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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-17
method of Ascerfa lining the Weight of
Cattle when Living.
From the New England American,


Cattle when Living.
From the New England American,
This is of the utmost utility for all
those who are not experienced Judges
by the eye and by the following direc.
lions the weight can be ascertained
within a mere trife. Take a string,
put it around the beast, Just behind
the shoulder blade; measure on a foot
rule the feet and inches the animal is
in circumference; this is called the
glrth then, with the string, measure
the bone of the tail which plumbs the
line with the hinder part of the bullock.
direct the line along the back to the
fore part of the blade; take
the dimensions Oh the foot rule as be-
fore, which is the Length, and work the
figures In the following manner; Girth
Of the bullock, 6 feet inches length,
5 feet 3 inches which, multiplied to-
gether, make 81 square superficial feet:
that again multiplied by % (the mum
Der of pounds allowed to each superb
cial foot of cattle measuring less than
7 and more than 5 in girth) makes 713
pounds weight. When the animal
measures less than and more than 7
feet in girth, 81 lis the number of
pounds to each superficial foot. Again,
suppose pig any small beast should
measure feet in girth and feet along
the back, which, multiplied together,
make 4 square feet; that multiplied by
IL, the number of pounds allowed for
each square foot of cattle measuring
less than 3 feet in girth, makes Al
pounds. Again, suppose calf, sheep,
&c, should measure 1 feet inches in
girth, and 3 feet 9 inches in length,
which, multiplied together, makes 16i
square feet, multiplied by Is, the num-
Der of pounds, allowed to all cattle
measuring less than five feet and more
than three in girth, makes 234 pounds,
The dimensions of the girth and the
length of back of cattle, sheep, calves
OF hogs may be as exactly taken this
way as at all necessary for any compu-
tation or valuation of stock, and will
answer exactly to the four quarters,
sinking IKE offal, and which every man
who cannot get even a piece of chalk,
can easily perform.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-17
Wheat Growing.

There are two ways of cultivating this
crop. The first consists in sowing after
the corn crop, with no manuring save
what was applied when the corn was
planted, blowing the ground in
the spring as shallow as posi-
bic, and sowing from the first to the
middle of May. The other method, I
am sorry to say, is practiced by much
the smaller number of farmers, and
differs IN this. The wheat ground is
that where corn was planted the previ-
Gus year, and instead of blowing in the
spring the ground is plowed in the fall,
and a good coat of manure applied at
the time of blowing, so that the ground
IS all ready to SOW as soon as the snow
leaves the ground in the spring. And
on this early sowing depends the sue
cess Of the wheat crop. [ feel so sure
of this that [ do hope that farmers will
make the experiment the coming spring
to test it for themselves
Wheat likes cool climate, like that
of England, for example. Our climate
IS excessively short and hot. If wheat
is sown sufficiently early for the plant
to become developed up to the ripen-
ing point before the hottest part of the
season commences, the result is
heavy grain provided, I mean, that
the ground is properly MANFRED and
plowed. On the contrary, if the SOW
ing is deferred till late, so that the hot
weather sets in before the grain has
arrived at the ripening point, the COM
sequence is, probably, shriveled berry
and if the blowing and manuring have
been slight, we may say with certainty,
it will be so.
Now, let us contrast the two methods.
First, shallow blowing in the spring,
late sowing-resrllt, shriveled berry,
crop that half pays, and poor catch
of grass.
Second method: Deep, fall blowing,
with some manure, at least, applied at
the time-early sowing, as soon as the
ground is dry enough to harrow, and
certainly by the middle of April-re-
suit, plump berry, a crop that pays
well for all labor expended, and good
catch of clover and other grasses q. |
~ G., Cornish, in Maine Farmer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-17

ventilated apartments, and expose
themselves needlessly to the cold.
4. By adjoining the home. Books,
papers, pictures, music and reading
should all be brought to bear upon the
inn-door family entertainments and
neatness and comfort, order, shrub
berry, flowers and fruits should har-
monte all without. There would be
fewer assertions of old homesteads if
pains were taken to make them agreea-
BILE. Ease. order, health and beauty
are compatible with farm life, and were
ordained to go with it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-17
Snow Flakes.
BY H. W. LoNGFELLow.

Out of the bosom of the air,
Out of the cloud-folds of her garments shaker
Over the woodlands brown and bare,
Over the harvest fields forsaken,
Silent, and soft, and slow,
Descends the snow.
Even as our clouded fancies take
Suddenly shape in some divine expression,
Even as the troubled heart doth make
In the white countenance confession,
The troubled sky reveals
The grief it feels.
This is the poem of the air,
Slowly and silent syllables recorded;
This is the secret of despair,
Long in its cloudy bosom boarded,
Now whispered and revealed
To wood and field.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-17
BRIGGS & BROTHERS..
Catalogue of lower & Vegetable
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make it to the advantage of all to purchase seeds of
US See Catalogue for extraordinary inducements
You will miss it if you do not Catalogue be-
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Either of our two Chromos for 1872 size 19x24-one
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-17
Economy In Fattening Animals.

1t has been proved by experiment
that the more rapidly an animal is fat
tened the less quantity of food is ne
cessary to sustain its mere vitality.
Thus an animal can be more cheapiy
fattened by consuming ten bushels of
corn in two months than iffour months
were occupied in the process. Liberal
and abundant feeding is the most econ
omical, and a saving of time in produc-
ing the same result is a gain in the
profit.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-17
Experiments in Feeding Swine.

A farmer in Iowa furnishes an &C
count of careful tests made by him last
fall with twenty hogs, about one year
old. We quote his conclusions, which
may help in the settling of some hith-
erto undecided points:
They were fed twenty-eight DAYS on
dry shelled corn, and consumed eighty
three bushels; made a net gain of S37
pounds, which is equivalent to eighteen
pounds per bushel. which sold my corn
thus fed at fifty cents and four mills
per bushel.
They were fed fourteen days on meal.
ground fine and fed dry, and consumed
forty seven bushels; made a net gain
Of 533 pounds, which is equivalent to
l1.76 pounds to one bushel of corn.
which brought my corn to fifty eight
cents and eight mills per bushel.
They were fed 14days on meal, mixed
up with cold water, and consumed
55 IL bushels; made net gain of 731
pounds, which is equivalent to 1917
pounds per bushel In this trial I
realized sixty-five cents and eight mills
per bushel.
They were fed IA days upon cooked
meal, ana consumed 49, bushels :;
their net gain was 696 pounds, which
is equivalent to IA. 96 pounds per bush
ell this sold my corn for "a cents and
mills per bushel.
Taking the two extremes, find got
"a cents and mills more per bushel
for my corn by grinding and cooking
than when fed whole and raw. After
deducting IT for grinding, leaves 81
cents per bushel.
Had [ ground and cooked the feed
for my 20 hogs [ find would have
made 663 pounds more pork than [ did,
which would have given me S33 more
find it will require 345. 81 bushels
of raw corn to make $3.50 pounds of
pork, and only 232 bushels when
cooked-a difference of 112- 6 bushels in
favor of cooked food.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-17

DIPsoMANIA is an insane thirst for in
toxicatitig liquors. Habitual DRAM
drinking produces it. Yet each Alec.
holic Bitter vender recommends that a
dram of his Rum and root-juice be
taken thrice day, to prevent sickness
Avoid such maddening poison as you
would avoid the objectionable sin.
For all bodily ailments, and as a pro-
lection against the causes of disease,
take that all sufficient antidote, DR..
WALKERS VINEGAR B1rrERs; the pure
essence of rare medicinal herbs unpol-
luted by distilled poison Com.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-17
How to Make Farm Life Attractive.

!. By less hard work. Farmers oft
en- undertake more than they can do
well, and consequently work too early
and too late.
z. By more system. The farmers
should have time to begin and to
stop labor. They should put more
m Id and machinery into their work.
Iney should theorize as well as prac-
tlce, and let both go together. Farm
ing ~ i moral, healthy, respectable, and,
n the long run, profitable. The farm
9F should keep good stock, and out of
debt.
. By taking care of health. Farmers
nave healthy variety of exercise, but
too often neglect cleanliness. eat ir.
regularly and hurriediy, sleep in i'll
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-17
" G.. VI. d.

Don't stand aghast with awe and
fear, eyes wide opehs hair on end, and
fingers tightly clinched with the idea
that these mysterious symbols are ca
balistic signs and represent some Sc
cret organization of masked demons,
who carry terror and dismay with their
midnight prowlings and dispense on
the dawn of morning. No! They are
only the initials of DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery, that pleasant medi-
cine which has acquired q National
reputation and proven so efficacious in
Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Consump-
tlon and kindred diseases For these
complaints it has no equal. Sold by
all druggists. $40
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-17

An exchange says

g Hogs that are put up to fatten 90
Wen as store hogs, should have some
charcoal or earth given them OCCASION
any We have found it a good plan to
dug a few sods from the fence corners
Tor them, which they will consume with
much relish. In a state of nature. the
hogs which roots for his living, must
necessarily take into his stomach a
large quantity of earth. It is advisable
to allow HIM to do this when pennedun. y
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-17
Special NotlCes.
Special Notlles.
Consumption or Cough,
PLEASE
READ The FOLLOWING LETTER,
MOUNT VERNON, Ill, April 90, 1871.


Hcssrs. J. ". Harris 6 Co., Cincinnati, ohio
GENTLEMEN heard of nv customers small Il,
such high terms OF Aliens Lung Basam TODAY that
thought would write you the substance of his state
ments He his mother, who Is now siail zears nj
age, has SUFFERED with CONSUMPTION for SEVER AZ
YEARS, and has been under the care of ali orr besf
physfc5ans but never received permanent benefit
then she resorted to every kind of Cough and Limo
Balsam that could be procured for her but ali 10 no
Gun She still grew worse until she was confined tn
her bed; and when she seized with A Daroxvsm of
coughing, she would lose the po1oer of RESPIRATION and
they were compelled to resort to various means to
store breathing; and while she ceughed so hard she
could not e1pectorate anything, and the family and
son noticed the advertisement of Aliens Lung Rasam
in the Christian d0ocate, and they thought thew wond
procure and try II. They commenced giving her the
Basam at D O'Clock T. M, directed a dose every
hour until mn nfght; then she took another SMELL of
coughing, and expectorated n mouthfu of dark vel
low matter, which was something SIZE had not been
able to do for time They cont niue to give her
pectorate freely and within hours she had FxPFC
TORATED THREE PINTs of mucus matter, which gave
her Immediate relief; and since that time she has
continued to improve. She sits up all day and can
walk about the house and take considerable outdonr
exercise Her son bought more of the Balsam TODAY
ana he Is recommending 1t very highly to every one
i''' A rv65p e. JoHN}soN, Druggist
Was there greater proof of merit than the case
this letter refers to 49, 0
ALIENS LUNG BADSAM is without douht the
BEST EXPECTORANT REMEDY ever offered to the
afflicted public. 1t contains opium In any form
and its use is harmless to the most delicate.
ES Directions accompany each bottle
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-17
ThP Little Cnrnnral.

First in the list of Juvenile Magazines, is
more full of life, spice, and interest since the
hre than ever. Its editor, Mrs. Emily Hunt
lngton Miller, with her rare genius for inter
estlng children, has gwen it a national reputa-
ton, and made it welcome and indispensable
guest IN hundred thousand households. Its
prominent features the coming year will be a
Se00 prlze story by Helen G. Weeks, contin-
uation OF tbs Editors I" Summer Days." so at
tractlve to young readers, more profuse illus
trations, shorter stories. poems. articles on sci
ence, natural history, biography, travels, home
amusements, games, puzzles, &c. No family
with children Is furnished without The Little
Corporal Prizes 81. SO year, or $10O in clubs
OF twenty. with premium to agents Pub
ished by John E. Miller, 81 West Randolph St.,
Chicago
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-17
WORTHY OF NOTE.-An ex

WORTHY OF NoTE.-An exchange
says there Is scarcely day passes that we do
not hear, either from persons coming into our
Office or IN some other way, of the success of
Joh,eson's Arsodyne Lisainaent in the cure of
coughs and colds, so prevalent about town just
now.
LIZ we can benefit the readers of this paper
any by recommending Parsons Purqatiue
PiHs to be the best anti-bllious medicine in
the country, we are willing to do so. We have
had about as good chance to know as any
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-17
King Eric's Triumph.
rcrsp FROM THE GERMAN OF szDL.
BIZ JOHN G. SAKE.

al EoLNO
By JOHN G. BAKE.
Az UpraIa's high altar,
Toe talIest in the land,
And bright with blazing candles,
See royal Eric stand =
And thus he speaks to Heaven,
With lifted voice and hand
II.
Great God in Thy protection
We ever safely dwell;
Who makes the Lord his refuge
Hath wisely done and well =
And bark the lofty anthem
The choir and organ swell
Now, while the dome is sounding
With this triumphant strain
In comes : painting courier.
o King the Dane the Dane
Skalater az his soldiers
Are pouring on the plain !"
But as Oh ears unheeding
The startling message fell;
King Erick still is chanting,
While choir and organ swell,
Who makes the Lord his refuge
Hath wisely done and !n
In bursts another courier,
Hot messenger of Fate,
"The Dane the Dane approaches =
o King no longer wait i
Fly seek some surer refugei
The Dane is at the gate ~
What though a hundred voices
The tale of terror tell p
King Erick still is chanting,
While choir and organ swell,
Who makes the Lord his refuge
Hath wisely done and well y
In comes another courier,
But ere his voice he found,
To tell his tale of horror,
He feels mortal wound;
Beneath Danish sabre,
His head is on the ground
VIII.
Then rose a fearful clamor,
That drowned the Danish drums;
With seven hundred soldiers,
The fiend, Skalater, comes
Where now are king ana country?
Our affairs and our homes ~
Twas then the pious monarch
LAS holy books declare)
Took up the golden crucifix,
And waved it in the air
And called upon the God of Hosts,
In agonizing prayer!
And from the seven sacred wounds
Zone for each bleeding cash
That in his death the Saviour bore)
Came forth binding flash;
In splendor full a hupdred-fold,
The heather to abash!
XI.a
Whereat seven hundred Danish men
In humble worship fell
While Eric and his people all
The solemn anthem swell
=" Who makes the Lord his refuge
Hath wisely done and weI1I'
-Heto York Ledger.
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-17

An Article of True Merit" BRowN's
BRONCHIAL TRocHEs are the most
popular article in this country or Eu-
rope for Throat Diseases and Coughs.
and this popularity is based upon real
merit. IT
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-17

CAPT. JOHN MICHAEL, of the Welsh
brigantine Nina, loading for Liverpool
at Halifax, n. S., quarreled with Dan
iel Duggan, his boatswain, on Monday
night, and shot him twice in the head,
mortally wounding him.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-17

If it be wise to insure your property,
the loss Of which would fall heavily
upon your family, it is wiser to insure
your life, the loss of which would be
blow still heavier. Insure in The
Mutual Life of Chicago: Chm:
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-17

Sold Wholesale by GREENE BUTTON, Milwau
kee dr., n 6g0SSWORFH SONS, Milwaukee FULLER
H L1v.sS Mc9ULLoGH, MeCORD & co, La Crosse;
RAND WILLIAMS d 90. Detroit - : ~
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-17
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD
Hints as to Soups, Stews, Etc.

Hints as to Soups, Stevvs, Etc.
Soup is spoiled by uneven boiling.
Good soup requires steady fire. You
spoil it by boiling it fast sometimes
and then setting the kettle one side
where there is not heat enough. Five
pints of water to three pounds of meat
is a good proportion; one pound of
meat for three persons is enough
Parsley, celery, thyme, sage. onions,
and other seasoners should not be put
into soups until they are nearly done.
As to soups, stews and boiled meats
generally, there is in the following ad-
vice "more truth than poetry"
"Cook gently! it is better far
To simmer well with care
Than let furious boiling mar
And ruin goodly fare"
Housewives who are in the habit of
using only steaks and roasts, make a
great mistake. A cheaper dish may be
made from the cheaper and unfashiona-
bic pieces, when properly prepared.
Stew gently" until the meat cleaves
from the bone, add salt, chopped
onion, and a sprinkle of sage or s1lm-
mer savory, let the water stew out ex-
cept enough to make gravy, and YOU
will have an excellent and heaIt6ful
stew.
ROAST GoosE.-The goose is to be
prepared In the same manner as the
turkey. The dressing should be made
of mashed potatoes. seasoned with
salt, pepper and sage, or onions, if ac-
cord1ng TO the taste of the family.
Make g1blet sauce by boiling the Gin
ners' until very tender, chopping them
hne, and boil them to gravy shade by
using the liquor in which they were
boiled. thlckened with flour. and TO
which has been added one ounce of
butter, and pepper and salt to suit the
taste.
ROAST TURKEYS. is the New
Eli gland method Select a fine, plump.
yellow skinned turkey, weighing from
ten to twelve pounds. Examine it
thoroughly to see that all the pin
feathers are taken out hold it over a
blaze to SINCE any fine hairs that NAV
remain wash it thoroughly inside and
out, and rub it over with salt Take
the glzzard, heart and liver and put
them into cold water, and let them boil
until tender. When done, chop them
very fine. Take stale bread. or the
Large Boston crackers, and CRATE or chop
them. Add salt, pepper AMI some
sweet herb, if liked, to the bread
crumbs, after which beat up two eggs
with which to moisten the crumbs
ado, and mix thoroughly with
the chopped "inwards,' not
forgetting to put in salt and butter.
FIJI tho inside of the turkey with the
dressing, taking care that the neck or
crop Is made to look plump, and sew
the openings, drawing the skin tightly
together: Then rub little butter over
your turkey, and lay it upon The CRATE
OF your meat pan. Cover the bottom
OF the pan well with boiling water. At
ter half hour haste the turkey bv
pouring over it the gravy that has be-
gun to form IN the pan. Repeat the
bastlng once in about fifteen minutes
In an oven of average temperature, a
twelve pound turkey will REQUIRE Of
least three hours; but every oven has
1t own way of baking, and the cook
must be governed by it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-17

READY FOR CUSTOMERS. W. &
j. NJ. WethereH have located, since the fire,
at 369 Wabash Avenue, Chicago, and can now
furnish their customers new and complete
stock of Millinery goods Com
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-17

AT recent fox hunt in Vermont the
fox ate up two of the dogs and fright
ened the rest away.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-17
lt is sold by Medicine Dealers Generally.
CAUTION.

Call for ALIENS LUNG BALSAM;n and sbun
the use OF any other balsam, unprincped men may
deceive you with worthless preparations
j. N. HARRIS 4 Co, Proprietors,
Cincinnati O.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-17

A GENTS Wanted.-Agents make more money at
n work for us than at anything else. Particulars free
G. STINsoN Co, Fine Art Publishers, Portland Maine.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-17
TO CONSERVATIVES,

The advertiser, having been permanently ou-ed Of
that dread disease Consum pton, by a simple remedy
Is ANXIOUS to make known to his fellow sufferers The
means of cure. To all who desire it, he viii send
copy OF the prescription used, Gree of charged with
the dlrectlons for preparing and using the same
Asthma, BRONCHITIS, &c o'
Parties wishing the presentation will Je,ea ,ddras
o,,, Key: EDWARD A. WILSON
zo4 oouth Third street, Williamsburgh N Y
APhoTRUDING TOE is not slightly thing, say moth:
ing about health and comfort SILVER TIPPED
Shoes never wear out at the toe.
For Sale by all Dealers
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS would be saved yearly if all
would buy CABLE SCREW WIRE Boots and Shoes
The easiest, driest, and most durable Shoe ever
worn. VIZ ~
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-01-17

TO THE AFFLICTED.
II yo1r Druggist is out of the Salve and neglects
to Keep supplied, send as directed
below, and receive boz by return mail.
Put up in Larre Boxes at 80 cents each
(nearly three trcs large as the box represented
aboye). Prepared by MISS c. SAWYER, and
put up by L. M. ROBBINS, Wholesale
ana Retail Druggist, Rockland, Me.
Trial Box sent free by mail receipt of seventy
five cents, by l.. 81. KOBBINS, Rockland Me.
THIS VALUABLE SALVE IS SOLD BY
GlI1