Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-10-11
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BLOT1ING paper was In use, by that
name, 50 far back as 1855 The use of
sand lasted up to the end of the last
century, and still obtains IN Italy.
LONDON gamins have discovered a
new mode of amusement. They attach
fire. crackers to the legs of pigeons, and
ignite them as they LET the birds go.
The late Caleb Cooley Dickinson, of
Hatfield Mass, has left about 800, 900
for the foundation of a charity hospital
at Northampton for the sick poor of the
towns Of Hatfield, Whately, and North
ampton.
A WOMAN near Merida. Yucatan, saw
for the first time a locomotive recently.
and was SO astonished and terrified that
she could not move, and was barely saved
from certain death by man who pulled
her away from the track.
The committee appointed to consider
the question of substituting a nickel
coinage for the bronze coinage now cir
culating in France, has decided in favor
of nickel, which has already been adopt
ed in Germany and Belgium.
A FRENCH cook, resident of London,
inherited $75, 1000 few weeks ago. He
gave up cooking and took to keeping an
hotel. A few days ago he was married.
The morning after he was found dead.
having committed suicide with the as
sistance of pistol.
BEFORE leaving Russia for Central
Asia, Gen. Tchernaieff made a pilgrim
age to the tomb of Skobelef, and placed
above it superb silver image of Saint
Michael, the dead chieftain's patron
saint. In life the two generals were
rivals, but, withal, great admirers of
each other.
A MAN was put upon trial recently at
Berlin on charge of counterfeiting,
and, being convicted, appealed to the
court for q Ienient sentence, on the
ground that he had only been in the
business for three months, and that,
owing to his lnexpertness, every bogus
thaler he had made had cost him at least
two thalers' worth of labor and material.
The "Boiled Eggs" polka is the
latest musical novelty in Berlin. The
composer, one Hardtberg, explains his
somewhat peculiar title on the cover:
PUT your eggs into boiling water, runs
the legend-play Boiled Eggs allegro
moderate, take your eggs out of the
saucepan and they will be ready to
serve p
A WAITER in Paris restaurant was q
clever juggler, and his feats of tossing
plates gained him extra fees from the
amused guests. Stimulated to fresh
endeavors, he acquired trick of SEEM
ing to swallow fork; but at this he was
not expert and spoon % inches long
slipped down his throat in dead reality.
A dangerous and difficult surgical opera
ton was all that saved his life.
PERMISSION has been obtained from
the German emperor for the opening of
another Cologne Cathedral lottery to
raise money with which to purchase the
houses at present incumbering the cathe-
dral square. It is the intention to de-
molisb these houses in order to afford
free, open space of proper and worthy
size for the cathedral, which is the noblest
Gothic monument in the emperor's do
main.
A PEKIN newspaper tells of the sale of
Chinese wife by her husband She
had fallen in love with the purchaser,
who agreed to pay $3.50 for her, but he
neglected to bring the money when he
called to take her away, and so the hus-
band refused to give her up. In that
emergency the enamored pair drugged
him, forged his signature to a bill of
sale and eloped. They were arrested
while eating their wedding breakfast,
and put into dungeons, where both COM
mitted suicide.
The highest monolith is the obelisk
at Karnak, Egypt. Karnak is on the
east bank of the Nile, near Luxor, and
occupies part of the site of an ancient
Thebes. The obelisk is ascribed to
Hatasu, sister of Pharaoh Thothmes
Ill, who reigned about 1,600 G. It's
whole length is 122 feet, its weight 400
tons. It's height, without pedestal, is
1O8 feet 10 inches The height of the
obelisk in Central Park, without pedes-
tai, is IS feet IL inches; its weight about
1853 tons.