Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-11-14

DoSS1 uO"oVoF, naQ 0anQ that was ut
TO WELD scepter The thumb of her
gloves was five inches long, and the palm
measured three and one half inches
across. Another royal glove has been
preserved In Henry Wits "hawkes
glove, in which, il the original bears
any likeness to the illustration. q goodIy
number of "hawkes could find a COM
Portable resting place.
TURBATO.
A new fuel has been invented in Mex
leo, called I" turbato," consisting princ1-
pally OF bog peat, of which there are
large quantities i'll the country, and
which Is mixed with proper proportion
OF bitumen, or " chap0p6te. The fuel
IS made of five different descriptions,
for locomotives, stationary engines,
smelling purposes, smiths fires and
household purposes. It is said to burn
freely and without much smoke, giving
a higher dynamic equivalent of heat
than the same amount of wood, and one
very nearly as great as the best English
coal. 1t can be manufactured at price
considerably below coal or wood. -B0s-
ton Transcript
A COON AND A CAT.
A family in DeSoto, ILL.,, has a pet
coon which was caught before It's eyes
were yet opened to the light of day. An
old cat took charge of and cared for it as
If the animal were one of its own little
ones. Now the coon takes care of
itself, although the cat continues to
feed 1T with mouse and rat dainties. The
children in the house have taught the
coon any number of little tricks, such
as begging for biscuit, and putting its
| paws about ones neck. Her couch at
Hight is on the diniug-room lounge, and
she shares that with the dog, who al
lows none of his kind to approach or an
nOy her, and is almost as fond of her
as the cat.
DID HE RESIST,
A rather curious case is now before
the Lexington. (Ky.) courts. Some
weeks ago capias was issued to a sher-
| iff, who was a very small man, command
ing him to bring the body of good old
minister who was very large and heshy,
and weighed $50 pounds. He was found
working out In the woods on a summer
day. He did not want to go, and yet he
, was punctilious observer of the law.
ohe went and lay down fat on his back
In the shade and solemnly said: SIN
compliance with the law / hereby sur
render my body to be taken by you"
| and he lay there until the little man got
tired and went away. Nov the question
is, did he resist an officer?
A DoMEsTICATED EAGLE.
GA workman" says FL Dia, "who
has acquired certain celebrity by his
fortune in the hunting field as well as
for his success in training wild birds
and animals, has succeeded in domesti-
eating an eagle 80 far that the bird would
come down from the greatest height In
answer to a simple sign or slight Whis-
tie. The eagle flew about with the pig
cons, causing no little CONSERVATION
among them at first. It used to fly long
distances, but came back two or three
times day to take its food out of the
hands of its master. After few days,
however, a flock of eagles was seen in
the neighborhood, and their domesti-
Gated fellow disappeared with ais friends,
never to return. -
A NEW DISCOVERY. .-
One of the most valuable discoveries
recently made by practical men of
science is a means of lighting up the
human body with electricity in such a
manner that the physician or surgeon
can clearly see the field In which he is
expected to operate. The advantage of
such discovery cannot be overestimat-
ed, as 1t is a fact admitted by the pro-
fessional gentlemen themselves that they
often fail to relieve pain because of be-
ing compelled to- work in the dark; and
when treating an internal ailment they
are as likely to injure as benefit the pa
tient with experimental prescriptions.
With the new apparatus, however, there
Is no longer need to grOpe IN the daIk,
and troubles OF the ear, nose, mouth,
throat and other organs can be so illu-
minated that the operator can clearly
see the m1nutest parts.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
INA BATH.
The deputy coroner for Brighton held
an inquest last evening on the body of
Louisa Agnes Chilvers, single, 30years
of age The deceased, who was employ
ed as housekeeper at No. 9 Percival Ter
race, Brighton, went to the bath room to
have bath at 10 O'Clock in the evening,
and next morning her body was found
in the bath in a terrible state. She had
omitted to turn out the gas which heat
ed the bath, and it is supposed that the
fumes having cause the unfortunate
woman to FAINT, she lay unconscious in
the bath until she was scalded in fear
full manner. When the body was found
in the morning nearly all the water in
the bath bad boiled away. The jury re-
turned a verdict of accidental death. A
fortnight ago the deceased gave evidence
at an inquest held on the body of her
father by the. same coroner. He was
paying his daughter visit at Percival
Terrace, when he fell down stairs and
broke bis neck. Pail Mall Gazette.
CAT AND GOLDFISH.
William Brinckerhof on entering his
parlor found Maltese cat on chair at
the side of a glass globe in which was
sporting a large goldfish. The fish
showed signs of consciousness of the
cats approach, but no fear. On the
contrary it rubbed its nose against the
glass and splashed its tail in the water,
as if to attract the cats attention. The
goldfish came to the surface blowing In