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Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18

The American Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals will
shortly begin experiments with a new
method for killing animals. Henry
Bergh, the treasurer and former presi-
dent of the society. has invented an
air gun Of large size. working like a
pneumatic hammer. The society some
time ago offered a reward of $500 for
an improved and humane method for
Strengthening purposes. Mr.. Bergh
thinks his invention fulfills the require
ments of the society for an improved
device for Strengthening animals.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18
The Bigger Man

Some good stories are told regarding
Sir Antony Macdonald, who is cred
tied with a desire to relinquish the I'M
der secretaryship of Ireland, post he
has now held for five years. Here is
one of them: On one occasion he told
Lord Ashbourne, the Tory lord chan
cellor of Ireland under the last admins
tration, that he believed three-fourths of
the trouble in Ireland was due to Off
cialism. The lord chancellor was
aghast. Pm astonished," he said, chat
you should say such a thing to me-
"Oh, I've said that to a bigger man than
you," retOrted Sir Antony, with his
comprehensive smile who was that
asked Lord Ashbourne, incredulous. The
King" said Sir Anthony. The rest was
Silence.-Tit-B Bits
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18
To Prevent Tomato Rot.

The disease often attacks plants that
are not sprayed. 1t is first noticeable
as small black or brown spots on the
leaves and stems Of the plants, occur
ring first on the lower and older leaves,
but with favorable weather it spreads
rapidly till the plant is defoliated and
the spots on the stems have coalesced
into irregular blacbish patches. If a
piece Of bark with these spots be ex-
amined under high power microscope
innumerable small, crescent shaped
bodies may be seen. These are the
fruiting spores of the fungus. Spray
with Bordeaux mixture.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18

The machine wheel hoe is a great
thing in the garden. 1t makes garden
work a real pleasure if you have one
Of the modern combined drill and wheel
hoe arrangements. They are not costly
and not hard to operate. Any one that
has a garden as big as town lot can
afford to have one. as it Will save its
cost the first season and will last for
twenty years. You can do as much
work with one of them as ten men
with hand hoes and do it better.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18
Ration for Cows,

Experiments conducted last year at
the West Virginia Agricultural Station
go to show that, while a ration of grain
given to cows that are on pasture may
keep them in somewhat better physical
condition and keep up their flow of
milk, the increase in butter fat is not
sufficient to pay for the cost Of the
grain ration. This would seem to be
on the assumption of a flush pasture
and that the COWS would eat additional
grass to take the place of the higher
priced grain ration.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18
Growing Mn GELS

Mangels grown continuously on the
same land for four years, yielded over
nine tons of roots, containing one ton
of dry matter, While On land under ro-
tation they yielded thirty-four tons of
roots and four tons of dry matter per
acre, at the New York Cornell Expert
ment Station. From $4,000 to 10000
plants of mangels, rutabagas and ny
brid turnips, and from 10000 to 10000
plants of carrots, per acre. are sug-
gested as proper stands.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
He Wanted to Raise Some

81 received this morning one of The
funniest letters that ever appeared in
my mail since l left the bench" said
the Iowa congressman.
Tell me about it" said the man from
the Bay State.
We'll" continued the other, "a CON
stituent wrote me that he understood the
department of agriculture had developed
a seedleSs tomato, which, to his mind
ought to be a mighty good thing. He
wanted to raise some of them right
away"
"WelIT"
Well rejoined the Towan, che said
be wished | would send him some of
the seeds by return mail. boston Her
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18
Get q Disk HarrOW.

The disk harrow is a tool that is
almost Indispensable on an up-to-date
farm. For working land that is infest-
ed with weeds that spread from their
root systems the disk harrow is the
only harrow that should be used 1t
not drag them from one part of the
field and transplant them in another.
With plenty Of horsepower it will do
the work of plow on some kinds of
soil, especially in fruit orchards,
where a pillow is liable to tear up large
roots and start suckers to growing up
where the root is cut.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18
Fruit Tree Borers,

August is the time to look for borers.
Dig the soil away around the stems of
fruit trees to the depth of inches.
scrape the bark with a knife. and if
any sawdust or eXuding gum is found
it is time to get to work. Dig out the
borer and wash the uncovered parts
with Il mixture of soft COW dung. lime
wood ashes and a little crude carboIic
acid. Then return the soil. The ounce.
dwarf pear and peach trees are plr-
ticularly affected by this pest
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18
Hired Man and The Horse.

Every man who works on a farm
ought to know how to care for horses.
By care" it is not meant that he
should know just enough to feed a
horse, but he must know how to take
care Of a mare in foal, how to break a
colt and how to feed it to the best adj
vantage. He should know all about
horses feet and something about shoe
ing, too. Many a man has dropped
into fine and permanent job because
he knew these things. Horses are the
most valuable animals on the farm, of
course, and the man who can take the
best care of them is the most valuable
help.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18
AUSTRALIAN FISHERMEN.
Their Dexterity in Use of Hard Wood
Spear-IandiuQ a Catch

Spear-Landing a Catch.
The aboriginals of the Australian
coastal regions, like most of the native
South sea islanders, are extremely clev-
er fishermen. In the case of the Aus
tralian native tackle is often confined TO
slender hard wood spear, grotesQuely
carved
Armed with such a, weapon the "blacz
fellow" will take a perch upon some con-
Venient rock and gaze steadily into the
wonderfully transparent blue water In
tuition and long observation seem to
supply an almost uncanny knowledge as
to the habits and haunts of different fish
at stated times, and it is no uncommon
feat for this type of fishermen to rise
suddenly to his feet and send his rude
spear hurtling through thirty feet of
space before it enters the water to pierce
clean through the body of 4 big schnap-
per, fine mullet or jew fish, almost as
long as the fisherman is tall.
Then the native leaps into the water
and Wades or swims ashore. dragging his
prize after him by the gills.-London
Standard.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18
Scandinavian Dinner Custom.

A strange custom obtains in Norway
Sweden and Denmark. At dinner par
ties, if the guests are not evenly
matched as regards numbers, it is a
custom for one man to offer his arm to
another if the ladies are not sufficiently
numerous, and in this strange manner
the guests go in to dinner. The fashion
we are told always appears grotesque
to the foreigner, and is without charm
and without grace.-London Globe.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18
Spraying to Kill Weeds.

It has been proved that such weeds
as false-faX, wOrmseed, mustard, tum-
bling mustard, common wild mustard.
shepherds purse, pepper-grass, bell
mustard, corn cookie. chickweed. dan
delion. Canada thistle, bindweed plan
tain, rough pigweed, king-head, red
river weed, ragweed and cockIebur may
be destroyed by spraying the field with
a , or per cent solution of copper
sulphate, using about eighty gallons of
water per acre.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18

jury from the nudge and usually give
a better yield Of seed. When 90 per
cent Of the heads are dead brown
color the mower may be set to work.
The illustration shows a finger-like
moving machine attachment for bunch
ing and laying the clover out of the
way of the horses
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18
The LATEST One.

One Of the contractors in Panama was
very much annoyed by the exceeding
iaziness Of the native workmen under
him. He resolved to make them
ashamed of their Incidence. so one day
when they were all lined up he said:
1--WE got a nice, easy job for the LATEST
man i'll the company. Will the LATEST
man please step fOrward?"
Fifty-nine of them stepped forward,
but one remained behind.
''Why didn't you come forward with
the others?" he asked.
Because I'm too lazy" was the reply.
Philadelphia Ledger
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18
Growing Dates in Texas.

An experienced date grower of Cali
fornia who visited the lower Rio
Grande region of Texas two years ago
discovered large numbers of date palm
trees, some of them very old but all
Of which were barren. He proposed to
pOlleniZe the trees aa'tificialIy and
share in the proceeds, a proposition
which was eagerly accepted by the
owners. Hundreds of these trees are
now bearing delicious fruit. Tie poor,
crippled and sick Mexicans of that sec
ton regard the man as a sorcerer and
when he visits them they fall upon
their knees and beg him to cure them
Of their intirmities.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18

One who has tried it recommends
corncob tea for calves and colts trou-
bled with scours. 1t is made as fol-
lows: The corncobs are chopped I'D
into inch pieces and put into a kettle
with enough water to cover them. and
are then STEPPED over a slow fire. The
fluid is then drained off and cooled. and
used as a drench for the affected ami
mails
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18

Many farmer has built a ten-room
house after he got rich and the chill
dren had all been married and gone
to homes of their own, and then lived
with his poor old wife in the kitchen
But while he was getting rich he
housed his cattle better than he did his
family. When his pride finally woke
up it was too late.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18

pain l was despairing of ever being
cured when Doan's Kidney Pills came
to my notice and their use brought
quick relief and permanent cure. l
am very grateful"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents a box.
Foster Miburn Co. Buffalo. n. Y.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18
Chilly Location.

''Is this the only seat for the concert
You have left?'
Yes, but it's an exceptionally good
one for so hot a night
How sop
well. Mrs. A. occupies the seat on
the right and Miss B. on the left, and
you know there's a very decided cool
ness between them" Boston Transcript.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18
Observation-Disclosures.

Rufus Choate once endeavored to
make witness give an illustration Of
absent m3BdedneSS.
wal" said the witness cautiously, 4
should say that Il man wh0 thought he'd
lett his watch to hum, am took it out'n
his pocket to see if he had time to go
hmm to get i'll should say that that
feller Was leetle absent ed. -
Minneapolis Journal.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18

The bee lays its eggs OH
the body of the green bug,
which are shown in the
picture on the wheat leaf.
When the eggs hatch out
the Larvae feed on the bug
until they become bees,
wien they lay more eggs
on the bugs, and this proc
ess is repeated over and
over. The bees are shown
in the picture. and farmers
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18

ten years l was in mis-
cry with backache. The
81 m p lie s t housework
completely exhausted
me. l had no strength
or ambition. was nerv-
Gus and suffered head,
ache and dizzy spells.
After these years OF
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18

The admission of Oklahoma rs Il
state means an increase in the authorized
number of midshipmen at the Naval
academy Of twelve, or from $50 to 99T.
The number of cadets at West Point
will be increased only six.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18
Queen Rees.

1t is said that bees usually supersede
their queens before they are too old
for service, and when an aplary is once
stocked with good grade of queens
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18
Quick as Wink.

If your eyes ache with a smarting,
burning sensation and dizziness use PET
TITS EYE SALVE. All druggists or
Howard Bros Buffalo, n. Y.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18

1t is a tremendous waste of muscle
to lift heavy forkloads of hay to a
high-wheeled wagon. A set of low.
broad-tired wheels that can be exchang-
ed for common ones will pay for their
cost in one season in saving of strength
and time in harvesting the heavy crops.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18

caused tremendous amount of dam
age, but this year its ravages were
much less, owing to the appearance OF
a parasite bee which destroys the bug.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18

Eau lie Cologne, invented by Johann
Maria Ferina, over 200 years ago, is
composed of oils of neroli, citron, berga-
mot, orange and rosemary.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18

1t is getting so now that sheep men
cannot kill one another without getting
their names in the paper.-Durango
(Coio) Democrat.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18
Foe OF the Green Bug.

Last season farmers of the South
west were greatly alarmed over the APP
pearance of the wheat plant louise, COM
monty known as the green bug. They
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18
Stungi

The Cockney Sportsman-"Well, I'm
jiggered! l never heard a dying rabbit
make q noise like that before
The keeper-"No, sir; but Bill amt
no rabbit The Sketch.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18

G Vitus Dance and Nervous Diseases
u - manentIy curcd by DR.. Klnes Nerve
Rssorer. FREE s20O trial bottle treatise
r. Ii KLINE Id. 93l Arch Street. Philadelphia, "a
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18

should become familiar with them. so
they may recognize them as one of
their best MISUNDERSTANDING
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18

Twelve all steel sprinkling cars re-
Gently were completed Cor use on the
Chicago City Railway cGmpany's tracks.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18

Glover that is pastured until the
middle of June and then permitted to
make a second growth will escape in
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18
Fireproof Paint for Woo

Mix % parts of ground heavy spar, 1
part dry zinc white, 20 parts of water,
and % parts Of silicate of soda or
water glass (giye three coats).
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18

MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP for
Children teething; softens the gums reduces in.
Examination. sIlays pain. wind collie. %
u bottle.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18
A Previous Engagement.

would any of you little girls like to
so to heaven? asked the Sunday school
teacher.
Nom, not this summer. We're going
to the seashore," answered Ethel
promptly.-Lippincott'
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18

the bees can, as a rule, be depended
upon to supersede their queens at the
prODer time
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18
TEN YEARS OF BACKACHE.
Thousands of Women Suffer in tn,

Mrs Thos. Dunn. 1913 Vine ST.,
Columbus. Ohio, says: For more than
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-01
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago. Feb. 29.-Wheat prices on the
local exchange advanced more than two
cents today on general demand based on
small primary receipts and a liberal de-
crease in stocks. At the close the May
delivery was up 1izd1Ssc. Corn was down
l4c. Oats were a shade higher. Provisions
were 10c TO 1712c higher.
The wheat market was strong all day
and sentiment at times was extremely
bullish. There was a feeling of uncer-
tainty at the start owing to a decline at
Liverpool but the market soon became
strong and continued decidedly firm the
balance of the day. Demand was general
with several of the larger commission
houses leading in the buying. Foreign
news was almost totally ignored and buy
ers found their inspiration in the do
mestic situation. Primary receipts were
again very light and stocks of wheat in
store at a number of grain centers were
said To be greatly depleted. Selling
throughout the day was chiefly by hold
ers. Prices reacted considerably late in
the session on realizing but the close was
firm. May opened bG14c lower to 1sdLc
higher at 91S4c 10 aSjsc. advanced to 99zxc
and closed at 9Sl4o Clearances of wheat
and flour We're equal TO $4,000 bushels.
Primary receipts were $4,000 bushels
compared TO 41100 bushels the CORE
spending day a year ago. Minneapolis
Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of
291 cars against a holiday last week and
2a year ago.
Trade in corn was very light and the
market failed to respond to the strength
of wheat. sentiment in the pit being bear
ish all day. The easier tone was due to
increased offering from the country and
TO slack demand for cash corn by
shippers. The market closed easy May
opened unchanged to 1se higher at 61zsc
10 6112c. sold off to 603sd61c and closed at
Gle. Local receipts were lis cars. none OF
contract grade.
Oats were quiet and steady The
strength of wheat was offset by increased
offerings from the country which caused
some selling of May by elevator interests.
May opened unchanged to lsc lower at
527sc to 5Sc, sold between &c and 53Jkc and
closed st 531sc. Local receipts were 227
cars.
Provisions were active and strong. Much
smaller receipts Of live hogs than had
been generally expected were chiefly re-
sponsible for the improved tone. At the
close May pork was up 17izc at s1i.T5.
Lard was Zoe higher at N.65. Ribs were
10cd12i9c higher at s6.6566.671s.
Estimated receipts for Monday: Wheat
p cars: corn, 200 cars; oats, 255 cars; hogs,
5000 head
The leading futures ranged as follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-01
The Ffnancier will say:

The Financier will say:
AS was expected from the traceable
movements of money. the statement last
week of the associated banks showed a
loss of cash, because of an important in
crease in deposits and consequently in
required reserve. the surplus indicated q
decrease of more than three millions. The
loss of cash was due TO the absOrptions
the treasury, surrenders of cash funds
having been made by banks in anticipa-
ton of the maturity on March of the
first installment of the call by the secre-
tary of the treasury, which was issued
last week; the effect of such Surrenders
was partly offset, however, by a return
flow of money from the interior.
The net decrease of cash shown by the
statement was S2127,2S0. Deposits were
increased 81, 49,, 800. hence the required
reserve was augmented 1888 015, deduct
ing from which the loss of cash as above
reserve to $29, 262S75. Computed upon the
basis of deposits, less those of $50. $50 100
public funds-Which. it may be noted
were reduced by S3,979. 702 during the week
the surplus is s43. 200.
1t is interesting to state that circula-
ton was reduced S2054,100, reflecting the
retirement of bank notes, which appear to
have made substantial progress during
the month, being effected not only by the
New York City banks but by those in
the interior. The percentage of reserve
on average conditions was q so and on ac-
tual conditions il was 27.30. 1t may be
observed that the net deposits of all the
banks and the trust companies in New
York City were 81, 7S6. coo, eco; however, with
the exception of deposits, which showed
an increase of three and a quarter mil
lions, the comparisons of the items of the
state banks and trust companies. not re-
porting TO the clearing house showed I'M
important changes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-01
Coffee and SUGAR.

New York, Feb. 2s-The market for cof-
fee futures closed dull at net advance Of
five points. Sales were only $3.50 bags.
including;
May at $500 and December at 1925
Spot steady; Rio No. l. SIC: Santos. No.
4, SssdS19c; mild coffee dull; Cordova, l011
dl3Ac.
Sugar. raw. firm; fair refining, 1896:
centrifugal, 90 test, 1886: molasses sugar,
SSH.
Refined steady: No 6, s4.6e; No. Z,
81. As; No. 8. $40: No. 9. S4.55: No. TO- s25:
No. II. $40: No. u. $4.15: No. IS. 10: No.
IA, s4.05. confectioners' "A. $40; mould
"A. S5.25; cut loaf. $50: crushed. $3.50:
powdered, $500; graduated, 1870; cubes.
s515
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-01


CATARRH IN THE HEAD
AND THROAT.
This form of catarrh Is
most common-resulting
from neglected colds-Guick-
" cured with little cost by
Drs. Shores Famous Treat
ment.
rs your nose stopped up?
Does your nose dis
charger
is your nose sore and
tender?"
rs there pain in front of
head?"
DO you hawk TO clean
the throat?"
rs your throat dry in the
morning?
DO you sleep with your
mouth open"
You can be easily cured
now-don't let it run into
complications.
THE BRONCHIAL TUBES.
When catarrh of the head or
throat is neglected or wrong
fully treated it extends down
the windpipe into the bron-
chial tubes, and after awhile
attacks the lungs. Quickly
cured with little cost by Drs.
Shores famous treatment.
Have you a cough ?'
DO you take cold easily 2
Have you pain in the
side?"
do YOU raise frothy ma
terials?"
DO you spit up little
cheesy Jumps 2?