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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-06-04

Henry Waters There are many others
VINO are very low, and their lives are de-
SPARED Of These are all reported to us
within six or eight miles on the line of
the storm.
We have not been able to hear from
other parts of the country to what extent
the storm has ragged An immense
amount of property has been destroyed.
1t is impossible to describe the scene after
the storm had passed. 1t resembled
long tract of country that had been sud
denly overfiowed and everything carried
away, and as if the water had suddenly
fallen and left everything in complete
ruin. The force of the storm must have
been tremendous Nothing resisted it.
Heavy cattle were carried over a quarter
of a mile, and thrown to the ground with
such violence as to half imbed them in
the earth. Wagons and farm implements
of all kinds were strewn all over Even
the spOkes were broken out of the wagon
wheels. A hog was found pierced through
with a two by four timber, pinning it to
the ground. Probably a thousand persons
from this place visited the scene, and
rendered all the assistance in their power.
A telegram from Sigourney says that in
Lancaster, Keokuk County, every house
out one was entirely destroyed, Dut no one
is reported killed, though several were
severely hurt.
KEoTA, Iowa, May D.
The most terrific storm ever known in
this part of the State, passed through here
yesterday afternoon about three o'clock
1t started, as far as heard from, ten miles
southwest, on Skunk Bottom, travelling in
a southeasterly direction to within two
and half miles of this city, sweeping
everything before it, Up to the present
time there are reported four persons kill
ed, eight or nine slightly hurt, eight
houses, three barns, one saw-mill and sew
eral granaries blown down, and from 200
to 500 head of stock killed. Building
material and agricultural implements, in
Guiding threshing machines, reapers,
corn-plows, planters, cultivators, ETC., in
every shape imaginable, are strewn the
entire distance. The storm seemed to
confne itself, in width, from 100 to 400
yards.
1t is reported that the town. Of Lancas-
ter, fifteen miles southwest, in this wash
ington) county, is in ruins. AS we are
writing more buildings are reported
blown down, further southwest. g
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-06-04
Modern BarbarisMs.

The numerous barbarous practices PEI
petrated by farmers who ought to know
better on their patient and suffering stock
are amazing. That these cruelties are
well meant, or thoughtlessly and ignorant
ly inflicted in the attempt to relieve real or
imaginary diseases, does not make them
less pernicious. More amazing still is the
fact that farmers are instructed by some
so-called agricultural journals to practice
these cruelties. Occasionally, cures of
"holloW-horn" are reported by such means
as boring into the acutely sensitive inner
part of the horn and Inserting therein hot
vinegar, salt, and pepper. The equally
imaginary "wolf in the tail' is overcome
by Sitting that part and binding in the
wound such an assuaging agent as salt.
Young pigs and colts have their teeth
clumsily Knocked out or broken off, in
the gratuitous attempt to assist nature in
dispOsing Of them. The membrane by
foreign matter is cruelty cut off, when
painfully inf1amed, irritated, and swollen,
as remedy for "hoOks and haws,n and
the animal is permanently deprived of an
absolutely necessary appendage and pro-
lection to an invaluable organ without any
necessity. The remedy is worse than the
disease.
In such ways as these utterly useless
cruelty is inflicted, because there is no con-
nection between the supposed disease and
the mistaken treatment. But in cases
where animals are really labOring under
disease the treatment recommended is
often equally cruel and Earbarous For
instance, widely published remedy for
grub in the head' in sheep is to pour tur-
pentine into the ear or inject it into the
nOstrllS In the one case it is absurd as
well as cruel, for the ear has no connec-
ton with the seat of the trouble; and in
the other it is too cruel and barbarous a
remedy to adopt, because there are others
equally effective which are not produc-
tive OF Intense agony to the already suf-
fering animal. Tobacco smoke blown
into the sleeps nostrils will serve to
cause the election of these grubs if
any exist, but in many cases, if not the
vast majority of them, the grubs have
only an assumed existence, and the trouble
arises from causes which are intensi-
fed by the intended remedy. IF farmers
desiring to treat their animals would but
use some common sense, and, putting
themselves in their place, consider how
the remedies they propose to use would
affect themselves, less of this thoughtless
cruelty would occur.
Modern surgery is full of expedients to
alleviate pain in the treatment of suffering
humanity, and the practice of medicine is
no longer as "horoic" as formerly; but
unfortunately for our suffering animals,
humanity has hardly yet been deemed
worthy of consideration in relieving their
pains, even when they are unavoidably in
ficted; but how much less is it an item OF
consideration when quackery and ignor-
ance undertake to cure complaints which
have no characterization Agr5cntztur-
5St
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-06-04
Hiying Bees.

A CORRESPONDENT of the National Bee
Journal gives his plan of living bees
thus:
Some say that some swarms come out,
and go direct from the hive to the woods
but in the time that have kept bees, [
never had such an instance. In the first
place, | prepare my hive. generally put
a piece Of comb into the hive to attract
them. [ keep the hive in the shade and,
when the bees come out, they Will alight
On some tree near by them. Take the hive,
and rub the inside with lemon balm, or it
will do without; put in the shade of the
tree, on the table; tip the hive back
enough to let the bees enter; put board
eighteen inches square, or cloth, in front
of the hive, and take the bees down and
put them on it. Then take cold water
from the WELL and with hand broom
brush sprinkle cold water on the ground,
and trife on them, and they will soon
go up.
Repeat this in twenty minutes and con-
tinue till the hottest part of the day is
past. AS soon as they are nearly all in, re
move the old hive, and put the new one
where the old one stood, and put board
over to keep the sun and rain off
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-06-04

waiting toad. Touching one of them with
the end of a straw, it would coil around
1T, and then when shaken before him he
would seize and swallow it, at first eager
~, but with diminished zest as the num-
Der increased, until it became necessary
to rub the worm against his lips for some
time before he could decide about it, He
would then take it and sit with his lips
aJar for short time, gathering strength
and resolution, and then swallow by a des-
perate effort. There is no telling what the
number or result would have been, as the
dinner bell rang as the 101st disappeared,
and by the close of the meal he had retired
to his hole, nor did he appear for four
days in his summing place. It is to 9be
hoped that he slept well, but there might
have been nightmares. Westezm Rahrdl- /.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-06-04
FACTS AND FIGURES.

See, in another column, the advertise
ment headed II o05U help eng man."
The Rhode Island mill operatives
have got forty-two million dollars laid up
for rainy day.
Henry County, KY, claims to have in
exhaustible lead mines containing s per
cent. of the metal.
The heaviest brain on record was re-
Gently found in the skull of a London
bricklayer, who could neither read nor
write It's weight was sixty-seven ounces.
For the 1st Of January, 1873, the tele-
graphic system of the United States may
be thus approximately estimated: Aggre-
gate nominal capital, $60,000,000; length
of lines $4,000 miles; length Of wire, $50,
600 miles; number of stations, $780,. =
The East River bridge between New
York and Brooklyn will probably be one
of the most magnificent structures of the
kind in the world The jobbing in its
. construction is also on the magnificent.
A committee of investigation reports that
nearly 100000 have been expended
upon unfinished towers, which by the
estimates were to have cost only $3,00O,-
900; and that there is no explanation to
be had of the expenditure of the other
100000. 1t is now estimated the bridge
will not cost less than nine millions OF
dollars. ..
In 1850 there were in this country q
executions and 227 murders, in a pOpula-
ton Of %, 191, 876. In 1860 there were SO
executions and $50 murders, in a pOpula-
ton of 81 ,443, 312, and in 1870 there were
81 executions, in population OF 30,925,-
498 When one murderer in each ten was
executed there were only ten persons in a
million murdered. When we executed one
murderer in every sixteen the murderers
rose to thirty-one in million, and when
we executed one murderer in every sixty
six the number of murders was fifty-three
in million These figures show that the
smaller the proportion of executions to
the number Of murders, the larger the
proportion Of the murders to the popula-
ton
in numbers, the two sexes are very
nearly equal in the United States: males
19,493,565, females 19,064, 806; but the dis
tributiOn is not even. The greatest excess
of males is found in Idaho (12, 184 to 2.815
females( Montana G6,771 to 1924, Wy
oming &, 219 to /, 899), and Nevada go ,279
to 10112). Females are in excess in Ala
bama (504, $50 to 482,470), District of Col
umbia (61, 287 to "a 159), Georgia (600,860
to 572, 126l,s.Louisiana 1876, 345 to 326, 743)
Maine (290'6OO to 287, 434), Maryland 1885,
246 to 342, 1856, Massachusetts, (566, $50 to
535,952), New Hampshire (147,698 to no.
991), New Jersey (363, sos to 353, 485), and
New York Q,647, 214 to 1887, 1922. Vir-
ginia, Vermont Tennessee, both Carolinas,
Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and
New Mexico show a like excess of female
population. In Utah there are more
males than females 1914 to 27,090.-Juze
G0IaEy
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ARrHUR's ILLUSTRATED HOME MAeA.

ARTHUR'S ILLUSTRATED HOME h1AGA-
zINE.-The number for June contains the usual
quantity of excellent literary matter, comprising
stories, sketches of travel, poems, household in
formation, etc, and is well illustrated. The chief
merit of the short and interesting stories published
in this magazine is that each conveys a moral
calculated to benefit the reader. All the reading
matter given in this publication is of useful as
well as entertaining nature The terms of the
Home Magazine are: s.. 80 year, or 1.50 for six
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Lunch Timep fine steel plate; colored fashion
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-06-04

To Wash Black Calico-Make a clean
suds of soft water (or brook water will do,
if not too strong with lye), wash the calico
through it; then pour boiling water into
sweet skinned milk till there are equal
parts of each; turn the calico wrong side
out and rinse through this compound.
Dry in the shade; sprinkle, and when
moist through, iron on the wrong side,
and | think it will give satisfaction.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-06-04

LIKE LIGHTNING are the Miraculous Cures effect
ed with FLAGG's INSTANT RELIEF. Aches, Pains,
Sprains, Bowel Complaints, ETC., cannot eGist if
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-06-04

CR1srADoRo's EXCELSIOR HAIR DYE is the
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-06-04
The Great summer Inv1gorant.

SEE, in another column, the advertisement
headed ~ aUU help ony man"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-06-04

THE CHILDREN's HOUR.-The June
number is fully up to the usual high standard OF
excellence of this beautiful little magazine, and It's
contents cannot fail to both entertain and instruct
the youthful readers. The subscription terms are:
$1.25 year; five copies, S.; ten, and one extra
$40; extra inducements to getters-up of clubs, L.
S. ARTHUR & Son, Philadelphia, Pa.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-06-04

ASK for Prussings Cider Vinegar and take
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-06-04

BEST AND OLDEST FAMILY MEDICINE Sanford ,
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-06-04

THE LITTLE CORPORAL for June con-
tains the closing chapters of Uncle Dicks Legacy,
by Mrs. Miller; another installment OF Hidden
Treasures, by Mary A. Denison, and other choice
articles in prose and poetry In the July number
will begin the new story, Life on an Island" by
Helen c. Weeks author of Dora, published IN the
Corporal last year. Those who have read the
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M UsICAL. ALMANAC for 1873, sent free
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-06-04

The human skin is as full of holes a fine sieve.
Through these millions of orifces considerable
portion of the waste matter of the system exudes
But in warm summer weather, when the flow OF
perspiration is excessively copious something be-
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for the susenance and support OF the living frame,
pass through the pores, and the result is a loss
strength and vigor. 1t would be dangerous to
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tilation and escape pipe, and constipation OF the
skin is as detrimental to health constipation OF
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KEEP THE BLOOD PURE by using DR.. Jayne's Al
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The PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNAL.-The
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How to Breathe: Giving while Living; The Science
of Music; Books for all Minds, etc. This valuable
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.G10 Per Week In CASH to good Agents
dpTO Address A. COULTER & Co., Charlotte, Mich.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-05-23
})octitol.
THE GOLDEN SIDE.

There is many n rest in the road of life
If we only would stop to take it,
And many a turn for the better land,
II the queruious heart would make it !
To the sunny saul that is full ofhope
And whose beautiful trust ne'er iailcth,
The grass is green and the flowers are bright
Though the wintry storm prevalent.
Better to hope, though the clouds hang low,
And to keep the eyes still lifted,
For the sweet blue sky will soon peep thro
When the omiuous clouds are lifted.
There is never a night without day,
Or an evening without morning;
And the darkest hour as the proyerb goes,
Is just before the dawning.
There is many a gem in the path of life,
Which we pass in our idle pleasure
That is richer by far than the iewelled crown
Or the miser's boarded treasure.
It may be the love of IA little child,
Or mothers prayer to heaven,
Or only Il beggar's grateful thanks,
For cup of water given.
Better to weave in web of life
bright and golden filing,
And TO do Gods will with n ready heart,
And hands that are swift and willing,
Than to snap the minute, delicate threads
OF our glorious life asunder
And then blame heaven for the tangled ends
And sit and grieve and wonder
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-05-23
How She Stopped It.

An exchange says the subject of Dor
rowing and lending came up in the
course of u conversation with one of its
subscribers the other day, when he sud-
denly recolected funny "reminiscences
Of that character which had happened in
his own neighborhood. He said he had
a neighbor whose family were great Dor
rowers. but not so distinguished as pay
mastcrs-they were always borrowing,
but seldom, if ever. returned the exact
amount borrowed. An old Quaker lady,
another neighbor, who had endured these
invasions for a long time patiently, hit
upon a very philosophical mode of event
ually putting a stop to the nuisance -
Keeping her own counsel, the next time
her good man went to town, he had II
separate and express order to purchase
pound Of the best tea and also a canister.
He was puzzled to determine what the
old lady wanted with more tea and new
canister, but his qucstionings and reason
ings elected nothing more than u repcti-
ton of the order.
Jim, did | not tell thee to get me
pound Of the best tea and new canister?
Now 90 along and do as | bid thee"
And go along he did, aud when he
came home at night the tea and new
canister were his companions. The old
lady took them from him with an amused
expression on her usually placid features,
and depositing the tea in the canister,
set it on the shelf for special use 1t
had not long to wait, for the borrowing
neighbor had frequent use for the aromat-
ic herb. The good old lady loaned gem
erously, cnptying back in the canister
any remittance of borrowed teas which
the neighbours conscience inclined her to
make. Time went on, and after some
thing less than the one hundredth time
of borrowing, the neighbor appeared for
lust another drawing Of tea, when the
oft visited tea canister was brought out
and found to be empty, and the good old
lady and obliging neighbor was just one
pound of tea poorer than when she bought
the new canister which now only remain
ed to tell the story. Then she made II
little Characteristic speech, perhaps the
first in her life she said: "Thou scest
that empty canister | filled it for thoe
with a pound Of my best tea and | have
lent it all to thee in driblets and put into
it all thou hast sent me in return, and
none but myself bath taken therefrom or
added unto it. and now thou seost it emp
ty; therefore | will say to thee, thou
hast borrowed thyself out and can lend
thee no more !"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-05-23
District advertisements.
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Corduroys, Serges, Beaverteens, Ducks,
Drilings, FIannes, and ''Navy Blue.
Fabrics Of approved grades for men,
youths, and boys.
gsS- Table namasks, Sheetings, Pillow
Linens, Napkins Couuterpancs Tow
els, Doylies, Blankets, and all other
kinds of dry goods for families and
houSekeepeFs.
rs Stylish Shawls, Wrappings and Suits
as- Northern and Eastern correspondents
send us new supplies daily.
Ma- Sojourners and strangers will inspect
our stock at their pleasure.
gs~ ONE PRICE ONLY, MARKED IN
PLAIN FIGURES.
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PENN. AVENUE AND NINTH STREET,
WASHINGTON. ID. C.
(Esta blished 1900
N8l Carpets, Curtains Oil Cloths, Mat
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-05-23
Varieties.

Bob, how is your sweetheart getting
alongY' pretty we'll, ! guess; she says
! needn't come anymore"
Every heart has its secret sorrow,
which the world knows not, and often
times We call man cold when he is on
" sad.
Billy. do you 90 in for the West
Virginia liquor law 2" "Well, yes
partly sol 20 for the liquor, but not
for the law" was Billy's reply.
A knowing ono says it may be set
down as a rule that the sentimental Young
ladies who scratch off poems about death
and the grave, have holes in their stock
ings.
"Silencc in the Court there ?, tbun-
dcred police magistrate the other morn
ing; "the Court has already committed
four prisoners without being able to hear
a word of testimony"
The maddest man in Camden is Smith
He wound up his clock regularly every
night for fifteen years. and then discoy-
cred that 1t was an eight-day clock. He
muses. on the work that be might hayo
done in those wasted minutes, and his
profanity is dreadful.
Mrs Swisshelm, in her lecture to
young ladies, says that every country
gir' knows how to color with madden .
This We believe to be an chronological
fact, as we have always noticed that with
AL girls the madden they get the redder
they color.