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VIA The ALBERT LEA ROUTE,

St.
With Declining Chair and from those points and
KANKAKEE offers naelitss to
St Paul
Ticket
United States Canada, address
G. ST. JOHN JOHN SEBASTIAN,
Genera aanage CHICAGO ILL. aenr Ticket&P Agent
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-04-17
Mr.. Dimple's Yarn.
From the Cincinnati Times-Star.


"Oh, it's no trouble to board a NOV
ing street car after you get used 20 it, re-
marked Mr.. Dimple to his fellow board
er, Miss Dasher. 81 have become ac-
customed to stepping upon the cars
while going at their highest speed, and
think no more Of it than of climbing
into bed"
"Oh, how nice !'' murmured Miss
Dasher. admiringlv. Il suppose, as
you say, that it's all in practice
"Well, there's certain slight in it,
you know, after ALL" replied Dimple
with a knowing look.
Next morning Mr.. Dlmple sauntered
into the street to catch his downtown
car. He usually walked down square
or so to a crossing, where the mediums
of rapid transit slowed up for passen-
gers, but just as be started off, he
caught sight of fluttering drapery at the
window of his boarding house. 1t was
Miss Dasher.
Mr.. Dmple was enamored with Miss
Dasher. Consequently, he took great
pleasure in showing off in her presence.
Here was an opportunity. He would
board the street car in front of the
house, and show his charmer how dex-
terously and gracefully it was done.
And Mr.. Dimple grinned as he but
toned up his coat, and pretended not to
notice Miss Dasher at the window.
Soona car came along. Mr.. Dimple
noticed with some alarm that the driver
was urging his horses at high rate of
speed in order to surmount a heavy
grade right at that point. Mr.. Dimple
had forgotten about that grade. But he
was in for it now anyway; so he stepped
carelessly into the street and lsauntered
Lois 1rolx hn II q %y.rn 70
give the driver of the approaching car a
the man with the reins never noticed it.
Then Mr.. Dimple gavea wild grab for
the rod which occupies such secluded
position on the rear end of street car
and moment later he was reclining
perpendlcularly on the unsubstantial
air, with his coat tails Tapping together
in the morning breeze.
Then his feet, after making number
of emphatic and unstudied gestures in
the air, came down on the step and his
favorite corn, and, finding nothing to
stop his mad career, Mr.. Dimple sat
down with such force as to jam his over
coat and necktie over his head. Then
he painfully arose to his feet and asked
the conductor he would kindly stop the
darn street car while he went back af-
ter his hat: The ticket puncher con-
scented, and as Dimple limped back, he
caught sight Of Miss Dasher holding on
to the window sill, in spasms or some
thing or other.
When he came to supper that night
Miss Dasher said:
81 had no idea that boarding street
car was such an easy matter until
watched you this morning, Mr.. Dimple.
But then you have become used to It.,
of course"
Dimple has transferred his affections
to another and kinder charmer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-04-17
FARM AND HOME.
The Old Rockiup.Chair.

My grandmother sat IN the old rocking-chair
(But she was not my grandmother them
And her pert little lace was bewitChingly fair
AS she laughed defiance to men.
Her SunbOnnet tluJter'd like bird on its string,
Her hair wandere Tree on the breeze;
And gully ween did my grandmother sing
Underneath those old gnarld apple trees.
Ny grandfather rode through the white orchard
gate,
And tethered his roam to tree;
He'd q we'll powdered wig on his silly young
pate,
And high tassel'd boots to bis knee;
From the pink apple blossoms that over him
hung
He brushed off the dew with his hat
Till he came to the place where the rocking
chair swung,
And my merry young grandmother sat.
The kingcup and daisy bloomed round in their
pride
And bees of their sweetness did sip;
But my grandmother blush d. and my GRANDPA
Their sigh'd,
AS he flicker'd off their he ads with whip.
Ny granny she hummed her a cunning old
song
Faint heart never won 1adye fair !"
SO ne wooed and he prayed, and before very
long
There sat two in that old rocking. chair!
John Gerald Brennan
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-04-17
Growing Early Potatoes.

Near a good market no farm crop
pays better than one of early potatoes.
Select dry, warm piece of ground for
these, and manure it as highly as you
wish. With late potatoes the manure
sometimes does injury by inducing po-
ts.to rot; but this early crop is usually
sold off the ground before the tubers
have time to rot much. The Southern
supply is, wherever it can be carried,
sometimes ahead of homegrown pota-
toes; but as soon as the latter are Of
fered they always have the preference.
Extreme earliness is more important
than great productiveness. Some of
the very early potatoes as usually grown
on farms are light cropped, but this de-
feet is made up tor by extra heavy ma
nuring. Greater earliness is promoted
by keeping the seed in warm rooms ex-
posed to sunlight some weeks before
planting. The eyes will grow large and
green, and the potato itself will dry out
so much that it will stand more cold and
wet weather without injury, than seed
that is planted just as taken from bin
in the cellar, where the eyes if pushed
at all have made only white and sickly
growth.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-04-17
lis Tapping Injurious to Trees.

The old question whether tapping
maple trees is an injury to them veXes
the woodman as much as it ever did.
Some kinds of tapping. making broad
cut with an axe, and inficting wound
most vigorous tree, is undoubtedly an
injury. But if the tapping be done
with three-quarter-in bit, and the
hole be plugged after the sap has
stopped running to exclude the air, we
don't believe it affects the tree more
than slight cut on the finger would a
healthy man or child. Some farmers
used to say that the spring tapping was
good for the trees, just as the annual
spring blood-letting was for them. But
popular opinion as to the advantages of
bleeding has greatly changed since
early times. At least, whatever men
believe aboutit, comparatively few now
maintain the old-fashioned practices.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-04-17
thing that is not for it's good. It's in
stinct as to that is never at fault.
Manurinp Orchards.


The ideas of farmers differ widely as
to the proper treatment of orchards.
Occasionally we hear man say that he
does not believe in applying manure to
orchards, and sometimes be caps his
conclusion with the most inconclusive
remark that he has tried it, and knows
that manure ONLY makes leaves and
wood, not fruit. This comes from gen.
eralizing on too few facts. One trial
does not prove anything, or at least it
does not establish a rule. Young or
chards, and especially of very vigorous
varieties, sometimes run too much to
wood. In such cases manures, especial
ly those rich in ammonia, increase this
tendency. All the heterogeneous ma
nures are specifics for leaf growth.
This is the reason why they are so
largely used in gardens. The mineral
manures lave contrary effect. Fruit
is the covering of the seed, and the
seeds of apple, pear and other fruit
trees require potash and phosphate for
their perfection. When the tree gets
to bearing, it is safe to presume that it
needs additional supplies of these min
erals. If no other mineral can be had,
apply salt to fruit trees in moderate
quantities. Salt is solvent, and helps
to make other mineral plant food avail
able.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-04-17

strength and muscular power than a
pound Of fat bacon, but there are many
people who do not believe it.
For movable roost take 2x3 or 2x4
scantling and plane it; then nail legs to
it, after the style of a carpenters tres
tie. If it should ever get lousy, take it
and set it afre Gocd-by vermin !
The flame will flash all over the perch
with scorching heat. but quickly go
out, leaving 1t in a purified condition
strong solution Of red oak bark is
said to be an excellent remedy for
chicken cholera. 1t is mixed with food
and also added to the drinking water.
Never feed animals or poultry for
thlrtysix hours before killing, nor give
water for twelve hours. BY SO doing it
will be easier to dress them, and saw
ing of food will be the result if large
herd Or flock is to be slaughtered.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-04-17
Christian Science Defined.
From the New York Tribune.


A correspondent asks me to exnlain
what is meant by Christian science. [
won't attempt to do that, but will, in
stead, quote a paragraph from a re-
Gently issued treatise on Christian
science. This is how you can get well,
according to this new cult: Suppose
you have cold in your head. You may
find yourself much better, or even
cured, by saying to yourself once, or
several times in succession, or until
you feel a change, as follows: I
deny the fact that / have anything
the matter with me. I have no
fear Clay great stress on this; say
it very coolly and calmly; say it several
times over, varying the words if you
ike). Sitting in draught has no power
TO give anybody a cold (Here you
may assign whatever reason the people
around you insist was the cause of
your cold). My head is not heavy, my
eyes are not swelled; am not deaf and
stupefed.' (You can enumerate as
many or as few symptoms as you like;
but mention them only to deny them,
and do not think that the more effort
you make to name all of them the bet
ter you are treating yourself)."
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-04-17
Poultry Pickings.

All eggs left too long in the nests dur
ing cold weather will crack from the
effects of frost.
Put your poultry droppings on the
plot intended for onions, and have the
bed as fine as possible before putting
out the seed or sets.
When shipping eggs do not overlook
the color. Philadelphia and Boston
customers prefer dark-shell eggs, while
New York buyers will pay little more
for an egg that is pure white in color of
shell.
Feeding broken oil cake to fowls
twice week will often promote laying
when other food shall fail to give good
results.
1t has been asserted that given
amount of food and attention will pro-
duce as many pounds of chicken flesh
as it will of hog flesh. If SO, why can
not farmers make poultry raising profit
able and eat nutritious chicken meat in
stead of so much bacon? A pound of
fowl flesh will produce more physical
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-04-17

tole gave him the paper, and then went
to the door Of N:cette's chamber and
cried:
Cousin, get up; dress yourself and
come here"
A few moments afterward Nicette.
fresh as rose, entered the little recep-
ton room.
whats the matter ?' she said.
"The matter is" cried NJ Bouvard
"that your cousin is mad"
mad be it % said Anatole shut Nj
cette will see that there is method in
my madness. This night, my dear little
cousin, have accomplished two things
nj. Capdenac renounces your hand, and
your guardian consents that you shall
marry the man you love-"
my guardian, are you indeed willing
that [ should marry Anatole ?"
"Ah % exclaimed Anatole.
SIT is you, my cousin, whom I love. /"
At that moment Anatole felt his heart
beat violently. What caused it? Was
it the pleasure which Nicettes un-
hoped-!or avowal gave him? Was it
the pain foretold by the doctor? Was
it death
'sUnfortunate man that | am ~ cried
poor Anatole. 'She loves me. I see
nv happiness before me, and [ am 60
ing to die without attaining it."
'Then, grasping the hands of Nicette,
he told her all; he told her about the
letter he had received, the flower
whose odor he had inhaled, the warn
ing of his old friend, his will, the subse-
quent events and success in obtaining
her freedom.
"And now" he added, 81 am going to
die ~
"TEat is impossible % exclaimed Nj
cetta. "The doctor is deceived. Who is
he ?''
"a man who is never deceived, Nj
cette; he is DIR. Bardais."
''Bardais Bardais p cried Bouvard,
laughing. Listen to this paragraph in
the morning newspaper: The savant,
Doctor Bardais, has become suddenly
insane. His insanity has taken a scien-
tific turn. 1t is well-known that the
doctor has devoted himself specially to
the study of poisonous plants. He now
believes that all persons whom he meets
have been poisoned, and he persuades
them of the fact. He was taken at mid
night to an insane asylum
"Nicette ~
"Anatole !"
The lovers were clasped in each 9TH
er's arms.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-04-17
Wide Of the Mark.
From the Buffalo Courier.

"You should have been at the or
chestra concert yesterday" young
woman was heard to remark last Tues
day, Miss Sears was echoed three
times" Echoed you mean encored."
"Oh, yes, guess SO; but what's the diff
ference ?"
She was probably sister to the young
woman who, being asked how her faith
er did, replied tearfully that be was in a
"catamose condition." which, when in
vestigated, proved to be '.comatose
state"
Another of the womankind, sitting
down at tea the other night, informed
her husband that she had got some
Chinese oblong' tea to try, 'Oblong
tea? What on earth is that?" asked
the bewildered spouse. "Oblong tea.
Oh, you mean Oolong." ooh, yes, so I
do.o
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-04-17
They Obeyed the Priest.
From an Irish Exchange.

An extraordinary scene was witnessed
in the Catholic Church of st. Peter and
St. Paul, at Clonmel, on Sunday. The
Catholic soldiers of the garrison attend
mass there every Sunday morning, and
while the officiating priest, Father
Byrne, was reading the Bishops Lent
en- pastoral, in which he strongly con-
demned the action of the government
toward Ireland, and adjured the peo-
pie to pray for their country
in this time of trouble, Lieut..
Geohegan, who was in charge of the
troops, rose in his seat and ordered his
men to leave the building. AS they
did not Immediately obey he repeated
the order twice. Father Byrne, adj
dressing the men from the altar, COM
handed them to remain in their seats,
and all the soldiers, except two SER
geants, who had followed Lieut.. Geohe-
gan out of the church, obeyed, the
priest and stayed where they were I'M
til mass was over. On leaving the chapel
Lieut.. Geohegan was hooted and hustled
by crowd of people, and when the
soldiers marched for their barrack they
were accompanied by crowd, who
cheered them heartily for the course
they had adopted. Before the officer
left the chapel the priest publicly re-
buked him, and told him that he should
report him to his superior officers. The
town remained quiet, but the streets
were patrolled by police.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-04-17
Ouack Remedies for Trees.

Vegetable life is less understood by
the public than that of animals and
men. 1t is no wonder, therefore that
quacks abound who prescribe their nos
trums as sagely as if they really knew
something. One of the most common
notions of these fellows is to bore holes
into the trees, and after inserting sui
phur or some other compound, plug it
up, relying on the flowing sap to take it
into the circulation. AS we'll open
mans veins and inject medicines in
them. Trees have roots which are
their mouths, and anything that is good
for them placed in the soil anywhere
near, these roots will find. Repulsive
and even dangerous medicines may be
forced down the throat of animal or
man; but we know no way in which
tree or plant can be forced to take any
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-04-17
Trees by ROadsides.

There are two sides to the roadside
tree question. They are ornamental,
but in early spring they often shade
the road so as to keep it muddy after
have dried up. Besides, the trees are
often in the way of needed road i'm
provements, and it is hard to 60 round
or remove them. Thee if grain or root
crops are grown in adjoining fields
their roots draw their moisture from so
long distance that the crop near the
fence is not worth, cultivatiug. A row
of trees planted close enough to the
line to make a fence on damages a
farmer in one crop more than enough
to build an excellent fence. So wheth-
er trees should this spring be planted
along the roadside must be complicated
with the further question whether in
after years the farmer or his sons can
afford the expense of keeping up the
ornament.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-04-17
Conveniences Around the House.

There never seemed to be any con-
fusion in the Brown household. The
children always knew where to find
their hats, mittens, shoes, overshoes
and school books. 1t was necessary to
have place for everything, Mrs. Brown
used to say, before one could put every
thing In its place; consequently, her
first effort was directed towards provid-
ing rlghtful place, easy Of access, for
all things in constant or daily use.
Jack and Gill, Rob and Nell, never
looked into their mothers work basket
for their school bags, caps, gloves, NIT
tens, ETC., because they were never al
lowed to put them there. On the up
per part of the inner side of the closet
door of the sitting room hung bag
with several compartments, each ini-
tailed, and the whole marked gloves"
into which each child was taught to
place his or her mittens or gloves. On
the lower half of the door bag of stout
er material, stitched into eight COM
partments was placed for boots and
shoes. An upholstered box, that
looked like a small seat, and indeed
was such, had cover that raised and
held surplus boots and shoes. On the
outside of the door was row of hat
hooks on which the school bag of each
child was hung under his or her hat.
This was why mammals work-basket
went "scot.free," as the children say.
The work basket is worthy of men
basket-one of the lighter sort made
of paper instead of splint. 1t was
stained black walnut, and vanished
outside, and lined inside with blue
muslin. Such basket is very useful
for holding hosiery, fannels and such
articles as need repairing.
Another little continuance was the
shoe button bag. This pretty little ar
ticle was made out OF piece of black
satin, a5 out eight inches square, had
drawstring two inches from the top,
was labeled "shoe materials" worked
on in outline stitch with yellow silk. In
this, linen thread, strong needles, in
small needle book, and buttons of dit
ferent sizes were kept. Anyone who
had to hunt through a workbasket con-
tanning the usual condemnation for
these often hastily needed articles will
see the convenience of this simple ar
rangement. A similar bag of cardinal
silk, held fine silk Of many colors and
fine needles, marked silk for gloves"
Every room contains whisk broom,
with a receptacle for 1t, and on every
broom, dust cloth and feather buster
are kept. 1t is just as cheap to have
broom for each floor as to make one do
all of the work of the house-cheaper
in fact, for the old brooms can be rele-
gated to the kitchen as fast as they be-
come unfit for use in the rest of the
house. 1t is such little convenlences
as these that bring comfort to a house
hold.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-04-17
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THE WAY OF LOVE.
BY EUGENE FIELD.

As one essays some cavern to explore,
Deep, dark and vast with rugged roof and
walls,
And loneliness that like a curtain falls.
Aud holds his link to light his way before
Aloft, while darkness still enshrouds the floor;
And hears, while seeing naught, like distant
calls.
The winds weird whispers waiting through
the halls,
And fears some hidden danger more and more:
co woman as she steps within mans heart,
That rayless gloom and rugged depth unknown,
Though holding high her glowing torch of love,
She knows not how her faltering feet to start
Her fears give tongue in trustiul undertOne,
And round her path no ray falls from above.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-04-17
Substitute for Earth Closets.

Serene Edwards Todd, a widely
known agricultural writer, warmly rec
ommends small tubs with strong bales
convenient for frequent removal as bet
ter than the large boxes often used as
earth closets. Mr.. Todd says truly that
the large boxes are often neglected, and
quickly become very offensive. The
tubs can be kept decent by sprinkling
little trouble to lift them on a wheel
borrow, and wheel them into the gar
den. His practice is to prepare a
trench and dump the contents quickly
into it, covering rapidly, and thus MAX
ing the offensive material as little ex-
posed to the air as possible. Shovelling
night soil, however it may be manipu-
lated, is not nice business, and ought to
be avoided wlerever it can be as we'll as
not.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-04-17
Coal Ashes ana Fruit Trees.

There can be no doubt that coal ashes
spread under fruit trees are often
very helpful, and as they show little or
no manurial value there is often diff
Guilty in explaining their good effects.
One way they help is to make mulch.
Coal ashes are light, and the fact that
they have not much manurial value
makes them all the better for keeping
down grass, which depletes the soil OF
the moisture that the trees need.
Three or four inches depth of coal ashes
spread under trees keep the soil be-
meath moist and cool. If they are
spread on sod they kill the grass, and
this with the decaying sod roots make
fine feeding place for the roots Of the
tree. It is probable, also. that under
this mulch the sod undergoes import
ant chemical changes, fitting its MANURE
al elements for absorption by roots.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-04-17

If you want good, strong, vigorous
chickens, see that the breeding birds
are strong and healthy.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-04-17
Top-Dressing Wheat in Spring.

It is sometimes a good plan to top
dress winter wheat in the spring. 1t is
better still, doubtless, to do the work in
the fall, but manure is not then to be
had, and if the wheat is all there after
its winters exposure it will pay to give
it q further lift. Choose time when
the ground is either frozen or has thor
oughly dried so it will not poach.
Then draw the manure in wagon pro-
vided with wide tires. If the surface is
dry the wheels will not sink in to hurt.
The manure will greatly help the clover
as we'll as the wheat. We have known
farmers to find profit in drilling in
$50 pounds OF superphosphate on the
wheat In spring. The drill was driven
80 that it's teeth cut the ridges between
the rows made in drilling the seed the
previous fall. In this case probably
breaking the surface of the soil did
nearly as much good rs the fertilizer, as
is proven by the benefit received from
dragging wheat fields in spring.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-04-17
Learn to Graft.

Every farmer should himself under
stand grating, and be able practically
to do it. The art is simple and easily
learned. 1t may not always pay the
farmer to do all the large jobs of graft
ing that he has to do, since his own
time may be worth more at something
else. But it is the little jobs, the set
ting of half dozen gratis not worth
sending for professional CRATER to do,
that thus are neglected from year to
year, simply because no one is at hand
qualified to do the work. Professional
grafters MAKE good wages setting gratis
at so much apiece. Most of them have
an assistant who saws OF the limb to be
grated, while the CRATER fits the scion
to the cleft which he makes, and covers
the wound to exclude air. This and
connecting the scion with the outer
wood of the branch is all the art there
is in grating.