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Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-03-03

Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Hale were IL
from Linaria Monday.
Ernest Hale was here from Nandevei
Saturday and Sunday visiting hit
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Mike
Hale.
Mrs. William Selby and son, of Van
dever, were in town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Bice were in
from Linaria Saturday.
One of the unmistak able evidences
of the strong forming spirit that per
vades the people of this county Is the
large amount of machinery our dealers
are selling. 1t means more than that,
too it means that our dealers are sell
ing at very reasonable prices.
Judge ID. l.. Landsen, of the State
Supreme Bench, who has been In Texas
with his family for some months for
his health, is reported much improved
and may return to Tennessee in short
time.
Judge e. p. Burnett went to Chatta-
nooga yesterday to be present at a
meeting of the Chattanooga automo-
bile club that meets today to make
final arrangements for the meeting of
governors in Chattanooga April 3, look
ing to the building of the Dixie High
way, the proposed automobile road
from Chicago to Tampa, Fla. Judge
Burnett also has other business matters
to look after touching the location OF
the lime pulver recently purchased and
that is to be set up at Grab Orchard.
While the chicken business has not
as yet assumed any great proportions
it is growing. Saturday Taylor Broth
ers bought nine cases and shipped
seven of them. 1t is evident that
there are several farmers bereabout
who find chickens profitable. More
could do so if proper methods were
employed.
There will be Farmers Meeting at
PIney Grove schoolhouse Friday night
at seven o'clock. Prof. j. G. McAmis,
of the University of Tennessee, and
Prof. F. s. Chance will be present to
talk to the farmers and answer such
questions as any one may choose to
ask. There should be large attend
ance.
For Sale-7Set blacksmith tools in
GLIDING forge. Lin Martin. 3-3 If.
M. F. Reed, of the firm of Reed 4
Burnett. went to Knoxville yesterday
to buy goods.
Mrs. A W. Keyes, who has been
visiting relatives and friends in Cooke |
willie, has returned home.
Don't fail to improve your flock this {
spring by getting one OF j.. E. Taylor's
young Plymouth Rock cockrels Your
choice for S1.00.
J. e. Taylor has 125 chicks now
three weeks old and 400 egg incu-
hator Matching. Next week "a 140 egg
and 80 egg incubator and tour hens
will hatch. ! have special pen Of II
hers from which get IA eggs per day.
These are FROM laying strain. Eggs
from these for setting, $l.00 tor Is.
Charles Cullens expects to leave
Sunday for points in Kentucky with a
view to locating in the jewelry and
watch repairing business. If he can ,
secure a suitable location he will prob
ably stop at Winchester, but otherwise |
he will probably locate at Hazard He /
Will mot move his family or stock of
goods until he becomes permanently
ocated. Mr.. Cullens is good and .
luiet citizen and capable jeweler {
Many of our people will regret to lose
lin and family as citizens, but will o
wish them prosperous home where 9
ver they may locate. .
See Taylor Brothers for genuine
orthern grown seed potatoes. 33tf. q
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Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-03-03
BAPTIST CHURCH.

Services second and fourth Sundays
at IL q. IA. and second and fourth Sun
days at z 90 p. m.
Sunday school every Sunday at 10 q.
M, Geo. P. Burnett, superintendent.
All are cordially invited.
L. A. Hurst, Pastor.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-06-01
Why Joseph Was Sad

Forlorn little Joseph had called upon
me with crumpled note which he re-
luctantly dragged from pocket 1t was
from the admitting agent of an orphan
age, explaining that Joseph could
not be taken into the institution until
his head was cured" and it gave
some details regarding the family, the
worthiness of the mother, and her ex-
ceeding poverty. The agent hoped
that I might relieve her by expediting
Joseph's admission. / tried to make
the child's daily visit to me interest
ing. The treatment was not painful,
but the end of each visit-he came
with patient regularity every day
left me as dolorous as himself One
day l tried, by promise of a present
or any treat he faHcied, to bring out
some expression of youthful, spirit
all unavailingly. "But you must wish
for something" l urged; Il never
knew boy who didn't" For the first
time the silent little lad showed en-
thusiasm. 81 wish you wouldn't cure
my head, so 1 needn't go to the orphan
asylum. Lillian w. Valid, in the At
lantic
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-06-01
Worlds LARGEST Lighthouse.

The most important lighthouse at
the present time, so far as actual op-
erations are concerned, is the light of
Helgoland, from the fact that it is
centered in the very heart of the
naval war zone. Helgoland was coded
by Great Britain to Germany in 1890,
in return for concessions made to Brit
ain in East Africa
The Helgoland light is an electric
one, and the most powerful in Ger
many, and is claimed by the Germans
to be the most powerful light in ex-
istence. The light consists of a clus-
ter of three revolving lights, having
a lighting power of 100000 candles,
magnitude Of light which from fig
ures alone is hard and difficult to
realize. The lights are en- the search
light principle, and the cluster is sur
mounted by a single light of the same
kind and size, that can be revolved
independently and three times as fast
as the three lights. The single light
is put into use in case of accident to
the cluster Of three. The electric
power is generated by two steam en-
gines and boilers, running belt-driven
electric generators
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-06-01
New Shoes Saved British.

Chiropodists in uniform as a neces-
sary and honored part of the British
arms is proposed by a London paper,
inspired by the marching record Of a
Lancashire regiment, which boasts Of
a well-known chiropodist among its
ranks This regiment has made the
hardest practice marches without a
man dropping out. The reason Is the
fine shape the regimental feet are in
Detached from the humdrum routine
of duty, the soldier-chiropodist spends
his day peeling an6 pairing. If every
regiment had the same advantage,
such things as retreats from Mons
might be made without discomfort.
Besides, the thing which saved the
British on that occasion was the bad
state of the German feet, due to new
boots. The National Society of Chi
ropodists, which has a clinic in Lon
don for the free treatment of soldiers
and sailors, is enthusiastic over the
idea of a chiropodist corps, wearing
khaki and bearing the corn and razor
or some other appropriate insignia on
their caps.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-06-01
TWO STORIES OF THE OPAL
one Brought Bad Fortune, and the
Other, an Imitation, Was
Readily Parted With.

A husband gave his wife an opal
ring. Trouble began Their two chill
ored died. Sickness came to the wife
Inc husband lost his job. The wife
became an invalid. Just before she
died she gave the opal ring to her
sister. The sister, knowing the his
tory of the ring, pawneG it for what
1t would bring and burned the ticket.
A wife presented her husband with
an opal ring. For two years Jones,
VINO owed him money, had walked on
the other side of the street. Jones
paid him on the first day he wore the
ring. His mining stock went up five
points on the second day. The third
DAY his salary was raised. Love nor
money could not purchase that opal
ring.
A man dropped into Maiden lane
IeWelry shop the other day and, TAX
ing on an opal ring set with pearls,
said:
pearl has dropped out of my
ring. I've worn that opal ten years,
and 1t has brought me nothing but
good luck
The Jeweler picked it up, put his
lens to his eye and said:
DO you want the TRUTH"
The man hesitated at the question.
YES, he drawled slowly.
1t isn't an opal; it's merely a
piece of colored glass. The pearls
are limitations"
Is that the TRUTH" he said slowly.
1t is, said the jeweler.
The man put the ring into his coat
pocket.
Much Obliged he said. eff did
not know the reputation of your house
/ would not believe you"
AS he passed out of the door a sud-
den inspiration came to him
Here he said to the colored at
tendant who held the door open for
him, wear this. 1t will bring you
good luck And he gave the opal
ring to the cclored attendant and
walked out.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-06-01
SEEING LIFE W1M
lN1 JOHN HENRY
q H2ShA Geo1geVHobart
le1ST .lAX9Hal John Henry On Home Dinners
John Henry On Home Dinners

human kindness, I felt like eight
cents worth of God-help-us./
The ladies In the party began to
chat pleasantly while they sized up our
furniture QUE of the corners of their
eyes, and the men glanced carelessly
around to see If l had a box of cigars
which could be attended to after din.
ner
AT least I imagined that's what they
were doing-having qualified as bum
sport from the moment Helga began
to rehearse a dishrag.
Presently dinner was announced
and the entire cast jumped to their
feet as though they'd stepped on a
third rail-
The first round was oyster cock
tails, and everybody drew cards.
This was Helga's maiden effort at
oyster cocktails and she had original
Ideas about the cocktail, consisting
chiefly of salad oil and tabasco.
The salad came from Italy, conse-
quently the oysters were extremely
foreign to the taste.
After exploring her cocktail glass
with a fork Mrs. Fitzenstaatz politely
inquired if we raised our own oysters,
but just then a gill of tabasco struck
Mr.. FitZenstaatz between the thoraX
and the epiglottis and he spent the
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-06-01
WESTERN CANADA
SEEDING FINISHED
Wheat and Other Grains Have
Had an Excellent Start.

The seeding of spring wheat was
pretty general this spring about 18th
Of April or about as early as In Illinois
and Iowa Oats and barley followed.
Information Is to hand that on first
of May all seeding was practically fin
ished. Farmers will now be busy AT
their breaking, and the land for sum.
mer fallow will be entered upon. Some
Who did not get their land prepared
last fall, will be later than the others,
but as the spring in Western Canada
mas been very open they will be only
a few days later. At the time Of
writing rain would be welcome, but
at seeding time, the ground contained
splendid lot of moisture and the
lack of rain at the present time will
not be serious. The number of farm
ers who have gone into the raising of
cattle has been considerably In.
creased, and the preparation for ex-
tens1ve cultivated grass pastures is
In evidence everywhere. The cult.
walton of fodder corn is being largely
entered upon in Manitoba there be.
ing upwards of $4,000 acres in corn.
In Saskatchewan there will be a
large increase in the area planted. and
In Alberta many of the more progress
siye farmers are taking hold OF it.
The yield varies according to the cul-
tivation it receives, and runs from
five to nine tons per acre. In some
portions Of Manitoba where it has
been poor for some years, success has
been achieved in ripening and 1t is
expected that variety will soon be
developed that will provide seed for
the entire West, that will at an early
date give to Western Canada a fame
for the growing of marketable corn
equal to that it has now for the
growth of smaller cereals.
A trip through Western Canada re-
veals field after field of alfalfa, the
growth of which In any portion of
the country is now absolutely assured.
When these facts are made known to
the farmers of the corn and alfalfa
growing states, where their value as
wealth makers is so we'll known, there
will be no hesitancy in taking advan-
tage of the splendid gift of 100 acres
of land made by the Government of
the Dominion of Canada, where equal
opportunities are offered Besides
these free grant lands, there are the
lands of some of the railway COM
panies and large land companies, that
may be had at low prices and on
reasonable terms. During the month
of February large number of in
quiries were received, asking for farm
lands
An encouraging feature of the farm
land situation in Canada is the large
percentage Of sales made to settlers
in the country who desire to increase
their holdings or to others who will
take up farming in place of different
occupations previously followed.-Ad-
vertisement.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-06-01
Why He Kept a Servant.

In the days when he was superin-
tendent of the Portsmouth dockyard
In England, Lord Fisher, the present
admiral of the British fleet, had the
seadog attitude toward the men; he
frequently tested them with all the
harshness of whaling captain they,
In turn, treated him with a half
friendly, half-hostile familiarity.
Several years after his Portsmouth
days Fisher visited one Of his old as
sociates of the forecastle who was
then living on half-pay. He found the
old man comfortably settled in a cot
tage, attended by another superannu-
ated seaman.
why do you have this other man
hereY asked the admiral.
Il keep i'm ere" said the pensioner,
ito come up into my quarters at Ave
o'clock In the mornin' an sing out
Hi there" At that l merely rolls
over III my bed, and says, Tell old
Fisher to go to ELL Worlds Work.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-06-01

rest of the evening screaming for the
fire department.
The next round was mock turtle
soup, but nobody under the wide can
opy Of heaven can ever guess where
Helga found the mock
Sometimes l think l may have sur
prised her secret, because later on,
when l looked for my rubber boots, one
of them was missing.
Then we had fish-blue fish. 1t had
arrived in the kitchen just a simple,
plain, kind-hearted fish with the blues,
but after watching Helga's work it
had developed acute melancholia.
Then came the roast turkey and
right here was where Helga stepped
to the footlights and clamored for the
Victoria Cross.
Peaches had told Helga to stuff the
turkey with chestnuts, but Helga was
firm in her belief that chestnut is an
old wheeze, so she stuffed the turkey
with peanut brittle.
Helga had noticed several other
things around the kitchen which ap-
peared to be bored and lonely, so she
stuffed them in the turkey-one of
which was the corkscrew.
When ! started to carve the turkeI
the first thing l struck was a horse
shoe which Helga had put in for luck
1t made Peaches extremely nervous
to see the can-opener, pair of scis-
sors and seven clothespins come out
of the interior, but when Mrs. Fifteen
staatz said that their ilt ,st cook had
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-06-01
JAPANESE WOMEN IN POLITICS
Although Not Voters, Without Doubt
They Are Making Their Influence
Felt.

The participation of the women of
Japan in a public election is a most
striking instance of the progress of
the woman movement throughout the
world. Women in oriental countries
have for centuries occupied a mental
or subordinate position, and while ia
pan as the most progressive of east
ern people cannot be compared in this
respect with many of the other orien-
tai nations, the Japanese woman has
been accorded the social freedom and
influence exercised among the more
progressive western nations. 1t must
be understood, of course, that the
women of Japan have not yet been
given the ballot, Frances Frear writes
in Leslie's, but in the recent election
of new house of representatives the
wives of several of the candidates
made house to house canvass in be-
half of their husbands. The election
was of the greatest Importance, as the
last house was dissolved on last
Christmas day by the emperor be-
cause of it's refusal to ratify the mill
tary program of the cabinet. Com
ment was made by the Japanese press
upon the entrance of the new wom-
an" into politics, but the fact that
women in Japan, contrary to all ma
tional traditions, have begun to take
an active part in political affairs is
significant instance of the leavening
process of the movement for woman's
emancipation. The development of
modern Japan shows that when that
country does begin to move she moves
with great rapidity. Even more ire
mendous will be the revolution in the
great Chinese republic when the pro-
gressive principles of the West begin
to work themselves out.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-06-01

Then she splashed down In front of
all assembled cup Of brown cough
mixture and f1oated out again, while
Peaches turned red white and blue and
| had all | could do to keep from be-
coming murderer.
1t afterwards transpired that In the
shredded wheat which Helga was
using as brain the words demi tasse
and decollete had become mixed and,
having taken the low-neck as a SOU
venir of a former employer, she had
decided demi tasse meant Enter from
kitchen, smilingly, with anatomical
display; place coffee on table, Center,
and exit. showing vertebrae."
However, the house warming dinner
came to a finish without any casual
ties and the guests went home, hun-
CRY but imprisoned.
The next morning Peaches gave
Heiga Helga and she left us abruptly,
followed by the prayers of all present,
including the gas stove.
The only thing about the house that
loved Helga was a diamond brooch
belonging to Peaches and it followed
Helga out into the land of adventure
We've made up our minds, friend
wife and / have, that we'll give no
more dinners till we get a cook who
knows the difference between Dreaded
lamb chops and the coal scuttle.
Even the friendship of a lifetime
isn't proof against a brass key-ring in
the stomach, which lies there, tossing
restlessly for weeks and weeks, some
times
P. S.-Helga's contract called for
$500 per month, Sundays and Thurs
day evening out, and nix on the wash.
Have you a little fairy IL your
home?
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-06-01

son. When 1 asked her if she knew
how to cook chicken-a-la-king she
wanted to know which King-Den-
mark or Germany"
During the rest of the day Peaches
worried so much about the new cook
that she almost had an attack of nerv-
Gus postponement. She walked around
the apartment with her fingers
crossed, murmuring little prayers to
herself and making wishes that Hell
gas idea of potato salad wouldn't
turn out to be imitation chop suey.
Our guests arrived promptly and we
could see from their eager faces that
they'd fight that dinner to a finish.
Under ordinary conditions the ar
rival of trends with hearty appetites
is a compliment to be cherished, but
with a visitation like Helga in the
Kitchen, likely at any moment TO kick
ever the can containing the milk of
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-06-01
SUMMER AMONG FLOWERS
BY BESSIE L. PUTNAM.

If the porch box was fully enriched
at planting time with well decayed ma
terial from the cow stable it will prob
ably not require additional fertilizer,
although SO many plants blooming in
SO contracted space may prove too
hard strain.
If the growth becomes less thrifty,
try using liquid manure once every
week or two.
The saliva bed Is now in it's glory.
II few slips are placed In water in
a sunny window and allowed to take
root they will be a fine foundation for
the winter window garden.
Plant flowers in the back yard.
Then if the drainage problem has new
er been fully worked out, the plants
may thrive upon the kitchen waste
during the summer months, and there
will be no trouble about cess-pools
If you have occasion to paint plant
stands or boxes avoid the bright and
conspicuous tints. Olive green and
black are both colors which harmonic
well with almost anything else and are
not in themselves conspicuous. Keep
the blossoms closely clipped as soon
as they begin to fade.
Many complained last spring that
seeds did not come up, three success
sive paintings being necessary in some
instances to obtain show of plants.
Here again, in an adverse season,
or when old seed is used, comes the
advantage Of generous sowing.
Then, If the heavy rains come and
wash the ground out, there is still a
chance that enough seeds are left to
make good showing.
Most flowers will not succeed in a
shady yard. If you have such To-
cation, make the most of it. taking
your pay in pansies, ferns and plenty
OF comfort But the flowers must be
given place in the garden where
they will get sunshine during at least
a portion of the day.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-06-01
WiIovare
for

While the fragrance of the mignon-
cite is highly enjoyable, we question
whether it is not better when only
a few flowers are grown to depend
for fragrance upon some of the flow
ers which are also beautiful in form
and color, as the sweet pea and the
carnation.
The rose-seranium slip planted
early in May will soon become an i'm
mense plant with most luxuriant TO-
liage, which is just the thing for en-.
circling the base of your bouquet, be
the flowers what they may.
The leaves are also used in scent
ing the handkerchief or note paper
box
Another year you may decide to
border your bed of geraniums with
this scented rose, Or better to alter
nate the green with the white edged
variety.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-06-01
SOME FLOWER NOTES

Pot your callas early in September.
Sprinkle powdered borax around
plants that are bothered with ants.
Mark the native plants when in
bloom, and this fall transplant them
to your border. Many of them are
worth having in the garden
The spotted Gala will die down
after blooming and should be left in
the ground until late autumn, when it
can be taken up and stored until Jan
uary. Store like gladiolus bulbs.
For rose mildew spraying with sui
phide of potassium, using one ounce to
three gallons of water, is much more
effective than the old-fashioned
method of busting the foliage with
MOWERS of sulphur.
Try making climbers of your choice
petunias. Trim out all but three or
four branches and keep these tied I'D
to stake or trellis. Give them rich
soil and plenty of water, If you want
something beautiful.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-06-01
A Place for EVERYTHING.

The auto owner: mo, I don't want
your book. I would much rather for
get my car troubles than perpetuate
them in black and white"
The book agent: But this little
book is so universally handy, dom
you know. It's not merely a record.
it's lot of other things. I don't sup
pose there's anything that could hap
pen to an automobile without some
one of these departments covering it.
You see, there are headings here for
virtually everything. Take look at
it."
"a heading for everything Ell ?
Don't you believe it. Here, suppose
I'm driving car along country road
Sunday afternoon. A parachute jump
er goes up in a balloon from a near
by recreation park. He swings OF
squarely on my auto top and brushes
it. What's the heading for that finan-
cial item, eh?"
"Just a minute, sir. Here you are.
Put it down here, sir. Overhead ex-
penses.' Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-06-01
PLANTS FOR THE BORDER

In choosing plants for the border
try to get those varieties which give
succession of bloom. The majority
OF ornamental shrubs come into bloom
early In the season, but there are
many which give fine effect during
the summer and well along into the
autumn months. While some shrubs
are foot or less tall, others reach a
height of ten or twelve feet, and this
should be considered in determining
location.