Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-04-05
Gleanings.


PEOPLE on the Illinois prairies are
planting largely the European larch.
"PERsoNoGRAPHs" is the latest philo-
logical outrage, and an editor of the
Mobile Register is the guilty wretch
responsible for it.
A RIFLE bullet, it is said, finds thirty
sheets of paper too much for it.
A PROCESS has been invented by which
castor oil is made palatable, and can be
eaten on bread like SO much honey.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. means the
art of photographing as p1agnifed by
the microscope, by the help Of electro
light.
The old esTea Room in the British
House of Commons has been removed,
and bar has taken it's place.
WHEAT from Australia is to be plant
EN- in Iowa and Minnesota this spring,
to test its value as a new spring varie-
ty.
A COLOSSAL bronze idol of Japan.
forty feet high, and more than six hun
dred years old is about to be DESTROYED
by public authority. It is of the Bud
dhist persuasion, which is not in favor
of the Government.
SOME idea of the enormous railroad
travel of Great Britain may be estima-
ted when it is stated that, on the aver
age throughout the year, one railroad
train per minute leaves Londor. This
would make 525, 600 trains in the course
of the year.
The Cinnamon at North Adams have
some original notions about this origin
and cause of earthquakes. They say
that "once he oil alive; then the out
side die, but the inside still live; some
times he gets tired and turn over -
hence the oonvulsion.
The Empress of Russia has sent
three magnificent sets of priestly habi-
hments for presentation to the priests
of the Greek Church in New York,
New Orleans and San Francisco. They
are of the finest gold texture, richly
embroidered. Accompanying the robes
are superb altar cloths.
PARIS on the day of the capitulation
had meat and bread for eight more
days. In these eight days $500 horses
out of the rs, 500 would have been
slaughtered. The remainder of 21, 800,
at the rate of 5000 per day, would have
been just enough for another week In
other words, Paris might have held out
fifteen days longer, if it nad consented
to subject itself to greater privations.
Personal.
THE cruel voice of SANDER, known to
be utterlng lies, drove Miss Edna Burn
ham, young lady residing at Johns
bury, Vt, to suicide last week.
Ex-GovERNoR BIeLER has purchased
residence in Sacramento, Cal, pay
ing for it Sc, 200, the money being part
of recent gift of $4,000 from his
friends
JEFF. DAVIS was In Montgomery,
Ala, last week, and the editor of the
Advertiser, of that place, having chad
the honor of shaking him by the hand,
and enjoying for an hour his delightful
conversation, came to the conclusion
that "there is no living man in America
whose career has been more interest
ing, noble and patriotic.
DIR. JOHN GEGAN, the eminent physi-
clan of Philadelphia, who died while
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his estate of s125, 900 to Catholic char
liable and religious associations in
Philadelphia.
WILLIAM K. DAVIS, believed to be an
American, fell or leaped from the top
of the Pyramids lately, and broke his
neck. His conduct had been so strange
for some days that the probability is
he intended to commit suicide.
GOVERNOR and Senator elect Clayton,
of Arkansas, is a native of Chester
county, Penn. His parents still reside
there, and his old neighbors say he is a
man of great energy, high-minded, and
above-board in all his transactions
Massey LOCKE is reportedto have beer
one of the most pecuniarily prosperous
of lecturers. The curious in such mat
ters say he has realized from So, 600 tc
s15, 600 per year by his lyceum practice
Ex-CHIEF JUSTICE ELLIS LEWIS, O.
Pennsylvania, died in Philadelphia OF
Sunday. AS writer on jurisprudence
his opinions have been extensivel,
quoted, especially on medical jurispru
dence. Although Democrat in poll
tics, he was highly respected by al
parties. His age was IA years.
Mrs STILES, the South Windsor can
dy poisoner, who is under indictmen
for an attempt to murder, seems deter
mined to starye herself to death, as sh'
has eaten nothing for eleven or twelve
days. She acts very strangely, and those
who have observed her closely are con
vinced that her mind is unsound. 1t Ii
not believed she will live long enough
to appear for trial.
asE" HAND & SEYMOUR, 3S2 and 80.