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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
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SERVICE TO GOD.
By Rev. Ernst A. Tar

By Rev. Ernst A Tappert.
I beeseech you, therefore, brethren
by the mercies of God, that We present
your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, &C
ceptable, unto God, which is your rea-
sonable service.-Rom. 12:1.
There is much talk nowadays Of rea-
sonable service. The regular church
service is often despised and sneeringly
referred to as the most unreasonable by
men who claim that 1.-The great dome
Of nature is a much more worthy
place for the alteration Of the Almighty
than even the most dignified church
building, and that the only reasonable
service is to cut loose from all creeds,
from all revelation, from everything
that is supernatural and to devote all
time and energy to the things that be.
Is that rational? st. Paul, preach
ing to the Greeks at Athens, says like
wise God that made this world dwell
eth not in temples made with hands,
neither is worshipe6 with mans hands,
as though He needed anything" But
he has a different idea of what a rea-
sonable service is he calls it: ITO pre-
sent our bodies, a living sacrifice" The
universal prevalence of sacrifice in an
cient times shows how deeply it was
rooted in humanity. Everywhere we
encounter the idea that God wants q
sacrifice, for sacrifice Is service and
service is sacrifice, and as the great
est Offering appears blood and life.
Now it is certainly unreasonable to
believe that God could be pleased with
burnt offerings or that bloody sacri-
flee of a human being was necessary to
appease Him. And yet it is true God
is looking for sacrifice. Having been
redeemed by Him who gave His life
as a sacrifice for sinners, we should
present our bodies, living sacrifice,
holy, acceptable unto God. That is a
reasonable service. What does that
mean? 1t means that what God has
given us we should give back to Him
sanctified. This applies also to our
body, which should be a living sacri-
fee
st. Paul writes to the Corinthians ::
Know ye not that your body is the
temple OF the Holy Ghost, which is In
you, which you have Of God and We are
not your own. For We are bought with
a price, therefore glorify God in your
body"
How often do we forget this. How
carelessly do we often treat our bodies
and how neglectful are we sometimes in
regard even to the fundamental prin-
cfples Of human health No wonder
that the soul is so weak while it dwells
in a body which is more like tomb
than like living temple! A sacrifice
must be without blemish, and if the
presenting of our body shall be ac-
ceptable unto the Lord, it must be a
living sacrifice. And it must be holy.
While the heather ideal Of the Greeks
was beauty, the Christian ideal is holt
ness. I'VE shall be holy, for [ am
holy" Many strive after the heather
ideal. They care more to look good
than to be good and are ever ready and
ever busy to correct nature 1t is as
tonishing what they are willing to sac
rffice, to suffer in order to gain this
end. How much good could be accom-
plished If they would employ the same
energy in striving after holiness.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
HILL INSPECTS ROAD.
Goes Over Great Northern Properties at
Superior with Engineer John
T. Stevens.

SUPERIOR, Wis, Feb. S--ESpecial.l
President Louis Hill of the Great
Northern was in the city on Il quiet mis-
sion the end of last week. He was ac-
companied by John f. Stevens, the for
mer Great Northern engineer, who later
acquired fame as chief engineer for tho
Panama canal. The two men made an
inspection of the roads terminals at the
head of the lakes. 1t is reported that
President Hill desired Mr. Stevens adj
vice as to engineering problems that en-
ter into the big improvements that the
road has under contemplation here. These
include the development Of the Superior
bay front and property owned by the
road. 1t has been reported in this con-
nectiOn that Mr.. Stevens would be back
with the Great Northern again, but an
other report has it that his principal
mission in this territory now is to get
data upon which to base testimony to be-
given when the property of the road
comes up for valuation.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12

many who believe that all goodness
dwells only in some other world, far
above the fogs and storms of this sin
blighted sphere some heaven there is
that belongs to God, but this sad
world belongs to the devil. Such be-
lief perpetuates the sovereignty of evil.
We do not need to harass our minds
with subtleties as to the nature and
origin Of any holy spirit; we do need
to take hold Of and knit every power of
our lives into unison with every power
OF holiness, of goodness, with every
spirit and motive in others or In our
own hearts that moves for things high
and holy.
Without any theory as to the theolo-
gy involved may we not open our lives
TO receive every spirit of good, every
holy desire and emotion? Perhaps our
greatest need is faith In the goodness
IN US and about us. Only believe YOU
are capable of great and worthy things
and you have more than half attained
TO them. According to your faith so
is it to you.
Where the devil is theoretically ON
n1potent evil is practically dominant
Have faith In the good. Believe in
your own possibilities; count with con-
fdence on potencies for truth and the
right at the call of your own will.
Meet every temptation with conscious
ness of reserves that battle for you
and for the higher, holier life.
The trend of your whole life depends
on the influences to which it opeps
itself Goodness and truth, love and
purity, health and holiness of spirit and
motive are all about us in emotions.
aspira lions, influences, and ideals. The
world is full of the sunlight of a holy
spirit If we would but turn ourselves
toward its light and life giving mower
We must not encourage a blind on
rm1sm that says that all is well wheth-
er we will it 50 or not; we must chilli
vate high faith that health Of spirit
and Brightness Of conditions are ours if
we but will to have them. Life is a
matter Of selection The happy, healthy
helpful life is the one that steadily
selects and receives the good. that
thereby rejects and overcomes the evil.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
THE HOLY SPIRIT.

By Henry T. Cope.
Receive We the holy spirit. ohm
10 30.
There is in nearly all Of us that
which frequently tmpels the commits
sion of acts we know to be unworthy,
that against which we sometimes war
and to which we often yield, a baser
self. Every life knows this inner COM
pulsion. With some the struggle is
perpetually keen and the power that
drags them down seems to be disas-
trously potent.
In the end it makes little difference
to us whether the opposing powers are
embodied in some omnipotent person
atty, a sort Of second degree deity, or
whether they belong in each case to
ourselves, rising within US. Faith in
the devil is a test Of orthodoxy COM
forting to souls that feel their need
Of a scapegoat. But the attitude of
each soul in the struggle is the real
test
This sense of a terrific struggle, IN
ending din, and wrestling back and
forth sums up the religious philosophy
of some; 1t is the only gospel they
know. We are not likely to lose sight
of its facts; we know its conflict too
well. But we are in danger of failing
to see the other side and of thinking
of ourselves as left almost helpless. to
wage this unequal warfare alone. We
io+,
tan in ''Pilgrim's Progress"
If there is within a spirit of evil
there is also a spirit Of good. No heart
normally is either preempted or monop-
Olized by evil. If we would but rec
ognize the facts there are as many i'm
pulses to the good as to the bad. If
it is true that when we would do good
evil is present with us, is it not also
true that when we would do i'll then
good is present with US?
It may be convenient to lay our
greed and sloth, our unkindness and
cruelty, and all the evil acts Of life to
the credit of the devil; some folks have
wonderful faith in his baseness. But
to whom or what shall we credit, under
such a system of imputation, the long
ings for goodness. the high motives,
the hunger for Righteousness. and the
visions of high living that rise with
in?
Whence arise our aspirations for
self-mastery? Whence the passions for
purer living that have moved great
souls in all ages, whence our willing
ness to forego pleasure, to embrace
pain, to sacrifice, to toll for no reward
to ourselves, only for some ideal good,
some benefit to others? Is there not
within the basest even some spirit of
the good and the divine?
1t is no use talking about having
faith in God unless we have confidence
in goodness in man. There are too
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
FRENCH POET IS DEAD.
M. CatulleAbraham Mendes Believed to
Have Been Accidentally Killed in
Railway Tunnel

PARIS. Feb. S.-M. Catulle-Abraham
Mendes, the noted French poet, was
found dead III the railroad tunnel at st.
German today. The cause and circum-
stances, of his death are yet unknown.
1t is believed the death of NJ. Mendes
was accidental. He boarded train
at Paris at midnight bound for his
home. at st. Germain. He had dined
last evening at the home of a friend,
Baron Oppenheim. The authorities are
of the opinion that he fell asleep in the
carriage and that by mistake he opened
the door of his compartment while the
train was still III the tunnel and fell
beneath the wheels. The body was found
this morning.
NJ. Mendes spent part of yesterday
writing a play on Napoleon which he
was preparing for the Rejane theater.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12

toric battlefield, which will be read with
especial interest III view of the near APP
broach of the one hundredth anniversary
Of Lincoln's birth.
Col SelecIl's father, Isaac Selleck,
came To Milwaukee with his family in
1912 and lived here till his death in
1915. The family is well remembered
by old settlers. One of his daughters
was the late Mrs. Isaac +. Rogers. w.
Yates Selleck was personally and pOliti-
calIy on friendly terms with Congress
man John Fox Potter. During the Civil
War he was military agent of the state
OF Wisconsin, stationed at Washington.
On August 3, 1863, within one month
after the battle of Gettysburg. Coy. Salo-
mon appointed him to represent Wiscon-
sin in consultation with David Wills,
the representative of Pennsylvania, at
Gettysburg for the purpose of establish
Ing a national cemetery there. Two
days after the battle-that is, on July
6. lS6H-Col. Selleck had been on the
field 10 look after wounded Wisconsin
soldiers. AS Gettsburg commissioner he
was again on the field on August s,
planning with Mr.. Wills and others the
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
HE DOUBTS REVISION.
w. J. Bryan Declares Country Need Not
Hope for Lower Tariff from
Present Congress-

PENSACOLA, Fla, Feb. 1O-W J.
Bryan in a speech here last night said:
The country need not hope for revi-
sion of the tariff at the hands of the
present Congress. There will be no revi-
sion for the reason that the Republicans
cannot afford to lower the tariff, for
every man who has a schedule has con-
tributed to their campaign fund and must
be protected. 1t is true that the con-
tributions to the national fund were pub
lished, but monies received by the CON
gressiOnal fund were so tainted that the
Republicans dare not publish them even
after the eli ction.
while there may be talk of a revision
and lower tariff, there will absolutely
be no change"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
TROLLEY LINE FOR GRAND RAPIDS.
Wood County Capitalists to Promote
Interurban.

GRAND RAPIDS, Wis, Feb. S.
Neal Brown Of Wausau, with a corps of
civil engineers, has been here prepar-
ing plans for the construction of an
electric interurban railway system to
connect the city of Grand Rapids with
the villages of Port Edwards and Ne
kOosa. 1t is estimated that it will take
about $125, 900 to finance the construc-
ton. The ultimate plan of the com
pany is to extend the road to Stevens
Point, Wausau and Merrill.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
JOINTS PAIDTRIBUTE,
Kansas City Officials Will Be Ousted
from Office for Collecting from
Illicit Saloons.

TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. 10,-For levy
ing tribute on 'joints" or illicit sa-
looms and other resorts, J. L. Harsha,
mayor of Hutchinson, and w. II. Dix
or, chief of police, will be ousted from
office and the city of Hutchinson will
be enjoined from exercising the rights
of a corDOra tiOn
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
GOULD WILL NOT QUIT.
George J. Denies New York Rumor That
He Is About to Retire from
Business.

NEW YORK, Feb. S.-Any idea that
he was contemplating retirement from
active participation in the management
of the railroad and other properties in
which he is interested was secuted by
George ]. Could today. To reporters
who asked him about report TO the
effect which was circulated today. Mr..
Gould said that however much he might
desire to get out Of business be- could
rot think of doing so.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
SERMONETTES

Snort prayers often last longest.
Good will on earth is Gods will for
man.
There are no saints without their
service.
He who cheers another encourage
himself.
A weekend religion is weak at both
ends.
There are no single admission tick
cts to glory.
No man can be free who holds an
other in bonds.
Many have found life's crown bend
ing over a cradle
The dew of heaven is not In the mil
dew on the sermon.
The path of happiness always leads
by some sad ones side.
Friends do not freeze 60 a frozen
heart.
Easy times often account for bad
habits.
Nothing is really sacred until all
things are
Big plans do not balance small per-
formances
Short cuts to fortune are often bot
tomless cuts.
If wishes were wings good works
would soon cease.
That soul is truly lost that gathers
darkness Of the light.
No man ever saw his Father by
climbing over his brother.
Your rank amongst men depends on
how you help them to rise.
The faint-hearted are those who
think only of feeding themselves.
Many think they are going forward
bravely because they fear to go back.
There is sorrow without seIfishness.
but never selishness without sorrow.
It's a poor kind Of piety that seeks
all the pleasures and lodges the pains.
The significance Of sins against our
selves is that they are sins against So
ciety.
It's the habit Of our minds never to
think of thorns until we are praying
for the roses.
1t often happens that the man who
talks much about going to glory has
neighbors who wish he'd make a start.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12

Three years ago. when Col. Clark r..
Carr, ii GaIesburg Illinois, published
bis interesting book Lincoln at Gets
burg" the erroneous statement was made
that he was the only surviving member
Of the original commission in charge Of
the National Cemetery ut Gettysburg
There IS another survivor of that COM
mission. who was more intimately identi-
fed with its work than Col. Carr. He i"
a former Milwaukeean. now a resident
Of Philadelphia, ". Yates Selleck
COL. SeiIeck has written for the Evening
Wisconsin a straightforward narrative
ii the ceremony on the site of the his
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12

CHETEK, Wis, Feb. 81 Special
The centenary anniversary of the birth
of Abraham Lincoln, the elaborate serv-
ices which are being planned to fittingly
observe this memorial, has called to
light at Chetek a boyhood friend of
the War President. He is ]. NJ Eos
ter, an octogenarian and veteran of the
Civil war. who still retains the vigor
of Il man of 40. Mr.. Foster lived in
Springfield, Ill, when Abraham Lincoln
practiced law there, and relates many in
teresting stories and anecdotes i'll Lin
coins home life in the early days. He
followed him in his political career from
the Legislature to the presidency, and
heard every speech he made in the great
debates with Stephen A. Douglas He
was III Washington on guard as one
of his soldiers the very night of the as
sasslnation and had Il part i'll the thrill
ing scenes and events which followed
the tragedy
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
ELIZABETHJAMESD DEAD,
Oldest Woman Physician in Chicago
Passes Away at Advanced
Age Of TS

CHICAGO, H., Feb, S.-Dr. Elizabeth
James, the oldest womaa physician in
Chicago, died at the county hospital to-
day of heart disease. Dr. James was rs
years Of age and began the practice of,
medicine forty years ego.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
GOULD SUIT MISTRlAL.
Action Begun by Milliner to Collect $3.50
Ends Suddenly IN New
York

NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-The suit Of
Malcom Butler against Mrs. Katherine
Clemens Gould, wife of Howard Gould,
for the recovery of $29S0 claimed to be
due on a millinery BILL came to a sud
den end in the supreme court here to-
day. When the case was called, counsel
for Mrs. Gould announced that one of
his material witnesses was i'll and on his
request the court ordered the withdraw
al of a juror, a mistrial resulting. Mrs.
Gould was not in court. The case will
probably be called again for trial in two
weeks
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
SENATE INCREASES NAVY BILL.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. 10
Senator Hale, chairman of the commit
tee on naval affairs, today reported to
the Senate the bill making appropria-
lions for the support of the navy. 1t
carries S136.S25, 1872, an increase of 81
O5S,42S over the amount carried by the
bill as it was passed by the House.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
Strong Love.

And you told her you loved the
ground she walked on?" said Count
Kickoff.
'"Ah, yes, monsieur" responded Count
SubroSa.
"And did she believe it,"
Most assuredly, count. You see, she
was standing on her fathers rich coal
mine"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12

dent was met by Col. Lamon. Col. John
Hay and others of the marshars aides.
aud conducted to the residence of Da-
vid Wills. a little over block from
the railroad station. The members of
the Presidents cabinet who were pres
ent. and other distinguished guests We're
conducted to the homes of residents of
Gettysburg who had volunteered to en-
terrain them.
number of men assembled in front of
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
A Prospective Shelter.

A well known senator was asked why
some politicians were always making
such a howl about the preservation IF
our forests. oh" he replied, they
probably never know lust when they
may have to take to the woods. Sue
cess Magazine.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
DoNT's FOR CHURCHMEN.

Don't expect to save anger without
love-
Don't forget that greed prevents real
gain.
Don't try to heal your aches by air.
ing them.
Don't forget that a strong breath
usually comes from a weak backbone
Don't fear the impossible if YOU
would learn to find that which is posi-
Bile.
Don't fail to make some one less sad
if you want to make yourself more
happy.
Don't fail to learn that this world
is enriched by goodness more than by
cleverness.
Don't think you are giving a man
charity by giving him money when his
name is at stake.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12

"Say, paw" queried small Tommy
Toddles, lis a man who loves books a
bookworm?'
HE is frequently so called, Tommy, -
replied Toddles. Sr.
Then" continued Tommy, Il suppose
a woman who loves silks is a silk
worm, isn't khe?'
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
Makes Important Speech.
American Ambassador There.

Her majesty, the Queen, also was
present at the luncheon and the guests
included Chancellor Won Buelow and his
wife, Foreign Secretary Won Schoen,
and all the foreign ambassadors in Ber-
lin, including David Jayne Hill, the
American ambassador, and Mrs. Hill.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
CITY OF BERLIN
H0NORS EDWARD
ENGLISH KING IS FIRST FOREIGN
MONARCH EVER ENTERTAINED
BY MUNICIPALITY.
WEARS PRUSSIAN UNIFORM.
His Majesty Makes Important Speech in
Which He Hopes for Consolidation
of Friendly Feelings.
AMERICAN AMBASSADOR PRESENT

| BERLIN, Feb, 10.-King Edward is
-oday enjoying the distinction of being
! The first foreign monarch who ever has
| oeen the guest of the Berlin munich.
pality.
Shortly before noon his majesty,
| dressed in the uniform of Il Prussiam
general, proceeded in an automobile
through the richly decorated streets of
the city to the town hall, where Mayor
kirschner and the other members of
the city government greeted him ut the
| head of the great stairway. The King
was then escorted to the spacious public
reception hall, which was splendily dec.
Grated with shrubbery and natural flow
erS. Here an aSSemblage of several hun
dred persons awaited the King. Among
those present were Prince Won Buelow.
the imperial chancellor; Foreign Secre-
tary Won Schoen and the other members
of the cabinet and all the councilmen
and aldermen with the exception of thir
ty Socialists. The chamber Of com,
merce and the oldest of the merchants
guilds were numerously represented.
Takes Drink of Honor.
According to the expressed wish of
King Edward no speeches were made
Herr Kirschner asked the King to ac-
cept a drink of honor from the city in
il golden cup, and his majesty answering
in the affirmative the mayors daughter
handed him the beaker filled with rare
wine, which King Edward emptied His
majesty then thanked the mayor for the
splendid reception accorded him yester-
day by the people and municipality of
Berlin, and he added My greatest wish
is that the relations of our two coun-
tries may always remain of the best"
The King was then escorted by the
burgomaster through the principal sec
tons of the town hall.
His majesty then proceeded to the
British embassy, where Ambassador Go
schen gave a luncheon i'll his honor
Previous to this repast, his majesty re-
ceived a deputation from the British
colony in Berlin to present him with
an address.
Makes Important Speech.
In reply the King made an important
speech, which he read from manuscript
He said among other things:
The hearty and enthusiastic welcome
which the Queen and | have met with
in Berlin will surely find a grateful echo
amongst my people on the other shore
of the North sea and it will conduce
to consolidation of friendly feelings
between them and the German people,
for whose culture and progress in the
realms of art and music we all have Il
sincere and warm admiration. You,
who reside in this fine capital can do
much TO convince the Germans of the
sincerity of our friendship toward
them
American Ambassador There
Her majesty the Queen, also was
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-02-12
Couldn't ObIige.

The small boy approached the box
office of the moving picture show.
Say, mister" he queried, will you
let me in to see the show tonight? I'll
pay you tomorrow"
Cant do It, sonny" replied the man
behind the glass window. This amt
a loan exhibition"