Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-09-13
Our Centennial Letter.


cleaning iseful knowledge a.' thor
ough ideas Of American seamanshp.
The Victor En,anuel carries twenty
two guns, and isa fne looppg vessel.
Most of tie cadets are from Florence,
Rome and other large Italian towns.
Their ages range from twelve to eigh-
teen years, aud are mostly. of wealthy
aud influential families. They intend
devoting few days to the Centennial,
after which they will make inspection
tours of League Island, Chester and
Annapolis. Much higher honors are
bestowed upon the graduates of the
Naval Academy than upon army fl
GERS Applicants are taken into the
primary Academy al Florence, and it is
requisite that they shalI be thorough
in the higher branches of mathematics
and understand the prin ci Piles Of navi-
cation; then they are taught the funda
mental principles of the patural scien-
ces When sufficiently advanced they
are transferred to the regular practice
ships and made to serve term of
years, under discipline much more
rigid thaa that of the English or Uni
ted States service. They remain be
fore the mast until they attain the
age Of m surlty, although some are
very proficient and we'll advanced in
theoretical education
The live stock show commenced last
Friday morning. 1t promises to be a
very interesting and attractive feature
Of the International Exposition. The
fair grounds are situated about four
hundred yards south of the Maine
Building comprising twenty acres
enclosed by high wooden fence with
thlee groups of entrances. like the
! Maine exhibition grounds. The ac
com mmodations cost s25,000 There
are S26 stalls for cattle and $40 for
| hogs. All these are contained In 20
frame buildings, each ITO by IL feet
in size. The admission fee to tie live
stock show is twenty-five cents, and
visitors will have every opportunity TO
inspect them each day. All animals
not before the Judges will be paraded
on the exercising ground. Canada
sent eighty horses-her very finest
specimens. The United States shows
/ about one hundred and eighty-fve Of
the best equine sblood. Among the
American horses is handsome stallion
/ called Bismarck of ambletonian
stock. The Bureau of. Information
asserts that the 165 animals in the
American section will include such
favorites as "Fellowcraft," "Longfel-
low," 5"Dexter," (probably) "Gold-
smith Maid" and other famous breeds.
| Among the late arrivals in the Ameri-
can section is pure-blooded Arabian,
Jenifer, exhibited by Col. Jenifer, of
Baltimore. He is a small stallion of
gray color, with silvery tail and name;
his body specked with small black
specks. 1t has all the marks Of the
purest Arabian, and was imported in
1871 by its present owner, who was an
officer in the Egyptian cavalry, by per-
mission of the Khedive of Egypt.
He is 10 years old, and go inches in
height. He has faultless form, style
and movement. Some remarkably fine
animals have been shipped from Eng
land, among them ninety-six sheep and
and sixty-one pigs of the most select
breeds. The London Rowing Club
feel very sore over their defeat and
claim they we're foully dealt with by
the Americans, and insist upon the
Judges Withdrawing their decision
This they refuse absolutely to do, and
many witnesses of the race contend
that if any coaching or false move
ments were made by either side, it was
on the part of our English cousins.
o. the Beaverwick's arrival at home,
they were entertained in frst-class
style. The mayor sent congratula-
tory dispatch, and they have been met
with enthusiasm everywhere. The
prize won by the Beaverwicks is an
oval shaped bowl, with she'll boat run