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

the time mentioned called the laborers
together, and proposed that they
should take sixty acres at q
moderate rent and farm it on
the cooperative plan. That they
might have capital he advanced G4OO
for ten years without interest, but each
laborer was to invest G3 as a guarantee
of good faith. After overcoming some
difficulties, mostly on account of the
Discrimination of the laborers them
selves the plan was put in operation,
and at the close of the years they had
saved enough to pay the 94OO. AS the
number OF co-operators was fifteen, they
mace about thirteen dollars year, be-
sides the regular wages paid them.
This is certainly small sum, and yet
there are many laborers even in Ameri-
ca who do not have SO much at the end
of ten years. After that five more
members came in, and three more farms
were taken and worked with money
borrowed at two and a half DER cent.
and they hired eight hands in addition.
A dairy is attached, which is conducted
by the managers wife, who receives
9lO year, or about one dollar week.
The rules are simple. Meetings are
held four times year for settling &C
counts. One provision is that coal is
bought in bulk at wholesale and de-
hvered to the members at cost, and
other supplies are furnished in the same
way at cooperative store. The farm
now consists of 1873 acres of rather light
land, though there is fair pasturage.
The stock kept consists of six horses,
sixteen COWS, 10 sheep, pigs, poultry,
and few fatting bullocks. Many OF
the members have quarter acre allot-
ments attached to their cottages, for
which they pay rent of Sd rod, or
se2 an acre, free of all taxes and char
ges. This is only $1.50 for the ground,
but, as these allotments are dug over
with the spade. and highly fertilized,
the yield is sufficient to support q
small, frugal family. The laborers
have no desire to emigrate, and they
have remained on the place, unless they
have died, until the present, that is
forty-fve years, and they protestasainst
all strikes. It is true they are poor
and humble, but they feel contented,
and so happy e>en, that they wish the
laborers Of every parish were as well
sltuated.-C ~. Y Tribune.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-20

directly or indirectly depend upon his
labors for the very elements of exist
ence. Who are the merchants best
customers Certainly the prosperous
tillers Of the soil. Who are the law
yers' best clients or the physicians best
patients? Most assuredly the farmers.
who, by mutual trade and exchange Of
services with other callings have attain
ed prosperity which enables them to
pay their debts fully and promptly.
Antagonist, indeed We have never
seen more unwarranted nisapplication
of terms. -Souther7a Plantation.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-20
A German View of "HamIet.o

The Pail Mall Gazette says: "The
vast library of Shakesperian criticism
and commentary by Germans has re-
celved new and important addition in
an octave collection of his Lectures
on Hamlet delivered by Karl Werder
at the Berlin University. No such COM
plete exposition of the great tragedy
has ever before appeared as this octave
OF ESQ closely printed pages, not one of
which can be called wholly superfuous.
Herr Werder shows himself throughout
devoted, yet not undiscerning adj
mIrer OF our immortal poet. He takes
especial pains in his exposition of the
mode In which the final catastrophe
the vengeance of Hamlet on his
fathers murderer-is brought about to
vindicate Shakespeare from the charge
made against him by chief translator,
Schlegel, OF hating in the working out
OF this part of the plot. The withdraw
al OF Hamlet fof time, during which
the King and his plot against his neph-
ew's life become the prominent features
OF the play, Schlegel refers to a sort of
carelessness of construction. Herr Wer-
der views 1t rather as proof of the con-
summate art of the tragedian, who thus
leads the action on clearly and steadily
to the fall of the uncle into the yery
trap designed by him for his
nephew, thus freed from the last vesti-
ges Of doubt as to the Kings guilt,
which had before tortured his
mind, and kept him vibrating between
will and deed. Hamlet's own death is
but the perfect completion of the catas-
trophe that has been so long delayed
by skillful purpose. This volume is
the more noteworthy, as its publication
SO soon after Benedix's posGhumous
work against Shakspearomania,"
shows how little effect has been pro-
duced on the popular dramatist's
countrymen by his assault on the repu-,
tation of the poet, whose position in
their esteem above Goethe and Schiller
vexed his patriotic soul.LlJ a:Ii ~ Il :
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-20
Hadp't; Heard of, Shakespeare
From the Troy, ON Y \ Times

.ssgl $40 From the & Trey icy lN \ IIipes
Everett's art gallery in the Times
building is graced w1th d fi1iie Oil paint
ing Shakespeare; (which haugs promi-
nepttly- from a. centre column al. the back
Of the store. The other day lady from
the country came In, glanced about,
and .inanired Of Mr., Everett pointing
to. Shakespeare's phiz, 'eWhat minis
ter Isl that 9s'1ss Eslii-1 rms fIssss
/, - sT That is Shakespeare, ~ "',srep1ied the
" 1rb Dan Everett with playful smile on
49, Ohyit2 is hey. Whereadoes he
HE WASH a minister, mad" madame. He
was a !poet..''' ii zisa.-ssf 4ssxG:EIs rs1ts
81: '..Qh! Alb Yes. Seems to. me I've
heerd OF him somewhere: Did he
write any pieces for i b FfeesNln Bap-
tistss hymn book ~ q = = - :za,,szes:;
Mr.. Everett politely sought to divert
the 1ady's attention by showing her a
picture of j Jacob kissing Rachael, when
the Ole. lady, innocently replied, after
studying the engraving curiously,
- What beltl1ey wrastliH'i aBdat?" Al
ter asking when there was to he circus
in Troy again, she left the art-gallery
highly pleased. '@ 1i- z2z-a
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-20
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Useful Receipts.

LAPLANDERs-1 quart of milk,
quart of -four. eggs, 2 tablespoonful
of melted butter, l teaspoonful of salt.
Heat iron, clads, then butter them. Put
them in the mixture and bake in quick
oven.
Sour MILK CAKEs-1 pint of sour
milk, pint of -four, butter, size of a
small egg, tablespoonful of sugar,
saltspoonful of salt, half teaspoonful of
soda. Bake in hot and well-buttered
iron clads.
WATER CRACKERS. pound Of
flour, one teaspoonful of salt, half an
ounce of soda, even tablespoonful of
lard. Make up with sweet milk; beat
well, roll thin and bake quick.
Corn DROP CAKES. nice ones
are made by mixing corn meal with
boiling new milk until you have a thick
batter; put in the patent pans if you
have tben) at once and bake for twenty
or thirty minutes.
CUP CAKE.-One cup butter, two cups
sugar, three cups -four, four eggs, half
cup sweet milk, three-quarters of a
teaspoon baking powder and one cup of
stoned raisins.
SILVER CAKE-One cup of sugar. half
cup OF butter, cup and half of -four.
half cup of milk, half teaspoonful soda,
one teaspoonful cream of tartar, whites
OF four eggs; beat the butter and eggs
to cream, then add the milk and -four
with the soda and cream OF tartar
whisk the whites of the eggs to a froth.
and stir them in gently at the LAST. Fla
vor with lemon
Lo0~oaslN UAKE.-Five eggs. sugar,
one cup; one-half a teaspoonful pow
dered nutmeg, bi-carbonate soda, one
teaspoonful; sour milk, two cups; -four
to form thick batter. Beat the eggs.
sugar and nutmeg together; dissolve
the soda In the milk and mix. Then stir
in lightly the -four, to make batter as
thick as batter cakes, three or spoonsful
OF batter to each cake; while wa-m,
spread with paste made thus: One
pint Of milk Cor creamy, yolks of eight
eggs, cupful white sugar. cupful pow
dered Bakers prepared chocolate; boil
the cream; stir together eggs, sugar and
chocolate, and, dipping out little of
the boiling cream, stir it into the mix
ture, and continue this until all is
mixed. Return to the pan and stir
briskly until thick; remove, and stir un-
til cold; spread each cake, and roll no
separately, while warm. When cold
and firm cut off the ends, ice the sides
with icing. favored with vanilla. Upon
some Of the cakes spread icing favored
with lemon. or vanilla, or icing with al
mond favor. When a number ofsthe
long,, narrow rolls have been formed,
pile them:,nps log=cahinz fashion, with
the, ends overlap ing each other, until
sufficiently high; then finish Afg with
: sna .iler- ones, growing less, unt finish
ornamental fgpres sol so1d p collection Ss eS
ers,-7a: gay little flag or a Bouquet of
flowers. .These. cakes arr notren1y de-
licious to the taste, but are a. great ads
dition to- the table, being very orna-
mentafin character. -.aE s:saa7-sz. ---'''-a'
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-20
The IS Cradle TOmb,,

[Scribners Monthly for October has the fol.
lowing touching poem, by Susan Coolidge, on
one of the royal tombs in Westminster Alb
bey.]
little rudely sculptured bed,
With shadowing folds of marble la
And quit OF marble, primly spread,
And folded round baby's face,
Smoothly the mimic coverlet.
With royal blazonries bedight,
Hangs, as by tender fingers set,
And Strengthened for the last goodnight
And traced upon the pillowing stone
dent is seen, as if, to bless
That quiet sleep, some grieving one
Had leaned, and left soft impress.
1t seems no more than yesterday
Since the sad mother down the stair,
And Down the long aisle. stole away
And left her darling treasure there.
But dust upon the cradle lies.
And those who priced the baby So
And decked her couch with heavy signs,
We're turned to dust long years ago.
Above the peaceful pillowed head
Three centuries brood; and strangers peep.
And wonder at the carven head;
But not unwept the baby's sleep;
For wistful mother-eyes are blurred
With sudden mists. as liDgerers stay,
And the old dusts are reused and stirred
By the warm tear-drsps of to-day.
Soft, furtive hands caress the stone
And hearts, Overlapping place and age,
Melt into memories, and own.
A thrill of common parentage.
Men die. but sorrow never dies!
The crowding years divide in vain.
And the vide world is knit with ties
Of common brotherhood in pain.
Of common share in grief and loss,
And heritage in the immortal bloom
Of Love, which, Towering round it's cross,
Made beautiful a baby's tomb.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-20
John McCulI0ugh,s will.

FROM the San Francisco Call.
:. The will of John Mccullough was
fled recently for probate. He gives
four hundred pounds sterling to his
cousin julia, wife ofThonas Quinn;
to, John McKaig and his sister. Oathar-
ne, wife Of Patrick Kerrigan, $500, to
be divided between them. to his cous-
ins, Peter, Mary and Margaret McKaig,
fifty pounds sterling each; to Mary
Nolan, $3.50 and his gold watch;I to the
Sisters OF Mercy, $3.50; to his. cousins,
Thomas and Mary Mcmahon, twenty
five pounds sterling each; to the Roman
Catholic Orphan Asylum at San Rafael,
$500. lie directs that seventeen shares
of stock owned by him in the San Fran
cisco Gas Company, be handed over to
t. e Sisters OF Mercy, st. Mary's Hos
pital, and he further directs that if said
stock. be not equivalent to ST, 700, the
balance up to that amount be paid in
coin. Rev, Thomas Gibney is appoint
ed executor without bonds :.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-20
MANAGEMENT of Sheen.

A correspondent gives some excellent
advice in the Country Gentleman con
corning the management of sheep. from
which we quote the following:
The number of sheep in q summer
flock, if the pasture is not rough, there
by causing too much travel by the sheep
to get their living, may be as many as
the owner can oversee and care for; in
the winter not more than 100 should be
kept together, and smaller flock is
preferable in every respect. Sheep, if
kept in large focks, do not winter as
well, besides wasting more feed in pro-
portion.
AS to which breed will stand the
greatest amount of cold, probably the
Vermont merinos suffer the least from
cold, but any sheep, if strong and
healthy, with plenty to eat, will endure
any amount of cold weather if they are
only kept in dry yard and have dry
place to eat and sleep in. Here is the
great cause of failure in many cases
muddy yards and leaky sheds, or worse,
no sheds at all.
The best food for sheep I ever used,
all things considered, is good, bright,
early cut hay, and one peck of corn and
oats, mixed equal parts to 100 sheep
daily. Roots may be we'll enough, bat
one season cured me of any desire to
raise and feed them.
The sheds for 200 ewes should con-
tain 1000 square feet of flooring, and
more is better; each sheep needs at
least ten feet of space.
OnInjOOS differ oc to @bo ,,,,~oLo, &c
sheep to be apportioned to one ram:
many think 100 enough. Unless every
thing is arranged for the purpose of
raising very early or winter lambs, it is
best to have them come about the
time grass grows; but to do this, pas
tSre must be had convenient to the
barn, as they should be guarded nights
during the laRabing season, and seen
frequently through the day.
The best rake [ ever saw was simply
6-inch boards nailed to posts like a com
mon board fence, s inches apart, three
boards in height, with perpendicular Stats
4 inches wide, 10 inches apart: rack 10
inches wide. IT only one side is used, 80
inches if both sides are used.
Lambs ought to be weaned when
from sixteen tc eighteen weeks old, in
order that the ewes may get in good
condition for winter.
For beginner it is best to avoid ex-
tremes; build no fancy sheds; wait until
you know all about it from experience;
get good, sound stock, not too old; use
them we'll, in simple, common-sense
manner, and they will pay from the be-
ginning.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-20
Condolences in the Lives Of the Two
sNaDOieOnS. i;'itio

l.
.sr: NapOleOns. leor;s '"'''io
G. M. y. Boss, in his recent book of
historical Sketches, allnudetas3 tEhf titus tothe
coineidencgs between the lives of the
two Eniperors: ;I:oeeee:II.,r.r: lcn
un" But ito WAS written in the book of
fate that, like Napoleon 7. be shonld
die in exile. The condolences between
him and hisi1inae'awere extraordinary,
and may well haye caused him to be-
Heye, that he was the heir Of destiny.
Both were ;secoftd sons Of their father,
One was forty-five yearseld when he
lost the imperial crown, and the ether
forty-hitve when he igsaiined it it. Both were.
elected Chief Magistrate for France
f, ftof term; Of years, then ), for life
and then were made Eniperors. j
Both: were married { and had but one
child eaeh. By their. marriage. and that
child son. It was on the Cd ofnDe-
cenbef that The first :Natpf01eon1 was de-
relared Emperor, anti on that Same day
Of the month the third Napoleon struck
the blow thatieventually gave him. the.
CROWN The first Napoleon had. an ex-
lie. of opesyear and an: imprisonment! of
SIX years aIGoI uS 1OSG The throne. .E-106T
third NAPOLEON was exsled for a year.
and imprisoned six years before he en-
tered upon his imperial destiny. Count
Mohtholon, who shared the 1mprisen-
ments of theGuncle at ST. Helena, was al
50, the compap 9ea Of the n3ephew=at
Ham, a quarter of a century after.
Both died upon a soil Under English
jurisdiction, in exile from their native
land - -. 49,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-20
: A Very Old C0uDf2.

-1e me EafaS orf6spOnaontsotethe Lon
don Standard writes as follows:
:. Among the latest arrivals IN Paris are
two persons who deserve te Be mention
ed as. something quite out sf1the run of
ordinary visitors to the French capital.
They are both tentenarriiaalnis;,, Ind, what
Isl rarar,a they are husbandsSnd wife.
their names are Mon1eur and Madame
Bal1ue. The man is said u be ITO
years and the woman 1 05s yesfs. They
live lp the South. and have come to
Paris by cheap excursion train. Mon
sieur Ballue IS an Old soldier of the
First Empire, and while sViiting the
ruins of the Tuileries delighted his
wife BY pointing out to her the spot
where he mounted guard zunder the
Consulate Of .Bonaparte. Both of these
courageous centenarians enjoy excel
lent health: Their eyesigAs is good,
their Imemary is almost nafailing, and
their legs as strong as can be expected
under such a heavy weight Of time"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-20

A GERMAN paper expresses uneasiness
at the decreasing population Of Prussia
proper. Between: 1861 and 1864 there
was an increase of s, 469; but between
1854 and 1867 there was d decrease of
1852, and between 1851: and 1871 one
9fl56, f4Qg5 Allowing for the loss of life
In, the last two wars, and for the Prus-
Sian Soldiers 'qnartared oIn.France at
the time OF the census ,tAe.laes of pop
10 eI.ElloW 1siiIiia l.y T.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-20
Pork and Bean FeceDtiOn

The Boston Post contains the follow
Ing unique programme for pork and
beans reception:
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Baker, of Ridge
Hill Farms, Wellesley, will celebrate
the crystal anniversary of their wedding
day on Monday, September Goth. by
giving pork and beans reception. In
vitations to the entertainment are sent
out in pretty little wooden boxes.
which, when opened, are found to con-
tain small glass pig, filled with white
beans, who bears upon his back a.
printed request thst the recipient will
be present on the occasion. Appended
to piggy's curling tail is card in the
shape OF large bean giving necessary
information as to trains, badges and
detailed programmes, etc. Accord
ing to the programme the hosts
will receive their guests in
the pavilion. The collation. will
be at half past four o'clock, until which
time lunch will be served in We olden
time building in the grove. Bean soup
will be found in the old "Provence
House., striped bean water in "Greer
Dragon Tavern" and pork and beans
IN old "Faneuil Hail." Formosa and
Mohawk tea will be served from the
deck OF the ship " Dartmouth . around
which will be fund the tea leaves
thrown overheard in Boston harpor.
Lemonade and ice-water will be found
III old King street F" and in sMinne-
haha's wigWam; from the latter all are
expected to exit by the door facing the
+" Devils Den.'' Major Ben. Perley
Moore will preside at the distribution
OF rewards of merit from 6 to 8 o'clock.
and from s to 9 the ground and build
lngs will be illuminated. - ."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-20
A Capital Joke.

The following story is told as re-
markable instance. of the appreciation
of humor. "A German soldier was or
dered fifty 7lashes for some alleged act
ct i 2 Fritz, disciplined
to silence, was fixed to-. triangfes in the
presehee of his company! When the
first lashes fellIupon. shis.naked shout
ders the worthy fellow, instead of dis
playing evidences 81 distfass;bnrst into a
ftof uncontwllabledaug hterssEhe axecu-
toner, regarding this manif as by
no means complimentary to his skill. laid
Oh with redoabled ard6 r. p 1BsadtB the more
be- laid; on. the more Fritz laughed.
When cut down, he still found great
difficulty restraining HIS iddiirth, and
lndulged infloudi intermittents outlaws.
The officer in command Of the company,
With q curiosity naturally excited, ap-
pr 5aehed the bleeding wretch, and in
CURED the cause of his mith., "Why,"
replied Fritz, : breaking into q fresh fit
of faaiuiga as1' ID the wrong man.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-20

The Mormons are to have femala
physicians Of Their own aedudafiio5lnn..
Twenty -fRea girls of the EATER Day
g gre nov studying ,uedliciHas at
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-20
Stable Floors.

ooHiio 1o1 uolo0S. AL agree tnaI moth
ing is SO well suited to promote the
cdhfort Of the animal, and to preserve
the feet and legs in healthy condition
as level bed of earth. But for obyi-
Gus reasons this is regarded as i'm.
practicable in our climate. In Eng
land it has heretofore been the custom
to pave the floors of stalls, usually with
cobble stones, giving them a slight in
cllnatlon either to the rear or the CEN
ter, where a gutter Or CRATE received
the urine. Recently good authority
have approved of the American plan of
using chestnut or oak plank instead Of
stone, and trial in London is said to
have proved that horses stand with more
ease and safety on wood The great
obJectlon to our common stable floors
is the pitch of from enc to four inches
winch Is given for the purpose of drain
ing Oft the urine. This is often much
larger than is necessary, but any incli-
nation to the rear is injurious, for the
reason that the toes of the agimal are
thereby turned up, and the back sinews.
especially of the fore legs, kept in a
sort of unnatural tension. Most men
would object to being compelled to
stand on their heels, and horses in pas
tureare seen to- stand with their fore feet
lin holes which they have stamped out
of the soil. This enables them to remove
the strain from the back sinews and
give them rest. One of the best devices
for overcoming this difficulty in stable
floors has kithertofore been a sort of Of
wooden grating, or movable floor placed
upon the ordinary planking, the rear
end OF the pieces composing it being
two or three inches thicker than the 9TH
er end, and the pieces being fastened
half an inch apart, SO as to allow the
urine'to flow down on the the lower
and then ia. the. gutter IN the
rear, as p. usual. This. arrange
meIit is something expensive Sen and.
troublesome, and a better one is
desirable, The following plan has been
devised and adopted for my OH stable.
and seems to- answer every requirement:
A floor Of plank, with an inclination to
The rear OF two inches, is laid in the Or
binary manner, except that the pIanks
extend only to- within two feet of the
front manager The spaces between the
ends OF the planking and manger are
covered with pieces which are Of the
same thicknessowith the eplanks whore
they JOIN them, but are sawed 80 as to
De an Inch and half thinner at the
manger:a Thus d. pitch forward of an
inch and half in two feet is obtained.
and the horse can stand as suits him
best, oeithsriassW hen at rest in e;feld.
or Oh the line of. junction; With his fore
feet Level. or back of it, with his toes
turned up The urine flows Is the rear rear:
saA uFua1, and the the extra enpepaesis mere
IL nominal.
G bnG 3156riR s4l2tzzN .f9j1B a4nls
i Go-9perat;;s EARNING in Bngt and. ID 8.
The English labor movement is turn
inge to some extend toward colo,perratt;;y re e
farming, and several societies have been
organized, with constitutions and by
laws somewhat complicated, but still
with wide provisions. Itosseems now
that q cooperative far1p was, organized
So long ago as 1880, and It's success is a a
,oos rrn ~ b3Ik ff~L MI
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-10-20

[Scribner's Ionthly for October has the fol-
lowing touching poem, by Susan Coolidge, ON
one of the royal tombs in Westminster Alb
bey.]