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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-01-21
Largest Dynamite Gun.
From the Pail Mall Budget.


Messrs. Taunton, Delmard, Lane q
Co., of Birmingham, are just finishing
the largest dynamite gun which has yet
been made. The explosive contents are
made up for greater safety in Tiny waxen
pellets, and lodged in a shell, the true
flight of which is secured by tapering
telescope tail; and the gun is to be dis
charged by the expansion Of condensed
air at a pressure of 5000 pounds per
square inch, the impulse of which is a
safer propelling energy than the igni-
ton of any kind Of powder, because it
does not operate so suddenly as to
cause danger of the premature ex-
plosion of the missile. The telescope
tail enables Lieut.. Graydon to shorten
his shell by one-half, and to reduce pro-
portionately the length Of the impulse
tube or gun proper; while the use of
pneumatic charge makes it possible,
without danger, to construct the shell
more filmslly than would otherwise be
the case.
The contract with Messrs. Taunton &
Co. is for 15-inch torpedo protector,
which will throw charge of 900 pounds
of dynamite distance of three miles;
but it is expected that this contract will
be followed by orders for still larger
weapons. AS soon as the gun now In
hand is delivered there will be a trial of
It's powers at Portsmouth against the
Zalinski gun, not with dummy shells az
in the case of the American expert
ments. but with actual charges of dyna-
mite. The noise of the discharge be-
ing small, the projectile might be
dropped into a fort or on to ship
without giving the besieeed any init
nation of the quarter from which the
attack came. The conclusion when the
dynamite exploded would in all proba-
bility be violent enough to put large
garrison ho1s de combat, even if they
were not wounded by debris; and,
truly aimed, single she'll would de-
stroy an ironclad The barrel, or pneu-
matte tube, of the gun IS of Whitworth
forged steel, and weighs about IL TONS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-01-21

pruning must be judicous, and the
result of careful study of all the con-
ditions. Nothing should be done hap
hazard. Potash in some forms is almost
invariably conducive to large crops.
When unleached wood ashes can be
obtained at reasonable cost, liberal
application furnishes potash to the trees
in the most natural form for the tree to
use in it's growth. Potash fertilizers are
now made by most manufacturers, and
these also furnish phosphoric acid to
the trees, which is an additional bene-
fit. The profits derived from a good
crop of apples would pay large ferti-
lizer bill When once a farmer has
practically learned that he must manure
an orchard as we'll as his other fields if
he would expect good crops, his or
chard will soon begin to pay as it did of
old. The small proportion of farmers
who will thus care for their orchards
will have good crops nearly every year,
as their fathers did, but there will be
the drawback that as their careless
neighbors make no pretenslons of try
ing to prevent the attacks of codling
moths and other predatory insects, they
will be obliged to spray their trees,
burn out the tent caterpillars, and dig
out borers, to kill the offspring of the
insects bred by these careless neigh
bors.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-01-21
A Cute Ambulance Horse.
From the New York Telegram.


The horse that pulls the ambulance in
search of patients for the New York
Hospital is curiosity of it's kind, mas
much as during the whole period of his
philanthropic career as an ambulance
horse he has never once been given a
drink by any of the stable hands. He
believes in the maxim that God helps
those who help themselves, and helps
himself accordingly.
A reporter went down to see how he
whetted his thirst yesterday, and was
edited to degree by the intellectual
behavior of the animal.
There is an ordinary faucet with a
pail under it in the stable, and to this
faucet the horse made bee line
First he dipped his nose in the pail to
see if there was any water there, but
finding there was none he proceeded to
open the valve by turning the handle
with his nose. He did not turn it on
quite enough at the first attempt, SO he
gave it another nudge, and held his
nose under the spigot while the water
poured over it to his apparent immense
satisfaction stBut what lot of water
will be wasted when he leaves it rum
ming the moment he has had enough ~
calculated the reporter.
'Wait and see," answered the driv-
er.
And there was no water wasted, for
the moment the horse had concluded
his drink he went to the faucet again
with his nose and shut off the flow COM
pletely.
s'Does he always do this?' again
queried the newspaper man.
Certainly" answered the driver, as
he patted his four-footed friend on the
shoulder. "As long as I've known him
that horse has never had drink that
he did not draw from the tap himself
just as you have seen him do this
time"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-01-21
GIVE A KIND WORD WHEN YOU CAM

Do YOU know a heart that hungers
For a word of love and cheerT
There are many such about us;
It may be that one is near.
Look around you. Ii you find 1t
Speak the word that's needed so.
And your own heart may be strengthened
By the help that you bestow.
1t may be that some one falters
ON the brink of sin and wrong.
And word from You might save him
Help to make the tempted strong.
Look about you. o. my brother.
What sin Is yours and mine.
If we see that help is needed
And we give no friendly sign.
Never think kind words are wasted,
Bread on waters cast are they.
And it may be we shall find them
Coming back 10 us some day.
Coming back when sorely needed,
In a time of sharp distress,
So, my friend, let's give them freely;
Give and giver God will bless.
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-01-21
Buying Goldfinches in Russia.
From the London Daily News.


Mention is made in the Russian
papers of an English agent who spent
some weeks in the koursk Government
buying goldfinches. In a certain dis
trict in that government, between
September Is and October Is, $50 gold
finches were caught and sold to this
agent at from so to so copecks per ten.
The Moscow and Kieff bird sellers are
reported executing an order for million
goldfinches and other birds. THE
Russians are fond Of round fgures.l
These birds are much more common in
the South than in the North of Russia,
where the nightingale is the chief song
ster and is numerous and melodiAus
enough. In the far North, in the Pet
chora region, birds swarm in myriads
during the breeding season, but their
visit is of short duration and they soon
migrate South.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-01-21
ineligible by the acceptance of some

ineligible by the acceptance of some
other office under government.
Our legislators were Of the opinion
that serious embarrassment might be
occasioned by the simultaneous resigna-
ton of large number of members of
Parliament, and took steps to prevent
it. The command of the Chiffon Hun
dreds, a nominal Office, disqualifes
man from holding seat in Parliament,
but only one man can hold this office.
When member wishes to withdraw he
applies for the Chiffon Hundreds, which
is granted as matter of course. He
ceases to hold a seat, and the next day
resigns his new office. The effect is
that only one man day can leave Par
lament, and wholesale resignation in
prevented
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-01-21

/ find that very few people in this
country, says E. G. Chalmers, of London,
in the st. Louis Globe-Democrat, un-
derstand the way in which English
members of Parliament resign. Most
people know that accepting the Chiffon
Hundreds is equivalent to resigning,
but not one in a thousand is aware of
the reason for this roundabout method
of quitting Parliament. According to
the English law a member of Parlia-
ment cannot resign, but he can become
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-01-21

The following from The Florida Agri-
cuIturist as statistics collected by the
assessor of, Brevard County, Florida, is
pretty good evidence of the varied prod
uce, and it looks as though one day the
whole peninsula will be a vast truck and
fruit garden.
Last years crop of beans made 3,Os2
crates, valued at $11 1913, from eighty
seven acres. There are now growing
904, $50 pineapples, the value of which is
$63, 4O1. There are II, 1858 punches of
bananas on the trees. The bearing
orange trees of the county number 95,-
S17, and non bearing, 174,96O. Also 423
cocoanut trees. twenty-three acres Irish
potatoes, eighteen acres cabbage,
ninety nine acres tomatoes, crop valued
at 81 ,4S3; egg plants, fifty acres, crop
valued at 1865; lemons, $50 bearing
trees, 19S,473 non-bearing; lines, 483
trees; 22,575 pounds Of honey were
taken, bringing in ST ,626; twenty crates
of cucumbers from one acre of land
brought 500; waterm elons, 3, 120 acres;
sixty-seven acres of sweet potatoes pro-
duced 6,22S bushels; thirty-three acres
of sugar cane made 1O4 barrels of syrup.
etc. A longlist of farming productions
and their value lie before me, from which
| have selected the principal and most
valuable.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-01-21

We had some mind-reading at our
party last night. Johnny had a pin and
the new minister tried to find it. :"
''And did he succeed ?" 90 yes-he
found 1t when he sat down. "-Neao York
Herald.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-01-21
Assisting the Orchards.

For several years Western New York
has not had full, old-time paying crop
Of apples. Last season was worst of all.
The cause is variously attributed to the
applescab fungus, rainy weather dur
ing the period of the blossoming Of the
trees, and other less notable reasons.
No doubt one or more of these him
ORANGES to full fruitage had something
to do with the unpleasant result, but If
we look into the matter more carefully
we shall find that the constantly increas-
ing unproductiveness Of our orchards is
due in a great measure to want of
fertility in the soil, rendering the trees
feeble and assisting the growth of vari-
GUS fungi, which further iniure the
tree and it's fruit When the land
was new the soil was full of the ele-
ments needed for the growth of the tree
and the production of fruit and seed.
Many years of cultivation in grain crops
and grass without returning to the soil
the elements used by these crops, have
removed the potash and phosphoric
acid, which are absolutely necessary to
the healthy growth of trees. So the
trees are neglected, allowed to 60 un-
pruned, and become ragged and un-
slightly because ''it don't pay to raise
apples any more" A good many farm
ers have dug up and burned their trees
or are preparing to do So.
The conditions of success in fruit
culture are not difficult when once
understood. Most farmers know when
they have harvested poor crop of hay
or grain that if they had used more
manure their crops would have been
better. They should know that the
same rule applies to orchards. Often a
shallow blowing of the old orchard and
the application of liberal coat of man
ure, raising crops like buckwheat,
which do not injure fruit trees by large
consumption of the plant-food in the
soil, if followed up for two or three
years will render an old orchard pro-
ductive once more, provided, of course,
all dead and interfering branches are
cut out and the tops of the trees are so
thinned that the sunshine can penetrate
to every part. The manuring and the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-01-21
A Few HELMS.

Few Helps.
The farmer who is trying to learn, not
only from his own experience but also
from that of others, will find it to be a
great help to keep set of books. These
should be in addition to the account
books that every farmer who expects to
thoroughly understand his business
must keep. One of these is note book.
In working on farm there will always
be some things coming up that will
need to be done later on. He will see
things that he will want to investigate
a little further. If he takes and reads
farm papers he will see plans of man
agement that he will want to make q
trial Of. All of these can be noted
down. With the cares and perplexities
of the farm management in his mind, it
will not always do to trust to memory.
A memorandum will help materially to
keep track of these.
A scrapbook is almost a necessity to
the farmer who wants to derive all the
benefit possible from his reading. Sug-
gestions of different kinds, recipes,
remedies, and a large class of matter
can be selected. To leave in the paper
is to lose in many cases, or, if wanted, it
takes a long hunt to find them. BY cut
ting them out and putting them in
scrap-book much more benefit can be
derived. 1T Will be best to divide into
different departments, as this will save
much time in looking up when needed.
1t is but little additional work to pre-
pare an index. With it an article can
be readily found when needed. A
record Of the weather, including
memorandum of work done, will often
prove surprise as well a help. One
thing it will generally prove, and that is
the uncertainty of the majority of
weather signs.
Often we think the season is much
later than it really is; by making a
memorandum of the different kinds of
work-seeding, planting, cultivating and
harvesting-we will be surprised how
close in a series of years they
will come together. To keep the above
books will require but little time, while
in addition to the benefit they will
prove constant source of satisfaction.
N. J. S., Prairie Farmer.
Morris tribune., 1891-01-07
RUNS

Fast Trains with Pullman Vestibuled
Drawing Room Sleepers, Dining Cars
and Coaches of latest design, between
Chicago and Milwaukee, and st. Paul,
and Minneapolis.
Fast Trains with Pullman Vestibuled
Drawing Room, Sleepers, Dining Cars
and Coaches of latest design, between
Chicago and Milwaukee and Ashland
and Duluth.
Through Pullman Vestibuled Draw
ing Room and Colonist sleepers, via
the Northern Pacific Railroad, be-
tween Chicago and Portland, Gre.
Convenient Trains to and from East
tern, Western, Northern, and Central
Wisconsin points affording unequslled
service to and from Waukesha, Foad
du lac, Oshkosh, Neenah, Menasha,
Chippewa Falls, Ecu Claire, Hurley,
Wis, and Ironwoed, and Bessemer,
Mich,
For tickets, sleeping car reservations,
time tables and other information, ap-
ply 10 Agents of the line or TO Ticket
Agents anywhere in the United States
or Canada.
s. r. AINSLIE, H. C. BARLOW,
Gen. Mana'r Gen Traf Mans,r,
LOUIS ECKSTEIN,
Assistspt General Passenger and TieketAgt.
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Morris tribune., 1891-01-07
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

Tuesday, Dec 30.-Senate: When a
quorum was finally secured credentials of
Frederick I. Dubois as senator from Idaho
for term beginning March 4, next, pre-
sented and referred. Consideration of cleo
tion bill resumed. House: After journal
read the house adjourned till Friday.
Wednesday, Dec. 31.-Senate: Resolution
agreed to directing superintendent of cen
sus to report population of United States
by congressional districts and counties.
Debate on elections bill continued. House:
Not in session.
Friday, Jan. Both senate and house
adjourned till Monday without transact
ing any business.
Monday, Jan. 5-Senate Motion to take
up election bill antagonized by amend
ment to take up Republican finance eau
Gus measure; latter carried; debate on
finance bill begun. House: Conference
report on urgent deficiency bill agreed to;
rules suspended and bills for public build
ings at Danyille, Ills, and Richmond, KY,
naSSed
Morris tribune., 1891-01-07
SILVER BILL FIRST.
REPUBLICANS IN CAUCUS sHELvE
THE ELECTION BILL.

Prominent Members of the Party Say the
Measure Is Doomed-GeneraIly Con-
coded That Free Coinage VIII he
Acknowledgements Doings.
WASHINGTON, Jan. The Republican
members of the senate to the number of
twenty-seven met at the residence Of
Senator Stockbridge to discuss the sem
ate programme, on account of the action
OF the silver senators in voting with the
Democrats to lay aside the election bill
and take up the financial bill. It was
called for the purpose of determining
whether the senate should attempt to
"sit out the election bill under the ex-
listing rules or adopt new rules and put
it through. The action of the senate in
laying the election bill aside was unex-
pected. 1t seemed so positive and final
that Mr.. Hoar stated to a brother Re-
publican during the afternoon that the
Election Bill Was Dead.
This feeling got abroad in the senate
and destroyed the interest in the caucus.
1t was so small that all forlnality was
laid aside and the conference split up
into little groups of senators who dis
cussed the situation with each other.
The general impression prevailed that
the financial bill would have to be dis
posed of before anything else could be
taken up.
Silver Senators lnsisteu.
The silver senators, several of whom
were present, insisted on this and it was
agreed informally to continue discussion
Of the bill and to try and pass
it as soon as possible under existing
rules. It was generally conceded that
the free coinage amendment of Senator
Stewart, or something like it, would
prevail. It was suggested that the Dem
ocratic senators, in order to prevent the
consideration of the election bill, would
prolong the discussion of the financial
BILL It this event, it was said, it would
be necessary to adopt the closure rule.
When the necessity for this appears
another caucus will be called. The eau.
Gus broke up at 10 o'clock.
Morris tribune., 1891-01-07

An agreement has been had with the
Austrian government on the disputed
points af control, and Baron Hirsch will
be enabled to carry out his plan for sub:
sidizing schools for Jewesses in Galicia.
He win invest $500, 900 in the philan=
thropic enterprise.
The shipping federation of Great Brit
ain has met, by contributions from its
members all the net losses of the ship
owners at Hull belonging to the fedora
ton, incurred In consequence of the
strike. The triumph of free labor in
Hull i complete.
A Vienna correspondent writes that
the Emperor of Austria has determined
10 erect q monastery in memory Of his
late brother Macmillan, emperor OF
Mexico, who was shot by ,Juar6g, and af
his late son, the Grown Prince Rudolph,
who committed suicide.
Morris tribune., 1891-01-07

G. G. Thorpe won a bet from Al.
Stewart, the irrepressible travelling
man. It was this: Thorpe bet AL.
bushel of "hand-picked" buckwheat
that Donnelly would be elected presi-
dent of the Alliance, and of course he
won and Al. lost. Thorpe was owing
the editor of The BULLETIN for sub
scription and turned over the buck
wheat to us in payment of the same,
and of course we are ahead that much.
G.. c. is now awaiting far Al. to come
around and make another bet.
Morris tribune., 1891-01-07

C. E. Cross, who has rented the
Bull farm, informs us that he expects
to put in thousand acres of grain
next spring. Mr.. Cross is well
posted farmer and we hope he will
be successful in running this big
farm, and no doubt he will be if the
season proves to be favorable,
Morris tribune., 1891-01-07

The st. Paul Dispatch of 31st ult.
says: Walter F. Horton was in the
sheriff's Office today talking to Mr..
Martin, one of his attorneys, and when
asked as to his future plans, said:
II have no plans, only I am going
to work for the Northern Pacific rail-
road tomorrow in my old position in
the land Office department"
"And you are glad9"
eyes, to a man in my position its a
good thing to go back to work"
Morris tribune., 1891-01-07
The FIRST Step.

Perhaps you are run down, can't eat,
can't sleep, can't think, can't do any
thing to your satisfaction, and you
wonder what ails you. You should heed
the warning, you are taking the first
step into Nervous Prostitution. You
need Nerve Tonic and in Electric
Bitters you will find the exact remedy
for restoring your nervous system to its
normal, healthy condition. Surprising
results follow the use of this great Nerve
Tonic and Alternative. Your appetite
returns, good digestion is restored, and
the liver and kidneys resume healthy
action, Try a bottle. Price 30 cents at
Fritz Buckentin's drug store, Morris,
and Thorpe s. Tollifson's. Hancock.
Morris tribune., 1891-01-07
Bebrinp Sea Situation Deiicate.

LONDON, Jan. 6.-The communique of
the foreign Office regarding the Behring
sea question has SOLDERING effect upon
press comments, as shown by the con-
trast between the editorials on the sub
jsci Tuesday morning with those of the
day before The extraordinary course
Of the foreign Office gives rise TO q gen
eral belief that the situation is delicate
one, and writer's on the subject seem to
feel their responsibility, and to be un-
willing to run any risk of adding to the
gravity of the case by inconsiderate or
imprudent comment.
Morris tribune., 1891-01-07

The syndicate formed in Russia to aid
Jews to emigTate has received semi-offi-
cial warning from England that there is
GD room in that country for any more
Jewish refugees. An attempt win be
made to ship large numbers to .Anierics
The agents general of the Australian
colonies In London state that they have
no doubt that the colonies will be will.
ing to enter into an arrangement to es-
tablish trade route between Great
Britain and Australia by way Of the
Canadian Pacific.
Morris tribune., 1891-01-07

We are sorry to say that some of
our people insist on going to the cities
to trade, even when they can buy the
same articles quite as cheaply at home.
This is all wrong. We are in favor
of protection" and we believe in pro-
tecting our home merchants by trad
ing with them.
Morris tribune., 1891-01-07

G.. G. Thorpe sold on Monday last
a fine yearling Coach colt to a gentle
man living near Appleton for a good
round sum. The Coachers are COM
ing to the front fast, there beingia
brisk demand for them in this section.
There are some fine ones in our vii
lage. z
Morris tribune., 1891-01-07

Lied. Johnson of Minneapolis, who
formerly clerked for Helgeson & Will
cox of this place, is to be married to a
young lady from Iowa today. nEd. is
good fellow, but it serves him just
right.
Morris tribune., 1891-01-07
yTupper Is Sceptical.

LONDON, San. s.=-zIp an interview Sir
Charles Topper, the Canadian commits
sioner, said he did not believe that the
naval forces of the United States were
being placed in readiness to attack the
vessels of foreign nations. He inclined
to the belief that the utterance of Amer
lean government on the Hehring sea
question might have been circulated fer
election purposes.
Morris tribune., 1891-01-07

We noticed while inspecting our
meat market on Monday fine lot of
dressed young hogs, which had been
recently slaughtered. They were fine
indeed, and looked tempting enough
to attract the attention of the strictest
non-pork-eating Jew. The market
was in fact well filed with other kinds
of fine meats.
Morris tribune., 1891-01-07

HAVANA, Jan. 3.--Manuel Garcia, the
brigand chief, was overtaken by the
troops Thursday night and surrounded.
His horse was killed under him and he
was wounded, but he succeeded in maxi
ing his escape. Sixto Varela, Garcia's
principal lieutenant, was shot and
killed.
Morris tribune., 1891-01-07

1t cost Steve Potter Is cents for
shaking the snow and frost off one of
the trees at the Porter house on to
the devoted head of the editor of The
BULLETIN last Monday.