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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-22
ARE KILLED BY TRAIN.
Two Piano Dealers OF Spartanburs
Meet Sudden Dcnth.

Charlotte, y. c.. Aug. Ill. y.
Case and Mr. Davenport. piano deal
ers living at Spartanburg, s. c., were
instantly killed at 12.30 O'Clock this
afternoon at a grade crossing at
Kings Mountain, 80 miles south of
Charlotte. when their automobile
was struck by SOut ,ern passenger
train. The bodies were horribly man
gled.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-22
BLAME ON THE OWNERS.
Millers Deny Responsibility for Flour
Increase.

Minneapolis, Aug. 18.-The recent
advance in the price of flour here was
not due to arbitrary action of the
millers, according to G. w. Sterling.
special agent of the department of
justice, who completed an investiga-
ton Of the -four market here today.
The millers' explanation that the
price is controlled largely by the
owners seems reasonable" Mr.. Ster-
ling said. Il have no evidence of
any arbitrary action or agreement to
raise prices
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-22
DlEisEITEs HOLD sway.
LET LOOSE AT GEORGETOWN
AND PREVENT JENNINGS
FROM SPEAKING.

Mayor Andrews and Chief OF Police
Bo,sck Look ON and Enjoy Howling
az Unruly Audience-Blease and
Smith Allowed to Speak but Blease
Psssi~ans Refuse to Hear Their
Leadcx's Record.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-22

Catch repeater or illegal voter
next Tuesday and collect a reward
from Gov. Blease.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-28
HOPE FOR THE BALD HEAD
Sewing Hairs on Scalps Is Proving
Successful-FIne Gold Wires
Are Used.

A method of sewing hairs In the
human scalp in cases of partial or
total badness has been successfully
used In several instances by Doctor
Szekely, at the hospital Of Saint Ste
plane at Budapest, and report APP
pears in the London Times.
The number of hairs planted" In
the head of a patient has been as
many as $4,000. One hundred hairs
are drawn through punctures in the
scalp to every square centimeter, and
as both ends are left free, the num-
Der is thus 200, or over one thousand
to each square inch. Very fine gold
an inch in diameter, and fine long
hairs from a woman's head are at
tached at the middle to these. The
gold loop or knot acts as an anchor"
and after sterilization is introduced
into the simultaneous tissue, where
It is slightly twisted. and holds the
hair permanently in position. 1t is
stated that 500 hairs can thus be in
troduced into the scalp within three
quarters of an hour.
Doctor Szekely has designed a spe-
clal instrument for introducing and
liking the gold wires. The latter are
so light and so fine that the total
amount of gold in the scalp after
planting" $4,000 hairs is only one
gramme. The hair is stated to appear
perfectly natural, and capsule of
tissue appears to form around each
gold wire knot. The Inflammation
resulting from the treatment entirely
disappears in from ten to twelve days,
and in no case, so. far, has any in
tense Inflammation or suppuration re-
suited. The hair can be washed,
brushed and treated with oil in the
ordinary way, and one of the earliest
patients so treated, lady, has re-
tanned her hair intact, with the orig
inal luster and fiexibility, for over
seven years.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-28
Rash SPREAD RAPIDLY

Granton, Wis.-"My sister had q
very bad, deep, wet, running sore on
the side of her face and 1t ran up to
her ear. 1t commenced with a small
blotch Of pimples which turned into
kind Of rash and spread rapidly. 1t
itched and looked red and sore for
some time and slightly swelled. A
thin fluid dripped and ran from the
sores which looked like water. Then
the swelling would go down and it
would keep on spreading. It bothered
her during sleep and she would be
restless. 1t was a kind Of eczema
"She treated for some time and it
did not help her. 1t kept spreading
larger and deeper. Having always
used Cuticura Soap we told her to try
it SO she got some Cuticura Soap and
Ointment and used them. It was two
months when it was gone" (Signed)
Miss Emma Retzloff, Apr 7, 1914.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world Sample Of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. ADV.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-28
ROPE ON THE WRONG TOE
Mr.. Benner's Little Mistake Probably
Required Considerable Amount
of Explanation.

Speaking Of the unreliability of
some alarm clocks, Senator Jacob H.
Gallinger of New Hampshire said he
was reminded of party named Sam
Benners.
Sam, who was great gunner, made
arrangements to go on a hunting trip
at an early hour in the morning, but,
having no faith in alarm clocks, he
sought the services Of the night cop
on the corner.
"Jim," said he, instructing the COD.
when / go to bed tonight I am going
to tie one end of a cord around my
big toe and throw the other end out
of the window. At four o'clock in the
morning l want you to pull on the
rope and keep on pulling until / tell
you to STOP
.'All right, SAM smiled the police
man, you will find me on the job"
Late that night Sam crawled in, ard
after adjusting the rope according to
schedule, he was soon in the lard of
dreams. Hardly had he slept min
Ute, he thought. when he was awak-
ened by a frightened cry, and then
more cries, and to his horror he saw
Mrs. Sam slowly sliding out of bed
and going feet first toward the win
dow
'Geei" he exclaimed as the truth
suddenly dawned upon him, L must
have tied the rope to the wrong toe!"
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-28
SHIPS WARNED OF DANGER
Active Mud Volcano, at Present I'm
charted, Has Made Its Appearance
in Southern Seas.

An active mud volcano has appeared
in latitude 1890 north and longitude
93.0215 east, according to a notifica-
ton issued by the marine department
at Rangoon recently. The height was
about 80 feet and length about one
cable, showing two SUBMITS. The po-
sition of the volcano is apparently on
the track between Kyaukpyu and
Akyab, and is evidently off the long
island Of West Boronga, near Tiger
Point. The Katoria, the B. l. vessel
which first reported the volcanic
eruption off the Arrakan coast, arrived
in Calcutta from Rangoon recently,
and in an interview with newspaper
representative Capt. F. M Austin said
he sighted the eruption at close quar-
tiers between Kyaukpyu and Akyab
He scouts the idea that it was a mud
volcano Or a volcano at ALL From all
appearances" he said, "it is an island
about mile in extent and from Is
to 80 feet high. What confirms my
conviction that it is an island" he
continued, lis its proximity to the is
land Of Boronga, and l should not be
at all surprised if it is found to be
part of that island. Another thing
that strengthens this idea is the
earthquake report issued from Sim
la. In that report it was stated that
the shock came from a thousand miles
distant, and Boronga island is just
about that distance from Simla. Since
no other report that would account
for the shock has been made, it is
more than probable that this eruption
was the quake recorded on the Simla
seismograph."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-28

Some one advised me to take Lydia f.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. had
taken SO much medicine and my doctor
said he could do me no good so l told my
husband he might get me bottle and
would try it BY the time / had taken
it felt better. / continued its use, and
now / am well and strong.
81 have always recommended your
medicine ever since / was so wonder
fully benefited by it and ] hope this
letter will be the means of saving some
other poor woman from suffering. -
Mrs. MARTHA SEAvEY, Box 1144,
Unionville, Missouri.
The makers of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound have thousands of
such letters as that above - they tell
the truth, else they could not have been
obtained for love or money. This med
icine is no stranger - it has stood the
test for years.
II there are any complications you
do not understand write to Lydia Il.
Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOnfldentiaD
Lynn, MASS. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by woman and
held in strict confidence.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-28
news nowadays, with the politica
campaign coming on"

news nowadays, with the political
campaign coming on"
Jim Bryce" said the old woman.
when you was little boy I,found you
sitting in my apple tree eating one Of
my County Greens, and when / axed
what you were doing there you said
you'd gone up to see if it was a-going
to rain, and you was eating an apple
that you'd found in the grass. And it's
my belief that you're prevaricating
how, just as you did then. Come, speak
up like man and tell me when that
poems going to appear"
Never" answered Jim angrily. ~
didn't want to hurt your feelings, but,
since you insist it isn't good enough
for the Sentinel"
at isn't, eh?" Knocked the old lady,
producing small volume from under
Jim Bryce looked at the volume. It
was the Poems Of Wordsworth, and,
on the page indicated, he found the
two stanzas, intact, except that the
original version had the name Ruth
instead of Jane.
Wordsworth! He stared incredu-
lousy at the verses. Certainly they
did look better on the printed page.
But Wordsworth,
Now, I've caught you fair, Jim
Bryce said Mrs Saunderson They
told me All editor didn't know good
poetry from bad, and I thought I'd try
you out, and I've done so. Now you
can't find no excuse for refusing to
print my verses"
She pulled bulky package from
under the bombazine.
Here's one on our calf, Sally, what
took sick but is getting better" she
said, unfolding the scrawly papers.
And here's one to the new moon.
And here's one about my grandson
William, on cutting his first tooth.
And here's one on our pet rooster,
what came to an untimely end through
Stoves axe, by accident-no joke in
tended. And here'sN one why Art
Thou Old, My Soul?"
Jim Bryce rose to the occasion.
Mrs. Saunderson," he said, you
have deceived me. Worse, you have
deceived the Sentinel Had printed
that poem-which 1 knew not to be
original, though I could not locate the
source for the time-I should have
been the laughing-stock of the county
Mrs. Saunderson, the Sentinel can no
longer consider contributions from
you"
And at this ultimatum, hurled with
the utmost indignation, Jim freed the
Sentinel from Mrs. Saunderson for
ever
Copyright 1914. by. w. G. Chapman)
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-28
The Value of Diplomacy.

did you notice that very bald
headed man who just went out?" asked
the BARRIERS assistant
Yes; that's old Grumperley. He's
always kicking about the razor or
something. l never pay any attention
to what he says any more. Did he
scold you?"
mo. he gave me tip of a quar-
ter
There must be some mistake. He
never tipped anybody in his life.
He'll be back after his money in a
little while"
mo, he won't. He knew what he
was DOM all right l asked him when
he got in the chair If he wanted a hair
cut, and could see that he felt great.
ly flattered."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-28

fuls OF sugar very stiff and beat in
the crushed berries. Put the pink
cream in a glass bowl and heap the
meringue high upon it.
Orange Sherbet.-When a quantity
of sherbet is desired, this is a good
recipe. Always allow a third of the
space In the freezer for the swelling
Of the mixture in freezing.
To the juice of II oranges add four
cupfuls of water and two cupfuls of
sugar. Strain into a freezer and
freeze to a soft smush Boil together
two cupfuls of sugar and a little wa
ter till 1t spins a thread, then pour
over the stiff1y beaten whites of two
eggs, beat until cold. Add to the
ingredients in the freezer and freeze
until firm.
Date Salad Stone half a pound Of
dates and cut in halves, slice three
bananas and add half cupful of nut
meats. Add any salad dressing de-
sired with a half cupful of whipped
cream.
Maple Fudge.-To two cupfuls OF
granulated sugar add one of brown
sugar, cupful of milk and two table
spoonfuls of butter. Mix all togeth-
er and cook until it forms soft ball
when dropped in cold water Then
add a half teaspoonful of maple fla
voring, when slightly cool, beat until
creamy, pat out in a creased tin and
mark OF in squares.
Nut and Cream Cheese Salad
Crush the cheese with fork, and
mix as much cream with it as is
needed to keep it in shape Mold
into small balls and press into each
a half of pecan. Arrange the balls
French dressing.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-28

of Myrtle Reed, in which she speaks
of the contents of the ice-box:
A roast beef Temnant, fiat and stale, un-
profitable sin,
A lettuce leaf, a celery stalk a cold
baked fish's fin,
A soft tomato, leaning close against its
W1thered skin.
Too often we are not cheered by
even the above worthy eatables, and
the depressing fact that there is
nothing in the house to eat stares
US in the face.
The happy housewife who never has
any leftovers, is not housekeeping
save in books, and practical mortals
find it necessary to study the pos
sibilities of, often very unpromising,
bits of leftovers.
With bits of leftover fish one may
serve creamed fish, a fish salad or
souff1e.
Fish Souffe.-Pick up the fish and
heat with cupful of fish one cupful
of white sauce, simmer moment or
two, add the beaten yelks of three
eggs, cook, then cool and add the
we'll beaten whites of the eggs care
fully folded in. Turn into "a buttered
baking dish, set in a pan of hot water
and bake until firm. The seasoning
should be added to the souff1e when
cooking, before putting into the oven.
A tablespoonful of uncooked rice
put into a saucepan with a little but
ter and cooked until yellow, then
little water added and cook until ten
der, makes another savory addition to
a few eggs, scrambled
PiIau.-Cook one small onion, finely
chopped, with a tablespoonful of but
ter; when it is beginning to turn yellow
add two cupfuls of cold meat, diced,
season with salt and pepper and cook
slowly ten minutes Add cupful of
tomato and half a cupfu1 OF boiling
water. simmer until the rice is ten.
der
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-28
Baby Has Nine Grandparents.

Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Goble, eighty
eight years old, of this town, became
a great-great-grand today when
a son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Lichtenstein of Bloomfield at the
Mountainside hospital, where, 1t was
said, both mother and child are doing
well. The grandparents of the child,
which will be named Edward H. LIGHT
enstein, are Mr.. and Mrs. Edward H.
Alderman of Montclair and the great
grandparents Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac A.
Dodd, also Of this town.
Before her marriage, in April, 1913,
the mother of the babe was Miss Har-
riett Greevy Alderman. The child
born today has living two GRANDPA
theirs and two grandmothers, two
great-grandfathers and two great
grandmothers and the great-great-
grandmother, eleven granduncles,
eight grandaunts and three great
grandaunts. All Of the family live in
Montclair and adjacent towns.-Mont-
clair IN. J.) Correspondent New York
Sun.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-28

Her GLOOMY POEM
BY HAROLD CARTER.

What can l do for you, madam" in
CURED Jim Bryce, editor of the -Four
Corners Sentinel" as the little old
lady approached his desk timidly.
Il want you to publish a poem on
my daughter Jane" she said. Il writ
it myself. l hadn't thought / had the
gift of poetry till was along on sew
enty, but when Jane took mad and
died up to the asylum it sort of loos-
ened me up"
Jim Bryce, being only twenty-five,
and sympathetic by nature, took the
ill-scrawled manuscript and read as
follows:
God held thee, Jane! Such pains she had
That she in half year was mad
And in a prison housed;
And there, with many a doleful song
Made of wild words, her cup of wrong
She fearfully caroused.
Farewell, and when thy days are told,
Inflated Jane in hallowed mould
Thy corpse shall buried be;
For thee funeral bell shall ring,
And all the congregation sing
A Christian psalm for thee.
Excellent, madam" said Jim Bryce
automatically, "but don't you think it
is little too gloomy IL. the 'Senti-
nell to PUBLISH"
Gloom does folks good" said the
old lady. Besides, l want to get my
name printed. / haven't never had
any Of my poems printed yet, and if
folks likes this I've got nigh on a
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-28

qutre Of 'em I'll bring around to you"
Jim dismissed little old Mrs. Saun-
derson with a sort of promise, but,
when she was gone, he sat scratching
his head in perplexity. He was
young man and had young mans
ambition to make his paper a medium
of culture in Four Corners. And to
print such doggerel as that would be
to hold up the Sentinel to contempt
and execration.
Perhaps, being young, man, he
overestimated the popular apprecia-
ton of poetry in his native town. At
any rate, he could not bring himself
to insert it. He laid it aside in a
pigeon-hole.
why hain't my poem appeared in
the Sentinel this week." inquired lit
tie Mrs. Saunderson, meeting the edi-
tor on the street the day after the
weekly's next appearance.
why, Mrs. Saunderson, thought
I'd better hold 1t over WHILE" an
swered Jim. you know we are over
stocked with contributions of all kinds
and it is a little difficult"
Mrs. Saunderson cut him short. "All
right, Mr. Bryce, I'll wait till next
week." she said. "Only it's sort of
disappointing because folks is asking
why it hain't been printed yet"
That was the beginning of weeks
of nightmare for Jim Bryce. Each
week, after the Sentinel" had come
out, he lived in terror of meeting the
little old woman with her persistent
questions. He went home through
side streets, he lodged every little
figure in black bombazine, and he
seemed to develop an uncanny instinct
of knowing when any female of adj
vanced age was coming round a cor.
ner. Fortunately the Office in which
the Sentinel was prepared for pub
LEGATION was at the top of two high
flights of stairs, and Mrs Saunderson
was asthmatic.
However, the issue could not long
be postponed. He had encountered
her three times, and each time he
had put her off with excuses. He had
given almost promise that the poem
should appear in the next issue of his
paper. And he felt driven against the
wall; he saw no escape except to de-
liver such brutal blow as should put
an end to her persecution forever.
Come what might, he could not give
such drivel to the educated readers of
the Sentinel
He was seated in his office about
four o'clock on the afternoon succeed
ing the appearance of the Sentinel"
when the familiar, hated figure ap-
peared through the door
''Ah. good afternoon, Mrs Saunder-
son," said Jim. What can / do for
you today?''
You ought to know well enough
why l come" answered the old wo-
man, holding her sides and painting
Just wait till l get my wind again
There I'm feeling better now. My,
but those stairs are steep. Now then,
when's that poem of mine going to
APPEAR"
Why, Mrs. Saunderson, wouldn't
you like to try us with something a
little less gloomy" inquired Jim. You
know" he added, with what seemed
clever thought, often the best poets
in the world find difficulty in having
their earlier work accepted"
Accepted? But you have accepted
it," shrilled Mrs. SaundersOn.
well, madam, an accepted poem
has to wait till it can find its place"
said Jim. You see, we have SO much
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-28

IT'S strange, it's passing strange, how
things by contraries insist on going
Where desert wastes for water cry there
are no winding rivers flowing;
The poor mans children come in pairs
and trios, while his wealthy cousin
Has no sweet little ones, although he
might support them by the dozen.
The bowling billiards. never come when
painting men would hail them gladly;
The sun is far away and dim when blue
nosed people shiver sadly;
The things we like to drink and eat are
those we always must refrain from
The things would prefer to do not
the things to hope for gain from.
IT'S strange, it's passing strange, how
things by contraries insist on turn
ing;
We never see our names in print who
are for public notice yearning; -
But they who shake their heads and say
they will not talk for publication
Are chased by eager journalists and in
terviewed at every station
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-28
His Winnino Aroument

What is that" asked the man who
was seeing London for the first time.
"A marathon"
NO." replied the policeman, its
is lordship. the premier harguing
with a committee of suffragettes II
always hargues with 'em that way"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-28
Even More Than Was Advertised.

well" asked the landlord, what
do you think of the view from your
Window"
Its great" replied the man who
had recently arrived "a woman who
must weigh nearly 800 pounds has the
room just across from me, in the other
wing of the house, and she never
seems to think of pulling down her
curtain"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-28
Just the Same,

Without wishing to be considered
pessimistic we feel that it is our duty
now TO warn the ultimate consumer
against the folly Of planning to do ex-
travagant things with his surplus, aft
er the new tariff bill goes into effect.
They will keep on getting it all away
from him as heretofore.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-28

comes occasional
ly; but is an ever
present condition
to face.
Sometimes these
left-overs look so
unappetizing that
we think of the
clever litflo mann
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-28
Qualified.

But" asked the railway president,
what qualifications have you for the
position of perintendent of construc-
ton? Have you ever been in charge
of a gang of track builders?'
No, but l managed a grand opera
chorus once"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-28
Knew When to Quit.

There is nothing like knowing when
YOU have said enough. You are
charged" said the magistrate, with
talking back to an officer Have you
ANYTHING to say?" "Niver a word,
your honor replied the culprit
"Oi've said too much alreddy."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-28

and | shall have a fine bunch Of fox
hounds in addition to excellent facili-
ties for polo. | tell you there's moth
ing like getting right down to the sod
if one wants to be free from the ills
that flesh is heir to-"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-28
BACK TO NATURE.

II b e ar yo u
h a v e bought q
farm. Are you
going back to ma
ture ?"
Eyes. My archi-
tect has just COM
pleted plans for a
100000 cottage,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-28
A Erou In His Throat

why didn't you study your French
lesson last night"
Please, teacher, my throat was SO
sore | could scracely speak English
Judge.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-28
WORKING Of Radium.

According to an English scientist,
If the radium in the interior of the
eartf. Is in any way equal to that in
the rocks at the surface the world will
grow hotter in time instead of colder.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-28

could hardly w a. X
across the floor with
out h oldin G on to
something. l had
nervous spells and
my fingers W ould
cramp and my face
would draw, and l
could not speak, nor
sleep to do any good,
had no appetite, and
everyone thought I
won1J not liua