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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-09-04

CURE FOR SNAKE BITE.-We have
published DR.. Cornell's remedy several
times, and for the benefit of those whe
may get bitten by a snake. we publish
1t again. Take one table spoonful of
gunpoWder, and salt, and the yellow of
| an egg, and mix 50 as to make plas
ter place on cloth and apply to the
wound, letting it extend an inch on all
sides OF the wound. AS the poison is
drawn the rlaster will lose its sticking
qualities, and when full viii fall off.
Apply a new plaster until it sticks.
which Is a sure evidence that the poison
is all out. This will cure snake bite
on either human or beast. Cut this out
and save it.
A RELISH FOR BREAKFAST OR LUNCH.
Take a quarter of a pound of good,
fresh cheese; cut it up in thin slices
and put it in spider, turning over it
a large cupful of sweet milk; add a
quarter of teaspoonful of dry mus
tard, dash Of pepper, little salt, and
piece of butter as large as butternut;
stir the mixture all the time. Have at
hand three Boston crackers, finely pow
dered or rolled; sprinkle them in grad
ually as soon as they are stirred in,
turn the contents INTO a warm dish and
serve.
LEMON FOR A CoUGH.-Roast the lem
on very carefully, without burning it :;
when it is hot cut and squeeze into a
cup upon three ounces of sugar, finely
powdered. Take a spoonful whenever
your cough troubles you. It is good
and agreeable to the taste Rarely
has it been known to fail of giving
relief
POTATO SALAD.-Anyone who has
eaten potato salad at Partisan hotel
will be glad to try it after he gets home
The following is a good formula for the
simple but delicious preparation: Cut
ten or twelve cold, boiled potatoes into
i slices from a quarter to half an inch
thick; put into a salad dish with four
tablespoonfuls of tarragon or plain
vinegar, six tablespoonful of best sa-
lad oil, one teaspoonful of minced
parSely and pepper and salt to taste ::
stir well, that all Will be thoroughly
mixed. 1t should be made two or three
hours before needed on the table. An
Gh07iss, olives, or any pickles, may be
added to this salad, as also cold beef.
chicken OF tuFkey II desired; but it is
excellent without these.
ROMAN PUEcH.-Take two pounds of
best loaf sugar; beat fine the peeIs Of
three oranges; then add the juice of
eight or ten oranges, one quart of wa
ter, and lemon juice in such proportion
as to give dash of acidity without
making positively sour. Now pass
through a thin cloth. Whip up the
white of four eggs, and mix in well.
To ten punch glasses add half tum-
blerful of rum Freeze it, and serve
up in punch glasses set around the ta-
bic, or set it on the table in an urn or
pitcher after the company are seated,
and let each person help himself Ro-
man punch comes in jus5 after you
commence the meat dinner, or after
you remove the meats-like cham
payne, and to take the place of san
garee-not as a dessert, or with des-
SeTt
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-09-04
A Remarkable Linguist.

The American Educational Monthly for
August contains very readable sketch
of the most remarkable linguist that
ever lived. Giuseppe Gaspardo Me :
zofanti, the prodigy who spoke fifty
SIX languages, was the son of poor car
penter of Bologna, where he was born in
l774. He died in Rome in 1910. His
father designated him for the paternal
calling. His workbench happening to be
under the window where Father Respight
was lnstructlng some private pupils tn
Greek and Latin, young Mozzofanti picked
up the words by ear and surprised his un.
C nscious teacher when, one day, without
knowing he Greek alphabet or ever hav.
ing seen a Greek book, he repeated and
accurately explained great number OF
the words which had fallen on his ears
while at work
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-09-04
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
The Rose Secret.


It may perhaps interest our readers
to hear that from the different articles
which have appeared in The Garden
in reference to WHAT'S called "The Rose
Secret" I got a notion; and in
stead of throwing my prunings away
this spring [ used them as cuttings,
putting a whole lot of them-about a
dozen or more ID q an almost afraid
to mention it) marmalade jar filed
with coarse sand and water, WITH sufi-
cient of the latter to be about quarter
of an inch or so above the sand.
then plunged the jars into a slight hot
bed covered by a Rendle span-roof
protector), and let the cuttings have
all the light and sun possible
never shading once. This
was about eight weeks ago. Last
week I thought I would have look
how the cuttings were going on at the
bottom, as they appeared very healthy
at tho top; fancy my delight to find
that the new roots had covered the
sides of the jar, and were matted to-
gether in such way that [ had to wash
the sand away under tap to be able to
separate the cuttings without breaking
the roots. I call this striking like
willows" some bits with Only one eye
at the top struck almost better than
any; others, where I put perhaps two
eyes beneath the surface of the sand,
have struck from every eye. I can as
sure you [ never saw cuttings so well
furnished with roots as these were.
Out of about 100 cuttings of some
three dozen different kinds of Roses, I
only missed striking fifteen, which [
think is very encouraging result;
anyhow I shall consider 1t the road
royal, and experiment again in SINH
lar manner in summer, when [ shall
pay more attention to the preparing of
the cuttings and the way they will
strike the readiest. The beauty of my
system is it's extreme simplicity; the
trouble or labor is NIL. beyond the
mere procuring of the cuttings, all one
has to do is to leave the jars alone, only
giving a little water from time to time
to replace what has been lost by evapo-
ration.
AS to the size of cuttings, [ have put
in anything-thick or thin, pithy or
weedy, straight shoots or jointed ones,
shoots with one to six eyes-only tax
ing care that the cut in every case was
clean one, such as good sharp knife
will make.-MAx KLosE, Rose Cottage,
Chelford, IN Garden.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-09-04
Personal Items.

A BROTHER of the Marquis of Lorne
is shortly to be married to Miss
Claughton, daughter of the Right Rev.
Bishop of Rochester, and younger sis
ter of the Hon. Mrs Arson, of Lon
don.
Mr.. SAGER, the Rabbi of the Jewish
Synagogue in Mobile, has renowned
| the Hebrew faith, embraced Christian
ity, and united with the Baptists. The
change was owing to his study of the
New Testament.
DICKENS received over 100000 for
3" Little Dorrit. " But Douglas Jerrold
received only e10 for Blackwell
Susan" the most popular drama on
the English stage, and died leaving
his family without a sixpence.
A CURIOUS petition has been forward
ed to the President of the French Re-
public by one Melaine Forest, washer
woman, who demands a pension be-
cause In 1913 she was wounded by a
bullet intended for NJ. Theirs.
IT is stated from Rome that the
Pope, if he lives so long, Will raise
several prelates to the dignity of Car
dinal on the Feast of All Saints, the
Isl OIL NOVEMBER.
J. r. OsGooD, the publisher, has gone
to Europe, where he will remain about
two months.
We read of marble statue of Jocha-
bad, the Mother of Moses, made bv
Mr.. Franklin Simmons, for citizen of
Boston.
A Mr.. THoRP, who keeps an Ameri-
can bar and restaurant in Paris, is
said to have made $25, 900 in his busl-
ness since 1869.
KossUTH declines the position of a
representative IN the Hungarian Diet.
GRACE GREENWOOD will visit her
friends In Boston, and then return to
Colorado.
PROF. TYNDA11, the English scien-
list, will visit New York in the coming
Autumn.
The death is announced of Adolpe
FuerOult, chief editor OF the Paris Opin-
ion Rationale.
THE Grown Princess Victoria of
Prussia has offered prize of 5000
for the best essay on advancing the
material prosperity of workingwomen.
Mrs. GEN. ROBERT ANDERSON has
arrived III Liverpool and started for
Florence, where she Will heleafter re-
side
Two ENGLISH ladies, sojourning at
Catskil for the summer walked no
less than eighteen miles in one day. last
week., for exercise.
WHY is dancing like new milk? Be
cause 1T strengthens the calves
Mr.. CAIRNS, brother of Lord Cairns,
has assumed the position of Governor
of British Honduras, which is now
crown colony.
W. W. CoRCoRAN has sold his beauti-
full country seat adjoining Washington,
known as HARDWOOD, for the sum of
1925, 600 to an English gentleman, who
contemplates making it his private
residence. The proceeds of the sale,
with other benefactions, are to be be-
slowed upon the Gallery OF Art, which
he has already presented to the City of
Washington, and which has been the
recipient of munifcence in other
ways.
THE mother of the Worrel Sisters
turned every diamond presented to her
daughters into hard cash, and pur-
chased property on Bay Ridge, L. l.,
which has quadrupled in value.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-09-04
BILLINGS WIT AND WISDOM.
koarse Shot.


Whenever WI see a doktor who alwus
travels on the jump, yu ken bet he is
looking for job
The bulk ov mankind are imitators
ov very poor originals.
1t IL CRATE deal easier few be a phi
losopher after man has had warm
meal than it IL when he dom t kno WHARF
he IL going tew git one
Most men lament their condishun in
life, but there are but phew, after all,
who are superior to it.
10 never despair may be God-like,
but it amt human.
Atfektashun looks well in q monkey.
Trieing tew define love is like trieing
tew tell how yu kun few brake thru the
ice; all yu kno about it IL, WI fell in, and
got ducked.
The prinsipal importans ov a MYSTERY
is the MYSTERY itself. What makes a
ghost so respectable karakter il that
nobody ever saw one.
The pedigree that we receive from
our ancestors IL like the money we re-
ceive from them; we are not expedited
to live on the prinsiple, but on the ac-
cumulashun, and transmit the prinsiple
unimpaired.
| A weak man wants az much Watching
az a bad one.
| It IL hard work tew define human
happiness; the real professor ov it IL
the very one who kant define it
Wealth IL no guard against villany
thare IL az mulch iniquity amung the
ritch az among the poor, ackording tew
their numbers.
A wise man never enjoys himsel sc
mulch nor a phool so little, as when
alone
Avarice IL az hungry az the grave.
There IL a CRATE deal ov virtew il
this world that IL like jewelry, more
for ornament than USE
[ am satisfied that courage in men il
more often the effekt of konstitushur
ov principle.
About the best thing that experience
kan teach us IL tew bear misfortins
and SORROWS with kompozure.
Mans necessitys are phew, but hiz
wants are endless.
There are menny people who not
only beleave that this world revolves
| on its axis, but they beleave that the,
are the axis.
Self-made men are most alwus apt tc
be leetle too proud ov the JOB.
[ think thare IL az menny old phoOls
| in this world az thare IL yung ones, and
thare IL this difference between them
The yung ones may outgrow their phol
~, but the old ones never do.
The ambishun ov men out ov 10, i
1t should receive no check, would enc
IN their dpStrT Sh1In
A genuine aphorism IL truth done III
in small package.
A v1shus old man IL terrible sight
dlspised on earth and hated IN heaven
The avarishus man IL like the grave
he takes all that he can lay hiz hands
on, and gives nothing back.
Bashfulness IL either the effek ov 10
norance or modesty-if it il ignor
ance, edukashun changes 1t into i'm
pertinence-if it IL modesty, it will
king tew man az long az he has one
single virtew left.
Marrying for buty IL poor speku
lashun, for emmy man who sees yure
wife haz got just about az much stock
10 her az you hav.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-09-04
The :. Housekeeppr', of eur Health.

The liver is the great depurating or
blood cleansing organ of the system.
Set the great housekeeper of our health
at work, and the foul corruptions which
gender in the blood, and rot out, as it
we're, the machinery of life, are gradu-
ally expelled from the system. For
this purpose DR.. Pierce's Golden Medi-
cal Discovery is pre-eminently the az
ticle needed. It cures every kind of
humor from the worst scrofUla to the
common pimple, blotch or eruption.
Great eating ulcers kindly heal under
its mighty curative influence. Viru-
lent, blood polsons that Turk in the sys,
tenn are by it robbed of their terrors,
and by a persevering and somewhat
protracted use of it, the most tainted
system may be completely renovated
and built up anew. Enlarged glands,
tumors and swelIings dwindle away
and disappear under the influence of
this great resolvent. It is sold by all
druggists. 613
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-09-04
4 Michigan Paradise.

The Detroit Free Press invites PEG,
pie generally to come thlther, as fol
lows: eff your wife has eloped, come
to Detroit to find her If your hus,
band has ecooted with the hired girl OF
your neighbours wife, come here first
of all. If your daughter has fled OF
eloped to get married, strike for De
trolt.' All these people make right for
this point, or everybody thinks they do.
The chief of police, the newspapers,
and business men, are almost daily in
receipt of letters or kilograms to the
effect that eloper- are making for De-
troit and should be caught. Women
come here to look for runaway hus-
bands, and husbands arrive here to in
quire for runaway wives Half Of The
detective business consists in hunting
up such parties and sending them to
their homes"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-09-04

A PRII LOOKING youth went up to an
elderly South Boston newsdeaier the
other day and claimed an acquaintance,
which the gentleman was slow to re-
call. "You don't know me ?" says the
young man, with a heavy emphasis on
his word. " Why, I am --, the son
of Mr.. -; father took papers of you
for years before he died, and I have
ever since; but we've moved from =
street, and now live over the hill. BY
the way, Mr.. Rich, believe owe you
a dollar on the last quarter" The old
gentleman's pulse quickened he took
another look and remembered. His
youthful debtor produced ten-dollar
bill, the debt was settled, and they bid
each other courteous adieu. The bill
proved to be counterfeit.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-09-04
Shopping for a Testament,

"Say, Mister, will you swop Testa-
ment for some sugar 2" said little lad
to a missionary of the Sunday School
Union. 81 amt got no money, but
here's some cakes of maple sugar. TITS
all I've got to give. They are mighty
nice Will you swop sir9 Mother
wants the book, and I'd like awful we'll
to get it for her"
The sWop was made, and turned to
so good an account, by the interest
which the story excited, that 200 little
ones in those backwoods were each
made richer by the possession of copy
of that same book. Even a boys two
cakes of maple sugar are not to be
despised.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-09-04
Lend a Hand.

Life is made Of ups and downs
Lend hand;
Life is made Of thorns and crowns
Ifyou would the latter wear,
Lift some crushed heart from despair
Lend hand.
Crowns are not alone of gold!
Lend hand
Diadems are bought and sold:
But the crowns that good men own,
Come from noble deeds alone
Lend a hand. -..
Many crowns that many wear
Lend hand;
Never III the sunlight glare:
Diamonds never in them shine,
Yet they hold light divine
Lend hand.
Hold a light that meier shall fade
Lend hand;
Beauty, art hath never made;
For these crowns that good men wear,
Everlasting are, as rare
Lend hand.
Would you own so bright a crown?
Lend hand;
When you see brother down,
Lead him from the deep, dark night,
Place HIM in, the morning Light
-s Lend hand.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-09-04
Humorous.

WHY are blacksmiths always wicked
men Because they are given to vice.
"Do YOU enjoy good health, Zach
ary?" "Why, yes, to be sure; who
doesn't?n ... ....'.-.ft {
A CoUNTRYMAN saw a skeleton of a
donkey In a local museum. Chow odd
we look without flesh ~ he said.
A soHooIMAsTER, on being asked
what was meant by the word f0rtifca-
ton, answered, "Two twentifcations
make Notification"
els your house warm one, land
lord 2" asked man in search of ten
ant. &C It ought to be the painter gave
it two coats recently, " was the reply.
"MAssA CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS was
queer man. said a negro orator; a
notion crossed him one day and then
he crossed an ocean.
THERE is more truth than poetry in
the following lie from an ADVERTISE
ment: Babies after having taken
one bottle of my soothing syrup will
never Cry any more"
The following notice is posted CON
west: Shut the door; and as soon
as you have done talking business
serve your mouth in the same way"
I resort to wine to stimulate my
wits, said young spendthrift to an
old one. "Ah,' said the veteran,
''that is the way [ began, but now
have to resort to my wits to get my
wine.n 81
A PLUMBER had an Irish lad in his
employ, and one day having occasion
for piece of zinc ordered him to get
one twelve inches square Yes, sir, -
SAID Pat, "twelve inches square, but
how long?"
A LADY correspondent of a Los An
geles paper, describing the delights of
a Southern sea side visit, paints the
following pleasant picture: "There
are flies in the honey, beetle in the
sugar, rattlesnakes under the pillow,
and skunks running over your feet.
The walters who carry lunches to the
| rooms at Congress Hall, say it would
worry hired man to stow away the
corned beef, and pork and beans that
the young ladies call for between their
regular meals of water, ices and sponge
cake.
THE worst charade ever made: NV
first is the name of a peculiar kind of
butter, M second of q peculiar kind
| of liquor, and my whole is the name of
portion of a familiar weapon; what is
my name? Answer ramrod. Ram is
the peculiar kind of but er and rod
goes for the lick her
AN Irishman called on a lady and
gentleman, in whose employ he was,
for the purpose OF getting some tea and
tobacco. Il had a drame, last night
yer honor" said he to the gentleman.
''What was it, Pat ?" "Why. [ drained
that yer honor made me present of &
pound of tobaccy, and her ladyship
there-heaven bless her-gave me some
tay for the good wife" "Ah, Pat,
dreams go by the contraries, you
know, said the gentleman. ta1th,
and they may that" said Pat; so her
ladyship is to i've the tobaccy, and his
honor the tay.'
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-09-04
Ever Present.
The sun of yesterday is set
Forever set to Time and me;

Ihe sun of yesterday is set
Forever set to Time and me:
Yet OF It's warmth and Of its light,
Something feel and something see.
The flower of yesterday is not
Its faded leaves are scattered wide:
Yet OF its perfume do I breathe.
Stu does its beauty stir my pride.
The friend of yesterday is dead
On yonder hill his grave doth lie
Yet there are moments when feel
His presence, as of old, draw nigh.
A part of what has been remains
The essences of what is gone
Are ever present to my sense:
Though left, am not left forlorn.
In thought, in feeling, and in love,
Things do not perish, though they pass !;
The form is shattered to the eye,
But only broken is the glass.
Sun, friend and flower have each become
A part of my immortal part;
They are not lost, but evermore
Shine, live, and bloom within my heart.
June Overland
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-09-04
Who Organized the Livingstone Expe.
dition

Mr.. Stanley gives the entire credit
for the organization of the Livingstone
expedition to James Gordon Bennett,
Jr. The latter, while in Paris, sent for
him to come from Madrid, received him
lying in bed, and told him to get ready
for Africa at once. When Stanley sug-
gested that the expense would be very
great, he was directed to draw for 81, :
600, and for treble the amount should
he need it. He did not go directly to
Livingstone's aid, but visited Sir Sam
uel Baker, on the upper Nile. the Otto
man dominions in Asia and Persia, be-
fore sailing for Zanzibar to organize
his inland Journey.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-09-04
Domestic Recipes.

AN IMPROVED METHOD OF COOKING
BEEIs. Sake them it requires about
two hours to medium-sizcd beet. [
h,araly think any person will resort to
Inc old method Of boiling them after
eating one meal of baked beets.
10 MAKE HARD WATER SoFT.-To a
barreltql OF water put about two quarts
OF wood ashes. a sediment will settle
to the bottom, leaving the water clear
ana soft. The ashes can be tied M in
cloth If one is very particular, but the
strength will not come ont as soon. 1t
Is q good may, if it is wanted Tor wash
ing, to get the water ready on Satur
Gay, and by Monday morning it is all
ready to use.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-09-04
The Ioung Literature of Russia Stunted.

A correspondent of the London
! Times, speaking Of the re-establish-
ment OF the Press censorship in Russia,
contends that it's effect will be to stunt
" the young and promising literature
OF that country. Under the Imperial
decree lately issued, the only portion
OF the Russian press exempt from the
supervision of the administrative au-
thOrities has been deprived of it's ex-
ceptlonal privilege and hand d over to
the tender mercies of the police. Hith-
erto, under the law of April Is, 1865,
the editors of all periodicals were left
the option of having their "copy" re-
vlsed by the Government, or of pub
fishing without this preliminary ordeal.
| The like privilege extended to the
authors OF original works above 100
pages, and to the compilers of transla-
tions above 800 pages; so that the
only manus 'rlpts which were absolute
ly required to be inspected by that
august parsonage, the public censor
were books and translations below the
| size mentioned.
Under the new decree, COPIES of nm
licensed reviews and books will be sent
In to the administrative authorities
alone, the term within which an order
for suppression may be issued, being
extended from two days to four days in
the case OF reviews, and from three
days to seven days in the case of books.
1t is not too much to say that if the
law had been proclaimed six years ago.
large and most valuable portion of
Russian literature would not have ap-
peared in print. No author will run
the risk OF having q serious a well-di-
gested volume mutilated just before
issue: no publisher will dare print an
expensive book to see it condemned to
the flames by secret and irresponsible
tribunal when ready. Both will prefer
submitting the manuscript to the CEN
sor's preliminary inspection but how
many manuscripts are likely to leave
the censor's room unscathed?
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-09-04

IRON ore, mixed with sand on the
beach, has been discovered in Cali
fornia in enormous quantities, within
forty miles of San Francisco. It's orr
gin is attributed to crystalization-the
process being nearly the same, whether
existing In minute particles, as on the
shore Of California, or in huge noun
tains, as in Missouri. Samples assayed
have shown fifty per cent of pure iron
of the finest quality.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-09-04

AN Essential, OF LONELINESS To be
entirely beautiful the hair should be abundant
lustrous. This is absolutely essential to complete
loveiness The most regular features. the most bril-
liant complexion and pearlie.t teeth fail of their due
effect II the hair be thin, dry harsh On the con-
trary the plstnest face if it be but by
holder with sense of actual beauty That crown
ing ornament of her is happily within the reach
OF lovely woman, and being discriminating she
is lovely, she long discovered that LYONS KATH-
AKRON was the means of securing it, No prepare
ton for the Hair enjoyed 1.-THE of its popularity
and no wonder since it produces such gratifying
suits Applied to the waste and barren places of the
scalp, it fructifes and enrches them with new and
ample growth 1t is not of course. pretended that it
will do this if the capacity for reproduction extinct
but so long it remains that wonderful rehablitant
Will assuredly propagate the germ Of the hair life
and activity-(Jom