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The Dickinson press., 1917-03-24

The recent filibuster proved not
an unmixed evil, as, slammed by
such a condition, the Senate lost
no time in abolishing the rule of
hundred years which made it
possible for a mere handful Of
men to set at naught the will of
an overwhelming majority, actually
endangering the welfare of the coun-
try, as was the case during the
last hours of Congress, just closed.
Under the new rule two-thirds of
the senate can force any proposition
to a vote, and there is some sense
to- that.
The Dickinson press., 1917-03-24
ATTITUDE OF NEUTRALS

While President Wilson has made
little progress in organizing a league
of neutral nations, and the United
States still stands alone in severed
diplomatic relations with Germany,
other neutrals have entered vigorous
protests against unlimited submarine
warfare. Norway, Sweden and Den
mark have registered at Berlin quite
sharp criticisms of violation Of inter-
national law. Norway and Denmark
The Dickinson press., 1917-03-24

The Minnesota House of Represen-
tatives went on record again the
other day in favor of upholding the
President-with the exception of one
lone member, and he a socialist. Will
some one tell us what there is about
socialism which places a man in the
attitude of being an enemy to his
country Patriotism and socialism do
not seem to mix.
The Dickinson press., 1917-03-24

Now that there are wars and rum
ors of wars, Col. Roosevelt remains
singularly silent. Perhaps he is
thinking, anyway we should like to
hear what he has to say. Just now
there are several things worth talk
ing about, which was always the
case when he secured head liners
in the daily press.
The Dickinson press., 1917-03-24
POTATO WAREHOUSE WOULD
PROVE COMMUNITY ASSET
CONTINUED from page ~.

Mr.. Mcbride stated that the past
year he raised 1860 bushels Of fine
potatoes on eight acres Of land and
Just recently had been offered 1920
per bushel for the entire lot. He dis
posed of one car load and will keep
the remainder for seed. He expects
to put in so acres the coming
season If the warehouse is built. MI:
Brown told Of the many fine crops Of
potatoes raised on his farm year after
year and stated that he considered
The Dickinson press., 1917-03-24

LaFollette's latest fiasco seems to
have caused a change even in the
of the idol worshippers of
Wisconsin and were the question of
his reelection to come up this fall
he would in all probability be over
whelmingly defeated.
The Dickinson press., 1917-03-24

Confide in your wife. If you
keep your business affairs from her
in prosperity you a hardly expect
her to understand your situation
when adversely comes.
The Dickinson press., 1917-03-24

Our definition of faith is a fellow
who will try to break up a hard
cold by trying all the remedies that
his friends suggest.
The Dickinson press., 1917-03-24

You meet fellows every day who
know just exactly how the govern.
ment should be run, but they can't
boss their wives.
The Dickinson press., 1917-03-24
THE PEOPLES FORUM

O o o o o o @ @ . o o o 9
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-10
Neu. h1et~se
FATHER OF MODERN LIBERTY
Simon De Montfort Credited With
Idea Which Led to the Present
Popular Representation.

The commons Of England were
called to sit in parliament for the first
time in 1865, little more than $50
years ago, and so years after King
John had been forced by the barons
to sign the Magma Charts.
The man responsible for this popu-
lar representation was Simon de Mont
fort, earl Of Leicester, who was killed
in the battle Of Evesham on August {,
1865, only a few months after he had
gained a place in history as the father
of the English house of commons. I'm
der his leadership the barons had
waged successful war on King
Henry, and had taken the monarch
and his son, afterward Edward I, pris-
oners of war. Leicester, who had laid
down the law that the king derives
his power from the people and must
use it for the public good, governed
for time in the name Of the king,
and issued the ordinance in 1865, in
which each city and town was called
upon to CHOOSE and send two dis
Greet, loyal and honest men" to rep
resent them in parliament. Thus was
laid the foundation Of the house Of
commons.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-10
SCOUTS WEAR HAT BADGE.

The increased use of the khaki uni
form by members of the United States
army, militia, home-defense leagues
ana other government organizations
makes it desirable for the Boy Scouts
OF America to avoid confusion by the
similarity of such uniforms to those
worn by its own members.
Section 125 of the army reorganiza-
ton law specifically excerpts only the
Boy Scouts of America from the provi-
sions restricting to the members Of
the United States army, navy and ma
rIne corps the right to wear uniforms
peculiar to those branches of the gov
eminent service or similar thereto. AL
ready the war department is beginning
to enforce this law regarding the au-
thorized wearing of such uniforms.
In order that the Boy Scouts of
America may be readily recognized at
any time in case they are needed for
service. 1t has been decided by nation
al headquarters, for the period of the
war at least, to require all Scouts to
wear their badge of rank at all times,
either on the coat or shirt, or better
still wear metal badge of rank on
the front of the hat, as has been the
practice of the English Scouts since
the date of their organization.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-10
SCOUTS AS LITTLE BROTHERS.

The plan Of the Boy Scouts of Amer
lea to adopt a ''big brother from
among the men who are being accept
eed for government service is being
taken up all over the country. Each
Boy Scout promises, as a representa-
tive Of his big brother, to drop around
to the soldiers house at least twice a
week to see whether there is anything
he can do for the family, especially if
there is no one in the home except old
people. The Scout will undertake to
carry as much cheer there as possible,
as well as being on the lookout for
some bit Of service he can render to
make things easier. He is also going
to see to it that his big soldier brother
is to be kept informed as to the home
news, including the progress of affairs
in the baseball world and the MANY
other interesting things that a boy
might think of to write and the details
Of which might be overlooked by the
older people.
The soldier should certainly grasp
this opportunity to get as a little
brother, one who will be interested in
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-10
KNEW WEAKNESS OF WOMEN
French Police Minister Played ShreWd.
ly on WeIl-known Characteristic
OF the Fair Sex.

During the reign Of Louis XIV Of
France, the light chaise came into
fashion, and great ladies of Parts were
accustomed to drive in them about the
city. But beautiful hands are not al
ways strong ones; accidents began to
occur more and more frequently in
the streets. Consequently, says Das
Buch fur ALE, the king besought the
minister Of police to do something,
since the lives Of pedestrians were
constantly in danger.
II will do whatever is in my pow
err" replied the police minister. "Your
majesty desires that these accidents
cease entirely?"
The king replied, Certainly. See
to it that they do"
The next day there appeared a royal
ordinance that ordered that, in the fu-
ture, ladies under thirty years Of age
should not drive chaises through the
streets of Paris. That seems a mild
restriction; but 1t is said that scarce
ly woman from that time on drove
her own chaise. The police minister
knew that few women would care to
advertise the fact that they were over
thirty, and that the rest would prob
ably be too old to drive.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-10
WHAT FAMILY SHOULD EARN
Figures Given by Auditor VIII Prove
interesting to Average Head of
Household.

In story printed in July American
Magazine, an auditor says to friend
You admit that you, as a bust
ness, with your $1.6O cash, and your
coal and your furniture, and your wife.
and your children, are worth $3.50, 900,
and then you say $1,000 is enough in
come to expect from the lot About
eight-tenths of 1 per cent per annum
And they ought to bring you per
cent at least-$1O,OOO.
dix opened and closed the blue
covered document.
"'You mean-you mean ought to be
earning $4,000 year?' he faltered.
You and your family are one con-
cern-one business said Markley.
You are the business manager. Your
assets are S250,O00. If assets can't
earn 4 per cent they are not worth
having. 1t looks to me as If YOU had
said to yourself: II and my family
are a one-horse concern; the family
is no good, and I'm not much better.
I'm the only decent asset and I'm
cheap and my family is cheaper. I'm
getting $1,000 year, and I ought to
be glad I'm getting it doubt if I'm
worth ito"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-10

Sou )
~
Conducted by National Council of the
Boy Scouts of American
AMERICAN BOY WORLD HOPE

The greatest service that can be
done for their country by the boys and
girls of the United States is told by
Hermann Hagedorn of the Vigilantes,
the patriotic society that makes one
think of the work of the Sons of Liber-
ty in the American Revolution. Mr..
Hagedorn speaks to the youth of
America through the Boy Scouts, as
follows:
"Boys and girls Of America, you are
the hope of the world! Why? Be
cause the world is sick to death of
war, and the world knows that kings
favor war and democracieS abhor war !;
and because the United States is the
most powerful democracy in the world,
and because, when Europe's present
leaders are dead, you, boys and girls
of ten to seventeen, will be governing
the United States, and therefore, if
you wish, leading the world!
But you can't go on living as rashly
and unconcernedly as you have until
today, if you intend to fulfill that
hope. The boys and girls of England
could not win the fight ior democracy
by continuing to dance the fox trot in
the tearooms of Piccadilly.
young America, ten to seventeen,
for the present your work lies neither
in the trenches nor in the munition
plants; but the world does ask you to
jump to your feet and do something!
boy Scouts, you are doing some
thing. You are jumping to attention
all over this dear land OF ours wher-
ever and whenever the call comes for
such service as boys can do. You have
set up before yourselves a great stand
ard. For the Scout law is the law by
which all Americans, young and old,
must live, if America is ever to be the
splendid land Of liberty we want her to
be; and it is the law on which the fu-
ture peace Of the world must rest"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-10
NITRATE OF LITTLE VALUE
So Far That Found In Western States
Cannot Be Worked to Finan.
clal Advantage.

In connection with the search for
potash and nitrates In the United
States the government receives many
reports Of supposed valuable discov-
cries. A letter recently received by
the United States geological survey
Of the interior department describes
cave in one Of the Southern states
which was worked by the COnfederacy
during the Civil war for potassium
nitrate. This cave is said to contain
at least 100000 tons Of nitrous earth.
which, however, contains only 1 or 2
per cent Of nitrate. The survey now
states that 1t seems very doubtful
whether such material can be profit
ably used as source of nitrate salts.
The minimum grade Of caliche now
worked in the Chilean fields contains
IL per cent of sodium nitrate, and
though there has been much criticism
of the crudeness of the methods en-
ployed there. the work Is done by very
cheap Indian labor. and It is doubtful
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-10
Quota, Quote and Unquote.

"Why did it take so long to fill the
quotas?" said William Hennessey Of
the fifth division, repeating a question.
There's lot of reasons" he an
swered. you've got to pay proper
respect to Washington by reading all
Of their orders. Listen to this one
about the examination of teeth:
Repeat following telegram to local
boards at once: Period quote physical
regulations comma line seven from the
bottom substitute quote or unquote for
quote and unquote between quote side
unquote and unquote two above I'M
quote period, in other words comma
man must have two teeth in opposition
on one side or the other."-Chicago
Herald.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-10

STOCK OF enough TO
cover them well, add a tablespoonful
of butter and thicken with teaspoon
full each Of curry and cornstarch; sim
mer slowly for ten minutes and just
before taking from the fire add half
cupful Of sweet cream. Serve on
rounds of hot toast.
Pot Roast. - Take four-pound
roast of coarse, lean beef and fry in
hot salt pork fat until well Drowned
on all sides. Cover with chopped onion,
q cupful Of canned tomatoes, sliced
carrot and sliced turnip. Pour in
enough boiling water to come half way
up on the meat; cover closely and
simmer for two hours, turning at the
end Of the first hour. Season well the
last Of the cooking. Take out the meat
and thicken the gravy in the kettle
and serve in gravy boat.
Sour Cream Filling for Cake.-Take
one cupful Of thick, sour cream, one
cupful of sugar, the yolks Of four eggs,
one cupful of chopped walnut meats
and one and a half teaspoonfuls of
saucepan with the egg yolks well
beaten. Cook until thick, add the nut
meats and when cool the vanilla.
Bread Pudding.-Toast slightly six
slices of stale bread, or reserve left
over toast. Cut each slice into six
squares, after buttering them. Cover
the bottom Of well-greased baking
pan with the toast, sprinkle over a
few raisins or few stoned dates and
dust lightly with cinnamon and con-
tinue until all the bread is used. Make
custard Of one cupful Of milk, three
tablespoonfuls Of honey, and pinch
of salt. Bring to the boiling point in
q double boiler and stir in two we'll
beaten eggs. Remove from the fire
and pour over the bread. Put into the
oven for few minutes and serve
either hot or cold.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-10
SCOUT ACTIVITIES,

Every troop of Boy Scouts of Amer
lea which has reported to national
headquarters since the beginning of the
Scout garden movement, with the slo-
gan, Every Scout to Feed a Soldier"
has troop gardeI. or individual Scout
garden.
All of the scholarships earned by
boys at the Montclair IN. j. high
school in 1917 were taken by Scouts.
The Montclair Scouts have been called
out over 400 times within the year for
public service.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-10

smokelessness is complication of
diseases that will undermine the con-
stitution of the best fighters in the
world
One hundred million dollars was
raised by American people for the Red
Cross simply because the need of this
great organization was made plain to
them; not much in the way of appeals
merely the simple statement that the
Red Cross must have this sum for it's
service in France.
And all America gave-and gave joy
fully.
Here is a similar cause Do you
doubt that our boys must have this
tobacco? Surely the press is full Of
the imperative need for smokes. No
other provision has been made for to-
baccO, so volunteer organizations must
provide it. And that is what the News
and some 200 other papers and maya
zines in the United States are trying
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-10
Readers of the News and Others Are
Asked To Contribute To the To-
baccO Fund For the American
Soldiers In France.

Send rs cents to the Watertown
News office, 108 Second street, and it
will be forwarded to the proper per-
sons who in turn will send As cent
carton of tobacco across the seas. and
the giver will receive a postal card of
acknowledgement from soldier
somewhere in France.
Probably there is not reader of this
paper whose attention has not been
called to this fund Then why not
give? The soldiers and sailors in
France need this tobacco. They are
without smokes, and inconsistencies and
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-10
SECOND LIBERTY LOAN

The second Liberty loan campaign is on
The government is not making any acquisitions their
gener0sity-is in "passng the hat"
donation ii.
The security is absolute. The bonds can be practically
any time converted They will be
cash for the purchaser, since currency interest
from the ssuer and these bends (fOr practical
poses being equivalent currency through their
variability their availability for cOateraD
per per attractive rate coupled
with a "as good gold" security.
The purchaser s1G0 bond plants his 500 currency
where is absolutely where he practically at
any time by hypOtlecation of his bond
SlO0 currency for pushed for cash. and the
pays him Sc year for the of his money.
And the bonds likely rise i'm value for
to command in time a premium and
original
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-10
HELP FILL TOBACCO POUCHES
OF OUR SOLDIERS IN FRANCE:
CONTRIBUTIONS TO SMOKE FUND MEAN MUCH
TO SOLDIERS FIGHTING FOR AMERICA

to do
Give your quarter
The News cashier will receive it
from you by mail or in person. For
each quarter you give practically so
cents worth of tobacco will be placed
into the hands of one our fighters in
France. We manage the details. And
in that kit will be a postal card with
your name on it, to be mailed back the
first instant the smoker has time.
thanking you for it.
The allies have been at war more
than three years. The folks at home
have made sacrifice after sacrifice for
the men in the field We are at war,
too. And we must become accustomed
to the idea that we shall have to make
similar sacrifices. This is not a big
one, you will agree. Only a quarter
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-10
Taking Regular Course.

Thomas Mott Osborne, the ''volun-
tary millionaire convict" said of the
food in Auburn prison:
cit is fresh and wholesome. Better
than that of some cheap restaurants.
Better certainly than the Chat Mort
provides.
1.-THE restaurant Of the Chat Mort is
in the Latin quarter. You get there
rabbit stew for cents and table
d'hote dinner Of seven courses, includ-
ing rabbit pie, is provided for Is cents
yin compris, that is to say, wine in
Guided.
swell, at the Chat Mort one evening
a Wichitan complained:
"sWaiter, this here billed chicken is
no good
"But the waiter excitedly and volu-
bly, replied:
"'Oh, impossible, monsieur! The
chicken, on the contrary, is very good
indeed. On Monday it was roast veal,
on Tuesday it was boiled pork, yester-
day it was cold chicken and today it is
boiled chicken. It will not be bad I'M
til tomorrow, monsieur, and then we
walters will eat it, :"
Tommy Atkins as Lingulst.
Even here his ingenuity comes to his
aid. Who but he could have translated
"Your cow has broken loose" by the
short but quite easily comprehended
phrase, Madame, lait promenade? 2"
Two men were billeted on farmhouse
where there was a good deal Of poul-
try. Naturally, they wanted to have
chicken for their dinner, but their
vocabulary was limited, and the
French word for chicken" wasn't in
it. After deep consideration one Of
them had an inspiration. Taking an
egg he said to the good woman Of the
house: "Oofs mamma" 1t was thor
oughly understood, and they dined
we'll. One could go on forever on this
subject, but 1 cannot miss this. A
soldier had successfully wooed a
French girl, and asked the chaplain to
perform the marriage ceremony.
"What's her religion" ooh, that's all
right, SIR" said the man, whose French
ran only to "Bon-jour" and "Napoo,"
1--WE converted her."-London Morning
Post.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-10

al he Is u0Iig un1 TO Whom he can
write and from whom he can get the
real news from home, such as how the
place looks and what the folks are
saying and doing. If the soldier has
no relatives that he can write to about
his needs, the friendliness of the Boy
Scout of America will do much to sup
ply the lack.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-10
Tenants Wanted.

Il thought that apartment house /
put up last winter would prove sure
WINNER" said the owner.
Doesn't 1t pay?" asked his friend.
'No," replied the disguised owner,
ats fiat failure. "-New Haven Reg
lister.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-10
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN.
South.


fChicago passenger-------- 5:l7 a. M.
*ChicagO nger-------ll:Oi a. m.
sChicago paSSenger--------l 80 p 10.
GAINESVILLE paSSenger------- f:l5 p m.
500 a. M train makes close con-
nections for the west at Jefferson
junction and also for Milwaukee,
Both 11:07 a. N. and 7:15 p. M.
trains make close connections at JEFF
ferson Junction for Madison and all
points west.
North.
sGreen Bay passenger 30 a. N.
Green Bay, Sundays only----S:10 a. m.
Screen Bay ger------2:4 40 p. m,
Northern higan---------S:25 p. n.
Rockford passenger arrives at Wa
tertown at $40 a. N. and goes no
farther.
The 1855 a. M train makes connec-
ton at Clyman Junction for trains
east
The 100 train south makes connec-
tons at Jefferson Junction for points
east
A tran goes west from Clyman
Junction at 4:45 p. m.
*1hese trains leave daily except
Sunday.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-10

the east at 4:50 p. N. Saturday and
Sunday only.
Train No. 33 arrives from Milwau
kee and departs for Madison at $50
q. N. except Sunday.
Train No 40 arrives from Madison
at 9:19 a. NJ, except Sunday.
Train No arrives from Chicago
and departs for Madison at 3:11 p. N
daily except Sunday.
Train No. % arrives from Chicago
and departs for Madison at 6:45 p. 10
except Sunday.
Train No. SO arrives from the east
at 1850 p. NJ. daily.
Sunday excursion train arrives from
Milwaukee at 1902 a M and goes
through to Madison, returning at $40
D. m.
Train No. 81 arrives from Milwau-
kee at 1925 p. N. and goes no further.
*These trains stop at Waterfowl
Junction only.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-10

wnGt~ Ieaner material could be
worked to advantage here, where the
price Of labor is so much higher. Sew
eral hundred thousand dollars has re-
Gently been expended in one Of the
Western states in testing the PROPOSE
ton to utilize low-grade nitrate. The
results have been negative.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-10
sHeKTTOHEN


In life's small things be resolute and
great
To keep thy muscles trained. Know'st
thou when fate,
Thy measure takes or when she'll say
to thee:
II find thee worthy, do this thing for
me!' Emerson.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-10
SEASONABLE DISHES.

Mushrooms should be found plenti-
fully, and served in various ways,
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-10

WHICH aQNS 81 most
delicious dish to
the daily menu.
Curry Of Mush-
rooms. - Stew q
quart Of any kind
Of well-cleaned and
minced mushrooms
In a cupful Of
stock or enough to
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-10

Contributions Received.
George Sommers .25
Mrs. George mmers----------- .25
Enclosed
packages of tobacco for
American fighting men in France.
l understand that each dollar buys
four packages, each with retail val
ue of IS cents, and that i'm each of NJ
packages will be placed a postcard,
addressed to me, on which my un-
known friend, the soldier, will agree
to send me a message of thanks.
lily
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-10

Won can have the union label on
YOUR printing at the News office.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-10

CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL