Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-03-10
PICKED UP.

RICHMOND, Va, must be the heaven
bachelors are looking for. The States
says that they can live there for $500
a year.
THE Rocky Mountain News says
that the losses of cottle in the eastern
and northern ranges of Colorado will
not exceed 2 or per cent.
THE pension agent at indianapolis
has paid Ferdinand Black Of Koscius-
ko County, Ind, $1O,763 for total
disability contracted in 1868.
A HARMLESS American ship of war,
says the New Orleans Picayune, may
be called "she" properly enough, but
a fine mail steamship ought to be
called che"
| The report comes from the Delaware
peach orchards that "the buds arc all
killed." We are thus encouraged to
hope for g. better sort of peaches than
reached this section last year.
Four mill operatives at Moodus,
Conn.-Nancy Sears, Sarah Lowell,
and David and Oliver Blythe-have
fallen heirs to 100000 left by their
father in California several years ago.
AS a curious experience in regard to
| West, it is stated that buffalos are
bred in Kansas for sale, and calves
| bring $50 each now where twenty
years ago herds of thousands of these
cattle ranged over the prairie without
| interference.
"THE only legitimate method of in
ducing the Chinese to go" says the
Portland Oregonian, "is that of press
ing them quietly out of employment
by offering white labor in their room
not, indeed, at wages that Chinese are
often willing to accept, but at fair and
moderate wages"
THE descendants of Baron Waldron,
q friend OF the Dutch governor of New
Amsterdam, Peter Stuyvesant, are
about to bring suit against New York
City to recover $1O0,OOO,O or the
| possession OF the lands on both sides
of the Harlem River, which was grant
ed to the baron many years.
AN attempt is quietly making to
add to the list of national holidays
the anniversary of the discovery of
America by Columbus. Thegovernors
OF II states have already signifed
their approval. The anniversary of
the creation of the world should first,
however, be established as holiday.
A Texas clergyman, about to be ap.
pointed chaplain of the penitentiary,
preached a farewell sermon to his cen
gregation, who had treated him rather
badly. He selected the following text
81 go to prepare a place for you, so
that where am We may be also. p
Texas Siftings.
The Denver News makes public this
fact: Estaquio Padilla, a justice of
the peace in Santa Fe, N. NJ, is COM
planned of IS exceeding his authority
He met his sister-in-law walking along
the streets in company with O. young
man, and had them both thrown into
! jail because he did not like the young
man.
THE London Statistical Society has
figured up the suicides in England and
Wales during the 25 years from 1858
to 1883, and finds the number AZ, $50.
Among other curious and useful facts
presented, is that the greatest number
Of suicides take placein December, and
the leastin June; also that the highest
rate prevails between the ages 55 and
65.
A SPARTA, Ca, boy, Is years of age,
has made a small stationary engine,
the cylinder 5 inches long, 21155 inches in
diameter, everything in proportion;
size of boiler, 2 feet long, l foot in di-
ameter; has whistle, steam gauge,
| and all the attachments needed to run
it. 1t runs with as much speed as any
engine, with power to run a sewing
machine.
THE force of special messenger boys
in the Savannah post-office has
dropped from six on October 1 to one.
One after another, says the News, re-
signed the first two months after the
system went into effect, until only two
were left. There were not letters
enough received to keep the two boys
busy half of the time, and they got SO
mischievous that they were dis
charged.
The Atlanta Constitution has this
personal reference and comment:
When New Highlander with a pedigree
dies his descendants parade with
singular pride some very queer facts
in the family history. The recent
death of Capt. James Blackstone at
New Haven. Conn, brings out the
statement that the deceased was the
first New Highlander to publicly apply
the lash to the back of a criminal.
In Mexico the morning newspapers
are sold in the streets the evening be-
fore, for they GO to press about 5 O'Clock
in the afternoon. The Sunday morn
ing papers are sold Saturday night,
and there are none ready for Monday,
so that in Mexico there is no Sunday
newspaper work done and no Sunday
ewspaper; but just where the moral
advantage comes in even a long sojourn
in Mexico fails to make plain.
A Frightful Example.
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