Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-02-19
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.


MAPLE molasses is now being manu-
tactured in some of the interior cOun-
ties of West Virginia.
AN Indianapolis girl while suffering
from la grippe, sneezed almost steadily
for forty-eignt hours.
A LARGE allmouth, or "devil fish" was
recently washed ashore at Ocean City,
n. j. In its stomach was found sea-
gull.
A LITTLE girl in Brooklyn, who broke
her leg four weeksago, has since broken
the same limb five times, each time by
falling in attempting to get out of bed.
WILBUR RAMSEY, aged Is, and MISS
Minnie, the beautiful l5-year-old daugh-
ter of James L. Mitchell, County Audit
tor, were married at Greenfield, Ind,
the other day.
AN English scientist propounds the
theory that the grip epidemic arose
from the contamination Of the air by
the decaying bodies Of the million Chi
nese drowned IN the great foods of
1888.
WHAT are supposed to be the first
playing cards used were recently found
in the Pompeilan excavations, and are
now IN the possession of collector in
Philadelphia. The cards are perfectly
! square.
1T pays to be subsidized enthusiast
in France. M. Fournier, the chief
, claquer at the Opera and sundry other
Partisan theaters, has just passed away,
after bequeathing to his heirs upward
of 100000.
OKLAHOMA seems to have greater at
fractions for the negro as an immigra-
ton field than the banks of the Congo.
There are already $4,000 colored people
there, and by the middle of spring this
number will be doubled.
The island Of st. Helena is again to be
used as political prison. This time,
j instead of afOrdlng shelter to another
world dictator, it will be the home of
certain Zulu chiefs who dared to fight
against England in defense of their
fatherland.
A PETRIFIED tree was found recently
IN a coal mine at Osnabruck, Germany.
The trunk is almost four feet through,
and the roots cover surface about fl
teen feet square. The tree has been
set Up IN q special room in the Berlin
School Of Mines.
A HALF-DEMENTED hermit who is sup
posed to be a victim of the JohnstoWn
flood, has been found living in howell
In galch near the Carbon Hill bunk
ers not far from Tacoma, Wash. His
name is Jasper Milton, and he declares
that soft coal is all that he eats.
IMPORTANT banks of marine sponges,
including all the kinds most valued in
commerce, have been discovered on the
southern coast OF Sicily. They extend
rom 15 to Is marine leagues in length,
and are from 20 to 81 ellis in depth.
! Greeks and Italians are fastening to the
spot.
THERE are in this country and Canada
$40 miles OF electric street railway, on
VIII ch ,280 cars run. Ohio has the
greatest number Of miles of any state
49,, and runs l61 cars, while Pennsylva-
MA has but 81 !, and yet runs "a cars,
more than three times as many in pro-
portion.
A SINGULAR inscription has been found
by NJ. Labakis in eXcavating around the
Haghois Andreas in Athens. It is a
fragment OF a decree dating from pre-
Euclidean times, in which a certain
kallicrates is charged with the construc-
ton on the Acropolis of kind of rail-
ing around some sanctuary or Enclosure,
TO prevent any fugitive slave, garment
stealer or p ckpocket Qopodvtes) taking
refuge therein. The duty of watching
over this Enclosure is entrusted to three
guardians, chosen by turn from the
tribe holding the prytaneia.
A SENSATIONAL piece or news appears
in a Mobile paper. 1t is said that some
two years ago Mrs. Fanny Coleman, a.
Northern lady, went to John Moulton's
house IN Baldwin County for the bene-
fit of her health. Mr.. Moulton found
that his boardef had a large sum of
money with her, and some valuable Sc
curities. With the assistance of fe-
male neighbor he locked Mrs. Coleman
up, and kept her prisoner until few
days ago, when the authoritirs inter-
fered. This is bare outline of the
supposed facts in the case. If there is
any truth in the story it beats the aver
age dime novel.
IN the western pnrt of North Carolina
is what has long been known as the
haunted spring. While the singular
phenomenon may possibly at some
time be explained. it has up to this time
baffled the most skeptical. The spring
comes from underneath a huge rock,
and frequently tempts the thirsty trav-
eler to dismount. Nothing peculiar is
noticed until STOPPING posture is taken
over the epripg for the purpose of
drinking Then most fr1ghttuI face
appears in the bottom, and as the per-
son s face approache the surface of the
water this specter face, with most hor-
rid grlnaces, rises to meet it. No one
has ever been known to have the cour-
age to dr. nix the water after the appear
anCe onpar ltlOn,
whist Paradox