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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-26
Republicans Are Assailing Chief Executive for His
 Alleged Weakness
TEUTONS JOYFUL AT
 HUGHES NOMINATION
Democrats Claim That Berlin Will Di- rect the Republican Campaign. Republican Press Bureau Ignores
 the Topic of "Americanism"
By HUGH W. ROBERTS

Washington. June 25.-(SpecfaID President Wilson may stand or fall result of his Mexican policy.
 That policy is declared by republicans to be weak and vacillating. They declare, further, that had a sterner policy been pursued, war, now imminent would have been made impossible.
 Democrats, on the other hand, declare that the people of the United States will return Wilson to the White House be- cause he has maintained peace, and will return him, even in the event war is formally declared against Mexico, be- cause that declaration, following pro- longed and patient efforts for peace, would have behind it the sentiment of the entire nation.
 G. o. P. ON DEFENSIVE
 The republican party is on the defen- sive. Wilson's foreign policy, despite early and bitter criticism, has maintained peace and peace with honor. They will attack that policy, it is admitted, be- cause they cannot answer the question:
 What would you have done?" They cannot attack the tariff, because the country is prosperous. They cannot attack the currency legislation because they have admitted that it's effect has been good.
 They cannot attack democratic legis- I lation as a whole because it is admitted l that the democrats in three years have written more constructive laws than any other preceding administration inscribed
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-01
Too Frequent.

Ex-Governor Colquitt said in a dis
cussion of the Texas situation:
Our opponents spoke too soon.
They took too much for granted. They
were like the young girl graduate.
"a fat, middle-aged wtdower took
young girl graduates hand in his and
said. timldly:
"'Your mother. my dear Alice, has
given her consent, and T.
"But the girl snatched her hand
away.
"'No,' she said Tt can never be.
My respect for you is great, Mr.. Prem
dergast, and I will be a sister to you
"'No, you won't snapped Prender-
CAST. No, you won't either. You'll
be a daughter to me. I'm going to
marry your mother New York Trib-
une.
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The "CuIIud Gemmen" Speaks.

A heavy shadow in the deep gloom
of the recess approaching the bar be-
came animated and presently strOlled
out into the lobby wearing delegates
badge He couldn't escape. A pad
and pencil backed by reporter con-
frOnted him.
SIS you one o. dem writer's dat pulls
dis cullud gemmen' stuff ev'y day in
de newspapahs?" grinned the dele
gate, evidently overjoyed at the pros
pect of an interview.
"Sure," said the reporter. "That's
me. Pretty good-eh?"
"Well, sir, you are not the CORE
spOndent I'm looking for. If / am to
be interviewed send one of your more
mature men, who elucidate the flank
movements Of the old guard and
analyze the effect of a great mans
dyspepsia on the vote of a delegation"
Whereupon the shadow faded into
the deeper gloom of the Streets
Chicago Tribune. ~~-...i
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-01
FALL PLANTING OF ROSES
By PRISCILLA PAkE.

Fall planting of roses may be done
in the latter part Of October or early
In November, or even as late as the
middle of December, with excellent re-
suits.
Roses planted in the fall however,
should be set deep and banked we'll
with earth just before the ground
freezes. 1t is also well to cover the
soil about the plants with manure,
which should not be removed until the
middle of April, or until all danger
from a severe frost is over, whereupOn
this dressing may be forked under.
When the rose plants are received
from the nurseryman they should be
unpacked as soon as they come TO
hand. Thereupon the tops and roots
should be well sprinkled with water,
after which they should be covered
with bagging and placed in shaded
spot until ready to plant.
If the ground is not prepared when
the plants arrive, it is advisable to put
them in q shallow trench and cover the
roots with loose soil until the ground
can be put into a proper condition.
The enrichment of the soil, however,
should not only be made at the time of
the preparation of the bed before plant
ing, but in the spring of every year
for with such attention a bOuntiful
supply Of flowers may be expected
every season.
| When planting, spread the roots out
carefully and do not cross them or
well below the surface o. the soil and
| arranged, as far as possible, in their
natural position.
When the roots are covered the
earth should be firmly pressed down
| upon them, particularly around the
stem. If manure is put in the bottom
of the hole it should not be allowed to
come in contact with the roots.
After planting, the roses should be
well cut back to a few buds, freely wa
tered and protected for a few days if
the sun is strong. After that they will
have become thoroughly established.
# the ground is wet when the plants
are received it is better to postpone
the planting, as the soil is liable to
become baked and the safety Of the
plants may be thus endangered
During dry season the rose re-
CURES plenty Of water, and frequently
soaking the bed with liquid manure
will be beneficial. The moisture may
also be conserved by abundant cultiva-
ton.
In the winter the roses should be
protected with good mulch, which is
best done by covering the roots in De-
cember with coarse litter, or leaves, to
about six inches in depth, or they may
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-01
HORSE A FRIEND OF MAN
Ask Yourself the Question, How
Have You Dealt With Faithful
Animal Grown Old?

You may have had a favorite horse
sometime, and it may have grown old
and the folks may have advised sell
ing or turning it out to die. maybe,
Erasmus Wilson writes in the Pitts
burgh Gazette-Times. Could you, or
did you give consent to thus disposing
of your old friend?
How would you like to meet such
an old friend on the avenue geared in
heavy, cumberous harness to a rickety
coalcart loaded to the limit of his
strength to move, and to hear the
coarse commands of the unfeeling
driver and the cruel cuts of the whip
when he was straining his Stiffened
joints and weakened muscles until he
seemed ready to totter and fall?
But then you might not recognize
him on account of the prominence of
his bones. the roughness of his coat
and his slaviSh and heartbroken APP
pearance. We can hardly recognize in
a weary, stumbling, ill-kept brute the
once sleek, sprightly, prancing steed
that was our pet and pride.
Maybe it is well that we do not
know them when we see them in their
sadly changed conditions.
Ask the veteran cavalryman about
his favorite horse and he'll tell you
things that will bring lump into your
throat. Many q time and oft, perhaps,
they endured storms and braved dam
gers on picket posts, faced death in
mad and turbulent rivers, occupied a
common bed on the ground, foraged
for food to stay their hunger and
shared the last handful of parched
corn or piece of bareback.
And he will tell of the times his
trusty steed saved him from capture
of the battle and maybe fell victim
to some merciless bullet or shell, or
maybe both were wounded together
it to die in mercy, ne to live and suffer
on.
The old trooper is never willing,
much less anxious, to part with the
horse that has borne him through try
ing campaigns, and to which he feels
so greatly indebted.
No doubt this was the feeling of
the Arab whom Mrs. Caroline e. S.
Norton has so deftly and effectively
sketched in the poem that made her
famous-"The Arabs Farewell to His
Steed," which concludes as follows:
When last I saw him drink! Away! The
fevered dream is DER;
I could not live a day, and know that we
should meet no more;
They tempted me, my beautiful! for hum
gers powe; is strong;
They tempted me, my beautiful! but 1
have loved too long;
Who said that L had given thee up? Who
said that thou vert sold?
IT'S false, tbs false! my Arab steed! l
flung them back their gold
| Thus, thus, [ leap upon thy back, and
scOur the distant plains
Away! Who overtakes us now shall claim
thee for his pains.
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her quickly into the parlor, where, by
the faint light from the hall, l could
see an array of mid-Victorian plush.
The house was silent. Still holding
her hand. l drew her to me.
81 am not going back-alone."
whispered. You are going with me.
Stella, cannot live without you. Twin
are going back, too, away from the
heat and dust and the town, into
house where the sweet air wanders.
into the pines where the hermit sings
and the pool is thirsty for your feet"
I heard in the stiffness strange Sob
breast and her tears were flowing. My
arms closed about her.
Presently she lifted her face. and
our lips met She put up her hands
and held my face within them. $50
that was what the thrush said, after
ALL" she whispered, with a hint of a
happy smile.
ITO me, yes" said L. 81 didn't
dream it was to you. Was it to your"
THAT you'll never know" she an
swered. land you'll always be too stu
pid to guess
stupid! You called me that once
before about the painters. Why were
you angry about choosing the dining
room paint?"
She grew suddenly wistful. "I'll tell
t1,of e-1,A rasI -
because you let third person into our
little drama of Twin Fires. II was
a fool maybe. But L was playing out
a kinda kind of dream of home build
ing. Two can play such a dream. if
they don't speak of it, But not three.
Then it becomes-it becomes. well.
matter-of-f acty, and people talk. and
the bloom goes. and-you hurt me a
little, that's all
| could not reply for a moment.
What man can before the wistfuI
sweetness of q woman's secret moods ?
1 could only kiss her hair Finally
words came THE dream shall he
reality now" l said. land you and 7
together will make Twin Fires the
loveliest spot in all the hills. Tomor-
row We'll buy stair carpet, and
lots of things-together''
''Stin with the pea money!" she CUR
gled, her gayety coming back. mo,
sir; I've some money. too. Not much
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How like. Bentford Main street,
laughed, as we emerged from Forty
fourth street into the blaze of gro
tesque electric signs, which have a
kind of bizarre beauty, none the less
Where shall we go?"
There's d revival Of Patience at
the Casino" she suggested, land there
are the Negfeld Follies-"
Not the FoIlies." | answered. "I'm
neither Il drummer nor a rural Sunday
school superintendent. Gilbert and
Sullivan sounds good, and I've never
heard Patience"
We found our places in the Casino
just as the curtain was going up, and
| saw Patience for the first time
| was glad it was for the first time
because she was with me, to share nv
delight AS incompatible tune after
tune fiOated out to us the absurdest of
absurd words, her eyes twinkled into
mine, and our shoulders leaned to-
gether, aud finally, between the seats.
| squeezed her fingers with unrestrain-
able delight
mice Gilbert and Sullivan" she
whispered.
Its a masterpiece; it's a master
piecep' | whispered back. cts as per-
feet in its way as-as your sundial!
Oh, I'm SO glad you are with me!''
as it worth coming way to New
York fOr?"
Under the conditions, around the
world for" said l.
She colored rosy, and looked back at
the stage.
After the performance she would not
let me get q cab. "'You've not that
many peas on the place" she said. SO
we walked downtown to her lodgings,
through the hot. dusty, half-deserted
streets, into the older section of the
city below Fourteenth street | said
little, save to answer her volley Of ca
ger questions about the farm At the
steps of an ancient house near Wash
ington square she paused.
Here is where | live" she said
"Ive had lovely evening Shall
see you again before you go back?"
| smiled, took the latchkey from her
hand, opened the door, and stepped be-
hind her. to her evident surprise, into
the large, silent, musty-smelling hall
She darted quick look about, but |
ignored it. taking her hand and leading
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-01
Tobacco Aids Soldiers,

The beneicent effects of tobacco at
the front were affirmed by the Lancet
as long ago as 1870, when the ques-
ton was being discussed in connection
with the FrancO-Prussian war. "The
soldier" it was said, "wearied with
long marches and uncertain rest, OBJ
tanning his food how and when he can,
with his nervous system always in a
state of tension from the dangers and
excitement he encounters, finds that
his cigar or pipe enables him to sus-
tain fatigue with comparative equa-
nimity. For the wounded it
is probable that tobacco has slight
anodyne and narcotic properties that
enable the sufferer to sustain pain bet
ter during the day, and to obtain sleep
during the night. London Chronicle.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-01
Censorship DRAGON.

Let the American people stand in
fear and trembling of the eventful out
come of the insidious growth of CEN
sOrship powers.
Censorship is no fantastical bugaboo
it is a real national peril, because
the day may not be far off when CEN
sors, under the shadow of the Ameri-
can flag Of independence, will be en-
powered by legislative enactment to
fOist their individual whims, hobbies
or prejudices on the suffering public.
1t is not beyond our imagination to
see fanatical functionary, with the
title of censor, who is a vegetarian,
forcing the people of his city to alb
stain from meat
Other censors with similar whims
might censor tea and coffee, cigars and
cOokboOks. Already it is reported
ministers are sensing the possibility
of their pulpits being ruthlessly
purged of Objectionable teXts.-New
York Telegram.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-01

shows that stand it real we'll. took
the. Compound when my ten year old
daughter came and it helped me lot.
/ have also had my oldest girl take it
and it did her lots of good. keep it in
the house all the time and recommend
it."-Mrs. DEWITT SNCEsAUGH, West
Dandy, N. Y.
Sleeplessness, nervousness, irritable
ity, backache, headaches, dragging sem
sations, all point to female derange-
ments which may be overcome by Lydis
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
This famous remedy, the medicinal
ingredients of which are derived from
native roots and herbs, has for forty
years proved to be most valuable tonic
and invigorator of the female organism.
Women everywhere bear willing testi-
mony to the wonderful virtue of Lvs'ia
4. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-01
EASY TO GROW TUBEROSES

These handsome stalk flowers are
easily grown. Good, rich soil is neces-
sary. The flowers always sell read
lily and ship any distance without in
Jury. Bulbs also sell well. Sort them
into three sizes and make the price
accordingly. Plant in a sandy soil
about five inches deep.
A space in the backyard, a yard
wide and two yards long, will produce
a dozen fine stalks that will provide
hundreds Of flowers.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-01

but little to take the place Of the
wedding presents I've no relatives to
give me. | want to help furnish Twin
Fires" She laid her fingers on my
protesting lips. Il shall, anyway" she
added. I'VE are two lone orphans, you
and l, but we have each other, and
all that is mine is yours, all-all-ail!'
Suddenly she threw her arms about
my neck, and | was silent in the mys-
ter Of her passion.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-01
CLEMATIS A GOOD VINE

Clematis, panniculata, is one Of our
most popular vines 1t seems entire
hardy. Its foliage is attractive and
its small white blossoms which COM
pletely cover the vine make a glorious
spectacle over porches and pergolas.
One of it's chief attractions is that
it does not come into bloom until
after all the other vines are faded and
yellow. 1t is a rapid grower.
Clematis must be planted in soil
of good loan, we'll drained, Give 1t
protection of leaves in the winter.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-01
STNOPS SIS.

l grow tired of my work as college
instructor and buy a New England farm
on sight. / inspect my farm and go 10
board at Bert Temples. Bert helps me TO
hire a carpenter and a farmer. Hard
Cider. the carpenter. estimates the repairs
and changes necessary on the house. NIKE
commences blowing. / start to prune the
orchard trees Hard Cider builds book
cases around the twin freplaces. Mrs.
Temple hires Mrs. Piliig for me as d
housekeeper, and announces the coming
Of a new boarder from New York, half-
sick young woman who needs the country
air. ] discover that Stella Goodwin will
make a delightful companion and believe
she ought not 10 return to the hot and
dusty city for a long time. I squeeze her
hand sIyly Together we dedicate Twin
Fires" / surprise her wading in the
brook and enjoy a delightful thrill. Mrs.
Pillig, my housekeeper, arrives with her
son Peter and his dog Buster. l wonder
if / love her We take a quiet walk by
the brook. stella returns to New York.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-01
THE WILD GRAPE VINE

To me the wild grape vine produces
the sweetest odor of any plant in ex-
istence. The wild grape is a hardy
vine, growing with scarcely any at
tentiOn.
1t can be made to cover a side fence
as a dense hedge, or trained over trel-
lis or up shade trees.
Young plants may be secured in al
most any wood or along bushy fence
rows.
They are transplanted in late fall or
Winter.-E V. 3.
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ORIGIN of SIanQ.

London Answers steps out to prove
that a great part of the slang Of our
day came originally from the social
and shop talk of seafaring men. We
are amazed at the writer's display of
INSTRUMENTATION. Everybody knows
that no slang ever came from any
place except Shakespeare and the BIZ
ble.-Kansas City Star.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-01
Light Pink Roses.

be covered with evergreen boughs or
similar material.
But if the exposure is very great it
is advisable to lay the plants down and
cover them with earth, putting them TO
sleep, as it were, on the bosom Of
Mother Nature.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-01
SPOTTED GALA.

In the fall set the pot in a frost
nroof cellar or room, and Withhold wa
ter from it until spring.
Then, when danger of frost is
passed, bed it out in rather sunny
place, and mulch the soil about it on
the approach of hot weather with sta
BILE litter.
Or, if preferred, repot, giving it
larger pot and rich, porous soil.
In either case the plant will bloom
during the summer. e. V. B.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-01
Rich Manganese Mines.

Manganese mines at Conception
Point, Lower California, are reported
to be the richest known deposits Of
this element in the world. They are
situated in the arid hills of small
peninsula, % miles long and five to
eight miles wide, between the coast Of
the Gulf of Lower California and Con-
cepcion Bay.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-01
WOMAN HAD
NERVOUS TROUBLE
Lydia E. Pinkhan's Vegeta-
bic Compound Helped Her.
West Dandy, N. Y.-"I have had
nervous trouble all my life until I took

Lydia E. Pinkham's
Y e 6 e ia BILE Com
pound for nerves
and for female trou-
bles and it straight
ened me out in good
shape. Iwork nearly
all the time, as We
live on q farm and I
have four girls. / do
all my sewing and
other W rk with
their help, so it
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-01
Proof Positive.

Gyer-That grocer on the corner Is
regular sandbagger.
Myer-How do you know?
Gyer-I bought a 25-pound sack of
his sugar the other day.
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Where Peace Has Its Home.

Knicker-Why do you take a phono-
graph when you go fishing?
Bocker-Because 1 can keep it from
talking.
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(TO BE CONTINUED
Trihes.

Knicker-Beyond the Alps lies Italv
Bocker-But few have sense enough
to know what lies beyond the mole
hills.
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John Upton takes his first mess
of peas to town and sells them to
the hoteIkeeper-with whom he enters
in conversation.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-01

But we haven't reached the
finish yet, by a long shot. Most
stories end with wedding music
but not SO this tale about John
and Stella. How Peter ard Bus
ter and the others greeted the
newlyWeds and how Bill Chad
wick and little Marguerite spun
out romance Is told entertain
insiy hereafter.
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ENGLISH as She Is Snnk.

Knicker-Smith has gone in for
prison reform.
Bocker-Yes. Jones has come ont
for it toe.
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The road to ruin Is full of speed
traps.
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You'd never guess how John
Upton made the decision of his
Iifs and carried it out. If you,
reader, are married you'll huge
Iy enjoy this instaIlment. If
x5u're not married and are won
dering how to persuade girl to
marry you there's all the more
reason why you'll enjoy the fol-
lowing continuance of the story.
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Don't wait for your ship to come In;
charter a tug and go out and meet It.
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CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
SILVER
TONOPAH MININGi

TONOPAH MININGi
Our analysis of the 14th Annual Re-
port of this great dividend payer, is
ready for distribution.
TONOPAH EXTENSION:
Present silver prices very nearly dou-
BILE this Company's earnings.
TONOPAH BELMONT.
Increased dividend distribution can
confidently be expected by the Bel
mont stockholders.
JIM BUTBERt
Rumors of another 1Oc dividend are
current
WEST END CONS;
A big mine and about to declare an
other dividend.
RESCUE EULAt
A newcomer among the producing
mines of the Tonopah Camp. We
would not be surprised to see this
stock quickly sell at 81 or higher.
NORTH STARE
Moves in sympathy with Rescue Eula.
MIZPAH EXTENSIONS
Its annual meeting has been post
poned until early in June in order to
give Tonopah Mining Company
chance to- act on it's option.
MIDWAY; MONTANA
Favorite Issues among the Tonopahs
selling below their real worth.
Investors and spectators who will
buy the silver stocks NOW should du-
plicate the profits made in the Copper
Issues.
We have just issued a Special Letter
covering the silver situation, which will
be sent free on request