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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
WHY VICTORY" WAS DUSTY
Housemaid Feared Further Damage
to Statuette Already Subjected 50
to Hard Usage.

A New York woman engaged a new
housemai0 the other day, and was
Immediately delighted at the exhibit
ton of the new servants efficiency
Norah waited on the table with per-
feet mastery; she answered the front
doorbell with matchless grace; she
never once grumbled when told that
she must wear cap; her busting was
a marvel of orderliness.
But the mistress of the apartment
was astonished, when the new maid
had been in the house about a week,
to find that her cherished Victory of
Samothrace" was covered with dust.
The beautiful headless body stood
gray and unlovely on it's pedestal, and
the "Victory's" owner called Norah to
see what the matter might be.
IT can't understand this, Norah,"
she said. Everything else is kept
so spotless. How have you happened
to neglect the little statue. Have you
busted it at ALP"
Norah admitted that she had not,
and said no more.
But why?" the mistress persisted.
"Why?" And then, miserably, the
maid owned up.
I'm bit awkward with me fingers,
num-" she murmured, shyly. "And I
saw how bad it was broke, mum, and
I was afraid O. droppin' it an maxim
it worse
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
Theory and Experiment,

Theory and experiment must go
hand in hand, and much depends on
one as much as on the other, not
merely On it's accuracy but also upon
it's nature. Hundreds of experiments
may be made, which, however, not
withstanding their refinement and
accuracy, contribute little to the
march of human progress in the right
direction; they may Of course in
ages count for much, but the chief
thing is that the experiment should
be Of the right kind, and it Is often
desirable that as much time, If not
even more time, should be spent in
deciding upon the right thing to be
done than in doing that thing itself.
One bad theory is often worse than
ten bad experiments, because even
If these are properly carried out, they
may yet, if based upon false notions,
add little or nothing, if not to the
store at least to the advancement of
knowledge; and count almost for as
little as the one bad experiment
whether based upon theory or not
John Butler Burke.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
Fathers Idea of Teaching Little Son
a Lesson Didn't Seem to Turn
Out Just Right.

The little three-year-old son of a
proud North side father and mother
became so greatly interested in a pho
nograph belonging to one of the neigh
bors that he quite forgot to go home
at his accustomed bedtime.
Tell you what we'll do said his
father to his mother. Wen put out
the lights and pretend we've gone to
bed. That will teach Master Bonnie a
lesson
When the little chap hurried home.
about eight O'Clock, he stopped in con-
sternation at the gate on noticing that
the place bore a dark and gloomy as
pect
He called several times before his
mother, too kind-hearted to keep him
waiting any longer, answered him in
make-believe sleepy tones.
What is it, my child?" asked the
mother
With trembling voice the youngster
replied:
Mother, will you please tell Benja-
minis father that his son is out here
and wants to come in?"
Next morning at breakfast the par
ents, who were prepared to hear their
little son excuse his conduct of the
evening before, were astonished to
hear him exclaim:
Papa, don't you think it's time
was having night key Youngs-
town Telegram.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
Republican Tariff Bill.

1t will be recalled that President
Taft vetoed the bills reducing the
tariff on manufacturer wooden
goods last summer on the ground
that his Tariff Board has not made
a report which would determine
Just how much the tariff could be
reduced without injuring the WOOL
en- industry. The Tariff Board
made its report in December and
threw a great deal of light on this
subject. Instead of the Democrats
proceeding to prepare a tariff bill
in accornance with this information
they have been running away from
that subject and proceeding with
bills on chemical and iron indus
tries, knowing that President Taft
will veto those bills until the Tariff
Board has made its report SO that
he will have light for his guidance.
However, the Republicans are
preparing a tariff bill reducing the
tariff on manufactured wooden
goods which is prepared with the
information furnished by the Tariff
Board and it will be interesting to
see whether the Democrats will
pass this bill or not.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
Money Trust.

1t is getting to be considered a
dull week in Washington when the
Democrats do not start some line
Of investigation.
However, it has been clearly
shown that their sole object IN
starting these Investigations of the
Departments in Washington and
elsewhere has been to make cam
paign literature to aid Democrats
in the Presidential campaign of
this year.
A few of the progressive Demo
Gratis wanted an investigation of
what is called the Money Trust"
to ascertain whether a few men
practically control the finances of
the country or whether this vast
power is properly distributed thru
out the country. The Democrats
found themselves in a position
where they were compelled to in
vestigate this matter on account of
public sentiment but it is very evil
dent from the way they are going
about it, that the investigation will
be merely farce and the results
will be of no importance whatever.
This simply shows that they are
going to rely on the Money
Trust" OF the country.
Further evidence could be multi
piled showing how thoroughly
malefactors of wealth as Roosevelt
calls them, have got the Democrats
by the throat.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
MAKE WIGS or SPUN GLASS
ers in Artificial Product Are
Driven to Extremities.

No one outside the artificial hair
business knows the difficulty that
merchants in hair-goods have expert
enced in getting material of sufficient
Quality-especially in braids-at any,
thing like the prices which most peo-
pie are willing to pay. Many coun-
tries, indeed, place such restrictions
on wig-makers, owing to hygienic rea-
sons, that natural hair is becoming
more and more rare.
In certain parts Of France the ex-
pedient was resorted to of making
wigs from certain fbrinous plants;
especially was this done with those
which have served to furnish mate
rial for rugs and blankets. By split
ting the fbers very fine and treating
them chemically, it was possible to
make artificial hair, but the labor in
volved the asking of prices that
were almost prohibitive. Moreover,
complaints were made that the substi-
tute was not satisfactory. Horsehair
was treated to like process of di-
vision and Frightening, but the imita-
ton, except for the very poor class. of
trade, signally failed. Now, thanks to
series of experiments, it has been
found possible to utilize spun crystal
for the purpose, reducing it to any
shade which may be desired and to
any degree of inenes. Indeed, the
resemblance to human hair is said to
be all but absolute. The new product
has the advantage, moreover, of
weighing very little, and hair" made
of glass presents an appearance of
luster and is, above all, thoroughly
hygienic.-Harper's Weekly.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
Communication.

To the Editor
/ cannot refrain from ex
pressing my esteem for the editor Of the
Leader on account of the fearless atti-
tude he assumes in trying to stem the
tide Of immortality that is sweeping over
the city of WatertOwn. Is it possible
there are men in the council who are SO
diSinterested in the moral welfare Of
their own town as to vote for all-night
saloons? Can they claim to have one
spark of honor or decency in them to be
controlled by the disreputable element
of the city? What other conclusion can
we come to? The decent people of Wa
tertOWn ought to turn them down so
completely that they will never come to
the surface again to do any more harm.
Dumping them upon the garbage pile
would be treating them too we'll, and
perhaps the garbage pile might object.
What kind of parents must the young
element have, who allow their boys and
girls to roam the streets at any and all
times of the night? 1t is easy to guess
what the harvest will be. Think of the
strict account these pareuts will have to
give on the last Judgment Day; woe to
them! The decent people of Watertown
ought to rally to the support OF paper
that will fight for the moral welfare of
their town in trying to open their eyes
to the true condition of things and make
them realize the necessity of putting
men in authority who are not in league
with the evil influences and powers in
WatertOwn.
May the good work go on.
A Subscriber.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15

If more states had more adequate
corrupt practice acts there would
be fewer anxious seats In the Unit
ed States Senate.
Too often it is the things we
shouldn't do that seem to make
life worth living,
In the scrimmage we have lost
sight of the Colonel's hat, and the
other hattie cooked hat-has
anybody seen it lately?
Massachusetts is sadly in need of
effective machinery for the settle
ment of strikes.
In the meantime the Taft steam
roller is beginning to rumble.
What the Colonel said some time
ago about refusing another term
must have been a prediction and
not promise. predictions are
often inaccurate.
President Taft's advocacy of two
new battleships indicates that there
is no weak sentimentalism about
his peace propaganda.
More people haven't made UP
their minds on the presidential sit
uation than ever before at this
stage of the game. They are wait
ing to be shown and they want to
be shown something good.
Chairman Mack says that the
plans of the Democratic National
convention are the best ever made
But who's to be the candidate?
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
The Lecture Sunday Evening.

DR.. F. C. Randolph of Milton, deliv-
cred powerful lecture Sunday evening
at the English Methodist church and
held the large audience spellbound for
an hour and half by his portrayal of
the evils of intemperance. He is an
earnest, impressive speaker, and spoke
for the Incorporate man, his wife and
family, if he has one, and the misery oc-
casiOned by the excessive use of intOxi-
cants and how the public is directly and
indirectly burdened by the care and
maintenance of the physical, financial
and moral wrecks resulting from the in
ordinate use of liquor as beverage If
all men were endowed with sufficient
will power to refrain from excuses and
assert their manhood, it might be differ
ent. 1t is the greatest moral and eco
nomic problem now confronting the
people of this country and it will have
to be settled, and settled right. There
are millions of dollars invested in the
manufacture of liquor and beer, under
the law which legitimatiZed the bust
ness by demanding both national per
nit and local license, by which, each
voter and taxpayer in this country is to
some extent partner in the business,
however much they may be disinclined
to acknowledge such partnership. Every
man and woman in the city should have
heard the lecture and analysed it, and
drawn their own conclusion as to the
the argument presented by the speaker
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
Why Coat Lapels Have Nicks.

The following is said to be the story
of the origin of the nick in the lapel
of mems coats: When Napoleon first
felt the sway of ambition he tried to
implicate General Moreau in a con
spiracy. Moreau had been Napoleon's
superior, and was exceedingly popular
Man of Destiny in power, it was not
safe to express publicly sympathy with
Moreau. His admirers and supporters
quietly agreed to nick their lapels to
show their fellowship, the outlines OF
the coat, after the nick was made
forming the letter M.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
Lauqhed Out His Name.

It is hard to be laughed out of ones
surname That is what happened to an
inoffensive gentleman, Charles Sains-
bury Pickwick, Esq, who after the pub
LEGATION Of Dickens famous novel felt
constrained to advertise in the Times
informing the world that owing to it's
having been brought into ridicule and
made byword by the novelist he in
tended to abandon his name forever.
This was the more hard in his case
because he proudly traced his name
to a knight1y origin-from 'PiQuez-
vite"-"spur fast"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
Parcel Posi-.

The country is clamoring for the
establishment of a Parcel Post, for
reducing the cost of transportation
of small articles, but the big ex-
press companies seem to be able to
do anything they wish with the
Democratic house of Representa-
tives and of course no bill can be-
come a law without its consent.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
Jealous Fishes In a Duel.

Fish are liable to the same pas
sions as you and I, and they fight and
love as we do" said DR.. Francis Ward
L can show you a photograph of a
rainbow trout in what would have
been fight to the death If I had not
interfered. In pond were big fe-
male trout and her partner, who re
sented the intrusion of another trout
Suddenly one fish charged the 9th.
er and seized him by the jaw. He
shook his opponent as a dog shakes a
rat, and kept on until his enemy float
ed to the top. Then I took the fish
out and revived it with little weak
whisky and water"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15

LaFollette and his helper, Hau-
ser, accuse Roosevelt of treachery
and ingratitude. 1t almost gives
those acquainted with LaFollette
nervous prostration. Ingratitude
and treachery, forsooth. Ask
Hoard, Davidson, Bancroft, Steph-
enson and others, as to their idea
of ingratitude and treachery. No
man in the political history of this
country since Aaron Burr, has been
more so than the man who is now
yelling for sympathy.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15

of the writer is not at fault, be only
appointed those who sang his
praises, some of whom were no
better than they ought to have been.
La politics, it makes a great differ
ence whose OK is gored, and who is
in and who is out Of the presidep-
tial chair. Roosevelt should, un
der the circumstances, maintain a
mastery silence, if it is possible to
do so.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
SHIN SORES
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wounds, burns, salt rheum. ring worm, piles
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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
THOUGHTS BY THE WAY.

Roosevelt is very much perturbed
because President Taft is appoint
ing friends to office. Did Roose-
Welt during his long term of office
appoint any men to federal posi-
tons who were his personal and
political enemies? If the memory
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
Sweet Little Harry.

Ma" said little Harry, I'll tell you
what you ought to do"
What dear?" his mother asked.
you ought to go over to live in
some country where the people are
Mohammedans."
What on earth ever put such a
thought as that into your dear head.
darling?"
"Cause over there they think all fat
women are beautiful"
Harry! If you dare to open your
mouth again this evening you will be
sent to bed with nothing to eat"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
Troublesome Account,

"My husband has given me a
checking account"
isn't that lovely? Now you can
buy anything you want and just write
out check for it,
eyes. I'm rather sorry on one &C
count, though. 1t seems such a lot
of trouble to have to write out a
check for ones car fare, especially
when the cars are crowded or when
you have to pay as you enter"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
POINTED PARACRAP us.

Military maneuvers in Texas are
getting to be all the rage.
President Taft is arranging to
put a stop to this thing of kicking
his nomination aroun'.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15

According to press dispatches
from the national capital, Lenroot
has abandoned his chief and
climbed upon the Roosevelt band
wagon. One by one, Bob's friends
are deserving him, because of his
selfishness, ingratitude, overbear-
ing and dictatorial manners toward
those who have been his friends.
He still has Frank McGovern,
Dahl and Johnny Blaine to sing
his praises.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-03-15
Past Master.

Hes an adept on the links"
Golf expert?"
NO; our leading sausage maker"
Gilpin observer., 1912-12-26
WASHINGTON.

Last services for Whitelaw Reid,
late ambassador to England, will be
held on the afternoon of Jan. from
the Cathedral OF st. John the Divine
in New York. with full naval honors.
mot since the era OF good feeling
in the days of Monroe has the White
House known an occupant in whom
there was so little of the partisan and
go much Of the patriot as in the per.
son of William Howard Taft" de-
clared Colonel Thomas B. Fielder, Of
Atlanta. in the course Of an eulogy Of
the President. at the banquet at the
fourth annual meeting Of the Amerl-
can Society for Jurisprudence.
Most Of the ranking army officers In
the United States have been ordered
to be In Washington Jan. 8 for an i'm.
portant conference to arrange the de-
tails OF the extension plan Of reorgan-
zation Of the army.
Railroad companies and steamship
combinations control the regular
steamship lines OF the United States
and have destroyed competition on
many OF the water highways of com
merce. declares Luther Conant, Jr.,
commissioner Of corporations. In . re.
port to President Taft.
Gilpin observer., 1912-12-26
SPORT.

Charles G. Mullen Of Seattle has
been chosen manager of the Lincoln,
Neb., Ball Club for next year.
George Standing Of New York. cham
pion racquet player of the world. will
retire from competition after Jan. 1.
Charles Doom, manager of the Phil
adelphia Nationals, purchased Charles
Schneider, pitcher. from the Louis
vile club.
The lid was clapped on the boxing
game in Kenosha. Wis. by a declara-
ton by Sheriff Andrew J. Stahl Of
Kenosha county that he would permit
no more bouts.
Billy Nolan. manager of Willie
Ritchie, issued a statement at Sacra-
mento, accepting Tom Jones' chal-
lenge of $4,000 for a return engage
ment with Wolgast. The $1,000 bonus
offered Ritchie will be turned over to
some charity.
Being awarded first money in a race
three months after his death, is a
distinction which can be claimed by
but one horse. and that is that won
derful gray warrior. The Eel (2:02H),
who died during the last grand circuit
meeting held in Columbus. late in
September.
Gilpin observer., 1912-12-26
GEN ERAl.

Chicago's Christmas cost nearly $780,
100000. making it the most prosper
GUS in the city's history.
That he accepted the hospitality of
Jack Johnson, the negro prize fighter.
is the allegation which resulted in the
dismissal of Edward G. Marsales, a
deputy United States marshal, 1t was
learned at Chicago.
One thousand and eight women, to
be exact. paid glowing tribute to
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the
President-elect, in one of the most
brilliant social affairs ever given by
women Of New York.
That she paid big Jack" Zelig, the
slain bandit leader, $125 a month for
protection from gunmen. was testified
In New York by Mary Goode, the uu-
derworld woman who accused Police
man John ]. Skelly of taking $25 graft
from her after saying that the price Of
police protection was $3.50 month.
Cards have been issued by Mrs.
Charles Whitney of Boston, an
nouncing the engagement Of her son,
George Fred w. Whitney. banker.
to Alice Cornelia Thaw. formerly the
Countess OF Yarmouth, and since her
divorce from Yarmouth. known as
Mrs. Copley Thaw.
To determine II the time is oppor-
tune for establishing civil government
In the Panama canal zone, is the pur-
pose OF President Taft's trip to the
isthmus. The President made this an.
nouncement In q speech at Jackson.
vile. Fla. which was included In the
hour he and his party stopped en- route
to Key West.
The little cottage in the Bronx.
where Edgar Allen Poe once lived. is
to be bought by New York city. The
board Of estimate voted to pay $1,000
for It and $4,000 more to move II
across the street to site in Poe aprk.
Gilpin observer., 1912-12-26
FOREIGN.

A great strike broke out at Krupp
Germania ship building yards at Kiel.
Over half of the men left their en-
r!oyment, tying up the work Of con-
struction of three German battleships.
Charles Jones', an American en-
ployed as telephone lineman in the
Yaqui river district, was found dead
near Potero, Mex. There were four
bullet wounds in his back. He had
been missing three days.
Nathan Weinberg and Joseph Wen
del, recent arrivals from Idaho and
organizers of the American Fedora
tion OF Masons." are poorer by 5000
each for having undertaken the task
of Organising" in Vancouver, B. @.
In an effort to raise funds needed
by the government, the Mexican Con.
gress increased the import tariff on
tobacco 100 per cent. The rate on
American liquors was raised twenty
per cent and on wines and beers ten
per cent.
Twenty-Five of the twenty-seven
members Of the crew OF the Furness
line steamer Florence, from Halifax,
N: s.. for st. John. lost their lives
in the wreck of the vessel on the
lodges west of st. Shots, during a
northwest gale.
1t became known at Pekin that a
representative of Kutukfu, Khan of
Mongolia, has presented the foreign
consuls at Harbin with note, asking
for their governments to recognize the
new Mongolian government and to
conclude treaties with it.
Another American bride entered the
ranks of the British nobility by the
marriage of Margaret Eleanor Crosby,
only daughter Of the late Ernest How
ard Crosby, to Lieut.. William G. A.
Van Neck of the Thirteenth Hussars
at st. Georges church, Hanover
Square, London.
Col. Henry Gore-Browne, the London
v. G. who went through all the scenes
of slaughter during the India mutiny,
won the Victoria Cross in the defense
Of Lucknow, who has just died at the
age of eighty-three, was remarkable
from the fact that he lived in fear of
the sight of blood and once swooned
at the sight of blood from cut finger.
Frightful details of the butchery OF
10000 persons in the besieged city of
Adrianople by Moslems Immediately
after the Balkan alliance declared war
against the Ottoman empire, were Civ
en- by the Boston Globe in a transla-
tion Of letter sent by Nazariene
Daan Kanibelle, an officer in the
Adrianople Turkish army. to J. J. Bos-
dan, president of the alliance. Ruth.
less, wanton slaughter Of girls, women
and babes in arms are related in the
letter.