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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-08-07
COUNTY COURT.

Court met in rcgulr session Mon
day, August ID, with all the officers
present.
Bridge and Road Commissioner
Holman was instructed to view, To-
cate and survey public road petit
toned for by j. f. O'Bamnon, VIM.
jarrett and others, and report ut the
next regular term. Similar orders
were made for new roads petitioned
for 10y Val. c. Bren ct al, q. V.
Whitoner ct al, and W. r. O'Neal
ct al.
The contract for coal for the Court
House and Infirmary was awarded
to Maybcrry d Byington Bros. ut
S2.1j and $50 per ton, an average
of S2.g2% per ton. The other bids
were Watson u Highley, average
S2.96, and Schram Bottling Co. $500.
The contract for 10 cords Of wood
was let to II, G. Meyer at $500 per
cord.
The State Auditor was requested
to draw his warrant to W. T. Halle,
County Treasurer, for amount Of
state school money apportioned to
St. Francois county, amounting to
Sl4, 7l0.jI.
George +. Schleisscr rendered his
resignation as Superintendent Of
County Infirmary to take effect
October LIST.
Action on petitions for new roads
filed by W. a. Mitchell ct al. H 4.
NJ. Murphy ct al, John A. Smith ct
al, and b. f.. Zolman ct al, was
continued.
Permission was granted to Allen
II i'll to open up old street in DeLas-
sus by removing underground.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-29
The POtltn Eng.

The potato bug, or Colorado potato
beetle, passes the winter in the ma
ture form. AS soon as the potatoes
are up these bugs begin feeding and
laying eggs on the young leaves. The
young that haCh from these eggs, as
well as the next brood, are the ones
that do the damage. Therefore, it is
necessary that treatment should be be-
gun as soon as the young beetles APP
pear on the vines. Dust the plants
while the dew is on, with a mixture
made of l pound Paris green to 10
pounds of slaked lime or cheap -four
Another good method is to spray the
plants with a composition of > ounces
of Paris green in 80 gallons of Bor-
deaux mixture, spraying the vines two
or three times. For this purpose the
Bordeaux mixture should be made out
of pounds of bluestone and ) pounds
of lime to 90 gallons Of water. This
will not only kill the beetle,
but also prevent the early blight from
destroying the leaves and stems of the
vines
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-29
Pine Buried in Tree Trunk.

The other day George Ranney and
George Brann of Passadumkeag We're
saving into stovewood a large elm tree
that stood near the old hotel, when their
saw encountered something hard in the
cut. They kept saving wood, however,
until they had the stick cut off, and then
investigated and found a clay pipe i'm
bedded in the very center of the tree.
The pipe was in a perfect state of pres
crvation and filled with tobacco. the
same as when it was left there. Expla-
nations were rife as to the presence of
the pipe in the center of the tree, but
the most plausible one was given by ore
of the old residents. He said that some
forty years ago some devil driver got
after yoke of oxen in that town and
ran over this tree, and, it being small
at that time, bent it to the ground.
About this time he thinks that some one
used the bent tree for pipe rack and
then forgot to remove the pipe, and the
tree after many years grew around the
pipe until it was in the very center of
the tree.-Kennebec Journal
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-29

contained more than "a per cent of
meadow fescue and rye grass seed to-
gether.
Kentucky Blue Grass-Of the 429
samples of Kentucky blue grass seed
obtained only were found to be free
from any trace of Canada blue grass.
In most of these samples the trace of
Canada blue grass found was imma-
ture seed, showing that it was harry
ested with the Kentucky blue grass
seed. The seeds of the two plants not
ripening at the same time, it is i'm
probable that mature seed of Canada
blue grass would be harvested with
Kentucky blue grass seed. In 40
samples, however, Canada blue grass
seed was found in quantities exceed
ing ) per cent, 80 of these being Can
ada blue grass seed misbranded as
Kentucky blue grass seed
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-29
TURKEY AND FOX AT ONE SHOT.
Texas Hunters Explanation of His
Deadly craftsmanship.

The best double shot l ever made
with 4 shotgun. sad James Gladstone
Of Fredericksburg. Tex. was while
hunting wild turkey near Boerne. about
forty miles from where l live
Il had heard there were lots of wild
turkeys in that vicinity. and so l started
out enc morning at daybreak to find
some. l was creeping along in a dry
ravine and heard hen putting. l
crouched down as near the ground as l
could and crept up in the direction of
the seemingly excited bird.
Pretty soon l heard her futtering and
saw her drop down from a small oak
tree: As soon as she hit the ground
hred, and when l reached the place
where she was l found a dead turkey
and dead fox. l was astonished and
could not believe my own eyes until |
telt the carcass of the fox to see if it
was still warm.
My hunter instinct came to my rescue.
and found the solution of the mystery
in the explanation that the fox had
climbed the tree in pursuit of the turkey
hen, sprang upon her unawares. and
when both fell to the ground in the
scramble | got in my deadly marksman-
ship and made a record which | have
not seen beaten. w ashingtOn Post.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-29
DOutZaIS.

Few shrubs excel the deutzia for
snowy blossoms in the early summer.
The flower clusters are usually white,
displayed prominently and with profusc
prodigaIity, sYringing from the young
wood Of the previous years growth.
The flowers do not last long when cut
but their snowy effect with gracefully
archng sprays is well worth enjoying.
Most Of the species respond readily to
cultivation in any fairly good soil, when
it is we'll drained. Many of the best
kinds are hardy even i'll the New Eng
land states.
Deutzias should be pruned any time
after the leaves have fallen in the late
fall or during the winter. The young
wood of the previous years growth must
not be cut back but the old Towering
sprays should be removed and weak
spindling wood and decrepit branches
cut out The plants appear to be re
markably free from the attacks of in
sect pests.
Deutzia gracil:s, a native of Japan,
is a low neat growing shrub seldom over
two feet and Il half high, with branches
slightly arching from which panicles OF
white blossoms are aDundantly produced.
1t comes into bloom the first week il
June. 1t is well adapted for planting i'll
the foreground of tall shrubs of similar
habit and for massing and grouping at
the foundations Of buildings where tall
shrubs cannot be used. This is one of
the easiest shrubs to force into bloom in
u greenhouse.
Deutzia parvafora is native of
northern China and the AmOor country.
1t is perhaps one of the hardest species
and comes into bloom week or so aft
er the graciliS.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-29
BABY ITCHED TERRIBLY.
Face and Neck Covered with In
famed Skin-Doctors No Avail

Face and Neck Covered with In
famed Skin-Doctors No Avail
Cured by Cuticura Remedies.
My baby's face and neck were COW
cred with itching skin similar to ecze-
ma, and she suffered terribly for over
a year. l took her to n number of doc
tors, and also to different colleges, to
no avail. Then Cuticura Remedies
were recommended to me by Miss G..
l did not use it at first, as | had tried
so many other remedies without any
favorable results. At last l tried Cuti-
cura Soap, Cuticura Ointment and
Cuticura Resolvent Pills, and to my
surprise noticed an Improvement.
After using three boxes of the Cuti-
cura Ointment, together with the Cuti-
cura Soap and Pills, l am pleased to
say she is altogether a different child
and the picture of health. Mrs. A. c.
Brestlin, III N. Lincoln St, Chicago,
ILL.,, Oct. 90 and 80, 1906"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-29

stove and leave it there till the irol
around what is known as the 'eye" be
comes quite hot. Heat expands tn,
iron, making it an easy matter to driv,
the handle from the blade.
The garden should contain most o.
all Of the common medicinal and flavor
ing herbs. Most Of these can be grow
with very little trouble, and the hert
plat should include such useful plant.
as sage, hoarhound, caraway, saffron
pennyroyal, tansy and others that viii
suggest themselves.
A horse will never run into any othe,
burning building besides his own, OF
even pass a bonfire if he can help it
but when once he scents danger ht
tries to get to his stall-his Homeland
when once he reaches there can only
be driven away by fright or shock su
per!or 10 his dread of fire.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-29
Farm Notes.

When the wheels get so dry that
they rattle, have the tires properly set :;
do not try to chink up the spokes.
With all classes of stock the value of
the feed is the same, whether it is sup
piled to the scrawnies or the best of
thoroughbreds.
Teams that have been partially idle
for some time should come into work
again gradually and their shoulders
bathed with salt water.
The cutworm is the larvae of a
moth; the worm is Of a brown color,
fat and sluggish, about an inch long.
and feeds only during the night.
For bumbIe-foot in poultry ! amt the
corn literally with tincture of iodine
daily for a week. If this is done in
the early stages the corn can be spread
If given before the hogs get past
the eating and drinking stage, the fol-
lowing is claimed to be an infallible
cure for hog cholera: To a barrel of
good slop add one pint of Venetian red
and one pint of kerosene oil. Mix well.
The first rule for getting a good
profit from poultry is to get the chicks
hatched early, and the next is to keep
those chicks growing so fast that they
will reach laying maturity before the
commencement of cold weather
To easily remove the handle from an
axe, place the blade on top of heated
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-29
Quality of Seeds.

As the result Of tests of alfalfa, red
clover and grass seeds secured in the
open market Chief Galloway of the
bureau Of plants indusry makes a re-
port that is certainly of interest to
farmers.
Red Clover.-Of the LOTT samples of
red clover seed secured 405, or one
third, contained seed of dodder 424
contained traces of yellow trefoil Seed
and 135 bore evidence of having orig
mated in Chile.
Alfalfa.-Of the 800 samples of al
falfa seed secured 191, or about one
half, contained seed Of dodder. 135
contained a trace of yellow trefoil
seed 12O contained a trace of sweet
clover seed, and IS contained a trace
Of bur clover seed.
Bromus Inermis-Of the 50 samples
of BrOmus inermis seed obtained 10
contained seed of cheat, or chess, %
contained from to per cent of seed
of the wheat grasses, several con-
tanned seed of meadow fescue and one
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-29

Are the garden and truck patches
well drained?
To make the garden soil warm drain
off all the surface water possible. Use
underdrains and overdr>ins.
The best way to secure very early
plants is to start them in the seed box
or hotbed, then transplant TO two-inch
flower pots as soon as the seedlings are
large enough.
Don't work the garden and truck
patch while the ground is wet in the
haste of starting an early crop. NoUn-
ing is gained, but much is lost, in work
ing wet soils.
The garden should have two gates
one small one and one large one. The
small gate should be convenient to the
house and the large one convenient to
the barn for hauling manure and en-
tering with team and tools.
If the garden fence is defective either
mend the old or build a new one. Fix
it SO poultry and other animals cannot
disturb. 1t is a waste of time and
yexation of spirit to have the chick
ems and ducks forever destroying the
garden.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-29

asparagus seed to germinate; beans,
to 10 days; bOrecole, broccoli, Brus-
sells sprouts, cabbage and caulifOwer,
. to u days; carrots, Il to p days
celery, II to 20 days; corn salad, II
days; corn, to Il days; cress, curled,
8 to 3 days; cress, water, u to IA
days; cucumbers, to 10 days; egg
plant, to 20 days; endive, to I
days; lettuce, to 3 days; melons,
cantaloupes, ) to 10 days; melons,
water, s to Is days; mustard, 3 to. 6
days; onions, to Il days; parsley, 20
to 80 days parnips, s to IA days; peas,
to 10 days; pepper, s to 20 days
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-29
Princeton,s Oldest Alumnus.

If DIR. James Curtis Hepburn. Of Or
ange, y. j.. attends commencement ut
Princeton this June, he will celebrate
the aeveuty-siXth anniversary Of his
graduation from college. lie received
his diploma i'll 1882, was graduated in
medicine at the University of pcnusyl-
vania i'll 1886 aud is Princeton's oldest
aIumnus. He recently passed his ninety
third birthday. OF the 1871 men gradu-
ated from Princeton university between
the years 1882 and 1852, the twenty old
est classes represented by surviving
alumni, only l3l are still living. The
have no survivors. OF these 151 gradu-
ates only eight are classed in the records
as business men.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-29
Birds in A Hotel

that is unique. At the Navarro it is
not uncommon to see the manager of
the hotel during the fashionable dinner
hour walk into the big dining room with
one or two little oriental sparrows
perched either on his head or his Shout
ders. Some of the birds are so accus-
toned to going to the big dining room,
that it is not unusual to see some of the
regular guests feeding them at the differ
ent tables. There are fully a hundred
birds in cages scattered throughout the
lobby and dining rooms, and every one
is Il perfect singer.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-29
If IT, Sun Were Blue.

If the sun were blue there would be
only two colors in the world, blue and
black; or if it were red. everything would
be red and black. In the latter case
there would be red snow. red lilies. black
grass. 4 black clear sky and red clouds.
There would be a little variety, however.
if the sun were green. Things that are
now yellow. would still remain that col
or. but there would be no reds. puppies.
oranges, or pinks. and very few of those
CHEEKY hues that make the world bright
and pleasant. Besides color the temporal
turc of this earth would be very much
changed. -Indianapolis News.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-29
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness. and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an inflamed condition of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is infamed you have a rumhling
sound or imperfect hearing. and when it is
entirely closed, Deafness is the result and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal condi-
ton, hearing will be destroyed forever nine
cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which is nothing but an nhamel condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (causei by Catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars. free
f. ]. CHENEY & co. Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. T5c.
Take ualrs Family pills for constitution
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-29
EGG-SHAPED HEADS.
Fashionable in the New Hebrides-How
They Are Secured.


They Are Secured.
The egg-shaped heads Of some of the
natives Of Alalekula, in the New
Hebrides. were once thought to be natur-
ally conicaI. For that reason scientific
men decided thar the Malekulans were in
the lowest rang Of the human ladder.
Later it was found that the cOnical
heads were produced as the Chinese
women distorted their feet, by binding
them in infancy. The egg-shaped head
is still fashionable III Malekula, where
some extraordinary results are achieved.
\ cOnical head retreats from the fore
head in such a manner that one IS
amazed to know the owner of this re-
markable profile preserves his or her
proper senses. such as they are. / could
not near, however. that the custom was
supposed to affect the intellect III any
way.
The conical shape is produced by wind
ing strong sinnet cord spirally about the
heads Of young babies and tightening the
coils from time to time. \ piece OF
plated mat is first put on the head and
the cord is coiled over this, 50 as to give
it good purchase. The crown Of the
head is left t. develop in the upward
and backward fashion that is 50 much
admired.
One fears the poor babies suffer very
much from the process. The child | saw
was fretful and crying, and looked as if
it We're constantly in pain; but the moth
er, forgetting for the moment her fear
Of the strange white woman. showed
it to me quite proudly, pointing out the
cords with a smile.
She had a normally shaped head her
self, and It seemed that she had suffered
by her parents neglect Of this important
matter, for she was married to a man
who was Of no particular account. y
young girl who was standing beside her
had evidently had a more careful moth
or, for her head was almost sugarloaf
shaped. 1t is interesting to know that
this well-brcuGht-up young woman has
married Il chief.-NatiOnal Geographical
Magazine.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-29
Healthiest of Cities.

Buenos Ayres is the healthiest city
in the world. Its average mortality is
only 14.5 thousand. The same year it
was 27.9 in Madrid, 1872 in Vienna, lis
in Paris, 1853 in London and 1913 in Ber-
lin. The percentage of infant mortality
proves the benefit of the system Of public
hygiene of the favored city. The mortal
ity of infants up to the age of one year
is never greater than SO. In Paris the in
FAINT mortality rate is II. 1t is 20 in
Berlin IS in Vienna and 40 in st.
Observation-Disclosures Globe.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-29

The chief cause of Constipation and
Indigestion is weakness of the Muscles
that contract the lntestines 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 Diges-
tive Juices out Of food eaten.
They don't help the Bowels and Liver in
such 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 1t must be with all
other Cathartics and Laxatives.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-29
School Chil6ren-s Teeth.

On April ,, 1901 a public dental serv-
ice was established in the city schools OF
Freiburg, Germany. Up to December
81. writes Consul Liefeld. 24S7 children
had been treated-3GS9 teeth were
drawn, 1881 filled, and 102 new ones in
serted. \ curious fact brought out by
the work was that but two of every thou
sand of the children examined had ever
been near dentist. It was not surpris-
ing. therefore, TO find any mouths in bad
condition-so bad as TO interfere with the
proper mastication of food. and hence di-
rectly to menace the health of the chill
dren
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-29
Raising Rhuhnrb.

Rhubarb requires a deep and very
fertile soil. The great secret Of sue
cess in raising it is high manuring. 1t
is a gross feeder, and requires a lib
eral application of manure every year.
A grower whose small patch produces
rhubarb of enormous size explains his
soapsuds over the ground on washing
days. He had sold $50 worth from a
patch of two and one-half rods in a
single season.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-29
Hanging SCaffolds.

With the modern skyscraping Office
building has come a new form of build
ing scaffold. Instead of constructing the
scaffold from below. which is impossible
in the cases of buildings ranging from
ten to fifty stories. platforms are sus-
pended from the steel Orders above. On
these swinging platforms the brickIayers
work and the scaffold is raised as the
work nrOCreSSeS.-SYStem.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-29

The Cars table is financed on Il
scale eff enormous extravaganza. Each
dish provided is put down at ten roubles
"A rouble is worth about Sand each
single article of food counts as a dish
though it may be only a few olives or 4
bunch of celery. At great state dinners
the figuring is still higher.-P. L. Q.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-29
Who Likes Lemon Pie?

You should try at once "OUR-PIE' Prep
aration for delicious Lemon pies. A lady
says: Il will never again try to make
Lemon pie in the old way while | can get
'OUR-PIE' Preparation" Try it and you
will say the same. At grocers, 10 cents. Put
up by D-Zerta Food Co. Rochester, y. y.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-29

building tiryfou
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partitions constructed and quarnc boards cut into
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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-29

Dry hydrate Of lime formed by slak-
ing fresh lime with just water enough
to crumble it into a fine powder is
used as an insecticide. 1t is still very
caustic and fatal to the larvae of as
paragus beetles, slugs Of currant, pear,
plum, etc, and other larvae having a
moist surface. Applications are best
made in the morning, while the plants
and insects are yet a little damp.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-29

If carried in your vest pocket, (or carried
in My Lady's Purse,) and eaten just when
you suspect you need one, you will never
know a sick day from the ordinary Ills of life.
Because these Ills begin in the Bowels.
and pave the way for all other diseases.
Vest Pocket" box 10 cents. 7S7
Be sure you get the genuine. made only
by the Sterling Remedy Company, and never
sold in bulk. Every tablet stamped "CCC."
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-29
Wood Ashes,

Ashes made from hard wood are
more valuable than those made from
soft wood. 1t is claimed that some
ashes from soft wood have not enough
value to make it worth while to bother
with them. 1t has also been discovered
that the value is largely governed by
the part of the tree from which the
ashes are made. 1t is declared by
chemists that the ashes of young twigs
are of more value than the ash OF
the trunk of the tree, while the ash
of the leaves is still more valuable.
Seed Germination.
1t requires from 90 to 80 days fOl
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-29

Sheet iron is rolled so thin at the
iron mills that $4,000 sheets are required
to make a single inch in thickness. Light
shines as readily through one of these
sheets as through ordinary tissue paper.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-29
Our LANGUAGE.

Jane-Frank turned up an hour late
May-What did you do!
Jane-Jnst turned him down.-De
trOit Free Press.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-05-29

-Germany's trades unions number
about 2215.0 900 members. which is %
per cent. of the total strength of the
labor organizations of the civilized world.