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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-14
THE LENTEN SEASON
IS LATE THIS YEAR
ASH WEDNESDAY DOES NOT
COME UNTIL MARCH 4.
Catholic and Episcopal Churches
Observe Forty Days of Period.
Which is Always Marked BY
Cessation of Social Functions
Glad of the Respite.

This season the days of Lent cume
later than usual, giving longer time
usual for gaity and social enjoyment
before Ash Wednesday, which marks
the arrival of the Lenten period.
Ash Wednesday, will not come this
year until March 4, and Easter, which
ends the forty days of fasting comes
On April 10. Lent is oneof the NOV
able church periods dependent upon
the phases OF the moon and not coming
on a fixed day az does the festival of
Christmas, which marks the birth of
Christ.
The Lenten season is perhaps more
generally observed now as period of
rest from social activities than eyre
before. The Catholic and Episcopal
churches always kept Lent quite strict
ly, but the average run of other
people did not. Now to large ex-
tent society during this period rests
from prebaps too arduous pleasures,
and were the truth to be known do
ubtless most of thuse who are in the
thick uf social life are glad of the re-
spite thus afforded.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-14
Rather Absent-minded.

A minister's wife, q Doctors wife,
and travelling mans wife met one
day and were talking about the for
getfulness of their husbands. The
minister's wife thought her husband
was the most forgetful man living,
because he would go to church and for
get his notes and no one could make
out what he was trying to preach
about. The doctors wife thought her
husband was more forgetful still, for
he would often start out to see q
patient, and would forget his medicine
case and travel nine miles for moth
ing. "Well," said the travelling
mans wife, "my husband beats that.
He came home the other day and pat
ted me on the cheek and said: 81 be
lieve | have seen you bafore-wbat is
your name?"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-14
JEFFERSON COUNTY
MADE GOOD SHOWING
Many We're Recent Winners
in Butter and Cheese
Scoring.

Of the five hundred forty-five
creameries and cheese factories, which
have taken part in the Dairy School
Scoring Exhibitions, which were
organized last May, The following
names represent Jefferson county:
Arthur Pautz, Ixonia.
L. G. Blake, Fort Atkinson.
2. ]. Else, Johnson Greek.
Henry Else. Waterloo.
W. j. Feind, jefferson.
M. W. Gallop, johnson Creek.
Conrad Limp, Lake Mills.
A. A. Mueller, Ixonia.
John Martinez, Johnson Greek.
H. A. Main, Fort Atkinson.
Chas. II. trust, Jefferson.
G. S. Seyfert, WATERFOWL.
+. M. Werner, Waterloo.
All indications point to very
largo number of exhibitors the coming
year. Buttermakers and cheese
makers, who desire to take part, in
these scoring exhibitions should send
for entry blanks as soon as possible
to Math. MIchels Madison, Wisconsin.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-14
ANNIVERSARY BIRTH
IMMORTAL LINCOLN
Today He Would Have Been
Ninety Nine Years
OF Age.
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

Today is the anniversary of the
ninty-ninth birthday of one of the
grandest men this country ever pro-
duced, the Immortal A braham Lincoln.
Born in log cabin of poor parentage,
without any educational advantages
nor influential friends to assist him,
he arose by sheer force of native
ability to the highest position in the
gift of mis- countrymen. If asked to
what to attribute his success, it can
be said his sterling honesty, his love
for and confidence in the common
people, his great sympathies for those
in trouble who needed sympathy, his
faith in God and the right and his
anxiety to do his duty as God gave HIM
light.
Today, every citizen i'll our broad
land who thinks of the Great Lincoln
should raise his hat in honor of the
man.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-14
Something New in Tablec 10th 8.

She had come into the store to buy
tablecloths, and she stated in the
beginning that she wanted something
"new."
The salesman was patient and
showed her everything in stock, but
nothing suited.
"Oh, dear!'' she exclaimed, fuss
lily, "haven't you anything differ.
ent %
The clerk brought out one of the
discarded tablecloths that he had put
back on the shelf, and said with an
air of interest:
"Here is one of the very newest
designs, madam. You see, the center
is in the middle and the border runs
right around the edge
"Why, yes! Let me have that
one,' she said, eagerly.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-14
Needed Strength.

81 have seen many fantastic and
humorous advertisements IN newe-
papers during my somewhat lengthy
career" once said Col. Henry Wat
terson, in an address to a convention
of journalists. according to Harper &
We ekly" but quite the most interesting
and oldest of these was an ad that /
CHANGED upon in London. 1t was
printed in the staio old Times, and, as
| remember it, ran something like
this: "A young gentleman who Is
on the point of getting married is
most DESTROYS of meeting a man of
experience who will take the RESPONSE
bility of dIssuading him from thi 8
dangerous STEP
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-14
CHARGES WERE MADE
TO DR.. F. c. WERNER
PRESIDENT OF SACRED HEART
COLLEGE WRITES THEM.
A Matter That Played an Import
ant Part in the Meeting of the
City Council License Committee
and Saloon Keepers Held on
Monday Evening.

1t seems that the meeting of the
city council committee on license and
the saloon keepers of the city held
Monday evening, was not so much to
"thresh out" the matter of the report
of the committee to the couucil re
gardIng their recommendations as to
the governing of sa louns, as it was to
listening to some charges made against
some of the saloon keepers of the city,
charged with selling liquor to minors.
The charges are by D. P. O'Leary,
@. S. G. of the Sacred Heart college
and were addressed by letter to Dr.
F.C. Werner, d member of the license
committee, and are as follows.
GAS has been suggested, l enclose
herewith list, as furnished by some
of our students, of the saloon keepers
of Watertown, Wis.,, who, it is
charged, sold both beer and whiskey,
by glass and bottle, to some of our
minor students curing the past sixty
days. | am not in a position to sug-
gest just what line of procedure should
be taken in the matter, but | certain
~ believe some action should be
adopted and that at once, whereby
our youths of the Sacred Heart college
will be protected from this criminal
and lawless practice.
81 have communicated with the
parents of some of our guilty students,
and they have assured me that it the
authorities of WATERFOWL don't take
immediate action to prevent the con-
tination of this nefarious practice,
that they will come here and person
ally prosecute all such offenders.
81 will De pleased to furnish thu
names, if necessary, of our minol
students who bought and drank liquor
IN the places herein after mentioned
and will assist you in any other way
to stop such violations. | will be
pleased to further assist you in any
manner you may suggest
The above was one of the documents
that played an important part in tn,
meeting of Monday evening.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-14
WANT REVISION NOW.

The appointment Of tariff com
mission a suggested by Senator
Beverage of Indiana, means the de-
ferring of any action in behalf of the
people for long time. for as every
body knows, commissions act slowly
as past experience has taught the
people 1t is the duty of congress to
regulate the tariff, and if the rate is
too high on any of the articles on the
schedule, to reduce them without any
regard to localities or the interest
that may be effected by such re-
ductlon. If there are articles on the
schedule that does not need protection,
it is the duty of congress to place
them on the free list-and there are
many, such as lumber, hides, coal,
oil, borax, sugar and farm machinery.
There are also, many articles upon
which the rate could be raised without
doing harm to the agricultural and
laboring classes of the country. The
people would not object to an increase
of rate on diamonds, statuary, fine
pictures, costly laces, silks, broad
cloths of the better grades, whi:h are
purchased by the rich who can afford
to pay high revenue tor the privilege
of having such things, to adorn them
selves and homes.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-14
A Whistler Criticism.

The late James Mcneil Whistler
was standing bareheaded in a hat
shop, the clerk having taken his hat
to another part of the shop for com
parison. A man rushed in with his
hat in his hand, and, supposing Whist,
Ter to be clerk, angriIy confronted
him, says Every body's Magazine.
"See here," he said. "this hat
doesn't fit.
Whistler eyed the stranger critically
from head to foot, and then drawled
out:
"Well, neither does your coat.
what's more, if you'll pardon my say.
ing so, I'll be hanged If l care much
for the color of your trousers.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-14
WdtertOWn. Wis, Friday. Feb Ia
NOT AFRAID OF CANNON.

The editor of the Evening WIsron-
sin jumps onto Congressman Nelson
of this district for having the temidIty
TO attack the speaker and the arbitrary
rules governing the procedure in the
House. He doubts the republicanism
of Mr.. Nelson, because he makes the
announcement that he ia willing to
unite with the democratic members in
making a radical change in the rules
30 that needed legislation IN the inter-
est of the people can be obtained. 1t
is evident to those who are familiar
with the trend uf sentiment through
outsthe country, that d change is more
than probable, simply because the re-
publican party for many years has
been dominated by the vested interest
and the rules have been formed to
serve those interest rather than those
OF the people. 1t is also evident to
those who are not politically blind,
unless there is change and mighty
quick, the party will meet defeat at
the polls next November. The presi-
dent In his special message to congress
recommended much important legis-
lation which the people are demanding.
which cannot be obtained 80 long as a
few men have the power to prevent
under the rule now in force. No one
doubts the honesty nor repuDlicanism
of the president and as the members
are elected to represent the people and
not party. a coalition of the members
to obtain relief is certainly justitiable
and the almost universal verdict will
be that Mr.. Nelson is entitled to great
praise for daring to do that which
many other republican members have
feared to do. Mr.. Nelson has done
more for his party, the country at
large and his constituents during the
short time he has been in congress
than any other member in the House
and like true soldier has not been
afraid of Cannon, however much
Payne it might occasion Dalzel OF
Pittsburg, Penn, the head and front
of the standpatters.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-14
Five Short Stories.
Returned Him.

A man returned to mis- native village
after having emigrated to Kansas
some twenty years previous. He
asked about different villagers he had
known in the ola days. and finally of
the town drunkard uf his time.
ooh, he's dead,' was the reply.
"Well, we'll, dead and buried, is
he?"
Nope; they didn't bury him.
Didn't bury him!' exclaim ed
the former resident. "Well, then.
what did they do with him?'
''Oh, they just poured him hack
into the Jug. -
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-14
new RULING OF THE
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Engagements of That Faith to
Mary Must Be Made
in Writing.

If you are a member of the Roman
Catholic church you cannot enter into
an engagement to marry which will be
binding in the eyes of the church un-
less the engagement is contracted in
writing, witnessed by the bishop Or
the pastor of the diocese and signed by
at least two witnesses. The new rule
with number of others governing
marriage in the church will take
effect Easter Sunday, April 10.
After that time private betrothal in
the eyes CT the Catholic church be-
tween Catholics or fallen away Catho-
lies. carries with it no obligation to
marry, but 1t is not obligatory to
enter into q formal engagement before
marriage.
Unless there is some good and
sufficient reason why it cannot be
done the ceremony must be performed
by the brides pastor when the con-
tracing parties belong to different
parishes.
Where both parties are Catholics a
ceremony performed by civil officer
or clergyman of protestant church
will not be considered marriage at
all, in the eyes of the church. Among
the many important clauses of the
new rules to go into effect Easter the
following are of the greatest general
interest:
ENGAGEMENTS.
l. Every matrimonial engagement
after Easter must be in writing, al
though there is no necessity nor
obligation to enter into formal en-
gagement before marriage.
2. In the eyes of the Church and
before God, private betrothal after
Easter between Catholic parties, or
between fallen away Catholics, beget
no matrimonial obligation whatever,
because the Church DEGREES that every
prenuptial contract is void unless it
is written and duly attested.
3. Parties wishing to become
engaged must sign the prenuptial con-
tract, and have the bishop or their
pastor, witness it. In the absence of
the bishop or priest, two witnesses
must sign the engagement. If one or
both Of those to be engaged cannot
write, this should be noted, and three
lay witnesses must sign the engage
menr in the absence of the bishop Or
the parish priest.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-14
THE JUMPING OFF PLACE.

THE JUMPING OFF PLACE.
consumption had n,e in its grasp; aud
l had almost reached the jumping of
place when I was advised to try DR..
Kings New Discovery; and I want to say
right now, it saved my life. Improve
ment began with the first bottle, and
after taking one dozen bottles 1 was a
we'll and happy man again" says George
Moore, of Grimesland, N. C. As rem
edy for coughs and colds and healer of
weak, sore lungs and for preventing
pneumonia New Discovery is supreme.
SOC and S1.O0 at Chas. A. Gamm's drug
store. Trial bottle free.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-14
Advertised Letters.

Letters addressed to the following
named persons remain in the postoffice
this city uncalled for:
Barton, Edw.
Borchardt, Mrs. John.
Borchardt, Jno.
Borgert, Mrs. Chas.
Buelow, Mary.
Enos, Mary.
Herbst, Arthur E.
Kristensen, Krestens
Kohkun, Nora.
Kloss, August.
Mills, Il. w.
Waldie. Mrs. James.
II. T. Eberle, P. M.
Miss Anna KlllIan is visiting her
brothers In Milwaukee.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-14
NEIGHRORHOOD FAVORITE.

Mrs. E. D. Charles, of Harb0r, Maine
speaking of Electric Bitters, says: al
is neighbOrhOOd favOrite here with u.s.
1t deserves to be favorite everywhere
1t gives quick relief in dyspepsia, liver
complaint, kidney arrangement, malnu-
triton, nervousness, weakness and gen
eral debility. It's action on the blood, as
thorough purifier makes it especially
useful as spring medicine. This grand
Alternative tome is sold under guarantee
at Chas. A. Gamm's drug store, soc.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-14
KEEPING OPEN HOUSE.

Everybody is welcome when we feel
good; and we feel that way only when
our digestive organs are working prop
erIy. DR.. Kings New Life Pills regulate
the action of stomach, liver and bowels
so perfectly one can't help feeling good
when he uses these pills. 25c at Chas.
A. Gamm's drug store.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-14
CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY
A FAVORITE.

1--WE prefer Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy to any other for our children" says
Mr.. L. J. Woodbury. of Twining, Mich.
1T has also done the work for us in hard
colds and Group, and we take pleasure in
recommending it," For sale by all
druggists.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-14
DR., SHOOP'S FAMILY MED. CO.


If you have catarrh, rid yourself of
this repulsive disease. Ask DR.. Shoop of
Racine, Wis.,, to mail you free, trial
box of his Dr. Shoop's) Latarrh Remedy.
A simple, single test, will surely tell you
a catarrh truth well worth your know
ing Write today. Don't suffer longer
Sold by ". II. Meyne Drug Co.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-14

Although some physicians are in
sisting that hydrophobia is an imagin-
airy disease, most people will contin-
ue to prefer dogs bark to his bit.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-14
Skin. DISEASE OF TWENTY YEARS
STANESNG CURED

/ want you to know how much Cham
berlain's Salve has done for me. 1t has
cured my face of skin disease of almost
twenty years standing. l have been
treated by several as smart physicians
as we have in this country and they did
me no good, but two boxes Of this salve
has cured me-Mrs. Fannie Griffen, Troy,
Ala. Chamberlain's Salve is for sale by
all druggists.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-14
INTERESTING PAMPHLETS FREE.

IN I1sIAJ i11N>I "A NJ II kI11 . VIII.
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul Ry.
Describe present opportunities
offered along the new railway lines in
the Dakotas, Montana. Idaho and
Washing ton. Pamphlets are of Inter-
est to investors, farmers, stockmen,
fruit growers, merchants, tradesmen
and professional men, These are the
titles: montana Folder" Gin the
Dakotas and Montana" "Many Acres
Open to Settlers" "Business Oppcr-
tunities, ga Trip Along the Pacific
Coast Extension of The st. Paul
Road" F. A. Miller, General Pass
enger Agent, Chicago. dill 27, wI4-28
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-14

The married folks club will give a
leap year dance at the Masonic
hall this evening. The music will be
furnished by the WeberStube orches-
ira.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-14
SUFFERING AND DOLLARS SAVEI

SUFFERING AND DOLLARS SAVED.
E. s, Lopez, of Marilla, N. Y, says: 81
am carpenter and have had many Sc
we're cuts healed by Bucklen's Arnica
Salve. 1t has saved me suffering and
dollars. 1t is by far the best healing
salve | have ever found" Heals burns,
sores, ulcers, fever sores, eczema and
piles, 25e at Chas. A. Gamm's drug
store.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-14

Mrs. Richard Gibbons of ChIcagc
is visiting at the home of A. ]. Car
lin.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-14
FIRST MASQUERADE
GIVEN LAST NIGHT
ROLLER SKATERS MADE MER-
RY AT THE TURNER HALL.
Leon FOrnCrOOk and DOttie Booth
Win First Prizes For Best Gent
and Lady COStumeS-Six Other
Prizes AWdrded-Turner Mask
Ball on Feb. 20th.
(From Wednesdays Daily.)


The first masquerade of the season
was given at the Turner opera house
last evening on roller skates, by
August Hence. There was a fairly
good crowd of skaters and the gall
leries we're we'll filled with spectators,
all seeming to enjoy the fun Of trying
to solve the mystery of the identity of
the man or woman behind the mask.
The identity of those in costume for
most part remained merely a matter
of guess work from 800 till 300
o'clock, when the order to unmask was
given and the announcement of the
prize winners was made. There was
quite variety of costumes without
~ ever production of clowns as is al
mos invariably the case at masque-
rade, .hers being but three. There
were also rubes, turks, o'.wboy. fenc-
ing girls, jockeys, tennis girls,
chimney sweep. Little Red Riding
Hood. There were some by which
with stretch of imagination might
have been taken for ancient historical
characters, while there were others
who did not make ally pretense of
representation. The gong was sounded
at 9 100 O'Clock and the prize AWARDS
were announced as follows:
First best gent costume, Leon Form
crook, cowboy, pair of roller skates.
Second best gent costume, Louis
Tietz, a Jew, season ticket.
First best lady costume. Dottie
Booth, clown. pair of roller skates.
Second best lady COSTUME, Clara
Kohls, Little Red Riding Hood, a
season ticket.
Best couple in costume, Misses Ida
Kohls and Florence Jones, Zuave
couple, each season ticket.
Best comic costume, George Huff.
mann, chimney sweep, season ticket
Second best comic costume, Patrick
REILLY, farmer, season ticket.
After the removal of the masks ant
the awarding OF the prizes, skating
was continued till about 10 80 o'clock
The next masquerade will be tn.
annual mask ball by the Turnel
society to be given on Saturday even
ing, Feb. 29th. and which promises tt
be great event and for which many
are already making preparations A
committee has already been arrang ing
with the Carnival Costume Co. Of
Milwaukee to furnish the costumes
This Is the same concern that supplied
the costumes for the Imperial Minstre
boys recently.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-14

Jacob Sproesser, who is student
at the state university, is home to
remain a few days.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-14
Stop That Cold

70 check early colds or Grippe with 'Preventics"
means sure defeat for Pneumonia. To stop cold
with Preventics is safer than to let it and be
obliged to cure it afterwards. To be sure. Pre-
ventics will cure even . deeply seated cold. but
taken eArly-at the sneeze stAge-they break. or
head Oh these early colds. That's surely better.
That's why they are called Preventics.
Preventics are little Candy Cold Cures No Quin-
Inc. no physic, nothing sickening. Nice for the
children-And thoroughly safe too. If you feel
chilly. If you sneeze You ache al over. think Of
Preventics- Promptness may also save half your
usual sickness: And don't forEet your child. il
there is feverishncss. night or day. Herein prob
ably lies Preventics greatest efficiency. Sold in
&c boxes for the pocket. also in 25c boxes of IS
Preyentics. Insist on your druggists giving you
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-14

The members of the Catholic Order
of Foresters enjoyed slelghride last
evening, all having q jolly good time.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-14

Miss Blanche Mulch entertained q
company of friends last evening at
her home, 120 Washington street. The
renditionof a musical program was one
of the features of the evening. A
dainty luncheon was also served.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-14

whipped is by citizens whose patriot
Ism, prejeudlces or something else is
al oused-by Men not by Statutes!"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-24
4 Surprise For ST. kilda.

The inhabitants of the lonely isle Of
st. Kilda were astonished one winter
some years ago at the appearance Of a
great blood red. conical object floating
on the wild Atlantic pillows to the
westward of the isle. With much difi-
Guilty the derelict was brought to shore,
and as the st. Kildans had never be-
fore seen such a queer looking thing
and could make no guess as to its pur-
pose or place in the scale Of created
things they INDUCED In wild visions
OF it's valuable nature. But when tho
factor came across on his yearly visit
from the neighboring but distant is.
land of Great Britain he identified II
as a great iron buoy which. it subse.
quently appeared, had broken ava.
from it's moorings in New York harbor
and drifted in the gulf stream across
the Atlantic. 1t had taken two years
In the passage. ~