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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-20
The Disqualification of Glass.

An interesting paper in Poggendorf's
Annalen, by Prof. Villari, treats of the
time that flint glass takes to be mag
netized, demagnetized, and to turn the
plane of polarization. He rotated a
glass cylinder between the poles of an
electromagnetic, where it acted like a
cylindrical lens with polarized light
passing through the poles. When not
magnetized, the cylinder, whether in
motion or at, rest, was neutral to the
light but when magnetized it's plane
rotatingpower diminished considerably,
with increasing velocity Of rotation
the reason being that, in such quick
revolution, each diameter remained too
short a time in the axial direction to &C.
quire all the magnetism it would other
wise have. To give flint glass such
dis-magnetic intensity as became OBJ
servable by rotation of the plane, re-
CURED at least 1900 of a second of
time, while to give it all the dis-mag-
netism it is capable of taking under a
strong magnet, at least 1-400 of a Sec
ond was needed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-20
THE NEGRO CHARACTER.
from Df. LIvlngstOne's Letter to jaime 8 G. or
don Kennet. .Jr. $500 IL


don Bennet, Jr. #'3
The whole of my experience in Cen
trail Africa says that the negroes, not
yet spoiled by contact with the slave
trade, are distinguished for ,friendliness
and good, sound sense. Some can be
guilty OF great wickedness, and seem to
think little about; others perform ac-
tlons as Enthusiastically good with no
great self-complacency; and if one cat
alogued all the good deeds or all the
bad ones he came across, he might think
the men extremely good or excessively
bad, instead of calling them, like our
selves curious compounds of good and
evil. In one point, they are remark
able-they are honest. Even among
the cannlbal Manyuema a slave-trade
at Bambarre and [ had to send our
goats and fowls up to the Manyuema
village to prevent their being stolen
by my friends own slaves. Another
widespread trait of character is trust
ing disposition. The Central African
tribes are the antipodes to some of the
North American Indians, and very I'M
like many of their own countrymen who
have come in contact with Mohamme-
dams and Portuguese and Dutch
Christians. They at once perceive the
superiority of the strangers in power of
mischief, and readily listen to and pom
der over friendly advice. After the
cruel massacre of Nyangue-which I
unfortunately witnessed-fourteen
chiefs, whose villages had been destroy
ed and many of them killed, fed to my
house and begged me to make peace
for them with the Arabs, and then come
over to their side of the River, Lualaba,
divide their country anew and point
out where each should build new vii
lage and cultivate other plantations.
The peace was easily made for the
Arabs had no excuse for their sense
less murder, and each blamed the
other for the guilt. -.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-20
Inducing Fruit Trees to Bear.

A correspondent of an agricultural
paper writes:
my friend T. had an apple tree
which bore abundantly, but every al
ternate year. He Glanced in early
spring to lay some heavy poles on some
of the lower limbs. This was not it's
year to bear. The limbs on which the
poles rested bloomed and bore abund-
antly, while the other parts of the tree
had neither bloom nor apple. Did the
weight on the limbs, by checking the
circulation of sap, and consequently
the growth of wood, develop fruit
bearing buds? If SO, may we not learn
a practical lesson from this incident %
In this country we see but few of
what may be called the refnements of
horticulture. Trees are the most part
planted and allowed to take their
chances. Ii they survive they strug-
gle for existence, and after many years
come into indifferent bearing, the fruit
is welcome. Ii the trees are choked
by grass and weeds, and starved by
other crops, either the nurserymen is
blamed, or it is concluded that "trees
don't do as well as they used to- Our
correspondent has rightly accounted
for the phenomenon, but the "practi-
cal lesson" has been learned long ago,
and in one form and another has been
practiced. The pruning and training
of trees to induce frllitfulness is well
understood, but the great trouble is
that in our rude horticulture 1t does
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-20
Useful Household Receipts,

POP Corn PUDDING. - Soak two
quarts of freshly popped corn in three
pints Of sweet milk, over night. When
ready to bake, add three well-beaten
eggs, little salt, and sugar to taste.
Bake like custard pudding.
LEMON JE1LY.-Two cups of sugar,
yolks of three eggs, juice of two
lemons. Cook till thickened by set
ting IN boiling water, then add the
well-beaten whites of three eggs; spread
between the layers of the cake, and
trim off the rough edges.
WAFFLEs.-One quart of -four, one
pint OF sour milk, one teaspoonful of
soda, four eggs, piece of butter the
size of a large egg, and little salt.
Bake in waff1e-irons. Sour cream and
less butter improve them.
FRENCH CAKE.-Three eggs, one and
a half cups of forr, one cup of sugar,
one teaspoonful of baking powder, two
tablespoonfuls of cold water; bak e in
two pie-pans, split while hot, and
spread between the following custard
One-third pint sweet milk, one table.
spoonful of corn starch dissolved in 6
bit of the milk, one egg well beaten
when it comes to boil add half cur
of sugar, One-fourth cup of butter
Lemon to suit the taste.
SALT PORK PUDDING. very fine
one large cupful of salt pork which has
soaked in milk over night. Add to il
one cup of nlolasses, with teaspoon
full of saleratus stirred into it. Three
fourths of a cup of sweet milk; on
cup of stoned raisins or currants one
teaspoonful each of ground cinnamon
cloves, and nutmeg. Add -four enough
to make as stiff as berry pudding
Steam in cloth or boil for four hours
For sauce, take one cup of whit
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-20
housekeeping in the South Sea ISL
andS.

A correspondent of the British Medi-
cal Times writes that notion prevails
there that headache, neuralgia, vertigo,
and other cerebral affections proceed
from crack in the head or pressure of
the skull on the brain. The remedy is
to lay open the scalp with cross or
[ incision, than scrape the Uranium
carefully and gently with piece of
glass until a hole is made into the
skull down to the dura mater, about the
size Of a crown piece. Sometimes this
scraping operation will De even to the
pia mater by an unskillful surgeon, or
from the Impotence of the friends, and
death is the consequence. In the best
of hands, about half of those who I'M
dergo an operation die from it, yet this
barbarous custom, from superstition
and fashion has been so prevalent, that
very few of the male adults are without
this hole in the Uranium, or shave a
single loose to use an Australian
phrase. It is said that sometimes an
attempt is made to cover the mem
branes of the Uranium so exposed by
placing piece of cocoanut shell under
the scalp. For this purpose they select
very hard and durable piece of shell,
from which they scrape the softer parts
and grind quite smooth, and put this as
a plate between the scalp and skull.
Formerly the trephine was simply a
sharks tooth now piece of broken
glass is found more suitable, or else
Objectionable Gf we may even so qualify
the act.) The part of the Uranium gen
orally selected is that where the coronal
and sagittal sutures unite, or little
above it, upon the supposition that
there the fracture exists. This bone
scraping remedy is likewise employed
in cases Of rheumatism in old people.
The cuticle is incised longitudinally,
and the centre of the ulna or tibla
laid bare, then the surface of the bone
scraped with glass until large portion
of the external lamina is removed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-20
Remedy for Cut-WOrms,

A correspondent of the Country Gen
tleman gives the following as his means
for preventing the ravages of cut
worms: pulverized two pounds cop
peras at night, and the next morning
put in soak, and put J bushels Of
corn In soak in separate vessel at
night. After soaking twelve hours, ]
poured off the water from the corn into
a.tub [ then added as much water as
will cover the corn, and add to it the
copperas water, and thoroughly mix
and pour over the corn, and let it re-
main in copperas water twelve hours !;
[ then poured off the copperas water
from the corn and rolled the seed corn
! in J. J. rs excelsior or plaster, and
if early for planting, I open deep fur
rows, say four or five inches, and cover
light with corn coverer; but if late, [
cover deeper. tried this experiment
on sod field of three years standing,
plowed it in March and April of 1873.
I plowed with three-horse pillow, 7
inches deep on the average; the ground
was nicely pulverized. Planted on the
LIST of May, 81 by 81 each way. Two
days planting 90 acres). I dampened
the corn and rolled it in the plaster.
The third day I had the corn prepared
with copperas and ready to plant. I
planted the corn across a 44-acre field,
by the side of the second days plant
ing, and there was between two and
four days planting all treated alike,
except the application of copperas on
the two bushels seed corn. To the
surprise and satisfaction of myself and
hands, it came up regular, green and
vigorous, and grew rapidly. [ soon
found it necessary to replant. I found
on examination, not hill cut nor a
worm to be found where copperas was
used, and the entire field, except the
two bushels of seed thus treated, was
cut from two to three hills out of five,
and often found from one to fifteen
cut-worms in hill. I was so worried
I could not determine which plan was
the best-replant, pillow and plant over,
or check off between rows. [ have
heard of such being done, but never
tried it, [ have ordered $50 pounds,
and I am urging all my friends to give
it a trial. One bushel of corn will
plant five acres, and ]! pounds of cop
peras will prepare the bushel of corn
Copperas can be bought in quantities
to suit farmers at six or seven cents
per pound. It would cost one-half of
cent per acre. It is cheap, simple
and certain with myself and others who
tried it last year, and [ regard this a
valuable preventive.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-20
Pure Cheek.

About the coolest piece of impudence
that we have heard Of for many a day
was witnessed in the store of Gravier
street merchant recently, when a
ragged, forlorn- looking urchin entered
the store, and, addressing the merchant,
piteously asked "a nickle to get my
mother loaf of bread-please, sir. .
A jovial neighbor, also merchant, with
sly twinkle in his eye, thinking to
have joke with the boy, produced a
nickle and said My son, this nickle
[ worked for; now, what will you do for
it?" Quick as thought, the boy event
down into his clothes, (" and producing a
nickle, exclaimed: "Il match you,
sir !'-NeaU Orleans Pic0yataae.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-20
School 'sCalled.o
BY BENZ. F. TAYLOR.

Iri .lE BY BENZ. F. TAYLOR yy
Don't you hear the children coming,
Coming into school?
Don't you hear the master drumming,
g. On the window with his rule /?
Master drumming, children coming
Into school s}g,4
Iip-toed figures reach the catch,
Ilny fingers click the latch;
Curly-headed girls throng in
q Llly-free from toll and sin.
Breezy boys bolt in together,
Bringing breaths of winter weather,
Bringing baskets Indian-checked,
Dinners in them sadly wrecked.
Ruddy-handed, mittens off,
Soldiers rush from the Malakoff-
Built of snow and marble-white,
Bastions shining in the light,
Marked with many dint and dot
Of the ice-cold cannon shot!
Hear the last assaulting shout
See the gunners rally out
Charge upon the battered door
School is called, and battle DER!
May Scr5bner's
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-20
Chinese Kite FIying.

The Hartford Courant proposes that,
instead of fre-crackers, we initiate an
other Chinese custom for our Fourth of
July celebration, making the national
anniversary great I" kite day, 1.-THE
idea being suggested by the singular
and attractive kites that have been flown
in Hartford by the little Chinese colony
there, which beat our American kites
" all hollow" These kites are "curi-
Gus in construction, bright in color,
and they have an attachment which
makes peculiar singing noise IN the
choirs, or any melody of that sort. .
They sail very high and steadily, and,
besides, make a noise, without which,
OF course, no Fourth of July would be
complete but it is considerable way
OFT, and SO wouldn't be quite so disa-
greeable as the fre-cracker system.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-20
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Quinsy in Pigs.

Treatments First, a clean, dry, warm,
airy, comfortable place. Rub the throat
with oil 6 ounces; 4 ifs. ammonia 2
ounces; ether 2 ounces; mix. Keep
well corked, shake, and rub swelling
twice day. If bowels are constipated,
give the young ones, three weeks old,
! ounce of epson salts the old SOW, 2
ounces. Let them have all the anthra-
cite (hard coaD screenings they will
eat. Wash out the mouths with Tilden
& Co. s bromo chloralum one to eight
of water. Let them have exercise
fresh air they must have or die, also
general cleanliness.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-20

not pay. Our people have in part
learned that in order to grow grapes
they must treat their vines properly,
and after while they will find that
trees will repay tasteful care and at
tnntiOn
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-20
Instability.

Instability.
0 the dew-drops on the grass, e.
How they pass how they pass
They are but dew, alas 49,
Though dew is sweet. ~
the splendor of the morning,
It's vanqushed shadows scorning,
It's gone with scarce warning
Gone far and fleet. .@.V -
So on beauty feed thy gaze
The while it briefly stays; E..-.A.
IS IS Twill strike thee with amaze ~ So
To find it past
So with the birds in the young spring
Make no delay to sing, 81.
.it For youth and song take wing ~"
And f1y-how fast ..s - sol
For the mountains stepped in light
Intolerably bright, ,..t#.... ... Tvs .
How changed they are at night
How dull and gray!
For the roses blown in June, ..E
Like snatches of a tune,
How swiftly and how soon
They die away
And if youth and song be dear,
And bird-notes thrilling clear stl
And spring-time of the year, ST..
And glad sunshine.
And the careless, bright June rose,
And the mountains fair repose:
o dearer far than those r,
Is love divine! 81"
NJ --#..t8 . s..8t ....rM p
Yet the splendor of the morning
It's vanquished shadows scorning,
And gone with scarce a warning
Is now more fleet; -
Like the dew-drops on the grass
It doth pass-it doth pass! sa
1t is but love, alas
g Yet love is sweet.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-20

ONE hundred and ninety-four inland
lakes of Michigan have been stocked
with whitefsh, which are doing well.
The average number in each lake is
about 1000.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-20
&c Strawberry Culture.

- No farmer should be without straw
berry patch. Everybody loves this de-
licious fruit, and it is SO easily culti-
waited that it is rank injustice to his
family for any one having a patch of
strawberries for their participation. =
Almost any kind of land, which is dry
or is drained, will grow this fruit if
supplied with vegetable manures,
which, by the by, can be said, we be-
heve, Of almost all other kinds of small
fruits. The lighter the soil, the easier
and more economical is the cultivation !;
and upon such soils the produce is
earlier and better favored, while the
heavier soils will produce later and
heavier fruit Elevated soils are less
liable to be affected by spring frosts,
hence should be selected for the earli-
est spring fruit-the strawberry, es-
pecially the earliest sorts. South and
southeast side hills should be chosen
to produce early fruit, and north side
hills, late fruit. Thus the season may
be extended. If the ground lis suf-
ficiently rich to grow gosd potatoes or
corn, it will grow as comparatively
good strawberries. If not in good or
der, manure thoroughly with any rot
ted compost. New coarse manures are
very risky, especially for light soils, for
if the spring should prove dry, the
plants dry out badly. Plough or spade
deep when the ground is in a dry CON
dition, for if too wet and soggy it
leaves the surface stiff and bakey. If
convenient, scatter liberal supply Of
well rotted compost over the surface,
which not only enriches the soil, but
acts as a mulch to keep the surface
moist and prevent it from "baking."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-20
Keeping Hens.

Each farm has It's poultry, SO every
family having out-buildings ought to
keep hens. They can be kept as pro-
fitably as with the farmers. On the
farm, hens are often greater damage
than profit, making forays in the grain
fields and garden, and fouling the walks
about the buildings, for farmers gen
orally do not shut up their hens.
There is general Improvement
throughout the country in hen-hus-
bandry the breeds are disseminated
and crossed, and the increase of eggs
is in proportion There is, however,
one great drawback, which needs cor
recting, it is the breeding from crossed
stock. A cross from the original pure
blood is what is wanted, and not prop
agation from crosses; this last Will
surely run out the properties for which
the original is valued. Get, therefore,
cock of pure blood for your hens,
whether your hens are a cross, native,
| or also pure blood, the latter on the
whole the best. And there is no diff
Guilty to obtain pure blood as reason
able price of almost any breed, the
breeds are so we'll disseminated The
Brahma, if not the best, is among the
best, and can be obtained anywhere.
It unites excellently with the black
Spanish and other breeds, affording
large eggs and an abundance of them,
being eminently winter layer. It's
flesh also is good, it's chickens coming
quick to maturity. It is very docile
and quiet can be kept almost any
where, and more confined than most
breeds. You need no extra care to
have success with this breed; barn,
shed, any clubhouse will do. Among
the best examples that we know are
Of the black Spanish and Brahma cross
kept in small building used as wood
shed and pig pen. 1t needs for small
family but eight or ten hens, which
will afford the eggs needed the year
round. A miscellaneous feed is per-
haps as good as any, scraps from the
table, particularly buckwheat cake, and
the different grains. To feed corn
alone is not good A fat hen will not
lay SO well, and is subject to appoplexy,
often dropping down dead. A mixture
of corn and buckwheat, equal parts, is
good feed.
A great point in hen-raising, where
eggs are the main thing, is to have
young stock. Hatch early, and keep
growing steadily all along, so as to get
early maturity, and hence early laying.
Eggs can thus be obtained in four to
five months, and we have known it to
be done sooner. Let them lay year
or some more for you, and then dis
place them by new brood. Their
flesh, being still young, will be tender,
and the new hatch will continue to sup
ply the eggs. Always remember hen
better for being we'll treated.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-20

tentiOn.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-29
G. C. r. A.
an APPEAL TO THE LADIES'

4. soor a, it became practicable after the fe-
org.r;z.t;on Of that body, it was deemed proper
n afford every lady in Louisiana, who should 30
a.s;rs The onportuuity Of becoming member
~ The CRESCENT CITY Relief Association, an Or
ganization formed for the purpose OF onelile "
the irretrievably disabled, and 70 the depenuenS'
mon those who laid down their lives IN the cause
of liberty, a permanent support. Sman % .1o
the initiation fee and monthly dues-25 cents 1or
one and 10 cents for the other-it is fact caPsr
BILE of demonstration, that, were every iady Ii
New Orleans to join, the handsome sum areaey
secured-nearly ton thousand dollars-wouid Do
doubled. At but a trifing cost, and no sacIanco
of time. ali are afforded the opportunity, IN the
only manner becoming our sex, OF tesuIylnS W
their belief in the justice OF our cause, ana Oh
encouraging those to whom properly belong the
guardianship Of the peoples rights.
Succor to the afflicted, even under Ordinary
circumstances, is not only countenanced but en-
couraged by every moral law; for those whose
bleeding breasts have proved our bulwark agaanss-
insult and aggression, surely something moro Vs.
due. Far from being objects Of charity it should
be our boast that nothing within our means u
too good for either these defenders Of the right
or their helpless dependents. Every lady OF new
Orleans, impressed with this belief, is earnestly
requested to meet those who already belong TO-
the association at Gruncwsld Hall, on Thursdays
October 20, at II o'clock II. Sympathy with
those who were manned and lie helpless, and
solicitude for the many who in that hour OF peril
lost their sole support, are the only introductlons
Hoping there will be general At
tendance Of our sympathizing women and gener--
Gus contributors to the Ladies' Relief Associa--
ton leave the cause in their hands.
Mrs. r. A. WILKINSON,
o2S 2t2dp President G. c. r. A.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-29
SUSPENSION OF BUSINESS.

On Monday next the people Of this city will
be called upon to discharge one Of the most
important duties that has ever devolved upon
them. Their presence at the ballot-box is
iuperatiyely demanded and their votes re-
quired to give quietus to the miserable usurp-
ers and thieves who have grown rich upon
their ill-gotten spoils, and brought the State
Of Louisiana to the verge of ruin.
In order to give every one an opportunity
not only to vote but to use his personal infu-
ence and give his whole time and attention to
the work of bringing voters to the polls, and
aiding them in casting their ballots, it is
suggested by the Parish Committee, that
every store, Office, bank and insurance COM
pany should be closed on Monday during the
entire day.
Certainly the merchants can afford to give
one day in the year to the cause of their State.
When they recollect bow much depends upon
the result Of the election ON Monday, how
much their own interests are involved, aside
from the general welfare Of the State and city,
they will quickly perceive the necessity of
making vigorous and determined effort to
carry the dsy against the frauds and machina-
tons of the enemy.
We hope, therefore, to see ON Monday next
every business house in the city closed. In
addition to the practical good it will do, the
moral effect will be felt not only in our own
city, but throughout the whole country.
Again, we say, let all the business houses
be closed on Monday as testimonial of re-
spect for the heroic dead of September IA,
when our bullets gained for US what We would
rivet by our ballots next Monday.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-29
DIED.

REINECKE- On Wednesday the 2sth Of October.
az p o'clock p. NJ, j. L. Renecke aged 81 years. 1T
his residence No. 167 Marras street. between St.
Ann and Dumaine
Tho funeral will take place To-Day at o'clock
p. M. His friends and acquaintance as well as
those of the families Of Reinecke Ellis and Meilleur
are invited to attend.
MUIR-On Wednesday, October g. 1874, Bertha
Harrison, aged II months daughter of Nina and
Joseph w. Muir.
Tho friends Of the family respectfully invited
to attend the funeral which will take place Thurs
day Morning, October g. at 10 o'clock, from the
residence of her parents, corner of Delaronde and
Seguin streets, Algiers.
Baltimore. Md, and Yazoo City, Miss, papers
please copy