Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-12-02

Full Of crackers, smoke and sound;
New Years lots of fun, gee,
Vacashun an all the rest,
Kit somehow my STUMMIC says
Thanksgiving is jest
Cincinnati Commercial.
'The fighting at Dongola was childs
play compared with what [ went through
during the Crimean war;" said veteran
to young recruit.
Il suppose you had some exciting ex-
periences?" replied the recruit
We'll, | should say so. My regiment
was ordered to charge fort. We
dashed amid storm of grape and cam
lister into the very midst of the enemy,
and not man escaped to tell the tale.
Every man from the colonel to the drum
mer boy was killed.
How did you manage to escape!
t'Well, you see, | was at home on a
furlough at the time. London Answers.
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mother let yor go TO the theater with
out chaperon?' She-"Not unless
was engaged. Brooklyn Life.
Mr.. Frederick Locker-Lampson, the
poet, in a volume of "reminiscences, en-
titled My Condolences" tells curious
story of Dean Stanley, in illustration of
Locker ampson, who was a connection
of Dean Stanley's by marriage, once
told him how the pianist Halle's cook
had bought lottery ticket with the
| number twenty-three.
Il had a dream, SIR" said the cook,
that made me buy that number |
| dreamed the number seven; L dreamed
| it three times, and as three times seven
makes twenty-three [ bought that num-
ber"
When Mr.. Locker-Lampson has con-
Guided this story, the Dean did not
laugh, as he was expected to; instead of
a laugh a wistful look was observed on
his face. as if he would like to know
where the joke lay.
Then. suddenly, for he was very
quick" says the narrator, his face
frightened. and he said, but not with
out a shadow of dejection All. yes, |
see; yes. | suppose three times seven is
not twenty three"
A noted English physician has met
with great success in his treatment Of
cases of nervous" headaches, and he
has finally disclosed the secret. In each
case, he says, he prescribed, briefly, 4.
simple hair cut. The curative property
of the treatment is based on the fact
entire length of each single hair is sew
/ cred in the process, and the hair
"bleeds," as the BARRIERS say, thereby
opening a safety valve for the congested
Uranium.
Speaking of the noble game of
poker" said Nj. Hicarde. ''the only way
to lay anything up is to know when to
lay down. indianapolis Journal.
A curious light is thrown on the stand
ards of living in this country half Il
century ago by the records in the case
of Burr VS.. Burr. The couple were mar
RED in 1900, and forty years later the
wife decided that she could no longer
brought suit for separation and mainte-
nance. 1t was shown that the wife had
brought as dowry $1,000 which COM
pounding annually would have amount
ed to 100000 or $4,000, and that the
husband was worth 81 900. 000-a great
fortune for those days. The vice-chan-
cellor granted the suit and allowed the
wife $4,000 q year for the rest of her
days. But the husband demurred and
| though the judgment was confirmed
there were dissenting opinions. Judge
Lott said, in his dissenting opinion: Il
fully concur with the chancellor that if
ever a case called tor an extraordinary
allowance this is one" But $4,000 q
year overwhelmed him: and, in discussing
1t, he said further: IF Il commission
in the nature of lunacy against Burr
had issued, and the fact shown that he
was spending $4,000 year, [ believe
| it would have been considered sufficient
| proof Of his lncOmpetency, and of the
waste and destruction of his property,
| to have justified the appointment of a
| committee TO take charge of the proper
| ty." And this man Burr was worth
| 81, 100000, with a probable income of
from $500 TO 100000. Judge Bockes
cOncurred fully as to the separation, but
| when he came to the amount for main-
| tenance and support, he scared and
rOared: Looking upon this woman as
respectable and reasonable one, there
! is no condition or state of the human
mind, short of insanity, which can ad-
nit of the belief that she will or can de-
| sire to spend the SUM of $4,000 a year
She viii certainly not now re-
! quire such an establishment as would
| be thought suitable for a Queen dow
| ager. At her age it would be insult
able, even ludicrous, TO lavish the reve-
nues of a principaIity in the adornrnent
| of her person, and she will not require
| to be fed, like the profigate Egyptian
! courtesan, with pearls dissolved in acid.
| The allowance of $4,000 year is mani
| testify eXtravagant and excessive.'-Ar-
| gOnaut.
| The largest estate in the United King
| dom is the lordship of Sutherland il the
north of Scotland, the property of the
| Duke of Sutherland. The estate is no
less than 739, 200 acres in extent.
The estate of Reay, in the same part
of Scotland, is also very large, extend