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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-03
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PLAYED 1t to the Limit,


Many writer's have declared that an
Irish gentleman's hospitality is unl1m-
ited, but this is slight eXaggeration,
as is shown by story borrowed from
a book of irish memories.
Jerry McCartie was often the guest
of friends who on account of his pleas
ant ways extended to him that sort of
old Irish hospitality which enabled a
visitor in my own family who came
for a fortnight to stay for six years.
In McCartie's case the visit stretched
to nearly double that time. After
eight or nipe years, however, his kins-
man got a little tired of his guest and
let him know of his old mansions pro
posed renovation and that he had sign
ed a contract for having it painted
from garnet to cellar.
by George" said Jerry, Its for
tunate that don't object to the smell
of paint, and it will be we'll to have
some one to keep an eye on the paint
ers now that the wall fruit is ripen-
ing"
Some months passed. Then his host
informed him that he was going to be
married, adding. Il thought I'd tell you
in good time. so that you could make
leisurely preparations to go, as the
lady and you may not hit it off as well
as you and do"
With fearful eyes Jerry grasped his
cousins hand. saying:
ooh, Dan, dear, you have my hearty
thanks for your consideration; but
dear, dear boy, surely if you can put
up with her I can"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-03
wisconsin Inventors

The following patents were issued this
week to Wisconsin inventors, reported by
D. Swift & Co., patent lawyers. Washing
ton. D. c.: H. A. Anderson, Grantsburg,
negotiable instrument; j. Doyle, Madi-
son, flexible joints for culverts; F. II. HO-
berg, Green Bay, toilet paper holder; T.
B. Jeffrey, Kenosha, vehicle wheel; R. R.
Keith, Milwaukee, cinch packing; A.
Lichtfuss, Oshkosh, automatic draw
bridge gate; F. N. Meyer, Mcmillan,
roofing single or tile; A. Rosenthal,
West Allis, pneumatic elevator.
Copies of any of the above patents will
be sent to our readers upon receipt of 10
cents by D. Swift & Co., Washington, D.
c., our special patent correspondents.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-03
Woodchoppinq as a Sport.

In Tasmania is to be found a national
pastime that is special and particular
to that state alone-the sport of wood.
chopping. 1t says much for the grit
and vigor of Tasmanians that this
really serious and arduous work should
be regarded as the finest sport. AT
Hobart and Launceston they have
their turf meetings, their cricket, foot
ball. golf, cycling, and so forth, but to
a woodchopping contest people will
flock from far and near-men, women
and children-and watch the ak WELD
ers hewing away at huge blocks of
timber as if life and reputation de-
pended upon the issue. Thud. thud,
thud, go the axes, and the splinters fly
in all directions. the judges calmly sit
ting near, taking notes of the strokes,
the spectators cheering the compel
itors from time to time as frantically
as If they were race horses. To be a
woodchopping champion means some
thing to a man in Observation-Disclosures
Advertiser.
Smoke --latest Out" Sc cigar.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-03
IN coal valued at four dollars per

on coal valued at four dollars per
ton, one dollar and forty-hve cents.
A great howl has been put up by
the newspapers on the heretofore
excessive tariff rates under the Din
gley bill on print paper; that tariff
was six dollars per ton.
After a great deal of discussion,
the specific duty on paper was re-
duced to three dollars and seventy
five cents per ton.
On and after March, 1910, to
this three dollars and seventy five
cents will be added twenty-five per
cent of the value of the paper.
Suppose a ton of print paper is
valued at forty dollars or two cents
the pound; one-fourth of this is ten
dollars, which, if added to the three
dollars and seventy cents makes
the duty on that ton of paper thir-
teen dollars and seventy-fve cents.
And as strange as it may appear
there were only three of the Wis
consin members in the House of
Representative who had the STAN
ina to vote against the bill on its
passage-Nelson, Lenroot and Cary
and in the senate La Toilette.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-03
THOUGHTS BY THE WAY

IlOOOIl > vi I'LL Wal
If reports from Madison are to
be believed, Gov. Davidson is list
ening attentively to hear a general
demand that he be a candidate for
reelection. He will not hear any
thing that will hatter him, for it IS
universally conceded that he has
already been honored far beyond
his merits and should quietly drop
out of sight and give men of merit
a chance-truthful men upon whose
reputation there is no stain.
The Stephenson cohorts are talk
ing Levi H. Bancroft as successor
to Senator LaFollette. If Bancroft
should be a senatorial candidate
Mr.. LaFollette need have no fear,
for there are thousands of so-called
stalwarts who would support him in
preference to the gentleman from
Richland county, who was elected
to the legislature as an ultra pro-
gressionist, took Stephenson S
money and went back on his friends.
According to the last monthly
statement issued from the treasury
department at Washington, the ma
tional debt, less cash on hand,
amounted to SoI7,43o, 1857, yet In
the face of the indebtedness and a
growing deficit our representatives
voted appropriations amounting to
millions of dollars for warships,
which in eight or ten years go into
the Junk heap, increase the appro-
priations for the navy and army to
be squandered. Appropriations to
improve creeks which will never be
navigated and for junkets for the
members to Europe and elsewhere
way up into the thousands of dol
lars. 1t is certainly time for a
change and men of reason and econ
omy sent to congress.
1t is said that Roosevelt is an
xious to 90 to China. Go along
Teddy, we have no objections.
Unless DR.. Cook brings a part
of the North Pole back with him,
the public will be skeptical as to
his claim of discovery.
A congressional committee has
gone or will go to Canada, to in
vestigate the monetary and banking
laws of that country and the regu-
lations concerning the same. 1t IS
generally conceded, that the bank
ing laws of Canada are much better
than those In this country and if the
committee will interview the bust
ness men in the American cities
near the boundary of the two coun-
tries, they will get their heads full
of ideas that will give them the
headache, and they will come home
and recommend many changes in
our banking and monetary systems.
The Milwaukee Journal suits US.
1t is a free lance and is not afraid
to puncture political shams of all
kinds and descriptions, be they
democratic or republican, reaction
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-03

mouth and remain silent. 1t may
be however, that he thinks that he
has done enough for the party In
the past, to now be independent.
Politics is a curious mixture in
this state. Look at our two rep
resentatives in the United States.
They both claim to be republicans,
and there is as much difference be-
tween them as there was between
Dives in hell and Lazarus in Abra-
hams BOSOM.
Bro. Hughes of the Reeseville
Review asks: why don't Mr.. La
Toilette come over to the democrats
where he belongs?" Which demo-
Gratis? The Cannon or the Aldrich
democrats.
The Green Bay Gazette asks:
Where is Strange? He is stand
ing around talking for high pro-
hibitive tariff and expects the pro-
gressives to push him into office
again.
President Taft says, That the
tariff law is not a complete compli-
ance with the promises made in the
party platform. The people know
it Mr.. President; and the best thing
you can do is to repudiate the &C
ton of congress.
The names Of Cook, McGovern,
Hudnall, Morris and Barker are
being mentioned as gubernational
nominees by the various factions in
the republican party. Would it
not be a good idea to nominate a
republican, who will represent the
party and not faction.
Then senator La Toilette is to
again appeal to the fair minded"
democrats for support. Robert is
certainly not destitute of gall.
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Sl.5O Per Year Strictly In Advance
Sample Copy Free. Advertising Rates are
Furnished on Application.
WdtertOWn Wis. Friday. Sept.
WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS

The editor Of the Leader is
under obligations to Senator r. M.
La Toilette for a full and complete
copy of the Payne-AldriCh tariff
law enacted during the last session
of congress. Being interested he
has given the law a careful, if not
a prayful examination, and on page
80 of the schedule, he finds the fol-
lowing provision:
That from and after the thirty
first day Of March 1910 excerpts a
otherwise specially provided for in
this section, there shall be levied,
collected and paid on all articles
when imported from any foreign
country into the United States, or
in any OF its possessions Except
the Philippine Islands and the is
lands of Guam and Tiduila) the
rates of duties prescribed by the
schedules and paragraphs of the
dutiable list OF section one of this
Act, and in addition thereto twenty
five per centnm ad valorem, which
rates shall constitute the maximum
tariff Of the United States"
In section one we find something
like four thousand articles enumer-
ated, including coal, lumber and
print paper, to which IS per cent
of the real value of the article will
be added after March 3I,IoIo.
To illustrate this a little further
and to make it palmer to the ordi-
nary mind-take lumber of the
cheapest kind. The specific duty
on this kind of lumber fixed by the
AIdrich bill is one dollar and
twenty-five cents per thousand, but
understand that on and after March,
1910, twenty-five per cent of the
real value of that lumber will be
added as a duty.
Suppose this lumber is valued at
ten dollars per thousand feet,
twenty-five per cent is two dollars
and fifty cents; if we add the two
dollars aud fifty cents to the one
dollar and twenty five cents specific,
it will make the duty or tariff on
that thousand feet of lumber three
dollars and seventy-hve cents.
On lumber worth twenty dollars
a thousand, it will make the tariff
six dollars and twenty-five cents
per thousand, and lumber valued
at thirty dollars per thousand
eight dollars and seventy five cents.
Under the Dingley bill the duty
on lumber was two dollars per thou
sand straight, and no deception Of
any kind was practised in this.
The same is true of coal-the
Dingley rate was siXty-seven cents
per ton.
The Payne-Aldrich rate is forty
five cents per ton, but it must be
remembered that on and after March
1910, twenty-five per cent of the
value of the coal will be added to
that rate.
For instance, let us assume that
a ton of coal is worth one dollar;
the specific duty is forty-fve cents
and the ad valorem duty is twenty
five cents, which makes the actual
tariff on this grade of coal, seventy
cents per ton.
On coal valued at two dollars
the tariff is ninety-flve cents and
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-03
Missed the Name.

Guest of the Doctors Gate home
from the theater)-Hurry up, old chap,
and let me in. Absentminded Doctor
(who has forgotten all about his Wis
itor)-Who are you? Guest-Mr. Trane.
Doctor-A1issed a train, have youi
Well, catch the next-London Fun.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-03
Smoke --latest Out" Sc cigar.

Attorney C. A. Kading was a profess
ional visitor at Clyman Monday.
Andrew Hertel, senior member Of the
firm of Hertel & Hoffman,, the well
known Watertown clothiers, was in Ju-
neau on business Monday and shook
hands with his numerous friends.-Ju-
neau Independent.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-03
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Department of State
NnTTCE

STATE OF WISCONSIN
Department of State
NOTICE
The Prenriss Company. Waterfowl
The WATERFOWL & Oconomowoc Light Heat d
Power Company. WATERFOWL
NoTiCE is HEREBY given to you and each of
You that you have failed to file In this office the
annual report provided for by chapter 562, laws
of 1907.
Now THEREFORE. in com pliance with law the
corporate rights and privileges granted to you,
will be forfeited on January l, 1910, providing
thereto and payment made of forfeit fee and
costs of publication as therein provided.
JAMES A. FREAR.
2-3t Secretary of State
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Passionate Fondness.

do you think that most people now
adays worship money"
mo; I won't go as far as that" an
swered the home grown philosopher
'but l will say that the love of money
Is seldom platonic. New York Journal
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-03
Well Enouoh,

Didn't 1 tell you to let well enough
llone?" said the doctor to the conva-
Descent who had disobeyed and was
suffering relapse.
Yes, DOCTOR" whined the patient,
''but l wasn't well enough."-Detroft
Free Press
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-22

petitions, hitting the ball much harder
and oftener than he did in the Eastern
League and playing an important part
in a large majority of Detroit victories.
Matty Mcintyre is always the same
old reliable player; in fact, he is the
best man in the business leading off
for a team. With Mcintyre capable
of getting on the sacks nine times out
of ten. Owney Bush ready to sacrifice
If necessary, followed by Cobb, Craw-
ford. Moriarity and Stanage. 1t is no
wonder that some American League
pitchers suddenly discovered that they
have weak hearts,
The American League race is sure
to be a merry one until the last game
of the season, with chances slightly
favoring Detroit. The Athletics have
two more games to play with st. Louis,
five with Chicago, four with Cleveland
and two with Washington. Detroit has
three more games with Washington,
four with New York, three with Bos-
ton and two with Chicago. The Ath-
letics play all games at home. Detroit
only plays one at home. If the Ath-
letics can win three more games han
Detroit in the remaining contests it is
their pennant. If not, the worlds
series will be played between Pittsburg
and Detroit.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-22
ANXIOUS TO HAVE
TIGERS FINISH in FRONT
Highlander Chief in Communication Today With Joe McGinnity,
and Conference May Prove to Be Most Important
ONE. PIuvius to Be Reckoned With.

So far as the Highlanders and the
American League pennant are con-
cerned, Master George Stallings is en-
joying peace of mind, but the serenity
of his thoughts Is disturbed because of
the chances the Tigers have of being
beaten out in the chase for the East
ern League pennant. Since the Ben
gals started to climb to a position
which made them pennant contenders
Stallings has been vitality interested. He
promised Newark fans a %pennant, and
while he could not make good because
of going to the American League Stall
ipgs is anxious to have McGinnity land
his team in front; In fact, 1t Is said thai
for the past few weeks he has studied
the Eastern League situation carefully
and confidently expected to have the
Tigers win out.
The Highlander chief thought that
Pete Wilson would be just the man to
aid the local team. but Wilson has
not received anything like an even
break in the matter of baseball luck,
although his twirling has been excel
lent. We should have won both games
in which he pitched. The first day he
encountered Red Waller, when that
native son of New Jersey was intent
Upon keeping the Tigers away from
the pennant pole, n in his game
against Toronto but one clean hit was
made off him, the others being loop
the-loop drives which would have been
easy outs nine times out of ten. Be-
sides, Walter Blair contributed an UNI
fortunate error. However,, there Is nc
necessity for holding IN post-mor-
tens.
Stallings today sent a hurry call for
Joe McGinnity. and II was said that
the New York manager wanted to de-
wise ways and means with the Iron
Man" whereby the pennant would yet
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60 to Newark. McGinnity is capable
of managing his own team, but II is
not thought that Joe would object II
he could be SO strongly fortified with
major league players that he could be
almost sure of winning the remaining
games which the Tigers have to play.
It Is understood that McGinnity lost
no time In getting into communication
with Stallings, and there may be some
real live baseball news ready to be
given out to the ans within a short
time. The Tigers will fight to the last
kopje, and while 1t must be admitted
that the chances of winning the cham
pionship are not good. one never can
tell what is going to happen in base
ball. II 1t should rain enough to pre-
vent playing in Baltimore today and
tomorrow, Rochester would arrive in
Newark for the final two-game series
with the Tigers, having a three-game
lead.
In the event that the Broncos were
defeated twice they would shake the
dust of Wiedenmayer's Park from their
feet with the advantage of only a one
game lead. The Broncos then move
on to Providence, and If the Grays
succeed In winning two games there
viii be mourning in Rochester.
The prospects for playing baseball
today are not good in various cities.
Early this morning it was reported
cloudy at Baltimore. 1t was raining
at Jersey City, while at Providence 1t
was cloudy. 1t Is the rainy season
and games are liable to be postponed
tomorrow. Weather experts say that
the edge of gulf storms VIII reach this
section of the country with consider
able regularity for a time. In Newark
the fans do not care whether j. Plu-
vius turns the hose on Rochester or
not. The pennant would look good In
Newark.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-22
II II would.
HOOKS AND JABS IN THE BOXING WORLD

of his face and body for the entire
twelve rounds, but did not do n
damage. The Philadelphia boy land
ed hardly a half dozen clean blows
throughout the bout.
Kid Sullivan, of Washington, ID. Gu
had the better of a 15-round bout last
night with frankie Madden, of New
York, at Albany. Madden went down
for the count OF eight In the second
round.
on account of alterations, which are
now under way in the gymnasium OF
the Frankfort A.. c., at 452-454 Rocka-
way avenue, Brooklyn. Manager Sam
Oxfeld has postponed the forty rounds
of boxing scheduled for tomorrow eve
ming. The club will resume its boxing
shows within the next two weeks.
Matchmaker Harry Burns will present
a good card for the members, which
will be announced later.
Frank O'Brien has been engaged to
handle AL Kubiac, the Michigan giant,
for the rest OF the season. The big
heavy has more confidence in himself
than ever since he earned q draw with
Joe Jeanette.
Joe Thomas showed a flash of his
old-time form in his bout with Bart
Connolly at Glens Falls and earned a
draw. Neither man caused any great
excitement by clever hghting, although
both were willing at all times to go as
fast as possible, which isn't very swift.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-22

- H. .At
touched the base-runnei OUT ps 10
taking chances, as tne tnroM nau NN'
daring one beaten seVerai :
A totei OF lli'ooo paiu au'nis sn9 .non
how much interest pniiaoe'p.,aiis W."
IN the recent series netMeen III raeorde
Elepnant ana ~i'etroi', when III 80.
for were broken, NJ vi.
OF the worlds series IN wnicn hve .,
more games are prayed mas ever eorhe
anywhere near the marx SCI IN tne ~
series. IL is ESTIMATED ina over $9o,ooo
fea into the coffers OF the oaseoaii man
ayers.
Newark fans are ABOUT evenly oi'ioee
IN their favorltism Tor the TWO teauins
teams OF the Ban Johnson orgahiAa'ion
although 1t is propapie that Detrolt nas
the call because oscar Stanage, soio ps
Newark to Detroit. ana Matty NC
lntyre nave many 1rlehds IN TINS CITY,
Hcwever' connie MACK 10 oin's
newark caleler anu en'osSu 1t -
sonai equain.ane9 ~ 49,, ~
many $3.50,
asu oren Wy 30 WI
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-22

Harry Pollok, bon %vivant, art critic,
bicycle and fight promoter, e n
banker, has returned from Europe. he
intended to bring back a well
ter and a heavyweight, both Austral-
ians. but he got a fash hat the game
was rather tight here at present, and
left them behind.
lack Johnson is a 10 to 4 favorite over
Stanley Ketchel for their fight, which
takes place next month, but there prob
ably won't be any money to speak OF
bet at that price. or any other price,
for that matter, on the cowboy, as
there is not a real student of the game
who CURES hat he has a chance
against the clever colored champion.
They are also betting even money that
Johnson scores a knockout.
II is the intention of William Britt
and his meal ticket, Ketchel, to go
abroad for fights just as o as the
Johnson match Is decided. regardless of
its outcome. They have an offer from
Hugh Mcintosh to meet Tommy Burns
in Australia, and it Is so tempting that
they nay accept.
Britt says that as soon as the Jonh-
son bout Is concluded they will pack
their trunks-but will Ketchel be in
condition to travel then2
Mike (Twin) Sullivan, of Cambridge,
had an easy victory over Terry Mar
tin. of Philadelphia, in twelve rounds
at the Armory Athletic Association, OF
Boston, last night. Sulliyan peppered
Martin with blows at will on every part
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-22
BUT 3 POINTS SEPARATE
LEADERS IN ASSOCIATION,

The race in the American Associa-
ton is so close hat 1t is attracting the
attention of the entire baseball world.
Milwaukee won from Toledo yesterday
by a score of 6 to 1 and retains the
lead by a margin of three points, the
percentage being .547. Minneapolis
won from Columbus by. a score of 2-1
and Louisville won two games from
st. Paul, the score in each contest be-
ing 3 to 2. Minneapolis and Louisville
are at evens for second place with a
percentage Of .544. Indianapolis, who
is third, with a percentage of .497. is
but 81 points ahead of Kansas City,
last in the race.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-22
SCHWARTZ BEATS MACKEY.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 22.-Yankee
Schwartz o%utpointed Big Mackey In q
fast six-round bout at the Douglas A.
C. Mackey was the stronger of the
two. and he forced the fighting all the
way. out Schwartz was too clever for
him and he jabbed Mackey continu-
ously, and by clever blocking and ring
eeneralship he kept the Western boxer
from getting in the vicious return blows
he aimed at Yankee. Mackey did his
best work in the clinehes, as he found
he could do nothing with the local boy
at long range.