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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-03-23

keep his stock right up to the minute
and to be able to supply all demands.
He has resided in this city for many
Iyears and. of course, needs no intro
duction to the public at the hands of
The Saturday News, but, neverthe-
less, attention is called to his South
Midway store in order hat Water
town people may know that Mr.. Skells
can supply their every need in his
line.
The ballots for the special election
to vote on the proposed change of
form Of government will read as fol-
lows: For City Organization under
General Laws" and Against City Or
g%anization under General Laws"
Those desiring to vote for a change
in the form cf the city governmental
will place a cross in front of the words
FOR City Organization under Genera!
Laws" and those desiring the present
commission form of government re-
tanned will place a cross in front Of
the words, Against City Organiza-
ton under General Laws" There
should be no reason for a misunder-
standing with regard to the question.
1t is equivalent to voting Eyes" if
one wants a change or mo" if n
wants to continue under the commits
sion form.
Activity within the ranks of the
members Of the Country Club is again
noticeable. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Barr will have charge of the place
during the season of 1916, which is a
sufficient guaranty that it will be con-
Quoted in a creditable and painstak-
ing manner M. R. Baskerville, DR..
Glen Yeamans and DR.. l.. G. Hill have
been named is committee on grounds.
The house committee for the season
is composed of G. A. Neill, B. N. Hag-
ma and Charles Hartman. Ray Plank
was named as a committee on golf,
Howard B. Case on tennis, and w. w.
Wilson and G. b. Williamson on dane
ing parties, and DR.. M. Watson and
P. T.. Gault on acquatics. Charles d.
Ray continues as chairman of the
~cominfttee on membership. 1t was de
cided to have a ladies' auxiliary, es-
pecially to have charge of the after
noon entertainments, and the follow.
ing ladies were named as a commit.
tee OF ten: Mesdames s. Addison,
Chas. f. Halbkat, R. f. Campbell, H.
B. Case, Fl. ]. Fahnestock, A. C. Ma,
rugg, 4. T. Morris, G. A. NNeill, G. S.
O'Toole and HI. A. Wagner.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-03-23
Local Happenings

Wix, the druggist. made a business
trip to the twin cities last week.
Mrs. w. c. Sheldon of Elkton, is a
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. Waddell.
II. 0. Mathiesen was over from
Naples the fore part of the week, at
tending TO business matters.
Attorney R. A. Durham was over
from Clark the fore part of the week,
attending to business matters.
Ranted-Man and wife to work on
a farm. Give references and number
OF children. Address Box 172. Wa
tertown, S. ID. 41-42&
Mrs. E. r.. White of Castlewood,
has been a guest as the homes Of
Mrs. j.. j. Bennett and r. L. Krimmen
a PARTON of the week.
See the advertisement of Towslee
& Towslee elsewhere in this edition.
G. T. Lahtenschlager advertises
the Cloverleaf spreader in today's
edition.
An exchange says ii is very difficult
nowadays to tell whether, owing to
the changing fashions, the young lady
n meets on the street is dressed for
the opera or an operation.
The Modern Woodmen drill team
Went TO Bradley this week to attend
a meeting of the Bradley lodge. 1t
is said that the Watertown team is
one OF the best in the state.
.. j. Riley, the real estate hu stler,
since returning recently from 4 trip
to points in North Dakota, has heen
considerably under the weather. The
~Frenchman, kneWn as LaGrippe, has
had a grip Oh him.
Lee Bros. are advertising Irvine for
binding purposes. Farmers will soon
begin to place their orders. and they
shosld remember that the old and re-
liable firm of Lee Bros. have it for
sale.
The friends of William Owsley. for.
merlg a resident of this city, now
living at Aberdeen, will be glad to
learn that he is recovering from a
severe spell of sickness. He has been
at Hot Springs, Ark, a portion of the
winter.
Much speculation has been going on
with reference to the number of peo-
pie who have crossed Schaler's rug
on the sidewalk this week. A nan
stands near with a hand numbering
machine in his fist, and he snaps
everybody who crosses the rug.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-03-23
Milwaukee road.-sioux Falls Argus

Milwaukee road.-Sioux Falls Argus
Leader.
George Skells, who some time ago
purchased the decorating stock of the
store on South Midway, is planning
on an extensive business this spring.
Mr.. Skells is acknowledged to be an
artist in his line, having a thorough
understanding Of all phases of house
painting and decorating. He aims to
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-03-23

Attorney r. A. Durham was over
from Clark the fore part of the week,
attending to business matters.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-03-23

Ranted-MaH and wife to work on
a farm. Give references and number
OF children. Address Box 172. Wa
tertown, S. ID. 41-42&
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-13
BRANDEIS GETS @. X.
THREE REPUBLICANS VOTE FOR
PRESIDENTS NOMINEE. r.
Boston Lawyer Appointed to Supreme
Court Bench on January 27,
Just Confirmed.

Washington, June S.-Louis D.
3randeis' nomination to the Supreme
court, bitterly fought by Republicans
for five months, was confirmed by the
senate on Thursday. The vote was 81
to %.
Three Republicans who voted for
Brandeis were Senators LaFollette,
Norris and Poindexter. Senator New
lands was the only Democrat who
voted against him. Senators Clapp
and Gronna, Republicans, we're paired
in favor of confirmation.
Mr.. Brandeis was appointed by
President Wilson to be associate JUS
tice of the Supreme court to succeed
the late Justice Lamar January 81.
The appointment of Mr.. Brandeis
was surprise everywhere in official
circles. Up to this time he had not
even been mentioned for the vacancy.
He is a lawyer who has been much
in public life during the last three
years, not only in legal work, but in
various movements for social better
ment He is a native Kentuckian and
is sixty years old. He was born and
educated in Louisville and later at
Harvard university, and in 1878 be-
gan practicing law in Boston.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-13
MEXICANS AID U. S.
THOUSANDS IN POSITIONS ADAM
DoNED BY PERSHING.
Arizona Indians Are Pursuing Bandit
Gang-Gen. Gavira Ready to
Take Field.

Columbus, N. NJ, June 5-Several
thousand Carranza troops were dis
tributed in the territory abandoned by
the American expedition in its back
ward movement This was understood
to be in accordance with the agree
ment reached between Generals Per-
shing and Gavira.
Carranzistas at Las Varas have been
notified of the presence of the bandits
routed by the 20 Arizona Apache
scouts there on Thursday. The Indians
are reported to be pursuing the rem
nants of the band.
Ell Paso, Tex, June 5.-Gen. Gabriel
Gavira, commander of the Carranza
forces in northern Mexico, turned over
the Juarez garrison to Gen. Francisco
Gonzales and will take the field to d.
rect personally the operations against
Villista bandits.
Gavira announced that he is acting
on the suggestion of General Per-
shing, made at the recent conference
near Casas Grandes. He said he would
establish a number of new military
posts and redistribute Carranza forces
to the best advantage to dispense the
rebel bands.
Gavira said he was highly pleased
at the spirit displayed by the Ameri-
can commander at the conference.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-13
Laws Regulating Laundry Marks.

Laundry marks vary greatly in Gu
rope. Those used in Britain consist
Of certain small letters or figures
stitched in red thread. Not all con.
tinental laundries are so considerate.
In some parts of France linen is de,
faced by having the whole name and
address of the laundry stamped upon
it, and an additional geometrical de-
sign to indicate the owner.
In Bavaria every piece has a num-
Der stamped on in large characters.
In other parts Of Germany a small
cotton label is attached by means of
a hotwater-proof adhesive. In Bull
garia each laundry has a large nun.
Der of stamps engraved with designs,
and in Russia the laundries mark linen
with threads worked in arrow shapes.
In some Russian towns the police
periodically issue regulations for
laundries, while in Odessa books of
marks are furnished annually to the
laundry proprietors, and these marks
and no others may be used. By this
system criminals and revolutionary
sgitators are often traced.-Philadel-
phia Inquirer.
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CTo BE CONTINUED
COULD MAKE A GOOD GUESS
Young Man Was Not Sure as to Size,
Sut Was Willing to Take a
Chance on 1t.

Into a mems furnishing store
stepped young man warily, almost
timidly. He lacked the air of con-
fidence of the man who is about to
purchase tie or a handkerchief or a
collar. Eagerly the genial fioorwalk-
er bounced upon him and the prospec-
tive customers first words explained
everything.
Have you anything suitable for a
young lady?" he asked, looking about
dazedly at the rows of shirt boxes.
Something for her birthday. you
know?"
Well. should say we have. Step
right this way, please. Miss Apper-
son. will you show this gentleman
some ladies' hose, or"-he added, as
he noted the inquirer's pitiable confu-
sion, perhaps he would prefer to see
some of those near-silk ladies' coat
sweaters?"
He would, he certainly would, and
when he found a man in charge at the
sweater counter he became almost
seemed to strike him favorably, and
for several minutes he inspected color
combinations and felt fabrics. Finally
the clerk dropped him into hot water
again.
About what size does the young
lady wear?"
1t was a poser and entirely unex-
pected. The young man gazed at a
dummy figure on which a sweater coat
was displayed, then walked up to it,
circled it with his arm, and nodded:
About this size, think"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-13
SETTLE G. 0. P. CONTESTS
Alabama Regulars Seated by Repub'
Iican National Committee at Ses-
sion Held at Chicago.

Chicago, June 3.-The Republican
national committee started its sessions
on Thursday to settle contested seats
and dispose of the final details before
the start of the big convention next
Wednesday to select presidential
candidate The committees sessions
were held in the annex.
In the Alabama contest, six mem
bers of the regular" delegation, whose
seats were in dispute, were winners.
They are: Pope M. Long, Prelate D..
Barker, the national committeeman; O..
D. Street, James ]. Curtis, William L.
Chenaut and John M. Aitken, delegates
at large.
The contestants argued that they
had been excluded from the party con-
vention because of their color. The
question involved was one Of local con-
troll of the organization in Alabama.
In the Ninth district fight w. L. Saun-
ders, a negro, was seated, after con-
tending that no proper notice Of the
election of district delegates was
given, this with view to organizing
the district on lilly white" basis.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-13
FLASHES
OFF THE WIRE

New York, June SIS. ]. Konenkamp
of Chicago was reelected president of
the International Union of Commercial
Telegraphers at the convention.
London, June 2.-Italian troops have
evacuated the fortified town of Asiago
before the Austrian advance, according
to the Rome correspondent of the Lon
don Times.
New York, June 3.-Receiving his
death sentence in the same unfinching
manner in which he heard the jury's
verdict of guilty, Dr. Arthur Warren
Waite was sentenced on Thursday to
die in the electric chair at Sing Sing
prison during the week beginning July
10 for the murder of John E. Peck Of
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-13
Red-Necktle prnhIenn

New York, with its well-known pro-
vincialism, is in the throes of con-
troversy that threatens to become as
bitter as the conflict between the pre-
paredness advocates and the peace-at-
any-price adherents. And the cause of
it is the last thing in the world you
would guess-the red necktie ito be or
not to be- to quote the bard whose
memory is now being honored. There
are anti-red clubs, black-silk-knitted
tie clubs, red-at-any-cost clubs, and va
rious other organizations based on
what their members believe is the
correct thing in ties. A colonel who
served in the Civil war under Custer
has come out as strong advocate of
the red, flaming tie, as that's what
Custer wore with Ibis old union suit"
both in the Civil and the Indian wars.
AS the fight waves the haberdashers
stocked up with the red neck circle
get sadder and sadder. The point GER
tainly is small one to stir up city.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-13
Could Not Meet Requirements.

Martin B. Madden, wealthy member
of congress from Chicago, wishes he
might have been built along more
original lines. The trouble with him
is that he looks like too many people.
He makes a specially Of being ringer
for long-lost brothers. On an average
of once 3 month he gets a letter from
someone who has seen his picture and
claims him as a brother thought to
haze been lost at sea or strayed from
home years and years ago. One day
he heard from woman, who said she
had a locket with an IN" on it, and
containing a boyhood picture of her
long-lost brother that looked exactly
like the one of Madden in a Chicago
paper. Madden was obliged to tell
her that his congressional duties are
too pressing to allow him any time for
being a long-lost brother this year.
Illustrated Sunday Magazine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-13
EASY TO DETECT THE LIAR
Scientific Tests Have Shown How
Plainly a Deviator From the Truth
May Be Distinguished.

When a man is telling a lie he
breathes differently from when he is
telling the truth. The difference was
discovered by means of some tests
made upon his students by Professor
Benussi OF Italy.
He prepared cards bearing letters,
figures and diagrams and distributed
these among his pupils. These were
required to describe the cards cor
rectly, except in certain cases when
the cards were marked with q red
star, and the students receiving them
were required to describe them falsely.
Each student was watched carefully
by his fellows, who. ignorant Of the
nature OF the card. tried TO Judge from
his manner whether he was telling the
truth or not The watchers were UNI
able to Judge with any certainty.
Under the direction of Professor
Benussi the time occupied In inspira-
ton and expiratioA vss treasured.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-13
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-13

ton to be reestablished. He COM
it was during this period that he ar
ranged a system of communication
against the time when speech should
leave him altogether-one pressure of
the hand for "yes," two for no" It
was well that it was arranged, for by
evening his voice had gone from him.
By hand pressures, after that, he an
,swered our questions. and when he
wished to speak he scrawled his
thoughts with his left hand, quite leg
ibly. on a sheet of paper.
The fierce winter had now descend
ed upon us. Gale followed gale, with
snow and sleet and rain. The seals
had started on their great southern
migration, and the rookery was prac-
tically deserted. | worked feverishly
In spite of the bad weather, and of the
wind which especially hindered me, I
was OF deck from daylight till dark
and made substantial progress.
l profted by my lesson learned
through raising the shears and then
climbing them to attach the guys. To
the top of the foremost, which was
just lifted conveniently from the deck.
l attached the rigging, stays and
throat and peak halyards. AS usual
| had moderated the amount of work
involved in this portion of the task,
and two long days were necessary to
complete it. And there was so much
yet to be done-the sails, for instance,
which practically had to be made
over.
While l toiled at rigging the fore
mast, Maud sewed on canvas, ready
always 10 drop everything and come
to my assistance when more hands
than two were required. The canvas
was heavy and hard, and she sewed
with the regular sailors palm and
three-cornered sail-needle. Her hands
were soon sadly blistered, but she
, struggled bravely on, and in addition
doing the cooking and taking care of
the sick man.
"A hg for superstition" l said on
Friday morning. THAT mast goes in
today"
Everything was ready for the at
tempt. Carrying the boom-taekle to
the windlass, hoisted the mast near
ly clear Of the deck. Making this
tackle fast. took to the windlass the
shears-tackle (Which was connected
with the end Of the boom) and with a
few turns had TIE mast perpendicular
and clear.
Maud clapped her hands the instant
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-13
SPIDERS WORK FOR LIVING
Insects Also Seem to Find 1t conven-
lent to Go on Strikes When
Occasion Demands.

Spiders probably are the most in
dispensable workmen in one of the
largest surveying instrument fac
tories. 1t is their duty to spin the
delicate thread which is used for the
cross hairs to mark the exact center
of the object lens in the surveyors
telescope.
The spiders produce during a two
months spinning season thousands OF
yards of web, which is wound upon
metal frames and stored away until
needed. A few weeks ago a certain
entire colony, for no apparent reas-
son, went ON a strike. Everybody
was worried until the "forewoman'
of the spiders, after patient coaxing,
finally induced them to begin spin
ming again.
Spider web is the only suitable ma
terial yet discovered for the cross
hairs of surveying instruments. AL.
most invisible as this fiber is to the
naked eye, it is brought up in the
powerful lenses of the telescope to
the size of a mans thumb, so that
ali defects, if there happened to be
any, would be magnified to such a
degree that the web should be use
less. Human hair has been tried, but
when magnified it has the apparent
dimensions of a rough-hewn lamp
post. Moreover, human hair is trans.
parent, and cross hairs must be
Opaque.
A spider Eat work. bangles in the
air by its invisible thread, the upper
end being attached to a metal wire
frame whirled in the hands of girl
The girl first places the spider on her
hand until the protruding end of the
thread has become attached. When
the spider attempts to leap to the
ground this end is quickly attached
to the center of the whirling frame
and as the spider pays out thread
from its pouch this line is wrapped
around the frame. Several hundred
feet of thread can be removed from a
spider at one time.
Inc spiders are Kept In q large
room, under the supervision of three
girls and a forewoman. When not
spinning the little workmen are
placed in a large wooden cage. Flies
are the chief article of diet. During
the winter months the spider colony
usually dies, so that an entirely new
corps of workmen must be recruited
Not every spider will dc-only large,
fat fellows, that spin a tough, round
thread, are suitable.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-13
HOUSE PASSES NAVAL BILL
$27o, 100000 Appropriation Measure APP
proved by Vote of 358 to Am
nouncement Is Cheered.

Washington, June 5.-The naval ap-
preparation bill carrying $27O,000,000
for sea preparedness, was passed on
Friday by the house by a vote of 1858
to 4. A wild outburst of enthusiasm
from both sides of the house greeted
the announcement
Those who voted against the bill
on its final passage were Representa-
tives Browning, Republican, New Jer-
sey; Graham, Republican, Pennsyl-
vania; Randall, Democrat. California,
and London, Socialist, New York.
The building program includes five
battle cruisers, four scout cruisers, ten
destrCyers, 80 submarines and 100
aeroplanes.
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are on the east side. thus indicating
that the whole vast field of sand is
slowly travelling eastward. This prog
ress has necessitated a number Of
changes in the roads in the southern
part Of Little Humboldt valley during
recent years. In some places in this
region the telegraph poles have been
buried so deeply that they have had TO
be spliced in order to keep the wires
above the crests Of the dunes. The
sand is of light creamy-yellow color
and forms beautifully curved ridges
and waves that are covered with a
fretwork of wind ripples. and many of
these ridges are marked In the most
curious manner by the footprints OF
animals, which form strange hero
glyphics that are sometimes difficult
to translate.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-13

DO you know Doctor Jordan's final
test of truth?" Maud asked.
| shook my head and paused in the
act of dislodging the shavings which
had drifted down my neck.
"'Can we make it work? Can we
trust our lives to it?' is the test"
HE is favorite of yours" said.
when l dismantled my old Pan.
theon and cast out Napoleon and
Caesar and their fellows, l straightway
erected a new Pantheon" she an
swered gravely, "and the first | in
stalled was Doctor Jordan"
"a modern hero"
And a greater because modern
she added. How can the Old World
heroes compare with ours!"
l shook my head. We were toe
much alike in many things for argu-
ment. Our point OF view and out.
look on life at least were very like.
For a pair of critics we agree ia.
mously," l laughed.
Anu as Sn1pWrlgnt and able assist
ant" she laughed back.
But there was little time for laugh.
ter in those days, what of our heavy
work and of the awfulness of Wolf
Larsens living death.
He had received another stroke. He
had lost his voice, or he was losing it.
He had only intermittent use of it. AS
he phrased it, the wires were like the
stock market, now up, now down. DC.
casionally the wires were up and he
spoke as well as ever, though slowly
and heavily. Then speech would sud
denly desert him, in the middle OF a
sentence perhaps, and for hours, some.
times, we would wait for the connec.
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the question. Yes" Maud announced.
We looked at each other expectantly.
What good is it?'' asked. What
can we say now?"
"Oh, ask him"
She hesitated.
ASK him something that requires
no for an answer" | suggested.
Then we will know with certainty"
Are you hungry" she cried.
The lips moved under her fingers,
and she answered, Yes"
will you have some beef?" was
her next query.
NO." she announced.
"Beef-tea?"
Yes, he will have some beef-tea,"
she said quietly, looking up at me.
Until his hearing goes we shall be
able to communicate with him. And
after that"
She looked at me queerly. | saw
her lips trembling and the tears swim
ming up in her eyes. She swayed
toward me and | caught her in my
arms.
"Oh, Humphrey" she sobbed, when
will it all end? ! am so tired. so
tired"
She buried her head on my Shout
der, her frail form shaken with storm
of weeping. She was like feather
in my arms, so slender, so ethereal.
She has broken down at last" |
thought. What can l do without her
help?"
But | soothed and comforted Ter,
till she pulled herself bravely together
and recuperated mentally as quickly
as she was wont to do physically.
Il ought to be ashamed of my
SELF" she said. Then added, with the
whimsical smile | adored, but l am
only one small woman"
VIVA