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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-04
Mac Woods Suit Against Platt.

Richmond, Va, Oct. 3.-Messrg
O'Flaherty and Fulton, counsel for
Miss Mae Wood, who claims to be the
wife of Thomas G. Platt, and whose
suit for divorce is now before the
court In New York, showed the rep
resentatives of the press what purports
to be the certificate of her maria ge
to the aged senator. The lawyers say
that they will object to private hear
ing of the case before a referee.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-04
Two Chicago Women Shot.

Chicago, Oct. 3.-Mrs. Catharine
Haines, % years old, 17S North Wood
street, was shot by her husband, Lloyd
Haines. who then killed himself.
Mrs. Lauretta Maurno, % years old,
153 Grand avenue, was shot by Joseph
Spoducia while she was standing near
Grand avenue and Sangamon street
10Th women are fatally wounded.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-04
Cotton Merchants in Convention.

Washington, Oct. 3.-The National
Association of Cotton Merchants con-
vened here in semi annual session for
a two days meeting. About 200 dele
gates, representing nearly every sec
ton of this country and over hun
dred cotton merchants from England,
Germany, Italy, France, Portugal
and Belgium were in attendance.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-04
Mans BODY Found.

pittsburg. Pa. Oct. 3.-The mystery
surrounding the disappearance a week
ago of Percy G. Digsby, law librarian.
Of Allegheny county, was cleared by
the finding Of his body in the Ohio
river. at the feot Of Ridge avenue,
Allegheny
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-04
Rummage Sales Spread Death.

Meriden, Conn, Oct. 3.-The town
of Southington is greatly alarmed over
the number of deaths from malignant
diseases among the foreign population.
The health authorities have issued a
statement declaring that the rummage
sales which flourish here are respon-
sibIe for the spread of typhoid fever,
scarlet fever and similar ailments.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-04
French Doctors to Raise Rates.

Paris, Oct. 3.-The members of the
medical society Of Clarendon, a large
suburb of Paris, at recent meeting
decided to raise rates to patients. ow-
Ing to the rise In the cost of living
The decision has caused widespread
excitement in the community and q
call for meeting Of protest has been
issued
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-04
HubbletOn.

Hubbleton, Sept. 3o|[Special to the
LEADER Those who attended the fair at
jefferson from here were: Joseph Nc
Caig, Ben Kohn, John Doepke, Onley
Edwards, Eddie Amborn, Willie Bare,
Otto Duckert, Ray Dunn, Tom Reynolds,
!. H. Rebstein and son Joseph, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Duckers, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Bleecker, Mrs. w. c. Hemingsen
and daughter Lizzie, Mrs. Lizzie LANCER,
Anna Duckert, Ruth Bleecker and Miss
Haselen.
Mrs. VIM. Herman of Ashland, Wis
is the guest of relatives.
Fred Karuehn spent Sunday with rela-
tiyes in the Cream city.
Mrs. R. c. Hodgson of Watertown, S.
D., is visiting at the home of A. Hodg-
son.
P.H. Martin of Chicago was business
caller here Tuesday.
Will Cunningham of Milwaukee was
an over Sunday visitor here.
Pearl Amborn was Watertown visi-
tor Saturday.
r. D. Bare of Milwaukee spent Sun
day at his home.
Mrs. VIM. Schlueter and children re-
turned Saturday from Sun Prairie, after
visiting several days with relatives.
Mrs. VIM. Gingles was at Lake Mills
Sunday,
Mrs. VIM. Herman left Monday for
Milwaukee, where she will remain for a
few days visiting relatives.
Mrs. r. c. Hodgson and Mrs A. w.
Hodgson spent Monday with friends at
Redwood.
Mrs. Louise Luckon was Watertown
visitor Monday.
If you can't 90 sOEtn for the " inter
i L. l.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-04
Dolan Will Try Again,

Pittsburg Pa. Oct. 3.-Patrick
Dolan, formerly president of the Pitts
bury District No. 5, of the UniteI
Mine Workers of America. who was
defeated for reelection following the
last great bituminous coal strike,
makes the announcement that he will
again contest for the presidency at the
coming annual election in November
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-04

progress tie president was presented
with CT oil painting of section Of
the Mississippi river under presen
conditions, and the companion piece t.
represent conditions after the com
pletion of the waterway" was prom
ised for the future.
Voyage Down the Mississippi.
During the night there were pro
nounced demonstrations as the presi.
Dental boat passed Cape Girardeau
and Grand Tower, but they came too
late to receive public recognition from
the president The Mississippi was
escorted down the river from st. Louis
all the way to Cairo by ten other
boats and it was met early in the
morning by huge excursion steamer
from this city, which carried not only
several hundred passengers Of both
sexes, but also yociferous steam
calliope which for the time mou-
opoliZed the noise making on the mid
die stretches of the Father Of Waters.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-04

Can you think of anything you
want? See if you can't get it cheap
of The Central Trading company.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-04
Newport Pleased with Count.

Count Szechenyi, whose name, by
the way. is pronounced TSe- e-chen-yee,
arrived from Bremen on the steamer
KronprinZ Wilhelm late at night. Al
fred and Reginald Vanderbilt met the
count, whisked him off in motar car
for hasty supper at one of their clubs
and later saw that he was installed in
a private car bound for Newport.
Newport's first impression of Count
Szechenyi, it is stated, was decidedly
favorable. Numerous entertainments
will be given for him and Miss Van
derbilt within the next week. Count
Szechenyi is % years of age, rich, good
looking and a lieutenant in his kings
imperial hussars. His father was
Count Emerich Szechenyi and had the
decoration of the order of the Golden
Fleece. His mother was Countess
Alexandra of Szetaray Szinnal. He
has three elder brothers, the Counts
Dionysius, Peter and Stephan. all of
whom. like himself, are reserve lieu
tenants in the imperial hussars.
Miss Vanderbilt Immensely Rich.
Announcement OF Ine engagement
will be received with great interest,
both here and in Europe, owing to the
prominence of both families. Miss
Vanderbilt. who is q years old. in
herited from her father, the late Cor
nelius Vanderbilt. fortune of more
than S1OOCO.OOO She came into pos
session of this Inheritance on attain
ing her majority last August
Miss Vanderbilt is the younge st
child of the late Cornelius and Mrs.
Vanderbilt. and was introduced to
New York society three years ago.
Since her debut she has spent consid-
erable time each year in Europe with
her mother. They went abroad the
last time following a trip to California
i'm April last
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-04

If you can't 90 soEtn for the winter
to keep wram do the next thing to
it, buy a good heating stove OF The
Central Trading company.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-04
GOvernOrs FIcuge support.

The speech was greeted with pro
longed applause and this Endorsement,
took the shape Of words when Govern.
or's Folk, Deneen and Blanchard
spoke. All Of them pledged their ut.
most efforts In furtherance Of the en-.
terprise. While the dinner was ip
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-04
President Indorses Ship Channel.
Points Out Obstacles.

At the same time he was most care.
full to say that he would not give his
assent to any particular scheme of I'm,
provement. He also pointed out many
Of the obstacles of carrying into effect
any plan of such vast proportions and
involving so much expense and while
promising all the assistance he could
give, he told his hearers that the only
way to make success certain was to sc
thoroughly prepare themselves as "a
render their arguments unanswerable
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-06-06
Where He'd Be Safe

A lawyer was talking about the late
Samuel c. T. Dodd, the Standard Oil
lawyer, whose salary from the great
corporation YES $500, 900 a year.
MI. Dodd," said the lawyer, chad
an excellent legal talent. He it was
you know, who organized the Stan
dard Oil Trust. What further endear.
ed him to Mr.. Rockefeller were his
strict views on the observance Of the
Sabbath.
They tell a story about Dodd when
he was a struggling practitioner in
Franklin.
There was a Franklin minister
who went cunning a good deal, and
altogether was rather a sporting char
acter.
"At a little church supper one night
the minister was boasting about his
knowledge of horses and hunting, his
craftsmanship and so on, when Dodd
interrupted him.
You're a good sportsman, are
your he said.
" Well said the minister, not sus-
rectng any trap, 4 am not a bad
sportsman, if l do say it myself
Yet said Dodd, If 1 were a bird,
I could hide where there'd be no dan
ger of your potting me.
=" Where would you hide?' asked
the minister.
IA nloe.' Dodd answered, in your
study!"-Washington Star.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-06-06
NORTH CAROLINA AFFAIRS
Items Of Interest From Many
Parts of the State
MINOR MATTERS OF STATE NEWS
Happenings Of More or Less Import
ance Told in Paragraphs-The Cot
ton Markets.
A. & M. Trustees Meet.

Raleigh, Special. : The trustees of
the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege here elected DIR. Henry Mex.
Tucker, physician; increased the sal
aries of Professors Hill, Thompson
and Riddick; appointed j. T. Filing
ton, 7. T. Ballinger, R. H. Hicks and
o. L. Clark, all practical farmers a
committee to supervise the agricuI-
tural department. of the college and
the farm; chose D.. "A. Thompkins,
W. Fl. Raglan, G. w. Gold, NJ. B.
Stickley andd N. B. Broughton as the
executive committee. w. H. Raglan
will serve as chairman whenever the
Governor is absent.
The trustees, upon the recommend
alton of President George T. Winston
established a department of modern
languages, which the alumni and stu
dents have long desired and in which
German, French and Spanish will
be taught. Four instructors were adj
ded in electrical engineering, math-
ematies, entomology and poultry
breeding. The expenditure of $4,000
for needed repairs of buildings was
authorized and $4,000 for equipping
the various departments, particular
ly that of mechanical and electrical
engineering.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-06-06
OratorY at Davidson.

Davidson, Special. = Probably
there is no other feature Of Davidson
commencement which is of more inter-
est to the students and others closely
associated with the college than the
~oratorical contest between the two
literary societies. The contest this
year showed no decrease in interest
since there was considerable doubt
as to who the successful contestant
would be. 1t was also shown that
Davidson yet produces orators who
perpetuate the fame won by her illus
trious sons of former days. Mr.. o.
Anderson, of Jackson, Miss, named
the characteristics Of the ideal states
man; MI. l.. T. Newland, Of Chad
bourn, made an appeal for the mai
esty of the law; Mr.. j. E. Hemphill,
spoke of our country; Mr.. w. W.
Pharr, of Charlotte, spoke on the fd-
ture of the Old North State; Mr.. G.
S. Stokes, Manning, S. c., on the hid
den life, and Mr.. R. M. Stinson, of.
Climax, Ga. The medal was award
ed to Mr.. o. NJ. Anderson, of the
Eumerean Society.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-06-06
Tar Heel Items.

A charter is granted the Swan.
nanoa Valley Bank and Trust Com.
pany, of Black Mountain, Buncombe
county, to do a commercial and sav.
ing business, the amount of can;tal
stock being $4,000. F. T. Merri.
weather and others are the stock.
holders.
A New Jersey corporation is en-
gagged In dredging the Catawba river
IN CASTOR county, for gold. 1t is said
tina they are getting Quantities Of
ore worth $4,000 per ton from tn.
river bottom.
Speaker Cannon of the National
house of representatives delivered
the address at Guilford College last
week. This point is right near where
Mr.. Cannon was born.
Lexington authorities are con
aging an ice trust on a small scaIe.
In order to protect the local ice far
tory they have made it a crime. nm
lshabie by a fine of ten dollars to sell
any Ice II that town which is not
out of Lexington city water.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-06-06
FEMININE NEWS NOTES.

AS Mrs. Hetty Green grows older
she dresses better and with more
care.
Mrs. Kendall, the actress, is an
ardent collector of tiny toys and min
iature models of all sorts.
Queen Liliuokalani has denied that
she intends to get married again, all
though she is only sixty-eight.
Mrs. Hannah A. Cufrier is to give
her fortune of 100000 for the
establishment of a gallery of art in
Manchester, N. H.
Girls and men are still kept
fully apart in Argentina, and a man
does not Introduce even his most in
innate friends to his sisters.
The will of Mary E. Lewis, of New
York City, bequeaths $1,50O,000 to
grandchildren $4,000 to servants
and the large fesiduary estate to her
children.
Miss Mae Kennedy was the first
woman to go before a Board of Legal
Inspectors and successfully pass the
examination for steamboat pilot on
the Mississippi River.
Mrs. Howard GoUld's story of an
alleged conspiracy against her stirred
the Police Department, the PostofHce
and the secret service branches of
several railroads of New York City.
Mrs. Gertrude Atnerton was at last
accounts hard at work, at Munich, on
a new novel. Her publishers state
that she finds the atmosphere of
Europe more congenial for her work
than that of America"
Is society growing tired of bridge.
whist? A woman who has been Wis
iting in England says many one-time
ardent devotees of the game have
ceased to be enthralled> and have
broken from their bondage.
Barbara Krupp, second daughter
the late Herr Krupp, was married
at the Villa HugeL, near Essen, Ger
many, to Baron Tilo o Wilmowski.
The couple will live at Bonn, where
the Baron is a Government official.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-06-06
Beckett Commission to Meet.

Morganton, Special. The Bick-
EFT commission, which has charge cf
all the insane, is called to meet June
6 at the Western Hospital at Nor
canton. This is at the request CT
Superintendent Murphy of the in
stltution, who has invited DR.. Drury,
Hospital at Staunton to be present.
The commission will especially con-
fer with DR.. Murphy and with DR..
Drury, who is regarded as an eminent
authority. 1t will consider matters
aappertaining to all hospitals new
buildings, repairs and any other
need sof the present buildings and
also new buildings for the epileptics,
who are all to be colonized at Raleigh
where provision is to be made for
400. This will enable many more in
sane to be received in the present
hospitals.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-06-06
Millions Of Locusts.

Lexington, Special. - The 13-year
locust is abroad in Davidson county.
Mlllons and millions of these l%ocusts
wings, making a long, ~uneeasing, and
not musical note. The inhabitants Of
the HAT swamp regions and at Den
tor say that the ~lecusts have been
out several days, and will continue
Tor about a month. The people there
6eIleve that the multitude of these
HleS portends bad crops and~disaster
zThey say that ON their wings is to bc
seen the letter sep" and-sfhat 4Se
song they singis "Pharaoh. Pharaoh,
Pharaoh" with due APOLOGY NO
depbt' to the plague-visited Egypt of
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-06-06
Our Real War With Japan.
By wi1Iiam Inp1is,

HERE is a form of conflict in which the United States must forth.
i with meet Japan-the warfare of commerce. Although there are
many elements in which each nation is helping, and must con-
tnue to help, the other, there is no doubt that these two must
4 contend for the carrying trade of the Pacific, and ultimately for
J the business of supplying -four, petroleum, and other staples to
the vast population of China and other FarEastern countries.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-06-06
Found Guilty on Circumstantial Evi.
dence.

Buchanan, Ga, Special. = After
d~eliberatign all hight, the jury in
the case of Ben Adams, white, and
Milliard Lee, colored, charged with
the murder of Reese Jones, a white
man, February IL last, returned a
verdict of guilty and recommended
life Imprisonment for both men.
The evidence against the defendants
was entirely ci~rcumstantial. Motions
for a new trial we're made for both
prisoners.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-06-06
TO KEEP CAKE FRESH.

Cut a slice Of new bread about an
inch thick and place in the tin vita
the cake. This will help to keep the
cake fresh for sometime. The bread
must be renewed when stale, says
Home Chat. An apple placed in the
cake tin will answer the same pur-
pose as the bread and should also be
renewed when withered.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-06-06

MANINH contend for the carrying trade of the Pacific and ultimately for
SS the business Of supplying -four, petroleum, and other staples to
the vast population of China an other Far-Eastern countries.
n struggle for commercial supremacy will be exceedingly interesting to
political economists Is we'll as to the parties engaged, for the government Of
Japan, by taking owe an active partnership in the chief manufacturing and
Iadng ompanie is virtually Incorporating itself into the greatest trust in
Inc world The wise gentlemen WO pore over acres of Statistics n tell
you exactly how much every nation N the world is gaining or losing in the
struggle tor life, probably will furnish most entertaining reports o: b COM
ing conflict between the trust nation and the trustworying nation.
war Itself has long been imminent in the eyes of men familiar with
cconoraons IN this part OF n world; but curiousy enough, a formal declara-
Foreign Affairs, in reply to interpretations in the Diet Aher declaring that the
government a tt the San Francisco school affair, and rateratng hat Japan
IS nt increasing armament with a view to lighting Russia or seeking more
territory, Viscount Hayashi boldly proclaimed Japans intention to wage IN
other kind of war.
In matters Of navigation, commerce and trade" he declared, I'VE are
oun to expand ourselves in foreign countries n will AXE necessary meas
ues IN the ouragem OF the m This suife is that of peace and y-
tue. No nation Or people is without this heavenly endowed right"
s % far as the navigation of the Pacific is concerned. te Japanese have
already made great advances. Aided by subsidies and other I'm fay.
ps, tn Japanese steamship companies have taken n are taking much of
ne Pacific trade away from American ships. Americans of long n extern
STe experience in navigation declare that unless American lines are aided bv
subsidies theym must go to the wall. An American who is nt interested IN n
shipping Inc tut III las had for years vast experience in the Pacific trade
1od me yesterday that the case is nearly hopeless
1 Ions see o re can take cOnuOl of he carrying trade of the Pacific"
ne mes sa o5oaI n JaPaneS are eroWding uso out. They can build and equip ships
o1as-t1 a "a nothing Of tn direct help gtven by the government Unless Con
sFeSS snau grant generous subsidies or day on the Pacific are numbered
An n II Japan should go to war at any, time and draw off her ships in te Pa.
CHIC trade tor USE as transports, etc, our FarEastern commerce would no had
1y crppHd"-HarpersW Weekly.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-06-06
Love Your Enemies.

An irish priest had labored hard
with one Of his flock to induce him
10 give up whiskey.
Il tell you, Michael" said the priest,
-whiskey is your worst enemy, and
You should keep as far away from
1t Is you can"
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-06-06
. Husbands Qualifications
BY Winifred Black.

TO- HE City Council of Tort Dodge, Ia, has passed a law which sys
tmt IN man between twenty-five and foryfve years Of age
n is lot married must prove to the mayor Of that 90 that
I@@9)J viii 5 4;!s 6 pay T. : good a. g. s sz; @a: :, aa1' 10, ",',"'''. or he
mt the mayor ought to get a God practical oma to cona
N neIp MN decide whether a man is Dr. is not fl to b a h ushand 3
I'D rather De married to a helpless invalid thar to a coldEhodnd spIfsb
creature mo CONSIDERED M a s simply a. upper servant. bought NV mr. Maid
aressnaker bills to g1Veu VI ny whole life an m " whole dyiduaI to him
n man Who hatesc children is justa IS unfit to be married as HI nan
with hereditary consumption in his blood.
me man Who loves a good time with the boys better than a oue+ evening
VIII MS we is II more Ii ito be married than tn woman who links home
rs the one place Oh earth to keep away from, or the freak III insists 81 nav
ing ne word obey Tut u of the marriage service
NO sensible man would expect his wife to obey him in the oldfasbione
sense o tn word, but no woman Of sense would dream Of obiectng to ~
hunore agTeemen simply HMS d sNo
Nov when said that about the man who loves DOC time With +ba howe,
KIND o. Goa time 1t simply shows that he is not the srto man VIII vii
unhappy. Wu d WI "o Is very
&na5 ~. m sff WIZ Wiz mes eSCauTan{s and cafes and late suppers and red armmo
1HeS II Hhne coats Tx yellow spats is nc more fitted To mvrru oSnI+
lie GOWN imam ne is to g tut o. a farm an make his fvino bo1n'o N S'
fouye ut out a large and enthusiastic piece of work 6r vonrof -.
SnaeSs benneu OF Fort Dodge. wonder how you'll feel about ~ ~ m M
Mng hhe a year from now, when you've really tried to carry on ~ ss %mE
ordinance you have helped to pass? "N"S ut ut 1unny
ian II De qnat YOU area married man yourself ad that Won u.n+ = .
ETerypooy 1or the privilege of staying single? The o in thu name ~ Ua n"e
very ina sorto of brute, but after all, we hardIyI @k nnon h mne aa was a
mple OF unsafsh patriotism. do We?-New York American q" On e.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-06-06

Me enemy, is it, father?" respond
ed Michael, and it was your river
ence's self that was tellin' us in the
pulpit only last Sunday to love our
enemies!s
SO 1 was, Michael" rejoined the
priest, but I didn't tell you 10 swal-
low them."-Kansas City Independents.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-05

Batteries-Kittsen. Patten and Hayden;
Glaze and Armbruster.