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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
4 Lost Opportunity.

Towne-I had the worst luck with
that old umbrella of mine last evening
at the concert. L put it in the stand
with the others
Browne-And when you went to get
it it was gone eh?
Towne-No, hang it! It was the only
one left. 1 didn't get a shot at the
others.-Philadelph Press.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
Chocolate Fudge.

Put together in saucepan a cup each
of grated chocolate and graduated
sugar, one-haIf cup of milk and a quar-
ter-cup of moIasses. Boil, stirring oft
en-, until a little dropped into cold wa
ter is brittle Remove from the fire,
beat in a teaspoonful of vanilla and
stir hard for several minutes before
pouring into a buttered tin.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29

Special Train from Eau Claire BUSHES
Aid to Bedside of Paul Wilson,
Wealthy Rusk Man.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis, March o.
[SpeciaL]-A special train from Eau
Claire to Rusk, Dunn county, this after
noon rushed DIR. Lyman of Eau Claire
and assistants to the bedside of Paul
Wilson, a wealthy man lie is danger.
ously i'll, supposedly with appendicitis.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
STEAL TOOLS, THEN OPEN SAFE.
Postoffce at Augusta, Wis, Robbed of
$3.50 Cash and Stamps

AUGUSTA. Wis, March Spe-
ciaI THE postofice here was entered
Thursday night by burglars who blew
open the safe and secured $3.50 cash
was left Tools were taken from a black
smith shop nearby.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
Dry EEyinE.

This is suitable for large pieces of
fsh-such as salmon steaks. Make a
small quantity of fat very hot in a
skillet, have the fish ready dipped in
seasoned -four, brown first one side,
then the other, to retain the juice and
favor. When done dish carefully to
avoid breaking.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
EVIL GENIUS OF
RUSSIA IS DEAD.
PoBIED0NoSTSEFF, FORMER PRO
CURATOR GENERAL OF HOLY
SYEOD, PASSES AWAY.
He RULED CAR MANY YEARS,
Swayed Greek Church Into Prosecutions
of Jews and Polish CatholicS-En-
envy of United States.

ST. PETERSBURG, March On
Pobicdonostsetf. former procurator gen
eral of the holy synod. whose fall from
power came in the spring Of 1903, died
at o'clock this evening. aged s. years.
NJ. Pobiedonostsef dominated the rcac-
rionary influences in Russia for twenty
five years. Until the ukaSe comforting
religious liberty upon the empire, was the
power behind the throne. with Il long list
of victories over the reform forces. As
head of the Greek church Pohiedonost-
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
bread Griddle Cakes.

Crate enough stale bread to fill one
cup; soak in one cup of milk for TWEEN
II minutes; beat, add saltspoon Of
salt. two tablespoons of melted butter
and one egg well beaten. Add a cup
O: -four and beat again. Stir in quickly
one and one-half level teaspoons of
baking powder; bake on a griddIe and
serve with strip.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
THOMAS PLAYERS GIVEN $50, 900
Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page of Washington
Creates Trust Fund

CHICAGO. H.. March %. - Mrs.
Thomas Nelson Page Of Washington. ID.
c., wife of the novelist. has given 500
900 to the Orchestral association.
The contribution is in the form of a
trnst fund. drawing interest at thu rate
of ) per cent. This assures the Theodore
Thomas orchestra all income of $500.
which. according to the terms Of the
gift. can lie used i'll any manner that the
trustees desire.
Mrs. Fage WIS Mrs. Henry Field, sis
tcr-:n-law Of Marshall Field, and for
merly resided il this city,
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
MILLION IN MINE STOCKS

GAINESVILLE, Wis, March %
Especial. Paul Rudolph alderman
from the Fifth ward, and a prominent
German. has just been notified that TO-
900 shares in mining company at Gold
field, which he purchased for % to 80
cents per share are now worth SO per
share, the total being about 81 100000.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
The Travelling Need,

The Social Philosopher was review
ing the situation.
I'VE don't want OVERLOAD railroad
employees" he said, 'but we do need
wreckless schedules. Baltimore Amer
lean
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29

spectacular effect two boys from the
local asylum for the blind were chosen
to draw the tubes from the wheels.
4 robust negro turned the cranks. mix
ing the rubber tubes in the wheels
thoroughly. Then one Of the blind
boys drew tube from the big wheel.
A man selected by the commissioners
for the purpose extracted the rolled
slip from the tube, held it up before
the audience and announced the num-
Der. At the same time the other blind
boy drew a tube from the prize
wheel" and the announcer called out
the sum called for by this slip. This
prize, then, was drawn by the number
drawn from the other wheel at the
same time. The drawing required hours
and usually was largely attended
SO thoroughly were advertised the
features provided for the insuring of
an honest drawing that the public soon
became convinced that there was no
chance for juggIery, and so long as the
company existed the buyers of tickets
purchased in the utmost confidence
that if they did not win it was not
because of unfair drawings
During the late sos the feeling
against the policy part of the scheme
had grown strong in New Orleans
Policy gambling had run riot for years.
1t had taken such a hold on the ser
want and poorer classes that they could
I,n oil 81
or other peoples money. A maid sent
to the store for supplies stopped on
the way to play policy with the money
given her by her mistress. The city
was demOraliZed. 1t was at this time.
under the Howard administration. that
the lottery got into politics. The "lot-
terry" and 'anti-lottery" parties sprang
into being. The leader of the latter
was United States District Attorney
Parlange, Il Christian gentleman to
whom the evils of policy appealed
most strongly.
Death Blow to the Lottery.
The issue was whether the charter
of the company was to be renewed by
the State of Louisiana The scandals
of this fight-the charges of bribery
and other uck-throwing-are still
fresh in the minds of many 1t was at
this time that the company came into
malOdor throughout the nation. When
the smoke cleared away it was found
that the "anti-lottery'' party had won.
The finish Of this fight compelled the
Louisiana company to find a new base
OF operation. Experienced lottery men
declare that Mexico would have been
the logical location. for there lottery
was looked upon as legitimate and the
government accepted from the lottery
companies tax on gross receipts. But
Honduras, instead Of Mexico, was
chosen. This was fifteen years ago,
since which time the concern has been
known as the Honduras National Lot
terry.
It's legal residence abroad. however,
did not change the fact that most Of
its sales were in the United States.
The enactment of the Federal law
prohibiting the transmission of lottery
matter through the mails was a severe
blow to the business, but not as serious
as was supposed at the time. as the
express companies promptly began the
work of carrying the contraband mat
ter. AS the government fight grew
tercer even the express companies de-
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
Ripon Calls Ashland Pastor

RIPON, Wis, March 22.-[Speciall
-Rey. John i. Dean Of Ashland, has
received a unanimous call to become
pastor of the First Congregational
church in this city, to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Rev. S. T.
Kidder.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29

Father Arrives in Time to Prevent Death
of Second of His Children at
Berlin, Wis.

BERLIN, Wis, March - Special
The 3-year-old son of Albert Tramp
was burned to death this morning. BY
the timely arrival of the father another
child was saved. The children were
alone and how the fire originated is a
mystery.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29

Unpleasant truths always please a
lot of people whom they do not con-
Germ.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29

clined to handle the tickets and lists,
and the company was forced to dis
tribute them by messenger.
The profits of the Louisiana lottery
crowd during the years of its existence
can be Appropriated from known fig
ures. For instance, the largest months
business ever done by the company
was the last month before the removal
to Honduras. when $2,400000 was
taken in by the lottery. 1t is probable
that the profits from the lottery have
not been less than $50, 100000, all told.
The plan of operation called for the
distribution each month of 80 per cent
Of all money taken in for prizes.
Agents commissions averaged 20 per
cent, administrative and miscellaneous
expenses averaged per cent, which
left 20 per cent of net profit. The
gross income of the company figured
Oh this basis must, then, have been at
least $125,000,O00 during its life.
Before the government began its
fight on the Louisiana company a win
ming ticket was known to be as good
as a certified check and express COM
panies and many banks cashed them.
Il is not only likely, but almost GER
tain, that had the Louisiana company
not debauched the State with policy
it would have secured a twenty-five
year extension of it's charter. But the
policy game forced it into a fight in
which it was compelled to buy Con-
gressmen and government officials The
secret pay roll of this company would
be most interesting and sensational
dOcument.-Chicago Record-Herald.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
EACH POSTAL CAR
BRINGS IN $4,000.
Railroads Make a Big Profit Over the
Original Cost of $4,000 and
Maintenance.

WASHINGTON, d. c., March %
There are cars in the railway mail serv-
ice which, though costing the railroads
who own them only about $4,000 each,
have drawn rentals over and above main
tenance and repairs, of more than $780,
900 each. This statement is perhaps so
startling as to be incredible to some, and
yet it is borne out by figures OF the
poStOftice deDartmcnt
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
Net Earning Per Car $4,000.

According to these figures the average
annual rental paid for railway postal
The average annual expenditure per car
for maintenance, repairs, etc, per car
was about $1,000. This leaves Il net
annual rental of $4247 per car.
Figures cited by Representative Taw-
ney in the Fifty-eighth Congress show
that there are cars which have been do
ing duty for twenty-five years, some, in
fact, since 1871. A car in the service
for twenty-five years would earn net
rentals amounting to $106,175. Mr..
Tawney also showed that the average
life of a mail car is fifteen years. On
this basis the net earnings of railway
postal car costing $4,000 would be over
$4,000, on an average.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29
Aids Plea for Steel Cars.

These figures are over and above the
rates paid for the transportation of the
mails themselves, which are carried at Il
cost deemed excessive by many we'll in
I Pefp th n4sf b %no nave
ought not to be lowered, ought at least
to entitle the mails and those who han
die them to every safeguard that can be
provided. 1t is said that steel cars and
electric lighting apparatus would render
the mail practically immune from de-
struction from fire or other causes in
case of wrecks, whereas mails are now
often burnt up representing many thou
sands oS dollars in a single wreck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25
Blood Flows When the Little
Fellow Boxes Nelson.
The Two Mix i'm a Furious Con.
test for Practice.
aBAT" is STUNG BADLY.
Handlers Had to Separate the
Two in the Third.
Much Interest in the Papke.
Kelley Dec. 80 Bout.

San Francisco. Cal, Dec. 25.-That
Abe Attell is still as vicious a punisher
as he was in the days when he knocked
out th1rty-Seven men in his fights as
a youngster here, despite his present
reputation as a tap-and-get-away fight
er, was shown in his three-round try
out with Battling Nelson.
Attell started in on Nelson after he
had had two previous boxing seances,
and he continued trying out his fleet
ness, when suddenly he began to cut
loose. He stung Nelson all over his
face and body and in q few minutes
had the Hegeswich fighter bleeding at
the nose and mouth. Nelson, angered
by the punishment, rushed in on Attell
and tried to bet down his guard by
sheer strength. The clever Hebrew
peppered him the more, raining blows
from all sides.
He did not escape unscathed, how
back bent over the ropes of the i'm
provised ring, beat down his guard and
opened up a cut over Abe's eye. When
the handlers finally parted them at the
end Of the third round blood was flow
ing freely down the faces of both men
and each looked as though he would
have liked a little more of the others
game.
The widespread interest that is being
taken in Attelrs fight with Moran was
attested by the number Of witnesses
who saw yesterdays mix-up. Monte
Attell furnished three rounds OF exer-
else for his brother, and he was follow
ed by Kid Lewis, who took two rounds
of jabbing and declared he had enough,
prior to Nelson's turn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25
RAILROAD NEWS.
Growth of Traffic Far Outstrips
Increase of Facilities.
Such Has Been the Case With
Roads for Years.
WILL EXPANSION END?
Statistics of Commerce Commits
sion Are Serious.
Other Items Of Interest in
Railway Circles.

According to returns tabulated by
the Interstate Commerce commission.
the traffic of the railroads of the coun-
try has increased about IL per cent
each year for several years. In the
same time the increase of the track
age facilities has increased only 2 per
cent a year. Unless something is
done to make the facilities keep pace
with the gain in tonnage 1t is asserted
that an end will be brought to indus
trial expansion and the prosperity of
the country will receive a serious set
back.
Revenue freight hauled by fourteen
roads, whose tracks extend generally
over all sections of the United States,
increased from 512.020,000 tons in
1909 to 693. 499, 900 tons in 1906. Or
about 1s1, 479. 600 tons. This is an in
crease of 35.4 per cent. or an average
for each of the four years of nearly 8
per cent
How the roads have increased their
facilities for handling this increase of
tonnage Is shown by the fact that
whereas they operated 64.256 miles
in 1902, the increase in four years
vas 7.492 miles, or 11.6 per cent, as
compared with growth of 34.4 per
cent in traffic. The total number OF
engines employed by the fourteen
roads in question in 1902 was 14,727,
while in 1906 it was 1858. an in
crease of about 33 per cent. Freight
car. equipment increased in the same
time from 491,013 to 600,156 or about
a2 per cent.
, During the last fiscal year it is esti-
mated that the increase in traffis of
these roads was in the neighborho cd
of IS per cent, or a little less than the
growth reported in the four years pre-
ceding. On the same basis the mile
age operated by these roads increased
by AZ per cent, all of which does not
represent new construction Locomo-
tive equipment was increased about
IL per cent and the number of freight
cars IL per cent.
What is most needed now, at least
in the territory west of the Mississippi
river, is the double tracking of all the
great systems of roads. Their tonnage
can no longer be handled expeditions
ly over single-tracke systems. 1t has
been demonstrated abundantly in the
last four years that in average crop
years the traffic of the roads referred
to is sufficient to swamp them COM
pletely, and the congestion thus
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25
Gross earnings
GRANT COUNTY INTERESTED.
Ulysses People Pulling For New Kan
sas and Texas Road

Ulysses, Kan, Dec. 25.-I. G. Mar
shall and c. H. Binney were in at
tendance at the railroad meeting in
Hugoton a few days ago and report a
good interest shown by Stevens coun-
ty people. The proposition submitted
was to build a road from Garden City,
Kan, through Hugoton. Guymon.
Amarillo, and to some point on the
Gulf of Mexico. Stevens county peo-
pie have agreed to give $4,000 per
mile and donate $3.50 on the survey
which will be started as soon as pre-
lirninaries can be arranged. The men
behind the project claim to have plen-
ty of money in sight to build and
equip the road and that it will be put
through to Guymon in a year. The
president and vice president of the
Kansas and Texas road are anxious to
meet the people of Grant county in
the near future and learn their atti-
tude toward the road, and If we are
interested there is good reason to be-
lieve that it will cross our territory.
They have agreed to make a date with
us within the next two weeks and
want every one to come out and meet
them. This seems to be a feasible
scheme and surely the farmers here
will lose nothing by taking a day off
to come and hear what these people
have to say. Due notice will be given
of the meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25
ADJUSTMENTS

The authors of Adelaide Thurston's
play, 1.-The Girl From Out Yonder,"
Pauline Phelps and Marion Short, have
lived all their lives on the coast Of
Maine, near by Terry's Harbor and the
outlying islands, where the scenes of
the play are laid So true are the var
ious characters drawn that it seems al
most a certainty that they have been
taken from life. The salt air of the
sea permeates the entire piece and the
homely, God-fearing honesty that
comes natural to those who live down
close to the sea is brought out with
wonderful effect. The people of the
story are about evenly divided between
fisher folk and city bred summer WISH
tors, but it is the charm of the salt
water and the simple. direct characters
Of Flotsam miss Thurston), her
daddy" old Cap'n Amos Barton, his
dory-mate, Ben Cooke. and Joey, the
fisher boy, that gets close to the heart,
and take the story far away beyond the
ordinary. The last scene of the third
act where Flotsam prays. sentence by
sentence, for forgiveness for her father,
who is under the impression that he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-25
BAT AND PACKIE TO MEET.
Looks Like the Two Fighters Will
Meet on February q.

Chicago, Dec. 25.-The match be-
tween Packy Mcfarland and Battling
Nelson is likely to be clinched within
a few days. Harry Gilmore, Packy's
manager, received a wire from Mel
son accepting Packy's challenge and
terms for a match and also a letter
from Jimmy Coffroth. the coast pro-
moter, stating that he would offer
percentage or a purse for the meeting
between Nelson and Mcfarland to
take place on WaShington's birthday.
Coffroth stated that the bout, If he
stages 1t, will be of twenty-five rounds
wants with Nelson. Packy Is willing
to take a chance with Nelson on
percentage basis, for it is certain that
the bout would draw a big crowd, for
Nelson's fights on the coast have all
been good, and Packys fame has
spread SO rapidly that the gold state
sports consider him to be a great
fighter. - a..
But before any meeting with Nell
son, Packy has two bouts on hand.
The match with Tommy Murphy.
which is set for Boston on January Z,
has been definitely closed and Packy
will start east on December %. After
meeting Murphy, Packy will go over
to Philadelphia and there take on
Johnny Summers, the English light
weight. on January 15. This match
tickled at the good schedule he has in
the east, for it has been his desire to
make a good impression at his debut
in that section. and he figures that
he can de this better by whipping
couple of good boys than by taking
on a couple Of dubs. After he returns
from the east, Packy will stay here
a few days and then will go on to the
coast and complete arrangements for
the Nelson match. and also pick out
training quarters.
1t was expected that Bat Nelson
would put some obstacle in the way of
a match with Mcfarland, and he still
may do SO. though his telegram leads
person to believe that he Is willing
to make reasonable terms for the
bout. Mcfarland still has a forfeit
of $1,000 with the Dane and stands
ready to make up the balance at any
time. Mcfarland and Gilmore will
take half of the bet ana will have no
difficulty in finding admirers Of the
stock yards boy to take the other half.