Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-11-14
A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING.


LITTLE OF EVERYTHING.
THE pride of Ventura County, Cali
fornia, is field OF 5000 acres in beans.
A HERD ofswine got drunk eating grape
pomance on ranch in Marin County,
California.
THE highest point at which regular
meteorological observations are made
appears to be in the Andes in Peru, at
a height of 14,3OO feet. Harvard Col
lege has weather observatory on Mt.
Lincoln, in Colorado, at height of A.
.297 feet.
JOE THOMPSON, of Orlando, Fla, tells
of a coach whip snake that danced back
and forth before him to geta good posi-
ton to strike, but which he shot and
killed before it got the chance. He
says it measured Is feet 2 inches in
length and was inches across the head.
THAT was queer verdict produced by
coroner's jury in Missouri the other
day, after an inquest had been held
over the body of Wardell, the MUIR
dered mine owner. It was to the effect
that the deceased was killed by an un-
known person while the latter was act
ing in self defense.
WHILE a circus train was standing on
the track at Chestertown, Md. loco
motive halted opposite the car in which
the elephants were confined. Six of
the elephants thereupon thrust their
trunks into the water tank on the loco
motives tender, and in few minutes
had drained it dry.
A PHILADELPHIA man has invented
machine that, with the help of six
hands, will turn out as many barrels in
day as sixty men can make. The ma
chine. has been successfully operated,
and coopers are taking good deal of
interest in it. If it proves financially
successful it will probably revolutionize
the cooper's trade.
The reference TO a whisky flask as
pocket pistol may now have some
foundation In fact. Some of the down
town liquor stores have recently put on
sale glass whisky holders made in size
and shape like an ordinary revolver,
and closed by screw cap at the muzzle.
They are hollow clear down to the butt,
and hold nearly half pint.
ERAsTUs SoURwINE, miller, Of Re-
public was caught on sha ting making
200 revolutions per minute and whirled
around until every stitch OF clothing ex-
cept his shoes and celluloid collar was
torn off his body and then dropped on
his head. His body was drawn through
space 11x15 inches, yet he was not in
jured beyond several bruises.
A NEW ORLEANS lady sent half dozen
designs to one Of the big cotton print
mills at Fall River for approval, and
some weeks later they were sent back to
her as refused. Shortly atterward she
saw the identical designs on some calico
just received In New Orleans from the
mill, and wrote an indignant letter to
the mill owners demanding an explana-
ton. In return she received a hand
some check for her work.
The attention of visitors to Mt. Repose
Cemetery, at Haverstraw, N. Y, is at
tracted by novel grave in a secluded
spot. 1t is the grave OF pet canary
bird which belonged to a wealthy fam
lily in Brooklyn. The pet a short time
ago became quite i'll and was attended
by persons skilled in bird doctoring.
All their treatment was useless, how
ever, and the bird died. So strong was
the attachment of the family for the
bird that it was given an aristocratic
burial, with all the honors that could be
bestowed.
Col. WHITTENMoRE, the eommandant
of the Watervliet arsenal, at West Troy,
is quoted as saying that the gun foundry
will be ready tor the work on the heavy
cannon called for the fertilization bill a
year from next summer. Five hundred
men will be employed in making II
S-inch, 10-inch and Pinch guns.
At present Is men are employed In the
foundry, and In year make heavy
sea-coast guns and % field pieces. Be-
fore the foundry can make the new guns
in numbers buildings must be enlarged
and new machinery put in.
WITH short cay pipe stuck in the
side of his mouth and seated in a boat
swain's gig, which was attached by pull
ley to telegraph wire, John FL. Lewis,
in the employe of a telephone company,
the other day rode from the building,
South and Baltimore Streets to the
Chamber of Commerce building, over
heads of people and tops of houses.
The wire between the two buildings
was out of order and Lewis proceeded
to repair it. The chair was attached to
rope, to the end of which a pulley was
attached, which slid over the wire.
When he sat in midair over South
Street number of persons stood watch
ing him.
A DOG shot negro at Sesrcy Station,
On the Mobile and Montgomery Rail-
road, recently. Frank Whitlock went
out hunting, his pet gun was on his
shoulder and plantation pointer lit
tie in the lead. Frank was well pro-
vided with whisky. and went to sleep.
The gun was placed with cooked ham,
mer toward the sleeper. Old Tray, the
dog, was wide awake, and, used to sport,
tried to wake up the unsuspectlng Frank
in a rather noisy way. He struck his
paw on the trigger and the gun went OF,
discharging its contents in Frank body,
inficting serious if not fatal wounds.
The report of the gun brought assistance
to Frank.
An Indian Relic.