Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-04-01
:, of BaItlnlore is. an able


Judge, and a. pious man. He knows for
what the island of Jan,acia is chiefly cele-
brated, and thinks with Lord Byronthat
The two things most consolatofy to fall
en- man, are rum and true religion
Disdaining to imbibe perpendirularly
IN barroom he keeps a demijohn of con-
eeeded Ortad in his Office, and there slakes
his thirst as inclination prompts. The
Judge has son who knows his fathers
habits, and emulates them with flal as
slduity. On Sunday morning the Judge
would say: .a.-...-,,,r, ,zy- -.
well, Rufus, going to The First Pres
byterian With me this morning?"
"No, father, I reckon I'll go down to,
IL g Second Methodist" be
But on the way to that edifce, Rufus ami
form y stopped at the office, unlocked the
old gentleman's private, Closet ana,d indul-
ged himself with the pleasaut faid.
Every Sunday morning tho Judge re-
peated his laudable inquiry, but Rufus
preferred the Second Methodist. The
Judge soon began 20 notice marked
dlminution IN the contents of. the demi-
John, and rightly suspected who was the
culprIt. The Judge eniptied the remain
ing liquid into another vessel and placeds
it In secluded place. Next Sunday
morning came the usual interrogatory
"Going with. ne this morning, Rufus p!
mo, Father, reckon I'll stick to the
Second Methodist."
On reaching the office and taking hold
OF the deth.John, he not only saw with
disgust the empty jug, but notieedEa small
piece 3f white paper attached to the
hahose, oE which was legibly inscribed
these words: ..gr.- +, - .,fr,....f
G5econd Methodist closed for repairs r
After church father and son met and
looked curiously at each ether, smiled
little smile, but said nothing. The IRE.
pairs on the Methodist building have
not yet been completed. So Rufus ayers.
How TO TELL THE length OF YouR
| LIFE On Tuesday evening DIR. r. S.
Lombertt leetured IN New York upon
Longevity and "'Breveylty," the latter
word being rather, hnlawfully coined by
him IS antithetic to the former. The Doc
tor maintained that the age to which anv.
man could arrive, even with the utmost
care, was determined within yery narrow
limits by that to " hich his ancestors had
arrived. He treated vitality throagout as
a quantitive force. Each person il herited
certain amount which was spent in a
certain. time, and this might be short
although health was good and strength
great. The natural period of life, how
ever, could, Of course, be shortened BY
1nattention to the laws of life He claim
ed, furthermore, th at ,th ere were personal!
ihdletion5 by which one coula determine
whether he was probably 4ong-lived or
shoft-I1ved IN the absence Of KNOWLEDGE
OF. his inheritance in that respect or as
cont1nrmators Of such, knowledge. These
indications he did not consider to be,as
well ascer5iained and defined as thew
might N lght be a'ad. would be-the science was
as yet In It's infaney--but from observa-
tions IN thousands Of cases he had alscey
cred a portion Of them. Indications of
longevity were to lie found in depth Of
oraln EJetween the eyebrow and the ooen-
Ing OF the ear In D long oval face in
large nose, in hazel eyes in long bodv.
relatively to the limbs, in moderately
dropping shoulders, and moderately long
neck "breyeYify," in shallowness' of the
praln III the region mentioned in limbs
dlsproportlonately lo'lg to the body, in too
long or too short ne OK, and in peculiar
l'ght blue circle tf)o, be seen around the
pupils OF some pc rSons' eyes.
-5 -.. ------. q .------- 80 a e
.a KiNDNsss IN WOMAN -USIvzRsais-
nave obse rved among all nations"
says . ohn l1l1 Le' lyard, the great. traveller,
tnaC the omen ornament themselves