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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14
BY DOROTHY PERKINS.
DOLL FURNITURE MADE OF CARD
BOARD BOXES.

Cardboard boxes = large, small,
round and square ones-suggest many
possibilities for home handicraft that
girl may work at without the ex-
penditure of a single penny for other
materials. Among the many kinds OF
toys that these boxes may be convert
ed into are sets Of pretty doll furni-
ture. A few easily made pieces are
shown in the illustrations, and you
will think of other designs when you
gather together a number of boxes
and place them before you on your
work table.
The doll bed shown in Fig. l Is
made from a candy box or box in
which fancy stationery has come Get
the kind of which the box telescopes
into the cover. In Fig. 2, A shows
how the foot and sides Of the bed are
made from the box, and B shows the
cover Used for the head and canopy.
Cut away the sides Of box A as indi-
Gated by dotted lines, to make them
of the form shown in Fig. l. Then
cut and bend down the head end of
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14

notice that it has a drawer in one end.
This drawer and the table top are
made of a pillbox, the kind having a
sliding cover "a, Figs. and s.. Cut
the two sides OBJ of the form shown
in Fig. 6, and fasten them to the
sides of the box with glue or by sew
ing.
The armchair Gig. y is made out
of the sliding cover of pillbox. The
dotted lines in Fig show the neces-
sary cutting.
A small box-cover forms the seat OF
the chair shown in Fig. 9. The legs
are formed of two pieces of cardboard
"a and B, Fig. 100, one having a sill;
cut from its bottom edge up to the
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14

boxes was made for each end and in
the middle was placed the large mir
ror, fastened securely.
OF course, there are many small
separate mirrors of which anyone
might consider herself lucky to be pos
sessed. For these separate mirrors
have been in vogue since the sixteenth
century, and we see many of the beau
tiful old ones, as well as some good
copies of the same. To tell the truth,
in those days they were not called mir
rors, but looking glasses. A mirror was
a g1randole-one of those circular
convex affairs, in an ornate frame and
usually surmounted by an eagle. If
you have never seen one, you might
still be able to imagine what it would
be like to look into "a circular con
vex mirror" 1t makes you either enor-
mously fat or amazingly thin, with a
sQuint or a leer or a double chin-so
they were never very popular except
for wall decorations.
OF the looking glasses which have
survived, we have the pier glass, the
mantel glass and the smaller glasses
in mahogany, walnut, painted and gilt
frames, most Of them beautiful and
most Of them old.-Washington Star.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14
Astonishing.

A happily married woLan who had
enjoyed SO years Of conjugal felicity,
and who was the grandmother of
three beautiful children, had jovial
old colored woman for a cook.
One afternoon, which proved to be
the mistress birthday, beautiful box
Of flowers was left for her, when the
cook happened to be present Mandy
eyed the beautiful roses longingly,
then said, "Yu' husban' send yo' all
those pretty flowers yo' gifts, Missy"
Certainly, my husband, Mandy"
the lady replied proudly.
"Alleluiah!i" exclaimed the cook
HE suttinly am holdin' out well. =
Lippincott's Magazine.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14
For Handy Bous and
Girls TO Make andDo
Copyright by A Nicely HalD
BY A. Nicely HALL.
HOMEMADE Stills,

The common form of stills made
and used by American boys, and shown
in Fig. 1, require little or no descrip-
ton. All that is needed is q couple
Of poles 1 inch thick, 2 inches wide
and about 6 feet long, for the uprights,
and two blocks of wood inches thick,
3 inches wide, and s inches long, for
the step blocks The mailing of the up
right to the step block is important.
Three nails should be used, and these
should be placed out of line as shown
in Fig. 1, as this method of mailing
will lessen the danger Of the nails
splitting the step block.
Have you ever attempted to devise
q pair Of stills that may be adjusted to
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14

Sunshine and fresh air as cure for
wounds caused by burns, was an
nounced, few days ago, by DR.. 10
seph Schmaskin, house physician at
Lebanon hospital, New York. He said
he had grown skin on large wounds
which otherwise would have required
the operation of skin grating. A boy
on whose neck and chest 80 square
inches of skin had been burned of was
kept on an open porch with the large
wound exposed to the air and the sun
shine. He was discharged recently
with perfect epidermis.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14

have races on them, and you can use
them for making scent tracks when
playing the game of Hare and
Hounds" Cut the Block A Gig. 81 of
the right length to fit inside of the
top Of a tomato-can. Then cut block
about inches wide and s inches long
(B, Fig. 81, and, after lacking the
straps c to it, nail block A to its cen
ter. Set block a into the top of the
can, and fasten it in place by driving
nails through the can into its ends.
Straps c may be strips Of cloth or
pieces OF rope.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14
Introducing "oiIcIoth" Ribbon.

There is a ribbon made Of a fine
flexible straw which is used on tailored
hats Very odd is this new ribbon,
with a glazed finish which makes it
look dull and smooth, not unlike rub
Der. This comes in black only and is
known as "ruban de toile ciree"-oD-
cloth ribbon. When other ribbon is
used, it is either of velvet, taffeta, or
faille silk. Satin is passe. MORE is
still used, but in inch-wide ribbon
only; sometimes entire hats are made
of it, and sometimes it is used for
quillings and rosettes.-Vogue.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14
Lace Cater Tops.

Lace CATERS are the newest wrinkle
in tops for fine shoes. They are of
white baby Irish mesh overlaid with
applied white medallions, and are fas-
tened at one side of the ankle with a
row of large, fiat white pearl buttons
fitting buttonholes embroidered in the
lace. Although looking rather fragile,
they really are quite substantial, and,
unlike many sorts of white gaiter tops
can be easily cleaned. But they are
exceptionally dressy looking and only
suitable with a theater or restaurant
costume.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14

the box, and, slipping this inside of
the cover, fasten it with glue or by
sewing with needle and thread. This
completes the bed shown in the illus
tration. You may elaborate upon it
if you wish by gluing cardboard feet
to the bottom.
The top of the little table shown In
Fig. is an inverted pillbox, with the
cover removed. The legs OBJ are each
made of piece Of cardboard folded
as shown in Fig. 4, and are glued or
sewed inside of each of the four cor
ners of the box top.
A table of a more elaborate con-
struction, though one quite as easy to
make, is shown in Fig. 5. You will
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14
Timely Caution.

"Genevieve, I notice you like to
write your name on the eggs you
pack"
Yes" admitted the dairy maid. do
you object?"
Not at ALL said the farmer You
have a pretty name. Write it upon
all the eggs you please. But don't
set down any dates"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14
SETTING OFF MIRROR
CLEVER ARRANGEMENT EASY TO
PUT TOGETHER.
Makes Effective and Unique Decora-
tion-Old Chest of Drawers Its
Foundation-About the
Oldtime GirandoIe.

The mirror arrangement illustrated
Is easily made. 1t relies for it's begin
ming on an old chest of drawers. The
top of the chest was carefully removed
and the top drawer, with its shell, was
cut away, leaving only the two draw
ers below, upon which the top
piece was reset A set of little drawer
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14
To Clean Satin.

Peel and slice two large raw pota-
toes and put in a pint Of water with a
pinch of salt, and let stand all night.
Next morning sponge the satin ca the
right side with this mixture and wipe
lightly with cloth. Then iron on
wrong side, and 1t VIII pc as gioeay az
new.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14

In making little girls dresses with
the gored or plated skirts, take a
piece of selVage or frn, straight piece
Of material and sew it along the cen
ter back seam; it will prevent them
from hanging lower in the back than
in the front.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14

A smart black taffeta coat of novel
design which shows the influence of
the overskirt. The smart bow at tho
back of the belt and the oddly shaped
white collar are new features this
spring. The chic toque is of black,
trimmed with osprey feathers.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14
This Is Awful.

What is your attitude toward the
tango"
"Antangonistic, sir"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14

Married women form a larger part
of he workers of England
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14
Not Skin Deep.

Miss Catt-She has a novel COM
plexion.
Miss Nipp-Yes, but the novelty is
apt to wear off.-Judge.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14

Among contrary men is the chap
who would refuse to take whisky II
the doctor prescribe it.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14

The proof of the pudding is some
times observed the morning after.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14

Austrian women are now demanding
the right to vote.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14

Self-love never wins the admiration
of the crowd
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14

The trip to Africa which the crown
prince had purposed this year has been
definitely abandoned. 1t is under
stood that the reason for this step is
the kaiser's objection to the crown
prince interrupting his work on the
general staff of the army by such a
long absence. Another reason put for
ward in some quarters is that the
reichstag would refuse an appropria-
ton to cover the expenses Of such
trip.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14

Europe has found amusement in the
financial embarrassment Of Prince Will
helm of Wied, who was forced to ar
range all the preliminaries of his as
cent to the throne of Albania on
credit
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14
Exact Copy of Wrapper,
Feminist Aphorism,

I'VE, of the weaker sex, are strong
er than the stronger sex, because of
the strong weakness of the stronger
for the weaker sex. "-Boston Tran
script.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14

Putnam Fadeless Dyes are the
brightest and fastest ADV.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14

Candidates for cardinals to fill the
two vacancies left in the Sacred col
lege by the deaths Of Cardinals Kopp
and Fisher are being discussed. At
least two German prelates are expect
ed to receive the red hat at the con-
sistory this spring.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14

Ferdinand Eglinski, tailor in the
village of Ahlbeck, on the Baltic,
claims to be Germany's champion ia
Their. He has been married twice and
his wives have borne So children, 26 of
whom are living. There were two sets
of twins and one Of triplets. The
kaiser, on learning that Eglinski's
sixth son had entered the army, sum-
moned the father to Berlin, and after
giving him donation Of money said:
Keep up the good work, Eglinski!"
The tailor saluted and replied: "At
your service, your majesty"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14

Frau Nelly Beese, noted German
woman air pilot, expects to fly across
the Atlantic ocean and exhibit new
hydroaeroplane she is building, at the
Panama-Pacific exposition. Frau Beese
is the only woman flying teacher in
the world, and has successfully con-
Quoted a school of aviation at johann
nisthal for three years. The machine
in which she expects to cross the At
Iantic is one she designed herself.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14

in white, but sometimes very pale col.
ors are used, such as forget-me-nots
in pale blue.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14

Leipsic.-The supreme court upheld
the action of the Duke de Talleyrand.
husband of Anna Gould, who, in 1910,
renowned his rights to the crown Fief
of Sagan in Silesia, i'll favor of his
son, Prince Jason Howard of Sagan.
The Duke de .Talleyrand's German
creditors attacked the validity of the
transfer, By which they were rendered
unable to attach the revenues Of the
Fief
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14

The Farmers league, whose annual
convention in Berlin just closed, de-
clares that the exodus from rural dis
trict to city has made it impossible
for the land owners to find enough ma
tive farm labOrers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-05
Hero Of war Of 1872.

One hundred years ago Capt. Day]
Porter, one Of the naval heroes of II
War of 1912, was given a great POI
ular ovation by the people OF Philadd
phia. Ten days previously CAPITAL
Porter had reached New York aft.
a long and hazardous voyage fro|
Valparaiso, where on March 2S 4
had commanded the frigate Essex
her gallant, but unsuccessful fgI
against the British ships Phoebe al
Cherub. Upon their arrival In Ne
York, the surviving officers and mel
bers Of the crew Of the Essex we
given an enthusiastic welcome. Ff
New York Captain Porter proceed
to Philadelphia, where another pd
ular ovation awaited him. On his
rival in the suburbs Of the cityst
horses were taken from his carrfa
and it was drawn to the hotel by
populace.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-05
YORK FARMERS BUSY
MUCH TRUCK PLANTED where
SEVERE HAIL STORM DEALT
BLOW.
Is EASY TO FIND MARKET
Railway Offers to Give Assistance to
Farmers in District In Marketing
Their Late Truck Raised.

Rock HILL. A. Trip. market
agent Of the Southern Railway, with
headquarters in Atlanta, spent n
day recently in this place with a view
to ascertaining il his department could
be Of assistance to the farmers of
York county who lost their crops In
the recent hail storm. The majority
Of the farmers in this district have
plowed their fields and planted corn,
cane, millet, peas, soy beans and va
rious kinds Of vegetables. With a
good season from now on they will
be able to make a great deal of feed
stuff and should the frost be. late in
coming, much of the corn VIII ma
ture. However, It is probable that
there will be a large amount Of green
corn, peas, Irish potatoes and other
vegetables available for shipment
from this place during the autumn,
and 1t was with the view Of planning
to aid the farmers with their market
ing that Mr.. Trip made this VISIT to
Rock Hill. He stated that there
would be no trouble about finding
markets for all the products Of this
section and pledged the support Of his
department of the Southern to assist,
the farmers IN marketing their truck.
The outlook in the hail district is
that the crops referred to will mate
rally help the farmers to recover
from the great losses sustained by the
destruction Of their cotton and corn.
The actual results, however, depend
largely upon the seasons form this
time forward until frost. The farm
ers are now able to e that the de-
struction Of their crops was complete.
At first 1t was thought that some Of
the cotton would recover, but expert
ence, so far, does not confirm this
opinion. In all the fields where the
cotton was seriously damaged 1t is
dying and gives no promise Of making
anything. Some Of the fields which
were at first believed to be damaged
but little now show that they were
greatly injured. The fact seems to be
that wherever the fall of hail was
heavy enough to make a noticeable
impression on the cotton the damage
generally amounted to a total loss.
The only crops which escaped In the
hail district were the fields of late
corn, too small to be greatly injured;
and there were few Of these. The
hopes Of the farmers are confined to
the crops which have been planted
since the storm, and If these fail there
will be a complete failure Of all crops
for this year in the whole area cover
ed by the hail storm.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-05
WHAT MAKES GOOD RosTEs
Ability to Entertain Lavlshl4e ~
Very Small Part Of Her
Qualifications.

A talent for originality is not suf
hcfent to make good Hostess-that
goes without saying. It is not $ths
mountebank who wins the genuine
praise Of the initiated, but the real WI
who has the gift OF maguetism-tha1
is, Of sympathy with what as human
and Iastfng-and can touch the hear
Of an audience. Is 1t not the drama
that can move to tears that rematnd
on the boards the longest?s And =
tt not the woman who loves her kind
who keeps their affection, who draw
people to her whether she is rich
this worlds goods or fortune turn
its back and leaves her little resour5
beyond her delightful personality!
Mime. Recamier received her friend
with the same grace In her shabby
b~rick-foored little room-aIl that "a
verses allowed her-as when she hal
queened It in her almost royal man
sion tn the Faubourg Saint-G ermaind
Nor did they gather less eagerly Their
than in her beautiful home, becausI
she retained in her poverty the SAM
charm, the same qualities that yha
made her the most, sought woman
Paris.
The essential thing to successful
entertaining Is that instructive know
edge Of and sympathy with huma2
Gature which enables one to put pc
pie at their ease and make the1
happy.-From Novel Ways Of Ente
tanning" by Florence Hall White
burn.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-05

ers. They speak Of the large percent
age of. tenants on the farms and In
the houses of the state. They argue
that the negro, who by reason Of his
competition on low grade standards,
has compelled the tenant white peo-
pie to move from the country into
the cities. This reduces the produc-
ton, increases the, consumption and
thereby maintains the high cost Of
living.
Another issue In close connection
with this plan Of rural credits is the
general agricultural development Of
the resources of the state. Robert A.
Cooper is in favor Of establishing in
each county a farm demonstration
school, which shall be run under the
direction OF Clemson Agricultural
College. Mi. Cooper Is working for the
education of the farmer, with especial
reference to preparing him gaainst
the ravages of the boil weevil, which,
according to experts, will reach the
Savannah river in five years.
The shooting of James H. Mcintosh,
M. D., of Columbia early Thursday
morning by an unknown hand was
brought out in the Walterboro meet
ing. It was attacked as an example
of the lawIessness and unpublished
crime, which "has given the state OF
South Carolina a degraded position
among its sister commonwealth"
The minor races ran along in COM
paratively smooth channels last week,
with the exception of the clash be-
tween A. w. Jones and James A. Sum-
mersett, candidates for comptroller
general at the WATERFORD meeting.
There was a tendency for a few meet
ings for candidates in the race for
lieutenant governor mad railroad com
missioner to lock horns, but TIE inter-
race debates, while undoubtedly pres
ent in opinions. rose only above the
surface at the RidgeIand meeting.
M. c.. Willis and w. W. Moore, in
cumbent. candidates for adjutant gen.
eral, continue to attack and defend,
respectively. The bitter PERSONAL.
ties, which at Bamberg week before
last, threatened a personal encoun-
ter, have been omitted recently and
the candidates seem content to dwell
on the public record Of the fncumb-
ent and the production Of indorse-
ments.
The meetings this week at st.
George, Orangeburg and st. Matthews,
on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs
day, respectively, will complete the
lower section. of the state in the. our
ty to county campaign.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-08-05
GOOD ROADS AS CROP PRO.
DUCERS.
Government Studies Show How the
Agricultural Output Of a County
l- q. IItL.aale

SOVCIIlIfICtI Sk3SiSS SiN'f
Agricultural Output Of a County
Depends Upon its Hiohroads.
Washington, D. C. - That an i'm
proved road will increase vastly the
productiveuess Of the area through
which it runs has now been satisfac-
torily. demonstrated by studies con-
Quoted by TIE United States deDart-
ment Of agriculture in Virginia. Con-
ditions in Spotsylvania county were
investigated with particular care and
the results have proved surprising. In
1909 the county voted 500 900 to I'M
prove 40 miles of roads. Two years
after the completion Of this work the
railroad took away in ~ months from
fredericksburg, the county seat, IT,
900 tons of agricultural and forest
products hauled over the highways to
that town. BEFORE TIE improvement
If the roads this total was only 49,Ooo
tons annually: in other words the
quantity of the county's produce had
risen more than As per cent. Still
more interesting. however, Is the In
crease shown in the quantity OF the
dairy %Droducts. In 1909 these amount
ed to 114.S15 pounds, in 1911 to 273,-
O28 pounds. an increase Of practically
40 per cent in two years. In the
same time shipments Of wheat a
increased So per cent. tobacco 81 per
cent. and lumber and other forest
products 48 per cent.
In addition to this increase In guam
tity the cost of hauling each ton OF
produce was materially reduced. In
ott~- words the farmers rot only pro-
duce more but produce more cheaply,
for the cost Of transportation to mar
ket Is of course an important factor
in the cost of production. From this
point Of view !. is estimated that the
800 900 spent in improving the road:
in Spotsylvania county saved the fsr
mers Of that county s41.O0O a year.
In the past two years the traffi,
studies Of the Federal experts snow
that approximately an average or 65,
600 tons of outgoing products were
hauled over the imnroved roads IN the
county an average distance of 8 miles
or a total of $40. 900 "ton-miles." Be
fore the roads were improved it was
estimated that the average cost OF
hauling was 20 cents a "'n-mile";
after the improvement this fell to Il
cents a "ton-mile," or a saving OF s
cents. A saving Of s cents per mile
ON $40, 900 "tcn-miles" is $4,000 a
rear. The county's investment OF
500. 900 in other words returns a div
idend of 40 per cent annually.