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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-07
Culture of Broom Corn.

A correspondent of the Prairie Far
mer says that any land that will raise
good Indian corn will raise broom
corn. The ground should be we'll pull
verized with the harrow, then planted
with q planter made expressly for the
purpose, either by itself Or attached to
a common two-horse corn-planter.
Care should be taken not to get the
seed too thick, as in his case the brush
will be small or too thin, as it will then
grow too large for marketable brush.
About two and half quarts of seed
will be sufficient for an acre. Plant
any time between the 10th of May and
the LIST of July, in this latitude Al de-
grees. When the spires are up about
two inches 60 over it crossways with a
harrow, especially if it be to thick.
Don't be afraid of hurting the growing
plants. Then go over the ground with
roller. It is a good plan to roll as
sooon as planted. Treat it as you
would Indian corn by cultivating till
the blades shade the ground.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-07
A Story of the Connecticut State Prison.

Apropos of the amelioration of dis
cipline in the Connecticut State Prison,
during the past thirty years, the story
of TOole, of New Haven, sentenced for
life for burning his store, is told once
more. Another man on his death-bed
confessed the crime, but Toole did not
live to reap the fruits of his confession.
Naturally of fine sensibilities and a no.
BILE manhood, he became at last frenzied
by cruel treatment, and forfeited his
life. Toole was placed in shoe shop
and compelled to finish six pairs day.
Unused to work, it was with great pain
he accomplished this task. But the
greedy contractors, not content, soon
increased the burden to eight pairs. An
expostulation or a murmur only brought
blow. An eye turned to Heaven for
help was answered with the lash. No
eye could look up. With this task
Toole found his health failing, his
mind going. His nerves we're unbal-
anced by the least irritation. The sweat
poured from his brow, and for wiping
it off he was reprimanded and punished.
Every keeper seemed watching him
with an evil eye and tainted him with
threats and jeers. To add to his dis
tress, his task was increased to ten
pairs. He demurred, protested, flew
into rage. That night he was fogged,
thrust into the dungeon, without food,
without bed, and next day, with his
back all raw, and not a moment of
sleep, with but crust for his food, he
was ordered to finish eleven pairs.
Toole felt that the hour of his dissolu-
ton had come. Innocent of the crime
alleged, yet having no hope of liberty
on earth, he concealed knife, and re-
solved to sell his life as dearly as he
could. He did what he was able to do
of the task that day, and even more,
but the bell struck and the eleven pairs
were not finished. With fendish ma.
lightly the keepers ordered him to the
dungeon to await the warden. The
warden came, and without listening to
word of entreaty or hearing a word of
explanation, ordered him to strip him
self to the raw flesh again, place his
hands against the wall, and receive the
lashes on his already lacerated back.
mo, never !" said Toole. ''Take that"
and warden Webster fell dead. From
! that hour cats and shower baths and
brutalities in general were at discount
in that institution. Contractors de-
manded coffee and wholesome food and
I better treatment for the men, on the
plea that they would do more work.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-07
Good Recipes.

Good Recipes.
A GOOD WAY to PREPARE VEAL LEFT
OVER FROM DINNER. in small thin
slices, peal and chop two medium
sized onions, fry in a small piece of
butter to a light brown, add dessert
spoonful of flour, then the gravy, if
there pas any left from dinner, add the
meat to this gravy, and Just heat
through. Serve Immediately.
Two RECIPES FOR CLEANING BLACK
CASHMERE in hot suds, with a
little borax in the water; rinse in blue
ing water-very blue-and iron while
damp. 1t will look equal to new.
Brush the artile to be cleaned and
then wash in clear, cold water, and q
handful Of common washing soda dis
solved; use no soap or warm water.
Iron on the wrong side while damp
N. Y. Tribune.
RAISED GEMs.-One pint of warm
milk, four tablespoonfuls home made
or fourth of pint brewers yeast,
stirred we'll together. Two tablespoon
fuls butter, one of sugar, one table
spoonful Of salt, and wheat meal
enough to make it as stiff as one can
ool1 easily Will d spoon. Leu III rise
abont nine hours. Stir it only with a
spoon. When raised dip out and fill
the well-greased gem-pans about two
thirds full and bake in quick oven.-
Christian Union.
CRACKED WHEAT PUDDING. -Take one
quart of unskimmed milk, add to it
one gill Of cracked wheat, uncooked,
and one gill of sugar and a small piece
of cinnamon. Place it in an oven of
moderate heat. When about half
done, stir in crust already formed, and
leave it to form another, which will be
sufficiently brown. Then when it is done
by tasting a grain of wheat, which must
be very soft. This, when cold, makes a
delicious cream pudding.
FRENCH RoLLs.-One pint of milk,
one cup of home made yeast, (you can
try the bakers, flour enough to make
a stiff batter, raise over night; in the
morning add one egg, one tablespoon
full of butter, and -four enough to make
it stiff to roll. Mix it we'll, and let it
rise, then knead it again, Ito bake it fine
and white) roll out, cut with a round
tin and folu over; put them in pan
and cover very close. Set them in a
warm place until they are very light,
bake quickly, and you will have de-
lici IS rolls.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-07
An objection to Telegraph Poles.

A merchant going home Gle ssa'oo
staggered against a telegraph pole:
Beg your pardon" said he. IT
hope no offence. It's rather dark, and
the street is very narrow;
In few minutes he came in contact
with another pole.
Couldn't help it, sir," said he, lift
ing his hat. Il never saw such crook
ed lanes as we have here"
Again he ran foul of pole, this time
with force that sent him backward to
the ground.
" Look here, neighbor, you needn't
push a fellow down because he hap
pens to touch you; the road is as much
mine as yours, and 1 have as much
right here as you have, old stick-in-
the. mud"
He picked himself up and made an
other effort to reach home, but he
soon came plump against another tele-
graph pole,
"Shan't make any more apologies"
said he; if you get in the middle of
the street and stand in my way: that's
your lookout, not mine"
Proceeding on his journey again, and
becoming angry and dizzy, he seemed
to be entangled in an inextricable labyr-
NTH of poles, which led him to make a
general speech.
Gentlemen, you are not doing the
fair thing. You do not give man
fair chance. You run from one side of
the street to the other, right in my
way"
Just then he met friend, and taking
him by the hand, said:
"There is a procession going along
this street, and every man if drunk;
they have been running against me all
the way from the club. | knocked
one of the fellows down, one of the
fellows knocked me down, and then
lot of them got around me, and / be-
lieve they would have licked me with
in an inch of my life if you had not
come to the rescue. Let us go out of
this street before the procession comes
back, for they are all drunk. - akfor-
MIA Spirit of the Times.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-07
AGRICULTURAL.
Useful and SeasOnable Information In,
formation for Husbandmen.
Soil for Beans.

A writer in the Ohio Farmer does not
believe poor soil best for bean CROP
he says, g [ was brought up to believe
that a light thin soil was the best for
beans. The theory of the farmers with
whom | was acquainted, seem to be
that if d man had land which was too
poor to bear and other crop he would
better plant it to beans. But experience
has proved this theory to be radically
defective. While asmall crop of beans
can be grown on very poor land, a large
crop requires either a good soil or
plenty of manure.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-07
SAD WISDOM---FOUR YEARS OLD.
BY MRS. S. NJ. B. PIATT.

BY MRS. S. NJ. B. PIATT.
"Wefl, bun some time l will be dead;
Then YOU va love nae, tool"
All month so wise for mouth SO red,
wonder how you knew,
CLOSER, closer. little brown head
Not long can | keep you'll
Here, take this one poor bud to hold,
Take this long kiss and last;
Love cannot lose one fixed fold
Of the shroud that holds YOU fast
Never, never; oh, cold, so cold!
All that was sweet is past.
Oh, tears, and tears, and foolish tears,
Dropped on a grave somewhere!
Does not the child laugh in my ears
What time | feign despair?
Whisper, Whisper know he hears;
Yet this is hard to bear.
oh, world with your wet face above
One veil of dust, thick-drawn!
Oh, wierd voice of the hopeless dove,
Broken for something gonel
Tell me, tell me, when will we love
The thing the sun shines on?
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-07

AS the corn crop is of the greatest
Importance to the farmer, the prepare
ton of the soil, the selection of seed,
planting at the right s.time, and the
after culture, should be carefully at
tended to. If the crop is too FREQUENT
ly repeated without adequate manure
and the total extirpation of weeds, the
produce will decrease every year until
finally paying yield cannot be OBJ
tanned. On every tillage farm a rota-
ton of crops should be established.
This will cause the application of ma
nure to every field on the farm, at
regular intervals, and by alternating
cereals with grass and root crops will
keep up the fertility of the soil, and at
the same time Danish weeds and in
furious insects. Nothing is gained, but
sometimes great deal is lost, by plant
ing corn too early while the soil is cold
and wet. It is better to wait until the
ground is thoroughly prepared, and to
plant when the soil and the weather
are warm enough to promote rapid veg
citation.
The subject of the respective merits
of planting corn in drills or hills has
caused much difference of opinion
among farmers. Each plan has its
advocates, and it is certain that excel
lent crops may be raised either way, if
all other requisites are available. It
has, however, been ascertained by
experiment. that heavier crops can be
obtained from drills than from hills,
because the plants being more evenly
divided in drills have each an equal
share of the benefits to be derived from
the soil, the sun, the rain, dew and
atmospheric air. All cultivated crops
require pulverization of the soil, for the
roots cannot derive nourishme nt from
hard Jumps or stiff, adhesive clay.
There is some judgment required in the
use Of the harrow and roller, for if these
implements are used before the soil is
sufficiently dry they may do more harm
than good. In preparing the seed it
will be well to remember that soaking
it in a solution of salt and blue vitrio]
will prevent smut, and by sleeping it
in a solution of pine tar and warm water
and drying with plaster vegetation will
be promoted and the attacks of birds
squirrels, cut-worms, wire-worms, ETC..
prevented.
On sod land the cut-worm is some
times very destructive by cutting down
the plants at the surface of the soil
The Wire-worm also does a great dea.
of damage, but as it works below the
surface it often escapes notice. Plow.
ing in the fall has been found useful II
banishing these pests, as the pupe OF
larvae are turned up as exposed to the
attacks of birds and the vicissitudes Of
the weather during the fall, winter ane
early spring. Soda ash spread evenly
over the surface of the field in the
same manner as plaster is complies
remedy against the wire-worm. Com
mon salt is sure remedy for nearly al
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-07

kinds of worms, and as there is, no
state in the Union better supplied with
salt than Michigan, the farmers of the
Penisular state may blame themselves
If their crops are destroyed by cut
worms, white grubs, etc. Poultry ma
nure mixed with wood ashes piled long
enoH III to be thoroughly dissolved and
Incorporated. and then turned and
mixed before using, may be applied to
growing crops of corn in d~ills or hills
with the best results.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-07
Packing and Shippiug:. Butter.

The Chicago Daily Commercial Re-
port and Market Review has the fol-
lowing about the packing and shipping
of butter. If the directions are fol
lowed, shippers will soon find that their
prime stock is appreciated, and even
the poorer grades will sell quicker, and
to much greater advantage than that of
their neighbors, who disregard these
simple rules:
The chief element necessary to pro-
duce. good article is good feed and
pure water. The next is care and
cleanliness in the manufacture, and the
next is judicious packing in preparing
for the market.
Firstly. All packages should be uni
form in color. Many buyers in the
country dump all their purchases into
one receptacle, without regard to color
or flavor. The result is conglomera-
ton of all shades and odors, which is
both unsightly and unstable. The little
time and trouble expended in making
the proper sorting would pay the ship
per liberal profit.
Secondly. Use neat and convenient
packages. Much depends on outward
appearances In this as well as in almost
everything else. Jars should never be
used. They are inconv enient, liable to
break and being practically open on the
top, do not afford adequate protection
to the goods. The trade is generally
prejudiced against them, and they
should be avoided. Neat ash pals or
tubs are generally preferred by the
most experienced and most successful
shippers for the spring trade and frkins
for the summer and fall. Country
made tubs will answer, but being less
handsome in appearance, are less de-
sirable.
Thirdly. Before the package is filled
it should be soaked ten or twelve hours
in strong brine; the butter should then
be pressed in firmly and evenly, having
first put a layer of salt on the bottom
of the tub. When filled cover the but
ter with a white muslin cloth, from
which the sizing has been carefully
washed and which has previously been
soaked in strong brine. Close the
package closely, keep it in a cool place
away from any bad odors, for butter is
quick to absorb bad smells from its sur
roundings
Fourthly. In shipping try to avoid
handling in the heat of the day, for
much good butter is injured in this
way. 1t were better, generally, to ship
promptly and have it sold on arrival,
for butter was never known to improve
on age.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-07

AN amusing episode occurred at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York in
connection with the arrest of ex-Gov-
ernor Bullock, of Georgia. The Georgia
officer, learning that a Governor Bullock
was stopping at the hotel, Swallowed
him until requisition could be OBJ
tanned from Governor Tilden, and then
proceeded to arrest him, when it was
ascertained that he was Ex-Governor
Bullock of Massachusetts,, who exhibit
ed considerable feeling at the indignity
cast upon him. 1t was then found that
the right Bullock was at Albion, and at
that place he was subsequently arrest
ed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-07
BY ETHEL LYNN

| By E1HEI LYNN.
Like bell of blossom ringing,
Clear and childish, shrill and sweet,
Floating to the pereh's shadow
With the fainter ,a.. :.
Comes the answer softly backward
Bidding tender watcher wait
! While the Baby Queen outruns her.
only going to the gate
Through the moonlight, warm and scented
Love to beauty breathes his sigh,
Lingering, to leave reluctant.
10th to speak the low goodbye:
linen the same low echo answers.
Waiting love Of older date,
And the maiden whispers backward
only going to the gate"
Oh these gates along our pathway,
What they bar outside and in,
With the vague outlook beyond them,
Over ways we have not been.
How they stand before, behind us
Toll-gates some, with price to pay;
Spring gates some, that shut forever;
Cloud gates some that melt away.
Just across their slender weavings
Iroth-plight happy hands have crossed;
Yet its locks have rusted rudy,
Or its keys in night shade lost.
Over latches softly falling,
Goodbye prayers have dropped like dew;
Little gateways softly shutting,
Yet have cut love in two.
So we pass them going upward
On our journey one by one,
To the distant, shining wicket
Where each traveller goes alone;
When the friends who journey with us
Strangely falter, stop and wait
Father, mother, child or lover
"Only going to the gate"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-07
Breeding Farm stock. :

The season has arrived when we
must make arrangements for the
breeding of the ordinary stock on the
farm, and this is a matter too import
, 1876-05-02
The Principal Business Of the Banks
with the Board Of Trade.
New Tork Exchange In Denand---Thc
Clearlngs &e,5o0,00o.
Ths Produce Markets Very Irregular
and Unsettled.
Provisions Weak-Wheat, Corn. and Oats
Turn Downwarda
FINANCIAL.

Ths maid activity III tho operations ef ths bsntH
was due 70 The temporary demand from operators on
tbs board Of Trade, aprltcanA for funds with whloh
to make thear settsnents. There MAS nothing more
In this than change Of obligations from banks
10 othe1r, bit II made good deal Of work, and kept
tho bAnk.ofleorr busy. There waa Hills demand for
loans outside Of sh!a Tha country movement Of pro-
duts hts not Jet opsned. and tho financial stuaton
viii not show any essentially features aN long u
t1la rcmans the Case. Collections but ftc bet
Ter, and tradn IL dnll the offerings Of paper
sman, nenawAts xro frequently asked for,
BY country customers, but city 10 paid NJ ruia
with prou1ptnets upon maturity. Dcpoalts have
shown tncrease in The lsst ~eek, aud There Ia
plus At tho disposal Of tho banks, though not large
sue.
RathG Of discount are s3lo Ter cont ht ths banks,
With conccssiona to htstcaes independent borrowers.
On tho street, tho supply Of paper Il balow the de-
mAud.. Rates aro 7@1s per cent.
Now FORK exchange was In demand, and aold BE-
tween bants At 25t3soc per 8, 900 premium.
Tho currency receipts exceed Tho ahIpmenta-
1s' olcartng. were &c. ,0o0
WESTERN NATIONAL DAHKB.
Wa publshed yesterday abttract Of tbs reports Of
tho National DsntH Of tbs United States, showing
their condition March 10. 1876. No arc indebted 10
tts Comptroller for abstracs Of tho condition Of tho
banks Of Chicago sud other Western cttica on the
fsame date. That for this city Ii ~ follows:
, 1876-05-02
PROVISIONS.
I10l nB0DnETa-WArs1 1csn aetira In liz

no1 rHODUcT8-Were less active iu the AEare-
gals and gsnofay weak, being very unssttod during
the greater part Of ths aeaIon. The receipts OF hogs
weru again large, aud prices wnak, which reacted
product And rouKht out heavy offerings for future,
with tho expectation Of fra deliveries In the afternoon
on May aslcs Tho stock OF pork In New York Ia re-
ported At 30 hrls sgainst 3tJe3 brls month ago.
aud 60 ,1+7 bsls year ago.
htEse rohk-Wss more active, aud very irregular,
declining about BIC rcr b aud closing $50 lower than
tbs latest prlcea Of Saturday. Tue market was dull
eary then weak under tho fact Of free May civcries
and sfterNards rallied. Gsics wore reported Of 400
br.s cash Ut $losoa20.7o; 1000 brls aeers May at
t3o3sa90.to; $500 brls Keller Juus 1t S.o607?np5:
and $3.50 brls sc,ief July At soossa2i.1h. Total,
II $50 brs. Tho market closed steadsat So f5a2aoC0
cash. according to we.9ht t20.42tao0&s sellos May;
so. .1o3e0.T9x seler June: 39o.0t92l.o0 aeer July;
and notntnally X 81. .2sGs II .31 seller August,
Primo tnsss Iofk was quoted 1t 5000; aud extra
prime sold {l0o btls> Ut flG.00.
1Ano-WAa sEafn active, though 1ess 10 than on aAt
urdsy. and declined 2o1 35c For 100 tn, IN symrathy
With further drop OF 6d0ta in Liverpool. Tbs mar
ket was very weak early, but rned atoadler ut the
reduction. Saes wers reported Of 10N ten seller tile
month 1t $i2s5@l1.ss: D.2G0 cs seller June 1t $14
@l2.77H: and lA,o00 tea feller July At S1?.72kGA
l!o!H, Total u, ,:leo cs. The market closed hteady
y sIs.so eash Of scl!er Msy: si2.I2Xal2Gs Keller
l9D7H ssllsr August.
MG4rt-Were dull and tgAo lower, with very free
oncEtnRs sud Afto dgtnand. Futures wars especially
weak, buyeFs holding on in expectation Of further
Decline sa1ea wsro limited to ~ bo1es shoulders nt
7c; l00ooo tbs abort rbs, seller July, 1t ike: no
long and short clearn ~ &ll.5oH per lUo IT,. The
market clps9d At the following rangt Of ps1cea:
, 1876-05-02

aIuUxH, noSn$t ETC.
NEW TonK, May 1.-1od opened a Inn aud
ctoted Il INK. Carrying rates dat and to
0GvHtnments wers steady.
Railroad bonds were dull
Rtate seout1uss were quiet.
Tho woek opsnsd with renewed depression On tho
atoct Exchange, snd during tbs morning theEo was
further decline In vaueA. This downward noven1tnt
waA Asaotad by repora that tbs Nav York Central bad
refused 10 Aeceds 10 The dcmsnd Of eoa oshef trunk
lines for restoration Of ths aid tariff on frei9hts
and this construed - neAnlng railroad war, and
poss,Y toxet passenger fArts and freight rtAa ~ tho
future. Conflicting reports Abouk Commodore VAn-
derbilt'e health also bad Al induence Oh tho
market. The Ereatess decline wha In
Nav Tork osntr.l, which. sllar remain, T.,
and upwards, today .uddcnly deei'ne.! 10 Jog on .
much larger business than usual. This decline In
Central s1elciacd N unaet,!na influence On tho Fen-
from 63X 10 62H, Northwestern from 4 70 10, Michi-
enn central from ls,1 % s84, and Wcstern Union
from az 10 6aX. Towards o'cIock steadcr feel.
Inn 0et Ii, aud New York Central suddenly advanced
from 1os to 1l7A, which s.iHsnpd the who1e market.
During the tasf houF the market waa hrrnort and
prtces generally adEAnoe but In thu us1 sales htss
was reseston Ia sosne casea Of TO r. TransactionA
aggregated 181 900 AAares Of which 601 hcllo
Mail. 81 900 NeateEn Union, 1200O Northwestern.
1900 Ut rAuls 49, 100 Eric. 5ao0o Lake Shore, ONO
Now York Central 1000 ohios, and 900 Michigan
sioney market e.sy 1t 3@&. rrlmo mercantile pa
per. 4h3t.
This Assistant Treasurer tl1sbursst sGBo, 600.
Ceariua1, &11.00O0,3,
, 1876-05-02

Tho nTerngO weFght Of Tue hogs was 1lG1{ bs.
OATTLE-Tho receipts during Sunday md Monday
wero about 4600 head. Trade Was exceedingly dull
during thu openlng honrs only fow transfers having
been effected up to II o'clock but Inter thoro
siderable atlr. and ut tho close Of business hours
somewhere in tle neghborhoo1 Of 5000 head had
changed owners. Prices weak, nnd in inasancca
tlere wero sales At concession from lnat weeks
prices, but tho general range OF values not
ticcAbly different. BAcs were At $95O375 for bulls
att3.of@}.76 for butchers and cows At $1,b0a4.Oo
fer sto 1ers md At fo4510 for fair TO choice ship
ping steers: Tho market closed cnsy.