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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
PROF. OLSON FREED BY JURY
UnWritten Law Invoked in Case of ST
Paul Professor, Who Killed
Laundry Driver.

st. Paul, Minn.-The jury in the
case of Prof. Olsen, charged with the
murder of Clyde n Darling, alleged
wrecker of the Olson home. returned
a verdict of not guilty.
AS the words mot guilty fell from
the lips of the foreman, Olson. who
had been brought to the court room,
attempted to rise, staggered and
dropped back into his seat He recov-
cred his self-composure with tear
dimmed eyes and shook hands with
the jurors, the judge and the news
paper men.
The trial lasted six days. Mrs. Oh
son told her story from beginning to
end.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
Inference Obvious

Reggie lover on visit)-'Do you
know. old chap, l think that vulgah
fellow over there insulted me?" Amer.
lean Friend-"You think so? What
did he say?" Reggie-"Why, he sus-
gested in very rude manner that
when / die | bequeath my head to r
collar-button factory"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
That's the Question.

Here is story of Chicago wo-
man who says that present marriage
laws make woman the slave of man. !"
said the sQuare-jawed matron as she
looked up from the newspaper. why
don't they enforce the law, them"
meekly asked MI Henpecke.-Buffalo
Express
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11

Jefferson-H. o. Nevins, former reg
lister of deeds, was severely injured
when his horse ran away throwing
him from the buggy and rendering
him unconscious. He was found by
DR.. Caswell of Fort Atkinson, who
conveyed him to his home.
Sheboygan.-The glider aeroplane
constructed by Arthur Friese and JAG
oh Vollrath was wrecked during a
trial. Andrew Vollrath, who has made
several flights in it, was slightly in
jured.
Madison.-Two university students
are i'll with smallpox in mild form.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
Influence of Environment.

To forget ones name is embarrass-
ing enough, but to forget one occu-
patton may be more embarrassing
still
G ". E. Russell has story or the
late Archbishop Trench, "a man of
singularly vague and dreamy RADIUS,
who resigned the See OF Dublin on
account of advancing years. ana set
tied in London He once WenL oack
to pay a visit to his successor Loro
Plunket. Finding himself back again
in his old palace, sitting at his ola
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
Soft Words

Lady-You are the worst looking
tramp | ever saw!
Soapy Sam-Madam, it is the pre-
cincts of uncommon luviness wot
makes me look as orrible.
Lady-Jane, give this poor man
something to eat.-Sydney Bulletin.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
Gets $500 for Kindness

Racine.-For assisting a we'll
dressed intoxicated man TO board a
train two years ago. Frank Rowe, a
teamster, has received a check for
$500 from the estate of the stranger.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
Capture Spotted Arctic Loon.

Maiden Rock-A spotted artic
loon, a very rare bird in this region.
became entangled in fish net in
Lake Pepin here and was captured.
1t is a large specimen and ferocious
in captivity.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
Had Her instructions.

Mrs. Subbubs Ito neighbors child
oh, this is the dozen of fresh eggs l
asked your mother to send over. How
much are they Mary?
The Child-Please'm it's 40 cents.
But mother says if you grumble, it's
35c.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
Petitions for CorneiIuson.

MISUNDERSTANDING to Governor
McGovern urging the appointment of
Thomas Corneliuson as state dairy
and food commissioner are being cir
culated in Milwaukee and generally
throughout the state.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
Rushed.

why did you break into the house
magistrate
Well" said the accused, Il had sew
eral others to cover that evening"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11

dinner table, and gazing across 1t al
his old wife. he lapsed in memory to
the days when he was master OF the
house, and gently remarked to Mrs.
Trench:
Il am afraid, my love, that We
must put this cook down among our
failures!"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
In w shinqton.

THAT new messenger in our DEPART
ment is a chesty mutt"
Don't be too hard on the guy. He
thought for while that he was going
to be ambassador to England"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
MinneapoliS AnriI @

Minneapolis, April g. 1913.
Wheat-No. hard, S9c; No. north,
ern, 8Sc.; No. 2, northern, SEC.
Corn-No. 3 yellow, SIC.
Oats-No. 8 white, 31kc.
Rye-No. 2, 56@5Sc.
Flax-1.261a.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
Ice Men on Strike.

La Crosse.-Unable to effect settle
ment with their employers in regard
to new wage schedule, members OF
the ice mems union have gone on a
strike.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
Great Guessing.

A man who undertakes to tell exact
" what he is going to do and how he
is going to do 1t has to be wonder
fully good Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11

Swiss opticians have developed an
arc light in which the carbons are I'M
pregnated with iron salts, producing
a light rich in ultraviolet rays, tor
scientific purposeA
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
On the Toboooan

No man ever discovers his true
powers of locoEiotion until he starts
on the moral and financial down
grade.-Puck
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-11
Chicago, April 3, 1913.

Chicago, April 3, 1913.
Cattle-Beeves, 7.000920; stock
ers and feeders, 610@S.10; cows and
heifers, 3.700S.35; calves, 6.00@8.75.
Hogs-Light, 9,00@9.40; heavy, $50
@9.20; rough, S.5O@8.SO; pigs, 5000
800
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-09
Over Certain Letters Because BRAINS FORGET How They

it does the long vowes The stammerer is less likely
to have trouble with the light than with the word
lit. The long is definite and substantial, and
the mind can recall it better The long vowels are
found to have more definite tone-coor they fall
upon the ear, and the distinction is marked
they recalled in auditory imagery.
The ability of the stammerer land sometimes OF the
aphasic patient who has lost all memory of Words to
sing is readily explained by the greater tangibity of
the auditory image in singing. AS the long vowel is
tangible than the short the musical tone is
tangible than either
In attempting to the stammerer much time has
been wasted in so-caed Evolutionary training. Vocal
exercises have certain value, but for their
Geological than their Evolutionary effect The exercises
exert favorable influence through suggestion when
the stammerer has confidence in their therapeutic
power and for time at least, they may remove such
secondary causes fear, bewderment and inhbitive
auto-suggestion the idea, Il can't pronounce The
auditory images may be sharpened by this daily prac
tice, but this is apt to be only temporary effect
During childhood when secondary causes have not
yet superve1cd, stammerng usually yields readily to
the rational treatment The child need not be shut up
in an institution. - intelligent mother can usually
accomplish all that is possible for stammering child
if instead of supinely waiting him to outgrow the
difficulty she will undertake combat the impeachment
In the first place the child himself must be induced
to strive for fuency in speech He must be offered
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-09

substantial and muchcoveted reward for ultimate vic.
tory and must be helped at every stage He must be
checked quietly and gently each time he stammers He
must be made to wait and reflect upon the words he
is about to useand to utter these words slowly and
with composure. If he then speaks fuenty he should
be commended and encouraged and should be made
repeat the words in order that he may gain assurance
The child should be made to feel that though it is
reprehensibe to stammer is nevertheless highly
commendable to speak fuenty. He should never be
laughed at scoded punished for his impeachment for
with such treatment fear associates itself with
speech. He should never be mmicked and for this
and hundred Others should be kept from school
till the impeachment has disappeared.
If much amnesia seems to be present, the child
should be told to think during speech, how his words
are going sound. If physical stammerng is in evil
dence he should be taught to inhae before speaking
and to speak at all times without effort.
If mothers would adopt these simple measures we
would in a few decades hear little of stammering.
Stammering is often acquired by children as the
suit of association with other stammerers Whatever
a child learns he learns chiefly through imitation. If
those around him speak English, he speaks English. If
those around him provncalisms he provincial
isms If those around him stammer he learns to sam
mer ALSO To him stammering may, indeed, appear as
a normal mode of speech-or it might, if he able
to reflect upon the matter What really happens is that
he hears sammering and aquires distorted images OF
speech by the process that would under other
ditions inculcate normal verbal imagery.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-09
Should All UGLY MEN Be HANGED ?

STV HE old law of medieval Europe,
that "if two people are accused
of crime and guilt cannot def
nitely be assigned to either one of them,
the ugliest one is to be hanged" bids fair
to come into operation again, according to
the latest developments of penology
As an outcome of the Lombroso methods
of treating criminals, the Importance of
the relation between the shape of the body
and the character of the mind now is con-
sidered very closely, and the time is com
ing when a man accused of crime will
have far less chance in court of law if
his general person is Informed than If he
is a model of grace.
Although, for a considerable time, the
measuring of criminals by the Bertilon
and other systems was intended only for
purposes of Identification, lately the use
fulness of these measures has been ex-
tended
For example, If a convicted thief has
long, thin fingers, there is more likelihood
of his being a confirmed thief than if his
fingers are short and broad; If a Grim
mails hair is cylindrical in section and
coarse, less mercy should be shown him
when convicted of assault than if his hair
were fine and thin, for it is clear that his
brutality is the fault of his nature and is a
persistent danger to society not. perhaps,
simply the effect of a momentary anger.
While it is well known that there are a
large number of criminals who are not of
the criminal" type" there are very few
persons Of the criminal type" that is to
say, having not less than five of the special
marks of the type, who are not Grim
inals
lyon Cassius hath a lean and hungry
look said Caesar; such men are dan
Gus" fat man is seldom electrocuted.
At least 10 per cent of the men and
women who go to prisons in America for
unnatural crimes show the outward forms
OF degeneracy. Most of the men are of
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-09
Why AFRICANS Are NOT the BARBARANS We Thought Them

artists used the cheap metal brought from Europe in
of the product of their mines Others copy
the cheap and vulgar and other objects brought
from Europe. Bida however is place where native
art continues to flourish healthily
In the ancient ruined cities along the banks of the
,Benody River Frobenius found large quantities of
cient objects of arbeautfu statuetes of and
wood richly and curiousy decorated leaden articles
day
Professor Frobenius has found sculptures in
and terra in Central Africa presenting striking
anaoges with Greek art. He found ancient royal pal
of solid masonry in similar style These buildings
had courtyards and galleries perfectly planned
mounted by heavy roofs and onamented with tiles The
interior admirably planned In buildings he
found a Christian influence in the form of Byzantine
decoration, grated the older local style.
The further he went into the past the higher the
civilization he discovered He found that the Western
of Africa to-day regarded the most barbarous
part of the continent possessed high culture in ancient
times. He believes that the race inhabited the
country but of less crude servle type than
at present He believes that civilization originated here
anG gradually passed toward the north.
The Northern races forced by their climate devel-
oped the civilization to the utmost for their benefit
while the Southern races tempted to ideness by a
tropical sun and fertile soil, gradually abandoned
themselves to idle dreaming
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-09
How Plants and Animals LIVE WITHOUT ALI

the algae were thus imprisoned more
closely than any human being ever was.
The sealed aquarium was now deposited
on a window sill away from all strong
sunlight. In this place the fish and the
plants lived and grew for seven months.
Not the slightest evidence was there at
any time that the fish was suffering the
least inconvenience from the lack of
air.
AS you may recollect from your ele-
mentary hygiene and physiology, animals
breathe forth carbonic acid gas, which &C
cumulates to a dangerous degree if no
fresh air or oxygen is obtainabe Now,
how was it possible to keep fish alive in
a tightly sealed jar so long? Remember,
there was not morsel of food or a speck
of oxygen given to the goldfish during
those seven long months.
The answer is to be found in the wisely
provisional purposes of nature. Whereas
all animals absorb oxygen and discard
carbon dioxide, vegetable life OF all kinds
manufactures and gives out great excess
of oxygen, and at the same time consumes
the carbonic acid gases thrown Off by ami
mails. In this ingenious experiment it is
proved that a useful compensation ar
rangement has been provided between the
plant kingdom and the animal world. Tha
little water alga is representative Of the
former, the glistening goldfish of tAe ~
ter. The manifestations Of the living veg
etable tissues plus those of the animals
vital activities equal natures equili-
brium.
The fish ana the algae thriyed days
weeks and months because the fish de
voured the plant and its vegetable para
sites, such as moulds, while it simuta-
neously breathed the oxygen made by the
leaves. AS long as the plants survived
the fish could. On the other hand, the
algae grew and fourished like a green
bay tree in virtue of the carbonic acid
gas exhaled by the fish.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-09

T-raINGER NAILS need to be cut because they get
r. long and they get too long because although
kind OF skin, they will not away as the
rest of the skin does. Just how primitive man kept
his nails trimmed is something of mystery. 1t may
be he kept them down through climbing rocks
and trees, digging with his hands for roots and shell
fish, and in othe forms of labor necessary to his we'll
being in those early days.
When neither scissors nor a knife is handy it ioi-
lows clearly that if the nails get too long there
only three ways of disposing Of the unneeded portion
One is to bite them OFF, another is to them off
and a third method is to let them break off If man
was digging animal they would off but he is
lo SO the issue lies between the other two So far
as biting is concerned, such method of disposal is
very rare among animals, because Of the inherited in
stinct of the value of the nail or claw as weapon
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-09

of offence or defence The query narrows itself down
to the breaking off of finger nails
The Chinese however, show clearly that the nails
will grow to considerable lengths before breaking Off
IN the case of mandarin (before the days of the
republic) these finger adonments grew so long that
it was difficult keep them from breaking and special
extensions of the finger had to be built to hold the nails
intact spite of the most extreme however and
the use of ointmens and saves the nails would break
at last The difference, it would appear, between i'll
tended finger nails being too long of the right length
is the point at which they break.
Many people have brittle" nails. They break very
easily and to it is of considerable an
noyance because the nails brittle that they will
break the quick before they long enough
to be serviceable When the of this brttleness
is analysed it is usually found that such people natur
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-09

your eyes vision.
An oil lamp gives the most favorable light
for reading in bed, but electricity should be
used If there is any likelihood of your drop
ping off to sleep without turning it out If
an electric light is used it should be fitted
with ground glass globe and an amber
shade.
You should of course, not undertake any
reading in bed until you have made sure that
any errors in your refracton such as myopia,
astigmatism, etc, have been corrected with
proper lenses on the prescription of a repu-
table oculist. And, the oculists say, this
habit is one which should be confined to
adults and never permitted to young children.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-09

~ ECENT discoveries OF Professor Leo Frobenius
x the famous German explorer and archeologist
have proved that Africans not the ignorant
barbarans we have usually thought them to be. They
prove that high degree of civilization combined with
high artistic ability has existed in various parts of
Africa and still exists to-day.
The objects collected by Frobenius have been placed
exhibition in a museum in Berlin and have excited
great interest by their artistic character.
The professor points out that African art has pc
cuar character because the life of the African is
passed entirely outdoors whereas the mental life of the
European is associated with the interior
The objects made directly from natural material
without great artificial changes This gives them
primitive character, but thoroughly in harmony
with the material treated Each material has its spe
cia ornamenation The ornamentation used upon wood
is the that used upon iron, and forth
The professor has come to the conclusion that the
people of Central Africa had communication with the
ancient Greeks and with the prehistoric civilized peo
pies of Europe and Asia He argues that from them
may learn much about these prehistoric races.
Bida, large town of Western Central Africa There
were four negro workmen engaged in carving bars of
crudely prepared bronze into curious and richly
mented vases. The system OF distributing the work
splendidly organized.
The native arts have degenerated terribly since the
arrival OF large numbers of Europeans Many native
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-09
How to READ In BED
Without HURTING the EYES

- VERYBODY who enjoys the luxury of
- reading in bed will welcome the news
that under the proper conditions you
can indulge in this habit to your hearts
content without fear of njurng your eyes.
This is the conclusion reached by several
eminent oculists who have been investigating
the subject with great thoroughness.
The chief danger in reading in bed they
is often insufficient, and is so placed as to
shine directly into the eyes. Lying in such a
position or holding the book in such way
that the full benefit is not obtained from both
eyes is another danger. There is also the
temptation to hold the book too close to the
eyes-a habit which will cause nearsighted-
ness-or at an angle. But all these dangers
can be easily avoided and you can read in
bed with the certainty that you are doing no
more harm than If you were sitting up.
First select a book printed from large,
clear type and one that is light enough for
you to hold in the proper position with COM
fort. Arrange your bed so that the light will
come directly over your head and will fall
squarely on the page without striking the
eyes. The light should be reasonably bright
but not glazing. Flat on your back is the
best position, with the pillows arranged so
that you can hold the book with the lines of
the letters at right angles to the line of
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-09

tculatory movements and the hyphen representing
mental hiatus gap
Many stammerers have auditory image OF the en-
tire word, but so long as the image fails to appear
during speech, stammerng must inevitably result. 1t
is, however, primarily the failure of the auditory
Yowelmage that occasions the difficulty
for the auditory impression Of the consonant is gen
orally supplied by the actual stammering
In severe cases of stammering it quite frequently
happens that the speaker after fearful struggle with
word gives utterance to an entirely inappropriate
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-09

vowel This fact shows that the con
ditions affecting the vowel-image are
abnormal Though defective inter
nal herring the wrong auditory vowel
image is invoked, or no auditory i'm
age is invoked and the vowel is pro
nounccd muscularly.
The most difficult vowels for the
stammerer to redintegrate are those
that are least definite and tangible in
their coloration. For this reason
stammering occurs with far greater
frequency on the short vowels than
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-09

the stocky type, most of the women are
d tall and long limbed. Each of these has a
special reason in the development of men
and women.
The 'handle-shaped' ear is frequently
found with criminals who have belonged to
gangs, seldom among the leaders, and
when found it is generally a sign of ma
licious mischief or destructiveness, such
as for example. blackmail and arson. A
perception of this characteristic has in
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-09
How COCKTAILS Make You EAT LESS and PAY MORE

The cocktail excites the of taste rather than
the of hunger 1t tckes the palate of the diner
and makes him particular in his tastes after he
has taken it, although he will be less hungry. He will
want highly spced and usually, therefore, more
expensive food and the restaurant cafe proprietor
will profit thereby.
If is compelled to face the ordeal of banquet
ii may be wise to take cocktail beforehand for then
gusatory will be awake to appreciate the
danties set before but a regular custom there
is nothing which is well calculated to lead to in
digestion ana distress Manhattan" Martini"
of the dozen cocktail varieties launched
eYerY season.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-09

n NANY people excuse themselves for taking cock
IV tail before dinner on the ground that it is an
%'% excellent thing to start just Ito help the
digestion along" 1t doesn't As matter of fact the
particular contractons of the stomach which give us
the sense of feeling hungry" stopped by alcohol
in any form At the time the end-Organs OF taste
and smell, well those which have delicate
sensitiveness ION the way down. excited By the
cocktail
Thus when YOU drink cocktail you have the queer
mixture of the mouth and gulet telling the stomach
to get ready be hungry and the stomach itself losing