Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-05-09
CLIPPINGS,

lshed from the Cleveland public library,
A UNITED STATES mail wagon got
mixed up with circus procession in
Philadelphia, yet not one in thousand
OF the spectators knew it cid not belong
there.
A JURY at Los Angeles. Cal. aeouitted
a young man of di,turbiro fine neace
last week with request to the Judge to
instruct the young man to keen ont Of
bad company.
The "bobtail cars in New York are
sustained by the legislature. No one is
obliged to ride IL them, but those who
do must pay their fare even If there is
no conductor.
go, MY poor heart NV heart is
breaking !" walled girl. And yet the
doctor who was called in prescribed lime
water, and told her she had better leave
Off eating fried pork for few days.
AN Englishman who wears a corset in
order to reduce his waist, and " no laced
1t SIX inches tighter than his natural
size, declares that the sensation is rather
pleasant than otherwise.
A FLORAL design presented TO an actor
during the progress OF play in Denver,
Colorado, the other night, with the
compliments of Mrs. Eel. A. w. Tabor
weighed thirty-five pounds and is said to
have cost 1925.
LAKE DEEUNIAK is 100 feet above
tide water, and is the highest point in
Florida. 1t was made famous by De
Soto, who remained several months at
that winter resort " and greatly I'M
proved in health thereby.
Mr.. THOMAS WENTWORTH HTGG1NsoN
says that 1ntemperance was greater at
Harvard when he was a student than If
is to-day; that Harvard is no worse than
the average American college and far
better than European ones,
A MAN applied to the Antioch, Oregon.
Jail authorities few days ago and asked
to be put IN side. He procured knife.
and in short time dug a SO piece from
the wall. The money had been placed
there by him three years ago.
A FARMER in California carried a
mouse around on the inside of his clothes
for several hours, the other day, before
he discovered what it was. He felt its
struggles, but said he thought it was
the twitching of one of his muscles.
REFLECTIVE hunter in Georgia comes
to the conclusion that the vital force
brought into play by the killing of a
wild-turkey gobbler would, If properly
exerted between the handles, pre-
pare All acres of land for the cotton
planter.
A WOMAN and her three little children
were recently discovered in q hogshead
at Wilkesbarre, where they sought shell
ter after having been turned out'of their
house for non-payment of rent. The bug-
band and father is in jail on charge Of
larceny.
The bellies of the Piute tribe of In
dams walk along the railroad tracks of
civilization in Nevada and gather the
black ''dope" which drops from the az
les Of the cars. With this they smear
their cheeks and arms and grow more
beautiful.
ONE of the most successful herders 10
Montana is woman Miss Jennie Car
son, who owns the land on both sides of
Hopley's creek, in Meagher County. Her
property is one of the best ranches in
the territories, and is said to be admir-
ably managed.
AN ernine was brought te Stockton
on Thursday, which had been caught
near Lindstrom's Ferry. The fir of the
ermine is very valuable, being in winter
snowy white and IN summer q YeIlowish-
brown color. The tail of the animal is
the most intense black.
TABLE-RAPPING and kindred manifeg-
tatlons have taken such hold On the pop
ular imagination In Bohemia that it has
been found necessary to announce, IN
der episcopal authority, that whoever
persists In spiritualistic devices will be
refused absolution, even after confess
sion.
The town of Concord, Mass, has no
hotel, and, in view of the fact that the
sessions Of the summer school of phil
os0phy are held there, the people are
engaged In perfecting plans for coffee
house to be located In the historic build
ing known as "The Old Wright Tav-
ern."
An Ashland, Mass, concern is melt
ing ten thousand old fruit cans per week
for the solder that can be obtained from
them. One party wishes to purchase
twenty-five tons Of them, after they
have been heated, for sheet-iron.
These cans are taken from the swin Of
Boston.
HE I dI1S Sd1Ou Will LdkS CCuIIlDu-
tions this year from GIL French paint
ers, 252 sculptors, 246 architects, and
1877 engrayers. The foreign contribu-
tions viii be 1873 painters, 81 sculptors,
40 architects and 81 engineers. Sixty
lady artists exhibit, of whom so are
French.
A Mr.. MUTH. of Paris, KY. has vio-
lin made in 1866, which has been in the
Muth family for over two centuries, and
has furnished music for royalty in the
old world. Violins Of that period are
said to be worth from So, 900 to $4,000,
but that amount would not purchase the
one IN question.
A coUNTRYMAN from Pohick, Va, hay
ing heard that the President was suffer-
ing from collie, called at the White House
a few days ago with bottle of what he
said was "Aunt Sally Hooper's collie Kill
Ier." He desired to administer it to the
but was of course forbidden
entrance into the house. He left in a
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