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Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-21
Seafaring Bottles.

The bottle containing Il Christmas mes
sage to his wife which Grimsby fisher
man threw overheard 100 miles from
land. and which has just been washed
ashore III Lincolnshire is il short dis
lance compared with many of its pre-
decessOrs. Some years ago Il bottle was
thrown up by the sea at Shetland which
had Travelled all the way from the Ber-
mudas, nearly 5000 miles distant; an
other bottle, which had been flung into
the sea off Nantucket shoaI was recoy-
cred on the coast Of Argyllshire. J12
days later, after Il journey of 2JS7
knots; and a third bottle, thrown over
board from the steamer Sutherland.
drifted 1000 knots III ISL days. the aver
age daily drift being 22.1 knots. Other
bottles have covered 1900 miles in 81
days, 1900 miles III IS days. and 1870
miles in % days. 1900 miles in IS DAYS,
and 100 miles in days the quickest
on record. Probably the longest drift of
all was that of Il bottle recovered on
March 20. 1898, after covering 400
knots in 16 months, while good prox-
ime acceSsit was 4 bottle thrown into the
sea III September. 1891 and recovered
in May, 1897. after sailing 1900 knots
at an average of ~ knots Il day.-Dun-
dee Advertiser
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-21
The Arctic Press.

There exist at present several journals
that make their appearance only once Il
year They are published within the
confines of the north polar circle. The
Eskimo Bulletin, for example, is edited
near Cape Prince Of Wales, on Behring
graft Here, in a village inhabited by
Esguimaus. the British missionaries have
established school, and, as only one
steamer lands at this place, and that only
once u year, the news it brings is con
signed to a sheet Of paper printed with
the hectograph. Its size is eight by
twelve inches. The paper is very thick,
and only one surface is used. This
Esquimau Bulletin i'll Il subhead Claims
TO be the only yearly paper" This.
however, is an error, for there is an an
nuaI sheet published i'll Godthaab Green
land. where a small printing Office was
established III 1862. whence news sheets
md photographic prints have been ISSUED.
The journal i'll question is entitled.
Atnagagdlinit; nalinginarmik tusaru-
Understandable is Something for
reading: accounts of all sorts of enter
tanning subjects" The language is that
Of Greenland. dialect Of the Esquimau
There is still another periodical pub
iished in Greenland under the name Of
'kaki dit. dundee Advertiser.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-21
AN OCEAN LINERS CARGO.
Four Hundred Longshoremen Rush Day
and Night to Load One Ship.

Down on the wharf the rush was ut
its height. Under the suffering blush
are lights, amid endless clang and
rumble, the produce OF America came in.
From the prairieS. the mines ana the
mills. from the forests. the cotton plan
tations, tobacco fields. orchards and vine
yards from the oil fields and meat pack
ing houses, from the grimNfactorieS large
harVeSterS, reaperS, automobiles, bars of
silver and yellow bricks of gold, bales of
cotton and wool and hides and tobacco.
meats. barrels of flour. and boxes of
trult, hogSheadS of oil and casks of wine:
tens of thousands of things and ma
chimes to make things-piled up on the
wharf by the acre. And still all night
the teams clattered in and the tugs puffed
up with the bargeS; and from hundreds
OF miles away the trains were rushing
hlther, bringing more boxes and barrels
and bags TO be packed in at the last
moment.
In gangs at every hatchway the 400
men We're trundHng. heaving, straining.
Z rough crowd, curSing and joking at
The hOarSe shouts of the foremen: while
from the darkness outside, heavy black
rope nets dropped down TO gather gi-
gantic handfulS of cargo. swing them
back up TO the deck of the ship and then
down into her hold. SO all through the
night and right up to the hour of sail
ing the rush went ON. For the great
ocean liners work is worth hundreds of
thousands of dollars 4 month And the
slip muSt sail on time.-Erncst Poole. i'll
Every boIN'S
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-21
Cruising on the Nile.

Our trip led us at last to a boat on
the waters Of the Nile where we lived
three weeks of glowing luminous days,
while the hours passed even as the sands
of time. In leaving Cairo and passing
through the big bridge we were sur
rounded by the most ethereal boats |
ever saw, and they We're but the curtain
raiser to the continuous performance go
ing on around US afterwards. We
steamed ahead by day. not so very fast
for the channel is treacherous. and the
native, taking frequent soundings at the
bow often failed to prevent the boat
from sticking her nose straight in the
mud. No harm came except vOciferous
shouting III language sounding much
like turkeys gOUbling. Meanwhile the
sailboats gided by, graceful and swift
in spite of their clumsy framework.
Some were ferry boats. old and tat
tered and crowded with laborers, family
parties, donkeys, everything. Others
We're laden with wafer jars or fodder
for the kline" and still others were the
far-famed dahabeahs, a kind of winged
houseboat They all came near enough
for us to feel well acquainted with their
passengcrs.-The Travel Magazine.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-21
BABY CRIED AND SCRATCHED

All the Tfme-Covered with Tor
turing Recommendations Said Sores
Would Last for Nears-Perfect
Cure by Cuticurn.
"My baby niece was suffering from
that terrible torture. eczema. 1t was
all over her body, but the worst was
on her face and hands. She cried and
scratched all the time and could not
sleep night or day from the scratch
ing I had her under the doctors
care for a year and half and he
seemed to do her no good. l took her
to the best doctor in the city and he
said that she would have the sores
until she was six years old. But If
had depended On the doctor my baby
would have lost her mind and died
from the want Of aid. But l used
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment
and she was cured in three months.
Alice l.. Dowell, AGO Easton Ave, st.
Louis, Mo. May and 90. 1907"
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-21
Short Suggestfnnx

To whiten tallow for toilet PURPOSES
add a little alum or saltpeter.
IN lighting candles hold the match to
the side of the wick, and not over the
top.
If you will varnish your linoleum
about every three months it will last
much longer than without the coats Of
varnish.
Try using celery seed instead of ce!-
cry salt for soups and salads and Won
will observe a decided change in the
flavor.
Cling peaches should be preserved
whole. The skins can be removed with
boiling water, the same process used
for peeling tomatoes.
To clean your gilt picture frames rub
lightly with hot spirits Of wine or oil
OF turpentine and apply with small
sponge. Use the liquid sparingly.
If few drops Of glycerin be added
to the starch for linens, it Will be found
that the iron will not stick and that
the linens will have a beautiful gloss
after they are ironed.
Use a clean brick to stand the iron
on when ironing, instead of the usual
ironing stand. 1t has no holes under
meath to admit the air and the irons
viii retain their heat much longer.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-21
A Sweep Rake,

The two main pieces in the frame
Of the sweep are made Of 214 by inch
pine scantling; they are j. feet long
and about 20 inches apart. The teeth
are made Of by 4 inch scantllng, and
are 8 feet long they are beveled Oh the
lower side to slide over uneven ground.
The arms for hitching the white trees
to should project about feet inches
over the end of the sweep; these are
made Of by inch stuff. The guide
arms should be 0 feet long by % by
inches. Each has about a foot Of chain
with ring on the end to fasten to the
breast strap Of the harness.
The hay guard can be made of > by 3
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-21
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Having tried il, l recommend the
following mode of keeping ice water
for a long time in common pitcher. ;"
says writer III Women's Home Com
panion. place between two sheets of
thick brown paper layer of cotton uat-
ting about half an inch in thickness ::
fasten the ends of the paper and bat
ting together, forming q circle. then
sew or paste crown over one end.
making a box the shape of a stovepipe
hat minus the rim. Place this over an
ordinary pitcher filed with ice water,
making it deep enough to rest on the
table. 50 as TO exclude the air, and you
will be astonished to see the length of
time that the ice will keep and the
water remain cold after all the ice has
melted"
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-21

Alone the farmer has no more chance
with the market combine than rabbit
has with a hungry bulldog. Collective
ly he may hold his own and get a far
price for his produce. Figure bit
Five cents a bushel added 10 the price
Of wheat means a gain of 81 to $50
per acre. One-half cent per pound
means a gain of 50 in every 1000
pounds Of beef or pork or mutton. Co
operation in selling will bring these
advances and more. Twenty-Five cents
a bushel added to the sweet potato crop
i'll four years has raised the growers Of
Tidewater County, Virginia, from pow
erty to respectable wealth. Southern
cotton growers have made 100000 Il
year clear profit above the average by
sticking together. Organization is the
big stick" of commerce and it is time
for farmers to learn to use it.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-21
Tomatoes from Italy,

Tomatoes are imported in Increasing
quantities each year from Italy The
quality of these tomatoes is stated to
be good and the prices low Large
quantities of canned tomatoes are also
shipped now each season from Italy to
the eastern part of the United States.
and the American shipments to Italy
are much smaller than formerly. 1t is
suggested by one of the leading import
ers III Liverpool that the American to-
matoes are frequently packed before
they are fully ripe, and that this prac-
tice renders them undesirable for use
The Italian tomatoes are carefully Sc,
lected. and are only packed after they
have attained a ripe and rich color.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-21
Apricots Dried In Sugar.

Peel and cut i'll halves some ripe
apricots; remove the stones and weigh
the fruit. Boil fruit for few minutes
in water; remove, drain and put them
in bowl. For every pound of fruit
place 1 pound of sugar IN a kettle with
one-half pint of water for each pound
of sugar, and boil to soft ball; add
the aprlcots, let them boil up twice,
then pour them into a bowl. Twenty
four hours later drain the apricots in q
sieve and dust them with sugar; then
transfer them to dish, dust them with
sugar again and place them in cool
oven; turn them. add more sugar; con
tinue this way until they are dry.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-21

This is a delicious cold sweet ana
very simple to make. Required: One
quart Of green gooseberries, ounces or
more Of sugar, four yolks Of eggs, Il lit
tie whipped cream. Wash, stalk and
stew the gooseberrieS until soft III just
enough water to prevent their burning
Next rub them through 4 hair or wire
sieve. Stir into the pulp the castor
sugar and beaten yolks of eggs. stir this
over slow fire for few minutes to
cook the eggs. but do not let the mix
ture actually boil or it will curdIe. Put
it on one side until it is cold. Then
heap it UP in custard glasses, and put
little whipped and favored cream on
each
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-21
Berries Canned Without Cooking.

Have your Jars perfectly clean and
dry, then take equal parts of fresh
berries and sugar. and mix and mash
thoroughly. TO accomplish this, says
the Women's Home Companion. take
only a small quantity in Il dish at Il
time, that you may be sure every berry
is mashed. Put into the jars. and seal
Immediately. inverting the jar for a
short time before putting away. The
work is easily and quickly done, as
there is no heating Ny berries canned
in this way last summer kept perfectly
and have preserved their delicious
flavor unimpaired. Strawberry short
cake equal to that Of the summer has
been an enjoyment whenever we wished
through the winter
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-21
TIGERS Lone Swim for Prey

\ correspondent ut Penang transmits
the details of an exciting encounter with
Il tiger in that island. 4 circumstance
which at the first blush is somewhat
curious, since tigers i'll Penang are his
torically IL the same category as snakes
in Ireland.
1t was IL Chinaman of Balik Pulau to
whom the adventure befell. He heard an
uproar in his compound at dawn and
rising hurriedly found Il tiger creating
havoc among his pigs. lie fired ut the
intruder and killed him i'll one shot ut
short range. The animal was 81 feet
long and stood 3 feet high ut the shout
der. Investigation showed that the
tiger had Swum across from the main
land province Wellesley. resting mid.
way at the leper island of pulau Jercjak.
London Standard.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-21

THE SWEEP RAKE.

inch stuff; this is raised about foot
above the sweep to keep the hay from
sliding back too far over the sweep. 1t
should be braced about four feet from
each eng
The wheels are IS inches in diam
eter; and piece Of inch gas pipe is
used for an axle. 1t is clamped 20 the
teeth, two pins with washers being
used to keep the wheels from sliding
sideways and rubbing against the teeth.
The piece projecting at the back
under the sweep should extend about
two feet; it Is beveled like a sleigh
runner; 1t IS to keep the teeth from
raising too high where riding on the
empty sweep.
In hitching horses to sweep that
have never been used on one person
can get best results by tying the halter
shank TO the end Of the guide-arms and
making both lines the same length on
the harness then faSten one line to
each ring of the bit When it is desired
to turn the horses TO the right, simply
hold the off horse back. and drive the
nigh one ahead. and he will naturally
swing around to the right.
In drawing a sweep load Of hay on
to the stacker draw it as far ahead us
possible. then back the horses and raise
ends of teeth and drive ahead again
this Will pack the hay on the stacker
and less Of it is apt to fall back on the
ground when being raised to the stack.
The most convenient size Of stack to
build is 10 feet wide by about % feet
long.-Montreal Star.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-21
"pots to Mend:

This is an excellent way to make a
broken enamelware pot as good as new :
Take equal parts Of soft putty, finely
sifted coal ashes and table salt. Mix
and pack it well into the hole, or Oh
the place where the enamel is worn o.
wearing. Place the pot OH the Stove
with Il little water in it, until the
cement hardens. 1t will last a long
time. And take notice that this recipe
calls for nothing that cannot be easily
obtained Buy a nickels worth Of putty
from any plumber.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-21

for testing them. One of the most re-
cent is shown in the accompanying il
lustration, patented by Minnesota
farmer.
1t consists of wooden frame or
casing across the top Of which is a
leather support for the eggs, the latter
resting i'll flexible apertures In the
bottom Of the casing is an inclined mir
ror. Mounted on the upper part of the
frame is Il light-refecting hood in
which is placed Il lamp or other suitable
flluminant. In operation eggs are
placed over the aperture. and the light
falling on the eggs will cast a shadow
upon the mirror if they are unsound.
The SOundness of the eggs is Indicated
by the clearness Of the light that falls
through them upon the mirror
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-21


Sour swill is not tit for hog feed.
The early fruit catches the big price.
1t takes nerve to thin fruit. but it
pays.
Too much corn viii produce thumps
in pigs,
Dry soil is one of the first requisites
for sheep farming.
Select the pigs for breeding from the
SOW with the largest litter.
In buying a boar look rather to his
progeny than to his pedigree
You cannot fatten sheep pIoftIh:y
while they are fattening parasites
Every fruit raiser ought to keep bees
TO do the work Of cross polarization
If sheep are not kept constantly y
good condition the quality Of the wool
is affected.
Crude petroleum will kill scale but it
will injure the trees if used for three
or four years.
1t requires more care to start
2-year-old tree than 2-year-old and
not as much is gained.
Trap nests will prevent egg eating
by the hens This habit is caused by
desire for grit in some form or other.
Rice fed two or three times a week
makes a very good food for hens, but
it is not as desirable as wheat, corn or
oats.
Sheep restore the soil to a larger
proportion Of the elements they take
from it in grazing than do any other
stock.
Closely penned fowls will not do as
well IN the summer time as those that
are allowed to seek their natural food
on the range.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-21
Keep Digging In the Corn Field.

Some ambitious farmers are anxious
to lay by the corn field very early; but
are always more forward to grow about
this season than any other, and the
ground will become very foul where the
corn is too early laid by and, more than
this, great proportion Of the nourish-
and dew conveyed to the roots This
can be done only when the surface is
free from weeds.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-21
Children Will DeCrV Beer.

Left root. right foot don't YOU hear?
Left foot. right foot, drink no beer
These two lines arc part Of the Chi
dreu's Temperance March" which was
sung by large number Of children this
afternoon at the Lincoln chautauqUa on
the normal school ground III EngIeWood.
The children wore red. white and blue
soldie,' caps and carried flags. Eight of
the marchers were dressed to represent
the prohibition states Two boys carried
large pictures of Lincoln.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-21
Prevent Egg Eating by Hens

In the main the egg-eating habit is
caused by soft shelled eggs being laid
The hens get a taste of the egg and
thus form the appetite. To prevent
these bad eggs the fowls should be com
PEELED to exercise and there should 10
such feed given that Will supply plenty
of lime, and in addition a small trough
Of cracked oyster shell should be con
stantly within reach Of the fowls SO
they can help themselves at will.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-21

We are all apt to practice scrub
methods OF farming. For instance. we
allow the winter to pass without max
ing the necessary preparation for spring
work. We plow around stumps and
big stones year after year; We pillow
through mudholes and harvest a crop
Of weeds when a few tiles and a little
labor would cause them to grow the
best crops on the farm. We do not NOW
our roadsides and we allow our grass
to become overripe before we cut il
Doesn't nav
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-21

One quart sifted flour, one-haIf coffee
cup Of lard, one-half pint milk, one
level teaspoonful salt. Rub flour, salt
and lard together until smooth then
add milk Beat twenty minutes, or I'M
til the dough blisters and pops when
pulled apart. Roll out about a quarter
OF an inch thick, cut with small bis
cult cutter and prick each with q fork.
Bake twenty minutes in rather hot
oven. This quantity makes about
thirty biscuits.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-21
E~x and TOMATO.

One pint tomato juice, two tables
spoonfuls butter, Two tablespoonfuls
-four (creamed together), one-haf tea
spoonful salt, dash Of pepper, five eggs.
Heat the Juice. then add the creamed
butter and -four, salt and pepper. and
cook FIVE minutes. Butter baking
dish, put in the egg mot beaten), then
cover with the cooked mixture. Put
bread crumbs on top aud brown twenty
minutes i'll oven.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-21
Wanted to Go the Same Wav

We were taking 4 little trip into the
country. The only vacant seats in the
train were turned so as to face each 9th
er. / told my little girl, years of age.
to take the seat i'll front Of me. as riding
backward would not make her sick. She
hesitated, and said:
4 know it won't make me sick. but if
ride backward will | go TO the same
place you are going toy
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-21
RARE WASHINGTON RELIC.
Only One known to Exist of Six Medal
lions Made for Lafayette.

Mrs. f. Louis Mora of this city owns
Washington relic which. so far as is
known, is the only one Of its kind III eX-
istence. 1t is one of six medallionS which
were made to order for Gen. Lafayette
Before Lafayette took leave of the of
1icers of his staff says The Circle he
had these mcdalions made in Paris and
presented them to the six officers imme-
diately under him. The five others have
disappeared and may have been de-
stroyed.
The one in Mrs Mora's possession is
made of cut glass bound by heavy rim
of solid gold. to which is attached a gold
ring by which it may be suspended. Be
tween the two layers of glass is Il beau
tifully modelled head of Washington, iii
plaster, slvered.
On the reverse is the inscription.
"DespreZ, Rue DIES Recole;s No. >. a
Paris Washington" Note the omission
of the letter N in Washington
The medallion came into Mrs Nora
possession through her great grand
father, Lewis Compton. to whom it was
presented soon after the Revolutionary
war.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-21
Still Running

Edwin, aged 1, owned picture book
in which fierce-looking COW was run
ming after small boy. He looked at it
Il long time, then carefully closing the
book he laid it away. \ few days later
he got the book again. and turned to the
picture. Bringin hus chubby fist down
on the COW. he exclaimed in tone of
triumph, "She amt caught him YETI
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-21
Graduating Wild Mustard.

One Of the most pestiferous weeds is
he wild mustard, but recent expert
nents in Wisconsin seem to give prom
Sc that it may be quite easily and
heaply exterminated. 1t has been
nown for several years that spraying
field with blue vitriol would kill mus
ard without injuring the grain which
5 growing. But the attendant expense
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-21

When it becomes necessary for one
man to handle 2 heavy weight, such as
a log or barn timber which must be
lifted, it can be done without a strain
by making use Of the trick shown in
the sketch. Using small blocks. build
crib under the center Of the log by
lifting up one end, allowing the log
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-21

Just as soon as any crop of vegetd-
bles is finished in the garden spade tile
location, and if any seeds are in tie
soil many of them Will sprout If so.
go over it again. which will save much
time and labor in the spring Late
summer and fall is the proper time to
clean a garden, especially if weed seeds
are TO be gotten rid Of