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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-04
kat-killing Extraordinary.
New York World.

Some two score of dog fanciers, sport
ing men, and persons attracted by
curiosity, lately assembled in loft not
half a mile from police headquarters
to witness a match for 5000 between
time and James G, Spencer's "Nip -
" Nip's" owner backing him to kill 100
rats within 80 minutes. Nip is as
handsome a ten pound eight ounce
Skye terrier as can be found in Amer
lea. He is golden polled, blue backed,
we'll feathered, and (outside Of rat
pitt as gentle as 8 lamb, and when
time was called and he was produced
IN condition for the watch, his toilet
rivaled that of any Fifth avenue bellies
pet. His abundant poll had been care
fully combed till his eyes were invisi-
BILE, and his parting along the back was
SIS perplexingly accurate as q British
dandy's, and showed the sign Of blood,
the blue skin, from the nape of his
neck to the root of his short, demon
strative and oracular tail.
The rats were lively ones, and COM
prlsed score of small ones, the diff
cult vermin for 8 dog matched against
time to tackle. They were carefully
counted, and, on being let loose, they
formed two pyramids IN the corners of
the pit or wooden structure, three feet
high, surrounding space six feet
square. NIP" whined anxiously until
be was loosed, and then went to work
like a perambulating sausage-machine,
and IN five minutes forty rats, caught
deity, either in the middle of the back
or in the neck, were pitched out of the
pit stone dead. These were rats that
were scared out of the two pyramids
already spoken of, and then the hard
work began. "Nip' for three or four
minutes had to attack these pyramids,
and got badly bitten, but not d whine
escaped him, and, at the thirteenth
minute, the remaining rats mad scat
tered all over the pit, some running up
the legs of the handler" and I" Nip"
went to work like lightning to complete
his task, Three successive times in
rushing about the pit he snapped up,
without changing his gait, three rats in
three seconds, and made some aston
ishing "kills," catching rats that
jumped to avoid his jaws in mid-air,
and throwing them aside as he dashed
into corner and demolished seriatim
half.a-dozen, Nip was quicker at
the finish thai at the start, and the last
FIVE rats were killed in seven seconds.
Time was called on the Tooth rat, the
stop-watch indicating fifteen minutes
fifty seconds, an average Of 81 seconds
per rat. 9e.r.-.H sit g..
This time beats the best by over sew
en- minutes. and no Skye terrier has
ever come within nine minutes Of
" Nip's time. "Nip" is valued at $500.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-04
ANALYSIS OF Fertilizers.

% In the AgricuAurist, for February,
Prof. Atwater alludes IN strong term
to the Importance OF buying chemical
fertilizers under q guaranteed na'ysls,
and thus alludes to careful analysis as
a. means of preventing fraud. The
question of the establishment of such
an experiental Station, as Prof. Atwater,
alludes to, is well worthy OF the atteal-
ton OF our farmers: 4" I have insisted
strongly upon the need Of means
whereby purchasers shall be enabled 70
nave samples Of fertilizers they Buy
analysed at small cost or for nothing,
The Importance of this is well illustrated
by some of the facts that have come
under the notice of the Station. One
of the worst frauds discovered was al
articles sold to several members Of a
Farmers Club, who had taken'speclal
pains to have some of the fertilizers
sxhey we're about To- .purcn ase analyzec
| ia advance, but had, in this case, takeI
the assurance of al agent that hi
Article heda been analysed lind wa
excellent Another of the poores
articles analysed was one OF numbe
of samples sent by manufacturers t.
another Farmers Club, and brought b.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-04
Everlasting Fence Posts.

A correspondent of the Western Ras-
raj says: ...'...-.... ..-
81 discovered many years ago that
wood could he made to last longer
than iron in the ground, but thought
the process SO simple and inexpensive
that was not worth while making any
stir about it. would as soon have
poplar, Eastwood or quaking ash as any
other kind Of timber, for fence posts.
| have taken out Eastwood posts after
having been set set seven years, that
were rs sound when taken up as when
they were first put in the ground. Time
and weather seems to have no effect ON
them. The posts can be prepared for
less than two cents apiece. For the
benefit of others, l will give you the
recipe: Take boiled linseed oil and
stir it in pulverized charcoal to the
consistency Of. paint. Put q coat Of
this over the. timber, and there is not a
man that will live to see it rotten"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-04

At the recent meeting Of the New
York State Dairymen's Association,
Mr.. j. M. Peters, Of the Grocer, New
York city, delivered an interesting and
valuable address on the Commercial
Aspectseof9 the Dairy" That portion
of the address relating to western but
ter was, we think, 3 surprise to the but
ter-makers Of Cnemung and the south
ern tier of counties. IT VIII be rem EN-
bered that the butter-makers Of the
west, or those representing their inter
est, have, for some years past, taken
exception to the manner in which but
ter is classified by the trade in New
York. a.;-
Mr.. Peters says: "Of the improving
quality of Western butter there has
been constant evidence for the past
three years in, the stocks received at
New York, and it has been manifest
that the product was every year en-
croaching more heavily upon the state
crop in ordinary channels of consump-
ton. The best products of the cream
cries and diaries of Iowa, Wisconsin,
Michigan, and other Western grazing
states, have entered into many of the
large southern and southwestern mar
kets, to the exclusion of state butter,
and have very much reduced what WAS
formerly an outlet from the New York
market for prime grade of state
goods"
Again he says "The fine creamy
butter from the West always sells at
the highest market price, and I have
known the time, within the last year,
when it has exceeded the highest tig-
ures from Orange county creamery
pals. But the finest goods Go not come
largely to our market. They are
mostly used up in local consumption,
Or are shipped directly to other points
where state butter was form er}y used.
1t is very strong competitions, gentle
men, and it is coming nearer home to
every year. !"
We have always insisted that the
proper way for Western dairymen to
get satisfactory prices in New York,
was III the improved quality of their
goods, and not by dropping the name
of the locality where the goods were
mad.. The word" Western" it would
appear, is likely to be distinctive title
to butter, which the dairymen of the
West will be glad to retain the classlti'
cation of Eastern markets. -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-04
AUTOMATIC TENSION.

81 PERMISSION FROM THE NOTEBOOK OF LUNAT1
AS was walking through the Fair, VI
'Mong many things we'll worth attention,
saw placard, high in air,
And on it s. Automatic Tension
And meath it needle-work, which We'd
In fineness with the lace Valenciennes-
TO which in crowds the ladies HE'D.
AS to Womap's Fights Convention.
"A fair haired maid was standing near
With eyes as blue as any gentian,
And soft whispered in her ear.
What is this Automatic Tension p"
She blushed and smiled, then sweetly said
with just a touch of condeecension),
Z" 1t ls a-well, in short its said
To be marvellous i2gDenttoH -
L checked an old man passing by;
Said I, &C Pray pardon the detention,-
But-will you kindly tell me why
This IS so wondrOuS an invention? ~
But he replied, almost in rage,
This has received award and mention:
1T is the wonder of the age,
1t as the Automatic IsnSSen!'"
And left, as wishing to avoid
All danger of long contention
With one SO seemingly devoid
Of ordinary comprehension.
The catalogue next assayed;
Then asked soldier with a pension;
Then, one whose classic nose betrayed
A knowledge of the Greek declension.
But some would smile and others frown
Till one with doubtless, good inteationl,
In ford phrase said twas the croton
Of oil mechanical iacention."
Then reason fed my maddened brain;
knew not fear of apprehension,
I3ut loud and long. with might and main.
I shouted " AUTOMATIC TENSION! ~
Again, again, my cry rang out,
Till strangers. filed with apprehension,
Game hurrying round me, as the shout
The echoes woke in its ascension.
They seized me, and they bound me fast,
Fen gagged nae sure prevention,
/ struggled not, but to the last
Z 9urgted IS Automatic Tension"
And now within this madman's cell, 80.
-Four stories high with and extension,
ask with maniacal yell,
j" What is the a automatic Tensions'.
X. p. in Scribnsr for Apri.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-04
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.
Breeds OfCOws

Like sheep, swine and poultry, writes
7. B. Miner, in the World, it has never
been decided which breed of COWS is
the best, as dairymen differ in thei,
opinion In regard to the merits of diff.
ferent breeds. The following quail.
ties pertain to the four best breeds in
the United States.
Ayreshlre.-Good size, a good feeder,
well adapted to hilly farms, produces a
great flow Of milk of ordinary richness,
making good butter and cheese; and as
dairy COW is highly estimated.
Holstein.-This breed is of Dutch
origin, is larger than the Ayrshire, an
enormous eater, with q very large flow
of milk, exceeding all other breeds, and
of good quality. This breed is better
for beef than the Ayrshire. ~.
Short Horn.-This is the breed for
good beef, decidedly the best that ex-
lists; and the most beautiful liz form of
all breeds; and in size about as large as
the Holstein, but do not equal that
breed in that flow of milk. The Short
Horns are not adapted to billy farms
and short pastures, fourishing only
when highly fed. ! ..',
Jersey.-This breed and the Alder
ney are now rated as the same breed.
They are small, and unfit for profta-
BILE beef. Their flow of milk is small,
but of astonishing richness, making
two pounds Of butter from the same
quantity of milk that makes but one
pound from other COWS. This breed is
mostly kept by men who want but one
or two cows, and prefer quality to
quantity in milk. @ lib 80.
No farmer or dairyman should
breed COWS pure, as it has been found
to be more profitable to breed grades,
and to have grades of different breeds
in the same dairy. The AYRSHIRE,
Holstein, or the Short Horns crossed,
make good dairy COWS; and a cross on
Jerseys makes COWS of great value.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-04
YOUTH.

BY BAYARD TAYLOR.
Child with the butterfly,
Boy with the ball,
Youth with the maiden
Still / am all.
Wisdom of manhood
Keeps the old joy;
Conquered Illusions
Leave noe a boy.
Falsehood and baseness
Teach me but this
Earth is still beautiful,
Being is bliss.
Locks to my temples
hoary may cling; g
'Tls but as daisies
On meadows of spring.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-04

dollars. For an ordinary superphos
phate, a fair price is thirty dollars O.
more. At the Station here analysis To-
public use are performed gratuitousl,
SO far as the time at the disposal of tn
chemists will allow. While larg,
number Of analysis have been mad,
during the past year, in no case ha'
any charge been made to farmers fo1
wnom they have been performed.
Household Recipes.
To DRIVE OFF VERMIN.
pepper will keep the pantry and store
room free from cockroaches and ants
| CURE FOR RHEUMATIsM-Take one OF
two strong doses of rhubarb. A single
dose of from one to two fluid ounces OF
the tlncture has been found to be quite
efficaciOus. .........5
SUGGESTIONS ABOUT BREAD : The
quicker bread rises the whittier it will be
and it is far nicer to mold it on g. large
towel or an old table-cloth folded, with
q little -four sifted over it, than on a
nolding board, H. f.#.
OYSTER OMELET.-Put over the fire
in their own liquor pint of oysters;
let them come to a boil; skim them
out and let them get quite cold; then
cut up in small pieces. Make an
omelet, for this quantity of oysters, of
six eggs, four teaspoonfuls of -four
stirred in two cupfuls of milk, pinch
of salt, and a very little cayenne pep
per; add the oysters, and fry in two
oIlelets; use butter to fry them In.
Quick CAKE.-One cupful of sugar,
one-half cupful of butter; stir these to
cream add two eggs, one cupful of
milk, two cupfuls of sifted -four, one
half pound of raisins, one-quarter of a
pound Of citron
SARATOGA POTATOES, MooN's STYLE.
Raw Peachblows or Early Rose, slice
them very thin; put the slices in ice
water over night, drain off the water,
and lay them evenly between linen
clothes, press until they are dry; have
the kettle of boiling clarified lard
ready for use; drop in the potatoes, a
few at q time, and with q skinner
take them out before they are Drowned.
They will be crisp, and are equally
good whether cold, or warm, and will
keep for long time. .. - aae1
NEURALGIA.-Do not pronounce neu-
ralgia incurable until you have tried
the leaves Of the common " field or
Canada thistle, made into tea by boil
ing small handful of the leaves, on
to which has been poured two quarts
Of boiling water, down to three pints,
of which take a wine-glass three times
a day before meals. " ~"
GINGER WINE.-Boil together for one
half hour fourteen quarts of water, Or
cider fresh from the press, if it can be
obtained, twelve pounds of crushed
sugar, one-half pound of best ginger
root, bruised, and the thin yellow rind
of six large lemons; when nearly cold
put all in a clean, dry cask, with the
juice of thelemons and one-half pound
of raieins, also one-half cake of COM
pressed, or two tablespoonful of good,
fresh yeast; stir the mixture once day
for ten or twelve days; when it has
ceased to ferment, and the ,froth has
subsidized, dissolve one ounce Of isinglass
and add, also, one pint of best brandy;
close the bung rightly, and in two
months it will be fit to bottle; at the
end of that length of time try it, and if
it should be found to be too sweet, let it
stand longer. e suoa .rssdcr.5 ..-.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-04
Problem for Scientists. g

A correspondent writes to the World
from Broad River, Cleveland County,
N. c., an account Of a strange phe-
nomenon. which occurred there on the
evening Of the 9Th inst. The Hghtnin
struck the ground about one hundred
yards from the residence of n. n.
Thomasson, making a hole ten feet
deep and three Or four inches in dame
ter at the top. Attic bottom twas about
twelve inches ii. difsm eter. A neighbor
a Quarter of a mile distant saw the bolt
enter the ground, and says there arose
a dense smoke like tnat from the
smoke-stacks of locomotive. The
ground WAS wet at that point, and g
stream Of water was soon flowing
through the channel formed by the
lightning, followed by the westerly
turn taken by the fluid, and disappear
ing no ons knows whittier. The hard
red clay, too, was seemingly cut out, nc
trace of 1t remaining. The correspon
deaf desires to have some light thrown
On the S bject, as it has always beer
held that moisture nul.ifiet the cleo
trio force
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-04
A Tough Subject.

The Boston Bulletin says they had q
tough subject In the inquiry room.
Moody wrestled with him, and Sankey
gang with him, but the man seem ed to
despair Of forgiveness. Finally
Moody asked him what heavy sin bur
idened his mind, and he confessed to
having beat q newspaper publisher out
Of three years VI subscription The
evangelist Informed him that they did
not profess to perform miracles, but
If he would settle up his dues, with
compound interest, and pay for three
years more In advance, although they
cauld not open the doors of the church
TO him, perhaps he might be .raked In
under the canvass. -ato
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-04

UgTHE spirit bof Benz @nlin Franklin
~ ateriaized at q seanee last evening
sufficiently to say in q .derisiye tone of
voice: :" Yaas! you claim to have
progressed, and you have entered upon
your second Centennial, and you have
not hung auemb ezzler or an INSURANCE
wreeker yet" And he snorted, three
times pthously. and floated
Through the stoYe-pipe hole. .
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-04
SIX of Mrs. HAYES old yirl elias

SIX Of Mrs. Hayes old girl class
mates happened to be living at WASH
ington at the time Of the inaugurAtioq,
and possessed their school badges.
They had the badge copied IN buds and
blossoms and sent to the Presidents
wife with their cards, aud thenex day
MrsaHayes sent for ,herold friendsland
heldsa society reuniortin the White
Houre parlors.T Washington Cor. sl9a7
d aRUSKIS has ) lstl said i pretty thing.
II an getting DID," he says, land can
not look with the old enjoyment q
the setting sun. 1t seems to sink sc
| fast"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-04-04

SMOKING the cigarette of the period
is one of the most rapid-transit meth
DDS yet offered man for framing him.
self in black walnut.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15
RftfitS CTl0ate,

AT the bar, or in debate, Webster was
more like an earthquake; but Choate
was a whirlwind. A late number of the
american Laa0 Reviea0 gives this picture
of the latter while making a plea:
When greatly excited, he appeared to
be almost in convulsions. every fiber in
his body quivering with emotion, his
face ashy pale, his eyes flashing, his
gestures most violent; and he would
shout, and even scream, with all the
force of his lungs. He did not, Sin the
torrent, tempest, and, as 1 may say,
whirlwind of his passion, beget tenn
perance that gave it smoothness." Like
a highmettled steed, he was off at ire
mendous rate from the word COOP and
he kept up or increased the pace to the
end of the course. When l have seen
Choate employ two extraordinary instru-
ments of expression-his nose and his
heels-drawing in the full volume of his
breath through large nose with noise
heard all over the room. and then, to
double the force of the expression, clos
ing his sentence by coming down on his
heels with a muscular effort which
shook the whole courtroom; when
heard of his tearing his coat from top tt
bottom by the violence of his gestures
1 was pleased at reading that a gentle
man in England told Choate that he haC
frequently seen Erskine, in addressing :
jury, jump up and knock his fee
together before he touched the foo
again.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15
Gobbling ,tp an Estate.
New York Commercial Advertistr.l

New York Commercial AdYertlstr.I
Some five or six years ago well
known citizen, James B. Taylor, died,
leaving property estimated to be worth
one million of dollars. The widow was
executrix and the granddaughter con-
testant. The lawyers have kept the case
in litigation up to the present time.
Some time since it was found that there
was nothing left for Mrs. Taylor or the
granddaughter to dispute about, and the
case was abandoned by the family. With
the depreciation of property and the
enormous fees of lawyers, referees, re-
ceivers, and what not, there is less than
two hundred thousand dollars left, which
the lawyers and some other parties hold
ing claims against the estate are strug-
Cling to secure. The first allowance to
counsel was $4,000 to E. w. Stoughton,
Rufus Andrews, and A. j. Vanderpool ;
500, 1000 to special administrators Sweeny
and Devlin; $4,000 commission for sell
ing ten shares of the New York Times ;
$4,000 for receivers expenses; Henry
Clinton, lawyer, $4,000; David R.
Jacques, $4,000; Senator Herman S., 900
for arguing the will case, and Senator
Roscoe Conkling $4,000 for preparing
to argue the case; William Beaverton
So, 1000, aud a half dozen others ranging
from $4,000 to $500. What fine fat
goose the estate of Taylor's has been fol
the lawyers to pluck. Better squandel
your money when alive than leave it fol
badly advised children to squabble ovel
for the benefit of lawyers, administra-
tors. and receivers. 1t was Lord Brougham
who once facetiously defined a law
yer thus: "a learned gentleman who
rescues your estate from your enemie:
and keeps it himself" How true it il
that. with law as with physic, the les
we have to do with it the better.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

cidents quite unscathed and unmarried be-
fore. l knew that few women would choose
to marry very hideous man, consequently
1 concocted a disguise which fancied would
make me repugnant to the least particular Of
the fair sex.
Allow me to lay at your feet my crutches,
which 1 never needed, thank Heaven; my
hump, which was a feather pillow; the skull.
cap, which did not hide bald pate, and all
my bandages and patches. The vermilion
which adorned my nose 1 have removed
with little water and though 1 obtained
my invitation to dinner under false pre-
tences beg to be allowed to pay my respects
to you in proper person, and to apologize
for my trick, which, after all, dear madam,
was only tit for tat.
At first Elsie was unreasonably angry,
but her anger did not last long.
They met at dinner, and before they
parted it was quite concluded that they
should carry out the wishes of their
parents by agreeing to dine together al
WAYS,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15
[Chicago Tribune

Ayoung man on Calumet Avenue has
for some time past been trifing with the
affections of a young woman. They were
to have been married last October, but
the ceremony has been postponed sew
eral times, and couple of weeks ago
the young man proposed that they should
still further postpone it till after the
4th of March, when business had revived,
and the vexed question of the presidency
was finally settled. A few days ago he
observed with some curiosity that when
ever he called on her she was reading a
book that didn't look like a novel or
family Bible, which she invariably con-
cealed with singular ostentation when
he entered. One day he saw from its
binding that it was legal book, and as
she was carryingit away, piece of paper
fluttered out of it and fell upon the floor.
He picked it up unnoticed, thrust it into
his bosom, and when he got home
opened it. What was his surprise and
qualification on opening it to find that
it was an abstract of law of breach of
promise, with all the celebrated cases,
showing to mathematical nicely how
many squeezes of the hand, packages of
gum drops, sleigh rides, conterminous
and coordinate joint occupation of one
rocking chair, taking to theaters, etc.
were in the eye of the law equivalent to
an engagement of marriage; also, what
damage could be obtained, and probable
cost of an action, ETC., etc. There was
also an opinion by a prominent criminal
lawyer to the effect that where the de-
fendant was dry-goods clerk on linn
tied salary it would hardly pay to sue
him, except to force him into marriage,
since all that could be received from him
would infallibly be consumed in legal
expenses. "If however" continued the
lawyer, "you should shoot defendant,
l have not the slightest doubt but that
l can secure your acquittal at the hands
of an intelligent and disinterested jury
in fact, l am willing to stake my pro-
fessional reputation upon it, and lend
you a revolver. If the tragedy is con-
Quoted in dramatic fashion, and we
have good, lively trial, the chances are
that their notoriety will bring you sew
eral advantageous offers, while your sue
cess in the lecture field will inevitably
be assured. The young mans hair stood
on end when he read this thenhe wrote
to the girl that he had only suggested
these many postponements to try her
faith to the utmost; that it had come
forth like gold from the crucible seven
times hotter than it could be heated and
altogether lovely, and that if she would
only name the happy day which he
painted for as the hart for the water
brooks, he would be there every time.
When the girl received this. her heart
overfowed with emotion, and softly
whispering to oherself: My grandmother
| ducks |" she wrote to him that Tuesday
next would do for her. No cards.