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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
UNPOPULAR PROCLAMATIONS.
In China No One Obeys Them and They
Are Not Enforced

a proclamation issued by the viceroy
Of the province that all opium dens in
Wanshien must close has gone unheed-
ed, as most things appear to do in
China when it does not suit the popu-
lace.
Wanshien IS a city of 10000 inhab-
itants, and is surrounded by poppy
fields, nine-tenths of the community in
dulging in the drug, while the city itself
contains innumecable shops for retail
ing it.
When the appointed time came for
closing up, all the shops 'did them
selves proud" Bright new lanterns
cleaned from the portals, while clean
curtains decorated the interior, and
trade was as brisk as ever. In other
words, the opium vendors were saving
face" a peculiar characteristic of the
Chinese, and not even a policeman if
there is such thing in Wanshien, en-
forced the order.
Opium smoking confines at Wanshien
in the same old way, and the crop to
be reaped this year is a third bigger
than last. What can vicerOy do when
the people, to a man, won't listen, espe-
cial!y when the people know that the
proclamation may be only a matter of
fOrm.-Shanghai Mercury.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
THE FARANDOLE DANCE.
Master of the Revels, Musicians an
BoiSterous COMPANY

The programme of the Aries fetes, in
honor of Mistral, is to include the faran-
dole dance. An account of this dance for
the benefit of the uninitiated was given
by Nictoricn Sardou.
In my childhood, said SaTdou, I have
often seen the farandole at Grasse. Two
tambourinists lead the revels, beating the
tambourine in their left hand and hold
ing in the right a reed instrument. The
master of the revels is generally q young
man full of life and spirits. The muSi-
clans suddenly appear from behind the
master and the lads and lasses join, the
maidens holding the jackets of the youths
and these the skirts of the girls.
Forming a long line the dancers in a
graceful movement pass through the vii
lage, visiting each house and entering all
the rooms, and coming down the stairs in
a boisterous manner, the excitement CON
sisting in descending without leaving
partners. The dance lasts for hours and
the dancers are full of merriment and
happiness.
The more complicated and difficult the
route the greater is the praise bestowed
upon the conductor. The author of The
odora" added that more than once he
had taken part in these junketings.-
London Globe.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
Cause of Bitter Milk.

Recent experiments on the Ontario
Experiment Farm show that the yeast
like micro-organism of bitter torula is
the cause of much bitter milk and
cheese Factories in that section have
complained of the bitterness of the
milk, and as a consequence the expert
ment station has conducted extensive
Investigations as to the cause Gull
lures of the torula were added to milk
and cheese that had been sterilized,
and in each case a bitter taste was
the result. 1t was not found in milk
drawn into sterilized dishes, but was
found regularly in mixed milk, in the
solutions used for can washes, and
also on the leaves of trees under
which the cans were habitually kept.
The remedies are to cool the milk
promptly and to guard it from infec-
ton of nay kind. All cans and other
utensils should be carefully washed
and sterilized by heat The Connecti-
cut experiment station discovered sew
eral years ago that a species of bac-
terra was the cause of bitter milk and
cream. This can be rendered harm
less by sterilization.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
GERMANY'S RAILWAY SYSTEM.
It's Cost Low and the Business Needs of
the Country Well Served

Although the German railways, I'M
like the French system, were not con-
ceived and built as a whole, and per-
haps because Of their lack of cohesion,
which has enabled them to avoid some
Of the faults Of centralized system and
secured to the unimpOrtant towns the
benefit Of an efficient service, the Ger
man system is today very complete and
responds very well to the business ne
cessities of the regions served.
Thanks to cheap labor and to the fact
that, the country for the most part IS
level, so that it was possible to AVOID
extraordinary outlay in building, tins
lack of unity in the construction OF Ger
man railways has not had the influence
it might have had on the cost o. the es-
Enlistment Between the Hook OF
Holland and Berlin the railway does not
pass through a single tunnel (there IS
in fact not a single railway tunnel IN
the whole of north Germany, nor does
it pass through a single deep cutting or
along a single high embankment. Bridges
and viaducts across rivers are the only
engineering works of special Importance
that had to be undertaken.
In 1899 the total cost Of all the Ger
man lines, now amounting TO almost 90
900 kilometers, was stated at i, 4O3.
O3S,S1J marks, or an average cost Of
no more than 253.G10 marks kilometer.
-MOody's Magazine.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
the best results the salt should be very
finely ground.


The weights and measures law
has gone into effect After this, if
you buy anything, expecting to get so
much, you are entitled to get it or the
manufacturer or producer can be fined
for the short weights. If the weight
is below what the package says, the
only way it can be legally sold is for
the dealer to tell you the weight
This will hit all short-weight packages
and commercial weights of every
nature
Everyone Should have scales at
home. The man who handles much
grain or stock should have five-ton
scales. He is quite apt to secure bet
ter weights from some stock buyers if
they know he has scales at home. To
know what the stock that is being full
fed is doing is also one Of the great adj
vantages of having scales on the farm
Small scales in the house will also
help to enforce the law of weights and
measures. Flour, meal, sugar, in fact,
everything, must weigh out" On the
one responsible for the short weight
is liable to a fine. See that the law
is enforced. now we have it-Farm-
ers' Breeze.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
The Short-sighted Fishermen.

The Americans are not the only peo-
pie in the world who are wasting natu-
raj resources. Now comes the report
from London that the North Sea Is
''fished out" or at least in danger OF be-
coming so before long II the fish are not
given a chance to replenish their num-
bers.
The North Sea has been fished for cen
turtles, with no appreciate lessening OF
its tinny population until the lntroduc-
ton of the steam traWlerS. These have
.'raked and scraped' it, taking in small
fish as well as large, until its resources
have become so nearly exhausted that
many fishing vessels are seeking other
grounds, and a complete cessation of
fishing for several years is recommended
as affording the only hope of recuperat-
ing the fisheries 1t will be a less simple
thing to bring this about than it would
have been to have saved the w-itefish i'll
the Great Lakes, for the Great Lakes
are almost entirely within the jurisdic-
ton of a single country, while several
nations with conflicting interests border
the North Sea. OF course in the matter
of the preservation of the fisheries they
have a common interest. and if they
can unite for the protection of that com
mon interest they will do a profitable
thing for themselves. At the same time
they will set an excellent example to the
world.
There has long been reason for believ-
ing that the greedy and insensate course
which has practically extinguished the
whitefish in Lake Michigan is paralleled
in the salmon fisheries of the Columbia
river. 1t should be checked All over
the world there must be enforced by
governments regulations which will
guard the fisheries. or a time will come,
and it will not be long delayed, when
there will cease to be las good fish in
the sea as ever were caught" and when
the lakes and the rivers also will be
''fshed out"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09

up to the average. 1t is, therefore,
better to remove every stalk that
shows lack of growth, and if the hero
ic remedy of reducing the stalks to
two in a hill could be tried on a plot
by way of experiment, the result
would be satisfactory, as well as con-
vince farmers that there is nothing
gained by endeavoring TO grow three
or four plants in a space which only
two should occupy. If rainfall con-
tinues to be abundant, as has been the
case for June, there will be no neces-
sity for reducing the number of
DlantS
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
THE CARE OF AWNINGS.
To Preserve Them to Good Order Keep
Them Dry, Says the Maker.

'Your awnings" said the awning man.
''would last longer and look better if
you'd dry 'em out when they get wet.
''Some folks will leave their awnings
b boavy rain never 'P couid n rIin
why people do that; of course it doesn't
do an awning any more good than il
would any other fabric to soak it in
that way and then drip may fall on the
awning from the roof and flying SCOT
may lodge on it, and so if you keep your
awnings down in the rain the first thing
you know they are faded, discolored and
dingy.
IF you want to preserve your avn
ings you want to haul them up when
it rains. but if they get wet, why, the1
when the air is right you want to lower
them and let them dry out, and be sure
they're dry when you furl 'em before
you go away IN the summer. New
York Sun.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
HANDS RAW AND SCALY.

Itched and burned Terribly-COuld
Not Move Thumbs Without Flesh
CrnckinE-SIeep ImpossibIe-C utt-
cura Soon Cured Eczema.
IAN itching humor covered both my
hands and got up over my wrists and
even up to the elbows. The itching and
burning were terrible. My hands got
all scaly and when | scratched, the
surface would be covered with blisters
and then get raw. The eczema got so
bad that l could not move my thumbs
without deep cracks appearing. | went
to my doctor, but his medicine could
only stop the itching At night l suf-
fered so fearfully that | could not
sleep. l could not bear to touch my
hands with water. This went on for
three months and l was fairly worn
out. At last l got the Cuticura Rene
dies and in a month | was cured. Wal
ter II. Cox, IS Somerset St, Boston,
Mass, Sept. 25, 1908"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole
Props. of Cuticura Remedies, Boston.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09

Streaky or notified butter may be
caused by the salt, or it may be due to
the working Of the butter The salt is
SO evenly diffused in the finest kind of
butter that, as is shown by micro
scope, every grain is surrounded by
film of clear and transparent brine
which points out the necessity of
avoiding the overworking of the but
ter before the salt is added. In the
first working every particle of milk
should be gotten rid of, but enough
clear water should be left to dissolve
every grain of salt in twelve hours
before the next working. If this be
done there will be but little danger OF
streakiness in the butter, but to get
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09

Soak four-inch long cucumbers in
brine for twenty-four hours. Have on
the stove two kettles-one containing
three parts water and one part vine
gar, with teaspoonful of alum, the
other holding cider vinegar sweetened
to taste. Cut the cucumbers in half
place, them in the first kettle and Jet
them boil up; put them into the sec
ond kettle and boil until nearly ten
der. Pack the cucumbers in fruit jars
and put over each jar about a half
inch of dill stalk, leaves and seed, and
pour in the vinegar and seal.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
Wind Motors.

Wind motors as power generators are
used in agricultural and industrial pur-
suits in Denmark. Motors with four
wings have given the best results, as
fewer wings do not fully utilize the wind
power, while more act detrimentally on
the wind current between the wings.
If a medium large wind motor is used
with a wind surface of about IS
square meters, S-horsepOwer is obtained
at a wind velocity of meters a second.
At a velocity of meters, the horsepOw-
err is more than doubled. Since 1903 there
have been in existence thirty large and
smaller wind power electrical equipments
in operation throughout Denmark.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
ButtermiIlx for Sheep Ticks.

1t is claimed that by pouring butter
milk freely along the backs of sheep it
will prove a remedy for ticks If a
gill OF kerosene is added to a gallon
of buttermilk the remedy will be i'm
proved, as the kerosene forms an
emulsion with buttermilk and does no
harm to the animal. The remedy will
cost but little and should be given a
trial by way Of experiment. 1t is also
claimed that if buttermilk is given a
horse it will serve better than any
other remedy for bots These RENE
dies were suggested by parties who
have tested them.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
Find Hull of Old Schooner

The hull of a wrecked schooner, buried
10 feet in the sand, has been found by
Contractor w. H. Gillen at the mouth
of the Milwaukee river. The hull was
discovered when piles for the new har-
Dor piers were driven directly down upon
it. When something prevented the fur
ther driving of the piles dredge No ,
of the G. H. Starke Dredge and Dock
company was used. 1t dug up great
timbers The identity of the schooner
has not yet been discovered.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
Sausage Causes a Duel.

A duel was fought on Wednesday last
near Carcassonne by Lieuts. Gand anc
De Bourmont of the Nineteenth dra
goons. The affair arose out of the fac
that Lieut.. Gand, a Republican and free
thinker. had been seen by Lieut.. De
Bourmont eating sausages in a cafe or
Good Friday. Lieut.. de Bourmont re
monstrated with the proprietor of the
cafe III strong terms and also spoke in
sultingly of those who had partaken OF
the sausages. Lieut.. Gand, hearing Of
this. challenged Lieut.. de Bourmont
Lieut. Gand in the opening bout was
wounded in the right forearm, and the
aa"ersaries left the ground without be
ing reconciled.-Le Figaro.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
Short suggestions.


Buying olive oil by the gallon is one
case Of economy.
To cover the pan in which fish is
cooking will make the flesh soft
Serving but two vegetables at din
ner is as fashionable as it is economi
cal.
Cheap cuts of meat can be served
palatably in stews and croquettes.
After trimming, turn the wick of a
lamp below the burner or the oil will
ooZe.
Dried lemon peel sprinkled over
Goals will destroy any disagreeable
odor about the house.
To make luminous paint, mix a
small quantity of calcium sulphide
with ordinay white paint.
Paperhanger's paste is made by ad
ding a teaspoonful of powdered alum
to every pound of flour
A glaciers knife will be found an
excellent thing with which to scrape
and clean the bottom of pans and ket
ties.
Much time is saved if paper Innings
for cake pans are cut in quantities
and kept ready for instant use in q
dustproof box with tight lid.
A little muriatic acid added to the
rinsing water after a blue and white
fiber rug is scrubbed with soap and
water will help to restore the color
A clean CLOTH dipped in hot water
then saucer Of bran, will speedily
clean white paint without injury. The
soft bran acts like soap on the dirt
The easiest way to clean a cereal
cooker is to turn it upside down in
a pan of boiling water and steam il
until the sticky mass is soft and Ioos
ened from the sides Of the pan.
A good silence cloth for the dining
table can be made with double thick
ness of white flannel laid with the
soft side on the inside and quilted on
the machine; edge with binding OF
white tape.
A sticky cake or bread pan should
not be cleaned with a knife or any
thing which will scratch the surface
and make sticking more probable
thereafter. For this reason the crust
of bread often advised as a cleaner is
most desirable.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
HR burg SandNyiche

Run round steak through a meat
grinder and add salt and pepper to
taste. A little grated onion may be
added if liked. Make into very thin
cakes and fry a good brown in butter
and drippings. Very lightly butter
thin slices of bread and put the cakes
between them. If liked, the cakes may
be made at home and fried on the
grounds.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
Damps in Wells

Before going down into a we'll test
the purity of the air by lowering a
lighted candle or lantern. If the light
burns dimly, or goes out. the poison
Gus carbonic acid gas "damps" can
be driven out by igniting quantity
of turpentine and sawdust or kerosene
and rags in kettle, and lowering it
to the surface of the water, and then
later pour several bucketfulls of water
into the well from the top. Test again
with the lantern, and note the i'm
prOvement.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09

One cupful of butter, one-haIf cup
full of granulated sugar, a cupful Of
milk, three level cupfuls of flour, in
which is thoroughly mixed three tea
spoonfuls Of baking powder, one-half
cupful Of finely chopped citron and
the same Of small, seedIess raisins and
a teaspoonful of cinnamon. Whip the
mixture until as light as possible, pour
into Individual pudding dishes and
steam for one-half hour. Serve with
rich lemon sauce.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09

One cupful of sugar sifted with one
and one-fourth cupfuls of flour, one
half teaspoonful of soda, and one tea
spoonful of cream of tartar. Sift all
together. In a cup put one-fourth cup
full of butter; place on stove till melt
ed. When it boils up break into it
two eggs. Quickly remove from fire
and fill cup with milk Stir into flour,
etc. Flavor with almond or vanilla
and bake in quick oven.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
DeViIled Eggs

Boil a sufficient quantity of eggs
hard; when cold, peal and dip first
into beaten raw egg, next into oil, and
roll them in salt and a small quantity
of cayenne. Make a little tray by
twisting mp the corners of half a sheet
of oiled writing paper, place the eggs
in it, put on gridiron over a clear
fire and shake it about until the eggs
are quite hot. Meanwhile prepare
equal quantities of olive oil and chut-
ney sauce around them, garnish with
parsley and serve.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
Sour Milk Gingerbread.

Put into bowl a half-cup of sugar
half-cup of molasses and a half-cup
of sour milk, add a level teaspoonful
of baking powder dissolved in little
hot water. Mix together one and one
half cups of flour, one-half teaspoonful
each of cloves, salt, ginger and CHINA
mon and add this to the liquid mix
ture. Mix well, add a half-cup of beef
drippings, melted, and if desired, one
beaten egg. The egg makes the bread
more delicate, but it is good without
it. Bake in shallow pan for twenty
or twenty-five minutes in a moderate
oven.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
Diseases of Mexican Sheen.

For several years past the sheepmen
of the Southwest have suffered serious
losses from disease known among
the Mexican herders as "pingue."
"Pingue" is popularity supposed to be
caused by eating either the leaves or
roots of a plant which has in the
last few years been quite prominent
in the public eye as the rubber plant
or rubber weed. Hot water and salt
is an efficacious remedy.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
EVEN CLOTHES CONDENSED.
Suits of Sailor Boys Squeezed by Hy-
draulic Presses.

1.-THE problem Of storage on a great
battleship is always an important one, J"
says Popular Mechanics for June, and
TO make the proportionately limited
space allowed hold the required stores
means close figuring.
''No better example could be given of
the methods resorted to than that of
the putting up Of the ready made suits
and other wearing apparel for the sailor
boys These garments are reduced to
small, compact waterproof bundles by
hydraulic presses. In this shape and
size they arc easily stored"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09

zy spells made life a burden. The kid
ney secretions were terribly disorder
ed. l could hardly move "a muscle
without severe pain. l was a physical
wreck when l began taking Doan's
Kidney Pills. The change was won
derful. Since using them my trouble
is gone. l have good appetite
weigh more and feel we'll"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-AIilburn Co, Buffalo, n. Y.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09

An interesting, aged relic is hanging
on the wall of a bank in New York 1t
is an engrOssed Chinese document, very
DID, but in good preservation. Under it
is a translation in English stating the
paper is a certificate issued by the board
of finance of King WI in 1867, and at
that time valued at $50 taels, redeem
able in silver lyce."
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
Many Courses in Agriculture.

total Of eighty-seven different
courses of study in the long and mid
die courses in agriculture at the Col
lege OF Agriculture of the University
Of Wisconsin is shown in the new
catalogue of the university just is
sued These do not include the work
in the nine other special departments,
such as home economics, the short
course, three dairy courses, the farm
ers' course, farmers Institutes, home
making course, and experimental sta
ton work. These eighty-seyen courses
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
GriddIe Frying.

For some kinds of frying the grid
die is better and has less tendency to
grease than the frying pan. Among
other things, potato cakes Drowned on
a hot creased griddle are specially
crisp and delicious
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09

include thirteen each in soils and agri-
cultural chemistry, twelve each in ami
NAL husbandry and horticulture
eleven in dairy husbandry, eight in
agricultural engineering, seven in bac-
teriology, five each in agricultural eco
nomics and agronomy, and one in
agricultural journalism.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
To Pack Butter,

Make brine Of two pounds of salt
to two gallons of cold water. Wrap
each roll of butter in a cloth; pack in
jar until full; pour over the butter
the brine made as directed put an
inverted plate, or saucer, with weight
on top, to keep butter under the brine.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
MUNYON'S
PAW-PAW PILLS

The best Stomach
and Liver Pills known
and 4 positive and
speedy cure for Con-
stipation, Indigestion,
Jaundice, Biliousness,
Sour Stomach, Head
ache, and all ailments
arising from a disor-
dere d stomach or
sluggish liver. They
contain in concentrat-
ed form all the yir-
tues and values Of
Munyon's Paw-Paw
tonic and are made
from the juice of the
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-07-09
Value of the Bundle Rec

The humble bee is a friend of the
farmer. In sections where clover seed
crops are depended upon, the value of
the humble bee as an agent in fertiliz-
ing the clover blooms is fully apprc-
ciated 4 knowledge should be had
of the useful as well as the destructive
insects, which would prove that the
farmer has quite as many good insect
friends as he has destructive ones.