Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-06-02
Educational AID Scientific.

Educational AID Scientific.
RESOLUTIONS were adopted at the
State Baptist Convention recently held
at Millidgeville, Ga., looking to the
establishment of Baptist female
college.
AT late meeting Of the Pharmaceu-
tical Society of Philadelphia, DIR. Miller
spoke strongly against the purcb ase of
cheap sugar coated quinia pills. There
wore in the market forty-fve thousand
such pills which DO not contain a trace
of qu,nia.
A NEW mode of manufacturing screws
has been introduced at Edinburgh. By
this method the screw, instead OF being
made, as at present. by cutting away
the iron of the bolt to leave the thread.
is formed by rolling the screw on the
bolt blank while hot.
HE trustees of the Free Academy.
Norwich, have taken steps to bring the
institution and the merits in a forcible
and practical manner before the people
Of Norwich. They have resolved to
make an effort to increase the endow-
EVERY year, in the first days of April,
on both banks of the Siene, from Havre
to Pontdep Archie, takes place the
phenomenon of the ascent of. myraids
OF cells. The Seine, in fact, for three or
four nights, presents the appearance of
vermiceli soup from the thick masses of
little fishes, which come as, it were by
miracle, and nobody has yet been able
to explain their origin.
A SUNDAY-sCHoO1 has been establish
ed IN Madagascar. The missionary in
charge Of it says that even the most in
telllgent Of the natives have no
conception or orderly behav-
ior, and there being over
600 persons crowded into an Inadequate
apartment, the result is more confusing
than progressive. An enrolment of the
scholars has not been made, because
the girls stick their fingers ia their
mouths and will not answer when asked
their names.
THERE is in Boston an institution
called the Faith Training College,
whose purpose is to educate men and
women who are unable to pursue q reg
ular course of theological study, by in
structlng them in such branches as
Sunday school work, Christian Associa-
ton work, Bible exposition, e1nortation,
lay preaching, and home and foreign
mission labors. It belongs to no
special denomination, but is orthodox.
Several Boston clergymen serve gratui-
tously as instructors in this interesting
school.
ANNA DICKINSON describes the new
society bow, as executed by Washing
ton ladies. She says that to bend the
head, except to acknowledged superiors,
is out of fashion. The lady looks you
C oily in the face, smiles as sweetly as
she can, and gently inclines her head
toward the right shoulder, with little
backward movement at the same time.
A slight, Frenchy shrug heightens the
effect.
THE Rev. Esau Burden, negro
preacher in Charleston, South Carolina,
adopted novel but effective way OF
raising the money to- bury dead par
lshioner. Laying five dollar bill on
his pulpit desk, he said: Who'll
cover that?" A brother walked up
and put down a bill of like denomina-
ton. The clergyman then spread out a
two dollar bill and repeated the ques-
ton: "Whou cover that?" and some
body responded. So he went on with
decreasing amounts until displaying
ten cents, he shouted: CHOW for the
Sunday school children which of the
lambs will cover that?"