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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-02-13
Two Pictures in Contrast.

4 paradise! Yes! very paradise,
upon a quiet evening, when the sun is
setting, when the most delicate tints
that the sky can mirror are identifying
our tropic landscape; how charming
are those restful, pleasant ends to the
day of toll which appeal to the best
sense of man; a moment to rest. to take
ones ease after the hard work and
worry of the day. All of us know how
perfect are these scenes in our blessed
ciamate, how they appeal to the best
senses of our nature. A cry, a wall,
strikes on the ear. Let us go and see
what the trouble is; there cannot
really be anything to mar the beauty of
this scene. A woman crying, that is all,
an old woman, poorly dressed In black
hOlok1t; nothing to strike us In her
attitude or her surroundings, which are,
as far as our picturesque country adj
mits, squalid
We'll, what is it ais you?" "My
husband has been taken from me to-day
because he was a leperp
How the delicate sky tints blacken,
how the lights fade away, how little we
care for the beauty of the landscape;
black night oyershadows US, dead pail
falls on the loneliness, the restfulness
Of the evening is gonel- HaaCaiia4a
Gnzotfo
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-02-13
Various Ways in Which to Utilize Stale
Bread.

There are so many ways to utilize
stale bread that it seems wonder so
much is wasted In many households.
We see it thrown into garbage pals or
left to mold by many an economical
servant, who would gladly use it if she
only knew whas to do with it,"
It makes delicious griddle cakes
when soaked soft In cold water. Three
small slices, with water enough to cover
them, should be sufficient, when the
milk and -four are added, to make near
~ two quarts of batter. Some cooks
prefer to put in one egg, while others
like them fully as well without. When
the bread is soaked soft make fine bat
ten with a spoon, add the milk and sufi-
cient -four to stiffen enough so the cakes
can be easily turned. If sour milk is
used add to the batter one even tea
spoon of cream tartar, dissolved IN a
little water, and one even teaspoon of
soda. This is a good plan to follow in
all uses of sour milk, as it seldom con-
tains enough acid to entirely counterfeit
the soda. Of course, when only small
quantity of sour milk is used twice as
much cream tartar as soda should be
taken, for when the milk is entirely
sweet the proportions are three even
teaspoons of cream tartar to one of soda.
French toast is always favorite dish
with children and most grown people,
and can be made of thin slices cut from
a stale loaf and moistened in milk and
egg-two eggs to pint of milk-and
then fried on a griddle with mixture
of butter and lard or butter and beef
drippings. It is eaten with sugar or
sirup like griddle cakes.
All may not know that pieces of bread
which are not too hard can be made
into resemblance to turkey dressing.
Cut your bread into dice, and if you
have a quantity of gravy, from which
fat can be taken, left from any kind of
roast Though piece of butter will do
as welD, thoroughly grease the bottom
of spider; put In the bread, with some
seasoning, then pour enough boiling
water on it to moisten it; cover tightly,
and In moment it will steam through
and you can stir it, and either brown a
little or have it moist like dressing. It
should be eaten with gravy over it, and
Is good substitute for potatoes.
The little dry, hard pieces and crusts
which always accumulate can be put on
pie tin in an oven that is just hot
enough to dry and make them light
brown, then roll them fine and put away
to use In making coquettes, frying fish,
etc. We have recently learned that
these slightly Drowned crumbs make
excellent griddle cakes, with the adj
dition of one egg and handful of flour
and milk to make batter; but, as we
have never tasted them, we can only
recommend it as worthy of trial.-MrS.
C. G. Herbert, IN Floral Cabinet.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-02-13

try, has lab gallons per head per day.
All the American and Canadian cities
thus possess a profusion of water which
put our London supply to shame. On
the Continent, Rome has the lead.
From its four courses the city supplies
1908 gallons of spring water for each
inhabitant; Marseelles comes next with
1854 gallons from the river DURANGO:
while Hamburg pumps from the Elbe
49, gallons per head, and Paris Sc.
Berlin on the contrary is content with
1873. There is, therefore, no reason
why Londoners should be In any way re-
stricted in the use of this prime neces-
sarY of cleanliness and life.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-02-13
Important Men.

"The most important newspaper men
of New York city are the reporters and
copy readers. It is the reporter who
collects all the live news of the day, and
the copy reader edits it and decides
what shall be printed and what shall go
into the waste-basket. The editor reads
the results, and puts in the shape of an
editorial his opinions, which, by the
way, are not always read. At the best
these opinions are secondhand as the
editor gets his impressions of an event
from the tone of the article he reads.
The reporter writes up case as he sees
it, and the editor has no choice but to
view it in the same light. Hence the
editor but amplifes the views and opin-
ions of the reporter. Most people buy
newspapers not for the editorials or adj
vertisements, but for the bright and
newsy stories written by the reporters.
The most successful newspapers are
those which have capable staff of re-
porters who are able to write what they
see, in an Intelligent and attractive
manner. Through some confusion of
ideas the editors get all the credit and
most of the pay for the good work done
by the reporters, and the reporters only
hope-a vain one-is to become an
editor some day and gain the credit of
the work Of the other reporters. "-I11-
teTUGe1U auth O. Reporter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-02-13
Where a Day Is Lost.

Chatham island, lying off the coast
of New Zealand, In the South Pacific
ocean, is. peculiarly situated, as it is one
of the few habitable points of the globe
where the day of the week changes. 1t
is just on the line of demareation be-
tween dates, There high II on Sum
day, or Sunday noon, ceases, and in
stantly Monday meridian begins. Sun
day. comes into mans house on the
east side, and becomes Monday by the
time it passes out. of the western door.
A man sits down to his MONDAY dinner
on Sunday, and it is Monday noon be-
fore he finishes it. There Saturday is
Sunday, and Sunday is Monday, and
Monday becomes suddenly transformed
into Tuesday.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-02-13
Rattlesnake VS.. Blacksnake.

The rattlesnake was apparently on a
journey, and the meeting was quite
accidental. At first the rattlesnake
sought to avoid a difficulty, but when
the blacksnake pressed the matter he
halted and folded his length into the
coil. The blacksnake glided around in
swift circles; the rattlesnake never
changed his position. But the circle
still diminished its size, and as the
blacksnake drew close the rattlesnake
appeared to grow confused. His rattle
cease to give out its sharp sound, and
his head dropped as if vertigo was seiz-
ing him. The blacksnake seized, by a
lightning movement, the RATHER by the
throat, and, winding him up in folds,
the two rolled over and over together,
and IN few moments the rattlesnake
ceased to breathe An examination of
the dead body Of the rattlesnake re-
vealed fracture in the spine as COM
plete as if done by blow with club.
The rattlesnake measured, dead, five
feet and three inches.-FOrt Worth
Democrat.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-02-13
Water Used in Cities,
(From the London Daily News. !

Sir Joseph Bazalgette has appended
to the published report of his address, a
carefully compile table giving large
amount of statistical and other imforma-
ton about the chief cities of the world.
The 81 gallons of water per head sup
piled to London compares unfavorably
with the 1873 gallons used in Boston,
Mass, the 603 in New York, and the
81 Is in Philadelphia, though the return
for the latter city adds that "nearly
halfis wasted" Chicago, which has the
unparalleled reservoir of Lake Michigan
close at hand, gives each of its citizens
1921 gallons day, while the District of
Columbia, which consists of Washington,
Georgetown and the surrounding coun-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-02-13
The 0Id.fashiOned tsDrummer., ,,
From the New York Sun. ]

ltrom the New 4orK sun.
"What has become of the witty, hail
fellow-well-met, good looking, noisy
chaps that were the typical drummers
of dozen years ago?"
''Drank themselves to death, mostly, ;"
said the veteran. ''Some are in bust
ness for themselves, some have sur
vived and are at it yet, but the majority
have drunk themselves to death. Fiji,
teen years ago, when I first went into
the business. it was positive fact that
the man who could drink the most
liquor could sell the most goods. Mer-
chants seemed to expect it when they
saw drummer, either when drummer
went into the country or the merchant
came to New York. If had stayed in
the business then I'd have been dead
man now. Now it's changed, all except
the New York part of it. A aEed many
merchants when they strike the city
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-02-13

going to read that just wait till 1 get
out doors"
"What for?" inquired the man with
the paper. ''I want to post you up on
the leading events of the day.
eyes, 1 know, but you don't want TO
take the bread right out of my mouth,
do you, and out of my children's mouths?
You don't want to interfere with my
business and break me all up, do you?"
Glow is this going to interfere with
your business?"
"l'm professional juryman."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-02-13

still expect to be taken out on a roaring
spree, and don't consider they've been
treated square unless they are carried
to hotel in cab and put to bed on the
floor with their clothes Oh. But in the
country that sort of thing is playing
out. A merchant would be apt to feel
insulted if you tried to drag him out to
drink. I take pocketful of good cigars
with me, and when I think it's business
1 offer my man one of them, but then,
I go to lots of places where would not
do such thing and where it would not
be proper to smoke"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-02-13
a PoNDERoUs PREvARICATIoN.

A man here IN wicked Shecargo,
VINO came from tue city of Fargo,
one day with a neighbor was walking,
And the two were on politics talking;
Said the first mentioned northwestern liar,
ssI do not and will not aspire
Any Office to hold.
For I'm not very bold,
And no person OF office is shyer."
This lie wae so big wher Il Cell to the ground,
Every team and pedestrian had to go round;
If blocked up the street and darkened the town,
And drew from the public hideous frown.
Tt lies here to-day in the path of the people,
AS big as a barn and as high as steeple.
Chicago Sun.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-02-13
The Chronic Juryman.

ssAnother horrible murder! Man
found with his thrort cut. See here,
Difenderfer, let me read"
'sS-s-s-hl None of that, said Difen-
derfer, shaking warning finger at the
man with the newspaper. "lf you are
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-02-13

A WHITE pine, in Peppersville, Mass,
Was recently cut down that measured 46
inches through, 100 feet high, and was
118 years old. It was the largest one in
the vicinity.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-04-05
THE MT. PULASKI TRAGEDY.

Cory Evidence of the Triple MuG1er, Com,
cealed for Two Years, Brought to Light to-
Aid in UnraveIing the Mystery-The Arti-
cIes Identified as Having Belonged to One
of the Parties Now in Custody.
BLOOMINGTON, I'LL, March q.
Detective Press Butler, of Bloom
ington, divulged to your correspondent a
most important clew to the perpetrator
of the horrible murder of Mcmahon,
Matheny and Carlock at Mt. Pulaski in
August, 1882. Soon after the triple
tragedy, farmer, living not far from the
scene, discovered in the hedge upon his
farm shirt and overalls of peculiar
checked pattern, which were a mass of
gore. The pants were thoroughly sat-
urated with blood from the k1Yees down.
and splashed with stains in other parts,
as well also as the shirt. The farmer,
whose name for prudential reasons the
detective will not divulge, had
his attention directed to the
bloody garment by his dog, which
scented the gore and nosed out the spot.
The farmer took the clothing home and
laid it away, and has said nothing about
the matter, fearing to become suspected.
Dy dangerous and murderous men. Butler,
it was, who caused the arrest of VIM.
Hoaglin, now in the Lincoln Jail, and who
accuses that man and his brother Eugene.
still ulcaptured of the Mt Pulaski murl
ders. At the time of the murder, VIM.
Hoaglin worked for a neighbor of the
man who found the bloody garments, and
to go home from the scene of the murder
must have passed the hedge He has
since worked for the man who made this
discovery. Butler says that previous to
the murders VIM. Hoaglin wore suit of
Overalls of the same peculiar check.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-04-05
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

In the Senate on the 21st considera
ton of the bill to increase judges salaries
was resumed, and the Morgan amendment,
limiting it's application to future appoint.
ments, was defeated. Among new bills in
troduced was one for pension to General
Ord's widow. The deficiency appropria-
ton bill passed. The education bill was
taken up and several amendments were Of
fered. The Senate adjourned till Monday.
....Ln the House resolution was adopted
declaring untrue the charges against Rep
resentative Ellis of Louisiana. E. H. Funs-
ton, the successor of the late Representa-
tive Haskell Of Kansas, took the oath of Of"
fee. A report was made by the Committee
on Accounts recommending an extra
months pay to the employees of the House.
The bill passed to retire General w. W..
Averill with rank of Colonel.
The Sheriff of New York has been
indicted for fraud and extortion.
THE business failures in the United
States and Canada for the week ended on
the 21st numbered 213, slight decrease on
the preceding week.
The Sanitary Council of the Missis-
sippi Valley Is in session at Memphis,
Tenn.
The Porte has broken off negotia-
tions with England regarding Egypt.
FRANCE thinks 150,000,000 francs
about the right figure for Chinese indem.
nifty.
ALL the prisoners in jail at Erin,
Tenn, escaped on the 21st by overpowering
the jailer.
AN explosion in the Enterprise colliery
at Moun6 Carmel, Pa, on the 21st, killed
three men.
H. c. WOODROW, formerly of Gin
cinnati, is going to lay cable railroad in
Paris.
AN insane relative of A. T. Stewart
has brought suit against Judge Hilton for
$500. 900.
The Secretary of the Interior has been
notified of the completion of another Sec
ton of the Southern Pacific Railroad 242
miles in length, from Mohave, A. T., to
Needles. Col.
The House Committee on Military
Affairs has called on the Secretary of War
for history of the proceedings by which
Captain Payne was ousted from Oklaho-
M.
TIE Keystone Bridge Company de-
fes the authority of the United States
Courts at Point Pleasant, W. Va, holding
forcible possession of a bridge whidh the
Corrt rules is in custody of a receiver
TIE case of Orrin Carpenter for the
murder OF znra Burns, at Petersburg, ILL.,,
was given to the jury on the 21st, and the
people were anxiously waiting for the YER
dict.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-04-05
A REGULATING PARSON.

A REEVE rend Drug Dispenser Endeavors to.
Increase his Worldly Wealth by Robbing
Contiding Friends-His Penchant for Quiz,
nine Leads to His Detection.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, March q.
A sensation was created here yesterday
by the arrest of j. b. Johnson at the in
stance of Sam J. Smith & Co., wholesale
druggists. Johnson was for four years
connected with the house as salesman
and year or two ago went to Colorado,
and opened drug store of his own. He
has two drug stores in that State. He
spends his summers in Colorado and his
winters at his home in this city. He,
makes the house of Smith & Co. his head
quarters and sells to country merchants
Christian preacher, young, very devout.
and apparently as spotiess as a babe.
Owing to his good name, he was given
the privilege of the store. A few days
ago they began to think that certain ar
ticles of drugs, such as quinine, NOR
phine, and other valuable goods, were
disappearing too fast. One clerk sris--
pected johnson. A detective was put or.
his track, and Wednesday, this detective
declares, he saw him put some quinine in
his pocket and leave the store. He was
followed, and went to q secluded room,
where he remained short time, after,
which he emerged and went to his home.
In the morning his private room was Wis
tied, and over $500 worth of the firms
quinine found concealed. A memoran-
dun showed that he had shipped over,
$4,000 worth of goods from that room.
to his Colorado stores. He was arrested
and offered to give the firm $4,000 to,
hush the matter up. He is at liberty
and the firm is considering what to do,
He acknowledges $4,000, and they fear
this Is not the half. He has a young
family, living in the eastern part of the
city in style, and the family moves in the
best circles. He is superintendent of the
Christian Sunday School, and no man in
the city stood higher or was more
trusted. He is pretty Well-to-do. The:
robbery has been kept as quiet as posse
BILE, but it has leaked out.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-04-05
ON the 10th the bill making it man

ON the 10Th the bill making it man
datory upon cities having 10000 population
and upward to adopt civil service rules
passed the New York Assembly.
On the 18th, the Portland (Me.)
Board of Trade resolved that the public
good requires that the coinage of silver dol
lars be Immediately suspended by act of
Congress.
On the 10Th the brig Scresmer, sus-
pected of assisting Cuban rebels, arrivedin
Boston in tow of the revenue cutter Dexter.
In collision between the two the Dexter
lost her figure-head and bowsprit and the
brig her starboard cathead.
A STILL further advance of the Brit
ish into the Soudan is imminent. General
Graham is in favor of continuing the cam.
paign. He thinks the rebellion not yet
crushed. The situation of General Gordon
is considered critical.
On the 18th the Communists cele-
brated the beginning of the Commune of
1871 in Paris by banquets in several of the
suburbs. The speeches at these were of a
violent revolutionary character.
ORDERS have been issued by the Brit
ish Government for the detention of the
Chinese ram Nankin, which is now in the
Tyne loading with Armstrong guns. pend
ing inquiry whether her action is construa-
BILE as a breach of neutrality.
The Director of the Irish Criminal
Investigation Department, has appointed
fifty detectives in London, who will be UNI
der special pay and have special duties.
icrh% TV.f~
eight American, and the rest Russian,
French, German, Austrian, Italian, Span
ish and Canadian. The Irish Constables
are appointed to act as detectives in En-
glish seaports.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY has abolished
the professorship of modern Greek.
On the Goth the Terre Haute Ind.)
Board of Trade was formally opened.
MOONEY, the Joliet Oil. } convict who
killed his cell mate, is on trial for murder
at Waukegan.
SIXTY candidates have been selected
by Parnell for the elections in anticipation
of dissolution of the British Parliament.
AT st. Petersburg, Russia, four artil-
Iery officers have been arrested charged
The Chamber of Commerce of Pitts
burgh, Pa, asks Congress to go slow in the
matter of altering the patent laws.
AN expert writing in the Breeders
Gazette says the cattle plague at Neosho
Falls, Kas., is not foot and mouth disease,
but is the same as that prevailing in ILL
nois and Iowa.
SIX feet more of snow has recently
fallen in the mountains of Utah, and more
slides are anticipated.
On the goth George D. Roberts, of the
Postal Telegraph Company, made argu-
ment before the House Postal Committee
in favor of the proposition of that company
to contract with the Government for tele-
graphic service.
TIE House bill to return to China
the balance of the indemnity fund will be
recommended for passage.
The Cuban refugees detained at Bos-
ton will be allowed to follow their own in
c1ination as to an abiding place.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-04-05
PERsoNAL AND PoL1r1cAE..

The Secretary of the Navy opposes q
re-opening of the Jeanette investigation.
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL presided on
the 18th at the unwilling of "a statue in Lon
don, Eng.
OsMAN DIGNA, the Soudanese chief
tain, is still belligerent and confident that
he can whip the British next time.
The Chinese Viceroy, Ii Hung
Chang, wants the British and American
ministers to intervene to secure peace with
France.
PRIME MINISTER FERRY says it is a
waste of time to talk about general Euro
pean disarmament.
The proclamation issued by Admiral
Hewett offering reward for Osman Dig
mas head, was issued because Osman muir
dered messengers in defiance of the rules
of war. The War Department has ordered
it withdrawn.
THE Secretaries of War and the Navy
have written letter to the President dis.
couraging the idea of offering reward to
enlist private enterprise in the search for
the Greedy party.
The death of Lieutenant Colonel God
frey WeitzeI, United States engineer corps,
is announced.
On the 18th in the Carpenter trial at
Petersburg, ILL.,, the defense attacked the
character of the murdered girl. The evil
dence was concluded and the arguments
commenced.
ON the 18th McFadden, the man i'm
plicated with Tiller in the st. Louis (Mo.)
Express robbery, attempted suicide by
swallowing broken glass. Hewill probably
die.
PERSONAL ard official assurance is
given by Governor Hoadley that the charges
of misconduct ON the part of the Ohio Re.
lief Commission are unfoYpded.
AN invitation has been extended by
General John B. Gordon to ext Dnfederates
in New York to conference with a vievC
to establishing a home for disabled Confed-
crate soldiers.
The once widely known and popular
singer, Nine. Anna Bishop, died suddenly
the night of the 18th in.New York, of apo
plexy.
Rev. Mr.. CHuBBUcK, a revivalist
holding a series Of meetings at Dubuque,
Ia, has attracted some attention by assert
ing that he would rather see arumshop than
a Universalist Church in that city.
The Commander Of the Russian
squadron in American waters during the
civil war, Admiral sessoffsky, is dead.
On the 18th Bishop H. Fl. Kavanaugh,
OF Anchorage, KY, died at Columbus,
Miss. He was eighty.three years of age,
has been a clergyman for over sixty years,
and was one Of the oldest Bishops Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South.