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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08
M'CUMBER BILL PASSED.
Mexican and Civil War Veterans to Gain
by Measure, Which Now Goes to
President for Approval.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 4
Chairman Sulloway Of New Hampshire
from the committee on invalid pensions,
today secured the passage of the service
pension bill, which passed the Senate
January -, increasing the pensions OF
Civil and Mexican war veterans.
Efforts to amend the bill failed. Men
who protected the frontiers from In
dams during the Civil war were not in
Guided in the bill, but Mr.. LoudensIager
of New Jersey said they will get justice
soon. The service bill was then passed,
ayes 1876. nays 20.
1t provides that persons of 60 years
or over shall receive 81 per month; 70
commence from the date of fling the
application. 1t is familiarity known as
tile McCumber service pension bill and
now goes to the President.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08
NO BEER Or CIGARS.

MADISON, Wis, Feb. 1.-[SpeciaI ]
Mr.. Miller of La Crosse introduced i'll
the Assembly today his measure limiting
the amount a candidate for Office can
expend in his campaign and prohibiting
the buying Of beer or passing of cigars
by office seekers.
The bill provides that candidates can
spend 500 for every 5000 votes cast at
the last election and 81 for each hundred
votes above that up to $4,000 and
81 for every 100 above $4,000.
So far this session 23I bills have been
introduced in the Assembly. February
1. 1905. but 131 bills had come into the
Assembly.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08

parents who think that sir and
ma am thus used is provincial us
age: There can be no doubt that this
usage is found much more frequently
in rural districts than in cities. 1t is
certainly a very old usage. 1t is Ell
quette thus to address the King and
Queen of England. 1t is not etiquette
TO address him as ''Your Majesty" but
simply sir Among well-bred Ameri-
can men the habit of using sir is
not common, except in addressing
strangers. or possibly men of advanced
age. or men for whom great venera-
ton is entertained. Among equals the
custom. in ordinary conversation. does
not exist. We speak more particularly
Of city jewellers. There can be no ques-
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08
To Use Cottonwood.
RUSH 2-CENT FARE LAW.
Legislature Won't Wait Much Longer for
Report of the Railway Rate
Commission.

MADISON, Wis, Feb 1.-[Special. /
1t is probable that the Assembly and
possibly both houses of the Legislature
will pass a 2-cent railroad fare bill be
fore the report Of the railroad commits
sion on that matter is made.
There is considerable dissatisfaction
at the delay Of the commission in com
ing to conclusion. The only satisfac-
ton whatever given the legislators is
that report will be made not later
than the last of February. In the mean
time, according to the pressure Of mem
bers. Chairman lie Roy Of the Assem-
bly, committee on transportation, is pre-
pairing to hold meetings for the consider
alton of the various 2-crnt fare bills
which have been introduced.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08
TO TEST LIABILITY ACTS
Supreme Court Allows Attorney General
to Intervene in Case Against Hi
nois Central Railroad

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 4.-The
federal supreme court of the United
States today granted motion made by
Attorney General BOnaparte permitting
the government to intervene in the case
of Demselle Howard against the Illinois
Central railway, and advanced the hear
ing to April s.
The case involved the constitutiOnality
of the railway employers liability act,
passed by the last Congress. 1t was
tried by the United States circuit court
in Tennessee, which held the first sec
ton of the act, aboIishing the fellow
servant rule, to be constitutional
The case is considered to be of great
IMPORTANCE. not only because of the
number of similar cases that have arisen
and will arise, but because of the prin-
ciple involved.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08
CIGAR BRlBE EFFECTIVE.
Student Fined for Displacing Beer Sign
Says Companion Got Off-Pat-
terson's Chum Arrested.

MADISON, Wis, Feb. 1.-LSpecial.
As a result Of hiiarity last night on
the part of agricultural students G. l.,
Woods. Fond du Lac, was this morning
fined 80 and costs. y beer sign in the
Latin quarter was stolen. Woods
claims that chum of his was arrested
at the same time, but was let off by the
officer for a cigar.
Harold Shaw, Mt. Morris, H.. was in
court charged with larceny of $23 from
his roommate He is the son of a promi-
nent farmer and is taking q dairy
course.
He is classmate of Joseph Medin
Patterson, the Chicago millionaire So
ciaIist, now Il student here. and Pat
terson went his bail for $500. shaw
will appear i'll court tomorrow.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08
NO CITY COM MlTTEE.
Attorney General Says County Party
Organization Only Has Legal
Authority to Act.

OSHKOSH, Wis, Feb. IL Special
John Thompson, chairman of the Re
publican county committee, has received
an opinion from the attorney General
holding that party city committee has
no legal authority to act. Heretofore
there has always been city committee
as well as county committee. 1t wasl
the opinion that a city committee COULD
be organized to carry on party work IT
it was so desired.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08
PAPER COMBINES
ATTACKED AGAIN..
New investigation Provided for in Reso-
luton Favored by House
Committee.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. L.
! Once more the paper combinations are
to be placed upon the grill 10y the federal
government. The judiciary committee
of the House will report favorably the
resolution of Representative Williams,
directing the commissioner of corpora
| tons to make Il thorough Investigation
of these concerns.
The General Paper company of Chi
cago, which was Il selling corporation,
was dissolved some months ago as Il re-
suit of judicial proceedings instituted
in Minnesota. The institution of the suit
was followed by reduction in the price
OF paper to newspapers by 50 per cent.
Kimberly Clark Watched.
Now the department of justice has
| been Informed the price of paper has
gone up again and that Il new combina-
ton or association has been organized
In this connection the attention of the
authorities has been called to the report
of the incorporation of the Kimberly
Clark company by the secretary of the
state OF Wisconsin. The officers of this
company were the officers of the old
trust.
Representations have been made TO
Congress that if the tariff on wood pulp
which amounts to $1.G7 per ton, and on
paper for newspaper printing, which is
$6 per ton, should be removed there
would be no difficulty in bringing about
! the erection of mills in six months which
would entirely relieve the situation The
pulp in this case would come from
Canada
Control in Canada, Too.
1t appears however, that the In
ternatiOnal Paper company has had
the Canadian as we'll as the home stua-
ton i'll mind for some time. 1t has pos
session of 1000 square miles of woodland
in the United States and controls 2O00
square miles in Canada.
But there is not the slightest prospect
of the tariff on pulp or paper being re
| moved until 1909.
80 tar as the paper companies alleged
to be i'll combination are concerned, they
deny emphatically they have any agree
ment whatsoever, or that there exists
any territorial division.
To Use Cottonwood.
The pulp now used for the manufac-
| ture of paper is obtained from spruce
and poplar. But manufacturers say the
! time may come when paper will be
made out of cotton wood, which grows
along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers,
and the pine trees of the south.
Commissioner Garfield will investigate
every phase of both the lumber and pa
per situations.
These reports will be presented to
| Congress at the beginning of the next
session. At about the same time there
will be transmitted a report on the steel
industry.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08
CAUTION INVITES DEATH.
Two Men Close Town Hall Door So Tight
That They Are Asphyxiated in
Free Lodgings.

WAPAKONETA. o., Feb. 4.-Walter
Cook. aged 30 of West Cairo. and c.. I'll.
Cappell. 80. of Marietta We're found in
he town hail at Cridersville this morning
dead of asphyxiation. They got per-
mission to sleep in the town hall Sunday
night, and closed the rooms tight, caus-
ing natural gas to collect.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08
TERRIBLE WRECK
Burlington Passenger Train Said to Have
Gone Through Bridge in South Da
kota-Fire Among Debris.

SHERIDAN, Wyo., Feb, 4.-West-
bound Burlington passenger No. Il,
from Omaha to billings, went through a
bridge over the Cheyenne river at Edge
mont, S. D., today. Fire broke out in
the wreckage. Many are reported killed.
CHICAGO, H., Feb. 4.-Burlington
road officials here say that no informa-
ton has been received Warranting the
assumption that any passengers had
been injured at Edgemont. 4 press dis
patch from Alliance, Neb., reports ru-
mors of disaster on the Burlington.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08
QUESTION FORM OF ADDRESS.
Los Angeles Much Disturbed as to Teach
ing of Children.

A question has arisen in Los Angeles
concerning the proper form of address
inculcated in the public schools. 1t
seems that the children there are
taught to say sir" and 'ma'am."
Some of the parents consider this pro
vineiaf' and think that they should be
taught To add the name of the person
addressed. But the Los Angeles school
teachers say that children cannot re-
member the names of many people, and
it would be impossible so to burden their
memories.
Is the contention correct of those
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08
FRENCH PHILANTHROPIST DEAD.
Daniel Osiris, Who Presented Ma1maison
TO Nation, Passes Away.

PARIS. Feb. 4.-Daniel Osiris, the
philanthropist who in 1890 presented
Malmaison TO the French nation is
dead.
Malma;son was the residence OF EN-
press Josephine from 1898 until her
death in 1914. NJ. Osiris spent a large
sum of money in restoring Malmaison
and gathering together in the famous
chateau some of its former fittings and
furniture.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08
LADY GREENFIELD Is DEAD.

OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. lady Gren-
fell. oldest daughter of Lord and Lady
Grey. died at the government house ear
" this morning She had been suffering
from typhoid fever but was said to be
recovering, when she had a relapse.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08
Wireless Telegraphy in 1917.

No doubt the invention of wireless
telegraphy was foreshadowed by a book
of philosophy which appeared in 1917.
This work mentions communication be-
tween two persons at different points by
means of lodestone and a needle placed
upon a metal dial.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08
Kept Trade Secrets Well.

The two oldest secret trade processes
now in existence are said to be the man
ufacture of Chinese red. or vermilion,
and the method of inlaying the hardest
steel with gold and silver, which scans
to have been practiced at Damascus
ages ago. and is known only to the Syri-
an smiths and their pupils even to this
day.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08
She Gyerdid If.

My daughter bought that latest pop
ular piece O. music to-day" said Mrs.
Nexdore, "and she tried it on our
piano."
Yes" replied Mrs. Knox, "and 1t
was a wretched fit, wasn't it?"-Phil-
adelphia Ledger.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08

ton that the use of ives" and mo-
without any supplementary title is some
what curt. but there can be no question
also that among the educated city dwell
ers of the United States the custom of
using ''sir'' and ma am has fallen into
desuetude.-San Francisco Argonaut.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08
Colored Mans Champion Killed.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 81. A.
Chandler president of the GreeneTille
Industrial college, an institution for the
colored at Greeneville, Tenn, was acct
dentalIy killed today while handling a
pistol. Chandler came to Greeneyille
from the north
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08

fitted through the brain of the whom
jealousy finally
The question
minds
hedsong Millionaire had
Was
night when the throng
startled
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08

less. At last he called out in impatient
tones:
DRY up, old man! Give the young
cal q chance!'
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-08

Tie only reason some men care to
succeed is to be able to show their su-
periority to their enemies.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-01-15
~ sAmIlros waIoHr.


MANILA. 4. /. Jan. it.@ThAt the
Philippines N the great frontier Of
tho United States today. possessing
almost uniisniteB opportunities fos
the Investment 81 capital u sndi-
Gated ~ the manner ia which cap
ital for abe thousand odd miles of
raiiuayH and terminals that are be-
log built under government super
vision has been over subscribed.
within the neat three years over
sts. Gee .eea VIII be spent Ia rsli-
roads alone. work on the railroads
has already begun. ON June 5 last
So engineers arrived IN Manila aud
are now supervising construction
IT zee miles Il lines on Negroes.
Cebu and panaY islands This IN
derfakink. which " beinE financed
By the international Ranking Ger
parmtlon and the J. q. white COM
rany. ~ New York. viii call fof the
expenditure OF sc. ooo.0ee Pour
immense mesui locomotives were
recently turned cut at the Baldwin
1raa Works and aili be used as con-
structiou rroEfsSssH. There are
millions Of acres % unsettled land
that vii be developed BY these
lines
The issue of f7e.too. eoo u bonds
for the I.uHon lines was largely
over subscribed IN London. where
the enterprise Waa Heated hy the
London branch Of the syepers. The
lines will be rock ballaated with
concrete and Iron bridges. These
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-01-15
PHILIPPINES HAVE
BRIGHT FUTURE

lines wiii develop what H. unausa-
tionahly the finest tropical aErleui-
turai country IN the world.
The Philippine government alone
~ spending ts.eeo zoo IN harbor i'm.
pFoyemeut wafk On the near COM
plstion Of this work Manila VIII be
the only port Ia the Orient where
ocean goiug vessels can tic directly
% docks. all carEu.s being nos
ilKhtersd % the docks.
Several big lumber, tobacco aud
sugar concerns are on the ground.
and viii spend millions % dollars
Ia ths archipelago Ia the next two
or three years
The opportunities for capital IN
numbering and IN agricultural pur-
suits. especially sugar and tobacco
can scarcely be over estimated
Hundreds 81 Americans are 80.
tahiishing themselves N the aTchi-
pelaKo. penetrating to even the
most remote distriets
The large investment 81 English
capital IL regarded as proof that
japan will not contemplate the ac-
aulsltion Of the Philippines. n step
that would be Impossible under the
terms Of the Angie-Japanese ALT
ancs without EnKisnds consent.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-01-15

LEXINGTON. Ky. Jan. 10 Ken
tueky'a old yagfancY law, BY Nhish
man may be sold into slavery, Il
s,lil la forcc. aud under iis proyls
ions Dock AuhnrY. a white man
50 years ~ ass. ahle.boaisd but u.
liteFats. vas sud 10 master for
nine months az Eiisabethtowu. The
other day.
Aphury brought bat 81 Noat pee.
rie would think this fathaE cheap
for the services % a full grown man
fof nina long months. but thcrn are
others who doubt 10 J. Johnson. a
Hardin county blacksmith. the puf-
chaser. Eot bargain.
'snoek" has the reputation ~ beinE
blg satsf Those Who say lhsy
know say he can clean up a tabis
set for an ordinary family Ia a fvu
miautsa
Thry say Dock actually dia this.
lie had upon one occasion gone ID
the horne ~ the county Judge e. bes
The coca had spread ard placed din
ner uron The table ana Was Jus,
about 20 rinE the bell for the fam.
ny when she had eaii 60 the teie.
phone upstairs
When abe returned IN about fixs
minutes Dock Had helped himself
10 eyeF1thins IN sight ard only rem.
nAuts remained 20 tell The tale.
Dock married fcw years nHt
70 a pretty yauns sifl al she fisad
eubufK nsighhorhoot he had bnx
ard nsu suit II clothes. Collar ans
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-01-15

creased inheritance tax. a las nfah. .
inx lnhhaina Illegal unless the ieb-
byiss states hts purpose "a the gov
sfnor and ths Legislators. Aiso q
las limiting election expenses. and
ashs for the psnhlh iflsn = corpora.
ten campaign contributions and foi
81 anti ress law. a stats banking
law. ard liberal appropriation Eos
fbu AIaAkn fuknn Pacific and
Jamestown sxpasltians are reeosn.
us9uaed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-01-15
WHITE MAN SOLD into SLAVERY IN
KENTUCKY; bad BARGAIN AT ONE DOLLAR

tie, and promised the donor that
he would 10 10 the country and as
niat Ia harvesting the grain. lie
went 10 the home Of distant rela-
tive and Went with the family TO
church.
There was revival meeting g0inE
on aud he met neighhnr girl lie
locked fine and she frii In love with
him In a few days they ran away.
and EainE into the clerks office told
the clerk that they wanted "a set
married. Al first license wnh re-
fused them. but Dock begged aud
said he was going 10 marry and go
60 work en tho farm
Everyone about the courthouse
had taken kind u liking 10 the
FELLOW. because he would not work
and had managed to live without IL
80 long SO a Purse was made up
20 pay for the license. lilo was mar
ried, and returning to the home of
his wifs'n parents proceeded "a cone
tinuc his life o. ease.
AZ first the father In. law. an easy
EoinK farmer. thought his new son.
inslhw would SO 60 work as soon a.
the honeymoon began to wane. but
after Swing him plenty OF time aud
meeting With positive assertion
that he did not have TO work. he
Kicked Dock out.
tie had been away from Eliza
BEETHOVEN only a month when he re-
app"arsd and went on the loafing
job again.
Ns.,.s -. 4ab....4. "a. ....ss
Dock" has begun to fear he has
made mistake. Dock il about
70 eat him out Of house ana home.
and viii werk only when the sturdy
blacksmith 10 riEht with him The
first thing Dock dld was TO assist
Ia welding a wagon tire. lie Was
holding the rim whils Mr. johnson
struck IL with the hammer. Dock
went to sieep and pulled the tire
too far over the aide Of tho anvil
and the hammer broke II In two
places. running the rim 80 that Il
epnid not be fixed
Afr, Johnson set sf1orka "a shuek=
lng and hls little boy came IN soon
with the report that the lazy one
was fast asleep Ia the corn crib.
When Dock fret arrived GA the
place tho honest blacksmith gave
him seat at the table with the
family. az he dld any ether farm
hand. bu, Dock" took a whole pons
~ cnrnbrrad and amptied the meat
dirh 81 his plate the first time Il was
passed 20 him New Deck eats ia
the kitchen. and only such things an
can b. spared are given hlm
Asked hos he ithrd heing a slave
Deck" said he did NOT iske the idea
Of heiaE - far from teWu he said
be could not thiuk ~ walking "a
far. buf that h. must 80 10 town
soon of he would ioss bic mind. Sc.
Johnson said
Deck alll do all right IIs Il
sleepy. but think this II due 30 eas.
inK too much. Since be came here
he has tried 70 eat everything ON she
tlars.'
Lawyers here say that wege ere
law taken before the cuurf ~ APP
psaIa Il Nouid likely BE- declared an.
constitutional. bus nobody earss 90
take up the case
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DOCK" AuBuRV, A LAZY. IL.
LiTGRAru YOUNG FELLOW.
PUT UP Ar AUCTION AND
SOLD UNDER AN oLp LAW AT
HLizAbHrHrowN. Nv. CAN
DO WONDERFUL FuArs AT
TIE TABLE AND SHOOTING
DOCKS" LITTLE EXPERT.
ENeE WITH MArRlMoNY AND
FArHGR.lN.lAW's BOOT.
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'ttttttttttttttst tttttttttttttt'
LOUIS W. HILL BLAMss DeALsss.

= sT PAUL. MINI. Jan. lsLous W. I'M u J. IilI
IN the West nvegang the coal famine. wires bis father
follows
= find that combination Of fuel the Dakoiaa and
the head Of the lakes the responsible for
the fuel famine Parties trying 10 get coal delivered early last fan
were refused By these firms The retail dealers have formed
combine which controls the the Northwest and
Will boycott Duluth Superior selling outsiders
tho retailers combine entire should
have anticipated the railroads
4 to supply n The responsible \
ib should the retailers who present controlling
= the business and not us"
n
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-01-15

Jerry Flynn. chief officer Of the
steamer Cottage City, has added
another name 10 the list Of people
he has saved from watery graves.
This time Il was a soldier named
Cassidy Of Fort WIN w. Seward In
Alaska. Cassidy was standing on
the dock al Iaines when the Cot.
tage city arrived In port a line
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-01-15
xskxrsorA SOCIETY Begins
WORKING FOR EXPO. FUND

TAs Minnesota noclety viii meet
t1lz:f IN the Alaska CIub ruoms
> hzaxnrsts a campaign Tor the
Ea - appropriation BY Minneao
. ~ exposition purposes Il n
proposed to erect permanent
ssstinx 10 he known IS the Mia.
z>ets building and after the big
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-01-15
SUES Foa $4,000.

suit for the recovery Of ffa.o9s
ia brought Ia the superior oohri
today against the Title GUARANTEES
ma surety company OF Scranton,
pa. aiao doing business IN this
city. John y. Douglas IL the plain.
TIFF and he alleges that he agreed
10 provide al the building material
for The construction Of a seven
story building on lots ? and ~
block &c. Of A. A Denny's addition
for $4,000. and subsequently the
FIrcproof Construction company
failed 10 put up the building ~ con
tranted for. whereupon the plalntifi
himself aid the construction WORK
At an additional expense u 500. 900
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-01-15
OREGON FAVORS
EXPOSITION
la,rinn. r.I.araph aervIes.l

SALEM. ore. Jan. ib.-GaF'
Chamberlain WAS this afternoon In
angurated for a second term. HIS
message advocates the election OF
bourne and Mulkey 20 the senate
thus ratlfying the popular choice.
lie also advocates the creation Of
an nppolntive railroad commission.
a reciprocal dsmurraEe law. Inn
provement ~ waterways and the
acquisition by the state Of the
willamette locks a. oregon city.
He recommends an income and IN
Your grocer returns your money
n you don't like Schllling'a Best
tea and coffee.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-01-15
VESSEL ENCASED
IN ICE

After q remarkably quick trip,
the steamer Cottage City arrived
in port this morning from skngway
with "a passengers anda carlo OF
ffeah halihut. The vessel was coat
ed with ice and those who we're
awaiting her arrival we're given
sight which ~ very seldom. II ever,
seen ia this city The trip down
Vas exceedingly cold. but no rough
weather was reported
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-01-15

You cannot say that your home
II modern aud comfortable. u your
bathroom fixtures arr old and un.
sanitary. O. ~. Brown Plumbing
Co. al Pine street Both phones
sss