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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-27

selves against the wall not knowing
what was going to happen because OF
that incOmprehensible head of fire,
and especially now, because Of the
more intense, swarming, living. 'nu-
merous" sound, for the sound was
certainly made up OF hundreds Of lit
tie sounds that moved in the dark
ness, under the fiery face.
And the fiery face came on
with it's noise came level
with them!
And the two companions, fiat
against their wall, felt their hair
stand on end with horror, for they
now knew what the thousand noises
meant They came in troop, hustled
along in the shadow by innumerable
little hurried waves, swtfter than the
waves that rush over the sands at
high tide, little Nightmares foaming
under the moon, under the fiery head
that was like moon. And the little
waves passed between their legs,
climbing up their legs, irresistibly,
and Raoul and the Persian could no
longer restrain their cries Of horror,
dismay and pain. Nor could they
continue to hold their hands at the
level of their eyes; their hands went
down to their legs to push back the
waves, which were full Of little legs
and nails and claws and teeth.
Yes, RaouI and the Persian were
ready to faint, like Pampin the fire
man. But the head Of fire turned
round in answer to their cries, and
spoke to them:
Don't move! Don't move! :.
Whatever you do, don't come after
me! | am the rat-catcEerI
Let me pass, with my rats!"
And the head of fire disappeared.
vanished in the darkness, while the
passage In front of it lit up, as the
result of the change which the rat
catcher had made in his dark Ian
tern. Before, so as not to scare the
rats in front of him, he had turned
his dark lantern on himself, lighting
up his own head; now to hasten their
flight, he lit the dark space in front
of him. And he jumped along, drag
ging with him the waves of scratch
ing rats, all the thousand sounds.
Raoul and the Persian breathed
again, though still trembling.
CTO BE CONTINUED
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CHAPTER Xx-(Continued).

Contrary to what one might think
especially In connection with an op-
era-house, the organ is not a mu-
steal instrument. At that time, cleo
tricity was employed only for a very
few scenic effects and for the bells.
The immense building and the stage
itself were still lit by gas; hydrogen
was used to regulate and modify the
lighting of a scene; and this was
done by means of a special apparatus
which, because of the multiplicity OF
its pipes was known as the organ"
A box beside the prompter's box was
reserved for the chief gas-man, who
from there gave his orders to his as
sistants and saw that they were ex
ecuted. MaucIair stayed in this box
during all the performances
But now Mauclair was not in his
box and his assistants not in their
places
Mauclair! MaucIatr!"
The stage-manager's voice echoed
through the cellars. But Mauclatr
did not reply.
| have said that a door opened on a
little staircase that led to the second
cellar The commissary pushed it,
but it resisted
Il say" he said to the stage-man-
ager, L can't open this door; is it
always so dtfficult?"
The stage-manager forced 1t open
with his shoulder. He saw that, at
the same time, he was pushing a hu-
man body and he could not keep back
an exclamation, for he recognized
the body at once
"Mauclair! Poor devil! He is
dead!"
But Mr.. Commissary Mifroid, whom
nothing surprised. was STOPPING over
that big body.
No" he said. he Is dead-drunk,
which is not quite the same thing.
Its the first time, If So" said the
lstage-manager.
Then some one has given him a
narcotic. That is quite possible"
Mifroid went down a few steps and
said:
Look"
BY the light of little red lantern.
at the foot of the stairs. they saw
two other bodies. The stage manager
recognized MaucIair's assistants.
Mifroid went down and listened to
their breathing.
They are sound asleep" be said
Very curious business! Some per
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$50 am l." said Mifroid and put the

$50 am l." said M1frofd and put the
snuff-box in his pocket.
Raoul and the Persian, themselves
unobserved, watched the removal OF
the three bodies by q number of scene
shifters, who were followed by the
commissary and all the people with
bin. Their steps were heard for
few minutes on the stage above. When
they were alone the Persian made
sign to Raoul to stand up. Raoul did
SO; but, as he did not lift his hand
in front of his eyes, ready to fire, the
Persian told him to resume that at
titude and to continue it, whatever
happened
But it tires the hand unneces-
sarily," whispered RaouL. If L do
fire, | shan't be sure of my aim"
Then shift your pistol to the other
hand" said the Persian.
Il can't shoot with my left hand
Thereupon, the Persian made this
queer reply, which was certainly not
calculated to throw light into the
young mans furried brain:
It's not a question Of shooting
with the right hand or the left; it's
a question of holding one OF your
hands as though you were going to
pull the trigger Of pistol with your
arm bent AS for the pistol itself,
when all is said, you can put that in
your pocket" And he added, Let
this be clearly understood, or | will
answer for nothing 1t is a matter OF
life and death. And now, silence and
follow mel"
The cellars of the opera are enor-
nous and they are five in number.
RaOul followed the Persian and won
dered what he would have done with
out his companion in that eXtraor-
binary labyrinth. They went down to
the third cellar; and their progress
was still lit by some distant lamp.
The lower they went, the more pre-
cautions the Persian seemed to take.
He kept on turning to RaOul to see II
he was holding his arm properly,
showing him how he himself carried
his hand as If always ready to fire,
though the pistol was in his pocket,
Suddenly, a loud voice made them
stop. Some one above them shouted:
''AIl the door-shutters on the stage!
The commissary of police wants
them!"
Steps were heard and shadows gid
ed through the darkness. The Per
sian drew RaouI behind a set piece.
They saw passing before and above
them old men bent by age and the
past burden of opera-scenery. Some
could hardly drag themselves along;
others, from habit, with STOPPING
bodies and outstretched hands, looked
for doors to shut
They were the door-shutters, the
old, WORKOUT scene-shifters, on whom
a charitable management had taken
pity, giving them the job Of shutting
doors above and below the stage.
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Engineer Explains Why Some Build
ings Shake When Particularly
Heavy Wagon Goes BY.

What makes building shake as II
it had the ague every time a truck
with a twenty-ton girder rumbles by?"
an engineer was asked.
"Only the buildings whose FONDA
tons do not go down to bed rock
shake" he replied. 1.-The occupants
of the building that rests on rock
never know when a heavy load passes
It. The man in the building whose
foundations go down just few Test
below the cellar floor. and stop IN
the subsoil, often imagines ne u N
the center of an earthquake.
when the wagon bearing the beam
goes travelling along it bumps over
the inequalities of the street Win ire
merdous force, and this imparts wave
motions to the soil. which IN turn
transfer the vibrations to the Old
style foundations, which sway ana
shake and tremble. The foundations
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Not on Secure Foundation

whose piers rest on bed rock are not
affected. A twenty-ton beam. as 1t
slips from one paving stone to an
other, imparts q. force to the ground
that may be likened to a constant
bombardment, but because the wave
of motion proceeds in constantly
widening circles, and hence in con-
stantiy diminishing force distributed
all over the foundation, no harm re-
suits If the force were all driven at
one point the effect would be like
that of a projectile from battle
ship"
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son unknown must have 1nterfered
with the gas-man and his staff
and that person unknown was OBJ
napper. But what funny
idea to ktdnap a performer on the
stage! Send for the doctor
of the theater, please" And Mifroid
repeated, Curious, decidedly curious
businessl"
Then he turned to the little room,
addressing the people whom Raoul
and the Persian were unable TO see
from where they lay.
What do you say to all this, gen
tlemen? You are the only ones who
have not given your views. And yet
sort"
Thereupon, RaouI and the Persian
saw the startled faces of the joint
managers appear above the landing
and they heard Moncharmin' excited
voice:
There are things happening here,
Mr.. Commissary, which we are unable
W -S& plain.
And the two faces disappeared
Thank you for the information,
gentlemen" said Mifroid, with a jeer.
But the stage-manager, holding his
chin in the hollow OF his right hand,
which is the attitude of profound
thought, said:
1T is not the first time that Maui
clair has fallen asleep in the theater.
1 remember finding him, one evening,
snoring in his little recess, with his
snuff-bOX beside him.
is that long ago?" asked Nj.
Mifroid, carefully wtping his eye
glasses.
mo, not so very long ago.
Wait a bit! -. 1t was the night
OF course, yes 1t
was the night when Carlotta-you
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-27
geteran Sailor Distinctly an Apostle
of the Doctrine of Simple and
Strenuous Life.

If there were two things which the
late Sir Henry Keppel, the veteran
admiral and personal friend OF King
Edward. detested more than anything
else. they were doctoring and nurs-
inc. He was once told that Mr.. Glad
stone was i'll.
: "Ah." he said. "he Is over-nursed.
If he would do as I do-climb up
eighty steps have cold bath every
day. and sleep with his windows al
WAYS open-he would never be III"
Sir Harry's temperament was not
fitted for unmitigated domesticity,
says Sir Algernon West In his Me
moir" of the famous admiral After
one of his accidents he tore of the
handages the doctor had put on him
and went away for change and some
amusement His over-anxious wife
in a day or two telegraphed to him:
How are yor. and where shall
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DOULIN NOIF(
3 @~Caz1sEEssxsS ssoEs.sz=7 u
haa1sSssssSsSS s~~JU

Pekins day from 12O to ITO eggs
a year.
Forcing for eggs out of season is
improbable.
Keep the hens nests clean and pro.
vide one for every four hens.
The brooder Is more responsible
for poor results than is the incuba-
tor.
If fowls are compelled to roost In
foul aud damp houses 1t causes ill
ness.
The earlier the maturity, all other
things being equal the greater the
profits.
Sell off your old rooster and get
better one than you ever had of some
neighbor.
The size of the egg becomes small
er AS the hen increases the number
of her product.
The chick that is alive ten days
after Matching has most Of It's dan
gers behind 1t.
If fowl becomes sick, separate Ii
from the others and doctor it, as the
disease may, be contagious
Laying hens drink a very large
amount of water Ii it Is clean and
kept constantly before them.
The old rule Of improving the hui
man race by beginning with the grand
parents applies also to poultry rails
ing
For Matching purposes take the
eggs from the hens that lay best.
Build up, never let the standard
down.
Do not let your young birds roost
with the old hens, as they are liable
to catch diseases which old hens are
more subject to.
PulIets and yearling hens that have
done such remarkable work in their
first season are not SO apt to do very
heavy work in the second year.
A shelf couple Of feet below the
roosts is handy to catch the droppings
and handy to clean. And don't forget
to clean 1t.
Breeding stock should be carefully
selected by the poultryman and then
given the best care, plenty Of fresh
air, sunshine and exercise.
A few nails thrown into the drink
ing pan will give poultry all the iron
they need, but they should not be al
lowed to remain there. Clean the
vessels every day.
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FARM
POULTRY
START IN POULTRY BUSINESS
Initial Step Should Be to Determine
Oh Breed of Fowls Adapted to
Ones Locality.

The first thing to do in taking UP
poultry as business is to find some
breed adapted to the locality then
stock up with that breed and study it,
says the Poultry Journal. Personal.
ity enters into the success of the poul
try industry to large extent A man
must be good-natured, for one thing
and willing to give his time and pa
tience to detail work. For these rea.
sons man who takes up this bust
ness for pleasure often succeeds much
better than the man who goes into
1t for purely the money it brings him,
Success in this business comes slow,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-27
When Liberty Is License.

Liberty is the portion of a people
who delight in humanity, who revere
justice, despise fattery and venerate
truth. While you are not such peo-
pie, o my fellow citizens, in vain will
you talk of liberty. Instead Of liberty
you will have RIGHTEOUSNESS, and to
that you will all in your turns fall
victims. You will ask for bread and
will get-dead bodies! And at
length you will bow down your necks
to the yoke, and find your vile refuge
in the rule of a despot.-Mme Ro-
land. Address Before the Revolu-
tionary Tribunal"
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They went about necessarily. from
top to bottom of the building, shut
ting the doors; and they were also
called The draft-expellers," at least
at that time, for l have little doubt
that by now they are all dead Drafts
are very bad for the voice, wherever
they may come from.
The Persian and Raou welcomed
this incident, which relieved them of
inconvenient witnesses, for some OF
those door-shutters, having nothing
else to do or nowhere to lay their
heads, stayed at the opera, from idle
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-27
Auto Took Lone Jump.

With the ease Of veteran hunter
taking hurdle, a Sydney, N. S. W.,
taxicab recently cleared a 10h-foot
ditch, landing on the opposite side
with every tire burst, front doors
telescoped, axles badly bent, and the
framework strained and knocked out
of gear. The chauffeur and inmates.
however, were quite unhurt save for
severe shaking. Workmen were en-
gagged in taking out a culvert on the
road at this point, and had removed
the decking. At noon they had left
work to eat lunch in nearby field:
and 1t was at this juncture that the
car came speeding along, the chauf-
feur failing to notice the condition of
the road.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-27
Strawberry PUDDING.

Take one-half box plain gelatin, dis
solved in one-half pint cold water. Let
stand one-half hour, then add one-half
pint boiling water and two cups sugar.
Strain and let stand until nearly cold,
then add one box Of fresh strawberries
damned. Stir all together, let stand
until 1t begins to set. Put in mold on
Ice until next day. Serve with soft
custard or whipped cream
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-27
Cabbage and Pepper Salad.

One head of cabbage, two green pep
pers, boiled salad dressing or mayor
naise. Remove the center of a head of
cabbage, reserving shell for a cab
bage bowl Shred center very fine
and place in cold sailed water for an
hour. Remove seeds from peppers
and let stand in cold sailed water for
an hour changing water three times.
Wash cabbage shell and wipe dry.
Drain and dry cabbage and pepper,
mix with dressing and place in she'll
The cabbage bowl should stand on a
lettuce
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-27
Gothic Tapestry.

A Gothic tapestry Is to be seen at NJ
Vail Marquereau's place In the Rue du
Petit Thouars. 1t is one Of the rarest
and most interesting specimens of the
art OF tapestry making In the begin
sue, which is of wool, seems to ap-
proach that of La Marche mandatory
of the period It's blue ground is
strewn with flowers Of different colors
and is ornamented with curiously de
signed animals, among which is a
unicorn
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-27
Aerial Gun Practice.

Aerfal gun practice is not confined,
on our battleships, to one and three
Founders. The Springfield rife. the
bullet of which hurled at an angle Of
5 degrees elevation. reaches a height
of $500 feet, is such an effective piece
that it will afford no inconsiderable
defense against any aeroplane which
would attempt to execute feats OF
bomb dropping
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-27
Raspberry Punch.

Crush two cups of raspberries
sprinkle with sugar and cover with
half pint of cognac; let stand several
hours in a cool place. Squeeze four
lemons, add four liquor glasses of
curacao, five cups claret. the berries
and brandy and sugar to taste. Strain,
add three pints champagne and one
pint Apollinaris. Pour over ice in a
punch bowl in time to be very cold be-
fore using.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-27
Had No Use for Doctors

find your" To her infinite amuse-
ment the answer came:
Am quite we'll You cannot find
me-"
Manley Sims, his doctor, who wanted
to know how he was. He did not
recognize him, and said:
Quite we'll, and all the better for
not having seen that beast of doctor
of mine for some time"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-27
Rich Find of OpaIs-

A short time ago party of three
miners came upon sensational find
of opal in old ground at White Cliffs
NJ S. w. They came upon the stone
Is feet below the surface, lodged
round a massive boulder feet square
1t is the biggest find unearthed for
years, and comprises some beautiful
stones.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-27
The Lazy Way.

Mrs Crawford-Why don't you try
the new paper bag cooking?
Mrs Crabshaw-I would, dear. If
thought it was as easy as getting the
meals in a paper bag at the delicates-
sen store-Judge.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-27
To Keep Tins From Rustino.

After tins have been washed and
Tried | always place them near the
fire for a few minutes before putting
them away, as this prevents them from
rust ing
Evening star., 1913-11-22
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Voters Must Pay Their Poll
Taxes Before December 9.
GENERAL ELECTION IN JUNE
Councillnen and Aldermen to Be
Chosen-Birrell Not to
Run Again.
GENERAL ELECTION IN JUNE
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

SPECIAL correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA,, Va. November -. 1913.
Citizens desiring to participate in the
primary which will be held early next
spring and the general election June .
next will have to pay their poll taxes
between now and December g.
At the general election eight members
of the common council and four members
of the board of aldermen, representing
half of each branch of city council, will
come up for election. primary, it is
expected. will be held in April
Among the members of the common
Council whose terms expire are: John
Leadbeater and Urban S. Lambert, first
ward: r. NJ. Graham and j. Y. Williams.
second ward; A. d. Brockett and j. Fred
Birrell, third ward; Thomas Chauncey
and d. MoXley Low, fourth ward.
Councilman Birrell will not, however,
be a candidate for reelection; inasmuc,
as he was recently elected member of
the state Legislature.
Evening star., 1913-11-22
MAY COME AS GIFT.
Tree for Community Christmas Cele
b1ation Likely to Be Donated.

Hopes that the forty-foot tree which
is to be used in the community Christ
mas celebration will come as a gift to
this city are being expressed today by
those who have that feature of the cere-
monies in charge. Isaac Cans, vice
chairman of the committee at work OH
this platter in the absence from the city
of the chairman. l.. c. Graham. today
wrote a letter to Il man who has made a
proposition to furnish a tree from the
Adirondaoks. If this deal does not cul-
inmate successfully, Mr.. Cans has Il
number of other persons in mind with
whom he will correspond.
The Boy Scouts have volunteered their
services not only for work in the chorus,
but also for patrolling the grounds on
the night of the festival.
THE scouts are in the community
Christmas celebration for all they are
worth, declared +. s. Martin, scout
He sad that between 400
and .oc would participate. fIe will name
q committee of five 10 take up the de-
tails of the work. This committee Will
lie composed of scoutmasters.
ID. J. Callahan, chairman of the COM
mittee on sites, has sent to Chairman
Cuno H Rudolph of the executive com
mittee the list of those who are to aid
in the procuring of the site for the fete.
Evening star., 1913-11-22
MUCH INTEREST AROUSED
OVER SCHOOLS OF GARY
Capital Educators Believe System Is
Not Wholly Applicable
in This City.

Although Washington might get some
good ideas from the educational work
being carried on in Cary Ind. it proba-
bly, would be found inadvisable to copy
the entire scheme III the schools here.
according TO the belief of a number of
the District educators. Considera ble in
terest has been aroused regarding Gary's
plan OF education, through the introduc-
tion Yesterday Of "A resolution in the
House OF Representatives. by Representa-
i've Robert Crosser of Ohio. asking that
a special committee of five be appointed
to investigate the ideal plan of public
schools In operation in the Indiana town.
The educational system at Gary, it is
pointed out. was worked out largely on
original IDEAS, just as was the plan for
the town itself. Many of these ideas are
well worth considering, say the capital
school people. but inasmuch as Gary is a
wholly manufacturing town the school
system there is arranged with particular
attention to the needs of that type of
city-difering in many respects from
Washington.
Adaptations might be made from the
Gary system, IT is said. The entire
scheme is still in an admittedly ex-
perlmental state, according to some
or the local educators who have been
observing Gary for several months, and
the fact that other cities nearby in
Evening star., 1913-11-22
SAYS HE DAMAGED SUN.
Kentuckian, Who Declares He
Moved "Old Sol,' Arrested as Insane

Policeman Augustus Thompson of the
fifth precinct was summoned to the
House office building this morning to in
terview a caller who had asked for a
permit to see members Of Congress. to
explain to them the damage the sun is
doing to the earth.
Aloysius Weisenbach is the name the
caller gave when taken to the police
station and. charged with insanity. He
had come here from his home in New
port, Ky, he stated. and had $22o775 in
his pockets.
Weisenbach the policeman informed
SAINT officer Lynn, says he is the
man who damaged the sun, and that the
sum is damaging the earth. He says he
put the sun in the southeast. but the
move did not do any good.
The sanitary officer made out the nee
essary papers and sent him to Washing
ton Asylum Hospital for examination as
to his mental condition. Relatives of
the patient will be advised of his where
abOutS
Evening star., 1913-11-22
John Lawler Is Dead.
Nicol Made Guardian.

In the corporation court today, in the
chancery suit of William +. Jones
agains, Samuel Haney and others, a de-
cree was entered appointing A. b. Nicol
guardian ad Item, and referring matter
To Charles f. Corgan, special commits
sioner, for report.
The case of Henry Vaughn, colored,
charged by c. o. Sipple, justice of
the peace, with making false statement
regarding his salary, against which an
attachment haG been levied which was
in the Police cGurt To-Day, was continued
until Tuesday.