Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-04-18
ODDS AND ENDS,


the Irish emigrants. They are wanted
in the northwest as farmers.
NINE thousand Marshal Mel roses on
one vine is the record for one year made
by a grower in Newport, r. T.
The experiment is being made in Mas
sachusetts of raising ivory hickory trees
Tor the purpose of disposing of them for
hoop-poles.
IT is said that the first street railway
in the world was that which ran between
Canal Street, New Orleans, and the foot
Of jackson Street, Lafayette. IT was
built in 1916.
WHILE SEEMING In the river at Ship
pingport. KY, a fisherman brought up a
rubber overcoat containing q pocket
book, IN which were a $50 greenback
and $40 gold piece.
NOBLE MCCARTHY, of California, is
GUS racing mare, and was beaten by only
one horse-Ten Broeck-in a four-mile
race at Louisville, KY, in 1878.
CHARLES CLEwE1L, Of Catawissa, Pa,
upon cleaning up the old granary on the
premises lately occupied by his de-
ceased father, found 800 in old gold
and silver coin In q barrel of screen
ings.
PORTLAND, Oregon, rejoices in theex-
pectation that when the Northern Pa
c1fc road is finished, the time between
Chicago and that city will probably be
only five days. The distance is 2,34O
miles.
AN effort Is to be made at Ottowa.
Canada, to train to harness the twin
moose recently purchased by the COVER
nor general. The marquis will proba-
bly.send them to the park at Windsor
Castle.
A SOUTH CAROLINA court has decided
that where a person adopts perilous
employment, knowing it to be such, and
is killed in the pursuit of his avocation,
his heirs have no recourse against the
employer.
The building inspectors of Baltimore
have given orders that the doors of fifty
nine churches in that city be made to
swing outward. Nearly every church
building in the city was found to have
its outer door swinging inward.
A SINK HOLE has been found near
Clyde, N. Y, by west shore contractors,
into which large quantities of earth have
been dumped for almost three weeks,
and the only impression produced is to
raise the ground about it several feet.
A MAN trained prairie dog that some
body sent him until the docile little crea-
ture would eat off his hand At least it
ate off about three quarters of his
thumb one day, but it died Of concus-
sion of the brain before it could finish
the hand.
SEVEN inches from the outside Of log
in Pennsylvania mill the saw passed
through a walnut which was imbedded in
the solid wood. The shell and kernel of
the nut we're sound. The growth of the
years old.
Four states of New England have
made more or less changes III their di-
vorce laws for the better within five
years. Divorces have, in consequence,
fallen off nearly one-third in Vermont,
/ one-fourth In Connecticut, and the
changes made the past month In Maine
laws will insure further reduction.
The heaviest piece of machinery ever
built in Newburyport was placed on the
cars recently, being the great pumping
engine for Newport, E. I. It required
over seventy-fve tons of iron, brass and
steel for it's construction, one steel cast
ing weighing over seven hundred
pounds, and the fy-wheel alone nearly
two tons.
CHARLES SOMERvILLE, a machlnlst
employed in the lock works at Stamford,
is SO expert In his business that he can
cut an ordinary sewing needle
IN two lengthwise, drill hole through
each half, and then fasten them together
so accurately that the place where it was
separated cannot be seen.-Hdrtford
C;oNr011t.
CERTAIN sections Of. New York city re-
main as provincial as they were when
they. were little scattered villages and
before they took on brown-stone dignity
and became connected. There are peo-
pie in Yorkville who are as distinct in
their ways from the downtown New
Yorker as the people of Bath, Clifton or
Rutherford.
AT recent sale of the personal effects
of the late Gen. Fitzpatrick at Decker
town, n. J., the amount realized was
sufficient to pay off the mortgage on the
real estate and leave snug sum for the
/
army horse, 'sSpot," is to remain upon
the place as long as he lives, and will be
well cared for by the executors.
THERE is talk in Georgia of purchas-
ing Liberty Hail, Alexander Stephens
late residence, by voluntary contribu-
tions, and to retain in it it's famous roll
ing chair and other relics, making it
peculiar pilgrim shrine for the people OF
the state, especially the young men. It
is also suggested that the state employ
some famous sculptor to make a statue
of the late governor, seated in roller
chair, for Georgia's contribution to the
national capitol.
In April, 1880, Miss Anna L. Hoffman,
of New Albany, Ind, was run over by a
railroad train and had her right arm and
left hand cut off. Through skilled
treatment her life and her lett arm were
saved. A reporter who visited her a
few days ago found her in good health,
cheerful, and making herself generally
useful. BY aid of an artificial hand.