Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-11-05

converted into rural paradise. Hogs,
chickens, turkeys, and COWS roam at
large among the awful implements of
war.
CUSTER COUNTY, Montana, has a
creek named Hanging Woman, which,
with two other creeks named Starved
to Death and Froze to Death, and
Graveyard Bottom, make combination
frightful and desolate enough to drive
pilgrims away.
A HANDSOME income is made by a
Frenchman at Berlin, who intro
duced the Partisan system of window
cleaning by contract. He charges two
shillings a month, and has 5000 custo-
mers in the German capital alone, where
he employs forty men.
No less than 1858 persons languish
in Italian convict prisons under SEN
tence of penal servitude for life. In the
annual budget 100000 farncs are set
aside for the expenses of these estab-
lishments, while only 22,600,OOO francs
are spent upon education.
In Missouri there is lake which is
unique. It possesses a beach largely
composed of lead sand. This has been
produced by the gradual breaking down
of bank containing veins OF galena.
The water is said to be poisonous, and
no fishes are ever found near the beach.
THE Kimball House in Atlanta will
cost $750,000. A striking feature will
be its roof. This roof is enclosed on all
sides by parapet wall set back from
the edges. 1t will be handsomely tiled.
Part of the roof will be covered with a
beautiful garden, and the whole flooded
with electric light.
The new pilot-boat Hesper, of Boston,
is the largest of her class under the
American flag. She is 104 feet long
over all, ninety-one feet six inches on
the water line in sailing trim, has Uwen-
ty-two feet extreme breadth of beam, is
twelve feet deep, and will draw thirteen
feet six inches water aft.
The Russian military officers have in
vented new system of nocturnal sig
nails A small captive balloon is sent
aloft, from which is suspended an
Edison Electric light. By means of
connecting wire the light can be kindled
and extinguished at will and code of
signals readily arranged.
The addition of architectural attaches
to the German embassies in London,
Paris, and Washington has proved
very great success. The reports of these
officials are not only of value to the
ministry of public works, but are re-
ceived with great interest by the pro-
fession and public at large.
REV. DIR. HOWARD CROSBY, of New
York, did not begin his great life work
until more than fifteen years after his
graduation from the University of the
city of New York. He never attended
theological seminary, but received the
degree of Doctor of Divinity from Har
ward before he had assumed bis first
passionate.
A SCIENTIFIC man, writing from Flor
ida, speaks of the great advantage
houses have there, as we'll as in south
Alabama, in being built upon pillars and
having no cellars. The cellar atmos-
phere is prolific source of disease, and
increases by rs per cent. the risk from
malaria. With the houses upon pillars
there is always free circulation of air
beneath.
THERE are several species of fish that
have smaller fish within them, thus
having to forage for two mouths instead
of one. The inner fish belongs to the
eel family, and are so slippery that they
pop down the throat of the fish they are
going to board with before it can shut
it's trap. When once down it is safe,
besides being sure of a living.
A NEAT bit of fnanciering was done
by Palatka, Fla, citizen. He was
indebted to a railroad, and was pro
ceeding to pay the bill, when he
learned the bonds of the road could be
bought for so cents. on the dollar and
that the road would take them at par.
He therefore invested in the bonds and
discharged the debt with them, netting
considerable sum by the operation.
A FRENCHMAN sent circular to all
his friends asking them why they Gull
tivated beard. Among the answers
nine stated: Because I wish to avoid
shaving" twelve because I do not
wish to catch cold;" five because I
wish to conceal bad teeth" three "be-
cause [ wish to conceal the length of
my nose;" six because I am SOLDIER"
twenty-one because was a soldier"
sixty five because my wife likes it,"
fifteen answered that they wore no
beard.