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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-01-26
GOVERNMENT FORESTRY

engaged in agricultural work
ponhy aho looking for its only forty years
people hardly realize Ten thousand
the United States corporation and has been doing this
of work for time This fir trees almost altogether the
planter but last wnuts and hckores
the heels disastrous fires and
forces work again
hdes incapable growing vegetation whatever
conservation and there profit
the people, and for people,
50 plant OF barren land with the trees feet apart Along
Range where fogs estimated that every
planted will of 200 feet of lumber worth
stumpage years. ninety acre.
this will worth $3.50 Today
land worth 81 The planting done by lines fifteen
men, heavy hoe and bag of They
keep space each leaving
feet apart this making sort OF orchard OF fir trees all in lines
easily cultivated These the about SO day
and working they do systematically each
half dollar The plan of setting considerably
expensive work that has done during
scarcely the loss of h and
seed, rule, make the best trees.
PARCELS POST ABROAD
IN SWITZERLAND they have parcels post and popular
weighing pound carried for
weighing pounds carried for 30 that the
hopkeepers Parcels weighing pounds carried
Switzerland Chicago for SO and they would by
steamer send such parcel from Chicago Switzerland
dollars for would have by express that
freight and freight Europe parcels
very popular Europe So small reports
446 parcels sent in the 1909 TO- with value
the the country we
civilized world, countries that
large rich
ldent.
THE clamong for speedy action the
The old council had up and took some
action securing rights of for widening of the
road experienced difficulty securing the-owinp peban
the fact that the property not informed definitely
what improvements the conempates making other words the
wanted know what the willing to offer
exchange for their property This needed badly
deny and the the for its
of
do than their share towards that end All
fetal action
People living who have thru streets that are now
lighted by the residential lights appecv city action On
some OF the nights this winter the streets dark
effort keep in the road Now lights placed makes ho
difference The money for these lights is spent
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
TO HOLD LAST REUNION
German Regiment viii Haze SAB.
schiedfest Celebrate Fiftieth
Anniversary of Formation.

Milwaukee.-In the beginning of
August, 1862, when the storm of war
ragged over America, there was
formed in Milwaukee the Twenty
sixth regiment of Wisconsin volun-
teers, which later went into history
as the German regiment" because
all its members were Germans 1t
fought in the battles of Gettysburg,
charlottesville, Fredericksburg.
Lookout Mountain and many others,
and marched with Sherman to Allan
ia, and it's record is one of honor.
Next month it will be fifty years
since this regiment was formed, and
in commemoration of the anniversary
the survivors are planning a celebra-
ton which will for the last time
bring together all the men who stood
shoulder to shoulder in the battles
in 81. The date of the reunion has
not been decided, but it is planned
to hold it either Aug. IL or Aug. IS.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
SOIL TOO RICH FOR APPLES
Trees With Beautiful Foliage, but
Mighty Little Fruit, Were Finally
Removed by AK.

A common mistake in the selection
Of a site for the apple orchard tract,
large or small, is that of choosing a
soil that Is too rich; that will cause
abundant growth Of wood, but mighty
little fruit. In the valley in which the
writer's ranch is located is an or
chard of mature apple trees, as pretty
a sight from the standpoint of foil
age as one could ask to see, which has
lately been felled because it did not
deliver the goods.
The tract is fat, rich and well wa
tered. Within gunshot Of this tract is
block of winter Nellis pear trees of
the same age that for several years
past have crossed their owners close
to a thousand dollars per acre, says
writer in an exchange. Never was
more emphatically demon strated the
fact that soil can be too rich FOR ap-
pies, but not for pears. Within a mile
of these unproductive apple trees, on
thinner and lighter granite soils, the
apple trees bear prolifcally to the
point of breaking down.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12

Meeting of Enemies Near Sha-
WanO Causes Murder.
KNIFE WOUND is FATAL
FACTIONS Join in General Fusiiade
After Attack-Sheriff of Langlade
County Pursues Fleeing Southerners
Frank Crisp Is Victim.

Shawano.-In a feud which is said
to have originated in the mountains
OF Kentucky, Frank Crisp, a south
erner, was fatally knitted at White
Lake in Langlade county, thirty
miles north of Shawano.
bud" Stanley of West Virginia,
who is alleged to have murdered the
Kentuckian, is fleeing southwark,
holly pursued by the Langlade coun-
ty sheriff
According to witnesses, Stanley
and Crisp avoided an encounter dur
ing ball game at Langlade several
weeks ago, only to meet at picnic
and dance on the banks Of White
lake, both seeking satisfaction. A
personal attack followed and it Is
asserted that as the two men clinched
Bud" son of the elder feudist, at
tackled his fathers opponent with a
knife, severing large artery and
mortally Wounding Stanley in the alb
domen. The Stanley clan drew their
guns and, keeping up a running fusi-
lade, sought refuge in a log cabin
1t is reported that a gun was placed
IN the hands of the dying Crisp, who
Joined in the attack which followed,
as he lay bleeding on the ground.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
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SUCCESS WITH THE TURKEYS
Hen Will Take Better Care of Poults
Than Any Human Can-White
Holland for Market.

Choose the largest hens from your
own flock keeping some of the old
quiet ones and one or two young hens.
Get young tom from some neighbor
that has healthy flock. Never keep
two toms on the same farm. The
worst enemies turkeys have are crows,
rats, coyotes and the cholera.
Barrels or boxes filed one-third with
straw. laid in the orchard and partly
covered with brush make the best
nests. Gather the eggs every evening
until a hen wants to set Then give
her 16 to Is eggs in her own nest and
set all the other eggs under chickens
at the same time. When Matched give
all the turks to the turkey hen.
When the next hen wants to set
give her some eggs If there is a full
setting, otherwise break her up by up
setting the box or barrel containing
her nest. If not allowed to set a tur-
key hen will lay three settings of eggs.
Do not set any as late as July as the
turks will only be bother in cold
weather. When Matched the hen may
taken them to the alfalfa or wheat
field and not come back to her nest.
If so, let her go. She will take better
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12

mouse plaques wherever the mice ex-
list. Even when in small numbers
they destroy considerable clover and
alfalfa and injure orchards, nurseries
and root crops.
This is the first recorded instance Of
an Eruption Of field mice in North
America attaining the proportions of
a plague. The experience indicates
the probability Of future and even
more disastrous outbreaks. In the
extensive reclaimed areas Of the west
the abundant food and luxurious cover
furnished by alfalfa fields and the
miles Of irrigation bitches, which af-
ford these mice suitable homes along
their banks, greatly favor their in
crease, while surrounding desert con-
ditions limit the spread of mice be-
yond the cultivated areas.
Without doubt poisoning is the best
method at present known of dealing
with field mice on an extensive scale.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
MORE HOSPITALS ARE NEEDED
Situation Improved, but Further Work
is Needed to Stamp Out
tuberculosis,

Only four states, Mississippi, Ne
eada, Utah and Wyoming, have no
beds whatever in special hospitals or
wards for consumptiyes. Eight years
ago when the National Association for
the Study and Prevention of Tubercu-
losis was organized. there were 26
states in which no hospital or sanito-
rum provision for consumptives exist
ed, and the entire number of beds in
the United States was only 10000.
While these figures would indicate
a remarkable growth In anti-tubercu-
losls activity" says DR.. Livingston
Farrand, executive secretary of the
National association, in commenting
on the subject, there are still prac-
tically ten INDECENT consumptives for
every one Of the $4,000 beds, including
those for pay patients In other words,
we have from 100000 to 100000 con-
sumptives in this country too poor to
provide hospital care for themselves.
If tuberculosis is ever going to be
stamped out In the United States,
more hospital provision for these foci
Of infection must be provided"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
SKIN ERUPTION ON CHEEK I

Kingsley. Mich.-"Last May my
lhirteen-months-old baby had a sore
come on her cheek. 1t started In four
or five small pimples and IN two or
three hours time spread to the size of
a silver dollar. It spread to her eye.
Then water would run from the PIN
pies and wherever that touched it caus-
ed more sores until nearly all one
cheek and up her nostrils were one
solid sore. She was very fretful. She
certainly was q terrible looking child,
and nothing seemed to be of any use.
Then | got some Cuticura Soap and
Cuticura Ointment. She tried to rub
off everything we put on so that we
would sit and hold her hands for two
hours at time, trying to give the
medicine chance to help her, but
after | washed 1t with Cuticura Soap
and then put on the Cuicura ONT
ment they seemed to soothe her and
she did not try to rub them off. It
was only few days before her face
was all healed up, and there has been
no return Of the trouble since We
thought that baby's face would surely
be SCARED, but 1t is not" (Signed)
Mrs. w. ]. Cleland, Jan. s, 1912
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world Sample of each
free, with 32p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept l., Boston,"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
WILL PROBE CONTROVERSY
vestigate Alleged Cheese
Market Manipulation.

Sheboygan,-At the request of
Gov. McGovern, the cheese price con-
troyersy, aroused by the charges of
Senator Henry Krumrey of Ply
mouth, will be Investigated by the
state board of public affairs, before
which the state senator will advance
his claims of market manipulation.
1t is the plan of the board, accord
ing to local reports. to establish a
general cheese board in place of the
local bodies now operating, which
will represent the entire state and
be controlled by the producers.
1T is expected that the state board
will make suggestions for the organ
ization of local cooperative associa-
tions for the sale of cheese similar
to those of the berry and fruit men
in the western part of the state, y
said Senator Krumrey.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
GOOD SOIL FOR BUSH FRUITS
Fine and MeIioW-Gve Plenty
Sunshine and Air.

The ground between the rows and
around the bushes should be kept
fine and mellow If the soil is allowed
to become hard and allowed to grow up
In weeds and grass, the yield will be
cut short, and the fruit will be small
and of inferior quality All bush fruits
should be grown In wide rows, so the
greater part of the cultivation can be
done with the horse, hoe and culti-
vator The proper distance to plant
currants. raspberries. blackberries and
gooseberr1es in the fruit garden is
five feet apart each way for horse cul-
tivation. For the small family garden.
plant In rows five feet apart and three
feet apart in the row. This will allow
being done with the horse cultivator.
The ground around the bushes must
be broken up and mellowed with the
hoe. Expert fruit growers maintain
dust mulch until the berries are half
size, then a thick coat of long strawy
manure, grass or rotted leaves is
spread over the entire ground about
four inches thick This mulch pre-
vents the growth of weeds-and keeps
the soil cool and moist When this
method is followed, the field will be
greater, the berries free of dirt and
much larger size and of extra fine
flavor. All fruit succeed best when
given plenty of sunshine and air, along
with intelligent culture. The common
practice Of planting the bushes along
the garden walk or fence row Is bad,
as the bushes cannot be cultivated
economically. The yield and size of
the berries is greatly increased where
there is a full supply of moisture. The
irrigation for fruit and vegetables big
surface flow and under ground irri-
cation is being extended as the result
Of tests made by practical men. The
method of irrigation for vegetables
and small fruits practiced by market
gardeners OF Boston has been found
economical and profitable.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12

Action to be Taken by Mana
gers of State Fair.
HAS BEEN BANE FOR YEARS
MRS. AIDA F. HOWE, Only Woman
Member of Board and Big Exhibit
or. Is Active in Movement and VIII
ling TO Leave Cattle on Farm.

Milwaukee. -Memb ers of the state
BOARD of agriculture and officials Of
the state fair may be prohibited alb
solutely from exhibiting at the fair.
Action was taken in the last board
meeting to amend the regulations
with that object In view and decid-
Ing vote will be taken in the next
regular meeting.
The motion did not pass without
opposition and pointed discussion
ensued 1t was argued that many of
the most valuable members of the
board and capable fair officials would
be compelled to make sacrifices with
their livestock and products barred.
The fact that there is possibility for
corruption, and that the present rule
has been bane to the fair for many
years, was set forth forcibly by sew
eral of the board members and the
argument for a sweeping change
seemed to find favor with a decided
majority.
1t is claimed that several possible
and desirable exhibitors had with
drawn their support from the state
fair and refused ever to exhibit again
In competition with members of the
board or Of officials in control
One of the primary spirits in the
movement is Mrs. AIDA F. HOWE,
first and only woman member of the
state board. Mrs HOWE also posi-
bly, would be affected most of any
member of the board, as she is one
of the leading cattle breeders Of the
state. She expressed herself as will
ing to leave her cattle at her farm
for the interest of the state fair.
81 was told how | might get
around the situation by resigning,"
said Mrs. HOWE, "but l shall not re-
sign. l have made up my mind on
this matter and / shall stay right on
the board. | have reached a state of
mind where honor is worth more
than the few dollars | might receive
in premiums"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
TAFT PRAISES GEN. BRAGG
Pres dent lauds Courage of Late
General in Letter to Lafayette
County Historical Society.

Darlington-Pres Taft has
sent to this city letter in which he
pays high tribute to Gen. Edward S.
du Lac recently.
The letter was written at the re-
quest of James E. Maynard, an expert
proofreader in the government print
ing office. Mr.. Maynard served in
company D, First Wisconsi infantry,
in the war with Spain, and his home
is in Lafayette county.
The letter was sent to Capt. P H.
Conley, president of the Lafayette
County Historical society. It viii! be
deposited with the historical exhibit
here, which is one of the largest in
Wisconsin. The exhibit contains let
tiers from Theodore Roosevelt and
Admiral Dewey, also secured through
Mr.. Maynard.
In his letter to Mr.. Maynard, Pres
ident Taft says:
You say that Gen. Bragg was
met him at various times since. He
memory will be highly respected in
Wisconsin. Certainly these state
ments are and ought to be true. Gen.
Bragg was one of those men who had
courage and the power of leading
men such as to instill in the regi-
ments and brigades he commanded
the faculty of earning victories in
the field. His character was sturdy
and upright, and his remark that he
loved Grover Cleveland for the enc
mics he had made indicated these
characteristics.
Il knew Gen. Bragg when he was
consul general at Hongkong, and
met hi mat various times since. He
was one of Wisconsin's heroes, and
the state will do well to cherish his
memory"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
WANT OFFICIALS TO RESIGN
Eau Clare Socialists Demand That
Mayor and Councilman File
Their designations.

Eau Claire.-The Eau Claire
branch of the Social Democratic par
ty adopted resolutions directing that
the resignation of William Barnes as
councilman be filed with the proper
authorities and that papers neces-
sary to petition for the recall of
Mayor John B. Fleming be prepared
The complaint is in regard to the
management of the city water sup
ply. Barnes was selected by the So
cial Democrats last April, and as a
condition of the support at the cleo
ton he had filed an advance resig-
nation, which was placed in a safety
deposit box by the Social Democratic
secretary
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
APPOINTMENTS ARE MADE
Grand Army Department Commander
Completes New Staff Watrous
Made Adjutant General

milwaukee, Department Com
mander Spratt of the Grand Army
announces his completed staff ap-
pointments as follows: Adjutant
general, j. A. Watrous, Milwaukee;
duartermaster general, F. A. Bird,
Madison; chief of staff, Harry J. God
dard. Chippewa Falls; patriotic in
btructor, Hosea w. Rood, Madison !;
Judge advocate, James S. Anderson,
Manitowoc inspector, J. w. Coch-
rane, Grand Rapids; chief mastering
officer, d. G. Sampson, Ashland !;
master of transportation, w. H.
Starkweather, Milwaukee; assistant
master of transportation, William
DeSteese, Fond du Lac; visiting COM
mittee, o. A. Britton, Superior; w.
H. Bennett, Madison, and w. H. Bly,
ton, Sparta. Aides de camp will be
named in future orders.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
Issues State Sank Report.

Madison.-State Bank Commits
sioner A. E. Kuolt has issued re-
port on the condition of state and
mutual savings banks up to the close
of business on June IA. Total re-
sources and liabilities were given at
$198,702, 967.90, which, compared
with the same item as listed in the
last report, issued on April Is, marks
an increase of S1,416,764.54. The
number of banks has been increased
by five since that date, and now to-
tails $50. The total deposits on June
IA were $164,342,492.60 marking
an increase of $3.50, 365.18.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
White Holland Turkeys.

are Of them than any human can. In
feeding give the hen corn to fill up on
SO she will not rob the turks of their
food. Give the turks hard boiled eggs
chopped fine once a day in the after.
noon.
Nothing equals turkeys as grasshop-
per and army worm destroyers. A
flock will eat many bushels of insects
in season.
The Mammoth Bronze is the Ply.
mouth Rock of the turkey world, the
Bourbon Reds though smaller are fav.
orites because of their domesticity and
the White Holland turkey is especial,
ly priced as market fowl for its pink
white skin. Young hens usually weigh
ten pounds, old gobblers twenty-siy
pounds.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
A Good Pruning Suggestion.

To make large wounds heal quickly,
first see that the trees are in vigor-
Gus growing condition. When large
cut must be made, paint the wood with
white lead, then cover the most Of it
with a piece of zinc. The healing It's
sue, called the "cailus," will start
from the edges of the wound In the
course of time this callus will fold
over sufficiently to cover the wound
ting the callus with the point of a
sharp knife once each year. Early in
the summer is the best time to do this,
as the callus tissue is most active at
that time
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
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4 MSsSssSSSSS aaz-AlO

Sour milk is an excellent feed for
chicks
Lice increase very rapidly on the
sitting hen.
The chicks should not be fed the
first day after Matching
A variety in feeding is one way of
keeping the flock in good condition.
Cleanliness is the most important
factor in the successful raising OF
poultry
A little salt in the food for the hens
is an aid to digestion, and SO keeps
them well and vigorous.
Lack of grit and overfeeding will
cause idleness and stop the egg yield
as quickly as anything else.
Once a day is sufficient for chick
ems to be fed a mash; the remainder
of the day dry grain is considered bet
ter.
Ducks kept entirely on land, must
have deep drinking vessels, SO they
can get their heads under water
The busy hen is the productive one,
hence she should be SO fed as to in
duce the greatest activity, if in con-
finement.
Ducks are practically immune from
cholera, roup and gapes. Their IA
vorite diseases are spinal meningitis
and paralysis.
Give the chicks as much range az
possible, even if you have to limit
that Of the old fowls. Exercise is a
means Of development.
If it were not for lice, poultry rails
ing would be an easy matter. At the
same time it is not difficult to rid the
.henhouses of this pest
The proportion of down-seathers on
the legs of Asiatic chicks when hatch
ed, indicates the amount of feathers
they will have when matured
When the fowl acts dumpish, has a
poor appetite, and seems generally
out of sorts, it is best to pen it alone
for few days and give good physic.
The poultry business has been spok-
en- of often as a get-rich-quick scheme
but the people who have succeeded
can testify that this has not always
been the truth.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
Pruning Betters Fruit.

Pruning done correctly will increase
The size and improve the quality of
most common fruits. The expense Of
picking will be lessened, and the ex-
Dense of handling will not be so
great, because there will be more
Of the first grade and less of the
poorer grades of fruit. Then the re-
suits Of spraying will be more salts
factory, and, if the tree has been
pruned, injuries to the wood and
tungous pests are not SO likely to be
present
pruning, but it is well to keep the
tree in proper shape, with limbs fair
ly open, so that insecticides and
sprays may be applied If necessary.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
PLAGUE OF THE FIELD MICE
Even in Small Numbers They Destroy
Considerable Clover and Alfalfa
and injure Orchards.
nv 2. s. PIPER1

The mouse which produced the
plague in some Of the western states,
a short time ago, proved to be the
black mouse" one Of the numerous
species Of short tailed field or meadow
mice, a group which has caused wide
spread destruction in various parts Of
the world. In nearly all parts of the
United States short-tailed field mice
are among the most abundant of
mammals, and a number Of species in
widely separated localities have oc-
casionally exhibited the same tend
ency to excessive increase, indicating
that favoring conditions may produce
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-12
Pardoned TO Save Mind

/Madison.-Gov. McGovern has
granted conditional pardon to John
Matthews, serving a fourteen-year
sentence in Waupun for second de-
gree murder committed at Neenah in
March, 1909. The terms of the par
don are that Matthews abstain alb
solutely from the use of liquor and
conduct himself as a good citizen.
Matthews mind has become affected
and a report by Warden Woodward
and DR.. Rock Slyster, prison physi-
clans, says the only chance to save
him is to give him his freedom.