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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
FRIGID REMEMBRANCES.


The contrast between the life of the
young In the twentieth and IN the
early part Of the nineteenth century
is most striking, and one wonders
how the Scotch children Of former
times survived their early training.
Lady Richie gives in "Blackstick Pa
pers" description of home life in
Scotland In 1906, which she took from
the Memoirs of Highland Lady"
Although seldom ailing, we inherit
ed a delicacy of constitution, demand
ing great care during our infancy. In
those days 1t was the fashion to take
no care of it. All children alike were
plunged into the coolest water, sent
abroad in the worst weather, fed on
the same food; our life was one long
misery.
In town a large, long tub stood in
the kitchen court, the ice on the top
of which had often to be broken be-
fore our horrid plunge into it. We
were brought down from the very top
of the house, four pairs Of stairs, with
only q cotton cloak over our night
gowns, just to chill US completely be-
fore the dreadful shock. How 1
screamed, begged, prayed, entreated to
be saved All no use!
Nearly senseless, I have been TAX
en- to the housekeeper's room, which
was always warm, to be dried Re
vived by the fire, we were enabled to
endure the next bit Of martyrdom, an
hour upon the low sofa, our books in
our hands, while our cold breakfast
was preparing. My stomach rejecting
milk, bread and tears generally did
for me-"
Six years later In the Highland
home austerities seem still part of
the education.
I'm winter we rose without candle
or IRE or warm water; and really in
the Highland winters. when the breath
froze on the sheets and the water in
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
THE JOYFUL SOUND.

By Rev. H. M Wharton, D. D.
Text-"Blessed is the people that
know the joyful sound" Psalm
lXXxix: Is.
An old writer on the Psalms has
said that when you find the word
blessed hanging out as a sign, you
may know that a good man dwells
within. The word blessed hangs out
as sign at the door of this text, and
cody people Is the people described
within. There is a great difference In
the worlds idea Of blessedness and
Gods idea Of what it is to be blessed.
The world says, blessed is the man
who succeeds in business, who has a
plenty of money and is surrounded
by all that the world can give him.
Blessed is the man who holds position
and office and influence. Blessed Is
the woman who can have her hearts
desire Of all things on earth. That is
what the world says God says:
Blessed is the people that know the
joyful sound" I cannot decide this
matter for you; but for me, 1 would
rather be what the Lord calls blessed
than what the world calls blessed. II
we can find out what Is meant by the
joyful sound, we shall enter into the
meaning of this blessed. There are
some truths in the Bible that lie upon
the surface like apples on the ground
in autumn; you have only to go and
gather them up and enjoy them. 9th,
er truths are like gold-down beneath
the surface-and you must dig fol
them in order to get them.
Blessed is the people that know
the joyful sound" We must know it,
and not by our heads, but by our
hearts. The gospel must touch the
heart if it would be a blessing. You
may take the most illiterate old
Christian that you know to-day and
let him listen to one of your modern
moral essays or new theology preach
er's discourse on some topic that he
has found in some of his scientific in.
vestigations or evolved from his own
consciousness. Let the old saint lis.
ten to the discourse through and
through and then go and say to him:
Brother, how did you like the ser.
mon?" He will tell you: 1T was
right good, 1 reckon; but it was not
the gospel" How did he know it was
not the gospel? He knew it by his
heart, and not by his head. 1 Judge
of sermon nv NV haarf
Have you heard the joyful sound ?
Do you know it? Then let others
know the blessed news. Put the
trumpet to you lips and let the world
know that Jesus Christ is in the
world saving sinners
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
SOME MARRIED MEDITATIONs
By Clarence L. Cullen.
ON~N~~~N~~

Many a woman who imagines that
she is the apple Of her husbands eye
is really only the crabapple of his Wis
ion.
y small boy with his first drum isn't
in it as n nuisance with the womuu
that develops what she thinks Is d tai
ent for sarcasm.
You don't know what being in bad
means until your wife becomes ac-
quainted with a bunch of women who
can easily afford to pay 800 apiece for
their hats
When you hear hatchet-faced, vim
egar-mouthed woman exclaim "AIl
men are DEVILS" don't you wonder
what facilities she ever possessed for
finding all that out?
After baby comes, a woman real
ICES that the lesson in patience she
had to learn to get along with her hus-
band was only the a b of what she
had to learn later.
When a man is a nagger he general
~ knows it and has his moments of
self-contempt. But when a woman is
q termagant she goes to her grave
without ever finding it out.
We know male jellyfish who Is i'm
beetle enough to permit his wife to
make him eat onions, although he de-
spises them and they like him not, lust
because she herself wants to eat a
mess of them.
Why is 1t that a woman will begin,
at the breakfast table, to tell her hus-
band an interminable, intricate, and
meaningless dream that she has had
when she knows that he Is already
twenty minutes behind his office-reach-
ing schedule?
The soured old harpies who buzz
around young women and advise them
10 take the relns from the start
never by any chance go through with
1t and elucidate how they themselves
made out at that personally conducted
reins-handling job.
Why is it that when a woman I'm
the public eye, whose reputation al
ways has been considered unimpeach-
able-a certain noted female singer
say-gets her name dragged into n di-
yorce case the women who read about
1t generally appear to be oh-so-gladdy-
glad?
When two or three over-indulged
women who pretend to believe that
their husbands mistreat them get to-
gether at a shopping luncheon, the en-
suing rataplan makes a blank cart
ridge skirmish drill sound by compari-
son like the rustling Of autumnaI
zephyrs among dead leaves.
The self-same woman, whose hus-
band always takes off her shoes when
she returns from a wholly unnecessary
day of shop gadding, generally is tba
one who says to her woman cronies
"'Deed I've got a picture of myseIr
pressing my husbands trousers
huh"
I'D rather die or work in some.
body's kitchen than take a cent of
Your detestable money! is what thav
all say while the details Of the mn.
tual agreement divorce are being ar
ranged. But when the decree is hand
ed down they line up greedily at the
alimony counter all the same
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
SHOT IN SHOOTING GALLERY.
Minnesota Man, Old Wisconsin Soldier
Accidentally Killed by Boy.

DULUTH, Mimi, July CIV. T.
Hyde, IS years old, who conducted a
shooting gallery at Proctor, was acct
dentally shot by gun discharged by
13-year-old Dennis Murray late Satur-
day afternoon. He died early this morn
ing at the Duluth hospital. His intes-
tines were penetrated six times by the
bullet.
According to those who saw the acct
dent, the boy had just finished shooting
three shots at a target and had rested
the gun on the counter to have it
cleaned. AS he started to put the ram
rod into the gun the weapon was in some
manner discharged by the boy.
Mr.. Hyde was AL old soldier in Co.
K, First Wisconsin infantry. He leaves
two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Cutler of Fond
du Lac, Wis, and Mrs. James Bunker
of Blengoe, Ia.
The day before the accident Mr.. Hyde
celebrated his sixty-eighth birthday an
niversary. He was well known in Proc
tor and West Duluth.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09

William +. Baker, the new police com
sioner of New York city, was clerk in
the banking house of w. \. Coler * Co,
when i'll 1897, the late Hugh Mclaughlin
picked Bird 5. Coler to run for comp
troller on the Tammany ticket. Baker
became COler's secretary and served two
years. Then he returned to the banking
house desk. In 1902 Baker was very
active promoting Coler's nomination and
campaign for governor. After Coler'S
defeat little was heard of Baker until
1908, when he appeared as president of
the municipal service board, succeeding
Coler, who had been appointed by Mayor
Mcclellan. COler resigned and was re-
ported to have recommended Baker as
his successor. In October, 1905, the
state civil service board aSsaied Baker
and his associates for using the munic-
lpal civil service machinery in the inter
est of Tammany Chief Murphy. There
was long controversy, which resulted
in the local boards effort to offset the at
tackS by abolishing the rerating system
The Civil Service Reform association
kept getting evidence of alleged political
fsvoritism by President Baker This
seems to have so pleased Mcclellan that
he elevated him to the office of first
deputy police commissioner, with head
quarters in Brooklyn. This was early in
January, 1908.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
KORN IS BOUND OVER.
Waukesha Man Who Killed His Sister
Formally Arraigned, but 1t Is Be-
lieved He Is Insane.

WAUKESHA, Wis, July 6.-[Spe-
cial. Peter Korn, who shot and killed
his sister, Mrs. Perry l.. Friz, at her
home in Mccall street several weeks
ago, as the result of a family feud over
the estate of their father. the late Hen
ry Korn, was bound over to the Decem-
Der term of circuit court for trial by
Judge Armin in municipal court today.
Korn, who is believed to be insane, made
a scene in court. As soon as court con-
vened Korn leaped to his feet and de-
manded that his case be continued for
two weeks. He was Gained by the court
and his attorney, E. d. Walsh, waived
preliminary examination and he was
bound over for trial. 1t is said that
Korn resents the idea that he is insane
1t is believed that he will never be
brought to trial for the homicide and
that he will probably be sent to an asy-
lum
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
BRAKEMAN IS KILLED,
Youngest Enploye on 500 Road Meets
Death Under Wheels Near Chip
pewa Falls.

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, July 6.
Especial. brakeman James z. Flah-
erty, aged 10 years, of this city, was
instantly killed early this morning a
half mile west of Wheeler, station on
the 500 line about % miles west of
here. In attempting to board a fiat car
on westbound freight No. %, he was
thrown under the wheels and his body
was cut in twain just below the arm
pits. F'laherty had the distinction of
being the youngest brakeman ever en-
ployed by the Wisconsin Central. He
began braking at17 years of age and
was a popular and capable employee
He was the sole support of his wild
owed mother, Mrs. Mary Flaherty.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09

the jugs became cakes of ice wash
ing was a very cruel necessity.
AS we could play our scales in the
dark, the two pianofortes and the harm
began the days work. How very near
crying was the one whose turn set her
at the harp! The strings cut the DOOR
cold fingers. Martyr the first sat in
the dining-room at the harp; MARTYR
the second put her blue fingers on the
keys of the grand piano-forte in the
drawing room"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
HARTMAN HAS PARALYSIS.
Railway Magnate's Limbs Affected, but
General Health Is Not Impaired

VIENNA, July &c. II. Hartman,
the American railroad magnate, is suffer-
ing from paralysis. Prof Adolf Struem-
pell visits the patient every third day at
Semmering and has told Mr.. Hartman
that while his slight paralysis in his
limbs may be relieved, it will never be
cured. His general health, however will
not be affected. Mr.. Hartman is taking
the baths and is no longer troubled with
nervousness. The specialists believes
that after the railway king" leaves this
country he will be braced up and able
to work as hard as he pleases.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
DON'TS FOR CHURCHMEN.

Don't try to persuade others beyond
your own convictions.
Don't forget that those who fear the
desert can find no Canaan.
Don't forget that life without re-
straint is not long without wreck
Don't fail to notice that the honesty
that advertises itself is usually for
sale.
Don't overlook the fact that faith
always means forsaking some seeming
good.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
AMIGO MILL BURNS.
Fire Destroys Entire Plant of Wisconsin
Bark and Lumber Company
Loss $4,000.

AMIGO. Wis, July 6.-[Special /
Fire broke out this morning about 3
o'clock in the shingle mill end of the
Wisconsin Bark and Lumber company's
sawmill, destroying the entire plant. Es-
timated loss 5000 covered by 30 per
cent. insurance. J. II. Worden, presi-
dent of the company, believes the mill
will be rebuilt
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09

IGE The Bureau of Railway News Statistics
the o
adv durngh appliances
their methods
killed passenger
No
killed Britain to
lot lost their
More than this the English railroads had death list
accident, of
wereo
The United States has exactly
age as Britain las Our freight mileage
OF the accidents times twice
powerful freight
at least to
On calculation this should on this
haIf number
after all Free Press.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
HudnaIl on Fish Commission.

SUPERIOR. Wis. July 81 Special
Senator George 3. Hudnall has accept
ed the appointment of member of the
fish commission offered him by Gov.
u. o. Davidson. Mr.. Hudnall felt in
clined to decline the offer, but after
conference with large number of
sportsmen which was for the purpose
of urging him to do so, he accepted
The appointment is an honorary one, but
local sportsmen are of the opinion that
this county should have a representa-
tive in the commission.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
By Bishop Newman.

by OiSuOp NeWuau
Text:-'The Master is come and
calleth for thee."-John 1888.
The text is suggestive Of individ-
uality. A beloved brother is dead
Christ proposed to raise the dead to
life. The two surviving sisters were
to take part in the resurrection 1t is
not too much to say that without the
cooperation of these sisters the dead
could not have been raised. Thus God
suspends the grandest moral results
not only upon the conservation of the
individuality. One thing is true: Heav-
en- has ordained that man shall be
saved through man. That the AL
mighty employs individuals to accom-.
In the darkest hour of the worlds his
tory, when humanity seemed to be in
competent to meet the great emergen-
cies in the history of the church, then
some individual is brought forth, usu-
ally from obscurity
The glory of the pulpit today is
not in its splendid scholarship, is not
in enhancing eloQuence, but the glory
of the pulpit is that moral power that
finds response in the human heart.
some OF the mightiest workers in the
history of the world are persons Of
obscurity. You have heard OF Adam
Clarke. AS | stood by his grave along
side that of Wesley, l expressed my in
debtedness to him more than to, any
other commentator. Yes, you have all
heard Of Adam Clarke, but have you
heard Of Thomas Barker? Who was
he? Only an obscure Methodist preach
er who was instrumental in bringing
Clarke to the light. You have heard
Of k1tto, altogether the most prolific
and at the same time the most accu.
rate Of Bible writer's. But have you
heard of Richard Bernard? Who is
he? Only an obscure English layman,
who on Sunday afternoon went to an
English poorhouse. There he saw a
deaf pauper, in whose eyes cleaned
genius. 1t touched the sympathies OF
his heart. The boy was taken to his
home, was educated, and there came
forth Kitto. You have heard of Nor
rison, and when 1t shall be your priv.
ilege to go to Hong Kong, fail not to
go into the Victoria Library. In an
elegant glass case you will find an au-
tograph letter written by her majesty,
the late Queen Victoria, expressing her
debt Of gratitude to Morrison for the
translation Of the Scriptures into Chi,
nese and for his Chinese and English
Lexicon, autograph copies of which are
there. Yes, you have heard of Morri-
son, in China, and doubtless China will
always remember Morrison; but who
ever heard Of that woman who, one
Sabbath afternoon, found an urchin in
the streets and gathered him into the
Sabbath school? When the great day
of reckoning comes, the Angel Gabriel
shall be sent to find that Christian
woman, as he was sent out to find
Mary of Nazareth, and the Judgment
Will not proceed, and the rewards will
not be given, until she, unknown to
earth, shall be crowned with the ben
odlctlOnS of Tho MaStnr
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09

Hadn't you better wash the dishes
before we go?" said a man, who was
taking hired girl out for a walk.
your missis will be sure to see them
and scold YOU" No. she'll not" re-
piled the girl; as soon as she learns
l am going out for the evening. she'll
spend all the time looking through my
trunk"-Puck.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09

the air above private property. Finally must
slider the by which laws may be enforced and
the registration and Identification of aerial machines
carried out
1t is good making laws without the ability carry
them into effect. Even supposing regular service
naugurated of police patroling the air in swift
flyers, they could seldom follow and catch up trans
gressors since would often be possible
the information to them in time. There be doubt
that intricate problem is confronting us regard
ing the amending and making of laws regulate that
traffic which Of believe soon be darkening
the air above heads
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09

to Christ. l will be true to Christ.
will please Christ. 1 will be obedient
to Christ. 1 viii do His will l will
submit to His discipline I will bear
the cross He lays upon me-
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09

expected usually is anxious that in the eyes of the
world 1t should appear satisfactory, and to this end
earnestly and seadfastly she endeavors to show her
son-inlaw In the favorable light to outsiders
Therefore, If the motherin-aw have ordinary
common sense she will for the love which she bears
her daughter encourage her to do her best please
her husband and to retain his affection.
1t sometimes is ptful to woman's efforts to pla
cate canankerous soninaw, and although when there
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
MoTHERs-IN-LAw MOST MALGNED OF ALL.
By Helen OIdfeId,

Probably no class of persons are SO much
and so persistently misrepresented and ma
lgned as are mothers-in-law
AS rule, women are pleased to have their
daughters marry WE'LL the matchmaking
mother is as common subject for joke as
is the Objectionable mother-in-law. If after
marriage it turns out that the match is not
all that the Wifes mother wished for and
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
War on Cyclists.

MANITOWOC, Wis, July 6.-[Spe-
cial. 1.-The police officials have declared
war on motor cyclists IN the city. Last
night one narrowly missed running down
two children on the main street.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
CfrcumstanttaI Evidence

Did you say Jaggers was a member
of the stock exchange?"
Yes"
Bull or bear?"
Bear, 1 guess; at least, that's the
distinction his home bearing seems to
enforce Boston Courier.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
NEW PROBLEMS FOR THE LAWMAKERS.
BY Maj. Baden-POweI

In four years time may be able to say
that flying Is common.
1t Is then that new laws and regulations
will have to be adopted. The rule Of the
road" In the air must be settled, as also
the question as to whether international
frontiers are to be respected, and if not
whether universal free trade must result
Then comes the subject of the ownership of
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09

A man never knows what is COM
ing to him until it gets right on him.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09

AS man grows leaner because of
age, his wife becomes fatter.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09

We met a man to-day who is hard
to please; he doesn't like cold weather
and he doesn't like warm weather.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09

violin capacity fer passionate emotion
it-and organ with its mechanical tonal effects
as the king OF Instruments
Nor does the voice make peculiarly poignant ap-
peal Of tho violin. It's lowest note is the below the
treble cef its top squeak; but it seems
in a octaves to have imprisoned within its wooden
walls miniature world of feeling; IN the hands
clumsy amateur has the formidable power of CIV
ing pain; while in the grasp Of master it Is capable Of
rousing the soul.-Everybody's.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
WHY THE VIOLIN IS MUsIC's KING.
By James Huneker.

Restricted as to its range OF dynamlcs, the
violin has had for its votaries men of such
widely different temperaments az Paganini
and Spohr, Wilhelmj and Sarsate, Joachim
Ysaye.
It's literature does no compare with that of
the piano, for which Bach. Beethoven, Schu-
mann Chopin and Brahms have written their
choicest music; yet the intimate nature OF
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09

HE gratifying that rail
roads killed much smaller Of than usual
year the passengers
employees who their lives in this
1921 while in 1907 the number 4759 it
The Bureau of Railway News Statistics
depres
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-30
CITY REAL ESTATE


AUCTION. AUCTION. AUCTION
Sale OF city realty TO be held I'm the office of
JOHN L. POLITO,
2104 Market ST. 14th, on Thursday, De-
cember so, at IL n. m.
The following properties will be sold to the
highest bidder:
West line Eureka ST.. 10 feet south of 10th,
25x100; improved with fats, As
1p States St; room cottage, nearly new; lot
25xf25.
4o-42A Clara av. near 17th; 2 new nats 40
rooms; lot 2sx136.
Southwest corner Eureka and Goth: lot 75x100;
store and large residence; can be extensively i'm
proved
Lot west line OF Sanchez st, iO5 feet south of
14th; 25xto5.
SIS Noe St; elegant story cottage; lot 25x
100
400 Sanchez ST; s room residence; lot 251ioO
81 Tilden near Castro; 8 room residence; lot
27 :6x134:5; fine view.
Nos. "A. rs. rs, 7sA, 7sB Belcher st. near 14th
and Market; flats, from 3 to rooms each; lot
25x125; all rented; rents $St per month.
Northwest corner 23d and Noe sts.: 25:6x114;
improved with store and fats, and rooms.
JOHN L. POLITO 2104 Market ST. cor 18th