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Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-29
Notes on Orchard Culture.

Clover is the apple trees best friend
Profit from fruit orchard is not
theory but a demonstrated fact.
A few days after pruning paint the
stubs with white lead.
Each tree has an individuality of its
own and must be dealt with accord
ingly.
Good, frst-class fruit is the aim OF
our efforts Never be satisfied with
anything else.
Stable manure is without doubt the
best general fertilizer that can be an.
piled to orchard soils.
Make the orchard a business venture
and keep an account of everything per,
tanning to its interests.
When poor fruit is produced there il
a reason. Aim to find it by careful
study of the trees and conditions.
Nature grows fruit for the seeds
while man grows it for the pulp. We
want pulp with as few seeds as pos
Sible.
In removing large limbs saw them
off about three feet from the trunk tc
prevent splitting. Then saw off close
to the trunk so as not to leave a pro-
jecting stub.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-29

"Robley Evans has been a splendid
fighter, one of our very best fighters Ill
his time; and no wonder"
The speaker, an aged resident Of Floyd
county, Virginia, laughed.
''Robley was born with military ge-
MUS" he said. He showed military &c
MUS from the cradle.
Il saw him, one day in his childhood,
playing tin soldiers with another boy.
Each had a toy cannon that shot rub
Der balls the size of marbles, and each
had an army Of about hundred tin sol
diers. The battle was a big gun affair.
The boy who knocked over the most Of
his opponents tin soldiers won.
'Robley always won. His cannon
balls would always destroy the opposing
army, while his own forces would re
main practically intact. Yet it seemed
to me, somehow, that Robley shot very
little. if at all. better than the other
boy"
The Virginian laughed again.
"And. by Joyc. he didn't, either" he
said. He had some kind of paste on the
bottom Of his soldiers that glued them
upright to the floor detroit Free
Press
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-29
Plenty Of Exercise Necessary.

Plenty OF regular exercise must be
taken in order TO keep the body in a
healthy condition. Any excessive or
unusual exertion, however, is sure to
cause stiffness and soreness of the
muscles and joints.
To counterfeit this effect there is
nothing better than Sloan's Liniment.
Lay it on lightly where the muscles
have been strained; it requires no rub
bling for it penetrates right to the
bone, relieves any congestion and in
flammation and makes the muscles elias
tic and plant.
SlOan's Liniment is a great boon to
athletes, for it not only relieves pain
and stiffness, but it is an excellent
remedy for sprains, cuts, bruises and
cramps.
Mr.. ]. f. Brice of Tuscumbia. Ala,
writes y am an engineer on the
Southern Road from Chattanooga to
Memphis, Tenn. The continued eleva-
ton of my arm upon the throttle gives
it a sore feeling when on long jour
ney, and there is nothing that will take
the soreness out like Sloan's Liniment
and l keep bottle in my grip always"
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-29
JOY WORK
And the Other Kind.

Did you ever stand on a prominent
corner at an early morning hour and
watch the throngs of people on their
way to work? Noting the number who
were forcing themselves along because
it meant their daily bread, and the 9th
ers cheerfully and eagerly pursuing
their way because Of love of their work.
1t is a fact that ones food has much
to do with it. AS an example:
If an engine has poor oil, or boiler
is fired with poor coal, a bad result is
certain, isn't it?
Treating your stomach right is the
Keystone that sustains the arch of
health's temple and you will find
"Grape-Nuts'' as a daily food is the
most nouTishing and beneficial you can
use
We have thousands Of testimonials,
real genuine little heart throbs, from
people who simply tried Grape-Nuts out
Of curiosity-as a last resort-with the
result that prompted the testimonial.
If you have never tried Grape-Nuts
it's worth while to give it fair, i'm
partial trial. Remember there are mill
ions eating Grape-Nuts every day-hey
know, and we know if you will use
Grape Nuts every morning your work
is more likely to be joy-work, because
you can keep well, and with the brain
well nourished work is a joy. Read
the "Road to Wellville" in every pack
age-''Theres a Reason"
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-29
MidPet's Memory Fails.

Miss Mary G. McCulloch, supervisor of
kindergartens far the board of education,
told this one:
when child starts to school it is pro-
vided with a blank to be filled in by it.,
parents. Only simple questions are
asked, such as the date and place Of the
childs birth, the nativity Of its parents,
etc
Little Susie was given one of these
blanks, with the other new scholars.
when she applied for admission to one Of
the kindergartens in the north end All
we're told to have the blanks filed oU-
and return them to school the next morn
ing.
When Susie came to kindergarten the
day following something was wrong. She
began crying almost as soon as she en-
tered he room, and refused to be com
forted The cause of her grief did moi
develop until the blanks were called for.
Then little Susie sObbed:
- forgot my excuse for being
borned.' Mobile Register
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-29
The Last Straw

Frank Daniels, early in his career,
was principal in a small company that
was touring 1.-THE provinces" Business
had been poor and eating had become a
luxury. 1t was only the cheering
knowledge that the new opera house at
Ticonderoga, n. Y, had been almost
sold out for their performance that kept
them together.
wait till we get to Ticonderoga," the
manager would say to any one who
family suggested the price of a break
fast.
Finally they did reach Ticonderoga.
1t was eventide and rosy glow il
lumined the western sky.
"Ah, me-" sighed Daniels to the stage
driver. The sun may set in other
places, but never as it does here. Be
hold yon-'
Sunset growled the driver. "Sunset
hell! Thets the opry house buruin'
down. Every body's Magazine.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-29
His Wife's Choice.

With an apologize air the worried
man who had been gazing in the decora-
tors windows finally entered and asked
to see samples of wall paper.
about what price?" asked the clerk
Fifty cents roll" said the man.
My wife won't pay any more"
We'll" said the clerk, taking down
a roll. there is something in light colors
that"
ooh, no, that won't do. My wife
says the children get light colored paper
soiled too quickly"
Here is something in a darker shade
with"
'"That won't do at all. My wife
wouldn't like that because it makes the
room too dark"
Here is a design in a medium
Tone
I'm afraid not" said the man nerv-
Ously. THAT has small figure and
my wife says small figures are always
monOtonouS'
Then how about this?'' said the clerk
YEARLY, with the big roses in it and
the"
I'm sure that wouldn't suit my wife,
was the answer. "She thinks the room
is too small for large figures"
I'VE have a very pretty pattern done
in a conventional"
ooh, please don't say that" begged
the man. MY wife told me particular
ly not to get anything of that kind
She thinks they are too dead looking"
'In that case" said the clerk des-
perately, 1--WE have the very thing. Me-
dunn backgrou 4, with small flowers
sprinkled on it in neutral colors, alto
gether very"
I'm afraid that is hardly it." said the
man, looking more worried than ever
My wife says flowers on wall paper
never look like anything but smudges."
Say" said the clerk, rolling up his
stock, you don't want wall paper. You
want divorce. New York Herald.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-29
Humane S1aughterin~

In Germany, where the retail meat
dealer is usually his own butcher. eff
forts are being made-as elsewhere-to
substitute humane Strengthening for the
old-time practices that have caused
much suffering. SaXony is taking the
lead, and now has strict laws forbid,
ding bleeding until the animals have
been made unconscious. Cattle and
other animals are stunned by a blow in
the center of the forehead, usually with
something more certain than the ham,
mer or AK of a few years ago. MANY
butchers apply the Strengthening mask,
which covers the eyes and has a sharD
bolt that is driven into the brain bv 4
single blow from wooden hammer,
but less strength and skill are required
in apparatus using powder-one Of
these being in the form of tube like
a telephone receiver, that projects a
bolt when the cartridge is exploded
by gentle tapping, while another fires
a sharp-pointed bullet instead of the
bolt. An improved instrument lust in,
troduced into England is the poleaS
gun, which has a steel barrel in place
of the striking end Of the ordinary pol,
eax, with wire through the wooden
handle for pulling the trigger. In Ger,
man, Italian, Swiss and other cities
abattoirs are public institutions, whera
butchers go to slaughter their animals
under municipal supervision.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-29
Scientific Farming.

Husbandmen are looking more favor
ably upon scientific agriculture as they
come to understand that the system
means farming according to the latest
discoveries Of the laws of plant and
animal life. Farmers used to regard
scientific farming laws of agriculture
as formulated by some agricultural ed
itor who had no practical knowledge
Of husbandry.
Science means classified knowledge
on any subject, arranged for easy ref
erence of the cause which produces
certain effects. Science preserves the
facts connected with every department
Of knowledge, so classified that the stu
dent can obtain an understanding of
astronomy, medicine, chemistry, geol-
ogy, biology, entomology and bacteriol-
ogy. Without science the knowledge of
the ages would be lost and man would
be unable to make progress.
All industries are operated for the
welfare and maintenance Of man and
no profession is so allied to mankind
as agriculture. 1t is the oldest science
and the discoveries of the laws Of ami
1nal and plant life Systematically clas-
sified are scientific agriculture. The
Importance Of improved farm manage
ment has interested alike the national
and State governments. Agricultural
colleges and experiment stations are
established in all the States to teach
the science of farming.
Husbandmen no longer look askance
upon scientific agriculture. Every
where the farmer is confronted with
new developments in the art of his
profession worked out at experiment
stations. How to improve the yield
of grain and grass per acre, how to
successfully combat the enemies of
plant and animal life are too closely
allied with successful agriculture to
be ignored by the farmer
knowledge is illimitable. We drink
at its fountain, which is inexhaustible
The greatest pleasure of life is the ac-
QUESTION Of knowledge. 1t is like
seeking the fountain of perennial youth
there is JOY in the expectation of
finding it. SO with the farmer. new
discoveries are being made annually in
the principles of agriculture which are
pleasure and profit to know. and the
successful husbandman is ALWAYS
seeking scientific knowledge in. his yo-
ca tion-GOodan'S Farmer
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-29
Agricultural Colleges


Agricultural colleges generally had
their beginnings in the bill introduced
by Senator Morrill, Of Vermont in 1862,
which some time later was enacted into
law, providing that lands be set aside
by the government as they had been
for the construction of the Pacific rail-
roads, from the proceeds of the sale
of which schools should be established
for agricultural instruction. 1t is in
teresting to note, says Harper's Week
~, that in this same year, when most
Of the white men folk were away on
southern battlefields, the Sioux Indians
OF the state of Minnesota uprose and
massacred some 800 of the frontier
settlers and in the white mans repri
sal thfrty-eight Of the leaders were
hanged on a single scaffold in the town
Of Mankato. SO it may readily be be-
Heved farming at that time had not
been reduced to a pedagogic form, and
little was done in any Of the states
for years except to provide a few lee
lures on bucOlic subjects, for the pur-
pose Of hanging ON to the appropria-
ton. When at last President Farwell
organized a real course Of instruction,
according to the lights of the time, it
was impossible to secure any student
to pursue it, even by dint of bribery,
which the worthy instructors industri-
ously tried.
Book farming was secuted and ridi-
culed by every old-fashioned or "prac-
tlcaP farmer, as it is in the way
back" districts in many states even to
this day. If boy wanted to be a law
yer or a doctor, or even a parson,
there was some excuse for his wasting
time in studying books, but 'farmin'"
was "farmin'" and it wasn't to be
learned in school. Times have changed
since then. The teachers themselves
nave learned something. Many secrets
have been unlocked regarding the chem
lstry OF soils as determining their
treatment and the crops they will grow,
the sc1"utifc crossing Of breeds of
pants, as well as animals, the i'm
provement Of seeds by the selection
OF exemplary single heads from a plot
where each straw is numbered, over a
period Of ten or a dozen years. One
such process as this added u IL per
cent to the hard dollars in the pockets
OF the farmers who planted one such
variety produced in the Minnesota sta
ton. Spraying with mysterious col
Iege connections eliminated the insects
from the orchards and doubled the
value of apples in the fruit market.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-29

Notes by Working Farmer.
To make a success Of farming avoid
expenses.
Food given to improbable animals
is wasted.
With a variety of stock one can util-
ize all foods
Best breeds do not insure most prof
it without proper treatment.
All foods for plants must be soluble
to be available
1t is the little economies that count
up most in the end.
A high selling price does not lessen
the cost Of production.
Concentrated foods should always
be fed with those more bulky.
1t needs faith in your occupation to
bring about complete success.
1t rarely pays to feed for a merely
possible increase in price
Undertaking stunts growth and
overlooking is a waste of food and of
time.
There is more profit in growing an
animal than in fattening one already
grown.
Profitable feeding consists in giving
an animal all that it will eat and df-
gest properly.
1t is not the hardest labor, but the
best directed labor, that accomplishes
the best results.
The nearer an article is put in con-
dition to suit the purchaser the better
it is for the seller.
Good food and shelter pay well in
either case, but always best when Civ
en- to the best stock.
The value of commercial fertilizers
depends on their containing the ele.
ments which the soil needs.
Profit in farming depends upon three
factors cost of production, the
time consumed in producing, and the
price received.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-29

better. The matter Is very simple
one If the house is small all you may
want is limewash brush and a bucket
of water into which a few handfulIs
of quicklime have been put, well stir
red together and allowed to settle. The
stuff when put on should be about as
thick as cream. A handful Of common
rough salt will help it to adhere to the
walls, a spoonful or two of LIQUID car
bolic acid will help it to do its MUIR
derous work on animal life and a little
bit of powder blue (washing blue) will
prevent the white coat turning yellow
by and by.
If the henhouse is large one it will
pay to use a sprayer for putting on
the limewash. This is a most effective
way Of whitewashing any building.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-29
Legacies to ROYALTIES.

The largest legacy ever beuneathed to
reigning sovereign was the 100000
which the miser John Neale left to
Queen Victoria. But it is no uncom-
mon occurrence for subjects to make be-
quests by will to their sovereign. An
eccentric old Scotch lady, by name
McWilliam. who lived near Balmoral,
and upon whom our late Queen had be-
slowed many favors, left to her bene-
factress a handsomely fitted vault in
neighboring churchyard. The late Lord
Abingdon left legacies of f1o0 apiece
to the Queen and the Duchess of Con-
naught, and requested that the King
would accept set of very quaint and
beautiful waistcoat buttons.-Dundee
Advertiser.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-29
Heavy Enough.

The Irish Waterman was putting the
usual red letters at each of the holes
made for the new electric conduit. He
had about a dozen strung on his arm
and at each hole he set them all down.
pulled out a matchbox, lit one of the
lanterns and left it, proceeding to the
next hole, where the process was re-
peated, the task of taking all the lanterns
off his arm and putting them back again
occupying some minutes.
why don't you light 'em all TO oncet,
Pat?' demanded the cop on the corner,
and just drop one every time you come
to q hole?"
Sure they're heavy enough now with
out lighting them," was the response
New York Sun.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-29
THEY KNEW HOW TO WORK,
But Don't Need to work SO Hard
NOW In Mcstern Canada.

But Don't Need to Work SO Hard
Now in Western Canada.
The experience Of the Blaser broth
ers in Western Canada is similar to
that reported to every agent Of the Ca
madam Government, whose advertise
ment appears elsewhere.
Wheatwyn, Sask., Nov. 6, 1908.
To the Commissioner Of Immigration
Winnipeg, Manitoba:
Dear Sir, in company with my
brother and other relations, arrived in
this country in the spring of 1893. At
the time we got of the train at Wolse-
ley, Sask., we had only a few dollars,
not enough to start farming on our
own account. so we were compelled to
work out for considerable time in or
der to make sufficient money to enable
us to establish ourselves. When we
thought we had money enough to start
with, | and my brother took up one
guarter-section (160 acres) land eacn
IN the Loon Creek district. In 1900
we moved on our homesteads with one
team Of horses and one walking pillow.
While ] was engaged with the work in
the field, my brother built a shack and
barn Of logs, which we had hauled dur
Ing the time we were not able to work
in the field. We were certainly work
ing very hard, but ! am glad to say
that we made our fortune in this coun-
try. To-day we do not need to work
so hard as we used to do, as we have
three hired men steady, for whom we
pay $1,000 TO $1,000 a month, besides
board and lodging during the summer
time. / am also glad to tell you that
to-day we are owners Of a section and
thrce-quarters of the best land, with
frst-cIass buildings thereon, besides
having all the necessary machinery
We always do our own threshing for
we have 22-horse-power threshing
outfit.
Our success in farming in this coun-
try also enabled US to get rid Of
number Of horses of less value, and in
stead we bought ten pure-bred mares,
representing a value in the neighbor
hood Of $1,000
Regarding raising grain, which is the
main factor in our district, am proud
to say that we have always had good
success We have raised wheat as high as
thirty-fiye bushels to the acre; and this
year, although we suffered from lack
Of sufficient rain, our wheat went TWEEN
ty-seven bushels to the acre, and we
had 900 acres in crop. We have broken
this year about 100 acres new land,
and by next year we will have about
lilo acres in crop. For one carload
of wheat which we have shipped a few
weeks ago we got price Of 81 cents
per bushel and it was graded as No.
2 Northern, although we have guam
tity of wheat which will surely go as
No. ! Northern. During the six years
we have been farming for ourselves, we
have never had one frost around here,
so that we always had good crop.
|, for myself, feel compelled to say
that our Great West is the land where
q person who is willing to work and
turn his hands to anything can make a
fortune, and a comfortable living. Our
country is a thoroughly free country,
and we have good Government; and,
as long as we have good crops and a
good Government. we are satisfied, and
j think that is all we want.
Yours very truly,
LORENS BLASER.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-29
Fashion Aids.

THE prevailing mode of dress-the
clinging, soft, droopy effects Il
blessing to theatergoing mankind at
least" remarked an observing young
man to his companion in an orchestra
chair at one OF the seasons opening
plays. If a woman comes in late to
the performance she cannot disturb
every one about her by the rustling Of
Of many silken petticoats without pro
claiming herself hopelessly behind the
dag in style. The sheath-like gown Of
this year clings and is silent and soft.
For myself, I'm glad; I've lost more
than one good speech by the tardy en-
trance of a rustling petticoated WON
an. I'd as soon hear her shoes
squeak"
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-29
LADS OF AYRSHIRE, SCOTLAND.
Scotch Boys Reminded 4 T-avclcr :.
American You-r-te-s

=
The carriers wagoncctc WAS ar,ro"c!.-
ing. The grand big horse. Mr.. len ,rg.
himself a small. whitc-haireJ. ap,.e-
checked man. with Il keen twiuk!iug light
in his eyes. and the load Of women. ba-
bies and boys which filed every part OF
the vehicle, made a picture Of rustic io-
comotiOn. and there was u tine display
Of courtesy when the boys jumped out
to walk. The mothers crowded close to-
gether and the babies were allowed TO
sit on our knees. English country boys.
though / like them well enough, DO not
particularly remind me Of Americas
boys; but Scotch boys. especially the
barefoot village boys Of Ayrshire. re.
minded me individually Of this, that and
the other companion of my youth. The
eye which never loses sight Of yours, the
bare, free brow, the freckles. the plucky
mouth, the engaging air of freedom ana
enterprise and humor, in more than ono
Ayrshire face, brought UP the image OF
a little group Of schOolmates. now seat
tered from Pennsylvania to New Mexico.
The Scotch boys whom I've met on
roads and hilsideS have always been
about some business Of their own, ana
very much interested in its outcome-evi-
IDENTIFY had something on their minds
some adventure in hand. They were hur-
rying to some rendezvous or Wearlly re-
turning with jars and cans full of tad.
poles or with strings Of fish or combs OF
wild honey.-Scribners Magazine.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-29
Electricity in Agriculture.

The cooperation Of Prof. Sir Oliver
Lodge has recently been solicited in
England by experimenters DESTROYS of
testing the effects of electricity in
stimulating the growth of plants. Sir
Oliver Lodge himself describes some
of the results. Wires are stretched on
low poles over the field to be treated.
one pole per acre being sufficient. Posi-
tive electricity is supplied at a DO
tential of about 100000 volts. The
negative electricity is conveyed direct
to earth. Persons walking under the
wires feel the electricity in the air.
The current is maintained for several
hours during the day, but is shut off
at night. During bright sunshine it
seems unnecessary, and may even be
harmful. In the case Of wheat the
electrified plots showed an increase Of
yield of from 80 to 40 per cent, and
the wheat brought a better price in
the market. Other crops showed I'M
proyement also