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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13

the semaphOre arms to the safety posi-
ton as 1t leaves the block. One of the
automatic tlock systems most extern
sively employed is the Westinghouse
electrOpneumatic
In this system the essential feature
is an electric current flowing through
the track rails. When the circuit is
closed, which is the case when the sec
ton is not occupied by wheels at any
point, an electro magnet at the signal
holds the signal in a way clear posi-
ton. The entrance of a train short
circuits the current, de-energizing the
magnet and the signal by force of gray
ity assumes the danger position, thus
warning the next train not to enter the
block. AS the train passes out of the
block the magnets are again energiZed
and the clear way is signaled.
The power for moving the semaphore
arm to the downward or all-clear posi-
ton Is compressed air, of about sew
acting through a cylinder fixed in an
iron box at the foot Of the signal post.
Pneumatic pressure IS conveyed from
compressor to the signals along the
line for a distance Of ten to twenty
miles by means of underground pipes.
An accidental failure Of air pressure
would simply release the signal arm
and its counterweight would by gray
ity force it to the stop POSITION. The
arm Is held at all-clear by means of
pressure, which overcomes it's natural
tendency to lie at a horizontal or stop
position.
1t Is only within a few years that
the three position signal has found ia
vor. With this arrangement IL serves
both IS home or distant positive signal
and also as a distant Or cautiOnary.
Placed horizontally, the senlaphore in
dicates stop; when hanging at an an
gle Of 45 degrees from the horizontal
it indicates all clear for that section,
but means also (the same as & distant
signaD "be prepared to stop at next
signal"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
An Accomplished MuIe.

The author of Very Far West In
deed has many amusing stories to tell
of his adventures on the Fraser River
at the time of the gold excitement in
British Columbia, now nearly forty
years ago. He was making his way
through the mountains in company with
an IriShman when this occurred:
Two or three miles from the ferry we
looked about for suitable spot on
which to camp for the night; and while
thus engaged, Pat Herman and l, with
one of the laden mules, fell behind Pat
was twenty or thirty yards ahead of
me, and l was urging on the tagging
mule with gentle entreaties Finding
these unayailing. L adopted a more VIC
lent eXpedient, and threw stone at
him. The stone-it was good-sized
one-missed the mule, but hit Pat in
the back
With many explanations of rage, Pat
descended from his perch, and proceed
ed to lick the mule. Hardly able to
keep from laughing aloud, inquired:
Whats the matter, PATTI
"Matther enough. Here's this ould
black basic. not continued wild thrying
to upsit me iv'ry mint, has been and
trun a rock and hit me square In the
middle of me back"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
MOTHER ANDSIX BURNED
FATHER BADLY INJURED IN La
FAYETTE QND.) BLAZE.
Parents Valnly Try to Save Children AMI
One Is Killed in the
Effort

LAFAYETTE, Ind, July Mrs.
Solomon Gobbau and her six children
were burned to death last nigh, III Il
fire that destroyed lhcir houe here. So
ONION Gohhau. TIE husband and father,
was badly injured. but will recover. The
family was asleep when the fire started.
The fire originated from the kitchen
stove. The father was called out and
on going into the back yard discovered
the kitchen in flames. He awakened his
wife and together they rushed UP the
stairs to rescue the children. who were
sleeping III an upper room.
Both were overcome by smoke. Cob
hau managed to stagger to the window
and i'll his efforts to break it open fell
through TO the ground. sustaining pam
full injuries. while the mother and six
children persisted in the flames.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
H. L. WARD DETAINED.
Unable to Attend Funeral of His Father
Who Was Killed by Automobile
in Buffalo

ROCHESTER,, n. Y, July THE
funeral of Prof. Henry A. Ward, the
Chicago naturalist, was held today at the
First Unitarian church, Rev. w. G. Gan
nett, presiding. Anatomists, taXidermsts,
and other practitioners among whom
Ward had done much of his work, bore
the dead body of their beloved professor.
These bearers were Robert Kohler,
Charles e. Mirgut, Chrysostome Kirch.
off. Remi Santens, Fritz Burgia, and
Darwin l.. Platt The honorary bearers
were: Henry &. Brewster Ward. George
II. Smith, DR.. John Whitebeck, DR.. Au-
gustus II. Streng, and Prof. Albert ii.
Mixer. Among members of the profess
sors' family who were present were his
widow, Mrs. Lydia Conley Ward;
Charles Ii. Ward, a son, and Mrs.
Ward.
Another son, Henry l.. Ward, who is
custodian of the Milwaukee public mu-
scum was prevented from attending. The
body will be taken to Buffalo today
where it will be cremated. The ashes
will be buried in Mount Hope cemetery
in this city.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
TOM JOHNSON ACCEPTS.'
Cleveland Mayor to Be Chairman at
Bryan Feast in New York-Has
Laurels for Nebraskan.

NEW YORK, July 7.-Speculation as
to who will preside at the reception of
w. J. Bryan in Madison Square garden
on his return from Europe has been set
at rest by the acceptance of Mayor Tom
L. Johnson of Cleveland.
Mayor Johnson wrote to William
Hoge, chairman of the reception com
mittee, expressing his enthusiasm in the
plan to honor Mr.. Bryan and stating he
felt that he was working along the same
lines with Mr.. Bryan. Mayor Johnson
adds:
Even within the present year, when urged
by his friends to become a candidate for
the presidential nomination In 1908, he has
steadfastly replied that there Is yet time
for more available men to come into pr0ml-
nence, and that no direct office seeking on
his part shall be allowed to cmbarrass him
self, his friends his party with prc1na-
ture conflicts over candidates. He Is not
candidate for office; he is the leader of
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13

East. In installing this system the
posts or arches sustaining the soma
phores are placed at each division
point or at each block terminal, the
distance apart depending on the length
Of the block Where traffic is infre-
quent the blocks may be several miles
long, but at the entrance to a great
train shed, such as Union Station, Bos-
ton, where the shortest blocks in the
world may be seen, the distance be-
tween blocks is only few hundred
feet
Travellers have noticed that at some
points three semaphore arms are set
on one post To the average rider two
Of these appear to be superfuous On
the contrary, the three arms carry a
very legible signal to the engine driver
The top semaphore represents the near
Est block; the next the one ahead and
the last the block beyond that. Where
the locomotive Is running AT the rat.
Of fifty miles an hour" says Day Allen
Wiley, In Casters Magazine. In which
hc lhoiOuShly eS pldlllS til : workings
of the nerves Of railway" 1.-The
three signal post is essential to the
safety Of a short block system, since
considerable track room Is needed to
bring the train to full stop, especial
ly on level or down grade"
The block signal may be controlled
from a station at the end Of each track
division. AS the train enters the oper-
ator by pulling n lever throws his sig
nal to the danger position, the lever be-
ing connected with the semaphore by
heavy wire passing over pulleys at the
curves. 1t is usual to supplement the
manual block system by the use Of tele-
graph or teienlo"T
Where traffic Is heavy the automatic
block system has found much favor
Where this is used the train service Is
literally controlled by the passage Of
the trains. For example, when one
train enters a block it sets the signal
behind 1t at danger, and the one in the
rear Of this a cautlouary, lowering
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
ENTERTAINED THE KING.
Ambassador and Mrs. Reid Had
That Distinguished Honor.

Am bnssafor and Mrs. Reid Had
That Distinguished Honor.
Mrs. Whltelaw Reid, wife of our am
bassadOr to the court Of st. James, is
without doubt one of the most charm
Ing as well as one Of the most success
full hostesses in all London. The social
life at the embassy is noted for its
splendor and perfection In every detail
Recently the ambassador and his gra-
cious wife entertained the King and of
course this was one of the greatest So
cial events of the London season. There
was a reception followed by a musicale,
at which Nine. Emma Eames sang. To
sing before the King Is an honor to
which few people attain and one which
was greatly appreciated by the gifted
singer.
Dorchester House. where the must
Gale and reception was held Is by all
odds the handsomest of the American
embassies in Europe, and is the most
sumptuous residence In Park lane. or
Millionaires' row, as 1t is called Buck
iugham Palace, the London home of
his Majesty himself. cannot compare
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13

The operation of a modern railroad,
with its numerous trains running at
high speeds, is made possible by the
use Of what appears to be a very com
pick series Of signals. One glance at
the network Of tracks at the entrance
to a great railroad terminal mazes the
uninitiated Every track Is correlated
to another. winding and curling now
from this side, now to that, like a mass
Of writing, glIstenIng serpents. Yet
over this apparently heterogeneous col
lection of rails trains are constantly
running, seemingly by some occult gift
picking out their way and avoiding one
another.
The block signal system Is plan
devised to prevent two trains going In
the same direction from running to-
gether. A block consists Of q section
OF track usually about two miles long.
When the signal Is set against train,
1t must not enter the block until the
proper signal Is given. In this way
the exact location Of every train Is
kept Mt the various offices OF the train
dispatchers.
The semaphore, which Is the usual
type OF signal used on roads in the
East, Is very old design. The first
telegraph system was semaphoric, and
it has been found to have advantages
over most other types, although the
disk system Ia used on some roads, and
some western roads are operated on
what Is known as the staff system, a
block system more extensively used In
England than In this country. All of
these systems have the same underly-
ing idea-that of advancing a train
block by block or of being able to halt
1t before 1t enters a block already oc-
cupied. The difference Is to be found
in the type Of signal and the method of
operating It.
About 10000 miles Of railroad In this
country are operated by some one of
the three systems mentioned. The
semaphore type Is used generally in the
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
First Ride on Train.

Mrs. Charles Skinner of Jackson, Pa,
10-year-old woman. who took her first
ride on a railroad train, was so fright
rened that the train was stopped and she
was permitted to alight, owing to fear
that she would die of fright. With her
son Mrs Skinner started from her home.
near Benton. to go to Danville to visit
relatives. They drove to the Benton sta
persuasion, was induced to board the
train. No sooner had she seen the land
scape moving past, heard the rumble of
wheels and felt the motion of the train.
than she began to scream and in a min
ute was hysterical and struggling to GET
off. The passengers, fearing she would
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
NEW HEAD FOR ZION.
Dowie in Latest Will Names South Afri-
can Missionary, Daniel Bryant
Disinherits Wife and Son.

CHICAGO, H., July John Alex
ander Dowie, deposed head of the Chris
tan Catholic church, yesterday made
public, in support Of his action to GUST
Wilbur Glenn Voliva from control of
affairs of Zion City, his latest will, in
which he scores and disinherits his son,
Gladstone Dowie, upbraids and limits
his wife, Jane Dowie, to her legal allow
ance under the Illinois sta suteS, and
gives the residue of the $4,000, 900 es-
tate claimed by him into the hands of
Daniel Bryant, South African mis-
sionary, whom he names as his success
sor.
This came as climax to a caustic SEES
sion before Judge Lands in the federal
court during which the aged first apostle
made positive refusal to account for fif-
ty-one $1,000 bills, and after he had
threatene to Ego for" Attorney Jacob
Neumann, counsel for Voliva, who had
questioned his veracity.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
Short Meter Sermons.

Love never leads astray.
You cannot kill time without hurting
character
He has no force with men who has
no faith in men.
He is soon forgotten who never for
gets himself.
The dead beat parson will have a
dead heart church.
Idleness is the incubator of lot of
industrious iniQuity.
The soul of the preacher is more elo-
quent than his sermon.
People who borrow trouble always
are anxious to circulate it.
kind heart lever has to wait long
for a chance to get busy.
A loose tongue can tie some terribly
hard kinks in life's skein.
He never climbs to heaven who IS
unwilling to come down to earth.
The greatness Of the soul shows it
self in the service Of the life.
You cannot heal the worlds sorrows
by treating its sins lightly.
The best way to bow before the Al
mighty is to bend TO the needy.
Blessed is the minister who lives his
sermon all the week, and breaches by
all his manhood Oh Sunday.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
PETTUS Is PARALYZED.
On His Eighty-ffth Birthday He Is Re-
ported Stricken-No Opposition
to Reelection.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. July Much
interest is felt in Alabama over reports
from Washington regarding the declining
health Of Senator Edmund w. Pettus,
who was So years old Friday.
Gen. Pettus has been in poor health
for some time, and recently, it is said, he
suffered q partial stroke of paralysis.
At a Democratic primary to be held
August 81 successors to both Senators
Morgan and Pettus are to be nominated,
while nominations of two alternate sen
ators' are also to be named. The pres
ent senators are unopposed.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
His Heart Taken Out.

To have his heart taken out and the
particles of sand washed from it as it
beat, and still survive has been the ex-
perience of c. A. Mccartney, a Pasa-
dena Cal. contractor. While riding a
motor cycle he came into collision with
hay wagon and q wooden rake prong
pierced his breast. The surgeons founG
that particles of sand from the road had
been driven into the wound as far as
the heart. They took that organ out
washed it thoroughly. and then replaced
it. Other internal injuries We're attend
ed TO. the cavity in the BODY sewed up
and the indications are that Mccartney
will recover.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
Has Wonderful Pearls.

Mrs. Ida Roosevelt. whose husband is
said to be a first cousin of the President
of the United States, has on exhibition
at Eau Claire, Wis, bottle containing
forty-fve pearls, all of which she says
she found in the Eau Claire river. She
declines to say at what particular spot
in the river she found them
The pearls are all of good size and
beautiful in appearance. One of them
appears TO be of much value.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
RIPS GRANDCHILD WEBS.
Secret Marriage Announced of Cheyenne
Attorney and Miss Lauretta Jeffer
son, the Actors Relative.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., July An
nouncement has been made here of the
secret marriage on June at Cambridge,
Mass, of William Wellington Corlett,
son of a former attorney of this city,
20 Miss Lauretta Jefferson, granddaugh-
ter Of the late Joseph Jefferson, the
actor. Mr. Corlett graduated from uar-
ward last month.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
ON BURNSIDES MARCH.
Twelfth Cavalry Starts on 1I2-Mile Jaunt
from Fort Oglethorpe to Knox
vile, Tenn.
CH Tenn. July

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July T.
The Twelfth cavalry. stationed at Fort
Oglethorpe on the Chickamauga battle
field, started today on a practice march
to Knoxville. a distance of 112 miles
and return. The regiment went in full
force and will 30 over the old lines Of
the march Of Burnsides men and those
who went to their relief from here il
The fail Of 1S64
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
BIG BOMB JARS HOTEL.
Guests All Escape Injury, but Run Out
Panic Stricken in Night Clothes
at Lincoln, Ill.

LINCOLN, H., July An attempt
was made before dawn today to wreck
the Commercial hotel with dynamite,
but without success. A dynamite bomb
was thrown into an area way, exploding
with terrific force, damaging n wall of
the hostelry and breaking windows gen
orally in the vicinity, but none of the
guests were injured A panic ensued
and the guests rushed out of the hotel
in night attire, but were finally pacitied.
The police are investigating.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
MARKED TO DIE
BY HlGHBiNDERS.
Philadelphia Minister Who Was Shot and
Others Included by
Chinese.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July Sen
sational testimony was offered today at
the coroner's inquest in the case of Dong
500, Chinaman who died from gunshot
wounds received during fractional fight
in Chinatown ON the night of July 4.
Lee Toy, who was long known as the
mayor of Chinatown" testified that at
a recent meeting of a band of high
binders" several men were marked for
assassination, among them Rev. Fred
erick Poole, an Episcopal missionary,
who is located in the Chinese district.
Mr.. Poole was shot during the disturb
ance on July. and is now in hospital.
Murders Set for July 4.
Lee Toy stated that the murders were
to be committed during the celebration
of Independence day. He further testi-
fed that he saw Yung Cow fire at Dong
500.
Fong Loon, an interpreter for the
Parkhnrst society of New York, was
present at the inquest to interpret the
testimony. Yung Cow, Mok Kin and
Yum Why Joe We're committed without
bail to await the action of the grand
jury.
Since the shooting reports of Hip Sing
Tong and another faction have signed a
peace pact.
Rosenberg Denies Guilt
Altoona, Prussia, July August
Rosenberg, formerly of Seattle, Wash,
who was arrested here July 3 as q sus-
pected Anarchist, who was to kill the
Kaiser. atfirms that he is an American
citizen who sold his property in Seattle
and returned here with the intention of
passing the remainder of his life in the
village of Luetjenburg, province of
Schlesswig Hostein where his wife was
brought up. He is 65 years of age and
says he has passed the time of life for
energetic days, even if he believed in
them.
His wife, who was arrested at the
same time, has been liberated.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13
Cold Storage.

Those are rabbits eggs" said the
facetious waitress.
I'll bet they are" replied the board
er. I've got too much respect for a hen
to think she'd be guilty of anything
that tastes like this !''-Detroit Free
Press.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13

die of fright. induced the conductor to
stop the train and she alighted mile
from the station. As soon as she recoy-
cred she walked home.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13

statues and fountains in sunken Italian
gardens make veritable fairyland
Here also is stabling accommodation
for eighteen horses.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13

When q silly man is unable to at
tract attention in any other manner he
invests in a gaudy vest
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-13

Few men are as brave as their con-
victions.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-02-10

The Chinese eat indlscriminately al
most every living creature which
comes in their way; dogs, cats, hawks,
owls, eagles and storks are regular
marketable commodities, in default of
which dish Of rats, field mice or
snakes is not objected to. Cockroaches
and other insects and reptiles are used
for food or medicine. Their taste for
dogs flesh is quite a fashion Young
pups-plump, succulent and tender
fetch good prices at the market stalls,
where supply is always to be found.
A dish of puppies, prepared by skill
full cook, is esteemed as a dish fit for
the gods. At every grand banquet it
makes its appearance as hash or
stew.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-02-10
CAUGHT BY THE GRIP
RELEASED BY PF-RlI-NA
,,o;a Followed La Gippe-Pe-ru-na
Pneu,''ouo omody That Brought Relief.

,,;. Followed La Grippe
pae. ,ha Remedy That Brought Relief.
NJ. T. Barnecott, West Aylmer, On
.,.;o Can. writes;
ta, ~ ost winter was i'll with pneu-
- alter having la grippe. l took
nlor .na for two months when l became
fsi Ito well, and can say that any one
que so eured By it in reasonable time
% o. at little expense.
u,;c Catarrh, the Result of La Grippe.
SS'ei'Ip o-ru-na Receives Credit Tor
Present Good Health.
A.. Jennie W. Gilmore, Box A,
u,bite Oak, Ind. Ter, writes:
We nr;x wears ago I had la grippe,
80. 81 was followed by systemic catarrh.
Wh.' onlv thing l used was Peruna and
ihs O and have been in better
snaIth the last three years than for
heA -s before. l give Peruna all the
s s,sdit for my good health"
p.,,.os-A Tonic After La Grippe.
~. Cbas. E. Wells, ST., Delaware.
Ohio writes: "After severe attack
o y 10 Grippe, l took Peruna and found
ts very good tonic"
4uost Effective Medicine Ever Tried for
No'' La Grippe"
pobt L. Madison, A. NJ, principal
ts.llowhee high school, Painter, N.
c. c., is chairman of the Jackson county
s w. Of education. Mr.. Madison says:
~ orr hardly ever without Perupa in
nv home. 1t is the most effective
Medicine my that have ever tried for Ia
grippe" 49,, , n
90 had Ia grippe very bad. My hus-
hand bought Peruna for me. In very
short time saw improvement and was
aeon able to do my work."
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-02-10

An old captain and his mate, feeling
water front and ordered dinner. The
waiter, with considerable flourish,
placed a plate Of thin, watery-looking
liquid before each Of them. Say,
young fellow, what's this stuff" shout
ed the captain, gazing In amazement at
the cOncOction under his nose. Soup,
SIR" replied the waiter. "Soup?"
shouted the old sea-dog; soup, Bill"
turning to the mate), "just think of
that! Here you and me have been sail
ing on soup all our lives an never
knouod 1t till now"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-02-10

Little .Dorothy's papa had been very
i'll with appendicitis, and had lain for
many days in the darkened room after
the doctors had come and removed his
appendix. Dorothy had been told to be
very quiet and very good, with the
promise that she should go in to see
her papa at the earliest possible mo-
ment. At last she was permitted a
brief interview. When nurse came to
take her away, she hung back mo-
ment. Haven't I been very quiet,
papa?" YES" whispered the fond par
ent. "And haven't been very good?'
Her father admitted it. "Then won't
you do me a big favor, papa" Ger
tainly. What is it, my child? Let
me see the baby"