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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24
BANISHED.
Coffee Finally Had to Go.

The way some persons cling to coffee
even after they know it is doing them
harm, is a puzzler. But it is an easy
matter to give it up for good, when
Postum Food Coffee is properly made
and used instead.
A girl writes Mother bad been
suffering with nervous headaches for
seven weary years, but kept drinking
coffee.
"One day I asked her why she did
not give up coffee, as a cousin of mine
had done who had taken to Postum.
But Mother was such a slave to coffee
she thought it would be terrible to
give it up.
Finally, one day, she made the
change to Postum, and quickly her
headaches disappeared. One morning
while she was drinking Postum so free
~ and with such relish, l asked for
q taste.
That started me on Postum and
now drink it more freely than l did
coffee, which never comes into our
house now.
"A girl friend OF mine, one day, saw
me drinking Postum and asked if it
was coffee. l told her it was Postum
and gave her some to take home, but
forgot to tell her how to make it.
The next day she said she did not
see how l could drink Postum. l found
she had made it like ordinary coffee
So 1 told her how to make it right and
gave her a cupful l made, after boil
ing it fifteen minutes. She said she
never drank any coffee that tasted as
good, and now coffee is banished from
both our homes" Name given by
Postum Co, Battle Greek. Michigan.
Read the little book, The Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's a Rea-
SON.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24

Why do not the farmers put up more
of their pork, cure it and sell it in the
summer? This would bring more profit
than marketing the hog to the butcher.
The American Agriculturist has made
a careful estimate of the waste il
Strengthening hogs at home, which shows
facts that will be profitable to the pork
raiser. Take a hog weighing at home
200 pounds, ON Il basis of a scent mar
ket, live weight. It's value is $40 If
fat, the hog loses about 20 per cent. or
40 pounds, leaving $50 pounds edible
portion. Approximately the dressing
will be: Two hams. 80 pounds; two
shoulders, q pounds; four strips ba-
con, % pounds; spare ribs, head, feet
and backbone, 80 pounds, leaving about
40 pounds for sausage and lard The
meats to be smoked will increase about
10 per cent in weight in the pickle.
but lose about the same as the dress
ing weight The following are very
conservative prices for cOuntry-G ess-
ed hog: Thirty pounds ham, at II
cents, $500; % pounds bacon, at 10
cents, $4.20; a pounds shoulder, at 8
cents. $2.16; 40 pounds lard or sausage
at 1919 cents, $500; % pounds back
bone, spare ribs, etc, at 6 cents, S1.5O :;
soap fat, about % cents: total $17.91 !;
cost of hog, $40; profit, $7.91.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24
Breaking the News.

The matrimonial failure of Pat, bar
tender in the center of the city, has been
common knowledge for some time, and it
has also been no secret that Pat really
does not blame his wife for her impa-
tience with his habits. Pat is in dead
earnest when he says that his wife real
ly is too good FOR him and deserves Il dl-
vOrce, which the self-abasing Pat would
gladly grant her if it wasn't 50 eXpen-
sive. The good faith of Pat III this re
pect was, however, never more forclbly
illustrated than during the severe attack
of pneumonia from which he has just re-
covered. Pat, the doctors say you are
very sick" said his wife during her visit
to the hospital one day. What do they
really say? You can't hurt me by tell
ing the truth answered Pat. Wei;
Pat, they say that you cannot live
whispered the wife, finally yielding to
Pats insistent demand for the truth
Don't you believe it; doctors make Il
habit of holding out hopes to the last
drawled Pat in his wearisome style,
They are only breaking the news to
you gently. L am going to get WE'LL
PHILADELPHIA Record
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24
How to Dress and Ship Poultry.

Birds that are to be marketed should
be penned ten days before killing and
we'll fed. Withhold all food for twenty
four hours previous to killing, but give
plenty Of clean water. Full crops in
jure the appearance and are liable to
sour and when this does occur CORE
spondingly lower prices must be accept
ed than Obtainable for choice stock
Kill by bleeding in the mouth. hang
the bird by the feet until properly bled.
Leave head and feet on and do not Ie-
move intestines or crop. For scalding
fowls the water should be as near the
boiling point as possible without boil
ing-16O to 175 degrees Fahrenheit;
pick the legs dry before scalding; hold
by the head and legs and immerse and
lift up and down five or six times if
the head is immersed it turns the color
of the comb and gives the eyes a
shrunken appearance, which causes
dealers to look on them with suspi-
ciOn; the feathers and pin feathers
should then be removed Immediately,
while the body is warm. very cleanly
and without breaking the skin; then
plump by dipping ten seconds in wa
ter, nearly or quite boiling. and then
Immediately into ice-cold water The
shaping of poultry is a very important
point and well worth the extra trOu-
bic. The bird should be laid on its
back on a table; the legs are drawn
up against the sides of the breast. as
though the bird were roosting; the
wings are also folded against the
| body. Then, while in this position,
| damp cloth is wrapped tightly about
the carcass and fastened Leave on q
board to drain until the animal heat
is all out OF the body. Pack in boxes
holding about 100 pounds and lined
with manila or straw paper. Be sure
to pack snugly, so as to precent NOV
ing about in any way.
Turkeys should be handled in the
same way, except that they should al
ways be ry-picked.-E. X. P, in Coun-
try Gentleman.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24
Sources of Manure Value.

The plant food in ton Of manure
varies greatly with the materials used
for feed and bedding. Thus wheat
straw contains per ton about ten
pounds of nitrogen. two pounds of
phosphorus and seventeen pounds of
potassium; timothy hay contains about
twenty-four. three and twenty-four
pounds of these respective elements and
clover hay about forty, five and thirty
pounds respectively of nitrogen, phOs-
phorus and potassium. At Is cents a
pound for nitrogen, y cents for phos-
phorus and 6 cents for potassium the
value of these elements is 1916 in a
ton of wheat straw, $40 in timothy
hay, $40 in clover hay and S942 in a
ton of alfalfa hay.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24

~ setting out plants will also cause a
shortage. They should not be exposed
to the sun or wind before setting.
When put out the roots should be well
spread and fine dirt frmed around
them.
Using imperfect fertilizers is anoth-
er cause. There is a Sex in plants.
Pistillates (female) must have stami-
mates (male) set with them to insure
good crops. Cultivation must not be
neglected. The ground at all times
must be fine, mellow and free from
weeds.
Both frost and drought are enemies
Of a good crop, and the most difficult
to overcome Berry fields well cult
waited are several degrees warmer than
uncultivated fields, therefore less ia
BILE to damage by frost. Retain mulch
ing as late as possible on strawberries
in spring.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24
! : .ES PractiClng nv Ear.

: When Grover Cleveland was practic-
ing law in Buffalo one of his friends
was a lazy young lawyer who was for
ever Fostering him with questions about
legal points that he could just as well
have looked up Tor himself. Even Cleve-
lands patience had an end. One day
as his friend entered he remarked:
There are my books. Help yourself
to them. You can look up your own
case"
The lazy lawyer stared at him in
amaZement.
See here, Grover Cleveland" he said
Indignantly, Il want you to understand
that you and your old books can go to
thunder. You know very well that
don't read law. l practise entirely by
ear. Every body's Magazine.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24

Ice Harvesting,

Every year the use Of ice increases.
1t Is not merely luxury, but becomes
a necessity as soon as its value is
known by experience. Ice in the dairy
is almost Indispensable for holding
milk and cream at a proper tempera-
ture
Ice should be cut with a saw into
blocks of regular size, SO that they will
pack solidly into the ice house without
leaving spaces between them. A regu-
moved will answer the purpose.
The ice derrick is convenient and
safer to use for lifting the cakes from
the water and hosting into the wag-
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24
EFT TU. BUTTERi
Another Old Friend Attacks Us in Our
Most Vital Part

If the food faddists keep on there will
be nothing left us TO put into our
mouths except perhaps to suck our own
thumbs cOntemplatively after having
duly sterilized the same.
Psychologists have shown us that
ordinary butter is swarming with
germs" declares Good Health. "a sin
gle teaspoonful of milk generally CON
tains from 100000 to 100000 germs.
The number may even be much larger
than this.
In the removal of cream from the
milk the germs are taken with it and
in the process of churning the germs are
collected with the fat. so in the butter
we have the concentration of a large
part of the germs contained in the milk
from which the butter was derived.
$50 in a pound of butter derived from
twenty pints of milk the number of bac-
terra must be almost beyond estimate.
A brief computation will show that the
number of bacteria contained in pound
of butter might easily reach the enor-
nous sum of five or ten billions"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24
A Favorite Retreat.

When Secretary Cortelyou left the de-
partment of commerce and labor to as
sumo direction of the postoftice depart
ment he took with him very dignified
and gentlemanly old darby messenger.
A day or so after Mr.. Cortelyou's as
sumption of his new dignities, the old
messenger was doing i'll his chair just
outside the ante-room of the postmaster
general when another messenger APP
preached him, saying:
There's a gentleman in the room
across the hall who wants to see Mr..
COrtelyou.
He can5t see him. was the firm re-
ply.
But he says he must see him." per
sisted the second messenger.
Il don't know nothin' about dat" re-
turned the old chap, but l do know dat
nobody kin see Mr.. Cortelyou. He's jest
gone to his sanctum sanitarium. Lip
pincOttS
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24

on or sleigh box. Use two strong
white oak poles to make the derrick
and sweep. The upright, B, may be
cut from any strong piece of lumber,
or made up by spiking together two
pieces of 2x4 studding. 1t should be
II to Is feet long and well braced at
the base, as shown in the sketch. The
bottom should be smooth in order to
slide freely over the ice.
The sweep, G, should be about 16
feet long, or over, with a rope attach
ed to each end. The sweep is pivoted
on top of the upright. B, from one
quarter to One-third projecting over,
where the ice tongs are attached. The
remaining portion, with the rope, D,
attached gives plenty of leverage for
lifting the heavy cakes.
After season" of cutting ice. the
load up. One seiZes the tOngs and
catches onto the floating cakes, while
the other man preSideS at the rope, D.
The sleigh should be in the handiest
position to swing the sweep around
and land the cake of ice into the box
The combination style of ice-house
represented in the illustration is not
the best for all purposes, yet has some
features to recommend it. The sides
Of the building are nine feet above the
ground and the height of the dairy
seven feet The outside walls of the
ice-hOuse are made of two-inch planks,
ten inches wide, set upright, with inch
and a half planks nailed on the inside.
They are weather boarded on the out
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24

ing with rifle were smashed to fin
derS' in San Antonio, Texas, recently
by Adolph Topperwein, native of the
Lone Star State He shot for ten con
secutive days at IA inch wooden
blocks thrown in the air at n distance
of 20 feet from him, missing only out
of the first 10000 and but 9 out OF
1880. During his shooting he made
runs of 1870, 1850, 1922 and 1925
hits without missing. In doing this
wonderful shooting he used only two
% caIiber rif1es-Winchester repeat
ers. His ammunition was of tht
smokeless powder variety made by the
Winchester people and famed for it!
accuracy and cleanliness.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24
Stopping Losses.

Winter is a good season for farm
ers to count up the losses they have
sustained and find out how they may
be avoided in the future. A little stu
dious reflection will convince many O
farmer that there are many continu-
cas- and unnecessary leaks on mis- farm
which might be stopped. Little wastes
are often a great source of loss. Feed
ing fodder in the barnyard, manure
teaching under the caves of the barn
cold stables that make it necessary
to provide extra ratiOns to counteract
the rigors of winter. not having a place
for everything in the barn, so when
wanted no unnecessary time is lost in
hunting for things and many other lit
tie things that in the long run become
really expensive obstacles.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24
Catarrtl Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they can.
not reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh
is a blood or constitutional disease and in
order to cure it you must take internal rem.
edtes Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter.
nally. and acts directly the blood and
mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not
a quack medicine. 1t was prescribed by one
of the best physicians in this country for
years and is regular prescription 1t is
composed of the best tonics known, combined
with the best blood purifiers. acting directly
on the mucous surfaces. The perfect com.
bination of the two ingredients is what pro
tarrh. Send for testimonials free.
F. J. CHENEY & co, Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists. price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for couStipa tion
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24
"The New York Idean

TIE time had come for them to part
temporarily.
Are you superstitious, love?' inquired
,Ee great millionaire
"Supersttious? Why do you ask"
said the beautiful young actress.
Il dare not tell YOU" said he, till you
have answered my question:
w ell, then: no. She said thoughtfully.
Il don't believe l am superstitious in
the least"
Then l don't mind admitting" he
chuckled. that you will be my thirteenth
wife"
So saying. he stepped aboard the Di-
vorce Special. as the sumptuous new Da-
kota express has recently been dubbed.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24
Farmer Should Advertise.

The average farmer is too backward
about advertising his products. Ones
county paper ought to be used more as
an advertising medium. 1t helps the
editor and publisher to make a better
paper, and this in itself is good for q
community, while the advertising, if
one has good stock or seeds or anything
of the kind to offer, will certainly pay.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24

The SulkV Brute

The quarrel about his broken New
Year resolutions, having reached its
climax, began slowly to decline.
Come, dear" she said at last-and
she touched her rosy dimple with her
slim finger-"come, kiss my cheek, dear,
and make it up"
'Humph," he retorted, 'I'Il kiss it, but
do you think it needs any more making
up?'
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24

neys. | was tired
every morning and
my limbs stiff and
sore. Dizzy spells
and headaches were
frequent. and the kid
ney secretions much
diSOrdered. This con-
tinued for fifteen
years and until | be-
@ a n uSiOU DOapc
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24
A Frenchwoman has receiy

A Frenchwoman has received a prize
for discovering a reliable sign Of death
The test consists of the simultaneous in
lection of a solution of huoresceine.
which. if the blood is still circulating,
in the course of a few hours causes the
skin to turn yellow.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24
Huge Luminous Clock.

Experiments are being made at the
Eiffel tower with an immense luminous
clock, which will be visible all over
Paris. There will be no hands or dial,
but the time will be marked by luminous
figures. changing every minute.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24
Any IL Year Old Girl

Can make those delicious Lemon, Chocolate
and Custard pies as we'll as the more expert
enced cook If she uses OUR PIE" prepare
ton, which is now sold by nearly all grocers
at 10 cents per package Just the proper in
gradients in each package.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24
CrOn Rotation.

There are some crops that will not
follow each other, nor will they follow
certain other crops, while. on the 9th
er hand. there are some that will grow
year after year on the same land and
also follow any o.ler crop.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24

side and filled with spent tan bark or
other dry non-conducting material. The
partition wall between the dairy and
the ice-hOuse and between the cool
room and the. ice-houSe is half the
thickness, and not filed, thus forming
closed air spaces between the studs
Montreal Star
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24
The Modern Version of It

What little boy can tell me the differ
ence between the quick and the 'dead?' .
asked the Sunday school teacher.
Willie waved his hand frantically.
We'll Willie?"
please ma am, the quick are the ones
that get out of the way of automobiles
the ones that don't are the dead. -
Everybody's Magazine.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24
Buys Indians Bonnet.

The old headgear which Geronimo
the Indian chief. wore in his last battle
with Gen. Miles has been bought by
Robert w. Wells of Washington, and
will be given to the Smithsonian insti-
tuition. ..,.x.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24
Marbles Made in Germany

Most of the stone marbles used by
boys are made in Germany. The refuse
only of the marble and agate quarries
is employed. and this is treated in such
a way that there is practically no waste.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24

Kidney Pills. Then l improved Steadi-
ly until cured, and naturally. l recon-
mend them strongly"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents a box.
Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo. ~ y.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24
Wax Makes Good Soap.

A kind of wax suitable for soap and
candle making is obtained in South Afri-
ca from the berry of shrub (myrica
cordifolia), which is used for binding
drift sands
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24

The chief cause of Constipation and
Indigestion is a weakness of the Muscles
that contract the Intestines and Bowels.
Cascarets are practically to the Bowel
Muscles what Massage and Cold Bath
are to the Athletic Muscles.
They stimulate the Bowel Muscles to
contract, expand, and squeeze the D,ges-
tive Juices out Of food eaten.
They don't help the Bowels and Liver in
such a way as to make them lean upon
similar assistance for the future.
This is why, with Cascarets, the dose
may be lessened each succeeding time
instead of increased as II must be with al
other Cathartics and Laxatives.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24
HnneNmnnn in Saddle

Quincy Scott and his bride of Seattle
spent their honeymoon i'll the saddle
making a journey of $500 miles to st
Paul and return, which required IL
HnNS
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24

Helm the architect of my own for
tunes.
Her Father-But I'm not a building
and loan association.-Town Topics.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24

MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP for
Children teething; softens the gums, reduces in
nammation. allays pain. cures wind collie. Is
bottle.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24
Instead of a Ring.

The japanese lover, instead of an en-
gagement ring, may give his future
bride a piece of beautiful silk to be worn
as q sash,
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24

1t is estimated that people in Chi
cago spend 100000 a year in keeping
their shoes polished. OF this amount
profits are said to be 100000.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24
Oriqin of High Heels.

High heels, it is said, owe their origin
to Persia, where they were introduced
to raise the feet from the burning sands.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24
ching New Under the sun

A lady in Illinois sent us 12c year
ago for our remarkable collection of vege
table and flower seeds and sold S3I.I6
worth therefrom, or made 314 per cent.
That's new
Just send this notice with 12c and re-
ceive the most original seed and plant
catalog puhliShe6 and
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24
Cana Co1ouyy Cheece

One factory in the Cape Colony is
turning out cheese at the rate of 1OO,-
900 pounds annually.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24

Celery contains sulpher and helps
to ward off rheumatism.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24

That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look
for the signature OF E. W. GROVE. Used the
World over to Cure a Cold In One day Csc
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24

Hides and Furs Tanned for Robes,
Coats or Rugs. Send for price list to
Taubert Tannery, Minneapolis, MINI.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24

~
1t contains Six Candy Tablets of pleasant
taste, almost as pleasant as Chocolate.
Each tablet is working dose of Cas-
oarets. which acts like Exercise on the
Bowels and Liver. ; s.s ~ *
p 1t will not purge, scken, nor upset the
stomach. -,--ra-.--
Because It Is not "Bile-driver," like
Salts, Sodium, Calomel, Jalap, SIENNA. nor
Aperient Waters.
Neither is 1t like Castor Oil, Clycerine,
or other Oily Laxatives that simply lubricate
the lntestines for transit of the food stopped
up in them at that particular time.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24
Ten Gallons Every Mile.

An express engine consumes on an
average ten gallons of water per mile
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-24
Peruna in Tablet Form,

For two years Dr. Hartman and his
assistants have necessarily labored to
create Peruna in tablet form, and their
strenuous labors have just been crowned
with success. People who object to
liquid medicines can now secure Peruna
Tablets, which represent the medicinal
ingredients of Peruna. Each tablet is
equivalent 10 one average dose of
Peruna.