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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-21
IS CHILD CROSS,
FEvERISR, SICK
Look, Mother! If tongue is
coated, give "CaIifornia
Syrup of Figs"

Children love this fruit laxative"
and nothing else cleanses the tender
stomach, liver and bowels SO nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels, and the result ID
they become tightly clogged with
waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach
sours, then your little one becomes
cross, half-sick, feverish, don't eat,
sleep or act naturally, breath is bad,
system full Of cold, has sore throat,
stomach-ache or diarrhOea. Listen,
Mother! See If tongue is coated, then
give a teaspoonful of California
Syrup of Figs" and in few hours all
the constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out OF the sys-
TEN, and you have a well child again.
Millions Of mothers give California
Syrup of Figs" because it is perfectly
harmless; children love it, and it new
er fails to act on the stomach, liver
and bowels.
Ask at the store for 50-cent bottle
of California Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
Of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-21

this, no less than three hideous squeals
Of protest were evoked before they
gained the top, each indicating a pause
and a wait of several GREATNESS sec
onds
But it would seem that such serv-
ants as had been left in the house,
in the absence of its chatelaine, either
slept soundly or were accustomed to
discount the midnight concert of those
age-old timbers; and without mis-
chance, at length, through a swinging
door they entered the main reception
hall, revealed by the dancing spotlight
as room of noble proportions and fur
nished With somber magnifcence.
Here the girl was left alone for a
few minutes, while Lanyard darted
abovestairs for rapid reconnaissance
Of the state bedchambers and servants
quarters.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-21
CHAPTER XIX.
En- Route.

En- Route.
For all the success that had Cstensi-
bly, rewarded his effrontery, Lanyard's
mind was far from easy during that
hour which he devoted to lodging,
ducking, and doubling across Paris and
back again before attempting to rejoin
Lucy Shannon. He hoped to confuse
and confound any jackals of the Pack
that might have picked up his trail as
adventitiously as Ekstrom had
His delight, indeed, in discountenanc-
ing his dupe and enemy was quite
chilled by an apprehension that it
were madness, simply because the spy
had proved Unexpectedly tractable, to
consider the Ekstrom affair closed In
the very fact Of that docility inhered
something strange and ominous, con-
temptation of which distilled a potent
premonition of evil hardly mitigated
by Lanyard's relief on finding the girl
awaiting him, as per program, safe and
sound under the wing of madame la
concierge, in the little court of private
stables wherein he rented space for
Monsieur lie concierge. it appeared,
was from home, and madame. thick
witted, warm-hearted, simple body that
she was, discovered phase of beam
ing incuriosity most grateful to the adj
venturer, enabling him as it did to dis
pense with more embarrassing men
dacity in support of his original lie as
to their relations and to whisk the girl
away as soon as he liked.
This last was just as speedily as per
sonal examination had treasured him
with respect to his acknowledgements
ficially an ordinary motor-cab of the
better grade, but with an exceptionally
powerful engine hidden beneath it's
hood car of such a character, pass
ing readily as the town car of any fam
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-21
Everyone Should
Drink Hot Water
in the Morning
Wash away all the stomach, Iiv-
err, and boWel poisons be-
fore breakfast.

To feel your best day in and day
out, to feel clean inside; no sour bile
to coat your tongue and sicken your
breath or dull your head; no constipa-
ton, bilious attacks, sick headache,
colds, rheumatism or gassy, acid stom-
ach, you must battle on the inside like
you battle outside. This is vastly
more important, because the skin
pores do not absorb impurities into
the blood, while the bowel pores do,
says a well-known physician.
To keep these poisons and toxins
well flushed from the stomach, liver.
kidneys and bowels, drink before
breakfast each day, a glass of hot wa
ter with teaspoonful of limestone
phosphate in it. This will cleanse.
purify and freshen the entire alimen-
tary tract, before putting more food
into the stomach.
Get a quarter pound of limestone
phosphate from your druggist or at
the store. 1t is inexpensive and al.
most tasteless, except a sourish
tinge which is not unpleasant. Drink
phosphated hot water every morning
to rid your system of these vile poi
sons and toxins; also to prevent their
formation.
To feel like young folks feel; like
you felt before your blood, nerves and
muscles became saturated with an &C
emulation OF body poisons, begin this
treatment and above all, keep 1t up!
AS soap and hot water act on the skin,
cleansing, sweetening and purifying.
so limestone phosphate and hot water
before breakfast, act on the stomach,
liver, kidneys and bowels.-Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-21
CHAPTER Xxx.
Off With the Old.


With a sensation Of being crushed
and suffocated by the encompassing
dark mystery, she nerved herself
against a protracted vigil. The obscur-
ity on every hand seemed alive with
stealthy footsteps, whisperings, MUIR
murings, the passage of shrouded
shapes Of silence and Of menace. Her
eyes ached, her throat and temples
throbbed, her skin crept, her scalp
tingled. She seemed to hear a thousand
different noises of alarm.
The only sounds she did not seem to
hear were those-if any-that accom-
panied Lanyard's departure and re-
turn. Had he not been thoughtful
enough, when a few feet distant, to
give warning with the light she might
well have greeted with cry of fright
the consciousness of a presence near
it was, she was startled, apprehensive
Of some misadventure, to find him
back so soon, for he hadn't gone three
minutes, long though her nervousness
had made that period seem.
Its quite all right" he announced
in hushed accents-no longer whisper
ing There are just five people in
the house aside from ourselves-all
servants, asleep in the rear wing.
We've a clear fe1d-if no excuse for
taking foolish chances. However,
we'll be finished and off again within
ten minutes This way"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-21
DRINK LOTS OF WATER
TO FLUSH THE KIDNEYS
Eat Less Meat and Take Salts for
Backache or Bladder Trouble
NeutraIize Acids.

Uric acid in meat excites the kid
neys, they become overworked; get
sluggish, ache, and feel like Jumps of
lead. The urine becomes cloudy; the
bladder is irritated, and you may be
obliged to seek relief two or three
times during the night. When the kid
neys clog you must help them flush
of the body's urinous waste or you'll
be real sick person shortly. At first
you feel dull misery in the kidney
region, you suffer from backache, sick
headache, dizziness, stomach gets sour,
tongue coated and you feel rheumatic
twinges when the weather is bad.
Eat less meat, drink lots of water;
also get from any pharmacist four
ounces Of Jad Salts; take table
spoonful III a glass Of water before
breakfast for a few days and your
kidneys will then act fine. This ia
nous salts is made from the acid of
grapes and lemon juice, combined
with lithia, and has been used for
generations to clean clogged kidneys
and stimulate them to normal activity,
also to neutralize the acids in urine,
so it no longer is a source of irrita-
ton. thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, cannot In
jure; makes a delightful effervescent
Whitewater drink which everyone
should take now and then to keep the
kidneys clean and active. Druggists
1nfc nP Tnd Go1f re RI
folks who believe in overcoming kid
ney trouble while 1t is only trouble
Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-21
BY LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
Copyright by Louis Joseph Vance,

the general aspect of their surround
ings. The park was as black as a
pocket, and the heavy efiuvia of wet
leaves that choked the air seemed only
to render the murk still thicker.
But Lanyard evidently knew his
way blindfold; though motives of pru-
dence babe him refrain from using his
flash-lamp, there wasn't the least I'M
certainty in his actions. Never once
at loss for the right turning, he piloted
the girl swiftly through bewildering
black labyrinth of paths and lawns
and thickets.
In due course he pulled up and she
saw that they had come out into a
side the featureless, looming bulk of
a lightless building.
His grasp frightened, admonitory,
upon her fingers, and she caught his
curiously penetrating yet guarded
whisper:
This is the back of the house-the
service entrance From this door a
broad path runs straight to the main
service gateway; you can't mistake it !;
and the gate itself has a spring lock.
easy enough to open from the inside.
Remember this in event of trouble. We
might become separated in the dark
ness and confusion
Gently returning the pressure, 81 I'M
derstand," she said in whisper.
Immediately he drew her on to the
house, pausing but momentarily before
wide doorway, one-half of which
promptly swung open and, as soon as
they had passed through, closed with
no perceptible jar or click. And then
Lanyard's fiash-lamp was lancing the
gloom on every hand, swiftly raking
the bounds of large, paneled serv-
ants hall, until it picked out the foot
Of flight of steps at the farther end.
To this they moved stealthily over a
tiled flooring.
The ascent of the staircase was &C
complished, however, only with infinite
care, Lanyard testing each rise before
trusting it with his weight or the girls
Twice he babe her skip one step lest
the ancient woodwork betray them
with its complaints. In spite of all
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-21
Carat.

The word carat is derived from an
Arabic word meaning a weight of four
grains In Greek it signifies little
horn, the fruit of the carob or locust
tree. The carat is a small weight
Originally in the form of a seed) used
for diamonds and precious stones. and
a measure for determining the fine
ness of gold The exact weight of the
carat in practice varies slightly in diff
ferent places In 1877 a syndicate OF
London, Paris and Amsterdam Jew
elers fixed the weight at 205 mil
ligrams (3163 troy grains). The
South African carat is said to equal
3.174 grains The fineness of gold is
measured by a ratio with "a carats
as a standard; thus two parts of alloy
make it 22-carat gold, and so on.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-21
SYNOPSIS.

After stealing the Omber jewels and the
Iuysman war plans in London Michael
Lanyard returns to Troyons, Paris inn,
for the first time in many years because
he thinks Roddy. a Scotland Yard man,
rs on his trail. Lanyard dresses and goes
out leaving Roddy snoring In the next
room. then comes back stealthily. to find
in his room Mile. Bannon. In the apart
fnent near the Trocadero he finds an in
vitation from The Pack to the Lone Wolf
to join them. Lanyard attempts to dis
pose of the Omber jewels, but finds that
The Pack has forbidden the buyers 10
deal with him. He meets The Pack, Eat
refuses alliance with them. On ht4 re-
turn 10 his room he is attacked in the
dark, but knocks out his assailsnt He dis
covers that Roddy has been murdered in
his bed and starts to leave the house In
the corridor ne encounters Lucia Bannon
VINO insists on leaving with him. Having
40 money Lucia is obliged to take refuge
with Lanyard in the studio of an absent
artist friend Of his. He locks her in a
room alone. After sleep Lanyard finds
MS viewpoint changed. He tells Lucia
VINO ne is. Mutual confessions follow
5he IS Lucy Shannon, not Bannon, and
mas been used as a tool by Bannon, the
CROOK. The American murderer Of Roddy
was lannon's secretary. Lucy agrees to
go with him 20 return the London loot. A
newspaper wrapped in brick is thrown
through the skylight. The paper has an
account Of the total destruction by hre OF
Iroyon's They start out on their errand
Of restoration.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-21
ONE MAY BEAT A DONKEY
at is the VIII of Cod" Says an East
ern Legend, Reported by
Traveller.

In his article on his journey to Baby
Ion, in Harpers, William Warfield told
a legend prevailing among the natives
by which they justify beating of don
keys but not horses.
I'VE stopped to change our mules.
In the roadway before the khan sat a
group of Arabs. A servant supplied
them with little cups of tea from a
rude samovar. We saluted them, and
taking our places in the circle, we
were served in turn. Someone in the
dark doorway was humping away on
a drum. A boy came out of the khan
beating a poor lame donkey covered
with fy-infested sores. | turned to
one of my neighbors:
" Is it not cruel for that boy to beat
a lame ass in that way?'
Effendim, it is the will of God!'
but you do not allow horses or
camels to be beaten thus
Effendim. the donkey is not like
the horse, nor yet is he like the camel.
The reason is this: Upon a certain day
the donkeys went before Allah and
complained that they were grievously
beaten by men, so that life was
greater burden than they could bear.
Then said Allah: Il cannot make men
cease from beating you. 1t is no sin.
neither does it cause them any great
loss. But | will help you. l will give
you so thick hide that however much
you are beaten you shall not suffer"
so, said my informant, it is of no
consequence if men beat an ass. So
thick a skin did Allah give him that
after he dies men use it in the making
of drums, and the donkey continues to
be beaten after DEATH
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-21

lily in modest circumstances, or else as
what Paris calls a voiture de remise
"a hackney car without taximeter-
was a tremendous convenience, en-
abling its proprietor to scurry at will
about cab-ridden Paris without excit-
ing comment; but it couldn't be left
standing in public places at odd hours,
or for long, without attracting the in
terest Of the police, and so was useless
to Lanyard at present. But he
entertained a shrewd suspicion that
his plans might all miscarry and
the command of a fast-traveling
car ere long become a necessity
to his salvation, SO he cheer
fully devoted a fair half-hour to
putting the motor in prime trim for
the road.
With this ccomplished-and the
fact established through discreet, OBJ
llQue Interrogation of madame la con-
cierge that conditions In that quarter
were normal; that no inquiries had
been made after the whereabouts of
Pierre Lamier, and no strange or other
WloS CudIdCI0IS udu D6Su
seen lettering in the neighborhood OF
late-he was ready for his first true
step toward rehabilitation
Thus 1T was past one in the morning
when, with the girl on his arm, he is
sued forth into the dark and drowsy
Rue des Acacias, moving swiftly,
crossed the Avenue de la Grande Ar
NEE, and thereafter avoiding main
travelled highways, struck southwark
through tangled side streets to the
aristocratic quarter of Passy.
Here, skirting the boulevards of the
Notifications, they approached the pri-
vate park of La Muette.
The home of that wealthy and ami
able eccentric, Nine. Helene Omber,
was a souvenir of those days when
Passy had been suburban. A survival
Of the revolution, vast, dour pile that
had known few changes since the days
Of its construction, it occupied a large,
unkempt park, irregularly triangular
in shape, bounded by two streets and
an avenue, and rendered private by
high walls crowned with broken glass.
Carriage-gates opened on the avenue,
guarded by a porter's lodge. while of
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-21
japanese Afraid of Milk.

Half a century ago milk was re-
garded by Japanese with deep suspi
cion, and it is said the first Japanese
to drink milk did so with misgivings
lest he sprout horns like a COW.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-21

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
original little liver pills put up 40 years
ago. They regulate liver and bowels.-Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-21

The Bohemian 1915 hop crop is esti-
mated at 100000 pounds, SO per
cent decrease compared to the crop
of 1914.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-21

The love that dwells in a cottage
never thrives on terrapin and cham
payne.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-21

A gratuitous falsehood is one that
gives itself away.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-21
Use ALIENS FOOT-EAsu

USE ALIENS FOOT-EASE
The antiseptc powder to be shaken into
shoes and used in foot-bath 1t relieves
painful, swollen, smarting,l aching, tired
feet and instantly takes the sting out of
corns and bunons. The greatest comfort
discovery of the age. Sold everywhere, Csc.
Trial package FREE. Address Allen s.
OlmSted, LIE Roy, N. Y. ADV.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-21

A horse show is place where 10
cfety shows the horse he has no show.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-21
Still Intact.

Still Intact.
How can she marry him, knowing
that he's dissipated?"
But his fortune isn't"
The Prescott daily news., 1916-04-05
AUTOMOBILES CRASH IN
 THE TWO-EDGED SWORD"

Vitagraph thinks nothing of smash ing up two or three expensive auto mobiles during the filming of a scene. In this production, Director Baker found it necessary to drive a racing car against another touring car, occupied by Miss Earle and Miss Henry The camera brought out the effect of the collision in wonderfully thrilling scene. We read much in this day and age of buildings being burned automobiles and other vehicles being smashed, yachts being blown up, trains driven into each other and wrecked, and entire towns destroyed for the benefit of the camera.
 Probably no other motion picture company in the business today is more prodigal in the matter of ex- pense in order to bring out realistic effects in their releases than the Vita graph Company. One has only to sit through the running of any Blue Ribbon feature to realize this.
 Gem Theatre Thursday matinee and night
The Prescott daily news., 1916-04-05

W. II. Halleburton, travelling sales man for a Little Rock wholesale firm, spent this morning in the city attend ing to business matters.
 Mrs. George R. Haynie will enter tain the Self Culture Club at her home on East Elm and Eighth streets tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
 Big feature production at the Gem theatre tomorrow matinee and even ing, "The Two-Edged Sword" It is a special feature and is well worth the price.
 Eugene E. Norman, of Emmet, came up this morning and spent sev- eral hours in the city seeing friends and attending to business affairs.
 Mr. Arthur Yestel, real estate agent of Philadelphia, visited Mr. and Mrs J. F. Daniels in this city yester- day. He left this morning for Hope, and will return this evening for further visit before returning home.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-04-05

An interesting announcement ap- pears on the last page of today's paper.
 Why rent Hartman will sell you home like paying rent. Phone 301 or 323. 4d
 Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Topperwein, the celebrated marksmen, will give an exhibition of expert and fancy shoot ing here on Thursday, April 13. It is free and will be worth your while to see. Read announcement on last page of today's paper.
 You'll like the taste of Nyals' Tooth Paste: selling this week ? 25c tubes for 26c. Hesterly Drug Store.
 Bills must be paid when bundle is delivered. My basket will arrive to- morrow and delivery will be made. Carl K. Porter, Peoples Steam Laun- dry agent.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-04-05
WATCH CHILD'S COUGH

Colds, running of nose, continued irritation of the mucous membrane Don't take the chances-do something for your child! Children will not take every medicine. but they will take pr. Kings New Discovery and with out bribing or teasing. It's sweet pleasant Tar Syrup and so effective. Just laxative enough to eliminate the waste poisons. Almost the first dose helps. Always prepared, no mixing or fussing. Just ask your druggist for Dr. Kinks New Discovery. It will safeguard your child against serious ailments resulting from colds.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-04-05
Continuous Shows from ! ?. \.
Matinee Thursday and Saturday
Telephone 2s4.

Tomorrow morning there will be about thirty teachers to go to Little Rock where they will spend the bal ance of this week attending the State Teachers Association which convened there this morning for a three days session. Nearly every school in Ar kansas has suspended in order that the teachers may attend the annual association.
 Thos. C. Thrasher, Jr., son Of MT and Mrs. T. c. Thrasher, of this city, has won place on the ArXanSas State Baseball team at the Chlillcolhe Business College, Chillicothe, Me- ana played second base at the opehlns game of the season with the Missouri State ball team Friday. The coiiegs has baseball league made up VI state teams from Missouri, Oklahona' Arkansas and Kansas, while all ol un' other states make up the CosnopOi'' tan team.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-04-05
Local News


 Attend Hesterly's ONE CENT SALE.
 FOR SALE-Tomato plants. Phone 108, Jno. Trevillion. d3
 Joe A. Bailey is in the city today visiting home folks.
 I have some good houses for rent cheap. Phone Hartman, 301 or 323.
 Get this weeks Saturday Evening Post from Jack Johnson, Jr. Call PAP.
 If you have cows to pasture see Ed Barham. Good grass, good water
 c. A. King, of Gale, was here this morning attending to business mat ters.
 Jno. T. Stuart, Prescott route num- Der five, was in the city this after noon.
 Have some good homes for sale like paying rent. See Hartman, phone 301 or 323. 4d w. T. Almand, of Mt. Moriah, was here this afternoon attending to busi- ness matters.
 J. .Hirst of Gale, was attending to business matters in Prescott yes- terday afternoon.
 | This week only, Nyals' Massage . Cream, soc size. ? jars for 51c. Hes- . terly Drug Store. The Country Gentleman this week : is an unusually good one and you may secure one for cents by calling PAP. Sheriff Sam F.. Mum and Deputy Sheriff Douglas Brooks are over a. Hot Springs attending to business !; matters.
 LOST-Cameo bar pin, somewhere on East Elm street near Moore X Martins office. Return to this office and receive reward. d3 i Nyals' Vegetable Prescription brings new strength and better health to weakened women. This week, to advertise, two $1.00 bottles for $1.01. Hesterly Drug Store.
 WANTED-Lumber haulers to move lumber from one of the Clark Lumber Co.'S mills east of Smithton, Ark, 8 load haul, S1.50 per M, pay once week. Inquire at Junction City lumber Co., office for particulars. Considerable rainfall was had in this vicinity again last night. The heavy rain had here Saturday night and last night has provided a pentiful supply of moisture and everything is beginning to look green. Attorney w. J. Stone, of Gurdon, is here this afternoon. MT. Stone is an avowed candidate for prosecuting lattorney in the democratic primary of 1918. In the 1914 primary Mir. Stone was a candidate for this office and received a very strong support in every county.
 If a young man loves a young lady that's his business. If young lady loves a young man that's her busi- ness. If they get married tat's their business. If they want home that's my business. l sell 'em on E-Z pay ments. T. M. Hartman, office phone