Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-07-23

nativities were the Scotch and Scotch
Irish from Ulster, who, like the natives
of Scotland are fed in their early years
with at least one meal day of good milk
and good oatmeal porridge, simply and
exclusively.
DAMP STABLES. Damp stables are es--
peclaily to be avoided whether from new
ness or from being partly underground,
or from being badly drained. Whatever
the cause 1t Injuries the health of the
morse, ana he can never be kept free from
colds, coughs, ETC., while in one so con-
structed as to produce damp.r Itshould
therefore be prevented by. removing the
cause, which may be effected in nearly
every case, even underground bv proneru
drainage. 1t stable must be under the
surface, it is better to curtail its propor--
tions by building ansinside wall, leaving !
an air drain all round between it and the
old WALL than to allow it to remain damn
and this is generally the cheapest way at
effecting the change, for in order to get at
the outside there is often vast deal9of
valuable surface to be interfered with. s. q a
A SAD SToRY.-It is not hard to believe
that Dickens early hard experience was a
grief even in memory. The despair OF
children is keen-as keen as Their innate
sense of justice. Here is sad little story
from Germany, the moral of which is APP
plicable to any civilized country. In
Muirenburg boy only ten years old lately
hung himself in his school-roon, leaving
a letter in which he placed his death at
his teachers door, .bequeathed his small
property to his sister, and asked pardon
of his father and mother for the sin he
was about to commit Inquiry showed
that during the mornings lessons the boy
was inattentiye, and his teacher, instead
OF suspecting fatigue, could think of no
better remedy for this than censuring and
Furnishing him, in spite of his being.
usually willing and Industrious scholar,
| and OF constitution not strong. Taking
exhaustion for laziness, the master struck,
threatened, and at last locked him alone
in the. school-room, where the unhappy
and tired little fellow, utterly hopeless,
scrubbed his pathetic letter and went out
of the world. 49, &c., - .,...~.'
VERY MUCH IN EARNEsT-A few DAYS
since farmer in Madison Township quar-
relied with his wife and left home! He
returned in short time and the quarrel
was resumed and continued to such an
extent that he expressed desire to be ont
Of the world His wife intimated that
nothing would please her better and offer
eel to do her part if the rifle were only
loaded. He went into the house, got the
rifle and ammunition, and loaded it in the
presence Of his wife, but was very careful
when she was not looking, to slip the ball
down his sleeve. After the gun had been
capped he handed it to her and went into
the yard; she followed as far as the door,
when she took deliberate aim and fired.
The husband dropped in the grass to all
To-
| time before his wife came to him. 1t did
not take her long to discover that he was
"playing possum," and, grasping an ak
handle, she attacked him SO fiercely that
but for the interference of some of the
children she would have crushed his
skull. 1t is needless to add that there
will be divorce.-SoutA Bend Qn0.e ,
Tribune. e1ht7i ~
HIeGINs's Doe.-It was a great many
years ago, at a camp-meeting, that Brother
Higgins, good man but passionately
fond of dogs, came in one day accom-
panied by black-and-tan hound Some
body asked him to address the congrega-
ton, and he mounted the stand for that
purpose, while his dog sat down on his
launches Immediately in 'front.' looking
at his master. In the midst of the dis
course, which entertained us much, an
otner dog came up, and after few social
shifts at Brother Higgins's dog began to
examine the hind leg Of the latter with his
teeth, apparently for the purpose Of ascer-
tanning if it was tender, An animated
contest ensued, and one Of the con grega-
| ton came forward for the purpose Of sep
arating the animals His efforts were
not wholly successful. Il He would snatch.
at the leg of Higgins's dog, but before his ::
hand got there the yellow dog would be.
on that side, and would probably take ar
incidental and cursory bite at the dea-
cons hand. Brother Higgins paused in
his discourse and watched the deacon
Then he exclaimed, "Spit in his eye, =
Brother Thompson; spit in the hounds
eye!' Brother Thompson did, and the
fight ended. "But just want to say,''
continued Mr. Higgins, '''that outside OF
the sanctuary that dog of mine can eat up
any salmon colored animal in the State,
and then chaw up the bones of its ances-S
tors for four generations without turning
a hair! You understand me?n The ser
vices proceeded Adezer.