Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-01-27

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of pr'-Baltimore Sun.
The iodine treatment for toothache is
as follows: Twist a piece of absorbent
cotton Oh the end of a toothpick, dip in
tincture of iodine and rub on the gums
surrounding the aching tooth One APP
plication is all that is needed
The Pail Mall Gazette in review Of
Sloane's style is not particularly dis
tinguished, but it is lucid, and remark
ably free from 'Americanisms' although
he does on one occasion employ tnG ter
rible word 'brusk' - And is this terri
ble' word an Americanism? The Ok.
ford Dictionary says under 'Brusque:
Commonly spelt brusk in the Seven
teenth century, but now usually spelt and
often pronounced as French" Philemon
Holland, in 1901. used the form
"bruske;" in the RELIC. Wotton, 1861,
there is the phrase "a brusk welcome;"
in Lothian $3.50, Disraeli says: HE
was brusk." These are all English au-
thorities. The common American, like
the common English usage is "brusque.'
Nineteen times in twenty when an Eng
lish writer INDUCES Il fling at 'Ameri-
canisms" he knocks over English usage
with which he happens not to be ia
miliar.
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The prince in the fairy tale proceeded
with his glowing description of the home
he had provided for his bride.
"a hundred witching odors," he eX
claimed, shall greet thy nostrilsn
Cant you make ii ninety-nine SCENTS"
suddenly demanded the princess, who
was inclined to be advanced a couple of
centuries on such q matter, and whose
every aspiration was barking forward to
na+i aol lnE, al
Cynthia-"Do you think Frank will
love me when am old, MaudY
Maud-'Well. there's one thing, dear,
you'll soon know. "-Pick-Me-Up.
Another of the late Archbishop of
Canterbury's stories about a coachman,
VIII be new to many. A gentleman liv-
ing in the neighborhood of Addington,
finding that the stablemen were not IN the
habit of attending church, spoke 10 his
coachman about it. ''They ought to co."
he said. That's just what l say my
SELF was the rejoinder. 81 says to
them-look at me, | so, and what harm
does it do me?"
First Burglar-"Hist! Here comes the
janitorr'
Second Burglar-"Well, we wiped our
feet, didn't we%'-Detroit Journal
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The investigations of French derma-
tologist, DR.. Sabourand, go to show that
badness is a contagious disease, due to
a microbe which he claims to have iso
lated. 1t is spread, he declares, By bar
bers' brushes, and it's presence is not rec
ognized until the harm has been done
In other words. az ounce Of prevention
is worth several bottles of hair-reStorer
The largest oak wine vat in the world
is being set up by the California Wine
association in San Francisco. The great
tun of Heidelberg, Germany, has Il ca
pacity of $4,000 gallons, while this one
will hold $4,000 gallons. The cask is
oval on the ground, and measures 2T1a
by 80 feet, and is 20 feet high. The
slaves are from 2115 to 3 inches in thick
ness. The wood used will weigh 20 tons,
and the iron hoops tons.
What? You a blue grass Kentuckian,
reared on farm, and don't know how
cider vinegar is made?'
Fac, sab. We tried it several times,
sab, but neYah got beyond the hahd
cider stage, sab, befo' the material all
ran out, sah."-Cincinnati Enquirer.