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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-02
HAD PITY ON THE CID MAN
Story of kind-Hearted Chicago WON
an, the PeddIer and the
Short Change.

A tottering old mamie looked
about one hundred and ten years of
age-knocked at the door of a fat on
the second floor of an Oak Park apart
ment building recently, offered his
wares for sale, and was informed that
no needles were needed, relates the
Chicago News. Then the poor old
face quivered and the lachrymal glands
were opened and deluge ensued. The
rains descended and the floods came
Dear lady, sobbed the old man,
Just one package. They told me if
couldn't work / would have to go tc
the poorhouse. And / am trying to
work-oh, | am trying, but nobody Will
buy
1t was heartrending. The lady OF
the house dug deep into her purse.
But a 81 bill was the smallest she
could produce.
you haven't change for 81, sup
pose" she said, hesitatingly.
"Bless your dear, kind heart, lady.
l wish l had. But I'll go and get it.
No, don't give me the dollar to change.
Thank you, but don't do that. l will
try to sell some needles first. Maybe
later l will have enough change and
then / will come back"
Twas, indeed, a shrewd stroke.
Two hours later the old man re-
turned. His nose was blue with cold
and his hands trembled as he held
| them out.
There, lady, count that" he quay
cred. There was just so cents change
in his palm.
ooh, dear, is that all? What shall l
do? 1t was all could get"
OF course, you know what hap
pened. The lady of the house took
| two packages of needles that she
| didn't want and gave him the 81 bill,
receiving as change the go cents
She watched the pitiful figure de-
scend the stairs and later glanced
casually from her rear window. This
Is what she saw:
Under the stairs was the old man.
He was counting his money. From one
pocket he took a roll of bills; from
another bunch of half dollars, from
| another a pocketful of quarters and
| from another a handful Of pennies.
He counted all the money gloatingly,
put it in bag and went his way.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-02

energy. There was always fear and
dread in my mind, had cold, nervous,
weak spells, hot flashes over my body.
i had place in my right side that was
so sore that / could hardly bear the
weight of my clothes. / tried medicines
and doctors, but they did me little good,
and never expected to get out again.
] got Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and Blood Purifier, and GER
tainly would have been in grave or in an
asylum if your medicines had not saved
me. But now can work all day, sleep
well at night, eat anything I want, have
no hot flashes or weak, nervous spells.
All pains, aches, fears and breads are
gone, my house, children and husband
are no longer neglected, as / am almost
entirely free of the bad symptoms had
before taking your remedies, and all is
pleasure and happiness in my home. -
Mrs. JOSIE HAM, R. F. D. l, Box %,
Shamrock, Missouri.
Ifyou want special advice write
Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine Co.,
(confidentiaD Lynn, Mass.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-02
Too Much MaCnificence.

The first carpet ever seen in East
Hampton, Long Islf nd. was in Parson
Lyman Beecher's home. One day a
little money came from Uncle Lot Ben
ton. the good angel of the Beecher
family. With it young Lyman bought
the cotton; his wife, RoXana, spun it,
had it woven and painted it over in
oil colorg, with a gay border round
the edge and groups of flowers in the
center
When the new carpet was laid down
the people were astonished at the
magnificence of the pastors parlor.
Good old Deacon Talmadge, coming
one day, stopped at the door, afraid
to enter.
Walk in, Deacon said the pastor.
Il can't" he answered, "t'hout STEP
pin ont Dye think" he added, in
wondering admiration, we can have
all that and heaven, too?"-Youth's
Companion
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-02
Found No Bottom.

When John Findlay, the actor, was
revisiting the scenes of his parents
childhood and youth, Kerry county
Ireland, he was shown the famous
Devils Punch Bowl. THAT there
bowl is SO dape, me boy, that nobody
iver sounded the bottom of it, said
the old man. only one man liver at
tempted to pinitrate its depths He
took, off his clothes at the idge, and
then doived down into the Devils
Punch Bowl. He never found the bot
tom. The next day we received tele-
gram from Canada which said, Ship
over me clothes''
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-02
What He Would Have Done.

Ben Foster was noted for his shift
lessness If it had not been TO- his
wife. he would not have done a stroke
of work on his little farm and gar
den. 1t was all his wife could do to
get him to work. for he preferred to
sit and read all day.
One evening, after he had been
reading French history with deep in
terest, he closed the book and said
10 his wife: Do. you know, Maria,
what I'd "a done If | had been Ma
poleon?'
'Oh, yes. l know we'll enough his
wife responded You'd have settled
right down on a farm in Corsica and
let it run to ruin, while you grumbled
about your hard luck. youths Com
panion.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-02
DID THE WORK
Grew Strong on Right Food.

You can't grow strong by merely ex-
/ ercising. You must have food-the
| kind you can digest and assimilate.
/ Unless the food you eat is digested
it adds to the burden the digestive or
| gans have naturally to carry This
| often means a nervous breakdown
About a year ago." writes a Mass
lady, Il had quite a serious nervous
breakdown caused, as | believed, by
overwcrk and worry ! also suffered
untold misery from dyspepsia
First | gave up my position, then
tried to find remedy for my troubles
something that would make me well
and strong, something to rest my tired
stomach and build up my worn-out
nerves and brain.
Il tried one kind Of medicine after
another, but nothing seemed to help
me.
Finally friend suggested change
of food ano recommended Grape-Nuts
With little or no faith in it, l tried a
package. That was eight months ago
and | have never been without it
since.
"Grape-Nuts did the work 1t helped
me grow strong and well. Grape-Nuts
put new life into me, built up my
whole system and made another wom-
an Of mel"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read 1.-THE Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's a Rea-
son."
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears frCrn time time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
Interest.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-02
Hard to Miss.

II oversaw and overheard this de-
lightful little thing in an alley rum
ming north from Payne avenue yes
terday," says a more or less cryptic
correspondent of the Cleveland Plain
Dealer 1.-TWO boys were fighting.
One was a very fat boy and the other
was very skinny. The thin one had
a hacker, however, who seemed to
be very wise to al the technicalities
OF the manly art Of self-defense.
:" Hit him in the solar plexus, Kid,
shouted the second. Hit him in the
solar plexus, an you'll put tn big
tub out!'
Where's his solar plexus at?'
painted the thin one
'Aw, hit him anywhere-you can't
miss it, answered the hacker
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-02
Quick Siohtseeinu.

Fifty days for a trip around the
world is declared by ]. H. Mears, the
globe-girdler, to be sufficient for a
quick sightseer This would give the
tripper two days for sightseeing in
London, two in Paris, two in Berlin
two in st. Petersburg and six in ia
pan. And this says Mr.. Mears,
Shows what ! think of Japan"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-02
Reversed Lever.

Tompkins-What, back already from
your trip around the world? You did
not stay long.
Billkins-I did not go all the way
around. | was so pressed for time that
when l got half way around l was
compelled to turn back
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-02
Proof trrefutable.

Wife-Dear, where are you going
to send me this summer?
Husband-To the Thousand isles,
and as a proof OF my affection / will
let you spend month on each one
of them.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-02
OF Two Dancers.

Mollie-And you would kiss lady's
hand?
Chollie-Oh, yes.
more chance of microbes on the hand
than on the MOUTH"
Possibly
Then of two evils I should think
you would choose the lesser"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-02
Equity in Tips.

Departing Guest-Out Of this sum
give each of the walters 10 sous and
Henri five francs.
Head Porter-But Henri has just
now entered our employment. He
has not yet served you.
Guest-And, therefore, he is the
only one who hasn't annoyed me-
Heitrere Welt.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-02
Sure He Wouldn't

Dear, dear! Did that grocery man
wrap up that bread in a newspaper ?"
Yes, but remember if he knew what
to put into a newspaper he wouldn't
be working at the grocery business"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-02
REMARKABLE
CASE Of Mrs. HAM
Declares Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Saved Her Life
and Sanity.
Shamrock, Mo- feel it my duty
10 tell the public the condition of my

health before using
your medicine. | had
falling, infamma-
ton and congestion,
fem a | e weakness,
pains in both sides,
backaches and bear
ing down pains, was
short of memory,
nervous, impatient,
passed sic pl e s 8
n i g h is, a n d h a d
neither ctronntb nor
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-02
Spur for the Physician.

District Visitor-And how are you
today, Mrs. Jones?
The Patient-Not at all badly, thank
you, ma'am. The doctor is doing
his best I've told him there will be
robody to pay him unless / get well.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-02
A Terrible Blow.

whats the matter with your hus-
band? He seems to have met with a
severe loss. Get caught wrong in the
MARKET"
No; | merely gave away the straw
hat he was saving for next summer"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-02
An Ant Inferno

Nurse-Heavens doctor, patient No.
22 has swallowed his thermometer.
Young Doctor-If his temperature
rises above 104, give him an emetic.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-02
Soft Answer.

Hub-"I wonder where the money is
coming from for Vat new gown of
yours" Wife-"From the mint, !
hope. dear. I'd be sorry to think that
you were a counterfeiter"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-02
Just Siano.

Chollie-Do you believe there are
microbes in kisses?
Mollie-You can search mel
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-02

A druggist may be social failure
and yet a good mixer
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-02

DR.. Pierces Pellets, small, sugar-coated,
easy to take as candy, regulate and invig-
crate stomach, liver and bowels and cure
constipation Adv
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-02

Putnam Fadeless Dyes color in cold
water. Adv
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-02

The average woman Is eager to
stand up for her rights until she finds
herself In a crowded car.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-02

Most men who consider themselves
big guns are only smooth bores.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-02

man is never too busy to listen
when the lady on the dollar talks.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-02

Some orators make their best point
when they come to stop
Alfalfa seed $3.50. Farms tor sale on crop pay,
ments. J. Mulhail, 500 City, Ia.-Adv.
Soap is one of the few things that
should be handled without gloves,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-02

There are many dairymen who have
worked up special markets, and have
a name for superior product. who ger
a little higher price for their stuff bui
the number is mighty small as com
pared with the men who must marke
their dairy products in an ordlpar,
way
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-02

The trouble with the usual method
of planting the home grounds is not
so much that there is too little plant.
ing Of trees and shrubs, but that the
planting is meaningless Every ward
should be a picture.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-24

ga field guns and A quick frers,
$4,000 prisoners, including 535 Off
GERS.
Petrograd.-The situation in East
Prussia, as described in the latest Of
fetal reports, is practically unchang-
ed. The Russians have withdrawn
entirely from the Mazurian lake re-
giOn. This territory was so Doggy it
presente dgreat strategic difficulties,
so the Russian troops have been
withdrawn toward Eydtkuhnen. The
Germans have assembled a very large
army in East Prussia, presumably in
tended for offensive operations in Po-
land.
London.-Latest revised figures of
loss of life on Tuesday when Cressy,
Aboukir and HOgue weer tOrpedoed
by German submarines and sunk
shows that of the officers of the
cruisers "a on the Aboukir were kill
ed and II saved; on the Cressy 25
killed, IA saved, and on the Hogue
IL killed, 20 saved.
Sec'y for admiralty reiterates
charge made by British that German
sailors on German destroyers fired at
German sailors who were in the wa
ter and who were being rescued by
British sailors.
German government has officially
denied this allegation and coupled
it with the direct charge that the
British fired on German small boats
that put out to the rescue of i'm
perilled German seamen.
Winnipeg, Mont.-Montana and
Idaho cowboys and former rough
riders in large numbers have offered
to be recruited for special service in
mounted corps raised through West
ern Canada, according to Col. James
Mcdowell.
London. - Announced that big
steam trawler Klmarnock, from
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-24


ter.
German army of Gen. Won Boehm,
containing practically all of the
active army that had been left in Bel
GUM, has reinforced Gen. Won KlUck
and now holds the extreme north and
west of his line from Douai, IA miles
east of ATras, south in to the neigh
borhood Of scissors, through Cam
brai and St. Quentin.
It is confronted by the French
army of Gen. d'Amade, while the
British forces, supported by another
French army, are continuing their
turning movement along the Disc and
endeavoring to dislodge Won Kluck
and his supporting achievements
from the hills and entertainments
they now hold in the triangle formed
by the Aisne, Disc and Lette rivers.
The allies are endeavoring to drive
a wedge through the German line at
st. Quentin, which would enable
them to surround Won Kluck, isOlat-
ing him from Won Boehm's forces 4
and force him to retreat precipitiOus-
ly or face complete disaster.
The losses to the active German
army have been so great that their
regular reserves, selected to fill the
gaps, have proven too few and many
Landwehr regiments are reported in
the line. This is especially the case
in the Bavarian army. This army
has suffered terribly in the initial
fighting in France.
Actual battle line today extended
from Swiss border to the VOsges
mountains, via MuIhausen, northeast
to the neighborhood of Verdun,
which is again under attack by
large German force with heavy siege
guns, west to the vicinity of Sois-
soma, then northwest to DoUai
Petrograd.-The NoVoe Vremya
announces that in fighting between
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-24

Jacob Krumsky, 1887 N. Wood ST.,
fell between cars of freight at w.
64th st., and Penn, tracks. Legs cut
off, i-.- s...-.... -
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-11-27
SYNOPSIS.

Pedro and the dancing bear. Mr.. Jones.
prevent a tramp from stealing young
lady's purse Pedros ambition to become
a painter spurs him to quit Old Nita ana a
the strolling bear dancers. Pedro, Old
Nfta and the bear trainers start for New
York. Miss Iris Vanderpool quarrels with
She discovers in her fathers desk porss
trait, which she recognizes as that OF
Pedro, who rescued her from the purse
snatcher. Hill meets Pedro and MT.
ers talent in Pedro's drawings and In a
mad desire to lose himself, gives MS
studio and all in it to Pedro in exchange
for Mr.. Jones. Pedro occupies Hills stu
a letter from Hill. Leigh. calling in re-
turn, In the alley bumps into two men,
one Of whom Is Reginald Vanderpooi, Irls
father, in disguise. VanderpooIs compan-
and talks with Ricardo. or Rowe. the
basement tenant Of conspiracy against
foreign government. Vanderpoot, over
whom Rowe has a secret hold, ia impn-
posedly dead In an uprising. Rowe knows
TO be alive. Sonora Daussa Is driven by
Ricardo to a resort where the consplra-
tors meet her and profess loyalty: sam
Old Nita. and rescues her. Pedro takes
luncheon with Iris in her home, meeting
Vanderpool, who is disturbed by Pedro's
presence. Iris tells Pedro her suspicion
that her father IL being blackmailed and
enlists his help. Iris poses for Pedro:
Pedro sees Rowe with Vanderpool and
peeping through Rowe's basement win
dow Is astonished at sight Of woman
his own. Hill hears from the bear dam
GERS that Pedro is a Venezuelan. Hill and
Mr.. Jones wander about, and stumble
upon Rowe. loading steamer with con-
Xanderpool. asphalt king, appears as
''Senor Chief"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-11-27

THOSE who turn their attention to
j the designing of dress accessories
made of ribbon have supplied such a
world of novelties during recent sea-
SONS that one might think no new
thing in ribbons possible. But try to
pass the ribbon counter with only q
glance and find how quickly some
startlingly novel and beautiful bit of
finery will seize your attentio Those
who work with ribbons are inspired
by these beautiful fabrics and watch
the passing modes from the viewpoint
of the ribbon specialist.
Therefore, if you. linger at the rib
bon counter you are sure to be
charmed BY some novelty produced by
the adaptation Of ribbons to certain
whims of fashion.
Besides the things that we have not
seen before there are those with which
wa are familiar, but they are made
I'M in the new patterns in ribbon and
with novel finishing touches In orna-
ments
The most fascinating pieces In the
array of novelties are designed for
neckwear. An example from among
these is shown in the ribbon neck
ruff. of which picture is given here.
II ia made of moire ribbon in broad
black and white stripes. box plated
to q band of black moire ribbon hav-
ing a white picot edge. This band
fastens at one side with snap fast
ener under q knot with hanging loops
and ends. A handsome American
Beauty rose made of satin ribbon and
in the natural rose color is fastened
to the band just back of the loops
and ends.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-11-27

A MONG the new ways Of doing the
~ hair which were launched with the
oncoming of the present season the
style known as the French twist"
made headway faster than SOM other
of the new ideas. As ordinarily done
1t proved rather trying coiffure to
all but youthful, round-faced wearers.
By bringing the long coil of hair to
the top Of the head and pulling por-
tion of it forward on to the forehead
a more becoming arrangement result
ed, especially when the hair was first
waved.
At the end of the summer women
had become very tired of the same
ness in fashionable coiffures and were
eager for something anything
which promised change and variety.
Hairdressers took advantage of this
state Of things, and the readiness with
which the French twist was accepted,
to introduce some new ideas. En-
bodying something of the French
twist, in conjunction with neatly
waved hair, they have produced some
charming coiffures, none of them more
artistic and few of them as pleasing
as that pictured here.
This coiffure is called the triple
French twist" 1t is soft-looking and
becoming to almost any face, and it is
distinctly new. 1t does not require a
great abundance, but takes some time,
as all the hair is first waved in large
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-11-27
SYSTEM SAVES WOMAN'S TIME
Many Farm Wives Lose by Not Map
ping Their Work Out In Mo-
thodicaI Manner.

A program Is a great labor saver,
we are told, but some women use
program as a robin does a pole
something to fly from. They never
know what is to be done next, says
writer in Country Gentleman. A regu-
lar order, wherein the work is dove
tailed, makes for real efficiency
While the woman who does her work
hit or miss Is in the throes OF 1nde-
cision as to what shall be done next,
the really methodical woman has her
work all mapped out week ahead.
She moves swiftly and surely from one
task to the next with no lost time. The
amount of work she turns on Is a mar
vel to the other woman.
A good homemaker plans her work
and works her plan. She Is envied by
less executive women, but she must
pay the price in careful thought and In
an infiexible will that holds her to the
prescribed procedure. A weaker wom-
an makes a good plan. but circum-
stances are forever altering 1t. She
never drives her work. but her work
drives her continually. 1t worries
her; 1t becomes nightmare. Because
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-11-27

regular waves. Also small supports OF
crepe hair may be necessary, in case
the natural hair is thin, to support 1t.
The hair must first be parted OF at
each side in part extending from the
forehead to the nape of the neck.
This divides the hair into three equal
ly heavy strands. one along the center
and one at each side Of the head.
Each portion is then waved.
The hair at the sides is combed for
ward to be out of the way. and the
central portion separated in three
strands and lightly rolled into three
twists, which are pinned down and
afterward combed together SO that
they have the appearance of one long
twist of hair This must be soft and
loose-looking and to provide support
the hair at the crown Is to be tied
before 1t is twisted, and afterward
spread into the long roll. Invisible
wire pins help to join the three sep
arate twists into one.
The hair at the sides is brought up
to the twist, the ends turned under
and the side hair pinned along the
center twist with small wire pins.
If there is not enough hair to make
a soft, abundant appearance small
pads or supports are placed next the
center twist at each side. the waved
hair combed over these and the ends
pinned under.