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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-05
Feed the Sheen Well.

A writer in the Farm and Stockman
urges the necessity of feeding sheep
well, if profit is to be expected in these
times Of depression. He saws that it is
TACT well established that sheep grain
led and well protected from the rigor-
Gus. wintry storms will furnish wool of
much stronger fiber, making a more
durable fabric, than wool clipped from
the sheep not thus cared for with shell
ter and food. They should not be al
lowed to fall away in flesh before going
into the feeding yards and barns for
the winter, for every time this occurs
the magniiying glass has revealed to US
that weak place will be found in the
fiber. No more can good, heavy feeces
be ralseu on hay alone than prime
mutton can be produced in freezing
weather without grain being the larger
part OF the ration. Turnips. carrots and
beets may be cheaplv grown and profit
ably ted: at all events, as the pastures
become dry, let the sheep have one
iced day something better than they
can pick up in the field. And where
this liberal systematic feeding OF beets,
turnlps and other varieties of food
adapted to promote the succulence of
the meat is continued through the win
ter and on till grass, an increased re-
turn will be realized in the wool clip.
and such of the hocks as are intended
for mutton may go to market at an early
day
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-05
Comprehensive Benevolence.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.

from the fn11aQelph1a Ledger.
Something OF the practical benevo-
lence of the American people is to be
seen in the homes, asylums, hospitals
and schools which are SO numerous in
all the large centers of population, but
not all of it is proclaimed by these mon
uments to its activity. Outside of these
things, the broadcast and noblest benev-
olence is quietly at work striving to lift
out of sloth and ignorance not scores. OF
hundreds or thousands of people only,
but actually millions. One Of those
great charitable organizations, of the
effective operation of which too little is
known, is the American Missionary As
ISOLATION, which held its forty second
annual meeting in Providence last
| week: It's chief means ofhelpfulness is
education, in which it is most actively
engaged among tie Indians of the West
and the colored people of the South.
The magnitude of its operations is but
inadequately appreciated, and it will,
no doubt, surprise good many people,
even among those who have contrib
| uted to its support, to learn that at the
present time the association has in the
South alone seventeen normal schools,
| at which 900 colored men and women
have been educated, and are now en-
pIOyOo AZ tuO lIotI uCClOA VI nearly OUU,
900 pupils of their own race. In addi-
ton to the normal schools, there are all
other grades, from the primary school
10 the well-equipped college, of which
latter the Atlanta University is the most
conspicuous example.
The work of the association among
the Indians is not so extended, but for
the use of the aborigines there are
eighteen schools maintained, with fifty
teachers for $50 pupils. The good work
of the organization is extended to the
Chinese of the Pacific Slope, for the
benefit of whom there are seventeen
schools supplied. 1t is characteristic of
the American Missionary Association
that there are prominently connected
with its direction, many laymen who are
not conspicuouslv known for their be-
nevolence, but rather as men of bust
ness. The late president of the asso-
citation was ex-Gov. Washburne,
of Massachusetts, and at the
Providence meeting last week. Gov.
Taft, of RIB ode Island; ex-Mayor Bar
stow, of that city; Hon. Franklin Fair
banks, of Vermont; Mr.. S. B. Capen, a
merchant OF Boston, were notable fig
ures In the discussion which occurred
regarding the work of the organization
Associated with them were many dis
tinguished clergymen from different
states of the union. The importance
of the work this powerful association
accompllshes can not readily be over
estimated, and whatever assistance it
needs to extend it's usefulness should be
freely given it by the benevolent people
of the country.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-05
A Dangerous Counterfeit.
From the Milwaukee Wisconsin.

A counterfeit S. silver certificate,
which is an excellent imitation of the
genuine, is being circulated. One of
them was accepted at one of the Milwau-
kee banks, and the fact that it was a
counterfeit was not discovered until it
was too late to find any trace of the per-
son who haG presented it. The only
1mperfection in the engraving of these
bogus certificates is in the vignette of
Gen. Grant. The right side of the face
is indistinct, and to conceal this fault
the certificates have been rubbed and
sOiled SO as to make tie entire portrait
somewhat blurred and give the bill the
appearance Of having been in circula-
ton for some time. The bills will also
be very likely found to have pieces
torn Oft so as to increase this appear
ance of age. One of them which is in
possession of the police. is dated DE
partment series of 1886" A $2O counter
teit greenback is also in circulation.
1t is miserable imitation of the
genuine $50 bill, both as regards the en-
craving and the texture of the paper.
and the fraud can be detected by almost
any one. The police have possession of
one which bears the date of 1852.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-05
Sunday Work on the Farm.

The kind of farming has as much as
anything to do with the necessary work
on farm. With the usual farm crops
most labor may be entirely suspended
one day lie the week without serious
loss. But in dairy of COWS, milking
and the care of milk must be attended
to on Sunday the same as any other
day. The same is true about feeding
stock. Where most of the farm work
is of this character, the hired man is
usually paid something extra for the
continuous care it imposes. Most of
them, after one or two years trial, pre-
fer lower wages, with the privilege of
one day of rest out of seven.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-05
How a Hymn Was Composed.

When Bishop Heber's famous mis-
siopary hymn, From Greenland's Icy
Mountains" which he wrote in 1924
when in Ceylon, first reached this coun-
try, lady was much impressed with the
beauty OF it, and was particular anxious
to find q tune suited to it. She ran
sacked her music in vain, and then
CHANGING to remember in a bank down
the street was a young clerk who had
considerable reputation as a musical
genius, she sent her son with the hymn
to the clerk with request that he write
a tune to tit it. In just half an hour. the
boy came..back with the hymn, and the
melody thus dashed off in hot haste is
to-day sung all over the world, and is
inseparably connected with the hymn.
The young bank clerk was Lowell Ma
con-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-05
FARM AND FIRESIDE.


Harvest.
With throbhing heart and fearful eve
. I,watched the springtime fleeting by.
saw the snowdrop at its birth
Felled, by spears of rain, to earth
The iris burst her emerald sheath
And shew the amethyst beneath;
The painted tulips fade and close
Before the glory OF the rose;
And now down fields of sunbuint grass
l see lbe withering rose lea, es pass;
And night by night, aud day by day,
The lite of Summer GIBBS away
/ see the granaries overflow.
The mellowing orchards bending low.
OGod my heert In awe and fear
Looks back upon Thy perfect year
Thy bounty covers all the lands.
l lit in prayer my empty hands
OF all the summer of my life
My harvest Is but sin and strife.
Oh could these tears, like April rain,
Make moist my heart hard soul again.
And stir the seeds which Thou didst SOW.
On never would they cease TO flow.
Could prayer but melt this ice away,
Oh never would cease to pray
Till Thou in mercy, Lord d1dst bring
Into my soul second Spring.
On let what rich reward and sweet
To lay its harvest at Thy feet.
Boston Transcript
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-05
I'll ad offered Enough.
From the Springfield Union.

FrOm une oprlngneIu Union.
An English clergyman and his clerk
once called on an old Quaker, who was
under no obligation to the church, of
course, for an Easter offering. He po-
htely asked them in to dinner, and they
accepted the invitation. After dinner
be set forth in the house brewed ale and
clergyman and his clerk enjoyed the
dinner hugely, but as they arose to go
the former ventured to ask his enter
tainer again for the Easter offering.
Friend" replied the old Quaker, with
solemn twinkle in his eve, II have
given thee meat offering, drink Off
ering and burnt offering. Dost thou
tempt me also to give heave offer
ING ?"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-05

engineer, the fireman, the waterman
the STRAW bucker," who with two
mules and pole removes the straw ac-
cumulating before the machine, barn
man to care for the animals and the
cook and his assistant. The wheat is
received into wooden tanks holding 100
bushels each, and four men with four
wagons drawn by four mules each, one
tank wagon at The machine and three
on the road, take the wheat to the ele-
vators. This saves bags and bagging.
1t will thus be seen that there is a force
of thirty men employed to run singie
machine. Milling World.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-05
A FORCED MODEL OF VIRTUE.
BY H. C. DODGE.


what can it mean ~ thought Mrs Brown, a.
beaming with delight,
ssMy Thomas all at once has changed into an
angel quite;
He spends his evenings now at home-the first
And minds me like he used to do before 1 was
his wife.
He's given up cigars so he won't smoke himself
to death;
He walks down town. and back again-for exer-
And humply holds the baby-which he always
used to shun.
lie doesn't dine at restaurants to spoil his appe-
tite,
Because he likes my dinners best that 1 get up at
He thinks last winters overcoat mended with
such care
Is warm enough and good enough for any man
He says he'll often take me to Central Park to
The museums and animals-which have heard
are free;
He'll show me from the Brooklyn Bridge the
sigh will admire.
For theaters, he tells me now, too easy get on
fire.
And help me so about the house-as loving hus-
bands should;
He must have got religion unbeknown to me
He makes me feel SO happy that I'll just sit down
and cry"
The fact is Mr.. Thomas Brown-like others we
have met
Failed on the late election to make good his lit
tie bet:
And for a while he's got to be model of man
And practice all his virtues on the true heroic
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-05
Regulating Cabbage Growth.

Sometimes cabbages need extra slim
ulation, or rather extra feeding, to in
duce them to make head. This is best
done by some liquid manure containing
dissolved phosphate and heterogeneous
plant food, both of which are very i'm
portant to this crop. 1t is rarely that
enough rain falls to dissolve dry ma
nure left on the surface, and carry it to
the cabbage roots, if it is applied after
midsummer. A good watering with
liquid manure is almost Immediately
effective, land if it makes good head out
OF what would have been only mass of
loose leaves, it will pay, On the other
hand, If the cabbage seems to be MAX
ing too much growth and is IN danger
of splitting open. turn it half over, ex-
posing half its roots This will check
It's growth within reasonable bounds.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-05
Care in Cider Making.

we do not believe much in cider as
beverage. When drank sweet it is ex.
tremely laxative, and thus deranges
most stomachs. After it works it is per
haps more dangerous as an intoxicant
than any other beverage containing 40
small proportion of alcohol. But the
fact that the cider is not to be drunk az
a beverage does not dispense with the
need Of care and cleanliness in its man
uiacture. Rotten apples, mixed with
leaves, and often with more offensive
substances, do not make good cider,
even to be turned into vinegar The
best rule is to be as careful about max
ing cider as il every gallon of it was to
be drank, and then do not drink any of
it. Doctored cider, which has Teen
drugged to keep it from fermenting, is
nearly as bad as if it were an intoxicant.
1t Injuries digestion.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-05
Summer Cnf Timber

If timber or fuel are wanted of first
rate quality, the time to cut is during
July or August. Fell the trees and peel
the butts as far up as they are wanted
for saving, and the timber will season
perfectly, and ring almost with a metal
lie sound when struck blow. IF the
limbs are left on few days, the leaves
will greatly assist in drawing the moist
ure from the wood. Wood cut at the
usual time. late in winter or early
spring, IS tull of sap that is loaded with
starch, sugar or other substances VIII CHI
help to hasten ferme ntation and decay.
Stakes for grape trellises, posts for fenc-
ing, poles for beans cut in summer,
treated as above directed, will last
much longer than if cut at any other
season OF the year. White birches cut
In March or April will be so rotten by
August as to break like pipe stems
when struck across chopping block, but
cut In July or Augu-t they will last two
years as bean poles. AS fuel the birch
is worthless If cut in spring and left ex-
posed to the weather through the sum-
mer, but cut in summer it equals some
of the best stove woods that are cut at
the wrong time of year. Wood lots
sprout better when cut in spring, bat
the sprouts from summer chopping will
only be retarded about one year, exec ut
IN the case Of old trees which may not
sprout at ali. Winter affords the farm
er the most leisure tor umberihg, and
until the public are willing to pay Tor
the extra cost Of cuttingin summer We
would not recommend cutting at that
season. But or home supply of
choice timber or fuel, summer is the
time to cut.-PTacticdt Farmer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-05
Big Farm iu Dakota.

The big Grandin wheat arm in Dako-
ia comprises about 10000 acres Of which
49, 900 are under cultivation, 1000
acres being sown to wheat. There are
used on the farm forty-ive gang plows,
two plows in gang. each cutting four
teen to fifteen inches. There are forty
five gang harrows. These are six feet
square, but are arranged together side
by side to work tWenty-four feet wide.
One long evener draws the four with a
pair OF mules at each end. One man
drives both teams. The advantage OF
this system is worthy of notice by other
farmers. 1t reduces the number of
men usually required by one-half
There are forty-tour broadcast sewers,
sowing eight Get each, but two of these
are attached end to end with span of
mules before each, and one man drives
both spans, another saving of half the
man force. There are sixty-6ve self
binding harvesters employed on the
place. Modern improvements have so
perfected these that only one expert is
required for the whole, especially since
workmen OH the machine are kept from
year to year, and they are able to at
tend to any little repairs. The harvest
ers are drawn by three mules, and one
and one half TO two men are required
to shock the bundles to each machine.
The threshers, OF which there are six.
are quite extensive affairs compared
with those OF former times Or with those
of the fails or the animals on the
threshing floor Of our boyhood. Each
one OF these machines. driven by steam
power, threshes out from l 900 to 1000
bushels a day. They are set down in
the center of a hundred acres of shocks
and when those are threshed are
moved to the center of another hun
dred acr-s. The working force on
single thresher forms quite little
army. Thus. there is first, the general
superintendent, eight bundle teams to
haul the shocks, with eight drivers and
eight other men, part in the field and
foaders. AT the machine two men are
required simply to cut the band.
There are three teeders-two at work
and an alternate. Then there are the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-05
Didn't Understand French.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.

A newsboy who honored the gallery
by his presence at performance oil
Coquelin and HadIng at the Opera
House, and had rather wearlsome
time of it, was accosted on coming out
Of the tbeater by a companion, who
asked him whether he ssliked the
show" No." he replied, "you can't
understand them unless you come in a
carriage"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-05

RIDER HAGGARD wears queer velvet
coat, cut short behind, which gives his
tall, TANK figure peculiar appearance.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-26
Mr.. Blaine.

In our article ON the nominees we hay,
SAID that hr. BLAINE could have been nomi.
mated any day last week. We don't think
there Is any room for doubt upon this point
Bnt BLAINE Is inial'ible In his judgment Of
body such as the Chicago Convention. Oh
courte he knew every night last week as wei
as ANYBODY IN Chicago knew all that the
convention had done that day; and,
OF course again, he would have
cabIed at oaeea deelinstion Of the nomination
n he had determined not TO accept II at all.
On Sunday he saw that all was over. We In.
fer from Mr.. ELKIEs's OutgIyings yesterday
thai Mr. BLAINE had made up bis mind 10
accept u suy four Of the leading sspirsnts
should call upon him to do so; and that
DouTELLE was armed with cabegrsm ready
TO be read 10 the convention ia case the four
candidates could not be found.
Anyhow, the four did not show themselves,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-26
ELECTRICITY.

II would seem that Cincinnati Is either
ahead OF Richmond or behind her in the
matter Of electric lights and elcctricrailways.
The following paragraph appears as an edi.
tOriaI in the Commercials Gazette:
alt has been discovered through recent
Investigations that electric>light poles he
come during a heavy rain strongly charged
with electricity and NAV give severe even
dangerous shocks 10 persons coming in con-
tact with them. The case of the young wO'
man OF Brooklyn, who was in an electric
railway car when something got out OF gear
and was paraIy zed in her right side, be-
coming permanently disabled, will, Il Is
hoped, further impress the lesson that these
Misunderstanding wires strung in the air are
yenOm0uS with fiery essence and their bite IS
death. Until persons are assured that they
can enter an electric car and take seat with.
out danger Of being struck dead travel over
such roads will continue light, and 1t is not
likely either that cectric-ight poles will he
popular places OF refuge during thunder
storms. The awful power OF the air that IN
ilS wild stale DANES amid the clouds, shat
tcTs mountain crags, and rOars over the
trembling land, is doing some wonderful
service, but has not yet been fully subjected
TO the understanding and control Of man.
II is claimed here that an electric ear Is a
safe place TO he in during thunderstorm,
he ground connections being such as to
operate to the security Of the passengers.
Nevertheless, It will do no harm to warn sli
persons concerned to be exceedingly careful
not 10 take any unnecessary risks. The cleo.
THE ears are the most popular things in Rich
mond Just now. Let III keep them so by
guarding every point where there is even 4
suspicion Of danger.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-26
ELECTRIC POWER.

HHE VIRGINIA ELECTRIC LIGHT
4 AND POWER COMPANY is now prepared
10 estimate for ana furnish
POWER AND ELECTRIC MOTORS
from = TO 9--horse power for driving al kinds Of
machinery for mechanical purposes-fans, eleya-
tors, Sc, &c.
The advantages OF using Electric Motors are
economy, reliability, regularity Of sreod under
all circumstance, safety. simplicity, and absence
Of heat ami noise; requiring no skilled labor 10
run IL
Any work that can be done by stoam-ongine
can 10 done 10y an Electric Motor.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
ARC AND INCANDEsCEN LIGHTS for stores,
Offices, dwellings, warehouses, shops, &c, fur
nished at reasonable rates.
Apply for terms, Sc, to
W. II. COLE, Superintendent
70 la-3m lO7 south seventh street. city.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-26
Double Tragedy in Alabama

IBy Telegraph 70 lhc UisplaCh.I
MONTGOMERY, ALA, June Melyill,
LiteS, young white man, and a negro
Wash. HARRISON, fought with pistols ycslcr
day near Richmond, Ala, and both Wert
Killed. They were living on the plantation
OF 4. T. Jones. Lites being an oycTseer and
the negro laborcr. The negro bad been or
dercd 10 leave the place, but refused 10 do 20,
ana when LltCs T. ont with Jones 10 the ne.
gro's house he fired on them. Lites was shot
twice and died within fifteen minutes.
HARRISON was also shot fltally and died in q
few hours
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-26
UNIVERSITY OF VA.
THE COMMENCEMENT ExEBcIsss-THT
Y.n.C.A.
The Annual ssrmon-Meeting Of the Fa-
culty-Ths Degree Men-Msny
Doctors.
lanoclnl lolerrnm % tho Dlsrnich. |


UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, juno 2j.-The
commencement exercises OF the University
Of virginia began last night Sunday with
religious exercises under the auspices Of
the College Young Mems Christian AssOcii-
ton. The service were held In The public
hail, aud very large and apprcciallye au-
dicnce was present. Mr.. {. VI. Bradbury,
president OF The Young Men, thrlstiln As
ISOLATION, read the report, showing the work
OF The association during the past session.
After the reading 81 the presidents re-
port Rev. Walter 81 Moore, ID. d, Of
iampden.Sl duoy College, preached the an
nual sermon before the Young Mems Chris
tian Association. He preached a very able
and eloquent scrmOu, which was listened 10
very attenlivcy by The large audience pres
cut. lis test was taken from Acts XX.,
81: {" 1t is more blessed 20 give than TO re-
ccIye."
To-day was an olIdiy in the commence
mcnt programme. nothing occurring except
german until tonight, when the W ashng-
ton Society held ITS annual celebration. The
faculty, however, held q meeting To pass
finally on the paperS " the clndidhcs for The
masters degree. he entire class OF eight
applicants Mere successful, 81 follows: j. A..
lnele. Of Frederick. Md; j II. &. Bigby,
Archie Anderson. Jr.. aad IS. =. Brown, Of
Richmond. Va; raleigh &. Minor aud j..
:. DAVIS, Of tniycrsiJg Of virginia: +. NJ g..
Baker, Of Boiling Green, Va, AMI r. :.
Cocarcl, Of Jacksonville, Fla.
William II. Parkinson, OF The University
Of Nir,inia, and haflcs NJ. Bradbury. Of
Petersburg, Va, are Pm. D., and Frank
Muller, Of Warrniou, who bas for some
time been an assistant in the Leauder Me-
{ nr a lao q ~
Doctor Of Science. W. \ Berkeley. Jr, Of
Morgartown, ". Va. and !. II. Booker. Of
-. Louis, NO., are gIaduatcd with TIE title
Of Bachelor Of Philosophy, while j. H..
Loyctt Of Winchester, Va, receives the
attractive degree Of Btchcior u Letters.
The University gives 10 the word twenty
TWO new doctor- Of medlcine-uamcly: Drs.
j. b. Anderson. u Gl,uc,'s Cro>s-E oads,
Va; a. Anderson. % wilson, X. c.; :. g..
Baker, 0f ~umter, $. e.: Charles NJ. Back
ford, Of LYnchnGrg, Va; !. Il. Catct, Of
stanton; ". D. CunuG. 4 shreveport, Ia;
". t. IJ'sOn, ~ Clinton, y. g., John I.
Graham. Il WythcylI'c. Va; &. -. lII.L OF
Fa-on, Y. e.; !. n. T.. Hodeeson, Of >eWa-
nee. Tenn; j. =. Hope, e mouth, Va;
K. u. Jcwctt, - " iIDun..on, y. g.; south
gate Leigh, Of Norfolk. Va; d. Page Mas~ie,
OF Saadidgcs, Na.:I. IS. Mcmillan. oi llert-
ford, y. g.; Gay Miller, % Lynch3ur-, Va;
{. /. Minor. 10 Sow y erk city; O.. l. smith.
Of ibc University of Virginia; vs.. l. Tate ~
Greouc,Yiilc,' Va; D. IS. I1y.oe, al Winston,
y. g.; j. l.. Thompson, oi Lexington, hy,
and Bernard Won, %, Richmond. Va.
Richmond thu, bears oll ihrec ". A.. and
one NJ -.
Attic Washington Literary society. final
celebration Tonight Ecni amin B3,seli. Of
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