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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-13
SPRING ON THE FARM.

The Irrepre ssible Boy.
He worried the cat
And played Tat-tat-tat
On the window panes, fully an hour by the
clock;
He tried roller skates
Where dishes and plates
In jeopardy lay till some teil with q shock.
With an Indian yell
On q dolls house he fell,
And added that poor dOIly'S scalp to his belt
Then knocked off has toes,
And its fair Grecian nose,
Which same was OF waX-he proceeded to melt.
Two tubs he upset
Without one regret:
He stood on his head till his face turned sky
blue;
A curtain he tore,
And then sighed for more
Inventively miscellaneous things he might do.
He had Grannys "specs,"-
But that didn't veX;
Her face frightened up with his fun and his
noise.
lone sweet kiss repaid
For l!'' so she said,
Resignedly adding that "boys Will be bOys!"
But strangest Of all,
At nights quiet fall,
How meekly, how placldly this rogue would
Good night Mamma dear
Good night, Papa dear!
I've tried to be such good boy to-day
George Cooper IN NelO York independent
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-13

nourIShed, and the many rupturod YES
sells discharge considerable more; so
that we cannot accept the theory that
any considerable blood is addet to the
general circulation. The engagement
we think is due rather to the terrible
strain and excitement caused by the
parturient throes. But be this as it NAV,
the symptoms and remedy, in the light
of our present knowledge, remain the
same.
This disease, as yet, has not been
traced to any bacterlum or fungus, but
it may yet be found that some sort Of
micrObe is the immediate exciting cause.
To prevent the disease, do not let the
COW get over-fat, but keep her in q
thriving condition-in short, maintain
all the conditions essential to perfect
health, preventing undue exposure or
changes Of temperature, and keeping
the bowels loose and healthy. We do
not agree with the assumption of the
bulletin that the Jersey and the Guern-
sey are peculiarly liable to milk fever
Our observation is that deep and rich
mixers of all breeds are about equally
liable to the disease. Having main
tanned the conditions of health, watch
for the symptoms The bulletin says
"Our experience has been that of a chill ,
very slight in some cases, but a distinct
chill nevertheless, precedes all other
symptoms. Also we have noticed q
tWitching of the muscles of the head,
those of the ears particularly, occurring
before symptoms that are detected by
the ordinary observer have shown
themselves. The pulse is increased in
frequency "a sign of but little import
ance) the secretions are diminished or
quite suppressed, eating and chewing
the cud are stopped. The COW grinds
her teeth, whisks her tail, hangs back
on the stanchions, if in the stall, stag
gers, and, as it is commonly termed,
''paddles' with the hind legs; that is,
she constantly shifts her weight from
one hind foot to the other" When
these symptoms appear, we think the
only safe course is to call in a trusty
veterinary, Notwithstanding it is possible
that the disease may here reach its turn
ing point and the COW recover. 1t does
not pay to await the approach Of the in
sensible state.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-13
a NARROW ESCAPE.
An Interesting Story of q King and
,r.eI


An Interesting Story of a King and His
Premier.
"You think" said the King in exile,
"that it is glorious thing to be king
Listen, [ will tell you what happened
once to me. You will then see how de-
lightful thing a crown can be some
times" 1t was midnight, and in the
smOking-rOom of a West End club, and
his eX-Majesty was alone with one man.
81 was giving a dinner party to my
ministers and my officers, At the mo-
ment of sitting down an aid de camp
came hurriedly into the room. Sire
he said, there is a despatch, which
must be signed at once. Pardon my
disturbing you, | saw that there was
something more than q despatch, and
| left the room with an apology
What is it?' | asked Drink no
wine, he whispered, it is poisoned
Who is the chief cOnspirator? Your
prime minister ] returned to the ia
BILE, and during dinner l drank nothing.
After dinner the premier proposed the
prosperity of the country. | rose 10
drink it, my glass in my hand, my poi
soned glass. | said that so deeply did |
appreciate the sentiment Of His Excel
lency that in drinking the toast [ would
honor him by exchanging glasses. lie
turned white, be turned green, but he
could not refuse. [ drank his glass, he
drank mine. | assure you that it took
twenty minutes at least before his
Writhings-in his chair-were over.
Then they carried him out. And yet
you think it is a fine thing to be
king "-PhiZddel1hid Press
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-13
MEMORY'S MUSIC.
BY MAY SPENCER FARRAND.

BY NAY SPENCER FARRAND.
Thro' all hfe's song, III its prose or rhyme,
Il swelling strS in or in minor key,
There float the notes of chord sublime;
a chord that pulsed thro the dear old time
And made lifes music for you and ne.
Long years ago. when our hands crashed down
Aud discord rose on the tortured air.
We thought the music from life had flown,
And each turned sadly to walk alone
With a dreary pain and al angulshed prayer
Ne had ceased to listen for music's swell,
The air was silent, our lips were dumb
They had nang bit remaining to sing or tell;
They had quivered last in mad farewell,
Where never greeting or JOY could come.
50 we never thought that a sweet refrain
From the rythm and rhyme of those days
could grow
But softly stealing it came again,
With It's need of Joy and its sting of pain,
And the tender beauty of long ago.
And in all Iife's song, in its prose or rhyme
In swelling strain or in minor key,
With q solemn beauty like vespers chime,
Those olden chords from the dear old time
Make memry's music for you and me.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-13
Small and Large Farms.

One of the most practical writer's for
the farmers is Waldo F. Brown, an ex-
perienced farmer in Butler County,
Ohio. When he compares the relative
value of large and small farms, he speaks
not only from what he has seen but
what he has experienced. In a recent
letter to Country Gentleman he said:
"The man who manages small farm,
first, to supply his family all that he
possibly can for their support and COM
fort, and then chooses wisely some
specially for money product, will, as
a rule, be found prosperous even in the
hardest times. | have not met butter
specialist in the institute the past win
ter who was complaining of hard times.
| have known poultry farms run at a
handsome profit, and various specialties
which have brought comfort and COM
petence to their owners. The family
with full supply of fruits, vegetables,
poultry and dairy products, meats and
breadstuffs supplied by the farm, and
which has little surplus of each. to
dispose otto pay bills, can live easily and
comfortably on a small farm, and will
not need to cultivate great breadth
to meet expenses, for these can be kept
down to low limit. 1t is not the acres
we cultivate, nor even the bushels of
grain produced. that determine the prof
it of farming, but the most important
factor of all is the art of production, aud
next to that is the wisdom with which
we feed and sell the products Of the
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-13
Sow The Oats Thicker.

There is no economy in the thin SOW
ing of oats. The general practice is to
sow two bushels per acre, but careful
experiments during recent years seem
to establish to fact that from two and a
half to three bushels will give
uniformly better results. AS the extra
bushel or half bushel does not amount
to much in cost, compared with the
total expense of putting in the crop, it
would be we'll to try heavier seeding on
at least part of the land this year, and
watch results carefully.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-13
Breed Better Horses.

In a recent report Of horse sales in
Chicago we notice the shipment of a lot
of extra quality" horses to Germany
for use in the military service, and the
statement is made that if these
come up to the standard Of requirement
it may lead to extensive exports for
this purpose in the near future We
have often urged upon farmers in these
columns the more extended breeding
and rearing of good horses, and we
would again repeat that this work now
promises as good financial returns as any
of farm industry.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-13
Driven by a Corpse.

Thomas Gilbert, cabman, was driv-
ing fare from the Opera House, Chica-
go. to the West Side Union Station, and
he was driving fast to make the fare
catch his train. Two men at Fifth Ave
nue. saw there was something wrong
with the cabman, and one of them ran
in and stopped the horse. The occupant
of the cab leaped out and demanded
what right the stranger had to stop the
horse. Il have only ten minutes to
catch my train," he said excitedly,
"and | paid this cabman in advance 10
haul me to the Union Station" "You
will never reach the Union Station with
this driver" said the man who had
stopped the horse. "Look up there
and you will see that you are being
driven by corpse" Two men climbed
on top the vehicle and lifted the driver
off. He was dead. His fingers were
tWined around the iron rod of the seat.
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-13
Planting Potatoes.

A Maine pOtato-groWer Says In letter
to local paper that those who plant
potatoes will do we'll to remember that
the many experiments lately made, and
the reports Of the most succe ssful grow
ers, seem to have established a few
maxims for the profitable growing of
this crop. Good, well-ripened seed,
not weakened in vitality by sprouting
before planting or by being frost bitten
mot quite TO the point of freezing), gives
the best results. The size of the seed
potatoes matters but little, if the small
ones are fully ripe anda the large ones
are not those which were checked in
their growth by a drought and then
started again after the rains came. Good
soil and liberal manuring are as neces-
sary for large crop of potatoes as for
any other crop. 1t is better that the
manure should be fully as deep as the
seed is put in, rather than above it. as
it is desirable to have the roots strike
downward and the new tubers form
deep enough to prevent the need of
continually drawing earth up around
the hill to bury them.
A good fertilizer scattered along in the
drill before the seed is dropped will
give an earlier start and an Increased
crop. Another application, later in the
SSdSoh, pun u pun CIlC oul iftCC etAu NOlAOu
into the soil at hoeing, will leach down
TO the roots if there is sufficient rain to
carry it down, and will prolong the time
of growing, and give larger crop. But,
as it binders the early ripening, it is not
desirable for those who wish to get the
benefit of the earl y prices; or want to
use the land for putting in other crops
in July.
The drill system will allow of growing
larger crops upon the same area, if the
land is sufficiently strong, than can be
done in hills. Seed may be putin pieces
of two good, strong eyes, and there will
be as many stalks as necessary, and a
larger crop than if seed enough were
put in to give a nalf-dozen stalks from
one piece of seed. Such pieces should
not be less than nine inches apart, and
often the yield will be as much as if
they are twelve or fifteen inches apart.
Only the strongest soil and the heaviest
manuring will bear the close seeding,
and then much depends upon the sea-
son. In ordinary farm land and farm
culture fifteen inches apart will usually
give better results than less distance
Going over the ground with light har-
row when the sprouts begin to appear
above the surface is the quickest, cheap
est, and most effectual method of doing
the first hoeing, and if the land is very
full of weeds this may be kept up every
week until the tops are three or four
inches high.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-13
About Feeding Breeders.

Give especial attention to the swine
kept for breeding purposes. 1t is essen
tial that they be maintained in the best
condition for such purpose, and that is
not always the condition that is best for
the rest of the herd. Breeding animals
apt to become impaired; while, on the
other hand, too low diet or too spare
feeding has the effect of lessening vital
ity, and thereby impairing the constitu-
ton of the offspring.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-13
What to DO With Offenders.

Gen Lew Wallace once melted out a
queer punishment to two soldiers who
had shot COW in the face of orders not
to shoot stock. 1t was in warm weather,
and, putting them under guard, they
were given branches cut from trees and
told to take turns about every two hours
keeping the flies off the carcass. They
were kept at this nearly three days,
most of the time being compelled to
hold the nose with one hand while agi-
tating the fly brush with the other. The
sight was a laughable affair to all but
the sufferers and the example had a
good effect on other would-be despera-
does.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-13
Farm Notes s.

The Jersey Bulletin says: "Annatto,
like charity, covers multitude of
sins"
The German potash salts are not an
active caustic potash, but are rather
absorbers of moisture and ammonia
Hence they are excellent for applying
on or in manure heaps, helping to keep
the manure from burning, and trans
forming tie potash into nitrate which
is one of the most active and valuable
of all manures farmers can get.
We often see good, sharp, shrewd
farmers who allow their cattle to run at
large and tramp around the fields in the
spring and fail for the supposed purpose
of raying feed, but at the same time the
manure thus wasted is twice the value
of the food saved. The advance of
science and education teaches the
farmer and gardener that there is little
waste material in nature, and what was
once considered waste matter is so no
longer. Land to be kept fertile must
have plenty of vegetable as we'll as
mineral manure.
Some of the lessons drawn by the
American Agriculturist from the i'm
mense crops of potatoes grown in COM
petition for prizes are: That cutting
the seed potatoes into sets with two
that large or medium-sized potatoes are
best for planting; that the sets should
be slightly sprouted before being
planted although they should be cut
before the sprouts have started; that
that planting should be delayed until
settled weather; that placing the sets
directly upon stable manure Is bad
practice, and that concentrated COM
mercial fertilizers are better as . rule
than stable manure.
The scientific name Of decayed
vegetable matter is humus. There has
been great difference Of opinion as to
its value. The original popular idea is
that black soil, or that filled
with vegetable matter, must necessarily
be rich. Yet some of the grain crops,
especially winter grains, are grown even
better after the humus diminishes. In
all localities a slight addition of the
necessary mineral elements will enable
grain to be grown successfully. Accord
ing to this, the humus is of little value
except to improve the mechanical con-
dition OF the land, making light soil
more compact and heavy clays more
porous. But further investigation
shows that vegetable matter in the soil
has much more than a mechanical
effect. 1t is always decomposing,
always throwing OFT carbonlc acid gas,
and this is the best and universal
solvent of minerals that might other
wise be looked out Of reach Of crops. 1t
is certain also that the decomposition
of humus furnishes certain pro-
portions of nitrogen, varying with the
materials from which it is composed.
Thus the humus of clover hay is much
richer than that of wheat or other grain
straw
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-13

the privilege of stringng wires upon his
roof Few persons are so well posted
in the law as to know what their rights
are, and it is an object with large corpo-
rations to keep, them in ignorance
ton CO3ipifr
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-13
Curing Milk Fever.

Milk fever is one Of the breads of the
dairyman The Rhode Island State
Agricultural School at Kingston has just
issued bulletin which gives a full pre-
sentation of the subject as far as present
knowledge extends, and goes farther,
we think. than most dairylnen would
like to pursue without the aid of an ex-
pert veterinarian. Although the disease
has it's immediate origin in the exciting
and painful cause OF parturition, it is
empbatically a disease Of the brain,
causing great distension of the blood
vessels, more or less extravasation of
blood, partial or full apoplexy. and the
inability of the brain and it's vessels to
perform their proper functions. This
rush of blood to the head is attributed
by the bulletin to the sudden turning of
the fetal circulation into other channels,
thus adding to the volume of blood be-
fore in general circulation. This seems
to us poor explanation of the engorge-
ment of the blood vessels of the brain.
The calf certainly carries with it the full
amount of blood with which it has been
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-13

WE wonder, when minister is
may be uff-Binghamto Leader.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-13

AND the lamb and the green pea shall
go down together Washington Star.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-05-13

''To spring industries l contribute nv
shear" says the sheep Columbus Posi-.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-04
~ a TERRIFIC STORM.
The Pacific Mail Steamer Newport Husa
Rough Voyn.c.

The Pacific Mail Steamer Newport Has n
Rough Voyage.
PANAMA, Feb, g. [Special The Pa
citic mail steamer Newport encountered
a terrific storm on her trip from Now
York. She should have reached Colon
on the seventeenth, but did not arrive
until the following morning.
About sixty miles north of the cane.
and while on the northerly edge of the
Gulf Stream, the full force of the gale
from the south and southeast was met,
which caused the ship to reel and toss
about III a most uncomfortable and dan
gerous way. On the heavy seas great
green masses tumbled in over her bows
ana swept her decks fiom stem to stern.
Down through companion-ways it
went. flooding rooms and frightening
passengers, who were finally battened
under, so to speak, to ensure their
greater comfort and further provide for
thei- safety The captan's room was
swept by the sea. the door beinn smashed
in as though it were no thicker than n
shingle, and the deck houses were in
danger of being swept away. The sea
was so heavy, and broke so high, that il
was impossible for the officer to keep his
place or the bridge.
mo barometer was falling constantly
and wind and sea increasing, SO Cap
tain Lyma concluded to head his ship
to eastward and avoid, if possible, run
ming through dangerous storm centres.
In this he was successful, but hours
elapsed before the weather moderated
sufficiently to allow him to put the ship
again on her course. The passengers
were kept below for nearly forty-cight
hours. at about o'clock at night the
Newport while heading to eastward
came near sharing the melancholy fate
oft he Niscaya.
IL WAS almost impossible to SEQ a
ships length ahead, and when a flash of
lightning came it seemed almost dead
ahead from 4 threo-mastel schooner
which was lying hovc-to and endeavor-
Ing To weather the gale. 1t was for
some moments uncertain whether or not
crash Or = collision would finish the
work OF destruction from which the
steamer was cndeavoring to escape. No
boat could have lived in IL sea so heavy
as it was running at the time, and a
collision would probably have resulted
in tue loss of both vessels with all on
board.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-04
ALMOST A HORROR.
Another Mine Explosion, This
Time i'm Colorado.

DENVER, Col, Feb. 3.-GSpeciall-A
New Castle, Colorado, special SAYS:
what almost proved to DO another Mann
moth mine disaster occurred here last
evening in the Grand River Coal and
Coke Mines.
Just at six o'clock, as the day shift,
composed of rs miners, were about to
leave the mine, terrific explosion &C.
CURED and Immediately black smoke
came pouring out of the side of the
mountain. Men, women and children
rushed towards the enti aoce # the
mine only to be driven back bv clouds
OF smoke. Above tho roar of escapinc
gases the pitiful cries of imprisoned
miners could DO plainly heard by their
wives and children.
Soon willing hands braved great dan
ger and started the hosting machinery.
relieving each Other as fast as their
comrades became exhausted. Soon
seventy-uve miners were brourh. to the
surface. Some of them moro dead than
ahve-nonc of them any too soon, as the
names immediately reached the shaft
aud came up with such forco that it
drove everybody away.
Explosions have followed eyery two
hours. AT two o'clock this morning ex-
cltemcnt was SO great that it was i'm
possible to tell If any ono failed to get
out: 1T Is thought that several have
persisted.
Had the explosion occurred when the
miners were at work not one would have
escaped The mine has been on fire
several times before in the last ten
years, caused by the miners lamps ig-
hitting the gas, which has ALWAYS
troubled them.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-04
Assignment mt Lynchbnrr.

LyNcnBURG, Feb. al Special IA
deed of assignment was yesterday re-
corded in the clerks Office of the cor
poration court from j. NJ. Williams, dc
ing business as j. NJ. Williams Il Co.,
conveying TO w. V. Wilson, jr., as trus-
tee, all goods, wares and merchandise of
every description, including tobacco.
cigarettes, cigars, etc, belonging to
the said firm, and used in the conduct
Of its business at No. f0i Twelfth
street; also the Office furniture, fixtures,
accounts. notes, bonds and other evil
dences of debt to the said firm, and any
and all real estate owned by the said j.
NJ. Williams. The total Indebtedness
OF the firm is placed ut SOS, 1000; assets
not known.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-04
FINED So EACH.
The Result of tho Case Against Joe Hobb
and Mrs. Einerick.

The Result of tho Case Against Joe Hebb
and Mrs. Emerick.
/, The case against Joe Hebb and Mrs.
! limerick. charged with unlawfully liv-
ing together as man and wife, came up
before Mayor Evans yesterday morn
ing.
Neither of the parties had counsel and
made no effort to defend themselves.
other than deny the charge. The Off
GERS testified to having raided the house
on n warrant sworn out by M. c. Morris,
on Monday night. and that Hebb was
found in the dwelling. 1t was sometime
beforr the officers could secure an on
trance, consequently ample time was
given the inmates to arrange their po-
sitions before the raiding party entered.
hebb was found in the kitchen, where
he had been heard dressing himself by
the guards on the outside.
Mrs. limerick explained that she was
entertaining Hebb as boarder, and
that under no circumstance had she
ever been guilty of the charge in the
warrant. She was caught in several
crooked statements, however, and when
II abb testified matteys were made worse
for the two, and the mayor fined them
S. each.
Mrs. limerick still insisted that she
had right to keep boaIders, and vowed
that Joe should not be forced to leave
her, and that Joe was going to procure
her another bcardcr also.
The spirited Mrs, limerick put up the
plea that her children were at home
wit.out attention, and begged that he
be allowed to go TO them. az she had 10
wherewith To settle the fine. Joe gal
lantly shouldcrea the whole amo int and
Mrs. limerick was allowed to depart