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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-20
EXCITING RACE OF TRAINS.
Each Is Broken in Two, but Neither
Engineer Knows 1t.

hhch IS BROKEN in Two, but either
Engineer Knows 1t.
The following story was told by j.
ID. Mcnamara, assistant general pas
senger agent Of the Wabash railroad
From Clark to Mexico, Mo-, our line
runs almost parallel with that Of the
Alton. The distance is about twenty
miles. 1t is open country and the
grades are light. The going Is good
and trains race with each other as
often as occasion offers.
One day two long freight trains,
one on each road, reached Clark about
together. A race, of course, was in or
der. Passing Centralia the Wabash en-
glneer turned partly around in his cab
and noting that the Alton man was
minus portion Of his train gave a
broke in two whistle signal for the
information of his rival The Alton
man, hearing the signal, himself turned
IN his seat and observing that the
WABASH train was considerably shorter
than when the race began he pulled the
throttle open a notch or two more and
smiled as he looked forward to winning
the contest. AS the speed of the Wa
bash train continued to increase the
Alton man in a spirit of banter gave
with his whistle the broke in two sig
nal. AS there was no apparent effort
made to stop, the signal was repeated
again and again was the signal
given by one or the other of the racing
enginemen.
AT length Mexico was reached. both
trains arriving there at the same time
each engineer laughing at the joke he
would have on his competitor when the
break would be discovered. AS soon
as he stopped at the Mexico water tank
the Alton man called across the right of
way:
"'How far you goin' without your
tail Iights?'
The Wabash man, observing for the
first time his own predicament, said:
Gosh, but l thought you was
whistlin' for your own hind endv
"Ditto, Bud" exclaimed he Of the
G. & A. as he noticed regretfully that
about two-thirds Of his own train was
absent. City Star.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-20
China Is Fighting Opium.

China has revised and consolidated
her native opium taxation. It amounts
to 115 Picking taels a picul (about &c
cents a pound) on crude opium and
double that amount on the prepared
article, the growers tax being abol-
ished
Accoring to reports from Picking the
government is anxious to curtail the
use Of opium, but is dependent for
revenue to the extent Of more than
100000 a year on the duties paid
on imported opium. She can not, in
the present state of her national fnan-
ces, witness without concern the disap-
rearance Of such an important branch
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-20
BEERFOE SETTING FIRES
THIRD SERIOUS CHICAGO BLAZE
CAUSES SUSPICION.
Fire Attorney Believes Some Temperance
Fanatic Is at WOrk-Cooke Com
pany Loss $250,0OO.

CHICAGO, H., Feb. 1.-THE $3.50
600 fire i'll the Cooke brewery last night
is the third brewery fire since the Sun
day closing crusade began i'll this city
Coming so closely after the other fire
Attorney Hogan believes that some fan
attic, actuated Dy the belief that brewery
destruction helps along the cause, is at
work
Mr.. Hogan last night said: while [
am not prepared to state positively that
the fires have been set, the circum-
stances are at least peculiar enough to
Justify me i'll making the most searching
investigation, and | shall not be sur
prlSed il we uncover pyrOmaniac as
the instigator of the series"
The other two breWc.Ics which were
attacked by flames were those or the
Mullen Brewing company and the To-
setti Brewing company.
CLEVELAND, O., Dee. 14.-At d
meeting Of the Ohio Brewers association
held here, the campaign to reform the
saloon was begun. No beer will be sold
to dive keepers. Where Sunday closing
is demanded the law will be enforced
as far as the brewers have power An
effort will be made to stop the sale of
liquor to drunkards and minors and
saloon lOafng will be stopped. Detec-
tivCs Will be employed to ferret unde-
sirable places. The brewers will work
in harmony with the Anti-Saloon league
to place the saloon upon q higher plane
in localities where saloons are permit
ted.
NEW YORK, Dec 14-After jan.
uary ! beer will cost 81 a barrel more in,
New York than it does now. This an.
nouncement was made by the lager beer,
brewers board of trade. A like Increase
has been made by New Jersey brewers
Tho for the ie ,riV
the higher price Of raw materials. Malt.
the brewers say has increased in price
from 81 cents to $1.2J, and half barrels
from SIT to $3.50.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-20
CURING ILLS WITHOUT MEDICINE
Physician Tells How Every Man Can
Be His own Doctor.

Physician Tells How Every Man Can
Be His own Doctor.
Have you noticed said the physi-
clan in his post-prandial rest, what a
tidal wave of Every man his own doe
tor is sweeping over the land?"
Il suppose you mean," said the other
man, who had come to him for little
friendly advice about spring fever,
christian Science and other cults!"
Not alone that, but the growing
tendency to keep well instead Of being
cured is fast RELOCATING medicine to the
dead arts. We must keep up with the
procession, even if 1t robs US of occu-
patton, and I'll assure you, if every
man understood giving himself massage
he might practically be his own doctor
For instance, half the world either has
or claims to have. liver troubles. a
spare five minutes can be turned to eX
cellent account by giving your liver a
lift. Place one hand heavily on the
right side at the lower border Of the
ribs and rub it down slowly four or
five inches. Do this a dozen times
and you will empty this overfull liver
Of its superintendent contents. This
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-20
NEW TRANSFERRED MILEAGE.
Western Passenger Association Railroads
to Issue Books.

CHICAGO, H., Dec. 13.-[Speciall
The roads of the Western Passenger
association will Monday begin the issu-
ance of the new mileage books to be sold
upon the basis of 2 cents a mile and
Each book win be good for one year
from date. The 1O0O-mile books will
be good for the transportation of one or
more, so that the members of a family
or special party will be permitted to
travel on one book, issued to bearer, ="
holds out. These books, however, will
be good only on the lines issuing them.
mile books sold at $40 will be good for
but one passenger at time, but can be
used by any one individually. This book
will be accepted for transportation on all
lines in the association. No signatures
of purchasers or holders of either class
of book will be required.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-20
A Fool Might Say

That the glitter of gold is better than
the gray garb Of brotherly love.
That it does not pay to be forgiyiDs
in a world which so rarely forgives
That the one to whom the laurel Is
given necessarily deserves 1t.
That the plaudits Of the mob are bet
ter than the appreciation Of those who
see most clearly.
That million dollars is more to be
chosen than a humble and happy home.
But what would you expect of a fool :
Success Magazine
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-20
KUROPATKIN AIDS STOESSEL.
Sensational Testimony Is Given at Cen
erals Court Martial

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec 13.-Gen. Kuro-
patkin testified at the trial by court mar
tial Of Lieut.-Gen. Stoessel and other army
officers of high rank charged with need
lessly surrendering Port Arthur to the Jap
anese, and what he said made a sensation
in the courtroom. On the whole his evil
dence for favorable to Gen. Stoesse.
He declared that the japanese could have
taken Port Arthur by assault in the early
days of the war The defenses were then
so incomplete. Gen. Kuropatkin went on,
that the fortress must have fallen at the
first vigorous attack
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-20

Yet he would not be willing to give it
to the customer as the full weight TO
be purchased without first testing it on
the scales 4 Texas man has hit upon
the idea of having the scoop indicate
the weight Of the contents, eliminating
the necessity Of transferring it to the
scales His weighing scoop is shown in
the accompanying illustration. The
pan for gathering up the article to be
weighed is pivoted to the handle and
operates a pointer, which indicates the
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-20
CONVICT FEARS CARS.
Prisoner, to Be Freed After AZ Years,
Afraid to Leave Sing Sing.
NEW YORK. D

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-FOrty-sev
years a convict and now a free man,
Franz Hoffman, in years Of service the
Oldest prisoner in New York state is
afraid to leave Sing Sing prison and
come to this city where he fears he
may be run over or los Hoffman has
heard Of elevated railroads aud sub
ways and of the new and stra lge things
to be found in New York and the
thought Of it all frightened him so that
he begged leave to remain in prison un.
til next week when keeper win ac.
company him here.
Hoffman was convicted of murder in
the second degree forty-seven years ago.
Il have heard Of the trains that run
up in the air" said Hoffman today, land
of those that run under the ground but
l don't quite understand it. I'm safe on
a horse and wagon. Yes, | am scared.
/ never was so nervous and frightened
as ! have been today, since | learned
that | can 20 free"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-20
Plants Rem ember.

Plant memory is a problem for the
inquisitive botanist. In 1901 a plant
allied to the squash and pumpkin was
taken to New York from the desert of
Sonora, in Mexico, and since then it
has been kept-without water-in a
strange climate 5000 miles from home
During the six weeks of rain in the
desert the plant grows it's leaves and
flowers and perfects its seed. Then it
dries up and leaves only a water filed
gourd which a thick, hard shell seals
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-20
RIDER HURT IN SPRINT.
Crashes Into Another Rider in Six-Day
Race on Madison Square
Saucer Track.

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-Urban Mac
Donald, while sprinting to gain an extra
lap at the six day race at Madison
Square garden early today was so severe
ly injured that he and his team mate,
Lawson, were forced 10 retire from the
contest. Macdonald will not suffer any
permanent injury.
With the exception Of this withdrawal,
the positions Of the teams remained I'M
changed today. The score at 10 o'clock,
Moran and Rutt-Stol, 1893 miles s laps
Georget-Dupre, bs-Nanderstuyft, Lo-
gan-Bardgett, GaIvin-WiIey, and Down
ing Downey, 1893 miles laps, and Van
oni-Breton, 1893 miles 1 lap.
The record for the 105th hour is 2O63
miles 2 laps, held by Miller Waller.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-20
ALLEGES RISK TRUST.
ty-seven Companies Combine to
Control Rates.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Dec. 14.-When the
investigation into the alleged trust Of in
surance companies doing business in
Missouri was resumed today, Assistant
Attorney General Ferriss continued his
efforts to show that the sixty-seven in
surance companies are in an agreement
to fix and control rates While admit
ting that as a general proposition they
have adhered to a fixed rate, witnesses
for the insurance companies assert that
they have cut the rate frequently when
competition necessitated such action
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-20

second was not merciful. 1t shook the
houses from their fastenings and hurl-
ed them and their occupants over the
cruel precipices. The rocks were split
and torn asunder and the abySSes swal-
lowing many victims. To increase the
misery, rain was falling in torrents and
the people who survived were so fren-
zied that they fed from the scene and
left the dying to their fate.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-20
Her Method.

Miss Gettingon (archly)-I hear YOU
are thinking Of matrimony, Mr.. Mccoy
Mr.. McCoy-Me? Say, what do you
take me for?
Miss Gettingon-Oh, Jack! For bet
ter or for worse of course, but this is
50 sudden cleveland Leader.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-20

weigt of the contents on a scale. If 4
pound of sugar is wanted, the grocer
dips enough out of the bin to swing the
pointer to the pound mark. The sugar
is then transferred directly to a bag,
doing away with the necessity of weigh
ing on the scales
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-20
DR.. Sem Shows improvement.

CHICAGO, Ill, Dec. 13.-Slight improve.
ment in the condition of DR.. Nicholas Semi
whose heart has been seriously affected
since his return from trip to South Amer
lea is announced from his home, 532 Dear
born avenue. DR.. Senn's condition still is
serious, but a steady improvement is re
ported by the attending physicians.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-20
Southern Exposure.

Little Charlie is the bright son Of
a poor downtown family. He goes to
school every day and is a model in his
studies and conduct, but he is much
ashamed that his clothes are not as
good as those Of the other boys. His
teacher was explaining the points of
the compass the other day. She said
You have in front of you the north.
on your right the east, on your left the
south. Charlie, tell me what have you
behind you" Charlie turned crimson
and, after moments hesitation. said
I've got q patch on my pants; knew
you'd see it. told mamma you would. -
philadelphia Record.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-20
The Heiress.

He (tenderly)-When l woke up this
morning you were my first thought
She-Indeed? Were the creditors al
ready standing at your bed?-Mergen-
dorfer Batter.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-20
Badger Girl Faces Supreme Court

ST. PAUL. Mimi, Dec. 14.-For the first
time q woman attorney faced the judges of
the supreme court. She was Miss Esse
Winning Williams, teacher of history in
the St. Paul Central high school, who grad
uated from the st. Paul College of Law in
1906. Her home Is ~ Hudson, Wis.,
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-20

1t doesn't take the average woman
one-third as long to mix up a cake
and bake it. as it took her to run next
door and borrow the eggs
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-20
SCOOP THAT WEIGHS.

Does Away with the Necessity of
Employing Counter Scales.
Every grocer can scoop up sugar or
coffee, etc, from the storage bin and
very closely gauge the correct quantity.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-20
COARSE FISH FOR THE TABLE.
Neglected Food Supplies of British
Inland Streams.

Pulling enough to the student Of nat
ural economy must be the fixed preju
dice Of the English people to the edible
Roman snail, the titbit frog, more espe-
cially, the common coarse" fish Of
fresh water streams, says the Pail Mall
Gazette. Fresh water salmon trout,
grayling and els are everywhere re-
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-20

CHICAGO, Ill, Dec. 13-Richard
Walton. a negro, was hanged today for
the murder of Mrs. Louise Grant White.
September 10
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-12-20

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 13.-Noah
Fulton, a negro, was hanged today at
Bristo! for the murder of John Johnson
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-08
DIDN'T THINK HELP NEEDED.
Simple Fisherman Had Heard Of the
Wonders Of Science.

II. @. Wells, the novelist, spoke at q
Boston club about the wonders OF
modern invention. $50 thick and fast,
he said, these new inventions come.
life grows rather confusing for plain
and simple folk. There was an old
fisherman rowing in his boat one day
when an automobile canoe sprung
leak near him and Immediately sank.
To the Indignation of the canoes oc-
cupants, the old man paid no heed to
them, but rowed calmly on his way,
putting an old clay pipe. However, the
wrecked canoeists managed to swim to
him, and as they clambered into his
boat one spluttered angrily: 'Confound
you, why didn't you lend us a hand?
Didn't you see We were sinkingT The
old man took his pipe out of his mouth
and stared at them in astonishment
'Blest If didn't think ye wuz one O
them new.fangled submarines he
said"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-08
Between Various Squad
rOns of Our Navy.
IN GUNNERY WORK
Second Squadron Of the Pacific Fleet
Has Best Record in Target Prac-
tioe-Ah Have improved.

Washington, June S.-Splendid pro-
gress in target shooting with the big
guns of the navy is recorded in the
general order promulgated Friday by
Secretary Metcalf giving the standing
of the respective fleets, squadrons and
divisions of vessels for the annual rec.
ord target practice of 1907. The At
lantic feet, which was the winner,
scored 59.346 per cent, against 59.241
for the Pacific fleet, a remarkably
close contsst. Last year the Pacific
squadron mot the fleet) had the small.
est final merit, while this year 1t Is
higher than all the other squadrons.
The second squadron, Pacific fleet,
commanded by Admiral Swinburne,
which corresponds to the former Pa
cllc squadron, has won all that 1t
could win; that Is, the cruiser, gun.
boat and torpedo boat trophies. there
being no ships OF the battleship class
at present in that squadron. All yes
sells of the second squadron, Pacific
feet, are star ships, except the de-
stroyer Paul Jones. A star ship Is one
whose final merit Is at least SO per
cent. of that of the trophy winner OF
her class.
The final merit of Admiral Swim.
burne's squadron Is 20 per cent higher
than the next highest squadron. The
vessels of this squadron we're the Bos.
ton, Chicago, Charleston, Yorktown,
Princeton, Preble and Paul Jones.
The total score of this squadron was
1896 and the Boston won the trophy
with 1897 per cent.
Last year there were three star
ships, while this year there are ten
and the general average of final merit
is higher. Last year this average
final merit of all ships was "a per
cent. of the highest final merit and
this year 1t is rs per cent. showing a
notable increase in the general efficl
ency of the shooting. BY squadrons
after the second Pacific came the sec
ond Atlantic-Illinois, Kearsarge, Ken
lucky. Alabama. Indiana, Iowa and
Ohio with 62.456 per cent, and in or
der came the first Pacific with $685.
/ the third Atlantic with 55515, the
fourth Atlantic 55.3S3, the first At
lantic with 55.096 and the third Pacific
with 40.650.
The Illinois won the battleshir
trophy, the Boston the cruiser trophy
the Princeton the gunboat trophy and
the Preble the torpedo trophy.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-08
And II Injured in Wreck
on Wabash Road.
CARS TELESCOPED.
Express Train Ran Into a Coal Train
Near Hickory, Pa. Man Who
Caused Wreck Runs Away.

Washington, Pa, June S.--Two men
were killed and IL injured in wreck
on the Wabash road one mile east OF
Hickory near here, Friday when the
Toledo express, westbound crashed
into a coal train on a siding, teiescop-
Ing the smoker and Pullman car
The hagman of the coal train, who is
said 10 be responsible for letting the
passenger train in on the siding Oc-
cupied by the coal train, disappeared
Immediately after the crash. The
dead are:
Frank BlancO and Anthony Cchlume,
miners, OF Ayella, who were In the
smoker
A relief train was made up and the
Injured taken to hospitals in Pitts
burg.
rhe fireman and engineer OF the
passenger train jumped just before
the crash. The former was but slight
ly injured while the latter had his
nose broken. The smoker that re-
ceiyed the full force of the collision
was almost filled with passengers. II
was IN this car the two men were
killed. Mrs. A. G.. Chambers, OF
Williamsburg, Pa, and Mrs. Hilda
Steare, Of Chicora, Pa, were the only
passengers injured In the Pullman
car. Both were bruised and are suffer
ing from shock. Passengers In other
cars suffered from shock and slight
bTuises
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-08
NOT AFRAID FOR HERseLF.
chlId's Only Thought Was Of Damage
She Might Do Train.

One day last winter Vermont girl
named Rosa Hines, IA years old and
farmers daughter, drew her sled to
the crest of hill half a mile long ana
then took a slide. Just beyond the
foot Of the hill are railroad tracks, and
as her sled got under motion she saw
q train coming. She couldn't stop.
and she saw that there must be an ac'
oldent, so she waved her hood and
shouted: Get out Of my way! Get out
of my way, or you'll be run overl"
The engineer saw the girl waving her
hood, even II he didn't hear her words,
and he brought long train OF freight
cars to sudden stop just In time to
let her shoot by the engine. This is
probably the first time In the history
OF rallroading when a girl on sled
was given the right OF way over
train. When she was afterwards
scolded by her father she naively re-
piled: oh l wasn't scared for myself.
i was afraid of bunting the train on
the track"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-08
Were superstltlous, Too.

A woman who takes her super
stltions seriously started to enter a
big department store one morning last
week when she noticed porter on a
tall stepladder that stretched directly
across the doorway, says the New
York Press. In spite OF the fact that
there were five women behind hei
eager to pass into the shop she camG
to a sudden halt, looked up at the lad
der and cried out. "Oh, I'll never walk
under that" saying which she turned
and strode away, Before she had
gone far her sense OF humor rose su
perior to her fear OF ladders, and she
looked to see If her remark had had
any effect on those who had been
within sound of her voice. Walking
directly behind her were the five
women who had heard her exclama'
ton.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-08

Washington, June S.-Postmaster
General Meyer has Issued an order di-
recting that when the weight of mail
Is taken on railroads the whole mum.
Der OF days included in the Weighing
period shall be used as a divisor for
obtaining the average weight per day.
March 2, 1907. The enforcement of
the order OF March 2, according to the
department, would have worked an in
Justice TO those railways which carry
malls seven days in every week, as
they would receive less pay for trans
porting the same amount of mail than
would those which give service only
six days In each week.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-08
viii Sue Army officers for 100000.

Highland Falls, ~ Y, June s.
Lleut. Col. Charles @. Ayres last night
declared that he would support his
wife in the action she has instructed
her attorney to institute against Su'
perintendent Hugh Scott and other of
ficers of the West Point military acad
emy. Mrs. Ayres' attorney has been
instructed to file damage suits aggre
eating 100000 against Col. Scott
Lieut.. Col. Robert l.. Howse, com
mandant OF cadets Capt. Llewellyn
w. Oliver. assistant instructor of tao
tics, and Lieut.. Col. Stephen c. Mills
inspector general. Mrs Ayres bases
her allegations upon alleged discourte
sizes received at West Point which cul
minated in her being forbidden tc
enter the reservation. The Ayres home
adjons the academy grounds.