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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-14
INTO THE SHADOWS.

Mrs. Maria Cunningham, we'll
known and pioneer resident of Hub
bleton, passed away yesterday after
noon at 3 O'Clock at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. J. H. Rebstein The
demise was due to the infrmities of
old age, Mrs. Cunningham being IA
years of age. She was preceded in
death by her husband, whose demise
occurred 81 years ago. Surviving
are two sons, four daughters, a sister
and twelve grandchildren The
daughters are Mrs. Thomas Reynolds,
Hubbleton; Mrs. ]. H. Rebstein, Hub
ford; Miss Mary Cunningham, Mil
waukee The sons are Mr.. Arthur
Cunningham, Hubbleton Mr.. w. J.
Cunningham, Martell, Iowa. The
surviving sister is Mrs. William Tyson
of Chiffon.
The deceased was born in Merton
county, Ireland and came to this
country with her parents at the ten
der age of nine months. She was a
devoted mother and a kind neighbor
and will be missed by large circle
of friends.
The funeral will be held Thursday
morning at the home of the daughter
in Hubbleton to ST. Bernard's church
in this city. Interment will be in ST
Bernards cemetery.
After suffering several months from
that, dread disease, cancer, Mr.. A. ID.
Stanton, South High street, answered
deaths summons on Monday, Septem-
ber 9th, at 11:45, aged SO years, 3
months and 19 days.
The deceased was native of Ire
land where he was born May II, 1865.
He came to America in 1871, living
for time at Minneapolis, then at Wa
tertown, going to Fort Atkinson in
1912
March 6, 1892, he was married to
Matilda Will, and to this union four
sons were born of whom two have
preceded the father in death. There
are left to mourn Mr.. Stanton's death
the grief-stricken widow and two
sons, Walter and Clifford He also
leaves three sisters and two brothers
Mrs. John Kelley, Mrs. Robert Berk-
heise of Minneapolis, Mrs. c. Wright
of Lewiston, Mont. Phillip, Michael
and Patrick Stanton Of Minneapolis,
besides one granddaughter.
The funeral services were held
Thursday morning at ST. Joseph's
Catholic church, Rev. Father AImann
officiating, and the remains were then
taken to Watertown for interment.
Mr. Frederick Brockhaus, resi-
dent of this city for over thirty years,
and close to 80 years of age, passed
away Saturday evening at the home of
his Son-in-law, Frank Trapp, Milford
street Death was due to the infirmi-
ties of old age. The deceased was
native of Germany, in which country
he was born October 29, 1925, and
came to this country and to Water
town in 1882, making his home here
continuously since that time. His
wife, who was just one day older than
himself, died April Is, 1914. Surviv-
ing are the daughter, Mrs. Frank
Trapp, and three sons, William, Emil
and Henry The funeral was held
this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at st.
Marks church Interment was in I'm
manuel cemetery.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-14
STANDING OF THE TEAMS

Following are the results of the
Central league games played ON Sun
day last:
Beaver Dam, 5; Whitewater, l.
Deisingers, 5; East Troy, /.
Watertown VS.. United Hats, rain.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-14

ONE ROOM HOUSE with barn in
good location; good shade trees. For
quick sale will sacrifice 5000.
ONE s ROOM MODERN HOUSE /:
oak finish inside; first-class location.
Will offer for quick sale at $2500.
Also ONE LOT in North Church
street in good location. Worth $500,
for quick sale will sell at $3.50
For further particulars inquire at
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-14

Have you got your hunting license.
Then buy gun of The Central Trad
ing CO.-Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-24
FIRST "DlCTAGRAPH" IN USE
"Ear Of Diouysius" Got as Good Re.
suits as Does the Modern Inven-
ton fnr Use of Eavesdroppers.

Sicily is rich in Greek antiquities.
Some Of the best are clustered togeth.
er on the outskirts of The old town of
Syracuse A very popular one is the
Far of 7 Nysius" in the Latonia
del Paradise, an old quarry used as a
prison by the Creeks. The walls Of
this quarry are over 100 feet high,
and lean inward at an angle of about
thirty degrees.-all chisel WORK, done
by innumerable slaves. The idea was
to prevent any possibility of escape on
the part of the hapless prisoners con.
Fined here, and as a further precau
ton Dionysius had chiseled out in the
solid rock vast cavity, very similar,
as seen from without. to human ear,
by means of which he is said to have
listened to the conversation of the
captives. The interior of the cavity
Is in the shape of the letter IS,
and gradually tapers until at the ex.
IRENE summit you might perceive a
small hole through which the daylight
comes. It was here that Dionysius did
his eavesdropping, The acoustic
properties of this ear" are extraor.
binary, the slightest whisper being
distinctly audible, while loud noise,
like the slamml lg of the door which
gives access to the ear" produces
a rapid succession of deafening re
Gorts.--Wide World Magazine.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-24
FOR GREATER SAFETY
RAILROADS URGE LEGISLATION
TO CUT DOWN FATALITIES.
Figures Show That Large Number OF
Deaths Are of Trespassers on the
Tracks-Legisation Urged to
Put Stop to Practice.

The enormous and increasing num-
Der of fatalities on railroads, due to
easily preventable causes, has led the
leading roads of the country to issue
the accompanying circular, with ex-
planatory diagrams:
why not enact and enforce law
similar to that recommended by the
National Association of Railway Com
missioners-a copy of which is shown
below-to prevent this slaughter?
"a Bill to prevent trespassing on
the tracks and rights of way of rail
road companies operating within this
state and to provide punishment there
for.
Wherefore, great loss of life and
limb results from trespassing upon
railroad property and rights of way,
Now, therefore, The people of the
5LdLS VI. .~... .eldCI.
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for
any unauthorized person to walk, ride
or drive upon or along the tracks or
within the right of way of any rail-
road company operating it's lines with.
in this state, or to cross such tracks
or right of way at any place other
than at a public or private crossing:
Provided, however, that none of the
provisions of this act shall apply to
employees or licensees of any railroad
company while engaged in the per-
Torrance of the duties of their en-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-24
Ewes of Railroad EMPLOYEES.

With the object of protecting it's
employees against permanent injury
to the eye or loss of sight, the Bal.
timore & Ohio Railroad company in
circular just issued, urges that in
all cases of injury or of the Judgment
of foreign particles in the eye, the
employee at once seek the services of
a company physician, whenever this be
possible, rather than attempt to treat
the injury or allow fellow-employees
to do so. Railroad experience cites
many instances of permanent injury
to the eye or total loss of sight sus-
tanned as the result of attempts by
inexperienced persons to usurp the
office of surgeon. The immediate Sc
curing Of medical attention, 1t is held,
eliminates the possibility Of infection.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-24

General MOntford?" she asked in a
startled tone. why, thought he was
only life guard"
HE is hero and man, no matter
what his station in life may be-"
grOwled plain John Wayne But he
happens to be General Mo, tfOrd's son,
and, from your viewpoint, a most
eligible young man, Sophia"
Poor Marty Dupree" sighed Mrs.
Wayne, for she had glimpsed Edith's
face while Montford was talking to
her daughter.
But Marty Dupree was back in town,
porting over his first editions in the
gloomy library of his house, his blue
eyes goggling through the thick lenses
of his spectacles. He had quite for.
gotten for the time all about Edith
Wayne.
1t was well that he had, for no one
was thinking about him. At Seahaven
Edith was daily meeting Hugh Mont,
ford. and together they were con-
tinuing the story begun in the surf
that day he saved her from the shark.
One September day Hugh asked
Edith to marry him, and blushingly
she laid her head against his arm and
nodded a shy assent.
"You saved my life-it is yours" she
whispered.
mime" he murmured, bending bis
lips to hers.
For valOrr she added softly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-24

The color of boards arouses many
points of interest. All the ancient tap
estries show Cain and Judas Iscariot
with yellow or red boards, and Pom
thus PLATE in ancient art always was
given a beard. A reddish beard, how
ever, does not carry the significance
that goes with red hair for large
number of eminent men with dark
brown hair have had reddish boards.
Sometimes the eyelashes have been
ruddy, Savonarola, who had almost
black hair, having startlingly red eye
brows and eyelashes. But, as a gen.
eral rule here also, a silky brown
beard, when accompanied by fine curl
ing dark-brown hair, is the most usual
characteristic shown in the biograph-
les of men whose names have been
handed down to fame.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-24
Fifty-seven EMPLOYEES Retired.

Fifty-seven employees of the Penn
sylvania railroad, who had reached
the pension age of seventy years, have
been retired by the company. or
these, 40 were on the lines east and
eight on the lines west. OF those
retired seven, on the lines east, had
been in the service of the company
over fifty years. They are Charles H.
Cantwell, yard master, Wilmington;
James Martin, hostler Hightstown;
William H. Krogmann, Waterman,
Baltimore; John R. Rowland, yard
master, Chester; Mark A. McGrillis,
ticket agent, Philadelphia; Harry R.
Given, engine Waterman, Harrisburg,
and Alvan B. Conner, agent, FELTON,,
Del-Philadelphia Record.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-24
IN BOSTON MARKETS

Quotations given here are strictly
wholesale and retailers must expect
10 pay more for small lots:
Butter-Northern creamery extras
2S@28Rc; western creamery extras
27@2713c; western tirsts, 251a %
26Rc.
Cheese-York state fancy, 14% q
15Ac; fair to good, 13014c; Young
America, 160161a.
Eggs-Choice hennery, 41M42c;
eastern and western extras, 3S039c;
western prime firsts, 10000; west
ern tirsts, 27@2Sc; storage extras,
24m25c; storage firsts, 22023c.
Approximations, 50 5000 Dbl; as
trachans, $2@2. so; duchess, So 500
3; wealthies, So 5000; pears, $lW
$50 bu bx; crabapples, 75c0$1 bx.
Potatoes-Maine, $1@1.1O Big;
sweets, $2@2.5O Dbl.
Dressed poultry-Northern fowl, 1t
01gc; western fowl, 1301Sc; native
broilers, 2O@22c; native roasting
chickens, large, 25W27c; native
squad, s2.5O@3 doz; native pigeons
$1.7502 doz; native green ducks, 1t
@l7c: green geese, 2SQ25c.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-24
The Potato and the Beetle.

The original food of the Colorado
beetles was Solanum rostratum, plant
of the potato species that flourished in
Colorado. Then some one planted po
tatoes in the district and so encourage
ed in the beetle a taste for the new
dietary. The beetle thereupon began
to migrate eastward in search Of more
potatoes, and it left the Solanum ro
stratum severely alone, The solanum
apparently did not like this treatment
and at once began to follow UP the
faithless beetle. How 1t happened no
one can tell, but the fact remains that
today the solanum has become com
mon wherever the beetle has appeared
and has almost entirely deserted the
regions whence the beetle has emf
grated.-EXchange
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-24
Hints on LONGEVITY.

The other day an eighty-one-year-
old man said that since he stopped
taking baths, which was some years
back, his health had been better. An
other Santa Claus of the same age
attributed his wonderful physical con-
dition to Turkish baths. Il eat every.
thing from mince pie to fried salt
pork" he said I've drunk rum and
whiskey when felt like 1t. I've
smoked and chewed tobacco And l
want to tell you that there's nothing
better for the nerves and general
health thar chewing tobacco. I'm as
sound as a dollar and as spry as Q
kitten" Isn't this enough to harres
up the soul and freeze the blood a.
modern expert on right livinCT
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-24
|TheCourageOus::
! Life Guard
, Gallant Rescue From the Sea
! Brings Sweet Reward.
H. NI DIccA MA KuE
By CLARISSA MACKIE

Edith Wayne stood on the beach, a
most alluring picture in her black satin
bathing suit. Her scarlet silk cap re
peated the vivid tinting of her lips
and the softer coloring Of her cheeks
Her dark eyes were brilliant with mis-
chief, as she turned them upon Marty
Dupree's perturbed countenance.
But Edith" he was protesting, 'it
is really very rough outside, dom
you know. It's hardly safe for an ex
perienced swimmer to venture into
the water this morning."
Marty was right. The northeast
wind had kicked up very rough sea,
and the big breakers were bursting
into foam far out from the shore. 1t
was a dangerous surf, and only the
strongest or, as Is often the case, only
foolhardy swimmers would care to try
conclusions with the angry waves.
Ordinarily Edith would have refrained
from tempting fate in such q furry
of waters, but the fact that Marty
Dupree had, expressed disapproval OF
her intent impelled her to do that
which her own judgment told her was
exceedingly risky, to say the least
When the wind Vsas northeast Seaha-
ven beach was a dangerous piece of
coast. The contour of the shore was
such that when the tide was rising the
whole force of the Atlantic seemed to
converge on its ordinary peaceful
sands. And that was the condition on
the momentous occasion when Edith
met her fate. Marty again protested.
Edith's amused glance swiftly ap,
praised his tall attenuated figure, clad
in scanty blue swimming garments
Martyrs bullying blue eyes and promi
nent nose, on which We're perched gol
spectacles, merely looked int !ectua
when he was arrayed in conventional
attire. Now, stripped Of his tailors
devices, a tall, sloping, loose jointed
young man, he appeared almost gro
.esque.
II shall try, Marty, in spite of your
warnings" said Edith moving to the
waters edge
Edith, don't" he protested excited
ly. "T-really, l shall telephone up tc
Mr.. Wayne
"My father? Marty, you are toe
absurd! See, Mrs. LinscOtt has gone
in, and the Halliday boys. Please
stand astde."s szlH hu.l
Marty sighed resignedly.
Every well, Edith. Have your own
way" he said gloomily.
Edith turned and looked at him.
"To think that mother might have
persuaded me to marry him" she So
liloquized. Then, with an airy wave OF
her sun tanned little hand, she skip.
ped into the foaming crest of a wave
and in a moment her scarlet cap was
riding down it's farther slope.
Breathless and buoyant, she was lift
ed high on the next wave and sent q
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-24
PROBLEM FOR THE ENGINEER
Increased Size of Locomotives Has
Caused Complications That Have
to Be Adjusted.

The constantly increasing size of To-
comotiVes involves increasing the
weight of all moving parts, with the
attendant heavy stresses set up not
only in the locomotive itself, but in
the track structure as well. To reduce
these to the lowest practicable point,
careful Investigations have been car
ried on to determine the most salts
factory method OF counterbalancing
the reciprocating parts. 1t has been
determined that to secure the mini
mum of oscillation and promote
smooth riding of the large, heavy en-
gines commonly used, it is necessary
to coGnterbalance about so per cent
or the reciprOcating weights, and that
the ratio of reciprocating weights to
total weight of the engine should be
approximately 1 to 100 or 10. This
ratio is attained in many now giving
satisfactory service. Special, heat
treated steel is employed for pistons,
piston rods, crossroads, valve gear
connections, main rods and hollow
crank pins, all for the purpose of re-
ducing weight. Great endeavOrs are
being made to educate firemen in the
most effective methods of preventing
smoke, especially near cities. AS is
well known, the city of Chicago has a
large force of smoke inspectors, whose
duty it is to observe, classify and re-
port all black smoke produced 1t is
said that this service costs the city
$4,000 annually, and the railways en-.
tering there maintain a similar work.
expanding $65,00O a year.
Those railroads on which electric
motive power has been wholly or par
TALLY installed report that employees
trained in and accustomed to the OPP
Grafton and maintenance Of steam To-
comotives easily adapt themselves to
similar service with electric engines
and motor cars. At the present time
portions of fourteen steam railroads
have been electrified, comprising 591.3
route miles, or total of 1,761 miles
of track-Scientifc American.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-24
Poetry ard Noses.

i have read that no poem was ever
written to a nose. Can you, offhand,
recall single rapturous or even ad-
miring description of one? | search
my memory in vain, but produce in
stead one instance that has always in
terested me by its neglect. You recall
that little poem of Browning's, "A
Face" the brief and charming descrip-
ton of a girls profile against a back
ground of gold. The "matchless mold"
of softly parted lips, the neck three
fingers might surround, and the
'frut-shaped perfect chin all receive
their due of praise; the nose, seem
ing necessity in any profile, is not
even mentioned 1t may be as well;
each reader supplies, in the lovely
face, the line that suits him best. The
poet may have feared that by its mere
mention he would produce the effect
too often given by the nose in real
life-a heaviness that mars an other
wise charming face.-Atlantic Month
ly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-24

glance at Marty on the beach. He
was not alone.
Marty was talking to another man,
whose form bulked large in the dis
lance. He was pointing out to sea,
and his arm was sweeping the waters
in wide gesture.
That was all Edith saw. She was not
a strong swimmer, and her strength
was weakening against the might of
the waves that sometimes crashed
over her head in binding, singing
combat or, again, hurried her breath.
lessly out with the tide.
A sudden desire for firm ground took
possession of her. She was afraid
afraid of the sea.
With difficulty and much buffetine
she fought he" way about until she
was headed toward shore. she gasped
affrightedly because 1t seemed so far
away. There were scattered forms
running around the beach-they look
from his location near the red bath,
house, and now the man beside him
suddenly dashed down the beach, and
leaping into the water disappeared in
the boiling surge.
~ wonder If he is coming after me-"
thought Edith, and, with quick rebel
lion that Marty should have discover
ed her plight and sent stranger aft
er her, she swung around and headed
ont to sea once more.
1t was bad enough to prove oneself
in the wrong. but to have another dis.
cover ..-and that one Marty Dupree.
who was always preaching at her.
aroused Edith's obstinacy.
IF he had been the sort of man to
Jump in and make me go home II
would have been different" she sighed
as she YEARLY breasted the waves,
! "but Marty Is the sort that stands safe
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-24
Communal Ovens In Argentina.

In the Argentina kampo Gural dis
tricts) there are still to be seen The
communal ovens of the natives. These
hboriginals are called gauchos; they
are more hospitable than Europeans.
The ruralites use those ovens in turn,
each party doing his own heating or
casa will attend to the oven heat and
baking for a number Of families, the
stipulation being that she reserves one
Of the biggish family loaves from each
batch for her own usually bunny war
rem family. For fuel heat for the oven
the sun dried bovine chips ("cow coaP)
are often used where wood Is scarce
Bakers Weekly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-24
Asks Receiver For Railway

The Industrial Trust company OF
Providence has instituted receivership
proceedings against the Providence
and Fall River Street Railway COM
pany. The trust company seeks to
foreclose on a $500, 900 mortgage it
holds.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-24
SHERIFF IN CHARGE
OF KNOWLES CASE
Theory That Someone Was Hired
to ASsassindte the Judge

Armed with fullest authority from
Governor Beeckman to get to the bot
tom OF the assassination of Judge Will
lis S. Knowles. Sheriff Wilcox OF
Providence began an investigation
centering in the town of Johnston.
The sheriff framed his campaign on
a new theory that at least two men
were aware of the assassination
plans, that the murder was the re-
suit OF a plot and that probably the
murderer was hired rather than kill
ing the judge from merely personal
motives
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-24
SWlLL TESTIFY FOR STATE
Mohr's Chauffeur to Take Stand
Against Widow of Slain Man

Mohr's Chauffeur to Take Stand
Against Widow of Slain Man
q. w. Heals. chauffeur for DR..
Mohr, the physician who was murdered
on the night Of Aug, 81, will be wit
ness for the state against Mrs. Eliza
beth Mohr, accused o. melting the
death of her husband according to a
statement made by Chief of Police
Robbins of Darlington, r. I.
The petition OF Mrs. Mohr to be
appointed Administrative Of the es-
tate of her husband was continued in
definitely because of failure to adver-
ise. The hearing was scheduled to
take place Sept. 20, but her attorney
neglected to advertise according to
law.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-24
Great Head.

ooh, listen! Bertha and Bob elopeo
in Bob's car and were married at
Thompsonville!'
II knew Bob would come to grief In
that car sooner or later"-New York
Globe,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-24
Thereby Hanys a Tale.

Nature Faker-Why do the leaves
turn red I'm autumn? Freshman-Its
the established law of creation Ma
ture Faker-Iou're wrong. They hays
to blush when they think how green
they've been.-Brunonian.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-24
Microbes In Kisses.

Patience-lsn't it funny to see two
women kissing who are not fond of one
another? Patrice-Indeed, it is. 1t al
ways looks to me as if each hoped the
other would get all the microbes-Yon.
kers Statesman.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-24
Kept to the Rule.

Wife (angrily)-Just look at the time!
This morning you got home at o'clock
and here it is again after midnight.
Husband-Well, you know, m'dear, it's
against my rule to come home twice
the same day.-EXchange.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-24
Woman Dies on Trolley Car

Mrs. Katherine futile, As, of Ho-
ooken, N. j., supreme marshal OF
the Lady Foresters of America, in ma
tional convention at Bridgeport,
Conn. died Of heart failure on troll
ley car.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-24
Domestic Watering Place.

Mrs. Peavish says that before they
were married Mr.. Peavish said she
should spend every summer at wa,
tering place, but she didn't know he
meant the kitchen sink.-GalvestoD
News.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-24
Biddeford Retains Old Charter

Biddeford Me-, defeated a charter
amendment which would have abol-
ished the common council and sub
stituted a single board of ten alder
men.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-24
Labor Party Is Favored

The Massachusetts state branch,
A. f. OF L., passed a resolution
calling for the organization of a labor
party in Massachusetts before next
years state election.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-24

The man who can figure out when to
choose the deed which will mean a
feather in his hat and when to choose
that which will mean a feather in his
nest is mathematician, a philosopher
and a utilitarian.-Judge.