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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-27
A NURSE TAKES
DOCTORS ADVICE
And is Restored to Health by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etabie COMPOUND.

Euphemia, Ohio" Because of total
ignorance Of how to care for myself
when verging into womanhood, and from
taking cold when going to school, suf-
fered from q displacement, and each
month l had severe pains and nausea
which always meant a lay-off from work
for two to four days from the time
was 16 years old.
Invent to Kansas to live with nv SIS
ter and while there doctor told me Of
the Pinkham remedies but did not use
them then as my faith in patent medi-
cines was limited After my sister died
l came home to Ohio to live and that
has been my home for the last Is years.
"The Change of Life came when was
az years old and about this time saw
my physical condition plainly described
in one of your advertisements. Then
began using Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound and I cannot ten YOU
or any one the relief it gave me in the
first three months. 1t put me right
where l need not lay off every month
and during the last Is years / have not
paid out two dollars to doctor, and have
been blest with excellent health for wo-
woman of my age and can thank Lydia
E.Pinkham's Vegetable Compound forit.
"Since the Change of Life is over /
have been maternity nurse and being
wholly self-supporting l cannot over
estimate the value of good health. I
have now earned a comfortable little
home just by sewing and nursing. I
have recommended the Compound to
many with good results, as it is excel
lent to take before and after child
birth. Miss EVELYN ADELA STEW
ART, Euphemia, Ohio.
II you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confl-
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by q
woman and held In strict confidence.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-27
Something About Your FINGERS,

The cutting of the finger nails is
one of those little tasks from which
we are relieved only by the grave
1t is computed that their average
growth, in sickness and in health, is
one-thirty-second of an inch a week,
little more than an inch and a half
a year.
This rate of growth, however, is not
the same for all the fingers, the thumb
and the little finger being the ones
whose nails grow more slowly than
the others, while the middle finger is
the fastest of the lot In summer it
has been observed that they grow
quicker than in winter, and some au-
thorities hold that the nails on the
right hand lengthen more rapidly than
those on the left. In either case they
grow four times as fast as the nails
on our toes.
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of pale brown, the lighter being real
cafe-au-lait tint, and the second a
deeper coffee color
These striped silk blouses are very
simply nade-a pointed vest and turn
over collar of washing net, and tiny
turn back cuffs Of the same instead OF
frill. The colored chiffons for blouses
are all on the darker side, and the
patterns on them, although not def
mite or bold stripe, have wavy lines,
or running, blurred pattern in colors,
looking like semi-transparent sprays
of flowers or leaves.
ALI the pa1er shades of yellow and
brown, as ground color, are very much
in favor, and the new shade of khaki
a brownish yellow with a distinct
shade of green in it, is immensely pop
ular The daintiest of blouses in the
simplest of patterns are those shirt
like garments of chiffon and crepe,
which are made very loose and full,
with turnedback roll collar and widow
weeds cuffs.
These have no trimming upon them,
save only the buttons, and these are
the ball buttons covered, and some
times made with the material ITSELF
They are fastened with large loops.
also made of the material, and the
whole blouse spells simplicity itself.
For the evening gowns, tea gowns
and negligees of the immediate future
lace will play an important part, for
there is scarcely woman who does
not have her lace drawer, in which she
has collected old family treasures, or
filed with odd pieces which took her
fancy at various times
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During the night he grew rapidly
| doctor.
What on earth have you been do
| ing to yourself?" demanded the ply
stefan. There was no indication of
this sort when saw you yesterday"
1T is my heart, l suppose" weakly
answered the patient in whisper.
Your heart!" repeated the doctor
Your heart was all right yesterday"
My lungs, then" said the patient.
What is the matter with you, man?
You don't seem TO have been drink
| ing"
Your letter. your letter. gasped
the patient. You said 1 had only
| few weeks to live
Are you crazy?" said the doctor
Il wrote you TO take q weeks vaca-
ton in the hills and you would be
all right"
The patient, with the pallor of death
| in his face, could scarcely raise his
head from the pillows, but he drew
| from under the bedclothes the doctors
| letter
Heavens, mani" cried the physi-
clan; this was meant for another
patient! My assistant misplaced the
letters"
The young officer sat up in bed inn
mediately and was entirely well in a
| few hours.
We are all at some time in our lives
victims of the Imagination. The con-
| viction that we are desperately i'll, or
| that we have been exposed to a ter
| rible malady, to some incurable, con-
| tagious disease, completely upsets the
entire system and reverses the proc
esses of the various functions; the
mind does not act with it's customary
vitality and power and there is a
general dropping of physical and men
tai standards all along the line, until
we become the victims of the thing
we fear
When | was in the Harvard Medical
school, one Of the best professors
there, a celebrated physician, who had
been lecturing upon the power of the
imagination, warned the students
against the dangers of imagining that
they, themselves, had the disease
about which they studied. The profess
sor told me that once he got it into
| his head that he was developing
Br1ghts disease in his system. The
conviction became SO strong that he
was in the grasp Of this so-called fatal
disease that he preferred to die rather
than be told of his condition by anoth-
er physician.He lost his appetite, lost
| flesh rapidly, and became almost inca
| pable Of lecturing, until one day med
| ical friend, astonished at the change
| in his appearance, asked what was the
matter with him
Il have Bright's disease" was the
| reply. Il am sure of it, for 1 have
every symptom"
Nonsense" said his friend; "you
| have nothing of the kind"
| After a great deal of persuasion,
| the professor was induced to submit
| to an examination, and it was discov-
cred that there was not the slightest
evidence of Bright's disease in his
| system. He rallied so quickly that
even in day those who knew him
noticed the change. His appetite re-
turned, his flesh came back, and he
was a new man.
| Medical history shows that thou
sands of people have died the vic
Tins of their imagination. They were
convinced they had diseases which in
| reality they never had The trouble
was not in the body, but in the mind.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-27

Possession VIII Excite Envy-Use
Borax When Washing.

Once gray hair is an accomplished
fact, and not merely threat, its pos
SCISSOR soon begins to realize its
beauty. 1t should be frequently sham
pooed, so that it is even in color and
smooth in texture, and 1t should be
brushed carefully and regularly and
often INDUCED in sun and air baths.
Gray hair will be Of a more uniform
shade if borax is put in the water in
which it is washed, and If the hair is
an ugly yellowish-gray or white,
little bluing, say tablespoonful to
a basin Of water, will remove the Of
fensive tinge.
OF course, gray hair. must be care
fully dressed, and the best effects
are gotten when 1t is slightly I'M
dulated and then dressed high on
the head, or rolled off the ears and
brow and into a soft French twist at
the back.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-27
FOUND OUT.
A Trained Nurse Discovered Its Effect.

No one Is in better position to know
the value of food and drink than
trained nurse.
Speaking Of coffee, nurse In Pa,
writes: 81 used to drink strong cof-
fee myself, and suffered greatly from
headaches and indigestion.
while on a visit to my brothers
had good chance to try Postum, for
they drank it altogether in place Of
coffee. After using Postum two weeks
I found / was much benefited and
finally my headaches disappeared and
also the Indigestion
Naturally have since used Postum
among my patients, and have noticed
a marked benefit where coffee has
been left IF md Postum used.
~I observe :. curious fact about
Postum whom used by mothers. 1t
greatly helps the flow of milk in cases
where coffec Is Inclined to dry 1t
up, and where tea causes nervousness.
ri find trouble IN getting servants
to make Postum properly. But when
1t is prepared according to directions
on package and served hot with
cream, 1t Is certainly a delicious bev-
erage."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek. Mich. Read "The Road to
MELVILLE" In pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postun-must be wen
boiled. 15c and zoe packages.
Instant Postum-is a soluble powder.
A teaspoonful dissolves quickly In
cup of hot water and, with cream and
sugar, made a delicious beverage In
stantiy. 30c and SOC tins.
The cost per cup of both kinds Ia
about the same.
''Theres G. Reason" Cor Postum.
sold by GrocerA
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-27

the neighborhood. In fact, put your
training at the service of the house
mothers, young and middleaged and
old, who may care to study modern
ways. Have classes at your own home,
with demonstrations, and give lessons
in the homes of your clients. Have a
class for young girls, and special
classes in the serving of formal din
ners and teas and luncheons.
An opportunity of this sort ought to
be welcomed by the women to whom
you would make your appeal. You
should, of course, charge more for pri-
vate than class lessons, and would ar
range your hours according to a con,
venient schedule. You should have a
small model kitchen in which to dem
onstrate, and be entirely businesslike
In your methods.
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Heroic Remedy.

A contributor to Everybody's Maya
her husband of the drink habit after
he had spent money on booze" that
she had meant to use for getting
clothes for the children: II jest let
him go to bed, and after he's been
sleeping long enough to be pretty near
sober, l goes and sews him up in the
bedclothes, takes the broomstick and
pounds the devil out Of i'm, and I've
never had a days worry since" After
reading stories of wife-beating, there
is a certain satisfaction in coming
across the tale of woman who
turned the tables to good purpose and
exercised her husbands devil
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-27
UnsanItary Country.

According to the National Council Of
Education and the American Medical
association, country school children
are from 10 to 20 per cent less healthy
than city school children. Some of the
and windows and poor lighting are
more usual in the country than In
cities; that country children's teeth
are not properly cared for; they often
do not get suitable luncheons, and
country sanitation Is VIGOROUSLY prim.
tive.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-27
Municipal Cold STORAGE.

Cleveland, o., has great munich
pal cold storage plant. Here the
housewife may store eggs, butter or
apples, when the prices are lowest, for
use when prices become prohibitive.
Here, also, ere cold storage lockers
for which retail merchants pay FIVE
dollars a month. Wholesale dealers
also use much space. The plant has
one machine with a cooling capacity
Of 80 tons of Ice day, but 6O-ton-a-
day machine is being installed, and
the size Of the warehouse Is being
doubled.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-27
e ONE time ago I read a story about

q ONE time ago I read story about
- young officer in India who con-
suited great physician because he
felt tagged from the excessive heat
and long hours of service. The ply
stefan examined him and said he
would write to him on the morrow
The letter the patient received in
formed him that his left lung was en-
tirely gone, his heart seriously af.
fected, and advised him to adjust his
business affairs at once. '.Of course
you may live for weeks it said, 'but
you had best not leave important mat
tiers undecided"
Naturally the young officer was dis
mayed by this death warrant He
grew rapidly worse, and in "a hours
respiration was difficult and he had ar
acute pain in the region of the heart
He took to his bed with the convic
ton that he should never rise from it
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flare at the bottom in futed folds and
usually extra width is introduced by
means of a couple of folds at either
tide in front or in back in panel form,
as illustrated here.
Waist lines are high, but by means
Of the cuirassier sash or widespread
girdle the new dropped line is achiev-
ed. In this case a width Of satin
was tackled in place in small folds at
the center front of the skirt and from
there drawn downward over the hips
and knotted in back with sash ends
pendant.
The jacket was quite snort, modest
ly garnished with fat silver buttons,
and lined with white or lowered chit
fon. The vest was given close row
of smaller silver buttons and button
holes, which were used only as a
trimming, for, if fastened at all, it
was only the lowest button that was
employed
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-27
MODEL BLOUSES FOR AUTUMN
Darker Colorings Are to Be More In
Favor Than They Have Been for
Many Seasons.

Autumn model blouses show num-
Der of darker colors than heretofore,
and dark striped silks are in favor
The Roman colorings are used, but
with discretion and selection, two, or
at most three, different colors being
permitted, though more shades Of the
same color may be utilized.
One of the best new striped silks is
in two shades of rose and two shades
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-27
Jet SeduIns.

A green satin evening gown is sim
ply made, and depends for its trim
ming solely on little jacket of black
net, covered with tiny jet sequins. The
jacket Is finished with four tassels.
which are attached to the pointed sec
tions under the arms that hang dow
over the hips.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-27
IN WHITE AND GREEN
COSTUME CONSIDERED A TRI-
UMPH IN PARIS.
Long Tunic and Jaunty WaIsteoat
the Distinguishing Marks-Pretty
Garniture of the Jacket
and Vest.

Affairs of state, questions of nation
al Importance, and the very newest
scandals sank into the background
while all Paris, or, rather all Par
islans, were occupied with the annual
event-the Grand Prix This was a
sort OF grand finish to the season.
nnal flourish of trumpets, and then,
"Pouf!" as they themselves express
1t, everybody who makes any pre-
tense at being anybody hurries off to
the seaside or the mountains for the
hot weather, and Paris is evacuated,
writes correspondent in the French
capital
The dressmaking force of all the
mod1stes was taxed to it's utmost and
working early and late ON the wonder
ful assortment of apparel that was
packed up right after the Grand Prix
and sent with it's various owners to
Deauville, Trouville, Vichy, Auvergne
and all the other smart resorts.
Stunning suits such as the one
sketched were out for the final day Of
the race. This one was copied from a
model especially designed for the
event, and was brilliantly attractive
In chalk white deauville cloth and
olive green satin.
The cloth made the long tunic and
the jaunty waistcoat, while the satin
was used for the clever little eton-
bolero, cuirassier sash, and foot of the
narrow underskirt The inner vest
with outstanding collar and wing lapels
attached forms the front of white
batiste blouse, which Is worn with
the suit, and was itself of patiste.
The success of the long tunics lies
In the hang" Of them They must
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-27
Policeman on the Job.

Nervous Lady Tin whose street there
have been several burglaries) -"How
often do you policemen come down
this road? I'm constantly about, but
| never see you" Policeman-"Ah
very likely ] sees you when you don't
see me, mum. It's policeman's bust
ness to secrete 'issef."-Punch.
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IekkI T1<s.eH-
Elv HiUher.

Dust by it's own nature can rise only
so far above the road and birds which
fly higher never have it upon their
wings So the heart that knows how
to fly high enough escapes those little
cares and vexations which brood upon
the earth, but cannot rise above it into
that purer air.-H. w. Beecher.
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stinate peach stain, cream of tartar
moistened and well rubbed in and al
lowed to stand in the sun a while,
will make it disappear in the washing.
When entertaining without help,
chocolate or cocoa may be made and
cooker.
An old whisk broom is a fine sink
brush after it Is too worn for a clothes
brush.
Leather stain on white stockings
will be easily removed by using borax
in the water when washing them.
Dust cloths that are both conspicu-
Gus and serviceable are those Of a
common red bandanna handkerchief
They only cost five or eight cents and
can always be seen and told from 9TH
er cloths.
Cook steam buildings by putting the
batter in a tube angel food pan, and
setting this In a steamer This allows
the center to cook as we'll as the sides
and does away with the sticky center
so often found in large solid pudding
molds,
Candles to harmonic with any de-
sired color decoration may be made
by dipping them in melted paraffin in
which oil tube paint has been mixed
for the desired color. White candles
should be used for light shades and
to pour the melted paraff1n down over
them when standing upright gives a
better finish.
A jar of sausage may be partly
cooked, hot lard poured over it and
twill keep indefinitely. Simply finish
cooking it and 1t will be ready to
serve.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-27
CoIors to Suit Your Ewes.

Did it ever occur to you that by a
simple matter of dress the color of
your eyes can be perceptibly changed
For instance, blue eyes are deepened
by wearing certain shades Of blue.
The writer knows a girl whose limo
cent hazel eyes turn an unmistakabl Bile
green when she wears a green blouse,
and so far is it from being unbecom-
ing that her friends consider it the
most becoming color.
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More to riis Liking.

Proud uncle, showing of small
nephew of sanity countenance and
seraphic eyes: Johnny, wouldn't you
like to be an angel?" Johnny, with
cold scorn: Not so long as there's
a show for me to become a baseball
pitcher"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-27
A Social WARNING.

What are you going to do with all
the money you expect to make?" asked
Miss Cayenne.
I'm going to have fine house and
entertain sumptuously,' replied the
price booster.
"Yes-but in the meantime you are
rendering yourself so unpopular that
no really nice people will come to your
PARTIES
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A Summer Hotel.

I'm having slow time here
You ought to mix more with the
other guests, my dear. I'm sure they
are willing to be friendly"
Jaw, what's the use of listening to
the scandals of lot of perfect stran-
gers.'-Louisville Courier-Journal
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Money for Christmas.

Selling guaranteed wear-proof hosi-
cry to friends & neighbors. Big Xmas
business. Wear-Proof Mills, 1900
Chestnut ST.. Philadelphia, Pa.-Adv.
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l--I or as a sauce, add
ing butter, the following is one which
should always be ready: Take a cup
full of sugar and two cupfuls of wa
Ter, Doll together five minutes or I'M
I'll slrupy, add a half cupful of lemon
JUICE and let it simply boil up once,
tnen put into bottle and set in a
cool place. When wanted to use a
spoonful of this strip in a glass of
water makes most delicious drink,
Lemon pie is one which is most
popular, and may be made and put
into a baked crust, then a frosting or
mer1ngue placed on top or the egg
may be put into the mixture, and If
well beaten will rise to the top when
baking, and make it's own meringue
Lemon Bread Pudding.-Soak cup
ful OF bread crumbs in quart of milk
and beat until foamy. Beat the yolks
or three. eggs and add Crate the
r1nd OF lemon. Mix with a quar-
ter Of cupful of sugar and the juice
OF the lemon. Mix all together and
bake in a moderate oven. When
baked cover with a meringue made
from the three whites and three ia
blespoonfuls of sugar. Set in the oven
to brown.
Lemon Suet Pudding.-Mix together
three cupfuls of bread crumbs, cup
full Of suet cut very fine, a teaspoon
full Of baking powder and half cup
full Of sugar. Beat four eggs and add
to the mixture with a pinch of salt
and two tablespoonful Of lemon juice.
Scald three cupfuls of milk and pour
over, stirring carefully. Let stand
covered for half an hour Then pour
into buttered baking dish and bake
40 minutes. Any sauce, either GUS
tard or a lemon sauce, will be good
with this pudding
Lemon Sauce.-A tablespoonful Of
butter put into saucepan, and when
hot add tablespoonful Of cornstarch,
when smooth the juice of lemon, a
half cupful of sugar, and a well
beaten egg. Stir until smooth.
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Light Traffic.

WAS the car crowded you came
in on
Not very. l had strap all to
myself. Evening Transcript.
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convenience for In it
may be written the spe-
cial likes and dislikes Of
your friends SO that the
tragedy of serving a
meal with the important
dishes not liked may be
averted.
Eo The nnnAnadlIx oh
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Value of PorpoIse Teeth,

The Bogotu Testament, published
for the natives Of the Solomon
islands, is sold in exchange for por-
poise teeth.
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uruouav PLANTING Forests.

Uruguay, much of which was for
merly treeless, within few years has
planted more than 1900 900 forest
trees.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-27

Juniper from the Indian reserva-
lions of New Mexico and Arizona may
prove an excellent source of material
for lead pencils
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His Title.

Mark has a mania for giving girls
presents of handsome umbrellas"
Eyes, they call him their rain beau"
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DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets first put up
40 years ago. They regulate and invigorate
stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar-coated
tiny granules. Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-27

Style Is one of the principal ingre-
dents In dressmaker's bill