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The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-07-10

an absurdly simple plan for determin.
ing the amount of alloy in FNeros
crown. He would drop the crown into
vessel full Of water and then, after
removing it, drop in an equal weight
OF gold and watch the difference of
the two overflows.
Delighted at this double mental
feat, Archimedes leaped from the
bath and out into the streets shout
Ing abroad his great discovery. He
was heavily fined for his indecorous
action and rewarded by Hero with a
laurel crown for his invention.
In mathematics Archimedes excelled
all men of his century. He worked out
the mutual relations between sphere
and cylinder and the measurement of
n.v,... W.. circle and made
known the science
e,nes against of leverage. The
s complex crankand-
pulley are also ~ his devising. BY
his various discoveries and inventions
he founded the entire art Of mechan.
les In use to-day. To no other man do
mechanics. mathematics and physics
owe so much.
Those were the days OF Greek de-
cadence. Marcellus, the Roman gen.
eral. besieged Syracuse. Archimedes
at once turned his talents to account
in devising catapults and other war
engines that worked havoc on the in
vaders. He Is even said to have ar
ranged a collection of burning glasses
In such a way as to set fire once to
the attacking Roman fleet.
Marcellus. like all the world. re.
garded Archimedes with reverential
awe. He gave strict orders that, in
case the city should be captured.
Archimedes and all his property were
to be spared. But when. in 2l2 b. c..
the Romans, after three years
siege. stromed Syracuse. Archimedes
fell victim to his own absent.minded.
ness.
The victorious soldiers. rushing
through the city. came upon a man.
IS years old. seated in the middle of
the market.place. tracing geometrical
figures in the sand with the point OF
his stan. II was Archimedes. He
was so absorbed in puzzling out a
problem in mathematics that he did
not even know the city was captured.
As the soldiers ran up he cried warn.
ingly:
Don't disturb my figures with your
great stamping feet"
The next instant half dozen spear.
points passed through his body.
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The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-07-10
.o1nances Of Progress
By A1bert s'Payson Terhune
ARcHIMEDEs Absent-Minded Discoyerer

Through the crowd4d=atreets Of
the ancient Siciliap city OF. Syracuse
one day late In the. third century,
B. c.. rushed an elderly man. bald,
wild OF eye, long Of beard. He was
yelling at intervals the Greek word
Eureka! cI have discovered it!D
Not stitch OF clothing covered him.
Nor was he aware of his own nude
state until arrested by the scandalized
authorities.
The man who thus unconventional
ly burst upon the public gaze was
Archimedes. greatest Of old-time in
son for his peculiar action was that
inst worked out bod On ai..as n. au
that he absent-mindedly forgot every.
thing else In the Joy of the moment.
And this Is how the discovery was
made: King Hero Greek ruler Of
syracuse. had ordered heavy and
beautiful gold crown constructed for
himself. He had reason to suspect
that the 1eweler to whom he had in.
trusted the task had cheated him by
mixing q quantity OF alloy with the
gold that went into the making of this
royal emblem. But Hero had no
means OF proving his suspicious. He
therefore sent for Archimedes. whom
he admired as the wisest man In his
realm. and asked him to find out some
way whereby he could make certain
Of the presence and exact amount of
alloy In the crown.
Archimedes undertook the problem,
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-07-10
Starved Amid Plenty.

There lies In the morgue this morn
Ing the body Of an unidentified man who
lied In this city OF starvation. A man
who starved to death in Pittsburs
amid wealth unrivaled by that OF Or
mus and Of Ind.
This Is curious truth. an odd
hing. an event that must strike every
oeholder as thing at variance with
he natural order. Il Is fact SO piti.
Jul that 1t wrings the heart and brings
ears more scaldinE because they are
'utile to restore life to the Inanimats
'orm on the marble slab.
Starved to death where there Is food
and riches! 1t is q strange thing. II
is 4 haunting mystery! II cannot be
helped for the victim is beyond aid,
but this pitiful sacrifice can serve
to arouse us all to the needs OF others
and to the duty OF driving away tho
specter!-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-07-10
PETER HEILE---And the Capturing
~ of "7inie."

dicntors. The Crusaders, after their
Palestine wars. carried back many
eastern customs to Europe. clockma.
king. among others. Great clocks
some OF them still In existence--were
constructed In various monasterics
and churches. to be gaped ut by tho
pOpulacc as uncanny. even super.
natural. Monks made improvements
In such clocks now and then. In fact.
many features OF the modern clock.
makers art are due to these friars.
England and France. In those times.
were fonder OF war than OF invention.
So II was In Germany that clockma-
king nourished most. Instead Of using
. striking apparatus for clocks. some
Of these Germans constructed with
bellows tiny ROSTERS that crowed the
hour. the ROSTERS crow being popu.
larry supposed 70 usher In the day.
From this comes the cuckoo clock.
Hcile Of Nuremberg conceived the
iden Of a portable clock. hut \ great
diflcuity stood In his way. Tho mo-
tive power Of clocks mechanism de.
pended on heavy
How the Great weights. sue h
Problem was weights could not
so'vso. be luEgcd about
with any degree Of case. Some other
power. he decided. must therefore
take tho place Of these cumberous
Jumps of metal. Al last he bit on the
idea. He coilcd long ribbon Of steel
about u central spindle. Tho unroll.
Ing Of this powerful coil. he found AFT.
or many disappointing experiments.
would supply the motive power need.
full to tho clocks mechanism. Prom
this discovery arose the theory Of
handspring. hairnprins and countless
other triumphs Of iatter-day mAchin.
cry.
Heiie's hrst watch was . cylindrical
metal boz gorgeoualy ornsmsntsd and
with one side hinged. Iasids this
primitive case were the dial. 0pring
and wheels. the dial face being visible
through the fretwork On the surface
Of the hinged side Of the boz.
A ridicuiousiy awkward contrivancs,
and one that would wake the laughter
Of any notwithstanding school boy.
Germany has erected q statue q
Heiie. but . far more lasting moou.
msut 70 the old NurembsrSsr's eeaius
10 carried IL every maa's watch
pocket.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-07-10
WHAT WERE THEY THERE FOR
Reporters Seemingly supertiuous
Question AZ to Happenings at
Cabinet Meetings.

Postmaster General Meyer is OF a
serious turn Of mind, but he has bit
of humor in his makeup. nevertheless.
BeiLg looked upon as the shrewdest
politician in the presidents cabinet, he
is the objective point for newspaper
correspondents on cabinet days.
Last week as Mr.. Meyer emerged
from the White House a newspaper
man asked:
MIR. Postmaster General. can't you
give us some news about the cabinet
meetings?"
There really is nothing to say" re.
piled the cabinet officer. I'VE dis.
cussed nothing Of especial impor.
tance."
DO you mean to say you did not
discuss politics?" the newspaper man
Queried.
The postmaster general burst into
laughter. When he recovered his US.
ual serenity he said:
DO you suppose we were all mug
zled?" bib
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-07-10
Force Of Habit.


In spite of the impeachment in his
speech the fervent lover had nerved
himself up to the point of a proposal.
Mum Maud" he began. Il
mum-mum-may call you Num- Mum.
Maud. may l nunnun-not?"
why. yes. If you wish to. Mr.. Chat
terton-Harry."
That's rah-rah.right. Call me Ha.
Ha-Harry."
''Ha-ha- Harry"
THANK you. Mum. Mum. Maud. there
Is sus-sus.something very nun.nun
near my heart that concerns yuh.yuh
you. Can you gug.gug guess what
It Isl"
why. no. Harry
Then I'll tut.tuttell you. My dud
dud-darling. ] lullullove you. Wuh.
wuh-will you bub-bub. bub. bubble my
uh-wuh.wuh-wife?"
"Oh. Harry! This is so sudden"
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-07-10

A Nuremberg clockmaker. Peter
Heile Tor Henleine) by name. startled
all Europe In the year l+4O by invent.
ing . clock that could be carried
about In the hand or even In the
pocket: in other words. watch. This
was regarded ~ the last and crown.
ing triumph Of tmepiece making.
Though Heile's watch weighed some
thing over 4 pound and was as large
~ . stronEbox. yet It was stared ut
~ one Of the wonders OF the world.
Were . modern genius to devise u
watch. perfect In every detail. and no
larger than . ,pinhead. the feat would
attract far less amazed admiration.
For Heile had at . bound abridged
the vast chasm between the huge.
cumbersome. old.time clock. with Its
weighty. awkward mechanism. and
the compact timepiece that could
readily be borpe from place to place.
At night or In cloudy weather the
sun dial was utterly useless and
IN the course Of events the ciepsydrs
water cloekl took its place. The
earliest clepsydra
Anesssere" Of was q crystal vial
"eess" Clocks. with . very small
hole At the bottom. This bottle was
niied with water. and BY the period
required for the liquid to escape. time
was computed. Tho hour glass. y
variation on this idea. was also In use.
Il consisted Of two glass hcmisphcrcs.
connected By Q narrow tube. One Of
the hemispherss was Allsd with sand.
The tubs WAS Of such . size that ex.
actly ooe hour was required for the
pouring q the sand from one compart.
0snt 70 the other.
The clspsydra, however. Was the 40.
ssstor Of the modern clock. for 10
time Il vas developed into an appa.
fatus lifted Up with . dial and with
a Indicator that was moved from
point 70 point By the varying pressure
a tAe water. Archimedss. Il 10 said.
was tAe maa 70 whom Il arst occurred
% Substitute weights for water. An
improvement was later made on this
eoetsivsacs b. placing balls Of metal
IL such . position on the cispsydrs
that at the sad Of each hour they
sAoulA fall against Q gong. Thus the
striking clock" originated.
lt Was II the far east that clocks
~ their real origin. The Saracsns
evolved tAs theory q weights and
wheels ~ eesiktag apparatus. con.
oosts1 WITH tAe MARRIED llals as1 IL.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-07-10
AN OLD TIMER
Has Had Experiences.

A woman who has used Postum
since II came upon the market knows
from experience the wisdom Of 10.
Ing Postum IN place Of coffee II one
values health and . clear brain. She
says:
AT the time Postum was lirst put
on the market was suffering from
nervous dyspepsia. and my physician
had repeatedly told me not TO use
tea or coffee. Finally ! decided TO
AXE his advice and try Postum. l
got . package and had II carefully
prepared. finding Il delicious to the
taste. SO continued it, use and very
soon it, beneficial effects convinced
I'VE Of its value. for got well q ny
nervousness and dyspepsia.
MY husband had been drinking cot.
fee all his life until II had affected
bis nerves terribly. and I persuaded
him to shift TO Postum. II WAS easy
70 get him TO make the change for
the Postum 10 % delicious. Il Ger.
tainly worked wonders for him.
We soon learned that Postum does
not exhilarAts nor dcprcss and does
not stimulate. but steadily and honest.
" strengthens the nerves and the
stomach.
ITO make . long story short. our On.
tire family continued 70 use Postum
with satisfying results. ~ shown IL
our dns conditioa OF health and "
have noticed . rather unexpected I'm.
provsmsnt IN brain and nerve power"
Increased brain and nerve power
always follow Tie use Of Postum In
place Of coffee. sometimes IL . very
marked manner. There's Q Reason"
Look In pkgs. for the famous little
book. The Road 70 MELVILLE"
0ves seaA ~ absve bettees A new
go 0OOees0 fvo0 eta.e - etase. TNe1
ese geesosss ssuss 80 sUia - Aa00a
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-07-10
SPORTING GOODS ) ) !:
or

cheapest place 10 huy the best Guns "a
munition Fishing Tackle. Hunting Clothing
Base Ball and Athletic Goods Mail ORDER
solicited. The q. @. Pickett Sporting Good
Co. opposite Postofficc. 1891 Arapahoe St
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-07-10
Tree Planting In Pennsylvania.

Land owners In Centre county arc
taking up the question OF reforestiza.
ton In a practical way. This spring
4 number have planted treelinEs OF
various kinds on the denuded hills on
their farms. ind Just now force Of
men il engaged planting 250.oO0 white
pine treelings on the old whipplc
place near Pine Grove Mills. The tree.
lings are from the state nursery ut
Greenwood Furnace. and the planting
IL being done under the direction Of
Mr.. Morton OF the state forestry do
partment.-Phladelphia Record.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-07-10

For every kind OF roof.
IT'S water tight. Made on,
ly In Denver by TH X
" t.S'l I.lsN EIAT-
X IL I TIE ROOFING
-. stl Equitable Bldg.
phone Main 1874. II your
de,ler does not handle,
write u-.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-07-10
Toe Pat.

A pun Ia often the easiest ~ we'll
a. tho lowest form Of wit. An example
Of the kind OF pun 70 b strictly avoid.
Cd II given In the following story.
taken from the Chicago News. A Gus.
toner went into . music store to hook
over some songs.
How do you sell your music :" she
asked Of the clerk.
ut depends on the kind you want"
said that individual. I'VE sell plano
music by the pound. and organ music
by the choir"
Tho customer I'D not buy any
Youths Companies.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-07-10
Means Much for eovps.

OIL has been struck $50 miles south
Of suex. on the Red sea coast. tn,
Eusher giving Increasing quantities
daily. and indicating large reserves.
Tho possibility of . cheap supply Of
fuel II . discovery Of the greatest I'm.
portancc 10 Egypt.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-07-10
Horribly Mean.

The mcancst man 10 the world 10
the husband who placed his money
IN Q mousc-trap 70 that bic wife could
not get II In the early morning with.
out iibsrating . 00use.-Exchsnse
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-07-10
80 2

And yet. figuring Il IN any way you
want TO. what every woman knows
isn't much ~ co0pAreA With What
nearly every man owes.-ladianapoiis
News.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-20
Tacoma and the A.-Y.-P.-E.

Under the heading Tacoma Dressing for the
Fair the Seattle Pr. in an editorial today
evinces desire to bury the Ratchet and to for
get the little jealousies of the past" In part
the Pr. says:
I'm honor of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific ex-
position Tacoma has decided to greatly increase
the efficiency of the city light service by placing
double arches of high candle power electric lights
at street intersections, and by stringing lights
along the business thoroughfares
Moreover. Tacoma is pressing identifying
work In the public parks, and has started other
equally notable and worthy energies with a view
OF pleasing and interesting the large number of
strangers who will come into this section during
the exposition
Tacomas interest in the exposition which is
TO open In Seattle in June is fair sample of the
interest all the communities of this section are
taking in the enterprise. and the fact is of good
omen; it shows unity of sentiment and pur-
pose on the part of all the people of this Sec
ton, and, in the end. that feeling will work won
ders In the Pacific Northwest,
THE little jealousies of another time have
no place now in the life of this rich and grow
ing section we may now put all narrowness and
all unfriendly rivalries behind u.s. work with a
common design, oneness of aim and pull to-
gether for the grand inheritance which is even
now within reach
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-20

encountered with the expense of
1t? Why this red-tape? There
fore, | repeat, let this proposed
amendment of Governor Hays, be
SO broadened as to provide for
the adjustment of the legislative
branch of this states govern
ment. We should be honest. at
least with ourselves: we, the gov
ernor and the rest of us who are
tired of a democratic government,
should have this one man power
not only in fact but in name. and
call him, what he would be, King.
And by the power he asks for he
could stay King.
Our compensation would be in
the Joys of watching him rule
rule us; and in our ability to put
our finger on him, while he puts
his finger in the pie. The ages
past which fought and died to dis
possess the one-man power, are
told by a governor In the year
1903 governor who Is not sat
isfied with his good fortune Of
being governor; whose appetite
grows on what he feeds-thal
they who thus died were ali
wrong. w. H. REED.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-20
The Tideland Decision

Judge Hanfords decision on the tidelands
care was SO complete and plain that there should
rs no further hesitancy on the part of investors
to 80 ahead and plan for big things.
The fundamental principle that the national
government could not give title to shore lands
10 Indians because the shore lands are always the
property Of the state, ought to set at rest any
miagivfngs to the outcome of the litigation. II
n II appealed. The present holders of the tide
lands secured them from the state, the rightful
owner. and it is not thought any court of reputa-
ttqn VIII ever overturn the Hanford decision.
But even should the supreme court finally
decide the Indians and not William Jones and
James Ashton and others own the udelands that
would not stop progress in Tacoma 1t would
nimply mean that the railways would pay their
money to Indians instead of to Jones, Ashton.
"a I'll. Judge Hanford, in his decision showed
plainly that the day of using Commencement
bay for fishing pond is past,
Commerce has taken possession of It, The
world II coming into 1t to do business Nothing
ON turn back the wheels of the great steamers
tAat are bearing the riches of the world to and
from Tacoma
With three new trunk line railways already
building terminals here and two Others on the
road Tacoma is going to move up. 1t is time
for universal optimism. Neither tariff tinkering
nor anything else can stop the development here
Tor II IL part of great world movement for
world business.
1t is time for everybody in Tacoma to go to
work
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-20

THE PURE FOOD COUNCIL will
hold an important meeting to-
morrow morning at 1890
O'Clock at the home of Mrs. O..
@. Ellis. 613 North K street.
THE CRESCENT EMBROIDERY
CLUB will meet tomorrow
afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Blass, 322 South Twenty-eighth
street.
w. c. T. U. FEDERATION will
entertain at reception, from
to tomorrow afternoon. at
the home of Mrs. e. e. Resting
In honor of the principal and
teachers of the Tacoma High
school.
UNDER THE DIRECTION OF Mrs.
w. c. Afbee the young people
OF Park Universalist church will
give an entertainment Thurs
day night at Sloan's hall, North
Second and streets.
EPWORTH LEAGUE of Grace
Methodist church will entertain
with literary and social pro-
gram this evening at the resi-
= dence of Mr.. and Mrs. Peder-
son. 1910 East Twenty-eighth
street.
MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR Y.
P. s. G. &c. of the First Presby-
terrain church have completed
arrangements for a. "Hart
Times Social to be held Wed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-20

lerhoff spoke his heart to Nine.
Eta, spoke with the fervor of the
love-ballad in his cultural tones
and the soul of the artist shining
from his black eyes. And Nine.
Eta responded in tremulous tones,
SO that Herr Winklerhoff, having
the quick, artistic instinct, knew
at once that the hour of love had
come.
"Etta"-- he cried, "to der
piano come quick-und sing NIT
passion!"
And, dragging Nine. Eta into
the studio, he played-once that
the divine chords might sink into
the very soul of madame, and
again that she might sing. And
madame lifted up that grand, en-.
composing soprano and rendered
every note so true and so compel.
ing that on the fourth floor YOUNG
Bergers dropped his flute and
Liederkamp, the German barber
ceased "The Spanish Cavalier
on the big tuba to listen in en-
lchantment.
Zach, lofe!" cried the profess
sor. 'Lofe ISIS der king of mir
Iac1es!"
Then Nine. Eta, the newborn
opera star, sang the heart-ballad
over the second time, in low-toned
sublimity for the ear of Herr
Winklerhoff alone.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-20
When Is a Shed Not a Shed

The legislature of New York passed law
regulating the hours of employment of women
ana children In factories
The law was bitterly fought. but 1t passed.
Up In the fertile valleys of northern New
York Is "the canning belt" Here millions of
cams OF beans, peas, corn. tomatoes. etc., put
up each year.
After the lazy was passed the canning COM
panies made only one change in their arrange
ments. They painted signs bearing the mystic
legend S-H-E--D, and nailed 'em on all their
fac-er, beg pardon-on all their edifices more
than one story In height.
The then attorney general of the state was
asked to prosecute the Gamers for violating the
Law. The Consumers league presented booklet
with amazing facts
1t was shown that childrtn of all ages go out
With their mothers from the nearby cities. Chill
dren from four years up work at shipping
beans or carrying baskets while the smaller chill
dron are brought out in baby carriages SO their
unnthsrs can tend them as they work.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-20
SOCIETY AND PERSONAL

MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED
children attended the first re-
hearsals for the Kirmess held
yesterday afternoon at Sloan
hall, and active training was
commenced at once. The Kir-
mess, which is to be given I'M
der the auspices of the COM
bined women's clubs of the
city. is to be composed of a
number of difficult and beauti-
full dances, all worked out by
children.
MIR. AND MRS. JAMES WELLS
celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary last night. at their
home on North Eighth street,
with a large reception. A
great number of church and
personal friends attended, and a
most enjoyable evening was
held. Mr.. Wells is a brother
of Bishop Wells of Spokane,
who was formerly in charge of
the Olympia diocese.
Sc. LUKE'S PARISH GUILD is
holding a social meeting this
evening at the home OF Mrs. A.
G. Young, 724 North G street.
P. II. o. CHAPTER, which was to
have met tomorrow afternoon.
will postpone its meeting until
Saturday on account of the
death OF Mrs. John l.. Palmer q
mother.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-20
'DailYSbor1Sfo,y

dreamy grace that the professor
forgot his frenzy and fell down
and worshiped.
Herr Winklerhoff surrendered
at once to Nine. Kemmler. And
madame, meeting the professor a
good halfway, insisted at times on
Isinging for him. At first, Herr
Winklerhoff would throw up his
Islim. white hands, and, pleading
sudden illness, rush in artistic
shudders from the room; but, as
his love grew beyond bounds, he
acquired the grace to sit still while
all the notes were butchered. Herr
IWinklerhoff cherished this one
thought:
when Eta lofes mo shust the
same like / am her lofing, then she
will sing right der notes." And
the professor worked night and
day on the beautiful heart song
which should celebrate the COM
ling Of love.
At last he had the ballad-as
dreamy and enticing as ever
drifted out from the Blue Dam
ube-and on that day Herr Wink