Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-07-01
CHIPS.


YOUNG lady visitors at West Point
are said to be exceptionally beautiful
this year.
A STATUE of Moses in the Bulrushes,
by Herman Klein, is to be placed at
the lily pond in Paramount Park, Phil
adelphia.
PRINCE BISMARCK notwithstanding,
the Society for the Promotion of Lat
IN Characters in Printing is fast ex-
tending in Germany.
The Dominion government has re-
duced the tax on timber in British
Columbia to 5 cents tree and 20
cents per one thousand.
AN Italian ship has been sheathed
with glass plates, to take the place of
copper sheathing The Joints are
made tight by the use of mastic.
BICYCLING is now utilized for we'd
ding journeys. The bride rides the
tricycle. and the groom the bicycle, or,
more easily, both ride the sociable tri-
cycle.
THE toy pistol has ended its deadly
Fourth Of July work in Pennsylvania,
according to the decree of the legisla
ture, and the parents of small boys
are rejoicing at the ban.
AN observing and inquiring physician
saws consumption has declined in Yer
mont from 40 to so per GEN.. since the
lands were thoroughly drained.-St.
Adams VT Messenger.
The new stone which has lately be-
come popular for iewelry purposes,
and called tlger-eye, proves to be mere
" petrified wood. 1t has a peculiar
dull fire, and shades very curiously.
A MIDDLETOWN farmer is accused of
charging so cents for four days board
for turtle which tramp laborer of
the farm had put into the farmers
swill-barrel.-TVil Wilmington (Del.) News.
THREE months ago a man was killed
at the point where Old Mexico, New
Mexico, and Texas join. His body be-
ing in three states three coroners quar-
relied over the matter, and the skele-
ton still lies there a monument to the
international boundary line.
A CURIOUS statistical fact has been
discovered. There are twelve thou
sand stamp collectors among children
of the New York public schools, and
many dealers in stamps. The collec-
tors of buttons, old coins, and other
small bric-a-brac were not enumer-
ated.
DIR. GRIssoM, of the Raleigh Insane
asylum, says in a special report that,
owing to diminished appropriation
of the last legislature, his patients are
allowed but 3.3 cents for each meal,
"a sum less than the smallest amount
charged in the cheapest possible soup
houses for outdoor paupers."
We intended to say yesterday in the
item regarding the presentation made
A. r. Packard by his employees that he
was surprised, but by one of the mis-
takes, which happen in the best regu-
lated newspaper Offices, the types made
us say that he was annoyed. Mis-
takes will happen, but they are some
times very unpleasant.-Bangor Me-
Commercial.
A YOUNG farmer of Westford, Otse-
go County, n. Y, was struck recently
in the face by the tail of the cow he
was milking, and became so enraged
thereby that he procured an axe and
chopped off the tails above the switch
of every COW in his stable-six in num-
Der. The proceeding finally came to
the ears of outsiders, and the tiller OF
the soil was fined $40.
IT is said to be quite the custom
now for French ladies to carry revoIv-
ers. At a fashionable dinner party
lately, a gentleman was observed hest
tating whether to sit on the right or
left of handsome young widow. At
length he said, with a very polite bow,
Pardon me, madame, but will you
kindly say on which side you wear
your revolver"
MRS. Lopez, aged 81 years, is still
living at Elmira, n Y. When she first
settled in that vicinity the country
contained only six families, and ami
mails indigenous to that part of che
United States were found there In
countless numbers. Mrs. Lopez is a
remarkable woman for her age, being
free from bodily ailment and retaining
her senses to wonderful degree.
THE Robbins family at Green's
Landing, Hancock County, Me-, in
cludes a boy 21 years of age, who
weighs but thirty-three pounds. He
talks, walks, looks, and acts like O.
grown man, and is about the height
of common 3-year-old child. His
parents have had several offers for
him, but they will not let him go on
exhibition for fear someone will steal
him.
A GENTLEMAN from Lebanon, Linn