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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15

There is no period on a well-regu-
lated farm during which idlenesS
should exist. Stock raising combines
many occupations. The dairyman who
has a large herd must rise early and
work until darkness returns. The
many little details will keep him busy,
and there is always something to be
done, yet there are hundreds of farmers
who have but animals because they OBJ
ject to the work that necessarily fol
lows the keeping of the stock, but such
farmers lose much time during the
whole year, and also deprive them
selves Of that portion of the profits
which are made by utilizing the home
grown products that are not salable in
any form unless consumed by stock.
They overlook the fact that every
pound of material grown on the farm
that can be used for the production of
some higher-priced product increases
the profits by cheapening the cost, as
well as the saving Of labor in hauling
and shipping bulky products to mar
ket. One operation on the farm leads
to another in regular rotation, and just
the same as spring seeding leads to
harvest, so does the storing of the prod
ucts on the farm lead to the employ
ment of the best methods of disposing
Of thoseproducts at a season of the year
when the farmer is not called to the
field to give his entire attention to
work away from the barnyard The
care of the manure heap after the fall
is gone is alone worth the time and
labor of the farmer, while the machin-
cry and implements may be overhauled.
Farm work has no ending, and the la
Dor that can be bestowed after har-
vest will return a satisfactory product
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
Fall Culture of Orchards

The orchard should not be cultivated
in sections where the ground is very
rough. One authority says that in
such sections cultivation should not be
thought Of at any time of the year,
much less in the fall. This is especial
~ true in those billy sections where
there is a great deal of rainfall dur
ing the winter, but where the ground
does not freeze. On such soils the
ground will be mellowed by the cultiva-
ton, and when the winter rains come
the best part of the soil is washed
away.
Fall cultivation. however. will be 4
success in the more level sections where
the ground will freeze during the win
ter, thus preventing washing Turning
the mellow ground up to the action of
the frost renders many of the unsoIu-
BILE mineral plant food elements avail
able for the tree, and it has been
proved that mineral elements are most
needed by the tree in developing and
maturing fruit. The cultivation
should be done between the rows. leay-
ing the ground reasonably porous. so
the freezing will be as beneficial as
possible But the dirt must not be al
lowed to remain in large Jumps, so that
the roots of the trees will be unduly ex-
posed to the cold weather
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
English Debt Penalties.

Consul f. w. Mahin writes from Not
tingham that imprisonment for debt was
nominally abolished III England many
years ago, but the actual number Of cases
of imprisonment has since annually in
creased, faster than the population. He
continues: Much more judicial option is
possible than formerly was the case, and
is exercised under the existing law. y
debtor against whom Judgment is rem
dered may be summarily required to pay
before given date on penalty of i'm
prsOnment. This power of committal
resides in the judge of the court. Some
judges exercise it much more freely than
others. In Nottingham county imprison-
ment for debt is rare. In other populOuS
court districts with much court business
the cases of Imprisonment do not exceed
fifty a year, while in some less populOuS
districts with less court business the
number reaches 800 Il year. But
it would seem that on the whole
the indulgence shown to delinquent
debtors is steadily decreasing, for the
cases of Imprisonment in the coun-
try have decennially increased as
follows under the existing law: In 1876,
1928; 1886, 54S6; 1896, $3.50; 1906,
1856.
''Technically the imprisonment is for
contempt of court. The judge orders the
debtor to pay before given day, failing
which he may be Jailed for contempt,
not exceeding forty days, however, III
any case, and he is released at once if he
pays in the meantime. DAILY Consular
and Trade Reports.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
Destroying ThistIes.

No weeds can thrive if kept down.
Some are ANIMALS, coming from seeds.
and every seed that terminates ends
that particular plant if the farmers will
but stir the soil when such weeds are
in their first stages Of growth. Even
the Canadian thistle. considered one of
the most persistent pests known to
farmers. though growing from both
seeds and roots, can be destroyed if the
attempt to DO so Is made with effort
and determination. Known rs the Can
ada thistle. the weed is really a native
Of Europe. being early introduced into
Canada and spreading into every por-
ton Of the United States Experiments
made at the Idaho station show that it
is not as difficult to get rid of it as has
been supposed, although laws passed
for its destruction by several States
have been ST no avail. 1t spreads slowly
compared with some weeds, due princi-
pally TO lack of fertility in the seeds,
most Of the seeds being light. only
the heavy ones terminating and they
are not carried far. But its progress
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
Tree Planting in Scotland

A state forest demonstration area is
to be established in Scotland The gov
eminent has purchased for this purpose
the estate of Inveriever, in Argylshire,
owned by Col. Malcolm of Portalloch.
and it is understood that the price
agreed upon is less than 100000.
Consisting of about 1880 acres, the
property extends for nearly nine miles
along the western side of Loeb Awe
one of the most charming places in the
western Highlands. and a favorite re-
sort of wealthy English tourists-and
stretches across to Loeb Ayich The
land consists chiefly of Hill pasture. At
present there is practically no timber
upon the estate. and a generation will
elapse before there can be any crop
worth rketing.-London Chronicle.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15

feet long and one foot wide and make
a V-shaped notch in one end, mailing
on several crosspieces to prevent slip
ping. This plank is used to change
the horizontal draft to the vertical.
Place one end of chain around the
post close to ground. Incline the plank
against the post so the lower end of
the plank will be about one and a half
or two feet from the base of the post.
Place the chain in the notch of the
plank and start the team. and the post
will start upward with surprising
speed and in few seconds will be
clear Of the ground.
In moving fences the chain should
be attached to the rear axle of the
wagon, so the posts may at once be
loaded and hauled to the new location
of the fence.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15

Value of Humus.

The principal source Of nitrogen in
the soil is organic matter. We must
have the nitrogen to produce the crops.
1t is necessary to promote growth 1t
is an expensive food probably the
most expensive of all the food elements
needed by the plants. 1t is estimated
that il the nitrogen had to be pur
chased to produce a bushel of corn, 1t
would cost about "a cents. However,
If the organic matter is kept sufficient
in the soil, it can be supplied without
cost.
Generally speaking there is enough
potash in the average American soil TO
produce corn for thousands Of years.
but as rule it is not available so that
plants can use it as food. Many Of the
unsoluble mineral elements are made
soluble and available for the plants
needs by decay of the organic matter
in soils. 1t requires humus in the soil
to make these unsoluble elements avail
able.
It is then plain that soils that have
plenty of humus are not only rich in
nitrogen, but in the decay Of the hui
mus the supply of available mineral
elements is also increased. Soils
are ready to farm much earlier in
spring that are rich in humus than
those that are deficient in it. This hui
mus is what gives the soil its dark col
or, and it is a fact that anything dark
IN color absorbs heat more rapidly than
does a light color Soil containing hui
mus will dry out sooner and be ready
to cultivate sooner in the spring than
soil that has no humus
Moisture is better retained in a soil
that has the proper amount Of humuS
than in one that is devoid Of it, In
other words, soils that contain humus
are rich In available plant food are
ready to work early in the spring and
have moisture to keep the crops grow
ing and producing while, on the other
hand, soils that are without humus dry
out and are unfit for cultivation.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
Average Potato Crop.

1t is estimated that the average po-
tato crop will be short 20,000000 to
100000 bushels, and the winter
price will be 10 per cent higher than
the highest figure reached in the retail
market last winter. The responsible
ity of this short crop is laid at the
door of a late spring, the dry spell in
summer, and the recent heavy rains
\ large New York dealer says that
about 8 per cent of this years crop
will be used by the manufacturers Of
denatured alcohol and starch products.
and that only 20 per cent will be left
for food.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
PLEASANT SUMMER.
Right Food the Cause.

A Wis. woman says:
Il was run down and weak. troubled
with nervousness and headache for the
last six years. The least excitement
would make me nervous and cause Sc
we're headache.
This summer | have been eating
Grape-Nuts regularly and feel better
than for the six years past.
Il am not troubled with headache
and nervousness, and weigh more than
1 ever have before in my life l gained
5 lbs. in one week"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Greek. Mich. Read the book, The Road
10 Wellville." in pkgs.
There's q Reason"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
HIGHEST CHIMNEY STACK.
One at Kodak Park Earns That Title
with It's 500 Feet of Height.

The highest chimney stack in Ameri-
ca is the new one at Kodak park. 1t is
366 feet high and rests ON an octagon
foundation which % feet deep to bed
rock; it is 40 feet across the flat sides
of octagon at base and 80 feet ut top.
The base contains approximately D.
600 cubic feet of concrete and weighs
1000 tons. The chimney proper. says
Camera Craft is round shaft built OF
hollow radiai brick
The outside diameter ut the bottom is
Is feet and ut the top is II feet The
inside diameter at the bottom is 10 feet
and at the top feet. 1t is lined on the
inside with acidproof brick and cement
inches thick, leaving Il 2-inch air space
The smoke opening is 6x12 feet. pro-
viding for horsepower boilers. and
the acid fume inlet, AKA feet, is for suck
Ing away the acid fumes from the chem
ical manufacturing departments.
The stack is provided with lightning
rod having four carbon points and is
equipped with an iron ladder on the in
side and one on the outside. The total
weight of the stack is about 5000 tons
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
BABY's ECZEMA GREW WORSE.

Hospitals and Doctors Could Not Re
lieve Him-But Cuticurn Remedies
Speedy, Permanent Cure.
Eczema appeared when our baby
was three months old. We applied to
several doctors and hospitals. each OF
which gave us something different,
every time, but nothing brought relief.
At last, one of our friends recommend-
ed to US Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment. A few days afterwards i'm
provement could be noted Since then
we have used nothing but Cuticura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment, and now
the baby is six months old and is quite
cured. All that we used was one cake
of Cuticura Soap and two boxes of
Cuticura Ointment, costing in all SIPS.
c. T. Kara. 343 East Goth Street. New
York, March so, 1906"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
THE BLOATED FARMER.
Has Paid OFF His Mortgages and Now
Has Money in the Bank.

Has Money In the Bank.
The western states boast a great deal
about their bank deposits. 1t is true
that a single bank of New York city has
as much money in its Golfers as do all
those of Kansas, for instance-but in
the latter case, says The North American
Review, the savings are not trust funds
or spectators accounts, they are those
of tens of thousands of hard working
citizens and represent long days OF toll
beneath the burning sun.
The ownership Of the farmers COM
paratively plethOric bank books have had
a Tberalizing effect. The fateful things
promised during the days of financial
darkness have been forgotten. The CAPT
talist, while perhaps not considered
comrade, is looked upon as having rights
an attitude once unknown.
There is no more talk of electing
judges WhH will refuse to order mort
cages fOreclosed. For one thing, there
are few mortgages to foreclOse, and, for
another, the WeSterner is in favor of en-
forcing the law to the utmost, since the
local loan fund is staple source of in
vestments III these latter days.
The material welfare that has come
out of eight years of abundance is easily
outlined. 1t is expressed in a catalogue
of cancelled mortgages, new dwellings,,
refunded bonds, swollen bank deposits
and improved belongings.
In some sections the transformation
has been marvellous For instance, in
Oklahoma City, where seventeen years
ago not a white man had fOothOld.
population of 10000 now possesses every
midern appliance for east and comfort.
Electric cars traverse the streets over
more than thirty miles of track, and
groups of Indians, l9zily watching the
innovation from merchants dOOrWayS,
make vivid contrast between the old and
the new civilizations. Interurban trolley
line will be in operation 100 miles west
of the Missouri before the end of the
current year. Life's enjoyable features
which have been mOnopolized by the east
fry
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
Stappering Truths.

The earth compares with the sun as
a pint compares with $500 barrels.
Streamers of flame $4,000 miles long
continually shoot up from the sun. and
solar wind blows at the rate of 300
600 miles an hour.
Yet there are stars many. many times
bigger than the sun. The telescope re-
veals in space 50,000,0OO of such vast
stars. There must be many billions
more in those remote black interstelar
spaces that no telescope is powerful
enough to pierce
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15

WHIP STRIKES huhSE ed by means of a
whip dropping and striking the animal
when he shows a tendency TO exercise
his legs too freely. The necessary
parts of the apparatus are a kicking
board, an adjustable holder and a
whip. Assuming that the parts are in
operative position, the horse kicks
against the kicking-board and forces it
against the wall of the stall. The whip
holder is thus forced against the wall.
the upper portion causing the whip to
descend and strike the animal a sharp
blow When the whip has reached its
limit of movement it returns to its nor
NAL position.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
London's Revenue from Rents.

revenue year by year from what are lc
gally known as quit rents-in other words
the rent paid by the freebooter or copy
holder of q manor in discharge or acquit-
lance of other service that might be
claimed The policy of today is to re
deem these payments, but the sums so
demanded rule high. For instance, the
governors of St. Thomas hospital are
paying no less sum than 200 for the
redemption of quit rent Of only Is Il
year. \ thousand years purchase
ought to satisfy even the most greedy
landlord.-Pall Mall Gazette.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
Automobile Hair.

Such is the popularity of AUTOMOBILE
ing that persons who do not own ma
chimes have found various means of
affecting the appearance of enthusiastic
autoists. The latest fad is the autOmo-
bile hair. Among young men this limo
walton has grown YeSy popular, and fire.
quently they can be seen entering lead
ing hotels with caps in hand, displaying
long locks brushed directly back, much
in the fashion of the pompadour so pop
ular several years ago. Two University
of Pennsylvania students inaugurated
the fad only a few weeks ago, and the
younger element has enthusiastically
taken it up.-Philadelphi Record.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
GOES SHOPPING ALONE.
Mrs. Roosevelt Never Misses an 0pportu
nity to Escape DESTINATIONS.

The wife of President Roosevelt is
strongly inclined toward the simpler
modes of living, says The Delineator for
November.
When she is not on official duty, Mrs
Roosevelt insists upon living her life
as any other American woman. She
frequently walks down town to the
shops, unattended even by a maid: she
makes her personal calls and sees to
little matters of her own home circle
with the same regularity and devotion
as in the years before the duties of the
white house entered into her calcula-
tons. One point she never neglects. and
that is to be at home when the Presi-
dent is at leisure. When he has group
of his men friends at luncheon, Mrs.
Roosevelt joins the children in their
apartments, for her dominant thought is
always for them. She is their companion
at all times.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15

by means Of long, white root stocks is
rapid, large field being covered in
that manner in few years, and it then
assumes a strong hold on the soil. It
IS a perennial, with slender stems. the
leaves being prickly, the heads congre-
gated on the top of the stem. while the
flowers are rose purple It may be
carried from one point to another in
hay, on the tops of freight cars or by
various other modes.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
500 Reward. SiO0,

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there Is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure IL
al its stages, and that is Catarrh Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Catarh
being constitutional disease requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
cure Is taken internally. acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
OF the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have much faith in its cura-
I'VE powers that they offer One Hundred
DoHars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list OF testimonials
Address F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
Mai. HerSeY'S OpiniOn.

That the government and the people
of the United States are tagging far be
hind the European countries in the mat
ter of aerial navigation is the opinion
of Maj. Henry b Hersey, chief inSpec-
tor of the government meteorological
service. He urges that an aeronautical
department be established by the gov
eminent to keep pace with the European
powers.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
First Electric Roads.

The first electric roads We're opened
in 1889 in Richmond, Va; Allegheny.
Pa, and Washington. D. c. In 1902.
the total number of lines in the United
States was I97. with Il mileage of -
5lI miles. In 1890 there We're only S123
miles of street railroads. of which seven
tenths still used animal power In 1902
81 per cent. used electric power
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15

The question of who should get the
nomination was settled here this way :
We had a big jumping match, and Bill
Jones jumped fifteen feet and won the
nomination for coroner-Whitser (Ga.)
Courier
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15

sit i'll a chair day
after day unable TO
move about on ac-
count of rheumatic
pains in my back,
hips and legs. | was
short of breath and
my heart W Oul d
fl u t t er after the
least eXertiOn. | had
dizzy spells and
bearing down pains
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
Use Motor Weed Burner.

There is row in use on the Union Pa
cifc railway a motor weed-burner which
with it's crew of three men, does the
work of 300. The machine is propelled
usually at the rate of three miles an hour
and it destroys from 20 10 50 miles of
weeds q day.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15

and the kidney secretions were much
disordered. l thought l would not live
long. but since using Doan's Kidney
Pills l am a different woman, can do
my own work and have no fear of
those troubles returning"
Sold by all dealers so cents box.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, n Y.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15

paratus recently
patented by an
Ohio man. The ap-
paratus was de-
signed with the OBJ
ject of automati-
c a lily chastising
the animal imme-
diately consequent
to the act of kick
ing. The chastise-
ment is administer
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
Lemon, Chocolate and Custard Pies.

1t does not require an experienced cook to
make good pies from "OUR-PIE." Just the
proper proportions Of all ingredients are in
the package ready for immediate use AT
grocers, 10 cents per package. Order few
packages to-day.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
TaDan'S Silk TRADE.

The exports of silk from Japan during
the season of 1906-1907 aggregated o.
600 bales. a figure never before attained.
America took II go bales and Europe
27.436. This seasons record will ap-
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
Post Fuller.

An easy and practical method of pull
ing fence posts by which all digging
and hand labor are eliminated is shown
in accompanying cut, from the Ameri-
can Agriculturist. Take a plank four
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
ENGLAND'S BAD WEATHER.
Sleet in July This Year Was the Crown
ing Indignity.

A woman who announces that she has
just looked out of the window and be-
held flakes of sleet drifting past on this
July morning" writes to The Queen to
recall a rhyme which celebrated another
season quite as dripping as the one
which has afflicted England this year. 1t
ran:
Dirty days have September,
April, June and November;
All the rest have thirty-one,
Without a blessed CLEAN of sun.
If any of 'em had two-and-t thirty,
They'd be just as wet and twice as dirty.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15

Mohammed was so abstemious that a
handful of dates and a mouthful Of wa
ter was all he required after a day of
hard riding.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15

s. IT & s. vi.us ps-,1 ana AZ Nervous 10, Gus Diseases,
Nerve Send for Free De trial bottle and
DIR. IL KLINE Id. ssl Arch Strss. PHILADELPHIA
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15
Cures Horses of Kicking,

Horses and other animals possessed
of the bad habit of kicking can be cas-
lily cured by the employment of an ap-
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-15

The machine which cuts up wood to
make matches turns out 10000 'sphnts,"
as they are called. in a single minute