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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-04-23

But the per capita expenditure upon fool
ishness IL probably NJ greater than in
other cities, n certainly the tendency to
e~xtravagant and silly expenditure is no
greater. silly woman of New Haven, At
ianta, Oshkosh, Peoria, of thee the fable
is narrated, as the divorce records Of
those communities amply prove. II was.
"magnate" who said 1.-THE high cost Of
hy1ng-you mean the cost OF high living"
One would wish for q course OF the
philosophers to be inculcated upon silly
women, II silly women ever listened to
philosophers. For the root OF the matter
is that silly rome Insist upon expendi-
lures which ruin or craze or deprave their
cause they enjoy them, blu because other
people do them who nay or may not be
able to afford them. "Ag well be out Of
damnable saying which is in the mouths
OF many well-meaning women. and the
application OF which has tragtcai resultS
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-04-23
A famous Loo Cabin.

From Girard's Topics Of the Town." in
the Philadelphia Ledger.
T~revelyan, the English historian, says
Valley Forge Is the most famous mill
tary encampment in the whole world.
1t Ia one Of the very few that has really
figured in history.
Much the most famous military head
quarters anywhere In the United States,
next to that of Washington's stands in
Fa4rmount park. It Is the log cabin In
which Grant lived from the summer OF
1854 to April. 1865. while his army laid
siege to Petersburg and Richmond.
In this modest abode, which stood at
City Point, Va, Grant met Lincoln,
Sherman, Sheridan. Meade, Meigs, Han
cock, Admiral Porter, Secretary Sew
ard. Vice President A II. Stephens OF
the confederate states. and many others
during that year Of battles,
For half q century this little wooden
homo OF history has withstood storm
rain and sun, but II In now rapidly go
ing into decay. Unless the park COM
mission shall provide for its. protecf
ton this relic will disapperar.
Recently the Loyal Legfon OF Penn
sylvania formally requested the COM
mission to act, and the commission be-
ing made up OF able ms patriotic citi'
zens ! have no doubt Grants house
will be preserved.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-04-23

The painting Is famous for Its easy
and graceful execution, and the draw
the Virgin, is OF an elegance seldom
seen In the other works of Raphael
The color 10 beautiful. The Madonna
Ia seen seated on a stone seat near q
bank overlooking an open landscape.
She holds the naked child In her left
arm. She is dressed In red, with a blue
mantle lined with green loosely thrown
ture OF the picture. It shows on the
left a winding river flowing between
wooded banks to the hills. To the right
is seen, with its dome and campanile,
the Church OF San Bernardino, near
Urbino, standing In bright sunshine
under an almost cloudiess sky OF ex-
QuisIte graduating blue
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-04-23

Husband see that a German has
invented q clock that tells the day
of the month by sounding the num-
Der. a w.. ~
y Wife, don't see how 1t can tell
the 10th, Goth and 30th of the month.
1t can strike the one. two and three
all right, but how car it sound the
cipher?
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-04-23
a

Il want three afternoons of a week,
and q fine letter Of recommendation,
and"
but well let the letter of recon-
HRendation wait until you leave, L"
Nope, l get the letter now. I've
tried gettin' them when l leave and
rive never been able to get a good one
ySf-"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-04-23
Worse,

White-Now that your son has grad
uated, has he decided where he is
going to work? RE-
Green-Where? He hasn't even de-
cided when.-Judge.
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Solaca.

Aren't you worried about these
public questions"
YES" replied Farmer CorntosEel.
But I'm thankful fur this much
There's enough of 'em so that when
you get tired of worryin' about one
you can rest your mind thinkin' about
another"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-04-23

The weight Of personal baggage al
lowed free of charge on English rail-
ways for each ordinary first class pas.
senger Is $50 pounds. and for each or
binary third class passenger 100 pounds
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Reason Enough.

How did she happen to turn her
ankle?"
''Oh, her ankle was well turned, and
there was q handsome young doctor
stopping At the name hotel
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-04-23
Natural Mistake.

II was only whispering sweet moth
ings In Mabel's ear" said the young
man as Aunt Miriam entered the par
lor In search OF her glasses. VI,
Strange you should have mistaken
her mouth for her ear" retorted the
aunt as she left the room. +
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Grounds for compIaInt

Hp-Taste thati.
HOp-Whyr that's the best sor I
ever tasted!
Hp-Yes: but the steward had the
9M1 10 say 1t is coffee.-Michigan
oArguyle.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-04-23
Dim.

What do you think Of my mus
tache?"
IT hadn't noticed It. It's rather a
dark day"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-04-23

Age and youth look upon life from the
opposite ends Of the telescope; to the one
1t is exceedingly long, to the other ex.
ceedingly shoTt.-H. W. Beecher.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-04-23

The devil loves nothing better than the
intolerance Of refoTmers, and breads moth
ing so much as their charity and patience
Lowell.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-04-23

The less amiable a woman Is the
.andsomer she thinks she needs to be.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-04-23

Putnam Fadeless Dyes are the eas-
lest to use. ADV.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-04-23

BY desiring what is perfectly good, ever
when we do not quite know what It is,
and cannot do what we would, we are
part of the divine power against evil,
the struggle with darkness Narrower
Gaor1a Eliot
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Gems Of Thouaht.

We never live; we are always In the
expectation OF livtng.-Voltaire.
Great men lose somewhat OF their CREST.
ness by being near us: ordinary men gain
m~uch.-Landor.
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uncomfortahle.

In Boozer stlll on the water
SasOnT"
No. very restless,"-Boston Tran
seEapG p.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-04-23

Never forget that Of the word unsait
you are master; of the word spoken you
are slave.-Anon.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-04-23

IN this country the telephone indus
try employs $4,000 people.
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Cynical.

Cynical.
Actor-Tve had lots of notices
wherever I have played.
Critic-Notices to quitf
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
Spaij's Real Pace.

AT snail's pace" Is n common ex-
preston and usually signifies very
slow gait, but what do you suppose
is the actual speed by snail il tray-
cling?
We can give it to you in aceurate
figures.
One foot in four minutes, or Mt the
rate OF one mile in 16 days, if travel
ing continuously.
These are figures given by George
IahniZer. civil engineer OF this city
taken from actual observation.
A short time since Mr.. Zahniger was
standing along the Western New York
e Pennsylvania railroad waiting for r
train. He had nothing in particular to-
do and killed a little time" by timing
snail which was creeping along the
ground.
That snail travelled just exactly one
foot in four minutes, Mr.. Zahni2er
says, and computing distance at the
rate of travel shown Mr.. ZahniZer has
figured out that it would require 16
days for that snail to move a mile.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
ANOTHER COFFEE WRECK
What's the Use When There's an Easy
Way Out?

Along with the coffee habit has
grown the prevalent American Dis
ease"-nervous prostration.
The following letter shows the way
out of the trouble:
Five years ago / was q great cof-
fee drinker and from its use | be-
came SO nervous / could scarcely
sleep at all nights My condition grew
worse and worse until finally the ply
sician l consulted declared my trou-
bles were due to coffee.
But being so welded to the bev-
arage ! did not see how ] could do
without it, especially at breakfast,
as that meal seemed incomplete with
out coffee.
'On a visit, my friends deprived me
OF coffee to prove that it was harm
full. At the end of about eight days
/ was less nervous, but the craving
for coffee was intense, so ! went back
to the old habit as soon as I got home
and the old sleepless nights came
near making wreck Of me.
Il heard of Postum and decided to
ITy II. i Qlu NOT Ike IL 81 kISta DS-
cause, as l afterwards discovered, it
was not made properly. / found, how
ever, that when made after directions
on the package, it was delicious.
It had a soothing effect on my
nerves. and none Of the bad effects
that coffee had, so babe farewell to
coffee and have used only Postum
since The most wonderful account Of
the benefit TO be derived from
Postum could not exceed my own ex-
perience."
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich. Write for a copy Of The
Road to Wellville''
Postum now comes in two forms:
Regular Postun1-must be well
boiled.
Instant Postun1-is soluble pow
der A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
In a cup of hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes a. delicious bever-
age instantly. Grocers sell both kinds.
There's a Reason" for Postum.
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Queer Reasons for Pride.

Some weeks ago when the VoltUrno
burned in midocean few of the men
rushed the boats and were knocked
down by the captain. What becomes
Of such men in after days? Do they
hide in shame from their fellows, fear
full that they may be recognized and
their infamy proclaimed? Not neces-
sarily. A public librarian was once
visited by man who came to him for
book on notable shipwrecks. He
searched the pages eagerly, then point
ed out a passage referring to q sea-
man who tried to take woman's place
in a lifeboat, and had been shot by the
captain. I'm that man." he declared.
proud that his exploit should appear
in print, and offered to show the shot
wound to support bis claim!
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No Rest-No Peace

There's no rest and but little peace
for person whose kidneys are out of
order.
Lame in the morning, suffering cricks
In the back and sharp stabs of pain
with every sudden strain, the day is
Just one round of pain and trouble.
1t would be strange if all-day back
ache did not wear on the temper, but
1t is not only on that account that
people who suffer with weak kidneys
are nervous, cross and irritable.
Uric acid is poison to the nerves.
and when the kidneys are not working
we'll, this acid collects in the blood
and works upon the nerves, causing
headache, dizziness. languor. an in
clination to worry over trlfes, and a
suspicious, short temper.
Rheumatic pain, neuralgia, sciatica,
lumbago, neuritis and gravel are fur
Their steps in uric acid poisoning.
Don't neglect kidney weakness. An
aching back, with unnatural passages
of the kidney secretions, is cause
enough 20 suspect the kidneys. Use
Doans Kidney Pills, remedy which
has been used fox. years, the world
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
RUSH TO SECURE THE CROSS
Christmas Ceremonies That Mark the
Celebration in Russia and the
Balkan States.

The Russian Christmas falls on
January Z. On that day st. Petersburg
celebrates the birth of Christ by bless
ing the River Neva. A procession OF
priests, followed by a huge crowd,
march to the river, the ice is broken,
and a cross dipped in the water. In
spite of the intense cold, often many
degrees below zero, piously-inclined
persons rush into the river tc battle,
themselves in the sanctified water.
A similar Christmas ceremony is Ell
acted in those Roumanian towns which
lie on the Danube, but in this case the
people are dressed to represent vari-
Gus biblical characters, such as Herod,
Pontius PLATE, etc, and the cross is
not merely dipped, but flung into the
water. Then follows terrific rush to
secure the blessed emblem-a rush so
fearful that often lives are lost, for it
is firmly believed that its possession
will bring the owner good fortune not
only for the year, but for the rest of
his life.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
FORCED TO STERN MEASURES
Indignant Sunday School Scholar Felt
Herself Called Upon to Admins
ter Punishment.

Religious instruction must be judi
ciously administered il it is TO be eff
fective with children. Otherwise
we'll, this is the story told by good
adult friend of the small Chicago
maiden who suffered in it's behalf.
The little girl had accompanied
small comrade to Sunday school, this
being her first experience of the kind.
She went off blithely, but returned
home crying Maternal questions ellie
tied the sad fact that Mile. her re-
cent hostess, had slapped her.
why did you do that?" MiIlie was
asked in sternest indignation. After
some hesitation Mile divuIged the
bitter truth.
We'll, the lesson today was about
God she said, an as we came home
l asked Jessie il she loved God, an
an"
We'll, well, out with it." cried Jes
sizes mother What did Jessie say?
What could she have said to cause
you to treat her so unkindly?"
we'll asked her did she love
God, an she said"
What did she say" repeated Jes-
sizes mother.
She said, no, / don't even like
Him!'-so / thought she needed pun
ishing, an / slapped her face"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
For HANDY Bous and
Girls to Make and Do
Copyright by A. Nicely Hauo
BY 4. NEELY HALL.
a HOME MOVING PICTURE SHOW.

a HOME MOVING PICTURE SHOW.
The fun of the little moving picture
show comnances the minute you be-
gin work upap It, and it lasts as long
as YOU want = 20 because there are
always new pictures to plan and make.
The very first thing to prepare is
the support for the picture screen,
for which you will need a box. Al
most any kind of grocery box will
do, approximately IS inches wide and
2 feet long. Remove the bottom boards
of the box Zig. j. for doorway.
Then cut piece of cardboard long
enough TO reach across the top of the
box from side to side "a, Fig q. Cut
an oblong opening in its center as
shown and tack to the box edges in
the position shown in Fig 6.
The upper and lower boards 3 sup
port the picture rollers d. Make them
about IL inches longer than the width
of the box, and with saw cut Inch
square notch in opposite corners, as
shown Figs. } and z. These notches
form pockets for the picture-roller
ends to set in, and the strips G Gig.
81, nailed to the edges of boards B
hold the rollers in the notches. Nail
boards B. to the two ends OF the box
with the front edges projecting about
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an inch beyond the front edges of the
box, and with the pair of roller peck
cts in the upper board directly over
the pair in the lower board.
Broom-handles, curtain-poles, or any
other wooden sticks that you can find
are needed for the rollers D. Cut
them of the right length so their tops
viii stick several inches above the
top board 3 when they are placed il
their pockets Gig. 81. A diagram of
a roller is shown in Fig. 4, and a de-
tail Of the crank for turning It is
shown in Fig. 5. For the crank Gig.
81 fasten a thread spool (E) to the
end of a short stick (F'), and then nail
the upper end OF the roller to TIE end
of the stick. The nails G Gig a
are driven into the roller. after the
roller ends have been slipped into
their pockets. Their purpose is to
keep the rollers from slipping up-or
down Gig. 81.
The picture strips are made OF white
cloth and are cut about an inch wider
than the oblong opening in the piece
Of cardboard A. To these strips the
pictures are pasted. Enough OF the
strips should be sewed end to end to
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
AS He Understood IL.

A maiden lady, Miss Cocker by
name, and her niece, who bears the
same cognomen, went one evening TO
a reception at the house of friend.
What name, please?" inquired the
footman.
Miss Cocker" answered the cider
lady.
Miss Cocker. too" joined the niece,
hurriedly.
Whereupon the man Of plush ana
buttons opened the drawing room door
and, with all the dignity Of his profess
sion, ushered them into the midst or
the company with the convulsing an
nouncement:
Miss Cocker and Miss Cockatoo!"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
A Doctors First
Question Is
How are Your BoUeEsY" 4 Sim
pie Remedy thar Guarantees
Good Bowel Action.

Trace the origin of the commoner
Ills Of life and almost invariably you
will find that constipation was the
cause. II is not to be expected that
mass of fermented food can remain IN
the system beyond its time without VI
tiating the blood and affecting the
nerves and muscles. 1t congests the
entire body.
The results are colds, fevers, piles,
headaches, and nervousness. with its
accompanying indigestion and sleep
lessness. There is only one thing to
DO, and'that is to remove the trouble;
and when nature seems unable to do
1t, outside aid is necessary. You will
find the best OF all outside aids rem
edy that many thousands are now US
ing for this very purpose, called DIR.
CaIdwelrs Syrup Pepsin. Many hun
dreds OF letters are received by DR..
Caldwell telling OF the good results
obtained, and among the enthusiastic
letters is one from Lieut.. q. w.
Vaughan, OF 623 w. North ST., Decatur,
II. He is 70 and has had a bad liver
and stomach since he cane out of the
army. He says be tried about every
thing, but never. succeeded in getting
permanent relief until he took DR..
CaIdweirs Syrup Pepsin. He is never
without a bottle in the house, and he
is never without good health.
II has untold advantages over pills,
salts and the various coarse cathartics
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impressions might appropriately b

iupEcsSlUH5 M1SuC appropriately DO
called memory scrap-book
All the materials necessary for max
ing leaf impressions are several sheets
of white paper-common note paper
will do nicely-a tin or china plate, @
piece OF cotton rolled up into a. ball
soft cotton cloth, and about half q
teaspoonful Of printers ink, or half
teaspoonful Of black shoe-paste mixed
with quarter Of that quantity of lard.
Spread little OF the printers ink
OF sboe-paste mixture upon the china
plate or tin plate. Then taking the
little bah of cotton which you have
covered with silk or cotton cloth, pat
the surface Of the plate until the
ink or shoe-paste mixture is spread
evenly over the center All is then
ready for making the impressions.
Place the lower side of leaf, the
side on which the veins are most
prominent, upon the linked surface Of
the plate. Then lay a blotter, or piece
OF heavy paper, over the leaf, and
press down upon every part to bring
the leaf into perfect contact with the
mixed plate. If you have a small pho
tograph mounting roller, you can get
good results by using that to roll
down the leaf. After pressing down
or rolling down the leaf, remove it
carefully, and place the blackened
surface on a sheet Of white paper and
press down as before. Then remove
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the leaf. being careful in doing SO to
CIDER not TO blur the impression. You
will find very perfect picture Of the
leaf impressed upon the paper, with
the delicate veins shown extending in
ell directions, each accurately 10
Gated, making much more correct
copy Of the leaf than you could pos
sibly draw.
Impressions OF flowers are more
difficult to make than those of leaves.
because flowers are more delicate to
handle; yet there are many kinds Of
which splendid impressions can be
made.
By using printers ink Of different
colors, or coloring the shoe-paste mix
ture with oil colors, very pretty COM
binations can be obtained. A little
later, when the leaves assume their
yariegated colors of autumn, you can
try your hand at making Impressions
in as near these colors as you can
mix up. And you will be surprised
to see how beautiful colore5 :m-
pressions are The illustrations have
been reproduced from a few sample
impressions made in black
With the hundreds Of different
forms of leaves and flowers to be
found in the garden and in the woods,
just think of the possibilities for MAX
ing a large scrap-book. and what q
fine thing it will be to have such q
book to refer 10. OF course you must
find out the names Of all the leaves
and flowers you make impressions of,
and write them below the Impressions.
so you will feel we'll enough acquainted
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-06
WOULD ALMOST FAINT
Cured After Doctors Foiied

Mrs. Henry Zumach Hutchinson, Mimi.
says: Last winter a terrible, sharp pain
caught me in my back and from that time
on l had a constant backaChe. Ii / used
a broom, il just seemed as II my back was
breaking. l was in misery day and night
and at times l got dizzy | thought 1
was going to, faint. At night had 10 put
a pillow under my back for the slight re
lief that this gave me. / got so weak [
couldn't do anything. The doctor said /
had a floating kidney and two specialists
in Minneapolis said the same. The phys
icians' medicine didn't help me n bit and
reading about Doans Kidney Pills, J had
someone get me a box. As soon as ! be-
gan using them, got better and by the
tinle / had finished the third box, ] didn't
have n bit OF pain I can now do any
kind of work without suffering and all
tho symptoms of kidney complaint have
left me. Doan's Kidney Pills have Ger
tainly spared me - great deal of misery
and suffering. ! am only too glad 70 roe
ommend them 10 other kidney sufferers"
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make a continuous strip at least 20

make a continuous strip at least 20
feet in length.
Select your pictures from newspa-
pers and magazines. Jolor them with
crayons or water-colors, and arrange
upon the cloth strip in some interest
ing order. Fasten them with flour
paste Tack each end of the picture
strip to a picture roller, passing the
cloth over the front of the opening in
the piece of cardboard A.
To complete the work, there re-
mains only the enclosing of the front
of the framework so the audience
cannot see you operating the roller
cranks This is done with cloth. Get
a piece large enough TO reach from
upper board B to lower board b, and
from end to end, and tack it TO the
two edges of these boards, stretching
it tightly. Then cut an opening in
the center exactly in front of the open
ing in the piece of cardboad A. 4
board nailed across the top of the
framework will conceal the cranks.
Reel the pictures from one roller on
to the other, then back again, by turn
ing first one crank, and then the 9TH
err A light placed inside OF the box
through the doorway, will illuminate
the pictures from the back.
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OVerpaYment.

4 certain statesman, condemning
the international marriage that is
based on mercenary and sordid
grounds, said in Washington:
Another pretty American countess
she inherited eight millions from
her fathers wholesale hardware plant
has found marriage a disappoint-
ment.
Her dyed and corseted old husband
said bitterly to her one day:
Ours was a business marriage.
You bought my title with, your mil
Ions, as you'd buy a yard'of cloth in a
shop
Yes blazed the young countess,
'yts-but l ought TO have got some
change"