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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
Curious Clocks.

Of the various novelties in clock
construction none has excited more
general interest, perhaps, than those
which consist of a plain glass dial sus-
pended by fine thread or wire, hav-
ing the motive power-an ordinary
watch ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in the
central boss Of the hands or in the en-
larged counterbalance of one of them.
Another continuance in this line of
note consists of two circular plates of
glass, mounted in metal frame or
border, and connected by q slender
column, or foot, to pedestal. In
these the figures are marked on the
front plate, the hands being attached
to the black plate, which is cemented
to a brass rim, toothed as a crown
wheel, and driven by pinion, the
stem OF which rises from the works in
the pedestal. The necessary hour
wheels, to give differential motion OF
the hands, are hidden between the CEN
ter bosses of the hands and the brass
washer on the back plate. Where
three glass plates are used the short
a I'd long hands are fixed to the second
and third plates, and two pinions
drive the toothed rims of these two
plates.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
Took Care of the Flock.

The agent of a New Mexico ranch
man paid his semi-annual visit to O.
distant grazing ground only to find
the sheep herder dead and the sheep
quietly feeding in a fertile canon near
by, jealousy guarded by his dog. In
the rear of the corral, into which the
sheep were driven every night, lay the
bleaching skeletons of a dozen or more
sheep. Astonished at the sagacity of
the dog, the ranchman secreted him.
self and waited until night. AS the
sun began to sink the sheep came
trooping in, with the dog in the rear.
They crowded into the corral through
a narrow opening, and as the last one
pushed forward the dog seized and
killed him, and dragged the lifeless
body to the rear of the corral, where
he made a comfortable supper off q
portion of the carcass, leaving the bal
ance for future meals. He had been
doing this ever since the death of his
master, and would probably have
continued his guardianship over the
flock until he died.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
A Cow in a Bedroom.

lFrom the W1lllamsport Gazette and Bulletin. I
In the Sixth Ward, near the center
of the flooded district, lives man
with his family, which, in addition to
his wife and children, consists of dog,
cat and a COW. The latter quad
ruped now occupies the front chamber
of the dwelling, and daily may be seen
surveying from the second story win
dow the surrounding scenes of desola-
ton.
Awakening in the early hours Of the
morning, long before daylight, the
owner of the COW, the cat and the dog
bestirred himself, and, jumping out OF
bed in the dark, ran down stairs for
the purpose of raking the fire, which
was permitted to burn all night. He
had nothing on but his night-shirt,
and when he reached the bottom OF
the stairs was Mortified to find his
lower extremities in water to his knees.
1t is needless to say that he turned
suddenly and CROPPED for the stairs.
Procuring a lamp he returned and
casting around look the cat and dog
were discovered quietly roosting on
the stove, both wearing a very discon-
oOI0oo COuHCOu6uC0. AUOuC GWO leu
of water covered the floor.
A raft was hastily constructed, upon
which the owner propelled himself out
to the barn to look after the COW.
The animal was standing in her stall,
with nothing but her nose visible
above water. The tie strap was hasti-
ly loosened and the imprisoned ami
NAL rescued, being led through the
water to the house and into the
kitchen. Upon entering this room the
animal observed the door of the stair,
way, which was standing open, and
forthwith bolted through it. She
squeezed up the crooked stairway and
into the front room, where she yet re-
mains, and how she will ever be gotten
out is a mystery.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10

as to what has become OF the quaint
little fellow who was ever smiling, help
ing, always doing his duty bravelyl
He went home sick one night and
said "Good night bravely, swallowed
lump IN his throat and ran off. The
day after his father came in.
ale was peter, mooch PETER" his
father said.
Then his mother came; they wanted
the place kept for the boy.
ooh, SO sick. He is too much sick
here, !" the mother said, laying her hand
on her breast.
"Tell him to get well and he shall
have his place." said his employer.
Tomorrow we shall. come and see
him."
But on the morrow his father came in
to the store and his eyes were red and
swollen.
"Mine leetle jake" he began, and
then broke down and said no more.
1t went the round of the store like
wlldtire, the news that little Jake was
dead, and you would have thought at
least that he had been the proprietor.
And he was, in his small way, pro-
prietor of the hearts of the people he
served; OF their esteem, their good will
"a dividend that will serve him bet
ter than money in the land where heis
to-day.
They sent, every one of them, beauti-
full flowers to Little Jake's funeral; he
was covered with the last offerings of
good will from those he served.
awe wish we had known that he
was so i'll. We might have ministered
to his wants or perhaps have saved
him" his employers said with SAD re-
grets.
But THERE'S nothing to regret cts
well with the child" And it is no
longer "Guten nacht" with thee, but
"Guten morgen," Little Jake.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
THE NEW CABINET.
Official Announcement of It's Members
Surprise in Political Circles.

Official Announcement of Its Memb ers-
Surprise in Political Circles.
The new British cabinet was official
ly announced on the Sd inst, as fol
lows: Mr.. Gladstone, prime minister
and first lord of the treasury; Sir Far
rer Herschell, lord high chancellor;
Earl Spencer, lord president of the
council; FL. G. H. Childers, home secre-
tary; Earl Roseberry, secretary for
foreign affairs; Earl Granville, secre-
tary for the colonies; Earl Kim
berly, secretary for India; III.
Campbell Bannerman, secretary for
war; Sir VIM. Vernon Harcourt,
chancellor of the exchequer; the
Marquis of Ripon, first lord of
the admiralty; J. Chamberlain, presi-
dent of the local government board;
G. O. Trevelyan, secretary for Scot
land; A. j. Mundella,, president of the
board of trade; John Morley, chief sec
rotary for Ireland. The following ap-
pointments have been made under the
new administration: Earl Sydney,
lord steward of the Queens house
hold; Arnold Morley, patronage Sec
Rotary; Charles Russell, attorney gen.
eral. The composition of the new cab
met has caused a great surprise. It is
thought TO show marks of a comprom-
Use. No definite appointments to
minor Offices have been announced.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
A Frozen Hole.

Scientific men have been perplexed
for many years over the phenomenon
of certain well at Yakutsk, Siberia.
A Russian merchant IN 1928 began to
dig the well, but he gave up the task
three years later, when he had dug
down thirty feet and was still in solid
" frozen SOIL Then the Russian Acad-
envy of Sciences dug away at the well
Fer months, but stopped when it had
reached depth of $50 feet, when the
ground was still frozen as hard as a
rock. In 1914 the academy had the
temperature of the excavation care
fully taken at various depths, and
from these data it was estimated that
the ground was frozen to depth of
612 feet. Although the pole OF tn the
kutsk, not even the terrible severity of
the Siberian winters could freeze the
ground TIC g. depth of 600 feet.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
No Pie.
TFrom the Cincinnati ENQUIRER.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer
Jesse Wood tells q good story of q
farmer whom he saw at the breakfast
table one morning in the leading no.
tel at Nashville.
When the waiter handed the rustic
the bill of fare, he glanced over it and
remarked:
Johnny, just bring 'em all in. Pm
gosh burned hungry, and just got in
Nashville"
The waiter grinned, ard, after being
gone for a few minutes, returned with
dishes that made great semi-circle
around the Strangers plate. He
counted them all over and then, with
doubtful look, remarked:
''Looky mere, waiter, I don't see any
pie, and Pm mighty fond of pie, too"
"Say, mister, we don't set no pie for
breakfast at this hotel. Only have
pie for dinner"
The country gentleman. with a look
of disgust turned to Mr.. Wood, and
said:
"Neighbor, this is a - of hotel"
"Why 2"
"Two dollars day and no pie"
Doc Bamford, clerk at the Burnet
House, tells similar story of man
who once stopped at the fremont
House in Chicago
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
"A MAD GEORGIAN.
Peculiar Effect of Snake Bite on q
Southern Farmer.

Peculiar Effect of Snake Bite on a
Southern Farmer.
JASPER, Ca, Feb. S.-The condition
of Sylvester Sans, a weli-known
citizen of this county, excites consider
able interest. Two years ago Mr..
Sans, while walking over his farm,
was bitten by a rattlesnake. He i'm
mediately resorted to the native
remedy whisky-of which he took
copious draughts. Nothing more was
thought of the matter untilsix months
ago, when Mr.. Sans betrayed symp-
toms of st. Vitus' dance. He was
never still, not even in his sleep,
twitching his muscles and NOV
ing necessarily. Later he has de-
veloped violent symptoms and
has beaten his wife and family,
and in fact, all who came with
in his reach. He now acts like man
with well defined case of rabies, only
instead of barking he makes a rattling
sound. He has been taken to the
county jail where a strong guard will
be kept over him.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
Played Pool Himself.
from the Chicago NeWs.1

[From the Chicago News.]
He was tall raw boned and ungainly,
with his angularity lily concealed by a
buffalo Overcoat, the whole crowned
by a wide, well-tanned sombrero. He
strolled into a popular billiard hall
on Madison Street and set the dude
pool-players all agape and all a-titte1
by his crude remarks on the game.
"Mind givin' me a stick, young fel.
lers he finally asked.
The swells winked at each other and
the whisper went around, "Here's a
sucker !"
The old rancher remarked: ''Used
to play a purity fair game bout twenty
years ago deown in Rancher's run
in Kansas. Pm from the dod-gasted
country, yoow know"
The balls were spotted and the wild
specimen Of pool amateur came last.
The four fine players" took their
turns with the result of getting two
balls.
"No. 81" said the table-keeper, and
the blizzard blown ranchman took of
his buffalo envelope and prepared for
shot. He seized his cue as ii it was
a pitchfork and hustled the first ball
in the corner pocket. He strobe
around the table like an Indian brave,
making all sorts of banks and cushions
and fine shots. He finally stopped
when all the balls were down and
said:
"Purty good game. Play 'nuther I"
The boys wilted and one by one
skunk out. When they had all gone
the wild Western player said:
"Guess they thought they'd got an
old scrub farmer, but it's no snap to
do up a Kansas cowboy. Used to
play a toPable game long bout twenty
years ago deown to hum"
He did, indeed. He was Pool
table Jack, of Denver, one of the great
est pool sharks in the West.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
AGAINST THE Defendant.
Judgment in a Suit Between Iron and
Steel Companies.

Judgment in Suit Between Iron and
Steel Companies.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. 2.-In the attach
ment suit of the Iron Mountain Com
pany against the st. Louis Ore & Steel
Company, by virtue of which the
North Chicago Rolling Mill Company
and others were summoned as gar
nishees, judgment has been entered up
against the defendant by Judge Will
hanson for $21, 562. The rolling mill
company is summoned in virtue OF
it's contract with the ST. Louis
Ore & Steel Company to furnish
the latter $4,000 tons of Bessemer
steel rails at from $33 rs to $35 q
ton. Various accountings were had,
but the rolling mill company claims to
have suffered damage to the amount
of $28, 800 by the failure of the Ore
d Steel Company to stand by its
contracts, and to have other claims
raising the sum to $56,7O7. 1t ad.
mits that if the contract had been car.
ried out it would owe the Ore &
Steel Company $44,917, but claims
that IN view of the circumstances set
forth it cannot be held for any amount
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
HAUNTED HOUSES.
Remarkable Statement by the Presiden
of Chicago Society.

CHICAGO, H., Feb. AT a meeting
of the Western Society for Psychical
Research, held Tuesday evening, DR..
A. Reeves Jackson, the societys presi-
dent, is reported to have made the re-
mark that there were over SO haunted
houses in Chicago, Or rather houses
which had long remained tenantless
because of the prevailing opinion
in their respective neighborhoods that
ghostly apparitions and mysterious
sounds had been seen and heardin and
about them by various persons. When
called upon yesterday by reporter
DR.. Jackson said: 81 rather think now
that [ underestimated the number, for
| think the society's committee, which
has this matter in charge, reported a.
much larger one" DIR. Jackson further
said that the committee proposed to
rent some of these houses and quietly
prosecute an inquiry into the subject.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
A DISGUSTED JUDGE.
An Alleged Murderess Acquitted-TI
Jury Scored by the Court.

Jury Scored by the Court.
MoRRIsvILLE, n. Y, Feb. 5.-The
trial of Mrs. Carrie Howard for the
murder of her husband in December,
1884, at Peterboro, was concluded
this morning, the jury rendering a
verdict of acquittal. Judge Martin
was displeased with the verdict, and,
in discharging the prisoner, used Ian
guage which Indicated that he did not
agree with the jury. In answer to a
question of counsel for Kief, who was
indicted jointly with Mrs Howard, the
Judge declared the court adjourned,
adding that he had had enough of
Madison County. He refused to con-
sent to a motion that noHe prosequi
be entered in the case of Kief, saying
that to do that it would be found nee
essary to have a court differently con-
stituted from this one. Kief's case
goes over to the next court of oyer
and terminer.
The charge upon which Mrs. How
ard was acquitted was that of poison
ing her husband, Albert D. Howard,
who died at Peterboro, Madison Coun-
ty, on December 4, 1884. Some time
after the burial of her husbands body
suspicion fell on the defendant. The
remains were exhumed and a chemical
analysis showed the presence of arsenic
in liberal quantities. John Kief, a
young blacksmith who was living in
the Howard family, and who continued
to stay with the widow after her hus-
bands death, was indicted for the
same crime, but he will have sepa-
rate trial. Mrs. Howard is comely
woman of graceful figure and bearing,
and is about 80 years of age.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Erroneous Impressions i'm Regard to De-
crees About In be Promulearad

erroneous Impressions in Regard to De-
crees About To be Promulgated.
CHICAGO, Ill.,, Feb. Ga prominent
Roman Catholic ecclesiastic of this
city, whose sources of information en-
titles his utterances to weight, says
that the DEGREES which were adopted
nearly q year and a half ago, at the
Council OF Baltimore, and which, after
correction and ratification by the Vat
lean. were recently returned to this
country, and will probably be promul-
gated at the end of the coming week.
They will, he says, work q very con-
siderable change in the management of
the church in America, while at
the same time they cannot be
classed as revolutionary. Numerous
erroneous reports concerning these
DEGREES have been given publication in
the press" says this divine. "For in
stance, it has been stated, again and
again, that the DEGREES prohibit Catho-
lies from selling liquor. Now the fact
is that they do nothing Of the kind.
They simply urge members of that
faith not to engage in that traffic on
the ground that it is dangerous to
faith and morals, and bishops and
pastors are asked to use their influence
to prevent Catholics from becoming
saloon-keepers, brewers, wholesale
whisky dealers, or distillers. They
are also asked to urge persons who
ale in those lines of business to quit
it; but there is no compulsion in the
matter, nor will the spersons engaged
in such traffic be considered outside
the pale of the church. Nor is it cor
rect that in future all pastors will
be known simply as rectors.
All pastors will not be rectors. They
are to be rectors only under certain
conditions pertaining to themselves
and their parishes. There are seven
such conditions, all of a complicated
nature. This rectorship has been
created mostly in the interest of the
priests upon whom it will be conferred.
1t will protect them against suspen-
sion by the bishop without good cause,
and will secure them canonical trial
before the diocesan council should
charges be preferred. AS to the financial
arrangements of the. dioceses a few
changes are made, but they are not Of
radical character and are merely in
tended to secure uniformity"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
Little j AXE.
rFrom the Detroit Free Press

From the Detroit Free Press.l
That was what he was called, for, al
though he was the elevator boy in a
big dry goods establishment, he was SO
small that ladies would look in and in
quire:
"Where's the man that runs the
elevator?"
Then little Jake would pipe up from
his corner: ''Here / be-"
do not know anything to compare
him to but ray of sunshine lighting
up dark place. He was ofsuch lowly
stature that when he was in his corner
there seemed to be nobody there.
But gradually the small, earnest,
cheerful face grew visible, and as you
looked it brig htened into such a hap
ply smile that the little man seemed to
fill the whole elevator with sunlight.
wonder if the ladies who used to
give him a nod or q word as they went
up and down absorbed in their pur-
chases will miss him now and speculate
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
cit can be shown to dissatisfaction of

cit can be shown to dissatisfaction of
any congressional committee that
trade has been constantly kept up by
the Mexlcans with thehostile Apaches,
while every obstacle has been put in
the path of American commands sent
into Mexico in pursuit of therenegades.
Whenever possible, officers were ar
rested and thrown into prison. Among
these were Lieut.. Mcdonald, of the
Fourth Cavalry, and Lieut.. Elliott, of
the Tenth Cavalry. They were kept
under. guard until the approach of
large forces of American troops fright
ened the Mexicans into liberating them.
From the most reliable information
there Is not the least doubt that the
murder OF Capt. Crawford was pre-
meditated."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
The Wrong Bottle.

Doctors do not appear to have
much faith in the idea that odd
shaped bottles or peculiar labels will
prevent mistakes in the taking of
drugs. An English physician relates
that he once gave man, for external
use, little Croton oil inimenG in a.
blue futed bottle, with a red label.
One night theman, being troubled with
cough, thought he would take some
of his wife's cough mixture, which was
in bottle having raised letters. He
mistook the Fittings on his own bottle
for the raised letters on his wife's, and
swallowed the Croton oil. He soon
discovered his error, and was very i'll
for many hours. In a similar case g.
man recently died from heavy dose
of liniment.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
A. Marden. of Milwaukee: S. d. Blake,

A. Marden, of Milwaukee; S. D. Blake,
of Black River Falls. The delegates
to the national encampment were Sc,
lected as follows: d. E. WEIGH, Bara-
boo; A. J. Ward, Madison; D. Webster,
Prairie du CHEN; J. l.. Wheat, Racine;
E. B. Gray, Palmyra; T. w. Haight,
Waukesha; JAS Coon, Merrill; j. 0.
Scott, Waupaca; Henry Haas, Mil
wakee; D. w. Stebbins, Ahnapee; Q. ii.
Baxter, Lancaster; Geo. =. Ginty,
Chippewa Falls. The alternates are:
A. S. Brooks, Reedsburg; W. IL.
Upham, Marshfeld; A. II. Hollis
ter, Madison; T. J. Clawson, Mon
roe; G. E. Buell., Geneva Lake; G. E.
Morley, Reedstown; Jos. Green, Pal
myra; w. FL. Blinn, Amigo; Levi How
land, Fort Howard; A. M. Cole, APP
pleton; A. Ivey, Lancaster; Geo. w.
Dibble, Evansville.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
THE TREACHEROUS ICE.
Sad Drowning Accident at Graham Sta
ton, Tenn.

Sad Drowning Accident at Graham Sta
ton, Tenn.
NUNNELLY, Tenn, Feb. 8.-Mrs.
Slater, child and nurse were drowned,
Saturday, in Mill Greek, near Graham
Station. Mr.. Slater, who is employed
by the Warner Iron Company to run
pump which conveys water to the
Nunnelly mines, had taken his family,
a vile and two children, out on the
ice. He had his wife and two children
in a small sled, and was carrying them
upon the pond on the ice, and color
ed girl was walking close behind the
sled. They had assembled the pond
about three-quarters of q mile and
finding the ice rapidly melting they
decided to return home. AS the sled
stopped, the ice gave way, and
the unfortunate family went under.
The colored girl, seeing the ice
sinking rushed for the sled, and she,
too, YVES carried beneath the ice. Mr.
Slater, after many unsuccessful at
tempts to rescue his wife and children
from the water, which is about ten
feet deep. cried for help and was heard
by two gentlemen, who reached him
just in time to save him and the old
est child, about two years of age. The
wife, colored girl, and baby, s months
old, were drowned. The baby was
found 81 short time afterwards and q
physician called in, but arrived too
late to restore life. The other bodies
were found at $50 o'clock yesterday
afternoon and carried to the house of
G. P. Plunkett, who lived near where
the accident occurred.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-02-10
At $40 A HEAD.
The Chin Residents of Seattle Shipped
to San Francisco.

Th0 Chin6s6 Residents OF Seattle Sn1ppod
to San Francisco.
A dispatch of the 7th inst. from
Portland, Ore, says: To-day, as if
by programme laid out, the Chinese
are being driven out of Seattle. 1t is
understood that the Knights of Labor
are at the head of the movement. The
Chinese are marched to the steamer
Queen of the Pacific, lying at the
wharf, and the rioters pay steerage
passage to San Francisco for each
Chinaman put aboard The steamer
plies regularly between San Francisco
and Puget Sound. At this hour e p.
NJ about 100 have been put aboard
An effort was made by the rioters to
force the Chinese aboard without pay
ing fare, which is $40 in each case.
The captain stationed men with five
streams of hose, and is prepared to
throw boiling water into the mob
If they renew the attempt to run
the Chinese into the vessel. The
mayor of Seattle and other prominent
citizens have telegraphed to Vancouver
Barracks, asking Gen. Gibbon, COM
mander of the department. of Column
bia, for troops. Gen. Gibbon has tel
egraphed the War Department., but up
to this hour no authority has come
from Washington to send troops.
Vancouver is distant $50 miles from
Seattle and transportation would be
effected by boat and rail. The shortest
time the troops could be transported
in is seven hous, and, even If the
troops should start tonight, they
would be too late to prevent the
Chinese expulsion. Chief Justice Green,
of Washington Territory, has tele-
graphed Attorney General Garland,
urging him to use his influence to have
troops ordered to Seattle. AS yet
there has been no bloodshed or in
cendiarism, but it is believed as soon
as night sets in there will be serious
trouble of which no estimate can be
made at this writing.