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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-29

More than one-third of the area OF
the United States has been surveyed
and mapped by topographers of the
United States geological survey in
connection with the preparation of a
detailed topographic atlas of the coun-
try.
The maps represent areas called
uuadrangles, and show by system Of
contour lines all topographic features,
giving elevations as determined by
the surveys spirit level work. The
ouadrangles are areas limited by par
allels of latitude and meridians OF
longitude, and differ in size with the
latitude of the areas and with the
scales of the maps.
Topographic work has been COM
pleted in Connecticut. Massachusetts.
New Jersey, Rhode Island and the
District of Columbia, and will be fin
ished in Maryland during the next
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-29
LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA,
SECURES DRY FARM
ING CONGRESS
FOR 1912.

The term, "dry farming" does not
indicate all that might be implied. 1t
does not mean a system of irrigation.
but one where all the rain fall and
precipitation is stored I'D and con
served in the soil, to be drawn upon
by scientific and sane processes when
it may be required to forward and in
crease the growth of grain.
In certain sections of the Canadian
West as we'll as in the American
West, there is a portion of the coun.
try in which the soil is the very best
for the growing of cereals, but the
geographical locations and relative
position to the rain avenues, do not
give the advantage that other parts
possess in the matter of precipitation.
Agricultural science, however. has
been making rapid progress during
the past few years, and it is now as
certained that it is not altogether the
number of inches of rain that is es-
sential to the growing of crops, but
its conservation, and that is the
meaning of DRY farming" DRY
Farming" may we'll be applied to dis
tricts where there is heavy rain fall
and better results will follow. The
education of the public into these new
methods, not new exactly, but such
as have had satisfactory demonstra-
ton, is not alone the purpose of these
dry-farming Congresses. One idea is
to bring into life and into operation
the great areas of splendid land lying
within what might be termed semi
arid, without placing them under the
restrictive and expansive process of
Irrigation
The Congresses are attended by
thousands and they bring representa-
t1ves from all parts of the world. The
Province of Alberta, and also of Sasc
katchewan, has taken a vital interest
in the Congresses which have been
held in the past two or three years
The Province Of Alberta has made
provincial exhibits, districts have
shown their products, and last year,
several hundred dollars We're taken in
prizes; this year the Province OF Al
berta took prizes ten to one in excess
of any state in the Union. Alberta
has won eight out Of twenty special
cups, that province taking one, Leth-
bridge one, Arthur Perry six, and
John Baxter, Edmonton, carrying off
one sweepstakes. When it came to
a matter of location for the Congress
for 1912, the City of Lethbridge,
which had put UP splendid fight for
it, secured the Congress by unani-
nous vote. 1t is expected that the
Lethbridge Congress will be the larg
est yet held and will be the biggest
convention in the history of Western
Canada. In emphasizing his invita-
ton to Lethbridge, one of the speak
ers said he had just received a tele-
gram from Magrath (near Lethbridge)
stating that of one thousand acres of
wheat just thrashed Hethershaw and
Bradshaw had thrashed $4,000 bush
els.
Literature sent out recently by the
Canadian Government Agents, which
will be sent postage free on applica-
ton, tells of hundreds of splendid
yields in all parts of Western Canada
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-29

| her slender form AS he ended. she
looked up into his face, and now be
could see a mist OF unshed tears in
her eyes.
What shall | do, Captain Keith? |
am all alone with this. except for
| YOU"
Il have considered that. Hope" he
| answered. grayely, land 1t seems to
me your present duty is more to the
living than the dead You should re-
main here until we learn something
definite regarding your father. and
discover the truth of this conspiracy
formed against him. If Fred could
know the trouble his chance words
have caused, he would wish you to do
this With him gone, we are going to
find the unravelling harder than ever
1t Is my judgment. Hope. your broth
er should be buried here
She shuddered,' her hands pressed
to her eyes.
'Oh. on that horrible Boots HIP"
only temporarily, little girl his
voice full of deepest sympathy In
few weeks, perhaps. it could be re-
moved East.
She was silent for what seemed to
him a long while; then she looked up
into his face, clinging to his arm
Yes" she said, that will be best"
That same afternoon, the sun low
in the west, they placed the dead boy
in his shallow grave on Boots Hill y
l. was a strange funeral. in a strange
environment-all about the barren, de-
serted plains; far away to the east
and west. the darker line marking the
railroad grade, and just below, nestled
close in against the foot of the hill.
the squalid town of tents and shacks
There were not many to stand beside
the open grave, for few in Sheridan
knew the lad. and funerals were not
| uncommon-some cronies, half-drunk
and maudlin, aWed somewhat by the
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-29
Motor-Driven Road Maker.

Washington has turned out an au-
Lomobile road maker, or in reality a
traction engine made to haul a seven
foot road scraper capable of turning
over the road it covers in its progress
of ten miles every four hours. The
traction engine looks like an automo-
bile with the hood and body gone,
except that the wheels are of iron
with tires as broad as those on a
threshing machine The framework
of the car is of heavy steel. firmly
riVeted, ST. that the strain of hauling
the road scraper through rocky soil
can be withstood. When the scraper
is detached it is possible to attach
a ten-section pillow to the engine and
do all kinds of farm work The ma
CLINE is steered with a wheel from
the drivers seat, she same as any au-
toinobile
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-29
TO KILL ROADSIDE INSECTS
Right Time to Do Work Is Late in
Fall When Cold Weather Has
Set in and Vegetation Dry.
By GEORGE H. GLITzKE., J.

icy GEORGE Ii. GI1TLkE.
A great many people have the mis-
taken idea that the time to burn the
roadside in order to kill the many in
sects that winter in these places. is
In the early spring of the year.
Ii you will watch closely at such a
place where the roadside has been
burned in the spring you will see the
insects coming out of the ground very
thlcky OH the warm days
This proves that the insects were
not killed. Most of them are in the
ground and the heat of the fire pass
ing over them does not harm them
and the trash burned from above them
makes it all the easier for the insects
TO come forth.
While no doubt a few of them are
killed the majority of them are unin.
jured.
The right time to burn these road
sides to do effective work is in the
late fall of the year, after the cold
weather has already set in and all the
tender vegetation is dry.
Then, if the roadsides are burned,
the insects in such places will be kill
ed by heavy freezing, as they usually
20 not go very deeply into the ground
nut seem to depend on the covering
Of trash to protect them from the cold.
This is a great bit more effective
n the killing of the insects than the
spring burning.
Not only does the fall burning OF
the roadsides do good by the killing
Of the insects that winter there, but il
also helps to keep the road in better
shape by allowing less snow to collect
in the drifts as it usually does III
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-29
FARM AND
ROAD
IMPROVEMENT
EEII Laka.la1 sSEa
GML
IMPROVED ROADS IN AMERICA
Some Startling Facts Given Regard
ing unimprsved Thoroughfares
in the United States.

There are IL. the United States
little more than two million one hun
dred and fifty thousand miles of
roads. Of this mileage only one hun
ared and sevenly-siX thousand, four
hundred and twenty-nine miles are
improved, Or eight and two-tenths per
cent Of the total, according to statis~
tics gathered by the government office
Of public roads. The improved roads
are those surfaced with gravel, stone,
Or with some special material.
The most striking feature of these
statistics is the emo, NOUS extent Of
unimproved roads in the United
States. An expenditure of something
like S3,000,0000 would be required
to convert the common earth roads
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-29

intelligent seed selection. All other
grain crops can be improved by grad
ing the seed, SO that only good, plump,
healthy grains, free from all foul
weed-seeds may be grown.
The fanning-mill, judiciously used,
will do much to increase the yield of
every small grain-crop and assist in
keeping our fields free from noxious
weeds.
1t will take cookie out of wheat,
buckthorn, plantain out of clover, in
fact it can be adjusted SO as to handle
all kinds of grain and weed-seeds.
If you decide that it pays to sow
good seed and to keep your fields free
from noxious weeds, then do not hes
itate to invest few dollars in fam
ming mill.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-29
Good ROADS
8FAPM NOTES

File the crOSScut saw yourself; you
will thus soon save enough to buy
new saw.
Good seed, good cultivation, good
common sense are pretty good COM
bination if good crops are desired.
There are many methods of storing
seed corn, but in all cases the place OF
storing must be dry and well venti-
lated.
The terminating power OF the mid
die kernels of an ear of corn is much
stronger than that of the tip and butt
kernels.
Experts of the department of agri-
culture advocate the use of lime in a
limited and experimental way in ev-
cry locality.
No matter whether the corn is
bought or saved from your own farm
it should be stored in a dry, well-ven-
tilated place.
After growing a crop of corr, the
soil is always in excellent form to
absorb and retain the autumn Pains
and winter SHOWS.
Alfalfa does not attain maturity ~
til the third or fourth year; therefore.
do not SOW it expecting to get the
best results in lesa time.
Corn treated with a dressing of
plaster and ashes will soon show by
the strong growth and the dark color
of the leaf the effect of the dressing
Keep wide paths shoYeled to every
hull LII, -
when heavy SHOWS drift them, wheth,
CT you are called out by the path
master or not
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-29
Build the ice House Now.

Now is the time to build the ice
house 1t may seem like thankless
job this cold weather. but next July
you and your wife will feel amply re-
paid for all trouble and expense ten
times over Any northern farmer can
have, during the hottest days of the
summer, cool milk, firm butter, cold
lemonade and sherbets and ices
things which are commonly associated
with the Injuries of the city, but that
some day will be regarded as neces'
sity of the country.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-29
STICK TO THE TANNING MILL
BY Grading Our Own Seed We Can
Materially Increase Yield of Our
Small Grain Crops.

No farmer can get any one to take
the same plans in grading his seed
that he would himself. Some farmers
claim that it does not pay to clean
grain.
1t is a fact that it does not pay very
large returns to clean and grade
grain before selling it, but by grading
our own seed we can materially in
crease the yield Of our small grain
crops.
The corn crop of this country has
been increased millions of bushels by
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-29
Mapping the Nation

held season. In only five states has
less than one-tenth of the area beer
covered
1t is not yet possible to make an es-
innate of the numhes' of sheets that
will form the completed atlas. but it
will probably exceed S.000.-Brooklyn
Citizen
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-29
ARTICHOKE FOR THE TABLE
Any Garden and Makes Most De-
Iicious Change in the Dishes.

The artichoke, which can be grown
In almost any garden, makes a de-
licious change in the vegetable dishes
for the table. The plant is perennial,
but declines rapidly, and should be
reset every three years.
1t is propagated from seed, and the
suckers are set out, producing edible
heads the second year. The heads
are from three to four inches in di-
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-29
ShreMd Vote Gntfer

Up in Oregon Mrs. Abigail Scott
Dunway, a leader in the equal suf-
frage movement, was run down by
an express wagon in the street, and a
crowd surrounded her. She was un-
hurt and as the dust was brushed off
her clothes the express driver asked
anXiously if she would make him
trouble. NO." she answered, there
will be no trouble-if you men all
promise to vote for woman suffrage"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-29

At the same time he doesn't like their
taste overmuch
Shaw, at his house at Ayot st.
Lawrence, once said to me:
You should have come In time for
ncheon. We had a fine luncheon
today
Good, said |.
Yes, said Shaw. "a fine luncheon,
Salad. lentils. cress, greens. lunch
con fit for a cow--excuse me. | mean
for king
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-29
CHAPTER XIV.
/ Reappearance Of the Gen

A Reappearance of the General.
Keith did not inform Hope OF her
brothers. death until the following
morning. but had the body properly
prepared for burial, and devoted the
remainder of the night to searching
for General Waite, and, incidentally,
for beth HawIey and Scott. Both
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-29
KILLING Cuack Grass.

There are several methods of kill
ing quack grass. If the field is infect
ed in small patches, perhaps the quick
est and most effective way to destroy
this grass is to use potato fork, dig
ging up the roots by hand and burn
ing them. If the whole field is cover
ed with this grass, Of course this pro.
cess becomes impractical.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-29
The Poor Vegetarian.

DR.. Archibald Henderson. the au
thor Of the new life Of Bernard Shaw.
was talking about vegetation at a din
ner in Hillsboro
Mr.. Bernard Shaw" he said. has
been vegetarian more than 20 years
He sticks to vegetables very strictly
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-29
Brice as a Poker PLAYER

local heavyweights in a quiet little
gentlemen's game, and had won every
dollar they could rake and scrape to-
gether. | have never warned men like
Brice against going into any sort of a
game. 1t is breath wasted. Wash
ington Post
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-29
In Too Much of q Hurry.

"AbSalom. said Mrs Pambo. you've
got to quit your drinking. your smok
ing. you. chewing. your swearing.
your For heavens sake. Nancy"
protested Mr. Rambo. don't commit
ne to such a wholesale reform Let
me revise my habits schedule by
schedule Chicago Tribune
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-29

The failure of tt: hay crop during
he past two season. has brought the
,orn crop into >the -.meiight and its
pod qualities have l"en praised un-
l there is very little. 10 be added.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-29
Charges for the Filling,

Patient-Great Scott. Doctor. Eve
swallowed some of that gold you are
plugging my teeth with.
Dentist-Thank you for mentioning
it shall include it in the bill
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-29

8meter, and are ready to cut for the
table just before they open.
For picking, the heads are often
taken when about half grown. The
leaves are sometimes blanched and
eaten, and these form the salad plants
which are seen on the market
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-29

Even if anybody accidentally hap
pened to save a little money Christ
mas or birthdays or something like
that would come along to burn it up.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-29
Better look into this

Investigate! Go down there this fall or WIN
ter. See and talk to these growers. Then you
will realize the big opportunities open to you.
The trip. by the Frisco.will alone be worth
the little cost of going. Excursion fares via
thu Frisco. the first and third Tuesdays of
each month. make the trip inexpensive
The Frisco Lines operate splendid, electric
lighted, all steel trains. daily, from Chicago
St Louis, Kansas City, Birmingham and
New Orleans. These trains carry through
cars. daily, and on excursion days, through
tourist sleeper to the Gulf Coast Country
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-29
AncientS Used LIGHTNING Rods.

AS early as 400 B. C. the ancients
power to avert lightning.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-29

When a fool wants to become wick
ed he must meet a wicked man who i
looking for fool --Beanmarc.ss
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-29

Mechanical Kisses are the kind WON
en- give each other.
The Ordway new era., 1911-01-13
Raid On Denver Next.

Denver.-Denver has been selected
SIS the next point to be raided by gov
eminent agents in the war for the
extinction OF bucket-shops. Secret
agents OF the federal government
have been working In a number Of
so-called brokerage houses In this city
for the last three weeks as telegraph
operators. and this fact became known
when several Of them left for the
East. Since the raid on the Chicago
bucket shops, on December 10th, the
efforts Of the federal secret agents
have been concentrated on Denver.
At that time it was announced that
the shops had been cleared out as
far west as Denver. The plan is to
push them into the Pacific ocean.
The Ordway new era., 1911-01-13
FOREIGN.

Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Nelson. aged SO
and ~, were burned to death In a
fire which destroyed their home In
Yankton, s. d.
dispatch from Copenhagen re.
ports balloon supposed to be the
German Hilderbrant, missing since
December 29th. passed over Hoeg-
anaes, Sweden.
A message from Tashkent, Russian
Turkestan, says there are uncon.
firmed rumors that the towns of
lrzhevalsk and Pishpek. in the ter
ritory Of Seminyetchensk. were de.
stroyed by an earthquake and that a
lake was formed on the site OF the
former place. Each town has a popu.
lation of about 5000.
The Ordway new era., 1911-01-13
A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR.
EIGN COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
ooINGs AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
WESTERN.

The census bureau reported that
Rocky Ford. Colo. returns shows a
population of $3.50. against 2.Ol0 in
1900.
In pistol duel over the possession
OF child. twenty-five miles from Ell
Faso, Sipriano Trujullo was killed by
a man named Rustillos.
The four-story Biting office and
business block and the store stock on
the first floor Of the building burned
al Wichita. Kans., loss $l5O.O0O.
Three masked men entered a saloon
at INLAY, shot the owner dead and
wounded his wife in the back. She
Is believed to be fatally injured. The
robbers took $1,000 in cash and de-
parted.
A frozen body found in a gravel pit
rorth of Salt Lake. proved to be that
CT Allan MacGregor. a well known ad-
vertising man and piano salesman.
From letters he left 1t is inferred that
he poisoned himself and retired to the
pit to die.
A small part Of a human body was
found a quarter of mile from the
scene of the disastrous explosion in
the smelter Stag dump near El Paso.
This is the first trace found of the
three men known to have been in the
wrecked tunnel.
Two masked bandits entered the Of
flee of the Angelus hotel in El Paso
and robbed the safe Of about $4,000
in cash and jewelry. The clerk and
rorter were forced into the basement
at the point OF revolvers. Thirteen
safety deposit boxes were carried
away.
The Ordway new era., 1911-01-13
RESULT OF INVESTIGATION BY
EXPERT ACCOUNTANTS At
STATE HOUSE.
IS A MILD SENSATION
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMIT.
TEE ACCEPTED AND FILED
WITH THE COURT.

Denver-While the District Court
grand jury was investigating the op-
grafton Of the liquor laws and ordi-
Lances and indicting saloonkeepers
for their violation, and the fire and
police board for granting a saloon II.
oense that remained open on Sunday.
forsooth. its committee OF expert &C.
countants was digging into affairs at
the statehouse and smashing peo-
rle's idols right and left. This report
of the committee, which was accept
ed by the grand jury and filed in the
District Court before the inquisitorial
body finally adjourned. was the real
sensation.
The grand jury's indictments were
of secondary Importance. To a great
extent they covered technical Of.
fenses.
From governor to factory inspector.
from governor to Kitchen cabinet"
from the Seventeenth General Assem-
bly, with its enormous appropriations
to the erstwhile watchdog of the
treasury" Auditor kenehan. all were
bowled over in that stinging report.
A transaction connected with the
purchase Of land for the State Mu-
scum. in which the name OF the gov.
ernor and Messrs. X. Fl. Malone and
w. II. Malone. the last two named be-
ing business partner and secretary re-
spectively to the state executive. will
merit attention. This land. across
from the south side of the Capitol
building. was purchased by a local
firm OF three and sold to the state.
end In few months a profit Of $l2,-
500 was made on a $32.5OO transac-
ton.
AS for State Auditor Kenehan. he
is raked fore and aft by this commit.
tee. not for what he did himself. but
for what he allowed other officers to
do. His reports are condemned. In.
stead OF there being n surplus OF
$1SO.OOO at the close OF the biennial
period there Is said to be shortage
Of 100000. This Is due to the over
appropriations made by the Seven
teenth General Assembly and ap-
proved by the governor.
With one exception. every depart
ment of state government examined
Is condemned for violation Of the
spirit Of the law and for extrava-
gance. 1t is the most severe arraign-
ment Of the Shafroth administration
that has been matchmaking like It
in exposure was attempted by the
most partisan orator in the recent
campaign. And through lack of time
not one.half Of the institutions and
departments OF the state were inves.
iigated.
The Ordway new era., 1911-01-13
GENE ERAL.

Florida, the land of flowers and sun.
shine is In the grip Of frigid weather.
William E. Corey of New York.
president of the United States Stee.
Corporation. resigned, and it Is prob
able he will have no successor.
Eight new indictments. one Of them
superseding the original. were found
against Joseph G. Robin. the banker
and promoter, in New York.
Uncle Sam set a new record in rap.
i'd postal service when he delivered
recently at Yonkers Il letter sent from
Geneva, New York. April 30. 1898.
The five children OF John Marka-
savage lost their lives at Minersville.
Pa, In a fire which destroyed three
houses. The children ranged in age
fl ON two months to eight years.
The Western Union Telegraph Com.
rany will be brought into the limelight
before the January Federal Grand
Jury. which convened in Chicago In
connection with the bucket shop"
cases.
1.-THE total business Of the six great
meat packing companies of America
amounts to $945. 100000 a year. The
profits, exclusive of those of the Ma
tional Packing Company. are set at
$23,379,644. Estimating the profits of
the National Packing Company as
equal to those of Sulzberger 4 Sons.
the total would be raised to about
$25 100000.