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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-02-28
Was Beaten By Scattering

which there was no announced candi-
date except this man. Under the con-
stitution Of the state a-majority of all
the votes cast was required to elect
"On the evening of the election
every one expected, of course, that
this man would be elected. His
friends were congratulating him that
at last he had secured an Office, and
were jollifying over the event. It was
suggested to him that he go over to
the polls and ascertain what the vote
was. He did SO, but remained quite
a while. When he returned in a crest
fallen spirit. his friends asked him
what the result was. He was silent
for moment, and then said that he
had not been elected.
How is that?' they asked There
was no other candidate against you
That's what | thought he replied;
but at the last minute they trotted
out fellow named Scattering" and
he beat me to death won't run any
more. Washington Post.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-02-28
Candidate for Office in Mississippi
Loses to Fellow Trotted Out at
Last Minute.

One of the most amusing election
stories ever heard comes from Mis-
sissipi in the days just succeeding the
Civil war" said F. A. Herold of New
ark, Del. at the Raleigh 1T was one
of the favorite stories of the late L
@ c. Lamar of Mississippi, who was
one of the best story tellers OF his
day.
Senator Beck Of Kentucky, himseii
of no mean capacity In that line. pro
nounced Lamar the best story teller
he ever knew. The story IS this. Al
one Of the small towns of that state
lived a. man with chronic desire to
hold Office. Any office would do for
him. He had been a candidate for
office many times. but had always
been defeated. Finally, an opportunity
arose for him. so it was thought. An
Office was to be filed by election, for
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-02-28

! thought that your predecessors,
NM. Debienne and Poligny, who were
always charming TO me, had neglect
ed, before leaving. to mention my lit
tie fads to you. | have now received
reply from those gentlemen to my
letter asking for an explanation, and
this reply proves that you know all
about my nIemorandum-bo book and, con
sequently, that you are treating me
with outrageous contempt. II you wish
TO live in peace, you must not begin
by taking away my private box.
Believe me TO be, dear Mr. Man
ager, without prejudice to these little
observations,
Your Most Humble and Obedient
Servant,
OPERA GHOST"
The letter was accompanied by a
cutting from the agony-column OF the
Revue TheatraIe, which ran:
20. G.-There is no excuse for K.
and NJ. We told them and left your
memorandum-book in their hands.
Kind regards
NJ Firmin Richard had hardly fin
ished reading this letter when NJ Ar
mand Moncharmin entered, carrying
one exactly similar They looked at
each other and burst out laughing
They are keeping up the joke
said NJ Richard, but | don't call it
funny
What does it all mean" asked M
Moncharmin. do they imagine that,
because they have been managers OF
the opera, we are going to let them
have box for an indefinite pesStd?''
Il am not in the mood to let myself
be laughed at long, said Firmin Rich
ard
Its harmless enough. observed
Armand MOncharmin. What is it ley
really want? A box for tonight"
NJ. Firmin Richard told his secre-
tary to send Box Five on the grand
tier to NM. Debienne and Poligny, If
it was not sold. 1t was not. 1t was
sent off to them. Debienne lived at
the corner of the Rue Scribe and the
Boulevard des Capucines; Poligny, in
the Rue Auber o. Ghosts two let
ters had been posted at the Boulevard
des Capucines postoffice, as Monchar-
min remarked after examining the en-
velopes.
You see,' said Richard
They might have been civil. for all
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-02-28

hours, had been walking UP and down
and fortune-or dismissal awaited
them
The whole day was spent In dis
cussing, negotiating, signing or can
ceiling contracts; and the two over
worked managers went to bed early.
without so much as casting a glance
at Box Five TO see whether NJ. De-
bienne and NJ PoHgny were enjoying
the performance
Next morning, the managers re-
ceived card of thanks from the
ghost:
Dear Mr. Manager:
Thanks. Charming evening. Daae
exquisite. Choruses want waking up.
Carlotta a splendid commonplace in
strument\ VIII write you soon for
the 100000 francs, or 233,424 If. 20 c..
to be correct. NM. Debienne and
Poligny have sent me the 6,575 fr. 80
c. representing the first ten days Of
my allowance for the current year !;
their privileges finished on the eve
ming Of the tenth inst.
Kind regards. 20. G."
On the other hand, there was let
ter from NM. Debienne and Poligny:
Gentlemen:
we are much obliged for your kind
| thought OF us, but you will easily I'M
derstand that the prospect Of again
hearing Faust, pleasant though it is
| to ex-managers OF the opera, cannot
make US forget that We have no right
| to occupy Box Five on the grand tier
which Is the exclusive property OF
| him of whom we spoke to you when
f., we went through the memorandum
book with you for the last time. See
Clause SO, final paragraph.
Accept, gentlemen, etc.
"Oh, those fellows are beginning to
annoy me-" shouted Firmin Richard
snatching up the letter.
And that evening Box Eve was sold
The next morning, MN. Richard and
Mencharmin, on reaching their office
found an inspectors report relating to
an incident that had happened, the
| essential part of the report:
II was obliged to call in mu
nicipal guard twice, this evening, to
clear Box Five on the grand tier, once
at the beginning and once in the mid
! die of the second act. The occupants
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-02-28
Pigeons Fall From Grace

astonished to see a dozen pigeons in
the gutter of the otherwise deserted
street, some dancing drunkenly, 9th
ers already sound asleep A few feet
away hound of disreputable ap-
pearance was creeping up slowly and
trifie unsteady, on his unsuspecting
and bibulous quarry AS he was al
most among the birds his feet went
suddenly in several direction and he
lay in the gutter among the pigeons,
growing sleepily to himself, for he,
too, was drunk
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-02-28
Drunken Orgy of Feathered Tribe Re
suits From Accident to
keG of Rum.

heavy truck loaded with kegs of
Hquor was jolting across line OF car
tracks when one of the kegs toppled
and fell from the top of the pile into
the street 1t was thoroughly smash
ed, so the truckman whipped up his
team and went his way with stopping.
The rum flowed out over the street
one little dent in the paving collecting
a visible puddle of it.
In a few minutes a pigeon came
nuttering down to drink at the pool
thus fortunately provided for thirsty
birds The initial taste was a sur
prise. but a second and a third soon
followed and soon the pigeon tottered
duttering away, too overcome to hy.
Other birds. seeing him there and aDx-
fous to wet their parching throats,
followed their brother in his path of
wicked lntemperance-
! Five Rinutes later a passerby was
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-02-28

be placed at the disposal of the opera
ghost for every performance
When we saw this, there was moth
ing else for us to do but to rise from
our chairs, shake our two predeces-
sors warmly by the hand AID con-
graduate them on thinking OF this
charming little joke, which proved
that the old French sense OF humor
was never likely to become extinct.
Thereupon we all four left the Of
flee. Richard and | had never
laughed so much in our lives.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-02-28
Soft-SheIIed Euos.

The soft-shelled egg is caused by
the lack of lime in the ration of the
hen, and also may be due to the fact
that she is out of condition, resulting
from too much corn in the ration. If
the former is the cause, the difficulty
may be remedied by applying old
plaster or ground oyster shells. While
If the latter, wheat, bran or oats may
be substituted for the bulk of the corn,
and the flock may be made to Scratch
for their feed.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-02-28
Coop for Poultry,

The cheapest and best coop for
hen and chickens or for brooder we
have been able to devise is made out
of :. dry goods box, and our nest boxes
are made out of this waste material
Much of the material is given us for
hauling away. We store it till the
stormy winter, when the men take it
to the shop, knock it to pieces and
remodel it into coops, nest boxes, feed
hoppers, apple boxes end crates. Our
apple boxes hold one bushel and
half, ano are convenient md cheap
package in which to store apples over
winter
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-02-28
Automobile Aroma.

Farmer Hiram was mending the
front fence when an automobile
whizzed past, emitting a trail of blue
smoke from it's oil-choked engine.
Farmer Hiram's hand went to his
nose. When the car had disappeared
far down the lane and the smell had
died away he ventured to address the
hired man.
"Sam," he said they may be swell
city fellers an all that; but they GER
tainly was smokin' some vile see
CARS"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-02-28
Seif-DeniaI

Dan Reed, the head coach of the
Cornell football team, was talking at
banquet at an Ithaca hotel about a
football failure.
He'd have been a good man." said
Reed, but he wouldn't train 1t wasn't
in him to train. In fact, the only kind
of Se1f-denial he was ever known to
practice was to look out of his study
window at his frat house and tell
the duns he was not at home"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-02-28
SYNOPSIS.

CONSERVATION is caused on the last
atght that the Opera Is managed by De-
bienne and POIigny because Of the ap-
pearance Of ghost, said 10 have been
In evidence on several previous occasions.
Christine Daae, a member OF the opera
company. is called upon to All very
important part and scores a great sue
cess. Count de Chagny and his brother
Raoul are among those who applaud the
singer. RaOul tries to see Christine In
the dressing room. but is unable to do so
and later discovers that some one is max
Ing love to her. She energies alone, and
npon entering the room be finds II empty.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-02-28
Disguised Old Columbus.

Columbus deity stood the egg on
end, then waited for the applause.
That's all right enough" said the
audience, but show us how to buy
really fresh egg
Frowning grimly, Columbus re-
placed the egg in his coat pocket and
sailed for America.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-02-28
Plants Need Nourishment.

A German investigator has discov-
cred that plants resist cold best when
they are given special nourishment to
keep them warm. For instance, to
feed plant sugar stimulates it's pow
err of resisting low temperature, much
as like food acts upon animals. though
in less marked degree.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-02-28
Without a Break.

This wireless Is great thing"
YES, indeed. Now an actress go
ing to Europe can quarrel with her
manager all the way across"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-02-28
Has To.

"Do you really believe in this homs
rule business?"
"Of course do Amt I married."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-02-28
its Merit.

''Why is mirror considered one OF
the best of critics."
Because it always faces the truth"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-26
PETITIONS OPEN
TO ONE ATTACK
SECRETARY OF STATE RULES
OUT ALL OTHER PROTESTS OF
REFE9 E9ENDUM.

Oklahoma CITY, Okla, Oct 90
The only question Secretary Of State
Ben +. Harrison viii consider in
passing ON the protest against IN,
petition in the referendum Of Ger
tan sections Of the election law, is
whether or not it is necessary that
the petitions be addressed to The
governor. They are not and this
matter was presented as one Of thn
POINTS in the protest hearing on
which was begun today Attorneys
will be given until 10 o'clock Mon
day morning to present authorities
in the matter. The secretary will
then rule on the sufficienCy of the /
petitions. He denied the protestants' |
offer to introduce evidence on allie
cations of fraud to which the prot
'stants excepted and announced that
IN appeal would be taken to the su-
lrome court. The secretary after
the petitions offered On
he referendum stated that he doubt
Il whether any of the allegations
# fraud could be proven, and that
II regard to The claim of wrong al
ir,ss and other apparent technical
irregularities he thought the supreme
court had already covered the matter
in its opinion in former case
wherein the doctrine was eNpondcd
hat clerical errors would not tend
10 inyalidatc petitions whore there
was no intent of fraud
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-26
Notice of Sale OF Real Estate.

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-26
GET A BOX OF NORRIS EXQUIS-
ITE CANDIES FOR HER TODAY AT
9OMAR DRUG co.
homemade Cedar Chest.

Get large pine packing box Hinge
on the lid and putty up the cracks If
there are any but it is better to get
one without cracks. Purchase a bot
tie Of cedar oil from the druggist and
paint the inside of the box with this,
being sure that the oil soaks into all
creyIces. Use the oil plenufully, and
when thoroughly dry line the box
with camhric Cover the outside with
any preferred material The cedar
oil will retain its odor for years. and
is as much disl.kcd by moths as the
cedar wood itself.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-26
hunters Killed Large Eagle.

Claremore, Okla, Oct. 25.-WhilC
hunting, near the Moore ranch, near
Tiawah, this county Charles Gibbs
and Ed Bearce, of this city, on Wed
ncsday killed an eagle which is a
monster measuring about eight feet
from tip to tip When shot tho
bird was eating a rabbit, which it
had swooped down upon and caught.
After pumping several shot into the
bird the boys resorted to the use
of club before the king OF the
air" was finally killed. The dead
bird was presented to the biological
Of the Eastern Uniyer-
sity Preparatory School, where it
will be stuffed and mounted.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-26
+'ave Learned Nothing Of Dreams.

nr w. r. Scripture of New York
says shat ambideXtrous persons never
dream. while righthandcd persons
tream with the right hemisphere Of the
brain, because they use the left brain
lobe for conscious thinking. Compare
lively speaking he said, modern sci
Hnt,sts know as little about dreams
as man did when the first sleeper had
his irst dream.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-26
Grrt O. 1c0As.

When Y consider what some books
have done for the world and what they
are doing, how they keep up our hope
awaken new courage and faith, soothe
pain, give an ideal life to those whose
hours are cold and hard, bind together
distant ages and foreign lands, create
new worlds OF beauty, bring down
truth from heaven; give eternal
blessings for this gift, and thank Goo
for books.-James Freeman Clark.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-26
Aid for Short-SIuhted,

4 German doctor has devised a revo,
lutionary method of correcting poor
eyesight. 1t is a telescope spectacle
and is claimed to te the best and
healthiest method for a near-sighted
person TO bring objects close TO the
eyes and thus see we'll at a distance
The glasses are a coordination Of a
convex objective with a concave eye
piece and have 70 be fitted most care.
fully TO each person.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-26

The foundations of a strong and vir.
lie race are laid in the rural districts.
and, if agriculture be allowed to de
cay. no development of industries in
the heart of the town will atone for
the loss to the nation of that greatest
OF all industries which makes wealth
while it creates manhood. Percy AL
den.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-26

$50 you've lost your nice pussy cat"
sympathi2ed grandma, hearing sad
news. Too bad! know how you
loved him. You miss hiiu dreadfully.
| SUPPOSE" "Oh, yes, miss him
some siX-year-old Joar yeilied with
an air of chastened sorfCs, but then,
grandma, since I've Leald SO much
about this germ bU5i.uss | try to
think it's just as well
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-26
Toward tno Etotr

| find the great thi@s N this worlt
Is, not so much where ye stand. as
in what direction We are moving. To
'each the port of heaven We must sail
sometimes with the wind and some.
times against it-but We must sail and
not drift nor lie at anSnor.-Oliver
Wendell Holmes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-26

Excerpt from an interview with a
visitor to town, printed In an ex-
change: The velocity OF time and
the friction OF years will never erase
the pleasure OF this visit The many
pleasant rides and kisses from my
once sweet girl friends will ever lin.
ger with me-"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-26

nine American battleships, the pick
Of the United States, sailed today
for the Mediterranean Sea to give
the sailors cruising practice.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-26
Knew Where He Was,

Sportsman--"Can you tell me where
to send a handkerchief | have found
belonging to Father Maloney?" Irish
Priost-"I can; but he'll have no use
for ut. He's been in Hiven these three
weeks. Punch.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-26
Always nrauy.

It appears that there is always
mysterious woman waiting for the mar
ried man who wishes to vino up his
career with joy-ride-Chlcago Rec
)rd-lIorald.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-26
IN SOCIETY

day afternoon with Mrs Homer Hin
ke.
On Monday afternoon at the home
Of Mrs. f. b. McElroy there will
be a meeting of the doll committee
Of the Presbyterian Bazaar
f.
Wilmer Anderson entertained a
number Of friends last evening at
his home on E street southwest.
Mr.. and Mrs Kelly Brown enter
tanned at dinner on Wednesday even
ing, honoring Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Tucker
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-26

About 25,000 boats are employed in
british fisheries, which employ crews
OF move than 100000 men and boys. =
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-26
Bible Study Class.

The Bible Study Class will meet
on Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. f.
l.. McGlroys.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-26
Halloween.

Friday is Halloween, and will
doubtless be observed in the social
world as such, although no parties
have as yet been announced.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-26

The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Christian Broadway Methodist church
will meet on Tuesday afternoon at
3 o'clock at the church in social
session Members will please bring
their Bazaar work and pass the time
in completing things for the Bazaar
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-26

The Cosmos Club meets ON Thurs
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-26

Hampton Roads, Va, Oct, 25.-The
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-26

WARSHlPS TO MEDITERRANEAN.
Pick Of American Navy to Cruise in
European Waters.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-26

Christian church will meet on Tues
day afternoon with Mrs. c. NJ Camp
bell
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-26

CONTINUED FROM PAGE FOUR
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-26

day afternoon with Mrs. Homer Hin
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-22
Real Estate Transfers.

Laura Bassham ct al to Hattie
Bassham-wd--lot 2. blk 16, w. F.
& Co. addition, w. C.-$1.00.
Joe Albertson and VT to L. B.
oung-wd-wb lot Z, blk 81, w.
C.-s5,500.00.
Andrew Raven and VT to Francis
s. Smith-wd-und Y lots and 2,
blk IS. w. F. & Co. addition. w. G.
so, 100000.
Harvey Bosworth and WI to Laury
Callery-wd-lot IA, blk 8, w. F.
& Co. addition.-s45O.0O.
Emma j. Bosworth and hush to
Laury Callery-wd-lot Is, blk 9,
w. F. Co. addition.-$500.00.
w. Fl. Newsome and VT to VIM. P.
Teal--wd---lot and sh lot 6, blk
6, T. E. addition, Stratford.-s4,O 900.
John Horn and VT to Nelson Nc
Aninch-wd-tract in lot 5, blk LOG,
D. & P. r. r. addition, w. c.
900.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-07-22
BLOCK FAC
TORY IN FULL BLAST
Albert Swanson's new Establishment
i >. Already Made 5000 or
5000 Blocks.

Few people in the city are prob
ably aware that in the past month a
new cement block factory has been
started and has already turned out
between five and six thousand
blocks. Albert Swanson, who has for
"a number of years been in the con-
crete walk business, has placed in
the old Eagle Iron works one Of the
latest cement block machines. This
machine was patented but a year
ago and is guaranteed to turn out
uniform blocks. All the machinery
that has so far been installed is run
by the use of electricity. Mr..
Swanson has purchased a sand pit
on the river and has been making
blocks for use as porch piers, foun-
dations, cellar walls, etc. The blocks
are 8 by 16 inches and are perfect
in every way. The factory is in a
position where anyone wishing a
special style OF concrete work can
be accommodated at once. Mr..
Swanson expects to commence max
ing silo blocks soon, which will no
doubt be great benefit to the farm
ers of this vicinity.