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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27

Gn'hrI", Okla ~EIEhi national
banks IN Oklahoma have an.
nornc"d that they YIN dcnatiOnaliZe
and b"cDin" state banks to cnabl"
them 10 ,ak" a%dvnniag" Of the state
banking guaranty law. I'll" cOmptrOl.
Ter Of the currency han notified all ma.
liUnhl hhnkH IN OklnhOmn that they
may not Op"in'. under his law. One
national bank has announced that II
viii orgaiz" "a savings bank under tho
guaranty law. thereby enjoying tho
prestige 0f both u national ana u
state bank.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27

Macon. Georgia james II Han,
chairman 81 The Eibb County Demo.
cratic club. SUNDAY night rcc"lyrd a
Telegram from Sormnn r.. Mack.
chairman ~ ID" national Democratic
committee, Chicago. c%aDcrlIng the IN.
gngemcni 81 W J. Bryan. the Demo.
cratic DOinihc" for president. TO speak
IN this city Sept, ~ The reason CIV.
TN II that Mr.. Bryan found hc could
not come 10 Georgia without Visiting
other states IN this section ana II was
concluded 10 cOhfnc himself TO the
northern states.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27
Ruef Held on Dribe CHARGE.

han Francisco. Cal-Ancr Il pre-.
iiminnry examination. the longest
In the history Of the local police
court, which consumed 81 days, hbra.
ham Huef, former political boss In this
city, waa Wednesday held by Judge
Cabiniss for trial 10 tho superior court
upon a charge Of brlblng former su-
Deryisor j. J. Fucrey 10 vote for an
electric street railway franchise. Bali
wss fixed at $4,000. which was prompt.
ly furnished.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27
FOUND DEAD N ROOM.
MAID FInds MistresL with Bullet
Wound IN Head.

PaIig.-MisF Wilit"d p%arronr, tho
dhlghiT 81 the bate tharicH
Phrrpun, prrnidrn' u III" Rome. Wa.
'"rirwn n DRd"nabrug road. sew
YriI, who died IN lbDi. %nr found
r"hd Hiih u bullr, wound ia hcy head
Sunhay IN h"I APARTMENT IN III" Ave.
~" lena The polio" rny that the
car" - u" ~ ruic!d", Will" friends
II tn" dead giIl d~rclar" that the
thoutinK was accidental.
owing 10 the desire ~ friends and
relatives 10 CIV" The tIafrdy an lit'lc
publicity al possible. the affair at hrat
appeared wrapped In mystery.
u was learned. however, that tho
girl had been suffering from mol.
anchOlih zinc" IA" death u hrI nance,
= young F~r"nchmnn, Emile Mnay, who
died four month"; ago from 'Dnbump
lion MirE IniEuHg war found dead
by "A maid, who entered the room with
her breakfast, The girlB right hand
clutch"h II revolver, . bnlir, from
which had penetrated the brain.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27
Auto Takes TO Water.

MiuOi. -. William g. Win.
neg ana John GlnsbcrR vcrc speed.
Ing in Mr. Winncy'H touring auto
mobile along the Mouse river W"dncy
day. when III" steering gear Of HE
car became nh%nanagcablr and the
marhinc headed FOR The 20 foot I'm.
b%aukinrnt ~ the river. Both men
jumped Just IN tim" 10 escape being
carried over with the machine. The
automobile went to the bottom Of the
iiycr.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27

An Italian captain recently n~hvign'"h
his nhlb NJ the Tibcr. from Or'ia TO-
riomc, IN order 10 attract attention IT,
the necessity of dredging III" river and
d. yelDplng tho old port at ~ mouth.
He Touched ground several iimna. and
had 10 wait I'll the rain raised the VIA
ter IN The river before he could return
~ the sea. The hhfb1r Of Ostia WIS
not very good even In III" days u the
Caesars, but modern engineering SKIN
mIylt find n way 10 prevent II from
ming up with sill.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27

10 hib prc''y hnrtican wifn wax ~.
'fiDni"d N much ~ to any other one
hing III" i:ainr'g appointment 10 the
3fHtrf.
J. var y career fun Df pIpmirr that
grown which raugrd Il facial dIsng.
IT"urni ihhi made lmprHaiblr hin fur.
her l"nnr" I'll the pnal which hIB clny.
.rn"ah talh"r ihan niE @pI"a,n'BB had
nabl"d hIm 40 ~orcditnbly 10 FIJI
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27
irreuuiarit,es in Cuba Schools.

Havana. Cuba In consequence OF
the discovery " extensive irregn.
|lariiicH In the department ~ public
instruction. Of which Lincoln do
Zhyas " superintendent. Lieut.. COT.
Bnllard has been appointed surveyor
and ordered 10 institute u rigid invchtl.
gator. II IL alleged by the officials
Of provisional government that III"
payrollg have been padded and OK.
Orb!,ant amounts charged for the rent
Of the public schools.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27
Catcher Bushon0 Dead.

Sew York-Dr. Albert j. Bush.
ong, famous M IA baseball catch.
or when II member OF the ~. Louis
browns and the brooklyn teams. died
at hin home In I,ro0klyn late ThurHday
afternoon, BnEhOng waa born IN
Philadelphia 81 years ago and In tho
SOS Wed with king" Kelly for iirHt
honors AZ a backstop He retired from
baseball IN 1900. taking np dcn,ia'ry.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27

Cnctug. instead 81 petroleum, h ID"
mosquito "nirrmihhtOr that r. being
tested by the sanitary hn'hGriiicH II
GabnDn. French Africa The thick.
puIpy l"ay"g a." cut mp aud mac"r.
al"d in water. and The sticky paste ~
irrnrd IL spread over h%'aKnant pools.
yiylng the isOlailng layer that hra'roys
tho mosquito larya" by preventing
them from coming up 10 breathe.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27

Lincoln. %eb heavy rain that
cnv"I"d prhc'icaiiy every section
nf %"bIarla f"il lalr 1ucad3y
might and W"dnradaY Railroad
m"n and crop experts ray II Is all that
war needed to assure a corn crop. In
some E"c,iOng the rain vas heavier
ihan drrir"d. A tulb"rhpn rhcr"
"hB n food and burlington track,
were washed out. A. Strong aud
AXt"lI hail i"ll but li'tic damaR" waS
done.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27
Newest in Campaign speeches.

Washington, D. C-Canncd ora.
tory was used for the hrHt time In the
presidential campaign at "a meeting
here Thursday night by the District
Of Columbia Democratic assoclation.
william J. Eryan's voice was repro
duccd by g%raph0phonc In n disscria'
ton on publicity IN campaign coniribu
tions and the election Of United
States senators by direct vote.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27

II may seem Il v"Iy important mat
ter IA England. where court ana II
ficini etiquette Is an ~" Nh"iminR
isgu". IN, II dp"H look sillY In Amer
lean ryca 10 hear tt"s" gIav" EI,""I
Ia,iOng aB 10 whether Il long and bril-
liant naval career is 10 b" closed be.
cause an admiral At "A social function
doesn't van, 10 Bhbkc hands With a
member ~ the cabipet.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27
SEARCH FOR NEGRO
HOUSEWIFE KNOCKED DOWN
WHILE HUSBAND 10 ABSENT.
TIN BOX AND $40 IS MISSING
Mrs. Kennedy Fails 10 Identity Negro
suspect Arrested and He 10
Released.

~. Louis, Mo.-Mrs. James Ken
ncdy Of Dryer. ~. Louis county.
who was knocked down and assaulted
by a negro In her home, went TO Clay
ION Friday and said that william
Clemens. "A kirk wood negro locked up
there M a suspect. was not her assaiI-
ant. Clemens then was reclased.
She said the negro who followed
her into her home as she returned
from n visit to 81. Louis Thursday
night was heavy set. copper color"d.
weighed about $50 pounds and wore a
dark blue suit and a straw hat.
Dwycr is on the Danny road. four
miles west OF Clayton. The Kenncdys
live In a farm house and The husband
was away from home the early part
Of ThurHdy evening.
was Expecting Husband.
Mrs. Kennedy. who IL % years old
and Of frsll physique. was In 81. Louis
Thnrsday afternoon with her baby.
She took a train on the Crcvc Occur
division Of the Missouri Pacific. OK.
IVtt'iVk W. HnbDhnH W H'l VII wv
train nj Benton station, In Tho" city.
Kennedy failed to board the train.
and Mrs. Kennedy got on AT Emerson
station, which ~ "A short distance from
her home. She had to carry her baby
80 left TWO baskets at the station. and
returned there to get them, q wing
her baby ~ the house.
II waB after her return that the
her.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27
SAYS Arrest 10 Job.

Altplu"} L%lizingrr, tni fi'<p"raid
declares III" arrest ~ hi" "li"nl II Il
Irb II" sayh AN imm"dial" hearing
VIII b. demanded. The charges
against m" prisoner ii" bac"d on The
following
That h" began hp"cnlniing In eggs
"IihIn i"n months after being d'S
misc"d from ia" government H@"rvic"
and ~ i nm" when h" had not
han u 700 altogether, and lha, the
speculation involved over $4,000.
That Il" proposed 10 dihpor" ~ two
$4,000 billy 10 Col, Harry g. Gano FOR
SpbO each
1ha, he "xpr"gs"d ability 10 pn' ny
$50 600 IN chCIOw on u proposition 10
bus dprlagc rights Il, South Haven
ana 4 lah" steamer.
That h" recently bought . dwelling
valued ~ $500.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27
ssxsnty.sls Miners Persisted.

Wiyan-It In now known that
10 miners have pcrishcd In the OK.
pIosiDn and the fire that followed II
In the Maypolc mine, Finding that
II would DO impossible 10 o the
bodies stiii In the pit, the FIRE having
taken such IA hrm hold. the directors
Thursday night decided 10 food the
mine.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27

Marine insurance H. 'hr object kinh
81 modern InruraHc" +. riiu'lpl",
H"r" hiai "mplpy"d IN IA" fourteenth
century BY 10" merchants ui Batc"inna
IN Spain. when that ci'y "a1 ~" capt
tHI 81 Ia" bingham ri Catalonia.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27

\ - jnuiE judge fined = man be
'aul" II" ,hu"w hio Hlt"'r pr"d". hag
"1t IL ih' WIndpN. Thil MA Ouly
light ~ y husband vino trir" 80 lr"
cent hi wife cud"ayriIu% to h' ~
beautiful ~ prLaibl" II - brute
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27
Goodrich, Senior Rssr Admiral.

Washington, u. Cy-Ths retire.
ment nf Rear Admiral Robley d.
Evans placed Rear Admiral Casper E.
Goodrich, commsndsnt Of the navy
yard II New York. NJ the head ~ the
active list OF rear admirnls OF the
navy. Admiral Goodrich will 10 re-,
tired In January neyt.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27

Frank - RI frr, "A III" saver al rre
:uy office Ia No I'm ~ rrrgih"ni
HDos"y"li thai be 'an M. and without
tpri "rlnp hi h'"H VAN ciyil t"ryic".
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27

An improved apparatus has been
mad" by IN. Eutz Lang ~ Munich by
which the inside ~ N" stomach can
b. 'IraIly photographed.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27

ArrpfdihG tp the oorirnpnnd"nt ~
-" London 1im" BON tho rival sui
ionh II Mprpc'I ~1'prni"h irr troops
upOn each o'hrI'p drp"IicTB.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27

\ Rlau' rIm fro" ~ WDl'p'i WH% -"
'"n:ly 't dpHu T. was ~" las, ~
tho original irIcs,. The stump waa
T., frr' IN riI'Ini"fon'" and the IingB
Indicated ,hn' u war fuliy 700 y"a,g
I'D
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27
Mrs. Hayes Acquitted.

Centralia. In--Mrs. virginia ".
Hayes, charged with attempting
TO poison Elmer Riley. her son'ini
law, by putting poison In bis lunch.
was acquitted Thursday.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27

An EngliHh rzpIplrr ~ starting Tor
the south ppIr wine r"hfy gailh north.
Polar exploration has Il nm" Anglo
Saxon hu" thu aratpu.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27

~ e. I~ianabtough, United Slater
tcnstDf from SDrih Dakota, was beat
"n IN his fight foi denomination at 'h"
nIImhtinN.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27

By his persistence III standing pat
President Castro makes CBsabIanca
lDDl Ike a scared rabbit.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27

Some inventive genius ought 10 put
d rubb"I powder min on IN" market.
The wHlls could ihcn blow ont IN.
r'"sd VI blowing up
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-27

Hcl"nc" haa aalI that fIi"p must 80.
1nry VIII hDub'I".s TAX" council with
lhrif fIirnnB III" mGaqui'r"g, who hay"
'u,iyoG ~ MANY similar announce.
L.ru'r
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-02-01
HOW THE MEAT PACKERS BEAR
THE NORTHWESTERN MARKET.
Continued from Page A.

Continued from Page A.
the lowest limit, that they go into the
South and East and compete with the
larger packers and pay good prices
for their beef, and then pay trans
portation charges to get it to their
packing houses.
The Ranch desires to submit here
with some interesting information sent
in by Gustave Banderet, of Carlton
Washington, who is one of our readers
and who is interested in the fight we
have been making. The clippings anu
the advertisement we reproduce sho"
clearly the methods of our Northwest
ern packers. The meat packers nave
been doing business, some of them, 1or
MANY years, and it is inconcelvaDle
that they do not know that the Okano-
gan country is a great cattle country
Tn fact. every man who has ever
bought cattle in the Northwest is
aware of this. ct these clippings tell
how the packers carefully avoided the
Okanogan for months, in spite OF the
fact that there were hundreds of head
of cattle waiting there to be market
ed. They kept their buyers away I'M
til the stock growers in that country
became desperate. They were not
even in position to buy hay to keep
their stock over the winter. Then,
when the situation became almost IN
tolerable and the farmers were in a
corner where they couldn't get out, one
of the packers, acting either upon his
own initiative, or under joint CO.
operation with the rest of the packers,
deigned to turn philanthrOpist and sent
a representative into the Methow coun-
try to buy the splendid cattle of the
ranchers of that region, merely to
save them from bankruptcy" as the
packers representatives put it in in
terviews in the Methow papers. By
means of this little piece of philan-
thropy, the packers were enabled to
buy a tremendous supply of the finest
beef in the Northwest for maximum
price of four cents pound, less than
they pay in Montana or California,
where there is some competition and
also from which places they must pay
much greater freight charges; but
more than they pay many of the cat
tlemen who are even nearer the mar
ket
We reproduce two clippings from
the Methow Valley News, the editor OF
which has evidently been much i'm
pressed with the goodness of heart OF
the Frye-Bruhn Company, telling OF
the coming of the representatives of
the packers to MethOw to buy the
farmers cattle at the last minute We
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-02-01

also reproduce an advertisement from
the same paper, inserted by one of the
butchers previous to the advent of the
er-philanthropists, showing ridicul-
ously low prices on beef as quoted to
the consumers in that country in con-
trast to the prices quoted in the larger
cities after the packers and butchers
have gotten their extortionate profits
out.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-02-01

Do not overlook the advertisement of
The Bag-Bar Company in this issue
Wholesale handlers of veal, poultry, eggs
and hogs. Unusual inducements are Of
fered in this issue.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-01-22
The Sponge.

1t has been proved beyond doubt
that the sponge is an animal with a
complete digestive organism. As a
matter of fact, the sponge as pre-
pared for toilet and other uses is
but the dry, flexible skeleton of the
creature. Chemically its fbrous ma
terial would appear to be closely al
lied to the substance spun by the
siIkworm. When first removed from
its stronghold on the bottom of the
sea and observed in a living state
the sponge bears not the faintest
possible resemblance to the domes-
tic article.-Wide World Magazine.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-01-22
A Child's Dictionary.

The late Frederic R. Coudert,
the noted lawyer and wit, had a
great fondness for children. He
collected indefatigably the quaint
sayings of children, and one of the
treasures of his library was a small
manuscript volume called "a Child's
Dictionary" and these are some of
the definitions that Mr.. Coudert
would read from it:
Dust-Mudw with the juice squeezed
out of it.
Snoring-Letting off sleep.
Apples-The bubbles that apple
trees blow.
Backbiter-A mosquito.
Fan-A thing to brush the warm
of with.
Ice-Water that went to sleep in
the cold.-Boston Herald.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-01-22
Getting of Easy.

A sergeant in one of the Irish in
fantry regiments has a small but ac-
tive wife, of whom he stands in con-
siderable awe. One day he lost his
temper. The object of his wrath
was dog belonging to the wife OF
one of his superior officers. The
lady overheard some Of the state
ments and took him severely tc
task.
''You ought to be ashamed to say
such things and to lose your temper
with an ANIMAL" she said, while the
big sergeant looked shamefaced and
anxious. 81 shall report your Ian,
guage."
"To-to her, ma'am?" faltered
the penitent soldier.
"To my husband" said the lady
haughtily. =.
'Do SO, ma'am," said the culprit
cheerfully. 81 well deserve it. !
was only fearing you meant to tell
nv WIFE"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-01-22
The Rihed Gun.

The great advantage gained by
the riAed gun is that the bullet dis
charged from it, by having a rotate
ry action impaired to its axis coin
cident with its line of fight, is pre-
served in its direct path without be-
ing subject to the alterations that
injure the precision of aim in firing
with the smooth bore gun. As a
necessary consequence of the pro-
jectile being carried more directly
in its line of aim, its length OF
range as well as its certainty in hit
ting the mark is materially in
creased. The first rifed gun was
made by Augustin Roster of Nu-
remburg in 1920.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-01-22
Plant Like a Camel.

The nearest thing to a camel
among plants is a curious specimen
Of the cucumber family which bears
the name of the Ibervillea sonorae.
This plant, like the camel, is a ma
tive of the desert, and it has to 60
without water longer than the AMI
NAL. As the rainy season in the
desert comes only once a year, ma
ture provides the plant with a res
ervoir to store up enough moisture
TO last it between times. The organ
in which the water is stored is To-
Gated at the base of the stem. 1t is
covered with a sort of macintosh
envelope, through which the water
can neither escape nor evaporate.
This water holder rests on the sand
throughout the entire period of
drought, but when the rain comes it
springs into activity.-San Francis
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-01-22
podoino the Rules.

After being conducted through an
old church by the yerger a visitor
was SO pleased with the officials
courtesy and information that he
insisted on giving him half a crown
The man shook his head sadly
"Thank you, SIR he said, "but it's
quite against the rules"
81 am sorry for that" said the
visitor, about to return the halt
crown to his pocket. m
: 'But," added the verger, IF l
we're to find a coin lying on the
floor it would not be against the
rules for ne to pick it upP-Lon-
don Express,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-01-22

Wide Difference In tho Emotions 70
Which They Give Birth.

Nobody ever became suddenly
fond of a field. 1t is the great diff
ference between a field and a gar
den that no one could do so. AL
most anybody may take up garden
ing and become fond of a garden
quickly, but a field is different
The beauty of a garden, or at least
some of the beauty, is SO easily
seen; the pageant Of colors and
scents is so varied and so soon past
the flower borders are always so
near at hand and within limits so
obedient that a garden may be-
come the most sudden ara the most
commanding of hobbies But field
is not to be known sAquickly. Its
friendship cannot be $d in year
nor even in a few years. But it is
a friendship which once given ends
only with the life of the friend.
An hour in flower garden is like a
conversation with happy and a
charming companion. But morn
ing in field is like walk with one
IF those friends wlIu-Hra 30 ooril-
pletely understanding and under
stood that conversation is needless.
The beginning of knowledge of a
field is the feel of the actual earth
the solid soil of it under foot.
You cannot come to real terms with
earth in a flower garden, though you
may find out something with a
spade, and perhaps you cannot
reach the best of all knowledge Of
a field without blowing it. But you
can begin an acquaintance on field
newly plowed or, better still, being
plowed, and the first and best
knowledge is the touch of the crum-
bling furrow, an extraordinary sense
of bounty. In garden you cannot
rid yourself OF certain uneaslness,
almost a fear of trespass, If you
step on a flower border or even if
you walk over a vegetable bed in the
kitchen garden. The gravel path
awaits you, clean and yellow, and
the only possible scraper is the box
edging. But a field is field, to be
crossed with confidence and stamp
ed about with heavy boots. Shoes
are no use. You must have great
boots, with nails in them, tough and
secure over slippery burrows. Every
season, almost every month, changes
the surface of that solid, restful
floor.-London Spectator.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-01-22
TRAINING DIVERS.
The Way Sciences Helps These Sub
marine Workers.

fUafiOS
The admiralty trains divers, and
every British warship carries al
least one representative of the craft
and frequently more. There are
training schools at Portsmouth
Davenport and Sheerness.
One of the difficulties with which
divers have to contend is probably
not realized by a Iandsman--name.
ly, that the greater the depth the
greater is the pressure of water on
the mans body and the greater the
labor and exhaustion OF working.
The naval authorities limit their
men to depth of 100 feet. The
greatest depth to which a man has
descended is said by Siebe to have
been 204 feet, and the pressure at
that depth was extraordinary
namely, lightweight and one-hali
pounds to the square inch. One
wonders how any human being
could stand it. Twelve fathoms, or
about seventy feet, would be enough
for most men. The ears and nose
would probably begin to bleed, and
the pressure on the head would be
very serious. A practiced diver can
of course descend much deeper
without such unpleasant sensations.
His dress costs more than f100.
1t is of tanned twill and rubber and
made in one piece, with big open
ing at the neck. The helmet is of
copper and screws on to the shout
ders SO tightly that the water can
not penetrate the joint. Air is
pumped down to him by pipe made
of canvas and rubber, and outlet
valves, which only open outwardly,
are placed at convenient places to
permit the vitiated air to escape.
These valves are extremely impor-
tant, as by them the diver can reg
ulate his supply of air.
In addition to this pipe the diver
has a life line, enabling him to
communicate with his assistants
above water. This was formerly
done by series of concerted tugs
or jerks on the line, but that meth
cd has been superseded as a means
of communication by the telephone,
the wires being conveyed by the life
line. He therefore touches the but
ton and talks as if he were in the
city.
Another great improvement is the
use of the electric lamp, though in
some West Indian waters a diver
can see clearly for some distance.
In other waters, again, the darkness
is intense twenty or thirty feet
extraordinary and is necessary to
enable the diver to maintain his sta
bility. His helmet weighs consld-
erably over a quarter of hundred
weight, and his boots, taken to-
gether, weigh about as much, while
If these be not sufficient he claps
lead upon his shoulders.-London