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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-20
SCHOOL OPENS SEPTEMBER I.

been sick for about ten days, making il
necessary for the company to stop work
on their new lines until Sandy" is out
again.
Nora Stiehm is spending the week in
Milwaukee at the home Of her brother.
Mrs. Charles Milzer of Milwaukee, and
Mrs. Muscheid Of Reeseville, are visiting
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Peters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Boardman of LO-
well, Mass, are visiting at the home of
+. G. Mansfield.
The Rock River Telephone Co. has in
stalled telephones in farm residences of
Julius Oestreich and J. G. Bentheimer
in the town of AztaIan, and Fred K0aser
and Louis Kugath of Pennington.
&. H. Harrup, of the National Co., of
South Bend, Ind, has been looking over
the progress Of the WaterwOrks system
Monday and Tuesday.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-20
Redwood.

Miss Mayme F. Cunningham Of Madi-
son, is visiting relatives aud friends in
this vicinity.
Miss Estelle Mae DOherty of Cascade,
is guest at the home of NJ. E. Mcclure
and family.
j. T. Mcclure of Milwaukee, is a guest
at the home of his cousin, NJ. E. Mcclure
and family. during the week.
Mrs. F. j. Mccall, Mayme f. Cunning
ham and Margaret E. Mcclure spent the
fore part of the week visiting relatives
and friends at Fond du Lac.
J. K. McAdams spent Sunday at Madi-
son.
Mrs. Patrick Scion of Watertown, and
Miss Kathryn Dalton of Chicago, spent
Sunday at the home of Miss Anna Kelley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Uehling are proud
parents of a baby girl, born Monday
morning.
Miss Lauretta 6. Egan was Water
town passenger Monday.
Miss Irene M. DonOhue is home from
Juneau, where she has been attending
the institute for the past two weeks.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-20
Pennington.

Pennington, August Is, 19O9-Mr. and
Mrs. E. C. Kottke and Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Hamann of Johnson Creek, were among
the visitors at Aug. KalsOw's Sunday.
Mrs. Bertha Staude, son Henry and
daughter Clara, and Miss Mile Raabe
spent over Sunday with Robert Raabe
and wife near Palmyra.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Rummler and
daughter Dorothy, spent Sunday with
friends ct Grellton.
John Smell spent Sunday evening with
friends at Affection.
Ernest and Miss Bertha Weber spent
Sunday evening with their brother
Charles and family.
Alfred Sabel and sisters Esther and
Florence were the guests at the home of
Mrs. <. VOss Sunday afternoon.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-20
PipersVilie

Pipersyille, August 10, 1909-Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Oestriech are the happy par
ents of baby bay, born August 18th.
Miss Olive Lewis Of Milwaukee, is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. FL. Humphrey and
family.
A number from here attended the ice
cream social at Ixonia, Wednesday even
ing, which was held at Evan Humph-
rey's.
Mrs Otto Schroeder and two children
of Concord, spent Wednesday, afternoon
here with her parents, c. Henning.
Miss Ethel Mere spent few days of
last week with her cousin at Redwood.
Mrs. Herman Karberg is visiting rela-
tiVes at Watertown.
Miss Lourine Barnes was a WatertoWn
visitor Thursday.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-20
Book on North Pacific Coast By
Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway

TNuIIWUls
Are you contemplating a trip to the
Pacific Northwest or to the Alaska Yukon
Pacific exposition at Seattle? If so, call
or send for new book. North Pacific
Coast Country" issued by this railway.
1t will help you in planning your trip.
FREE-if you call. MAILED for four
cents postage.
S62 round trip from Chicago to Seattle,
Tacoma, Spokane, Portland. Victoria,
Vancouver, Butte and other points daily
until September 80 Choice of routes.
Stop-overs. Return limit October 81
W. W. Winton, District Passenger Agent
Madison, Wis. Aug. ga
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-20
Barri1sStorlHan
The S aSt Coffee

and are so certain it Will please you,
that we will sell you pound tin, and
after trial in your home, if you do not
agree that it is the only coffee to use,
bring what is left back and we will re-
fund your MONEY
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-11-26
ONION QUEEN OF NORTHWEST
Miss Turner Of Dayton, WASH, Clears
$3.50 from Ten-Acre Patch
Crop Immense.

Dayton, Wash.-Miss Alice Turner
Of this place is being dubbed the "On.
ion Queen OF the Pacific Northwest"
This season she planted and harvested
ten acres of onions and cleared above
all her expenses $3.50. The crop was
an immense one. being raised on new
land and watered with artesian wells.
Miss Turner came into possession OF
a small farm by the death of her
father year ago. She was at loss
to know what to do with the old home
and her mother. when she decided to
become an onion grower all by her.
self.
She engaged men to pillow and plant
her acreage to onion seed. and
throughout the summer superintendent
the wedding and watering of the crop.
In spite OF many scoffings from
neighbors. who declared onions would
be worthless this fall. she persevered
and now Is enyied by all. The total
crop was purchased by a New York
commission man for distribution In
the east. Miss Turner realized Is
cents a sack for the onions. which
yielded nearly one thousand sacks an
acre.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-11-26
LITTLE WAITRESS WAS READY
Clearly Nothing Doing In Usual Line
Of Talk for the Fresh Trav.
cling Man.

A good story Is going the rounds
about . drummer and q pretty wait
ress. Here IL what happened. accord
ing to the report:
The dapper little travelling man
glanced at the menu and then looked
up at the pretty waitress. Mice day.
little one" he began.
Yes, It is." she answered, "and SO
was yesterday, and my name Is Ella,
and ! know I'm little peach. and
have pretty blue eyes, and I've been
here quite while, and like the place,
and l don't think I'm too nice q girl
to be working in hotel; II did I'd
quit my job; and my wages are salts
factory: and don't know II there il .
show or dance in town tonight, and
II there is / shall not go with you,
and I'm from the country, and I'm
respectable girl, and my brother il
cook In this hotel, and he weighs 200
pounds, and .ast week he wiped up
this dining room floor With fresh
$50a-month travelling mar. who tried
to make date with me. Now. what1l
you have?"
The dapper little travelling man said
he was not very hungry. and cup
OF coffee and some hot cakes would do.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-11-26
FENCE TO KEEP OUT INDIANS
Mexican Mine Owners Use Electrified
Wires to Prevent Trespassins
on Their Land.

Oaxaca, Mexico.-Electrified fences
in the neighborhood of the Natiyidad
mine has been the cause Of consid.
cradle trouble between the Cha. Min.
era La Natiyidad and the Indians OF
the region in which the mine is locat.
ed. The trouble started over the
erecting of some fences by the min.
ing company. These fences crossed
several roads, thus closing them for
traffic. II Is claimed by the Indians
who make use of the roads that the
routes closed by the company were
public highways, while the company
claims that the are on the prop
erty owned by them and can be
closed as they see fit. When the
fences were first erected II is
stated that the Indians would cut
the wires and use the road as
before. In order to stop this.
fences were electrified. and the fury
of the residents of the section knew
no bounds. II is stated by the Indians
that dead dogs had been found along
the fence. and II the current was
strong enough to kill dog 1t would
kill a child. The company is said to
have claimed that the dogs were killed
by some one and laid along the fence.
Serious trouble is threatened and Gov.
Pimentei has sent Lie Enrique Vas.
comedies to the district to make re.
port on the matter.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-11-26
Massachusetts, Gardener Exhibits vese-
table That Would Make Meal
for Twenty Families.

Boston.-A young retaurant was
brought into this city few days ago
In the form of a cabbage that is a
giant In its class. And there Is some
class to it. as 1t fills the top OF a
good-sized table and would make a
meal for 20 families. The monster
is fully three feet in height and
weighs In the vicinity OF thirty
pounds. 1t was raised in the garden
of Albert Todesce of Roslindale.
The seed that this cabbage came
from has heretofore never been guilty
Of any such conduct and has been sat
isfied to bring forth ordinary editions
OF the vegetable that is commonly
embraced with the name OF corned
beef.
When the head grew in size Mr..
Todesce was about to cut 1t on when
he noticed that. although it was larger
than any of the others, 1t was not
nearly full grown. and allowed it to
remain on its stalk and awaited its
growth. He expected the head would
be q large one, but never anticipated
that n would become what 1t really
did. After waiting several weeks and
seeing that the head was still enlarg-
ing. he cut away the surrounding
plants to allow 1t enough room for
growth
Finally he thought II had had time
enough and clipDed Il Several farm
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-11-26
The ROYAL Assent,

lie Roy lie veault" ("The king Wills
it") is the form of the words In which
the English king is accustomed to sig
nifty his royal assent to bill which
has passed both houses of parliament
and is ready to be made statute law.
They are. however. not the only
form of old Norman-French words
which has survived and is still in
usage In our parliamentary system.
Thus, for instance, when bill is sent
up for consideration from the COM
mons to the lords, it is Endorsed by
the clerk with the words, .Soit baille
aux Seigneurs" t'sLet 1t be sent to the
Lords), and when the converse opera
ton takes place the corresponding
words are "Soit baille aux Communs."
The royal assent to money bills Is
more deliberately expressed: lie Roy
remercie ses bons sujets, accepte leur
benevolence. ct ainsi lie veault' 1.-THE
king thanks his loyal subjects. &C
cepts their gift. and so wills it,. For
private bills still another form of as
sent is used: sSoit fait CONNIE IL est
desire" l..Let 1t be done as desired').
-Tit-Bits.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-11-26
The Voice
| of the Wind
Copyright. by Short Stories Co. Ltd.)
ny ISAR TEL MOOR z


Once a king had a daughter whom
he dearly loved. She had always
been brought up very sensibly, in spite
of her being a princess, and had been
taught how to dress herself and how
to do up her own hair without the
help Of a lady's maid. And her habit
was, after she had dressed in the
morning. to go into the garden to get
a breath of fragrant air before break
fast and to gather a flower to place in
her hair.
One day, when she was in the gar
den, she heard a voice saying:
How will you have your troubles
when you are young or when you are
old?"
This happened several times and
the princess. filed with curiosity and
tired of hearing always the same ques-
ton, went one day into the palace and
said to her maid OF honor:
do you know what has happened
to me these last few days? l keep
l am gathering my flowers. Which
will you do: go through your troubles
in your youth, or in your old age?"
The maid of honor replied:
Listen, royal lady: For my part,
should say that l preferred having
my troubles when young. With my
old age would acquire more power"
The princess combed and dressed
herself the next morning and went
into the garden as usual, where she
heard the voice that spoke to her:
and when it asked her the curious
question, the princess replied that she
would rather go through her troubles
in her youth than in her old age.
The voice rejoined:
Take leave, then, Of everything
here that is yours"
THAT is not so difficult" said the
princess.
But when she came to actually say
good-by it was another matter. 1t
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-11-26
BARBER CUTS OFF WHISPERS
Cultivated Van Dyke Beard Belonging
to Japanese Editor Lost by
Misunderstanding.

Washington.-Lack of mastery OF
the English language was responsible
for the loss of a carefully cultivated
Van Dyke beard that graced the chin
of s. Zumoto, editor of the Japan
Times of Tokyo and a member Of the
commercial commission now touring
this country.
Mr.. Zumoto visited a local barber
shop the other day.
Il would like to be shaved" he said,
stroking his beard, mot altogether.
but conseryatively."
The barber began. Americans In
the shop were startled little later BY
flow Of what probably was strong
Japanese language. Half OF the Japa-
nese beard already had fallen beneath
the BARRIERS keen blade. It was neces-
sary therefore to cut on the whole
Van Dyke.
Members Of the japanese party en-
joyed the situation later. but Nh. Zu-
motto declined to see 1t in . humorous
light
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-11-26
CITY MAN AMAzEs FARMERS
College Football Man Bought Sand
Hills and Made Them Exceeding
~ Valuable a. Farm.

Hutchinson, Kan.-By the average
farmer the experience Of Charles E.
Durand. whose farm is FIVE miles from
upon as exaggerated as to its truth
fulness. And yet here was city
bred young man. totally without pre-
vious agricultural knowledge or exper-
fence. who came into western Kansas
and made fortune in spite of the fact
that all his neighbors and town folk
looked upon him as a tenderfoot who
had fallen into the meshes Of shrewd
land dealers. Now he is looked upon as
one of the most successful farmers in
Reno county. Seven years ago this
same land was supposed to be practi-
cally worthless, except for grazing.
Now II is worth $4,000.
Seventeen years ago young Durand
was at Andover academy. He was the
captain of his football team. His great
ambition was TO go to Yale and make
the team there. In his senior Andover
year he injured his knee SO seriously
that he went to his home In Chicago.
gave up his college career and went
into business with his father. For
nearly ten years he stuck to inside
mercantile work. All the time, how
ever. there was the call of the land
within him. One day he told his father
that he was going west to become a
farmer. The elder Durand smiled in
diligently. The young man insisted
that he now had money of his own.
and that he was going. 1t began to
be serious to Durand, ST.. and he
asked perfectly natural question:
/, What do you know about farm.
ing?"
Not thing" was the answer. "but
I'm going to learn"
And so seven years ago young Dur
and came to Hutchinson looking for a
farm. East OF town there were GAO
acres. known as the sand hills" He
had just about $4,000. and he paid II
for the place. The farmers In the
| neighborhood smiled behind their
hands as he passed by. Poor fellow
they said. 1.-THE city chap Is the castles,
thing on earth, anyhow"
, The townpeople chuckled and asked
each other IL they had heard about the
tenderfoot from Chicago.
Il expect | was looked upon as o
sucker" said Durand in discussing the
trade. land | don't know just exactly
yet why | bought the place. but fol
some reason or another had q
'hunch' that things would grow there
Honest, there never was any one quite
so green. | didn't know the differenc,
between Kaffir. broom. cane and In
dian corn"
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was even difficult to decide which one
of her possessions to take farewell of
first. There were here father and
mother and brother and sisters. There
was her beautiful apartment in the
palace and there was her garden.
There were her maids of honor, her
fine carriage and her pretty dresses.
There was her saddle horse, a per-
feetly trained Arabian pony. There
were her dolls and other playthings,
which she still loved although she was
getting a little too grown-up to play
with them. There We're her dog and
her kitten. Really. it was very diff
cult indeed!
Her father and mother wept bit
terly, of course, but they were con-
WINGED of the wisdom of her choice
to have her troubles while she was
young and strong enough to bear
them. At last the good-bys to her par
ents were all said. For the grandeur
of the palace the princess did not care
greatly. but her garden was very dear
to her, and she was grieved when she
took her last walk in 1t.
According to the natural course of
events. however" she said bravely to
herself. Il shall see 1t again. for am
young"
Her pony snuggled his nose into her
hand and begged her to 60 for a ride
that morning. The princess only
kissed his cheek and passed on.
Her dog was a delightful little
French poodle that seemed to have
springs in his feet. he pranced about
so. His name was Bonino, which
means a daisy. The princess had
named him because he was pure white
and rather fluffy-a jolly little dog
that twinkled about and had lovely
pink smile somewhere on him.
Her kitten was named Suspino,
which, in Portuguese, means a sigh.
He was the last of litter of nine
kittens and might much better have
been called a laugh, for a happier
puss was never seen. His mother had
named him. however. and her point
of view had naturally been different
from that of other people.
Bonino and Suspiro followed their
| princess from the royal stables almost
to the palace for. somehow. they un-
derstood that she was going away.
The last she saw Of the dears Suspiro
was under garden seat with his back
SO arehed up that the seat nearly
| toppled on the peak of it, and Bon.no
was capering madly about and utter.
ing sharp. enthusiastic barks. This
was their favorite game.
At last. however. all the gooc-bys
were said. Then the princess went
forth to meet the Wind. for it was the
voice Of the Wind that had asked her
when she would prefer having her
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-11-26
THANKSGIVING DAY
cansda's Day Of Thanks Month Ear.
lier Than In the United States.

For some reason better known to
the Canadians themselves than to the
people on this side Of the line, our
Canadian cousins celebrated their
Thanksgiving a month or more earlier
than we do II may be that the Cana.
dian turkey had become impatient, and
sounded . note of warning. or It may
be that the frost on the pumpkin" de-
ciared itself. But whatever the reason.
their Thanksgiving day Is past. 1t may
have been that the reasons for giving
thanks 20 much earlier than we do
we're pushing themselves SO hard and
SO fast that the Canadians were
ashamed to postpone the event. They
have had reasons, and good ones, too,
Tor giving thanks. Their great broad
areas Of prairie land have yielded In
abundance. and here, by the way, 1t Is
not uninteresting to the friends Of
the millions of Americans who have
made their home in Canada during the
past few years to know that they have
participated most generously in the
cutting OF the melon" Probably the
western portion of Canada. comprising
the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatche.
wan and Alberta. have the greatest
reason of any of the provinces to ex-
lress In the most enthusiastic manner
their gratitude. The results in the
line OF production give ample reason
tor devout thanksgiving to Providence.
This year has surpassed all others In
so far as the total increase in the coun-
try's wealth Is concerned. There is no
question that Providence was espe-
cially generous. The weather condi-
tions were perfect. and during the
ripening and harvesting period, there
was nothing to interfere. And now II
was well It was so. for with a demand
for labor that could not be supplied.
there was the greatest danger, but
with suitable weather the garnering OF
the grain has been successfully accom-
| piished. There have been low gen.
eral averages. but these are account
ed for BY the fact that farmers were
! Indifferent, relying altogether upon
what q good soil would do. There
will be no more low averages though
| for this year has shown what good
careful farming will do. It will pro
luce 1870 million bushels OF wheat from
| seven million acres, and II will pro
duce a splendid lot OF oats. yielding
| anywhere from so to 100 bushels pei
acre. This on land that has cost but
from $40 to SIS per acre-many farm
ers have realized sufficient from this
years crop to pay the entire cost ol
their farms. The Toronto Globe says:
THE whole population Of the Yves,
rejoices in the bounty OF Providence
and sends out message of gratitude
and appreciation of the favors which
have been bestowed on the country
The cheerfulness which has aboundet
with industry during the past 81,
months has not obliterated the concep
ton OF the source from which tn,
blessings have flown, and the goot
feeling Is combined with a spirit o
thankfulness for the privilege Of Twin,
In so fruitful land. The misfortunei
of the past are practically forgotten
because there is great cause to con
template with satisfaction the com
forts Of the present. Thanksgiving
should be a season of unusual en-
'husiasm."
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-11-26
Misery.

The neighbours dog sits out on the
front lawn and howls dismally. The
man in the window looks out and
yells: "Sh.h-h. You BEAST" The dog
continues to howl. The man again
comes to the window and this time
hurts shoe at the. dog. Still the
animal bowls. Another shoe follows
The next day the mans wife goes
around in her stocking feet because
she can't find her shoes. The man
hasn't the price of another pair OF
shoes for her, and the next night the
dog howls louder than ever.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-11-26
MAKE FUNNY ERRORS

poetry will stand the wear and tear"
On the international date line the
following was submitted:
THE international date line is the
date OF the revolutionary war because
after that the history of the world was
in manner changed. 1t, is necessary
to have such line as a convenient
date to refer or compare things to-"
Concerning the Conway Cabai one
applicant wrote:
THE Conway cabal was a cable laid
from Newfoundland to Ireland. Mr..
Conway had a body of about 90 men,
who undertook to lay cable across
the Atlantic ocean so that We would
communicate with the people Of Eu
rope"