Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-06-11
Items of Interest

profession or trade of his father.
Europe has nine museums for exhibit
ing the dangerous parts of machinery.
Both the French and Italian govern
ments maintain national pawnshops.
The pigmy mouse of Siberia is said to
be the smallest quadruped in the world
In the coarse of manufacture the
champagne bottle passes through the
hands of forty-fye workmen.
| American department store of Harry
Selfridge i'll London proves so successful
that he is forced to enlarge it.
A new machine automatically weighs
or measures a medicine and fills eight
capsules while one is filled by hand.
American r ederation of Arts is inaug-
urated formally by the adoption of con-
stitution at meeting in Washington.
The worlds gold production last year
was the largest in history, $409,O 100000
against $4OO,OOO,COO in 1907 and $3.50, 900,
900 in 1905.
High prOtectiOnists in senate declare
that tariff does not increase cost to con-
sumner and gut blame on Jobbers and re-
tailers for high prices.
Neighbors of the Wright brothers, avia-
tors, at Dayton, Ohio, welcome them
home from Europe with blooming of can
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Representative in congress of the
Philippine islands protests against free
trade with the United States, and declares
his people desire most independent rule.
The building of New York city's Cats
kill water system will require 100000
cubic yards of excavation, % OOOmore
than the Panama canal.
A vein of lead and zinc ore has been
discovered on the grounds of the School
of Mines at Platteville, Wis, and will be
opened up by the students.
Government committee reports to Eng
land that the so-called American beef
trust does not yet endanger the meat
trade. but that it will, if it acquires Ar
gentine interests.
There are times when, because of in
sufficient water power, it is not possible
to supply electric light for both the
houses and the streets in BOgota, Colon
bia, so the streets remain dark.
William H. Reynolds, millionaire Of
Br oklyn, has gone to Europe with a
party of friends, and taken with him a
negro quartet for his entertainment at
sea and while touring the continent.
The state of Washington has abolished
the tips on hotels. dining cars and other
public places. The new law mukes both
the giving ard receiving of tip mis-
demeanOr, and imposes heavy fine.
The people of Southampton, England,
wish to erect a monument to the Pilgrim
fathers, and the mayor of that city has
suggested that Americans might be inter
ested to the extent of contributing cash
to the project.
On one of the Thousand islands an en-
terprising American has started pleas
ant farm. He expects in time to have
1000 to 5000 English golden pheasants on
his island. AS the nearest land is half a
mile away, he thinks he'll be able to keep
them at home.
The Sportsmen's club, of Canadiagua,
N. Y, is making an experiment in re-
stocking the woods in its neighbOrhO0d
with game birds. 1t has recently re-
leased twenty pairs of Hungarian par
tribes, in the hope that in few years
they will multiply enough to supply good
sport for its members.
Following series of fatalities in New
York, Judge Swami has laid down rule
of law which may help to fix the public
regulation of automobile traffic. "The
law presumes," said the judge, that
when an owner puts in his machines a
reckless Chauffeur he knows the ordinary
act the man is going to commit
New York has raised $1,O75 900 for the
Hudson-Fulton celebration which begins
September 25 next, and $4,000 of the
amount will be devoted to aerOnautic fea-
lures. The reproduction of Fulton's lit
tie steamboat will have right setting
with fast motorboats and airships skim
ming around as it moves upstream.
1t has been reported that the disease
known as trachoma, or granular eyelids,
has been spreading rapidly among the
Indians. To check this trouble congress
appropriated $4,000. placing it in the
hands of the commissioner of Indian
affairs, for the immediate investigation
and treatment of the disease and to check
it's spread.