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Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28
Short suggestions.

A Irvine string tied to an ordinary
heavy screw answers the same purpose
as the lost corkscreW.
Gum arabic starch is obtained by
pouring boiling water over the gum
arabic, then diIuting it to the right con
sistency. 1t is an excellent starch for
pieces that are starched to dry and must
not be ironed.
A handy candle to carry is made by
melting the fat end Of the candle and
adjusting it in a tumbler or goblet The
glass prevents wind from blowing out
the light: then There is less danger n
earring it this way.
Instead of trying to cream sugar
and butter for q cake with q tiresome
spoon or knife blade, try using a wire
potato masher. This chops the butter
finely and blends the two with little
trouble in q comparatively short time.
Before using new gas NANTES soak
them in vinegar and hang them up to
dry. When quite dry put them on the
burners. In this way brilliant white
light Is obtained, and the burners will
last twice as long as usual, even in
drafty places.
Japanned trays should never be
touched with boiling water. for that
would cause the varDish to crack and
feel off. To clean these trays rub them
over with a little olive oil and then
polish with a piece Of flannel, which
will absorb the superfous oil
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28
FRIENDLY TIP.
Restored Hope and Confidence.

Restored Hope and Confidence.
After several years of indigestion and
it's attendant evil influence on the mind,
it is not very surprising that one final
ly loses faith in things generally.
A n. Y. woman writes an interest
ing letter. She says:
Three years ago | suffered from an
attack of peritonitis which left NE in
most miserable condition. For over two
weak heart. shortness of breath, could
not sleep, etc.
My appetite was rayenous but l
felt starved all the time. 1 had plenty
of food but it did not nourish me
because of intestinal indigestion. Med
ical treatment did not seem to help,
l got discouraged, stopped medicine
and did not care much whether | lived
or died
"One day a friend asked me why I
didn't try Grape-Nuts, stop drinking
coffee and use Postum. I had lost
faith in everything, but to please my
friends l began to use both and soon
became very fond Of them.
1T wasn't long before l got some
strength. felt a decided change in my
system, hope sprang up in my heart
and slowly but surely 1 got better. 1
could sleep very we'll, the constant
craving for food ceased and have bet
ter health now than before the attack
Of peritonitis.
my husband and 1 are still using
Grape-Nuts and Postum" There's a
Reason"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Greek, Mich. Read, 1.-The Road to Well
Vile" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine. true, and full of
human interest
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28
One Of tie
Essentials

of the happy homes of to-day is a vast
fund of information as to the best methods
of promoting health and happiness and
right living and knowledge of the worlds
best products.
Products of actual excellence and
reasonable claims truthfully presented
and which have attained to worldwide
acceptance through the approval of the
Wel-lnformed of the World; not of indi-
viduals only, but of the many who have
the happy faculty of selecting and obtain
ing the best the world affords.
One of the products of that class, OF
known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians and COM
mended by the Well-Informcd of the
World as valuable and wholesome family
laxative is the well-known Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of Senna. To get its beneficial
effects always buy the genuine, manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,
only, and for sale by all leading druggists.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28

the tree will permit. While the horses
are pulling at the tree man should
sever the roots at the base. Stumps
Of moderate size may also be pulled
with chains and horses. One end of the
chain should be fastened around a large
root as shown in the illustration By
placing the chain across the top of the
stump a leverage can be secured to
take full advantage of the strength Of
the horses
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28

To Make Poor Farm Rich.

To PoOr nlcn
THE progressive farmer rotates his
crops He ttle-drains his land He
keeps dairy cows or mutton sheep or
both. He breeds draft horses and does
farm work with brood mares and grow
ing colts He improves the power If
the soil by growing legumes."
James Wilson, secretary Of agric1ll-
ture, in the above words sums up the
vital principles of good farming. He
declares that the people Of the United
States have wasted their Inheritance Of
land and wood, and the productiVeness
Of the soil near the great centers Of
population has steadily decreased. We
have been a nation Of soil robbers, but
there is at last an awekening-slowb but
sure.
Farmers Of all sections are wanting
to know how to stop the leaks and in
crease the deposits Of their business and
the government Is helping them in many
ways There are over 1900 persons
employed IN the Department Of Agri-
culture and 1000 Of these are scientists,
Hll working inteligentIy toward help
ing the farmer solve the problems
which confrOnts him. There are sixty
! five land grant colleges with 10000 stu
dents in agriculture. These boys are
learning that rotation of crops is neces-
sary, that live stock must be raised to
make manure, of which there is never
enough.
They are finding out that young
grasses and legumes are natures per-
feet ration for domestic animals. Milk
and meat and work are had more
cheapIy from the pasture than from
other sources. Pasture land increases
as farm help becomes scarce. Mutton
sheep are suggested when labor is dear
Cultivated crops reduce organic matter
IN the soil and render 1t unfit for profit
able growing. Pasturing replaces Or
ganic matter When good crops of
grain or roots are wanted the pasture
plowed and reduced in season, is the
best place to get them. Western farm
ers in the corn belt get their heavy
crops from pasture land
With the help Of improved machinery
the progressive individual farmer is
producing much more than the avera ge
farmer did generation ago and men Of
this class are keeping up the productive
qualities of their farms.
The neglected lands Of the eastern
and middle states can be brought back
to their primitive fruitfulness through
the aid Of scientific farming. Secre-
tary Wilson says they ere the cheapest
land in the country and people wanting
homes who have saved a little capital
from their earnings or young men Of
means and tastes for the independent
life of the country will find rich oppor-
tunitfes in these lands for profit and
usefulness.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28
TOBOGGANING IN SUMMER.
New Sport in AustTia-Other Uses for
the Mountain Sleigh.

Summer visitors at the Semmering
and other mountain resorts near Vienna
are this season enjoying tobosganing-a
sport hitherto confined TO the winter
months.
The new summer toboggan has a body
shaped very much like the ordinary win
ter article, and mounted on four low
wheels. Equipped with strong and re-
liable brake, as well as steering apparat-
us. it affords a pleasant and speedy
means of descending mountain and hill
paths, and has already become very pop
ular among tourists.
1t is expected that the new toboggan
will have other uses besides sport and
amusement, for it offers swift ana
ready vehicle for carrying messenger
from the mountain hotels to the towns
and villages below or in summoning
medical aid in case of accidents Ex-
perlmental trips on the Semmering range
and also on the hills near Vienna with
the new sleigh have proved entirely sat
isfactory.-Nienna Cor. Pail Mall Ga
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28
Excursion to Milwaukee,

Reduced rates of fare and one-half
for the round trip are offer ed to mer-
chants in the West and Northwest by
the Milwaukee Association of Jobbers
and Manufacturers. The dates of sale
at all stations distant 100 miles or more
from Milwaukee are August 18th to
September 9th inclusive, tickets good re-
turning until September IL. To obtain
these rates merchants must get from
their local agent receipt for one full
paid fare to Milwaukee which, when
countersigned by any Milwaukee jobber
or manufacturer and by the secretary
of the Milwaukee Association of job
oers and Manufacturers will entitle hold
er to return ticket for one-half fare.
Bring your family with you. Office of
the Milwaukee Association of Jobbers
and Manufacturers, 1919 University
Building, corner Mason and Broadway.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28
LYDIA E. PINkHAM

Nature and woman's work COM
bined. have produced the grandest
remedy for Woman's ills that the
world has ever known.
In the good old-fashioned days of
our grandmothers they relied upon
the roots and herbs of the field to
cure disease and mitigate suffering.
The Indians on our Western
Plains to-day can produce roots and
herbs for every ailment, and cure
diseases that battle the most skilled
physicians who have spent years in
the study of drugs.
From the roots and herbs of the
field, Lydia E. Pinkham more than
thirty years ago gave to the women
of the world a remedy for their pc
culiar ills, more potent and effica-
Cious than any combination of drugs.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is now recognized as the
standard remedy for woman's ills.
Mrs. Bertha Muff, of 515 NC. ST.,
Louisiana, Mo-, writes:
Complete restoration TO health
means SO much to me that for the sake
of other suffering women L am willing
to make my troubles public.
For twelve years | had been suffer-
ing with the worst forms of female ills.
During that time had eleven different
physicians without help. No tongue
can tell what l suffered, and at times /
could hardly walk. About two years
aun I rurpfa Mrc pinly horn aHy
| followed it, and can truly say that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and Mrs. Pinkham's advice re-
stored health and strength. 1t is
worth mountains of gold to suffering
women"
What Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound did for Mrs. Mutf,
it will do for other suffering women.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28
STOESSEL'S LIFE IN TAIL.
Confined with Nebogatoff and Two Naval
Commanders.

confined with NebOgatoff and Two Naval
Commanders.
A st. Petersburg paper gives the fol
lowing account of Gems. Stoessel and
NebogatOff, now confined in the fortress
Of IS. Peter and Paul, together with
the naval commanders Grigoneff and
Lischin: The generals have each a spa
cious cell, well lighted, while the other
two prisoners have cell equally large
III common. The cells have large Win
iowS, with iron bars, overlooking the
Neva and the Winter palace. The furni-
tlre tor each is 4 camp bed, a large and
small table, two chairs, and press. The
prisoners outdoor recreation consists of
gardening, under the direction Of Lischin,
who is no stranger to that art and myS-
terry. According to the rules of the
prison fortress. the four unfortunate war
prisoners rise at a. M, take their tea,
upon the Neva. At noon they dine to-
What the conversation of these men.
upon whom Fortune has not smiled, but
whose bravery has never been impugned,
is, can only be imagined. At q p. m,
they sup, and at o'clock they take tea.
Between times they can read what they
like. newspapers, books and magazines.
1t seems that StOessel and Nebogatotf
met for the first time in prison. They
only knew one another from photo
graphs Alas. that we should meet in
such a place said Stoessel to his con-
paniOn in misfortune as adOWn his cheek
4 tear unbidden stole. NebOgatoff replied:
God above is our Judge We must never
lose courage
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28
Photographing the Stomach

A new apparatus has been devised ty
a physician in Munich, by which the in
side of the stomach can be clearly photo
graphed. The camera is actually swal-
lowed by the patient, and when it
reaches its destination the interior of the
stomach is Illuminated by small cleo
trio lamp attached to the apparatus. At
the bottom of the camera is wound
Photographic film 20 inches long and Il
of an inch wide. The physician pulls
a cord which runs the film past the lens,
the electric lamp is turned on, and the
impression is made on the sensitive film.
This procedure is repeated until the re-
Quisite number of pictures have been
taken.-Popular Mechanics.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28
HON cmade LinoIcum.

A good, strong linoleum may be
made from old Brussels carpet that has
not been worn through, says Popular
Mechanics. Tack the carpet right side
DOWN on the floor and then apply paint
giving it large number Of coats, the
last few coats to be of the desired
.olor, allowing each coat to dry well.
II the paint begins to wear, apply a
fresh coat Of paint. The effect of mo-
sale tile may be produced by dotting
the last coat with different colors of
paint
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28

Next to corn and wheat and cotton,
alfalfa has come to rank in Importance
In the matter Of contributing TO the
country's prosperity. 1t has gradually
extended over the arid plains of the
great West and Southwest, filling the
barns OF the provident husbandman.
making glad the heart of the stockman.
and adding to the wealth of the coun-
try until there has come to be we'll
defined belief that Providence and al
falfa are working together for the pros
perity Of the country Houston Post.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28
PrnHfahIe Cattle

recently for $4,000, being exactly IS
per hundred pounds for every steer on
board These cattle were fattened on
a mixture Of corn and alfalfa To en-
ration as best for cattle, the packers
are TO have exhibits at the National
Corn Exposition to be held in Omaha
next December. and will show in the
cuts of meat the superiority of that
from alfalfa-corn fed steers-Ennis
(Tex) News.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28
Boiled Tongue.

Have a fine picked OK tongue, if
very salt let it lie in cold water for
one or two hours before cooking. Put
Into stew pan with two carrots one
onion, a bunch Of herbs and parsley.
two or three cloves and six pepper
corns; cover with cold water; simmer
gently for about three hours; remove
from the stew pan, take off the skin,
trim the roots, put paper frill around
and serve on a hot dish
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28
a Tomato Snuce.

For tomato sauce such as the chef
in one Of the best hotels makes melt
two tablespoonfuls of butter in a sauce
fine. When the onion is yellow, add
two tablespoonfuls of -four and cook
until it is delicately Drowned. Then
turn in two cupfuls Of tomatoes, a
small glass of wine, a bit Of bay leaf,
two or three cloves, q bit of garlic, and
salt and paprika. Cook ten minutes,
strain and serve with baked fish.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28

DR.. Alexander Schaefer, noted
scientist. says cattle have the sharpest
sight, the second place being occupied
by man and the horse. which have
nearly equal visual power. Sheep do
not see as well as cattle or horses. Owls
and buzZards possess great acuteness of
vision. Dogs have such poor sight that
as a rule they are not able to recognize
their masters By sight alone
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28

For those who have no waffle iron a
recipe for delicate griddle cakes is
given. Beat the white and yolk of an
egg separately. Add to the yolk one
cup OF milk, one-quarter level teaspoon
full of salt, and one and one-half cups
Of sifted -four. Mix well, then add two
and one-half level teaspoonfuls of bak-
ing powder, and beat hard with strokes
across the bowl. Fold the white of the
egg In lightly and cook on a hot griddle,
allowing one tablespoonful of batter to
each cake
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28

Melt a tablespoonful of butter in n
chatting dish. When well heated add
4 tablespoonful of Mexican pepper pulp
4 Tablespoonful of mustard and Il
little salt. To this add a half pound
Of cheese cut in small pieces. When
the cheese is melted stir in slowly three
Or four teaspoonfuls Of milk and then
add one beaten egg. The mixing should
be stirred constantly While cooking.
When sufficiently thickened, serve on
small squares of toasted bread.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28
Real Beds in Sleeping Cars.

The new sleeping cars of the l.. & s.
w. railroad in England are distinct
departure from the ordinary type of
sleepers. says Popular Mechanics. Brass
bedsteads take the place of stuffy berths
familiar to all who travel in this cOun-
try, and heavy upholstery is eliminated.
This renders the cars more hygienic and
the woodwork can be kept clean. The
car consists of seven single and two
double sleeping compartments, extending
across the car, each of which has its
own laVatOry
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28
Quick Coffee Cake.

Sift together one pint of flour, one
third of a cupful Of sugar, three tea
spoonfuls of baking powder and half.
teaspOOnful each of salt and ground
cinnamon. Mix to a soft dough with
about half a cupful of milk stirred into
a well-beaten egg. Add four table
spoonfuls of soft butter, spread in a
shallow pan, sprinkle with sugar mixed
with cinnamon and bake in moderate
oven. Serve fresh with coffee. Raisins
OF currants may be added if desired.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28
California's Big Apricot Crop.

With trees bending under the burden
of the heaviest crop i'll years-perhaps
the greatest III the history Of the state
the harvest Of apricots in California is
at its height.
II is estimated that the green crop will
total 10000 tons and that the return to
growers will be 81 ,2J0.0O0. The pie and
sauce possibilities are appalling. Be
cause of rapidity of ripening possibly 10
per cent. of the crop will not be gathered
The fruit is exceptionally luscious.-LUs
Angeles Times.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28
Salt Publication

Salt is purified by melting in the new
and rapid English process. The crude
rock salt is fed automatically to table
contained in a large furnace, is then
fused and runs into troughs, from
which it is drawn at one side Of the
furnace into large caldrons. Air is
forced into the molten mass and lime
is added. The impurities sink to the
bottom, and the upper portion is ground
and screened While the lower part is
used for chemical manure.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28

To each cup of finely faxed and
freshened Goldfish allow two cups Of
chopped cold potatoes; mix in two Ia
blespoons of melted butter and one cup
Of milk pack in a buttered pan, cover
and bake thirty minutes
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28
Yorkshire Pudding.

Mix one cupful Of flour with one
eighth of a tablespoonful OF salt and
add one cupful Of milk gradually to
form a smooth paste, then add two eggs
beaten until light. Bake in gem pans
creased with fat from the roast, and
basic with the fat after the pudding
is fully risen. Serve around the roast
This pudding is often baked in a drip
ping pan and cut in squares to serve.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28
Grind the Corn for the Horses

Corn and oats should be ground to-
gether for horses. Many good horse
men never feed whole corn. Some
horses cannot digest it properly, but
when it is ground with oats the mix
ture makes one of the best ratiOns for
a work team, especially when doing
heavy work. Nearly all the large trans
portation companies in the cities never
feed whole corn.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28
EnpliSh VS. French Actnrs

On the whole, English acting will ia
vorably compare with French. The shin
Ing celebrities of London are decidedly
inferior to the shining celebrities of Par
ts-we have no Lucien Guitry, no Re
Jane, no Marthe BrandeS. But | should
be inclined to support an assertion that
In the mass we beat the Freneh.-Lon-
don St. Georges Review.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28
Cattle Have Rabies,

Following the attack of a mad dog
on his stock. Louis Klein, a farmer
near Prairietown. has had to kill three
head Of cattle and four hogs which had
become infected with rabies. The men,
bers of the family noticed that the dog
acted peculiarly, but did not suspect
that it was mad until too late. After
the dog had bitten the stock it was
killed by Klein, who feared that it
would attack the members of his fam
ily.-St Louis Globe-Democrat
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28
Against Duelinq.

A congress is being held in Austria
against dueling. 1t is not known what
conclusion it will arrive at. but an illus
trated paper in France recently held an
inquiry regarding the duel. The last
word on the subject was said by cele-
brated Surgeon: The duel is absurd,
he wrote, ''and I am willing to uphold
that opinion by force of arms."-Paris
Journal des Debats.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28

4 correspondent asked if it would
pay to buy separator for a herd of
eight cows.
Yes, by all means. 1t will not only
pay for itself every year in the amount
of cream saved, but the milk is better
when fed warm from the separator to
the young animals. The man who does
not use a cream separator is suffering
a large loss every month
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28
Murder Over a Line Fence.

In g quarrel over a line fence near
Broken Bow, Neb., Stewart Lanterman
killed H. F. Hoffman and his son
George, by cracking their skulls with q
reckyoke. 1t is possible that more muir
IGve aneu conn ftted over line
disputes han ser my other thou
-.y-. Wee f..rnlerS
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-28
N the 25.ooO. 900 acres Of improved land

on the 5000 900 acres Of improved land
In the State.
In making these estimates, n. P.
Baker, professor Of forestry in Iowa
State Agricultural College, figured that
the farms Of Iowa required 100000
posts for fences, or 1000 to the square
mile. Placing the value of the posts at
10 cents each, the cost Of renewals ev-
cry eight or nine years, which is the
life Of the post, Is $11,71SOOO, making
an annual bill for renewals Of 81, 49,
600.
Like many other farming States
Iowa has lack of fence post material
but there is little excuse for this con-
dition, according to the foresters who
have made studies in the State. A prop
erly managed forest plantation will
produce, when the trees have reached
post size, $500 posts three TO five inches
IN diameter per acre; thus, it would
take 22,35O acres about every ten years
to grow the necessary posts to supply
the State. Iowa is said to have 20O-
600 acres Of planted timber, and yet the
fence post supply is insufficient. If
properly cared for, many Of these plan
tations can be made to produce more
timber, and thus insure the future post
supply.
These 100000 acres are not at present
furnishing the posts which it is esti-
tod at7 Jlrrh o on, -
acres of properly handled forest land.