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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-18
HONOR TO YOUNG JEW.
A. L. Zamosh Secures Responsible Posi-
ton in the Naturalization
Service.

MILWAUKEE. Wis, Oct. IL
Abraham L. Zamosh, young Russian
Jew. who came to this city nine years
ago with his parents from Russia, will
enter the L. 5. naturalization service
His father is Il fruit vender in the city
The boy attended the public schools of
Milwaukee, graduating from the west
division nigh. Some time ago he took
the civil service examination for Il po-
sition under the federal government in
the new department of naturalization.
Today Mr.. ZamoSh, who resides at 42t
Fourth street, received 4 letter from
Charles j. Bonaparte, attorney general
of the United States, appointing him AS
a naturalization examiner, with head
quarters ut Pittsburg, Pa, under the de
partment of Justice" The pay will be
1920 year and all travelling and Off
cial expenses. Mr.. Tamosh viii leave
for his post Tuesday morning. He
speaks and writes the Russian, Hebrew,
the Yiddish and English languages and
dialects and is an accomplished scholar
in mathematics. history and literature.
The family came to this country with
nothing but firm determination to Sc
cure an honest livelihood and to become
Americans as soon as possible. Abra.
ham. it is said, will be the youngest
man in the naturalization service.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-18

4 Doctor of Divinity, now Editor of
well-known Religious paper, has
written regarding the controversy be-
tween Golfers Weekly and the Relig-
ious Press of the Country and others,
including ourselves. Also regarding
suits for libel brought by Golfers
against us for commenting upon its
methods.
These are his sentiments, with some
very emphatic words left out.
The religious Press owes you a
debt of gratitude for your courage in
showing up Golfers Weekly as the
''YelI-Oh Man" Would you care to
use the inclosed article on the Boo
Hoo Baby as the "Yell-Oh Mans
successor?"
"A contemporary remarks that Col
lier's has finally run against a solid
hickory Post and been damaged in
its own estimation to the tune of
S7JO,0O0OO'
Here is a publication which has, in
utmost disregard of the facts, spread
broadcast damaging statements about
the Religious Press and others and has
suffered those false statements to go
uncontradictcd, until, not satisfied
after finding the Religious Press too
quiet, and peaceful, to resent the in
suits, it makes the mistake Of wander
ing into a fresh field and butts its rat
tied head against this Post and all the
World laughs. Even Christians smile,
as the Post suddenly turns and gives
it back dose Of its own medicine"
TT is mistake to say all the World
laughs. No CHEEKY laugh comes from
Golfers but it cries and boo hoos like
a spanked baby and wants S15O,OOO.O0
to soOthe its tender. lacerated feelings"
THANK Heaven it has at last struck
q man with back bone" enough to call
a spade q spade and who believes in
telling the whole truth without fear or
favor"
Perhaps Golfers with its utmost
disregard for the facts" may say no
such letter exists. Nevertheless it is
on file in our office and is only one of
a mass of letters and other data, news
paper comments. etc, denOuncing the
yellow methods of Golfers. This
volume is 50 large that a man could
not we'll go thru it under half a days
steady work. The letters come from
various parts of America.
Usually private controversy is not
interesting to the public, but this is a
public controversy.
Golfers has been using the "yel-
low methods to attract attention to
itself, but, jumping in the air, crack
ing heels together and yelling Look
at me" wouldn't suffice, so it started
out on a "Holier Than Thou attack
on the Religious Press and on medi-
cines.
We leave it to the Vublic now, as we
did when we first resented Golfers at
lacks, to say whether, in a craving for
sensation and circulation, its attacks
do not amount TO a systematic merce-
nary bounding. We likewise leave it
to the public to say whether Golfers
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-18
10 STATE TAX; WILL
LEVY MILL TOLL.
ECISION REACHED BY GOVERNOR,
STATE TREASURER AND SEC
RETARY OF STATE.
SCHOOL ASSESSMENT NEEDED.
Commission About to Report Annual
Findings, Which Will Show In
crease in Property Values.

MADISON, Wis. Oct 12.-T Special.l
As in the last four years, the state
tax will be RENTED this year The
''miIl'' taz, however will be levied this
year.
rms was the decision reached this
morning bv the state board, consisting
of Gov Davidson, Secretary Of State
Frcar and State Treasurer Dahl.
From tue figures before the board
there was unczpended in the state treas
ury on October / $l,537, 144,G4- The
estimated receipts Tor the year 1905 are
S3.997,47O, making a total of $6543,-
G1I.G4 The secretary OF state thinks,
however, that the estimated receipts are
being placed very low.
The disbursements for the coming year
viii he S., 479,O25, including the $450,OOO
capitol appropriation. With this esti-
mate. on january !, 1909, there will be
balance III the state treasury Of $354,-
coo Secretary Frear thinks this is con
serrative and believes II will be over
half a million.
Che state assessment is the basis upon
which the present ScVeu-tenthS mill tax
for common school purposes and the two
seventh mill tax for the university fund
are levied against each county and upon
which the balance in favor OF or against
the county ia the distribution of the
school fund is founded Last year Gov.
Davidson not only had tho state tax
rellittcd, but Ouc-hall Of the mill tax"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-18
A Popular Name.

George A. Gamble, commercial agent
of the Lehigh Valley railroad, with head
quarters i'll Kansas City, is in Denver on
business. TO his friends Mr.. Gamble is
telling a little story on himself He says
that he was sitting in a local hotel lobby
Thursday afternoon when a bcllboy
came to him and asked him if he was
Mr.. Jennings.
No, replied the Kansas City railroad
man, my name isn'1 Jennings. Then,
just in fun, he said My name repre-
sents something that almost every man
in Denver likes to do now and then. 1t
represents something everybody, who is
IN the least way inclined to be little
sporty, likes to do, 1t represents Il thing
that even many of the Denver society
ladies like to do. Can you guess my
nameE The boy looked at Mr.. Gamble
seriously q moment Your name" he
said, must be Drink, or something like
that"-Denver Post.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-18
BREAKS NECK IN FALL
ELDERLY WOMAN FOUND DEAD AT
FOOT OF STAIRS.
Mrs. Caroline Zander's Body Discovered
by Patrolman-She Lived
Alone

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Oct. 14.-LSpe-
cial. The body of CarIine Zander, aged
SO, widow living at T20 Eleventh
avenue, was found at e o'clock this morn
ing by Patrolman Chandler lying at the
foot of a cellar stairs at the woman 5
home The coroner was called and an
examination disclosed the fact that she
died of 4 broken neck as the result OF Il
fall down the stairs. The face was
bruised where the body struck the foot
Of the steps.
Neghbors saw Mrs. Iandcr late Sun
day evening. and it is said that she must
have attempted to descend the stairs IN
the rear of her home some time during
the night, and in the darkness missed
her footing and fell to her death. a
daughter of the woman is said to be liv-
ing in the city and Coroner Broegman
is endcavoring to find her. Mrs. IAN
der's husband died some years ago and
she was living entirely alone at her
home The body was taken to the
mOfguc.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-18
RABBIT SCALPS IN TRADE.
In Western Kansas They Are Exchanged
for Groceries.

Did you ever hear of rabbit scalps be-
ing rated as an article of commerce or
as a medium of exchange in the same
manner as eggs and butter? Out in Ire
90 county. Kan, tn county seat of
which is Wakeeney, the merchants pay
five cents each for rabbit scalps, no mat
ter whether the unfortunate bunny"
was full grown or not. W. J. Williams,
who is the proprietor of a grocery store
in Wakeeny, bought 2S4O Scalps during
the months of March, April and May
this year. John kerauS, another mer-
chant of the same place. bought 276O
scalps. while no merchant in the little
town paid for less than 80 scalps.
The farmers and ranchmen bring rab-
bit ScalpS to the county stores along with
eggs and butter. The grocer accepts and
counts them with no more ado than if
they were so many eggs.
n few years ago TrcgO county. in the
hope of discriminating the troublesome
jackrabbits, decided to pay a bounty of
five cents for rabbit SCalpS, the money to
be paid whenever the ScalpS were pre-
scented at the county treaSurers office.
Soon after men who had never before
been seen in Wakeeney came to the
court house with big sacks of scalps.
Finally the county commissioners grew
suspicious, and it eventually developed
that certain residents of neighboring
counties were taking advantage of Ire
from as far away as fifty miles.
To discourage this practice the county
decided to allow payment for Scalps not
more often than every three months.
Three months was long time to wait
The hunters became impatient at the
long delay. 1t remained for the mer-
chants to solve the difficulty. According
" it was announced through the columns
of the weekly papers that rabbit scalps
would be taken at the grocery stores in
exchange for merchandise. provided the
owner of the scalps would give his word
that they were taken from rabbits killed
in Trego county.
The plan proved success. Instead of
the farmers making a weekly trip to the
court house the merchants reported every
three months at the commissioners of
fee and the bills were allowed.
During the months of March, April
and May the total amount of bills allow
ed by the commissioners for rabbit scalps
was $56S. In other words Trego county
killed 1890 rabbits during the three
months-kansas City Star
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-18

as white bread, potatoes, rice, partly
cooked cereals and such.
Starchy food is not digested in the
upper stomach, but passes on into the
duodenun, or lower stomach and in
teStines, where, in a healthy individual,
the transformation of the starch into Il
form of sugar is completed and then
the food absorbed by the blood.
But if the powers of digestion are
weakened a part of the starchy food
will lie in the warmth and moisture of
the body and decay, generating gases
and irritating the mucous surfaces I'M
til under such conditions the whole low
er part of the alimentary canal, inClud-
ing the colon and the appendix, be-
comes involved. Disease sets up and
at times takes the form known as ap-
pendicitis
When the symptoms Of the trouble
make their appearance, would 1t not be
good, practical, common sense, to dis
continue the starchy food which is
causing the trouble and take q food in
which the starch has been transformed
into a form of sugar in the process of
manufacture?
Lib 10 IdCuIISdlly llic octIuC IOl III VI
sugar found in the human body after
starch has been perfectly digested.
Now, human food is made up very
largely Of starch and is required by the
body for energy and warmth. Natural
ly, therefore, its use should be contin-
ued, If possible, and for the reasons
given above it is made possible in the
manufacture of Grape-Nuts.
In connection with this change Of
food to bring relief from physical dis
turbances, we have suggested washing
out the intestires to get rid of the i'm
mediate cause Of the disturbance.
Naturally, there are cases where the
disease has lain dormant and the abuse
continued too long, until apparently
only the knife will avail. But it is
well-established fact among the best
physicians who are acquainted with the
details above recited, that preventative
measures are far and away the best
Are we to be condemned for suggest
ing a way to prevent disease by fol-
lowing natural methods and for per
fecting a food that contains no "medi-
cine and produces no medicinal eff
fects" but which has guided literally
thousands Of persons from sickness to
health? We have received during the
years past upwards Of $4,000 letters
from people who have been either help
ed or made entirely well by following
our suggestions, and they are simple.
If coffee disagrees and causes any
Of the ailments common to some coffee
users quit it and take on Postum.
If white bread, potatoes rice and
other starch foods make trouble, quit
and use Grape-Nuts food which is
largely predigcstcd ond will di@e@t,
nourish and strengthen, when Otner
forms Of rood 90 not. It's just plain
old common sense.
There's a Reason" for Postum and
| Grape-Nuts.
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-18
TOOK 100000 EASILY.
Firm Tells of Speculations That
jailed Him

NEW YORK, Oct 12.-George H.
Brouwer, former member of the New
York Stock exchange and who was ar
rested last night, disclosed the details
today of the method by which he admits
he used in speculation 100000 or more
of the funds of James H. OIiphant &
Co. He said today that most of his
losses were suffered in speculation in
copper, smelters, Southern Pacific and
the marlborough Metropolitan stocks.
He is now penniless, he added.
Besides being the manager for Mr..
OIiphant," he said, Il was carrying a
separate account of my own. Jay +.
Carlisle was carrying a large account
with US and when my account was
squeezed l would transfer some of Mr..
Carlisle's holdings from the Oliphant
book, or | would carry some Of his ac-
counts from my own books to my en-
pIoyers' account.
1T was very simple, the way I worked
it and it might have been years before
detection came. Had it not been for
the decentralization of the stock market,
l should be a rich man."
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-18
A PRIVATE'S HEROISM.
How in the Face of Death, Richard Kirk.
land Carried Water to Soldiers

Il is one of the anomalies of war that
although it stirs the savage nature of
mankind it also calls out the highest
qualities of courage, unsel6shncss and
devotion. Many deed OF martial hero
ism is done in the name of mercy rather
than of the good of battle. No dcSCrip-
ton of a fierce charge, says The Youths
Companion, records more determined
valor than does the story OF Richard
Kirkland as told by Gen. kcrShaw.
Kirkland was n private who served i'll
the South Carolina volunteers during the
civil war. After the bloody battle Of
Fredericksburg his brigade occupied the
fifty yards beyond the field lay the
Federal troops, and between the ground
was covered by the dead and dying. AN
day long the air was rent with the cries
and groanS of the wounded, and the
pitiful calls, Water! Water
In the afternoon. as Gen. kcrShaw sat
IN the upper room of his headquarters
overlooking the field. Kirkland asked
permission to speak to him.
General" said the young mau, Il
can't stand it,
Stand what, sergeantY'
"All night and all day I've heard
those poor people crying for water. |
came to ask permission TO give them u
drink
"hlrkland,' responded the general,
don't YOU know that if you step over
that wall you'll get bullet in your
head?'
Il know it, but I'm willing to try"
The general considered Il moment. Il
ought not to allow You to run such Il
risk, he said, but | cannot refuse your
request. Trusting God will protect you.
you may gC."
The scrgeant's eyes lighted with plea
sure.
Thank you, sirr ne said heartily and
ran down the stairs. When he reached
the bottom of the flight he hcsitated,
turned and ran up again.
General, can show the white
handkerchief?"
The general slowly shook his head
No, Kirkland. You can't do that"
All right! I'll take the chance and
he was off again.
From the windows of the house the
officers watched him run across the road
and climb the wall. He made his way
quickly to the nearest sufferer, raised the
poor fellows head on his arm, and gave
him Il long draught of cool water.
From one he went to another until his
purpose was so plain i'll the eyes of the
Fedcrals that all danger was over.
From all parts of the field came the
pitcous appeals; again and again Kirk
land had to return for water, and he
spent an hour and half in ministcring
to the needs of the wounded. Then he
reJOmed his company unhurt
At Chickamauga Kirkland fell. His
example was one which dignitcd all
humanity.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-18
UNITE ON BANCROFT.
Richland County Republicans Name Can
didate for Congress in Third
District.

RICHLAND CENTER. Wis. Oct.
little Republicans of Richland county
held a mass meeting at the courthouse in
Richland Center to consider the question
of placing a Richland county candidate
in the field for Congress. The meeting
was unanimous in its support of Levi II.
Bancroft of this city as the Republican
candidate Judge Bancroft was called
before the meeting and expressed his
thanks for the honor. He stated, how
ever. that he was through chasing rain
bows" and that he preferred to with
hold any declarations concerning his de
termination to become the candidate of
his party in athe congressional contest,
until late" day, as he desired to be
more fully informed concerning the senti-
ment of the Republicans in the county.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-18
A Learned Chimney Sweeper

NJ. Koloman Zanzi, chimney sweeper
of Budapest, is probably unique in
his profession.
His mornings and days generally he
devotes to clearing the soOty ways of
the material world; his evenings to ex-
ploring the obscurities of the region
of intellect. For years it has been his
practice, once the working hours of the
day were done, to retire for long
evening of study. Science, history, and
law were his favorite subjects. Some
years since he became bachelor III arts,
two years ago he qualified as a mining
engineer, and now he has passed quite
brilliantly his examination for the doc
tOrate in law. Friends have asked him
if he did not intend to go to the bar.
But they little knew their philosopher.
"WhyT he inquired, quite simply. !
gain a good living among chimneys. l
have a good connection. / SD II remain
a chimney sweep."-LondOn Globe.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-18
$SBOO=HOO99
Shouts a Spanked Baby

| by it's own policy and methods, has
not made itself more ridiculous than
any comment of ours could make it.
Does Golfers expect to regain any
self-inficted loss of prestige by demon
strating thru suits for damages, that it
can be more artful in evading liability
for libels than the humble but resentful
victims Of its defamation, or does it
il = by starting a campaign of libel
suits to silence the popular indigna-
ton, reprOach and resentment which it
has aroused
Golfers can not dodge this public
controversy by private law suits. 1t
can not postpone the public judgment
against it. That great jury, the Pub
| lie, will hardly blame us for not wait
ing until we get petit jury in a court
room, before denOuncing this prOdigal
detractor Of institutions founded and
fostered either by individuals or by the
public, itself.
No announcements during our entire
business career were ever made claim
ing medicinal effects for either Post
UNI or Grape-Nuts. Medicinal effects
are results obtained from the use of
medicines.
Thousands of visitors go thru our
entire works each month and see for
themselves that Grape-Nuts contains
absolutely nothing but wheat, barley
and a little salt; Postum absolutely
nothing but wheat and about ten per-
cent of New Orleans molasses. The
art Of preparing these simple elements
! in 2 scientific manner to obtain the
| best food value and favor, required
some work and experience to acquire
Now, when any publication goes far
| enough out of it's way to attack Us be-
cause our advertising is medical" it
| simply offers a remarkable exhibition
of ignorance or worse.
We do claim physiological or bodily
results Of favorable character follow
ing the adoption Of our suggestions re-
! garding the discOntinuanCe of coffee
and foods which may not be keeping
| the individual in good health. We
| have no advice to offer the perfectly
| healthful person. His or her health is
! evidence in itself that the beverages
and foods used exactly fit that person.
| Therefore, why change?
But to the man or woman who is
| aiIing we have something to say as q
result Of an unusually wide experience
in food and the result Of proper feed
| ing
In the palpably ignorant attack on
us in Golfers appeared this state
ment,-"One widely circulated para
graph Iabers to induce the impression
/ that Grape-Nuts will obyiate the ne
/ cessity Of an operation IN appendicitis
This is lying and potentially deadly
lying"
In reply to this exhibition Of --
well, let the reader name it, the Postum
| Co., says:
Let it be understood that appended
tbs results from long continued dis
turbance in the intestines, caused pri-
marily by undigested starchy food, such
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-18
INJURIES WERE FATAL.
Three Year-Old Son of E. E. Warner,
Hurt in Auto Accident, Dies
at Hospital.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Oct IL
Edgar e. Warner, the 3-year-old son
of Edgar f. Warner. president of the
Milwaukee Motor company, died at the
Milwaukee hospital Sunday afternoon
from injuries received i'll collision be-
tween his fathers automobile and a
street car Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Warner, who was with her hus-
band and baby in the automobile when
it was struck, is Frustrated with grief,
and is said to be seriously i'll. The 9TH
cr occupants OF the machine We're un-
injured.
The child was buried from the Warner
homo ut Windsor street and Fifth ave
nue., Wauwatosa, at o'cvlock today,
Rev. S. II. Williams. pastor of the NJ. Il.
church at Wauwatosa, officiating. Ow-
ing to the illness of the mother, the fu-
neral was private.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-18
WOMAN ALIVING TORCH
Miss Inez Harlacher Terribly Burned at
Waukesha-Now Dying in Great
Agony.

WAUKESHA. Wis. Oct. 14.-[Spe-
her clothing ablaze. Miss Inez Harlach-
er fell unconscious at the feet of other
members of the family this morning. Be
fore the flames could be extinguished
she was terribly burned and is dying.
1t is believed that the unfortunate
woman spilled kerosene on her dress and
that the garment in some manner caught
fire. She was 30 years Of age and IS a
daughter of George H. Harlacher.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-18
IS SENT TO MADHOUSE.
Mrs. Minor Morris, Who Was Elected
from White House, IS Adjudged
Insane

ST. LOUIS, No, Oct. 12.-Mrs. Minor
Morris, who was elected from the white
house year ago. was removed from the
observation ward OF the city hospital to-
day TO the insane asylum at Farming
ton. Mo.
BUFFALO. \. Y. Oct 12.-Mrs.
Bertha NIund, who strangled her three
children three weeks go has been COM
mitted to 4 hospital for the insane.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-10-18
MORE w. {. T. j. SCANDAL
Woman Physician of Eau Claire Home
Asserts That Baby Was
Poisoned

EAU CLAIRE. Wis, Oct. II
Especial district Attorney Arnold
has received a letter dated October
Is, signed by DR.. Annette Shaw, presi-
dent of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance union state home for women,
stating that up to October II she was
the physician in charge of all pa
tents at the home; that they We're
taken from her charge by the Eau
Claire board Of health, that there was
then no sickness but the Cuban itch.
She also asserts that on October Is a
baby there who had no ailment eX-
cept the itch, died after commissions.
DR. Shaw believes that its death was
caused by poison and she demands an
autopsy and a rigid investigation The
district attorney is investigating.