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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-15
WHAT CUBA REQUIRES

With every day st becomes clearer that
Cuba can be governed only by the means
OF what the Marquis Of Dufferin once
called "the masterful hand of resident" >"
The Herald's suggestion OF an American
protectorate over the island upon the
model OF the one established by England
over Egypt is manifestly the sole solu-
tion OF the problem that can end the ex-
istng crisis and guarantee the future.
The administration. however. while rec
ognizing the urgent necessity for pro-
tectorate and the certainty OF its efficacy
Taft's pledges that the United States
would do everything possible to maintain
Cuba's autonomy.
Such scruples are very honorable and
should reassure the South American re-
publics, which are somewhat suspicious
OF the disinterestedness Of the United
States, but circumstances may force the
administration to ignore Its pledge just
as circumstances forced England TO re-
main In Egypt. notwithstanding repeated
and undoubtedly sincere promises 10
withdraw. Whether the United states
desires 1t or not, IL is held responsible
by Europe for the good government OF
Cuba, and sooner or later will be COM
PEELED to grapple with the difficulty.
Already a situation exists there which
is sufficiently alarming TO justify the
law-abiding portion OF the Cuban popula-
ton I'm asking whether they and impor-
tant foreign material interests are TO be
professional office seekers and negro BAN
dts merely because the administration at
Washington desires to reassure republics
OF South America. A petition for the
proclamation of an American protectorate
In Cuba is circulating among the Cuban
hundreds OF slgnatures.-New York Her
aid
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-15
THE COAST ARTILLERY

Mr.. Hull has done such long and such
good service at the head of the military
committee OF the house that his country
men who pay any attention to the ma
tional defense are prepared to consider
very favorably any military proposal
which emanates from him.
He has lately introduced a bill relating
TO the coast artillery and has supported
IL in his speech introducing the military
appropriation bill The merits OF this
measure and the necessity for it are en-
tirely obvious. IT stands TO reason that
forts and guns are very little TO the pur-
pose without men TO man the forts and
work the guns
We have spent money lavishly on mate
rial defenses, but TO the personnel of the
defense We have given no successful at
tention, We have not men enough to do
much more than half man the guns al
ready in position. Our doubling the force
would be necessary to bring the defenses
into an efficient condition. The service
is not as attractive to ordinary recruits
as other arms. The men who attain such
skill as TO make them valuable in the
management OF modern guns and their
appliances are much underpaid as COM
pared with like men In the navy, sttll
more as compared with like men In civil
life. At the end OF their first enlistment
the men of the artillery leave 10 take SER
VICE with priNate eleculcai concerns NJ
very much greater pay than the army Of
fers.
The pending bill provides for force
large enough to man the forts, and pro-
vides special rates OF pay for specially
skilled enlisted men. There ought TO be
no doubt about Its passage, unless we are
prepared 10 dismsntle our coast defenses
and 10 admit that the money spent upon
them has been wasted. There are no
signs that this latter alternative suits the
temper OF coneress.-New York Times.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-15
HEARST ON HUGHES

The message addressed by Gov Hughes
TO the legislature will be read with inter
est, satisfaction and probably with somo
surprise throughout the state.
The interesting and satisfactory feature
OF the message is its independence, its re-
flection OF popular sentiment in this state
and throughout the nation.
The surprising part of the message Is
the fact that II contains recommendations
and opinions which found no place I'm the
Republican platform, no place in Mr..
Hughes speeches during the campaign,
and no place in the Democratic platform
issued at Buffalo.
good many citizens undoubtedly will
be surprised as well as gratiied TO find
Mr.. Hughes addressing TO the legislature
the recommendations and demands that
injured in the platform OF the Independ-
ence league, only in that platform. and in
the public speeches OF the independence
league candidates throughout the entire
campaign.
Mr. Hughes, we are glad to say, de-
mands legislative action TO permit re.
count OF the ballots cast in the mayoralty
election one year ago. Mr.. Hughes saws
in his message There is no question
but that a widespread doubt is enter
tained as to the accuracy OF the official
canvass, and that doubt should be resolv-
ed. The failure TO obtain a summary re-
count through defect in the law has ag-
gravated the sense OF injustice. / recon-
mend that immediate provision be made
for recount of the votes cast for mayor
at the municipal election IN New York
city in 1906"
That is a manly statement by Gov.
Hughes of a truth known to all voters os
this city.
But no such statement no such de-
mand for justice TO the voter was heard
in any of Mr.. Hughes public speeches.
No such demand was heard in the Repub.
licsn platform upon which he ran for
offlce.-New York American.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-15
WASHDAY NOT DREADED
IN THESE SECTIONS

There are one or two countries-Iceland,
for example where washday is not
dreaded, because nature provides the hot
water at ones very door I'm the shape Of
steaming springs OF spouting geyseTs. But
thete Is only one country where the ma
tive women do practically all their cook
ing by unaided nature. and that Is the
North island OF New Zealand. Here is a
wonderland of a thousand square miles
so volcanic that fire may be lighted by
inserting a few sticks In the earth. ana
wherever one makes a hole he speedily
has pool OF boiling water, into which a
pudding may be lowered incased in a
cloth and cooked expeditiously.
Frequently in perfectly cold streams a
boiling hot current may be seen and felt
running along the edge OF the river. and
here the Maori women do their own and
the white mans washing. Naturally the
volcanic region OF New Zealand is a dan
gerous country TO wander without a guide
and many tourists have lost their lives
as the result OF such carelessness. Maori
servants boil coffee and eggs in this way.
New York Tribune
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-15
ABOUT LETTER WRITING

The art OF letter writing is sadly neg
lected I'm the modern girls education. She
writes a note In a large. awkward hand
that spreads all over the page and ex-
presses but poorly what she has to say.
In the FIRST place, perhaps all OF you do
not know that to begin a letter Dear"
So-and-So is much moro informal than TO
begin MY Dear" So-and-So.
Dear" should only be used when writ
ing to a person whom you know very we'll
and are fond Of
In all formal notes you should begin
with MY Dear" To write a pretty,
graceful note is very nice accomplish
mcnt.
In writing letters. especially to men. a
girl cannot be too careful OF what she
says. To grow Bffectlonate on paper IN
a great mistake. There In no harm I'm
writing a friendly letter TO a man. but
let II be friendly, and no more.
The average girl from time to time cor
responds with a number of men before
she finally settles down and becomes en-
gagged. If she allows her pen TO run away
with her common sense I'm all those epis-
ties she makes Il great mistake.
Can she contemplate with any amount
Of comfort that her words OF affection
are the property OF half q dozen men
who she never sees and certainly does not
care for.
When a girl becomes engaged 1t Is
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-15
Smile with the World |
What He Saw

Cousin Henry's seasickness that time
he crossed the water must have touched
his head bit"
why SOP
Well. here he wrote In his diary: June
4-Most everybody seasick. includin my
self. Saw two spouting whales
Don't see anything very loony about
that"
why. Abner Dohsl DO you mean TO tell
me that you believe that any of them
passengers had ever swallered a whale?"
Life.
One Less Act
Pompous-I would have you understand
that am a self-made mani
Sandy-Weel an I'm glad o. thot, monl
Pompous-Do you appreciate what that
statement means?
Snndy-weel. moo. ] dinna ken. But our
dominic will have one less act o. the
Lords TO account for o. sabbath,-Florida
Times-Union.
How lie Figured
They were talking about choice OF ma
tlonalltles
"What would you be. Mike" said the
foreman, "if you weren't an Irishman?"
"Begorrar' said Mike, "Orll tell veg
phwat Ord be; ORD b. dom sore on me
father an mother"--Boston Transcript.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-15
DELUSIONS OF THE SANE.

Whether comforting not, it certainly is in
teresting to know that the sane are as liable TO
suffer from delusons as are the insane Such is the
deliberate statement of DIR. John D. Quackenbos.
the eminent New York physician and psychologist.
The man who plays poker or bridge too much,
is too strenuous in playing the races, works too
long by electric light, eats aduterated food or
breathes ba6 air is likely TO be attacked by the de-
fusion microbe. The doctor says that among his
patients have been persons who did not dare 10
cross the threshold OF their homes and had not
been out OF their houses for months. They could
not force themselves car or to wash and dress
themselves, shake hands or sleep under a bed quilt
Some OF these. the doctor says have diseases no
one ever heard OF before. Wheels go around in
their ears they birds and futterng wings. foot
steps follow them and faces stand out on the wall
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-15

proper that certain amount OF affection
should be shown In her letters 10 her
hance. But even then II is wiser not 10
put her whole heart on paper.
Try and he concise I'm your letters
Don't start a topic and then wander away
from Il and come back TO II on the next
page Long sentences are tresome and
big words do not add to.the literary value
OF letter.
Blots and erasures will spoil the most
interesting letter. for neatness is one OF
the most important fea lures in letter
writing. Fanciful writing paper Is in bad
taste. Get good. plain paper and your
notes will look far more attractive than
IL decorated with flowers. etc.
Let your letters and notes express sim
cerlty; don't let them sound stilted and
artificial
And always remember that what is said
I'm letter cannot be recalled.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-15

The Rev. Taplin J, Winslade at the Park Street
Free Baptist church Sunday evening, censured
the young women of today for caring too much for
dress. That some women do think too much about
their personal appearance may be true, but never
theess the desire to always look well is of the
most commendable qualities of womanknd. If a
man will stop and consider he will come to the
conclusion that the average woman doesn't have
any too many enoyments in life, and if she get
pleasure out of fine clothes-we why not !
Then, too, there isn't anything quite so distressing
as to see woman who doesn't how she's
dressed. She falls in the estimation of her own
sex and the opposite sex also
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-15

astonishing. That policy is In perfect ac-
cord with the manufacture OF 'public
sentiment" against the rate bill. We be-
lieve the great majority OF railroad em-
ployes want limit OF safely put upon
their service. Yet even II they were unan-
imousy opposed 10 such law the highest
interest OF the travelling public, which is
safety OF life and limb. requires that tho
men who have to do with the operation
or trains shall always be awake and
alert.-New York PreS.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-15
WELL TO KNOW

In washing woolen articles dissolve a
sufficient quantity OF soap in warm wa
ter. adding a little ammonia 10 soften 1t.
Wash and then rinse in clean warm wa
ter. using no cold or very hot water; after
which shake well and dry quickly. Do
washing powders or liquids. II you fol-
low the above instructions your wooden
articles will never shrink when being
washed.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-15

No, the dogs, poor brutes, don't get ghost of
show for their lives, under the cruel crusade
against them Dog Officer Dean is quoted as say
ing that many people remove the collars Of
their dogs, so in they do go astray, there is
no means of ascertanng the identity of the owners,
who thus escape S. fines. The wholesale killing
of dogs is deplorable enough; but any or
woman who would resort to this means and not
protect his or her dog is not fit to be the owner of
any pet--not even rattlesnake fer-de-lance.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-15

checks. but narrow, not broad. stripes
should be worn. Choose a material the
pattern Of which runs in perpendicular
lines.
Short skirts are very becoming: flowing
draperies, on the other hand. give grace.
A long, central line OF trimming from
throat TO hem adds a certain height so
does a single founce at the foot OF the
skirt.
Many frills should be avoided.
A tisht-ftting gown is never becoming
to a stout figure, and even I'm summer a
chiffon or lace scarf should be worn; il
has q softening effect.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-15

confess. How could McCarren of the
legislature stand out against such con-
fession7
Mr.. Hearst and Murphy are comrades H..
a battle to uphold the integrity of the bal
lot. Would not Murphy's unsupported
word that the election was stolen, and
that he stole IL, just as Mr. Hearst al
legged, batter down the last barrier of
opposition to the recount bill which both
are so ardently supporting New York
World.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-15
TODAY'S DIVER SIONS

kEITHs THEATRE Continuous
performance,
tNPERIAI.-The Americans
EMPIRE-'Thinatow Charlie"
NATURALIZATION pictures and Illus.
trated songs
NEW SCENIC TEMPLE. Mathewson
street-Motion pictures and illustrated
songs
WEsrMiNsTEp-rrsd irwlns Bis
show.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-15
The Drift of Things
AS Others See Them

occupied the Mssourian's habitual atti-
tude toward the grocer, the milkman, the
bartender and the druggist will make no
mistake In continuing TO be their own food
inspectors New York Press.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-15

There are fifteen hundred cases of typhoid
fever in Philadelphia, caused by impure water.
Evidently the first syllable should be dropped from
Schuylk in the interest of truth.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-15

Motorite is the name of the newest and most
deadly explosive. 1t will be regarded as particu-
larly appropriate by every individual who has had
to dodge an automobile.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-15

Why should the hotel men be so puzzled by
the question, What is lady" All they have to do
is to remember that lady is woman who never
calls herself anything but woman.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-15

II would seem from the testimony given before
the interstate commerce commission that the Ore
gon Short line has conceived the idea Of encom-
passing the earth.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-15

John y. Rockefeller once more admonishes the
people TO be economical. When a man hands out
advice he always insists upon giving that for which
he has the least use.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-15
TO LOOK SLIM

If you wish TO look slim don't dress In
white or light-colored materials.
Shun all large patterns.
Stripes are more becoming than spots or
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-15

THE NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY. Proprietor.
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Published Daily sunday Subscription Price $500
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ntered May l5 1906 postoree Providence r. L.,
as second class matter under OF Congress OF March
: 1879
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-25
For Uniform Divorce.

FOND DU LAC, Wis, Oct. "a
Placing themselves on record as in
favor of the movement of uniform
divorce law and establishing pre-
cedent that will undoubtedly meet
with the approval of the organized
members of their sex in other states.
members of the Wisconsin Federation
of Women clubs now in session here
will no doubt adupt by unanimous vote
the report of their committee sfav0r-
ing these movements.
The committee on policy and res
olutions reported this afternoon in
favor of having the federation endorse
the movement for uniform divorce
laws. The report stated that Mrs
r. B. Mallory was opposed to the
adoption by the committee of these
questions, believing that the feder-
alton now had more for its committee
than it could attend to. A request
for a saner Fourth of July introduced
by Mrs. j. B. Winslow, Madison,
and for the establishment of ''feder-
alton day, introduced by James E.
Mosely of the Monona lake assembly
were Incorporated in the committee S
report.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-25
SHORT AND BREEZY.

"There is nothing like sleeping out
uf duurs,' says medical periodical!
Still, when the rents are so high, the
average man wants to get his money s
worth out of the fiat he has on his
hands.
Once more, the deadly cigarette has
claimed victim. At Gulport, Miss. :,
a colored man tied his fishing line to
his neck while he rolled cigarette,
and huge catfish swallowed the bait
got caught on the hook, and jerked
the fisherman in 20 the sea. TO perish
miserably. Truth is indeed stranger
than any of DR.. Longs nature stories.
An English novelist is in this
country looking for an American who
can be utilized as the hero in her next
book. Some one ought to introduce
her to that man in Denver, Colo,
who married his mother -in-law last
week.
In the HarrimanFsh fight over
the Alton road, the scales seem
to be pretty evenly balanced.
Nothing strains the cr=dulity of the
American people more than a news
dispach reading "The President spent
a very quite day.
Let US be thankful that Minister
is not with US just now. We
would have to answer thousand
questions about the worlds chan pion
ship baseball games.
Possibly, Mr.. Roosevelt remarked
that he would rather live in San
Francisco than Boston, because San
Francisco grafters offer such splendid
field for the biggest kind of a big
stick.
The Massachusetts Democrats are
quarreling among them selves rs though
they really belive that they have a
chxnce Of landing the office.
An Omaha editor asserts that Bryan
is weaker than he was in 1896 and
1900. The weakness must be confined
to his legs, then, for his lungs still
seem to be all right.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-25
Mulberger Dead.

The Reeseville Review gives the
following account of the purcha Sc
by Henry and Charles Mulberger of
the John DEWEY farm Of 240 acres
IN the town OF Lowell, of which
mention was previously made in The
Leader. In exchange, the Water
town gentlemen turned in their west
side building occupied by Kramer the
baker. The Review says:
"Mr. John DEWEY has sold his
farm of 240 acres to Mulberger
Bros, Of Watertown and has taken
in exchange the store building
known as the Harrison store. lie
received 500 per acre for his farm.
He will reside on it until the 18TH
of March and then INTENDS to re-
move to Reesevile. Mr.. DEWEY
and his worthy wife have reared a
family that every one respects and
they feel as if they have done their
share of the hard work. The people
of Reeseville will be pleased to vel =
come Mr.. and Mrs. Deveny.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-25
HubbletOn.

Hupbleton, Wis. Oct. 23-(SpecIal
on The LEADER Mrs. P Henning-
sen and Mrs. w. G. Henningsen and
daughter Evelyn visited relatives in
Watertown Wednesday.
Miss Martha Duckert If Waterloo
visited in the village Saturday.
Miss Mary Gingies returned Shvme
after an extended visit with relatives
at Alexandria,, S. OAK, and Des
Moines, Iowa.
Miss Eliza McGov ern was a Water
town caller Wednesday.
Mrs. Frank Habberman and daugh-
ter Miss Helen went to Milwaukee
Tuesday to attend the funeral Of a
relative.
Miss Ruth Hodgson of Redwood
was an over Sunday visitor at hel
homo here. She was accompanied by
her cousin Miss Jennie Ebert of Wat.
ertown.
Among the Watertcwn visitors the
first of the week were MIR. and Mrs.
F. Luckow, Mrs. A. E. Cunningham,
Miss Katheryn McGovern, Mr.. auC
Mrs. A. K. Olsen and daughter Leona
Mr.. and Mrs. E. KoppI'ne, Thos.
Reynolds and daughter Marie. Mr.. anc
Mrs. Alfred Hodgson and JOS
McCaIg.
Mr.. VIM. Kramer OF Watertown,
called on friends here Tuesday.
J. A. Swenson of Watertown was a
business visitor here Tuesday.
P. H. Martin Of Chicago was a
caller in the village recently.
Mrs. F. ]. Amborn and daughter
LYDIA visited in Watertown Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Schlueter are
the guests of relatives at Sun Prairie
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-25
BELDEN SUSTAINED
By MICHIGAN COURT
RULING VERY INTERESTING TO
WISCONSIN ATTORNEYS.
Case Parallel to That of George r.
Sykes of MilWdukee-HdS Con-
stitutiondl Rights-Mdn RObbing
Freight Car Must Be Tried in
COuntyWhereACtWdSC Committed

Attorneys IN this section uf the state
are taking great interest in a case
just decided by the Supreme Court,
of Michigan, on account of the fact
that it is claimed that the case is d.
rect parallel to the case of George r.
Sykes the Milwaukee man was recently
discharged in kenosha county after
being placed on trial on a charge of
robbing cars of the Northwestern Rail-
way company. The decision was
handed down on September 20, and
as the Michigan law is almost identi-
cal with the Wisconsin law, it is
generally believed that there will be
no reason to seek decision on the
Sykes case from the Supreme Court
of Wisconsin. In the Michigan case
Leo Brock was convicted in Oakland
county on charge of larceny and the
proof brought out at the trial showed
that the crime had been committed IN
the adjoining county of Wayne, and
no testimony was brought to show
that the articles were stolen in Oak
land county as alleged in the infor-
nation. The man was tried on the
| law provided that q man charged
with robbing railway car might be
tried in any county through which the
railway passes.
The attorneys for the accused man
raised the constitutional point that
under the constitution of the state
the man would have right 10 trial
by jury in the county where the
offense was committed. Judge George
w. Smith overruled the motion to
dismiss the defendant on the constltu-
tlonal point and the case was submit
ted to the jury and Brock was found
guilty as charged and sentenced. His
attorneys at once appealed the case
to the Supreme Court. The case was
argued before Judge j. Huoker, one
of the best known jurists of the
Michigan Supreme Court ard he de
cided that the decision of the lower
Court was reversed and that the de-
PENDANT was entitled to new trial
AS in the Sykes case the decision
resulted in the discharge of the de-
PENDANT.