Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-11-08

Diphtheria is treated with remarkable
success by DIR. Deuhle, OF ST. Petersburg,
through an aperient draught followed by
frequent drinking Of cold water and hy-
drochIoric acid and gargle of lime water
and hot milk.
A Georgia preacher late y warned Lis
congregation that all who attended the
circus would be expected to withdraw
from the church. The circus arrived and
the preacher went to see who Of his flock
were present. His discovery there made
a capital foundation for a compromise,
which was promptly effected.
The most snowy and most profitable
floral ornament is the Pampas plume Of
California (which is not flower at all.
It is only foriform, or rather feathery
form 1t is without fragrance. It has q
single stem, and its leaves resemble
plumes some twenty inches high, remain
ing attached for year. There are tWen-
ty-fve varieties from pure white to pearl
and various shades of purple These
plumes lose nothing in transportation;
$50, 600 have just been sent to a house in
New York that sends them to Europe
Walt Whitman, the poet, is reported
dangerously i'll with Bright's disease;
though he believes he will recover, and
docs not feel disposed to succumb to dis
ease. He is SO years old, having been
born on Long Island, May 81, 1919, He
was q poor boy, and learned fast the
printers and next the carpenters trade.
The first occupation proved of most SER
vice in his after life, Tor he was several
times the editor of papers, chiefly rural
ones He also taught school, and served
SO faithfully as a nurse during the civil
war that one is inclined to condone the
ofensiyeness Of his Leaves Of Grass.
A fortnight ago a vulture was seen
lowering over the city Of London and
now and then perching upon one or
another OK the tallest buildings A men,
Der of the same tribe was caught on the
rocks near Cork Harbor IN 1913, and in
1925 one vas shot near Kilve, on the
shores of the British Channel Those 8
vultures are the Cnly specimens Of their
race which are known to have visited the
British Isles Tor several centuries. Just
what portent may be conveyed by the ap-
pearance of this obscene bird al this par
ticular time is not apparent, but it is to be
hoped for the honor Of the superstitious
brotherhood that some explanation will
be forthcoming.
THE Iowa AMENDMENT. = DAvEN.
PORT, Iowa, November Judge Hayes,
in the District Court this morning, decid-
ed that the recent Prohib tory amend
ment had not legally been made a part
of the State constitution, chiefly on the
grounds that the journals Of the Legisla-
ture do not contain the act in full on their
pages, aud DO not contain the ayes and
noes taken upon the same, and that ac-
cording to the journals, the act, as passed
by the Senate Of the Eighteenth General
Assembly, was in its terms prohibitory of
the sale OF manufacture OF liquor not
only as beverage, but also to be used,
and hence prohibited it for It's use for any
and all purposes, even sacramental, med
ical, etc. But as it passed the House OF
the Eighteenth General Assembly it was
in terms merely prohibitory o. liquor as
beverage In respects, therefore the re-
quirements Of the constitution providing
for the manner of its own amendment
had been disregraded The journals do
net contain these the proper recor ds, and
the same act had not passed both houses
Of two Legislatures.