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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-01-22
Passing the Word Along.

PA, why does corn pop?
well, you see, the starch polygons
are of such q nature as to facilitate
expansion and render it explosive in
character; there is q fraction of a
particle along its two radii, the endos-
perm swelling very considerably, the
peripheral portions cohering with the
hull, but the fractured quarters turn
Ing back to meet below the embryo
Why, son. where are you going?"
II was going to tell little sister"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-01-22

its last stages, I
tried Dodd's Kid
ney Pills. After
using two boxes /
was somewhat re-
lieved and l stop
ped the treatment.
In the spring Of
the next year 1
had another at
took 7 wont FOR
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-01-22
THE PROFESSORS STATEMENT.

Prot. Aug. F. w. Schmitz, Thomas,
Okla, writes: 81 was troubled with
Backache for about twenty-five years.
When told had Bright's Disease in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-01-22
Too Severe.

MAN was made to MOURN" quoted
the philosopher.
That's right" snapped the misogy-
mist. And woman was put on earth
TO see that he does it."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-01-22
Real Proof.

Il will prove my love not by words
but by deeds"
"Oh, George, are they title deeds?"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-01-22
A Mistake.

How could you ask that aviator to
drink with you in the manner you
did?"
what do you mean?"
you asked him to take drop"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-05
DELAYED Last Moments"

In the battle Of Friedland, on June
II, 1907, there was a young lieuten-
ant in Napoleon's army named
Schramm. When the victorious gen
eral was riding over the battlefield
that evening he came upon the
eighteen-year-old officer lying on the
ground, MORALLY wounded, and weep
ing bitterly.
'Why do you weep?" asked Napo-
leon as he rode by.
Because | must die before / can
become captain" the youth COM
planned.
The words of the dying lieutenant
softened the emperor's heart. my
son, shall gladly fulfill your WISH"
he said. 81 hereby advance you to
the rank Of captain"
The unexpected promotion actually
saved the boys life; he recovered.
Later on he fought most valiantly for
the cause of Napoleon, and by the
time of the battle of Waterloo he had
already become a general. He out
lived his last moments" on the field
of Friedland by more than seventy
years.-Youth's Companion.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-05
Lowest Note Fitted to Craan.

An organ stop which emits a note
one full octave below any that has
ever been heard before has been in
stalled in an organ at Lowell, Mass
This stop is 128 feet long and it's
note is unsteady indicated as
CCCCCC.
ITO understand what this means"
says the Scientific American, it may
be said that 32-foot pipe vibrates 16
times a second at its lowest note
(CCCC), and this is very near the
point below which vibrations cease to
form a continuous sound, while a 128-
foot pipe vibrates but four times a
second when producing its lowest
sound. It was found, however, that a
group of pipes giving overtones could
be arranged to produce, when sound
ed together, a synthetic tone, and by
this means stops producing the effect
of a 64foot pipe have been built with
out requiring the use of a pipe Of
that length; and now in the same way
this monster 128-foot stop has ap-
peared, which is described as "a
mighty atmospheric throb Of most
awesome majesty Indeed, it would
seem that its tones must be rather
felt than heard"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-05
r efornino 2 Chief

In Among the Primitive Bakongo"
Mr.. John H. Weeks tells the story of
chief, Mampuya Of Kinkuzu, who
called on him at Wathen station to
request that a teacher be sent to his
town. He seemed very quiet, gentle
manly sort of man, says Mr.. Weeks,
and I was very much surprised to
hear that he had not always been so
deferential and modest
Mampuya at one time treated the
people Of his town in very contemtu-
Gus fashion, and was always extorting,
on one plea Or another, fowls, goats,
and other goods from them. At last
they could bear his extortions no long
er, and so they bound him securely,
put him on a shelf in his own house,
built a fire under him, and sprinkled
a quantity of red pepper on it. Then
they went out, and shut the door close
ly behind them The pungent smoke
filled the hut, and Mampuya sneezed
tremendously. He would have died
if there had been a little more pepper
on the fire. At last they took him
out of the smoke, and tied a stick
across his chest to his extended arms
with the intention of Furnishing him
payment of a fine and many promises
of better behavior-which promises
he has scrupulously kept
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-05
Price of Democracy.

The price that Harold pays for de-
mocracy is in slovenliness of speech
which | find offensive and Emmeline
finds utterly distracting 1t seems a
pity to have his school drill in pho
netics and the memorizing of good lit
erature vitiated by the slurred and
clipped syllables of the street. Har-
old says ut is me-" and frequently he
says, 1T is nuttin'." The final of the
participle has virtually disappeared
from his vocabulary. He sometimes
says, Il amt got nuttin'." While En-
incline is distracted l am merely Of
Tended, because l recall that there is
a great body of linguistic authority
growing up in favor of Harold's demo
cratic practices in phonetics and gram
mar. When Harold says, 1T is me-"
Professor Lunsbury should worry By
the time Harold grows up 1t will prob
ably be good grammar to say, 81 amt
got nothing" By the time Harold
grows up, the Decalogue, IN its latest
recension, will read, Thou shalt not
have none other gods before l." and,
Thou shalt not bear no false witness
against none of thy neighbors. -
Simeon Strunsky, in Atlantic.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-05
LET 1T GO WITH THE OLD YEAR.

How many of us make our backs
ache carrying useless, foolish bur
dens! We carry luggage and rubbish
that are of no earthly use, but which
sap our strength and keep us jaded
and tired tC no purpose. If we could
only learn to hold on to the things
worth while and drop the rubbish-let
go the useless, the foolish, the silly,
the things that hinder-we should not
only make progress, but we should
keep happy and harmonious as well.
One of the secrets of right living is
letting that go which absorbs our en-
ergies and retards our progress. We
should let our unfortunate past ex-
periences drop into the world of OBJ
livion We should never recall a dis
agreeable memory or mistake unless
1t be to arm ourselves against falling
INTO further errors. If the past tor
ments and haunts you cut it off sharp
ly as If with knife. Do not allow
its shadow to darken your present or
rob your future of its possibilities
do not morbidly brood over them.
Do not hang on to the things that
keep you back, that make you I'M
happy. Let go of the worry, let go of
the anxiety, let go of the scolding,
fretting and Tuning, let go of criti-
cism, let go of fear, let go of anxious,
oyer-strenuous life, let go of selfish
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-05
SHEER TUNIC FOR EVENING
Garment Worn over Tight Satin or
Silk Skirt May Be Made Most
Attractive.

For a long time there has been no
more attractive fashion for evening
than the full, sheer tunic over a tight
satin or silk skirt.
Fashion allows much latitude in re-
gard to these tunics. At present it is
permissible to have them of almost
any length from the Hnee to the length
of the skirt; or two or three circular
fiounces of the chiffon or lace may
take the place of the single overdress.
One or all of them are charmingly
graceful over a color or all white for
the young girl, who looks better in
lacy effects than in the plain satin
gowns she has been affecting of late
in imitation of the bride
The sheer overdress, whether of
lace, net or chiffon, must flare. A
charming method of achieving this is
by holding the tilmy stuff out by
banding of satin, fur or swansdowns.
The latter is charming on a knee
length tunic of white chiffon over a
very pale pink or blue riessaIine.
Sometimes the chiffon tunic half
covers an under flounce of gold lace,
the soft mesh toning down the glitter
most becomingly.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-05
STIMULATES THE FR0Ck
NEW STYLE OF CLOTH JUMPER
is VALUABLE.
Easily Accomplished, and Practically
Adds Another Garment to the
Wardrobe-high Choker of
Fur in Strong Demand.

If one wants to simulate frock by
adding a self-toned blouse to a skirt
when the coat is off, one might do
we'll to consider the claims Of that
new style of cloth jumper that is
slipped over a soft silk lining with
long sleeves.
This blouse is easily accomplished
by utilizing piece of the skirt mate
rial and binding it with braid or silk
or velvet ribbon It's juncture with
the separate skirt is hidden under
broad belt of braided cloth. Another
type of blouse that deceives one into
thinking in terms of one-piece frocks
Instead of coats and skirts is g wrin-
kled garment purposely wrinkled, of
soft grosgrain silk the color of the
skirt. 1t fastens down the front with
covered buttons and either turns up
at the hem in imitation of a MILDLY
blouse, or loses itself in a sash which
Is finished at the back with fiat bow
to carry out the tailored idea.
We may abjure the high, boned col
lar in our minds and protest that we
Will be comfortable at any cost, but
gradually we will succVmb to the fash
lon for covering the neck. It's insis
tence wears out opposition One sees
the smart women wearing it, on every
side, and one adopts it in piecemeal.
Probably it will GUST the low collar
by February.
Fashion is not opposed to the open
V-shaped wedge in the front, but it
exacts a covering for the back and
sides of the neck. Therefore, the new
standing collar of white satin that
only extends to the ears is popular
for it is an artistic compromise.
The high choker of fur is in strong
demand. 1t is far more fashionable
than the loose swinging shoulder piece,
or the small scarf with head and tails.
These chokers are merely extra high
bands to go around the neck, reaching
to the ears, and fastening in front
with loop or a rose or a twist of
ribbon. Already the separate blouse
of colored chiffon to go with a skirt
of cloth looks out of tune with the
newest fashions. If one wears a suit
instead of a one-piece frock the blouse
chosen for it must give the superficial
appearance of a continuation of the
skirt.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-05
Detecting Impurities in Honey.

Biological tests of money are de-
scribed by J. Thoni in the Schweizer-
ische Bienen-Zeitung. Such tests are
necessary for detecting artificial or
adulterated honey, when the natural
product is almost perfectly initiated
as to it's physical and chemical prop
critics.
Two tests are described in detail
the diastase reaction, based on the
fact that honey contains a diastatic
ferment secreted by the bee, which
in contact with soluble starch, is cap
able of Transforming the latter into
sugar; and the precipitin reaction
based on the fact that honey contains
special protein secreted by the bee
which, when inoculated into rabbits
causes the formation of antibodies in
the blood serum. These antibodies
when mixed with the honey under
examination, yield a precipitate, and
the quantity of this precipitate indi-
Gates the kind and amount Of the
adulteration
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-05

smokers is a useful little possession,
show decorative little article for this
purpose that can be easily made by
clever fingers.
For it's construction small circu-
lar cardboard box as indicated in the
sketch will be required. The sides of
the box are smoothly covered with thin
silk on which some pretty little floral
design of the nature shown has been
embroidered
The material is turned over the edge
of the box and underneath and fas-
tened on with a strong adhesive. The
edge of the box is finished off with a
fine silk cord and this completes the
upper part of the holder.
The base consists of circular piece
of stiff cardboard covered on both
sides with some of the same silk that
has been used for the upper part. This
is done by cutting out two pieces of
material of the same shape but just
a trifle larger than the card and plac-
ing one piece on either side of it and
sewing the edges together, which are
afterwards finished off with silk cord
and the box placed in the center of
the card and securely fastened to it
paper on which the matches may be
struck is glued on TO the holder, where
indicated in the illustration
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-05
chanqinq a Names speIIinc.

Many have changed their names OF
late, but no surname probably has un-
dergone so many alterations as that
Of Sir Harry Stapleton Mainwaring.
At Power hall, his Cheshire home,
there is record showing the differ
ent ways in which the name has been
spelled in the course of the centuries.
They number 1894, says the London
Chronicle. Shakespeare can beat tho
394 different ways of spelling Main
waring, and quite easily, too. In 1869
a diligent American published a vol
ume showing that the poets name
could be spelled in 1000 different ways.
And the name of his father actually
appears under Is different spellings
in the council books of Stratford, and
Shakespeare himself had no settled
convictions on the subject.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-05
The RIazed Tree Trail.

A trail of blazed hemlocks, hickor-
les and oaks, declared to have been
made nearly century ago, was re-
Gently cited by the state of North Car
DINA to prove to the United States
Supreme court its claim to a large
section of disputed timber land along
the Tennessee line. The states claim,
the Washington Star says, was set
forth in brief filed by Attorney Gen
eral Thomas ". Beckett
When North Carolina ceded the ter
ritory now embraced in Tennessee to
the United States in 1890, a commits
sion was authorized to mark the
boundary made by the surveyors of
three hacks over blaze on each fore
and aft tree and with three hacks on
each side-line tree"
The line thus established, he says.
substantiates North Cardinals claim
to the disputed timberland.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-05

living, "a go Of the rubbish, the use
less, the foolish, the silly; let go OF
the shams, the shoddy, the false; let
go Of the straining to keep up appear
ances, let go of the superficial, let
go Of the vice that cripples, the false
thinking that demoralizes, and you
will be surprised to see how mucn
lighter and freer and truer you are to
run the race, and how much surer of
the goal
The American people do not know
how to let go. We keep our muscles
tense and our nerves up to such
pitch that it is the hardest thing in
the world for us to drop things.
Why not resolve this coming year
that whatever you do or do not do,
you will not be haunted by skeletons.
that you will not cherish shadows?
Determine that you will have nothing
to do with discords, that every one of
them must get out Of your mind. No
matter how formidable or persistent,
wipe them out. Forget them. Have
nothing to do with them. Do not let
the little enemies-worry and fear,
anxiety and regret-sap your energy,
for this is your capital for future
achievement.
Whatever is disagreeable, whatever
irritates, nags, destroys your balance
Of mind, forget it-thrust it out. 1t
has nothing to do with you now. You
have better use for your time than
= in in, in,
useless trifles. Make war upon de-
spondency, if you are subject to it.
Drive the "blues" out of your mind as
you would a thief out Of your house.
Shut the door in the face of all your
enemies and keep 1t shut. Do not
wait for cheerfulness to come to you.
Go after it; entertain it; never let
it go.
If you have had an unfortunate ex
perience forget it. If you have made
a failure in your speech, your song
you book, your article; if you have
been placed in an embarrassing posi-,
ton; if you have fallen and hurt your
self by false step; If you have been
slandered and abused, do not dwell
upon it. There is not single redeem.
ing feature in these memories, and
the presence of their ghosts will rob
you of many a happy hour. If you
have been indiscreet, imprudent; if
your reputation has been injured SO
that you fear you can never redeem it,
do not drag the hideous shadows, the
rafting skeletons about with you.
Rub them off the slate of memory.
Forget them. Start with clean slate
and spend all your energies in keeping
it clean for the future, and you will be
surprised at the transformation in
your life and it's effect upon those
around you.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-05

the local merchants. They would stand
by their subscribers and would not
prostitute the columns of their news
papers to inveigle the people in their
community to send their money to my
mail order house
/ haven't recovered from my aston
lshment yet. To think that the poor
est paid and hardest worked men in
every community should 6ecline
good business proposition out of senti-
ment. | couldn't understand it.
And even yet I insist that was the
most chivalrous act, taken with per-
feet accord by thousands of men scat
tered all over the country. that | have
known of. Honest and loyal to their
home communities | could not fail to
admire their disinterestedness while
deploring that great scheme had
failed of accomplishment.
What was their recompense? Did
the merchants in their home towns
spring to the support of those newspa-
pers as a reward for their declina-
ton to introduce competition. | don't
know. Ask the editor.
Of course, this plan failing it was
necessary for my success to evolve a
new plan. must get into close touch
with the people in the country. l had
my appropriation of thousands of dol
lars, and more, so | worked out an
SOther plan.
I'm not going to tell you just what
it was, but if you will remember that
a few years ago there was a great
flock of mail order journals flying all
over the cOuntry-probably every read
er of this article has received many
COPIES samples and otherwise-you
can guess what became of thousands
of dollars.
Here's something that the business
men in every small city should give a
careful thought to-. Perhaps you
do not know it, and perhaps you never
heard of it. | give the tale out of ad-
a fair fighter. There is nothing in
the story for me to be proud of, be-
cause | was the loser.
But you business men in the small
towns were the gamers. 1t was worth
millions of dollars to you 1t is worth
millions to you every year.
What did the newspaper editor get
for this service to the business men
of the community? Ask him.
If he had rendered similar service
for my mail order house he would
have been handed a pocketful of adj
vertising contracts that would have
made his newspaper very profitable
business indeed. 1t would have been
worth it.
What did the business men of his
home town do for him after he had
chased the mail order magazine com
petition away?
Ask the newspaper editor in your
town.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-05
Cold Cream a Necessity.

1t is a mistake to suppose that a
healthy complexion needs no care. 1t
needs a good deal of care in order
to keep it healthy. A daily facial bath
of soap and water is not enough even
TO keep the skin clean if one lives in
a big city where SCOT and dirt abound
Tor soap and water do not reach the
inner pores, and unless these are treat
ed to a cleansing with cold cream they
will, become clogged in short order.
So the daily bath of cold cream or
some other cleansing property is just
as necessary to healthy, clean condi-
ton as soap and water.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-05
SIGNIFICANCE In THE SCENT
Various Sweet Odors Have a Decided
Effect on the Individual Who
Makes Use of Them.

Curious to say, scents have decid-
ed influence of their own. Nearly
everyone has noticed that certain
odors affect them in some degree or
another; they either soothe or de-
press the user of them.
Doctors have long known this fact,
and very often tell their patients to
avoid certain perfumes and to adopt
others.
Violets are said to induce a ten
dency toward sympathy and devotion.
This is quite in keeping with the char
acter of the dear little flower.
The geranium inspires audacity and
holiness.
Mint is favorable to the qualities Of
tbe craft and business capacity.
The heavy odor of apopanax pro-
duces folly, but that of Russian leath-
er Incidence and slOth.
Vervain inspires a love for the arts.
Lavender generates quiet and
peaceful disposition.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-05

standing out about the ankles about
five yards and bristling with a deep
band of fur.
So much for the Georgette gown.
From it the designers and manufac-
turers were not slow in deducing a
suit, and this was the suit:A wee coat
of velvet coming up around the neck
into tight band of fur and a wide
skirt of broadcloth of the same tint
going out about the feet into a wide
band of fur. 1t is all very charming
and dashing, and both the Georgette
gown and the Georgette suit have
achieved one of the most notable sue
ceSses of the season.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-05
Reefed Boots.

The Iaced-top cloth boot has
marched into the world of fashion, and
nowadays we see many of the most
formal shoes reefed up like a schoon-
er. Many of these boots are extreme
Iy high of top, and in comparison with
this prolongation the stubby~ round
vamp looks absolutely futile.
Buckskin tops are much seen-so,
too, are chamois-and as rule the
leather on either side of the eyelets.
Bronze vamps with brop ze-colored
cloth tops have resigned little of their
favor, and the fact is that we see ev-
cry kind of fancy on every kind of
boot
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-05
FRENCH IDEA WIDELY COPIED
Model Sent Over by Georgette Has
Been One of the Great Successes
of the Season.

IF you want to predict the style of
the most popular suit, look at the de-
signs of the most popular frocks,' said
a buyer in big department store not
long ago.
AS evidence of the truth of this she
pointed to some stunning suits made
after the silhouette of the gowns of
Georgette. one of the youngest of the
French dressmakers. These original
gowns comprised first of all skinny,
old-fashioned looking waist-a kind of
grandmother's spencer, if you please
that ended below the waist line in
half-hearted peplum and came up close
about the neck In revolt against this
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-05
Race Track on Salt.

What is undoubtedly the most novel
motor race course in the world is
found at Salduro, Utah, where natural
salt beds furnish the roadway. The
beds are on the line of the Western
Pacific railroad and are IS miles in
length and eight miles in width, fur
nishing a smooth, unbroken surface,
level as table, and are from two to
twenty feet in depth. The salt is
crystalized, 9S per cent pure, and
white as snow. The surface is hard
aud dry-Kansas City Times