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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-04-28

-EvergreenS anu otner ornamental shrub
berry at half the usual price at F. P Brook
& Co.'S on the. bridge.
The Par sonage Fund Society of st.
Paurs Church will meet on Thursday Eve
ming with Mrs. OFF.
Rev. Dr. Keene, of St. Johns Episco-
pal Church. Milw aukee, preached both
morning and evening at St. Pauls Church
in this city, last Sunday.
MIR. V. " Seely has removed his law
Office from over Bieber's Saloon, and oc-
cupies the office over the Bank of Water
town W ith Mr.. T. Prentiss.
Mr.. A. Gritzner, barber, who Las been
suffering from broken arm for a few
months past, can now be found at his chair
giving his customers smooth shave, IS of
old.
Bear in mind the grand calico ball at
Music Hall this "wednesday evening
April 2sth, under the direction of MIR. A.
J. Rutherford. Preparations have been
made for gay and festive time.
1t is a significant fact Significant OF
what?) that bald headed old gentlemen
with spectacles and eye glasses formed
large portion of the audience at the Can
Can the other evening.
An adjourned meeting of the Water
D,,I Io
held at the Ladies' Parlor OF Rosenbaum's
Restaurant, on Saturday evening, May lst,
1876, at P. NJ. Every stakeholder is
earnestly requested 10 be present.
One day last week the high stage of
water caused serious break in the wear of
the brick Touring mill F. Miller l. Co.,
on the east side. The mis- hap has been
remedied so that the m i'll is able to resume
operations with water.
The rumored resignation of Rev. VIM.
Dafter,. rector of ST. Pauls Church, Fond
du Lac, is without foundation, as we learn
through a private note to US from the
reverend gentleman himself, which will be
taken as reliable authority on the subject.
-Messrs. Woodland 4 Stone last week
started oat fine peddling wagon loaded
with variety of goods from their steam
bakery and confectionery establishment
under charge of Mr.. M. Hurtubse. The
wagon was built at the carriage and wagon
works of Messrs. Bolles 4 Prochazka, First
street, and is a splendid affair."
At the last regular meeting of the
Young Mems Lyceum last week the follow
ing were elected officers for the ensuing
term:
President-J. T. Wbyte
Vice Pres-Edward Griffith.
Secretary-F. E. Woodland.
Treasurer Matchmaker.
The Woman's National Temperance
Alliance desire the friends of Temperance
to observe April 30th, as day of fasting
and prayer for Gods blessing upon our tenn
perance work. In compliance with this
call friends of temperance in WATERFOWL
are requested to meet at Good Templars
Ball. Friday at three o'clock P NJ, for a
general prayer meeting
Money Orders.
On the first Of July the rates on Postofflce
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-04-28
Our Financial Condition.

At the meeting of the Board of Street
Commissioners held last Monday Evening,
the following report, showing the state Of
the city's finances, was read, and we would
call the attention of every taxpayer to the
figures here given
TO the Board Of Street Commissioners Of the
City Of Watertoaon.
BY a resolution of the Commen Council,
your Finance committee were instructed to
make an examination Of the financial affairs
OF the city, which duty has been performed,
and the result of their investigation is here.
with submitted. The task has been an ex-
ceedingly difficult one, on account of the
disorder and unbusiness-like manner in
which the late City Clerk left his books and
accounts. We found no record of orders
drawn upon the Treasurer, which neccss-
tated our going through the different order
books and cleaning the information we
needed from the remaining stubs. Though
laborious and irksome work, it was the
only method by which we could obtain the
facts necessary to enable US to make full
and satisfactory exhibit Of the operations of
the Board of Street Commissioners the past
year.
We find that the cash resources of the
Board Tor the year ending April 10th, 1875
for current city and ward expenses-in
which the expenditures Of the School Board
are not embraced, as they were not under
the control Of the Board of Street Commits
sioners as follows:
City General Fund-balance on
hand March 9th, l874......... 81, 937 80
Received from licenses committeeman 1913 Ga
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-04-28
Gen. XII ea,riek at Turner Hall.

General Fitzpatrick, the famous cavalry
officer of the late rebellion, will deliver his
cele brated lecture entitled Sherman's March
to the Sea, at Turner Hall snext Monday
Evening, May Sd. This lecture has the
reputation of being one of the finest and
most interesting efforts of the times, and
soldier orator repeat the story OF Sher-
mans march to the seattle grandest
achievement of the war. Let there be a
full house to greet the speaker.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-04-28

If you want to purchase | orrs leadt
B. & Nj. ADV. ia another IOlIA eetumn
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-04-28
Prof. NTcAfrerty's Readings.

Prof. J. K. McAfferty gave one OF his
readings at Turner Hall last Friday Eve
ming, under the auspices of the Young Mems
Lyceum. The entertainment was fairly
attended. The selections were ali good
and rendered after the best style OF the
reader, who has but few superiors in his
line. The Young Mems Lyceum are de-
serving of credit Tor their enterprise in
giving our citizens an opportunity of at
tending first class literary entertain
ments the present season.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-04-28
OF hich there was left in the Treasurer

Making. $l6,eoo IS
paid by Treasurer on orders during the year.
There are unpaid orders outstanding
On accounts which have been al
lowed by the Board a. .l,l:Ws:
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-04-28

The Board voted to exempt Jefferson
County from the dog tax this year.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-04-28
2Gonec y0loffers.
HEEyITIES

-Evergreens and other ornamental shrub
berry at half the usual price at F. P. Brook
& Co.'S on the. bridge.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-24

A woman tells this story to the
Boston Cultav0to~, and many can
testify of their own knowledge that
1t is very sadly true: clean get forty
women to marry me, within fifty
lies of this village" said man to
me the other day, "but l can't find a
woman anywhere who will come and
help my wife, and she is breaking
down every day" Yes, breaking
down! Can any one look in her
ashy white face and not read the
story written there, of hard work, in
season and out of season? She has
four little girls, the eldest six years,
the youngest three months. Her
husband keeps six cows, and cult
Yates farm of a hundred acres, en-
ploying two hired men to aid him.
Three meals must be coo ,ed daily for
the family of seven, not counting the
baby; four children dressed and cared
for; the milk of six COWS attended to.
the butter made, while the weekly
washing and ironing must be accom-
plished In some way. From 4 O'Clock
in the morning until 10 and some
times II o'clock at night one pair of
feet and one pair of hands perform
this labor, and now the tired body
rebels and says, "This cannot be en-
dured." OF course extra help is not
to be obtained easily in midsummer,
but it might have been procured
early in the spring; it doubtless
would have been found Lad it been
neaded to assist in mans work. let
me tell you of another case: The
farmer and his wife have three chill
dren, all under eight years. He en-
ploys two men, boarding them, and
keeps eleven COWS. A woman comes
in to do the washing and ironing, but
that is all the assistance the wife re-
ceives except the few steps her chill
dren can save her. She must rise at
four o'clock and prepare breakfast,
SO that her husband and the "hands"
can be in the moving field by five
Every other day, however, one Of the
hired men remains to do the churning
for her; but this favor was not allow
ed her until she had threatened to
call in the doctor to declare to her
husband her inability to do such hard
work. Then it was reluctantly con-
ceded, although two forty-pound fir
kins Of butter were packed each
week; for our farmer prides himself
apon his herd OF cows-purc blood
Alderneys-and sells his butter at
the highest rates, carefully depositing
its proceeds in the bank, and rarely
giving his wife so much as a five dol
lar bill of it. His last injunction to
the "hand" as he departs to the field
is, "John, come as quick as you can.
Don't let Mary keep you for anything
else. Hay can't wait for woman's
work" There are dishes to wash,
milk to skim, pans to scald, beds to
make, children to dress, baby to nurse,
rooms to sweep, and dinner to cook
over the boiling hot stove-one wo-
man to do it all.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-24
The Presidents Horses,

Finding that his stock farm near
St. Louis had been running him be-
hind some nine thousand dollars in
the last two years, the President re-
solved to make 4 clean sale of his
horses and let his farm out to any
respectable person who would take it
at $4,000 year. The auction sale
resulted to the surprise of everybody
who knew anything Of the charac .er
of his horses. Blooded stations of
renown brought but a few hundred
dollars; gift horses were knocked
down in the neighborhood Of $40;
matched horses that cost from $l,lOO
to $4,000 brought but a few hundred,
three OF four; the mare he rode at
Vicksburg sold for less than $50; and
all the rest of the stock at similar
rates. Some of the best of it was
bid in for the owner, rather than sub
nit to the sacrifice. An old horse
named Joe, looking as if he might be
IS years old, with an undulating gait
but an excellent tail "to grow t."
which was an animal ridden by the
President before he became known,
was sold to a colored man for $40
Horses are remarkably low this year
at the stables of Chief Magistrates.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-24
Saving Pig Manure.

1t is not an easy matter to save all
the manure from pigs. l have allow
ed for a loss Of per cent; on many
farms, l presume, loss of 70 per
cent. would be nearer the truth
The food OF COWS and sheep con-
tains large proportion of woody
fiber. This is voided in the f;eces.-
But the food Of pigs contains very
little woody fiber; nearly the whole
Of the food is digested, and conse-
quen,ly we get small amount of
solid faces and very large proper
ton of liquid manure. Nova pound
of nitrogen in the urine is worth
more than pound OF nitrogen in the
crude, undigested matter found in the
faces. And this is true to still
greater extent in regard to phosphoric
acid. Professor johnson estimates
soluble nhosphoric acid at sixteen
and qu; rter cents per pound, and
insoluble acid at six cents. The
nitrogen and phosphoric acid in the
manure from pigs, therefore, is usually
worth much more than that in the
manure OF cattle, sheep and horses.
1t is worth, probably, about as much
as that found in hen manure. In the
hen manure, however, it is an easy
matter to prevent loss, but in pig ma
nure there is so much water that it is
necessary to take special pains to pre-
vent its running to waste. The urine
of pigs will be found very active
and powerful manure.
On my own farm l keep on an aver
age about $50 pigs. | have not yet
used dry peat Or muck as an absorbent,
but l propose to do so. use more
or less dry earth about the pens, and
have two cellars that are only partly
dug out. l keep twenty or thirty
pigs in each Of these cellars, and we
wheel out the saturated earth from
time to time and use it a: manure.
This is an economical way of digging
a cellar. We gather everything on
the farm that can be used for bedding
such as potato vines, leaves, ETC.
and it is astonishing what a mass of
manure can be made in this way
Then we save all the droppings Of the
horse stable, and use the droppings
for bedding the pigs. | need hardly
say that horse droppings, saturated
with pig urine, make powerful ma
nure. We cut all our straw and corn
stalks into chatf, and we find that
this cut straw makes far better bed
ding than long straw. 1t absorbs
more liquid, and the manure is more
e..>ily handled.-Cor. Western Ru-
rat
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-24
A Self.Made Man.

Henry Wilson was born in Farm
ington, N. H., on the 10th of Februa-
ry, 1912; was apprenticed at ten
years of age to farmer; hoed and
moved, and raked, and picked stones
for eleven years; gathered twelve
months Of schooling in that time;,
went to Natick, Mass, when of age,
and hired out to shoemaker; peggcd
boots for two years; went back to
New Hampshire to school; lost all
the money he had saved from his
earnings; went back to Natick to
make shoes, and this was in 1888.
At twenty six ne was nothing but a
shoemaker. Two years later he made
sixty speeches in the Harrison cam
paign. From that time he was new
er out of politics. Three times Rep
resentative in the Ma. sachusetts Leg
islature; twice in the State Senate;
delegate to the Wing National Con-
vention of lS4S; seceder from it and
organizer of the Free-Soil party; edi-
tor of the Boston Republican, for
two years; State Senator in 1850;
and again in 1851; President of the
Senate during both terms; President
of the Free-Soil National Convention
in 1852; candidate for Congress in
the Eight District of Massachusetts
on the Free-Soil ticket; member of
the Massachusetts Constitutional
Convention OF 1853; Free-soi candi-
date for Governorship of Massachu-
sets In that year; elected to the
United States Senate in 1855 as the
successor of Edward Everett; elected
Vice-President in 1S72-these are
some of the silent facts in the politl-
cal history of Henry Wilson.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-24

1t is good plan to store Swedes,
or ruta-bagas, as they are often call
ed, in the cellar of the house. A few
for family use may do very well,
but it is not uncommon to put in
there all the roots designed for feed
ing the cattle through the winter
But. as they are often in deep piles
and badly ventilated, they are apt to
sweat more or less, and send off ex-
halations to infect the aif of the
house. They are liable to injure the
health of the family, We have little
doubt that mary cases of typhoid
fever could be traced to impurities
in the air that is inhaled into the
lungs from decaying vegetables in
the cellar, and many more from de-
fective drainage about the house. 1t
ought always to be borne in mind that
the health of the family is OF vastly
more importance than little tenn
porary convenience in storing roots.
-M0ssochusetts Fioughmnn.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-24
A BUTTER TRIEP.-The Aubur

A BUTTER TRIER.-The Auburn
Advertises tells this delightful story;
saturday morning woman ap-
preached the stall of a marketman at
Williamsport and asked if he had
any good butter? The man informed
her that he had prime article, AT the
same time unfolding a fine roll from
a clean, white cloth which he exhib-
tied. The woman seized it like a
tiger and held it up to her nose, and
then deliberately reached back Of her
head, drew forth hair-pin and jam.
med it deep into the butter. AS
she drew the pin through her mouth,
she shook her head and remarked
that it wasn't good, and moved on"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-24
GRANGE DIRECTORY.

WINTHROP GRANGE, No. 611.-Meets at Win
throp on Friday on or before the full moon Of
each month.
s. G. PIERCE. Master. Wv. RICH. Sec
WEST BUFFALO GRANGE, No. 1216-Meets
Tuesday on or before full moon.
j. ID. RUSSELL. Master.
GREELEY GROVE GRANGE, No 81. Might of
regular meeting on Friday evening, on or before
full moon, meet at Warehouse Hall
W. BUNCE, Master.
p. B. SCHEMERHORN. Secretary
MIDDLEFIELD GRANGE, No. 528,-Meets on
Wednesday, on or before full moon
Il DU BOlS. Master. L. j. WIGG. Sec.
SUPERIOR GRANGE. No. 352- Meets Saturday
on or before full moon. at No. s School House
Hazleton twp. T. MESSENGER.
+ b. FILLMORE. Secretary. Master.
BYRON GRANGE No. 267. Meets at Justus Dur
KEGS. on Tuesday evening, on after Il full
moon III. NJ COUGHTRY Master.
CHAS. FERNALD. Sec.
PERRY CANOE. No. 31s.-Meets at the Center
School House. in Perry Township, OF Tuesday
evening, on or before full moon.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-24

Norristown Herold: A young
man running for political Office in
an upper end county, had to kiss
eight hundred and thirty babies du-
ring the canvass. They were all boy
babies. About the same number of
girl infants were presented for oscu-
lation, but he excused himself by
promising their mothers to kiss their
babies sixteen years hence, if they
would bring 'em around. He said
thought both parties would enjoy
it more.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-24

FREcKLE LOTION. - Take two
grains of corrosive sublimate and
two brahms OF muriate of ammonia,
dissolve these carefully in half pint
of pure rain water, add one teaspoon
full of strong vinegar, and one table
spoonful of lavender water,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-24

TO REMOVE STAINS FROM MARBLE.
Make a paste Of whiting and alco-
hol, and cover the stains; when dry,
wash with soap. If the stain is not
all of, apply the paste second time.
A small quantity Of liquid ammonia
may be added to the paste.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-24
Harper's Bazar.
illustrate

Notices fMe Press.
The Bazaar is edited with a combination of tact
and talent which we seldom find in any journal
and the journal itself is the organ of the great
world of fashion Boston Traveller
The Bazaar commeDds itself to every member of
the hOusehold-to the children by drol and pretty
in endless variety, to the provident matron by its
patterns for the chidrens clothes to tferfanlfias
by its tasteful designs for embroidered slippers
and luxurious dressing gowns. But the reading
matter of the Bazaar is uniformly of great excel
lence. The paper has acquired Il wide popularity
for the treside enjoyment it affords. N Y. Eve
ming Post
In its way there is nothing like it. Fresh and
trustworthy as fashionable guide, its stories and
essays, its poetry and squibs all invigoratins
to the mind Chicago Evening journal.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-24

a new style OF rat has been i'm
ported into this country from Africa.
1t is called the .'roof rat" 1t is an
aristocratic kind Of vermin, clearly
in manner and shanely in appearance.
1t affects the attics Of houses, and is
Il relentless foe of the rodent that
consents to occupy the sub-basement.
1t is believed that the ''root rat" with
its superior civilization, will extcr-
inmate the present house rat, and
demonstrates the Darwinian theory
of the Survival Of the fittest.' Any
thing for change.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-24
How Woman Made e Fortune.

Six years ago Mrs. Mary Ahart,
says the Laramie Sentinel, was living
in a little tent on the edge of the
town. Her whole worldly possession
consisted Of this tent a straw bed,
two or three boxes which served as
cl airs and table, seven or eight
year old girl and two COWS and calves.
She sold the spare milk Of these two
COWS, carrying it around town with a
tin pail, and with the product and
from work she did for neighbors sup
ported herself and child. When she
could get three or five dollars ahead
she would buy another calf or year
ling. 1t Is not our purpose to trace
her progress up to the present time,
but the result is now, in less than 7
years, she has several hundred head
of cattle, a fine farm, with nice build
ings and improvements, 4 comfort
able, even luxurious homeland. in
stead of carrying milk around by
hand, rides in her own carriage
Her daughter is young lady, cdu-
Gated and accomplished. To-day
Mrs. Ahart's property is valued at
from $4,000 to $4,000. And she
has made it all by honest industry
and good management. She had no
outside help. She never had a gov
ernment contract, or fell heir to any
property.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-24
a RARE CHANCE

OFFER my place one mile northeast Of Court
/ House. adjoining the corporation, and contain
ing thirteen acres for sale FOh CASH at bar.
gain This is the finest location on that side of
town, and affords rare opportunity for garden
er and fruit grower to secure the place of all 9TH
ers for this market. Two acres of orchard and
small fruits already established TIA
j. L. LOOMS.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-24
4'ss,

Inc reading columns on this page will be devot
ed mainly, to topics pertaining to FARM and
HOUSEHOLD. The farmer readers of the BULLETIN
are requested to write for it,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-24
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