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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15
WAR VETERANS UNITE.
". A P. and U. S. W Organizations
Combine with Membership of
GO nOn

WASHINGTON. D. c.. May O.
LAmalgamation of the Veteran Army of
the Philippines with the United Span
ish War Veterans was effected today.
The amalgamation adds 1900 members
TO the Spanish veterans organization,
making a total membership of upwards
-of $4,000.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15

Ripon college defeated Marquette of
Milwaukee at Ripon yesterday, 6 to 3,
in fast game which was close up 20
the eighth inning, when Ripon put three
runs over. ]. Davis pitched good ball,
allowing but six hits. Batteries: Ripon,
Davis and Reseburg; Marquette, Scho-
berg and BairYald
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15
Editor Dies on the High Seas.

CHERBOURG. May 11.-During the
voyage Joseph Ieicht. editor of a Ger
man newspaper at Winona. Mimi. died
on the North German Lloyd steamer
Lutzow. The body will be sent to Amer
lea next Wednesday,
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15
SUMMER RESORT IS SOLD.
ST. Louis Man Buys Property at Silver
Lake, Wis.

WAUKEGAN, H., May 11.-[Spe-
cial. THE T. H. Schenning summer re
sort at Silver Lake. Wis, near here, has
been sold to P. ]. Fallon, St. Louis
hotel man, who has just assumed con
troll.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15
Milwaukee Firm Lowest.

CHICAGO. Ill. May 11.-[Special.l-
The Northern Construction company
Milwaukee, Wis. is the lowest bidder.
at ST., 900, on the Watertown Is. d.
poStoffice.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15
Puts Out Fire with Flour.

BRUNSWICK. Me. May 11.-When
a spark from the stove ignited a can of
oil. causing a threatening fire. Mrs. \.
J. Rollins enptied a bag of -four on the
burning oil and had the blaze out be-
fore the fire department arrived.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-15
MILWAUKEE, HAY MARKET

Choicc timothy hay. 13.75014O0: No :
timothy hay, 13.0O0 1925; No. > timothy
hay, 1l.O0Q12.0O; clover and mixed, 10000
II 50; choice Kansas and Nebraska prairie,
9.5o1JI0oo; No. l prairie. 8.5Og9O0: No.
2 prairie, 7.50QS.OO; Wisconsin marsh
feeding, 700U7.50; packing hay. 5.5O0G0O:
rye, straw, SoD0S.25; oats straw, G5o5t7 90
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-25

MINI "fHbEUW y SUOtHInE syrup,
fF children teething, softens the gums reduces IN.
heinmation aays pain, cures wind cole. Csc bottle
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-25
a Match for a Tin.

The waiter smothered an ei-bar.
raised grin when the red,faced absent.
minded man handed him his tip. After
the absent-minded man had gone the
waiter looked after him and then at
his tip, still with a half grin on his
face.
The tip the man had handed to him
was a match-jGst common every
day sulphur match of commerce.
He meant well enough said the
waiter. He was just thinkin about
something else. The chances are that
somebody in his office keeps bothering
him for matches and he's got so in the
habit Of giving matches to people that
he hands out a match without thinkin'
any more about it than he would about
drawing his breath, He felt that he
ought to hand me something, and he
Just made it match without thinking
why, continued the waiter, you'd
be surprised at the absGnt-minded peo-
pie that give us tips. The other fell
low, solemn looking man, gave me a
dollar bill-just the amount his din
ner came to. He wanted to give me a
little piece for myself, and just as
he started out he reached back and
gave me handful of cloves that he'd
pulled out of the little pocket where
he kept his small change And he
wasn't doing it to be kidding, either
He never knew he did it.
But" says the waiter in a serious
tone, somehow the absent.minded.
ness hardly ever makes EN- loosen
up any more'n they would when
they're right at themselves. '-Cleye.
land Plain Dealer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-25
TIME LOCK ON ELEcTRfc STOVE.
clooEwork Turns on the Heat purino
Early Morning Hours.


Electric heating to be regulated nv
time lock is engrossing the spare time
Of Prof Harmon W. Morse of the
chemical laboratory in Johns Honkins
university says the New York PRESS
He has invented an electric stove
with a elockwork mechanism by which
the heat may be turned on at any
hour without personal attention. The
device also operates to turn the heat
of at any time required. 1t is the rro.
fessor's aim to do away with fhe ne.
cessity for early rising. so far as fur.
mace tending is concerned. He be.
lieyes that by installing one of his
electric stoves in place of a furnace
the head of the household NAV lie
abed as late as his business permits.
secure in the knowledge the house is
being kept at the proper temperature
without any effort on his TART.
Prof. Morse's stove looks like a nair
Of porcelain tubes. He has not taken
anybody save his model maker into
his confidence In respect to the insides
OF those tubes, To outward seeming
they are simplicity itself. Nor is there
anything complicated about the clock.
so far as exterior appearance goes Ii
is the professors idea that on a warm
evening, for instance, the householder.
having read in his morning paper that
there will be fall in temperature
after midnight, shall set the time
clock at - o'clock. When midnight
arrives the cIockwork turns on the
heat and by the time the rattle of
sleet against the pane half wakes the
householder that worthy will be in DO.
siton to smile at the icy weather and
turn over for his second sleep.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-25
Barbed Wire Fences.

There have been many. fine horses
ruined on farms by barbed wire
fences. This generally occurs when
two groups of horses are separated by
the fence, as they are bound to paw
at the ground and try to get to the
field beyond. Too, horses divided from
the road by barbed wire fence will
often try to jump the fence in order
to get to passing teams. Young colts
are always getting scratched up before
they learn about the sharp prongs, and
some horses never seem to learn the
barbed-wire lesson. Horses should
never be put behind barbed wire
fences. The best is twisted wire, aud
though this is rather expensive, if put
up right It is far cheaper in the long
run. A fence is very important
thing, and is an institution on every
farm which should be put up to stay
Corner posts should be properly
braced so that they will not sag, and
every post should be treated so it viii
not rot off.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-25
Non.Freezing Well House.

The building is . feet square with
7-foot posts. The framework was
constructed out of rough 2x4 material.
The building is located upon a solid
concrete foundation about inches
above the surface Of the ground
The siding is first grade pine ship
tapping The roof is shingled. On the
inside of the building a sheet of build
ing paper was put on next TO the
studding and sealed with second
grade pine matched sheeting. This
makes a very warm building and one
that will resist freezing in the coolest
of weather.
The door is double sheeted with an
air space between so that it is tight,
explains the Prairie Farmer. The
windows are double glass and we'll
packed. l have been in this we'll
house when the weather was 10
degrees below freezing and the pump
was in the best of working condition.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-25
ROAD DRAes.
Good Work in One Illinois County an
Example Of What Can Sc Done.

Forty-three reports from Mclean
county rural mail carriers, to the
Bloomington tunl Paragraph, show
that the King road drag has been used
on 2l2 miles OF road in the latter part
of November and that there were S6i
road drags owned upon these routes.
These reports represent two-thirds OF
the rural routes of Mclean county.
Every carrier who in any way indi'
Gated the results of road dragging
40 out of 43-geye a good recommen'
dation of the drag, many of them
in strong terms, and not one of them
had a word of failure to report when
the drag had been properly used
While the report shows that one
third of all the drags were not in use,
there was a special reason for this
condition; this was in the rush Of
corn-husking time, and no doubt many
of these drags will be put to work
now that husking is finished
This report from a limited territory
shows as much road dragging and
more than twice as many drags as
were reported for this county a year
ago by the Illinois highway commits.
sion.
An examination of the AZ reports
shows that some dragging was done
upon 81 routes, the smallest amount
being one-half mile, and the largest
is miles, the latter being the route
out of Covel.
Nine routes had each ten or more
miles of dragged road and the aver
age number of miles dragged upon the
81 routes was six and threefourths
In Normal and Dry Grove townships
all the roads of principal travel are
to be dragged and Hudson township
is seeking to do the same thing.
Very significant is the many times
repeated remark of these carriers that
the road drag is a good thing if used
or IF properly used Several OF
AlAtNC ANpOll 10 oubN llldI Nlultl anu
spring use of the drag, especially
when the roads are wet enough for
the mud to smear, bake and harden
is much better than dragging when
the roads are dry enough for the dirt
to roll up or crumble.
One Of the lessons that has been
learned in Mclean county is that the
road should be dragged when the sur
face is in a paste-like condition.
The most progressive Of our road
draggers are learning the exceeding
value of dragging the road just before
freeze and during the winter when
ever it thaws enough so that the sur
face can be smoothed by the drag
This cheap, simple implement is work
ing itself into favor with the people
wherever it is properly used, and il
can no longer be said that there is nc
sure and economical way of great i'm
provement to our earth roads.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-25
When the Nose Bleeds,

When the nose is bleeding never
hold it over a basin, or hold the head
down in any way. This only causes
further rush of blood to the broken
tissues in the nose The head should
be held up and back, the flow being
caught in handkerchiefs or cloths.
One of the most effective and simple
means Of checking a nose bleed is to
press on the upper lip Near the I'M
der surface of the lip runs the artery
that supplies the interior nasal pas
sagcs where the ruptures occsr II
this is pressed, the flow of blood is
mechanically checked, thus allowing
the blood around the broken tissues
to CONCEAL and seal up the opening.
If merely pressing the finger does not
succeed, place a wad of paper under
the lip and fold the lip over it. hold
ing 1t down tight, says Woman's Life
Again. if this does not succeed. and a
drug store is near, get some adrenalin,
saturate a piece Of cotton with it. and
apply to the interior Of the nose from
where the blood flows.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-25
See Thinns as They Are

For the cultivated man there is no
virtue in either optimism or pes.
simism. Some people think it is a
duty to be optimistic, and for some
people it may be a duty; but one of
the great uses Of education is to teach
US to be neither one nor the other.
In the management of our personal
affairs, we try to be neither one nor
the other. In business, a persistent
and uproarious optimist would certain.
ly have poor credit And why? Be.
cause in business the trustworthy
man, as everyone knows, is the man
who sees things as they are; and to
see things as they are, without a
glamour or Illusion is the first condi
ton Of worldly success. 1t is abso
lutely essential in war. in finance, in
law, in every field of human activity
in which the future has to be thought
of and provided for.-E. l.. Godkin.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-25
ITCHING HUMoR ON BOY
His Hands Were a Solid Mass, and
Disease Spread All Over Body
Cured in 4 Days BY Cuticura.

zone day We noticed that our little
boy was all broken out with itching
sores. We first noticed it on his little
hands. His hands were not as bad
then, and we didn't think anything
serious would result, But the next day
we heard of the Cuticura Remedies
being so good for itching sores. By
this time the disease had spread all
over his body, and his hands were
nothing but a solid mass of this itch
Ing disease, purchased box of CUT.
cura Soap and one box of Cuticura
Ointment, and that night I took the
Cuticura Soap and ukewarm water
and washed him well. Then I dried
him and took the Cuticura Ointment
and anointed him with it. ! did this
every evening and in four nights he
was entirely cured. Mrs. Frank Don
ahue, 2OS Fremont St., Kokomo, Ind,
Sept &c. 1907"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-25
TO CURE A COUGH OR COLD.
Doctors Prescription Checks an Acute
Cold in Day and Cures
Chronic Coughs.

The following formula is a never
failing remedy for coughs or colds:
Two ounces of glycerine, one-half
ounce of Concentrated oil of pine,
one half pint of good whisky, mix and
shake thoroughly each time and use
in doses Of a teaspoonful to table
spoonful every four hours.
This, if followed up, will cure any
cough that is durable or break up
an acute cold in "a hours. The in
gradients all can be gotten at any
drug store.
Concentrated oil Of pine comes put
up for medicinal uses only in half ounce
walls sealed in tin screw top cases de-
signed to protect it from heat and
light. Other oils of pine are insoluble
and are likely to produce nausea and
cannot give the desired results.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-25

Rancidity in butter is caused by
the various butyric acid ferments,
and although in the product, the pro
cess is usually more gradual than In
the case of milk and cream, on ac.
count Of the butter fats constituting
a comparatively unfayorable Medium,
the production of free butyric acid,
even in small quantities. Impacts d
very rank and extremely disagreeahle
favor to the butter.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-25
Truth and
Quality

appeal to the Well-Informed in every
walk Of life and are essential to permanent
success and crcditable standing. Accor-
ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup Of Figs
and Elixir of SIENNA is the only remedy OF
known value, but one Of many reasons
why it is the best Of personal and family
laxatives is the fact that it cleanses,
sweetens and relieves the internal organs
on which it acts without any facilitating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time,
1t acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
physicians, as it is free from all objection
able substances, To get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co., only, and for sale by all leading drug
gsts.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-25
REMINDED HIM OF HOME.
New Yorker Saw Beauty In Sign,
Where Maiden Lady Could Not

A party of tourists was being shown
around Ciudad Juarez, the little Next
can town just across the Rio Grande
from Ell Paso, Texas. Every one was
delighted with its picturesqueness,
and in particular a maiden lady. who
went into raptures about each new
sight.
1T is all so quaint she said These
adobe houses, the old church, the mar.
row streets, the little plaza, those
dreadfullooking men wearing som.
breros; everything breahes the spir-
It of an old-world civilization 1t is
so different from our United States, a"
That's So" assented a New York
man who had been listening. For
instance, where in all the world could
you find anything so antique, so full
of inherent beauty, so charged, as it
were, with the essence of pure joy, as
that sign over there" He pointed
toward a whitewashed mud house on
whose exterior was painted:
BIGGEST BEER in TOWN. SC"
The woman eagerly turned to look.
Then she froze the horrid man with
a glance and did not speak to him
again during the whole trip.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-25
Mrs. Winslovv,s Sootb,,g svrnc

It's easy to swear off-and just as
easy to fall off little later.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-25
NO BLESSING FOR HER.
Disappointed Youugster Disseminated
in His Prayer.

For several weeks, little Ralph had
enjoyed the use of Shetland pony
the property Of a horse dealer VINO
was a friend Of the family But much
10 Ralph's sorrow, there came day
recently when the pony was sold, ana
the delightful horseback rides came
TO a sudden end, The purchaser, as
Ralph found out by inquiry was a
little girl of about his own mature
age of five. Ever since his acQuaint'
ance with the pony began, Ralph had
included him in his bedtime prayer
and God bless the pony was an
earnest nightly petition. The first
evening after the sale of the pony,
Ralph hesitated when he reached his
pets place in the prayer Then, after
a moments thought, he continued;
please. God, bless the pony Just
the same; but. God, don't you bless
the little girl what's got the pony
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-25
Homeless Case.

Evangelist Torrey, who prides him
self upon the number Of his converts.
met one hardened sinner in Chicago
whom he failed to convert The min
lister had been preaching to a tent full
of people. He had described the vices
of the rich and had pointed Biblical
analogies at their Injuries. One man
in the back of the tent had seemed
to be much interested lie leaned
forward to catch every word. Tor
rev taking the interest to mean
approaching conversion, redoubled his
efforts. The road to hell is lined
with vintage, wine, beautiful women
and fine automobiles" he exclaimed
With a sigh as of relief, the man in
the back of the tent arose, ooh,
death, where is thy sting?' he said
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-25

I was cured of bad case of catarrh
when nothing else that | tried had any
effect My wife was cured from Il
severe case of la grippe, and we feel
that the least we can do is to gratefully
acknowledge the merit of Peruna.
My wife joins me in sending best
wishes for your success"
ihroat Trouble.
Rev. II. w. Tate, 920 Lincoln Avenue,
Walnut Hills, Cincinnati. Ohio, writes;
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-25
BANlSRED
Coffee Finally Had to Go.

The way some persons cling to cot.
fee even after they know it is doing
them harm, is a puzzler. But it is an
easy matter to give it up for good,
when Postum Food Coffee is properly
made and used instead.
, A girl writes: Mother had been
suffering with nervous headaches for
seven weary years, but kept drinking
coffee.
One day / asked her why she did
not give up coffee as cousin of mine
had done who had taken to Postum.
But Mother was such slave to coffee
she thought it would be terrible to
give 1t up.
Finally, one day, she made the
change to Postum, and quickly her
headaches disappeared One morning
!. while she was drinking Postum so
!, freely and with such relish asaed for
q taste.
THAT started me on Postum and |
now drink it more freely than | did
!, coffee, which never comes into our
house now.
(, "A girl friend of mine, one day, saw
!. me drinking Postum and asked if II
/, was coffee. told her it was Postum
1. and gave her some to take home, bu,
I forgot to tell her how to make it.
4 "The next day she said she did MOI
see how could drink Postum. / fount
!. she had made 1t like ordinary coffee
I, SO | told her now to make it RICH
! and gave her cupful | made. afte
/. oo.llng IL fifteen minutes. She SAT-
!. she never drank any coffee that taste,
as good, and now coffee is banishe'
{. from both our homes" Name give
BY Postum Co. Battle Creek, Michigan
Read the little book The Road i
WeiIyiIlep IN pigs. There's Reason.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-25
s+snlev,s Widow Msrried

Dorothy Lady Stanley the widow
Of the famous African explorer, was
married a few days ago to Henry Cur.
tbs, of whom the world knows little
save that he is a fellow of the Royal
College of Surgeons. Since Sir Henry
NJ. Stanley's death three years ago,
she has lived the life of a recluse at
Furze Hill, the country place in Sur
rey that Stanley bought, and where he
is buried. -Bellmal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-25
BEYOND LIMIT OF PATIENCE.
Explanation Satisfied Policeman That
Punishment Was Due.

Policeman Kneirem, of the Tender
loiu precinct, saw an old man beating
a small boy on Seventh avenue re-
Gently in a fashion that reminded the
officer of the happy days when he used
to beat it from the parental beating.
SO with a cheerful smile, having chill
dren of his own, the policeman ap-
preached the old man.
Listen" replied the man; half an
hour ago l sent Isaac to the delicates-
sen. gave him two quarters, one
with which to buy bread, the other
to buy fish. And now he comes back
and says he wants to know which
quarter is for the fish and which for
the bread. Is it enough?'
ut is" replied Kneirem.-New York
World
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-25
NoN.FREEZlNG WELL HOUSE.
One Which Can Be Built Away from
Framework of the Windmill.

Where it is not convenient to con.
struct a well house inside and to the
framework of the windmill the ac-
companying illustration will furnish
some excellent suggestions for the con-
struction of a building that will serve
the purpose. The well proper is To-
Gated inside of the windmill derrick,
but by the employment of walking
beam the pump is set outside Of the
derrick inside Of the well house.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-25
Novel Trio.

do you like ensemble music?' the
city girl asked young Nathan Hobbs
of Willowby, who was trying to enter
tain her at the church social Ma
than looked bewildered.
II mean do you enjoy hearing sew
eral instruments played together?'
asked his new acquaintance, taking
condescending pity on his ignorance
81 guess l do" said Nathan, bright
ening at once, and speaking with en-
thusiasm. "Sy, you Just wait till you
hear Eta Willis on the organ with Ed
Holmes playing the harmonica and
Sadie James the triangle, It's great
Youths Companion.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-25
The Farmers Version.

Hiram exclaimed Mrs. Hardapple,
in great agitation, the bf.nk that you
put the 5000 in the last time you went
to DOWN has gone up higher than a
kite"
WHAT roared Mr.. Hardapple,
dancing around with rage Them thar
thieving high tinanciers should he
strung up TO a telegraph pole, every
mothers son of them"
'And Hiram?'
"Well?"
do you know that $1,000 you put
in the old stocking? Well, the rats
ate it up"
Did? Well, the wa-s of Providence
are mysterious. The Lord giyeth and
the Lord taketh away"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-25
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach
tho seat Of the disease. Catarrh Is blood Const
tutona disease and in order to 1t you take
internal remedio7. HalIH Catnrrh Cure 10 taken IN.
ternally, and acts directly the blood and mucous
surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure IS not Quack medi,
cine. II was prescribed Ivy OF the best physicians
IN this country for years and Is regular prescription
IL "a composed Of the best tones known, combined
with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combination Of the
two Ingredients "a what produces such wonderful re.
suits IN curing Catarrh. send for testimonials free
Ed. CHENEY o. CO., Props Toledo, O.
Sod by Druggists Price 15c.
Vake AaIIs Family pins Tor combination.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-25
Poetry at a Discount.

What chance has poet in these
days? A very poor chance in this
country. He may sell 1000 copies
and, If so, he is a very fortunate man
But 1000 copies will bring him only
$50 and that is poor pay for the
thought, the Imagination and the labor
condensed into a volume of poetry
Nor are things much better in Amer
ica.-London Reader.