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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-30
YOU'RE RIGHT, UNCLE WALT;
WE'LL TRY TO BE THAT WAY

Uncle Walt Mason tuned up his
harp and produced some sentiments
regarding Spring, which We most en-
phatically indorse. We are going to
try to live up to this pattern in our
store. Here is the poem:
'9The Springtime makes US all feel
mellow, SO let us hail the Spring.
Then every normal human fellow
would take his harp and sing. Then
little birds are sweetly trilling on
every swaying bough; the dairymaid
is calmly filling her bucket, from a
cow The rural toiler's deftly whack-
ing his baby mules with rocks; the
barnyard ducks are loudly quacking-
and so are sundry docs. The Spring
is here, Dame Natures circus, and all
the world Is glad, and fruit tree agents
come and work us for Eard-earned
PUNK and scad
1.-THE note Of Spring is Optimism; be
full of faith and hope; don't say a
word of cataclysm, or other mournful
dope The worlds new born, and all
around you the signs Of Joy appear;
it's gladstone creatures should con
found you, il you would heave tear.
The farmers singing as he's sowing
his oats and seedless prunes, and joy
ously the ROSTERS growing through
golden afternoons. Throughout the
land all living critters are kicking up
their heels, and only tinhorn sports
and cutters will put up gloomy spiels.
And now the gentle retail dealer
should surely be In line, and show he
is no crouch or squealer, when things
are looking fine. Men do not like the
man of sorrows who on his troubles
dwells; the world is full of glad to-
morrows, and all of them wear bells;
and you should face the future gaily,
for pessimists are chumps; oh, don't
sing, Willow, willow, waly! l have
the doleful dumps!'
1.-The Spring is here, and nothing
binders the man who'd do things
right; clean up your store and wash
the winders, and make the doorknob
bright. Get busy, then, and take a
tumble, and sing a cheerful hymn,
fire any clerk inclined to grumble,
and hire a Sunny Jim. The Spring is
here, serene, beguiling; improve each
passing day; wind up your face and
keep 1t smiling-that is the better
Wayi"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-30

First Church of Christ, Scientist
Services held every Sunday at 1890 a.
m.
Testimonial meeting Wednesday
evening at a'clock. All are cordially
invited to these meetings. Sunday
school Immediately following morning
service. Reading room, Cor. Fifth and
Spring streets, open every afternoon
except Sunday from 2:30 until 4:30
o'clock.
Reformed Church-N. Fifth and Cole
streets. +. w. Lemke, pastor. April 2,
Good Friday service at 7:30 p. m. After
this service preparation for Lords Sup
per. Easter Sunday, April 4. Sunday
school 9 a. m. Offering for Home Mis-
sion. Easter service at 10a. m. Collec-
tiOn for Home Mission. Communion at
IL q. m. Easter entertainment given
by Sunday school, Young Peoples society
and choir at 7:15 a. IN.
st. Paups Episcopal church. Easter
services: Holy Eucharist, 700 a. M;
Sunday school, $50 a. H.; Holy Eucharist
with special music and sermon, 1920 a.
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CITY BRlEFLkTS.

Fl. R. Modenhauer transacted bust
ness yesterday in Oak Center.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. NJ. Gahlmann were
cream city visitors yesterday.
Mr.. aud Mrs f. D. Koser visited their
son Albert in Neenah Monday.
Attorney E. +. Wieman was profess
sional visitor yesterday at the county
seat.
Fred Bertsch of Juneau, spent Sunday
with friends in this city.
Superintendent T. J. Berto, Prii cipal
William Truatmann. the Misses Marion
Anderson. Stella Kirschensteiner, Edna
Zillisch and Margaret Koenig, and Alvin
and Carl Stallmann, Herbert Wolfram,
Karl Keck, Albert Solliday, Elmer Schoe-
nicke and Richard Thauer attended the
big exposition at the University armory
in Madison Saturday.
Miss Laurel B. Humphrey, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. j. P, Humphrey, 602
Lafayette street, left last week Wednes-
day TO take year course at Waldheim
Training School for nurses.
Fred Pieritz and family of Fort At
kinson, we're visitors in the city the
first of the week.
William G. Cody was visitor in the
capital city Monday,
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The Coonskin Cap.

The coonskin cap is the badge of
pioneer extraction. The time was
when the coonskin cap was to rifle
match and turkey rattle what col
lapsible silk tile is to the foyer Of
Delmonicos restaurant. Fitness Of
dress to occasion is prime consid-
Grafton, and the day was when an
early pioneer occasion in winter was
made as distinctive with coonskin
caps as Fifth avenue is distinctive to-
day with high and shiny plug hats"
True, a coonskin cap with the ear
lappers turned up, yet lying off from
the head at about forty-fve degrees
and with the tie strings pendant there
from, more resembles a war bonnet
than a headpiece of civilized men; but,
for all that, one can hardly do less
than feel sort of generation for the
coonskin cap as symbolical of the
traditions of midwest pioneers, and
so well reminding one of their sterling
qualities. No pioneer historical col
lection should be counted complete
without a coonskin cap.-Lafayette
Courier.
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Mt. Pleasant.
ITO late for last week.

Peter Engelhart returned Wednesday
from Rochester, Mimi, after spending
several weeks with his sister, who is re-
ceiving treatment at the hospital there.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank label entertained
a number of friends at their home Mon
day evening. The evening was pleasant
ly spent in music and games and a
delicious luncheon was served.
Arthur Fenner, Martin Noon and
Chester Gael were visitors during the
week at the Engelhart home.
Edward Heitz and wife spent Wednes-
day evening with the iatter's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Stiemke.
Anton WertschDig was Sunday visi-
tor at the home of Edward Heitz.
JIG. Schleicher of Watertown, spent
the fore part of the week with his son
Frank
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Freitag and daugh-
ter LeoDa, were Sunday visitors with
VIM. Broom and family.
The saw mill on the j G. Schliecher
farm was run during the week under
new management.
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China's lndestructibIe Wall

Few people realize what an almost
perfect condition prevails along a
large part of the Great Wall of China.
The bricks of the parapet are as firm
as ever, and their edges have stood
the severe climatic conditions of North
China with scarcely break. The paw
ing along the top Of the wall is so
smooth that one may ride over it
with bicycle, and the great granite
blocks with which it is faced are
smooth and as closely fitted as when
put in place more than two thousand
years ago. The entire length of this
wall is 1,400 miles, it is % feet high
and 20 feet in thickness. At intervals
of 100 yards or so there are towers,
some 40 feet in height.
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bALEFUL PLOTTING
BY GENEVIEVE ULMAR.

you shan't have her-if the cost
Is my fortune, my life, yours, I swear
you shall never call Leonie Marsh
your wife!"
Martin Rood faced his successful
rival in love, a breathing volcano Of
rage and other emotions. His face
was distorted, his eyes blazed with a
lurking insanity, his fingers writhed
as though they would clutch the throat
of Vincent Barrows and choke the
life out of him.
The latter placed a friendly, kind
" hand upon the arm of the other.
Rood shook it off wrathfully. The last
glance he bestowed on Vincent as
he turned away made him shudder.
TOO badi" reflected Vincent 81
don't doubt that he loved Leonie, and
/ am sorry for him. 1t was fair
contest, though-more than. fair.
went away to give him his chance.
He never had any, it seems, for
Leonie loved me all along. She would
not marry him if he was the last man
in the world. He knows that, yet
how the poor fellow hates mel"
So it seemed, and so it was. Both
men were rich as wealth went in the
cattle belt. Rood was the elder of
the two, and was widower. He was
cynical and imperious, and set on an
object, usually gained it. His lack
of encouragement from Leonie had
soured HIM. Then to disappointment
succeeded the dark resolve that If
the pretty belle of the town did not
marry him. she should not wed his
rival.
Vincent went home, thoughtful, dis
turbed and distressed as to his former
friend, Rood. The latter, he had no.
ticed, had acted strangely of late. At
times there was an expression in his
eye Vincent did not like. He often
wondered if his mind was just right.
In a bitter, open way, publicly, Rood
had shown his enmity for the man
who had once been his friendly COM
panion.
"Hello!" calculated Vincent as he
passed along the garden walk beside
his home.
A window was open. 1t had not
been when he had recently left the
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-30
anybody around AS to q weapon, he
had only an old triggerless rifle.

anybody around. AS to q weapon, he
had only an old triggerless rifle.
I'll loan you a revolver, accommo.
datingly proffered Vincent, and
brought it the next day. He made sew
eral other calls. He felt it duty
to attempt to befriend and solace q
man who seemed to be fast losing his
reason.
One evening he was called over the
telephone by Rood. He found the
latter in strange mood. The dole
full tragedy he was playing out was
reaching dreadful climax. He raved
incoherently. Finally he sprang up,
the revolver Vincent had loaded him
in his grasp. His eyes were blood
shot with dreadful resolve.
You are doomed" he Kissed to his
visitor, throwing over a chair with
crash. Then aloud, he shouted at
the top of his voice: "Ah, Barrows!
you threaten me, Ell? Hands off, you
scoundrel-would you murder mel"
Bang! Appalled,, Vincent Barrows
thrilled as Rood placed the weapon to
his temple, pulled the trigger, and
fell to the floor-dead.
An old woman servant rushed into
the room, out of it again, with the
frenzied cry:
"Barrows has shot my master!"
Within an hour Vincent Barrows
was the inmate of prison cell. In
vain his statement that his half-crazed
rival had plotted with devilish ingenu-
ity to bring him to his present
straits revolver, the testimony of
the housekeeper doomed him.
Vincent Barrows upon his trial
was found guilty of the murder of
Martin Rood, and was sentenced by
the jury to suffer the extreme penalty
of the law
1t was the day before the execution
that the sheriff unlocked his cell door
and led him into his office. A visitor
had called. At first glance Vincent
did not recognize him The stranger
removed a false beard.
Dan Darby, the escaped convict"
fairly shouted the Sheriff.
Its me- acknowledged the forlorn
wayfarer Vincent had befriended.
owe the state two years. I'm ready
to pay it for the sake of this gentle
man, who treated me white when /
was down and out.
why, what does this mean?" asked
the mystified Vincent.
II saw the whole business at Rood's
house." replied the convict. Il had
gone to your home to ask you to help
me in getting myself and my wife
out of the country. Your servant told
me where you were. | went to Rood s
place. / was at the window when he
shot himself. I'm ready to give my
testimony"
Thus was the pail over two clouded
lives removed, and, as a reward for
his self-sacrifice, through powerful in
f1uence the convict's unexpired SEN
tence was RENTED.
Copyright. 1914, by W. G. Chapman.)
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TO BE HANDLED WITH CARE
Matter of Giving Advice Is Always
Worth the M2st Thoughtful
Consideration.

very good rule is expressed in the
homely words, Mind your own bust
ness The desire to help another is
praiseworthy, but it may be carried
too far, and when it is, one becomes
meddlesome and officious. Every man
has to be accountable for his own
acts. No one may carry this RESPONSE.
bility for him.
This is what makes proffered advice
often impertinent. The man who Of
fers it offers only half of the need
and the easier half at that. If his
advice is followed and failure comes,
he can only say, II did the best
could for you" 1t is seldom that adj
vice thrust on another is of real serv-
ice to him. Forcing it on any person
who does not feel the need of it is
confusing and misleading. The man
who hears is not likely to make a de-
termined effort to follow it, nor can
he wholly forget it. The result is that
he feels insure of the things he is
doing. Besides, it Is often hard to
distinguish a well-meaning friend from
an idle meddler, than whom no one is
more detested
There are, of course, persons who
ask advice, and then thought of the
most serious kind is needed Not what
you would do, but what the other man
ought to do and can do-that is the
only advice you can give him, and then
you are probably better off if he
doesn't take it. For giving advice is
one Of the hardest things thoughtful
person can be asked to do, and one of
the cheapest things the thoughtless
person does.-Milwaukee Journal
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HAD NO SYMPATHY COMING
For His Own Good, Farmer Was
Given Altogether Too Much
to Inference.

One day, as a good citizen of Posey
county was out in the woods looking.
for later bugs he observed a small
animal of some sort dodge into hole
In a bank
las the hole is none too large for a
cat, / must infer that the creature is
not BEAR" unused the farmer as he
drew nearer.
Standing off a few feet he examined
the hole with interest and continued:
Eyes, / must also infer that the ami
NAL is not stray wolf. No large ani-
mall can conceal itself In a small
hole"
This was philosophy not to be dis
puted, and after patting himself on
the back the old man continued:
Il infer that it is not coon as
saw no rings around his tail. Had it
been a fox 1t would have moved with
greater CELEBRITY A woodchuck would
have left hairs behind him. and as
there are no tracks / must infer that
| have not holed UP a 'possum Yes,
my inference does me credit, but
shall thrust in pole and bring the
animal out just to see what species he
really does belong to-"
Half an hour later as he approached
his house, his wife stood in the door
way and called out:
Mercy on me, Samuel! What have
you been doing?"
Il got critter in a hole and poked
him out" he replied
But don't you know better?"
Il inferred that it was neither a
bear nor fox
OF course it wasn't. Phew!"
And I inferred that it was neither
a 'possum coon or woodchuck."
Keep away, Samuel, keep away"
"And so I poked with a stick to
see what 1t was"
Eyes; that's like an old fool When
you was inferring all them infers, why
didn't you infer that it was a pole
cat and let the thing alone? We won't
get rid of the smell all SUMMER"
Our hindsight is always better than
our foresight.
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house. His housekeeper was absent
for a week, and he had been keep
ing bachelors hall. The disturbed
vines beneath the window warned of
an intruder. Vincent decided that
there had been a burglarious visit
during his absence.
He went around to the front door
and no1selessly let himself into the
house. On tiptoe he proceeded
through the various rooms. The one
where the window was open was his
study. AS he glanced in he observed
that some money on his, desk had not
been disturbed. In the cabinet in the
dining room the silverware was undis-
turbed. There was rustling sound
in the kitchen. He proceeded thither.
His back to him, a man wearing the
striped garb of convict was putting
on an old suit of clothes Vincent
used when he worked around the gar
den. On the table was half dry loaf
of bread the intruder had been eating,
as if very hungry.
We'll, my friend, what does this
mean"
The stranger turned in a flash, fully
startled Hope died out of his haggard
face.
You've got me. and I suppose it's
the police he said quietly, but drear-
lily. "One thing, though, l haven't
touched, and wouldn't touch any of
your valuables l have escaped from
prison. l needed a disguise I've
served eight out of ten years. heard
my wife was sick. A chance came to
escape" and he proceeded with a
story that aroused interest and pity in
his auditor.
The upshot of the matter was that
generous-hearted Vincent Barrows as
sisted the man to get out of town and
to his invalid wife. Then he forgot
all about the circumstance, mitigating
his friendly Offices in behalf of a fugi-
tive from justice, in the belief that he
had suffered sufficiently for his crimes
and was In earnest in his declaration
Of repentance and reform.
1t was a week later when Vincent
was surprised to receive a note from
Rood requesting him to call at his
home When he complied, Leonie's
favored lover was fully astonished at
being pleasantly received. His host,
however, acted fdgeG and unnatural
To Vincent he conveyed the impress
sion OF a man whose intellect was fast
weakening.
I'm getting scared" observed Rood
in hollow tone. You know I al
ways have a good deal in the way of
money or valuables in the house.
believe burglars have tried twice to
break "a"
Vincent attempted to reassure Rood.
He believed this idea was a baseless
notion, grounded on nervous fear He
advised Rood to hire Waterman or
to keep weapon handy.
Rood listlessly objected to having
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1t is possible for the farmer to keep
the accounts of his business with
very little work AS an outgrowth of
the Farm Management Demonstration
and Farm Contest work there has
been greater demand than ever on
the part of the farmers for a simple
uniform method of keeping their &C
counts. To meet this demand, D. H.
Otis has devised an account book that
requires but little work in recording,
requires no posting, and yet is so
complete to tell just what the farm
is doing at the end of the year.
The plan and purpose of this book
will be explained at the Jefferson
meeting. Any Jefferson county farm
er who really desires to make a study
of the business management of his
farm will be given an opportunity to
secure copy of the book free of
large. Remember the date, Thurs
lay, April 1, at Bender's Hall.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-30
Cat Was Soldiers Pet.

The ''Grenadiers' cat" was picked up
by man of No. l company in an en-
campment in Bulgaria, and embarked
with the regiment for the Crimea.
The cat went through the campaign
in a soldiers knapsack, occasionally
peeping out from it's shelter, and sur
veying the novel aspect of a battle
with great contentment. Like most
pets the cat did not come to a peace
full end. 1t finally became an inmate
of the regimental hospital, that being
the only quiet and safe refuge to be
found for it, got worried, and died at
Balakiava. Such was the end of 'Bul-
garian Bell" the only instance prob
ably of cat going into actiop.-Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
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HUBBLETON

W. c. Henningsen and Thomas Rey-
nolds were in Watertown on business
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Luckow and Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Werth were visi-
tors at Watertown Tuesday.
Walter LANCE of FIT. Atkinson spent
Sunday at the home of George
Blocker.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. ]. Amborn and lit
tie daughter spent the past week in
Milwaukee.
Mrs. Thomas Reynolds and daugh-
ters, Ethel and Margaret, spent Fri
day in Watertown.
Station Agent ]. H. Rebstein, who
has been employed at Windsor for the
past four months, returned home
Thursday
Smith Thompson of Chicago was a
caller here recently.
Manly Wooden of Minnesota visited
among friends here this week.
DR.. A. B. Blocker of Lake Mills
was caller here Saturday.
Miss Edna Lemke of Marshall is
visiting relatives here.
Emmett McCracken and r. c. Twin
ing of Waterloo were business callers
here one day last week.
Mrs. A. e. Cunningham and Miss
Katherine McGovern spent Friday
in Waterloo.
Mrs Walter Albrecht of Navan
spent Saturday with the Misses Reb-
stein.
Miss Marie Reynolds spent Satur-
day with Mrs. VIM. Deppe.
Misses Lauretta Tyson and Marie
McCaig visited relatives in Waterloo
several days this week
Richard Smelter of Waukesha was
an over-Sunday visitor at the Gingles
home.
Word was received last week of the
death of the infant child of Irwin
Grips Of Milwaukee.
DR.. ]. S. Kings of WATERFOWL was a
caller here Thursday.
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ONCE FAMOUS RECIPES LOST
Secret of Various Alcoholic Brews
Once Popular in Great Britain
Vainly Sought For

Stevenson has ballad-and an ad-
mirable ballad it is-on "Heather-ale,"
which he describes as "a Galloway Le-
gend." In note he says Among the
curiosities of human nature this le-
gend claims a high place" He pro-
ceeds to point out that the Picts were
never exterminated, and that to this
the population of certain parts of
Scotland. ''Is 1t possible" he asks,
"the chronicler's error was merely
nominal, that what he told, and what
the people proved themselves so ready
to receive, about the Picts was true or
haps Lappish savages, small of stat
ure, black of hue, dwelling under
ground-possibly also the distillers of
some foreign spirit?"
There are many other ales besides
the Scots ale brewed from heather,
whose recipes are secrets of the past
No one knows for instance how the
nut-brown ale of the middles ages was
brewed, or the famous Dagger" ale,
which was to be obtained at only one
inn in London, the Dagger, in Holborn,
an Elizabethan resort of lawyers and
their clerks. Then there was the pop
ular but mysterious three threads"
with which London citizens slaked
their thirst centuries ago All have
long since vanished, but as compen-
sation there are still numerous favor
tie ales-not the largely advertised
beverages which everyone knows, but
the special tipple of various famous
hostelries which are known only to
certain explorers of London.-London
Chronicle.
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Measles Fatal to Adults.

Even adult white men succumb to
measles when they are herded very
closely together ard exposed to a
virulent infection. There have been
outbreaks in logging camps which
were terrible The onset of the germ
was strong enough to break down the
resistance of the ordinarily immune
individual. On the other hand, the
Chinese are said to be almost COM
pletely safe from scarlet fever, and
the fact that Japanese take this dis
ease even more readily than do whites
is one of many proofs that there is
a strong admixture of Polynesian or
Malay blood in the people of Nippon.
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Famous French Writer.

Victor Hugo was born in Besancon,
colonel in the French army and re-
ceived a classical education. After the
revolution of 1880 his plays of !" Ma-
rion de Lorme" and "The King
Amuses Himself were performed at
the Theatre Francois. He was Gre
ated by Louis Philippe a peer. Of
France, with the title Of viscount, but
he arose above this honor in being the
author of lies Miserables." He op-
posed Napoleon III and was banished
from France, but he returned on the
fall of the empire. He died in Paris
in 1885 and was buried in the
Pantheon.
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Preservative Fluids in Woods.

Timber engineers who inject creo-
sote and other substances into wood
to retard decay long ago made lists Of
species that were hard to treat, and
others which were easy.
The preservative fluids, we are told,
penetrate certain woods to consid-
cradle depth when moderate pressure
is applied while others are almost
impervious, no matter how great the
pressure. Those hardest to penetrate
by preservative fluids are those pest
supplied with tylose.