Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-10-29
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that he has need to husband his pow
ers for other purposes.
Spicery.
From the Boston Commercial Bulle.
tin we take few seasonable squibs:
Some outsiders who saw the big
states going into the new Exchange,
thought they were intended for billiard
tables, especially when Mac told them
he was going to give the merchants
"points on EN-"
Money that is not wanted in the pres
ent cr1sis-Parsi- mony.
The first ''Black Friday ".-Robinson
Crusoe's.
Many brokers who put on 'airs in
August submitted to close shave in
September.
The control Of the streets not being
sufficient to satisfy the greed Of the
Metropolitan Railway, the City Gov
eminent have given them slice of the
Common.
Kitty B, chatty society belle,
was at social gathering recently, &C
companied by her attendant gallant,
who was observed to be somewhat less
amiable than usual, maybe owing to
the smiles of the sweet Kitty being less
exclusively bestowed upon himself than
his jealous fancy pleased. At little
distance from where she was enter
tanning a circle Of admirers, sat her
rival in grace and good looks, Laura
c., engaging a similar group.
Equidistant from both groups was
another, discussing the charms of the
rival bellies.
"Don't you think Miss c. very
arch 2" asked one.
Eyes said witty matron, with OBJ
serving eyes, "but Miss B is the
archer. Don't you see she has her
cross be0atr at her side?"
| Would it have been proper to have
called William PENIS nose a pen
handle. L
| HAM-HAM-In Chelsea, September
"a, by Rev. Mr.. Titus, Mr. Elias Ham,
of Danvers, and Mrs. Lucie NJ Ham,
of Chelsea.
"What can't be cured must be en-
| dured."
| The dansuese poses, is rewarded
with posies, and then reposes.
| We copy the following from an even
ing contemporary:
| WANTED-A companion to go to
Europe and stay on both sides Of the
Mediterranean during the winter, and
probably till May or starting in
October. Entire expenses willlbe paids
Address, with photograph, Box -
Gould aything be more unreasona-
BILE? To ask person to go to Europe
as companion, and remain until May
or June, all expenses being provided
for, is certainly pleasant thing, an
opportunity OF which many would be
glad to avail themselves but that con-
dition about staying on both sides Of
the Mediterranean is rather stagger-
ing.
8" What business 2" said the Secreta-
ry of the Board of Trade, the other
day, to a gentleman who wished to be-
come member.
"What business " replied the ap-
plicant. E'Well, I don't know. Honey
business, [ suppose. I haven't any
office, and these" pulling out bank
book and grocers pass-book, " are
the only books [ keep; but I manage
to do million year, for all that
Since the Board of Trade opened
their rooms, Boston merchants are no
longer dependent upon the cellar for
exchange.
The bored of trade will find comfort
and relief in the new Exchange.
EngIand's Ship Building Troubles.
It appears that England's experience
in building iron vessels has not been
altogether satisfactory, for firm In
| r II IL of
three hundred and nine vessels of va
rious kinds, the larger part being iron
screw steamers. When timber began
to show signs Of giving out over there,
some years ago, ship builders turned
their attention to iron as substitute,
and, latterly, large numbers of vessels
have been constructed of that mate
rial. But it has been found out that
while these latter involved increased
original cost, they are not proportion
ately more durable, and in some par
ticulars do not answer freighting pur-
poses as we'll as wooden vessels. AS
an instance of their defects for freight
age, it is stated that an iron vessel be-
comes corroded by carrying eargoes of
sugar. AS a rule, steamers built OF
iron have fairly paid for themselves
but iron sailing vessels have come far
short of meeting their owners expecta
tons, even if they have not been an
utter failure. The result has been that
very few orders for vessels thus con-
| structed have lately been given out,
and the long list now offered
for sale indicates disposition
to confess the failure of the
experiment. It now looks as
if England would have to return to the
wooden walls of song and story,
and enter upon ship-building with the
use of timber obtained from foreign
sources. And it must be assumed that
fair share of the needed timber IS
likely to be furnished by the United
States. Perhaps our opportunity is
coming to supply not only the raw ma
ter1al, but, by a due spirit of enterprise
on the part of shipbuilders, even the
manufactured article. There is at least
a glimpse of hope, herein, for revival
of an industry which has long been
dormant amongus.
SEVEN newspapers in New England
are more than cnntI1rv old