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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-11

knowledge about the fields, the woods
the sea, the sky, about men, tools, and
events. Also. what we never would
have dared to say the word of GOD
says. His memorabilia declare-he
grew In favor with Cod" Gods con
fidence and love were increasing events
marching steadily toward the day when
the voice was heard whispering, THOU
art my Beloved Son, In whom | am
his solitude and the reward of his
well pleased" And this message fall
ing on the inner ear was the bliss OF
work.
If we can trust our analysis of the
Magnificent of Mary, his mother was
the most gifted intellect of her time
No spring rises higher than its source
and Mary the singer explains the sweet
ness of the song. In that far off era
the Sabbath with its hours whitened
by prayer and p.Tfumed with aspira
ton, lent richness to his mind and
heart.
Often 1t is said that his handicrart
was against Jesus. Not so. His needs
were few. His work was in the open
air. Bending over the plow, Cincin
natus meditated his laws. Tending his
flocks, David wrought out his songs
Moving slowly along the furrow Burns
found his music in all ages the crook
and the pillow have united work and
health to reflection and genius.
NGr must we forget the influence up
on Jesus of the semi-annual professions
to Jerusalem. Never was there such
college of mOrtais as the two weeks in
Jerusalem, where the greatest teachers
and singers and dreamers out of all the
world were assembled. 1t is easy for
the flower to bloom and the fruit &c
ripen when the air of the dollhouse is
made fervent. And ripeness for the in
tellect and growth for the heart were
natural and spontaneous in that hour
when the air was quick with spiritual
life. Sitting in the open window, when
the first star came out, while holding
his mother Monica's hand, Augustine
had his first vision of the City of God
and entered upon his career as a world
teacher. When Christ first was quick.
ened, when the vision became a hope
and the hope a faith, and the faith q
purpose, and the purpose Il plan to
achieve the Messiahship, we do moi
know That sacred hour is like the
throne of God, girt about with silence
clouds, and mystery.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-11
FALL OF SCOT IN BIG CITIES.
Soft Coal Smoke Sends Down
Eighteen Tons Daily in Cincinnati.

Soft Coal Smoke Sends Down
Eighteen Tons Daily in Cincinnati.
A scientific investigator in Cincinna-
tt has been trying to arrive at definite
idea Of the amount of SCOT deposited IN
the city in the course Of a year. One
Of his tests was to place buckets, three
fourths filled with water on eleven roofs
in different parts Of the city. At the
end of three months a careful analysis
was made of the contents Of the buck
cts to ascertain the amount Of carbon
aceous matter.
The final computation is that in the
downtown area the falling SCOT amounts
to 541 tons a month, or eighteen tons
daily. On a square mile of the city the
SCOT deposit is III tons a month, or
343, 72S pounds, an average Of several
pounds to each inhabitant In one of
the suburbs the SCOT in the bucket was
period of thirty days. For the same
time the deposit at central point in
the city was 22,550 grams to the SQUARE
foot
Other cities that burn soft coal need
not fatter themselves that they fare
much better. a glance out at the win
dow tells the story. In many parts Of
sooty city the trees and flowers are
coated with CRIME and often refuse TO
grow. The smoke cloud Injuries health
in several ways, one of which Is the
shutting out Of the sunlight that de-
stroys disease germs That SCOT is de-
posted in human lungs is fact we'll
known to surgeons.
These figures were laid before a
smoke abatement league meeting in Gin
cinnati, and 1t was resolved to ask the
next legislature for more stringent anti
smoke laws. The present methods Of
smoke abatement are visibly unsatisfac-
tory and the opinion is widely held that
relief must come through some means
not yet misunderstanding Dispatch.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-11

majesty and beauty of his increasing
manhood, the atmosphere of character
that he carried-all, all are fully
known. Standing on the hilltop, we
look down upon pCpulous valley
holding in its lap shining towns and
cities, and from the mount we look
down across the career of Jesus, bright
with parallels, sparkling with deeds of
mercy, glorious with wonder words and
works. Once none SO little but that
Jesus was less in honor; now, none so
exalted as singer, scientist, reformer,
artist, poet, but that he seeks to borrow
new fame by linking his name with
one whose star his climbed zenithward
into a solitary pre-eminence.
In the republic every citizen is one
eighty -mllionth of a king. In the civil
lization Of to-day every leader who has
conquered the love of the generation he
has served is one fraction of the Christ
life, and has borrowed his inspiration
and ideal from the Carpenters Son.
More wonderful than all else is his I'M
folding perfection. In general perfec-
ton means the purgatiOn of Imperfect
tions. Slowly some Thorwaldsen rubs
off a speck Of marble dust here and
sandpapers the minute roughness there.
Slowly, with here a stroke and there a
stroke, the artist carries his canvas
toward his ideal beauty. Vita infinite
ensures and interIineations the poet
noIicbec hic Dnffac+ verse Success is
the residuum left after a thousand ar
tistic failures.
With God it is otherwise. All his
sweetbriar has to do is to unroll. SO
it was with Jesus. He unfolded each
faculty as a rose it's petals. LO. there
was nothing to be added, and nothing
to be taken away. And yet he grew in
wisdom. BY experience, by work. by
travel, and conversation he gathered
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-11
CARNEGIE GIVES $4,000
American Republics at the Ma
tional Capital.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. At
was announced here today that Andrew
Carnegie as given $T5O,000 for the con-
struction of building to be uesd by
the Bureau of American Republics. Pro
vision for the site already has been made
by the United States and South Amer
lean republics.
Mr.. Carnegie was at the state depart
ment today. Secretary Root informally
thanked him and will at once send a
formal letter of acceptance President
Roosevelt already has written Mr.. Car
negie expressing his appreciation and ac-
ceptance.
it will not be necessary. Several years
ago Congress appropriated 100000 as
the share of the United States toward
the site and building for the bureau and
between $50, 900 and $4,000 already has
been contributed by the South and Cen
trail American countries belonging to the
bureau.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-11

sible defect in wheels, azles and car
equipment viii be tried out, and the
grand finale is to be an immense head
on collision OF locomotives. These spec
tacular exhibitions are not planned by
the government as nutional amuSe-
ment. They are for the purpose OF sci
entiic experiment, so that the engineers
and railway experts may study ways
and means TO prevent accidents of all
kinds in the future.
Railroad disasters have occurred with
alarming frequency in the German en-
pire It is estimated that the German
lose S1.260G0O annually
through damages. After the causes and
effects of each variety of wreck have
been noted it will be the task of the
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-11
GODS SEARCH FOR MAN.
Ru Rev. A. C. Dixon.

BV Rev. a. u. DIXON, ID. ID
Text-'What man of you having an
hundred sheep, If he lose one of them
doth not leave the ninety and nine In
the wilderness and so after that which
is lost until he find itT''-Luke XIV, 4
There is much said and written
about mans search for God. Pope
wrote "Man looks through nature UP
to natures God" And yet, when one
goes into a pagan temple and sees the
monstrous things called idols which
people without the Bible have made
into gods before which they bow In
worship, one feels like saying: 'Mr
Pope, you must be mistaken" Have
lot these people looked through ma.
ture to devils? Have they not i'm.
agined gods like unto themselves?
Philosophy by searching has failed
to find out Cod The dedication OF
natural forces, known as Pantheism
is the result.
A careful study of nature proves
that there is God, since law proves
a law giver and design proves a de-
signer. The stars shine the glory OF
God, the flowers bloom forth His love
Of the beautiful, and everywhere there
are proofs of His goodness; but when
we are confronted by the fact of sin
and suffering we Sc nothing in nature
that suggests the forgiveness of sin OF
intimates the benevolence of pain. II
we ever learn these things, God must
tells US directly. We had never known
it if God had not said to us: 81 will
forgive your iniquities," and, "all
things work together for good to them
that love God" Nature suggests His
wisdom, power and greatness, initial.
ing His love when we are we'll and
happy. but there is no hint of it when
we are sick and miserable. If we are
to know then that God loves u.s. He
must tell us so.
Personality is power. We must not
delegate to the church the saving Of
men, but each one of us should become
a savior in the sense that we take to
the individual the message of salvation
In the parable of the supper the gen.
eral invitation was first given, and the
servants were sent out to bid them that
were hidden, to invite the Invited, chat
is, to make special and definite this
general invitation. God says, ''WhOso
ever will, let him take the water Of life
freely Now it is my mission to 70
calize this whatsoever" upon the indi
vidual by going to him and saying
THAT means yea"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-11

been 9,235, OH, ASS, 534,9I6 births to
bring one of us into the world. And
this is only from the time of Christ,
and not from the beginning Of the
world.
According to one authority, if from a
single couple for five thousand years
each husband and wife had married at
the age of p, and there had been no
deaths, the population of the earth
would be 2,199,915, followed by Ia
ciphers. To hold such a population If
would take several worlds the size of
ours.-Sunday Magazine.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-11
FENCES MUST COME DOWN
President Gives Illegal Holders. Until
April 1 to Remove Them-Land
Office lob Is Offered

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 1.-The
President has ordered that all fences en-
closing public lands in violation of law
must be removed before April /. Other
eminent,
President Roosevelt has offered to
Phillip 3. Stewart of Colorado Springs,
Colo, the position of commissioner of
the general land Office to be made va
cant March by the retirement Of Com
missioner Richards.
In the house today the speaker an
nounced the appointment of Representa-
tive Englebright of California, to q place
on the committee on mines and mining
in place of Mr.. Williamson Of Oregon,
who was elected to the fifty ninth Con-
gress, but never attended. Williamson
was convicted in the land fraud prose
cutions in Oregon.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-11
VATICAN NOT RESPONSIBLE.

ROME, Jan. 4.-The Osservatore Ro-
mano today publishes the following COM
munication from the vatican:
It is stated that the French government
intends TO publish the text of some OF the
EIInciature in Paris December IL
The holy see declares that it declines any
responsibility for the publication. leaving it
to the persons who may think themselves
injured by the publication Of the documents
TO use the means which they judge best to
protect their rights.
1t must be borne in mind. however, that
no n; lrenle +e donnmenfs b M Fra1nh
government.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-11
BITTER AGAINST PRISONS.
DR.. Bragg, Head of Alabama Convict
Board, Says Every Jail in State
Should Be Burned.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Jan. 4.-Dr.
Shirley Bragg, president of the Alabama
convict board, in report to the gov
ernor, says that humanity would be best
served if every jail in the state We're
burned.
1T would be more humane and Ear
BETTER" he urges, Ito stake a prisoner
out with ring about his neck like
wild animals than to confne him in places
we call jails, that are reeking with filth
and disease ana alive with vermin of all
kinds. I tell no secrets when l say that
in many jaiIs men and women remain
for months without means of washing
their faces and hands"
Of the iniquities of the county convict
system long held to be a blot on the
civilization of the state. the doctor says:
IF the state wishes to kill the cOnvicts
it should do it directly and not indi-
rectly.'
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-11
Our Billions of Ancestors.

Has anybody ever stopped to think
how many male and female ancestors
it took to bring US into the world?
First, of course, it was necessary to
have a father and mother, and our
father and mother must have had a
father and mother, and 50 on back
through fifty-six generations to the time
of Christ
A careful calculation of all these an
cestors shows that there must have
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-11
Milk Famine IN England.

BY impoverishing pastures the remark
ably dry summer has so diminished the
flow of milk as TO cause almost a famine
in England The problem Of supply is i
very serious one in the large cities
Prices have been advanced, at the least.
TO winter rates-about 10 per cent. above
the ordinary-and only regular custom
ers can get sufficient milk, and they no.
always In some localities prices have
nearly doubled. Cheap adulterants are
often used to increase the quantity dis
persed by milkmen.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-11

give thought to the subject at all is expressed by Ger
poet who wrote in the earlier decades Of the past
century of called into the yestibule of heaven,
stripped of his robe of fesh" and guided by "a mighty
angel through long reaches of planets crcng right
and left and Saharas of darkness" such velocity
that the light with lesser speed to meet Them
The poet voiced the conviction his times by
rating that finally "the sank down. crying Angel,
can go further, for end there is none"
"Some astronomers state their belief that
through the expanse of nebulae outside
vacancy said Professor Aaron n Skinner who in charge
of the equatorial work at the United States Naval OBJ
servatory is making catalogue of 5000 Of the known
Post reporter he question arises Should it be true that
in time penetrate the limits of the ether
universe what is there beyond space which
light cannot traverse? Indeed might assume the
sence Of plurality Of universes, beyond any hope Of
cognizlnce by u.s. just there plurality of
that For myself however, [ too busy
with the more tangible l have hand here to in
duge much in these speculative discussions"
Professor Skinner is nearing the end of twelve
years work occupied in definitely cataloguing strip
the 100000 stars approximately caalogued be-
and 1860 comprising list known the Bonn
Durchmustcrun. In later years, also under German in
the leading observatories of the world under
tremendous job Of determining the exact position
of these suns being those down the ninth
apparent magnitude. (Sars become invisible the
aided at the sixth magnitude The Bonn Durchmus
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-11
A Lost Subscriber.

The Kedah postoffiee authorities
have Il somewhat blunt way of putting
things. Copies of Penang paper post
ed to a subscriber were the other day
returned marked "Addessee hanged for
Murder bangkok Times
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-11

excellent manner. My guide-who, like
many Chinese, can not negotiate a word
beginning with the letter y-proudly
drew my attention to the fact that these
boys were lung soldia.' 1t is notorious
that this sort Of thing is going on
throughout the empire. Whether any
significance can be attached to it re-
mains to be seen. The boys were all
dressed in jumpers and pants of rusty
black. Their drill was watched by a
mandarin, who was dressed in silk
robes down to his heels. He wore also
a silk tunic of dark cholocate color dec
grated with many trinkets and he had
an embroidered pouch hanging from a
girdle underneath his jacket. The drill
instructor wore a white uniform"
These and other signs indicate military
awakening.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-11
WANTS LAW TO MAKE MEN WE'D.
Missouri Has Bill Calling for Heavy Tax
IN Bachelors Over 30

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Jan. f.
Senator Kinney of St. Louis viii startle
the Legislature soon with his anti
bachelors bill
The measure will call for a tax on
all men more than 80 years old who are
unmarried. The bill, Senator Kinney
says, will ask the confscation of half of
the property of all wealthy bachelors,
and demand that unmarried men of
moderate means be taxed 70 per. cent.
of their incomes.
The bill will call for fine or impris-
onment, or both, for all who fail to get
married or pay their tax.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-11
MILITARY TACTICS
IN CHINESE SCHOOLS.

An Eastern correspondent writes:
while visiting the native city l en-
tered the courtyard of the yamen, or
magistrates official quarters, and saw
number of youngsters being drilled
by an instructor in uniform. They
went at it most energetically and car
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-11
To Study Railroad Wrecks.

The German government has taken
possession of short strip of track near
Berlin and is planning to execute a
unique series of railroad accidents
made to order. Every variety of mis-
placed switch will be tested, every pos
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-11

rabilia of Jesus
are short, and yet
we know him as
we know a famil-
lar friend Of yes
terday. From his
features not one
line is lacking. His
flower like child
hood, the purity
Of hir you'll, Al,
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-11
BEACONS.

Like a lighthouse of the sky,
Slow-rey0lying there on high.
Hangs the moon and flashes out
Once n month or thereabour.
Lest the earth should run ashore
On some rocky meteor.
Isabella Howe Liske in Lippincott's
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-11
Einishes 1t.

"When you have written a story do
YOU not go over it and give it a finish
ing touch:"
NO; the first editor l send it to
usually does that."-Houston Post.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-11

Chinese Mourning Custom.
During thirty days after a death in
ceased do not share nor change their
clothes.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-11

government officials to devise safeguards.
st. Louis Post-DiSpatch
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~~N~N~>~>
}HYMNS YOU OUGHT TO KNOW :
~.~S~~~~~~~-~-~
THE GREEN HILL EAR AWAY
BY Mrs. Alexander

(This gifted woman wrote many oeaut
tul hymns. She intended them for the us
Of little children, but some of them hay
become popular with adults. Mrs. Geo.
Frances Alexander was born in Count
wicklow. Ireland, In 1918; she married DI
William Alexander. Bishop of Derry; sh
lied Oct. i, 1898. at Londonderry. 81
sides her hymns she wrote q number 0
poems, the best known Of them all bein
The Burial of Moses.")
There is Il green hill far away,
Without n city wall,
Where the dear Lord was crucitied,
Who died to save us all.
We may not know, we cannot tell
What pains he had to Gear;
We believe it was for us
He hung and suffered there.
He died that we might be forgiven,
He died to make us good,
That we might go at last to heaven.
Saved ny his precious blood,
There was no other good enough
To pay the price of sin;
He only could unlock the gate
OF heaven, and let us in.
Q, dearly. dearly has he loved.
And we must love him. too,
And trust in his redeeming blood,
And try his works to do.
For there's a green hill far away,
Without a city wall,
Where the dear Lord was Crucifed,
Who died to save us all.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-11
WORLDS MOST HEROIC FIGURE.

BY Rev. DR.. newell OWIgHI dIlIIs.
Some biographies of heroes are long,
and yet they leave the central figure a
vague and shadowy form. The memo
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-11

imposition there should be prompt change
secured in the law.
this letter TO the Wisconsin tax commission.
if you see fit so TO do. l should prefer this
course, instead of sending my opinion di
rect. without the commissions request
therefor
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-11

If a man can afford a motor boat he
doesn't have to paddle his own canoe
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-11

The task to which astronomers set them
selves twelve divided among the promI
otservatories that to the Washington
assigned the lying between IA IS degrees south
or duplicating the work Of his neghbor make the strips
match positively Another of observation
putaon will complete the part assigned Washing
Naval Observatory. The work involved accurate
servaon at different times of every catalogued
Guiding 300 base stars from which the position of
the others reckoned that about 10000 observations
made. Further every spent observation
required at least three hours Of mathematical
recent years the equipment of tweveinch telescopes
with phoographng attachments has greatly extended the
of human view for while the firing
in protraced watching the Photographic plate,
ating impression with time, Professor Skinner
found especially servceabe in distinguishing the minor
aserod planets from fixed stars and remarked that its
capacity seeing what the could through
telescope notable in the Of the discovery of
of nebulae in the field Of the peiades where with
the hardly nebuous trace discernible The
Photographic method cataoguing quite
successfully used In Europe.
These plates" said Professor Skinner, give very
results, but the method Is for
depend entirely upon it"
The work upon which he is engaged has been Gone
trey by telescope eye observation and the Naval Obser
atory has far been equipped with instrument
for doing the thing photographicay It would cost
$4,000.
Speaking of the financial support given scientific work
Professor Skinner remarked:
MANY private and university observatories are hand-
capped the donors do not understand the full
requirements of the work Such true of the observa
tory California to which Mr. Yerkes the late street
railway magnate, gave the big telescope. Wealthy
are to give literally enough for equipment that
people and touch but apt to forget that
requires several times as much money to nstru
ment than in order to bring the results for which
supposed to be designed results, of course which
only the learned fully appreciate"
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Urges Policy Holders to Act.

In the meantime, l know of no more eff
fectiye means TO secure the much hoped for
and proper solution of this life insurance
tax question than to have the attention Of
every Wisconsin policy holder directed to
the amount Of his premium used in pay
ment of this tax If every Northwestern
MUM in state taxes means, and will then
call the attention of his member of the
Legislature To this unjust and exorbitant