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Habitual smokers are
often troubled with
Inflammation of the
throat. This is called
smokers sore throat,
and frequently be
comes SO painful that
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-27
Old RIGA Beinu Modernized.

The ancient city Of Riga, on the
river DWina, near the Baltic sea, Is
undergoing wonderful change. The
place was founded in 1901 by the
Knights of the Sword, German order
instituted to convert the Let's and
Esthonians. 1t became in time a fort
ress of considerable strength. 1t did
not lose the appearance of medieval
town until 1857, when it's masonry
walls were torn down. When Napo-
leon invaded Russia more than a cen
fury ago the governor of Piga burned
two thousand houses. Riga is now
being converted into a modern indus
trial city. The centuries-Old moat has
been turned into a picturesque canal
and it's banks have been planted with
ornamental trees and shrubs to pro-
vide a popular promenade. The old,
narrow winding streets of the inner
town are being Widened and straight
ened. The suburban quarter, for so
long a collection of wooden huts, is
being built over into large apartment
houses. Several squares and public
gardens and buildings are being con-
structed. One Of the squar is used
as military parade ground. On it is
the Russian cathedral, the city
museum and a school supported by
the chamber of commerce.-New York
World
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-27

of young man suddenly appeared at
one of the openings on the second
floor. 1t showed for only three sec
onds, but that was long enough to
satisfy the girl that she was looking
at a human being-a young man
whose face might have been interest
ing but for the look of fear on it.
THAT chap is hidingi" whispered
the girl to herself, and she felt more
curiosity than fear.
Bob Andrews had been sheriff Of
Boone county, term after term, and his
wife and daughter had always been
more or less interested in his cases.
Yes" resumed the girl" "tf he
were not a fugitive, he would not be
here. Hasn't the look Of a horse thief,
and he is a stranger in this locality
or four days, but I haven't heard that
dad is after anyone just now. He is
probably armed. Wonder what dad
would do if he were here?"
For five long minutes she kept her
eyes on the window, hoping the man
would show his face again, and then
she sprang up with the words:
Why, | know what dad would do
He'd go in there and pull the fellow
out and find out all about him. I'll
do the game!"
Without giving herself time to ar
que, she walked straight up to the
house and halfway around it to the
porch, and looked in at the doors. A
rotting and dismantied stairway led
up from a hallway with little heaps of
rubbish here and characterization on
every hand It was a ghostly place,
even at midday.
Come down here, sir"
The girl stepped into the hall and
called to whomever might be above.
No reply-no movement
Then l shall come up!"
With a chill a: her heart and every
nerve tingling, Polly softly mounted
at every STEP but she forced herself to
go upwards. Fbur bedrooms opened
off the hall, and no doors to any of
them The girl looked into three of
them, and then shivered. The man
must be hiding in the fourth. She
hesitated for only a second and then
advanced. There was no challenge.
Sitting on the floor in a corner was
the fugitive His knees were drawn
up,and his elbows rested on them,
and his face was hidden in his hands.
He knew that the girl had come up
and was looking at him, but he kept
his position until she rather impa
tiently demanded:
We'll, you have a name and a
tongue?"
If they have come to arrest me"
he replied looking up.
Mister man, get to your feeti
That's better. Now get grip on your
self. Why are you covering here?"
Il have been made a victim of
base plot" he answered. Il have been
hiding here for two days"
4 have read Of base plots in novels,
but never encountered one. They
didn't seem to pick out hero to base
plot against In this easel"
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" A<|s'IA1 II AAr>IE I'm
HLUSZP47zuXS By DNELWZL

holding him. In spite Of this, Hues
managed to get his prisoner lodged in
Jail, but along about nightfaII the sit
uation began to look serious. Folks
were swarming into town armed to
the teeth, and Hues fetched MurreIl
across country to Raleigh"
Yes" said Yancy
Well, the sheriff has refused to
take Murrell into custody Hues has
him down at the courthouse, but
whether or not he is going to be able
70 hold him is another matter!"
Yancy and Hannibal had dressed by
this time, and the Judge led the way
from the house. The Scratch Hitler
looked about him. Across the street
group OF men, the greater number of
Whom were armed, stood in front OF
Fegloes tavern. CHANGING in the d1-
rectIon of the courthouse, he OBJ
served that the square before it held
other groups. But what impressed
hlm more was the ominous silence
that was everywhere. At his elbow,
the judge was breathing deep
W. etl LClCC W IoSC I'LL a Wei y
deplorable condition, Mr.. Yancy.
Court was to sit here today, but Judge
Morrow and the public prosecutor
have left town, and as you see, Muir
relPs friends have gathered for a res
cue. There's sprinkling of the bet,
ter element-but only a sprinkling.
| saw Judge Morrow this morning at
four o'clock told him l would OBJ
Hgate myself to present for his con-
slderatiOn evidence Of a striking and
sensational character, evidence which
would show cOnclusiyeIy that Murrell
should be held to await the action of
the next grand jury-this was after a
conference with Hues-I guaranteed
his safety. Sir, the man refused to
listen to me. He showed himself ut
terly devoid OF any feeling Of public
duty" The bitter sense Of failure
and futility was leaving the judge.
The situation made its demands on
that basic faith in his own powers
which remained imbedded in his char
acter
They had entered the court house
square, On the steps of the building
Belts was arguing loudly with Hues,
who stood in the doorway, rifle in
hand.
Maybe you don't know this is coun-
ty property" the sheriff was saying.
And that you have taken unlawful
possession of it for an unlawful pur-
pose? l am going to open them doors
"a passed. of strangers can't keep
folks out of a building their own
money has bought and paid forl"
While he was speaking, the judge had
pushed his way through the crowd to
the foot of the steps.
THAT was very nicely said, Mr..
Belts" observed the Judge. He
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-27
"Siikworm" Produces Pearls.

Now that pearls are advancing SO
greatly in price, and with a fashion
able demand for black pearls, there
is an opportunity along the shores of
the South Atlantic and the gulf states
for the development of new and
profitable molluscan fishery-the
mollusc concerned being the pima,
which is otherwise and POLITICALLY
known as the Nsflkworm of the sea. .
This interesting bivalve not only spins
very beautiful silk, which is util-
lied to some extent commercially.
but produces a uprising abound
ance of jet-black pearls. DR.. Benja-
min H. Grave recently made a study
of it, collecting large numbers of
specimens, and he obtained an aver
age Of one pearl from every five of
the molluscs AS many as ten were
found in a single shell
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-27
ALL KINDS Of GHOSTS
Polly Andrews Discovered a
Daylight Species.
BY CLARA iNEZ DEACON.

Sheriff Bob Andrews was climbing
into his buggy to drive to town when
his daughter Jolly came out of the
house TO call to him:
"Oh, dad, I'm going over to the
Ricketts, place today to get wild
plums."
Lots of them there" he replied,
but what about the ghosts?"
They never show up by daylight,
you know"
We'll, don't ffrt with them, if they
do"
The old Ricketts, place was a mile
down the highway. 1t was a small
farm and rambling old house that
had been abandoned for years. The
land had grown up to weeds and briars
and tangle, and the house was door
less and windowless, and tenanted by
all kinds of ghosts, from that Of Henry
Ward Beecher to that OF murdered
pack peddler. When the boys visited
the place to snook around they went
in gangs, and the men who drove past
after dark made their horses step a
little faster at this spot. Everybody
laughed about the ghosts of the Rick
ett's house, but nobody made a hunt
for them.
Polly Andrews had been visiting the
place at intervals for the last five
years. There were artichokes, apples,
plums and berries to be found there in
season, and a healthy girl has the
same appetite for those things as a
boy. She has never peered into the
front door. But that was the limit.
No use in tempting the ghosts to
spring out and do murder. The wild
plum season had come again, and
Polly would defy several ghosts for all
the fruit she could eat. Yes, there
were plenty of wild pIums, as her IA
Their had said, and she sat down under
a tree to 'gobble."
From where she sat, the girl could
see only one end of the house. There
were four Window-openings in view
and she had glanced at them several
times and wondered what the interior
Of the house was like, when the face
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-27
Authors and Their Books.

At the dinner given by the Harper
people to Arnold Bennett just before
he sailed for England, a dinner which
was attended by many of the literary
lights that live in or near New York,
a discussion came up as to whether
in this day of the rapid output of lit
erature a man could live by his books.
Mr.. Bennett said he was sure that
many authors could, and he instanced
the case of 8 young author he knew
In London who was so hard up that
he could not get enough cash to pay
for his dinner
An idea struck him. He visited his
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-27
CHAPTER XXXin.
q Crisis at the Court

Just at daybreak Yancy was reused
by the pressure of a hand on his
shoulder, and opening his eyes saw
that the judge was bending over him.
"Dress!" he said briefly. There's
every prospect Of t~ouble-get your
rifle and come with mel"
Yancy noted that this prospect of
trouble seemed to afford the judge a
pleasurable sensation; indeed, he had
quite lost his former air of somber
and suppressed melancholy.
Il let you sleep, thinking you need
ed the rest" the judge went on. But
ever since midnight we've been on the
verge Of riot and possible bloodshed.
They've arrested John MUrrell-1t's
claimed he's planned a servile rebel
lion! A man named Hues, who had
wormed his way into his confidence,
made the arrest. He carried MurreIl
into Memphis, but the local magts-
trate, inundated, most likely, de-
clined to have anything to do with
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-27
Child Gave Life for Sister.

Louis Brown, a motherless boy OF
six years, lost his life in recent fire
at New York, because he stayed by
the side of his four-year-old sister
Helen, and shielded her from the
the smoke and flames. A fireman
searching through the burning build
ing found the two children uncon-
scsous and clasped in each others
arms beneath a bed The boy had
wrapped his jacket about the little
girls head to protect her. She had
tucked her head down on his breast
and locked arms about his waist Hell
ems condition is serious. The chill
dren had been forgotten in the gen.
eral scramble for safety.
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CHAPTER XxxII.-(c ontinued.)
Hannibal instantly sat erect and
looked up at the Judge, his blue eyes
wide with amazement at this extraor-
binary statement
1T is very strange story, Hanni-
bal, and its links are not all in my
hands, but ! am sure because Of what
I already know. |, who thought that
not a drop of my blood flowed in any
veins but my own, live again in you.
Do you understand what | am telling
you? You are my own dear little
grandson" and the Judge looked
down with no uncertain love and pride
into the small face upturned to his.
Il am glad if you are my grand
father, judge" said Hannibal very
gravely. Il always liked you
Thank you, dear lad" responded
the judge with equal gravity, and then
as Hannibal nestled back in his grand
fathers arms a single big tear drop
ped from the end OF that gentleman's
prominent nose.
There will be many and great
the Judge. But as we met adversely
with dignity, | am sure we shall be
able to endure prosperity with equanf-
mity-only unworthy natures are af-
fected by what is at best superficial
and accidental. l mean that the
blight OF poverty is about to be lifted
from our lives"
DO you mean We amt going to be
pore any longer, grandfather" asked
Hannibal
The judge regarded him with in
finite tenderness of expression; he
was profoundly moved
Would you mind saying that again,
dear lad?"
do you mean we amt going to be
pore any longer, grandfather" re-
peated Hannibal
Il shall enjoy I'm adequate compe-
tency which l am about to recover 1t
will be sufficient for the indulgence of
those simple and intellectual tastes |
propose to cultivate for the future"
In spite of himself the Judge sighed
This was hardly in line with his
ideals but the right to choose was no
longer his. You will be very rich,
Hannibal The Quintard lands-your
grandmother was a Quintard-wiu be
yours; they run up into the hundred
of thousands of acres hereabout; this
land will be yours as soon as | can
establish your identity"
viii Uncle Bob be rich too?" in
quired Hannibal
Certainly How can he be poor
when we possess wealth. answered
the Judge.
You reckon he will always live
with us, don't you, grandfather"
Il would not have it otherwise.
admire Mr. Yancy-he Is simple and
direct, and fit for any company under
heaven except that of fools. His treat
ment of you has placed me under
everlasting obligations: he shall share
what We have Ny one bitter, I'M
availing regret is that Solomon Ma
haffy viii not be here to partake of
our altered fortunes" And the Judge
sighed deeply.
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Uncle Bob told me Mr.. Mahafty
got hurt in a duel, grandfather?" said
Hannibal.
He was as inexperienced as a
child in the use of firearms, and he
had to deal with scoundrels who had
neither mercy nor generous feeling
but his courage was magnificent"
Presently Hannibal was deep in his
account Of those adventures he had
shared with Miss Betty.
And Miss Malroy-where is she
noW"' asked the judge, IN the first
pause of the boys narrative.
She's at Mr.. Bowen's house. Mr..
here too. Mrs CaYendish stayed
down yonder at the Bates plantation.
Grandfather, it were Captain Murrell
who had me stoIe-do you reckon he
was going to take me back to Mr..
Bladen?"
Il Will see Miss Malroy in the
morning. We must combine-our in
terests are identical. There should
be hemp in this for more than one
scoundrel! | can see now how Grim
inal my Discrimination to push myself
to the front has been!" said the judge,
with conviction. Never again will L
shrink from what know to be a pub
lie duty"
A little later they went downstairs,
where the judge had Yancy make up
a he'd for himself and Hannibal on
the floor. He would watch alone be-
side Mahaffy, he was certain this
would have been the dead mans wish;
then he said good night and mounted
heavily to the floor above to resume
his vigil and his musings.
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publishers and there asked for six
copies of his latest novel, which was
priced at five shillings, ordering that
the books be charged to his account
This was done. With the volumes
under his arm he visited a second
hand book dealer in the neighbor-
hood, and, as the books were perfect
ly new, he managed to sell the six
of them for ten shillings, with which
sum he had a rafting good dinner
and an evening at the theater
"Oh, yes" said Mr.. Bennett, even
the huInblest author can live by his
books-if he has published any
books"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-27
Retired Rear Admiral Wins Oistinc-
ton With His Landscapes Done in
Water Coiors.

Rear Admiral Charles Henry Davis,
who retired from active service In the
United States navy four years ago.
has thirty-two paintings on exhibition
IN the Corcoran Art gallery at Wash
ngton. D. c.. which is one of the fin
est public galleries in America and
one in which the knights of the pal
cite and brush consider it quite tri-
umph to have their pictures exhibited
To a singular genius he has added
painstaking industry. and has pushed
himself up into an enviable place
among the best landscape painters In
water colors in this country.
At a time in life when he was sup
posed to have finished ais mission,
and to be allowed to go back and sit
down In a corner and be very still,
the old hero Of the Civil war and
Standardization war appears as vir-
sle in his intellect as he was at thirty.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-27
Prospects for the Seventh Annual
National Dairy Show, Chicago.

While this event has each yeer CIV
en- evidence of its usefulness to- the
dairy world, yet the rounding out of
the seven-year period promises t.,
give to the country one of the mostS
valuable educational shows ever pre-
sented. With the thought in mind that
the importation of dairy products is
growing to a dangerous amount and
that present prices and general con.
ditions concerning agriculture in
America wa y tremendous amount.
Of work to the terrific drain
upon our go reign countries for
products we md must grow
at home, the the manage
ment has bee tirely to the
rendering of I utiGal demonstrations
on lines of the maximum of produc.
ton at the minimum of cost, of dairy
products. While features of intense
moment on sanitary and hygienic
methods will be presented, yet the
paramount work of this great educa
tional show Is for the farmer.
Matters of breeding and feeding
will be presented by demonstration
and discussion the better handling
and marketing of dairy products will
be discussed-in fact everything that
will tend to aid in profitable dairy
farming will be here shown and
talked over by the highest national
authorities The machinery depart
ment will have many active, interest.
ing and instructive exhibits. 1t is the
intention that every exhibitor shall
have an opportunity to display his ex'
hibit, wholly or In part, in active use,
thus giving practical demonstrations
under expert hands. But the COW and
her place upon the farm will be the
paramount issue; with 100000 an,
nually being shipped out of this coun.
try for dairy products, the COW and
how to increase her capacity has the
most need Of consideration by all
patriotic citizens.
No farmer in the middle west. be he
already engaged in dairying or not, can
afford to overlook this ten-day short
course in all that is best for the farm.
In fact, this show has assumed a rela-
ton with farming and dairying that
makes it the annual roundup of all
affairs of the dairy world, where
show-yard battles are settled for the
season; where trades are made and
where matters affecting the next
years work are discussed and
planned.
The show will be held this year.
commencing October %, in the Inter
national Amphitheater, Chicago. While
the show is National in name, it will
be International in character, as by
comparison alone are we able to see
what is being accomplished the world
over. Some new and useful classes
are being added to the classification
which will be ready for distribution
shortly. Adv
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-27
chiid's Burden of Care,

You must try to be like God. SON
ME-" said the kindly minister to the
worried looking child who entertained
him in the parIor while his mother, up
stairs, was preparing for company. II
guess / must be- the boy answered,
wrinkling his brsws, ''for God and me
gets blamed for about everything that
happens in this house. If it's big
thing, they say the Lord did it, and if
any little thing goes wrong it's sure
to be mel"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-27
Bo5tman's Valuable Find

a magnificent moonstone, through
the center of which extends a perfect
sea moss leaf beautifully colored was
found on the beach by J. P. Taylor a.
local boatman, after the high tides had
receded. He ventured out almost into
the storm pitched breakers a second
time to search the pebbles. and was
rewarded with another remarkably
white round moonstone In the exact
center Of which is a drop Of water
that moves as the gem is turned.
Each Of the stones is as large as
thimble.-Long Beach Correspondence
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-27
The Cooks eat.

4 woman Instructor at Wellesley
college, who presides over one OF the
dining tables at which sit dozen
students, says that one day some
curly lettuce was brought on.
A freshman looked at II, then ex-
claimed:
How clever of the COOK TO crimp IL
that way! | wonder bow she does
t?"-Lippiucott-
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-27
fainter I'm His Old Age

and has become a master of art, rev
cling in realm Of beauty, and trans
ferring the beauty from mis- own soul
TO canvas, to delight and bless his fell
lows. What a beautiful example this
grizzled old veteran and this delicate
artist set to old men who think there
is nothing left for them to do.-The
Christian Herald.