnauld
Dutille brazening the matter out with
consummate effrontery, they were
positively on the point of deciding in
his favor when the real "Simon Pure"
appeared on the scene. Martin
Guerre claimed his own, and the i'm
posture collapsed
Equally curious in It's way was the
claim of Pierre Mege, a soldier, to be
the son of a certain Sieur de Caillewho
had fled to the Savoy, being Protest
ant, on the revocation of the Edict of
Nantes. His son died in De Cables
presence at Vevay, but nevertheless
the lmpOster was after a trial declared
to be the said son, in spite OF docu-
mentary evidence from Switzerland Of
the mans death. The wife of Mege,
however, let out her secret, and on an
appeal the parliament ofParis decided
against him. This imposture, as has
been pointed out, was in many re-
spects like the Tichborne case, for
there seem to have been no points Of
resemblance at all between the two
men.
Another cause tried in France was
that of Baronet, who was condemned
to the galleys on the false evidence Of
his sister, who had taken possession
of his property, but he afterwards re-
gained his rights, mainly owing to the
evidence of Louis, a celebrated sur
geon of the period.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-10-21
De06s OF Flood

At Pittsburg Pa, on the 18th. Mary
Allen, who poisoned the 13-months-old
child of Emanuel Deroy, was convicted and
sentenced to fourteen years in the peni-
tertiary.
David Rea, of Chicago, who murdered his
wife some months ago, was convicted of the
crime on the 18th, and given O. fifteen
years sentence.
Frederick Greiner, who murdered Mar
garet Seeing, was executed for the crime at
Columbus, o., on the 18th.
AT Chicago, on the 18th, Henry Abbott
was fatally stabbed by gambler named
Golden. Abbott is dead
On the night of the 18th inst. a squad of
Detroit police entered q place known as the
Arctic Restaurant" for the purpose of ar
resting a number of burglars who were con-
gregated there. A fight ensued, in which
one OF the inmates was killed and several
badly hurt. Two crooks were arrested and
quantity of burglars tools captured.
John w. Coffee was hanged at Crawfords-
vile, Ind, on the 10th, for the murder of
an old man named McMullen and his wife.
alter which he set fire to the house to cover
the crime.
At Glenwood Pa, on the 18th, William
Funk, an engineer on the Baltimore & Ohio
road, was fatally stabbed by Richard An
drews, conductor of the same train, The
cause Of the quarrel is not known.
John Holman, a New York keeper,
shot his wife and himself, both fatally, on
the 18th. They had not lived together for
some time.
At Utica, N. Y, on the 18th inst, DR..
Richter, who killed Prof. Smith, of Fair
field Academy, was found guilty OF murde-
in the second degree and given a life SEN
tence. On the same day Mrs. Druse, who
helped her mother to KILL cut up and boil
her father, in Warren, Herkimer County,
pleaded guilty to murder IN the second de-
gree, and was sentenced to the penitentiary
for life
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-10-21
Smoke.

The new railroad bridge across the Colo
RADIO River at Yuma, Arizona, which cost
100000, was totally destroyed by fire on
the 18th inst.
Goodnow's iron foundry, at Fitchburg,
Mass, was completely Quilted by fire on the
night of the 18th. The loss will reach S35.
600.
The dry goods store of Brown e. Mahoney,
at Owosso, Mich, together with H. l..
Lewis produce store and Henry Wood
ward 8 furniture factory, were DESTROYED bv
fire on the night Of the 18th. The losses
will aggregate SIS, 900.
An entire block of buildings at Mamie
Rapids, Mich, burned on the night of the
18th. Loss, $4,000.
fire at Gainesville, Tex, on the night Of
the 18th, partially destroyed three business
buildings. Loss estimated at $4,000.
The fire Is supposed to have been Of incen-
diary origin.
Lanes block and several stores adjoining.
at Dutton, Ont, were destroyed by fire on
the 18th. Loss $4,000.
At Fredericton, N. B., on the 18th
Morrison's sawmill and twelve adjoining
tenement houses were destroyed by FIRE.
Loss 100000. Thirteen families were
made homeless
Winnipeg dispatch Of the 10Th saws de-
structlve prairie fires are raging west of
that city. Two men, whose names are un-
known, with many cattle and horses, were
burned to death
At North Manchester, Ind. twelve miles
north OF FIT. Wayne, two intoxicated men
upset a lamp, causing q fire which DESTROYED
an entire block The total loss is $40, 600;
insurance less than $4,000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-10-21

road can be sold and thenew company
put In possession of the property"
TO make this settlement the stock will
De assessed Sc instead Of So, and the
new company's bonds will be issued at
4 per cent. instead Of per cent. The
car trust certificates will he taken mn
and paid for with stock of the new
company, after paying the Sc assess
ment. The new company will 11rof
ably be fully organized bv the I st Of
january, but it will not come into
possession of the road much beforetba
LIST of May Wv
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-10-21
OHIO VOTERS,
They Were Out In Force-The Republican,
Probably Victorious.

Probably Victorious.
The election in Ohio on the 9th was
for state and county officers, for 81
senators and Ito representative of
the general assembly, and upon four
amendments to the constitution of
the state, changing elections from Oc-
tober to November, and one changing
the term of Office for township trus-
tees. Appearances Indicate that the
whole state Republican ticket is elect
ed by from Is, OOOto Is, 1000 plurality.
The legislature will be Republican on
Joint ballot, with good working ma
jority in both houses. The vote was
heavy, and Republicans on the West
ern Reserve came out in full force,
everyone feeling it duty to do all in
his power to bring the country back to
Republican rule. The result will Sc
cure the election of a Republican
United States senator, and the early
enactment of a law regulating the
liquor traffic. Another very probable
result of the election will be to elimi-
nate third-party prohibition from
Ohio politics.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-10-21

THAT education alone is worth hav-
ing which teaches men how and what
to learn, that induces original thought
and trained observation. Those
young men who think to finish their
education in school or college arethose
who commonly get the least value out
of the course. The successful men OF
the day are not those whose heads are
stuffed with other peoples ideas, but
rather those who have been trained to
think in proper directions for them
selves. There is a vast difference be-
tween knowledge which is the memoir
izing OF facts and education, which is
the training of the faculties to some
useful purpose.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-10-21
An Emperor's Hungry Guests.
berlin Cor. New York Tribune

berlin Cor. New York Tribunel
In passing it may be said that the
avoirdupois of the younger officers is
rarely increased upon these state oc-
casions. The emperor is naturally
served first and eats with a rapidity
that his lowest-born subject could
hardly equal. Consequently a course
rarely reaches those sitting at the foot
OF the table till the emperor has fin
ished, and all dishes are Immediately
removed. Not infrequently the mem
bers Of the ''under ten" subsist upon
the honor and odor Of the victual and
viands which disappear as suddenly
as the golden coin from Drama, and
make their "adieus" without having
tasted mouthful All dreams of
kingly splendor are dashed forever. I
was therefore not surprised when
walking past Langle's -the belmont
co.'s of ''Under the Linden"-later in
the evening, to meet equipage after
equipage bringing invited guests thith-
er. Yet it was amusing, knowing they
had come directly from an imperial
dinner as badly victimized as though
they had ''dined with Duke Hum
DhreY."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-10-21

S16O,OOO,OOO less than it was ten
years ago, when it is we'll known that
there has been in fact a very large in
crease. What is true of Illionois in
in this respect is also true of many
other states in some degree, notwith-
standing all the efforts of legislators
and economists to devise means for
taxing property in a uniform and ac-
curate manner. A large measure Of
honor awaits the man who shall con-
trive plan OF assessment that can be
made to operate satisfactorily and
without unjust and unequal tenden-
c:es both for and against the tax-pay-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-10-21
Care of Children.
phrey,.


The changing season suggests q eau
ton with regard to the chilling of chill
dren at night. When the summer
heat has abated therefolloWs period,
sometimes prolonged quite into the
autumn, during which sharp variations
of temperature take place. The days
are often still hot and the nights cold
and perhaps damp. A chill at night
is very frequently followed by illness,
particularly by bowel difficulties. A
little precaution may save good deal
of trouble and anxiety. The diet of
the end of the day ought not not at
any time to include al ticles of slow or
difficult digestion, but this rule is es-
pecially to be attended to at this sea-
son. Those children who are old
enough to play out-of-doors should be
called into the house early enough to
get over the heat OF their play before
being put to bed. This precaution,
with spongingif necessary, quiets them
so that their sleep will be the more
peaceful, and they will be the less like
" to toss their coverings off and invite
the chill. Moreover, the night.cloth-
ing should be so arranged as not to be
Durdensome or easily displaced. Pro
VISIONS against draughts, while free
access OF air is admitted, should also
be made.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-10-21

THE wealth increase of the South
during the last five years is phenom-
email. The assessed valuation of that
section has risen since 1880 from So
184,000,OOO to S3,O76, 100000, or a
gain of $S92,OOO,OOO. This is an &C.
cretion SO wonderful as to negative the
campaign tales of a chronic lawless-
ness in that section. 1t is only where
life and property are safe that such an
increase can take place.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-10-21

THE Tucson Citizen sensibly suggests
that the time is coming when Arizona
cattle-raisers will sink artesian wells,
irrigate thesoil, raise alfalfa and grain,
and raise finer cattle than now when
dependent upon scant pasturage.
There is not doubt but millions OF
acres of soil now regarded as worth
less will be made productive by just
such methods. Water is all that is re-
quired to make those desert cactus
lands blossom as the rose. Nature is
proverbially careful of all her re-
sources, and there is not a doubt but
coolstreams are running deep beneath
these parched deserts of the West. In
many placesin California this has been
demonstrated, and the purest and
best Of water has been reached suffi-
cient for every purpose.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-10-21
DENVER de RIO GRAYDE:
The President of the Road Explains
Recent R0nOrt

The President of the Road Explains q
Recent Report.
DENVER, Col, Oct. 14.-When in the
East, recently, President Moffat, OF
the Denver & Rio Grande, was quoted
as saying that the road will be taken
out of the hands of the receiver in
about two weeks and sold, and be en-
tirely reorganized under a new man
agement. Mr.. Moffat has been ques-
toned concerning this statement, and
he says that the report is to a certain
extent incorrect. "What l said was
that all the parties in interest-the
first mortgage bondholders, the con-
solidated mortgage bondholders, the
general mortgage bondholders, the
holders OF car trust certificates
and the general stockholders-have
agreed upon a basis of settlement
which will be perfected in about
two weeks time. After that, in accord
ance with the terms of the mortgage,
it will take six months time before the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-10-21

IN view Of the possible complica-
tions that may arise from the recently
manifested desire OF European states
to acquire territory anywhere it is to
be had, says the St. Louis Globe
Democrat, the establishment of a
strategic bureau in the United States
to learn the weak points of our neigh
bors may not be a bad idea. There is
not much prospect OF any power at
tempting a serious invasion of our
territory, but it is quite likely that
at some time we shall be compelled, in
our own interest, to drive European
interloper out of America, and, in such
an emergency, a little knowledge os our
surroundings would be an excellent
thi0C
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-10-21

DURING the long, cold storms of au-
tuInn, sheep, colts and calves are much
better off under cover of a tight roof
than running In pasture or in seeking
shelter in the bushes. A little care at
this season of the year will be found a
good investment. Horses and colts
that are allowed to fill themselves
with frost-bitten clover are liable to
suffer from collie.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-10-21
IMPERIAL FEDERATION.
The Marquis of Lansdowne Refers to it in
Speech at Victoria.

speech at Victoria.
VICTORIA, B. c., Oct. 13.-At a ban
quet to the Marquis of Lansdowne,
last evening, the governor-general de-
hvered q long address, one of the most
noticeable features of which was the
reference to imperial federation. Great
Britain's feeling towards her colonies
had occupied three positions: First
of grasping seIfshness, which ended in
the loss of the American colonies; next.
a period which was one Of Indifference;
and the last is one of strong desire for
closer union-for federation. As for
federation, the governor-generaI fav-
ored continuance of the present re-
lations rather than federation. The
general opinion is that he simply
voices the feelings ofthe Canadian peo-
pie in this matter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-10-21

A PARTY of California miners have,
it is said discovered an abandoned
silver mine in the northern part OF
Preside County, Texas, in the mount
aims, two miles from the Rio Grande.
Ip the shaft was found an old ladder
with the date "18O8" cut on it, and
this leads to the belief that the mine
was worked by Spaniards in the early
part of the present century. Across
the river, on the Mexican side, are old
smelling works, guarded by fort.
Native silver of good quality was
found in the mine, and the work of re-
moving it, SO long interrupted, will be
resumed at once.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-10-21
The demand upon the United States

The demand upon the United States
treasury for small currency is enor-
nous just now, which is considered as
the best evidence Of an increased bust
ness activity in all sections of the
country. For some years past CAPT
talists have been boarding the large
bills, but now these bills are coming
in to be exchanged for smaller cur
rency, which is more convenient for
general commercial use.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-10-21

1t is impossible to justify the mob
bling of the Salvation Army at Mon
treal. The Salvationists may become
q nuisance sometimes, but when they
do, they can be suppressed legally.
Such attacks only create popular sym
pathy for the prosecuted, and defeat
the very end they seek to accomplish.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-10-21
A Sad Case.

While the wife of Jean Baptiste Romelly,
living near Toronto, was feeding her fowls
in the yard, accompanied by her 2-year-
old child, on the 18th inst, a large bald
eagle swooped down and picked up the lit
tie one. The immense bird flew away with
the child, and in sight of the mother and
neighbors alghted on the roof Of barn a
mile away, and began devouring it, The
pursuers succeeded in frightening the eagle
from its prey, but the child was already
dead, both eyes having been pecked out
and a hole made into the brain.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-10-21
Mysterious Crime.

During the night of the 18th the house
and barn of Peter Hengen, near Ithica,
ing the body of Mrs. Hengen, a daughter
and young brother Of the husband were
found in the ruins. The affair is wrapped in
mystery, but there is a suspicion among
the neighbors that young Hengen murdered
the mother and daughter and committed
suicide
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-10-21

THE Mormons seem 20 be as unpop-
ular in South Caroline as in Tennes-
see. An ''elder" who has been trying
to find converts in Spartanburg Coun-
ty was given forty lashes a few weeks
ago. We doubt whether this is the
most efficacious method of getting rid
of the Mormons in the long run, but it
seems to serve its purpose Temporal
1li1vy
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-10-21
Minor Mention.

Smallpox has caused two deaths at Bur
lington, VT, and there are several patients
at present under treatment. The disease
was carried direct from Montreal in the
clothing Of a convalescent.
At Caledonia, Mimi, on the 18th Josenh
Thilson, contractor, fell from the cupola
of the new school-house to the ground, a
distance of sixty feet, and died in a few
hours.
Five cars loaded with wheat were ditched
near Aitken, Mimi, on the 10Th Two men.
supposed to be j ohm r. COchrane and + Onis
Dust, were suffocated in the wreck Thew
were stealing ride.
Ivar McWilliams, door-keeper at the bod
son mine, near Wilkesbarre, Pa, fell down
the shaft, distance of 6O0fee on the 9th.
His body was frightfully crushed.
The official figures give forty-nine deaths
from smallpox in Montreal on the 10th
inst.
During the seven days ending on the 10Th
there were 1879 failures IN the United States.
Danziger Brothers, dry goods dealers,
New Orleans, made an assignment on the
10Th. The firms assets are $13O, 900 and
their liabilities 1925, 900.
There were 104 deaths from cholera in
Spain on the 18th, and thirty-fve in Pal
ermo.
Palermo had a slight shock of earthquake
on the 10Th. One large building was shat
tered and eight persons buried.
Chief of Police Doyle, of Chicago, resigned
suddenly and perenptorily on the 18th.
The reason given was that he intended to
devote his time to the interests of the new
railroad Capt. Ebersold has been an
pointed to the position temporarily.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-10-21

The Troy & Boston Railroad bridge at
State Line, near North Hoosic, n. Y, was
burned on the 18th. 1t issupposed the fire
was caused by spark from an engine.
While attempting to save the bridge, two
members OF the North Bennington fire de-
partment, NJ. Burke and Joseph Wardell
were killed by falling timbers, and O. F.
Joy. prominent business man of the same
place, was fatally injured.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-10-21
Brutal Double Murder

Between and 8 O'clock on the night OF
the 18th, terrible tragedy was committed
at Seybertsville, a small village nine miles
from Hazleton, Pa. Four tramps entered
a small house some distance back from the
main road in which lived two bachelor
brothers, John and William Hester, aged
respectively so and Sd years, and demanded
a large sum of money which was known to
be secreted in the house. The Kesters re-
fused to reveal where their money was hid
den, and the tran-ps then bound them hand
and foot, and beat their brains out with a
heavy club. After committing the murder
they fled and have not yet been arrested.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-10-21

THERE must have been some young
boys in the war of1812, fit is true, as
Massachusetts, papers tell us, that
Benjamin c. Cheever, who has just
died at Saugus, at the age of 80, was
pensioner of that war. AS war was
declared in June, 1912, and peace
early in 1915, he could have been only
9 years old when the war began, and
hardly II when it ended.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-10-21
CHAMBERS.
IL Exists in Montana, Dakota, Indian
Territory and Texas.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. 13.-The state
veterinarian, DR.. Paaren, in an inter-
view says that from information re-
ceived from various sources he has no
doubt that CHAMBERS exists extensively
in Montana, Dakota, Indian Terri
tory, Arkansas and Texas, and yes
terday he addressed a communication
to the state board of live stock COM
missioners, suggesting that some
prompt action be taken toward pre-
venting the shipment of horses, mules
and asses from those localities into
the state of Illinois. The doctor re-
ports that he has killed twenty three
glandered animals in various portions
of the state during the past week.