Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-07-02

| nave several OGu0rS Ill progress. Lie
houses are made with all improvements
and are given large yards, and cost al
the way from $4,000 to $4,000 each
| There is water supply from the heac
waters of THAN Greek, the drainage
system was made from plans by Col
| Warning, and it is called the most per
feet in America, and street and other
| public affairs are the best possible. II
is intended to eventually have coo
houses to accommodate a population OF
5000. There are now about / 200 peo-
pie In the place. Baltimore American
LIGHT UNDER THE OCEAN.
A submarine electric lamp has Just
been constructed at Greenock, Scot
land, which promises to reveal many
| OF tie mysteries heretofore associated
with the bottom of the sea. The lilly
is the name of the vessel that carries
this lamp. It's machinery will supply
an electric current for $4,000 candle
power lamp, which is to be lowered into
the sea for ten fathoms to help the fish
ermen of Batavia TO manage their drift
nets. The lamp is enclosed in flint
glass cylinder 81 inches in diameter.
The appearance of the light around the
submerged lamp was very remarkable,
and the effect marvelously beautiful. It
is believed in time that the coasts of all
the princip al countries will be examined,
and mapped out by the aid of subma-
rine electric lamps. This will not only
be help to the fishermen, but will rem
der navigation safer, as well as aid the
scientists in their explorations of nat
ure.- From Demorest's Monthly.
ORIGIN OF CANNED FRUIT.
It is singular fact that we are in
depted to Pompeii for the great in
dustry of canned fruit. Years ago, when
the excavations were just beginning, a
party of Americans found in what had
been the pantry of house many jars of
preserved figs. One was opened and
they were found to be fresh and good.
Investigations showed that the figs had
been put into the jars in heated state,
an aperture left for the steam to escape,
and then sealed with wax. The hint
was taken, and the next year fruit can
ming was introduced in the United
States, the process being identical with
that in vogue at Pompeii twenty CEN
turtles ago. The old ladies in America
who can tomatoes and peaches for do
nestle use do not realize that they are
indebted for this art to a people who
were literally ashes but few years after
Christ. There is nothing new under
the sun. Canned tomatoes and loaded
dice-the people of Pompeii had both.
i San Francisco News Letter.
SITTING CRoss-LEGGED.
M. Delaunay, of Paris, has been MAX
ing extensive Investigations upon the
subject of postures in sitting as regards
the extremities. He finds that the
Chinese cross the left arm over the
right, while Europeans cross the right
over the left. Robust children cross
the right over the left. Those who
cannot work or are idiotic do the con-
trary. A great many women cross the
left leg over the right. Among opera
dancers some always cross the right leg
over the left, but no one crosses the
left over the right habitually. Infants
under years cross the left arm over
the right, and when older reverse the
position. The Professor finds that men
generally cross the right leg over the
left, and cites the statement of tailors
that trousers are always worn more on
! the left side, which bears most of the
weight. Many conclusions are drawn
from these facts, the most important
one being that the left brain develops
before the right, but finally the right
predominates.
THE MAN-FRoG AND MAN~GoOsE.
The man-frog was first exhibited in
1866, at a French country fete. He had
stout ill-shapen body, covered with a
skin like leather bottle, and face ex-
actly like frogs, large eyes, an enor-
nous mouth, and the skin cold and
clammy. He attracted good deal Of
attention from the Academy of Medi-
cine, and delegate was deputed to
make him an object of study. He went
all over France; and, at the end of q
| few years retired to his native place,
Puyre, in Gers. The man with agoose's
head was first shown at the Ginger.
bread Fair in 1872. He was 20 years of
age; had round eyes, a long and fiat nose
| the shape and size of a goose's bill, an
immense long neck, and was without q
| hair on his head. He only wanted
| feathers to make him complete. The
effect of his unfortunately long neck
twisting about was extremely ludicrous
and was so much appreciated that his
receipts were very large. he now passes
under his proper name of Jerm Rond-
ier, and is established at Dion and is
photographer. He is married; and
thanks to enormously high collars and q
wig, is now tolerably presentable.
| Chambers Journal.
| FISHING FOR SHARKS.
One feels grand after he has pulled
up Nantucket shark weighing 300
or 400 pounds. If you are subject to
sea-sickness it is useless to attempt
| Shaking, which is a severe test of the
strength of mans stomach. It is al
ways rough on the sharking grounds,
and as the boat is anchored the force
of the swells is more visibly felt. The
monster hook is baited with blue-fsh
and sunk to within three or four feet
of the bottom of the ocean. When a
shark takes the bait it is policy to let
| him have IL O little while before mill