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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06

and purgatives, for while these do but
temporary good, Syrup Pepsin cures
permanently. The effect of its action
is to train the stomach and bowel
muscles to do their work naturally
again, and in a short time all forms OF
medicine can be dispensed with. 1t
can be bought without inconvenience
at any nearby drug store fer fifty
cents and one dollar bottle, the latter
size being regularly bought by those
who already know it's value. Results
are always guaranteed or money will
be refunded.
Families wishing to try a free sam
pie bottle can obtain it postpaid by adj
dressing Dr.. w. 3. Caldwell, 203 Wash
ington St, Monticello, Ill A postal
card with your name and address on
tt will do.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
Could Not Deceive Wife.

He came home in the small hours of
the morning, and his wife confronted
him with wrath in her eye and a tele-
gram in her hand, saying: Here is
news that has been waiting for you
ever since your supper time"
He blinked, looked wise, and, brac-
ing up against the hat rack, felt
through his pockets, murmuring, 81
left my glasses in town
YES" she replied with scathing
irony, but you brought the contents
with you
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
agnes" Still Lives.

It is not generally known that the
original from whom Dickens drew his
inspiration for Agnes in David Cop
perfield' is still living. In a fiat just
of the Cromwell road. in a delightful
early Victorian atmosphere that is the
real thing and not achieved by a firm
of skillful decorators. lives Miss Geor-
gina Hogarth. One can trace in this
gracious old lady the charm that at
tracted Dickens, for Mrs Hogarth pas
sesseH the rare gilt OF growing old
sca 0r,fu1fs- I o1don Tally Sketch.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06

with them next time you see them to
call them by name.
Besides making a memory scrap.
book. another novel idea that you
girls can try is that of decorating
your letter paper with impressions Of
dainty ferns and grasses. This will
make your paper different from that
of your girl friends. If you want TO
have your monogram on your paper,
in addition to the leaf Impression. cut
your initials in the leaf with a pen
knife. Then when yod make the in
preston, you will find your Initial
outlined in white.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06

we'll and hearty and weigh about
200 pounds. I feel very grateful that
/ found Dodds Kidney Pills and you
may publish this letter if you wish.
am serving my third term as Probats
Judge of Gray Co. Yours truly,
PHILIP MILLER, Cimarron, Kan.
Correspond with Judge Miller about
this wonderful remedy.
Dodds Kidney Pills, soc. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co,
Buffalo, n. Y. Write for Household
Hints. also music Of National Anthem
English and German words) and re-
cipes for dainty dishes. All 5 sent free.
Adv
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06

Rev. Madison Peters said Of New
Ysdrs resolutions the other day in
Brooklyn:
I'd advise every one with bad
habit-whether it's alcohol or profan-
ity, gambling or morphine-to swear
off hopefully.
Some poor fellow, especially
among the alcohol, think it's too late
their lives are ruined-no hope is
left
But, az I always point ont to them,
man is never too old to reform,
though frequently he is too young to
realize this truth
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
P1ohahIV Not.

A young manstimidly approached the
father OF the girl OF his choice and
asked for her hand in marriage.
Il am not at all certain" said the
father, that my daughter loves you
sufficiently so warrant me in entrust-
ing her to your keeping"
Well" replied the young man, re-
fiectively. perhaps you haven't had
the same advantage for observing
things that have" Harper's
Monthly.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
That Week Didn't Count.

Isaac (who had just recovered from
typhoid doctor, you have charged
me for four weeks calls; l will pay
for only three weeks!
Doctor-But / called on you every
day for four weeks, Mr.. Isaac.
Isaac-VeIl, dere vas one week
was delirious and l didn't see you
come IN.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
New Way of Finding Water.

An Arizona observer has found out
how to tell by the mesquite whether
water is near the surface or not. When
the mesquite grows up into tree form
the ground water lies within fifty feet
of the surface, but il it remains q
shrub prospects for finding water are
not SO good. We are always learning
that every natural phenomenon has
meaning for us, il we can only read
the meaning and Fireside.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
Weakness.

The sick Seaman Evans ruled the
destiny of the Scott Antarctic expedi-
ton. The weakest link in the chain
gives the value to the chain. CiviliZa-
ton follows the path of least resist
ance. The drone or black sheep of
the family eenters the attention of
the group On him, impairs its eco
nomic efficiency: in effect dominates
the household. The enduring charac-
ter of q society is determined not by
its cultured group, but by its sub
merged tenth Or five-tenths
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
The Candidate Explains.

DO you believe in the wisdom of
the plain people?" the candidate was
asked.
Certainly" he replied, but being
conscious of the fact that the plain
people sometimes err in their judg-
ment. I'm trying to give them the
benefit of my experience in political
matters, so they won't make the mis-
take OF electing some unfit person to
office instead of me-"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
Reasonable Request.

Say, boss" said Hungry Hober.
could / trouble you to give a fellow
a little lift"
What do you want"
1--WE got enough money in my
pocket to tip the waiter, an / was just
wonderin' if you wouldn't give me just
a little extra to buy a meal"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
He Knew Him Well.

Whats the trouble, John?"
why, sir, here's a note from Mr..
Mahlstick, in which he tells me that
he is off on little trip aT,; he wants
ME to send his drawing materials
along
We'll, and isn't that plain enough"
Hardly, sir. / don't think, sir, that
you know Mr. Mahlstick. don't know
whether to send his paints and brushes
Or only corkscrew. STRAY Stories.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
Mistaken Sheer.

1T is cheaper, not dearer, to con-
suit specialist" said Dr.. Simon
F7exner, head of the Rockefeller in
stitute, at medical dinner.
1T is very stupid and erroneous to
hold the opinions Of Blank, to whom
a friend said:
WAS the doctor who examined
your lungs q Specialist
No. / don't think SO, Blank
sDeered. He couldn't find anything
the matter with EN-"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
SUBTLE DID.

,"Weel. weel," said the bailie to the
assessor, when a youth was brought
up before him for some trifiing Of
Tense, ''ye ken we mamma be over
hard of the puir fellow. We were lad
dies aimee oorsels, and | suppose |
was as big a fu1e as ony o them when
was young"
And you're not an old man yet,
bailie," said the assessor, blandly.-
Youths Companion.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
Jared the Old Boy.

Gladys said something TO me the
other night that smacked of innuen-
do" remarked Ferdy to Algy.
What was it, dear boy?'
Advised me not to stand under the
mistletoe. Said one of the berries
might fall and fracture my skull. l
call that unkind; ell, what?"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
DeathIess Fame.

Il would rather have written the
'Elegy in a Country Churchward' than
be as rich as Rockefeller"
''Why?"
How can you ask? The author OF
that poem won deathless fame"
did he? Who was the chap?
Lets see. His name has escaped
me; but it certainly is great stuff
all right"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Relieve Feverishness, Bad Stomach, Teething
Disorders, move and regulate the Bowels and
are a pleasant remedy for Worms. Used by
Mothers for "a years. They are so pleasant to
take, children like them. They n<1fy fail At
all Druggists, 25c. Sample FREE. Address,
4. s. O1msted, lie Roy, n. Y. Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
Damp Drama.

IT understand it is a very fearful
play"
Yes; the management supplies
fresh handkerchiefs after the second
act"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06

my breath was
short and / had
chills and back
ache. / took the
pills about a year
ago and have had
no return Of the
palpitations. Am
now 63 years old,
able to do lots of
manu- al labor, am
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
Saving the Furniture

II don't know what we're going TO
do" said the mother, since you have
given Willie that knife with a saw
and a gimlet and file and lot of
other things attached TO it.
We'll" answered the father.
thoughtfully, maybe we'd better
shut up the house for couple OF
months and move into a furnished
apartment"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
BY DOROTHY PERKINS.
AN IMPRESSION scRAP.sook.

"A pretty sad simple way to pre-
serve the memories of summer leaves
and flowers is by taking impressions
Of them on paper, and then pasting
the pieces of paper on pages of
blank book. A BOOK containing such
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
Not Lean Year, Either.

Ethel-This craze for gold seems to
me very foolish. Now. a very little
would make me happy.
.Jack-HoW much?
Ethel-Just enough to reach around
my fnger.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
Expected.

MY husband has been trained by
an expert
Indeed"
Eyes. His preceding wife ra6 70
less than seven divorces. Judge.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
One ADVANTAGE.

1.-THE pen is mightier than the
sword" quoted the Wise Guy.
yes, but the sword never gets fell
low into libel suits" added the Simple
Mug.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06

OF spring metal and wire is a new
device to encircle persons feet and
prevent the loss OF an overshoe.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06

over, for weak kidneys, backache. ir-
regular kidney action and uric acid
trouble. Thousands of grateful recon-
mendations throughout the country
prove their worth.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
Everything.

'EIow's everything in your house?'
asked Smith.
Oh" replied Brown, she's all
right
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
Sacrificed.

Ethel-So Kate is finally married.
How did she come to take the plunge"
Marie-She didn't. She was showed
off by three younger sisters.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
JUDGE CURED. HEART TROUBLE.

I took about 6 boxes Of Dodds Kid
ney Pills for Heart Trouble from
which I had suffered for S years.
had dizzy spells, my eyes pulled,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
WHAT 1t Means.

Hip-What does it mean to say that
a girl is as pretty as a picture?
HoD-Merely a frame OF mind
Michigan Gargoyle.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06

A new German Electrical heating
unit is made of fine resistance wires
woven across pure asbestos threads.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
Motor Circles.

do they move you in a circIe?"
"By no means. We have a six-cylin-
der car. They move i'll four-cylin-
der set"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06

Better love a short woman than
never love q tall
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
Speaking Lines.

Who gave Miss Antique away when
she finally got married?"
Her wrinkles. STRAY Stories.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06

The road to hell is paved with good
intentions and the pavement makes
smooth riding.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06

Holland and England viii be direct
ly connected by telephone as soon as
new cables are laid.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
The Property.

Kriss-The Browns are divorced
Kross-Who has the custody Of the
car?-ToWn Topics.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06

Poverty is no disgrace, but wealth
can't always say as much.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06

The under dog gets a lot of sympa-
thy, but what he wants is help
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06

If a man admires a woman she
should at least admire his good taste.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06

Denmark has between 1000 and 81
900 automobiles, or about one to every
400 inhabitants.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
Poetic License.

The waters of the Atlantic and Pa
cific oceans don't actually mingIe in
the Panama canal"
Then the poetic conception of the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans being we'd
ded is not strictly true?"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06

The Obstacle.
Can't you pull some wires TO get an
in that company"
NO: it's a wireless company"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06

They stop the tickle-Dean's Mentho-
lated Cough Drops stop coughs by stop
ping the cause--Jc at Drug Stores.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
A Gastronomic Test.

That girls a peachi"
Sure! She's sweet enough to eat. "
American.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06

Money may be saved by avoiding
sure things.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06

Astonishing Tobacco Remedy Guaranteed
70 instantly Tcrove taste for cigarettes tobacco
IN any form, or money cheerfuily refunded. Send
S5c and receive wonderful remedy by return mail.
Address pess Tobacco Cleanse Co. Wichita, kanSaLdt.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
Pre-

Il told you to look sharp, didn't -"
Wen, ] guess | did. had an edge
on"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06

Putnam Fadeless Dyes will last up-
Ill the goods wear out Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06

"Oh, we'll, I guess that's about as
close as poets ever come 10 fact,
anyway
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06

Even the man who stands on his
dignity may put his foot in it.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-17
TWO GERMAN SHIPS TO
JOIN AMERICAN LINE
Pres. Grant and Pres. Lincoln
Reported Bought-Where is
KronprinZ Wilhelm?

NEW YORK. Aug. IA report to
was current in shipping circles yes
terday 10 the effect that the President
Grant and the President Lincoln Of
the Hamburg American line have been
sold 10 the American line and viii soon
be placed in service under American
registry.
The President Grant registers 1923
tons and the President Lincoln TO-
los tons.
While officials Of the International
Mercantile Marine company, of which
the American line is a SUBSIDIARY de-
MED the report, the fact that the fun
nels Of both vessels are being painted
TO correspond with those of the Amer
lean line and that preparations are be-
ing made TO place them in commission,
led shipping men TO believe the sale
would be made.
Speculation is rife in shipping circles
over the fate Of the KrOnpTinZ Will
helm, which slipped out OF New York
harbOr on the night OF Aug. >, Osten-
sibly for Bremen, but as was learned
later. with cargo of provisions for
TIC AHtli man VOL SHIPS winch W. y
then on the north Atlantic
For several days after she left New
York numerous incoming vessels re-
ported sighting the KrOnprinz VIII
helm. Dispatches from Halifax de-
scribing a short naval engagement,
said TO have been fought between the
British cruisers Essex and Suffolk and
the German cruiser Karlsruhe, men
toned the KTonprinZ Wilhelm as hav-
ing been in the act of transferring
supplies TO the Karlsruhe when the
hostile vessels bore down on them.
The Karlsruhe. il was said, protect
ed the flight OF the merchant by turn
ing a broadside on the Essex and the
suffolk The KrOnpTinZ Wilhelm sped
away at top speed to be followed when
she had obtained a good lead, by the
German cruiser.
Her speed has been a great factor
i'm the ability she has shown TO evade
the French and British warshipS. I'm
like the other vessels of the same line
she is built low in the water and is
believed to have several guns of me-
dunn sized calibre mounted on her
decks.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-17
ONLY SKIRM|SHES
FOUGHT TO DATE
German Newspaper in New
York City Says it Will Be
Ten Days Before Real War
Will Show Up.

NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-Herman
Ridder editor Of the Stats Zeitung.
discussing the European war from a
German standpoint, declares in his ar
ticle today that the keystone of the
whole plan of the general staff of the
German army is the occupation of
Belgium.
THE Germans could not have an
ticipated the desperate courage with
which the Belgians entered upon a de-
Tense Of their frontier" declared Rid
der. But nevertheless the plans have
been carried out with grim determina-
ton. 1t . is true that Germany has
violated the neutrality of both Bel
GUM and Luxembourg, but she took
this step because she knew that
France was prepared to take a similar
one.
1T is apparent from the Paris. Lon
don and Brussels reports misleading
and biased as they generally appear
chat the Germans have maSsed an
enormous army for it's offensive opera
tons in the north. We assume that
the concentration of the army of the
Meuse, which operated against Lux
emburg, and the second army Of the
MOselle, which passed through LuXem-
burg, and directly west into Belgium,
shows that a combined army of
French, English and Belgian troops
has been gathered to oppose the in
vading Germans.
"St. Petersburg will await the re-
suits with the keenest anxiety. The
whole problem is contained in the
question:
can Germany invade northern
France and attack from two sides be
fore the Russian army can strike"
THE next ten days should give us
a very clear idea OF the probability of
such an undertaking. A victory in
Belgium assures an advance on Paris;
a defeat along the line from Namur to
LOuvain would place the German army
in desperate straights.
THE frontier skirmishes along the
Russian frontier are isolated cavalry
engagements No battle can be ex-
pected in that direction for at least
one month. The Drunt of the fighting
will fall upon AustrO Hungarian
troops. who have been concentrated
on the Russian border with the eX-
ception of one or two army corps that
have been reported at Muelhausen.
THE situation in Russia cannot be
decidedly satisfactory in view Of the
remarkable proclamation Of the car
to his beloved Jews. The slove
which the czar bears toward the Jews
found ample expression in the slaugh-
tiers at Kischinev, and more recently
in the ritual murder trial. Uncertain
must rest the crown that leans upon
help from such a direction. Through
out the world there burns in every
loyal Jewish heart deep resentment
toward Russia. The appeal to my be-
loved Jews can arouse only the scOrn
and contempt of every fair minded
"It is inconceivable that such an
unholy alliance ever could have been
made as that between modern Eng
land and medieval Russia 1t is still
more unbelievable that England is
prepared to turn the Cossack hOrdeS
loose on German civilization. Should
it succeed England must pay for her
folly"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-17
BERLIN IS TOLD
Of SUCCESSESOF
GERMAN ARMY
German Papers Claim Liege
Has Fallen and Victory in
AISaCe-AdmitS Losses Are
Rather Heavy.

BERLIN. via London, Aug. IL
Berlin has been celebrating not only
the capture of Liege, but the victory
of the German troops in upper AL
SAGE"
The Berlin Tageblatt publishes an
apparently authorized statement
which reads:
Nothing has been able to arrest in
the smallest degree or to confuse the
advance OF our troops which has pro-
ceeded with mechanical precision.
Everything is working wonderfully
and with that we can be content
The first casualty list will be found
perhaps rather heavy. but there is our
return for the price paid for the pro-
lection of our Prussian provinces.
How great would our losses been
in blood and treasure if the Russians
had entered the country?
''Liege we have achieved with the
losses which the assault cost us. This
is a military success, the importance
of which is absolutely incaIcuIab Bile.
Hao a siege been necessary we would
not have escaped so cheaply"
The Tageblatt adds:
Only think what will be the effect
this news will have in Paris, the news
that a few days after the declaration
or war the German army is at the
most ten marches from the French
capital"
Want Harvest Hands.
The Cologne Gazette advises the
government TO organize all able bod
Il French. Belgians and Italians left
in Germany into bands to harvest the
crops under military supervision.
The Berlin bourse remains nOmi-
nally open. A committee of members
has decided to postpone until Septem-
Der settlements of transactions.
The newspapers report the sale of
government 3 per cents at a high
price. The figures are not given.
The municipalities are fixing maxi
mum prices for foOdstuffs Moderate
stable rates are thus assured. There
are no complaints OF food shortage
anywhere.
The military censorship is working
with iron severity. The Rheinisch
Westfalisch Zeitung has been cOnfis-
Gated for publishing information of
the movements of troops