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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-03

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF S. :. MASON, or PITTS
BURG. IN 4 Sleep NG-CAR

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF S. :. MASON, OF PITTS
BURG, IN 4 Sleep NGCAR
Cory PENN March > Specal.-samuel :. Mason,
Of No. 1917 Fourth-ave pittsburg, attempted 20 COM
NIT suicide while I'm the sleopngcar on the night
express due here at l. 80 last night Mason TOOK
the train at Buffalo and was going T. Pitt-hurg. ~
fine train left Buffalo he told the conductor he was nov
we'll and misht be taken sick. and requested that 10
he taken care Of As the train nearing here III,
cond iqor heard Vas groan. Going to his beitA
and pulling back the curtains. he saw Mason with
nearly all his clothing or his throat cut from ear 10
ear several bad cuts his body. dangerous stab IN
his abdomen three fearful slshes across the M
side Of his left wrist. lie was covered WITH b!OH
from head to foot. The loss OF blood had been %
great that he was able talk Iu little When asked
why he did ii. he said it was on account 81 Dus"e>S
troubles that he meant to do IL, and did not Waho
b live any longer lie soon became dellFous' ana
ON the arrival Of the train here he was taken IN Il
C~fng ondlt0n 10 the Phoenix Hotel. fhys"'a"'
wer, called and pronounced the wounds twenty five
In all, serious. They think he may not live tlrou-h
TO MORROW.
Mason seemed 10 come 10 his right mind about
o'clock When told his condition he broke com.
petely down. lie said he did not wish t. die, ana
requested the presence Of minister. Llder WARREN
Of the Methodist Church. called and spent some
time IN prayer with the poor man, VINO loied IA LAO
H. C. Mason, a brother and mem0er Of the COM
Council Of the second Ward i1'tsnn;S, 'a'n ,,
this Afternoon lie said his brother has not been Wen
for three or four years. His Illness was due 10 a
severe mental strain. brought about By c0hstihO
application t. hi. business. lie could give no reason
t,r the act and thought II must have been done wlo
his br thcr was suffering from temporary insanity.
Mason is man Of fine address. forty years old has
a WIFE, is professional man. and well known IN
pittshurg lie LEFT pittshurg week ago for Buffalo,
his friends not hearing from him until last night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-03

centaec of ministerial students and is as free from
cribbing, as any college. But tie vice Is growing
year by year The professors crowd the students
harder. and the students in turn every hep thev
lay their hands The only remedy that VIII
approximate care Is 10 abolish the marking system
Let stand in college he will have to STAND IN
after life his merits. The number OF students
who attend college merely to fuss away four years
and spend money Is small. These men are heither
helped nor injured by marking system; Let inc
marking system CO. II is as impossible to make p
mathematical calculation Of mans intellectual
progress 10 square ininy extract the cube root
zero.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-03

The athletes Of 93 in The College Of tho CITY 81
Now York have decided to give a handicap cross
country some time this month, when VIII pc
omen 10 all members of the college. Prizes Will DC
awarded 10 the first three men I'm at the finish.
The Real Cedric Erro' a hurc'quc on lhtic
Lord Fauntcroy@ will be presented by the Dramatic
Club on March % and % James !. X. EiacSet. ~.
viii take the leading part In Turned Up comedy
70 he produced at the same time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-03

leans than English are addicted to is use az dinner
In England fcuuently not than two-tilirr, o.
those at table take wine while at home II i seldom
refused Those few who like myself are aDs'ap.els.
are sometimes pnt I'm embarrassing positions ny haNne
their glasses filed during the dinner although ,hsy
never even look upon the wino-cnp whcn II Is I'll
/ dispose Of the matter cApciitiously AID wtioue
verbal explanations by turning down the glasses ~
my plate,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-03

rs q factor I'm education. The lecture was for the
benefit OF the Y. VI. c. 4. Of Dickinson College,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-05-28
The Culture of Pearls.

The production of pearls by assisted
propagation is a curious industry, which
has been carried on more successfully by
the Chinese than by any other people.
They take the mussels from their beds,
and, prying open the shells, or boring
holes through them, insert small molds
or beads so that they will lie in the soft
flesh. The animals, being unable to eN
pei these foreign bodies, Immediately
begin to cover them with nacre, as des-
cribed in the natural pearl-making pro-
cess. In a year complete coating is
formed, but the beauty of the pearl is
greatly enhanced by allowing it to re-
main undisturbed for two or three
years.
These pearls, however, are seldom
perfect in shape, because It's almost i'm
possible to obtain or manufacture ker-
nels of fawless spherical form. The de-
post of nacre, of course, follows every
inequality of surface in the artificial
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-05-28
A Famous Ohio Poet.
From Texas Siftings.


Capt. George w. Cutter, author of
s0The Song Of Steam" "E Pluribus
Unum," Never, Never" and many
other bold and stirring hymns, was born
in Kentucky, though much of his life
was spent in Cincinnati. He was gal
liant soldier in the Mexican war; an elo-
quent and learned barrister and a most
entertaining companion. For charm of
conception, choiceness of expression
and vigorous language some of his
poems will rank with anything in our
language. But he was a victim of in
temperance.
His poems, "Never, neverW and "E
Plurlbus Unum," were set to music dur
ing our civil war, and sung everywhere
in the North, with the most inspiring
effect. Probably no song ever thrilled
a nation to greater extent than that of
during the war hearing it sung in Gin
cinnati by choir of 200 voices, at pa
triotic meeting of some ten thousand
persons in grove, and can never for
get the grand effect on the audience, as
each singer, with flag raised in his
hand, sang with thrilling effect the last
verse:
Then up with our flag Let it stream in the air,
Though our fathers are cold in their graves;
They had hands that could strike, they had
souls that could dare
And they were not born to be slaves.
Up! up! with that banner where er it may call
Our millions shall rally around;
And nation of freemen that moment shall fall,
When its stars shall be trailed on the ground.
A few nights afterward | was sent for
to see a person in the station house in
my city. | went, and found there the
author of "E Pluribus Unum," pale and
trembling from the effects of terrible
debauch, covered with filth, and his
clothes almost torn off him. l spoke
kindly to him, told him how the vast
audience, but a day or two ago, had
been inspired to patriotic duty by his
songs. He clasped his hands to his eyes
and exclaimed: "Great God what
wreck | have made of myself" bent
over me and wept like child, promis-
ing by all that was sacred that he would
reform.
With the aid of some friends he was
taken out and cared for in way his pit
iful condition demanded. New clothes
were obtained, pleasant boarding
house found, and for a few weeks he
was himself again, endeavoring to es
tablish himself again in his profession.
But, alas the chain of appetite was too
strong-it shortly dragged him down to
bis grave
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-05-28
A New Form of Socialism in Boston.
From the Christian Union.

From the Christian Union.
The talk about Christian socialism has
at length taken shape in the beginning
of parish of Christian Socialists, if this
is not too large a name for it, under the
auspices of the Episcopal church in Bos
ton, the clergyman IN charge of it being
the Rev. w. d. p. Bliss, who some years
ago left the Congregational for the Epis-
copal church, in the conviction that he
might find In the latter larger freedom
for carrying on the work of Christian
socialism. and better encouragement of
it than seemed to him to be possible
elsewhere. He began with an afternoon
service April 19, in Brunswick Hall, 241
fremont street, using the Episcopal
even song, and explaining in his sermon
what he hoped might be accomplished
in ''The Church of the Carpenter" His
! congregation was large, and a deep in
terest was manifested in the work. 1t
was representative company. The
Rev. j. II. Ward assisted in the services:
Mr.. Robert Treat Paine, the President
of the Associated Charities in Boston,
acted as one of the wardens, and Mr..
George E. Mcneil, the well known So
cialist, also served in that capacity
Mr.. w. d. Howells was an attentive
member of the congregation, and the in
teIest was so deep and vital that a large
number of the men and women present
gave in their names as persons desiring
to Join the Brotherhood of the Carpen-
tiers, which was organized for the work
of advancing social Christianity during
the week. The spirit shown at this mi
tial service may mean much or little as
it is tested by subsequent meetings, but
the movement seems to have already
found the right sort of supporters
among active, thoughtful and earnest
people, and may be regarded as sign
of the times, and as possibly the first of
large number of analogous gatherings
in different places, in which, without
separation from present religious organi
cations, people may reach a freedom in
worship and work which they do not
now ordinarily find in regularly or
oaniZed parishes
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-05-28
A Lawyers Effective Oratory.

From the Illinois State Journal.
Jonathan III. Pugh was palefaced
young lawyer. Day after day he sat
waiting for clients, but none came. The
first term of court appeared and his
name had not appeared on the docket.
At that time my father was clerk of the
circuit court. One day there came to
him a poor, sad woman, who poured
into his ear a pitiful tale of woe. A
brother-in-aw had robbed her of all
the property left her by her dead hus-
band, had oppressed and abused her,
and was now seeking to take from her
care her only child, little girl 8 years
old. My father became greatly inter
ested in the woman and promised to
help her. He at once sent for Pugh.
The young lawyer came and took charge
of her case. The poor woman's broth
er-in-law was rich, and he employed
the best of counsel, and made every
preparation in his power to defeat her
in court and subject her to still greater
oppression. He even circulated the
most slanderous stories against her, and
succeeded in totally destroying her
good reputation. This story kindled
the soul of Pugh, and he went to work
with fierce determination to unmask
the villain. The day for the trial ar
u.
oughly aroused, and the old courtroom
was crowded with spectators. The sad
and dreamy young lawyer became an
other mana bold and dauntless knight
fighting for outraged womanhood He
arose to speak. The silence was pain
full With master hand he laid before
court and jury the work of the poor wO
mans oppresser. The periured wit
nesses withered beneath his fiery de-
nunciation. Judge, jurors and specta-
tors bent forward to listen. AS he told
of the woman's wrongs, tears filled the
eyes of all. Then he turned from the
weeping woman to the author of her
sorrows In terrible language he ex-
pressed the villainy of the man. Sud
denly he faced the victim ofhis scorn, and
pointing his quivering finger at him eX-
claimed: "You have stolen from this
poor woman all her property. Not only
this; YOU have robbed her not only of
her last dollar, but of what is more
precious than gold-her good name.
And now, with savage hands, YOU try to
tear from her arms her darling child.
In the awful hereafter YOU should not
even be allowed the miserable comfort
of herding with the common damned,
but in some lower, deeper hell be COM
PEELED, singly and alone, to howl out an
eternity of Woe.
Gas Pugh reached this climax it fell
like bolt of thunder on the ears of the
guilty man and he rushed headlong
from the courtroom. Pugh's reputa-
ton was made. He was flooded with
clients, and was at once one of the bust
est lawyers in town.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-05-28

that in its superior primary course gives
to the child of the hrmbest artisan
not only a solid foundation in all essen
tails of mother-tongue instruction, but,
by means of it's complimentary courses,
in manual training and modern langua-
ges as we'll We likewise find clean cut,
well-defined course in the special second
airy schools flor the child who seeks
preparation for commercial or profess
sional life by modern methods; while,
by the systematic arrangement of it's
classical lycee course. results are
achieved which excite the admiration
and envy of the President of one of
our most honored universities. Turning
to our own programmes, we find what
can only be characterized as more or
less futile effort to build on one founda-
ton several distinct structures, each one
of which is diverse in the special ends
sought to be accomplished. In our effort
to do everything we have fuiled to do
anything sufficiently we'll to en-
title it to favorable comparison with the
results attained by more skillful APP
portionment of labor.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-05-28
Old Wages in Congress.

In the early days of the American
Congress members were paid by the
day, at the rate of So day. They only
got wages for such days as they were
present-an arrangement designed to
discourage absenteeism--and the roll
call served as their salary record
There were no railways in those days,
of course, and instead of the mileage at
10 cents per mile given now, congress
men were given by law one days pay
for each twenty miles travelled in
going to Washington from their
homes and back. This was based
on the supposition that twenty
miles was an average days journey
on horseback or by stage. One repre-
sentative's diary, written in 1901 and
still extant, records that his trip to the
national capital from Providence, r. l. :,
was agreeably accomplished in six
weeks. Going to Congress was quite an
affair in those times. If the same rule
governed now, as to the days pay for
each twenty miles covered, representa-
tives and senators would find it very
profitable. Their wages then amounted
to about 81 900 a year; now 900 is the
figure, or about $3.50 a day all the year
round. A member coming from Cali
fornia would thus receive So, $50 for the
round trip, whereas under the present
system he only gets $780,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-05-28
ONLY SHOT A GHOST.
Dilemma of a European Far Up on the
Congo River.
From the New York Sun.

Congo River.
From the New York Sun.
Mr. Glave, who has spent six years on
the Congo, and who was in this city for
several months prior to his recent de-
parture for Alaska, tells story about a
dilemma he got into soon after he was
put in charge of Equator Station, far up
the Congo, among the Bayanzis.
He had taken into his service the
slave of free man who lived near the
station. This slave was skillful hum
ter, and he was often provided with a
CUR and sent into the woods to get meat
for his white employer. A rivalry for
the affection of dusky damsel had
made him the enemy of free black of
another village, who met him when
they were hunting in a field of manloc.
"Now, [ have you alone, [ am going
to bind you and drag you off, said the
jealous negro.
Il am not baby said the slave,
''that YOU should bind me without my
defending myself"
The slaves contact with the whites
evidently convinced him that he had
some rights. He bad hardly uttered
the words when the free man let fly a
spear into the slaves cotton trousers.
The slave levelled his gun and blazed
away, sending a charge of small shot
into his assailant's abdomen. The gap
ing wound excited great establishment
among the blacks, and the poor wretch
who had thus tempted fate died with
out a word.
There was terrible uproar in the vii
lagos A free man had been killed by
slave. It was turning custom upside
down. There was every prospect of a
disastrous struggle. Glave was almost
distracted when suddenly shrewd
letich doctor turned up with an idea
that claimed the elements of Bayanzi
society. This fetch man was a person
of great authority. He secretly came to
Glave and told him for a handsome
present he would settle the trouble.
His valuable services were at once Sc
cured. and the news went forth that the
great man had great information for the
world at large With due solemnity he
then announced that after the death of
the victim he had examined the gaping
wound. He found that the mans liver
was black He could not live with such
a liver. He had died before the shot
was fired The slave had fight with
his ghost, but the man was already
dead and the slave could not kill him!
This remarkable declaration was ac
cepted as inspired truth. Peace was de-
clared, and the bereaved family accept
ed the indemnity offered by Mr.. Glave.
1t took $50 worth of beads to wipe out
the insult Glave's servant had offered to
the GHOST
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-05-28
Coloring Artificial Eyes.

The art involved in coloring the crys-
tai ball intended for the schlerotica, or
white of the eye, in producing an arti-
fetal member, has been reduced to a
matter Of great simplicity, at the same
time attaining the desired perfection.
In the best results the artisan applies to
the glass ball enamels of different col
ors, which, amalgamating with that of the
crystal in pasty state, gradually give it
the tint of nature optic. This operation
begins with the iris. which is formed
by the use of several amalgamated
channels, and, the iris finished, there is
placed in its center a spot of black
enamel; this is the pupil, which is to be
encircled by the artist with its areola,
the process being completed by draw
ing those almost infinitely small as well
as exquisite fbers which are found in
the iris. The globe of the eye being in
this manner brought to its completed
state of beauty and adaptation, all that
remains is to place it in the center of
the crystal ball
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-05-28

Advantages of TeIegraphy.
From the Message.

The reporter who has been an oper-
ator has decided advantage in getting
his copy to the office by telegraph. A
year or two ago one who had a knowl-
edge of telegraphy was sent to Dobbs
Ferry late at night on an extremely i'm
portant affair. He arrived there at II
o'clock and bad to drive considerable
distance from the station, and it was |
A. NJ. when he returned to the depot.
The last train had gone and the tele-
graph office closed a long time before
A Waterman or track walker at the de-
and a half away, and that he was i'll any
how, and that there was no possibility
of sending anything by wire that night.
When the Waterman had obliglngly
taken walk up the track the writer
tried the office window, found the catch
rather loose, and with the thin blade of
pocketknife soon removed the faSten-
ing. To open the window crawl in and
connect the wires in the switchboard
was the work of a moment. IN. Y"
was called and raised, and the loop to
the newspaper office asked for. Twelve
hundred words were sent in before 2
o'clock, without copy, it being necessa-
ry for lack of time to compose the story
as it was telegraphed on the key. This
was done in the dark, for fear the
Waterman would see light and come
back and shoot the reporter for burg
larry. go. K" having been received
the reporter went outside, closed the
window, and spent the remainder of the
night gazing at the moon and throwing
pebbles in the Hudson.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-05-28
Personal and Interesting.

The knowledge is very general, says
the Chicago Herald, that there exists a
feeling of jealousy between the two not
ed English actors, Henry Irving and
Wilson Barrett. When the latter first
resolved to come to this country it is
stated that the feeling on the part of
Irving grew very strong, and meeting
on the Strand one day, he said in his
hating tones:
So-er-Barrett, I--eh-hear you are
going to America"
Barrett replied in his highly dramatic
voice: "Well, had thought of so do
ing, Irving"
Well-eh-America is a-eh-young
country; good-eh---you know, but you
-eh-must discriminate"
$50 | have a-heard."
''What do you-eh-propose to inflict
n-eh-them, Barrett?"
''Well, [ had a-frst thought of play
ing 'Claudian, and then, a-perchance,
to give them Hamlet
Hamlet?' Why, L eh = have
played Hamlet there"
This was said with such an air of SUI
periority that Barrett was nettled and
he snapped out angrily: "Well, con-
found you, do you a-think you are the
only man that can play Hamlet ?'
'No! no But I--eh-think yoll-eh
are the only man that can t.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-05-28
why She Married Him.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer


We had not long ago, in New York,
woman of sagacity, who had lived to
nearly 80 years of age without taking
husband. She had a good character
and large fortune, and was much court
ed. The man she finally selected to be
her husband was in the nature of a sur
prise to many of her friends. The dis
appointed suitors concluded to get him
down to Delmonico's, under the pre-
tense of congratulatory lunch, in order
to find what it was in him which had
captivated the lady. He soon found
what they were after, and was willing
to crafty them. Said he: Gentlemen,
| had not 81 900 to my name; of that |
owed about half to my tailor. I had no
expectations. My business did not
promise to amount to much. But [ ac-
quainted my wife, as she now is, with
the fact that [ had not one relative in
the world. She saw what she was going
to escape by taking man with my free
dom. She married me-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-05-28
Cunning Fire-Ba gs.

Yesterday, at the Astor House, met
eX-Fire Marshal Lewis. He is large,
portly man, whose black hair and mus
tache are beginning to show the attacks
of time. He has been interested in fire
insurance for thirty years. In speaking
Of the singular Heinrich arson case now
pending in the general sessions, he
said: "There is much less incendiarism
than is commonly supposed. 1t seldom
comes to light, as the fire-bugs have
grown very cunning, and in too many
instances it is impossible for the COM
panies to procure any legal evidence
against them. Nearly all criminals of
this class are of foreign origin. The
largest number are the Russians, and
the next the Polish Jews. They seldom
plan large fires or heavy losses, but
scheme SO as to have small fires in their
shops or parlors during their temporary
absence from home. The damage sell
dom exceeds 5000, and runs as low as
500. In one case | ran down a Russian
who had had fifteen fires in three
years, and on each occasion had collect
ed his insurance. Though / was GER
tain that he was the incendiary, and
that the pretended damage was largely
bogus, | could do nothing to bring the
man to lustice.7
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-05-28
Snobbery in Gotham.

From the New York Sun
Some of the numerous armorial bear
ings on the carriages of New Workers
are worth illustrating in comic papers;
no such elaborate, splendid trappings
are visible on the broughams of the ex-
allied nobility Of England as may be seen
any day on Fifth avenue or Broadway.
Crests, notices and coats of arms. are
emblazoned on plates almost as big as a
there is enough gold and glitter about it
to suggest an amateur circus. Some of
the designs are carried out on the
blankets of the horses, and even on
the buttons of the coachmen. 1t is an
expensive fad when pushed to excess
Naturally such delirium of armorial
ornamentation exists only in a repub-