Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-06-24
General ms.


newly discovered coal bs.
AN Indian tribe in Miigan is said
to consist of an old hors+a chief, and
a demijohn of whisky.
A CONVICT, on being fered the
choice of being taught O. of several
trades, chose that of sail
A MICHIGAN editor sugges that now
is the time to "let your covrowse off
the onion tops. It imparts ne to the
milk"
HUNDREDS of hunters are ,thering
! for a grand slaughter of butfaes west
of Fort Dodge, whittier the annals are
moving in immense numbers.
A SPLENDID sapphire, yalued.t s.
| 900, was recently found in Ceyll, and
is to be presented to the Ducess Of
Edinburgh.
Doors made Of kangaroo skin le;her
are commonly used in the citit Of
Australia, and are more durable Ian
ordinary leather.
IF Miss is as good as a mile, bw
good is q Mrs? If she is widg,
she will be good for league under ay
circumstances.
He young lleu VI OOuUu O6ilO1lu
announce their intention to ''put dou
the enormous frauds and every specis
of corruption which exist in the statt
city and county governments.
The British and Foreign Bible So
ciety expended last year little more
than 81 900, 900, for which they issued
1854, 089 copies of Bibles, Testaments
or portions Of the Scriptures.
WESTERN people who desire to aid
the food sufferers ought to realize that
a peck of corn will 90 luther than six
bushels of dressing gowns, smoking
caps and pen-wipers.
AN old clergyman, spying a boy
creeping through a fence, exclaimed
"What, crawling through q fence.
Pigs do that! - eyes, retorted the
boy, "and old hogs go along the street"
GERMANY has sold her needle-guns to
China, not because she has no more
need of them, but she has found an
other kind which can kill twice as many
Erenchmen.
INITIATION has its uses after ALL 4
naturalist has demonstrated that the
best way to preserve caterpillars is by
imitation Humanitarians will please
take the hint.
, SHAD are now being caught in large
quantities in the lake at Port Dalhousie.
| These are probably some OF those
; placed in the lake by American fish
breeders.
A RECENT birmingham, Mass, wed
ding had sad ending. The parties,
? Eugene A Rogers and Lizzie S. Gard
or tod fl,
. ing up the Hudson river, the young
5 bride became deranged and reached
$ home raving maniac.
: IT is positively announced through
= the Zurich papers that the Castle Of
: Orenburg is to be prepared for the re-
ception of the Empress Eugene and
= the Imperial Prince, who shortly in
;, tend taking up a residence there per-
manently.
A MAGNIFICENT feather cloak was
o wasted when King Lunalilo was buried.
: They wrapped him in it, though it was
p worth $780, 900; as if cheaper article
! would not have served the distinguish
+ ed CORPSE as we'll. A million of birds
OF rare plumage were sacrificed to fur
I nish the material of whichthis gorgeous
garment was made, and 1t had been
handed down to Lunalllo through gen
erations OF royal chieftains.
AN English baronet, who has been
> hunting on the plains, recently applied
: to the gentlemanly clerk of hotel at
> Jacksonville, Fla, for a suite of rooms.
!" His uncivilized appearance aroused the
> wrath Of the man with the diamond
I breast pin. and he was shown the door.
. . The next morning the opposition hotel
y boosted Of an English aristocrat and
u his forty companion hunters, and the
- luckless scribe is now locking for an
, other situation at the express wish OF
. the proprietor Of hotel No. l.
= An Augusta stonecutter has recently
y finished a headstone, on which is carved
) Stranger pause and shed tear,
% For was very beautiful;
But sickness came had to die:
IL And have gone to play with the angels
!, IT is beautiful sight to attend az
- Arizona wedding. The bride IN white
i the happy groom-the solemn minis
:, ter-the smiling parents, and from
= twenty-five to forty shot-guns standing
~ against the wall ready for use, make M
% panorama not soon forgotten.
k THERE is story of 2 traveller, who
E. wishing to reach Taunton, Massachu
II sets, had somehow got turned round
st and was trotting along very composedly
d in the opposite direction from the right
one to that town. Meeting farmer II
the road, he drew up and asked, "Ho"
= far is it to Taunton, if / keep stralgn'
= on ?" "Well," said the farmer, with
le twinkle in his Intelligent eye, III ye
lie keep straight on the way. ye are goine
lie now, it's about %, 900 miles; ouV "
u turn right round and go totner way
or it's about half a mile. -,
: shows business, now?" inquired
n one Nashville merchant OF another . re,
r. Gently. Dull. fearfuily yo haiI, bn nys
$ a anyt Ieply lust now but provisions and
~ ~ whisLgthe bare necessities OF life, as
= it were"