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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-30

the air the more this moisture is con-
densed and precipitated. When cool
cellar is aired on warm day, the en-
tering air being in motion appears cool,
but as it fills the cellar the cooler air
with which it becomes mixed chills it,
the moisture is condensed and dew is
deposited on the cold walls, and may
often be seen running down them in
streams. Then the cellar is damp and
soon becomes moldy. To avoid this,
windows should be opened at night,
and late, the last thing before retiring.
There is no need to fear that the night
air is unhealthful; it is pure as the air
of midday, and is really drier. The
cool air enters the apartment during
the night and circulates through it.
The windows should be closed before
sunrise in the morning, and kept closed
and shaded through the day. If the
air of the cellar is damp, it may be thor
oughly dried by placing in it a peek of
fresh lime in an open box. A peck of
lime will absorb about seven pounds, or
more than three quarts of water, and in
this way a cellar or milk-room may
soon be dried, even in the hottest
weather
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-30
HER THIRTY-NiNE LOVERS,

A vessel was voyaging over the sea-
And twO-score of passengers on board had she;
Thirty and nine ofthe muscular sort
And charming young lady the captain
brought.
The thirty and nine were all shot through by
Cupid;
But the charming young lady thought them all
rather stupid.
She saw them alone, and she saw them togeth-
er.
How they looked in calm and after bad wealth
er.
There were tall ones and short ones,
Fat, lean. rich and shady,
But all were alike deep in love with the lady.
She could not love them all, so what was to be
done?
She consulted the captain, who suggested some
Tomorrow" said he, eff the day should be
calm,
Just Jump in the sea, and it shall do you no
harm
And the first one that follows to rescue your life
Will have the first claim to make you his wife"
The next day calm, and over she fell,
And thirty eight passengers followed as we'll;
One stayed where he was, for he could not
swim;
He knew he'd be drowned which was sgone
goose for him.
The lady was rescued, and the passengers, too,
Uninviting before, they now looked like
From the soles of their feet to the crowns of
their hats
she consulted the captain, whose look was sly
"If were you, Miss, L d favor the dry one
London Graphic.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-30
A Case of Disrespect.
From the New York Sun.


A colored man at Augusta, Ca. hav-
ing been hired to drive party of New
York and Boston gentlemen out to a
plantation five or six miles away, felt
his head swell accordingly. Half way
out the road was somewhat INSTRUCTED
by an OK cart which had broken down.
There was plenty Of room to pass, but
the colored Jehu saw a favorable op-
portunity to show off, and so he drew
rein and exclaimed:
"Yo' pusson dar ~
"What yo' want?' replied the other.
what yo' destructing this road fur ?"
81 hain't. Pass on
"Yo' move dat can't ~
"Shan't do it. -
'Look-a-heah, Moses, does yo' reck-
on to desist me-"
"Gem'len," said Moses, as he came
nearer and removed his hat, II
wouldn't dun desist nobody, but [ leah
it to yo if dar hain't sagacity huff to
rotate dis keeridge past dat obstruck-
shun ~
The party decided that there was, and
ordered the driver to drive on. He
obeyed, but turned to explain:
81 knowed dar was, gem'len, but if
yo' doan' disrespect some O desc
country niggers dey won't disrespect
VI, -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-30
Charmed the Snakes.

Paul Keister an Everton, Cal, musi-
clan, reports an exciting and novel ex-
perience with a pair of rattlesnakes in
the SonOma Mountains. Keister's sery-
ices as a violinist sometimes take him
to the country, where ld-fashioned
parties are given. On Saturday evening
he played at farm house back Of
Yalupa Mountain. He slept at the farm
house. The trail to his home leads
through a deep canyon. At one point
the path winds around a sharp and mar
row spur of the mountain. Keister had
reached this point when his attention
r naf when nAf he ''a saw q
formidable RATHER in his path he
took to his heels. A few feet
further along still another RATHER
rose before him. There was not suffi-
cient room to pass the snakes without
running the risk of being bitten, and
the frightened musician backed against
the edge and eyed the advancing rep
tiles. 1t occurred to him that in India
magicians charm such things with mu-
sic, and pulling out his violin he began
desperately to play. The music had the
desired effect. The snakes gradually
uncoiled, and stretching themselves out
in the path, glided slowly toward the
player This movement Of the snakes
was anything but pleasant to Keister,
who kept saving at the fiddle, try
ing to devise, meanwhile, scheme
for escaping. Closer and closer
came the snakes, and fast
er and faster flew the bow
over the strings as Keister's nerves
quivered and shook. Atlast the snakes
reached point within two feet of the
terrified fiddler, land winding themselves
up, they lifted their heads closely to-
gether and fixed their shining eyes on
the musician. Keister's nerves were
now utterly uncomfortable. With yell
he grabbed his fiddle by the neck and
brought it down with crushing force on
the heads of the snakes. The blows
stunned the reptiles and Keister kept
hammerng away until they were dead
He broke his beloved violin into splint-
ers, but he saved his life. The snakes
measured six and seven feet respect
lively. One carried ten rattles and the
other seven.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-30
The Pope's Shadow.

The pope's resident physician follows
his holiness about almost like his
shadow, and is forever going to and fro
with thermometer in his hand, look
ing out for the slightest breath of an in
trusive draft that might venture to blow
rudely near the head of the church.
Sometimes these precautions are carried
to an absurd pitch. When Leo XIII.
was to oficiate during the winter at the
Sistine chapel, the doctor had huge bra
ziers of charcoal set burning there all
night before hand, and when the morn
ing arrived the atmosphere was so OPP
pressive that half the ladies had to
leave the chapel fainting while mass
was being read, and the pope himself
got such violent headache that he
could scarcely get through the service,
and was quite i'll all the rest of the day
from it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-30
interest to manage it with reference TO
future as well as immediate results.
Adapting Cultivation to Seasons.

1t is undoubtedly true that corn cult
walton has made wonderful progress
since the old days when the corn was
"plowed out, not only fguratively but
actually, with a small one-horse pillow
running between the rows and turning
deep, narrow furrow. This effectually
covered even large weeds which the
pillow did not itself uproot The fact
that the furrow was cut deeply made
the farmer careless about early cultiva-
ton. Of late years it is found more I'M
portant to cultivate early and often
This takes the weeds while small and,
as result, where this practice prevails
cultivators have been made with much
narrower and smaller teeth. The pres
emit year, however, wet weather has de-
layed cultivation, and the shrewd farm
er adapting his implements to the work
will rig up cultivators with much larger
teeth and able to cut deeper. A half
n!p-rooted weed, especially in a wet
time, quickly. develops 50 many fbrous
roots that it is almost impossible, even
by thorough up-rooting, to kill it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-30
GOSSIP FOR THE FARMER.
n Comparison,

I'd rutner lay out here among the trees,
With the sing1n' birds and the bun'l bees,
A-knowing that can do as please,
Than to live what folks call q life of ease
Up thar in the city.
Fer I really don't 'xactly understan'
Where the comfort is fer any man
In walkin' hot bricks an llsin' a fan,
An enjoyin' himself as he says he can
Up thar in the city.
It's kinder lonesome, mebby you'll say,
Alvin out here day after day
In This kinder easy, careless way;
But hour out here is better II a day
Up thar in the city
As fer that, JUS look at the flowers aroun'
A peepin their heads up all over the groun
An the fruit a. bendin' the trees way down,
You don't find such things as these in town,
Or ruther in the city.
AS said afore, such things as these,
The flowers, the birds, and the bum'l bees,
An a-living out here among the trees
Where you can take your ease, an do as you
please,
Makes tbetter'n the CITY,
Now, all the talk don't mount to snuff
Bout this kinder life -bein rough,
An I'm sure it's plenty good enough,
An tween you an me, faint half as tough
AS Twin in the city
james IVhitcomb Riley.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-30
FOR THE KITCHEN.
GINGER SNAPS.

One quart of New Orleans molasses,
one pound Of brown sugar, three
fourths pound of lard and butter mixed,
and one tablespoonful of salt, two table,
spoonfuls ofground cinnamon, the same
of ginger, flour sufficient to make rath-
er stiff dough; roll very thin.
APPLE TAPIOCA PUDDING.
Soak large coffee-cupful of tapioca in
three cups warm water two hours; slice
one pint of sour apples into a pudding
dish; slft sugar over them, and pour the
tapioca over them; cover with granite
pie plate and bake one hour; eat
whipped cream or butter and sugar
sauce with it.
RHUBARB JAM.
Wash the young rhubarb, and cut it
into pieces about an inch long Do not
peel it. Weigh, and to each pound al
low three-Guarters of pound of sugar.
Put all in pOrcelain-lined kettle, bring
tlnually for three-quarters of an hour
Put into jars or tumblers, and tie as di-
rected.
BLACKBERRIES.
To every pound Of blackberries allow
aquarter pound Of sugar Put the ber-
res in a pore elain-lined kettle, cover
them with sugar, and let stand one or
two hours; then add quarter teaspoon
full OF powdered alum to each quart of
fruit. Stand over moderate fire and
bring to boiling point. Skim, and can
Immediately as directed
COMMON FRUIT CAKE.
One cup butter, two cups sugar, one
cup mOlasses, two eggs, two teaspoons
cream tartar, one heaping teaspoon each
Of cinnamon, cloves and allspice; one
nutmeg, one pound of raisins, stoned
and chopped a little and rolled in flour;
one-half pound of currants, five or six
ounces citron, one teaspoon soda dis
solved in one cup of milk. Add -four
to make stiff dough. Test by bakinga
small portion first.
THICKENED MILK.
With a little milk, mix smooth ia
blespoonful of flour and a pinch of salt.
Pour upon it quart of boiling milk,
and when it is thoroughly amalgamated,
put all back into the saucepan and boil
up once, being careful not to burn, and
stirring all the time, to keep it perfectly
smooth and free from Jumps. Serve
with slices of dry toast. 1t is excellent
in diarrhma, and becomes specific by
scorching the -four before mixing with
the milk
MARBLED CHOCOLATE CAKE.
Butter, one cup; sugar, two cups;
-four, four cups; four well-beaten eggs;
one cup of milk; baking powder, two
teaspoonfuls; vanilla, one teaspoonful.
Take out one cup of this batter and mix
with it four tablespoonfuls of grated
chocolate dissolved in a little milk.
Cover the bottom of the pan with white
batter. and drop upon it, In. places,
spoonfuls of chocolate, forming rings;
then another layer of white batter, and
so on until all is used Bakein.a mod
crate OYen
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-30
Rark Lice Wash

The following wash for bark lice and
worms on apple and pear trees is said
pounds each of potash and lard dis
solved in five gallons of boiling water;
one peck of good stone-lime slaked in
five gallons of boiling water; while hot
mix with the potash and lard. The
above mixture can be kept in an old
tub or barrel for any length of time.
To use add to each gallon two gallons of
boiling water, and while hot apply to
trunk and large limbs with an old
broom. If this mixture is applied to
trees while young, and used year after
year, the bark Of the trees will be kept
as smooth as glass, and all bark lice and
bOrers killed..
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-30
How to Cool a Cellar.

A great mistake is sometimes made in
ventilating cellars and milk-houses.
The object of ventilation is to keep the
cellars cool and dry, but this object Of
ten fails of being accomplished by a
common mistake, and instead-the cellar
place should never be ventilated, I'M
less the air admitted is cooler than the
air within, or is at least as cool as that,
or very little warmer. The warmer
the air the more moisture it holds in
suspension. Necessarily, the cooler
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-30
Flowing Under Glover.


Taking the average farm and the sec
ond crop or growth of clover is worth as
much if not more to turn under as a
green manure to increase the fertility
of the soil, as it is to cut, either for hay
or seed. The growing Of clover, cutting
for hay, and selling off the farm will ex-
haust the fertility as fast as the follow
ing of this plan Of management with
any other crop. And while the clover,
both the first and second crop, can be
cut for hay and be fed out to stock on
the farm, and the manure be saved and
applied back to the land, it will aid ma
terially in keeping up the fertility; yet
a more economical plan of management
is to let the clover make a full growth
and then pillow under, taking pains to
do the work thoroughly. The value of
the clover can be increased, and quick
er results be secured if q dressing of
lime is applied before blowing under.
1t is not alone the amount of fertillZ-
ing material in the roots and the plants
that makes clover one Of the best crops
that can be used as green manure, but
very materially to render plant-fOod al
ready in the soil available.
Wheat, corn and potatoes are all ben
Gifted by being grown on a clover sod
plowed under after a good growth has
been secured. One advantage with
clover is that the first crop can be cut
for hay, yielding as much as other kinds
of grass, and yet make a sufficient
growth to give a good dressing of ma
nure when plowed under.
It requires much better than the av-
erage management to grow crops and
feed them out to stock, and save and
apply back to the soil a sufficient guam
tity of manure to keep up the fertility
of the soil. In fact, it requires good
management to grow good crops, make,
save and apply all the manure possible,
and use every opportunity to turn I'M
der green manure, and in this way keep
up the fertility. But with good man
agement it can be done, and clover is
one of the best crops that can be grown,
both for feeding to the stock and for US
ing as a green manure-and the plow-
ing should be done when the clover has
reached it's best stage of growth, and be-
fore the plant has matured.-M. j. S. IN
Prairie Farmer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-30
Monotony in Paris Streets.

The most monotonous city in it's
buildings is Paris, the houses there be-
ing almost all alike. An attempt is now
being made to vary this by building
houses of the style of the Renaissance
and Louis XII, and hope is expressed
that the example will be followed gem
orally.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-30
Making Dairyinp Paw.

The Western Rural makes the follow
ing good suggestion on this subject.
We desire to emphasize what dairy
man once declared, that in order to be
a good dairyman, man must be gentle
and kind to his dairy stock; not allow
himself nor his mixer to get excited
and halloo and beat the COWS, for any
excitement in the milking yard will be
detrimental to his interests; for COWS,
in time Of excitement, will not give
down their milk, besides it's being in
jured in it's quality. Never drive COWS
fast while their bags are full. Getting
COWS heated up before milking causes a
strong OdOr in their milk, and Injuries
its keeping qualities. Have steady
mixers, or rather have regular hands,
COWS are MIXED clean, but do not get
in the habit of milking with one hand
in tin cup, but take hold with both
hands and continue milking until done !;
then leave the COW gently and in friend
ship and she will welcome you the next
milking time.
Selection of COWS is one of the main
and most important items in the dairy;
as one writer has we'll said, 'FReally
good COWS are never sold too high,
while poor ones are dear at any price"
A man had better spend a weeks time
and pay a liberal price for frst-class
mixer than to get four poor ones in the
same time for one-half price. Never
buy cow that was built and designed
for steer, but is found in the milking
yard A good COW generally has
rather fine feminine appearance, that
will attract the eye of man who pays
attention to dairy stock.
AS The SJ1craSs Of the dairy InnnnHS
materially upon good, succulent food,
good dairy farm requires a soil well
adapted to the growth of good, sweet
grasses; soil that is not affected ma
terially by dry weather. There are
many farms that produce good growth
of grass in the fore part Of the season
and then dry up so far as to afford little
fall feed. The man who undertakes to
keep dairy on such farm is doomed
to disappointment. His cows will fail
at a time when milk is the richest and
worth the most money.
When we consider COW as she is,
we have nothing more or less than
machine, and we use her to convert diff
milk to be food for the people. With
all machinery that we use we are sure
of producing certain results by follow
ing certain laws relative to the machine
in use. So with the cow. If we feed
literally of good, wholesome food, and
plenty of good, pure water, and the
cow is we'll, we are sure of getting a
good and liberal amount of milk that
will be blessing to any man. But, on
the other hand, if cow is kept on
short and inferior food and is COM
PEELED to drink poor, filthy water, her
milk will be offensive to smell and taste
and source of disease to the one using
II
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-30

'BJoNEs is milk-and- water sort of
fellow" eyes, but it is the hereditary
influence. His grandfather made his
fortune in the dairy business. Epoch.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-30
Good Insectivorous Birds.

The following. birds are to be classed
among the most helpful kinds in the
general warfare against insects: Robins
for cut and other earth worms. Swal
lows, night-hawks and purple martins
for moth catchers. Pewees for striped
cucumber bugs. Wood thrushes and
wrens for cut worms. Cat birds for
tent caterpillar. Meadow larks, wood
peckers and crows for wireworms.
Blue-throated buntings for canker
worms. Black, redwinged birds, jays,
doves, pigeons and chippies- straw
berry pests. Quail for chinch bugs, To-
Gusts. Whip-poor-wills for moths.
Hawks, all night birds, owls, etc., tana
gers, and black-winged summer red
birds-curculios. There may also be
mentioned the following insect pest de-
stroyers: Nut crackers, fly catchers,
chimney swifts, indigo birds, chipping
and song sparrows, black birds, mock
ing birds, orchard orioles.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-30

SIN is ugly, but she knows how to fix
herself--Ddllas NeaUs.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-17
Re-opening Of the Washington.

Mr.. c. ShackIott, the enterpriSng pro-
DrietOr of the Washington theatre.
informs the LIGHT that he has retittrd
and painted his house, and thoroughly
overhaulcd the same, and can now boast
of having not only the .arge>t but the best
appointed variety house in the south. The
stage has been rebuilt, new scenes paint
ed, the walls papercd and painted, new
lights. also additional ventilation; in fact
nothing has been left undOne that will
tend to add TO the comfort and pleasure Of
his patrons
The grand opening for the summer sea
son will be had next Monday night, May
18th. with full company and orchestra,
comprising something like fifty prO-
pie or more. The following are
some Of the special attractions
offered for the opening night:
Coleman and Morton, musical sketch ar
lists: Miss Annie Prtrie, soprano ballad
list: Kemp and Evans, cOmmcdy sketches;
Miss May Brandon, boy character imprr-
senator; Miss May Smith, daShing Serio-
comic: the inimitable Gonzales, and a
whole host Of new ladies.
ChaS q. Knight, the able stage man
ager will have charge of amuSemeutS,
which is a guarantee that the entertain
tainment will be hrSt-clasS.
Don't forget the opening night, Monday,
Nav 18th.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-17
STOCK YARD NOTES.
The Local Market.

Trading around the yards was a little
dull although some of the yards reported
active retail trade in beef cattle. The
horse trade has become very dull, pre-
~"mting few new features. The quality of
stock is still inferior, although there eX-
lists a strong demand for good animals.
This fact has induced the north Texas
StOckmcn to bring some of their fine
horses down here, thus adding to San
AntOniO'S tributary.
Receipts of beef cattle are normal and
tn" tone of the market is quiet with no
noticeable change in quotations.
Tn" first consignment of goats received
al this market for some time arrived yes
t"rday. They were disposed of at a lively
rate at $50 per head. No receipts Of
muttOnS or hogs are reported.
ROUND-UPS.
Mr. Hubble, of Bandcra. arrived yr>tcr-
day with consignment Of goats.
Mr.. Tom Gilroy. of the firm of Giroy.
Price 4 Co., left yesterday for the Spring
Palace.
Mr.. Il. W. Kcrcmblc, Of Big Foot =. o..
arrived yesterday with A. head Of cattle.
The prices obtained furnishes clue 10
the ruling prices. The cows were dis
pOScp of at $l3. the bcCvcS at $40, year
ingS at $50 and 2-year-Old hcifrrN at So
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-17
JEALOUS FOR ZION.
Places Where HOsannaS and Halle
lMiahs VIII ReSOmnd TOmOrrOM.


Tomorrow. the Lords Day. will be crlc.
hratrd by Christian and liberal generally
but in diverse ways i'm San Antonio. The
Christian will worship and the sinner will
wash up, put on his clothes and sally forth
to the festive picnic. the Elusive bowling
alley. the SawduSt-hOOrcd lager diSpen-
Sary. or the Wind-SwCpt target range.
More than the liberals will be there.
Many of those who attend church ser
vices in the morning will be found al
these places and will be- having as good a
time as the others. However. those who
desire 10 ferret out IiOn'S dcpOtS in train
time can scan tn" list below:
First Baptist Church. southeast corner
of Travis Park:-At II IA. m. sermon. by
Rev. A. |. Boone. of Kentucky: att p. m.
sermon. by Rev. DR.. Martin. of Missouri
The pastor will Civ" tn" opportunity for
the reception of new members. At 9:45
=. m; sunday School: at ) p. m. Young
Peoples Meeting. UShcrS welcome all Wis
ItorS. f. f. King. pastor.
The Westminster Presbyterian Church.
South PrcSa Strcct:-Puhlic worship to-
morrow at II o'clock Il. m and al $40
. o'clock p. m. Sabbath School and Pastors
Bible Class at 1870 o'clock.
St Marks Church:-Sunday after As
ccnSiOn. Services at II il. m and p. m.
Full choir at both services.
There will be services at the Travis
Park Methodist church tonight. led by
the pastor Subject: "Prcvailng Prayer.
These meetings are being held with
view TO continuing all next week. All are
cordially invited and the corporation of
al! Christian societies. Sunday will be
"Childrcn'S Day" at this church and the
services will be appropriate to the orca-
sion. The church will b" decorated and
the choir and much of the audience will
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-17
Standard Plays.

The Stuttz New York Theatre Company,
who are to commence a weeks engage
mcnt at the Grand Opera House Monday,
May 26, in round Of standard plays, is
we'll and favOrably remembered, having
played a successful engagement here four
years ago. They have since their last
appearance here visited every city Of note
in the gulf and Eastern states, and the
press everywhere have been lavish in
their praise of the company for their
artistic and finished performances and for
the elegant scenery and cOStuming used.