Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-04-02
General Items.

Al Il
DURING the civil war in the United
States pork rose from $13 to $40 per
barrel, beef from SO to $40, -four from
S5 to $1O cotton from 13 to 119 cents
per pound, and cotton shirtings from
! 10 to 60 cents per yard.
WINE producers say the grapes grown
in their own vineyards this year, in the
neighborhood Of Cleveland, will cost
, them about twenty cents per pound.
J They expect to purchase grapes from
other regions for about half that sum.
J DIR. GREER, rich man who died at
Rainsford Island, Mass, left the short
est will on record, viz: "Be it under
stood, I leave $500 to Thomas Re
stieaux; Edward B. w. Restieaux,
$500; residue to my nephews and
nieces, children of John" This docu.
ment was duly attested and probated.
The Lancet gives an account of
minute active worm, 175 inch long
and La, 500 inch in diameter, that has
been discovered in the blood of certain
patients that had lived in India. SO
numerous were the parasites in the
cases in question that six specimens
) were seer in single drop of blood
obtained from the lobe of the ear.
The mortuary chapel which is about
to be built by the Empress Eugene
L for the reception of the remains of
her husband will be in the medieval
1 style fourteenth century period, and
, will be twenty-four feet long by twelve
feet wide. The tomb which is the gift
of the Queen, Will be of polished Peter
head granite, and will be simply in
scr1bed, "Napoleon Ill, FL. [. P.'
The last dog story: A New Hamp-
shire canine being repeatedly baffied
in the attempt to catch a woodchuck in
long drain, as it made it's exit at the
other end as the dog followed through,
brought neighboring dog and
stationed him at the other end of the
drain. He then drove the woodchuck
through, and he was caught.
The Reading pa Times gives the
following illustration of the emotional
business in that city: A young color
ed la9 = recently, while young color
ed gentleman was paying his address
es to her, overcome her by affection for
him, threw her arms around his neck,
and enthusiastically exclaimed, "SsWith
all thy faults, I love thee, Still
A YOUNG girl of Perugia, Italy, foun
out new way of committing suicide.
Her life had become burden to her,
| because her parents broke off the match
which they thought had not been made
in Heaven, SO she broke off the heads
| of several lucifer matches, and boiled
them in cup of coffee, which she
drank, and died in two hours AFTER
WHAT it costs to "runn the Ply
mouth Church, Brooklyn, is shown in
the following figures: Mr.. Beecher is
paid annually $4,000; Mr.. Halliday,
assistant, So, 600; Mr.. Weld, first sex
ton, So, 500; Mr.. Raynor, second sex
ton, 81, 200. The music costs $4,000;
insurance, $500 current expenses, ST.
| 900; Plymouth Library, 500. Total,
| $43, 1000. a
BEAU BRUMMEL had friend, cler-
gynan, who sometimes dined with
| him. .Brummel used to say that you
could always tell whether there was
going to be a champagne by the way
the clergyman asked the blessing. If
the glasses indicated only claret or
sherry, he would say "Forw what we
are about to receive, !" &C., but if they
betokened champagne, he would shut
his eyes and commence with 90 Bounti
full Jehova." a4aa -3
HERE is good joke, an excellent
joke, most enjoyable joke. Three
Albany men cut one of the hind legs
from Newfoundland dog that had
been killed, dressed. it in neat style,
and sent it to friend. lie had it
cooked, and ate it, thinking it, was
mutton Now, if some one would give
those three fellows nice little mess
of arsenic, they would be appropriate
" appreciated. 75assJ
The following is from Punch: Herr
Professor" Iss it not a shdrainch
ting, ladies, dat de Latin race cannot
acquire de Enklish bronouncy-action
I haf choost dis momend bardet from
mine, ant ferry gleffer MANI who has
| lifted In Lonton almOste as long as [
haf-dvendy-vife eeerrs-ant foot you
kvite shdrong voreign indonation.
! How to you agound vor 20 eggshdra.
orrtinary zeergoomshda1lz as tat q
/ IT is about twenty years since emil
grants first began to cross the Atlantic
in steamers, and for some years later
the majority were still carried in sail
ing vessels. But this is now entirely
changed, and during the year 1871
ninety-six per cent. of the total num-
/ ber of emigrants to North America
proceeded in steamers. The number
of steerage passengers SO carried last
year from Great Britain to North
America was 200, 900. They were con.
veyed in $40 outward voyages the
number in each voyage averaging
about 395.
/ One of the baggag e-masters of
station between Worcester and Boston
is fat, good-natured, .drou fellow,
whose jokes have become quite popu
lar on the road. His name is Bill A
short time since, while in the perform
ance of his duties in checking baggage,
an ugly little Scotch terrier got In his
way, and he gave him a smart kick,
sent him over the track yelling. The
owner of the dog soon appeared in
high dudgeon, waiting to know who
kicked the dog. "Was that your dog?"
asked Bill, with the usual drawl
&C Certainly it was what right had you
to kick him2 +" I" He's mad, said Bill.
g No, he's not mad, either" said the
owner. f'Well, [ should be if any
body kicked me in that way, respond
ed Bill.
DIR. MARY WALKER attempted, the
other day, to enter the lady's gallery
in the building where the legislature is
done for Louisiana by the Kellogg folk.
She was stopped by the door-keeper,
;. who tod her the seats were reserved
for ladies. "Well am alady,'' said
DR.. Mary. "I don't know about that"
retorted the door-keeper, g shall have
to examine He didn't finish the
sentence, for Mary struck straight out
from the shoulder like prize-fghter,
and planted a blow on the door-keepers
potato trap. He didn't like that sort
of argument at all, but~refrained from
retaliating in kind, though he warned
the belhgerent doctor not to strike
hin again Il.an crot- ont nf ,,,,r