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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25

that will correspond to that OF the
grooves in block E Gig. y.
The trigger Gig. g. is notched on
top SO the staple in block F viii catch
on it, and the lower end has a notch
in one edge to receive rubber bands.
Pivot the trigger between the barrel
pieces D with a small nail Or brad,
adjusting the top END so the staple
Will catch lightly when the trigger is
cooked, and slip off easily VIXEN the
trigger is pulled. The rubber bands
extending from the lower notch in the
trigger to a small nail driven into the
under side of the barrel, must be
strong enough to hold the trigger
against the pull of the bow string.
A barrel hoop forms the bow of the
gun. Notch each end Of the bow
Gig. 81, and nail 1t at it's center to
the end Of the barrel Tie the bow
string to the nails In block F and the
ends Of the bow.
The arrows for this form Of cross
bow must be of the right length to
extend from block r to a trifie beyond
EloCh Il, Ioi the lol wal ollo iOo'0
in the groove in E, and the rear end
sticks into the hole In block F. The
shaft of your arrows can be cut out
Of iaths, and excellent arrowheads
can be made out of thread spOols by
first saving spools into halves and
then tapering them to blunt points
Gig. 10). The ends of the shafts
stick into the holes of the spools. as
shown in Fig 9.
Copyright, 1912, by A. Nicely Han)
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As a Stranger Sees Us.

There aren't many places where the
baggage transfer companies are quite
SO eussed as they are In Pittsburg.
Once In New York ] gave a boy the
job Of "toting" my grip from the
Pennsylvania station to Times square.
about five minutes walk-and we
walked He wanted $105-the Ave
cents was to pay his carfare back.
Next to that, the meanest thing ever
happened to me was when a Pittsburg
transfer company took all night to
carry my trunk from a railroad sta
ton to a hotel charged me 40 cents
for what is done in any other town
for 25 cents and, after forcing me to
go without pajamas. charged me stor-
age for keeping care Of my trunk all
night. Pretty rough, l call it.
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The Clocks We Wear.

The three marks on the back Of a
glove and the clocks on the stocking
are due practically to the same cir
cumstance. The glove marks CORE
spond to the fourchette pieces be-
tween the fingers, and in other days
these pieces were continued along the
back of the hand, braid being used to
conceal the seams. somewhat sim
liar origin is assigned to the orna-
mental clock on the stockings. In the
days when stockings were made Of
cloth, the seams occurred where the
clocks do now, the characterization then
being used to conceal the seams. The
useless little bow in the leather band
lining a mans hat is the survival OF
the time when hat was made by ta-
king a piece of leather, boring. two
holes through it and drawing it up
with a piece of string. Is
Weekly.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
Own Baby Her GrandchiLd.

A woman who is stepmother to her
own children and who has a step
granddaughter born in the direct line
of descent has been discovered near
Kalamazoo. Mrs. Christiana Work
niger is the mother Of ten children.
Her eldest daughter married Charles
Strabel and after becoming the mother
of three children died. Shortly after
ward Strabel married the second of
Mrs. Workinger's daughters and was
divorced from her. Then Mrs. Work
niger herself married Strabel Recent
" baby was born to her. The child
is her own tepgranddaughter She is
also grandmother of her own children
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age limit, wandered to RiEerdale and
run down by an automobile and Grip
pied for life For two months the
homeless little fellow was kept in the
hospital. Then he was again turned
adrift, his sole assets a pair of
crutches
1t was tender-hearted Mercy, true to
name and nature, who took him in.
but her sister resented the intrusion,
Then Mercy spoke to Walter about
the friendless outcast. Walter took
him to the old house. His father was
very old and feeble. He needed con.
slant attention, and took q great fancy
to the bright, jolly little stranger.
Joe was SO CHEEKY, so accommodate
ing, SO handy, despite his crippled con-
dition, that within month Walter felt
that he had secured a treasure. Little
Joe made the long evenings lively. He
was a faithful attendant upon aged
MIR. Rose, and nearly the last smile
upon the lips of the old man was for
the lad who had so frightened his
final hours on earth.
Joe had taken a great interest la
the plans Walter had drawn for the
new house. When the latter decided
to go to the city, he wanted to ar
range for the care of his little charge
with a neighbor.
mo. Uncle Walter; no, positively"
asserted Joe. I've planned it all out.
Let me stay here, only leave old Dob
bin and the wagon. | can't do much
real work but can drive, and I'll pick
up enough odd jobs about town to keep
me comfortably and sometimes to put
aside for that famous new house you're
going to build. See if / DON'T"
Walter agreed to this, but with some
reluctancy and misgivings as he looked
at the thin. wistful face and crippled
was the only occupant Of the lonely old
house that shook dangerously when
the wind blew hard. and only portion
of which was at all habitable.
I'm going to set up light house
keeping in the dining room and move
my cot there planned Joe. Lust as
soon as I get it fixed just as want 1t
Daytimes after Joe drove down to
the depot and waited around for a
chance to haul trunk or carry va
| lise or package in the old wagon. He
had to have help with the heavier
| freight. but then his charges were
| light. At the end of a month Joe had
enough ready cash TO provide for his
limited living needs. Then he started
in on what he called his grand ideal
He spent several evenings going
over the plans for the new house He
measured an6 calculated. With the
| aid of a builders book he had picked
up, Joe was able to figure out just
what kind and how much Of lumber,
brick, stone and the like was needed
He even got SO far as to actually ep-
| innate the number of nails in the an
/ ticipated construction,
| Every week he wrote to Walter il
| the city Three tines week he drove
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25

form of arrow cut from a shingle. IL
you can find a single you can make
several arrows out of the one piece.
The head of the arrow is cut on the
thick end of the shingle. and the tail
On the thin end. The shaft of the ar
row must be notched to receive the
wtiplash. and this must be at the
center of balance" which may be
determined by holding the arrow
across the edge of your knife blade
and sliding it one way or the other
until it balances. The notch should
slant in the direction of the arrow
head.
To sling the arrow, slip the end of
the whiplash into the notch and draw
it through as far as the knot Then
holding the tail of the arrow in the
left hand and the whip bow in the
right hand, as shown In Fig. /, fling
out your right arm full length and
at the same time release the hold On
the arrow The arrow can be shot
high into the air, or straight at a
target. The record throw with a
whip bow is 372 feet Probably you
will not make new record, but with
practice you should be able to sling
your arrows a considerable distance.
The new form of cross bow shown
In Fig. 4 requires two pieces of lath
for the barrel. barrel hoop for the
bow, a piece of x-inch board out
of which to cut the stock, trigger,
etc. and two heavy rubber bands
Cut the stock (A) about inches long,
and of the shape shown in Fig. 5,
and remove piece three-eighths inch
in thickness from each side of me
small end B, as shown, to receive the
ends of the barrel pieces D. Block G
should be cut to the same thickness
as end B, to fit between the opposite
ends Of stripe D Cut strips D 20
inches long.
Block e should be fastened to the
end Of the barrel, The top should be
grooyed as shown. If you can find
o tongue-and- grooved board, cut this
block out of the grooved edge. The
bow-string block T slides along the
top of the barrel with the lower thin
portion sticking down between pieces
D Drive a staple into the back OF
the block, drive a small nail into the
two side fares, and bore half-inch
hole in the front face in position
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
Some of Continents Attitudes.

The maximum difference in eleva-
ton of land in the United States Is
14,777 feet, according to the United
States geological survey. Mount
Whitney, the highest point, is 14,501
feet above sea level, and point in
Death Valley is 276 feet below sea
level These two points, which are
both in California, are less than nine
ty miles apart. This difference is
small, however, as compared with the
figures for Asia. Mount Everest
rises 29,002 feet above sea level,
whereas the shores of the Dead sea
are 1920 feet below sea level, total
difference in land heights OF 30292
feet Mount Everest has never been
climbed. The greatest ocean depth
yet found is 32,0S8 feet, at point
about fifty miles north Of the Island
of Mindanao, in the Philippine islands.
The ocean bottom at this point is
therefore more than eleven and
half miles below the summit of Mount
Everest
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
First N eMRnaner.

The Acta Diurna (Acts of the Day.,
instituted by julius Caesar, comes
about as near being the first newspa-
per as anything we can find. There
was an official editor, and the gazette
was exhibited daily in public. 1t was
customers. The Acta contained an
nouncements or DEGREES by the gov
eminent, notices relating to the courts,
and other matters of public interest,
such as birth, marriages and deaths
1t had wide circulation and in many
ways fulfilled the office of regular
newspaper.
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Some Credit Coming to Pat.

An Irishman was one day engaged
at stone-breaking on the roadside,
and not being used to the work could
not get on very fast. A friend Of his
who CHANGED to pass by as Pat was
belaboring a large stone with re-
newed vigor, tried to show him the
right way, and taking the hammer
from him broke the stone with ease.
Said Pat: Sure, now and it be
easy for We to break the stone afther
l have been softening it for the last
half-hour."
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around to see Mercy. She had no time
to visit him. for she had to slave hard
to please her narrow minded, con-
planning sister. Joe was SO CHEEKY and
courageous that he frightened up her
spirits considerably, despite the fact
that her lover did not write the most
hopeful letters in the world.
With the end of the year Walter
Rose wrote that he had not done as
well in the city as he had anticipated.
He was homesick, however, and was
coming back to Riverdale, to be
among friends, even if he had to work
a little harder and wait a little longer
for that new house.
Walter was puzzled at the gaiety and
suppressed excitement Of little Joe
as the latter met him at the depot With
old Dobbin and the wagon. The ami
NAL looked well kept, the vehicle was
came in sight Of the old house. 1t was
a discouraging homecoming.
Il had hoped when l came back
here" he told his companion, that [
would surely have earned and saved
enough to provide neat home nest
for Mercy and the old folks. Instead
of that l have less than $500, a mere
beginning. Why, what's that?"
Well might Walter stare! The old
place looked like lumber yard. Piled
up symetrically were old boards, laths.
shingles, rubble stone and dimension
stone sufficient to lay pretentious
foundation, and heap after heap Of
bricks.
Its the result of my grand ideal
cried Joe proudly. You know they
are doing a lot of tearing down and re-
building In the new factory .cwn of
Blairsville, eight miles away. What
you see yonder is waste stuff thrown
away-nails that they let drop to the
ground, stone, brick and lumber that
the wrecking crews bury or burn up.
I've picked up over two hundred loads
that they were glad to give me to get
rid of, and, say, Uncle Walter! there's
enough bricks-Ive counted them-to
build as fine a house as was ever put
up In Riverdaie!"
you blessed little fellow" said
Mercy, when an hour later she knew
that the new house was a certainty,
and tears of joy fell upon the bright
golden head as she kissed Joe CRATE
fully
And, 10, the stone that the builders
had rejected had become the founda-
I ton of a structure of comfort, love
and happiness!
Copyright, 1913, by W. C. Cl1apman)
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TRUTH ABOUT PATRlARCHS
Scientific Analysis Has Reduced the
Number of Their Years on Earth
to Reasonable Point.

How old was Methuselah? Nine
hundred and sixty-oRe years is the age
which, from our earliest youth, we
have been accustomed to assign the
patriarch. Scientific research abroad,
however, has reduced these imposing
figures to 1874 years!
The experts point out that there
has always existed certain amount
of doubt, even among orthodox be-
levers, in the literal truth of the Bible
concerning the great age to which the
patriarchs attained. Many theories
have been evolved to reduce the bibi-
cal records of this kind to something
near the allotted span of man.
1t has been surmised that, in the
earliest times, the monther-the pc
riod Of a moon cycle-was called a
year. Thus, Adams $50 years of life.
calculating a year at 2913 days, the
length of lunar month, works out to
75A years. After the month year
there would appear to have come a
fve-month year, the limit of five be-
ing derived from the fingers on one
hand, it being remembered that prim,
tive peoples always used the fingers
for purposes Of calculation. Then
came the 12-month year.
Ground for this Encouragement is
alleged to be given in the psalmists
limit of life of three-scOre and ten
years. Furthermore, it is maintained
that, between. the times of Noah and
Of David, no such extraordinary
change could have taken place as to
reduce the life OF man by eleven
twelfths. On the fVe-month-year ba-
sis Abraham's It's years shrink to ~
and Isaac's $50 to IA.
1t may be, it is also pointed out,
that there interviewed six-month year,
discovered by Jacob while watching
Laban's focks- Thus Jacobs 147
years work out at about 70. The r.
month year began with the Egyptians,
who saw that a complete period was
made up of the two years." in one of
which the days were longer than the
nights. and in the other OF which the
nights were longer than the days.
1t is curious fact that the Chris
tians and the Jewish years will not
forever be separated, for, in due
course of time, Rosh Hashona will fall
at Christmas time and then catch up
the Christian year. This, however,
will not occur for 10000 years.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
Recocnized Her Portrait.

Traveler-I am trying to find lady
whose married name l have forgotten,
but | know she lives in the neighbor-
hood Perhaps you know her-a sin
guIarly beautiful creature, with pink
and white complexion, seashell ears.
lovely eyes, and hair such as a god
dess might envy.
Scientifically, sir, l don't know
Voice-Jane, tell the gentleman I'll
be down in q minute.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
Monarchs Not over cIeaniy.

King Charles II. of England dressed
shabbily and Louis XIV. of France dis
liked to wash, little cold cream APP
piled With a handkerchief being the
chief tribute he paid to cleanliness.
In St Simon's detailed account of the
kings day, from the passing of his
periwig through the closed bed cur
tains in the morning TO the ceremo-
NAL placing of the night shirt over
his shoulders when he retired, there is
no mention of any additions.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
Successful Method.

Diogenes, at length convinced of the
uselessness of his lantern, went on his
search without it. He returned trium-
plant.
"Eureka," he shouted Il have found
honest men by the scorei"
How" questioned his cynic corn
papions.
BY direct inquiry, answered the
great hilosopher.-Judge.
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Wise Nj an.

so he has broken his engagement
with herr
Yep, so | hear
DO you suppose he broke it because
she has to work for a living?"
No; understand that he broke 1t
because she thought that having t.
work for q living was disgrace"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
First to Fade.

When the slump starts, summoned
by the voice of Time, does ball play.
er drop back faster in his batting than
in his fielding?
In 1904 Hans Wagner batted .349
and folded .929; in 1912 he batted 1929
and fielded 1862.
In 1904 Nap Lajoie batted 1871 and
fielded 931; in 1912 he batted 1868
and folded .969.
In the eight years interval Wagner
lost 20 points in batting and gained
81 in fielding. Lajoie lost Is points
in batting and gained % in fielding.
The answer from this appears to
be that the wick of the batting lamp
sputters first, while the fielding orb
grows in candle power.
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Made Her s;eep in stabI.

That she was compelled to sleep In
the stable with the horse while her
husband corresponded with a matri
n1onial school seeking another wife
was the testimony of Mrs. Lille G
Foy, Muskogee, Okla. who is seeking
q divorce.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25

LdiiiAf dOiiC A
of good. l first heard
of it when / was a
girl and always said
that If I ever had fe-
male trouble | would
take it
81 suffered from
organic infamma-
ton and would have
spells when | would
be in such pain that
II would tie ar my
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No Need to Add to II.

If we could read the secret history
Of our enemies, we should find in each
mans life sorrow and suffering
enough to disarm all hostility.-Long.
fellow.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
For Achino, Perspirinu Feet

use Tyrees Antiseptic Powder either
sprinkled into the shoes or used In
solution. Never fails to relieve 26c.
at all druggists or sample sent free by
J. s. Tyree. Washington, ID. C.-Advs
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Paradoxical.

II would walk on hot plowshares
for your sake, my love"
Yes, and the minute you tried it
you would get cold feet"
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Corrected.
Her gown was quite outre.
mo, it was summer silk"

There seems to be difference be-
tween being full of hot air and getting
I'D steam
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We make friends not by explaining
things to them but by allowing them
20 explain things to us.
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When marigolds do not open, it is
sign of rain.
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IN SUCH PAIN
WOMAN TORE
HER CLOTHES
Testifies She Was Restored
TO Health by Lydia T.
pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Malone. N. Y, Lydia E Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has Ger
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-10
KIDNAPPED BABE RESTORED.
Mother Finds Child Stolen From Her
Year AGO.

Year Ago.
Des Moines, Nov. 10.-Donald Eye,
8 years old. was returned to his
mother, Mrs. ]. w. Eye, Of Omaha.
Saturday night after separation Of
more than year during which time
the mother had no idea as to the
whereabouts of her child.
At the police station Mrs. Eye, who
was accompanied to Des Moines by
her mother. told Captain Breeding a
remarkable story Of the kidnapping Of
the child and Of Information received
yesterday that led to his recovery.
Mrs. Eye and her husband were sep
arated in Omaha over a year ago. The
decree gave the mother the custody
OF the child which Mrs. Eye left In
the care Of his grandmother.
One day shortly after the separation
the father Of the child came to the
home Of the grandmother and asked II
he might take the child out for walk.
He never came back and nothing was
heard OF the whereabouts Of the child
or his father until yesterday when Mrs:
Eye received letter from her husband
from Montana stating that the child
was being cared for my Mrs. Carpen-
ter 1905 Granger avenue. Des Moines.
Enclosed in the letter was a SO bill
and note of introduction to Mrs. Car
penter.
The mother Immediately took the
train for Des Moines. arriving here
Saturday evening. She came directly
to the police station and told her story
to Captain Breeding.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-10
FINAL ARGUMENTS IN CAPITOL
GROUNDS EXTENSION CASE
GEEK REVOLUTION.
WOULD pARALYzE WORK
OF BOARD OF CONTROL
State Institutions 70 es Left Without
Means Of Obtaining Funds II Con.
tentien Of objseters 10 Sustained
Millions Of Dollars Disbvrssd Under
systsm Now Held to % illegal.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Nov. 10.-In the nnal
arguments fled by the several at
torneys for J. w. Rowley in the capt.
toll extension tax case. confirmation is
given to the suggestion first made some
time ago in this correspondence to the
effect that II they are successful it will
tie up the state educational institu-
ttons and paralyze the work Of the
board Of control in the matter of ex-
tensions and buildings. Arguments
have been filed first by Attorney ]. c.
McNett, then by Walker & McBetn,
then by J. c. Mitchell and later by
Calhoun, Walker & McBeth.
In the argument filed by Walker &
McBeth 1t was argued that the millage
taxes levied were always for strictly
state purposes and they can not be
anticipated. when as matter of fact
they are for college purposes, or have
been In the past, which is a special
purpose, and as matter Of fact they
are anticipated and have been rihgt
along.
In all Of the papers there is some
space taken up to show that the taxing
power Of the legislature is confined to
the purpose of current expenses Of the
state alone, which would cut out the
special taxes for the college extension
work. for the dairy and beef associa-
tons. for hog cholera fighting and for
purchase of land tor an epileptic col
ony and similar purposes.
Old Policy Attacked.
j. G. Mitchell In his argument makes
direct attack OIL the general and
time policy of the state in pro-
vidtng millage taxes for purposes other
than to raise general revenue. 1--WE
will not contend" he says. "but that
one general assembly may impose any
tax it sees At for its biennial period
and appropris te the whole Of such tax
In advance of the collection. but we
do contend that general assembly
has no right or power to impose tax
to run for years and years after such
assembly has become functus officio-
gone into innocuous, or 1t may be
nocuous desuetude-and anticipate and
appropriate all the proceeds Of such
tax"
This doctrine II upheld, will cut of
the taxes which are levied for periods
Of years for the educational and other
Institutions
Several million dollars have been
collected and disbursed under these
special acts of the legislature providing
for rhilIage taxes. The last legislature
extended this plan to include special
millage tax for the board OF control
to be used in buying land and making
other improvements at the state insti.
tutions. 1t also used this method Of
raising funds for the support Of the
state college and extension Of its activ-
tiles thruout the state.