Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-11-26
GLEANINGS.

"A MULE near Clalt>o rne, Ga., has been
working in harness for 81 years.
LIE scarcity Of water on the route of
the 1exas Central railroad is so great as
10 interfere with the regularity of trains.
CITY in the third degree. Delegint-
~. Il L. Jsnes, Foreman" was the
verdict In an assault and battery case in
the court at Troy, N. Y, the other day.
Ar the burial of Gen. Joe Hooker the
old white war horse, ridden by the dead
soldier in SO many battles, followed the
hearse to the grave.
Two of the trademarks who attended
Mrs. Grant on her wedding day are still
living in ST. Louis. They are, like her
self, daughters of army officers.
The friends of an Augusta, Me-, man
VINO mad an uncommon sized pair of feet
recently presented him with a mammoth
boot-Jack, manufactured from q forked
tree.
A LAWSUIT has been going on for some
time in Plain City, O., over an iron bolt
worth 40 cents. The costs to the
litigants have already amounted to over
$500.
The citizens of Middletown, n. V.
voted down proposition to spend $685.
oOO In hlllng the empty reservoirs, that,
were dry on account Of the drought, on
the ground that it would show distrust
Of Providence. 1t rained the next day.
APPLE trees were introduced into
America by the early settlers and, it is
said, were frat planted on an island in
Boston Hafbor, which still bears the.
name OF Apple Island. The Indian
tribes helped to sprerd this fruit through
the country, ana nowhere now does it
flourish better than in the land of it's
adoption, the United States.
"CATALPA," one of the oldest historic
mansions in Virginia, and the residence
Of DR.. J. Mosby, Culpeper physician,
was burned to the ground few days
ago. The house was built by Roger
Dixon in 1748, and in front of it were
mustered the Culpeper Minute Men"
called out by Patrick Henry.
IT is alleged that during the Zulu war
one of the English generals had between
thirty and forty bullock wagons to
transport his own impediments, which
included chickens and other luxuries.
Each wagon cost 9100. If the army in
South Africa was organized and equip
ped after this plan, it is not surprising
that the war lasted so long.
A FEW weeks ago child nine years
old, living in Clean, New York, was
terribly frightened by two or three
drunken men on the street. She was
thrown into paroxysm of fright and
wept uncontrolably for three hours.
Soon afterward her hair beg an to change
color, and now has changed from dark
auburn to snOw-whiIe.
The latest tramp dodge to get food
without work was developed at Worces-
ter, Mass, where number of the frater-
nifty presented themselves with red flags
at various houses, and explaining that
they were fagmen on the Boston and
Albany railroad, asked for food, as they
had forgotten to take their dinner with
them.
A CHILD's hair has turned from dark
auburn to snow white, in Orleans, Il. Y.
A few weeks ago the little girl, who is
nine years old, saw two or three drunken
men in the street and was terribly
frightened. She cried for three hours.
and her paroxysms of grief were well
nigh uncomfortable. Soon afterwards
her hair began to turn gray, and now it
is white.
PERHAPS the largest sale of cattle
made in Colorado at any one time was
consunlmated at Denver few days ago.
The purchase. comprised herd of
1,600 cattle belonging to one man, who
sold them to two Michigan men, who
had begun stock raising, for $4,000.
The herd was composed of native cattle
bred and improved since 1866, and was
considered one of the choicest in the
state.
THE municipal council of Murcia Las
decided to wear mourning at all official
ceremonies for one year. Upwards of
800 bodies have been found at Guada-
mar, whittier they have been carried by
the current. Il curious episode of the
floods is mentioned as having taken
place near Murcia. A child was found
peacefully reposing in its cradle on the
surface Of the water, and was rescued
alive. Mgr. Monescille, Archbishop of
Valencia, has undertaken its education.
The infant is known as Moses IL, and is
six months old.
Mr.. ROBERT BURDETTE, of the Bur-
lington Hamkfye, has been lecturing in
Colorado. He is quoted as saying: "The,
day arrived in Denver the Indian out
break occurred, and no wonder. They
had endured almost everything; were
robbed and cheated; had their lands
taken from them; did not get enough
whisky, and could not steal, because the
agents had placed everything too high.
When they heard I was coming they,
said they would have to draw the line.
some place, for they would not be lee
tured to"
IT is suggested that the vast quanti-
ties of coral, and particularly of rock or,
fossil coral, existing in all tropical SEAS,
might be utilized to much greater
extent than it now is. In the Bermudas-
numbers of houses are built of rock
coral, which have the advantage of being
extremely durable, as well as permeable
by air currents, thus rendering the