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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-08-16

Jefferson county, LOT Y1o,ooo uam'
ages on account of the bridge accident
on the turnpike at Weirick's Mill,
June IS, 1904, in which Melvin
Shipley was killed and his brother,
Silas Shipley, was seriously injured.
Two suits are entered-one for $l0,-
600 for the death of Melvin Shipley,
aud one for $4,000 for injury to
Silas Shipley. The two young men
who were victims of the accident
were sons of Fonrose T. Shipley, OF
Shepherdstown.
Hon. John S. Darst, assistant tax
commissioner of West Virginia, has
been in Jefferson county the past
week looking after matters OF taxation
as affected by the new tax laws. He
recommended several changes in the
levy made by the boards of education
of the various districts, as some Of
the boards did not have the proper
figures upon which to base their es-
Inmates. In Harper's Ferry district
he recommended that the levy for
teachers fund be reduced from %
cents to Is cents, and the building
fund from cents TO 6 cents; in Mid
dleway district the teachers fund
can be cut from Is cents to IL cents
and the building fund from 25 cents
to 165 cents; in Charles Town the
teachers fund eau be placed at Il
cents instead of Is cents. The levy
in Shepherdstown and Kabletown
districts had been correctly laid, and
no change was found necessary.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
HOW THE SWISS MAKE AN ARMY.
337 900 Soldiers t. Population of Only
Three Millions

The Swiss army is one of the most
remarkable of her political institutions.
1t is the ideal toward which the com
mon people of every European country.
weighed down with taxation, to sup
port huge standing armies, turn with
longing and hope.
According to the Arena, the Swiss sys-
TEN Of militia saves millions of money to
the taxpayers and gives years of free
dom from military service to the sol
dierS.
Practically all Swiss serve from the
age of 20 to so in the militia and re-
serves. The raw recruits 90 into schools,
the infantry for forty-hve days, the cav
airy for eight days.
After this the cavalry serves sixteen
days each year and the infantry and ar
tilery fourteen days each every other
year. The reserves serve only five or
six days every four years. The officers.
Of course, are carefully trained ia good
schools for a period of years.
This short service would be insufficient
were it not preceded and supplemented
and rifle practice every year by practi-
caIly all Swiss citizens.
Target shooting is the national sport.
and in accordance with the law a place
for target practice must be supplied by
every town in the country. AS an en-
coura cement prizes OF all sorts are Of
fered by the national government.
Thus little Switzerland, with a pOpu-
Iation of less than 100000 of people,
has an army of 337 900 of the most
martial soldiers of Europe-armed,
equipped and ready to take the field at a
moments notice.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
Economizing Green Food.

When green food is scarce or din
cult to obtain it pays to plan some way
so it will not be wasted. The follow
ing description is Of a feeding poA
that works well. Cut two pieces TOT
the ends, each twenty-four inches long,
getting proper curve by using com
pass. Make the back of the holder OF
thin boards four feet long and twenty
four inches wide and nail one end ing
ure y in place, Ringing the other end,
using small straps of leather to hold
it shut Cover the holder with coarse
mesh wire netting and hang 1t IN
convenient place high enough so the
fowls cannot roost on it, yet so they
can feed from it readily. Use hangers
Of wood, tin or leather as Indicated in
the cut at figure G. This little feeding
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
House Plants Grown from Seed.

Seeds of the greenhouse type of plant
may all be started in flats with window
glas sover the boxes to prevent too rapid
evaporation OF the moisture, but care
must be taken to secure the right soil
Finely sifted woods earth, mixed with
one-third sandy loan, has proved a re-
liable combination i'll which to terminate
the seeds of these plants.
To insure good drainage put q layer
of sharp sand and bits Of broken crock
cry and charcoal i'll the bottom of the
box. Charcoal and bird sand are in
variable accomplishments of all indoor
gardening, and | always keep on hand
q supply of both.
Buying the regular bird sand provides
this necessity i'll a neat and convenient
form, and charcoal is, of course. avail
able in most households. Its use an
swers the double purpose of drainage.
and. as all good housewives know. alb
sorbing mpurities.-Garden Magazine.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
FRANCES NATIONAL THEATER.
After zee Years of Continuous Exist
ence 1t Is Poor but Proud.

The Coincide Franchise the nationa!
theater of France, is the oldest institu-
ton of its kind in the world-the oldest.
that is. in continuous existence.
1t was founded in 1850 by MolICre,
and is still conducted according 10 the
ruleS he laid down. The number of as
sociates, the division of profits according
to talent. the internal government of the
society, had all been admirably regulated
by the founder of Il house which is the
glory of French dramatic art
On the national holiday, July Il. and
on certain other occasions, the theatcr
gives performances at which all the seats
are free. People stand in line for hours
awaiting the opening of the doors
During the year the number of free
seats given away runs from 10000 to
1oO.UUu. representing Il sum ranging
from $4,000 to S1GOOOO. Besides this
students of rhetoric and of elocutiOn. 70
the annual number of 2O52, assist gratu-
ltously at the Thursday matineeS it be
ing considered Il great privilege TO re-
celye this practical experience on the
boards of the famous theater.
The Coincide receives a government
suhventlon, but its expenses have in
creased so much that it is always in
financial stress. Its actors and actresses
put up with much smaller salaries than
they would receive anywhere else They
do 1t partly for the honor of belonging 10
the Coincide, partly because it is Il life
engagement, for when they are finally
retired they receive pension
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
BABY's TORTURING HUMOR.

Ears Looked as If They Would Drop
OT-Face Mass of Sores-Cured by
Cuticura in Two Weeks for 75c.
Il feel it my duty to parents of 9th
er poor suffering babies TO tell you
what Cuticura has done for my little
daughter She broke out All over her
body with a humor, and we used ey-
erything recommended. but without re-
suits | called in three doctors, they
all claimed they could help her, but
she continued to grow worse. Her body
was mass of sores, and her little face
was being eaten away; her ears looked
as if they would drop off. Neighbors
advised me to get Cuticura Soap and
Ointment, and before l had used half
of the cake of Soap and box of Oint-
ment the sores had all healed. and my
little ones face and body We're as clear
as newborn babes. | would not he
without it again if it cost five dollars.
instead of seventy-fve cents. Mrs.
George ]. Steese, 7O1 Coburn ST., Ak
ron. Ohio"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
Verdict for DR.. Pierce
Ladies' Home Journal.
Sending truth after a lie. It is an o.
hGAINST THE

Sending truth after lie. It is an old
maxim that "a lie will travel seven
leagues while truth is getting its boots
en-" and no doubt hundreds of thousands
of good people read the unwarranted and
malicious attack upon DR.. r. V. Pierce
and his Favorite Prescription published
In the May 1904 number of the Ladies
Home Journal, with its great black dis
play headings, who never saw the hum
bic, groyeling rctraction, with its incOn-
spicuous heading, published two months
later. 1t was boldly charged in the sland-
erous and libelOus article that DR.. PierCe's
FavOrite Prescription, for the cure Of
woman's weaknesses and ailments, con-
tained alcohol and other harmful ingredi-
ents. DR. Pierce. promptly brought suit
against the publishers Of the Ladies'
Home Journal, for s2O0,OOO00 damages.
DR.. Pierce alleged that Mr.. Box, the
editor, maliciousIy published the article
containing such false and defamatory
matter wiH the intent Of injuring his
Observation-Disclosures that no alcohol. or
other Injurious. or habi t-forming, drugs
are, or yVer were, contained In his "Fa-
vorite Tesgfiption =; that said medicine
is madI fSm native medicinal roots and
contaHS/no harmful ingredients what
eVeIaId that Mr.. Box S malicious state
mefI were wholly and absolutely false.
l61he retracti0n Qrluted~ By SaIdllaQrlal
they were forced 70 acknowledge that1leY
bad obtained analyses -Qt"EaYQrIte Pre-
EcrIltiQn.@ from eminent chemists. all Of
whom certified that ID did uQt contain al
c4lQIQEaDY QL he alleged harmful drugs
These facts We're also proven in the TRIAL u
tho action in the Supreme Court. But the
business OF Dr. Pierce was greatly injured by
tho publication Of the lbelous article with
its great display headings, while hundreds OF
thousands who read the wickedly defamatory
article never saw the humble grOveing re-
traction. set I'm small type and made as incOn-
sptcuous as possible. The matter was, how
ever brought before jury in the Supreme
Court OF New York State which promptly
rendered verdict IN the Doctors favor.
Thus his traducers came TO grief and their
base ISLANDERS were refuted.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
Locust DestrOyers.

In Argentina, as in Africa and Asia,
the locust is name of dread though
not to anything like the same extent,
and In South America there has arisen
hope of combating the destroyer
which may prove Of enormous value in
regions more liable to devastation.
Large Numbers Of locusts were found
dead and microscopical examination
showed that they had been destroyed
by natural enemy-a species of fly
which ate into the body of the locust,
and there deposited its Larvae which de
veloped into a life prodigiously multi
piled. Experiments are now being made
to test whether this fly can thrive in
regions which are recognized as the
incubating places of the locust. The
Argentine agricultural department is
breeding the flies for this purpose,
though under effective control.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
Chicks on Range.

The sooner you get the early hatch
of chickens Oh open range the better
it will be for them. 1t is pretty hard
to teach brooder chickens not to go
back to their original home after you
want to take them away from the
brooder and put them in the colony
house. Either take the brooder out of
sight or move your chicks to another
lot where they can't see it. Do not take
them from the brooder until they have
learned to get on without artificial
heat. or they will huddle in the cor
ners and do themselves an injury.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
10 XIII Sassafras Roots.

Says one writer: Sassafras is one of
the worst pests that some farmers have
to contend with. 1t may be grubbed
year after year and every root taken
out that can be, and still there will be
roots left that will sprout up, and soon
the sassafras will be thicker than ever,
and the area of sassafras brush will
be enlarged rather than diminished.
No amount of grubbing Will permanent
ly rid a field of sassafras. The most
successful method of fighting sassafras
| have ever tried is to cut off the
sprout at the top of the ground and to
pasture with cattle and sheep until the
roots die, or if the trees are large, peel
them two or three feet above the
ground and pasture until the roots die.
If the land is pIowed and the roots
broken, they will sprout, but If pas
tured close the roots die in a few years.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14

changed medicine and began using
Doan's Kidney Pills when 1 was still in
bed. The relief found was so great
that l kept on until / had taken about
ten boxes. The kidney secretions be-
came natural and after years Of misery
was cured / have increased in
weight, and show no symptoms Of my
former trouble"
Sold by all dealers. 30 cents a box.
Foster ilburn Co., Buffalo, Y. Z
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14

Pumpkins are good feed for lambs in
the fall, especially when they are trou-
bled with paper skin, caused by worms
in the fntestines. They will eat them
if they are sliced or cut and sprinkled
with salt, but it is better to provide
fat-bottomed troughs with compart-
ments, each being large enough to re-
ceive the half of pumpkin cut in such
fashion as to have the pieces lie fat
with the inside uupermost.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
Mrs. Pinkham's Standing Invitation

I" As you know, I wrote you that my doctor
said l must have an operation or could not
live. l then wrote you, telling you my all
ments. / followed your advice ana AIN en-
tirely we'll l can walk miles without an
ache or pain, and l owe my life to you and
to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
| wish every suffering woman would read
this testimonial and realize the value of writ
ing to you and your remedy. Mrs Mary
Dimmick, 59th and E Capitol Streets, Wash
ington, d. c.
When n medicine has been successful
in restoring to health SO many women
whose testimony is so unqucstionable
you cannot we'll say, without trying it.
Il do not believe it will help me" If
you are i'll. don't hesitate to get bot
tie of Lydia T. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound at once, and write Mrs Pink
ham, Lynn. Mass, for special advice
it is free and always helpful.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
Vitality OF Alfalfa Seed.

A remarkable test of the vitality of
alfalfa seed is reported in bulletin No.
10 of the Colorado Agricultural Elk
pertinent Station. II is generally con-
sidered that seed must be perfectly new
in order TO come up freely. In bulletin
No. 80 of the experiment station, some
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14

1t is said of noted Virginia judge
that in a pinch he always came out
ahead. An incident of his childhood
might go to prove this.
We'll Benny" said his father when
the lad had been going to school about a
month what did you learn today
about the mouse. father"
"SpelI, mouSe?' his father asked.
After a little pause Benny answered:
Father, / don't believe it was Il mouse
after all; it was n rat. '-LipplnCOttS.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14

box will enable the fowls to pick at
the green stuff. whether it is clover,
grass or chopped cabbage, without any
danger of soling or wasting it. Such
convenlences are inexpensive, but save
an immense amount of time, as well as
food. so poultry keepers should use
them whenever possible.-Indianapo
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
Potato Spraying Saved $22 per Acr.

Potato Spraying Saved $22 per Acre.
In the efforts TO make potato spray
ing popular among the farmers of the
State, the New York experiment station
at Geneva has been carrying on coop
erative tests with farmers in all parts
ing carried on by forty-one farmers OH
a total of 1863 acres, the average gain
due to spraying was fifty-eight bushels
per acre, at cost Of about So per acre,
giving net profit of about $50 per acre,
sitter paying the expense Of spraying.
AS a result Of this good work it is as
serted that the practice of spraying is
on the increase in New York.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
Water for Work Horses,

Give work horses a pail of water in
the middle Of the morning and the aft
ernoon. They will be better for il.
Help them along and you will have bet
ter satisfaction. Flies and hot weather
make them cranky and poor. Give
them few carrots and a little grass
now and then.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
In the Dining Car.

English Tourist-Wait this steak i,
dcucedly tough. y'know.
'Waiter-Got teh be, sah, III ordch tel
pass de guv-mcnt spection- Io' prob
'ly am unaware, sab. dat since de Pack
in'town 'sposure, tenderness in 4 beet
am considehed sign oh physical weak
nCSS-puck.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
Milking by Machinery

In the dairy department of the agri-
cultural college at Manhattan, Kan,
they have for more than a year been
successfully milking cows by machin-
cry. The milking machine is a queer
looking apparatus, driven by a gasoline
engine. When one is fastened to a
COW It milks away in spite of all the
kicking and cavorting the COW may do
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14

third year my feet
and hands would
swell and remain puff
ed up for days at a
time. | seemed to
have a constant back
ache. Finally l got SO
bad that l was laid
up in bed with sew
eral doctors in attend
ance. l thought sure
Iy | would die. /
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14

To Ladies Only.-The wish to be
beautiful is predominant in every wOm-
an, and none can say she does not care
whether she is beautiful or not. DR.. T.
Felix Gouraud's Oriental Cream, or
Magical Beautifier eIicits a clear trans
parent complexion, free from Tan,
Freckles or Moth Patches, and so close
" initiating nature as to defy detection.
1t has the highest medical Testimony
as we'll as professional celebrities, and
on its own merits it has become one OF
the largest and a popular specially in
the trade. Fred 7. Hopkins, Sole Pro
prietor, 81 Great Jones street, New
York. For sale by all druggists and
fancy goods dealers throughout the
United States. Canadas and Europe
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
Finds Old Baseball.

While watching men eXcavating 4
cellar in Hubbard street, Winsted,
Conn, James Maddrah, an old man,
found a baseball which he lost twenty
five years ago while playing zone old
cat" with Al Simonds, we'll known
fox hunter. Naddrah says the dent he
made in the ball where he struck it is
still plain. The local Liars club has Of
fered Maddrah a free membership.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
Shutter for Barn Window.

Sliding windows in barn, such as
are frequently used for throwing ma
nure through, are hardly ever quite
tight. and mucu cold air is often al
lowed to rush in upon the animals in
side The American Agriculturist sug-
gests the use of this shutter. which IS
made of matched boards and hinged
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
Roup Remedy.

The fowls should be placed in dry,
warm and well ventilated house, and
have plenty of fresh water and scalded
bran or other light food. Take Of fine
ly pulverized, fresh-burnt charcoal and
of new yeast each three parts, OF pull
verified two parts, Of -four one and one
half as much pulverized cayenne as
flour. Water enough to mix we'll, and
roll into balls or pills the size Of IA
zelnut, give one three times day
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14

Fowls are very fond of their homes
and dislike being moved to new loca-
tons. If eggs are the object it is most
important that birds should not be
moved from pen to pen, as it will de-
lay egg production and also diminish
the supply. Pullets for early laying
should if possible, be brought up with
in sight Of their future laying run or
pen. On the contrary, if it is wished
to delay the laying of a pullet, and to
encourage growth for prize purposes,
her home must be changed often. A
sitting or broody hen may be interfered
with by removing her to a new scene
and fresh companions-a more reason
able and humane way of checking her
maternal instincts than that of half
drowning her, shutting her UP in dark
ness or resorting to other cruel meth
DDS.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14

at the top so that it can be let down
at night to keep out cold air. The shut
ter is set at an angle SO that its own
weight will keep it closely shut; or it
may be shut fiat against the casing
and be tightly closed by hook.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
Points on Raising Geese.

Have one gander to four geese, nc
more. Give them a good run. Do not
try to change their nests, but let them
set where they lay. Take first eggs
and set under hens, as a goose will
sometimes lay thirty to forty eggs il
the season. Goslings sho.ld not be al
lowed to run in water or tall, wet
grass, but should have a good grass
run, grass that is short and green
Feed dried bread moistened with milk
cooked dry potatoes or cooked corn
meal. Do not feed them too much al
first and mix some grit and sand with
their feeds
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14

Senator Depew occupies larger
space in the Congressional Directory
than any other member, while Congress
man Tim Sullivan has the shortest
biography in the book
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
SICK FOR TEN YEARS.

Constant Backache, DrOpsy and
Severe Bladder Trouble.
Fred W. Harris, Of Chestnut St, JEFF
ferson, Ohio, says: For over ten years
| suffered from kidney disease. The
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14

A resident of London, Thomas Tap
ling, began when 10 years old to collect
postage stamps, and now has a collec-
ton numbering about 100000. which is
valued at half million dollars.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14

MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP u
Children teething: softens the gums, reduces IL
fammatIon. allays pain, cures wind collie.
cents Il bottle.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
Ask Your Dealer FOR Aliens Foot-Ease,

a powder TO shake into your shoes 1t
rests the feet, Cures Corns, Bunions, Swol-
len, Sore, Hot, CallOus Aching, Sweating
feet and Ingrowing Nails. Aliens Foot
East makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold
by all Druggists and Shoe Stores, DE.
Sample mailed FREE. Address Allen 5,
Olmsted, lie Roy, n. Y.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
Canadian Wheat Crops.

The official Canadian spring wheat
crop report forwarded by Consul J. H.
wheat acreage increased by 100000
over last years record. This raises
Manitoba over the 100000 mark for
that cereal alone. The land sown to
oats is l,155,961 acres, an increase Of
l24.722. while the barley acreage has
nearly reached 100000, being, in fact,
474242 The total increase in the
grain acreage over last year is 6i5.S36.
The other crops also show an increased
acreage