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The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-11
new PORTRAIT OF DICKENS
Engraving OF Noted Author, Rever-
enced by Lovers Of Literature, Re-
Gently Sold at Auction.

A new portrait of Dickens, hitherto
unknown, not only to his friends, but
even to his family, is surely a rare
discovery, says Christian Science
Monitor, commenting on the fact that
.Dickensians had the pleasure ofseeing
its reproduction In IA recent issue Of
their paper. The portrait which Is a
crayon drawing, is signed w. ]. L., mi
tiafs which are believed tozstand for
w. j. Linton, 1.-The famous wood sen-
graver, the author Of several pictures
for "a Christmas Carol and '"The
Chimes"
It was from Mrs. e. Lynn Linton, w.
]. Linton's wife, that Dickens bought
Gadshill place, but there Is apparently
no record that Linton ever visited
Dickens there. It cannot, in fact, be
determined whether this new portrait
was done from life or not. It evident
~ has been to America at some time
or other. for on the back Of it appears:
"New York Transfer Co., Dodd's Elk
press, ga Broadway, New York" The
portrait was recently sold by auction
In London, and is now the property of
Messrs. Leggatt Bros. Of Cheapside.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-11
Penalty of Disuse.

Nature has a way Of insisting that
her gifts must be priced when she
finds that we really do not care to
use a thing, she usually takes it away
from u.s." says scientific writer. The
unused muscular strength dwindles
the skill acquired by the fingers de
parts with disuse; singer who sought
to save her voice by refusing to sing
except upon very rare and notable &C.
casions, found to her surprise that
through lack of exercise it was losing
it's power and sweetness.
This law of nature holds good in
the world of the spirit. The generosity
we put aside as too costly, the faith
fitness and goodness we are going to
put into life some other day, when we
are not so busy, fade away. The faith
and reverence that we fondly dream
will flower into beauty sometime, are
shrivelling into nothingness while we
wait.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-11
SEIZED CAPE COLONY TWICE
Peace OF Amiens NuIIified BrItaIn's
Capture of Hollands South Afri-
can Territory In 1895.

Early in the wars Of the French
Revolution Holland was forced to be-
come an ally of Great Britain. A Brit
tsh fleet appeared off Cane Town in
August, 1875, and the colony surren-
dered on September 16. For seven
years Britain held the country, spend
Ing fully eight million dollars In i'm
proving 1t. Monopolies were taken off
trade, torture was abolished, and pros
perity prevailed, whereas before the
colony had been on the verge of ruin.
In 1907 the Peace of Amiens secured
for Napoleon breathing spell, which
he used in preparing still greater at
tacks upon the liberties of Europe. By
this treaty Cape Colony was restored
to Holland. War was resumed in 1906,
with Holland an ally once more Of
France. Again the British captured
Cape Colony, and when peace was def
ntely settled in 1915, after Waterloo.
Britain retained South Africa, paying
Holland six million pounds sterling,
the colonies Of Demerara, Essequibo
and Berbice being included in the sale.
The population consisted of 26,7OO
whites. holding $4,000 slaves, and IT,
$50 free HOttentots. Britain sup
pressed the slave trade and In 1884 the
slaves were emancipated by the Brit
ish government.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-11
Legal Notice

First pub. Monday, October 21-4t
STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY
Court, Jefferson County-In Probate
In the matter of the guardianship Of
Gustav H. Draeger of the town of Mil
ford, in said county. Insane
Notice is hereby given that the time
for creditors to present to said court
for allowance claims or demands
against said insane is limited to six
months from the 21st day of October,
A. D. 1918, and that said court will
receive claims and demands present
ed against said insane at the court
house in the city Of Jefferson in said
county, on any day before the expira-
ton of said six months; and that the
said court will examine and adjust
such claims and demands at a term
thereof to be held at the city hall in
the city of Watertown on the 7th day
of May, 1919, at the opening of court
on said day, or as soon thereafter as
the parties can be heard
Dated this 21st day of October, A.
ID. 1918. By the Court:
r. B. Kirkland,
County Judge.
Skinner & Thauer, Attorneys.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-11
POULTRY
FATS
BREEDING POULTRY IN YARDS
More Difficult Than Keeping Small
Flock of Hens TO: Eggs for
Family Table.

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment Of Agricultural
The average city family will, per-
haps, do best by keeping hens for eggs
alone, but considerable degree of
success can be attained in breeding
poultry in back yards and in many
instances it may BIZ desirable.
BY breeding poultry is meant mat
ing male and one OR more females to
reproduce the parent type; Matching
the young, and so rearing them that
they will attain the full development
Of good typical specimens Of their
race. In small way this can be done
in quite limited space. 1t is more
difficult than keeping small flock Of
hens for eggs for the table, or growing
a few chickens for the table in the
same space, but with regular attention
and good care very satisfactory re-
suits are obtained. Good work under
adverse conditions often gives better
results than poor work under good
conditions.
The smallest breeding pen for work
on this scale and with only one mat
ing should have q male and two fe-
males. With two hens, the pen will
provide eggs for Matching at the rate
Of a sitting every week or ten days,
thus making it possible to set all eggs
while the germs are strong. If small
flock is kept also for eggs for the
table, hens from that flock may be
used to hatch and brood the chickens.
If the laying hens lay eggs Of a DIFF
ferent color from those laid by the
breeding hens. all may be kept togeth-
er. The layers may not produce as
many eggs while fed as breeders
should be, but there is a saving IN
space and work. and the net result
may be as good as II more eggs were
secured.
Rations for breeding stock differ
from laying rations in that much
smaller proportions Of commercial ami
NAL foods are used, and special atten-
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-11
HUNS STILL RUNNING
Retreat Is Becoming More and
More Precipltate.
ALLIES at Foes keeIs-Mons Suburb
Taken-Yanks Capture Two
Towns.

London, Nov. 11.-Field Marshal
Haigs forces are closely following up
the retreating Germans along the en-
tire front In Flanders. The official
statement by the war office announces
that the British troops have occupied
Faubourg de Bertaimont, on the south
ern outskirts of Mons, Belgium.
1--WE are approaching Leuze and have
taken Renaix," says the official state
ment.
With the Allied Forces in Belgium,
NOV. 11~There are many indications
that the Germans do not intend to
make a protracted stand this side Of
Brussels and Charleroi.
Paris, Nov. 11-French troops re-
newed their pursuit Of the Germans.
The French official statement says the
retreat of the enemy is becoming more
and more precipitate. Everywhere
along the line the Germans are aban-
doning great quantities of war mate
rails.
Cannon numerous vehicles of all de-
scriptions and in some instances entire
railroad trains have been captured by
Foch's forces.
With the American Forces on the
Lorraine Front, Nov. 1.-THE Second
American army launched its initial at
tack in Lorraine. The villages of St..
Hilaire and Marcheville were cap
rtured.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-11
SOUGHT ONLY BY FISHERMEN
Rock Point, Md, Differs In Many
Ways From the Conventionalized
"Summer Resort"

Little white wooden houses in q
broken row, like an old mans teeth
behind them a fat green Maryland
farm country Of brOad-leaved tobacco
fields and yellow wheat and deeply
Swallowed woods; before them river
seven miles wide of almost tropical
green and blue, with a wooded island
In the foreground shading the water
with great sycamore and crowned by a
pine grove, where nest the ospreys that
hover all day long over the water.
plunging like living javelins, now and
then, to snatch fish of dazzling silver
from river Of polished jade.
Such, impressionistically, is Rock
Point Nd, where all summer long
many Washingtonians 60 to catch fish.
The place is not at all fashionable
there is no hotel worthy of the name,
and the prices Of everything are alto
gether too low to attract the 'best peo-
pie"
Even the fact that at least one cabi-
net officer, senator or two and sew
eral congressman go regularly to Rock
Point does not seem to add to it's dig
nifty or to endow it with the rank of a
real summer resort. Somehow even a
senator loses his value as a social or
nament when he puts on a pair of
overalls and yells and gets excited over
a fOur-pound sea trout.
The great majority of those who go
to Rock Point are simply anglers
whatever else they may be at home
here they are but members of the great
fraternity of fishermen. Bankers and
plumbers often 'chip in" on the same
smotorboat and borrow tobacco from
each other.
Women are fewer than men, but
never lacking, and they are always
hearty, sunburned women of the kind
that get their hair wet when they 20
IN swimming and don't pretend to be
afraid of a fish.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-11

growing birds are more susceptible to
adverse conditions than mature birds,
and birds in close confinement are less
rugged than those at liberty, the back
yard breeder must give the most scru-
pulous attention to every detail of the
care Of his young chickens. Short
comings which might have no bad con-
sequences with the adult birds, or
with young chickens under more favor
able conditions, may have very serious
LII effects upon his young stock. How
ever, by looking properly after all
their wants and taking care not to
Overcrowd them in any way, fine speci-
mems may be grown in yards where
the space allowance is not more than
20 to 30 square feet per bird.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-11
GALICIA SEIZED BY POLAND
Vienna Announces aiavs Assumed Sow.
ereIonty Over Province,

Vienna Announces siavs Assumed Soy.
ereIenty Over Province.
Amsterdam, Nov. II. - Professor
Lammasch, the Austrian premier, has
received official notification, says a dis
patch from Vienna that Poland has as
sumed sovereignty over Galicia.
Great LONDON 1horoughfare.
Cheapside, the central, east-and
west thOroughfare of the city of Lon
don, was originally large open com
mon in the course of Waiting street,
where the markets and public assem-
blies were held. Different kinds Of
ware were sold separately, and the
names were perpetuated In the streets
which were built up where the old
booths had stood. In the Middle Ages
Chepe was the great street Of the re-
tail trade. 1t was built with the finest
houses in the city, and well supplied
with churches the principal one being
st. Mary lie Bow, so called from It's
great vault or bow, on the south side.
On the south side also was the stone
gallery from which royalty reviewed
the tournaments which were held here
There were two crosses in Chepe, the
principal one erected by Edward I to
mark the resting place of his queen,
Eleanor of CASTLE. The highway ran
through the more southern portion Of
the marketplace, and became known
as Cheapside. Before the fire in 1850
It was twice as wide as the present
street, and was lined with houses five
stories high, each story projecting over
the one below, and with high gables.
Cheapside is SO feet above tide-water.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-11
Something of the Sort

Are there any historic ruins about
'herer asked the visitor.
"Well," replied the proprietor Of
Jiggsville's leading hotel, "it's true we
haven't got any historic ruins in the
way Of tumbled down buildings, monu-
ments an things like that, but I
might point out to you old Judge
Hicksbee, who's been defeated four
times for the United States senate."-
Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-11
MAKING BEST USE OF GRAIN
All Old Hens and Poorly Developed
Chickens Should Be CuIIed Out
and Sold for Meat,

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
If efforts we're made to dispose Of
all hens when their best laying days
were over a large quantity Of poultry
meat would be placed on the market.
All poorly developed chickens should
be culled out and sold for meat, also.
This would allow the poultry keeper
to make the best use of his grain by
feeding it to younger and more pro-
ductive fowls.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-11
IRISH ASK HELP OF WILSON
= AppeaI to President tor Aid Ia Set
&lino Home Rule.

Lnndon, Nov. 1.-THE Irish Nation
Alist party Is sending to President Will
son q manifesto appealing for his as
sistance III settling the Irish question
The document quotes at length from
prendent Wilson's "great utterances
on this war which we hold justify US
to enforce the demand we have made
Tor our nation on the British govern
ment."
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-11
SEIZE CAPITAL OF LUBBOCK

Many Ar Killed When Rebel eoidiers
T4ke Rutin.
Amsterdam, Nov. 1.-The Rhenish
Westphatan Eeftunk Of Essen an.
noumees Hit &utdn. the capital Of the
prfncfpalIty 81 Euebeck. Is IN the
hands Of the soldiers council. Many
persons, both civilians end military,
have been shot.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-11
ALL ON BOARD SHIP SAVED

Mensers Of Crew o. Steamer Saetla
Accounted for.
Washington, nov. 11.-All persons
known to have been on board the
Saetia, sunk OF the Maryland coast,
have been saved. Additional survivors
landed at Cap May brought the num-
Der to S.. accounting Tor everybody on
the ships lists.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-11
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL
East


Junction only.
Train No. s33 arrives from Milwau-
kee and departs for Madison at 1888
a. m. except Sunday.
Train No. Z arrives from Chicago
and departs for Madison at 1929 p. m.
daily except Sunday.
Train No.s423 arrives from Chicago
and departs for Madison at 1900 p. M
except Sunday.
Train No. 80 arrives from the east
at 1850 p. %. daily.
Train No. 40 arrives from Madison
at sos a. M, except Sunday.
Sunday excursion train arrives from
Milwaukee at 1862 a. m. and goes
through to Madison, returning at 500
p. m.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-11
J. G. Draeger
Electrical Contractor
PHONE NO. 521-J

We Take Care of Everything in the
Electrical Line-Repair all Kinds OF
Electric Apparatus-Old and New
House Wiring-Prompt Service Ever.
Office-116 N. THIRD ST-Watertown
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-11
Feather PULLING Habit.

Feather pulling is vice peculiar to
fowls In confinement and is due al
most entirely to enforced idleness,
though a lack of animal food In the
ration may intensity the trouble
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-11

ton is given to supplying green feed
regularly and abundantly. Heavy egg
production is not desired. The object
Is to have the birds in perfect phys1-
cal condition and at the height Of Vi
tality, that they may more surely
transmit these qualities to their Off
spring.
The greatest difficulty in backyard
breeding Is rearing the young birds to
secure their best development. As
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-11

news Want a0s are sman but the
cost is smaller, but wise investors use
them for best results.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-11
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN.
SOuth.

CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN.
South.
chicago assenger---------6 $50 q. m
Chicago enger---------11:07 a. m.
Chicago passenger------1 1880 p. HI.
GAINESVILLE passenger------ 9'15 p. m.
$40 a. m. train makes close con-
nections for the west at Jefferson
Junction.
Both 11:07 a. m. and 7:16 p. M
trains make close connections at JEFF
ferson Junction for Madison and all
points west.
North.
Green Bay nger-------7:66 q. m
Green Bay, Sundays only----S:10 a. m.
Green Bay passenger-------2:4 AZ p. m.
Northern Michigan---------- 30 p. m.
Rockford passenger arrives at Wa
tertown at $40 a. m. and goes no
farther.
The 1855 q. m. train makes connec-
ton at Clyman Junction for trains
east.
The 100 train south makes connec-
lions at Jefferson Junction for points
east.
A train goes west from CIyman
junction at 4:45 p. m.
*Daily.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-11

News want ads are small, but the
cost is smaller, and wise investors
use them for best results.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-19
ResoIu tion of Soviets
Answering Presidents
Message Received Here

The text of the resolution adopted by
the central executive committee of the
all Russian congress OF soviets in an
swer to President Wilson's recent mes
sage to the Russian people, already
transmitted in press cables, reached
the State Department yesterday from the
American consul at Moscow. together
with a brief summary of speech by
the chairman of the congress in regard
to it.
The chairman, NJ Syerdioff. expressed
the belief that the proletar iat and the
semiproletariat of western Europe, as
well as of America and Australia, were
with the bolsheviki
The chairman is reported to have
said:
Comrades. 1 shall have difficulty in
reading all the kilograms received here
We have received q vast number One
telegram stands out among them which
! shall submit to your attention. 1t is
the telegram from President Wilson
Comrades. allow me. in the name of
the congress to express my firm belle {
that the wide masses OF the pfoletariat
and the semi proletariat of western
Europe. as we'll as of America and
Australia. are with us with all their
hearts. Allow me to express my firm
belief that these masses are watching
with the closest attention the strug-
gle which We are carrying on here In
Russia. and / viii permit myself TO
submit to your attention the resolu-
ton which WIS adopted by. the pre-
siding body of the central executive
committee in answer to President Will
sons. address to the congress-"
The chairman read the resolution and
concluded: -es-s--
Comrades, allow me to consider this
applause g. sufficient answer that you
all join this resolution"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-19
TEACHERS REVISED PAY
LIST BEFORE CONGRESS

Revised estimates of the schedule OF
salaries for teachers and public school
officials of the District for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1919, amounting
to s2,312.SO0, have been sent to Con-
gress by Secretary McAdoo.
In his letter Secretary McAdoo points
out. that this schedule is submitted in
place of the. salary schedule in the an
nual book of estimates for the fiscal
year and carries an increase over the
schedule of SASH, $50 as reported by the
board of education
OF this amount $4,000 is for offices,
including director of intermediate in
struction, thirteen supervising princi-
pals. supervisor of manual training
and a director of primary instructions.
sixteen in all, at minimum salary OF
$4,000 each.
For 2,035 teachers. receiving salaries
from $500 to $4,000, will total S2,277,600,
as submitted by the Commissioners of
the District.
of the board of education, in his letter
to Corr missioner BroWniow points "ut
that the greatest, change which has
occurred since lie maKints OF estimates
previous to october l is the cost of
living, and in the competition for the
services of school teachers have made it
absolutely imperative that some effort
be made to increase the salaries of the
teachers above the level originally con-
temp1ated when the estimates were
Commissioner Brownlow and Secretary
McAdoo transmitting the proposed
schedule have been referred to the com.
mittee on appropriation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-19
WASHINGTON MAN FOUND
HALF CLAD AND DAZED
Believed to Be P. C. Connor, Express
Messenger, Picked Up in New
port, KY, Street.

CINCINNATI. Ohio, March 19.-Mystery
surrounds the finding of man thought to
be p. c. Connor, twenty-six years old, a
Washington, d. c., express messenger, lin
a half-clad and senai-conscious condition
at I'd and York streets, Newport, KY, yes
terday afternoon.
Part of the mans clothing. his watch
and money were gone. When revived at
Newport police headquarters he was un-
able to account for his condition.
The police say the mans memory had
failed him completely. Physicians who
were called in to examine him told the
police it was their belief the man was
drugged and robbed
He was removed to Newport hos
pital for treatment.
According to the local agent their
messenger, Common, reported sick at
the Washington office Sunday. He was
scheduled to leave hero last night on
a run, it was said, but being reported
sick his run was allied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-19
MRS. S. E. RAY I'M HOSPITAL,
SUFFERING FROM BURNS

Mrs. Salhe L. Ray, fifty-two years
old. wife of John e. r. Ray, chief clerk
in the office of the auditor for the In
terror Department, was severely burned
about the body this morning while
burning trash in the yard at her home.
3I0i Monroe street, Woodbridge. Her
dress ignited. and she ran into the house.
obtained bedding and was smotherlng
the flames when neighbors, attracted by
her screams, reached her.
4 physician, from Casualty Hospital
reached the house with the ambulance
a few minutes after the accident hap
pened, gave first aid and hurried the pa
tient to the hospital Her condition was
reported critical
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-19
Allies Need Given in Advance.
ADMITS STEALING LIQUOR
TO ENTERTAIN FRIENDS

Detective DeIlamico of the ninth
precinct found a generous supply Of
empty liquor bottles when he went
to the house of William Thomas Dod-
son, twenty-one. of 1908 9Th street
northeast. with a search warrant call
ing for whisky alleged to have been
stolen from the custody of the Adams
Express Company. Dodson. who was
in the company's employ. it is stated.
admitted thefts- of whisky and de-
clared he had gained nothing from
them.
The young man declared that the
liquor had been disposed of treating
his so-called friends. Six separate
thefts of WHISTLES were traced to him
and when arraigned in Police Court
this morning he admitted his guilt.
sentence of sixty days in jail was
imposed in one of the six cases. while
in the other cases the court suspended
sentence and placed Dodson on proba-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-19
NEW LIGHT AND GAS BILL
Measure in House Provides for q. S.
Ownership and Operation
in District.

Ownership and operation by the Dis
trict Commissioners of all gas and
electric systems Of the District is pro-
vided in bill introduced today by Rep
resentative Cary of Wisconsis, a mem
Der of the House District committee.
This measure would give the Commits
sioners power to operate the companies
thus acquired by the government. 1t
goes into considerable detail regarding
condemnation proceedings before the
Public Utilities Commission.
The District Commissioners would be
authorized to issue bonds running
thirty years in payment for the prop
erty acquired through condemnation
These bonds would be paid for out OF
the revenues derived by District gov
eminent operation of these plants for
furnishing gas and electric lights and
power.
This bill is modelled after a bill pre-
viousIy introduced by Representative
Cary for taking over the street rail-
way systems. adopting the phraseology
of that. measure to At the gas and cleo
trio company.
This bill has been referred to the
House District committee