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The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05
CONSTANT FIGHT WITH FLIES
Camera Men Bothered With the
Pests, Which Persist in Circling
in Front of the Lens.

Flies give the technical department
of the movie companies some OF their
hardest battles, writes Robert Wagner
in the Saturday Evening Post. Flies
are worse camera hogs than actors;
they wouldn't be so bad if they'd stay
at the table and eat, but between
courses they up and fly in droves all
round the camera, just to be III the
close-ups, and when they pass direct
ly in front of the lens they take on
the proportions of buZzardS.
When we stage a banquet scene it
Is banquet-not paStebOard eats, such
as they have on the stage, but the real
Peruvian doughnuts. And when one
of these great open-air feasts-for,
alas, our banquet halls are usually shy
two or more walls-is announced and
the diners sit down to their happy
feed they soon discover that every fly
from as far north as InyO county is
also in attendance.
AS wicked as it seems to use poison
gases at a banquet. we often have to
do it just to keep the flies out of our
artistic ointment. 1t was because these
creatures liked burnt sugar so much
that we had to give up that sticky
camouf1age for our strong waters; our
Martins are now drier than every.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05
NO WEARY SHOPPERS, THESE
Credulous Man Labored Under Mis-.
apprehension When He Gave Up
His Seat in Car.

1t had been the credulOuS mans busy
day. Furthermore, his stenOgrapher
was out with smallpox, and the credu-
lOuS mans own vaccination was just
beginning to take" SO when two
handsomely gOWned women boarded
the car near Tenth and Baltimore, the
credulOuS man resolved for once to re-
nounce chivalry and keep his seat For
some reason, hOwever-perhapS with
that WOmanly intuition we hear so
much ,abOut-the two women chose the
back of the credulOuS mans seat tC
cling to, and there to carry on their
lamentations against selfish maSculin-
ity. 81 never put in such day before
In my life" sighed the first. "Nor l."
agreed the other. "Such crowd of
wild, wrangling women l never saw"
1t was too much for the credulous
man, whose particular weakness is for
he poor tired creatures who serve the
bargain hounds. 'Won't you take my
Seat?" he said, rising Wearily and max.
ne way for his seatnate, forced to do
likewise. "Thanks," said the women,
shortly. Comfortably seated, one of
chem opened her handbag and brought
forth two little green slips of paper.
Il Guess we don't need these any
more" she said, and cast them on the
floor. The letters the credulouS man
1T on the slips were: "R III 81
and "R II t." WED Matinee. kansas
City Star.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05
Crime ALWAYS Poorly Paid.

1t has long been matter Of note
that the safe rObber of highest degree
and the cOunterfeiter of fullest accom-
plishment bring to their purposes tai
ents which would serve them in legiti.
mate application exceptionally we'll
Ranking below these operators in
genius, the new motor car thief dis
plays yet an acumen and a smOOthness
in buSineS execution which should
make him as a straight man of af-
fairs generally valuable.
All these performers, refusing to
work honestly for sure and sufficient
compensation, work much harder for
the uncertain returns and ever-present
perilS of crOOkedness They make
manifest curious paradox of crime.
They are not explained wholly by the
Ories of a stunted spirit of adventure
and highly temperamental love for
the risks of the game. Perhaps the
law, to meet them effectively, should
hold them to punitive account in
measures proportioned less to arbi-
trary degrees of crime than to proved
wastes Of natural gifts.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05
COLD IN NORTHERN SIBERIA
Ninety Degrees Below Zero Is Record
for the Whole WorId-Eighty
Above in Summer Time.

Turn up your collar, thrust your
hands to the bottom of your pockets,
and read about the "cold pole" of
northern Siberia, where the natives
speak patroniZingly about Greenland's
icy mountains and other such relative
ly balmy resorts. At the town of Verk-
oyansk, which would probably never
have had any Inhabitants if the late
czar's government had not sent oc
casiOnal patches of eXiles thither, says
Popular Science Monthly, the temper
ature has been known to drop to 80
degrees below zero. which is "rec-
ord" for the whole world
While the regions about the north
and south poles of the earth are cold
all the time, the Siberian cold pole
gives its inhabitants comfortable let
up in summer, when the thermometer
frequently climbs up into the sos
above zero. During the brief summer
season the life-giving rays of the sun,
which remains about the horizon day
and night for some time during the
height of the season, exert an intense
ly stimulating influence upon the veg
citation, and the ground is covered
with flowers.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05
DRAWING WEALTH FROM SEA
Waters Around Australia and Ameri-
ca Abound in Material Always in
Commercial Demand.

The natural resources of Queens
land (Australia) exist in the sea as
well as upon the land. The great reef
which skirts it's northern seabOard Is
the home of the commercial sponge,
the trOcuS, Shellfish, beche de mer and
other things which a more systematic
or scientific search might reveal. So
far the growth Of sponge has not
been exploited but trocus shell to the
value of 100000 (rougAly, $15O,OOO)
has been exported to Japan from
North Queensland.
The luggerS fish constantly and
effectually. What is required is %
resources of the Barrier and its en-
Virons; 2) more stringent enforce
nent of the licensing laws; (3) the
necessity for q close season in vari-
Gus sectors of the waters, and, last
~, the Introduction of scientific meth
DDS for development and control.
1t is interesting to note in cOnnec-
ton with this last proposal that in
Florida a sponge farm has been sue
"esSfully inaugurated and SpOngeS to
the value of 100000 Approximately
S200,Oo0) are about to be put on the
market, an exchange observes The
way was made clear for this achieve
mcnt by the American bureau of fish
cries. an institution which is doing, in
conjunction with the American bureau
OF standards, monumental research
for American industry. The spOnges
are separated into tenths and secured
by platinum wire to small slabs of ce
ment. which are planted" in a water
vat selected for the complete absence
of fresh water, protection from ma
rauders and freedom from sand.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05
DISTINCTLY WAS net 20. K"
Physician Discovered Few Things
Wrong With Man Who Had Be-
lieved Himself Well.

There was recently an article in the
American Magazine in\which a writer
told how to live and linger longer In
one part of 1t, the author told of man
who thought he was O. X. until he was
examined by a doctor This is what
the man said:
My arteries had thickened. (The
letter had stated that, but if meant
nothing to me) That is, their cover
Ing had grown thicker. and less elastic.
In healthy man they wouldn't have
begun to do this until forty years or
more. If they kept on at the rate they
were going they would be stiff before
many years. 'Pipestem'' arteries he
called them. That meant a disturbance
In the circulation that had already be-
gun and had already threatened my
heart. More than that, these defects
In circulation had thrown a heavier
burden upon my kidneys. COnstipa
ton and its results, that is, the reten-
ton of pOiSOns in the body, had put
another load on the Overburdened kid
neys, until the eXcretiOns from them
showed plainly that they couldn't carry
that load and work well. And then.
to cap the whole thing, | had a tooth
that was suspicious. 1t had all the
earmarks of one with an abscess at the
root. 1t would take an X-ray to make
certain, but if there was one there it
meant that pus from that was drain
Ing through my body and adding to its
BURDEN"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05
All Asleep Standing Up.

In the South it is not an uncommon
sight to see negro sleeping Soundly
while standing and leaning against n
ealc Of Gotten. a Tennessee physician
tells an interesting story of being
called to attend a sick ,colored woman
in the country. When he got through
with the patient, he found nine mem
bers of the family standing in various
attitudes before the fire, and all sound
asleep, some of them snoring. He
awoke one of the group and asked him
If he was in the habit of sleeping that
way. The man said the family had
been up for many nights with their
sick mother and that every last one of
them had learned to sleep standing up.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05
Oriuin of "MachiavelIian."

A favorite epithet for centuries, the
word ''Machiavellian," has seen tire
less service since the beginning of the
present war as an adjective to be
hurled at rulers who are accused of
being treacherous and diShOnOrable.
The adjective is derived from the name
of Niccolo Machiavelli of Florence,
Italy, who died in 1927.
Machiavelli, famous as an author
wrote book. THE Prince" in an en-
deavor to prove that, for the eStab-
liShment and maintenance of govern
ment, any means might be reSOrted to,
no matter how treacherOuS, unlawful,
or dishonorable The ruler would be
justified in using these forces, the au-
thor argued, because he would only
be pitting them against similar traits
of wickedness and treachery In his
people.
Machiavelli was a friend of popular
government, and for several centuries
there were a few who argued that
'The Prince" did not truly represent
his principles. but in reality was a
satire on rule by despots. The dispute
was set at rest in 1910, however, by
the discovery Of letter written by
Machiavelli The author said he wrote
the book for the private reading Of
the Medici, an Italian family of great
wealth and power. because he desired
to curry favor with them, and he had
no idea the book was to be published.
PEOPLES Home Journal.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05
Birds, Shower Bath.

Nature first provided shower baths
for the birds, and man unintentiOnally
later added another variety of shower
for "the little brothers Of the air" Ma
ture's gift is the dew. Early in the
morning, when twigS, leaves and grass
are dripping with the rainbow-drOps,
the birds dart hack and fO@th, under
and above and all around them, caus-
ing the dew to drop on their feathers.
Then they poise in 4 secure limb and
fluff and Dreen their feathers, all the
time singing or chlrpin@ IN content
ment. Mans gift is the hose. When
the water is playing over the garden,
the birds delight TO hop around where
the spray Will fall upon them, or
among the drenched plants which drip
cool refreshment upon the sOngsterS.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05
FOOLISH FEARS OF BACILLI
Quite Possible TO Have Too Lively an
imagination, and Thus Shorten
Ones Life.

1t is impossible for person of imag-
tremor the pronouncement of the
medicine men that door knobs and the
like are teeming with bacterial life
and dripping with microbes.
AS the mind fills in the details of
the picture, the horrors multiply. To
board street car becomes an opera
ton fraught with extreme peril, for
the hand that grasps the handle clasps
a handful of germs. Consequently
Mr.. Imagination walks to work. and,
arriving late, seizes the knob of his
office door only to let go appalled, with
the thought that the bacilli upon its
shining surface are more numerous
than the inhabitants of the globe.
Braving the dangers that lurk in
the lunch hour he approaches the pol
ished brass handle of the restaurant
door with a Shudder as he pictures it
swarming with enemies, like hive
with bees In the spies of the invis-
ible empire of disease that dog his
steps, poison his peace of mind, and
scare him stiff
Pretty soon he takes to his bed, ana
after while he finds in a nice, anti
septic cemetery an opening for which
he is fitted But Mr. Night Hawk, the
policeman, who tries the door knob OF
every store on his beat at least once
a night. and who doesn't know mi
crobe from bathrObe, lives to ripe
old age
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05
"Pity the Blind"

81 was standing in front of the Tut
wiler waiting for a friend the other
day." said Ernest w. House, "and lust
across the street a number of pretty
girls were waiting for a street car. It
was windy, and there was quite dis
play of hosiery. Now, this in itself
would not have been so very unusual,
but a fellow standing by me spied the
exhibition, and then saw blind man
sitting only about Il hundred feet away,
with a sign, Pity the Blind
Il do not know who he was, but his
SyE?nathios were ouSed, for he
TUNED to me and said 4 never was 50
sorry for a blind man in my life: am
going across and drop Il quarter in his
cap. and he did."-Birmingham Age
Herald
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05
SCOUTS WILL PLANT EARLY.

The Boy Scouts Of America did fair
ly we'll at this feeding-the-soldier bus
mess last year, considering they got
into it rather late, but this year they
hope to do twice as well, now that
they know precisely how important
food conservation and production is in
this matter Of war winning, which con-
Germs all so vitality.
There is every reason to believe that
scouts are ready ard eager to get at
their new gardens, but they will need
constructive, intelligent leadership to
obtain the best results.
Not the smallest bit Of enthusiasm
or effort should be permitted to go to
waste. Conservation of this sort Is of
the utmost Importance.
In 1918 there shouldn't be "any such
animal as the vacant lot, and scouts
can scarcely do better service than by
helping in the determination process.
Get on the trail Of the vacant lot. It
Is fair scout game.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05
Do Men or Women Dream Most?

question often asked is, "Who
dream most, men or women?" Accord
ing to Heerwagn'S statistics "WOm-
en- sleep more lightly an" dream more
often than men; the frequency of
dreams is proportional to their vivid
ness women who dream sleep longer
than those who do not twice as many
women as men dream"
Another mOOted point is, HAS age
got any bearing on dreams?" In nor
NAL individuals above the age of six
ty-ive De Sanctis found that dreams
were rare atmospheric influences
seem to be important elements in caus-
ing them memory of them is weak !:
they are emotiOnally poor, and deal
with long past scenes.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05
BOY
Sou T s
Fl q
Conducted by National Council of the Boy
Scouts Of America.)
cH|VALRY OF THE SCOUT

Chivalry is the birthright of the
American boy. He may be a boy in
the rough, unused to the civilities Of
life, but there is instinctively the throb
Of chivalry in his youthful heart that
prompts him to do creditable things.
During the recent cold weather,
when the streets were like glass, says
Memphis official, woman fell. A
gentleman went to her assistance,
helped her to her feet raised his hat
and passed on.
Near the Nineteenth Century club
another woman fell. Two boy scouts
were passing. Both went at once to
the rescue. The lady was assisted to
her feet. One Of the scouts drew from
his pocket a handkerchief. The snow
was brushed from her dress, and in
spite Of her protests that she could
take care of herself and that she was
not hurt, these young American gentle
men, one on each side Of her, escorted
her to her front door and would not
leave until they saw her in good hands.
Here is what the boy scout move
ment Is doing to our young Americans.
1t Is showing them the responsibilities
Of manhood while they are yet boys.
1t Is showing them that the great les
son Of life is to look after and care
for others.
mendation Of the boy scout movement.
It has already so developed the
courtesy Of the boy that his nelghbors
look upon him as protector and q
friend to be relied upon when neces-
sity demands.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05
225 BOY SCOUTS ENLIST.


The roll of honor Of the boy scouts
of PHILADELPHIA now numbers 225 in the
national military and naval service.
The scouts are represented In all
branches, the report says.
The scout membership in Philadel-
phia totals $500, and represents about
one-tenth of the youth of the city avail
able for scout duty.
Every effort will be made to enroll
every youth in the city scout move
ment. There is war work for all, in
Guiding the Liberty loan, War Savings
stamp, Red Cross and various other
campaigns which are being held from
time to time in which the scouts nave
been playing an important part.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05
TOTAL ABSTINENCE
FROM WHEAT

The war has been 'sold to the
American people,. The German drive
and the thought of our own boys in
the thick of the fight have accom-
plished that. From all over the coun
try are now coming reports of pledges
of total abstinence from wheat Total
abstainers' clubs started in Mount
Gilea 1, Morrow County, Ohio. The
movement covers the Nation. The
same spirit is shown as that reflected
in the Bible words "If meat cause my
brother to Offend / will eat no meat
while the world standeth.' Patriotic
Americans are now &c.5ing, "If wheat
is necessary 10 p petuate all | hold
dear, / will est 70 wheat until those
things are secured and guaranteed"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05

Maj. William J. Mack of Cincinnati
brought home to King George of Eng
land the kind of democratic spirit that
is customary among Americans. Major
Mack is agent of the United States
insurance board in England. When
presented to the king and queen, Major
Mack asked their majesties for their
signatures to encourage American sol
diers in England to sign also. He
accompanied the request to the king
with wellmeant, informal slap on
the shoulder. The enterprising Ohioan
has sold $1,5OO,OOO war insurance for
the government.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05
At the Theatres

Constance Talmadge in" The Shut
tie" will be the feature at the Classic
tonight. Bettina Vanderpoel (Con-
stance Talmadge) visits her sister Ro-
sales youth and restores her spirits.
Anstruthers, who leaves her and their
son in the crumbling ruins of his an
cestral estate, while he plays fast and
lose on the Continent Betty, with her
regular" American spirit, renews Ro-
salie's youth and restore her spirits.
She also meets Lord Mount Dunstan, a
neighbOring squire, and despite the
villainous plottings of Sir Nigel, they
win their deserved happiness in the
elimination of their romance. !
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05
SCOUTS KEEP OUT OF COURT.

The Judge of the Juvenile court in
Portsmouth. O., has named scout
Executive Kinsey as one OF the pro-
bationary officers to deal entirely with
delinquent boys. The judge made the
statement that in his year and half
in the Juvenile court he had never had
a scout appear before him for trial
He hopes to interest these boys in
scout work, which he feels would mean
q great reduction of juvenile delin-
Quency.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05
Japcn's Rice Crop Declines.

Production of corn, rice and pota-
toes in Japan during 1917 was in all
cases less than in 1916 The 1917 rice
crop wGs about 100 million bushels
below normal, decline of more than
One-fifth. Japan is now making eff
fOIls to increase her wheat acreage
greatly; also to build ships for cary
ing Japanese and Australian wheat in
the Pacific trade
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05

Purity" the famous art-photo dra-
ma featuring Miss Audrey MunsOn,
the worlds greatest artists model, is
to be presented here at the Classic
Thursday and Friday. Special arrange
ments have been made for the showing
of the picture here, following it's
highly successful run on Broadway in
New York and in other important
centers. Purity" is seven act film
play, and is one of the few really great
motion picture achievements of the
year. 1t is artistically alone in the pc
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05

Shannon Fife, we'll known author,
wrote Love Letters" which is Dor
othy Dalton's latest Paramount pic
ture and which will be shown at the
Majestic theatre on Thursday and
Friday. 1t is Mr.. Flies habit to write
his scenarios with a certain star in
mind and to build around the charac-
ter and ability of that star In Love
Letters" this is plainly observable, for
a more characteristic Dalton photo
play it would hard to find, or one CIV
ing the versatile. star more opportunf-
ty to display the wide scope of her
emotions.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05
lrrequla Intervals

N" i'iSpen@ary rtern-1here. Take
fea@raonful of this directly after
each meal and yor Il soon fe.I all right.
me i''t.' % 70 / hink two or three
aoses WevE nlil b enough?
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05
United States Food Administration
Daily Food Bulletic

USE WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR. MEATS sPARINGLY
low Variation in retail
goods These based Oh ARGE DELIVERY
All suggestions and
should
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05
Unconscious Iackino up

''The author you seem To be SO fond
of, Maria, murders the kings Eng
lish."
How can you say So pa? | think
his style is perfectly killing "-Ex-
change
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05

culiar and interesting art theme pre-
sented.
"The Splendid Sinner" featuring
Mary Garden will be shown at the Ma
jestic tonight. An artistic contrast in
sets is shown when from the citys
splendor the heroine seeks refuge in
rustic surroundings. A clever piece Of
camera work must not be forgotten in
the ingenious use of the fade in and
out, where each guest at the banquet
table has his true character unfolded
NAL or bird in his place.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05

That idle acre is a German missile
for an American heart.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05

these
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-05

Wheat flour must be retailed same
as rye flour at a profit of not over soc
per barrel where sold by the sack of
one-eighth or One-quarter barrel, and
at profit of not over 20 per cent
where sold out by the pound in small
er quantities.
WHEAT RREAD