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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-01-28

vigor and cheerful
ness soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out of order or dis
eased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that it is not uncon,-
mon for a child to be
born afflicted with
frxN
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-01-28
TO Alaska for Leap Year,

Freeland, Pap. b. Ferry and
James Brehm, handsome and athletic
young miners of Upper Lehigh, have
declared their intention of spending
leap year in Alaska, "in order to avoid
the opportunities of young ladies who
may ask us to we'd"
Ferry declared here that he was
asked to become the husband of more
than 80 girls last leap year, and Brehm
had many more offers. Both are very
good looking men in the prime of life
Each man is about so years, six feet
jail. and weighs ever 200 pounds.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-01-28
TRYING OCCUPATION

Trying Occupation.
Towne-You look rather weary, old
man.
Browne-Yes; I've had a trying time
this past week.
Towne-Ill?
Browne-No; on jury.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-01-28
Notice of Time Given.

Notice is hereby given that l have
this day given my minor son, John
Vokaty, aged 10 years, his time and l
will hereafter be responsible for no
debts or contracts he may make and
will claim none of his wages.
AL VoKATY.
Paris twp, Jan. III, 1908.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-01-28
Leisure Hours.

How do you spend your leisure
hours?" asked the inquisitive caller.
Leisure hours!" exclaimed the edi-
tor. ooh, yes; / spend them trying to
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-01-28
Not At All Difficult.

Blanche-The most difficult thing
when going away is to make up ones
mind what to take and what to leave
behind.
Henriette-Oh, don't think so. I
take all my frocks and leave my hus-
band.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-01-28

70 r IG N

Prussian Suffrage Uprising.
The desire for manhood suffrage in
Prussia and the refusal of the German
chancellor, Won Bulow, to meet the de-
mand with consideration eliminated
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-01-28
Il Does The Business.

Maine, says of Bucklen's Arnica Salve,
ut does the business;I have used It
for piles and it cured them. Used 1T
for chapel hands and it cured them,
Applied it to an old sore and it healed
1t without leaving scar behind. = pic,
at P. A. Clemmer's drug store.
A healthy man is a king in his own
right; an unhealthy man is an unhappy
slave: Burdock Blood Bitters builds up
sound health-keeps you well.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-01-28
CASTORlA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sssss q: :. lm4zzzw
Don't Try Uncertain Recipes.

1t is entirely unnecessary to expert
ment with this, that and the other re-
recipe. Get from your grocer, for 10
cents, package Of "OUR-PIE" Prep
aration-Lemon, Chocolate or Custard-
for making pies that are sure to be
good. 34w4
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-01-28
Women as Well as Men Are Made
Miserable by Kidney and
Bladder Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind,
discourages and lessons ambition; beauty,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-01-28

Accidents will happen, but the best
regulated families keep DR.. Thomas
Electric Oil for such emergencies. 1t
subdues the pain and heals Che hurts.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-01-28

Paris twp, Jan. III, 1908.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-26
PLAN FUNERAL
OF CLEVELAND
Ceremony VIII Be Private and On.
ont~ntatious If Widows Wishes
Are Carried Out.

Princeton, n. J., June 26.--Arrange-
ments for the funeral Of Grover Cleve-
land are practically completed His
body will be inferred in the family
plot in old Princeton's cemetery, where
lies the body of Ruth. the first-born of
the Cleveland children.
Esther, the elder daughter. and
Richard, the elder son, are expected to
arrive from Tamworth, N. H., in
charge of Mrs. Finley, wife of Presi-
dent Finley. Neither Marion nor
Francis will attend their fathers fu-
neral
Services will be simple and un-
ostentatious and will be conducted
with extreme privacy if the wishes of
Mrs. Cleveland are carried out. Flags
are at half-mast and emblems Of
mourning are displayed about the col
lege town.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-26

THE NEWS IN ERIEP

Ground will be broken next month
for the first building of the Jesuit uni
versity at Chicago.
Friends and enemies Of former
President Cleveland now agree that a
great statesman has died who will
have high place in history.
Fred T. Wise was chosen president
Of the Illinois board of underwriters
AT Albany. n. Y. Governor Hughes
had a narrow escape from being struck
by lightning. a bolt striking an auto
mobile in which he was riding.
The situation at Denver reveals w.
j. Bryan as complete master Of the
Democratic convention.
The drastic action of the American
government in breaking off diplomatic
relations with Venezuela has given
President Castro a shock
Candidate James S. Sherman, Ill in
a Cleveland hospital, is improved.
The body of a woman, believed to
have been murdered within the past
forty eight hours was found packed In
TRUNK and adrift ON Buffalo Bayou.
in Texas.
The Shah has taken steps to pun
ish his enemies and elect new parlia-
ment.
The price of -four advances with 9TH
er commodities, owing to greater de-
mand following high prices put on
meat
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-26
Difficult Feats.

Here are some extracts from few
modern popular nov els" said an au-
thor as he took down a scrap book.
Then he read:
"'The worthy pastor appeared at the
manse door, his hands thrust deep in
the pockets of his loose jacket, while
he turned the leaves Of his prayer book
thoughtfully and wiped his glasses
with a distraught air.
AFTER the door was closed a
stealthy foot slipped into the room and
with cautious hand extinguished the
light
'Fitzgibbon fingered over his final
lemonade, when a gentle voice tapped
him OIL the shoulder, and, turning, he
beheld his old friend once again
"'The chariot of revolution Is rolling
onward, gnashing its teeth as 1t rolls l"
Washington Star
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-26
THE ANT EATER.
A Harmless Animal That Will Fight
Hard When at Bay.

a Harmless Animal ! max VIII right
Hard When at Bay.
A peculiar looking animal is the
ant eater, which is closely allied to
the sloth family. Its head is drawn
out into a long, tubular muzzle, at the
end of which is a tiny mouth just big
enough to permit the exit of its long,
wormlike tongue, which is covered
with sticky saliva.
This tongue is thrust among the
hosts Of ants with great rapidity, COM
ing back laden with the tiny insects.
To obtain its prey the ant eater breaks
open the ant hills, when all the active
inhabitants swarm to the breach and
are instantaneously swept away by the
remorseless tongue.
The jaws Of the ant eater are entire
ly without teeth, and the eyes and
ears are very small.
There are several species Of ant eat
er, the largest kind being about four
feet long and having a tail covered
with very long hair, forming a huge
brush. The claw ON the third toe of
each fore limb is of great size and Is
used for breaking open ants and other
insects nests
Generally speaking, the ant eater Is
a harmless animal, but at times when
at bay it will fight with great cour
age, sitting up on it's hind legs and
hugging Its foe with its powerful arms.
London Express.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-26
DOLLIVER'S NAME
ROUNDLY KISSED
Iowa Republican Convention At Wa.
terloo Dominated by the Follow.
ers of Governor Cummina,

Waterloo, Ia. June 26.-The pro-
gressives, as the followers Of Governor
Cummins are called. were in complete
control Of the Republican state con-
vention, which met here and signalized
their triumph by giving enthusiastic
Endorsement Of the governors attitude
In regard to railroad legislation and
by roundly Kissing Senator Jonathan
P. Dolliver, the most active enemy Of
the governor in the recent Allison
Cummins campaign.
The actual work Of the convention
was short. Two judges Of the supreme
court were nominated. The only can
didates presented were Justices s. NJ.
Weaver and Scott NJ. Ladd, who were
named by acclamation.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-26
BIRDS TONGUES.
Why the Parrot Is Able to Initiate Hu-
man Speech.

man Speech.
One OF the government naturalists
at Washington has recently gathered
some fresh information concerning the
tongues of birds.
Many people suppose that woodpeck.
ers use their sharp pointed tongues as
darts with which to tranSfix their
prey. 1t is true that the woodpecker,
like the humming bird, can dart out its
tongue with astonishing rapidity and
that its mouth is furnished with an
elaborate mechanism for this purpose,
yet, according to the authority men
toned, investigation shows that the
object of this swift motion is only to
catch the prey, not to pierce it. For
the purpose of holding the captured
victim the woodpecker's tongue Is fur
nished with a sticky secretion.
Considering its powers of Initiating
speech, 1t Is not surprising to learn
that the parrots tongue resembles that
Of man more closely than any other
birds. 1t is not because the parrot is
more intelligent than the other birds,
but because its tongue is better suited
for articulation than theirs, that it is
able to amuse us with it's mimicry.
The humming birds tongue is In
some respects the most remarkable of
all. 1t is double nearly from end to
end, so that the little bird is able to
grasp its insect prey with its tongue
much as If its mouth was furnished
with a Dair of fingers S-ChicagO Rec
ord Herald.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-26
Tho Perfumed Cloud.

The dentists sleeve was smeared
with a pale dust. He beat it with his
palm, and perfumed cloud arose.
Makeup" he said, laughing, "the
days usual harvest Of makeup. Why
the deuce, to front the fierce white
light Of a dental chair, will women
come to me with makeup plastered
thick On their pretty faces? They all,
or nearly all, do 1t. Their lips are red
dened, their brows penciled, their
cheeks rouged, and in a few cases the
tiny network of veins in the temples Is
outlined In blue. Pegging away at
their teeth. mop up all that makeup
on my coat sleeve. 1 smear red over
white noses, black over pink cheeks.
Phew! Look outv'
And, brushing his cuff again, he
leaped back to escape the sweet smell
ing cloud that filled the air. - Ex-
change.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-26
WILL CELEBRATE
HISTORIC DEBATE
Anniversary of Lincol Douglas Meet.
ing Will Be Observed at Free.
port. Ill.

Freeport, ILL.,, June 26.-Freeport
Will celebrate the fiftieth anniversary
of the second great Lincoln-Douglas
debate. which was held in this city
Aug, q. 1853, on an extensive scale.
General Smith D. Atkins has com.
pleted the program for the occasion,
securing Senator Dolliver, of Iowa, to
speak on Lincoln and Colonel w. G.
Davidson, of Lewiston. to eulOgiZe
Stephen A. Douglas.
Congressman Frank 0. Lowden, sue
cessor of r. R Hit In the house Of
representatives. will pay a tribute to
his memory. Mr.. Hit reported the
Lincoln-Douglas debate for Mr.. Lin
coin. A homecoming has been ar
ranged for the last week In August.
the debate celebration being the cen
tral feature.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-26
Worst Flood Since 1870.

Lacrosse. Wis, June 26.-With
total Of seventeen washouts between
Lanesboro and Mount Prairie, Mimi.
and one passenger train stalled be-
tween the apertures. traffic over the
Southern Minnesota division Of the
Milwaukee road between La Crescent
and Isinours has been abandoned and
probably cannot be resumed for three
days. This is the result OF a sudden
rise in the river, the valley expert
encing the worst food since 1875, the
damage being estimated at $4,000
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-26
Hundreds See Couple Drown,

New York, June 26.-Otto Aubert,
captain Of a grain barge, and his wife
were drowned in the East river at
Twenty-Ninth street after Mrs. Aubert
had jumped into the river in an effort
to rescue her husband, who had been
overcome b. the heat and fallen into
the water from the deck of the boat
Hundreds of pc: sons on the piers wit
messed the death of Aubert and his
wife.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-26
Ton Hurt in Religious Riot.

Waco, Tex, June 26.--During 4 re.
ligious riot among several hundred ne
groes at Rosenthal, near here, fully
100 shots were fred and ten negroes
were injured. A negro named Fuqua,
chief preacher Of THE Living God" a
new religious organization among the
negroes, made an address in which he
vigorously denounced the other denom-
nations. Negroes belonging to other
churches resented his remarks. and the
meeting broke up In a free-for-all-fig fight
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-26
Greedy Little Salmon.

Little creatures may be very greedy
and yet not be able to eat much be-
cause Of their size, as was illustrated,
for instance, in the case of batch Of
about 10000 little Chinook salmon that
were hatched out at the aquarium.
These young fishes, each about two
inches long, would eat SO much that
their little stomachs fairly stuck out,
and yet to feed the whole 10000 took
daily only one pound of liver and a
quart of herring roe, both chopped
fne.-New York Sun.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-26
Big Freight Steamer on tho Nocks.

New York. June 26.-Having lost
her bearings in a thick sea fog, the
Clyde line steamer Chippewa, en- route
from Charleston. S. c., to Boston, ran
on a submerged rock on the Long ISL
and coast just west of Montauk Point.
She IL a freighter and carried no pas
sengers. The sea rushed into the hole
In the steamers hull, extlnguishing the
fires and rendering her helpless. She
has cargo of naval stores and lum-
Der. Life savers are ready to render
assistance.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-26
Safety Appliance Law Upheld.

Cleveland, o.. June 26.-The consti-
tutionality Of the law requiring rail-
roads engaged in interstate traffic to
equip their cars with safety appliances
was upheld in the United States dis
trict court by Judge Tayler. As the
result OF an agreement between the
railroads the Wheeling and Lake Erie
railroad was selected to test the law.
Judge Tayler held that the roads were
compelled to equip all cars with safe
ty appliances regardless Of where the
cars were used.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-26
National Educational Asso-
citation Convention Will
Begin June %.
POLITICS ALREADY IN EVIDENCE
w. o. Thompson, Head of,Ohio
University. Proposed as the
Next President.
City Being Handsomely Decorated
Schoolboys' Chorus of 500
Voices To Be Heard Dur.
ing Convention,

Cleveland, O.. June 26.-Though
association convention have only be-
gun to arrive convention politics is in
evidence. President w. 0. Thompson,
OF Ohio university, is proposed as the
next president of the association. Sev-
eral cities are in the race to attract
the 1909 convention. Denver, with It's
new Coliseum, seating 10000, has a
strong position. ST. Paul, Atlantic
City and Asbury Park will be con-
testants. Boston, it is said, will serve
notice that next year it will present
demand for the 1910 convention.
President E. G. Cooley is not ex-
pected to return from Europe in time
to preside at the sessions of the con.
vention next week. Vice Presi-
dent Shaefer, Of Pennsylvania, will
take his place.
Chorus of 500 Schoo!boys.
A schoolboys' chorus of 500 voices
is to be heard for the first time during
the convention. It will be led by J.
Powell Jones. musical supervisor. The
work Of decorating the city streets is
proceeding rapidly. Superior avenue
already presents color scheme Of
richness in its display Of N. E. A.
flags and bunting.
Western Reverse university will
keep open house" during the conven-
ton, June 20 to July 8. Adelbert col
lege and the college for women are sit
uated IN the heart Of the park system,
and, although somewhat more than four
miles from the downtown, general
meetings Of the convention, are easily
accessible. The buildings and grounds
Of these colleges will be open through
out convention week.
Tea at College for Women.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
afternoons tea will be served at Gull
ford House Of the College for Women
ernoen there will be organ recitals in
the Florence Harkness Memorial
chapel on the campus at 4:30 o'clock.
All those attending the convention will
be made welcome.
The headquarters Of the department
of higher education will be at Adel-
bert college. There will be meetings
OF this department Wednesday, July
l. at $50 and Thursday at 2:30. The
American Nature Study society will
meet at Adelbert college Friday at 2 30.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-26
Terrible Ocean Disaster.

Corunna. Spain, June 26.-The Span
sh steamer Larache struck a ledge of
.ocks near Muros during a heavy fog
and 151 persons are missing. 1t is
feared that all have lost their lives
The rescued number stxty-one. TIE
eaptain sank with his ship. Most Of
she passengers on the Larache were
residents Of the Argentine republic.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-26
Stephensor Seeks Re- Election,

Milwaukee, June 26.-United States
Senator Stephenson. of Wisconsin, who
was elected by the last Legislature 10
fiji the unexpired term Of Senator John
G. Spooner, who resigned, issued
statement in which he announces him
self a candidate for reelection. Mr..
Stephenson says he endorses all the
Roosevelt policies and will work for
the election Of Secretary Taft He
also approves all the laws passed by
the last Wisconsin legislature
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-26
Crack sTnan Near to Drowning.

Springfield, O.. June 26-Two burr
glars blew open the safe at Phillip
Schmidt's grocery and secured $3.50
in notes. money and checks. The men
were captured by the police west Of
the city after a pursuit in an automo-
bile. One jumped into the river, but
his pockets were so we'ghted down by
silver that he would have drowned II
Patrolman Boswell had not rescued
him
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-26
Owncrship Plank Left ONT.

lAncoln. Neb., June 2e.-No refer
ence to the government ownership Of
railroads will be made in the Demo
cratic national platform. Positive con-
frmation OF this decision was obtained
from Norman E. Mack, New York
member of the Democratic national
committee. after he had been in con-
ference with William j. Bryan for
more than three hours.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-26
Churchill May Be War Secretary.

London, June 26.-There is talk in
the lobby of the house Of commons
that the designations Of Lord Tweed
mouth, president Of the council, and
Lord Loreburn. lord high chancellor.
were Imminent and that Mr. Haldane.
secretary Of war. and Winston Spen-
Ger Churchill. president of the board
Of trade. would be appointed lord
chancellor and secretary of war. re-
spectively.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-26
Handlers in Four Big Cities
Are Preparing to Go
; on Strike.
WILL INVOLVE TRUCK DRIVERS
Six Thousand Freight Handlers
in Chicago to Vote on
Strike Question.
Railways Refuse TO Renew Contracts
for Year as In the Pnst-Men
May Walk Out Before
July 4,

Chicago, June 26.-Six thousand
freight handlers in the city are pre-
pairing for a general strike next week
Negotiations between the railroads and
the union committees have practically
been terminated and the men have
called a massmeeting for Monday
night to discuss the situation A ref.
erendum vote on the question Of an i'm.
mediate strike will be taken at all the
freight houses Tuesday.
The railroads have refused to renew
working agreements with the freight
handlers. although they have offered
to allow present condition to obtain
from month to month.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-26
Club Women Discuss Pure Food

Boston. June 26.-At the days ses-
sions Of the ninth biennial convention
Of the General Federation Of Women's
clubs. In Symphony hall. subjects al
He'd to civic and municipal welfare
and the various steps taken to further
the pure food movement were DIS
cuSsed.