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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-06
POTASH IN LAVA BEDS.
cavations on the Site of Her
Culaneum.

ROME, Aug. A Zurich chemist
has been analyzing the lava that sur
rounds and partly covers Herculaneum.
He finds that ii contains a heavy per-
centage of caustic potash, which may be-
extracted in paying quantities and fur
nish enough fertilizer to satisfy the en-
tire Italian demand.
Having become convinced of the value
of the discovery, the government has
asserted its right of eminent domain in
a decree that all the lots over the site
of Herculaneum must be sold without
reservation as to the treasure under
meath.
Under this decree prohibitivc prices
will not be tolerated, and the Zurich
chemists discovery, besides being Of
immense value to Italian agriculture,
will prove of worldwide interest i'll the
exploration of a site long reputed to be
of greater historic value than that Of
pompcii
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-06
The Wnnders of Science.

1t was left for the exhibitor of q
monograph in the streets of Utrecht
according to an American traveller, 10
put the finishing touch to the wonder
full invention.
There was the sound of a military
band in full blast, and then suddenly
the tune stopped and Halt" rana
hoarsely out upon the air.
Who's that interrupting the con
cert?" fippantly inquired the Amert
can, edglns lose to the operator.
That" said the man, surveying him
blandly, was the voice of Napoleon
Bonaparte, giving the order at the
Battle of Waterloo"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-06
PRINCE IS KICKED OUT,
Hermann, Heir to Grand Duchy of Wei
mar, Bankrupt, Must Leave Army
and Give Up Title

WEIMAR, Germany, Aug. 4-Prince
Hermann of Saxe-W eimarEisenach, the
heir presumptive to the Grand Duchy of
Weimar, has renowned the succession of
himself or his heirs, if any, to the throne
of the Grand Duchy or its property.
This action, which was carried out with
every official formality, is in consequence
of the princes extravaganza, which had
caused >his transfer from the cuirassiers
of the guard in Berlin to a Uhian regi-
ment garrisoned at Saarburg, and later
to compulsory retirement from the army.
After his retirement from the army, he
was placed under a guardianship. The
prince has been given the title of Count
Ostheim, but he is totally bankrupt and
remains under the control Of his guar
dams.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-06
EARLY LETTER ON THE UNION

Or. Rush Feared IA Too Quick Pence
with England Would BE Harmful.
One Of the finest specimens Of let
ters in a recent sale of autographs by
Stan v. Henkels in Philadelphia, was
written on April Is, 1882, by DR.. Ben
jamin Rush, signer of the declara-
tion Of independence, to Maj.-Gen.
Nathaniel Greene, says the New York
Times.
Dr. Rush was physician general Of
the revolutionary army also, He prac-
ticed his profession in Philadelphia
and during the yellow fever epidemic
there in 1888 he treated 1t success
fully and it has been estimated that
he saved from death no less than
5000 persons.
He was a firm supporter of the fed
eraI constitution and his letter is
chiefly about that subject He says:
1T is true France has done wonders
for us But may not even this have
a beneficial effect on our country here
after Tt seems intended by heaven to
teach us the necessity Of a perpetual
union and confederation. If the COM
bned force of all the States was I'M
equal to the power of Britain, what
can be expected from the spirit or re
sources Of any one of them? | am SO
perfectly satisfied that the future
peace, safety, freedom of America
depend upon our union that l
view the debt Of our country
with pleasure, especially that part
of it we owe to ourselves.
Our danger at present arises
principally from two causes. First, a
too speedy peace with Britain, and,
second, from Britain's acknowledging
our independence. | wish the first
may be deferred till a naval war has
given us as many fleets and admirals
as a land war has given us armies and
generals The last event would I'M
nerve the resentments of America and
introduce among us all the conse-
quence of English habits and manners
with English manufactures. To pre-
vent this and enable us to transmit
our feeling to posterity, l wish Brit
ain for fifty years to come may con-
tinue in all her acts of government to
call US rebels and 'deluded subjects
We stand in need of all the follies
and vices of our enemies to give us a
national character"
On Sept %, 1888, the defnitive
treaty of peace was signed, by which
the independence of the thirteen
United States was acknowledged by
Great Britain. 1t was not, however,
until after Jays treaty In 1894 that
this original treaty of peace was fully
executed by Great Britain.
DR.. Rush's letter sold for $50.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-06

part of the treasure which awaits re
cOTery in the inland seas. In 1916 the
Lexington. Capt. Peer, cleared from
Cleveland for Port Huron with a car
90 of 10 barrels of whisky. The ship
foundered in midlake with all on
board. To-day the whisky is worth
$115 per barrel. The Anthony Wayne
sank in Lake Erie with 200 barrels o.
whisky and wine on board The West
moreland sank with a similar cargo
1t is said that coal worth $1,000. 600
awaits recovery.
A terrible event on the inland seas
was the loss of the steamer Atlantic
off Long Point. Lake Erie, with 300
lives. Not until a quarter of a cen
fury had passed was trace of the ship
found. Treasure worth $4,000 was
taken from her. The Griffin. built by
La Sale at the foot of Lake Erie in
January, 1879. sailed across Lake Erie,
up the Detroit river and entered Lake
Michigan She started on the return
trip in the fall of 1880 with $4,000
in furs on board She was never
heard Of.
Treasure hunters are now seeking
the $4,000 copper cargo that went
down with the steamer Pewabic in a
collision with the Meteor in August,
1865. The Pewabic went down in Lake
Huron, off Thunder Bay island. Five
men have lost their lives in attempts
to recover her cargo. The new attempt
is being made by a New York syndi-
cate, which has perfected a diving rig
that they declare will withstand the
water pressure at the depth at which
the treasure lies.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-06
BIRD CASTLES IN THE ROCKS.
Ten Thousand Birds Live Upon n
Rock on the MaGdaIen Islands.

Ten Thousand Birds Live Upon
Rock on the MagdaIen Islands.
To see the other rock-dwellers we
must go on farther to the north
From the Magdalens to the most
northern lands one will meet the
precipitous islands and headlands
tenanted by the hardy seabirds which
delight in sheer heights such as turn
most men dizzy. Great Bird Rock, of
the Magdalen group, far out in the
turbulent Gulf of St. Lawrence, is the
most accessible from civilization Of
any of the colonies Of this sort, says
Herbert K. Job, in Outing. 1t almost
seems like mocker, though, to apply
to it the term accessible" 1t is a
question of degree, for even this is
remote and hard to reach at its best
Yet such a place as Great Bird Rock
is one of the seven wonders of the
world If any one who truly loves
wild nature desires a real and unique
thrill. by all means he or she should
somehow visit Great Bird Rock. It
towers from stormy, fog-begirt
ocean, lonely, buffeted on every side,
exposing its towering cliffs to the al
most unremitted assaults of the ele-
ments.
1t has been my good fortune twice
to visit this great castle of the birds.
The first time we went in a schooner
of goodly size, were left on the rock,
and called for two days later. The
next time, four years after, the vessel
failed to keep the appointment, and,
rather than give it up, we watched
our chance and ran out from the Mag
dalens in an open lobster boat. We
were hurled ashore by the surf on the
one bit of rocky beach under the cliff.
Hurriedly hitching on the steam-winch
tackle, we had the boat hoisted out Of
danger, and scrambled up the long
ladder 10 feet to the summit, where
we were Loyalty cared for by the keep
er and his family, who had received
but one visitor since the previous No
vember.
On the sheer walls of this precipi-
tous island, on the many lodges, live
some ten thousand sea birds The
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-06

seas Many of these vessels with rich
cargoes disappeared suddenly and mys-
teriously, as if struggled away By an
unseen power. Most of these cargoeS
remain TO this day for lucky fortune
hunters. IN the wrecking Of $4,000
ships thousands Of lives were snuffed
out and unwritten acts of herOism
played Many fortunes have been re-
covered from the bottom of the lakes.
Not many years ago treasure ship
came down from the North, the Will
liam H Stevens, loaded with $f01,88O
worth of copper She went down off
COnneaut, 0. Unavailing efforts to re
cover her treasure were made until
Capt Harris W. Baker, Detroit, fitted
out a modern treasure-hunting eXpedi-
ton. He recovered 100000 of the
cargo his share Of the treasure being
$4,000. On the south shore of Lake
Erie, between Erie and Dunkirk, the
steamer Dean Richmond lies with $50
900 in zinc on board The Richmond
disappeared between these two ports
and the bodies Of the crew were
washed ashore. Lake Huron is called
the Lake Of the Sunken Treasure"
Near Saginaw bay are more lost ships
with valuable cargoes than in any 9TH
er Of the great lakes. The steamer
City of Detroit, with a $4,000 copper
cargo; r. G. Coburn, 100000 copper
cargo, and the steamer Fay, with $780,
900 in steel billets on board, lie in the
bay. The steamer Kent was sunk off
Point Pelee with much money in her
hulk. Eight men lost their lives on
the Kent.
Whisky and coal form an important
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-06
STRIKE IN SWEDEN
TIES UP BUSINESS
TROOPS ARE CALLED OUT IN
STOCKHOLM AND PEOPLE ARE
ARMING THEMSELVES.
FOOD SUPPLY IN DANGER
Ferries Stop Running and Labor Lead
erS Claim Railroads and Telephones
VIII Soon Be Cut Off.
TOURISTS LEAVE THE CAPITAL.

STOCKHOLM. Aug. f - The labor
conflict in Sweden shows signs of be-,
coming more acute. While the ranks of
the strikers are considerably Swelled. the
general strike called for today has not
yet become entirely effective. Many or.
CARNATIONS, although Sympathizing with
the strikers. hesitate to join them alive
ly. The employees of the street car lines
and the cab drivers stopped work, and
neither cabs nor street cars are avail
able. The fact that the troops are pro
tecting the gas works and the electric
lighting plant has incenSed the work
men, whose leaders threaten to call out
all the men unless the soldiers are with
drawn.
The printers union held Il meeting,
but resolved to postpone for the present
any decision i'll the matter Of going on
strike.
People Arm Themselves
\ corps of workmen, some thousand
strong, is being organized with the OBJ
ject of maintaining order, and the peo-
pie generally, bankers, merchants, etc,
are xrming themselves for self-protec-
ton. The gun shops of the city are
practically denuded of revolvers and
small arms. All tourists have left Stock
holm, and the number of visitors now
in the city are smaller than at this sea
son for many years past.
Although the railroad men have de-
cided not to strike, the government is
taking the precaution to guard the tracks
with troops, fearing attempts to blow up
bridges or injure the permanent way.
Quantities of dynamite are reported 10
have mysteriouSly disappeared recently
from the government stores
The leaders of the strikers claim that
the end of the week will see Il notable
spread of the movement; that the rail
road, postal, telegraph and telephone
employees and the printers will by that
time have joined in the strike.
Milk Supplies Cut OFF.
This afternoon guards were posted in
the market places and the railroad sta
tons. All milk supplies have been cut
off, and thousands of babies are suffering
from lack of nourishment and the
change from cows milk to canned milk.
All the ferries have stopped running,
and there is little communication be
tween Stockholm and the suburbs
reached by water routes. This fact will
result in Il further diminution of food
supplies.
The labor conflict that is at the DO tom
of this trouble originated in a disp ute
over wages in the wooden and cotton in
dustries. In the beginning $4,000 men
We're locked out, and other industries
since have become involved.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-06
AFTER EIGHT YEARS.
A Grain of Barley Brings on Attack of
Appendicitis.

SIOUN FALLS, $. D., Aug. AM
appendicitis case OF an unusual Charac-
ter is reported from ParkSton, the vic
tim being Miss Rose Schurz, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Schurz, who re
side on farm near Parkston. The girl
recently underwent an operation, and
when her appendix was removed and
examined it was found to contain Il grain
of barley and Il barley head, both Of
which were i'll perfect state of preser-
walton. As near as the girl can remem-
Der, she swallowed the barley about
eight wears ago
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-06
WILL SEE PRINCIPAL CITIES.
Papa1 Chamberlain on Tour of United
States.

BALTIMORE, Nd, Aug. 4-Aris-
tide Leonori, chamberlain to Pope
Plus X, who is now the guest Of
Archbishop O'COnneu, will come to.
Baltimore this week, where he will be
entertained at Cardinal Gibbons resi-
dence.
The distinguished visitor has just
arrived on the White Star liner Gre
tic From here he will start on q visit
to the principal cities Of the United
States, Philadelphia and Washington
being among the first on his list.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-06
TIGHT LACING KILLS
CINCINNATI GIRL
Stricken with Trouble Supposed to Have
Been Appendicitis, She Fails
to Rally.

CINCINNATI. O., Aug. Miss Ell
sic Gasser, aged Is. daughter of At
torney John J. Gasser, 2419 West Mel
Micken avenue, is dead. DIR. Gustavei
Srohbach. the family physician, says
her death was caused by tight laciugi
of corsets and clothes
Miss Gasser was stricken ten days
ago with what appeared to the doctors.
to be appendicitis An operation fol-
lowed. but the doctors could not trace
any harm to the appendix The opera.
ton 50 weakened her that the injury
TO the vital organs from tight lacing
brought on her death
One of the doctors who attended Miss
GaSser wanted to use the example for
the theme for a pamphlet, but Dr.
Strohbach states that it will be useless
danger they run in lacing their clothes
too tightly.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-06
NEW KIDNAPPING AT SHARON, PA.
Girl of Is Taken from Home-Abduc-
tor Reported Going West

SHARON. Pa, Aug. 4-Rosella Nef,
s years old. was kidnapped from the home.
of her grandparents early today sup
posedly by an older sister The woman
is said to have started west with the
child The chief Of police here com
municated with the Cleveland authori-
ties, ordering the arrest of the woman if
she is located in that city. The sister
lives in Kansas.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-06

In twenty years-between 1878 and
1898-GOoO vessels We're wrecked on
the inland seas, marine records show.
The loss Of cargo in this period Of
less than one-fourth Of the years Of
navigation on the lakes was $8,OO0,O0O.
From this estimate it is figured that
the total number Of vessels wrecked
reaches a. 900 and the amount Of treas
ure at the bottom Of the lakes is $780,
600 600
String these sunken vessels with
their hidden treasures over the 1000
mile course from Buffalo to Duluth,
and there would be one every half
mile
The field of romance on the inland
seas is as great as that of the South
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-06
WOMAN DIES OF BURNS.
Mrs. Roy Simonds of Baraboo Tries
Lighting Stove with Gasoline
with Fatal Results

BARABOO, Wis, Aug 4.-[Special.l
Mrs. Roy Simonds, aged 80 was ia
tally burned by gasoline Tuesday and
died last night She spilled some of the
fluid on her apron and in attempting to
light the stove her apron caught fire and
her clothes were burned from her. Her
husband was scorched in Iending aid.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-06
Now Ex-Husband Talks.

NEWPORT, August Az William
Homer Leavitt, divorced son-in-law of
William Jennings Bryan, denies that the
painting of his picture of The Last
Supper" brought about the arrangement
between himself and his wife. He as
serts that there was nothing in common
between her and himself, as she was
without love for poetry and painting. He
intimates that financial disagreements
between himself and Mrs. Leavitt's ia
Their caused the final rupture.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-06
Earth Tremors Shake Italy.

BRANCALEONE, Italy, Aug. A.
An earth shock, accompanied by sub
terranean rumblings, was experienced
here Tuesday. The population of a
thousand was thrown into a panic
but there were no casualties and no
serious damage.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-06
MILWAUKEE, MAN PRESIDENT
John J. Wright One Head of National
Association of Dental Examiners.

NEWPORT NEWS, W. Va, Aug. A.
After electing officers and choosing
Denver as the next place of meeting,
the National Association of Dental Ex-
aminers which has been holding its an
nuaI convention at Old Point. adjourned
Tuesday night. John J. Wright, Mil
waukee, Wis. was elected vice president
for the east
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-06
HOUSE IN SHORT SESSION.
Objection from Mr.. Macon Forces Mem
hers to Take Immediate Recess.

WASHINGTON, D. G, Aug. 4
Objection from Mr.. Macon of Arkansas
forced the House to take a recess imme-
diarely after converting today in order to
enable the committee on rules to bring IN
a special order to permit the House to
considr" the conference report on the
urgent deficiency bill.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-06
Society Leader Arrested

ANDERSON, S. c., Aug. 4.-CaIhoun
Harris, secretary and assistant cashier,
of the Orr Cotton mills, has been arrest
ed. charged with breach of trust Ex-
pert accountants who are going over his
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-06
GOOD TEMPLARS IN SESSION
Fifth Annual Meeting of National As
ISOLATION Opens at WaupaCa

CAMP CLEGHORN, WAUPACA,.
Wis, Aug. 4.-The fifth annual session
of the National Grand lodge of the Unit
ed States, international Order of Good.
Templars, convened in Good Templars'
hall at Camp Cleghorn at 10 a. III. Tues.
day. Eugene w. Chain, recent candi-
date Of the Prohibition party for Presi-
dent, present as representative from the.
state of Illinois, on being introduced was.
received with hearty demonstrations Of
applause.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-06
Bow Is Burned to Death

MENOMONIE, Wis, Aug 4-The 2
and 4-year-oId sons of 2. II. Swensen,
playing with matches, set fire to barn
Tuesday night. Peter, aged 4, was
burned to death and the younger brother,
probably fatally burned,
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-06
Quite So.

New thought viii beautify the
plainest girl"
THAT may be so, but very few girls
are going to give up lotions for no
lions" Milwaukee Journal.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-06

BRIDGEWATER CROSSING MANCHESTER
modern ship canal The aqueduc which
aside a
S
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-06

What has become OF the old-fash-
toned woman who feared the cat
would take the baby's breathe"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-06

1t costs more to avenge a wrong
than it does to let it go by default.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-06

Sometimes the nomination seeks
the man when the Office does not.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-06
Her Merry Widow"

Hubby-What! You paid $50 for that
Easter hat. It's monstrous-it's a
SIM
Wife (sweetly)-No matter; the sin
will be on my own head,-Lippincott
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-26
FIXES DATE FOR ELEc.
TIoN TO VOTE ON PUBLIC
UTILITIES FRANCHISE.
MONEY TO COVER EXPENSE
70 BE FURNISHED SOON
Be Disposed of Under Present Or.
dinances Will Be Up to People Late
Next Month-Mayor Authorized to
Issue Proclamation.

The city council Monday night, in
adjourned session, fixed Monday, Nov.
%, as the date of the special election
at which time the people will vote on
the granting of twenty-five years
franchises for gas, electricity and street
railway, asked in the names of H. w,
Darling and Louis H. Schroeder.
Three resolutions, introduced by
Psenicka, fixed the date. one covering
the gas franchise. another electricity
for light and power, and the third for
street railway.
The mayor and city clerk were au-
thorized to make the usual proclama-
ton and post the notices of election,
as required by law.
The mayor said that Mr. Darling
would post, probably by Wednesday,
the sum of $1,000 to defray the expenses
of the election. The formal acceptances
of the last amendments to the ordin-
ance, marked requested" are on file
with the city clerk.
What About the Bond?
Councilman Gregory raised the ques-
ton of the bond on file before he voted
with the others to submit; the PROPOSE
ton to special election. Mr.. Greg
ory maintains that there is no bond on
file that the council has ever approved
There is a $4,000 bond on file. but it
has never been before the council for
approval. Gregory holds tfatihe orig
inal bond filed covered the original or
dinances, and the minute the ordi-
nances were amended the bond was in
validated. The mayor has said all along
that fidelity bond would replace the
present bond after the proposition car
ried the people. To Mr.. Gregory, how
ever. it does not appear as tho the
bond question is nearly so important
a factor in the case now as it was
when there was a competitor in the
| field for the same franchises. Then
there wasn't any bond big enough, OF
binding enough.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-26
Household Economy
How to Save So On Cough Med :
cine by Making 1t at Homo.

Cough medicines. as a rule, are most
" syrup. To make the best syrup, take
pint of GRADUATED Sugar, add Il
pint warm water and stir about :
minutes.
Get two and one half ounces of PlneN
$50 cents worth) put it in clean pint
bottle, and fill up With the Granulated
Sugar Syrup. This makes full pint
of unequaled cough syrup. for about "a
cents. Keeps perfectly. You couldn't
buy as much ready made cough syrup
for $3.50.
This homemade remedy is pleasant
to take. and usually stops even the
most obstinate cough in twenty-four
hours. Ii is splendid, also, for colds.
whooping cough, bronchial ailments
atc. Take a teaspoonful every one. TWO
or three hours.
The Sugar Syrup is an excellent sed-
alive The Pinex is the most valuable
concentrated compound of Norway
White Pine Extract. rich in all the
healing elements of Norwegian pine. Be
sure to use the real PineX itself. Your
druggist has it or can easily set il for
you.
Strained honey can be used instead
of the syrup, and makes Il very fine
honey and pine tar cough syrup.