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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-09-08
Detachable Summer Frock.

A slender girl of sixteen came to
town the other morning, says the Kan
sas City Star, clad in delectable mid
summer frock The long tunic was OF
white linen and hung very full at the
edge over a narrow skirt of striped
pink and white linen. loose over
blouse of white linen, sleeveless and
cut down in a deep v at back and
front, shown beneath 1t blouse Of the
striped pink and white linen with
three-quarter sleeves have narrow
cuffs of white linen. A turnover collar
of the white linen was finished with q
smart little black tic
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-09-08
LIPS WELL REPAY ATTENTION
In Perfect Condition They Add Much
to Appearance of Even Face
That Is Plain.

Healthy, rosy lips are very impor-
tant part Of ones appearance.
When young lips become pale and
colorless look into the genera. health
at once. If outdoor exercise does not
stir the blood to action and bring
healthy color to the cheeks and lips.
a judicious tonic should be taken.
Too much vinegar will not only
make the lips pale, but will thin out
the blood until all color disappears
from the face as well.
A dangerous habit Is biting the lips
to make them red.
Delicate lips become blistered
through being exposed to sun and
wind. In such cases lip salVe should
be used before going out of doors, and
a solution of borax and distilled water
should be used to battle the lips night
and morning.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-09-08

A most persuasive scheme has been
worked out for travelling, which in
cludes short Cavalier cape. Initial
ly, the design Is destined for a light
weight navy serge or suiting, although,
if any exceptional heat is likely TO
be encountered, a heavyweight navy
shantung might be substituted for the
serge. AS a model, this is the very
essence of practicability, to which
Is added a commercially smart APP
pearance; the lingerie touch intro
duced in the form of white pique col
lar, vest and cuffs at once relieves
the somberness, and any lining used
with the cloak would likewise be
white. Although slim in appearance,
the underskirt allows perfect freedom.
the fuller tunic making for contrast.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-09-08

6lOSSONs
began to ride in Hacks which were
not numbered.
SO they went along for Years, rid
ing on L Trains calling up the Jani.
tor to ask for more Heat, trying to
find a good Maid and experimenting
with new Cereals, all of these Ro-
mantle Adventures combining to make
what Is known as City Life.
They were simply four scrambling
Units in the Great Ant-Hill; four tiny
Tadpoles in the great Schools that
wiggled up and down the main
Thoroughfares. 1t seemed that their
only Chance to make an Impression
on the huge and callous City was to
Cars while the Hearse and the five
Carriages moved slowly in the direc-
ton of Calvary.
But Destiny had them spotted
Father was very busy trying to run
Shoe String up to National Bank.
He would rush into his Office and open
the Desk and push Buttons and send
Hurry-Up Wires and dictate Letters to
trembling Myrtle with the Small Waist
and keep People waiting outside, just
like the Whales who control the Sugar
Trust
He had Front like the new Penn
sylvania Station and the soft personal
Attributes of Numidian Lion.
When he was sued in the Courts by
a Victim who wanted a final look at
his Money, the Reporters came around
and he was so stiff-necked and de-
fiant that all of them referred to him
as the Millionaire Promoter
1t was easier to be this kind of q
Millionaire than stand for q Search
Every Office Building is coagulated
with Millionaires who never will be
Caught until the Tin Box is opened In
the Probate Court. Then the Widow
will get ready to take Boarders.
As soon as Father was bawied as a
Millionaire it was up to Mother to join
new kind of Club and have a Handle
put on her Eyeglasses. She would
practice in her Room for Hours at q
time, gripping the Rocking Chair with
both Hands and trying to get the real
Bostonian sound of "a as In Lard
Her Efforts were not in Vain, foI
one Day when the Club Meeting broke
up with the Lady President throwing
Fits and Copper guarding the Ballot
Box, the principal Insurgent was men
tioned in the Public Prints as a Popu.
lar Society Matron and Leader in the
New Movement among Women They
had to call her that or the Story Of her
shooting the Ink-Stand at the Re
cording Secretary would not have been
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-09-08
They Won't Pay to See Aviators.

Mr.. Hucks' threat not to fly in Scot
land unless more spectators pay for
admission to flying ground illus
trates one of the difficulties OF avfa-
ton finance. A flying ground must in
the nature of things be surrounded by
a fairly good sized expanse of more
or less open country, with the result
that spectators who pay for admission
are generally outnumbered by those
outside, who obtain free show The
proprietors of the flying grounds IRE
to be commiserated with in the cir
cumstances, but 1t would be asking too
much of human nature to expect peo-
pie to pay to witness sight which
they can see for nothing.-London
Globe.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-09-08
Why Worry over Fate?

We cannot escape fate Even if
we are allowed to lead a useful life
after forty. and escape chloroform
at sixty, we must still face the fact
that we have little chance of round
ing up with the 10 per cent of hu-
mankind that is free from tubercu-
losis. And the scientific dictum is
old that nobody is, perfectly sane.
The pathetic part of the matter is
that so many people go on living in
disgraceful ignorance of the tragedy
of their existence, even making merry
withal.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-09-08
The New Fable of the VuItures Who
Never Were Fed

never were RED.
Once there was a Handsome Dog
who was strong with every one ex-
cept the Mothers.
He was commonly reputed to be his
own worst Enemy, for he dallied with
the Rum and rolled the Bones and
loved to greet jocund Day when it
stood tip-toe on the misty Mountain
Top. He was one of our most con-
sistent little Greeters.
Like every other Rowdy-dow he was
loved by a Nice Girl Of spotless Repu-
tation and large trusting Bovine Eyes.
All of her Friends formed Ring
around her and did the Hammer on
the Anvil, but when the good-looking
Scamp hunted her up again and called
her Little Girl and said she looked
awful Lucky to him and smoothed
back her Hair, she forgot the Solemn
Warnings and did the Cuddle
They were Married and then all of
the Rappers got out their Stop
Watches and gave him anywhere from
One Week to 80 Days to have his right
Trilby back on the Brass Football.
But we are not all Rioters, no mat
ter what Ibsen says, and the Big Six
Of the White Light Circuit settled
right down as a Carpet-Slipper, Feed
the-Furnace, and Push-the-Lawn-
Mower Husband
Worst of all, he became a confirmed
Wife-Lover, the most contemplate of
who eats Graham Crackers in Bed.
The Prophets who had put up all
the 24-Sheets killing his Downfall
were SO Peeved that they barred him
from the Auction Whist Club.
Moral: The dutiful Husband can
be found only in Real Life.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-09-08

Prof Charles Richst, to whom the
NobAl prize for medicine was awarded
last year, declares tina. Ii person suf-
fering with tuberculosis will go to
slaughter house daily and drink the
fresh juice extracted from eight or
ten pounds of raw beef he win be
cured of the disease within three or
four years
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-09-08
many, 2Os,7so square miles.

many, 208,78o square miles.
THE natural resources of many Of
these African possessions are among
the richest In the world. The Union
OF South Africa, under British control.
exported In 1910 1854, 900 in gold
and $40,1eo 900 In diamonds. The i'm
ports and exports of Algeria, French
possession, exceeded $233,000.000 in
1912. Belgian Kongo's exports now
pass the $15,o00,000 mark annually.
while Germany's colonies are sending
to other countries about $26,000.000
worth Of produce annually.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-09-08
AFRICAN POSSESSIONS OF THE WARNING NATIONS

desert" says the society's statement.
England controls 8.618,245 square
miles: Belgium wish-Be,gian Kongo
az Its sole possession, so2. 1000 square
miles. and Germany. 1.o36.oSe square
miles. These figures make surprising
contrasts with those Of the European
holdings Of these countries. European
France consists of 207.0bA square
miles; England, 1881 square miles;
belgium. 1878 square miles, and Ger
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-09-08

Washington--The African posses
sions and proteetorates of the Euro
pean powers now a war are more than
three times as large as the United
States, says the National Geographic
society bulletin. They occupy s.e67,-
sal of Africa's IL SIS 900 square miles.
THE largest individual holder OF
African territory Is France. with s.
s12, 900 square miles. more than mill
lion and q half of which Is the Sahara
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-09-08
Auto Hood,

An auto hood Is a convenience to
the woman who motors much A COM
Portable and becoming sort Is made
with a straw brim, flexible but wide
enough to give protection to the eyes,
and full silk crown that does not
disarrange the hair. There are wide
chiffon tie strings that keep the hood
snugly in place.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-09-08
A StrateQist.

Your boy Josh doesn't get up till
it's almost time for dinner"
Well" replied Farmer CorntosseI
Il don't know as 1 altogether blame
him. We always have oatmeal mush
for breakfast and Josh doesn't like it"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-09-08
Artificial Roses Are Smart.

On the very smart taffeta frocks, ar
tificial roses are used, either to catch
up the skirt to the back Of the collar
or below the ceinture. This makes
an original variety on dresses which
might be otherwise somber.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-09-08
use of heavier materials for dressy

use of heavier materials for dressy
toilets.
The new serges have stripes of silk
In Scotch colorings. Among materials
for trimming suits and coats, as well
as for entire coats, are the new diago-
nal and striped fabrics In silk and
wool The new material for sport coats
is pure wool, having velour or plush
finish in bright colors. Some interest
ing new patterns have widely scattered
designs In embroidery. There are also
new designs in stripes and plaids.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-09-08
FABLES
IN
SLANG
81
GEORGE
A[)E
eaSNoH7 y 6opoE ACE

worth playing up on the First Page.
1t was proud Morning for Gordon
and Ethel when they saw all the
Pictures and learned that they were
the immediate Descendants of the
Millionaire Promoter and the Popular
Society Matron
Gordon found himself endowed with
a Social Status which enabled him, at
the Age of %, to gain admission to an
exclusive Club of 5000 Members, the
object of which was to serve Accent
Table d'Hote every Noon to as many
Cs were willing to take Chance
Therefore, when he was yanked out
of his 2-cylinder Car and stood up
before the Magistrate, charged with
running over People and smearing up
the Boulevard, the whole Reading
Public was thrilled to hear of what
had happened to a WeIl-Known Club
man whose Father was a Millionaire
Promoter and whose Mother was a
Popular Society Matron.
BY this time Ethel was merely a
Relative.
one HdQ not come across IN any
Particular
AS matter of Fact, she was not
pulling down any Ribbons at Beauty
Shows and toed In when she walked
and was beyond the reach Of Massage
Cream.
However, she was not discouraged.
She eloped with Chauffeur employed
in an Scar Garage and next Day she
was a Beautiful Heiress whose Broth
er was a Well-Known Man about
Town, the Mother being very promi-
nent In Club Work and remembered
as the Wife of the Millionaire Promo
ter.
After all this came out, Father still
had between $4,000 and $4,000 and the
whole Family. including the Chauf-
feur, sat down to Prunes every Morn
ing
But they we're very Happy, for they
were recognized in almost every Cafe
and their Relatives in the East were
sending Christmas Cards
MORAL: Some achieve Greatness
and others have it Rubbed In
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20
EAT AN APPLE A DAY;
KEEP THE DOCTOR AWAY
This is Apple Day and Now is the Time For All Good Men "a
Come to the aid Of the Apple Growers and Buy
Barrel-Prices Reasonable Richmond Market.

known apple producing count1es -
Virginia are represented on the RtoA-l
mond market at this time. There ii
wide variety from which selection may
be made by the purchaser.
The day will be generally observed,
in Richmond. the people realizing fully
the Importance of keeping in motion
one of the larger Industries In the
State The production of apples c0st8
the grower much in both time ana
money. and when situation such -
that produced by the present war trcs~.
b1es and money stringency occurs. the
apple grower needs a market for his
apples. That market can be provided
by the State OF Virginia. and lAroo'
portion of 1t by the city of Richmond.
The people Of the city of Richmond
will do their part today by buying
apples, either from the commission
men on Cary Street or from the re-.
taller up town. in such quantity -
they feel they can use. The apple
merchants are ready for big business
today. and today will be big business
day If the consumer does his part
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20
CARTONS ARE SHORT
BECAUSE Of BIG WAR

The great European war is making
itself felt in Richmond. Superinten-
dent Trafford. of the city electrical
department. yesterday reported to t.le
Administrative Board that the supply
OF carhons for street lights mad reacn-
ed nearly to the bottom OF the barrel.
and that most of the carbons arc
manufactured in Germany.
The supply being short. Mr.. Trafford
recommended to the board that Is
there was but one place In the United
States with which ne was familiar that
could supply the cartoons. an order he
placed at once. $50 that the supply
might not run out.
Accordingly tho Administrative
Board directed the superintendent 90
order $1.654.60 worth OF carbons from
the National Carbon Company. Of
Cleveland.
The board. upon recommendation Of
Captain Mccarthy. placed the nAYae
OF r.. III, Baughan. = former employs
OF the water department. who died on
October :. on thu pay zoll % octo-
bar An
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20
FEW FOLKS HAVE
GRAY HAIR NOW
DRUGGIST SAYS LADIES ARE
USING RECIPE OF SAGE TEA
AND SULPHUR.

Hair that loses Its color and lustre.
or when II fades, turns gray, dull and
lifeless, is cnused by lack OF sulphur
In the hair. Our grandmother made
UP mixture of Sage Tea and Sulphur
tC keep her locks dark and beautiful,
md thousands Of women and men who
value that even color. that beautiful
cark shade OF hair which In so attrac-
tive. use only this old-time recipe.
Nowadays We get this famous mix
ture by asking IT any drug store for
> sO-cent bottle OF "Wycth's Sage ana
Sulphur Compound" which darkens
the hair 30 naturally. so evenly. that
nobody can possibly. tell 1t has been
applied6 Besides, It takes off dand-
ruff, stops scalp itching and falling
hair. You just dAmpen q sponge or
soft brush with It and draw this
through your hair. taking ono small
strand at q time. BY morning the
gray hair disappears; but what de-
lights the ladies with Wyeth's Sage
and sulphur Ii that. besides beautiful
" darkening tho hair after few ap-
plications, II Also brings hack the CLOS
ma lustre and gtvss II IN appearance
n1 A6unG ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20
BILLINGS THINKS
ASSESSORS ERRED
VALUATION OF FLOODED HORSES
AT CURL'S NECK TO BE
CHECKED UP.

The alleged excessive assessment Of
the stock on Curle's Neck plantation.
recently purchased by c. K q. Bill
ings, the New ork millionaire horse
man. has led to the engagement Of ex-
perts to check up the figures. Henry
c. Beattie and W. J. Carter. OF Rich
mond. have been engaged for the pur-
pose by the Charles City authorities.
The assessment for taxation OF the
horses on the estate. including some
of the most valuable in the world. led
to the determination of the plantation
owner to have the matter investigat-
ed The Harvester" the great trot-
ting stallion, was assessed at $4,000
Lou Dillon and other brood mares
were assessed at an average valuation
of $1,000 each
1t r. understood, also. that Mr.. Bill
ings has decided to abandon farming
operations on the plantation and to
convert 1t into pasture for stock
This decision throws q number Of men
out Of employment.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20
LOST HIS LIFE IN
NAVAL DISASTER
ALFRED E. STOKES, BROTHER OF
MRS. ROBERT SUMMERS. OF
RICHMOND, WENT DOWN
WITH HIS SHIP.

Alfred Edgar Stokes, twenty four
years old. the youngest son of the
stokes family, of Chelmsford. Essex,
England. and a promising young Of
facer in the Royal Navy, lost his life
when the British cruiser Hoguc was
sunk by a German submarine in the
North Sea, according to n message
which was received in Richm md yes
terdav by his sister Mrs. Robert Sum
mers. Of 327 South Pine Street.
One month before war vas de-
c,ared with Germany Stokes passed
an examination as an officer in the
Royal Navy and when war was de-
clared, was assigned to the cruiser
Hogue for duty. and was one IT those
mentioned In the official English state
ments as lost.
Stokes was affectionately known ss
Teddy" by his friends, on the Conti-
nent and in Richmond, whore he has
several relatives, .s...... s.s,s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20
MANY WILL HEAR
TED" MERCER TO-DAY
HE WILL SPEAK AT SOUTHERN
SHOPS AND AT TWO
COLLEGES.

T.. e. Mercer lis q member of ore
OF the most prominent families In
Georgia. and his ancestors figured
heroicaliy in the revolutionary strug-
giles, and in Princeton. y. J., there
is a monument to his great-grana-
father. General Hugh Mercer. Mr.
Mercer Is a graduate of the University
Of Virginia, was a popular fraternity
leader. and Is a famous sprinter and
gridiron idol. Ted" Mercer has
spoken to thousands OF mea, and has
II message on Up, Down and Up
Again" that men will never forget
AT Cornell University 1900 men turn
ed out IN heavy rain to hear Ted
MERGERS great talk. John r. Mott
says: He has done more than any
other man to help lead into paths Of
righteousness and heipfulness the
most influential classes in modern
college life"
Mr., MERGERS campaign in this city
Is under the auspices OF the Central
Young Mems Christian Association.
and already arrangements have been
made for him to speak as follows:
Today--Medical College OF yir-
ginia at S:45 p. NJ: Southern Railway
Shops at IL O'Clock NJ: Smithdeal
Business College ut 3 P. M.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. College at
II A. NJ: Virginia Union University
at 3 P. NJ: Mechanics Institute at
$50 p. NJ.
Thursday--Unon theological Semi
nary at $3.50 A. NJ Cedar Works at
IL NJ: Fellowship League. Y. NJ. c. A.
$50 F. M: Night High School $50
p. NJ.
Inquiries are coming In as to where
men can hear TED Mercer. The
fun program will be announced for the
remainder OF the week IN Wednesday
mornings papers. Mr.. Mercer knows.
He has played the game. A promin-
ent business man Of our city called
up to say that he has never head such
an address an that given by Mr.. Mercer
to the men at Lexington.
Mr. Mercer spoke Mt Randolph
Macon College last night.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20


The way to observe 1t Is to eat an
apple or to buy box or a barrel or
apples for later eating.
There are In Richmond some thou
sand barrels of apples for consump-
ton today or for laying away that
there may be apples in the house for
such time as an apple or two may be
/ desired by Some member of the family
The slogan of the movement that
makes this day Apple Day can be APP
piled generally to every day in the
year. 1t is:
Eat an apple day and keep the
doctor away"
The commission houses on Cary
Street have an ample stock to supply
all retail fruit dealers and consum-
ers too. The retailers are prepared to
meet the demands of their patrons. for
apples in quantities, ranging from
quart to a barrel. Should such de-
mand exhaust the retailers supply
during the day. there are plenty more
apples on Cary Street
Those householders who desire to
buy by the barrel will be gladly served
/ by the commission men. They may
| also buy by the box--a box containing
one third of a barrel.
| From 3: to 81 Per barrel.
/ The prices on good eating apples
| ranged from So to So per barrel on Cary
Street yesterday. and this is the prob
able range of prices for today. The
| choicest apples may be bought at S.
| Good apples can be bought at ".
| s2e5 and s2.5o. The higher priced
4 goods will keep. when stored in a
fscool dry place, long enough for the
i average family to eat barrel APP
| Piles. at So TO $2.50. 1T was stated yes
! terday. will keep sound for month
when proper care is taken In putting
the barrel in the house.
/ The family that feels 1t cannot eat
| barrel can dispose of box In a
week. The average price per box Is
about 81
! All apples do not need to be eaten
| out of hand. There are 1877 ways OF
preparing and serving apples. One OF
I these, the easiest, is eating them raw
/ Eating raw, 1t Is said, Is also the
healthiest way. though each one OF the
| 1917 Is health giving.
A Virginia Crop.
The apple crop. that part of 1t reach.
| ing Richmond at this season of the
year especially. is distinctively a vir-
ginia crop. Practically all the better
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20
.PYTH|ANS WILL Be
|. WELCOMED TONIGHT
MINETREE FOLkEs WILL EXTEND
CITY's GLAD HAND TO GRAND
CAMP DELEGATES.
FOR HINES MEMORIAL
HEROIC DEED OF RICHMOND MAN
WILL BE KEPT ALIVE IN NEWS
MINDS ny SPLENDID sTRUC-
TURE TO BE BUILT HERE.
FOR HINES MEMORIAL
PROGRAM.

o'CLock-OpeninG of Grand
Lodge.
Address of welcome. by Minetree
Foi<es.
Response, by Grand Chancellor
John w. Bear.
Wednesday. October III.
10 A. M-Grand Lodge session.
Nothing but Grand Lodge business.
30 p. M.-Recess for dinner.
800 r. M.-Grnnd Lodge session.
Election of omcers.
6:SO y. M.-Grnnd Lodge recess.
$40 p. M.-Openin9 meeting, John
Marshall High school Auditorium.
Called to order by r.. n. Boyer,
chairman golden Jubilee committee.
Prayer. by Rev. J. c. Holland.
grind outer guard.
Music.
Introduction of presiding officer.
Judge ID. C. Richardson. supreme
representative.
Music.
Introduction Of Mrs. Emma BY
mum. OF Washington. ID. C., so-
preme representative and deputy of
Pythfan Sisters.
Music.
Introduction of w. II. Richie, Of
Linn. o.. past supreme chancellor.
Musfc. "America." Sung by au-
3ience.