Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-24
Items of Interest


I-$145.0CO,0OO in 1903. Norway and
Sweden supplied $4l,"C0OoO worth. Rus
STA the same amount, and the United
States 81, 5Oo,O0o.
Alaska has three times the placer area
tn t California had. California has pro-
duced in 80 years, $l,4G0,0 0,QQ0 in gold
and Alaska Will produce three times as
much when property is developed.
Mrs. Russell Sage has nffered half a
million dollars to the American Bible
society if an equal amount can be raised.
The time limit Of this offer expires on
the last day of the present year.
p. More than two thousand million dol
lars worth of mineral oil has been eX-
ported from the United States since that
product began to be an article Of export
alton, less than half d century ago.
To prevent the aIterati u of checks or
other valuable papers an inventive gen
Jus has brought out an electric apparatus
which burns tiny holes in the paper as
the manuscript is written.
One of the newest automobile tires, a
Pennsylvanian's invention, consists of
a number of rubber blocks to be mount
ed in a steel channel and reversible, SO
that a new surface can replace an old
Electricity at last has been applied to
the Teddy bear, a Mary 0nd man having
patented one that opens its jaws and
iashC3 lights from its eyes, nose and
mouth when a battery in its interior is
pressed.
Recently published statistics Show
that during the last ear the number of
births in France has diminished by
1852. The number f deaths has III
creased by 25,019, and the population of
France has decreased b! 23,203.
The work on the Jungfrau railway is
progressing so rapidly that it will prob
ably be opened next year to Jungfrau
Joch, where a station and hotel ac
cOmmodating 200 persons have been
heWn out Of solid rock.
The club women of Nebraska are said
to be responsible for the new state law
which requires each new school district
to set aside each year 10 cents for each
child IN it Of school age. The money is
to be devoted to the school district
library.
The total annual cost of Germany's
land and sea defense is now 100000
marks, without taking account Of the
100000 to 100000 able-bOdied men who
are kept from profitable employment
representing a productive capacity as
much as 100000 marks year.
Richard Pybus, Of the Old Lodge.
Derby, at the local agricultural show in
1906, guessed the exact weight of live
bullock-854 pounds. In 1907 his esti-
mate was only one pound out, and this
year he was within one and one-half
pounds Of the correct weight.
A new electrical alarm clock uses dry
batteries to ring belt, supply small
lncandeScPnC l1gnJ WIFI CURRENT, anu
start a fire in an alcohol amp with a
platinum wire, all by comp citing a cir
cult when the hour hand touches third
hand set at a designated time.
At the approaching census special at
tpntinn will be given to The gathering Of
agricultural statistics. Farmers will be
asked for information which might be
| regarded as Of very personal nature
con ceTniDg their opPr' liz lis, but they
will be assured that the facts will be
held sacred.
Queen Ena Of Spain Victoria Ena) is
one Of the few ladie- Of the peninsula
who can lay claim t. hcrsemanship.
| Spanish Ladies are, as a rule too IndO-
| lent to ride. But Aiph"n.o is a daring
| hnrspman, and it III ST please him to
I hive his toHng wife &al.uplng by his
! side.
Exporting tie SOFA beans Of Manchuria
! in the raw state to England is profitable
! tn grover and eXp0rter The MItsui com
panN Of Japan made S49S0UO profit out
If the expiring end asst YER. A pros
| rerous ManchuIia means the sale OF
more Americ goods, particularly cot
! ton piece goods.