THE JUDGE CHANGED THE PLANS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2755, 22 November 1887, Page 2

THE JUDGE CHANGED THE PLANS.

Some five or six years ago, wheri; .Watertown, D. T. was a newj)Jads the business men raised' oOOdol witlfl which to build a Church. 'A meetgs was called to talk over the plans. " You've got the 500dol have-ypja!" said Judge .&'■ L Gonklin, who was,.' at that time Mayor of the city. ,^ o f "Got it. right here" repJe.o/ the Cimirman of the Soliciting.Cpmittee." "It strikes me," continued the Mayoi'j "that it is a...,.g0pd deal of. money to be put into.a (jfph." .„;. '•,. " Yes that's so," sai^jnpther'.prominent citizen;." I suppose we cau : -do' as we please with i.t, '§'s■■ '■' • • •: '-■.-•"v " That's it entirely." said Conkliii.)'. " and my idea is; Jo,, put it into s'omeV thing of value to' the : city than a Church?" ' V;!

■" That's jny opinion, too, said another leading citizen ; " how would a schoolkouse do ?" ■' : '■" ;;

*"Sohpiilhouse, nothing!" replied tho'.Maj'6r,. i '<whafc we want to' put is..something .that will stauii as <a monument to tho .]sei<ality and public spirit of the Citizens of Watertown, and something slso, that will be useful aud of lasting 'benefit to the place, f move, that that 500dol be used to lay out a four mile race track, which shall be the finest west of.' the Alississipi! If we're boomer's, let us boom." . They finally compromised on a mile track, and offered what money was left as purses for the Fourth of July races. Dakota Bell.

EXPERIMENTS IN HANGING. Some young men at Sandon .have been trying experiments in hanging with a view to ascertaining, the ability of a partly-hung person to rescue himself. Their experiments went to prove that it is almost, if not quite, an impossibility for any one who hangs by the neck, to save himself • from death. The hands couEnot.be raised any higher than the shoulderdn their attempts to reach.the rope, and fifteen seconds suspension was sufficient to bring about a state of partial unconsciousiie|s'tliat precluded'any further attempfcß at .self-rescue. If these periinejits have ; any practical value 'in deterring, only half determined would be suicides from meddling with the rope.; some good will have been done. To/ those who have an interest in knowing, 'it may be of interest to know that the. paralysation of nerve and muscular power caused in the first •stage of hanging is like a relentless' fate that forces the victim to complete' the terrible.icrime he has bgun. .Still there is somethingmorbidsmd uncanny in the state that Is, serious about such matters and. makes • such experiments. '.The balance of some mindsiseasilyupsetby having sutir things broughtoften under tlieirnotice.' Infafct, there is.a'gbod deal of reason to suppose that : ihe; first suicide, at Awaliuri lately lia,d' something; to do ttitli'bringing aljout Rijingitikei Advocaji?; ",■"■.' '.;

: i APOSSIBpSTb^Y.' of life Servers," jsnid. the truthful:mariner a's'., be .knocked. the ashes out of his yoii remember thej.old steamer fioiistjbout used' to run from Buffal^io.Chicago., .I waa ; mate on her; the y^ar f b'efor,e she wag

lost., We were aboutsixty miles out from Chicago when Mike Lanagan, who was doing something up on .the mast, fell, struck on his head on the roof of the cabin, and bounced dean out into the lake. Well, the captain he see him foil, and he staged and backed that old you say 'scat.' Mike went down like .a plummet, for he was knocked insensible, and I know'd there was, no übo to heave a life preserved for him, so I just hurried up the boys in getting the boat down, although I didn't expect it 'ud do much good.. We had Jim King on board, passenger • from Chicago. Yon remember Jim King, don't you f " Can't say that I do," remarked a bystander. .'■ Well,'-Jim. was champion quoitthrower in them days, He,sdeadnpw poor fellow, but Jim wua a bosffa : throwing quoits.- I tell you quoits were a great game in them days. Every village had a quoit club, and the boys on. the farm used to throw ticss slioea. It was something like base ball in. these times, although I never could see as much fun'iu base ball as I ottldl - spa. in .-a -good game o'mioitn." ■■■■" OJvooino ofl,"; cried anfljupatient listener. " vVhat did JimW, br did he do anything? Did the man drown!' 1 "Now, don't be too fly. Who's telling the yarn?" ,',' Well, you don't eeem to be."

. "Go ou! Go on I"said the orowd ''.Well, you know, in quoits a -,' ringer' was .when, you.-put the quoit round,the stake.-. .It-counted double, We)j,. Jim,, he picks up the round life preserver—its- like :a great big .quoit you. .know-apd m< tbe Captain oame running aft, Jim.hc sings out, -' j Cap'n, I'll,bet you Sdol• I'll make a ringer on : that man ,if.Jie eomee np within tho length of thuvlm».'" jlfe. . "■ Bet you 20dol:you can't," said the

cap'n.. • ~; . "Take you," Baitftiuiv.-and just at that minit up bobs Mjko'a head about '6oft astern. Jinj.t.hpr, and J'll be durried if that life preserverdidu't go plump over Mike's h'ejd clear down on .his,shoulders, and there it stuck, We got down the boat anil w.henvve got to Mike he hadn't come too"yetwi didn't for some time afterr He'd been » ' goner if it hadn't been fur'"that ringer, although it took tho! skin offen hia nose," ■ '*" ■'''•■ " Did the the 20dol f

" Pay it 1 You jist.b|(,| e did, And Jim hi' handed it. ovei\. to Mike and Mike he hlew.it all ingrogiwhen wegot to New York,. I wish some of it was here how fur I'm "mighty dry. Thanks, Don't mind if I do." '. >

A GOOD SEASON FOR LIGHT...,NING. . Lightning seems to he particularly successful in hitting people thuSfftm. mer. It makes a feint occasionally, as a woman does Who 'is frightened by it, Imt when it goes, straightior a man it appears to fetch him,.,.. J.t not only makes a centre shot in individual cases, but frequently scoops in whole families at a hunch. The moro-lightning roda are patented arid improved Uhe greater w- the execution.' '■' numerous warniiigs,'.fojis|§|i the ■jountry will persist in striking for ti» shelter of trees duringa .thunderstorm, and they know, or ought'to know, that when lightning, greasod'of'; Ungreased, Bf.arts to climb down' a tree it neveT 'lookstosee who is : underl'it; Then, ton, there is a growing; weaknoss ■for sitting at a'window, when a storm is getting hi its work, to view, ;the' awful and majestio conflict -of 'tho' elements, ,;fl,B.|s.e!),op.lgi:i'lß..(lflßcribo it in their ooni,;poßitious,:\ The* exhibition : is grand, ou'tdd.rtgero!i»fo i thoauo < ieuVß on th« front'■•seats. Lightning; IjaV an «ntl« : pathy to' 'gazed', at fatt a window, even, •m ;: its .'.most playful moments, of whiolijt gives f -the most striking proofs.. -•; ,\'--'-:

10 the mm, Sir,—Will you . Kindly allow ma through your columns to ac'jfl&int tho people of the Wairarapa of thflfaet that, lam giving up the clothing portion of my business onfcirely, and' consequently am now Belling mens', youth's and boy's clothing at whatever it will foitcli, as 1 am determined to'realiae on if at all:harar<U Yours Truly, J/IIIORBUfW, Clothier and Outfitter, cornur of Cuba and Manners Bt., Wellington.

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