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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19
Her Right
to Vote
MARIAN GORDON

Copyright, 1912, by Associated Literary Press.)
i hope you appreciate your privi-
ieges in this respect" doomed Miss
Millent's deep voice.
Little Mrs Cabot drew her face In
to proper solemnity to meet the coun-
tenance of her guest.
Indeed | do, Miss Millent," she
SAID earnestly. Il told my husband
last night that ! should certainly ex-
ert my privilege as a voter and cast
a ballot at the school board election
tomorrow"
And what did Mr. Cabot say to
that?" asked Miss Millent aggres-
sively
Mrs. Cabot blushed warmly. He
didn't say anything" she admitted;
he just smiled-well, you know the
way men smile when a woman at
tempts anything out of her sphere"
Pardon me, Mrs. Cabot, but | take
exception TO that phrasei Enjoy
ment Of the suffrage is entirely with
in woman's sphere, as you call 1t,
and especially in the election of a
school board, should a woman come
prominently to the front and declare
her sentiments"
'Qf course you are right, Miss Mil
lent" t1uttered Mrs. Cabot Il told
Mr.. Cabot that / should consider it
my duty to vote upon the school mat
ter for the sake of the baby If moth
ing else. He will be growing up very
soon and the question Of his educa-
ton must be discussed"
you must vote for the sake of the
cause" insisted Miss Millent in a
displeased tone
We'll, if it wasn't for the children
there wouldn't be any cause-they
are future citizens" protested Mrs.
Cabot
Miss Millent waved this argument
aside and arose to her tall height
Il can count on you to vote for
Mrs. Ely" she asked.
"Of course!" assured Nelly Cabot
in a shocked voice. Belle Ely mar
ried my cousin, you know"
Miss Millent cast a baffled look at
the rosy little woman in the doorway
and her farewell was frigid indeed.
Dick" said Mrs Cabot to her hus-
band that evening, Hannah Millent
was here today and reminded me
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19
She Was a Duster.

Mrs. Sutton advertised for a woman
to do general housework, and in an
swer a colored girl called, announcing
that she had come for the position.
Are you a good cook?' asked Mrs.
Sutton.
No, indeed, l don't cook" was the
reply.
Are you a good laundress?"
II wouldn't do washin' and ironin;
It's too hard on the hands.
Can you sweep" asked Mrs. SUIT
ton.
NO." was the positive answer I'm
not strong enough
Well said the lady of the house,
quite exasperated, may l ask what
you can do?"
II dusts," came the placid reply
Everybody's.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19
Shock for a Brother.

John" said an eminent physician,
YEARLY, entering his home after a
hard days work. John. If anyone calls
excuse me-"
Yes, suh," agreed John. the old
family darkey.
Just say" explained the doctor.
that the masseur is with me-"
A little later the doctors brother
called-called and received the shock
of his life.
q want to see the doctor at once"
said he.
''Yuh can't do it, sur" solemnly an.
nounced the old darkey, turning up his
eyes till the whites alone showed
"Yuh can't do it, sub. The doctor, sub,
am wild de Messiah. New York
Evening Sun.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19
CanNeY Island.

Canvey Island, where it Is proposed
to construct a deep sea dock. Is one
Of the most un-English spots In the
kingdom, asserts the London Chron-
icle. The island was almost submerged
until 1922. when the owner, Sir Henry
Appleton. agreed to give one-third of
it to Joas Croppenburg, a Dutchman
skilled in the making of dikes. on con.
dition that he Timed" it. This the
Dutchman did by the erection of a sea
wall twenty miles in length. MANY
of the workmen whom Croppenburg
brought over settled on the reclaimed
land Some of the old Dutch houses
still remain, and the whole aspect of
the fat, also treeless island, is sug-
gestive of the banks of the Zuyder
Zee.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19
Twas a Pretty Thinq,

The young man produced a small,
square box from his pocket.
Il have a present for you," he began.
Il don't know whether it will fit your
finger or not, but"
ooh. George!" she broke in, this is
so student Why, | Meier dreamed"
But just then George produced the
gift-a silver thimble-and it got sud
denly cooler in the room.-Ladies'
Home Journal
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19
AMERICAN ATHLETES WIN
THE FIFTH OLYMPIAD
Track and Field Sports End With u
S. Athletes Victors With
Points to Spare.

Stockhold, Sweden, July 17.-With
the closing events on tLc Olympic
program the fifth renewal of the inter
national Olympiad practically ended
on Monday with glorious victory for
American athletes, who won the track
and field championship with points to
spare. The program, however, will
continue three weeks. The military
riding competitions are not yet finish
ed, and the Olympic regatta is about
to begin. Then comes the Olympic
yachting. The athletes from the
United States scored eight additional
points on the final day by winning the
S00-meter relay race and the Decath-
lon and finishing second in the 500.
meter swimming race.
The standing of the teams on points
is now:
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19

James Thorpe of the Carlisle Indian
school performed a remarkable feat
in winning the Decathlon and proved
his general all-round ability as an
athlete.
Gloom was cast over the spectators
and participants in the games when
1T became known that the only Portu-
guese runner in Sundays historic
Marathaon race, F. Lazaro, had died
in the hospital. He suffered from sun
stroke during the race and fell out
after running nineteen miles.
The news caused great distress to
the king, the crown prince and other
members of the royal family
The Bohemian runner, F. Slayik, is
also in the hospital, but his condition
is not considered serious
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19
SAILOW FACES
Often Caused by Tea and Coffee
Drinking.

How many persons realize that tea
and coffee so disturb digestion that
they produce muddy, yellow COM
plexion?
A ten days trial of Postum has
proven means, in thousands of cases,
of clearing up bad complexion.
A Washn. young lady tells her ex-
perience:
All of us-father, mother, sister and
brother-had used tea and coffee for
many years until finally we all had
stomach troubles, more or less.
I'VE all were sallow and troubled
with pimples, bad breath, disagreeable
taste in the mouth, and all of US simply
SO many bundles Of nerves.
I'VE didn't realize that tea and cot
fee caused the trouble until one day
We ran out of coffee and went to bor-
row some from a neighbor. She gave
us some Postum and told us to try
that.
Although we started to make it.
we all felt sure that we would be sick
II We missed our strong coffee, but We
tried Postum and were surprised to
find it delicious.
We read the statements on the pkg,
got more and in a month and a half
you wouldn't have known us. We all
were able TO digest our food without
any trouble, each ones skin became
clear. tongues cleared off, and nerves
in fine condition. We never use any
thing now but Postum. There is moth
Ing like it" Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Greek, Mich.
There's a reason" and it is ex-
planned in the little book, THE Road
to We1lville,' in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter. new
one appears from time TO time. The,
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
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The Editor at the Circus.

By the way, the editor attended the
circus last week.
And in the hippodrome races there
were cowboys. cowgirls, Mexicans
Texicans, mossbacks and Cossacks
Also there were Oriental riders There
were dashing fellows from the Steppes
high steppers from Dashland One
bunch of reckless riders impressed US
"Golly," we exclaimed, those feI.
lows are just the cheese!"
"Of course" agreed our guide
Those are the Kurds."
And as the fellow says in "The
Witching Hour" Gould he think of a
sweeter whey ?"-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19

heater, curved in cross section, which
permits the chicks to get their backs
up against the cloth-covered heater, sc
that their bodies may be warmed in
the natural way. Another object is to
provide means for warming the heater,
which will use to the best advantage
the heat supplied by the lamp AS
warm air from terminals passes
through the openings shown in the top
of the brooder in the perspective view,
( 1t will tend to draw with it air from
the housing chamber, which will in
sure a circulation of air.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19
that | must vote on the school board

that | must vote on the school board
tomorrow night.
"Going?" asked Dick laconically.
IF you will stay home with baby"
Sure I'll do that-only get home
in time for me to go down and cast
my ballot Suppose you're going to
vote for Belle Ely"
"Of course, She married Jim, you
know"
Dick Cabot threw back his head
and laughed
you can laugh, Dick, if you want
to. | suppose MY attempts to take
my prop-proper pl-place in the
w-world of men and women Of af-
fairs looks rid-ridiculous in your
importancei" quavered Nelly with
tears in her eyes.
Her husband arose and came
around the table to wipe the tears
away with his dinner napkin
Honey girl" he said soberly, ''it
makes me downright mad whenever
you mention Hannah Millent's name
why, Dick? l know she's plain
1T isn't her looks, Nelly-she's
good looking enough for some man to
break his heart Overt"
What MANI" asked Nelly so quick
ly that her husband laughed gleefully
and went back to his seat.
Its strictest confidence, Nelly, and
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19
Good Gait.

Aunt Sarah, cook in a Richmond
family, took home dish of macaroni
from her mistress table for the edi-
fcation of her own family. When her
children bad been assured that 1t
was good they proceeded to eat with
great gusto. The next morning Aunt
Sarah discovered two of her off
spring in the yard turning over stones
and soil and scratching vigorously in
the earth.
"Heah, yo' chillun!" called out Aunt
Sarah, what yo' all doin'?"
Yves a-huntin' was the reply, go
some mo Of dem macaroni worms.'
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19
Care for Show Birds.

When you get your birds back from
the shows give them chance to rest
up in a quiet, open-air coop; feed
mainly on hard grain, sparingIy fed,
and give an abundance of fresh raw
green food. Feed them little or no
meat food for a week or two and then
feed a small quantity and work on to
regular ration gradually. Showing
takes a lot out of birds, particularly
making an almost continuous round
of shows, and they should be given
especially good care and chance to
rocuDerate
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19
Present Day Juvenile Books Set Bad
Example, According to Vet
eran Publisher.

A publisher of experience who ad-
dressed the booksellers convention IN
New York drew attention to the fall
ure on the part of some of his con-
ferees to give due significance to the
Juvenile population of possible book
readers-the 25,00O,000 children be-
tween the ages of and IS years.
He deprecated the tendency, in
some of the books written for chill
dren, to make butt of the teacher,
a gullible fool or an amiable imbecile
Of the parent, and he found too often
that predatory mischief was encour-
aged. the smart Aleck" was praised,
learning was below par and license at
a premium Furthermore, the Eng
lish style of the author. in its careless.
lack of attention to anything but a
sequence of thrills, set the worst ex-
ample
The speaker pointed out that what
the children read largely determined
heliterary state of years to come. that
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19
Chicken Feeder.

placed on a trestle. The valve from
which the feed is discharged is nor
mally kept closed by the weight on
one side of the swinging fulcrum. To
open the valve, weight must be ap-
piled to the other side of the fulcrum
and this is done by the chicken Jump
ing upon projecting ARM When she
sees few kernels of corn she jumps
down and eats them and then has to
spring up again to release some more,
thus getting exercise and an appetite
for dinner.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19
Simple Exclamation.

To illustrate point that he was
making-that his was the race with a
future and not race with past
Booker T. Washington told this little
story the other day.
He was standing by his door one
morning when old Aunt Caroline went
by
Good morning Aunt Caroline" he
said Where are you going this morn
ing?"
'Lawzee, Mista' Wash'ton,' she
replied. Use done been what Pse
gwine. "-Kapsas City Star.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19
MOVES TO GUST ARCHIBALD.
Senate Takes First Step to Become
High Court of Impeachment.

Washington, July 1.-THE first
formal step toward constituting the
senate into, a high court of impeach-
ment to try Judge Robert w. Arch
bald of the commerce court was taken
on Monday, when Chairman Clayton
OF the house judiciary committee and
the board of managers selected by
the lower body to conduct the case
appeared in the senate and announced
that they were ready to begin the
prosecution
Proceedings were halted, however,
when the question of proper procedure
developed difference of opinion
among the senators, and the matter
went over
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19
Her Ruling Passion.

The woman who had chased dust
and dirt all her life finally reached st.
Peter.
Come in, you poor, tired woman"
he said, and held the gate ajar.
But the woman hesitated.
Tell me first" she said, how often
you clean house?"
The saint smiled
You can't shake off the ruling pas
sion. can your he said. ooh, well, step
inside and they'll give you broom
and Sustpan instead of harp
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19
Impor,ant 10 Wothers
The Moons Offsprinu.

Looking out of the window one eve
ming, little Marie saw the bright, full
moon in the eastern sky, and, appar-
emily, only few inches from it, the
beautiful Jupiter, shining almost as
brightly as the moon itself. Marie
gazed intently at the spectacle for B.
moment, and then turning to her
mother exclaimed:
''Oh, mother, look! The moon has
laid an egg!"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19
E. w. CHAFIN TO HEAD "DRYS,"
Illinois Man Is Again Nominated for
President

Atlantic City, N. j., July 14.-Eu-
gene w. Chain of Arizona and Aaron
S. Watkins of Ohio were nominated
for president and vice-president on
Friday by the national Prohibition
convention after a three-day session
marked with tumult and strife that
at times threatened to rend the party
in twain.
Chain won the nomination on the
first ballot with 594 votes out of a
possible SGT.
Mr.. Watkins, the vice-presidential
nominee, was nominated by acclama-
ton after leading his competitors in
two ballots.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19
The Heirloom.

A Pittsburg drummer IN a small
town dropped into place to get a bite
to eat. The place looked familiar, but
he didn't know the proprietor.
Been running this place long?" In
CURED the drummer.
mo; l just inherited it from my IA
Their"
''Ah, yes. | knew him. | recognize
this old cheese sandwich on the coun-
ter"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19
FEEDER OPERATED BY HENS
California Man Inrents Continuance
Worked Automatically by Chick
ens-Good Exerciser

People who regard chickens as not
having enough sense to get in out of
the wet will have to revise their opin-
ions. A California man who knows
something about fowls has designed a
feeder which is operated automatically
by the chickens themselves, and if a
hen is too dumb she is apt to starve
to death. A hopper containing feed is
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19
Harmful to the Children

the boy forms the reading habit for the
man. In this view. it is of the utmost
Importance whether literature of the
penny-dreadful order or a book worth
while makes its appeal to the juvenile
intelligence
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19
Absinthe Is Barred From U 8

Washington, July 1.-THE importa-
ton of absinthe into the United States
and its sale in interstate commerce
was prohibited after October l next
by pure food decision signed by Sec
rotary Wilson Friday.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19
GOVERNOR AS BRIBE-TAkER.
Serious Charges Are Made Agains
South Carolina Chief Executive

Augusta, Ga, July 15.-Testifying
in the court house here on Friday be-
fore an investigating committee of
the South Carolina legislature, Thorn
as II. Fielder, an attorney of Atlanta,
accused Governor Cole L. Blease of
that state of having taken brides
from whisky houses which supplied
liquor to the South Carolina dispen-
saries, brides for his influence in di-
recting the course of bills in the legis-
lature, brides for protection extended
to blind tigers" and a bride of $4,000
for pardoning Rudolph Rubon, a no.
toriouS fence"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19

A better thing than tooth powder to-
cleanse and whiten the teeth, remove
tartar and prevent decay Is a prepare
ton called Paxtine Antiseptic. At
druggists, 25c a box or sent postpaid
on receipt of price by The Paxton
Toilet Co. Boston. Mass.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19
The Usual Nav.

Yes; he committed political sui
eide"
How can a man commit political
suicide?"
by shooting off his mouth"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19
WILL NOTIFY TAFT ON AUG.
Committee viii Wait Upon the Nom
inee at White House.

Washington, July 17.-President
Taft will be officially notified of his
nomination at the White House on
August L. This was decided by Chair
man Hilles Of the Republican national
committee and Senator Root, chair
man of the committee of notification
appointed at Chicago.
1t was President Tafts wish that
the ceremony of notification be per-
formed in Washington, because of the
ease with which members of the com
mittee could get here and because of
his desire to entertain them.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19
POULTRY
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WARM BROODER FOR CHICKS
May Get Their Backs Up Against
Cloth covered Heater.

In describing a chicken brooder, in
invented by w. o. Witham of Salem,
Ore, the Scientific American says:
In this patent the invention has ref
erence to chicken brooders, and the
object is to provide one having
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19
k.en chickens separated.

Never allow chicks of all ages to run
together. The stronger and larger
ones will get most of the food. and
will fight and crowd the weaker ones
sill, if they do live, will never amour
to anything.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19
Jail for State Senator.

Columbus, o., July 15.-State Sena-
tor Isaac E. Huffman of Oxford was
sentenced to three years in the peni-
tertiary Friday by Judge Frank Rath-
nell for receiving bride money to in.
fluence his vote in the legislature
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19

The Professor-In 140 wasps' nests
there are an average of $4,000 insects.
The Student-Why, professor, / dis
turbed just one nest one day, and III
bet there were more than $4,000 in
that one!"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19

Father" asked the beautiful girl,
did you bring home that material
for my new skirt?"
Yes"
Where is it?"
Let me see? Wait now. Don't be
inpatient! l didn't forget it. I'm
sure I've got it in one of my pockets,
somewhere"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19
Archibald Impeachment Articles

Washington, July BY 223 to 1,
with ten present but not voting, the
house Thursday agreed to present the
Is articles of impeachment against
Judge Robert w Archibald of the com.
merce court to the senate
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19
Stop the Pain.

The hurt or a burn or cut stops when
Coles Carbolisalve is applied 1t heals
quickly and prevents scars. 25c and soc by
druggists. For free sample write 10
j. w. Cole e Co.. Black River Falls Wis.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19
Pact and for Turkeys

On farms having high, dry land,
which has light growth of grass, and
where a new breeding gobbler has
lately been introduced, the largest
fIocks and the most thrifty looking
turkeys are found.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19
A Pioneer.

Hewitt-He is one of our most noted
men.
Jewett-What has he done?
Hewitt-He was the pioneer in the
good roads movement for airships.
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She Knew IL.

Stella-This is the presidential year
Bella know. The farmer we
board with keeps eight bull moose
that chase you every time you go out
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19

! II your digestion is a little Off color %
course OF Garfield Tea will do you good.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inbamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c bottle.
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ulous, and some have faith in their
husbands
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In the Suburbs.

Is Mrs. Gillet well-informed WON.
an?'
We'll. she's on party wire. Life
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19
LIVING Up to Its Name.

How do people seem TO like your
new song. The Aeroplane?
Just carried away by it."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19

Lest you forget when next in need Of
laxative remember the name GARFIELD Tea."
A trial will convince you of its merits.
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Robert o. Bailey Succeeds Andrew

Washington, July 13.-Robert O..
Bailey of Illinois, who has been an as
sistant secretary of the treasury, was
advanced Thursday to the assistant
secretaryship recently resigned by A.
Piatt Andrew
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19

Garfield Tea Is a fine laxative being com
posed wholly of pure, health giving herbs
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It's easier to lead some men to
drink than it is to drive them away
from it.
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And the Lord also helps those who
help others