Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-09-24
FISH BAIT.

Conn.
The died-by-over- eating of-water-mel
on boys are not as numerous this year as
of yore.
THE postal service of tbe United
States costs the government this year
sac, 225,OOO.
DIR. HAMMOND, of New York, advises
women who wish to be beautiful to live
upon mutton.
A PROMINENT alienist when asked
what was the leading cause of insanity
answered, Excess"
HE manufacture of photographs in
this country requires forty tons of sill
yer and three of gold annually.
The terrible drought in the vicinity
OF Sierra Magoda, Mex, threatens to
depopulate the city and vicinity.
A WOMAN in Canada has been fined
for persistently wheeling baby car
rage In front OF neighbours door.
In Texas the cowboys utilize steers
for steeds. One man recently rode 14O
miles astride of one of these animals.
THIRST and starvation have caused
the recent death of two thousand head
of cattle in one drove in Coahuila.
Mex.
THE aqueduct of Washington, D. c.,
furnishes the city with twenty-five mil
lion gollons of water every twenty-four
hours.
This bill from Philadelphia plumb
er is original and unique: ''To hunting
a smell, $; to repairing of same,
o1rrrp bo,..,o ,,1o, - .u:cl5
itself at Winnemucca, Nevada. The
animals fall dead without apparent
disease.
RURAL congressman will be allowed
two million bushels of seeds to dis
tribute among their pet constituents
this year.
A PROCESS has been discovered of
utilizing the stalks and stems of the to-
bacco plant as substitute for wood
pulp Id the manufacture of paper.
FLORENCE MARRYAT wears her hair
which is coming popular in London.
Any style is preferable to the bangs.
In one of the most prosperous,
wealthiest and most intelligent counties
in Texas not drop of ardent spirits
has been sold for years, and the jail is
without tenant.
PARRoT-DEALERs of the East are max
ing money teaching their parrots to
croak kiss me, darling" Ladies are
very fond of the feathered tribe when
they can speak so lovingly.
SOME umbrella canes have the silver
ends made into match-safes. Another
idea is that of having the handles of
these necessary articles made from
spiced and scented foreign woods, very
odorous when in use.
The oyster interest in New York en-
ploys $20,000000 capital and about
sixteen thousand men in the wholesale
trade alone. Gothams average daily
five thousand bushels.
THE dome of the United States cap
itol is evidently destined to become a
roosting place for cooling doves. In
short time nearly nine hundred Ant
werp pigeons will be liberated over the
heads OF American statesmen.
PHILADELPHIA has Flannel club. It
consists of men who dare to be comfort
able in warm weather and who have
adopted club uniform of ight-colored
or white flannel. All the superfuities
of costume are devoted to dress occa-
sions.
A EUROPEAN exchange d'affaires at
Rio JaneirO has brought suit for breach
Of promise against Brazilian lady who
broke her engagement of marriage with
him when he insisted that her fortune
of $250,OO0 should be transferred to
himself.
A Sioux chief named Nooga, with his
squaw and 16-year-old daughter, has
just returned from Europe, where he
has been year travelling through
France, Spain, Germany, and other :.
countries. He is now on his way to Ne
braska, where he lives.
OFF the south of Long Island, N. Y,
in six fathoms of water is the remnants
of vast marsh On clear day the
roots of large trees can be plainly seen
from a boat, and in stormy weather
thrown upon the shore.
AN Omaha man has watch and chain
made from the gold filings found in an
old jewelry factory in Brooklyn. The
boss jeweler was exceedingly careless
and the man who succeeded him IN the
business found a $50 diamond in the
rubbish, besides $4,000 worth of fl
ings.
A WOMAN at Groton, Conn, has be-
gun suit against married man for $35
for making the match" and baking the
wedding cakes; services which she per-
formed at the request of the mans wife
before marriage, for which the bride ex-
pectant promised to pay.
COMPLAINT is made that marriages
are becoming common among boys and
girls in the east end of London. BOYS
and girls Of II keep company" and at
IA or 10 every laddie has his lassie.
In single district boy of Is recently
married girl of the same age. In a
printing office in one district there are
four married boys. The eldest is only
10, and receives 13 shillings week the
next is Is, and has three years of his APP
still 70 snTva and has two