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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05

u.s. the best and will be devised by
those who do think. Sane methods should
abandoned matter how quaint they %ley have
stood for many years, and under them the enduring
things of the world have been accomplished.
By methods sometimes thought too slow fore
fathers carved results which stand
the progress of the They always swift,
but they intended always be right Their judgment
and example should not be forgotten now. We should
remember that the conspicuous always great; that
high places do always make great men; the sound
Of water does not always the and the land
scape may be painted a husk.
[ entertain the firm belief that the problems which
now dishearten will be decided right Political ques-
lions may sometimes go by unheeded but problems
confronting involve the elements of honesty and
fair play These questions, be decided by
conscience and education These two together
likely to 90 asray.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05

ally in a far from perfect manner, the
harmony wasn't any better than some
of Wagner's effects.
at never feazed the citizens assem-
bled inside and outside the caIaboOse,
though, and when the rehearsal finally
got under way it wasn't possible to get
even standing room within fifteen
yards of the place Sometimes the re-
hearsal lasted until along on to mid
night, but do you suppose any small
boy got tired and sneaked off home to
bed before the lights were put out?
He didn't unless he went at parental
orders.
you couldn't find one of the citi-
zens who would admit that there was
another band anywhere in the world
as good as the Jonesville organization,
and l was convinced at the time that
there wasn't either. I've heard bigger
and better bands since then, but l am
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
BRYAN QUOTES ISSUES.
Democratic Leader Enumerates the Sub
iects of Discussion for National
Campaign.

BONESTEEL, S. D., May 30.-In
his address here last night, William j.
Bryan outlined what the principal is
sues put forth by the Democrats during
the coming campaign would be, and in
Dictated what might be expected in the
Denver platform. In part he said:
I'VE are just beginning a national
campaign. The Republican party has
been in power for the last fourteen years
and will IN the coming campaign ask for
a continuation of power The Democrats
will present criticism of Republican
management, and propose a change in
the policy to be pursued.
The Democrats will ask: Election of
senator's by a direct vote of the people,
effective legislation against the trusts,
reduction of the tariff, effective railroad
legislation, and a reconciliation of the
differences between labor and capital.
The Democratic party Will oppose inn
perialism, which is violating the funda-
mental peace of our government and in
creasing our expense for army and
navy, the Democratic party will ask for
Legislation, state and national, to pro-
tect bank depositors and to prevent
panicS."
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
LIVED AFTER HANGING.
Many Instances of Resuscitation of
Persons Who Have Been Executed.

Many Instances of ResusCitation of
Persons Who Have Been Executed.
lnnumerable instances of resuscita-
ton after hanging are recorded, accord
ing to Tit-Bits. Henry III granted a
pardon to a woman named Inetta de
Balshamy who was suspended from 9
O'Clock on a Monday to sunrise on
Thursday and afterward came to-"
DR.. Plot tells of n Swiss who was hung
up thirteen times, without effect, on &C
count of the peculiar condition of his
windpipe, it having been converted into
bone by disease
Annie Green, a domestic. vas hanged
at Oxford in 1850 and recovered four
teen hours afterwards under a doctors
treatment. Mrs. Cope. who was
hanged at the same place eight years
later, also recovered. On September 2,
1924, Margaret Dickson was hanged at
Edinburgh and recovered while being
carried to the grave. She lived for
many years afterward, and was uniyer-
sally known as Half Hanged Macy
Dickson"
a hOusebreaker named Smith was
hanged at Tyburn in 1705. A reprieve.
came when he had been suspended a
quarter of an hour. He was cut down,
bled and revived. William DUEL,
hanged in London in 1740, revived and
was transported. A man hanged in
Cork in 1865 was taken in hand by
physician, who brought him around in
six hours, and we are told the fellow
had the nerve to attend a theatrical
performance the same evening.
Richard Johnson, hanged at Shrews-
bury on October 8, 1896, obtained a
promise from the undersheriff to place
him in the coffin without changing his
clothes. After hanging half an hour
he still showed signs of life, and on ex-
animation it was found he had
wrapped cords about his body connect
ed with hooks at the neck, which pre-
vented the rope from doing it's work.
The apparatus was removed and the
man hanged effectively.
1t may be offered in explanation Of
the cases mentioned that there was no
drop used at executions in those days.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
PHALANx PIONEERS RECALLED.
Ripon Settlers Arrived Sixty-four Years
Ago May 27.

RIPON, Wis, May Special. !
Wednesday, May y, was the sixty
fourth anniversary of the coming to this
place of the first settlers. On that day
in 1914 the following individuals, com
posing the pioneer band of the Wisconsin
Phalanx came by team from Southport,
now Kenosha, and reached Ceresco:
Warren Chase, Lester Rounds James
Stewart, Jacob Beckwith, Uriah Gould,
Nathan Hunter Chester Adkins, Laban
StilIwell, Trument V. Newell, William
E. Holbrook, William Durham, Carlton
Lane, II. Gordon Martin, Alexander
Todd, Jerome 7. Cobb, George II. Steb
bins, Seth r. kellogg and John Limbert,
with a boy, Joseph S. Tracy, Z years
old.
They were mostly young men, the old
est being William Durham, then Is. No
actual settler was then in either the
present city or the town of Ripon, and
but a small portion of the land had been
taken up from the government.
For number of years the Phalanx
community held a celebration of this an
ulyarSary.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
a Memory Test.

A professor Of mnemOnics had gone
to lecture at or near Canterbury Aft
err the lecture was finished he had to
wait for his London train. It was a
most comfortless day, and he retired
to an inn for shelter and refreshment
To pass the time he began to exhibit
his feats of memory to the yokels in
the inn parlor, and one and all were
thunderstruck except the waiter. There
is always one skeptic in every com
muuion, whether of saints or sinners.
Do what he would he could not miti-
gate the acrid smile Of acid increduIitv
of that glOrifed potman. In the midst
of one of his most difficult feats the
whistle sounded Of the "Only train to
London tonight" and he rushed off to
catch it. He caught it at the station.
and his reputation caught it in the inn
parlor, for the waiter, coming in with
some ordered refreshments and finding
| him gone, pointed to the corner where
| he had been sitting and exclaimed
"Silly 'umbug, he's forgot his UNI
brelIa Young Man.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05

for the master minds of antiquity this universal belief
has been waved aside pagan superstition. Rencar
nation is found to be interviewer with texture
all schools o philosophy and all systems of religion 1t
is mbedded III every scripture and forms the corner
of daily life. In India now, as in the
elder days every peasant recognizes unquestion-
able fact that he has been many times reborn EARTH
and prepares himself for coming rebirth rebrth is
active factor in his daily life.
When realize the grandose scheme Of human
evolution, then that what call sin is only ig-
porance lack Of experience youth Of the unfolding
There is height of splendor into which may not
grow for he truly Is God ncarnae upon earth and the
Christ of the but the fair fruits of the
universal human harvest which the future shall dis
of BRAIN strength WILL dizziness of fin
ger, nobility Of character-they all of our weav-
ing; make the garments that we wear. Not one Of
the miserable waits of foulest shall,
repeated Births rise to perfect manhood to manifested
divinity. Such is the promise contained in the word
rencarnaton
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05

When female person doesn't want
to get married, she is already.
A man can cut down his smoking if
he's sick abed and thinks he's dying
The way woman manages a man
is by making him think he manages
her.
The first essential to being a great
man is for him to have no doubt about
it himself.
The reason a woman says the baby
never cries at night is she believes it
is never going to do it again
1t makes a woman very proud to
think how smart the children would be
if the school teachers only knew how
to teach them.
What satisfaction a woman gets out
of her husbands garden is how often
she can catch him pretending to know
things about IT.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
CHARACTER IN WALKING.
Traits Which are Readily Disclosed
by Ones Gait.

by Ones Gait.
There's a cOnceited man coming
down the Streets" said the girl in the
group on a corner. "How do l know :?
By his walk. | can tell the chief trait
of any persons character by watching
him or her walk. For instance, if a
man walks with a heavy lift to his
hips he's sure to be obstinate. If he
sinks down a little on his heels he has
a comfortable attitude toward wife and
the world in general-in fact, he's bit
lazy. That woman coming down the
street now is a gossip. Any one could
tell that because of her mincing, fussy
istic Of that woman's character across
the street. Don't you see how she
swings her foot rather hesitatingly in
the air before she puts it down?
''The man who walks with his knees
leading is sure to be of the pious type
the disagreeably pious type, I mean.
You see that old codger who is cross
ing the road with his stomach SEEM
ing to lead the rest Of him-welI. of
course it is evident that feeding is his:
chief delight. When an Intelligent
man walks his heads leads. That girl
who sways so is self conscious. Yes,
that girl going down the street has a
pretty walk, gliding and quiet, but
watch out for her; she is treacherous
in the extreme.
''The man who puts his feet down
especially solidly is heavy and some
what stupid. That little person cross
ing the road with a quick, clean step
is energy personified, but he has the
sort Of energy which has no regard for
the rights or feelings of others. The
girl coming out Of that store has an
ugly streak in her nature. Don't Won
see how she puts her foot down IN
willingly as if she were saving. st
won't. I WON'T. 1 shouldn't advise
any man to marry her. 4
''Of course l don't pretend to know
thoroughly a PERSONS character by his
walk, but 1 do discover his predom-
mating characteristic
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05

minds, fresh and strong thinking new thoughts to-
day. just now obsolete thought fresh thoughts
In his day.
Such a public man understand that the con-
stanty renewed intellect Of the nation is yeastng with
ideas, born Of conditions; and he thinks that
all questions really questions a all, and
would dismiss them altogether if he could Public men
must their stand public questions while those
questions for decision not after they decided
The public who has views is more dangerous
than demagogue. The gen
eralities instead of taking definite positions public
questions is either a coward a deceiver Of the peo-
pie and usually he is both Never in history there
such day for young men in public life as that which
has dawned. There is o De done than
there ever was before, many hands needed
that work than before-clean hands, strong hands
trained hands American public life is crying for
men who honest, industrious and equipped.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
TO CHANGE I'M MERSION.
German Baptists Plan to Relieve Cam
didates for Entry by Revising
the Ritual.

DIES MONIES, Ia, June lowing to
the extreme nervousness and mental con
fusion, attending Il baptisma immersion
and the incapability of the mind to an
swer the propOunded questions properly,
the German Baptist Brethren conference
is asked by two of its districts to change
the baptismal ritual. The revision of
the church rule, if granted, would place
the time for asking these questions after
the baptismal applicants had been i'm
merSed. and We're IN dry clothes and in
proper frame of mind to answer the que.-
tons inteligently-
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
Creative.

A certain man coming from abroad
was taken up by the smart set.
Wen make lion Of him. quoth
they, for the distinction he will there
upon reflect upon US"
But the man was too little It takes
much material to make a lion
Then We'll make monkey Of him. -
said the smart set determined to have
some exercise for their creative genius.
Nor was the world the worse off.
For, after all, it is the contribution to
the gayety of nations that is especially
needed.-Puck-
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
Dentistry in China.

Right in front of US on the street doc
TORS table is small heap of human
teeth. A patient came up to the doctor.
On being asked what he wanted he
replied simply by opening his mouth to
the very widest extent. 1t was seen that
his four upper front teeth were want
ing.
Measuring the cavity in the jaw. the
tooth peddler carefully selected from the
heap the four teeth that would exactly
fill it. He then drilled hole in them
longitudinally and inserted bit Of wire
to bind them to each other.
The ends of the wire were next in
serted in holes that We're drilled into the
teeth on each side of the cavity and
at once the chasm disappeared.-North
China Daily News.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
BANKER, A HORSETHIEF.
Wealthy Indiana Man, a Church Work.
er, Faces Serious Charge.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 1.-Tbat
Robert II. Greene of Waynetown, ind,
vice president of the Farmers and Mer-
chants bank Of that place, a leading
member and worker in the Methodist
church, and worth quarter of a mil
lion dollars, is a horse thief of more than
ordinary shrewdness was indicated to the
local police when q man who was ar
rested here three days ago under the
name of Frank Ross confessed to being
the WaynetOwn banker.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05

"Fghng Bob Evans equshed
will the retired list
Naval Academy He received his
led the batesh
ing Bob honestly
Although dispnarian
of
he
midable assembled
the finding the condition
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
MAKING OCEAN RECORD.
Mauretania May Break the Mark Set
by Lusitania Over the Long
Course.

NEWPORT, r. l., June 1.-The
Mauretania rounded the Nantucket light
ship at 1910, going ut an estimated
speed Of between p and 2G knots an
hour. The weather was line. Since
6 a. m, yesterday, the Mauretania has
averaged twenty-seven miles an hour. If
she keeps that rate Of speed, she will
reach Sandy Hook lightship at Is p. m,
and break the record for the long course
now held by the Lusitania.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
MUST NOT DRESS UP
FOND DU LAC CHILDREN WILL NOT
GET DIPLOMAS IF THEY DO.
Teacher Says Vanity and Education Dc
Not Go Together and Orders
Out Old Clothes.

FOND DU LAC. Wis, May 30.-[Spee
cial. THE pupils in the Eighth grade at
Washington school must wear their ordi-
nary clothes on the closing day of school
if they wish to receive diplomas on that
day. Miss Minnie S. Perkins, assistant
principal of the school, informed her pu-
pills yesterday afternoon that vanity and
education did not work together and if
any of them put on their Sunday suits
or dresses they will be obliged to call
at her back door on the following morn
ing to get Il certificate.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
REFUSES TO TESTIFY.
Kidnapped from Jurisdiction of
Canadian Courts.

COLUMBUS, O., June Nelson
Cannon. who recently confessed to brib-
cry charges in connection with a street
paving contract and then went to Cana
da, said today, in jail here: Il have
been kidnapped from the Canadian courts
and am still III their jurisdiction. |
therefore will refuse to plead to the
charges against me and also. | will not
implicate others who are charged with
bribery iii this case. I Wi, refuse to
testify i'll these cases.
Cannon was caught in Canada and
brought here yesterday and lodged in
Jail.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
COLT WINS HANDICAP,
James R. Keere's Horse Wins Rich
Prize at Gravesend Track in
New York.

NEW YORK. June flames r.
Keene's colt. ridden by Notter 1OG
pounds, won the. Brooklyn Handicap
this afternoon, taking the purse of $50
900 Ten horses, carrying the coors of
the most famous American racing sta
bes. c0ntended for the prize
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
APPENDIX COSTS LIFE.
Chicago Doctor Makes Record Run to
Pittsburg Patient-Train Runs
Down Woman.

PITTSBURG, Pa, June Sum
moned from his home in Chicago last
night to attend a consultation at the bed
side of a patient who was operated upon
for appendicitis at hospital here. Dir.
John Il. Murphy Of Chicago left that city
on a special train over the Pennsylvania
railroad at 1888 this morning and ar
rived here just seven hour and fifty-seven
minutes later. The run was Il record
one. At a grade crossing at Salem, o.,
the train ran down and fatally injured
q woman.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
DisappOintm ent.

Amateur Sportsman CATER shooting
best friend Too bad, too bad; but 1
thought you were deer. The Victim
Don't fret Amateur Sportsman
Don't fret! Why man, 1 promised my
wife a pair of horns.-Illustrated Bits.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
LIGHTNING GETS GAY,
MUSES. Bed Clothes, and Scorches Walls,
but Leaves All Inhabitants
Unframed
NEW TO<DON VIC Tn,

NEW LONDON, Wis, June 1.-TSpe-
ciaL l-LightniDg entering the residence
of Louis RohIoff, one mile east Of this
city during the storm Saturday after
noon, struck the bed on which Mrs.
Rohloff and her four children were sit
ting and tore It to pieces without injur-
ing them. The bed was set on fire and
the house otherwise damaged.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
PRINCESS MAY WE'D AUTO MAN.
Family of Royal Eloper Decides No
Longer to Oppose Marriage.

VIENNA, May 30-At a family coun-
oil it was decided no longer to oppose
the marriage of Princess Amelie Louise
of Furstenburg and Gustav KOzian, an
employe of an automobile firm, with
whom the princess recently elOped from
Vienna. The couple is now at Lucerne
and will live abroad after marriage.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
WANT LIONS ACCOUNTS SETTLED.
Attorney for Dowie Institution Re-
ceivers Want Him Discharged.

WAUKEGAN, H., Nav 30.-[Spe-
ciaL7-Attorneys for Receiver HateIey
Of Zion City have given notice that they
will ask for his discharge by Judge Ian
dis in the federal court at Chicago on
Monday. His accounts will be offered
and the final adjustment of all matters
connected with his administration will be
asked.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
The Main Trouble.

Wise-Oh, give US a rest for awhile,
won't you? Doubley-Well, every fell
low has a right to his opinion, and
Wfse-Yes, but the trouble is that he
can't be made to realize that there NAV
be a wrong to it-IndianaDolis News.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
Painfully Natural.

Playwright her acting natural
Manager (enthusiastically)-NaturaI?
Why, when she appeared as the dying
mother last night an insurance agent
who has her life insured for $4,000
and who was in the audience actually
fainted-London Tit-BitS.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
REINCARNATION-ITS MEANING AND PROOFS.
By Annie BeSanf.

To many people the round of reincarnation
carries with it an ideal alien, almost gro
tesque. Even men who in their youth studied
the humanities' and were familiar with the
many illusions to it in Greek and Roman
authors, never regarded is serious the belief
on which the greatest classical authors based
their views of life and framed their canons
of morality However deem their reverence
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
THE VILLAGE BAND.
Its Delights Are Unknown to Boys
and Girls Brought Up in Cities.

and Girls Brought Up in Cities.
When l was a little shaver and
didn't have anything to do in the day
time but go down and see that the
. 40 train got in all right and had no.
where else to go at night except on
Thursday. when the Jonesville COrnet
Band met in the village council room
Tor weekly practice, | used to envy
the city chaps and think l was having
pretty rotten time of it." said the
man from the little prairie town in
Illinois that has never made up the
decrease in population caused by his
removal to the city. "Now that 1 can
see how city boys really do spend their
young days, 1 feel like giving three
cheers for my youth.
This is not an informal talk on the
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
Thaw Case Not Demoralizing.

81 always thought that verdict of the
jury was just and that was the prevail
Ing opinion III New York after the YER
dict was returned. The testimony in
the Thaw case was not demOralizing to
the community at large. The newspa-
pers toned down the evidence consider
ably. Such tragedies often teach great
moral lesson"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
4 Good Bow.

Mr., Ryly-Why are yez decoratin'
Mrs. Murphy:
Mrs. Murphy-Me by Denny is com
in home the day.
Mr.. Ryly-I fought it wuz for foive
years he wuz stint up?
Mrs. Murphy-He wuz: but he got a
year off for good behayvure.
Mr.. Ryly-An' sure, it must be a
great comfort for We to have a good BY
loike that.-Tit-Bits.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
"THAW Is CRAZY"
JUDGE BOWLING
MAN WHO PRESIDED AT TRIAL
SAYS VERDICT WAS
JUST.
MAY NEVER LEAVE ASYLUM,
If l. Is Proven That Whites Slayer
Has Paranoia He Will Never
Regain His Liberty.
MORAL IN GREAT TRAGEDY.

DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 3O.-sThcre
is no doubt but that Harry N. Thaw has
paranoia,' said Judge Victor ]. Bowling
of New York today, in an interview on
the famous trial over which he presided.
Judge Bowling is here to make an adj
dress tonight at knights of Columbus
banquet.
There is no question about Thaw's
insanity said the Judge There is no
doubt but that he has paranoia. Whether
he will ever leave the asylum depends
on the form of his insanity.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
May Never Leave Asylum.

IF it is decided that he has paranoia
OF course he never can recover. People
generally believe that when a man has
money he can be acquitted on whatever
charge may be placed against him or
freed from whatever crime he may have
committed. That this is not true was
DrOypn in tbiS coSo
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05

It's the brand Of trouble a man
makes for himself that keeps him
awake nights.