Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-02-14


of the Berditshef Circus a month ago is
said to have been due in large measure
to the fact that, it being New Years day,
half the audience and all the fremen
were drunk. The fire originated in
large open scaSk ofkerosene which stood at
| the entrance 20 the stables and from which
the lamps were refilled as often as they
went out One lamp hanging above the
cask fell into it and in moment the
! building was in blaze.
A writer in the London Globe re-.
marks that the results of recent Irish
harvests have produced a general feeling
OF di8trust in the pOtatoe, and that the
| question of the food supply and Of the
| Irish people has consequently become one
| of the utmost possible Importance. He
recommends as a judicious and feasible
expedient, that the oat crop of last year
should be doubled, and few common
vegeta bles. like the cabbage and the par
snip, should be cultivated to some ex-,
tent, and asserts that with slight pains
the cheaper forms of fish which swarm in
the Irish seas might be made a common
article of diet among the Irish people.
Irrigation is necessary in orders to
fit the best land in California for agri-
culture. The annual melting of the
snow IN the mountains furnishes ample
water for the purpose in many sections;
but it seems that an enormous number Of
water claims have been taken up by in
cOrporated companies. In this manner
the right to take water from a number
of large lakes and rivers has been disposed
Of The companies, however, have in,
only few instances taken away steps TO,
make use of the privileges granted, but
content themselves with prohibiting 9th
ers from using the waters. Thus they
have come to be regarded as serious hind
RANGES to the prosperity of the State A
demand that all such privileges shall be
forfeited is likely to be %heeded by the
present Legislature.
The British Cabinet as at present made
up, consists of IA members, Z of whom
are peers, and 7 cemmoners. The aver
age age is 81, Mr. Gadstone's age being
73 Earl Shelborne's Il, and Earl Gran.
villo's g. None of the other members
are past 60. Some Of the salaries are as
follows: Mr. Gladstone, $4,000; Mr..
Childars, G5, 900; Sir W. Harcourt, G5,-
000; Lord Harrington, $4,000; Mr..
Chamberlain, $4,000; Earl Selborne,
100000; Earl Spencer lord Lieutenant
of Treland), G50,O00; G. 0. TreyeIyn,
G4.425. Along with these figures are
given the landed possessions and total
rental of the various Minister'S Mr.
Gladstone has 2, 139 acres, and rental
of G4,S29; Earl Spencer, 24,254, and
942, 219 rental.
A PARADISE CHEAP AS PoTTAGE-It
may not be generally remembered that
in 1881 the whole archipelago of the So
ciety Islands was ceded to France by
King Pomare V, on the easy condition
that France should pay pensions to all
off all the Kings private debts. Thus
the paradise of the world was disposed of
for mere mess of pottage. Tie debts of
King Pomare have just been paid. They
amounted to $4,000 francs-about $4,000.
The whole total Of pensions to be paid to
the royal family amounts only to $18, 200.
This would give the total price paid for
the islands-said to be the most enchant-
ing sojourn under the sun-as $27. 300.
The United States ought to have entered
a higher bid.-Nea0 Orleans Times DEM
OcrGt.
A WISCONSIN DOG SToRY.-The other
day some Wisconsin people were aston
ished to see their dog come into the house
with a piece of paper tied to his tail.
They..paid no.further attention to it except
TO laugh at his comical appearance, until
he began going around to different mem
bers Of the family, always tail fist, and
sticking it at them. This ludicrous ac-
ton at last MADE them see that there was
writing on the paper, which proved to be
as follows: my legs are broke please
help me-" They carefully examined his
legs but found them all right, when some
body recognized the writing of woman
who lived half a mile away. They went
to her house, and found her helpless from
a fall which broke her legs. She could not
stir nor attract any ybody's attention, and
she might have starved or frozen to death
but luckily the dog came in, and crawl
ing to table she managed to write the
note and tasten it to his TAIL