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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
proving Live Stock.

The best families Of horses, whether
thoroughbred runners or trotters, We're
produced from a few selected ancestors,
inbreeding being largely practiced.
Breeding close to the Messenger blood,
through Hambletonian, has certainly
increased the speed of our trotters, and,
admitting that the instinct Of trotting
has been more firmly impressed, yet
there is a much larger proportion Of
failures, compared with the success at
tanned, if the fact is considered that
the number of the whole is many times
greater than that of half a century
ago The form Of the trotter, as we'll
as that Of the thoroughbred, shows
plainly the work Of inbreeding, for
while the spirit and will force have
been increased, it has required an oc-
casionaI infusion Of new blood (nOt,
however, altogether foreign) to retain
the stamina so essential to rOadsters.
The thoroughbred runner Of to-day is
largely indebted to Diomed, Sir Archy,
Glencoe and Lexington for improve
ment in endurance and speed.
The mutton breeds Of sheep are now
capable of producing specimens exceed
ing 400 pounds live weight, with also
an increase in length Of wool and
weight of fleece, while the best meri-
nos can shear over thirty pounds.
Every decade has witnessed the
breaking Of records" among all classes
Of animals, which is the best evidence
that improvement is rapid, much Of
the success being due to inbreeding,
system that is unsafe unless practiced
by one who fully understands the Sc
lection of the choicest individuals, their
adaptation to circumstances and the OBJ
jects sought to be accomplished.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24

Cut cold beefsteak in small pieces,
free it from bone, gristle. and some of
the fat, cover with boiling water, add
one small onion, and stew slowly until
tender. Put the meat in a deep dish,
and if there be but little meat. add an
equal quantity of sliced potato and half
as much strained tomato. Season the
liquor with salt and pepper. and thick
en- it slightly with -four wet in cold
water Pour it over the meat. Cover
with crust made like baking powder
biscuit, press it close to the edge of the
dish, make a cash in the center, and
bake slowly about half an hour; or Gov
er with mashed and seasoned potato
brush with beaten egg, and bake until
brown.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
Roots for sheen.

Turnips and rutabagas are probably
the best roots for sheep. Breeding
sheep, and especially lambs, should be
fed largely upon them instead of grain.
This IS a view held by the best shep-
herds. The view is probably correct
and the practice might well be inaugu-
rated by sheepmen. The purple-top-
ped, strap-leafeG turnips have general
" given best results. They should be
sown somewhat thick, and thinned to
four to six inches in row. The thin
ming can best be done when the drills
are made upon ridges provided for the
purpose. With these crops should be
drilled either a bit of turnip or radish
seed. This will permit earlier cultiva-
ton, because these seeds come up
earlier than the mangels or carrots and
thus outline the row. The mammoth
Long Red and Golden Tankard man
gels and the Mastodon carrots are
standard varieties.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
Feeding Gluten Meal.

Gluten feed is very valuable in the
dairy rich in protein and something Of
which the stock are very fond, it can
be proitably used If handled rightly /;
on the other hand there is opportunity
to feed it extravagantly as we'll as
to feed so much Of it that the cows
will be injured. 1t should be inyaria-
bly, fed with some other grain, and if
other concentrated foods are used it
is better not to feed the gluten daily.
If, however bran is used to a consid-
cradle extent the gluten feed may be
safely made a part Of the daily ration.
While gluten meal is frequently fed
with ground corn and coU meal, and
fed inexpensively in this way, we pre-
fer to use it with cornmeal and bran,
about three pounds of gluten meal to
two pounds each of the bran and corn
meal, giving, of course, liberal guam
tity Of roughage. AS gluten produces
considerable body heat, and more when
fed in conjunction with cornmeal, it
is essentially a valuable winter feed,
but is best cut out Of the summer ra-
ton
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24

Numerous inquiries have come into
ment Station regarding the cause of
the frOthy masses on grass and other
herDaceOus plants and on shrubs and
trees. Popularity this has been ascrib-
ed to frogs and snakes and named Ell
Their frog or snake spittle. as the case
might be. In fact, it is due to a small
insect belonging to the Hemiptera or
true bugs, which live inside the frOthy
ed spittle insects for obvious reasons,
and also frog hoppers, becaue of their
connection with the frothy mass which
was formerly known as frog spittle, or
pearance when mature, they resemble
frogs to some extent. 1t is not known
exactly how the frothy mass is pro-
duced, but it is supposed that the in
sect pumps the sap out Of the plants,
and in passing it through the alimen-
tary canal mixes air with it to form
small air bubbles There are quite a
number Of species found at the present
time, some living on grass, others on
shrubs, and also on trees, both ever
green and deciduOus. Most of the spe-
cies have their early or nymph stage
entirely within the protection Of the
frothy mass When adult, however,
they are found outside in the open air.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
Brief Farm TOPICS,

The farmer who broke his hoe han
die leaning on it was leaning on the
wrong thing.
Two very good ways to market farm
crops may be found in the pig skin and
in the milk can.
F. G. Bartlett, of Socorro County. \.
NJ, recently sold 10000 pounds of
secured wool, the last years clip of
his own f1ocks. He claims to have made
1900 off his wool.
To combat the fraud Of selling sheep
skin for real kid a demonstration was
recently made in Wilmington, Del.
with view to educating purchasers to
buy nothing but the real article.
A cow which will not make more
than 125 pounds of butter in a year
has no place in a dairy herd kept on
$50 land She belongs to the range
herd. where it may pay to let her raise
a calf.
An authority on such matters claims
that one-fourth of the hay crop comes
from wild grass. 1t is a notable fact
that of the wild grasses used for hav
in the United States not one variety
has been brought into cultivation.
As a rule it requires quite change
of the program to induce a man to
leave the cornfeld to engage in other
pursuits when there are so many weeds
that need killing. but it is all right
to stop to haul off lot of hogs that
have been finished for the market when
prices are right
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
THE MANIFESTATION.
"A Dvsneptic.s Nightmare !


I'm the ghost of the pie that you simply
would try,
Though the doctor declared you would
certainly suffer-
There's lecr on NV phiZ for NV temper
has riz
And I'm ready for trouble with you as Il
buffer
/ also the ghost of that heavy pork roast
10 gobble up which you were willing TO
barter
Contentment and sleep; and you thought
the price cheap.
So YOU needn't complain or be posed as n
martyr
In short I'm the spirk of the yictuals that
The pastries and rarebits. around in your
stomach.
And IN caper and dance, while I'm given
the chance
I'LL each part of your mattress will fccl
like a hummock
lou Il be dragged by the hand 10 4 horrible
Where you will persistently fall into
Be walked on by whales. while the people
drive nails
In the soles of your feet, and you suffer
from Spasms.
My color will change in a fashion that ;
strange
From purple to pink and from crimson to
My wife will be green as a fresh country
scene.
And every five miles l shall beat her ana
choke her
You shall dance over Goals with no shoes
on your SoleS,
And the cocktails you drank shall be dev,
lis TO mock you.
And that limburger cheese will be loading
the breeze.
That cheese you would have, though your
wife tried 70 block you.
You'll he tied to n stake while n large buck
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
Kipline'c New Poem.

Adopting the view largely he'll,
by the British in South \ fric.
and by man. ut home that tn
governments promised grant of respon
sible government to Transvaal means re
PROCESSION of the country to the Beers
Rudyard Kipling contributed to Tn
Standard Il poem of six stanZas. depict
ing the colonsts being shamefuly an,
jugglingly sold into bondage. and appeal
ing 10 Great Britain to prevent it. Fol
lowing is Il sample OF the poem:
Back to the ancient bitterness
Ye ended once for all,
Back to oppression one may guess
Who have not borne its thrall;
Back to the slough of their dcspond,
IIcotS anew held fast,
BY Eugland'S seal upon the bond,
As helots to the last.
Another stanZa reads:
Now, even now, before men learn
How near we broke our truSt
Now. even now, ere we return
Dominion to the DUST
Now. ere the gates of mercy close
Forever gains the line,
That sells its sons to serve the foes,
VIII England make no sign?
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
Helpful Hints,

Bananas fried in the fat remaining In
taa pan after sausages have been fried
wake a very nice dish to serve with
tie sausages.
To remove stains from white enamel
ware put a small piece Of potash in the
utensil. fill it with water and let it
stand for short time. Then pour out
the water. wash and all the stains will
disappear.
Tablecloths that have become too
much worn for further use may be turn
ed into breadcloths and silver polishers
For either purpose they are more salts
factory than anything else.
Ii you are ironing with the patent
handle irons and using a gas range. it
is a good idea TO put tin cover OIL top
of the iron as it sits on the fire. The
cover keeps the heat from escaping and
your iron with its help will get hot
much quicker On 4 good-sized blaze
two irons of this kline covered with
tin or copper cover viii heat as soon
as one.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
SAlLOW FACES
often Caused by Coffee Drink,

often Caused by Coffee Drinking.
How many persons realize that nof-
fee so disturbs digestion that it pro-
duces a muddy, yellow complexion?
A ten days trial of Postum Food COT
fee has proven a means, in thousands
of cases. of clearing up bad complex
ions.
A Washington young lady tells her
experience:
'All of us-father, mother, sister and
brother-had used tea and coffee for
many years until finally we all had
stomach troubles more or less.
I'VE were all sallow and troubled
with pimples, breath bad, disagreeaole
taste in the mouth. and all of US simply
so many bundles of nerves.
I'VE didn't realize that coffee was
the cause of the trouble until one day
we ran out of coffee and went to borrow
some from a neighbor. She gave US
some Postum and told US to try that.
Although we started 10 make it. we
all felt sure we would he sick if we
missed our strong coffee, but we were
forced TO try Postum and were sur
prised to find it delicious.
I'VE read the statements on the pkg,
got more. and in a month and half
you wouldn't have known US. We were
all able TO digest our food without any
trouble, each ones skin became clear
tongues cleaned off and nerves in fine
condition. We never use anything now
but Postum. There is nothing like it."
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Greek, Mich. Read the little book, The
Road to MELVILLE" There's a rea-
SON.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
SLAUGHTER BY ROAD AGENTS.
Mysterious Disappearance of Miners in
Early Days of Montana.

The discovery up to the fall of 1868 of
no less than 10 bodies of victims of the
road agents had finally aroused the feel
ings of the law abiding citizens to pitch
OF frenzy. They felt that the mysterious
disappearance of many other men whom
they had known was to be traced to the
bandits.
Scores of miners who had sci out with
large sums of money for various places
had never been heard of and had never
reached their destinations. Murders Oc-
CURED daily, almost hourly. Had there
been the most perfect system of legal
procedure time would not have permitted
of the orderly trial of offenders, so fire.
quent were the crimes. Alder gulch con-
tinued to disgorge its treasure in a steady
stream, and the very excess of its bounty
excited the most selfish passions of men.
The heart of Il man possessed with the
thirst for gold is like the country where
gold is produced-it is wild and barren,
and the flowers wither.
1t must not be supposed that during
these long months of Sickening dread
and doubt attempts had not been made
to organize justice. Rude courts were es-
tahlished and the guilt or innocence of
offenders submitted to regular chosen
juries, but the staggering outlaws would
boldly force their way through the lin IS
of spectators and into the presence of
the qualified twelve men, announcing
their determination to avenEe upon every
one connected with the case, any out
come other than acquittal.
Witnesses and jurors under these cir
cumstances We're afraid for their lives,
and justice had miscarried until the out
laws. seeing the blanch of fear every
where were supreme. In the early stages
of this reign of terror some of the road
agents had been tried. found guilty and
condemned to death by unanimous vote,
but between conviction and punishment
motions to reconsider had interviewed.
and the yacillating mob, through fear or
relenting doubt, had revoked the action
of the previous hour.-McClure' Maya
zine,
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
Canned RIueherrieS.

Pick over the berries with care, then
put three quarts Of them in a granite
or porcelain kettle, with two teacupfuls
of graduated sugar, and two-thirtls of
a cup of water to prevent burning. Let
them boil from five to seven minutes,
or until they have lost their berry look.
This amount should fill two quart cans,
but if it should fall a trifie short hot
water could be added to fill up the last
can. This rule applies also to black
berries, whortleberries or raspberries.
Strawberries require more sugar.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24

According to Sir E. Montague Nelson.
says the Engineer Of London, there are
sixty large meat-freezing establish
ments in the colonies and Argentina
the carrying trade is represented by
III refrigerated steamers, with a ca
pacity calculated at no less than TO-
100000 carcasses and in England there
and 100 in provincial towns for the
storage of meat on arrival. These dis
tribute daily on the average over 90
900 sheep and lambs and 1900 quarters
beef. The total importation of frozen
meats into Great Britain during 1905
consisted Of S,2II.I31 carcaSSes mutton
and lamb and l ,211 .353 quarters beef.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
Biting Sarcasm.

Jean Gerardy, the well-known 'cellist
at a dinner in Philadelphia praised
American wit.
You are all witty he said. From
your millionaire down to your gamin you
are quick, nimble and sparkling in re-
tort.
Your gamins' wit is sometimes cruel.
It caused a friend of mine to flush and
mutter an oath one day last week III
New York.
My friend. in a hurry to catch a
train. ran out of his hotel toward a cab,
and a ragged little boy opened the cab
door for him and handed in his va
Use.
He gave the boy nothing. In his hur-
ry. you see. he forgot.
The disappointed urchin smiled sour
II. and called this order TO the driver:
Nearest poorhouse, cabby.' " - New
York Tribune.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
Larded Beef.

This makes an ornamental dish
Lard a tender piece of beef with strips
of pork and raw ham. then stew it
down very slowly in a richly seasoned
stock for four or five hours. After tax
ing it from the stove allow it to cool
over night in its liquor. Then drain
and trim it carefully before serving
The streaks Of ham and pork running
through it are said to add to its APP
pearance.
There are many other cold-dressed
meats that are excellent for Iuncheons
suppers and picnics, such as veal loaf
braized or jellied, tongues and ported
meats of various kinds, for which the
rules have all been printed in these
columns.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24

frequently, and with a burning sensa-
ton. They showed sediment. | be-
came discouraged, weak, languid and
depressed, so sick and weak that
could not keep up. AS doctors did not
cure me | decided to try Doan's Kid
ney Pills, and with such success that
my troubles were all gone after using
eight boxes. and my strength, ambi-
ton and general health is fine"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo. n. Y.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
Handy SaIt Box.

This handy salt box can be put up
against the shed, and cattle can get
salt at will. The salt will be out Of
the weather, and there will be no trolI-
tie OF sailing the cattle every few days.
The box should be made IS inches VIDE,
24 inches long, II inches deep in front
and Is inches in the back. so that the
lid will have enough fall to shut itself
when released. The lid should extend
four inches over the box for a COW to
get hold on. A notch should be cut
four inches deep in front of the box
(a), so that when COW smells the
box she will smell salt and stick her
tongue in the notch (a) and lick it. By
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24

The clover seed business Is being
closely watched by agents of the De
partment of Agriculture. OF 521 sam
pies Of red clover obtained in the open
market 116 samples We're found to con-
tain seed of the dodder. five samples
were adulterated with seed Of yellow
trifoil, worthless plant, Of which the
seed resembles the clover. In fact,
cattle have been made sick by eating
clover mixed with the trifoil plant,
while the dodder plant is a still more
serious pest.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
THE CHEESECLOTH BAR.
The Only Sure Protection from Insects
in an Open Tent

If you expect to keep your camp free,
from insects. says Suburban Life. you
will he disappointed. Mosquito netting
is delusion and a snare. 1t will keep
out the larger mosquitoes and flies, but
the others will walk through it,
ChecSecloth is your only safety. With
Il bar made of this material. wider and
longer than your bed and about rec
feet high. you are perfectly safe from
the attacks of al insects ut night. pro-
vidcd the edges of the bar are tucked
under the pillow and bedding. If cot
is used, the bar may be made long
enough to rest on the floor or ground.
Those who prefer to try keeping the
tent clear of insects by making 4 Smudge
or burning insect powder each night to
clear them out and then closing up the
tent. are welcome to try it. but give me
an open tent and the cheesecloth bar.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
Canned Strawberr;eS

Hull, and wash if necessary, nice,
fresh strawberries. To every quart of
the berries, take one coffeecupful of
graduated sugar. Put the fruit on to
boil in a granite kettle, with table
spoonful Of water; as soon as it boils,
add the sugar and cook for eight min
utes, stirring it gently. One quart of
berries will only fill one pint can. They
should be kept in a dark place, and
only the best of fruit used.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24

The foregoing is an epitome of the pre-
scriptiOn for truancy contained i'll the
fourth annual report of Supt. Thomas II.
MacQueary of the Chicago Parental
school, which was made public recent
~. In the report Supt. McQueary an
nounces the following discoveries:
That truancy is disease brought about
by bad environment and lack of proper
mOuriSbment
That good diet is a most important
factor in the treatment of truancy patients.
Supt. MacQueary explains ut length
the methods of treating the alment ut
the parental school. He declares the
cost of food is Is cents per capita per
day at the school as Il result of the great
effort made to give each boy the exact
proportion of food medicine required.
I'VE consider a good diet Il most inn
portant factor in our work. he declares,
and, therefore. have 4 carefully pre-
pared dietary prepared by our physician
and approved by specialists on dlatetlcs.
According to the best authorities Il man
at moderate work needs little more than
of pound of protein Il day and about
5000 calorieS of heat; q boy of Is or II
years of age needs about 5 as much as Il
man, and a boy of 10 or II years needs
about Is as much.
Under our dietary we give the boys at
the parental school, whose average age
is 111a years, an average of not quite
one-fourth of a pound / .22:} of a pound ]
of protein and $500 calOries of heat Il
day during winter. The supper, of
course, for obvious reasons, is the light
est meal, averaging one-twentieth obs
of a pound of protein and G77 calories of
heat, and the breakfast averages one-siX-
teenth .O63 of a pound of protein and
116 calOries of heat"
Accompanying the report is a specimen
page from the dietary which shows the
following menu for one day, together
with the value of the foods:
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
The Local Color Scheme.

eve are not yet ready to put your
book on the market" said the publisher
to the ambitious author.
But it is printed, illustrations anG
ALL argued the author. Why don't
you goahead and bind it, and
There's the trouble. The fashion ok.
perts have not vet decided what is to be
tainly do not want to risk binding the
book in a color that will clash with tie
gown of the lady who is reading it, Dc
weT;-Judge
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
Ham Toast,

Chop cold boiled ham, and heat it in
buttered frying pan, add enough stock
or water to make it spread easily To
each teacupful of this add one tea
spoonful of lemon juice and little pep
per. Cut the crust from medium thick
slices of bread, toast on each side, dip
quickly in hot water, lay on a warm
platter, spread with butter and with a
layer of warm meat. Stand in the
oven ten minutes before serving.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
Date Biscuits,

Make a breaS sponge at night, and
in the morning when we'll risen, take a
pint of the sponge, add to it two table
spoonfuls of sugar, and graham -four
enough to make a stiff batter. Add,
lastly, a cupful of dates that have been
stoned. Make into small biscuits; let
them rise in the pan and bake
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
Ideal Tomatoes,

A dainty dish may be made of stewed
tomatoes, which are often SO unappe
tizingly served, by adding just suspi-
cion of dried bread crumbs to the sea-
soning. letting them simmer slowly
twenty or thirty minutes and then
whipping them with a potato masher
until they are smooth.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-24
Spiced Cherries.

Nine pounds of fruit, one pound of
sugar, one pint of cider vinegar, one
half ounce of cinnamon bark, one half
ounce Of whole cloves. Let the syrup
come to a boil before putting in the
fruit; cook the fruit until the skins
break; then take out the fruit and boil
the syrup down until thick; pour over
the fruit hot. Put UP in Jelly tumbleTs
or glass jars.