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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-04-29
How SiciIian Girls Get Husbands.
From Frank Leslie's Magazine. ]


\ 1t is said that in the Island of Sicily
the girls get husbands in the following
manner: In the hospital at Palermo
the long dormitories were clean and
orderly, but the curious and peculiar
feature of this establishment was the
parlation or reception room-a large,
longroom the greater portion of which
was divided off from the side and fur
Their end by an iron grating, which
forms a cage, entered only by a we'll
barred street door, though which Wis
itors are admitted from the outer
world. Here they sit on THERON graf
ing once a week. On Sunday morn
ing, from ten to twelve, the place is
the scene Of the most novel and judi
cious cOurtship ever described. One
of the objects of this motherly estab-
lishment is to find fithusbands for the
girls in it's charge. The one requisite of
suitors is much like that in society
the young man is bound to show HIM
self in possession of sufficient means
to maintain wife in comfort before
he is allowed to aspire to the hand of
one OF the precious damsels. Having
given in his credentials of fitnes to the
guardian he receives a card which adj
mlts him the next Sunday morning to
an inspection of the candidates for
matrimony. There, sitting on a
bench, if his curiosity and ardor will
allow him to remain sitting, he awaits
the arrival, on the other side of the
grating, of the Lady Superior, accom-
panied by girl, who has been selected
by order of seniority and fitness for
household work from hundred or
more, between the ages ofseventeen or
twenty-one, waiting for youth to de-
liver them from their prison. After
the couple look at each other the Lady
Superior asks the maiden and the
young man if they are satisfied. When
the betrothal has taken place they part
till the Sunday following, when the
young lover again makes his appear
ance before the Tribunal of Guardians,
and there the contracts are signed, the
day of the marriage fixed and he is
granted leave to bring the ring, ear
rings and wedding-dres and present
them through the grid-iron, to his be-
trothed. Everything has to pass the
scrutiny of the Sisters for fear of let
ter or some tender words being insinu-
ated With the gntS. During the few
Sundays that intervene between the
first scene and the marriage an hours
conversation within hearing of the
Lady Superior is allowed, but not
much is exchanged. Should the young
man refuse the first damsel presented
to him he is favored with the sight of
two or three more but should he still
feel diffident he is dismissed The
marriage over, the task of the Sisters
is done.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-04-29
A Medical Student Aged "a.
from the British Medical Journal 7

A Berlin correspondent writes to a
contemporary: cit is not often that
one hears of a student of the age of
"A taking a degree at a university.
The 'bemoostes Haupt' is sometimes
to be seen at German universities, but
he is generally a man who has spent
his best years in idleness. The Nestor
of the Berlin students to whom [ now
refer has been studying at Berlin since
1881, and has just taken a degree as
Doctor of Medicine. Theprofessor ad-
dressed him as Worthy Colleague
the students as 'Papakin.' In 1888
he was matriculated at Berlin, and
studied theology till 1887 and spent
his time from then till 1881 as a mis-
sionary in South America. 1t had
been his wish all his life to study med
icine, but pecuniary difficulties stood
in his way Now that he has passed
his examination, having worked with
all the zeal of a young student, he is
going to return to Africa, where hewill
practice medicine"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-04-29
DOMESTIC ECONOME.
CHOCOLATE CAKE.


Two cups of sugar, one of butter,
yolks of five eggs and whites of two,
one cup of sweet milk, three and a
half cups of flour, two teaspoons 0
baking powder.
SOFT GINGERBREAD.
One egg, one cup ofNew Orleans mo-
lasses, one small teacup half full o
butter or beef drippings, half cup o
hot water, one teaspoonful of soda
dessertspoonful of ginger, one pint Of
sitfed flour. Bake slowly.
FRTTERs.
One pint of sweet milk, the yollIs of
three eggs stirred in a thick batter
with flour, pinch of salt and three
teaspoons of baking powder; lastly,
add the whites of the eggs well-beaten
Drop in hot lard and cook until done;
about tablespoonful of dough for a
cake.
WARMED OVER VEAL.
Chop cold roast veal very finely and
cook it an hour in a gravy made of
soup stock thickened with little
flour. just before taking up add six
oysters cut In quarters (canned Oys-
tiers will do if fresh ones are not avail
able), put in a generous lump of but
ter, CRATE of nutmeg and few drops
of lemon juice; pepper and salt should
have been put in the gravy at the be-
ginning.
CREAM CANDY.
Easily made and more wholesome
than that Which we buy. Four cup
fuls of white sugar, half a cupful of
milk; boil without stirring from ten to
twenty minutes, or until it cracks in
cold water. When done it will string
off the spoon. Have readyihalf pint
OF hickory nut meats, and when taken
from the stove, stir in the meats, cool
a little and beat until it sugars; then
put in shallow tins and grease.
CORN BREAD IN CUPS.
Two and half cups of Indian meal,
one cup Of flour, three tablespoonfuls
OF corn starch, three tablespoonful Of
shortening, three eggs, one tablespoon
full Of soda, and three and half cups
of thick, sour milk, add salt at discre-
ton; it should be a thin batter; bake
quickly in small tins or cups 1t is
best to soak the meal all night or at
least several hours in the sour milk,
adding the other ingredients Just be-
fore baking. .
STEWED HARE.
Skin, dress, cut into small pieces and
let stand an hour in cold water. Peel
and thinly slice halfa dozen good-sized
onions-this quantity is for one hare.
Put the hare and onions in a stewpan
that has a cover fitting almost air
tight, in alternate layers; season with
pepper, salt and piece of butter the
size of an egg. Put on the cover and
let cook gently on the back of the
stove in it's own gravy. When perfect
ly tender take up, thicken the gravy
with a trife of cornstarch made
smooth in a little water, and add the
Juice of a lemon if you like it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-04-29
MOTHER AND CHILD.

Two little dimpled, rosebud feet,
AS the apple blossoms sweet,
Nestle in one loving hand,
Where bright sea waves kissed the sand,
Long ago!
Two little hands like rose leaves lay
On warm breast as fair as they;
Two little hands ali pink and white,
Like the tinted sea-shells bright,
Long ago!
Two merry, glad, wide-open eyes
Looked up with wondering sweet surprise
Into two mirrors, faithful true,
Which mother eyes looked fondly through,
Long ago!
Two pretty, pouting, pink-pearl lips,
ch-tinged, like toes and finger-tips;
Two lips OF richer, ripper red,
On loves warm kisses sweetfy fed,
Long ago!
precious, helpless lump of clay
In which a pure, bright spirit lay
Waiting the mothers watehtul eye
To train it for the "by-and-by,"
Long ago!
Two wrinlled hands like dead leaves lay
Soft folded DER a breast of clay
Two wrinkled, bony, bare, brown hands,
Where sea waves kiss the crystal sands,
Now as then!
Two tired, tired feet, all thin and worn
On LIES rough rocks oft bruised and torn;
Two weary feet too weak to go
On LIES rough pathway to and fro,
Now as theni
Two fearless eyes close yelled from light,
Meath soft fringed lids Of pearl-gray white;
Two love-lit eyes, deep, tender, true,
No more the mother soul looks through,
Now as then!
A precious, lifeless lump of clay
From which the soul hath passed away;
A lovirg woman, tender, sweet,
Kisses the face the hands, the feet,
Now as then!
Detroit Free Press
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-04-29
Antiquity of Arizona.
Correspondence Portland Transcrip

correspondence PORTLAND transcript.
Many regard the Southwest as a
new country and they look for new
things when visiting theta southwest
ern land. But in reality the territory
teemed with an active populate a,
versed in sciences, in the art of gov
eminent, in the knowledge of manu-
featuring, centuries before Milton and
Shakespeare and Cervantes and Column
bus were born. 1t is possible, indeed.
and quite probable, that Arizona was
a progressive and populous region
when Noah built his ark, when the
battle of Thermopoly@ was fought,
when Homer wrote his epics. In fact,
it is an old country, rich with histo-
ry that may never be known, sacked
and pillaged, neglected and forgotten
during the years in which the East
grew up.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-04-29
DAY AND NIGHT.
BY G. Fl. s.

we p plan and make by day and night
M, Inc structures that we rear:
ne W sun is brlght-the stars give light
Near each the sky is clear.
Ii we put touch the golden thread,
When all is dark and still,
Although the light of dav is flad
We feel it's fiery thrill.
And 16i ii we hold it closely when
Inc stars are sinking low,
Nights gentle calmness comes aooin
And all it's love we know.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-04-29

THERE are 1862 licenses to sell in
toxicating drinks in force in BROOKLYN.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-04-29

Two cups of sugar, one of butter,
yolks of five eggs and whites of two,
one cup of sweet milk, three and a
half cups of flour, two teaspoons 0
baking powder.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-05-14
Love.

The handsome young lady and the awkward man of pretended d .entiment sat on a moss-cOvcred bank. All day he annoyed her with hit attentions.
 Miss Mabel, do yoa not like pc etry."
 "Yas."
 q worship it: live on it. See ths c-nickers, out there. They shout and romp as though the air itself were not full of sentiment of soul breathings.n y
 "What busiHess are you engaged insn she asked. Sho knew but wanted to hear him say.
 My business ia perhaps more lucrative than c0ngenial. l oper. ato bone mill" "
 "Whatm
 "Ycs. l grind up bones. The pulverizod bone is used upon the land. It makes the flowers brigh ter, the corn more luxuriant. Miss Mabel, you remind ne of spring"
 "Why!'
 You arz, so gentle.' l
 "You remind ne of Spring." sht said.
 II do?" He leaned forward tt catch her words.
 Yes; you are so green. '-Arkan sas Traveler.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-05-14
AGRICULTURAL.
Feeding Farm Horses.

This is a trying season of the year for farmers teams. The work is driving, is all heavy with no off days except Sunday, and all of them do not enjoy that season ot rest. The wise farmer knows that during Springs work and blowing time, his teams will run down rap idly unless they have extra feed and care, the later is quite as i'm portant as the former. It costs more to restore run down animal Is than to keep them in good condi- ton, while team well fed and cared for will do more and better work.
 The wear of work now comes most heavily on the muscles, and the food should not only be sui ticient but rich in nitrogenous or muscle producing clements. Corn is very generally used as the con ccntrated foed for horses in the West. This is q mistake; since corn is largely q fat and heat pro ducing food. Oate, peas and bar ley mixed with some corn, should constitute the grain feed for farm or carriage horses especially in warm weather. Every ono family with the tough spirited "Freuch horses Of Canada, knows their grain feed is chiefly oats and peas Hence they are strong and endur' ing, and are generally preferred above all others by city street rail way companies. Mr. Stuart says a good summer ration for work horses is sixteen pounds of oats and corn in equal quantities ground together with twelve pounds of cut hay, Some English and European authorities make a ration of ten to twelve ogar.s of oats, six to eight pounds of hay, with straw and and steamed chafr. The chaf can be fed in cities or on farms having steam appliances, while good, clean straw-fnely cut, can be fed or any farm, though not to work hor- ses. The writer's food for farm horses would be plenty of dry oats, unground, if the animals teeth are in good condition and he did not bolt his food, with a mod crate feeding of good timothy ol moistened cut clover. We have seen farm teams fed for years or early gathered and carefully cured clover, fed dry, though they ran il the pasture during the summer.- Rural World.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-05-14
\ Fatal Kiss,

St. Paul Globe: That Sas a touching story told by Mir. Glad stone when announcing the death of the PrincessAlice in parliament |. She had been cautioned by the physician not to inhale the breath of her little boy, who was ill with diphther The little fellow was tossing iii his bed in the delirium of fever. Tho princess stood by the side of her child and laid her hand upon his brow and began to carcss him. The touch cooled the fevGrcd brain and brought the wandering soul back from it's wild delirium to nestle for 6 mon. ent in the lap of a mothers love. Then throwing his arms around her nee k he whispered, "Mam ma, kiss me- The instinct of q mcthcr's love was  stronger than science, and she pressed her lips to those of her child. And yet there is nota wo- man in all the world but would say she would not have had a mothers heart if she had not kissed her bairn. And so it will be to the end of time. The mother will kiss her child, the wife her husband and the lvyor his sweetheart, though death in thousand forms lay con cealed beneath the vermillon col bring of the pouting lips.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-05-14
The Bcra s hlre.

The idea that the Berss hire has been, or can be improved by the use ef the Neapolitan hog, should be sharply rebuked by all inter, ested in perpetuating in their an cient purity the world-rcnow ned Berkshires. Those who have seen the difference between well-fatted muscular. beef-like meat of a pure bred Berkshire, and that of over fatted pork, where lean and fa: are stored separately, do not think highly of the so.called improve ment arising from the use of the fataccumulatins Seapolitan, ,wheth CT it comes direct from the Nee- politan or through the Essex. Tax ing into consideration the fact that Berkshires are to be the front rank of we'll bred swine that pro duce the choice hams and bacon so largely in demand for export and home consumption, and that this demand increases from year tc year, 1t is matter of no small i'm portance that breeders guard with jealous care the purity of the breed, never for a momeut enter. taining the thought of an outside cross. Colorado Farmer.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-05-14
One thing which Ne desirs i

One thing which we desire to impress upon our farmers is this. They must strive to become inde- pendent. They should no longer be hewers of wood and drawers of water, for the rest of mankind. Farmer friends, look we'll to your own interest. first. and political matters of secondary concern. Try to be self-sustaining in your business, and by all meaSs avoid aebts mortgages and all thaS -ES
The Nevada picayune., 1885-05-14
The Farmer.

Farming is business, not Q mere make shift to meet the emergencies of failures in all other pursuits. Farmers-i.e, success ful ones-are like poets-born not made. The man who undertakes to farm as a last resource, when all others have failed him, will most likely fail in this. Agriculture, as Lord Coke said of law; Is d ieal- ous mistress The true farmer is in love with his calling; he don't want an office, he cares little for politics, but meantime is thorough ly in love with his wife, family. farm aud orchard, his God and his country.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-05-14

A philosopher was passing through a mart, filled with various articles of taste and luxury, and made himself quite cQntented with this simple yet sage reEtction- "Hov many things are here that l do not want" We may apply the same sentiment towards many oh- iects which disturb our content ment, We can get along comfort ably without them. What Gods providence withholds, let us be willing to forego.-Advocate,
The Nevada picayune., 1885-05-14
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Father, l will" This is the most wonderful prayer that eyer rose from our earth to the throne of God. No human lips ever prayed before Father, I wi!l;' and He wills that we should swim in the same ocean of love with himself throughout eternity. .-Ad- vocate.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-05-14

Whiskey is good in it's own pla CO., There is noth;ng like whisiey in the world for preserving man when he is dead, but 1t is. one of the worst things in the world for preserving man when he is living If you want to keep dead ma n, put him Tn whiskey; if you want to kill d twin; man, put whis. kep into him.-Dr. Guthrie.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-05-14

Henry Ward Beecher in a recent sermon used the following eloquent expressions on death 'Why should we hold back from death! Why should we mourn for those that have departed? The bad of last autumn in blosSoming this spring. Shall the autumn weep be. cause it's buds are going to the con summation ot beauty. The chil- dren that you have are not so near you as the children you have had, and that now have you, in crys' talIne memory of the heayens s. They are going forth out of life, are, are not going out of life, but into life, ard when they lie in the valley of the shadow of death, or travel through it, it is n of for us to weep and mourn. but to sing to them from the hither shore, the voice of son g and graduation, say ing: Pass on, hero, thou ths t has served well; thy crown awaits Sing to them until they catch the strain from the other shore, and in the thuLders of Jari ise aad love rest from their labors with Christ and God ,j
The Nevada picayune., 1885-05-14

In the ruins of Pompeii there was found a petrified woman, who instead of flying from the doomed city had spent her time in gather. ing up her jewels. She saved neither her life nor her ewels There are mnltitudes making the same mistake. In trying to get earth and heaven they lose both. "Ye cannot. serve God and Mammon. ."-Advocate.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-05-14

IF you are suffering from any of the diseases peculiar 10 woman, Bradfield's Female Regulator will cure you. Try it.
 Send for our Treatise on Woman. Mailed free to any address. BRDAFIELD REGULATOR Co.,, 5-lm. Atlanta, Ga.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-05-14
Cure Fer Piles.

Files are frequently preceded by a sense c weisht in the bu.k, loius and iewer part oi the abdomen, causing the patient to suppose he has some affection of the kidneys or neigh boring organs. Al timrs Sypmtoms of iudi> geston are present, as fatdlcucy, uneasjnes of the stomach. ete. \ moisture, like per pi. ration, producing very disagseeable itching alter getting warm, is avery c0mnlon attend ant. Blind, Bleeding and itching Piles yclt at once to the application of Dr. Bo>anllot Piles Remedy, which acts directly upon th, parts affected. absorbing the Tumors, allay ing the intense itching, and affecting per rnnncnt cure. Price, 90 cents. Address: Tht Dr. Bosanko Medicine Co, Piqua, Chio.
 Sold by J. c. Howell 3 3ln
The Nevada picayune., 1885-05-14
4 lady'S sE

"Oh, how do wish my skin was as clear nd soft uS yours" said d. lady to her friend. You can easily make it ,",' answered the cad, "H Ho~'' inquired the first lady.
 By using Hop Btl"rs tlnt makes pure. h blood nd blooming health. It did l.
 me as you observe.
 e.aT- None genuine without s bunch of cen Hops on the vtitc lnbeI' Shun all the ., D oiscnous stun with Hop" or Hops
The Nevada picayune., 1885-05-14
HUMOROUS.
Our Picnyunes.

arSrleans Picayune.
 some States the girls can
 um and dance at the same
 ,bt payers of Virginia are
 called because they pay
 Own debts.
 icago theatrical people say
 sare only few drinking plao-
 that beat the Drum.
 eecher has been preaching a
 VI on Spring. Naturally
 s'ls more spring in Talmage.
 If an oeesn steamer cannot geta "Acargo of freight she gains noth- " v shipping heavy sea.
 he smiling face of nature can. "always be depended upon; but ah'p bonnets are certain signs of
 A.
 netssh out of water is not un- some hetris, if he is c om fortably
 IrJrcl, Il and hasa nice snrdine douh'stay in.
 co,'he devil sows tares while the aid andman sleeps," or rather he
 .rh tares while the husband
 @is supposed to be sleeping. ho.,9 Italian Government, having ,bss maccaroni-ous impressions sout Minister Keilly's love for It. 't, that gentleman will go instead
 Russia.
 .ngland will make no step back. " ',i in the Russian war business,
 acially if she is on the retreat. Russians are building a telegraph 'ae from Askabad to Daskpine, so . omarofi can Aska5ad man Ricle feels.
 afenr Oscar Wilde: A foot is sad, .ecessarily beautiful because roo >,all." Oscar has determined ! 10 this country and settle a' Q.
 TS, ttor, with a postscript at 10 viSottom which says "Destroy lss letter." is always the sort of Or T that is saved and published. yhe,. Blain. or any of tie "Burn ,reeal class of confidential men if is Ifr-'
 hing a country town has a suffici- ocs number of good drug stores, it doinat along very well without way, tGg saloons. Prohibitionists Apt to becomes sick themselves TlNsthey must draw the line at drug stores.
 Boston Post; "Under the head of Sunday" in e religious ex change, we find the line, "Woman is the Sunday to man" When we first noticed this we thought it fun m, but on considerations there is vast amount of ?athos in it." Son erville Journal: Travellers who have examined the public hair brushes in hotels iA the far West invariably express their admiration of the foresight of the hotels keepers in chaining them SC curely to the wall.
 Doctors in convention, even if they cannot discover or agree up on any new cures, can always fix a uniform rate of fees. Both old d new schools of medicine can
 set upon the same platform of aarging painfully for their scryi- ss.
 The Popular Science Monthly l' as about concluded that we must tow put back the early history of Isur race not 220,000 years, but lEwo or three million years. Ii science had .yrcre politenesS it would not seek to make such an old woman of Eve.
 When man believes too thor ughly in himself, he should call iu the peighbors 10 see if he may not be mistaken. It has cost Steele Mackeye and his packers very many thousand dollars to find out khat his new play should not have
 we]ps,,'h 'h the stage.
 put WIZ ro ions of miserable
 lad eoa- qournfully hang
 tie,fuliy their evo,;ds
The Nevada picayune., 1885-05-14

HnT 0Gor working people. Send 10 cts HIN, F postage and we will mail von llDuI Jree, a royal, valuable sample box of oods that will put you in the wov Of making m9re money in a few dnvs ths
 you ever thought possible at any 6usin"s gH"piial not required. You can five at hon Cnd work in spar time only, or all the time All of both sexes, of all ages, grandly succes, laI a0 cents to B easily earned every eve. ming. That all who wantyork may fest ina i6a,lness, we make this unparalelled otTe I" all who aro well satisfied we vill send S to pay for The trouble of writing to ms Fn
 particulars, directions etc., sent rres m,
 mehse pay absolutely sure forall who star
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