Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-15
General Items.

A GOOD thing to do on the Fourth
Buy baby bunting. .,.
AN American rife factory is to be es-
tablished near the city of Mexico.
A NEW planet-the fourth of the pres
ent year-was discovered by NJ. Perro-
tin at Toulouse on the night Of May -.
CLEFT ALONE" is the title of the
next new comedy to be produced in
London. The author is an American.
Four sisters of the late Thomas Dun
ham of New York, living at Martha's
Vineyard, get $4,000 each from his
estate.
The exploration of Cinnabar mines in
Huitxuco, Mexico, continues with valu-
BILE results. The yield exceeds expec-
tations, and four new companies have
been formed to work the mines.
"WHAT becomes of dogs when they
die?" was what q juvenile in Boston
asked his pa. "They'n go to the
happy land of canine" his parent
quickly replied. -.s.-...
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS, and [. W.
Higginson, SO it is reported, are going
to stump the State of Michigan in
favor Of the woman suffrage clause Of
the new constitution.
ARCHBISHOP MANNING states that the
choirs in the arch diocese of Westmin
ster, England, has not been rescinded,
as has been reported, but is still in full
force and observance.
"YoU ought to acquire the faculty of
, being at home in the best society,"" said
a fashionable aunt to an honest nephew.
: 81 manage that easily enough, replied
the nephew, "by staying at home with
my wife and children
A YOUNG lady engaged to be married,
but getting sick of her bargain, applied
, to friend to help her unite the knot
: before it was too late. ooh, certainly
, he replied. cts very easy to unite it
l now, while it is only beau-knot."
!, The remark of little eight-year old
on Monday, was in accordance with the
: wish of many people. "Mother," he
said, 81 wish [ was built like hen
coop, out of laths, and then the breeze
could blow right through me. "-Boston
. Traveller.
!, The special Russian Commission on
!, the Higher Education of Women has
decided that a new institution shall be
established for training women as teach
, ers. The course of education is to last
three years, the degrees are to be con-
: ferred on all women who pass the ex-
. aminations prescribed for that purpose.
, PIUs X has come into a fortune
The late Cardinal Falcinelli left him all
| his property, including jewels valued
, at half million of francs. The Pope
: accepted these jewels, but sent to two
!. destitute nephews of the Cardinal the
! rest of the Falcinelli property, valued
e at 250, 900 francs.
s The other day all adipose citizen
: strolled up to a couple of acquaintance
t who were talking on corner, and one
: of them saluted him with: "Why, you
2 are growing bigger every day [ have
: heard of man being fatter than fool,
| but I believe you are fatter than two
1 fools. "Well, guess [ would out
t weigh both of you," replied old rotund
quietly, as he walked along.
The Chrouique des Arts states that
NJ. Meissonier has produced Sc un grand
!, ct tres curieux tableau," representing an
artist taking portrait in q barrack of
!, Gardes- Fracaises. The intelligent air
, of the painter, the satisfied looks Of the
sitter, and the extreme variety In the
designating of the figures of the look
ers-on, give, says the authority, extra
ordinary interest to this vivid work.
{ The steamer Glaucus, from New
t York, took fire in Boston and was badly
damaged. The ship carpenters unions
| 10 ho nfr
t fifty cents an hour of eight hours a day,
beyond that time. The estimate was
> these figures to repair the Glaucus, SO
7 Del, where the work can be done for
, $50, 900.
; A LADY the other day being annoyed
! at some scandal she had heard, deter
mined to sift it to the bottom. Accord
: ingly she inquired of various friends
! till she came to one ladywho apparently
had originated it. The aggrieved one
thereupon made her complaint, and in
CURED where the supposed originator
of the scandal had heard it, 'sCertain-
ly," said the originator in her sweetest
tones, 81 heard it from your own hus-
band" Exit the aggrieved one, to take
measures accordingly.
A STREET corner telescope man in
Chicago, on recent night, had his in
strument placarded Splendid views
of the comet" He charged ten cents
peep, and those who bought the privi-
lege saw flaming body that covered
three or four degrees in the heavens:
Business was brisk, the "Oo-ohs!' OF
the patrons exciting great curiosity; At
z length one OF those prying, incredulous
fellows investigated and found that the
telescope man had painted nice Little
: comet on the lens. At this the swlndled
people pushed over the apparatus. ana
so scared the Snowman that he cordial
! " thanked the policeman who took nm
into custody and protection.