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Fair play., 1908-12-26

ffNi IL W. nave tiA'l F'N NAA' llA' eliS NV
The call for a children's afternoon on
New Years day
Sln, many Of the Greek families
will observe this ancient custom in
his country. They will have their
childrens afternoon, They will have
their delicious New Years pudding
known as Kings pudding" In fact,
in many cases the pudding will be
even more delicious than it would
have been in old Athens. For one of
the ancient customs among the Greeks
is TO hide some gold coin in one por-
tion of the pudding and he who gets
the share of the pudding with the gold
coin in it becomes the favorite as well
as the leader of the two days JOY and
sport. In this country, where gold is
more plentiful than in Greece and
whore II is more easily earned by the
Greek father the pudding promises to
contain more gold and be much more
delightful to the finder Of the same.
Perhaps the most unique Greek dish
on New Years eve Is the roast lamb, set
up in Greek style. of which each son
of llcllas must partake. The roasting
of the lamb is attended with a great
deal Of pomp The entire carcass of
a lamb is set up on a pole and this
is held over a fire until it Is duly
roasted. Then it is sliced aud appor
toned among the various persons
present at the feast and the roast is
| eaten along with the other strictly
Greek dishes and washed down with
Greek wine
Russians Like Our Food.
Russians in this country celebrate
| but one day. and they, too, attempt to
| produce Z home atmosphere. How
ever, home food is not thought of.
The bread, the meat, and the wine of
the United States are considered as
good as and even far better than the
products of their own land.
The Macedonians. Servians and Bull
garians celebrate the New Year, per.
haps less elaborately, also on the same
day as their Greek and Russian CO.
religionists.
The Turks celebrate their first of
the year with the modesty character
! istic of people who have not yet any
hold on a place.
The Chinese win have their Gus
tomary celebration of the Chinese
New Year on February IS with feast
ing and onjoyments with which the
! holiday is observed in the Celestial
/ empire.
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il appears that large number of
the Republican members of the house
OF representatives think Uncle Joe"
Cannon will be delightful speaker If
they can get him to consent to be
gagged and handcuffed while officiat-
ing.
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While President-elect Taft is ex.
planning his plans for winning the
south over to the Republican party
he had better look out a little lest
Ohio and Indiana slip away from him
in the congressional election two
wears hence,
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The servant,s Excuse.

Employment Agent-Come, now,
how is this? You stayed two weeks
In your last place How did that hap
pen2
Domestlc-Sure, Oi dunno Oi mustn't
av eyershlept meself.-N. Y. Weekly.
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a Personal Ouestion.

&c! see, said the man. that you hold
your letter pad on your lap when you
write"
"Well?" said the woman.
Would you hold your typewriter
on your lap?"
NO. Would ou?"-Kansas City
Journal
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putting Another Face on II.

do you like that manager?'
mo; | don't like the cast OF his
countenance."
We'll, ! don't like the countenances
of his cast."-Baltimore American.
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First ltinerant Novelist-What dc
you think of this tramp existence?
Second Ditto-I think Il is o bum
life.-Baltimore American.
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Kent Him Busv

Carrie made Arthur apologize for
kissing me.
Lena-When2
Carrie-Between kisses. - Smart
Set.
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annportant 20 Mn,hera.

The one absolutely permanent and
vital power in the world is the power
OF love, which wins victories over
every evil we can Benson.
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Worth Its Welaht in Gold.

PETTiT'S EYE SALNE strengthens old
ewes. tonic for eve strain weak, wateH eyes.
Druggists or Howard Bros Buffalo. \. Y.
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Each hour has its lesson and its
life and If we miss this we shall not
find its lesson in another.-King.
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Smokers have to call for Lewis Single
Binder cigar to get it. You: dealer or
Lewis Factory, Peoria, H.
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Truth should be the first lesson Of
the child and the last inspiration OF
manhood d.--Whittier.
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Those Tired. Aching Feet of Yours
need Aliens Fuut-Ease. 25c at your Druggi 81 5
Write A :. Olmstcd, lie Roy n. Y, Tor sample.
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When a woman has her hair fixed
up she is half dressed.
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Work is only done we'll when It is
done with will.-Ruskn.
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It's a bad thing to be known as 6
good thing"
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MORRISON TENT and AWNING Co.

Manufacturers OF Awnings, Tents. Flags~ Paul
ins MoIs, Wafer Proof Duck wagon AND Horse
Covers. iis-iH Olive ST., 81. I4OHis, Mo. Phones
Kirloch. Central sis. Ball, Maia zos. Esiao lsdL
E9i.s for Catalogue
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Four Celebrations
of New Years Day

EW YEAR IS celebrated in
this country at least on
-four different dates in ad-
dition to the regular ma.
tiOnal New Years CClcbra
,fo, 80 J,r,ov,y Tb,
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This would be a brighter world II
the people who can't sing wouldn't.
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first Of these foreign celebrations will
be that of the Greeks and Russians
and few other nationalities which
adhere to old style dates. They will
have New Year on January Il, 13 days
later than the New Year of the new
style. Next in order comes the Chi
nese New Year. on February 10, and
hut a day later, February Il, comes
the Mohammedan first day of the year.
The Jewish New Year falls nealy nine
months later, about the middle of Sep.
Der. on the first day OF the month of
"Tishri."
The celebrations vary both in &C.
cordance with the religions of the va.
rious peoples and their climatic,
racial and national characteristics.
With the Greeks, Russians, Servians,
BulgaCians and Macodouians. all of
whom adhere to the Greek Catholic
church, New Years is one of the most
pleasant if not the p'oasantest festival
Of the year With the Jews, on the
contrary. the New Year. Rosh Has.
hama, as it is called is far from being
pleasant affair. 1t is a day of retri
button, of judgment. 1t is preceded
by weeks of prayer. fasting and penl
tence, and is followed by ten days
known as the days of repentance
which wind up with Yom Kippur, the
day of atonement, most grewsome
and weird day. dreaded by every or
thodoX Jew.
Greeks Celebrate Two Days.
The most interesting and joyous
celebration of the New Year is that OF
the Greeks. The Greek New Year
lasts two days. In these two days the
Greek nature with it's unbounded JOY
of life comes into its own. The heart
of every Greek thrills on that day with
unbounded joy. Passionately he
awaits the evening, when in his little
Greece, in a genuine Greek restau
rant, with male cooks and attendants
he can get his genuine Greek food
Hellenic dishes, and wash them away
| with Greek wine which was purpose
ly imported into this country for III,
holidays.
Christmas is a great holiday witt
us. said prominent Greek, but it Il
after all solemn day. II is a relig
ious holiday. No gifts are exchange,
on Christmas and the three days whicl
the holiday last are given over {,
religious meditation How dineren
it is with the New Year Next TO on
national holiday on March 25, whicl
commentaries the date of our indie
| pendence, Just as July 4 commemC
rates the birth of the American ma
tiou, New Years days, for we hav
two of them, are our greatest holidays
In Greece New Year is essentially
family holiday. There we have a chi
dren's afternoon which Is devoted eT
tirely to the young ones, who are gi,
en- the utmost opportunities to enjo
themselves In this country, how
ever. it is slightly different. Out c
the 1900 Greeks living in Chicag
only 200 have their families here
There are only between sixty an
eighty children, and as we are onl
just planning to build a school Of on
Fair play., 1908-12-26

Time is money. especially II you
take II by the forelock.
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PILES CURED IL TO Ia DAYS.
pAZD OINTMENT is uarantCcd TO cure any ca 50
of lt.-iiug, Blind. Bleeding or rroruding Piles in
& TO 10 days or money refunded. soc.
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It's awfully hard for crooked man
TO keep in the straight path.
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ONLY ONE "BRoMo ouININE"

That is LAXATIVE HROMO QUiNINE. Look for
the signature OF E W. GROVE Used the World
over to Cure Cold in one Day. 25c.
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Western Canada the Pennant Winner
1.-THE Last Best West'

The government Of
Canada now gives
to every actual set
tier 100 acres of
wheat growind
land free and an
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-31
Glover and Tim 9th v.

The Missouri station has conducted
very careful experiments in steer feed
ing. using different kinds Of roughage
These experiments show that, as an
average result, a bushel of corn with
timothy hay produced 4.93 pounds Of
grain, while the same amount of corn
with clover hay produced 65S pounds
Rating the gain at the low price of five
cents per pound, the feeder gets some
thing more than eight cents per bushel
fer his corn when he feeds it with
clover than when he feeds it with
timothy. Put the hay away having in
mind to feed the clover to the steers
and to all growing and all mich ami
mails, and to sell the timothy. Good
real gOod-clOver hay is as good for
work horses as timothy. If you don't
believe 1t, try it out. But the clover
must be cut early enough-when the
heads have just become real red-and
handled without much rain or dew,
and not be overcured-that means the
use Of the best haying machinery. In
cidentally, the use Of the best haying
machinery means hay at less cost for
the making Weekly Witness.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-31
To Make a Good Cisteru,

An absolutely water-tight cistern
may be made as follows:
In digging, the sides should be made
smooth and true perpendicularly. For
the bottom use five parts Of clean,
coarse, sharp sand (plasterers call it
fine gravel) to one part Of cement. It
only requires to be damp enough TO
work well. 1t should be thoroughly
mixed, all at one time, and be lowered
into the cistern quickly and spread
more rapidly with q shovel or hoe, and
should be beat down hard and smooth
Upon this bottom foundation the
cistern should be walled up with brick
or stone in cement to at least inches
above the top Of the ground, which will
keep ali surface water out. For finish,
ing the bottom use one part cement to
one part sand this is thoroughly mix
ed while dry, and then water should be
added until it il like plastering mortar.
Dump 1T on the bottom about inches
thick and smooth with a trowel. 1t
Will soon be hard as stone For the
sides Of the cistern, which should be
done before finishing the bottom, use
equal parts of sand and cement and
apply quickly as you would plaster a
wall. 1t is not safe to use anything
but the best Portland cement, which
costs about So a barrel.
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Put Humus in the Soil,

If your soil needs humus, pillow under
all the coarse manure you can get this
fall. Every farmer realizes the neces-
sity of having more manure, and one
way to secure it is by providing an
abundant supply Of absorbing material
Even If there appears to be large pro-
portion Of this material in the manure,
making 1t strawy and coarse, 1t can be
plowed under and will answer an ex-
cellent purpose. Every effort should be
made to secure all the manure that is
made on the farm, so that nothing
shall be lost. This manure, properly APP
piled on the meadows, should be worth
81 per two-horse load in the extra
amount of hay that will thus be secur-
ed from its use.
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A NewSy Letter.

A wholesome scorn of physical ills is
a good thing, according to the philoso-
ply of a boy in the state school for de-
pendent children, who wrote his father
thus:
Dear Papa: We children are having
a good time here now. Mr. Sager broke
his leg and can't work. We went on a
picnic and t rained and we all got
wet. Many children here are sick with
mumps. Mr.. Higgins fell off the wagon
and broke his rib. but he can work a
little. The man that is digging the
deep well whipped us boys with a bug
by whip, because we threw sand in his
machine, and made black and blue
marks on us. Ernest cut his finger bad
ly. We are all very happy. ''-DeIinea-
tor.
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sag and loop it is no longer attractive,
nor is it q sure means Of keeping
stock within bounds Many devices
have been suggested and even patented
for stretching wire, but here Is a
simple little contrivance that anyone
can make in q few minutes that will
dc the work quickly and well. For
short spans it can be made Of wood,
although for heavy wires or for long
stretches it would be better to make it
out Of iron. This little contrivance is
about two feet long, with two pins
about three inches apart at one end.
Place the wire between these pins and
turn the stretcher around until the
wire is drawn tight. By engaging the
pin at the other end Of the stretcher
the tension can be maintained while
the wire is being nailed fast. With
an arrangement of this sort one man
can do rapid work alone and fix up 81
sagging fence in short order.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-31
LYDIA e. PENkHARE'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

For proof of this statement read
the following letters.
Mrs. Barbara Base, of Kingman,
Kansas, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
For eight years l suffered from the
most severe form of female troubles and
was told that an operation was my only
hope of recovery. i wrote Mrs. Pinkham
for advice, and took Lydia E. Pinl1ham's
Vegetable Compound, and it has saved
my life and made me a well woman"
Mrs. Arthur r. House, of Church
Road, Moorestown. N. j., writes:
Il feel it is my duty to let people
know what Lydia E. Pinlxham's Vege-
table Compound has done for me. L
suffered from female troubles, and last
March my physician decided that an
operation was necessary. My husband
objected, and urged me to try Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
and to-day am well and strong"
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MACHINES TO BRING SLEEP.
Revolving Mirrors, Polished Metal Balls
and Electric Batteries Used.

and Electric Batteries Used.
81 call it sleep mill" said the manu-.
facturer, as he led the way to his huge
plant.
He opened the door into a long room
where two rows Of girls were boxing in
struments like electric fans, the wings of
the fans being studded with small round
mirrors.
MANY insomniacs." he said "can
sleep at the window of an express train.
The sight of the landscape rushing by
them invariably brings on Il refreshing
nap. Well this machine, with its whirI
and glitter of revolving mirrors, acts on
the eye and brain in the same soothing
manner. and the insomnia whom a train
ride helps IS invariably helped by this.
Here" he said entering a smaller
room. eve turn out slumber balls.'
a number of young men were rounding
and polishing balls of bright metal, and
he took one in his hand.
FIXED high above the he9d." he said,
$50 that it strains the eye to stare at it,
this ball frequently brings sleep to in
sOmniacs of melanchOlic type.
I'm the next room we make a small
machine for clamping the arteries lead
ing to the brain. 1t is easy to adjust and
it very considerably diminishes the flow
tain nervous, feverish insomniacs-au-
thors, actors and so on the clamp oft
en- brings sleep in a few minutes.
And here we make a very simple bat
terry that while the patient lies in bed
sends mild current up and down his
spine. The battery treatment usually
succeeds best with female insOmniacs.
I'VE employ" he concluded, 800
hands here. 1t is q tribute. isn't it, to
the hectic activity Of our Twentieth cen-
fury civilization, a great mill like this,
devoted to the production of sleep for
those who are too tired and nerveworn
to rest naturally Orleans Times
democrat.
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Short SuERestiOus

Newspapers may be used to pad the
ironing board just 2s well as an ole
blanket or muslin.
Soap well applied to drawer slides
will keep the drawers in furniture ant
closets from sticking
If you will yarnish your linoleun
about every three months it will las
much longer than without the coats OF
yarnish.
Discolored cups and dishes used fol
baking can be made as new by rubbing
the brown stains with a flannel dipped
into whiting.
When washing floors or cleaning win
dows always put few drops of paraffiI
in the water and this will keep away
flies, moths and other insects.
The skin from a boiled ham will be
more easily removed if as soon as be
ing taken from the boiling liquor the
ham be plunged into cold water for a
moment.
Cheese may be kept from going moldy
by wrapping it in a cloth dipped il
vinegar AID wrung nearly dry Cover
the cloth with wrapper Of paper and
keep in a cool place.
Do not throw away the old table.
cloths. When too much worn to use OIL
the table cut into convenient size. out
narrow hem on sides and one-inch hem
on ends and see what nice, soft towels
they will make.
For grease spots on mating make q
very thin paste with water and fuller's
earth and apply it literally to the soiled
place Cover with a cloth and let il
dry gradually In a few days the dust
can be swept off and the spot will be
rmoved.
Use all small, undeveloped or greer
potatoes in soups, or hash, for the III.
developed potato will not cook well and
it often has a very fat flavor When
boiled they make good frying potatoes
though it is almost impossible TO cream
them or make them palatable unless
mixed with other vegetables or cooked
with meat.
Before cooking canned goods place in
a colander and drain off all Juice and
rinse with cold water The seasoning
must be supplied with good fresh but
ter, milk, salt and pepper Leave no
canned goods in can that has been
opened; remove at once. This NAV rob
the vegetables of some food value, but
it is safest AID best to do so.
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Fishing on Horseback.

On the California coast they fish on
horseback. After Il big blow enormous
numbers of squid are sometimes seen
washing about among the pour ding
breakers. When such news comes to the
town every man or boy who can beg OF
borrow a horse goes galloping down to
the beach armed with G-foot bamboo,
NJ the end of which is Il strong steel
hook. They dash into the surf and.
driving the sharp steel into the squirm-
ing jellylike creatures, haul them ashore
one 10y one and leave them lying high
and dry upon the beach. pumping ink
and water, ana with their long sucker
trimmed arms coiling about like snakes.
Squid sell for a couple of shillingS apiece.
Their flesh is good for bait; the pen. a
long opaltinted bone which extends
from the tip of the tail to the neck,
forms the cuttlefsh bone of commerce,
and the eyes. which when dried look like
large dull pearls find a ready sale among
the curiO dealerS-Fry'S Magazine.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-31
Pracafcal Poultry Work.

To stop hens from eating eggs put a
little vinegar or something sour in their
food.
Drop a piece of alum in the drinking
water every two or three weeks; il
will prevent throat and lung disease.
For all cuts wounds and ulcers use
listerine Nothing is better for comb
injured in fighting or for any raw sur
face.
If you have not already done so, Gull
out all surplus stock. Do not waste
feed on birds that are of no value to
you.
Adopt the plan Of making the poultry
nests and roosts movable. They are
then easily taken out and cleaned
when necessary.
Glover with an ounce Of lean meat
a day will soon compel a hen to Law.
Another good prescription is fresh
meat and bone cut up with a bone cut
ter.
When the hens have plenty Of sour
milk to drink every day they do not
need much ground food Nothing
makes eggs faster, nor more Of them,
than sour milk.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-31
TWO CURES OF ECZEMA.

Baby Had severe AttaciS-Grnnd-
father Suffered Torments with 1t
-0wc Recovery TO Cuticurn.
In 1854 my grandson, a babe, had
an attack of eczema, and after trying
the doctors to the extent of heavy bills
and an increase of the disease and suf-
fering, l recommended Cuticura and
in a few weeks the child was well. He
is to-day Il strong man and absolutely
free from the disease A few years
ago l contracted eczema and became
IN intense sufferer. \ whole winter
passed without once having on shoes,
nearly from the knees TO the toes be
ing covered with yirulent sores. | tried
many doctors TO no purpose. Then l
procured the Cuticura Remedies and
found immediate Improvement and
final cure. Nj. w. LaRue, $40 Seventh St,
Louisville, Ky, Apr, % and May IA, o."
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HEALTH AND INCOME.

Both Kept Up on Scientific Food.
Good sturdy health helps one a lot
to make money.
With the loss Of health ones income
is liable to shrink, if not entirely dwin-
die away.
When a young lady has to make her
own living, good health is her best as
set
81 am alone in the world" writes
a Chicago girl, dependent on my own
efforts for my living. l am a clerk
and about two years ago through close
application to work and a boarding
house diet, l became a nervous inva-
lid, and got so bad off it was almost
impossible for me to stay in the Office
a half day at q time.
"A friend suggested to me the idea
Of trying Grape-Nuts, which / did
making this food a large part Of al
least two meals a day.
To-day l am free from brain-tire
dyspepsia and all the ills Of an over
worked and improperly nourished braiI
and body. To Grape-Nuts 1 owe the
recovery of my health, and the ability
to retain my position and income. u
There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read The Road to Well
Vile" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time
They arc genuine, true, and full OF
;TG-zzn interest.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-31
Appealing Fish Dish.

For an appetizing dish take the white
meat of chicken, and two sticks of
crisp, bleached celery. Chop them to-
gether fine, a1d season with salt, pepper
and vinegar. Allow this to stand a
while, then squeeze dry, and add two
tablespoonful Of mayonnaise dressing
and mix well. Over some buttered toast
lay two or three thin slices Of bacon,
and on top of this spread the chicken.
If not Objectionable, sprinkle chopped
chives over the whole.
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To Advance Agriculture,

With the $15,OOO,OO0 the United
States Department of Agriculture has
available for this years use consider
able progress should be made in agri-
cultural advancement. While all lines
Of work are to be carried out as usual,
most attention will be given the for
estry service. Forestry is one of the
more important problems now before
the American people and it is but
proper that it should receive first at
tention. The Department Of Agr1-
culture is doing good work. There
are those who belittle it's efforts and
claim the money given annually for it's
support is wasted, but much Of tho
standing agriculture enjoys to-day is
due to this division Of the government
Let the good work go on.-Exchange