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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-25

ner. Then he takes the Schlitz and
drinks the same quantity of it. He
pOurs half of the remaining Culmbach
into his Weiss and the other half into
his Schlitz.
He drinks half of each, pours the con-
tents of both glasses into one, slashes it
around time or two to mix it we'll, and
then very slowly drains the glass with
the deepest satisfaction. He catches his
breath with a prolonged "Ah-h I" gives
his well-trained moustache q wipe with
fine silk handkerchief, picks up his
change, and strides rapidly out.
When he disappears through the
swinging doors the buzz of conversation
is resumed. Sometimes he crosses to
the California Hotel. and again he walks
down Kearney Street few blocks, but
be always returns soon and drinks three
more glasses in exactly the same man
ner. and with the same satisfaction,
never varying the performance in the
slightest degree.
He repeats the performance every few
minutes from then on until exactly mid
night, when be drinks his last three
glasses for the night and strides out after
MS fortleth glass Of beer with as steady
ana elastic step as when he entered the
place.
The walters apparently do not know
who or what he is, except that he is a
good PiHsburg Dispatch.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-25
One Mans Daily Beer.

The thirstiest man has been found in
San Francisco. He's a mystery, but
he's not a drunkard. This freuuenter
of a well-known Bohemian resort on
Bush Street is a tall, hne-looking man,
about 80 years of age, fully feet 3
inches in height, straight as an arrow,
and remarkably well-built. His light,
clear complexion does not indicate
the heavy drlnker, but his capacity tor
beer is enormous.
He always enters the saloon at the
same hour every evening, and on his
appearance all eyes are turned on him,
though he stands at the bar seemingly
to avoid everybody gaze and speaking
to no one, leaving as soon as he is
through. The walters never ask 1.-The
Mystery" what he will have. The bar
keeper picks up three beer glasses of
ordinary size and draws one Scnlitz, one
Weiss and one Culmbach. He places
them on the bar in front Of the custo-
mer, turns the handles toward him,
rings up 80 cents on the cash register,
and stands, towel in hand, ready to
polish off the bar when his patron
leaves.
1.-The Mystery" always picks up the
Weiss first and slowly drinks third of
it, stopping occasionally to look through
the glass 20 that he will not take more
than the desired quantity. He places it
on the bar and drinks a third of the
Culmbach III the same deliberate man.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-25
African Cattle Plague.

Within the past year and half a ter
rible epidemic has destroyed millions
of the cattle of Africa and inflicted a
crushing blow upon the pastoral tribes.
The plague of thirty-fve years ago
worked great destruction, but, accord
ing to the New York Sun, it cannot be
compared with the present affliction.
1t would be of incalculable benefit to
the natives if some means were found
to arrest the progress of this virulent
disease. Thousands of lives among the
pastoral tribes would be saved ii the de-
struction which is carrying off their
cattle were stopped. No competent
person has yet reported upon the
nature of the plague and its remedy.
The symptoms are debility, rapid vast
ing away and refusal of all food. The
plague has also practically eXterminat-
ed all the Ebutfaloes in regions where
they once roamed in great herds. The
results of the epidemic have been most
disastrous in all the cattle-raising coun-
tries of the Soudan, from the regions
south of the big northern bend of the
Niger River for 1000 miles east almost
to the Indian Ocean. The first news
concerning the plague came in letter
written by Capt. Monteil, at kano, on
U ldSI 0dI. liz SdIu AG
served the plague in the district of Lip
tako, west of the Niger River, and that
he could say without eXaggeration that
not one animal in 1000 for 500 miles
along his route to Sokoto escaped. He
lost his baggage animals, and for time
was hardly able to advance.
Capt. Lugard, who has recently re-
turned to England, reports that the
cattle raising tribes between the Albert
Nyanza and the Indian Ocean have suf-
fered greatly from the plague The
Wanyika, north of the Usam bara Noun
tains, within two or three days march
of the east coast, have lost all their
cattle. Flocks of goats now form their
only wealth. On the great Nasal plat
eau, farther west. 5000 feet above the
level of the sea, the warlike Nasal, who
have lived upon the milk and flesh of
their herds, have lost their cattle. This
misfortune, Capt. Lugard SAYS, has great
ly tanned their arrogance. UsOga, north
of Victoria Nyanza, formerly contained
great herds OF cattle, but now all are
gone, The Wahuma, people west of
Usoga, were exclusively pastoral, living
like the Nasal upon their herds. Now
that their cattle have been wholly wiped
out the people have died in great num-
bers, and those who are left are depend
ent npon the the tillers of the soil near
them Tor scanJy subsistence. The cpl
demic is reported to be still spreading
north and south of it's main route across
the continent
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-25

ceased I became gradually more quiet,
but a new fear retained me, | knew
that five minutes would elapse without
ringing, but at the end of that short
time the bell would be rung for a second
time for five minutes more. could
not calculate time. A minute and an
hour were of equal duration. feared
to rise lest the five minutes should have
elapsed and the ringing be again COM
menced, in which case l should be
crushed before [ could escape against
the walls or framework of the bell. |
therefore, still continued to lie down,
cautiously shifting myself, however,
with careful gliding, so that my eye no
longer looked into the hollow. This
was of itself considerable relief.
The cessation of the noise had, in a
great measure, the effect of Supplying
me, for my attention being no longer
occupied by the chimeras | had coniured
up began to flag. All that now distressed
me was the constant expectation Of the
second ringing, for which, however, |
settled myself with a kind of stupid re-
solution. | closed my eyes and clinched
my teeth as firmly as if they were
screwed i'll a vice.
and the first swing of the bell extOrted
groan from me, as they say the most
resolute victim screams at the sight of
the rack, to which he is for the second
time destined. After this, however, |
lay silent and lethargic, without a
| thought.
When it ceased I was aroused little
| by the hope of escape. | did not, how
ever, decide on this step hastily but,
putting up my hand with the utmost
caution, [ touched the rim. Though
| the ring had ceased it was tremulOus
from tile sound and shook under my
hand, which instantly recoiled as from
an electric Jar. A quarter of an hour
probably elapsed before | again dared
to make the experiment, and then L
| found it at rest. [ determined to lose
no time fearing that [ might have lain
then already too long and that the bell
for evening service would catch me.
This dread stimulated me, and |
slipped, but with the utmost rapidity
and arose. | stood, [ suppose, for a
minute, looking with silly wonder on
the place of my imprisonment, pene-
trated with joy at escaping, but then
rushed down the stony and irregular
stair with the velocity of lightning and
arrived at the bell-ringers' room; my
hair dishevelled and my clothes tat
tered.
[ leaned against the wall, motionless
and deprived of thought, in which post
ure my companions found me when, in
the course of couple of hours, they
| returned to their cupation.-Btdck-
acOOd's Magazine.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-25
PSyChIC FarCeS.

Much that is fantastic is going on in
France besides the pantomimic dance
round the Panama wash-tub. Here is
M. de Rochas, for example, who sticks
pins into peoples photographs, and the
sensation if felt by the living original of
portrait just where the point touched
the paper. This would have been sor-
Gerry two or three centuries ago, and M.
de ROchas' pin-pricking experiments
would have caused him to be dropped
over a bridge or burned at the stake.
What used to be sorcery, however, is
now a manifestation of psychic force"
NJ. Papus is another wizard OF the period
whose performances are being talked
about. He can stop the pendulum of q
clock when it is many yards away from
him. All that he has to do is to think
about the pendulum IN such way as to
get his psychic force to play upOnlt. 1t
appears that he has taught other people
the same trick, and that they too can
stop clocks merely by an act Of will.
With such faculty the poorest men
might take a very pretty vengeance
upon rich enemy. If clocks can be
bewitched, why not individuals? Where
now is the superstition of believing IN
the "evil eye"? Here is another
cheerful illustration of what psychic
force can do. A publication that deals
with ''occultism" tells the story of a
servant girl who bewitched bell, but
without intending it. Her mistress had
fallen into the excellent habit ofretiring
to bed early, in order to read there.
One evening the bell belonging to her
room rang, and the servant went to in
quire the motive. The mistress declared
that she had not rung; but as soon as
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-25
The Home of Strikes.

There is an impression in America
that strikes are unknown in China. My
experience is quite to the contrary.
The Chinese have invented the marin
er's compass, gunpowder and strikes,
but the only one of the three which
they have developed fully is the art of
striking. Whenever they want any
thing they ask for it by announcing a
strike. [ did not appreciate at first the
Importance of their feast days, and
when the first one came round they not
only struck, but 200 of them came up
and mobbed my house. No violence
was attempted, but the interchange of
views was like the chattering of 10000
monkeys. l yielded. The miners
would strike if they did not like
their shift boss, strike if they had
bad dinner in the company kitchen,
strike for any reason. Once when
mine, mill and furnace were in full
blast, the miners all struck for some in
significant cause. Tired of expostula-
ton, sent for the head men and told
them gravely that ] had no objection to
the strike If the men wished it, but that
the mill and furnace could not stop.
They had to go right on, and it was very
costly to keep them at work without
ore. [ said that [ did not think it was
right to make the company pay the
loss, and that [ should fine the work
men three days pay for every day they
were off duty. There great hubbub
the miners came to know that what the
head men told them was true. They
went to work the next day and striking
was free in that mine ever after. but
each man paid for his own fun. In the
end, however, they devised a more po-
tent mode of warfare. They went into
the mine with delightful regularity.
They put in their time, but did not put
per cent.-EnQineerinq Magazine.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-25
Very Cleverly Done.

Ben Curler relates that while out on
his recent deer-hunting trip he wit
messed the manner in which coyotes
catch rabbit. He was sitting on a pile
of rock overlooking little valley pos
sibly a mile across, stalking drove of
deer which was expected to issue
through narrow ravine near by, when
his attention was called to two little OBJ
jects which dashed over the brow of the
hill and into the valley nearly a mile
away. Looking through his field glass
he decried them to be coyotes in full
chase of jackrabbit. The rabbit was
about fifty yards in the lead and was
covering the earth as only jackrabbit
can, excepting a coyote.
By and by one of the coyotes laid
down. The other followed the fleeing
hare, and in the course of time succeed
ed in turning him back on his course
towards the one lying down. When the
rabbit was quite close this one raised up
and took up the chase, while the other
laid down. The unfortunate rabbit was
again successfully turned back, and the
first coyote once more gave chase. The
third time worked the charm, and
bunny, conscious only of the foe pursu-
ing, passed so near his crouching antag-
onist that he was seized.-NeUada State
Journal
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-25
A Female Idea OF Economy.

'SOme women have peculiar idea Of
economy" said a well-known merchant
10 St. Louis Republic man. II live
pretty Tar out in the West End, where
corner-grocery and butcher shop pro-
visions cost more than they do any
where else on the present extent of dis
covered earth. We have been paying
80 and So cents each for common,
ordinarily good beefsteaks, and every
thing else In proportion.
''The other day my wife had OCCASION
to visit a friend in South st. Louis and
on her return to Broadway to catch g.
north. bound car, she passed a neat shop
which attracted her attention by reason
of its clean and wholesale display of
fresh meats. She entered the place,
selected large steak, and bought it.
''How much? p she asked the butcher.
reaching for her purse.
Fifteen cents, num-
"'What ! cried my wife, fearing she
had not heard Alright Fifteen cents p
Eyes, mum. Or two for quarter
Two for quarter
eyes, num-
Then gimme two right quick. I
never heard Of such prices IN st. Louis
Proudly she walked out with her two
steaks, but she had only gone block
10 W uSISSIl u0duW ME, never
heard of such prices'-When it dawned
upon her that she ought to take advan-
tage Of the opportunity and lay in
sort of winters supply. So back she
went to the butchers and bought two
more steaks.
well, thus far everything was right,
and for several days we fairly reveled
in cheap, delicious meat. But alas, her
success turned her head. That was q
month ago. And yesterday she told
me, with prize in her voice, that she
had been sending down there every
dav since for one steak-one steak,
mind you, for Is cents, with 20 cents
car fare added.
II dare Dot disturb her dream of
economy. Itwas too realistic and too
full of victorious pleasure for my ruth
less hand to sweep away. | am still
complimenting her on the frugality of
her management-and paying out Just
the same"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-25
Animal ParadOxes.

Perhaps no birds spend more OF
their lives on the wing than parrots and
pigeons, the latter being also among the
most graceful and rapid of the inhabi-
tants of the air. In New Zealand q
species of parrot is found that, finding
its food entirely on the ground, has lost
the power Of flight. 1t differs from the
rest of its family only in this particular,
and in being almost voiceless.
Among recent breeds Of pigeons is
the parlor tumbler, which has not only
lost the power of flight, but has very
nearly lost that of walking as well. It's
queer motions when it attempts to walk
have given it it's name, the tumbler.
GAS thick as the hair on dogs
back" expresses nothing in Mexico,
for the Mexican dog is utterly devoid OF
hair on his back or anywhere else.
The hot climate having rendered it
superfuous, Mother Nature kindly di-
vested him of it. Nor does "the busy
little bee improve each shining hour
In that country. On the contrary, it
soon learns that, as there is no winter
there, there is no necessity for laying in
a store of honey, and degenerates into
a thoroughbred loafer.
"As big as a whale" might be rather
small, as there is q species of cetacean
genus hardly feet long.
"As cunning as a fox" would have
sounded idiotic to the discoveries of
Kamschatka. They found foxes
in large numbers, but so stupid because
they had never before seen an enemy,
that they could be killed with clubs.
The ''birds of feather" that "fock
together do not belong to the penguin
family, rs they are entirely destitute of
feathers, having for covering a kind of
stiff down. Another penguin peculi-
arity is that it swims not on, but under
water, never keeping more than it's
head out, and, when fishing, coming to
the surface at such brief and rare inter
walls that an ordinary observer would
almost certainly mistake it for fish.
Ducks swim the world over, but geese
do not. In South America domestic
species is found that cannot excel an
ordinary hen in aquatic accomplish
ments. 1t has lived so long in a coun-
try where water is only found in wells
that it has lost its aquatic tastes and
abilities entirely.
GAS awkward as a crab" does not ap-
ply on some of the South Sea Islands,
for a crab is found there that not only
runs as fast as an average man, but
climbs trees with the ease of school
bOV.-SDOrtS AfeZd
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-25
AS Bad as a Panic.

A swell woman of swagger attire who
turns down Wall Street any business af-
ternoon will be assured of more atten-
ton than she ever before in her life re-
ceived, says the New York Herald. If
she be dressed as [ saw one last week
it will be an ovation. This young Wom-
an wore a red dress, red wrap, red hat,
red shoes, red stockings, red gloves
everything in sight was red, save only
her hair and eyes, and these were black
as ravens wing. She had Lowell :
figure, and her springy steps and the
spirited pose Of her head proaaimed
the thoroughbred. Men turned round
to look at her and bumped against each
other, and turned and got banged this
way and that in the crowd because of
this rare vision, and smiled and apollo
gized only to run into somebody else.
Her course down Wall from Broadway
was productive of more collisions than
was ever made since the last financial
panic. The whole stock market fell
off, and things looked feverish-just for
brief few minutes-then the federal
building swallowed her up and Wall
Street relapsed into its customary
apathy Tor all external things.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-25

the girl looked at the bellin the passage
it began to dance again. When she
took her eyes away from it it stopped.
In consequence of this inconvenient re-
lationship between herself and the bell
she had to seek another situation
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-25
Journal.

''MR. j. SMITH-Dear Sir-You will
confer favor on me by returning all
the letters l wrote to you, if you have
not destroyed them. Respectfully
Ethel Jones'" "Miss Jones-I am sorry
| cannot return your loving letters,
though | did not destroy them. They
destroyed themselves by spontaneous
combustion. Regretfully, j. Smith. y
Minneapolis Journal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-25

FIRST BoY-'Is that a good watch
dog?" Second boy-"No." "Good
bird dog?" Nope" "Good for rab-
bits ?" "Nope." Knows some tricks,
may be % Mike" "W hat is he good
for ~ "Nawthin', only to take prizes
at dog shows. y Good Nesrs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-25
MYSTIC.
BY BESSIE RINNS.


stand on the bank of river,
Watching it ceaselessly roll;
And ken that each murmuring rjDpIe
Is the voice of q living soul.
List to the mystic language
Of the wave as it passes by;
Deep is the mystic meaning
AS the depths of starless sky.
The waves tell such a story,
Nor mortal nor soul can dream
And yet but hint the mystery
Rushing on with the darkning stream.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-01-25

Do not let fresh fish lie in water, as it
makes them soft and unfit to eat.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-03-07
Not Much of a Chick.

Mr.. Paul Neumann seems to
have impressed the Washington
correspondent of one of our con-
temporaries with the idea that the
Hawaiian Islands cannot be an
nexed to the United States without
his consent. The court favorite of
the Hawaiian Queen would never
have experienced any difficulty in
getting along if he could have
found people who would buy him
at his own estimate of himself. He
seems to have discovered no such
man in Washington. He is now
reported to be at work upon the
Senate. There is no telling what
reports of his success may be sent
out. Mr.. Neumann, it is said,
fears that the interests of the peo-
pie of Hawaii have not been prop
erly guarded by the representa-
tives of the Provisional Govern
ment of Hawaii. For example it
is not provided in the treaty that a
bounty shall be paid on Hawaiian
sugar. There are many things a
treaty could not provide for. The
object of the treaty was to make the
islands a part of the United States
and subject to such laws as the
National Government might sane
ton. The people of the Territories
trust to the National Government
and there is no known reason why
the people of the islands may not.
The United States and the islands
are not like two equal powers try
ing to gain some advantage over
each other. When the islands be-
come American the prosperity of
the people will be as much an OBJ
ject of Government solicitude as
the prosperity of other Territories.
The Administration has acted
promptly but not hastily. To have
received the Commissioners cody
and delayed action on their propo-
sition would have been an intima-
ton that the islands were but half
welcome-that if they were annex
ed at all it would be because we
did not know what else to do with
them.-S. F. Call.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-03-07
Funeral of John S. Winter.

The funeral of the late John S.
Winter took place Tuesday after
noon from the residence of Judge
William Foster, on Nuuanu Ave
nue.. 1t was well attended by rel
atives and friends of the deceased.
The burial service was read by DR..
E. G. Beckwith, after which the
casket containing the remains was
borne to the hearse by the follow
ing gentlemen who acted as pail
bearers: Messrs. T. c. Porter, T.
K. James, S. Roth, J. G. Spencer
and Senior A. S. Canavarro. The
interment took place at Nuuanu
cemetery.
The late Mr.. Winter has been a
resident of this city for about ten
years. He was a prominent citizen
of Galesburg, ILL.,, where he edited
and owned a newspaper, besides
holding a municipal Office. Since
he has resided in this city he has
not taken an active part in public
affairs, preferring, as he always
said, to leave such matters in the
hands of younger heads. While he
was running a pa per in the West
during the early days, he showed
his enterprising spirit by starting
a pony express for the purpose of
having his papers delivered to sub
scribers in advance of the United
States mail. He was successful in
his efforts, with the result that his
paper was readily circulated and it
Was a power in the county in which
it was printed. Many little anec-
dotes are related about the dead
journalist which go to prove that
he was kind father and faithful
friend. He leaves four daughters
and two sons to mourn his loss.
They are-Mrs. Judge Foster, Mrs.
A. Horner, Mrs. E. R. Hendry, Miss
Alice Winter, Frank L. and John
W. Winter.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-03-07
The Princess KafuIani.

The young lady who was heir
apparent to the Hawaiian throne
does not seem to take broad view
of things. In published interview
she expresses the hope that per-
sonal appeal to the incoming Presi-
dent may win her the sympathy of
the American people. She thinks
she ought to be seated on the Ha-
waiian throne bscause she has been
educated to expect it. She has so
little political sense that she
has placed herself in charge
of a British merchant connected
with the Hawaiian Islands trade,
who is said to be strong sup
porter of British interests on the
islands. The little schoolgirl does
not seem to understand that the
principal object of annexing the
islands is to prevent the govern
ment from falling under British
inhuences.-[S. F. Call.