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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-30
Electric Wheel Chairs.

Electric wheel chairs similar to
those employed at the Panama-P Pacific
international exposition last year are
being used successfully in Europe for
the wounded and crippled soldiers
Invariably the convalescent men pre-
fer to direct their own chair rather
than to have someone push them
about. One of these chairs, which is
of Swiss make and costs a small sum,
is equipped with a One-Quarter horse
power motor suspended between the
steering and rear wheel. Current is
supplied from battery of Is lead
plate cells housed in three boxes be-
meath the seat. The battery is of so
ampere hours capacity and provides
sufficient energy for run of thirty TO
forty miles. Five forward and five
reverse speeds are provided. The
steering and operating mechanism is Of
the very simplest.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-30
Liuhtninu's Freak.

Lightning recently at Spartansburg,
S. c., snapped around the premises of
J. 7. Cantrell. His two children. sit
ting in a swing fastened to one of two
trees situated close together, had their
dresses scorched by bolt of light
ming which struck the tree, tearing the
bark off in places but not hurting the
children in the least. Four mules
hitched to wagon in the road just OPP
posite the tree were knocked down,
one being killed. A fence 40 feet far
Their down the road was set on fire. a
single bolt of lightning performed the
whole feat. Besides knocking down
the four mules hitched to the wagon
in the road the lightning made a hole
as large as a water bucket just behind
the wagon. The bolt set the fence Of
a hogpen afire which was on the oppo-
site side from the two trees, and at
least 40 feet down the .oad.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-30
EATING PAPER is NOT HARD
How Fanny Murray Outdid Feat of
Won der GoItz, the German

1t is with mitigated commiseratiOn
that one reads the story of how Van
der Goltz, the German spy, finding him.
self recognized in PetrogIad, spent
some hours eating two parcels Of in
eliminating papers which he dare not
burn in the CRATE"
AS feat of mastication, says the
London Observer, Won der GoltZ by no
means holds the record. Paper is cas-
lily reduced to pulp and swallowed
(the ink acting as an appetizer), and
the only difficulty in this case was the
quantity. Leather is another matter,
but apart from meals of hard-pressed
explorers there are authenticated in
stances of meals of the kind.
What may be described as paper
meal de luxe was that of the famous
Fanny Murray mentioned by Horace
WalpOle: II liked her spirit in an in
stance | heard of t'Other night She
was complaining of want of money.
Sir Richard Atkins Immediately gave
her a EGO note. She said: D your
EGO! What does it signify? cIapped it
between two pieces of bread and but
ter and ate it."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-30
EuChred!
II
BIZ
GEORGE MUNSON
Copyright. 1916. by w. c. Chapman.l


When Dorothy Carteret, the only
child of Colonel Carteret, of South
Point, admitted that she was in love
with young Williams, of the Title In
surance company, her father was fu-
rious. He glared speechlessly at Tom
for a few moments.
MY daughter is destined to marry
man of her own station in life, sir !"
he stammered presently. That's all
have to say to you. Dorothy, | for
bid you to speak to this young man
again Take your hat off my desk,
sir 20
Tommy Williams threw back his
shoulders. Whatever my position,
sir, my grandfather was a Stevens"
he said proudly. and the Stevens
were quite as highly esteemed as the
Carterets in South Point, even if
your grandfather did win all my grand
fathers money at poker"
'You-you-you are telling an IN
truth, sir" shouted Colonel Carteret,
red in the face. ct is hideous SIAN
ing"
Colonel Carteret owned almost the
whole village and the land for miles
around. He was land poor" Ev-
eryone knew that the Carterets had
barely enough for the necessities of
life. Jim Banks, the Title Insurance
president, could have bought them out
many times over. But the colonel held
his head pretty high, and Tom was
simply an outsider when it came to
the matter of husband for Dorothy.
Tom went away feeling pretty blue.
AS he confided to his mother:
eff Carterets grandfather hadn't
been poker or euchre shark and
fleeced my grandfather, all this prop
erty would have been mine, and Dor
othy would have been working for
Banks, probably as his stenographer"
''Tom, Colonel Carteret was the soul
of honor" replied his mother. II re-
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-30

Edisnn,s Health Rules.

I'm playing chess with nature.
eat three meals a day. That's habit,
and nothing else, but | eat a quarter
of what the average man does. | know
it, because l see it at my own table.
Man is not perfect yet, and you can't
take alcohol away from him all at
once. Beer has per cent alcohol. Cut
down the percentage to or IA. then
to 1 per cent. Cut out whisky and
strong drinks at once. The theory is
this: Every mans, stomach is about
the same size. Beer with per cent
alcohol will never make the average
man drunk, because he can't get
enough into his stomach. Cut down
the alcohol until he can get merry, but
not ugly. OF tobacco, l would as soon
see a man with a revolver as a boy
with cigarette. I'd have law
against them for anyone under, twenty
one"
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member seeing him when l was lit
tie girl. Although there was naturally
a restraint between our families after
your grandfather's unfortunate gam
bling experiment, old Mr.. Williams
would never allow word to be spoken
against his former friend"
-''WeIl, that honors grandfather, not
old Carteret," said Tom, huffily.
A despairing note from Dorothy ar
rived the next morning at the hands
Of negro boy, sworn to secrecy. She
wrote that she dared not see Tom
again as long as her father was alive :;
but she would always love him, and
some day perhaps, If he had been true
to her, he should have his reward
The note was blOtted with tears.
Tom squared his shoulders and went
on working for the insurance company.
Tom was Jim Banks secretary, and
earning a decent salary. Those who
got an inkling of the affair admitted
that the colonel had not acted fairly.
1t was known that Dorothy was pale
and had lost interest in affairs. But
her father was as obstinate as she.
I'm mighty sorry, Tom" said ge-
NAL jim Banks one afternoon, when
he felt in an expansive mood. "She's
q gem, that girl is. And now / come
to think Of it, | seem to remember
there was something funny about that
property of Carteret's. Suppose YOU
look through those tin boxes of papers
no no oil
ter the war
THE deeds, sir?"
Deeds, / suppose, but they haven't
legal force any more. You see, the
commissioners went through all land
titles in 1871 and drew up fresh deeds,
invalidating these. No, they're Just
curiosities. But there was something
if my memory isn't playing me a
trick"
Tom spent the afternoon rummaging
through the faded yellow papers. 1t
was at the bottom of the last box that
he found the deed.
Hum p said Banks, running his eve
over it. Eyes, came to the Williams
family through the Chief Algonquinka.
Price pound OF beadS-braSS; one
hogshead of tobacco; a dozen rifles:
powder horns-yes, quite regular.
Here's your grandfather's transfer.
Hello! What's this?"
Attached TO the deed was a paper
written in faded ink. Tom and Jim
Banks looked at 1t with increasing as
constituent.
MY dear old friend" it read. "Of
course l am not going to take your
property. Keep it and let's call the
affair over. Ever yours, Theophilus
Carteret."
They looked at each other and Tom
drew in a deep breath.
Then it's mine ~ he said. "AI the
property"
I'm afraid not" answered Banks.
"Iour grandfather was evidently too
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-30
Blood TRANSMISSION.

This months number of La Revue
describes q new method of TRANSMISSION
of blood, an operation often necessary
under conditions which do not always
allow certain precautions to be taken.
The method is due to Prof. Luis
Agote, an Argentine surgeon, and su-
cessful experiments have been made
dean of The faculty of medicine, and
several professors and doctors.
Blood is taken from the bend of the
elbow Of the subject willing to lend
his aid and collected in receptacle
which contains a solution of neutral
citrate of soda, prepared in the pro-
portion of one gram of salt fol 100
grams of blood This mixture pre-
vents the blood from coagulating,
without destroying it's vital proper
ties, and as the citrate employed is in
offensive to the organism it can be in
jected into the forearm without dan
ger, thus obyiating the chief draw
backs to the TRANSMISSION as generally
practiced
The receptacle for the blood drawn
is graduated glass with double tub
ing and has a large enough opening to
allow the blood to fall directly into
it. The end is pointed to allow the
tube for injection to collect the maxi
mum of blood without allowing air to
enter. From three to five grams of So
luton are placed in it, sufficient
quantity for 300 grams of blood.-Paris
Correspondence to New York Sun.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-30
REASONS FOR GROWING OLD.
Men of Research Have Been Unable
to Agree as to Why the Human
Frame Debititates.

To the question "Why do we grow
old?'' many answers have been given.
Meischnikoff suggested that We are
poisoned by the absorption Of the pro-
ducts Of bacterial activity in the large
intestine, for this brings about hard
ening Of the walls of the arteries and
also corrupts our bodyguard of
wandering amoeboid cells so that they
become traitors, turning upon the
cells of the central nervous system.
Others have suggested other modes
of administration. To some it has
seemed enough to refer to wear and
tear of hard-worker organs like brain
and heart, liver and kidneys, for
chain is no stronger than its weak
est link. Others have referred TO the
waning activity of the all-impOrtant
organs of internal secretion, and
others to the important fact that there
is no multiplication or replacement OF
the cells of our central nervous sys-
TEN after a very early date in our life.
1t may be pointed out, however, that
most, if not all, Of the theories break
down because they do not admit OF
all-round application. Thus it is
plain that many animals that are not
troubled with large intestine never
theless grow old. Furthermore, the
theories seize on symptoms rather
than on causes, for while it is good
sense to refer to wear and tear, the
question arises why all animals do not
exhibit the perfect recuperation to
which some at least have attained.
Prof Child, of Chicago, has been
working for Is years or more with
simple creatures called Planarian
worms One of the features of their
life which he brought to light is their
capacity for periodically becoming
young again. Thus it often happens
that a Planarian separates off the
posterior third or quarter of its body,
which speedily grows into whole,
while the diminished original heals
itself and grows a new tail. When
a Planarian is starved it can continue
living on its own resources for sew
eral months. It's cells become smaller
and they also become fewer, but life
is not surrendered. Such facts have led
Prof. Child to survey of the animal
kingdom, the result of which is to
show that there is q much wider Oc-
currence of rejuvenescence than has
been hitherto realized. It occurs
especially in connection with vege-
tative multiplication, but there are
other occasions in which the creature
becomes younger in whole or in part
by lying low for a season. Perhaps
this may be part of the value of pro
cesses of dying back and rearrange"
ment which occur in winter in some
animals and in many plants.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-30
Investigating New Serum,

Scientists in the Johns Hopkins uni
verSity are experimenting with a new
ly discovered serum which they believe
will eventually be able to restore a
person to life after asphyXiation or
drowning. The experiments performed
upon animals in a number of instances
restored them to life after they had
been to all appearances dead for sew
eral hours. A few days ago an ami
NAL was brought back to life four
hours after its apparent death by the
injection of this serum. In this case
however, the animal died shortly after
ward from blood pressure. 1t is be-
lieved that this tendency can be over
come and the new serum utilized in
the resuscitation of human beings who
would otherwise Idle" permanently.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-30
- - = = : -
MAKING Ground Glass.

Here is a simple method Of max
ing finely ground glass which may be
of service to the photographer who
wishes to replace d broken focusing
screw or to fit his enlarging lantern
with a diffuser, A suitably sized
wooden box with a well-itted lid is
padded, and the piece Of glass which
is to be ground having been made per-
fectly clean is\ fastened securely to
the bottom of the box. quantity of
lead shot and some knife powder or
fine flour emery is put into the box,
which is then closed and shaken vigor-
ously until the required surface has
Deen obtained: qstges a'DSss-s'' 1@'-'''sf'-
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-30
GoIconda and the conouistadors.

Mexico, as Alexander Won Humboldt
declared more than a century ago, is
the treasure house of the world. That,
perhaps, is just what is the matter
with it. The profusion of gold and
silver and precious stones, copper and
petroleum, rubber and sisal, tempts
the INSCRIPTIONS adventurer in search
Of easy fortune: and the largess of
nature, supplying food without Guilt
walton and climate that demands lit
tie clothing. attracts and holds popu-
lation of those constitutionally opposed
to work or eXertiOn of any kind.
The dream of riches unearned and
the lure of life without working have
peopled Mexico in large measure with
pirates and poems. Neither group finds
what it seeks, of course, but the hallu-
cination persists and the search for
Golconda and the lotus land continues.
Until mankind realizes that ease AMI
fortune are worth while only when
earned, or nature reverses her proc
esses in Mexico and makes hard cendi-
tons of living, that country, perhaps,
will continue to be the scene of an
archy and confusion.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-30

proud to accept 1t back. And sim
pie offer has, of course. no validity in
law"
But it is mine morally
Morally be hanged. No, you haven't
even moral right after all these
years !"
Lend me that deed. Mr. Banks"
said Tom, with war in his eyes.
Take it, my boy. What are you
going to do? Turn Carteret out in the
cold?"
Tom smiled, put on his hat, and went
over to the Carteret place From her
window above Dorothy looked down
in wonder and awe. A minute later,
as he stood before the colonel, Tom
heard the faint swish of her skirts in
the passage outside.
'Wen, sir?" demanded Colonel
Carteret
Read that" said Tom, placing the
document beneath his nose.
The colonel read it and he turned
redder than before. He looked up, and
his voice had the growl of a savage
emitted by Algonquinka.
Its an Infamous forgery, sir. And,
even if it isn't, where is the proof that
your grandfather accepted my grand
fathers generous, manly Offer?'
The door opened and Dorothy came
in. Toni" she cried. you are not
Guarreling with father?"
"No, DEAR" said Tom. Colonel
Carteret," he went on, II admit that
this document has no legal validity.
But it shows that if your grandfather
was generous, my own was no less
generous. You can no longer talk
about our different stations in life.
Morally, / am the owner of this place,
and you are-you are secretary to Mr..
Banks"
The colonel was beyond speech. He
glared as if his eyes would pop out Of
his head. And just then Dorothy's
feminine intuition struck the psy
father and put her arms about his
neck. eve love each other, father
she whispered.
Slowly the Nfrown faded off the COL
onel's face. He sighed. Then he got
up and held out his hand.
you've wOn," he said. Il guess
you're the winner in this game. My
grandfather always said your grand
father knew how to make the most
of his"
Poker hand, sir?" asked Tom with
smile.
"Confound you, no! Euchre, sir
Euchre -
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-30

Reptiles Frozen Stiff Are Resuscitated
by Use of Hot Water by
Crafty Dealer.

naturalist tells how, in the thicket
of mOuntainSide, he once saw man
kill a rattlesnake. He beat the life
out of it with a club, and continued
the pounding until it was mangled be-
yond recognition. When the naturalist
demonstrated, the man said: you
can't kill rattlesnake too dead"
On one occasion q boat bound for
the United States from Rio de Janeiro
touched at Pernambuco, where the
mate drove a bargain with a snake
dealer for a half-doZen reptiles of vari-
Gus sizes.
The mate had them in a cage on
deck, and charged sailor with the
duty of washing it out with sea water
every evening. All went we'll as long
as the weather was mild, but on the
night before the gulf stream was
crossed the sailor left a quantity Of
water in the cage and, about thirty
hours from port, biting gale struck
the ship.
All hands were busy with the storm,
and the snakes were forgotten. When
the mate thought OF them ana went
back to look after their condition he
found them frozen stiff, and apparently
as dead as the proverbial door-nail.
The dealer from whom the mate had
bought them came on board the fol-
lowing day. He professed great dis
appointment over the loss of the in
tended purchase, but offered to take
the snakes away as a kindness to the
mate. He gathered them in his arms
like so much firewoOd and carried them
home. But a rival dealer afterward
told the officer that plenty of warm
water had resuscitated the snakes and
that they had been sold to various
museums not bit worse for their
death" by freezing.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-30
Electric Lamps in Verdun Fighting.

According TO special correspondent
of the New York Times, electric pocket
lamps have played an important role
in at least one engagement around YER
dun, namely, the retaking of the Haul
dromont Quarries by the French, of
which he says in part: underground
in the quarries the darkness was abso-
lutte save when bursting grenades
showed brief visions of carnage and
terror. Friend often grappled friend.
until the French adopted the plan of
fastening an electric pocket lamp to
the tunic button. The light gave the
Germans a better mark, but enabled
the French TO rally together and sweep
the foe back in the final rush en-
masse."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-30
Prussian Cities Buy Mich Goats.

ken practical steps to solve the milk
problem, which still is very serious in
the large centers of population. Twelve
of the largest Prussian municipalities
have bought $4,000 goats in Switzer-
land. The animals have been turned
over to the owners Of small farms in
the suburbs Of the cities on condition
that they deliver 20 per cent of the
milk obtained from the goats TO the
relief stations where it is distributed
among poor families with small chill
dren. The goats furnish 100000
quarts Of milk q day.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-30
Precocity.

Mercy" exclaimed Mrs. Diggs.
THE baby is chewing or your pocket
edition of Epictetus."
Indeed" replied Professor Diggs
with proud and happy look. Let
the child alone. 1t is seldom that q
mere infant shows such pronounced
taste for the classics"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-30
Times Revenues.

1.-THE authorities wouldn't let me
wenr my new bathing costume" saM
the queen Of musical comedy. 'They
said it was too riskay."
"And you had to throw 1t away"
ooh, no. I'll wear it in the show
next season. Then they'll pay money
to come and see it,
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a Qualification

"Yeu go TO church more frequently
than you used to-"
YES. And apart from the instruc-
ton l derive a great deal of satisfac-
ton from my attendance. It's great
comfort TO be where people sing and
play fine music without anybody's
spelling it by putting in ragtime words
or wanting to dance"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-30
WHY WOMEN
WRITE LETTERS
To Lydia E. Pinkharo Medi-
cine Co.

Women who are well often ask care
the letters which the Lydia E. Pinkhaln
Medicine Co. are continually publishing,
genuine?" care they truthful 2"
Why do women write such letters? -"
In answer we say that never have we
published fictitious letter or name.
Never, knowingly, have we published
en- untruthful letter, or one without the
full and written consent Of the woman
who wrote it.
The reason that thousands Of women
from all parts of the country write such
grateful letters to the Lydia E. Pink
ham Medicine Co. is that Lydia E. Pink
ham 8 Vegetable Compound has brought
health and happiness into their lives,
once burdened with pain and suffering.
It has relieved women from some Of
the worst forms of female ills, from dis
placements. Inflammation, liberation,
irregularities, nervousness. weakness,
stomach troubles and from the blues.