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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-02-15
Concrete for Building Purposes,

Few of our readers are acquainted,
perhaps, with the value and Importance
of new concrete, invented by a French
engineer, M. Coignet, and bearing his
name; and they may be surprised to
works of the greatest magnitude are
made, as well as those possessing the
utmost durability. An elaboratereport.
on this subject has lately been printed
by the State Department among it's
series of reports on the Paris Exposi-i
ton of 1867; and if no other service
had been rendered in return for the
expenditures made by the United
States in connection with the Exposi-
tion, this one work alone would be
more than an equivalent in bringing to
our notice so important material. The
process of preparing this concrete or Be-
ton Coignet, consists simply in mlXinga
large quantity of sand with a small
quantity of hydraulic lime, TO which
has been added a minute portion of
porcelain cement. This mixture, slight
! " moistened with water, is subjected
to an energetic trituration, with COM
preston, so as to produce q pasty or
pulverulent powder. This pasty pow
| der is then thrown in thin layers into
moulds, where it is agglomerated vlg
orously by the blows of hammer, to
cause it to set almost instantaneously
In less than eight days the concrete be-
comes SO hard as to allow of the removal
of the centering from. arches twelve
wards in diameter, thing which could
not be properly done in the same time
with the best masonry.
| The new concrete Is now applied IN
France to great variety of subjects,
palaces, private residences, churches,
archways, reservoirs, sewers, water
pipes, etc, all capable of being formed
out of single piece, of the greatest
solidity, of perfectly smooth exterior,
and susceptible Of establishment with
every variety of adornment impervlous
to water; secure against the action OF
frost; and all at an expense very ap-
preeiably less than that of ordinary
masonry.
Our space does not permit US to go
into further detail on this subject, for
which we would refer to the report in
question but simply to suggest that IN
this substance, requiring only sand IN
large quantities for its preparation, We
may find the practical. solution Of The
| difficulties in engineering, in many por.
tions OF the Southern States and else.
where, where NATURAL rock suitable fol
building purposes IS not to be obtain.
ed, except by transportation from great
distances. -e-- A-5 e.
i 'WHY did Josaph,s hreshren put hin
in q pit2n ASKED g Buffalo Sunday
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-02-15
Position of the Horses Neck.

The shape and position of the horses
neck should be particularly observed
by the person who trains, rides or
drives the horse. It is rare to see two
horses formed so exactly alike that they
can bear to have their heads elevated to
the same. height, without painfully in
terfering with the action and power of
all parts of the body. How unseemly
and how barbarous is it, then, for
some ignorant trainers, riders and driv-
ers, to screw. up all the horses, no mat
ter how diversified their. shapes, that
unfortunately fall into their hands, to
the same point, for the purpose of Civ
ing them what they are pleased to call
graceful carriagel Do such people
ever imagine that gracefulness results
from peculiar and appropriate adapta-
ton of the different parts Of the animal
to each other and not from a partial
distortion, such as we often see exhib-
tied under the influence of the heavy
bit, or that most brutal invention, the
check-rein
Were it not for its cruelty, it would
be very amusing to observe the manner
in.which some men in riding or driving
prop themselves up, for the purpose of
pulling, with might and main, at the
poor animals mouth, in the foolish
hope Of being thus able to keep them
from falling, at the same time that they
render them SO much more attractive to
the passers by. Their task is certainly
very anxious and laborious one,
and, if persevered in, it is sure
to end with broken knees. and
perhaps broken nose. The horse
is placed in such an unnatural position,
that his entire action is interfered with,
and he gets such habit of leaning on
his bit, instead of watching for himself,
that he is nearly certain Of dropping
the first moment his governor forgets the
pulling process. A taut rein, with a
quick hand, will have far the best
chance for keeping stumbling horse
on his feet. He will then. depend on
his own diligence and exertion, in the
same way as he would if he were run
ming at freedom.-Dr. Pddreaa IN Praa-
o.5o EL1o.o11pS. II T@ -.--..a'
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-02-15
why Apples are Rotting.


Some one has asked the Farmers
Club of New York, the reason why
apples are rotting. The savans were
unable to reply. Did they not know
that the season was earlier than usual,
say by three weeks, and that fruit, in
stead of being picked when ripe, was
permitted to hang till the usual time,
thus giving chance to the sun (Which
was then still hot) to scorch it, as it will
do fruit that is disconnected from the
bough lying on the ground, for the con-
nection with the tree when fruit is fully
ripe, can necessarily have no influence,
the fruit being dead to the tree and to
be cast off? Had fruit been gathered
three or four weeks sooner than it has
been there would have been little COM
plant about the rot. The case is .ex-
emplifed. sr:
It seems people will never learn to
gather their fruit when ripe, irrespect-
i've of the time. Seasons will vary :;
we must be governed by that. The
past season was one of unprecedented
heat and mild weather; there was o
constant advance, day and night, and
early in the season Of fruit. We suf-
fer the Consequences Winter fruit
when gathered was fit ito use at once;
this is unprecedented. 81 It should have
been gathered some three or four weeks
sooner, and then it would not have
been fit to use; then put away in the
shade, that is, in barrels in out houses
or in cellars the first being preferred
general lly-and no sun would have af-
fected it, and would have been less sub
ject to the changes of the weather In
this way we have fruit as usual that
does not rot, though all around us are
complaining. #. G. an Country Cen
tLen107a. '-l
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-02-15
FARM, GARDEN, AND HOUSEHOLD.

So A. M. GARLAND says, in the Western
Rural, that q properly cured sheep pelt
should sell for as much, from first hands,
as the wool upon it would bring, if
sheared and placed in the market un-
washed-thus allowing the skin to re-
main as profit to the puller of the wool.
If the skin is rotten the pullers' profit
must come from the wool and the price
to the farmer is correspondingly re-
duced.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-02-15

A AsCHooLMAsTER in Indiana, on gong
to his school house, on recent morn
ing, found himself locked out by a
large number of his scholars who were
on the inside. He Immediately erected
pole, ascending to the roof OF the
house, and checked tho. passage OF
smoke from the fiue. But they lnnme-
diately took away his artificial ladder,
and left him sitting on the TO p of the
roof until his fingers and ears We're
completely frozen, when he was allowed
to descend.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-02-15

A MONUMENT of italian marble en- q
granite base has just been erected over
the remains of ex-President Pierce, IN
the cemetery in Concord, y. ID. Ii IS
fifteen feet in height, and bears the
simple inscription: Franklin flerce.
Born Nov. %, 1904. Died Oct. 8, 1869.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-02-15

A RECENT snow storm in Chicago pre-
vented horsethief from successfully
getting away with stolen team.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-02-15
THE ZENITH CITEE.
A DULUTH EDITOR As TRUTHFUL JAMES.

DULUTH EDITOR AS TRUTHFUL JAMES.
THE following patody on the Heathen@ @chinee :,
pretty good as a literary production, and relates
the severe storm which recently knocked to
pieces portion of the docks in Duluth, MINI. The
hits at the rivalry 5esween- Duluth and Superior
Wis, are good:l 7svsa sad gbem53 sLf
sds ezra oi fsEel 5no ~
Which wish TO remark, 3,iS.1 s,,srr =,
And my statenfent is clear, l.sast tbH-!a 70
That for way ys t,as are dark, rs a1R edw 81
And for freaks tllas are Queer 1Isal 40
The great Northern 2, Lake Is Is peculiar -te,~,
1SFS 10 sss&o gGRE hsTBo g
superior's itssnarne, sa0 soi7Q .vrftg
In regard to the same, 49, q
What that name might imply :~----
But when it 1outs even the Zenith ~. r.
Whew! How is that, Doctor, for high?
ss@-szz=N-=zzz---zss--z-
Twould seen.sery ial,snrs.T sisga1svCg
FOR quite mild a1e qF skies, rs-s-I = 81
And 1t might be inferred =
Ihat the lake was likewise; s5eSI it-s5-"
But ne played 1t oIieday on Jay Cooke and --tE. I.
Duiu'h III way Idesplse. naots sGt E15a p aa-
We were noi Won't Won't e. 5,fnd1 MINI oi s1Hs-o zi-2
northeaster on land, 81 ~ 3. t-i q 81 i2
But it seems fisss wind ~ s1sE
We do not understand ..-g --7..-
And we smiled we saw our breakwater,
With smile that was chifdfike and bland.
In way that grtcve,
And devices we're used, n.e
That marinea might believe
1t was safe harbor for shipping
And the same with intent to deceive 80
But the waves that were rolled .,- 80.
Up, that day by the gale,
We're sight to behold, -
And I own we turned pale .l-l - s--
When at last they cayed in the breakwater, :.
Which the same 7 ygas saiid ii never would fail ).
Then the Doctor I5ta4- gciF ~ 3.
And he glover q upon aas,sz.r 4 -. -
And with low dropping jaw "a I,..-sr<
He exclaimed, 1Can this be 2 45t4s- 'f-f.Au
We're rained by SA ssare Superior l'f5 40 r &.
And We went forth Eenith Citee.
The scene ttat ensued 1s as
have no haaft to portray, sN 81
But jokes that were rude rs aatits ---
knew, over the Bay,
Would be cracked upon u.s. as stated s-e--s r.
In my paper theavefS next day, ~ exc 1r-Ii
Huge icebergs were piled
On the docks at Duluth
Which were going 1t Wild. .t
Yet state but the truth
d we said we were glad this had happened
ME the city was yet in its youth u5fT8TA g.
hlch 7g why remark,
And my statement is clear, si@-i % t''1AJ
That for ways that are dark tEat 1gGi
And for freaks that are queer, si sirf1 a., q.
INC great Northern Lake is peculiar;
Which the same may be seen any year. 20 D5
$3.50 9l1s oeiR % Il 90. s1u-
which the same would rise to explain. DR.. r 2
the other editor, invented the appellation Zenith
City" .F-.sr---f. e.,--s--- - -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-02-15

A FARMER of Appleton, Mass, had a
COW and horse occupying adjoining
places IN the barn. The COW reached
out her tongue to gather in the hay in
front of the horse, when he revenged
himself by seizing that organ in his
teeth and biting clean off three and a
half inches of it. The COW had to be
killed. - -.--... .,,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-02-15

" A Whlpper-snapper, sir e
I repeat it, a whipper-snapper 7"
cried old Rowley, becoming very red
and apopleetic in appearance. ''I de-
cline to listen to your preposterous
proposal forsone instant Clara is only
sixteen, and does not know her own
mind-she Is q mere child
'sBut wez.sl1aH both grow older, Mr..
ROwleyn ssalsass q sas1 ssas. lzs Bar l.---.
"A6, and more sensible, I hope.
Good morning. ''E98 & sr-zo--5 .zs .z5aTs5
"Good morning, sir e 70 = .1aza
| did not wait to tell him of my ex-
pectations from my grandmother, or to
reason with him on his want of Justice
and consideration. ! went away crest
fallen and heart-broken Idashed from
the library in despair, and brought my
forehead against that of my beloved's
with a conclusion that was nearly the
means OF stretching our senseless forms
outside the tyrant's den, the victims of
his cruel obduracy Clara, naturally
interested In the result of my interview
with her guardian, had forced her pure
but anxioIs soul to listen at the library
key-hole / had retired in haste and
foored her.sas Bza
"Oh, my gracious !" she sobbed forth,
9 / did not know you were coming out
like thati Oh, my headi Oh, how
dreadful! Oh, Alphonse, we must part
forever 'yzr1g r---. -~--
She rested her head on my shoulder
and shed many tears. [ kissed away
her tears Il patted her head fondly,
keeping clear Of the bumps which I had
raised there [ could scarcely see hel
golden hair for tears myself-the wa
ter had risen into nay eyes Immediately
we had met each other. / sought tc
calm her emotion. / bade her be firm,
and recommended vinegar and brown
paper for her damaged brow. / sal
that I should try them myself when ]
got home. L told her that I woulG
rather die than reliuqnish her; sh,
said the same thing in a burst OF un
#&-H ~ ~. aA
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-02-15
Agricultural Crumbs.

Keep your rakes in good order-Re7
formed rakes make good husbandmen.
Farmers are not expected to be men
of letters, but it is generally understood
that YOU will make A while the sun
shines. ssa..
! Your field may be "furrowed with
care" but it cannot be narrowed by
the recollection. 7msl asuE ao..sa
Even your grief may be OF moving 1y
character, for when there are no horses
the farmers (s)teers will move the
plough.
You must remember which are the
most noisy vegetables potato balls,
and you can make a pumpkin holler,
Keep in mind the active ones, beans
will run, you can see the cornstalk IN
the field, and one vine that you plant
you may find hop when it comes.
Don't let your cattle stray they otter
wander to the most mysterious places
we once saw acowhide in a shoemaker
shop. aa la fll-aE.l 90 mo
Best locks for your barn in winter
Bullocks.- say,te4rass-. ag 7a- .-....i
Flowers for the hayfeld-The win
dows.
The sentiment of cheese is astronom
ical, for when forced to expression II
gives the milky whey.
] When you get in your stock for the
winter, remember you cannot wear tht
hoes you dug the potates with.
Your may haste the chicken, but yo1
will have to SOW the crop yourself.
When you find the larks-pur in th'
country it may be safe to judge the cat
tie go to the fields. .1sn a5.s
i IF you are dazy about the head il
spring it may be from over-stuffing
some are savory in the river in summer
The flowers are no exception in fol
lowing the fashions go to pond and yo1
find the lily pads there. 7o sIF %
If you design to sweep the country a
. election time you will find an under
brush in the woods.
If you are profane and Like damasl
Rose in the farm kitchen for tulips, yo7
may get it.-Boston Com. Bulletin.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-02-15

A CORRESPONDENT with the German
army in front of Paris writes that he has
made some remarkable discoveries as to
the different wood most available for
cooking since the destruction of SAINT
Cloud. For instance, vioiins are the
only suitable kindling when one boils
eggs; pianos are best to bring out the
I juice in beefsteak, and ceilings are
capital for making toast. The idea that
this statement gives of the condition of
things in the Prussian camp is sugges
tive, to say the least. .----. --
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-02-15

A CHICAGO barber has demonstrated
that he cannot successfully shave a
customer and look at passing ladies, at
once. In the attempt the customer
ears become a total wreck.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-02-15

u "WHY did Josaph,s hrethren put him
in q pit2n asked 6 Buffalo Sunday r.
school teacher; and tho reply he got
was, because there was no room for 30
him in the family circle. $50. ~ av.sss.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-02-15
Suggestions to Base.BalIers.

The following suggestions, says the
Commercial Bulletin, to the gentlemen
who are organizing a professional
nine in Boston, are offered by one of
the unfortunate men who were instru-
mental in inficting base ball on this
city: .z-so.z y..-- s. - q s.,-tf -
Don't let your pitcher get full too
often
s, A small man will last you longer than
a big one for pitcher. "Little pitchers
have long (y) ears !" -.-.- --7-
Men who want an advance in pay
just before q match are not r" good
strikers" 't - -LL5s Al VA
Never "sell q game. Peddling
matches is small business. So
It is better to have one of your nine
f" out on foul, than out on a lark.
/ A "boy Of the period" does not
necessarily make a good short-stop. %
Amiable men make the best players
they are nor easily t'tput out"
No bottles should be allowed on the
ground not even blue bottles for E'fy
catching" "a.e ea.sa...- .....s.t.-.. o.
Players should not indulge in vulgar
shouts, lest they be classed with foul
bawls. T- .a a:A .'a..s.as.-s- f.. srrrs..
When the umpire decides which is
the base for you to take, you may con-
slider it like the first story of house
| because it is the basement. @-- '-'.-' e. q
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-02-15

6T- 8OG ,za7F ts-l 10 ,Jsbasnbs II
.sToY voH aoll 5s5q.ds sa's ,7seses
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-02-15

A BosToN preacher is said to have re-
Gently used the following language in
prayer: 90 God this is the most en-
terprising nation that ever existed in
the world Only two hundred and forty
four years ago the wild indian dwelt
where now we are," etc, with other
matter apparently borrowed from po-
litical orators.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-02-15

The clerks in apothecaries' shops,
says the Boston Traveller, are asking
for extra pay for getting up in the night
to answer calls. They think one dollar
would not be too much, to be received
every time they are compelled to get
out of bed, but would not object to be-
ing called up ten times night at that
rate. H -aG
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-02-15
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-02-15

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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-02-15

GAMBETrA is losing popularity in
France: his decree disqualifying i'm
perialists from election to the constitu-
ent assembly is generally disapproved
of in many parts of France. A demon
stration in honor of the bordeaux gov
ernment, of which he is the head,
which took place in Bordeaux on the
9th, was tame affair. rs- ,----f r.
Smyrna times., 1871-07-05
The Largest Gun in the World.

The latest born offspring of the art Of des.
truction is thlrty-ive ton gun Just completed
atthe Royal Arsenal in England. This mon
strous creation was made upon the coil prin-
ciple, with two strips of wrought iron, which
before they were wrapped around the core,
were about one hundred and fifty feet in length.
On its way to the praotlclng ground 1t crushed
its own carriage and the tramway upon which
it was travelling but it was coaxed into NOV
ing again, and the sponsors of the interesting
infant fired it half a proof charge and its own
shot, weighing seven hundred pounds and
measuring foot in diameter and two and a
half feet in length. With this load the mon.
ster recoiled nearly niue feet up an inclined
trail of seven degrees, but was otherwise unat'
fected. When it has cut its teeth with larger
charges it is to burn, as a regular dose, one
hundred and twenty pounds of pebble powder
the shot being the seven-hundred- FOUNDER be
fore mentioned, with brass studs to fit the RI
fiBglof the bore. In firing IL, wire was at
tached to the vent, the bell was rung, and al
present fastened under cover. In one OF the
proof houses a gunner III canvas suit stooC
before a magnetic battery, and at the wore
Fire |" touched stud, when there was {
| loud report, and the gun was seen smoking
prodigiously. 1t will be tested with charge
of ono hundred and fifty pounds of powder
the regular service charge being one hundred
and twenty pounds.
This gun is the largest piece of ordnance in
the world not excepting those ancient Tltan'
the Beejapore gun, called the King OF thu
Plain" the huge stone ball cannon of the Oar
daneles, and "Monseur Meg" If an invad
ing enemy will only be kind enough to. come
sufficiently near to this triumph of behgeren
art, we think there might be chance o
slaughter on both sides But what tele
scope might have been made for the money
and what different kind of victories nigh
have been obtained with that SOFT of weapon
The reflection is, we know, ridiculous: "Guns
drums and wounds absorb the world.
Smyrna times., 1871-07-05

THE KU. .KLUx AND THEIR WoRKs.-Gen.
Napoleon B. Forrest has been before the Ku-
Klux Committee at Washington-in fact, he
has been t,ctce examined by it. There's the
pity of it. At the first sitting, he went, as be-
came so gallant chief, the whole hog, bris-
ties and all. There 10ere no KuKlux-never
had been any-at least, he had no knowledge
of any. That was swearing to some purpose,
and the General stepped down to receive the
admiring plaudits of his compatriots.
But somebody happened to recollect very
different story told by this same General to
journalists on two occasions in 1868 so copies
of their reports were hunted up, the General
recalled, and confronted with his own recorded
statements in August and September of that
year. Of course, he denied the accuracy of
the reports-that was a dire necessity-but
they compelled him to recollect much that he
had conveniently forgotten. He still denied
that he had been Ku-Klux, but at length
admitted that he belonged to "the Order OF
Pale Faces = another name for the one
thing. This he said he had disbanded in the
Spring Of 1868; but, being confronted by the
awkward dates of the aforesaid newspaper let
ters, concluded that it must have been in the
Fall. In short, the General left the Commit
tee-room thoroughly fattened out, with the
wreck and debris of his original testimony lying
in heaps around him.-M 7. Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1871-07-05
WHOLE NO. S54

We get very tired of chroncling Mr.. Gree
ley agricultural absurditles, but what can you
do with man who gives such advice as this7
A being in Wisconsin wrote to Horace to ask
what kind of ram would be the best to buy,
in order to force the water up hill to his
house. The misguided old man actually sat
down and replied that, if his correspondent was
determined to have ram, it would be better,
perhaps to get one of the COtswold variety,
and gear him to a cart; but at the same time
Mr. Greeley said he really couldn't perceive
why the man didn't hitch up his oxen and
bring up hogshead or two of water at once
This is worse than the letter which he sent to
a farmer who wanted to know how to make
hotbed, and in which he advised the rural gen.
tleman to stuff rags in between the rails of his
fences around his fields, and to keep the bars
constantly up, so as to exclude the cold air
A hot brick put round in each corner, adds
Mr.. Greeley, Z" will perhaps help to elevate
the temperature !" 1t is about time the Agri-
cultural Bureau suppressed this man; for, if
this kind of thing goes on, the country will be
deserted, sterile waste in twenty years!-
Sunday DiSpntch
Smyrna times., 1871-07-05

THE ScHooLBoY's CHoICE.-The other day
a sharp looking little fellow, with shock of
light brown hair that looked as though it had
no very recent acquaintance with comb and
brush said, to his teacher very abruptly:
Teacher, ain coming to school any more. "
" Not coming to school any morel Why,
what's the matter, don't you ike your teach
err" ."Oh, jilmini;; don't /! You bet. But
You act Where?'' Yes, I've been on
the stage lots. I'm an old hand at it. 1 was
an angel up to the Black Crook, and bull
frog down to the White Fawn, and tell you
what it is, teacher, I'd heap site rather be
bull-frog than an angel any day.