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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
INJURED ENGINEER BRAVE
Evansville Canning Factory Boiler Saved
CT, Explosion Despite Beth His
Ankles Are Broken.

GAINESVILLE. Wis. Sept. To- Spe
cial. Prank McKewau. engineer at
the +. HohenadeI, Jr.. canning factory,
saved the factory from serious accident
by his presence Of mind yesterday morn
ing. He is the engineer and was on top
of his boiler. making some repairs when
he noticed the steam gauge had reached
the danger point. He jumped from the
boiler to the floor and fell breaking both
engine and stop it and thus prevented
an explosion which would have cost
many lives.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14

444 e. Mound Street, Columbus, Ohio.
A1 FEVER is endemic catarrh. 1t
Is caused by some irritating sub
stance in the atmosphere during the
late summer months. Ii is generally
thought that the pollen of certain weeds
and flowers is the cause of it.
Change of locality seems to be the only
rational cure. The use of Peruna, how
ever, stimulates the nervous system to
resist the effect of the poisonous emana-
tons and sometimes carries the victim
through the hay fever season without an
attack of the disease.
large number of people rely upon
Peruna for this purpose. Those who do
not find it convenient to change their loca-
ton to avoid Hay Fever, would do well
to give Peruna a trial. 1t has proven
of priceless value to many people.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
MUD AVALANCHE
BURlES 255 ALIVE.
Whole Township in Trans-Caucasia Is
Covered with Six Feet of
Mud

TIFLIS, Trans-Caucasia, Sept. 10
Practically without warning the side of
a mountain rising above the township of
kwareli broke away, and in sea of
semi-liquid mud, sand and stone swept
down on the township and overwhelmed
and Obliterated it.
Some 255 persons have been buried
alive. F'iftyfive bodies already have
been recovered from the mire, which is
about six feet deep. In addition to the
lives lost countless head of cattle per-
ished and the crops were destroyed.
Kwareli township occupies an area of
five kilometers in the district of Telaw
in the Caucasus. Similar disasters are
of common occurrence in Caucasian val
leyS
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
ROB KEWASKUM OFFICE.
Burglars Get Small Sum Only Because Of
Postmaster Caution-Clothing
Store Rifed.

KEW ASKIM. Wis. Sept. 10.-The
postoffice in \. j. KoclI's general store
was entered by burglars, but Postmaster
Koch had taken his supply of stamps
home the night before. All the robbers
got was about so in change i'll the
money drawer The clothing stock III
the store was turned over but the amount
taken is not known. The burglars en-
tered the store by breaking plate glass
in the front.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
COTTON CROP AT 77,3.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 10
The crop estimating board of the depart
ment of agriculture estimates the condi-
ton of the cotton crop of 1906 up to Au-
gust % to be 71.3.
The average was SO on July %,
1906. I'll on August %. 1905: S41 on
August %. 1904, and the ten-year aver
age is 1872.
The census bureau places the cotton
gilned in the United States up TO Sep
TENDER ]. 1906. 1T 10000 bales. count
ing round bales as half bales Up to
the same time last year 1865 bales
had been Sinua!.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
QUAkES SHAKE INDIANA.
Distinct Shocks Cause People to Flee Into
Streets-Island of ST. Vincent and
Chile Feel Trembles

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Sept. s.
Southern Indiana was visited by sue
cession of earthquake shocks between
10 and II o'clock Friday morning. and
In some places they were SO severe as
to brighten the people. causing them to
leave their homes and rush into the
streets. AT some points as many as
three shocks We're felt
KINGSTON, Island of St. Vincent,
Sept S.-Sharp shocks of earthquake
were felt here Friday morning and at
St. Lucia and Grenada. In the last
named place the shock was strong and
protracted. The Soufriere volcano is
undisturbed. Ar the same time seven
new shocks We're felt in Chile.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
PLAN MANY CHAUTAUQUAs.
5ood TemplaTs to Make Big Crusade in
1907

WAUPACA. Wis. Sept 1O.-~Durins
the summer Of 1907 the Good Templars
of Wisconsin will hold 100 temperance
Cha utauqua assemblies il various parts
Of the state.
The plan is to have five large tents,
each seating 1000 or more persons. and
locating them in towns within easy ac-
cess OF each other, so that there may
he an exchange of talent each day. Lee
lures will be given every afternoon and
evening. except Monday. when the tents
will be moved, as each assembly will last
one. week.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
Large Gift to Catholic University.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Sept 10
Father Anthony Walburgh of Cincin-
natl has sent to the Catholic University
of America another donation of $4,000
toward the establishment of a German
chair in the college. Within two years
Father Walburgh has given the univer-
sity $4,000, and it is expected that
within a similar period he will complete
the $4,000 necessary to establish the
chair
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
IN DUEL WITH -SABERS.
King Alfonso's Master of Horse and Duke
of Andria Battle Briefly and Not
Too Effectively

SANSEBASTIAN, Sept. 1O.-As the
result of the violent scene over a tride
at the Hotel Paiais, the Marquis Niana,
King Alfonso's master of horse. and the
Duke of Andria fought q duel with sa
bers at dawn Sunday. The marquis re-
ceived a cut on the head and the sec
onds stopped the fight. Previous to the
encounter the MARQUIS resigned to the
King
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
PRISON TRUSTY Is REAL.
Fights Three Who Are About to Escape
and Is Seriously Injured,
but Wins

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, Sept. 10.
The most serious attempt ever made
by prisoners at the Indiana reforma tory
to escape was frustrated early today by
Joseph Edgey. Il trusty. who discovered
three prisoners in the act of releasing
others from their cells and single
handed. fought them until the alarm
was raised. He received q broken arm
and other serous injuries. but will re-
cover. 1t is known that five prisoners
were implicated.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
New Theate1 for Kenosha.

ciaI Homes and O'Brien of milwaukee,,
managers of the Bijou theater in this
city, are negotiating for the purchase Of
a large tract of land in the business sec
tion of the city as site for a new
Kenosha theater. The playhouse is TO
be devoted entirely to vaudeville. 1t is
stated that the building will cost $40,
D0l
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
WANTS CANS AND BRITT.
National Athletic Club Manager Offers
$4,000 Purse for Fight Be-
tween Them

SAN DIEGO. Cal. Sept. S.-Manaser
Roche of the National Athletic club has
offered purse of $4,000 for 4 fight
between Joe Cans and jimmie Britt
He sent telegranls TO that effect 10 both
of the pugilists. Roche said today: Il
have the money ready to put into the
bank subject to the order OF a referee
and will have it there when tie ARTICLES
are signed
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
| HIGH DIVER is CAUGHT.
Unknown Man Makes Dash from Brook
lyn Bridge in New York
Tug Goes to Rescue

NEW YORK, Sept. 1O.-An unknown
man, a passenger on a trolley car on the
Brooklyn bridge, left the car today when
the central span of the bridge was
reached and jumped to the river below.
A tug was seen TO stop and is supposed
to have picked up the bridge jumper.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
MILWAUKEE HAY MARKET

timothy hay. $500 13.75; No. > timothy
hay, 10000 11.50; clover and mixed. 500 o
1000; choice Kansas and Nebraska prairie
prairie, SOod9.Oo; Wisconsin prairie, 7.5)lr
800; packing hay, G.5O0T00; rye straw, 900
GJ6.25; oats, straw, 4.5oQ5.00: wheat straw,
40.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
HAY FEVER

"HdUing used Peruna for cGtafvb and
hay ferer, can recommend it to all
1chO arc suffering acith the ADORE dis
eases. I am happy to be able to say it
has helped me iconderfMy."
-lfQUne f. Smith,
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
NEGRO CREMATED IN JAIL.
Tries to Burn His Way Out of Jail and
Is Killed
E0RT WORTH TT

FORT WORTH. Tex. Sept. 10
Screaming in the city Jail at Mineoa.
which was on fire. While outside 400 men
and boys tired in vain to rescue him, a
negro, Silas Johnson. aged 10. was
burned to death Sunday. Johnson was
arrested on Il drunkenness charge, and
attempted to burn his way out.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14

More than 200 bicycles are owned by
the Sultan of Turkey, some of which
have gold and silver mOuntings. 1t is
said that he could earn good salary as
a trick rider.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
lanes ?. Glover Dead.

hENOSHA, Wis. Sept. I0.-[Snc-
cial. l-.James Z. Glover. a wealthy pio-
neer ZIMMERMAN, died At his lone here
this morning, aged Sc years.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14

In Mohammedan countries women
are not admitted beyond the doorways
of mosques.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
Porto Rico Is United States Territory.

san JUAN. Sept. 10-Federal Judge
Rodey decided the Sherman antitrust
law applicable to Porto Rico and that
Porto Rico is territory of the United
States.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
KILL AND WOUND MANY.
SIEDLCE, IN RUSSIAN POLAND, is
SCENE OF HORRIBLE MASSACRE
SINCE SATURDAY NIGHT.
CHRISTIANS ALSO SLAIN.
Artilley, Bayonets and Firebrands Are
Employed by Frenzied Mob, Which
Has Not Yet Quit

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 100 p.
m.)-The police department declares that
the fighting at Siedlce has come TO an
end.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-03-03

became his wife and the mother of his
son, the present congressman. The
mother still keeps and prizes her first
declaration of love.
Judge Longworth was once travel
ing in Italy. He was in a forward car
with a friend; and when his wife sent
word for him to come back to her, the
judge remarked, 1--WE had best take all
our things as the dago marquis here
might swipe them" This remark was
made concerning swarthy looking
man in the opposite seat. The judge
was only joking, thinking too, that the
stranger did not understand English.
When the train stopped, the Marquis
handed the judge a card. He was
a sure enough marquis and he knew
English. The card meant duel, but
Longworth was equal to the occasion,
for he responded, "Why hello Marquis,
glad to meet you" The offended noble.
man had to laugh and the two be.
came good frineds.
At another time the Judge conceiv-
ed the plan of living a few days with
the bandits in Thessaly. With sever
al friends an expedition was organ
lied and the party went into the noun
tains of upper Greece. They found a
famous robber chief and told him they
wanted to have social visit with him
and his men. A bag of gold was Civ
en- the outlaws and for two weeks
Longworth and his party saw much
Of section and people which had
been a sealed book to even the near
est inhabitants. They hunted and
played games, but the robbers COM
mitted no crimes during the visit.
When the stay was over the chief
escorted them to the frontier and saw
them in safe hands. There was a
price on his head and beyond Ger.
tain line he dared not go. The judge
often remarked that he never enjoyed
trip more.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-03-03
NICK LONGWORTH'S FATHER.
Was One Of the First Men of ohio
Intere sting Incidents of Lie.

Congressman Nick Longworth, the
Presidents son-in-law, is a millionaire
OF Cincinnati. His family is one OF
the Oldest and most aristscratic Of that
city. His father, Judge Longwsrth, was
as able a man as ever sat on the SUI
preme bench Of the State, and withal.
one of the youngest. He resigned this
position as he did not care to take life
100 seriously after passing fifty. When
he died he was colonel on Gov. McKin-
ley's staff, death resulting from ex-
posture on an Inauguration day.
Judge Longworth was man not only
beloved, but brilliant. His courtship
of his wife, mother of the present Con-
gresham, began when both were but
six years old. She was then little Sue
Walker. Some years before the judge
died, he built small steamboat for
1lea-ure trips on the Ohio river. lie
Jailed it the CO. 1t was an odd
name. and people wondered what it
meant. Some said 1t stood for Cincin-
natl, Ohio, others said it meant Come
off" but the Judge would not make pub
lie the origin OF such an odd christen-
ing. Years later, ne told this story:
AS a boy, he had fallen in love with
Sue Walker, and confided his affection
to his mother, who wished TO encour-
age him in writing, and advised him
to express his love in letter. He
did so bat did not know how to spell
Sue. He ponde-ed a wniie, then rea-
soned that if d-o-spelled "do," CO
ought to spell Sue. That was the way
he addressed his first love letter, and
when he was man grown, dear c. o."
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-03-03

The importance of the Appalachian
forest cover to the cotton milling in
dustry alone, in the Piedmont regions
of North Carolina, South Carolina and
Georgia is shown by the statistics of
the mills operated by the water power
derived from the streams having their
sources in these mountains. In these
three states there are 163 mills so
operated, with q combined capital stock
Of $33 ,000,0 900, with 2,770,000 spindles
and 50,926 looms and giving work to
over $4,000 employees. The total an
nual production of these mills is ap-
proximately $64,O00,00O.
Virginia has interests also, which
are not included in the above figures,
as have also Tennessee and Kentucky,
on the western side Of the mountains.
A National forest reserve in the
White Mountains of New Hampshire is
also a matter of general concern and
vital to the well being of the industries
Of all New England. We are upon the
threshold Of great Industrial competi-
ton with the producing powers of the
world; to maintain our supremacy we
must retain our hold upon our cheap
water power, which, through electrical
invention is being utilized as never be-
fore and greatly aiding to our national
prosperity.
The creation of the Appalachian and
White Mountain Forest Reserves can
not be left to the states; the question
is an interstate and therefore a ma
tional one. Nearly all the rivers of
New England head in the White Noun
tains of New Hampshire and it is OF
supreme importance to the industries
Of all the New England States, repre-
senting tens of millions of dollars, that
| the forest cover at the river sources
shall be preserved and improved.
National delay in the acquisition OF
these reserves would be dangerous
| and wasteful. Timber land which 6
] few years ago could have been pur
/ chased at $3.50 to SO an acre has nov
| trebled and quadrupled in value. AID
| ditional delay will mean a further in
crease in cost. Congress should &C
at once and preserve from destruction
one Of the greatest resources OF thu
nation.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-03-03
LOOKS LIKE A BIG TOY,

table, are as woody as sheep and quiet
as lambs.
Seven of these little fellows were
imported by Mr.. Jamrach, the natural
list, and he insists that they are quite
at home and well hammered in the
house and that a baby might safely
play with them. Two Of the herd are
chestnuts, two mouse, one bay, one
black, but the "pick of the bunch" the
smallest of all, has a long cream
colored coat and a tail that sweeps the
floor.
All seven were bought at SIS each
on the first day of their exhibition.
One of the customers is an intimate
friend of the Queen, so that it is quite
probable that pigmy pony will find
royal mistress.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-03-03
StOker in First Locomotive.

Letchworth Cox, who was stoker
on the first locomotive that ever got
up steam in America, celebrated his
ninety-frst birthday at his home in
Jamesburg, N. j., on Christmas Day.
Mr.. Cox was the son of Joseph and
Hannah Cox and was born in Chester
county, Pa, in 1914. He is still in
possession of all his faculties.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-03-03
The Old Folks We're Absent.

A man came up to lecturer in no.
tel in Kansas City, saying with enthu-
siasm: "Well, sir, l enjoyed your lecture
very much last night" Il didn't see you
there" remarked the lecturer. "Oh,
wasn't there" "Well, what do you mean
by telling me you enjoyed my lecture, and
you were not present ?" ooh, | bought
tickets for my girls father and mother,
and they both wentp
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-03-03

Only hardshell nuts should be fed
to park squirrels. The teeth of a squir-
rel grow so fast that he needs hard
shell nuts to keep them at the proper
length. A squirrels teeth will grow
so long that he cannot eat.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-03-03
They Must GnaW.

Rats, mice and squirrels unceasing-
ly gnaw at something, not out Of pure
mischief, as people generally imagine,
but because they are forced to.
Animals Of this class, especially
rats, have teeth which continue to
grow as long as the owner lives. This
being the case, the rodent Is obliged
to continue his gnawing so as to keep
his teeth ground off to a proper length.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-03-03
Oh. ce. Frederick H. Newell. Chief

Oh ce, Frederick II. Newell, Chief
.sineer of the Reclamation Service
nd Clifford Pinchot Chief of the
Bureau on Forestry, has during the
course OF two years made a study OF
the public lands condition and has
brought I'm a report which has been
forwarded to Congress by the President
with a special message recommending
the rep al of the Timber and Stone
Act and the Substitution OF rational
forest policy ling only the stump
age m the ublic timber lands, re-
tanning the lands or future timber
growth; recommending the radical
amendm at of ;ommutation clause
of the Homestead Act and like
amendment OF esert Land Act In
such ma Ter &C % equire actual resi-
dence nd improvement under both of
the latter named laws, amounting to
their practical repeal.
The provisions Of this report are
highly satisfactory % the Forestry and
Irrigation Committee of the National
Board of Trade, which believes that
their actment into law, strictly en-
forced, would do away with land and
timber grabbing and promote these pol
tcies on this subject for which the
Board his consistently striven.
The present indefensible land policy
of the United States is resulting in an
actual money loss to the government
Of tens of millions of dollars annually,
in the denuding of our watersheds and
the destruction of all chances for
future timber supply, in the building
up of lordly landed estates in the West
of tens and hundreds of thousands of
acres in single ownerships, instead of
providing for the creating of thousands
of small rural homes--in short in the
mismanagement and waste of the
greatest resource ever possessed by any
nation on earth.
The attention of our lawmakers in
Congress should be urgently called to
the fact that while they are attempting
economy in the expenditure of money,
they are allowing laws to remain in
force under which by far the most
valuable asset of the nation is being
recklessly wasted
Under the Timber and Stone Act,
the sales of public timber lands dur
ing the last five years have been as
follows:
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-03-03
4,709,S60.38

pidity with which the public timbered
lands are being denuded of their timber
and the opportunity offered under the
Timber and Stone Act for the fraudu-
lent acquisition of title to public tim
bered lands at the uniform price Of
$3.50 per acre when they are in many
Instances worth forty times that ($100)
has been heretofore set forth in the
pages of my annual reports and those
Of my predecessors"
Hundred Million Dollar Waste.
But estimating the values only of the
4,709,860 acres of timber land disposed
of in the last five years, and at only
S25 per acre, the government has. in
that time, parted with the title of land
worth $117,746,500. The price received
for this land has been at the uniform
rate of $3.50 per acre, or $11,774,650,
u loss to the government of over $780,
900, 900. Your committee endorses the
recommendation of the President and
his Public Lands Commission for the re-
peal Of this Timber and Stone Act and
the substitution of rational forest
policy, by which the title to the public
timber lands shall remain forever in
che government, the stumpage only to
Ne disposed of, at it's market value.
Under such plan as this, and under
m agreement whereby one half the
proceeds could be devoted to the For
cstry Service and the other half to
the Irrigation Fund, two policies Of
great internal improvement and i'm
portance could be generously main
tanned, while at the same time the
forestry question would be to a great
extent solved, public forest lands being
numbered in such manner as to pre-
serve the young growth and leave the
forest as perpetual source of income
10 the nation and at the same time
conserve the water supply.
If the $100,000,000 which have been
lost to the government under the above
showing, were at hand, score or more
Of enormous irrigation projects could
be imm ediately constructed, retaining
from 100000 to 100000 acres of
Gesert land, and enormous areas of
Eastern forest reserves created through
the purchase of mountain timber lands
east of the Mississippi
In this connection, your committee
Ne much impressed with the importance
Of the creation Of federal forest re-
serves to preserve the water supply
Of eastern steams, upon the continued
Tow of which depends much of our
manufacturing activity. The western
half of the United States has over 100,-
100000 acres set aside in national forest
reserves, as a source of future timber
supply and for the preservation of the
How of streams for irrigation; but
the east has no such an advantage
whereas, the menace to her water sup