Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-06-25

with great benefit Rancid lard NAV be
purified by trying it over with a little
water, adding few sliced raw potatoes.
The potatoes seem to remove the bad taste
from the lard.
Mrs. BENJAMIN HASTINGS, living in the
north part of Greenfield, Mass, who has
just celebrated her S3d birthday, carries
off the palm for business honor. One
day, recently, she walked into town, a
distance of five miles, and returned the
same day, making in all a distance of ten
miles, for the purpose of meeting an APP
pointment for the payment of bill
ten cents at one of the dry goods stores.
Two CLERKS in the postal car of train
on the Louisville s. Nashville Railroad
were badly scared recently On opening
the bag containing the Florida mails, two
lively young alligators sprang out and the
clerks quickly took refuge in an adjoining
car. The young reptiles were eventually
captured, when it was found they had es-
capped from a cardboard box, in which
they were being sent as present to gen.
tleman in Louisville.
THE Hoosac tunnel contractors have
reported to the Massachusetts, Legislature
that the actual length of the boring now
to do through solid rock is about 1920
feet which they are. shortening up at the
rate of about 800 feet per month. They ex-
pect to be entirely through the mountain
by the 18th of November next, after which
date some six months will be required to
put the tunnel in working order for regu-
lar trains.
LEMON PUFFs.-One pound of pulver-
lied loaf sugar beat in the yelks of four
eggs; add one tablespoonful of f1avoring /;
beat the yelks and sugar as stiff as possible /;
then add the whites beat to stiff froth /;
beat well, flavor with lemon juice and ex-
tract Of the peel or citric acid, and extract
Of lemon; d.op on buttered papers in
small cakes, and bake quickly without
browning; leave the puffs on the paper
until entirely cold
HUsKING CoRN.-Fit your wagon-box
to hold thirty bushels, then put at least a
foot and a half hang board on the oppo-
site side; tie the horse next to you to the
other ones hame, to keep him from eat
ing then take two rows, catch the ears
with the thumb toward the point strip
both sides nearly at once, and give it a
wrench with your right hand at the same
time. In good corn a good hand will in
this way crib sixty bushels in a day.
THE porter of Detroit store heard a
voice in the alley as he was locking up the
other night, and he investigated to find
that an old man had taken possession of a
hogshead for the night, and that he was
praying. The old fellows petition went
right to the heart of the porter, and he
called him out, questioned him, and finally
gave him dollar He went to the front
of the store to lock it, and while he was
gone the hogshead man stole his new coat
and pair of boots, and made good his
escape.
BREAD GRJDDLE CAKEs.-Save all your
bits and crusts Of broken bread whether
they are toasted or not; and when you
have a good supply, turn upon them
enough boiling water to soak them thor
oughly. Let them stand until perfectly
soft, then rub through colander or sieve,
and mix three or four tablespoonful of
flour with them. Add enough milk to
make a thin batter, and also one beaten
egg. This makes delicious griddle cakes,
and saves all the odd pieces of bread into
the bargain.
WORKMEN have commenced the re-
moval of the tower of the old New York
Post-ofice, which is an old church,
built in 1927, by the Knickerbockers, the
stone of which it is made having been
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luton the tower was used to watch the
movements Of the British. In later years
it served as bell tower for the fire de-
partment. The walls are three and one
half feet in thickness. Although nearly a
century and half old, they are as firm as
when first cemented.
LIME IN CROPs.-There is said to be
carried off from the soil nine pounds of
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fifteen pounds in thirty eight bushels of
| barley. There are thirty-fve pounds of
lime in two tons Of rye grass, one hun
dred and twenty-six pounds in two tons
Of clover and one hundred and forty
pounds in twenty five tons of turnips, and
two hundred and seventy pounds in nine
tons Of potatoes. Some soils contain
abundance Of lime for a thousand years,
while others require an occasional appli-
cation of lime as a fertilizer. Il
SMITH, the Westfeld (Mass.) murderer,
received the news of his fate strangely.
dive got some news for you,' said the
turnkey, quietly, as he came near him.
"What is it?'' said Smith, his face light
ing up pleasantly, as he placed his hand
familiarly on the SherifPs shoulder, and
| then, not pausing, adding, as if divining
the truth, "Is the day appointed?" eyes,"
replied the official, "the 9th of June.''
Good, good" calculated Smith, throwing
| up his arm and swapping his fingers as if
in triumph, 81 never heard better news in
my lifep' And he resumed his walk with
as firm step as ever, smiling all the
while
SCIENCE and nature combined have
wrought a curious result in tile mouth of
a Brooklyn gentleman. While engaged
in the pastime of friendly boxing, he re-
ceived pat in the face which broke off
one Of his teeth. Of course he was sorry
for the accident, but concluded it was
irreparable But friends urged him to
consult the dentist, and after day or two
he followed their advice The broken
piece, large bit, was bound to its proper
place, and though the patient was forced
to eat cautiously and talk little for some
time, the two parts finally united so per
fectly that no flaw in the tooth could be
detected.
THERE are Fagins even in America.
In Cleveland, man bearing the extreme
ly appropriate name Of Wolf, was brought
before the Police Court charged with re-