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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-06-25
THOUGHTS BY THE WAY

People are not naturally bad, but,
the system of grab and graft has made
them so. The accumulation of wealth:
by crooked methods now seems the
rule rather than the exception, and
the desire for power and to retain it
for the purpose of personal gain has
to a great extent demoralized the
sentimdnts Of the people. There is II
pressir need for a revolution along
moral, al and political lines, that
there may be a fair and equitable
adjustment of opportunities and
that all men may be honest
from natural inclination or from force
of conditions.
President Taft, himself at one tine
judge and good one, has secret
ontempt for the courts as now con-
stituted. At banquet which he
attended before his Inauguration, In
speaking of the courts in referring to-
a decision of the supreme court. said,
"The court has way of avoiding the
main qestion born UT long practice. .
That is the trouble with our courts,
practice and precedent have been
followed to such sn extent that the
equities are ignored and as a result
the poor have not much of show in
our courts, although let it be bald to
their credit, that there are a few
judges who will see justice done and
the rich have no advantage over poor
litigant.
1t cost the state Of Wisconsin $591
to pay for the prayers for members of
the legislature during the last session.
What waste of money! The idea of
praying for about two thirds of the
members is simply ridiculous in the
extreme. If they cannot pray for
themselves, they should go to that
place which our orthodox friends tell
is hot and where they will have plenty
Of time to think the matter over.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-06-25

because of the short-sig Of
the public, have become the chief
factors In political and business
debasement. But it would be just as
bad to put the control of the govern
ment into the hands of dernsgogues
9nd Missionaries who seek to pander to
ignorance and prejudice by penalizing
thrift and business enterprise, and
running all men of means, with, as an
attendant result, the ruin of the
entire community
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-06-25
II Is the Most Picturesque of the
Highways OF Paris.

Highways OF Paris.
We have heard almost too much Of
the streets of Paris and not enough Of
that street most distinctive of all-the
river Seine. Flowing through the city
for six miles, 1t is a highway, with it's
bateaux! mouches, its bridges and it's
quays. OF a dark night the Seine may
seem to lugubriouS fancy the symbol
Of death in the city's life abounding-
murky death and inky crime, oozy and
silent wickedness. Yet normally, even
perhaps to suicides, the Seine is but
the mirror of city's mood. There are
lights verywhere-lights heightened
In the water. The Louvre and the
COnciergerie shown in the stream are
things fairer than their originals. 1t
is better to look upon the eddying re-
Elections of the bridges here than to
bright with it's orange lamps in honor
of an auto show. The lights on the
Seine and its images are more alluring,
more innately of fairyland and Paris,
than the gilded boulevards.
Nor Is it only in the moonlight that
the Seine has charms. The holiday
sculler finds it a paradise for miles
above the city, and there are ever such
fishermen as Maupassants Renard.
Line fishing is more than mild sport
at Paris. Even to watch its devotees
seems to amuse your true Partisan. A
legend tells us that in the commune
days, when the Hotel de Vile was
fired on and dark page written in the
city's history, the Seine fishermen pur-
sued their pastime, imperturbable.
And the tale seems likely enough as
the saunterer watches the fisher folk,
whose leisure may be envied more
than their occupation and who are
found not on the city quays alone, but
in the banlieu, where the Seine's green
bank is dabbed with villages in brown
and red and gray and where one stops
to watch the peasants battle their
|. horses in the stream itself, rubbing
them down soon afterward by the riv-
er's brink. Within the city there are
the men who clip poodles on the quays
and higher book and picture stalls
with their merchants and shifting
groups of bargain hunters-the Odeon
arcade for new books, the riverside for
old.-Scribner's Magazine.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-06-25
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

Vanity never yet bore a fruit that
was of any value TO the world.
Experience teaches US, that those
who have had no SORROWS, have had
few joys. All should remember that
one kind word will brighten a whole
day even IN our own consciousness. .
The more educated We become, the
better do we control our emotions.
but those who have great griefs feet
them although they may hide them
from the world.
The successful man, the man who
possesses the real things of life. is
often without money. His needs are
few and his happiness great, for he
does not live for himself. Selhshness
is the bane which robs mankind of the
happiness which would universally
prevail if the Golden Rule governed
in all the relations of life.
An alliance is proposed between
the Ancient Order of Hiberians and
the German Catholic Alliance. Should
it be effected, we may expect to hear
"Hoch der Harp ana Shamrock
Deutschland o. Bragh!'
The Aldrlch tariff bill which is
liable to pass will result in the con-
sumner and his hopes parting, for it
will be the same cid robbery which
| has obtained in this country tor loi
these many years the making of a
few enormously rich at the expense
of the many.
There was a great wool pulling in
the senate at Washington last week
and the boss pulled the wool over eyes
of a majority of the members-repub-
licans and democrats alike.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-06-25
Help Wdnted-Mdle

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write for particulars and sample les
son. Empirs Automobile Institute,
Rochester, N. Y.-June 25-3.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-06-25
Amended.

In book of musical criticism the
author alluded in f1attering terms to
the works of his friend Herr Q. Un-
fortunately during the printing Of the
volume the two friends Quarreled.
Then the offended author had inserted
in each copy of the book a slip of pa
per with the following note: "Erratum,
page "a, line 81, for Herr O., the emil
nent composer and distinguished must
cian,' read Herr O., the pretentious
violinist and impudent and clumsy
plagiarism London Mail.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-06-25
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Bring US your printing. Having
recently received severa. fonts of the
celebrated Cheltenham type We are
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We make a speciality of pamphlet and
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$3.50 Per Year Strictly In Advance
gdtertOWn Wis Friday. June rs
WE'LL WORTH READING

Ex-President Roosevelt, in an
article which appeared last week in
the Outlook weekly magazine,
published in New York city, gives
much food for thought. In speaking
of mob rule he declared "that it may
be as tyrannical and as oppressive as
the rule of single Individual and
the rule of an oligarchy, whether this
oligarchy is plutocary or bureau
cracy may be as sordid and blood
thirsty as that of mob; but the mob
leaders usually state that all that
they are doing is necessary in order
to advance the cause of liberty -
while the dictator and oligsrchy are
usually defended upon the ground that
the course they follow is absolutely
necessary 40 az to secure "order. -
MANY excellent people are taken
in by the use of the word liberty at
the one time says the ex-president
land the use of the word order at
the other. and ignore the simple fact
that desputism, tyranny tyranny,
oppression oppression, whether COM
mitted by one individual or by many
individuals, by state or by private
corporation. All forms of tyranny
and cruelty must alike be condemned
by honest men.
1--WE in this country have been very
fortunate. Thanks to the teaching
and the practice of the men whom we
most revere as leaders. of the men
like Washington and Lincoln, we have
hitherto escaped the twin CULTS of
dospotism and mob rule, and we have
never been in any danger from the
worst forms of religious bitterness.
But we should therefore be all the
more careful, as we deal without
Industrial and social problems, to fall
into mistakes similar to those which
have brought lasting disaster On less
fortunately situated people.
First and foremost, we must
stand firmly on basis of good SOUND
ethics. We intend to do what is right
for the ample and sufficient reason
that it is tight. If business is hurt
by the stern exposure OF crookedness
and the result uf efforts to punish the
crooked men, good men are involve
in. the hurting, until it so adjusts
itself that it is possible TO prosecute
wrong-doing without stampeding the
business community into terror
struck defense of the wrongdoers anC
an angry assault upon those who have
6ApOstu Ou IuC OlHSI idllu
we must beware, above all things,
being misled by wicked or foolish
men who would condone homicide anc
violence, and apologize for the dyna-
inter and the assassin because, for.
sooth, they choose to take the ground
that crime is no crime if the wicked
man happens also to have been g
shiftless and unthrifty or a lazy mar
who has never amassed property.
at is essential that we should
wrsst the control of the government
out of the hands of rich men who use
it for unhealthy purposes, and shoulC
keep it out of their hands; AMI to
this end the first requisite is to pro,
vide means adequately to deal with
corporations, which are essential tt
modern business, but which, under
the decisions of the courts, and
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-06-25

Mrs. Zada Dalton and son, Master
Gardner, and Miss Marion Gardner of
Milwaukee, spent Sunday in the city
at the bone of their grandmother,
Mrs. Elizabeth March. 512 Third
street.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-06-25

Smoke --latest Out" SC cigar.
About everybody in the city was
out Sunday to view the rnius Of the
G. B. Lewis Manufacturing plant
destroyed by fire in the early morning.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-06-25

EVANGELICAN LUTHERAN
Rev. Otto Petit, pastor. Sermon at 10
a. M, Sunday school, 9 a. m.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-06-25
ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN

Rev. H. F. Eggers, pastor. Services
$3.50 a. m. and 1880 p. NJ; Sunday school.
2p.m.
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affection (SALEM) Gu

affection (SALEM) CHURCH
Sunday school at p. m, and preach
.ng at p. M. All are welcome.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-06-25
ST. MARKS LUTHERAN

Rev. j. Klingman. pastor. Sunday
school at a. m, sermon at 10 a. IN,
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-06-25
ADVENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Sunday school at 10 a. M, sermon al
II a. m; evening service at 1870 p. m.
All cordially invited.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-06-25
ST. HENRY'S CHURCH

Low mass at a. M; high mass at 10
a. m; yespers at 3 p. m.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-06-25

EVANGELICAL PROTESTANT
Rev. Herman SterZ, pastor. Services
10 a. M: Sunday school 9 a. IN.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-06-25

ST. BERNARD'S CHURCH
Low mass at 8 a. m, high mass at 1870
a. M; yespers at 3 p. m.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-06-25
AT THE CHURCHES
FIRST NJ. E. CHURCH

AT 10 a. m. Sunday School, Lesson,
Topic; "Put Ye OF The Lord Jesus Christ
Rom. 1854.
Epworth League at Gas p. m,-Topic;
Sleeping Disciples" Leader Elmer
johnson.
Public Worship at IL a. IN. and 7.45 p.
m.-Theme of Forenoon Sermon, "Agita-
tive Preaching" Theme of Evening
Sermon-"The Peril of the Larger Hope"
PIPERSvILLE NJ. E. CHURCH
The time Of holdidg the Sunday SER
vices has been changed as follows:
Public worship and sermon at 9 a. IN.
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Epworth Lea
que at 7:3O p. NJ, twice month.
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GERMAN NJ. E. CHURCH

Sunday school at a. M, preaching at
1915 a. m. Prayer meeting Thursday at
7:30 D. M. each week.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-06-25
REFORMED CHURCH

RETURNED CHUHOH
Morning services 10 a. m; Sunda.
school II a. m.
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ST. PAUL'S CHURCH

| ST. PAUL CHURCH
Sunday services: Holy Eucharist. 7:30
a. m. Sunday school, 9:30a. m. Midday
service, 1920 a. m. Evening prayer,
7:30 p. m.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

OHHIOIIAN SCIENOE
First Church of Christ, Scientist, SER
vices held every Sunday at 1920 a. N
Subject; Christian Science"
Testimonial meeting Wednesday even
ing at 500 o'clock. All cordially invited
to these meetings. Reading room.
Hertel Hoffman block, open every
afternoon, except Sundayfrom 2:3O until
80 o'clock.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-06-25

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Masonic Temple-Services Sunday, II
a. m. Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. All
cordially invited to attend the regular
sevices.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-06-25
THE RIVER SEINE.

YALE RLUM AND WHITE
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-02-27
V0DA.

How the winds do blow.
Clifford York delivered hogs to
Voda buyers, Tuesday.
1t was bad night for the en-
tertainment at Collyer
Jim Zeman shipped a car of
hogs from Voda Wednesday.
Ralph Kristof attended the
dance at Big Creek Hall Satur-
day night.
w. D. Austin and wife called
on Mr.. and Mrs. Kirkendall on
Sunday afternoon.
J. Powers, the democratic war
horse of Collyer, delivered hogs
to Voda buyers Tuesday.
Sunday School at Voda every
Sunday at 10 a. m. Won't you
come? We need your help.
John Ivan and Frank Zeman,
Jr., the Voda stone masons, are
building a rock smokehouse for
r. Owens.
Mr.. Bacon, the WaKeeney tel
ephone man, was in this neigh
dorhood Saturday making some
needed repairs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kirk, Of
near ST. Peter, Kan. spent Sat
urday night with Mr. and Mrs
A. G. Schwanbeck.
VIM. Cox, r. Owen and A. G..
Schwanbeck attended the A F.
& A. M. lodge at Wa-Keeney on
last Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Kristof lost
their old horse Prince. the first
horse they bought after landing
in this country % years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Owens, Mr.
and Mrs. A. G. Schwanbeck and
VIM. Cox eat dinner with Mr.
and Mrs. r. A. Newcomer. Sun
day.
The boys south of Voda with
thirteen guns killed 2O7 rabbits
Friday and the Owens and Ivan
tribe north of Voda with six
guns killed 2O6 rabbits.
We are sorry to report that
Mr.. and Mrs. Knapp's boy is
quite i'll but we hope under the
efficient care of DIR. Herrick. he
viii soon be all right again.
The wedding bells began ring
ing last week when Miss Matte
Schwanbeck started them jung
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-02-27
BANNER.

Ray Purinton was county seat
visitor Tuesday.
Frank Purinton left Tuesday
for Ellsworth on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sellsburg were
county seat visitors Friday.
Mr.. Sanborn's sale was well
attended and everything sold
good.
Frank Purinton purchased a
team of mules of Mr.. Hall last
week.
John Manner and family spent
Sunday with Elmer Harvey and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Crawford, of
Wa-Keeney, spent Friday night
with f. Todd.
Clyde Mcknight has returned
to Denver after spending the
winter here with his parents.
Jess Courtney moved his fam
lily to WaKeeney Friday, where
they will reside in the future.
Grandma Brown is down from
Collyer visiting her grand daugh-
ter, Myra Mcknight, VINO is
slowly improving.
Mrs. Blanche Miller returned
to her homein Leadville, Colo. last
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-02-27
BIG CRttk.

Fine weather the past week.
G. M. Lofin's sale last week
was well attended and property
sold we'll
Mr.. and MRS. John Wahlberg
visited with Mr. and Mrs. t. G..
Feezor last Sunday.
Brice Furbeck bought some
cattle at Chas. Lof1in's sale on
Tuesday of last week.
John Kutina bought fine span
of two year old mules at Charles
Lofiin's sale last week.
A good deal of the property at
most of the sales brings more
than the same cost new.
T. G. Feezor and wife were
shopping and visiting in WaKee
ney the first of the week.
There was quite a hail storm
with heavy thunder and lightning
here on Monday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. A T. Carlton
spent last Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. W. F. Cross and family.
Several from the east side of
the county are expecting to at
tend the Cortright sale on the %.
The outlook now is that there
will be lots of corn planted in the
east half af the county this year.
Drs. Blake and Marsh cut the
plaster cast off of Mrs. Frank
Cross limb last Saturday. They
found the limb in the best of
condition and they told her, bar
ring accidents, that she could
begin to walk on that foot after
the Goth of March.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-02-27
Fire at the Normal.

What might have proved to be
a disastrous fire occurred at the
Normal Monday moving. Burn
ing SCOT from the smoke stack
lodged in the roof of the main
building, setting fire to the dry
shingles. By the merest chance
Mr.. Frankenberger discovered
the blaze before it had gotten I'M
der much Roadway, and prompt
work on the part of the janitor
force extinguished it, without
much damage being done. This
narrow escapemakes more appar-
ent the constant danger threaten
ing the Normal buildings with
destruction by fire. The state
carries no insurance on any of its
public property. The Normal
buildings are without fire protec-
ton. In case a fire should get a
fair start, the citizens of Hays
could only stand helplessly by and
see the towns best asset go up in
smoke.-Hays Republican.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-02-27

Bridgeport, Conn. Prof. James
Atlas of this city. has written to
President Roosevelt offering him
an engagement of 80 weeks at
SO, 900 per week $500, 900 in alD
to head wild west show to be
known as the Theodore Roose-
velt Rough Riders Congress of
the World" In case the Presi-
dent accepts, Atlas declares he
will guarantee him all or any part
of the money before the show
starts and he will be ready to take
the road by May 1, 1909. Atlas
will put several special cars at
the disposal of the President in
case he desires to continue his
literary activity while on the road.
This city is the home of the Buff
falo Bill and Pawnee Bill Wild
West Shows and the Barnum &
Bailey show, but Atlas refuses
to admit that agents of these ag-
gregationS are his hackers. At
las was one of the trainers of
Frank Gotch, the champion wres-
tier of the world, who wrestled
with Mr.. Roosevelt when the lat
ter was governor of New York.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-02-27
SOUTH TRt6O.

J. Jackson spent Saturday at
the county seat.
VIM. Lynn will go to Canada
soon to look at land.
Mrs. &C. McKune visited Mrs.
Hawley Smith Tuesday.
Misses Ida and Bessie Rogers
attended the Saturday teachers
meeting.
Harry Welsh and Jacob Schrock
spent part of last and this week
at Lincoln.
Mrs. S. G. Curtis returned
home from her winters visit IN
Oklahoma last week.
Mrs. Fl. Smith and Miss Mild
red returned from their visit in
Iowa, last Thursday.
Neva Mckinley and Anna Nc
Kune visited their friend, Mild
red Smith, on Wednesday.
Two genial fellows got tangled
up in NJ. v. Smiths stock yard
at high twilight Saturday.
Miss Pearl Iitzen, from Galena,
Kansas, came last Saturday to
visit her sister, Mrs. F. Lemarr
Miss Fay Marcy will close her
term at the Wilcox school with a
short afternoon program, March
9Th
Hawley Smith and family and
Miss Hazel and Edwin Stetler
visited at the Smith ranch Sun
day.
J. NJ Hoobler and Herman
Rehberg were down from Ogal-
lah one day this week on bust
ness.
Joe Curtis came from Speed
well Great Bend last week He
spent a few days at Wa-Keeney
this week.
Miss B. Rogers and Logan
Scott will close their respective
schools, east and west Columbia,
next Friday
M. V. Smith & Sons have put
in telephone poles this week on
their end of the line to repair the
damage from the wind
Mrs. J. jackson acted as post
mistress at Ransom this week
during the absence of her sister,
Miss Dora Barber, who was at
Kansas City on business.
Miss Mamie Stetler and Mr..
Glare Higgins drove to the Gate
wood ranch Thursday to attend
party Friday evening. They re
turned Saturday.
Mr.. Olson, on the Wilcox farm,
is planning to put in a system of
reservoir and pipes to use in ir
rigating his farm the coming sea-
son. 1t will be a very interest
ing experiment.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-02-27
Obituary..

James Delbert Landers was
born July 10, 1872, at Salisbury,
Mo. Died Febr. II, 1909, at ST.
Margaret's hospital, Kansas City,
aged SO years, z months and 1
day, after a lingering illness of
several months, which he bore
with great patience.
He was married to Miss Lizzie
Musgrave on Dec. II, 1899. To
this union three children were
born, Pearl, Norma and Eva. His
wife and children survive him.
He was converted and united with
the Baptist church of Ellis in
June, 1906. During his illness in
the hospital, he embraced the
Catholic faith and died with a
Christian hope of Heaven.
Mr.. Landers was a loving hus-
band and father, a true friend
and kind neighbor. He will be
greatly missed in this community.
The body was shipped here
from Kansas City last Friday and
the funeral services were held
from the Methodist church Mon
day afternoon, Feb. Is, at p. m.
The pastor, Rev. II. Fl. Bowen, had
charge of the services and was
assisted by district superintend
ent Rev. U. S. Brown, and Rev
J. E. Chambers, pastor of the Ell
lis circuit. The Methodist choir
provided the music. -. 81
A large concourse of Borrowing
friends accompanied the remains
to Mt. Hope cemetery, where he
was laid to rest to await the last
great day.
The Yoemen assisted in the
burial services. Headlight.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-02-27

The board of directors of the
Kansas penitentiary have fixed
the price of prison manufactured
Irvine at seven cents a pound for
for lots of 5000 pound and over
and seven and half cents a
pound for lots under 5, OO0pounds.
The price is one half cent cheap
er than prison Irvine was sold for
during the year 1908, and it is
claimed by the board that the
prices fixed for this year are one
cent lower than the Irvine trust
prices will be.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-02-27
General Manager r. p. Burn.

General Manager z. P. Burn
ham and Assistant Engineer A.
G. Cunningham, of the Nebraska,
Kansas & Southern Railway came
up from Garden City Saturday
by automobile, remaining over
Sunday. While here a meeting
was held. and our people put up
81, 500 additional to help the
work along" The gentlemen are
sanguine as to the prospects of
the road, and promise a good re
port as soon as preliminary work
is completed, and this is almost
the present condition of the en-
terprise Contracts for ties and
steel are being negotiated. and
with the opening of spring the
real work of railroad building
will be in progress, unless some
thing unforeseen occurs. Ness
County News.