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NJ. Lacroix, Il member OF the French
Academy Of Sciences, read a paper be-
fore that learned society on the manu-
facture of sapphires. He has discov-
cred practically the composition of the
precious stone, and has succeeded III
obtaining some specimens which almost
resemble the real stone. 1t can not be
said that NJ. Lacroix has yet discov-
cred the exact process, for those which
he has obtained would not impose upon
a skilled lapidary who subjected them
to a severe test.
The climbing perch (Anabas Scan
dens), of which six examples have re-
Gently been received at the London
Geological Gardens, is an interesting
case of a fish which is able to spend a
considerable time out of its native ele-
ment The climbing perch is able to
make some progress on land by the
movement of its pectoral and ventral
fins. 1t is even able to climb trees, and
has been found in palm tree several
feet from the ground 1t IS difficult to
get it TO display these peculiarities in
confinement.
The little black people of Africa, so
dramatically described by Stanley, are
not the only pygmies produced by that
wonderful continent. In Liberia and
Sierra Leone are found pygmy hippo
potamus, some specimens OF which have
recently been sent to England. These
animals are described as being more
like pigs in their habits than like their
gigantic relatives. A good mud-hole is
quite sufficient for them. They seem to
prefer solitude in their native haunts
going about singly, and when two are
seen in company they almost invariably
consist of mother and her calf.
President Schurman of Cornell Uni
versity calls attention to the need OF
the development Of a type of engineer
specially skilled in everything relating
to hydraulics. Water, he remarks, is
destined from now on to play great
part in the economic Development Of the
United States. 1t is hereafter to be
used on a vast scale for power ana fol
irrigation, as we'll as for navigation
The maximum benefit to be got from
the use of water will be sought in the
East from navigation and power, and
in the West from irrigation and power
One Of the unexplained phenomena
of what Prof. 7. G. Bonney calls the
worlds ice mantle" is the alternate
advance and retreat of the glaciers. Al
present, says Prof. Bonney, only IL
Scandinavia, and perhaps at Mount St
Elias. are the glaciers beginning to ad
vance in notable numbers In the Alps
a general retreat Of the glaciers begar
about 1851. At first it was rapid, but
the rate afterward slackened. Toward
the end of the nineteenth century gla
cier here and there slightly retraced its
steps, but the majority are still either
slowly shrinking or stationary.
The remarkable fact that the earliest
known ancestor, or primitive type, o.
she modern whale bore heavy armor OF
its back, in the form of strong. bony
plates has recently been set forth bl
the German paleontologist, Dr.. Abel
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19
Porto Rico Is Shaken.
WOMEN TRY AIRSHIPS.
English Suffragists Attempt to Fly to
London in Balloon, hut Motor
Is Too Feeble

LONDON, Feb. 16.-Propaganda by
airship is the latest and the most am
bilious exploit of the militant woman
suffragsts.
An SO-foot airship hired for the occa-
sion and managed by Percival Spencer,
the aeronaut, and Miss Muriel Matters,
one of the heroines of the grille incident
in the House of Commons, went up at
Hendon yesterday afternoon coincident
with the opening of Parliament and
headed toward London. The balloon was
decorated with flags, and Miss Matters
was plentifully supplied with handbilIs
favorable to the cause which she pur-
posed throwing out to be gathered up
by the people below.
1t was the intention of Miss Matters
to pass over Westminster and distribute
suffragist literature to the crowds at
tracted by the reassembling of Parlia-
ment. The feeble motor on the balloon,
however, was not able to cope with the
adverse wind, and the airship never got
within sight of the House of Commons.
After an erratic flight it descended at
CrOydOn,
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19

Sz=1~sa1sa1szsHza INCE the earliest years
\ the postage stamps OF
4 this country have varied
in design. Their use was
kD31x2SSSJs sanctioned by an act Of
HesEyAlg75g Congress March 3, 1847.
"As1A<A@ tentative issue had
been issued at the postoffice Of New
York and in ST. Louis two years before,
in 1915, and in Rhode Island in 1916.
The first stamps issued were for and
10 cents and bore the portraits Of
Franklin and Washington. At various
times q complete series varying in
price from l to 90 cents was issued
The portraits used on the stamps were
those Of Franklin 1 cent; Jackson
2-cent; Washington, 3-cent Lincoln
G-cent; Jefferson, 10cent; Clay, 12-cent !;
Webster, 15-cent; Scott, 24-cent; Ham
ilton, 30-cent; Perry, 9O-cent, and Stan
ton, 7-cent. Most of these portraits
were drawn from marbles but Stanton
was reproduced from photograph.
Rowland Hill of England was found
err Of the modern postal system. Eng
land, accepting his scheme Of postal
reform, was the first country to intro
duce the system Of delivering prepaid
letters carrying postage stamps. A story
has 1t that Sir Rowland was staying
at an inn in northern England While
there he saw the postman deliver to
his hosts daughter letter which she
returned unopened, as she had not
shilling to pay for It's delivery. Moved
to compassion by the lingering fondness
with which she turned the letter over
in her hands, carefully studying every
mark on its exterior, Sir Rowland ten
dered a shilling to the postman, who
left the letter. Then the innkeeper's
daughter, embarrassed by his kindness,
explained that 1t was unnecessary She
and her brother, unable to pay postage.
had arranged a code of communication.
While she handled the letter she had
learned what he wished her to know.
Whether this story be true or not,
Sir Rowland Hill, who was only Mr.
Hill at the time, as he was knighted
later, early realized the inadequacy Of
the postal system Of England and ar
IDENTIFY advocated his system, under
which postage should be prepaid.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19
Not Slang After All.

1--WE are SO used to slang" said the
Woman Who Reads, that we have fall.
len into the habit Of including in thai
category almost every unusual word or
phrase. For example, the verb etc
faze," which means to battle, to confuse,
to perplex. That word is misspelled
variously phase phaze,' 'pheaze' and
feaze.' 1t is not slang, and any women
may use it without fear, for it is as
good English as any other in the Ian
guage. Shakespeare employs it, spell
ing it faze,' as it should be spelled.
which almost everybody regards as
slangy when used in the sense of sur
render to obstacles or fatigue. 1t, too,
is not slang. We have for it no les1
an auth ority that Thomas a Kempie.
who certainly cannot be considered
an imitator of George AIDE. That emf
rent writer says: Love feels no bur-
den, thinks nothing of trouble, attempts
What is above its strength, pleads no
excuse of impossibility for it thinks
all things lawful for itself and al,
things possible. 1t is therefore able to
undertake all things, and it completes
many things and warrants them to take
effect, where he who does not love
would lie down He undoubtedly uses
the expression as meaning TO give NJ
IN the face of difficulties. It's better
not to class a word or phrase as slang
unless one is sure"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19

disobey His laws, and that Is to COM
nit sin.
The third characteristic of the man
who is not blessed is that he is scorn-
ful. There are many sinners who are
ashamed Of their sin, but when a man
descends to such depth that he glo-
ries in his wickedness and becomes Il
mocker and blasphemer, outwardly con-
temptuous of religion, he has almost
reached the unpardonabl BILE nadir of de
generation. The insight, therefore, of
the Psalmist is seen in this descending
scale of moral depravity-ungodlin
wickedness, contempt.
But that is not all that is remark
able in the verse. Quite wonderful is
the skill Of the writer, for he has par
alle1ed the personal scale with one of
habit. The ungodly man is one who
walketh; the sinner is one who stand
eth; the scorner is one who sits down
How many people when they are
strong come in touch with temptation,
walk by 1t, pass 1t, repass it, are fas-
NAheit>u " IL. ISStlIly 1uSy SldI0
still by it, and the touch becomes
longer and more continuous, until final
~ they take the abiding attitude and
sit down with it, live with it, become
part of it. How amazing is this verse
The man who denies God walks in the
way Of moral failure. When his denial
plunges him into sin he stands in close
touch with it, and when he has stood
long enough he sits down and becomes
mocker and a Scorner. He adds the
potent power Of his tongue to the subtle
influence Of his life in debauching his
fellow men.
May God give to each one of us the
answer to the Psalmist's prayer by
blessing US because we are none of these
things.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19

America was created. Benjamin Frank
lin, who had been appointed postmaster
of Philadelphia in 1877, was given the
Office in 1853 He visited all the i'm
portant postoffices. Though his reforms
made the Office bring in clear rev.
enue, he was removed by the king in
1774. but shortly after was appointed
to the same office by the Continental
Congress. The first postmaster Of the
United States Of America was Samuel
Osgood. When he took charge of the
department the country had seventy
FIVE postoffices.
The charge for the delivery of letters
vas based on distances covered and
varied from cents for thirty miles to
25 cents for $50 miles. Until 1868, dis
lance was the basis of cost. In that
year a uniform rate Of postage fgnOr-
ing the distance was fixed at cents.
Oct. I, 1888, this was reduced to 2
cents. During the early days Of Alas
kan development, every letter delivered
in Nome cost the government 81.
Though the use of adhesive postage
stamps was authorized in 1S47, prepay
ment by stamps was not made compuls-
DRY until 1856. A uniform free deliv-
cry system was not instituted until
1863, though the penny post existed in
a number Of cities in 1862 the carriers
remunerating themselves by the collec-
ton Of voluntary fee Of from 1 to z
cents for each piece of mail delivered.
A convention held In Paris in 1878
made various improvements in the reg
ulations and provided for postal con-
gress to consider revision Of all pend
ing rules at least every five years. The
International Postal Union thus effect.
ed works constantly for the simplif,
cation and Identification of postal sys-
TENS. The rate fixed by the first con-
vention, of ) cents for each half unit
of weight for ordinary letters still pre-
walls, save that recently special conven,
lions reducing it to 2 cents have beer
arranged between this country anC
England and this country and Germany
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19
WAY OF UNGODLY DEFINED.
By Rev. Cyrus Townsend T

By Rev. Cyrus Townsend Brady.
Blessed is the man that walketh not
in the counsel of the ungodly, nor
standeth in the way of sinners, nor
stitch in the seat Of the scornful-
Psalm 1 i.
The book of Psalms begins appro-
pirate enough with a description of
the wicked set before US by a method
Of exclusions. We read the first verse
and are struck by its wisdom and it's
rhythm. But not until we investigate
it a little more critically do we see
its interesting force and observe at
the same time the literary skill with
which the conditions against which all
that follows in the Psalter declaims is
presented.
The man who is not blessed is de
picted first of all as the ungodly man.
There are many men who are or pro
fess to be ungodly-that is, men who
have left the divine out of the reckon
ing. who persistenuy deny God and
shape their lives upon some ethic sys.
TEN, which they fail to recognize as
distinctly traceable to, and in so far as
it is good, derived from Christianity.
Some men in this category are upright,
honorable had almost said God-fear-
ing-citizens. Most men who thus de
ny God, who put Him outside Of their
calculations, are rot.
The next step downward is easily
taken. The man who is not blessed is
next described by the Psalmist as a
sinner. The transmission is natural
and easy. To deny God is usually to
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19

The plates occasionally found associ-
ated with the remains of the primeval
form Of whale have generally been re-
garded as having belonged to gigantic
turtles, but the German investigations
show that they were part of the skele-
ton itself. They resemble in their char
acter the impenetrable bony shells of
the huge glyptodonts that formerly in
habited South America. The suggestion
is made that at the time when they
carried armor whales were amphibious
creatures. living on the coasts and
needing special protection from break
ers and from sharks
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19
TWO VESSELS FOUNDER.
Sailing Vessel Rams Steamer in Medi-
terranean-Total Loss of Life
Is Thirty.

ALGIERS, Feb. 15.-An unknown
sailing vessel rammed the Belgian steam
er Australia, during a storm, February
u, near Alberan island, in the Mediter-
ranean, 100 miles from Gibraltar. Both
vessels fOundered. The total loss of life
was thirty, fourteen men from the sail
ing vessel and sixteen from the Aus
tralia. Ten members of the crew Of the
Australia, who had put off from that
steamer in a small boat were picked up
by the German steamship Liberia, and
brought in here today.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19
SERMONETTES.

There is no loyalty without love.
soft answer never has a sting in it.
Self-esteem does not develop self-re-
lance.
Courage is simply the conquest of
our fears.
Professional spectators get least fun
out of life
knowledge is power only so far as 1t
is practiced.
Kicking ceases to help when it be-
comes a habit
Loves sacrifices are lifes most sat
isfying luxuries.
Self-depreciation soon ceases If 1t be
not cOntradicted.
You can complete a good work, but
you can never end It.
No man bears his burden better by
adding your blame to it.
Conscience is simply our sense Of
moral social responsibility.
If you do not know how to let up
you do not know how to live.
The far off vision comes half way to
those who follow it faithfully.
New thought is like new coin, the
brass seems as good as the gold.
Life is pretty sure to be tragedy TO
those who take it only as play.
It's a poor kind of faith that never
feels its need Of a father until it gets
dark.
The proof of an education lies in q
mind so titled that prejudices gain no
root.
The man who thinks he is generous
to a fault is often generous only to his
own.
1t takes more than Keep off the
grass" signs to mark the path of right
eousness.
The greatest wonder In the character
of the angels is that they endure all
the saints.
All men would try to be meek if
they were dead sure of the promise to
the meek.
It's often our failings that hold our
friends, but we do not need to multiply
such anchors.
Some folks always sing, 80 to be
nothing before they sing Here, Lord,
| give myself away"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19
ACC0MPLICE IN PLOT.
Kansas City (Mo) Police Believes Gar
nett Had Aid in Planning Bold
Robbery.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Feb. 17.-That
&c H Garnett," the man who yester-
day attempted to extort $1,000 from
Lawrence NJ Jones, a millionaire dry
goods merchant, by the display of a dy-
Mantle bomb, had accomplices was as
serted positively by the police today. The
officers are working on the theory that
two or more men, and possibly wom-
an, were concerned in the plot.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19
EARTHQUAKE
IS LOCATED
JANUARY QUAKE FINALLY LOCAT-
ED IN PERSIA.
LOSS OF LIFE is NEARLY 5000.
Sixty Villages Wholly or Partially De-
Stroyed by Shocks Recorded in All
Parts of World.
TREMoR IN TURKEY NOT SERIOUS

TEHERAN, Persia, Feb. 1I.-News
was received here today showing that the
violent earthquake recorded January %,
at almost every scientific observatory in
the world where seism0graphs are in
stalled, had its location III the province
of Luristan, western Persia. Sixty viii
lagos in this district were wholly or par
tally destroyed and the resultant loss Of
life is placed between 5000 and COCO.
Loss of Life Exaggerated.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. r7.-No
further reports have been received here
of the earthquake which yesterday de-
stroyed number of government build
lngs and dwelling houses at Siyas, in
Aslatic Turkey, and the rumor given
publicity i'll the United States that TO-
900 persons had lost their lives is clear
ly gross eNaggeration.
The actual loss of life has not yet
been learned. but so far as the present
Information goes thirty persons were
killed.
Smyrna Feels Shock
SMYRNA. Feb. IA strong earth
quake was registered here at , o'clock
this morning, but there, was no local
damage. Reports from Phocca and
MSueuen. where earthquakes last month
dld much damage, say that Il dozen
houses collapsed, but there was no loss
of life
Porto Rico Is Shaken.
SAN JU AN, Porto Rico. Feb. II
Heavy earthquakes were felt throughout
the island of Porto Rico ut O'Clock this
morning. The inhabitants were awak-
ened by the oscillations and their alarm
was great. No damage, however. was
done. The vibrations lasted for mt least
twenty seconds, and the movement was
from east to west. The weather today
is very stormy.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19
CROSS NIAGARA ON FOOT.
For First Time Men Walk Over River
from Goat Island

NIAGARA FALLS, n. Y, Feb. IL
For the first time in history men today
crossed the Niagara river from Goat
island to the mainland. The feat was
accomplished by four men late last even
ing. Starting from Goat island they
wendell their way close to the brink,
wading the narrow channel and landing
about thirty feet above Prospect point
amid the plaudits of several hundred
sDectatCrS,
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19
Steiner Measures Necessary,

Really" said Nevey, q want you
to be my wife, Come, now, don't say
No."
Mr.. Nervey," replied the heiress. II
wouldn't think Of saying No to you
AIR
1T wouldn't have any effect on you.
so I think the best thing I can do is
to yell for the police. The Catholic
Standard and Times.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19
QUEEN TO BUILD CITY.
Helena of Italy Will Use Private Funds
to Reconstruct Town Near
Old MeSSina

ROME. Feb. 17.-Queen Helena has
decided to undertake with her own pri-
vate funds the reconstruction of Il town
on the outskirts of Messina, the actual
location to be on the hill where the
lighthouse stood The new community
will start with 1000 inhabitants Her
majesty personally is directing the work
of drawing up the street plans, and the
laying out of the new village will be
done by sailors on the battleship Regina
Elena. The name Of the town is to be
Regina Elena.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19
MINERS FOUND ALIVE.
British Workmen Entombed by Explosion
Are Rescued on Second Level
of Colliery.

NEW CASTLE, England Feb. IL
After rescue work had progressed all
night in the shaft of the colliery at West
Stanley, where disastrous explosion
occurred yesterday afternoon, entomb
ing nearly 200 men, the mine was
cleared as far as the second level, where
thirty-twO men were found alive this
morning Most Of them, however, were
severely injured.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19
SPOILS BIG SHIP PLAN.
Senate Cuts Size of Two Warships to
$1,000 Tons.

WASHINGTON. D.. c., Feb. IL
The Senate last night spoiled one of
President Roosevelt's cherished projects
by adopting an amendment to the House
naval bill cutting DOWN the size of tbs
two proposed DreadnOughts to be built
from 10000 tons to 1000 and limiting
the cost of each to $4,JO0,OO0, exclusive
of armor and armament, instead of
S6.OOO,OOO as originally proposed. The
Senate also went on record with the
recommendation that hereafter one-half
of the United States navy should be
kept on the Pacific coast at all times.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19
$4,000 FOR CANNON.
Speaker of House Of Representatives
Sells Land n Nebraska for
Large Sum.
WEST POINT. Neb..

WEST POINT, Neb., Feb. ia
transfer Of land recorded here shows
that Speaker Cannon OF the national
House of Representatives has sold 400
acres owned by him in this county to
Ferdinand NOyak for $S4, 1000.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19
The Only One.

You say your son is hard to manage
Mr.. Jims. Does he display any natural
bent?''
Yes. l think he is going to be q
crook. '-Baltimore American.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19

Everyone feels privileged to steal an
apple from . farmers wagon.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19

L. A. Mueller and r. W. Mueller,
two brothers, are the tellers at windows
and 4. Neither saw a stranger, or
suspicious character near their windows,
at the time the grip was taken. l.. A.
Mueller teller at No. 3, was busy cash
ing the check for $780, and this may ex-
plain his failure to see the thief ap-
proach.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19
Detectives Watch Trains.

Inspector Riemer has detailed every
available detective in Milwaukee in a
search for the thief All outgoing trains
are being watched carefully for sus-
picious persons, while canvass Of lodg-
ing houses, and possible places where
the thief may have stopped is being
made. Owing to the lack Of descrip-
ton, the police are meeting with diff
Guilty in trailing the fugitive.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19
Sullivan Is Released.

Sullivan was released by Inspector
Riemer shortly after o'clock, after re-
lating the story of the theft to the in
spector and detectives. In each story
the boy was straight forward and hon
est. At the conclusion of a grilling ex-
animation. Sullivan was allowed his
freedom, convincing all of his innocence
of any part in the theft.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-19

nee the earliest years
the postage stamps Of
this country have varied
in design. Their use was
sanctioned by an act Of
Congress March 3, 1847.
A tentative issue had
Bisbee daily review., 1909-11-28
Albums 2Oc to S7.5O

Photograph albums Card Albums with paper Leather binding Musical albums and albums easeshe largest and best shown in the city Prices begin at 2Oc and upwards to $7.50.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-11-28
Mems Shaving Sets

handsome collection of carving sets in Ebony, Sterling Silver Etc. also Hand Painted Mugs Sterling Silver Mugs and Brushes Prices range 75c s7.5O.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-11-28
Three Piece Sets

Consisting Sterling Silver Comb Brush and Mirror at $750 S1S.5O
 Ebony Comb Brush and Mirror Sets, $4.50 to 5000 White Metal, three piece sets, $35O to $6.50. Porcelain, S3.50 $500.