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How to Write a Want
AID to get a Clerk

TOO little attention is-paid to the selection Of
i clerks. The beginning of the failure of
many business is traceable, directly or in
directly, to incompetent clerks. 1t takes GOOD
man to make good clerk. A polite, accommo-
dating and intelligent person is worth most.
Neatness, accuracy, steady habits good judg-
ment-demand these in your Want AID for clerk.
Concentration and attention to business are inn
portant. A clerk who has his mind continually on
other things than his work accomplishes little and
wastes your money. He should be young man
that thinks quickly and is not easily confused.
Tell the nature of your business, and suggest
the work or department for which you desire
clerk. By naming several of the duties necessary,
you will eliminate applicants looking for soft
snap What you want is clerk thoroughly in
earnest and one who means business.
Make your proposition as attractive as possible,
for you appeal to young men and women. Ask for
age, experience, references, education. AS much
of clerks work consists in writing and figuring,
neatness and accuracy are important. State high
est salary you will start applicant and chance for
advancement.
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who1es.Ie or General.

Who'll sale or General.
MAN-BRIGHT ENERGETIC
and willing to begin at the bottom of the largest
manufacturing pant Of its kind In the United
special purpose and he will be watched closely
and II capable will be boosted quickly. We want
curacy, good habits and judgment, one who WIN
stick to his job and learn. Must ct ieast be hign
school graduate; salary to start, 1890 Write
FULLY giving age, experience and other Quainca-
tons Address Box 10, Star ONCE.
This Want Ad sh6uld be classified under /.
Help Wanted'-Male.
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ITO sum up-Consider the BUSH
ness of getting clerk OF
enough Importance to de-
mand the requirements that make
I'D a GOOD clerk. Honesty, accu-
racy and, industry count most.
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TO PASTURE, S. PER
month; with grain, s.: horses called for and de-
livercd: plenty of water and shade and the best
of meadow grass. G. II. PARKER, 435 ~ St.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-21
RUSSIAN COTTAGE FACTORIES.
Village of Which the Chief Industry Is
Manufacture of Padlocks.

Russian cottage factories are passing.
Politico-economic tumultS have driven
tailors, joiners, grocers, bakers and can
dle-stick makers to numbering. stoneick-
ing and other labors more remunerative.
Pavlovo is a typical industrial village
of the old style. The chief employment
of the village, says the Chicago Tribune,
is the production of articles of metal, the
manufacture of locks alone giving en-
ployment to 400 cottages, with 1900
male artifcers The pet object of manu-
facture is the paddock. With the excep-
ton of the bows and springs all the
parts of the paddock are made by the ar
tifcer and the members of his family
of 10 years old and upward. The en-
ployment of outsiders is the exception.
One family manufactures weekly from
10 to $50 locks according to size and
kind. Latterly an industrial school with
model workshops has been opened in the
village and box and door locks have been
attempted. Barring the products of the
krger factories, which find their way di-
rect to Moscow and the larger cities, the
entire trade of the district is in the
hands of the local middlemen.
Many steps already have been taken
with a view of ameliorating the lot of
the cottager and of giving him larger
share of the product of his industry.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-21

Gig. /, split limb; Fig. 2, in position
often save the beauty of the tree. With
as little delay as possible shorten all
the small branches Of the limb to make
their weight as little as possible, then
carefully lift the broken limb back into
position and lash 1t firmly with ropes
or straps.
Now with a bit or auger bore a hole
through the limb and tree trunk as
suggested by the dotted line in Fig. 2.
Through this insert a bolt of iron hav-
ing a head on one end and a nut on the
other. Turn the nut on the end, with a
big washer beneath it, until the crack
in the break has been made as small
as possible, then cover the crack neatly
over with grating wax. Many a tree
has such gaping wound as that
shown in A, Fig. 2 1t Is caused by
saving off big limb and neglecting to
protect the wound until nature could
extend a new growth of bark over it.
The new bark has begun to grow about
the edges, but the wood has decayed
within, and nature can carry growth of
bark no further.
Cut out all the decayed wood and fill
the cavity completely with portland ce-
ment mixed with water. Do not add
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-21
WENT TO TEA
And 1t Wound Her Bobbin.

Tea drinking frequently affects PEG
pie as badly as coffee. A lady in Sails
bury, Nd, says that she was compelled
to abandon the use of coffee a good
many years ago, because it threatened
to ruin her health and that she went
over to tea drinking, but finally, she
had dyspepsia so bad that she had lost
twenty-five pounds and no food seemed
to agr.-e with her.
She further says: AT this time l
was induced to take UP the famous
food drink, Postum, and was SO much
pleased with the results that l have
never been without it since. l COM
menced to improve at once, resained
my twenty-five pounds of flesh and went
some beyond my usual weight.
Il know Postum to be good, pure, and
healthful, and there never was an arti-
Gle. and never will be, / believe, that
does so surely take the place Of coffee,
as Postum Food Coffee. The beauty Of
it all is that it is satisfying and Won
derfully nourishing | feel as if l
could not sing its praises too loud"
Read THE Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs.
There's a Reason
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-21
MRS. SADIE ABBOTT

Women for the most part spend
their lives at home, and it is these
women who are willing and ambitious
that their homes shall be kept neat
and pretty, their children we'll dressed
and tidy, who do their own cooking,
sweeping, busting and often washing,
ironing and sewing for the entire
family, who call for our sympathy.
Truly the work of such a woman
is never done" and is it any wonder
that she breaks down at the end of Il
few years, the back begins to ache,
there is a displacement, Inflammation
or liberation of the abdominal organs,
female weakness is brought on, and
the struggle of that wife and mother
to continue her duties is pitiful.
Lydia E. Pinkham'S Vegetable
Compound, made from native roots
and herbs, is the exact medicine q
woman needs whose strength is over
taxed. 1t keeps the feminine organs
in a strong and healthy condition.
In preparing for childbirth and re-
cuperating therefrom it is most eff
cient. 1t carries q woman safely
through the change of life and in
making her strong and well assists
her to be good wife and mother.
Mrs. Sadie Abbott, of Jeanette,
Pa, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham--
81 suffered severely with pain every
month and also pain in my left side. My
doctor prescribed for me but did me no
good; friend advised Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and / wrote you in
regard to my condition. followed your
advice and am perfectly well woman. The
pains have all disappeared and | cannot
recommend your medicine too highly"
lydia Pinkhamos YegetahIc Cor
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-21
Times Are Different,

Not long ago a farmer in Iowa went
to harness dealer to buy a team OF
harness He found one that suited him
and the price was $40. The farmer
happened to remember that about q
dozen years ago he had bought a har-
ness just like it from the same dealer
for $50, and he mentioned the fact
The dealer went to his book and found
this to be true. But" said the dealer
my books show that you did not pay
cash for it because you did not have
the money. You hauled in 300 bushels
of corn and gave it to me for the 49,
harness. Now, I'll tell you what II
do. If you will bring me 300 bushels
OF corn l will give you the $40 harness
also double buggy harness worth $50
a single buggy harness worth $15, 4
81 plush robe, a boys riding saddle
worth So, one whip and riding bride
worth $3.50, two leather halters wortf
$3.50. brush and currycomb worth 81
and rawhide buggy whip worth ST.
Mound City Enterprise.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-21
w oafES md Grass

The earth is seemingly able to pro-
duce weeds or grass, whether fertile
or poor, and they always appear at the
same time, when the crops need the
most care. Weeds are beneficial to a
certain extent, although injurious, for
the gardener is often compelled to era
dictate them when he would otherwise
give the garden his attention. By so
doing he keeps the soil in a fine, friable
condition for the desired crop. Weeds.
however, should be removed as soon
as they appear by so doing the work
can be more easily done, and the stir
ring of the soil will then be required
only to a moderate depth.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-21
Surface Preparation.

The new settler in an irrigated dis
trict seldom appreciates the Importance
of preparing the surface of fields so
that they may be cheaply, easily and
properly watered. Crops in an arid
climate are, as a rule, good or bad, &C.
cording as they have received the prop
er amount Of water at the right time.
and when the ground is left so rough
and uneven that water cannot be even
ly applied the effect is shown in the
reduced yield, The preparation of the
land is a first cost, and If done thor
oughly during the first or second year
little expense need be incurred after
wards. Foster.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-21
Parry and Counter.

Brown and Jones hated each other cor
daily, and their lives We're a cons slant
struggle to get the better of each other
in any little affair, no matter how trivial.
At business during the daytime the wits
of each were busily working toward this
end, and in the evening when they
CHANGED to meet there was never by any
chance a truce between them.
At last Jones thought he had a chance.
The occasion was a charity performance
given by some local amateurs, and Jones,
who had just arrived, saw Brown, pro
gramme in hand, close by him, looking
for a seat.
A malicious smile Illuminated Jones
features, and, stepping toward his en-
envy. he asked:
Have you programme"
But Brown was equal to him. He
saw that the other mans idea was to
take him fer a programme seller, and he
quickly replied in loftily condescending
tones:
Yes. thank you, my good fellow;
got this one from the other man over
there."-Life.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-21
Growing Celery.

Transplant celery to permanent beds
in May or June, placing a large guam
tity of manure in the trench. This
crop is one that cannot be surfeited by
too much manure, as it is one of the
grosSest feeders known. The plants
should be frequently watered, soapsuds
being better for such purpose than any
thing else, and the beds should be kept
as clean and nice as possible. 1t re-
quires care to have celery that is large
crisp and white, but it is a valuable
crop when grown and pays we'll for the
attention bestowed. If you neglect to
sow the seed you can procure the
plants from seedsmen and should not
fail to have a supply.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-21
Wealthiest Queen in Europe.

When in June next the King and
Queen Of Denmark pay their first state
visit to England we shall have an oppor-
tunity of seeing the wealthiest Queen
in her own right-and the tallest.
1t will doubtless be remembered that
Frederick VIII. succeeded to the throne
of Denmark at the beginning of last
year, after the sudden death of King
Christina, the beloved father of Queen
Alexandra. 1t is now thirty eight years
since King Frederick married Queen
Louise, a daughter of Charles XIV of
Sweden. From her maternal grand
father, Prince Frederick of the Neither
lands, her majesty inherited three mil
lions, and she was also left a huge for
tune by her father. Furthermore the
wealth of Queen Louise has been consid-
erably increased since her marriage by
careful management and judicious in
vestment.-Tit-Bits.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-21
Glover Hay.

1t is claimed that clover hay may be
baled in the field, but experiments
made are not sufficient to show the
benefits derived compared with storing
clover in the NOV. The clover is cut
in the morning, after it is free from
dew or rain, and when we'll wilted the
hay tedder is used, SO as to give it ev-
cry chance to cure. In the afternoon
the hay is baled and hauled to the barn.
If this method is practiced, care must
be exercised in having the hay prop
erly cured and in just the proper con-
dition for baling, as baled clover is
more liable to heat than timothy or
other kinds.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-21
PARIS FOND OF HORSE.
Said to Have Eaten 10000 Horses Last
Year Because Beef Is Dear.

The consumption of horse meat for
food has greatly increased in France
since the present increase in the price
of foodstuffs set in. A Partisan news
paper says that out of 2S,937 horses sold
at the market on the Boulevard de l'Hos-
pital, Paris, in 1906, 22,792, or about 80
per cent, went direct to the Vanguard
abattoir, not to speak of hundreds of
horses that were taken there directly
1t is estimated that last year Paris
ate altogether 10000 horses or more than
22,OOO0OO pounds of horsetesh. In 1899
the consumption was less than 10000
600 pounds.
Besides the low price there has been
a demand for horse meat because it is
supposed to be wholesome in cases of
tuberculosis and tuberculous tendency.
Many people regard it as in general more
healthful than beef. It's alimentary val
ue is regarded as much lower than that
of beef, and it is said to be much more
liable to produce toxic effects if the ami
NAL was not Ill prime condition when
slaughtered or if the meat has been kept
long
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-21
GFeyySuw nGiSnes.

No vegetable grows quicker than the
radish, and a few rows only are neces-
sary to supply quite large family.
Radishes are unfit, unless grown quick
~ and pulled at the proper time. As
they are ordinarily grown the family
is kept supplied from the same bed
until the radishes are hard and woody.
Instead of so doing SOW only part of
a row at a time. The way to have
them as they should be, until late in
the season, IS to procure quite a num-
Der of packages, putting in the seed
from a package every week until too
late to SOW them. By pursuing this
method they may be had in a crisp, ten
der state long after the usual first crop
is hard or gone to seed.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-21
ULTIMATE FATE OF FISH.
They Never Die a Natural Death, Says
an Observant Fisherman.

Fish never die a natural DEATH" said
an old fisherman who has observed as
he fshed. IF they did bodies of dead
fish would be floating on the surface of
the water about all the while, because
such bodies if unmolested would have
to float.
Il mean, of course, fish in nature new
er die a natural death, not fish IN cap
tivKy. And perhaps it should not be
called natural death that fish in cap
tiyity die. Their environment induces
mortality that fish in their native habitat
would escape, and these causes might
be properly classed as among the acct
dents that carry the captive fish off.
IF fish in their native element We're
never molested l believe they would new
er die. If they had sufficient food, which
would be impossible if they no longer
preyed ON one another there would be no
reason for their dying. 1t was to pre-
vent such uninterrupted tenure of life
that all fish were made tiercely preda-
tory, if not remOrselessly cannibalistic,
as many kinds are.
"A fsh's life is constantly strenuous
one and one entirely selfish. A fish lives
only to eat and to avoid being eaten
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-21
BLACK. ITCHING SPOTS ON FACE.
Physician Called 1t Eczema in Worst
Form-Patient Despaired OF Cure
-Cuticura Remedies Cured Her.

-Cuticura Remedies Cured Her.
about four years ago l was al
ficted with black splotches all over
my face and a few covering my BODY
which produced a severe itching lrrl-
tation, and which caused me great
deal Of suffering, to such an extent
that | was forced to call in two OF the
leading physicians of --. After
thorough examination Of the dreaded
complaint they announced it to be
skin eczema in the worst form. Their
treatment did me no good. Finally L
became respondent and decided to dls-
continue their services. My husband
purchased a single set Of the Cutcura
Remedies, which entirely stopped the
breaking out. / continued the use or
the Cuticura Remedies for six months,
and after that every splotch was en-
tirely gone. have not felt symptom
of the eczema since, which was three
years ago. Mrs Lizzie E. Sledge, $40
Jones avenue, Selma, Ala, Oct. %,
1906"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-21
NIiIIet.

Millet is easily grown and thrives
we'll on all kinds of soils, giving ex-
cellent results on sandy land if manure
is used. 1t crowds weeds out and soon
takes possession Of the land. One
point in connection with millet is not to
cut it too late. The best time is when
the seed-heads are forming. The seed
should not be allowed to mature, as
they are liable to injure horses Cows
will thrive we'll on millet hay. and
horses prefer it to some kinds. There
is no surer crop than millet if the land
is in good condition.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-21
Oats as Green Feed

Oats can be made to provide an abun-
dance of food by being grown and cut
while the heads are in a milky stage.
The straw is then in palatable oondi-
ton, containing portions of the nutri-
ton which have been arrested on their
way to fill out the heads. When cut in
this green condition the straw and heads
are cured like hay, can be bundled and
then stacked on the ground for winter
use. The proper way to feed oats
cured in that manner is to pass tbam
through fodder cutter and they will
be eaten readily by horses, cattle and
sheep.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-21
Growing Strawberries,

When growing Strawberries for mar
ket the solidity of the berry is an i'm
portant desideratum, as market berry
should possess good shipping qualities.
Then should follow size, brilliancy of
color and flavor. For family use the
keeping qualities are not important, the
flavor deserving more notice. 1t is not
difficult to find superior berry, pos
sessing size and flavor, for home use.
The attention Of growers is devoted
mostly to securing varieties that are
firm in texture and of large size so
as to stand shipment we'll and show at
tractively in market.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-21
Substitute for Paris Green

AS is well known, Paris green does
not dissolve, but is held in suspension
in water, hence the water must be con-
stantly agitated to properly apply 1t.
The Ohio experiment station recon-
mends a much cheaper mixture, which
is soluble in water. It is made by dis
solving two pounds of commercial
white arsenic and four pounds of car
Donate (washing) of soda in two gal
Ions Of water. Use one and a half
pints of this mixture to each barrel
OF Bordeaux mixture when spraying
for blight, scab, etc
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-21
No Market for Cigar Boxes.

A pie Of empty cigar boxes reached
nearly to the ceiling in a Main street
cigar store.
We're giving them away for kindling
wood" the dealer said. 'There is no
market for empty cigar boxes. Cigar
factories pay two cents or more apiece
for them and when once used they are
worthless. The government places a
revenue stamp upon them, and specifies
that they shall not be used again for
cigars As a result thousands are
burned every day. Some of them are
pretty, too, and all are perfectly made
Kansas City Star.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-21
ways of the Green Bug.

Those who have been watching the
green bugs say that they fly only on
winds blowing from the south, and the
minute the wind changes from the
south and gets in the north the bugs
alight. This was demonstrated one
evening last week, according to a Law
renee (Kan.) paper. After eight hours
of nagging, blustery south wind the air
was filled with these bugs At I O'Clock
in the same evening the wind switched
to the north and the bugs disappeared
The bugs have been coming from Texas
for two months, and on every south
wind they move northumberland
City Landmark
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-21
YOUNG LADY IN MALE ATTIRE.

Miss Katherine El1ins. daughter of
the West Virginia senator and heress
to a goodly fortune, is one of the few
athletic girls who refuse to acknowledge
the passing of their type. Few persons
outside her family circle have seen Miss
Elkins when she was not astride horse
and clad in the most notwithstanding
garments. She invariably wears a derby
hat. a stiff linen collar, small black tie
and cutaway coat. She has magnificent
black hair, but she conceals it under her
hat, and, it is said. in mischief, Miss
Elkins takes a positive delight in being
mistaken for her brother.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-21
In the Cyclone Belt.

A Delta county farmer found a feather
bed in his yard Tuesday morning. Not
knowing whence it came he began an
investigation and found that the bed be-
longed to a man who lived in Hopkins
county, whose home was destroyed the
evening before by a cyclone.-Honey
Grove Signal.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-21

1t is the part of wisdom to be able
to administer first aid to the injured
tree, as well as the more permanent
aids. One of the most common Of these
is the splitting down of limb, as sug-
gested in accompanying illustration,
Fig. /.
If the limb is not broken wholly off
if there is still left a connecting link of
sound wood and of sound bark-the
limb can with care be saved. This will
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-21
Good ReDartee

At recent club dinner one of the
guests in the course of his speech spoke
of the value of repartee.
He told of a handsome, well-dressed
woman who got in a crowded street car.
She had the attention of every one and
soon had a seat. Turning to the donor
she said you're a jewel" NO" he
replied, Il am a jeweler--I set the jew
el."-London Taller.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-21
Tomato

The tomato produces fruit through
out the season until frost destroys the
zine. 1t will have blossoms, green fruit
and ripe fruit at the same time, and is
consequently a continuous bearer. To
do this profusely, however, it should
have liberal application of fertilizer
applied broadcast over considerable