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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-11


The hay fever serum or pollantine
Of Dr. Dunbar Of Hamburg is shown
to have proven very effective. Having
first proven that hay fever is due to
the pollen poison from grasses, ce-
reals and other plants, the investigator
sought q preventive by repeated vac
cination of animals with the poison Of
pollen. The antitoxin thus produced
i'll the blood serum neutraliZes the
poisonous effect Of pollen in the eyes
and nose. The serum is not injected
under the skin, like others, but simply
applied to nose and eyes.
The precision Of modern observa-
tons brings to light unexpected facts
At the Paris Observatory Jean Mas
cart has noticed that the surface of Il
thin layer Of mercury is not plane, but
undulated like water disturbed by the
plunge Of a stone, and has also detect
ed another movement that proves to
be a true tide, due to the sun and
moon. The measurements have been
made repeatedly during the month
with the six microscopes of the instru-
ment The tidal motion is slight, but
greater than the possible errors.
The ''auxetophone'' is an attachment
for reinforcing the sounds given forth
by monographs and gramophones, IN
vented by Mr.. G. A. Parsons, the III
ventor Of the steam turbine, and Mr..
Horace Short. A small valve Of pc
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-11

alongside the purlin to the beam at A.
The bevel foot gear is located here, and
this runs the horizontal shaft.
The vertical shaft is Of cold rolled
spring steel, one inch in diameter. The
line shafting is Of the same material,
one and one-half inches in diameter,
and runs through three adjustable
hangers. Wood split pulleys Of proper
diameter and face are adjusted On the
shafting to run the machinery below.
Shafting, pulleys and betting are per
fectly adjusted, so that there is the
least possible friction. This Is essen
hal, and causes trouble in many cas- IS
unless corrected by an expert machin-
list.
The illustration shows how the ele-
waited grain runs down into the grinder
hopper OBJ and the ground feed into
the bins below. The elevator 3D. may
be used either to fill bags on the plat
form CD or to carry ground feed to
the bin below.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-11

Growing sweet corn for canning
purposes in the vicinity Of Ashville
in P1ckaway County, Ohio, has be-
come a very important industry. A
few years ago these rich river bot
toms were devoted largely to general
field crops, but with the erection Of
large cannery conditions have large
~ changed in this section. Most
farmers now devote large areas to the
growing Of sweet corn. For the can
merry last year about $500 acres were
devoted to this crop for this one con-
Germ. Farmers are paid about S. per
ton for the corn delivered. Stowell's
Evergreen is grown extensively here
The average yield ranges from three
to three and half tons per acre. In
1904 the average was about four tons
per acre. Some farmers last season
averaged about five tons.-Amerfcan
Agriculture.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-11
KEPT A DUEL COMPACT.
Draws Black Card and Was Held to
Death Promise

Police officers who were summoned at
Berlin, Germany, by Mrs. Theobald Won
Boyens, whose husband had locked him
self in room Of their apartment and
would not open the door, broke it down
and found him dead. By his side was a
memorandum which stated that before
MS marriage he had worked at his call
ing as wood carver in America, the To-
cality not being given, and at a ball one
evening a young girl endeavored to kiss
him, that he repealed her and she
drowned herself. The next day, October
|, 1885, a kinsman Of the girl challenged
Won Bovens to a so-called American
luel,' drawing lots to determine which
antagonist should kill himself. Won
Bovens drew black, and under the agree
ment was to kill himself in twelve years.
He returned to Germany. married, and
the twelfth anniversary Of his agreement
passed unregarded and each succeeding
one until a short time ago, when an
American named Fish arrived in Berlin
with a letter from Won Bovens' antag
onist reminding him of the duty, which
he had not fulfilled. Won Bovens had
taken cyanide potassium. He was en-
rolled on the police records of the dis
trict as a naturalized American.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-11
Country Grain WEIGHTS.

Because Of the lack of uniformity
in legal weights Of the measured bush
ell, farmers often fail to get all that is
due them in selling 10 country buyers.
For example, in some instances, a
shipper at country elevator will require
SO to 50 pounds of barley to the bushel
in buying from the farmer, while
weighing out only 48 pounds to the
bushel in selling it On the Chicago
market. The same is true Of oats and
other cereals, Of onions, etc. The differ
ence may not be much on single
wagon load, but in the crops Of a year
means many dollars. Farmers should
understand what is the legal weight
and refuse to deliver more in selling
to the local dealer.-Exchange.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-11
CLOD CRUSHER.

long. The boards are held In place by
three strips Of iron half an inch thick
and three inches wide bent into
notches two inches deep and six inches
long, except the last one behind
which is to be eight inches long. Any
blacksmith can do this work. The
boards are bolted fast to the iron
strips, with the heads underneath. AS
the boards are wider than the notches,
they will overlap two inches. Two
pieces Of iron, with rings in the end,
are bolted to the front board three or
four feet apart for the purpose Of
hitching with a chain. Comfort may
be added by attaching a seat from
some old machinery.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-11
YOU HAVE NO RIGHT
To Suffer from Constipation, Bowel
ard Stomach Trouble.
Q. What is the beginning Of sickness
A. Constipation.

Q. What is the beginning Of sickness
A. Constipation.
O. What Is Constipation?
A. Failure of the bowels to carry off +ba
waste matter which lies in the alimentary
canal where 1t decays and poisons the en-
tire system. Eventually the results are
ease. Note the deaths from typhoid fever
ana appendicitis, stomach and bowel trou-
Die, at the present time.
'. What causes Constipation?
A. Neglect to respond to the call Of Ma
ture promptly. Lack of exercise. Excess
sive brain work. Mental emotion and I'M
proper diet
q. What are the results OF neglected
Constipation?
A. Constipation causes more suffering
than any other disease. 1t causes rheuma-
tism, colds, fevers, stomach, bowel, kidney,
lung and heart troubles, etc. It Is the one
disease that starts all others. Indigestion,
dyspepsia, diarrhea. loss of sleep and
strength are its symptoms-piles, appendi-
citfs, and fstula. are caused by Constipa-
ton. It's consequences are known to all
physicians, but few sufferers realize their
condition until it Is too late. Women be-
come confirmed invalids as a result of Con-
stipation.
Q. Do physicians recognize this?
A. Yes. The first question your doctor
asks you is Are you Constipated?' That
is the secret
@. Can it be cured?
A. Yes, with proper treatment. The
common error Is to resort to physics, such
as p1llS, salts, mineral water, castor oil,
injections, etc, every one of which is in
furious. They weaken and increase the
malady You know this by your own ex-
perieace.
Q. What then should be done to cure 1t?
A. Get bottle of Mulrs Grape Tonic at
once. Mulls Grape Tonic will positively
cure Constipation and stomach trouble IN
the shortest space of time. No other rem
edy has before been known to cure Con-
stipation positively and permanently.
Q. What is Mulrs Grape Tonic?
A. 1t is a compound with 40 per cent
Of the juice of Concord Grapes. 1t exerts
a peculiar strengthening, healing influence
upon the intestines. SO that they can do
their work unaided. The process is grad
ual but sure. It is not a physic. 1t IS
unlike anything else you have ever used,
but 1t cures Constipation, Dysentery, Stom-
ach and Bowel trouble. Having a rich,
fruity grape flavor, it is pleasant to take.
As a tonic it is unequalled, insuring the
system against disease. It strengthens and
builds up waste tissue.
Q. Where can Mulrs Grape Tonic be
had?
A Your druggist sells it. The dollar
bottle contains nearly three times the go
cent size.
Good for ailing children and nursing
mothers.
A free bottle to all who have never used
II because we know it will cure you.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-11
AMERICANS ABOAD.
More Than 5000 at All Times Residing
in European Cities.

Year by year the number of Amer
leans residing in the chief European
cities has been increasing. Two years
ago an estimate of the number of Amer
leans living in London was made and
the number was shown to be $4,000,
with 10000 in Paris.
There are according to the last esti-
mates $4,000 Americans residing in Lon
don permanently, 10000 in Paris, 5000
each in Rome and Berlin, $500 in Mu-
mich, 1900 in Florence and 1000 in
Venice. T3
There are at all times between 10O,-
900 and 10000 Americans resident In
European cities, apart from the number
of Americans who make a summer trip
to Europe and come under the designa-
ton of either transients or travellers.
Most European countries d., no include
in the census of inhabitants taken I'M
naturalized foreigners, and for that rea-
son the figures of the number of Amer
leans are not always easy to get. Ten
pen cent. of the population of Paris, ex-
elusive of transients, is made up of for
eigners-25O, foreigners constantly
in Paris, of whom 10000 are Americans.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-11

The color Of the comb may indicate
that hens or pullets are about to lay,
but SO far as the several breeds are
concerned, and also in regard to the
size Of the comb affecting the laying,
it is not fact, as has been claimed,
that the larger the comb the better
layer the hen. Such belief grew out
Of the fact that the comb always en-
larges and becomes red on all hens
just as they begin to lay. 1t happens
that some Of the best laying breeds,
such as Minorcas, Black Spanish and
Leghorns, naturally have large combs,
but the light Brahma has a small
comb, and it is regarded as being fully
equal to any other breed. The comb
simply indicates health and condition
and does not influence laying.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-11
STYLES in Africa.

The women bore a hole in their top
lip. and gradually increase this until it
is able to inclose a disc or wood two
and even three inches in diameter. A
Mnbira woman came to call on us whose
disc measured two and fve-eighths inch
as across. The size of the wood insert
cd nroclaims the rank of the person.
Peasants are only allowed to wear
pieces of stick of the same dimensions
as a match.
The weight of the wood causes the
lin to fall down over the mouth, and in
order to eat it Is necessary to lift up
this shutter with one hand while the
other conveys the food to the mouth.
Frequently the lip breaks under the
strain put upon it, in which case the dis,
connected ends are carried back and
tied to the ear.-On the Borders Of
Pygmy Land.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-11

mission into the trumpet Of COM
pressed air supplied from a pumn or
bellows. The action Of the apparatus
IS compared in the Scientific American
to that Of an air relay, whereby not
only are greater power AMI volume i'm
parted to the sounds, but the ful1-
ness and richness Of tone are heioh+-
ened. 1t Is said that on a calm dav
the auxetophOne can be heard distinct
ly at distance Of two or three miles
and that in speech every word NAV
be clearly distinguished as much as
500 yards away.
Everybody has noticed how friction
generates electricity, whether on the
back OF petted cat, Or on a rubbed
glass or gutta- percha rod, or at the
fingers ends Of person who has Wig
orously shuf1ed his feet over a dry
carpet. Sparks can often be drawn
from swiftly moving belts on machin-
cry, and in weaving and spinning
processes the fibers sometimes accum-
ulate troublesome electric charges.
A method known as the Chapman proc
ess has been devised for neutralizing
the static electricity generated in cot
ton and paper mills, printing press
rooms and other places. 1t consists
of a transformer stepping up an alter
mating current to 10000 or 10000 volts
and an inductor composed of fine steel
wires encased in hard rubber, and ar
ranged with it's points placed ahova
the web or other object in which the
static electricity is to be neutralized.
Charges passing from the points pro-
duce the desired effect
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-11

The British are about to begin the
construction Of the largest heaviest,
most powerful and most costly battle
ship ever built, and intend to have
the pennant flying from ner mast with
In sixteen months after the date on
which the first keel plates are laid.
This invincible and invulnera BILE war
vessel is to be named Dreadnought,
and the British admiralty has designed
her to be capable Of eQualing her
name. She will mount more heavy
guns than any two battleships now
af1oat; will be able to withstand an
attack from a submarine, and if she
happens to touch off floating mine
will be able to continue afloat until
port is reached. In addition to these
enviable virtues, the Dreadnought will
also have great speed, and, if she
wants to turn tail'' her engines, de-
veloping speed Of q knots an hour,
will enable her to outdistance any too
pressing foe. Even If overtaken, the
very thick armor plating will enable
her to stand unusual punishment, and
for dealing with torpedo boats she will
have small battery Of one-pounders
and s1x-pOunders. She will also be
armed with torpedo tubes, but will be
unique In having no secondary bat
terry.
No details of the armor to be placed
on the Dreadnought have been given,
but it is known that she will be the
most completely armored ship af1oat.
Her armor alone will weigh about s.
600 tons. In empower the Dread
nought is designed to be the most for
midable warship ever seen. No bat
tleship in the world to-day carries
more than four 12-inch guns. but the
Dreadnough will mount no fewer than
ten, or two and a half times as many
as any ship afoat. This enormous bat
terry Of Pinch rifles will have a COM
bined muzzle energy Of 100000 foot
tons. Each Of these big guns will
throw a shell weighing $50 pounds, the
combined battery being able to throw
over four tons Of projectiles at one
discharge. The Dreadnought will be
able to throw this immense weight of
metal distance Of five or six miles.
at which range the shells would pierce
the armor OF practically any battleship
af1oat
Progress in Battleships.
There has been wonderful adj
vance in the development of battle
ships within the last ten years. In
1895 Great Britain had twenty three
armored ships. each of more than TO-
600 tons. To-day, if there are includ-
ed the ships being built, she has sixty.
In 1895 the heaviest British battle
ship was the Royal Sovereign, of a.
26O tons There were eight ships Of
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-11
Wheat Nudge or Red weevi1.

Wheat nudge seems to have done
more damage than usual in some Sec
lions this season. H A. Gossard.
entomologist Of the Ohio experiment
station, says the great majority Of the
flies are always derived from the pu-
pae buried in old wheatfelds. Rota-
ton crops will be Of some help In
controlling them. However, the only
thorough remedy is to plow the stub
bic under in the fall to such a depth
that the flies cannot make their way
to the surface the next year. This
should be done as soon after harvest
as possible. Flowing to a depth of
eight OR nine inches is sufficient.
Burning the stubble before blowing
will help.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-11
Mysterious Bed Causes Death.

A bed in a farmhouse near Bonesteel,
S. D, has been responsible for the mys-
ferrous and wholly unexplained deaths
of three children. The bed is in the
home of George Yesser. Mrs. Yesser
placed her babe on the bed for a nap
and an hour later it was found dead
Two infants of neighbors named Schroe-
der and Cotton met the same fate.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-11

Barn Windmill Tower.
A heavy steel tower and W1ndmlAl
pullt on barn frame makes a consld-
cradle weight for the timbers to Dear
1t Is We'll to have the tower so thor
oughly braced as to be perfectly rigid.
THESE twisted wire cables can be USED
for guys to run from the top OF the
tower to heavy anchor posts set deep
ly in the ground. These guys will keep
the tower rigidly in position and pre-
vent any strain on the barn frame In
a violent windstorm.
The sketch and the following de-
ycript1on will fully explain:
Two Of the tower corner posts CD
rest on the main cross beam. The other
two CD rest upon the purlin, shown
at G. The vertical shaft runs down
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-11
Corn Shock Tyer.

Any device to aid in the work Of
corn cutting is worth considering. l
have a homemade device for tying
corn shocks which l have used several
years satisfactorily. 1t consists Of a
block Of wood, A, 11Ax2x9 inches,
through which is cut an oblong hole,
B, entered from square end Of block
by B-inch hole for insertion Of rope.
Block has tapered slot, G, sawed in
other end. End Of hole, B, Is round
and smooth next to the slot. Rope,
D, D, is h-inch and as long as desired.
When rope is around shock with end
passed through hole, B, the rounded
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-11
(E:n\lC2IN&cI Ei:5;s EAR 5

placed In rows at the foot Of a north
wall, and covered thickly with coal
ashes. These methods involve trouble,
but nuts so treated remain sweet and
fresh for long period Large guam
titles may be stored in tubs, using
plenty Of sand and salt, the tops cover
ed to exclude air.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-11
Cont In Hens.

Gout has been produced in hens by
a Breslau doctor, who fed them with
meat He gave the hens nothing but
horse flesh without fat and as much
water as they liked, with deplorable
results to the unfortunate fowls. Hav
ing instilled the disease, he then under
took to drive out the uric acid by adj
ministering egg shell, which relieved
the hens to a certain degree.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-11
Storing Walnuts for Winter.

Remove the husks and rub the nuts
thoroughly dry with a cloth. A number
of earthen jars should be requisitioned,
and the nuts packed in, few hand
fuls Of common salt being sprinkled
between the layers. Cover the tops
with a piece Of slate and store in a
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-11
To Cure Collar Calls.

At night rub air-slaked lime on the
sore. The next morning apply axle
grease or sweet oil. For hardening
horses shoulders nothing equals a
strong tea made by sleeping white oak
bark. being careful to peel the bark
down to the wood. Apply frequently,
say twice a day.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-11
The Chinese Language,

Among the $4,000 Europeans and
Americans in China, probably there are
not dozen men in all that country who
can write an article in the Chinese lam
guage without referring to the dictionary
at every other sentence-San Francisco
American Oriental.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-11
Active Hens Good LAYERS.

The wedgeshaped hen may be the
LAYER, and she may not; that is an open
question. But the hen that has a quick
movement, especially of the head from
side to side, and is never content to
nope, is certainly the business hen,
and may be relied on to give the de-
sired egg.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-11
The Curative Power Of PE-RU-NA
in Kidney Disease the Talk
of the Continent.

Nicholas J. Hertz, Member of Ancient
Order Of Workmen, Capitol Lodge,
No. 14O, Pearl Street Hotel, Albany,
n. Y, writes:
ga few months ago I contracted a
heavy cold which settled in my kidneys,
and each time I was exposed to inclem-
ent weather the trouble was aggravated
until finally | was unable to work
After trying many of the advertised
remedies for kidney trouble, I finally
took Peruna.
In week the intense pains in my
back were much relieved and in four
weeks was able to take up my work
again.
II still continued to use Peruna for
another month and at the end of that
time l was perfectly we'll.
Il now take dose Or two when I have
been exposed and find that it is splendid
to keep me we'll"
Hundreds Of Cures.
DR.. Hartman is constantly in receipt
of testimonials from people who have
been cured of chronic and complicated
kidney disease by Peruna. For free
medical advice, address DR.. Hartman,
President of The Hartman Sanitarium,
Columbus, Ohio.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-11
To Loosen Nuts.

When nuts and screws have become
immovable on account of rust, pour on
@ little kerosene and wait a few min
utes, when they can be easily removed
and the bolt saved.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-11
First Electric Cable to Iceland.

The Great Northern Telegraph COM
pany Of Copenhagen has obtained a IL
cense for laying out and operating a
submarine cable to Iceland. The cable
is to be laid from the Shetland Islands,
which are connected with Scotland.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-11
The Populous Chinese Empire.

United States Consul Anderson, at
Pekin, reports the latest estimate of the
population of China as 432.OO0,OOO.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-11
Autumn Hog Pasture.

In some Of the Northwestern States
and in all the valleys Of the Western
mountain States it is entirely practical
Bile to grow field peas and to fatten
swine upon them in the fields in which
they have been grown. This method of
harvesting peas with swine is prac-
tfcable wherever Canada field peas are
grown, but in climates Of much rain
fall in the autumn months the grazing
would be attended with considerable
loss, and on clay soils much injury
would be done to the land. Moreover,
it would always be accompanied by
loss Of the straw for food, but where
other fodder is plentiful this loss
would be more than compensated by
the saving in labor effected by harvest
ing the crop in this way.-Thomas
Shaw.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-11

The genuine has a date and number
stamped on the label-take no other from
your druggist.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-11
When Preparing for Seeding.

When Preparing for Seeding.
If clod crusher Is used do not nave
it with a fiat crushing surface. The
one in the illustration, with several
crushing edges, is much more effective,
says an American Agriculturist writer.
It is made of two-inch hard lumber
eight inches wide and about seven feet
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-11
CORN SHOCK TYER.

end Of hole serving as a pulley, shock
can be drawn tight and rope pressed
snug in slot. G holds it till band is On.
CLANCY Avery, in Ohio Farmer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-10-11

A small boys idea Of the board OF
health Is six meals daily.
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1O145
FREE BoTTL l.

i2A FREE BOTTLE 10145
Send this coupon with your name and adj
dress and druggists name, for free bottle of
Mulps Grape Tonic for Stomach and Bowels,to
MULL's GRAPE TONIC CO.,
FL Third Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois
Giue Full Address and Write Plainly
The 100 bottle contains nearly three times
the soc size. At drug stores.