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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-02-19

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pay you salary proportion the of
the work Don't that look good your
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-02-19

so because they believe
winners are made of.
gressive person who W.
Never Say Die" Spirit
up to you, not your frie
make a creditable show
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in YOU; that you were c
LY COMMONPLACE.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21

primeval and it IS going to come to
the front rapidly from now ON, experts
declare. Not until the Chicago, Mil
waukee & Puget Sound Railway was
constructed through those parts did
this untitled province have a chance.
1t was isolated far from the pathways
of man.
Government reports show that these
lands have no superior anywhere for
the raising Of such crops as corn, oats,
wheat, barley, rye, fax and hay. That
is why Montana has just won the
Grand Prize on cereals at the Panama
Pacific international Exposition. With
only 10 per cent of their tillable acre
age under cultivation these great
commemorative line up in the caval-
cade of states about as follows: Four
teenth in production of wheat, eigh-
teenth in the production of oats, fiji
teenth in barley, twentieth in potatoes
and third in flax All of which will
doubtless make it easy for you to un-
derstand why there on the great plains
new towns are springing up, new in
dustries are being established, new
avenues of trade are being laid out-a
new nation, strong and mighty as the
hills, is coming into existence
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21
First Day at School.

The first day at school is one of the
prettiest pictures of the yearly calen-
dar. The long procession of kidlets,
all washed and combed and dolled up
for the opening session is a pageant of
youth and hope. The youngsters can
not for more than one day be kept at
this high water mark of cleanliness
They may growl and fret at having
to resume their toll But not one in
ten would remain at home if given the
chance. AS matter of fact, the time
hangs heavily on their hands before
the long vacation is over.
1t takes an inventive child mind to
find sufficient number of varities of
play to fill whole vacation. By Sep
TENDER about all of the known pas
times have been thoroughly tried out,
and all possible joys extracted. Most
children are willing to work at school
tasks, if the proper incentives are ap-
piled. They may not see the inherent
value of what they are doing. But
they are accessible to the motive of
competition. The position at the head
OF the class will never lose its allure
ment.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21
Stung in a New Place.

A man and a woman dropped into
a small town and put up at the best
hotel. The next morning they Sc
cured rig each, and started over the
country asking the farmer folks for
a chicken for an orphans home in ST.
Louis. After two days bagging they
sold the chickens to local produce
man for $50 and left town Their
loot included several cash donations.
A variation of the scheme is for a
man, wearing some sort of badge, to
call on the farmers under the name
OF the department of health and de-
mand to see his poultry. After exam
nation he condemns twenty or thirty
hens and tells the farmer they will
have to be killed because they are
diseased. He very kindly offers to
take the chickens and do the killing
himself If the farmer consents, the
man takes the chickens to the nearest
commission merchant and sells them.
The scheme is being worked all over
the country. If man or woman
calls on you with a demand that looks
suspicious, call up your local author
tiles and ask by what right they are
asking to inspect your stock or poul-
try. When you get the answer, turn
them over to the police.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21
RELIGION is SACRED.

GAS a man thinketh, SO is he" The
management of the Leader has never
entertained an i'll thought against any
religious denomination, believing IN
the edict of the constitution or our
government, that all men are created
equal and are privileged to worship
God according to the dictates OF their
own conscience. The Leader would
in no wise belitt1e the teachings or any
denomination, believing that there Is
untold good in each and all OF them,
providing the individual lives up to
the letter of the teachings and is so
constituted as to absorb and profit by
the inspirations sent out for the sake
of humanity.
No vile tongue or pen can assall SO
low in the degradation OF religious
abuse without creating animosity IN
the minds of broadminded people,
whether they are Catholics, protes-
tants. or non-believers. The anti
Catholic lecture recently delivered in
WATERFOWL has had tendency to ere
ate breach in the friendship of some
neighbors and heretofore friends. 1t
is a condition that should never exist.
The management Of the Leader takes
this opportunity to state publ1cally
that in the future nothing will
ever appear in the columns Of the pa
per that may have tendency to array
one religious class against another.
This is not the mission Of legitimate
newspaper, and, in fact, is beneath the
broad and charitable policy of the Lea
der, which would live up to the letter
of the Golden Rule.
An advertisement which appeared
in the columns of the Leader two
weeks ago, gave offence to some OF our
Catholic friends. 1t was taken as an
advertisement and did not in any man
ner whatever reflect the sentiments
of the publishers of the paper and they
regret exceedingly, that any one
should for a moment think that the
advertisement reflected their senti-
ments. We have many personal friends
among the Catholics, all of whom
should be convinced that prejudices
are not entertained against that
church-or any other church. The
Leader, under the present manage
ment will show no partially to any de-
nomination, and all churches and the
pastors of the same will continue to
receive the most friendly of notices,
which would not be the case were the
publishers of the paper unfriendly to
any denomination. 1t is surprising
that any person would consider for
moment that the publishing of the no
tice of the lecture of one Sturgeon at
Lake Mills, reflected any sentiment of
the publishers of this paper. With
this explanation, the incident is clos
ed, as far as the Leader is concerned.
The followers of every Christian
creed are striving for the same goal.
If they live strictly to their conVic-
tions and the teachings of their re-
spective churches, there is good in
all of them and the Leader has the
most profound respect for the chris
tians, regardless of their denomina-
tional affiliations.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21
Washington Correspondence.

Washington, d. c., Sept 2O.-Per-
sons who are pessimistic about the fu-
ture of this little, old republic of ours
and think we are headed for the
de-anition bow-wows, or words to that
effect, should read some facts that
came to light here today and cheer
up. We have so many untouched re-
sources that we have only been touch
ing the high spots. In United
States government report dug up by
a newspaper correspondent today it
was shown that in four of the great
states of the mighty Northwest only
10 per cent of the tillable land is be-
ing cultivated These states are Min
nesota, North Dakota, South Dakota
and Montana. In other words. there is
vast empire up there in the north
west larger than most of the countries
of Europe that never has felt the
touch of pillow or harrow So, we should
worry about posterity.
To become more specific, there are
some rs, 10000 acres of available land
in that country that only is waiting for
the settler to come and get busy.
Think of the millions of people that
are yet to be, who shall come and
live and thrive and build cities on
those bounding plainsi
Of course, you'll say, We'll, the land
can't be worth much, or somebody
would be cultivating it" Wrong
Well, what's the answer, then?
cessibility-that is what used
to be the answer. Now there is am
pie transportation through this empire
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21
GOING UP.

The constant increase of court ex-
penditures is inexplicable to the bur-
dened taxpayers who have not gone
to the trouble of seeking solution
based upon investigation. The trou-
bic primarily is traceable to the leg
islative mill which grinds out an end
less quantity of useless and often
harmful laws. Such hodge-podge
products of the legislative machinery
leads directly to increased court bust
ness. Another bad practice of legis
lative bodies is that of paying more at
tention to party politics and the spoils
incident thereto than to the real bust
ness that should have consideration.
There certainly should be some plan
adopted whereby legislatures will at
tend to making laws and not to seek
ing spoils.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21
Back to the Land.

The Chicago City Gardens associ-
alton has found a practical help for
the "back-to-the- land movement
through the cultivation of vacant
spaces within the city limits by the
poor and unemployed. Each year the
association apportions 400 eighth
acre farms to as many families who
stand in need of moral or financial
assistance. A large number of these
amateur farmers become attracted to
the work, learn the financial return
to be obtained from right methods,
get some idea of scientific agriculture,
and each year large number of
graduates" leave the "baby farms"
to engage in the regular work of truck
farming or farming on a larger scale
The work in Chicago is under the di-
rection Of Laura Dainty Pelham, pres
ident Of the association, who has pre-
vailed upon the owners of large tracts
OF land to donate them for gardening
purposes to the association. She is
working upon the principle that the
raw Italian or Slav immigrant will
not go to the country direct from
Castle Garden, but that with little
training and encouragement, he will
see the greater profits possible for
him through farming and eventually
will leave the city and go back to the
land
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21
THE PULPIT AND THE WAR.

John Brisben Walker thus gets af-
ter the American pulpit for it's failure
to protest the American traffic in arms
that is sustaining the European
slaughter:
At the opening of our great Civil
war there were 10000 ministers pro-
Tossing Christ who openly, at the be-
hest of the predominating form of
wealth. claimed that black men held
in the chains of slavery constituted
divine institution.
When, at the close of this great war,
slaves had ceased to be the predomin-
ating form of wealth, voices in the
pulpit ceased to acclaim black slavery
as divine institution
Today, in the entire length and
breadth of America, not one clergy
man can be heard raising his voice in
behalf of such an infamous conten-
ton.
But now the predominating form of
wealth makes money out of arma-
ments, and thee financially powerful
encourage militarism. And just as
at the beginning of the rebellion we
had ministers teaching slavery as a
divine institution, when slavery was
the predominating form of wealth,
SO now we have ministers encourag-
ing war when the predominating form
of wealth finds money in ornaments.
But just as the voice of these min
listers who defended slavery came to
be hushed in shame, so will the voices
OF those ministers who are so glib in
giving the approval Of Christ to
slaughter be soon hushed for very
shame; and coming generations will
almost refuse to believe that such,
claiming to be ministers of Christ,
ever existed
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21

The total value of imports at the 10
principal customs districts of the I'm
tied States for the nine weeks from
July Bird, to August 2Sth, was $263,376,
746, on which duties amounting to $50,
1854 were collected, or an average
ad valorem for the period of 11.6 per
cent. The average ad valorem rate of
duty under the Republican tariff law
during the last year of it's existence,
was 17.6 per cent The low average
ad valorem of the Underwood law, and
and the large importations, show why
the Democrats had recourse to their
so-called war revenue" measure,
which they now propose to reenact as
soon as Congress convenes in Deem
Der, and the rates of which are to be
increased The large free list in the
Democratic tariff law is far more
blameable than any reduction in i'm
ports due to the war. The law was a
failure as an adequate revenue prOdu
Ger long before the war broke out.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21

Furious and protracted wars some,
times bring glory, but always widows
and orphans.
Whenever Col Roosevelt has an idea
he naturally desires to express it as
speedily as possible.
Nobody can accuse the weather man
of playing TO the grand stand.
speaking OF the baseball penants-
but this is not a good week to speak
of baseball panants.
Justice Hughes may yet go down in
history as the one man who always
consistently swatted the presidential
bee.
Whether diplomats use champagne
or unfermented juice need not cause
agitation. What concerns the well
fare of the nation is what diplomat
thinks, not what he drinks.
If Col. Roosevelt and Mr.. Bryan
could be induced to go to the same
scheduled place, talk it over, Uncle
Sam might be able to think more
clearly
Another thing that might account
for these copious rains, if there is any
thing in the Dyrenforth theory, is the
explosion of so many presidential
booms
Though Col. Roosevelt character
ICES the administration as "spineless"
one should bear in mind that spine
without something on top" of it is a
dangerous possession.
Gen. Wood is too good a soldier not
to know that an army without disci-
pine is a bad joke.
Certain hyphenated Americans, who
held the view that President Wilson
was all wrong, must note with aston
ishment that Germany agrees with
President Wilson.
When a man is counting the prob
able cost of matrimony these times,
he should not forget to add the ali
mony.
Still if wars had to be fought on a
cash basis there would be very little
fighting Debts and wars go hand in
hand
American heiresses appear to have
been converted to the "See America
First" movement of the Safety First"
movement-or both.
Among the pictures of progress
none is more notable than the farmer
in an auto in front of bank
There isn't particle Of truth in the
report that Col. Bryan is to be turned
over to the Society for the Prevention
of Useless Noises.
Pilot Wilson is anxious to demonst-
rate in another four years what he can
do with the Ship of State" in fair
weather.
Socialism has overlooked a bet in
not organizing a juvenile branch in
favor of free movies
The worst feature of returning
school days is that Johnny will have
to rub up on the toothbrush drill
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21
Don't Make Loan.

A short time ago, Morgan of New
York, negotiated a loan of $500, 900 900
in this country for England and now
the Allies are asking for loan of a
billion of dollars with which to pros
ecute the war now impovishing and
devastating the countries involved. A
loan of that magnitude would be mon
ey practically thrown away, for at the
close of the war now in progress, the
nations engaged will be so impoverished,
that they would not be able to pay
back such loan in fifty years, if ever
and in the meantime, there might be
changes in those governments and the
Joan repudiated.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21
MOTHERS-WATCH IRRITA-
BILE CHILDREN!

That fever, paleness, grinding of the
teeth while asleep, and coated tongue
are indications that your child has
worms in its system. Kickapoo Worm
Killer quickly gets rid of these parasi-
ties. 1t is perfectly safe for even the
most DELEGATE children. 1t is pleasant
to take has three effective medicinal
qualities acts as a laxative, expels
the worms, and tones up the system.
Begin treatment today and eliminate
the cause Of irritableness. Csc.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21
FACTS FOR SUFFERERS.

Pain results from injury or conges-
ton. Be it neuralgia, rheumatism,
lumbago, neuritis, toothache, sprain,
bruise, sore stiff muscles or whatever
pain you have yields to Sloan's Lini-
ment-brings new fresh blood, dissol-
the circulation is free and your pain
leaves as if by magic. The nature Of
its qualities penetrate Immediately to
the sore spot. Don't keep on suffer
ing. Get bottle of Sloans Liniment
Use it. 1t means instant relief. Price
Csc and Soc $100 bottle holds six
times as much as the 25c. size
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21
EVERY HOME NEEDS A FAITHFUL
COUGH AND COLD REMEDY.

When seasons change and colds ap-
pear-when you first detect a cold af-
ter sitting next to one who has sneez-
ed, then it is that a tried and tested
remedy should be faithfully used 81
never wrote testimonial before, but,
know positively that for myself and
family, DR.. Kings New Discovery is
the best cough remedy we ever used
and we have tried them ALL" soc. and
$100.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21

The balance in the national treasury
on September 4, was $51 ,922,932, as
compared with $13O,O38, $50 on the cor
responding date two years ago when
Republican revenue laws and appro-
priations were in force. The deficit
for the first two months of the present
fiscal year amounted to $30,003, 152.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21
OUT OF THE SPICE BOX.

What is SO rare as dry day in Sep
TENDER.
President Wilson has done much in
demonstrating that neutrality as we'll
as belligerency is a force.
Our sole hope is now pinned to the
Indian and his celebrated summer.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21
A WORD TO THE FARMERS.

The management of the Leader
has on hand large number of
sample copies of the Wisconsin
Farmer, copies of which will be
given away by making application
at the Office. We are Offering the
Wisconsin Farmer and the Leader
for whole year for s1.50. This
offer is made for limited time
and farmers generally should
take advantage of it. The reputa-
ton of The Farmer is well known.
This is real bargain and is for
old as well as new subscribers.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21

An exchange says, that in the po-
litical history Of the country, William
J. Bryan will be known as the Great
Impracticable. That may be so, but
that cannot deprive him of the repu-
tation of being an eloquent talker
and citizen
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21
Valuable New Metal.

A new metal called Titan bronze
makes it possible to manufacture drop
forged bronze that will take the place
of brass castings. The metal has
tensile strength of $4,000 to $4,000
pounds, elastic limit of 10000 to $4,000
pounds and elongation % to 80 per
cent.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-21

Advertise in the Leader. 1t pays.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-03-03
RAILROAD NOTES.

New York street railway men are
talking strikes.
One OF the big railroads OF the
country declares that II has made
over $4,000 reports on various sub
jects under the new laws.
Plans are under way for the merg-
ing with the Southern Pacific OF many
OF its subsidiary systems In Oregon.
The purpose is to concentrate their
management and operation.
Railroads handling fruits and vege-
tables from San Francisco. San Jose.
Sacramento and other California
points, as we'll as Great Falls, Mont.
via Portland, Ore. have been author
lied by the Interstate Commerce
Commission to establish freight rates.
A vladuct to cost in the neighbor'
hood OF $4,000 will be built by the
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company at
the Chouteau avenue crossing In St
Louis. II will span the railroad
tracks on Chouteau avenue between
Grand and Vandeventer avenues. now
considered one Of the most dangerous
surface crossings in ST. Louis.
! Western railroads expect unusually
heavy traffic next month when Presi
dent Wilson visits the Panama-Pacifi'
Exposition.
The Detroit United Railways Com
pany has declared the regular quar-
terly dividend Of ~ per cent, payabl
March 1.
} The New York, New Haven 6 Har
l ford Railroad Company has filed ne'
e Communication rates between Prov
4 dence and harrington, Mass. with III
/ Rhode Island Board Of Public It'll
ties.
l. The Business Mems League OF $
y Louis has complained to the Int
/, state Commerce Commission TIL
h rates on boots and shoes over Il
n Burlington and other railroads fro
e st. Louis to Atlanta are unjust al
4. unreasonable as compared with Il
rates from Boston to Atlanta.
b. The members Of the railway trai
81 mems brotherhoods are making plal
K. for their personal work among q
Is members of the Pennsylvania Leg
g. lature against the repeal of the flu
e. crew law, a missionary endeavor tn
II is expected to precipitate one of 4
" most interesting legislative fights
s. which railroad men have had pa
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-03-03
YOUR KIDNEYS.
Bryan Residents Must Learn the I'm
portanee Of Keeping Them Well.

portanee Of Keeping Them We'll.
Perfect health means that every or
gan OF the body is performing It's
functions properly.
Perfect health cannot be enjoyed II
the kidneys are weak and disordered.
Thousands testify that Doan's Kid
ney Pills have a reyivlng action on
weak kidneys.
What this remedy has done in so
many cases OF this kind is the best
proof OF It's merit
Read the following. It's testimony
gratefully given by a resident OF this
locality:
Paul Fricke. Gayhill street, Bren'
ham, Texas, says: 81 have used
Doan's Kidney Pills and don't hest
tate to recommend them. | had a
lame back and pains through my kid
neys. procured Doan's Kidney Pills
and used them as directed. They re
lieved the backache and pains and
also corrected the kidney weakness
/ I have had no kidney trouble since.
Price soc. at all dealers Dom
simply ask for a kidney remedy-ge
, Doan's Kidney Pills-the same tina
Mr.. Fricke had. Foster-Milburn Co.
Props, Buffalo. n. Y.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-03-03
THE BRYAN DAILY EAGLE

ment, appears a special page for
mothers in which special emphasis is
laid on the fact that this IL the sea
son when contagious diseases reap
their harvests among Infants and
children. The most common acute
contagious diseases are diphtheria'
whooplng cough, scarlet fever and
measles, all OF which are preyentable.
In the following extract taken from
the page, suggestions are given as to
how to prevent your children from
contaglon:
Keep your home we'll ventilated
and free from dust germs.
Keep your garbage container COW
cred and free from leaks.
Keep your back yard clean. Never
throw out dish water to freeze. melt
and breed germs.
Teach your children to avoid other
children who have bad colds, espe
cially Swhoopy' coughs; who have
rashes. or whose skin is peeling on
or whose throats are tied up.
Train your children to wash theii
hands before eating. to avoid public
drinking cups and towels, and to buy
no food from stands, carts or baskets
unprotected from dust
"Send for your doctor II your usual
ly active child turns dull, listless an'
complaining, or II your baby. who cal
not complain. shows any OF these
symptoms: Dry. hot skin; perslsten
vomiting; fretfulness and wakefu
ness: sneezing and coughing; lack O
appetite, refusing breast or bottle a
the usual time"