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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-04-14
The Germans BuIl-FrOg.

That is a poor hammer that flies off
the handle every time you use it. It is
SO with the so-called "helps" to mem
DRY, which leave only themselves in
mind when you want to think of some
thing else.
An honest German who had recently
arrived in this country, invented an
original system OF mnemonics to use for
improving his imperfect knowledge of
the English language. When he heard
a new English word, he would couple it
in his mind with word already famil-
lar to him having somewhat similar
Specification, and thus, by the associa-
ton Of ideas, fix it in his memory.
Sometimes, however, his system failed
to work with entire success. For in
stance, one day his attention was at
tracted by a bloated batrachian, which
| was croaking Justify on the edge of
marsh, and he asked his employer it's
name.
"That is bul-frog," was the reply.
Yah, bool, oxen, frog, toad re-
members him." said the man.
A few days after he came across
another frog, and his employer being
with him, and wishing to test his mem
DRY, asked him if he could tell the name
of the reptile.
"Yaw," he answered, triumphantly !;
"dat ees an oxen-toad."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-04-14
Interesting Discovery in Crete.

The Pail Mall Gazette saws: The
latest interesting archaeological dis
covery" has been made in Crete. The
monks OF q convent, which occupies the
site of the ancient and once celebrated
town of Aptera, have dug up two life
size female statues draped after the
fashion of ladies who moved in
society" 5000 years ago. The ques-
ton as to the identity of these statutes
has. it is stated, raised a lively oontro-
versy among local arch@ologists. BY
some it is maintained, on the strength
OF a barely legible inscription on the
pedestal of one of the statutes, that
they represent the daughter OF the En-
peror Claudius. The inscription is,
however, SO clunsily cut cut, and repre-
sents so rude contrast with the ex-
quisite chiseling of the figures them
selves, that it is supposed by others to
have been made by an inexperienced
hand at comparatively recen. epoch.
The statues, which attract great atten-.
ion, are to be sent at an early date 70
Constantinople, to be deposited in the
Stamboul Museum. It is to be hoped
that centuries hence no one will dig up
any female statues existing in this coun-
try draped after the fashion OF the
present day.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-04-14
CHAPTER 26I.

AN Aor to provide for notice to the occupants of
lands mortgaged to the State of the sale thereof
and for the redemption of lands sold On such sales
in certain cases.
The people OF the State OF Wisconsin, represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. In all cases of the sale Of lands mort
gagged to the State, which at the time of such sale
actually occupied by in the possession of any
one, it snail be the duty of The purchaser such
sale to deliver notice in writing Of the fact of such
sale, and the date thereof and the price for which
such land, describing the same, has been sold to
such occupant or person In possession and shall file
copy of such notice. with proof of service of the
samoa required by this act in the Office of the
missioners of the state lands, and the owner
pant persons otherwise having an interest in the
lands so cold, shall have right to and may redeem
the same from such sale at any time within six
months after such notice by paying the sum for
which such land was sold, and all costs and pen
alties for or on account of nonpaynent of the
moneys for which it sold with interest to the
time OF such payment to the state treasurer, and all
SO paid after satisfying the sum due the state
and for interest and penalty thereon, and costs and
charges shall be returned or paid to the parties en-
titled thereto according to their interests in said
lands, and the title Of the purchaser Of any such
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-04-14
Published March %, 1873
CutpTER 21A

CHAPTER 314.
AN Act to provide against extraordinary conHagra-
tons, and for the creation Of safety funds by fire
insurance companies.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, represented
ID Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows.
Section 1. Thereafter (hereafterl it shall be law
ful for any fire insurance company organized under
the laws OF this state to create the funds herein
vided for, to be known and designated as the quar-
tery[guarantyl surplus fund aid the special reserve
fund.- and to avail itself OF che provisions OF this act
upon complying with the requirements thereof.
Sec. q. Any fire insurance company desiring to
create such funds SHALL and it is hereby sathorzed
to do So upon the adoption OF resolution by its
board of directors, at regular meeting thereof and
filing with the secretary Of state copy Thereon, de-
claring the desire and intention of such oompanyto
create such funds, and to do business under the
provisions Of this act and soon after the filing OF
such copy of the resolution convenient the secre-
tary Of state shall make. cause to be made an ex-
animation of such company, and he SHAH make
certificate of the result thereof which shall paricu-
larry set forth the amount of surplus funds held by
such company at the date OF such examination,
which under the PROVISIONS of this act are to, and
may be equally divided between and be set apart to-
constitute said guaranty surplus and special reserve
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-04-14

The Good Templars of q town in
California have hit upon the ingenious
plan OF leasing column in the local
newspaper for the PRONUNCIATION of
temperance doctrines.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-04-14
Published March Is, 1878. /
CHAPTER 28s

AN ACT relating to and amendatory of section one
of chapter two hundred and sixty-seven of the
laws of 1873, entitled Gan act to authorize town
supervisors to lay out public highways in certain
cases."
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
and sixty-seven (267) of the Laws of Wisconsin of
1873, entitled FAN to authorize town supervisors
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-04-14
Published March %, 1851
CHAPTER 273.
AN ACT 70 punish and provide against the abuse o
dumb animals,

An ACT TO punish and provide against the abuse of
dumb animals.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
IN Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Every person who shall, by his act or
neglect, kill, main, wound, injure torture,
ely beat any horse mule OK, cattle, sheep or other
animal belonging to himself another, shall, upon
conviction, be adjudged guilty of misdeIneanor.
Section 2. Every owner, driver or possessor OF
old, iIAed, or diseased horse or mule or ether
animal turned loose left disabled in any street,
lane other public place for than three hours
after knowledge of such disability, shall, on convic
ton, be adjudged guilty of misdemeanOr.
Section g. If any person shall overdrive, over
work. overload, torture, torment, deprive OF neces
sary sustenanee unnecessarily cruelty beat
needlessly mutilate or kill, or cause or procure
to be oySrdriven oYerwoYked overloaded, tortured,
tormented, deprived Of necessary sustenance, or
TO be unnecessarily or cruelty beaten, or need
iessiy mutilated or killed, aforesaid, any living
creature, every such often der shall, for every such
oHense, be guilty OF misdeneanor.
Section 4. Any person who shall keep or use or
IN any way be connected with, or interested ID the
management of, shall receive money for the ad-
mission OF any person to any place kept used for
Tue purpose OF fighting or batting bull, bear,
ooS COOK, or other creature, and every person VINO
shall encourage, ai6, assist therein or who shall
permit or suffer my place to be so kept or ..sed
OF 3 misdemeanor.
SeosH a .. Any person who shall impound or
connne or cause to be impounled or confined. in
any pound, any creature, shall supply to the same
during such connnement sufficient QUANTITY of
gooo ana wholesome food and water, and in default
thereof shall, upon conviction be sdiudged guilty
OF misdemeanor.
Section 6. In ease any creature shall be at any
time lmpounded or confined as Aforesaid and shall
continue TO be without necessary food and water
for more than twelve successive hours il sbau he
lawful fer any person, from time to time. and as
often as it shall be necessary, to enter with TintoI
and upon any pound in which any such Creature
shall be 80 confined, and to supply il with necessa
ry food and water so long it shall remain SO con-
fined; such person shall not be liable to any action
for such entry, and the reasonable cost of such food
and water may be collected by him of the owner of
such creature, and the said creature shall not be
exempt from levy and sale upon execution issued
upon judgment therefor.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-04-14
Published March %, 1851
CHAPTER 3O4.

An ACT to permit town insurance companies to in
sure the real and personal property of the inhab.
itants of any adjoining towns in the same county
where such town insurance companies may be To-
Gated, without reorganization in conformity with
the present town insurance law.
The people Of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section !. It shall be lawful for any organized
town insurance companies in this state, without
organization, to insure the real and personal prop
erty of the inhabitants of any adjoining towns in
the county where ouch insurance COM
pany may. be located in the same manner and ut
the same rates of insurance said town insurance
companies may be hereafter permitted to
do under the present town insurance laws and their
own corporate bylaws.
Section 2. 1t shall be lawful for such organized
town insurance companies, from time to time, as
occasion requires, to choose any of their officers
from such adjoining towns as they would be per-
znitted to do if such adjoining towns had been en-
braoed in their territory at its organization.
Section 8. This act shah take effect and be in
force from and after lis passage.
Approved March 5, 1875.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-04-14
Published March %, 1876
PTER 240

AN ACT to amend chapter 1874 Of the revised stat
utes, entitled "Of inquests Of the dead"
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly do enact as follows:
Section l. Chapter one hundred and eighty
four sD Of the revised statutes entitled ''of in
quests of the deadn is hereby amended by adding
thereto the following sections: section fourteen
90 In each and every county in this state, whose
the duties in the foregoing sections this chapter
require ed to perform ed by justices of peace
shall be performed by the coroner of such county,
and such coroner is hereby invested with all the
Of OF the in datlg
and shall have and exercise exclusive jurisdic-
o and eps in g. to
to such duties caused by his sickness or absence,
justice Of the peace Of such county. Section IF
teen (15). Such coroner shall be paid quarterly
for the performance Of ali his official duties, and
in lieu of all other compen sation, salary to be
and such 'oe shall Collect for ali ocai
vices which he may perform except IN cases asses Of
to receive, and shall at the end Of svery three
months under oath report and pay the same to the
as. /. shall be the duty Of the board Of super.
visors of such county 70 provide for the use Of
seat Of the county; and it shall be the duty Of
such coroner to keep in ssaid Office proper books
setting forth the tins and place Of holding such
inquests, and the names Of the jurors serving
proceedings thereof Section seventeen On. Be-
fore entering upon the duties Of his Office every
lied and required to take inquests, shall deliver
to the proper officers Of his county bond sub
penal sum as the board Of supervisors of said
county may determine, conditioned for tn. faith
full perform of all his official duties as set
forth in this chapter, and that he faithfully ac-
county all moneys which may come into his
hands belonging to said county, and which by vir-
tue Of this chapter he is required to account for
and pay aforesaid. Section eighteen C8) All
acts in conflict with any OF the foregoing proTis-
ions are hereby repealed"
Secs This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after it's pas sage and pu blication.
Approved March s, 1875.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-04-14

lands shall not become absolute until the time Tor
such redemption shall have expired
Sec B. This act shall take effect. and be in force
from and after its passage and pub ication.
Approved March 5, 1875
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-04-14
Published March %, 1881
CHAPTER SOC.

AN Act to appropriate one hundred dollars to each
Industrial society of the state holding an annua
fair.
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. There is hereby annually appropriat
ed one hundred dollars 10 each industrial society OF
the state holding annual fair, and reporting tt
the secretary of state and the secretary of the state
agricultural slciety, required by law fol
nuai fair shall amount TO eight hundred dollars
and to net than two societies in any one
county.
Section 2. All acts and parts Of acts contravenins
the provisions Of this act, are hereby repealed.
section 3. This act shall take effect and be il
force from and after its passage.
Approved March s, 1875.
Published March %, 1851
CHAPTER 315
An ACT to provide for uniformity and the free ust
OF text books III towns and cities.
The people of the state of Wisconsin represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The qualified electors of any schoo
district or of any town in which the township sys
tenn Of school government has been adopted NAV
by legal vote, and the board of aldermen or board
OF trustees OF any city incorporated village may
by ordinance or resolution, authorize the schoo
board boards OF school directors such district
town or incorporated city or village, to purchase
text books, for use III the public schools said tex
books to be the property of the district, town. vii
lage or city so purchasing and to be loaned to pu
pills otherwise furnished to them under sucl
conditions and regulations as the aforesaid schoO
authorities may prescribe.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be il
force on and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 5, 1875.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-04-14

tr1ct, the treasurer OF the high school board shall
not be member thereof, but the treasurer of the
town wherein the high school is located shall be
othcie the treasurer of the high school board.
Sec. 7. The high school boards created by this
act are hereby invested with the same power and
authority i'll connection with the high schools here
in authorized to be established, now possess
ed by district boards in connection with the public
schools of the state, and the duties of such high
school boards and the officers thereof shall be the
same now imposed by law upon said school
district boards and the officers thereof far the
same applicable and they shall be subject to the
same provisions of lew for neglect malfeasance,
with such restrictions and additions as are pro-
vided for in this act.
Sec. 8. It shall be the duty of the high school
boards, herein provided for annually on or before
the second Monday in July, in all cases where two
or more towns, or two or more school districts con-
sttute the territory uniting in the support of free
high school, or where single town school dis
trict empowers them to do, or where no other
provision is made for that purpose, to hold meet
ing and determine upon the amount necessary to
be raised by the support of such high school
for the year; and if such school is maintained by
portions Of more than one town, to aetetmine what
proportion of such amount shall be raised in that
part of such high school district situated in each
town and when such determination is made, the
clerk Of said high school board shall certify to the
town clerks Of the towns wherein such territory is
sit lated the amount to be raised in their several
towns respectively, designating by high school dis
tricts the taxable property upon which such amount
is to be assessed; and the said town clerks shah
assess, and the town treasurer shall collect the
same in the same manner as school district taxes
are now assessed and collected; and such taxes
when collected, shall be paid upon demand to the
treasurer Of the high school board entitled to re-
ceive the same and by him be paid out upon orders
drawn by the secretary of the high school board,
countersigneo by the president thereof in pursu-
ance OF the vote of the aid high school board AID
in no other manner.
Sec. .. The high school boards shall have the GUS
tody and control of all the property belonging to
such high school districts. shall make all needful
rules and regulations for the management OF high
schools; determine, with the advice and consent OF
the state superintendent of public instruction. the
text books course of study and minimum standard
of qualification for admission to the same, and es-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-04-14

10 lay out pubnc highways certain cases." is
hereby amended by striking out in the fourth 9TH
a. quo nIeh (oth} lines OF said section, the words
which is occupied by some person or persons
living thereon
Sec 2, This act shall take effect aud be in force
from and after It's passage and publication
Approved March ), 1875
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-02-04

prosperity and the success of the Repub-
lican party, demand that all honorable
efforts should be made to withdraw such
men from association with those who led
them into the rebellion, brought such fear
ful and indescribable ruin upon them, and
who still adhere to the s'lost cause
1t seems to me that Republicans every
where. in office and out Of office, should
subordinate all personal desires, aspira-
tions and ambitions, sacrifice their inter-
ests, if need be, rally again for the party,
invite everybody, crowd its ranks and
bring to the front, to the important posi-
tons Of the government, all the ex-
Perience, ability and character they
can command. A broad. wise and
magaanimous policy should be promptly
inaugurated, and steadily and honestly
pursued. When the country, clearly
sees, as it will see, the only alternative
presented, the real issues involved, tho
policies and men to be supported, their
records in the past and their present afil-
ations, who and what shall prevail if the
Republican party be set aside--when the
country sees where the loyal men of the
land are found, and where they stand who
believe in the perfect equality of the
races, and who, come victory or defeat,
life or death, mean to maintain in its
completeness the equal rights of .Ameri-
can citizens, of every race, nationality
and faith. then will the republican masses
rally again, achieve new victories, and
give the party a new lease Of power.
truly yours, HENRY WILSON.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-02-04

Upwards Of thousand different spe.
cics Of ants have been described by en-
tomo.ogists, and yet it is by no means
supposed that the whole family have been
enumerated. New species are from time
to time turning up in different parts Of
the world, and, as they are all wonder
fully intelligent, and addicted to the
strangest habits, we may expect to be
entertained with new and curious stories
about the race IS long as life shall last.
DR.. Gideon Lihcecum, of Long Point,
Texas, has been cultivating the acquaint-
ance Of . species Of sweet-scented ants
which live in his vicinity. Each individ.
ual ant seems to be vial or vase Of pre-
cious perfumery, sweet as the altar Of
roses. Crush it between the fingers, and
it yields fragrance Of exquisite quality.
These ants are extremely scarce, but no
doubt the day will come when they will
be cultivated, as tie Orientals cultivate
gardens OF roses, for the rare odors they
distill. Imagine bequet Of these sweet
scented ants impaled on separate pins,
and emitting delicate and delicious ar
omas with every con;ortion. Scientists
are trying to prove that the
lower order of animals do not ache
from stabs and wounds, and then tell US
that insects will TRANQUILITY feed when
transfixed with bodkin; therefore, we
might refresh the dainty sense of smell
with nosegay of bleeding and quivering
ants without suffering any twlnges of con-
science.
But this treatment Of the ants would
be no worse than that which the various
species unscrupulously accord to each
other. We are indebted to DR.. Linceem
for the details of wholesale slaughter of
one tribe by another, which occurred un.
der his observation. A colony Of the
smallest species of black ants, which
dwelt in his yard, discovered one day \
quantity of strip that had been spilled
on the ground, and Immediately swarmed
out and began carrying it to their maya
kline. The vessel in which they trans
ported it Was the little sack in the abdo-
men. But they had not long been en-
gagged in the work before larger species
Of black ants learned what they were
about, and began 10 rife them on their
way homeward. The big. black butchers
would seize the little fellows. toiIing along
under their burdens, and, biting open
their abdomen. draw out the full sacks
and swallow them. Then casting aside
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-02-04

had seen .sThe Heart of the Andes else
where. Of course Church denied the
possibility of such thing. ''But l own
it myself replied the gentleman, who
had somehow. gotten the Hartford copy.
Then Church knew where the only exist
ing colored copy Of his great picture could
be found, but it was in vain that he tried
to purchase it. Its owner would take no
price, and Church is still unhappy. So
runs the story, and it is good enough to
be believed.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-02-04
From the Springfield (Mass Union.


One Of the spiciest bits Of gossip which
has recently gotten out Of the bag relates
to the Artist Church's great picture,
1.-The Heart Of the Andes" A fine en-
craving of it from the original by Vim.
Forrest, and on exhibition by Gill & Hays,
brings the story TO mind. Church, like
other artists, for obvious reasons, doesn' t
want copies Of his best works to 60 out
to the world, and Forrest 5 engraving was
the only copy Of the picture authorized
by its author. Church's studio at New
York is open to the public only at certain
hours, and then to none but those who
have tickets. A person is in constant at
tendance to see that no harm is done to
the valuable collection, and he is also
supposed to prevent copies from being
made. A brother artist was frequent
visitor, and 1t last came to be so familiar
: that he was one day left alone near 1.-The
Heart of the Andes" Being probably a
little flushed with wine or something
more potent, his evil genius prompted
him to sketch the great picture. He made
two copies, and got out unobserved.
The copies he colored, and by some means
one came to this city and one went to
Hartford. Church discovered the rape,
got on trail Of one Of the copies and fol-
lowed it to : shop in the city, where it
was left to be framed. He was incog.
and asked to see 'sthat picture Of
The Heart Of the Andes" OF course,
it was produced. A sudden sweep Of the
artists hand and the stolen copy was
damaged beyond repair. But there was
still the other copy, apd it Was : thorn in
the flesh to Church that he could not dis
cover its whefeaboutk Some time after
ward gentleman Of this city, who Wa
at his studio renArked to Church that be