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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
BEGIN HOT WATER
DRINKING IF YOU
DON'T FEEL RIGHT
Says glass of hot water with
phosphate before breakfast
washes out poisons.

II you wake UP with bad taste, bad
breath and tongue is coated; if your
head IS dull or aching; if what you eat
sours and forms gas and acid in stom-
ach, or you are bilious, constipated,
nervous, sallow and can't get feeling
Just right, begin drinking phosphated
hot water. Drink before breakfast, a
glass of real hot water with a tea
spoonful of limestone phosphate in it.
This will flush the poisons and toxins
from stomach, liver, kidneys and bow
els and cleanse, sweeten and purify
the entire alimentary tract. Do your
inside bathing Immediately upon aris-
ing in the morning to wash out of the
system all the previous days | olson
GUS waste, gases and sour bile before
putting more food into the stomach
To feel like young folks feel; like
you felt before your blood, nerves and
muscles became loaded with body i'm
purities, get from your druggist or
storekeeper quarter pound of lime
stone phosphate which is inexpensive
and almost tasteless, except for a
sourish tinge which is not unpleasant.
Just as soap and hot water act on
the skin, cleansing, sweetening and
freshening, so hot water and lime
stone phosphate act OF the stomach,
liver, kidneys and bowels. Men and
women who are usually constipated,
bilious. headacby or have any stomach
disorder should begin this inside bath
ing before breakfast. They are as
sured they will become real cranks on
the subject shoTtly.-Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
RULES BANANA A NECESSITY
England Exempts Americas Popular
Fruit From List Which May Not
Be Imported.

The humble banana has suddenly
leaped into the limelight. remarks
London Answers.
By it's exemption from the list OF
fruits which may not be imported, 1t
has been hall-marked a necessity
Every body is talking about it, and
most people are eating it. For it is
as much the fruit of the peasant as
the peer. A biscuit and a banana of
ten forms the working girls lunch,
while the gay and golden fruit is now
largely taking the place of the stale
sandwich on railway journeys.
The banana is one of the great
curiosities of the vegetable kingdom.
One cannot call it a tree, bush, a
shrub, a herb, or a vegetable. but a
herbaceous plant with the status of a
tree
any part of it's structure, it sometimes
grows as tall as thirty feet, and the
punches of fruit are SO prolific that
they are often heavier than the stalk
that supports them. OF all fruits, the
banana yields most food per acre. 1t
yields forty times more by weight than
the potato, and as much as 1873 times
more than wheat.
1t is immune from disease of any
sort, and no insect will attack it.
Nervous people often reject bananas
that have become brown and mushy,
fearing microbes. But such fear is
needless. The banana is fit to eat
as soon as it has lost all the green
color, and remains fit no matter how
black it may be, so long as the skin
is unbroken. for until the latter oc-
ours, there can be no admission of air
and no decomposition.
Bananas, by the way, are good for
babies Dr. Eric Pritchard finds that
a decoctiOn Of banana Cruel has many
points of recommendation 1t can be
made in a few minutes by rubbing a
heaped up tablespoonful of banana
flour into a pint of water, and then
boiling for five minutes.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09

seek a residence. calculating water sup
ply, quality of neighbors. fashionable
ness of site, nearness to railroad, num-
Der of closets, and all the rest | saw
the place. and knew it for mine-that's
all.
AS the motor stopped. l took a long
look to left and right, sighed. and said
TO the professor: Il hereby resign my
position as Instructor in English. to
take effect Immediately
The professor laughed. He didn't
yet believe | meant it.
The house was set with its side to
the road, about one hundred feet into
the lot. A long ell ran out behind, evil
IDENTIFY containing the kitchen and then
the sheds and outhouses. The side
door, on a grape Swallowed porch, was
in this ell, facing the barn across the
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
Lost Liners.

It seems incredible that a ship could
utterly vanish, but that such an oc-
currence is possible is shown by the
long list of liners that have been lost
with all hands in the wide Atlantic.
There was, the President, with 136
souls on board, which utterly vanished
in 1871; then the City of Glasgow,
with her 480 passengers and crew,
which disappeared without trace in
1854; and two years later the Pacific,
which sailed from Liverpool with $40
aboard and was nevermore heard of.
The Tempest, another big liner, van
ished in 1859, the City of Boston in
1870, the Huronian in 1902, the Wara-
tab six years ago. and of the fate that
befell them the world has never yet
gained tidings and probably never
will
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
EXPERIMENTS
Teach Things of Value.

Where one has never made the eX-
pertinent Of leaving off coffee and
drinking Postum, it is still easy to
learn something about it by reading
the experiences Of others.
Drinking Postum is a pleasant way
out of coffee troubles. A Penn. man
says:
My wife was victim Of nervous
ness, weak stomach and loss of ap-
petite for years; and although we re-
sorted to numerous methods for re-
lief, one of which was a change from
coffee to tea, it was all to no purpose.
1--WE knew coffee was causing the
trouble but could not find anything to
take its place until we tried Postum.
Within two weeks after she quit coffee
and began using Postum almost all of
her troubles lad disappeared as If by
magic. 1t was truly wonderful. Her
nervousness was gone, stomach trou-
Bile relieved, appetite improved and,
above all, nights rest was complete
and refreshing
This sounds like an exaggeration,
as it all happened SO quickly. Each
day there was Improvement, for the
Postum was undoubtedly strengthen
ing her. Every particle of this good
work is due to drinking Postum in
place of coffee Name given by Pos
tum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum Cereal-the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and Csc pkgs.
instant Postum soluble powder
dissolves quickly in a cup of hot wa
ter, and, with cream and sugar, makes
a delicious beverage instantly. soc
and soc tins.
Both forms are equally delicious
and cost about the same per cup.
There's a Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
STATUES IN EUROPEAN CITIES
thor When He Visited Capitals of
Germany and Russia.

1t is interesting to recall at the pres
ent time, when Russia and Germany
are warning, what Lewis Carroll, the
author Of Alice in Wonderland, "
wrote in his diary of Berlin and Petro-
grad, the rival capitals, during a con.
tinental tour he took as long ago as
1S67--even before the Franco-Prussian
war.
After commenting upon the enor-
nous number of statues in Berlin.
Lewis Carroll goes on to say that enc
of the types of statue most frequently
seen is the colossal figure of a man
killing, about to kill, or having killed
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
Mothers Sculpture.

Auguste Rodin, the sculptor who
has given all his art works to France,
Is an admirer of Isadora Duncan's
classical dancing. One day, several
years ago, when he was calling on
the dancer in her Paris home, her lit
tie girl climbed Familiarity on the mas
ter's knees. NJ Rodin took the child S
tiny fingers in his large hand and
gazed at them with deep interest.
Then, turning with smile to the
mother, he said: Madame, you are a
great sculptor
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09

(the present tense is preferred) a
beast. dragon is the correct thing,
but if that is beyond the artist, he may
content himself with a lion or a pig.
The beast-killing principle has been
carried out everywhere with a relent-
less monotony, which makes parts of
Berlin look like a fossil slaughter
house"
He continues his tour, and eventual
ly comes to Petrograd. This is his de-
scription: There is a fine equestrian
statue of Peter the Great near the ad-
miralty; the horse is rearing, and las
a serpent coiled about his hind feet.
If this had been put up in Berlin Peter
would, no doubt, have been actively
engaged in killing the monster, out
here he takes no notice of it; in fact,
the killing theory is not re- ognized -
London Tit-Bits.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
BAD COMPLEXION MADE GOOD
When All Else Fails, by Cuticura Soap
and Ointment. Trial Free.

IL you are troubled with pimpIes,
blackheads, redness, roughness, itching
and burning, which distigure your COM
plexion and skin, Cuticura Soap and
Ointment will do much to help you.
The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l..
Boston. Sold everywhere-Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
The Wonderful
MAGIC Washing Stick

The Magic Washing Stick. the great
est helper woman ever had with her
washing, and L have been singing its
praises to my neighbors, writes Mrs.
Mollie Martin, Route 3, Apache, Okla.
1t is truly a wonderful article, saving
all the washboard labor on washday.
Is washings Csc. Sold by all grocers
everywhere. ROundy, Peckham d Dex-
ter CO., Milwaukee, Wis, Distributors.
ADV.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
Not the Cordian Knot.

What is your name, sir?"
My name is Knott Martin, your
honor"
We'll, what is it?"
1t is Knott Martin"
Not Martin again! We don't ask
what your name is not, but what it is.
No contempt of court, sir"
IF your honor will give me leave,
I'll spell my name"
We'll, spell it."
"K-n-o-double-t, Knott, Martin
Martin"
'Oh, very well, Mr.. Martin; we are
through it now, but it is one of the
most lxnotty cases we have had before
us for some time"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
Ii MIGHT Have Been.

''Are you interested in gardenfng?"
VERY much so. Come up to my
house some night and I'll show you
some pictures Of the flowers and vege-
tables | would have raised last year
If the seeds had come up"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
Their Day Off.

well, the baseball season opens in
few days
Don't l know it? My whole office
force has been busy for week think
ing up excuses to be away on the day
of the opening game"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
Quite Lucky.

Il cashed a check for Smithers last
week and it came back from the bank
marked No funds"
Maybe that's why he asked you to
cash it instead of the bank"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
MANY School Children Are Sicily

Children who are delicate, feverish and cross
will get immediate relief from Mother Gray's
Sweet Powders for Children. They cleanse the
stomach, act on the liver, and are recommended
for complaining children. A pleasant remedy
for worms. Used by mothers for 20 years. All
Druggists, 25c Sample FREE Address, Mother
Gray Co., lie Roy, N. Y.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
What He Is.

. I'm a self-made man"
You're lucky. I'm the revised work
Of wife and three daughters"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
His Preference.

"Wot kind of dorgs does you like
best, Tatters?"
Dead dorgs!"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
Missinu,

Urban-What do you miss most
since moving to the country?
Rural-Trains.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
So Sudden, Too.

Geraldine-Do you get me?
Gerald-Is that a leap-year pro.
posal?-New York Times.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09

An old bachelor says there is a pc
Rod in every woman's life when she
scratches out the size of her shoes.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
Kill the Flies Now and Prevent

disease. DAISY FLY KILLER will do It,.
Kills thousands. Lasts all season. All dealers
or six sent express paid for 81. II. SOMERS,
$50 De Kalb Ave, Brooklyn, N. Y. ADV.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09

FITS, EPILEPSY, FALLING SICKNESS
Stopped Quickly. Fifty years OF uninterrupted
success of DIR. khnes Epilepsy Medicine insures
lasting results. LARGE TRIAL BOTTLE FREE DIR.
KLINE COMPANY, Red Bank, N. J.--Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09
Unnecessary.

DO you tell your wife everything?"
ut isn't necessary. My wife knows
everything"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09

This college professor, with
neither knowledge nor expert
ence to serve him, has bought
wcrn-out farm. Is it at all
supposabIe that, ignorant of
practical things as he is, he
will make it pay, or even get
his money back from the ap-
parently foolish venture?
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09

When it is silks with the wife it Is
apt to be sulks with the husband
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-09

(TO BE CONTINUEDD
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-07
SPORTS

game will be played today. Arthur Johnson, the Baron castoff, and El- mer Ponder are the rival hurlers.
 The sport scribe of the Memphis News-Scimitar believes Mexicans would make good ball players. Says they're clever with the nit and run.
 The slump of the Pels is cuasing no end of worry in New Orleans. Accord ing to the States scribe, Johnny Dobbs will be asked a few questions as to the slump of his league leaders. The States says:
 What may develop into the most important conference since last spring, when the Pelican lineup was arranged, will be held during the present week by Julius Heinemann and Manager Dobbs. The big idea according to those who know whereof they whis- per, is for the purpose of determin- ing why the club is almost battered to pieces away from home and shows to such splendid advantage on the local green
 After a visit to Lebanon, to bid the home folks farewell, Jack Farmer passed through Nashville en route to Pittsburg to take up fly chasing duties with the Callahan outfit. Jack stum- bled into slump at the close of his career as a Colonel, slamming the ball on the nose but lining straight to some hostile gardener.
 In Smokeytown the former Vol be- lieves he will get new lease on his swatting form and swing to his first major league berth.
 In the Pirates gardens, Jack Farmer r,,i1J P1v .n Q teammate of Dick Wells, who was, by the way of being Vol in 1917, for the local moguls had their lines set to draft him in the fall roundup. The fly chasing scramble between Jack Farmer and Ray O'Brien will hold much interest, for the Vol colony, since the whack of the willow will award the open berth.
 Dick Wells tipped the Vols off to the fact that O'Brien would fit well into the gardens, but in the meantime major league ivory hunters wore on the trail of the Davenport party and after persuing him for two weeks, Chick Fraser, the Pirate scout, nabbed him. When he left Davenport the Vol to-be clubbed at a .312 c1ip.-Nashvi!le Tennessean.
 Outside of Stanley Coveleskie, broth CTS of bright lights fin the major circuit appear to be finding a rocky road of it in the minors. The latest to get the gate is young MT Alexander, whose name is in the same family Bible as that of the well-known Grover Cleve- land. This Alex, who is not called great, missed 1t with Paris, Tex, and failed miserably when given a trial with Muskogee.
 It hasn't been long since Paul Cobb. blood relative of the Jawjah Jewel, received his annual turn-back.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-07
at second base where there should be no gaps.
 WHERE'S THE LIFE?

WHEN E. 5 HE LIT L.
 Manning plays machine baseball at third. He is the same day in and day out, with no particularly bright streaks nor no serious faults He lacks fight. In several instances he has had lapses in which he failed to cover third when he should.
 Jacobson has been hitting, but not his handling of ground balls been what fans expected of him.
 "Barbare has been playing fairly steady ball, but not the best ball. He has booted in serious times and he has failed to hit like he should.
 ''The whole team lacks punch. There s something missing beside baseball. Since Starr has been out of the game the in field organization has not played baseball as a unit. There's a don't care spirit in the whole outfit, and the sooner some of the leaders in the practice of taking things as they come, win or lose, change their tactics, just that much longer Will they stay in the Southern league. Allen has offers whereby he can place men in the Texas league and several are going there or quit baseball unless there is a decided change in the way things have been going. He's disgustad, and ne doesn't try to hide it. Fans will not blame him a bit, whatever action he takes, for, | even though there are some popular play | CTS on the team, they are not so popular l but that their going for winning com | bination would be greeted with satisfac- | tion''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-07
RATED AT NINE. NO HANDICAPS ARE GIVEN TO THOSE MEMBERS
Smith and Walters to Meet
 For Dixie'S Tennis HOnors

In the doubles semi finals Walters and J. H. Bruns, New Orleans, defeated Eas- ton Mansfield and Carleton Smith, At lanta, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 Their opponents Tn the finals to be played Saturday will be the winners of a match tomorrow be- tween Esmond Phelps and J. P. Hudson, New Orleans, and Lew Hardy and Nat Emerson, Memphis
 In the womans singles Miss Irving Mur- phy, New Orleans, the titleholder, and Miss Ethelyn Legendre, also of New Or leans, will meet in the deciding match for the 1916 championship; Miss Murphy won in the semi-finals today over Miss Ann Carter, Memphis, 6-1, 60, and Miss Legendre defeated Miss Bessie Porter, Memphis, so, 6-1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-07

Memphis, Tenn, July 6.-Douglas Wat ters, New Orleans, and Carleton Smith, Atlanta, today won their way into the finals for the singles tennis champion ship of the south, and will meet tomorrow in the deciding match for title Walters this afternoon defeated Esmond Phelps, New Orleans, in the semi-finals of the tournament here, 4-6, 6-3, S-6. 6-2, and Smith eliminated Nat Emerson of Mem phis 6-1, 4-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.
 Earlier in the day Phelps won his fourth round match over Edwin Marks, Mem phis, GA, 10-S, and Walters reached the semi-finals by defeating J. P. Adoue, Dal- las. Tex, 6-4 6-4, in the fourth round.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-07

Chattanooga, July 6-(special.)-Not- withstanding vehement protests on the part of Manager Molesworth, today's Bir- mingham-C Chattanooga game was called off few minutes before starting time, . single game anonunced for Friday and a double offering for Saturday.
 A slight drizzle fell downtown all aft ernoon, but out at the park the rain was much lighter. It had practically ceased when the time for the game to start ar rfvBd, and the diamond was in good con dition. The dowhpour in the city had bluffed the fans away however, and less than hundred were in the stands, so the home club exercised its prerogatiVe of calling off the gamv.
 Its the worst deal I have ever re- ceived of it's kind since I've been man aging a club in the Southern league" said Moley. There was absolutely no excuse for calling off the game except perhaps the crowd having been bluffed away by the rain. We would have played with great ease and on a fast diamond. intend to protest as vigorously as l can, though I'm afraid the home club has me on the technical side of the argu- ment."
 There was double reason for the post POiCluSul HUH lLo pOlII OL NlcW Ol luS home club, both financra, and in view of the probable resultA. This Moley well knew. The Barons not only lost their percentage of the gate receipts, small as that might have been, put they also may have lost ball game.
 The reason was the dilapidated condi- tion of the Lookout pitching staff. Rube Marshall is sick; Allen and Walker were visibly worn out Wednesday; Arthur Johnson was the only local reliance and Arthur pitched three games last week and another hard battle Tuesday in Atlanta. There wasn't a pitcher the Chatta- nooga staff really ready to work. With Johnson to pitch Friday, and Bacon, the new pitcher from Frankfort, due in camp, the local staff is expected to be ready to travel its best by Saturday.
 Consequently, there was reason for the Baron managers protest and no wonder that he's as sore tonight if he'd been operated on by surgeon. Unfortunately the league rules give the option in case of rainy weather to the home club, and the home club decided today that it was too rainy to play