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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08

that the nation is usurpng the powers Of the States is
without any real foundation because the powers as
umed by the nation, hitherto supposed be
the States, simply outgrowtb Of conditions which
from circumstances beyond the contempla
ton Of either the States the nation Duties have been
upon the ration arising from the eXigences of the
times This does not usurpation of the rights en-
jOyed by the States 1t simply means The mode of
tOnaI life the progress Of events the of empire
Lofty craftsmanship and fOrtuous circumstances have
placed upon the crest of the flowing tide of expansion
ard national greatness We must continue drift
ward and upward wait for the eObing tide to float
backward and downward We cannot remain inactive
and stationary. There is stopping place. station
in the life of the nation individual not marked by
progress or retrogression.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08

the inquisitOr, taking the suspect I'M
awares. pronounces trunk there
comes the crucial test.
If guilty the suspect will seek to put
the inquisitor off the track and may
answer strap" leather railroad"
or something else of a similar nature.
But in his brain the word trunk" has
suggested the idea of the dead body
within it. He must think of two things
instead Of one That takes time, and
the memorable dial with its indicator
will show what has occurred.
In Prof. Munsterberg's article in Nc
CIure's he tells of applying the chrome
scope in the case of Harry Orchard in
his cell in the Jail at Boise. Prof. Mum
sterberg called out in succession fifty
words Orchard lent himself to the
researches and replied with the first
answering word that came to his mind.
The first word spoken by Prof Nun
sterberg was river" Orchard an
swered water" Then "Ox," and the
answer was yoke" then mountain"
and he said hill" then tobacco" and
the reply was pipe"
All this time Orchard did not know
that the time taken for him to reply
was being registered. The time aver
aged seven-tenths Of a second. Then
Prof. Munsterberg proceeded 70 put test
words, such as confession" 'revOly-
err" religion" Jury" death, blood"
prayer" and railroad" BLOOD" sug-
gested knife" to Orchard and the 9th
er words similar significant replies, but
there was no hesitation. The case was
made exhaustive and the Inference was
that Orchard had reached the point
where, by reason of much rehearsal he
believed his own confession.
Scientists believe the chronoscope,
now only in the first stages of its per-
lection, will before long be evolved into
something resembling a divers helmet,
which, fitted over the criminals head.
would become the microscope of the
mind.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
Flight OF the Butterflies.

One of the most beautiful sights in
the world is the annual migration Of
butterflies across the isthmus of Pana-
ma. Where they come from or whittier
they go no one knows, and though
many distinguished naturalists have at
tempted to solve the problem it is still
as strange a mystery as it was to the
first European traveller who observed
it. Toward the end of June q few scat
tered speciments are discovered fitting
out to sea, and as the days 90 by the
number increases until about July IA
or Is the sky is occasionally almost
obscured by myriads of these frail in
sects.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08

| nailed on heavy stringers, laid close to-
gether. There were five tollgates, with
tariff rate of cent a head for stock,
5 cents for man on horseback and 10
cents if he Travelled in a vehicle. A
footman paid the same as other ami
mails cent.
There was a keeper at each tOIlgate,
and his job with the road company, to-
gether with a cottage and garden do
mated for his USE made him a fair
living. His rake-off on the tolls was
20 per cent.
Work on the plank road was begun
in April, 1858, and the last spike was
driven in October. 1854. 1t was a gigan-
tic enterprise for that day and the peo-
pie thought it solved the transportation
problem for all time. They didn't dream
that within four or five years steam en-
gines would be cavOrting around in
these parts and that the bulk of bust
ness would sweep by regardless of the
river
"At Huntsville the arrival of the first
NodIA vi tAc LEV IodI do ulitIS gen
eral holiday by official proclamation
The schools were dismissed and but lit
tie Of anything was done until the
mail coach got in. | was among the
crowd of youngsters that gathered
around in admiration too deep for
words.
THE Glasgow and Huntsville Road
Company was duly Incorporated con-
Germ and had its officers just like a
railroad company. William Smith, who
is yet living at Moberly, ran the stage
line. A coach left Glasgow end Hunts
vile about the same time each morning
furnishing daily mail each way. Ancil
Bros operated large freight vans and
did a healthy business. The late W.
r. (BOb) Samuel of Huntsville was
secretary for the road, al important
position which paid quite well during
the days Of the roads activity.
Roanoke, in Howard county, was the
biggest town between the terminals. 1t
grew up into quite place during the
plank roads prosperity and many
stores were operated there. But by and
by the railroads came. the old road was
torn up for firewOod and Roanoke was
marooned far back in the country,
swelling a long list of once good towns
that have become lost or forgotten"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
The Paper Told the Tale

\ certain Greek adventurer some
years ago undertook to palm off uDon
the public some false copies of the COS
pei manuscripts. Many learned mon
were deceived, but not DR.. Coke. Ifbra-
rian of the Bodman library at Oxford
How he detected the fraud was related
in his own words in the Spectator;
l never really opened the book bu+
held it In my hand and took ono
page Of it between my finger and tbumh
while listened to the rascaIs account
of how he found this most interesting
antiquity. At the end of three or fonr
minutes l handed it back to him with
the short comment, Nineteenth con
fury paper, my dear SIR" and he took
it away in a hurry and did not como
again. Yes. 1 was pleased. but I have
handled several ancient MANUSCRIPTS in
my time, and know the feel of old
paper
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08

Startling revelations have been made
Of the secret tests applied to Harry
Orchard. the self-confessed multi-mur-
derer and chief witness at tho trial Of
William D. Haywood at Boise, Idaho,
by Prof Hugo Munsterberg, of Har-
ward. The disclosures are contained in
an article by Prof. Munsterberg in Nc
Cures Magazine.
The Harvard professor of psychology
probed to the very recesses of the con-
vict's brain. and used for his startling
researches perhaps the most remark
able scientific instrument ever devised
the chronOscope.
The use of this instrument on an
actual criminal in connection with a
murder trial marks an epoch in legal
history, the final developments of which
may substitute this mute, memorable
reyealer of the inside of mans or q
woman's brain for judge, jury, district
attorney and police inquisitor alike.
Imagine the use to which the per
fected chronoscope will be put-indeed,
ECtil HOW NC put bCutJllCSC tlII SbSDSSI
arrested in some mysterious murder,
like the Tavshanjian crime. No police
third degree but an absolutely GER
tain decision by the application of the
chronoscope, will declare whether or
not the man is guilty.
The chrOnoscope is affixed. Two lit
tie metal bits are placed, one in the
| mouth of the inQuisitor, the other in
that of the suspect. A dial, divided in
to the thousandth part of a second, is
in electric contact with the bits, and
then a single word is spoken by the
| inquistOr.
The prisoner is told to speak, in re-
ply, the first word that comes to his
mind in response. The time this takes
is recorded on the dial. If the pris-
oner refuses to speak it is a confess
sion of guilt. If he replies his guilt or
innocence can be surely proven. For
other words follow, and the time of the
! answering ideas is taken. Then when
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
FREED FROM PRISON BY PARDON.
Pole Who Killed Police Officer in 1901
Receives ClemenCY

MADISON, Wis, Nov. 4.-Goy. Da-
wilson Saturday pardOned Wojeck Sowa,
a Pole, who is serving sentence Of four
teen years in the state prison at Wau-
pun for killing John Moore, police Off
Ger of Stanley on March 8, 1901.
Sowa employed his brOther-in-law,
Vincent kodak as a farm hand, but after
some trouble discharged kodak and told
him to get off the place and remain away.
kodak went to Justice George Burke and
swore out a warrant for the arrest of
Sowa, and the warrant was given to Con-
stable Fred Bratz, who took Moore and
several others, including kodak, along to
help serve the document.
While Moore was pounding at the
front door kodak went around the house
to a rear window and told Sowa that he
had told him he would fix him and
now he would do so" Sowa didn't know
that the officers had Il warrant for him
and when Moore succeeded in getting
the door Of the house open and was
about to step in Sowa fired several shots
from a gun, killing Moore.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
MARRIED SIXTY-ONE YEARS.
MI and Mrs c. L. Sargent Celebrate In
teresting Anniversary.

MARQUETTE, Wis. Nov. f.-Mrs.
and Mrs. G. l.. Sargent are to-
day celebrating the sixty-frst anniver-
sary of their marriage. They are the
parents of c. L. Sargent of Milwaukee.
Mr. and Mrs. Sargent came to Wis
consin forty-one years ago, landing in
Milwaukee, whence they made the jour
ney to Marquette, Wis, by OK team.
Mr.. Sargent served eight terms as regis
terms as clerk of the court, and a num-
Der of terms as justice of the peace.
lie is now 81 years old. and his wife will
be 81 years old in December. They have
had eleven children, of whom nine are
living Their descendants number TWEEN
ty-tivc grandchildren and five great
nrand children.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
EARLY DAY PLANK ROAD.
When the Railroads Came This Mis-

When the Railroads Came This Mis-
souri, Highway Was Abandoned
This talk about highway across
the State recalls to mind a similar en-
terprise prosecuted in the interior of
the State in the steamboat days" says
the Kansas City Star. 1t was a TWEEN
ty-fve-mile plank highway between
Glasgow and Huntsville" recently re-
marked Milton c. Tracy of Macon, No,
whose father was interested in the road
and who used to live in Huntsville.
The road between Huntsville and
Glasgow was a succession of clay hills
the greater part of the way and in
muddy weather the Christian religion
made scant Roadway in these parts.
We didn't know it then, but we do
now. that those mathematical red hills
We're a blessing to Missouri. for they
served to develop the largest and
strongest mules in the world and their
big-boned descendants are now moving
more merchandise than the steam cars.
Glasgow was the distributing point
for up-the-country merchandise. y doz-
en- hack lines run out from there, the
main one Of which journeyed to Hunts
vile. The traffic over those molasses
candy hills became so great and was
attended by so many difficulties that
something had to be done. Various
kinds of road material were discussed
and timber decided upon because it
was plentiful and most Of the pioneers
were skilled in its use. 1he hills were
cut through and the bottoms raised so
the roadway was fairly level. Oak
plank, twenty feet long, two inches
thick and eighteen inches wide were
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
ADVANCED WOMEN OF BURMA.

Clever, Shreyyd and Industrious, All
of Which Their Husbands Are Not.
The Burmese woman is clever, witty,
well informed, one of the shrewdest of
business persons, usually an excellent
housekeeper as well as a good mer-
chant, says Charles E. Russell in Har-
per's. Her two errors seem to be. first,
in marrying John Burman, who is gen
orally lazy and unworthy of her; and
second, in submitting to the medical
tomfoolery that the Burmese, for all
their intelligence, still practice. |
might add for third if one more be
needed, the smoking of the Burmese
cigarette. which tends to twist out of
shape her handsome mouth. This cigar
cite, by the way, is a monstrous thing,
often eighteen inches in length and an
inch and a quarter in diameter.
The Burmese woman not only man.
ages all the material interests of her
household but she keeps the Buddhist
faith intact Without her influence it
may be doubted if John Burman would
care very much. He is too INDECENT
and too fond of his ease in smooth
water. But the women are strict in
their performance of religious duties :
you can see them at all hours praying
in the shrines where not often you see
the men. If this theory about the wom-
Ell is correct, it is wonderful testimony
to their strength of mind, for Bud
dhism in Burma is rock-ribbed and an
parently unassailable; and then, in the
last analysis, it must be to the women
that we owe the beautiful pagodas. the
excellent monasteries and the gemlike
shr1nes that dot this pleasant country.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
PYTHIANS AT KENOSHA.
Mem bers Of Order from AL Parts Of
State Attend Meeting.

KENOSHA, Wis, Nov. 1.--Kcnosha
was turned over to the Knights of Pythias
last night when the annual festival Of
the Kenosha lodge of the uniform rank
was held at Germania hall and more
than 100 Pythians and their ladies from
all parts of the state were present. Maj.
John b. Zaun and Il company of sixty
members of the Milwaukee chapter Of
the uniform rank led the great Pythians'
parade during the evening and there
were more than 800 of the members OF
the uniform rank in line, large delega-
tons coming from Racine, Waukegan,
OconOmowoc, GAINESVILLE, Beloit, Chica-
go and Milwaukee.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
HoRsEHAIR FURNITURE.

rusty spring and a messy bunch of
curled stutfing.
But the remainder Of the cover
would remain in such unyielding good
repair that the owner would be loath
to sacrifice the piece of furniture,
which made it white elephant, there
being no way to repair it unless the
whole cover was replaced.
Another thing that tended to Ion
gevity on the part of the almost i'm
mortal hair furniture was the difficulty
Of sitting on it. It's curves We're steep
and its surface slick, so it was much
like trying to cling to a slate roof. You
would slide first imperceptibly, and
then with the speed of a roller coaster,
till you hit the floor in a heap.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
l5}/7H

He has been workin'-workin'
hard" said the thin woman with the
wet apron, busting a chair for her
visitor. Won't you please sit down?
Certainly he ain't workin' now, but a
job is hard to get, an he's a man who
won't take everything that comes along
1t was too conf1nin' for him, that last
job-somethin' fierce; an the man he
was wOrkin for didn't treat him right
My husbands a man that's got spcr-
rit, an he won't let nobody run over
him. No, he's not workin' now, but he
would be II he found a Job to suit
him"
What is his trader" asked the Wis
itor.
We'll, ma'am, can't rightly say that
he's got any pertickler trade" replied
the thin woman. He's what you might
call a handy man. There amt nothin'
that he can't turn his hand to if he's
mind to, but as for workin' at any
one trade regular it's somethin' that he
amt never done. One thing, if a man
has trade he most always has to
belong to one O. them unions, an Won
know an | know that a union man
has got TO do just the way his union
says. My husban's too independent to
let any union run him"
How long did he work at this last
job he had?" inquired the visitor.
Three days"
And how long was he out of work
before he got that job?"
We'll, it must ha' been close on TO
three months, ma'am. Not but what
he tried. He'd go out in the mornin'
an sometimes be gone all day lookin'
for work, But It's hard to find. 'spe-
c1aIly any work at pays lyin' wages.
He might have got somethfn' at q dol
lar an a quarter or a dollar an q half
day, but he don't b'lieve in encour-
agin low wages. He's a man 'ud sooner
suffer himself than do that. It's tho
principle of 1t. If he can't get what his
works worth he won't work at all
That's what he says, an l say he's
right p"
How do you manage to get along.
them asked the visitor
''Wen,'' said the thin woman, Il
n2Hsr ginerally get about all can do.
with the washin' an the scrubbin'. 1t
amt much for pay, but it's better than
nottin' at all. An then the boy is
a-workin' over in the tannery. an he
brings in So a week-an they say it's
wholesome work in them tanneries.
Then the society has been good to me
an helps me out at a pinch. One way
an another we get along. though we're
behind with the rent now. In another
year the girl will be able to go out an
1ring in q little somethin', though it's
the truth l don't know what l will be
doing without her to take care Of the
small children. l guess they will have
TO kind Of look after one another
You say your husband is a handy
man." said the visitor.
That he is. AS 1 say, there amt
nothin' he can't turn his hand to. III
show you the elegant wash bench he
made for me if you'll step into the
kitchen"
DO you think he would like to do
the janitor work in a small building
l think l can get him the position
The thin woman looked a little doubt
Jul. ''Ill ask him. she said. Il don't
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
FADS OF THE PAST.

1t has taken many years for horse
hair covered furniture to pass into OBJ
livion, for the reason that there was
no wear-out to it, except in boarding
house. Most people, therefore, will re
member last having seen horsehalr fur-
nfture in a boarding house, whittier 1t
probably was relegated in the hope that
it would be worn out. When such
phenomenon did occur, the fact was
usually heralded by the protrusion of
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08

Robert Bro wing once found himself
at a dinner, ct a great English house
sitting next TO a lady who was con-
nected with the highest aristocracv.
She was very graciously inclined. and
did her utmost to make conversation.
Are you not a poet?" she finally
asked.
Well" said Browning, people are
sometimes kind enough to say that I
am
'sOh, please don't mind my having
mentioned it." the duchess hastened to
say, with the kindest of smiles. You
know Byron and Tennyson and others
were poets"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
BRAGG NOT INTERESTED
Veteran General Declares He Would Not
Vote Either of the Old Party Tick
ets-BOth Radically Wrong.

APPLETON, Wis, Nov. 1.-[Spe-
cial. THAT Gen. Edward S. Bragg is
out of politics for good is plainly evident
by the statement the aged soldier made
here when interviewed on the outlook at
the next election. He said, Il do not know
who either party will nominate for gov
ernor. | do not know or care who they
will nominate for President. If | could
have my way | would vote against both
presidential candidates regardless of
whom they may be- We can not have
Il Democratic form of government the
way things are run now except in the
rural districts"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
ALUMNI TEACHERS TO MEET.
u. of w. Former Student to Gather in
Milwaukee Next Week
MADISON, Wis. Nov. lisp

MADISON, Wis. Nov. 1.-[SpeciaI. !
The second annual reunion and dinner
of the University of Wisconsin Alumni
Teachers club, which consists Of the
graduates. former studen4 and faculty
of the state university who are engaged
in educational work, will be held in con
nection with the meeting Of the Wiscon
Sin Teachers ASSOCIATION at Milwaukee
Thursday. November {. Over 500 former
students of the University Of Wisconsin
are engaged in teaching in the state, at
ii = estimated that nearly one-third o.
these will be present at the milwaukee,
meeting
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08

thing from their local sovereignty Importance say
that they members of the national body The States
remain indestructible forever. and far as ii
their fiscal and prudential affairs matters
pertaining to health morals and police the States must
continue in the future in the past exercise SOY
ereign powers long those powers do conflict
with the national constitution.
Our destiny nation is onward and upward and it
would dangerous and unwiSe permit the States 10
interstate matters international affairs
Hence apprehension the effect
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
DEFENSE IN BEST CASE,
Was Accidental, Is Report
Trial Very Soon.

RACINE, Wis. Nov. II Special !
The trial Of William Dillon, charged with
the murder Of Jacob &. Best Jr. Of Mil.
waukee will probably be the first case
to be called at the November term Of the
circuit court. While billions attorneys
refuse to discuss the case, it is believed
that the defense will attempt to prove
that the shooting was accidental. In
stead of deliberately shooting Best as it
was claimed he did at the time Of the
killing, Dillon will testify that he acct
dentally pulled the trigger of the re-
volver in jumping away from Best who
was trying to kick him.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

KFNOSTA-Mayor James German dc
clarnd open battle against the brewery
agents In Kcuosha who had ben doin- Dus
ness on a retail liquor Iiconsn when II.
caused the arrest OF five of tn" agents.
NADISON-Soma fifty members Of tn.
faculty of the University Of Wisconsin viii
attend the annual meeting of the Wisconsin
State Teachers association to be held II
Milwaukee November 20.
APPLETON-Rev Wilbur /. Clapp Ias
night rendered his res gnatiOn as pastor Oi
the Baptist church here. He viii devote hie
time in tn" future 10 film" the Office Of
state evangelist for the Baptist church OF
wisconsin, associate editor of The WiscOn
sin Baptist" the organ of the denomination
in Wisconsin. and general secretary Of TIT
BAPTIST Young Peoples Union.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08

of the eagle, which continued tapping
the air wildly and trying to make head
way.
Then the dress at the right shoulder
gave way and Gladys fell through the
branches of the tree to the ground
where fortunately a pile of hay broke
her fall so that she was little injured
As the child dropped the eagle shot
through the air toward the mountain
at express train speed.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
WRITINGS BODY SENT EAST.
Coroner's Jury Frees Railroad Company
From Blame in Accident.

RACINE. Wis, Nov. ii Special. J.
This morning the inquest was held il
the case of W. s. Whiting, who died n.
the result OF being run over by a freigh
train short distance east Of Corliss
Tie verdict was that death came b..
Mr.. Whiting being thrown out of hi
buggy and under freight train, at
crossing east Of Corliss after leavin
the place Of Michael Lee at - o'cioc
on the night he was killed. No blam
is attached to the railroad company. Tn
body was shipped to Massachusetts =
TAO this morning for burial.