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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-15
Golf Euchre Party.

fair golf enthusiast, who was forced to
return 10 town earlier than was her wont,
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22

the cattle to go from one pasture to
the other at will. AS shown in the
sketch, the opening in the fence may
be as wide as desired. Two by twelve
inch plank are nailed to the fence posts
about four or six inches from the
ground, and two extra posts are set out
from the fence about foot. The plank
is nailed to the inside of these posts,
and this plank should be about four
feet longer than the one fastened to
the fence so as to go by the opening at
each end about two feyt. The hogs
cannot jump the two planks, and small
jump over, as they are lengthwise of
hogs that go between them cannot
the opening The cattle will readily
step over. The same plan may be used
for sheep, only three planks may be
necessary to retain them. although the
writer uses only two for them also
Farmre.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22

THE cultivation of frogs" said James
L. Clark of Philadelphia, who is IN the
employ Of the Pennsylvania government
and is in this city studying certain feat
ures Of animal life at the government
scientific stations, lis a comparatively
new industry but it can be made profit
able in our state, as there are thousands
Of acres of swamp land in Pennsylvania
which could be utilized. About 100000
frogs will be distributed in that state
Some Of the applications receive ! by the
department are very amusing and they
will be stored away in the state archives
A New BerfOrd applicant wants to know
if the frogs will flourish and do well in
ponds that have been constructed for fish
but abandoned, or ponds that are made
to cut ice off, as they are fed with clean
water.
GA Breadysvile, Bucks county, farmer
asks for from 10000 to $4,000 frogs with
which to stock Neshaminy creek, which,
he says, seems to run out of fish, so let
US have some bullfrogs.' Another man
wrote for a supply to stock our mill
ponds with, as they are excellent ponds
for that purpose
ga Philadelphia wished to know if
the frogs were green and if they will
keep babies awake at nights with their
croaking.' / believe it was a Clearfeld
county man who wanted to know
whether frogs were good eating, and
whether they were real frogs or only hop
tOads. Washington Herald.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
Why this enormous PATRONAGE

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nze, that what is BEST FOR THEM is too good.
Why this enormous patronage2
The simple: Cascarets clean,
mild fragrant
in neat little enamel boxes, easy buy easy
Tin vestpocket purse take and action
always reliable always the they work while you sleep
and wake up feeling fine in the morning.
They
the
all
precautionary
adopted Congress June
effect January 1907 GOOD LAW and better PURER
SPIRIT always
by
We adopted OUR OWN PURE DRUG LAW IN the FIRST
the market and
To-day
the PURITY, QUALITY MEDICINAL
other preparation for Bowel trouble in all the world
This should be
ONCE and be healthier and happier
CONSTIPATION
1TUAL CONSTIPATION
EVERYBODY OCCASIONAL CONSTIPATION, which not
liable
forms suffering perhaps death
Cascarets taken patiently regularly will remedy all of
troubles
Bowels will FINEST
and VIII keep all the machinery running good
We advise little
Take when
bowels will
GUARANTY OF satisfaction refunded All druggists 0
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
She Did Not Fear Death.

An old lady on her seyenty-third
birthday once said, Il do not mind
getting old, and l do not fear death,
but l live in constant dread of paraly-
sis"
For some time | have been wanting
to tell you of the great good your won
derful Sloan's Liniment is doing here"
writes Mr.. James F. Abernethy, OF
Rutherford College, n. c. In fact,
all your remedies are doing noble work,
but your Liniment beats all. In my
eight years experience with medicine
l find none to go ahead of it, having
tried it in very many cases. l know
Of one young man. brick mason, who
suffered from partial, yes, almost
complete, paralysis of one arm. l got
him to use your Liniment, and now he
can do as much work as ever, and he
sings your praise every day. l get all
to use it possibly can and know there
Is great virtue in it. I have helped
the sale of your noble remedies about
here greatly, and expect to cause many
more to buy them, as 1 know they can't
be beat"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
HOW BRYAN WON HIS WIFE.
The Great Orator Needed His Wits When
He Approached Father.

Mrs. Bryan still finds much amuse-
ment in reciting the difficulties Mr.
Bryan encountered when he sought her
fathers consent to their marriage, says
The Delineator.
Many people have remarked upon
the fondneSs which Mr.. Bryan shows for
quoting scripture" Mrs. Bryan has said.
This habit is one of long standing. as
the following circumstance plainly shows.
When it seemed proper for William to
have a little conversation with my IA
Their it was something of an ordeal. as
father is rather 4 reserved man. In his
dilemma William sought refuge in the
scriptures and began: Mr.. Baird,
have been reading Proverbs a good deal
lately, and find that Solomon says,
Whose tindeth a wife fndeth good
thing, and obtaineth favor of the Lord.
Father being something of a Bible schol-
ar, replied: Yes, l believe Solomon did
say that, but Paul suggests that While
he that marrieth doeth well, he that mar
rieth not doeth BETTER" Solomon
would be better authority upon this
point, he rejoined because Paul was
never married, while Solomon had many
wives After this tilt the matter was
satisfactorily adjusted
The Bryans delight in farm life. They
have small place near Lincoln, Neb,
and much of their time is spent there.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
MUIPhinG HELMS.

A very intelligent and observing
farmer says: The Importance of a
mulch to counterfeit a drought was
presented to me in a rather forcible
manner last spring. We had planted
a few rows Of early beans and after
they had come up we had cold spell,
and in order to save the beans from the
frost, they were covered with planks.
After the danger from frost had passed,
at one end of the rows the planks We're
laid between the rows and left for
about two weeks, which was dry sea
son. At the other end the planks were
moved clear away. The part where the
planks were between the rows made
double the growth of the Others The
growth was evidently due to the mois-
ture saved by the planks
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22

An authority claims that fully one
third of the manure yoided on the
farms of the United States is lost The
fermentation of manure is caused by
the action of two forms of organisms.
One form is that which requires an
abundance of oxygen and dies when ex-
posed to it. The former thrives on the
outside of the heap and the latter in
the interior The latter's office seems
to break up the more complex particles
and prepare them for the action of the
former If the action of the former
IS too rapid q great deal of the nitro
gen passes off into the air in the form
of ammonia or free nitrogen, and is lost
to the soil from whence it came.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22

There has been rapid increase the
last few years in the number and value
Of the horses and mules in the United
States
In 1900 there were 15,624,OO0 horses
and mules in the United States. Dur
ing the next five years there was an
increases Of 2T.7 per cent, so that on
January 1, 1905, the number Of horses
and mules had increased to 19,946,OOO,
but the increase did not stop at that
rate. On the first Of January, 1901,
there were no less than 23,564, 900
horses and mules, showing an increase
of IS per cent during the two years
subsequent to 1905.
Those who are inclined to talk over
production at the present are confront
ed with the indisputable fact that dur
ing the seven years when the Increase
in numbers amounted to 80 per cent
there was also an increase in price per
head amounting to over 80 per cent.
Thus on January /, 1900, our horses
and mules were valued at $715, 900,
while on January /, 1905, they were
valued at S2,274, $4,000.
This is a phenomenal record and yet,
Notwithstanding this extraordinary in
crease I'm number ana value, horses are
in greater demand to-day than they
have ever been before in the history Of
the United States.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
A Tim Crow Town.

West Virginia is to make an expert
ment in a Jim Grow city. This city has
been laid out near Charleston. the cap
itaI of the state, and it is expected that
within a year it will contain a popula-
ton of several thousand. No white per-
son will be permitted to reside within its
limits or to own property therein. In
the midst of this little Africa is situated
the state colored high school, Educa-
tional facilities will be ample and there
will be electric lights. sewers and a park.
The city will be governed, of course by
the negro inhabitants, and the whole
state will watch with Interest the prog
ress of the experiment as testing the
capacity of the negro for self-govern-
meDt-BaltimOre Sun
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
WfntPring Bees.

D. H. StOvall says a neighbor who
makes a good living from his apiary
successfully winters his bees through
the cold months in q cellar provided
for the purpose. He states that bees
may be successfully wintered in cellars
provided the cellar is given over entire
ly to the bees and used for no other
purpose. There is always an I'M
healthy odor, that is as disastrous to
bees as anything else, emitted from de-
cayed fruits. vegetables and such things
as are usually stored in cellars. The
bee cellar should not be entered nor
disturbed any more than is absolutely
necessary it should be made quiet,
unmolested home for the little honey
makers.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
Rock Salt for Hoses.

For cattle and horses rock salt
placed in boxes or troughs in winter
and scattered about the pastures on
the grass in summer is preferable to
any other way. Rains have little eff
feet upon it and this will be found
both convenient and economical For
sheep, however, this plan does not
work so well. The rock salt is so slow
to dissolve that they are not able to
get a sufficient quantity of it to satisfy
their wants, hence it is necessary to
use the loose salt for them.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
An Historical Omission.

During one of the wars of his reign the
Emperor Joseph IL. of Germany, arrived
at a wayside inn for the night The
proprietress, an inquisitive person, not
recognizing her guest, inquired if he was
of the Emperor's encourage.
NO" replied the Emperor. II travel
before him"
what do you do for his Majesty?''
asked the woman.
81 shave him sometimes said the EN-
peror.
The woman went away, but in a few
minutes returned with her little boy with
the request that his hair be cut
This the Emperor was obliged to do in
order to retain his incOgnito, but history
does not relate what was the appearance
of the boy when the operation was fin
iShed.-Pele Mele.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
or lockjaw
Corn Land for the Bean Crop.

Beans may be planted late and ma
ture before a probably frost. For sew
eral years beans have borne a good
price, and if the wheat crop proves to
be as short as threatened at this writ
ing the consumption of them is likely
to be larger than usual. The planting,
harvesting and thrashing of beans may
be done by machinery now, which re-
moves a former serious objection to
their culture: and if the crop area on
a farm has been made smaller than
desired, by reason of the cold spring, Il
field Of beans might be advantageOusly
used in extending the seasons crops.
Good corn land is excellent for beans,
and their cultivation does not differ
materially from that Of corn, hence 1t
does not require any special instructor
or skill to grow them successfully.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
Missouri Sheen.

! new breed of Sheep is said to have
been developed by William Buchanan
near Clapper, Mo. The new breed has
all the best points OF Rambouillets..
Shropshires and Cotswolds To start
with he used twenty Shropshire ewes
and crossed them with a Rambouillet
buck, and the ewes secured from this
cross were then crossed with a Cots
void buck. 1t is claimed that they in
herit the hardy traits of the Rambouil-
lets, the mutton qualities of the Shrop-
shires and the heavy feeces Of the Cots
WOldS.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
anSnOrfafiOn CHARGES

The freight and transportation
charges on a full car of strawberries
from southern points are often from
5000 to $500, while on a car of south
ern peaches the cost of refrigeration
and the high priced packages that have
to be used run the cost up above $500
on each car that comes into the State
800 of this would be profit or increased
income to the local grower.
The local grower can often sell di-
rect to consumer; there are no heavy
or refrigerator charges to pay, and
these two items alone often eat up over
one-half to two-thirds of the gross sales
of fruit brought from a distance, while
the local grower saves i'll. H. Hale.
Connecticut. in American Cultivator.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
a VALUABLE HOME RECIPE.
WIN Break Up Cold in "a Hours or
Cure Any Cough that Is CurabIc.


Cure Any Cough that Is CurabIc.
Mix one-half ounce Of Concentrated
oil Of pine with two ounces of gIycer-
Inc and half pint Of good whisky.
Shake thoroughly each time and use in
doses Of a teaspoonful to a tablespoon
full every four hours.
The renowned throat and lung spe-
cialist who established a camp for con
sumptiyes in the pine woods Of Maine,
and whose remarkable cures there at
tracted international attention, de-
clares that the above formula is one
OF the very best remedies obtainable
for an acute cold and that it will
strengthen the lungs, relieve coughs
and heal the bronchial tubes. Also,
that 1T will cure any case Of lung trOu-
bic not too far advanced If the patient
will assist by plenty of outdoor exer-
else, inhaling deep, long breaths every
few minutes
The ingredients are prOcurable of
any good prescription druggist and
easily mixed at home and should take
its place as one Of the most valued
remedies in the family medicine chest.
Inquiry at one Of the leading drug
gists elected the information that
Concentrated oil Of pine is put up for
dispensing only In half-ounce walls Sc
curely sealed in round wood cases in
tended to protect it from heat and
light The oils sold in bulk and the
Il
"Oi Of Pine" are to be avoided be
cause owing to their impurities they
produce nausea and are useless as a
medicine, besides they sometimes leave
permanent kidney trouble.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
ITCHING RASH Is YEARS.
Girls Rash Spread and Grew Worse
Under Specialists Care-Perfect
Cured by Cuticura Rem edies.

when my daughter was a baby she
had a breaking out behind the ears.
The doctor said that she would out
grow it, and it did get somewhat bet
ter until she was about fifteen years
old. and after that she could get moth
ing that would drive it away. She was
always applying something In the way
of saIves. 1t troubled her behind the
knees, opposite the elbows, back of the
neck and ears under the chin, and
then it got on the face. That was
about three years ago. She took treat
ment with a specialist and seemed to
get worse all the time. We were then
advised to try the Cuticura Remedies,
and now l don't see any breaking out
NJ. Curley, 11-19 ixteenth ST., Bay
City, Mich, May 20, 1906"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22

Nathan Straus, an eastern philan-
thropist, has established in New York
CITY series of milk booths where
pure sterilized milk is sold to the poor
for one cent a bottle. Absolute anti
septic cleanliness is required by him
in all branches of the enterprise. In
cleansing the milk bottles he uses two
things-hot water and BORAX. The
glistening bottles testify to the effect
iyeness of this method.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
Mar; in Nernr ON.

The merino sheep industry in Yer
mont is again entering an era of pros
perity that presages a boom. While
by no means approaching the palmy
days of thirty years ago, the industry
is reviving and each year for a decade
past has shown an increase in ship
ments of fancy strains of merinO-
breeding sheep to Africa and Aus
train
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
Forks Invented in 1911.

The earliest mention Of forks was in
"Crudities." a singular book of travels
by Coreyates, published in 1911. THE
Italians. and most strangers that are
in Italy, do always, at their
meals. use a little fork when they cut
their meat" Queen Elizabeth was the
first English sovereign to use one, and
her court condemned the fad as silly
affectation.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
TRAVELS IN WHEELBAPROW.
Fairfax, Vt, Man Pays So for Three
Mile Jaunt

Eli Taylor of Fairfax, VT, accosted
Amos Rugg, who was pushing a wheel
barrow, and asked him what he would
charge to wheel him home, three miles
distant. Mr. Rugg thought 81 would be
Mr.. Rugg stopped only once, then to
take off his coat, and covered the dis
lance in about an hour.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
Origin of Rag Time.

The modern coon" or plantation"
songs and the popular form of syncopa-
ton called rag time" are all easily
traced to their source in the older negro
songs. which are probably to be regarded
as Eur0pean in melodic origin, translated
into rhythms that have been handed
down from the geI orations of slaves who
actually came from Africa.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22

a pioneer OF COIOfd-
do. now living at
21S East Nebraska
street, Blair, Neb.,
says: 81 had such
pains in my back for
long time that l
could not turn in
bed, and at times
there was an almost
total stoppage of the
urine Nv wife and
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
pr;cas should Cartinne

Farmers are fast learning that one
Of the most profitable adjuncts to their
business is a flock of sheep. Prevail
ing prices for mutton stock and wool
should make those who are skeptical on
this subject sit up and think.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
Good vs.. Poor Mixer.

If a Holstein cow, giving forty
quarts of milk per day, and requiring
no more room than a common COW, Civ
ing ten quarts, can be reared as easily
as the inferior one. is it wise IL farm
ers to keep poor u...Eers?
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22

not the only improved COW, for the pro-
Queer of good beef stock and of the i'm
proved steer is an improved COW. 1t is
not only necessary to have the improv-
ed dam, but the sire Should also be
improved. if the improvement is made
that is necessary. Keep up the i'm
provement lest there be a retrogresSiOn
Nail Wounds in Horses Feet.
1t has long been known that nail
pricks and other similar injuries in
the horses hoof may lead to an infec-
ton followed by the formation of pus
under the horn of the hoof, and a seri-
Gus general disease of the horse, or at
least the loss of the hoof
In a bulletin of the South Dakota
Station, Mr.. Moore recently reported
results obtained in a number of cases
from applying a strict antiseptic treat
ment to injuries of this sort The
horn Of the hoof from the affected
part until the blood ooZes out. The
foot is then thoroughly washed in so
luton of bichloride Of mercury, in the
proportion of one part to 800 parts Of
water, after which absorbent cotton,
saturated in a solution Of the same
strength, is applied to the wound, and
the whole hoof is packed in cotton, sur
rounded by a bandage and we'll coated
with tar This prevents any further
filth from coming in contact with the
wound.
The operation must usually be done
by a qualified veterinarian. Subse-
Quent treatment, however, can be APP
piled by the average farmer, since all
that is necessary is to pour little Of
the solution of bichlOride of mercury
upon the cotton which projects from
the upper part of the bandage. The
cotton will absorb enough of the sOlu-
ton to keep the wound moistened and
hasten the healing process. II rem
edy of this sort is not adopted In the
case of a foot wound in the horse, the
owner runs considerable risk Of seri-
Gus infection either of blood poisoning
or lOckiaW
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
A Woman Taller.

Switzerland possesses the only woman
iaiIer in the world. She is Nine. Por-
chet, governor of the Jail at Aigle in
the Rhone valley, for seventeen years.
The jail has accommodation for twerty
offenders, whose sentences range from a
months to two years Imprisonment
London Globe
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
A SOCIALISTIC "BAPTISM."
Australian Attaches Scarlet Rosette tc
Babe with It's Name on It

1t is reported from Australia that Tom
Mann. lately a London Dublican-nOt Of
since transferred the benefits Of his light
and leading to the Antipodes, has insti-
tuted a form Of Socialistic baptism" in
those parts This rite consists in his
mounting a platform, receiving babies
let rosettes inscribed with their names.
their parents acting as their sponsors in
devoting them to lifelong service to So
cialiSm.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
Edward Has Good Svsten

No other monarch. unless it be the
German Emperor, is so punctua! and or
derby in the transaction of public bust
ness as King Edward. He is not only
industrious himself, but he makes every
one around him work strenuously.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22

Can make Lemon. Chocolate and Custard
pies better than the expert cook by using
"OUR-PIE," as all the ingredients are in the
package ready for immediate use. Each pack
age. enough for two large pies, 10 cents. Or
der to-day from your grocer.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
A City Without a Theater.

4 Cornwall paper pointing out the ad-
vantages of a hold in Cornwall says:
Down here the mrral atmosphere is as
pure as the physica, quite healthy and
bracng. There is cot q theater in the
whole of Cornwall.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22

ing the fruit 1t is bad practice to
shake any kind Of fruit from the tree
1t should always be picked by hand
and carefully placed in the package in
which it is sent to market. By this
method injury to the extent of 10 to
25 per cent may be avoided.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
Cows and Fertility.

Farmers who cannot go into dairying
as a business should keep more COWS,
and thus make it easier to maintain the
fertility of their soil. IN addition to
this they can practice rotation, di-
versify crops and intensive farming.