Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-21
FoR Mardi-Gras this year New

FOR MGrd1-GraS bnlS year NOW
Orleans is making very extensive prep
arations. There is plan on foot by
which Rex will appear again on Easter
Monday, in order to divide the crowd,
but double the attraction and increase
the amount of money spent IL the city.
The Indians are savages, of course,
and civilization of a high grade is to be
found in Washington, but Indian Com
missioner Price asserts that there is
more drunkenness and crime among the
100000 inhabitants of the capital than
among the 100000 unsophisticated red
men.
MRS. JENNIE HEMING, of Sly Park,
GAL, was quail-hunting short time ago,
when she encountered large, seven
pronged buck that showed fight. SO
she gave him both barrels and finished
him with hunting knife. She dragged
her game home, and it weighted 1oO
pounds.
CAPT. FRANK E. BRowNELL is at
present resident of Cleveland, o., and
has in his possession the identical gun
with which he killed Jackson, the MUIR
derer of Col. Ellsworth. He was SER
geant at the time, but afterward became
captain in the regular army. he is
now customs officer.
PARTLY "to ascertain whether the as
sertion OF that scientist who declared
that everything should be painted on
green paper is as represented, and
partly to give it distinguished ap-
pearance, the West Grove (Chester
County, Pa. independent will be print
ed on green paper this year.
A FEW Sundays since Mr.. Yates, edit
or of the London World, went, as was
his custom on the Sabbath, to church,
and at the close of the service was raj
lied by friend about his absorbed at
titude of reflection. "Ahp was the re-
ply, az might well look serious. [ was
thinking about the next World"
The latest surgical luxury is an in
strument by which incisions may be
made without giving pain. 1t consists
of knife which is regulated by watch
attachment, SO that it advances at the
rate of only one inch in six hours. A
slight sensation of uneasiness is pro-
duced, which does not, however, prevent
the patient from going to sleep.
NEW game toys this season are kro-
kinole, played on table; rencevax,
with figures to set up and knock over
Mother Hubbard and all her family.
who are knocked down with ball fas-
cinator, game of parlor marbles, and
girl and boy gymnast ball players, that
toss or kick a ball when a string is
pulled, the child player tossing it back
with bat or the hand.
A GERMAN physician was recently
tried for failing to keep himself in
formed as to modern methods of prac-
tice. It was proved that he could have
saved patient who had died under his
treatment if he had made use of the
modern antiseptic dressing. He was
promptly found guilty, the court hold
ing that every practitioner should keep
himself informed on the accomplished
progress of science, and have an exact
knowledge of modern systems of treat
ment. If these had been employed the
patients life might have been saved,
hence the liability for negligence"
UTAH has now 10000 small farms
averaging twenty-five acres, and the
whole must be irrigated. There is only
one large farm in the territory, and it is
owned by company. The Great Salt
Lake, according to Elder Cannon, con-
tains enough salt to supply America for
centuries. All that is necessary in pre-
pairing it for the market is to drive to
the edge of the lake with wagon, and
man with pair of rubber boots can
load it with shovel. The salt lies on
the bottom of the lake in small, coarse
crystals. After loading it is taken to a
grinding machine, and after being run
through it is fit for the table.