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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
Chinese Want More Wages.

Chinese laborers in Samoa get only
$3.50 a month, besides board, lodging
and medical attendance. They want So,
ut the planters say that that would
make farming Improbable.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
OPERATION RELIEVES HOAR.
Congressman Resting Easier After Coin
Under Knife.

WORCESTER, Mass, Oct 81
Representative lockwood Hoar last
night was successfully operated ON to re-
lieve him from pains in his head and
eyes, necessitating his confinement to
a dark room. He is resting well.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02

initiative instinct there highly developed, will
qush all competitors In every market
Where these people to find profitable occupation?
How they to obtain the necessaries of life? The
question is already pressing great cities like
where immigration concentrates. The period Of
sacng the national storehouse to what be sent
over the and sold must be changed to in
which shall consider the preservation and the i'm
provement Of what Is fundamentally chief main
For upon the cultivation Of the soil all varied
commercial activity, of what intrinsic form interest
Is mainly built and upon it depends the future Of
kind and the nature and stability of its Institutions
realization Of position, to return to agricu
ture Jealous of land resources both
quantity ard quality and mode Of cultivation that
shall multiply per and restore instead Of
destroying productive qualities must without
delay If to escape disaster. know of issue,
in business politics. that compares in Importance
with this looms already upon and threatens
future
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
Pullnans to Fight Rate Law.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. Pit is said
the Pullman company will fight the new
rate law, which makes it a common car
rier. under the representations that it is
running hotels not transportation prop
erty.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
Golden Silence.

Mother-You're very fond Of youl
dolly, aren't you, dear?
Little Mary-Yes, she's nicer thar
anybody else l know.
Mother-Oh, no! she's not nicer thar
your mamma, surely.
Little Mary-Yes, she is; cause sh,
don't never 'sturb me when I'm talk
in'.-The Catholic Standard and Times
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02

and continues to decrease until the age thirty Is
reached, and then 1t falls off entirely.
This is the Of the average human being. OF
course Dr. Osler there exceptions. That is
to say, there Of who have not lost the
power Of learning in old age. there very
few where one does not literally have to hammer
ideas into mans head after he has reached the
age of thirty.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
RocKEFELLER'S BIBLE CLASS.

Largely Made Up from Those Who
Are Strangers in New York.
John d. Rockefeller, Jr., conducts
Bible class every Sunday at the Fifth
Avenue RaDtist church In New York
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
Dfscord.

Oh, life is like a sweet, sweet song
At least that's how 'twould be
If men would not so oft go wrong
And MARBLE off the key.
Star.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
Richest Orchestra in the World.

The richest orchestra in the world will
be the Warsaw philharmonic. which has
just received a legacy of $1000,O00 from
n music-loving Pole
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
Two Shining Lights.

The great American hen gazed some
what proudly at the sun, sinking slow
" to the west in a maze Of brillian
tints.
Were both set in our ways, me ant
the sum-" she Observation-Disclosures
American.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
France Hears Better News.

PARIS, Oct. 27.-The French govern
ment has been advised that the Moroc-
can authorities, as the result of the ener-
getic representations made by the French
officials at Morocco City, have agreed
to send Kaid to Tafalelt, southern Mo
rocco, to calm the fanatical tribes there
and persuade them to abandon their
project of declaring holy war after the
RamGdan festival.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
Rocks Set ON Fire NV Sea

he bought his land. Much Of his land
In Illinois cost him only S125 an acre
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
WHEN POWER OF LEARNING DECREASES.

Old age Is due to changes in the cells in
which the nerve fbers originate. AS
a child Is born the mental faculties becomesud-
denly animated and grasping. 1t grasps the
fundamental notions Of life, notions Of realiza-
ton Of Its existence, the sense of touch, feel
Ing, hearing, seeing, ETC., and notions of its
relationship to human beings After the first
year the power Of learning begins to decrease
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02


the woman teacher gives free rein to whatever
masculine ideals she may have sometimes If she
consciously felt that male teachers were becoming
tinct she must cultivate a bsexual character.
1t Is said that association with boys makes the high
school girl less emotional impusiVe romantic her con-
duct more thoughtful her life regular If this
hold to bad. The consensus Of teachers to
the contrary Notwithstanding, that there is
thing wrong with the girl In the middle teens" who Is
not gushy, sentimental, romantic, at least at times
Is said that the of girls is humanzing for
boys but insist that there is something wrong with
boy OF this age who be truly called "a perfect
tleman." If he Is not milksop lady boy, sneak
he Is morally precocOus This pnfeather ought to
bel don't quite like to say little rowdyish and bar
barc-but certainly uncouth rude recalcrant to prim
conventonalties else vgor Is sacrificed to form
blind, but strong and right instinct rpened through
mena, impels the boy to get away In certain
respects from both girls and be they sisters,
schoomates mothers teachers and If he does
actually leave school where their influence FREEDOM
mates, of things is likely to happen; either he
suffers subtle eviration and his mascunity
from its proper orbit else his reaction to femnnity
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
RICHEST FARMER DEAD.

ACQUIRED Vast Holdings in Central
West After Mexican War.
William Scully. more generally known
as Lord Scully," the Irish landlord in
America, died In London the other day
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
HIGH SCHOOLS THWART NATURES LAWS.

How the high school interferes with the
laws Of nature Is we'll seen in a several recent
studies which show that large percentage
Of girls actually wish they had been born
boys, and the ideals and tastes Of many more
are increasingly masculine Now, without
womanly ideals the female character is
threatened with disintegratlon Again, in
the rapid organization of our schools
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
ORIENT TO MASTER WORLDS MARKETS.
By James j. Hill.

The time Is coming when we shall
need our wheat crop for home con-
sumption and seed; when our mines
will not yield, except at increased
cost, the iron and coal required for
manufactured commodities consumed
at home, and when the cheap labor
Of the Orient whose wages we can
not hope to meet, equipped with our
machinery and with the patience and
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-11-02
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Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-01
BADGERS AMONG HEIRS.
Will Share in German Estate of $685.
100000.

Will Share in German Estate of $685.
100000.
A number Of Waukesha people will
receive large legacies from the estate
of Michael Roup of Germany, which is
said to be valued at $155, 100000.
Edward Roup of Buffalo, N. Y.
cousin of Mrs Michael Holman Of
Waukesha, who recently returned
from, Germany, where he spent two
years on business in connection with
the estate is in Waukesha and the
signatures of the Waukesha heirs
were attached to the papers. Mr..
Roup will shortly return to Germany,
and it is probable that Mr.. Holman
will accompany him, as there are nu-
merous legal details to be arranged
before the estate can be divided
There are thirteen heirs who will
participate in the division of the es-
tate The local heirs are Mrs. Michael
Holman, Mrs. Henry Grota, Gilbert
Harter, George Harter, John Harter,
Mrs Elizabeth Bowers, Mrs Sarah
Maher, Mrs. Louisa Brown of Sales
Vile and the children of Mrs. Jacob
Meyer. Michael Roup was a brewer
who owned valuable properties in
Germany. A search for the heirs has
been in progress for some time, and
there is one still to be located.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-01
NEWS OF THE NORTHWEST
HAULED FAR ON RAKE TEETH.
BOY Has PeriIous Ride in Runaway,
but Is Hurt Little.

Warren, Mimi, Aug. 26.-Something
equal to the cage of DEATH as dem
onstrated at various amusement
parks, was the experience of Clarence
Murk, young son of Oluf' Murk, liv-
ing near here, while engaged in cut
ting and burning weeds on their farm.
Murk was burning some dry stuff
and the smoke was passing over Clar-
ence and the team which he was driv-
ing A train coming from the oppo-
site direction was not heard until it
dashed by the boy, who was seated on
the rake. The team jumped and
STRUCK the ditch bank, throwing the
boy forward and down into the rake,
and there he was tossed about for half
mile. He then managed to grasp
the doubletrees and pull himself out
of the rake, only to be thrown into it
again by a sudden lurch of the fright
ened team.
When the team was finally stopped
the father fastened up, expecting to
find his son dead, but beyond few
scratches and bruises he was unharm-
ed.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-01
AVERAGE CROP is THE OUTLOOK.
Harvest Well Advanced and Thresh-
ina Started.


st. Paul, Aug. 26.-The outlook for
a good crop in the Northwest contin-
ues favorable, according to the week
ly report issued yesterday by the
Northern Pacific. Hot, dry weather
has prevailed in all districts during
the past week. A few heavy rains In
some localities were of great benefit
to late crops, although harvesting was
delayed to some extent. Flax is rip
ening nicely and looks well. Wheat
harvest is we'll advanced and some
threshing has been done, showing an
average yield. Oats and barley are
about all in the stack, and where
threshing has commenced, reports are
favorable. Rust and hot dry winds
have caused some damage, but actual
percentage is unknown. With favora-
BILE conditions, threshing will be gen
eral next week. From present indica-
tons, the crop will be an average one.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-01
BUMPERS" ARE HOSTILE.
Sect viii Resist Waukesha People
"Unto Blood"

Sect viii Resist Waukesha People
"Unto Blood"
Over $500 people crowded into and
surrounded the big tent where the
"Holy Jumpers" are holding their
camp meeting at Wdukesha. Duke M.
Farson of Chicago, who is at the head
of the sect. addressed the meeting,
making bitter attack on the several
orthodox churches and modern socie-
ty. He scored the "peek-a-boo'' shirt
waist and denounced dancing and
card playing, characterizing the mod
ern waltz as "the filthiest thing let
loose from hell"
At the conclusion of the meeting an
effort was made to secure converts.
and those who desired the prayers OF
the sect were invited to come forward.
One man was completely carried away
with emotion and the vigorous man
ner in which he was handled by mem
bers of the sect brought the sDecta-
tors to their feet with excitement. AS
he kneeled in the straw on the
ground, exhorting at the top of his
voice, four stalwart Jumpers" pounc-
ed upon him. One in front grabbed
him by the waist and rapidly swayed
him to and fro while another pushed
him from behind. Two others worked
his arms rapidly up and down. pump
handle fashion, much after the man
ner of an attempt to revive a drown
ing person.
The current issue of the Burning
Bush, the weekly publication of the
sect, contains on the front page a re-
production of the letters recently
written the officers by Mayor Snyder,
informing them that the city council
was opposed to their continuing their
downtown meetings and requesting
that they be discontinued. Under the
headlines of Persecution at Waule-
sha," the publication contains an arti-
Gle defying the people and expressing
the willingness of the sect to resist
unto blood"
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-01
CAN GET NO PAY FOR SUNDAY.
Monroe County Saved $1,000 by Deci-
sion in Unusual Case.

MOHFCS OOuHty 0aVcO Yl,oOO ny DCSi-
sion in Unusual Case
Judge J. J. Fruit of Sparta has rem
dered a decision in favor Of the plain
tiff in the Will n. Wells VS.. |. A.
Krotzman case, which was tried to as
certain if members of the county
board of supervisors we're entitled to
Sunday pay or not. For the last few
years Monroe county supervisors have
drawn pay for Sundays, claiming that,
being at the county seat under ex-
Dense. they were entitled to their per
diem, although there was no session
on Sundays At the last meeting there
was much controversy on the cues
ton Eleven members did not include
these days in their bills; twenty-five
members did. Wells. a supervisor,
sued Krotznan, another supervisor, to
obtain a decision. AS soon as the suit
was commenced five members return
ed to the county treasurer Sc for the
two Sundays included in their bills.
Two hundred and fifty dollars will be
saved the county for the last session,
and as the law is in all probability
retroactive $1,000 would have to be
returned, as the statute Of limitations
would make the decision effective for
the last six years.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-01
DUAL TRAGEDY ON STRfLT
BUTTE MAN KILLS AN ACT RESS
AND THEN FATALLY WOUNDS
HIMSELF.

Butte, Mont, Aug. 29.-Eli Suther-
land shot and killed Fay Jackson, a
pretty actress, on the street yesterday
in the presence of at least a score OF
people, and then sent a bullet into MS
cwn temple Sutherland is dying in q
local hospital.
The tragedy was enacted on a quiet
West side street, in the residence dis
trict, where the couple had walked
quarreling as they proceeded along
the thoroughfare.
Sutherland was heard to ask the
actress to accompany him into an ap-
parently empty building near by, ana
when the woman refused he shot her
and then himself.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-01
EXPECT DOLLAR POTATOES.

Rains Rot murphy" Crop About
Green Isle, Mimi.
Green Isle, Mimi, Aug. 26.-Farm-
ers in this vicinity report an almost
total failure of the potato crop, due
to the recent rains. The almost con-
and there is no question but they will
reach the dollar a bushel mark before
long
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-01
WAGE GARNER CAN BE INDEPENDENT
Northern wisconsin Lands O1fer Splendid Oppor-
10 Workers of Cities.

put they are of comparatively recent
date The men who are developing
Douglas county have not yet arrived
at the stage where they can permit
their money to lie in the banks. They
have use for their money, and by con-
tlnuing to invest their earnings in
improvements they can make more
out of it than they can secure as in
terest on time deposits in banks or by
loanlng it on mortgages.
The indications are, however, that
the men who are cultiVating the soil
in Douglas county are reaping a sub
stantial profit from their labor and in
vestment. The improvements they
are adding from year to year Increase
the value Of every acre owned by them
and the improvements made by their
neiShbors also add to the value OF
their holdings If a man owns 100
acres of land and clears 40 acres, the
value of the entire 100 acres is in
creased. If his neighbor, also the
owner of 100 acres. clears and cult1-
Yates another 20, the entire 800 acres
increases in value. And SO it goes,
dollars being added to the value Of
wild lands by the improvement OF
contiguous tracts, until land that
originally sells at from IS to $40 an
acre becomes worth $40 without a
dollars worth of Improvement being
put on it.
Advantage of Market.
One of the facts that o&ght to be
kept in mind by the men who are con-
templating seeking homes in undevel-
oped sections where land is cheap is
that Northern Wisconsin in general
and Douglas county in particular en-
joys the advantages of a home market.
no state in the Union is more favor
ably situated with respect to markets
than Wisconsin. With Lake Superior
on the north, Lake Michigan on the
east, the Mississippi river on the west,
and a perfect gridiron of railroads cut
ting through every section Of the state
and carrying freight to the great dis
tributing points of the Middle West
where all classes Of farm products are
COuS Ill c1lO1
there is no danger that there will be
a failure of demand.
The cities of Superior and Duluth
alone will consume all the farm
products that can be raised in Doug
las county for many years. 1t is re
| liably estimated that the two cities
now pay annually $7,000,000 for live
stock and the products Of the soil
| The mining region to the north, III
which there is a population of more
| than $4,000, also, demands farm prod
| ucts end that demand must be sup
| piled. If it shall prove to be more
| profitable to engage in dairying anC
! animal husbandry than in genera
| grain farming, of which fact there j
little room for doubt, there is a ques
| ton whether Douglas county will evel
be able to supply the home marke
for general farm products. With this
view of the situation in mind, it ought
! to be but a question of a few years
| when every acre of agricultural lant
in the county will be in the hands o
actual farmers, men who seek to be
come independent tillers of the soil
with comfortable homes and substan
| tial bank accounts.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-01
THREE KILLED IN WRECK.

Great Northern Car Jumps Track, De-
railing the Entire Train.
Helena, Mont, Aug. 29.-Informa-
ton received here at an early hour
Yesterday morning was to the effect
that there was a wreck on the Great
Northern at Swift, a station sixteen
miles south of Great Falls. in which
three persons were killed and twenty
injured. The wreck occurred between
Z and o'clock last night and was
caused by one of the cars jumping tn"
track The train is said to have been
an extra used for hauling coal.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-01
LA CROSSE GETS NEXT MEETING.

La Crosse was selected as the place
for holding the next annual convention
of the Wisconsin League OF Munich
palities, the other aspirants for the
honor being Oconomowoc, Wausau
and Marinette. DR.. Minehan of Green
Bay was elected president, S. E. Spar
ling Of Madison secretary-treasurer,
and Prentice Darlington of Waupun
vice president The question of mu-
nicipal ownership was again debated
on the boat. and when the delegates
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-01
Generous TO Railroad.

Webster City, Iowa, Aug. 26.-The
city council last night passed a fran
chise giving the Boone. Webster City
& Interurban Railroad company the
privilege of operating in this city. An
exemption from taxation for five years
was also granted. A depot site and
a right of way will be donated.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-01
DIVIDE UP THE SURPLUS.
Law to Require Annual Apportion-
ment Among Policyholders.


ment Among PoicyhoIders.
st. Paul, Aug. 26.-The cost of in
surance will be materially lowered,
insurance commissioners believe. il
a bill approved by the insurance COM
missioners at their session yesterday
meets with the approval of the vari
Gus legislatures next winter. The bill,
which requires an annual apportion-
ment of the surplus of life insurance
companies, it is maintained by many
Of the commissioners, strikes at the
root of all the evil in life insurance
company management by holding
their officers accountable for the enor-
nous surplus funds accumulated I'M
der the deferred dividend contracts,
under which nearly all of the large
companies operate.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-01
Iiohtninn Kills TWO.

Roswell, N. M, Aug. 29.-Two men
sitting upright in a wagon, dead, and
four mules dead in harness, were
found near Kenna They were killed
by lightning while driving from Ros-
well to their farms near Ida.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-01
Snree Ends in Drownino

Helena, Mont, Aug. 26.-P. B. Nc
Lean, an Anaconda saloon man. aged
sixty-six, ended protracted spree by
drowning himself in Gregoson spring,
a resort near Anaconda. He went
into the plunge unaccompanied and
was overcome. his body being found
floating on the surface this morning.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-01
Equally Eiated.

"I'm the luckiest man in town." de-
clared the real estate man. i bought
a $4,000 piece of property this morn
ing for just half-price.'
Il know just how you feel!" said
the pretty girl. Il bought two yards
of 6o-cent ribbon this morning for 80
Sgnts!"
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-01
ASYLUM FUGITIVE NABBED.
:. F. Hanson, Who Escaped From
Anoka. Is Recaptured.

1. F. Hanson, Who Escaped From
Anoka, Is Recaptured.
Deerwood, Mimi, Aug. 29.-Sherif
Erickson has returned from Ross
Lake having in custody L. P. Hanson.
Seventeen years ago, while Hanson
was living at Ross Lake, his wife was
shot and killed and suspicion rested
upon the husband. Her body was
Drought to Aitkin along with load of
venison. At Aitkin Ross was cap
tured and sent to the ST. Peter asylum
as insane. Later he was transferred
TO Anoka, and on July rs made his es-
cape. Sheriff Erickson finally traced
the man to his old home at Ross Lake,
where he had gone to look after his
farm.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-01
BOARD WANTS OFFERS OF SITE.
Normal School Regents Anxious About
New Ruildinn.

New Building.
The state board of normal school
regents wants the real estate dealers
and land owners Of Milwaukee to offer
it desirable site for normal school
when it meets in Milwaukee on Aug.
81. The proposed site at Twenty-fifth
and State streets, which has been I'M
der consideration for some. time. can
not. it is said, be secured by the board
because proper title cannot be had.
The board has virtually abandoned all
efforts to secure this site. The board
is prepared to invest about $225,OO0 in
the new building and site. 1t hopes
to secure a site for about $4,000. 1t
will meet at the Plankinton house at 9
a. NJ on Aug. 81.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-01
TREE DEcAPITATES WOMAN.
Horses BaIk During Storm and Fall
ina Trunk Hits Wagon.

Keshena, Wis, Aug. 29-Mr. and
Mrs. Mitchell Nonan and grandson
were overtaken by a severe electric
storm while returning home from the
Grow settlement The horses became
frightened at the lightning and re-
fused to go. The couple saw a large
.ree falling and endeavored to get out
Of the way, but to no avail. The team
paid no attention to the urging until
the tree fell across the wagon, strik-
ing Mrs. Noonan, whose head was sew
cred from her body. Young Noonan
was seriously injured.