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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-13

world is at stake. ! should like to
convince you in a few words, for time
is pressing and every minute is val
liable. Unfortunately, if | do not tell
you the strangest story that ever was
from the beginning, you will not be-
lieve me- | will tell you all | know
about the opera ghost, NJ Commits
sary Alas, l do not know much! -
Never mind, go on, go on" ex-
claimed Richard and Moncharmin,
suddenly Interested.
Unfortunately for their hopes Of
learning some detail that could put
them on the track Of their hoaXer,
they were soon compelled to accept
the fact that M. RaouI de Chagny
had completely lost his head.
The door opened and a man en-
tered. curiousIy dressed in an enor-
nous frock-coat and a tall hat, at
once shabby and shiny, that came
down to his ears He went up to the
commissary and spoke to him in a
whisper. 1t was doubtless a detective
come to deliver an important COM
munication.
During this conversation M. Mifroid
did not take his eyes off Raoul. At
last, addressing him, he said:
Monsieur, we have talked enough
about the ghost. We will now talk
about yourself little, il you have
no objection; you were to carry off
Mile. Christine Daae tonight"
Yes, NJ lie commissaire."
After the performance"
Yes, M. lie commissaire.
''All your arrangements were
made?"
Yes. M lie cOmm1ssaire.
THE carriage that brought you was
TO take you both away. There
were fresh horses in readiness at
every stage.
THAT is true, NJ. lie commissaire. :"
And nevertheless your carriage is
still outside the Rotunda awaiting
your orders, is it not?"
Yes, NJ lie commissafre.
did you know that there were
three other carriages there. In addi-
ton to youTs?"
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Surely a Perfect Match

hasn't lazy bone in her thin little
body"
That's just what | said, Marcia
Edgerton Kirby" returned her hus-
band. "bu. in your zeal for an argu-
ment you entirely overlooked my
smile.
In that remote and dark ages
period of my life before I knew you
they offered a prize at the county
fair for the best-matched pair of
oxen.
There were some beauties brought
in, SO that everybody laughed when
Ezra Pinney came driving along a
great, handsome, slow-moving OK
hitched up beside wiry, scrawny lit
tie beast that took two steps to the
big fellows one.
"Lottin' on first prize. amt We,
Ezry?' called out one of the men ironi-
cally. That's a finely matched pair
O. oxen,'
So they be- agreed Ezry. compla
Gently SO they be, The best match ed
pair o oxen in Wood county. Ones
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-13

As for Mifroid. be looked at the
managers and at Raoul by turns and
wondered whether he had strayed in
to lunatic asylum He passed his
hand through his hair.
A ghost" he said, who, on the
same evening, carries off an opera
singer and steals twenty-thousand
francs is ghost who must have his
hands very full, II you don't mind.
we will take the questions in order.
The singer first, the twenty-thousand
francs after. Come, M. de Chagny,
let US try to talk seriously. You be-
lieve that Nile. Christine Daae has
been carried off by an individual
called Erik. Do you know this per
son? Have you seen him.
Yes"
''Where?"
In a churchyard."
NJ. Mifroid gave a start, began to
scrutinize Raoul again and said:
''Of course, That's where
ghosts usually hang out! And
what were you doing in that church
yard?"
Monsieur" said Raoul, Il can
quite understand how absurd my re
plies must seem to you. But | beg
you to believe that | am in full pos
session of my faculties. The safety
OF the person dearest to me in the
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-13
TEST OF COOKS SKILL
PROPER PREPARATION OF THE
SWEET POTATO AN ART.
At Least an Hour In the Oven is Neo-
essary Properly to Bake Potato
Some Useful Hints and
Recipes.

If you would know the sweet pota-
to in all its sweetness and goodness.
you must leisurely tour the sunny
south in sweet tatsr time" when the
entire clan of sweet is in its glory and
prime. While the Jerseys are very
superior class, they lack the variety
found in the southern family. Color
and flavor range from the sleek.
smooth red coated sweet to the thin
skinned pale yellow and less sweet
variety which will be sold you as
white potato in some markets OF the
south unless you ask for Irish pota-
toes. The great coarse yam that
looks like an overgrown sweet, and
sometimes weighs five or six pounds
Is not q sweet potato at all. However,
it is good substitute for the potato;
is mealy and dry, and contains large
amount of starch. 1t is not sweet, ana
is a wholesome food, though most peo-
pie have to cultivate taste for It.
To bring out the delicate flavor OF
the sweet potato is an art. Most COOKS
spoil it by cooking too quickly. At
to properly bake a sweet potato.
To Boil Sweet Potatoes-Wash the
potatoes well without breaking the
skins Clip the roots that adhere, put
them in kettle Of boiling water and
let them cook until they can be easily
pierced to the center with fork,
without being actually soft. Drain
%ho OF t1n lyDt 10
back on the stove, or in the oven, with
cloth thrown over the top and let
steam about five minutes, SO they will
be mealy. Peel them at once, and
serve plain with roast pork or beef.
When served with fried or broiled fish,
accompany them with drawn butter
sauce, or cut them in thick slices, but
ter we'll and set the dish in the oven
few minutes.
A Fast Day Dish.-This is a popular
creole breakfast dish served on
fast days; Take rather large, smooth
potatoes, peel them and fry in round
slices and fry in deep, hot fat, same as
Saratoga chips, until fine brown.
Serve in a hot dish with plenty of
butter poured over them.
Aunt Laura's Way-Boil the pota-
toes as directed, then peel them and
cut In rather thick lengthwise slices.
Lay them in deep dish and pour over
each layer of slices sauce made &C
cording to these directions: Take a
cup each of sugar and butter and half
a cup of hot water and boil until this
is thick Some like a little grating of
nutmeg; others a small piece of stick
cinnamon boiled in the strip.
Caramel Sweet Potatoes-Boil the po-
tatoes until just done; drain, peel and
cut in halves lengthwise and fry a
rich brown in lard and butter mixed.
Sprinkle generously, while frying, with
graduated sugar
Sweet Potato Biscuit-Take one
square OF dry, mealy sweet potatoes
boiled and grated, half cup lard, half
a cake of compressed yeast dissolved
in half cup of lukewarm water; mix
with milk or water to a batter, and let
rise twice. Bake the same as tea bis
cult and break open and butter hot.
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Barren Soil.

Apropos of the ravages that time
has made in the faces and forms OF
the veterans of the Civil war, Walter
S. Morton, president general of the
Union Society, said at dinner in
New York:
"a veteran. talking to his great
grandson little lad of or 9 years,
remarked:
Nearly a generation and half
ago my head was grazed by a bullet
at the battle of Chickamauga
"The little boy looked at the
old mans head thoughtfully and said:
There isn't much grazing there
now, is there, sir?'"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-13
Leftover Sandwiches.

Sandwiches left over from an after
noon tea or reception need not be
looked upon as just SO much wasted
material The careful hostess utiiizes
them. in many ways.
Ham sandwiches can be transformed
into a breakfast dish simply by
toasting them to golden brown and
pouring over them a cream sauce into
which have been stirred minced ham
and parsley. Where a more hearty
breakfast dish is desired allow one
poached egg to two small sandwiches,
arranging the eggs on the toast be-
fore covering with the cream sauce.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-13

moment, Remy, who had no safety
pin. was received by MoDcharmin,
while a boy procured the pin so
eagerly longed for And what hap
pened was this: Moncharmin first
locked the door again. Then he knelt
down behind Richards back.
Il hope" he said, that the notes
are still there "
so do l." said Richard.
The real ones?" asked Monchar-
min, resolved not to be had this
time.
Look for yourself" said Richard.
II refuse to touch them"
Moncharmin took the envelope from
Richards pocket and drew out the
bank-notes with trembling hand, for,
this time, in order frequently to make
sure Of the presence OF the notes, he
had not sealed the envelope nor even
fastened it. He felt treasured on
finding that they were all there and
quite genuine. He put them back in
the tail-pocket and pinned them with
great care.
"A little patience, Richard" said
Moncharmin. I'VE have only few
minutes to wait. -. The clock
will soon strike twelve. Last time,
we left at the last stroke of twelve"
oh. | shall have all the patience
necessary"
FERROUS, sitting. Richard tried to
laugh
Il shall end by believing in the
omnipotence of the ghost" he said.
Just now, don't you find something
uncomfortable, disquieting, alarming
in the atmosphere Of this ROOM"
You're quite right" said Monchar-
min. who was really impressed.
1.-The ghost!" continued Richard, in
a low voice, as though fearing lest
he should be overheard by invisible
ears. The ghost! Suppose, all the
same, it were ghost who puts the
magic envelopes on the table 1.
who talks in Box Five who
killed Joseph Buquet who I'M
hooked the chandelier and
who robs us, For, after all, after all,
after all, there is no one here except
you and me, and, If the notes disap-
pear and neither you nor l have any
thing to do with it, we'll, We shall
have to believe in the ghost =.
in the ghost.'
At that moment, the clock on the
mantIepiece gave its warning click
and the first stroke Of twelve struck.
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drove right across Paris at furious
pace"
Across Paris?" asked poor Raoul.
in a hoarse voice What do you
mean by across Paris?"
Across Paris and out OF Paris
by the Brussels road"
oh" cried the young man, Il shall:
catch them!"
And he rushed out Of the office.
And bring her back to u.s." cried
the commissary gaily. All
that's a trick worth two of the An
gel of Mcsic's!"
And, turning to his audience, M
Mifroid delivered a little lecture or
police methods
Il don't know for a moment wheth
er M. lie Comte de Chagny has really
carried Christine Daae off or not
but l want to know and [ be
lieVe that, at this moment, no one is
more anxious to inform US than his
brother. And now he is fly.
ing in pursuit of him. He is my
chief auxiliary! This, gentlemen, is
the art Of the police, which is be
lieved to be SO complicated and
which, nevertheless, appears so sim
pie as soon as you see that it con
sists in getting your work done by
people who have nothing to do witt
the police"
But M. lie Commissaire de Police
Mifroid would not have been quite sc
satisfied with himself If he had
known that the rush of his rapic
emissary was stopped at the entrance
to the very first corridor. A tai
figure blocked RaouTs way.
Where are you going SO fast, M
de Chagny?" asked voice.
Raoul impatiently raised his eyes
and recognized the astrakhan cap Of
an hour ago. He stopped.
It's you!" he cried, in a feverist
voice You, who know Erik's secrets
and don't want me to speak of them
Who are your"
You know who | am! j
am the Persiani"
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The two managers shuddered. The
perspiration streamed from their fore
heads. The twelfth stroke sounded
strangely in their ears.
When the clock stopped, they gave
a sigh and rose from their chairs.
Il think we can go now said Mon
charmin.
Il think so" Richard agreed
Before we go, do you mind If
look in your pocket?"
But, of course, Moncharmin, you
must! Well?' he asked, as
Moncharmin was feeling ct the
pocket.
We'll, | can feel the pin,
'Of course, as you said, we can't
be robbed without noticing it,
But Moncharmin, whose hands We're
still fumbling, beloved:
Il can feel the pin, but | can't fee
the notes."
Come, 10 joking, Moncharm1n
This isn't the time for it
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Il Gid not pay the least attention.
They were the carriages OF Nile
SoTelh. which could not find room in
the Cour de administration; OF Car
lotta. and of your brother, NJ lt
Comte de Chagny. :"
Very likely
What is certain is that, though
your carriage and Sorelli's and Car.
lotta's are still there, by the Rotunda
pavement. NJ lie Comte de Chagny's
carriage is gone"
This has nothing to say to -
lie Comte opposed to your marriage
with Mile Daae?'
That Is matter that only con-
Germs the family
You have answered my question;
he was opposed to it and
that was why you were carrying
Christine Daae out of your brothers
allow me to inform you that your
brother has been smarter than you!
1t is he who has carried off Christine
Daae,"
"Oh. impossible," moaned Raoui,
pressing his hand to his heart. Are
you sure?'
Immediately after the artists dis
appearance, which was procured by
means which we have still to ascer-
tain, he flung into his carriage, which
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-13
SYNOPS SIS.

CONSERVATION is caused the last
nigth that the Opera is managed oy De
bienne and Pohgny because or the ap-
pearance OF ghost said 10 nave pen
in evidence on several previous occasions
Christine Daae, member OF the opera
company, Is called upon 10 MI .tIy
important part and scores great Suc-
cess. Count de Chagny and his brotneF
Raoui are among those who applaud tHe
singer Raoul tries 10 see Christine III
the dressing room, but IS undDle 10 ~ %
and later discovers that some one Is max
Ing love to her. She energies alone anu
upon entering the room he finds II empty.
While the farewell ceremony Tor tne re
firing managers is going on. the opera
Ghost appears and informs the new man ian
ayers that Box No. is reserved LOT MN! MIN
Box No. , is sold with disastrous reSults.
The managers receive "A letter from the
Opera Ghost calling attention TO the CT
ror Christine Daae writes Raoul tndt
father. He goes also, and in the hlgnII
follows her to the church. WondeEluI
violin music is heard Reoul Visits
graveyard. Raoul is found next morning
almost frozen Moncharmin and Richard
Investigate Box No. and decide TO see
the performance Of Faust from I i
seats of that box. Carlotta. who sings
the leading part in Faust, IS warned 70
give the part to Christine. Carlotia,
refusing, loses her voice IN tne Iii IoIiay
of song and the man Glali'ie nd
w0urding many Raoul searches TOT
Christine, who has disappeared. lie SIS SIS
her a last, but does not SPEAK, any 10 a.,
a note is received from her maFl4S an
appofntrnent for q masked pail fNdouI
meets Christine at the ball lie sees d
person in the disguise of RED Dea s.,L
He hears her conversing with some oiis
whom she calls Erik. Raoul VISITS
Christine and tells her he knows tIe
name of the unseen man whom she r cailI
the Angel Of Music. Christine ana haouI
becOmp secretly engaged prior 10 d polai
evnedition that Raoul is to make. Chrls-
tine relates a strange adventure with the
unseen Erik and promises to run aWay
tfon IF marrying Christine, which dis
pIeases Philippe In the midst of per
formance the stage is enveoped In dark
ness and Christine disappears. Nq 1ldJe
of her is found MOncharmin ana Rlch-
ard behave strangely. Raoul searches
1nadly for the missing singer, The opera
Ghost demands the first installment OF ms
aIIowance and when il is left at an APP
pointed place the sum mysteriously dis-
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CHAPTER xvII-(Continued).

"Moncharmin, I've had enough OF
thisl"
Richard, I've bad too much of it,"
DO you dare to suspect me?"
Yes, of silly joke"
One doesn't joke with twenty-thou-
sand francs"
That's what think" declared
Moncharmin, unfolding a newspaper
and ostentatiously studying it's con
tents
What are you doing?" asked Rich
ard. Are you going to read the pa
per next?"
Yes. Richard, until l take you
home"
Like last timer"
Yes, like last time"
Richard snatched the paper from
Moncharmin's hands. Moncharmin
stood up, more irritated than ever,
and found himself faced by an exas-
perated Richard, who, crossing his
arms on his chest, said:
Look here, I'm thinking of this,
I'm thinking of what l might think
If like last time, after my spending
the evening alone with you, you
brought me home and if, at the mo-
ment of parting. l perceived that
twenty-thousand francs had disap-
peared from my coat-pocket 9.
like last time.
And what might you Think? asked
Moncharmfn, crimson with rage.
Il might think that, as you hadn't
left me by a foot's breadth and as, by
your own wish, you were the only one
to approach me, like last time, 1
might think that, If that twenty-thou=
sand francs was no longer in my
pocket, it stood very good chance of
being in yours!"
Moncharmin leaped up at the sug-
gestion.
Obi" he shouted "A safety-pin!"
What do you want safety-pin
for?"
ITO fasten you up with! A
safety-pin! -. A safetypin."
You want t. fasten me with a
safety-pin9'
Yes, 90 fasten you to the twenty
thousand francs, Then, whether it's
hers. or on the drive from here to
your place, or at your place, you Will
feel the hand that pulls at your pocket
and you will see if it's mine, On, so
you're suspecting me now, are you?
A safety-pin!"
And that was the moment when
Moncharmin opened the door on the
passage and shouted:
"A safety-pin, somebody
give me a safety PIN"
And we also know how, at the same
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-06-13
DySpeptjcs' Bread,

Scald one quart of sweet milk and
pour it over one-fourth cup of brown
sugar and one and one-half teaspoon
fuls of salt When lukewarm stir in
one quart each of graham and white
flour and one-half cupful of flax
seed meal, measured before sitting, to-
gether with one yeast cake, which has
been dissolved in little warm water.
Beat all together for five minutes,
pour into CREASED pans and let rise
until spongy. Bake slowly and thor
oughly. Excellent for those troubled
with constipation.-Na Maya
zine
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PoIiceman's Novel Excuse.

Policemen on trial at headquarters
are apt at excuses, says the New York
Sun. Former Inspector Williams used
to tell of an officer who was charged
with having lost his whistle. When
asked to explain he said You see, l
went home last night and put my whis-
tie on the table. | turned round and,
bless me one of my kids was choking
aid nearly black in the face. You see
commissioner, he'd swallowed the
whistler" is he dead?" asked the
sympathetic commissioner mo, sir"
was the reply. He isn't dead, but
he's got the whooping cough, and now
every time he coughs the whistle
blows and the cop on the post comes
a-running."
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Plumber Could and Did Worthily
Amend Ii, But There the
Matter Rested.

Owing to the drain pipe IN the
kitchen sink becoming clogged with
grease, water would not run through
it." said Claude Cooper, comedian at
the Warburton theater, Yonkers, SO
the landlady OF our boarding mouse
called a plumber. He repaired the
damage in less than twenty minutes
after he arrived. Along ABOUT the
first of the month he sent In MS Dill
no. he brought it himself. The land
lady looked at the items. the total OF
which was $5.15. Amazed at the slze
of the charge, she became sarcastic
Haven't you forgotten something.
Mr.. Plumber she said, with sheer.
The man took the bill and caTefui-
iy read the various items upon my
word he exclaimed, I believe L nave
LADY, and he made the following dodi-
ional entry. To one and ohe-nai
hours time and trolley fares. going 70
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With Their Dispositions, Team of oxer
Could Not Do Otherwise But
Pull Together.

Isn't 1T strange the Baileys shouio
have married each other!" unused Mrs
Kirby. Not that she was particularly
interested in the Baileys' marital al
fairs. and If Mr.. Kirby had murmureo
comfortable "Uh-huh! from oehlnu
his evening paper her nina "ouio
have speedily reverted to less per
sonal topic.
Put instead. he had Unexpectedly
renlied. stranger? Not at all, my
dear. They are unusually well mated
os we'll matched as Ezra Pinney's
oran." and SO Mrs Kirby had been
forced to an immediate defense of her
position.
why, William Martin Kirby! she
exclaimed. laying down her sewing
and leaning forward in her chair
How can you think so. He is so big
ara handsome and indolent. and she
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ErizzIed Ham.

Cut about pound Of fat ham into
as thin slices as possible. Put fry
ing pan over the fire and let it become
smoking hot, then put in the slices
of ham and fry for two or three min
utes. Then dust them with dry -four
and continue to cook until the -four is
brown. During this time have mixed
one tablespoonful each of vinegar and
dry mustard together. When the
Toured meat is brown, add the mus
tard and vinegar, together with suffi-
cient boiling water to cover the ham.
Boil gently for minute and serve.
Eggs may be cooked with the ham In
place of the -four and water
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Baked Dried Peas.

Take green whole peas and soak
over night In the morning pour wa
ter off, rinse by pouring boiling water
over them, then put a small piece of
pork in the bean pot and put peas
in it, cover with water and put in oven
to bake. Keep them we'll Watered and
covered while baking We like them
very much, and for an economy meal
try these with good johnny peas In
it, cover with water and put in oven
early in morning they will be ready for
dinner.
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Frenchman's Strange Mania.

The latest monomaniac to make
his appearance IN Paris is a man who
is obsessed with the idea of snip
ping every fur he meets. He lies In
wait for women who are wearing cost
" furs, and stealthily cuts them and
makes off, When a woman left a
metropolitan train at the Place de la
Concorde, she found that half Of a
costly blue fox-fur she wore had
been cut off. She went to the near
est police station and made a com
plant, and learned that numerous
women had already been there on the
same erro-
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Sick-Room Iiuht.

If there are electric lights In the
sick roo~a they will generally be
found too brilliant, hurting the eyes
of the patient, and not every sick room
has the electric lights that can be
turned up or down. Make a little
green silk bag and fasten it over the
incandescent bulb and it will give a
good but subdued and harmless light.
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CecftS.

Cook enough cold cooked beef or
mutton to make a quart, add one-half
cup Of dry bread crumbs, one table
spoon of chopped parsley, one tea
spoon Of salt, one-eighth teaspoon of
black pepper. Dissolve one-half tea
spoon extract Of beef in one-half cup
of boiling water, when thoroughly dis
solved add to the meat and then two
well-beaten eggs. Mold into small
balls, dip in egg and cracker and fry
u hot fat Serve with brown sauce.
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Bill Is Not Yet Receipted

shop and getting piece OF lead pipe
S1.05.' Thank you. lady. That makes
the total $500"
Did the woman pay the money!
inquired Ramsey Wallace.
do the robins nest in January? No,
the woman hung up the bill, and it is
still hanging. That was two years
ago"-N Y. Press.