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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-01-25
Partly Paid.

There's a great moral difference be-
tween man who runs up bill and
does not pay it and man who pays
something ION account" says the
San Francisco Chronicle. Now, for in
stance, at Christmas time you've got,
say, cigar bill, and you GO on to add
to it. The man will probably give you
small box Of cigars as an acknow-
Judgement ofyour custom. But if you
pay as you 60 the man will give you,
well, a good cigar perhaps on Christ
mas, but No more, and if you pay g.
little on account you don't get any
thing. l am merely stating fact
that is authenticated by several ex-
amples. an not explaining q para.
dox but still, morally speaking, the
man who pays son account" stands
pretty rearly on plane with the
man who pays as he goes, and the
man who does not pay at all gets g.
great deal more attention. Some OF
it may not be pleasant. agreeable
attention: but it always has an ele-
ment Of respect in it, which is not given
to the others. It's 10 human nature
l suppose, and it shows early. Two
little girls OF 4 and 6 years, were told
oy an overtrustful and induleent par
ent that they could go to the store
and buy candy when they wanted and
have it charged, but that they were
to pay it themselves. He said moth
ing about it until the bill came
in for small lots at g. time TO On
amount OF $3.50 for the 6-year- old,
and about the same for the 4.year-
old. He called them. The 6-year-
OLD was confused and abashed, but
the 4-year- old was cool and collected.
"Well, MISS" he said 10 the eldest,
''this is a big bill you've run up for
candy"
eyes, pa"
Glow did you expect to pay for
this candy"
81 thought thouaht- ia pay it
out OF the money you would give me-"
"And have you paid any OF it-any.
thing on account ?"
mo, pa"
"Im all right pa" strnck in the 4
year-oid. 81 paid the candy man g.
cent on account.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-01-25
Why Fly-Wheels urst.
From the London Engineer.

The bursting of q lily wpeel is usu-
ally due to failure on the part OF a
governo to prevent UNDUE accelera-
tion of the engine. A fruitful cause of
such catastrophes is The breaking
down of the gear by which the COVER
nor is driven. The governor ceases
to revolve, the balls fall together, the
Unbelievable or It's equivalent is
thrown wide open, and the engine
races and the fy.wheel bursts. To
overcome this difficulty I'll e governor
Is sometimes so made that when IL
stops, and the balls are in their low
est position, the throttle valve IS
closed. In order to start the engine
the throttle-valve is disconnected rom
the governors. AS soon ae the engine
has acquired it's proper speed the con
nection between the two ID re-esta0-
hshed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-01-25
He Wanted Work.
From the New York Ledger,

One OF our leading New York mer-
chants had an interesting interview
some time ago with young man who
applied for employment. He was O.
very young man. If not so remark
ably young IN years, he was a mere
boy in experience. Having presented
his letter of introduction, he sat wait
ing for the great man to open the
conversation. The merchant really
desirous to forward the wishes of the
youth, asked him what kind of posi-
tion he would like. "Well," said the
applicant, looking round at the some
what luxurious Office, 81 think l
should like just such position as
yours" The great man replied: eyes;
it is very pleasant position, but it
took me many years to get it,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-01-25

sudden dignity, "my family is quite
equal to yours, Mr.. Calhoun, More.
over, am no beg ar. You probably
know nay uncle, George Chester, OF the
Vulcan Iron Works. am the junior
partner there"
Tom gssped.
The Vulcan Iron Works were owned
by the richest and most honorable
men in that section of the country.
"That may be-" he said larnely.
"But why On earth did you 60 about
the thing in such an underhanded
WayW
Russell smiled.
"Come and see me-" ne said, holding
out his hand.
And Tom took it, though not with
out sheepish look.
He tried TO say something, but Rus.
sell wrung his hand warmly and bur
ried off. It TOOK Tom some time to
own phrase, he was "all broken up."
When he did get there his aunt
rushed out and seized him with a
breathless exclamation.
"Tom!" she cried, ''the Rev. Mr..
VarderpoOl has come, and he knows
Mr.. Russell we'll. He says he is worth
100000 and Tom, see here!"
She drew him to one corner Of the
piazza, where they could peep through
the vines into O. little summer house
near by.
Dorothy was there, hopping away
some perverse tears on George Rus.
sells shoulder.
"Well," Tom said resignedly, 81
wash NV hands Of them"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-01-25
Sowing Orchard Grass.

Sowing orchard grass with oats is g.
good way. writes q correspondent to
the Indiana Farmer, but do not 10 tx
them. Sow your oats in the best
manner you can, then SOW your or
chard and blue grass, and roll the
ground. The roller will cover the
seed deep enough. [ have sowed blue
and orchard grass, together, but the
time has not been long enough to tell
which will master. Orchard grass
takes q deep root and stands great
deal OF trampling. | doubt the blue
grass doing any moro than filling the
interstices between the trussocks of the
orchard grass. Divide your seed in
two parts, sowing half one way of the
ground and the other half the other
way, TO get it even. have been SOW
ing orchard grass quite extensively
for eight Or nine years, and raise my
own seed, which is much better than
to buy it. | thrashed forty bushels o
seed this year. always SOW clover
with it and cut the orchard grass high
for seed and then NOW the under crop,
getting sometimes as much as Z tons
Of good cow hay, and the clover leaves
the ground In good condition for the
orchard grass to grow after the clover
freezes out. You can get your seed
either with cradle or dropper ia
binder would thrash Off the seed. Bind
it up and let it weather-beat for a
couple of weeks; haul in and thrash
with a. fail. Two good hands will
thrash forty or fifty bushels q day.
To clean the seed take any good mill,
put in your wheat riddle and clover
screen. shut off all the wind you can
and you will catch your seed in the
box below. have usually taken out
the bundles of straw and scattered it
over my woods or s'deadenings" and
have got first rate ''sets" in this way
from the seed left on the straw and
sown in August. Two years ago got
good stand by sowing on wheat Inn
mediately after drilling and this fall I
sowed ten acres the same way for
pasture, as it st ands drought better
than o,ny other grass, and comes
sooner and holds out later than any
thing else.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-01-25
Hens LAYING in Winter.

Cold weather is the chief cause why
We do rot get SO many eggs in winter.
Fresh meat and all other kinds of
summer feed may be provided, but in
our climate we cannot entirely shield
fowls from the cold. Some varieties
are less injured than others. They
have large bodies, and make good
deal Of heat themselves. This is the
chief reason, probably, why the Brah-
mas are better winter layers than the
LeghOrns
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-01-25
FOR RURAL READERS.
The First BABY.

Lie IIIot bADy.
The first-how we'll / remember
Sir Hjalmar was he hight.
With lusty NoTseland war-whoop
He came in dead OF night.
He met my respectful greeting
With akick and Threatening frown;
He pressed all the house in his service,
And turned it upside down.
He thrust, when meekly objected,
A clinched little fist in my face
1 had no choice but surrender
And give him charge of the place.
He needed no creatures pleasure;
But oft, with a conqueror's right,
He sang in the small hours of morning
And dined in the middle ofnight.
And oft to aruse his Highness-
For naught we fea1 ed as his frowns-
We bleated and barked, and beloved,
And danced like circus clowns.
From Boyesen's "Modern Vikings.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-01-25
THE DROP OF WATER,
BY HARRY sTAGPooLE.

BY HARRY sTAcPooLE.
Gnquisltfon-Goa, 1867
They have chained me in the central hall,
And are letting drops of water tall
On my forehead so close to the granite wall,
Drop-drop.
They are cold at first, but now they are warm,
And feel prick like the prick OF a thorn
Which comes with the fall of each drop SO warn
Drop--drop.
A circle feel beginning to form,
A circle of fire round each drop so warm,
A circle that throbs to the prick of the thorn,
Drop-drop.
Tie circle is growing between my eyes,
Each drop that tails increases its size,
And fame of fire upward flies,
At each
Drop-drop.
Its growing larger, my God the pain
OF this awful, damnable, circular flame
Cutting its way through my throbbing brain,
Drop--drop.
Before its circular throbbing flame,
Till feel like universe of pain,
Drop--drop.
suns of fire are falling fast,
Drop-drop,
On to my brain, oh God, can this last?
Drop-drop.
The stars of the universe all beat time,
As each raging sun of heat and flame
Falls with measured throb on my brain,
Drop-drop.
Time has grown as large as my brain,
Drop--drop.
Ten million years of agonized pain
Lie between the fall Of each sun OF flame,
Drop-drop.
Something is coming!
Drop-drop.
Something is going to happen:
Drop
Something has snapped
The falling suns cease
G God can it be that you've sent me release?
is this death, this feeling of exquisite peace?
1t is death
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-01-25
Corn CObs.

Corn cobs should besaved for using
In smoke houses. They are excellent
for turning hams and shoulders the
right kind of brown. The housewife,
too, finds their ashes very strong in
potash. In oiden times corn.cob ash
es were often used, as saleratus is now,
for correcting acidity. Much of
the mineral substance in the corn crop
goes into it's cob, and this may often
be of value for highly fed stock, to
correct acidity of the stomach.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-01-25
The Niagara Grape.

Some growing Niagara grapes have
this season realized an average
price OF ten cents per pound. AS the
variety is extremely prolific, this
price is very profitable. Specimens
Of this grape sent to Europe have been
pronounced superior to any other of
our native American varieties. It will
probably be extensively planted in
France and Switzerland next year.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-01-25
Cows Picking at Horse Manure.

When COWS in winter pick at soiled
bedding of straw thrown out Of horse
stables, the fact shows that they need
salt. 1t is the saline taste that at
tracts them, when salt is so cheap BIS
it now is, there are certainly modes OF
giving it to any kind of stock, prefer
able to that of having it eaten with
the cxcrement of other animals. If
salt alone does not stop this craving,
give the COWS some bone meal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-01-25

"MY young FRIEND" he said in
solemn tones, "why do you drink that
accursed stuff ?" ''To warm me up"
replied his young friend. There is
nothing like a drink OF good whisky,
sir, in cold weather." s'But don't
you know that this effect is
only transitory, that it soon passes
away 2" eyes, sir; but as soon as it
does take another drink Epoch,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-01-25

was filled last summer, none having
been taken off, the top will not be as
solid. and it will be safer to allow one
foot at the top to be left out Of the
ca lculation entirely, to make up for
the lack OF solidity. In ensilage, it is
usually calculated that fifty cubic feet
make one ton, if it has been we'll
weighted down, or has settled well.
For corn upon the ear, obtain the
number of cubic feet IN the bin and
multiply by four, then divide by ten.
This gives the number OF bushels of
shelled corn. For oats, wheat and
other grain which is sold by 'struck
MEASURE" multiply the cubic feet Of
the bin by forty-fve and divide by
fifty six. Vegetables, which are sold
by heaped measure, may be very
nearly measured by multiplying the
cubic feet in the bin by seven, and di-
viding by two.
Having figured the amount and
value of these crops on hand, the
task of making valuation of the
farm stock, machinery and tools is
not difficult. There is q great temp
tation for many farmers to over-es-
| innate the value OF their animals.
Put them down at such prices as they
would probably sell for at auction,
not at what you would like to sell
| them for. The machines and tools,
the wagons and harnesses, are not
worth as much as they cost when new.
| Every farmer should once g. year
make memorandum Of this KIND,
followed by a statement of unsettled
accounts, If there are any, to serve as
a. means Of comparison to estimate
the years profit Or loss, which, for
the true farmer, is not represented by
an increased bank account alone, but
by better animals or implements for
doing his work, or by better cultivat-
ed fields. Nor should the improve
ments which may have been made
| upon the farm be left out of the &C.
count. Their value should be esti-
mated, and set down." not necessa-
rily for publication, nor even for ex.
hibition to the town assessors, but
for his own information.
This, then, is the first step to q
system of farm records and accounts,
more or less elaborate and exact,
which will in future days be much
valued as O. source of information TO
the farmer himself or to his successors.
How many farmers can recollect now
the amount of hay cut, Or potatoes
grown, the number of the stock kept,
or the quantity of butter or wool
sold ten years ago Not many, yet
many would like to be able TO COM
pare the productions Of their farm
then and now?
We, therefore, urge upon each farm
er the Importance of at once COM
mencing to take an inventory, includ-
ing even the amount Of manure in
barn-cellars and yards, Or upon the
fields for next years crops, and the
amount of wood in the wood-shed,
and to make a record Of the condi-
ton of his various fields, that he may
be able in future years to see if he has
improved the whole, or if he has
robbed one place to enrich another,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-01-25
Draining in Fall and Winter.

81 have several fields that want to
DRAIN" said neighbor to me the 9TH
er day, "but can It find time to drain
them when the work can be done to
advantage" "Why don't you 60 at
it now ?" I asked. ''Your regular
autumn labor is done, and you have
little else to do but chores" "Well,
you see it's wet and sloppy most of
the time, AMI every lite while We get
g. furry of snow. with the ground
a-freezin' and thawin' so that it
would be mighty disagreeable work,
know"
81 can't agree with you there" said
I. ga good pair of rubber boots
will set the mud and slop at naught.
The water seems in place of a leveiing
instrument, in fact is the best leVeler
to be had. Cool weather or cold is
Just what want for such business.
It is hard work, ana [ want cool
weather to do it in" eyes; [ know,
but you see I've let my hired man go,
and don't like to hire again as long
as | don't intend to keep g. man over
winter" "And it strikes me that
there is just where another mistake
occurs" replied, "you have paid a.
man $26 g. month all summer, and
now you can get any amount OF men
for Sl5-yes, by hiring man for the
winter through, you could get him for
less than that. The days are little
shorter, but you get as many hours
work done, counting chores night and
morning"
eyes, KNOW" said he, refeetively.
81 hay got lots of work that might
and ought to be done this winter.
There's years wo cd to be cut and
drawn up, O. lot OF fencing TO be got
out and hauled, and many other
things to be DONE" you're On the
right track there, my friend. In this
northern climate where the winter
lasts six months, we can't afford to
drop our tools and lay off. We can't
pay $25 or $50 per month for work
in summer that might be done in
winter for SIS or less. Farmers are
in the habit of working early and late
like slaves during hot weather, and
laying still in winter I don't believe
in the farmer working any harder
than he does now, but | do believe in
dividing the labor up more uniformly
throughout the year. There are at
least two months out of every ordinary
winter when draining may be advan-
tageously carried on. The drains
should be laid out in autumn, and g.
good, deep furrow plowed, where the
trench is to be dug for the tile. This
trench will fill up with snow and ice,
so that the underlying earth will
freeze little, if any, as fast as the dig
ging progresses. but it is best not to
do this until the diggers are close up
with the spades, because OF it's freez
ing underneath before the work is
done. Lay the tile, and cover close
behind the diggers to prevent tho ex-
cavated earth from freezing, or the
trench filling up with snow."-[W. d.
Boynton, in Practical Farmer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-12
A HUGE LAND STEAL.
A Foreign Syndicate in Cali.
fornia the Thief.
A GRAND ARMY INSPECTION
The Del Campo
WiIhalm-Typhoid Germs-The
Wenther-The Strike-Etc.
A Big Land Steal.

New YORK, January 1.-THE Herald
this morning. presents a three column
letter from Eureka, California, in re-
gard to a gigantic timber land steal.
The correspondent states that foreign
syndicate is operating in the Redwood
district, of which Eureka Is the centre,
and that it has already gobbled up Ga
600 acres of the finest red wood forests
in the world. The syndicate is com
posed largely of Scotch capitalists, and
is known as the California Redwood
Company. with the chief office at San
francisco. The method pursued by
the syndicate in securing the land, is
described as follows: A number of
company and sent to Eureka, and they
fraud. The headquarters of the gang
was in the back room of a gin shop Of
local sport, whose establishment was
the resort-of the rough, floating popu-
ton. Three blocks away from the
saloon, was located the United States
Land Office. The area of land sought
q
small army of men was required to go
through the forms of entering and prov
ing as required by the laws of the
United States in the disposal of the
public domain. 1t was necessary to
obtain 400 persons, who were
willing to aid in the fraud, either know
ingly or unconsciously, through ignor-
ance of the meaning of the statement
each would be called upon to make
The sum fixed by the Redwood Com
pany, as the maximum price was $50.
For that paltry sum the men were to be
called on to go to the land Office and
make the statement that the land they
entered under the benifcent laws of
Uncle Sam was for their own individual
use and occupancy. AS soon as the
entry was made, the men were escorted
to the headquarters of the syndicate
where the land was transferred to
"canny Scotchmen." Thus was that
chapter of the crime completed, and
the raid on $4,000 acres of growing
timber, among the most valuable in the
world, was finally cQusummsted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-12
tnspsction Of the g. Ar.

MINNEAPOLIS, Min, January H.
Members of the Grand Army of the
Republic are making preparations for
Q national inspection of posts to occur
during January and February. Among
the assistant inspector-generals ap-
pointed are the following: e. o. Eaton,
Bozeman, Mont; William NJ. Berger,
Santa Fe, New Mexico; E. B. McElroy
Salem, Ogn.; !. E. Hudson, Ogden,
Utah; Eugene M. Baxter, Washington
Territory; E. A. Dakin, San Francisco
8. Mediation, Denver, Colorado.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-12
The Typhoid Germs.

LANSING, Mich, January 11.-At q
meeting of the State Board of Health,
yesterday, Professor Vaughan reported
successful experiment of producing
in a cat, disease similar to typhoid
fever in the human family, by the use
of germs found in water, used by 300
victims of the scourge at Iron Noun
tain, Michigan. 1t is believed to be the
first discovery of this nature in the
world.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-12
The Del Campo Steamers.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 11.-Carlos
Yrigoy +. manager of the Marquis Of
Del Campo's line of steamships, run
ming between this city and Centre
American ports, denies the reports pub.
ished yesterday that the steamers have
bsen Withdrawn, and the enterprise col
lapsed. He says the steamers will be
run as usual, and that the present de
lay is owing to repairs the vessels are
undergoing, the high price of coal. and
the fact that instructions have been re-
ceived to hold the steamers until the
Central American coffee crop is ready
for shipment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-12
Governor Inauguratsd.

J. ANNAPOLIS, Nd, 1.-Hon. EIihu E.
Jackson was inaugurated governor Of
Maryland to-day IN presence of the
general assembly. In his inaugural,
Governor Jackson congratulated his
hearers upon the sound financial con-
dition Of the State, and promised to
aid in the faithful and intelligent ex-
ecution of the election laws.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-12
The Strike.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, January ia
conference was held to-day between q
committee representing the striking
employers of the Reading railroad
and President Corbin. The particulars
are not yet obtainable beyond the
statement of the committee that the
conference was entirely satisfactory to
hem.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-12
Earthquake.

OTTAWA, Ont. January ia sharp
shock of earthquake was felt through
out this city and surrounding section,
shortly before o'clock this morning.
The vibration was quite marked and
seemed to be travelling from the west,
the shock lasted between five and ten
seconds. Croekery was smashed in
n any places, but no other damage is
reported.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-12
The chinese.

WASHINGTON, January 11.-Repre-
sentative FeIton's bill to restrict Chi
nese Immigration was Informally dis
cussed TO-DAY, by the House COM
mittee on foreign affairs. Representa-.
tive Morrow called attention to the
necessity for some action on the subject,
but the indications are that the COM
mittee will not take IL up for sometime.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-12
Emperor william.

BERLIN, January 1.-THE Emperor
William slept badly last night. He had
an interview, lasting half an hour, with
Prince William yesterday.
Advices from San Reno says that the
Crown Princes throat continues to i'm
prove. His voice is good. and bis
health excellent. He both drove and
walked to-day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-12
The American Association.

CINCINNATI. Ohio, January ia
special from Columbus, Ohio. says:
President Wickoff has called meeting
of the American Association to be held
in Cincinnati on January Oath, to settle
the question of the Eighth Club.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-12
The Weather.

MINNEAPOLIS; Mimi, January IL
The thermometer registered 80 degrees
below, this morning. There was Q
strong wind last night. and the weather
was the severest of the season. At
Hallack, yesterday, spirit thermome-
ter registered 81 degrees below zero.
Other northwestern towns repor. from
Is to 40 degrees below. 't @
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-12
Tha Rahiea Cru for hi

And the old folks laugh when they fnd
that the pleasant California liquid fruit
remedy, Syrup of Figs. is more easily
taken and more beneficial in its action
than bitter, nauseous medicines. It
strengthens the Liver Kidneys Stomach
and Bowels, while it arouses them to q
healthy activity. For sale by A. G..
Smith & Co., Druggists. I
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-12
Americans Arrested.

PARIS. January 11.--Fiye Americans
were arrested last evening for conneo-
ton with the recent robbery of Hes
melin's jewelry store in Boulevard Mad
elem.