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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-06

were untrue. An old peasant, carrying
a cane, attempted to approach the
emperor for the purpose of presenting
a petition, which led to some confusion
and the circulation of the report that
an attempt had been made on the life
of his majesty.
Private information on the subject
corroborates the official statement
that no attempt was made to assas-
sinate the emperor.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-06
STUDYING American Railroads

New York, Sept. 5.-Two parties of
prominent railroad men and civil en-
gineers, one from Japan and the other
from Germany, are here studying
American railroad systems. They will
have visited most of the large cities
of the United States before returning
to their respective countries.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-06
Five Miles of Trolley Wire Stolen.

Milwaukee, Sept. 6.-Milwaukee &
Northern railway officials Wednesday
reported to the Milwaukee police that
$4,000 feet of trolley wire, covering
five miles of roadway between Milwau-
kee and Cedarburg. had been cut
down and carried away by thieves. The
property is valued at $4,000, and in
addition, the company Is put to addi-
tional expense In restringing the
wires
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-06
Rich Widow on Murder Rack

Cleveland. O., Sept. City and
county officials are making a deter
mined effort to clear up the mystery
of the murder of John Phillips, coal
operator, broker and banker. His
widow, who was arrested at the fu-
neral, will be questioned closely.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-06
Ere Still Races in Antwerp.

Antwerp, Sept. 6.-The fire which
was started in a lumber yard by riot
ers, necessitating calling out troops to
assist the fremen in fighting the
flames, is still burning. threatening the
destruction of the lumber and ware
house district of the city.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-06
New York, Sept. 5

FLOUR-Firm with a light trade. Min
nesota patents, $500 $40; winter
straights, s4.10@4.35; Minnesota bakers
So. .75GD4.25.
WHEATON reports of a collapse In
the Berlin market, wheat broke a cen,
per bushel at the opening, most OF which
was later recovered, on foreign buying
and strength of coarse grains. Septem-
Der, 1904; December, s1.071a41. .087s; May.
s1.112s@112.
RYE-Firm. No. western, 90c (. o. b.
New York.
CORN-Market dull and without tran
sactions.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-06
Fish Resolution Is Taken I'm

New York, Sept. 6.-President Hara-
han of the Illinois Central and Stuy-
vesant Fish met face to face Wednes-
day for the first time since their per-
sonal clash a week ago. 1t was a spe-
cial meeting of the directors and the
Fisl resolution was taken up and ac-
cepted with slight changes.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-06
Par Snain from Air Race.

New York, Sept. 6.-The directors
of the Aero club of America learn
that the International Aeronautic fed
Grafton, the arbiter of international
ballooning, has barred the Spanish
Aero club from participation in the
forthcoming cup race at St. Louis in
October
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-06
Fifteen PERISH IN HOTEL FIRE.
Seven Bodies Recovered from Ruins
Near Tacoma.

Tacoma, Wash, Sept. 6.-Fire de-
stroyed the Webb hotel at Shelton, 20
miles from Tacoma, Wednesday night
1t is reported 15 persons perished.
Miss Bailey and Mrs. Nudge, both
of Shelton, are known to be among
the lost. All the other victims are
believed to be men,
Seven bodies have been recovered.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-06
Kills Self from Niauara Span.

Niagara Falls, n. Y, Sept. Ga
man who has not been identified
leaped to death off the suspension
bridge across the river at night while
hundreds of persons, assembled to see
the first illumination of the falls with
colored lights, looked on. His body
disappeared in the rapids 1872 feet be-
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-06
Bryan Goes Through St. Louis,

st. Louis. Sept. 6.-William ]. Bryan
arrived in st. Louis over the Baltimore
& Ohio on his way to Oklahoma City.
Okla, where he will reply to the
speech made by Secretary of War
William H. Taft at that place. Mr..
Bryan departed over the Frisco at s: 40
D. m.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-06
. National Firemen in Session.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Sept. 6.-The
tenth annual convention of the Ma
tional Firemen's Association of Amer
lea was called to order at Convention
hall Thursday, National President
James D. Mcneil, of Fayetteville, N. c.,
presiding.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-06
Wealthy Wisconsin Man Is Suicide

La Crosse, Wis, Sept. 6.-John M.
Urban, aged 46, a wealthy resident Of
the town of Union, Vernon county.
Wis, committed suicide by shooting.
Temporary insanity is believed to
have inspired the act.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-06
America Has Leased Bay.

Berlin, Sept. Ga dispatch from
Shanghai says that the United States
has taken a five-year lease of Norvik
Bay, south of Vladivostok, and has
leased for next winter the floating
dry dock at Vladivostok
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-06
Conservative fs Chosen.

Goldfield, New, Sept. 6. - John
Roach, leader of the conservative ele-
ment in the miners union, has been
elected president of Local 220 by
about 300 majority over G. H. Nc
Kinnon, according to unofficial re-
turns from the various sections OF
the districts.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-06
Oil Hearino Aoain Postponed

New York, Sept. 6.-The taking of
testimony in the suit against the Stan
dard Oil company, which was to have
been begun Thursday, was again post
poned until Sept. II.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-06
New Creek Chief Named,

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Sept. 6.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt appointed Lefty Tiger
chief of the five tribes of Creek In
dians to sncceed Pleasant Porter, who
died at Maskogee.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-06
Former Consul a Suicide.

Washington, Sept. civilian H.
Abercrombie, formerly United States
consul at Nagasaki, Japan, commit
ted suicide by asphyxiation at his
apartments at Stoneleigh court here.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-06
Cuba Has Heavy Earthquake.

Havana. Cuba, Sept. 6.-Dispatches
received here say heavy earthquake
shocks occurred in Mayari, Santiago
province. No damage is reported.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-06
Dies Rather Than Leave Bride.

Annapolis, Nd, Sept. 6.-Grief over
the fact that he must separate from
his wife of a day led Alvin Mauppin,
of Clay City, KY, a yeoman in the
United States navy, to take his life.
Mauppin was on leave of absence when
he married Miss Ellen Curran of this
place Tuesday. The couple were plan
ming for ten days honeymoon when
an order came to Mauppin to report
for duty forthwith. His bride is pros
trated,
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-06
japan and China Face War.

Toxic, Sept. 6--Japan and China
are reported to be facing war, and dis.
affected Koreans are fomenting the
trouble through motives of revenge.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-06
To Name Ship New York.

Washington, Sept. 6.-The navy de-
partment virtually has decided to
name the e20, ,000-ton battleship, No. 20,
sister ship of the Delaware, the New
York. o.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-06

William Mckinley was born at
Niles, Ohio. Jan. %. 1S43, was en-
listed in the Twenty-third Ohio Vol
unteers June II, 1861, as private, and
mustered out July &c, 1865, as major
by brevet for gallantry under fire.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-06

William Mckinley was elected to
congress as a representative of Ohio
in 1876, IS, 80 80, 'S4, and 'Ss
Was elected governor of Ohio in 1891
and 1898 and president of the United
States in 1896 and 1900.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-06
MARBLE SHAFT IN
HONOR OF NJ 'KINLEY
SPLENDID MONUMENT is UN-
YELLED AT BUFFALO WITH
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES.
GOV. HUGHES PAYS
GLOWING TRIBUTE
Speaker DepIores Spirit of Discomfort
That Struck Blow at American In
stitutions - Obeiisk Is in City
Where President Was Assassinated

Buffalo, Sept 6-With Gov. Charles
K. Hughes as the principal speaker,
the New York monument to President
Mckinley was unveiled with impress
sive ceremonies Thursday in this city,
the scene of the murder of Mr.. Nc
Kinley.
Gov. Hughes paid high tribute to
the late president, and decried the
spirit of envy that led to his assassina-
ton
Blow Aimed at America.
Here was marked the tragic ter
mination of a great career" said the
speaker. Here in an awful moment
there were revealed in sudden lurid
flash the opposing forces whose con-
flict is the history of mankind. Never
did evil commit more dastardly deed.
The victim was the chosen representa-
tive Of the American people, no less
representative in his death than in
his life. The assasin's blow was
aimed at an American institution, rep
and Mckinley fell because he was
our president.
Erected by State of New York.
The monument was erected by the
state of New York on a site provided
by the city of Buffalo. 1t is in the
form of an obelisk, of white marble,
sc feet high, and is situated at Nj
agara square, the intersection of Nj
agara and Court streets and Della
ware avenue.
The obelisk rests upon a pedestal
Il feet high, the base of which is 10
feet above the street level. The whole
is surrounded by a tesselIated prom
enade, embellished with ornate para
pets and balustrades, and splashing
fountains.
Inscriptions on the Base
o., IL
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-06

William Mckinley died in Buffalo
Sept. IA, 1901, victim of a treacherous
assassin, who shot the president as
he was extending to him the hand of
courtesy.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-06

This shaft was erecJed
BY the State of New York
To honor the memory of
WILLIAM M'KINLEY,
Twenty-fifth President
of the limited States of An,arica
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-06
Inscriptions on the Base.

On the four sides of the base of the
column are the following inscriptions:
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-09-06
kermit roosevelt
QUITS ARMY march
EXCESSIVE ATTENTION OF FAIR
SOLDIERS UNENDURABLE.
WOMAN BREAKS
INTO YOUTHS TENT
Officers Have Heard Nothing from
Him Since His Mysterious Disap-
pearance at Joslyn, Ill-Was on
Long Tramp with Regiment.

Elgin, H., Sept. 6.-Kermit Roose-
was making the long hike" from Fort
Leavenworth, Kan, to Fort Sheridan
with the First squadron Of the Thir-
teenth United States cavalry, desert
ed the soldiers at Joslyn, it developed
into his tent to pet him. The officers
of the four troops which compose the
squadron dc not know the where
aboutS of the Young man.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-07-12
PASTURE FOR sow AND PIGS.
Half Acre Tracts and Movable Houses
Work to Good Advantage.

| have found it a good practice to
construct a number of half-acre lots,
placing a portable house in every
other one and giving a SOW and her
pigs an individual house, says writer
in Orange Judd Farmer. BY the
time they will have eaten or stamped
down all the green stuff on this half
acre, the house can easily be lifted
over the fence to the next lot and the
hogs moved where they will have
plenty of fresh, green pasture
The lot from which they have been
taken can then be plowed up and
sowed in rye or forage crops that
grow comparatively fast. BY the time
they have exhausted the second lot
they can be returned to the original
one. Thus the two lots will support
the SOW and pigs until the pigs are
old enough to wean. II properly
cared for they will support the sows
the year round.-
| have also found 1t good practice
to have larger lot. II possible, OF
from five to ten acres, to turn all the
pigs into after they have been
weaned. allow them to remain
there until they are four or five
months old. feed them in the mean
time and allow them plenty of ground
and exercise SO that they may develop
bone and muscle. They will then be
in good. healthy condition to go into
the feed lot.
In building these portable houses
there is one thing that must ever bt
borne in mind. and that is, no matter
how or where they are built, the!
should provide good, clean, dry sleep
Ing quarters. and, above everything
else. be sanitary.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-07-12
Story of Irvino

Irving memories continue to spring
up. Lionel Barrymore played on the
stage with Sir Henry the night of his
death and he told of the last moments
of England's greatest actor as fol.
lows
noticed" said the actor. that
the little child who played Geoffrey
that night had too much red ON his
cheeks, and | said to myself that. as
soon as the curtain fell on the act
| would speak to the child about 1t.
l was crossing the stage to overtake
the little one and make the correction
In MS makeup when | heard Irving.
VINO was walking in before me. say.
Leo, you've got too much red on your
race. That was As minutes before he
Dreamed his last, and. as / afterward
learned from the doctors, he was liter
ally dying all through the nerform.
ance"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-07-12
4 NEW SCHOOL DESK.
Provides Support for the child's Back
Where 1t Is Most Needed.

In the belief that proper seating
facilities play an important part In
the welfare of school children, George
w. Ehler, supervisor OF physical
training. and Director OF Scnoois
Charles Orr worked until they nave
nerfected what they believe is the
best seat and desk in the country.
saws the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The seat is constructed according TO
Ehler's own plans and is based upon
an exhaustive set of measurements
made by him last year in the schools.
It provides support for the chlld
back. where it is most needed, at the
base of the spinal column and the
small of the back Another strong
point is that the seat proper is pitched
backward only slightly, keeping the
body at restful angle. Both seat
and desk are adjustable. The new
desks are being installed in all the
new buildings and grow in favor
wherever put.
Until the perfection of Ehler's inn
proved seat there were two forms OF
| desk used In the schools. The first
was the old-fashioned desk, not adj
Unstable at all, and made in unvary-
ing sizes for the different grades. 1t
presupposed that ell children in the
same grade would be of size.
Then came the so-called 'liverfpad''
desk. The back of the seat in this
style of desk consisted of a single
concave rest, to be placed at that
point where the child's back most
needed support This was fauleey in
two respects. In the first place Il
was narrow and held the child's body
in vise-like grip and in the second i
gave support at only one point, where
as the spine requires support at sew
eral points
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-07-12
Lucid.

Finally Archimedes, who for an hour
had been patiently guiding the mind
of his pupil through a demonstration
of an abstruse mathematical problem,
was rewarded by the CLEAN of intelli-
gence that appeared in the young
Athenian's eye.
And dost thou see the light, lad?"
Perfectly" was the enthusiastic re-
Spouse. 1T had me stumped at first.
I'll admit, but it's really absurdly sim
pie. The whole thing is like Greek to
me."-Puck
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-07-12
DOCKING LAMBS.
1t Should BE Done Early, SO Wounds
VIII Heal Quickly.

The lamb is locked when it is from
ten days to two weeks old. II left un-
til older the blood vessels are better
developed and there Is a chance of
the lambs bleeding to death, says the
Criterion. AT this stage the wound
heals quickly and growth Is not inter
rupted. The simplest tools to use
is sharp, clean butcher knife If an
attendant can be had he holds the
lamb Ia his arms, feet up. With one
hand he holds the legs and with the
other he draws the skin around the
tail within one inch of the body to-
ward the body, SO that when the tail
is cut off the skin will slip back and
partially cover the stub of the tail.
The tail is cut off with a butcher
knife while 1t lies on small block
of wood. and within one and one-halt
inches of the body.
After the docking the lambs are
closely watched for an hour or two
Sometimes one bleeds more than he
should and string is tied about the
stub to stop the bleeding, after which
the string is removed.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-07-12
PIGS AND CLOVER.
a Little Grain Should BE Fed During
the Summer.

Pigs should not be carried through
the summer on clover alone. A little
grain will be required to balance the
green clover. 1t is claimed by some
that pigs can make just as good growth
on Alfalfa or clover alone as they
would If a little corn were given with
the green forage.
While it may be true that the pigs
will make profitable growth on al
falfa or clover, it is not true that they
will do as well on these green feeds
alone as they will If given little
grain in addition The grain is needed
to increase the number Of pounds OF
food dement's without corresponding
ly increasing the amount of dry mat
ter.
Several years ago the Nebraska sta
tion made an experiment to learn what
proportion of grain to alfalfa was
needed to make the most economical
ration for growing pigs. IT was found
that the cost of producing 100 pounds
of grain on alfalfa pasture alone, was
about $3.50. On Alfalfa pasture with
an addition of one and one-third
pounds Of grain the cost of 100 pounds
of grain was lowered to $2.74 per 100
When the grain ration was increased
to two and a half pounds per day, the
cost was lowered to $2.45. It can be
seen by feeding only one and a THIRD
pounds of grain ration per day, the
cost Of producing the 100 pounds o.
gain was lowered nearly one-half
While one single test should not bt
taken as reliable. 1t certainly shows
that pigs should not be expected t.
pass the summer without little grain
ration.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-07-12
The POLAND CHINA.
Possibilities Of This Breed as Seen by
w. o. Gully.


The demand for more can meat is
an acknowledgment the Poland China |
will get fat. This is one of the foun- \
dation stones upon which the breed |
has been established. For his easy
feeding qualities his popularity has,
for over SO years, held sway wher-
ever corn is king. Some have ven
tured to suggest the bacon hog as the
solution, but that suggestion has died
in it's utterance. In the first place the
pork producers of the corn belt are
not struck with his shape; secondly,
time is too precious to produce him,
and, lastly, the market demand would
be limited, because it demands both
meat and lard, two articles equally
valuable.
The trend of the market demand in
the last few years has caused the evo-
luton of the Poland China to the pres
ent type. A type that because of its
time-saving tendency in pork produc-
ton has added thousands of dollars
annually to our agricultural wealth.
To retain this profitable carcass and
| still acquire more lean meat is prob
| lem that will admit of much expert
mental research. Lean meat Is the
muscular flesh of the carcass, the
| growth of which is greatly encour-
aged by abundant exercise and food
stuff rich in protein and mineral mat.
tiers, foods that are within the reach
of all pork producers, but of which so
few avail themselves in sufficient
quantities to baalnce starchy corn
in the feeding ration.
Until our markets offer greater In
ducements for more lean meat, we are
certain our pork producers cannot
profit by its production. But when
they do, use of more feeds rich in
protein will bring about the desired
results, and as delicious meat will be
produced from the Poland China in
the corn belt as is produced with any
breed in the agricultural world. AS
in the race suicide of the Poland
China to a great extent the breed
has been unjustly accused by botl
rival breeds and by those who have
overlooked the fact that the POLAND
China SOW is a great flesh carrier
and have failed to guard against tht
/, over-production of flesh during preg
nancy.
An exclusive corn diet during thu
/ winter months, especially, can resul
in nothing but failure to produce larg
J healthy litters With the successful
! pork-raiser the diet OF the brood SOY
] Is even more important before, thai
i after, fagrowing.
+ To those who have mastered thi
). the most important branch of hog
:. raising, the proficiency of the Polan
China has not been the question
= Given the same conditions unde
I which other breeds have proven prof
] able. we believe the Poland Chin
4 with bis early maturity, prepotenc
4 and uniform excellence will prov
e even more profitable.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-07-12
Accounted For.

Among the many stories told of the
Scottish Judge, Lord Young, is one as
sociated With an election in Edin-
burgh, when 1t was announced that
Lord Wolmer had been returned by q
majority of three votes. Later a cor.
rection made the majority 300, and
gave the names of two lords of ses-
sion who had voted for the successful
candidate Lord Young. thereupon re-
marked: THAT accounts for the two
ciDhers."
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-07-12
One Point Of View.

It was the desire of teacher in
negro school to impress upon the
minds of the youths the benefits de-
rived at Tuskegee and other seats of
learning for the ambitious negro. One
day. in closing brilliant discourse on
this subject, in which Booker T. Wash
ington was set forth as a criterion,
she said to one little boy who had evil
IDENTIFY heard not a word of her talk:
Nov Rastus, give the name of TIE
greatest negro?'
The answer was surprisingly forth
coming-"Joe Gans!"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-07-12
THAT RARE ANIMAL, MAN.
Seldom Caught Before 8 O'Clock in
London, Never in Day Time.


Time was when London was one of
the capitals where man could be dis
cerned with the naked eye in the day
time; but now he is almost invisible
except at certain favored spots in the
city and few eclectic clubs at Pail
Mall.
There was a period considerably
later than the stone age, when this
interesting but rare creature was 70
be observed. feeding quite tamely, at
literary and political breakfasts. Later
on, he was still to be enticed by fair
hands to lunch parties, and was some
times found lowering near the tea
table of some beautiful and expert
tanner between Ave and seven
But with the new century this rare
creatures habits have altered most
completely, for he Is seldom to be
caught before eight D. m. on week
days. and has habit, more0 yer, of
retiring to remote haunts and OBJ
scure thickets from Friday night till
Monday afternoon.
1t has been observed that the
younger and best bred specimens ex-
hibit curious dislike both to the
immature and elderly females of their
kind, but have been known to show
marked animation when enticed BY a
young and comely matron, and will, on
these occasions, approach without
rear, and even feed out of her hand
London Sketch.