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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-25
COLD WAVE Is FATAL
BODY OF DEAD CHICAGOAN IS
FOUND IN THE SNOW,
Woman Falls Out of Bed and Nearly
Freezes to Death Before Being
Rescued.

RACINE. Wis, Feb. 23.-[S Special. !
One man frozen to death and a woman
half frozen is the result of the present
cold wave. The body of John Bisdorf
IS years old, was found 40 feet from
the home of his brother, George Bis
dorf. Bisdorf was resident of Chi
cago and came here several weeks ago
to live with his brother. He left home
Sunday afternoon and nothing was seen
of him until the body was found this
morning.
Bisdorf had been drinking and bot
tie of whisky was found in one of his
pockets. 1t is presumed that he started
for home and fell on the way and was
unable to help himself.
Mrs. John Evans. who has been ill
for several weeks. fell out of her bed
Tuesday night and was unable TO get
back. This morning neighbors broke
into the house and found her badly
frozen and almost dead. She was taken
to hospital and only slight hopes are
entertained for her recovery.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-25
FAIRBANKS IN PARIS.
Former Vice President to Visit French
Senate-LeaveS for London
on Monday.

PARIS, Feb. 24.-Charles w Fair
banks will remain in this city until Mon
day and then go to London. A number
of functions in his honor have been ar
ranged. The former vice president has
accepted invitations to visit the French
Senate and Chamber of Deputies, the
presidents of the two houses arranging
informal receptions at which he will
meet the prominent members.
Mr.. Fairbanks declined to make any
comment upon the political situation in
the United States or to discuss further
the unpleasant incident in Rome
My greatest regret" he said. lis that
there was any publicity in connection
with that incident An audience with
the Pope was requested because my
Catholic friends at home wished me to
see him and because | desired to pay my
respects to an institution which is doing
so much good in the country; but when
the Vatican asked me to cancel a pre-
vious engagement or to forego the audi
ence- as an American who assumes the
right to deliver a public address before
any honorable body which pleases him,
| could not hesitate"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-25
COUDEN IS DISMISSED.
Customs Service Cashier Mixed Up in
Big Four Scandal Loses Fed
eral Position.

CINCINNATI, O., Feb. 22.-Because
of his relations to the publicity attending
the shortage of $643,OO0 in Big -Four rail-
way funds, Frank NJ. Couden, deputy
surveyor and cashier in the office Of the
local surveyor of customs, has been rec
commended for dismissal. This was ad-
mitted today by Amor Smith, Jr., the
surveyor, who said that he took the
initiative in the matter.
Il felt that when Mr. Couden admitted
that he had known of the shortage for
ten years and his further admission that
he had made a commercial transaction Of
it by selling, or offering to sell his in
formation to the railroad officials, there
was no other course open to me for the
good of the service" said Mr.. Smith.
Couden left here Friday night for
Washington on a leave of absence. He
is reported to have departed from the
capital the next day for New York. His
failure to appear at the customs office
here Monday caused comment which re-
suited in today's admission by Mr.. Smith.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-25
NOTED EDUCATOR DIES
PROF. E. H. MERRELL WAS CAR
NEGIE PENSIONER.
Former President of Ripon College
Leaves Wife and Seven Children
to Mourn His Loss,

RIPON, Wis, Feb. pa Special. /
Edward Huntington Merrell, ID. D., Ii.
d., one of the most widely known educa-
tors III the west and president of Ripon
college from 1871 to 1891, died Wednes-
day night after Il short illness, aged 10.
He was born i'll New Hartford, n Y.
in 1885, and entered Oberlin in 1850,
graduating four years later. In 1859 he
was appointed principal of Hartford
Ohio, high school. DIR. Merrell came to
Ripon in 1862, becoming principal of the
school which was then called Brockway
college, becoming president in 1876 He
resigned the presidency in 1891. but up
TO within few years retained the chair
of philosophy. DR.. Merrell was among
the first teachers in the country to be
placed on the Carnegie retired list in
recognition of long service. and was con
Sidered one of the strongest men ever
connected with Ripon college. He leaves
wife and seven children, all of whom
are graduates of the college
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-25
No Place for Celestials.

George Richmond Hayes, the noted
San Francisco ethnologist, said at a re-
cent dinner:
THE yellow races are held in better
esteem than used to be the case in the
west.
Il once visited a very rough boom
town in Oregon near Cottage Grove In
the leading saloon n man in a red shirt
said 20 me:
Ye wanter carry yerself almighty
straight in these parts, stranger. Go
wrong the least mite and, by crinus, Wen
lynch We as quick as look at We
Il smiled.
!" Would you lynch me- 1 asked, if L
killed a dog?'
Would we2' he snorted. why.
stranger, we've lynched fellers here for
KILN Chinamenp st. Louis Globe
Democrat
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-25
Such Stuff as Dreams.

TN beginning to believe that there IL
something in the claim that dreams go
by. contraries," says Ralph Martin, the
railroad man.
The other night 7 dreamed that L
found So bill and the next day lost
a w somewhere between the HolEenden
and the Lake Shore offices
THE next night / dreamed that had
been hurt and that an accident Insurance.
company's agent was handing me So.
When ! got down to the office I found on
my desk a notice from this company that
my annual assessment was due and I'M
paid.
"a night or two later | dreamed that
a man who had borrowed $40 from me
a year ago was paying me back, and
may I never vote for Billy Bryan again
If the chap who borrowed the $40 didn't
meet me on the street next day and
make another touch. "-Cleveland Press
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-25
WHOLE FAMILY JAILED
COURT DELAY REVEALS CHILDREN
IN SORRY PREDICAMENT.
Mother Cannot Afford to Attend Hear
ing of Divorce Suit Brought
Against Her Husband.

FOND DU LAC, Wis, Feb. 23.-[Spe-
cial, because she did not have any
money with which to pay her railroad
fare, Mrs. Inez Fisher could not appear
in circuit court here this morning when
divorce action she brought against her
husband, Charles, for alleged cruel and
inhuman treatment, was called for trial.
The action was started in January and
c. E. Tempest of Cedar Rapids, Ia. Mrs.
Fishers father, came and took her and
the children to his home A letter from
the chief of police at Cedar Rapids was
read in court today to the effect that
after the arrival of Tempest and his
daughter, all of them were placed in Jail
for vagrancy and were released on Tenn
pests promise to go to work. The court
here ordered Fisher to go to Cedar Rap
ids and get his family.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-25
TARIFF AFFECTS CIRCUS.
New Law Internationally Imposes Hard
ship on Tented Shows.

BARABOO, Wis, Feb. 22.-[Special.
Attorney John NJ. Kelley is in Wash
ington in the interests of Ringing broth
ers, the circus men, who have been hard
hit by the new tariff.
Under the law as it stands all domes-
tic animals owned by circus must pay
the usual rates of duty when reimported
into the United States. Some of the
larger ciIcuses carry about four hundred
horses. Although they are frequently
described on the bills as ''dashing Ara
bian steeds," most of them are plain do
nestle horses from Texas or Oklahoma,
and as such are subject to tariff duti IS
when they seek to re-enter the United
States after a trip abroad
1t is estimated that a big circus would
be put TO an expense of upward of Sill
600 in duties for the privilege of includ-
ing a few Canadian cities in its summer
itinerary.
Congressman assert that they had no
thought of the circus when enacting the
present law.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-25
Jewish Colonies in HOLY Land.

From time to time various colonies of
Jews have actually returned to the Holy
Land. There are records of Jewish set
tlement there as early as ITO, and IL
berias, where only Jews We're to dwell, )"
was rebuilt. But it was not until com
paratively modern times that the found
Ing Of regular colonies began. In 1878
the ideas of Laurence Oiiphant and the
Earl of Shaftebury took definite shape
In the purchase of 700 acres of land by
ton of the colony of Petah Tikwah. Aft
er the Russian persecution of 1881 large
numbers of Jews emigrated and at the
end of 1898 there were about 5000Jewish
colnaists in Palestine.-London Chronicle.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-25
JEWISH WORSHIP REFORMS.
Advance Thought Has Reacted Upon
Opinion

Important reforms in Jewish worship
nave been decided upon by the con
gregants of the West London synagogue.
the home of English Reform Judaism.
IN the course of manifesto issued by
leading members of the congregation
emphasis is laid upon the fact that since
the synagogue was founded seventy
years ago thought and habit have vastly
changed IN England, and the changes
nave reacted on Jewish opinion.
Inc congregants have resolved on
shorter services, partly to be rendered
IN English as many members are unable
10 follow the Hebrew reading the study
OF that language being at present to Il
large extent abandoned.
we do not" adds the manifesto. Con
slider it would be necessary TO add to tho
beautiful rAyers of our liturgy, but it
might be advisable to introduce metrical
versions of the Psalms, in the singing OF
winch the members could join"
Another innovation is the sitting to-
getner OF men and women during diyine
service, thing unheard OF in the old
MOSAIC tradition, which separates the
sexes In oriental manner. But the re-
formers urge that this would be ''in con-
sonance with their deepest religious feel
DRS. New York Sun
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-25
Civilization and Eyesigfit.

1t is sometimes mistakenly supposed
mat primitive races have naturally bet
ter eyesight than civilized ones. That
is not exactlyetrue. Nature works more
slowly than that, and in the records Of
power or acuteness of sight some French
artillerymen proved to be as well fur
nished as the most keen sighted Arabs
Native races often appear 60 have keen
eyesight simply because they know what
to look for and where to look for it. But
as soon as reading is introduced to race
shortsightedness begins to appear with
progressive frequency, and some strik-
fnc instances of this relation to cause
and effect have appeared among the
school children of Egypt-London Daily
C-auhio
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-25
PRINTERS OPPOSE LAW.
Congressman Are Importuned to Repeal
Act Authorizing Governmental I'm
press of Return Card.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. o.
Especial l-Mempers of Congress are re-
ceiying letters from printers throughout
the country urging them TO repeal the
law whereby the postoffice department
through its stamped envelope agency
prints the return card and stamped en-
velopes. Under the present practice only
the name and address is permitted.
Congressman Stafford has introduced s.
bill providing for the government to en-
boss stamps on sheets of paper contain
ing any advertisement printed or en-
graved thereon by outside concerns and
to be made into envelopes by the govern
ment agency.
This bill will enable the large COM
mercial establishments to have the en-
velopes with their own advertising en-
bossed so as to save the expense of af-
fixing postage stamps.
Large lithographing houses of Milwau-
kee and other cities have written Mr..
Stafford as to their inability to have
their envelopes embossed and the bill
provides a method of meeting this condi-
ton.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-25
A SHARKS BITE.
An Officer in the Philippines Loses a
Piece of His Leg.

An Officer in the Philippines Loses a
Piece Of His Leg.
Judge j. ii. Stewart Of Marion, Ga,
has received a letter from his son, Lieut.
James II. Stewart Of the PHILIPPINES
constabulary, in which the lieutenant
tells Of being attacked and bitten by
shark. and that although his leg wound
will heal. he will walk lame for the rest
of his life. The letter contained clip
ping from O Manila paper, as follows:
Lieut.. James II. Stewart, an excel
lent swimmer, entered the water for Il
deep water swim and when out about
100 meters noticed a shark swimming
parelel with him. He at once turned
for the shore and at the same time
sDIashed water at the man eater for the
purpose of frightening him off. For a
while the big fin of the fish followed at
the same distance, but suddenly it dis
appeared, and from the rush of water
around him Stewart knew that the fish
was making circle preparatory to div
ing Stewart held his breath and stopped
swimming. He began to tread water
and look around him to await the attack
he expected to be made. The shark
arose under him and seized him by the
calf of his leg and again Owed to tho
depths below, dragging Stewart down.
The teeth of the shark dug deep into
the flesh. and for q time ell the lieu
tenants struggles were in vain. With
the water strangiing him he fought for
life against the big brute. striking it
in the head with his other foot aud with
his fists. He finally with supreme eff
fort tore himself loose, leaving the mus
cles of his leg in the nav of the shark
Striking out with all his might he swan
TO the surface and headed for the shore
The shark. satisfied with its bite of flesh
did not follow him. On reaching shore
he was in an exhausted condition. He
tore up some of his clothes and bound up
his injured leg as best he could to stay
the flow of blood and then made for
town to seek such surgical assistance as
might be at hand"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-25
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There Is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an inhamed condition of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachiau Tube. When
this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when 1t is
entirely closed, Deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal condi-
ton, hearing viii be destroyed forever nine
cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which Is nothing but an inaamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars <cs-
any case of Deafness (caused by Catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars free
L. J. CHENEY & co, Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists. 15c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-25
COTTON SLUMPS AGAIN.
Extreme Weakness Marks Reopening of
Market-Bulls May Have Aban-
doned Their Campaign.

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-There was a
renewal of the weakness in the cotton
market today, with May selling off to
13. 81 and the old crop months generally
to a new loss of about 3O@33 points
shortly after midday under heavy liqui-
dation and bear pressure.
Nothing appeared in the news over the
holidays to account for the extreme
weakness, but the character of the sell
ing and the absence of support beyond
covering by speculative and trade shorts
suggested final abandonent of the bull
campaign.
One reason assigned was the approach
of the planting season. Other causes
were rumors of free offerings from the
south,
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-25
THREE ON VESSEL HURT.
Elevator Drops Into Hold of Steamer
Kansas and Men Go to the
Emergency.

Three men We're injured at 80 O'Clock
this afternoon in falling distance of ff-
teen feet on a freight elevator on board
the steamer Kansas of the Northern
Michigan Transportation company's line.
J. w. Kelly whose home is in Chi
cago, had botn ankles broken. Charles
Almond, living at the Marine house, 131
Reed street in this city, received a frac-
ture in each ankle. Stanley Look, 1O47
Ninth street, escaped with bruised
right leg.
The elevator dropped into the hold as
the trio were descending, on it with some
freight to be unloaded below. All We're
trea ted in the Emergency hospital.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-25
DEATH CALLS PATRIARCHS~
Several Badgers Who Pass Eightieth
Milestone Pass Away

STEVENS POINT, Wis, Feb %
Especial THE death Tuesday of Rev.
Jacob Patch removes a unique figure and
probably the oldest clergyman in Wis
consin or the middle west, being % years
of age. His grandfather served in the
Revolutionary war and the father was
a participant in the War of 1872. In
1915 Jacob Patch graduated from the
Presbyterian theological seminary at
Hudson. o., and until within a year or
two he had been actively engaged In the
work of a minister.
BLANCH Wis, Feb. %.
Il Special. l-Volney Smith, aged 81
years, and veteran of Third Wisconsin
volunteers, died Tuesday of old age.
STODDARD. Wis, Feb 23-G Spe-
cial. HI. White, who laid out and
named this village. built the first store
and was postmaster here for many
years, is dead, aged 81 years.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-25
TO DRILL AT SPARTA.
War Department Advises Wisconsin Ad-
Jutant General of Summer Maneu-
vers at Artillery Range.

MADISON, Wis, Feb. 2.-[Special.l
The adjutant generals department has
received word from the war department
at Washington that the maneuvers of
the regular army Of the department of
the lakes and the militia of those states,
including Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, will be held
in September on the government range at
Sparta. This range comprises about 20
900 acres and was originally purchased
by the government for artillery practice
During the maneuyers from 10000 to
10000 troops will be on the range and
rs many as 5000 or 5000 at one tine
There is an appropriation bill pending
before Congress for the extension of the
range for rifle practice and the prog
ress of the bill is being followed with
much interest in Wisconsin as possibly
affecting the use to be made by the gov
eminent of the range at Sparta.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-25
CA 7 OR ia
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s, Sssss ses Of &xN1zzz@
A Good Manager.

Homer S. Taylor, president of the
National Archery association, said at an
archers' dinner in Chicago: .-..
IAN archer must be very skiIlful and
calm and cool to succeed. He must
handle his bow as Mrs. Poarck of Mich
lgan avenue handles her husband.
"lIr. Poarcz came home very late the
other night from an important political
meeting. In the hall he kicked up ra-
Their a row. growing and swearing to,
himself till his wife called to him from
upstairs: -.-
"'What's the matter my dear2'
'Matter-hio-is.' Mr.. Poarck shout
cd, that there are two hatracks here,
and I dunno which one to hang, my hat
on
"'But you've got two hats, haven't
youp said Mrs. Poarck soothingiy:
Hang one on each rack and come up to
bed You're tired detroit Free
Press.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-25
Left to Her Judgment.

Am the first girl you ever kissed ~
asked the fair young thing from the
refuge of his shoulder.
''Well." he replied, latter the way my
arm just naturally slipped around your
waist as you unconsciously leaned to-
ward ne, and my fingers tilted your chin
as you unconsciously lifted your head
and I bent forward where your lips were
waiting, and didn't get the kiss either on
your nose or your chin, but where it be-
longed-after all that, and with the
knowledge of the subject which you have
displayed, ] shall say nothing, except
that 1 leave the question to your own
judgment" Life
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-25
DIES DENYING GUILT.
Carlo Giro, Convicted of Murder, Protests
His Innocence Just Before Death
Current Is Turned On.

OSSINING, N V, Feb. 23.-Car1o
Giro, convicted of the murder of Mrs.
Sophie L. Staber in Brooklyn last July,
was electrocuted in Sing Sing prison to-
day., protesting his innocence to the last
Just before the current was turned on
the condemned man murmured a prayer
and then cried:
Shame ON you Christian people who
put me to death when am not guilty.
Giro was convicted With Frederick
Schliemann of having shot and killed
Mrs. Staber during a burgiarious raid on
the Staber house. Schliemann was
found to have fired the actual shot which
killed the woman, but Giro was held
equally guilty. Sehliemann is still In the
death house awaiting execution.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-25
Wrecked at Dancers End.

la CROSSE. Wis. Feb. 23.-Kun-
ming safely for thirty miles from Sparta
to La Crosse with a broken hange. only
to be wrecked when the train WAS enter
ing the La Crosse yards, is the peculiar
experience of the train of Conductor
Maurice Crosse. Fourteen boxears We're
splintered, but no one was hurt. The
wreck of the train occurred IT the mo-
ment the telegraph operator WaS receIy-
ing a message saying the broken fange
had been found II Sparta.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-25

WASHINGTON. ID. C., Feb. "a
The recent testimony concerning the val
ne of coal deposits in Alaska given be
fore the Senate committee OH territories
by Manager Birch Of the Gaggenheim-
Morgan Alaskan syndicate, has resulted
in "a movement in the Senate in the in
terest of the permanent retention of the
title to the Alaska coal deposits in the
United States. Bills looking TO that end
were introduced today by Senator BAv
eridge. chairman of the committee on
territories.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-25
Beer Keg Amputates Finger

RACINE, Wis, Feb. pa HuentIin.
a Russian, on his way to celebration
with q key of beer, fell and the edge of
the keg struck his hand, and all of the
hgaments of one finger were severed.
When Huentlin arrived at the scene of
celebration it was noticed his hand was
covered with blood, and the fact that a
finger was missing was discovered. He
Is now at St Mary's hospital, and there
is danger of blood poisoning.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-25
The Loon q Good Diver.

AS a diver the loon excels. and nat
urally, for it is his sole means of live
lihood. Not only Is he maryelously quick.
but he can remain under water for a
seemingly endless time. In swimming
under water he uses both wings and feet.
and can go for several hundred yards in
this fashion. The loon, like many other
water fowls, sleeps on the water with his
head tucked under his wing.-St Nicho-
las
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-02-25
PHTHISIS HOUSES IN TREES
Novel Plan Announced to Treat Tuber-
culoSiS in Persia

URBANA. o., Feb. ga cottage.
hospital for the treatment of tubercu-
losis, each cottage to be built in tree
top, was announced as the plan Of DIR
Arthur Funk, a medical missionary Of
the Presbyterian church, for treating the
disease in Persia. Or Funk took his
idea from ID. o. Steinberger. a resident
of this city, whose home is in the branch
es of a giant oak eighty feet from the
ground. DR. Funk and his wife are
stationed at Hamadan. a city of SO. OO0
population, about 200 miles west of
Teheran.