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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-07

lot shudder. Strangely enough. the
sense of loathtng which had been
surging over her at recurrent inter
yals ever since that hour in the wood,
had vanished utterly!
She read the newspaper article
aloud and her mother listened with an
expression that puzzled her. When
she finished, both were silent for a
moment, then she asked, you must
have known his father, dearest; didn't
your"
Yes" said Mrs. cambridge after a
pause. knew his father"
Shirley said no more, and facing
each other in the candle-glow, across
the spotless damask, they talked, as
with common consent, of other things.
She thought she had never seen her
mother more brilliant. An odd excite
ment was flooding her cheek with red
and she chatted and laughed as she
had not done for years
But after dinner the gaiety and Of
fervescence faded quickly and Mrs.
cambridge went early to her room.
She mounted the stair with her arm
thrown about Shirley's plant waist.
At her door she kissed her, looking at
her with strange smile. "How GU
rious," she said. as If to herself, that
it should have happened today"
The reading-lamp had been lighted
on her table. She drew a slim gold
chain from the bosom of her dress
and held to the light little locket-
brooch it carried. 1t was CT black en-
amel. with a tiny laurel-wreath of
pearls on one side encircling single
diamond The other side was Of crys-
tai and covered a baby's russet-col-
ored curl. In her fingers 1t opened
and disclosed a miniature at which
she looked closely for moment.
Her eyes turned restlessly about the
room. 1t had been hers as q girl, for
Rosewood had been the old Garland
homestead. 1t seemed now all at once
to be full of calling memories of her
youth.
How strange that it should have
been today!" 1t had been on Shirley's
lips to question, but the door had
closed, and she went slowly down
stairs. She sat while thinking, but
at length grew restless and began to
walk to and fro across the floor, her
hands clasped behind her head so that
the cool air filed her flowing sleeves.
In the hall she could hear the leisure
ly kon-kon-kon-kon of the tall clock.
The evening outside was exquisitely
still and the metallic monotone was
threaded with the airy fiddle-fddle of
crickets in the grass and punctuated
with the rain-glad cloap Of frog.
Shirley stepped lightly down to the
wet grass. Looking back, she could
see her mothers lighted blind. All
around the ground was splotched with
rose-petals, looking In the squares of
light like bloody rain. She SKINNED
the lawn and ran a little way down
the lane. A shutting sound presently
fell on her ear.
us that you, Unc' Jefferson" she
called softly.
"Yas'm!" The footsteps came near
or. "Et's me. Miss Shirley" He It'll
tered noiselessly. and she could sec
his bent form vibrating in the gloom.
"Yo reck'n All done fergit?''
No, indeed. I knew you wouldn't
do that. How Is her.
He right much bettah,- he replied
IN the same guarded tone. ''Doctah
he say he be all right in er few days,
ou'y he gotter lay up er while. Dat
was er ugly nip he got fom dat 'spis-
able reptyle.''
DO you think there can be any
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ITO BE CONTINUED. !


Infant mortality in Afghanistan Is
very heavy. It has been said by a
leading medical missionary In Pes
bawar that, in his opinion, probably
about one-half the children born In
the country die before reaching the
age of three years. There are no spe-
cial pains exercised in the country to
prevent such mortality, and the wan
dering and generally insanitary mode
Of life and the small attention paid to
women and infants at childbirth &C.
count for the heavy infant mortality.
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CHAPTER XIV.


The story was not q long one,
though 1t omitted. nothing: the morn
lag fox-hunt and the Identification Of
the new arrival at Damory Court as
tne~owner OF yesterdays stalled mo-
tori the afternoon raid on the 3easar
mine. the conversation with John Va
liant In the woods.
MrA cambridge. gazing into the fire.
listened without comment. but more
fnAn once S1dT1Ay saw her hand3sol1sp
themselves togekher and thought, too.
that she seemed strangely pala Tha
swift and tragic sequel to that meet
ing was the hardest to tell, and a. she
ended she put up her hand to heE
shoulder. holding It hard Itxwaa
6or16lei" she said. Yet now sh6 did
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gold, against whose flowing sleeves
her bare arms showed with a flushed
pinkness the hue of the pale coral
beads about her neck. The damp
newspaper was in her hand.
| At her step her mother turned her
head: she was listening intently to
| voices that came from the garden-a
child's shrill treble opposing Ran
ston's stentorian grumble.
Listen, Shirley. What's that Ric-
key is telling Ranston?"
Don yo' come heah wild yo' no.
count play-actin'. Cyan fool Ranston
wild no SIGH snek-story, neidah. Ain
no moc'sin at Danny Co'ot, en- neb-
| bah was!"
There was, tool" insisted Hickey.
"One bit him and Miss Shirley found
| him and sent Uncle Jefferson for Doc
| tor Southall and 1t saved his life! So
| there! Doctor Southall told Mrs Ma
son. And he isn't man who's just
come to fix 1t up, either; he's the
really truly man that owns it!'
Who on earth Is that child talking
about?"
Shirley put her arm around her
mother and kissed her. Her heart
was beating quickly. 1.-THE owner has
come to Damory Court He
| The small book Mrs. cambridge held
| fell to the floor. THE owner! What
owner p
Mr.. Valiant i Mr.. John Valiant
The son Of the man who abandoned
1t SO long ago." AS she picked up the
fallen volume and put it ITO her
mothers hands, Shirley was startled
by the wilderness of her face.
DEAREST" she cried. "You are i'll
You shouldn't have come down"
NO. It's nothing. I've been shut
up all day. Go and open the other
window
| Shirley threw it wide Can 1 get
your salts ?" she asked anxiously.
Her mother shook her head. NO"
she said, almost sharply. There's
nothing whatever the matter with me.
Only my nerves aren't what they used
to be, | suppose-and snakes always
did get on them Now, give me the
| gist of it first. can wait for the rest.
There's tenant at Damory Court.
And his names John-Valiant And
he was bitten by a moccasin When ?"
/ This afternoon
Mrs. Dandrtdge's voice shook. will
he-win he recover
'Oh, yes"
Beyond any question:"
"The doctor says So"
And you found him, Shirley
your"
i was there when it happened.
She had crouched down on the rug in
her favortte posture, her coppery hair
against her mothers knee, catching
strange reddish oper-tones like molten
metal, from the shaded lamp. Mrs
cambridge fingered her cane nervous
ly. Then she dropped her hand on the
girls head.
Now she said. tell me all about
| #"
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Train NO. 50 arrives from MILWAUKEE,
and departs for Madison at 1892 a. m.
except Sunday.
Train No. 40 arrives from Madison at
$40 a. M. except Sunday.
Train No. Z arrives from Chicago and
departs for Madison at Bill p, m. daily
except Sunday.
Train No. 90 arrives from Chicago and
departs for Madison at 6:38 p. m. except
Sunday.
Train No. IA arrives from Madison at
500 D. m. daily except Sunday.
Train No. 80 arrives from the cost at
7:5O p. m. daily.
Sunday excursion train arrives fE0m
Milwaukee at 800 q. m. and goes thru
to Madison. returning at $50 p. IN. ii
*StOps at WatertOwn Junction only.
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Miles Medical Co, for information con
corning H1y case. and IN - ~ | received
ve.y kind and Instructive letter,
which ! handed 10 my fa,:.ily doctor,
and he told Inc to use your Remedies
in connection With the medicine he
gave me- so 1 did. / sseG fi,'e bottles
Of DR.. Mics I-eart Ec'qtiv and seven
bottles OF DIR. Miles Me- $50. | WAS
cona"ed to the house for about four
months. The action of my heart is
now, and las been norrNal for the last
six mo2tfs. / can t.p1y rcco .nnlend
DR.. Miles Nerviae altd i.ea~t II nedy
to do what they are into .atd for If
used according to direct.oDs. | thank
you kindly for your advice in answer to
my monthly reports. ] an now sixty
seven years Of age, hive bern IN the
mercantile business for tairty- .lge years
and lived retired for tie last t,i"teen
years" A. +. IFGf NIGER,
Lincoln, Penna
Or. Miles Heart Remedy ls sold and
guaranteed by all druggists. 70
MILES MEDICAL CO., EIkhart. Ind.
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devote a part of
it IN wrlng a
letter t. YOU.
ON the 2fth DAY
OF y oveEl "r. 10,
| VS. sCicken
W | [ Il n c n r t
t I Q u b ! e. NJ y
faen ~ physician
calSd Il Angina
pectoris. i had
tro@4 one TO five
att@cks IN "a
hours, n { h e
later y 4 r t o I
IN gHlnGer, 1910.
| wrote to the
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Plaintiffs Attorney,
P. O. Address, WatertOwn, Jeffer-
CON Gpuntv Wic

son County. Wis.
This action affects the lands herein
after described, and is brought to estab-
fish the title of the plaintiff in the fol-
lowing described lands:
The east half of the east half of the
southwest quarter, and the southwest
quarter of the southeast quarter of the
southeast quarter also the southeast
quarter of the southwest quarter Of the
southwest quarter and the north half of
the southwest quarter Of the southwest
quarter, and the west half of the east
half of the southwest quarter. All in
section No. eight a., township eight ~.
north of range fourteen Q4) east, con-
tanning one hundred twenty Q20) acres.
more or less, according to government
survey. Also the west three quarters Of
the northwest quarter of the southeast
quarter Of section eighteen 49,, town
ship and range aforesaid, containing
thirty 800 acres of land, more or less.
Being situated in the county of Jeffer-
son, state of Wisconsin. 5-26-7
Have Little Staying Power.
Lions and tigers are too weak In
lung power to run more than half
mile.
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GROWING Children and Study.

AS soon as a child begins to grow
rapidly all intellectual exertion should
be checked. Such is the theory which
DR.. c.. MERCER, am English authority
on children, expresses in an article in
the London Lancet. Especially when
there is any family tendency to nerv-
Gus or mental disorder, rapidly grow
ing children should be withdrawn from
school altogether until the period of
rapid growth is over.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-07
business Man Praises
DR.. Niles Heart Remedy
Successful Merchant After live stigatlon
Found a Remedy That Re
2tored His Health.

This IS Thanksgiving day in the
state ot Pennsylvania. and | want to
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-07

Rockford Passenger arrives at Wafer
town at $40 a. m. and goes no farther.
The 1855 a. m. train makes connection
at Clyman Junction for trains east.
A train goes west from Clyman juno
ton at 5 p. IN.
*These trains leave daily except Sunday
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STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY
COURT, JEFFERSON COUNTY.
Ida Kippenhan, plaintiff,
Spencer aville, Asa Faville,
Hezekiah c. Jones, SYLVIA
nus Aldrich, B. A. Jenkins,
and their and each of their }Summons
unknown heirs, legatees,
deylsees, grantees, and any
and all other persons un-
known, whom this action
may concern, defendants.
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, to the
said defendants; and each of them
You are hereby summoned to appear
within twenty days after service Of this
summons, exclusive of the day of SER
vice, and defend the above entitled ac-
tiOn in the court aforesaid; and in ease
of your failure so to do. judgment will
be rendered against you according to
the demand of the complaint; OF WHICH
A COPY Is HEREWITH SERVED UP
ON YOU.
Kading e Kading,
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Railway Time tables.
CHICAGO 81 NORTHWESTERN
SOUTH

800 p. m. train makes close cOnnec-
lions for the west at Jefferson Junction,
also for Milwaukee.
Both II :05 a. m. and 7:15 p. IN. trains
make close connections at Jefferson
junction for Madison and all points
west.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-07

II you want to dispose of anything try
an ad in the Leader"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-07-07

Lions and tigers are too weak In
lung power to run more than half .
mile.
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mind the brave gay mask. was there
something = some event - that had
caused that dull-colored life and un-
fulflment? And was today, perhaps,
it's anniversary?
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-10-16

hills, and Gracia sat up, binding back
her hair that had fallen from its place.
Yes, yesi" she said resolutely. we
must go on-but why do you look at
me SO strangely"
Don't know" mumbled Bud. Didn't
know ! a Say, let me get them sad
dle-blankets, will your"
He went about his work with en-
barrassed swiftness, elapping on sad
dies and brides, coiling up ropes, and
offering her his hand to mount. When
ne looked at her again it was not
strangely.
Hope you can ride" he said. I'VE
got to get over that pass before any
body else makes it-after that we can
take q rest"
las fast al you please" she an
gwered steadily. Don't think about
me. But what viii happen if-they
get there firstf"
She was looking at him now as he
searched out the trail ahead, but he
pretended not to hear. One man In
that pass was as good as a hundred.
and there were only two things he
could do-shoot his way through, or
turn back. He believed she would not
want to turn back.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-10-16

nave q tangled skein to follow and ne
could lose them in the broken country
to the north.
So thinking. he cut grass among the
rocks, spread down their saddle.
blankets and watched over the
browsing horses while Gracia
stretched out on the bed. After a day
" excitement and a night of hard rid
ing there is no call for a couch OF
down, and as the morning star ap-
peared in the east she slept while Bud
sat patiently by.
It was no new task for him, this
watching and waiting for the dawn,
For weeks at a time. after a hard
days work at the branding, he had
stood guard half the night. Sleep was
q luxury to him, like water to a noun
tain-sheep-and 30 were all the other
useless things that town-bred people
required.
People like Gracia, people like Phil
they were different In all their ways,
To ride, to fight, to find the way
IucE0 u0 was . Uottoa maj ehoh AAA,
but to speak to q woman, to know her
ways and to enter into her life-there
he was no man at all.
She trusted to HIS courage to pro-
tect her, and that he could do, but it
was to a man such as Phil she
would give her love. Phil could not
love her more than he did. but Phil's
ways could be more attractive to her.
His adventurous life with his father
had not been such as to cultivate the
little niceties that appealed to women.
II was only his privilege to serve, but
he gloried In that privilege now as
he watched beside her as she slept,
and his vigil but strengthened his res
olution to see her safely through to-
Phil.
He sighed now as he saw the first
flush of dawn and turned to where she
slept. calm and beautiful, in the solemn
light. How to waken her, even that
was a question. but the time had come
to start.
Already, from Fortuna, Del Rey and
his man-killing rurales would be on the
trail. He would come like the wind,
that dashing little captain. and moth
ing but a bullet would stop him, for his
honor was at stake. Nay, he had told
Bud in so many words:
"She is mine. and no man shall come
between usl"
1t would be bard now If the rurales
should prove too many for him-N q
bullet should check him in their flight
and she be left alone. But how to
wake her! He .tramped neal as he
led up the unwilling mounts; then, as
time pressed. he spoke to her, and al
last he knelt at her side.
~Say!" he called. and when that did
not serve he laid his hand ON her
shoulder.
wake upi" he said, shaking her
gently. Wake up. it's almost day!'
Even as he spoke he went back to
the phrase OF the cow-camp-where
men rise before it is light. But Gracia
woke up wondering and stared about
her strangely, unable to understand.
"Why-what Is it," she cried. Then,
as he spoke again and backed away,
she remembered him with a smile.
"Oh," she said. "is 1t time to get up!
Where are we, anyway
about ten miles from Fortuna" an.
swered Hooker soberly. TOO close
we ought to be over that divide"
He pointed ahead to where the val,
ley narrowed and passed between two
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-10-16
~ Famous Old Angiesea ~

with its large feet of Power and Sail Yachts and its Inlet, Sounds and
Ocean Fishing, affords unsurpassed pleasure-in a word, it is a resort where
there is always good Fishing, Sailing and Boating. And besides strongly
presenting all the attractions of N UP-TO-DATE SEASIDE RESORT,
with many First Glass Hotels and Boarding Cottages, North Wildwood offers
every inducement for safe and profitable investment.
For Further Information Address
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-15
GOSSIP OF WALL STREET.
Market wakes Up.

From the point of view of the tape
worms the sudden increase II, activity
and the way In which prices shot up
III the last three-quarters of an hour of
the session suggested the receipt of some
important news item bearing on the
financial situation. hut II turned out that
there was no definite news development
To which the movement could be ascribed.
The advance seemed TO be due to internal
market conditions rather than to any i'm
pulse from outside. From this aspect
the move was highly interesting. The
theory that vague rumors of some good
news from Washington had caused an ex-
tended short position to cover its tracks
may have been only a partial explanation
Of the source Of tho strength. AZ least
strength first manifested itself in u num-
Der Of the standard investment shares, in
which speculation Ii not ordinarily In
dulged In to any great extent. According
to one opinion the stock market simply
woke up to "A proper realization OF what
has been going on. At any rate stocks
were found to be scarce. and II was no
ticeable that right UP to the close Offer
ings were conspicuously small.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-15
BUYING Of Investmcnt Stock.

The most impressive feature Of the al
together striking rise in the stock market
was the evidence of investment buying
in the standard railroad stocks. As q
matter of fact signs OF such u movement
have been present for some days back
and were more or less prominently dis
played during the first two or three hours
OF the session yesterday before the gen.
eral advance took place In the late deal
inga The Inference to be drawn from
such gains as occurred in Pennsylvania,
Atlantic Coast Line. Louisville and Nash
willie. Northwest, southern Pacific. Atchi-
son. st. Paul. Delaware and Hudson.
Great Northern. Northern Pacific. I'LL
nois Central and Norfolk and Western
was plain. The Importance OF this buy
ing movement was increased by the fact
that the gains In many cases came on the
top of substantial Improvement In tho
last few weeks. Southern Pacific. for
instance. has been moving up quietly,
but In almost perpendicular fashion
since the first Of the year. In seven OF
the last business days this stock has
made new high points, and the largest
reaction in this time has been - OF I
per cent. Pennsylvania and Northwest
have also been strengthening continually
IL inconspcuously.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-15
Cotton Consump tion Breaks Record

The Census Bureaus report on the con-
sumption OF cotton during December was
a subject OF general interest quite apart
from its specific bearing on the cotton
market. 1t showed that cotton consump-
ton IL breaking all records. This Is a
rather interesting commentary on all the
talk of extreme depression In the trade
principally as a result OF tarin agitation
1t appears that during December con.
sumption OF cotton ran $1,000 bales ahead
of that month year ago. which also
broke all previous records So far during
the present season. or since September
/, cotton consumption has aggregated
1877, 900 bales. against a total Of $780,
900 bales last year The indicated con-
sumption for the whole season Ia 5,95l.-
900 bales. against an actual total OF
5.7s6,0O0 bales In 19ll-l2. 1t 10 stated
Furthermore that the business now be.
ing done by the mills Is on actual orders
and does not represent a piling up OF
goods on shelves on prospect TO say the
least, this implies a much more prosper
Gus situation In the trade than has been
suggested by the general run of recent
comment The Importance OF the textile
Industry in relation to the business Of
tho country as a whole Is obvious when
II is recalled that probably 100000 peo-
pie are employed In New England and the
South In this industry.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Coffee Prices Close slightly Higher

Coffee closed 4 to points higher for
the active months yesterday on sales OF
$3.50 bags with most OF the sales In
the May and September deliveries. Prices
at the opening were 4 points lower to O
points higher on easier cables. although
cost and freight offers were Arm.
There was little news to affect values
and the European markets reflected but
slight change from the early declines.
There was later profit taking. but values
developed firmness toward the close.
The Havre market opened Y IF. lower
and closed Y to u r.. lower Hamburg
started n to Y pig. lower and finished
u to u pig. lower. Rio No. was
res rsis higher. at 5sb75. AZ Santos
No. 4 was unchanged. at $500. while
No. z there was also unchanged, at
$500 Rio and Santos receipts totalled
10000 bags. against $4,000 bags last
year. Sac Paulo had 10000 bags,
against $1,000. and Jundiahy had 10000
against $4,000 last year.
New York and New Orleans ware
house deliveries of Brazilian coffee on
Tuesday were 1e.9ts bags. and for the
two days of the week they amounted %
sl,lsi bags. Prices were:
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THE GRAIN MARKET.
stantially Higher, With shorts
Covering.

Wheat closed at the high for the ses-
SION yesterday with gains or sc. after
holding throughout above the level OF the
previous closing There were reports Of ex-
port sales of over twenty-five loads within
TWO days and receipts were light at pri-
mary points, although in excess or ship
nents. Offerings were light. and much OF
Tho markets strength came from covering
ty shorts. Argentine advices were less
favorable and offerings from there were
smaller. The foreign news was mixed.
but crop conditions abroad we're consid-
cred generally favorable. although the
closing OF navigation on the Danube
nc!ped prices.
Corn closed 1i.c. higher. mainly on
covering by shorts. Primary receipts
were less than one-half as large as last
wear and not much larger than shipments.
Fewer offers were reported from ArGen-
tina, where the old corn surplus was said
20 be exhausted There was a better cash
demand, and at the close the market was
a. the highest point for the day.
oats closed q to nc. higher. At about
t'e high point for the session. Receipts
were lght and were below shipments, and
tho markets. advance was assisted by the
strength Of corn. Cash demand reflected
Improvement
The Price Current says: "'Wintry con-
diuons prevail over the grain belt
and although there Is "A lack OF snow
covering soil Is In good state to take q
freeze without doing damage to tho WIN.
tor wheat plant. Alternate freezing and
Having, which In q great danger II
open winter. has not occurred. Country
st"ins 10 he quite willing to sell corn.
Chicago prices were: