Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-09
SPINNING WHEEL.

About a year ago Maj. Mckinley, ex-
Congressman Butterworth and some
other gentlemen were travelling together
in the smoking compartment Of Pull
man car. Mckinley and Butterworth
We're not known to the others. The con-
versation turned to the patent office, and
one of the strangers inquired whether
any of the others had known ex-Commls-
sioner of Patents Butterworth:
"Oh, yes" promptly replied Maj. But
terworth; II knew Ben Butterworth
when he was boy. have often seen
his father give him q sound licking.
But that can't be the one l mean,
said the, stranger, for his father was
Quaker"
Yes, he was a Quaker. But simply
testify to what | have seen. [ have FIRE
quently seen Ben get q licking. his
father licked him once or twice week
regularly"
''How did you happen to be on hand
''oh, played with Ben and I was gen
orally around"
At this point in the conversation a
friend Of Maj. Butterworth joined the
company and called him by name. The
stranger heard it, and, coming over to
him, remarked:
Being a Quaker, I thought the old
man did wrong to lick Ben, but now
am satisfied the boy richly deserved it.
Col Mulberry Sellers wasn't in it with
his patent eyewash, says the Washington
Post, alongside of the plan of Senator
Wilson of Washington for making
money.
"Why don't we raise goats?" asks the
brisk young senator from Washington.
And there is reason in the senator's
question. Tho United States imports
millions of dollars worth of goatslins
every year. The skins come mainly from
India, China and South America, and
good yellow American gold goes into
those countries, which might be kept at
home. Goats" said Mr.. Wilson, ARE
easy to raise, they increase rapidly.
They are hardy, and every goatskin is
that we do not raise goats? There isn't
goat farm in this country that 1 know
of, and yet it seems TO me that the in
dustry ought to be profitable. We raise
sheep, but sheep are an uncertain GUAM
tity, being liable to disease, easily Killed
by sever storms, and requiring great at
tenuon II their fleece is to commend a
high price,
Mrs Garricl, the wife Of the famous
actor, would never admit that anyone in
the profession approached her husband in
ability, save perhaps Kean, in the part
of Richard III. One criticism of hers
received unexpected confirmation. After
seeing Kean play Abel Drugger she sat
cannot act Abel Drugger. Yours, NJ.
Garrlck, His reply was equally to the
point: Madam: l know it. Yours, +.
Kean.'-Youth's Companion.
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I'D like to tell that new man lust
what l think of him. said the city ed
ltor of sensational paper. I'D like to
inform him to his face that he couldn't
tell the truth if he tried
well, you're not afraid of him. are
you?'
No. He's a leyel-headed fellow, and
would stand it all right Bat I'm afraid
1T would cause professional jealousy
among the other reporters. Washing
ton Star.
The romance of the sea departed in
a large measure when the towering
canvas so majestic and picturesque in
appearance gave way to the grimy,
smoky and anything but beautiful fun
mel. Yet the sea itself is the same, and
It's wonders will never be exhausted All
man needs to do is to keep abreast of
mances to fit the changed condi-
lions. "The introduction of steam was
q deathDloW to many nautical terms
that are dear to the readers of sea
stories, said naval officer to a New
York Sun reporter Nautical terms are
dangerous things for landsmen to use,
anyway. For instance, the marlinspike
IS now almost thing of the past Of
what use is it on some of the modern
fighting ships? [ have just put in a
requlsitlon for a dozen monkey Wrenches
instead of marlinspikes Monkey
WTQnohnS ar Mo
IN fiction, but they are much more use
full aboard ship now. / remember an
effort that Rev. DR.. Talmage made some
years ago IN a sermon preached
aboard ship to show his familiarity with
nautical terms. He described the ship
of life sailing through a troubled sea.
The tars listened patiently to hear what
was going to happen TO this ship. She
sails along twelve knots an hour con
tinued Dr. Talmage, and suddenly there
ordered the life line of hope thrown
overheard. The sinking man grabs it
and he is pulled on board, saved.' There
were looks of protest from every mem
Der of the crew at this statement, and
finally one old salt arose and said: No,
twelve knots an hour, sir. He couldn't
have grabbed the life line, sir. He
couldn't possibly. Reef sail on your shin
OF HE, and then that yarn will do to
Iell. 1almdge was not pleased, and he
brought his sermon to a close The
nautical literature of the future will be
very different from that of the past, and
men who propose nowadays to use sea
terms should get them first hand and
not from yellow-backed novels"
Jake Admire tells very funny story
about a thing which happened at
Guthrie the other day. During the flood
three young men had been particularly
gallant in rescuing people, and the cit
zens determined to present them with
medals. A young man was started out
to collect subscriptions for this purpose,
and presently he came up to several
young men standing upon a corner.
among whom was Mccartney, one of
the men for whom the medals were to be
procured. Boys, I'm collecting money
to buy medals for Mccartney, Willis and
Plat. Will you help?" YES" replied
Mccartney, with a wink to his compan-
ions, ''but while I am willing to help in