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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-13

tory to a good farmer. Farm teams
should be evenly matched as to age.
size and temperament Weight is es-
sential. Teams should be big enough
to keep a reserve power constantly
on tap; they should draw any nipple
ment with ease and at a steady, lively
pace. If they are of standard draft
type and are shifted occasionally
from one class of service to another
they will go through the season With
out breakdowns. This depends, how
ever, to large extent on how they
are fed and managed. Much depends
also on the ease and comfort which
they enjoy in the collar; sore necks
and CALLED shoulders, due to poorly
fitted collars, prove serious obstacles
to good, continuous work. Corn-belt
farms should be equipped with heavy
draft teams; the highest type of d.
versif1ed agriculture in that territory
depends on this reliable, efficient mo-
tive power Big horses bear a close
relationship to big corn crop.-Chi-
cago Live Stock World
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-13
HERD OF OUTLAW BUFFALoES.
Cannot Be OveTtaken or Roped-Always
Escape from CorTals

While the Pablo herd of buffalo in
Montana was last year rounded up in
part and in part delivered to its pur-
chaser, the Canadian government, there
was still portion not gathered, and as
we were then informed not likely to be
gathered.
1t was known more than a year ago
that of the buffalo sold and intended to
be delivered there were $50 or 200 head
that were absolute outlaws without fear
or respect for horse, man, rope or fence.
1t was impossible to handle these bison
They were ready to fight any one who at
tempted to drive them, or if they ran
they went SO fast and so far that they
could not be overtaken or if oyertaken
and roped they threw the horse and his
rider and went off with the rope. 1t
was stated at one time last year it looked
as if the buffalo could not be gathered
for shipping. A train was expected to
carry away 200 head at time when
only sixty-nine had been corralled.
After this train was loaded efforts to
gather the remaining buffalo failed The
best riders on the Flathead reservation
had so many falls and made so many
failures that they gave up the work and
refused to ride for the buffalo. Word
was sent across the mountains to the
best riders on the Blackfeet Indian reser-
walton and a number were gathered there
to do the work.
Some weeks since it was announced
that the roundup had begun and that
soon all the Pablo buffalo would have
left the United States except those that
we had arranged to retain-twelve head
of full blooded COWS and two full blooded
bulls. The statement made those aware
of local conditions smile little, and they
were not greatly surprised TO see recent
ly another statement declaring that a sec
ond attempt by the Canadians to load
the Pablo bison for shipment to the do
minion resulted in the corraling of 40
head or about half the number of bisouS
purchased and taken away last year.
The work of rounding up is reported
to have been hard, and it is said that the
bison repeatedly broke through the fences
and that many escaped to the hills. 1t is
added that the attempt to gather the
buffalo has been abandoned and that the
remainder of the herd will be presented
to the United States by Canada.
This statement may be received with
scepticism, though the Dominion gov
eminent might perhaps be willing to
transfer its contract with Pablo to the
United States government or some one
representing it. 1t is not at all likely,
however, that many of the remaining
Pablo buffalo Will ever be transported
from the range they have so long occu-
pied. If they or part of them could be
transferred to the neighboring Montana
National Bison reservation it would be
a very fortunate circumstance They
will always do well in this region. These
buffalo are likely to end their days in
the land of their birth-a band of out
laWS.-FOreSt and Stream.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-13
Testing MIX,

In some sections many of the best
dairymen are adapting the Holland
plan of combining and hiring men to
visit each herd one day in the month
and test the milk of each cow, thus
giving the owners an idea of which
cows are the ones that are paying for
their keep. This plan is a very sen,
sible one and should be encouraged.
The cost is comparatively small, az
the tester boards with the family
while he is doing his work and IS car
ried to the next place the day he has
completed his work. This insures reg
ularity in the work. In Michigan this
plan has greatly increased the average
production per cow. Wisconsin, too,
has taken up this matter. 1t is good
business and it may become popular,
but some of our dairymen are hard
to turn from the beaten paths Of their
fathers.-Farmers and Drovers' Jour
nal.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-13
ON FOOD.
The Right Foundation of Food.

Proper food is the foundation of
health. People can eat improper food
for time until there is a sudden col
lapse of the digestive organs, then all
kinds of trouble follows.
The proper way out of the difficulty
is to shift to the pure, scientific food,
Grape Nuts for it rebuilds from the
foundation up. A New Hampshire
woman says:
Last summer | was suddenly taken
with indigestion and severe stomach
trouble and could not eat food without
great pain, my stomach was so sore |
could hardly move about. This kept
up until | was so miserable life was
not worth living.
Then friend finally, after much
argument, induced me to quit my for
mer diet and try Grape-Nuts.
Although l had but little faith
commenced to use it and great was
my surprise to find that l could eat it
without the usual pain and distress in
my stomach.
soon a marked improvement was
shown, for my stomach was perform
ing its regular work in normal way
without pain or distress.
Very soon the yellow coating dis
appeared from my tongue, the dull,
heavy feeling in my head disappeared
and my mind felt light and clear; the
languid, tired feeling left, and alto
gether l felt as If l had been rebuilt.
Strength and weight came back rapid
~ and l went back to my work with
renewed ambition.
To-day | am new woman in mind
as well as body and I owe it all to this
natural food, Grape-Nuts.' There's a
Reason"
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book, The Road to Wellville."
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and full of
human interest.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-13
The Cost of Sickness

Prof. Fisher of Yale has been figuring
on the cost of sickness to the nation at
large. He calculates that 100000 peo-
pie are needlessly and continuously i'll in
the United States and that this condi-
ton might we'll be prevented by strict
attention to even the simplest hygienic
measures. According to his data, tuber-
culosis alone is responsible for 100000
persons being continually i'll, yet it is adj
mittedly possible that this scourge may
be wiped out within one generation. Ty-
Dhoid alone costs the country $3.50, OO0,-
0OO and this is a disease that can be
wholly prevented by attention to neg
lected details. In support Of this state
ment, and showing What can be done in
an Individual instance, Prof. Fisher
QuotAs the case of the city of Lawrence,
which, by the introduction of new wa
ter supply, reduced its typhoid mortality
by over 80 per cent. 1t is shown by care
fully gathered d. data tao that malaria costs
the country $100,O00,0O0 and is wholly
DreVentable.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-13
Pump for the Garden.

A good pump should be part Of the
equipment of every garden. For the
small garden good bucket, com
pressed air or knapsack pump will be
most satisfactory, while for larger
gardens a barrel pump, with an at
tachment for spraying several rows
when occasion demands, or an auto
matte pump geared to the wheels of
the truck, will be found more economi-
cal of time and labor. The small
compressed air sprayer is handy, as it
leaves both hands free for use, and
Is, therefore, useful if it is desired to
spray two or three small trees, posi-
bly, with the use of a stepladder to
reach their tops
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-13
Fertilizers.

Fertilizers may be divided into two
general classes-direct and indirect,
or nutritive and stimulant A direct
or nutritive fertilizer is one which
furnishes nourishment to the growing
crop. Nourishment means simply nj
trogen, phosphoric acid and potash.
These are the three ingredients which
must be renewed through the medium
of manures and fertilizers. A stimu-
liant or indirect fertilizer is one which
does not furnish an actual plant food
to the soil, but by its stimulating ac-
ton renders available some plant food
which previously existed in the soil
in an insoluble or unavailable condi-
ton
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-13
CHILD HAD SIXTY BOILS

And Suffered Annually with . Red
ScuId-LiI1e Humor on Her Head
Troubles Cured by Cuticura.
when my little Vivian was about
six months old her head broke out in
boils. She had about sixty in all and
| used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment which cured her entirely.
Some time later a humor broke out
behind her ears and spread up on to
her head until it was nearly half Gov
cred. The humor looked like a scald,
very red with a sticky, clear fluid COM
ing from it. This occurred every
spring. l always used Cuticura Soap
and Ointment which never failed to
heal it up. The last time it broke out
It became SO bad that l was discour-
aged. But I continued the use Of Cuti-
cura Soap, Ointment and Resolvent I'M
til she was well and has never been
troubled in the last two years. Mrs.
NJ. A. Schwerin, GA Spring Wells Ave,
Detroit, Mich, Feb "a 1908"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole
Props. of Cuticura Remedies, Boston.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-13
Dipping Stock for Lice.

There are various binds of stock
dips, and most of them are good. Their
use IS becoming more common because
thelr value is better known than for
merly. Almost every stockman has
animals that a~e not thrifty. and he
don't know the reason why. It very
often happens that such animals are
troubled with parasites of some kind
perhaps several kinds. They are too
small to be seen with the naked eye
and the farmer tries different kinds
OF medicines, when an outside appIi
cation of some disinfectant is the only
remedy needed. When stockmen once
learn the value of dipping they need
no further encouragement. They keen
on dipping twice year, because they
know it pays both in dollars and in
satisfaction.
We have found crude oil one of the
best and most effective louise killers
and disinfectants. It makes an ex-
cellent dip for swine It will remove
all of the old scales and scurf and i'm
prove the general appearance of the
herd
When mixed with crude carbolic
acid at the rate of one gallon of crude
carbolic acid to fifty gallons of crude
oil it makes cheap and effective dis
fnfectant for use in the hog houses,
hen houses and water holes in the hog
lot where hogs are accustomed to wal
low.
It will, when used alone, prove a
very cheap oil to use on farm machin-
cry when it is stored away for winter.
It can be used with safety as a fly
repellant on all farm animals by the
use of sprayers, and will prove as we'll
adapted to that purpose as many of
the more expensive dips and mixtures.
For cuts and bruises on farm animals
it is excellent and can be used with
safety Use on cows teats when sore
Agricultural Epitomist.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-13

In some counties of England, it is
said, a law exists compelling lamb
to be produced for each acre on the
farm. The value of sheep on the farm
is thoroughly understood and appre-
ciated by the English people. In some
of the States in this country the rule
seems to be to produce a dog for near
1y each acre. Sheep are constant farm
improvers, while dogs are exactly the
opposite. But for the prevalence of
worthless ours there are many sections
where sheep would be raised and their
keeping would turn the tide that
would soon lead to profitable farming.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-13
The Lord He Served

Judge George f. Lawton of the Mid
dlesex Probate Court told me story
the other day of an american minister
who was spending his sabbatical year
travelling abroad. Arriving in London,
he made every effort to get an intimate
view of the two branches of Parliament
in session. OF course, no stranger is
allowed on the floor of the House of
Lords, but the minister not knowing
this, and with the usual amount of
American push tried to make his way
in. There is a rule, however, that serv-
ants of the various lords may be ad-
mitted to speak to their masters. See
ing the minister walking boldly in, the
doorkeeper asked:
What lord do you server?
What lord?' repeated the astonished
American, the lord jehovah
For a moment the doorkeeper hest
tated and then admitted him. Turning
to an assistant standing near, he said:
He must mean one of those poor
Scotch lairds. Boston Record.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-13
HOOKING ALLIGATORS
A Florida Sport with an Element of I'm
certainty in It.


Hunting alligators at night with a
bull s-eye lantern and shotgun is tame
sport compared with what is called a
gator hunt down in Florida" said an
old Floridian recently. Il mean the feat
of capturing an alligator alive and then
towing the fellow to high ground through
mud and water from what is called i'll
Florida gator hole
The gator fishermen first find the
hole which is indicated by an opening in
the surrounding grass in the midst of a
dense growth of vegetation, where the
ground is worn smooth by the alligator
in his pulls in and out. Sometimes these
gator holes are in the nature of a cave
in the bank of a stream and may be
fifteen or twenty feet deep, and if So
it is not an easy matter to get the ami
NAL out.
THE fisher is supplied with n long
pole with metal hook on the end. He
takes strong rope and throws it about
the entrance of the hole. At this june
ture Roosevelt's monkey hunting in Afri-
ca is not in it compared to gator hunting
in the Florida marsh.
Then the fisher rams with the hooked
pole down the den and waits and listens.
If he finds gator in the hole, he leases
the beast by poking him, until the gator,
in rage, finally grabs the hooked pole
and is pulled from the den. 1t is with
uncertainty that he is dragged forth, for
it is not known whether the eaten is a
large or a small one; the fisher does not
know whether to get into shape to run
or to fight But out the gator comes bel
lowing and roaring mad.
After the gator is dragged to the sur
face he, in his rage. turns and rolls and
finally twists himself up in the rope or
moose that has been previously prepared
With the assistance of the others in the
party the gators legs and mouth are
tied and the gator is a prisoner.
THE gator is for the most part caught
in marshes where the ground is soft and
slushy and too wet for either horse OF
wagon to enter. The fishers are com
PEELED to carry their catch to higher
ground. there to be loaded into the wait
ing wagon, and the hunt is ended >
WASHINGTON Post
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-13
CoekIeburs

A good many farmers are still strug-
CLING with the cocklsbur nuisance.
1t is possible to rid the ranch Of this
pest in one year and realize profit
on the operation. Any time before
the weeds have attained much height
take a pillow and harrow to the field
and before the day is done sow one
and one-half bushels of good kafir
corn to each acre plowed. Harrow
we'll and the next day repeat the oper-
alton until the cocklebur territory has
been thoroughly covered. When the
kaffir seed is in the dough NOW or
bind with a harvester and you will
have one of the very best crops or
roughage to be had. Remove this crop
from the field as soon as convenient
Two years or SO Of this kind of tillage
will clean out the burs and the opera
ton is certainly worth while.-Denver
Field and Farm.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-13

which accompanies. This house is SIX
II feet, floor built on two skids and
accommodates % hens and males in
the winter and half as many more
during the summer. A team Of horses
can draw it to any part of the farm
that may be desired. This gives fresh
ground to the hens, and feed that
might otherwise go to waste, can be
made use of. For farm use the stud
ding need not be so high, and the
house can be built Of available mate
rial. A loose board ceiling over which
is placed straw provides for the alb
sorption of Moisture and even in the
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-13
Battle of the Future

The face of the commander grew dark.
The faces of the staff reflected their
leaders anxiety.
The correspondent of the great daily
came little closer. An aid rushed up.
General" he cried, ''the enemy is add
vancing in force on our left wingr'
The generals flown grew darker, and,
raising his field glass, he peered long and
earnestly toward the rear.
What in Sam Hill is OBTAINING him? 2
he growied.
Are you waiting for reinforcements.
general?" the correspondent somewhat
timidly asked.
'Reinforcements!" Numbered the gen
eral. Certainly not. I'm waiting for
the moving picture man, confound him..
At that moment the runabout bearing
the picture machine whirled into position.
and the battle mmenced.-Cleveland
Plaindealer.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-13
Vienna, w. Va.
the last ten wears

ana misery. L advise all suffering
women to take Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. -MRs. EMMA
WHEATON, Vienna, w. Va.
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
Of female diseases of any similar medi-
cine in the country, and thousands of
voluntary testimonials are on file in
the Pinkham laboratory at Lynn,
Mass, from women who have been
cured from almost every form of
female complaints, Inflammation, I'll
ceration, disbursements, tibroid tumors,
Irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
indigestion and nervous prostration.
Every such suffering woman owes it to
herself to give Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound trial.
1T you would like special advice
about your case write Il cOnfiden-
Gal letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-13
THIEVES TO CATCH THIEVES.
Many Former Bandits Now in Mexico's
Mounted Police.

The rurales or mounted police have
pretty nearly put a stop to brigandage.
Several years ago the government recog-
nized the wisdom Of the old adage "Set
a thief to catch a thief" and offered
pardon and protection to all brigands
who would enlist as rurales
Most Of them took advantage Of the
offer, writes Dillon Wallace in Outing,
and with these men on the side of law
and order hold-ups soon became ihfre-
quent, and the rurales developed into a
wonderfully efficient mounted force to
hunt down bandits. They are fearless
riders, they know every mountain pass
and fastness and when they once start
after a man he is pretty sure to be
caught or killed-generally killed.
The rurales of Mexico compare favor
ably in bravery and reckless daring with
that wonderful organization, the North
west Mounted Police of Canada, and
are by far the best armed force in Mex
leo. Their calling gives them opportuni-
ty for wild adventure, and thus salts
hes the craving for a life of danger,
which led many of them to be brigands
In the first instance. They are a free
and easy lot, quite in contrast TO the
peaceably inclined policemen of the
towns and the slow moving, indolent sol
diery of the regular army.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-13
Edible Flowers of India

Many edible flowers, it appears, are to
be found in India. One of the most ap-
preciated grows on a tree about which
we have very little informa ton, but
which in the country itself il named the
'mhowad." The natives consume nm
enormous number of these flowers, whose
pale yellow corollae are PUPPY and thick,
and prepare them in various ways. When
they are fresh they are put in cakes,
to which they give a sweet flavor, but
they are more especially used for max
ing bread after they have been dried and
reduced 10 flour. By allowing them to
ferment an agreeable wine is produced
and by distilling them brandy is OBJ
tanned of which the Hindus are very
fond.-La Vulgarisation Scientiflque.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-13
The Real Value of Sheep.

The census report cannot give the
real value of sheep. Outside of the
value Of sheep as producers of meat
and wool, there is a benefit conferred
by them to land. Pastures occupied
by sheep become richer every year,
and bushes, weeds and briars. which
so readily grow where they are not
desired, are kept down by sheep and
their places occupied by grass. The
poorest kind of land, if given up to
sheep. even if it is necessary to allow
feed to them, will be made productive
in few years.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-13
Feeding Sheep.

There are several points in feeding
sheep that must not be overlooked.
The feed lot must be dry, with plenty
of clean, dry bedding; the animals
must have plenty of Glen, pure water,
and the feed troughs should be kept
clean. These should be arranged so
that the sheep cannot foul them with
their feet. Another point is to keep
them from becoming excited or fright
ened. To this end it is better that one
person feed them all the time.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-13
why Pity the Farmer.

Mr.. Mann of Geuda Springs, says a
Kansas newspaper, loaded large, fat
hog into his automobile and took it to
market in Arkansas City, where he
got a good price for the porker. 1t
took him a mighty short time to get
it. A few minutes scrubbing fixed the
auto so that 1t did not smell like a
barnyard, and the hog probably en-
joyed the ride. What's the use hold
ing meetings trying to improve con-
ditions of farm life? ,s,-
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-13
wOODPECKERS EAR FOR MUSIC.
Obtains Range of Notes from Cans on
Telephone Poles

A Titusville woodpecker finds amuse-
ment for himself and music for two diff
ferent neighborhoods by humping Wig
orousIy upon terminal cans at the top of
telephone poles, says the Philadelphia
Record. In East Walnut street, near the
Daniel Colestock residence, he appears
frequently and disturbs the community
by drumming on this tin can. He will
then wing his scalloped way to West
Spruce street and beat a tattoo upon an
other can located there. The terminal
cans contain fuses for the distribution of
wires, and this astute bird has learned
that he can obtain different notes by
changing position.
He will set his hard bill vigorously at
business on one side of the can, and be
fore the sound has died away he will be
following it by a series of noises from
the other side. That the woodpecker
does this out of pure love for the noise
is very evident. He cannot hope to drill
a hole through the can or to find any
thing beneath if he accomplishes that
feat. He has found out that he can
make noise like street parade and
apparently enjoys it.