Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-09-01
PICKED UP.

The rice crop of Louisiana turns
out splendidly.
San FRANCISCO has a population of
Chinese numbering 10000.
A BROOKLYN professor advertises
that he will remove tattooes.
A MACHINE for drying fish has been
invented by Pensacola man.
A SCHOOL history of Ohio will be
compiled by a Columbus professor.
The railroads of all Asia are not
equal in mileage to those of Illinois.
Boston is trying noiseless pave
ment of granite blocks set on con-
crete.
The largest Protestant Sunday
school in Philadelphia is the Bethany
Presbyterian, with {, 456 scholars.
AN advertisement in g. seaside paper
inquiries anxiously for plain gold
ring "lost at or near Lovers Rock"
A ST.. LOUIS moustache is worth
5000. That is the amount sued for
by q man who lost his through prac-
tical joke.
In Evanston, Wy, has been Cap
tured an immense black eagle, over on
the sandies, which measured 151 feet
from tip to tip.
The Catholics have located in North
Carolina a. college for the education of
colored priests to work amongst the
Southern negroes.
GLASS floors are coming into very
general use in Paris. Although they
cost more at first, they are found
cheaper Ia the end.
"IT's wife't duty to be pleasant"
says an exchange. Yes, and it's the
husbands duty to make her duty
easy.-Philadelpn1a Call.
A RICE COUNTY man has discovered
make forty bushels of corn to the
acre.-Atchinson (Kas.) Champion.
AN examination of the funds of the
Baltimore sub-treasury reveals an ex-
cess of four cents in funds and securi-
ties amounting to over 81 800, 900.
AMOS MORRIS, whose oxen helped the
first railroad passenger train into
Danbury, Conn, died day Or two
ago in that city, at the age of 96 years.
THE mayor of Philadelphia COM
plains that his salary is not large
enough to pay for all the tickets SEM
to him from all sorts OF clubs and Or
CARNATIONS.
The city council of De Kalb, ILL.,,
has passed an ordinance against
swearing on the public streets, the
penalty being fine of not less than So
nor more than $40.
An Albany speculator is said to be
making O. good deal of money by pur-
chasing Canadian silver in New York
at 20 per cent. discount and circulat-
ing it at home at par.
The longest clock pendulum IN the
world is at Avignon, France. It is six
ty-seven feet long, and requires four
and a half seconds to swing through
an arc of nine and half feet.
BISHOP RILEY paid $35, 900 for the
Protestant Episcopal Church proper
ty in the City of Mexico, and now the
same property has value OF 81 ,OOO,-
900, so great has been the increase.
In Ireland the Episcopalians num-
Der 100000; Presbyterians, 485, 200;
Methodists and Unitarlans O,OOO,
and Congregationalists Baptists and
other denominations about 10000.
Miss GREENE, the Montreal girl who
saved her father from drowning in the
Lachine Rapids, is much more to be
admired than the fool hardy men who
have risked their lives in the Niagara
Rapids.-Toronto World.
A MASONIC charm lost by Sergt. E.
w. Malin, of the reserve police force,
was returned to him yesterday. The
badge was found near Glenn Mills,
| Il o%x7 n nod
Il years ago.-Phi7adelphia Record.
ANY educator out of work is in
formed that a vacancy exists in the
University of Tennessee, where the
secretary was shot and killed the 9TH
er day by the professor of law. OF
course the new man will be expected to
keep on reasonably good terms with
the professor OF law.--Chicago Trib-
une.
A NEwBURG IN. Y, overalls manu-
featuring firm has adopted the plan or
offering prizes to those of the en-
ployes 800 in. number) who draw
the most salary during given year.
| The awards amounting to $1,000,
range from So to $500, and will be
made for the first time on September
/, 1877.
SOMEBODY who had agrudge against
the editor of the Modesto Republican
offered another somebody $50 to
thrash Kim. When the editor heard
OF it, being financially 'hard up" he
expressed himself as willing to take the
thrashing peaceably and contentedly
provided he could have share of the
| $2O.-San Francisco Chronicle.
THE law and order league of Lincoln,
Neb, furnished q detective with money
that he might gamble and thus get
evidence against some gamblers. He
was arrested on two charges of gam.
bling and fined $40 in each case by one
Justice, was arrested again on q like
charge and fined $25 by another, and
fined SIS for carrying q concealed
| weapon.
A SPAN OF small broncho mares that
was brought from Montana to Dead
wood, Dakota, eight years ago, was
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