Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-08-27

tural fair, was only awarded blue rib
bon, while young man who, on the same
occasion, excelled in shooting at mark.
got $3.50.
| THINK of the noble red man running a
sawmill But this is what some of the
| klamath Indians in Oregon are doing,
and the mill turned out 100000 feet last
year. But it is shameful to bring these
sons of the forest down from hair to mill
| logs.
A GENTLEMAN who has tried it SAYS the
best way to catch rat, which has found
its way into your room is to lay a boot
fiat upon the floor, close to the mold
/ board. The rat will run into the boot
leg for protection, when he is readily cap
| tured.
ONE Of the austere professors of Yale
| came rushing out to find the man who
hau dared to pull the college bell He
| was told that Yale had won every one of
| the boat races, and saying. Go ahead,
boys" he returned to his home, Modified
and beaming.
In the digging of we'll at Newark, N.
j., the other day, the workmen struck
"ile." About two barrels of good oil
| were pumped the first day. The owner
proposes to bore deeper with proper appa-
| ratus, in the hope of finding a more abun-
dant supply of the valuable liquid.
COTTON is cultivated with success in
! Nevada. A Southern man named Carter
has over twenty acres in Muddy Valley,
Lincoln County Both climate and soil
are said to be favorable to the plant, and
the average yield is greater than on South
ern plantations, and the quality superior.
BOILED EGG PLANT--Cut the eggs di-
rectly in half and boil as you would
squash until perfectly soft and tender;
then scrape from the inside Of the skins,
season with salt, butter, ETC., and strew
sifted bread crumbs all over them Set
the dish into the oven to brown for ten
minutes
IF a man must be robbed by highway
men, Wisconsin is the place to have it
done. A pair Of these gentry who were
robbing farmer, the other day, held an
umbrella over his head to keep the sun
Oft while they went through him, and of
fered him a sip Of good brandy when
they had finished the job.
THE Rev O. J. Cowles computes the
cost of strong drinks consumed in Osh-
kosh in one year at 1856 900, without in
Guiding wine. He also says that
flour, boots and shoes, meats and church
and city expenses cost but 1867 00O or
81 900 more than liquor. The reverend
arithmetician considers it startling fact.
ACCORDING to the theory of vegetable
physiology, verified by practice, a tree is
most checked in growth when the leaf
bearing branches are Topped while in
most rapid state of growth, and the growth
of sprouts favored when the tree or it's
branches a e cut while it is in a dormant
condition. rand especially towards spring
DR.. J. R. BROWN, living near South
Bend, Ind, killed a rattlesnake with a
rake few days ago, and afterward in
handling the rake, communicated some of
the snakes poison to an abrasion on one
of his fingers. His whole system became
imbued with the poison, which he neu-
tralized with 'spr. frumenti" in copious
doses
A SINGULAR phenomenon in the shape
of shower of pebbles happened thirty
three miles off the coast from Portland,
pelting the deck of the steamer New
York, while on it's way from St. John to
Boston. 1t is the opinion Of an eminent
geologist that the stones were taken up
from the bed of some fresh water brook
by whirlwind.
In the opinion of Professor Wyman, the
ancient mound-builders Of Florida were
cannibals. This conclusion is based on.
the fact that many Of the bone heaps con-
tanned human bones, which were broken
in the same manner as those of certain.
animals that we're killed for food The
splitting of the bones had been resorted
to as a means of obtaining the incloseds
marrow.
SWINE that are much confined and can
not get .to. the earth will frequently be
benefited by having little charcoal or
rotten wood thrown in to them, and
small quantity Of birthstone mixed in
their food occasionally is an excellent
thing. A large handful Of fresh grass or
clover for each animal once day will be
much betterrthan charcoal or other hard
substances.
INDICATED CRACKERs.-M. Limousin,
Prussian apothecary, incloses powders,
such as quinine, aloes, rhubarb, and other
drugs disagreeable to swallow, in crack
ers. The cracker is split and matrix
fully measured, is placed The two parts
of the envelope, which is quite small, are
then closed together and secured II When
taken, it is soaked in water for moment
until softened, then gulped down whole
tomatoes, skin and slice them, rejecting
the hard parts. Put in porcelain sauce.
pan, with a little salt and pepper, and
simmer for one hour and half. Add
piece Of butter, or two tablespoonfuls of
beef, mutton, veal or chicken gravy.
Toast slice Of bread, cut it into inch
bits, and put in the dish in which the to-
mato will be served turn the contents of
the saucepan over it.
IT is.estimated that 400 100000 shooting
stars daily traverse the atmosphere, adding
perhaps, a thousand pounds to the earth's
mass These bodies move in space as
dust clouds or nebul@ When they come
within the suns attraction, the nebula as
sumes the form of comet, under the in
fuence of gravitation, and the comet is
gradually drawn out by the same force
into4a ring revolving round the sun in the
same orbit and periodic time as the orig
inal comet.
f The Boston Journal of CHEMISTRY de-
claress that zinc is at least as virulent and
fatal poison as lead, its salts, when taken
in small quantities, producing nausea;
larger doses causes vomiting, with violent
retching and cerebral distress. Some
naintars are pOiSOna6 hy, 1ino point ond