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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15

sachusetts could see no necessity for
having a Rhode Island man in hers
and New Hampshire says it is very
hard that her experienced officers
should be discarded because her own
regiments cannot provide for them"
November II he wrote: MANY of
the officers expected promotion, others
stood aloof to see what advantage they
could make for themselves The diff.
Guilty with the soldiers was greater.
If possible, than with the officers.
They refused to enlist unless thew
knew their colonel, lieutenant colonel.
major and captain"
Put Washington in Dilemma.
Up to November 10 only 966 men
had enlisted. By November % they
had reached $500, and they all wanted
furlough. Washington wrote: Our
situation is truly alarming, and of this
General Howe is well apprised, it be-
ing the common topic of conversation
when the people left Boston last Fri
day" In a private letter Of the same
time he wrote "Such a dearth of pub
lie spirit, such stock jobbing and fer
tiity in all the low arts to obtain ad-
vantages in this great change of mill
tary arrangement, pray Gods mercy
| may never see again. What will be
the end Of these maneuVers is beyond
my scan. | tremble at the prospect.
We have been until this time enlist
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Washington an EpiscopIian.

George Washington was born and
reared in the Episcopal faith. His ia
Their, Augustine, his brother Law
renee and his brother John had been
Episcopalians. His mother, Mary Ball.
and her family were Of the same faith.
AS a child, George Washington went
to the Episcopal church in Fredericks-
burg, and after his fathers death,
when he went back to his birthplace
with his half-brother, Augustine, he
attended the Popes Creek Episcopal
church, in which he had been bap-
tiled. When at about the age of six
teen years he went to live with anoth-
er half-brother, Lawrence, at Mount
Vernon, he attended Pohick church
and was one of the vestry. Later he
took a pew at Christ church, in Alex
andria. Sometimes he attended serv-
ice at Falls church and sometimes he
went to service at Broad Creek church,
in Maryland. In New York, Philadel-
phia and Annapolis he attended the
Episcopal service.
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ing about thirty five hundred men.
+. After the last of this month our
lines will be so weakened that the
minutemen and militia must be called
in for our defense, and these, being
under no kind Of government, will de-
stroy the little subordination | have
been labOring to establish and run me
into one evil while | am endeavoring
to avoid another. But the less must
be chosen"
After five years of experience in
command of the armies Washington
thus expressed himself in letter to
the president of the congress, dated
August 20, 1880:
Had we formed a permanent army
in the beginning, which, by the con-
tinuance of the same men in service,
had been capable Of discipline, we
never should have had to retreat with
a handful of men across the Delaware
in 1776, trembling for the fate of Amer
lea, which nothing but the infatuation
of the enemy could have saved; we
should not have remained all the sue
ceeding winter at their mercy, with
sometimes scarcely a sufficient body
Of men to mount the ordinary guard.
We should not have been at Valley
Forge, destitute Of everything, in a
situation neither to resist nor to re-
tire. We should not have seen the
country ravaged, our towns burned,
the inhabitants plundered, abused,
murdered. with impunity.
The arrangement of cur finances is
essentially to be ascribed to it, The
of paper money have been greatly
multiplied by it.
Our discipline has been much hurt.
if not ruined by such constant
changes. There is every reason to
believe that the war has been pro-
tracted on this account
A little later Washington wrote re-
garding that defeat Of General Gates
at Camden: Regular troops alone are
equal to the eXigencies of modern war
fare, as well for defense as offense
and wherever a substitute is attempt
Gu IL uuSL prove lituSOIy anu Iu1nCuS.
I'm my ideas Of the true system of
war, the object ought to be to have
good army rather than large one"
During the entire war the lack Of
money entailed greatest suffering upon
the army, but the men of the continen-
tai army with the exception of one
or two regiments, were true to the
end through hunger. cold, sickness,
poverty at home, nakedness and de-
feat For this fidelity there were three
reasons patriotism, training and
George Washington.
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Martha Washington.

Washington himself was a man of
large property, and the wedding was
one of the most brilliant that had ever
been seen in church in Virginia.
Bride and bridegroom were attired in
all the magnificence which the fash
ions of that period made possible.
When she was married to Washing
ton, Mrs. GUSTS had two children sur
viying of the tour of which she had
been the mother. To these two chill
dren, Washington, who had none Of
his own, was devoted father Later
in life these children died and Wash
ington adopted two of Mrs. Washing
tons grandchildren.
Mrs. Washing-on's faith in the wis
dom and firmness of her husband s
patriotic course preceding and during
the Revolution never failed
During the war Washington visited
Mount Vernon only twice, but Mrs.
Washington was with him in New
York and Philadelphia and joined him
in camp whenever it was possible
In the years following their mar
riage and previous to the Revolution
the Washingtons lived in Virginia
after the style Of the English aristoc
racy, but throughout the war Mrs.
Washington was wont to set an ex-
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First Presidential Mansion, New York

ample Of economy to the women of
the revolution" in her attire and mode
OF living.
After independence had been won,
she bore herself with great personal
dignity as beftted her station as the
wife Of the first citizen
Washington was approaching his
siXty-eighth year when he died Mrs.
Washington accepted the separation
calmly, only observing that she would
soon join him. She survived him two
years and half.
That she could have at all times a
view of his grave on the lawn, she
moved to an attic room that over
looked the spot, which she occupied
until her own death.
Before she died Mrs. Washington
destroyed her entire correspondence
with General Washington, for she
would not permit that the confidence
they had shared together should be
made public
The marriage of George Washington
and Martha GUSTS was an example OF
the ideal love match, and was followed
by forty years OF genuine happiness.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
QUIT MEAT IF KIDNEYS
BOTHER AND USE SALTS
Take a Glass of Salts Before Break
fast If Your Back Is Hurting Or
Bladder is lrritated.

IL you must have your meat every
day, eat it, but flush your kidneys with
salts occasionally, says noted author.
ity who tells US that meat forms uric
acid v9ich almost paralyzes the kid.
neys in their efforts to expel it from
the blood. They become sluggish and
weaken, then you suffer with dull
misery in the kidney region, sharp
pains in the back or sick headache.
dizziness, your stomach sours, tongue
is coated aud when the weather is bad
you have rheumatic twinges. The
urine gets cloudy, full of sediment, the
channels often get sore and irritated,
obliging you to seek relief two or
three times during the night.
To neutralize these irritating acids,
to cleanse the kidneys AID flush of
the body's urinous waste get four
ounces of Jad Salts from any phar.
macy here; take a tablespoonful in a
glass of water before breakfast for a
few days and your kidneys will then
act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acids of grapes and lemon
juice, combined with lithia, and has
been used for generations to flush and
stimulate sluggish kidneys, also to
neutTalize the acids in urine, so it no
longer irritates, thus ending bladder
weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot in
jure, and makes a delightful efferves-
cent Whitewater drink.-Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
Unexpected.

All was hurry and hustle at the old
from Gettysburg. on the Harrisburg
road. distinguished visitor had
come to spend the night 1t was no
less a parsonage than Gen. George
Washington, with suitable, but very
small, detachment with him,
Those were stirring times in Penn
sylvania. The whisky instruction
was in progress. and Washington $
trip through the country meant some
thing. What did it mean? Nobody
knew.
But Solomon Russell, the tavern
keeper, thought he could find out He
proceeded to try. With due polite
ness, but with great perseverance he
put his adroit questions and pointed
surmises Finally Washington turned
to him, and said: Mr.. Russell, can
you keep a secret?
Now l shall get newsi" thought the
genial tavern keeper, patriotic but
curious, and with great emphasis, he
assured Ills uOuOl tAdl uC SOulu CGi-
tainly keep a secret
so can L. said the great man,
courteously, and the subject was
dropped.
The quaint, old-fashioned solid stone
house is still standing, looking as if a
century more would not crumble it.
Washington's character is a book
with many pages, and the boys of to-
day may well read every one. On this
leaf, long folded down, we read the
secret of keeping a secret, which is a
sacred trust-never tell It to anybody,
the most trustworthy, if it is not his
business to know.-Exchenge
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
"CAsCARETS' ACT
ON LIVER; BOWELS
No sick headache, bliousneSs,
bad taste or constipation
by morning.
Get. a. 10-cent. box


Are you keeping your bowels, liver,
and stomach clean, pure and fresh
with Cascarets, or merely forcing
passageway every few days with
Salts, Cathartic Pills, Castor Oil or
Purgative Waters?
Stop having a bowel wash-day. Let
Cascarets thoroughly cleanse and reg
ulate the stomach, remove the sour
and fermenting food and foul gases,
take the excess bile from the liver
and carry out of the system all the
constipated waste matter and poisons
in the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will make you
feel great by morning. They work
while you sleep-never grippe, sicken
or cause any inconvenience, ard cost
only 10 cents a box from your store.
Millions of men and women take
Cascaret now and then and never
have Headache, Biliousness, Coated
Tongue, Indigestion, Sour Stomach or
Constipation. Adv
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
WHAT is URIC ACID?
THE CAUSE OF BACKACHE. RHEUMATISM. LUNdRAGo

Ever since the discovery of uric acid
in the blood by Scheele, IN 1775, and
the bad effect it had upon the body,
scientists and physicians have striven
to rid the tissues and the blood of
this poison. Because of its over
abundance in the system it causes
backache, pains here and there, rheu-
matism, govt, gravel, neuralgia and
sciatica. 1t was DR.. Pierce who dis
covered new agent, called "Anuric,"
which will throw out and completely
eradicate this uric acid from the sys-
tenn. "Anuric" is 81 times more DO
tent than 1ithid, and consequently you
need no longer fear muscular or ar
ticular rheumatism or govt, or many
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
FED, ROUGH, SORE HANDS
May Ee Soothed and Healed by Use
of Cuticura. Trial Free.

Nothing so soothing and healing for
red, rough and irritated hands as Cuti-
cura Soap and Cuticura Ointment.
Soak hands on retiring in hot Cuticura
soapsuds. Dry, and gently anoint hands
with Cuticura Ointment one-night
treatment works wonders.
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, 1916-02-15
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To halt pint of water add l OF. Bay Rum, q
small box of Barbo Compound, and n o. of
glycerine. Apply to the hair twice week
until it becomes the desired shade. Any drug
glst can put this up or you can mix it at
home at very little cost. It will gradually
darken streaked, faded gray hair, and re-
moves dandruff. 1t is excellent for falling
hair and will make harsh hair soft and glossy.
1t will not color the scalp, is not sticky or
greasy, and does not rub off.-Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
Service In Quantity,

Here is a recruiting story told by a
British officer at his club the other
day:
very fat man had applied for en-.
listment in the army The recruiting
sergeant looked at him and shook his
head. saying:
Cant be done. old son; you're too
stout
Stout or not" came the indignant
reply, every acre of my body is at
the service of my country"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15

other diseases which are dependent on
an accumulation of uric acid within
the body. Send to DR.. Pierce of the
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute,
Buffalo, N. Y, for pamphlet on
'Anuric,' or send 10 cents for a trial
package Of "Anuric" Tablets.
IL you feel that tired, WORKOUT feel
ing, backache, neuralgia, or If your
sleep is disturbed by too frequent
urination, go to your best store and
ask for DR.. Pierce's "Anuric."
DR.. Pierce's reputation is back of
this medicine and you know that his
Pleasant Pellets" for the liver and his
'Favorite Prescription" for the ills of
women have had splendid reputation
for the past fifty years.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15

a single body, but they were not
trained in the systematic methods Of
great deliberative bodies; and above
all represented one of the very weak
est forms of governmental poWer-a
mere confederacy or league Of several
states or colonies and without real
governmental functions.
Although it assumed both executive
and legislative powers, it had no au-
thority to raise revenue and could only
emit bills of credit, their redemption
being pledged by the twelve United
Colonies" 1t is not singular that the
states refused to surrender to this
loosely connected congress the control
of the militia. with officers of state
selection, gathered by sacrifice, for the
protection of its own state, not fore
seeing, as was proved eventually, that
victory for the colonies could be won
only by the long-term organized and
disciplined continentals, composing "a
small but good army"
SquabbIe Over Officers.
Congress in the winter of 1775, rec
ognizing the necessity of raising troops
to take the place of those whose terms
expired, resolved to provide twenty
six regiments, with power to Wash
ington to select the officers, which re-
suited in many perplexities for him
and his general officers. for, as Wash
.ngton wrote. Connecticut wanted no
Massachusetts, man in her corps. Mas
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
IDEAL LOVE MATCH
Forty Years of Happiness Fol-
lowed Union of Washington
and Martha Gusts.

~ NE hundred and fourteen
years ago-May %, 1902
Martha Washington, wife of
George Washington, died at
Mount Vernon, at the age of seventy
years.
Martha Custis met Colonel Washing
ton about year after the death of
her husband, Daniel Parke Gusts,
wealthy planter. She was then near
ing her twenty-sixth year, and Wash
ington was about three months her
senior. She was the daughter of Col.
John cambridge and had been we'll
trained in the accomplishments of
young women Of her social station.
The engagement lasted for nearly
year, Washington being absent for
long time on military campaign.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
He Likes Himself.

We'll, if that Watson isn't the most
conceited, self-satisfied self"
Yes, I've heard you say something
OF that kind before. What's started
you off this timer"
He just sent telegram of congrat-
ulations to his mother"
"Well?"
"Today's his birthday" -Everybodys
Magazine l
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
PREPAREDNESS
To Fortify The System Against Grip

when Grip is prevalent LAXATIVE BROMC
QUlNlNE should be taken, as this combination
oh puinine with other ingredients, destroys
germs, acts as a Tonic and Laxative and Tins
Keeps the system in condition to withstand
Gods, Grip and Influenza. There is only one
BKCMO QUININE.' z. w GROVES sig-
nature box. 1sc -
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
He Knew IL

DO you believe that there is real
ly something which can invariably
tell when a man is lying?"
Il know it,
"Ah, perhaps you have seen one of
the instruments?
Seen one? | married one"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
Devious REASONING.

Did you make your husband prom
Use that in the event of war he will
not be a soldier?"
Yes"
Don't you want him to be hero?"
"Of course. You know John nearly
always breaks his promises
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15

Use Murine after Exposure in Cold,
Cutting Winds and Dust. 1t Restores,
Refreshes and Promotes Eye Health.
Good for all Eyes that Need Care.
Murine Eye Remedy Co, Chicago,
Sends Eye Book on request
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
Louic,

DO you know what will happen il
the English miners refuse to go
down."
mo, WHAT"
Coal will go up."-Le Rire (Paris).
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MiSSind.

Urban-What dc you miss most
since coming to the country?
Rural-Trains- Tiger.
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{ asy Enough.

Are you still keeping your New
Years resolutions?''
"Oh, yes" replied Mr.. Jagsby, with a
twinkle in his eye
But, how are you keeping them?"
Framed"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
Luck,

Do you believe in luck?'
of course ] do. Aren't the other
fellows getting it all the time"
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Heard IL at Home.

Boozer q a. m.)-Well, | guess I'd
better-hic-go in | wonder-hic-if
my hats on straight
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15

If woman is going away 90 visit
she never finishes packing her trunk
until after the expressman calls for it,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15

To keep clean and healthy take DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They regulate
liver, bowels and stomach.-Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15

AS moth is to the flame, so is the
fool skater to danger signs.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15

Advice is as forward as good o1-
amples are shy.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
w ell: Well!

Jones-Money makes the mare go.
an auto.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
No News.

They tell me that your wife is one
Of the cleverest women in town."
$50 | hear Judge
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15

II a man lives beyond his income
the outcome is bad
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15

Piles Relieved by First Application
AND cured in TO IA days Dy PAZO OINTM ENT, the
universal remedy for all forms OF Piles Druggists
refund money Ii it fails Soc.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15
A kisser.

Marie-What do you think of Tom?
Maisie-He's an osculatory klepto-
maniac
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15

The man who is driven to drink al
ways has to walk back.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15

When you lose money and gain wis
dom by it your loss ia your gain.
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What He Wanted.

Stude-I want my hair cut.
Barber-Any special way?
Stude-Yes. off.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15

The Financier's Lullaby.
Nursery low, my baby!
Financial Parent-And sell high
Baltimore American.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-15

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s sTIa Compressed Yeast

A fresh, reliable. fast baking yeast for bread,
rolls, griddle cakes, ETC., etc Remember we
give valuable premiums. Ask your dealer.
Red Star Compressed Yeast Co., Milwaukee, Wis.
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nj en- w anted

A rare chance to learn the most useful trade In
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-01
Mr.. Bryan's Position.

1t is as plain as the ears on the
Democratic donkey that w. j. &.
would not vote with the Mains
Democracy. Mr.. Bryan says:
Il have reached the point where
same side with any man who has a
pecuniary interest in the licensing of
the saloons. The liquor traffic is the
only anarchistic power in America
that we need fear. The only an
archists o: any power are the brew
ers. the distillers and the liquor deal
ers who announce in advance that
they will disobey the law and sell
anyhow.
Il believe that the members Of a
party ought to be interested in the
rarty's growth. A party cannot be-
strong and grow unless it appeals to
the coming generation. There ought
to be rivalry between the two par
ties in dealing with the LIQUOR prob
lem.
i rejoice that ten dry states are
normally Democratic and that l have
lived to see the day when YOU can't
say that a man has to get drunk in
order to be a Demoor rat in good stand
ing.
Il want to see the party to which I
belong challenge the Republican party
to a contest on this question. When
enc party commences, the other must
enter the contest as a matter Of self
preservation. In only a short time a
majority of the commemorative Of
this nation must have phihitiOn as
their settled policy"
With Republicans for sound money
and tariff and Democrats for rum.
Mr.. Bryan's only refuge seems to be
the party with only one plank to its
platform.