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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-03
Syrians MAY Become Citizens.

The right of native Syrian to become
a citizen of the United States was up
held by Judge Hurton in the superior
court in Los Angeles. The court ruled
that Syrian is of the Aryan race, and
hence cannot be barred from citizenship.
The government will appeal to the fed
eral courts. 1t is contended that George
Shishhim, a Syrian born in Lebanon,
owed allegiance to Turkey. and hence
should be classed as Monaghan.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-03
Frederick A. Miller Married.

CHICAGO, H., Dec. 2.-Frederick A.
Miller, general passenger agent of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad,
was married two weeks ago to Miss
the passenger department of the general
offices of the road. The bride is % years
old while her railroad official husband is
twice her age.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-03

CATTLE-Market steady; butchers steers,
good to choice, 55o@6.25; medium to GOOD,
4.75Q5.50; heifers, choice to prime, 4.T59
900: common to fair 3.5004.5o; cows.
fair TO medium, 3.10Q3 40; cutters, 2.75p
800; Gamers, 200@26O; bologna bulls, fair
to good, 3.40@365; common light. 2.90Q3 %;
Feeders. S.I0Q4.50; stockers, 300Q3.T5
Mixers and springers lower, common to
good, 2O.OOQ25.O0; good, 30.0oQ40.00; choice,
40 OolI55 90
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-03
Junior Writes Prize PLAY.

MADISON. Wis, Dec. 2-Kenneth
T. Burgess of Oshkosh, a junior law
student at the university, has been adj
judged winner in the annual junior play
contest and awarded the 500 prize.
The play written by Burgess is en-
titled ''Three Queens and JOKER" and
will be presented in Madison on Febru-
AIRY 10 next. the night following the an
nual junior prom.
Dorothy Valentine by w. K.
Braasch. and The Saving Grace" by
Ralph Birchard, tied for second awards.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-03
MANUEL GETS OVATION
King of Portugal Received by Great
Crowd N Paris When He Sees
Workingmen's Houses.

PARIS, Dec. 2.-King Manuel Of
Portugal today visited and showed the
keenest interest in the group of work
ingmen's houses founded by the Barons
Rothchild of Paris. He received an
ovation from great crowd.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-03
In Memory of Calvin

Five thousand French Protestants
celebrated the fourth centenary of the
irth of John Calvin with exercises III
:. rocadero hall. Among those present
Is KS Consul General Mason.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-03
MILWAUKEE sToCYYARDs REPORT

HOGS-Market steady; prime butchers and
heavy, S.35@S.40; good shipping, 1870 to POO
lbs, S.o5QS. 10; shipping light. L95QS.oO: fair
to good, I.60G1.9O; good mixed grades. sos
ESQ; common to fair mixed, 1861 100;
ers. 100000; pigs. 100 to 125 lbs 1850
80; government and throwouts 2OO85. 90.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-03
MILWAUKEE HAY MARKET.

IL. 25@1350: No. 2, 11.5001250 clover and
mixed, 11.5O@12.oo; choice Kansas. 1250@
1900; No / Kansas 115O912 90; Kansas
marsh, 7.000750; pack, 55O@6OO rye
straw, S.25@S.50; oats straw, 6.OoQ6. 80
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-03

500; fair to good, 6.50lD75 80; throwouts,
4.5OG5.50; grassers. 4.0oQ5.00
SHEEP-Market steady; good to choice
3.7595. %: yearlings, common to fair, 1850
40; lambs. common to fair. 5.OOD600;
lambs good to choice, 6.500725; sheep,
good to choice, 3.75Q4 20; sheep, common to
fair, 2.50Q325.
-SHEEP.-
No. Ave; Price, No; Aye:Prce.
1O7 lambs 81 500 10 lambs. A $500
sheep. 116 $50
hogs. Market steady. Mixed packing, $50
9S.lO; poor to good heavy packing 1860
S.25; medium and butchers, S.10QS.25; Sc
lect packing and shipping, SO5GlS 40; fair to
good light, 7600S.05; pigs and rough. 1000
7.75. Representative sales: 81 hogs, aver
age 200 at 500; 80 hogs, average 216 at $40;
AZ hogs, average ODD at $50; 80 hogs, aver
age 273 at $780, AZ hogs, average 30S at
$40; 80 hogs, average 2S3 at S.25; GA hogs,
average ia at 100; ~ hogs, average 165
at 7.S5; SO hogs average 1856 at 500; 06
hogs, average 1913 at 8.05; 76 hogs, average
145 at 7.60; 81 hogs, average 157 at 7.75.
CHICAGO, Ill. Dec. 2.-Cattle-Receipts
estimated at 1000; market steady; beeves,
3.S5@9. 10; Texas steers, 3.70@4.75; western
steers, 4.00lD7 40; Stockers and feeders, g. 10
@5.15; cows and heifers, 2.1095.65; calves,
6250S.5O. Hogs-Receipts estimated at 20
0o0; market steady; light, 77o0s.2o; mixed,
9,75qs;S5i heavy, 7'9o@s 40; rough, 1900
6.654770; bulk of sales, S.106S.30. Sheep
Receipts estimated at 10000; market steady;
native, 2.75Q05.O0; western, 3.O005.OO; year
lings, 5.40Q88O; lambs, native, 5.256p7 rs !;
western. 5.250765.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec. 2.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 5000; market steady; native steers,
4.So0S.50; native cows and heifers, 2.50@
600; stockers and feeders, 3.5095.5O; west
ern steers, 3S095.5O; western cows, 2.754D
40 Hogs - Receipts, 10000; market
steady; bulk, 7.45@8.20 Sheep Receipts,
5000; market steady; muttons, 10000 80;
lambs, $780,. 80.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Dec. 2.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 5000; market steady to shade lower:
native beef steers, 375@S.35; cows ana
heifers, 800 q 625; stockers and feeders,
S.40@4.50. Hogs-Receipts, 5000; market
steady; packers, 7900S. 20; butchers and
best heavy, S.00QS.30. Sheep-Receipts,
1000; market steady; native muttons, 3.25
@5.15; lambs, 6.25GD7 30.
OMAHA, Neb., Dec 2.-Cattle-Receipts.
$500; market steady; native steers, 1000
500; cows and heifers, 100000; western
steers, 3.50062J; stockers and feeders, 275
@5 %. Hogs-Receipts. 5000: market strong;
bulk, 8.00@8.O5. Sheep-Receipts, 1900;
market strong; sheep, 4.00Q6.4O; lambs,
6.5OI07 50.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-03
No Arrest at Present

La CROSSE, Wis. Dec. 2.-ISpe-
clal. announcement was
was made today that there would be ar
rests in the Mineral Point bank fraud
cases before Saturday
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-04-15

ers), as the denizens Of these floating
houses are called, form a sort Of caste
apart from the rest of the Cantonese.
The shore jewellers regard them as be-
longing to a lower social order, and
Indeed they have many customs pecu-
liar to themselves which mark them as
a separate community. How the swarm
ing masses Of them contrive to support
existence is mystery, but their chief
mode Of employment is in carrying mer-
chandise and passengers from place to
place. In some cases the daughters Of
the family go ashore to work In fac
tories, as do the girls Of other coun-
tries; but the years earnings of Chi
nese factory girl would scarce suffice to
buy a single hat for her Western sis
ter. OF course as against this low rate
Of pay the standard Of living is CORE
spondingly different.
The houses which make up these vast
floating slums are of all sizes. Some
are but 10 feet long. From these
cramped dimensions however, they
range up to length Of 90 or GO feet.
A boat large enough to accommodate a
family Of moderate size can be obtained
for $40, and since the anchorage is free
it Is obvious that the Tankia effect
many savings impossible to the shore
dweller.-LAdy's Realm.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-04-15
Small Boys Pathetic Wish.

He Is a poor little neglected boy.
whose mamma is so busy with moth
ers' meetings and club conventions
and such important matters that she
really hasn't time to attend to her
children, says the New York Times.
This little boy was entertaining cas-
ual caller while his mother was up
stairs putting the finishing touches to
her toilet. Said the little boy, whose
own toilet was sadly in need Of atten-
ton:
"What does e. t. C. meanY
"E. t. c.Y' asked the caller.
Eyes," said the little boy. "It's a sort
Of word. It's in a book was read
ing"
"Oh," said the caller. "Etc is an
abbreviation. 1t is Latin. 1t stands
for ct cetera."
The little boy looked puzzled. "I'm
not in Latin yet" he said.
eft cetera," explained the caller,
"means-well, 1t means and so on
The little boy was thoughtful for a
moment, and then he said
II wish my mamma could find time
to ct cetera the buttons on my pants !"
And taking in his disheveled appear
ance, the visitor murmured, amen"
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MDW[p(y[L;&AlD q
q65GMgJE INc[Hf
~~~~~~

Japan has thirty-two time piece fac
tories, which turn out annually goods
valued at nearly 100000, the latest
figures being 2O9,792 standing clocks,
441,755 hanging clocks and 25,36O
watches.
Prof. Louis Agassiz, many years ago,
first announced that the ice sheet, or
glacial flow, at the northwest Of Maine
could not have been less than mile
deepf while later biologists have con-
f1rmed his statement, adding the more
recent conclusion that the ice was OF
that thickness at least over the larger
part of New England.
From calculations made by Prof. H.
O. Wilson, which are quoted in Nature,
there seems reason to suppose that the
conditions under which Halley's comet
will return to us in 1910 will be much
the same as those under which 1t ap-
peared In 1000. It was then one Of
the grandest objects which ever APP
peared in the heavens, and made a ire
mendous impression upon the medieval
world.
A great deal of attention has recent
" been given to the cultivation Of rub
Der, on account Of the continually in
creasing demand for it. Prof. Francis
e. Lloyd points out that "the ineivt-
able struggle Of man with nature" has
already manifested itself in this new
field. Already considerable number
Of parasitic enemies have been discov-
cred, whose energies appear to be
largely concentrated upon cultivated
rubber trees" It Is another problem
for science to deal with.
The growing industry of extracting
aluminium has stimulated the search
for water power in the British Isles,
because the extraction of aluminium is
30 expensive that only low cost power
can be economically employed. In this
respect Scotland, with it's mountains, is
coming to the front. The water power
plant at the falls Of Foyers, in Scot
land, has hitherto been the largest in
Great Britain; but now still larger
plant, at Kinlochleven, utilizing the
rainfall over tract of 55 square miles,
is about to be put into operation for
the production Of aluminium. Its nine
hydraulic turbines, each Of 5000 brake
horse power, are the largest water
wheels in the British Isles.
Prof. Edward L. Nichols. in his adj
dress as retiring president Of the Amer
lean Association for the Advancement
Of Science, used these suggestive SER
fences with the development Of the
doctrine Of energy has come the con-
viction Of IN end Of the world, inevita-
BILE, as the death Of the individual is
inevitable. In neither case, however,
Is longevity to be regarded as neces-
sarily beyond human control" Profess
sor Nichols then went on to say that
biologists are beginning to intimate the
possibility. remote but thinEable, of a
considerable extension of the term of
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-04-15

bodily life. and that it Is equally con-
ceivable that the human race may so
modify and control conditions as great
ly to prolong its career. The means to
this latter end, he indicated, are the
checking of wastefulness affecting ami
mails, the soil, the forests and the
streams; the solution Of the problem
presented by the gradual exhs ustion Of
natures supplies Of coal and petroleum,
and the search for ways to utilize, in
the form Of mechanical energy. the
radiation Of the sun.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-04-15

antisepnc. Thousands Of soldiers were treated with
standardized amounts Of this vaccine AS to whether
Of the treatment there great diversity of opinion
The statistics Of the British office were considered
unfavorabe and the prophylacc NEGOTIATIONS have been
officially discontinued Wright has claimed that the
general results favorable and in this opinion he
is supported by the majority Of the medical men who
followed the experiments.
Metschniko has placed the great weight OF his 1udg
ment in favor Of the utility Of continued trial OF the
prophyactc According to Wright the most exact data
siege Of Ladysmith and here there only oneeighh
many cases among the vaccnated as among the un-
vaccinated with the mortality very much lower In the
former Wright has found that especially good protec
ton is afforded by two successive vaccinations He now
njects simultaneously in the first dose about 100000
dead typhoid bac and in the second, given approx
mately week later. 2,OOO,OOO-Harper's.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-04-15

The favorite question with the
school committeeman of olden time
was. we are told, What is the
heavier, a pound Of feathers or a
pound Of leadY' The first rash an
swer used almost always to be, "a
pound Of lead" Then, Of course, from
the older pupils would come the re-
ply, Both alike"
If this question were asked to-day
the old-time querist might receive a
decided surprise, for the pound of
feathers could easily be proved to be
the heavier. A single experiment is
all the evidence needed.
With any accurate scales weigh out
a pound Of lead, using ordinary shot
for convenience. Pour the shot into
one Of the pans Of a balance. For the
feathers, light muslin bag will be
needed, and care must be taken that
feathers and bag together do not weigh
more than a pound. When the bag
of feathers is put into the other pan
Of the balance, the beam will, after
ly level.
So far the verdict Both alike
seems to be proved. But place the
balance on the receiver Of an air
pump, with lead and feathers undis.
turbed. Cover the whole with the
glass bell Jar, and exhaust the air
Slowly the feathers sink, and the lead
kicks the beam. The pound Of feath-
ers is heavier than the pound Of lead.
The truth Is that what we call a
pound was not such in fact; for the
atmosphere buoys up everything
within it in proportion to the bulk OF
the object and the feathers, being OF
greater bulk than the lead, are sup
ported by the air to considerably
greater extent than the lead. Re
moved from this supporting medium
their true weight is made evident.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-04-15
MARCH.

Who's afraid Of your cold and blowing,
Or your wind and hail and blowing,
March?
Do the worst that you can do, sir,
Rave and blow!
But don't know
That the spring is just a-springing?
That song sparrow yOnder singing
Told me So
While you're bowling, yowling, squalling,
can hear the robins calling,
Spring!
Something new comes with each conner
Bluebird brings bit Of summer
On his wing.
Rave. old wind-your roar and buster
Can't scare pussy-willow's cluster,
Dr0WSy wOodchucks rouse from sleeping,
Wild arbutus vines are creeping,
Snow-fed mountain brooks are leaping
To the lake,
All the world stirs, shyly peeping,
Half awake.
Farm Journal.
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and craving that it is impossible for them to get
or they los-plenty to retire but nothing
retire to, and they end they began striving to
add their useless boards passing into nothingness
leaving their money behind for heirs to quarrel
Gigantic fortunes, in the nature Of things must be
fewer build up in the future than in the
past Most great enterprises in the corporate
form The writer knows but now In active bust
ness who likely to have exceptionally large estate
and the foundation Of that laid more than half
century the purchase Of timber lands which have
increased enormously in value. Meanwhile, our immed
ate duty is to distribute surplus wealth to the best OF
our abilities in such forms we believe best calculated
to improve existing conditions We must all learn the
great truth that only competence is desirable almost nee
essry wealth essential and when 1t does come 1t is
only sacred trust to be administered only for the
eral good.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-04-15
FLOATING sLUM OF CANTON.

Where the Poor of q Great Chinese
City Live.
Stand beside the imperial custom
house at Canton and let the eye range
down the river toward Hong Kong. AS
far as the sight can reach lie boats,
boats and again boats. There are no
ordinary craft, mere vessels Of trans
port plying hither and thither,
but the countless homes Of myriad
Chinese, in which millions have
been born, have lived and died.
They are the dwellings Of the
very poor, who live in them practical
ly free from rent, taxes and the other
burdens of the ordinary citizen.
The Tankia (Which means boatdwell-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-04-15
See, he's waving his hat"
The pirl Touched his arm

! Lho Sul COuCucu Ills dIIll.
| "Sir," she said in a low voice. 81 will
tell you my name now. / know why you
came to Fairhaven. I know that you
have been very angry at Jim and that
you are here to take him away. l am
the cause of this misunderstanding. I
am the girl he wrote you about. am
Anna Holman"
He turned and stared at her.
"You!" he cried.
He was quite dumbfounded.
The launch was very near now. It's
whistle piped up shrilly.
"You!" repeated the old man. "Well,
WE'LL"
Then he suddenly put his arm with a
fatherly gesture about the girls Shout
ders and stood close beside her when the
launch grated on the beach.
"Ahoy, there, JIM" he laughingly
cried to the dazed young man in the bow
of the boat.-W. r. Rose in the Cleve-
| land Plain Dealer
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-04-15
Duke of Argyll's Tea Tree.

A correspondent tells of coming across,
during country stroll, climbing shrub
with green foliage and a few thorns
On taking it home and examining it he
found that it was the plant commonly
known as the Duke of Argyll's tea tree,
belonging to the same natural order
(Solanaceae) as the potato and tomato.
London tells us that it got its aristocratic
name from the fact that a tea plant,
Thea viridis, was sent to the Duke of
Argyll at the same time as this plant,
and the labels became accidentally trans
posed. The alien seems to have quickly
established itself in the southern counties
of England and was recorded by British
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-04-15

Wifey-You must give up something
during Lent.
Hubby-Be reasonable, my dear.
Didn't you make me swear off everything
at New Years?
'Why hide your light under a bushel."
When a pint measure will answer the
purpose Judge.
Skepticism of Australians.
Melba. describing Australia in an in
terview. said:
my fellow countrymen are like your
westerners of the '7Os They have a
delicious humor and a hooking skepti-
cism
1.-THE bishop of Ballarat rode one night
into little township of his diocese that
he had never visited before. 1t was late
and rainy. The only building with a
light i'll it was the Office of the local pa
per. and the bishop knocked on the door
with his crop stick.
Hello belowv cried a voice, and
head popped out of the window above.
I am the bishop of Ballarat,' said
the preiate mildly. will you be SO good
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-04-15

botanists under the name (of Lyctum
barbarum, the Barbary box thorn.) 1t
is described in the text books as a nat
uralized British plant on the southern
coasts of England, but it seems to have
established itself well on the Scottish
coasts too. Like a good many other
aliens it has flourished for a long time
under false name in this country, for
it was only lately discovered that it's
real name is Lyctum chinense, and that
it is native of China and not of Bar
barry as was thought.-Scotsman.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-04-15

type seize and hold everything that happens to be
knocking around and there is place for either Of
them In the true democracy.
The havoc that be wrought by a single specimen
of the fond mother is nsanced in history and has in
spired Mt least one great novel, All the misery and
tragedy "Triloy" through fond mother Of the
malignant type. This specimen said she acting for
the good Of her child To make this statement is one OF
the creatures habits though she really has not the
faintest Eoon of what really is the good Of her child
The approved methods of dealing with the fond moth
err nuisance educational rather than destructive It
is possible that is past redemption. Even an &C
tive one may be led into Of grace by being set to
consider her offspring Let her carefully note their
sembance her husbands sisters (whOm she possibly
oathes) or to her great-unce who disgraced the
family generation ago. Let her consider how much Of
them resembles else at all Then she will begin
to realize small share is her that her child
Is member Of the human family; not q gift, but
rious charge When old English new, by the way,
the word fond" meant foolish
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-04-15
Great Increase of Paupers in England.

There were more paupers than ever at
the end of January, despite old age PEN
sions, the proportion in London being
the highest since 1881, according to the
government return published yesterday;
The total number of paupers In Engiaannd
and Wales was S50,46O, of whom 2oo,-
S31 were indoor. The proportion thou-
of OF from last year and of O.3 in in
door paupers. The total in London was
133. 226. a proportion of 27,8, the in
crease of 4 being divided between in
door and outdoor poor.-London Daily
Mail.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-04-15

Policeman Ito loiterer)-Now, then,
what are you doing here? Loiterer-
Well what are you ADDING here? Po-
liceman-Can't you see? I'm doing my
duty. Loiterer-An' can't you see I'm
a-makin' the duty for you to do?-
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-04-15

The decision of the United States court
of appeals at Philadelphia which gives
railroad company verdict against an
automobilist whose vehicle was involved
in collision at crossing puts upon
chauffeurs responsibilities commensurate
with the character of the vehicles under
their charge; and it should insure for
pedestrians on public thoroughfares the
same measures of safety that are indi-
Gated for the prevention of collisions
with moving trains. In other words, the
automobilist should ''look out" instead
of leaving that to the other fellow after
easing his sense of responsibility by toot-
ing the horn.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-04-15

Beyond a competence for old age,
which need not be great and may
be very small, wealth lessons rather
than increases human happiness.
Millionaires who augh are rare.
The deplorable family quarrels
which so often afiict the rich gen.
orally have their rise In sordid diff
ferencee about money. The most
miserable Of men as Jold age ap-
proaches are those who have made
money getting their god; like flies
on the wheel, these unfortunates
fondly believed they were really
driving It. only to find when tired
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-04-15
Changes in Moons Surface.

Changes on the moons surface, espe-
cially near the crater Linnaeus, are now
recognized by Pickering, Barnard and
others. 1t is concluded that the diminu-
ton of white patch must be melting
of hoar frost at sunrise and that the
deposition and melting Of frost must.be
takiQg place in other parts Of the moon.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-04-15

art in this country" according to Herr
Abraham Mayer, editor Of monthly
Whims Of f. the fas ..4Oo in New York Herr
Mayer declares that our modistes rush
over to Paris, get some new ideas, and
then take the fastest steamer home, and
in few days they hang up in their
shop windows the latest thing from
Paris.
''The dressmakers here" he declares,
convention. Hence there is no attempt
to originate a real American fashion,