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that II had killed of one rival but to
ind q newer and stronger one rising
Phoenix-like from Its ashes. capitulated
rather than fight. 1t had a good plant,
and In two days the two papers were
consolidated as the POST Dispatch TO
begin its long career of public useful.
ness and prosperity. MIR. PuliEer soon
bought out the interests Of his partner
and became sole owner and editor.
The work that Mr.. Pulitzer did with
the Post-Dispstch in st. Louis In the
way Of public service did not satisfy
his ambition. He looked for q New
York opening. for a national field. He
was prepared to venture all he had Of
health. ability. energy. knowledge and
money. confident OF success Once hs
thought he could buy the New York
Star. but that paper was tied too
tightly to John Kelly. who valued It's
services to his political machine too
much to lei 1t 80 into the possession Of
q fighter 80 Independent as Mr.. Pulltssr.
The entire control or not q share WAS
Mr.. Pulitzer's ultimatum.
The New York World under the cd.
itorship Of william Il. Hurlburt. with q
circulation of 1000. had then a place In
the community Nxeu ry the fact that
Il was owned by Jay Gould. Everything
that II printed was under suspicion of
having been colored or influenced by the
arch manipulator CT Wall street. It was
not prosperous; It Was for sale. Mr..
Pulitzer. Ia May. 1888. bought II Of Jay
Gould personally. One block OF twenty
five shares was held elsewhere.
You do not object. OF course, Mr..
Pulitzer, TO so-and-So's keeping those
twenty-five shares; he's q good fellow"
said Jay Gould.
Certainly not" retorted Mr.. PuAtzer,
III you do not object to my carrying on
the editorial page every day. Not
w~ithstandips the fact that Jay Gould
stiii owns twenty-five shares. he does
not control OF influence n line In this
paper"
Mr.. Gould sold the entire paper and
Mr.. Pulitzer became the sole owner of
The New YORK World. lie issued the
first number on May 10. 1852. No one
could ignore the change OF ownership.
of policy. OF methods. Of character. OF
all that goes 10 make the paper that
tor over ~twenty-e!sht years mas under
his absolute control and active direction
served the cause of the people. News
allsd The front page from which It had
The evening world., 1911-10-30

nc has rnes been an inp0Iid. totally
bind.
From who's Who in America 1911.
1918 HAND ALWAYS WAS ON
THE HELM.
Condensed IN these lines arc briefly
set the boundary marks OF the public
lie Of Joseph Pulitzer. 1t ended In
1887 with a nervous breakdown, fol-
lowed by a steady loss Of eyesight re-
lentlessly creeping on until the dark
ness OF total blindness shut in upon
his ardent spirit. He was then an
eager. restless. reslstless. ~tlreless man
OF forty, In the prime OF his days. For
t~wenty-'our years he has dwelt IN
the shadow: his public appearances
have been few. He conserved his
health with tho greatest care. spend.
Ing his summers a. his home In Rar
Harbor and his winters at .Jekyl ISL
and, Ga, or on tho Riyiera-always
where he could live the most IN the
open air and set such exercise as he
could take. For three years he has
spent most Of his time on his zach,
Liberty. built for his comfort, where
he could largely find his wa abou,
unaided, where he could dine on declt
and where he could walk n free decl,
for hours in the salt sea breeze.
Yet in nil the years his guiding
hand and dominant mind controlled
the policy OF The World. To Il al,
ways and TO the very last he ga;
his ,hcuSht. his love. h!s energy. hi
hope. and ell the attention that hi,
health and circumstances would pSs
The evening world., 1911-10-30
nit The World was Joseph Pulitzer's
creation. 1t will DO his monument
REPUBLIC SPELLED cPPoRTUN-
lTY FOR HIM.

The Republic spelled opportunity to the
youth p~assionately devoted to freedom
and liberty. America embodied that to
him In his boyhood In Hungary. When
seventeen found him a we'll grown lad
over six feet tall. broad shouldered and
rugged. 10 persuaded his mother to LEI
him answer the call he heard across the
seas. Arriving at Hamburg he was
robbed. but that did not even halt him.
He worked his way across the Atlantic.
aod on his arrival at once enlisted In
the war for the Union. Joining on Sept.
30. 1861. the Lincoln Cavalry the First
New York Cavalry. He served under
Sheridan's command IN the Shenandoah
Valley until mustered out at the end o.
the war. after riding In the ranks at the
famous review In Washington.
Opportunity hat had doomed so large
eeine a vanished thing when the
young soldier with his discharge papers
found himself tut one Of tho hundreds
OF thousands seeking It. searching for
any kind os work.
New York was crowded with them,
and a night on City Hall Park benoncs
SGT his face TO the Wcs,-the real heart
bi tue IpInl+ y 1 t4fONr AlsAe Dut 1Nt-
man then" he hls said. and l realized
that ] was not likely TO learn much
English amons the Germans | knew.
So l started for n real American city In
the interior. one away from the sea. I
chose ~. Louis because | had heard
most about IT,. and was amazed when
cot there to nnd It even more German
:aan l had found New York"
A want advertisement IN n newspaper
called for men, former cavalrymcn pre-
fsrred, 10 care for mules and horses at
the Jefferson Barracks. at was q long
walk." he rem!n,scently said. 81 male
the trip four times. FOR | had to 30 baels
for my discharge papers. But ! got the
JOB. The food was vile. As soon as
could set my wages ! quit ana ven,
back 80 the city. Then got n room an
paid my board. in advance es far as my
money would 30 and hunted a better
Job, THIS plaa l le9; up
Oddly enougn his one accomplish.
meAI t.4vn. that had practically save
MS lie In -sAmp. again brought hiu
The evening world., 1911-10-30
Mr.: EuAize1,S Career as Soldier:
Politician ana Journalist

Juocph Pu,iisrr. pyoprie'or Of tie
TGr Yprt World since 1883; born
q Banicy-sr. HEsomy. April 10.
leT7. edAruird By pr.,uts tutor:
oEsus 10 fle JEUsd Si1.es IN 1851:
ssTTcd WRIT nc czi q iA- ciriI Uur
u a en.riry J~cgiGGcst; wcni TO 81.
LyaiS. hscuns a reporter On the
Wesfli>1e Pcs: 10 German neUs-
pcSezJ IL 1sGs: IG.cr became ITS
menn,iz1 oflipy end pay: proprietor, ;
IN 1873 bouJh: the s.. Loais Dispatch
ord raiie,i {. ri!s the Erc1ino Pos
an fas PoscDisgc.ch. rhich he stir
oETss rcs cIs~'of member Of the
MlSs1zgi Legislature In 1859, and nas
q HfBs Der Of the Constitutional Con
sension In Is7i: trc a delegate from
Missouri 10 fhc Democratic National
C~0Ercz'ios In 1850. and scrred on
fAc CcysE7i!tcc on Platform cas-
e3ec;si 70 TIE For'uTiRlb Congress
IN 6eic YoyI for the term 1S8j-ISST.
bot resigned oficr q IetD monfhs
scyrioe; rOs C delegate 70 The Circtn-
Nah LI6cJul Republican ~CoDrcation
1hicA nominated Horace Greeley for
President; after that q Democrat:
advocofed the National (Go!G Stand
ard D~eHaocJatic ticket in 1895; IN
1908 endoiced NTH Si.o90.00o tic Co
Innsbia College OF J~oarndlis1. nth
an agreement 10 0ivc an additional
Sts9o0,oo0 trhen the schoo! should BE-
% srccrssfur nrrrafion; In 1887 hi
Ae01ih rds broken by orerDork and
The evening world., 1911-10-30
Its managing editor and later part

tlhuo ltb Hhana6luk euitoT anu letot part
proprietor.
The post-bellum corruption Of the Re-
publican party made Mr.. Pulitzer q
hearty supporter Of the Liberal Repub-
l,can movement that eliminated In the
Cincinnati Convention In 1872, which
nominated Horace Greeley for Presi-
dent. He went there as q DELEGATE
from Missouri M was made one of the
secretaries. In the campaign that fol-
lowed he was In great demand hrough.
out Ohio and the Middle West to follow
and answer Carl Schurz. and nightly
addressed large audiences Of Germans
IN fiery speeches on the Issue Of the
campaign. The second administration
OF Grant put him %squarely In the Dem.
ocratic party. He fought with all his
might for the election OF Tilden In 1874
and taxed his physical resources In
speechmaking and campaigning.
lie had withdrawn from the Westliohe
Post. Much as that work had been 10
his liking. he had steadily looked for
ward TO the time when he could have
his own paper. make It according to
his own rapidly crystallizing ideas OF
what the public wanted and should have
A. news. n where he could think as
he pleased. say what he thought and
fight the battles OF the people with
whom he had lived. labored and en-
dured. He had intended to spend a year
or more in travel and study In Europe.
But in the trying times folio wing the
election of 1876 he went TO Washington
at the personal solicitation OF Charles
4 Dana and wrote signed political let
ters OF the exciting times during ana
following the Electoral Commission that
attracted wide interest.
This but delayed his trip. On his re-
turn to ST. Louis fortune was AWAITING
him In a gu!se which none but a strong
self-conhdent man would have pene-
trated. The st. Louis Dispatch had
fallen into evil days. Its circulation haI
dwindled to nothing. Its plant little
better than junk. n the Sheriff was
In charge. But 1t had one thing OF
value-an Associated Press franchise.
all important to an evening paper.
PURCHASE OF THE ST. LOUIS
DISPATCH.
At the sher!f's sale he bought the
paper for s2.boo, His plans were imme-
Aiata,y made known. The other even
ing payer. the Avsmng Post seeing
The evening world., 1911-10-30

Nssa r. ne ssvsFs werk g s1line
the morning edition Of The wcril. go
supsrvising his 81. Louis Psst-Dispatsm'
BY wire and mali from New Yssh, ~
had IN the fall Of 1851 added the sunday
edition Of the Post Dispatch. ana had
started the evening edition q NJ
World. With all this he Wa workm6
with increasingly Inadequate mechanical
equipment and planning new psssese
ana . new building. =.
He had IN La been elected - 0e
Forty-ninth Congress from . New Yssk
City district. but had found Il impos.
sible to fulhil the duties q Q ConOf0s.
mar at Warrington 10 his own sat0.
faction and had resigned.
The strain wee too much. THESE Wa1
. limit even to the snduraaoe Of ~
iron constitution and his highly esasi'
tive nerves. He had 10 S1vea .
thought ~ to whether o. not he sheuld
do a thing, but had done II. He had
given his health no thought. Wa II not
goodf And little 4 the carl Of his syes.
They he'd always been shortsighted. but
had been abused BY strain and cease
less work under naked gas Jets and in
improper light.
The breakdown came in October. 1891.
Nature foreclosed mercilessiy. At first
confined to his house. he had constant
reports of how everything was going
brought to him In his darkened bedroom.
Every nerve In his body revolted at the
imprisonment. Physicians ordered him
abroad. lie consulted the best specialists
in Europe. All that they could do to
help was after all but little. He cruises
In the Mediterranean. gaining somewhat
In general health. but every day . boat
put ashore for papers n letters and
to send lunches of cableGrams. He
visited Constantinople. and remembered
as one Of the last views Of glorious
nature the vista of the Black Sea from
the Bosphorus. He went to india, md
the exquisite beautiful Tai MahAi vas
the last object his eyes enjoyed before
their light went out. On rare occasions
after that. in q strong light. he would
try pitifuliy to see the faces of his chill
dren. but with the recent years even
that pleasure was denied him.
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friond. who mar. % crov. mo., vain.
able. Hs p,sv.d = y.rv GOOD game
of cba.. Ia v.rv wsIcoma ,h,rv An
w,rtsr ouar,.r., ava dr,,,., ono a.y
into tho hack r,om ~ a c.rm.n ca.
Ioor ora ro.,avrart ,h., ~. ~.
club for the local chess PLAYERS. In
his eagerne Is he protested at q move
OF one OF the masters. perhaps you
can do better" was tho retort. He
sat down and did bette. and earned q
welcome and many friends.
Joseph Pulitzer first sought his op-
portunity in the law. As he worked
here and there for his daily bread. hs
sought out a library and spent his
nights studying law. Keenlv inter-
ested In public affairs. attracted NV
politics. and having a read,nass a,
oratory. he soon made "A renutat,on On
81 I,nis ua was admit,ad % ~.
bar In 1897 and lacked forwor, ~.
re- ,hara Ea,. di,,o.oa o..u
nh. go, c.rma, 49, -, 49, &C.,
We, u,a ,ha was,,o.. D.,
ovraa hv Dr Emil p-rea,or,,s .rd
oII,aa 30, ca, cohwr,
I, nooGoa a ronor,ar nm, ,,. m.n
,g,,, .d,,or who Mo- ga go
80 ., 49, o,so ,norrh, .. 80
sn,,.or,,, Josonn puu,ysr ua Irsw
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At the SherlH's sale he bought the
paper for s2,5oo. His plans were imme-
diate'y made known. The other even
ing paper. the Avsntng Post sss,ns
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-11-10
CRYsT EQUITY SOCIETY HEAD
St. Croix Falls Man Elected President
of Wisconsin Union-Plainfield
Woman Leads Auxiliary,

Fond du Lac.-Ira NJ J. Cryst OF
st. CroiX Falls was elected president
of the Wisconsin Union of the Amer
lean Society of Equity at the conven-
ton here. Joseph Carnahan of Black
River Falls was elected vice presi-
dent. A. Slaughter of Menomonie
was elected on the board of directors
The ladies' auxiliary elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, Mrs. Meg
gle Bentley, Plainfield; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. /. F. Meyers, Boyceville;
secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Alice
Sparks, Plainfeld; state organizer
Miss Caroline Emmerton, Madison
The plan for the reorganization of
the cooperative system of the Wis
consin Union of the American Society
of Equity was turned down by the
convention.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-11-10
RECIPES OF ANCIENT TIMES
Indian Meal 6annocks May Be, REQ
ommended-Togus Loaf-For Per
feet Milk Rising Bread.

Indian Meal Bannocks-Two cup
fuls OF meal, two cupfuls of flour, a
teaspoonful of salt, one teaspoonful OF
ginger, four teaspoonfuls of molasses
and one teaspoonful of soda are made
into a moderately stiff dough with
buttermilk or sour milk; then put In
round tins and bake an hour.
Togus Loaf-Take one cupful OF
graham flour and two cupfuls of corn.
meal, salt to taste, one-half cupful OF
cooking molasses, one good table.
spoonful OF sugar and two small tea.
spoonfuls of soda; mix to a rather
stiff batter with either buttermilk OF
sour milk. Put in pudding mold and
steam at least four hours-hve Is bet.
ter.
Milk Rising Bread--Take one-half
pint of new milk and pour one quart
OF boiling water ON it, and let stand
until cool; then stir in sifted flour un.
til 1t is thick batter: beat well and
stand in a kettle of water that is
more than lukewarm. Cover closely
and set where it will be out of a
draft. Keep the water at the same
temperature, and beat the rising
about every half hour for the first
three hours; then cover and let stand,
and In six or seven hours 1t should be
twice Its bulk. A large pitcher Is ex-
cellent for this purpose. When 1t has
risen enough. pour out In a bread
pan, add salt to taste and small
piece of lard, and mix in enough flour
to make dough just the same as any
other bread dough. One of the chief
advantages in this method of making
bread is that 1t requires very little
observation-disclosures Home Com
panion.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-11-10
"He Began the Descent"

death In that moment, only a vague
wonderment that after a whole sea
son in Washington's diplomatic whirl
sbe-Sibyl Traverse-should wander
down here to Palm Grove, Fla, and
feel her first thrill of love at the
voice and touch of perfect stranger
She remembered smiling at the alb
surdity of 1t, and then all the world
seemed to turn into smoke and reach
ing flames.
The first words she spoke an hour
later, as she lay in guest room up
at Airlie cottage, were in harmony
with the rest Of the nights advep.
lures.
What is his name?"
Whose name, Sibyl darling?" asked
her friend, Rose Airlie, anxiously
Are you hurt much, dear? 1t didn't
burn your hair particle"
"Was the fireman hurt-the one
that saved me?"
mot very badly. Burned around
the arms and wrists, that was all.
I've wired your father and mother,
and everybody not to worry. that you
are all right, and not to think of
going north until you are quite strong
after this shock. Anyway, l told you
that you simply would have to stay
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-11-10

the notice promptly at that time, even
If sound asleep at a distance Of 100
feet. 1t is SO constructed, says the
Manufacturers Record, that the bust.
ness of the night or day forces will
not conflict. 1t tells what to do, when
to do it, what file to find certain pa
pers In. the initial they are filed un-
der and who filed them.
1t is so arranged that all business
closed yesterday or anything requiring
attention tomorrow is entirely sep
arated from today. 1t is an accurate
timepiece and provides an automatic
calendar which gives complete dates
for fifteen years and provides an ad.
ditional ready reference roller calen
dar by which you can almost instantly
select any date from the year 1900 to
1000. 1t also gives silent notice."
Should the rewinding be forgotten
the little hinged door at the top OF
the cabinet trips automatically every
thirty days at 2 p. NJ, sound the
alarm, covers the dates and spells out
wind me up" 1t is ten inches thick
four feet high and two feet wide and
can be hung on the wall or rested or
a file case Or any other convenient
place.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-11-10
ASK DISMISSAL OF PETITION
Wisconsin Telephone Company Puts
Physical Connection Question
Before Supreme Court.

La Crosse .-Maintaining that the
law passed at the last session Of the
legislature, compelling physical con-
nectiOn of telephone lines, is uncon-
stitutional and that the railroad COM
mission of Wisconsin has no right
to enforce the measure, the Wiscon-
sin Telephone company, this states
branch of the alleged Bell Telephone
trust, has petitioned the commission
for a dismissal of the petition of
Frank Winter, La Crosse, for an or
der directing physical connection be-
tween the lines of the Wisconsin and
La Crosse Telephone companies.
AS grounds for it's assertion as to
the constitutionality of the law, the
company claims that it's enforcement
would interrupt and interfere with
Interstate commerce.
The motion for dismissal of the
petition is asserted to be the begin
ming of bitter fight to overthrow
the Jaw passed by the progressives
in the interests of thousands Of tele-
phone subscribers.
Proof of the claim that the fight
on the Wisconsin law has ceased to
be state issue is the announcement
that besides being represented by it's
Wisconsin attorneys, eminent talent
hearing held in Madison on Nov. 20.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-11-10
e @EIIE=] p
HER FIRE LADDIE

By LOUISE MERRIFELD

The shouting at the window awak-
ened Sibyl She sat up in bed, push
ing back her heavy loosened hair
dazedly.
'Well?" she called.
A figure sprang over the SILL and
stood sharply silhouetted against the
dull orange glow outside.
Il thought somebody was in here"
she heard a mans voice say. S'The
hotel is on fire. Hurry
"But-wait a moment. What do you
want me to do?"
There came q great crash some
where In the rear of the hotel, and q
roar of beating flames. He waited no
longer, but went straight to the bed.
wrapped her In blankets, and lifted
her bodily.
Il can walk" protested Sibyl, cling
ing nevertheless to his shoulders.
BE STILL" he ordered shortly.
Were the last out"
AS he lifted her to the sill. and
swung out himself, then started down
the ladder, sudden giddiness swept
over her. He stopped once, breathing
heavily.
There were shouts below them Of
encouragement. She heard them say
the life net was spread
Your hair blows across my eyes, 3"
he gasped "Take it away"
She managed to sweep it back, and
as she did so, there for an instant as
they stood balanced on the brink Of
death, she saw his face for the first
time in the light of the flames. His
helmet was pulled low over his face,
but she saw the strong, clean lines of
the jaw, the close, resolute mouth and
aggressive chin, above all, his eyes.
keen and alert between half-closed
lids as he looked at her.
Above them there came a second
laundering crash as the two upper
floors fell in. The outer wall, where
the ladder rested, swayed and a cry of
horror went up from below. He
smiled grimly at her, tightening his
hold.
Better trust to the net, hadn't
WEI"
NO." she said Don't drop me,
please. I'm not afraid"
He began the descent once more,
past windows where tongues of fire
leaped out and threatened her float
ing hair and light gown. and the
crowd held it's breath watching the
two.
Don't lean away. It makes 1t
harder" he managed to get out Obe-
diently she held closely to him, her
face almost pressed to his, and cur
iously enough, she had no fear OF
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-11-10
Picked Red CABBAGE.

Choose a red cabbage of medium
size, remove the outer leaves, quarter
the cabbage and cut out the stalk.
Shred the cabbage finely and wash It.,
lift it from the water and drain 1t in
a colander. Spread the shredded cab
bage on a large platter and sprinkle
a quarter of pound of fine salt over
it. Leave the cabbage for twenty
-four hours, drain 1t in a coIander and
when dry pack it tightly in glass jars.
Add level teaspoonful of red pepper
and two ,cupfuls Of white vinegar, and
shake 1t we'll. Pour the vinegar into
the jars SO az to cover the cabbage,
and screw down the tops on the jars
and keep for a week or ten days,
when it will be ready for use. This
pickle is of particularly bright red
color and will keep longer than II
prepared with boiled sp1ced vinegar.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-11-10
WOODWARD NAMED WARDEf
Board of Control Appoints Former
Omro Pastor as Head of State
Penitentiary at Waupun.

Madison.-Tke Rev. Daniel Wood
ward, Omro, has been named warden
of the penitentiary at Waupun by the
state board of control to succeed
Henry Towne, resigned. Mr.. Wood
ward has been acting as warden for
some time.
Rev. Woodward was formerly pas
tor of congregation at Omro. Dur
ing the campaign for governor OF
Francis E. McGovern he took the
stump for him, but thereby caused
dissension in his congreg cation, as
many objected to his entering poll
tics The church district superin-
tendent, it is said, instructed him to
either leave the stump or his charge.
Mr.. Woodward continued campaign
ing and later resigned his position as
pastor.
When the new governor took Of
flee Mr.. woodward was appointed to
the state board of control, on which
he served until now.
This appointment leaves vacancy
on the control board which Gov. Nc
Govern will probably fill in few
weeks.
IL is understood that former Con-
gresham Gustav Kuesterman OF
Green Bay will be a candidate for ap-
pointment on the board of control
to fill the vacancy caused by the cleo
ton of Mr.. Woodward as prison war
den The salary of a member IF the
board is $4,000.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-11-10
EXPERT TELLS ABOUT SALADS
Some of the Fine Points That Must
Be Observed to Insure Per-
lection

Expert advice on the making Of
salads was given by Hermann Sem,
described as master of his sub
ject," at the Horticultural hall, Lon
don, England.
According to this authority all salad
plants must be thoroughly washed but
not soaked. Then they must be
drained and torn, not cut into shreds.
Above all, he urged, never cut up the
materials with steel knife. When
the shredding is accomplished put the
whole into a salad basket, or into a
cloth and swing thoroughly to remove
the superfuous moisture. Dressing
should be done as near as possible to
the time when the salad is required
for the table.
Mr.. Sem added: "a good way to
flavor with garlic is to place a piece
Of toasted bread in the salad bowl,
cut piece of garlic and rub the toast
with 1T. That is all You then place
the salad on top of the bread, and 1t
acquires just the delicate soupcon of
garlic which is desired"