Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-05-31

pow A"A 80 Huuo III ClltlI pllNllcSCS,
and necessarily must charge more than
the ordinary prices. Lovers Of billiards
Will talks notice that a grand billiard
tournament begins to-day. The partic-
lpants are: William Sexton, Maurice
DAILY, George Slosson, Melvin Foster,
Jno. Bessunger. A. P. Rudolph, Albert
GARNER, Joseph Dyon, Cyrille Dyon,
Louis Shaw, champions Of the world.
The cash prizes amount to SIS, 10000.
The Judges of Award have been parti-
ally appointed; the published list is in
correct. The foreign Judges receive
vi ,OoO.OO, those from the United States,
$6OO. Workmen are not allowed to
leave the Centennial grounds for dim
ner; If SO, it is at the risk of losing fifty
cents, which they must pay to get back;
this seems a restaurant corner.
One OF the most elegant residences
IN the city is that of Geo. w. Childs, of
the Ledger, Twenty-second and Walnut.
so much for successful journalism.
Tennessee makes the best showing of
Iron Ore, and the handsomest specimen
Of marble is from the same State.
General Hawley says, Cali who call
upon him are prominent"
For the benefit of the practical men
and mechanics railroad and other
working-men who read the papers,
give the names of the leading engineers
in council, both Foreign and American:
Sir Edmund Barry, of the Victorian
Engineering Commission; Augustus
Morris, Esq, of the New South Wales
Commission; Emil Bousewitz, of the
Swedish Commission; John E. Icely,
Commissioner Of Civil Engineering for
Switzerland; Messrs. John and Joseph
Wilson, engineers of Philadelphia; Carl
Danielson, representative of the iron
interests of Sweden; Gustavus Uhr, of
the Swedish department, and Julian
Deby, Belgian Commissioner. Of the
members of the association there were
in attendance Prof. VIM. P. Blake, J.
B. Britton, Prof E. T. Cox, of India,
E: B. Coke, R. w. Raymond, J. N.
Alexander, VIM. G. Nelson, A. L.
Hally, John B. Price, VIM. Sommers,
VIM. Meinor Roberts, chief engineer of
the Northern Pacific Railroad, VIM.
Sellers, John Bogart, Chief Engineer
New York Park, and Chas. E. Emory
of New York.
Have no uneasiness about obtaining
accommodations. To be perfectly
comfortable, come before the 4th of
July, or after that period, as there will
be pressure on that occasion. Good
board and lodgings, $3.50 per diem.
For young men who wish lodging, a
good room, clean bedding, can be OBJ
tanned for one dollar a night, which is
fifty cents each, cheap enough. Any
information of interest to your readers
will be furnished gratuitously and
by addressing your Cores
pendent Bureau Of Correspondence to
oO7 Chestnut street, Philadelphia. Mis-
slssippi has one Of the most tasty build
ing on the ground. It is a log cottage,
trimmed in with Spanish moss. Sixty
eight different kinds of wood finish the
interior, vanished to show the grain
ing. Bravo! for Mississippi. liz
gates goes to the grounds, money re-
ceived at rs, six for corlplimentaries,
"a for exhibitors, II for vehicles, AZ
exits. Gentlemen of the Press coming
to the Centennial, will please remember
this or cut this slip out.
The main entrance to the grounds is
at the intersection of Belmont and Elm
avenues. A few doors from the en-
trance is posted, Press passes fur
nished here" and you present your
pass at entrance No. 81, marked in
large letters over the door, "Press
Headquarters, Judges Hail." The
stuffed skin of the great trotting stall
lion George M. Patchen occupies a po-
ition IN the shafts of Gatling gun in
the ordnance department.. The board
of finance receive royalty of thirty
cents on each barrel of beer sold within
the grounds. No music allowed in the
hotels or saloons contiguous to the
grounds on Sunday. Don't be cajoled,
and buy cheap shirts marked $1.OO and
1.25; a good artitle is $3.50, and like
all good articles, is worth what it is
marked. Cheap goods Ia paradox are
dear at any price. There are eight
hundred letters from exhibitors APP
plying for space unanswered In one
month, am led to believe that the ar
engagements may show an approxima-
ton to completion. Our agriculturists
and stock raisers may be interested in
the following: A stuffed Chester hog
is on exhibition that weighed when
slaughtered 1907 pounds. He was
raised by Hon. Lemuel Croydon, of
New Hampshire, measured eight feet
ten inches in length, and was three
feet and six inches high. While fat
tening, he gained one hundred and
twenty pounds month for eight
months. The pillow of Daniel Webster
is on exhibition, made by himself in
1887. 1t is a breaking pillow, fourteen
feet long, with a ten-foot beam, and
and has the following ideas of the i'm
mortal Daniel inscribed upon it:
g When I have hold of the handle of
my big pillow, with four yoke of oxen to
pull it through, and hear the knots
crack, and see the stumps all 60 under
the furrow and out of sight, and OBJ
serve the clear and mellowed surface
Of the plowed land, | feel more enthu-
siasm over my achievement than comes
from my encounters in public life at
Washington" There is an OK on exhi-
bition adjoining the grounds, gross
weight, 1900 pounds.
I am glad to say that by nay next
letter catalogues may be completed,