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Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-21
JUVENILE CRIMINALS.

(From the Nashville Banner.)
The ladies in charge Of the Nash
Vile Boys Club are undertaking a
noble and necessary work in their ef-
fort to have the general assembly en-
act a Juvenile criminal law that will
prove effective. The law passed by
the last legislature was defective in
essential respects. 1t omitted the fea-
tures that were necessary to make
the law operative, and in consequence
It failed in its purpose. There should
be proper legislation for the protec-
tion and reformation of youthful Grim
inals. They should be protected from
the hardening and degrading associa-
tion with older criminals in prison
life and they should be placed under
such surveillance, care and training
as will turn them from their evil ten
dencies and develop them into honest
and self-respecting men. A we'll
equipped and well-conducted Juvenile
reformatory would be worth great
deal to the state, immeasurably more
than It would cost for maintenance.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-21
KILLING SONG BIRDS.
(From Chester Reporter. J

\EIOn Ou0SLOF h0pOrCor.)
There is considerable complaint
about the city as to certain small boys
who arm themselves with air rifles
and sling shots and destroy song
birds and insect destroying birds in
wholesale fashion. In one or two in
stances the young miscreants have
been known to invade private prem
ises and kill valuable mocking birds
that were greatly valued by the own
ers Of the property. There is abso-
lutely no excuse for such conduct on
the part of our boys; there is enough
lawful game, such as English spar
rows, to engage their attention with
out slaughtering these other birds,
which the law has seen fit to protect,
and which are the appreciated pets of
the community. We think that par
ents would do well to take up this
matter and deprive the youngsters of
their weapons unless they agree not
to molest further the song birds that
are so dear to the hearts of all our
people. The mocking bird, though not
Of such widespread fame as certain
other song birds is a songster whose
abilities are coming to be more widely
known. His serenades have furnish
ed subjects for poetic rhapsodies, and
he is altogether too valuable mem
Der Of society to fall victim to the
murderous instincts Of the small boy.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-21
THIS IS WORTH SAVING.

The following simple home made
mixture is said to relieve any form Of
rheumatism or backache, also cleanse
and strengthen the kidneys and blad-
der, overcoming all urinary disorders,
If taken before the stage Of Bright's
disease: Fluid extract Of dandelion,
one-half ounce; compound kargon,
one ounce; compound syrup sarsa-
parilla, three ounces. Mix by shak-
ing we'll in bottle and take in tea
spoonful doses after meals and at bed
time.
A well-known authority states that
these ingredients are mainly of vegeta-
BILE extraction, and harmless to use,
and can be obtained at small cost
from any good prescription pharmacy.
Those who think they have kidney
trouble or suffer with lame back or
weak bladder or rheumatism, should
give this prescription a trial, as no
harm can possibly follow it's use, and
it is said to do wonders for some
people.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-21
HOME DECORATION.

When the new house is papered do
not have the hall and stairway touched
until after the furniture has been
moved in. The most careful of NOV
ers find it difficult, particularly when
there is square staircase, to lift
the awkward, heavy bureaus and beds
upstairs without grazing the walls.
If the walls are already papered
hang sheets along the staircase walls,
so that the paper will at least not
become soiled.
The hall carpet or rugs should not
be laid until after the moving is
finished, but the rest of the carpets
should be put down before the family
effects are put in.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-21
HEALTH AND BEAUTY.

To remedy round shoulders, stand
in the usual position" raise the arms
sideways, palms upward. Hold the
head we'll back, chin in. With the
arms thus stretched out on a level
with the shoulders describe a circle
with them about IL inches in diameter
at the finger tips. During this move
ment contract the muscles at the back
of the neck and about the shoulder
blades, holding the chest high and
breathing deeply. This exercise, If
practiced longer and longer each day,
will straighten the back, raise the
chest and tend to decrease the waist
measure.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-21
A TOAST.

(The. Milwaukee Sentinel.)
Here's to the man whose hand
Is firm when he clasps your own
Like a grip of steel
That makes you feel
You're not in the world alone.
Here's to the man whose laugh
Puts the somber clouds to rout-
The man who's fair
And kind and square
To the one that's down and out!
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-21
WHY WATCH SIGNS AGREE.
(From the Gainesville SUM-

(From the Gainesville Sum-
Nearly all the watch signs, proba-
bly, 80 out of 100, have hands set at
S:1S, but comparatively few people
know why this is. It is no accident.
w. K. Washburn, of New York, was
painting sign for a jeweler Of that
city when the news Of the assassina-
tion of Abraham Lincoln, April A.
1865, was received in New York, and
the latter ordered the painter to put
upon the dial the exact time when the
fatal shot was fired, namely S:1S, and
so they have continued ever since
Whenever you see sign after this,
recall the fact that 1t points to the
fatal moment.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-21
"sWEET sAssAFRAs."
(The Washington Head.


Though relegated to the rear and
laughed to scorn by modern physi-
clans, the meek and lowly sassafras
has played noble part in this coun-
try's history. The pharmaceutical
iconoclast cannot wither it's fame, nor
the mysteries of materia medica stale
it's infinite variety! To the glories
Of the sassafras have poets sung, and
to it's victories long lines of grand
mas of the good old kind lend abun-
dant and convincing testimony. In
passing, the Journal calls attention
to a beautiful poem anent the sassa-
fras, wherein bard sublime doth
say:
"In the spring of the year, when the
blood Is thick,
There is nothing so rare as a sassafras
stick;
1t cleans up the liver and regulates the
heart
And to the whole system new life doth
impart.
Sassafras, oh sassafras,
Thou art the stuff for me,
And in the spring, love to sing.
Sweet sassafras, of thee"
Only true poet, one who had re-
veled in the land where the sassafras
reigns, could pen so sweet senti-
ment. No geisha girl of the Plum
Blossom land e'er brewed drink so
seductive, and withal so healthful and
so cheering, as sassafras tea. Only
those who gluttonously imbibe this
rare and healthful beverage know the
real joys Of springtime and the de-
lights of early June days. To the
man soaked, and saccharated with
sassafras tea, all things seem beauti-
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-21
AN ANTI-sUIcIDE PLAN.
(The Philadelphia Ledger.)

(The Philadelphia Ledger.)
Any body or association which un-
dertakes to curb the crime of suicide
is to be thanked for it's good intent;
yet even if the movement do no harm
by its very suggestion or by Great
ing a new form of swindling, little
headway is to be made in checking
suicide by small palliatives admins
tered at hazard. The Salvation Army'S
plans for turning the tide OF people
from the great cities, where they suf-
fer in slums, back toward the country
and farm life has real merit, because
it is an attempt at least to remedy
the hard general conditions which
bring the misery and with it the
crime.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-21
Facts and Fancies for the Fireside

full in spring. Even the twitter of
the birds takes on an added melody.
and the grass and bursting buds fair
ly dazzle with their lustrous green.
At least, it used to be so; although,
alas! the sassafras has fallen now up
on evil and unappreciative days.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-21
TAKES BRIDE AGED II.

Lexington, Ky.-Sam Martin, aged
forty, has been sentenced to the peni-
tentiary for ten years for marrying
an eleven-year-old girl, Martha Bush.
The investigation revealed that the
mother OF the child had given her con-
sent and assisted Martin. The child
declared she did not love Martin.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-21
BORN IN PULLMAN CAR.

Cincinnati.-A baby boy was born
in Pullman car attached to a Big
Four railroad train coming to this city
from Cleveland. The mother of the
young American is Mrs. A. S. Swisher,
of Toronto, Canada. Passengers
raised a purse of $34 to buy him a
suitable present.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-21
A LAY SERMON.

Were to preach sermon
In simple, homely terms
Adapted to the culture
And growth of knowledge terms,
I'd say, with chastened spirit:
"Just do the best you can,
You may not be poet,
But you can be man."
If were bid to tell you
How best to reach the top,
I'd say, with no misgiving:
go step by step-nor stop
To crouch, or look behind you,
Just do the best you know;
You may not be a genius,
But you can grow, and grow"
If it were mine to guide you
Along the way to fame,
? Where all our great have travelled,
I'd say with tongue Of flame:
go, purge thyself of meanness,
Be clean of heart and mind;
You may not be a Lincoln,
But you can be his kind.
$50, whether high or lowly
Thy station be in life,
If called to be commander
Or trooper in the strife,
Just do the work on honor,
In big or little things;
You may not be an angel,
But you may hear their wings"
Not all of life Is laughter,
Not all OF death is tears,
So leave some good behind you
For those in after years.
Be master of thy spirit.
Bear patiently thy load;
You may not get to heaven,
But you are on the road"
DENLY Morrison, in Chicago Record
Herald.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-21
BEAUTY.
(The Houston Post.)

There has been beauty doctor
Givin' lectures in our town
An ma hired a stenographer
Ter take his lingo down,
An the things that she's buyin'
Fer to rub into her face,
Comes in boxes, jugs, an bottles,
An are all around tn place.
She takes her face O. mornin's
An steams it o'er a pot,
Then she rubs some dope stuff in it
While it's red an sizzlin hot,
Then she lays some hot cloths on it
Fer to drive it further in,
Then she plasters it an rubs it
Fer to beautify her skin.
Then she's got rubber dingus,
Thet she fastens ter tn door,
Thet she grabs an bends down back
ards
Till her heads most on tn floor,
Then she doubles over forward
Till she almost busts in half.
Then she spanks us children awful
Cause We can't hold in our laugh.
She has bought jar of ointment,
An tn label on it said
1t would kill hair on her features,
But would grow hair on her head;
An tn shelves are full o. skin-food,
And O. ointments an O. creams,
And she dopes her face O. daytimes
An she masks it while she dreams.
She has got some stuff in bottles
That, when it is well rubbed in,
Will make thinnish women stouter,
An stoutish women thin;
An gran mothers gittin skittish-
An Gran'ma hasn't got tooth
An she's bought a jar o. ointment
That is labeled, Bloom o. Youth!
An pop says tn worlds gone crooked
Since that feller come to town,
An ma hired stenographer
Ter take his lingo down;
Ma tells pa his talk was gratis
That it didn't cost a cent
But tn druggist round tn corner
Kin tell you what paw has spent.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-03-21
s5-YEAR-oLD HENS STILL LAY

Pennsburg, Pa.-At the public sale
of the property of William Stengel,
at Bailey, Pa, pair of chickens which
Mr.. Stengel says he hod owned for
thirty-five years, and which had been
laying all that time, were sold for s12.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-31
LAY NJ. f. CHURCH
CORNER STONE SOON
Tuesday June 3 the Date
Decided UpOn-ReV. DR..
Eaton Coming.

The laying of the corner stone of
the First Methodist Episcopal church
will take place Tuesday afternoon,
June Attn. The preliminary service
will commence at 80 o'clock in the
German M. E. church. Greetings will
be brought from sister churches and
visiting pastors. Rev. DIR. Eaton of
Madison, will deliver the principal ad-
dress. At 4 o'clock the ceremony OF
laying the corner stone. will be per-
formed at the Main street corner.
The Watertown male quartette will
sing.
The trustees of the M. +. church
let the following contracts at the
meeting Friday night. Heating, d.
&. F. Kusel company; lighting, An
drae Electrical Wiring company, Mil
waukee; plumbing, Otto Biefeld &
company; seats, Milwaukee Seating
company.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-31
THREE BUSINESS
PLACES ENTERED
ONE SATURDAY NIGHT AND
TWO ON SUNDAY.
of Small Shoes Found at
One PldCe-P. Cdlldn'S Saloon.
W. C. Rdue 6 Sons Store and
StrehlOW & TrdChte'S Office
Entered-Little Plumber.

'The better the day, the better the
Decd" proves a myth at least insofar
as the providers who have ''got the
habit" of entering Watertwon places
of bus mess at frequent intervals on
Sunday nights, but who are getting
so bold that they now work day
times. 1t seems that the intruders
are becoming holder, as three cases
of robbery have been reported since
Sunday morning.
In the case of VIM. G.. Raue &
Sons. it was not midnight prowler,
but the "job" was performed in broad
day light, some time between the
hour of in the afternoon and in
the evening. Entrance was gained
by breaking light of glass IN the
rear door, permitting the robber to
unlatch the hook on the inside. The
office was completely ramsacked in a
search for money, the only thing the
intruder seemed to be after, as has
proven so in the numerous cases
that have taken place the past few
weeks. There were things of value
in the office, but nothing was taken
with the exception of about 1924 in
change which had been left in the
cash drawer. A hammer had been
used on the safe in an effort to open
it.
The store of Strehlow & Trachte
on South Third street, was another
place entered in the same manner as
the Raue store, also supposed to have
been Sunday afternoon from the fact
that a key was found on the desk in
the Rauv store that fitted a lock at
the place of business of Strehlow &
Trachte. The party or parties enter
ing evidently made thorough search,
for things were found considerably
mussed. However, only rs cents
was found missing. An effort was
made to "crack the safe" with an old
spade, but the attempt naturally
proved failure.
On Saturday night, the saloon Of
P. Callan, near the junction Hotel,
was entered, forcing open window
with pick. The burglary was dis
covered Sunday morning. A quantity
Of goods, such as beer in cases, gin,
whisky and cigars were taken. In
the morning an examination was
made of the premises. The imprints
of small shoes were found. Thus far
no evidence has been found as to who
committed the thefts, but there is
nevertheless strong suspicion and
the "little fellow" may yet find him
self in the tolls.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-31

the bridge to First street, but the
sidewalk along First street cannot BIZ
laid in straIgh: line, to conform to
the rest of the street, on account of
the curve in the spur track of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail-
road company.
AS there is good cinder foundation
On which the old plank sidewalk
rested. the board recommended that
this be allowed to be used as tenn
po1ary walk until such time as the
railroad company can be prevailed
upon to remove the curve in the
spur track about % feet further
west, or the best plan would be to
induce the railroad company to lay
the entire tracks to the west of the
power house and then convert the en-
tire tract east into a public park.
This latter part, in the opinion of
your board, should be taken up with
the railroad company by the common
council as soon as practicable.
In the mean time your board will
take up the matter of moving the
tracks q feet further west with the
company so as to allow a straight
sidewalk to be built and that during
this time the cinder track be allow
ed to remain as temporary walk.
The following petition from the l.
l.. Henry company was presented:
"The Ira l.. Henry company being
heavy tax payer and employer of q
great deal of help at it's factory,
corner of Union and Elm streets, in
the Fifth ward, and it being necessary
to haul a great deal of it's msufact-
ured articles to the C. 4 N. w. depot
in said city and the streets leading
from said factory to said @. &. N.
w. depot being in an impossible
condition tor such traffic especially
in the spring of the year; Now,
therefore, the undersigned respect
fully petition your honorable body to
improve Union street and the remain
der of said distance between said box
factory and said @. Il N. v. depot,
from the south end of Union street,
as in your discretion may seem
most practicable, for our accommoda-
ton and the..publlc in general" The
matter was referred to the committee
on streets and bridges.
BY the adoption of resolution, an
order for 1864. 90 was authorized pay
ed to the order of the Downey & Kruse
company of Milwaukee, as final pay
ment for the steam heating plant
installed in the City Hall; said Dow
ney & Kruse company having compl: ed
with their contract
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-31
MY BEST FRIEND,

Alexander Benton, VINO lives on
Rural Route l, Fort Edward, n. Y,
says: ''Dr. Kings New Discovery is
my best earthly friend. 1t cured me
of asthma six years ago. 1t has also
performed wonderful cure of incipient
consumption for my sons wife. The
first bottle ended the terrible cough,
and this accomplished, the other symp-
toms left enc by one, Until sne was
perfectly we'll. DR.. Kings New Dis
covery's power over coughs and colds
is simply marvellous. No other
remedy has ever equaled it. Fully
guaranteed by Gamm's Corner Drug
Store, druggist. soc and 81. 90. Tria
bottle free.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-31
RELIEF FROM RHEU MATIC PAINS

"I suffered with rheumatism for
over two years." says Mr.. ROLAND
Curry, Patrolman, of Key West, Fla.
Sometimes it settled in my knees and
famed me so could hardly walk, at
other times it WOULD be in my feet
and hands so l was incapable for duty.
One night when was in severe pain
and lame from it my wife went to
the drug store here and came back
with bottle Of Chamberlain Pain
Balm. l was rubbed with 1t and
found the pain had nearly gone during
the night. l kept on using it for a
little more than two weeks and found
that it drove the rheumatism away.
| have not had any trouble from that
disease for over three months" For
sale by Meyne Drug company.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-31
IS HEARD
IN COMBINATIONS
COMMISSION WILL PROBABLY
MAKE REPORT MONDAY,
TWenty-three Properties Repre-
Sented at Hearing = When
Awards are Made Known and
Amounts Deposited. Company
Can Take Possession.

The testimony in the condemnation
proceedings of the Milwaukee Railway
and Light company has been heard by
the commission appointed by Judge
George Grimm ter that purpose and
the members, who are now in executive
session, expect to make report to-
morrow IS to the awards determined IN
the case of the twenty three property
owners whose property has been con-
demned to permit of the construction
Of the interurban line now b.ing built
to Watertown from Milwaukee and
which has already been completed as
far as Oconomowoc.
The commission which has in hand
the task of determining the awards
consists of A. j. Carlin of this city,
VIM. F. Albrecht of the town of Mil
ford, and William Goetsch of the town
of Ixonia. With the announcement of
the decision of the awards, the COM
pany will be permitted to take posses
sion of the property and go ON with
the work of construction. which the
company is anxious to do in order to
push the work to completion. In case
the company or owners of property con-
demned are not satisfied with the
awards, their redress then Will either
be to grin and bear the findings or
carry their grievance to the supreme
court. AS soon asthe awards to the
property owners is deposited with the
judge, the company, as said before,
can take possession and carry Oil the
work of construction regardless of the
appeal tc the supreme court. During
the condemnation proceedings just
ended. testimony was taken from
twenty three property owners, as fol-
lows: VIM. Bushman, Adolph Linder-
mann, Gottleib Hartwig, Johannes
Schumacher, John StafeIl, Robert
Oestrich, Bernhard Kohlhoff, t'erdi-
nand KohIhoff, Reir hold Kohlhoff,
Gustav Kohlhof, Theodore HIlker,
Christian Kruger, Herman Kruger,
VIM. .. Parker, Herman Bethke.
Andreas Gaenz, Frederick Fischer,
Herman Stueber, Alfred Duehring.
John Novatny, Cornelius Conklin, Mil
dred Uehling VIM. Kruger, Frank
@. l.. Radike, VIM. F. Richards and
Ma1y Green.
VIM. @. Stone the local representa-
tive of the company expects that in
very short time now, possibly inside
of week, large force of men will
be put to work in the city and vicin-
ity, it being the intention to use as
headquarters for the laborers the old
Davies building on First street.
Therefore WATERFOWL will be quite
lively during the summer. In tact
Mr.. Stone says that the chances are
that it will be lively here i'll the CON-
struction line by this company for
several years. Next year, it is the
intention of the company to erect large
terminal buildings and power house
here, also to extend the line to the
south, the same having already been
surveyed as far as Jefferson.
One of the sights during the con-
struction of the line through the city
will be that of a regular engine and
work train steaming down through the
streets. However, this will be at
night when it will not interfere with
traffic to any great extent.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-31
MRS. CHRIS VAIL.

Mrs. Chris Wahl of the town of
WATERFOWL, passed away yesterday
afternoon at the home of her son,
Helmuth Wahl. She is survived by her
husband, two sons and two daughters,
seventeen grand children and twenty
great grand children. The children
are Chris and Helmuth Vail and Mrs.
Charles Berth town Of Watertown,
and Mrs. John Blefernicht of Sun
Prairie. The deceased and her hus-
band had been residents of this section
for over half century and were we'll
and favorably known. The deceased
was born Nov. 7th, 1860, at Mecklen-
berg, Germany. The funeral will be
held Friday afternoon at p. m. from
the house to St. Marks church in
this city, Rev. Julius Klingmann
officiating.