Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-10-29
Wit and Wisdom.


WHERE there is much light the shad-
ow Is aeep.-Goethe III J. 'i~
r NOBLE discomfort is the path to
Heaven. H. W.. Hggiaason. : TT
! A BOOK is letter to the unknown
friend one has in the world.
A SUPPRESSED resolve will betray it.
self III the eyes. L George Eliot.
The ultimate) tendency of civiliza-
ton is toward barbarism.- -Hore.
ALMOST the best rule of life is to be
worthy OF ones Sells. p. Heron.
DEFECT in manners is usually the de-
ficiency of fine perceptions.-Enoerson.
The best thing to take before sing
ing-Breath .,~
THERE are various stations in life,
but the least desirable is police sta
tion .9u7fe1l 1tioa8 - ToH
DRESSES woven from bamboo fbres
are the latest things for bellies to do
heir bamboozling in. ~r9
WHEN does q gardener most resem-
BILE NorvaPs father2 When he weeds
his phlox q fata mi
THE New Hampshire Agricultural
OoClGtft Ol6IS " premium IOT Tile Iou-
headedest baby exhibited.
To whist players-Should a chimney
sweep trump his partners trick when
he cannot follow SCOT?
] 70 GOETHE savs:l Christ is himself the
Zone unanswerable proof of Christi
anity.
I Do not speak Of your happiness to
4 a man less fortunate than YOURSELF
Plut0rch.
| CITIES force growth, and make men
talkative and entertaining, but they
i make them artificial. Emerson.
/" HUSBAND, where shall [ get the
ticking for our new feather bed9"
I Any place where you can get the
4 tick. y
COUNTY MAGIsTRATE-Prisone you
are discharged this time with caution;
but if Isee you here again you'll get
i twice as much. =. >, t:
The following is COPY Of a notice
displayed in field in South London
"Ladies and gentlemen are requested
not to steal turnips. Other persons,
if detected, will be5prosecuted.'
THERE is said to be man in Cincin-
natl who is in possession Of such
powerful memory that he is employed
I by the Humane Society to remember
! the poor. argt. gfoe -u, +e.,
j. An. 1rishman seeing a ship very
heavily laden, and scarcely above the
waters edge, exclaimed: !" Upon my
soul /. il the, riBer: was but little
higher, the ship would go to the bot
tom. ~ s' i1,.' $500 as
4 JOHN III. WILLIAM is the name sof a
new hum orist. He writes under the
nom dc plume Of g B. Dadd," and for
that reason they let him father all the
funny things in the N orristown Penn.)
Herald. -
A LADY had several hundred dollars
worth of point lace clipped off her
clothing by en- adroit thief, while, she
was in church, singing "Strip me Of
the robe Of pride and clothe me in hui
mility. III 1a.3oa,sI 9H3 .ss:e
TALLEYRAND being bothered on one
occasion by a man who squinted aw-
fully, with several importunate ques-
lions concerning his leg, recently
broken, replied ct is quite crooked,
as gom see. '1'3'..ia2 A 90"
How earthly old people become
|moldyJ as the grave. Their wisdom
smacks of the earth; there is no fore+
taste of Immortality in it. They re-
mind one of earth-worms and MOLE
crickets. II horeQu.. .....,.,a .s
The near sighted hen that ate saws
dust, supposing it to be corn meal, then
went and laid nest full of bureau
knobs, set on them three weeks, and
Matched out complete set of parlor
furniture, was a pretty fair hen.
ATTRACTION acts on all and at all dis
tance. To feel repulsion we must be
very near. It is a petty and personal
feeling; or at the best, is the protest
Of natural afinities against unsought
proximity. HRS. LoaOeW. a
TIE, captain of San Francisco
steamboat is exceedingly popula with
the ladies because he always puts, back
to his wharf, if by the aid of powerful
field glass he can discern female who
has arrived half an hour after the
starting time. foE,Bf 81
SPEAKING truth is like writing, fair,
and comes only by practice; it is less
q matter of will than of habit; and I
doubt if anything can be trivial which
permits the practice and formation Of
such habit.-RusEi7a.
AFTER these two noble fruits of
friendship, peace in the affections, and
support of the judgment, followeth the
last fruit, which is, like the pome-
granate, full of many kernals. Imean
aid and bearinga part in all actions
and occasions. Bacon.
IF we judge from history, of what is
the book of glory composed2 Are not
its leaves dead mems skin-its letters
stamped in human blood-its golden
clasps the pillage of nations? l. is il
lumir ted with tears and broken hearts.
douglas Jerrold.
SCENE in Cincinnati Court (charge,
assault upon housekeeper).- Did
you ever ask to marry her 2? !" Yes. -
"What did you say 2" 81 told her
, to wait until her teeth were grown.
.sWhat did she say then :, Moth
ing.n 'sWhat did she do 2 !" . Went
down town, and bought new set OF
teeth" Case dismissed.