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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-11-07

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Electricity generated in Sweden is
delivered in Copenhagen.
Canada now has about one tele-
phone for each 20 persons.
Wooden moldtng to hide electric
wire is prohibited in New York.
There are now more than two mill
lion farmers in the United States u.s.
ing the telephone.
There are more than $500 books on
electrical subjects in the Library Of
Congress at Washington.
A company has been formed in Co
penhagen that will make it business
-
+ Cartons for fights and for electro
chemical purposes are being made
from tar by new Swedish process.
That wireless telephoning to and
from automobiles is possible has been
proved by Los Angeles experimenter.
Most of the light rays from metal
lie filament electric lamps are radi-
ated at right angles from the 9la-
ments.
There are now over two million far
mers using the telephone. Over hum
dred thousand farmers installed the
telephone last year.
Wireless telegraph outfits will be
carried by the sledge parties of the
American expedition soon to start on
an arctic exploration trip.
Electrically-operate ironers for fiat
pieces, such as sheets, table cloths,
towels, ETC., are now being made in
sizes suitable for the home.
Ten of the most powerful electric To-
comotives ever built, capable of haul
ing 1000 ton trains at speed of 60
miles an hour, have been ordered by a
railroad for use at its New York ter
minal.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-11-07
ELECTRICAL
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Electricity generated in Sweden is
delivered in Copenhagen.

A company has been formed in Co
penhagen that will make it business
to clean and disinfect telephones.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-11-07

The ]. B. Murphy Co.
of WatertOwn HAS RE-
MOVED across the street
opposite to the d. & F.
Kusel stores, where they
will continue special bar
gains to reduce stock. A
lot of the latest and best
things in the market is
also added to the stock.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-04
Famous Fashions from Mistakes

curative power In the morning she either
forgot to wash her face, or did not use
enough care-so the tale goes-and APP
peared before the world with a face
spotted Powdered and perfumed she re-
ceived her callers, and they found the
accidental black spot charming. SO much
SO that before night had come they an
nointed their faces with the black ONT
ment-
The pannier Of to-day was in great vogue
the latter part of the eighteenth century.
The introduction was brought about by
mere accident A very petite maid of one
Of the well-known actresses of that day
was in the habit Of pulling her outer skirt
up, so that when she knelt in arranging
milady's habit 1t wouldn't soil or wrinkle
the skirt. The actress, noticing the attrac-
tive appearance she made with her outer
skirt rolled up about her hips adopted the
costume.
The late King Edward, when he was the
Prince of Wales, set and introduced many
fads and fancies. AS younger man he
was somewhat stockily built, and the high
pointed linen collars, in vogue at that
time, would rritate him in the extreme.
One night he purposely grasped the points,
bent them over, and it didn't take long for
the English dressers to find the scheme an
excellent and practical one, adopt it, and
make way for our present rundown col.
lars.
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~ NE Of the kings of France came to
I the throne a child Of ten; he
wore his hair in long ringlets
all about his head. Immediately
the men and women of the court
did likewise, and 1t became the nation
wide craze This same monarch was bald
at thirty, and, being lover of things
beautiful and feminine, ordered the elab-
crate wig which was taken up and rev.
elled in during many reigns.
The feather boa originated less than
twenty years ago In conservative Boston
In an idle moment an apprentice in a mil
liners shop sewed the discarded bits and
ends of poor plumes together and strung
them about her neck. The other girls
laughed at the trimming; the head Of the
department declared them pretty. and the
order was given that no castaways In the
form Of plumes be thrown in the waste
basket All parts of the plumes were kept,
sewed onto ribbon and the entire thing
curled, the long ribbon loops put at each
end-and this creation was the means Of
bringing that woman into prominence,
and it has gained in success each season
since.
The origin of the beauty spot is no less
interesting The Duchess de Montmorril-
lon, suffering with boil on her cheek, re.
sorted to putting on bit of black mix
ture, which she had been told held great
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each other without getting angry and violating No. g.
tween 1 addicted to the pink tea habit nor
was he over fond Of his club. Not much of a strain
But. oh. those fatal Nos. 5. g. z and 8:
Annoying habits mannerisms."
mo personal criticism"
Courteous and considerable. etc. at all times"
Don't imagine that we didn't or did. or weren't
That is where the whole trouble lay. Even in -hese
last named impossbilities of married life we forced
ourselves to be perfect Imagine arguing with your
own lawfully welded husband. Or not reminding him
of his annoying habits Or refranng from criticsng
his ridiculous mannerisms. Or being always courteous
and considerate though married.
But we did It We were perfect, declared we
would be-
And then, all Of a sudden. we realized that would
simply have to be human quit!
II the trlfes that 1t hardest to be perfect
aoout-being considerate, remaining silent about little
% s list MHh ~
there was five minutes in which to catch train he
FISK missing 1t in order to DO quite
annoyed him quite much.
Once there wife who left her husband because
MIS- glass eye got her
Another loving couple separated because OF argu-
ment about which end Of the breakfast egg should
actually believe that glass eye in the family, or
ess Besa oa9 about
In order to realize perfection ideal kept all
our little differences and resentments and perfectly
hatura little argumentative and critical inclinatons
bottled up. The accumulation at length made n
6earable to each other We too perfect to have
out and clear the atmosphere
For quiet long while we kept working together.
Lean and Hobrook" sang and danced and made love
to to each other professionally They continued to be
oLovey" and "Dovey' on the sage-but nowhere else.
They were on each others nerves quite hopelessly
Once twice, three times they tried to become di-
vorced Alas they were too perfect. His Honor the
Judge, could find flaw in theml
Ihey contemplate another atempt-perhaps ION
grounds of incompatiby Of PROJECTIONS" Otherwise
the case hopeless
Don't think me hppant careless in these remarks.
never was more serious in life. 1t is such seri
GUS mater that feel like warning all young persons
ooeempating matrimony that that state is for the
r Vi nose Wro nave a passion for perfection but
eligible. ~ ~ ~ ''
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<<T OyEY' AND "DOVEY"-I Mr.. and Mrp.
Cecil Lean-are ioundering in their separate
4~ domestic ditches with present prospect Of
getting either "he perfect married couple
the stage" free and independent individuals
Too much acknowledgements the trouble. A matr1-
monia standard pitched in high key at the start
Too many plans and promises and compacs and agree
ments to start perfect and stay perfect. Too much
effort maintain the standard You can't be perfect
and human at and the same time-especialy after
marriage We held ourselves in stifnecked course
of perfection until couldn't endure each other.
We separated. What the use? The habit Of
perfection could not be shaken of-we're 30 perfect
that can't get divorce.
Goodness gracious! hasn't there been enough said
and printed about it? About "Lovey" and ''Dovey'
otherwise Florence Holbrook and Cecil Lean. who got
married and proceeded all the traditions OF
the impossbility OF married people living happy
lever after?'
That was ten years ago. Nobody can say that we
didn't make brave struggle For couple OF years We
believed would have the whole acting profession
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lives, blood or "in-law."
2. We will remain to-
sether in our workman
ayers will have to engage
both or neither.
8. We will permit no
professional jealousy to
come between us-if one
gets more applause or
press notices than the
other both shall rejoice
equally.
4. We shall not be sep
arated in our pastimes:
there shall be harmony in
the choice Of recreat1ons
which both can enjoy.
s. II either develops
annoying habits or man
nerisms the other shall
be considerate and not
notice them.
6. We agree never to
argue with each other;
each shall respect the
others opinions.
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Here Is Mrs. "Dovey" Leans Own Story
Moral: Don't Be Perfect; Just Be Human

scrlbed this page by tho wife hersolf, ap-
pears to have no parallel, and no precedent
in history To be "too perfect for marriage" sounds
like paradox Yet here husband and Wits
whose carefully planned and faithfully executed
"perfectons" at last got each others nerves to
extent that each found the others presence IN
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By FLORENCE HOLBROOK
(No Longer "Dovey")

comfortably reformed for better or worse fire.
side companion model-all the husbands ard wives
members OF each others companies, and auocratc
managers forever shamed from tearing welded actors
assunder for whole long seasons. For several
years we succeeded in foolng the outsders-and then
CHASTITY OF each others perfections 1t was all Off
Why didn't some experienced relative slap we'll
and remind us that ito Is human" That marriage
for human beings that perfection is necessarily cell
bate! Why didn't some kind person head off? Why
weren't we arrested? Just read the list of impossible
things We ewore we'd do and wouldn't do
l. 1t is our marriage; interference from rels
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The Centipedc was happy, quite,
Until the Frog, in fun.
Said: (Which leg follows after which -
And so perpelxed the hapless wight
Hc lay a-kcking in the ditch
A-wonderirg how TO run.
High School Psychoic
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I. There shall be personal criticism Of each
other-especially in the presence of outsiders.
s. II harsh remark angry reort leaps to the
lips of either. he she shall remain silent until the
impulse has subsidized.
o. Each toward the other shall be courteous and
eonsderate In all circumstances, at all times.
signed, sealed, sworn TO and delivered-and then we
visited the Little Church Around the Corner Better.
far better If We had been arrested and hailed Police
Headquarters and sent to the Psychopatbic Ward for
observation to sanity. However as that would
pense. perhaps II just we'll that punishment
was permitted to At the crime
we went to Philadelphia to rejoin the company In
which both Of us principals We had confded
in the company for two First. wished to
make parade OF example the start but to let
II sink In subtly and gradually. Second Mr. Frank
husbands and their wives acting with him and we
naturally desired breathing spell before testing Clause
No.
Alas! 1t had necessary for us to get the sage
York, and we found letter boxes on the stage
crammed witr kilograms OF congratulations Clause
No received its test then and there. Mr.. Daniels
glared at us, enorted twice. sedulousy re-
Trained from noticing except Miss Hobrook and
MI Lean"
AS time went perfection was recognized
managers We became "Lovey" and "Dovey" am sure
that the rank and file OF profession were sincere IN
desiring TO triumph. We steadily refused to he
separated in our work Managers got TO telling each
other:
mo They're T.ovey' and 'Dovey' You can't pry
'em apart" 80
There is no doubt that we sacrificed several oppor-
tuntes TO add to Individual earnings and our in
dv1dual professional reputation to remain TO.
gether In our work and live Perfection No O. can.
nc, remember that his relation nterfered
Win us-which kept No intact. AS for No 8, the
ouik or our press notices being about "Iovey" and
Dovey and their worthy example to the theatrical
profession. and applause pretty fairly shared wa
mad really no grounds for professional jealousy
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endurable. Il 10 not TO be wondered at that those
same habits Of Perfection" stand In the way Of
divorce now being sought for the fourth time.
Mr.. and Mrs Lean had enjoyed for nearly de.
cade the reputation OF having effectualIy dsproved
the theory that marriage within the theatrical pro-
fesslon cannot be successful. How their mistake
was In attempting to maintain more than human
standard Of perfection is graphically told-wIth its
obvious moral-in the Wfe's narrative,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-05
APRIL 5. 1913.
.BLuE SKY" THEORIES.

Minneapolis Journal: The DISPOSE
ton to substitute state examination for
personal inquiry as TO the value of Sc
curities offered for sale is evident in
most of "blue sky laws. 1t is RAM
PANTY obnoxious in the n passed
by the New York assembly.
The bill crtates a state securities
commission. consisting of the COVER
nor, lieutenant governor and comp
troller Of the tate. These in turn
have power to appoint an examiner,
and he with their aid may appoint
the necessary clerks for carrying out
the purposes of the act. The purpos-
es. of course. are to investigate the
securities offered.
The absurdity of the plan in a state
like New York is apparent. No coll
lection Of clerks or examiners, though
as large as an army. could possibly
investigate all the securities offered
to investors in New York city alone.
The only practical thing that could
happen Would be the giving of a quasi
DuDllC CIuUl SIIlSIl W SuAhS lSShS dliA
bonds as were not condemned. In
other words, a presumption of n
1neness would be created to take the
place Of the natural presumption that
the security offered needed most care
full private scrutiny. Some barefaced
frauds might be detected and thrown
out. but a greater evil would result
meanwhile from the moral standing
given dubious securities by the failure
OF the state to condemn.
The scheme is purely paternal. 1t
seeks to substitute public and loose
scrutiny for the private duty Of the
investor to use and develop his W
business judgment. The protection of
the public is something worth consid-
ering seriously. But the method of
getting at it must be one that will not
bring more evils than it cures.
The Child bill before the Minnesota
legislature has been misunderstood.
1t is not intended as a guide to invest
nlent. but rather as a sure protective to
the small investor-thc man who pays
in twenty-five to two hundred dollars.
This is going far enough for a first
step.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-05

who care to see them try. Now. a
year later. she did not know winch
she hated most-the trim iron Gle
vators which daily whisked her up
some tight or ten flights to disappoint-
nlent and then coldly deposited her
on the ground floor or h stairs OF
worn green Brussels carpet that led
to the lonesome bedroom which was
now her home.
At $3.50 n gray November after
noon she had come in n flung her
self upon the bed. The little she
could make by drawings for ADVERTISE
ments was barely enough to provide
a room and meals. And now that was
dwindling. She stared stonily at the
ting sun. cloud oppressed. had vain
ly tried to paint and succeeded only
in smudging. She was very blue and
tired. Nothing seemed worth while;
nothing seemed worth thinking of but
n two low mounds, s~nOw.covered
now, in the quiet old graveyard.
That afternoon she had taken IL let
whose help she had been led to count.
He was a busy man. with two tense
wrinkles between his steel gray eyes.
He had read the letter, scowled, and
CURLY informed her that he already
had more illustrators on his staff than
ne had n possible use for. Nor
would he look at her work. Marjorie
had suddenly hated his scowling face
and sharp gray eyes.
Now n had about decided to get
a position in a department store and
slowly drag out life. She sat up as
she heard the fat, short-breathins
landlady wheeze up the stairs and
down the corridor to her door. Mar
jorie wasn't the sort to pour out her
troubles.
But it seemed that Mrs. Merton had
her own troubles. I'm just in a
pickle" she said between puffs as she
tried to regain her breath. My sis
ter. Mrs. Kane. is a.cornin' on the Z
o'clock train, n ] amt got a place
for her to sleep. And she's fattcr'n
me. SO we couldn't both get in the
am bed, or I'd share mine. So l
come to ask you. my dear, scein'
you're about the only boardcr l got
that amt afraid to do a body a favor,
if you'd mind sleepin' with me-you
bein' SO thin YOU don't take up nc
room-and give Maria your bed? Just
two nights. and I'll always be that
grateful"
Dismay widened Marjorie's eyes-a
dismay that the dusk hid. She look
ed at Mrs. Merton's c%apacious form,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-05
GOOD WEATHER NEEDED.

What this section of the country
needs just now is good weather. and
several weeks Of it. The first week of
April is gone. and it will be several
days yet before field work will be gen.
eral. even with the best weather that
We can hope for. That means that
while spring work may start at about
the average time. this will not be an
unusually early spring under any cir
culnstances. About April 5 to 10 may
be considered the average time for
the general beginning Of field opera
lions in this latitude. and we will not
now be any earlier than that, and we
may be later.
The chief difference between this
spring and most others lies in the inn
mense quantity Of blowing that re-
mains to be done. and in the very con-
siderable quantity Of threshing that
remains. In a fall when the conditions
are satisfactory the rule is for prac-
tically all the wheat land to be plowed
in the fall. Some is always left over,
of course, but in a normal fall the
great bulk of the land that is intended
for wheat il plowed before winter sets
In. Last fall was not a normal one.
Fol- about five weeks rain fell, not very
heavily, but frequently, n grain in
the shock was kept during the greater
part Of that time in a state unfit either
for threshing or for stacking. Help
was scarce at the beginning of the
season. and the weather conditions
made the situation worse. Men who
had come into the state for threshins
were compelled to lie idle, and many
OF them wearied Of the wait and be-
took themselves east. The result was
that when the short season that was
fit for t%hrcshing set in many machines
were laid up for lack of men to oper.
ate them. The valley counties got req
sonably well cleaned up, and in them.
as q rule. a fair quantity Of plowins
was done. Farther west there wa
less threshing and less blowing, and
on hundreds OF fields the first sprin1
operation will be to clear the land Il
shocks and thresh the grain. wor,
which would usually have been done
last September. Then will come the
blowing which would ordinarily have
been done last fall. And when all
that is done. which will take some
time. the farmers so situated will
be In just the condition, 50 far as
work is concerned, in which they us
ually are at, the very beginning OF
spring. Therefore. what the stat.
needs. and needs badly, is a long spell
Of good working weather.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-05
POULTRY
A RAP FOR


Poultry Editor-I have read a great
deal about the leghorn. and l would
like to tell my experience so that
others starting to raise chickens may
know Of n mans experience. Tn
through with them.
It's all very we'll to say the leghorn
lays a nice white egg. and many of
them. too. and that the white egg is
the thing for The market. but I have
carried both white leghorns and bar
red plymouth Rocks for three years.
and have learned that altogether
the Plymouth Rocks are the better.
and more profitable birds Of the two.
During last year I found that the
White Leghorns laid on an average
$50 eggs each and the Plymouth
Rocks 1876. My feed bill for both was
about the same. I@had no trouble
averaging SO cents all year round for
n brown eggs. while my average for
h Leshorn eggs was only IS cents.
That, SC far as 1t went, left the White
Leghorns In the lead for profit. But
had many orders to fil for table
FOWL. Now my idea Of nothing to eat
at all is a Leghorn. But the Barred
Rocks were always acceptable. I sold
many OF them az broilers at q good
pront' and also som ROSTERS. l al
ways get $1.5o for Barred Rock eggs
for Matching, and only 81 for the
White Leghorn.
In killing off my Leghorns I real
ICED from SO to Is cents each. I raised
both kinds Of chicks. The number of
Barred Rocks I allowed to set raised
a big percentage of strong, healthy
chicks. and those from the incubator
were fine, too.
I had a couple of Leghorns that APP
parently wanted to set. I couldn't keep
them Oft the nests. Foolishly I mt
eggs under them. n after the sixth
day they left them, and I couldn't
drive them back.
So I say I am through with the
Leghorns. Others may be able to do
better than l have done with the
birds. but / wouldn't have them
around. / think the Plymouth Rocks
are the best all-round birds going. In
this bushes w should helm zach
other, and 1t is with that spirit I like
to tell just what I am doing. Yours
truly, .
w. D. G.. Little Falls.
(The name IL! not published BY re-
quest.)
Here is a chance for some Of our
readers to speak up and tell what they.
are doing with the White Lerhorn. or
other breeds. The White LeRhorn has
held the position Of the best money
maker for years. Should other yarie.
ties be- given the place? Your COM
ment Is invited. Tell US how you're
doing and with what breed.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-05
Dinner Stories

An old farmer drove into a small
town the other day and stopped at
the country store. A phonograph
had just been installed and the farm
err decided to have a few cents worth
Of music. The clerk handed him the
ear tubes. placed them in proper po-
sition and Immediately. started the
machine.
The farmer instantly dropped the
tubes and rushed to the door, cry
ing:
"Great snakes! Hold on q mint.
will ye? There's q gold burned brass
band a.a-comin' an there amt mo-
body a-holdin' my horse"
They were entertaining the minis
ter at dinner, and after the dessert
had been eaten little Johnny said:
Wont you nave another piece of pie.
Mr.. Hobbs?"
Tho minister laughed. well.
Johnny" he said. since you are. SO
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-05

Who may not be a Thackeray.
a Dickens, or a Poe, but pulls the
stuff that gets him lots Of yen
and kale and dough? Whose
dope may not be classical nor
loaded with gadzooks. but lands
unfailingly among the six best
selling books?." Who pipes the
tales of kingdomettes that never
see the maps, and p%rincesses that
lose their hearts to clever Yankee
.-yaps? Whose handsome heroes
never seem to have a thing to do
except to foil the scoundrels and
to make eyes Of 900? Who never
writes the fms till the vilyun's
in the stir and Jack and Jill are
keeping house? George Barr Nc
Cutcheon, sir.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-05

who had two tense wrinkles be.
tween his eyes. But now he wasn't
He looked Very much In
terested. And lie remembered her.
Good work." he said. decisively.
Sorry I was too busy to bother the
position?"
Yes" said Marjorie. breathlessly.
And then she sal down in the nearest
chair. And Mrs. Kane seemed to real.
ize why. for her old stcel-gray eyes.
that We're very like her sons, filled
with a soft. plying light.
'And mind YOU pay her enough,
Henry" she ordered her son, the man.
aging editor.