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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-03-28
A GALA DAY,

By JOSEPHINE POLLARD.
Hurrah! Hurrah !" old Boreas said
AS out OF window he popped his head
The sign IS right, and | III have some fun
As sure as live, ere the day is dope!"
So he took his seat on a chariot cloud,
And blew has trumpet SO long and loud,
That it startled inhabitants far away
Who looked at the sky, and were heard to say:
"We're pretty sure of squat to-day!"
The sailor spraAg to the mizzen mast,
And frightened the canvas firm and fast,
AS Boreas came with mighty sweep
A-rocking the cradle of the deep
Till waves and pillows jumped from their beds,
Their white caps tossing above their heads,
And the feathers flying in pearly spray,
For glad OF a froc like this were they
Who couldn't keep still on gala day.
The shutters banged, and the hinges creaked,
And everything movable squeaked and squeaked
AS if all the pigs had come to town;
And trees and telegraph poles came down
With swift obelsance, that made it plain
They were cut to the heart, and across the grain
And lying there in helpless way,
They haden't the courage lett to say
How much they enjoyed gala day.
The giddy old weather-cocz rattles around
With jangfhg sort of tin ware sound.
Ana the CLONES on the line, how they twist and
prance,
As If they were having witches dance
Now swinging and hlnging themselves about,
At the risk OF turning their insides out,
While the nag OF our country leads the fray,
and never appears SO bright and gay
AS when let loose on a gala day!
T his will-o' wind with whiz and whir.
In every place made lively STIR
And did more mischief thad have time
To tell about in a single rhyme,
And did more good than Wen ever know
Who cannot follow where breezes blow.
Let Boreas go on his winding way,
On sea and on land his power display,
For why shouldn't he have gala day?
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-03-28
Keeping Farm Accounts.

keepIng Form Accounts.
Upon this topic the Westey7s RuYa! has
the following good advice:
1t is essential to success in all kinds
Of business that record shall be kept
Of expenditures and receipts. The
merchant and mechanic who fails to
keep an accurate account Of his bus
mess transactions will, in nine cases
out of ten, find that he is losing
money; and in b few years finds him
self bankrupt. 1t is only question of
time. 1t is true that farmer makes
fewer exchanges of property than q
merchant, but still there is an outgo
constantly, as well as receipts for pro-
ducts sold. These should be noted
daily, for in this way only can any &C
curate knowledge be had whether the
farm Is paying or not, or at the end of
the year, whether this crop or that has
paid any profit, or whether or not the
whole farm is q satisf actory invest
ment. Generally, farmers work hard
enough, and are economical enough in
their expenditures, but still many of
them do not get satisfactory returns
for their labor. There are SO many
small items of expense little thing
here and another there-that in the
aggregate mako up no inconsiderate
sum. Now, if q system of accounts is
kept, it is not difficult to find out
where the leakages are, and to stop
them. It induces little more think
ing and figuring, but that is something
that pays in farming as well as in mer-
camille and mechanical pursuits.
Brain IS quite as essential as Drawn in
the management of farm work.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-03-28
A. Comedy of Errors.

There was curious comedy of err
rors, that came near being q tragedy,
at San Francisco, recently. A sailor
returned from sea and found his young
wife fondling baby. Without giving
her chance to say that the child was
a neighbours, he knocked her down and
then tried to throw her from the win
dow. A crowd gathered below, and the
man stabbed his wife in the back,
and jumped from the window, and es-
capped unhurt. But some of the crowd
had entered the house, and, going to
the wrong room, awoke sleeper, who
emptied his revolver on them, bat was
dragged to the street, and was just
being hanged to lamp-post, when
the mistake was ascertained, though
not before rib or two WAS broken by
the mob. The woman was not much
hurt, and is anxious to have her hus-
band find his mistake and return.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-03-28
Household Matters.

APPLE PUFFETs. -The following recipe
for plain dessert is very nice: Two
eg 8, one pint Of milk, sufficient flour
to thicken as waffle batter. one and one
half teaspoons of baking powder; fill
teacups alternately with 3 layer of bat
ter and then of apples chopped fine;
steam on hour; serve hot with favored
cream and sugar. You can substitute
any fresh fruits or jams you like.
FRENCH RoLLs.-One pint of milk,
one small cup of home made yeast, and
-four enough to make q thick batter;
raise over night; in the morning add
one egg, one tablespoonful of butter,
and -four enough to make it stiff to
roll. Mix it well and let it raise; then
knead it again, roll out, cut with q bis
cult cutter, fold over. Set them in a
warm place until very light: bake
quickly.
REMEDY FOR RHEUMATISM.- sud-
den transition from heat to cold is fire.
quently the cause Of rheumatism or
neuralgia. Flannel and thick shoes
should be worn early in the fall before
cold weather commences. If medicine
is needed use the. following mixture:
One quart of gin and coffee cup of
pokeberries. OF this take three times
day tablespoonful in little sweet
ened water. ,.
SEED CAKE.-One pound of -four.
one-half pound sugar, one-half pound
butter, one cup milk, two tablespoon
fuls ground ginger, two papers caraway
seeds, one teaspoonful baking powder;
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-03-28
mold rather stiff and roll out as thin as

ginger-snaps.
ONE WAY TO USE BoRAx.-Pulver-
lzed borax, if properly applied, will
clear any house Of Croton bugs. Four
years ago we were overrun with them.
[ bought four pounds of borax and
made line Of it around every room,
on the carpet, close up to the wood
work, also on the backs Of the man
tells, and around every shelf of every
closet. [ threw handfuls of it around
all the washbasins and water pipes; I
used it freely around the boiler, sink
and wash tubs, in the kitchen; sifted
it over the tops of doors and between
mattresses, and in bureau drawers.
instructed the servants to disturb it as
little as possible. When the next
weeks sweeping and scrubbing was
done, I applied it again. A third time
[ repeated the dose, and at the end of
month not Croton bug WAS to be
found in the house. We also had
large black reaches, which, in warm
weather, came up from the cellar, and
went all over the house. It has also
destroyed them. Every spring and
fall I use g. pound of borax, generally
around the kitchen. For years we
have enjoyed blessed immunity from
these disgusting pests.-S. B. NJ, IN N.
Y Times.
ENGLISH PUFFs.-Two quarts flour;
rub in little shortening; one pint milk,
half cupful yeast, half cupful sugar;
set g. sponge for several hours; then
knead and roll half incn thick, and cut
with tumbler.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-03-28
What are Registered Letters 2

An exchange says: "The question
is very often asked: What is the diff
ference between registered letter and
any other? The difference is that
registered letter does not go into the
mail proper. 1t passes from hand to
hand outside of mail pouches,
Every person through whose hands it
passes being required to sign receipt
for it On receiving it, and securing re-
ceipt for it on passing it over to the
next transit. The person holding the
last receipt is thus always able to show
who is accountable for its loss. The
responsibility rests upon the man who
has signed receipt for the registered
package, and who is not able to produce
the package or a receipt from some
body else for it. The safest way to
send money is by money order. Where
it does not GO to a money order Office
it should always be sent IN registered
package. Money ought not to be sent
in an ordinary letter under any Cir
cumstances. There is no, possible way
of tracking such a letter"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-03-28
Why he Doesn't 90 to Church.
From the Atlanta Constitution.


:" You don't come down church no
NO., Brudder Remus Dere's been q
mighty int'restin' meetin' gwine on
lately"
"Hit's bin long time, Brudder Ras-
tus, sence l wus down dar, and hit'l be
longer. done got my DOSE"
"W'y you amt done gone an unjin-
ed, is 700, Brudder Remus?"
" Not in perticler. I des TOXIN
drawd out. De members wus too mu-
tuel fer ter suit my doctrines"
"How wuz dat?"
"Well, / tell you Brudder Rastus.
When l went ter dat chu'ch, went ez
'umbil ez de mex one. | went dar fer
ter sing, an pray an wushup. I wus
alters On han, an mos gener'lly alters
had stray shlnplaster dat de ole
'omun wanted sent ter dem Pagins out
dar. Hit went on dis way ontil de fus'
news [ knOwed dar wuz row got up
in de amen corner. Brudder Dick sed
dere wuzn't huff money; an Brudder
Sim sed if dere wuzn't he 'spected
Brudder Dick knowd whar it'd gone
ter; an den Brudder Dick lowed dat
he wouldn't STAN no 'probusness, I'M
den he hauled off an took Brudder
Sim under de jaw-blip AM den dey
clinched, an drapped, an fought on de
flo, an under de benches, an 'mong de
wimmen. Den de preacher started
down fun de pulpit, an ez he wuz
skippin' on de Aatform hime book
eotch him under de eye, an hit sound
ed like bung-shell had busted. Bout
dis time Brudder Jesse riz up in his
seat sorter keerless-hke, an went down
inter his britches after his razor; an
den [ know'd dat de trouble had begun
Sister Dilsey seed it herself, an let off
one er dem hallyluyah hollers, an den
[ disremember what came to pass.
Pm gittin' kinder ole, an de dust an
de har shet out de panneramer. Fud-
dermo' my Inns got ter akin, perticler
when [ hear Bruder Sim and Brudder
Dick a-snortin' an a-scuff1in' under de
benches, like ez eff dey wuz maxim fer
my pew; SO I sorter hump myself an
scramble out, an de fus' man [ seed
wuz q Policeman, an he had niger
rested, an de name er dat niger wuz
Remus."
He didn't res you, did he, Brudder
Remus?'
Hits jest like tell you, an had
ter git Mas John, what wuz my young
marster in de warmin' days, to go
inter my bon's fer me. Hit hain't no
use fer to sing out chu'ch at nue.. l
done bin an got my dose. Wen l
goes to wah, [ wanter know what I'm
dom, an don't wanter get hemmed
uD 'mOnQ Wlmmen an nreac CHEERS [
wants elbow ROOM"
" But, Brudder Remus, you amt"
e mout drop in an I mount, hut
when you see me me santer in de do,
wild my specs on, you kin jes' say ter
der brudderin, sorter confdenshil-like
Oar comes ole man Remus, wild his
ss-pistol, an if dar's much Nv
scuffle roun' here dis evenin', you's
gwine ter hear fun him. So long.
Member me ter Sister Tempy."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-03-28
WHY BIDDY AND PAT MARRIED
BY q. h. sToDDARD.


>'Oh, why did you marry him Biddy?
Why did you take Pat for your spouse /?
sure he's neither purity nor witty,
And his hair is as ed as cows
You might had you pick had you waited;
You'd done dale better with Tim;
And PheliH 0'Toole expectin'-
You couldn't do better nor him.
You talk of rs young people courtin'-
Pray tell as how youf countin' began,
When you was WILDLY woman.
And he was wildly man."
Tim and Pat, miss, ye see was acquainted
Before they came over the sea,
when Pat was a-courtin' Norah
ana Ilm was a-cOurtin' me,
she aid not know much, the poor Norah,
Nor, Tor that matter, neither did Pat:
he had not the instinct of some ONE
But no one had then told him that:
But he sooE found it out for himself.
Fer life at bcst's but a span
When was WILDLY woman,
And he was wildly man.
helped him to take care of Norah,
And when he compared her with me,
He saw, as he whispered one evening,
What woman one woman could be.
She went out Ike snuff of a candle:
Then the sickness seized upon T m,
And We watched by bis bedside together
1t was such comfort to him.
[ was not alone in my weeping,
Our tears in the same channel ran
Ecr was wildly woman,
And he was WILDLY man.
we had both had our troubles, mavourn cen,
Though neither, perhaps, was to blame;
And we both knew by this what we wanted,
And were willing to pay for the same.
We knew what it was to be married,
And before the long twelvemonth had flown
We had made up our minds it was better
Not to live any longer alone:
We wasted no time shilly- shally,
Like you, miss, and Master Dan
For / was a WILDLY weman,
And he was a WILDLY man."
-Harpey's Magazine for april
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-03-28
A SaiIor-Lad's Escape from Sharks.

Captain Gunson, of the ship Patter-
dale, relates thrilling story of the es.
cape of one of his ships boys from the
nav of a shark. The ship was in the
tropics, with wind enough to keep the
canvas from Topping, and one of the
apprentices was over the weather side,
cleaning off. The captain, standing on
the poop deck, noticed that the boy
was careless, and warned him to look
out for himself and not tumble over
board. The ship was going about three
knots an hour, and the sea almost as
calm as q mill-pond. The lad, in a
moment of carelessness, lost his bal
ance and fell from the platform slung
over the side. The captain saw the
accident and threw him a ladder,
which the boy grasped and clambered
up on the rounds as the ship left him
astern.
No sooner had the boy settled him
self on the ladder than q brace of large
blue sharks ranged up alongside, and
actually reared their heads out Of the
water In their eagerness to taste the
young sailor The boy screamed
Justify and grew half frantic from ter
ror. The ship was hove to and boat
was lowered. Still the boy hung on the
ladder, trying to keep his legs free from
the swapping Of the vicious sharks,
which seemed actually to jump out of
the water to get at him. After some
twenty-five minutes of horrible sus-
pense boat was lowered and he got
into it. AS soon as the boy found him
self safe he tainted. It was fearfully
narrow escape. -Sd,, Francisco Mail.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-03-28
Setting Milk for Cream.

1t is not to be wondered at that the
average dairyman of our state is puz-
zled to know what to do for the best
Professor Wilkinson tells him plainly
that nothing but shallow pans and sub
earth ducts will do; while Prof. Hardin
IS equally certain that deep pans, go
inches) sunk to the rim In water, at q
temperature Of SO degrees, alone will
insure the largest yield of the best
quality of butter; and now both of
these are overtopped by the new Cooley
system, which proposes to enclose the
milk III deep, narrow can, with 8
water-tight lid and sink it under water,
which is carefully kept at a low tenn
perature by the use of ice.
Our own experiments satisfy us that
both extremes are right, provided GER
tain rules as unalterable as those of the
Modes and Persians, are observed. At
a temperature above 60 degrees deep
cans will not do; the milk will usually
sour before all the cream reaches the
surface. When this temperature is
unavoidable shallow broad pans will
give the best results. When cold water
is abundant and the means Of keeping
it at 80 degrees or lower are at hand,
it will be found that cans, twenty inches
deep, and eight or nine in diameter,
will save much labor, and at the same
time make quite as much and better
butter. These dalrymen whose situa-
ton is covered by the first case should
be cautious in the use of deep cans. 1t
is no doubt for the want of proper
observance of these simple rules that
we now have conflict of sentim ent as
to the comparative merits of deep and
shallow setting.-PhiIu. Times.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-03-28
Short Notes.

OF peaches the Country Gentleman
says: 1.-The liability to rot in Hale's
Early just at ripening has greatly
lessened its value, and we recomme end
caution in not planting it extensively.
Corledge's Favorite is a reliable and
valuable sort in most localities. Craw-
ford's Early has 8 wider approval in
this country than any other peach.
Crawford's Late stands well, but is q
poor bearer In many places. The Old
Red Cheek Melocoton is usually re-
garded as superseded by these, but still
has good deal of merit as market
sort. Stump the World, We fear, may
be too late for your lat tude Northern
New York;, otherwise it is an excellent
peach. Oldmixon Freestone would
probably succeed better, and Large
Early York is popular early sort.
Among the new sorts the Arnsden and
Alexander are well worth trying On
moderate scale on account of their ex-
treme earliness combined with desirable
qualities.
Is the discussion as to the injurious
effects Of Hungarian grass never to
end? Every year we have accounts of
stock injured by eating it, and no doubt
they are based upon facts; but it is
equally true that by far greater num-
Der are annually injured by corn and
oats, and yet no account IS made of it.
We have raised and fed Hungarian
hay to all kinds of stock for ten years
and have yet to notice the first case of
injury arising from it. 1t is much
more nutritious, basAt for bulk, than any
other kind of hay, and if fed in too
large amounts may do harm. If al
lowed to become too ripe, so that the
seed has formed, it may be possible
that its small and hard grain may
be injurious, but we have never found
it so. With proper and reasonable
care as to the amount fed no danger
need be feared. Exchange.
AS the warm weather comes on, lice
and ticks become active, and annoy the
animals greatly. A mixture of equal
parts of lard and kerosene oil, put on
back and brisket of COWS, calves and
sheep, will have good effect. When
the coat is shedding, the use of the
card, or q smooth curry comb, should
not be neglected. There is then an If
IltdtlOu VI VIC Sklli, WuICA lS dll6y gu
by bruising or carding, besides, the
loose hair is removed and does not rub
off on the clothes. A teaspoonful of
sulphur daily, to every animal, for a
week or two, would be helpful.
The growth and manufacture of
chicory for the adulteration of coffee,
is extensively carried on in the vicinity
of Stockton, California. A large ex-
tent of land is devoted to les cultiva-
ton, the rich alluvial soil being partic-
ularly we'll adapted to its luxuriant
growth. The chicory, which belongs
to the same family as the dandelion,
grows wild in great profusion in parts
of Europe. Itf roots are feshy and
milky and about the size of carrot.
They mature in October, when they
are taken from the ground and spread
out to dry. They are next roasted to
crisp, when they are ready for the
final process of grinding to a coarse
powder ready for market.-Cakfor'aio
4 wi "'o'' s#..
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-03-28
Spring Work for Lawn Makers.
From the Rure,l New Yorker.

from the Rur@I New Yorker.
It is claimed by those who prefer to
plant deciduous trees in the fall that
the roots become thoroughly settled in
the ground, and that new roots are
formed before severe weather, which
induce an early and more vigorous
growth in the spring. The first may be
granted. 1t is also true that work done
in the fall leaves so much the less to do
in the spring, when work of all kinds is
pressing and multifarious. But the
roots cease to grow when, in the fall, the
leaves have performed their Offices and
become inactive. They are at rest, as
well as the buds and stems. Is there
any reason why transplanting should
force O. second growth of the roots, or
that, if it could, the second growth
would have any other effect than that
of weakening the plant Does not
transplantlng rather suppress any dis
position to form roots after the aerial
parts have ceased growth :? Everybody
knows the adverse effect of late growths
of the stem. The wood so formed has
no time to ripen, and the buds, instead
of remaining intact for the next
SAoNoA1 al . AlllCu NY CuC fICio-
STUDIES OF winter. It is the same with
late roots. If formed after transplant
ing, their delicate tissues and fbrils are
killed by intense cold or extremes of
temperature, and the plant is deprived
of just as much vitality as was required
to produce them.
1t is often said that trees, ETC., trans
planted in the spring are liable to be
killed by subsequent drought-as if
those transplanted in the fall were ex-
empt from liability. We have not
found it so in our own experience, and
our best advice is to transplant in
spring, and to transplant early for the
climate of New York and north of it.
As regards Evergreens, many are Of
the opinion that it is not best to trans
plant early in the spring. Different
causes may operate in different local.
ties to give value to his opinion. We
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-03-28

SAYS the Pittsburg Telegraph: A dea-
and dumb man who canvassed Kittan.
ming lately for the purpose of raising
money to assist him in purchasing a
farm, paid $36 for nine fancy chick
ems. This fellow was indorsed by
nearly all the clergyman, and as con-
sequence succeeded in collecting con-
siderable amount.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-03-28

WITH the exception of bonds issued
for the Southern Central railway the
city of Auburn Ia out of debt.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-03-28

A SEAL skin and hustle, in a wo-
mans opinion, ought to go together.
That's fact; they are both fur down
the back.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-03-28

have, however, tried early and late
spring-summe and fall, with results
that make us emphatically prefer the
first to any of the others.
The New York herald., 1877-10-16
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.
Tho Russian loves the sound Of bells.

Tho Russian loves the sound Of bells
English socialism Is rapidly decreasing
Judge jeremiah s. Black, Of Pennsylvania, at the
Asior House.
Charles Reade says that tho medical aud
unmusical sex.
ON the Continent OF Europe fishing with artificial
flies is an infrequent sport
Since the days Of Samson many mon have been slain
by the Iawbono OF woman.
Russians who live In towns arc chronic thieves and
arc In league with the police.
some one saw a lady raise her hat to "gontcman''
who nodded, but did not raise his bat to her.
Mr. Gladstone says that history is the most human
zing OF studies aud natural science the refresh
ing
The phylloxera has killed most of the vines In
Madeira from which tho famous Gordon vino
made.
Chicago TriJune.--"Wc do not place much credit In
Tweed but we would like to have Mr. woodin moro
busInesslike."
The mosquito who clung to US hotter than brother
has winged himself away and memory alono hears his
hum, sweet hum.
Tho return or many Irish-Amcrlcans TO Ireland
during the past years thought by the police to
have revived Fcnanism.
Detroit Free Press -" we have always loved you,
says Grant every OF his speeches TO tho Engsh
yas. do IL aganI"
The New York herald., 1877-10-16
Political Black IN "A IL.

Police Commissioner Erhardt's rebuke Of
Tammany's attempt to extort money from
the employees of the police and other city
departments as an election fund for the
Tammany candidates is timely and only de-
servedly severe. This blaclmailine of
office-holders by political parties is, as the
Commissioner says, vicious practice. !"
belonging to the days when s.knaves and
scoundrels found it easy to overcome the
good votes OF good men by fraud and
wrong" The Fire Commissioners had al-
ready put the stamp Of their condemnation
on the old scheme of raising funds by for
bidding the payment of political assessment
to any political party OF the subscription of
money for political purposes by any en-
ployt of that department under penalty of
removal. Mr.. Erhardt stands alone at
present in the Police Board in his protest
against the attempted Tammany assess-
ment, and tho people Will look with
curiosity for tho action of his associates