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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-04
What Will Become of the
Little Red School House?

ing snoTdrlfts, slush, and mud on the
way to school.
Regarding the cost of transportation,
he says that the farmers are already
maintaining the most expensive system
possible. He says that through the
sending Of children to graded schools
and high schools, the farmers are
paying double toll, not only
maintaining their own inefficient
schools, but assisting through tuition
charges in maintaining city schools He
has secured figures which largely prove
his assertion.
Advantages of Consolidation.
The advantages arising from consol-
idatiOn, according to Dean Davenport,
are as follows:
1T is much cheaper for the same
grade Of school.
At the same expense much better
schools can be provided, because fewer
teachers being needed, a better grade
can be secured, a division Of labor es-
tablished, and some sort of supervis-
Ion established.
1T makes possible a country school
equal In every sense to the best city
schools, yet within the reach Of farm
homes.
THE health Of the children Is bet
ter when conveyed In wagons and land
ed dry and warm than when sitting all
day with wet feet and draggled cloth
mig after tramping through all kinds
Of roads in all kinds Of weather.
THE number who will attend school
is found to be larger when children
are conveyed the attendance is more
regular, and hardness is unknown.
"The inspiration that comes with
numbers puts life into the school, that
is impossible in classes of one or two
each
1T makes possible the employment
Of at least one experienced, we'll edu-
Gated teacher, under whose supervision
young and inexperienced teachers will
do better than when working alone try
ing to teach everything.
1T makes unnecessary the sending
Of young boys and girls away from
home for high school privileges on the
one hand, or the breaking up of homes
on the other, in going to town to edu-
cate the children Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-04
WRECK Is STORM CLIMAX.
Following Deat,2 of Sixteen People on
Railway ia Scotland, Thaw Sets
IN, Bringing Relief.

LONDON, Dec. GA thaw has set
in here and the weather conditions in the
provinces are ameliorating. The snow
bound rains are gradually being dug out
and the railroad companies hope that
the usual traffic will be resumed ut once.
DUNDEE, Scotland, Dec. 29.-The
wrecks of the two trains which were in
collision near Arbroath between Edn-
burgh and Aberdeen yesterday, resulting
in the death of sixteen persons and Sc
rious injuries to over thirty, have been
cleared away. The dead and injured
have all been taken to ArbrOath. No
further deaths have been reported among
the injured
prevailing in the straits of Gibraltar.
Many ships have sought shelter in va
rious ports along the coast. The Bel
gian steamer Heidelberg bound for Ha-
vana, has been lost. Several of her
crew were drowned.
PARIS, Dec. 29.-The continent is
covered with the heaviest fall of snow
in years. Railroad traffic in France,
Spain, Switzerland and Belgium is Sc
riOusly hampered.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-04
Icu--Lfyed Mathers.

At Ienkintown, Pa, Oct. q, four
members of one family whose ages ag-
pregate $50 years gathered at re-
rnion. when Isaac Mather. the oldest
of two brothers and two sisters, cele-
brated his Tooth birthday. There
were also present two sons and one
daughter of the centenarian whose ag-
gregate ages totalled 2O6 years 1t is
not believed that anywhere else in the
United States will be found a family
that can present a like showing.
The four persons whose ages total
led $50 years We're: Isaac Mather,
100 wears old; Mrs. Rebecca Kitchener,
his sister, 81 years old; Miss Ann Ma
tber. his sister, 10 years old, and
Charles Mather, a brother, 81 years
old
The children whose ages totalIed
o06 wears are: Miss Martha Mather,
daughter. IS years old; Israel Mather,
son. IS years old; Isaac Mather, son,
IS years old.
Isaac Mather, the centenarian, lives
on the old homestead, built on the
original tract Of land granted to his
ancestors by William Penn. at Cheltcn
Hills. In this region he is best known
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-04
CURING A BAD HABIT.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

When Sir Sanford Fleming, the
noted English engineer, inspected the
proposed route Of the Canadian Pacific
| Railway In 1858, he was accompanied
by the Rev. George Munroe Grant. The
party encountered the usual hardships
| Of travelling through wilderness, but
has many interesting experiences. One
of these, says Mr.. Grants biographer,
was meeting the different parties of
engineers stationed along the way.
The most picturesque person asso-
ciated with this exploration Of the
mountains was Major Rogers, the dis
covererer and engineer of the passage
through the Selkirks. Rogers was an
energetic man, renowned for unconven-
tionality but exceedingly profane. The
engineers who were passed on the east
err slope of the mountains were in a
state of great expectancy at the pros
pect Of the hard-swearing Rogers being
host to clergyman.
Rogers at first was under the impress
sion that Grant, who was addressed as
day after the first meeting was Sunday,
and Fleming proposed that DR.. Grant
should hold divine service.
The major took the suggestion as a
joke, and with great energy drummed
up his men. DR.. Grant preached at
length, and dexterously brought the
subject round to profane swearing
Avoiding any appearance Of aiming
at any one nearer, he pointed out the
uselessness of the habit, and incident
ally noted its gradual disappearance
from the conversation of gentlemen.
He had observed with accuracy one
salient point in Rogers character. The
man was passionately determined to
live like gentleman, and to have his
men regard him as a gentleman. The
discourse struck home. Then and there
Rogers resolved to abstain.
Once at least during their stay with
him his guests pity was excited by
his heroic suppression Of his vocaDu-
larry at a trying moment. Something
went wrong with one Of the canoes.
Rogers opened his mouth, but in the
nick of time remembered his resolve
and stood helpless.
Grant laid his hand on his arm.
Major, if you've got to get rio of it,
go behind a tree and say it"
Sir William Van Horne was fond of
telling Of his first meeting with Rogers
after this affair. After some talk, Sir
William said:
What's the matter with you,
Rogers? You haven't sworn once"
We'll, Mr.. Van Horne, Fleming
brought a parson up here named
Grant. He gave us a sermon on
swearing, and he made out that i'd
wasn't gentlemanly to swear, SO 2
stopped"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-04
Old Story Refold.

Charles Francis Adams was escort
ing an English gentleman about Bos-
ton. They were reviewing the different
objects of attraction, and finally came
to Bunker Hill. They stood looking at
the splendid monument, when Mr.. Ad-
ans remarked:
This is the place, sir, where War
rem fell"
'Ah" replied the Englishman, evil
IDENTIFY not very familiar with Ameri-
can history. WAS he seriously burt
by his fall?"
Mr.. Adams looked at his friend.
"Hurt!" said he. He was killed, SIR
"Ah, indeed. ~ the Englishman re
piled, still cycling the monument and
commencing to compute It's height in
his own mind. well, l should think
he might have been-faIIing so far
Harper's Weekly
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-04

1t is related Of Joseph Choate, that
when he was a very young man, just
starting out to practice law, he was
once retained by a shopkeeper to de-
fend him in a suit for damages brought
by an employe. Unfortunately for Mr.
Choate, his client lost his head com
pletely under cross-examination, fur
nishing evidence so favorable to the
prosecution as to result in a $4,000
verdict.
The merchant was, nevertheless,
highly indignant with his lawyer for
having lost the case and when they
encountered each other at the court
room door, he clustered:
IF l had a son born an idiot I'd
make him a lawyer"
Your father seems to have been Of
another opinion" replied young Choate,
coolly.-Harper' Weekly.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-04
water with and without the fish in it,
and thus settled the matter.-Kansas
City Journal
The Perfect Host.

The Duke of Connaught once paid
a visit to the late Sir Edwin Arnold at
Tokyo, and just before he was leaving
according to Black and White-his
royal highness told the poet that he had
been most untiring host.
But" he added laughingly, there
is one thing you have not shown me
which this country is noted for"
What is that?" inquired Sir Edwin.
"An earthquake" the duke replied.
At that moment there was a violent
shock which shook the building and
brought some of it tumbling down.
The duchess came running in, greatly
frightened.
''Oh, what is it," she gasped. IAN
earthquake?'
only a little magic" said the duke,
soothingly. He turned to Sir Edwin
with twinkling eyes. II thought 1 was
not asking too much Of YOU" he said
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-04
MONARCH OF THE SEA.
Battleshfp Vermont Is Able to Whip
Any Ship Afoat

IL
Any Ship Afoat.
The standardization trial of the bat
tleship Vermont took place off Rock
land over a measured mile. This was
to test the screw revolutions at varying
speeds, that is, to find out how many
revolutions of the screws per minute
were required to cover q mile in a given
time.
lncased in ice from stem to stern,
the new battleship came into Boston
harbor from her trial trip and dropped
anchor off the navy yard. She looked
like huge specter as she came up
through the narrows, for with the ex-
ception of the tunnels there was no part
of the vessel that waSn't coated with
ice and the bow and forward part Of
the battleship were burdened with tons
of the frozen water that had been
thrown up as the huge war vessel pIow-
ed through head seas at a 174knot
clip.
But the trial board is satisfied that
the Vermont is the queen of the A orf
can navy, for they say that she behay-
ed beautifully through it all. She was
required to make eighteen knots, but
without forcing her she made 1888
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-04
why OpaIs Are "UnIucky."

The world is full of superstition, and
one Of the worst is that the opal is
"unlucky." This superstition arose
when the "black death" swept Europe.
At that time the opal was very unpopl
ular, and some noticed that when a
victim of the disease was dying the
opal on the finger frightened and when.
he was dead it became dull. OF course,
this took the popular fancy and at
once opals became "unlucky," and have
remained SO ever since. Very likely
they do not change at all on the fingers
of a dying person, and the whole mat
ter is like that question which once
caused SO much discussion in the sci
entific world, i. e., why is it that when
you put a fish in a bowl of water the
weight of the bowl Is not increased?
Many learned answers We're given, but
finally one duffer weighed a bowl of
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-04
TIMBER SUITS SETTLED.
Secretary Hitchcock Gets $156,oO0 from
Defendants in Noted Cases to
Head Off Trial.

WASHINGTON, ID. G., Dec %
Secretary Hitchcock today entered
compromise of $4,000 growing out of
the alleged timber depredations.
This compromise is the outcome OF
timber suits begun several years ago
against the Bitter Root Development
company, the Anaconda Copper Mining
company, Walter Mackay, ID. j. Hen
nessey, Margaret i. DAILY, cxccutrix Of
the last will of Marcus DAILY; William
Scallon, William w. Dixon, Davis V.
Bean, James L. Uaggin, Lloyd Tevis,
and the estate Of William Hearst, de
ceased.
The department of justice was about
ready to go into court when the COM
promise was reached involving the pay
ment Of $4,000 to the government for
the depredations charged. The cases
will undoubtedly be withdrawn.
This is the largest recovery growing
out Of timber dcprcdations in the his
tory Of the interior department.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-04
ASK R00SEVELT'S LIFE
JAP EDITORS ADVOCATE KILLING
THOSE IN AUTHORITY.
Real yellow" Paper Discovered in Cali
fornia-Secret Service Men
Are Investigating.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Dec. 90
Secret service agents here had their at
Nnton called today TO an inhammatory
paper published in Berkeley by Japa-
ncse. entitled The Revolution"
The assassination of the Nikaio.
President Roosevelt and others in au-
thority is advocated in plaiy language
Marked copies ot thu pGnHr were sent
through the mail to the bo,t"d of e,luca-
ton i'll this city
>, The newspaper is priRte,, in both Eng
rSh ana Japanese. The articles asking
lSh.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-04

easily over the four-mile course. The
boat will soon be ready for active ser
vice in the North Atlantic fleet.
Naval Constructor Baxter who has
had charge of the completion of the
Vermont, said: Here goes out a
ship which demolishes all records Of
the world In naval construction. Not
even Great Britain, the leading country
in shipbuilding, has ever sent one OF
it's battleships to sea without pre,imi-
nary deep water trial. But L know
enough about the condition of the YES
sci to say that she is ready to whip
any other battleship in the world,
of course, giving her a little practice
with her guns"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-04
THIRTY MILLIONS IN NEED
Russian Famine Situation Terrible and
Prospects Are That Conditions
Will Be Much Worse.

LONDON, Dec 2S.-Nicholas Shishkoff
of the Samar zemstvo relief committee,
who was one of the trustees of the
American famine fund in February,
1891, has sent to London, accompanied
by an appeal for funds, accounts of the
awful famine in Russia. He says that
two or three months must elapse before
this years famine attains it's full in
tensity.
Fifteen years ago." said Mr.. Shsh-
koff. when the famine was less serious,
we had 100000, now we have only
100000
NJ Shishkoff estimates that about 3d.
100000 peasants will need assistance.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-04
| SUNDAY SCHOOLS GET TOGETHER.
Bible School Association Completes Chain
of Protestant Organization.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 29.-At
a meeting of the National Christian BIZ
bic School association held here today, it
was decided that the association would
affiliate with the International Sunday
School association. thus uniting the Sun
day schools of every Protestant church
III the country.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-04
ST. LOUIS BREWER ILL.
A. Busch Is Stricken with Pneumonia and
Family Spends Night with Ply
sicians at Bedside.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Dec. 2S.-Adolphus
Busch, millionaire brewer, is seriously i'll
at his home with pneumonia.
The attack developed suddenly and
physicians and members of his fami-
iy were at his bedside all night
Mrs. Augustus \. Busch stated today
that her father-in-law had suffered a
light attack Of pneumonia but had i'm
proved today and hopes were entertained
for his speedy recovery,
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-04
FIGHT UNIFORM DIVORCE.
National Capital Churches to Oppose
Laws Agreed Upon by Philadelphia
Congress with an Organization.

WASHINGTON, d. g., Dec. 20
Vigorous objection will be inierposed by
the churches Of Washington to the
adoption by Congress of the uniform di-
yorce law agreed upon at the recent con-
vention of the National Congress Of
Uniform Divorce Laws, held in Phila-
delphia. The ministers of Washington,
it is announced, propose TO organize a
movement to oppose the adoption of the
law.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-04

as the Grand Old Man of Chelten
Hills" He is a Quaker and attends
services regularly on Sunday.
He attributes his long life to sim
pie habits. Never in more than half
a century has he retired later than s
o'clock at night, and he Is up with the
sun in the morning. His brother,
Charles, at 81, is still in active bust.
ness
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-04
/ Love You.

A Danish paper compares 81 lova
you in many languages. Here ard
some Of them-the Danish paper is ou.
only authority for their correctness
The Chinaman says, 10 ngai MI thu
Armenian, ''Ge SIREN ez hez;;" the Ara,
bian, very shortly, 'Nehabeeck ;" the
Egyptian, similarly, 'N'achkeb;" the
Turk, ''Sisi sevejorum," and the Hin,
doc, Main tym ko pijar karyn." But
overwhelming is the declaration of loys
OF an Eskimo, who tries to win the cho,
sen one by the pleasing sound of the
dainty little word: "Univifigssaerntdi
luinalerimaju ngnarsiguja
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-04

At the request of eX-Prcsldeut Cleveland
and other Prlncetonians. the national fish
commission viii send Il liberal supply of
bass, pike, perch ana salmon TO stock Car
negic lake the recent gift of Andrew Car.
ucglc 10 Princeton university,
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-04

We wonder that it never occurs I'd
a drunkard that he could attract a LOT
of favorable attention by remaining
sober. Every man in town would con-
graduate him, and speak we'll of him,
and help him in every way possible.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-04
mart of the love disease for

1t is part Of the love disease for
a girl to worry more if her young man
gets a splinter in his thumb than if
father gets a telegraph pole in his
arm.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-04
HARRl MAN, BENEFAC TOR.
Rail Chief, Of Whom Many Mean Thinga
Have Been Said, Will Transport
Famine Relief Free.
WASHINGTON. ID. G. De,

WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec GA
dispatch addressed to the President, was
received at the white house today from
E. II. Hartman stating that he would
transport free of charge all supplies for
Chinese famine sufferers.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-04
"PRESIDENT TAFI?"
SURE; IF NAMED.
Secretary of War Says if Improbable
Nomination Comes He Couldn't
RefgSe.

WASHINGTON, u. c.. Dec. Do
Secretary Taft made Il statement today
concerning his Presidential aspirations.
He declared him, If as follows:
For the purpose of relieving the bur
den imposed by recent publications. upon
some of my friends among the Washing
ton newspaper correspondents sf putting
further inquiries to me, | wish to say:
A Great. Big But"
MY ambition is not political.
I am not seeking the Presidential
nomination.
Il do not expect to be the Republican
candidate. if for no other reason, be-
cause of what seems to me to be obJCc-
tions to my availability, which do not
appear to lessen with the continued dis
charge of my own official duty.
But, | am not foolish enough to say
that, i'll the improbable event that the
opportunity to run for the great office of
President were To come To me. | should
decline it, for this would not be true
Says Taft Would Run if Coaxed.
CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 29.-The
Cleveland Leader publishes 81 dispatch
from its Washington correspondent i'll
part as follows:
William H. Taft, secretary of war, will be-
a candidate for the Republican presidential
nomination in 1905 If il shall appear there
is Il demand for his candidacy Mr.. TaIts
future, politically, Is in the hands of his
friends in Ohio and throughout the country.
If any considerable element Of the Re
publicans In Ohio ana the entire country re-
CARDS Secretary Taft as the man best quail
fed and most available TO pcrpetuate aud
execute the administrative policies of Pres
ident RooseYelt-if the Crystalizatlon OF
party sentiment within the next few months
points to Secretary Taft as the logical lead
er in the next great national Struggle-then
the secretary will be II candidate.
Furthermore, his friends in Ohio. Ken
lucky, Minnesota ana southern and west
ern states have been told to take such
steps rs they may deem necessary to de
Iterminc how formidable Il following II will
be possible to rally under the Taft banner.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-04

Everything comes the way Of some
men but cash.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-04
Perkins Willing Witness.

It has been said that when Mr.. Per
llins was witness before the grand jury
he was warned of his legal rights, but it
is understood that he told all he knew of
his connection with the various transac-
lions in the New York Life.
The impression that further investiga-
ton of the insurance cases by the grand
jury will be impossible on account of
statute of limitations, is erroneous. 1t
was announced today that the inquiry
will be continued by the grand jury
which will begin it's labors in January
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-14
MONDAY, OCTOBER IA, 1907.

a young man, Stink supposedly died and was buried by his fellow tribes men with the customary ceremonies His body was covered with rocks, his favorite pony tied 10 nearby tree and food placed on the grave to pro- vide sustenance on the long trip to the happy hunting grounds.
 On the morning following his burial Stink recovered from what had appa- rently been a swoon, clawed his way from the grave, and, mounting his pony, rode into the Indian village prepared for glad reception as one who had arisen from the dead. In- stead he was greeted with fear and
 hatred Squaws and children ran from him, and the bravest of the braves cursed him as d thing of evil. The Great Spirit has spewed him out, and his tribesmen should do like wise,' declared the medicine man. So, with many objurgations and with a warning never to return, Stink was sent forth from the village. For twenty-fi .e years the taboo has been in full effect. Occasionally the pre- maturely aged and broken man has attempted to effect a reconciliation, but the effort has been useless until now. The Osages, long obdurate, have at last softened their hearts and have agreed among themselves to restore Stink to fellowship, that his last days may be spent happily among his peo- pie.
 Chief Spybuck of the Shawnees is hopeful of the future of the redmen under statehood. White men have made it possible for us to assimilate their ways, and at this pow WOW l hope to convince the leaders of the blanket Indian tribes that it is use- less to fight against the laws of pro- gress,' declares the old chieftain. 'In addition to discussing this question we will smoke the pipe of peace and take part in the usual religious fes- tivities of our forefathers.'