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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-04
OBITUARY.,

Mrs. Christina Pamperin, a resident
OF this city for forty-fve years, died
Friday afternoon at her home, 418
Main street, aged 50. She came here
from Germany when the place was
still in its infancy, and during her
long abode among US acquired uni
versal respect and esteem. She was
the relict Of Henry Pamperia, who
died thirty years ago. Five sons and
two daughters survive her, one of the
former being John Pamperin, the
well-known cigar manufacturer of La
Crosse. The funeral was held Mon
day afternoon from the home of Mrs.
Herman Hilgendorf- "a daughter of
the deceased -S09 Main street.
John Arndt, an early settler of the
town of Lebanon, died Sunday after
noon at the age of IS years. He came
to this vicinity forty y-three years ago.
Three sons and one daughter survive,
one of the former being Henry Arndt,
of this city. The funeral is to occur
this afternoon.
Mrs. William Kruger died Friday
at her home in the town of Aztalan,
aged IS years. Her funeral occurred
afternoon.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-04
A Mistake Rectified.

At the first meeting Of the present
city council, held April 10, matter
of wrong legislation was enacted in
the election of George H. Stanch-
field to both the offices of city engineer
and street commissioner. The
charter provides that no person shall
hold two Offices created by the council
Last year Mr.. Stanchfeld was duly
elected as city engineer at a salary
Of $500 and was instructed by resolu-
ton to also perform the duties of
compensation of 5000. There was al
ways a question as to t1e legality of
this proceeding, but his election
this year to two distinctive Offices
was palpably wrong.
Therefore, a special meeting of the
council was held Saturday evening for
the purpose of rectifying the error
before the terms of office of the city
engineer and street commissioner
commenced. The following resolu-
ton was introduced by Aid. jacob
and passed:
Resolved, That all resolutions and
all other action of the common council
relating to the Office of street commits
sioner, adopted or taken since the
10Th day of April, 1897, including the
election of street commissioner on the
18th day of April, 1898, be and are
hereby rescinded and annulled.
A general discussion as to the sal
aries Of city engineer and street COM
missioner was then INDUCED in and
an ordinance finally passed as follows:
The common council of the city of
WaJertown do ordain as follows:
Section l. Section 2 Of the ordi-
nance passed February 4, 1898, en-
titled can ordinance designating what
officers of the city of Watertown shall
receive a salary, and fixing the
amount thereof" is hereby amended
by striking out the word ''eight"
where it occurs in the tenth line of
said section 2, Immediately follow
ing the word 'engineer, and inserting
in the place thereof the word 'sten, -
so that said tenth line shall read as
follows, to-wit: City engineer, ten
hundred dollars' And said section
2 of said ordinance is hereby further
amended by striking out the word
''two" where it occurs in the thir-
teenth line of said section 2, i'm
mediately following the word ''com-
missioner, and inserting in the place
thereof the word ''four," so that said
thirteenth line of said section 2
when so amended shall read as fol-
lows, to-wit: F'Street commissioner"
four hundred dollars.''
Section 2. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after
its passage and publication.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-04
Death of a Former Resident.

A blessed mother passed away in a
peaceful sleep at 1880 this morning,
Helen Maria Beecher, wife of Dudley
&. Beecher.
Helen Maria Waffle, born October
2S, 1888, married April 27, 1856, to
Dudley @. Beecher, departed this life
April 16, 1898 She was born in Mid
dleville, Herkimer county. N. Y,
lived there until she was Is years old,
when with her parents she moved to
Dane county, Wis, where she lived
until the spring of 1892, when with
her husband and two children she
came to Rochester, where she has
since lived.
She leaves besides her husband five
children and an adopted daughter, as
follows: Mrs. j. w. Langton, Alfred
W. Beecher, Byron D. Beecher, BERTHE
E. Beecher, Mrs. F. A. Fairbanks,
Miss Edith, and eight grandchildren,
all living here. She has also a sister
residing here, Mrs. 0. E, Brooks, one
sister in Canada, one in Dakota and a
brother in Oregon, she being the first
one of her family to follow her father
and mother.
Her husband and children and sister
were with her to the last. She was
always ready to lend hand in the
time of need. Her motto was: "a
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-04

We do money Ioaning, insur
ance and real estate business.
Prompt attention given to probating
estates, correcting titles and collect
ing accounts.
SKINNER & THAUER,
Lawyers and Notaries Public.
Office in Wisconsin National Bank
building.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-04
riany People Are Afflicted
With severe headaches.
Caused by torpidity of

W TUT Do OI z IOetIdCH6o,
Caused by torpidity of
The liver. Hoods Pills.
By invigorating the liver,
Quickly overcome the headache, cause
the blood to circulate naturally and
bring about complete relief. Hoods
Pills act directly upon the liver and
bowels. They are prompt and re-
liable and yet gentle in action. They
tone and strengthen instead of weak
ening the system.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-04

For customers desiring separate
meters for light and fuel the Gas com
pany will supply them free, provided
there be monthly consumption of
1000 cubic feet or over for fuel. No
gas bills will be made out for less
than 25 cents.
In order to obtain the benefit of
above prices, it is expressly under
stood that all gas bills must be paid
to the collector or at the Office Of the
company on or before the 10th of the
month, otherwise 10 per cent addi-
tiOnal will be charged. In this con-
nect1on the WatertOWn Gas company
beg leave to hope that this reduction
in the price of gas will be a sufficient
1nducement to our fellow citizens to
increase their consumption of gas both
for light and fuel. 1t is absolutely
necessary in order to maintain these
low prices that the consumption be in
creased. Our output of gas is not
nearly so large as we could wish for
or as it ought to be in this city, and not
nearly as large as in other cities in
our state Of equal or less population.
The Gas company by making this
reduction in prices, ask you to re-
ciprocate by using gas more freely.
The most liberal terms will be made
by the company to anyone desiring
connections, gas stoves, etc., etc. For
economy, safety, cleanliness, ETC.,
gas, both for light and fuel, gives
perfect satisfaction. Respectfully,
WATERTOwN GAS Co
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-04
FOR RENT.

Brick dwelling, either furnished for
housekeeping, or empty. Also furni-
ture, carpets and stoves for rent.
Enquire of Mrs. W. F. Sommerfeld
913 Third street.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-04

friend in need is friend indeed.n She
had been a patient sufferer for ove er a
year with nervous prostration. Skill
full hands did all they could for her,
but our dear Savior saw fit to call her
to be with Him, and we know she is at
rest. "Although our hearts are bl eed-
ing, we know that our loss is her
gain
The funeral will be held Thur sday
afternoon at / o'clock from the late
home of the deceased, Rev. Frank
Doran officiating. Rochester on inn
Post, April 20.
Mrs. Beecher was a sister-in-law Of
our resident, Mrs. Thomas Mart in,
and was known to some of our people
Her husband resided here nearly forty
years ago.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-04

ECONOMY in taking Hoods Sar-
- saparilla, because 100 doses one
dollar" is peculiar to and true only of
the One True BLOOD Purifier.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-04
Reduction in Price of
Gas.
OFFICE OF THE
WATERFOWL GAS COMPANY.
April 20, 1898.

~ pm ~, 1910.
To THE PUBLIC: The Watertown
Gas company have decided on making
the following prices for gas consum-
ers, same to take effect beginning
with the gas bills for May, 1898:
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-28
CHURCH NOTICES.

49,. AAE.
WAYNE STREET REFORMED. Robert e.
AZ. Evening subject. THE Sword and Cross:
the Emblem for the Times.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL, corner OF Boyd
aud Bergen avenues. Rev. John L. Scudder,
nastor. Rev. sydney Fl. Cox, assistant pastor.
Services: ii A. NJ. and 7:45 P. M. Morning.
Nav John i. Scudder will preach, subject,
ssrordialtyi In Church, Evening, Rev. Sydney
II. cox viii preach, subject, The First Spread
ing of Christianity
TABERNACLE, corner Of York and Hender-
son streets. Rev. John 4. Scudder, pastor;
REV. sydney H. Cox. assistant pastor. Ser
Wees ii n. NJ. and f:45 p. NJ. Rev. sydney H,
COY viii preach. Morning subject, THE Chill
dren Of the Nation, Evening, the Rev John
g. scudder will preach. subject, The Soldiers
of 'e1 and the Raising Of the Flag"
TRINITY NJ. e.. York street. near WASH
iugton street. Rev. p. B. +. Randolph. pastor.
services at 1880 A. NJ, and 745 F. M. Evening
subject. ssThe Coed Fight
FIRST UNIvERsALIsT. Summit avenue.
near Grand street. Rev. Charles II. Vail,
nastor. Service. l0:45 As. M. Subject, The
Doctrine of Non-Resistance."
ST. PAUL NJ. p. Third street, between
pastor. Morning subject, Church Loyalty"
Evening. a sermon to the Union Veteran
Legion. Seats free and welcome TO all.
z. M. d. A.. Hasbrouck Institute, Crescent
ana Harrison avenues, 4:I5 F. M, address and
Bible reading, General Secretary Charles B.
Brown of Jersey City.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-28
4 E BABY LAW.
II PrebibltH the Giving Of Solid Food
To an Infant Under One Year.

Owing to a low and declining birth rate,
which has reached a point where It means
an annual loss of some 10000 Of population
a year. France has resolved to take care
of what babies she has. 1t is the frequent
complaint Of physicians that ignorant or
careless parents kill their infants by CIV
ing them solid food. 1t IS recited that a
mother, whose year old baby died, ex-
clairled:-.T don't know why She died.
She was perfectly well his morning. Why,
she ate three fried eggs'r A law has been
adopted forbidding any one to give Sold
food of any kind to infants under one
year without the written authority of a
qualified physician. Also, the use or iong
rubber tubes to feeding bottles is prohfbit-
ed, because of the difficulty OF keeping
sterilized.
These prohibitions seem like a serious
INVASION of parental authority, ana
doubtless they would be resisted in Eng
land or the United States, where the
rights of parents are supreme. One con-
sequence of u~ndisputed parental author
ity is that the infant morality OF the
large cities is appalling. In Francs so
much depends on restoring the former
balance between the birth and death rate
that almost any measure of state inter-
ference that would be effective would
find advocates. Since 1891 the deaths
have exceeded the births, and as there
is no hope of increasing the proper
ton of births, which is now twenty-five
to each LOCO of population, the only hope
is in preserving the lives of as many
children as possible.
The health authorities exercise the most
arbitrary power in the supervision OF con-
tagious diseases, and the magistrates
are severe on those who violate the sani-
tary regulations. The system of milk IN
spection. on which the welfare Of thouss
ands of children depends in Paris, IS saiu
to be thorough and effective Medical
men believe that the rate of infant NOR
talitv will be lowered when the new law
is fully operative, but unless there Is an
invasion Of privacy beyond the do.e lh5a IN
of most people, it will be impossiple 70
detect violations of the law.-Washington
Post.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-28
BAPTISTS CONVENTION.
Eight Annual Gathering Of
Young Peoples Union Of
New Jersey.

The Baptist Young Peoples Union Of
New Jersey held its eighth annual con-
vention in Orange yesterday. The con-
yention met in the Sunday school room
of the North Orange Baptist Church.
About 200 delegates were present when
the opening session Of the convention was
called to order at $3.50 o'clock.
The meeting place was decorated with
the National flags. and handsome ported
plants and palms were numerous about
the platform occupied by the officers and
speakers of the convention.
Miss Josie Mosher, Miss Leva Westcott.
Mrs. H.. n. Nelly, Miss Bertha SCHUYLER,
Miss Laura Dorfmuller and Miss Nellie
Harrop, composed the Reception Commit
tee.
". ]. sholar, Of Bayonne, was elected
secretary pro tenn. Of h convention.
Following a song service. Rev. +. A.
Smith Of somerville delivered an address
on the "Expositaon of Peter
After Rev. Mr. Smith finished the Presi-
dent Of the union. Rev. Theodore Heisig,
introduced the pastor of the North Orange
Church, Rev. DR.. James r.. Dickinson,
who made the address OF welcome, during
which he gave q brief history Of the city
Of Orange, saying that, although Orange
waa-juicy at this time, she did not de-
rive her name from THE delicious fruit,
orange
ON behalf Of the State Executive ON
mittee. H. Il. Osborn, Of Bloomfield. made
response 10 Or. Dickinson's address.
sThe Young People in Foreign Missions
was the subject Or an address by DR..
nuo,h Taahhine ne Rh5iaae 1uT4ia
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address. which was also of a religious
character. was The duty of young peo-
pie to the local church and the denom-
nation
Before the morning session was brought
to a close the President announced the
different committees of the convention as
follows
Resolutions-W. II. Chalmers, ". 7.
Galloway, J. K. Manning. NJ. Wendell.
Auditing-Edwln MacMinn, Rev. 3.
Hope.
on Next Convention-W. J. Sholar,
James L. Stone.
credentials-Rev. NJ. v. McDufTie. Miss
Nellie Yatrnans A. Z. Reyes.
Nominating Committee-Rev- +. A
Smith. Miss Y. A. Philpot, Rev. 7. 8.
Lumbar, Harry ]. Baxter, Rev. J. b
l.. Hommedieu, Miss Ada Davis, Rev. W.
". Case. Miss Wayne Campbell, Rev DR..
j. A. Chainbliss, Nathan McCrea, Rev.
DR.. Q. p. caches, Joseph Reid, Rev. E.
w. Stone. Miss c. D.. Parker.
At the afternoon session it was
recommended by the Executive Com
that the narne of the State or
ganization be changed from Young Peo-
pies Baptist Union to Young Peoples
Baptist Convention, as there we're a num-
Der of Christian Endeavor and other
young peoples societies in Baptist
churches in the State VIII at present
would not affiliate with the State organi-
cation, but could do SO if the word
union was eliminated from the title.
Rev.SE. w. Stone, a member Of the Ex-
ecutive Committee, urged the recommea-
dation. The change was opposed by the
Rev. DIR. Chivers, the Rev. DR.. R. M.
Luther of Newark and the Rev. DIR. T. ].
Dickinson of Orange, who considered the
proposed change a sacrifice of principle.
The recommendation to change the name
was voted down.
A resolution was adopted to change the
date of meeting from May to October.
The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows
President, Rev. Theodore Heisig of
Freehold; Vice-Presidents, ]. H. Bentley
of Camden, J. E. Nicholas of Jersey City,
c. B. Cole Of Hightstown, C. B. Lyons of
Frenchtown, DR.. Amman NJ. land of Cape
May City, H. L. Osborne of Bloomfield,
George Al. Masker of Newark; Cores
ponding Secretary. c. Frederick Of East
Orange; Recording Secretary, Miss Susie
E. Humphrey of Newark; Junior Leader,
Miss Anne Janet Sutphen of Newark;
Treasurer, Miss Essie w. Trump of Sa-
lem; Board of Trustees, Rev. Theodore
Heisig, C. r. Smith, Miss E. w. Trump,
+ r. Deason and DR.. Bernard Glausen.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-28
An ~Inse,nrent Cat.

About seven weeks ago Mr.. A. M. Sar-
gent, of this city, brought from the
town of Haverhiil a favorite cat and
placed her in his store on Union street.
The cat remained in the store, apparently
quite eontented, for three or four days.
but one morning Upon opening the store
she was missing. Nothing more was
heard Of her, and 1t was supposed she had
been killed, when one day this week she
was heard scratching at the window of
her old home in Haverhill. She looked
faded and weatherbeaten, but was other
wise In fair condition. The time that had
elapsed between her departure from Lyan
and her arrival in Haverhill was just six
weeks and one day. Whether she was
travelling all that time is. of course, not
known. She was brought in a close box.
on the railroad, by the way of George
Danvers and Salem. and the dis
she must nave travelled on her re-
turn could not have been less than thirty
or forty miles. How she succeeded in
finding her old home, which was a mile
and d half westerly of the centre Of the
town. Without any scent or possible means
al guidance except her own instinct.
crossing the Merrimac River and several
small streams which lay in her direct
track. must ever remain a mystery. If
any one knows of a more remarkable case
Of i~rstinct.in a cat we should like to hear
of it.-Lynn Reporter
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-28

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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-28
PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.
The Report of the Board of Home
Missions.

The report of the Board of Home Mis-
sions. submitted to the Presbyterian Gem
eral Assembly in session this week at
Winona Lake, by DR.. Joh Dixon of
Trenton, began with an extende review
of the work in the whole field, saying in
conclusion that I'm spite Of circumstances
the financial year has been a good one
The year opened with a cash debt of
$147, 276, and closed with a debt Of $161, $3.50
an Increase of $40, 563. Its size is account
ed for by the change from quarterly to
monthly payments of salaries to the mis-
amounted to $685., SAC, a decrease Of $ss, aga
from last year, when special efforts were
made.~
Operating expenses were cut down by
S, 5l5, and administration cost $50,57S. For
mission work 1926, 74S were given, and for
Sunday school work s277. 1872. The total ex-
penditures amounted to sI22, 965, of which
s440, $50 were for mission work and $225. S66
for Sunday schools. Under the Board are
1898 missionaries, S4,6S2 church members,
2,018 Sunday schools, with 1882 pupils.
Of the 1852 churches under the care of
the Board, ten became self-supporting
during the year. The net deficit on ac-
count of the operation of the Presbyter-
ian building in New York, of which the
Board is half owner, amounts to date to
$24, 49,, but this amount is covered by a
special loan, so thai it is no burden upon
the work of the Board. 1t is estimated
that If the whole Of the building were
come from ii of So, 1856, besides free rental
49,. = - ~ 49, 49, ~ 49, $500 AEEtr
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-28
oAWDoR CASTLE.
The place where Macbeth May Have
Keen M urdercd.

The late Earl of Cawdor was the owner.
of two charming residences in Wales
Stackpole Court, Pembrokeshire. where he
died. and Golden Grove, Carmarthenshire;
but these were mere pleasure houses by
comparison with the ancestral home of
the Campbells-Cawdor Castle at Marin.
This fine North British dwelling remained
almost u~ndisturbed from the death of
Sir Hugh Campbell in 1716 for a period
of nearly $50 years, when it was conscien-
tiouslys restored by its late owner.
Cawdor Castle itself had its rise in a
fierce and wild age. around which tradi-
tons of a hazy nature cluster. 1t is a
legend in Marin that the murder by
Macbeth was committed in an old cham
Der of the castle tower, and visitors
wishing to conduct themselves with gray
ity and respectful reverence are expected
to receive this story with an expression
of soIemnity not untinged with awe. That
the silver skim of King Duncan was
laced with his golden blood" in this
particular apartment is a fable that need
not now be enlarged upon.
Cawdor Castle, by its outward aspect,
IS, however, strongly suggestive, in It's
gaunt and minatory massiveness, of the
fierce and troublous times of the am
bilious Macbeth. The story goes that the
Thane who founded it was much con-
cerned about the choice of an abode, and
was warned in a dream to place his world
ly wealth in a Golfer and to bind it upon
the back of an ass, and wherever the
animal should halt to set about his work.
The ass came to a standstill at the
russet-burn at the third hawthorn from
the starting point and lay down. Curl
ously enough, as if to confirm this tra-
dition, to this day, in the dungeon beneath
the tower, a hawthorn grows. The other
two trees have disappeared-the last one
as lately as 1886. Many stirring tales are
told Of the later history of CawdorC Castle.
which came to be left untenanted for long
years owing to the Campbells departing
for Wales, where they married young
ladies with ample fortunes.-St. James
Il zettq
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-28

On motion the reading of minutes Of
regular meeting held 0 N Wednesday. May
IS. 1895, was dispensed with. and they we're
on motion approved as engrossed-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-28
RoARD OF STREET AND wATER
COM


Regular meeting of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners held on We'd
nesday, May ., 1858, at three o'clock P d.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-28
Trinftv Bapzist.

and william RI. Drake. The AFFAIR was
arranged BY G. NJ Van AIKEN and Peter
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-28

Present; at roll call-Commissioners Bolt
wood. Heintze, Nolan, Smith and Presi-
dent Hauck.