Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-07-09
FISH BAIT.


New York city whose inside is Republic
an and outside is Democratic. sfg -,f
THE new mode in Paris of disposing
of babies not needed is to take them to
church and leave them under a seat.
SEVERAL of the ladies in Atlanta, Ga,
are getting up what they call soon
gress of kids"-that is to say, baby
show. .a nra.gsss Il.
THE act passed by the Kentucky
legislature prohibiting the sale of illus
trated police literature has gone into
effect.
AN English syndicate, it is said, has
been formed with view of investing
heavily in real estate on the principal
New York throughfares.
A CAT the other day rode on the fly
wheel of an engine in Montreal for
nearly 10000 revolutions, and yet be-
yond being little dazed was in no way
injured. 5a aa. .l..r'
THE New York World has decla red
war on bachelor apartment houses. Tt
thinks that they are destructive of
family life and lead to the dem oraliza-
ton of society.
AN escort Of soldiers now accompany
every train upon the Mexican Central
Railway. This is considered necessary
on account of the constant efforts TO
wreck the trains.
On account of the lack of smaller
change the people at Vera Cruz, Mexico,
are cutting medios in two TO make
cuartillas. O:for the days of nickel!
is the general cry. = sr...s,... ......
A PARTY of men digging in the bed of
dry pond near Americus, Ga, found
live alligator at the depth of seven
feet. 1t was eight feet long and was in
torpid condition. q -r ,a..,
MISS MARION BOOTH, female COM
position in the Pascagoula (Mass.) Star
Office, is only Is years old, but she sets
1000 ems solid long primer, newspaper
measure, in one hour.
A VAssAR girl at commencement read
an essay on the dude. She thought
that had Darwin lived he would have
used the dude as an illustration of the
development of the species.
In the interior of British Columbia
all the bitches and many creeks are dry,
the grass is burning, the young grain is
already dropping, and the cattle must
soon suffer. Rain can save the crops in
some districts. aIc.
| W. W. STORY, who really is an Ameri-
can sculptor that Boston may be proud
of, has now in clay, ready to be put in
marble, statue of the Prophecies Mir
lam, pronounced by Rome critics to be
a wonderfully successful work. aa9lz
A CHEST of money, containing
81, 900 in Mexican silver and, public
| documents of great value, was I'M
earthed near Piedras Negras, opposite
Eagle Pass, Tex, last week. The
treasure had been buried thirty years.
A COUPLE, whom quarrel separated
fifteen years ago, but Whe were never
divorced, we're reunited. at Monahan,
Tex.,, recently, and went off on second
honeymoon. The husband and wife
were aged 70 and go years respectively,
TwENTY-EIeHT years ago Henry Clark,
of Huntsville, Ga, put catfish in his
wei, and it has grown from two inches
in length to sixteen. Every year when
the well is cleaned the fish is carefully
caught and replaced after the cleaning.
BRIDGE CUNNINGHAM died at Ores
cent City, Col, about year ago, leaving
an estate valued at 100000, and, not
outstanding she had seven brothers
and sisters, none of them or other heirs
have been heard from, although extern
sively advertised for. aE rrar
The other day a Rutherford, VT,
man went off to trade horse that did
not suit him. He came home with
another horse, watch, ten bushels of
potatoes, six dozen eggs, ten pounds Of
butter, and $50 in money in his pocket
as the result of his trade. .a-..t
| MosT of the ooi es taken from India
to work on plantations remain after the
terms for which they are engaged ex-
pire and become good citizens. They
are industrious and frugal, and some of
them are Christians. On the island of
Trinidad they already number 10000.
Miss OLEA BULL, daughter OF. the IA
nous Eiolinist, is now a sunny-faced
child of ID, in feature and form 8 true
scion of the Norwegian race. She dis
plays already much intellectual power
and literary ability, and has written
some charming short stories.
ID The reason for requiring lawyers in
Connecticut to stand while examining
witnesses in court is explained by the
Judge who makes the rule It is to
prevent the long, weary, useless, sense
less badgering of witnesses, and expe-
dites the business of the courts won
derfully. 3;'1 4 Hs-'';@ l9T2 zsz
IT is currently reported that the New
York morning papers, which lowered
their prices a few months since, will ad-
vance them again after the presiden-
tial election-the Herald and World
back to cents and the finest to 3.
The Tribune will not changes. The re-
duction is said to have been. found to-
tally unremunerative..
H1g RUNNING on the range of Tom Earn
est, in Colorado, there is bull branded
with several hash knives" and the
words "Indians bad as hill; July A,
1874" On one of the Platte ranges a
cow rms hron1oI lock ~