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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
CLOUDEp BRAIN
Clears Up on Change to Proper Food

The brain cannot work with clear
ness and accuracy, If the food taken Is
not fully digested. but is retained in
the stomach to ferment and form
poisonous gases, etc. A dull, ciouded
brain is likely to be the result.
A Mich. lady relates her experience
in changing her food habits. and re-
suits are very interesting:
"A steady diet of rich, greasy foods
such as sausage. buckwheat cakes and
so on, finally broke down a stomach
and nerves that, by inheritance, were
sound and strong. and medicine did
no apparent good In the way of relief.
my brain was clouded and dull and
/ was suffering from case of consti-
patton that defied all remedies used
The Road to MELVILLE in some
providential way, fell into my hands.
and may Heavens richest blessings
fall on the man who was inspired to
write it.
Il followed directions carefully, the
physical culture and all, using Grape
Nuts with sugar and cream, leaving
meat, pastry and hot biscuit entirely
out of my bill Of fare. The result
/ am in perfect health once more.
Il never realize l have nerves, and
my stomach and bowels are in fine
condition. My brain is perfectly clear
and am enjoying that state OF health
which God intended his creatures
should enjoy and which all might
have. by giving proper attention to
their food" Name given by Postum
Co.. Battle Creek, Mich. Read This
Road to Wellyil1e." in pkgs. There's
q reason"
Ever rend the above Ietters A new
one apPenrs from time to time. They
are genuine. true, a.d full of human
interest.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25

ony. And the branch of the tree on
which he had put an end TO his own
sufferings was arranged in such a
way that, before dying, he had seen.
for his last consolation, a thousand
men writhing in his company.
Yes, Joseph BuQuet had undoubted-
ly been through all this, Were We
to die as he had done? | did not
think so, for l knew that we had a
few hours before us and that | could
employ them to better purpose than
Joseph Buquet was able to do. After
all. | was thoroughly acquainted with
most of Erik's tricks; and now or
never was the time to turn my knowi-
edge to account.
To begin with, | gave up every idea
of returning to the passage that had
brought US to that accursed chamber
| did not trouble about the possibility
! of working the inside stone that
closed the passage; and this for the
simple reason that to do go was out
of the question. We had dropped
from too great height into the tor
ture-chamber; there was no furniture
to help us reach that passage; not
even the branch Of the iron tree, not
even each others shoulders were OF
any avail
There was only one possible outlet,
that opening into the Louis-Philippe
room in which Erik and Christine
Daae were. But, though this outlet
{c
tines side, it was absolutely invisible
to us. We must therefore try to open
it without even knowing where 1t was
When l was quite sure that there
was no hope for us from Christine
Daae's side, when / had heard the
monster dragging the poor girl from
the Louis-Philippe room lest she
should interfere with our fortunes, /
resolved to set to work without delay
But | had first to calm M de Chag-
ny, who was already walking about
like a mailman, uttering incoherent
cries The snatches of conversation
which he had caught between Chris
tine and the monster had contributed
not little to drive him beside him
self; add to that the shock of the
magic forest and the scOrching heat
which was beginning to make the
perspiration stream down his tenn
plies and you will have no difficulty in
und his state Of mind. He
shouted Christine's name, brandished
his pistol, knocked his forehead
against the glass in his endeavors to
run down the glades of the Elusive
forest. In short, the torture was be-
ginning to work its spell upon a brain
unprepared for it.
/ did my best to induce the poor
viscount to listen to reason. l made
him touch the mirrors and the iron
tree and the branches and explained
to him, by optical laws, all the Iumi
nous imagery. by which we were sur
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25

time OF the rosy hours Of Mazenderan.
A decorative object, such as column
for instance, was placed in one OF
the corners and Immediately produced
a hall OF a thousand columns; for,
thanks to the mirrors, the real room
was multiplied by six hexagonai
rooms, each of which, in it's turn, was
multiplied indefinitely But the little
sultana soon tired Of this infantile
Illusion, whereuIon Erik altered his
invention into ''torture-chamber. :"
For the architectural motive placed
N one corner, he substituted an iron
tree. This tree, with its painted
leaves, was absolutely true to life
and was made of iron SO as to resist
all the attacks of the patient" who
was locked into the torture-cham Der.
We shall See how the scene thus OBJ
tanned was twice altered instantane-
ously into two successive other
scenes, by means of the automatic ro-
tation OF the drums or rollers in the
corners These were divided into
three sections, fitting into the angles
decorative scheme that came into
sight as the roller revolved upon its
axis.
The walls Of this strange room save
the patient nothing to lay hold of, be-
cause, apart from the solid decorative
object, they were simply furnished
with mirrors, thick enough to with
stand any onslaught of the victim,
who was flung into the chamber
empty-handed and barefoot
There was no furniture The cell
ing was capable of being lit up. An
ingenious system of electric heating,
which has since been initiated, al
lowed the temperature of the walls
and room to be increased at will.
l am giving all these details of a
perfectly natural invention, producing,
with a few painted branches, the, SUI
pernatural illusion of an equatorial
forest blazing under the tropical sun,
so that no one may doubt the present
balance of my brain or feel entitled
to say that l am mad or lying or that
l take him for fool
| now return to the facts where
left them. When the ceiling lit up
and the forest became visible around
us, the viscount's stupefaction was
immense. That impenetrable forest
with its innumerable trunks and
branches, threw him into a terrible
state of CONSERVATION. He passed his
hands over his forehead as though to
drive away dream; his eyes
blinked; and, for a moment, he for
got to listen
| have already said that the sight
Of the forest did not surprise me at
all; and therefore / listened for the
two Of us to what was happening
next door. Lastly, my attention was
especially attracted, not so much to
the scene, as to the mirrors that pro-
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
SYNOPSIS.

Consideration Is caused or the last
night that the Opera Is managed by De-
benne and PoIgny because of the ap-
pearance of ghost. said to have peen
In evidence several previous occasions.
Christine Daae. member Of the opera
company. IL called upon to fill very
cess. Count de Chagny and his brother
Raoui are among those who applaud tne
singer. RaouI tries to see ChrisunS in
the dressing room, but Is unable to do 30
and later discovers that some one Is max
ing love to her. She energies alone, ana
upon entering the room he finds Ii empty.
While the farewell ceremony for the re-
tiring managers IL going on, the opera
Ghost appears and informs the new man
ayers that Box No. 5 Is reserved for him.
Box NO. Is sold with disastrous results.
The managers receive a letter from the
Opera Ghost calling attention to the er-
ror. Christine Daae writes Raoul that
she has gone to visit the. grave of her
rather. He goes also, and in the night
follows her to the church. Wonderful
violin music Is heard. Raoul visits
graveyard Raoul is found next morning
Investigate Box No. and decide TO see
the performance Of Faust from front
seats of that box. Carlotta, who sings
the leading part in Faust is warned TO
give the part to Christine. Carlotk9,
refusing. loses her voice in the mlodle
or song and the main chandelier
crashes down. killing a woman and
wounding many Raoul searches for
Christine, who has disappeared. He sees
her at last but does not speak, and later
"a note is received from her making an
appointment for q masked ball. Raoul
meets Christine at the ball He sees
person In the disguise Of Red Death.
He hears her conversing with some one
whom she calls Erik. Raoul visits
Christine and tells her he knows the
name Of the unseen man whom she calls
the Angel of Music. Christine and Raoul
become secretly engaged prior to polar
expedition that RaOul Is to make. Chris
tine relates a strange adventure with the
unseen Erik and promises to run away
with RaouI Raoul announces his fnten-
lion OF marrying Christine, which dis
pleases Philippe In the midst of q per-
formance the stage Is enVeloped in dark
ness and Christine disappears. No trace
of her Is found. Moncharmin and Rich
ard behave strangely. Raou1 searches
mady for the missing singer. The Opera
Ghost demands the first installment of his
allowance and when it Is left at an APP
pointed place the sum mysteriously dis
appears. Raoul goes in search Of Chris
tine He meets q mysterious person
known the Persian. The Persian plans
to aid Raoul in locating Christine and
they gain access to q secret chamber.
The two find themselves In a passageway
which they expect will lead to where
Christine has undoubtedly been carried
by Erik. The Persian knows Erik to
have been one OF the contractors who
built the Opera Also that while the work
in progress there was built a secret
torture chamber beneath the structure.
From this chamber Raoul and the Per-
Sian hear Erik and Christine conversing.
Erik misses bas containing valuable
keys.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
Curtain Straps.

e Very dainty curtain straps may be
made of a strip of filet net Cut the de-
sired length and fold the ends to form
a point; also fold the net along the
sides and secure 1t by a line of cross
stitching. Embroider simple cross
stitch design down the center of the
strip. At each end fasten either a
crocheted or buttonholed ring.
These net embroidered straps are
very attractive when colors matching
the overhanging are used for the cross
stitching. The strips are lovely in all
white with pattern in filet darning to
take fireplace of the cross-stitch pat
terms.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
COOL AND NUTRITIOUS
WEIL-MADE MIlk-SHAkE A DE.
LIGHT ON A HOT DAY.
Easy to Make at Home, Provided the
Necessary Utensils Are at Hand,
and They Are Cheap and Eas-
lily Procured.

A food drink of real nutritive value
and tempting appearance and taste is
the well made milk shake. 1t is a
lunch in itself for a warm summer $
day, and is always a satisfying bev-
erage for one who is hungry and tired
The home made milk shake is just
as good as the one made by the very
best confectionery, If it is properly
made. To begin with, if you would
be past master in the art of shake
making, you must possess yourself of
a shaker. One of nickel plate that is
strong enough to stand hard shaking,
made with a screw cover and little
spout through which the shake can
be poured into a glass, costs about
two dollars. The spout Is covered
with small tip which can be I'M
screwed, and this is fastened to the
top by short chain which keeps it
from being easily lost. Shakers for
less than a dollar can also be bought,
and they are quite as satisfactory for
making good milk shake
For an egg milk shake, break an
egg into the shaker, add fiavoring and
sweetening. half fill the shaker with
rich milk and shake vigorously, in
both hands. for three or four minutes.
Pour 1t into glass and fill 1t with
milk. If a plain milk shake is want
ed, put fiavoring, sweetening and milk
in the shaker and shake them together
by holding one hand over the top, the
other over the bottom Of the shaker,
and shaking vigorously from the ell
bows
If vanilla or some other f1avoring ex-
tract is used, sweetening, either in the
form of granulated sugar or a sweet
strip made by melting sugar over the
fire in just enough water to boil it in
solution, must be used with it. II a
havoring strip is used that is general
ly sufficiently sweet.
Chocolate strip can be kept on
hand for making milk shakes. To
make it, mix third Of a cupful of
cocoa with two cupfuls of granulated
sugar. Gradually add a cupful of boil
ing water and let the mixture boil for
five minutes. When it is cold add
teaspoonful Of vanilla and teaspoon
full Of very strong coffee. This mix
ture Of flaVors produces delicate
taste, but the coffee can be omitted
and twice as much sugar added in
stead. About two teaspoonfuls of the
sugar are needed for one glassful of
milk.
II the milk shake made according
to the directions already given proves
too heavy. make it with two-thirds
milk and one-third apollinaris water,
drawn ice cold from siphon.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
of John Ware Gave
Valuable Idea to the Travelling
Salesman

while working through Pennsyl-
vania recently l saw an advertisement
that ought to bring relief to few DIS
tressed souls" said the traVeilng
salesman. 1T headed the personal col
umn and said:
BE it hereby known to all my cor
respondents that / have this day De
stroyed all letters they would wish to
be destroyed. JOHN WAKE.
THAT notice was so extraordinary
that 1 stopped over for late train and
called on John Ware. He was genial
old man and willing to talk. He said
he was a person to whom people vol
UNFAIRLY condded secrets; that many
persons in bursts Of confidence had
written letters to him which they no
doubt afterward regretted having
written.
Sometimes they said, Destroy
this; sometimes they didn't. Anyhow,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
4cusemaid Feared Further Damage
to Statuette Already Subjected
to Hard Usage.

New York woman engaged new
housemaid the other day, and was
immediately delighted at the exhibit
sion of the new servants efficiency.
Norah waited on the table with per-
gect mastery: she answered the front
doorbell with matchless grace; she
never once grumbled when told that
she must wear a cap; her busting was
a marvel of orderliness.
But the mistress Of the apartment
was astonished, when the new maid
had been in the house about week,
To And that her cherished Victory OF
Samothrace" was covered with dust.
The beautiful headless body stood
gray and unlovely on Its pedestal, and
the "Victory's" owner called Norah to
zee what the matter might be.
IL can't understand this. Norah.
she said Everything else Is kept
so spotless How have you happened
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
Debt Owed the Grasshopper.

On top Of the Royal Exchange in
London is a. great golden grasshopper.
And thereby hangs a tale. Sir Thomas
Gresham, a noted merchant, put it
there when be built the first Royal Ex-
change in the time of Queen Eliza
beth. All the Greshams were very
fond Of grasshoppers, and they took
it as their crest. The founder of the
family was born in the Norfolk vii
lage of Gresham, and his wicked moth
er left him in a wood there to die.
But a grasshopper hoped down be-
side the poor little urchin and began
90 chirp. 1t chirped so loudly that an
old woman was attracted, and finding
the baby she took 1t home and cared
for it
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25

duced it. These mirrors were broken
in parts. Yes, they were marked and
scratched; they had been starred.
in spite of their solidity; and this
proved to me that the torture-cham-
Der in which we now were had al
ready served a purpose.
Yes, some wretch, whose feet were
not bare like those OF the victims OF
the rosy hours Of Mazenderan, had
certainly fallen into this mortal 1llu-
sion" and, mad with rage, had kicked
against those mirrors which, never
theless, continued to reflect his ag-
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
Sand EGO Timer.

A new kitchen accessory will find
favor with those who are particular in
the matter of boiled eggs. The wire
basket for holding the eggs has in
coTporated in the handle small egg
timer, on the principle of the hour
glass. The instant that the eggs in
the basket are plunged into the boil
ing water, the timer Is tilted 80 that
the sand begins to sift through. When
the time indicates that the eggs are
done. the basket with it's contents Ia
lifted out.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
She Said II.

"You are no gentleman" she wrote,
IF you think / said any such thing as
she said you said l said had said.
Dear GIRL, he answered, you must
not think l think you think you must
be the kind of a girl think you must
be if you said such q thing as you
said she said said you said you had
said"
1t seems he knew she knew he knew
she said just what she said she heard
he had heard her friend had heard him
say he had heard her say, but with in
tuitive feminine tact she accepted his
apology.-Life
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25

Why, what's that?" said the mon
ster. did you hear, Christine?"
NO. no." replied the poor girl. Il
heard nothing"
II thought | heard a cry"
"A cry! Are you going mad, Erik?
Whom do you expect to give a cry, in
this housey | cried out, be-
cause you hurt me! heard nothing
Il don't like the way you said that!
You're trembling. You're
quite excited You're lying!
That was a cry, there was a
cry! There is some one in
the torture-chamber, .. All, |
understand now!"
There is no one there, Erik"
Il understand"
NO one!"
The man you want to marry, per-
haps!"
Il don't want to marry anybody.
you know / don't"
Another nasty chuckle.
We'll. 1t won't take long to find
out. Christine, my love, we need not
open the door to see what Is happen
ing In the torture-chamber Would
you like to see? Would you like to
see? Look here! II there is some
one. Ii there is really some one there.
you will see the invisible window
tight up at the top, near the ceiling
We need only draw the black curtain
and put out the light in here. There.
that's 1t. 49,. Let's put out the
light! You're not afraid of the dark,
when you're with your little hus-
baud!"
Then we heard Christine's voice of
anguish:
Mo- I'm frightened
I tell you, I'm afraid of the dark.
| don't care about that room
aow You're always frighten-
ing me. like a child, with your tor
ture-chamberi And so | be-
came inquisitive. = But | don't
care about 1t now not bit
not q Bit"
And that which I feared above all
things began, automatically. We were
suddenly flooded with light! Yes, on
our side Of the wall, everything
seemed aglow. The Vicomte de Chag-
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
Sour Cream DRESSING.

Cream together one-quarter cup each
ugar and butter, one tablespoon each
salt, -four and mustard and q few
grains cayenne. Scald half-pint jar
light cream which has been soured.
Add the yolks OF two eggs to the first
mixture with the scalded cream. Cook
over hot water. stirring constantly un-
til the mixture begins to thicken, then
add half cup vinegar. gradually. stir
ring constantly and finish thickening.
Strain and cool.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
Trees and Lightning.

The electrical resistance of trees is
quite great, a quality which protects
them to considerable degree from
lightning stroke. This resistance var
les greatly with the character of the
This fact results in an annual and
daily period OF resistance. The cam
blum layer shows the least electrical
resistance. followed by the phloem
and sapwood.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
Ginger Sauce.

Bruise one or two pieces of whole
ginger, put them into a saucepan with
three ounces Of loaf sugar and pint
of water and boil for several minutes,
TIM skim and strain the liquor. Mix
a little arrowroot smoothly with lit
tie cold water, stir liz the other liquor,
return it all to the stewpan and stir
over the fire till thickeued and boiling,
when It is ready for the table.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
Raspberry Jelly.

Take fresh raspberries, simmer over
fire until the juice flows; then strain
and weigh the juice. Now boil for ten
minutes, adding the sugar, which
must be in the proportion Of one
pound and quarter to one pound of
Juice. Have the sugar heated before
putting in. Boil Ave minutes longer
skim it and pour into jelly glasses
which have been heated. This is a
good jelly for favoring creams and
requires no sugar to be added for that
purpose
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
Champion Nature Eaker

Rene Bache. the author. was talk.
ing. according to the Los Angeles
Times, about nature takers. Il know
nature faker," said Mr.. Bache, who
claims that a hen OF his last month
hatohed. from a setting Of II eggs.
II chicks, that had, In lieu of feath-
ers, fur He claimed that these fur
coated chicks were proof of natures
adaptation of all animals to their en-
vironment. the II eggs having been of
the cold storage variety"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
Saw His Duty Pointed Out

John Ware had kept most of those in
eliminating letters. But now that he
was getting old he had seen what
harm might result from those letters
falling into strange and INSCRIPTIONS
hands, and he had burned them and
had taken that novel way of notifying
his correspondents that they were
safe.
That talk with John Ware set me
thinking. The first thing did when ]
got back to New York was to burn q
batch of letters
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
Not EXCITING.

Mrs Stirling used to tell how, dur
ing brief holiday to somewhere on
the Clyde, being kept indoors by three
wet days, Stirling read the Greek Tes-
lament continuously aloud to her, first
in Greek and then in English. She
was a truly religious woman, but she
owned to being glad when the rain
ceased-Life of James H Stirling.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
Why "Victory" Was Dusty

to neglect the little statue. Have you
busted it at ALP"
Norah admitted that she had not,
and said no more.
But why?" the mistress persisted.
why? And then. miserably, the
maid owned up.
I'm a bit awkward with me fingers
num-, she murmured. shyly And l
saw how bad it was broke, mum. and
| was afraid O. droppin' it an maxim
it worse"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
For Pertaining Handkerchief.

Break up quarter of an ounce OF
prris root and tie up in piece OF
muslin. Boil with the handkerchiefs
for a quarter of an hour. using about
three plnts Of water to quarter ounce
OF orris root. When dry iron carefully
and you will find your handkerchief
will retain q delicate violet odor.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25

rounded and Of which We need not
low ourselves to be the victims, H.
ordinary, ignorant people.
I'VE are in a room, a little room
that is what you must keep saying
yourself. And we shall leave IL
room as soon as we have found th'
door"
And l promised him that, il he lie
me act, without disturbing me BY
shouting and walking up and down,
would discover the trick of the door
in less than an hours time
CTO BE CONTINUED