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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
Short Meter Sermons.

Faith is foresight.
Charity for revenue is dead loss.
The lust of money Kills the love Of
men.
There is no gaining love without
giving it.
No man can do great work who can
not wait.
No man is utterly lost so long as any
one loves him.
Success is sure to him who does not
fear to face failure.
Patience punctures many porten-
tous-looking obstacle.
A merry heart kills more microbes
than any medicine.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
Ferret Does Twelve Mems Work.
With a rope attached to a harness

With a rope attached to a harness en-
circling his slender body, ferret, at
Lafayette, Ind, accomplished for the
Central Union Telephone company, which
Fourth street, 4 task which would have
taken twelve men an entire day The
little animal completed the work in less
than an hour. 1t consisted OF drawing
through FIVE sections of the conduit. Just
two blocks long, the rope with which the
heavy cables will be pulled through the
pipes.
1t was an ordinary ferret that was
used. J. c. Fessmeyer. superintendent
of construction, obtained the animal in
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
PATRoNIZE YOUR HOME STORES.
By Gov. Joseph w. Folk

We are proud of our splendid cities.
and wewant them to increase IN wealth
and population, but we also want our
country towns to. grow. We wish the
city merchants to build up, but we
also desire the country merchants to
prosper. l do not believe in the mail
order citizen. If place is good
make his money in, it is good enough
for him 70. SrnanH his r1annnr
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24

than to intellectual sentimental arrangements however
much they distress the mind.
To be in good health should feel good If we do
feel good something has gone wrong The study of
diseases in modern times has brought curious
pathological interpretations of character.
oculist of repute in Philadelphia has written book
In which he shows how many of the mseres of authors
to troubles which the medical science of
their day had not recognized diseases at all. One
begins to understand of Milton for example. who
in his home the would like to believe him
o reading his majestic
Only nowadays when the pace of twentieth century life
Is bringing more and of into neurasthenia
nervous prosraor we coming to understand how
real and how obscure troubles which
leave man in seemingly robust health almost hope
less invalid every vital organ in the best of
dton something happens to the tiny faments which
connect these with the and with another and
not only is state misery induced but the char
acter and disposition changes absolutely and always for
the worse.
Karl Marx taught the historians to read the annals of
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
Badgers at VALPARAISO.

RICHMOND. Ind, Aug. 1S.-In the
list of students just graduated from the
Valparaiso university are the following
from Wisconsin,: L. +. Pelky OF Lena,
Joseph E. Remke of Eau Claire. Z. \.
Martrejean of Somerset, Florence 4.
Crosby Of Rhinelander, Henry T. Kan
man Of Cleveland, =. K. Riordan OF
Port Washington, Fred E. White of
Browntown, Joseph Lefevre Of Cham-
pion. John + Zoersch Of ButternUt.
Donna Tiilarzon of Clinton: Alma Inner
of West Bend. Cora b. Miner of Wal,
worth. and Mary NJ. Carr of Ghdden.
HOUGHTON-The infant child Of WilfreC
Roy, cook in lumber camp at Stockpole
met death, falling into scalding grease wa
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24

querors could not agree on a division
Of the spoil, and the Brazilian army Of
occupation was withdrawn only in 1876,
eleven years after hostilities began. Yet
the man for whom the Paraguayans
battled so stoutly and sacrificed so
much was simply a modern Nero.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
GOV. FOLK.

No merchant succeed without advertising in one
way another Patronize your papers, build
up, and they will build the and build you I'D
creased trade and greater opportunities. Do not be
afraid that business is going be hurt by recent
exposures of wrong-doing in the commercial world. No
man doing honest business can be injured by
the light All business will be better the cleansing
process is going through and for the stamping
evil
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24

other, the meat being held at the oppo--
site end. He went through again, and
after rest made the third trip. He con
tinued this until all FIVE conduits were
threaded. Then the cable was pulled
through. 1t would have taken dozen
mon all day or more to do the same work
and the ferret saved the company just
s4O.-St Louis Republic.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
Find Graft III Earthquake2

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Aug. IL
II. G. Quinby, attorney for the Eagle In
surance company Of Illinois. who has
been opposing the efforts of the grand
Jury TO compel him 10 produce certain
documents, is missing. Judge GrahaIn
has issued u bench warrant
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
PRETORIA is GROUNDED.
Hamburg American Liner Fast in the
Elbe Near Hamburg Are
Assisting Her.

HAMBURG, Aug. 1S.-The Hamburg
American liner Pretoria, Capt Schrot-
ter, from New York, via Plymouth and
Cherbourg, grounded in the Elbe at. Fink
enweader while on her way to this city.
Tugs are assisting the steamer.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
The Useful AIphabef.

There's one good thing about IT."
chuckled the ancient Phoeniclan as he
invented the alphabet; some Of those
politicians will be sure to write letters
now that will knock them into a
cooked hat when they run for office"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24

conscience held with memory Is Had
this that been done dear life might have been
spared We recall in minute detail Of those
who gonethe sins of commission in hasty, unthnk
ing, unmeaning words sins of omission in endless
opportunities Of kindness lost The of all regrets
remain and it makes a purgatory for mans thoughts
and secret life.
It is right condemn sin and right to condemn the
sinner it is right also that he should for the
thing he did and also suffer What is necessary by
any standard of morality is that long afterwards
hanging his head in disgrace and judg
ing himself to be eper cast out Of society. Can
his back upon his past and begin again with self
respect and the respect of his fellow men? Society by
sound instinct requires to prove his repentance
by his works. society also by sound instinct if he is
repentant rake up the past and fling it in his
face. Why should q humbly but boldly forgive
himself if his fellows have forgiven him, and may
without preaching if the Eternal has promised
forgive the repenant sinner why should that sinner be
more righteous than God?
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24

lack Gleason, manager of Sam Berger,
has accepted the offer of Eddie Graney
Of a $4,000 purse for a fight between
Berger and O'Brien. Graney declares
that he has the September date for San
Francisco clinched. O'Brien,s represent
alive here has cabled Jack the offer and
he will no doubt accept,
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
ILL FEELING AND ILL HEALTH.
By Wallace Rice.

When we have been deliberately guilty of
;excesses in food or drink and awake the next
day with a feeling that everything has gone
wrong, few of Us are self-deceiying nypocrit-
ical enough to lay the blame for i'll feelings over
to anything but self-induced i'll health But
have not progressed far that most of real
ize that almost all blueness, moroseness, Ian
(guor and indispostion are rather due to bodily
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24

Many mans so-called dignified 81
fence is due to the lamentable fact that
he doesn't know what to say.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
sELF-REsPECT CAN BE RECLAIMED.
By Ian MacIaren

Some people are bag ridden by the future
the things that are going to happen-other peo-
pie are bag ridden by the past-the things
which have happened. 1t is common to remon-
strate with people about vain anxiety. but little
is said about vain regret Yet the darkest mis-
cry of life is remorse for the things which have
been and which cannot be changed.
No one has ever lost q person he loves but his
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24

Every bore thinks he is pestered by
n lot Of bores.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
Revolution in SaIto Domingo.

CAPE HAYTIEN, Hayti, Aug. 1S.-
A serious revolution, according to advlces
received here by courier today, has
broken out in Santo Domingo.
Revolutionary bands under Gen. Ma
varro are said to have landed near Ri
Were and to have attacked and. captured
Dajabon, which was pillaged and aban-
doned after twenty persons had been
killed.
The revoIutionists are now said to be
near Guayabin, and to be marching on
to Monte Christi.
The arrival of Gen. de Sahamps is
anxiously awaited by the revOlutiOnists.
1t is understood that he will assume COM
mand of the forces and operate against
the government in favor Of former PEesi-
dent JImnez.
state of anarchy prevails in. the
northern part of Santo Domingo. III
commerce with the interior has been
stopped and traffic in the northern. dis
tricts has been prohibited.
Cuba Has Some Trouble.
HAVANA. Aug. 1S.-The rumOns of
uprisings in Cuba are confirmed in some
quarters. A detachment Of rural guards
last night encountered a band Of thirty
men near Rio Hondo, province of Pinar
del Rio. The band, which is command
ed by Col Pozo, the we'll known vet
eran. 1eQ after an eXcnanSe OF SDOLS,
leaving one horse killed on the. field.
1t IS positively stated that two other
bands are roaming about Pinar' del Rio,
led by locally influential men, but at the
palace here it is said that the Pozo band
consists of fourteen men and 30 other
bands are out.
Rural guards recently encountered a
band of outlaws in Santiago province.
1t was led by Enrique Mesa, a notorious
bop hr,n r1 6a6
and two of the outlaws were captured.
The grounds for the uprisings are
vague and are said to be simply general
discomfort and a recurrence OF the revO-
lutionary habit among the ignorant, adj
venturOus classes.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24

organizing imperial army. 1t is said that there
present divisions 10000 men, properly equipped
and trained by foreigners 1t hoped that within the
next ten years the numbers will mount up to half a mil
lion. Enlistment is voluntary and for three years
the coors after which the soldier into the first
and second Recruits carefully chosen after
period of probation. They must be between 20
of five feet five inches tall and able to lift
weight of $50 pounds. No opium smoker is accepted
any who cannot get recommended by the head
of the village.
If Chinese soldiers have many occasions fought
badly that the army be considered a negligible
quantity this is simply because they badly fed and
badly led. But It is not true that they have always
fought badly At Tientsn SIX years they not
in numbers than its defenders and they nearly
the city And the admirable way in which Chinese
gunners then worked their surprised every
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
REORGANIZATION OF THE CHINESE ARMY.
By Rev. E. j. Hard,

wv.
Thinking Of the 4000COCOO inhabitants of
China and Of the wonderful resources of the
country, Napoleon said at St. Helena, When
China is moved it will change the face of the
globe" Well, China is moved with vengeance
for past bad treatment, and some will have
cause to regret that sleeping dogs were not al
lowed to lie.
China has recently started an army council for
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
Negro Gamb

MACOMB, ILL.,, Aug. 17.-Chanlse
Cushman, special policeman at TIE fair
grounds, was shot and instantly killed
by a negro gambler. The officer at
tempted to stop crap game. The
negro was captured. He is severely
wounded.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-09-28
Gov. John a. johnson

fectly natural in my judgment, that
a defendant in one Of these suits for
an amount of more than $4,000 should
have boosted openly Of the amount Of
money he spent in IN attempt to con-
troll the Republican convention at
Duluth, and that at a celebrated ban
quet given to the defeated candidates
for governor at that convention, he
claimed the credit of great victory
and announced TO them that IL they
had done business with him, one Of
them might have been nominee for
governor in that convention.
In the keynote speech Of my oppo-
nent in this campaign, there is little or
no discussion of the timber question
in Minnesota. It is question in
which every citizen Of the state has
a keen and vital interest. It comes
as close to the interests Of the common
people Of this state as any other ques-
ton. The least that any man who Is
candidate for public position in this
state could have said on this great
question was that, If he was elected
to any public position, he would see to
it that the public interest was con.
served, that trespass cases pending
should be prosecuted to the end, and
that timber trespassers would be made
at all times to pay the full penalty Of
the law. promise you that II I am
reelected I shall pursue the same
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-09-28

have been settled by the state timber
board according to law; and others
have been settled subject to ratiflca-
ton by the next legislature. Thous-
ands of dollars have come into the
state treasury through this course.
These, however, are cases of timber
trespass which occurred under previous
administrations. wish to emphasize
the fact that timber trespass cases in
volving thousands of dollars have
been settled by the state timber board
during the past two years, and not q
single case has been settled except
in accordance with the law and for the
entire double or treble damages legal
ly due the state. desire to be per-
fectly fair and honest IN my state
ment Of this question and at this time
wish to accord to the attorney general
for his able legal services, as well as
to my other associates on the state
timber board, the credit to which they
are entitled in their vigorous and loyal
cooperation In every movement look
ing toward the recovery Of the value
Of the timber which belonged to the
people Of Minnesota.
From the testimony Of patriotic
and reliable witnesses became con-
vinced that millions Of feet Of timber
had been improperly cut from the pub
lie domains Of Minnesota. In my mes
sage to the legislature, on page 3. I
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-09-28
SALIENT SENTENCES FROM GOV.
JOHMSOWS KEYNOTE SPEECH
SALIENT

! have maintained for myself and
TOR those subordinate TO mo that If it
was Incumbent upon the people, the
soveri9ns OF our commonwealth, to
yield tho strictest obedience TO law,
Il was in the fuller sense tho absolute
duty Of their public servants to yield
obedience to tho law and loyalty to
the public interest.
It 10 . matter Of special pride with
mo on this occasion that every prom.
lee has been kept: that not q pledge
has been broken; that we have Kept
faith with the. people who reposed
their confidence In 10.
! shall try always to convincs tho
people engaged In lumber business on
state lands that honesty u an essen
tiAl; that Il Is not cheaper 20 steal
timber than to buy Il &C LEGAL sale.
have positively declared for ! Hat
two. cent passenger fare and for the
abolition Of passes. AZ result Of
these declarations the Republican
party Of this stats for the first time In
its history has Incorporated 4 plank IL
Ito platform declaring for these propo.
sitfons. ESQ
L is singular thing that the only
two great general reductions which
have come 70 the people of Minnesota
during the past half century came
Under the admlnistr ations sc Gov.
John Lind and myssM.
The governor 81 Minnesota and che
lnsuranco commissions appointed By
him wer0 approved and commended BY
Theodore Roosevelt prooldent ar tt,o
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-09-28

United States, in q message to con.
gress on the insurance question, in
which due credit was given for our
interest and work for Insurance re-
forms.
Never in the history Of the state has
the dairy and food department done
% much for the development and pro-
motion Of the dairy interests, and no
previous administration has made
such wonderful progress along the
lines Of pure food regulation and the
enforcement Of pure food laws.
The box.car merchant-an Arab in
stitution-shich was for 90 many
years fragrant violator Of our pure
food laws, has been driven from the
borders Of our state.
Public servioe corporations :
have had their valuations very ma-
terially increased. More than 5000.
600 was added 20 the assessed valua. .
tion Of the Twin City Rapid Transit
company alone.
Prison labor should not come in
competition with the free labor Of the
state. l have urged upon the board
Of control the extension Of tho prison
trine plant, and, the capacity Of this
/ plant has been increased two million
pounds per annum.
Drainage, forestry and good roads
are thrss sister lines Of state develop.
mont.
Hundreds Of children Illegally en-
Iploysd have been put back Ia the
schools, and IL Ill Gases employer
have bsen eompsiIsd g comply With
the ~.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-09-28

which the state had bean Wrongfully
deprived. The attorney sgoneral ad-
vised me that the curreQt business OF
his Office was sufficient to keep his
offlce force industri oualy busy and that
for the preparation and trial Of the
cases referred to additional counsel
would be required.
On February 8. 1905. this cores
pondence. together with q compete
transcript Of the public examiners re-
port was submitted to tho legislature
In q special message urging that Dody
to make proper provisions that there
might be an enforcement Of the law.
ana that the attorney general might
have every facility for the prosecution
Of these cases. Pursuant to this
recommendation, the legislature made
provisions for the appointment Of ad-
ditional counsel by the attorney gem
eral, that suits might be Instituted Tor
the recovery Of all the moneys be-
longing to the state. Suits were In
stituted. The defendants demurred to
the constitutionality Of the law provid-
ing for penalties for timber trespasses
and illegal settlements. Necessarily
the litigation has been somewhat
tedious. but the supreme court Of our
state has finally handed down an
opinion in which the constitutionality
of the law is upheld, and there remains
no doubt whatever 81 the successful
termination and conclusion Of these
suits against number Of individuals.
A partial list Of the defendants and
amounts claimed by the state, to the
aggregate Of over 100000, was recent
ly published by the state press. In
addition to these cases. many referred
to in the public examiners report
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-09-28

recommended TINT Z sufficient appro-
priAtion be made - contingent fund
to be. placed at the disposal az the TIM
Der board In order that they. from
time 70 time, might make q physical
examination of the timber lands OF
tho state, and also 10 enable them to
appoint cruisers and employ agents for
the state to see that the states prop
erty was properly preserved. and that
losses to the state might be recovered.
Under the direction of the timber
board. these examinations have been
made. The revelations already made
are startling. In a single county In
this state, on less than half = dozen
sections. there are discrepancies OF
millions Of feet Of timber. am COM
vinced that proper steps In the future
and the proper prosecution along the
lines Of investigation, which led to the
recovery of hundreds Of thousands and
perhaps millions Of dollars. which be-
long to the school children Of the state
Of Minnesota. The timber board has
been active In the prosecution Of this
enterprise, and promise you that II
I am reelected to the office Of gov
ernor it shall be my constant purpose
to reclaim every dollar which has
been unlawfully taken from our public
domain.
Trespass Cases Pending.
Cases now pending for settlement
will bring a half million dollars into
the state treasury. am satisfied
that more than this amount will be
realized to the state Of Minnesota
after the proper investigations have
been completed. Under these conli-
lions and circumstances, it was per-
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-09-28

rates IN tHS SIdle Oh minnesota.
During the tendency Of this inquiry
certain admissions were made by rail-
road companies with reference to th>
reduction of rates Of transportation OF,
grain. and they voluntarily proposed
reduction. provided that the hearing
on the question Of merchandise rates
be suspended. Upon my suggestion
and as result Of a conference with
me, the board Of railway and ware
house commissioners issued an order
citing the railway companies Of Min
nesota to appear before them and
show cause why there should not be a
general reduction Of commodity rates,
including grain. coal and other staples.
AS a result Of this order the railroads
Of Minnesota requested permission to
make an immediate reduction upon the
rates for the transportation Of grain.
A hearing for the proposed reduction
Of commodity rates is still. pending.
The above quoted resolution proper
~ states that the railroad and ware
house commission is the proper body
to undertake the regulation OF the
rates Of transportation, but It is the
privilege Of the Governor to interest
nlmSelI ~ dA times IN tnat winch
concerns the general welfare OF the
people. Being thoroughly impressed
with the Importance OF this great
question, and believing that the people
of Minnesota have unjustly suffered
In the past and that radical change
in this situation should be realised, /
have upon every possible occasion
given utterance to my sentiments
along this line. Ny position on. this
question certainly cannot be misun-
derstood. Before body OF railway
magnates n the city OF Chicago, on
Feb. -. 1906 stated that railroad
discrt mination. tho rebate. private car
Iand othsr evils had brought into