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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-30

son, Jack Ness, upon whom Comis-
key had relied for first base, could not
agree on terms with the boss of the
White Sox. At that time. Gandil. who
was the property of the Cleveland
Americans had not reported. Cleveland
was willing to let Gandil go and Com
iskey purchased his contract. Gandil
has fielded well and his batting aver
age has been better than the average.
He bats and throws right handed He
is six feet. two inches tall, weighs 1876
pounds is married and lives in Chica-
so.
Robert Hasbrook, first base, is play
ing his first year with Chicago. He
was signed by Comiskey last fall but
was sent to Muscatine, Iowa. Central
association club. He was recalled to-
ward the close of the season. Has
brook was born in Grundy Center. Iowa
Nov. p, 1893, and started in baseball
at Oshkosh in 1918. He is six feet. one
and two thirds inches tall, weighs lS5
pounds Is single, and lives in NIusac-
tine, Iowa.
Theodore Jourdan, first base, was
horn Sept. 5, 1895. at New Orleans, and
began his baseball career in 1915.
Austin Texas Tied" was obtained by
Chicago from the st. Joseph cl,so OF
the Western league, and is playing
his first year in the majors. He is
left handed. He is six feet tail. weighs
It's pounds, is unmarried and resides
in New Orleans.
Edward T. Collins. second base. is
one Of the leading bah players in the
country, is entering his fifth straigh,
worlds series and completing his
eleventh major league season. This
year Collins did not get started vel
but toward the middle of the sea sol
hogan to show his old time ability. II,
. , was a member of the Philadelphia Ath
lctics and his work at that time wa
far superior to other second basemel
in the league Collins went to theA I'll
letcis in 1906 from Columbia universe
! ", and was one of the star member
Of Connie Mack's 100000 infield
When Mack started rebuilding hi
' team three years ago. Collins was sol
to the Chicago team. He was Dor
. at Millerton, n. Y. May .. 1887. He /
:. five feet, nine inches tall, WEIGHS l6
:. pounds, is married and lives in Lans
> downc. Pa.
o Charles A. Risbere, shortstop ALA
the "Swede" has been the "missin
y link which has made II possible fo
n Chicago to win the American leagu
pennant. After Weaver was moved I
third base the shortstop position wa
: the weak spo( ION the team until Ris
o berg arrived. Risberg has a powerf,
q ann and is a dangerous batter. II
9 bats and throws right handed. This
his first year in the major leagues. II
n was obtained by Chicago from III
4 Vernon, Cal, club of the Pacific Goa.
u league, where he began his baseba
!. career in 1872 He is six feet tai
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-30

c.. his home city, where he was born
tall and weighs IT'S pounds. He is mar
ried.
Oscar Fslseh, center field. is said by
some critics to be as good a fielder as
iris Speaker. This is his third year
on the club. He came to Comiskey
from Milwaukee. Like Jackson, he Is
blessed with a powerful arm and ex-
cept for Russell has the best batting
average on the team. Happy" got
the baseball fever in 1918 when he
started to play at Fond du Lac, Wis.
He Is five feet, ten inches tall, weighs
IT'S pounds. is married and lives in
| Milwaukee. Wis, where he was born
April 7, 1891.
John Collins. right field. Is the team
veteran. He has been in the major
| league for eight years. always as n
member of the Chicago club. He al
ternated in right field with Leibold and
occasionally plays center. He also has
filled in ut first base. Shane was
born at Charlestown, Mass, Dec. 4,
| 1885. He started his baseball career
at Haverhill, Mass, in 1907. He bats
and throws right handed. is five feet,
1lM inches tall. weighs 175 pounds,
Is married and lives in Pittsfield
Mass.
Harry leiboid, right field. Is the
shorty of the club. and is called "Ne-
mo- He Is only five feet, five inches
tall and weighs 154 pounds. Memo
alternates with John Collins in right
field. He was obtained from the Cleve.
land club three years ago, and has beer
in the major leagues for five years
He was born Feb. II. 1892. at Butler
Ind. and first played professionally
in 1911 at Milwaukee. He throws righ
handed but bats from the first has,
side OF the plate. He waits out"
pitcher and makes a good lead of
man." H, is married and lives in De
troit.
Edward Murphy, outfielder. VIII
, came to the Chicago club three year
} ago from the Philadelphia Athletics a
an outfielder, was beaten out by JON
. Collins and Leibold for the regular po
sition in right field, and as resul
> became n pinch hitter. He started hi
. baseball work in 1911 at Scranton. Pa
: He is five feet, ten inches tall an
weighs 100 pounds. He was born DC
:, ?. 1891 at Hancock. n. Y. He bats lei
0 handed and throws right handed. II
is married and lives In Dunmore. Pa.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-30
Summer Complains.

During the hot weather of the sum-
mer months some member Of almost
every family Is likely to be troubled
with an unnatural looseness OF the
portance that this be treated promptly.
bowels. and 1t Is of the greatest Inn
which can only be done when the
medicine Is kept at hand. Mrs. +. F.
Scott, Scottsville. N. Y. states. II first
used Chamberlain's Collie and Diar-
rhoea Remedy as much as five years
ago. At that time had n severe at
tack Of summer complaint and was
suffering intense pain. One dose re-
lieved ma. Other members Of my
emily have since used 1t with like
,Oults."-Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-10

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~sMs/ hEDEsRnoH n Dissra >s@

The health department of a great
state mot wisconsin, requires that
person who has died Of tuberculosis
may not be given a public funeral
except the body be wrapped in disin-
fectants and contained in a sealed
metal casket. This is not merely an
old antiquated idea. 1t is pointed to
with pride by those in authority as
evidence Of the care excerised in safe
guarding the public health.
AS a health protection measure, it
is worse than tommyrot. 1t is a mis-
leading, tyrannical, and benighted dis
play of force that is unwarranted by
any modern conception Of the manner
in which this desease, at least, may be
spread. If there is one time when a
consumptive is absolutely safe, it is
when he is dead
In another state, man, who holds
himself out as an authority on tuber-
culosis, stated that large amount of
consumption III a certain neighhor-
hood could be accounted for by the
alleged fact that the people drank well
water which was polluted by drainage
from cemetery in which large num-
Der of people who had died of con-
sumption were buried. This is like
wise nothing but nonsense in the face
of scientific knowledge concerning
bacteria and contagious disease.
The real harm that comes from such
misleading action and talk as cited
above, lies in the fact that the truth
is crowded out of the minds of people
who can and do believe such things.
Nobody who really understands how
tuberculosis and most other conta-
gious diseases are spread by coughing,
sneezing, splitting, and talking could
make such mistakes.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-10
TRIALS OF EARLY
WISCONSIN PRINTERS


recent letter to the State Histori-
cal society tells how the publishing
business was conducted by one of the
first editors of Fort Atkinson: MY
father commenced to learn the print
er's trade in CORTLAND, n Y, where
they had a Ramage (wooden) press
and the mixing was done with balls or
pads. The first roller was a piece of
buckskin glued onto round stick He
lived to see Webb press run. but al
ways said they would never set type
by machinery" Much more about the
methods Of printing in early Wiscon-
sin can be learned from an article pub
lished by the State Historical Society
some years ago. The first printing
ever done in Wisconsin was a job of
lottery tickets, struck off at Green Bay
The equipment consisted of "a handful
of old BREWER and an ounce or two
of printers ink. A bit of pewter fur
nished the means of a kind of border
for the BILL an oak log sawed off and
made smooth at an end furnished the
stone" The second press in the state
was home-constructed at Kenosha in
1886, and consisted of a wooden box
set on stump.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-10
The History of Motion Picture Industry
BEATRIZ MiCHELENA


! into motion, but they found even more
interesting the indefatigable readiness
with which it garnered nickles. 1t
appeared veritaDle mint for the coin
age of small change.
So they struck a bargain with the
man in charge, and, when they re-
turned to London. took a kaleidoscope
with them. Their plans, however,
were much more extensive than the
possibilities of a single machine. In
the eye of their financial imagination
they saw hundreds of duplicates
scattered throughout London and
gobbling up the coin of the Realm for
their personal benefit.
The machine they had brought with
them was to serve as only a working
model, after pattern of which null
titude were to be built. First of all
they took it to mechanical and cleo
F! trical worker of but moderate distinc-
ton in his profession. There were
| probably a good thousand others Of
| higher rating in the big metropolis
| but thus unaccountably does Fate Of
/
cular instrument maker to whom the
two Greeks happened to take their
| kaleidoscope and their plans was
| Robert w. Paul, at that time just one
Of the several million names in the city
directory but soon to be one of the
| biggest in the motion pictures indus
try, and quite the biggest so far as
| England was concerned.
Paul was greatly impressed with
Edison's device, so much SO, in fact,
that he felt sure that the American
| inventor must certainly have covered
| it with an English patent. He ex-
planned to the crest fallen Greeks the
serious consequences that would foil
ow a patent infringement, and so let
the matter rest for a few days. But
he could not drive the kaleidoscope and
it's obvious ingenuity from his mind
Finally, on the slimmest hazard, he
went to the patent office to make in
vestigation, and, as unaccOuntable as
it might seem, found that the KinetO-
scope was not protected. He got into
hurried communication with the two
Greeks and, with untiring industry
began to put their plan in execution
Through, his efforts, the Kineto-
scope and the idea that it embodied
were to be scattered throughout Eur
ope. 1t heralded a new era Of thought
investigation and invention in the
motion picture world. Henceforward
the promotion of the industry was very
largely out of the hands of the scient-
list and into those of the amusement
kings, either already crowned, or, by
virtue of the new enterprise, in their
making.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-10
Redwood Route 1.

H. S. Wheeler of Delafield was a
business caller here Thursday
Misses Amanda and Hazel Voelker
spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
Henry Burmaster Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Prahl and child
rem visited relatives at Lowell Sunday.
George Burmaster delivered hogs
to ReesvilIe Monday
Fl. Wedemeyer has sold his farm of
120 acres to Mr.. Wick of the town of
Clyman.
Miss Agnes Plasil and brother Paul
left for Milwaukee Monday to attend
school after a two weeks vacation
spent with their parents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Dowd and
daughter Ellen of Grellton spent
Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Eadloff
Two sleigh loads of relatives and
friends of Mr.. and Mrs Albert Wues-
enberg surprised them Sunday evening
All enjoyed pleasant evening.
Mrs. Herman Radloff spent several
days with her mother Mrs. c.. Kunert.
Mrs. Fred Fisher who has been quite
sick is improving
Mrs K Donahue and daughter Viola
were Watertown shoppers Saturday
Patrons of the Liberty Cheese Assn.
received $2.25 per hundred for Nov
ember milk
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Prahl and child
rem spent Tuesday at Watertown.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-10
Lime For Chickens.

According to statement from Hen
ry N. Camp, director of the Agricul-
tural Lime Bureau, crushed oyster
she'll food may be kept before laying
hens as a means through which a
good hard egg is produced. A record
Kept at the Government Chicken Yard,
Of the amount of oyster shells fed to
a laying hen, showed that in one year
one and three-tenths pounds per hen
was consumed at cost of about one
cent hen per year. 1t is also point
ed out that the calcium mineral mat
ter taken in by the young chicken in
feeding of oyster shells, may have a
tendency to strengthen the frame of
young pullets and make them stronger
and healthier in later life. 1t is fur
Their shown from actual experiment,
that when beef scraps was fed to hens,
the average egg yield was 1877 eggs
per hen year, and when beef scraps
were not fed, ninety eggs was the
average yearly yield.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-10
QUEER HUMAN NATURE.
How the Significance of Words May
Change With the Years.


How the same word may have diff
ferent significance for the same man
at different stages of his life is given
in the following from the New York
Post, as adapted and expanded from
the French in the Paris Figaro:
Life.-At twenty: Days that are com
Ing. At fifty: Days that are going.
The Heart-At twenty: An organ
whose frequent palpitations are due
to strong emotion. At fifty: An or
gan whose frequent palpitations are
due to indigestion,
The Truth.-At twenty: Something
to be Haunted in the face of the whole
world. At fifty. Something it is not
always polite to tell,
POetry.-At twenty: Something you
read with eagerness and enthusiasm
At fifty: Something to quote.
Time.-At twenty: You imagine you
never have enough of it. Therefore are
always in hurry. At fifty: You know
you never have enough of it. There
fore never hurry.
A Muffier.-At twenty: A protection
for ones dress shirt. AT fifty: A pro-
lection for what is under ones dress
shirt
The Hair.-At twenty: You shake it
back off your forehead. At fifty: Comb
it carefully down across your forehead
Key.-At twenty: A contrivance used
to open things with. At fifty; A con.
trivance used to shut things with.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-10
CHAPTER Z.

The kaleidoscope, regarded at first
with suspicion, soon gained in fame at
the Chicogo Exposition. The passer-
by who ventured his nickle in its slot,
with an already half conviction that
the thing was dupe, gasped in aston
ishment. He did see pictures in move
ment. 1t was all over in a passing
moment, but during that moment, he
had every evidence of actual, pulsating
life, reduced to the photographers art
This then is the advent of the mo-
ton picture as an amusement feature
As yet it was very crude and very
brief It was hidden away in box
with peep hole and a coin in the slot
arrangement Today it would be re-
garded as nothing more noteworthy
than a penny-arcade fixture. At it's
longest, the picture did not run more
than few feet OF course there was
no opportunity, and consequently no
attempt for story development. The
only attempt was to get movement.
But in it's achievement Of that simple
result the kaleidoscope developed into
one Oh LUe greatest oeuSdlIOil0 VI INC
Fair.
AS a factor in the growth of the
greater motion picture industry, the
feature Of the kaleidoscope most TO be
noted is the ceIluloid film on which the
pictures were printed, and by the
winding and unwinding of which the
illusion of continuous motion was
accomplished. It was the early East
man product and practically the mo-
ton picture film Of today. In passing,
it might also be remarked that mag
nifying glass, between the peep hole
and the film, greatly enlarged the fig
ures This principle of magnifying,
although by an entirely different pro-
ceedure, remains a very important
consideration in the present day mo-
ton picture theaters.
Among the thousands of visitors at
the Fair, who peeked into the Kineto-
scope, with disregard for sanitation,
were two Greeks from London. One,
according to F. A. Taboo in his book
on motion pictures, was a green grocer
and the other toy maker. Up to the
time of their respective peeks, both
were passing insignificant in the fin
ancial and scientific world. However
the several minutes that they had to
stand in line before they could get
close enough to Edison's device to de-
post their nickles in the slot and
glue their eyes to the peep hole, gave
them sufficient time for some very
portentous contemplation. They
thought it indeed marvellous that the
machine should so readily set pictures
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-10
Natures Rifle Bullets.

What man has learned by dint of
thought and experiment some of the
lower animals appear to know through
instinct. An instance is furnished by
what is called the spiral swimming
of certain organisms, such as the
spherical shaped volvox and several
elongated infusorians. AS these re-
volve about the axis of progression in
the manner of a projectile fred from
a rif1ed gun the consequence is that
they are able to travel in Il straight
line, as they could not do otherwise,
the revolution compensating with alb
solute precision for any tendency to
deviate from a straight course. With
out such a device many Of these
minute creatures would simply de-
scribe circles, making no forward prog
ress.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-10
'WeSEXTI'SHEN
,AGalCUPBOARD|
SANDWICH TIPS.

A n excellent filling between thin
"A slices of brown bread is made
with cupful Of finely chopped
white meat, chicken or veal, and a cup
Of chopped beef. Both should be boiled
tender and chopped very fine. Add salt,
pepper, tablespoonful of ketchup, q
dash Of cayenne and celery salt. Many
like a mild flavor of onion.
Slice four bananas thin and squeeze
the juice of half a lemon over them
Let them marinate in this for twenty
minutes. Cut the crust from thin OBJ
longs of white bread, spread it with a
little thick sweet cream that has been
slightly sweetened and arrange the ba-
mana slices neatly on the bread.
Take crisp new tomatoes, slice evenly
and spread over them finely minced
celery and mayonnaise dressing Place
this mixture between triangles Of
homemade bread
Add to finely minced chicken roast
ed or boiled, an equal amount of Span
ish pimentOs. Moisten with mayon-
naise and spread between thin slices
Of white or brown bread A leaf of
lettuce may be added if desired
Take thin slices of raisin bread. but
ter them and fill with fig filling pre-
pared as follows: One-half a pound of
finely chopped figs, one-third cupful of
sugar, one-half cupful of boiling water
and two tablespoonfuls of lemon juice.
Mix and cook in a double boiler until
thick enough to spread.
Tdbits of cooked ham may be cut
fine in a chOpping machine and used
by adding to each cupful Of meat a
cupful of finely chopped celery, sweet
pickle and pepper. Mix with mayon-
naise and spread between buns cut in
half.
For salmon sandwiches cut slices of
white bread. butter them and place
layers of boiled salmon on the buttered
sides. Spread with tartare sauce >alsC
a layer of shredded lettuce.
Use thin slices of white bread, but
tered and cut in heart shape. Between
each two slices place layer of Neuf-
chatel cheese mixed to a paste with
equal quantities of cream and salad
dressing and cover with chopped olives.
Buy a pint of freshly roasted pea
nuts. Remove the shells and skins and
chop finely. Add enough melted butter
| to make the peanuts stick together.
Spread between thin slices of bread
Cut Boston brown bread into thin
slices, butter them and fill with mix
ture Of cream cheese. ground nuts. Il
little lemon juice and sufficient olive
oil to hold the ingredients in paste.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-10
Frog Hollow.

Homer A. Cobb and John Roth were
Watertown callers Thursday.
DR.. Eek of Lake Mills was caller
in this vicinity Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hasten and
daughter Greta spent Saturday at Lake
Mills.
Miss Marie Reynolds of Hubbleton
visited with the Misses Helen and
Anna Roth.
Theodore Appended is Visiting at
Sun Prairie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Mohr and
daughter Ella spent Monday evening
with Edward Altenburg and family.
Misses Helen Roth Marie Reynolds
and Walter George spent Monday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Arnold
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Smith and son
Harvey of Lake Mills called on Mr.. and
Mrs. Cobb Saturday afternoon.
Miss Anna Roth visited Monday
with Miss Edythe Schaefer at Milford.
Mrs. Fuller of Lake Mills is visit
ing at the Cobb home
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-01-10
HERE AND THERE

Is possum meat good? Ask anyone
who has eaten it. Long before the
white man came to this continent the
Indian had discovered it's excellence
The next to yield to it's seductiveness
was the negro, who in turn initiated
the white epicure.
With fifty-three Mondays in 1917
the 1aundries are not doing any wor-
rying, but the people who do their own
washing have a poor outlook.
The new half dollars are in circu-
lation. Many people will be satisfied
with the old ones if there are a suffi-
cient number of them
Beloit has a woman deputy sheriff
AS she is not married there can be
40 question of authority in the home
Adam had one thing to be thankful
for Eve did not buy him box of
Christmas igars-Monroe Times Or
a pair pair of socks which he did rot
need.
Preacher-Let everyone in the con-
gregation who desires to go to the
Better Land stand up.
Almost everyone rose
Preacher-Now let everybody who
wants to go to the other place stand
up.
No one rose.
After a minute or two man in the
back seats slowly got up and said:
Il don't particularly want to go to
the other place, but l am willing to
stand up rather than let the minister
go there alone Elk.
We don't imagine that Fire Chief
John Chaser would be disconnected in
the line of duty by the laugh of a To-
connective fireman. Jack can probably
turn the joke when he collects for the
damaged hose.
Speaking of the corner on rabbits
and pheasants Tug" Lacy says o. L.
Forkenbridge who guides a passenger
train over two sheets of rust between
Milwaukee and Watertown has gone
into big side line. He was in Water
town fair day looking over the horse
market, with view to getting control
Old hat racks are not barred in the
deal neither are those who show
signs of ribs due to the inside fatten-
ing forcing the frame outward. Ossie
says there is market for them al and
the work is more easy and profitable
than the rabbit and pheasant end of
the game.