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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-05-05
Patronage Question More Acute
Than Ever For Democrats.
ECONOMIES CAUSE LOUD Wall
Orca Inlet Bobs Up as the Greatest
Danger Point on the Pacific
.Coast-Offers Foothoid
TO Enemy in Case
Of War.
BY WILLIS J. ABBOT.

WashingtOn.-Of course this ques-
ton Of patronage has always confront
ed the party elevated to power since
Jefferson said Of federal office hold
ers that "few die and none resign
But never has it been SO acute as it
is at the present moment. The Dem
ocratic party in the house as indiyid-
uals figured that each member ought
to have about $4,000 worth of patron
age, outside of his own clerk hire.
Then the party as whole reduced
the number and the emoluments of
employees SO materially that no one
member now has more than 81 100 of
patronage at his disposal
Well, here is what happens. There
are about twenty Democratic con-
gressmen who, proceeding on the first
proposition, have brought to the CAPT
tai two or perhaps three constituents
TO divide up that $4,000 The pittance
OF Sl,10O looks very small; the con-
stituents are hanging about the hotels
devouring the substance Of their
chiefs and saying words about the sort
of economy which saves at the spigot
and wastes at the bunghole.
Personally l do not believe that the
American voter cares for that kind
of economy But that is the kind he
is going to get for time.
One Economy sidetracked.
Representative Clark of Florida in
troduced the other day a resolution
which would have Topped off 1000
annually III expenses for superfuous
clerks and committees, but it was
neatly railroaded, on a point of order,
to a committee whence it will prob
ably never emerge. Yet the point was
we'll taken. There are committees of
the house with five rooms, clerks, as
sistant clerks and janitors which have
not met once in session There are
three committees on elections, but as
there are no contests for seats in the
present congress they will have no
business to transact-neverthel ess
they will still have their clerk hire
and other perquisites to dispense
There are Of course many hard
working committees, but out of the
62 recorded in the congressional Ai-
rectory a scant dozen meet ten times
during the session. Such committees
as that on reform in the civil service,
revision of the laws, Pacific railroads.
disposition Of useless executive pa
pers, ventilation and acoustics and
expenditures on public buildings prac-
tcally never meet. Yet they all have
secretaries, with aggregate expendi-
lures not far from $4,000 @
Just as in the Republican party
there has been large insurgent ele-
ment during the last year, so it seems
apparent that in the Democratic par
ty during the present session there
will be insurgency. Probably it is one
of the penalties which party must
pay for power to have revolt within
'ts ranks.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-05-05

GA lamb said Mr.. Keene, is one
who invests first and investigates
afterwards 80
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-05-05
foods SarsapariIIa

Il felt tired all the time and could
not sleep nights After taking Hoods
Sarsaparilla little while | could
sleep well and the tired feeling had
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-05-05
Wall Streets Anchor.

James R. Keene, at an Easter cele-
bration in Cedarhurst," said a New
York broker, 'tonce gave, in dozen
words, the Wall-street definition Of y
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-05-05
Met His Match.

Alkali Ika-They have just taken
Roaring Bill to the hospital.
Pistol Pete--What happened to
him?
Alkali Ike-He tried to break up a
suffragist meeting.-Judge
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-05-05


n00Ao one woman IN hun
SlE/@ENG)dred Is prepared or
W/A0 N%SAN(Mu understands how to
VI N IMPROPERLY care for her
II Va " II self. OF course near
II IN u ~ every woman now
al VI X adays has me dtcal
lM S.TG N)tr tment at the
WAc5s5EVfa.H/ time of childbirth,
(pESSMSUSTSbut many approach
i75H slNkA1M the experience with
an organism untitled for the trial OF
strength, and when the strain is over
her system has received a shock from
which it is hard to recover. Follow
ing right upon this comes the nervous
strain of caring for the child and a
distinct change in the mother results.
There is nothing more charming than
a happy and healthy mother Of chill
dren, and indeed child birth under right
conditions need be no hazard to health
or beauty. The unexplainable thing is
that, with all the evidence of shattered
nerves and broken health resulting
from an unprepared condition, women
will persist in going blindly to the trial
It isn't as though the experience
came upon them unawares. They have
ample time in which to prepare, but
they, for the most part, trust to chance
and pay the penalty.
In many homes once childless there
are now children because of the fact
that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound makes women normal,
healthy, and strong.
ANY woman who would like
special advice in regard to this
matter is cordially invited to
write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn,
Mass. Her letter will be held in
strict confidence.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-05-05

Little wits are often great takers
De la Roche.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-05-05

gone. This great medicine has also
cured me Of scrofula, which had
troubled me from childhood" Mrs.
G. M. Root, Box 25, Gilead, Conn.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-05-05
Facts
About
Motherhood

The experience of Motherhood is a
trying one to Most women and marks
distinctly an epoch in their lives. Not
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-05-05
A Delicate Compliment


My new gown received very sim
cere compliment the other day"
LAS to how?"
The proprietor of a restaurant |
went into asked me to sit near the
window. Said it would lend tone to
his place"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-05-05
insurgency May Be Useful.


Nobody insurged very much among
the Democrats until there were some
spoils of Office to distribute Now in
surgency is rife, and while it is alto
gether improbable that it will prove
a controlling force, it may be useful
balance wheel. What has already been
done by the Clark resolution is going
to be pushed by other members for
several days yet to come Unques-
tionably it delays public business be-
cause in every instance the effort of
those who are fighting to limit the
power of the small oligarchy which
seems to control the majority In the
house is to be determined one, even
though it may not be successful.
The whole thing could have been
averted if the committee on WAYS and
means, every member of which IS re-
Aspected and most Of them most deci-
dedly liked by the Democratic forces.
had not committed the error of max
ing its sessions secret and pledging
its members never to divulge what
was done during their deliberations. I
have talked with several of the more
or less discontinued Democrats. They
refer to that committee as the "Om-
nipotent Fourteen" But when that
committee controlling the caucus pro-
ceeded to appoint a committee, which
is obviously subservient to the larger
committee, to handle all the matter of
patronage and to distribute places at
it's will, it started a revolt that NAV
be dangerous.
Problem of Orca Inlet.
That magnificent Pacific coast Of
ours, with its orange groves and its
gold mines, its wheat belt and it's Ore
gon apples, seems destined to make
continual trouble for the United
States. Here is the latest problem
which is to be put up to the country.
On the southern coast of Alaska are
two good barbors, free from ice the
year round, and because of rivers
flowing into them, affording gateways
into the interior Of that ice and noun
tain-bound territory. The one with
which I have to deal here is what
was called CordOva Bay, but which
The government has lately dubbed
OTca Inlet. It is a harbor big enough
TO float any two navies now on the
ocean, but entrance, being split by an
Island, Is scarce half mile wide. On
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-05-05

Hewitt am ruined man.
JeWett-Does your wife know it?
Hewitt-No, she doesn't yet realize
= nat she has done.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-05-05
"a Blu. to the Acre

Is heavy yield, but that's what John Kennedy OF
Edmonton, Alberta, Western Canada got from 40
acres of Spring Wheat in 1910 Reports
eH&nn from other districts in that prov I
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-25

Everyone that could attended and
people enjoyed it greatly. A picket
fence, painted white was put in on
the east and south sides and four
board fence on the west and north
and it improved the property very
much. 1t was in use some fifteen
years in saving the church grounds
from tresspass of animals and when
old and decrepit succumbed to the
ravages Of the boys of the neighbor-
hood. The editor may perchance
recall the sport of sounding evening
reveille by running the full length
of it at full tilt with a stick beating
the lively tattoo against the pickets,
or of the skill acquired in whacking
off the tops with a shinney club.
Ito be continued
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-25
Hold County Picnic

The A. S. of E., Of Pierce county
will hold basket picnic at the fair
grounds in Ellsworth on Saturday,
June 10 to which the public is in
vited. The day will be devoted to a
dinner under the trees at noon, a
program of speeches, music by the
Ellsworth band and sports to be
given in front of the grand stand
in the afternoon. Following is the
program:
The procession, headed by the band
will form in front of the town hall
at 10 o'clock and march to the fair
grounds.
Following music by the band
there will be an address of welcome
by John F. Shaw.
Response. Ed. Campbell, county
president.
Music. Ellsworth Band.
DINNER
AFTERNOON 1:30 P. M.
Speech. Ira M. Chryst, state pres
ident.
Music Ellsworth Band.
Free for all foot race. Boys I'M
der fifteen. Prizes $500, $1.00.
Music. Ellsworth Band.
Fat Mems Race. Prizes $500,
$1.O0.
Tug OF War. Two Locals. Prize
box of cigars.
Ladies Nail Driving Contest.
Prizes $500, $100, SOC.
Race for Farm Team Owners. To
unhitch, unharness and tie to end of
wagon. Prizes lap robe and $500.
Walking Race. For farm teams
hitched to lumber wagons. Distance,
one-half mile. Prizes S. 90, $500.
Egg Race. For girls under fifteen
years. Prizes $500, $1.00, SOC.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-25
Farm Sale

An auction sale offarm machinery
and tools will be held on the farm of
David Gray, seven miles due south
of this city in. Big River, on
Wednesday May, 81, beginning at
two in the afternoon. Among the
items to be sold are several sets of
harness, plows, potato digger,
mower, wagons, sheep tank, Ault-
man-Taylor traction engine, Huber
separator, cream separator, manure
spreader, Deering binder. scales and
many other articles. The sale will
be conducted by Robert Reynolds
auctioneer.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-25
Yankee. Robinson
Horse Fair

The Yankee Robinson circus,
which appears here Tuesday, June,
6, has the finest horses ever carried
by travelling circus These horses,
a majority of them, were purchased
this spring. One Of the teams, a
twenty dapple gray tableau team,
is conceded to be the greatest bunch
of horses ever selected. They were
put together by the W. P. Hall
Company of Lancaster, Mo-, which
firm furnish all the best horses to
the largest shows of America. Every
one is invited tovisit the stables of
the circus and look over this stock
1t is a travelling horse fair and is
free for everybody.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1911-05-25

For June weddings The Times job
printing office is prepared to furnish
invitations and announcements.
Stationery, printing and engraving
in latest modes.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12
Oven Bird Mud Nest.

OF hair and down; others, like the
tailor bird of the south, sew leaves
together and make coy cradles of the
receptacles so made. Then thGre are
plasterer birds. like the barn swallow,
that build their nests chiefly of mud.
Perhaps the most interesting nest OF
this sort is made by the oven bird OF
Buenos Ayres. The accompanying
picture shows a female oven bird and
its nest. The peculiar home OF this
queer bird is usually foot in diane
ter. It is made Of clay, straw and
dried leaves, and its walls are about
an inch thick. You will notice that
the nest has two compartments. In
one the eggs are laid and Matched.
and It is said that the other is used
as a roosting place by the bird whose
mate is covering the eggs. The birds
build their odd nests in most conspic'
nous places. often on the top OF
post, and usually they will construct
an entire nest within "a hours.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12
Thrifty Ant.

The thrifty ant deserves much SYM
pathy, in that 1t is a dainty morsal for
spiders, beetles, crickets and other IN
sect hunters. A few ants may survive
and feed on accumulated stores dur.
Ing the winter. but 1t is chiefly the
eggs and cocoons hidden away in the
secure underground chambers Of the
ant hill that furnishes the ant popu-
lation of the following summer. The
ant care of its young, the manage
ment Of its slaves and the tiny insect
cows which they capture and from
which the honeydew is MIXED. all
would furnish a tale as interesting as
the customs Of any wandering tribe Of
the desert or any lost nation Of dark
est Africa.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12

menced, with some substitutes for
the fat which is taken ort in the
cream. The feeding of grain and
clover hay may be commenced and
gradually increased as the calf Is
able to assimilate It.
Professor Redman said that the calf
should be kept growing and not al
lowed to get setback at any time,
for 1t might never fully recover from
It and would not be likely to make
the high quality COW that 1t other
wise would.
Professor Redman did not favor pas
turing the calves during the first sum-
mer, but rather keeping them inside
and away from the annoying flies dur
ing the warm days, for often they lose
more in fighting flies than they gain
by the open air and pasturing. They
might be turned out into a pen at
night.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12
GOOD CARE OF YOUNG CALF
Prof. Redman Does Not Favor Pastur-
Ing Animals During First Summer
on Account Of Flies.

The Maine Farmer thus reports the
address OF Prof. r. W. Redman given
on the Farming Special trip. on the
subject Of the dairy calf: His sug.
gestions were the results Of the best
practical experience along that line.
After some preliminary remarks along
the line Of selection OF the COW and
the use Of a pure-bred bull. in which
he emphasized the quite generally ac-
cepted assertion that the sire is half
the breed. he spoke particularly OF
the treatment of the COW before calv-
ing. She should rest few weeks and
should be fed we'll but not high, and
should have some succulent feed. She
should have good care and attention
and will respond with better Offspring.
He suggested the following treat
ment of the calf: Leave 1t with the
dam a few days and then take It
away and teach 1t to drink. A clean
pail should be used and the milk
should always be the same tempera-
ture. After a few days Of "ho,e milk,
the use Of skimmilk n Il DO COM
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12
SOUND SLEEP
Can Easily Be Secured.

Cup to 2 years age" woman writes,
II was in the habit Of using both tea
and coffee regularly.
Il found that my health was begin
ming to fail, strange nervous attacks
would come suddenly upon me, making
me tremble so excessively that could
not do my work while they lasted; my
sleep left me and passed long nights
in restless discomfort. was filed
with a nervous dread as to the future.
"A friend suggested that possibly
tea and coffee were to blame, and l
decided to give them up, and in cast
ing about for q hot table beverage,
which felt was an absolute necessity,
! was led by good fortune to try Post
UNI.
SFor more than a year have used
It three times q day and expect, so
much good has It done me, to con-
tlnue its use during the rest Of my
life.
soon after beginning the use OF
Postum, found, to my surprise, that.
instead Of tossing on a sleepless bed
through the long, dreary night, l
dropped into q sound, dreamless sleep
the moment my head touched the pill
low.
"Then I suddenly realized that all
my nervousness had left me, and my
appetite. which had fallen OF before,
had all at once been restored so that
ate my food with keen relish.
"All the nervous dread has gone. I
walk a mile and a half each way TO
my work every day and enjoy Il. I
find an interest In everything that
goes on about me that makes life
pleasure. All this owe to leaving on
tea and coffee and the use Of Postum,
for have taken no medicine" Name
given by Postum Co.. Battle Greek,
Mich.
There's q reason" and 81 Il ex-
planned IN the little book, The Road
% Wellville." IN pkgs-
Ever Rsa1 Ne ahgvs letisrg a ae1
ona urrouIa fFom tlIne q tlma ~
QE1 1EnolnoY oE1o 40 llu - aNu11
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12
aov's Good Time.

A mother sent her boy into the
country, and after q week Of anxiety
received this letter:
81 got here all right, but forgot to
write before. A Teller and went out
In a boat and the boat tipped over
and a man got me out. ] was so full
Of water that / didn't know anything
for q long time. The other boy has
to be buried after they find him. A
horse kicked me over, and I've got
to have some money for Akin my
head. We are going to set q barn on
fire tonight, and l should smile II We
don't have some bully fun. ] shall
bring home a tame woodchuck II I
can get him in my trunk"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12
Learned From Nature.

An enthusiastic friend was dilating
to the woman landscape gardener on
the obvious advantages she must de-
rive from actually experimenting the
workmen who executed her designs.
Being right out with nature that
way you must learn so many interest
ing things" said the friend.
II do" said the gardener, Il can tell
the different kinds of whisky. the diff
ferent kinds Of tobacco and the differ
ent kinds Of profanity q rod away"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12

Never allow the bull to run loose
about the yard or fields.
The cream should be delivered not
less than three times a week.
Watch the mich COWS carefully, and
see that they keep up their milk flow.
The value Of milk for cheese max
ing should be based upon the contents
of both fat and casein.
Despite every effort, there Is always
more or less complaint Of shrinkage
Of milk in the dry, hot months.
The example Of a successful dairy
man neighbor doesn't seem to have
any impression on some farmers.
The woman who makes good butter
and clean butter and puts 1t up attrac-
lively does not have to cut prices.
The man who gets HIS principal in
come from the dairy should breed his
COWS to registered dairy-bred slres.
scours in young calves can be
checked by feeding a teaspoonful OF
dried blood for each calf in two quarts
Of warm milk.
The average production Of butter fat
per year per COW is said to be be-
tween 40 and $50 pounds. This il far
too little to be profitable.
The separator and all utensils
should be kept clean and sweet by
washing after each milking and
then set in the sun to dry.
Nobody has yet discovered how
70 get all Of the dirt out Of milk. Tho
only way 70 have absolutely clean
niIk 4 70 prevent the dirt from 81
ting into Il
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12
Striking a Light.

A game often played by French
school boys, very little known in this
country, is the following:
Select two persons from the party
present and make them kneel on the
floor facing each other at such a dis
lance that they can just touch finger
tips by stretching out their arms.
To one Of them is now handed
matchbox and 10 the other a match.
Each player Is now % take hold Of
hts right foot with his right hand. and
the game Il 20 strike the match. \
can b done. but y nat sasy.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12

tity of alcohol into the neck Of the
test bottle after the cream test is
completed. The alcohol floats in the
top and changes its concave surface
to nearly a straight line. AS the use
OF the alcohol dissolves the fat. there
fore reduces the length OF the col
umn and gives too low reading. this
can be overcome by first adding to
the alcohol all the fat It will dissolve
and then pouring a small quantity Of
this fat-saturated alcohol on the top
Of the fat column In the test bottle.
The diagrams in the figure show
the difference. In bottle No. l 1t
shows the top curve Of the fat which
occupies a space between A and B
Of nearly / per cent Of the scale. The
test should be read 10 or 20, depend
ing on the selection Of A or B as the
point to which 1t is read.
In bottle No. the alcohol makes
a straight line at the top Of the fat
column, so that the test can be read
at that point without any uncertainty.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12
Paul Jones' Flag.

recognition Of the United States. This
historical banner still exists and is in
possession of the Stafford family. de-
scendants Of the Lieutenant Stafford
who, during the battle between the
Bon Homme Richard and the English
ship Scraps. leaped into the sea to
rescue this flag and then nailed 1t to
the masthead. The flag was made In
1777 by Misses Mary and Sarah Aus
tin, under the direction Of General
Washington and Capt. John Brown. 1t
was presented to Capt. Paul Jones,
who carried 1t to victory many times
and finally gave 1t to his trusted lieu
tenant. The flag is made of English
bunting. Originally 1t was six feet
wide and fifteen feet long but 1t Is
now not over seven feet In length.
The sword shown in the accompany
ing picture was the property Of Cap
tain Jones, and was carried by him
during his brilliant service in the first
United States navy.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12
An Electric subject.

They are using electricity in pri'
mary school education In Stockholm.
Just how II Is used does not appear.
but We are told that the classroom
Is subjected to electricity" And rec
ords are being kept TO ascertain
whether the electrically trained
youngSterS acquire the three RS with
rrsater precision and dispatch than
thoso that are being brought 40 ~
sunlight common sense ana he ROD
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12
WAY TO READ CREAM TESTS
One Big Difficulty May BE Overcome
by Adding Small Quantity OF
Fat.Saturatod Alcohol.

In the Babcock tea.bottle the bot
tom of the fat column is practically
O straight line but the top has a con-
cave surface and the question as to
whether the fat should be read at the
top, the bottom. or some other point
has been much discussed.
This uncertainty may be entirely
overcome by dropping a small guam.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12
1.arnInn Dairy Rusinass.

The man who imagines he knows
all there is. to know about dairying
without attending the short courses
for dairying at the agricultural col
leges or without reading a reliable
farm paper is making a great mistake
because no one man can hold all
there is to know about the dairy bust
ness.