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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-09-16
Typhoid Fever in New York,

A new York dispatch of the 9th inst,
states that eleven cases OF typhoid fever
were reported at sanitary headquarters on
that day, quite as many as a whole week
in midsummer develops. Theprevious day
reports of 5 cases were turned in, and on
Sunday and Monday 2 deaths and new
cases OF typhoid. in the week ended July
is there were 9 cases and 1 death, and the
cases and deaths increased each week until
the week ending September 5, when there
were 81 cases and 10 deaths.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-09-16
Stripped by Hail.

A Port Tobacco, Md, special OF the 18th
inst. states: Entire fields of corn and to-
bacco were destroyed by Saturday nights
hailstorm. In many fields not even leaf OF
tobacco was left on the stalk. Ears of
corn were broken from the stalks while lit
tie more than half ripe. The hailstones
were as large as pullet eggs. The destruc-
ton was general where the storm touched.
The damage in Charles County is estimated
aft I 90 600.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-09-16

HOUSE builders might profit by
studying the methods employed in the
village of Lyndon Centre, Vt. In the
century that the village has been in
existence there has never been build
ing burned until last week, when an ex-
plosion of lamp set fire to q cooper
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-09-16
A HITTER WAR,
Southern Railroads Becoming Involved in
a Vigorous Fight.

Vigorous Fight.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. 9.-The
bitterest rate war that has ever occurred
between Southern railroads is now in prog
ress, and to-day's developments bid far to
make it even more general and determined.
The war was commenced two weeks ago by
the Western & Atlantic Railroad, which
made a cut OF SO per cent. in eastern rates
out of Chattanooga. This cut was made
on account of the rivalry existing between
that line and the East Tennessee, Virginia
& Georgia road. This cut was not met, and
thereupon the Western & Atlantic officials
announced that the low rates would be per-
manent. At once the East Tennessee made
a cut of 60 per cent. on eastern business
out of Atlanta, and the Richmond & Dam
vile was brought into the fight It is now
thought that the Western & Atlantic Rail
road will open ticket office in Knoxville
and begin an indiscriminate cut to all
southern points. The Louisville & Nash
vile is being drawn into the fight, and all
the southern lines are becoming involved.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-09-16
An Idaho Official Murdered.

D. M. Frazer, for twelve years auditor OF
Shoshone County, /. T., was found muir
dered in his lodgings in the rear of his store
at Pierce City, on the 18th. The body was
hacked to pieces. The object was robbery.
Blankets were hung over the windows and
an unsuccessful attempt was made to blow
open the safe. Tracks leading from the
room indicate that the deed was done by
Chinese. There is no clue to the murderers.
Mr.. Frazer was a pioneer of Southern
Idaho, and well known and respected.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-09-16

for their fathers cannot do without
liquor and tobacco, and their mothers
without silks and satins, and we all
have to have, men, women and chill
dren, the amount OF bread and meat
we eat, if we wish to retain American
prestige for vigorous manhood.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-09-16

hot Goals with q stick. Suddenly a spark
flew out and dropped on her dress skirt. In
another instant her clothes were in flames.
Mrs. Hoyt ran up stairs shrieking, the
flames spreading over her person at every
step. All efforts to save her by covering
her person with blankets failed and at last
she ran into the street almost nude, her
body and hair burning. She fell on the
sidewalk just as her husband approached
the house. She lived fourteen hours, fully
conscious, and screaming incessantly.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-09-16
Eight Thousand Tons of Coal Ablaze

dispatch of the 18th from Providence.
r. l., says: I'm the Boston freight-yard at
India Point, a pile OF coal containing 5000
tons, has been on fire since Monday last,
and although streams OF water have been
played on it constantly for five days the
flames continue. From present indications
a week must elapse before the flames are
subdued -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-09-16

EITHER the boys have degenerated
or those who have been recommended
to cadetships at West Point this year
are far below the usual average. Ow-
ing to failures to stand the examina-
tions there exist about fifty vacan-
oiac
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-09-16

THE Southern press are making a
manly fight against the vicious con-
vict labor system of some of the South
ern states. 1t is difficult to frame Ian
guage to overstate it's cruelties. It is
to be hoped the Southern press have
enlisted for the war, and they are
bound to win.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-09-16

SHOULD the Duke of Abercorn live
four years longer, there will only have
been two holders Of his peerage in 100
years. A still more remarkable in
stance occurs in the Fitzroy family.
The second Duke of Grafton enjoyed
the dukedom from 1890 to 1857, and
his successor till 1S11-only two in
12O years.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-09-16
SMALLPOX.

The smallpox mortality at Montreal is
reported as follows: June deaths, %; July
deaths, SO; August deaths, 200; total, 324
OF these, 270 were French Canadians, 27
Irish Catholics, 2 Scotch Catholics, IS
Professionals, English Catholics, and un-
known. Only twenty-six persons over 20
years of age died of smallpox in the three
months mentioned.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-09-16

A GREAT youdoo doctor in the older
time was Mario, an African chief, who
lived near Warrenton, Va. Mario on
one occasion poisoned and killed thirty
slaves belonging to John Chiffon, for
which he was hanged, in spite of his
prediction that he would be saved by
supernatural power from that fate.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-09-16
Qht Rtpublifa't
WATERFOWL, WISCONSIN,

1T is reported that 100000 acres
ofland are owned by foreign capitalists
Besides this they have under control
and much of it fenced, millions OF acres
more. The old song that 'Uncle Sam
has land enough to give us all a farm
won't hold good long if this business
is continued.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-09-16
An Awful Death.

Mrs Helen K. Hoyt, of New York. aged
20 years, wife of DR.. w. D. Hoyt, died in
terrible agony at her home in that citv on
the 9Th. The evening previous, Mrs. Hoyt
went to the basement OF the apartment
house where she lived to find out why the
furnace did not give out heat. She opened
the furnace door and began poking the red
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-09-16
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Yellow Fever Epidemic.

The marine hospital bureau was in
formed through the collector of customs at
Ell Paso, on the 11th that the yellow fever
is epidemic in the state Of Sonora, Mex,
and a request was made for the appoint
ment of medical inspector at Nogales.
The collector was authorized to appoint an
inspector at once.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-25
Criticising the Revised Version.

New York Commercial Advertiser.
There is one respect in which the changes are
not altogether fortunate or altogether wise. Mr..
Chambers makes list of alterations which he
says are made necessary by ''the progress of the
language that is to say, by the obsolescsnee of
the words used in the old version. But in many
instances the obsoescepce is imaginary rather
than real. For example, bravery" is the sense
of splenaor or fnery. is still good; coast
in the sense of border, is not unintelligible;
'cofuely' is no more obsolete than becoming
which is substituted for it in the new version:
conversation, in the sense of 'fnanner OF life
is perfectly we'll understood cunning in the
sense of skilful is still perfectly good so is dds
cipline," in the of instruction; discover Is
not made better by the change to uncover or lay
bare; s'eschewn means avoid and is not obsolete;
gallant perfectly good in the sense of stately
or splendid; harness for armor is well under
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Totals
Totals ..-..... 10, 136l %, 69l 2, 1854 1872
THE PERCENTAGES
The Coming Car Wheel.

Manager Stephenson of the Lewistown iron
works, has, it is said solved the paper car-wheel
problem. He has invented a paper car-wheel
which will not come apart by the binding bolts
being loosened and dropped. Heretofore this
has been great objection to paper wheels, for
they must be bound together by bolts When
these become loose the wheel is weakened and
unfit for use until repaired. Accidents are liza
BILE to befall trains for that reason. Mr.. Ste
phenson's device is complicated affair. The
new wheel is constructed so that the more it is
jolted the tighter do the dove-tailed parts fit
into each other. The bolts, instead of becom
ing loosened wedge themselves and cannot be
removed without the exertion of much force.
Cars will be Immediately fitted out with these
wheels The inventor is well-known Pitts
burger. During the war he was manager of the
Fort Pitt gun foundry and superintendent the
manufacture of hundreds of cannons for the
government Since the war, and until a
couple of years ago, when he accepted his pres
eDt position, he was manager of the immense
government Quitting works. at Rock Island,
ILL.,. where his inventive genius did great service
in perfecting the ways to manufacture army sup
plies.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-25
Garden Notes for May.

w. l.. Brown, in yicB's Monthly.
Another essential point, If one would have a
good garden, is that it should be free from foul
seeds. think nine out of ten of the gardens
among farmers are allowed to mature a crop of
weeds the latter part of the season. and usually
this is the result of carelessness. After june
or when such early crops as peas, lettuce and
radishes have matured, no furthur use is made
of the land, and as it has usually been MANFRED
in the spring, it grows lusty crop of weeds and
fills the soil SO full of seeds as to quadruple
the work of cultivation of such plants as
come up delicately, and which must be
kept clean by hand. The evil of ripening
a crop of weed seed is not short lived
for the seeds will remain in the soil for many
years and terminate when the spring opens. /
have one-fourth acre garden that / have not
allowed weed to 60 to seed on for twenty
years, but it took FIVE years of clean culture be-
fore l could see much improvement in it, and it
was ten years before the old seed in the soil
ceased to give trouble. AS an aid to keeping the
garden free from weeds, plant everything. in
rows running the length Of it, and put together
those varieties which ripen about the same
time. For example, one of the narrow lands or
beds speak of can be plantedi in early peas, let
tuce, spinach and radishes, and these will all be
pastuse in june when the ground can be worked
by horse power till mellow. Then follow
with some later crops, as cucnmbers or sweet
corn Another bed can be planted in potatoes,
and the middle of June, Hubbard or some other
variety OF good winter squashes planted and .
full crop grown. In my latitude, forty miles
north of Cincinnati, the Hubbard squash ma
lures if planted the last week in j une. If moth
ing else is wanted, plant sweet corn to grow fod
der for the cows even as late as the last of
August for you will be more likely to keep the
land clean, and you will get some benefit from
the crop.
One more point: Make all rows straight, not
only because the garden looks better for it, but
much hand wedding is saved by it, especially
when carrots parsnips, onions, ETC., are raised
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-25
More Fast Trains.

CHICAGO, May 23.-The management of the
New York, West Shore & Buffalo railway an
nennces that new through and fast passenger
service between New York and Chicago will be
inaugurated, beginning tomorrow. A solid
through train will leave New York daily at P.
NJ, arriving at Chicago as 8 P. NJ. the following
day. The train is run in connection with the
Niagara Fa lis Short line Trains will likewise
leave Chicago daily at 6 p, NJ, making the same
run to New York.
A ST Louis dispatch says '1Fhe Wabash will
put new time schedule in effect tomorrow.
Under this, trains will leave Chicago fiftv-fve
minutes later in order to catch the iimited train
business, and arrive in st. Louis thirty Ave
minutes later The fast mail from the East
will make connection with the Chicago train at
Bement. and the Boston sleeper will arrive here
at 7 instead of $40 a. NJ shortening the time
one hour and forty minutes. The morning train
from st. Louis TO Detroit will hereafter reach
the latter place at li:50 P. N, instead of A. NJ
the next dayo ~
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$4.35O.OO
Is LIFE WORTH LIVING?
How Brother Gardner Settled a Dispute il
the Lime Kiln Club.

How Brother Gardner Settled Dispute in
the Lime Kiln Club.
Detroit Free Press.
For some time past there has been iil-feeling
between Pike Root Perkins and the Hon. Justi-
fed White, caused by dispute over the query,
SIS Life Worth the Livng" AS the meeting was
ready to oper Brother Gardner called the pair to
the head of the hall and said:
Zone reason why some people decide dat life
am not wuth the lbin' am bekase dey make life
a burden to deirseves an very unpleasant to
odders. One real mean man in a community kin
make 500 people doubt If virtue am rewarded on
airth. One canting hypocrite in a town kin keep
SANDER mill grindin' night an day One infidel
in a country kin cause 5000 well-meanin' people
to kinder doubt if dar' ain heaben or here
after.
Bekase you two differ in opinyun you go at it
and help to make life unpleasant to each odder.
1t doan't strike you dat anybody else kin be
right, or dat you may be entirely wrong. Brud-
der Perkins calls Brudder White fule bekase
he can't agree wild him. Brudder White calls
Brudder Perkins bgot bekase he won't accept
his opinyuns. Each has his friends an support
ers an desc supporters divide off an feel aige-
wise toward each odder an before we know it
de quarrel has involved two hundred people
Gem'len, de pusson who argufes dat life am
wuth de libin must prove his arguments by his
ackshuns. He who feels dat life amt with de
trouble of hangin aroun' on airth can't do better
dan to walk down to de wharf hitch grind
stun to his neck, an jump into water twenty
feet deep.
You two brudders take each odder by de
hand. Now shake, Now go to yer seats. Each
of you has a right to his theories an beliefs
but neither one of You have de right to de-
nounce de odder. De world am big huff to hold
all de theories Of all de inhabitants. We have
plenty of room fur all de beliefs we kin believe
in Oar am acreage fur all de arguments we
kin argy. When we realize dis we mus feel
how sillyit am fur de Hon. Centrifugal John
sing to call Judge Merriweather Tompkins a
charlatan bekase Mrs. Johnsing had thirty. two
pussons to her high tea and Mrs. Tompkins
couldn't count but thirtyone at her low coffee. T"
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stood; .handiworkn is not bettered in any way
by being changed to workmanship; and SO with
many other substitutions assumed to be neces-
sary because Of the supposed obsolescence Of
the words used
These words are familiar to generation that
Shakespeare than was given by the people of any
earlier time. Changes of this kind are the more
to be regretted because they tend to put under
the ban of obsolescence many good and service
able words that are needed. Those who write
English literature cannot afford to let any virile
English word become obsolete so long as the loss
can be prevented. The decay of good words in
wolves diminution of fexibility to the language,
and their Punishment narrows the vocabulary
with results that are positively harmful.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-25

CHARLESTON. W. Va, May 23.-In the cases
of Nelson Robinson VS.. the Ohio Central Rail-
road Company ct al: w. +. Owens ct al. VS.. the
same, and the Central Trust Company, of New
York. vs. the same consolidated decree of
sale was ordered to-day, by Judge Jackson. of
the United states District Court for West Vir
giria, said sale to take place twelve days
hence. The motion to sell was vigorously
opposed 1t is generally believed that the Hook
me Valley Railroad Company will make strong
effort to secure control of this division of the
Ohio Central railroad. If this be effected it is
rumored that the road will not be constructed
further I'D the valley than it's present terminus.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-25
Real Estate Transfers.

Instruments fled for record in the Recorders Office
of Marion county, Indiana for the twentyfour hours
ending at o'clock p NJ. May %. 1885, as fur.
nished by Elliott Butler abstraeters of titles,
No. 8, Etna Building:
Horace R. Allen and wife to Philip Frank
lin and wife, lots 80 and 40 in block
10, in North Indianapolis -------- $4,000
Calvin Orpurd ct al. to William Hartman
and wife, part of east half of the north
half of the northwest quarter of section
~, township II, range east ...----- 10000
Frederick Reisner and wife to John j.
Beisel and wife, lot z in James F.
.Coburns first addition to Belmont -. 10000
Philip Franklin and wife to Richard Ed
munds and wife, lot 80 in block 49, in
North indianapolis. -----------------.- $500
Joseph A. Winnings ct al to Jesse r.
Winnings part of northeast half of the
northwest quarter of section 3, town
ship Is north, of range east, contain
ing Al 59-lO0 acres ...-...-....-. 2,O75.Oo
Conveyances. s; consideration. ...... $4. $4,000
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-25
The Trunk-Line Passenger War.

New YORK, May 23.-The Tribune prints the
following this morning: The rurnors regarding
a statement of hostile relations existing between
the New York Central and the West Shore rail-
roads, which have been dormant on Wall street
for a long time, were revived yesterday in specu-
lative circles. At the last time they were eur
rent their only basis was the unofficial visit of
Cyrus W. Field to the officerssof the companies,
for the purpose of securing an expression of
opinion that both lines were willing to advance
passenger rates. The justification for the re
ports OF settlement is the fact that Jay Gould
has, within the last four days, in person or by
letter, ask the several trunk lines if they would
cooperate in a restoration of rates" AS that is
a position which every road has taken at
the pool meetings held for months past
but which have been fruitless in the devisng
of means to render cooperation" possible
railroad men were not surprised when President
King of the Erie, and the Pennsylvania railroad
responded in the affirmative to Mr.. Gould's
inquiry. Receiver Houston of the West Shore
replied that he would willingly advance rates if
all the other trunk lines would agree to do So
The Lackawanna is said to have given favor
able answer. Mr.. Gould's communication has
yet to be acted upon by the executive committee
of the New York Central road. AS Mr.. Field is
a member of the latter committee, it is expected
that his influence will certainly be exerted to-
ward assuring Mr.. Gould that all means for OBJ
tanning permanent restoration of rates will be
welcomed. So far as any official negotiations
between the Central and the West Shore are
concerned the officers of the Central emphati-
cally denied yesterday that there had been any.
General Passenger Agent Kendrick also denied
that the Central had declared that it would not
follow West Shore in advancing local passenger
rates. The West Shore had made the first re-
duction to Improbable rates, and if it was
DESTROYS of peace it should take the initiative in
restoring them. Vice president Fl. j. Hayden
said that the West Shore was responsible for the
existing state of affairs and had an easy task to
restore rates When asked if the Central would
follow the West Shore in an advance He re-
piled: THAT is matter to be decided after the
West Shore has ordered the restoration. There
are many things for the Central to consider"
No agreement to advances of passenger rates
has been made by any trunk line. Rates to the
West yesterday ruled the recent cut basis.
Local tickets to Buffalo were cut an additional
fifty cents however, the brokers selling at 81
against 81 80 on Thursday. In Buffalo the open
rate to New York by the West Shore was So rs
"a rate which has prevented the Chicago roads
from attempting to restore the east bound traffic.
1t is understood on good authority, however,
that as low rate as 90. 80 was made yesterday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-25

Chicago, st. Louis & Pittsburg.
Depart-New York, Philadelphia Wash,
ington. Baltimore and Pittsburg
Express daily, s..-.--.....-.... 4:10 am
Dayton and. Columbus Express,
except Sunday ---------.-.--..11:1O am
Richmond Accommodation. $1,000. 400 pm
New York Philadelphia Washing
ton, Baltimore and Pttsburg Ex-
press daily. s.. b. .....-.-.....- 435 pm
Limited Express daily s, hes. $40 pm
Arrivs-limited Express daily .---..-.... 700 ann
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, except
Sunday. $40 arm
New York, Philadelphia, washing
ton, Baltimore and Pittsburg Ex-
press, daily Observation-Disclosures HAS ana
Columbus and Dayton Express, ex-
cept Sunday ..t...--.-.,...... 4:35 pm
New York, Philadelphia, Washing
ton, Baltimore and Pttsburg Ex-
press daily 1920 pm
CHICAGO DIVISION VIA KoKoMo, p. G. 4 ST. L. r. N.
Depart-Louisvills and Chicago Express,
p. Observation-Disclosures. Ills ana
Louisville and Chicago Fast Ex-
press daily, accommodation pm
Arrive-Chicago and Louisville Fast Ex-
press, daily, Observation-Disclosures 400 am
Chicago and Louisville Express,
p. Co. 900 nm
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-25

SPRINeFrELD, H., May PA meeting OF the
BSetherhood of Locomotive Engineers was held
In the State .ho,ise, this afternoon. at which
probably i. 900 people were present Spesches
were made by Governpr Oglesby and other not
able persona
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-25

stability, there would be no trouble as to its
prompt adoption; but the great roads will not
allow themselves to be drawn into temporary
arrangement which is likely to be broken within
a week. but which, in the meantime, would ad-
vance the interests of stock jobbing. With the
active competition brought about by the opening
of navigation, it is not probable that any i'm
portant change will take place in trunk-line af-
fairs until fall business begins. He added: These
are the views of railroad men in New York and
Philadelphia. stated sone days ago. On Wall,
street it is said Mr. Gould proposes ID make
New York Central join in the restoration, or &C
cept the responsibility of preventing harmony.
1t is unlikely that anything can be accomplished
on such a basis
Business Falls Or with the Chicago Roads.
The shipments of -four grain and provisions
from Chicago points by the pooled lines, during
the week ending on Saturday, May %, amounted
to 49, 992 tons, against "a, $50 tons during the
preceding week, decrease of Il, 758 tons Ship
ments of -four decreased 5,479 tons, those OF
grain decreased 1927 tons, while those Of provs-
ions increased4 8 tons The following table gives
the details.