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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
To Observe Tuberculosis Week.

tuberculosis week, Dee. to 10, will
be observed in Wisconsin because of co
operation of the Wisconsin AntiTu-
berculosis association with the Nation
al Association for the Study an Pre-
vention Of tuberculosis. There will be
three special days. tuberculosis Sun
day, for which talking points are being
preparded for all ministers; Dec 6,
National Medical Examination, day
on which every person in the country
is expected to be examined for the
disease; Dec s, Children's Health
Crusade day,on which school children
all over the country will be organized
into Modern Health Crusaders, an or
ganization for fighting tuberculosis
and for better health.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
THE REPUBLICANS IN CALIFOR.
MA.

Governor Hiram W. Johnson has
been nominated for United States SEN
ator on the Republican ticket. In
spite of the fact that Governor John
son is a Republican and has declared
for Hughes, the Democrats somehow
interpret this as sign that Califor-
mia will go for Wilson! Can you beat
it? They found their belief Oh the
fact that Governor Johnson was for
merly a Progressive, and that the
Progressives will vote for Wilson. AS
a matter of fact Governor Johnson's
being chosen on the Republican ticket
would indicate that the party is once
more united and that the majority of
Progressives will go straight Repub-
lican.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
PEACE.

Lloyd George says the end of the
war is far off but that he glimpses
victory in the dim distance.
What will become, | hear many ask,
Of the hordes of men now fighting
when the victory is won?
Somewhat of the same query was
heard towards the finish of the war
Of the rebellion. Four or five million
men suddenly laid down their arms
and disappeared as if by magic.
Employment absorbed them = all
went back to work.
So it will be in Europe when the
trenches are emptied and some lead
ers of finance and business are, I hear,
debating the big question, Will emil
grafton cease?
Merchants and manufacturers on
this side of the Atlantic may we'll
heed. Republican campaign manag-
ers may well take the hint 1t looks
as if mills overseas will be so busy
after peace materialiZes an avalanche
of goods made by Europe's and Asias
poorly paid workingmen will come
this way. How many mills will it
close in the United States with the
Underwood tariff still in force?
That is the tremendous problem
wage earners in this country will have
to face at the close of the war. IT
ought to be worth a good many hun
dred thousand protectionists votes to
Governor Hughes on Nov. 7.-Boston
NeNws Bureau.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
MILFORD.

C. Hahn was a Milwaukee visitor
one day last week
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Wegner and
daughter Dycia, Mrs. g. Zimdars, Mrs
Geo. Bentheimer and son Gilbert, mo-
tored to Watertown Sunday
John Heinrich and family spent Sun
day evening at Lake Mills.
Mrs. Theo. Ziebell was a caller in
the village Friday
John Mansfield and Mr.. and Mrs
August KottwitZ motored to Madison
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Teddy Wendt are re.
Joicing over the arrival of a girl baby
born to them Sept 18th
Mrs. VIM. Veith spent several days
of last week at Dittmar's.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
Rid Your Child Of Worms.

Thousands of children have worms
that sap their vitality and make them
listless and irritable. Kickapoo Worm
Killer kills and removes the worms
and has tonic effect on the system
Does your child eat systematically
Cry out in sleep or grind it's teeth
These are symptoms of worms and
you should find relief for them al
once. KickapoO Worm Killer is a
pleasant remedy. At your druggist
25c
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
Advertised Letters.

Following is list of letters remain
ing uncalled for at the WATERFOWL
postofflce Of week ending Sept. &c:
Ammonia Cheese Co.
Blumbard, Mrs. G. P.
Leach, NJ. A
Mitch, Joe.
POlZin, Miss Laurina
Tangocy, Mrs. P. w.
Torby, Ed.
Tsakris, Gust.
Zendo, John.
James w Moore, P. NJ
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27

The visit of Charles Evans Hughes
to Wisconsin and Milwaukee on We'd
nesday appears to have had a appre-
cable effect on election betting boards.
He is now nearly two to one favor
tie over Wilson in Wisconsin. Among
wagers placed were $500 to $400 that
Hughes will be elected and 500 to SIS
that Hughes will carry Wisconsin.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
MIR. HUGHES AS PRESIDENT,

The character and past career OF
Mr.. Hughes give us good reason to
believe that he will give us the proper
kind of administration. If he is elect
ed it will be by a united Republican
party and his policies will get their
support. Mr.. Wilson has not the sup
port of his party and consequently
can not give us a thorough admin
istration if he is able to.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
HAS HE KEPT US OUT OF WARP

People are coming to discredit the
assertion of the Democratic party that
Wilson kept US out or war. True, we
are not involved in a war with any
outside power, but this is due to con-
ditions and not to Wilson If Mexico
was stronger, we would long ago have
been at war with her Both the occu-
patton OF Vera Cruz, and the invasion
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
Wanted Active Man.

One of the largest publishing houses
in New York has an opening for an
active man in this territory. The op-
portunity is splendid one and the
right man can acquire complete con-
troll of our local business and soon
elevate himself to District Manager
ship. Address, Publisher, Box 155. N.
Times Square Sta, New York City. ct
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
THE BAROMETER OF PUBLIC
OPINION.

The vote in Maine in 1914-Demo-
cratic, 62,039; Republicans, 5S,S62
Progressives, 1925. Democratic
plurality, 3,177.
The vote in Maine in 19I6-Republi-
can, $4,000; Democratic, 67,395. Re
publican plurality, 1897.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27

Increase in subscription price goes
on and must go on to meet the rising
costs. Many Iowa papers and some
of those in Minnesota have advanced
their prices to $500. The printer must
live-EX.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27

Il am not for peace that surrenders
through ignoble desire to keep out of
trouble. The way to keep out of trou-
bic is to stand erect, to be firm and
to be just. Hughes
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27

We are now ready to believe almost
anything. Bryan didn't run for presi-
not been announced for the 1916 try
outs
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27

The Republican party stands for
sufficient tariff to protect American
industry and American labor, and to
prevent exaction by trusts and mon
opolies
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27

Maine tells us that President Will
sons changes are about as good as
those of the proverbial SNOWFALL.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27

DirigO-meaning Il point the way"
is Names state motto. Apparently
the way points straight for Mr.
Hughes.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
ANYHOW. Who Cares?

Using radioactive phenomena for
the basis of their calculations, two
British scientists believe that the
world is at least III, 100000 years old.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27

Do you remember Wilson's glariDg
posters-"COme Catch Villa?" They
must furnish the Mexican bandit with
good laugh.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27

Mr.. Hughes will give us a firm,
impartial administration" with "undi-
luted Americanism" as it's watchword.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27

Plants That Give Light.
Many tropical plants possess light
giving qualities, their blossoms and
stems being luminous and then
juices also being phosphorescent.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27

Rumors have been heard about a
girls baseball team to be started next
summer
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27
LOCAL MARKET.
EIgin Butter Market.

Elgin, ILL.,, Sept. 23.-Butter sales
were at 80 cents, an advance Of "
cent over last week.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-27

And now the price of Bibles has
gone up!
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-08

I'm the early days of the petroleum discoveries
a Pennsylvania, lured by the fortunes being made
overnight in the county next to his, sold his farm
and moved to what seemed to be the more favored
region. He heught land that never produced any
oil at all, and was not good for anything else.
The purchaser of his farm took his cattle be-
hind the barn to water in a brook his predecessor
had partly boarded up so as to divert the flow OF
an obnoxious scum that polluted the water. This
scum had caused the former owner trouble for
more than 20 years. He had not been able to get
rid Of it. He had tried hard, but failed.
That scum was petroleum. That stream near
Titusville has since poured hundreds Of million OF
dollars into the pockets of it's owners.
We may not all be able to find petroleum in our
hog lot or COW pasture, but there is an equally
great and gratifying find in store for us if we can
sound the depths of our own inteligence-if we
can, through reading and study, discover the pecu-
liar calling for which nature has skillfully' adapted
each of us.
That Pennsylvania who did not know petro-
leum when for 20 years he was trying to get rid
of it as a nuisance was not destined for success
in petroleum producing.
A large part of opportunity lies in preparation.
The mind must be fitted to meet it.
Few indeed are the men, Americans at least,
who have never felt an irresistible impulse to
forge ahead, to become leaders in some profession.
Such men, if they follow that impulse along the
road of preparation, are pretty sure to reach their
goal.
They can attain their ambition, not merely
changing one place for another, but by diigent,
persistent, determined endeavor and unremitting
study of the profession Of business they would
master.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-08
NOTHING BUT PARADE SOLDIERS.

The war department has given out for publica-
ticn the names of 800 militia officers whose re-
signations have been accepted since the State
troops were stationed on the Mexican border. And
this list, long as it was, did not include the names
of the other officers who have applied for release,
lat fer one reason or another have not yet been
allowed to return to civil life.
This is & serio-comic affair. Think of the &C.
casions in which these tin soldiers have paraded
before the public of their native towns uniformed
to kill but with no idea of fighting if war came.
We think there should be a law prohibiting those
who stay in the militia, whether officers, ~privates,
or attendants, from r~esigning when trouble comes.
If a man Joins the militia and becomes an Of
fcer he should take his medicine when it becomes
necessary to serve his country on the border.
Otherwise he had no business joining it at the
outset. Having stayed in it for some time the
government should not be deprived Of his servi.
ces when they are needed. A law to this effect
would be very proper in our opinion. More than
this, it is not fair to require privates to serve and
to allow officers to escape service by resigning.-
Exchange.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-08
THE PAPER SITUATION.

We take this occasion to call to the attention
If orr readers that the continued rise IN the price
Of waite paper and other necessary common
ties in making of a newspaper makes IL imperative
that we secure as much money as possible from
those who eve us on back accounts. =,
If every subscriber would keep his paper pala
in advance we would save hundreds OF dollars a
wear. There ere sol,e people who AXE a paper
unit. it gets behind, and then say they never want,
cd #. Unless we are paid these back dues we Will
he forced 10 consider seriously a rise in either the
srbscr1ution OF advertising rates of this paper,
and maybe both.
The press associations in several of the states
have already gone on record as favoring increased
advertising rates and higher subscription price.
This is not dictated by love of money but more by
the exigencies of the situation, which demand
more money of a failure of the papers involved.
We are going to try to make ends meet as they
exist now but this news is passed on to you so
that you can see exactly what the situation IS
with which the publishers Of the country are con-
fronted. So if later we announce an increased
scale of prices don't say de didn't give you a
chance.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-08

page ATT Of the Deed Records Of said
county and state; also that tract Of
land in said Madison Jones Addition
described as that tract Of land mark.
ed Street, which lies between said
Blocks 60 and 50, and which measures
sixty feet wide and three hundred feet
long; also that tract of land which
lies due east of and adjoins the said
block %, and being west of Magnolia
Cemetery, and which measures BS.4
feet wide across the south end and
oS.l feet across the north end, and
which has a length Of 800 feet: also
that tract Of land rectangular ID shape
which is 60 feet wide, and begins in
line with the western boundary 81
blocks So and So, and extends thence
east as shown by said recorded mar.
distance Of 72o feet, lying largely be.
tween blocks So and So, and blocks a.,
and So; also that tract Of land %
s''t wide and 800 ssst long, whlsA A,s,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-08
THE "ATTRITION" OF THE ALLIES.

Some people fail to understand the policy of
~attrition which the Allies have adopted. Using
the losses of the Allies on the Somme and assum-
ling that the offense loses double the loss of the
defenders it is estimated that Germany lost $780,
600 men on the Somme fighting while the Allies
lost twice as many divided between Great Britain
and France as four to one.
The German losses at Verdun are fixed at $780,
900 and the French at one-half that total. You
see then that while Germany has lost in those
chief engagements $1,000 men, that the British
have lost 400, 900 and the French 100000. The
whole loss is about equal, but the Allied losses
were divided and the Germans have borne all those
on her side. Allowing for German losses in the
Last where severe fighting has taken place, it
is reasonably sure that her losses can be figured
at 10000
Then you see that while Great Britain has
lost 400, 1000, France a like quantity and Russia a
little less, ~totalling about 100000, the German
losses have been 100000. This she has suffered
alone. She has no partner to share the loss. This
is the policy of a%ttrition.
1t will work and win if the Allies keep pound
ing long enough. The only question is, will they.
They say, yes; but, Germany, on the other hand,
says her resources in men are great enough to
outlast all conceivable attacks by the Allies.
Whoever is right will win the war. The ques-
ton can only settle itself. To-day cannot ans
wer, but tomorrow will decide.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-08
WE NEED A GOVERNMENT YARD.

The navy authorities seem to be having some
trouble in getting bidders for new scout cruisers
and other ships authorized by the last congress.
1t seems that the prices of labor and materials
vary so widely from time to time that few com
ranies will make a straight-out bid within the re-
quirements of the act. 1t is expected that con-
gress will be asked to increase the cost limit on
some of the ships in order to get them built in
private yards. ..
This leads us to the proposition of a govern
nlent ship-building plant. We think the navy
ought to have it's own plant and that the United
States ought to build it's own warships. These
yards of course ought to be equipped for their
work and be enabled to turn out ships as fast as
any private yard. Then whenever congress pass
ed a bill for the increase of our navy we might
be able to get the ships, without having to wait
on private concerns to decide whether they would
prefer to build commercial ships for others or
warships for us.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-08
between blocks So and O.; alss II. i.
tract Of land go feet wide and Ivy ~, !,

between blocks 63 and Ga; also =.
tract Of land 60 feet wide and Ivy az Z
long which lies between blocks = \. !.
IS; also that tract. Of land wnla y Nv
bounded as follows towit: Begin. 49,
northeast corner Of block 90 ai Y, Y. M
east so feet, thence run sou..
feet, thence run west go feet, a i.
run north $50 feet to the point Z.
ginning. All of the land herein y !.
described lying and being situlsse
the south haif Of the northwest
ter Of Section ", township X, NJ,
1 East, in LsAcre County, Mlssns
and comprising ! total Of lo.!s
more 81 lsss, being the land dsss \ n
IN said deed. the title to wn,eh
lieved to Be- good, but ! will se.S
only such title a. 10 vested y
trustee aforesaid. N ~
Witness ny signature this ss' \
day Of October, 1915.
M n, HAMMER
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-08
TRUSTEES NOTICE OF SALE.

Pursuant to the authority vested
in me by that certain appointment
Of trustee executed by Thos. H. Jones
and Harold Jones, Executors, on the
10th day Of Sept. 1916, as shown by
the record Of said appointment ap-
pearing in book Is, page 44S Of the
Records Of Mortgages and Deeds Of
Trust on Lands in Leflore county,
Mississippi, which appointment was
made pursuant to the right reserved
in the grantors II that certain deed
from T. H. Jones and Lee Jones, Exc
cutors Of thelEstate Of Madison Jones,
deceased, to Edward Loggins, convey
ing the hereinafter described land,
which deed appears in book a., page
625 Of the Deed Records Of said coun.
ty and state; default having beer,
made in the payment Of the notes
mentioned in said deed for the balance
Of purchase money on the land therein
described, and having been requested
by the legal holder Of said notes to
sell the said land in order to satisfy
the Indebtedness secured by said
notes, l will, on Thursday, the 9th
day Of November, 1915, offer for sale
and sell, at the south door of the
county court house in the city Of
Greenwood, in said county and state,
within legal hours at public outcry,
to be highest bidder for cash, the fol-
lowing described land, lying and being
situated in said county and state, to-
wit:
The lots of land situated in the Mad
ison Jones Addition to the city Of
Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississip-
pi, as shown by the map Of said ad-
dition Of record in Plat Book one,
page eight Of the Map Records Of
said county and state, which lands
are more particularly described Is fol.
lows, to-wit: All Of blocks 50, SO, 6e,
66 and block 80, except 1 lot fifty BY
one hundred and fifty feet, described
% Lot Two in said block, heretofore
'sod to Sherman Stewart. ~ shown
" dssd y sssayd n dssd hsok VI ~
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-08
TODAY'S BIRTHDAY HONORS.

Thomas Dwight Goodell, the famous
Greek professor at Yale University,
was born in Ellington, Conn.,, Noven-
Der s, 1854. He was educated at Yale
and continued his studies in Europe,
specializing in languages. He return
ed to America, taught in the high
school at Hartford, Conn.,, and then
was called in 1883 to fill the chair of
assistant professor Of Greek at Yale.
He has held a full p~rofessorship since
1908 and is one of the worlds great
est authorities in the Greek language.
He is a member Of many societies and
has written extensive works on phi
siology and the Greek language.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-08

Even if Field Marshal Won Mindenburg did say
the allies could not break his lines in 80 years,
we refuse to believe the wal will last that long.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-08

One editorial estimate, probably too high, Of
total campaign expenditures is $25, 000, 900. But
whatever the amount, it's been widely circulated.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-08

Germany's imperial chancellor must be less
powerful in Berlin than some think, or he wouldn't
be suing Count Won Reventlow for SANDER.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-08

Gen. Fang Kwo Chung has something on
Tommy Marshall and Charlie Fairbanks-he's
been elected vice president Of the Chinese republic.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-08

Norway is hot under the collar over the sink
ing of it's ships by German submarines, but not
quite hot enough to start any gunplay.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-08

Among the things that look easier than they
aer is to prove whether a torpedoed ship was q
merchantmen or a transport.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-08

Americans who ship as horse feeders on YES
sells flying a belligerent flag take a chance on death
for themselves and trouble for their government,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-08

If you want a Sunday dinner that would tick
lie the palate of a king just tell your wife she is
the most popular woman and the best cook in
town. You'll get it.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-08

NOVEMBER s IN HISTORY.
1674-John Milton, the famous Eng
lish poet, died. Born December
9, 1908.
1529-Spaniards, under Cortez, enter
ed Mexico.
1796-Alexandre Cattomare, who
founded the system of %interna-
national exchanges, born in
Paris.
1S05-French defeat allies at Marient-
eel.
1S29-British opened West Indies
trade to the United States.
1830-Gen. O. o. Howard, noted Civil
War veteran commander, born
in Leeds, Mo. Died in Burling-
ton, VT, Oct. &c, 1909.
1861-Confederate commissioners Ma
son and Slidell captured on the
Steiner Trent.
1864-Abraham Lincoln reelected as
President of the United States.
1867-Stars and stripes raised owe
Alaska.
1880-Sarah Bernhardt made her
American debut at Booths The
atre in New York.
1908-victorien Sardou, celebrated
dramatist, died in Paris. Born
there, Sept. z, 1881.
1911-Arthur J. Balfour retired from
the leadership of the Unionist
party in Great Britain.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-08

Many a good man has been classed as ores-
tionable because he didn't have the nerve to live
up to his convictions.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-08

IT'S sad, but true, that the attractiveness
of a pretty face is often engulfed by the vitriol
Of a sharp tongue.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-08

A soccer player was killed at the French
front during the week. This shows the danger
of playing soccer.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-08

The ways of God are strange indeed and past
understanding, hence we have the professional
politician.