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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27

Mr.. Hartman, however. must not feel
surprised at finding himself classed among
the principal arguments for government
ownership Of railways.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28
short Suggestions.

White paint should be cleaned with
warm water. using a trifie whiting on
the cloth, then rinsing with clear wa
ter.
Add 4 well-beate ten white of an egg
to mashed potatoes, whipping the pota-
to hard before dishing it. This makes
it look we'll and taste better
Damp rooms and cupboards are often
caused by the house not being provided
with air bricks. A little unslalied lime
kept in a room will keep it fairly dry.
The lime loses its efficacy after a time
and then must be renewed
To keep wooden goods from shrinking
make a good suds with warm water
and any good soap, adding a teaspoon
full of bora1 TO a pail Of water. Rinse
in warm suds and hang out II dry.
The better the suds the less the shrink
age
y rusty CRATE cannot be satisfactorily
cleaned in one day, so take two days
about it. Put on the blackIead thickly
on one day and leave it dry. The next
day polish it off and it will be found
that it has destroyed the rust, which
comes off with it.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28
OXFORD NEEDS MONEY.
University Now Too Poor to Supply
Proper Training in Some Fields.

The first public act OF Lord Curzon as
was the publication of an appeal asking
for 81, 100000 to meet the pressing needs
of the university, among which he enum-
crates the promotion of modern and
scientific studies and the maintenance of
the BOdleian library.
In many departments of science, he de-
clares, Oxford is unable, for want of nee
essary funds and appliances, to support
a scientific basis for practical work, and
an electrical laboratory and provision for
giving scientific training for the practical
profession of engineering are greatly
needed
He says that the gift of Cecil Rhodes,
the greatest benefaction which the uni
yersity has received of late years, has
brought with it Il burden, adding, as it
does, 200 men from all parts OF the
British empire, from the United States
and from Germany to the body of I'M
dergraduates, and imposing upon the
university the necessity of Offering the
newcomers al THAT is best in teaching
equipment and study.
To Americans it would seem as if this
appeal from an institution so venerable,
SO Venerated. so intimately associated
not only with English scholarship, but
with English literature and English his
tory, would meet with prompt response.
Unfortunately, so far neither the uni
versities nor the cathedrals have been
able to make up by popular gifts for the
great losses they have sustained by the
shrinkage of incomes caused by the fall
of rents during the last generation.-Out-
look
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28
Making Denatured Alcohol.

When the farmer comes to make de-
natured alcohol on his own place he
will find that the expense of fitting up
his distillery will amount to something.
The picture herewith shows the large
vat in which the mash is prepared in a
large distillery. The farmer can, of
course, use very simple appliances, but
denatured alcohol cannot be produced
without the proper tanks, watts, pipes
and other arrangements. In the large
watts the stirring is done by machinery,
which Of course would be much too ex-
pensive for the average farmer. 1t has
been suggested that farmers form small
associations and establish a Gistillery
at a central point, to which farmers
can bring their material to be made
into alcohol.
Farmers should not be too sanguine
over the prospect for immediate profit
in manufacturing denatured alcohol At
home. 1t must be understood that farm
ers' stills would tend to curtail the
business of the great whisky trust and
reduce the profits 1t is not reasonable,
therefore, to believe that it will allow
the farmers to make alcohol if it can
prevent it by fair or unfair means.
The trust in the last session of Con-
gress sought to emasculate the farm
ers' alcohol bill by imposing restric-
tons that would render it impossible
for farmers to engage in business. The
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28

On one of the largest and most mod
ern Of the transatlantic steamers cook
ing is done entirely by electricity, 50
that there are none of the fumes and
odors of wood, coal and petroleum
clinging to the food when it is served
a fact sure to be appreciated by trav-
elers inclined to seasickenss. In the
kitchen of this boat, says Electric
Trade, the little electric stoves are ar
ranged in rows in a manner somewhat
resembling the keyboard of a type
writer. Each stove cooks a certain
meat, fish, vegetable, soup, dessert, etc.
The most curious device is the arrange
ment for boiling eggs. An ingenious
mechanism automatically pushes the
eggs out of the water as soon as they
are boiled. The success of this appli-
cation of electricity to culinary conven
fence and facility, to say nothing of its
cleanliness, should be a hint to restau-
rant and hotel proprietors.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28
DOCTORS FOOD TALK.
Selection of Food One of the Most
Important Acts in Life.

Important Acts in Life.
\ Mass doctor says: Our health
and physical and mental happiness are
SO largely under our personal control
that the proper selection of food should
be, and is one Of the most important
acts in life.
''On this subject. I may say that
know of no food equal in digeStibility,
and more powerful in point Of nutri-
ment. than the modern Grape-Nuts,
four heaping teaspoons of which is suf-
icient for the cereal part of a meal,
and experience demonstrates that the
user is perfectly nourished from one
meal to another.
Il am convinced that the extensive
and general use Of high class foods of
of human life, add to the sum total Of
happiness and very considerably i'm
prove society in general. l am free to
mention the food, for personally know
of its value"
Grape-Nuts food can be used by babes
in arms, or adults 1t is ready cooked,
can be served instantly, either cold
with cream. or with hot water or hot
milk poured over. All sorts of pud-
dings and fancy dishes can be made
with Grape-Nuts. The food is concen-
trated and very economical, for four
heaping teaspoons are sufficient for the
cereal part Of a meal. Read the lit
tie book, 'Tbe Road to Nellville," in
pkgs There's a Reason"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28
Deyi1ed Lobster.

Take out all the meat from boiled
lobster, reserving the coral; season
highly with mustard, cayenne, salt and
some kind of table sauce. Stew until
we'll mixed and put in a covered sauce
pan, with just enough water to keep
from burning. Rub the coral smooth,
enough to pour easily, then stir it into
the saucepan. The dressing should be
prepared before the meat is put on the
fire, and which ought to boil but once
before the coral is put in. Stir in a
heaping teaspoonful of butter, and
when it boils again it is done, and
should be taken up at once, as too
much cooking toughens the meat
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28
Electric Ripening of Fruit.

RIpening fruit by electricity is one
of the latest achievements Of science.
The experiment was tried by an Eng
l1sh electrical expert, who found that
he could reproduce the effect of the
tropical suns rays without the slight
est difficulty. The ripening experiments
have been tried for the most part with
bananas
When punches of the green fruit ar
rive in England they are put in an air
tight case made entirely of glass. IN
side this case is supplied with a num-
Der Of electric lights which can be
turned on and off in any number at
Will. 1t has been discovered that the
haEanas ripen according to the amount
of rays shed on them. The expert has
made tests so that now he can ripen
bananas at any time he wants lust bv
regulating the lights. This is an i'm
mense advantage over the ordinary
method of ripening.
Bananas are cut and shipped when
quite green, but of full size. 1t is err
roneously believed by those who have
never been in banana raising lands that
there the fruit is allowed to ripen on
the tree. This is not the case. Bananas
are picked green and hung up to riDen
just as they are treated in the north.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28

ments. In fact the uFavorite Prescrip-
ton" stands alone as being the only
medicine for womaI's special ailments
which has any such professional endorse
ment of its several ingredients which
fact is generally recognized as entitled
to much more weight than any amount
of lay, or non-professional testimonials.
The "Favorite Prescription" stands
alone as the only nOn-secret, medicine
for woman's ailments. It's manufact-
urers are not afraid to publish its in
gradients, as they do, broadcast-thus
counting the fullest scrutiny.
The "Favorite Prescription" has been
on trial in court and came out fully
indicated as containing no harmful or
habit Jrming drugs.
What other medicine for women could
stand such test?
No invalid women can afford to
accept a secret nOst9uDa of u,ak9,0aC1a
composition for this tried and proven
remedy OF KNOWN COMPOSITION. Lead
ing physicians often prescribe it because
they know exactly what it is made of
and that the ingredients of which it is
composed are the very best known to
medical science for the cure of woman's
peculiar weaknesses and delicate
ailments.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is not
advertised as a "Cure All " but admirably
fulfills a singleness of purpose. being a
superior and most positive remedy for one
class of diseases only-those easily recog-
nized weaknesses, arrangements, irregu-
larities and painful disorders peculiar to
women. 1t is a powerful, yet gently act
ing, invigorating, tonic and strengthening
nerVine. For weak, WORKOUT, Over-WOrk-
ed wOmen-no matter what has caused
the eak-down.-whethe it be from too
frequent bearing of children or from much
worry, care, or over eXertiCn of any kind,
"Favorite Prescription will be found
most efficient in building up the strength,
regulating all the womanly functions,
banishing pain and bringing about reg
ular and healthy, vigorous condition OF
the whole female system.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28
Cost of Hauling Crops.

The information contained in a bull
letin issued by the United States De
partment of Agriculture was secured
from correspondents in 1894 counties
in different States The statistics deal
particularly with twenty-three of the
staple agricultural products grown in
the United States, and embrace the
number of counties reporting, average
miles of shipping, weight per load, cost
per ton per mile etc.
In summary Of these data the au-
thor says: "The average costs per 100
lbs. for hauling products from farms
to shipping points vary in number of
Instances roughly with the relative
values of the articles hauled, the more
valuable product being hauled often at
greater cost than the less valuable
product Corn, wheat, oats, hay and
potatoes were hauled at costs ranging
from Z to 9 cents per 100 lbs. cotton
10 cents, and wool cost only 10 cents
per 100 lbs. to DE hauled from farms.
The difference of cost in hauling be-
tween one product and another is
largely due to the relative distance
traversed and the relative size of load
taken''
Statistics are also presented and dis
cussed regarding the farmers longest
hauls and methods of hauling, with the
effect of these factors on local and gen
eral prices. The quantity OF farm
produce hauled in 1905-O6 is estimated
at more than 100000 tons, and the
cost Of hauling at about SS4,6S4, GOO
for the most important crops mention
ed. The value of better roads. quicker
methods Of loading and unloading. and
other factors are also discussed in
their bearing on the reduction in the
cost of hauling.
Notes from correspondents, regard
ing the conditions of wagon transpor-
tation in different parts of the United
States, are also appended.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28

Rough feeds, including pasture, are
usually so plentiful that frequently we
feed them without any idea as to what
and how much will produce the de-
sired results. Much rough feed is
wasted in careless feeding. The low
will eat the best of her menu first and
if given too much will pick the most
desirable morsels, leaving what might
be called passably good, which too fire.
quently is treated as waste and thrown
underfoot. No more hay should be
given an animal than it will eat ND
clean. This refers to first-class quail
ty, however, as we could not expect a
COW to eat up clean a poor quality Of
haN=EXchange
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28

the necessity Of employing a second
both in saving time and labor. A sim
pie device of this nature has recently
been patented by Minnesota man, and
is shown in the accompanying illustra-
ton. The sack or bag holder com
prises a suitable platform, on which
are mounted inclined standards, by
which the bag is braced. At the top is
lever which is hinged to one of the
uprights. At the end of the lever are
two rings, one fitting within the other.
the bag being clamped within them.
\ spring at the rear serves to hold the
lever supporting the rings, thus sur
porting the bag in an upright position.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28
Grading Prunes.

4 horticultural society in Oregon has
begun a vigorous agitation for the
adoption of a new system for grading
prunes, and it has expressed itself
strongly in favor of change in the
present method of grading, alleging that
it is arbitrary and is the cause o.
constant loss to the growers. The So
ciety believes the two largest sizes OF
any seasons output as at present grad
ed should be known as first or fancy
sizes, the two succeeding sizes as sec
ond or medium, and the smaller sizes
as third grade or small prunes.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28
To Preserve Hoods Birthplace

4 meeting convened by the Legion
Ratepayers' association, held at Legion
stone, has decided to appeal for funds
with which to secure Lake House estate
Lake House, in which the poet Hood was
born and lived till early manhood. stands
on the confines of Wanstead Flats, near
Leytonstone.
The house and estate have recently
been acquired for building purposes, but
local feeling is strongly against the pro-
iect. it being felt that the house should
be preserved for the sake of its associa-
tons. while the grounds would make
charming pleasure gardens. London
nnilr NnwS
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28
SnnW Cake.

Cream one-fourth of a cupful Of but
ter, using wooden cake spoon, and
add gradually, while beating constant
", one cupful Of sugar; then add half
a cupful of milk and one and one-half
cupfuls of flour, mixed and sifted with
two teaspoonfuls Of baking powder.
Beat thoroughly and add the whites Of
two eggs beaten until stiff, and half a
teaspoonful of vanilla. Fill buttered
and Toured individual tins two-thirds
full Of the mixture and bake in a mod
crate oven twenty minutes. This recipe
makes eighteen little cakes.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28
Baked ChOyyler.

This chowder can be made from cold
boiled fish and cold potatoes. Flake
enough Of the fish to make two cups
and cut four large potatoes into dice.
Make two cups of white sauce, chop
one onion fine and mince enough pars-
ley to measure one level teaspoon. Put
these into a buttered baking dish in
layers. Put the sauce in first, then the
fish, potatoes, onion, and, last, the pars-
ley and a seasoning of salt and pep
per. Make at least two layers of each
kind. Finish the top with sauce, sprin-
kle with fine bread crumbs and set in a
hot oven for about twenty minutes.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28
Underground Water in Arkansas
Valley.

Valley.
A report of the United States Geolo-
gical Survey deals briefly with the gen
eral geology of Eastern Colorado, and
in detail with the geology and under
ground waters of the Arkansas Valley
region.
The principal water-bearing f0rIna-
ton of this region is the Dakota
sandstone, but waters also occur eX-
tensively in the alluvial deposits along
the valleys, in the sands and gravels
mant:ing parts of the upland east Of
the mountains, and in the sandstoncs
Of the Fox Hills, Laramie, and over
wing formations. Smaller amounts.
mostly Of bad quality, occur in the Red
Beds"
The quantity Of water available from
the Dakota" sandstone in Eastern Col
oradO is variable, and in portion >
the region has been found inadeIG Il.
AS rule the pressure is too low TO
sustain a vigorous flow. The largest
volume of water has been obtained from
wells at Rockford. In some districts
the quality of the water is satisfactory
in others the waters are highly charged
with minerals.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28
An En- erGenCY Dish.

A good emergency dish for Sunday
night tea or the unexpected luncheon
guest is this: Cut slices of bread lit
tie thick and scoop a hollow in the CEN
ter of each, leaving the crust as a rim.
Crate some cheese, season it with salt
and paprika, moisten it with milk and
spread the mixture on the bread. Then
turn an egg without breaking the yolk
into each piece, dot it with butter and
bake about ten minutes
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28
Lima Beans as n Special Crop

Lima beans are very profitable, If
picked green and sold in the general
market, or by commission merchants.
They are then sold in the bulls, though
some shell them. They require consid-
cradle labor, as the daily picking and
Smelling are items of heavy expense
while the cost of poles and cultivation
adds largely to the outlay. There are
"poleless." or dwarf, varieties, however,
If sold dry they are failed, the yield
being from Is to 30 bushels per acre.
according to the variety and fertility
of the soil. They are greatly reduced
in yield should dry weather occur. The
most profit is made by selling than in
the green condition. Under favorable
conditions as much as 5000 per acre can
be cleared, but $500 is above the aver.
age for an acre of green beans Potash
fertilizers are preferred. A mix
ture of 80 pounds nitrate of soda. 700
pounds acidulated phosphate rock and
$50 pounds sulphate of potash per acre
would be a proper application on many
soils.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28
Currant Worms.

The currant and gooseberry worms
that consume the leaves of the currant
and gooseberry, leaving the bushes
bare of foliage, will weaken the BUSH
es so much that the berries will not
ripen; even the bushes being some
times killed by them. The worms NAV
be poisoned by the use of hellebore dis
solved in water, the bushes being
sprayed with it. Take a tablespoonful
Of the hellebore, add quart Of hot
water, and allow it to stand a few
hours, then add to it a pailful of wa
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28
None Lost.

Sand Bar ferry. near Augusta, Ga.
is Il hatboat affair. frail and rickety
Two timid ladies, hesitdting to cross
piled he negro boatman witt. questions
about it, And are you perfectly sure
no one has even been lost here?" they
demanded anXiouSly.
No, missus," replied the fcrryman
NO one amt never been los here
Marse Jake Bristow done got spilled out
and drowned last week, but dey found
los nobody, no, ma am -Youth's Com.
paniOu.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28
TRANSPLANT Nut Trees,

Nut trees as rule have long tap
roots and it has been handed down for
years that to cut this tap root when
transplanting them meant death TO the
tree, but experience shows different If
the long tap root is cut many laterals
are sent out, and thus fine. strong
system is established. which will make
q good tree.-Rural World
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28
FOOD FAMINE IN CHINA
Children Are Sold and Drowned to Save
Expenses.

Dreadful things have been taking place
in the famine districts of China. a mis-
sionary wrote early in the present year:
1--WE see children left to die on the road;
others stripped of their clothes and de-
serted; women weeping for their babies
whom the husband and father has
drowned; others sold for food; families
committing suicide wholesale, or dying
in patches of starvation. Oh, it is aw-
full. The figures run into millions and
our countryside is one big camp and a
veritable hotbed of disease and crime.
The roads are full of hungry men getting
desperate"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28

During the trial of the libel suit
against the above mentioned publishers,
DR. Lee II. Smith, Vice-President Of the
Worlds Dispensary Medical Assocla-
ton, stated atnder oath that the ingredi-
ents Of DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton were wholly extracted from the
following native roots; Golden Seal,
Bye Cohosh, Lh}y's Slipper Black
CdhQsh and Unicorfhby means of pure
glySeripe of proper Sfxngth He was
asked hoy he knew, as Aphysician and
experienced medical man. pat the va
vorite Prescription was Nre for the
diseased peculiar to wonFn'Such as
"female \weaAness, K weRkShng\pelvic
catarrhal \draihs, JNel1bsus, GetAxer-
sion, irregular and painful periods, aSd
other diseases of the womanly orsaQA
and he stated that he knew such was
the fact because of his professional ex-
perience and the many thousands of
women whose ills, to his personal
knowledge, had been cured by this
Prescription"
This experience of DR.. Smith was corrob-
GRATED by the standard Medical Authorities,
OF the several schools Of practice, endorsing
the various ingredients in the strongest
terms. DR. Smith being asked to name some
of these authorities as to the curative value
OF the above roots read from the standard
works, such as the United States DISPENSE
tory; The American DiSpensatory; Organic
Medicines, by Grover COG, NJ D.; Materia
Mcdca. by Professor Finley Ellingwood of the
Bennett Medical College Chicago; New
Remedies" by Prof. Edwin NJ. Hale. NJ D.. of
Chicago; Textbook of Therapeutics, by DR..
Hobart A. Hare, Prof IN Univ OF Penn al;
Laurence Johnson, NJ. D., Prof. in University
of New York; Prof. John King, Author of
NJ Scudder. NJ d.. Author of a treatise on
"rhe Diseases of Women; HoratiO G. Wood.
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frame, one section being pivoted to the
other At the top of each section is a
receivable roll. To wiring out the mop
a bucket is slipped within the frame
through the opening in the back, the
top of the bucket being placed beneath
the rollers. The wet mop is placed over
the front roller. and by pressing the
foot on the pointed section of the frame
the other roller is brought into con-
tact with the mop. At the end of one
roller is small handle, which, when
turned, forces the mop between the
rollers. Connecting the rollers is
spring, which forces them apart when
the foot is removed, the mop in this
way being released
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-06-28
Emigration from Ireland.

According to a recent parliamentary
paper 35.91S persons emigrated from Ire
land in 1906, being 80 per cent. of the
total population. OF the emigrants &C
per cent came to the United States The
paper draws attention to the fact that III
the last fifty-fve years no less than
10000 Irish have left their country
to settle in other lands.