Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-22
Miscellaneous Scraps.

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express train.
IT is reported that the father of the
late John Johnson, of Niles, has died
in Scotland, leaving to his son-whom
he supposed to be living-in Niles
G2,000-$1O,OOO.
MOTHER: charlotte, how do you
like your new teacher?" Charlotte:
ooh she's a splendid teacher. She
doesn't care whether we know our les
sons or not"
",,WHY do you show favor to YOUR
enemies instead of destroying them %
said a chieftaln to the Emperor Sigis-
mund. "Do / not destroy my enemies
by making them my friends?' was the
Emperor's noble reply.
The way they weigh hogs in Kansas
is as follows: They first tie the hog to
one end Of a rail, balance the rail on q
fence with rocks tied to the other end,
and then guess how much the rock
weighs.
| A HIGH Russian officer says that all
Chinese soldiers, officers, as well as pri-
Yates, are morally degraded; all, with
out exception, are addicted to the use
of opium; and on account of their
stealing propensities they are terror
to their own countrymen.
A LONDoNER has perfected a process
whereby barrel Of thirty-six gallons
of whisky can be concentrated into a
bulk of little over two gallons, and be
restored to it's original condition SIM
ply by the addition of water. Now
fellow can so on journey and carry
enough food in his valise to last him
three weeks.
Two old ladies of Saugus, Massachu-
sets, will send to the Centennial sam
pie Of the tea pitched into Boston har-
Dor. Their grandfather received it
from one Of the patriots who took part
in the demonstration. Might as we'll
send the pitcher along too. But are
they sure that they are real bay-leaves2
How were they fshed out?
THERE is no longer any doubt about
the Philadelphia hotel keepers raising
their prices during the Centennial.
They intend doing so-one and all
| and ask what you are going to do about
it? Americans don't care so much
about being swindled themselves, but
they are indignant at the organized at
tempt to extort money from foreign
visitors.
The new governess (impressively):
ooh, Tommy, when I was little girl,
and made a blot on my copy-book, I
used to cry Tommy (earnestl W:
What, really?" New governess, (still
more impressively): eyes, really cry"
Tommy, (still more earnestly: I" What
an awful little duffer you must have
been ?"-Puach.
The London Medical Times and Ca
zette says that the epitaph on DR.. Thomas
! Crosstield, in Hendon church-yard,
Middlesex written by himself), is as
follows:
Beneath this stone Tom Crossfeld lies,
| Who cares not now who laughs or cries
He laughed when sober, and when mellow
was a harum-scarum, needless fellow.
he gave to none designed offense,
SO 'Honi soft qui NAL y pense."
A DIVORCED woman of Danbury re-
Gently married again, and shortly lost
her second husband by an accident.
A neighbor, on hearing the shocking
news, observed: Its awful, awful in
deed; but then" he added, with an
encouraging nod, it is not so bad as it
might be. She has another husband.
It faint as bad as if she had lost the
only one she had" The friends took
mfort.-Da,abuuy News.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Botanical
Bulletin states that, in locality near
Hanover, Ind, in the rich alluvial soil
of the river bottom, the Anabrosia t1ai1l1da
(ragweed) attains a height of from IL
to Is feet. The plant naturally does
not reach up beyond 4 to feet. Speci-
mems having the remarkable growth
mentioned have been deposited in the
cabinet of Honover College, as evidence
of how far heavenward the humblest
weeds may aspire.
A COLLECTION Of twenty-sH Cremon
violins, formed by the late Mr.. John
Thornley,, Of Preston, England, was
sold at auction by Messrs. Foster, at
Pail Mall, on Thursday. Lot Is, q
Nichlas Amati, brought Ito guineas;
another by the same maker, lot 19, sold
for lis guineas; lot II, a Stradivarius,
112 guineas. Other instruments varied
in price from twenty to seventy-two
guineas. The twenty-six violins real
lied Ell, 1877.
PROF. TENANT, mineralogist to Queen
Victoria, has just furnished a full de-
scription of the Imperial State Crown.
He summarizes the jewels as follows:
One large ruby, irregularly polished,
large broad spread sapphire, 16 sap
phires, II emeraids, 4 rubies, 1868 bril-
liant diamonds, 1878 rose diamonds,
147 table diamonds, 4 drop-shaped
pearls, and 273 pearls. The crown was
made in 1888 with jewels taken from
old crowns, and others furnished by
command Of her Majesty.
A YOUNG man Of twenty-three years
and boy of fourteen left Lassen, Cali
fornia, lately to walk home six miles on
snow shoes, but on the m ountain Wat
son lost one of his snow shoes and the
boy lost another. Night coming on,
they became exhausted, and the young
man, Watson, lay down to die. The
boy tried to go for assistance, but find
ing tree with the roots torn partly up,
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