Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-07
The Hill of Life.

The roads leading over the hill Of life
are numerous; some people take the
road which is bright and gay-on which
flowers of the richest hue are blooming
but they find, that before they are
helf way, the flowers: are faded, all is
bleak, they are Wearied, and are glad
to lie down and die: others strive to 90 Z
over the steep banks which lead to for
tune and to fame, but the paths on
which they walk are weak and rugged;
some stop at a deep precipice over
which they are unable to pass; the foot.
hold of others give way, and they are
hurled to the bottom, while only a few
reach the coveted goal; but the wise
man chooses the road which goes over
the hill with gradual slope, on which
here and there are sweet flowers which
cheer him on his way until he arrives
at his journeys end, where dwells
Peace, Happiness and Contentment.
:. A Troy inventor will shortly take out
a patent for cataphone. By means Of
wires stretched along backyard fences
and house-tops he conveys, with the
aid of some machinery, all concatenate
caterwauls into an alright barrel. By
another simple acontrWance the sound
in the barrel can be compressed, and
can be used IN quantities for fire and
burglar alarms. tEKe inventor predicts
that he will give to the boys som ething
that will make Rome howl, in place Of
DANGEROUS fire crackers for Fourth of
July celebrations. For blasting rocks, 81
he says, it is just the thing .-Iroy Wybig.9
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/ DR.. CARVER, the glass ball rifle shot,
spent a thrilling and thoroughly dime
novel youth. His father, mother, broth
ers and sister were mastered by the
Souix in Minnesota and he taken cap
tive to be brought up intheb tribe. Q "A
life Of nineteen years as a snOmad with
gave him the wonderful skill recently
exhibited. Philadelphia Times |,
81. h-- : 49, - - T7--T -nH. GaTE
A GENTLEMAN asked a shepherd weth- d
er that river might beJpassed over or
not Yes says he, but upon trying,
he founced over head and ears why,
you roguep says he, did you not tell
me it might be passed over? Indeed, sir,
says he [ thought so; for my geese go
over and back again every day, and |
did not doubt but you was as wise as a
GOOSE 11GG1d&5 fIdlAo- 1lt#
A ''.FEMALE Hercules" native of
France, is to be seen in london. One
Of her feats is to lift an anvil by the hair
Of her head, and then have the same
anvil placed on her. bosom, while three
smiths forged a horseshoe With their
hamm ers, she talking and singing all
the while. go y T Fz ~
THERE are but fifteen coal producing
countries in the, world, and the entire
annual product is. about 240,OOO,OOO
tons. OF this. 135.0OQ000 tons, or over
one-half, is from the English mines, and
about SO, 100000 from American mines.
In 1908 the production Of English coal
was but II, 100000 tons !s y,rL "..s-
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A large manufactory was recently
shut down few days FOR repairs, and
one day the proprietors and their en-
ployes devoted to pieknicking together.
This was a comfortable. arrangement
and, doubtless, of benefit. to- all inter
ested. ss - 81 - 81
j THE fashionable wife looks upon her
husbands money as spoil-something
which he wants to guard, and she to
seize.
THE aggregate value of the petroleum
exported from this country. was $622,-
100000, n 1851 lt'w wa sssssl' oeooiJ.
3aIN 1859 Italy had / 500 miles ofrail-