Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-12-25

Lake Superior is larger than any
other inland sea except the Caspian,
which covers 49,, 900 square miles and
has depth of but $50 feet. Lake Su-
perior has an area of $4,000 square miles
and depth of l 900 feet.
The Chicago, Lake Geneva & Pacific
Railway companies, incorporated in
1887 with the purpose of constructing
line from Lake Geneva to Portage, by
way of Elkhorn and Whitewater, has
filed with the secretary of state reso-
luton adopted at a meeting of the
stockholders in Milwaukee, December
| IL. This resolution declares that the
company shall locate it's line of railway
along and upon the old Wisconsin Cen
tral grade; from Lake Geneva through
Elkhorn and Whitewater, by way of
| Fort Atkinson to Jefferson.
The semi-annual entrance examin-
ations of the National Conservatory of
Music OF America, No. 126 East 18th
street, New York, will be held as fol-
lows: Singing classes s-Jan. 6, 1890,
from A. NJ. to II NJ, 2 to P. NJ, to 10
P. M; piano classes-Jan. Z, from A. NJ.
to II NJ. and to P. NJ; violin and eel
10 classes-Jan. s, from to 5 and to
10 P. M; chorus-Jan. s, to 10 P. NJ;
orchestra-Jan. IL, s to 10 p M. The
object of the conservatory is to place
the best obtainable musical education
within the reach of all. The institution
is open to those of every race, creed
and color, upon the one condition that
they give proof of sufficient natural ta-
lent to justify the examiners in adj
mitting them. For further particulars
address Charles Inslee Pardee, A. NJ,
secretary, National Conservatory of
Music of America, Nos 126 and 1923 East
18th street, New York
The Verestchagin collection of
paintings, sketches, rugs, jewelry and
other articles of domestic and religious
use in the East and bric-a-brac have
been placed on exhibition in the art
rooms Of the Interstate Exposition
building, on the lake front, Chicago,
under the supervision Of the American
Art association, of New York, and the
Interstate Industrial Exposition. This
wonderful and. valuable collection by
one of the worlds greatest travellers
and collectors of art ware, as well as one
of the grandest exponents of Realism
in the art world, a painter of facts, not
fancies, Vassili Verestchagin, is return
ed to Chicago and placed on exhibition
through the enterprise and liberality of
one of its leading merchants and lovers
and patronizers of art, James w. Els
worth. This collection is the greatest
and grandest ever gathered or painted
by one man, at least during the present
century.
In the Milwaukee Wisconsin's
"Story of Day" the following anecdote
is related of q clergyman well known to
many of our citizens:
"Rev. S. S. Burleson, DID,, the we'll
known Episcopalian clergyman Of Sus-
sex, Waukesha county, was in the city
yesterday. DR.. Burleson, though rather
"high" in his churchism, is not above
joking about his relation to other de-
nominations. A number of years ago
the Doctor visited Waco, Tex, where
cousin Of his, also a Rev. Burleson.
DID,, is at the head of a Baptist uni
versity. The morning after he reached
Waco his cousin took him down to the
university to attend the morning exer-
cises in the assembly room. The Bap-
tist president apparently felt the need
of an explanation to the students as to
his inviting clergyman who buttoned
both his Waistcoat and collar behind
and said: 9Tm going to ask my cousin,
Rev. DR.. Burleson, of Wisconsin, to
speak few words to you. He and I
are not of the same denomination, but
we are both working inthe same cause;
both are officers in the great army of
the Lord" When the Wisconsin Bur-
Lesson arose he turned a reproachful
look upon his cousin, and, In voice
seemingly touched with emotion, he
said: Il am surprised and panied, nv
dear cousin, that you should make such
a claim here in the presence of your
students. 1t is true that am fighting
in the army of the Lord; but you, you
my dear fellow, are but an officer of the
navy" 1t took both the Baptist presi-
dent and his students few moments
to see through the joke. but when they
did, the assembly room rang with laugh
ter and applause"