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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-02
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If any one has any doubt as to the vir-
tue of Foley's Kidney Cure, they need
only to refer to Mr.. Alvin H. Simpson,
of Willimantic, Conn, who, after al
most losing hope of recovery, on account
of the failure of SO many remedies, fl
nally tried Foley's Kidney Cure, which
he says was Just the thing for him,
as four bottles cured him completely.
He is now entirely well and free from
all the suffering incident to acute kid
ney trouble.
Geo. G. Smith.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-02

HOME MADE LAND ROLLER.
Cheaply Made and as Satisfactory as
an Expensive One.

With four old moving machine
wheels, with the earth slugs cut of,
an axle and sickle bar, a very sat
isfactory roller can be made after
the manner shown in the accom-
panying illustration, says a writer in
Prairie Farmer. ODe-half inch holes
were drilled every four inches, about
the outside rim of each wheel. Two
by four oak pianks three feet, six
inches long with half inch h" s
bored close to the end, were bolted
on to the old moving mac ne
wheels, being careful not to lct tie
two by four project over the edge Of
the wheel.
In the center an Old sickle bar
with guards Off was rsed with .
inch hole ii tie c2nter. The eu4s
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-02
BRATTLEBORO.

Ine annual meetlng or Brattle-
boro lodge of Masons was held
Thursday night. Officers were
elected and installed, and a MEM
bership of 2O7 was reported. Fol-
lowing is the list of officers: W. M,
George M. Clay; S. W., W. H.:
st. Germaine; J. W., Luke F.:
Woodward; treasurer, MILFORD II:
Bracket; secretary, Jesse E:
Haynes; S. D., Harry G. Freeman,
j. D., E. A. Doyle; S. S., Chas.
R. Dunklee; j. S., Sherman N.
McQuaide; chaplain, o. E. RAN
dali; marshal, F. R. Vaughan;
tyler, Harry Rowe; musical dire C.
tor, E. FL. Crane; trustee, F. r.
Vaughan; trustees of the charity
and permanent fund, W. D. ellison
for three years, Dennis Cowles for
two years, and j. E. Gleason for
one year; corporators of the build
ing fund, W. B. Vinton for three
years, E. B. Barrows for two years
and F. R. Vaughan for one year.
Three valuable harness horses in
the stable of Howard & Yearly
were stricken with mysterious dis
ease Friday and one of them died
that night. All three were taken
sick at the same time. DR.. j. l..
Rathbone and DR.. NJ L. Miner,
two veterinarians, were summoned,
but neither was able to help matters.
All three horses were taken at first
with violent trembling and cold
chills followed by high fever, stand
ing with lowered head and feet wide
apart. Suddenly Friday night one
of them dropped and was dead.
Both of the veterinarians state that
they have never encountered any
thing similar to the disease before
and the stomach of the dead horse
has been sent to the State labora-
tory for analysis to see whether or
not the animal was poisoned.
The demand for houses in Brat
tleboro has caused G. 0. Robbins
and George A. Eels to open up a
tract of land on South Main street
for building lots. The first pur-
chaser is Harry L. Emerson, who
has bought three lots and will erect
three houses thereon for an invest
ment the coming summer. Mr. EN-
erson will also build a house on
Pine street.
About thirty carpenters, beaded
by John H. Henry, have signed the
agreement that ON and after May l
they will consider eight hours as
constituting working day The
price heretofore paid for nine hours
of labor will be demanded for eight
hours work. An effort will be
made to secure other names to the
list.
The Epworth league held it's an
nual meeting Thursday night A
membership of 115 was reported.
These officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Bertha Deane; vice
presidents, Miss Eta Miner, Miss
Helen Field, Mrs. W. A. Moore
and Miss Minnie Rawson; secre-
tary, Abbott NJ. Frizzell; treasurer,
George A. Wilbur.
A "Soverctgn" That Costs Only One
Dollar.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-02
J.DOSsibifity.

Mrs. Stubbs-Yes, John, IL this
woman's suffrage party ever gets
into power we may see women on
battle ships.
Mr.. Stubbs-I will be bad day
for the navy when that comes TO
pass
Mrs. Stubbs-In what way?
Mr.. Stubbs-Why, how in the
world could the ships sail under
secret orders with woman on
board ?--Cnicago News.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-02

For wear, tucked into the top Of
the corset steels; are dainty little
heart-shaped affairs Of scented wad=
ding covered with soft silk or scraps
of ribbon, the latter sewn end to end,
and then intertwined basket fashion,
a little frill of lace being the finish.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-02

A little life sacrificed to a sudden a.
tack of Group, if you don't have DIR.
Thomas Eclectric Oil on hand for the
emergency.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-02

thing in a different manner; hence
the necessity of presenting the same
subject in different ways to convince
different minds.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-02

Central American porters carry
their burdens in chairlike contriv-
ance strapped on their backs.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-02
NeeC.ewOrk Hints,

The color scheme In daintlyftte
country cottage bedroom is to b
helped out by Brussels net curtains
applique with yellow roses and green
foliage cut out of cret0nne.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-02

A "Sovereign" That Costs Only One
Dollar.
DR.. David Kennedy's Favorite Rem
edy, of Rondout. N. Y, is a Soy
ereign" medicine for nervousness, Rheu
matism Kidney and Liver complaints,
and all the ills peculiar to women. 1t
drives the poison from the blood, and
restores the patient to the bloom of
health. You will never regret the ex-
change of one dollar for bottle.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15
Butter in the South.

a skilled Northern dairyman who
went to Georgia some years ago once
wrote that he found that he could
make as good butter there as he made
in Vermont, could make it at a lower
cost and could get a better price for it.
When once the livestock industry is
well established in the South in con
nection with cotton growing, we will
soon hear less of its taking four or
five acres to make Il bale of cotton,
for the men who rotate their crops
and feed stock and make manure will
soon put bale as the minimum per
acre. More pea hay, more corn and
more cattle will do more for the cot
ton farmer than anything else, when
they cease to look on everything but
cotton merely as supplies to enable
them to plant more cotton, for they
will find that the supplies will soon
be as profitable a part Of their farm
ing as the cotton.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15
Varieties of Potatoes.

In choosing varieties Of potatoes for
spring planting, it is advisable to select
those that have been more re-
Gently produced from seed; provid-
ed, of course, that their quality and
productiveness have been tested and are
generally known. The variety that is
newly produced from seed is gener-
ally more vigorous than it is likely to
be after a few years contest with po-
tato beetles and the blight and rots,
all of which help to decrease potato
vigor and productiyeness. But it is
not advisable to plant potatoes, how
ever good, which are very unlike stand
ard sorts, and whose qualities are not
generally known. There is so much
difference in potatoes that the mere
fact that a potato is potato is not
enough with most consumers to secure
a market for it until after they have
given it trial.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15

\ balky horse can be cured, when IN
der the saddle, by a very simple meth
Cd. Turn him around in his tracks
few times and then suddenly straight
Ell his head and he will willingly, and
even gladly, go forward. This was
the method of the celebrated John S.
Rarey and has never been known TO
fail
The "jibbler' differs from the balk-
er inasmuch as his so-called vice is
caused by congestion of the brain. The
horse thus affected is liable to bolt or
run away after one of the attacks and
is dangerous animal.
Rearing, although commonly termed
a vice, is often caused by too severe
curb. Sometimes the rearing horse
loses his balance and falls backward.
1t is needless to say that the rider is
lucky if he or she escapes without Sc
riOus if not fatal, injury. When the
horse rears, loosen the reins and speak
to him i'll a soothing tone; but if he
persists, give him a sharp blow be-
tween the ears with the butt of the
whip. This will bring him down an all
fours with amazing qucKness.
Kicking is certainly vice Some
times, however, it is caused by fear, in
which case much can be accomplished
by gentle management Exactly the
opposite treatment of the rearing ami
NAL should be applied to the kicker.
Hold his head up with might and main,
for the horse cannot throw out both
legs at once when his head is elevat-
ed. Kicking straps are what the name
implies. \ strap fastened to the shafts
over the horses crup prevents kicking,
but this is only seryiceable when driven
in single harness. Shying is a danger
Gus fault 1t cannot properly be term
ed a vice; it is generally the result
Of defective vision. Gentle treatment,
soothing words and patient persistence
III accustoming the animal to the
dreaded object will often effect cure.
To lash a horse because he SHES or
is frightened only aggrayates the evil.
He will associate the punishment with
the frightful object and will fear it
more and more each time he encoun-
ters it.-Country Life in America.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15
Smoke i'm HANDLING. Reo-

How differently men use or misuse
smoke when handling bees. Some men
even ask me if l ever smoke in the
entrance" As a rule, such men will
jar the hives in taking off the cover
they pry or pull off the super with a
snap, says an exchange. About this
time the bees, angry bees, begin pour
ing out at the entrance and from the
top of the hive and then the bee
keeper begins using the smoker; but
the bees are mad now, and no amount
of smoke will pacify them.
The most important place TO Use
smoke is at the entrance, and it should
be used there as the first step III open
ing the hive. Subdue the bees first
then all the Earring will only make
their subsection the more complete. So
many times has some man cautioned
me about attempting to handle some
colony, saying that those bees We're
perfect tigers and that | would be
stung to death. l always say: Give
me the smoker" l give them a good,
thorough smoking at the entrance be-
fore attempting to open the hive.
then open the hive carefully, using
little smoke if there is any sign of
obstreperousness.
AS rule | pass the ordeal without
a sting, while the owner looks on with
amazement The whole secret lies in
subduirg the bees before opening the
hives Smoke the bees first, and then
you can usually handle them in peace
and comfort.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15

Next to a draft, a damp house or
rOOsting place is the most prolific
cause of colds in fowls. Look after
the dryness and ventilation Of your
rOosting quarters also.
\ plain cold can be told by the
fowls having a watery discharge at
the nOstrils and eyes and the birds
throwing their heads and sneezing. A
plain cold is easily tod from the roup
by absence of a cheesy substance in
the throat and nostrils of the birds.
This cheesy mass always accompanies
roup. The head will frequently swell
with a cold, but the swelling is more
marked in rOup. A common remedy
for colds is to apply kerosene to the
heads of the worst afflicted birds. 4
slight film of kerosene oil on the drink
ing water will often cure mild colds in
a few days.
Bronchitis is the cold extended to
the bronchial tubes and the fowls make
a rafting noise when breathing. This
disease continues for weeks in some
cases. Treat like a severe cold with
kerosene oil, pouring the oil well down
the nostrils and throat.-RuraI World
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15

We are known as the largest growers of
Grasses, Cloyers, Oats, Barley, Corn, Po-
tatoes and Farm Seeds in America. Oper-
ate over 5000 acres.
FREE
Our mammoth 14S-page catalog is mail
ed free to all intending buyers; or send
s CENTS IN STAMPS
and receive sample of perfect balance rs-
ton grass seed" together with Fodder
Plants, Clover. etc, etc, and big Plant
and Seed Catalog free.
John A. SaIzer Seed Co., Box G, La
Crosse Wis.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15
Beware OF OintmentS for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the sense Of
system when entering it through the mu-
cous surfaces. Such articles should never
oe used except on prescriptions from reputa-
pie physicians, as the damage they will do
Is tenfoId to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F. j. Cheney & Co. To
iedo, o.. contains no mercury, and Is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. In buy
Ing Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the
genuine. 1t is taken internally and made
In Toledo. Ohio, by F. ]. Cheney & Co
Testimonials free
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c per bottle
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15
Death for a Kiss.

The rules and regulations which en-
viron unmarried girls III France are ex-
ceptiOnally strict when compared with
those of England or America.
On the other hand, compared with the
social laws Of Spain, l think those of
France are favorable to the jeune file. |
have personal knowledge of case in
which young Spanish girl shot herself
because she had been kissed by a young
this small indiscretion-her life had been
made unbearable by her relatives
Paris cor. in The Madame.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15
CASE OF ECZEMA IN SOUTH.
Suffered Three Years-Band and
Eye Most AHected-Now Well and
M

Suffered Three Years-Hand and
Eye Most AHected-Nov Well and
Is Grateful to Cuticura.
MY wife was taken badly with &C.
zema for three years, and she en-
ployed a doctor with no effect at all
until she employed Cuticura Soap and
Ointment One of her hands and her
left eye were badly affected, and when
she would stop using Cuticura Soap
and Ointment the eczema came back,
but very slightly; but it did her a sight
OF good. Then We complied with the
instructions in using the entire set of
Cuticura Remedies and my wife is en-
tirely recovered She thanks Cuticura
very much and will recommend it high
ly in our locality and in every nook
and corner Of our parish. God bless
you for the sake of suffering humanity.
l. NJ Robert Hydropolis, La, Jan. 3
and Sept. l, 1906"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15
CARE IN STAMPING ENVELOPES.
In England Mail Not Properly Prepared
Is DELAYED.

THE only way to stop people from
plastering stamp at any old place upon
the envelope, except the right one, is
to do as is done in England
There a letter which does not have
the stamp in the right position is cast
aside and handled only when all other
mail is sorted and exchanged"
This idea was advanced by a postal
clerk. I'VE often lose considerable time
because of these letters" continued the
clerk, for often we have to stop and
turn over an envelope to find the stamp.
The worse offenders in this respect
are not foreigners. but those who have
lived here for years"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15
Sawdust for Bedding.

Sawdust is one of the best sub
stances that can be used in the pig pen,
and it is also excellent in the stalls.
While sawdust does not quickly de
compose, yet it is an excellent absorb
ent. and in time is reduced to its orig
inal elements. 1t is clean, easily han
died and is not bulky, while its odor
is not disagreeable. 1t also serves to
keep the manure in a finely divided
condition.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15
ObIigin- Il Neighbor,

How it makes our hearts glad when
a neighbor brings home a borrowed
implement or tool all broken up, say
ing get it fixed and I'll make it all
right with you" 1t takes some deal
ers about a month to get repairs after
they are ordered, hence the man who
waits until the last minute will be apt
to have to tarry several days after
wanting to use the article before he
has the needed repairs made. The
man who depends upon the snail has
to allow it plenty of time to arrive
with the goods.-St. Louis GIobe-Dem-
Ocrat.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15

If you need a frst-class laxative, there
Is nothing better nor safer than that old
family remedy, Brandreth's Pills. Each
pill contains one grain of solid extract of
sarsaparilla, which, with other valuable
vegetable products, make it a blood puri-
fer of excellent character. If you are
troubled with constipation, one pill at
night will afford great relief.
Brandreth's Pills are the same fine lax
ative tonic pill your grandparents used.
They have been in use for over a century
and are sold in every drug and medicine
store, either plain or sugar coated.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15
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Standardization
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THE SELF-OPENING DOOR.

per edge of the door and passing par
aIlel with the track beyond the bound
airy of the door when open. The rope
passes over a small pulley and a
weight is attached at the end. 1t is
better if the weight and pulleys are
fixed inside the building. By attach
ing the rope to the opposite side of the
door a self-closing arrangement will
be obtained.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15
MEANING OF explode" CHANGED
Formerly Meant to Send Out From
Actors Exploded

Explosive" was first used in its mod
ern sense in the first quarter of the nine
teenth century. Explode in the sense
Of blow up" or go off, is scarcely
century older.
Before that people talked of a ball be-
ing "expIoded' from gun, the clouds
exploding" lightning, or a volcano lex
ploding' lava. But that was very much
near the words origina! sense Of driY-
ing away with scorn.
Explode" in fact, is literally to clap
away, and was technical word for driv-
ing an actor off the stage by contemp-
tuous handclapping. That is the real
meaning Of an exploded idea"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15

For fourteen years we lived in a
sandy portion of northern Nebraska.
At that time We all confidently con
graduated ourselves on the fact that
hog cholera would never gain much
Roadway on that kind Of soil. All the
time We lived there we never lost a
hog with cholera. This year reports
from there indicate the loss Of a large
per cent of the crop raised, with the
disease still unchecked 1t seems. after
all, that hog cholera is no respecter of
soil or climate. No one had better brag
on his herd having been free from the
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15
Was Coming Down. ANYWAY.

Pat, while on the top Of a ten-story
building, lost his balance and fell to the
bottom. The foreman rushed to his as
sistance, expecting to find him either
killed or horribly mangled.
Man. mani" he cried ARE you hurt 2"
Pat looked mp slowly and said, ''Oh,
niver moind; Oh was comm down for
nails, anyway. Judges Library.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15
lust Like EN-.

Askum-Who was that fellow who
just stopped to talk to you?
Dubley-That's my old barber.
Askum-Does he usually stop you in
the street?
Dubley-No; but he knows I'm shay
ing myself now, and he just wanted to
look at my face and gloat over my sears.
London Tit-Bits.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15
short Rotation Of Crons.

Every farmer realizes the value of
short rotation of crops in maintain
ing the fertility of the soil. Yet it
is not at all uncommon to seed to timo-
thy and clover and NOW the field for
three or four consecutive years till
every vestige Of clover has disappeared
and nearly all the value of the clover
plant as a renovator Of the soil is lost.
says a writer in Ohio Farmer. l be-
Iieve sowing timothy with the clover
is all right. l always practice it.
Then l am quite sure of catch, and
1 get more and better hay. There are
also other advantages which space for
bids [ should enumerate here | be-
lieve, though, that the meadow should
be moved but once and never more
than twice before blowing
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15
Cramus in PIGS

When the hind legs are drawn up
under them give each pig ten grains
of bromide of potassium at a dose
twice a day and continue for two or
three weeks if needed.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15

To recover quickly from bilious at
tacks, sick headache, Indigestion or
colds, take Garfield Tea, the mild Iaxa-
tive. Guaranteed under the Pure Food
and Drug Law.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15
Only One ..BRosrO oUININE,,

That is LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine SINH
larry named remedies sometimes deceive. The
first and original Cold Tablet is a WHITE
PACKAGE with black and red lettering, and
bears the signature of f. W. GROVE. 25c.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15

The arrangement for opening this
door consists of a half-inch rope at
tached to a staple driven into the up
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15

Garfield Tea, Natures remedy for Il
torpid, inactive or disordered liver; for
constipation, sick headache, indigestion.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15

MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP for
Children teething; softens the gums. reduces
fammat ton. allays pain, cures wind collie. y
cents a bottle
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15

The prevailing price Of concentrated
foodstuffs is arousing the interest of
farmers in the question of growing
more fiesh-forming foods. Many stock
men who have used oil meal extensive
ly in the past are considering the propo-
sition Of growing their own fax,
so that it can be fed without first hav-
ing the oil extracted. This is q prac-
tice that 1 cannot recommend too high
ly. | have found from practical ex-
perience that an acre or two Of fax
will produce one of the most profitable
crops that can be grown. On ordinary
soil there will be a yield of about
twenty bushels per acre. This may
be used in feeding calves, young stock
and any other class of animals which
may for any reason be out of condi-
ton. Flax is not only a food. but is
one of the very best tonics that are
available.-W. ]. Kennedy in Iowa
Homestead.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15

Religious liberty was granted to the
HuguenOts of France in 1862, and was
followed by the massacre of St. Barthol-
Omew in 1872
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15

PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any
case of Itching Blind, Bleeding or Protrud-
SOC
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-15

If you don't believe that locality
counts, you have never talked with
man born in Boston or in Philadelphia
Somerville Journal.