Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-08-28
FINE-CUT,

County, w. Va, has been fined for sell
ing whisky uniawfully.
JERRY MORON, of Hancock County,
w. Va, is over % years of age and
scarcely three feet high.
A PHILADELPHIA fed pean uts to the
polar bea1 at the Zoo" and the un-
grateful animal bit one Of his fingers Oft.
A MIDDLETowN, Del, duck mingles
with chickens and endeavors to conceal
its identity by making attempts at crow
ing.
CHARTER has been granted Tor rail
road in Liberia. 1t will be the first in
that country. Its length will be 656
miles.
Mrs. LEYToN, bright young married
woman of New York, has opened a car
penter's shop. She is skillful artisan.
and finds business good.
A MAN named Grossman, of Chicago,
is getting rich raising frogs Tor the mar
ket His 'froggery," IS be calls 1T, is
pond on one of his town lots.
Mrs. MARY E. KINGNoRTH, of Marion,
n. Y, widow 81 years of age, adver-
tised for husband. A wealthy Chica-
go man replied, and after correspond
ing for q time, they met and were mar
ried.
CAPTAIN HASKELL, of San Francisco.
recently witnessed a terrific battle be-
harbor at San Francisco. The sword
fish was finally victorious, killing the
whale.
A CINCINNATI physician believes that
rheumatism is caused by bacilli. They
originate in decaying matter and get in
to the system from the atmosphere.
Green plants in living rooms he pro-
nounced great source of danger.
Mrs. JACOB PEARCE, of Hawkinsville,
Ca, bought hen from a chicken
trader. The hen was killed for dinner
Sunday, and in the gizzard OF the fowl
were found tWenty-seven brass pistol
cartridge hulls, six buttons and piece
of lead.
THE i'll luck attached to the number1 Is
struck little Katie Fehling, of New
York, with full force the other day.
She is Is years old, and is one of Ii
children in the family. At 5:l3 she was
arrested for shopliiting, and pleaded
guilty.
REV. FRANK PETERSON, the repre-
sentative of the American-Swedish Bap-
fist Church, at the late international
Sunday school convention in London,
reports that there are 100000 teach
of the world.
IT is Carrying Place Pond (Me. fish
erman who relates that while he was
one day. another fish grabbed the pick
ereIs tail, then third seized the sec
ond ones tail, and so on till there were
seven on the string; he landed them all.
VINCENNES, Ind, has just produced an
original Judge. A saloonkeeper was to
be tried before him for selling liquor
without license. and the case had ex-
cited SO much interest that crowd was
expected to be present. Accordingly
the Judge hired hall and charged all
spectators 10 cents admission.
THE Union Elevated Railroad in
Brooklyn. lis haunted. The sound of
blows on the rails, as if some one was
striking them with a hammer, is fire.
quently heard at night when nobody is
at work on the road. The mysterious
noise seems to come from place
where workman was killed some time
ago.
A PHILADELPHIAN named Humphrey,
who has been enjoying the delights of
Bar Harbor, has a high appreciation of
board the boats running down to Bos-
ton. Mr.. Humphrey left his purse.
containing 1856, under his pillow, and 1t
was found by servant and forwarded
to him.
CHARLES FOSTER, an Albany lad, fell
into the river while fishing and sank to
the bottom. He was dragged out with
graphing irons after he had been IN.
der water for eight or ten minutes.
The doctor revived him by artificial
respiration and has hopes of his recov-
cry. The case is considered most re-
markable.
]. E.. HUTCHINSON, a freight conductor
on the Mobile q Ohio Railroad, was en-
gagged to marry Miss BETTE McDaniels,
oil Tenn, and went there to consummate
their VOWS. A friend advised him not
to marry the girl, but he insisted. The
pair stood up to be married, when the
friend spoke to Hutchinson again, and
the bridegroom abruptly left the house.
WILLIAM SoNDERMANN. a brick manu-
facturer of Hastings, Mimi, having
noticed the appearance of gold in kiln
Of brick opened in his yard on Thurs
day. had a sample of the sand analyzed
by St. Paul chemist, with the resulting
discovery Of "pay dirt" to the value Of
$6 to the ton. The expense of working
the bed is comparatively nothing, and
Mr.. Sondermann will seek wealth In the
sand.
The latest thing in hotel bills of fare
is an edible menu card. You select the
dishes you want. and then while wait
ing for them you amnse yourself by
leisurely eating up the bill of fare, it
acting as an appetizer. 1t is the scheme
Of London confectioner. He makes
thin sheet of sweetened dough, and
alter it has been baked he prints the
menu upon it in ink made of chocolate.
1t hasn't got over here yet, but it will
by and by.
THE dried leaves of the cocoa plant
which is cultivated on the slopes Of the
Andes, form an important article of in
ternal trade among the various native
tribes. 1t is estimated that not less than
100000 OO pounds are consumed annual
ly. After the morning meal men and
women alike take mouthful Of the
leaves mixed with little lime; fresh
leaves are added throughout the day,
and without any additional food the
consumer is enabled to do hard days
work.
THE smartest horse in Rome, Ca, is
the sOrrel horse owned by M G. Me-