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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
House for Turkeys.

In colder climates, where shelter
must be provided, a house may be built
with the slanting roof; and an open
ventilator should be placed in front,
close to the roof, and never be closed
except in cold weather. The roost
should be placed on level in the
front of the house, with a sliding or
rolling door in the rear. Only light
enough is needed for the turkeys to see
the way to and from the roosts The
door should be left open all day, that
they may come and go at pleasure.
Within this house they may be fed in
cold, snowy weather, writes T. T. Nc
Grew, United States Department of Ag-
riculture In the cold northern climate
of Canada one of the most successful
turkey growers has a doubl4-inclosed
apartment house for his breeding stock
In winter, connected with which is an in
closed run that will protect them from
the elements, ct the same time furnish
ing opportunity for open-air exercise
during the day. This kind Of house is
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
MYSTERIES of the Gvpsies.

Commenting on the edict of the Hun
garian government ordering the gypsies
10 give UP their nomadic life. the Chicago
News says:
Gypsies first appeared in Europe about
600 years ago. They were supposed to
have come from Egypt. and were called
Egyptians, from which fact comes their
name. Now it has been proven conclu-
sively from their peculiar language that
they actually came from northern India.
They first appeared in Turkey and
Greece. later finding their way into the
Balkan states and Hungary. From these
latter countries they spread throughout
Europe. Small and dark. uomadic in
their habits, and many of them "pettily
theftuous." 70 quote Robert Louis Stev-
enSon. they have never amalgamatcd
with the people among whom they dwelt
However. they are credited with many
good qualities by persons who have
studied them synpathctically.
Though there are many gypsies in
England. the United States and other
nations it is in Roumania, Hungary and
Russia that they are chiefly found. their
numbers in that part of Europe being
placed at 500 600. Many of them are
capable musicians. The gypsy players
of Hungary are famous. In that coun-
try gypSies are called "ciganeS." The
French call them "Bohcmians," from
which fact comes the use of that word
to describe the rare-free life of idlcrs.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Merchants Visit Milwaukee.

Come to the city of beautiful parks,
clean streets. fine buildings, huge fac
tories. immense jobbing houses and hos
pitable people. Spend your time during
the Annual Fall Buying Season where
you can bring your families and combine
business with pleasure.
The recent laws in Wisconsin. Iowa,
Illinois. Minnesota, Nebraska. Missouri
and neighbOring states. by which pas
senger fares are reduced TO two cents a
mile, are of great advantage to mer-
chants in this territory who wish to
come to Milwaukee. After August 10
1907. merchants may buy a regular tick
at 10 Milwaukee at a rate of two cents
a mile (the lowest rate now given for
any occasion) and will not be required
to secure certificates or be restricted to
certain dates. This offers decided adj
van1ages TO Milwaukee patrons. While
in Milwaukee call for information at the
Milwaukee Association of JObbers and
Manufacturers. 1919 University Bldg.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Ether a Festive Drink in Russia

The habit of ether drinking is ex-
tremely prevalent in some parts of Rus
STA. as of East Prussia, and all the eff
forts of the authorities to combat the
evil have hitherto been almost fruitless.
An idea of the extent to which the habit
prevails may be gathered from reports
given in the Russian newspapers of a
recent accident which occurred at a
place called Trossno. Ether is drunk by
farmers on festive occasions. when it ap-
pears to be consumed in paiIfuls \
farmer celebrating his sons wedding in
pals of ether. During the process Of
decanting the ether into bottles a VIC
lent explosion took place, by which six
children were killed and one adult was
dangerously and fourteen others more or
less severely injured. Family Doctor.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Words Of Praise

For the several ingredients Of which DR..
Piercc's medicines are composed, as given
by leaders in all the several schools Of
medicine, should have far more weight
than any amount Of nom professional tes-
timonialS. DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
tion has THE BADGE OF HONESTY on every
bottle-wrapper, in full list Of all its in
gradients printed in plain English.
If you are an invalid woman and suffer
from frequent headache, backache, gnaw-
ing distrE3 in stomach, periodical pains,
disagrefBle, catarrhal, pelvic drain,
draggiHg7down distress in lower abdomen
or pelyg, perhaps dark spots or specks
dancIg before the eyes, faint spells and
kindked symptoms caused by female weak
ness, oESthef arrangement Of the feminine
organs, NV can not do better than take
DR.. Pier9eB Fayorite Prescription.
The hospital, surgeons knife and opera
ting a43may be avoided by the timely
use of 17avorite Prescription in such
cases. Thereby the obnoxious examil.
atoms and TcaI ITalLIelis d lhe lamiLy
physician can be avoided and thorough
cQITse OF successful trcatment carried out
in LICILLLe-LQ4a-- "FaVorite
Prescription IS composed Of the very best
native medicinal roots known TO medical
science for the cure Of woman'S peculiar
ailments, contains no alcohol and no
harmful or habit-fOrming drugs
Do not expect too much from "Favorite
Prescription; " 1t will not perform mira
cleS it will not dissolve or cure tumorS.
No medicine will. 1t will do as much to
establish vigorous health in most weak
nesses and ailments peculiarly incident to
women as any medicine can. 1t must be
given fair chance by perseverance in its
use for a reasonable length Of time.
You GaA.La1QLd n-acceQt- z secret nos
trum as substitute for tLlS-remGdy-Ql
Eu0Wl- c0mpOsltlQn.,
Sick women are invited to consult DIR.
Pierce, by letter, free All correspond
ence is guarded as sacredly secret and
womanly condolences are protected by
professional privacy. Address DR.. Z. V.
Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets the best
laxative and regulator of the bowels
They invigorate stomach, liver and
bowels. One a laxative: two or three q
cathartic. Easy to take as candy.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
GYROSCOPE AS COMPASS.
It's Use in Steering Steel Vessels an6
WarShipS.

w dISLlpS.
The mariners compass occasionally
fails of its purpose i'll these days of iron
ships and cargoes of a magnetic ma
ture. This especially is the case i'll war
ships, where the huge masses Of iron and
steel III guns and gun turrets, etc, are
liable to affect the reading of the COM
pass.
1t is the usual practice to make all
possible corrections, but gun turrets have
to be moved around and the corrections
cannot always be trusted.
Again, the shock due to the firing of
big guns IS bad for the compass. DR..
H. Anschutz-Kampfe has invented a new
form Of steering standard. dependent for
its operation upon the principle of the
gyroscOpe.
This apparatus has been subjected to
exhaustive tests on Il battleship, where
amid the firing of great guns, the move
menr of the turrets and such other dis
turbing influences as would effectually
have disposed of the ordinary compass
it behaved with remarkable precision
and came out of the trials quite unin-
jured. The apparatus consists essen
tally of an electrically operated gyro-
scope carrying an indicating needle and
pivoted within an are similar to that of
the ordinary compass.
The instrument does not necessarily
point north ana south, but it tends con-
tinually TO point in any direction in
which it is set, and thus to indicate any
change of direction of the ship. 1t IS
not proposed to diSplace the mariners
compass by means of this instrument,
for its readings would tend to become
inaccurate after long periods of use with
out resctting by some standard. 1t will
serve as Il useful supplement to the com
pass.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
An Ancient Cottonwood.

Probably the oldest and biggest cot
touwood tree in Kansas stands on the
farm Cf J. J. Russell. two miles south
west of Oneida The old patriarch tow
ers high above all the other trees there
abouts and measures twenty feet and
ten inches in circumference and about
seven feet in diameter. ]. J. Russell
wanted to cut it down and saw it up
into boards because of the enormous
amount of lumber in it some time ago.
but could not get 4 saw long enough to
saw it in two. The tree stands i'll q
creek bottom. Some time ago man
versed in tree lore who visited OIeida
estimated that the cottonwood tree was
Il thousand years old. We supposed cot
tonwoods were short lived trees, but it
seems not. This enormous tree must
have stood hundreds of years to attain
where any one can examine it. 1t is APP
parently sound and good for hundreds
of years mOre-Sabetha Herald.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30

The Bureau Of Animal Industry C
the Department Of Agriculture has re-
Gently issued an interesting bulletin on
the relative proportion of the two sexes
Of pigs at birth. This is information
not heretofore obtainable, for the rea-
son that while the herd books have
given the total number of pigs far
rowed, the number Of each sex was
given only for those raised. The re-
port included AIT litters The number
of boar pigs was G,660. the number of
cows 6,62G. The average per SOW was,
boars AL. soWs 4.4S. For all prac-
teal purposes the sexes may be regard
ed as equal in number at birth, al
though the bOarS are seen to be slightly
more numerous than sows. Expressed
IN the lowest terms of whole figures,
the proportion stands POI boars to 200
sows. The results were gathered from
twenty-five States and Territories and
represented eight breeds, with several
filters Of grades or mixed breeds.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Weeds of Value.

New Zealand fax is one of a number
Of wild weeds that yield their gath
erers great wealth, says the Scientific
American. This fax, the strongest
known, grows wild in marshes. When
it is cultivated it dwindles and its fibers
become brittle and valueless.
Indian hemp grows wild, and out Of
it hasheesh, or keef, is made. Keef
looks like flakes of chopped straw. 1t
is smoked in a pipe; it is eaten on
liver; it Is drunk in water. 1t pro-
duces an intense, delirious happiness :;
and among Orientals it is almost as
highly priced as beer and whisky
with US.
The best nutmegs are the wild ones.
They grow throughout the Malay archi-
pelago.
But the most valuable weed Of all
these wild grOwths is the seaweed. The
nitrate beds of South America, which
yield something like $50, 100000 a year,
are nothing but beds of seaweed decom-
posed.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
BONAPARTE AT JAFFA.
His Orders Regarding the Plague Strick-
en- Soldiers

Prof. FOrgue Of Montpelier in recent
lecture on the respect that practitioners
should have for human life told the story
of Dcsgcncttcs, which, though well
known, is worth telling again as it is
told by Desgenettes himself.
When the French were about to
eyacuate Jaffa the question arose what
was to be done with the plague stricken
soldiers in the hospital. Desgenettes
says: Shortly before the raising Of the
siegc-that is to say, on the 27th-Gen.
Bonaparte sent for me very early III the
morning to his tent, where he was alone
with his chief Of the staff. After short
preamble as to our sanitary condition, he
said TO me, If | were you | should end
ut once the suffcrings of those stricken
with plague and should END the dangers
which they threaten us by giving them
opium.
Il answered simply, My duty is to
preserve life Then the general de-
velopcd his idea with the greatness cool
ness, saying that he was dvising for
others what in like circumstances he
would ask for himself.
He pointed out to me that he was,
before any one else, charged with the
conservation of the army, and conse-
qucntly it was his duty to prevent our
abandoned sick from falling alive under
the scimiterS of the Turks. L do not
seek he went on, to overcome your
repugnance, but i believe | shall find
some who will better appreciate my in
tentions.' Desgenettes goes on to say
that opium was, as matter of fact, Civ
eli to some thirty patients.
1t happened, however, that Il certain
number rejected it by vomiting, were re
lieved, got well and told what had hap
pened. The story has been told in vari-
Gus ways, aud the fact Of the poisoning
of tine sick soldiers has been accepted by
the enemies Of Napoleon and denied by
the defenders of his memory. Desgen-
cites narrative bears the stamp Of
truth.-British Medical Journal.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30

Pour hot water over a pound Of can
died cherries, let stand moment.
drain, dry in cloth. and set in the
oven opening to become dry. Take half
a pound of crustless bread slices in as
much milk as they will absorb. Add
four beaten eggs. four tablespoonfuIs
of sugar, four of warm butter, a quar-
ter of a pound of boiled and grated
chestnuts, a busting Of cinnamon.
When these ingredients are mixed well,
add the cherries. Pour into a buttered
shallow pan, brush the top generously
with butter strew much sugar and
cinnamon, and bake slowly in moderate
oven. This is delicious served with
chocolate
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Grape Vine EertiIizing.

Grapevines usually need very little
manure other than mineral, and that
chiefly potash. In European countries
it is the habit Of vineyardists to burn
the prunings each year and apply the
ashes. No other fertilizer is used. In
fact, stable manures are objected to, as
they make the vines grow rank, and the
fruit will lack the flavor that belongs
to fruits whose vines are only MANFRED
with the ashes. Much of the excellence
of French wines is possibly due to this
sparing use of manure
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Fig MarlslaEaGp

Three pounds Of rbubarb three
pounds of sugar, one pound of figs.
juice of one lemon and grated rind of
half. Wash the figs and cut fine and
put in the bottom of the kettle; cut
rhubarb into inch cubes and spread
evenly over the figs; over the rhubarD
distribute one pound of the sugar and
let stand over night. III the morning
cook slowly until it looks clear, then
add balance of sugar and cook until
thick. About fifteen minutes before
taking from the stove add juice and
rind of lemon. This quantity will
make two quarts of marmalade. 1t
can be sealed while hot, or put in jelly
glasses and covered with paraffin.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30

instrument having numerous sharp
points. The pounding must be done
with care, all parts OF the meat being
equally gone over. Where the pound
ing is applied toe much to one spot. the
meat is unintentionaIIy severed. Not so
with the meat tenderer shown here,
which consists Of pair OF hinger jaws
having teeth arranged in rows on the
inner surfaces. On the front of the
jaws are a lever and corresponding
catch, 10y which the jaws are forcibly
compressed. BY moving The steak after
each compression the teeth are forced
to cover the entire surface evenly.
Boarding and chop hodses please take
notice.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Trees Grow at Night.

One of the foreign agents of the Blu
reau of Forestry, now in Tasmania re-
ports as the result of a series of meas
urements of growing apple and pear
trees and rose and geranium bushes
and other plants that So per cent of the
growth of trees takes place between
midnight and 6 o'clock in the morning,
The growth continues at a much di-
minished rate until 9 o'clock. After
that it is very slight until noon. when
the tree falls into Il condition Of COM
plete rest, lasting until o'clock. Then
there is a gradual renewal of the
growth, which, however, does not be-
come rapid until the middle of the
night.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Trees and Grass,

Sometimes we see trees which dry up
the grass under them, while in the
same neighborhood will be trees under
which the grass will grow better than
where it is not thus shaded. An or
chard that has long been plowed deep
has most of its feeding roots below
those of the grass. On the other hand.
under the trees where grass has long
grown the true feeding roots come
near the surface, and when a dry time
arrives the grass under it lacks mois-
ture, and is very soon killed out.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
a Good Spray Mixture.

Paris green does not dissolve, but is
held in suspension in water, hence the
water must be constantly agitated to
apply it. The Ohio Experiment Station
recommends a much cheaper mixture,
which is soluble in water. 1t is made
by dissolving two pounds of commercial
white arsenic and four pounds Of car
Donate of (washing) soda in two gal
Ions of water. Use one and one-half
pints of this mixture to each barrel
of Bordeaux mixture when spraying
for blight and scab. ,..lI-s.s,s
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
POtpourri.

Clyde Fitch, in a kindly letter to a
young and unknown playwright, said:
Il liked your play; l thought it promis-
ing, but in the first act you initiated h.
sen. in the second you initiated pinero.
and i'll the third and fourth you initiated
Barrie. This will never do.
Limitation i'll art is always bad. It
suggests the shabby man who, as he sip
ped Il glass of beer, looked in the mirror
behind the bar and muttered to himself:
Here | am wearing railroad pres-
dents Shoes the trousers of Il Senator,
the hat of a millionaire banker, the
waistcoat of a Newport society leader,
and an ambassadors coat; and yet in
spite of all. look like tramp y
Washington Star.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Kitchen Measure.

Wheat t1our-One quart is equal to
one pound two ounces.
Soft butter-One quart is equal to
one pound.
Powdered sugar-One quart is equal
to one pound.
Best brown sugar-One Quart is
equal to one pound two ounces.
Ten eggs-Equal to one pound
Forty drops equal one teaspoonful
One tablespoonful is equal to one
half ounce.
Four tablespOonfuls are equal to
one-half gill, or two ounces.
One wine glass is equal to one-haIf
gill. or two ounces.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Cream OF Corn Scum.

Put the contents of a can of corn to
cook in a double boiler, with a quart
Of milk. Let it simmer slowly for an
hour, then press through sieve. Sea-
son with paprika and salt, and add to
it a pint of cream. While the soup is
heating, but not boiling, stir into it
three egg yolks. beaten in a little cream
This last addition should make it
creamy and just thick enough.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
VERY BAD FORM OF ECZEMA.

Suffered Three Hears-Physfcians
Did No Good-Perfectly Well After
Using Cutfcura Remedies.
81 take great pleasure in informing
you that I was a sufferer of eczema in
a very bad form for the past three
years. l consulted and treated with a
number of physicians in Chicago, but
to no avail. I commenced using the
Cuticura Remedies, consisting of Cuti-
cura Soap, Ointment and Pills, three
months ago, and to-day l am perfectly
we'll, the disease having left me entire
ly. I cannot recommend the Cuticura
Remedies too highly to anyone suffer-
ing with the disease that L have had.
Mrs. Florence E. Atwood, IS Chilly
Place, Chicago, H., October 2, 1905.
Witness: L. S. Berger"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
The Army Worm.

He's notable pest.
He ruins the crops.
In 1743 he appeared by millions.
That was in struggling New Eng
land.
DR.. Bouton. of Vermont, saw ten
bushels in heap.
The last very serious onslaught was
made in 1896
He feeds on the succulent stalks of
wheat, corn, oats and the like
Fortunately he has a host of nat
ural enemies.
His mamma is a light-brown moth,
who lays her eggs in meadow grasses.
In his six weeks from egg to moth
fly he does his great damage to the
precious crops.
He's a juicy morsel for the meadow
lark, the boboltnk, the blackbird, robin
redbreast and many others. The black
beetle also devours him wholesale.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
SERVE LONG WITHOUT WAGES.
French Mechanics Must Take Appren
ticeship and Serve in Army.

All mechanics in France are obliged to
serve an apprenticeship of from two tc.
three years, during half of which period.
ut least they receive no wages and must
board themselves. In addition to this
each one must give up two years of his
life for military service, for which he re-
ceiyes l cent a day and board and
clothes 1t will be seen that every me
chanic in France must expend four or
five years of his life without wages be-
fore he is prepared to earn from 81 cents
to SLIT a day
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Horse Facts.

Have his harness fit.
He'll last much longer
Above all, don't overtax his strength.
Give him little water very often.
Don't give him a big drink directly
after meal.
Don't allow him to eat too fast.
Even scatter his grain on a clean floor.
Don't beat a stupid horse-that only
proves the drivers stupidity.
Stay with him while he is shod-
the sheer may hit him over the head,
running him.
4 few days rest. with earth to stand
on. unshod. will do him more good
than veterinary treatment in many
cases.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Preventing Rust on Tin.

An authority on household matters
says that if new tinware be rubbed
over with fresh lard and thoroughly
heated in the oven before it is used it
will never rust afterward, no matter
how much it is put in water. For
stained tinware borax produces the
best results. If teapot or coffeepot
is discolored on the inside, boil it in q
strong solution of borax for a short
time, and all its brightness will return.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30

One of the garden crops that thor
oughly understands how to take care
of itself is rhubarb. If planted N
earth that is not very dry, it will CON
tinue for many years without receiving
any particular attention. 1t is. how
ever, very fond of high living. and those
who desire 10 have large and succulent
stalks should give a good top dressing
of manure every season.-Meehans
Monthly.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Rurai Salad ressiE..

U in hospitable farmhouse among
the hills where sour cream is abund-
ant delicious salad dressing seldom
seen in the city IS familiar Rub the
yolks of four or five hard-boiled eggs
to a paste with as many tablespoonfuls
of thick sour cream and acidify with
tarragon vinegar or lemon juice
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-30
Cigars SIS Apiece.

At a recent tobacco exhibition in Lon
don one West End firm exhibited the
very choicest brain of Havana cigars
that is made, sold at the almost fabulous
There is actually a sale for these pre-
cious luxuries in a certain exclusive cir
Gle. while there is quite a brisk trade in
cigars at &c. aptece.-LondOn Tit-Bits.