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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
INTELLIGENCE OF THE BEE.
Transported to California, Ceases to
Deserve the name of Busy.

Transported to California, Ceases to
Deserve the name of Busy.
1t would be easy without appealing
to any prehistoric event to bring to-
gethar a large number of facts that
would show that the faculty of adapta
ton and intelligent progress is not re-
served exclusively for the human race.
Transported to Australia CT CaIifor-
MIA, our black bee completely alters her
habits. After one or two years, finding
that summer is perpetual and flowers
forever abundant, she will live from
day to day, content to gather the honey
and pollen Indispensable for the days
consumption, and her recent and
thoughtful observation triumphing over
hereditary experience she will cease to
make provision for her winter. Buchner
mentions an analogous fact which also
proves the bees adaptation to circum-
stances, not slow, secular, unconscious
and fatal, but immediate and intelli-
gent. In Barbados the bees, whose
hives are in the midst OF the refineres,
where they find sugar in plenty during
the whole year, will entirely abandon
their visits to the flowers.
Let us lastly recall the amusing con-
tradiction which the bees gave to two
learned entomologists, Darby and
Spence.
''Show US" said these, "a single case
in which under stress of circumstances
the bees have had the idea of substi-
tuting clay or mortar for wax and pro-
polls and we will admit their reasoning
faculties"
Hardly had they expressed this some
what arbitrary wish when another nat
uralist, Andrew Knight, having coated
the bark of certain trees with a sort Of
cement made Of wax and turpertine,
observed that his bees entirely ceased
to gather propolis and used only this
new and unknown substance which they
found prepared for them in abundance
in the neighDorhOod of their home.
Moreover, in the practice of agricul-
ture when pollen is scarce the beekeep-
er has but to place at their disposal A
few pinches of -four for them to under
stand at once that this can serve the
same purpose and be turned to the
same use as the dust of the anthers, al
though its taste, smell and color are
absolutely different.-Harper's Maya
zine
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
THE ENGLISH s YSTEM.
Not Hundred Persons Affected by
Change of Administrations

u Change of Administrations.
All told, the government of England
consists Of only forty-six persons, and
the transfer of political control from
one party to another directly affects
only these forty-siX persons and few
great functiOnaries Of state whose du-
ties are purely ornamental" says \.
Maurice Low, in Appletons. "In all
not 100 persons are concerned by
change of administration. POstmasters,
government employees of every class,
from messengers to ambassadors and
colonial administrators, are not dis
turbed by the transfer of power. Clear
ly no political party in England can
count upon patronage as a political
asset.
'"The principle on which the parlia-
mentary system of England is founded
is the rule of the majority, and the
majority elects to surrender it's power
to one mantle premier. The power
Of the majority Is so strictly recognized
that the rules of the House of Com
IhoHS uepIlNe Iue minority OF all power
to initiate or shape legislation. When
a majority of the electorate of the
kingdom has sanctioned policy repre-
sented by political party that party
is given free hand to put it's policy into
operation. In all legislatures the pow
er of the majority is the control which
it exercises to tax the people and spend
their money. See, then, how absolutely
is the power of the prime minister in
his command of the treasury"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
Short Suggestions.

Use cooking soda to shine nickel on
range.
pinch OF salt added to the coffee
will improve its aroma.
Tea and coffee stains on cups will
soon disappear if rubbed with q little
damp salt
\ few drops Of alcohol rubbed on
the inside of lamp chimneys will re-
move al trace of greasy smoke when
water alone is of no avail
In using ammonia for domestic pur-
noses one tablespoonful to a quart of
water is about the ordinary proper
ton.
Any brickwork rinsed off with am
monia and water and then carefully
dried will be wonderfully frightened
by the process.
To blacken a stove when hot clean
first with newspapers, then add a tea
spoonful of sugar TO one teacupful of
mixed backing. The sugar makes the
blacking adhere to the stove
To frost a bathroom window, dis
solve EPSON salts in vinegar, making
as strong solution as possible. Apply
this to the inside of the window panes
with a brush and, when dry, give it 8
coat of white yarniSh.
Paint marks on glass may be re-
moved by moistening them with a
strong solution of ordinary soda, which
will loosen the paint. When all the
stains are rubbed off polish with a lit
tie methylated spirits and soft cloth.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10

the three years 19O3-O5 nearly 1885,
900 carats, say a ton and half. The
monetary value of these diamonds were
f14,45O.OOO. Since the first diamond
was discovered by the banks of the Vaal
in 1867 down to the end of 1906 it is
estimated that the total weight. OF ,dia,,
monds extracted from the Griqualand
mines is over thirteen and a half tons,
of a market value of fully f95,O00,000.
If statistics of this sort can be trusted
and in the case Of the South African
weld thy closely approximate to the
facts-onIy seventeen tons of diamonds
had been mined all over the world to the
end of 1901. With the same relative
output since that year from Brazil and
India the worlds output of diamonds is
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
FORMER CORNELL
LAW DEAN SUICIDE
ERNEST W. HUFFCUTT, FRIEND AND
ADVISER OF GOV. HUGHES,
SHOOTS HIMSELF.
DIES ON HUDSON STEAMER
New York Executive Deeply Affected
Upon Identifying Body of His
Confidant.

NEW YORK, May 4.-Ernest w. Huff
Cornell university and legal adviser to
Gov. Hughes, shot himself on board the
Albany boat C. W. Morse, coming down
tie Hudson river last night. His body
was found today upon the arrival of the
Morse, hidden behind a pile of chairs at
the extreme after-palt of the upper deck.
On the body was found an envelope ad-
dressed to the coroner of New York"
and in this were found two letters, one
to the coroner and the other to Hutfcutt's
sister, Miss Lillian Huffcutt of this city.
Later Gov. Hughes identified the body.
Leaves Letter to Coroner.
The letter to the coroner read:
Please let the addressed have the other
HUFFCUTT.
The other letter read as follows:
Friday, May 3.-Dear Sister:
l left for Ithaca tonight, but decided to
take my body down to you in New York III
order that | might be cremated. You will
attend to that for me. II you have any Dir
ticulty call on my old friena, De L., who
will assist you.
l am going down the river enjoying the
prospect of going out to sea: The ashes
leave behind may be disposed of at present
as the others prefer, but eventually you
will take them to East Lawn, and do not
permit any public services of any sort any
where. Ii the immediate family want pri-
yate services i'll Il, let it be soon, but have
no one else
l was never so glad to rest in my life.
We must be quiet and live so. I've been
thinking all the way down the river of
some ones lines:
Sweet after toll is sleep;
Then wherefore sorrow for him who eeeps;
And will not wake tomorrow
Goodbye. l don't want you or any of
the others to be troubled about this I've
really postponed it often on account of
others, but this time l am doing it. After
ALL in the end, one must have his own way
of escape
You must stay ana do what is necessary.
AffectiOnally,
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
Picked Trout.

Clean the fish and boil in sailed wa
ter, then drain, wipe dry and set aside
until very cold. Make a pickle Of two
quarts of vinegar, dozen blades Of
mace, the same number Of white pep
pers and cloves, two teaspoonfuls OF
mustard, three tablcspoonfuIs Of white
sugar and pint Of the water in which
the fish was boiled. Boil all this liquid
once, then skim it. Cut the fish into
pieces Of uniform size. Let the liquid
get cold; put back on the stove and
when it boiIs drop the fish and take
from the fire Pack in jars filed to
Overlooking with the spiced vinegar,
seal tightly and put in a cool place.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
Keeping ChameieOns Alive.

Chameleons can be kept alive for
years by making a frame to fit over
plant in a flowerpot and covering it
with mosquito netting, which must be
long enough to tie with a string about
the pot Keep the pot in the sunniest
window and water the plant every day
through the netting You will be sur
prised to see how eagerly the little
creatures will drink the running water
after they get over their fear. Set a
wire fly trap for flies, which you can
liberate under the netting. The :hame-
Icons will not be backward about help
ing themselves.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10

DiaeonalIy across the frame are span
wires, a considerable number Of dishes
being thus accommodated in a com
paratiyeiy small space As the span
wires touch the dishes only ia one
spot, there is nothing to prevent thor
ough cleansing. the drainage being
perfect. The dishes may be washed
serted in the rack, or, as some prefer,
they can be placed in the rack exactly
as they come from the table and then
cIeansed by pouring boiling water over
them
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
CLIMATE NOT CHANGING.
Prof. Moore Says Weather RecoIiec-
IiOns

Prof. Moore Says Weather Recoliec-
tions Are Untrust>vorthy.
Prof. Willis L. Moore, chief of the
weather bureau, is rejoicing that the
country was swept by q blizzard dur
ing the last days of winter, for the
reason that he believes that Is the only
way to convince people of the error
in the idea that the winters are be-
coming milder and the climate is
changing. He sees financial ruin to
many as result of entertaining these
conceptions, so nothing suits him bet
ter than to have experience give
dreamers some pointed lessons, says the
New York Tribune.
why, the blizzard in 1885," Prof.
Moore will say in his meditations,
when you get old enough you will be
telling your boys that occurred every
winter when you We're a youngster and
that the weather is not what is used
to be-
Shortly after Adam and Eve began
to take interest in affairs arose the
story about the climate growing mild
err, the professor believes. He is able
to trace back this weakness in per-
ception and memory to Thomas Jeffer-
son and Prof. Moore has such conf
dence in Jefferson that he regards him
as typical of human nature through the
centuries past. The chief of the
weather bureau points out in papers at
the State Department where jefferson
wrote: 1T is apparent that the climate
Of Virginia is changed. The old in
habitants here tell me that they re-
member when snow lay on the ground
four months of the year and they rode
in sleighs. Now it is rare that we get
enough snow to have q sleigh ride. It
is apparent that the climate of Virginia
has changed since 1907 when the set
tiers came into Jamestown"
There has been a great deal of
clearing in the thickly wooded country
Of Virginia since 1907" ventured Prof.
Moore, but really that would not
change it. The change was in the men
who were telling the story. We meas
ule thlASS ny ulheAeit Stihu''lu aS
we grow older. Every man when he
gets to be so years of age will look
back and think Of one great snow
storm and he will say: We had snow
four feet deep all winter long, be-
cause all he remembers as he thinks
back IS tie one snowstorm. He remem-
bers the abnormal and in his mind
brings it down to the present day and
compares it with the average. But it
is not fair comparison"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
IInrh Snap.

Put together four gallons of boiling
water. six pounds Of washing soda and
three pounds of unslaked lime Set
aside unit, clear, then drain off and put
over the fire with six pounds of pure
fat Boil for about two hours, or until
it begins to harden. thinning, when nee
essary, with the water that YOU have
drained off, adding it when there is
danger of the soap boiling over. Try Il
l;ttIt in a saucer and when thick
enough throw in handful of salt and
remove from the fire Pour into wet
tub, and stand aside to harden. then
-nut into bars.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
Tnp,ocn and Banana sponge.

Sprinkle half cup of tapioca and
Twothirds of a cup of sugar into one
pint of boiling water, add half tea
spoonful of salt. and cook in double
boiler. stirring occasionally. When the
tapioca is transparent add the juice of
two lemons and the whites Of two eggs,
beaten until stiff. Spread over sliced
bananas and serve with cream and SUI
gar, or with cold-boiled custard pre-
viously made. This dish may be made
the juice of the fruit instead of water
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
MRS. HENRY SIEGEL.
Once Reporter, Now Mistress OF
Three PaIatiaI Mansions.

The skyrocket career of Mrs. Henry
Siegel is still the topic of many con
versation in the drawing rooms Of New
York Here has been a romance that
reads like fiction. She was a young
widow, Mrs. Marie Wilde, petite, pref
ty and intellectual and employed by the
Nsw York Press as a writer of fashion
articles. One day she was assigned to
write up a Siegel-Cooper opening"
While obtaining the facts for that
days 'copy" she CHANGED to meet the
head of the house, who has been al
luded to as "the little man with big
ideas" Their friendship grew and one
day this Napoleon of the department
store business offered the charming lit
tie widow a position which many an
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
NEW SUBMARINE RECORDS
Octopus Runs More Than Eleven Knots
on Surface and Ten Half Sub
merged.

NEWPORT, r. /. May 1.-The sub
marine boat Octopus yesterday broke
two speed records in its trial trips before
the government board which is conduct
ing a series of tests and experiments in
this class of boats. Going three times
over the regulation course the Octopus
made an average surface speed of frac-
ton over eleven knots using its engines
alone and reserving its batteries for sub
merging.
Later, in a semi-submerged condition
as required by the boards regulations,
it beat the worlds record by making ten
knots. The batteries were used for the
semi-submerged tests.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
Changing Color of Canarfes.

Orange-colored canaries are becom-
ing more and more popular. The proc
ess to turn a canary's feathers orange
is a simple one. With it's food is mixed
small quantity of cayenne pepper.
and in a feI7 weeks or months the feath
ers change color. If the pepper is Civ
en- to the bird when it Is young a more
vivid color will be obtained.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
SPORTING ITEMS
BASEBALL.

The association batters are beginning
to get down into the 800 igures-that
is those who have played more than two
or three games and before long they will
be down to where they belong. There
are a couple above the 900 mark, but
they have played only Il game or two,
Smoot is the real leader ut present with
an average of 416, followed by Gessler
Of Columbus with 100. Curtis is the
only Brewer among the leaders batting
}JI. Green of tn Brewers has jumped
10 the BOB mark and Bevile is near
there with HemphilI trailing. Those
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
Banana Salad,

Have the bananas very cold. Cut
Them into small pieces and mix with
Il dressing made of two teaspoonfuls
Of salad oil, one teaspoonful of vine
gar, one teaspoonful of lemon juice
and a quarter of a teaspoonful each of
salt and white pepper Fill the banana
skins and set over lettuce leaves
Sprinkle a few halves of English wal
nuts and a little chopped parsley over
the top of the salad and serve immedi-
atply
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
Cream of Corn Soup.

Simmer one can of corn in three cup
fuls of water for an hour Then press
through a sieve. Thicker three cup
fuls of scalded milk with one table
spoonful each of butter and flour. add
it to the corn pulp and season to taste,
with salt and pepper. Let it get very
hot, stir in half a cupful of cream, re-
move from the fire and add a beaten
egg just before serving If the cream
is whipped it is more delicate
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
BOATING.

May 81 will be the date for the Wis
conSin-Syracuse boat ravz al Madison.
DR.. Hutchrins received a telegram from
Syracuse, saying since it was impossible
TO row Decoration day the following day
would be most convenient. President
Van Hise is being generally commended
for acting promptly after learning of the
sentiment in the Legislature against hold
ing the race on Memorial day
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
ATHLETICS.

On Saturday. June l, the Missouri
club of St Louis. Mo, will
hold its third annual Marathon run. The
race will start at Freeburg, H., thence
to Belleville. H., thence to East st.
Louis, H.. thence to st. Louis, Mo. and
finish in front of the club house. The
prizes for this event will be handsome,
solid silver cups to the first eight men
who finish; to the next ten men who
finish will be given souvenir medals en-
blemat tic Of the race.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
An Ideal Grafton,

That speech of yours was very care
fully prepared said one statesman.
Yes" answered the other. Il took
great pains with it. l don't think 1
said anything that l won't be able to
retract at any time without embarrass-
ment"- Washington Star.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
TONS OF DIAMONDS.
An Estimate on the Output of the Mines
of the World

Like all precious metals and stones,
the unit of weight usually employed in
regard to diamonds is the carat, of
which 1912 go to make up a single
ounce. To think of sacks of diamonds
by the ton staggers the imagination; in
deed. the average annual output OF the
Kimberley mines is not more than half
a ION al told.
at Cape Town giving the output for sew
eral years past of the Kimberley mines
and the river diggings. These yielded IN
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10

tnow more than twenty tons.
! The figure seems small, considering
the ages diamonds have been worked in
India and elsewhere in the east. and
must be largely guesswork with respect
to the output in antiquity. 1t is, how
ever. certain that more diamonds have
been placed on the market in the last
forty than in the previous 1000 years.
Pail Mall Gazette
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
rOCTo2s GATHER AT CAPITAL.
American Therapeutic Society Opens
Washington Convention.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. May 1.-The
American Therapeutic society began its
eighth annual meeting here today and
evening. Addresses by DR.. Robert Rey-
burn of Washington, DR.. Harvey w.
Wiley, chief of the bureau of chemistry
of the department of agriculture, Dr.
T. H Gerrish Of Portland, Me-; DR..
Reynoid Webb Wilcox of New York;
DR.. B. E. Mckenzie or Toronto, Canada;
DR.. Francis NJ. Pottenger of Los An
geles. Cal. and DR.. William Porter of
St. Louis, were made today.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10

President Harry Pulliam and Secre-
tary John Heydler, President Pat Pow
ers of the Eastern league, Robert Davis
Of the Jersey City club Hugh Iuffy and
Fred Doe and President DOyey of the
Boston club were among the subscribers
TO the $500 diamond ring presented to
Manager Billy Murray.
Pitcher James (Buck) Freeman Of the
White SoX was sold TO Minneapolis.
Freeman left with his new team mates.
Mike now has three Freemans or his
team. The latest one came from the
Evansville Central league club last sea-
son.
Pat O'Connor. the former Decatur
catcher, who reported at Rock Island
last week from st. Louis, refused to play
and started for home Albert O. Span
ton, first haseman. was released.
Outfielder Bob Brush. who filled in
with the Boston Nationals pending the
engagement of an utility Outfelder, has
parted company with the club.
Charles Jaeger. a pitcher who was
with the Peoria. ILL.,, baseball team last
year, has signed with the Evansville
Central league team.
They say in Cleveland that this will
be Nap Lajoie's last season as manager
unless the Blues make a noise like Il pen
nant
George Mullen of Detroit won mis-
first three games. He has to win only
y more to obtain Il bonus of $1,000.
President Tip O'Neil of the Western
league declares that Ban Johnson triple
crossed him in the Topeka deal.
In a recent Boston Brooklyn game
Bates of Boston hit for a homer,
triple. double and a single
Mike Donlin, the ex-Giant, is playing
first base this season for Il semi-pr0fes-
SlOnal team in Chic1gO
The Philadelphia club has farmed out
lntielder Sentelle to Jersey City.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
Chocolate Almond Delight,

Dissolve one package Of raspberry
gelatin in full pint of boiling water
Strain when it begins to harden and
press in one-half pound of chocolate
almonds. When firm serve in college
ice glasses, with a spoonful of whipped
cream over each glass and an almond
on the center of each.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
Newspaper Arrived After % Years.

Some strange things occur in connec-
ton with Uncle Sans postal arrange
ments 4 few days ago a Montrose man
received a paper that was mailed to him
in Greenfield. Mass. in September. 1854.
The paper was twenty-five and half
years on the way.-Montrose Democrat
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
ernest.
Coz, Hughes Affected.

The DE L." is believed to be E. A.
DeLima, a merchant of this city
Huffcutt boarded the Morse at AL
bany yesterday evening. He appeared
night and was seen later on the upper
deck pacing back and forth in the rain.
Gov. Hughes was greatly affected by
the death. The two men had been close
friends for many years, and the gov
ernor said he is completely at a loss to
account for Huffcutt's tragic act except
that it might have been the result of
OVerWOrk
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10

It is a Superior measure and doubtless con-
templates locating there.
The Grassie joint resolution to bind the
members of the next Legislature in choos-
ing a United States senator was adversely
reported.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10

IN the IlluStfa-
ton, it is Il device
for h 0 ! d i n z
p a t e 5, saucers
and other dishes
in a position to
allow them to
drain thoroughly.
Tho draincr com
priscs a wire
rack in which the
dishes are sup
ported and 3 pan
tO catch the drip.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
Yes, Indeed.

Maine has woman who Is a p-o-
fessionaI lobster catcher"
IF all tales are true New York has
many Of them Houston Post
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10

Father-Young Smollet is studying
Watts on the Intellect He is going to
be preacher.
Robby-I am going to he a doctor,
father. Will l have to study what's on
the stomach ?-Lippincott's