Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-20
Odds and Ends.


that was fishing. eyes. sur. q good
eel, said he, exhibiting one about
eighteen inches long.
THE cool spell has set the tramps to
meditating. One of them writes a Nor
r1stown policeman asking whether there
have been any improvements made in
our lookup during the summer
Herald.
EDMUND ABOUT is coming to write ND
the Centennial Exposition, and the
Graphic says if he does not speak well
OF 1t he will undoubtedly depart from
Philadelphia a ''Man with a Broken
Ear
ONoNDAGA Indians have what is called
a green-corn dance. T. is an ENJOYABLE
affair, but does not present that variety
and fervor which characterizes the
green-apple dance of the pale-faces.
GEORGE I'LL, speaking to Archbishop
Sutton respecting his large family, made
the remark, 81 believe your Grace has
better than dozen?" "No, sire," re-
piled the archbishop, ssonly eleven,
"Well," replied the king, 'sisn't that
better than dozen %
TIE following is copy of notice
served by landlord of this city on one
OF his tenants some days since: Mr..
August-Ei notifeth Ju. Ju mus bic
muf daforsh te Of September. Ell muf
in Mel Self, Jacob --.-Pittsburg
Post
AT recent trial the prisoner entered
plea OF "not guilty" when one of the
Jurymen put On his hat and started for
the door. The Judge called him back
and informed him that he couldn't leave
until the case was tried. "Tried 2"
queried the juror: "why he acknowl-
edges that he is not guilty.
A NEW baby rocking machine, now on
exhibition in Cincinnati, is so Ingenious
~ contrived that the mother can rock
herself and the baby simultaneously.
They say that every married man who
sees that machine instantly marches up
to it and sits down in the rocking-chair
and rocks himself and laughs, like the
hyena in the wilderness.
SAID an Hishman to a telegraph op-
orator; " Do you ever overcharge any
body for the address of a messenger"
" No." replied the operator. And do
ye charge for signing his name, sir?"
said the customer. No, sir" :" Well,
then, will We please send this [ just
want to let my brother know I'm here"
said Pat, handing in the following: To
John McFlinn, Long street, Glasgow.
(Signed) Patrick McFlinn, London
A WESTERN editor thinking to stock
his depleted larder, advertised, "Poul-
try taken In exchange for advertising"
The villainoEs compositor, seeing his
opportunity to pay up a long standing
grudge, set it up, Poetry taken in ex-
change for advertising,;" and since that
time the Office boy has been clearing
fifty cents day from the waste-paper
man.
ACCORDING to writer in the Michi-
gan Odd Fellow, there is church in
one of the towns in that state, where
there is written over the pulpit the fol-
lowing: ~No man shall preach III this
church who does not -kneel when he
prays; no. man. shall preach IN this
church who uses manuscript; no man
shall preach In this church who belongs
to any secret society H ...:--:a::s atS.g5c,
- sstWHAT are the fats, of a theatre 2
asked little girl, who had been read
ing about the scenery of a new piece. :
Her sister did not quite understand the.
technical term, but supposed the
flats are the young men who
arrange themselves in two files to- stare
and ogle at the audience when it comes
out Of a theatre after. the close Of per
fOrrnaTlfa: -:I.4l5~}S s}Ef35 80 i -.
= A5cLERGgMAN, meeting a little boy Of
his acquaintance, said ~ ssThisz is quite,a
stormy day, my son? eyes, sir, an
swered the boy, ''this is quite q wet
RAIN, 81 The Clergyman thinkingzto re--
Duke such hyperbole, asked if be knew
Of any other than a wet rain. s'I never
Knew personally of any other,,'- the boy
answered; .sbut- / have read ina certain
small book of time when it rained fire
and birthstone, and + guess that was not
q very wet rain" 8. sisse..s:-.s i5e'.s-i z: ,
i THE latest dodee,a and. one aof the
sharpest sort, has been attempted upon,
several sporting men Of CINCINNATI re-
Gently, and successfully IN one instance.
Here is how itewas .dones l1Eph. cHol-
land and friend were rolling. ten pins
at the Empire, on Fifth street, when a
note came. to- Fph y asking him to call
at the Grand Hotel, to. see a particular
friend. It was written on a Grand
Hotel ssletter-head.nr He walked down
to the hotel.. but, found, nobody xaete
that be, particularly cared TO see, While
he was gone q note carte to Doc. .
Martin cate tnei 3 Enquire = WRITTEN ION
Grand Hotel letter sheet signed sth.ptlf.f {,
and asking the Doctor TO send HIM
hundred dollars by the bearer, a young
man, Of respectable appeafanoe.-e The
doctor knowing that Eph. had gone TO the Il e,
HOTEL, and surprising he had met some
friend and wanted to- nsa tbhtsmachf
money, promptly inelQsed one .hund l!y! i
dollars ID an envelope and sent it by
bearer. ~ When EPh., returned, nthsi
Idoctar merely asked bin if he e. had I re-
ceiyed that mpney all Eight hen ne
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