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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
MASTER OF LANGUAGES.
Telegraph Messenger Can Even Write
Greek Poems.

Interesting particulars have been given
by the Dutch papers about a telegraph
messenger living at Breda who, by self
tuition, has become Il master of Ian
guages. This man, now about so years
of age, can speak and write English,
French, German, Danish, Spanish, Ital-
ian, Arabic, Latin, Greek, Hebrew and
Sanscrit and is able to decipher hero
glyphics and cuneiform inscriptions. He
has also a knowledge of cosmography,
astronomy, physics, the history of art
and various other sciences, and can write
Greek poems
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
Grape Fruit 5Iuch Liked.

Grape fruit is used very much now
as a first course instead Of oysters, or
as salad course, with little prepara-
ton, and is. Of course, used very often
as a fruit course at breakfast. Wher-
ever ones taste may place this deli
cious fruit it is welcome
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
WORLDS LARGEST DUCK FARM.
Australia Also Boasts the Greatest In,
CubatoT

and the largest incubator in the world
The incubator has a capacity Of 1.I+O
ducks eggs or 14,0S0 hens eggs. The
machine is. in fact. Il dollhouse. 1t
stands in open ground and is constructed
of ordinary pine boards. with corrugated
iron roof. The egg trays each hold $50
ducks or 100 hens eggs. and there are
four of these trays end to end in II
tiers. one above the other on each side
of the room. making total of 81.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
Keeping the cider Sweet.

The keeping of cider as sweet as pos
sibIe represents another important task
in connection with this product. SaSsa-
fras bark, or ground cinnamon, are
among the preservatiyes most used in
rural homes. In cities the taste is oft
en- spoiled by too much preservatiVes.
Left to itself, sweet cider soon becomes
hard. Hard cider is intoxicating, and,
on account of the difficulty in determin-
ing just when alcohol begins 70 enter
into sweet cider many temperance peo-
pie are inclined to put the ban on all
cider
Vinegar is obtained by placing bar
cellar. The bungholes Of the barrels
are always left open. Mother Of vine
gar is put into each barrel in small
quantities, and helps in the transfOrma-
ton of cider to vinegar. \ very large
per cent of the cider that comes from
the present-day cider mill is eventually
turned into vinegar
1t is a fact not appreciated by every
one that the quality of cider, and the
ether products of the cider rs we'll. is
dependent upon the kind of apples that
are used Those people who insist on
using the scrubs of the orchard for
cider cannot expect the best results.
In some states apples are grown espe-
cially for cider. A ripe apple and one
that is particularly full of juice will
make better cider, better jelly and bet
ter apple butter than ones that do not
possess these qualities. Among the
common varieties of apples the Bald
win is much desired for the cider mill.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
Tomato Butter.

For twenty pounds of peeled toma-
toes use four pounds of pared and
quartered sour apples, eight pounds of
sugar, juice of four lemons, and one
tablespoonful powdered ginger Cook
the tomatoes and apples together an
hour. then add the other ingredients
and cook slowly till thick. Bottle and
seal.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
Cheese Straws.

Sift prepared flour and add to it
two ounces of grated parmesan cheese,
moisten with the yolk of an egg and
enough milk to make a dough that
can be rolled out Roll out very thin
and cut into slender straws with a
sharp knife. Bake to a light brown.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
AN INTERESTING CHARITY.
Crippled Girls Make Artificial Flowers
in London.

Among the many charities in London
there is none more interesting to the
American visitor than the factory where
girls who are blind. cripples in wheeled
chairs and dwarfs, some of them only
yard high, are taught the art of max
ing artificial flowers, and when they have
mastered the rudimentary branches they
are paid for their time. The factory is
maintained by the Water Cress and
Flower Girls Christian Mission. which
was organized forty years ago by the
late Earl of Shaftesbury. and it is now
under the patronage of the Queen and
the Princess of Wales
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21

Farmers and Poultry FancIcrS.
The farmer has real grievance
against the poultry fancier, in that he
has done all of his crossing ana in
breeding of fathers, daughters, uncles
and aunts without any regard to prac-
tical utility, says Farming. Whether
the hens from which he has been breed
ing were producing sixty eggs a year
or 200 made no difference. His whole
aim has been to breed out foul flight
feather or two, or to a create better
comb, or eyes of a better tint, at a
sacrifice of everything else. The result
is that when farmer goes into the
market to buy thoroughbreds with his
money in his pocket, redGE ard willing
to pay for the best stock, he not only
often pays for qualities he does not
need, but actually pays a premium for
something that has been obtained at a
sacrifice of the very qualities which he
does need There are a few men, how
ever, raising thoroughbred stock that is
bred to lay" or to meet certain mar
ket demands, and those are the men
that should be patroniZed.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
"THE LIGHT THAT FAILED"
How Kipling Found Famous Title fO
Book

1t was by an accident that Mr.. Kipling
got his famous title, "The Light That
Failed" He had almost decided to call
the novel The Failure" although he
was dissatisfied with this. One evening
as he was sitting in his study reading by
lamplight the light went suddenly down
almost failed, in fact. In a second
Kipling jumped up, exclaiming excitedly:
by Jove! I've got it!' Pointing to the
lamp he said: THE Light That
Failed /"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
Getting Down to Business DairyIng.


The first Dairy Test Association in
New England was organized a few days
ago at Durham, n H., under direction
Of the Experiment Station workers
The membership is made up of pro-
gressive dairy farmers The object is
TO cooperate in getting records which
show the quality of milk in the various
herds and the cost Of feeding. The as
ISOLATION will engage an agent to do
the testing and each member will pay
his part of the expense. The plan has
been found to work successfully in
other parts of the country and enabled
dairymen to find out Just what their
herds are doing and what changes are
needed. The experiment stations of
New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine,
it is understood, will encourage the
formation of these associations in all
dairy sections.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
Chinese Remit Millions.

The remittances to China made by
coolies or laborers at work in other
countries are now estimated to reach
S50,00O000 annually, including $1,000
900 said to be sent home by the in
dentured coolies in the Transvaal mines.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
Will Abolish "Senior Wrang1ers. !"

BY the vote of 2O6 to 100 the Senate
of Oxford university, England, has dis
continued the publication of the names
of students in the mathematical tripos
in the order of merit, and hereafter there
will be no "seniOr wrangler.'
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21

ASO 81 III AAlNAOl sc
Doan's Kidney Pills.
as l have found by
personal experience
that they are an
ideal kidney rene
dy. 1 suffered with
c o III p | i cations of
k i d II e Y complaint
for II e arly five
years, spent over
S100 on useless rem
edies, while five
boxes of Doan'S
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
Grape Fruit Salad.

Cut the grape fruit into halves and
take out the pulp, carefully saving
every drop of juice. Line a salad
bowl with crisp leaves of lettuce, then
arrange the fruit pulp on them. Pour
over a French dressing and serve.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21

Lime enters into the composition Of
all plants, but its value depends more
upon its tendency to hasten chemical
action in the soil rather than upon its
use as food for plants, and whether the
soil is light or heavy, sterile or fertile,
there is some change introduced by
lime when applied to the land. It's ten
dency Is to work downward, for which
reason it is advantageous to apply a
small quantity each year after the first
application, beginning With twenty
bushels per acre on light soils and
thirty bushels on heavy land; but even
ten bushels will show some results, as
lime fits the soil for the presence OF
micro organisms which perform an i'm
portant function when providing plant
food. an alkaline condition Of the soil
being sometimes necessary, especially
for clover. As carbOnic acid is largely
generated by the decomposition of veg
etable matter in the soil, the applIca-
ton of lime creates many changes,
chemically, in which other mineral and
organic substances are broken up IN
their combinations, rendering soluble
many inert materials that could not be
employed as plant food, but which eX-
list in the soil abundantly. While lime
is not, therefore, a necessary adjunct
to the soil with other fertilizers, and
gives but little benefit to the crop it
self, yet it's indirect action unlocks
stores of materials, and supplies the
crops with available fertilizers. The
action of lime in the soil is nearly al
ways beneficial, and farmers who have
used lime seldom discard it. 1t gives
the best results on soils that contain
large proportions of vegetable matter,
and it releases stores Of plant foods for
the use of crops.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
Do YOU Think
For Yourself 2

Or. do you open your mouth like young
pird and gulp down whatever food or medi-
4ine max be offered your
GN~EeTaen intelligent thinking woman.
in need ofGelNsf from weakness, nervousness.
pain and suEeEng. then it means much to
you that thera one tried and true honest
medicine KNOWN ConPosITIQN, sold by
druggists for the cure of WOman,S Ills
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21

PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any
case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protrud
ing Piles in to IA days or money refunded
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
Germans Adops Comic Verb.

'Koepenick' has been adopted by the
Germans as a verb. The victim Of a
practical joke or fraud is now "koepe-
nicxed.'
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21

Kidney Pits cured me IN few Short
weeks. l am now enjoying the best of
health, have a fine appetite, the best
of digestion, and restful sleep, all due
to your splendid pills"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents a box.
Foster ilburn Co.. Buffalo. \. Y.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
Petit Larceny.

Fortunately, most of the characters
that authors take from real life never
Will be missed.-Somerville Journal
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21

MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP Tor
Children teething; softens the gums, reduces n
Hammation, allays pain, cures wind collie. Il
cents d bottle.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21

There are more than 100 india rubber
manufacturers in the United States. en-
ploying more than $4,000 operatives.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAy.


Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money if 1t fails to cure.
b. w. GROVES signature is on each box. H5C.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
But She Can Talk More

In a man and woman of equal weight
the woman's tongue is smaller than the
mans.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21

The makers OF DR.. Pierces Favorite Pre-
scription, for the cure of weak, nervous. run
down, over-worked, debilitated. pain-racked
women, knowing this medicine to be made up
OF ingredients. every one Of which has the
strongest possible Endorsement of the leading
and standard authorities OF the several
schools of practice, are perfectly willing. and
in fact, are only too glad to print. as they do.
the formula, or list of ingredients, of which
it is composed. in plain English. ON every
bottle-wrapper.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21

nevertheless easily taken up by plants.
The lime in ashes is also or value,
more SO than generally supposed, when
used on land inclined to be sour.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
TRYING EXPERIENCE.
Spent Over SiOO in Vain Search
for Health.

Miss Frances Gardner, of 500 Jack
son boulevard, Chicago, H., writes:
.EaDtlorron. baorfiIv ;pSCr.o
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21

No other medicine for woman's ills has any
such professional endorsement as DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription has received, in the I'M
qualified recommendation Of each OF its
several ingredients by scores of leading medi-
cal men of all the schools of practice. Is
such an endorsement not worthy Of your
consideration
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
IL Il. 4. n n

A booklet of ingredients. with numerous
authoritative professional endorsements by the
leading medical authorities OF this country,
will be mailed free to any one sending name
and address with request for same Address
DR.. R. V. Pierce. Buffalo. N Y
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21

The formula of DR.. Pierces Favorite Pre-
scription will bear the most critical examina-
tion OF medical experts. for it contains no
alcohol. narcotics, harmful. or habit-forming
drugs. and no agent enters into it that is not
highly recommended by the most advanced
and leading medical teachers and author
ities of their several schools of practice
These authorities recommend the ingredients
of DR.. PieTceS TavOrite Presentation for the
cure OF exactly the same ailments for which
zssr
this wOrld-famed medicine IS advised
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
A Positive
/ CURE
EIy's Cream Balm

Is quickly absorbed.
Gives Rsiief at Once.
II cleanses, soothes
heals and protects
the diseased mem
brane. It cures Ca
tarrh and drives
away q Cold in the
Head quickly. Re
stores the Senses OF
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21

Taste and Smell. Full size so cts, at Drug.
gists or by mail; Trial Size 10 cts. BY mail
Ely Brothers. Sc Warren Street. New York,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-28
CATTLE MEMS SCHEME FAILS
Government Int erferes in Home
stead Designs.
Many Widows of Soldiers In
weighed Into Enterprise.
United States Marshal Subpoenas
Several New Ulm Women.

sE+ ,
During the days of July q and %,
1908, Joseph Wallace of Pierre, S. D.,
attorney for the Gas Belt Land & Alb
stract Co., was in this city and inter-
ested number of the widows OF veter-
ans of the civil war to enter into a
scheme which he had worked up to Sc
cure land for sthe cattlemen of that
state. 1t now transpires that the gov
ernment has interfered in his plans
and he and his confederates are to be
tried for fraud in the federal court
which is to convene in Sioux City on
the 5th of April.
The suit is brought under the home
stead law and applies to the right of
the widows to take up homesteads as
construed under an old law of the ma
ton to the effect that they were able
to file on the land and prove up with
out residing on it. It appears that
this law, if ever there was such one,
has been repealed or restricted in its
operation and is Ineffective at this
time.
The condition of the cattle men in
South Dakota has from year to year
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-28

a meeting of directors Of the Com
frey Rural Telephone Company was
held at the State Bank last Monday
afternoon. The committee, DR.. ). "a.
Prim and Oscar Erickson, who had
been appointed to solicit stock for new
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-28
AGENT OF WELL KNOWN FIRM TALKS
Gives Interesting Account Of Down
fall Of limitations.

F. Huber, advertising agent for the
Dueber-Hampden Watch Co. was in
the city last week placing advertising
for his company and contracting with
local jewelers. to handle his goods.
For years there has been trouble
among the jewelers. on account of the
improper and FRAUDULENT stamping of
jewelry and particularly watch cases,
and it was the manager of this COM
pany who succeeded in getting con-
gress to pass law forbidding the use
OF the words Warranted Is Karet u.
S. Assay
1t was this same bill that passing
congress interfered with the use of o..
S. on private mailing cards and af-
fected a number of other industries.
For this work the makers of these
cases have received the thanks of all
retail jewelers. and all others who are
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-28
SPICY ISLE OF SPICE SUNDAY
Play With Sixty People in Caste
at Turner Theatre.
Two Special Cars Will Bring This
Company to New Ulm.
MAGNIFICENT Orchestra Will Ac-
company Famous Production.

Sunday theatre goers of this city and
surrounding country will be treated to
one of the very best entertainments it
is possible to secure on Sunday eve
ming, April 1st, and this is no other
than the famous Isle of Spice over
which the patrons of city theatres have
been raving for the past season. It
will be played here with the full com
plement of people and the music for
the evening will be furnished by an
orchestra of superb excellence which
accompanies the performance.
The play is full of tuneful music,
pretty costumes, sensational electrical
effects and the lavish environments of
costly scenery and presented by the
largest company that has ever been on
the Turner Theatre stage, consisting
of sixty comedians and pretty women,
it will excel in its feature anything
that has been seen here at any time
and the fact that the price for the en-
tertainment has been placed at the
nominal sum of one dollar for the best
seats in the house should go far
towards securing large audience.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-28
YOUR UNCLE SAMUEL SAID LITTLE
Redwood Paper Could Get Little
Satisfaction out Of MIR. Peterson.

Hon. S. D. Peterson has been visit
ing a number of the cities in Brown
and Redwood counties, in the interest
of an insurance company he represents
and a recent visit to Redwood Falls
calls out the following from the Re-
veille of that city:
Something of a furry was caused in
Official circles last week by the APP
5pearance in Redwood Falls of Hon. S.
d. Peterson of New Ulm. member of
the house and we'll known figure in
politics.
Mr.. Peterson drifted into town We'd
nesday afternoon and departed the
following noon. It is reported that on
Wednesday evening he held confer
ence with. a few local political mixers.
Thursday morning he was shown
around town and interviewed a num-
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-28

The story of the piece is interesting
and abounds with comic situations and
brilliant dialogue and lyrics. On the
occasion of it's premiere performance
at the Majestic Theatre, New York
City, where it ran for five months, the
New York Press had this to say: "The
Isle of Spice aroused a large audience
to genuine enthusiasm last night. Sell
dom indeed has musical play been
received as favorably in this city. 1t
is rollicking good fun. The music is
of the lifting kind; comedy forces
hilarity, and the chorus is smarter,
prettier and more full Of ginger than
any yet seen in New York. The per-
son who believes he has an. aesthetic
temperament committed to his tender
care may not go into raptures over the
isle of Spice" Tt is not produc-
ton for the rare individual, but for
the great, big, good humored public.
There is that mystic something that
gives one sense of citation before the
first act is well under way. Perhaps
it is the music, perhaps it is the stage
setting; again it may be the bewitch-
ing attractiveness and delightful aban-
don of the chorus in full regimentals,
but whatever it is, a lifting feeling
comes to the spirits, and before long
the grumpiest person in the audience
is joining in the applause" The story
is laid on an island in the China Sea,
and is the joint work of Allen Lowe
and Geo. p. Stoddard. On.this island
reigns King Bompoka, and to his orr
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-28

interested in giving the people square
deal.
Originally, the manufacturer in all
lines supplied his neighbors; his was a
provincial activity; the producer met
the consumer face to face. The wagon
maker, the shoemaker and the gold
smith produced his wares and sold
them to his neighbor, and both pride
and thh fact that he must meet person
ally the accusations against any fraud
or deception caused him to maintain
high standards of value. Later, with
the development Of our country, and
the concentration OF capital, compete
ton became NATIONAL; the producer
and the consumer of the product were
separated. With the consequent in
tensity of the competition. and with
out the barriers of personal contact,
there soon developed a. tendency to
sacrifice principle to profit. One anu
facturer reduced the value of his
goods only slightly that he might un-
dersell his competitor. The wooden
manufacturer introduced thread Of
cotton, his competitor used a thread or
two more, and still sold his product
for all wool, while still another COM
petitor added to it a few more threads
that the product might be cheapened,
and the price lessened without detec-
ton, until, as a matter of fact, half
cotton goods came upon the market as
all wool.
WANTED Girl wanted at once to do
ahousework. Apply at COG S. German.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-28

lines, reported splendid success, and
work on two new lines, one east and
one southeast Of town will be COM
menced as soon as the ground has
thawed sufficiently to permit Of the set
ting of poles. The farmers as gem
.eral thing were found to be thorough
sly alive to the benefits derived from q
telephone and subscribed for stock
generously. The local company will
be kept busy all summer putting in new
lines. Comfrey Times.