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PROBLEMS.
7ow 70 Please Dull and Electric
Diners.

Diners.
Everyone will admit that the
bod diner-out, the one who knows
ov to tell good story, sing
ang and introduce topics OF con-
srsaton that shall be OF general
l.erest without being personal, IS
rara avis, and one to be carefully
dtivated and nurtured when
lmd. Next to the cook he is the
lost important person at the
Gty. The charm of his presence
IA recompense for the human
nps of lead, who have to be ask
B, as we'll as for the electric sort
ibeing8 who carry with them an
nOsphere charged with elements
storm and disturbance, and VINO
Ian Overlong dinner become irrI-
IDLE and argumentative, while the
alen ones seem to grow heavier
g. longer they sit.
i gentleman who was greatly
LIBERATED for his after-dlnner talks
rs asked how he managed to al
ays have something to say at the
,,ht time. He replied, 'pll tell
3u my secret, which isn't very
olch Of a one after all. Ii l read
ahear a good story 1 remember II
alin telling it try to talk to the
pint as much as possible.
AIady was kind enough to tel
1eI had saved her dinner from ;
ut failure the other evening sim
lg because I remembered to re
Peat some paradoxes and puzzlln1s
Poblems which set everybod.
a3.king trying to work them Out
hey were as old as the hills, bu
3othe rounds of the newspaper
Ron time to time, and everybod
qght know them if they heede
'aat they read
AN APPARENT PARADOX.
1t was very amusing to lIste
" the discussion which ensue
saen | asked, How can a shl
~ll taster than the wind?'
d, Every yachtsman knows thai
sup can sail faster than the win
i ia1' Is to say, if the wind is blo'
pr8ten knots an hour, q ship mf
making twelve or fifteen kno
II noun hour. Now, it is obvious tn
nv me ship is sailing before t
S ,.au it cannot, at the utmo
GTsyeI faster than the wind itself
tS.oTlng; as a matter of fact it W
f5s 'el much more slowly. Ii,
At At other hand, the ship is salli
n ss.a an an angle with the wind
WINS at first sight that the WI
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The Edison Monograph !

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must act with less effect than be-
fore, but more quickly than the
wind itself is blowing.
This is paradox which few,
even of those who are acquainted
by experience with the fact, have
found themselves able to explain. [
didn't care to have the matter set
tied simply wished to make con-
versation general"
"When they were at the point
of coming to blows concerning this
matter I propounded the following,
which gave another turn to the
conversation
ANOTHER PUZZLER.
GA train starts daily for San
Francisco to New York and one
daily from New York to San Fran
cisco, the journey lasting seven
days. How many trains will
traveller meet in journeying from
San Francisco to New York?
at appears obvious at the first
glance that the traveller must meet |
seven trains, and this is the answer
that will be given by nine people
out of ten to whom the question is
new. The fact is overlooked that |
every day during the journey a
fresh train is started from the other
end, while there are seven on the
way to begin with. The traveller
will not therefore meet seven trains,
but fourteen.
"Here is another: A man walks
round a pole on which is monkey
AS the man moves the monkey
turns round on the top OF the pole
so as still to keep face to face with
the man. Query-When the man
has gone round the pole has he or
has he not gone round the monkey?
"The answer which will occur at
first sight to most persons IS tnat
the man has not gone round the
monkey, since he mas never been
behind it. The correct answer,
however, as decided by knowledge
in the pages Of which this moment
Gus question has been argued, is
that the man has gone round the
monkey in going round the pole
"Tne grape trick IS good one TO
make conversation. Pit three
grapes upon each of two plates and
: give them and fork to two people
r Sitting on opposite sides OF the
table; they are TO look into each
e others ewes without moving, and
e see which one will be able to eat
the grapes first.
"Many a one may puzzle his
r. brain over this query:
= "If a goose weighs ten POUNDS
and half it's own weight, what is
the weight of the gooseT
"The majority will undoubtedly
ic answer ten pounds at once, pu1
after giving the problem a little
thought they will discover thai
re twenty pounds is the correc
10 answer.
a aThe following simple questlo
a. will often catch the unwary: 'HoV
al many days would it take to cut u
is a piece of cloth fifty yards long
~ one ward being cut every day
IN Forty-nine days, instead OF nlCy'
10 correct.
ne can impromptu toast in rhym
ce or Jingle, hitting Oft some wei
an known characteristic OF host G
k quest. will create o deal OF mefr
'rt ment. There must, OF course,
an no malice in this, nor touching
It's tender places. 6,
ho "Oranges offer much material II
ri amusement at the dinner table.
he queer, grotesque face may be MAJ
Ter by taking an orange firmly betwe'
the thumbs and forehngers Al
thy gently pinching bit of the SIX
ks for the nose; above this thrust
al two wax matches, the sulphur 81
The out, for eyes. You cut a m0 {,
tell and teeth without any trouble
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PAPER HANGING |!

GIVE L. MEYER, THE PAINTER
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done promptly and neatly. $50 Fort st.
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Hyacinthe on the Pope.

Pere Hyacinthe delivered an address
in the Gallican Church in Paris or the
25th, on behalf of the movement for the
revision of the Concordat. There was
an immense audience present, includ-
ing many members of the Senate and
Chamber of Deputies. In his address
the speaker disclaimed any intention to
attack the Catholic religion, but he con-
demned superstitious abuses, such as
the Lourdes vision and the Treves coat,
and he made vehement attack on tt e
Pope's temporal power agitation as in
consistent with his priestly office. He
said he honored Pope Leo for his ex-
emplary virtues and courage, but not as
pretender to the possession of Italian
soil, and to the right TO enjoy eXcep-
tional laws which would recognize him
as an earthly potentate. Plus TX. he
regarded as a sincere man, but Leo was
too vigorous a diplomatist, who would
do wisely to heed the will of the Italian
people and submit to the country s
laws. The address was loudly APP
Dlauded
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An Alderman1c Row.

A disgraceful scene occurred in the
city council meeting at Quincy, Ill.,, on
night of the 10Th. In debate over
sewer building, which Mayor Thomp-
son refused to endorse, AID, AID. har-
able puppy and REBEL" and
said he would do him up yet. The
mayor said: "Sit down or I'll throw the
gavel at YOU" They nearly came to
blows, and some one heard revolver
click. Aid. Swimmer was also called q
Jew by Harrop, and for time itlooked
as if the entire meeting would break up
in bloody row. 1t is said Harrop has
once been in an ASYLUM.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-28
MAUD S. TIME BEATEN.
SunoI Lowers the Worlds Record by Half
Second.

SunoI Lowers the Worlds Record by Half
Second.
Maud S. worlds trotting record,
which has stood for years as the best
for mile, was finally beaten at Stock
ton, CAL, on the Goth, on the k1teshaped
track by Senator Stanford's peerless lit
tie mare Sunol, which was sent over the
distance by Driver Marvin in the phe-
nomenally fast time of 2.084. Robert
Bonner's famous mare did it In 2:0S8,
and SunoPs time is therefore half q Sec
ond better than the long-standing rec
ord. There were six timers brought to
bear on the mare. and as all of them
agreed there can be no doubt as to the
accuracy of the record. She went
the first quarter in 31&, half
in 1904 fiat, three-quarters IN
81, and came home strong
and scored in 2:084. The crowd went
wild when the time was made known.
Marvin has all along declared that SEN
ator Stanford's fleet mare would lower
the mark made by Maud S., and after
the race asserted that before many
months she would be driven the mile in
2.O6
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-28
WHERE WILL HE GO?
The Pope May Remove His Headquar
tiers from Rome to Malta.

A Rome dispatch saws the situation at
the Vatican is not less unsettled than a
week ago. The Pope is strongly in ia
vor of abandoning Rome, and thereby
calling the attention of the whole world
to his annoyances against the Quirinal.
But he is not willing to take such mo-
mentous step without the consent of
his ecclesiastical advisers, and this he
has as yet been unable to obtain. 1t is
thought possible, however. that he may
decide to act upon his own judgment, in
which case his counsel would be obliged
by religious duty as we'll as their per-
sonal interests to obey his will. While
Vienna has been spoken of as possible
place of refuge Tor the papal court,
there is much better authority for the
statement that the pontifcal seat will be
established at Malta. where he would
be even more independent than in
Rome, and where England has given
formal acknowledgements Of the suprem-
acy of the Roman Church in religious
matters affecting the Catholics of that
place. In Vienna the Pope would be in
some degree under the influence of the
Austro-Hungarian hierarchy, richly en-
dowed ecclesiastical bodies whom the
Pope already considers too inclined to
independence, if not to arrogance. If
the Pope goes, it will probably be to
Malta
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ON HER WAY TO CHILL.
The Big Cruiser Boston Sails from New
York for the Pacific.

Inc big cruiser Boston SAILS from new
York for the Pacific.
New YORK, Oct. 24.-The steel cruiser
Boston will sail at noon to-day to rein
force the United States squadron in
Gillian waters. 1t has been rumored
that the South Pacific was the station to
which the new vessel would be or
dered, but not till the riots in the
streets of Valparaiso did the Navy
Department issue specific instruc-
tons. These were received by Capt.
Gilbert G. Wiltse Wednesday. The
Secretary directed him to proceed to
Valparaiso as soon as his ship was ready
for sea and report to the senior naval
officer there. The Boston will stop for
coal at several ports while on her Jour
ney. Valparaiso, it is thought, will be
reached in about two months. Here
Capt. Wiltse will report to Rear A dmiral
Brown, or, in his absence, to Capt.
Schley, of the Baltimore.
Although not an armOred vessel, or
even a protected cruiser, the Boston
will compare favorably with the CHILEAN
big battle-ship, Capt. Prat. Shis is big
rugged vessel with 10000 square feet Of
sail area. The latter can only be
used as an auxiliary power, however,
for under sale alone, with the most
favorable conditions, it could not make
more than four knots an hour. It has
no armor whatever, but is protected by
steel deck II inches thick. This ex-
tends 100 feet over over the machinery
and magazines, and four feet below the
water
The ship is built of steel throughout.
Her armament consists of two 8-inch
breech-loading rifles, SIX 6-inch breech-
loading rifles, and eleven rapid-fire and
machine guns. The Boston has 26 Off
clers and 269 men. She carries with
her stores for a years cruise and some
francisco
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GREAT DISTRESS IN RUSSIA.
Frosts Add to the Suferings of the Starv-
ing People.

y NOStS <AAN 20 (hAO VA eAC SOL v
ing People.
LONDON, Oct. 24.-The st. Petersburg
correspondent Of the Standard says that
the approrch Of frost has caused a renew
al of the cries of distress. The Novosti
estimates that 100000 of peo-
pie are without food. Statistics
prove conclusively that in many
places spectators get extortionate
prices. Corn merchants and village
koolaks, or usurers, are charged with
responsibility for the extortion. A
Samara paper declares that Jews are in
the habit of reducing those in their
power to the lowest stage of poverty.
Incidents showing the terrible distress
of the people continue to be re-
corded. A poor woman Of Ratchino
on returning home from neighboring
village, whittier she had gone to try to
purchase food, found all her children
dead, and, a post-mortem examination
being made, their stomachs were found
filled with rags and earth. Many viii
lagos are entirely deserted in the dis
trict of PORN One-half of the pop
uIation of Reazan has died of hunger
and disease. An odious traffic is car
ried on in women's hair, the best heads
REALIZING q crown apiece.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-28
BRIBERY WAS COMMON
When Ignatius Donnelly Was Member
of Congress.

of Congress.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Oct. 21.-In the
celebrated libel suit of 1gnatius Don
nelly against the Pioneer Press, for
500 900, the newspaper to-day not only
true, but made a dozen other as
IN duplicating Mr. Donnellv, the
Central Pacific Railroad, and
many public men. It says when Mr..
Donnelly was member of Congress he
demanded and received $1,000 from
Richard Franchot, agent of the Central
Pacific Railroad, for his influence in
favor of the road; that the plaintiff then
went to New York and demanded the
same amount from the officers of the
same company, which was paid
by means of a check payable
to the order of Mr.. Franchot.
When the plaintiff presented this
for Franchot's endorsement the latter
at first refused, charging the plaintiff
with being a swindler and a legislative
pirate, but afterwards the check was
paid to plaintiff. The answer further
asserts that M. Donnelly or his attor-
ney wrote an anonymous letter to Will
lam Springer, chairman of the House
committee on elections, offering to pay
to Mr.. Springer's wife $1,000 for
the purpose of corruptly influencing
Mr.. Springer in the pending contest be-
tween the plaintiff and W. d. Washburn
for seat in the House. Anotherinstance
cited is that Mr.. Donnelly demanded
So, 900 in cash and the same amount in
capital stock from the Hastings & Da-
kota Railroad Company for working for
land grant to the road. The demand
was reused, but So ,500ln stock was given
to the plaintiff, which he &C.
cepted while a member of Con-
gress, and that the plaintiff received
from the Memphis, El Paso q
Pacific Railroad Company the sum of
5000, 900 in capital stock, and a promis-
sorry note, or due bill, signed by J. G.
Fremont and d. E. Epperson on behalf
of the company, for $50, 900 for his infu-
ence in favor of measures affecting the
com pany favorably. The answer also
contains many specific charges of brib-
ing in the Minnesota legislature. Col.
| w. S. King, ex-congressman from the
Third Minnesota District, was on the
stand all day, and corroborated nearly
all the charges of the Pioneer Press
He was particularly positive about issu-
ing checks for 81, 800 and $1,000 from c.
P. Huntington, of the Central Pacific
Railway, to Mr.. DOnnelly.
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WRECKED BY A MIRAGE.
An American Vessel Lost Under Pecu
liar Circumstances.

An American Vessel Lost Under Pecu-
liar Circumstances.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. PA mirage
in the Caribbean Sea was the cause Of
the total wreck of the new American
barkentine Steadfast while bound from
Port-of-Spain to Philadelphia with a
cargo of asphalt She was wrecked
several weeks ago, but the crew has
just reached here on their way home
from the Island Of st. Croix. the
scene of the disaster. When the Stead
fast sighted the lofty peaks of St. Croix
the atmosphere assumed peculiar
light color, and it became impossible to
detect the sky from the island, every
thing assuming similar shade and
color, resembling the irro-stratus
clouds, hiding the entire lower portion
of the island. The peaks and mountain
tops appeared to be twenty miles away.
The tol% of the mountains seemed to be
inverted, the tall occupants appearing
to grow from sky to earth. The sugar
grinding mills were pouring their smoke
downward and the workmen working
upside down. The Steadtast was kept
under easy sail and perfect control.
Everything went we'll until grinding
sound was heard, and a sudden tremor
went through the ship. The vessel
crashed over the reefs, and was soon
fast on the rocky shore, where her
wreck still remains.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-28
1T CANNOT B OVERLOOKED.

This Government to- Demand Satisfaction
for the Attack on American Sailors.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 24.-Secre-
tary Tracy said this morning that a
further study of the cipher dispatch
received from Capt. Schley, of
the Baltimore, Thursday, in re
gard to their recent assault of
American sailors at Valparaiso, showed
that in addition to the killing of
one man and the serious wounding of
six others, that thirtv-five other Amer
ican seamen were arrested and de-
tanned by the CHILEAN authorities at the
same time, and that they were after
wards examined and dismissed, as there
was no proof that they had been guilty
of any misbehavior. This confirms Capt.
Schlev's other statement that the
Americans were unarmed, sober and
well behaved at the time of the trouble,
and also indicates that at least 40 men
out of the Baltimore's contingent of 275
men were objects of the rage of the
Gillian mob. 1t also appears now that
up to the date of Capt. Schley's report,
the CHILEAN authorities had taken no
steps to arrest and punish any of the
Chliians responsible for the affair, or
at any rate that no Chilians were ar
rested, or that the movement of the
wheels of Justice had operated in any
other direction than against the Amerl-
cans.
An official thoroughly familiar with
all the facts in the possession of the
government in regard to the Valparaiso
affair pointed out this morning that it
was altogether different in its material
feature from the Italian affair at New
Orleans. In the latter case the men
were domiciled here and were prac-
tically citizens of the United States.
AT any rate, they bore no
official relation to the government of
Italy. In the Valparaiso case, on the
other hand, the men attacked wore the
uniform of the United States govern
ment and were attacked simply because
they were Americans. The official said
that the attack on them was a deliber-
ate insult to the American flag and
could be regarded in no other way.
Secretary Tracy had an interview with
the President this morning IN regard to
the matter, out refuses to say what &C
ton has been agreed upon. It's known
that the administration regards the sit
uation as most serious, and that the in
cident is not one that can be overlooked
as simple street row. While no other
vessels have been ordered TO proceed to
Chill to enforce the demand
for reparation that will probably
be made, it is likely that the naval
force in CHILEAN waters Will be speedily
reinforced unless this government re-
ceives some assurance from the CHILEAN
government that proper justice will be
melted out to the offenders. Minister
Egan has been advised of the views of
the administration, but the exact ma
ture of the messages sent him cannot
be ascertained.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-28
FOREST HOTEL BURNED.
The Natural Bridge Building Destroyed
by the Flames.

NATURAL BRIDGE, Va, Oct. 22.--The
Forest Hotel, the largest principal hotel
at the famous Natural Bridge. took fire
at P. NJ. yesterday, during dinner, and
in two hours was in ruins.
The cottages adjacent to the
hotel were also reduced to ashes.
Col. n. G.. Peyton, the veteran
hotel manager, |. NJ. Read and @. w.
Fitzgerald were overcome by their
efforts to render assistance. but are now
recovered. The guests are comfortably
quartered in the remaining hotels. The
property destroyed was valued at $780,
900 and is fully insured.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-28
ITALY FRIENDLY TO FRANCE,
Mutual Explanations Made by Representa-
tiyes of the Two Governments.


tiyes of the Two Governments.
PARIS, Oct. 24.-The Gaulois to-day
says that Count Menabrea, the Italian
ambassador in this city, has had inter
views with President Carnot and NJ
Ribot, minister of foreign affairs. Dur
ing these exchanges of diplomatic views
the Italian ambassador is reported to
have explained the exact nature
Of the demonstrations at Rome result
ing from the Pantheon incident
and aimed against the French
pilgrims. Count Menabrea is also said
to have given France explanations re-
garding the recent interview at Mona,
near Turin, between M. DeGiers, the
Russian minister Of foreign affairs, and
the King of Italy, at which meeting the
Italian premier, Marquis Iii Rudini and
the Russian ambassador to Rome, NJ
Vlangali, were present. Count Mena-
brea, the Gaulois continues, declared
that Italy earnestly desired peace and
relied upon the interchange Of friendly
sentiments which Italy ;elt for France.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-28
High Morality at Hiawatha.

At Hiawatha, Kan, the leading ladies
Of the city have inaugurated a fight
against the London Gaiety girls, who
are giving a series of performances
there. They called upon the council
and asked them to prevent the per-
formance, but that body refused to in
terfere. They then armed themselves
with pitchforks and rakes and scraped
the bills from the boards, and satisfied
themselves somewhat by declaring the
men who attended the show social out
.aaSfS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-28
END OF THE BIG RACE,
Martin Wins the Six Days Bicycle Tour


New YORK, Oct 24.-The six DAYS
bicycle race came to an end at 1913
o'clock tonight. The two leaders, Mar
tin and Ashinger, broke the record of
,405 miles held by Schock. Martin
made ,466 miles and 6 laps; Ashinger,
All miles and l lap. Lamb, Schock,
Albert and Bovst also come in Tor per.
centage of the gate receipts.
At least $1,000 people witnessed the
close Lumsden, in an exhibition half
mile, made it in 1:223, beating the
worlds indoor record of 1:23 by Prince
at Omaha. Martin at the finish look ed
better than at any time since Tuesday
The admiration with which some of the
enthusiasts regarded the riders was
strikingly illustrated about 8 ?. NJ. The
cheering was continued and floral gifts
innumerable was showered upon the
fortunate half-dozen riders who, OF the
fourteen starters, remained in at the
finish. Some one in q box arose, and
unwrapping So bill from a roll threw
it at Martin. Others followed his ex-
ample. and 81, 81 and So bills where
showered upon both Martin and Ashin-
ger. The trainers were kept busy for a
few minutes collecting the money
There will probably be a lively
quarrel later over the division OF
the booty. Danger mark was setat l 300
miles, and each rider got storm of APP
plause when he passed the mark, which
insured him share in the generous
gate receipts. Martin, the leader, went
over the line about midnight on Fri
day.
The race was ended at 1915 O'Clock,
just 142 hours from the start, with the
score as follows: Martin, 1866 miles
laps; AS niger, Al miles l lap; Lamb
l 1862 miles; Shock, l 1923 miles lap; AL
bert, 1,30S miles laps; Boyst, ], POI
miles ; lans