Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-01-03
FRESHEST GLEAKINGS.

| EHmONI 1aImers are engaging Fl
trout culture.
The Baltimore libraries have a total
number of ESQ, 655 volumes.
GEN. HAWLEY is looking forward to
an early resumption of editorial work
on the Hartford Coatrarst.
BELIEVING that in "union there is
strength" four Georgia sisters kindly
advertise their willingness to espouse
four brothers.
A New YORK State Church has the
following notice posted up: 'Anybody
sticking bills against this church will be
prosecuted according to law, or any
nuisance"
A PAINFUL augury of the coming Con
gress ofwomen at Washington is notice
able in the announcement that a firm
at Port Jervis mas just received an orde,
for 1000 broom handles.
The people of the Cape of Coco
Hope are up in arms against the prop
osition of the King of Belgium to es
tablish a convict colony on the borders
of the Transvaal.
In Russia collins covered with pink
cloth are used for children and young
unmarried persons, crimson for women,
brown for widows. Black L. in no case
employed.
The Indians of Neah Bay Agency,
Washington territory, furnish q great
many of our ladies with the fine seal
furs which they wear in nuffs, boas,
cloaks and trimmings.
The San Francisco AAa thinks there
is good opening now in California for
one million white men with very
scenty capital, in the cultivation of the
olive, almond and fruits suitable for
drying.
NINE ordained ministers are endeav-
| oring to point the brick-colored inhab-
itants of the Sioux Indian Agency from
this sinful earth to the happy hunting
grounds of the blessed beyond the pur-
pie skies.
PARIS perfumers claim to get fresh
wild flowers from India now, through
the fundamentally of the Suez Canal.
Old Lord Palm erston, in his dandy days,
would not have objected to such
canal for such purposes.
A MINISTER of the gospel advertises
~ o. "1i0 40 AoAlOWS. Wuc-A DI1Oe
Wanted-A preacher, thirty years of
age, who has travelled six years in the
Lords vineyard with an eye single to
His glory-well recommended fo1 his
faithfulness and trutn-desires to
mary a good lady, who has talent and
ability to assist the cause, a gift to
sing, able to weigh an argument and
some skill in presenting it by talking
and writing, and worth $4,000"
The Yale University eight for 1877
will be lighter and younger than last
years crew, and IL candidates, Capt.
Collin and Cook TT, James, Clarke and
Walker 78, Thompson, Livingstone,
Hyde, Heater and Polhemus '79, Yves
6 Of the law school, and Hart rs, S.
S. S., will do gymnasium work all win
ter. Last years boat, which is SO feet
long, "a inches wide, weighing 235
pounds, and of Keast & Collins make,
will be used again, and either Kelly or
Cook will probably coach the crews,
next spring
AMONG the young women at the
High School in Portland, Me-, was q
poor lass who worked in boarding.
house. She arose at 3 o'clock every
morning, got breakfast, put the kitch-
en- in order, and then went to school;
returning in the afternoon, she cleared
the lunch table, cooked the supper,
and did other Homework. Last week
she fell sick Of fever and was taken
to q hospital, where the matron ascer-
tanned that she wore only one petticoat
underneath her thin calico gown. She
has been sent to Auburn, n. Y, where
she has relatives. She still shows
pluck; she says she will still 60 back to
the clearinghouse and High School.
IT was quite cold in the car. The
passengers were shrinking up into as
small a space as possible, and looking
straight ahead into nothing with frown-
ing visages. A very little boy was
Struggled up in his mothers arms. The
train stopped at g station, when he
said: cam [ goin' home mammal"
eyes, DEAR" "Papa's homer" eyes"
care you going to see papa?" eyes,
DEAR" The child lifted up his head,
and looking eagerly into his mothers
face, enthusiastically exclaimed,
when papa sees me, he'll say, Come
here you peshous lam" The smile
which Illuminated the passengers faces
upon this outburst of childish expecta-
ton drove away the frown, and brought
them out Of themselves for the rest Of
the journey.-Dambary Neacs.
THE Colorado Springs Gazette is re-
sponsible for this: eve were surpris-
ed to hear one Of our young men utter
these words few days ago: have
gin up ali idea of the wimmin
folks, and cum back ter perlitical life.
| am more at home in this line then in
hontin' the fair sect. Angels in petit
coats and kiss-me quick are pretty to
look at, gin in, but they are as slip
perry as cells; when you fish for 'em and
git bite, you find yourself at the wrong
end of the hook-you're ketched your
self; and when you've stuffed 'em with
fruit, pastry, doggerytypes and jewelry
they will throw you away as they
would cold potato. Leastwise, tina
aas been my experience. But I've done
With 'em now. The Queen of Sheba,
Fompey's Pillar and Lots wife, with
steam engines to hold 'em, couldn't
empt me. The very sight of bonnet