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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-09-09

their cigarettes. She also served hot
tea and little cakes. Those who
wished to avail themselves Of the re-
freshment did so, and left upon the
tray on which the tea was served five
rim (one-quarter cent? or one sen
!iOne-half cent? as they chose. Our
animal was sorry one, our progress
slow and jerky. Long before we
reached the caves we looked anxious
ly for some sign of their existence.
The country through which we rode
seemed unfavorable for caves. 1t
was an almost level plain, and the
Only hills of consequence seemed in
deed far distant Just before us,
however, was little irregularity
which looked promising, and, as we
came nearer, we found that there was
"a low ridge Of considerable extent
composed of soft calcareous or arena
ceous rocks. This we followed for
some little distance, and at last, after
making a considerable detour about
its base, we suddenly saw, off to our
right, a beautiful rock cliff, almost
white in the bright sunshine, which
was perforated by scores and scores
of small rectangular openings. There
were so many of them, and they were
SO close to each other as almost to
warrant the expression honey
combed' in reference to the cliff. We
had not been prepared for seeing so
many at one time in so small
space We knew, indeed, that almost
400 caves existed in this immediate
neighborhood, but had supposed that
they would extend over a considerable
space.
The driver of the basha told us that
he should return at $50 and that he
would expect us at that time if we
wished to make the train, as the
basha was punctual in its service and
he would have no time to wait for us
If we were tardy 1t was but few
minutes walk from the place where
we descended to the caves.
These caves were discovered some
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-09-09
PROBLEMS MANY YEARS OLD
Sniioren OF Today Puzzle Over Them
Just as They Did Thousand
Years Ago.

When King Alfred the Great was
re'gnlng over England, a thousand
years ago, school children pondered
over problems in arithmetic much as
our boys and girls do now.
Here are two taken word for word
from lesson book of that day:
The swallow once invited the snail
10 dinner. He lived just one league
(three English miles) from the spot,
and the snail travelled at the rate of
only one inch day. How long would
1t be before he dined?"
An old man met a child. Good
day, my son. he said. May you live
as long as you have lived, and as
much more, and thrice as much as all
this; and if God gives you one year
In addition to the Others, you will be
century old!' What was that boys
age ?'-The Comrade
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-09-09
a SLicnino Error

The young duchess of Westminster,
wife of the richest peer in England,
recently gave birth to her third child,
a daughter. Thus there is no heir to
the immense Grosvenor fortune, Earl
Grosvenor, the duchess second child,
having died at the age of four.
Apropos of all this, a rather cruel
story is being told in Newport about
Lady Ursula Grosvenor, the eight
year-old daughter of the young Ouch
ess
A friend, the story goes, called at
Eaton Hall, and as she sat in the
drawing-room, little Lady Ursula en-
tered.
ooh, good afternoon" she said,
gravely. Mamma can't see any one
today. She's upstairs with the new
baby. They sent her, you know, a cir,
when she'd ordered boy, and she's
SO upset that she's quite ILL.,"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-09-09
Sfiqhtly Confused.

All of us become confused and all of
us mix our language sometimes, but
the preparation of an old negro
preachers sermon was the greatest
confusion of metaphors l ever heard,
says traveller. When the lengthy dis
course was nearing it's close and he
had reached his ''Twenty-third and
lastly, brethren" he wound up by the
following elaborate figure:
"Everywha bredren, we see de AL
mighty-all down de untrodden paths
of time, we see de footprints of de
Almighty hand."-Human Life.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-09-09
HOW A DOCTOR CURED SCALP
DISEASE

when I was ten or twelve years
old / had scalp disease, something
like scald head, though it wasn't that.
I suffered for several months, and
most of my hair came out. Finally
they had a doctor to see me and he
recommended the Cuticura Remedies.
They cured me in a few weeks. I
have used the Cuticura Remedies, also,
for breaking out on my hands and
was benefited a great deal. I haven't
had any more trouble with the scalp
disease. Miss Jessie F. Buchanan,
r. F. D. 8, Hamilton, Ca, Jan. Z, 1909"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-09-09
When the Fish ExnIoded

Somebody discovered that fish are
fond of gasoline, and this led to the
idea of soaking worms in gasoline in
order to make them more alluring
when used for bait.
Mark the result
Two of those gasoline-tempted fish
exploded in the frying pan, and broke
the kitchen window, and blew the
cooks face full of mashed potato, and
hurled the teakettle into the flour bar
rel, and painted the kitchen ceiling
with stewed tomatoes.
Call it lying world and let it go at
that.
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I l T. 9

81 have suffered with piles for thirty
six years. One year ago last April be-
gan taking Cascarets for constipation. In
the course of week noticed the piles
began to disappear and at the end of six
weeks they did not trouble me at all.
Cascarets have done wonders for me. Z
am entirely cured and feel like a new
man" George Kryder, Napoleon, o.
Pleasant, Palatab1e, Potent, Taste Good.
Do Good. Never Sicken, Weaken or GRIPPE.
10c, 25c, SOC. Never sold In bulk The gen.
uine tablet stamped &C. Guaranteed to
cure or your money back. $40
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-09-09
Even the Children.

Ex-Governor Pennypacker, condemn
ing in his witty way the American di-
vorce evil, told, at Philadelphia
luncheon, an appropriate story.
Even cur children" he said, "are
becoming infected. A Kensington
school teacher, examining a little girl
in grammar, said:
"'What is the future of ri love?"'
GA DIVORCE the child answered
promptly"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-09-09

Very, Very Easy.
Patience-You can't do anything
without money?
Patrice-Oh, yes, you can You can
run in debt
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-09-09
Where Size Counts.

Edna thoughtfully considered a COW
that was calmly grazing in a meadow
across the way. Mamma, how old is
that cow" she finally inquired. "She
is four years DID," answered Ednas
mother. Edna considered the answer
and from time to time appeared to be
comparing herself with the cow
Well" was her parting comment on
the question, I'm five and that cow
Is big enough to be fifty"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-09-09
Kept with Barnum's Circus.

P. T. Barnum, the famous circus
man, once wrote: 81 have had the
Cuticura Remedies among the con-
tents of my medicine chest with my
shows for the last three seasons, and
can cheerfully certify that they were
very effective in every case which
called for their use."
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-09-09
important to Mothers

In Use For Over 80 Years.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-09-09
G9ad BAr<6 e

Harduppe--Say, you bumped into me
and knocked me down with your auto
and I want damages.
Showfurr-Oh, haven't you got
enough? Well, start up and I'll bump
and knock you again.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-03-31

The Arabs say Ramadan; the Per-
slams and Turks say Ramazan They
all observe throughout the month a
species of fast that has no precise
counterpart in the west So long as
the sun Is In the sky food or drink of
any kind may not pass the true be-
levers lips. He Is not even allowed
the sweet solace of a cigarette But
from the firing of the sunset guns un-
til it is light enough to distinguish a
to surfeiting. Watchmen will patrol
the streets with drums to warn him
that his moments of grace are num-
bered. and cannon once more announce
their end.
Nothing Is more characteristic of
late afternoons in Ramazan than the
preparations for the evening meal
which preoccupy all Moslems, partic-
ularly those who work with their
hands. AS the sun nears the horizon
fires are lighted, tables are spread.
bread Is broken, water is poured out,
cigarettes are rolled, and hands are
lifted halfway to the mouth in expec-
tation Of the signal that gives liberty
to eat This breaking of the daytime
fast Is called iftar and Is an institu.
ton in itself. To be invited to iftar
is a particular mark of friendship
Scribner's Magazine.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-03-31
Don't Marry the Man

Who thinks he is irresistible to the
fair sex.
Who is courtesy and smiles to stran-
gers, but keeps dizziness for home con-
sumption.
Who counts it wrong in a woman
to do that which a man may do with
immunity
Who has no higher ambition than to
become rich sinking honor and man.
hood to attain it.
Who thinks his cigars and wines a
Necessity. but looks upon household
expenses as q luxury.
Who is mean. Better have poor
husband who, if he cannbt give you
much, gives cheerfully.
Who is afraid to say mo" when
| tempted to do wrong, and yes" when
he should do what is right.
Who runs with the crowd; dares not
assert his own manhood, and would
commit a wrong rather than take the
initiative and be singular.
Who thinks a woman should have
no interests outside her home, but
should be domestic slave, tied down
to never-ending drudgery
Who has no sympathy with your as
pirations; who cannot enter into the
spirit of your work, and looks upon
your best efforts as waste of time.
Who boasts of his capacity for spir
its; of how much he can drink with
out showing the effect. Get away from
him; he is more of a hogshead than
| a man.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-03-31

heart and soul reached out for vainly-
If she could have found an empty
bottle anywhere she would have
CHANGED that old pastime of the mari
ner and last refuge OF the shipwreck-
ed-a note in a bottle. But bottles
there were none nor anything else fea-
sible. and Betty plunged into despair.
With returning health. however. came
a renewed interest in life. She had
good food, the weather was fine, and
Betty a splendid sailor. She possessed
the exuberance Of youth and all OF a
newspaper woman's curiosity for the
what is to happen next. LIE Malheu-
reux. though extremely repulsive. was
also decidedly interesting. and their
conversations and intimacy grew with
the voyage.
lie Malheureux was well read, cour-
teous. a polished gentleman. gracious.
and delightful companion when he SO
chose. But lie never saw her for more
than an hoIr day, and was reticent
about himself and his people. BETTY
gathered that he had long lived in AZ
RIGA, though he had been educated in
England. France and Germany. BY
education he was a physician, by for
tune independent, and by occupation a
research worker in the extensive fields
OF electro therapy. But there were
three things he never did-he never
removed or shifted any of his somber
drapings. his hands were always glow
ed, and the thick veil of full green was
never lifted from his face.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-03-31
Old-Time Cures.

OF all the homely cures which are
still to be discovered in old manu-
script books OF the past one of the
simplest is that OF a sliced onion.
dipped in salt, and rubbed well over
the skin. Another famous remedy con-
sisted of white mustard, made into a
thick, creamy mixture with water and
spread over swollen toes at night
Linen rags were then ordered to be
wound around, so that no air could
cause a chill. If the heat did not
prove too great for forbearance, the
sufferer was ordered to leave The mus
tard to dry on, and TO remove all
traces of it in the morning by means
OF soft handkerchief dipped in rain
water.
OF homemade ointments, one of the
least difficult TO rake is that of /
mixture of half an ounce of white
wax. an ounce of beef marrow and
two ounces of hogs lard melted over
the fire, and then strained through a
piece of linen. According to a century
old recipe, which dates from the time
when every housekeeper's garden was
her medicine chest as well, herbs and
leaves, compounded with care, had an
almost miraculous effect on painful
| chilblalns, although, like all the fore
going recipes, it was only prescribed
to be used when the skin was not
broken. The mixture consisted OF a
handful each of common mallow.
marshmallow, ground ivy and peri
Wrinkle leaves, boiled with a penny
worth of alum and six breakfast cup
fuls of water Boiling was continued
until the liquid had reduced to a quart.
when it was strained off and stirred
into six-pennyworth of camphorated
I snirifS
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-03-31
Shot His Own Hens.

Two neighbors kept hens and quar-
relied because they scratched each 9TH
ers potato rows up. One sold his
hens unknown to the other. who made
a large run and fastened his hens up,
saying:
Now, the first hen 1 see in my gar
den | shall shoot"
Next day he saw a hen scratching
as usual, so he got the gun and shot
II and then threw 1t over his neigh
boris fence. saying:
Take your hen!"
The hen was picked up. taken In
and cooked.
The following days the same thing
happened Still the neighbor took
them up and said nothing till the sew
enth came over and hit him on the
head. Then he picked it up and threw
1t back at his neighbor, saying:
Eat your own old hens, We are
tired of eating them and prefer a lit
tie pheasant. | sold my hens over a
month since!"-Pearson's Weekly.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-03-31

Thoughts on Domestic Economy

Thoughts on Domestic Economy.
There are many households in which
the mistress of the establishment
doesn't know her business, writes the
Country Contributor This is a de-
plorable state of affairs. What right
has a woman to marry and take on
the responsibility of housekeeping
when she doesn't know the first thing
about it? What man would dare at
tempt life at such hazards? With such
wife a man is truly up against it
when hard times come If the woman
has been wholly dependent on the cook
and the best that the market affords
for food for her husband and family,
where are they to land when prices
rise as they have risen and retrench-
ment in household expenses is nec5-
sary?
There are many women who hold
this ignorance and 'incapacity of theirs
as a distinction-they imagine that it
marks them something above the COM
mon herd. Out upon such nonsense,
What man at the head of a large
manufacturing or business concern can
succeed unless he knows the minutest
detail of the business? Why is it that
the man who began as an office boy
so often ends as a millionaire? Sim
ply because he knows his business
from the ground up.
If the details of business, then, are
not above the close study and consid-
Grafton of a financier, WHY should the
minutiae of the days work be be-
meath the notice of the mistress OF any
sort OF house? Why should not the
flour bin and the grease can be under
her inspection? And why should she
not be abe to take the place of any
servant in the house if necessity pre-
sents itself? To my mind, nothing is
more interesting than the preparation
OF food and the study OF domestic PROB
lens. Our supper in the kitchen re-
demonstrated to our minds the fact
that We have too much house. No
body needs a parlor, living room, a
dining room and a kitchen, at least
nobody in moderate circumstances. The
family life is much alike among rich
and poor and We are nesting, close
living creatures by nature. A small
room with a genial fire draws the fam
| lily like a magnet, a little circle, need
| ing only love and congeniality to bring
happiness. Can we not take d lesson
from this regarding the actual essen
| tials of existence?
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-03-31
PERFECT ARTISTS MODEL.
Miss Amelia Rose, Whose Artistic
Poses Circle the Globe.

Miss Amelia Rose, Whose Artistic
Poses Circle the Globe.
To be able TO see a picture of
statue Of oneself in almost any city
of the United States or Europe would
be an unusual experience for any one
Yet should Miss Amelia Rose visit any
large city, from the imperial gardens
in Pekin. China. to Canton, Ohio, she
is always able to find a representation
of herself. For Miss Rose, pretty
dark-haired Russian girl, has been a
model for probably all of the greatest
painters. sculptors and photographers
of the present day, and stands as one
of the four women picked as having
a perfect form, the Buffalo News says.
Maude Odell, Annette Kellerman and
Ray Beveridge are three women who
are known the country over as models
of physical perfection. Miss Rose, how
ever, has been declared by such ex-
perts as Mucha and Carl Blenner to
be 1.-The perfect model" She is much
smaller than either of the other wom-
en-, but is said to be much more deli
cately nodded, with each portion of
her body in perfect proportion.
The story of Miss Rose reads like o
bit Of strange fiction. Coming to Amer
lea from Russia. wee. pale-faced girl,
she first secured a position in a de-
partment store at SO week. There
she studied English. She was noticed
one day by an artist and soon became
famous model.
Her poses in painting and sculpture
circle the globe. One of the most noted
is Hubert Vos' Water Nymph." which
Is owned by the empress Of China and
Is the only bit of sculpture by a for
| eigner in the royal gardens. Henry
Mosier has done many ideal heads for
her. especially his Mermaid" of last
year. Haskell Collins Poster Girls
and his bohemian Girl" are all we'll
known. Miss Rose has been posed by
Louis More. for Charles Dana Gibson,
Howard Chandler Christy, Harrison
Fisher and Frank end J. C. Lyen.
decker Carl Blenner termed her 1.-The
Perfect Model" Sarony, Burr McIn.
tosh, Matzene. Marceau and other
great photographers have all sought
| her.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-03-31

The most popular names for girls
what are they Statistics have been
amassed by someone in a girls col
lege, where there is an enrolment of
1000 OF this number more than 100
have the name of-not Gwendolen. or
Gladys, or Patricia, or Doris, or Juliet,
or Marie, or Inez, or Marcia, or Per-
sis, or Eugene, or Geraldine, or Hor-
tense, or Muriel--but just Helen. One
sixteenth of all the girls bore this
name, which means Light Mary came
second with less than ninety. Then
followed Margaret, Ruth, Florence and
Elizabeth. in that order. Oldfash.
Toned names are frequent. There are
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-03-31

Directory Hotel the night OF her m.
fated visit to the Harcourt apartments
Tyoga had substituted a quaint pair
of high-he slippers, as unlike Bet
tvs usual substantial footgear as a
rose is like a radish. And in place OF
her strictly tailored waist Betty was
now wearing soft draperies of vari-
colored silk. What had become Of her
clothes she didn't know, and Tyoga
had successfully resisted all Emporium
ing that might tell Betty the why and
wherefore of her present incarnation.
(To be continued.)
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-03-31
The untrimmed Hat.

The prevailing fashion for having an
entirely plain hat on the head is inter
esting and artistic, but one should not
adopt the fashion without knowing its
dangers. They are these: That un-
less the hat has exquisite lines. which
means perfection of cut and shape, IL
looks ungainly. One must pay as much
for the shape of the brim in hat of
this kind as for the trimming. Too
few women realize this.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-03-31
T70< ana Mncle<
80 Cll
Belts appear everywhere and on ev-

Belts appear everywhere and on ev-
erything that has waistline.
Anyone possessing a sun-plaited.
anticipated or accordion-plaited skirt
may rejoice, for these skirts will be
ali the rage again.
Gold and silver, colored and jeweled
slippers are high in fashions favor,
vet many of the most careful dressers
cling to the blacks.
single poinsetta or huge rose,
more often than not artificial, is
pinned on milady's mum. 1t gives a
pleasing touch of color.
To have more than three buttons on
the spring suit is taboo. And what
Is more, the three must be d:agonally
arranged to be quite au fait.
The guimpe of plain sheer tulle or
net is more frequently used than that
OF tucks. The yoke is extremely shall
low. and flesh tint is the usual color.
Drapery is still a commanding fea-
ture 1t is quite the thing to wear
somett ing loose, that may be called a
wrap, though it is more an evolution
Of the scarf.
Tan footwear is promised the great
est vogue that it has ever had, and ii
will, of course, come in some startling
new shades, all the way from cham
payne to ochre.
White cotton crepe will be used quite
IS much this spring and summer as
last year. Some waists of this mate
rial are now seen, rich with elaborate
designs embroidered in colors.
The Russian coat is trying to the
average figure, and the wise woman
will have her general utility coat Sc
we're and conventional with the mate.
rails and some little details to stamp
1t this seasons suit.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-03-31
To Thread the Machine Needle.

If, for any reason, either poor eye
sight or lack of light at machine, one
has difficulty in threading the machine
needle, try holding piece of white
cloth or paper on the opposite side of
the needle eye, which will then be so
prominent that threading will be easy.
Keep a bag hanging on the sewing
machine to catch scraps. Have scis-
sors hung by cord or ribbon.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-03-31

The dashing hat which appears in
the drawing is extremely novel. 1t Is
of rough straw in the natural color.
with bowl-shaped crown of medium
height and a wide brim rolling high
on either side-the left sire rolling
slightly higher and toward the front.
wide band of black velvet ribbon en-
circles the crown, passing through the
rever on the left. which Is slashed to
admit it. Through this is thrust a
quill in exquisite shades of peacock
blue and green and cut to resemble an
arrow. The entire effect is most novel
and striking. and yet how simple,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-03-31
Raglan sleeve. Again.

1t Is said that the Raglan shoulder
line and modified kimono sleeve will
return to favor. 1t is true that they
were satisfactory and more becoming
than the tight sleeves set in small
armholes, which are still in vogue.
The same idea is noticeable in many
of the new and beautiful ball gowns,
where broad bands of embroidery ex-
tend over the shoulder line.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-03-31
Breakfast Jacket.

For a breakfast jacket have Japan
csc silk and cut it hip length, with
point at the front and straight across
at the back. Loose pointed sleeves
should be bound with ribbons and a
simple neck binding used. Morning
ackets are simple and usually con-
81 ructed of fine silks
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-03-31

Does you believe it's -:~cky to see
de new moon over yoh right shout
der?"
"Sho | does" replied Mr. Erastus
Pinkney. Desc here stormy days you's
lucky to see any kind of a moon any
ay."-Washington Star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-03-31
The OIc-Fn,hior.d Dnnces.

Mrs. John b. Henderson of Washing
ton, d. c., is reviving the old dances
in Washington, and at dance given
recently the Virginia reel, the lancers
and ceher old-fashioned dances were
'u9ulged in. The members of the Con
<. essional Club, a club composed OF
the wives and members of Congress,
were the principal guests.