Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-23
items of Interest

Bromine, useful in medicine, photogra
ply. the manufacture of dyes and in GER
tain metallurgical operations, is produc-
ed commercially only in four states of
this country-Michigan, Ohio, Pennsyl-
vania and West Virginia. Last years
output was 1879, ,496 pounds.
A $4,000 bequest made three years ago
by a Frenchman as prize for the first
man who would succeed in communicate
ing with another planet, but never
claimed, will be given in 1910 by the
Academy of Sciences to the astronomer
who shall have made the most important
discovery in the astronomical science.
One result of the old age pension act
IN England is the remarkable effect it
has had on the sale of beer. During the
present year the sale of malt liquors has
risen considerably and the reason assign
ed is that more beer is being consumed
by the aged, who owing to the Old age
pension are able to spend more money on
the luxury for which they previously
yearned in vain.
On the lines of the Great Eastern rail-
way in England, new regulation, pro-
hlblting the transportation of blind and
lntirm persons unless accompanied by at
tendants, has been adopted. The COM
pany explained that the rule has been
adopted in the interest of the safety of
the persons affected by it. Special rates
for attendants are allowed where the af-
tiicted passenger is unable to pay full
fare.
Miss Etfie n. Chambers is the head of
thu girls high school DIT Kassab, Turkey,
which is said to have been destroyed by
Moslems. According to Miss Chambers
last report the school year ended in 1907
was remarkably successful. Fifty girls
attended the school, Of whom fifteen were
graduated. These graduates either took
charge of lower schools in the Kassab
district or continued their studies at
Ainstab seminary.
Enlistments in the Union army during
the civil war numbered 2,898,3O4. This
number includes about 100000 militia
and emergency men who served for short
terms, and some of whom were not mus
tered into the United States service.
The number of individuals under arms
was considerably less than the number
number of enlistments because of re-
peated enlistments by individuals. 1t is
probable that many of the 100000 men
who served for short terms in 1S61-1862
enlisted again.
Although he was mild in his speech
and manner the old gentleman played
golf well. But once when he made a
foOzle he calculated vehemently the word
"AssOuanr' A few moments later, when
he had made another bad play, he repeat
ed: "AssOuanT" The fourth time one of
his friends said: L certainly do not
want to be inquisitive, but VIII you tell
me why you say 'AssOuan' so often?"
"Well." said the gentleman, isn't that
the biggest dam In the wOrld?" He was
a clergyman.
From Cleveland comes the wall of an
old-fashiOned man who longs for the
things that were. Desiring to get a
boOt-jack, he visited six stores in his
search, but at none of them was the arti-
Gle kept in stock. In half of the places
the spruce young clerks had never heard
OF such thing, and one bright youth of
a later generation brought out shoe
horn in the confident belief that that
was the thing desired. Not even in the
souvenir shops could the object of search
be discovered.
Armenia is a country of strong con-
trasts, of opposite extremes, of heat and
cold, light and shade, drOuth and moist
ure, and contains many mysteries await
ing solution. The ethnolOgist is still in
doubt as to what branch of the great Eu-
rOpean family the Armenian people be-
long to; the philolOgist has not yet class
flied their language, the antiquarian
huoWo HOAb W HOIulllS VI In6lT carly HIS
tory.
The United States Tobacco Journal
tells of curious scheme in use in Ger
many for raising money for charity.
Boxes for cigar and cigarette ends have
been placed in cafes and public buildings
by charity organization, and enough
money is expected from the sale of this
class of refuse to feed and clothe 1,728