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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-06-17
worm Sipinculus. A second Russian
will study the development of Polyzoal.
An English naturalist from Cambridge

worm Sipinculus. A second Russian
will study the development of Polyzoa1.
An English naturalist from Cambridge
is daily receiving the eggs of sharks
and dogfshes, and by laborious meth
DDS determining every detail of their
long series Of changes before emerging
from the egg. Another Cambridge
man is experimenting on the nervous
system of cuttle-fshes whilst your
correspondent is slicing the eggs of the
same animals, and endeavoring to de-
termlne how it's various organs take
their origin, in order to compare them
with the same processes in other Mol
lusca. Similar methods are being ap-
piled to the eggs of various crabs by a
third Russian observer whilst an emf
nent Professor of Jena has been
thoroughly exploring the microscopic
anatomy of Amphioxus and the Ascid-
ians. The Professor of Zoology from
Vienna is expected in a few days to
take possession Of workable, and
another Professor from Holland has
also announced his intention of coming
soon.
The library of the Geological Labora-
tory is one Of the most valuable fea-
lures. 1t contains nearly complete
set Of embryological works, all the
geological journals, German, English,
and French, besides the most valuable
illustrated works, many of which have
been presented by the publishers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-06-17
A Poverty Stricken Language,
From the Honolulu Gazette.

We often laugh at the queer attempts
of Hawaiians to express themselves in
English, and doubtless they, too, find
no little amusement in the bungling
management by some foreigners Of the
maoli. A couple of amusing practical
illustrations of the glorious uncertainty
of the Hawaiian language in them mouths
of persons not well versed therein oc-
CURED recently at the Court House.
In one case, a gentleman coming to his
Office in the morning had forgotten his
key, and calling a native policeman on
duty about the Court House, despatch
ed him to bring it from home, telling
him particularly to ask the cook to
"send the key" repeating the last
word with emphasis. In about an hour
the messenger again made his appear
ance, carefully bearing waiter on
which was pot of tea, with sugar, milk
and toast. The other case was where
gentleman, having occasion to use
some law books that had been left at
home, took particular pains to impress
on the messenger sent for them that
they lay on bamboo lounge or settee.
| The consequence was that the man did
not bring the books, but sweated mile
through the streets under the lounge,
with which he eventually appeared be-
fore the gentleman, and inquired smil-
ingly where he would have it placed.
I" Strange that these people can't I'M
derstand their own language p
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-06-17
Preserving Brick Work.

The exclusion of damp from brick
work has long been an important prob
lem with builders. It is stated that
one of the most effective methods of &C
complishing the object is the follow
ing: Three quarters of notified soap
are dissolved in one gallon of boiling
water, and the hot solution spread with
a fiat brush over the outer surface of
the brick-work, care being taken that
it does not lather thisi is allowed to dry
for twenty-four hours, when solution,
formed OF quarter Of a pound of alum
dissolved in two gallons of water is ap-
piled III a similar manner, over the
coating Of soap. The soap and alum
form an insoluble varnish, which the
rain is unable to penetrate, and this
cause of dampness is thus said to be
effectually removed. The operation
should 'be performed in dry, settled
weather. Another method is to use
eight parts of linseed oil and one part
of sulphur, heated together to 276o in
an iron vessel
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-06-17

the Seeds" When, however, nitrate of
lime was substituted for the rain-water
with which the plants had been water
ed, the plants, before stunted and
dying, became thrifty, and in time ex-
of dry substance when the plants were
watered with nitrate of lime was in sew
eral cases over fifteen times as much as
when pure water was used. cit is
plain that the ashes used must have
contained appreciable quantities of
phosphoric acid and potash as we'll as
the lime, magnesia, sulphuric acid and
iron, which are necessary for the growth
OF plants, for OH the addition of nitro
genized salts to the ashes, abundant
crops of buckwheat and barley could
be produced. * * * The addition of
potash and phosphoric acid did little or
no good, while sulphate of magnesia
seemed to do harm"
| The question arose whether the pure
anthracite coal ashes were better in re-
spect to their content of potash and
| phosphoric acid than ordinary sand.
To get light upon this point, expert
ments quite similar to the above were
made with ordinary pit sand, such as is
common in the neighborhood of Bos-
ton; with pure white quartz sand, such
as is used in making fint-glass, and
with New Jersey green sand mari
The pure quartz sand was found to
contain very little nutritive materials,
while the ordinary pit sand was su-
perlor to the ashes of the Pennsylvania
| wh1te-ash coal, as regards the amount
OF potash ndphosphoric acid contained
III fit form for plant-food The largest
yield was obtained from the green
sand, with solution of nitrate of pot
ash.
This series of experiments shows
that, while the ashes of the Pennsyl-
vania white-ash coal examined do con-
tain appreciable quantities of potash
and phosphoric acid in condition fit for
the support of plants, they are, never
theless, inferior in this respect to an
equal bulk of good pit sand from Mas
sachusetts. It is interesting to note, in
all of the experiments, how readily the,
comparatively speaking, insoluble rock
phOsphates of the sands are put to use
by plants that are duly supplied with
potash and nitrogen, and other kinds
OF pianU-1OOu, provided the SOIL is Kept
moist. The experiments with the New
Jersey green sand illustrate very clearly
its fertilizing value, both as regards
potash and phosphoric acid, as we'll as
the Importance OF using nitrogenized
manure, in order that it may produce
its proper effect in field practice.
Chemical examinations were made of
the ashes used, and their absorptive
power was also studied.
On the whole, this series Of expert
ments is quite interesting, and it is to
be earnestly hoped NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of
this and similar character may be en-
couraged, SO that we in this country
may no longer be so far behind the
Europeans, and particularly the Ger
mans, in Investigations in agricultural
science.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-06-17
Partisan Eccentricities.

A correspondent at Paris tells the
following amusing story: A very I'D
fortunate young man was pointed out
to me yesterday. He had lived in the
country till he was twenty-five years of
age, when he became his own master,
inherited a large fortune, and resolved
to go and live in Paris. He was, how
ever, determined not to vegetate in the
capital, but to become the talk of the
town from the very first, and to signal
lie himself by some eccentricity or
other. That was an ambition easily
satisfied, since for the last few months
1t has sufficed for gentleman to drive
out daily in a sledge in order to become
the hero of Paris for a whole week.
Our young gentleman hit upon another
idea almost as ingenious. He possess
ed very fine white Newfoundland dog,
and q black cat quite as handsome as
the dog. This couple led cat-and-dog
life III every sense of the term. The
young gentleman resolved to make
peace between the two enemies, and to
become famous by their means. After
a few months his efforts were crowned
with success; the cat would mount on
the dogs back, and the couple would
thus follow their master, at first when
he walked. and in course of time when
he rode. In the small village where
our hero resided his success was pro-
digious. He was the talk even of the
whole Department. When he felt sure
of his two animals the young man
started for Paris, taking along with him
his horse, dog, and cat. The day after
his arrival In town, at four III the after
noon on one of the recent fine days, he
mounted his horse, and made the cat
mount the dog, and all four started in
the direction of the Arc de Triomphe.
From the Place de la Concorde up to
the Round Point of the Champs Ely
sees their march was one of triumph
The young man, overjoyed at his sue
cess, proud of his idea, gravely con-
tinued his victorious march, for in such
cases GOODNESS is half the battle. Alas
the finest dreams are the first to be dis
sipated. The Round Point became the
Tarpeian Rock of the cavalier who was
mounting to the capitol. Just as he
was passing in front Of the italian Am
bassador's a scavenger, jealous of his
rising fame, spouted the water with
which he was laying the dust, against
the dog and cat. At this unexpected
attack, the dog and cat set up dismal
howl, and forgetting their role, scam
pered off in fright, one right, the other
left, before their master and teacher
had time to calm their terror. The
crowd laughed loud and long, the I'M
fortunate young man never more set
eyes on either the dog or cat, and re-
turned home as obscure as when he
went out
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-06-17
The Bachelor Dreams.

The world is dreary, am growing old,
Wife nor little BARN makes glad my chamber still
The wintry season cometh with its cold,
The hearth is dark, and the wind without is shr
Yea. twilight gloams around me--hope and power
Derart, like scent and color from over
Yet, where sit, sweet music floats to me;
Ills the falling, falling of silver shower
Around forest tree!
All can hear the scented rain intone?
DO I listen to the leaves that stir and sigh?
Or hear but the movement and the moan
OF busy folk that hurry darkly by?
Nay for white hand lies in mine, sweet eyes
Shine on me, and happy maiden cries
Nay! for my blood again flows fresh and free-
To the falling Of the shower that signs
Around the forest tree!
And can 1t be so many years ago.
Since claspd her, meath the leaves, that sum-
day!
And were there words of parting, words of woe?
Sits she among her children far away?
Hears she the sweet and melancholy sound?
Sees sh5 the shining dew1rops on the ground?
Does she futter like the leaves and dr. am of me-
To the falling, falling of the rain around
The murnurous forest tree?
The city closes round me, am old,
Yet It's melody from country lanes hear;
The wintry season cometh with its cold.
The hearth is dark, and the end of ali is hear;
Yet, love, the city fadeth with its pain.
The old bright dream is drowsy on my brain.
And my life is flowing earthward fast and free
To the falling, falling of the summer rain
Around forest tree.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-06-17
Education in ,JaDan.

A Berlin school-master, writing from
Fagi, in Japan, to the Borsenzeitung,
gives an amusing account of the diff
culties he has had to contend with in
teaching German to the Japanese. On
arriving at Fagi he found that there
was no German-Japanese dictionary, so
that he could only make himself under
stood by speaking English or Dutch,
or else by employing an interpreter
when he had to talk to a person who
did not understand either of the above
languages. The German-Japanese die
tlonaries were afterwart procured, but
they are very incomplete. The Japan
csc learn rapidly, but they are fond of
change and have no perseverance, SO
that the teachers are obliged frequently
to alter the subject of study. More
over, their best pupils leave them just
as they are beginning to get on ; direct
~ a Japanese understands few words
Of German, he goes to Yedo to seek
employment. Fortunately the number
of pupils is very great. Since the En-
peror himself has taken to study, and
Government appointments at Yedo are
only given to educated people instead
Of being sold to the highest bidder, it
has become fashionable to go to school.
Nobody now cares to learn French, but
English and German are very popular,
the latter language especially. The
present Government (adds the CORE
spondent) deserve great credit for it's
attempts to promote education among
the middle and lower classes, and to
protect them against the oppression OF
the nobility by special laws but tits to
be feared that these efforts will be to a
great extent neutralized by want of per-
severance, both on the part of the
authorities and of the students, and,
what is even worse, by want of money.
The expenditure in the educational de-
partment exceeds the revenue, and it
will scarcely be possible to cover the
deficit by furthur economies. More
over, certain Impotence is being
manifested at the comparative insignif-
| canoe Of the results hitherto attained
| by the Introduction of European insti-
buttons. The people cannot under
stand any other form of government
than the despotic they do not appre-
ciate the reforms introduced by the
Emperor and his Ministers, and they
even complain that in the European
calendar, which has been adopted in
Japan since last year, there is no I'm
perial decree stating the periods when
winter clothing or summer clothing is
tO he worn
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-06-17

coarse needle, shaping them into OBJ
long, round or square mats, as fancy
dictates. Some ladies prefer to dip the
husks into a red, blue or brown dive be-
fore braiding, which makes them pref
tier of course There should be one
of these mats outside and another in
side of the back door, as we'll as at the
front.
DRIED APPLE PIES. -Inexperienced
young housekeepers, writes CORE
spondent of Harper's Bazaar, please let
me tell you how to make them:
First, look sale dried apples carefully
over and cut the quarters in two. Then
give them thorough washing through
three OF four waters Of liberal quantity
little warm, SO as to dissolve hestick-
mess on the surface and put them
through quickly, or you will soak out
the juice and delicious flavor. Put
them in a large quantity of cold water
and set them on the top of the stove
where they will soak and steam slowly.
DO not stir them until they are per
fectly soft, or they will go to a mash
and burn on. Have plenty of water,
and the steam will cook the top ones,
IT once in while you press them down
into the water so as to keep them thor
oughly saturated. When done, pass
them through sieve or colander, often
wetting them up by pouring on more
water. Don't be afraid of juice it will
make them more like the green fruit.
The reason why dried-apple pies are
generally salvey and abominable, is,
that for half dozen pies the cook
takes quantity of apples that if green,
would make a dozen. After they have
been passed through the cOlander they
should be of the consistency of batter.
Now put in a little clover butter, al
lowing about a teaspoonful to each
pie, add the sugar, some cinnamon
not the worthless stuff you buy already
ground-and q little flour or corn
starch, say an even, perhaps a little
rounding tablespoonful to each pie.
Corn-starch, however,is by far the best,
as with apple-juice and sugar it forms
a delicate jelly.
| hope you know how to make that
soft, delicious crust that is apparently
and IN fact almost innocent of fat q? If
you do not, try the " baking powders. "
In cool weather these pies are much
better two or three days old. Do not
be discouraged if your first attempt is
not perfect success. In time youneed
not be ashamed to offer your dried
apple pies" to the President.
For dried-apple sauce we always en-
deavor to buy greetings, look them
carefully over, cut each quarter two or
three times in two, so as to give them a
chance to thoroughly soak and soften,
cut out every hull, every particle of
skin or bruise and then wash and stew
the same as for pies.
When thoroughly soft, add the sugar ;
let them scald little while then take
them off !; flavor with lemon or vanilla :;
and if they were only far fetched and
dear bought, they would be considered
an indispensable luxury.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-06-17
Lines on Light.

Mysterious night! when our first parent knew
Thee from report divine and heard thy name,
Did he not treInble for this lovely frame
This glorious canopy of light and blue?
Yet meath the curtain Of translucent dew,
Bathed in The rays OF the great setting flame,
Herperus with the host Of heaven came
And 10! CT alton widened in mans view
Who could have thought such darknesslay concealed
Within thy beams, o sun or who could find
While fly, and leaf, and insect lay revealed,
That to such countless orbs thou mad'st us blind
Why do we then shun death with anxious strife?
Ii light can thus deceive, wherefore not life?
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-06-17
Household Hints.

A farmers wifesays: "Havingused
several different recipes for making
hard soap, and having found one very
much superior to any other, I venture
to send it to you. Take i pounds of
lime, 3 pounds washing soda, gallons
soft water boil half an hour and settle
all night then pour off the liquid into
a brass or iron kettle, and put into it
half pound of rosin and three pounds of
grease; boil one hour and put into
your mould. It is ready for use when
cold, but improves with keeping in a
cool place. This recipe I have used
for number Of years, and it has never
failed to give perfect satisfaction. [
make it out of tallow, lard, grease aris-
ing from meat boiling, drippings from
beef, mutton or pork, and always have
good article. For toilet soap I use
perfectly pure, sweet lard Or tallow and
white rosin, and give it little longer
time in boiling, sometimes adding a
little borax, or something healing to
the skin. Of course perfume and col
orlng can be added also by those who
Like them, but prefer the pure article.
This soap prefer for my own use to
the finest articles that can be bought :;
not only because it is an excellent and
beautiful soap, but also because know
what is in it.
HUsK MATs.-Whenw consider. saws
lady in the New Yorker, how much
dust and mud they save from the car
pets and floors, as well as much wear
and tear of those articles. it is rather
surprising that 50 few house-keepers
seem to know their value, but put down
at the door instead an old piece of car
pet, or even sometimes all old coat or
pair of pantaloons, which looks rather
shabby, to say the least, while husk
mats look we'll and answer the purpose
of cleaning feet much better. To make
them, separate tue corn husks from the
stem and assert them, throwing aside
any that are brittle or decayed. Damp
On them Little by dipping into warm
water and wiring as dry as possible, If
they are to be braided Immediately.
Select about nine good-sized husks,
and tie a strong twine around them
about one inch from the butt ends,
which should be even. Separate them
below the Irvine into three equal parts,
and proceed to braid, adding a husk or
two as eac b strand is Tapped over, leav-
ing an inch or SO projecting at the butt
end of each husk for the brush. The
braid should be about one inch in
width. Sew the braids together on the
smooth side, with strong Irvine and
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-06-17
A Kings Capacity for Champagne.
From an Interview with Rochefort, in the New
York Herald.

From al Interview with Rochefort, in the New
York Herald.
I never saw such wine drinking as I
saw in the Sandwich Islands. The
King there sent me word he would be
pleased to have me at the palace. We
went, and were very Hospitality enter
tanned. The King didn't know French,
but he said through an interpreter,
that he had copy of La Lanter7ae,
King and his three Ministers were
present, and they ordered champagne,
and, with couple of friends more,
drank forty bottles of it, which they
poured down like water. Of. course
didn't attempt to keep up with the
King. It was very funny. The others
addressed the King very Familiarity,
and the interpreter only interpreted
when he felt like it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-06-17

HAvERHILL, Mass, is scandalized by
the elopement of Charles FL. Simpson,
member Of the Baptist church and
good templar, who leaves a ack wife
and child In destitution, preferring the
society OF a notoriously bad woman.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-06-17

THERE are three classes into which
all the women past seventy that ever I
knew were to be divided-1, that dear
old soul; 2, that old woman 8, that
old witch. -COleridqe. 80
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-06-17

/ cannot take more of your space to
describe the richly colored Nudibranchs
which are everywhere creeping about
the stones and sides of the tanks, the
various species of crabs and lobster-h like
animals, the sea-horses, tube-worms
and most graceful barnacles
Up stairs is a large laboratory with
series of tanks and work tables.
Twelve biologists can be Accommodated
here. Besides this there are several
separate rooms, each provided with
tanks and work tables, and these are
already in use. The tables are let to
various foreign govern ments for the use
of their Universities, and Cambridge
has also hired one for three years. In
spite OF the efforts made there, and an
application to every college and to the
chief officers Of the University, Oxford
has not yet condescended to patronize
the Naples Laboratory
Most of the work which is being done
IN the Laboratory relates to the history
OF the development of the animals.
Since the general adoption of the
Theory OF Descent, it has become, above
all things, necessary to make out the
Aain aoosoo uetdllS Ill GIe grown Oh tnt
egg to the perfect form for by know
ing this In detail we are enabled to in.
fertile stages of development in past
ages IN the ancestors Of living species.
Accordingly, naturalists- now harden
with various reagents, then cut into
thin slices, and then scrutinize most
carefully with the highest powers of
the microscope, the stages of develop
ment of all possible organisms. A Rus
sian gentlemen is occupied with the
reproductive organs of the remarkable