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The evening world., 1894-04-02
NEW JERSEY.
BISHOP OFARRELL IS DEAD.
He Was Eead of the Catholic Die
cese of Trenton, N. j.
Long Life OF Usefulness Brought to
II Close To-day.

TRENTON. y J.. April Right Rev.
Michael j. O'Farrcll. bishop OF the
Catholic diocese of Trenton, died early
this morning at the Episcopal resi-
drncc.
Nicar.Grncral McFaul was with him
In his last moments.
At the tune of his Heath Vicar General
Mcl,aul and Fathers rhelan and Kenny,
o. -. Mary's, cathedral, were at the
bishops bedside.
SIN weeks ago the Rlshop was taken III
with kidney trouble. but was able to be
about attending To his duties. He con-
Quoted the services at IN" Cathedral on
Easter Sunday. ON Monday he took to
hia ned and never rallied.
The funeral services will take place
at St. Mary's CATHEDRAL at 1890 O'Clock
Michael JOSEPH O'Farrell was born in
Limerick. ireland. Dec. ., 1870. lie was
always intended for the priesthood, and
at an early age began the preparatory
studies in the schools OF his native
place and within n short time entered
the celebrated Missionary College OF all
HallOwS.
His education was completed In the
Grand Seminary of 81. SulpiCe, in Paris.
and in 1855 he was ordained in ireland
by Right Rev. Dr. Ryan. Bishop of
Limerick.
lie was appointed to MI the chair Of
'i'hN NllF'l'fNN III Nv 'AiN
nary of Montreal. Canada, but KEGS
sive study had SO undermined his health
that he was obliged to resign the honor.
He then devoted himself to missionary
work in the churches of st. Patrick
and 81. Bridget, Montreal His health
improving, he was again summoned to
the Seminary as professor Of philosophy,
which position he held three years. and
then took charge OF st. AIMS parish,
Montreal.
From Canada he went to New York,
and was appointed assistant at st. Pc
tcr's Church, in barclay street. In
1872 he was appointed to the pastorship
of the Rondout church. From there he
was recalled to the pastorship OF st.
Peters In this city.
y fact which Is not generally known
is that Father O'Farrell furnished the
eloquent Father Tom Burke with most OF
the Information which was used in argu-
ments against the historian Froude, who
visited this country some years ago to
prove that England was justified in her
oppression of Ireland. Froude's defeat
Is well known to those Interested In the
controversy.
In 1871 the diocese Of Newark. which
comprised the entire state of New Jersey,
was divided into two dioccscs, and Father
O'f'arrell was made Bishop Of the Tren-
ton section. lie was ordained on All
Saints Day. lSSl. In st. PLtrick's tdthe-
dral by Cardinal MCtloskcy. The ctre-
mony was a most Imposing one ana pre-
lates Of prominence came great distances
to attend.
His work in Trenton has been unfag-
ging. New churches hava been built,
others r. scuei from debt and an imposing
monument to the dead Bishop is St.
Mary's Catholic orphan Asylum in New
brunswick, which he founded.
The evening world., 1894-04-02
Critic and Grinen to Spar.

Thy Associated PreSs.)
DoS'oN' April s,-Grino and Grinen. the feath-
".Ne'shts' last night signed articles to box eight
soSIea, at the Casino In this city April %. The
,oIys wiz be at catch-weights and will not in
The evening world., 1894-04-02
Typhoid in a MnLman,s Family.

NEWARK. y j., April 2-TwO cases OF ty-
phold fever we're reported 10 the Health board
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81

BLACK. On Sunday, April !. ELLEN, widow Il
the late John Black. In the Goth year Of hsR
age.
Funeral services on Wednesday. April 4
at her late residence, 435 West l9th st, at IL
O'Clock A. VI.
The evening world., 1894-04-02
Purchase and Exchange.

TELESCOPE, with eye piece, excellent make
will sell cheap or exchange for diamond ring O
pin. H.. box - World.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-18
Losses by Lightning.

The government weather bureau has
been keeping track of the losses of life
and property in the United States from
lightning and has published the figures
for several years ending with 1898. The
average number of deaths from this
cause is about 200 In the eight years to
1898 the number of fires due to light
ning. was 1916, involving a total loss of
$12, 663, 800. This publication says that
electric light stations, telephone and tele-
graph Offices seem to enjoy a comparative
immunity from lightning stroke, and it
is probable that the stringing of wires
tends to lessen the danger of heavy dis
charges of atmospheric electricity. The
theory is that a building with much metal
to attract and dissipate the lightning is
comparatively safe. Now that the light
ning-rod has been discarded by science it
is pity some good protective device has
uot taken its place. Two hundred deaths
from lightning year for country like
this is not very alarming, but the dread
felt in the household during a heavy
thunderstorm is by no means an insig-
nifcant item in the wear and tear of life.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-18
A XamDire Worm.

Speaking of wild beasts that are at
once large. ferocious and African, cor
respondent sends us an interesting note
about an earth worm. Africa has al
ready produced the largest earth worm
{Microchaeta rapid known to science,
with the possible exception of Megasco-
lides australis from Australia; but these
are giants of a perfectly harmless kind.
The worm to which we now refer is said,
by Mr.. Alvan Millson, assistant colonial
secretary at Lagos, on the west coast of
Africa, to inspire dread among the ma
tlves of that coast. Its appearance is
against it, the worm is not only large
three or four feet-but it is either of Il
rich, raw-beefy colCr or of a lowering
black, the difference of color being d
mark of a difference of species.
On one occasion a number of natives
were collected together when one of these
giants strolled casually into the camp;
the result appears to have been rapid
flight on the part of the natives. The
reason for the awe-inspiring character of
the worm is its reputed habit of sucking
blood. 1t does not seem probable that the
most recent results of geological research
are known in tropical Africa. but it is
curious coincidence that this research
has tended to show that the line of sep
aration between the leecheS and earth
worms is by. no means so wide as It was
at one time thought to be- This big earth
worm of west Africa inhabitS a locality
that is remarkable; it does not. as do
most earth worms, burrow constantly in
the ground, throwing up castings but
lives in deserted hills of termites-Nat-
Ural Science.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-18
BEFORE THE DOCTOR CAME.
Mrs. Witherby's Heroic Efforts to Save
Her Husbands Valuable Life.

Mrs. Witherby's Heroic Efforts to Save
Her Husbands Valuable Life.
Mrs. Witherby was always a light
sleeper, and consequently it happened that
she heard her husbnd fumbling at the
medicine chest in the middle of the night
almost before his hands had found the
lid
What is the matter, Harold?' she
called.
Harold hastily assured her that nothing
was the matter, but Mrs. Witherby was
not a woman to be easily deceived. She
continued to ply him with questions until
he admitted that he felt i'll and could not
sleep. Then Mrs. Witherby, like the true
woman she was, commanded him to re-
turn to bed and to let her minister to
his wants.
BY a little rapid mental calculation she
arrived at the conclusion that Mr. With
erby was stricken either with the black
plague or pneumonia. Sitting her fears,
she consulted the young Housekeeper's
Guide to Happiness" and discovered that
for either of these and for most other
diseases hot mustard footbaths, mustard
plasters and hot drinks were the best
remedies until the doctor could be sum-
moned. She went hastily down stairs, lit
the gas stove and soon had boiling water
ready. She returned to find her hus-
band asleep, but knowing how dangerous
delays were at such crisis, she reused
MIN Tor the fOOtDath.
Mr.. Witherby protested volubly but his
wife, though she listened patiently, was
not moved from her object. It was in vain
Tor Mr.. Wltherby to maintain that he
had never been better in his life. to point
out to her that il was sitting July
night and that hot bath would kill him
Mrs. Witherby saw her duty, and she did
it. Wrapping her husband tenderly about
with a wooden robe, she forced him to
take mustard footbath. Then, while
the perspiration streamed from every pore
in his body, she gave him large tumbler-
full of hot herb tea. Finally he was al
lowed to go to bed again-under blankets
with a mustard plaster on his back and
a flannel saturated with goose grease on
his chest.
If there is any inflammation" said
Mrs. Witherby, Il think this will draw it
to the surface"
The devoted wife sat by her husbands
bedside until dawn to prevent him from
kicking off the blankets and taking cold
Occasionally he sank into a state of
semi-strangulatiOn and exhaustion and
slept little. Then Mrs. Witherby would
think of the hardness of a widows lot
and how dearly she and Harold loved
each other until she wept. But as soon
as the sick man opened his eyes she was
not be depressed by her example, she
said to herself.
Every hour she gave him some fresh
hot herb tea or a quinine pill, and at )
o'clock she routed her ,usin Lena out of
bed to go to the village Tor the doctor
The doctor came Immediately and heard
the story of young Mrs Witherby's vigil
Then he looked at his patient.
He'll pull through all right, Mrs. With
erby," said the doctor, kindly. But
there's one thing certain. If you hadn't
done what you did he would not be where
he is in the morningv New York World
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-18
DOUBLE HIS WINNINGS.
Baron Hirsch's Turf Profits Last Ye
Were Too Small for His Charities.

Baron Hirsch's Turf Profits Last Year
Were Too Small for His Charities.
Rather more than year since, says the
London Telegraph, we gave q list of the
charitable donations bestowed by Baron
de Hirsch in 1893 upon the hospitals,
homes and benevolent institutions which
he had selected as recipients of the large
sums of money won by him upon the turf
in public stakes in 1891 and 1892. In the
first of these years the Baron won about
$50 900, and in the second about S175,-
600, including such small items as moneys
paid to the second in selling races and the
prizes attaching to second and third
places in general races. Altogether the
sum amounted to about 500, 900, and this
magnificent gift represented the Baron's
gross winnings in public stakes, from
which no deduction was made for the eX-
pense of training large stud of horses,
for travelling charges, fOrfeits, stakes,
Jockeys fees and other items comprised
in the large and swollen bills with which
owners of race horses are but too IA
miliar. 1t was universally admitted that
the fortunate owner of the famous mare
La Fleche, by whom the greater portion
of the above named sum was won, had
displayed great generosity in giving away
all his winnings for charitable purposes
without subtracting his expenses. What
is to be said, however, when, as in the
present instance, the example set by the
Baron in 1893 is not only followed but
duplicated in 1894? During the racing
season which closed in November last
Baron de Hirsch's horses won in public
stakes about $37, 800. This seemed to
him, and to the kindly almoner through
whom in both cases the Baron's bounty
has flowed, TO be but small sum for dis
tribution in comparison with the noble
contribution to London charities made in
the previous year. Under these circum-
stances the Baron remarked that with
out establishing precedent, he had made
up his mind to double the sum that his
gross winnings amounted to in 1893. and
accordingly he drew a check for S75, 600
which he handed to his friend for distri-
button. 1t was his wish that this sum
should be divided among London hospitals
and charitable institutions, and $4,000
was thus disposed of, the balance remain
ing having been reserved for sundry
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-18
Michael Angeles Work.

Michael Angelo was equally great as
painter, sculptor and architect In order
to paint figures properly he devoted
twelve years to the study of anatomy
alone. His monument to Pope julius
Church Of ST Peter in Rome was altered
with a view to affording o suitable place
for its reception. The tomb was after
ward modified in plan and placed in an
otheT church. His Last Judgment" re
CURED seven years to execute, and was
finished when the artist was nearly So
The British Weekly has the courage
Of its convictions. In q recen. issue it
says: There is not the faintest ray of
genius in the 1000 pages of Mrs, Wards
'Marcella.' There is not Il sentence in the
two volumes of her story that belongs to-
lit ORR f1lrp -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-18
Far From the Madding Crowd.

Ihls is what many nervous sufferer wishes
himself every day. But there will soon be no
necessity to forsake the busy-albeit somewhat
noisy-scenes Of metropolitan life, if the nerv-
Gus invalid will begin and persist in the use of,
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which will speedily
bring relief to weak and overstrung nervous
system. Day by day the body acquires vigor
through the influence of this reliable tonic,
and in the vitality which it diffuses through
the system the nerves conspicuously share.
Sleep apr etite, digestion-all these are promoted
by this popular invigorant and if they are,
who can doubt that the acquisition of health
and nerve quietude will be speedy and com
plete? Constipation, biliousness, malaria, nau-
sea, sea sickness and cramps in the stoma Oh
yield to this remedy
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-18
GREAT REFRIGERATED CARGO.
The Largest Yet Sent to London from
Australia.


Australia.
The steamship Perthshire, which re-
Gently arrived in London, has brought
from Australia and New Zealand the
largest cargo of refrigerated goods ever
imported. The cargo consists of 10000
carcasses of sheep, 5000 launches, 5000
legs, about 800 tons of frozen beef, $50
cases of butter, 80 bags of bullocks'
hearts, 80 bags of oxtails and kidneys,
and seven cases of oysters. The holds
have sufficient capacity to have accom-
modated $4,000 more carcasses of sheep.
The shipment is an interesting one, as it
is the first time that meat has been
brought to this country from Australia
or New Zealand by means of an ammo
MIA machine, and the excellent quality of
the goods, as certified by the consignees,
is sufficient evidence of the success of the
Linde machines, by which the holds were
cooled. Until recently only cold air ma
chimes were used in the trade. The am
monia machines occupy far less space,
and apply the cold in a much more eff
fcient manner, besides greatly reducing
the consumption of steam.
The plant on the Perthshire consists of
two Independent refrigerating machines
on the Linde system, each machine con-
sisting of compound ammonia COM
preSSOr and an ammonia condenser COM
bined on one bedplate with a compound
steam engine. The refrigerators consist
OF series OF COILS OF wrought iron tubes
wound in long lengths without joint from
end to end. There are upward of eight
miles of wrought iron tubing in the in
stallation. The air is circulated by means
of fans, which draw the warmer air
from the holds, pass it over the refriger-
ator coils, and return it to the hold
through suitable trunks. 1t is claimed
for this system that the air is delivered
into the holds pure, dry and free from
snow or moisture. There are no pipes
in the hold whatever The active circu-
lation of air thus insured enables the tenn
perature to be kept extremely even: the
variation between different parts of the
hold does not exceed degrees Fahren-
cit london Engineer
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-18
A Constable and AIS Oath.

In spite of his intimate familiarity with
swearing, a constable has great respect
for the obligations of an oath At an
assizes in Tralee, police sergeant was
old woman, in a case tried before the late
Baron Down. Between answers, how
ever, the Judge observed conversation
going on between the interpreter and the
witness. What did she say?" inquired
the Baron. Twas only an obserya-
tion,'' replied the sergeant. You're
bound by your oath to tell me what it
was" said the judge. VERY well, my
lord She said to me, For the Lords
sake. sergeant. but what is the old wom-
an dom up there wild the bedclothes? 2 :"
And what did you say?' 'Ah, my lord,
gave her an evasive answer" Tell
ne what you said.'' 'Well my lord. /
only said, 'Ye'd better hould yer whsht,
for, the ould diyil nd hang We as soon
as look at YOU"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-18
JOHN WANTED TO PLAY.
And to Oblige Him His Friend Put Up
Nice Little Skin Game.

NICE A1GCIe SIKH Cd1Q0s
Eyes" said the Short-card man. "John
is a good fellow, but he has a heap to
learn about the game of poker. Now, for
instance. | met him the other night and
he proposed little game. | was needing
money that night, and fell in with the
proposition gladly. John has plenty of
stuff, and he does not hesitate to bet it
as well as he knows how. l figured that
with him and me playing a nice, sociable
two-handed game the element Of chance
would vanish and J. would be reasonably
sure of getting what | wanted.
I'VE sat down and [ played square for
while. Luck ran about even. Neither
one of US had lost or won anything We
piked along for an hour or so, and then I
thought / might just as we'll wind the
whole thing up. 1t came my deal and [
fixed the cards. / gave him three aces on
the go-in and took four kings myself
l figured that, with his knowledge of the
game, he would bet until the cows came
home on those three bullets, and I rea-
soned that he wouldn't do better on the
draw than make full hand, any way he
could fix it. | was right. Johns eyes
bulged out when he saw those three aces,
and he gave it a good lively tilt. l came
back at him, and we see-saWed back and
forth until there was a big wad in the
he would draw two cards. / took one
and it was his bet. He Clipped in a
fifty, and I raised him the limit. We
kept on until every cent / had was in the
middle of that table and John had showed
in his watch and diamond stud
Il admired his nerve, but as / was fixed
couldn't afford to be sorry for him. He
rustled around and got valuables enough
to meet my last raise, and called me. /
laid down the four kings / had all the
time and began to rake in the pot Hold
on there, said John, and my heart turned
to stone, I've got four aces
and" continued the Short-card Man.
refectively, ''I'll be cussed if he hadn't
caught the other ace in the draw, thing
he wouldn't do again in thousand years,
and / was broke for q month. Nobody
but a novice at the game would have been
guilty of deal like his Buffalo Elk
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-18
Nuremberg Eggs.

Watches first came into fashion in the
year 1477, at Nuremberg, and on that
account and because of their peculiar
shape they were known as Nuremberg
eggs" They were not all egg-shaped,
however, some being made in imitation
Morgan, the English curiosity collector,
has an old-time watch in the shape of a
cows horn, which discharges a tiny pis-
tol at the end of each hour. The Earl of
Stanhope has one shaped like an egg,
cut in jacinth and set with diamonds.
About the year 1920 watches began to
assume the shape now generally worn: in
the Seventeenth century, however. it be-
came the fashion to make them in the
form Of q cross
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-18

exposes it to the air until it commences to
melt, when he sprinkles four ounces of
the fluid extract of the hassayampa over
it. One dose is sufficient In fact the
doctor says you are put into such heaven
ly shape that you don't care for anything
more on earth for twenty-four hours.
The after effects are exceedingly pleasant
no headache. no burning throat, no
rushing after water and laundering
you're as fresh as a daisy and quiet as a
kitten The discovery of this LIQUID is
due to the finding of bear recently at
the foot of bee tree in helpless condi-
ton from eating too much honey and
drinking water on top of it.-Arizona
Journal Miner
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-18
A PALACE OF GHOSTS.
Haunted by Spirits of Women Who Poi
soned One Another.

SOneO one announcer.
In the midst of all the old ruins and
palaces of Italy, stained with countless
deeds of blood, it remains for one modern
structure to be known particularly as
the home of ghosts. This interesting
building is described by Marion CraW-
ford in an article in the Century.
Above Agerola, which itself is almost
directly above PrajanO on the southern
side of the peninsula, stands an enor-
nous palace, visible from the sea at a
great distance 1t is known as the
PalaZzo degli Spirit (the palace of the
GHOSTS, and | once took the trouble to
climb up from Prajano, and go all over
it. 1t is entirely deserted, and has
neither doors nor windows, a building
almost royal in proportions and plan,
standing on a vast terrace overlooking
the sea, by no means ancient, and in
some parts decorated with frescOs and
stucco work, which are fast falling q
prey to the weather.
1t was built by a parsonage known
as Gen. Avitable, who came to a tragic
end before he had completed his mag
nit1cence residence, and whose heirs are,
l believe, still quarreling about the di-
vision of the property, while the building
itself is allowed to fall into ruins.
1t would be hopeless to attempt to dis
by the simple hill-folk. There were
women in the case. who poisoned one
another and the general, and whose spir-
its, venomous still, are believed to haunt
the vast halls and corridors and stair
cases and underground regions of the
palace.
Whether they do or not. more appro-
pirate place for hobgoblins, banshees,
ghouls and vampires could scarcely have
been created by diseased imagination in
a nightmare. Even at midday under the
Southern sun, the whole place seems as
uncanny as a graveyard on st. Johns
eve. Bits of staircase lead abruptly into
blank walls, passages end suddenly in
the high air, without window-railing or
parapet. Lonely balconies lead around
dizzy corners to dismal watch-turrets
whence a human voice could hardly find
its way to the walls within. The
most undaunted explorers of the Socie-
ty of Physical Research might learn
what "goose-fesh" means in such a
place as this
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-18
Telling an Old Story.

So many of the current stories of the
times are old chestnuts that the people
who tell them often begin by saying:
You know the story of the Quaker
of the old woman who" or ''You know
what the bear did when or "Have you
ever heard what the fellow who fell over
the banisters said as he" or Don't
it bring to your mind that joke of Mark
Twain's about" or something else of
the kind. In such case a good-natured
liar feels bound to declare that he never
heard the story before.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-18
English Laws.

English laws are rarely repealed, and in
consequence it is frequently possible to
fasten an offense on a man who may be
posely commit breach of the law. Late
ly there was a revival in London of
statute the existence of which was hardly
known except to a possible few delivers
in strange lore. Three young men were
summoned to court on a charge of neg
as was shown ei statu tef Of George III
By special favor they had a comparative
~ mild sentence-fourteen days in prison.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-07-18
NJ ark TVain's Firm.

1t is proposed by the creditors of the
firm of G. L. Webster & Co. to continue
the business until July 1, 1895, the man
agement to be in the hands of three trus-
tees. Among the creditors who have
signed an agreement to this effect are the
widow of Gen. Grant, the heirs of Gen.
sherman, E. G. Stedman and several
well-known periodicals, publishing houses,
etc. The copyright in Mark Twain's own
books-the most valuable asset of the
house-is held by Mrs. Clemens-Boston
Advertiser