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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-29
No Economy in Cheap Materials.
From the Architectural Era.


The first cost of an article; whether of
food, clothing, furniture, or almost any,
thing, is by no means the only thing
which should be considered by the
purchasers. To nothing perhaps will
this principle apply better than to the
building of house. The first cost of
house substantially and properly built,
finished from cellar to attic in first
class style, and fitted with the best
plumbing, ventilating, lighting, and
heating apparatus, is unquestionably
much greater than that of cheaply
built, cheaply fitted, and cheaply fur
nished house. The cheap house settles,
the plastering cracks and falls OFF, the
timber shrinks and cracks. the cistern
leaks, and so does the roof; bricks fall
out of the chimney; every time it rains
the cellar is flooded with water, the
wind comes in around doors and win
dows in the winter, ADD the cheap FUR
mace leaks gas, endangerlng the health
and even the lives of the inmates; in
fact, there is scarcely month in the
whole year that some repairs are not
needed in the cheap house. The first
class, well built and well equipped
house needs no repairs for several
years; it looks well at first and always as
long as it stands; it is cool in summer
and warm in winter, and it's atmosphere
is always clear and healthful; there is
no trouble with Ieaky roots or cell
lars, and the heating apparatus works to
charm, and does not fill the lungs of
the fortunate occupants OF the model
house with foul gases; in fact, health
and happiness are the portion of the
jewellers in the frst-class, well built
house, and although it may have cost
$500, $500. or even 81 900 more than the
cheap house. being no larger and built
on exactly the same plan, it proves, as
the years go by to be ten times more
economical,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-29
Various Uses for Ammonia.

A little ammonia in tepid water will
soften and cleanse the skin.
Spirits of ammonia inhaled, will
often relieve a severe headache.
Door-plates should be cleaned by
rubbing with a cloth wet in ammonia
and water.
If the color has been taken out OF
silks by fruit stains, ammonia will usu-
ally restore the color.
70 brighten carpets wipe them with
warm water in which has been poured
a few drops of ammonia.
One or two tablespoonfuls of am
monia added to q pail of water will
clean windows better than soap.
A few drops in cupful of warm wa
ter, applied carefully, will remove spots
from paintings and chromos.
When acid of any kind gets on cloth
ing, spirits of ammonia will kill it. APP
ply chloroform to restore the color.
Keep nickel, silver ornaments and
mounts, bright by rubbing with woo len
cloth saturated in spirits of ammonia.
Grease spots may be taken out with
weak ammonia in water; lay soft white
paper over and iron with hot iron.
Ammonia applied two or three times,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-29
Proper Feeding for Cows.

Farmers are learning that at no sea-
son is it profitable to under-feed cows.
Their product in milk. butter or cheese
is worth more. than the extra food re-
quired to produce it above what is need
ed to merely maintain life. The exces
sive feeding of corn has been one draw
back to winter dairying. For a little
time the milk and butter product is In
creased, but soon, heavy feeding will
run to fat, and the animal will dry off
and be fit only for the butcher. By
mixing cornmeal with W heat bran and
giving both largely thinned with
water, the ration may be kept
up, but its fattening effect increases
or diminishes with the proportions
used. With a new mich COW the pro-
portion of corn meal should be larger,
as during the heavy flow of milk at this
time the tendency is to run off flesh
very rapidly, unless the animal is full
fed. And herein is one great advantage
in having COWS calve in the fall rather
than in the spring. They can be fed
with corn meal late in fall and through
the winter, and be in excellent condi
ton to continue full mess when turned
out to grass. Whereas, If the calf is
dropped In the spring. the large flow of
milk comes at a season when the food is
most stimulating to extra milk produc-
ton. By fall the cow will be down in
flesh, and grain food will only result in
fattening her.-NeaO York Herald.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-29
Game Of Shadow Buff.
From the Montreal Star.


The game of shadow buff differs very
materially from blind mans buff, but
it is equally as amusing. A large piece
of white linen should be fastened neat
ly up at one end of room, 80 that it
hangs smoothly. Buff mot blinded)
seats himself on low stool, with his
face to the linen, and a table, on which
is lighted candle, should be placed
about Jour or five feet behind him. and
the rest of the lights extinguished.
Buffy's plavfellows next pass in success
sion between the candle and hun, dis
torting their features in as grotesque
manner as possible-hopping. limping
and performing various odd antics, so
as to make their shadow very unlike
their usual looks. Buffy must then try
and guess to whom the shadows be-
long, and if he guesses correctly, the
player whose shadow he recognizes
takes his place. Buff is allowed only one
guess for each person, and must not
turn his head either to the right or left
to see who passes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-29
FARM AND HOME.
The Old Kitchen Clock.

1t used to tick away the years upon the parlor
shelf,
When first we went keepin' house-Belindy
An thar fer more'n twenty year it seemed to be
content
To serve the hours in proper time an be an or
nament.
An you q er thought twas almost made to reg
erlate the sun
So stiddy, round an round each day, the
wheels an printers run.
But when the girls growed up, We see, they had
some strange ideas,
They didn't consult us much, bout things, nor
drop eff you please
But went hustlin things around, an changin
ey'ry room,
An nothin had the same old place less twas
the kitchen broom
l didn't much mind the COINS on, but shan't
forgit the shock
1t gin me when they ousted out that good old
faithful clock.
An then a little bronze concern was got to fill
it's place,
With dragons crawlin up it's sides, an just
above the face
gal they called "Terpsichore" is settin in a
chair
An playin' on a harp-although I never heard
the air
An when it strikes the half hours out you'd
think fairy sighed,
Or that little mouse had gin faint squeak
fore he died.
linen IL SOrC o SUITS my CONSTRUCTIVE With the Olu
clock stikes the time
With a kind O. ringing music in its dear old
honest chime
For it seems to be sayin in a solemn sort o
way,
"Its jest the way of all the world; we flourish
for dayl''
An onct went right out thar an says I, cold
clock see here,
You re with a dozen fancy clocks with compli-
Gated gearr"
Though taken as an ornament las things go
nowadays
Mebbe that tother one deserves passin word
O praise,
But when it gifts balky turn-determined not
to go
1 think it's bout like folks I've seen-a sort O.
holler show;
An strikes me when q clock, or friend, is faith
full out an out,
faint best to change for suthin that you don't
know nothin bout.
Good HOusekeeDinU
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-29
Sweet VioIets Come High.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
Violets sell in this city nowadays for
81 so a bunch. There are about fifty
violets in bunch. Notwithstanding
the price, there is a great demand for
them, and florists say that there would
still be considerable sales if they were
$40 bunch. III every florists establish
ment there are men and girls employed,
whose chief work it is to fasten artificial
stems on flowers, intended for large
bouquets and floral pieces. Ordinarily
flowers do not require much handling.
But, owing to its frail stem, every violet
must have a support, even for Il small
bouquet This is one reason why vio-
lets are SO high. The end of bit of
tine florists wire is inserted into the
flower from below and twirled around
the stem. 1t takes good while to pre-
pare very small bunch for sale.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-29
Mr.. Lincoln's Courage.
From Ben Butler.

If you will allow me to diverge lit
tie here, let me say of Lincoln that he
had little of Andrew Jackson in him,
considerable of it. He was a Western
man. He felt that when he had any
thing to say he would say it, and after
there had been a great deal of diplo-
macy about the escape Of the Alabama,
which preyed upon our commerce, and
when diplomatic notes used up great
deal of nice paper and great deal of
good ink, but no considerable brains of
the writer's had been expended upon
the question, and when Mr.. Adams
notified Mr.. Lii coin that perhaps
another Alabama might escape, Mr.. Lin
coin took up card about the size of an
ordinary visiting card, and wrote on
that card:
Tell Palmerston that another Alaba-
ma means war;"
No Alabama escaped.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-29
Direct Expectation to Europe.

John M. Cain, an Atchison, Kas., mil
Ter, is reported in Coiman's Rural
World as having good success in ex-
porting flour directly from the Missouri
River to England and Scotland, without
shipment to brokers on the seaboard,
involving reshipment and double if not
treble expense in paying brokers' fees
and profits. This is a movement of
which Eastern grain dealers who have
done profitable business in handling
Western produce cannot afford to take
cognizance. The only justification of a
middleman anywhere is that he does
necessary work more cheaply than it
can be done without him. If
he either puts himself in a place
where he can be dispensed with, or
charges excessive fees for his services,
he becomes nuisance, a parasite on
productive industry. Mr.. Cain is
quoted by the World as expressing the
belief that in few years most, if not all,
the grain of the West needed for ship
menI will be sent direct. The farmers
Of the West are now organized as they
never have been before, and with or
ganization comes the power to protect
themselves from extortion by under
taking lines of business that few years
ago would not have been thought posi-
BILE for them to succeed in. If this
drives Eastern middlemen out of bust
ness they have only themselves to
blame. The man who is engaged in any
business that is not useful to the public
will be obliged by laws Of trade to get
out of it and make himself useful in
some way.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-29
ABIDING,
1 need not care

need not care
If days be dark or fair,
1t the sweet summer brings delight.
Or bitter winter chills the air.
No thought of mine
Can penetrate the deep design
That forms affair, through buds and bloom,
The purple cluster of the vine.
l do not know
The subtle secret or the snow
That hides away the secrets of the violets
Till April teaches them to blow.
Their tender loneliness to see,
Assured that little things and large
Fulfill Gods purpose equally.
How this Is planned,
Or that, may not understand;
] am content to know, in faith,
That all my times are in Thy hand.
Whatsoever share
Of loss or loneliness or care
Falls to my lot, it cannot be
More than Thy will for me to bear.
And none the less,
Whatever sweet things come to bless
And gladden. me, Thou art its source
And sender of my happiness.
Add this to me,
With other gifts so free,
That / may never turn my face
In any evil hour from Thee.
Nor on the sand
Of shifting faith and feeling stand.
But wake and sleep with equal trust.
knowing my times are in Thy hand.
Boston Journal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-29
Phosphate for Grass Lands.

Grass is Of the same order of plants
as is wheat, and it is therefore only nat
ural that what helps the grain should
benefit it also. Old pastures that have
run down so that the grass is thin may
be greatly helped by narrowing just as
fall rains begin, sowing timothy seed,
and with it dressing of 200 pounds of
phosphate. Not only will the grass next
season be more abundant, but stock will
eat it more closely. showing that it is
richer in nutrition than that grown be-
fore being fortified. Grass grown by
the aid of fresh barnyard manure may
be rank and offensive, while that grown
with bone or any mineral fertilizer is
palatable to stock, especially to mich
COWS, which use much bone material in
making good milk.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-29

on fresh cold-sore will kill it. 1t will
drive it away if used when the cold-sore
is first felt.
A tablespoonful of ammonia in gallon
of warm water will often restore colors
in carpets; it will also remove white
wash from them.
Yellow stains, left by sewing-machine
oil. on white, may be removed by rub
bling the spot with a cloth wet with
ammonia, before washing with soap.
Equal parts of ammonia and turpen-
tine will take paint out of clothing, even
if it be hard and dry. Saturate the spot
as often as necessary, and wash out In
soap suds.
If those who perspire freely, would
use little ammonia in water they battle
in every day, it would keep their flesh
sweet and clead, doing away with any
disagreeable odor.
Old brass may be cleaned to look like
new by pouring strong ammonia on it,
and scrubbing with scrub-brush; rinse
in clear water.
Put teaspoon!ul of ammonia in q
quart of water. wash your brushes and
combs in this, and all grease and dirt
will disappear. Rinse, shake and dry
in the sun, or by the fire.
Flannels and blankets may be soaked
in pail of water containing one table
spoonful of ammonia and little suds.
Rub as little as possible, and they will
be white and clean, and will not shrink.
One teaspoonful of ammonia to tea
cupful of wafer will clean gold or silver
jewelry; few drops of clear aqua am
monia poured on the underside of dia-
monds, will clean them Immediately,
making them very brilliant.
HOusekeeping.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-29
Range for Turkeys.

Turkeys are the kind of fowl least re-
moved from the wild state, because not
long since domesticated by man. They
are natives of this continent, and as the
Indians did not try to tame them, their
domestication has lasted only 200 or 300
years. No kind of toul bear confne-
ment so poorly. The young chicks are
tender, and do better while small under
a domestic hen than under one of their
own rowing kind. But after they get to
of summer and early fall mainly on
grasshoppers and other insects, which
they, better than any other fowl, know
how to catch.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-29
Demand for American Apples.

In forty years the importatlons of ap-
pies into England have increased ten
fold, and vet prices have not declined.
There is apparently demand in En-
gland for all the American apples that
can be sent there, those from the ex.
are better keepers. English apples are
not nearly so good in quality as those
grown in this country, probably from
lack of sunlight and warmth in That eli
mate during the time the apples are
maturing. Apples grown IN Newfound-
Gland and New Brunswick are also liable
to the same objection, as their summers
are COO, moist. and the sky covered
with clouds and fog as in England.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-29
Winter Seeding.

During the latter part of winter, if the
weather will permit, Is good time to
SOW grass or clover SEED. If this is done,
however, it will be much the best IT
care is taken to have the soil prepared
in advance, SO that when favorable
opportunity occurs the seed can be
sOwn. Ii the soil IS In @ proper condl-
ton, with anyone of the improved
broadcast sewers the seeding can be
done very rapidly. Ii sown on wheat
no preparation is needed. At the prop
er time the seed can be sown. Corn
land should be narrowed down so that
it will be smooth before seeding. Some
tines oat and wheat stubble can be
seeded without blowing, but as general
rule the better plan will be to pillow
sometime in the fall or early winter,
and harrow reasonably fine, 80 that the
surface will be smooth.
If clover is to be sown with the grass,
in ma, ority Of cases it will be much
the best to SOW the grass seed first and
then in a week or ten days the clover.
If the clover IS sown first or at the
same time, it will usually make the best
start to grow, and will smother out more
or less of the grass, while if the grass
seed is sown sufficiently ahead to
terminate this will not be done. The
objection to mixing the seed is that
with the exception of orchard grass
clouer ripens considerably earlier, and
either it must be allowed to get too ripe
or the grass must be cut too green in or
der to secure the clover at the proper
stage.
Orchard grass and clover ripen at the
same time, and can be sown together.
Yet many prefer to mix small quantity
of timothy, at least, with the clover, as
an aid TO prevent it from lodging. But
whatever variety Of grass seed is select
ed to 90 with the clover should be sown
first, and then few days later SOW the
clover.
The seed should be secured in ad-
vance and thoroughly tested. There
kes that it will be found good econ
omy to ascertain fully the quality of
the seed before sowing. Grass seed
should be clean and be tree from other
seeds.
Use plenty of seed, as this is very
important item in securing a good stand
pastures and meadows good even
stand will be found very desirable, and
il this is secured the soil should be in a
good condition. the seed BE Of good
quality, be soWn III good season. using a
sufficient quantity and scattering as
evenly as possible over the surface. To
fail TO secure good stand is more or
less a waste of reed, and Tor this reason
good care should be taken, as tar as pos
sible, to give all the essential conditions
necessary to secure a good stand.-N. D..
SHEPPARD.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-01-29

The Western mayor who refused to
"let the dead past bury it's dead" with
out permit, wilted when informed
that it had poetic license. Time.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-02-27
Il AN OPINION,
The Constitution VS.. The New South.

Mn. EDIToR:-In an editorial on the
assassination OF U. S, Deputy Marshal
Sanders in Florida the Constitution de-
nounces the act as an atrocious crime, but
In the same article accuses the admins
tration OF faults that led to the crime.
This letting the criminals down softly is
practically justification of their action
and an encouragement to the repetition of
similar outrages which are at war with the
spirit and welfare of the New South.
Infalibiity does not inhere in the pres
'ent or any other administration. But to
oppose faulty administration by crimes
and then to qualify the denunciation of
those crimes is to infiict great injury on
our country. Intelligent immigration viii
be hindered more by the way such crime
is treated by the Constitution than By The
crime itself
The text of one of Henry W. Grady s
greatest speeches was from Benjamin H.
Hill. There was South of slavery and
secession-that South is dead. There is a
South OF union and freedom-that South.
thank God, is living, breathing, growing
every hour" We all wish to cherish this
life and growth by creating public senti-
ment that shall be unqualified in its loyal
ty to the right and to the nation.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-02-27
THE ECLECTIC CLUB.
A NEW LTTERARY SOCIETY ORGAN.
~ saoo az ICED. .as3 IL ia

+ Il
On last Thursday evening plumber of
the citizens o. Marietta met at the home
ot Mr. d. +. MeClatchey for the purpose
of organizing literary club, for the study
OF American, English and French authors.
A constitution was adopted and the follow
irg officers were elected. Rev. a.. &.
Walker, President; Miss Selma Hair, Vice.
Presi5ent: Mr.. W. 5. N. Neal, Secretary,
and Prof j. S. Stewart, Miss Hair, Miss
Glover, Miss McClatchey and Mr.. Myers, a
committee on program. yldw 3Ions
The first meeting win be held at the
Seminary on the second Tuesday evening
in March, when the following program will
be carried out ~
Z. An evening with "Eyengeline.
A sketch of the author by Mr.. E. b.
Myers. 1a9F JEST ~oaaUR 10 iooa
Instrumental Solo--Miss Selma Hair
p Reading from Evangeline-Mrs. Cortel>
you. ....
Quotations from the poem by all.
Readingfro Eyangeline-Mr Holland.
instrumental duet-Misses Glover and
Reynolds Q48 .1aaTt 852 to fn49ai
A criticism of the poem by Mr.. Stewart.
q A general discussion of the paper and
poem in free and easy conversation, en-
gagged in by club.
Resume OF the News--Rev. Mr.. Walker.
''The Bridge"-Mr Cole.
The club starts out under the most
favorable auspicies and bidsfair to be a
source of much enjoyment and profit to
the membeIs. The membership is limited
to thirty.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-02-27
TRUE WORDS
ABOUT MARIETTA FROM A NORTH.
9a5 49, ERIN SOURCE.

Mr.. Harry C. Allen, who was in Marietta
in the fail of 1885 and the Spring Of 1886,
writes from Pasadena, California, Febru>
arr nth, 1890. letter to our fellow
townsmen, Mr.. A. Y. Leake, from which
we are permitted to make the following
extract: Strange .or me to bother you,
bot if you knew how much free advertising
/ have done for Marietta you would excuse
my seeming freshness in imposing letter
of such length. The fact is you have one
of the best central locations for resort.
Florida for 3 months or 50 during winter
is very fine-but your city should have
visit from the early travellers to Florida
and another turn at them from March,
April and May. Then with your own PEG
pie from the lower and malarial sections
during summer, it makes at least a nine
months resort OF Marietta. Good water.
pretty drives, fine air, beautiful scenery,
excellent country produce to live ON,
cheap fuel, pleasant people and splendid
city, Atlanta as. a centre, Marietta as
suburb to her and centre ofyour own
business worth, with climate worth, that,
in my opinion, ranks among the best for
an all round mild climate in any of the
central or eastern States. Such express
sions as here written which when, told
instead Of written can be given in better
connection and with more detail So you
see am an admirer Of Marietta AID
hope some day 10 again visit your city and
have the pleasure of renewing what was to
me very pleasant number OF acquaint-
ancestor a number Of very pleasant ac-
quaintsnces"
The above high testimonial of our town
and climate, is FROM gentleman who has
travelled extensively South, East, West
and North, and it is no idle expression
when he says, it ranks among the best.
Our hotels and boarding houses are now
full Of visitors, and il we had another hotel
it could be filled.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-02-27
SAWED FROM CONSUMPTION.

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The result was unprecedented. COM
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Price $l.00.
Try Clarke's Flax Soap for the Skin and
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Clarke's Flax remedies are for sale by H..
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