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The Arvada enterprise., 1915-08-05
Failures.

Failing and being n failure are two
entirely different things. and there are
people who wiring more success out OF
their misfortune than others do out
OF all the advantages showered upon
them. 1t is not falling but staying
down that makes failure.
The Arvada enterprise., 1915-08-05
Fine Advancement.

THE daily ration of Japanese sol
dier consists of three little bags OF
rice and one OF dried fruit" Fine ar
rangement. The rice keeps him alive
and the prunes keep him angry
enough to lick his weight In wildcats
Louisville CourierJournal.
The Arvada enterprise., 1915-08-05
Quite Natural.

1t IL n curious thing that the coun-
try which invented the quick lunch
also prides itself on the scicntlac study
OF foods and their DISQUALIFICATION,
don Spectator.
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The Surprising Part

II was surprised to learn that Bone
head had lost his mind" What was
there surprising about TT" why,
that his friends found 1t out. That's
what surprises me-
The Arvada enterprise., 1915-08-05
Not In All Rcspeets.

~ hear that they belong TO the early
settlers" well. you wouldn't think
so n YOU could sec the bill collectors
climbing their front steps. Judge.
The Arvada enterprise., 1915-08-05
Aspen Wood for Matches.

Aspen wood is used almost oXclu.
slvoly in making matches In Sweden
as II is easily cut and porous enough
to be readily impregnated with sui.
phur or parailln.
The Arvada enterprise., 1915-08-05
Easy TO End Dissensior.

Much OF our dissonsion IS due TO
misunderstanding. which could be put
right by few honest words and a
little open dcaling.-Black.
The Arvada enterprise., 1915-08-05
Owt.

The letters "dwt.' found in tho
table OF weights and measures. stand
for pennywcight: Dcnarius.wcight.
The Arvada enterprise., 1915-08-05
Dulllno Conscience.

Commit n sin twice. and you will
think II perfectly allowable.--Talmud.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-19

ports has been raised to 30 per cent.
This does not apply to things which
can be used in the conduct of the war.
They come in without duty, the gov
ernment reserVing the right TO requi-
sition them as soon as they arrive.
The restrictions for the government
Of foreigners still living in Turkey
have been redoubled To quit the en-
pire a special permit must be secured
from the police. To have this it is
necessary to give AZ hours notice OF
the intention to leave. Then after the
police have secured all information
possible from outside sources, the ap-
plicant must present himself person
ally and submit to an Interrogation.
If he can convince the police that his
intentions for leaving are purely
legitimate he is granted the "vecika'
or permit.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-19

Turks on the Gaihyoi. peninsula, ac-
cording to stories circulated here.
That no prisoners are being taken is
freely charged.
What becomes of some of the En-
glish and French who fall into the
hands of Turks was unconsciously
tipped off by one of the Turkish
wounded recently. Upon his arrival
at a hospital at which the American
Red Cross is in charge he expressed
his amaZement at the resemblance of
the American doctor, whose name for
obvious reasons | dare not mention,
to an English soldier whom his com
pany had taken prisoner few days
before and later had killed him.
"But why did you kill him." de-
manded the American Red Cross doc
tor.
"Why, he was our prisoner replied
the simple-minded and somewhat puz-
zled Turk.
I No doubt exists any longer in the
mind of any Turk that the existence
of the Ottoman empire is at stake in
the fighting now going on at the Dar
danelleS. This is believed to explain
to large degree the manner in which
the last men of the empire are still
coming forward to fight and in which
the government is permitted without
protest to drain the entire country Of
its last resource for the conduct of the
war.
Not a day passes at Constantinople
that the trains and boats do not bring
in small but fresh contingents of men
from the farthest points of the en-
pire. AS rule each lot does not num-
ber more than 500 or 1000, but they
come regularly every day if not sew
eral times a day. For the most part
now they are old men with gray hal.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-19

and gray boards They march stol-
idly into town, clad in rags with
which they left their herds or villages,
and proceed to the commssary head
quarters. There they are fitted out
with uniforms and arms and a few
days later march out again for the
Dardanelles.
In eual manner every incoming
train and ship brings it's little quota
of food for the army. For the most
part this consists of herd Of sheep.
1t is driven through the streets Of
the city from the train OF boat that
brought it in to the army Slaughter
house and the next day it, too, is rush
ed to the Dardanelles in the form Of
fresh meat.
To secure food supplies for the army
the government has adopted the rule
of requisitioning everything it needs
Only in very few instances has even
small portion of the ptlce been paid
in cash. The rule is TO give receipt
which states that the government at
some indefinite time in the future
will pay.
In strange contrast to the official
announcements of continued successes
by the Turkish troops ON the penin-
sula is the arrival of the wounded.
Even without the official announce
ment that an engagement had taken
place the population of Constantinople
would know it within "a hours by
the arrival of the wounded.
When the approach of a hospital
transport is signalled all of the pub
lie cabs are ordered to the waterfront
to bring the soldiers up to the hos
pitfalls, Street cars flying the flags
Of the Turkish Red Crescent society
arc also used. One night this inter
minable cortege of wounded began
passing my hotel at 1880 in the even
ing. At 4;30 in the morning it was
still passing. In as far as possible
the wounded are made to arrive at
night. 1t makes less impression on
the public. 1t is now believed tha,
there are not less than 100000 at
Constantinople, but they are all sol
diers with slight wounds as the most
seriously injured are kept at Rodosto
where more prompt attention can be
given them.
In an effort to raise additional
revenues for the war the duty on i'm
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-19
Wiltshire HOTEL
G7I Coronado ST. Los Angeles. CaL

American plan, 81 per day and up.
steam heat room phones, private
baths two blocks from WeStlake park
Sunset, Wiltshire 1854. Home 54726.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-19
ONE SPOONFUL GIVES
ASTONISHING RESULTS

FL Centre residents are astonshed
at the QUICK results from the simple
mixture Of buckthorn bark, glycerine,
etc, known as Adler-i-ka. This REM
edy acts on BOTH upper and lower
bowel and is so THOROUGH a bowel
cleanser that it is used successfully IN
ONE SPOONFUL of
Adler-i-ka relieves almost ANY CASE
of constipation, sour or gassy stom-
ach. ONE MINUTE after you take
it, the gases rumble and pass out J..
L. Davis, druggist.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-19
Why Pay More ?

One way fare between FL Centre
and HoItville, 35c; round trip, Coo
Ride in comfortable motor cars on a
good roadbed.
Leave FL Centro, 1880 a. m., 1900
IN, $40 and 200 p. m.
Leave Holtville, 700 and SIS a.
M; 4:45 and 1880 p. m.
HOLTON INTERURBAN RAILWAY
COMPANY.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-19
STUDIES CONDITIONS
IN CONSTANTINOPLE
BY Henry Wood

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Constantinople, July 2l (by courier
to Dedeagatch and thence by mail to
New York.)-A warfare almost with
out quarter is being conducted by the
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-19

Pianos moved with best of care any.
where in valley. Ed Royce.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-19

Modern broom housekeeping apis.
65S Commercial. Ed Royce.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-19

First-class pasture for lease, corn
land, for sheep or other stock, sheep
preferred. Low rates for big herd.
Quick action desired. 7. D. Mccall,
Imperial. Phone 130F12-Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-05-18
"C'etait lie Roll"

The mere exhibition of himself to
the men in the trenches is not enough
for King Albert of Belgium. He
fights as his men fight, and he moves
about among them without the bril-.
liantly uniformed staff or bodyguard
that additionally surrounds the king.
Here is story, ringing with the
clear note of imperishable romance;
it is told by a Belgian soldier in the
Nieuwe Rotterdammer Courant:
81 was in the trench, and my broth
er-in-law was some yards from me.
Between us there was tall officer
without arms, and silent. Suddenly a
shell burst near u.s. My brother-in-
law was struck by splinter, and fell
in heap at my side. The tall officer
took up the rife and continued the
shooting. Then he slowly left the
trench. His extraordinary calm struck
me. | ceased to fire and turned to
him. He also turned to me.
Mon Dieu! C'etait lie Roll" Ut was
the king)-Youth's Companion.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-05-18
FIND OUT
The Kind of Food that will Keep You
Well.

The true way is to dnd out what is
best to eat and drink. and then culti-
vate taste for those things instead
of poisoning ourselves with improper,
indigestible food, etc.
A conservative Mass. woman writes:
81 have used Grape-Nuts 5 years for
the young and for the aged; in sick
ness and in health; at first following
directions carefully, later In a variety
of ways as my taste and judgment
suggested.
But its most special, peruonal ben.
eft has been as q substitute for meat,
and served dry with cream when rheu-
matte troubles made it important for
me to change diet.
Served in this way with the addi-
ton of cup of hot Postum and little
fruit it has been used at my morning
meal for six months. during which
time my health has much improved,
nerves have grown steadier, and a
gradual decrease in my excessive
weight adds greatly to my comfort.
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well
VILE" in pkgs. There's Reason"
Ever read the above Ietterf A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-05-18
Pay Day in the Trenches.

The pay department of the British
army now employs nearly 700 officers
and about 1000 clerks This is near
ly ten times as many people as were
required for the work in times of
peace. The housing of the constantly
growing staff of the paymasters office
was one of the first difficulties, and
the London main Office has moved
twice since the war begun. Lately
it has taken to adding private houses
to it's Office area. Much of the time
since the first of August the whole
army pay organization has worked day
and night.
The soldier receives his pay, if he
wishes it, not only at the front, but
even in the trenches. The cash, in
French currency notes, is issued by
his company officer in the field, and is
accounted for on the so-called "ac-
quaintance rolls" Every soldier car
ries his paybook right through the
war. AS far as possible he is paid
weekly. Men in the advanced
trenches draw their pay almost as if
they were in the barracks at home.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-05-18
EruQaIitY.

Be sure to live within compass; Dor
row not, neither be beholden to any.
Ruin not yourself by kindness to 9TH
ers, for that exceeds the due bounds
of friendship, neither will a true friend
expect it. Let your industry and your
parsimony go no further than for a
sufficiency for life, and to make a pro-
vision for your children if the Lord
gives you any, and that in moderation.
l charge you help the poor and needy.
Let the Lord have a voluntary share
of your income, for the good of the
poor, both in our society and other;
for we are all his creatures; remem-
bering that he that giveth to the poor
lendeth to the Lord.-William Penn.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-05-18

Rice Pan Cakes.-These are most
appetizing cake to serve for a hot
dish at breakfast time. Mix two cup
fuls of boiled rice with two cupfuls
of milk and let it stand over night In
the morning add three cupfuls of flour,
sifted, with teaspoonful of salt, a
tablespoonful of baking powder and
a tablespoonful or sugar and one of
melted butter Beat until we'll mixed
the whites added last Drop by spoon
fuls on well creased griddle.
Omelet.-The omelet is the favorite
breakfast dish and when well pre-
pared and properly cooked is a most
delicate dish. Take as many eggs as
there are people to serve. Break the
yolks into bowl, add a tablespoonful
of cold water for every egg, beat the
yolks until thick, add the cold water,
salt and seasoning, then fold in the
well beaten whites. Have the omelet
pan smoking hot and creased with a
tablespoonful of butter added just as
the omelet is to be poured in. Lift
the sides of the omelet with spatula
while cooking, so that 1t will cook all
the way through, after it is well
Drowned on the bottom set into the
oven to finish on top. To fold, cut
the sides and lift the pan high with
one hand gently folding with a spa
lula in the other. Turn at once on
hot platter. The family should never
keep an omelet waiting as it loses its
f1uffiness in a few minutes.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-05-18
FOUND THE MISSING BROOCH
Loser Of Jewel Went to Work In Her
Own Way, and II Turned Out
SplendldIy.

Detective work, following faint
clues, dark hints and the like, Is not
the only method by which robberies
may be solved. The wife of promi-
nent officer in the marine corps, who
resides in Baltimore and has coun-
try place In Virginia, is authority for
the statement, and offers the follow
ing little story in proof Of her con-
tention.
1t seems that while she was at her
Virginia place, she one day missed
from her jewel box a valuable dia-
mond brooch. She had the servants
search high and low for the trinket
but it could not be found. All Of her
servants except one had been with
her for years, and were absolutely
trusted by her The one exception,
mulatto girl, persistently urged
upon her mistress the possibility Of
the brooch being at her Baltimore
town house
"'Tain't Ground heah, Mis- Alice"
(not the real name of the mistress,
of course). 81 know dat it amt
Ground heah," persisted the girl.
Whatever suspicious the mistress
may have had she kept to herself
After while she returned to Balti-
more, bringing her servants with her.
rs you found it, Mis- Alice?" asked
the mulatto girl, after search Of
the house had been concluded.
Her mistress shook her head.
NO." said she, I have not found
1t, Mary, but" lowering her voice and
speaking impressively, Il have no
cause to worry"
Amt you?" inquired the girl.
NO." continued her mistress. you
See, l went to fortune teller today.
She told me that whoever had the dia-
nond would die shortly, and that the
brooch would be found among their
effects. l only have to wait for their
death to know who took my brooch"
Nah gracious!" breathed the mu-
latto girl Did dat voodoo woman
say dat?"
"She did," replied her mistress, SOL
EMMY.
The mulatto girl precipitantly de-
parted, and, strangely enough, her
mistress found the missing brooch
that very night pinned to one of her
gowns.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-05-18
ENJOYING Life In Trenches,

A soldier writes back: Life in the
trenches is fairly enjoyable If you
know how to appreciate it."
Yes, indeed life is worth while
anywhere, if you make the best of 1t.
The trenches offer peculiar opportuni-
ties for enjoying life. Living from
minute to minute is intense, conscious
living, replete with satisfaction. Ev-
cry minute is as precious as though
it was going to be the last. And the
values of contrast heighten the zest
for breathing. Just to be alive is keen
joy in the trenches. surpassed only
by the Joy of living remote from the
trenches
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-05-18
Barrie Puzzles Gaby pesIYs.

Miss Gaby Deslys comments on Sir
James Barrie, in whose first venture
In musical burlesque the Parisienne
is about to appear, makes piquant
reading. The lady complains that Sir
James is strange author" Appar-
emily, 'he not like me to know what
he means. When he look glad then |
know l doing it all wrong, but if he
look triste, Their | know l doing it
right" Moreover, Mile. Deslys com
plains, and this is really grave in
dictment, that she does not know
whether the author likes her dresses
or not, and that he is of opinion that
she should do her hair with mice lit
tie round bump at back
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-05-18

be sweetened and favored with al
mond II that f1avoring is liked.
When making a plain loaf cake
cover with the following delicious
1rosting: Take a pound and a half
OF maple sugar, cup of boiling water
and cook together until the strip
halrs, beat the whites of two eggs
until stiff and pour over the boiling
strip. Beat until the icing is thick
AID one cupful of chopped walnuts
and cover the cake.
Potato Souffle.-Boil and mash ten
potatoes, press through a sieve, add
two onions and three tablespoonfuls
OF bacon, chopped fine, yolks of four
eggs, well beaten, two tablespoonful
of chopped parsley. Add a cupful of
milk and cover with we'll buttered
bread crumbs. Bake half hour in a
moderate oven.
Pear SaIad.-Take halves of canned
pears, sprinkle with a few drops of
lemon juice and place balls of cream
cheese or cubes of Roquefort in the
center. Place on leaves of lettuce
and add dressing made from the pear
juice, olive oil, catchup. vinegar and
any desired seasonings. Red pepper,
paprika and salt will be sufficient.
Cheese Puffs.-Take a cupful of
grated cheese, mix carefully with two
tablespoonfuls of flour, add two we'll
beaten eggs, dash of salt and pepper
and one and half cupfuls of milk
Mix we'll and place in hot muffin pans,
bake ten minutes in a moderate oven.
These are very nice to serve with
salads.
Figs and almonds pounded to a
paste and well mixed make a deli
cious sandwich filling. To add to any
vegetable salad rub the salad bowl
or plate with the cut side of Glove
of garlic. The tempting flavor adds
greatly to the salad
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-05-18
His Bid.

Between the blonde young woman
on the other side of the car and her
stout neighbor next to the left there
interviewed a space of perhaps four
inches in width. Clinging to the
strap just in front of the blonde young
woman was a cheerful individual
whose uncertain footing was, it
seemed, not wholly due to the jolt
ing and jerking Of the common carrier.
Presently he fastened an ingratiating
smile upon the young woman.
Madam" he murmured, "if you'd
femme sit down in that plache there
by you ibid vote for woman shut
frage."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-05-18
AsIeeD Indeed.

From the French trenches In Alsace
comes a tale of soldier who awoke
one morning after sound sleep, COM
planned of cramp in his thigh, and
said that he could not get up. At first
his superiors insisted that he do so,
but as he steadfastly refused, they
sent for doctor. The latter found
that bullet had come through the
roof of the soldiers shelter during the
night and had lodged in his thigh. 1t
had not even walked him up!
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-05-18
Fathoms Deep.

The boy yawned over his geography.
How deep is the ocean," he in
Pacific.
Thousands of fatnoms, my son
thousands"
well, how much is fathom?"
"a fathom is-er-er-are you look
ing at the Pacific? Well, your Uncle
Karl years ago was shipwrecked in the
Pacific and the pirates came out after
him, and the cannibals-but I'm too
busy now to tell you the story. Run
along to bed"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-05-18

drawn back so that it will open like
an umbrella leaving the canvas out
side.
Of course the pressure of the wa
ter effectually forces the canvas
against the ships side, thus stopping
the leak; but to make it more secure
the handle of the umbrella, which is
formed like a screw, is fastened by q
nut inside.
In the case of a bigger 1eak-when
the ship has been stove in below the
water line-a large mat made of can
vas and oakum is used. This has to
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-05-18
HOW THEY STOP sH0THoLEs
Sailors Methods of Patching Up Bat
tieships After Naval
Engagement.

After a naval battle sailors have sew
eraI methods of stopping the incom-
ing water when a battleship has been
hit below the water line. For in
stance. if a small hole has been made
in the vessels side, an apparatus like
an umbrella is used. This is thrust
through the hole, point first, and then
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-05-18
Nau. nAz~ee
The Power of Toxins.

One thousandth of gram OF
tetanus (lockjaw) toxin is enough to
kill horse weighing 1900 pounds or
six hundred million times its weight
More remarkable still. one-thousandth
of a milligram of tubercular toxin
will produce action on man weigh
ing 1872 pounds-sixty trillion times its
weight.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-05-18
Precedence to MiIitarism.

Usual road improvements in the
relatively nonmilitary parts Of Great
Britain will not be carried out at
present. Proposed public improve
ments to relieve unemployment also
are in allegiance. The object is to
concentrate available labor on objects
of military Importance. Roadmakers
from places where improved highways
are not needed by the military will be
transferred to places where such high
ways are needed, notably the southern
and eastern counties. Workers so
transferred will be housed together
while away from their homes. They
will receive IL cents an hour. Hut
accommodations, with blankets and
rugs, will be provided free. All forms
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-05-18
Knocking the Magazines.

The esteemed correspondent of the
World who complains of the everlast-
ing and intolerable sameness of the
sign painting on magazine covers.
neglects to say what he thinks of the
same old stuff that has been running
World.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-05-18
Her Objection.

$50 Maude has come back from the
front as a Red Cross nurse?"
Eyes, indeed. She said if she did
all the horrid things they wanted her
to do, she would have been a perfect
sight whenever the photographers for
the papers came around So she quit
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-05-18

If every tree in all the wood could
take some mortal form
And leave the ground where it has
stood through sunshine and
through storm,
The lofty pine would be knight in
armor strong and rare
The slender birch with dress so white
would be his lady fair.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-05-18
Intoxicated Fish.

A wounded officer who has arrived
at Petrograd from the front recounts
an amusing instance of the benefits
Of teetotalism
The commander of a company or
dered SOC casks of spirits found in a
captured German village to be poured
into fish pond. The fish became in
toxicated and floated to the surface
where they fell an easy prey to the
Russian soldiers. The supply lasted
some days.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-05-18

the morning meal as It
is dragged in at every
other in some form.
Hash is a time honored
breakfast dish and
should be admitted with
out criticism at the first
meal of the day, but in
any other form let us
not call the potato to
breakfast