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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
Graft Is BaScilluS.

"You must deal with a bacillus as in
furious as any encountered by medical
officers. | refer to the bacillus of graft
and financial irregularity. Nobody ever
became bankrupt who kept books prop
erly, ard it is the duty of the pay corps
to know what it has to spend and to
keep strictly within it's appropriations"
This was part of the advice Secretary
Bonaparte gave to the members of the
naval pay officers school at the Wash
ington navy yard. The secretary men
toned the saying attributed to Napoleon
l.. that IAN army, like a serpent, crawls
on it's belly" and said it is even more ac
curate to say that feet swims on its
belly. Sailors must be fed by their Off
GERS. and ineffective officers mean under
fed men, for the sailor has no oppor
tunity to obtain food for himself, the sec
rotary said. Consequently, he said, the
duties of naval officers are especially
great, and the care of the men behind the
guns involves as great responsibility as
caring for the guns themselves and sup
plying ammunition for their use.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
Cold Frame for Vegetables.


No market gardener could do with
Olt cold frames and conduct his bust
ness profitably. For extra early vege-
tables and eXtra-late ones they are
equally necessary. Then, too, they are
such help in the way of giving many
kinds of hotbed plants good growth.
But, useful as they are, cold frames
are seldom used in private gardens, eX-
cept of the rich. Yet they are not ex-
pensive and are very easy to make.
The best place for q cold frame is
on the south side of hill. There, pro
tected from the cold north winds, the
plants get the full heat of the sun and
make great growth long before it is at
all possible to grow them in the open.
To make cheap cold frame all that
is needed are a few boards, and, in
the absence of sash, frame covered
with well-oiled cotton cloth. This pro-
tects from rain and from moderate
cold. Extreme cold would have to be
shut out by covering with carpet, an
old blanket or hay, straw or any other
light material that makes good cover.
The sun does not shine with full force
through the cloth, but gives heat
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
All Gone.

The editor of paper in Richmond
tells of the assignment given to young
woman in the employ of that journal to
cover the wedding of the daughter of a
well-known citizen.
The society editor" was prevented by
sickness from attending the ceremony,
and so was obliged to make the best she
could of a secondhand account of the
festivities.
Early in the morning after the we'd
ling the young woman repaired to the
home of the brides parents. To the
darby who opened the door she said:
Il have called to get some of the de-
tails of the wedding"
An expression of intense regret came
to the dusky countenance of the servant.
Use awful sorry, miss she exclaimed,
but dey is all gone. You oughter come
last night. De company eat up every
scrap.'-Harpers Weekly.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
Pumpkins in the Corn.

Those who have stock on the farm
cows, sheep, swine or poultry, will find
the old-time plan of planting pumpkin
seeds among the corn q good one to
hold on to. provided they will harvest
the pumpkins carefully, store them as
carefully and feed them TO the stock
during the winter. Pumpkins are read
lily kept through the winter, and by
watching them carefully and using the
specked ones first, they will so through
the winter and supply the stock with a
much needed variety. They can be fed
to advantage TO all Of the stock named,
only being careful in feeding to poul-
try 20 chop the pieces finely after re-
moving the skin. The pieces seem to
De particularly enjoyed by the fowls
when mixed with meat scraps, and the
whole mixed with bran and moisteneJ
with skinned milk fed quite warm.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
BACHELORS ARE TO BLAME.
Influenced Husbands to Tell Untruths Il
Wives When Necessary

Bachelors and married men of South
Chicago debated the question whether
benedicts should tell their wives the
truth, after having spent a night out
or tell them that business had detained
them The debate took place before
200 members of the Friendship council
of the Royal league and the bachelors,
who We're speaking against telling the
truth. triumphed over the married men.
The bachelors commended that most of
the matrimonial squalls came from tell
ing the truth, and the judges thought the
same.
But, on the other hand" said the mar
ried men, Its ten to one she finds out
any way, and then it's worse than if you
told her. Get to her hrst-that's our
motto-and there are other reasons.
Maybe you wake up not feeling very
we'll. Business don't make you feel that
way, and you can't say you are sick.
The best you can do is sneak out to the
hydrant in the back yard.
But if when you get home and say
Ma. l been out again. and use a little
diplomacy, then in the morning she will
take pity on you and bring you glass
of water and just the Gttlest bit of
breakfast"
AS personal experiences were barred
from the debate the married men claimed
that they were at a disadvantage.
1t was rumored, however, that the
married men were little insncere in
that they did not practice what they
preached"
South Chicago wives and sweethearts
see before them a long vista of trouble,
as now, when their lords and future lords
are found prevaricating. they will say:
well, it has been decided that | ought
not to tell you where l was"
The women say that they fear a dan
gerous precedent has been established,
and lay it all to the bachelors.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
AduIterated Grass Seed.


Secretary Wilson is again after the
seedsmen who are guilty Of practiciDg
adulteration of seeds. Recently he had
caused to be examined, under the law,
251 samples of seed of Kentucky blue
grass and 265 samples Of orchard grass
obtained in open market. Of these,
forty-one samples Of seed of Kentucky
bluegrass were found to be adulterated
with seed of the inferior Canada blue
grass, while 1873 samples of orchard
grass seed were found to be adulterat-
ed, the seeds most commonly used for
the purpose being English rye-grass and
meadow fescue, the value of neither
being more than one-third to one-half
that of orchard grass seed. That the
adulteration Of orchard grass is very
general is evidenced by the fact that
samples containing authorizations were
obtained from twenty-four States.
While Canada bluegrass is import
ed into the United States in quantities
varying from G00,000 to 100000 pounds
per annum, it is used only occasionally
in this country, and it is evident that
the bulk Of the seed imported is mixed
and sold as Kentucky bluegrass.
In accordance with the provisions OF
the act Of Congress authorizing the
Secretary Of Agriculture to publish the
results Of tests of seeds, Secretary Viii
son has issued a pamphlet giving the
names of the Saa6Snn0 who sold tho
lots found to be adulterated, together
with the percentages of adulteration in
each lot
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
Hints fer the Housewife.

Melted butter VIII not make good
cake.
Salt thrown on burning fat will re.
move all odor and smoke.
4 brush dipped in salt wafer should
he used in cleaning bamboo furniture.
Good macaroni is of a yellowish tint
and does not break readily in cook.
ing.
Apples will not turn dark when
pared if dropped into water to which
lemon juice has been added.
A few drops of ammonia or a pinch
Of borax will not only soften water
but make it cleansing besides.
4 teaspoonful of lemon juice to a
quart of water will make rice very
white and keep the grains separate
when boiled.
Enameled kitchen ware that has be-
come burned or discolored may be
cleaned by rubbing with salt wet with
vinegar.
When cleaning range add a few
drops Of turpentine to the blacklead
and a better polish will result This
method also serves TO keep the crate
from rr,sting when not in use.
An excellent way to clean q meat
chopper. which is sometimes a difficult
matter. is to run crust Of dry bread
through the chopper, thereby remov-
ing all grease and particles of meat
from the knives.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
Prize YearIing Meritig Ram

This gearing Merino ram, owned BY
Uriah Cook Of Union County, Ohio,
won first prize at the Indiana State
Fair, and also at the 1905 Illinois State
Fair His dam was first prize and
ing fairs in the country, and his sire
produced many noted rams, a number
Of which were sold in South Africa.
AT the time this picture was taken the
ram was q little over 20 months old
and his weight was $50 pounds He
was fed mixed ration of corn, oats
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
FOR NERVOUS PEOPLE
A Michigan Mother Preserved to Her
Family by Or. Williams
pink Pills

When the blood is impoverished the
nerves starve and neuralgia or something
more serious swiftly follows. Nervous
people are generally pale people. BY
supplying through the blood those vital
elements that the nerves need, DR.. Viii
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People have
performed those remarkable cures that
make it impossible for any nervous suf-
ferer to neglect them.
A recent case is that of Mrs. Peter
Morrissette, of No. 315 Eleventh street,
Alpena, Mich, who writes as follows :
"My trouble started with childbirth.
After one of my children was born had
q kind Of paralysis. l was very weak
and my mouth was little crooked.
was always tired and was SO nervous
that l could not bear to hear dog bark
or q bell ring-even the little bird III its
cage would annoy me. My heart fiut-
tered a great deal and l had dizzy spells.
l was not able to be left alone.
"My doctor gave me different kinds of
medicine, changing it several times.
When it was evident that he could not
help me he said he did not understand
my case. This was three years ago and
I was very much discouraged, when my
brother, who had taken DIR. Williams
Pink Pills, recommended them to me.
tried them and noticed change for the
better when was taking the second box.
Dr. Williams Pink Pills cured me and |
have.been well ever since. / now do I'll
my own homework, sewing and wash
ing for seven of us"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills have also
cured diseases caused by impure or i'm
poverishcd blood such as rheumatism,
annmia and after-effects Of the grip.
All druggists sell DR.. Williams Pink
Pills or the remedy will be mailed, post
paid, on receipt of price, so cents per
box, six boxes for $3.50, by the DR.. Will
liams Medicine Co., Schenectady, n. z.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20

enough for most plants. In the illus
tration, the cold frame Of Professor r.
l.. Watts is an ideal place to force a
rapid growth.
Well Drained Soil for Fruit Trees.
Even the plum, which will stand
more wet than any other class with
the possible exception of the ounce, re-
quires that the soil be we'll drained
there is difference between a moist
soil and wet soil, and soil may
be well drained yet be moist. 1t is
next to impossible to expect adequate
results for time and labor expended in
raising fruit in orchards unless the soil
is placed in proper condition. No
fruit tree will thrive on soil that is
wet. whether the wet be on the sur
face or beneath it. Any soil with depth
enough to supply fertility to the tree
roots will grow fruit trees, for even
if it is not rich enough it can be made
So provided it is not so sandy that the
fertilizer goes beyond the reach of the
roots or SO wet that the roots rot in
stead of grow. The wet soil can be
subdued by draining and the sandy soil
put in proper condition by stable ma
nure or by growing any crop which
will supply humus and blowing such
crop under
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
a WOMAN DOCTOR
Was Quick TO See that Coffee Poison
Was Doing the Mischief.


Was Doing the Mischief.
A lady tells of a bad case of coffee
poisoning and tells it in a way so sim
pie and straightforward that literary
skill could not improve it.
81 had neuralgia headaches for u
years. she says, and have suffered
untold agony When I first began to
have them I weighed 40 pounds, but
they brought me down to 40. l went
to many doctors and they gave me only
temporary relief. So | suffered on, till
one day in 1904, a woman doctor told
me to drink Postum Food Coffee. She
said l looked like l was coffee poison
ed
$50 l began to drink Postum and
l gained Is pounds in the first few
weeks and am still gaining, but not SO
fast as at first My headaches began
to leave me after / had used Postum
about two weeks-lons enough ! expect
to get the coffee poison out Of my sys-
tenn.
Now that 4 few months have passed
since l began to use Postum Food COT
fee, 1 can gladly say that | never know
what neuralgia headache is like any
more. and it was nothing but Postum
that cured me- Before l used Postum
l never went out alone: | would get
bewildered and would not know which
way to turn Now I go alone and my
head is clear as bell. Ny brain and
nerves are stronger than they have been
for years Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Greek, Mich.
There's q reason. Read the little
book, The Road TO Wellyille," IL pkgs.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
n ut Bars.

Peanuts, almonds, English walnuts
or pecans may be used for this candy.
Prepare the nuts by removing the in
Ger covering and chopping them. Then
grease the bottom and sides of a
broad, shallow tin pan with fresh but
ter, and put the nuts into it, spread
ing them evenly. Put one pound of
sranuIated sugar, with half Il teacup-
ful OF water and 4 pinch of cream of
tartar, into a kettle and boil until
thick, but not too brittle. Pour the
slrup over the nuts and set aside to
cool. When slightly stiff mark off into
wide bars with sharp knife and let
stand several days, when it will be-
come soft and delicious.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
Apple Plum Pudding,

Arrange in a deep earthen baking
dish suitable for serving as many ap-
pies, cored and pared, as it will hold.
Fill tile core cavities with a mixture
Of equal parts of boiled chestnuts,
stoned dates, seeded raisins and wal
nuts, all chopped fine and moistened
with lemon juice and sweetened 70
taste. Melt sugar and butter in hot
water in the proportion of one table
spoonful Of sugar and one-half tea
spoonful Of butter for each apple, and
one cup hot water for five apples. Pour
this over the apples and haste fire.
quently, adding more water if needed.
There should be just little rich thick
Slrup at the last. Serve hot with thin
cream or cold with whipped cream.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
Baked Eggs,

Put in frying pan and melt one
generous tablespoonful Of butter; stir
into it one teaspoonful of flour until
smooth and frothy, taking care not to
brown. Then draw the pan back and
add, gradually, one cupful of cold milk,
half teaspoonful of salt and a dash
Of pepper. Let the sauce boil up once
then pour into i deep earthen pie plate
Into this drop eight eggs. Place the
dish in moderate oven, and, when the
eggs are just set, serve Immediately
In the same dish. Garnish with par
sley.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
Minced Veal and Eggs.

Take some remnants of roast or
praised veal, trim off all Drowned
parts, and mince it very finely. Fry
a finely chopped onion to light brown
in some butter; add a large pinch of
flour, little stock, and the minced
veal, with chopped parsley, pepper, salt
and nutmeg to taste. Mix well and let
the mince gradually get hot; lastly
add a few drops Of lemon juice. Serve
with sippets of bread fried in butter,
and the poached eggs on top.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
Clace Small Fruits.

Divide peeled oranges into lobes and
run two of the lobes on a small stick.
On another Of these thin skewers i'm
pale five Malaga grapes. Boil to a
slfup a pound Of graduated sugar and
gill of cold water and do not stir
While cooking. Try often by dropping
little in iced water and when it is
brittle add tablespoonful of lemon
Juice, remove from the fire, set in an
outer pan Of scalding water and dip
the fruit-coyered sticks into the sirup,
turning them over and over, then lay
Ing on waXed paper to dry.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
Chocolate CusfHrG.

Melt over the fire two ounces of Ba-
kers chocolate with a little water and
add cupful Of sugar. Boil two min
utes and pour into quart of boiling
milk. Add one tablespoonful Of corn
with a teaspoonful Of vanilla, and add
yolks Of four well beaten eggs. Beat
the whites stiff with a spoonful of pow
dered sugar; put the custard in cups
and pile the whites on them.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
Depths Lead to Heights.

A Washington guide directed the at
tention Of party of sightseers to "A small
gray-haired man, and said, affection
ately:
There goes one of the greatest men in
the country. That's Chief Justice
Fuller"
"Why, he has no stature whatever"
whispered one of the ladies.
Nor weight" hastily rejoined another.
''And | can't understand" observed a
man in the group, chow he has managed
to attain to so great a height"
The guide answered him significantly
and tersely, Because of his great
depth. Harper's Weekly.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
Self-Binder Run on Skfds.

4 Minnesota farmer writes: Farm
ers on the Minnesota side in the Red
River Valley tried 4 new scheme in
harvesting grain last season. Excess
sive rains just before and during the
harvest season SO flooded the grain
fields that 1t was impossible to get
into them with the binder on wheels.
The grain stood up all right. as it does
in that country. but the ground was
too soft to enable the binder to do its
work. Some genius conceived the idea
of putting the binder on skidS, putting
on horses enough to pull it through
sled fashion, meanwhile running the
binding machinery with small gaso-
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
National Songs Criticised.

'"The Star Spangled Banner cannot be
sung satisfactorily, and America is set
to an English air. consequently the Unit
ed States should offer a prize to com
posers and make an effort to obtain a
satisfactory national hymn.
Such was the argument advanced by
Julius l. Lyons of New York, who called
on Secretary Bonaparte and endeavOred
to enlist him in a movement to acquire a
new national hymn.
Mr.. Bonaparte professed an ignorance
of music. which made it impossible for
him to condemn songs now in use, and
told Mr.. Lyons that he did not believe a
national song ever could be popular I'M
less it was in some way connected with
an event in history of great Importance.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
Feeding the Calf Easily.

The calf is a stubborn little thing
and is quite averse to being taken
from its mother, SO that, oftentimes'
the problem of feeding it is not the
easiest one in the world to solve. Any
arrangement which will do the work
readily is warranted and one of the
best plans we know of can be evolved
from the following: Keep the calf in
a pen of some kind with a solid front.
Then cut a square opening in the front
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
SKIN ERUPTIONs 35 YEARS.
Suffered Severely with Eczema All
Over Body-A Thousand Thanks
to C1,tic,,,a p ar,,cdinc

SoAAShSSt SSHS4Sly Win ICGSIlel AL
Over Body-A Thousand Thanks
to Cuticura Remedies.
For over thirty-fye years 1 was a
severe sufferer from eczema The
eruption was not confined to any one
place. 1t was all over my body, limbs.
and even on my head. l am sixty years
old and an old soldier, and have been
examined by the Government Board
over fifteen times, and they said there
was no cure for me. l have taken all
kinds Of medicine and have spent large
sums of money for doctors, without
avail. A short time ago | decided to
try the Cuticura Remedies, and after
using two cakes of Cuticura Soap, two
boxes of Cuticura Ointment, and two
bottles of Cuticura Resolvent, two
treatments in all, l am now well and
completely cured. A thousand thanks
to Cuticura. l cannot speak too high
ly of the Cuticura Remedies. John T.
Roach, Richmondale, Ross Co., Ohio,
July II, 1905
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
Cut Down the Acreage,

Farm labor is growing scarcer each
year; it is almost impossible to keep
the boys on the farm and equally i'm
possible to obtain labor from the cities
that is of any use on the farm. Some
OF the poor men in the great cities
would be infinitely better off in the
country where they and their children
might gain health and vigor, but it is
next to impossible to keep them on the
farm even if one gets them there, for
they prefer the crowded tenements to
the little cottage in the country.
Every employing farmer will testify
that this is the truth. The alternative
then seems to be reduction of acreage
and more care and fertilizer given to
the portion cultivated in other words,
special crops and intensive culture.
Poultry raising offers one avenue Of
escape from the no-1abor question, up
to certain limit. Small fruit culture
another in sections where women and
children may be had to pick the fruit.
After these one must get down to the
growing of crops which he can handle
by himself, aiming to get quality and
quantity from q small area. In some
sections farmers are combining and,
under an agreement, are turning GER
tain portions of their farms into crops
best suited to them, hay when posi-
bic, and each helps the other during
harvest, the period when the lack Of
help is most felt. Look into the ques-
ton of reducing the area seriously ::
it is worth considering before giving
up farming as many are doing yearly
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
His Three Wives All in a Row

An Arkansas city man who had twice
been DIVORCED took his third wife to the
theater recently. His two earlier wives
have become good friends, and when the
couple took their seats the man looked
around, and to his CONSERVATION saw he
had his three wives in Il row beside him.
Cleveland Leader.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
To Cool the Oven,

If when you are baking anything
the oven gets too hot, put in a basin
of cold water instead Of leaving the
door open. This cools the oven, and
the steam rising from the water pre-
vents the contents burning. When
cooking in a gas oven a basin or tin
of water should always be kept in
the oven
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
Ham Salad.

Cut fine pieces of boiled ham. Make
q dressing as follows: To one-half cup
Of melted butter add two we'll beaten
eggs, one-half pint of vinegar, celery.
salt, pepper and salt to taste, dessert
spoonful of sugar and one teaspoonful
Of mustard. Mix smooth and boil until
it thickens to the consistency of cream
and pour on the ham.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-20
To Clean Carpet on the Floor.

Sweep the carpet thoroughly, then
sprinkle with corn meal or coarse salt
and sweep again. Dissolve bar of Ivory
Soap in three gallons of water, and with
a sponge or soft broom, go over the car
pet. Rinse in the same way with clear,
warm water and let the air pass through
the room until the floor is dry.
ELEANOR Il. PARKER.