Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-02-07
Very Hot Shots.

ing'. This is the only thing the Sen
ate really does we'll.
Castro seems likely to become a star
headliner il. the international vaude-
vile almost any day now.
For the Senate, the principle issue
in the statehood BILL is the question
whether the membership Of the club
shall be increased by four or by six.
However, it must be remembered
that the Senate is doing a great and
useful work in promoting the move
ment for the popular election of Sen
ator.
That was a pretty metaphor that
Congressman Longworth used but
careful reading Of Romeo and Juliet
| will show that Shakespeare used it first.
Captain Van Schaik of the iil-fated
steamer Slocum. has been sentenced to
ten years hard labor though his en-
ployers get of scot free. AS he did
not have influence or money or big
array of legal talent, he was plainly
guilty.
Astrologers are predicting bad weth-
er during February and March. Such
ability to look into the future is given
to but few. They may also have q
faint idea what kind Of weather we
shall be having next July.
One of the Senators during = long
speech, in which he rambIed from the
clouds to the bottom Of the sea, forgot
what he was talking about. but it
| didn't make any difference.
The world lost one of its bravest,
| knightliest souls and the Uuited States
i one OF its most patriotic citizens when
.Fighting Joe" Wheeler went out.
Chicago Tribune.
Chicago wants to know if al.scrooks"
are to be driven from the city what Is
to be done for politiciaLsp
The President is reported as having
said that some of the Senators are
, crooks. And that was before they
went to the trouble of finding a way To
give Burton the crook. his mileage 90.
1t is sometimes difficult to tell hush
MONEY from campaign funds.
The Town Topics suit against Col
! lier's. is another instance showing how
dangerous it is let a bluff get beyond
control.
| Although the lid was on in New
York Sunday. there was an opening all
round the edge about the width of
sandwich.
A girl at Scranton who was de-
serted at the altar by her prospective,
husband promptly married another
man. She is wise bride elect who
| keeps list of alternates
Representative Littlefeld's bill pro-
hibiting gambling Of every sort in the
Territories of the United States, has
been favorably reported. It looks like
a scheme to force the residents of the
Territories to 90 to New York to do
their gambling.
Speaker Cannon hopes that the next
insurrection that comes along, will be
able to give him exercise.
For Mr.. Thomas Dixon's peace of
mind, it may be remarked that though
1.-The negro makes magnificent fight
ing animal" He needs white officers to
become one.
What IS the coro'lary Of ''honest
gr.fl?" Why. an honorable tern ia
the penitentiary.
You can now travel at the rate Of
two miles minute if you have the
right kind of automobile and are tired |
of life.
Perhaps the Senate would be more
willing to pass some Of those bills if it
were not for the presumptuOus conduct
if the people in advising it to do so. !
Grover Cleveland told the N. Y. /
legisls tnre that he confidently expected L
it to enact beneficial legislation.
Grover must be getting to be con-
firmed optimist.
California is SO anxious to have
Grover Cleveland settle there that it
almost ready to call its legislature to-