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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-09-03
Insanity Cured i'y Influenza.

In recent number of the Neurolo-
gisches Centralblatt Dr. Metz records
the case of man, aged thirty, who had
suffered with mental disease since the
summer of 1888. In February, 1889, he
became affected with delirium of perse-
cutlon, and was SO violent that he had
to be placed in confinement. At the be-
ginning of the present year there was
an outbreak Of influenza in the asylum.
The patient in question was attacked on
the 18th of January; on the 18th he wrote
rational letter to his wife, giving a
clear and coherent account Of all that
had occurred since he had become in
sane. He dated the recovery of his
mental luoidity from the day on which
ne was attacked with influenza st.
James Gazette.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-09-03

One of the Most Successful Crooks In the
History of Crime.

One of the Most Successful Crooks In the
History of Crime.
1.-THE cleverest thief that ever I had
any thing to do with while connected
with the Secret-Service Department of
the United States Treasury Depart
ment, said ajor Thomas E. Lonergan,
twas Pete Mccartney. He was born
and raised in Southern Illinois, and
could not boast any education. Yet he
was in every sense picturesque figure
in criminal annals. He was the only
man ever met who educated himself
so as to be able to do any thing con-
nected with counterfeiting He could
engrave plate, make his own inks and
paper and print the complete note.
Mccartney had been arrested
many times prior Ito my ar
rest of him, and had always managed to
escape. | captured him at Venice, Ill,
on Bloody Island, the famous old duel
ing ground of that section of the coun-
try, which was little north of East st.
Louis. This was in the fall of 1871. l
took Mccartney to Springfield and
turned him over to United States Mar
shall Routt. who was afterward Governor
of Colorado. Mccartney was charged
with counterfeiting United States
money, and committed to Jail in default
of $50, 900 bail. Negotiations were en-
tered into by the Treasury Department
that Mccartney should turn up certain
plates for counterfeiting notes, and that
in return his bail should be reduced to
$25, 600. The agreement was carried out
on both sides. Mccartney gave up the
plates and $50, 900 in counterfeit money.
He had to go to Deca tur, Ill, where he
had buried it, to dig it up
During the time that this notorious
counterfeiter was out on bail he was ar
rested in st. Louis and was seriously
shot in the fracas that followed the at
tempt to arrest him. While in jail on
crutches he broke out and left, taking
with him four other counterfeiters who
were confined at the same time. A few
weeks subsequently he was again arrest
ed in Texas. A big reward had been
offered for his capture. The sheriff who
secured him telegraphed FOE the United
States officials to come and take posses
sion of him. To make his escape i'm
possible this sheriff and his posse
camped cut all night with Mccartney,
but he got away before morning.
He was again arrested shortly after
this by another Texas sheriff.
To secure him effectually this time
this official manacled McCartney's arms
and legs and started for Austin. When
the train reached Austin Mccartney
had made his escape. During the war
he was arrested on some charge in In
diana and taken to Washington heavily
ironed, hand and foot He escaped
from custody by throwing himself out
of the car window as the Pennsylvania
train was passing Horseshoe Bend.
This is the most dangerous point on the
whole road. He disiocated his shoulder,
but suffered no other injury. Finally
he was captured in Indiana, convicted
and sent to the penitentiary at Michi-
gan City. He is an old man now, but
in his best days was one of the most
slippery fellows that | ever heard Of
ChicapO EvoninU Post
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-09-03
MEERSCHAUM IN CHUNKS.
1t Comes from Turkey and Is Principally
Used for Pipes.

Used for Pipes.
The meerschaum comes from Turkey
in boxes A box holds about fifty
pounds, and is worth from $40 to $500,
according to the size and quality of the
pieces. 1t looks like plaster of paris
smoothed off and rounded. The amber
looks like beeswax or large pieces of
rosin. 1t comes in pieces, and is worth
from So to $50 pound Meerschaum to
make a S. pipe costs about 50. SO. The
amber tips, raw, cost about one-quarter
or one-half as much.
When an order comes for pipe the
proprietor goes through the stock of
meerschaum to get piece out of which
the pipe can be cut with as little loss
as possible. Four-ffths of the meer-
schaum is wasted, though the chips are
often saved and made into imita ton
meerschaum pipes.
The meerschaum is first cut On cir
cular saw into a piece a little larger
than the pipe. If the cutting shows
holes or cracks the piece is cast aside.
Then it is soaked in water for fifteen
minutes and cut the rough shape with
knife. Then hole is drilled through
it and it is turned with a half-motion.
After the turning the stem is inserted.
1t is smoothed off when dry, boiled in
WAY and polished; then it is ready to be
sold.
The amber is worked with chisel
and turning wheel. The chise1 is sharp
and razor-like. A clumsy operator
would cut his fingers off with it. An
old operator takes the piece of ambe in
his hand and rounds it with the chisel,
the forefnger of the left hand serving
as guide for the chisel to play. When
it is rounded it is held against the face
of roughened wheel until it is turned
to approximately the required size.
Then it is put in the same turning
wheel and hole is bored through it.
This is for the more common and
cheaper amber stems, the kind that are
put in brierwood pipes, which sell for
so and rs cents. 1t does not take more
than a quarter or half hour to finish
one of these stems. A stem for more
costly pipe will take day. The short
est time in which good meerschaum
pipe can be made is three days. That
is for plain pipe. If the pipe is to be
carved that time has to be added.
Workmen have spent months on carv-
ing one pipe.
The dust and chips from the amber
and meerschaum arc saved. The amber
dust is melted and made into amberine.
The meerschaum dust is chopped up and
worked into paste, from which imita-
ton meerschaum pipes are made. 1t is
q common idea that real meerschaum
can be told from imitation meerschaum
by the fact that real meerschaum floats
on water, but imitation meerschaum
floats also. Imita ton meerschaum can
be made which will color better than
real meerschaum does, though it does
not last so long and the color is likely
to come in streaks. 1t is hard for q
man who is not in the business to tell
a real from an imitation meerschaum.
The best quality of meerschaum fire..
quently has air-holes and cracks In 1t.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-09-03
AMERICAS RICHEST WIDOW.
She Maintains Private Chapel Costing
Seventy Thousand Dollars.

Seventy Thousand Dollars.
Never has there been such universal
church-going in New York as during
the present season. l saw lady in
black step out Of a handsome mourning
carriage in front of St Thomas church,
last Wednesday afternoon, and some
enc told me that it was Mrs. Moses
Taylor, who, with Mrs. W. H. Wander
bilt, shares the honor of being the rich
est widow in America. She is mem
Der of the Presbyterian church, but is
subject to no bigotries and finds pleas
ure in occasional attendance upon SER
vices in Episcopal churches. Church
going is one of her favorite pursuits at
all times, and down at Long Branch she
has private chapel and chaplain
Of her own, who ministers to
her spiritual needs during her
summer sojourn. This chapel cost
her $4,000 is attended by quite
large congregation of the local Pres
byterians and is the center through
which she distributes her many beauti-
full and lavish charities It was great
surprise to her, upon her husband 8
death, to find herself so rich a woman.
for he never talked to her about his
business, and though she knew he was
d wealthy man, she had formed no cal
eu1ation as to the amount he was worth;
NJ one. indeed, not even his executors,
had credited old Taylor with more than
half q dozen millions at the most, and
the surprise of the latter was great on
the appointed day, when they and the
widow went to open the doors Of the
particularly-solid vault which the old
man had built into the wall of his office.
The innermost compartment was large
enough to hold certificates of stock and
and the like securities without folding
There was a great stack of these papers
Lying neatly on top of each other, un-
wrinkled and increased. They repre-
sented Taylor's investments in railroads,
banks and insurance companies, deeds
of real estate and every sort of sound
financial venture. The widow did not
com prehend the full meaning of this
great pile of documents, but the execu-
tors looked at each other with pleased
significance, and set about making an
inventory. jotting down figures on the
back of card, and announcing in awed
tones TO the widow, when this pleasing
task was done, that she was the sole
possessor of fortune amounting to
80, 000, 600. She bore it with that meek
and gentle resignation of which even
the worst of us would be capable under
similar circumstances, and many un-
tortunates have since had reason to be
grateful that this great sum fell into
isuch discreet and charitable hands.
Mrs. Vanderbilt is also faithful
lohurch-goer, having pews in several diff
;ferent churches. one of her favorite
places of worship being old Trinity
Brooklyn Eagle.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-09-03
1T WAS TOO MUCH.
A Detroit Ice-Man Killed by Truly RI
markable Shock.

A Detroit Ice-Man Killed by Truly Re-
markable Shock.
do many people kick about shortage
of ice?' was asked of an ice-dealer the
other day.
sHeaps of 'em," was the reply.
'And do they have valid excuse?'
''Not one in twenty. They feel it OBJ
ligatory to drop in and claim light
weight, but not one in hundred ever
weighs lump to be sure about it. And
then nearly every lump is allowed to
lay at the gate from fifteen to sixty
minutes, and the sun melts off five
pounds in a very little time"
Il suppose you can tell kicker as
soon as he enters"
81 can. Hush! One has just struck
the foot of the stairs. Wait and see the
circus"
The steps came nearer and nearer,
and presently red-faced man opened
the door, glared around. and asked:
sis this the ice Officer
Eyes, sir.
'Well, l came to see about my ice. !"
eyes" was the non-conmittal reply
'The Jumps look very small to me. "
eyes"
81 guessed their weight to be about
seventeen pounds"
s'Yes."
''Where I ought to have twenty-five
Exactly"
"And SO got pair of scales and
weighed them for a week."
81 see. How much was the short.
age?"
Shortage! Why, man, every lump
weighed twenty-,even pounds, and
some of them thirty, and we come in to
pay you for nineteen extra pounds for
last week. How much is it?"
The ice man turned red-then white
began to trenble, and finally pitched
off his stool to the floor When the re.
porter raised him up he was as dead as
-nackeraL The sudden shock had
killed him.-Detroit Free Press.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-09-03
"A tennis outfit costs anywhere from

"A tennis outfit costs anywhere from
thirty to fifty dollars. This includes
four rackets, ten balls and two back
nets to keep the balls within reach
when they fly high over the middle net
A tennis court requires the services OF
a good gardener at least twice week,
and marking machine with which to
whitewash the lines. About every six
months new middle net is needed,
and a together the game calls for a
considerable outlay during the summer
season. The opinion now seems to be
general that tennis is really an expert
game; hence there is continual de-
mand for the more expensive quality of
the goods. Women and children who
love to dawdle on the lawn have gone
back to croquet and tennis has been
given over to athletes and consistent
enthusiasts who play the game in a thor
ough manner.-N. Y. Sun.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-09-03
A 5000 Sewing MccMr
For SD. so.

This is the "Singer Model
Machine (the origintsl Singer
patent having expired). Equal
TO any eysr made. Superior to
many. Thoroughly we'll made:
Warranted for 5yed's, (signed
and registered guaranty. Su.
perbly finished. Walnut top and
cover; drop leaf; s drawers;
Complete with full set of nickel
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-09-03

plated attachments and all necessary nefdIes, UoO-
bins and tools. Have others with and drawers
and one without drawers or case for $12.75. Also
many other useful articles on which We can save
You 25 to 60 per cent. Standard Watches At unuer
uslly close figures. Send for catalogues.
A. r. EVANS b CO.. 182 State St., Chicago.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-09-03
r TATE OF WISCO Court FOR
~ JEFFERSON CnIIHTY-In Probate

~ TATE OF WISCONSIN-CoUNTY COURT FOR
- JEFFERSON CoUETY-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at u regular term
OF the County Court. to be held in and for said
County. at the Court House in the City of Jeffer-
son, in said County. on the first Tuesday of Sep
TENDER. being the "a day Of September, A. D.
1890. at 81 O'Clock in the forenoon the following
matters will be heard and considered:
In the matter of the estate of
JACOB HoYLER. deceased.
The application of Emile Hoyler to admit to
probate an instrument in writing filed in this
court as and for the last will and testament OF
Jacob Heyler, late of the town of Milford. in
said jefferson county, deceased and for letters
testamentary to be issued to her thereon.
Dated this I'd day of August, A. D. 1890.
BY order of the Court
HENRY COLONIUS,
44w4 County Judge
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-09-03

-Woman-'I want this room white
washed, but I dread the muss of It all. {"
Uncle Pete-"Guess you'se had sum OBJ
desc here cheap whitewashers at wuk.
Use very 'tickular, ma'am. Use white
washed sum OBJ de finest fences in de
city. Whitewash am too Expensive ter
spill 'roun' on furniture. "-Epoch.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-09-03

First Passenger-"Are ye sick,
Thomas?" Second Passenger (faintly)
Dye think I'm doing this for fun?1
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-09-03

When Baby was sick, We gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-01-02
Churning sweet Cream.

Hoard's Dairyman tells that Prof. Jas.
Long, one Of the dairy lights Of England,
has been experimenting in churning
sweet cream, cream ripened to common
modification and sweet cream mixed
with tactic acid. From equal amounts
of well-mixed cream, the sweet cream
gave 80 ounces of butter, that ripened
49, ounces, and that with Tactic acid
yielded A ounces. He then tried it
using acetic acid, ounce to l6 pounds
OF cream, and from it got As ounces of
butter, from sweet cream 40 ounces,
from cream ripened "a hours 80 ounces,
and from well-ripened cream As ounces.
1t will be seen there is only slight
difference in results between churning
we'll ripened cream that takes time and
care and that of churning at once that
treated with acetic acid. He says the
buffers were in each case good. 1t was
also found, as is always the case, that
sweet cream poured into that which is
sour does not all churn. We have al
ways supposed that it helped some to
age and even slightly sour cream, but
the Professor reports that which was
ripened but slightly did not yield rs
much as the sweet ersata.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-01-02
JAPANESE JiNRikiSHAS.
Wheeled Gigs l'rOpollctl by Ono
Two Muscular Natives.

Two-Whoelcd Gigs Propelled by Ono or
Two Muscular Natives.
Horses and draft animals of any kind are
very scarce in Japan, and people in poor Or
even moderate circumstances must walk
when they travel, or else use \ jim ikisha -
This is . curious name for U very simple
contrivance-a two-wheeled gig with very
large wheels, and made very light. The
motive power is . native japanese, who gets
into the shafts and pulls the vehicle along
at Lively rate.
Thirty years ago the Japanese had two
ways OF travelling. One was by bull-carts
and the other was by chairs or baskets
suspended between two poles and carried
on the shoulders Of two men, and this
method is still in use where the roads are
very steep.
The jnrikisha was practically introduced
by the first English settlers in Japan, who
brought out two-wheeled carriages with
them, and the jinrikisha Is simply copy Of
these on small scale.
On good roads y jinrikisha will keep up a
rate Of seven or eight miles an hour for sew
eral hours. When the roads are bad it is
customary to have two men, ono of whom
pulls with cord IN front. The charge for
one man is tea sen an hour, which is abou,
ten cents.
II . person wishes to keep his carriage il:
Japan he can do SO very cheaply, the RAJ,
for jinrikisha and . man by tho week liz
ing only about two dollars. In the count
the rate is generally charged according /
the distance, and coste about cont 4 mil,
--t}olden Days.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-01-02
"STRUCk THE PAY"

Pwist! here, Rover; We nsast be going.
shutdown, and nothing TO eat all day;
Ten miles back 70 tho camp, and blowing.
But what's the odds, when we've struck tho
payy'
Glory! Old boy, it's hard to quit II
Even 10 leave 1t for overnight
Clinch II, porphyry, where we hit IT.
With hard black fingers, stingy and tight
That little seam that means salvation
Hope tor me and home for Sue
Four lonely years OF half starvation
Butt their heads into that streak OF blue.
Ugh. how the cold snow-dour is sitting.
Curse on the wind. that il comes Just now.
Only my tracks for trail and drifting;
And fourteen inches is tough TO plow.
Hard work. That's what il is, old Rover.
That mile was swelled to four times Its size.
Trail plum gone, and the daylight over
And wind that cuts like steel in the eyes.
Whining. Rover. But that won't mend IL.
Come, we must take Il like men, you know.
One stop here in the cold would end It;
Our only safety is on the go.
Think who's praying in old PequawkeI
Tomorrow tho wires will tell her: Come
Struck IL rich In the Empty Pocket"
See her Laughing and cryingf Well, somti
What! You ront move, Then on my shoul-
der
TIL have 70 pack you, you rascal, youi
Nn.h. you're load! I'm getting colder;
There's ton OF lead in either shoe.
Down. o God: But we've got to make It!
Ah-h! How this pinion keeps on the storm
Drowsy-drowsy-Ic can not shake IT.
And this Is so soft and SO warm!
What should life and it, cares DO won fort
Sleep. the Forgotten. 10 kindliest.
Come, old dog, We are done for.
Hore-we -will-rest.
Charles F. Lummis, In Harper's Weekly.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-01-02

trees in the old orchard. Better thoughts
| came to him through the gathering
shadows OF the twilight What short.
lived satisfaction would be in the bit
| ter words which would rankle like
thorns in his little sisters heart. What
lasting sweetness in lifting from her
the burden Of fear OF his severe fault
finding.
"I'll wait till some day l want it and
then I'll ask where IL is, and when she
tries to tell me I'll kiss her and laugh"
he said as at length he turned towards
the house.
'.But no won't. She'll keep on fret
ting over it till she knows know"
"Elsie!' he called at the steps.
"What is 1t, WHIP"
Mother raised her head in anxious At
tention.
Bring me my umbrella, please"
20, WILL" came in . faltering little
voice, as she walked slowly towards
him.
He did not wait for her to 20 on, but
threw his arms around her with laugh.
Yes, you'd have hard time bring
ing it, wouldn't you? know all about
1t, you naughty little thing. II that's
whatgou're been wearing such dole
full face about these few days you'd bet
ter set your mind at rest.
70. Will, aren't you mad with me?"
mot bit"
"You dear, dear, brother! I thought
you'd never forgive me.
1t was, as he knew it would be, long
time before viii had another silk UNI
brella. But it will be far longer before
he will forget the satisfaction growing
out of the result Of the hard-fought bat
tie with himself, satisfaction to be
tasted with every remembrance Of his
victory.-Sydney Day.e, in N. Y. OBJ
server
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-01-02
A CONDUCTORS TALE.


How He Once Brought . Dishonest It'd
Woman tn Time.
/ have often been asked how remember
the faces of all the passengers on a long
train, and tell whether they get OF ut the
right station or try to cheat the company by
riding farther that their ticket designated.
1t does require great deal Of experience to
handle long tram Of heavily loaded
coaches and not allow dcadhead to slip
through. The most difficult passengers arc
ladies. By taking OF a shawl and hat AID
domingo different garb they change their
appearance completely. And, then, ladies
who are riding short distance and thore-
fore do not change their hcadgcar, always
wear hats that look alike. Women follow
styles closer than men. Their dresses will
be cut in the same style, and they even
carry similar styles Of parasols and travel
ing bags. In these cases ] remember lady
sometimes by any peculiar feature Of dress
such as feather in her hat, o lashy
brooch, or ribbon trimmings, say. And yon
would be surprised to know tho number Of
women who consider it only pious fraud
to cheat railroad company out Of the fare
for . ride. There is a small town on
my run where several women get
aboard every day to go to o
county seat lew IulleS away 10
do shopping About the time that open
the door to collect fare some OF these WON
en- are suddenly absorbed in viewing tho
landscape from car window, as IL the
country were entirely new to them and they
were admiring It's beauty for the first time
| suppose they think they will impress me
that they have been on the train for some
time and had never seen the country before
and that would pass them by and they
would soon arrive ut the county seat and
alight. Some of them become SO enrapturcd
with the beauties Of the landscape that
have to tap them on the shoulder several
times and cry: ''Tickcts, pleased" before
he magic spell is broken and they re-
luctantly open their purses. One day an
old lady from this little town got aboard and
she looked inten,ly through he window and
| was apparently oblivious to my presence.
| passed on through the coach and said
nothing TO her. made several trips through
| the coach on purpose to see how she would
| act. The moment / opened the door she
| would suddenly be attracted by some sight
| through the window. Finally wicked up
and, tapping her on the shoulder, said
Madam, that's fine farm out there and l
(, would like to own it; but fare. please
| don't wish to slight anybody" She 'sfelt
| cheap" to use Hoosicr phrase, and ever
| after that time she is always ready to pay
her fare when she rides on my train.-St
Louis Globe Democrat.