Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-02-28
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


WESTERN girls are organizing co okine
societies.
AN improved idol in q Chinese tenn
pie, with pump attachment, is able to
shed tears.
LOOK out out for the rinderpest. 1t
has appeared in Germany, and is
headed this way. Take in your COW.
The indications of large flight OF
tash1onables to Europe next SUNNI er
are said to be strong.
THE Chinese are just learning no W to
use the American corkscrew to open
bottles, and they call it the biggest in
vention Of the age.
The frigate Delaware lies embedded
in about ten feet of mud at the Brook
lyn Navy Yard. No attempt has been
made to raise her.
The He'll Gate improvement has not
yet been of any benefit to New York
shipping, on account of the lack of
funds to complete the work.
The wife of President Grant has sent
basket of flowers to the bedsid of
Alexander H. Stephens almost every
day since his present severe illness be-
gan.
TALK about extravaganza in dress
of womenp cries Martha Jane, exult-
ingly. "What do you say to Tweed's
six-million suit, I'd like to know? He
isn't woman, [ guess |"
AFTER all, mankind has changed
very little with the lapse Of time. In
tavern, recently dug out at Pompeii,
the usual slate and pencil were found
hanging On the back of the door.
ARTHUR CHAMBERS, the pugilist, keeps
q drinking saloon in Philadelphia, and
his advertisement offers the following
inducem ent to customers: "The skele-
ton hands of Tom Hyer and Yankee
Sullivan on exhibition at the bar"
The favorite color for gloves, in light
shades, are sea-foam, lake mist, atmos-
pheric, and half-grown lemon. It is
not stated whether atmospheric pres
sure will bring on the full tints of the
haf-grown lemon"
A COMPANY has been formed in
Switzerland for unearthing the village
of Plurs in Graubunden, which was
overwhelmed by fall of rock in 1913,
nearly 1000 persons perishing. A
rich booty is hoped for from the shops,
factories and churches.
ONE of our Virginia exchanges tell us
of an aged colored woman in that Vi
cinity "who mas been making bread
for one family for the last so years."
Three cheers for the cold Doug h-min-
ion! "-IAa1strated Weekly.
SCENE - anywhere anytime. Old
lady to horse car conductor: "Don't
drive fast, conductor, Pm very ner-
vous" Conductor: "No fear, mann"
(Old gentleman who wants to catch a
railroad tain decides to walk.
SALvINIs wife was poor sewing girl,
working in London for her daily bread
when Salvini found her, having been
com missioned by a lady in Florence to
deliver to her package. He straight
way fell in love with her, and soon az
ter married her.
A WOMAN in Jersey City tore up the
flooring and weather board of the house
she lived in to save herself and children
from freezing to death, and was arrest
ed on a. charge of malicious mischief by
her landlord.
The old fort in Marblehead, Mass,
built during the war of the revolution
for the protection of Salem harbor, is
now garrisoned by large bull terrier.
He never strays beyond the line of
earthworks, and is 80 fierce that all who
approach the fort are compelled to beat
hasty retreat.
A GRANGER in the Indiana legislature,
not having the fear of the demon of
drink before his eyes, lately introduced
into that body a bill securing to all citi-
zens of the State "the full rights and
privileges to Eat, drink and weare
what soever they chuse, provitted it
be convenient for them to do So"
OLEo-MARGARINE for export is now
called butterine," and million
pounds of the stuff was exported to
Europe from New York in January.
Its former names in the lists were
"grease," suet and "refned tallow."
There will be very little butterin' done
when people know what it is they are
trying to eat.
AT Paris MASQUERADE ball bier was
brought in by procession of people,
who, leaving the candles, walked
solemnly out. The masquraders chaff-
GA oAAO AAoA WIZ w exo ~ AA9 Ol uhC plC1,
and one, more venturesome than the
others, lifted the pail, disclosing a
corpse, with a.dagger through it's heart.
The French are always funny.
JEAN JOURNAL, the soldier who seized
Louis Napoleon in 1853, during his at
tempt to seduce the army at Strasbourg
from their allegiance, died recently.
The prince offered him promotion,
money, a cross and a pension, but
Fournial replied only by holding his
bayonet at the prisoners breast till 9TH
ers came and secured him.
NORTH CARoLINA's cotton crop last
year was $4,000 bales, worth $4,000
600. This is but small fraction of
the states possible capacity, and the
Legislature is harmlessly considering
the founding of agricultural colleges
and draining the Great and Little Dis
NAL swamps, which would give some
S., 900, 900 acres Of cotton land equal to
the most fertile in Louisiana.
The Pope is believed to intend filling
up all the vacant Cardinalships, as he
did in 1873 On1v seven Cardinals