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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17
Education anu t:le Soil.


One of the popular fallacies that is
rapidly losing ground is the idea that
any one with no previous training or
experience can be a successful farmer,
and one Of the chief agencies of en-
lightenment is the Government Bu-
reau of Soils. This useful adjunct of
the Department of Agriculture is rap
idly completing it's investigations of
the actual values and needs of the
earth in various parts of the West,
and its reports will constitute a/valu-
able compendium for those already
engaged in agriculture to embark in
it,
The government has risen to the
need of demonstrating that the day of
haphazard and scratching of the sur
lace OF the earth is passed, and that
for most successful results practical
training, If not thorough scientific edu-
! cation, is needed. 1t is the aim of the
Bureau of Soils to establish accurately
the nutrition values of the earth in
varying sections for producing the
greatest abundance of suitable crops,
and with such a definite basis to help
the husbandman proceed with greater
certainty toward his goal of achieve
ment. This sort of official knowledge
| is sure to enable man to make MANY
blades of grass or grain grow where
few or none grew before, for its natu-
raj development will be the intelligent
cultivation of every arabic acre Of
land that can be made to yield a prof
table crop.-Twentieth Century Farm
err
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17
Household Suggestions.

| Boil vinegar in the fish skillet or pan
| to destroy the fish odor.
| Comforts and quilts should be dried
| in a good stiff breeze, so that they may
be as light and fluffy as when new.
A spoonful of oxgall to a gallon of
water will set the colors of almost any
goods soaked in it previous to washing
To keepa pencil drawing from blur
ring dip it gently in quite fresh milk
and dry on a smooth, hard surface,
| face up.
For a salad out of the ordinary, mix
cream cheese with chopped olives and
boiled dressing. Serve it on hearts
of lettuce.
If your rugs curl UP at the edges.
they can be made to lie fat by dampen-
ing the curled edge and pressing with
a hot iron.
To avoid Scraping new potatoes boil
them in their skins until tender, then
skin and put back in the steamer for
a few minutes to dry out.
The first cost of superfuous furni-
ture and decoration is often the least
cost It is the care Of useless house
hold articles which makes them an ex-
trayagance.
Rubbing fannels and knitted arti-
cles, such as sweaters, on a washboard,
hardens and toughens them; the resin
contained in some yellow soaps does
the same thing.
The improved pie pan has blade
fastened to the center, which revolves
around the bottom of the dish beneath
the pie crust when the end protruding
from the side of the dish is moved
If leather in chair seats sticks to the
clothing, sponge with mixture of
ether and alcohol, dampening the cloth
lightly and following it by wiping off
with a clean flannel dampened with
pure chIoroform. The varnish was
badly done or it would not stick.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17
Early Maturing PuIIets

Early maturing pullets are likely to
be excellent layers the first winter,
whether or not they prove to be good
layers in subsequent years. The slow
maturing bird is almost certain to lay
late in the winter, and often will not
commence until ''thawed OUT by
pleasant weather in the spring; als=,
she is not likely to lay so regularly
as the pullet that commences before
the SHOW flies. The early maturing
bird viii therefore prove the more
valuable property the first year be-
cause she is producing eggs at time
when eggs are bringing fancy prices.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17
Vegetable Salad.

Wash three medium-sized potatoes
and steam until tender. Peel and cut
into one-fourth inch cubes. Add one
up Of celery, chopped fine; one table
spoonful each Of salt, celery salt and
grated onion and the whites of three
hard-boiled eggs chopped fine. Mash
the three hard-boiled yolks, add three
tablespoonfuls of lemon juice and two
of olive OIL beat until smooth. Pour
this over the salad. Garnish with
either lettuce or parsl> :.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17
Banana Eritters.

Take pint Of sifted flour, sift into
t two teaspoonfuls of baking powder
md rub through it a dessertspoonful
If butter, add a tablespoonful of salt,
TWO eggs chopped light, two tablespoon
.uls of sugar and three-quarters of a
;upful of rich milk; beat all to light
batter; strip bananas, cut four length
wise, dip in the batter and fry Half
The recipe will be sufficient for a
breakfast of five persons
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17
Maine Story of a Moving PUN pkin.

\ pumpkin was seen TO walk across the
field by Mrs. Samuel III. Hight Of Show
hogan recently. When she saw it she
thought her eyes were deceiving her, but
she soon perceived that the pumpkin
moved a little way, stopped and then
turned in another direction. She watched
this object for some time and told one
of her neighbors. The mystery was
solved. but the two women did not dare
10 20 nearer to the moving vegetable, but
called man who knocked the pumpkin
over and found a polecat. The skunk
had crawled under the pumpkin and
stuck its head into a hole in it and was
unable to eXtricate himself from 1t and
had walked off as best he could with the
pumpkin on his back.-Lewiston Journal.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17
ACCOUNTING ITCHING
Eczcna for c Ycar--Got No Relief
Even 1T Skin Hospital-.In Despair
Until Cuticura Cured Him.

EcZcna for Sear--Got No Relief
Even at Skin HospitaI-.In Despair
Until Cuticura Cured Him.
Il was troubled by a severe itching
and dry, scurfy skin on my ankles.
feet, arms and scalp. Scratching made
1t worse. Thousands of small red PIN
piles formed and these caused intense
itching. | was advised to go to the
hospital for diseases of the skin. l did
so, the chief surgeon saying: Il never
saw such a bad case of eczema But
] got little or no relief Then / tried
many so-called remedies, but L became
so bad that | almost gave up in de-
spaiF.s After suffering agonies for
twelve months, / was relieved OF the
almost unbearable itching after two or
three applications Of Cuticura Oint-
ment. | continued its use, combined
with Cuticura Soap and Pills, and 1
was completely cured. Henry Searle,
Little Rock, Ark, Oct. 8 and 10, 'O7."
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole
Props. Of Cuticura Remedies. Boston.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17
HuckIeberry Pie.

Wash the berries and sprinkle thick
ly with granulated sugar. Fill deep
pasty-lined pie plate with the sweet
ened fruit and fit on an upper crust.
Before baking, cut a strip of clean
muslin into a two-inch band, and pin
it securely around the pie at the place
where the upper and lower crusts join.
This will prevent the escape of the
juice. Bake the pie, and, when done,
remove the strip of muslin.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17
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The season at which a pullet shall lay
best in her first year is controlled
more largely by maturity than by
feeding, although of course the latter
is always an important factor. The
thing for the farmer to do, then, is to
retain all the early Matched pullets
he can possibly find room for and
give proper care and attention. Those
that are now beginning to Sing" and
cackle, and whose heads are begin
ming to redden, are the ones that will
she'll out eggs this winter when they
are selling at top-notch prices-Agri-
cultural Epitomist.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17

Every farmer who feeds corn fodder
knows how difficult it is to pitch the
manure from the stables in which the
stalks have been used for bedding.
When the fork is thrust into the COM
pact manure the long stalks run SO
lar in every direction and hold SO
tightly that the man at the fork be-
gins to think that he will be compelled
10 lift the entire bottom out Of the
stall with the first forkful. The long
stalks make both loading and unload
ing Of the manure very difficult.
A Missouri farmer has just given
his way, which we think is a good
way, of feeding corn fodder to make
better bedding Of the refuse stalks and
to make the handling of the manure
easier. He ties his corn fodder, or
corn stover, in bundles after husking,
for storage. At feeding times he takes
these bundles and cuts them with an
Ak across large wooden block into
three or four shorter lengths. These
short lengths are then placed in the
hangers for the COWS and horses to
pick over and are then thrown into
the stables and stalls for bedding. He
claims that slower cut into shorter
lengths is easier for the stock to pick
over, that it helps to keep the stalls
heater, and that it is better in many
ways. Where these short lengths of
corn stalks are used in the bedding
the handling of the manure is easy.
Corn stalks are a valuable by-prod-
uct of the corn crop when used in the
right way, and there are many good
ways of using them. Dry corn stalks
are porous, spongy, and are good alb
sorbers of liquids. They are bulky and
fill up fast, hence aid in keeping the
stall floors fully covered and the ami
mails dry. Wheat, oat or rye straw
mixed with the dry corn stalk bed
ding makes an almost complete alb
sorber of the liquids and saves all of
the rich fertilizers.-Exchang
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17
Americans and the Passion Play.

It is expected that the attendance Of
Americans at the Passion play at Ober-
ammergau next summer will be a record
one. their number being estimated at
from 10000 to 10000. About 1000 beds
will be placed at the disposal of stran-
gers. Each bed will be numbered to
correspond with the numbers on the
seats for the performances. The prices
range from $3.50 to So day for bed,
board and performance. Parties Of
Americans in Berlin are already forming
to attend the play.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17
Beef Broth with Barley.

Procure portion of the shin Of beef
Ind have the bone split by the butcher.
Put it over, on a slow fire, we'll COW
ared with cold water. After cooking
gently for one hour add salt and pep
per with a bouquet of herbs tied in a
bit of cloth, by which it may be lifted
before serving. Throw in couple OF
,ablespoonfuls of barley and boil for
lbout one more hour, skim carefully
and serve.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17
Pot Roast Made Appealing.

The cross ribs, by the addition Of
Dne-half a bay leaf, six cloves, little
parsley and celery added while cook
Ing, will give a delicious flavor and
convert a cheap pot roast into a luXu-
rious tidbit. If onions are not object
I'd to, add a few slices When the meat
thould be strained out of the juices
before the sauce is made.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17
Coffee TartS.

Have ready two cupfuls of good
strong coffee, sweeten to taste, then
mix in a little flour and about half a
supful of cream, together with the
rolks of three well-beaten eggs; boil
This for thirty minutes and keep stir
hing continually, then pour into patty
pans lined with good puff paste and
bake
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17
Potato Cakes.

Season two cupfuls of hot mashed
potatoes with butter, salt and pepper;
when cold, whip two beaten eggs,
eupful of milk, and, last of all, a half
eupful of -four that has been twice
sifted through a teaspoonful of baking
powder; mix we'll, and bake as you
would griddle cakes.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17

SECTIONAL and IN The back. On the
LADDER. other side are pins to keep
it in place when it is extended to it's
full length. Either in it's extended or
its short form this ladder is a safe
one, but it has no back support and
must be leaned against the wall. After
the top section has been bent down on
one side it folds beck and when the
second section is down the three fold
together like a three-part screen.
When the ladder is not in use it can
be slowed away behind a door or in
any corner as it does not take up as
much room as a chair.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17
Hemp as a Weed ExterminatOr.

Experiments at the Wisconsin ex.
pertinent station show that hemp is a
great weed eradicator. Land that was
badly infected with quack grass, Can.
ada thistle and wild mustard and Other
types of weeds was cleaned up by a
crop of hemp, which grew to a height
of ten or twelve Ieet. Some Wiscon.
sin farmers manage to get profit OF
about $40 an acre from the hemp crop
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17

To one quart milk add two table
spoonfuls rice and three tablespoon
fuls sugar, and boil until it is reduced
to a thick cream; cool and freeze !;
when partly frozen add one pint cream
and a wine glassful sherry or white
wine; continue freezing until solid.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17

VIII not SUIT the other VIII.
A Canadian has invented a
ladder that answers both
purposes and when folded
(for it does fold) takes up
less room than even the old
style small ladder. This in
vention consists Of a lad
der made in three sections,
one on the other and
hinged together, on one side
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17
Jerusalem Artichokes,

Wash clean, peel and cut them into
b round or oval form; put them into
a large saucepan of cold sailed water
Boil until they become tender. When
done drain them and serve with d
white sauce or melted butter.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17

stringers, and the frame is held on the
floor by blocks at each corner. Lum-
Der required will be: u pieces, 2 in.
X in, Is fit. long for frame; pieces,
in. II in, 16 it. long for floor; 10
pieces, 1 in. X in, Is it. long for
roof and ends; 10 battens, 16 #. long
for sealing crack between boards. Total
cost about $3.50.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17
A GOOD COUGH MIXTURE.

Simple Home-Made Remedy That
Is Free from opiates and Harm
full Drugs.
An effective remedy that will usu-
ally break up 2 cold in twenty-four
hours, is easily made by mixing to.
gether in large bottle two ounces of
Glycerine, half-ounce Of Virgin Oil
of Pine compound pure and eight
ounces of pure Whisky. This mixture
will cure any cough that is durable.
and is not expensive, as 1t makes
enough to last the average family an
entire year. Virgin Oil of Pine COM
pound pure is prepared only in the
Laboratories of the Leach Chemical Co..
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17

Vice Consul General Claude E. Guy
ant of Panama reports that a British in
ventor has been giving tests on the
isthmus of new explosive, which led
the canal commission to order twenty
tons of it for trial.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17
Egg Sandwiches.

Take two slices of bread, toast nice
ly on both sides and spread with but
ter; then fry one or two eggs and put
between the bread.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17

The average person does not expo
rience any sensation from an electrical
current until the pressure reaches about
thirty-fve volts.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17
SmHu Hog Cot.

The hog cot illustrated here is 6 it..
wide, #. long and it. in high
in front and #. high in the rear.
The floor is built with 2 in. 4 in.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17

Since it's introduction from America
the chigger has spread far and wide
along the west coast of Africa and is
now a greatly dreaded pest.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17

Syria and Palestine have an inordi-
nate appetite for imported drugs. In
Beirut, city where soft drinks are in
great demand, there is not single soda
fountain.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels
Sugar-coated. tiny granules. Easy to
take as candy.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17

Receipts from Suez canal shipping
in the first nine months of the year
amounted to $17,76S,000, against SIG,
100000 in 1908, and ST., 26SO00 in 1907
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17
Three Ladders in One.

Not every family has long and a
short LADDER about the house and it
often happens that where one of these
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17

MRS. WINSLOWS SOOTHING SYRUP TO
Children teething; scftens the gums, reduces in
ANIMATION. allays pain, cures wind collie =
eentg 9 bottle
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17

An inventor of moving picture ap-
pliances and machinery has devised a
new screen which gets rid of the annoy
ance of darkness in the room
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17
Obeying the Doctor.

Salesman-Shirt. sir. Will you have
a negligee or a stiff bosom?
Observation-Disclosures, L guess. The doc
tor said l must avoid starchy things
Boston Transcript
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17

-Germany's four super-Dreadnought
will each have crew of 1000 men.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17

ALIENS LUNG BAISAM
Is the old reliable cough remedy Found in every
drug store and in practically every home For sale
by all druggists, 25c. Doc and Sl.0O bottles.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17

IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ANYTHING
better for sideache, backacheS or stitches than
Perry Davis Pankller. Get large size it is the
cheapest At all druggists, Csc S5c and SOC bottles
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17
WE PAY 11-13C FOR cow HIDE!

Furs are also very high. We sell traps
cheap Ship to and buy Of the old reliable
N W. Hide & Fur Co., Minneapolis, Mimi.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17

RESTORES LOST POWERS. A weak
man IS like clock run down. MUNYON'S
NlrALIZER will wind him up aud make
MIN go. II you are nervous, if you are
irritable, If you lack confidence In your
self, II You do not feel your full manly
yfgor, begin on this remedy at once. There
are 10 NlTALIZER tablets in one bottle;
every oablet Is full of vital power. Don't
spend another dollar on Quack doctors or
harmful drugs. Begin on MUNYON'S
NITAL1ZER ut once and you will begin
TO feel the vitaiiZing effect OF this remedy
after the first dose. Price, 81. postpaid.
Nrunyon, 5Srd aud Jefferson, Phila, Ia.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17
A NOTRE DAME LADYS APPEAL

To all knowing sufferers of rheumatism,
whether muscular or of the joints, sciatica,
or neuralgia palms. to write to her for a
home treatment which has repea tedly cured
all of these tortures. She feels it her duty
to send it to all sufferers FREE. You cure
yourself at home rs thousands will testify
mo change of climate being necessary. This
simple discovery bantshes uric acid from
tbs blood loosens the stifened joints, puri-
nes the blood, and brightens the eyes, giviHg
elasticity and tone to the whole system. IL
the above interests you, for proof address
Mrs NJ. Summers. Box 8, Notre Dame. Ind.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-12-17

a aMf For MARs Colorado Land Bargains
W. =. PERSNIN LIMON. COLOR ! u .
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-08-26
Preventing Scabby Potatoes.

Scab on potatoes can be very ef-
fectually controlled by soaking the
seed potatoes in a solution of corro-
sive sublimate. dissolving two ounces
OF the powdered article in two gall
Ions or hot water. in q wooden or
earthernware vessel.
When thoroughly dissolved add II
to thirteen gallons of water in a clean
barrel. allowing it to stand two or
three hours with frequent stirring in
order to have the solution uniform.
Either before or after cutting I'D
the seed. place it in bags and dip II
In the corrosive sublimate solution
and allow 1t to stand therein for an
hour and half. when it should be
taken out and another sack of seed
similarly treated, :: long as the wat
er holds ou:
If this seed Is sown on land rea-
sonably free FROM scab the crop will
seldom be seriously injured. How
ever. land infested with the germs of
potato scab will produce 4 more or
less scabby crop, no mrtter how
clean or smooth the seed used, or
how free from fungus 1t may be.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-08-26
Care and Management.

Inc D-ofits in pork making deoend
as much on the care and MANAGEMENT
OF the breeding stock and of the
Young pigs as on breeding or feeding
10 keep a boar and not get the best
service from him is a very expensive
way or starting in. We are confident
tnat the most expensive way to keen
boar Is to allow him to run at large
with the sows. He forms bad habits.
Is dimcult to control, and becomes
much more expensive to keep than if
he had been provided with a we'll
Fenced lot and had crops grown for
MIN TO Craze. The sows are less like
ly 10 get in pig, and the time of far
rowing being unknown. neither the
SOW nor the young pigs receive the
care needed to produce best resu,ts
There is much complaint of large
sows lying on their pigs. and the rea-
son usually given Is that they are too
rat. This is rarely so. A sow in
good hesh-what most Southern far
mers think too fat-will prodrce
more pigs. stronger pigs, and suckle
them better afterward. IL suitable
houses were provided. with good
board floors. and fender around the
outside of the house. and only a little
short material used for bedding few
pigs would be killed by their moth.
ers
lt Is frequently stated that the
7azor-back" when allowed to farrow
out In the woods never kills her pigs
out 1t Is not so. We have seen more
old razor-backs going around with
only three or four pigs following
them than we ever did pure bred
sows. The truth Is that wha. .Aa
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-08-26
Self-AdjustinS Flood Gate.

A food-gate that is self sustaining
Is pretty handy upon the farm where
large creeks pass through and much
stock is kept in proximity to them.
Take a good-sized sound oak log and
fashion it at each end like a windlass,
having the log long enough to reach
across the gap in the creek. At each
side OF the creek bank set a good
heavy post deep enough into the
ground that it will not wash away.
At the bottom of each of these posts
fasten Just at the surface of the
creek bed the windlass-headded log,
by using two clips made of heavy
tire-iron. Into this log bore a num-
ber of holes and place upright into
each hole q good stout oak stake and