Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-05-11
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE,

| rne Weather-Busines ness-Congrega-
i ttonafsm-Chteaxo TheoIouicaT sem.
| inary-The Earth CIosef..TThe Conn
nou mo, EriaI between Fire Engines
| ana Chemical Fire EnUfue mofhu
| er al--Amusements
CHICAGO, May 2.-After rain storm, cool
| oay or two, and slight frost we have warm
| Weatnef again. Union Park was moved four
hmyJ 1s;a5,t ago, ,4 Gap shows deep green in the
| pflSht sunlight, Vegetation is taking a fresh
start, ana the promise of good crop was new
| er better. ''>
BUSINESS
is more active than last Vice.. in aImost oil
| branches, and everything shows the revivino
Z, influence OF warm weather,
CoNGREGATIoNALIsM,
The city has been stirred reEgiouslv. for
| three days-from Wednesday to Friday in
clusIve-with meetings of the Fifth Triennial
convention of Congregational ministers and
! delegates at Farwel Hall, and as wheels
within wheel, meeting of the National Pill
| grim Memorial Convention, addressed by
| Divinity School, Rev. DR.. J. r. Thompson.
and Rev. D. Patten of New York. and Rev
| DIR. Truman M. Post of St. Louis Dr. Ba-
cons address was mainly historical and cor
rected some emIsspprehensions and misrepre-
sentatlons IN regard to early Pilgrim history.
and was replete with interest. Then followed
the anniversary exercises of the
CHICAGO THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY,
which IS becoming quite favorite school of
tue prophets, and is increasing in strength
and influence Va
Iperiorm an essential service for my read
efs ID describing comparatively new appli-
cation OF an old principle, in
.-.-r.-.. THE EARTH CLOSET.
which is destined to supercede cess-pools.
pr1vy-sewers and water-closets, and work a
greater sanitary reform than has been
acmeved for century. The principle of the
earth-cioset system is, that dry earth is the
best deodorizer and disinfectant of orpanic
focal and offensive matter absorhing and
asslmllating 1t. It has all the ADVANTAGES of
the Water-closet, without it's evils, at far less
cost. The contents of water-closets and
priles lh1ect the air, and are carried be-
neath the ground into our wells poisoning
the very water we drink, producing typhoid
fever, dysentery, scarlet fever. and cholera
lnfantum. One of the most distinguished
physicians says: !" Dig cess.pools and privy-
vaults, and you open graves for your Children
and each cess-pool will claim one victim at
least, as often as once in ten years."
THE EARTH CLOSET CoMMoDE.
occupying no more space than an arm chair
and weighing from 60 to 100 lbs can be nu}
into any room, from cellar to garret, can be
moved from room to room, or be kent in a
bedroom dressing room or closet. without
the least offensive odor. They can be put in
as fixtures in the house, and no houses should
now be built without them. They prevent all
IolAl hlu pOISOnOUS RdBSoS, ana convert the
offensive smells and liquid wastes of privies
into lnordorous and valuable manure. To the
sick they are invaluable. if not indispensable,
preventing the depressing effect produced by
the water closet or the night chair. The
earth can be used, after driving repeatedly
have examined earth that has been used in
a large commode for three months. having
been changed from the commode to a large
Dox, and after drying, from the box to the
commode again, half dozen times, and the
fhJIz
The material-earth-is abundant. and
needs only to be dried, pulverized and kept
under cover. These earth closets are al
ready IN use IN parks, factories, hotels, hos
pitfalls, insane asylums, rall-cars depots
and countless private residences.
and where their merits are fully known. on
the score Of health, convenience. comfort
and economy, must supersede water-closets
and pi1vies altogether. The Riverside Com
pany, laying out and building suburban vii.
lage--virtually part of this citv-haye
adopted the Earth Closet system over an
area OF three square miles, dispensing with
privies and water closets entirely, and with
sewerage, except for surface water, and the
result must be greatly improved condition
OF health. Those who wish further informa-
tion in regard to the system, should call upon
or send for circular to Messrs. Warng Fet.
row & Wells, 10Y Dearborn St., Chicago gem
efaI agents tor the Northwestern states of
THE EARTH CLOSET COMPANY,
tiIo t'Is d great reform DV intro
fuclng the earth closet generally, and are
'eally performing the work of sanitary com
mission for the northwest
CHEMICAL FIRE ENGINES.
Ihere was an exciting trial last Wednesday
eItefnoon between the engine of the United
states Chemical Fire Engine Company and q
steam fire engine of the Fire Department. to
zee which could put out fire the Quickest
Two buildings had been erected in the Lake
PARK, 30x50 feet, two stories high, and diyid-
3d INTO eight separate compartments. Each
compartment was filed with tar barrels and
5hay1ngs saturated with kerosene. The
chemical engine played three streams tbro'
q half-1nch nozzle, and the steam engine
played one stream through an inch and half
nozzle, and threw twenty times as much wa.
ter as the chemical engine did, and got the
ire under control about two minutes fhe
soonest. But the fire department began to
play over minute first, and their buildings
got fuly on fire minute latest, and thew
played much the most skillfully. And as the
'est was not satisfactory to the fire commits
siGners,
s -a- ANOTHER TRIAL
8 to be made next Wednesday afternoon
There vas a tremendous crowd at the last
mai, and doubtless will be at the next.
ADJUSTMENTS
re lively at the the aters. Hackett. at the
opera House, in his character of FaIstaff.
ir&Ws crowd. Lucille Western, at McVick
r,s, attracts fair audiences, and Dick Darling
lehghts full houses nightly at Aiken's Mu-
eum.