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Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-04
IMMORTALITY OF FRIENDSHIP.
By Henry T. Cope


''That where I am ye may be Also
John las
Friends go on before. but friendships
abide. The grave cuts no chasm =;
through love and through the dark door
Of death runs warm and holds firm the
cable Of affection.
No voice may come to US; no eyes
look into ours; years may dim the
memory Of features, but still within US
is this cherished treasure of their love
and firm as eternity the faith that they
love US still.
We plant the flowers on the mounds
in the churchyard not because we ever
think they are lying there, but because
our love for them must find some ex-
preston; yelling up within it must
work itself out at hands and finger tips.
Blinded by tears, watering those flow
ers, we weep not with sorrow that they
are gone, but with surfeit of emotion,
more the pain Of joy than Of bitter
ness, that we can thus in such a little
way express our love to them.
Here is a form of friendship alto
gether unaffected by the passing Of the
years or by the tides of fortune 1t
has laid hold on that which is eternal
Its bonds bind not flesh nor clay, but
spirit to spirit and heart to heart.
Friendship defies the fading leaf, the
whitening cheek. the devouring worm
its possessions are in personality, It's
treasures are beyond moth and rust and
intruder
This would be q dark world for the
living, but for our love for the dead.
1t comes to pass that some of us have
the best part of ourselves over there,
| and all Of US are made more tender by
thoughts of unseen eyes that look down
on Us, measuring Us with hearts freed
from the bias and lusts of the world
we yet are in.
We need not worry whether we win
| know them again, those friends whose
/ faces lghtened ours in days gone by,
for though they be changed to a
seraph's beauty, We shall see not their
| faces, but their affection. He lives get
| in the dust who worries as to physical
| preservation and Identification This
] we all know, who hold deep within Us
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-04
Great Progress Already
Made on Panama Canal

Company, Chilean Navigation Company
and Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
The first two conduct a regular passen-
ger and freight service between Ancon
and the rest Of South America. The
Panama railroad and steamship line
runs a regular five-day passenger and
freight service between Cristobal
(Colon) and New York city, and there
are many freight boats bringing coal
and various other supplies to both sides
of the Isthmus for the canal commits
sion and the merchants. No duties or
charges are imposed by the United
States government on shipping facilities
at the ports Of Ancon and CristobaI,
and no collections are made by the
Panama customs authorities on any
material or supplies for the use of the
canal commission or the Panama rail
road in accordance with the Taft
agreement Of December 3, 1904
Unusual opportunities are given to
every one. renting lands In the zone
Good agricultural lands that will grow
all sorts Of fruits and cereals, bananas,
etc, may be rented for S1.50 per acre
per year. The rent for building land
varies according to the locati For
the first three-quarters Of 1907 the rev.
enue from land rent was S6,653.2O
There are fifteen hotels in operation
for white Americans and the price per
meal is 80 cents. The stewards and
| cooks are generally white men. There
| are % kitchens for Indian laborers and
a days board is supplied for 80 cents.
The food is prepared by Indian cooks.
| The income from the hotels last year
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-04
BROKE QUARANTINE; ARE FINED.
Green Bay Residents Plead Guilty in
Police Court.

GREEN BAY, Wis, Dec. 2.-[Spe-
cial. William Raider, master mechanic
of the Green Bay & Western road, and
Henry Erbe, a merchant, pleaded guilty
in the police court this morning to the
charge of breaking the diphtheria quar-
antine and paid the fines and costs,
amounting to $3.50 each.
The schools of the city were opened to-
day after having been closed for one
week on account of the diphtheria cpl
demic The danger is now past and there
is no further spread of the disease.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-04

cident of 4 skilled caulker named Brown.
who. after many years of service at the
Cramp shipyards. obtained a more i'm
portant position at the navy yard. This
man came of q family which had been
employed at Cramps for three genera
tons, since the early part of the last
century. and was extremely conscien-
tious. So keen a sense of duty did
Brown possess that. although he had
been placed on the regular salary list at
the navy yard, nothing could induce him
to draw his pay for the days he did not
work. He had not been accustomed. he
said. TO get paid except for working days.
and he was not going 10 rob the gov
eminent" when work was slack.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-04
An Old Love Letter.

What is believed to be the oldest love
letter in existence was recently discov-
cred in Chaldea. The document was
produced in the year 1900 B. c.. and
was found in Sippera, the Biblical Seph-
arvani. Apparently the lady lived there.
while her beloved was resident of
Babylon. The letter reads: TO the lady
Kasbuya little ewe). says Gimil Mar
duck (the .favorite of Merodach) this
May the sun god of Marduck afford you
eternal life. l write wishing that l may
know how your health is. Oh. send me
4 message about it. | live il Babylon,
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-04
STORY PLEADS GUILTY.
Former BelleviIle Bank Cashier Sem
fenced to Waupun for Five Years
by Judge Donovan.

MADISON. Wis. Dec. 3.-[SpeciaLI
the Citizens bank at Belleyille who
was arrested last spring on complaint of
Banking Commissioner NJ. G. Bergh, to-
day pleaded guilty to classifying his bank
statements and was sentenced by Judge
Donovan to FIVE years in Waupun.
Story made bad loans aggregating the
sum of $23, 900 in losses. He managed
to cover up the defalcation for two years
by false bank interests and mortgages.
He was taken to the state prison at
Waupun at noon.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-04
CATHOLIC FEDERATION ELECTS.
John A. Kuypers of Depere Is Chosen
President

APPLETON, Wis, Dec. 2.-[Spe-
cial. AT the annual meeting Of the
Inter-county Catholic Federation of
Wisconsin held yesterday at Green Bay,
the following officers were elected for
the coming year:
President, John A. Kuypers of De
pere; vice pr, sidents, Leo 2. Fox Of
Chiffon; G. t. Moeskes of Appleton;
John Gaines of Clintonville; J. Marx
of Menasha; secretary, ]. J. Sherman of
Appleton; treasurer, James L. Deuster
Of Green Bay. The next meeting of the
federation will be held at Oshkosh.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-04

ana have not seen you. and for this rea-
son l am very anxious. Send me Il mes
sage that viii tell me when you will
come to me. so that 1 may be happy.
Come in Marchesvan. May you live
long for my sake" Doubtless the sum-
mons to come in Marchesvan is based on
the writer's wish that she may have an
opportunity to share with him the fes-
rivals of that month and the gayety that
comes with them.-Dundee Advertiser.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-04
Hicks Family Arrives Safely.

OSHKOSH, Wis, Dee 81 Special
"A cablegram was received today from
Col. John Hicks. United States minister
70 Chile announcing the safe arrival Of
his son, John Hicks, Jr., and wife and
little son. The trip occupied about forty
days. All are in good health.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-04
Needed Doctrines.

In the school, as in the home, God,
Christ, heaven, hell, faith, hope, chart
ty,. duty, all OF these doctrines, and
more, are needed.-Cardinal James Glib
bons, Roman Catholic, Baltimore
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-04

however, which at last he confided TO
! his father
The abscess being in his back, he
would have a wound behind.
If scar remains he said, per
haps my enemies some day will think
/ ran aWay"
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-04

''Tessie at College," a satire, which
has been selected for the Junior play to
be presented the night after the Prom"
at the University of Wisconsin, is the CO.
work of Oscar 4. Haase and Ernst jung
students from Milwaukee. II was picked
by a committee consisting of Profs. Roe
Slaughter and Dennis from among eight
other plays. "Tessie at College depicts
the life of a country girl just arriving
at Il large university. Both of the au-
thors attended the east division high
school.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-04
Court and Witness Agree

An amusing incident occurred in one
of the New York courts the other dav.
The lawyer for the defense was making
very lengthy cross-examination of an
old lady when he was interrupted by
the judge with the remark. 81 think
you have exhausted this Witness
Yes, judge she exclaimed. 81 do
feel very much exhausted"
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-04
Extremely Conscientious.

At the Union league of Philadelphia. a
few DAYS ago. the veteran ShipbuilGer
Charles L. Cramp. related a curious in
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-04

Most men, when they come to the
end of their rope, also come to their
senses.
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home. (Jackson, Miss.) 1907-1909, 1908-10-29
A FULL ATTENDANCE AT
NEW ORLEANS MEANS
Prosperity for Every Union Member
In the South-A Statement From
President Charles 9. Barrett.

TO the Officers and Members OF the
Farmers Union:
/ have issued cali FOR officers and
members Of the Farmers Union to
meet in New Orleans on November
18th, to discuss and complete plans
to raise the present price Of cotton,
and to keep it at a proper level until
the end of selling season.
This is proposition that is Of In
terest to every member Of the Farm
ers' Union In the southern states.
1t means dollars and cents in the
pockets OF every producer Of cotton
whether he is the owner Of five hun.
dred acre plantation, or a tenant farm
er with whom it is a constant fight to
feed and clothe his wife and chill
dren and pay his debts
The selling season Is now well ad.
vanced, and you are receiving one
nfth to one-fourth less for your cot
ton than 1t is really worth.
DO you realize that fact? Do you
realize what is means? Do you ap-
preciate that unless stop Is put to
the present downward trend Of cotton
and energetic measures taken to Sc
cure what is our due from this time
forward, that this time next year
you viii have about one-fourth less
money to spend on the necessities q
lnfe and the repairs and Improvement
on your farm, and the newspapers
books and magazines you have beer
buying for yourself, your wives anS
your children.
i You. as members of the Farmers
Union, control sixty per cent Of tn
total cotton output Of the south. fo'
can secure your own price for It
IL you have the courage. the patienc'
and the loyalty believe you pos
sess.
The time has come now to strik
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home. (Jackson, Miss.) 1907-1909, 1908-10-29

ed in scope and vital Importance in
the history of the south.
Bear in mind that the moment the
south makes it evident at New Orleans
that il intends to work in concert for
a just price for cotton the price for
that staple will begin to mount and
hat it will not stop short of an equit-
able level, corresponding to the laws
of supply and demand.
Are the business interests OF the
south ready to join hands with the
producers of the south in promoting
this end?'
CHARLES S. BARRETT.
President of Farmers Union.
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home. (Jackson, Miss.) 1907-1909, 1908-10-29

lators. whose efforts have been to show
that the cotton belt would make a
record breaking yield. AS matter
of fact, we who are in most intimate
touch with the situation know there
is not the slightest ground for such
an opinion
"The members of the Farmers I'm
ion, as I have said. coptrodl in the
neighborhood Of so per cent of the
south's staple crop.
with the cooperation Of the busi-
ness interests, large and small, Of
every southern state. they win un-
dertake to secure for this crop its in
trinsic value In the markets Of the
world.
eve are determined to win this,
fight, regardless of the temporary sac
rifce it may entail upon us. / serve
this notice freely and frankly upon
every business man OF the south.
"They can aid us materially, and
they can shorten the time Of waiting
by active cooperation in this effort
1--WE are battling not alone for our
selves, but for the prosperity and the
freedom from debt Of every man. wo
man and child in the sournern states
eve have a right to expect their as
sistance under these conditions.
ITO the end OF arriving at definite
plans, / have summoned delegates
from every southern state to meet II
New Orleans on November 18th.
will answer for a large attendance 9
these men, each thoroughly familia
with the cotton and the financial situa
ton in his community.
Il invite the cooperation of business
man, manufacturer, professional man
banker and wage-earner in the south
4 II urge them to be present personally
Ii urge on commercial bodies, chan
hers Of commerce, boards Of trad
and labor organizations to send repre-
sentatives to this convention.
1--WE are going to adopt extraord
nary measures to meet extraordinar
conditions. That fact Is settled. Wit
i the active help and counsel Of th
j business men of the south. the succes
OF our plans, and the prosperity Of th
7 entire section is assured beyond pc
! adventure.
= 4 will be glad to receive motto
t from parties intending to be presen
y as well as suggestions for promotin
i this universal movement, unpreceden
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home. (Jackson, Miss.) 1907-1909, 1908-10-29
STIRRING APPEAL
National President Charles S. Barrett Makes Call For
Delegates to Meet at New Orleans, on Nov. lth
For the Purpose Of Advancing Prices Of Cotton
as Follows:


"As the executive head of an or
gaization Of more than 100000 farm
ers in the southern states, controlling
approximately so per cent Of the cot
ton grown in the United States, feel
it is incumbent upon me to take the In
itiative in practical steps looking to-
stopping the downward trend Of the
price for this staple, and restoring It
to a figure warranted by the cost Of
its production and its value to civiliza-
tion.
1T is needless for me to state that
the prosperity Of every business in
terest between Mason and Dixon's
line and the Rio Grande river is large
" dependent upon the return the cot
ton is bringing to this section.
IA proper return for cotton means
prosperity to the farmer, the country
and town merchant, the city business
man, the manufacturer, the wage
worker the salary-earner, every rail-
road and corporation in the southern
states.
To-day spot cotton Is selling in the
neighborhood Of 2 IL cents per pound
less than one year ago In many in
stances, this means that the producer
is called upon to dispose Of his output
below cost
IF this price-level prevails through
out the selling season of 1908-9, the
south will sustain q loss approaching
s15O,OOO,OOO
.sThe significance of such devel
opment would be sluggishness in every
southern commercial circle, constric
tion Of money in every business,
stoppage Of construction and devel
opment in each direction, and fail
ure to recuperate from the panic o
last fall as rapidly az we have righ
to expect.
nThere is no logical or necessar.
reason for this slump in the price Q
cotton. The output Of the south vii
be infinitely smaller than last year
when prices ranged to higher level
American and European spinners ad
4 NIT that they expect to book the usua
\ volume of advance orders at the price
\ obtaining in 1907.
Il "The sole excuse now standing bt
i tween fair prices and the south's co
ton. is the belief Of spinners that the
Il win be able to obtain the staple
their own figure In this belief the
have been aided by exchange manip'
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home. (Jackson, Miss.) 1907-1909, 1908-10-29

the blow that means we are to be
paid fair prices. The time has come
now to put to rout the Wall Street
gamblers and the European schemers
that are working all day and laying
awake nights to get our cotton for
less than it Is worth, that they may
make greater profit from our la
Dor.
Do you know why cotton is selling
at its present prices, and why 1t will
continue to sell at thai price unless
we take decisive steps to elevate 1T?
The answer is plain. Beginning with
the earlier part of last summer, our
enemies industriously circulated re-
ports throughout America and Europe
that the south would raise a record
breaking crop of cotton. Some claims
went as high as $16,OOOOOO bales. TO
those Of us who know the situation
in the south, the absurdity Of these
figures is evident.
We have continually informed both
spinner and manipulation that they
were misguided in this matter, that
the crop this year would be smaller
than that of last year, and that prices
should, therefore, be higher than those
paid in 19O7-OS.
| 1t has not suited rnem to believe
| the truth, because that would mean
/ IA sacrifice of millions Of dollars on
their part. So they decided to give
us the choice of disposing Of our cot
ton at much less than it was worth
to them, or of not selling It at all.
They are trying to make us lose
millions Of dollars. which they expect
to put in their pockets. Are we going
to let them do it?
Plans are to be laid before you and
your representatives at New Orleans
that will do away with these condi-
tions. A full attendance Is necessary
to discuss those plans and to arrange
for their execution in every cotton
state in the south therefore urge
that every union man who tind It pos
sible to be In New Orleans on the
date named, to put aside other bust
ness, sacrifice time and money If neces
sary, and be present to launch this
movement
It is the greatest opportunity II
twenty-five years for the farmers @
the south to show their independence
of plotting interests, and their abil
j ity to obtain their rights. We mus
| not let 1t go by unheeded.
have also invited the business
/ men Of the south. for the first TIM
in our history. to be present and g
i operate with US. Their interest Is ou
interest, for with cotton bringing
! low price the penalty il visited on tn
!. entire south, without regard to occV
patton and locations.
q we are faced by great duty TO ou'
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-12
Trrxf6 and
Quality

appeal 10 the Well-Informed in every
walk Of life and are essential to permanent
success and crcditable standing Accor-
ingIy, 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 il cleanses,
swcetens and relieves the internal organs
on which il acts without any facilitating
after effects and without having TO increase
the quantity from time to time,
It 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
gists.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-12
THE CAMPAIGN FUND.
Oscar n. Thomas Heads a New list
for Remittance.

Oscar n. Thomas Heads New List
for Remittance.
All contributions to The SUNS
Bryan and Kern campaign fund which
were received up TO September l0th
were remitted 10 the treasurer Of the
Democratic National Campaign Com.
mittee. and a new list was started
yesterday. Oscar n. Thomas, son Of
Or. n y. Thomas. heading II with
one dollar.
II Is not too late 20 help the cause
Of the people in this fight BY the peer
less leader, w. }. Bryan, and II you
believe in the principles OF the Demo.
cratic platform. as enunciated Al.
Denver. now Il the time 20 help In
the great fight Send along your dol
lar, and you win never regret Il
The larger your contribution the
greater amount OF good you vii ac-
compllsh 10 behalf of ire people.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-12
DEATH or FORMER CITIZEN.
Passed Away With Consumption at
Hospital in Washington City.

Mrs. Ida Grown. the beloved wife
of c. ]. Crown, who formerly resided
at Rocky Point, died at Washington
In a hospital after long and painful
suffering
The deceased was married 10 Mr..
Grown while he was here engaged in
the trucking business and they lived
at the Point for some three years,
but the doctor advised that Mrs.
Crown be removed backpto her form
er home, Washington, as all hope OF
her regaining her health in this eli
mate was abandoned.
They resided with Mrs, Crowns
mother, Mrs. Susie Jones, until a
short time since, when the deceased
was removed to the hospital from
which she died on the morning Of
the 10th inst.
She leaves husband. mother and
sister, besides q host Of loving friends
10 mourn her demise.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-12

II. j. Robinson. superintendent Of
Capt u. r.. Maxweips orange and
grapefruit grove near Moiroee, wa8
IN the city Friday Ne says the indi-
cations are that this valuable groye
which Is one 81 the Gneat "a sho
state. win produce more fruit this
season than since Il came Into bear.
ing, and that while the oraugea SIRE
somewhat rusty" the grapefruit "
az line N was ever seen Mr Rob
lnson has paid particular attention %
The grove. ard Il n no fault q hia
that the oranges ARE rusty" but this
N caused BY the early dr0pghth
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-12

Tne san ID iuat o. receipg ~ me
ant lhstaiimsns 81 reiptE from enc
Democratic NAtloaai crmmiifee COT
enc gt az contrihutoxs making 40
Our nrst remittance % shr firTaa ane
Kern chmpaign fand Thev are
handsomely autographed nnd We
haFe 4 recairg for eaeh of tS0as who
csmsyIbuted. They wil prove a noesi
asuvsmir In fhe fuiurs arc ars wsr
worth iraminR. Can arc So ypam
ana show q "a ypWr fFieuds ThsY
YIN each vnnf nns isst lrks M anG
wa rautrgbute % enc fpnd m order
10 procure shis popfrair
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-12
TRIED TO CUT Way
THROUGH FRACAS
Smith Has Ugly Knife When Policeman
ZstrOuer Nahs Him.
-TIeER soozE sEAr oF TRousLE

Smith Says MeLsndon Gave Him
Cash to Get Booze, But After Ne
Failed to produce" Latter Wanted
to Whip Him.
Policeman zetrouer arrived on the
scene just in time Friday night TO
prevent a serious cutting ARRAY IN
Chief McLendon's lower store, when
John Smith wanted TO make few OK.
ira marks ON the notorious "iuck~
keeper
II seems that McLendon, who con
ducts two places near the Seaboard,
had given Smith twenty-five cents to
purchase some tiger" liquor with and
after Smith had purchased the article
he failed to come across" and CHER
got mad
Smith says he stood hts abuse until
IL became unbearable. and he decided
to wipe the floor up with the luck
keeper.
McLendon charges that Smith came
in drunk and he could do nothing with
him.
Smith stated that McLendon gave
him the coin TO set the "booze," but
as he failed to produce either tho
whiskey or the cash, the trouble
started.
When arrested Smith had fair
sized Ing which showed that he
had evidently found this watkins
delegate" somewhere IN that section
They win tell their troubles 10
Mayor Davis this morning