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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-05

Like flash she lifted her head, her
face still dripping tears. That's the
idea! Now there's some style about
that! The answer is 'Yesn" she ex-
claimed, and burst into laughter al
most Historically Then she turned
and gave glance at the clock.
Thank Cod" said Hall fervently.
"Flodie, isn't it great to be in love
really in lover" He Rugged her tight.
"Flodie. you're going to be my wife,
did you know it? My wife. Flodie!
You're going to be Mrs. Hall G. Boni-
stelle! I'm going to marry you up as
quick as ever / can-before l lose yeu
again."
"Oh, you'll never lose me, Hall,
never, never, never!" She paused and
added archly, land I'm awfully sorry
now threw away that ring!"
"Jove, l forgot the ring. OF course"
He fshed it out of his pocket, and
looked at her queerly.
why, you didn't throw it away, did
Fit was"
"Of course l did Don't you remem-
Der? Now put it on. Therei I'm so
glad you didn't get diamond"
"By jove, Flodie," Hall jumped up
ecstatically, holding another ring in
his hand--a plain gold band. Here
the other one. Say, now we've got
you've said 'yes'-Lord, feel like cele-
brating Say! Let's get married to-
night! What d'you say?"
She sat up excitedly. ooh, Hall,
let's! Right away"
"By Jupiter, we will" he exclaimed.
faded, and he gave a gesture of dis
may. ooh, Lord" he exclaimed disap-
pointedly.
What, Hall?'
mo use, Fiodie, we can't do it,"
why not, Hall? Can't Mr.. Doremus
marry US? He's justice of the peace.
Didn't he say he'd marry you if you
wanted?"
"Oh, it isn't that-d-n it all, I'm
such a fool l forgot all about the Ii
cense! Confound it, it's shame!
Just my luck! Well have to wait till
tomorrow, F1odie."
Flodie suddenly disengaged herself
from his arm. You wait a minute!"
She ran to the door, looked into the Of
fee and called "Alfred!" In another
minute she was joined by the janitor.
Hall waited in perplexity and wonder.
Aifred's apron was removed, he
shone in the full glory Of his evening
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-05
American False Limb Boom

American artificial limbs have an
excellent reputation in Europe. Doctor
Eisenberg recently presented before
the Imperial Society of Austrian Doc.
tors a man who had lost legs and
arms in an electrical explosion in
the United States. He had been pro.
and on returning to Austria, due to
his great energy, is able to do all
kinds of work. The man is now being
sent to the various Austrian hospitals
in order to show the soldiers who
have lost limbs what they can do with
the use of artificial ones
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-05

office. That stump is in Clallam coun-
ty, in the state of Washington.
In early days the settlers were wide
ly scattered, and it was long journey
over rough trails to the post Office
Carriers could do no more than leave
mail at some central point. The big
cedar stump, IL feet in diameter and
reduced to a shell by fire, was a base
from which number of trails radi-
ated. By common consent it became
the post Office for a wide region. The
settlers put on roof of cedar shakes
and nailed boxes round its interior,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-05
LEFT MAIL IN HOLLOW STUMP
"Post Office" Used by Pioneer Easily
the Oldest Building Used for That
Purpose In America.

The pioneers of the Northwest often
made use of huge trees followed out
by fire or decay. Some of these tree
houses" they occupied as temporary
residences. Others they used as shell
tiers for stock or as primitive barns.
Only one, however, ever had the dis
tinctio1 o< seing United States post
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-05

which they marked with their names
There was a large box for the out.
going mail. There were no locks,
but the mails were never tempered
with
This primitive post Office was used
for more than a year. 1t has been
carefully preserved and is annually
visited by hundreds of interested sight.
.,eers. The stump is believed to be
over 1000 years old, which clearly es-
tablishes its right to the distinction of
being the oldest post office building in
America!-Eouths Companio..
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-05
N1A M4tutaQ
Why We Count in Tens.

Because we have ten fingers we
count in tens; therefore, for ease and
quickness of reckoning all our meas
urements should be in tens. Then, in
order to reckon, we should only have
to use the very simple method which
we learn when we study decimals.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-05
EusihIe Tin Boiler PLUGS

The investigation of fusible tin boil
er plugs has been completed at the
bureau of standards and presented for
publication. 1t is believed that there
can now be no excuse for boiler ex-
plosions from imperfect plugs if the
bureau findings are followed, namely.
to use tin to 99.9 per cent purity and
free from zinc, requirement easily
met, but which has not been the
actual practice in many cases.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-05
CHAPTER XIV.

Flodie inexplicably burst into tears.
Hall was alarmed, but he managed to
keep his wits about him. Quick, Flo
die, for heavens sake! There's some
body coming! Will your
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-05
SparroWs on the Farm.

The English sparrow, thought to be
a city bird, is found on the farms of
the northeastern part of the United
States to the extent of five pairs on
each farm.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-05

paint much easier
than the old meth
cd OF soap and wa
ter.
When a soup or
sauce is oversee
soned, dip a piece
Of bread into the
liquid; this will
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-05
kieI and Suez Canals.

The Kiel canal, which is just over
81 miles in length, is the second long
est ship canal in the world. The long
est is the SueZ.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-05
Chicago, Oct. 1, 1

OHICdgU, OCT. I, I5IO-
Hogs-Light 6.80@8.40; heavy, 6.55
@S15; rough, 6.55@6.75; pigs, 5000
$40.
Cattle-Beeyes, 6OO@1o.4O; western
steers, 660@S.65; cows and heifers,
2.S5@8.25; calves, 7.25@11.00.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-05
Heavy Juvenile Mortality.

Russian peasant women have, on an
average, from six to twelve children,
of whom about half survive.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-05
Minneapolis, Oct. 1, 1915.

Minneapolis, Oct. l, 1915.
Wheat-No. 1 hard, 991sc; No
northern, 94@971ac; No. 2 norther
91@95c.
Corn-No. 8 yellow, 67@6Sc.
Oats-No white, 32A @33kc.
Rye-No. 2, 95@97c
Flax-1.S4@1.87.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-05
Truth About the Poor.

lost talent has belonged among God $
door,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-05
GOOD THINGS TO KNOW.

A cloth dipped in whiting will re-
move finger marks and soil from white
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-05

The beauty on the surface of daily
life is from the central principles
within, as the beauty on the cheek of
health is from the central force at
the heart-Mark Hopkins.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-05

strong soda water; this will keep
them free from stains
Red ink may be removed from linen
If freshly made mustard is applied
and left on an hour. then sponge off
and the stain will disappear at once.
10 remove candle grease cover with
plotting paper and apply very hot
iron. Rub the iron up and down and
the grease will be absorbed in the
blotter.
quick way of cleaning currants is
to rub them with flour; this will take
Off the stalks. Put the currants in a
colander and rub them with the hand.
To make whipped cream go farther
and stand more firm add the white of
an egg. beaten stiff.
Never allow irons to become red
hot or they will not hold the heat as
we'll again.
Two or three times week a hot
I've solution should be poured into the
sink. 1t is best to do this the last
thing at night, so that 1t will not be
washed away before it has time to
act on the grease in the pipes
EPSON salts added to rinsing water
will keep even delicate colors from
fading or running. Use teaspoonful
of salts to gallon of water
Cracks in furniture may be filled
with beeswax, then smoothed with a
knife Sandpaper the surrounding
wood and work some of the dust into
the wax. This will cause the crack to
be unnoticed.
Keep a sheet of carbon paper in the
notebook; then, when making out
laundry list, you will have duplicate
list for yourself.
A teaspoonful of sugar to a kettle of
corn or peas when cooking will i'm
prove their flavor.
A bunch Of mint added to the water
in which new potatoes are boiled will
give a flavor which is most pleasant.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-05
MIEMReHaN
Cd6ABZNED
tell you the future can hold no ter
rors
For any sad soul while the stars re-
volve:
If he will but stand firm on the grave
of his errors
And instead of regretting. resolve.
resolve.
e w. Wilcox
HINTS FOR HoUsEkEEPERs.

damp cloth dipped In common
baking soda will brighten tinware.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-05
INTERNATIONAL.
SUNlNYSQlOOL
LESSON
(By E. o. SELLERS, Acting Director of
the Sunday School Course. the Moody
Bible Institute. Chicagoo
LESSON FOR OCTOBER 10
ELIJAH TAKEN UP INTO HEAVEN.

LESSON TEXT-IT Kings 2:1-12a
GOLDEN TEXT-In thy presence Is
ruiiness of joy; at thy right hand there
are pleasures forever more-Ps. 1911
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-05

The 90 steel wool Is
fine for securing alumni
mum and keeping it
bright.
Cabbage will not fill
the house with odor IL
cooked in rapidly boil
ing sailed water in an
,l I.l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-30
TRAP AND FIELD


There is an axiom that every novice at
 trapshooting should keep in mind: Al
 ways look at the spot where you want to put your load of shot.' Don't aim
 a- the target-look at 1t with both eyes open. The hand that holds the gun fol- 7ss'ws the eye and instinctively will point the gun where you are looking. To know the right spot is by no means as easy matter as it sounds. Clay pigeons travel swiftly in their flight. Gun shot also covers distance at a good
 " rate of speed. Therefore it is necessary to gauge the flight of each to a ncety II you would smash the target And this requires judgment.
 Experts, both amateur and professional, have by constant practice acquired a de- gree of skill that nables them to quickly
 gauge the flight of target as soon as 1t leaves the trap. They can decide in an
 instant just where to put their shot and how often, their judgment is correct is evidenced by the high scores they con- lstenty make. With the beginner, how ever, the matter takes on differentpas- pect.
 Opinions differ somewhat as to whether the targets shot at by beginners are more often lost by being shot under than shot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-30

Harvard was second with 26 points, one more than the total scored by Yale ath- letes, with Pennsylvania and Princeton tied for fourth place with 21 points. Dart mouth and Michigan divided fifth place hcnors with IA points; Columbia was sixth with 10 Maine, g; Pennsylvania State, 6; Johns Hopkins, 11s and Massa- chusetts Tech and Bowdoin 1 each.
 Wesley Oler of Yale cleared feet Az inches running high jump, his feat dsplacing the association record of feet 3A inches, made by T. Moffit of Pennsyl- vania eight years ago, and the collegiate record of feet inches made by w. B.. Page of Pennsylvania in 1886.
 H. P. Bailey of the University of Maine sent the 16-pound hammer 165 feet s4 inch in his preliminary trial yesterday. winning first place without further ado and adding 2% inches to the figures estab- lished by John R. Dewitt of Princeton in 1902 Ted Meredith of Pennsylvania equalled the association record of AS sec onds in winning the 440-yard run. Having
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over, that is. whether the load of shot goes under or over the target in it's flight. Consensus of opinion, however. seems in clined to the latter fault as being most prevalent The reason for this being tased upon the claim that the novice does hot appreciate that owing to the straight stock of his gun he should see the target well above the gun barrel that is look. and consequently point the gun, at some imaginary point below the target. If he shoots quickly the target should as a rule be just clear of the barrel. If he is slow shot the imaginary point will naturally have to-be considerably lower for by the time the shot travels out to the target that object will have passed the apex of it's flight and commenced to drop.
 Of course, the question of lead q. e. the distance to hold ahead of the target) also must be taken into consideration.
 On quartering targets-those thrown to the right or left of an imaginary line drawn from the trapshooters feet at the score through the traphouse-the ele- ment of lead becomes matter of inn mediate importance. It has been stated that you should hold or look under n straightaway target. On quartering tar gets it is necessary to both hold and lead them; that is hold dock ahead) of them eauging the right spot with Il rapdity of calculation that can only be attained by constant practice.
 Experts will tell you that 1t is almost
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Sloan and Hemingway
 Slu9ging at Hard Clips
Ty Cobb Leader in Americans Luerus in Natonal-Hemng
 way Leading Base Purloiner in the Southern

Chicago, Mny 23.-Every team in the National league except St. Louis has q representative among the 10 leading hitters, according to averages published q here today, including the games of last Wednesday,. Fred Luderus of PhiIadeI. phia, continues to lead, with n percent age of .300. Then comes T. Clark, Gin cinnati, .370, Good, Chicago, .364; Con- molly, Boston, .35I, and Groh, Cincip- natf, .3f6. With five victories and no defeats, Pierce, Chicago, leads the pitchers.
 Ty Cobb ran his average up from 400 to .427 in the past week and has ac- cumllated 19 stolen bases, leading his rivals of the American league as well as in runs scored-a total of A.
 Fournier of Chicago has lost second place in batting to two of his team mates Following Cobb, the leaders are Daly, Chicago, .421; Russell, Chicago 400; Fournier, Chicago .37S, and Jack son, Cleveland, .355.
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ARMY DEFEATS THE
 NAVAL MODES Neyland Is Master of Op- ponents-Home Runs by
 Mitchell and Hicks

West Point N. Y, May 29-The Army ceteated the Navy at baseball today 6 to D. The Cadets hit Blodgett hard in the plnches gathering their tallies in pairs, While Neyland, except for a momentary lapse in the third, when the Middies got three singles and a home run off him Kept the hits well distributed The Army was outplayed in the field. the Cadets errors were not of the costly variety Home runs by Mitchell and Hicks and ii. Fishers hitting were features.
 Iodays game makes the seventh straight victory the Cadets have scored over the Middes in as many years. Ney- land has won three years in succession, having beaten the Navy here in 1913 and al Annapolis last year. The series now stanos Army Won Il, lost B. A crowd ol several thousand persons witnessed the contest large proportion being promi- nent army and navy and government of- n, 1eiais' score: R.H.E. Army m .
 Batteries: Blodgett and Hicks; Neyland and Oiphant.
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impossible to shoot too far ahead of a ,arset unless you intentionally try to do 80. Tn other words very few targets are missed by beginners by being lied" too inuch, The natural tendency is to hold W 100 close to target even if they have
 ieo II bit. Another reason for allow ing enough lead is the fact that a load or shot does not get out to the mark in punch It comes stringing along to certain extent and consequently if the
 lead has been a trifle more than neces- sary the chances are that .the tail end or the lead will often break the target the bulk of the shot having crossed, the line ahead of it.
 Another point to keep in mind is: when shooting at quartering targets don't stop swinging the gun when you have pulled the trigger. If you do you will in all probability miss the target. Swing the gun and keep swinging 1t until you have seen the target break Good advice tu the beginner is to learn to shoot quickly, especially on straightaways. Don't hesi- tate. First impressions are al0ost al- ways the best, but above all means be careful to avoid what is known as snap shooting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-30
Chattanooga Bows Down to the Masterful Hurling
 of Allen MOBILE DEFEATS
 THE TRAVELLERS Benny karr Makes Winning Debut Against Couchman = Dobbs Is Benched at Nashville-Smith
 Wallops the Ball Hard

Alter being sadly bumped for two consecutive defeats the Pelicans, under the leadership of the astute John Dobbs. vanquished the Nashville Volunteers yesterday through the masterful hurl- ing of Aone Clarence Smith, a former Baron and one time major leaguer. foutnful Clarence had about everything yesterday and all that the Vols could do was nick him for a quartet of bin- gles and eight of the aspiring Schwartz men famed.
 AL chattanooga the Crackers, aided by Alien and few errors eased through another victory, while in distant Little Rock the Mobile Gulls won their week. ly game over the lowly Travellers. The results follows:
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won permanent possession of the I. c. A A. trophy bowl last year. the Cornell athletes gained the initial leg on the new cup by scoring points in 10 of the IS events on the programme
 Although the Ithaca squad scored close to 70 per cent of total number of points, the Red and White flashed across the fin- ish line first place winner in only one event. It was in second, third. fourth and even fifth place in the various clnder and turf competitions that Cornell rolled up her winning points.
 Thot applied also to Harvard. which won second place with five seconds, one third, one fourth and one fifth. Oler's victory in the high jump was Yale's only first, whereas Pennsylvania gained 15 of her 21 points by three firsts. Princeton picked up 10 points with two firsts. Individual honors were divided between Meredith of Pennsylvania and H. L. Smith of Michigan, each of whom won two championship firsts. Smith breasted the worsted in both the 100 and 22O, while Meredith outran big fields in both the quarter and half-mile races. The individual championships were fair ly well distributed.
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Credited with four victories and no defeats, Benz of Chicago ranks first among the pitchers.
 Bennie Kauff of Brooklyn, hittns 4O7, still tops the Federal leaguers, and his manager, Lee Magee, is next with .SS9. The leading pitcher. Prendergasi of Chicago. with four wins and DC defeats.
 In the Southern the batting leader is Jenkins of Atlanta, 1875. Then comes Sylvester, New Orleans, .36S; Lord Memphis, .S61; Manning, Atlanta, 35s Sloan, Birmingham, .345; Lee, Atlanta .s42; Cruthers. Memphis, .3S6; Heming- way, Birmingham, .336 Allison, Mem phis, 336; Paulette. Nashville, .331. New Orleans, with .266, and Birmingham with .262 lead in club batting. Hem ingway leads the base stealers, with 21, and Stark of Nashville. the run get ters, with 3S
 Leading pitchers in the Southern league are Kelly, Atlanta, and Q Frost. New Orleans.-5 and i; Robertson Birmingham. and l; Bagby. New Orleans, 5 and ?.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-30
GUN CLUB SHOOT

Lee Moody led the shooting with the very good score of 95 out of his 100 shot st. He started out by breaking 25 straight following it with two scores of "A each winding up with 95 and getting his fourth win on the Byrd trophy. He was fol- lowed by Dr. I. J. Sellers. who broke sl out of his 100.
 Jackson made the high score in ths Postal Gun club. the record score for the Postal club, and gets the first win on the DuPont trophy.
 G. c. Moseley paid us visit and shot one score. John Lambert, the oldest member of the club, landed third place Gcoras rxaro a frallous. tSbot r2.a1-.
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M'DERMOTTS PLAYING
 FEATHERS THE GAME

McDermott counted one for Memphis with home run in left field bleacnera in the third
 McDermott opened the fifth with q double, was sacrificed to third by Stewart and scored on Baldwins long fly 10 cen ter.
 Birmingham scored first in the seventh when they made three of their hits With two out Black singled, went to second on Magee's single and scored on fleming ways hit.
 Ellam opened the ninth with double. hls third hit of he day, Wallace and Black went out without any ,dvahce Magee grounded to Mitchell, who 'et the ball slip through his legs and Elar, scored Hemingway struck out and it was all over
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Collinsville Wins

Collinsville, May 9.-(special )-In the first ball game of the season play betH cen Collinsville and Fort Payne. on the home grounds, the score was to in favor of Collinsville. The features of the game were the pitching of l.. Brown of Fort Payne who struck out 12 men in seven innings. Brown is only II years of age and was pitch
 ing against the best batters in anna
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LINEVILLE DEFEATS
 ANNISTON PREDS

Lineville, May Especial. )-Line- vile took the series of three games with the Alabama Presbyterian college winning today's game by score of 8 10 3.
 The Lineville boys won the game hy heavy hitting and clean fielding. Par ker and T. B. Gibson took two base hits. Hughes starred for the visitors.
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Games Today
'Td'IIFS lUuNF Mobile at Memphis. Atlanta at Nashville.

Memphis, May 29.-t spe cinl. )-Men- of victories today when they defeated Hirmin gham by the score of to and incidentally humiIiated Richard to such an extent that he retired from the pro- ceedings after the fourth inning, Ieav- ing the Chicks with q four-run lead.
 bnve Roth, former member of the naron team, was the principal ob- stacle in the way of a victory of hts former pIaymates. Roth held the Bar ons to seven scattered hits and during the first six innings Roth yielded hut two hits. Karl Black hurled the last four innings for the Barons and al- lowed two widely separated hits and one more run.
 Red McDermott had much to do with the victory of the locals. Red scored three runs, secured single, double and a home run and stole two bases one for steal of home.
 Memphis set out to win in the first in- ming and with three hits and one error counted three times. Allison singled anG McDermott followed suit Stewart ad- vanced both with a sacrifice. Baldwin sin gled. scoring Allison schei walked with cruthers at the bat, McDerm.s < stole home, while Robertson was nursing the ball. Cruthers hit to Carroll who forced Schlei at second and when Ellam tried to complete double ulay he heaved wild to first, allowing Baldwin to score from sec ond. Dunekel ended by striking cut
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Wagner Released

Chattanooga. May 29.-( Special )-Pitch- CT Dutch Wagner was handed an un- conditional release by Manager McCor- mick of the Chsttanooga club this aft ernoon. Every club in the league waived on him. It was announced that Doc Now ton, last year with the Chicks would be given . trial. The Lookouto it prepent are without . southpew.