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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05

There is but little difference between
the tame and wild parsnips. What
that difference is, few can tell. The
tame parsnip soon becomes wild, by
letting the seed of the tame fall to the
ground in the fall and remain in the
ground all winter. There is but one
species of the parsnip. And yet the
wild is highly injurious to both man
and beast, especially the roots. So il
is not only dangerous to let the seed
be recklessly scattered, as it will pro-
duce poison parsnips, but it becomes
an evil weed, hard to eradicate, es-
pecially in fence corners and vacant
lots. Scarcely year passes but one
Iowa by wild parsnips. The last Os-
kaloosa Herald reports that:
ga sad case of death by poisoning
occurred at Pomeroy on last Sabbath.
Two boys, one the son of Rev. Head
and the other q son of j. A. Gould,
ate some wild parsnips which they
found IL the garden and in about two
hours the Head boy was g. corpse.
The other boy was given an emetic
which relieved his stomach of the poi,
sonous dose and probably saved his
life"
And another fatal case occurred at
Pomeroy, in Cherokee County:
ga 15-year- old lad, residing with his
parents in Diamond Township, was
poisoned and died from the effects of
eating what is known as wild parsnips,
In company with another lad he was
out on the prairie about q mile from
home, digging in the ground in search
of some kind of an animal. The boys
found q lot of artichokes, which they
ate. Afterwards they found the par
ships. Kept's companion thought
they ought not to eat them, as they
might be poisonous. He simply tast-
ed them, and the fact that he did not
like them saved his life. The Kent
boy ateenough SO that he was soon in
spasms. The other ran for assistance
and the lad was teken home, but died
within three hours of the time of eat
ing"
And yet we see respectable grocery
men allowing parsnips to stand in the
sun from day to day in their store
doors, until they assume q green cast,
c111O OA1Ou SOIl UICu1 61S AOdlUuJ lOOO
Any market master in city who
would allow such things ought to be
dismissed. Both potatoes and pars-
nips are rendered dangerous to life
when permitted to stand in the sun
until they show theleast green appear
anoe. Reckless grocerymen should not
be allowed to thus sell vegetables in
furious to health. Potatoes belong TO
the same family as the deadly night
shade.-Iowa State Register.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05

cred Immediately after we left her, T
went home to my friends. NV bus-
band had left very little money, and T
found that I would have to work for q,
living. I didn't care to hire out as q,
housekeeper or to do any other drudg-
cry of that kind. had learned navi.
cation thoroughly from my husband
and was well fitted to take charge of
ship. [ went to a ship owner who
was all old friend of my husband, and
told him just how things stood. He
thought under the circumstances 7
couldn't do better than dress up as O.
man and go to sea as captain. He
found me ship and I've been g. skip
per ever since. And now TO one is 60
ing to take my boy from me-.
"'That they amt, said good-heart-
ed Mr.. Bradley, who then kissed the
boy and shook hands with us all. In
five minutes he and his men were on
their way to the big clipper, and our
skipper, with her arm around the boy.
was leaning against the taffrail wav-
ing her hand to them.
Now, | understood the captain
liking for Mr.. Wood, our mate. She
was in love with him, and OF course
she was little jealous of me. The
whole mystery about Capt. Harris, as
she called herself, was accounted for.
"One evening some weeks atterward
when we were in the Indian Ocean /
glanced through the after cabin door
and what do you think I saw There
sat our mate, Mr.. Wood, by the side
of our skipper. She had her beard off,
and [ noticed then that she had let
her hair grow. In Mr.. Woods lap
sat the little boy. She was looking
tenderly at Mr.. Wood, and he was
talking to the boy as if he had made
up his mind to be very good to him
for his mothers sake. Then [ knew
that it was all settled"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05
To Sweep without Dust.

When sweeping, if the strokes of the
broom are very firm and short, less
dust will arise, and more be removed
than when long strokes are used.
Damp saw-dust, meal or bran, when
scattered over the floor are used to
prevent Clicking up DUST" When
the weather is cold our choice is the
beautiful During the past cold
snap, Icarried in large pan full of clean
snow, and literally scrubbed the car
pet in q cold room. When [ got
through, the snow was very much
soiled, but the carpet looked like new.
During cold weather [ embrace every
opportunity of having snow sweep;
put on arctics, gloves and wraps, open
doors and windows, have q regular set
battle with the dust, and always con-
quer.-Mrs. L. Harrison, in Prairie
Farmer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05
A Religious City.

Pagan, one of the ancient capitals
of Burmah, is in many respects the
most remarkable religious city in the
world. Jerusalem, Benares, Rome,
Kieff-none of them can boast the
multitude of temples and the lavish
ness OF design and ornament that
make marvellous this deserted capital
on the Irrawaddy. Deserted it practi-
cally is, for the fimsy huts that stand
by the river are inhabited by pagoda-
slaves and men condemned to perpet-
ual beggary. For eight miles along
the river bank, and extending to a
depth of about two miles inland, the
whole space is thickly studded with pa
godas of all sizes and shapes, and the
very ground is SO thickly covered with
crumbling remnants of vanished
shrines that, according to the popular
saying, you can not move a foot or
hand without touching a sacred thing.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05
Beginning n Comb Foundation.

II the bees are assisted with g. small
beginning of comb as a foundation, it
will greatly lessen their labor and af-
ford the bee-keeper an opportunity for
attaching the comb to any particular
portion of the hive. This material for
beginning the comb is simply wax
pressed into proper shape, which often
comes in sheets specially prepared for
the purpose, and the bee-keeper has
but to cut or break off O. small piece
ard fasten it in place by heating the
end with a match or lighted candle.
It may seem but a very small matter
to begin a comb foundation, SO far as
the lessoning of the labor of the bees
is concerned, but although every por-
tion of the labor saved is an advantage
to the bees, the placing of the founda-
tion where mostly desired by the bee
keeper is of valuable assistance to him
when he comes to the hive for honey
later on, after the busy season is over.
Farm, Field and StOckman.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05
FISHING.

One morning, when spring was in her teens
A morn TO a poets wishing,
All tinted in delicate pink and green's
Miss Bessie aud | went fishing.
in my rough and easy clothes,
With my face at the suDshine's mercy;
She with her hat tipped down to her nose,
And her nose tipped-vice versa.
| With my rod my reel and my hooks,
And hamper for lunching recesses;
She with the bait of her comedy looks,
And the seine of her golden tresses.
So we sat down on the sunny dixie,
Where the white pond lilies teeter,
And went to fishing like quaint old Ike,
And she like Simon Peter.
All the noon lay in the light of her eyes,
And dreamily watched and waited;
But the fish were cunning and would not rise
And the batter alone was baited,
And when the time for departure came
The bag was fat as q founder,
But Bessie had neatly hooked her game,
hundred and eighty FOUNDER.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05
FARM AND HOME.
That Wife of Mine.

She met me at the door last night.
ALI dainty, fresh, and smiling,
And threw her plump arms round me tight
In manner most beguiling
Then, i'll her sweet, impulsive Way,
She Rugged me, as she kissed me,
And told me how the livelong day
She'd thought of me, and missed me.
She helped me off with coat and hat,
And led me, still close-clinging,
Into the dining-room and sat
Down at the table singing
The meal was perfect; fresh cut flow'rs,
The freight warm and rosy,
Made all seem bright; swift flew the hours,
And we were, o | so cozy
Then, after dinner, she and
Sang the old songs together
We used to sing in days gone by
My heart was like a featherl
Our happiness made earth Heaven,
And now, as | review it,
/ recollect twas past eleven
Almost before we knew it.
We sat there on the sofa then,
She Nesting close beside me,
Softly she smOothed my hair, and when
kissed her did not chide me-
She fondly pinched my cheek, and so,
Her dimpled hand upon it.
She whispered: Darling, do you know
need new spring bonnet?'
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05
Justice Rather Than Law.

(Ben: Perley Poore in the Boston Budget.l
Mr.. Webster used sometimes to read
the conclusion of a. charge by Judge
Dudley, a. trader and farmer, a man
uscript copy of which he had for many
years in his desk. 1t was q treat to
hear him read it In pure and undefled
English, as it doubtless came from
Judge Dudley lips: "You have heard,
gentlemen of the jury, what has been
said in this case by the lawyers, the
rascals but, no, will not abuse them.
1t is their business to make g. good
cause for their clients; they are paid
for it, and they have done in this case
well enough, but you and |, gentlemen,
have something else to consider.
They talk of law. Why, gentlemen, it
is not law that we want, but justice.
They would govern us by the common
law of England. Trust me, gentlemen,
common sense is a much safer guard
for us; the common sense of Raymond,
Epping, Exeter, and the other towns
which have sent us here to try this
case between two of our neighbors. A
clear head and an honest heart are
worth more than all the law of all the
lawyers. There was one good thing
said at the bar. 1t was from one
Shakespeare, an English player, [ be-
lieve. No matter, it is good enough al
most to be in the Bible. It is this:
sBejust, and fear not. It is our business
to do Justice between the parties, not
by any quirks of the law out of Coke
or Blackstone, books that have never
read and never will, but by common
sense and by common honesty, as be-
tween man and man. That is our
business, and the curse of God is upon
us if we neglect, or evade, or turn aside
from it. And now, Mr.. Sheriff, take
out the jury, and you, Mr.. Foreman,
do not keep US waiting with idle talk,
of which there has been too much al
ready about matters which havenoth-
ing to do with the merits of the case.
Give us an honest verdict, of which, as
plain, common sense men, you need
not be ashamed"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05
A Dish OF New Potatoes.

To our taste, dish of new potatoes,
raised in a warm, sandy soil, taken
directly from the ground to the
kitchen, just as the young skin readily
separates from the tuber by a gentle
manipulation in water, is dish to be
relished. There is a wide difference in
flavor between those fresh from the
garden and those which have been ex-
posed for a week or more in the mar
kets.
For garden culture draw drill with
the common hoe, six inches deep,
eighteen inches apart, plant in the
drill one foot apart, and cover drill
half full with light soil. AS the OBJ
iect is to obtain potatoes at the
earliest possible time, the seed should
not be selected at random from what
has been winter or store potatoes. A
peck, or even half peck OF the earliest
kinds may be obtained from some
seed store. Vanguard, Early Rose,
White Star, and Early Gem are all
good sorts, and if these do not happen
to be in stock, almost any frst-class
seed store will have early kinds for
sale. If not already planted, put them
in now.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05
Rutterine Law of Sweden.

The Swedish and Danish laws in rela-
tion to artificial butter compounds, as
translated for the British Farmers
Dairy Association, require that all
tubs shall be marked Margarine" in
such way as to be clearly visible at
a glance. The provisions for carrying
the law into effect are precise. The
Danish law provides in addition that
"any one who intends to manufacture,
sell or export butterine, whatever
composition it may consist of, is
bound to pack it in little tubs, which
differ by their form from the cast which
is commonly used for the tubing of
butter (natural.) These tubs have to
bear themark margarine" A minis
terial instruction is annexed to the
lsw, STIMULATING the forms of the tubs
destined for the Tubing of butterine,
so that the difference between these
tubs, which bear, moreover, the word
Margarine" in big letters, and the
other tubs is visible at a glance.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05
A Mammoth Dog Kennel.
[Erom the New Orleans Times-Democra

[trom the New Orleans Times Democrat
A kennel on g. large scale is to be
started in Nashville, Tenn, by bust
ness men of that city. 1t is intended
to breed all sorts of pure-strained fan
cy animals. A speciality will be made
of mastiffs. Col. Fred Grant, son OF
the late Gen. U. S. Grant is probably
the most fashionable breeder of mas
tiffs in this country. His kennels are
at Boston, Mass, and he has forty
seven stock dogs. A letter received
from Col. Grant by a gentleman in
Nashville says: "My dog Major is I'M
deniably the largest and most distin-
guished private mastiff in our country
and is valued at So. 500. Attached to
sixty pound wagon he draws with
ease and safety my four children, en-
tering into the sport with apparent
delight"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05
verlnin on Turkeys.

Destroy all the vermin on the moth
er, or the young will soon look sleepy,
dwindle and die. There are two kinds
of lice that trouble turkeys; one is
long and black, found usually on the
wing and tail feathers; the other is
somewhat like bed-bug. If the
mother is thoroughly washed with
warm water and carbolic soap on a
bright, warm morning, she will be re-
lieved and the lice destroyed. Kero-
sene will kill the lice and the turkeys,
too. Turkeys don't eat much the first
few days after they are Matched. I
never feed with raw dough; baked
bread, made of unsifted corn meal,
crumbled fine and moistened with
clabber or butter milk, is the best food
you can give. Cut up cabbage leaves
very fine and drop to the little ones;
don't cut many at time until they
learn to eat them. They like every
thing fresh; feed often and just a little
until they learn to eat, then three
times day as much bread and green's
as they will eat. It is astonishing to
see the quantities of green's they will
consume. We have realized from 500
to $50 year from the sale of tur-
keys, besides keeping plenty for family
use. We found it more profitable to
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05
dress before marketing than to sell on
foot.-Rural World.
Good Mutton Sheep Mature Early.

Good Mutton Sheep Mature Early.
1t has been alleged, says an English
paper, that q sheep aged two years
yields a greater or heavier quantity OF
flesh than a sheep one year old. But
this is afallacy. 1t is now ascertained
that q sheep from it's birth till it is one
year old makes as much flesh as one
double that age, provided the young
sheep be fed carefully, plentifully and
methodically; that is to say, that
there be no starvation Or short COM
mons stoppages in the rations. Now,
it is law of physiological growth
that the time lost by insufficient feed
ing or the absence OF sanitary care in
the development OF animals can never
be recovered. In the first year of it's
growth, the assimilation of food is
thus lost in the system; all is applied
to build up; nothing is demanded
for repairs. At one year old, the
period Of development in O. measure
terminates, and henceforward the ami
NAL has not only to feed to keep up
life, but to repair the daily waste of
tissues. Thus, more food is necessary
to produce @ pound of flesh when,
after one year old, the tissues have to
be repaired, than before and upto that
period, when all vitality is not repair
ing waste, but developing growth. It
has been demonstrated that the guam
tity of meat produced by sheep deliv-
cred to the butcher at the precocious
age of from nine to fifteen months
costs exactly half the expense Of those
fed to double that age. By bringing
the animals early to the block, we re-
duce risks, and labor, and time, which
in this, as in everything else, means
money. The great fight amongst the
mutton breeds of sheep hereafter must
hinge on the matter of early maturity
more than on anything else.-Wooz
Grower.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05

AN Illinois man left off chewing to-
bacco several years ago. He recently
began using tobacco again. He tried
to see how much he could chew the
first day. After using up 35 cents
worth of plug tobacco he was taken
sick, and for some days appeared to be-
suffering from delirium tremens.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05

THERE have been 1,797 crossings by
teams, on the ice from the Canada side
to Ogdensburg, N. Y, since the ice
bridge formed, and they brought 2,O4O
passengers. The same number of
teams crossed to the Canada side,
making total of 1854 crossings with
teams.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05
s. BETTER READING.
BY c. s. -9ERCIvAL.

II i've and let live" Trades erac,ors oro+boo..,
SINUS up the sordid soul, an oyster in It's sheI
1--we and help live the Savior word 70 tbar,
Makes one all human souls that ON this planet
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-05-05

One pound flour, one-half pound
butter, three-quarters pound sugar
four eggs, one-half pound currants
well washed and dredged; one-half tea.
spoonful soda dissolved in hot water
one-half lemon, grated rind and Juice
one teaspoonful cinnamon. DROP
from a spoon upon well buttered
paper, lining baking pan. Bake
quickly.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-21
Our primAry.

Heretofore republicans AMI nj
n0rs have been welcomed 10 our
primaries, without any pledges a.
To their future course; bat now for
the first time our ayoxea enemies
come in I" assist directly in choos.
ung our nominees. some years ago
We were in a republican primary in
falaika, simply As a spectator, aud
took u" part in the programme ex.
'rpt l." heed III" imprisoned pro-.
icssions Of continued loyalty I" that
party made by one who seems since,
to hav, gained, IN some way, the
implicit confidence, of The democrats.
At that meeting it vas or,irr.d
from the chair that "AIL pEMu,G.r,
GE rlI "rr al mn nALL," and a
big negro with siirk proceeded!
Immediately I" execute the order.
Are democrats unable IT, choose
their own nominees or write their
avn platforms! Are We so distrust
fnl OF nnr own cause, IN the begin
ming Of our first national admins.
tralion since the war, that We seek
advice and help from our encmIcsI
IL democrats wish To vote for candi.
dates chosen by republicans, why
keep the namrc
IL such u state of things cuntln.
nes, the primaries must be put IN.
der the protection Of law, AZ IN
SOME northern states.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-21

Philadelphia Times The senate. hay.
ing plenty OF time on its hands, goes
right along passing private pension bills.
~ mere act Of charity To q colnrul
preacher was ia" description given hy a
senator OF one Of the bills passed YES.
tetday. II tins Describes II correctly
there viii probably l@ another veto.
The colorcd preacher may ln u yer, est
mabIe person and deserving Of charity,
az many preachers are. but to ,lrura,l,
the pension system to mere nlmsri> jnp
IL Il wrong to the solilrr4 nf tho wa,
that ought tob be stopped.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-21
A WR ECkED STEAM EH.
1tlE GATt. CITY SiNkS ~ VINE
YARD souNI1 ALI SAVED.

Watcrn,clons IN Water the pas>cn.
gers Taken or On Tugs 4 limk
Holds Her Fast She Can he Saved
Merchandise ta.g" Ahoa, Other
Points.
BosroN, july ~. The steamship
Gate City, of the Savannah and
l!oston line, Capt. DANIEL Hedge,
hound from Savannah to Boston.
went ashore last night in Ninrlan,l
Sound, aad is a wreck. The pas.
sengers are safe,
An examination showed that a
huge rock had crushed through the
middle compartment, making a hole
through which the water poured in
great quantities. The rock proved
the savior Of the ship, by anchoring
her IN a position on shoal. and
preventing her from sliding off into
deep water and sinking, as has hap.
pencd to the steamer City of Col.
umbus
40 SEA WAS RI MINING,
And the wind was of shore, two
circumstances very favorable TO the
ship.
The Gate City is ashore on the
west end of Naushon Island, and
this morning the steamer Monshon.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-21

y. o. Times Democrat: Persons who
fancy that peaches Of the largest size and
finest quaiity cannot be raised on the
lower coast Of the Mississippi river, IN
this State. are wonderfully mistaken.
Dr. \. NJ. Hebsrt, whose plantation is
Just above Pointe- lila iiache, has sue
cee,led this year in raising crop of
peaches Of the CHINESE cling variety.
specimens of which sent 10 the city yes
terday to "A friend. were BEAUTIES in SIZE
and flavor. Dr. Helert, who Is scisn-
titic fruit grower As well as prominent
physician Of Piaquemines parish. says
that certain grated varieties Of the
peach can be grown more proiitably than
oranges on the lower coast.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-21

natl was cent 10 take off passe myers.
Daring the night the tugboats
Bro an and New Bedford came
alongside, and the passengers and
the most Of their baggage we're
transferred to their decks and were
Landed at New bedford thu. morn
ing. To show how little fright was
manifested by the Passengers, ten
of them refused To have the hip.
1T tie time the tug
LEFT The STEAMER
She Mas slowly filling with water,
ami IL was thought that hol. had
been Knocked in her forward.
The place where the Gate Caty
struck il almost directly north Of
DEVILS Eridge, a distance os about,
eleven m'les from the place where
the Inflated Guy OF Columbus, a
sister ship to the Gate City, struck
and sunk. Efforts viii be made TO
get the Cute City cff, aud If the
sea remains smooth there seems but
little doubt that the ,fnrt will te
successful. The Boston ,ow.boat
eompany's wrrcking lighter OAK,
with steam pumps and divers in
tow If the tugs Confidence and e..
NJ. Winch, will start this evening
for the wreck.
Capt. Hodge remained cool aud
collected during the tirs, frightful
moments after the shock vi striking,
and after brief spell Of hewiller.
ment and Lamentations, the passeh.
gers luirted down, and under the
assurance "f the captain and oillcers
that they would all he taken or
safe, they materially aided the work
Of abandoning the ship when the
tugs named arrived. The fog was
very dense, aud this added to the
confusion tor q time. The rn.in, )
were powrrlrss Ia back her oil the
rock, anl It vas well they were, as
-hc wonld have sunk with all ON
hoard. She hes in fifteen feet Of
water.
The Gate City left Sa,ann,h al
p. m. on July 18th, for Boston,
with bo passengers, l6t bales Of
cotton, $4,000 melons, aud 10
packages of vegetables.
The Gate City is valued at $780,.
OOO, and is insured for nearly the
full valim.
1t ia impossible as yet to state the
extent OF damages sustained by the
cargo of III, Gate City. With the
exception of the melons, il is likely
to prove n total loss. Salt water
will not spoil melons for some time,
and being buoyant they will easily
float out AZ loon AZ the hatrh.s are
removed, and thus can hc easily
saved. Other merchandise. consist
ing OF cotton aud general mixed
STUFF, Is believed ms usual to be
fully insured, especially As at this
season marine insurance rates are
very low. 1t is believed that the
vessel can be savcd.--Tclccram to
Jac ksonvillc News.