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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-15
MARKETS
Milwaukee, Dec. 13. 1911.

Milwaukee, Dec. 10, 1911.
Butter-Extra creamery, 36c;
prints, SIC; firsts, 32@33c; seconds
27 q zoe; process, 24@ csc; dairy
fancy, Soc
Cheese-American, full cream
Twins, 15c; daisies, new, 1412 q
10 1ac; Young Americas, Is q Is Zee;
longhorns. Is &c; Swiss, IA q Is Il C
Eggs-Current receipts fresh, as
to quality, 25 @32c; recandled, ex-
tras, "a a 35c; seconds. Is a 15c.
Live Poultry-Fowls, lie; roost-
ers, &c; springers, lie.
Potatoes, Wisconsin, sacked, or
track, rs a soc.
Hay-No. l timothy, 29.50; clio
yer, 1890; No. 1 prairie, 1900
Wheat-No 1 northern, 1.04 q
LOS; No. 2 northern, 1.02 01O4;
No. durum, 1.01 01O3; No. 1 vel
vet, 1.02 @104.
Corn-No. 8 yellow, 60c; new.
Oats-No. 3 white, 4S1ac; stand
ard, 4sAc
Barley-Wisconsin, 1.20; No. 2
1.26; medium, 1875.
Cattle-Butchers' steers. 4.6O0
6.85; heifers, 3.10@5.60; COWS
$50 a 5.35; feeders, 3.6004.6O;
calves, 7.00@S25.
Hogs-Good heavy butchers. &c
06.46; fair to best, light, $500
5.95; pigs. 1000 500.
Sheep-Lambs, 400 500, ewes
2.75@325.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-15
Mo jury.

Didn't you give that man a jury
trial?"
Look here" replied Broncho Bob,
there amt a big lot o. men in this
settlement. We couldn't possibly git
twelve of 'em together without start
in fatal argument about somethin
that had nothin' whatever to do with
the case."-Washingto Star.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-15
Left Him Thinkinu.

Il promised my wife half-crown
to put in a home-safe every time |
kissed her. Later, when she opened
the safe, there were a lot of sover-
eigns and half-sovereigns in it.
asked her where she got them.
Everybody is not so stingy as
you she replied.-London Tit-Bits
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-15
a Born QuibbIer.

Didn't | tell you not to shoot any
quail on this placer"
"Yassuh," replied Uncle Raspberry.
You done tole me an | done heard
you. Dis ain no quail. Dis is part
ridge"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-15
Her Way.

Mrs. Woggs-So you keep your hus-
band home evenings? | suppose you
put his slippers where he can find
EN-?
Mrs. Boggs-No: | put his over
81 Oes where he can't-Puck.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-15
DecidedIy Novel.

Ella-It was novel proposal.
Stella-What did he say?
Ella-That he begged the proud
privilege of getting up mornings to
build the fire for me.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-15

Judging from her passion for hats.
how can woman expect to be happy
in heaven and make one halo last her
through eternity?
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-15

Many people have receding gums Rub
Hamlins Wizard Oil on gums and stop the
decay; chase the disease germs with a
mouth wash of a few drops to Il spoonful
of water
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-15

Even though they are all cast in the
same mold, the size Of dollar de-
ponds on how many OF them you
have.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-15

DR.. Pierce's Pellets, small, sugar-coated,
easy to take as candy, regulate and invig
crate stomach, liver and bowels and cure
constipation.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-15
His Efforts Unappreciated

man. but it seems that you are only
doing great injury to the lecture
market in this section
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-15

Minneapolis, Dec 13, 1911.
Wheat-No. I, hard, 1.04 Is No,
|, northern, 1.04; No. 2, northern,
LOO. Corn-No 8, yellow, SOC.
Oats-No. 8, white, 46c. Rye-No.
2, SIC.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-15
Chicago, Dec. 13, 191

OHICdSU, DEC. To, TIL
Cattle-Beeves, 4.65 a 9.25; stock
ers and feeders, 5000 SIS; COWS
and heifers, 2.00@ $50; calves,
5.50@S00.
Hogs-Light, 5.55 a 6.25; heavy,
5000 $50; rough, 5.95 q CTS; pigs,
425m5.5O
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-15
Met His Match.

Alkali Ike-They have just taken
Roaring Bill to the hospital.
Pistol Pete-What happened to
him?
Alkaii lke-He tried to break up. .
suffragist =aeetin2.-Iudee
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-15

slow?
Native-Slow? Say, nearly every
evenin' there's the gol dingest most
excitin checker game at the store
you ever seen!
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-15
Inonortan. "a Mo,ners

CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-15

ulNn AENE copied Xmas and New Year Post
nRND mAD& Cards, new, very attractive doz
Is cents 2 doz. rs cents postpaid. Silver stamps
A. w. WHITE. Box $50, LOUISVILLE, KY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-16
Our Treaty With Russia

The Sulzer resolution is before the Senate committee on foreign affairs, and that committee has agreed to render a report on Monday next. It is believed the Senate will either adopt the Sulzer resolution or a reso- lution practically identical early next week. Congress does not adjourn for the Christmas recess until Thursday next.
 Abrogation really rests with the President and the Senate, but public opinion is plainly behind the House resolution and official Russia knows the situation as well as the home folks do. Baron Rosen is on the spot in Washington and he keeps his gov ernment well informed beyond doubt.
 Russia does not and has not in many years treated American citi- zens who have been Jews resident in Russia with consideration and justice, and this government will not act hastily if it serves notice of the ab- rogation of the treaty.
 Mir. Guild, our minister at St, Petersburg, is, however, hard at work, and he may soon be able to announce a change in Russia's policy toward American Jews. Either this must be done, or else the treaty must be ab- rogated. The present situation is in- tolerable. This country wants no treaty with any country that is not kept in letter and spirit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-16
sApDEsT OF PARIS noMANCEs

From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
 We may be sure that Jules and Mar guerite. hero and heroine of the saddest of Parisian love stories, will be pro- vided by their impressionable fellow townsmen with fitting place of burial Their tomb may be as famous as that of Abclard and Heloise in the Pere la Chaise cemetery and become place to which discouraged and melancholy cou- pies will make pilgrimages when the course of their romance does not run smooth.
 Jules was 2s, with mother to sup port on his $1 day salary, when he first engaged himself to marry Mar guerite, daughter of parents with only a modest competency That they "bet- ter bide wee" was, of course, mani fest But when the Jules salary had in- creased, Marguerite's mother died, leav- ing a paralyzed father to be nursed. Every day for 40 years the loyal sweet hearts managed to meet for moment, their hope of a home of their own be- ing as remote on each meeting as on the preceding one. Then one day, after Jules had gone to the bank and cashed a check for his employers, he was knocked down, robbed and so lost his position He was an old man now, 6S years old. The doctor said the good Marguerites nursing had given her father an expectancy of 10 years more of life, at least. She was 57 by this time With only despair ahead, Jules in his home and Marguerite in hers dis patched farewell notes to each other. took laudanum by prearrangement at the same hour and died.
 If their story, as appealing in Its metropolitan environment as the pas toral story of Paul and Virginia, had been presented in fiction. it would have been rejected of publishers and book sellers because it lacks a happy end ing" But the names of Jules and Mar guerite as synonyms for constancy and beautiful devotion may be remembered longer than the heroes and heroines of thousands of works of fiction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-16
TWENTY GREATEST WOMEN

From the New York Herald.
 Uncle Joe" Cannon of Illinois, hero of many kinds of battles, stopped short and then edged slowly backward. The eX- pression on his face changed from aston ishment to trepidation then to amuse- ment. His right hand went up with protesting wave.
 Don't ask me again-I heard you the first time. You asked me to name the worlds 20 greatest women, living or dead. Well, well, we'll" he concluded, slowly.
 "The 20 greatest women in history-liv- ing or dead-are those women who have best cared for their offspring and the hearthstone," he said, impressively; and thereupon he retreated into the House without having named them.
 Belya Lockwood, the first woman law yer admitted to practice before the su- preme court has prepared a list which differs considerably from those offered by prominent women elsewhere in the United States. Her list includes:
 Baroness Bertha von Suttner.
 Dowager Queen Alexandria of England Queen Victoria.
 Maria Theresa of Austria.
 Elizabeth of England.
 Catherine the Great of Russia.
 Joan d'Arc.
 Isabella of Spain.
 George Eliot.
 Rosa Bonheur.
 Madam Curie.
 Deborah, ruler of the J,V.
 Clara Barton.
 Martha Washington.
 Frances Willard.
 Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
 Winnie Ream Hoxie.
 Mrs. John A. Logan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-16
Biographic and Otherwise

"The Traders National bank of this city has hit upon a particularly at- tractive form of advertising in its blot ting pad calendar" said a business man.
 "A fresh pad is issued every month, and on each is interesting informa- tion in the shape of a 200 or 300 word story The November issue gave in succinct form history of the street railways in the United States. In 1873 San Francisco introduced the cable system which replaced the horse cars on many of the larger lines. It re- mained however, for Thomas A. Ed ison. the wizard of electricity, to make possible the great systems which We now have,' says the publicity man of the Traders National bank. Edison perfected the electric motor and in 1888 in the city of Richmond, Va, the first completely equipped electric cars were put in use. The present sys- tems of street railways represent to- tai investment of $22.00o 100000.
 'It is of interest to know that not only did Richmond have the first cleo, tric system, but that the electric heat or used for street cars was invented in that city The late pr. Leigh Burton a dentist by profession and an cleo [ triclan on the side, after years of ex- perimenting developed the Burton heat CT into practical device. He died shortly before it's commercial economy had been thoroughly tested. The com pany that finally made 1t hnancia ! go dropped the inventors name, whicl I always thought was unfair.
 "'rhe Traders December plotting pad contains the following biographie ! sketch of d popular citfzen.
 "Edward Magruder Tutwiler, Wa; | born at Palmyra, Va, on October l3 1S46. In the spring of 1864 he left tho
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-16
MT. Taft Talks to the Corn Boys

President Taft talked good sense to the corn boys. He expressed the hope that their example would prove con- tagious, and Congressman Lee of Georgia told the President that next year 60,000 southern boys would compete for the corn prizes. This year 55,000 were enlisted.
 A gain of 10 per cent is not enough. The south should, in 1912, have 100,- 900 boys engaged in growing corn on an acre under the club rules, and if the work be taken up in every coun- ty that number of boys can be se-. cured. There are just about 1000 counties in the south, and every one of them should have 100 boys com peting for the handsome prizes.
 It is simply impossible to overesti- mate the good that 100000 southern boys would do in the south, each raising over 150 bushels of corn on an acre of ground. l. would lead to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-16
India's New Capital

Soon after the Emperor King had been crowned at Delhi he exercised his autocratic power by issuing an order that the capital of the empire of India should hereafter be Delhi in- stead of Calcutta. The latter is port full of slums and it is also pretty good hotbed of sedition. Delhi is a railroad center in the interior of India. It is situated far west of Cal cutta, but not far north of it. No doubt it is located on higher ground. Besides it is a city rich in historical traditions, and is in every respect a better place than Calcutta for the capital. It's population is 208,575, which affords a good basis for fine capital.
 The announcement of the change in the capital was dramatic. As rule the new capital will become popular throughout India, except, of course, in eastern Bengal. It will be hard blow to Calcutta. The government has already formulated plans for building a new city at Delhi, and in the course of about three years 1t is believed Delhi will be transformed into one of the finest capitals in the world. The vice regal court is to be located there without unnecessary de- lay. Lord Hardinge, the viceroy of India, will take up his residence at Delhi at once. He certainly will have better climate to live in than he could have at Calcutta, and the re- treat to Simla in hot weather will be shortened. All in all India has se- cured nearly central and better cap ital. No town is more central in h. dia than Delhi.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-16

His repertory is extensive. It includes the turkey trot," about the merit of which there has been so much discussion. As Maurice and Darville dance it there is no denying it a place in the category of interesting dances, whether or not one may call it lovely. Then there is the Tango" an Argentine dance; his famous ''Dandy Dance," that Americas gilded youth of both sexes are crazy over; the "Valse Tourbillon," and the much bruited 'Danse des Apaches,' which, despite it's long run in Paris, is still much called for.
 A curious "danse du sable" is one that he is still holding for the future. In this he dances alone very skillfully about a square of sand spread on the floor.
 At 2:9O o'clock in the morning the pro- gramme is finished, the musicians put up thelr instruments. Maurice makes his last bow, the sleepy chauffeurs wake up to their respective calls and the Cabaret is emptied of it's gayety.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-16

Virginia Military institute, where he was studying civil engineering. to en- list in the Confederate army. After the war he resumed his studies and grad uated. Mir. Tutwiler then joined an en- gineering corps and he remained in thls line of work for about 12 years, re- ceiving steady advancement on account of his ability, until he came to Ala bama in 1881 to take charge of the con- struction of the Georgia Pacific rail- road. After the completion of this road it's owners made MT. Tutwiler super intendent of their Alabama mineral in- terests and he remained in this capacity for six years.
 Having acquired a large acreage of coal and ore lands and having dem ontsrated that he could handle min ing proposition successfully, in 1893 Mir. Tutwiler organized the Tutwiler Coal, Coke and Iron company. This company prospered from its organiza- tion and it's holdings were among the most important in the district when they were sold in 1906 to the Bir- mingham Coal and Iron company, which has recently been taken over by the Woodward Iron company.
 Major Tutwiler is not closely con nected with any one business at pres ent, but devotes his time to several enterprises in which he is interested and takes an active interest in various civic undertakings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-16
Highland Avenue Illumination

''Now that the practical demonstration has been made that the Gr5at White Way is one of the essentials of a beautiful and modern city street, it has been sug- gested by several prominent citizens that a White Way be installed on Highland avenue from Twentieth street to the Country club, making this boulevard al- ready the handsomest residential avenue in the south and one of the most at- tractive In the entire country, still more attractive said a man of civic pride. No definite move has been made to- wards accomplishing the signing up of property owners for this but the idea set afloat by a person residing in that por- tion of the city has been repeatedly sec onded by many others.
 'Highland avenue from Twentieth street to the Country club is one of the most extensively travelled roadways of Bir- mingham. It is a motor drive and pop ular thoroughfare for other vehicles. It is indeed the prize street exhibit shown to visitors from other cities and these visitors invariably speak of the breadth, beauty and magnificent homes ranged along its curves. To see these features under the glow of standards lighted with 500 kilowatt power, would impress upon the observer Birmingham public spirit, which is sometimes nipped in the bud through a lack of funds.
 "The length of the avenue from the point suggested to the club is not quite two miles, It would mean the installa- tion of something like 3S5 posts. The peo- pie who own Highland avenue property would, as a rule, I believe. enhance the value of their realty by such an inn provement and the cost of maintenance for each post for the entire year would only amount to $62 25."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-16
Twenty Greatest Women

Andrew Carnegie has no monopoly of private halls of fame. His hall of the worlds 20 greatest persons has a rival put out by the Illinois Equal Rights association, which has pub- lished list of, "the 20 greatest wom- en-" The Illinois pantheon consists of Jane Addams, Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Charlotte Bronte, Eliza beth Barrett Browning, Sarah Bern hardt, Carrie Chapman Catt, Mime. Curie, Mary Baker Eddy, George Eliot, Margaret Fuller, Lucretia Mott, Florence Nightengale, Emmeline Pankhurst, Mrs. Raymond Robins, lizabeth Cady Stanton, Anne Howard Shaw, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Francis E. Willard and Ella Flagg Young.
 This list is about as eccentric as Mr Carnegie's, and the reader will doubtless wonder why the names of Julia Ward Howe and Maria Michell and at least 20 more were omitted. Besides, every man wants his wife's name put in the list, and the result is controversy as great as that which arose over the Carnegie list Carnegie is, however, a grandstand- CT, and he desires a controversy over whatever he does.
 The Illinois list not only omits home folks, but it ignores Joan of Arc, and Victoria and Zenobia and Boadicea and whole lot more who persist in living in history wholly regardless of halls of fame that spring up over- night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-16
Christmas Editions

Many of the popular periodicals-week- ly papers and monthly magazines-began several years ago to publish especially attractive Christmas numbers, and these Christmas editions have become more and more expensive" said an old club man.
 'I see all the magazines and first class weekies, but, of course, do not under take to read all of them. Among the H. lustrated papers my favorite has long been the London Illustrated News. It is a high price publication year in and year out, and it's holiday numbers come very high, but they are always worth the price, because they are gems; quite on par with many luxe edition books. The Lon don Illustrated News for this Christmas contains many elegant specimens of art.
 "One of the very fine Christmas num- bers issued by an American weekly pub fishing company is Golfers, which is on sale this week. It is a beautiful num- Der, although the price seems excessive but the Christmas number of Life at 25 cents seems to me exhorbitant. Now the wittiest and brightest weekly publication in the world, according to my thinking, is Life l pay 10 cents for it every week. and would have it even if I had to pay twice the amount asked. But the Christ mas number was dull compared with the regular edition. It was bulky, and that vas all; or rather that is the way it inn pressed rne. I had intended giving the copy I bought to a friend who always en- joys Lifer I left 1t in barber shop and forgot all about it for several days. Final ly I regGined possession of it. intending at length to give it to my friend, but it was so poor, compared with the 10 cent regx- lar editions, that decided not to dispose of it as a gift There must have been some good things in that Christmas num- Der for which l paid 25 cents, but as ev- erything is relative it seemed poor from beginning to end. The jokes are point
 less and heavy.
 "The Christmas fashion among publish CTS of periodicals is largely overdone. Ii would be refreshing, I think, to get back to the less pretentious Christmas greet
 ngs of early days"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-16
Anticipating time with startling courage. -TrOilus and Cressida.
License Taxes on Corporations

The city commissioners have adopted a license schedule that in cludes corporations, insurance com panies, banks and the like wholly re- gardless of the provision in the new state revenue law prohibiting such taxation. The provision in question did not spring up spontaneously. Somebody was behind it. Some in- terest was behind it. The question arises, what were the representatives of Jefferson county doing when they neglected to inform the city govern ment of what was going on in the legislature?
 As matters stand the city, con fined to tax of 1 per cent-a tax less than Montgomery or Mobile levies-may lose $10O,000 in license taxes. The loss would be serious. It would mean imperfect government in this city. The city's revenue is too narrow at the most, and to cut off $100,0O0 would be deeply felt.
 The city commissioners propose to put up stubborn fight against the provision of the state revenue bill. They have retaxed the banks and corporations. This means law suits and a pretty long contest. The com missioners could not well do other wise than they have done. They will fight for the city's rights until the court of last resort says the final word.
 The efficiency of the city govern ment is involved. More publicity in the passage of bills should be de- vised
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-16
ARE WHIsKERs BEAUTIFuL.

From the New York World.
 Concerning the protest of certain gentlemen of Chicago against his de- mand that all men be clean shaven. Dr. Wiley is quoted as saying: The argu- ments presented are not real argu- ments The Chicagoans plead for their whiskers on the ground of beauty, and beauty must be sacrificed to health"
 The case cannot with justice be dis missed in this summary way. It shows a lack of proper consideration of the relative value of things. In Chicago beauty may be of higher value than health, as there is a great deal of the one in the city and very little of the other The real issue is whether whis- kers add to the beauty of manhood, and on that question the gentlemen of Chi cago speak with as much authority as pr. Wiley.
 Since St. Paul declared hair to be the glory of a woman, would he not have argued also that whiskers are the glory of a man? Without his flowing beard Frederick Barbarossa could not have so powerfully impressed the Teutonic mind as he did, nor have so potently affected history. Had Bluebeard been clean shaven he might have become a hen pecked husband. It may be that in con- demning the Chicago beard Dr. Wiley has never seen the Chicago face.